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"The Dragon King Temple of the East China Sea is a temple where incense burns early in the states under the rule of the county king." At this time, Da Yue'er seemed to be a landlord, and introduced the prosperous city landscape in Dengzhou City to Da Weiying, the prince of Bohai, and his party.

Previously, the Bohai State defeated Liaodong, lost 80,000 soldiers, and was forced to sign a peace treaty with Li Jing to cede land and pay compensation. Because of this battle, let the Bohai State with the same species of the Black Water Hair Sect see clearly the Bohai State of the current foreign strength of the middle cadre, in the fifth year of Qianfu, the east of the Bohai Kingdom of the Black Water Sect to the Bohai State large-scale attack, Bohai King Da Xuanxi sent troops to fight the Black Water Department, the result of three battles and three losses, the loss of more than 30,000 soldiers. Seeing that the Black Water Sect was menacing, the Bohai Imperial Court proposed to transfer the army deployed in the west to the east to deal with the Black Water Department.

Not only was the king of Bohai worried that Li Jing in the west would take the opportunity to attack Bohai, but after thinking about it, Bohai transferred most of the troops and horses from the west to the east, and on the other hand, he sent the prince Da Weiying as an envoy to bring the Bohai mission, including Da Yue'er's mother, Princess Gao, to congratulate Li Jing's mother on her birthday, in fact, hoping to improve some relations with Li Jing and stabilize the situation in the west of the Bohai Sea.

Li Jing's mother's birthday has passed, but Da Weiying has been stranded.

Mrs. Han specially asked Da Yue'er to be responsible for entertaining her brother and mother, and today, Da Yue'er took her mother and brother to enjoy the scenery of Dengzhou.

"The Dragon King of the East China Sea is extremely magical, and the king of the county asks the Dragon King Qi Yu, so he is in five provinces and thirty states. The Dragon King of the East China Sea is the most prosperous. Da Yue'er stroked her mother's hand and said with a smile. Since leaving Shangjing. It was only after a few years that she saw her mother and brother again, and she was indescribably happy in her heart. And this time, when her mother came, she also said that her father finally accepted the fact that she followed Li Jing.

"I heard that the king of the county has been invited to the crystal palace by the dragon king several times, and even the divine fire, heavenly fire and glass are all taught by the dragon king. The king of the county was originally awarded the divine fire by the dragon king, and defeated the Feng family in a battle with the divine fire, and stood in Shamen Town. Da Weiying always has a little awe in her heart for this cheap brother-in-law, who can go from Bohai to Dengzhou through Liaodong. He also saw the earth-shaking changes in Liaodong along the way, especially after arriving in Dengzhou, and found that this was actually a huge metropolis with a population of one million. He was shocked by the extent of its prosperity, there is everything here, only the unexpected. What is even more surprising is that such an important metropolis has no city walls outside, and the four city walls inside only enclose less than one-third of the population in the city, and more commercial markets, residential areas, schools, etc. are outside the walls.

"Hmm. The Dragon King of the East China Sea is the most respected by the people, and five provinces, thirty states and one hundred counties all set up temples to worship. Today is the second day of February. Raise your head for the dragon, also called the Green Dragon Festival. In order to pray for good weather and good weather, on this day, all walks of life, shops, wine shops, dignitaries, government yamen, peddlers and pawns, must come to offer sacrifices. Therefore, today is also an important festival, in February after the year, second only to the Shangyuan Festival. Da Yue'er introduced to her mother.

While listening to Da Yue'er's introduction, Princess Gao and Da Weiying lifted the curtain of the four-wheeled carriage and looked outside.

When they arrived in the city from Shangjing, they already felt that the prosperity of the city with a population of 100,000 people was almost like a paradise on earth, far surpassing the capital city known as the prosperous country of Haidong. But after arriving in Dengzhou, I found that Duli Town was not as lively as Dengzhou City.

At this time, all they saw was a bustling crowd everywhere, that is, the entire people in Beijing gathered together, and I am afraid that it was not as lively as in front of the Dragon King Temple in the East China Sea. If it weren't for the guard of honor of the county king, it would be impossible to imagine how to squeeze into the temple.

"The Dengzhou Yamen has been preparing for sacrifices since yesterday. It is said that as long as you can grab the head pillar incense of the fifth watch, you can ensure a smooth and smooth year. Since yesterday, I don't know how many people have been queuing up here, all waiting for the fifth watch to arrive, and they will compete for the pillar of incense. Last year's head pillar incense, I heard that it was grabbed by the people of the shipping industry guild."

"The people of the yamen are also going to fight?" Da Weiying was a little surprised, and looked at her sister incredulously. Da Yue'er said with a smile: "Of course we have to fight, not to mention Dengzhou, even other places, it's the same." All yamen, trading houses, guild halls, guilds, etc., will send people to fight for the burning of this incense, and whoever has the ability will win it, but they cannot bully others. ”

The four-wheeled carriage slowly moved along the wide street, and Da Yue'er kept introducing the various things she saw to her mother and brother in the carriage. In this lively day, juggling is naturally indispensable, and there are performances everywhere along the street, and Princess Nagao and Prince Da Weiying are dizzying and dazzled.

Da Yue'er looked at the amazed appearance of the mother of the princess and the brother of the prince of the princess, and suddenly felt a little proud in her heart. He smiled faintly: "There are a lot of these people in Dengzhou City, and the county king has already issued an order to cancel their cheap status, and now they are also ordinary people, relying on performances to make money." Therefore, under the rule of the county king, these artists advocate a lot of excellence, all from other places, where the prosperity is prosperous, the people are rich, and the yamen and the families of the big clans will always invite these troupes to perform during the New Year's holidays. When it comes to the festival, I don't know how many people are nearby, in order to see these, Baba specially came. ”

Saying that, Da Yue'er suddenly felt that the princess of Bohai and the prince of Bohai had never seen the world like those rural people.

Princess Bohai and Da Yue'er chatted happily, but Da Weiying was a little silent, but there were one or two sentences after another.

Since November last year, he set off from Longquan Mansion in Shangjing, and he has not left until now, and he has been here for two months in the blink of an eye. In fact, he came this time with an important mission, one is to continue the previous contract with Li Jing to ensure the safety of the west. At the same time, the Bohai Kingdom also hopes to buy a batch of excellent weapons and armor from Li Jing, if you can buy Tianhuo and Shenhuo, it will naturally be better, if you can buy some heavy crossbows, it will also be extremely helpful to deal with the Black Water Ministry.

If you can use Da Yue'er's relationship to say that Li Jing borrowed an elite army and horses to deal with the Black Water Department, it would naturally be better.

It's just that. It's been two months since I arrived in Dengzhou. I only saw Li Jing two or three times. I didn't have time to talk deeply every time.

The Bohai State was originally a millet water deer, which is the same species as the black water deer. At the beginning, there were dozens of them, and then they gradually developed into seven parts. It is mainly distributed in the area of Sumoshui (now Songhua River) and Heishui (now Heilongjiang). The most powerful are the millet and black water musket.

The end of the millet in the south has more contact with the outside world, and has always been more advanced, planting and raising pigs, belonging to semi-agriculture and semi-husbandry, after the demise of Goguryeo, absorbing a large number of Goguryeo, Han, Baekje people, etc. Later, the Bohai State was established.

However, the northernmost part of the Black Water Department lives on fishing and hunting, living between the white mountains and black waters, fierce but more savage.

After the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, the Bohai Governor's Mansion and the Heishui Governor's Mansion were set up in the Governor's Palace, with the heads of each department as the governors, and the rest of the ministries were subordinate to the Governor's Mansion, called the state, and the leaders of each department were the assassins.

Since then, the Tatans have been divided into two major tribes. Relations between the two sides are gradually strained. Later, the end of the Su Dynasty established the Bohai State, and the power of the country gradually strengthened. After the establishment of the Bohai State. Their national policy is to advance eastward, and they have not developed to Liaodong, but have been developing to the Black Water Eagle.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty once co-opted the Heishui Ministry and planned to reward him, which led to the crazy revenge of the Yan Dynasty and sent troops to attack the Tang Dynasty.

For the Bohai people, the unification of the Yan Dynasty and the conquest of the Black Water Department are the most important.

But over the years, although the Bohai Kingdom has been pressing the Black Water Department, it has not been able to conquer them. Now, the Bohai State is weakened, but the Black Water Department has begun to fight back.

Over the years, although the Bohai Sea has been called the prosperous country of Haidong. However, because of the comprehensive imitation of the Tang Dynasty and the implementation of the settled farming system, the result also became the same as the Central Plains Dynasty, and the level of fierce cavalry warfare at the beginning continued to decrease. Up to now, although there are more than 5 million people in Bohai, there are 300,000 soldiers. The exhaustion of 80,000 soldiers and horses in a battle with Li Jing completely exposed the true situation of the erosion of the Bohai Navy.

On the contrary, the Black Water Turtle has always maintained a fierce atmosphere, although its department is small, but there are more than 100,000 households, almost all of them are soldiers. The 5 million Bohai Kingdom, facing the 100,000 households of the Black Water Department, could not resist.

The next day, the county king's mansion.

Mrs. Han, who had just passed her fifty-fifth birthday, leaned on the kang and closed her eyes to recuperate, Da Yue'er and Zhang Hui, Wang Guiniang, Wan'er, Wang Haojun, Pei's sisters, Xiao Yulou, Yu Youniang, etc. surrounded by her, and even Megan and Julie, who had always been rare to see at home, also changed into women's clothes and sat honestly on one side.

Li Jing also sat on the side, surrounded by a bunch of children, in a hurry.

Da Yuehou whispered to Han about the experience of accompanying her mother's mother and brother yesterday, "I went to the Dragon King Temple in the East China Sea, and then went to Dengzhou Port." ”

"Another day, you will accompany them to Liulifang, zoo, aquarium, big bell tower and other places to have a look, they came from afar, you are a daughter and do your filial piety, this is also the dignity of our Li family." Han Shi instructed: "San Lang always has some strange ideas, he actually enclosed the white tigers, white elephants, giraffes, lions and other fierce beasts that the maritime merchants bought from all over the world, and built an aquarium with that glass, it is really strange, I guess you Princess Gao have never seen it."

"Yes." Da Yue'er hurriedly responded, thinking of this, there was a sigh in her heart. "A lot of birds and beasts in the zoo are really rare, they have never been seen in the past, they have never heard of it, and those maritime merchants are really capable, such as leopards, white elephants, giraffes, crocodiles, pythons, and lions."

When Mrs. Han heard this, she opened her eyes and glanced at Li Jing with disgust, and said with a smile: "San Lang sometimes looks steady, and sometimes he is like a child, he actually spent so much money to buy these birds and beasts from those merchants and build such a zoo, which led to more businessmen getting more rare things, and being careful of playthings. When the yamen had money, it used it to help the poor people. ”

Li Jing didn't expect to be shot while lying down, and while dodging the naughty son's dragon grip, he replied with a smile: "Ah Niang's words are also reasonable, but this zoo is not purely a plaything, although it cost a lot of money to buy these animals, but after the garden was built, the tickets were sold for the people to watch, that is, it broadened the people's horizons and enriched everyone's lives. ”

At present, Dengzhou not only has a zoo, but also an aquarium that raises all kinds of fish in the river and the sea. These rare things, people queue up every day to watch, and Li Jing collects tickets every day, and he does make a lot of money.

Han Shi smiled faintly and sighed slightly, "My old woman doesn't understand those big things, but as a family, it is always right to be diligent and thrifty in keeping the house, and keep the way." Yesterday, Hui'er told me that the rebels in Hebei have crossed the Yellow River, the grass thieves in the south have besieged the eastern capital, and there is a thief army that was originally under your command and is now besieging Songzhou. My old woman doesn't understand military affairs, but San Lang is the county king of the imperial court and the commander of the army. At present, traitors are rebelling against the party and making trouble, and it is the time when loyal ministers and good generals need to come out to defend the world."

Old Madam Han seemed to say casually, but when her topic was brought to the current Hebei rebels and the grass thieves in Henan, Li Jing couldn't help but be stunned. The Chengde army was attacking the Yichang army, and the Wei Bo army was divided into two routes, one to attack the two states of the Zhaoyi army, Xing and Weizhou, and the other had directly crossed the Yellow River to attack Puzhou of the Tianping army. And Huang Chao's soldiers and horses have approached the eastern capital, and Zhu Wen has already besieged Songzhou.

When the imperial court captured Ruzhou in Huangchao, up to now, it has successively issued eighteen edicts to him to transfer troops to rescue. And Zhang Rui, the old man in Songzhou, also sent several messengers for help!

"The national disaster thinks of the good general, San Lang, don't lose the hearts of the people in the world!" Old Madam Han said slowly.

Li Jing's face was calm, and his mother's words already faintly accused him of supporting the army and self-respecting, and sitting on the ground and watching. Even Mother Li has such an attitude, presumably most people in the world will have such thoughts.

Li Jing held Han's hand, nodded and said, "Er was going to talk about this matter today, Er has already mobilized soldiers and horses, and tomorrow he will personally lead the soldiers and horses to rescue the Eastern Capital!" ”

Hearing Li Jing's answer, Mother Li nodded and only said one word: "Okay!" ”

Zhang Huier heard that Li Jing was going to send troops, and she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and looked at Li Jing gratefully.

Li Jing grabbed her hand and comforted: "Songzhou City is highly walled, and it will be fine for a while." I will lead the army to go tomorrow to ensure that Zhang Envoy Jun is fine. ”

"Well, take care, husband." Zhang Huier was in front of everyone, and was grabbed by Li Jing's hand, and she blushed a little for a while.

After Mother Li heard that Li Jing would send troops, her face was obviously much better. This is just a traditional woman, in her opinion, since Li Jing is the county king and marshal given by the current emperor, then at this time, he should send troops, this is for loyalty. Although the Li family almost died because of following the Li family who seized Ziqing, the most reluctant, but in her opinion, Li Jing's grandfather was the Li family's general, and it was also appropriate to fight for the Li family in Ziqing, which was also for loyalty. (To be continued......)