Cao Da recovered from his illness, and gradually remembered Lirong's affairs again.

Let Thorn Shi whip him in public, that's the face, it shows that Thorn Shi can look down on you in his eyes.

But a dignified, public paid warm soup official, handed his face to a village woman who opened the warm soup, and the people didn't look at it and hit it with a big mouth, and he couldn't swallow this breath.

Put yourself in their shoes, any official with some status can't swallow this breath! Cao Da's teeth began to hurt, and after only a day's work, even his lips were swollen.

The housekeeper's wife and second sister-in-law boiled gruel and took a reed pipe for Cao Da to suck. Cao Da looked at his daughter-in-law's appearance, and said in his heart, Doctor You's words are really accurate! Could it be that in my magnificent life, I can only take such a turn? Why shouldn't my daughter-in-law have more status than Lirong?

The next day, Cao Da's mouth was shaking, and he couldn't even knock the reed pipe.

Three days later, the traveling doctor actually returned.

He said to Cao Da, "I know that Lord Cao has a narrow eyebrows recently, and he will definitely get sick, how about it?" I guessed it. ”

Cao Da had tears in his eyes, and he didn't know what to say, he was already hungry.

The doctor burned the ashes of the lamp grass, desperately opened Cao Da's lips, and used a toothpick to apply the ashes of the lamp grass to the root of Cao Da's teeth, and the diseased teeth fell immediately, and the pain and swelling disappeared.

Doctor You made a lot of money again, and warned when he left, "Don't dare to think about it anymore, if you think about it again, your liver will hurt, even if you can eat as an adult, it's useless, and I don't have a good prescription!" ”

Lirong found Shaya City accompanied by Reyi Hangul, and when she saw Cao Da, the steward of Wentang, she stretched out her hand to him, "Second brother, I heard that you found a ruby ring on the side of the road in Tiandi City, and I lost it." ”

The second sister-in-law's eyes widened when she heard this, "Cao Da! When was this happening! Why didn't you tell me when you came back for so many days and been sick for so long? In vain, I am still waiting for you in front of the saddle and behind the horse! ”

Cao Dadao, "What do you say to do?" Such a precious finger ring, in case you lose your eyes, I will pick what for you! ”

As he spoke, Cao Da reached into his arms and touched the finger ring, "Lirong, but this?" ”

Lirong didn't squeak, just stretched out her hand to Cao Da.

Cao Da was not afraid of Lirong at this time, but Reyi Hangul. She is a well-known military personnel in Xizhou, fully armed, with a long knife specially made for her by Gao Jun around her waist, slashing people like cutting melons.

Cao Da didn't dare to provoke, so he smiled awkwardly, "I'll just say, such a priceless thing should also come from Shang Shuling's family,"

Yi stretched out his hand and grabbed Lirong's hand, "Come, second brother put it on for you!" Ah, only such delicate hands are worthy of this finger ring! ”

The second sister-in-law was angry that Cao Da concealed herself, and then looked at the glittering ruby ring in Lirong's hand at this time, it stayed at home for so long that she didn't even have the opportunity to look at it, let alone touch it and wear it. Her eyes were a little red.

Things are lost and recovered, it seems that even those precious memories of Chang'an have an entangled carrier, Lirong is disgusting Cao Da, but at the moment he is in a good mood, and he has endured it by taking advantage of him.

Before leaving, Lirong took out a golden hairpin and gave it to her second sister-in-law, "The ring is specially made by Shen Guogong for our seven sisters, and people will recognize it wherever it is placed, I can't lose it!" But this hairpin should be regarded as a reward for the girl. ”

Lirong thought that with her own identity, Rei Hangul may not be by her side forever, and if she can return to the ring, she will have a big heart disease, but she can't hurt Cao Da too ruthlessly, and Lirong thinks it's worth it.

She said to her second sister-in-law, "The hairpin is also a souvenir from a sister in the palace, and she can also defend herself at night." ”

As soon as Lirong and Reyi Hangul turned around, the second sister-in-law held the hairpin and stared at Cao Da viciously......

……

Lü and the single shepherds lived in the old village of the ranch, and they had two large courtyards arranged in the pasture. Coming and going from the old village to and from the pasture, the Lu family occasionally saw Cui Ying.

She saw that the places Cui Ying often went to were the warm soup pond in the old village, the silk weaving field, and the silkworm room. Madame Choi would greet everyone she met with a smile, except for the Lu family.

Lu sometimes wondered why it was better than showing children in Xizhou when the assassin Shi Gao was in office, and the maids and servants who were summoned in the assassin's mansion grabbed a lot of handfuls and stretched out their hands to eat to open their mouths.

She believes more and more that if the Cui family can stay in Xizhou, there is something that Qianzhou can't compare, and there is only one person who can be stronger than Gao Xianxing, and that is Guo Xiaoke.

"Hmph, with Guo Daduhu, I don't want to be in Qianzhou!"

However, Mrs. Cui didn't seem to be looking for her old grudges, because the Lu family's good errand of boiling water in the pasture had not changed, and the herdsmen did not respect her, but no one stabbed her.

Looking at Xu Jingzong again, it is far away, people have already taken off their faces, the soles of their shoes are stained with horse manure that cannot be rubbed off, and their hands are rough, and they can no longer see that they are people who have played with a pen.

As the days passed, the Lu family strictly remembered Shang Shuling's warning when he let her out of the palace, and although he was suspicious of Mrs. Cui, he stayed away.

On the tenth day of the first month of the leap month, Lu got up in the morning and went to the ranch teahouse, and saw Tian Tian and the boy playing outside the door of the silkworm room, and they were talking with laughter inside.

It turned out that the wife of Cao Da, the steward of Wentang in Shaya City, returned to the old village.

Lu Shi walked slowly, and listened to a woman inside, "The second sister-in-law is really a blessing, she went to Shaya City to be an official wife, and she never came back, look at you, even her complexion is much more delicate." ”

"Ah, I just saw, second sister-in-law, when did you buy such a good golden hairpin again?"

The second sister-in-law said, "This is not a purchase, can this thing be seen in the market in Xizhou...... This is an object in the palace, Mrs. Cui, you have seen the world, I don't believe you to identify it. ”

Lu slowly leaned against the back window of the silkworm room, curious.

After a while, I heard Mrs. Cui say, "Well, it's indeed a good thing, like it's in the palace." ”

The second sister-in-law said, "You can't buy this thing even if you have money." ”

Someone asked, "But where did you get your second sister-in-law?" ”

The second sister-in-law said, "My sister-in-law Jin Lian is the second lady of Shang Shuling, and Shang Shuling is the prime minister, and there are no gold and silver mountains in the house?" You can't imagine it anyway, but Mrs. Cui must know. If Lirong hadn't gone to Shaya City to give me this hairpin as a greeting gift, even I wouldn't have thought of it, but Lirong would only be a person who left the house! ”

A woman turned her attention to the Seventh Lady at once, sighed and said, "Lirong can be ruined, what a good person!" When you say that, I think of her. ”

The second sister-in-law showed that she had enough, came out of the silkworm room, and saw a fast horse running from the east end of the old village, and immediately sat on the tolerance of the Xizhou Mansion, she asked, "What is the business?" ”

The tolerance said on the horse, "Xizhou just received the Chang'an Chuanyi, Shangshu Ling Gao was awarded the title of Harrier State Duke at the end of last month!" I'm here to deliver a message to the Tianshan Shepherd! So saying, the horse ran into the pasture.

The second sister-in-law immediately ran back to the silkworm room and said to everyone, "Did you hear that?" My brother-in-law has been promoted to the rank of prince again! ”

The Lu family was suspicious and entered the ranch, listening to the jubilation in the council hall, the chief pastor Liu Wu stood at the door of the council hall and ordered loudly, "Go to someone, immediately go to the hotel of the second master Gao to book a table!" At noon, all those who record more than one thing must go to celebrate, and all the shepherd's dishes are added with meat, which is official business! ”

Lu Shi was sad for a while, and said in his heart, "This is fate!" ”

When she came out with the teapot again, Lu saw Xu Jingzong resting on the handlebar halfway, so she felt compassion and walked over and poured a bowl of water for him.

Xu Jingzong snorted and said, "Tell me about you...... How did the road go, it could have been regarded as Shang Shuling's elders...... but came to boil water for the cattle. ”

Before he finished speaking, Lu Shi scolded, "That's better than you shoveling manure for the livestock!" Splashing a large bowl of hot water on Xu Jingzong's body, even in his neck, Xu Jingzong jumped up and shook off his front placket.

……

Outside the old village, on the side of the road leading to the mulberry forest, Xu Jingzong saw several village women surrounding a middle-aged woman, tilting their heads to look at a shiny hairpin on her head.

He got out of the car and exclaimed loudly into the crowd, "I've never seen anything like I've seen before!" ”

The second sister-in-law turned her head and asked, "Are you talking about my hairpin?" You still know some goods. ”

Xu Jingzong shook his head and said, "I can see much more hairpins in the palace and outside the palace, I'm talking about people." The lady of Dai Hai has noble bones and stands like a green lotus, and she has been soaked by the years to this time, and she can still see the unconcealable demeanor, which is rare. ”

Someone said, "Look at what you said, this is the wife of Lord Cao, the steward of Wentang in Shaya City, and it can be worse." ”

Xu Jingzong said continuously, "Disrespectful, disrespectful!" "Pull the car and start.

The women laughed behind them, "Second sister-in-law, what are you blushing for!" I heard that he is an official who wrote a pen next to the prince, and no woman has ever seen it, so the second sister-in-law's life is really good. ”

……

A few days later, Xu Jingzong was transferred to the Shayacheng gold mine and worked as a gold digger. Xie Guang went to Xizhou to ask for people, saying that there was a shortage of manpower in the gold mine, and a total of three people were asked by Liuzhong Ranch.

……

Chang'an, the first day after the harrier prince Gao Jun was knighted, Chang'an received the letter of state sent by the Khan Ashina Desire Valley of the Yibi Land Department.

Ashina Desire Valley said: There are no two days in the sky, there are no two lords in the country, he is willing to surrender himself to the name of the Khan, raise the department to the Tang Dynasty, and make a modest contribution to the Silk Road family.

According to the itinerary of the envoy of the Ebi Lu Division, the time when Ashina Desire Valley made this decision happened to be after the news of Gao Junrong's promotion to Shangshu Ling reached Shattered Leaf City.

The loss of the White Robe City made Ashina Desire Valley disheartened.

The lifeblood of the water source of the Ju clan is pinched in the hands of Xizhou, and he does not dare to rob it, and he has learned the power of Gao Jun and the Tianshan herding team. If you don't dare to ask for it, if you can ask for it back, people don't have to take the trouble to take it.

The merchants on the Silk Road who came from Chang'an West didn't know when they became bullish, and he didn't dare to provoke him.

Not only did the merchants bring a lot of taxes, but the news that Jin Huanming, the guard of the Goryeo Iron Urn City, was dragged from his nest to Chang'an and ambushed, naturally spread all the way to the ears of Ashina Desire Valley.

With taxes and no water, there is no way to live.

What's more, the Tang Emperor is only in his fifties, and Shang Shuling is less than thirty years old, and the national fortunes are simply in full swing.

The success of the Jieli Department has given Ashina Desire Valley a reference, after the Yibi Lu tribe was assigned to the Tang Dynasty, the place is still that place, but water is not a problem, who will be thirsty for their own family.

The emperor had just returned to the Hot Spring Palace to receive such a big matter as the envoy of the Yibi Lu Army, and the emperor didn't want to come forward in person, he was too lazy to move around anymore, and handed it over to the crown prince Li Zhi to dispose of.

However, he once said to Li Zhi, you have seen it all, how important a white-robed city is to us! The operation carried out by Gao Jun and the miscellaneous No. 100 people is worth a country annihilation! The effect is no less than that of Hou Junji leading the army to pacify Gaochang!

The emperor said, "Ashina Desire Valley is now asking to be included, so when spring arrives next year, there is no need to ask us to open the floodgates and release water, how is this transaction doing?" ”

The prince announced in court that he would accept the request of Ashina Desire Valley and set up the Yaochi Governor's Mansion in the entire territory of the Yibi Lu Division, with Ashina Desire Valley as the Governor, and it would be under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate.

As a result, Chang'an was busy for a while, and the province drafted an edict for canonization, and sent envoys to the city of broken leaves to announce the decree.

The Ministry of Officials determined the number of officials of the Governor's Office, the Household Department organized the Governor's Office, etc., and the Ministry of War sent personnel to survey the territory and determine the new national border.

The emperor issued a decree from the hot spring palace, and Chang'an City gave three days, and the city carnivaled.

In the next short period of time, there will be New Year's gifts and Shangyuan Festival gifts soon, which is really a good thing, and the wine is almost running out!

Historian's Record: On the day of the leap month, the emperor was worried about being imprisoned, and issued an edict to surrender to Chang'an and Wannian counties.

That is to say, all prisoners who received prison sentences for crimes from Chang'an and Wannian counties in the twelfth year of Zhenguan were sentenced to cane punishment, cane punishment to flogging, and flogging punishment, and even the criminals had to celebrate the entry of the Great Tang Na Yi Bi Lu Division.

At this court meeting, Gao Jun, the harrier Guogong, Shangshu Ling and Shangshu of the Ministry of War, proposed that it was time to take Qiuzi City.

As soon as the Ebilu Department was included, what other foreign states were there in the territory of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate?

There was only one turtle left.

"Could it be that the merchants who went to the Western Regions through the South Silk Road and the stagecoaches who conveyed the decree still want to let the Qiuci State inspect the office and collect some of the taxes?"

The prince immediately decided, "Then take it!" ”

Then he asked, "Harrier Guogong, who do you think it would be better for you to let lead the army?" Even the widow wants to go to Qiuzi in person. ”

When Li Shi heard this, he immediately straightened his chest, he needed a big victory too much, "Your Highness, Weichen is not talented, and he is willing to lead the troops out to fight Qiuzi!" ”。

Gao Jun looked behind him and replied, "Your Highness, Qiuzi is just a boat in the pond, and the strength of the Anxi Protectorate is enough. Set Xizhou, Tingzhou, Yizhou, Yanqi, Shayacheng people, and then by the Tianshan herding team is responsible for the grain road, the minister dares to ensure that nothing goes wrong, and the turtle can be passed on. ”

The soldier's face flushed and he retreated.

The edict, military order, and military talisman of Qiuci were immediately issued to Yanqi, with Guo Xiaoke as the governor of Kunqiu Dao, and Ashina Sheer and Guo Zhizhao as deputies, leading a large army to crusade against Qiuzi.

Next, Li Zhi didn't wait for a courtier to propose, so he himself spoke first, "The widow's middle concubine has been vacant, and he has given up his hand, and the secretaries can have a suitable candidate to recommend the widow." ”

Sun Wuji, the head of Zhao Guogong and Chu Suiliang of Zhongshu Ling, all glanced at Gao Jun on the opposite side, when he was feasting in Yongning Fang just now, Shang Shuling's attitude was very resolute, and he was unwilling to let people from Qianzhou come to Chang'an.

At this time, they found that after the prince's words, Gao Jun shook his head slightly and did not let them mention this matter.

The two understood and did not squeak.

Li Shi's desire to lead the troops just now was disappointed again, and Shang Shuling did not even respond to his request. What the Anxi Protectorate can solve on its own, why does Chang'an send another member of the military department?

But Li Shi guessed that Gao Jun was holding back his strength again and wanted to cook for which of his acquaintances.