Hua Mulan repacked the letter paper into the envelope with a happy face, and locked the letter in a small jewelry box, and then said to Liang Yi: "Your young master is really, you are only so big, let you ride a horse and run so far, he is not afraid that you will meet bandits on the road, the next time I see him, I will definitely talk about him!" ”

Liang Yi hurriedly said; "Young lady, don't, I'm thirteen years old, the young master said that I can start a family, it's nothing to run this way, do you think I'm not good to find here?"

Hua Mulan smiled and asked, "Your young master won't ask you to come so far just to deliver a letter, right?" It is enough to send a letter to the post station soldier, so why let you make a special trip? ”

Liang Yi hurriedly said: "By the way, the young master also asked me to bring a sentence to the young lady, just two words 'up limit'."

Hua Mulan understood as soon as she heard it, Zhao Junsheng was telling her that the emperor would enter the territory of Liang County immediately, and asked her to immediately stop raising the price of cattle and sheep, just keep the current price, and not let others seize the handle.

In fact, there are still very few beef and mutton for sale in the market in Henan in the entire Northern Wei Dynasty, and those traders who bought cattle and sheep from Huajiabao found that the price rose day by day, and they all hoarded the cattle and sheep in their hands, wanting to wait until the price was the highest before selling.

The people are also reluctant to buy beef and mutton with higher and higher prices, the market has not yet opened, Hua Mulan also knows that Zhao Junsheng has already calculated, the arrival of the emperor's royal car will completely open this opening, the army and horses, the accompanying ministers, the entourage and the eunuchs and palace maids will eat and drink, the transaction of beef and mutton will be opened by the eunuchs who are responsible for procurement, no matter the price, they have to buy, once this opening is opened, it will definitely not be able to be contained, and for him and Huajiabao, it must be a source of wealth when the time comes.

"Okay, I see. You just play here for two days, I will go to Suiyang City in two days, and then you will go back with me. My brother Hanao is two years younger than you, so he is just right for you! ”

"But······ The young master asked me to go back today! ”

"No, but, he's just afraid that he is no longer in Suiyang City now!"

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Health.

Endless palaces, pavilions and attics loom in the early morning mist, and birds resting on the eaves of the porches chirp non-stop.

Outside the main hall, there were three steps and a post, five steps and a sentry, and two little eunuchs stood on both sides of the hall door with their heads hanging motionless.

There were constant quarrels in the hall, and the person who knelt behind the imperial case and wore a dragon robe was a young man, this person was Liu Yilong, the emperor of the Liu Song Kingdom of the Southern Dynasty, who was only twenty years old this year, only one year older than the emperor Tuoba Tao of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Liu Yilong was not handsome in appearance and not burly, he was less than 17 years old when he first succeeded to the throne, but it only took him three years to eliminate the powerful ministers and take the power of the court in his hands.

In the matter of inheriting the great unification, the current Northern Wei Emperor Tuoba Tao is luckier than Liu Yilong, Tuoba Tao is the eldest son, the first emperor Tuoba Tao was appointed to be in charge of the government before his death, and it was a matter of course when he succeeded to the throne, but Liu Yilong was supported by the ministers, and almost became a puppet.

Liu Yilong raised his hand to stop the courtiers from continuing to quarrel: "Okay, now that the Tuoba Tao army has returned to the court, our court has lost the opportunity to recover the land of Henan, and the additional troops on the front line of Henan have been withdrawn one after another, so let this matter go for the time being!" To Hikoyuki, you will preside over this matter! ”

The leader of the army to Yanzhi stood up and hugged his fists and said: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Wang Tanshou, the general of the escort army, stood up with a fenban and reported: "Your Majesty, there are spies riding fast horses to report today, and the northern lord Tuoba Tao is inspecting Henan, and he has crossed the Yellow River a few days ago and is heading towards Liang County!" ”

Liu Yilong's expression moved when he heard this, and the ministers below began to talk in a low voice when they heard the news.

"When you arrive at Yanzhi, the withdrawal of the army will be stopped for the time being, and you will be ordered to supervise the affairs of the state capital of Nanyuzhou, supervise the military affairs of the six states, and immediately rush to Liyang to sit in the town. That's all for today's court discussion, let's disperse! Wang Tanshou stayed! ”

"Wait for the resignation!"

The ministers rushed out, only Wang Tanshou remained in the palace, and Liu Yilong asked, "How many men and horses did the barbarian bring from Tuoba Tao?" ”

"Ten thousand cavalry! plus the accompanying ministers, eunuchs and palace maids, a total of more than 13,000 people."

Liu Yilong breathed a sigh of relief, he had just been at the mercy of the interior, unifying the power, the army also needed to be rectified, the people needed to recuperate, and at least two or three years could not send troops.

"He only brought 10,000 cavalry, it seems that he didn't come to attack our dynasty, so what did he do in Henan?"

Wang Tan bowed his hand and said: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, Tuoba Tao is to deter our dynasty and make my dynasty dare not act rashly, and the second is to appease those dead people (fugitive ministers: Sima Chuzhi, Wang Huilong, etc.)."

"It's just that I didn't raise troops to fight him, and he still dares to show off his might at my doorstep? If he didn't give him a little bit of power and quiet, he thought that Da Song was easy to bully! Liu Yilong said with a sneer, but an idea faintly popped up in his heart.

Wang Tan was surprised, and asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”

Liu Yilong immediately said: "Find someone to assassinate him, even if you can't kill him, you have to scare him!" ”

These two young emperors are destined to be life and death rivals for the rest of their lives, and neither of them will obey the other, so as to kill each other as soon as possible.

Wang Tanshou thought for a while, and arched his hand: "If you want to find an assassin to assassinate Tuoba Tao, Weichen recommends one!" ”

"Who?"

"There is a guest in the Weichen Mansion, with superb swordsmanship and proficient in the art of assassination, this person's name is Lu Xuanbo!"

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For Zhao Junsheng, this time he went to greet the car and had nothing to do with him, following the other officials to ride a horse in the middle of the escort team, letting the horses move forward, while he kept carrying internal forces on the back of the horse with his eyes closed, and his ears did not listen to external affairs.

In the past two months, he has diligently cultivated his internal strength every day, and he has grown a lot, the dantian and meridians in his body have been significantly broadened, the increase of internal force on the strength of the physical body has also been significantly enhanced, the control of the strength has also become more subtle, and the endurance has increased significantly.

At dusk, the army arrived at Gexiangyi, the farthest post station in the northwest of Liang County, less than two miles from the border line.

There was no rest along the way this day, and when they arrived at Gexiangyi, the soldiers and generals in the army were still in good spirits, but the officials who were weak could not stand it, and they were tired and hungry one by one.

Wandu Gui ordered the army to camp around Gexiangyi, and called Zhao Junsheng over and said: "Zhao joins the army, after your rectification, the post stations you saw along the way this time have been greatly improved, and this house alone has not been repaired much, which is worthy of praise!" At least when the emperor drove to Suiyang, the post stations along the way would not embarrass our Liang County! ”

Zhao Junsheng hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Thank you for the general's praise, this is a subordinate matter, not worth mentioning!" ”

Wan Dugui was very satisfied with Zhao Junsheng's attitude, and ordered: "This Ge Xiangyi is your territory, you go and let the post station and the post guards prepare meals for the officials, the sergeants don't have to care, they have their own men to make fires and make meals!" ”

"It's naturally no problem to prepare meals and accommodation, but the general, you see that this sign says, give money first and then stay in the hotel to eat! You see, who pays for the food of the officials? Zhao Junsheng agreed, but pointed to the sign at the door and asked.

Wan Dugui frowned and said: "This time it's a welcome drive, it's a big event!" How many meals do the officials eat here, they stay overnight, and they also have to collect money? ”

Zhao Junsheng saw the displeasure on Wan Dugui's face, and he was a little frightened, this ancient law has no power to work, and Shangguan wants to clean up his subordinates is a matter of one sentence, and he will not make any sense, and Wan Dugui is a military general, unlike those civil officials who have to find a reason to act, this master is simply unhappy and wants to kill and beat people.

"What's the matter, no wonder it is said in the drama that a companion is like a tiger, and it is not safe to accompany a general!" Zhao Junsheng slandered in his heart, but he could only stick to the principle, otherwise everything he had done before would be in vain, he arched his hand and said: "No matter who comes to the post station to live and eat, you have to charge money, and you agree to this rule!" If we break the rules ourselves, won't we slap ourselves in the face? Not to mention that you and the officials of the whole county are here, even if His Majesty the Emperor comes here to stay and eat, the post station will still have to collect money, unless the general withdraws his subordinates! ”

The muscles on Wan Dugui's face twitched, and he waved his hand and shouted: "Master Liu, give money!" ”