Invincible son

Chapter 719 718 [Visit Kyoto]

While Pei Yue was enjoying the life of the gods with a group of flowery and beauties, the negotiations between Daliang and Nan Zhou gradually came to an end.

After two days of hesitation, Xu Ziping chose to make the last attempt, but Sheng Duanming's attitude was extremely firm, and he would flip the table if there was any disagreement, which was obviously seriously influenced by Pei Yue.

After extremely intense debates and confrontations, Xu Ziping and Sheng Duanming finally reached a consensus on relevant issues with difficulty.

The two countries of Liang and Zhou became friendly neighbors with the Tiancang River as the national border. The two countries jointly owned the largest river in the world.Among them, the middle and lower reaches of the Tiancang River, and the waters from Wufengdu to Shennvdu are unique to Daliang. Warships from the Southern Zhou Dynasty are absolutely not allowed to enter. Merchant ships and passenger ships must ask for instructions in advance if they want to sail. pass.

As for the ownership of the three cities of Jiangling, the right and wrong of the wars of the past few decades, etc., they have been put on hold for the time being.

In response to the losses caused to Daliang by the Southern Zhou spies headed by Fang Yunhu, the Southern Zhou court compensated 300 million taels of silver.

After the covenant was signed, the imperial courts of both sides had to write and inform the people everywhere, thus declaring that the two countries had entered a very rare period of peace.

At the same time, the Southern Zhou Mission formally proposed the marriage.

After the Southern Zhou emperor's handwritten letter of credence was presented, Emperor Kaiping convened a court meeting, with no objections from all the officials, and the marriage between the eldest prince Liu Xian and Princess Qinghe of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was finalized.

It is worth mentioning that, a few months after he was demoted to be the general of Zhen Guo, Liu Xian was re-appointed as King of Lu.

The calm situation above the court made the second prince Liu Yun grit his teeth with hatred but he was helpless. After all, Daliang could not allow Liu Xian to marry the Princess of Southern Zhou as a general of the town, that would make the world laugh.

Kaiping Emperor Ming issued an imperial decree, and the first-class Zhongshan Marquis Pei Yue served as the welcoming envoy, and Sheng Duanming, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, led the envoy to the Southern Zhou Dynasty to welcome Princess Qinghe.

In the Sifang Pavilion, Xu Ziping looked gloomy and frowned.

Although he has successfully fulfilled His Majesty's entrustment, solved the hidden dangers left by Fang Yunhu, stabilized the restless situation in the country, and temporarily eliminated the crisis of the upcoming war through the marriage, he still couldn't smile.Leaving aside the humiliation in this negotiation, the final result was achieved by stepping on his bottom line. For Xu Ziping, who was full of confidence before departure, it was undoubtedly the biggest setback in his life.

"Uncle." Xu Churong walked up to him with a cup of tea.

Xu Ziping took the teacup, suppressed the restlessness between his brows and eyes, and said gently: "It's hard for you to be bored in the post house all this time, you must be bored. Tomorrow I'm going to attend the banquet held by the Northern Liang court. Are the guards escorting you to wander around the city?"

He knows the temperament of his niece, although she can't be called stubborn, but she is a first-class eccentric, not to mention his upright first assistant cousin, even His Majesty is very fond of her, and she is allowed in the palace. walk.After coming to Beiliang Capital, even though the negotiations were extremely stressful, he still had to devote some energy to staring at Xu Churong, worrying about what trouble she might cause here.

However, Xu Churong was extremely honest during this time, and he never even thought of leaving this post house, which made Xu Ziping feel a little relieved after being surprised, so at this moment, the old matter is brought up again.

Xu Churong didn't put it down pretentiously, and responded with a smile: "Okay. Actually, uncle doesn't need to be bored. There are many things that can only be done by human resources. The final result depends on the destiny after all."

Obviously she was not very good at comforting others, and Xu Ziping didn't care too much, and returned to the bedroom to rest after chatting for a while.

Xu Churong sat alone in the study for a long time, his expression slightly tangled.

In the early morning of the next day, she changed into a young scholar's attire, left the Sifang Pavilion under the guard of six Xu family masters, and wandered in the capital.

From the north city to the west city, what Xu Churong saw along the way was quite novel.

Beiliang Capital and Jian'an City of the Great Zhou Dynasty belong to the thousand-year-old city, and have become the capital of several dynasties in history.In terms of architectural layout and street planning alone, there is not much difference between the two cities. At least in Xu Churong's opinion, the layout of Jian'an City is not weaker than that of Beiliang Capital.However, there is an obvious difference in architectural style. The Kyoto side advocates natural simplicity, which is far less graceful and luxurious than the buildings in Jian'an City.

The difference between pedestrians on the road is even greater. Whether it is the officials driving in the North City or the wealthy businessmen in the West City, they are all characterized by practicality and solidity, and rarely use expensive materials for decoration.This reminded Xu Churong of the carriage he used frequently. Although no one in Jian'an City dared to be presumptuous with the carriage of Xu Mansion, it was inevitable to criticize it in private.

The reason was that her carriage was too ordinary, and it seemed out of place in the frame of the rich and powerful.

From small to large, it can be seen that this kind of extravagance prevailed in the entire Great Zhou, and it became more and more intense as time went by.

Xu Churong sighed secretly, she suddenly understood why her uncle insisted on the marriage, and even disagreed with her father on this matter.Now that Beiliang has won the Wu Kingdom in the western region, after accidentally solving this serious problem, it will naturally turn its attention to the south.If there were not some problems in their country, I am afraid that there is no need to obstruct it, and this marriage will not be successful at all.

After wandering around the back street of Xicheng Temple for more than an hour, Xu Churong's mind became more and more heavy, and he gradually lost interest. When he was about to go back home, he suddenly heard a guard beside him whisper: "Miss, do you want to go to the Qin Dynasty?" Yuan Xiao sit down for a while?"

"Qinyuan?" Xu Churong was puzzled.

The guard explained: "This is a newly opened garden in Beiliang Capital. It was jointly built by Zhongshan Hou Peiyue and many dignitaries. It is said that there are many martial arts relatives and dignitaries there every day. If you want to know the style of martial arts in Beiliang , it would be a good place to go.”

Xu Churong asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

The guard replied: "The villain chatted with the officials of the post house during this time, and learned about the situation in Beiliang Jingdu from him."

Since they are the guards of the Xu family, of course they know that their young lady has a different personality from other women.

Xu Churong thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, then go and have a look."

Qinyuan is located in Changlefang, not too far from Pingrongfang where they are at the moment.

After about a stick of incense, a group of people came to the gate of Qinyuan.

After entering the lobby, Xu Churong's eyes lit up slightly. Others only thought that she was surprised by the magnificent and luxurious furnishings in the hall, but they didn't know that she was very happy in her heart.Xu Churong was worried all the time during his visit to the capital, because the imposing manner in this strange capital was too obvious, and there was no sign of indulgence from top to bottom.

However, as soon as she entered this Qinyuan, she seemed to have returned to Jian'an City, and she was a bit drunk and dreamy besides being kind.

It was noon, Xu Churong came to Shuijing under the guidance of the waiter, and did not choose the quiet and private small courtyard, but took his seat in the spacious and noisy lobby.

Xu Churong sat in the main seat, and the guards surrounded her with extra caution.In order to avoid attracting attention, they changed into ordinary clothes when they left the Sifang Pavilion, so they didn't attract too many curious eyes at the moment, only a few people at the table next to them glanced at Xu Churong with bright eyebrows, and a weird smile appeared on the corner of their mouths .

Xu Churong ordered a table of Shuijing Yaju's signature dishes, ordered two pots of broken pots for a while, and then carefully looked at the guests around.

There was a lot of people in the hall, most of them were Wu Xun's children, so their voices were really loud, especially the few young nobles in luxurious clothes on the table next to them, talking loudly with high spirits.

"I heard that the imperial court is going to entertain those Nanmans today. It's cheaper than these idiots who have never seen the world."

"That's a bit too much."

"Brother He, why do you want to speak for those Nanmans?"

"Brother Li, we can't be unconscionable. The south has become more and more ostentatious over the years. It's really better than us in terms of eating, drinking and having fun."

"That's the truth, you two don't have to fight."

"Brother Li, think about it carefully. If the south side doesn't have this kind of virtue, why should we be afraid of the millions of soldiers in Daliang? Now they are even more eager to send the princess over to ask for marriage, haha!"

……

As the continuous laughter sounded from around, Xu Churong frowned slightly.

(End of this chapter)