In the days that followed, the entire county guard office was turned into a large construction site.

Because Shao Xi felt guilty about what happened before, he spared no expense this time, spent a lot of money to buy high-quality materials, and invited a lot of plasterers and craftsmen to renovate the entire county guard's mansion. Originally, it was just a main hall, but Shao Xi made a rise to simply have a back hall, a flower hall, and a wing room, and picked up all the houses that could be picked, and the entire county guard mansion was completely renovated.

Seeing Shao Xi throwing a lot of money like this, Tao Qingyun was in pain for a while.

In his heart, the money was used to help the local people do more things, and now it was spent on building a house for him, the county guard, he actually felt that he was sorry for the local people, but the money was not his, and he couldn't care how Shao Xi spent it, so he could only watch Shao Xi be extravagant in his county guard's mansion.

After a few days, Lao Wu was also confused. The heart said, is there something wrong with this kid's brain? If you collapse someone's house, you can fix it. You have to say that if you spend a little more money, you can repair it better than before. Why does this kid look like hysteria? The entire county guard was picked up by others, and all of them were built new. Could it be that the pig manure last time burned his brain? Or was it because of something irritating the knife?

He can't take care of Shao Xi's affairs, and he doesn't want to take care of it. Anyway, sitting in the courtyard every day drinking a little wine, watching them toss, this matter of making Nanzhao seem to be delayed for a certain time. Drag it out! Anyway, the other party's principal has been detained, and when Nan Zhao sends a fourth-grade official, they will set off whenever they want.

They are not in a hurry, but some people are in a hurry!

Nan Zhao's side is in a hurry now, since someone sent the news back, Nan Zhao's court has exploded. Although a person in charge of Cong Bapin is not a big official, it is not a trivial matter to be detained by the officials of Jingyuan State in Jingyuan, and it involves the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

At this time, in the court of Southern Zhao, both the emperor and the ministers were constantly arguing about this matter and discussing the solution.

"Holy Lord, this Jingyuan Kingdom is really rude, dare to detain the officials of our dynasty so blatantly, this is simply not to put me Nanzhao in the eyes, deliberately provoke our dynasty, we must not stop this matter, we must ask that Jingyuan country for an explanation. For many years, there has been no interaction between the two countries, and at the beginning of the year, the Holy Lord sent envoys to show them enough face, and they could not imagine that they would claim to be such a big country, so arrogant! We can't hold back this in any way as if it didn't happen. ”

The person who spoke was Fu Zuoliang, the general of Southern Zhao, who looked tall and burly, although his hair, beard, and eyebrows were all white, but his eyes were still blazing, revealing essence, and his long beard matched with his majestic appearance, he looked even more domineering and exposed, and his whole body exuded the might of a general who commanded thousands of troops and horses.

Fu Zuoliang has always been a hardliner in Southern Zhao's foreign policy, whether it is against the surrounding barbarian tribes or the vast empire in the north, he has always advocated the acquisition of land by force.

Over the years, under his leadership, Nanzhao has continued to expand its territory to the surrounding areas, and many surrounding tribes have been wiped out by his troops, and the land has been included in the territory of Nanzhao. As for the Jingyuan Empire in the north, he has always wanted to grab a piece of land in the south of Jingyuan Kingdom, after all, no matter how poor it is, it is better than Nanzhao.

As the so-called meritorious master, he has opened up territory for the Southern Zhao State over the years, and he is also the minister of the first emperor's auxiliary government. After a long time, he felt that this Southern Zhao State could not do without him, and only he could let the Southern Zhao Kingdom get rid of this dilemma in a corner of peace, and one day he could look north to the Central Plains and expand its territory to the north, creating a huge and immortal empire. And these are things that the little emperor in front of him can't do, he can only rely on him.

For a long time, his arrogant attitude towards the little emperor Zhao Hongjin caused dissatisfaction with another auxiliary minister, Han Zeng of Southern Zhao Xiangguo.

Although Han Zeng was a few years younger than Fu Zuoliang in terms of age, his prestige in the Wenchen group of the Southern Zhao State was extremely high.

When the first emperor of the Southern Zhao State was Tuogu, it was precisely because he and Fu Zuoliang, who were highly respected in the Wenchen Group and the Wuchen Group, that they were made auxiliary ministers.

Of course, the most important thing is that at that time, the two of them were out-and-out virtuous ministers and good generals, loyal and righteous ministers in the eyes of the first emperor, and they felt relieved to entrust the prince to them.

It's just that I didn't expect that now this great general Fu Zuoliang has become so domineering and domineering, and he has no holy lord.

At this time, as soon as Fu Zuoliang finished speaking, Xiangguo Han Zeng stood up and objected: "The general's words are wrong!" This matter was our fault in the first place, and the reception group sent to the border between the two countries should have been sent by an official of the corresponding rank, but before that, the general insisted on sending only one master from the eighth rank to receive it. The Jingyuan Empire was a dignified state in the Central Plains, and the envoy sent by him was also a fourth-grade official, so how could he not anger the other party? This time, they detained the head of the reception group, which was also a reminder to us, and we were a little negligent, so I thought that an official of equal rank should be sent to solve the matter, and by the way, take over the position of the leader of the reception group, and be responsible for introducing the Jingyuan delegation into the capital. ”

Hearing Han Zeng's opinion, Zhao Hongjin, the little emperor of Southern Zhao who was sitting on the top of the main hall, was about to speak in agreement, but was robbed by Fu Zuoliang.

"Humph! Isn't Lord Xiangguo afraid of that Jingyuanguo? Although they claim to be a big country in the Central Plains, Nanzhao is not a small country, do you think we will be afraid of them? We sent an official from the eighth rank to receive them, which was already considered to have given them face, but they themselves didn't know what to do. At the beginning of the year, wasn't it also proposed by the old man to send an envoy to Jingyuan Kingdom? gave them face, if they were shameless, don't blame the old man for sending someone to break into his Jingyuan territory and snatch people back. After so many years of not being in touch, are you still afraid of offending them? ”

Han Zeng saw Fu Zuoliang's arrogant attitude, and felt unhappy in his heart, how could the diplomatic relations between the two countries be so child's play?

The Jingyuan Empire in the north is a behemoth for the Southern Zhao Kingdom, and the Southern Zhao Kingdom has been able to settle down for so many years and all rely on the advantages of the terrain.

"Didn't the general agree to send envoys to the Jingyuan Empire in order to reconcile with it and avoid friction between the two countries in the future, which would lead to a large-scale war? Now, the envoy sent by Jing Yuan Guo is also reciprocating, and in response to the fact that we sent an envoy to the embassy before, this shows that the Jing Yuan Empire has the intention of making friends with our Southern Zhao State, and at this time, we do such a thing, isn't it counterproductive? It could be even worse to re-establish the good relations that were established than it had been when the two countries had not interacted with each other. ”

"Afraid of what? Now that my Nanzhao has either wiped out the surrounding tribes or surrendered to us, it is when the soldiers are strong and the morale is high, if he Jingyuan dares to go to war with us, he will take the opportunity to seize the land of Lingzhou in his south, expand the territory for my Nanzhao, and occupy a better land. ”

"It's nonsense! What kind of national strength does the Jingyuan Empire have? If we go to war with it, we will be like a mantis arm as a car, and we will not be able to do anything. As a small country in the south, I Nanzhao should have the consciousness of being a small country, and I should establish friendly diplomatic relations with the Jingyuan Kingdom in the north, so as to win a chance to survive for myself, how can I say that I will go to war with it? Once defeated, won't my hundred-year-old foundation of Nanzhao be ruined? I still suggest that the Holy Lord send an official of the same rank to negotiate with the other party, hoping that they will return our principal, and second, by the way, bring the mission to the capital, and then apologize with kind words, so as not to affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries. ”

Then Fu Zuoliang was still arguing, and at this time, the little emperor Zhao Hongjin hurriedly interjected: "I think what Han Xiangguo said is reasonable, my Southern Zhao State has limited national strength, although the territory has expanded and the population has increased over the years, it is not enough to compete with the Jingyuan Empire, the best way is to maintain good diplomatic relations with them and have friendly exchanges with each other." If it is because of this incident that the two countries are fighting each other, and it is the people who suffer, how can I bear to let so many people in my Southern Zhao Kingdom suffer because of my thoughts? ”

Fu Zuoliang said to Zhao Hongjin with a proud face: "The Holy Lord must not have the kindness of a woman, this expansion of territory and laying the foundation for eternity must be made up of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, how can the Holy Lord give up his lofty ambition to establish an immortal empire just because he has mercy on the people?" As a king, he should have the heart of an emperor, if he always has compassion in his heart, how can he achieve great things? ”

Zhao Hongjin was extremely uncomfortable when he heard Fu Zuoliang say such words.

The people are the foundation of the country, and if we don't even pay attention to the fundamentals of the country, how long can the country exist? For more than 100 years, Nanzhao has been pursuing the people-oriented and paying attention to the people's livelihood. It is a small country in the south with a small population, and if we don't treat the small population as the same thing, wouldn't it be a loss of the people's will and dig their own graves?

"The general doesn't need to say any more, this matter was our fault before, although the other party did a bit too much to deduct our principal, but it can be regarded as a cause for it, and now what we have to do is to find a way to solve this matter, not to let the situation escalate again. I decided to send a Sipin official to negotiate with the two countries on the border between the two countries, hoping that the other party would release him, and at the same time send an official to take over the post of leader of the reception group, responsible for receiving the Jingyuan mission, and leading the delegation all the way to Beijing. ”

"Holy Lord ......!"

Fu Zuoliang took a step forward and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Zhao Hongjin raising his hand, which made Fu Zuoliang very unhappy, but it was not easy to do too much in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces.

"Since the Holy Lord refuses to listen to Wei Chen's direct words, there is no need for Wei Chen to discuss with everyone here, so I forgive Wei Chen for retiring first."

After speaking, as soon as Fu Zuoliang gave up his hand, he actually brushed his sleeves away, throwing Zhao Hongjin and Han Zeng and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces on the palace, and everyone in the Wuchen Group also surrendered and retreated, and went with Fu Zuoliang, making the scene extremely embarrassing.

"You're ......!"

Although Zhao Hongjin had monstrous anger in his heart, he could only endure it, and it was inconvenient to attack.

After all, the discord between the monarch and the minister will shake the foundation of the country, and some things can only be done slowly and cannot be rushed.

"Han Xiangguo, who do you think we should send to take over this matter?"

"Back to the Holy Lord, Weichen thinks that it is enough to send Zhang Shou, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to go."

Some people died, but not completely......