The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 511
With Mu Xu's words in mind, Zhu Wu knew what to do next, and immediately responded, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will send a letter to General Wulid when I go back today, asking him to do it freely." .”

"Okay, then I will leave this matter to Mr. Zhu." Mu Xu nodded, and then asked, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Seeing the two people shaking their heads, Mu Xu was about to open his mouth to see off the guests, Xu Guanzhong asked suddenly, "Official Chai and Xiao Yi went to see Yelu Yanxi for more than half a month, is there any news?"

Mu Xu patted his forehead, then pulled out the letter from his sleeve, and said, "If Mr. Xu doesn't say it, I will almost forget it. This is the letter I just received today."

After speaking, he opened the envelope and read it in front of the two of them, but after only a few glances, a strange expression appeared on his face.

Xu Guanzhong and Yan Qing had a very good personal relationship. Seeing Mu Xu's different expression, he thought something went wrong, so he quickly asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Mu Xu didn't answer, just handed the letter to Xu Guanzhong casually.

Xu Guanzhong took a look, and then showed a strange look, and then handed the letter to Zhu Wu.

Zhu Wu didn't know why the two of them were like this, so he hurriedly received the letter and read it. After a while, he smiled and said to Mu Xu, "Congratulations to the envoy, congratulations to the envoy, you will marry a beautiful lady soon!"

Xu Guanzhong also teased and said, "It's a big deal for the envoy. It's not enough to marry the emperor of the Song Dynasty, but also to marry the princess of Liao. Maybe even Wanyan Aguda will come to join in the fun and marry his daughter to the envoy."

Mu Xu pretended to be afraid and said, "Please don't, I heard that the Jurchen women are all big and thick, and they look like hags. I can't bear this kind of beauty."

"That's wrong. I heard that there are beautiful women among the Jurchens, so it's fine even if they are a bit savage. Let's treat it as a rouge horse!"

"Since Mr. Zhu said so, I will definitely give you a dozen or twenty Jurchens when I conquer the Kingdom of Jin in the future!"

"Then Xiao Ke will thank the envoy first."

"It's a trivial matter, so it's worth mentioning! How about it, do you want to make a few reservations for Mr. Xu?"

Xu Guanzhong hurriedly waved his hands and declined, "I don't have brother Zhu's good appetite, and I can't take it anymore, so I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it!"

"Ha ha…"

The three of them joked for a while before Mu Xu said, "What do you two gentlemen think, do I agree to this?"

Xu Guanzhong said sternly, "The humble official suggested that the envoy had better agree to it. This matter will do us more good than harm."

"What's the reason?"

"There are two advantages to this matter. First, if you marry Princess Daliao, it will not only ease the relationship with Yelu Yanxi, but also further subdue the hearts of Khitan survivors in Yundi. Useful.

Two, although Yelu Yanxi is a foolish emperor, he is still the righteous emperor of the Liao Dynasty, holding a righteous name in his hand, and his appeal cannot be underestimated.With our support, he can hold back Jin Guo and buy time for our development. "

After hearing this, Mu Xu was speechless for a while.

Seeing this, Zhu Wu's heart moved, and he asked, "Is the envoy concerned about the reaction of the Song court?"

"That's right, that's exactly what I'm worried about. Once this matter reaches Tokyo, the Song court will probably turn against me."

Zhu Wu, however, had a well-thought-out plan, "I am afraid that the authorities are deluded. If the officials see it, even if the court is dissatisfied, they will not show it. Maybe the Zhao officials will choose to appease the envoy?"

"How do you say this sir, please explain to me."

"The reason is very simple. After all, Shijun is not an orthodox military official of the Song Dynasty. If you are driven into a hurry, and you have a rift with the court, and lead the Liao soldiers to go south, then the land of Dongdong in the Song Dynasty will never have peace. Let me ask, under such circumstances, How dare the kings and ministers of Zhao Song do the act of unloading the mill and killing the donkey?"

Xu Guanzhong also said, "Brother Zhu is right. With the method of dealing with generals in the Song Dynasty, in the face of such a situation, he will only appease the envoy first, and then try his best to transfer the envoy to the center. The imperial court issued an order to invite the envoy to go to Beijing, will the envoy go?"

Mu Xu also figured it out at this time, and smiled immediately, "I'm not feeling well recently, and it's really not suitable for a long journey. It seems that I can only disappoint the court's good intentions."

After finishing speaking, the three of them laughed at the same time, and then Mu Xu decided, "Forget it, then I'll write back and tell Chai Jin and the others that I have no problem with this matter."

After sending Zhu Wu and Xu Guanzhong away, Mu Xu turned his head and walked to the back house, intending to inform the wives about this, so as to avoid any more bullshit.

But when Mu Xu came to Jiangyunxuan, he saw Qiongying and Hu Sanniang were here, pulling Zhao Fujin out of the yard, who was dressed in riding attire, obviously intending to ride a horse.

Mu Xu checked Zhao Fujin's face and found that he looked good today, then he smiled and asked, "Where are you going to ride horses?"

The third daughter returned the gift with a smile, and Zhao Fujin explained with a blushing face, "The two elder sisters saw that the concubine was in a bad mood, so they said they were going to take a break, but they didn't want to be a husband, but they came back at this time, or should I go another day? "

"It's okay, it's still early at this time, go and play by yourself, but don't go far, bring more guards!"

Qiongying's temper is usually the most jumpy, upon hearing this, she immediately ran to Mu Xu's side, hugged his arm and said, "If the official is fine, how about going?"

Hu Sanniang also joined in the fun and said, "Yes, officer. It's rare for you to leave the office so early today, and you just go to relax with me."

Mu Xufang wanted to refuse, but seeing Zhao Fujin looking at him hopefully, and thinking about those rumors in the house recently, his heart softened after all, and he replied, "Alright, then I will walk with you."

When the three girls heard Mu Xu's promise, they immediately cheered and jumped up.

Mu Xu looked at the scene before him with a smile, and when the three of them calmed down, he said, "I'll go change my clothes, and Sanniang will ask Shi Shi if they want to go together?"

"Sister Yuannu is definitely going, but Sister Shishi and Sister Baoyan are pregnant, so I'm afraid she can't go? As for Sister Fang, I have to ask her to know."

"Just go if you are told, where did all this nonsense come from!"

How can Mu Xu not know this, but he understands better that in the back house, some things need a bowl of water to be leveled.

Soon, Li Shishi's second daughter really came to say that they were going to rest at the mansion, so that Mu Xu didn't care about them.

After Mu Xu heard the reply, he took Zhao Yuannu and Fang Baihua who came after them, and Zhao Fujin and the others rode out of the mansion, and went straight to the outside of Nancheng.

When they arrived in the wilderness outside the city, the three heroines, Hu Sanniang, Qiongying, and Fang Baihua, greeted Mu Xu, and then tried their best. Yuan Nu, these two rookies.

After an unknown period of time, Zhao Yuannu was able to ride well, and immediately felt itchy, and wanted to go for a trot in the distance, so Mu Xu had to order two female guards to follow and take care of him. let her go.

Seeing that no one was bothering him at this time, Mu Xu simply dismissed his servants and taught Zhao Fujin the essentials of riding a horse while enlightening her.

Zhao Fujin first talked about him from left to right, until he saw that Mu Xu was about to break the casserole and ask the bottom line, then he began to care about Ai Ai, Mu Xu's relationship with Da Song in the future.

Mu Xu thought about it for a while, but it was really hard to tell him bluntly, so he excused, "You, don't think about it all day long, it's better to worry less about men's affairs. Besides, the most troublesome enemy for my husband now is Jin Guo, There is no time to say goodbye to your father."

Zhao Fujin didn't know how powerful Jin Guo was, he was immediately happy after hearing Mu Xu's words, and said naively, "Why don't I write a letter to my father and ask him to deal with Jin Guo together with my husband?"

Mu Xu was amused by his wife's words, so he simply explained the way inside, "Your father is the king of a country, how could he listen to your little girl's words! You don't know, he was pushed by some ministers So, I want to unite with the Kingdom of Jin and deal with the Kingdom of Liao together!"

"What's wrong with this, isn't the Liao Kingdom an enemy of our Great Song Dynasty?"

"Of course it's wrong. Since ancient times, how can there be an eternal enemy between countries? Whether it is an enemy or a friend, it changes according to the situation in the world. Take the Liao Kingdom as an example. Although it has no confrontation with the Song Dynasty, it is now in decline. .

You said, if it were you instead, would you be willing to be a neighbor with a weak enemy who knows everything?Or do you want to be a neighbor with a half-knowledgeable, cruel and heartless enemy who always covets your property? "

"Ah, this..." Even though Zhao Fujin didn't understand politics, he still understood the simple truth in Mu Xu's words.

"What does Mr. Xiang mean to say that Jin Guo is this cruel and heartless neighbor who always covets property?"

Mu Xu showed a teachable expression, nodded and said, "Young lady is smart, the Kingdom of Jin is indeed what my husband said."

Zhao Fujin became anxious, "Since this is the case, why does the emperor cooperate with Jin Guo? Isn't this leading the wolf into the house?"

Not to mention that Zhao Fujin couldn't figure it out, even Mu Xu couldn't figure it out.If it is said that in the official history, Zhao Song's monarchs and ministers made such choices because of the Yanyun Sixteen States, then it doesn't make sense in this life.

Obviously Yan land has fallen into the hands of Song Dynasty, and they don't want to manage it for a good life, but insist on messing with Jin Guo, which really makes people don't know what to say.

Hearing Zhao Fujin's question at this moment, Mu Xu replied truthfully, "My husband doesn't understand what your father thinks about it. When I was in Tokyo, I tried to persuade him several times that the golden man has a wolfish ambition, so we must guard against it. But now it seems , your father didn't listen at all."

"If it's true what Xianggong said, how can life be good?"

Seeing Zhao Fujin's wrinkled face, Mu Xu said in a timely manner, "In order to prevent the Jin people from becoming more difficult to rule, I am going to contact the Liao people for my husband, and make a private covenant with them to jointly prevent the Jin country from invading south. It's just..."

Zhao Fujin simply thought that Mu Xu was worried that her father would be angry, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, I will write a letter to explain to you."

The more reasonable she was, the more she made Mu Xu feel ashamed, and some words were hard to say, so he had no choice but to give up and planned to say it at another time.

Zhao Fujin didn't know what Mu Xu was thinking, once she got rid of her knots, she was in a very good mood, and she became more relaxed, and even wanted to ride with Mu Xu and look around the scenery together.

Of course, Mu Xu would not refuse such an eclectic request, so he took Zhao Fujin with him and galloped on the horse.After turning around a few times and returning, he treated Zhao Yuannu equally and took Zhao Yuannu for a ride.

The group had a great time this trip, and it was already sunset when they returned home.

After sending the wives to their respective residences, Mu Xu was about to freshen up, but Lu Zhu came to report that it was Wang Dingliu who asked to see him.

When Mu Xu heard the news, he thought something urgent had happened, so he hurried to the study in the front yard.Unexpectedly, after meeting Wang Dingliu and questioning him, he realized that this kid had already thoroughly investigated the matter in the back house.

"Why is it so fast, there will be no omissions?"

Seeing that Mu Xu didn't believe it, Wang Dingliu hurriedly swore, "I dare to guarantee with my life that there will be absolutely no mistakes."

Mu Xu hesitated for a while, afraid that he didn't want to hear the answer, but he still gritted his teeth and asked, "Then tell me, who wrote this matter?"

"Responding to Shijun's words, according to my careful investigation, this matter was done by Fang La's wife, Shao Shi. I think she came here for..."

"Needless to say, you tell me directly, does Mrs. Fang know about this?"

Mu Xu knew that the reason why Fang La's wife, Shao Shi, was hostile to Zhao Fujin was that Fang La was executed by Zhao Ji's order, so he was not surprised by this, but he was concerned about whether Fang Baihua had participated in it.

"Judging from the confession obtained, Mrs. Fang should not have known about it."

Mu Xu let out a long sigh of relief, but still asked, "What proof?"

Wang Dingliu replied, "You don't know, but the reason why I can find out the truth so quickly is because most of the people in the house are newly recruited except for the people around you.

These people have no foundation in the mansion at present, and most of them are only active in the outer court, so they can be sure after checking. The Shaw Brothers spread rumors by buying two new buyers.

The most important point is that Fang La's wife, Shao Shi, was originally a civilian woman, and she didn't have so much flirtatiousness. If Mrs. Fang really knew in advance, she shouldn't have taken such a superficial approach. "

What Wang Dingliu said, although there is suspicion of subjective speculation, but Mu Xu has to admit that it is indeed very reasonable. After all, Fang Baihua has a deep knowledge of the art of war, so there is no reason to use such an unappealable method.

"My lord, I don't know how to deal with the people involved in the case?"

"The first two are severely punished, and the subordinates who spread rumors at will will be punished twenty boards each, and they will be kicked out of the house. They will never be hired again. As for Fang La's wife, don't worry about it, I will handle it myself. "

Mu Xu thought for a moment, and felt that it would be better to inform Fang Baihua about the Shaw Brothers.In addition, it is necessary to give an explanation to the generals who defected to Fang La, so as not to make them think that they have no room for others.

Speaking of which, when he appointed the officials of the Jiedu envoy's mansion before, he deliberately ignored the talents under Wang Qing and Fang La's command.

It's not that I look down on them, but there are deeper considerations in it.

On the contrary, he knows better than anyone else that people like Bao Kang, Wang Yin, Du Ying, Shi Bao, etc. are all first-class talents in the world, not inferior to Xu Guanzhong and Zhu Wu at all.

(End of this chapter)