Chapter 654: The Hot Book of China

In the evening, Yang Jian came over hurriedly. Chen Ao had already prepared wine and invited Chen Ji, who lived in the mansion. The three of them had some wine and food while chatting.

Yang Jian knew that Chen Ji's status in the Shen Mansion was extraordinary, so he didn't say anything, and said bluntly: "Do Chen Ao know the momentum of the current Bianjing City?"

Chen Ao sneered: "The clown jumping, he can't enter the elegant hall. He wants to drown me by saliva? Cai Jing's ability is too small."

Chen Ji said with a serious expression: "Don't underestimate it. Cai Jing is the most scheming person. This is just a first move. The real powerful method should be at the end."

Yang Jian said in agreement: "Yes, Zajia has known Cai Jing for twenty years. Zajia still knows a little about his methods. He will never be so aggressive unless... he is already 99% sure."

Chen Ji smiled lightly and said, "Ninety-nine percent may not be the case. Cai Jing used to be like this, and then he acted. But Cai Jing is different now. Even if he is 30% sure, he will come out to fight."

After hearing Chen Ji's words, Yang Jian pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Chen said it well. Cai Jing has already forced him to the corner. Although he was helpless at this time, Chen Ao still had to guard against it."

Chen Ao thought for a while and said, "I have been thinking about it. The article Cai Jing wants to do this time should be related to Your Majesty, and of course he cannot leave the relationship between Xixia." Then he smiled and said, "What should he do? Come, let's drink."

Even though he said so, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Chen Ao's faint eyes. Chen Ji saw it and understood that Chen Ao and Cai Jing were really dead; but Chen Ao was thinking like this, but he didn't know if he had already had a countermeasure.

Chen Ji thought about it, then laughed and said, "Eunuch Yang is said to be a huge amount of eunuch, so today we need to see it." As he said that, he raised his cup and said, "If Eunuch Yang doesn't mind, how about fighting with me, the idle cloud and wild crane?"

Yang Jian slapped the table with his hand and said, "How can you lose to you, a scholar, if you are disabled and have a strong will? Come on, come on, come on, see how much you drink?"

Chen Ao's face turned red, his body was disabled and his mind was strong... Cough cough... Old Taishan was so cruel to joke, and he added himself!

That night, Chen Ao and An Ning were in the room, who were breathing alcohol. An Ning served Chen Ao and took off his clothes, and said with a bright red cheek: "Why did your husband and the Xixia people have children so soon? But no one of them was pregnant with so many sisters in the family?"

Chen Ao stammered and said, "This is the same as gambling, it depends on luck." She thought to herself that she would definitely not be able to say the following sentence, and she would probably have to create someone by herself.

Chen Ao took a deep breath and traveled for days, physically and mentally exhausted, but at this time he could only grit his teeth and harden. How could a man be tired? Without saying a word, he blew out the oil lamp and held An Ning's waist, saying, "Luck is of course important, but diligence can make up for the shortcomings. As long as he is harmonious with peace, he can create miracles."

Chen Ao had a sense of righteousness in his chest, and he did not hesitate to enter this gentle land.

When I woke up the next day, it was almost noon. I moved my sore waist, stretched my shoes and found my clothes. An Ning came in, her cheeks were red and said, "Do you want to sleep for a while?"

Chen Ao shook his head and said, "No need."

An Ning came over and tied his belt, gently tapped his slender hands on Shen Ao's chest, and laughed: "They all heard it last night."

Chen Ao couldn't help but say, "Ah? Isn't this very embarrassed?"

An Ning glared at Chen Ao angrily and said, "Yes, I can't even lift my face."

Chen Ao said: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, they will be the next trip. This is the reason why you do the first day of the lunar month and I do the fifteenth day of the lunar month."

Dressing his clothes neatly, Chen Ao yawned, rubbed his nose and said, "I was so cold last night, so I won't go out today. I'll take a break at home with you."

An Ning turned anger and said, "Then Zhenzhen and I will make pancakes for you later."

Chen Ao raised his face: "What's not easy to learn to make cooked cakes? What's the food like? Next time I will teach you how to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes."

An Ning opened her eyes wide: "What are tomatoes?"

Chen Ao was stunned for a moment and was exposed. Where were the tomatoes in this era? It was a thing from the foreign devils. He immediately smiled and said, "I'm talking about scrambled eggs with leeks."

An Ning smiled and said, "Your husband can do it, too?"

Chen Ao immediately became alert. They must not see through this ability. They stammered: "I do it by looking at people, but I don't really understand it."

As he was talking, Liu Sheng whispered outside: "Prince...Prince..."

Chen Ao went out and saw Liu Sheng calling himself under a big locust tree outside the wing room, walking over and saying, "What? Have you caught those nerds?"

Liu Shengdao: "I caught it, I beat you up and gave me some warnings. But..."

Chen Ao smiled faintly and said, "But what?"

Liu Shengdao: "The bones of these nerds are very hard. Although they beat them, they are still scolding them."

Chen Ao curled his lips and said, "Let them scold me!"

Liu Sheng continued: "Prince, there is another thing. A Xixia man came outside. The person named Li Kao was the envoy sent by Xixia to Bianjing."

The people of Xixia always had an envoy stationed in Bianjing. Now that Shen Aoqin is here, he is only a deputy envoy at most, and he is trying to help Chen Aolai.

Chen Ao said, "Call him in and speak."

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Li Kao was a descendant of the Western Xia clan. By his generation, he had no titles. Fortunately, he had read some books and was quite capable in the royal family, so he took a job in the Xixia Ministry of Rites. Now he is in Bianjing, he is like a fish in water. It is much more prosperous than Xixia, and his status as an envoy is transcendent. At least the Song Dynasty will not neglect anything, and no one cares about eating, drinking and having fun here, so he spent a few years in a daze.

But later, Chen Ao became the chief minister of the Honglu Temple, and his life became more and more difficult. Chen Ao was very realistic and straightforward to divide the envoys into different levels. He had a good relationship, was well taken care of, and could live a good life. It would also ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing. When encountering a hostile state like Xixia, it would be terrible. If you want to live in a room, you don’t even have a door, clean up a woodshed and sent it over. All the expenses are at your own expense!

The word "self-indulge" means that Li Kao has to pay for it himself. The question is, how can the little salary in Xixia be enough for him to squander? Besides, he is an envoy, and there are still seven or eight waiting under him. Some carry him sedan chairs, some lead him horses, and some run errands for him. These people all want money.

Li Kao felt that he had fallen from heaven to hell, and he was all he could do. He wanted to go back, but the Xixia Ministry of Rites refused to allow him. As a result, when winter came, the house with air leakage almost froze to death. He wanted to disband the officials, but they refused. Everyone came with the adults. Even if they wanted to give up, they would at least have to pay money, right?

In fact, the entire Bianjing was watching Li Ka's jokes. The Song Dynasty had only two enemies, one was the Jin people and the other was the Xixia. The Jin people were a little bit better, and they would get along when they had evil, but they would get away when they raised their legs. But this Xixia was different. It was said that they had evil, but on the other hand, there was a covenant on the face. If this covenant was not torn down, he would have to stay until he had completely got evil.

Later, Chen Ao was on an envoy, but Li Ka was stunned by a piece of news. The royal family members were killed. Five of the ten families of the country were killed. The entire Longxing Mansion was full of blood and blood. From the King of Yue to the ordinary nations, they were all scouted and beheaded. Only then did Li Ka realize that he was really lucky. If he stayed in Longxing Mansion, he would probably not have the idea of ​​living.

But he gritted his teeth to remember the word Chen Ao that among those who were killed, some of his relatives and some of his old friends. He could no longer remember it, but only knew that Chen Ao deprived him of everything.

Later, Chen Ao returned as the king of politics and the envoy of the state. Li Ka was sad at this time. Unexpectedly, the enemy of this country has now become the master of Xixia.

Li Hu walked into the Shen family wearing a Western Xia Dynasty robes and a warm hat on his head. After passing several ritual gates, he walked around a pond where lotus flowers bloomed, and then walked in after reporting. When he saw Chen Ao, he collapsed and wanted to rush forward desperately.

"Prince." Li Hu finally saluted respectfully.

Chen Ao took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Sit down and talk. You are here just in time. I was going to find you. You have to help you with this letter of nationality. You can draw up a charter first and let me take a look."

Li Huo said hilariously: "I heard that the prince is coming to repair it, how dare the subordinates neglect it? The rules have been drafted, so I will wait for the prince to take a look." After that, he took out a note from his sleeve, bowed and handed it to Chen Ao's hands.

Li Hu said, "It is actually difficult to say that it is difficult to say it is easy to say it. It is easy to say it is easy to say it. The first is to demarcate the boundaries. Many borders in the past were ambiguous, and as a result, the border troops repeatedly conflicted, so if this one is not explained clearly, other things are difficult to do."

Chen Aohe nodded and said, "You are right." Then he went to look at the charter carefully and said slowly, "What do you mean is to let the Song Dynasty allocate the disputed border to Xixia?"

Li Hu said seriously: "The Song Dynasty is vast, and the land in Xixia is barren, and its territory is less than 10 or 12 of the Song Dynasty. The officials thought that the disputed places were just fly meat to the Song Dynasty, and they were dispensable, but they were extremely important to the Western Xia."

Chen Ao said: "You are right, you must fight for every inch of land. This article can be added to the letter of the country. But is there more annual monies required in the second article?"

Li Kao said hilariously: "The Song Dynasty and Xixia open markets with each other. Have you ever thought that doing this may be beneficial to Xixia, but the real benefits are on the Song people. Xixia is in short supply for many goods from the Song Kingdom. Wouldn't this money be earned by the Song people? So adding some annual monies is to make up for this."

Chen Ao sneered: "The money was made by the Song Dynasty, but did Xixia not get the goods from the Song Dynasty?"

Li Kao pursed his lips and said, "No matter what, Xixia and them will suffer losses. The Great Song Dynasty treasury is rich, so it is also appropriate to add some annual monies. The King of Political Consultative Affairs is my Daxia Zhuguo, so he will naturally fight for the Daxia."

Chen Ao just smiled faintly and then said, "The third one is also strange. Isn't it too arrogant to ask for food, grass and weapons from the Song Dynasty every year?"

Li Hu said: "In order to get along with the Song Dynasty, I have been in trouble with the Jin Kingdom. The war between Jin and Xia will sooner or later break out. If the Song Dynasty does not provide some food, fodder and weapons, what will I use to be the barrier of the Song Dynasty?"

Chen Ao put down the charter and said slowly: "Do you know, what will Your Majesty react when you send this charter?"

Li Kao said hilariously: "The Song people have a saying, "There is a saying for a price to be paid back. The King of Political Consultative Affairs is also a Song people. Don't you know this?"

Chen Ao sneered, "That's how you talk to me?"

Li Huo immediately bowed his head and said, "Yes, the lower official has been Meng Lang, the prince forgives his crimes, but since the prince is ordered to negotiate peace, the lower official has something to say, "I don't know whether to say it or not."

Chen Ao said lightly: "You said."

Li Hu said: "There are two reasons why I, Emperor Xixia, ordered the prince to come here this time. One is that the prince is very familiar with the Song Dynasty and is more convenient to act. The second is..." He deliberately elongated his voice and said slowly: "Your Majesty is testing the prince. After Your Majesty's death, the prince, the prince, became the minister of the political affairs of Xixia. He said nothing. If the prince was on an envoy this time, but could not gain any benefits for me, Xixia, what would Your Majesty think? Please think twice."

Chen Ao snorted coldly before saying, "What does he think? What does it have to do with me?"

This sentence sounds like Li Kao, but Li Kao has no way to use Chen Ao, so he had to laugh and said, "It's just for the sake of the prince's good."

Chen Ao thought about it, held the charter in his hand, and slowly said: "Class of the People's Republic of China, copy it according to this charter, and I will send it to the palace in a few days."

Unexpectedly, Chen Ao agreed so easily. Li Huo was stunned for a moment and then said, "Sir, obey the order."

Chen Ao picked up the teacup, looked unwilling to join him, and said, "Let me see you off, Lord Li, it's easy to leave but not to see you off."

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Chapter completed!