After the Crown Prince of Shu and his group left, people began to disperse. Xue Lingfeng then asked Yang Ning, "The Crown Prince doesn't know the Crown Prince of Shu?"
"Why should I get to know him?" Yang Ning said calmly: "We don't agree with each other. Even if we know him, we won't have any friendship."
Xue Lingfeng showed a smile and said: "The prince's temperament is very similar to that of the general." Mentioning Qi Jing, Xue Lingfeng's eyes showed a slightly gloomy look. Before Yang Ning could speak, she already said: "Recently, martial law has been enforced in the city. Prince, if there is nothing important, try not to go out."
Yang Ning knew that Xue Lingfeng was doing it for his own good, and thought that the Tiger God Camp could be regarded as a resource left by Jinyi Hou. He nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Xue, for taking care of me. I'll take note of it."
Xue Lingfeng looked slightly pleased, said nothing, and left with a few of her men.
As soon as Xue Lingfeng left, Lei Yonghu had already stepped forward. He was a little more respectful than before, cupping his hands and saying: "Shi... Your Majesty, Madam can't stay here longer. She said she would come back to say thank you when she comes back."
Yang Ning had also noticed that the woman was leaving with the child and said with a smile: "It's easy, no need to bother."
"This is not something that can be done easily." Lei Yonghu said seriously: "That is the Crown Prince of Shu. If he really bumps into our young master, he... he may not be able to subdue him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Rong's voice sounded next to him: "Brother, you really offended the King of Shu this time."
"Why, Brother Yuan is afraid?" Yang Ning glanced at Yuan Rong and thought that your boy was cowering just now because he was afraid of the King of Shu. He said angrily: "The prince of the King of Shu whipped you with a riding crop in the street. Let me see. You must not care about it, it seems that Brother Yuan has a really broad mind."
Yuan Rong naturally heard Yang Ning's sarcasm and just smiled without saying much.
Lei Yonghu thanked Yang Ning again and again before taking the people away. Yang Ning couldn't help asking Yuan Rong: "Which house is this Lei Yonghu from?"
"I haven't seen him either." Yuan Rong shook his head and said, "But he just came here with the officials from the Kyoto Prefecture. He is not from the Yinfu of the Kyoto Prefecture. He should have something to do with the Ministry of Punishment."
"Oh?" Yang Ning thought to himself that the land under the emperor's feet was full of officials, and he could easily form grudges with other officials if he was not careful.
Suddenly something occurred to him and his eyes moved. Yuan Rong saw Yang Ning looking around and asked curiously: "Brother, who are you looking for?"
"I... I seemed to bump into someone earlier, it seemed to be a woman...!" Yang Ning only saw people coming and going on the street, and frowned: "I didn't see clearly at the time. I have to apologize to others."
Yuan Rong laughed and said: "Brother, now he doesn't look like someone from Jinyihou Mansion, but like someone from our Ministry of Etiquette. He just forced the Crown Prince of Shu to apologize in public, and now he wants to apologize to others himself. That old man of my family If you know it, you will definitely praise your brother greatly.”
"By the way, where did the Prince of Shu come from? How dare he be so rampant in the capital city?" Yang Ning frowned and said, "Then who is Mr. Ximen?"
In his heart, he was actually more curious about Mr. Ximen than the Crown Prince of Shu. Mr. Ximen easily threw him a few meters away. His martial arts skills were extraordinary and he was by no means an ordinary person.
Yuan Rong whispered: "The King of Shu is the king of Xichuan. In the past hundred years, the Li family has been in charge of Xichuan. As of the current generation of Shu kings, the Li family is already the fourth generation of Shu kings, but... the current Shu king Li Hongxin is a real king conferred by the imperial court, and previous generations only established themselves as kings."
Yang Ning frowned and said, "So, Li Hongxin is the king of Xichuan?"
"This is a private conversation between me and my brother. Although the land of Xichuan is now our territory of Da Chu, Li Hongxin is the local emperor of the land of Xichuan." Yuan Rong lowered his voice and said: "If you want to talk about this Li Hongxin, In fact, we have a close relationship with your Qi family."
"Do you still have some connection with our Qi family?" Yang Ning became interested, "How do you say this?"
Yuan Rong said with a smile: "It seems that brothers don't know much about the past glory of your Qi family. After the division of Dachu and Northern Han Dynasty, Xichuan of Bashu became a concern of the imperial court. More than twenty years ago, you Jinyi old people The Marquis is still alive, Li Hongxin’s father has just passed away, and the situation in Xichuan is unstable. The imperial court immediately mobilized an army of 100,000 troops, with the old Marquis in brocade as its commander, to prepare to invade Xichuan."
"Grandpa leads the army, so he is naturally invincible!"
"That's natural." Yuan Rong said with a smile: "The old Marquis passed through all the obstacles. Although it can't be said to be unstoppable, it can be regarded as very smooth."
"In this case, why can the Li family in Xichuan still exist today?" Yang Ning frowned and said, "How can the Li family still be the emperor of Xichuan?"
"While Li Hongxin was still in mourning, my army arrived. Li Hongxin immediately mobilized his troops. The Li family has deep roots in Xichuan, so they gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to resist." Yuan Rong said: "The land of Xichuan is a dangerous place with high mountains and mountains. Although Li Hongxin was young at the time, he was very good at using troops. He mobilized troops to guard important places. It is said that he also took out all the gold, silver and jewelry saved by the Li family for generations to encourage the Sichuan army to defend against the enemy. The more the old marquis attacked, the more he attacked. In the hinterland of Xichuan, the war will become more difficult."
The road to Shu is as difficult as going up to the blue sky. The Xichuan-Chengdu plain is surrounded by mountains. It is not easy to fight out of it, but with the natural chasm and the strategic location, it is naturally extremely difficult to break in.
"In the battle of Xichuan, both sides lost troops and generals. It's just that Xichuan wants to fight against our great Chu in a corner. It's just a wishful thinking. If we really want to fight, the old marquis will always be able to pacify Xichuan." Yuan Rong said slowly: " The imperial court was determined to pacify Xichuan. The old marquis used troops against Xichuan for more than half a year and approached Chengdu step by step. He saw that Chengdu would fall sooner or later. At this time, the Northern Han people did a big favor to the Li family in Xichuan. "
"Beihan?"
"Yes, when the Northern Han Dynasty saw that the imperial court was using troops in Xichuan, they thought it was a great opportunity and sent troops south." Yuan Rong said with a smile: "I, the Chu army, sent troops to Huai River. As far as I know, the imperial court at that time did not want to give up its easy access to Xichuan because of the invasion of the Northern Han people. To win the victory, we are going to hold on to the Huai River, capture Chengdu first, and then march north." He chuckled, "But Li Hongxin had already reached the end of his rope, and suddenly stopped and surrendered to the court. The war on the Huai River was tense. The imperial court approved Li Hongxin's request to surrender, granted him the title of King of Shu, and sent troops northward."
Only then did Yang Ning understand the whole story and said: "That's it, it's just that the Shu land was not completely eliminated after all."
"So the Xichuan Li family doesn't have a good impression of your Qi family." Yuan Rong said softly: "In the Battle of Xichuan, the Chu army killed many of Li Hongxin's family members, and the Sichuan army also injured many of the old marquis' men. Soldiers, from that time on, your Qi family and Li family have disliked each other." He looked around and said in a low voice: "Xue Lingfeng of Tiger God Camp is your father's old subordinate, and his father also followed Jin Yi back then. The old Marquis attacked Xichuan and was injured and blinded in one eye. Do you think Xue Lingfeng can be polite to the Li family in Xichuan?"
Yang Ning suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Xue Lingfeng was quite protective of him today, while Mr. Ximen was wary of Xue Lingfeng. It turned out that the two sides had long had a grudge.
Yuan Rong wanted to explain more, but suddenly he saw Yang Ning looking at one place, and couldn't help but follow his gaze. He only saw Yang Ning looking at a flower shop diagonally opposite. He knew that there were many flower shops in the street. , Yang Ning was definitely not attracted by the flower shop. After taking a closer look, he found a woman admiring flowers outside the shop. She was wearing an aqua shirt and was very ordinary. The woman's complexion was not very white, but It has a fresh and refined temperament of Xiaojiabiyu.
Yuan Rong immediately laughed, leaned close to Yang Ning's ear, and whispered: "Brother, have you fallen in love with that girl? You have good taste, and this little girl is quite charming."
Yang Ning rolled his eyes at Yuan Rong, and then walked over quickly. Yuan Rong said anxiously: "Why are you so impatient? Brother Ning, don't be too direct when chasing women. Let me teach you first." He then said: "It's not that you want to. Are you going to the Marquis Mansion in Wuxiang? Do we still want to go?"
Yang Ning ignored it at all, walked across the street, and arrived in front of the flower shop. A burst of flower fragrance came out, refreshing. This flower shop was like other flower shops. There was a flower shed in front of the door, and the flowers inside were blooming. The flower seller was an old man. The wrinkles on his face were like the soil in a flower pot, full of vicissitudes of life. When he saw Yang Ning coming over, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to buy flowers? Here are all the finest famous flowers. , take a good look."
Many people saw Yang Ning's previous conflict with the Prince of Shu, and many people already knew Yang Ning's identity. The incident happened nearby. The old flower seller was also a bystander before, and when he saw Yang Ning, Ning came over and was quite happy, but there were so many high-ranking officials and ministers in the capital, and there were also many princes and princes walking in the market. Although Yang Ning was the heir apparent, people in the capital were naturally not surprised.
"I just want to take a look." Yang Ning smiled slightly and walked to a flower pot, only a few steps away from the woman. After looking at it for a few times, he saw that the woman had an elegant temperament and a delicate appearance. She was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Despite her age, her rather plain clothes fit perfectly with her appearance without makeup.
"Your Majesty, here are the Purple Gold Plate, the Emerald Tower, and the White Jade Ice. Well, there is also a Mantanghong plant inside, which is the treasure of my shop." The old man introduced diligently: "If there is anyone you like, Your Majesty, I will send someone to do it." Send it to the house and put it in the house. It will look good. The prince can reward you with a few coins."
Yang Ning said "Oh", thinking that the flower seller knew how to choose names. Calling these elegant names would also attract people's attention.
The old man said as he introduced, purple gold plate, purple flowers with gold edges, stacked petals of Diecui Tower, white jade ice, as the name suggests, pure white flowers, each one is unique and beautiful, but it is a pity that Yang Ning knows very little about flowers, so the old man said it, and he pretended to do it. I didn't know what kind of flower it was. I peeked at the woman and saw that the woman was admiring a plate of flowers. The buds were golden yellow but the petals were pure white.
"Shopkeeper, how much money does this pot of gold and silver stand cost?" The woman suddenly raised her head and looked towards the old man. At this time, she finally saw Yang Ning standing next to the old man. Yang Ning happened to be looking at her as well. When their eyes met, the woman panicked and immediately lowered her head.