The carriage was walking swaying, and Zhao Xingde leaned against the side of the carriage, looking at the opposite side in a daze.

It is said that before Buddha Siddhartha became a prince of Sudian Kingdom, living all day long with his fragrant clothes and hair. In the middle of the night, Prince Siddhartha woke up and saw a beautiful woman sleeping around her, disheveling her hair, disheveling her hair, and exposing her hips. Some talked in her sleep, some drooled, some snore, some farted, some grinded their teeth, and had ugly postures. Siddhartha was shocked, and then she realized that color is emptiness, and she resolutely became a monk.

"It seems that I can't become a Buddha." Zhao Xingde smiled slightly. Li Ruoxue's slightly haggard sleeping face was even more pitiful. Her slightly closed eyes and her eyelashes trembled slightly. Occasionally, a faint smile in her dreams, a shallow dimples on her cheeks, and a uniform and thin breathing made Zhao Xingde feel safe and happy.

The carriage was about to reach the meeting place of the caravan. Zhao Xingde whispered to the driver to stop slowly, lift the curtain and say hello to Li Rui. The caravan had about twenty or thirty carriages, but there were about ten horse-riding guards. It seemed that if the merchant was not rich, he would have carried precious jewelry and goods. Li Rui said that the caravan was originally planning to take a boat, but the water route was a little unpleasant these two days, so he was in a hurry, so he changed to land and changed to a fast ship halfway.

The guard leader Zhang Lan looked through the pass certificate with a expressionless face. The seals and papers were in the style of the Ministry of Rites, which were used by scholars from the Song Dynasty for study tours. The court of the Xia Kingdom has always encouraged scholars to travel, so the caravans were willing to take these scholars with them. Some even agreed with the scholars who were studying tours and handed over a small amount of gold, pearls and jade to the other party to carry with them to avoid paying tariffs.

"I'm here Zhao De, Zhang Zhuangshi, I'm lucky to meet you, I'm lucky to meet you." Zhao Xingde looked at Zhang Lan. Although he was wearing a coarse casual clothes, he had a faint murderous aura on his body. This mysterious and mysterious sense reminded Zhao Xingde of the dead soldiers in Jinyan Mansion. He was puzzled and was particularly polite to Zhang Lan.

"Since you follow the caravan, you must enforce orders and do not make any decisions at will." Zhang Lan returned the document to Zhao De and said in a deep voice, which was considered to be acknowledging him to act with the caravan. At this time, it was a common practice for merchants to invite acquaintances along the way. Often, a caravan with only a few dozen people started from Bianjing, and when they arrived in Dunhuang, there were more than two hundred people. Then the people who joined the gang would pay a reward to the bodyguards according to the distance of the journey. These were rules to follow.

Looking at Zhao De's back, Zhang Lan pondered for a moment, turned around and came to a carriage leader of the caravan, and whispered: "Old shopkeeper, then Li Rui invited another Confucian scholar named Zhao De to join the gang. His subordinates have checked his pass certificate, no problem."

"Well, the scholar joins the gang," Kang Huaide is over 50 years old and has gray hair. He looks at a thick account book in front of him without raising his head. "It's not just a robber who cries and dogs." He felt that Zhang Lan seemed to have an unfinished intention and asked again: "What special thing do you see?"

Zhang Lan hesitated and said, "This person is a scholar, but there is a faint smell of military in every move."

"Oh?" Kang Huaide raised his head, stroked his beard under his chin and said, "The great Song Dynasty has different literary and military careers. It is both a Confucian scholar and a military scent. It is very interesting. Don't be calm, pay attention to his actions, and come to report to me if there is any special thing." He lowered his head and looked through the account book in front of him.

Kang Huaide's identity was the shopkeeper of the Bianjing branch of Fuhaixing. Fuhaixing's business was spread throughout the prefectures and prefectures. He returned to Dunhuang every three years and personally explained the situation of the Song Dynasty to the emperor and the two prefectures. The conflict between the Song and Liao Dynasty was in trouble, and the southeast was in chaos. Kang Huaide had to gather the center to consider the information and suggestions sent back by the branches in various places, choose appropriate responses, and answer the questions from His Majesty and the two prefectures. The worst thing about this Zhao De was just a small work sent by the Imperial City Department.

After the caravan arrived, Zhang Lan gave the order and the convoy slowly started. The carriage was slightly bumpy. Zhao Xingde had tossed for a day, and at this time he was tired and leaned against Li Ruoxue's head, and he fell asleep without hesitation.

In the afternoon, Xiao Geng, the envoy of Xia Kingdom, visited Chao Buzhi's mansion again. After arriving in the study, he insisted that the servant retreat. Then the first sentence was: "Wujiu, quickly notify your disciple Zhao Xingde to avoid disaster. Kaifeng Mansion will be imprisoned with two thousand sons on the day of the autumn examination. He will be charged with treason!"

He held a banquet at Panlou to entertain the prefect of Kaifeng in the afternoon, thanking him for his care for the merchants of Xia Kingdom in recent years. During the meal, he mentioned the dispute between the two courts, the Eastern Palace and the recent hot news. The prefect of Kaifeng Lindiao revealed the news to him, asking him not to stand in the wrong team and to stake the chips to the prince and Zhao Zhifu. After receiving the news, Xiao Bing hurried over.

Chao Buzhi only reached out to let him sit down and have tea.

Xiao Bing said anxiously: "It will be too late any time. Let's do it. Everything will be arranged by me and let him go to the Dunhuang Bachelor's Mansion."

Chao Buzhi looked at him strangely, with a look of vigilance flashing in his eyes, and he slowly said, "I have made arrangements for this matter. Here I thank Brother Xiao for his good wishes on behalf of my disciple."

Xiao Bing was stunned and asked immediately, "Is there really a plan? Are you going to the Bachelor's Mansion?" His tone was a little quick. After seeing the caution in Chao Buzhi's eyes, he smiled and explained, "Brother Wujiu, I am so nervous about this matter, it is not entirely the old-fashioned relationship. To be honest, Your Majesty and the Prime Minister met Zhao Xingde's "Ten Strategies for Expanding the Sea" and developed a love for talent. They specially issued an order to make me make this son visit Dunhuang or Chang'an. I know that the people of Song are the most important Jinshi. I originally wanted to wait for him to start this matter after the scientific examination, but I didn't expect it to be so soon..." He paused and smiled, "This matter of revealing the letter shocked the world. The younger generation almost moved to Tong Guan, which made Cai Jing defeated. Such talents would stand out everywhere."

Chao Buzhi's heart sank. He wanted Zhao Xingde to go to Xia State to avoid disaster. His party struggles have never been a powerful minister who has never been defeated forever. When Cai Jing lost all his party and suffered a party, the frame-up that he suffered today will be rehabilitated and will return at that time. However, according to Xiao Bing's intention, he actually planned to keep him in Xia State. Thinking of this, he secretly regretted the letter of recommendation to Zhao Xingde.

Seeing his expression, Xiao Bing secretly thought about it in his heart, and knew Chao Buzhi's concerns and smiled awkwardly: "Brother Wujiu, why are you still so stubborn today? Xia and Song are all inheritances of China. No matter who will unify the world in the future, it will be the prosperous era of China. Do you have the heart to practice virtues and learn so much that you can only be buried like you because of the power and treacherous dynasty? "

Chao Buzhi smiled faintly and said in a deep voice: "The two countries have been confronting each other for a hundred years, and their morality, etiquette and customs are all different. If we unify the world in the future, how can we govern the world? Or, in the early days, Qin and the six kingdoms were compared, they regarded the people of the Kanto six countries as dogs and sheep, even burned books and bury scholars, took officials as their teachers, and plundered children's jade and silk. I am sorry that I cannot agree."

He said this very sharply, and Xiao Bing smiled awkwardly, "How can we compare our country with the tyrannical Qin? Now the Song Dynasty court is incompetent and talented but cannot be used. As long as our dynasty unified the world, we will naturally use the talents of the world to rule the world, and there will never be any discrimination. The so-called looting is even more fictitious."

Chao Buzhi said coldly: "You go and talk to the people from the Guguo Mansion first."

Twenty years ago, the Xia Kingdom besieged Luoyang, and the royal family and the two governments strictly ordered not to plunder the people. Except for Liu Yi forcing Bai Mudan, there was no way to go. Not only did there be some complaints in the army, but even the lieutenants in the Guguo Mansion had a fierce dispute. One faction believed that it was incredible to implement this loss-making policy of making a false reputation. The imperial treasury consumed food and wages, and the soldiers bleed in the war, so there should be some rewards. This reward naturally came from the Song Kingdom, while the other faction believed that it could not plunder unscrupulously like conquering the Diyi tribe. Because the royal family and the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Bachelor's Mansion did not support looting Guandong, the latter faction barely gained the upper hand. Since then, the lieutenants of the Guguo Mansion lacked interest in fighting in the Song Kingdom, which could not be reaped.
Chapter completed!