"And then? It screamed so hard that it spat out blood, and the blood dyed the flowers on the tree red, so the flowers were called azaleas."
Yu Wenjun's nose wrinkled slightly. "You're lying! Look at these azaleas. There are so many other colors. How do you explain that?"
Fu Xiaoguan laughed: "Perhaps it has faded due to the passage of time."
This was certainly a pastime. Dong Shulan rolled her eyes at him and came to the lake. She scooped up a handful of cool water and washed her face. She immediately felt much more energetic.
"Where did you hear the story of the pupa and the butterfly you just told?" Dong Shulan asked curiously.
"Your husband is so powerful, do you need to listen to me?"
Dong Shulan spat lightly, her face slightly red, "You're not ashamed..."
"But, will the international trade really be opened?"
Fu Xiaoguan nodded. "Since His Majesty has approved of the "Rich Nation Theory," opening up international trade is inevitable. However, I don't know how much courage His Majesty has, so we can't move on this matter now. We have to wait until I get back. I'm afraid they'll mess it up, and then there will be no fun."
"Is it that serious?" Yu Wenjun asked.
"Those students are right. Therefore, before opening up international trade, we must develop domestic commerce. Improving the status of merchants and increasing the importance of studying things are the most urgent things now. Without the development of studying things, the tools needed for workshops cannot be improved, productivity cannot be increased, and costs cannot be reduced. As a result, we will be at a disadvantage in commercial competition."
"This is a battle far more brutal than the one in the east. The victor will reap enormous benefits, but if they lose... they will lose their dominant position in commercial competition, that is, the power to set prices for goods."
"Anyway, this is a complicated matter. Let's take our time later. It's too early to talk about it now."
This thing sounds a bit advanced, far more sophisticated than the small clothing workshop that the two women were tinkering with.
Just as they were thinking about this, Xue Pinggui came running over in a hurry.
"Sir, Princess Taiping of the Wu Dynasty is here."
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned. "Who is Princess Taiping?"
"It's Wu Zhao, Wu Ling'er!"
"...What is she doing here?"
"I don't know."
"Is there any official document?"
“Well… no.”
Fu Xiaoguan frowned, feeling wary. "How many people did she bring?"
"One thousand cavalrymen, all women, dressed in red."
"Be alert immediately! We can't prove her identity without official documents!"
"yes!"
Xue Pinggui hurried over and yelled at the top of his lungs, "Alert! Alert! Gather immediately!"
The soldiers who were cooking quickly picked up their swords and mounted their horses. They followed Xue Pinggui out of the valley and stood solemnly at the mouth of the valley.
Opposite them is a long strip of red!
That’s Wu Linger’s female army!
They wore bright red armor and rode chestnut horses. Even the armor on the horses was red.
Wu Ling'er, the only one in purple at the front of the group, was originally filled with joy, thinking that she was finally going to meet Fu Xiaoguan. She wondered what he looked like and whether he would be as handsome as Liu Yan'er had described.
What should I say after meeting him?
And how should he get along with the two sisters who came with him?
Will he...like me?
Wu Linger was feeling uneasy, but suddenly she saw the enemy's cavalry lined up in front of her.
She frowned.
What's going on?
Flower stream.
Yu Wenjun looked at Fu Xiaoguan and said, "The women's army of Guanyun City is dressed in red. They were founded by Wu Ling'er. I think it's her. If you stop her, you will offend her. She holds a very high status among the students of the Wu Dynasty. She is one of the Seven Sons of Nanxi and the jewel in the crown of Emperor Wen. You...really don't want to go and meet her?"
Fu Xiaoguan shook his head. "Without the written documents, we can't prove she's Wu Ling'er. Besides, she's a princess of the Wu Dynasty, there's no reason for her to come here. There's no such thing as this in the communication with the Wu Dynasty envoys, so..."
He looked up at the surrounding terrain and said, "So we have to be careful in everything we do. We must not let the enemy surround us."
…
Wu Linger felt very aggrieved.
I thought to myself that I am a princess of a country, and I have come here from thousands of miles away, just to see you and to go to Kyoto with you. Not only did you not come to welcome me in person, but you also refused to let me and my group here - could it be that you are such a coward?
But if you are a coward, why do you dare to kill people on the long street?
But if you are not timid, why don't you dare to come and see me?
This is very confusing.
Her temper flared up, her mouth pursed, her nose twitched, and she said to the deputy general beside her: "Nishang, set up camp here!"
"Your Highness..."
"This general says, set up camp right here!"
Nichang was not convinced, thinking that her kindness as a princess had been taken for granted by that man... Who was this Fu Xiaoguan? Wasn't he just a small landlord in Linjiang? Didn't he just write two good articles?
Can he compare to Zhuo Donglai, who is both civil and military?
Is he worthy of Your Highness traveling thousands of miles to welcome him?
It would have been fine if he wasn't grateful, but he actually raised a knife against me!
Do you think we women are easy to bully?
Based on Nichang's temperament and His Highness's past temperament, this battle was bound to be fought. She thought that His Highness's order was to attack, but she didn't expect it to be to set up camp - what does setting up camp mean?
Confrontation?
Show weakness?
Or does Your Highness hope that the fellow will change his mind?
Nichang turned around reluctantly and gave the order to set up camp. The female soldiers in red dismounted and set up camp in the middle of the corridor.
Xue Pinggui was also dumbfounded when he saw it.
What is going on?
Waste time?
Just keep wasting time, who’s afraid of who?
Fu Xiaoguan didn't ask him to attack, he just asked him to be alert, so he should continue to be alert!
He arranged for fifty soldiers to return to the camp to continue cooking, while the remaining four hundred and fifty cavalrymen remained on horseback, swords in hand, ready for any possible conflict.
He turned and went to Huaxi and reported the other party's situation to Fu Xiaoguan.
Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyebrows, and was roughly certain in his heart that the other person was probably Wu Linger.
But he didn't give in because he couldn't prove it.
"Let the soldiers take turns on duty and don't let your guard down."
"Yes!" Xue Pinggui ran over again.
Dong Shulan suddenly asked, "I heard Wu Ling'er is very beautiful?"
Yu Wenjun nodded and said, "I've never seen it either, but I heard from my mother before that Wu Ling'er is the most beautiful snow lotus in Guanyun City..." She looked at Fu Xiaoguan and smiled slyly, "It's right in front of your mouth, are you really not going to eat it in one bite?"
Fu Xiaoguan was speechless. Yu Wenyun chuckled and asked again, "Are you really not going to meet him?"
"No, it would be even worse to go at this time."
"Why?"
"You said you were going to meet her. Should I admit that she is Wu Ling'er or not?"
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