Under Chang'an City, Zhao Gou heard Xia Bolong's feelings, looked at the slightly dilapidated city walls around him, shook his head and said loudly: "This ghost place is not even half good at the capital. What can I sigh?"

After hearing this, Xia Bolong smiled laughed because he did not compare the capital with Chang'an, but with the modern Xi'an and the ancient Xi'an. Modern cities naturally have a modern level and life is naturally very comfortable, but ancient Chang'an also had its vicissitudes and long-lasting side, which made everyone who sees it express his feelings for the ancient city.

"Zhao Gou, after a while, when you see Tong Guan, you will take out the dignity your prince deserves. Do you know?" Xia Bolong said to Zhao Gou beside him.

Zhao Gou said: "I know Master, is a Tong Guan so scared?"

"You don't understand. You may not be afraid of him in the capital, but when you leave the capital and arrive at his territory, it will be different. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. To put it bluntly, here he is a local emperor and no one can control him. Therefore, when you see him later, you still have to have the etiquette. In addition, the master's official position is much lower than that of him, so you naturally have to worship him. You don't have to worship him, do you know?" Xia Bolong was afraid that Zhao Gou would be ignorant, so he said in advance.

Zhao Gou nodded and said he knew. He laughed and said, "Master, I'll have to drink again later. Can I drink?"

Since Zhao Gou got drunk in Liangshan camp last time, he fell in love with drinking. During the march along the way, Xia Bolong was afraid that something would happen to the army, so he ordered a ban on drinking, which made Zhao Gou a little greedy.

"You can drink it appropriately, but you can't drink too much like last time. Don't forget that the last time you killed a eunuch by mistake was caused by the alcohol." Xia Bolong said.

Although Zhao Gou was only twelve years old, he was very bold. The next day, he learned that he had killed a eunuch himself, not only did he not be afraid, but instead applauded and applauded for him.

"Hehe, Master, don't worry, I won't get drunk again." Zhao Gou said with a smile.

"That's good, go and enter the city!" Xia Bolong said.

The two of them rode their horses straight into the city. After inquiring all the way, they moved to the government office of Jingzhao Mansion.

The government office of Jingzhao Prefecture is the largest house in the entire Chang'an city. It is divided into inner and outer houses, and has a back garden. It is also decorated very magnificently, and it is almost as close to the palace. Such luxurious decoration only appeared in the dynasty of Emperor Huizong of Song. If it were other emperors, it would be good if this minister was not charged with a crime of treason.

The soldiers guarding the door led Xia Bolong and Zhao Gou into the hall of the outer house. The two sat in the hall and quietly waited for Tong Guan's arrival.

Zhao Gou looked around and saw that the decorations in the hall were very particular, so he said to himself: "Be good, it's really amazing. From the time I entered the door to now, the mansion I saw is so unique, and it's almost caught up with the palace."

Xia Bolong had long seen that this Jingzhao Mansion was Tong Guan's "palace". When he heard Zhao Gou's words, he hurriedly said: "Zhao Gou, Child Guan is here later. Don't say these words, do you know?"

Zhao Gou said: "Master, don't worry, I know what to do."

"Come here and sit down!" Xia Bolong said to Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou sat on a seat next to Xia Bolong with a smile, then laughed twice, stopped laughing, and his face slowly became serious.

After a while, Tong Guan walked out of the back hall in very gorgeous clothes.

As soon as he showed up, he saw Xia Bolong and Zhao Gou sitting upright on the chair. His heart skipped a beat and he immediately thought to himself: "He...he has come too?"

Tong Guan tidied up his clothes, then walked out quickly, walked straight to Zhao Gou, and said respectfully: "My minister Tong Guan, see Your Highness Qiansheng!"

Xia Bolong stood up at this time and bowed to Tong Guan: "Secretary Xia Bolong, pay homage to Lord Xuan Shuai Tong!"

Zhao Gou said seriously: "Everyone is free from politeness, so don't be so polite."

Tong Guan and Xia Bolong straightened up at the same time, looked at each other, and then laughed.

"Mr. Tong, I am following my father's order to guard Pingliang this time, and I will pass by Jingzhao and come to your mansion to take a look. If you have any trouble, please forgive me!" Zhao Gou said.

Tong Guan glanced at Zhao Gou and thought to himself: "Your Highness, the one the emperor dislikes the most is you. It's a good thing you are still pretending to be solemn here. Maybe the emperor specially found an opportunity to get you out of the capital to save you from being bored."

He thought this in his heart, but he didn't say that. He looked happy and said respectfully: "The Qiansui Master can come to the humble house, which makes the humble house shining brightly. I will definitely serve the Qiansui Master."

Xia Bolong looked at Tong Guan's flattery attitude and thought curiously: "Tong Guan is also around 60 years old. Why did he recognize his adopted son Tong Shuang in his twenties? According to his age, Tong Shuang is qualified to be his grandson, and he really can't figure it out."

Zhao Gou laughed and said, "House House? I'm afraid that such a humble house is the first in our Song Dynasty? Your humble house is really cold, and you're almost caught up with the palace!"

After hearing this, Tong Guan's face changed immediately. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Master Qiansui, the government office of Jingzhao Mansion was originally a former palace renovation. It was built by the prefect of Jingzhao Mansion in the previous era. It has nothing to do with me. I hope Master Qiansui will be careful, and don't listen to the words of villains!"

Zhao Gou said: "Mr. Tong, what are you doing? I didn't say anything, I just said it based on the truth. Besides, others don't know you, Tong Guan, don't I know? Mr. Tong has always been loyal and a good minister of my generation in the Song Dynasty. I often hear my father praise Mr. Tong, which means that Mr. Tong is a good man and a good minister of the Song Dynasty. Get up quickly, get up quickly."

After hearing Zhao Gou's words, Xia Bolong was extremely happy and looked at Zhao Gou with a different look. He never expected that Zhao Gou would say this and would know how to use both kindness and power. He first gave Tong Guan a warning and then gave him a sweetness. Speaking and doing things is not equal to a twelve-year-old child at all.

"The emperors in the future have now shown so clearly that they are indeed a true emperor after seeing Zhao Gou." Xia Bolong thought slowly in his heart.

Tong Guan raised his sleeves, pretended to wipe the sweat from his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief, and replied lightly: "Thank you, Master Qiansui!"

Zhao Gou said: "No need to be polite. I came here just to ask for a glass of wine. I wonder if Lord Tong can satisfy my little wish?"

Tong Guan laughed and said, "The northwest is bitter and cold. The wine brewed is different from the Central Plains. Most of the wines here are spicy and strong. I am afraid that the one who is Qiansui is not used to drinking it, so I can't stand it so spicy."

Zhao Gou said: "I love to drink spicy wine. As the saying goes to the countryside, I naturally have to drink such wine when I go to the northwest. If I am named king by my father in the future, I will naturally transport more fine wines from the northwest, treasure them, and taste them slowly."

"Is it that the emperor wants to be the king of Qiansui?" Tong Guan asked in surprise.

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "On the surface, my father ignored me, but in fact he cared about me very much. It would be a matter of time before I could make me the king. By the way, Lord Tong, do you know why my father asked me and my master to come to the northwest border with me?"

Tong Guan's eyes rolled around, and he thought about it for a while, but did not dare to speak out. He slowly said in his heart: "Does Your Majesty know that I am acting like a mighty person in the northwest and sent him to secretly monitor my every move? Humph! Even if you monitor it, what can I do to me? The whole northwest is my world. Even if you keep it under surveillance, the news will not be sent out!"

"Hehe, I'm telling Master Qiansui, the old minister is stupid, I hope Master Qiansui will tell you!" Tong Guan said.

Zhao Gou said: "The reason why my father asked me to go to the northwest border was because he wanted me to train well and be familiar with the things in the army. In the future, I would be the Grand Marshal of the World, command the king's army, eliminate the bandits, and greatly expand the territory of the Song Dynasty. Of course, the purpose of doing this is to prepare me for being the king."

Since becoming the Privy Councilor, Tong Guan has been in commanding troops in the northwest border. For nearly ten years, he has fought with Xixia and other ethnic minorities for many years. Cai Jing was in the capital, and Gao Qiu made good words for him to be his local emperor, so he was able to be his local emperor in the northwest. However, for so many years, he has been away from the palace, and all the emperor's preferences were what he knew before. As for who the emperor likes now and what he said, he didn't know. In addition, the spy he arranged in the palace was gradually removed by Liang Shicheng, and Cai Jing and Gao Qiu could not arrange them in, so he could be said to be very unfamiliar with the palace.

He was completely stunned by Zhao Gou's words when he heard them, and he didn't know if it was true. He would rather believe it than believe it. He looked at Xia Bolong, who was standing beside him without saying anything. Seeing that there was no expression on Xia Bolong's face, he seemed to think that what Zhao Gou said was taken for granted.

He hurriedly bowed to Zhao Gou and said happily: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince! The old minister also hopes that the emperor will give the throne to the Qiansui prince as soon as possible, and also likes that the prince can become the marshal of the world's military and horses. From then on, the old minister will work under the prince's hands, and ask the prince to take care of him in the future."

Zhao Gou laughed and said, "Yeah, that's of course. But today it depends on your performance. The wine I want..."

"It's just a little wine. Why should the prince be so disgusted? The back hall has already set up a banquet for the prince. Please invite the prince to the banquet!" Tong Guan said.

Zhao Gou said, "Don't call the prince. The horoscope is not yet a single one. I am only twelve years old now. In a few years, I may become the prince. If you call it out now and let others listen, you will definitely think I am ambitious. I can tell you that the prince belongs to my eldest brother. After he ascends the throne, I will be his Grand Marshal of the World. At that time, I can also be by his side and speak beautifully for you. Wouldn't it be a deputy Marshal of the World? "

"Thank you for the king... No, the Qiansui Master is auspicious. The old minister will definitely be loyal to the Qiansui Master until his death!" Tong Guan said.

Xia Bolong stood aside and listened quietly to the conversation between Zhao Gou and Tong Guan, and couldn't help feeling funny. He saw Tong Guan leaning over to bow to Zhao Gou, and seeing Zhao Gou winking at him while Tong Guan bent down, he felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart.

"Xuan Shuai, who is extremely noble in front of others, will be dizzy by a twelve-year-old doll. If this matter is spread, I am afraid that Xuan Shuai will become a laughing stock for everyone. However, Zhao Gou has a way. In this way, it doesn't seem to be from the mouth of a child." Xia Bolong thought to himself.

In fact, Zhao Gou learned martial arts with Xia Bolong and learned tactfulness from Xia Bolong. In this case, most of the contribution he could say came from Xia Bolong. Xia Bolong and Zhao Gou were together unrestrained and said whatever he had. Unconsciously, some of Xia Bolong's views on the world naturally affected Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou is not a fool. Although he is not favored by Emperor Huizong of Song, he has been very smart since childhood. When the wise Zhao Gou meets the smooth and changeable Xia Bolong, he will naturally make some sparks, and will naturally make Zhao Gou's thoughts surpass his age. In addition, over the past few days, Zhao Gou has often mingled with the people of the Liangshan Army as Xia Bolong's instructions. In addition, while learning martial arts, he will often chat and gradually increase his own courage.

Tong Guan led Zhao Gou and Xia Bolong into the back hall and ordered the servants to set up a banquet.

As soon as the three of them sat down, Tong Guan poured a glass of wine and handed it to Zhao Gou, saying, "Master Qiansui, this is the wine from the northwest, called Shaodaozi, you can try it first."

Zhao Gou nodded, took the wine handed over by Tong Guan, and said, "I heard that name should be a strong wine, so I'll try it first."

In modern society, twelve-year-old children may be a bit incredible to drink white wine, but in ancient times, they could get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen. What is drinking at the age of twelve? This can only explain one problem. In ancient times, children were precocious and had no time to do because they didn’t have to go to school. Children from poor families went to work on the field, and children from rich families fought cocks and dogs. If they entered society early, they would naturally become mature.

Zhao Gou picked up the glass of wine, put it to his mouth, looked at Xia Bolong with a squint, and then smiled and said, "Master, this wine is so fragrant. I want to drink two more glasses, is that OK?"

Tong Guan was very surprised to see this situation. The dignified prince, the current prince, the future prince, and the great marshal of the world, would ask Xia Bolong for a drink. After he looked at him, he recalled every word Zhao Gou said just now, and felt that this was definitely not something a twelve-year-old child could say. He looked at Xia Bolong again, and saw that Xia Bolong nodded slightly, Zhao Gou dared to drink, and he had already had a look in his heart.

"What a bullshit prince, the Grand Marshal of the Army, it must be Xia Bolong who borrowed Zhao Gou to deceive me. Okay, Xia Bolong, dare to play tricks with me, see how I deal with you in the future. Aren't you going to Pingliang? I'll let you go. I won't give you food and salary after I go. What do I think you will do? I'm saying, how could a prince that the emperor hated would become the emperor's beloved son all at once? When I left Beijing last time, it's only two months now, just a short time

In the meantime, the emperor will fall in love with Zhao Gou? I won’t believe it if I beat you to death! Xia Bolong, you have a bullshit prince in the future, and I have the current emperor. Let’s see who is so good! The matter between you and Tong Shuang and the current affairs, I will settle the new and old accounts with you. In the Western Army, I am the boss. If you don’t give you some colors, you don’t know how to write my Tong Guan’s name!" Tong Guan’s heart was furious and it was difficult to suppress, but it couldn’t burst out suddenly now, so I could only endure it.

After Zhao Gou drank a glass of roasting knife, he immediately felt very spicy and couldn't help but speak in a "ah" tone, and said: "The wine in the northwest is indeed spicy. No wonder the Western Army has always been the most brave in the Song Dynasty in wars."

Tong Guan said with a forced smile: "Master Qiansui, this is not the best one to drink, the best one to drink is Fenjiu."

"Fenjiu? Why haven't I heard of it? Is it more spicy than this?" Zhao Gou asked.

Tong Guan shook his head and said, "Fenjiu is a famous wine in the northwest. It is a fresh fragrance wine with exquisite craftsmanship and a long history. It is known for its soft mouth, sweet taste, and after drinking it, and its long aftertaste. It is not very spicy. Master Qiansui, do you want to try it?"

Zhao Gou said: "Since there is such a good wine, why don't you take it out earlier? Prepare it quickly and let me taste it!"

"Ba!Ba!Ba!"

Tong Guan raised his hands and patted him three times, but saw a maid walking in from outside the door, holding a jar of wine in his hand.

The maid walked straight to the table and placed the jar of wine on the table. Seeing Tong Guan waved his hand, she bowed and retreated.

Tong Guan stood up, poured three bowls of wine in succession, and then put down the jar of wine in his hand. He handed two bowls of wine to Zhao Gou and Xia Bolong, then picked up the wine in his hand and said with a smile: "Master Qiansui, Lord Xia, there is nothing to treat you in the bitter and cold place in the northwest. This bowl of Fenjiu is my little wish. The weather is severely cold recently, and it seems that it is about to snow. At this time of previous years, the snow has already fallen. This year's snow comes relatively late. According to the locals, if the snow falls late, the weather will be extremely cold. After drinking this bowl of Fenjiu, you can also warm your body and drive away the cold. Come on, let's do it!"

Xia Bolong didn't want to drink, but out of politeness, he still wanted to drink it.

Fenjiu, Luzhou Laojiao, Maotai and Xifeng Liquor are the four famous wines in my country, which shows the status of Fenjiu. Fenjiu is different from the wine brewed in the Central Plains and the wines in the south. It is made of pure grain and is no different from today's Fenjiu. Therefore, he naturally would not be willing to try such a high level of wine.

After drinking a bowl of wine, Xia Bolong did not feel that it was spicy. As Tong Guan said, it was soft and sweet when it was in the mouth. After drinking it, it was fragrant and had a long aftertaste. He drank all the wine without hesitation.

"Hahaha! A huge number, Master Qiansui and Lord Xia are all huge numbers of people!" Tong Guan said.

Xia Bolong smiled and said, "The relationship is deep, and everyone drinks it in one gulp. It seems that we all have deep feelings. In the future, the subordinates will rely more on Xuan Shuai under Xuan Shuai."
Chapter completed!