Chapter 57: Countryside

"This King of Yan is interesting."

Mo Di nodded gently.

He knew that the poor ninth prince was banished to Yanzhou by the current emperor.

He also heard about the recovery of King Yan's brain disease.

After all, the idle generals in Yanguan like to spread the absurd things in the court the most.

"This King of Yan is interesting. From obscurity to now, he is making more and more noise. It is said that Yuan Li has visited him in person. Well, it seems that this time for this magic medicine, I have to go there too." Mo Di threw down the book.

Li Xingjian said: "Even if it is not for this magic medicine, the general should go there. Invite King Yan as a helper, which can at least cause some trouble for the Yuan family."

Mo Di nodded.

After all, King Yan is a prince, and his Mo family has been loyal to the royal family for generations.

Now the world is in chaos, and there is no other ambition.

But now he is alone in Yanzhou, and he often feels uneasy.

After all, if Yanguan is lost, Beidi will enter directly, and Dasong will be broken into pieces.

But the Yuan family had a treacherous heart, so he dared not trust them easily.

If he went to Yan County this time and found out whether the King of Yan could be used, he would write to the current emperor and let the King of Yan's Yan County and Yanguan form a horn-shaped situation to garrison Yanzhou.

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Yancheng.

Although Zhao Xu wore the thinnest long gown, he still felt hot.

At this time, he began to miss the vests and big shorts of the present time.

But it was not all so bad.

At least, when the little maids helped him change clothes, he could see infinite spring through their slightly open necklines.

"Your Highness..."

Luan'er's cheeks were slightly red.

I don't know if it was because of the hot weather or Zhao Xu's eyes were too hot.

"Hehe..." Zhao Xu retracted his gaze and smiled evilly.

Luan'er smiled shyly, and was used to the King of Yan's aggression on her.

For her, this has become a tacit play between master and servant.

"Your Highness, a letter from the capital." Feng'er came in twisting her waist at this time.

Seeing that Zhao Xu's clothes were not put on yet, he took the belt beside him and put his arms around Zhao Xu's waist to tie it for him.

Zhao Xu took the letter.

A few days ago, he asked the Dong family to take a letter for him and give it to Guan Zhong in Jinling, asking him to bribe Liang Cheng and bring him news.

At least let the emperor Zhao Heng and the ninth prince's mother in the palace know about him.

At this point in time, there should be a receipt.

Feng'er gave him two letters.

The first one was written by Guan Zhong, and the second one was written by Mi Guiren, the mother of the ninth prince.

He first opened Guan Zhong's letter and glanced at it.

In the letter, Guan Zhong said that he had sent Liang Cheng 10,000 taels of silver, and promised to give Liang Cheng benefits in the future.

After he came back, Liang Cheng specially sent a servant to the business to deliver a plaque to the business.

This back and forth, Liang Cheng was considered to be protecting the business intentionally.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

If Liang Cheng did this, his chamber of commerce would be safer in the capital.

As for the emperor, Guan Zhong said in the letter that Liang Cheng brought a message that the emperor had not issued an order.

Then, he opened the letter from Concubine Mi.

There were tears on the letter, and it said: "Xu'er, since you left Yan County, your mother has missed you day and night and often went to Xiangguo Temple to pray. Now I know that my son's brain disease has recovered. Your mother is overjoyed and has no regrets in her life. Now I only hope that you will be diligent in Yan County and love the people, and don't do anything reckless. When you visit your parents, you and I can see each other again. This is also what your father hopes..."

Zhao Xu read it sentence by sentence and sighed slightly.

He inherited everything from the Ninth Prince, and also inherited an emperor father and a noble mother.

In his memory, Zhao Heng was strict and indifferent to him, so he naturally didn't have much feelings for Zhao Heng. They were not like father and son, but more like monarch and minister.

As for Concubine Mi, his memory was warm.

After all, she was one of the few people in the world who would care for the Ninth Prince.

"My father's wish." Chewing on this sentence, Zhao Xu felt something was wrong.

This sentence was obviously telling him that Zhao Heng had met her and talked about him. This sentence was also specially added by Zhao Heng.

There were two more sentences at the end of the letter, but they were for Luan'er and Feng'er, asking them to take good care of Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu glanced at the two girls, and their eyes immediately turned red.

At this time, the clothes were already put on.

Zhao Xu walked out of the bedroom, frowning slightly.

Emperor Zhao Heng did not dare to publicly order to comfort him.

But he did so in the letter of Concubine Mi, obviously with his own little thoughts.

After a little thought, he had a guess in his heart.

Zhao Heng did not make a public statement, one is that he may still not pay attention to himself, and he has the intention of continuing to wait and see; the other may be afraid that the local forces in Yanzhou will be unfavorable to him, and through Concubine Mi, he brought such a sentence, leaving room for the two.

Thinking of this, he smiled bitterly.

This emperor of Dasong is really thoughtful.

But if he hadn't been more cunning, I'm afraid he might not have been able to stay on the throne for so long.

The powerful families in Dasong are not so easy to deal with.

"Among the twelve princes, I am the only one who has been given a fiefdom. The others are all staying in the capital, fighting for power and profit. Behind everyone stands the powerful families. No matter who becomes the next emperor, I'm afraid they will become pawns of the powerful families." Zhao Xu sneered.

It is a tradition for Dasong to enfeoff princes.

But for the princes, they are unwilling to go to fiefdom.

After all, who is willing to leave the rich and prosperous capital?

Moreover, once leaving the capital, it is equivalent to leaving the center of power and losing the throne.

Moreover, the fiefdom of Dasong cannot be inherited, and the descendants can only enjoy some salary after death. This makes it even more unnecessary for powerful princes to work hard to manage it.

Therefore, generally speaking, most princes will only send their confidants in the palace to manage the fiefdom.

"Their poison is my fairy grass." Zhao Xu shook his head.

In the eyes of other princes, he must be very pitiful. No one supports him and he can only suffer in this barren land.

And he sees other princes as poison in a jar. There is no point in fighting each other in the capital.

Shaking his head, Zhao Xu threw these thoughts away.

His goal has always been firm, that is, to work hard to manage his own fiefdom.

When he turns Yan County into a fortress, no matter what happens outside, he will not fall, no matter what Zhao Heng's attitude towards him is!

Thinking of this, he showed a smile on his face.

This smile is also for Zhao Heng's little trick against him.

At least it seems that Zhao Heng hopes that he can check and balance the Yuan family.

I was just worried that he was too weak and would be attacked.

If he felt that he was strong, the Yuan family would not be able to wipe him out at once.

He believed that Zhao Heng would support him openly at that time.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Liu Fu's figure appear in front of the archway in the backyard and stopped there.

After tidying up his clothes, he walked towards Liu Fu.

Today he and Liu Fu had agreed to go to the countryside for inspection.

His policy had been implemented in a village.

He needed to see if the officials in the government office had done their job.

Outside the door, Xu Lie had prepared a horse for Zhao Xu.

The group went north along the north-south avenue of Yan County.

"Your Highness, this is the first time to go out of the city."

After leaving the north gate of Yancheng, Liu Fu pointed his whip at the lush forest in the distance.

"Yes, this is the great land of this king."

Breathing the fresh air, looking at the blue sky and the green fields, he felt relaxed and happy.

Driving the horses forward, along the dirt official road, the group passed through the woods, rice fields, ponds and streams.

Then they went north along the stream and arrived at their destination, Fushi Village.

"Your Highness, this is Fushi Village. The fertile fields around the village were all exchanged by the royal palace from the wealthy families. Currently, there are 500 households in this village, and the rice in the fields has been planted."

After getting off the horse, Liu Fu led Zhao Xu to the edge of the field.

Zhao Xu looked at the field, and the rice seedlings were already green.

And around November, these rice fields can be harvested.

At that time, Yan County will have enough food.

Thinking of this, he smiled with satisfaction.

"Let's go to the village." Zhao Xu walked along the ridges to a thatched house.

His arrival has attracted the attention of the villagers.

The naughty children in the village hid behind the thick willow trees in groups of three or five, looking at him curiously.

Seeing these young children, he suddenly felt mixed emotions.

The clothes of these children were tattered and they were naked.

Some of them were completely naked.

Their ribs could be clearly seen.