Duo Jiao stared at Xu Tianqiu.

"This matter has already been said on the fold, but compared with previous years, this time the tribute cashmere is still too little, and the quality is not very high. Xu Tianqiu glanced at Duo Jiao more, and said lightly: "But my big man will not do such a tricky and harsh thing, so ungraceful." Therefore, we were sent to personally pick the cashmere and screen it, hoping that His Highness would agree. ”

"Well, yes. Duo Jiao's eyes flashed with countless thoughts for a moment, and then smiled slightly.

Since then, a tense court meeting has ended, and everyone is relieved that the result is quite satisfactory.

It's just that there are still many courtiers of the Dian Kingdom who are secretly unhappy in their hearts.

The cashmere that paid tribute was not ordinary cashmere, but the snow goat's cashmere in the mountains. This snow sheep is not domesticated, it cannot be domesticated at all, and it is very small, so there are not many of them that can be collected by each head. Coupled with various reasons such as seasonality, the cashmere that can be collected every year is just like that.

This stubble, no more, no less, just can be mixed with silk to weave a garment, not only warm and soft, but also elegant and colorful, is the most luxurious thing in the world. Because of such preciousness, the entire Dian Kingdom, except for the regent Yanzhu eldest princess, has one, no one is unique.

Collecting snow cashmere is the most dangerous and arduous thing, so now this Han envoy has more to do, and he is inevitably too greedy. It's just that compared with today's business taxes, it's just a trivial matter. This commercial tax matter is settled, and then the Great Dian Kingdom will be much better in terms of national conditions.

In this way, although this request is excessive, it can be tolerated.

......

After the court meeting, Duo Jiao walked back to the study surrounded by a group of palace maids and Xiyun.

"Your Highness, please stay and talk. That Xu Tianqiu actually caught up.

It's a pity that Duo Jiao didn't have a good impression of this person at all, so she glanced at Xiyun beside her, and left without making any stops.

"Self-respect. Xiyun blocked the way Xu Tianqiu was chasing, and his eyes were cold and cold, like the clouds of the cold winter wax moon.

Xu Tianqiu smiled awkwardly, knowing that in this Yongyuan City, he couldn't be unscrupulous. One more glance at Duojiao's graceful back, staring until Duojiao disappeared, then turned to leave. It's just that after turning around, the inexplicable confidence in his eyes has increased a lot.

It was the first time Xu Tianqiu saw Duojiao.

With just one glance, his heart fell on it.

Therefore, he watched the whole court, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Duo Jiao was delicate in appearance and extraordinary in bearing, and she was the kind of woman he was looking for in his heart. He has entered the establishment of this year, but because of his family education, coupled with his own appearance and talent, he thinks very highly of himself, and has not yet married.

"This Duojiao, I have to marry, even if it is the daughter of the prince of Yunnan?"

......

Xu Tianqiu walked outside the palace, the elder Zhao Songming was waiting, behind him was a luxurious carriage, and strangely he didn't see where the groom was.

Seeing Xu Tianqiu coming, Zhao Songming hurriedly stepped forward and saluted with his fists, and stopped talking: "Childe......"

Xu Tianqiu waved his hand, his face was a little impatient, and he didn't look at Zhao Songming and drilled into the carriage.

At this point, Zhao Songming hurriedly stepped forward, skillfully raised the horsewhip, and skillfully urged the carriage to come.

......

"Your Highness, those Hanchen have gone to the regent's dormitory. A moment later, Xiyun came over and lazily said to Duojiao.

"Well, that's right, how can you not see the truth when you come to the Dian Kingdom. Duo Jiao smiled and said to Xiyun.

"The so-called imperial court, in my eyes, is just a mundane thing, how to fight. Duo Jiao, since you have entered my senior sister's door, you should practice witchcraft well, if you can become a cultivator like her, why are you afraid of Yanzhu?"

Xiyun's words also reminded Duo Jiao. But now she is also single-minded, not only to protect herself in the court, but also to cater to the eldest princess Yanzhu, and to squeeze out time to precipitate and practice witchcraft.

After Xiyun left, the doubt in Duo Jiao's eyes became heavier, and she seemed to have fallen into some kind of intense incomprehension. After a while, she picked up the pen and ink again to write and draw on the paper, as if to verify and sort out some kind of thought, some kind of guess.

......

Meeting with the envoys of the Han Dynasty, this is a first-class event in the entire Dian Kingdom, no one can slack off, but it is the only main regent of the Dian Kingdom today, Yanzhu, who is so tired that she seems to be a beauty who can never wake up, and has always been lying on the jewelry couch of the Tongquetai Hall of her Moon Fire Palace, as if everything that happened in the world has nothing to do with her.

All this until two envoys from the Han Dynasty officially came to visit.

"Zhao Songming, the envoy of the Han Festival, came to meet His Highness. Zhao Songming walked to the front of the dormitory, went down the steps, and saluted respectfully.

Speaking the official tone of a big man, the etiquette in his hands is what a warrior should do, which looks quite strange, but there is an indescribable coordination.

In fact, it is no wonder that this official Zhao Songming himself is a martial artist under the general Xu Sheng of the Celestial Empire.

Because of his family background, he has excellent eloquence, so he can be sent over to be qualified for the position of envoy this time, and he is a real confidant under Xu Sheng. However, before he came, he knew that although this Dian Kingdom was small, the eldest princess Yanzhu was not only the regent, but also a first-class martial arts master in the world today, and her cultivation was unfathomable. Out of respect for the strong, this is the kind of etiquette.

However, the complete opposite of him was the envoy Xu Tianqiu.

When Zhao Songming was still visiting, Xu Tianqiu found a seat next to him, sat down, swaggered and poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it. The rhythmic tapping of fingers on the wall of the cup makes a crisp but very harsh sound.

Yanzhu, who was pretending to sleep, smiled coldly.

"It's not bad, it's so old that it has been reached, and it does have a proud capital. With just one glance, Yan Zhu saw through Xu Tianqiu's cultivation, and her words were very indifferent, as if this was not a king realm at all, just a cabbage on the street, and she grabbed a handful of vegetables casually when she was selling vegetables.

"Huh. Xu Tianqiu smiled lightly: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, how many kings of my age have you seen?"

"How old is Childe?" asked Yan Zhu nonchalantly.

"Thirty-one!"

"Young madmen, but rare. ”

Seeing this situation, Yan Zhu thought in his heart: "This kid is just relying on his own family background. It's better to ask, what is the identity of this kid, this official historical strength is not much different from him, but why is this identity so different. ”

As soon as he thought of this, Yan Zhu asked again: "This king ignores the affairs of the court, the affairs of the court, even if you go to talk to the princess Duojiao, you don't need to pay a special visit to me, send off guests." ”

"Princess, Duo Jiao?" Xu Tianqiu said playfully.

"What?"

"Your Highness, I have seen the princess Duojiao, and I admire her very much, but she has a straightforward personality, I don't know if Your Highness can call the shots......"

Yanzhu heard Xu Tianqiu's holding at once, and was furious, and immediately sat up, lifted the bed, and walked in front of Xu Tianqiu, a pair of deep eyes that ignored the world were like gods, staring at Xu Tianqiu, and said, "You...... What a big dog, even if it is the emperor of your Han Dynasty, he would not dare to speak to this king like this, let alone dare to speak humiliating ......"

"Hehehehehehe...... The emperor of the Han Dynasty was just a weak-crowned child, so naturally he didn't dare to do this, but I dared to say it. Xu Tianqiu then stood up and looked at Yanzhu without fear.

The cultivation of the two is like the gap between heaven and earth.

But Xu Tianqiu's gaze was full of pride emanating from the inside out.

"What a big breath. Yan Zhu sneered, waiting for his next sentence, if he was dissatisfied, he did not doubt that Yan Zhu slammed down with his palm, destroying the majesty here.

"My master is Gang Zhenxi, and I am the only personal disciple in the past two hundred years! Your Highness, is this reason enough?"

As soon as this person's name appeared,

In an instant, Yan Zhu's eyes flickered, her eyebrows were full of flavors, and her complexion was extremely complicated. It is rumored that this person has entered the realm of gods from the realm of the realm lord a hundred years ago, and is an extremely powerful and terrifying existence, but for some reason it disappeared without a trace. Now, there are rumors that there have been no rumors of him for eighty or ninety years.

After settling down a little, Yan Zhu sneered again.

"How can I believe you're not talking about it?"

"I have long heard that His Royal Highness practices martial arts such as fire, so this trip to the Dian Kingdom specially asked for a treasure from the master, just to dedicate it to His Highness at this moment!"

Xu Tianqiu took out of his hand, and it was a treasure that was as red as a shell, flying into Yan Zhu's hand, and suddenly felt extremely hot, and a golden stone aura was transmitted into the meridians.

"This is the Yanbei Fire Pattern Stone, obtained from the depths of the earth's veins, it is not advisable for non-gods, and it can help His Highness practice divine skills!" Xu Tianqiu smiled indifferently, he had already seen that Yan Zhu was struggling and shaking in his heart after holding this gem, so he took advantage of the victory to pursue and said, "My master respected Gang Zhenxi, who was once a national teacher of the Sea Kingdom, and entered the Han Dynasty as an official, and his cultivation was unfathomable, and he had already understood the realm of gods and men a hundred years ago and disappeared into the government and the opposition. Now, another hundred years have passed, and he must have comprehended the mysteries of heaven and earth, the power of martial spirits, and become the powerhouse of the Han Dynasty. At that time, his disciples and grandchildren were all the top masters in the world, for example, the nine-headed corpse vulture under the command of General Xu Sheng was one of the disciples and grandchildren, and he was extremely powerful!"

Although Yan Zhu didn't know who the nine-headed corpse vulture was, when he saw Zhao Songming's extremely pious gaze on the side, he was already convinced that this Xu Tianqiu's identity was indeed extraordinary, and it was very likely that he was Gang Zhenxi's personal disciple. Otherwise, how could he give someone a piece of Yanbei Fire Pattern Stone at will, an extremely precious treasure.

On Yanzhu's face, a trace of gentleness slowly emerged.

"Come on, serve tea. Yanzhu glanced at Xu Tianqiu and said in a loud voice.

Soon, the best tea in the palace of the Dian Kingdom was offered to him. However, this also seems to be deserved by Xu Tianqiu, he doesn't care about these at all, for him, what is in front of him is like a deal.

"Your Highness, I said, your niece Duo Jiaojiao looks extraordinary, how about giving it to me? I should also know that you only need to say a few words, once this matter is done, what conditions do you have, I believe that his old man is also willing to give you guidance and solve your doubts, and martial arts will go further." ”

Yan Zhu avoided answering, and after a while, he took a sip of tea and said: "Wang Nu Duojiao, quite self-reliant, in my Dian Kingdom, the audience is supportive, it is rare that Xu Gongzi has a heart, I will let her accompany you this time about cashmere." As for the rest, it's up to you. ”

"Hahahaha...... Okay, that's what I want. Thank you, Your Highness. ”

Xu Tianqiu said, patted his pants and left Tongquetai with Zhao Songming.

......

At this time, the guard Chang Longxi appeared next to Yanzhu and put on a dress for Yanzhu.

"Your Highness, this Han history is inevitably too arrogant, and the deputy envoy dares to do this, and there is no one in his eyes. ”

Yan Zhu smiled helplessly and shook his head: "What about arrogance, he is Gang Zhenxi's personal disciple." Besides, just now I took the fire stone that he threw stones to ask for directions, and I realized that this person is a genius, and his talent is not below me. If Duo Jiao really marries her, she will strip off the inheritance according to the ancestral system, so it will be better!"

Although Longxi didn't know who Gang Zhenxi was, she knew exactly what the eldest princess said. The eldest princess has no intention of letting Duo Jiao inherit the throne, which is indeed a good method.

"The order goes down, and tomorrow let Duo Jiao personally take someone to pick snow cashmere, this matter must not be mistaken. After a long time, Yanzhu suddenly said.

......

The next day, a team to pick cashmere set off from the palace and headed for Dongling Mountain.

There, there was a tribe belonging to the Dian Kingdom, that is, the Dongling Mountain Tribe.

This is one of the smallest and poorest tribes in the entire Dian Kingdom, due to the high altitude and extreme cold, the perennial wind and sun make most people's skin like an apple in autumn, with a natural touch of red. But because of this, the people here live a hard life all year round, and they have long been strong.

Looking at the scenery of the mountains of Dongling from afar, the farthest place is the sky, and the ground below. Between the earth and the sky are high mountains with sharp peaks. These mountains are rugged and shaped like they were cut with knives and axes, and the peaks are covered with snow, and the eagles are circling, and the picture is distant and tranquil. Except for a visible river flowing endlessly, there is only a vast grassland at the foot of the mountain, and many small white dots are grazing sheep.

But the flock was not a snow sheep, but an ordinary domestic sheep.

On the way, Shaoli, Wuya and the Han envoys and the accompanying army rode on horseback, and there were more than 100 people. Duojiao lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at it, her face full of pleasure, and the sight made her feel refreshed. As for the corner of the carriage, Xiyun was pretending to sleep.

Soon after, the group reached a mellow hillside covered with fences and leather tents. The tents, large and small, are next to each other, making it look like a tent kingdom.

This is the entire Dongling Mountain tribe, "Who are you?" the Dongling Mountain warriors guarding the gate of the fence stopped everyone.

Since there was no notice before, the other party who suddenly came at this moment was naturally very vigilant, and after Duojiao and Shaoli revealed their identities, everyone was entertained by the patriarch Haru. Duo Jiao had long heard that this man was infinitely large and his combat effectiveness was very high, and this time he met a fierce man as mighty as a lion.

It was already afternoon, and it was dark soon after.

After a while, the tribal cooks took out the best wine and beef and mutton to entertain the supreme prince and daughter of the Dian Kingdom, as well as the envoys from the Celestial Empire.

Bonfires at night, singing and dancing, is a great time to welcome guests, but Xu Tianqiu came to find Duojiao again.

Duojiao, who was roasting the fire, frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, she agreed.

Soon, the two walked together on the magnificent field, the distance was dark like the huge waves on the sea, and they couldn't see the clouds, and they couldn't see the clouds, but the darkness was gradually darkening and revealing a flood of the original color.