Chapter Seven: The Man Who Applied Perfume
The two of them were embarrassed for a while, thinking about the time when the Tang Dynasty was at its peak recorded in the history books, the four seas, the place where the military flag pointed, the four Yi guest suits, the Tang Dynasty at that time, when all countries came to the dynasty, even if it was thousands of miles away from the overseas Yi country, they had to travel far and wide, and came to pay tribute every year, often this group of envoys who came to pay tribute, had not left the Tang Dynasty, and the other two groups were about to start to set off. Because the Tang Dynasty at that time was not only invincible on land, but also swept the world by sea sailors.
But now this kind of grand occasion is no more, although the overseas caravans are still on the verge of coming, but those Yi countries, but never came to the dynasty again, the divided Tang Dynasty became four countries, and there were endless wars between each other, although Cao's Great Qi was the strongest, but it was also subject to the joint confrontation of the other three countries with weaker forces, and had to focus on the mainland, and the overseas strength continued to shrink, to thirty years ago, the last overseas territory of the Tang Dynasty also declared independence from the Great Qi, and the sea sailors of the Great Qi were at their peak compared to the Tang Dynasty. It's just a tenth of the strength left. Among the other three kingdoms, only Nanchu still retains the establishment of a naval division, but this naval division, in addition to fighting pirates, where does it have the spare strength to go overseas?
"If there is really a peerless talent like Emperor Li Qing back then, or it is also a good thing, the power of Great China will once again intimidate the four seas, and it will be very happy!" Min Ruoxi said half-jokingly.
"Her Royal Highness the princess said cautiously, if there is really such a person, according to the Tang Dynasty's testament, this person must also be a disciple of the Li family, I am afraid that for him, the four royal families of Qi, Chu, Yue, and Qin are all sinners, and they are all rebels who betrayed the Tang Dynasty. Guo Jiuling is colorful.
Min Ruoxi shook her head regretfully, saying in her heart that Guo Jiuling had no sense of humor at all, and it was boring.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, can you come in?" Outside the tent, a gentle and humble voice was heard. It was the young guard who was swept away by Qin Feng in the big tent.
Hearing this voice, Min Ruoxi's face sank slightly, today's performance of this young man in the big tent is really a loss of identity, and Min Ruoxi can see contempt in the eyes of those generals.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, Yang Zhi is young after all, a person with a family background like him, young, handsome, and talented, naturally he will inevitably be a little frivolous, this is also inevitable, Her Royal Highness the Princess has to leave Yang Xiang with some dignity, and there is no need to criticize him." Guo Jiuling persuaded softly.
Min Ruoxi's heart was sunburned, this Yang Zhi is the son of Yang Yihe, the left minister of the dynasty, since he was a child, he worshiped under the Wanjian Gate of the Chu State Swordsmanship Sect as an apprentice, and in terms of qualifications, it is also the best choice, and he has practiced the most difficult swordsmanship in the Wanjian Sect to a certain extent, and among the younger generation, he can be regarded as the pride of the sky. But this time he came to the Western Frontier Army, and Yang Yihe, the left prime minister, stuffed his son into his escort team, didn't he know what idea he had in his heart? Along the way, this Yang Zhi was like a peacock with the screen open, never forgetting to show his beautiful feathers in front of him, which made her tired of it.
Min Ruoxi is in charge of the Jiying Palace, I don't know how many deep and introverted masters I have seen, and I don't know how high the sky is and how thick people are very disdainful of Yang Zhi's small achievements, this Yang Zhi because of his father, when he was in the capital, he was the object of everyone's praise, but he didn't know that once he came out of the capital, he would only become the laughing stock of others when he was in this army. Today, Qin Feng humiliated him fiercely, which made Min Ruoxi's heart happy.
"Come in!" Min Ruoxi nodded slightly at Guo Jiuling, Yang Yihe is the left minister of Chu State, which is the object of the eldest brother and the second brother, but until now, I don't see any tendentious performance from him. This time, he came to the western border army, and Yang Zhi followed, and many people in Beijing began to speculate.
It's annoying to think about!
It's just that I haven't seen it for a while, this Yang Dagongzi actually went to change another set of clothes, the previous royal blue power suit has changed into a set of moon-white robes at this time, the jade belt is tied to the waist, and the golden crown is tied to the head, when he walked past Guo Jiuling, Guo Jiuling actually smelled a fragrant fragrance, and immediately frowned.
When he left Beijing, Zuo Xiang and himself met by chance on the royal road, Guo Jiuling naturally knew that it was definitely not a chance encounter, and for the powerful Zuo Xiang of the current dynasty, it was really not difficult to know where he was going.
However, walking on the royal road with Zuo Xiang, talking very happily, Guo Jiuling is also happy to see his success and even happy in his heart, not that he wants to tie up this Zuo Xiang, but can build momentum for the second prince, the capital knows that he Guo Jiuling is the second prince's person, let some people see this kind of scene, naturally they will have a lot of thoughts, and this is exactly what he wants.
However, the words that came out of Zuo Xiang's mouth made Guo Jiuling, who had been smiling all the time on his face, and nodded to the officials passing by from time to time, felt a little bitter in his heart.
His son Yang Zhi has just returned from Wanjianmen and is ready to develop in his career, but he still lacks some experience, so he hopes that Guo Jiuling, who is in charge of the princess's patrol this time, will arrange Yang Zhi to be the princess's guard.
This is not a difficult matter, although Yang Zhi is what kind of person, a character like Guo Jiuling is naturally clear, but the safety of the princess will not be pinned on him at all, and he agreed immediately. But then Yang Yi and those hidden words made Guo Jiuling feel bitter in his heart.
Yang Yihe's meaning was to let Guo Jiuling create some opportunities for Yang Zhi, so that Yang Zhi could capture the princess's heart.
Guo Jiuling naturally knew that this was impossible. What kind of person is Princess Zhaohua Min Ruoxi, Guo Jiuling couldn't be clearer, she is not an ignorant girl who has lived in the palace for a long time and does not know the world, what kind of person is there in the Jiying Palace, Princess Zhaohua has been able to preside over the Jiying Palace for many years, but not by her identity, nor by her skills, but by her wrist and mind. How could such an English-Chinese and introverted strange woman look down on a guy like Yang Zhi who can make a splash in half a bucket of water!
However, Yang Yihe cannot be offended. If the second prince can get the support of the left minister, it can be said that he can overwhelm the prince in one fell swoop in the civil and official group and obtain strong support in both civil and military aspects. These people are all old courtiers, and their forces are intertwined, even His Majesty the Emperor does not dare to act easily.
Guo Jiuling pulled back his thoughts from his memories, rubbed his nose, and looked at Yang Zhi standing in front of Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaohua with a spring breeze on her face, and the aroma really made Princess Zhaohua's brows frown slightly.
"Your Royal Highness, the relevant matters related to the expedition with the army this time have been negotiated with Zuo Shuai, and the princess's car will accompany the Chinese army's big tent." Yang Zhi obviously didn't realize that the princess in front of him was actually a little impatient, and said with a smile.
"Well, thank you for your hard work, is there anything else?" Min Ruoxi picked up the teacup, if it was interesting, he would naturally have to retreat, but obviously Yang Zhi did not have this consciousness.
"Your Highness, this time I was fortunate enough to come to the army, and I remembered my father's teachings that I wanted to serve the country, so I asked Zuo Shuai to let me have the opportunity to fight during this trip. Yang Zhi said proudly.
Min Ruoxi and Guo Jiuling glanced at each other, and they both saw a smile in each other's eyes, who is Zuo Lixing? The veteran who has been polished in the army for decades is not only experienced, but also the ups and downs of the sea are also so slippery that people can't catch them at all, what is the right opportunity, naturally the opportunity is not suitable, and the opportunity will not be given, I am afraid that after this battle, Yang Zhi will not find a suitable opportunity. Zuo Lixing may want to curry favor with Yang Yihe, but he will never joke about military affairs.
"Then I have to congratulate Yang Gongzi first." Guo Jiuling said with a smile on the side, he was really a little tired of this guy, and wanted to send him away earlier so that he could talk to Princess Zhaohua about business. "Yang Gongzi is dressed like this, isn't he going to go out?"
"Exactly, one is to deliver an errand to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and the other is to take a day off to go out." Yang Zhi nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, you go!" Min Ruoxi waved his hand busily.
(From today, there will be two shifts a day, 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.) )