Not only Erwazi, but also the expressions on the faces of the palace guards dressed as guards beside Erwazi also changed completely.

He looked at Zhao Chongyuan and Wang Lishi on the carriage with a vigilant and even frightened expression.

This herdsman may not know the identities of Zhao Chongyuan and Wang Lishi.

But they knew it clearly.

That was the current Emperor Jing of Daqian.

The 95-year-old man who has been in charge of the Daqian court for twenty years.

King Yan’s biological father!

And do business with enemy countries.

This is tantamount to collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

It's a serious crime that can cause your head to fall off!

"You bastard, I said this guy used the money to build this road, and he didn't tell me to transfer him back to the capital. After a long time, he actually started a traitorous business?"

Inside the carriage, Zhao Chongyuan looked embarrassed and was so angry that he slapped his hand on the armrest of the carriage.

Doing business with an enemy country is a grave crime of treason.

Since the founding of Daqian, Taizu has established rules!

No feudal lord is allowed to do business with foreign countries.

This is an iron rule!

"Your Majesty, please calm down. King Yan is not an ignorant person. Since he must have his own considerations for doing this, you might as well listen first. Listen first."

Wang Lishi was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he quickly knelt on the ground to plead with Zhao Ding.

The reason why Taizu of Daqian set this rule was not that Daqian was not allowed to trade with enemy countries, but because the channels involved were too deep.

Once the enemy's spies sneak in.

Then if the feudal lord is not careful, he may lose his head.

And once the vassal king dies, it will mean that the local yamen are leaderless. If you are not careful, there is a danger of the enemy's capture, and even the hinterland of Daqian!

It is precisely because of this that Taizu Daqian issued a strict order to stop this!

"What's wrong with doing business? Without doing business, how can King Yan feed our people in Youzhou? Just rely on the three melons and two dates given by the imperial court every year?"

Hearing what Erwazi said, the herdsman suddenly lost his temper, pointed at Erwazi and cursed: "You are a native of Youzhou, and you also know what was going on in our village when you were a child?

Which winter doesn't mean people starve to death?

If there is a famine, you won't be able to eat the bark of the trees. If there is a flood, the whole family will have no place to beg for food.

Isn't it rare in Youzhou these years that people exchange their children for food?

Why didn't your sister get it? Have you forgotten?"

The herdsmen were furious.

The guard named Erwa's face became sad when he heard this, but he still couldn't help but said: "Uncle, even if you say so, but..."

"Don't call me uncle, I don't have a nephew like you."

The herdsmen were still angry: "Now that our life is better, you blame King Yan for doing business with the people of Beiliang and Nanchen? How can we feed the people of Youzhou if we don't do business?"

Are you just counting on food relief from the imperial court?

Is it because my wings have grown hard and I have gone out to hang out? I don’t care about the life and death of my fellow villagers at home, so I have to talk about some nonsense about the interests of the family and the country?

Let me tell you, if you dare to say anything bad about King Yan today, your uncle, I will expel you from the family tree right now and make you a sinner of our Liu family!"

The herders were so angry that they blew their beards and stared, pointing at the guard named Erwazi and yelling curses.

And every time he cursed, Zhao Chongyuan's face inside the carriage became more and more ugly.

This is not a scolding of the incompetence of the imperial court of Daqian. This is a scolding of the incompetence of Emperor Jing of Daqian.

But what can he do.

The great cadres have great undertakings and are surrounded by powerful countries.

It is already difficult for him to keep this stall going.

Where do you have time to take care of the people on the border?

"His Majesty."

Wang Lishi looked at Zhao Chongyuan worriedly.

He understood how much those words hurt Zhao Chongyuan.

This is tantamount to scolding Emperor Daqian.

If this trip was not for a private visit incognito, these few words to the herdsmen would be enough to make their heads fall to the ground.

Outside the carriage, Erwazi's face also became extremely frightened, but the emperor did not speak, but he did not dare to say anything and could only let his old uncle continue.

Although the cowherd boy on the side didn't understand any righteousness, he looked at Erwazi angrily: "Cousin, you can say bad things about anyone, but you can't talk about King Yan!"

"Uncle..."

Erwazi just wanted to defend himself.

And hearing a cowherd boy say this, Zhao Chongyuan felt very complicated in his heart.

Although doing business with Nanchen and Beiliang was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and buying the country, if he, the emperor, had not done a good job, how would he have forced his son to do this?

Moreover, his son did this not to collaborate with the enemy and buy the country, but to make the people of one side live a better life.

Since then.

What can he, the emperor, say?

Pedantic?

He, Zhao Chongyuan, has never been a pedantic person!

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Chongyuan finally sighed, opened the curtain, looked at the people outside and said with a smile: "King Yan did the right thing. A country cannot protect its own people and let its own people endure hunger." If you are starving, what qualifications do you have to ask your people to pay attention to the righteousness of the family and the country? I think this is a good move by King Yan."

"His Majesty."

Listening to Zhao Chongyuan's words, Wang Lishi's expression became even more complicated.

How can the king of a country admit his mistakes easily?

However, Zhao Chongyuan did not look at Wang Lishi as he opened the curtain and slowly got out of the carriage.

"master....."

Everyone present immediately shouted and saluted Zhao Chongyuan respectfully.

Zhao Chongyuan waved his hand to signal them to stand up, then looked at the herdsmen and said with a smile: "Old man, your scolding is good and right. I think the current emperor of Daqian is also a pedantic person, and he will naturally do extraordinary things in extraordinary times.

Your Highness, King Yan, is doing an excellent job!"

But at this point, Zhao Chongyuan changed his voice and asked: "But the enemy countries have been full of tricks since ancient times. His Highness, King Yan, did business with the people of Nanchen and Beiliang for the sake of the people of Youzhou. He is a good county king and worthy of the royal family of Daqian." name.

But the enemy country doesn’t seem to be that easy to deal with.”

Having said this, Zhao Chongyuan looked at the herdsman with some meaning.

In recent years, he has tried to open up trade channels with several countries, but every time he failed.

Because communication between countries is never about just sitting down and talking, but about strength speaking.

"It's hard for others to do it, but our King Yan is easy to do it. As for whether those Beiliang and Nanchen you mentioned caused trouble..."

At this point, the herdsman changed his tone and sneered: "Give them the courage, will they dare?"

"Hey, old man, you should tell me something."

Upon hearing the herdsman's words, Zhao Chongyuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked with a smile.

Seeing this, the herdsmen didn't talk nonsense. They turned around and shouted: "Gou boy, bring us the bow and crossbow for hunting."

"Okay."

The cowherd boy shouted in response, turned around and ran towards the dense forest behind him.

It didn't take long.

He hugged a volley of crossbows that was half his body size.

The herdsman took the Lianzhu Crossbow and placed it in front of Zhao Chongyuan, saying proudly: "Have you seen the Lianzhu Crossbow? This is the work of our Highness, King Yan."

"Is this the continuous crossbow?"

Zhao Chongyuan was surprised by the continuous crossbow in the hands of the herdsmen.

He has never seen this style before.

"Hey, you're a foreigner, so you don't know much."

The herdsman smiled proudly. "This is our three-bead crossbow for hunting. It can only shoot three crossbow arrows at one time, and each crossbow arrow can shoot three hundred meters. The army is equipped with a ten-bead crossbow, which is said to be able to shoot ten arrows at one time." The range of the crossbow arrow is as high as 500 meters.
To be continued...