Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 481 An early adopter with no sense of achievement

In the back hall, Long Xuan took out the calligraphy that Yelu Yanxiu gave to Zhao Mu.

Zhao Mu took it and said, "You accepted my gift with a happy smile, but you returned this message to me?"

Cong Longxuan nodded and said: "Yes. It's just that she wrote it in the back room at that time. Then she closed the scroll and asked the slave to deliver it. Therefore, the slave doesn't know what she wrote."

Zhao Mu walked to the coffee table aside and spread out Yelu Yanxiu's calligraphy.

When Zhao Mu spread it out, he saw a poem written on it.

This poem is the poppy written by Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"How much sorrow can you have? It's like a river of spring water flowing eastward! Haha, it's really interesting! Give me the poems of a subjugated king? But she praised me. Even though Empress Li was called the king before , but she is also the king of a country. Give me the poems of the fallen king. She is really vicious," Zhao Mu said with emotion.

Cong Longxuan also said: "Indeed, no matter how prominent you are, Your Majesty, you are only His Majesty's minister. She compared you to Empress Li, which is indeed evil. Then what should this calligraphy be like?"

Zhao Mu closed the scroll and then said with a smile: "Haha, her calligraphy is good, let's keep it for now. When I capture this woman back to the Song Dynasty, I will give this calligraphy to her father and brother to see. Not bad."

However, Zhao Mu also knew in his heart that he and Cong Longxuan were not the same people. It might be good to be a friend, let her sleep in his bed, and forget it for now.

Zhao Mu walked up to Cong Long Xuan's ear and asked, "Does this delicate flower beside me have spikes?"

Cong Longxuan quickly took half a step back, then saluted and said, "Your Majesty, your words are serious. I take my leave, slave!"

Zhao Mu also smiled and said: "I learned this from Murong Fu. This is called repaying kindness in return. I am even looking forward to seeing this calligraphy again when the Princess of Zhao becomes my prisoner. What do you think?”

Cong Longxuan smiled and said: "Then Prince, you are so bad."

Cong Long Xuan's ears turned red when she heard this, even though she usually liked to bicker with Zhao Mu. But if Zhao Mu really targets her, it will be really troublesome.

After saying that, Cong Long Xuan blushed and left in a panic. When she reached the threshold, she almost fell down without paying attention.

Cong Longxuan said with a smile: "Haha, it's okay to follow the clues. But I'm too talkative. Your Majesty, it's better to be careful. Sometimes, delicate flowers also have sharp thorns."

Cong Longxuan asked at this time: "By the way, Your Majesty, are the identities of the four girls different? Do you want me to check again?"

When Zhao Mu saw her embarrassed look, he couldn't help but laugh. Sure enough, he still prefers mature women like Cong Long Xuan to little girls. Moreover, this kind of person who is old but has little emotional experience and is shy when teased is more to his liking.

Zhao Mu said: "That's not necessary. Fang Shisan has been here before, and he confirmed the identity of Musa. As for the other three, although there is no way to verify it, as long as you are strict and prohibit them from interacting with outsiders, then it's OK It doesn’t matter. Even if they are craftsmen, with your ability as a follower of Long Wei, can’t you just follow the clues?”

Since the gift was delivered to his door, Zhao Mu couldn't wait to pick a fresh peach that night.

However, Zhao Mu did not choose Musa, but one of the three Khitan girls. After all, Musa was an acquaintance, so Zhao Mu was not in a hurry to make a move. It's not too late to start after returning to Xixia.

But this Khitan girl didn't have a good night either. Zhao Mu had no sympathy for foreign women as long as he was not too familiar with them. Besides, he had no intention of treating these three Khitan girls as his wives and concubines, just as maid playthings, and he had no intention of being responsible for them.

After Zhao Mu tasted it for himself and looked at the fallen plum blossoms, he was very satisfied with Yelu Yanxiu's gift.

Satisfied, satisfied, but Zhao Mu didn't have much interest. The reason is very simple, that is, this girl's status is too low.

When Zhao Mu took possession of her, he always felt like he was robbing a common girl from the grass and valley. And if he wants such beautiful civilian girls, he can always find a group of them. Possessing such an ordinary Khitan woman gave him no sense of accomplishment.

Now Zhao Mu is looking forward to the time when he will conquer the Liao Kingdom in the north. When Yelu Yanxiu is kidnapped, he will definitely "love" her well.

In the following days, Zhao Mu felt at ease.

At present, the matter of the Western Expedition is still top secret, and there is no need for him to preside over it. In order to keep it secret, Zhao Mu and Zhe Zong set the time of the expedition to the west at the last moment.

Nowadays, the soldiers, horses, money, food, and ordnance of the Song Dynasty are also being mobilized and reserved in an orderly manner. Although everyone noticed the "smell of gunpowder" in the air. However, all countries are proceeding intensively, and no one feels that Zhao Mu is going to take action against Xixia.

As for Yelu Yanxiu, because she had suffered under Zhao Mu and had been offended by her wife, she did not ask for trouble. After finishing his official business, he returned to the Liao Kingdom in despair. Just let the craftsmen who stayed in the city carefully stare at every plant and tree in Bianjing City. If there is any trouble, report it to Liao State immediately.

In the past few days, Murong Fu's envoys have also arrived. The person who came was Gong Yegan.

The purpose of Gong Yeqian's visit to Zhao Mu was for the five hundred thousand taels of military supplies that Zhao Mu had promised Murong Fu.

It's just that Deng Baichuan needs to stay in Liaodong to appease the soldiers garrisoned and supervise the construction of the camp. He will not be able to return for the time being. Feng BoEi will stay in Dengzhou to continue training. Murong Fu knew that Zhao Mu had always disliked Bao Bu, so he naturally didn't dare to let him come.

As for Murong Fu himself, although he was willing to sacrifice everything for power and position, selling his cousin was indeed not honorable after all. He himself was too embarrassed to come by himself. So Gong Yegan could only be sent to find Zhao Mu to get money.

And Zhao Mu did not delay. He took the gold sent by Zhe Zong and his own rich one hundred thousand taels of silver. A total of six hundred thousand taels of gold and silver were handed over to Gong Yegan under the witness of A'Zhu. In addition, Zhao Mu also wrote a letter to Murong Fu, telling him that the matter was a serious matter and he must keep it secret and not leak the news of the revolt. to let the enemy notice.

After Gong Yeqian took the money and put away the letter to Murong Fu, he said goodbye to Zhao Mu and others and returned to Dengzhou.

As for Li Qinglu's master and servant, they also recently entrusted the escort agency to send a letter to Zhao Mu.

The letter said that the master and servant admired the scenery of Jiangnan in the Song Dynasty and planned to play for a few more days. Moreover, the two of them are now living in A'Zhu's Tingxiang Xiang Pavilion and are living a good life, so Zhao Mu should not worry. After a while, when they had enough fun, they returned to Bianjing to meet Zhao Mu.

Moreover, in her letter, Li Qinglu specifically mentioned the scene when she met Li Qingluo. Even Li Qingluo couldn't distinguish the authenticity of the Wang Yuyan she pretended to be.

If the real A'Zhu and A Bi had not returned to Mantuo Villa, then Li Qinglu would still not reveal her secret.

However, after clarifying her identity, Li Qingluo was surprised by Li Qinglu's appearance, but she still entertained her eldest niece very attentively. And asked about Li Qiushui's current situation.

(End of this chapter)