Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Problem?" Hu Yanzan walked over and picked up the iron whip and looked up, down, left, and right, "What's the problem?"

"Oh, I got it wrong." Kou Zhun smiled.

"What eyes, the general's iron whip is very strong," said Hu Yanzan

"Yes, yes, General, Kou has already handed over the Iron Festival Whip to you."

"What?" Hu Yanzan looked at the iron whip in his hand, "You Kou Zhun! How dare you lie to me!"

"Hahahaha" Defang on the side laughed, "General Huyan, your brain is far from that of Kou Zhun's. The lonely king is often so angry with him that he can't do anything about it."

"Not counting," Hu Yanzan said

"What's not counting?" Defang looked at Hu Yanzan, "It's hard to follow a man's words, so let's do it like this."

Kou Zhun smiled and said, "What the prince said is true"

Defang stretched out her arms and said, "It's still early in the afternoon, let's go to the market."

"Where does the lord want to go?" Kou Zhun asked

"Gu Wang heard that there is a city horse translator in the market today who brought horses to Beijing. The remaining horses selected by the palace will be sold in the market. Although they are leftover horses, they are all carefully selected by the market horse. Let's see, if there are really good horses, how about the lonely king giving them to General Huyan?"

"Okay! The old minister's war horse is already old at this time, and he just needs a horse." Hu Yanzan said, "Your Highness, don't break your promise, old minister."

"How can the lonely king break his promise? If he can't be elected, the lonely king will also send you off. Let's go."

Defang, Huyanzan, and Kou Zhun didn't even bring their entourage. They changed into casual clothes and came to the market. They inquired that the city horse translator would sell horses in front of the Duting Station in the south of the city. The Duting Station in the Northern Song Dynasty was The post house that received Liao envoys had hundreds of rooms, and transactions were often carried out. However, in order to prevent private transactions between officials and Liao people, they were usually carried out through people from Yaji City. (There is also Duting Xiyi Station in Beijing, also known as Laiyuan Station, which is used to receive Xixia envoys; Huaiyuan Station receives overseas envoys.)

The three of them came to Duting Station, and the city horse translator took out ten horses and said, "This time, I will make ten horses for retail sale in Beijing. Each horse is [-] yuan, the price is the same, and there are three horses. , each horse is sixty pennies."

Some people went up to look at the horse and discussed with each other. Defang also stepped forward to look at the horse and said, "It seems that it is not a horse from the north. It is not strong enough, and it is almost the same as pulling a carriage."

Hu Yanzan stepped forward to pat the horse and said, "Your Highness, the old minister thinks it's good, look at this horse with thick legs."

Defang patted Huyanzan's chest and whispered, "When you go out, don't call your highness your highness, call your master."

"No, no, Huyan is older, so he should be called Master," Kou Zhun said

"Kou Zhun, you're making trouble, right? Go back to the lonely king..." Before Defang could finish speaking, Kou Zhun covered her mouth.

The two were talking, when Hu Yanzan next to him said, "I want this one!"

As soon as Defang turned her head, she quickly grabbed Hu Yanzan, "What do you want? This horse is not good. If you go up, you will have to exhaust the horse to death."

Hu Yanzan said, "No, no, Dian... You, my lord... said you would give it to me. You can't break your promise and pay the money."

Seeing that the city horse translator had led the horses, Defang was very helpless, "Okay, I'm afraid of you." Defang was about to take out the silver taels, and suddenly a person flashed by, grabbed the ropes and said, "These horses are my home." The master wants it all! Everyone else get out of here!"

Hearing this, Defang was taken aback, and the man turned around and looked at Defang, "What are you looking at! Why don't you go away! Want to buy a horse? Don't even look at who my master is!" He pushed Defang away, and Kou Zhun rushed to help him, Defang had never been abused like this before, he was very annoyed, and then said, "Who are you! This orphaned horse... I saw it first, and I have to pay for it. This horse must be kept. Down!"