"Let's have a flying bird alighting on a flower branch, a good helper in the field, a little white shark in the waves, and then let's have the bright red peach blossoms, the sun and the moon, the color of the lotus pond in the mist and rain, and the spring of pears among the flowers."

Li Xiuzhu's purse tightened when he heard this. After the waiter took the order and left, he immediately took out his purse to take a look.

Fortunately, it was filled with silver, otherwise I would not have enough money for meals, which would have been embarrassing for me to go back to the prime minister's residence.

Seeing Li Xiuzhu's expression, Su Chengcheng smiled immediately.

"Brother Xiuzhu, do you always go out without money?"

You deserve to have no friends.

"Ahem, accidents, all accidents."

"By the way, what did you order just now? I'm so drunk on this menu, I can't tell anything."

Su Chengcheng smiled when he heard that.

"There are many scholars and officials from the imperial court who come here, so it's like this. The things are still the same, just with different names, like what I ordered."

"Birds flying down the flower branches are braised pheasant, good helpers in the fields are braised beef, whitebait in the waves are stewed river fish, red peach blossoms and the sun and moon are cakes, misty lotus pond soup, and pears in the spring among flowers are pear blossom wine."

"But since it's not meal time, I didn't order more. The reason I ordered so much is because the minimum consumption for a private room here is 3 guan, which is 3 taels of silver."

7 dishes cost 3 coins, so the average cost of one dish is about 430 coins.

It seems that the price he asked for for the chicken was too cheap before.

But now it's time to get down to business. Li Xiuzhu looked at his relative Li Biyao, and his eyes became serious.

At this moment, it seemed as if an invisible aura was rising, and Li Xiuzhu's image became even more dazzling.

"Princess, I have three plans, which one would you like to hear?"

As soon as Li Xiuzhu opened his mouth, the three people were stunned.

It is already difficult for others to even think of one, but you actually thought of three.

At this moment, the three women fully felt that their IQ was crushed.

"Why, you don't look convinced?"

Li Biyao immediately bowed her hands sincerely and said, "Please give me some advice, sir."

Li Xiuzhu didn’t talk about the strategy at the first time, but said: “First of all, you have to know why Silla is asking for marriage.”

"There's been a drought in the north this year, and Silla's agriculture isn't that developed, so it's hard for them to survive now."

"In this situation, either the country will be full of corpses, or it will go south to plunder."

"But is there a way to save the disaster and make a fortune at the same time?"

At this point, the three women understood.

After all, this is the sadness of women, it's just a bonus.

The poor Zhou Dynasty not only had to send money and food, but also people.

"In fact, neither side wants to fight a war. The losses on both sides are likely to lead to others taking advantage of the situation, so the possibility of a marriage is very high."

"Now that we know what the other party wants, let's talk about the princess' marriage. In fact, it doesn't matter who she marries. The other party just wants a batch of supplies."

"At this time, as long as His Majesty recognizes a collateral branch or finds a commoner girl to marry, the princess's crisis will naturally be resolved."

"This is a bad idea. After all, a woman is sacrificed."

"The middle strategy has certain risks, which is to wait for the bride's escort team to leave the border and snatch the people back from Silla territory."

"It's just that the Silla territory is taking action. We can't use the army to snatch people. It's very difficult."

Hearing this, Fu Yunshuang asked curiously: "Brother-in-law, why don't you rob in our territory? Wouldn't it be easier this way?"

"In our territory, they are our bandits. The government has the responsibility to help find them. Even if you die from evasion, you still have to compensate them with another princess, such as Princess Wenhua, the other candidate."

Upon hearing this, Li Biyao looked at Li Xiuzhu and asked seriously, "Sir, what is the best strategy?"

"The best strategy is to fake his own death and put the blame on the diplomatic corps. This way they have no excuse to demand his release, and it will also worsen relations between the two countries."

"When the war between the two countries is imminent, as long as we defend Jiayu Pass and Juyong Pass for three months (no need to compare geography), 30% of the enemy will not survive the New Year. In the spring of next year, the army will set out and Silla can be defeated in one battle."

"This..." Upon hearing that it would cause a war between the two countries, Li Biyao hesitated.

"Are you worried that a war between the two countries would bring pain to the people?"

Li Biyao nodded when she heard this.

"Mr. has a good eye."

Li Xiuzhu shook his head upon hearing this.

"This war will come sooner or later. What the court is doing now is aiding the enemy. Millions of people will surely die as a result in the future."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

"But this is your business after all, you make your own decision."

Li Xiuzhu paused after he finished speaking, and continued, "Did you ask the second question as well, or one question for each person?"

Li Biyao paused to think and said to Li Xiuzhu: "Let's talk about your question first. Internal strength does exist, but there are very few people who have it. Without a certain level of muscle and bone aptitude, and without building up the body since childhood, it is impossible to gain internal strength."

"Excuse me, sir, you are a little old."

"As far as I know, it is best to start practicing Qigong at the age of 8, while also strengthening the muscles and bones to build a solid foundation."

"He is extremely gifted. He was able to feel the Qi at the age of eight, and was able to practice the Small Circulation of Heaven at the age of ten. Only then did he have the foundation to practice the Big Circulation of Heaven."

"Those with average martial arts talent can only feel the Qi at the age of twelve, and can achieve the Small Circulation of Heaven at the age of sixteen. However, those who do not feel the Qi at the age of twelve will almost never have the chance to develop internal strength in this life."

"Those who are unwilling to give up can practice external skills. If they practice to the extreme, they can generate internal strength from the outside in, which is also called dark strength."

"But the hidden energy can only be mobilized. Because the meridians are blocked, the internal energy that can be mobilized is limited."

Li Xiuzhu didn't want to hear more about the realm of external martial arts, and he didn't plan to practice it, so he directly asked the second question.

"Biyao, I want to ask, where are there many internal martial arts masters?"

Li Biyao was startled when she heard this, and after thinking about it seriously, she said, "Martial arts sect, the imperial palace, martial arts family, and the dungeon of Yudaomen."

"The Yudaomen Dungeon?"

This was the first time Li Xiuzhu had heard this name, and he had no memory of his previous life.

"Yes, the Yudao Sect is mainly responsible for arresting martial artists who wantonly kill civilians in the martial arts world."

"The Imperial Sword Sect has four chief sword masters, all of whom are of the first rank. In addition, there are sixteen of the third rank. If necessary, the army and local officials must also cooperate in arresting them."

Li Xiuzhu nodded upon hearing this, and suddenly asked, "Princess Biyao, can you take me to see those criminals?"

The scope of the question was so broad that Li Biyao was immediately confused.

After a pause, Li Biyao said, "Of course, but why do you want to look at those people?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard this.

"I want to see the magic of internal energy. They must have some cultivation methods. Some people's methods may be very advanced. I want to learn more about them."

"Even if I can't practice, I can wait until I have children and let them practice."

Feeling a little better, I will update normally today

(End of this chapter)