Meng Yiliang put on an air of righteousness, and bowed to Xiao Yi with his hands clasped in fists.
Sitting on the horse, Xiao Yi looked down at him, and said with a smile: "Oh, what the general means is..."
Meng Yiliang hurriedly said again: "The general knows that the son is busy with official duties and still has to take care of other things in southern Xinjiang, so he will have no time to pay attention to this small country in Nanliang." Seeing that Xiao Yi was not unhappy, Meng Yiliang felt relieved and persuaded him endlessly Said, "From the point of view of the last general, my son can find a reliable and loyal person to help my son take care of Nanliang. My son, there are many old people in my southern border army who have followed the old prince since he was a loyal prince. Geng Geng, the sun is shining!"
Xiao Yi casually brushed off his sleeves, with an unabated smile on his face, he asked: "Old General Meng, if this son handed over Nanliang to the General, what will the General do?"
Hearing this, Meng Yiliang was refreshed, thinking: It seems that the son of the world has listened to his words.
Meng Yiliang pretended to be calm and replied: "My lord, in the end, if you think there are rioters and rioters, kill them, and use violence to control violence. It's just like the saying that heavy codes are used in troubled times, that's all!"
The more Meng Yiliang talked, the more excited he became, talking eloquently, and talking about re-establishing household registration and re-examining the population in order to increase the poll tax for military funds... Finally, he said righteously: "Nanliang people are just a group of barbarians, and there is no need to fight with them." What reason do they talk about? Anyone who refuses to accept and cause trouble can just be killed. In this way, the hearts of the people will naturally be at peace. My son, your foundation is in Nanjiang. As for the territory of Nanliang, you don't need to bother too much."
Xiao Yi laughed softly, looked at him lightly, and said: "Old General Meng, you don't even know what your son needs, and you want to replace An Yihou in presiding over Nanliang's political affairs? Heh, people have self-knowledge, Old General Meng , you are old, and you should enjoy your old age in peace."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Yi didn't care about Meng Yiliang's reaction, and left with Nangong Yue in his horse's belly.
Meng Yiliang stood stiffly on the spot, looking at Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue's leaving back, a thick layer of haze rose in his cloudy old eyes.
Three years ago, the prince was ordered to return to southern Xinjiang. At that time, Tian He was the first to surrender to the prince among the old people who had followed him. Most of them, including him, had a wait-and-see attitude. I want to see what the son of the world is capable of first.
The result was a wrong step.
Just because he was one step too late, he never showed his face in front of the Shizi again. If there is any good thing, it will not be his turn, nor their Meng family's turn.
He originally thought that he was not as good as Tian He. After all, he underestimated the elder son at the beginning, so that he missed a move.
But the situation may not be without a chance to recover. He took the initiative to invite Ying to follow Tian He to Nanliang this time, thinking that this is a good opportunity. As the son of the son, he certainly cannot stay in Nanliang for a long time, and Tian He will return to southern Xinjiang sooner or later. As long as he can be entrusted with the important task of managing Nanliang by the son of the son, then their Meng family will be the emperor of Nanliang in the future, and they can be cute En descendants...
I don't want to, there is not enough Tianhe under the command of the son of the world, but a Marquis of An Yi appeared out of nowhere!
What kind of thing is this Marquis An Yi, but he is just the emperor's running dog, so he knows how to play tricks and confuse the public!
Why did the elder son trust that An Yihou so much? Could it be that the son of the world was bewitched by that An Yihou? !
Thinking, Meng Yiliang's eyes drooped slightly.
Shi Ziye is not a person who will care about the old prince's affection, the only way out now is to find a way to let Shi Ziye know his own ability.
Speaking of which, recently there was a man who claimed to be the largest horse dealer in Nanliang and was willing to provide horses for the Southern Border Army. If he can get a large number of good horses cheaply, Shi Ziye will definitely look at him with admiration.
Furthermore, Marquis An Yi's Youqi camp seems to be even more short of horses, so maybe he can take advantage of this opportunity...
Meng Yiliang was immersed in his own thoughts, and didn't notice that Nangong Yue, who was tens of meters ahead, looked back at him, and then asked in a low voice, "Ah Yi, this person is..."
Xiao Yi didn't know much about those veterans who followed his grandfather, so he simply said a few words: "Meng Yiliang, he followed his grandfather after he came to southern Xinjiang, and fought several victories with his grandfather. Made some military exploits..."
Back then, Meng Yiliang made military achievements, which is why he has the glory of these years. As for whether it can be maintained, it depends on the Meng family themselves. Just now, I heard that Meng Yiliang made a big fuss. It seems that this old general Meng It's true that people's old brains are also confused.
Xiao Yi said nonchalantly: "After Meng Yiliang was defeated in Nanliang this time, he took the initiative to ask Tian He to ask for a job and came to Nanliang together."
Thinking back to what Meng Yiliang said just now, Nangong Yue sighed thoughtfully: "A Yi, it seems that his plans are not small." It's a pity that people in the world often can't see through such a simple truth.
Xiao Yi blinked at her, and said with a smile: "Ah Yue, Xiaobai can handle such trivial matters."
The corner of Nangong Yue's mouth twitched, and she pretended to sigh and said, "Young Master Guan is so pitiful..."
When meeting a guy like Xiao Yi who doesn't know whether he is a good friend or a bad friend, is Guan Yubai lucky, or is Guan Yubai unlucky
"Shouldn't we bring some delicious food home for Xiaobai?" Xiao Yi said without guilt.
During the conversation, the two rode their horses and walked forward leisurely. After a while, they left the Nanliang Palace far behind...
They came out to play today, so they deliberately slowed down the speed of the horse. Nangong Yue looked around curiously while driving the horse.
As a newcomer yesterday, she was so tired that she didn't even bother to take a good look at Wuli City.
Compared with Longhu City where people come and go, Wuli City is not so lively and noisy, but at a glance, the streets are clean and tidy, and the people who come and go have peaceful expressions and peaceful eyes. The impetuousness revealed is quite different.
After experiencing the devastation of the war, this town has gradually begun to recover its vitality.
Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi stopped and went, and it took more than half an hour before they left the city.
Xiao Yi only knew roughly that the jade market was in the western suburbs a few miles away from Wuli City, but he had never been there before, so he asked for directions as he walked.
Gradually, I saw the flow of people rushing in the same direction.
When they reached a crowded place, the two dismounted from their horses and walked leisurely along with the crowd.
In the so-called jade market, dozens of sheds were set up with bamboo, wood or oilcloth in a huge open space, and those jade merchants set up stalls in the sheds. Polished jade is a pile of weathered stones.
What's interesting is that most of the people walking in the jade market are not looking at jade ornaments, not jade, but those seemingly ordinary stones. A strange look.
Seeing Nangong Yue's curious expression, Xiao Yi explained: "That's jade wool..."
Xiao Yi simply introduced gambling stones to Nangong Yue, those woolen materials are sold by weight, the bigger the size, the more expensive it is naturally. The so-called gambling on stones is to pick a stone and cut it open. Inside it is either a precious emerald gemstone or nothing. It can make people get rich overnight or go bankrupt.
The busiest place in the entire jade market is probably the center of the market, where several pieces of top-quality jade that have been unearthed in the past few days are placed there, attracting a crowd of spectators to come and watch, wondering if they know Which piece of jade will be the jade king of this competition.
All we can do is wait until today's application time passes, and all the jades that have been opened in the past three days will be put together to determine the "Jade King".
The Nanliang people around were talking in a hurry, but Nangong Yue couldn't understand, so she could only listen to Xiao Yi's recitation, and couldn't help but be very interested.
The two walked around leisurely while talking.
From time to time, someone picked out wool and asked the boss to open the stone. In less than half an hour, Nangong Yue saw several people opened the jade. Although the quality was average, it was still very interesting to watch.
Nangong Yue couldn't help but feel eager to try.
Xiao Yi understood her intentions best, and said, "Let's pick a few pieces to play with."
Nangong Yue responded with a smile.
The two of them just came here for fun, neither intending to speculate nor to be famous, and the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is not short of a few pieces of jade, so Nangong Yue came to a stall with a playful mood, and randomly picked Five or six pieces of wool, let the owner of the stall help open the stone.
As soon as the boss saw Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi's appearance, he guessed that they were novices in stone gambling. He first said the ugly words first, collected the money first, and then said something like "open stone without regret".
Seeing that someone wanted to open stones here, many people with good intentions gathered around, asking who is the owner of the wool.
When he saw that the other party was a young woman, a middle-aged man said enviously in Nanliang dialect: "I heard that a woman came here just now, and she picked out several stones in a row, and the almighty opened jade. This one?"
"Really? That vision and luck are extraordinary!" An old man next to him said in disbelief.
Whether you are an expert or a novice in stone gambling, you all know that the wool cannot be cut, and no one can guarantee what is in the stone. Whether it can be opened or not, 60% depends on knowledge and experience, and the remaining 40% depends on luck. Even decades-old experts may not be able to guarantee that the selected stone must contain jade.
The onlookers spoke happily, and Xiao Yi relayed them to Nangong Yue one by one.
During the speech, the first stone was cut by the master craftsman who opened the stone, and there was booing all around, it was just a waste stone. But most people continued to look down patiently, who knew that the next three or four pieces were also waste rocks, and only the last piece yielded a piece of jade not much bigger than a finger, and the quality was average.
They spent tens of taels of silver on woolen materials, but only got such a small piece of jade that was not worth even two taels of silver.
Those onlookers saw that no good jade materials were sold, and they dispersed in a rush, and walked away in twos and threes, with no interest.
Who would have thought that Nangong Yue was still smiling, grabbed the piece of jade in her hand and played with it a few times, pointing to the wavy pattern on it and said: "Ayi, look, the pattern on this jade is quite interesting, if you go along with it It should look pretty nice if it is polished into a pen holder with this pattern."
Xiao Yi took advantage of the opportunity to hold Nangong Yue's wrist, and looked at the piece of jade with her hand. Against the background of the jade-like skin, he immediately felt that the piece of jade looked pleasing to the eye, and nodded with a smile: " When I get back, I'll polish it for you."
Nangong Yue cast a sideways glance at this apprentice who seized every opportunity to take advantage of it, and directly gave him the piece of jade.
Although she only got a small piece of jade, Nangong Yue became more interested and said, "Let's pick another stone."
"Yes, ma'am." Xiao Yi hurriedly followed like a servant.
People came and went in the jade market, and many stalls were crowded with people, so the two randomly picked a stall with few people.
Nangong Yue first glanced at the jade table, seeing that there was nothing good about it, she looked at the pile of stones beside her, picked a brown-red stone at random, and then imitated Xiao Yi and told the old stall owner in Nanliang dialect open stone.
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a clear and lively female voice from the right saying: "Madam wait a minute."
Is it Dayu dialect? !
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows in surprise, followed the sound, and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old Nanliang girl standing a foot away and looking at her. She was wearing a green half-sleeved dress, and her black hair was just She simply combed a black braid, and wore a few emerald flowers on her temples, which looked as fresh and pleasant as the first blooming flowers.
Behind the girl were dozens of people from Nanliang who were watching the excitement, men, women, old and young, from various religions, and there was a lot of noise.
The girl looked at Xiao Yi one more time in amazement, then immediately withdrew her gaze, and continued to say to Nangong Yue: "Madam, why don't I choose a better stone for Madam? I guarantee that I can get a good one." Yulai."
The girl spoke Dayu dialect, and those Nanliang people who followed her couldn't understand it, but the jade merchants in this jade market traveled all over the world, not to mention that most of their Nanliang jade is actually They were sold to Dayu through various channels, and many people knew some superficial Dayu dialect, so they translated the conversation between the two to the people around them.
When the onlookers heard this, they all burst into flames, saying in one go:
"Blessed is this lady!"
"That's right, this Miss Li Shaluo's eye for picking stones is quite accurate."
"The few pieces of jade with the best water color and texture in the jade market today were picked out by Miss Li Shaluo. Maybe today's Jade King will choose from them."
"..."
Everyone was very excited when they spoke, even more excited than the Lishaluo girl herself.
Nangong Yue smiled lightly, and directly refused: "Young lady, there's no need." Then, she once again ordered the old stall owner to find someone to open the stone in blunt Nanliang language.
Li Shaluo was startled, a little surprised, but immediately cheered up and said: "Madam, listen to me. To be honest, the stone chosen by Madam is indeed jade, but the quality is not good. Good." Fearing that Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi would not believe it, she continued to explain, "Madam, your piece of wool is made of red leather. Although it looks delicate and round on the outside, it is very beautiful, but it is just flashy. Emeralds tend to be average in quality.”
While she was speaking, many knowledgeable people in the back nodded frequently, and some even praised this young girl for being an expert who knows stone and jade.
Li Shaluo straightened her chest, with a confident look in her eyes, and persuaded with a smile: "Madam, I thought about your stone because it looks like a red fruit and I want to buy it back to please my sister. Exchange a stone with your wife."
She glanced at the pile of stones in the booth, gestured again, and immediately a servant offered a white stone the size of a fist, "Ma'am, I just picked this from a booth in front. This piece Even if the stone can't produce a dragonstone seed, it should be able to produce an ice seed. As compensation for letting Madam cut her love, I will give that stone to Madam."
Li Shaluo's words were well-founded and well-spoken, and most of the people around were scrambling to persuade Nangong Yue and Xiao Yi with sarcasm or Dayu words.
Hearing those irrelevant people chattering there, Xiao Yi was annoyed, and said in a cold tone, "Don't give me the stone yet!"
He has picturesque eyebrows, and when he smiles, he looks like a son of a wealthy family. When he frowns and speaks coldly, his temperament suddenly changes, and his vigor is radiant, making people dare not underestimate him. Chatty.
The old stall owner took a quick look at Li Shaluo, and immediately ordered the stone maker to open the stone.
The people around were all sighing, thinking that the young master and young lady from Dayu really didn't know how to flatter them, and some people even stepped forward to ask the girl Lishaluo if she could give them the stone in her hand...
The stone-opening master opened the stone with three or two knives, and sure enough, only a small piece of broken jade the size of a longan came out of it.
There were boos all around.
However, to the surprise of these spectators, Nangong Yue did not show the slightest disappointment or regret on her face. Instead, she played with the little jade happily and said to Xiao Yi: "Ah Yi, you said to use it to make a hanging How about a pendant, or a pair of earrings?"
Xiao Yi responded unprincipled: "Think slowly, when you think it over, draw a picture and I'll make it for you."
Nangong Yue responded with a smile, and gave the jade plug to Xiao Yi.
Li Shaluo stared blankly at the two of them for a moment, his eyes flashed, and then he sighed nonchalantly: "Madam doesn't want to part with you, but I still give this stone to Madam. Let's treat it as a predestined relationship and keep it as a souvenir!"
She said in a sassy and candid manner, her posture was quite "buying and selling are not benevolent", and it attracted a lot of admiring eyes from around.
After finishing speaking, she left behind the piece of white wool and was about to leave, but was stopped by Nangong Yue: "Girl, stay here."
Li Shaluo's eyes lit up slightly, and she looked at Nangong Yue.
The corner of Nangong Yue's mouth twitched, and she looked at Li Shaluo with a smile, but her tone was sharp: "If the girl has intentions, she should speak up."
Li Shaluo's pupils narrowed slightly. Although she tried to be calm, she couldn't hide the slight surprise on her face.
Nangong Yue went on to say: "The girl knew we were from Dayu when she came, and she used Dayu's dialect on purpose. If it was a coincidence, it would be too coincidental."
Although the appearance of Dayu people is slightly different from that of Nanliang people, there are also many people from small countries and clans in Dayu Quartet who look the same as Dayu people, and this girl just decided that they are Dayu people!
Li Shaluo's complexion changed again, his thoughts raced, and he made a decisive decision.
She respectfully blessed Fushen with Dayu's etiquette, and readily admitted: "Li Shaluo, the daughter of the ancient family in Nanliang, has met the son and wife."
The ancient house? !
Nangong Yue knew almost nothing about the matter with Nanliang, of course she didn't know the origin of this ancient family, but the people watching around knew it.
The Gu Na family was the largest imperial merchant in Nanliang. Before Nan Liang's subjugation, apart from the royal family in Nan Liang, the Gu Na family was the wealthiest family in Nan Liang.
The children of the Guna family, both male and female, have the opportunity to inherit the family business. Li Shaluo was smart since she was a child, and her father planned to find a son-in-law for her to stay at home.
But no one thought that Nanliang would die.
Although their ancient family was not implicated because of the subjugation of Nanliang, they no longer had the glory of the past. If this continues, they will gradually decline within ten years.
How reconciled is Li Shaluo, she is now one of the three candidates for the head of the family, if she wants to stand out from the two elder brothers, she must do something at this time.
Not long ago, when Xiao Yi was inquiring about the location of the Jade City on the road, Li Shaluo got the news and hurried over, first to create momentum for himself, and then specially arranged this encounter, the purpose is to show his face in front of the prince .
For example, just now, if the concubine concubine was willing to accept her kindness and accept the piece of wool, after the emerald treasures were unearthed from the stone, the concubine and concubine would naturally be deeply impressed by her.
Once she can catch up with Shizi, she will have a chance to regain the glory of the ancient family.
Then the identity of the next generation head of the Gu Na family must be hers.
But I didn't expect that the imperial concubine would react in such a way, making her original careful plan useless!
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