The majestic Xingqing Mansion was already in sight, Sun Tu couldn't help but slow down his horse slightly, raised his head and took a closer look. Although the capital of the Xia Kingdom is much inferior to the large Song Bianjing, it also has its own unique rugged and heroic side, just the high wall that is only built with rammed earth and almost no decoration is unforgettable.

"Qianli, this is the first time you have come to my Great Xia Capital, I don't know how it seems to you compared to Nanjing?" Xi Feng Chang also came to his side at this time, and asked with a smile.

Sun Tu thought for a moment, and then said casually: "Xingqing Mansion is more spectacular than Nanjing, and the city is much larger than Nanjing, and from the perspective of the solidity of the city, it is more difficult to capture here than Nanjing." As he spoke, he also looked up at the soldiers and horses patrolling in the snow at the head of the city, the weather here was much stronger than that of the loosely armed Bianjing City.

Hearing him praise Xingqing Mansion so much, not only did he seal Chang, but even King Yue laughed: "Yes, my Xia capital is naturally stronger than Nanjing City of Liao." However, we can't be complacent, after all, Liao has five capitals, and it is said that its Shangjing Linhuang Mansion is more majestic than Nanjing, and it is also a fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack! ”

After a few words, the people shook the reins again, urging the horses to move forward faster, and soon came to the south gate. The south gate of this Xingqing Mansion is different from other cities, not only one, but two gates are opened side by side within a distance of less than a mile.

This was not to facilitate the entry and exit of the common people, of course, but to separate the ranks of the common people from the ranks of the officials and nobles, so that those of high rank would no longer have to squeeze with the merchant pawns. With this arrangement alone, it can be seen that the internal hierarchy of the Xia Kingdom is quite strict, and Sun Tu and the others naturally walked through the wider city gate on the right side.

When their procession, consisting of more than 2,000 horses and hundreds of carts, came to the city gate, the soldiers guarding there had already seen the opportunity to salute them. When they learned that it was His Royal Highness the King of Yue and others who came, they nodded their heads vigorously, laughed and sold well, and even when some of the big cars stumbled because of the uneven road, these soldiers immediately stepped forward to help push and pull up, which naturally made the King of Yue very satisfied, so he rewarded them with a bag of copper coins.

Just as the soldiers were thankfully and respectfully sending the procession through the city gate and down the long street towards the city, they suddenly met a horse convoy of seven or eight men in front of them. Even if this team saw the banner of King Yue, they didn't dodge, and directly blocked the way of the team, and then the strong man slapped his horse forward and shouted: "Can the eighth prince of the fine seal family be in the team?" ”

Originally, the few soldiers who had opened the way in front of them had already drawn their knives to do something, and after hearing this greeting, they hesitated and asked, "Who are you waiting for, what is the matter with the fine seal son?" ”

At this time, the thin seal Chang and the others, who walked through the city gate a little slowly, also saw them, and the brows of the eighth prince of the fine seal family, who were still smiling on their faces, suddenly frowned, and first explained to King Yue: "That's the person under my third brother, it seems that he is also there, and he should have come to find the little nephew." After seeing his nod, he urged the horse to meet him. And Sun Tu slowed down at this time, looking thoughtfully at the two brothers who had only reunited here after a long time.

As early as when he was in Shunjun City, Sun Tu had already seen that the relationship between the brothers of the Xifeng clan was not very good, not only because the situation between the Xifeng Chang and the fine feudalism was like fire and water at that time, but also reflected in the fact that when Xifeng Chang chatted with him on weekdays, he almost never mentioned the past between himself and several brothers, let alone said that he missed the two brothers who were far away in the capital.

And now, when they had just arrived at Xingqing Mansion, they had just entered the city gate, and Xi Fengyao suddenly appeared, Sun Tu didn't think that he had come to pick up people out of brotherly love. On the contrary, nothing good will come with his presence!

Facts have proved that Sun Tu's judgment is really good, because just after Xi Feng Chang stepped forward to meet Xi Feng Yao, the scene quickly cooled down, and the former didn't even get off the horse, so he asked directly: "Why did the third brother come here today to wait for me?" If anything, can't you wait until I get home? "As an important minister in the court, the Xifeng clan naturally has a mansion in the capital, and now the two brothers who are officials here are in charge.

"On the one hand, I came here to pick you up, of course, because I miss you, eighth brother, so I can't wait for you to go home. On the other hand, it's also for a big event, a big event related to my fine Feng clan that requires your cooperation. Although he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't have a seizure in the end, and said with a smile.

"Oh? But what is the big thing that can make you wait for me at the gate of the city so impatiently, third brother? The fine seal was more vigilant, staring at the other party and asked. This is not only because of the relationship between what he said in his mouth, but also because at this time, Xi Feng Chang had already thought of a question - how could Xi Feng Yao so accurately grasp that he would arrive at Xingqing Mansion today?

This is not the pick-up and pick-up of the later generations, the arrival time has been set early, so I can wait in time. Nowadays, there are too many variables on the road from hundreds of miles away to a certain place in this era, and it is too common to arrive sooner or later. So the only explanation is that someone in his team is reporting to him, and he has passed the news in the past two days! In other words, there is a shadow of Xifeng Yao in his team!

This is obviously something that Xi Feng Chang can't accept, so at this moment, he is becoming more and more vigilant, and even wants to ignore any of the third brother's requests, and go over first! But Xifeng Yao wouldn't let him go like this, so he quickly revealed his true purpose: "I heard that this time, Eighth Brother, you got a BMW from the north, and you want to use it as a birthday gift for my Xifeng clan to present the emperor, I don't know where the horse is now, can you let me take a look?" ”

"That's it?" Xi Fengchang had some doubts in his heart, but before he could make a decision, the two subordinates in the rear had already led the snow-white, tall and sturdy, much more majestic steed than the surrounding horses and walked up: "I have seen the third son, this is the BMW that the eighth prince bought with a lot of money!" ”

At this time, even Sun Tu's face changed suddenly, these are the inside lines that fine seal Yao can grasp the team's behavior, right? It's so bold that they dare to sell the fine seal Chang who is their master on the surface so blatantly, you must know that the fine seal Chang hasn't even ordered them to pull the horse out!

Xi Feng Yao didn't pay attention to the gloom on Xi Feng Chang's face at all, and his eyes full of appreciation swept back and forth on the horse, and then he couldn't help but praise: "It's really a rare BMW, the eighth brother really has a good eye." But I'll ask for this horse first, and as for the congratulatory gift, we'll find a way to solve it then! As he spoke, he waved his hand and let people step forward to lead the horse.

In fact, he didn't need his subordinates to lead the horse in the past, the two guys who took the initiative to jump back had already led the horse and were about to pass, and this had made Xi Feng Chang's face turn blue with anger, and his body began to swing, and he suddenly shouted loudly: "Stop me!" As he spoke, he urged the horse violently, and the whip in his hand was thrown out and slapped heavily on the faces of the two insiders, and at the same time, several guards around him had also stepped forward decisively and intercepted their way!

There was also a flash of anger in Xi Feng Yao's eyes, he didn't expect that Xi Feng Chang would resist so directly and fiercely. Because in his memory, the eighth brother a few years ago was not conspicuous at all, how could he dare to compete with himself? But today's situation was somewhat unexpected for him.

But at this time, in the face of thousands of people, he really didn't dare to rob it directly, and he couldn't rob so many people, so he could only shout: "Eighth brother, you are so presumptuous, you dare to show your majesty in front of the third brother!" ”

The whip in Xi Feng Chang's hand slapped the two Nei Ying's faces fiercely, until they rolled to the ground and begged for mercy, before he stopped for a moment, and looked at Xi Feng Yao with a cold face: "Third brother, I bought this horse, and my father promised me to offer the emperor as a birthday gift, so you have to take it when you come, what is the reason?" Am I really a bully? ”

"Didn't I say it, I'm of great use for this horse!" Xi Feng Yao also darkened his face and said: "Do you know that the prince has already known about this horse, and now he is waiting for me to send this horse over there in the restaurant!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly became cold again, and even the actions of King Yue, who wanted to come forward to mediate, stopped, and looked thoughtfully at the restaurant in front of him, which was not small, and then saw the familiar luxurious carriage parked not far from the restaurant - it was the car of his brother, the prince Li Renai!

In fact, the Western Xia Kingdom has always maintained its nomadic nature, even if it is a dignitary, they usually go out on horseback, such as the King of Yue. However, the crown prince was influenced by Han Confucianism since he was a child, and he actually preferred to ride in a more magnificent carriage, so the emperor also specially asked people to go to the Song Kingdom to find the best craftsmen to build several luxurious carriages for him, which was one of them.

This car alone is worth nearly ten good horses in the country, and it is also a symbol of the prince's arrival, at least people like King Yue can recognize it at a glance. And after confirming that what Xi Feng Yao said was true, King Yue's actions stopped, not wanting to be too involved.

And the fine seal over there also changed color again at this time: "The prince actually fell in love with my fine seal clan to present the emperor's BMW?" ”

"Exactly, because the prince is now worried that he can't find a treasure that suits him as a birthday gift, when he learned that he had this horse, he asked me to ask you for it." Xiao Feng Yao said, and said with a threatening tone: "Eighth brother, you don't want to disobey, do you?" ”