Chapter 45: Change of heart
Li Zhoumu had no choice but to admit defeat, only resenting the uselessness of the assassins sent by Prince Yu. He reluctantly agreed to open up the border town to trade, but the road would not be repaired in a short time.
King Li generously said that it would be repaired within three months.
This news not only spread in Yanzhou, but also spread throughout the sixteen states of Yan within a few days.
Everyone knows that King Li encountered an assassin in the border town, and the assassin was sent by Mu Lizhou.
King Li was quite magnanimous and did not hold Li Zhoumu responsible. He just wanted to build a road and grant the border town the right to trade.
Li Zhoumu was so angry that he vomited blood. Is this called magnanimity? I did nothing. I just let it go.
What the common people talked about most was King Li's private seal, 'King Li the Great and Infinite'.
Haha, what's wrong with the King of Li's brain that he made himself such a private seal? Yan Shiyi laughed at the King of Li in public for being brainless and unlearned. He is really strong, not violent.
He was really desperate. After being the crown prince for more than ten years, he was demoted and did such a ridiculous thing.
What’s funny is that even a playboy like Yan Shiyi is very curious about what the private seal looks like.
Some people even went to the home of Lizhou Mu, hoping to read the private letter from King Li.
Li Zhoumu was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. This is why it is not easy to be an official in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan. The local nobles do not respect you as an official appointed by the imperial court at all.
The less I could see it, the more I wanted to see it. Soon someone came up with an idea: if we wrote a letter to the King of Li, wouldn't he use his private seal when he replied?
As for what to write, it's really hard to write, for fear of leaving any handle. Smart people immediately think of one thing, let's send him a message! He will definitely not come, but according to etiquette, even if you don't come, you should still write a letter, and this letter will naturally use a private seal.
Yan Shiyi pushed the young master of the Zheng family: "I heard that your grandfather has moved the bed. Shouldn't you send a letter to the King of Li?"
Master Zheng waved his fan and said, "My family is related to Prince Yu, how can I send a letter to Prince Li?"
Everyone else smiled but said nothing. The Zheng family is related to the Gu family. In the past, he always talked about how his family is related to the prince, but now he is saying that he is related to Prince Yu. It is also ridiculous.
At this time, Jinsui didn't know that her private seal had aroused the interest of the idle young men in Yanzhou.
She was busy watching the crazy Daves sowing potatoes. Sweet potatoes and tomatoes were still in the seedling stage. The potatoes had already sprouted, and Jinsui taught them how to cut them into pieces according to the sprouts and then roll them in wood ash.
After planting potatoes, Jinsui went to see the tomato seedlings. Strangely enough, they were all grown together, but the biggest one grew the best.
Jin Sui asked him how he cultivated them. He said a lot of nonsense, and Captain Liu translated awkwardly: "Just treat the seeds well, like family members."
This is not clear, who can understand it?
Jin Sui asked again, but Captain Liu not only refused to translate, he also scolded Dave, telling him not to talk nonsense in front of the prince.
Now Jin Sui was really curious and asked Hei Hu, "What did he say?"
Hei Hu said directly: "He said that Xiao Miao should be treated like a woman in bed, and the movements should be gentle, so that the woman will be happy."
Hei Hu scratched his head: "How does this vegetable look like a woman?"
Jin Sui was completely speechless. He gave up asking about Crazy Dave's planting method, whose mind was full of yellow garbage, and turned to look at the 'cow' plowing the field.
That was our Commander Huo. He was pulling the plow rope with his uninjured arm and walking vigorously in front of him. His face was pale and his lips were cracked.
Compared to the people in Los Angeles who were forced by bandits to dig stones, at least there was no one whipping him from behind.
Jin Sui waved him over and asked with a smile, "Now tell everyone, who am I?"
Commander Huo stared at her weakly and said, "You are not the King of Li at all!"
Hei Hu and the others burst into laughter. Jin Sui clapped his hands and said, "You are indeed courageous! Then plow another ten acres of land!"
Commander Huo shouted from behind: "One day, I will expose your true face!"
Jin Sui encouraged loudly: "Come on! Master Niu."
Crazy Dave came running over and chattered. Black Tiger laughed and said, "He is not your relative. Your last name is Niu, and he is the real Niu."
When Han Xing and his party returned from Yanzhou City, Jinsui called everyone together for a meeting.
"Good news, our border town has opened up to trade!"
Jin Sui finished his speech excitedly, but found that no one reacted. Wei Zhubo took the lead and raised his dislocated arm and said:
"Great! Thanks to the prince, we have gained such a great benefit for our border town."
Cheng Zhubo sneered sleepily, "If we open up trade, what can we sell? We can't even get enough to eat."
Jin Sui smiled and said, “That can’t be said. Only by opening up trade and promoting economic development can our border town become prosperous.
There is nothing for sale now, but it will be available soon.”
With tomatoes, sweet potatoes and potatoes grown, and the treasures in her space, she won’t have to worry about having nothing to sell!
Cheng Zhubo reminded: "Your Highness, instead of thinking about business, it is better to arrange the shifts for cleaning the river mud as soon as possible. It will be difficult to clean up the river mud when it snows in September."
Jin Sui nodded: "Tomorrow the king will personally lead the cleanup."
This is the mission of the border troops. Even if she is there, if it cannot be completed, Governor Li will have a reason not to pay their salaries on time.
She then asked Han Xing to talk about the reactions of the people in Yanzhou City after the four assassins' bodies were sent to the city.
When they heard that Li Zhoumu was so angry that he was blowing his beard and glaring, everyone felt refreshed.
When he heard that people in the city were talking about King Li Da Wuxian, Wei Zhubo's face turned black, but Jin Sui burst into laughter.
Heihu sent over several invitations. When Jinsui opened them, she found that they were all from people she didn't know. Some invited her to a tea party, some invited her to appreciate the flowers, and some invited her to a horseback riding and archery competition.
Jin Sui asked curiously, "The people of Yanzhou are so idle? And don't they dislike me? Why did they invite me?"
Wei Zhubo was very excited: "Your Majesty, you must take this opportunity to make friends with the scholars in Yandi, so that Your Majesty can recruit talents in Yandi."
Cheng Yu seemed to be accustomed to mocking his colleagues. Upon hearing this, he was the first to snort and laugh.
The Wei Lord was so angry that he pointed at him and said:
"Master Cheng, what did I say is wrong? The prince asked you a question, but you didn't answer and you are still being sarcastic."
Cheng Yu didn't even look at him, but turned to ask Jin Sui: "Will the prince go?"
Jin Sui threw the invitation on the table and said, "I'm not going."
Wei Zhubo was so anxious that he held his teeth and wanted to persuade him again, but he heard Cheng Yu laugh and said, "These people are not sincere in inviting Your Majesty, why should Your Majesty condescend to them? They just want Your Majesty to reply."
Wei Zhubo didn't believe it: "Why do they want the prince to reply? They obviously want to make friends with the prince."
Cheng Zhubo laughed heartily: "Of course I want to see the 'Great and Infinite King' with my own eyes!"
Jin Sui was extremely speechless, and regarded these young masters of Yanzhou as wealthy and idle people from later generations who only cared about having fun on the Internet.
Isn't it just a unique private seal? Why are you so curious?
She suddenly had an idea and thought about what she could sell if the border town opened up to trade.
Just at this moment, Han Xing pleaded guilty on behalf of his subordinates:
"Your Majesty, when Zhao Wen followed his subordinates to Yanzhou City, he accidentally lost the textbook you gave him. He would like to ask Your Majesty to give him another copy."
The so-called teaching material is the "Thirty-Six Strategies" printed by Jin Sui in the space. She thought that these Thirty-Six Strategies, like Sun Tzu's Art of War, had existed for a long time.
I didn't expect that in this era there is Sun Tzu's Art of War, but no book of Thirty-Six Strategies.
When Wei Zhubo saw it, he was very excited and offered to teach the soldiers to read the military book.
Cheng Yu was equally interested, but he preferred to watch it himself while drinking rather than teach his students.
Jin Sui smiled and said, "Since he lost the textbook, let's punish him by making a copy. It will be a good opportunity for him to practice his calligraphy."
They didn't expect that the textbook that Zhao Wen accidentally dropped was picked up by Yan Shiyi who was watching the fun.
He was curious about the printed font. Even though he was knowledgeable, he had never seen such a font.
As for the text above, he glanced at it and thought it was a new book published in Chang'an. He didn't like reading, so he didn't read it much.
When he took it home, he showed it to his brother as a novelty: "Look, brother, the King of Li really has the leisure time to teach the border soldiers to read."
(End of this chapter)
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