Chapter 7: The Man Who Wears Perfume
Both of them were sighing for a moment. Thinking about the prosperous Tang Dynasty recorded in historical books, the power of the Tang Dynasty was overwhelming the four seas, and the military flags pointed to the four barbarians. At that time, the Tang Dynasty was really coming to pay tribute. Even the foreign barbarians thousands of miles away had to travel far away to the ocean. Every year, this group of envoys who came to pay tribute had not left the Tang Dynasty, and the other two were about to set off again. Because at that time, the Tang Dynasty was not only invincible on land, but also swept the world by the navy.
But now this grand occasion is no longer there. Although overseas caravans are still in the verge of prosperity, those barbarian countries have never come to court again. The split Tang Dynasty has become four countries and is constantly fighting each other. Although the Cao family's Da Qi is the strongest, it is also jointly confronted by the weaker other three countries. They have to focus their attention on the mainland, and their overseas strength continues to shrink. Thirty years ago, the last overseas territory of the Tang Dynasty also declared independence from the Da Qi. The maritime navy of Da Qi was the most prosperous time than the Tang Dynasty, but only one-tenth of the power remained. Among the other three countries, only Nan Chu still retained the navy, but this navy, in addition to fighting pirates, did there be spare energy to go overseas?
"If it really happened that the peerless talent like Emperor Li Qing was like that of that time, it might be a good thing, and the power of Great China once again intimidated the world, it would be very pleasing to the hearts of the people!" Min Ruoxi said half-jokingly.
"Your Highness the Princess is careful. If there is such a person, according to the Tang Dynasty's teachings, this person must be a child 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 traitors who betray the Tang Dynasty. If he attains the Tao, the one who will be punished will be the members of these four royal families." Guo Jiuling said seriously.
Min Ruoxi shook her head regretfully, thinking that Guo Jiuling had no sense of humor at all, which was boring.
"Your Highness, can you come in?" A gentle and humble voice came from outside the tent. It was the young guard who was swept away by Qin Feng in the tent.
Hearing this voice, Min Ruoxi's face slightly darkened. Today, this young man's performance in the big tent was really absent. Min Ruoxi could see contempt in the eyes of those generals.
"Your Highness Princess, Yang Zhi is young after all. People of his family background, young, handsome and talented, will naturally be a little frivolous. This is also inevitable. Your Highness Princess has to leave some dignity for Yang Xiang, so there is no need to blame him." Guo Jiuling persuaded softly.
Min Ruoxi said in his heart that Yang Zhi was the son of Yang Yihe, the left prime minister of the dynasty, and he was a disciple of the Wanjian Sect, the swordsman of Chu State since he was a child. In terms of qualifications, he was also the best choice. He actually practiced the most difficult swordsmanship among the Wanjian Sect with a little excitement. Among the younger generation, he can be regarded as a pride of heaven. However, this time he came to the western border army, and the left prime minister Yang Yihe stuffed his son into his guard team. Do you not know what the idea was in his heart? Along the way, Yang Zhi was like a peacock with open-faced screens, and he always forgot to show his self-beautiful feathers in front of him, which made her feel so tired.
Min Ruoxi was in charge of Jiying Hall. I don’t know how many deep and introverted masters he had seen. He was very disdainful of people like Yang Zhi who were so successful that he was not sure how high the sky was and how thick the earth was. Because of his father, Yang Zhi was a favorite of everyone to praise him when he was in the capital, but he didn’t know that once he left the capital and came to this army with the most powerful force, his performance would only become a laughing stock for others. Today, Qin Feng humiliated him severely, which made Min Ruoxi feel very happy.
"Come in!" Min Ruoxi nodded slightly at Guo Jiuling. Yang Yihe was the left prime minister of Chu, and that was the object of his elder brother and second brother who were trying to win over, but now he has no tendency to show. This time he came to the western border army by himself, and Yang Zhi followed him, and many people in the capital began to speculate.
It's really annoying to think about it!
But after a while, the eldest son Yang actually changed into another set of clothes. The royal blue outfit had already changed into a moon-white robe, with a jade belt and a golden crown. When he walked past Guo Jiuling, Guo Jiuling actually smelled a scent that was coming from his nose and frowned.
When he left the capital, the left prime minister met him by chance and above the Imperial Dao. Guo Jiuling naturally knew that it was definitely not a chance encounter. For the powerful left prime minister of the dynasty, it was really not difficult to know where he was going.
However, he walked on the imperial road with the Left Prime Minister and had a great conversation. Guo Jiuling was happy to see him and even was happy. It was not that he wanted to flatter the Left Prime Minister himself, but that he could create momentum for the Second Prince. Everyone in the capital knew that Guo Jiuling was the Second Prince. If some people who were interested saw this scene, they would naturally have a lot of thoughts, and this was exactly what he wanted.
However, the words said from Zuo Xiang's mouth made Guo Jiuling smile on his face, and he nodded to the officials passing by from time to time.
His son Yang Zhi has just returned from Wanjianmen and is preparing to develop in his career, but he still lacks some experience. Therefore, he hopes that Guo Jiuling, who is responsible for the princess's tour this time, will arrange Yang Zhi as the princess's guard.
This is not a difficult task. Although Yang Zhi is a person, a person like Guo Jiuling is naturally clear, but the princess's safety will not be placed on him at all, and she agreed immediately. However, Yang Yi and those hidden words made Guo Jiuling feel bitter in his heart.
Yang Yihe's meaning is to let Guo Jiuling create some opportunities for Yang Zhi so that Yang Zhi can capture the princess's heart.
Guo Jiuling naturally knew that this was impossible. What kind of person is Princess Zhaohua Min Ruoxi? Guo Jiuling knew very well. He was not an ignorant girl who had lived in the palace for a long time and didn’t know the world. There was no such person in Jiying Palace. Princess Zhaohua was able to preside over Jiying Palace for many years, not because of her identity or her skills, but because of her wrists and minds. How could such a beautiful and restrained woman look down on Yang Zhi, a guy who could splash out with water!
However, Yang Yihe cannot be offended. If the second prince can get the support of the left prime minister, it can be said that he can overwhelm the prince in one fell swoop in the civil servant group and gain strong support in both civil and military aspects. Isn’t the reason why the prince can still compete with the second prince now because a group of civil officials are supporting him? These people are old ministers and their forces are mixed, so even the emperor dare not take any action easily.
Guo Jiuling pulled back his thoughts from the memories, rubbed his nose, and watched Yang Zhi stand in front of Princess Zhaohua with a spring breeze on his face. The fragrance really made Princess Zhaohua's brow frown slightly.
"Your Highness, the matters related to the military going to war this time have been negotiated with Zuo Shuai, and the princess's carriage will follow the central army's tent." Yang Zhi obviously did not 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 she was sensible, she would naturally have to leave, but it was obvious that Yang Zhi did not have this consciousness.
"Your Highness, this time I was lucky enough to come to the army. I remembered my father's teachings that I wanted me to serve the country, so I asked Zuo Shuai to give me a chance to fight during this trip. Fortunately, Zuo Shuai valued it and had already agreed to lead the main force of the first battalion to charge at the right time." Yang Zhi said proudly.
Min Ruoxi and Guo Jiuling looked at each other and saw a smile in each other's eyes. Who is Zuo Lixing? A veteran who has been polished in the army for decades is not only experienced, but also has a so smooth and unstoppable situation. What does it mean to be a suitable opportunity? Naturally, if the opportunity is not suitable, you won't give it a chance. I'm afraid that after this battle, Yang Zhi won't find a suitable opportunity. Zuo Lixing may want to please Yang Yihe, but he will never joke about military and national affairs.
"Then I have to congratulate Mr. Yang first." Guo Jiuling said with a smile. He was really tired of this guy, and wanted to send him away earlier to talk to Princess Zhaohua. "Is Mr. Yang going out in this outfit, are you going to go out?"
"That's right, I'm going to hand over the errands to His Highness the Princess, and I want to take a day off to go out." Yang Zhi nodded repeatedly.
"Accurate, you go!" Min Ruoxi waved her hand hurriedly.
Chapter completed!