"The general has a point. It's just that Helian Ba is not a person who plays cards according to common sense. He once shouted at his birthday banquet that the day he ascended the throne was the time to attack the Yan Dynasty. Although he said afterwards that he was drunk and talked nonsense, he only spit out the truth after drinking, and drunk words are the truth. ”

"So His Highness asked His Majesty to dispatch the border guards, just because of Helian Ba's drunken words?"

"The general doesn't believe it."

"Sidi was originally just a small tribe. If it weren't for Qianzhang Qiang Mountain, my Dayan's army would have set foot on it long ago. ”

"The Sidi people are good at fighting, and there is a dragon and sheep god rider who can climb mountains and mountains, and can come over the mountains at any time as long as the weather gets warmer. The dragon and sheep beast is vicious by nature, and its terrifying general may not know it. ”

"Your Highness has seen a dragon sheep?"

"The body is as tall as a zhang, the skin is as hard as iron, the fangs, the horns, the snort and saliva are comparable to miasma, and they eat living things, including people!"

"There really is such a thing...... Ouyang Fu has naturally heard of it, but he never believes it. Now that Xiao Changqi said the same, and he had seen it with his own eyes, he had to reconsider.

"Does Your Highness know its weaknesses?"

"The only weakness is the fear of the cold."

"It's not just that I'm afraid of the cold, Sidi has also invaded the Li State, how did the Li State withdraw its troops and make it afraid?"

"There is a witch clan in the country of Li, and the witch king can cool down the weather and turn cold."

"I heard that His Royal Highness has a good relationship with the Prince of Li, and His Royal Highness may be able to go to the Wu clan through the Prince of Li"

"General Zhenyuan!" Xiao Changqi's eyes became cold, "The crown prince of Li Kingdom and this king only know each other, not a friendly relationship. Besides, war is a state affair, do you think Prince Li is a fool? Will the Li Kingdom's protector be used by the Yan Dynasty? Even if it can help, shouldn't the court pay the price? Even the border guards have to be built by the king, and the general thinks that the imperial court will pay for my Jizhou? ”

Ouyang Fu was speechless for a while. In fact, he came this time to ask His Majesty for his life. The imperial court did have a prevaricating and perfunctory attitude towards Jizhou.

……

In the backyard of Yipin Balm Shop, Bao Niang came out of the house with a cup of hot tea after feeding her two children.

Ye Qingyan is directing people to put her special label on the balm, and the seal is all made of fire paint mixed with golden sand, as long as it is opened, it can no longer be restored to its original state, and this kind of fire paint can only be made by her. It can be regarded as a layer of anti-counterfeiting protection for her goods.

Since the vanilla could no longer be collected in a short period of time, all the balm and concentrated vanilla oil in her hand were the only ones. The price of Yipin Snow Cream has also increased tenfold. From two taels, it became twenty taels. But even if the price has risen, it is also in short supply. How many goods can be sold out.

"Sister Mingyan, let's drink saliva." Bao Niang gave the teacup to Ye Qingyan.

Ye Qingyan was indeed a little thirsty, so after taking the teacup, he drank it all in one go, "Thank you, Bao Niang, the two children are asleep?" ”

"Sleep, sleep, sleep." Bao Niang replied with a smile.

"I can't find a worry-free grandfather's house for a while, so you can only take it first. I've sent someone to find a wet nurse, and soon you won't have to feed two children alone. ”

"I have enough for them to drink, so I don't have to look for a nurse."

"Enough for them to drink, can you not grow meat? After eating six meals a day, I didn't see you gain two catties of meat. ”

"I've been thin since I was a child, not fat." Bao Niang said a little shyly.

"That can't be skinny and skinny, okay, listen to me about this." Ye Qingyan didn't allow her to refuse, "What about the iron pillar and the iron hammer?" ”

"They followed Brother Ren away, saying that they would only come back once a month in half a month."

Qiu Chanzi led a woman to come and said to Ye Qingyan: "Miss Mingyan, the nurse you asked you to find has already been found." ”

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy." Ye Qingyan looked at the woman, dressed very plainly and with patches, but she was clean and good-looking, with apricot eyes and a straight nose, and a white-skinned duck egg face.

"Say it yourself." Ye Qingyan said to the woman.

"My name is Zhao Yanzi and I am twenty years old. The husband's family is a cow family that sells beef tongue baked cakes across the street. I gave birth to a girl half a month ago, my health was not very good, and it was gone in less than 12 days, and now I have a lot of milk, so I want to find a job for a nurse child and subsidize a little family. ”

"Well, can you stay here? Although it is only one street away, the children are still young and cannot live without people, so it is best to stay overnight. ”

"Yes."

"Then you can stay today and take care of the two children with Bao Niang."

"Thank you, Miss Mingyan, thank you, Miss Mingyan." Zhao Yanzi was still uneasy, afraid that Ye Qingyan would dislike her child and be unlucky. Earlier, she found that both families disliked her.

After letting Zhao Yanzi and Bao Niang go into the house to watch the children, Ye Qingyan continued to direct people to do the work.

After finishing his work in the Yipin balm shop, Ye Qingyan went to the inn and restaurant again, and the business was also very prosperous.

"Lao Yuan, come here." Ye Qingyan sat in the lobby of the restaurant, knocking melon seeds, eating fresh fruits from the south, and taking care of the restaurant shopkeeper who was settling accounts.

The original shopkeeper closed the account book and came over, "What is the owner's command?" ”

"Sit down, sit down, and eat a melon."

"Xie Dongjia." The original shopkeeper was not polite, and took it and ate it, "It's sweet, no wonder the owner and guests like to eat so much." ”

"Take some back for my sister-in-law and nephews."

"Xie Dongjia."

Ye Qingyan finished eating the melon in his hand, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, "I have something to ask the original shopkeeper." ”

"Boss, please."

"That's right, I want to open a sad field, where do you think it's appropriate?" The Sadfield, also known as the Nursing Home, is a place for homeless beggars and the needy.

"Open a sad field?"

"Hmm."

"Opening the field of sorrow is a good thing to accumulate blessings and virtues. But it is generally necessary for the support of the imperial court...... Ah, look at me, forget the adult behind Miss Mingyan. That being the case, the small one does know a place. ”

"Where?"

"It's just west of the city, and it was originally a horse farm. Later, the shopkeeper of the horse farm once drank too much and drowned in his manure pit. After his family disposed of the horses in the stable, the stables became free. ”

"Is there an owner in the horse farm?"

"Yes, the Lord, and it just so happens that I know him. If the proprietor wants to meet, I'll call someone. ”

"Tomorrow, around midclock, we'll meet at the racecourse. If the horse farm doesn't work, don't talk about anything else. ”

"Yes, host."

……

In the middle of the moon, it is almost full, and May 15 is approaching.

Xiao Changqi has not been back to the palace for three days, and it is more than 400 miles away from Qiang Mountain.

It's just that black horses are rare in the world. And ordinary horses, counting the time to eat, drink, and rest, travel the most hundred miles a day, and some are two or three hundred miles.