Chapter 182
The eldest prince suddenly urged the marriage, which led to a ridiculous scene, but was put to an end by Shu Wenxin.
She twisted the eldest prince's ear and left the courtyard at Qu Duan Bian.
According to her, when she first came in, she saw the Seventh Prince lying on Eunuch Ye's lap, and the First Prince was holding the Seventh Prince's hand, crying and shouting, "No, no!" She was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
In this kind of situation, she thought that the Seventh Prince was not adapting well or was weak, so he fainted.
After finding out the whole story, she took the drunk and foolish eldest prince back to their place.
When Qu Dubian woke up the next day, he knew how the night ended and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
They stayed in Lingbei for twenty days.
It was at the end of February that I bid farewell to the eldest prince and his family.
As the seventh uncle of the emperor, Qu Dubian gave his two nephews big red envelopes before leaving - a golden puppy ornament for each of them.
Solid and heavy.
When he was a child, he gave small gold pieces as gifts. When he grew up and his family became wealthy, he gave large gold pieces as gifts. It was a very sincere way of giving gifts.
His Royal Highness Prince Yong, who is not short of money, has successfully captured the hearts of his two nephews.
After the carriage was restocked with supplies, it continued to move forward. The eldest prince waved at them from afar: "Go slowly on the road, and be careful."
Qu Watanabe: “I know.”
He retracted his head back into the carriage, "I'll come back in two years, when it's warm. My brother said it's fun to go up the mountain and look for wild delicacies here."
Yi Twelve thought for a moment and said, "Southern mushrooms are delicious."
I ate it in the south when I was setting up the dark web and running around.
Qu Watanabe: "Let's go around to the south. That'll be the time to eat mushrooms, right? Then we can go pick them in the mountains."
Fancying the warm south, they walked and stopped, and finally reached the colder northern border.
I saw all the winter and snow scenes along the way.
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The border is very different now.
A new city is being built at the location of the royal court deep in the grassland, connecting Zhongyi City and the main city.
There was no road, but as more people, cattle, sheep and horses passed by, a road appeared.
The Northern Frontier Protectorate had just been established, and everything was running awkwardly.
The establishment of the Protectorate cannot be exactly the same as the operating model of other government offices within the Great Zhou. It must be explored step by step based on the actual situation on the border.
After Prince Ming was recalled to the capital, Ersen and Lang Qingding took over. The court also sent some officials from various places to help handle government affairs, so that Xia Fuyang was not overwhelmed by all kinds of tedious tasks.
He withdrew from government affairs and was only responsible for matters related to garrison and soldiers.
With his deputy general and Ye Lianyang as his assistants in the garrison, he doesn't have to worry too much.
After hearing the news that Qu Dubian was coming, Xia Fuyang looked forward to it all day long. He and Xu Jin stood on the back gate of Zhongsan City and watched six times a day.
When the leisurely carriage came into view, Xia Fuyang lay on the city wall, leaned forward and shouted: "Xiao Qi——!"
The curtain of the still moving carriage was lifted by someone. Xi Zixing bent down and came out. He stood on the beam outside holding the carriage and waved with a smile.
"Long time no see."
“…”
Xia Fuyang's smiling face suddenly collapsed, and his wildly waving hands also dropped.
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Northern Xinjiang is considered half of Qu Dubian's territory.
After packing up, they moved into the main city.
Xia Fuyang muttered in a low voice: "You didn't say in your letter that he would come too." He pointed at Xi Zixing's back.
Qu Watanabe: "Didn't I say that?"
Xu Jin testified, laughing and saying, "No, I just said I would come to Northern Xinjiang to play and bring my grandpa back with me. Xiao Xi, did you resign from your job to come here?"
Xi Zixing glanced at Xia, who was talking behind his back, and said, "Yeah."
Xu Jin: "Isn't that a pity?"
Xi Zixing: "That's not the case."
The cost of his resignation was actually not as high as others imagined, because when he passed the imperial examination, he was already a disciple of the emperor. He had passed the tempering period of Hanlin and had experience as an official, so it was very easy for him to re-enter the officialdom.
As long as you have real talent and knowledge, even if you don't pass the imperial examination, someone will invite you out from the mountains and forests.
Just like the current Minister of Revenue Lin Zongping, this person did not get promoted through the proper imperial examination, yet he still became one of the three grand secretaries and was relied upon by Emperor Chongzhao.
However, you can't say this in front of your elders.
Xi Zixing said: "I am still young, it is not a bad thing for me to go out more often to gain more knowledge and experience. Reading thousands of books is like traveling thousands of miles. You are an elder, you understand this better than the younger generation."
Xu Jin praised: "Not bad."
The friends my grandson makes are all nice.
He and Xi Zixing were talking about the same thing, so Qu Dubian pulled Xia Fuyang aside.
He asked in a low voice: "How is Grandpa's health?"
He was worried that if he asked in person, his grandfather would not tell the truth because he wanted to go with him so much.
Xia Fuyang: "Don't worry, Doctor Yang returned to her secluded place a few days ago. Before she left, she said that Lord Xu's health has recovered well. Just try to use less force and work less in the future."
"That's fine."
Xia Fuyang: "What about you?"
Qu Watanabe: "Very good," he made an excuse, "Imperial Doctor Yang is a very good doctor. In a few years, I should be fully recovered." It's time for the fourth brother to ascend the throne.
At night.
Old friends from northern Xinjiang all come here for dinner.
Now was not the time to be out there pretending to be cultured and lamenting the frosty cold in the northern border; they picked a big tent and cooked a big pot to eat.
The hot pot base is used to blanch the sliced beef and mutton, and you can just scoop them out and eat them.
Xia Fuyang sat on Qu Dubian's left, and Xu Jin sat on his right.
Xi Zixing sat next to Xia Fuyang, and the two of them sat very close to each other.
Next to Xu Jin was Ye Lianyang, who kept shouting "boss".
Ye Xiaoyuan originally wanted to sit next to Qu Dubian and help him pick up some dishes. After all, when he was scooping food out of the pot, the pixel vision in his mind was affecting his judgment, and he couldn't tell what he was scooping up.
However, after looking for a while, he felt that there was absolutely no need for him to do anything.
When our prince came to the Northern Frontier, he was received the highest level of VIP treatment. The soldiers he met on the road wanted to carry his prince on their backs.
Even now, when he eats, His Highness’ bowl is never empty.
Xu Jin would pick up some hot pot vegetables for him from time to time. There were no green vegetables in northern Xinjiang, and what they ate in the winter was the cabbages that had been stockpiled and were frozen hard.
Xi Zixing has a counting time in his mind, so he can accurately pick out the best cooked meat.
Qu Duan was eating, sweat on his forehead from the spicy food. "I want some iced water."
Ye Lianyang said: "Yes, yes, I'll go."
Xia Fuyang: "You sit down, I'll go, I have something good."
Ye Lianyang smiled and said, "Okay then."
Xia Fuyang ran out to his tent and squeezed the juice of the softened frozen pears into a bowl.
This is the way of eating pears in the north of the Lingnan region. It is not available in the northern border. When he heard that Qu Dubian was coming, he asked the passing caravan to transport pears for him.
He carried the bowl into the big tent, sat down, and handed it to Qu Duanbian: "Try it."
"You're from Lingbei. If you've eaten there, you should be able to taste it."
Qu Watanabe took a sip and said, "Huh? Frozen pear juice."
Xia Fuyang smiled and said, "Yeah."
Qu Dubian didn't drink it in Lingbei. His eldest brother's family didn't have that stuff prepared. The cold was too severe, and his eldest brother and sister-in-law were afraid that the children would eat too much and get sick.
He could taste that he had eaten it in his previous life.
Ye Lianyang pretended to be upset and said, "General, you are really biased. We don't have it, and even Marquis Xu doesn't have it. Lord Liuliu, Master Xi, and Eunuch Xiaoyuan are all watching."
Xia Fuyang: "Go away, I think you are just greedy. There are still a lot in my tent, go get them."
Ye Lianyang smiled happily: "Okay!"
Qu Dubian held the bowl and drank slowly.
Xia Fuyang: "Is it delicious?"
Qu Watanabe: “I like it.”
Xia Fuyang turned his head to look at him: "This time the little sweet water is real."
Qu Watanabe had a meal.
Xi Zixing: "What's real or fake? Have you ever drunk fake sweet water?"
Xia Fuyang raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes, someone gave it to me. It's so bitter that I don't want to drink it a second time in my life. But he didn't get to drink the sweet water either, so I made it up to him, right?"
Qu Duanbian coughed lightly and raised the bowl silently, "...would you like to have some too?"
Xi Zixing narrowed his eyes. What did these two guys do in the northern border?
Just then, Ye Lianyang came in, holding a large bowl of frozen pears.
"Don't save your drink! There's so much, come on."
Xu Jin also wanted to drink more, but was punished by Qu Duanbian, who only gave the old man one. Although he was punished, the old man was very happy and kept saying yes.
Xia Fuyang hooked his arm around Xi Zixing's shoulders and whispered, "You don't understand what Xiaoqi and I are talking about."
Xi Zixing smiled and whispered, "When we leave in a few days, you will still have to handle official business here."
Xia Fuyang heard that his heart was hit by an invisible arrow.
After Qu Duanbian punished his grandfather, he moved his ears and asked, "What are you two talking about?"
In fact, when they were young, that is, when they were teenagers, they could chat happily only when he was around. I didn't expect that they have evolved to the point of gossiping now.
He looked at the two people and saw that their favorability towards him was over 50.
I think Xia Fuyang and Xi Zixing have a pretty good impression of each other.
Xu Jin sighed, "Xiao Xia and Xiao Xi have a really good relationship. When I came here, they didn't talk much, and I thought they didn't know each other well."
Qu Duanbian understood and explained, "They are also close friends. They are too familiar with each other and don't talk. There is no need to talk. Just know it in your heart."
Xia Fuyang: "..."
Xi Zixing: “…”
Ye Lianyang was suspicious: "Really?"
Xi Zixing smiled and said, "Of course, when we leave later, General Xia will have to see us off in person."
Xia Fuyang took his hand off Xi Zixing's shoulder.
Talking to Xi Zixing will really make me angry to death.
Their philosophies of life are similar but different. Xi Zixing is the type of person who, once he chooses his master, will loyally follow that person no matter where the other person is.
Xia Fuyang is loyal to his ideal of protecting the world, guarding the border, and galloping on the battlefield. Even though he wants to be loyal to a wise leader, what is more important is the people in his heart.
If Qu Watanabe had that intention, he would have raised his voice and given his full support, but Qu Watanabe did not.
Now that the treacherous officials in the court have been removed and the Great Zhou is stable, Xia Fuyang will choose to guard one side and wait for his ideals to be fulfilled before going to the vast world.
It’s a good deal for Xi Zixing.
Xia Fuyang snorted: "Anyway, you have to stay here for a while, you can't just leave when you come. Xiaoqi, there are still many brothers in the barracks who haven't seen you. Let's go back to the Protectorate."
"It gets hot quickly here, so wait until the weather warms up before heading south."
Qu Watanabe: “All good.”
Outside the tent, the cold wind and the cold moon, the unchanging winter color of the northern border for thousands of years, stretches desolately across this vast land. The buried bones and blood have settled into a unique loneliness here.
There is a spring breeze in the tent, and there is warmth in the plainness.
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