The perfect brother-in-law reborn

By coincidence, the Qin family was rescued by Chu Nan and escaped from the difficult life of fleeing, and was driven by Chu Nan to put the ducks on the shelves, so they opened this teahouse nervously.

Chu Nan didn't expect that Piaoxian Tower could develop to its present state, which naturally cannot do without the deep background of the Qin family as a family of tea ceremony and the management methods of Xian'er's mother, but the rapid and smooth development is also from the side. It shows the strength of the Chu family, even if Chu Nan is an unfavorable bastard, it is not difficult to set up a teahouse in the capital.

Of course, today's Piaoxian Tower is also a well-known existence in the capital, and there is no need for Chu Nan to help it anymore, not to mention the talented scholars and high-ranking officials who often appear here, just the faintly visible Prince Jing let Xiao Xiao accept it Aroused the heart of coveting.

Li Zhen was indifferently abandoned by the royal family since he was a child, and the well-known and kind-hearted old lady of the Chu family took him in. Li Zhen was excluded in the Chu family due to his unembarrassing status, but he had a close relationship with Chu Nan since childhood. Through Chu Nan, He and Xian'er are old acquaintances.

In the past, Li Zhen's status was very embarrassing. Even if someone in the palace overturned the old account and gave him to death one day, no one would be surprised. He lived in fear all day long, and even if he had a crush on Xian'er, he didn't dare to reveal it.

However, it is different now. The Empress Dowager personally opened her mouth to take her back to the palace. Although there were minor twists and turns in the Baoguo Temple yesterday, the Empress Dowager personally took her back to the palace. The whole world announced the strong return of the Ninth Prince of Daliang!

This surprise and glory finally let Li Zhen get rid of the humbleness and cowardice that had been on her for 20 years. Fairy.

Chu Nan walked over slowly, and it was not surprising to see a few noble children gathered around Li Zhen. This circle is so realistic. In the past, Li Zhen's background was avoided by people, but now that he has successfully surfaced, he will soon Someone leaned over to please.

Blocked by the people around him, Li Zhen didn't notice Chu Nan's arrival, and didn't care whether Xian'er was willing or not, so she continued to talk about her "Great Plan for the Western Regions".

"Going to the northwest this time, I, Daliang, occupy the position of commanding the world. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."

"In the barbaric lands of the Western Regions, most of the people lack enlightenment. They don't hear the words of saints but regard temples as gods. They are so stupid... This time, we must take this opportunity to spread our Daliang culture... Swords and guns can expand the territory, and culture can subdue it People's hearts... The cultural invasion is silent and unstoppable, slowly assimilating the people of the Western Regions, gradually drawing it, and after ten or twenty years, it will be included in our territory without a single soldier..."

Sitting on the second floor of Piaoxian Tower, who are more or less knowledgeable, it is unavoidable to hear such strategies and theories, but it makes sense after careful consideration, and naturally they are full of praise.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "What about Dashi?"

Dashi is the root cause of this alliance, and it is also the biggest crisis for Daliang.

Li Zhen smiled freely.

"The Dashi iron cavalry is famous all over the world. Although I, Liang, will not be afraid, it is not the best policy to fight recklessly. And the Hu people are all soldiers. Although they are ignorant and brutal, their combat power is very impressive. Fighting. When two tigers fight, there will always be an injury. No matter who wins in the end, I, Liang, can reap the benefits..."

Most of the people who are used to drinking tea are scholars and civil servants. Li Zhen's argument of defeating others without fighting is obviously very appetizing to these people. Looking at the prince, he is obviously very impressed and applauded. The bloody strategy of fighting and attacking the city will not be welcomed by them.

Standing not far behind Xian'er, Chu Nan saw that Xian'er's hands behind her back were twisting a beautiful silk thread around her fingers, winding it into beautiful patterns from time to time. Happy, people can't help but laugh.

Xian'er was absent-minded, but after hearing Li Zhen's words, she couldn't help but retort: ​​"That's not the case..."

Everyone laughed, apparently they didn't think that a [-]-year-old girl would say anything wise, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Ninth Prince was deliberately showing off his talent in front of the girl, and this girl is a noble princess, so naturally no one would interrupt without understanding .

Li Zhen was a little happy, not afraid of your refutation, but afraid that you would not understand. With his own talents and knowledge, can't he convince a young girl?Li Zhen seemed to be able to see Xian'er looking at him with admiration, and asked with a smile: "Oh, what is Xian'er's opinion, why don't you tell me..."

Xian'er naturally saw everyone's contempt, and angrily pulled her hand away, but she didn't want the silk thread to be too tight, instead she strangled her fingers severely, threw away the beautiful silk thread with a cry of pain, and rubbed her fingers while He said nonchalantly: "I don't have any great opinions, I just know that what you said just now is a... faction... nonsense..."

Li Zhen's face froze, he smiled unnaturally, and gently persuaded: "Xian'er, don't talk nonsense..."

Xian'er's fingers hurt so much, she curled her lips and muttered in a low voice: "Why do you call me so affectionate... I don't know you very well..."

Li Zhen's face was a little ugly, and he couldn't explain his embarrassing status in the past. He dared not and couldn't come to Piaoxian Tower often, so he could only sigh and made up his mind to come more often in the future.

Xian'er tilted her head and frowned, as if she was remembering something, her innocent and lovely appearance made people fascinated, and she said in a solemn and crisp voice: "Cultural invasion...the method of national assimilation is not so simple, and it is not suitable for the Northwest...you This is just talk on paper, not practical at all..."

After finishing speaking, regardless of Li Zhen's face, he said with some pride: "The temple has been in the northwest for hundreds of years, and its influence on the people can be said to be deep-rooted. This kind of fanatical religious belief is extremely repulsive, unless you use force first." Conquer, then destroy the temple, and then educate under the deterrence of force, otherwise there is no possibility of assimilation at all..."

"Also, although the northwest is barren, the location is superior, there are countless caravans coming and going, the commerce is prosperous, and the lives of the people are not difficult. Why does Daliang want to educate?"

"You may not know that in the past there were many scholars in Daliang who had the same idea as you... Many years ago, hundreds of Confucian scholars went to the Northwest to "proclaim the words of the sages", "teach the ignorant people" and Pen and paper to seek the world"... Then, ninety percent of them were burned to death as "blasphemers"..."

Although the faces of the people in the teahouse were a bit ugly, they could tell that Xian'er's words were reasonable. On the contrary, Li Zhen was a little idealistic before. ’” froze in horror.

The corners of Li Zhen's eyes were twitching. He had originally thought that Xian'er was just an ordinary business girl, and how could she understand these important military affairs? Zhiji didn't know what to say.

Xian'er was still a little unfulfilled, trying to imitate King Jing's demeanor, and taught Li Zhen with "speaking earnestly and sincerely": "Hu people have contended with us in the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and even once took control of the Central Plains. How ignorant and ignorant are you talking about? You still expect barbarians not to understand the plain truth that even old peasant women know, and then you fool me with a few words, and the barbarian foolishly takes the initiative to fight with Dashi, so that Daliang can sit down. Harvesting profits... Do you think this is feasible or ridiculous?"

Everyone couldn't bear to turn their faces away, not wanting to see Li Zhen's embarrassing expression.

It would be fine if it was another occasion, but these words were spoken from such a delicate and lovely girl as Xian'er, how could Li Zhen, who was still trying to show off just now, feel so embarrassed.

Seeing Li Zhen's look of shame and anger, Xian'er felt a little soft-hearted, and said weakly: "Actually... these are what my foster father said... His old man also told me that if someone mentions something to drive away wolf and tiger, I will Give that person a slap, and be sure to wake him up... The adoptive father also said that the scholar who misunderstood the country is talking about this kind of people..."

There was already a sound of breathing around, and Li Zhen's face turned purple.

This slap in the face was too harsh, the person who was beaten was honestly suffering, and he had to thank Old Man Jing for his teaching... Xian'er heard laughter behind her, looked back, jumped over in surprise and joy, Shaking Chu Nan's hand, he said with a embarrassed smile: "Brother Chu...don't laugh at him...you still laugh? If you laugh again, I will get angry and ignore you..."

Chu Nan stopped laughing and stopped provoking Xian'er who had turned into a female Zhuge.

The last time I went to King Jing's mansion, I mentioned this topic to Prince Jing. I think Xian'er secretly wrote it down, but today it is also Li Zhen's unlucky luck to hit Xian'er's gun, and Xian'er may not survive. The thought of slapping her face was probably caused by the vanity of a young girl, she seized the opportunity to show off.

There are no more tragic things like showing off to someone you like but being slapped in the face by that person on the spot, and then your beloved throwing himself at someone you don't like very much.

Li Zhen didn't have the face to stay any longer, and quickly left with a few followers with his head down. He walked to Chu Nan's side and looked at Xian'er who was clinging to Chu Nan without hesitation. His heart ached, and he asked Chu Nan unwillingly. Nan Dao: "You promised me that you would not pursue Xian'er..."

Chu Nan looked at Li Zhen, who had a particularly complicated expression, and deliberately said a joke similar to "love is coming, gender can't stop it", thinking that he is not in the mood to say this to himself now, and then look at his indifferent hostility eyes, smiled and did not speak.

Xian'er's heart has trembled since she heard about Chu Nan yesterday, but unfortunately, her identity has changed now, and she guesses that Chu Nan will be very busy, so she can't rush to Furong Street to look for her. Nan's palm hooked Chu Nan's little finger, and leaned against Chu Nan with a shy face and said softly, "That's right, Xian'er has always been seducing Brother Chu..."

(To be continued)