A few days later, on a prosperous, lively street in Yecheng, people came and went, shouting endlessly, small stalls lined up, and groups of shops, among them, next to a simple tea shop, I saw Yuan Xi, who was wearing white civilian clothes, appeared here with Li Ru, the right minister, and Hu Niu'er, the general of the Shenwei Army.

"King, how can you eat something like this?" Hu Niu'er glanced at the rough food on the table, and immediately whispered worriedly.

Yuan Xi immediately glanced at him and said, "How many times have I told you, what should I be called?" ”

Hu Niu'er reacted immediately, and hurriedly said, "Childe, childe"

"That's right" Yuan Xi nodded with satisfaction, then smiled at Li Ru on the side: "Mr. Li, how do you feel about this Vermilion Bird Street, which has just been expanded for a month?" ”

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, and the whole person was still a little uncomfortable with this title, and after smiling, he said: "Childe, it's very good, it shows that Shangshutai is very careful about the expansion plan of Yecheng, and in just a few months, there can be such prosperity, which is really extraordinary."

"Yes! Yecheng is the economic, political, and cultural center of the entire Dayan, showing the national prestige of Dayan, although it is not bad at present, it is far from enough, and the mountains next to it must be developed" Yuan Xi waved his hand.

"Childe seems to have been born into a big family?" At this time, the little shopkeeper of the tea shop suddenly came over with three bowls of hot fragrant tea on a tray, he was about sixty years old, his hair was already half-white, and his face was wrinkled, but his spirit was very good.

"Haha, why do you say that?" Yuan Xi said with a smile.

"Only the son of a big family can have such a tone, this Suzaku Street was originally a wasteland, it was built by the major trading houses, and the scholars together, they have the ownership of the ground for eighty years, they can do their own business, they can also sell, but the price of selling is too high, so it is generally rented, the son said to open the mountain, although the slaves of foreign tribes are cheap, but also need huge money, not a big family, or a business family, can not afford it at all" The old shopkeeper explained.

"Haha, old man, your eyes are very poisonous!" Since Yuan Xi did not admit it, he did not deny it.

"Childe has won the award, but he just watched too much," the old shopkeeper bowed his head and said modestly.

"Old man, how is your life lately?" Li Ru asked softly.

"Good! Great, it was either war or war before, and I haven't had such a comfortable life for a long time, all of this is the benevolence of the king," the old shopkeeper immediately said excitedly and reverently, only they who have experienced cruel wars know how precious peace is.

"Wang, there are also shortcomings, if the old man has any opinions, he can say it" Yuan Xi smiled,

However, this original kindness did make the old shopkeeper's face full of hostility in an instant, and he said loudly: "This son, how can you insult the king!" ”

Hearing this, the people drinking tea next to them took a look at it in surprise, and then came over one after another.

"Lao Zhang, what's going on?" A trader who knew the old shopkeeper asked solemnly.

"This son, just now he actually said that the king has shortcomings," the old shopkeeper said solemnly.

"What!" Everyone instantly felt a chill on their faces, and one of the men sneered: "This son, no matter what your identity is, you actually insulted the king in Dayan, don't you want to get out of Yecheng?"

"Apologize immediately"

"Otherwise, we will take you to see Lu Taishou immediately"

"Bastard" Hu Niu'er stood up violently, with a hint of evil in his eyes.

"Yo, you dare to bare your teeth, do you know where this is? This is the royal city of Dayan," a scholar said with a haughty expression, with a thick disdain in his tone.

Yuan Xi suddenly smiled bitterly, not knowing how to explain.

"Everyone, everyone, don't be angry, my son-in-law has made a mistake in his words, and he has offended a lot" Li Ru hurriedly stood up and apologized.

Seeing this scene, the old shopkeeper sighed and said distantly: "The three foreign countries are estimated to be foreign, and the old man doesn't want to make things bigger, please leave the three of them immediately, and the tea money will be forgotten."

"Presumptuous, do you know who you're talking to?" Hu Niu'er said angrily, there are people in this world who dare to drive Yuan Xi.

"Okay" Yuan Xi waved his hand, stood up with a smile, and said, "This time it's wrong."

"Childe, it doesn't matter if you insult Lao Er, but please remember that in the entire Dayan, the king is the supreme, Lao Er's second son, who is currently in the army, he often tells me that anyone who insults the king is an insult to the endless people of Dayan, and an insult to a million troops, no matter what his identity is, whether he is a general, or Xiangguo, he will not end well" The old shopkeeper solemnly admonished.

"Haha" Yuan Xi laughed loudly, turned around and left directly, Li Ru apologized for it, and hurriedly followed.

After leaving the tea shop, Li Ru smiled at Yuan Xi and said: "King, the people's hearts are available, and all the little shopkeepers are so loyal to the king, which shows that my Dayan is really destined for heaven."

Yuan Xi shook his head lightly and said: "Yecheng is indeed well managed, but this is Wangcheng, under Lone's nose, all aspects will pay attention to a lot, but the outside doesn't know, when the matter in Hanzhong is over, Lone decided to go out for a walk and make a private visit to Weifu."

"Where did the king decide to go?" Li Ru said curiously.

"Let's go to Qingzhou first, and while inspecting the people's livelihood, let's see how the Second Army is doing?" Yuan Xi said solemnly.

"Wang Yingming, the Second Army is the most elite army of my Dayan, it is divided into three military regions, the system is very huge, I really want to see it in person" Li Ru nodded.

"Haha, at that time, our monarchs and ministers will be better, and they are also bored in the palace every day, and none of those lonely women are simple" Yuan Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"The king is at ease, as long as the queen is there, it will be fine" Li Ru knew that Yuan Xi was helpless because Yang Meiren was taught by Chu Qiao a few days ago.

After the three of them looked at each other for a while, a hidden soldier ran over and whispered a few words in Hu Niu'er's ear.

"What's wrong," Yuan Xi asked.

"The king, General Pingchuan, the royal pigeon has just returned from a message," Hu Niu'er replied immediately.

Yuan Xi's face froze, and he said, "Go back"

"No!"

However, just as Yuan Xi was about to go back, a familiar voice suddenly came into his ears.

"Come and see, the new silk!"

"This is" After Yuan Xi looked over, he saw that not far behind, Yuan Mai, Yuan Shao's fourth son, Wen Yuanhou of Dayan, was actually standing at the door of a silk shop at this time, wearing the clothes of a man, and kept shouting to the pedestrians coming and going.

"This, what's going on," Hu Niu'er was also shocked.

Soon, a cute-looking, ordinary-dressed girl ran out of the store with a cup of tea, and handed it to Yuan Mai a little shyly, and Yuan Mai immediately giggled.

Yuan Xi suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the little guy is thinking of spring, no wonder he is not in the palace all day long"

"King, this matter, you probably have to take care of it, Marquis Wen Yuan, the fourth son of the first king, the Marquis of Dayan, how can his marriage be so hasty, if the Queen Mother knows, he will definitely be angry" Li Ru said solemnly, obviously looking down on the daughters of businessmen.

In the ancient system, the children of farmers and merchants, and merchants were the lowest status.

Yuan Xi raised his eyebrows and walked towards the silk shop step by step, and at this time, not far from the store, a man with a fair complexion, who seemed to be an inner servant, suddenly found Yuan Xi's figure, and thought it was wrong at first, but when he rubbed his eyes carefully, he immediately ran to the store in a panic.

"Childe, let's go"

"What's wrong" Yuan Mai wondered, and the girl next to him was also surprised.

"Your second brother is here," the man trembled, not daring to tell Yuan Xi's identity.

"What" Yuan Mai jumped up in surprise, and after looking into the distance, he saw Yuan Xi walking step by step with a serious front, and suddenly said in a panic: "It's over, it's over, what can I do about this, why is the second brother here?" ”

"What's wrong?" the girl next to her wondered.

"Hong'er, I'll explain to you later" Yuan Mai immediately prepared to run.

But just after taking a step, a majestic voice sounded, "Stop me!" ”

Yuan Mai trembled, immediately stopped, turned his head to look at Yuan Xi with a pitiful face, and said, "Second, second brother"

Hong'er, who was already puzzled, looked at Yuan Xi who suddenly appeared, and her face showed a trace of curiosity, who is this heroic and majestic man! He was so scared to buy his brother.