After leaving the Fushui County and further north, it entered the country of Ganzi County.

The Daishosho Shrine implemented a form of government in which the county state and the county coexisted and co-governed. The administrative system of the county varies greatly from county to county. This is also the unique political system practiced by the Daishosho Pilgrimage.

Emperor Longwu seized the throne from the Great Gao Dynasty and was well aware of the shortcomings of the political system of the Great Gao Dynasty. At the beginning of the Dagao Holy Dynasty, the founding emperor Zhou Wei treated his subordinates generously, but did not trust the royal family very much, so after the founding of the country, except for the crown prince who was a different person and had unlimited honor, the other heirs and royal relatives did not receive sufficient real rewards: the most favored prince was named the most noble prince and stayed in the central court to hold important positions; The other princes were knighted kings inferior to princes, stayed in the central court as idle clansmen, lived on the fortunes, and did not participate in state affairs; A very small number of royal relatives who followed Zhou Wei to fight the world were named county kings with titles second to kings, and were sent to various counties to govern; Princes, kings, and county kings are all hereditary. The other royal side branches were at best crowned with the vanity of the duke, and had no actual power or bounty; On the contrary, some meritorious civil and military generals were awarded the title of county king, and they were also sent to various counties to govern and become the king of a country, and they were also hereditary.

This system was not unusual at first, because these first-generation county kings with different surnames were loyal ministers and good generals who followed the founding emperor Zhou Wei to fight the world, and finally sat down with the emperor after a long time of trials and tribulations, and their loyalty to the emperor was unquestionable. However, after the evolution of generations, the loyalty and support of the county kings with different surnames to the later emperors after the third generation slowly declined. In fact, even some counties with royal family members serving as county kings are questionable about their loyalty to the emperor. One of the most obvious examples is that during the more than 100 years of the reign of the Great Gao Dynasty, there were many rebellions in the county, including many counties where members of the royal family served as county kings. By the time of the last little emperor Zhou Duan of the Great Gao Holy Dynasty, more than 120 years had passed since the Great Gao Holy Dynasty, and the throne had been passed down for eleven generations, and the political relationship between the county kings and the emperor of each county had been very deformed and perverted. Second, the emperor's authority is declining, his strength is weakening, the court is poor and weak, and it is difficult for the emperor's intentions to be fully implemented in the county, but the strength of the county king and the county is getting stronger and stronger, and many counties are self-contained, and even change the political operation system without authorization. Third, the counties and states intermarried one after another, and deliberately avoided intermarriage with the Zhou royal family in the holy capital, as a result, the ties between the counties became closer and closer, but the emperor, the imperial family, and the central court were gradually isolated. Therefore, even if it is not Emperor Longwu who usurps the throne, these county kings with different surnames will usurp the throne sooner or later. This is something that is almost universally known in the Great Gao Holy Dynasty. At that time, many people predicted that the prince with a different surname would either publicly recommend a leader to work together to overthrow the Zhou emperor and then establish a new dynasty; Either the world is in chaos, and the princes compete with each other to directly establish a new dynasty, but after all, it is inseparable from force, and it is inevitable that life will be ruined. Therefore, when Emperor Longwu peacefully seized the throne through a coup d'état on a snowy night, many people were not surprised and did not express their opposition, on the contrary, many people felt very lucky for the people of the world that there was no large-scale war and large-scale killing, and there were many people who supported Emperor Longwu.

There is an important reason why Emperor Longwu Tuli was able to seize the throne and sit firmly, that is, he himself was closely related to the king of the county with a different surname. After the founding of the country, he was crowned the king of Beiling County, and Beiling County was located in the north of the Holy Capital, adjacent to the Holy Capital, and was the head of each county. What is commendable is that when other county kings with different surnames were half-hearted and rebelled one after another, the successive Beiling county kings were all loyal to the emperor, paid tribute to the emperor on time and in full, and never participated in the rebellion of the county kings, and every time they could do their best to help the emperor put down the rebellion of the kings. As the emperor's strength declined, in the face of the rebellion of the county king, the emperor had become less and less powerful to exterminate the rebels. Despite this, the kings of Beiling County in the past dynasties have never been proud of their achievements, and every time they defeated the rebels and recaptured the rebellious counties, they completely returned the counties to the emperor, and the emperor's favor gave others to be the kings of the counties. This moved the emperor very much. Of course, the emperor also reciprocated the favor and repeatedly expanded the territory of Beiling County. Once, the king of Ganzi County of the Great Gao Holy Dynasty rebelled, and the grandfather of Tuli sent troops to exterminate the county of Ganzi, the rebellion was very tragic, and the king of Beiling County suffered extremely heavy losses, so the emperor gave special grace and allowed the king of Beiling County to designate a son to be the king of Ganzi County, and the hereditary replacement. As a result, Tu Li's grandfather appointed Cheng Teen, his uncle, as the king of Ganzi County, and his father inherited the throne of the king of Beiling County as the son of Beiling County. In this way, the Xiao clan has two county kings.

In addition, Changde, the father-in-law of Emperor Longwu, was the king of Xiangting County, which was located in the northwest of the holy capital.

In the current generation, the situation is a bit more complicated. Tu Li's father gave birth to three sons, the eldest son was born as a son, waiting to inherit the throne, and Tu Xiu has the style of a noble family, majestic and majestic, dignified, elegant, courageous, and the succession to the throne can be regarded as expected; Xiao Tuli and his younger brother Xiao Tuyu were born to the same mother, but the mother was Liangdi (1), a concubine who had no inheritance rights and could never challenge Xiao Tuxiu. Due to the lack of chance to inherit the throne, the two of them went to the holy capital to become Nangong guards, that is, the emperor's janissaries. Because of the loyalty of the Xiao family over the generations, coupled with the self-motivation inspired by the humiliation of the son of the concubine, of course, it is also the Tang Tuli himself who is endowed with extraordinary talents, born with the emperor's talents, after 20 years of Nangong guard career, step by step to Wei Weiqing, commanding the emperor's entire Praetorian Guard, Xiao Tuli has gradually become a faint leader in the Holy Capital court. The name of loyalty of the Xiao family is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the emperor has no suspicion of the emperor. Who knows, Emperor Ruizong died young, and his youngest son Zhou Duan succeeded to the throne, and the loyal Xiao Tuli of the Xiao family decisively launched a coup d'état on a snowy night and sought the throne. After the establishment of Dazhao, Xiao Tuxiu, who had inherited the throne of the king of Beiling County at that time, and the uncle of Xiao Tuli, the old Ganzi County King, and the father-in-law of Xiangting County, Changde, immediately wrote to express their allegiance to Dazhao and the new monarch Tuli, and the overall situation of the Dazhao Holy Dynasty was initially decided.

First, because the imperial spirit of Da Gao has long been weakened, the county kings with different surnames have long been dissatisfied with the control of the Da Gao court and the Zhou royal family, and secondly, because of the abnormal courage and prestige of the Tu Li, the county kings and other important ministers of the court have been in love with it for a long time, so after the establishment of the country, it quickly stabilized. Those county kings with different surnames successively expressed their allegiance to Dazhao and Tuli, but Tuli knew the harm of the county kings with different surnames, and in order to perpetuate the country for the descendants of the Xiao family, he made up his mind to change the political system and eradicate the county kings with different surnames. Some of the weak county kings were afraid of the huge power of Tuli, so they accepted the incorporation, took the initiative to give up the hereditary title of the county king, changed their name to Hou, and moved to the holy capital, although these county kings lost the county and the throne, but also avoided being exterminated, but from the county king to the important members of the central court of the Dazhao Holy Dynasty, they were also able to enjoy the honor; However, most of the county kings resisted fiercely. It's just that most of these county kings are hereditary nobles, and they grew up in the hands of the deep palace women in the county king's mansion since childhood. Of course, some of these county kings were subdued by stratagem and political exchange, and some were exterminated by fierce force. It was a bloody five years, and it was also a five-year period of heroes, famous ministers, and famous generals.

After subduing the kings with different surnames, he made further changes to the form of government:

The first is to streamline the title of the prince. The title of "king" was cancelled, and in addition to the crown prince, the prince only set up two titles, "prince" and "county king", of which "prince" is the highest title among the princes, and in principle, only the emperor's own most favored or most meritorious prince was given, but in fact, the prince of Tuli was named the prince except for his eldest son, Xiao Jia, who was named the prince, and the other three sons were not awarded the title of prince, but were only called "princes". Only Xiao Tuyu, because he is the younger brother born to his mother, and he is the first father of the founding of the Dazhao Holy Dynasty, so he made an exception and was named a prince, lived in the central court, and served as a captain, and was the first noble family with a high position.

The county king is divided into two kinds, one is the county king who was awarded the title during the period of the Da Gao Holy Dynasty that followed the Tuli to fight the world, such as the king of Beiling County, the king of Lao Ganzi, the king of Lao Xiangting County, etc., these people still give the title of county king, and the feudal country is in the same place, and the title remains unchanged at all. The other is some other meritorious royal families, these royal county kings, who were given the title of those subjugated former county states that were closer to the holy capital.

The second is to try out the county guard system. He changed the county guards who were far away from the holy capital to the county guard system, no longer dividing the county kings, but sending those famous ministers who emerged in the founding of the country and the subjugation of county kings with different surnames to the county guards, and the appointment power of the county guards belonged to the emperor and was not hereditary; Not only is it not hereditary, but it can be exchanged at any time. But the power of the county guard is almost the same as that of the county king. It is only that the goods and soldiers paid to the central government and the emperor are no longer called "tribute", but "taxes".

The number of counties is less than the number of counties that have a county system. It can be seen from this that Tuli has doubts about the county system and trusts the county guard system.

This new form of government, in which the hereditary county king and the non-hereditary county lord coexist and govern, works quite smoothly. Thanks to the stability and efficiency of this form of government, the power of the Dazhao Pilgrimage has become stronger and stronger, and the people's strength has become more and more abundant. This is all due to the eloquence, firm will and super high wisdom of Tuli, therefore, Tuli was greatly supported by his subjects and was honored as "Longwu Emperor", using the name of "Emperor" to distinguish him from all previous emperors.

Canaan-gun, Liuchuan-gun, and Fushui county belong to the latter situation.

The county of Ganz is in the first case. As the founding king of the Dazhao Holy Dynasty, the king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan, has unlimited honor. Whether it is the first emperor Longwu Emperor, or the original Prince Yongcheng, and the current Emperor Chongjing, they all treat him with courtesy, all kinds of special favors and special gifts emerge in endlessly, and the favor and rewards obtained are far beyond the comparison of other county kings, but the king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan, has asked for something, and almost without exception will be granted. These honors and favors are beyond the reach of even Emperor Longwu's half-brother and the venerable King of Beiling County.

Chuntuo is clear about this. After entering Ganzi County, Chuntuo immediately instructed the Nangong guards to keep a low profile, be sure not to make noise, and not to disturb the people, to travel through Ganzi County as soon as possible, and return to the holy capital to resume their lives. Of course, Chun Tuo's words were very beautiful, "You can't let Your Majesty wait too long", and he didn't mention it because he was worried that he would not be courteous.

But Chuntuo was very wrong.

The king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan, sent the chief Shi Ganju, who was in charge of ceremonies in the county, to wait at the border of Ganyuan, the capital of Ganzi County.

Changshi Ganju saw Chun Tuo and said respectfully: "Lord Hook Shield Ling has been tired all the way. His Royal Highness ordered the officials to wait here for the Hook and Shield Order for a long time. Xiaguan is the chief of Ganzi County. ”

Chuntuo felt a little flattered in his heart.

But Chun Tuo thought that after all, he was a special envoy sent by Emperor Chongjing, and his authority was similar to that of the minister, and the necessary prestige was to be brought out no matter what. Moreover, Chuntuo really didn't know what the intentions of the king of Ganzi were to treat a palace attendant so politely. The matter was not clear, and Chun Tuo's heart was really muttering.

Chun Tuo got off the horse very calmly, and said to Changshi Ganju: "Your Highness is really too loving. Chun Tuo is just His Majesty's special envoy, and His Royal Highness the King of the County is so courteous, Chun Tuo does not dare to accept it. There is Master Lao. It's just that we met a bandit in the mountain and delayed for a few days. Now that I have missed the travel date, I can't stay in Ganzi County for a long time, and I'm afraid I will live up to the good intentions of His Highness and Lord Changshi. Chuntuo and Lord Changshi have already met, and when they meet, they can be regarded as receiving His Highness's hospitality. How about we drink a few cups of tea here and say goodbye? In this way, Lord Changshi can also go down to His Royal Highness the county king. ”

Changshi Ganju didn't answer, but said very politely: "Lord Hook Shield Order is only afraid that it will be delayed for a few more hours." ”

Chuntuo was a little annoyed. Although the King of Ganzi has always been highly respected, there is no reason to force His Majesty the Emperor to spend time and time with the long history of the county. Chun Tuo's face was annoyed. Chuntuo was about to go back, only to hear Changshi Ganju continue: "Your Highness is in front, waiting for Lord Hook and Shield Order. Hook shield to make adults see if they can take the time to appreciate their faces? ”

Hearing this, Chun Tuo was even more shocked. The dignified King of Ganzi actually came to the border of the national capital to meet him with a hook and shield order. Extraordinary things must have extraordinary reasons, and extraordinary reasons may lead to extraordinary disasters. The flattered and annoyed emotions that had just arisen in Chun Tuo's heart were all frightened by this very courtesy, and all that was left in his heart was nervousness and worry. But he is in the country of Ganzi, and the king of Ganzi is in front, so he can only go on a hard head if he says anything.

"There is Master Lao Changshi leading the way." Chuntuo immediately smiled.

Soon I saw the great honor guard of the king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan. Through the long guard of honor (2), Chun Tuo finally saw Xiao Shihuan's unique gorgeous military tent. Xiao Shihuan followed his father, the old King of Ganzi County and the Emperor Longwu for many years, and many travel habits on weekdays are quite similar to military generals, but they are more extravagant and more gorgeous than ordinary military generals. This is a special military tent that can only be enjoyed by the King of Ganz. It is said to be a military tent, but in fact it is better to say that it is a moving palace. The military tent of the king of Ganzi was built on a high wooden platform. Chuntuo walked through the wooden steps one by one, and saw that at the ends of each step stood dignified guards. When he arrived at the door of the military tent, Chuntuo found that expensive top-quality incense was burning in front of the military tent of the king of Ganzi. Next to the tent stood three layers of richly dressed halberd guards. The military tent of the King of Ganzi was made of Nan wood, which is unique to the Canaan forest, and exuded a special rich and elegant smell.

Chuntuo bowed down and entered the military tent, which opened Chuntuo's eyes even more. The furnishings in the military tent are completely the style of the main hall of the palace, and all the settings are the regulations of the county king. There is a high platform in front of the military tent, on which the king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan, is sitting upright, and below are some civil servants and military generals of Ganzi County.

According to the rules of the inner court, Chuntuo knelt down and saluted: "The slave and maid knock to see His Royal Highness the King of Ganzijun." ”

The deep voice of the king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan, sounded: "Chuntuo doesn't need to be polite. Get up and speak. ”

Chun Tuo stood up, stood respectfully on his side, and said, "Your Highness has tormented the slave maid. This is not the etiquette that a slave or maid deserves. How can the slave and maid be greeted by His Royal Highness? ”

"I said, you don't have to be polite. Give the seat and give the tea. "One of the chamberlains brought a round stool.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your favor." Chuntuo sat down next to the side of the round stool. A palace maid brought a cup of tea.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Shihuan ordered the people in the military tent to go out.

"Chuntuo, Your Majesty told me. You've done a great job this time. That's why I came here to thank you. ”

This brainless, straightforward and somewhat inexplicable remark made Chun Tuo's heart tighten.

"You are a favored person of Your Majesty, why are you so restrained? Can I still eat you? King Ganzi stepped down and sat down on the chair next to Chuntuo. Chuntuo hurriedly stood up, and the king of Ganzi waved his hand and said, "Sit down, sit down." I just wanted to talk to you. Wouldn't it be cheaper to get closer, sitting on the high platform of Narauszi, it was to bluff outsiders, and now you and I don't need these false courtesies. ”

The king of Ganzi is ten years younger than Emperor Longwu, and he is forty-four years old this year. Because he worked well in the barracks when he was young, and later enjoyed wealth and prosperity, he was extremely well maintained. It is precisely because he has been fighting in the military camp all the year round that his temperament is also extraordinarily open-minded and friendly, and he is not the kind of ordinary clan relatives who are cautious in their words and deeds, and have a well-groomed and polite appearance.

Chun Tuo sat down again and said, "What is Your Highness's will, despite your orders, the slave and maid will do their best to live up to Your Highness's hospitality." ”

King Ganzi laughed, "Hahaha. Chuntuo, you have done the most important thing in the world. I owe it to you. Not only me, but all the county kings of the Clan should thank you. Don't you understand? ”

As soon as Chun Tuo heard it, he understood that this was referring to his assistance in poisoning Emperor Longwu. It seems that Prince Yongcheng's poisoning of Emperor Longwu was also strongly supported by the King of Ganzi.

In recent years, Emperor Longwu's temperament has changed greatly, and he began to be suspicious and disgusted with the county kings of the Xiao family, and found some inexplicable reasons to withdraw the titles of several county kings. Some of the kings of the clan who were born in the side line were very afraid, worried that one day the Emperor Longwu would also take away his title, and it might even lead to death, so he was worried all day long, and gradually, he was quite dissatisfied with the Emperor Longwu and resentful. Despite this, Emperor Longwu has great trust in the king of Ganzi County, especially compared with the king of Beiling County, Emperor Longwu is obviously biased towards the king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan. Chuntuo thought, no matter what, Emperor Longwu would never do anything to kill the king of Ganzi or deprive him of the title of king of Ganzi. Then why did Xiao Shihuan hate Emperor Longwu so much? What is the involvement between the king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan, and the Chongjing Emperor Tuyu? Such a confidential matter is really not something that a hook and shield order who guards the deer village in the imperial garden can know. Moreover, this is an internal matter of the royal family, and it involves such a secret as poisoning the emperor, so it is safest to pretend to be confused.

Xiao Shihuan's personality is comfortable and rough, seeing Chun Tuo pretending to be confused, he said disapprerovitically: "I know all the things you do, what are you pretending to be confused?" Chuntuo, you were originally a waiter of the Yellow Gate in the Qianyuan Palace (3), but for committing the crime of stealing, you were whipped by the first emperor and punished to go to the deer village to see the sika deer, which made you lose face in front of the palace attendants and couldn't afford to be a person. Do you hold a grudge against the emperor because of this? ”

Chuntuo said: "The slave and the maid don't dare, the slave and the maid don't dare." ”

"Of course, you dare to poison the first emperor, not entirely because of this. Prince Yongcheng, oh, no, Your Majesty, promised you to be the middle attendant of the Qianyuan Palace (4), gave you 500,000 taels of gold, and graced your sons and nephews ten people, and you finally agreed to make hands and feet on the red horns of the white deer, and smeared the poison of 'Nine Leaves and One Flower', is that so? ”

Chuntuo looked around nervously and stopped talking. Chuntuo had already understood, Emperor Chongjing had already told the King of Ganzi everything, and it was even very likely that before this happened, the King of Ganzi had already participated in the planning and design. Chuntuo made a judgment in his heart: the king of Ganzi County is his own person.

"But, Chuntuo. Although you are doing this for personal feelings and desires, it is beneficial to the public morality of the Dazhao Holy Dynasty and the Xiao family. You are doing harm to the country. So, don't feel guilty, Chuntuo. King Ganzi stood up and said with a gloomy expression, "Your Majesty has told me that you are Your Majesty's most trusted chamberlain. In that case, then I will make it clear to you, so that you can better serve Your Majesty in the future. The first emperor relied on the support of our clan relatives to conquer the world, but who knew that when he sat firmly on the throne in the Qianyuan Palace, he would turn around and cut off our county kings one by one, and instead reuse those county guards with different surnames. Recently, the first emperor also discussed with the prime minister, the imperial historian, and several county guards to abolish all county kings, completely abolish the county state system, and fully implement the county guard system. Even my descendants and the king of Beiling County are not spared. If so, what is the difference between Dazhao and Dagao? Hmph, the first emperor is old, his mind is confused, and he was also confused by the prime minister! In the early years, we tried our best to follow him, eliminate the county kings with different surnames, how much money and energy were spent, and how many clan relatives died, but in the end, why did we go back again? The first emperor did not look at us, but towards those outsiders. If we follow the practice of the first emperor, Dazhao will repeat the mistakes of Da Gao sooner or later, and our children and grandchildren will sooner or later become the same fate as Zhou Duan. Even Zhou Duan is not as good as it, and the clan of the Xiao clan will be reduced to commoners or exterminated. If so, what kind of face do we have to go to our fathers and fathers? Therefore, I said, what you Chuntuo is doing is public morality and eliminating harm for the country! ”

King Ganzi explained the matter so thoroughly, Chuntuo felt a little more supported in his heart.

"But I'm not here to see you today, not entirely for this purpose. I want to ask you a couple of things. I'm really not at ease with someone else asking. These are the highest-stakes questions, and you need to answer them truthfully. ”

"Despite Your Highness's orders, the slaves and maids will never deceive Your Highness."

"First of all, when you went to Canaan to announce the decree, you saw Rongzhu, did you notice anything unusual about him? When you were in Canaan, did you see anyone from the palace or someone like the king of the court? ”

"The slave maid has never seen anyone in the palace in Canaan, and as for the people of the king of Xiangting, the slave and maid have no contact with the king of Xiangting on weekdays, so they are really unrecognizable. As for what was wrong with the melting, the slave didn't see it. However, the slave and maid can't say it well, and they don't necessarily say it right. Your Highness, the slave felt that Rongzhu didn't seem to be very shocked when she heard the news of the death of the first emperor. ”

King Ganzi's eyes flashed, he nodded, and then said, "What you just said is very important. Rongzhu is a person who was favored by the first emperor when he was Wei Weiqing, and Mrs. Rongzhu is the niece of Empress Chang, so we can't help but be wary of him. The second thing is that you sent someone to see the snow pool on the Canaan Snow Mountain, is the water in the snow pool really dropping and the water color is black? ”

"Your Highness, before the slave maid set off from the Holy Capital, His Majesty gave a decree to the slave and maid alone, and the Pope Xuanyang sent a message to the Bishop of the Holy Capital, saying that the water level of the snow pool had dropped suddenly and the water quality had turned black, and the Bishop of the Holy Capital had informed His Majesty of the matter. Therefore, His Majesty ordered the slaves and maids to go to Canaan County to not only announce the decree, but also to go to the snow pool to verify the authenticity. In accordance with His Majesty's will, when he arrived in Canaan, after the slave and maid passed the decree, they refused all entertainment and went to the snow pool to check on themselves. The message from Pope Xuanyang was true. When the slave and maid went to inspect it, the water in the snow pool had dropped to half of its original level. I heard from the White Church that the water level in the snow pool was still falling. As for the color of the water, it is a real jet black. ”

"Bishop Ganz told me about it, and I don't believe it yet. Listening to you, it seems that this is true. It's a strange thing. And the third thing, why did you stay in the mountains for two days? ”

"It's because the slave and maid met a bandit in the mountain of Fuliu. The slave was incompetent, and she was so frightened that she ran away, and the son of Rongya, who was guarding Rongzhu in Canaan County, was lost. We searched for him in the mountains for two days before we found him. Moreover, it often rained on the mountain in those days, and the mountain road was muddy and difficult to walk, which added up to delay the travel period for several days compared with the normal road. ”

"Good. One night, on the fifteenth day of the full moon, seven stars appeared around the moon, and suddenly they were as bright as day, and the sky was full of colors. I heard a letter from the newspaper that at that time, there was also the sound of dragons and phoenixes roaring in the mountain, which resounded through the sky, and the whole mountain could be heard. Is this true, have you ever seen it or heard of it? ”

"On the day of the full moon, the moon and the seven stars shine in the sky, and the slave and maid have seen it with their own eyes. Suddenly, for a moment, the moon and the seven stars shone brightly as day, and it was true. As for the sound of the dragon roaring and the phoenix, it is not false at all, the slave maid was in the concubine at that time, and she heard it with her own ears. The dragon roared and the phoenix roared, resounding through the sky. Moreover, Your Highness, when the moon and the seven stars are as bright as day, it is the time when the dragon roars and the phoenix roars. The two coincide exactly in time. ”

"Oh. Both of these are unheard of auspicious rays, and the two auspicious rays are also presented at the same time. This is the sign of His Majesty's destiny today. This is a sign of great luck, which shows that His Majesty's righteous act of destroying relatives has been recognized by God. With these two auspicious rays from heaven, the strange things that come from the snow pools on the earth are not worth mentioning. I was relieved. The King of Ganzi breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile, "There is one more small thing. I heard that Ryukawa County Shouhua Chong has prepared ten stunning Ryukawa Maihimes for His Majesty, right? This Hua Chong is very clever. ”

"Yes. Ten Ryukawa dancing girls, all of them are stunning. ”

"Oh?! Okay, Chuntuo. That's all I want to know. I have prepared wine and food, you and the entourage and Nangong Guards can enjoy it to your heart's content. I won't be with you. Later, I'll take a look at these ten Liuchuan dancing girls, what kind of stunning beauty is it, Hua Chong's old boy, he dares to present it during the mourning period. If there is really a good one, I will go and ask Your Majesty for a few. The secret technique of the Ryukawa Maihime is famous all over the world. Hahaha. But, Chuntuo, you won't be blessed with these secret skills, hahaha. ”

Chun Tuo accompanied Xiao Shihuan and laughed.

Chuntuo walked out of the military tent with Xiao Shihuan. Outside the tent, the vassals, retinues, and guards who were standing and waiting in the distance all flocked over, and followed the king of Ganzi and Chuntuo down the steps. King Ganzi waved his hand and said, "I'll go and have a look at Chuntuo, so you don't have to follow." Gao Lan just followed me. ”

A tall, handsome, richly dressed man came out of the crowd, said "no", and stood behind the king of Ganz. This is Gao Lan, the left capital of the king of Ganzi.

Chun Tuo said: "Your Highness, this place is not as good as the palace inside, it is better to follow more guards." ”

"This is my own county. Am I still not at ease? Even if there is anything, Gao Lan alone is enough. As he spoke, he swaggered forward.

Gao Lan said to a guard next to him: "You go to Lord Hook Shield Ling, and make a message to the Nangong guard in charge, and say that His Royal Highness the King of Ganzi County will go to them to have a look, and let them prepare in advance." The guard bowed, and galloped away.

By the time King Ganzi and his entourage arrived, Hua Yun, Rongya, Zhao Yun and Nangong Guard Ling (5) were already waiting in line. Seeing the arrival of the king of Ganzi, Hulala knelt down:

"Welcome to Your Highness!"

"Get up. I don't have anything to do, I just come to see you. You've had a hard time. Who are these people? ”

Hua Yun stepped forward first and said, "Your Highness, the minister is Hua Yun, the son of Hua Chong, the Shou of Liuchuan County, this is Rong Ya, the son of Lord Shou Rongzhu of Canaan County, and this is Zhao Yun, the son of Lord Zhao Hong, the Shou of Feishui County. Today, I have never had the luxury of seeing His Royal Highness the King of Ganzi, the famous founding meritorious county king. This is really the supreme honor of our younger generations. Hua Yun's face was filled with an expression of great admiration.

"Meet Your Highness." Rongya and Zhao Yun also bowed and saluted.

King Ganzi was very happy by Hua Yun's words, and laughed and said, "Hua Yun! You look a lot like your father, Hua Chong. The tiger father has no dogs. Is Huachong County Shou okay? ”

"Thank you, Your Highness. Everything is fine with my father. My father often chatters, and I can't forget the days when I followed His Highness to fight in all directions. My father often said that now I can't get out of a county, and I can't serve His Royal Highness every day, which is really a lifelong regret. ”

"I believe your father is telling the truth. Back then, your father and I fought together in an unknown number of battles. You were too young to have seen it, and you couldn't understand your father's heart. ”

"Although I have never seen it in person, I have heard my father mention it every day, so I have long admired His Royal Highness. Hua Yun only hated that he could not be born twenty years early, so that he could follow His Highness. ”

"Hahaha. Attaboy! King Ganzi patted Hua Yun's shoulder with a big grin and said, then turned around, looked at Rongya and said, "Are you Rongya?" I saw you when you were young. I didn't expect to grow so big in a blink of an eye, and I was born so strong. Is your father okay? ”

"Everything is fine with my father. Thanks to His Royal Highness, thank Your Highness on behalf of my father! Rongya said.

"What did your father do on a daily basis? Is there more civil affairs, or more military politics, and do you still train sergeants? King Ganzi asked, as if inadvertently.

"My father is mainly busy with civil affairs in his daily life. The people of Canaan County are simple and simple, and there are not many military and political affairs. My father hasn't trained as a sergeant much in recent years, but he has more time hunting. ”

"Your father has picked a good place. I also want to hunt, but there are no good forests in Ganz. Ay! It's better to go to war, and you can walk around. Now, it's safe, but I can't go anywhere except for Ganzi County and the Holy Capital, it's really boring to think about. The king of Ganzi County also patted Rongya, and then turned to Zhao Yun and said, "You are Zhao Hong's son, right?" ”

"Minister Zhao Yun, meet Your Highness."

"Your father is a gentleman, and he is one of the few civil servants who has served as a county guard, which is very rare. Unexpectedly, Zhao Hong gave birth to such a handsome son like a fairychild, you are really good-looking. It turned out that the king of Beiling County was the flesh and blood of a living immortal, and when I saw you today, I knew what it means to be called Yushu Linfeng and Jade Bone Immortal Wind. It seems that Zhao Hong is still alive. ”

With that, they had already entered Chuntuo's barracks. Chun Tuo took a step forward and said, "Your Highness, do you want to sit down in the military tent for a while, or go directly to see ......?"

"Don't sit down, let's go straight to see the Ryukawa Maihime." King Ganzi said happily, then turned to Hua Yun, Rongya, and Zhao Yun and said, "You boys, come with me." The Nangong guards don't have to go, you are all rough people, don't scare those Liuchuan dancing girls anymore. ”

So Chuntuo led the king of Ganzi County, followed by Gao Lan and several sons, and walked to the side of Liuchuan Maiji. In order to greet the king of Ganzi County, the Nangong guards brought by Chuntuo have quickly erected a simple big tent, and the Nangong guards at the door of the big tent saw the king of Ganzi County and said loudly: "His Royal Highness the county king has arrived!" ”

Ryukawa Maihime stood in the tent, and there were five on one side. When the curtain of the big tent was opened, and the king of Ganzi walked in, the ten Ryukawa dancers knelt down in unison and said, "Slaves and maids greet His Royal Highness!" Yun Ji stood in the innermost part of the five on the left, probably too hard when she knelt, a long braid was thrown to the ground in front of her, and the long one was stopped on the red carpet on the ground, which was very conspicuous.

Xiao Shihuan came in. The ten Ryukawa Maidens all lowered their heads, their faces and figures, and they couldn't see anything, only a long braid of the innermost Rukawa Maiji dragged on the red carpet, which attracted the attention of Xiao Shihuan. He walked straight towards Yun Ji's braids, leaned down, picked up the tips of the long braids, slowly pulled them up, and said, "Ho! Good long braids. Get up first. Then he loosened the braids. Yun Ji followed and stood up.

Yun Ji's face slowly revealed, and King Ganzi "chuckled" in his heart. Yun Ji accidentally threw out her braids and was picked up by the king of Ganzi, and her face was already red with shame, as bright as the flush when she was emotional. Yun Ji didn't wear makeup, and her face was glowing with a milky white glaze like ivory. Yun Ji's hair was not combed in a bun, but was combed into a long braid, and her hair was black and smooth and tightly attached to her head. He didn't wear any beads on his head.

This is a kind of simple and light beauty that Xiao Shihuan has never seen. In this simple and light beauty, there is an indescribable charm and emotion. Xiao Shihuan's whole body is hot, he is proud of the spring breeze and has countless maids, he has not felt so heart-pounding for many years.

Xiao Shihuan's eyes radiated with excitement, and he asked kindly, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, the maid's name is Yun Ji."

"Yun Ji...... What a nice name. King Ganzi said unwillingly, his eyes fixed on Yun Ji.

Chun Tuo said at this time: "You all get up." Your Highness, please see, these are the ten Ryukawa Maihimes that Lord Hua Chong presented to His Majesty. Chun Tuo saw that the King of Ganzi had forgotten his feelings, and was worried that if the King of Ganzi County became sexually aroused and was fortunate to Yun Ji, then he would not be able to explain it to His Majesty. Therefore, Chuntuo's actions and words were actually a disguised reminder to the King of Ganzi that these ten Liuchuan Mai Girls belonged to His Majesty, and no one was allowed to touch them without His Majesty's permission.

Xiao Shihuan also realized this, settled down, turned around, and looked at the remaining nine Liuchuan dancing girls one by one. These nine Liuchuan dancing girls are really stunning people, in terms of appearance and figure, none of them is worse than Yun Ji, and these nine Liuchuan dancing girls have slightly applied some powder, combed their hair in a high bun, and there are hairpins with broken flowers on the buns, so they all look like peach blossoms and graceful. However, in the eyes of Xiao Shihuan, the gorgeous demeanor of these nine Liuchuan dancing girls brings out Yun Ji's otherworldliness and beauty and elegance even more, Yun Ji is like a holy white lotus growing out of a large number of various miscellaneous flowers, slim and dazzling. In Xiao Shihuan's opinion, these nine Liuchuan dancing girls were overshadowed. King Ganzi's gaze circled in a big circle, and finally returned to Yun Ji's body.

Rongya also noticed the strange movement of the King of Ganzi, and the strange look in the eyes of the King of Ganzi made Rongya very bored and angry, and his face gradually turned red.

But Yun Ji didn't pay any attention to this. She secretly paid attention to the majestic and upright body of the Melting Cliff with the rest of her eyes, although she was separated from the Melting Cliff by some distance, Yun Ji could still smell the unique yang smell of the Melting Cliff, which was a charming smell mixed together from different parts of the Melting Cliff's body at the same time. It was a smell that was completely different from everyone else. Yun Ji was very sure of this in her heart. There were many men in the big tent, but Yun Ji carefully discerned the smell of the melting cliff. The smell on Rongya's body is different from that of King Ganzijun, Chuntuo, Hua Yun, Zhao Yun, and Gao Lan, and the smell on other men in the world. It was the smell peculiar to the Melting Cliff, the smell that Yun Ji was obsessed with. As the King of Ganzi took a closer look at the nine Ryukawa Dancing Girls, Yun Ji began to carefully discern which smell came from which part of the Melting Cliff's body came from the mixed scent of various body parts emanating from the Melting Cliff. A faint fruity aroma, the taste of the breath exhaled from the mouth of the melting cliff; The faint fragrance of nanmu is the smell of melted cliff hair; If there is the fragrance of cinnamon wood, it is the smell of melting cliff armpits; Musk...... Musk....... The musk that was like nothing made Yun Ji think of the selfless union between the two of them in the dome cave of the Fuliu Mountain, and Yun Ji felt that her lower abdomen was distended, and her emotions could not be contained.

Xiao Shihuan, who had just turned his gaze back to Yun Ji, suddenly found that a mysterious flush flew on Yun Ji's face, and a special orchid fragrance filled the air. Xiao Shihuan was provoked and couldn't hold himself. He stepped forward, stared at Yun Ji directly, and didn't look at others, and said, "Chuntuo, this Liuchuan Maiji is very good, I will stay." In a few days, I will also go to the Holy Capital, and then I will plead to Your Majesty in person, and ask Your Majesty to give her to me officially. You all go out and let Yun Ji serve me. This means that he wants to be lucky with Yunji immediately.

Yun Ji was suddenly startled and stunned. Everyone also let out a soft "ah". This is the "tribute" that Liuchuan County Shoujin dedicated to the emperor, although the emperor has not yet blessed them, but nominally, they are already the emperor's "private property", how dare the king of Ganzi County intercept it in the middle for his own enjoyment?

However, no one dared to speak. The king of Ganzi County, Xiao Shihuan, is no better than others. He is the most favored county king, and the first emperor and his current majesty do not know how many rare treasures, beauties and beauties have been given to him. Although his actions today are indeed pampered and arrogant, he has no king's law, and his behavior is seriously inappropriate, but no one present dares to speak. That Hua Yun is a person as smooth as a glass egg, and he will never offend the king of Ganzi for a Liuchuan dancing girl, and Hua Yun thinks that if he prevents the king of Ganzi from being fortunate now, His Majesty may not reward himself for his righteous deeds, and it is impossible to even know about it, even if there is a reward, it will be a matter of the future, and at the moment, he may be severely punished by the king of Ganzi County, Hua Yun silently walked out. Zhao Yun is a child, he doesn't know about men and women, and naturally he can't speak. Chun Tuo has long been accustomed to seeing the county kings behaving mischief, not to mention that it is still the unfortunate Ganzi County King Xiao Shihuan, so naturally he doesn't speak. Gao Lan didn't need to say anything. Ling Ji and the few Liuchuan Dancing Girls also walked out silently.

"Your Highness, absolutely not!" Suddenly, Rongya stood up and said, loudly. Everyone was stunned and stopped. Yun Ji looked at Rongya with wide eyes, her eyes were full of love, gratitude, and even more gratification.

Xiao Shihuan is what I am used to, and I never suppress it. Ever since he had known the bliss of the world between men and women, he had ever suffered such a drink when sexuality came. He was startled for a moment, then a little annoyed.

"Bold! Do you dare to take care of my business, you kid? Xiao Shihuan's tone was not harsh, and he used a tone of an elder reprimanding a junior. He saved face for Rongya, hoping that he would retreat in the face of difficulties and stop in moderation. At the same time, Xiao Shihuan didn't want to be too angry, so as not to ruin his sexuality. Moreover, he knew that he was trespasser after all, so he was more or less weak-hearted.

Hua Yun and Chun Tuo stepped forward and pulled the melting cliff out. But Rongya said stubbornly: "Your Highness, you must not! She's the Rukawa Maihime that Lord Rukawa Gunshou dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor. I hope Your Highness will think twice! ”

"As I said, in a few days, I will go to the Holy Capital to ask Your Majesty for this Yun Ji. Your Majesty will approve it. Let her serve today. This is going down, you boy? ”

"No way!" Melting Cliff's tone was stiff.

"Huh?!" King Ganzi was choked and his face was flushed.

"Your Highness, it is now the period of great mourning of Emperor Daxing, and the whole world is mourning for the first emperor. Your Majesty has decreed that during the mourning period, all drinking, feasting, singing and dancing will be stopped. Even ordinary people's families are also remembering the first emperor, and they have relatives in their hearts, and they have stopped all wedding celebrations. His Royal Highness is a relative of the emperor and a dignified clan, how can he molest a Rukawa dancing girl in public? What's more, this Rukawa Maihime is still dedicated to His Majesty? I don't think it's appropriate in the next period. For the sake of His Royal Highness's reputation, for the face of the royal family, please think twice! ”

Rongya's words are already very heavy. This is equivalent to sweeping the face of the king of Ganzi in front of everyone. And these truths said by Rongya cannot be refuted. Although the king of Ganzi County can rely on the emperor's supreme favor to first get lucky and then go to the emperor to ask the emperor for this Rukawa Maihime, this may not be a difficult thing, and the emperor should not refuse, but if any imperial historian puts the charge of "public indecency on the occasion of the great funeral" on the head of the king of Ganzi County, the charges of "great disrespect", "arrogance" and "ignorance of inspection and misconduct" cannot be shirked. At that time, even if the emperor does not give any severe punishment, once these shameful crimes are made public, as the most noble king of Ganzi County, how can he hang on his face?

Xiao Shihuan was angry, annoyed and helpless, and he was so angry that he didn't know how to reprimand and refute Rongya.

Zuodu Hou Gao Lan walked over at the right time, stretched out his hand, and held the forearm of Rongya's left hand: "Gongzi is cautious." Stand down. As he spoke, he added a few percent of his strength.

Rongya only thought about rescuing Yun Ji in her heart, and she couldn't care about anything anymore. Seeing that Gao Lan, the Marquis of the left capital, increased his strength, stretched out his right hand, and also wrapped Gao Lan's forearm. The two of them continued to increase their strength, and the green tendons on their necks had already burst out.

Gao Lan, the Marquis of Zuodu, knew that the longer the stalemate lasted, the more embarrassed the King of Ganzi would be, and he had to make a decision immediately, quickly bring Rongya out of the military tent, and accomplish the good deeds of the King of Ganzi as soon as possible. So Gao Lan withdrew the hand that was holding the melting cliff, took out the long sword at his waist, and swung it towards the melting cliff. Gao Lan's sword, he didn't really want to stab Rongya, he just wanted to use his sword wind to force Rongya out of the tent, once Rongya was out of the military tent, he immediately started with a few Nangong guards and forcibly took Rongya away. But where can Rongya think so deeply now, he is only on Yun Ji wholeheartedly, watching Gao Lan's sword swing over, he immediately pulled out the long sword on his waist and stabbed back, this backstab is different from Gao Lan's sword of false stabbing, this is a sword stabbed by Rongya in a hurry, and the strength and position are fatal. Gao Lan was startled, and quickly turned his sword to block. In this way, the two of them waved their swords in the big tent and fought each other.

Everyone present was speechless because of this sudden scene. Yun Ji's eyes were full of tears, not only because she was grateful and relieved, but also because she was worried about Rongya's life and safety.

was so troubled by Rongya and Gao Lan, Xiao Shihuan's high temperament quickly cooled down. The scent of orchids that had stirred him up suddenly disappeared, and Xiao Shihuan felt very bored, and shouted: "Enough!" What a system! Gao Lan stepped back. ”

Xiao Shihuan regretted deeply, why was he so confused by a Liuchuan dancing girl that he was so uninteresting that it was so boring? He glanced at Yun Ji coldly, feeling that this dancing girl didn't seem to be able to charm him as much as just now, and then turned his gaze to the melting cliff standing with his head held high, hating this unreasonable child in his heart. He walked quickly to Rongya, glared at Rongya and said, "What a big guts. How dare you draw your sword in front of me! ”

Rongya was not cowardly at all, and stood with a sword. Rongya's heroic face was flushed, a pair of sword eyebrows were upside down, and a pair of deer eyes were wide open. This momentum also shocked the King of Ganzi, who was very inward-looking.

King Ganzi glared at Rongya fiercely, and shook his hand away: "Hmph! A puppy is a pup. Old dogs and bitches are there to interfere in state affairs, and the puppies dare to interfere in the royal family. What a family! ”

"Your Highness, please be careful! Chen's father is a county guard appointed by the imperial court, his maternal grandfather is the king of Xiangting County, and his mother is the county lord of Xiangting County, so he is not a lowly embryo. If the minister is at fault, His Highness will punish him. But Your Highness must not insult the minister's parents for no reason! "Melting Cliff is in a rising mood, and refuses to budge. Rongya has respected his father and mother very much since he was a child, and under the influence of his maternal grandfather, King Xiangtingjun and his father Rongzhu, he has always regarded the glory of the family above all else, and now he hears the king of Ganzi abusing his parents for no reason, and his anger cannot be suppressed for a while. Rongya thought to himself, even if he dies now, he will have to fight with the king of Ganzi County for this breath, there is no big deal!

Xiao Shihuan was not afraid of melting, but he was quite jealous of the king of Tingjun, so his heart softened first, but his tone did not relax: "Hmph! I'll see you again when I get to the Holy Capital! Sooner or later, I'll pack you all up. Gao Lan, go! Hum! What a failure! ”

Chuntuo came up and apologized repeatedly, and the king of Ganzi stopped, looked around and said, "Let's just assume that nothing happened today." I have prepared good food and wine for you, and you can do it for yourself. See you in the Holy Capital. After saying that, he left angrily.

Chuntuo returned, but didn't say anything. just instructed Ling Ji: "Take care of your Liuchuan Dancing Girls, don't run around, and don't see anyone again before entering the Holy Capital, so as not to have any more troubles." ”

Hua Yun and Zhao Yun walked out of the big tent with Rongya in their arms. Although Hua Yun didn't say anything, he slapped Rongya's back a few times with his hand, and there was some admiration in his eyes. This is the courage and courage that Hua Yun himself can never have, and this is also the courage and courage that ordinary people cannot have. Hua Yun felt that Rongya would become a great weapon in the future, so he made up his mind to have a deep friendship with Rongya.

Yun Ji also calmed down under Ling Ji's comfort, and none of the other Rukawa Mai Ji dared to say anything.

The wine and food given by the king of Ganzi were abundant, but everyone ate them. After a few simple bites, Chuntuo set off with everyone to the holy capital......

Concentrate:

1, Liangdi: The concubine of the prince and the prince of the county. The wives and concubines of princes and county kings are divided into three ranks, namely concubines, good di, and widows.

2. Guard: Different from Nangong Guard. The Nangong Guards were the Emperor's Praetorian Guard. The guards are the guards of the county king.

3, Huangmen Shilang: Eunuch official position. The level is higher.

4. Zhongchang Servant: The highest eunuch.

5. Nangong Guard Order: The middle and senior officers of the guard.