According to the Taoist Feng Shui school, everything in the world originates from nature, and at the moment of birth, there is not only luck in the body, but also luck in people, and luck in the country.

This kind of luck is called national fortune, and the national fortune of a country is closely related to the fortune of those in power in that country.

And the person in charge of a country is called the Son of Heaven, and the qi of the Son of Heaven is called the dragon qi.

Dafeng sits on the land of thousands of miles, but also the land of the Central Plains coveted by the barbarians in the hinterland, thousands of years have never lost an inch of land, as for why the land of the Central Plains has become the land coveted by the barbarians, in addition to the fertile fields on the surface, the population is large, and the resources are abundant, the reason is because the land of the Central Plains is the place where the real dragon is entrenched, and the dragon veins are bred under it.

According to the feng shui school, the true dragon is a five-clawed golden dragon, entrenched in the Central Plains, and the dragon's head sits in Zhongzhou, so the country should build the land of the dragon's head, so that the emperors of the past dynasties can suppress the dragon veins with their own true qi.

The dragon body is entrenched in the Central Plains, so the Central Plains is the foundation of the great dedication, and if it is lost, the country will be destroyed, and the country will be prosperous; The tail of the dragon is in the South China Sea, the waves are moving, so it is located in the South China Sea in the south of Suzhou, there has never been a fishing boat for thousands of years, and the ban on fishing in the South China Sea has also become the national law of Dafeng.

The Dafeng Imperial Mausoleum is located in the suburbs of Yindu, located in the land of the dragon's eye, and the purpose is also to town the dragon vein and rejuvenate the country.

In the village next to the Jinling mound, a magnificent imperial courtyard rises from the ground, and the owner of the courtyard is Gaochang, the king of Dafeng Pingchuan.

Gao Chang walked to the gate of the palace, the two stone lions at the door were lifelike, the male lion on the left was holding a stone bead in his mouth, and the female lion on the right was lying on the feet of two young lions, rolling and frolicking, very comfortable.

On the door plate of the palace, there are engraved four gilded characters of the Pingchuan Palace, just as Gao Chang stared at the four big characters in front of him in a daze, a general in cyan armor slowly walked behind Gao Chang, and arched his hand, "Lord, according to your orders, the land around the Jinling Tomb for ten miles has been under martial law, and no one is allowed to approach." ”

Gao Chang turned to look at General Qingjia and smiled indifferently, "General Chai, my prince is a nominal and has no real power, where did you listen to my orders?" ”

General Chai knelt directly in front of Gao Chang and shouted, "It's a subordinate gaffe, all this is the idea of his subordinates, and it has nothing to do with the prince." ”

Gao Chang bowed slightly, picked up General Chai, and gently patted the back of the latter's hand, "Don't be so nervous, we will have a long time together in the future, I am not the kind of unreasonable person, the matter about the imperial tomb must be kept strictly confidential, and must not be known by anyone, especially those bull noses of the Imperial Heavenly Jian, if they are targeted, then the matter will not be easy to handle." ”

"Don't worry, with subordinates, there will be no problems here." General Chai said confidently.

As the commander of Qingtianwei, Chai Shao was still quite confident when he said this.

Gao Chang nodded, looked at the Jinling Tomb in front of him by the moonlight, and unconsciously showed a smile.

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Dingzhou, Cangtong City.

After the accident of the Dingzhou pastor, Dingzhou has been in a state of no state pastor, but it is said that the new state pastoral department is already being discussed, and it will be able to take office in the near future.

Today's Dingzhou matters are handled by the Staff, but the Dingzhou Staffing Department is not easy to handle, there is a general like Qin Feng guarding the Pingjiao Pass, and there are some things that the Counsellor himself can't do, and he has to ask the general.

When Ning Xiaochuan and his party of 100 people arrived in Cangtong City, it was already mid-September, the weather was cold, the lone eagle was hanging high, the strong wind was roaring, and the yellow sand was sweeping the ground.

But for the smell of earth and yellow sand in the air, Ning Xiaochuan only felt kind, couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then looked west, Cangtong City traveled three hundred miles west to the border of Xiangzhou, Ning Xiaochuan lived in Xiangzhou for three years, for him, those three years were his happiest and most memorable three years, if there was no assassination in Shuozhou, it is estimated that he would not be alone now.

The mission walked into Cangtong City, the scale is huge, at the gate of the city, Yang Yin, the counselor of Dingzhou, was dressed in a formal suit and brought hundreds of officials to express a warm welcome to the arrival of the mission. ”

Ning Xiaochuan bowed slightly, "Yang Shensi, don't be polite, we have walked all the way, sleepy and tired, take us to the post house to rest." ”

"Okay, please come with me." Yang Yin bowed his head the whole time, for fear of offending these ambassadors.

Although Ning Xiaochuan and the post house where they were located were considered the last in Cangtong City, they were still far inferior to Yin Du, perhaps because the Lord Counselor also saw the dissatisfaction of the accompanying officials, and hurriedly called some singers to dance and play music for these ambassadors.

Cangtong City is located in the northern border, when there is no war, Dafeng and Beiban merchants are constantly in contact, Beiban's beef and mutton, bone ornaments, fox fur, wool and other large influx into Dafeng, and Dafeng's silk, tea, in Beiban is also very popular.

But in addition, there are some special commodities in the transaction between the two sides, that is, the women of the Northern Barbarians.

In addition to Shanzhou, slaves were expressly forbidden to exist, but the Northern Barbarians were different, although the Northern Barbarian Court also forbade slaves, but he only forbade their barbarians, and for the Hu people of Xiqiang, this prohibition of slavery did not exist.

Xiqiang women can sing and dance, but also look thousands of charming, they are fair-skinned, like a water snake, flexible and graceful, when dancing, there is an indescribable exotic beauty.

Xiqiang women were born with blonde hair and blue eyes, red lips and white teeth, compared to the Central Plains women, they are taller, there were poets in the Central Plains who praised the Xiqiang women as having heavenly stunners, the best in the world.

Dafeng men, especially those high-ranking officials and nobles, especially like these beautiful Xiqiang women, and some black-hearted Northern Barbarian merchants seized this business opportunity and sneaked into the territory of Xiqiang, kidnapped women, and sold the captured women to these rich people at a high price.

For this kind of human trafficking, the Dafeng Criminal Department also turns a blind eye, after all, you are not selling Dafeng women, so when there are often Dafeng officials banqueting guests, they will also let their own Xiqiang women dance to show their financial resources.

And this time, Yang Yin found seven Xiqiang women to dance and cheer these officials, and his eyes lit up when he saw these officials, big and small, and he was overjoyed.

Ning Xiaochuan, Yu Gongming, and Yang Xuesi sat on the pavilion, looking at the orchids dancing below, Ning Xiaochuan watched with relish, and Yu Gongming next to him would clap his hands when he rose, but Tong Xuesi, who was fully influenced by Confucianism, sneered at this, and drank while bowing his head and saying that it was vulgar and insulting.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at Tong Xuesi, and said while adding wine to him, "Mr. Tong, these orchids dance differently from the Central Plains singers, their bodies are swaying like willows in the wind, and their dancing posture is like a fish swimming in the river. ”

"Lord Ning, you are an official of the imperial court, pay attention to your words when you speak, Xiqiang Hu people, they are really foreigners, they are not clothed, their eyes are like autumn waves, how different are they from the cheap maid of the Qinglou, and even inferior to them, how can such a person enter my great service, insult my country's style, and Tong someone is ashamed of it, and he is angry." Tong Xuesi said righteously while shaking his head and drinking wine.

Yu Gongming, who was next to him, put down the wine glass in his hand and said thoughtfully, "Sir, the sea is inclusive, there is tolerance, the Xiqiang Hu people are indeed different from my Dafeng women, but it is precisely because of their differences that I can show the humility and courtesy of my Dafeng people, and virtue is good, isn't it?" ”

Ning Xiaochuan smiled slightly and stretched his waist, "What you said makes sense, let these officials see enough tonight, and they will be affected when they reach the level of prison." ”

Yu Gongming turned to look at Ning Xiaochuan, "To get back to the point, the peace between the two countries is nothing more than three aspects: territory, indemnity, and trade, and this time we are the victorious country, so we have a certain advantage in these three aspects."

And the Beiban is bound to grasp these three aspects to argue with us, you and I are the first time as envoys to go out to discuss peace, and we are not very familiar with diplomacy, so we have to let Tong raise us more when the time comes. ”

Tong Xuesi got up and arched his hand, his expression was a little serious, "Don't worry, Tong should do his best." ”

After the music and dance stopped, Yang Yin got up and raised his glass and sang, "Your lords have come from afar, the boat and car are tired, and the lower officials are here to prepare a thin banquet for your lords to catch the wind and wash the dust. ”

After that, he drank a glass of spirits, and with the help of the wine, the officials below were red and cheered loudly, and they were very lively for a while.

After a glass of wine, Yang Yin raised his glass again, this time his target was Ning Yan and the three people on the second floor, only to see him raise a glass to Ning Xiaochuan and the three of them, "Ning Shilang, Lord Yu, Master Tong, how about a drink together." ”

Ning Xiaochuan got up and raised his glass, "Then have a drink together, I hope we can negotiate smoothly." ”

"Cheers." After Yang Yin finished speaking, he drank it all, as for Ning Xiaochuan, he drank as much as he drank and spit out, and the glass was still full after drinking a glass of wine.

Yu Gongming smiled evilly, "The wine you toast should be drunk all at once, Ning Xiaochuan, you are not kind." ”

Ning Xiaochuan wiped the corners of his mouth, motioned for him to continue, and then re-seated himself, and laughed softly, "Yang Yin has five out of forty, and he is not weak in terms of ability, and he also has a certain reputation in Dingzhou, so do you know why he has not been promoted for a long time, and in the end, he is not enough to be a seven-grade counselor." ”

Tong Xuesi stroked his beard and muttered, "Listening to Lord Ning's tone, do you already have an answer in your heart?" ”

"The appointment and dismissal of officials need to be reviewed by the officials at all levels, and then recommended by the prime minister, and finally His Majesty stamped the king, starting from Prime Minister Guan Zhongxian to Wen Zhe, the first step in assessing officials is mental skills, for officials to avoid gangs and factions, wine and songs, just like Yang Yin, even if the politics are good, it is impossible to enter the five grades in this life." Ning Xiaochuan sneered and shook his head with a little pity.

Next to him, Yu Gongming also responded, "Tut, you're not simple now." ”

Ning Xiaochuan lifted his belt, revealing his three-grade squire waist card, "I don't look at what kind of identity my brother is now, I still have this awareness." ”