Chapter 102 Luozu
The fragrance of tea in the jade bowl is refreshing. Even if Qingyan is not familiar with the tea ceremony, he still admires it from the bottom of his mouth and is often amazed.
"This tea tastes really good. It costs ten taels of silver per cent, right?"
Fortunately, he had swallowed the tea soup into his throat, otherwise Shangguan Feiyan would not be able to guarantee whether he would spray a sip of hot tea on Qingyan's face.
"However, you are also a top noble in Nan Zhao? Do you think this tea is only worth this price?" Shangguan Feiyan looked disbelief.
Qingyan showed an incredible expression than the former, "I'm talking about ten taels of silver per ounce, not ten taels of silver per pound. What's so surprising? I remember when I went to Zhao Jing's mansion, the best tea in his house was at this price. Could it be that the governor of Yizhou was more luxurious than the King of Wu?"
Shangguan Feiyan didn't want to talk anymore. She felt the expression of people around her trying to hold back their laughter. She wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in. How could she realize that the tea on the palace of Tangwang Wu in Nanzhao was so shabby that the two of them were worthy of being friends.
The servants naturally felt funny in their hearts, but when they thought of the orders given by the master, their faces were red, and some people even held their palms hard with their nails, for fear of laughing out loud.
Looking at Qingyan's bowl after bowl like drinking sugar water, Shangguan Feiyan could no longer control her hand and grabbed the teapot, "I'm still drinking! I'm not afraid of it flowing out of my nose. Usually you look a bit pretty, why are you like a fool who has never seen the world today?"
Qingyan said in a daze: "This tea is indeed delicious. Besides, we are guests, even if we drink ten or eight pots, it is not wrong, right?"
"What the prince said is very true. Not to mention a few pots of tea, if you like it, please give you a few black moon trees. You can taste this top-quality black sword every year when you plant it in the palace."
"I guess it's Lord Wen?" Qingyan stood up and saluted.
Wen Lingyun led Qian Zhong to return the salute, "Wen Lingyun, the governor of Yizhou, met with the Crown Prince with the magistrate of Yizhou. I wonder who is the one next to His Highness?"
"She is Xiaoman Duwei, one of the twenty-four commanders of Fengmanlou, Shangguan Feiyan." Qingyan introduced him to the two.
Shangguan Wen Lingyun turned his mind a few moments and learned the fundamental identity of this beautiful woman.
"It turns out that he is the beloved daughter of Marquis Zongyun. The lower official has eyes but no beads and hopes to forgive him." Shangguan Feiyan didn't reply when he heard this, and stood beside Qingyan's side with a faint expression.
Seeing Wen Lingyun and Qian Zhong were a little embarrassed, Qingyan rescued and said, "I believe Master Wen has already known the use of this prince's intention, so let's talk about the important matter first."
"Yes! It's important to do things, but important to do things."
After a few people sat down, Wen Lingyun told me in detail about everything that had happened in the past twenty days. After hearing this, Qingyan was amazed in his heart. Unexpectedly, Wen Lingyun, as the governor of Yizhou, did not know much about Jun Yunhou, who was thousands of miles away. Apart from the movements of the Qingzhu Gang in recent days, Wen Lingyun didn't know that Lin Jialuo had arrived in Yizhou.
"Mr. Wen, this prince has already decided on countermeasures with His Majesty in Jinling. How many government soldiers can you draw in Yizhou at most?"
"If it is really time to war or there is an imperial edict from Your Majesty, you can draw up to about 12,000 government soldiers under the normal operation of Yizhou." Wen Lingyun carefully observed the changes in the other party's expression, "But if it is not a war, there is no imperial edict, and the subordinate officials can only mobilize 1,000 government soldiers according to the system."
Qing Yan explained: "I know the difficulties of Lord Wen, so this matter will not make you feel embarrassed at all." After that, he showed the Jiulong gold medal.
"Greetings to Your Majesty! My emperor's power is vast and he will live forever!"
Wen Lingyun and Qian Zhong saw clearly what was in each other's hands, jumped up from the chair like a burning butt, and then knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Please get up quickly, please get up. This prince is helpless to show the gold medal, otherwise Lord Wen would never agree to this prince's plan."
Seeing the two of them returning to the chair tremblingly, Qingyan said seriously: "Mr. Wen, quickly dispatch 10,000 troops to the foot of Qingcheng Mountain. There is no need to camp to guard the mountain. You just need to patrol north and south on the official road next to Qingcheng Mountain. Ten thousand people are divided into ten teams, and it must be a huge momentum."
"It is claimed that the officials of the court went north to Qinzhou to inspect the Qinwu Army, but there is no need to explain the inspection time limit to the outside world. If the people from Duihe saw this, they would gather at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, and they should not act rashly, as everything would be normal."
Wen Lingyun asked in confusion: "Tolerate the Guan Yulun, Your Highness's plan can only be regarded as a temporary solution. Could it be that the two gangs will not turn wars into jade and silk for a day, and we will not leave the foot of Qingcheng Mountain for a day?"
"Mr. Wen really hit the nail on the head, but this is the safest way at the moment. It will not stimulate the second gang, but also make the Duihe rudder thrown into the mouse and avoid the weapon." Qing Yan smiled and said, "Leave the rest of the matter to us. Master Wen only needs to act as planned, and he must do his best to cooperate with the prince's actions in Yizhou."
With the Nine Dragon Gold Medal in hand, Wen Lingyun naturally had no reason to refuse and bowed: "Don't worry, your prince, the emperor, you must do your best."
"Oh by the way, Yue Bei, the prefect of Qushui County, I believe Master Wen is very familiar with him?" Qing Yan asked after a turn of the conversation.
"Although Yue Bei was not promoted by a senior official, he is quite familiar with him. Two years ago, he was dispatched by the Ministry of Personnel to Qushui County. It has been nearly two years since then. His political achievements were quite good, without any merits or failures." Wen Lingyun briefly explained his origin.
Qingyan pondered for a moment and smiled: "Your Majesty, you don't need to care. This prince and Xiaoman Duwei passed by Qushui County. When they saw the people in the country live and work in peace and contentment, they were just curious."
Shangguan Feiyan gave Qingyan a look, and the latter stood up knowingly and said, "Do you know where Duduo's headquarters is in Chengdu?"
"The biggest mansion in Wangping Lane is that the prince wants to go there in person? Do you need a subordinate to send some people to accompany him to guard?" Wen Lingyun was very worried and thought to himself that this young man was too angry and annoyed that Dui Duo was small. If there was any accident, you can imagine his fate.
"Thank you, Lord Wen. This prince and Xiaoman Duwei have their own concerns. Lord, just need to implement the plan as soon as possible."
Seeing the two leaving the front hall like this, he heard Lingyun’s voice as if he was as thin as a mosquito and asked, “Qian Zhong, go find out the background of Yuebei. Qushui County is the best place in Yizhou. But the prince actually said that the local residents live and work in peace and contentment, which is absolutely unusual.”
"Don't worry, sir, please go and investigate thoroughly now."
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"Feiyan, how good is your martial arts compared to Ling'er?"
"I am better than usual when I fight with my life."
The two were sitting by the window on the second floor of a huge restaurant, looking at the shop next to the wide street and lit up the lanterns and candles.
Qingyan was shocked when he heard the answer. He thought Ling'er had been personally essayed by his grandfather. Although he was careless for three days and two days, he was not comparable to ordinary masters. Unexpectedly, Shangguan Feiyan's martial arts actually reached this level.
Either the other party exaggerates, or the Shangguan Bailu, as her father, has unfathomable martial arts skills.
Seeing Qingyan trying hard to hide his surprised expression, Shangguan Feiyan smiled and said, "I know you think of me in your heart, but don't think too much about Ling'er. Although she has a high qualification, she doesn't work hard. I can only get a draw with her last year. She has been suppressed by her before."
"Ling'er is a little lazy on weekdays. Even Mr. Su is helpless to her. I don't know when she will grow up." Qingyan had no good idea for his sister.
"Even if Ling'er is so lazy, she can still tie me with me who work hard, which shows how terrifying the bloodline of your Qin and Zhao families is."
Qingyan somehow, when he heard the other party praise her sister, he was even happier than praising her, and couldn't help but smile proudly, "Ling'er followed her mother's mother. No matter what moves she had, she could learn them seriously. Even my grandfather's unpredictable sword moves did not make her much better than me, the one who was my brother."
"You don't have to pretend to be modest. Dad has praised you more than once. Don't look at his approachable appearance, he rarely praises others, let alone you, a junior." Shangguan Feiyan held his chin and said, "Dad said that even if you didn't learn the unique skills of the Master Qin's hometown, you still achieved something. He also said that the momentum you showed inadvertently must have practiced the best mental method."
"I didn't expect that such a character as Marquis would look down on me, a young man who was incompetent." Qing Yan admired Jun Yun in his heart and reminded him, "Hurry up and eat the food, it will lose its taste when it is cold."
At this time, a middle-aged man in zipper slowly walked up to the second floor. His face was pale and he didn't have to be very elegant. He looked around and found that there was no empty space. He looked at the face of regret. When he saw Qingyan and the other two sitting at a four-person table by the window, his eyes lit up and walked over.
"I wonder if you are the only one here with this girl, this little brother?" The Ruyi man bowed and asked.
"Yes, we are only the two of us. Is there anything wrong with me?" Qingyan stood up and returned the gift.
The elegant man was very happy when he heard this, "I forgot to report my own family. I have a ancestor named Luo Dan. I am from Xiangzhou. I miss the green bamboo shoots of this store very much when I passed by Chengdu. But I was not lucky enough, and the downstairs were already crowded and there were no seats. I came to the second floor to try my luck, but the seats were full."
Qingyan had already heard his intention from the other party's words and asked Shangguan Feiyan opposite him, "What do you think?"
Seeing that the other party asked for his own opinions, Shangguan Feiyan felt sweet and said, "Just make the decision, I have no objection."
"Since that's the case, as long as Brother Luo doesn't dislike it, he will sit at the same table with me."
"Luo thanked you two, so-called rewards for your favors. Luo will pay the money from this table, so don't worry." After that, Luo Zu pulled a chair and sat on the outside of the table.
Qingyan is not pretentious, "The so-called all over the world are brothers. Among all the people, it is fate to meet Brother Luo here. It is really unreasonable not to drink a few cups."
After the two of them drank a full drink, Luo Zu asked, "I still don't know if my little brother and this girl have a great name, can I tell you easily?"
"She is called Shangguan Yan, and my name is Qingyan. They are all unknown juniors in the world. "Qingyan is in a really good mood. I don't know why she is a little close to this strange man.
"Qing? This is the first time Luo has heard that someone's surname is Qing. It seems that he is ignorant, but the name does not matter who is the name. Just as you said before, meeting in a vast sea of people is fate, and you and I will drink another glass!" Luo Zu clinked his glasses and drank the wine again, but no one noticed a very deep light flashing in his eyes.
"I heard that the accent of the little brother Qingyan is not as good as that of Yizhou's middle-aged man. I wonder where he came from?"
"Shangguan and I came to Yangzhou. This time we came to Yizhou, there were some trivial matters to do, so I could enjoy the beautiful scenery of Xichuan." Qingyan filled the two of them with their wine glasses again.
Luo Zu sighed lightly: "In a foreign land, there will always be obstacles and difficulties in doing things. Luo hopes that you can achieve success by doing this journey."
Chapter completed!