The eldest brother held up the long skirt to show her, "It's so beautiful, you touch it, you look at this material." ”

Lihua touched it, and the fabric was soft and light, sliding like silk across her fingers. She had never worn clothes of this material, but she recognized it, this is a white stacked cloth, also known as white condensation, which is a specialty of the Western Regions, and one white stacked cloth is equivalent to the price of a hundred silks. She suddenly became a little frightened, and quickly withdrew her hand, "Is this really for me?" ”

"This is white cloth, but it is called cotton cloth in Dengzhou." Yang Xingmi smiled and said, he was in a good mood tonight, "The long skirt made of white cotton just sets off your purity and temperament, which is low-key, but not shabby, but has a kind of low-key luxury." My brother has also prepared you some gold ornaments encrusted with precious stones, and you will look as beautiful and elegant as a princess tonight. ”

Like a princess?

Yang Lihua was a little distracted, how could she be like a princess. Since the death of her parents when she was a child, she and her eldest brother have relied on each other for their lives and survived on hundreds of meals. The elder brother was a little older, in order to support his family, he took the risk to sell smuggled salt, and later became a bandit, and then became a northwest soldier, and then a deserter, a trader, from a salt seller to a bandit, and then to a deserter and a trader, every profession is extremely low, and their sisters have also suffered countless hardships over the years, and the warmth and coldness of the world have long been clear.

She's not a princess.

The eldest brother married the sister Zhu of the righteous brother Zhu Yanshou as his wife, and the brother and sister-in-law originally intended to marry her to the elder brother's brother Xu Wen. Yang Lihua has seen Xu Wen many times, that is her brother's life and death brother, she looks very honest, and she is even preparing to marry into the Xu family in her heart. But this time, the eldest brother suddenly took her from Luzhou to Xiapi. Today, he also took out this expensive cotton skirt and gave it to her. And prepare gems and gold ornaments for her.

"Big brother is coming to Xiapi this time to see His Royal Highness the King of Qin?"

When Yang Lihua was in Luzhou, she had already heard of this King of Qin who was the same age as her eldest brother. This time when she went north, the eldest brother also told her a lot of things about King Qin, intentionally or unintentionally. She is eighteen years old this year, if it weren't for the fact that her eldest brother became a pawn after being caught as a bandit, and then became a deserter, she would have reached the age of marriage a few years ago. Although the life of the family is better now, she also knows that this kind of day will not come out of thin air, especially when the eldest brother is still a deserter. Wealth comes easily. It's also possible to go easier.

"Well, this time the eldest brother is here to ask to see King Qin." Yang Xingmi replied that he was a burly, tall and powerful handsome man, the same age as Li Jing, and he was only in his twenties at this time. Sitting in front of his most beloved sister, his hands were a little cramped and uneasy, but there was a fanatical look in his pale black eyes, "If there is chaos today, it is the world of heroes that the times rise, and the eldest brother does not want to die in obscurity." I want to let it go. King Qin is one of the few heroes of today, and the north is dominant. Majestic in the world. If my brother can get the help of King Qin, he will be able to break out of his own world in the land of Jianghuai. ”

Yang Lihua did not answer, Li Jing is the same age as her brother, and her family background is similar to that of the Yang family. In his early years, he started from scratch, and in just a few years, he became the generalissimo of soldiers and horses today, the king of one word, and he is a town vassal who even wants to marry the son of heaven. It is said that Li Jing was not only strong in his army, but also extremely wealthy, and his goods were sold all over the world, and even in the far west, his maritime merchant fleet traded with him. She even heard that Li Jing's annual income even exceeded the taxes of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, she also heard that Li Jing has ten wives and concubines, each of whom is beautiful and fragrant, and the appearance of the country and the city.

Yang Lihua listened to her brother's words, and she knew the meaning behind her brother's words. Li Jing is the king of Qin, and his brother is just a deserter in Luzhou, Huainan, a small trader, how can it be so easy to get Li Jing's support.

Yang Xingmi hung her dress on the screen, "I'll let the maidservant come to serve you in a while, remember to use the rose perfume I gave you." Although the king of Qin had ten wives and concubines, if he saw his sister, he would definitely be fascinated. He looked at her carefully and chuckled: "You still like to hunch over, don't be shy, you have to remember to keep your head up and your chest, that's your advantage, don't hide it." ”

Yang Lihua has a pair of plump and straight breasts, tall and snow-white, full of elasticity, much bigger than many girls. This made Yang Lihua very shy, and she usually had to use a white cloth to tie her chest tightly. Like her brother, she inherited her parents' handsome and beautiful face and beautiful figure, two brothers and sisters, the man is handsome, and the woman is beautiful.

After listening to her brother's words, a slight smile appeared on her fair and beautiful face, and then she raised her head slightly, and straightened her chest a little shyly.

The elder brother smiled, "Very good." He caressed her black hair lovingly, "If my brother can become an emperor in the future, you will be a princess at that time." ”

After Yang Xingmi left, Yang Lihua walked to the window and looked out of the window longingly. Outside the city, the tower of the Buddhist temple on the top of Yiyang Mountain pulled a long phantom shadow in the afterglow of the slanting sun, and she heard the evening bell from the tower.

At that moment, she suddenly felt a wave of worry and confusion, not knowing where her future would go. She wished she could be outside barefoot with the children, even if she was panting in tattered clothes, and just stopped, without a past, without a future, never having to go to the meeting that would forever determine her fate.

On the north bank of the Yangtze River, on the south bank of the Huai River, and east of the Dabie Mountain, it was called Jiangdong in ancient times, also known as Huainan. This is a rich plain, with rivers and rivers, water networks intertwined, wind blowing rice waves, and a land of fish and rice. Now it is the domain town of Gao Piao, the famous general of Bohai County of the Tang Dynasty.

Gao Biao, a former famous general of the Tang Dynasty, is now fighting against King Qin, the current famous marshal, and in the past period of time, her brother told her that Gao Biao, the head snake, was defeated by Li Jing's dragon crossing the river. Li Jing crossed the Huai River with only 40,000 horses and defeated Gao Pi, annihilated more than 60,000 Gao Piao, and captured Chu and Hao Prefectures. In his brother's opinion, Gao Yu, a former famous general, has become old, and it has been clear that he has made everything clear since he began to reuse Jianghu warlocks like Lu Yongzhi and let them all control his tooth soldiers.

The elder brother wants to replace Gao Yu and take control of Huainan. However, although the elder brother has thirty-six brothers, he has only trained 5,000 soldiers and horses in the past few years. Emaciated camels are bigger than horses. There is a huge disparity in strength between them. 若要取代高骈。 You have to get the support of Li Jing.

My brother's words are already obvious. I hoped she could help him. If she can become Li Jing's eleventh lady, maybe her brother's future will be much easier.

There was a soft knock on the door.

"Come in." Yang Lihua came back to her senses from the window, and the Silla maids she accompanied walked into the house, bowed, and began to prepare for her to bathe. They were all slave girls from Silla. In order to compensate her for the hardships of life over the years, after gaining a firm foothold in Luzhou, her brother spent a lot of money to buy it from Yangzhou to serve her.

The Silla handmaidens were petite. Gentle in character, and specially trained by slave traders, extremely skilled in serving people, she is the best slave maid.

They filled the large tub with hot water and sprinkled the petals. Silla helped Yang Lihua tie her hair, and then helped her into the bath. The water was a little hot, but Yang Lihua liked the hot feeling, which made her feel relaxed and forget everything for a while.

Another Silla maid carefully brushed her hair, and another rubbed her back and feet. While telling her some news that she had just found out from outside.

"I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Qin has 500,000 strong warriors, and he has tens of thousands of dollars. He had cities as big as Chang'an in Dengzhou and Liaodong, and his palace was in the inner city. I heard that the palace is bigger than Yangzhou City. That King of Qin had ten wives and concubines, but he loved all of them very much, and I heard that two of them were even generals in the sailors of the Qin army, commanding tens of thousands of soldiers."

A few Silla maidservants told her what they had heard outside as if they were treasures.

Yang Lihua didn't say a word from beginning to end, she always thought that she would marry her brother's brother Xu Wen. She also knew that since her brother and sister-in-law had this meaning, Xu Wen seemed to have known about it, and her eyes were a little different when she came to see her, and she often came to her brother to discuss things without anything, and then took the opportunity to come to see her. She didn't have any dislike for Xu Wen, but felt that marrying Xu Wen was a bit of a good match. However, now, her brother plans to dedicate her to Li Jing as the eleventh concubine.

After bathing and cleansing, the Silla maid helped her to her feet and wiped her body with a towel. One maid then combed her hair like ebony, while the other wiped her with rose dew from Dengzhou, touching her wrists, behind her ears, nipples, lips, and lower body. Immediately afterwards, she brought the exquisite underwear that her brother sent someone to buy, which was also produced in the most famous garment workshop in Dengzhou, and then put on a white cotton skirt, which made her fair skin even more moving.

Then another maidservant put on a pair of fine crystal shoes with high heels, and a maidservant girl put on a golden hairpin and a jade comb inlaid with bright gemstones, and then pasted a purple plum blossom baodian on her forehead. At the end, there are jade bracelets, necklaces, and armbands inlaid with precious stones and gold.

"The little lady looks as beautiful as a princess now." After dressing up, several Silla maids exclaimed. Yang Lihua turned to look at her appearance in the silver-inlaid crystal mirror, and she was also a little in a trance, the girl in it was beautiful and generous, graceful and luxurious, and she was really as high-end as a princess.

Yang Xingmi was already waiting for her in the courtyard of the inn, and he was sitting under the tree with Xu Wen and Yuan Xi, chatting. When they saw her coming, they stood up and looked her up and down with amazement and admiration.

The look in the eyes of the three men showed their mood at the moment, and they were completely shocked and shocked. They didn't expect that after dressing up, the original sparrow would really fly up the branches and become a golden phoenix all of a sudden. In addition to being amazed, there was also a touch of bitterness in Xu Wen's eyes. This beautiful princess-like woman would have been his wife, but now he was going to give her up to another man with his own hands.

"Heavenly fragrance and national color." Zhao Jiang walked in from outside the courtyard and was immediately amazed by Yang Lihua. After complimenting him, Zhao Jiang immediately took his eyes off her, he was Li Jing's personal guard, because he broke his arm on the battlefield in his early years, in fact, he played the role of a life assistant by Li Jing's side, rather than the role of a guard. Although Zhao Jiang's official position has always been low, he belongs to Li Jing's close attendants, not idle people.

"Yang Langjun, His Royal Highness the King of Qin is very grateful to you for rescuing the captured soldiers of our army this time." Although Zhao Jiang already knew that before Yang Xingmi and them kidnapped Wu Qian, Qian Biao had already decided to let Wu Qian and them go, but Zhao Jiang didn't say this, and said with a smile: "Yang Langjun is really a talent, and Ling Mei is also a heavenly fragrance." King Qin had already set up a banquet in Jixiang Temple in the city to welcome Yang Langjun's brothers and sisters, and he had a special order to greet him. ”

By the time they got into the carriage brought by Zhao Jiang, the city was already dark, the city was already under curfew, and the streets were silent. Two guards walked in front of the light, holding not torches or lanterns, but beautifully decorated lanterns with pale green glass covers, and another group of guards followed the guards around the carriage. The carriage is very spacious, and there is even a heater inside, looking at these, Yang Lihua can't help but have a little more understanding of Li Jing's wealth and strength.

The brother who was sitting opposite her was already thinking about it at this time, and his mind was already thinking about how to persuade Li Jing and get his support after facing Li Jing. "There is no need for Li Jing to send troops, as long as Li Jing is willing to give firearms support, or even as long as Li Jing sells warships and weapons to him, and when appropriate, sends troops to contain Gao Yu, then he can smoothly open up the situation in Luzhou, and then fight for the land of Huaixi, gradually annex the eight states of Huainan, and finally seize the entire Jiangnan in his hands."

"If he can replace Gao Yu, he doesn't plan to go north with Li Jing to compete for the world, he can go south. went to seize Liangzhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Jianghan and other places, and when he fell, he led the army to sweep Jiangdong, and Lingnan, Fujian and other places did not surrender one after another. ”

"Well, just like Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou from Sun Quan back then. The difference is that Liu Bei came to the door to be the son-in-law of Dongwu, while he married his sister to Li Jing. By then, by the time Li Jing fought with the northern heroes, he had already leveled Jiangdong. Maybe in the future, he will control the north according to Jiangdong and Li Jing, and everyone will divide the land from the north to the south and share the world. ”

The more Yang Xingmi thought about it, the more excited he became, and asked Xu Wen and Yuan Xi excitedly: "You say, this is possible." ”

Yuan Xi stroked his beard and smiled: "It's completely possible, don't look at Li Jinggang beating Gao Piao, but Gao Piao's strength is still there." On the contrary, it is Li Jing, at present, the northern heroes are interested in conniving against Li Jing, the four towns of Hebei plus Shatuo Li Keyong and the Khitans, they are united to be powerful is not small, Li Jing is estimated to be in this northern quagmire for a long time and cannot extricate himself, not to mention, there is still Huangchao in Henan, they also regard Li Jing as a big trouble. Therefore, not only do we need Li Jing's support, but Li Jing also needs us to contain Gao Yu and Huang Chao in the south. As long as the plan goes well, Yang Lang has every chance to replace Gao Biao and take control of Jiangdong. ”

Yang Xingmi laughed for a while, and was very satisfied.

Yang Lihua doesn't understand the general trend of the world, and there is no way to know whether Li Jing will fall into the quagmire of the northern heroes. But she still feels that her brother is a little too optimistic, if even Li Jing has to fall into the quagmire of the north, then how can her brother and them successfully snatch Huainan Jiangdong? (To be continued......)