Li Jing feasted Yang Xingmi and his entourage at Jixiang Temple in the city, which is one of the seventy-two temples inside and outside Xiapi City, located in the east of the outer city.

Xiapi City is located in the intersection triangle of Surabaya and Yishui, its northeast is Yishui in the south, the northwest is the confluence of the ancient Bianshui in the south, Surabaya and the ancient Bianshui meet in Xuzhou in the northwest of Xiapi, and then flow to Xiapi, the most Lu and the Yishui converge, the southeast flows into the Huai River.

In addition to the Yi and Si two rivers, there is a Shushui in the east of Xiapi City, and there is a Suishui in the west. The valleys of the Yi and Shu rivers in the east are important passages from the Huaisi area to Qing, Qi, Zi, Lai and Deng in the eastern part of Henan.

And along the Surabaya to the northwest is directly to the Huaisi town of Xuzhou, along the Suishui to the west, it is directly to Suzhou.

It can be said that Xiapi has always been the political, economic, and cultural center of the eastern part of the Central Plains. It is the land of water and land in the Central Plains, where the people are prosperous and the trade is prosperous, and it has always been a place where the soldiers of all dynasties must fight.

The three cities of Xuzhou, Xiapi and Sizhou, which have become horns, have always been the places where soldiers must fight for in Huaibei and Huaisi.

During the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei and Lü Bu had troops here, and Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, and Lü Bu had all fought here.

Xiapi City also has a huge feature, that is, the transformation of the past dynasties, and finally the communication of Surabaya and Yishui, so that the two rivers of Si and Yi finally completely enclosed Xiapi City into an inverted triangle, which added a bit of solidity to the defense of Xiapi City.

Xiapi was originally under the rule of the probation army, but now it has become a military center under the jurisdiction of the Qin army, and now it is the base camp of the Qin army preparing to attack Xu and Su Erzhou. From time to time, patrols and horses passed by in the streets, adding a bit of solemnity to the silent night.

Zhao Jiang told them that the Qin army was ready to attack Xu Su Erzhou, "If it weren't for the fact that I heard that Yang Langjun was coming." The king of Qin had already led his army to leave Bupi. He explained casually with a smile: "The grass thief Yellow Nest is taking advantage of our crusade against Gao Yu. Tiger's mouth. took the opportunity to rob Xusu Erzhou. These grass thieves are bold, but it is not so easy to snatch food from us. Whatever they take, we're going to make them all spit it all up. Don't look at Huang Chao's majesty in Luoyang, it's because our King Qin doesn't have the time to pay attention to him now, otherwise, the 100,000 banners would have already entered Luoyang. ”

The carriage stopped in front of the temple gate, and Xiapi was a place where Buddhism flourished. There are seventy-two temples in and around the city. Every year on April 8, when the Buddha bathing meeting, believers from all over the world go to Xiapi to burn incense, and set up meals for dozens of miles along the way, and the scene is grand.

Li Jing set up a banquet in Jixiang Temple, and the host of the temple not only did not feel disturbed, but felt that Sansheng was fortunate and warmly entertained Li Jing and his party. Outside the temple gate, two Zhike monks were specially sent to welcome the guests of King Qin.

The two Zhike monks have fat heads and big ears, and their faces are full of oil, which is different from the people in Xiapi City. But their etiquette is very good. Reciting Amitabha Buddha and smiling to greet them, Zhao Jiang said a few polite words to them. invited Yang Lihua's brothers and sisters to get off the bus together and follow the monk into the temple.

Yang Lihua noticed that her brother's hand was tightly gripping the hilt of the Malay snake sword that he had bought from a merchant in Dengzhou, looking as if he was as nervous as her. "Don't be nervous for a while, remember what your brother taught you." Yang Xingmi whispered to her.

Zhao Jiang smiled on the side and said: "Tonight, many prominent civil and military generals in Daxingtai will attend the dinner, and the left and right servants of Daxingtai, the six Shangshu, as well as the left and right envoys of the General Staff Yuan, and several governors of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies will basically come." ”

When Yang Xingmi heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and then became excited. Tonight's dinner is so grand, it seems that it is really as Yuan Xi said, not only does he need Li Jing's support, it turns out that Li Jing also needs him.

Entering the backyard of the temple, the front hall is where tonight's dinner will be held. The air was already filled with the smell of perfume. They were introduced into the living room by the monk who knew the guest, and under the red columns, a monk loudly announced their visit: "Luzhou Yang Dalang and Yang Xiaoniang arrived," "Mr. Yuan Xi and Xu Dunmei of Luzhou arrived!" ”

Amid the welcoming sound of the monks, they entered the hall.

Desks have been set up in the hall, one for one person, and behind these seats, many people have already sat down. However, what surprised Yang Lihua a little was that these people were all very young, most of them were young people in their twenties and thirties, and only a few people who looked to be in their forties and fifties. There was already a young man sitting on the main seat, who looked much younger than her brother, calm and atmospheric, and heroic, she only glanced at it and didn't dare to look at it again, guessing in her heart that it was King Qin.

Yang Lihua looked away, but suddenly found that at today's dinner, she was not the only female surname, on both sides of Li Jing's top position, there were several special tables, and there were no bead curtains, or screens, and four delicate beauties were sitting there. Although two of them are bearded girls, Yang Lihua can still see at a glance that their temperament is extraordinary, and they are by no means ordinary singers and the like.

Zhao Jiang whispered next to them: "The one sitting at the top is the King of Qin, and there are four people on the left and right of His Royal Highness, namely the Seventh Lady Mrs. Zhang, the Ninth Lady Mrs. Mei, the Tenth Lady Mrs. Zhu, and the other is the grandson of Lang Zhonggong of the Daxingtai Supervision Bureau and the Investigation Bureau. ”

The introduction at the end of the day caught Yang Lihua's attention, and she was slightly surprised: "She is an official of Daxingtai?" ”

"Gongsun Niangzi is an important official position in Daxingtai, the chief official of the Supervision Department, and the chief official of the Supervision Department of the six departments and three departments of Daxingtai." Zhao Jiang chuckled and said, "The Supervision Zhongcheng who is in charge of the Ninth Bureau of Supervision. ”

"A woman can also be an official, and she still has such a high official position?" She couldn't help but blurt out.

"Under the rule of King Qin, women can also be officials. Not only can you be an official, but also a doctor, a husband, etc., and nearly half of the married women in all parts of our industry work like men, not only can they marry and raise children, but also can earn money to support their families. ”

Yang Lihua found herself full of curiosity about the four women beside King Qin, and she had already learned that except for the Seventh Lady Zhang, who was born in the daughter of the former Song Prefecture Thorn History, the other three women were not simple. Those two Hu women turned out to be the two generals' wives in the legend Li Jing, both of whom were really the masters of an army, each commanding hundreds of warships and 5,000 men. And the two ladies are actually pirates and have experienced a hundred battles.

The king of Qin not only appointed a woman as an official, but also let his concubine be a general to lead the troops to fight, and Yang Lihua had already begun to be full of curiosity about the young king of Qin.

Yang Xingmi grabbed Yang Lihua's hand tightly, his eyes gestured to Li Jing at the top, and whispered, "Sister, did you see him?" ”

Li Jing sat on the top, with a graceful and calm atmosphere. He was softly laughing with the ladies beside him, and he was so good-looking, free and confident when he smiled.

"Did my sister see him, he was born in the same year as my brother, and even almost the same as us. But look at him, in his twenties, he is already the king of a town, holding hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, owning dozens of states, ruling millions of people, and hundreds of millions of family wealth, even today you have to look at Li Jing's face. But if you look at my brother, he is nothing compared to him. What kind of prince will Xiangning have? Li Jing is also self-made, in today's troubled times, heroes start from the times, if his brother can get his help, he will be able to achieve a career one day, and the glory of the sect. Sister, can you do my brother a favor? ”

Yang Lihua's hand was pinched by Yang Xingmi, but she didn't make a sound.

If her brother had said these words to her before today, although she would not have objected, she would certainly be unhappy in her heart. But at this time, listening to her brother's words, her eyes quietly glanced at the man above, but she couldn't help but feel her heart pounding, and her brother's words, she not only couldn't rise in disgust, but had a trace of expectation in her heart.

Finally, she finally lowered her voice and whispered, "I do." After saying this, two lines of tears suddenly slipped from the corners of her eyes, and she didn't know why these tears flowed, whether they were excited, joyful, or sad?

"Sister, my brother won't harm you, with Li Jing, it will definitely be the best destination for my sister in this life. Wipe away your tears, he's coming. ”

Yang Lihua turned her head, and sure enough, Zhao Jiang was walking towards this side with Li Jing, and she quickly wiped away two lines of tears with the back of her hand.

"Smile at him." Yang Xingmi's hand wanted to press the hilt of the sword, but he suddenly remembered that the sword had been taken away by Li Jing's guards outside the hall, and he clenched his fists and said nervously: "Remember to hold your chest up and look up." ”

Before coming, Yang Xingmi was full of confidence in his sister, although her sister is not a famous girl, but she is naturally beautiful. But after entering the hall and seeing the four women in Li Jing's hand, he realized that the concubines around Li Jing were no worse than his sister. Compared with them, my sister has a green taste, which is inevitably dwarfed. He couldn't help but regret a little, maybe he should have gone to find a more beautiful woman to bring it.

Yang Lihua saw Li Jing getting closer and closer, her heart couldn't help beating violently, and she finally smiled and straightened her towering chest.

At the end of the dinner, Yang Xingmi went back with Yuan Xi and Xu Wen satisfied, while his sister Yang Lihua was left behind by the grandson. He was very satisfied with this result, which showed that things were one step closer to success.

After staying in Xiapi for another day, Yang Xingmi finally received another summons from Li Jing. After staying in Li Jing's study for an afternoon, Yang Xingmi couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart when he came out, and he almost looked up to the sky and roared, so that Yang Xingmi collided directly with a person when he left the hospital.

After saying a few words of apology, the two nodded goodbye, but when Yang Xingmi walked for a while, he suddenly felt that the person just now was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember that there was such a young man in the Qin army and civil and military forces he had seen in the past few days. When he looked back, there was no trace of the man.

Outside Li Jing's study, Zhao Jiang knocked on the door and reported: "Your Highness, General Qian Jumei of Hangzhou asks to see you!" ”

Li Jing's voice came from inside the house, "It turns out that Brother Jumei is here, please come in!" ”

Qian Biao stood outside the door, quickly sorted out the clothes that had just been messed up outside the courtyard, then coughed lightly, pushed open the secretary's door, and directly bowed to the worship, and said loudly: "Hangzhou Qian Biao, see His Royal Highness King Qin!" (To be continued......)