"Haha, thank you Hou Ye for your hospitality!" Cheng Yuanzhen walked into the Zhenbei Hou Mansion with a smile on his face, and clenched his fists to Zhao Ziliang who was standing at the door, and laughed loudly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Zhao Ziliang arched his hand, "My father-in-law came all the way from Chang'an, and I was tired of traveling all the way, and the general should set up a banquet for my father-in-law to catch the wind and wash the dust, so as to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, the banquet is ready, please!" ”

The words were beautiful, and it was comfortable to listen to, and the wrinkles on Cheng Yuanzhen's face were even deeper, "Master Hou, please first!" ”

After the banquet, Zhao Ziliang greeted: "Forgive me, father-in-law, there are no good-looking women in this desert north place, and the general doesn't like singing and dancing on weekdays, so he didn't prepare singing and dancing, and only made these snacks and dishes, which are all greedy for the general's daily life, and he figured it out by himself, father-in-law and taste!" Come, Ben will toast his father-in-law! ”

The two touched a glass and drank it all, Cheng Yuanzhen put down the wine glass and patted the table lightly and said: "Listening to Hou Ye's words, seeing Hou Ye doing things for others, you know that Hou Ye is a person of temperament, not good at hypocrisy, acting on the spot, unlike those ministers in the court and China, one in front of the other, one behind the back, Hou Ye, this friend, our family has made a deal, our family respects Hou Ye a cup!" ”

"Good, good, father-in-law is bold, few people can!" Zhao Ziliang said and touched a glass with Cheng Yuanzhen again.

After drinking this cup, Cheng Yuanzhen picked up the chopsticks and ate the vegetables, "Well, it's delicious, it's delicious・・・・・・ these dishes are all made by Master Hou?" ”

Cheng Yuanzhen ate a few bites of food, felt that it was delicious, and asked while eating, and after asking, the chopsticks in his hand did not stop, and his mouth kept eating.

Zhao Ziliang said with a smile: "It's all figured out in Ben's spare time, the cook has learned, these dishes are all made by the chef of the Hou Mansion, father-in-law, is this Cai Ke still appetizing?" ”

Cheng Yuanzhen exclaimed: "Appetite? No, no, no, it's so delicious, our family doesn't say that we eat the same as the saint in the palace, but the delicacies of the mountains and seas we have eaten are not less, but I have never eaten such a delicious dish made with such simple ingredients! ”

Zhao Ziliang took a bite of food, put down his chopsticks and said: "It's good if my father-in-law likes it, there are a few cooks in the general's mansion, if my father-in-law likes to eat these dishes, I can send a cook to my father-in-law!" In the future, if there are any new dishes, my father-in-law can also send a cook to learn them, and I can learn to go back and cook for my father-in-law."

Cheng Yuanzhen is a eunuch, eunuchs are inhumane, the desire for appetite and power has become one of their few pursuits, Cheng Yuanzhen is obviously no exception, he was overjoyed when he heard Zhao Ziliang's words, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Thank you Lord Hou, our family is disrespectful, hahaha!" ”

Zhao Ziliang raised his glass again and said, "Come, I will give my father-in-law another glass!" ”

After three rounds of drinking, Cheng Yuanzhen was a little dizzy, as the saying goes, after drinking and spitting out the truth, Cheng Yuanzhen sighed: "Before our family came to Mobei, I was still thinking, Hou Ye was only afraid that it would be difficult to get along, after all, there was rarely a happy cooperation between the prison army and the commander, and I often heard people in the capital that Hou Ye was not easy to deal with, and after I came, I knew that everything was wrong, and it was ridiculously wrong!" Hou Ye's mission is to command the army to deter the Mobei Tribes, and our family's mission is to supervise military affairs, it seems that you and I are hostile, in fact, as long as Hou Ye and the generals do not do things that endanger Datang and His Majesty, we can get along with each other completely, it can be seen that Hou Ye is a principled person, our family also has its own principles, and the principles you and I adhere to are not in conflict! ”

Zhao Ziliang didn't expect Cheng Yuanzhen, a eunuch, to have such insight, it seems that it is not unreasonable for this person to rise in the future, he raised his glass and said: "My father-in-law understands righteousness, I will admire it, please!" ”

The two touched another cup, and after eating a few bites of food, Zhao Ziliang put down his chopsticks and said: "My father-in-law just came to Mobei, and he was lucky, and now there is a great merit in front of him, but he can't swallow it alone, I don't know if my father-in-law can help?" ”

It was clear that it was a credit gift, but Zhao Ziliang said that it was a help, which made Cheng Yuanzhen feel comfortable and happy to hear it, and became very interested, and hurriedly said: "Thank you Hou Ye for remembering our family, I don't have to say, Hou Ye has this love, our family has received it!" Please also ask Hou Ye to quote, what kind of credit is so great that Hou Ye can't swallow it alone? ”

Zhao Ziliang asked: "From the perspective of my father-in-law, from the Great Wall to the Dule River, from the Hui, Turkic, and then to the Western Chamber, how far is it from the north to the south, east and west?" ”

Cheng Yuanzhen was a little confused when he heard this, and he didn't understand what Zhao Ziliang meant by asking this question, but he still calculated in his heart and said: "I'm afraid that the north and south and the east and west are not less than two thousand miles, right?" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Yes, although it has not been carefully measured, the length from north to south is not less than two thousand five hundred miles, and the width from east to west is not less than two thousand miles!" ”

"Oh?" Cheng Yuanzhen asked puzzledly: "What does the great merit that Hou Ye said have to do with this?" ”

"Of course it's related!" Zhao Ziliang patted the table, and said very solemnly: "Now this prairie with a depth of more than 2,500 miles from north to south and a width of more than 2,000 miles is no one else except for my desert northern army, except for some horse bandits, such a large grassland is unherded, and now that spring has begun, the wild grass will grow wildly immediately, and it is a pity that no one grazes?" Father-in-law, you say, if we divide this prairie into several pieces and sell them to others, how much profit can we make? In the mainland, one acre of good fertile land should be more than fifteen runs, at least ten middle fields, and at least five runs, even if we sell each mu of grassland at the price of the first field, the money sold is only too many to count, not to mention that there are many mountains and hills on this prairie, many of which contain minerals and are of greater value! ”

Cheng Yuanzhen was dumbfounded when he heard this, and it took a few minutes before he came back to his senses and gasped: "Hey-Master Hou, if this deal can be successful, it will definitely be a big deal, a big deal in the past and the present!" It's just ・・・・・・・ in whose name are we selling the pasture and to whom do we sell it? I'm afraid that the profits obtained are not something that you and I can swallow, right? ”

Zhao Ziliang took a sip, ate a bite of the dish, and put down his chopsticks under Cheng Yuanzhen's stunned gaze before he put down his chopsticks and said: "Father-in-law, these questions are to the point, first, of course, it is sold to Zhenbei Hou Mansion, Zhenbei City Lord's Mansion, and Shan Yu Duhu Mansion, after all, this prairie is really under the jurisdiction of Zhenbei Hou Mansion, Zhenbei City Lord's Mansion and Shan Yu Duhu Mansion, and the trading objects of the grassland are of course my Tang people, as long as the Tang Dynasty people can herd horses and sheep, and can afford the money, they can buy grassland, and the money they get can Part of it was handed over to the imperial treasury, part of it was handed over to the saint, and part of it was left for the military expenses of Zhenbei City, Shan Yu Duhufu and Mobei Army, of course, there was a slight leakage in the middle, and it was enough for you and me and other generals, I would have dared to guarantee that as long as my father-in-law was still in this town and north city as a supervisor, there would definitely be no shortage of money to spend in the future, this is just one of them; Second, if you and I jointly report this matter to the Holy Lord, once we receive the Holy Lord's support, wouldn't it be a great merit? ”

Cheng Yuanzhen's eyes lit up after hearing this, his expression was excited, he stood up and rubbed his hands and walked back and forth, he could already predict that as long as he and Zhao Ziliang's recital was sent to Xuanzong, Xuanzong would definitely agree and strongly support, because Xuanzong liked to work on the border in recent years, and he was fighting everywhere, which cost a lot, and in the past two years, Xuanzong has built a palace on a large scale, spending a lot of money, and now the inner treasury of the royal family is almost empty, and Xuanzong is worried that he can't find money.

"Master Hou, this matter is definitely a great thing, as long as you and I send a concerto, Your Majesty will definitely agree and strongly support it!"

Zhao Ziliang asked, "Is my father-in-law sure?" ”

Cheng Yuanzhen said informatively: "Although there is no 10% certainty, there is definitely 80% certainty!" ”

"Come, father-in-law sit down first!" Zhao Ziliang stretched out his hand and said to Cheng Yuanzhen, who was sitting down: "This matter must be promoted, not only can the court get a lot of money to do this, not only the saint and us can get some benefits, it is good for the court and the people!" ”

Cheng Yuanzhen was curious: "Oh? We would like to hear about it! ”

"In addition to the benefits that Ben Jiang just mentioned, once these pastures are sold, there will inevitably be many Datang people grazing here, and from then on, my Datang will no longer lack war horses, which is the first benefit; Second, the cattle and sheep here can be sold to the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty without hindrance, and can even be sold to Jiangnan and Lingnan, the people can have enough cattle to plough the land, enough sheep to be slaughtered for meat, and many mules and horses that cannot be used as war horses can be used to pull carts. ”

Cheng Yuanzhen was so excited that he almost jumped up, he was already in his forties, and he had not been very happy in the palace, but this time he saw the opportunity to soar into the sky, and Zhao Ziliang's description of the prospect made him feel that this matter was promising.

Cheng Yuan Zhenxing Chongchong said to Zhao Ziliang: "Master Hou, there are so many benefits, our family can assert that there is a 100% certainty that this matter will be promoted, but it is ・・・・・・・."

"But what?"

Cheng Yuanzhen was a little worried: "But our family is worried that once this matter is leaked out before the Holy Lord has expressed his agreement and support, those ministers in the DPRK and China will definitely obstruct it if they don't get any benefits. ”

Zhao Ziliang thought for a while, and said to Cheng Yuanzhen: "Father-in-law, General Ben has already told you about this, and the two of us are also our own people, I will say it directly, I will say it directly, I think that this matter is still for you to personally return to Beijing to state to Your Majesty in person, and in addition, General Ben will personally present a piece of music to Your Majesty for your eyes, what do you think?" ”

Cheng Yuanzhen thought about it for a while, and felt that it was only like this now, Zhao Ziliang wanted to stay in Mobei and sit in the town, and he couldn't leave without permission, and this matter was very important, and he could only tell the emperor in person, even if he sent a secret report, the news might leak.

He promised: "Okay, let's go back to the capital in person!" ”

After Cheng Yuanzhen finished speaking, he remembered something and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Hou Ye, before our family came from the capital, many officials and ministers in the court were impeaching Hou Ye for killing in Mobei, at that time, the public opinion of the government and the opposition was almost one-sided, and even many people were instigated by people with good intentions to ask the court to cure the crime of Hou Ye, and later heard that the concubine Niangniang came forward, Li Linfu and others had to come forward to suppress this matter!" ”

"Oh? It turned out that the concubine Niangniang helped a lot, and the mother was very gracious, and she will never forget it in the end! (To be continued.) )