Three hundred and eleven chapters get what they want (a)
Tianyi Pavilion has two dragon and phoenix Pavilions. Dragon Pavilion specializes in receiving male nobles, so Feng Pavilion is naturally prepared for the daughters of the nobles. Although compared with Long Pavilion, Feng Pavilion's consumption is no longer high, compared with ordinary restaurants, Feng Pavilion's expenses are still high enough.
When Zhao Yue and others were asked to go to Feng Pavilion by themselves, Li Yu followed the maid to the fifth floor of the Golden Pavilion. He said that he had come to Tianyi Pavilion several times, and he was above the Golden Pavilion, and he didn't feel that it was too high. However, the outside world passed the Golden Pavilion as a symbol of his identity and status. Li Yu was very puzzled by this. Of course, this was just a little proud in his heart.
"Brother Li is late." Seeing Li Yu come in, Qu Fu, who was sitting upright, greeted him and laughed and said. After the cooperation of the horse racing competition, he and Li Yu got closer. Today, they took advantage of the reason of winning 50,000 gold to invite each other to deepen their relationship and talk about future cooperation.
"The City Guard Mansion has a lot of affairs, and it's a little late for a while. I hope Brother Qu should not blame me, and I will punish myself for three cups." Li Yu also felt very comfortable with Qu Fu's closeness. The other party was Sanlu, who was known as the talent of Chu State, just like the top young men in later generations.
"Yi has met General Li." Looking at the intimacy between Li Yu and Qu Fu, another young nobleman in the hall bowed his hand, but he couldn't hide a trace of surprise in his eyes, and he suddenly became alert.
"I guess this is the senior doctor who commands the army for 100,000. It's better to meet him." Looking at the handsome young nobleman, Li Yu's identity flashed instantly in his mind. He thought that he was Zhao Yi, one of the three major royal families of Chu, and the chief general of the Chu army during the Battle of Yongcheng.
"The general's words make Yi feel ashamed." Thinking of the failure of the Battle of Yongcheng, Zhao Yi's face turned red. He finally knew what someone was outside the world. The 300,000 coalition forces attacked Yongcheng with only 80,000 troops, and even suffered a crushing defeat. Zhao Yi remembered the name of a talented person who had been praised by the Chinese people for many years, which was extremely embarrassing.
"I won't talk about state affairs today, I will only talk about the wind and moon." Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Qu Fu quickly eased the atmosphere. Although he and Zhao Yi had been fighting openly and secretly for many years, they were working together at this time, and they could not let the other party get out of Taiwan. Besides, if he had led the Chu army in the Battle of Yongcheng, Qu Fu believed that he could not have done better than Zhao Yi. This young general was a little too evil, and even the long-time general of Qin could not do anything.
"Yes, Brother Qu and Brother Zhao, it's rare to get together. We'll be drunk together today." Li Yu didn't have much grudge against Zhao Yi. After all, the two countries were in war and each was their own masters, so he could still hope that the other party would be retained. Although Li Yu was a little unreliable for the deaths of so many comrades in the Battle of Yongcheng, he also let countless Zhao's children bury their bones in a foreign land, and no one could say anything.
"Great Shan." Unexpectedly, Li Yu was so easy to talk. Zhao Yi's somewhat tense face relaxed a lot, and he had some confidence in his purpose today.
Relieved of the embarrassment at the beginning, and the atmosphere quickly became warm. Li Yu accompanied the two Chu royal talents to talk about the customs and customs of Zhao, and his relationship became much closer invisibly. Feasting is always the best time for men to deepen their feelings.
"Brother Li, I'm here this time. I have something to ask for." As the banquet was in full swing, Qu Fu got a bottle of fine wine and smiled and asked for a request. Talk about something serious at the banquet. Whether it is success or failure, it will not hurt the harmony. I forgot the embarrassing things after drinking, and it is like this in ancient times.
"Brother Qu is out of here, just say something, and never refuse if you can do it." Hearing Qu Fu's words, Li Yu took a lot of drunkenness, but there was a clear and bright look in his eyes.
"Brother Zhao and I came to Zhao State here to buy a good horse, but the number is quite large, so we are very embarrassed." Speaking of this, Qu Fu looked embarrassed.
Before and after the horse racing competition, horse merchants from all over the world gathered in Handan, which was the best time to buy a good horse. However, with the natural geographical advantages of Zhao State and the management of Wu, the good horses produced by Zhao State accounted for more than 60% of the seven countries in the world. In terms of the quality of war horses, the ranches of Qin and Yan countries were also difficult to reach.
What's more, almost all the war horses sold by the Hu people to other countries passed through Zhao. Zhao also enjoyed abundant resources while under the pressure of defending against the Hu people.
Most of the war horses sold by the Hu people will be purchased by Zhao State, and only a few of them flow into the various countries. The war horses produced in the ranches of Qin and Yan are slightly insufficient in China, so they will naturally not be sold. Even if they are sold, they are not high-quality war horses. Therefore, if the powerful and wealthy countries want to buy good war horses, they must buy them from the Wu family, that is, from the Zhao State.
However, Zhao will naturally not sit and watch the growth of cavalry in other countries. The restrictions on the sales of war horses are extremely strict and there is almost no possibility of smuggling. Moreover, Zhao has set regulations on the number of war horses purchased by the countries from the Wu family, which basically will not exceed 20,000. Among them, only half of the good horses can fight, and they are all castrated. If you want to buy those who are not castrated, you can only buy those low-quality foals.
In the words of the king and minister of Zhao, those best war horses would rather let them die of old age and illness than sell them to the countries, allowing the enemy to attack them.
With the convenience of Chunshenjun's rule, Huang Shuo had purchased 15,000 war horses from Wu. Although he lost 50,000 gold to Li Yu and the 50,000 gold bet on Wu, Huang Shuo had the support of the Chu treasury behind him and didn't care about the 100,000 gold. He was just scolded by Chunshenjun after returning home.
According to the rules set by Zhao State, since Huang Shuo had bought 15,000 war horses, the powerful and powerful people in Chu State could only buy another 5,000 war horses, and there was no sympathy to tell. Even if they could buy more secretly, it was like a drop in the bucket for the Qu family and Zhao family, who were in urgent need of war horses to develop their arms.
"It's okay, I have a good relationship with the eldest son of Wu, and I will let the two of you get what they want." Li Yu said with great care when he heard Qu Fu's request.
Chunshen Jun's strong rise is not a good thing for Zhao State. At least before Chunshen Jun took over the power, the three royal families fought openly and secretly, restraining each other, making it difficult for Chu State to exert their true strength. Now Chunshen Jun has the trust of the King of Chu, and his military and political affairs are in his hands. He has made friends with Qin and Qi countries, and has already made great efforts to strive for strength, which has made the monarchs and ministers of Shandong wary.
With the two royal families taking action, Li Yu believed that Chunshenjun's calculations were really hard to make. You should know that the hatred between the three royal families and Qin cannot be eliminated by political factors. As long as the three royal families maintain a strong position, it is impossible for Qin and Chu to truly join forces, and Chunshenjun is difficult to support, and it is impossible for Chu to grow and grow.
"Thank you, Brother Li." Seeing Li Yu responding, Qu Fu and Zhao Yi both breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they all knew that the two families united to fight against Chunshen Jun was definitely not a good thing for Chu State, there were tens of thousands of tribe members behind them. Moreover, even if they wanted to revitalize Chu State, the candidate would not be Huang Xie, who was born in a small noble, but could only be a member of the three royal families.
After agreeing to the other party's request, Li Yu also received the promise of opening a caravan from the representatives of the two royal clans. Reciprocity is the right way. After all, people with their identities cannot owe favors at will.
"Husband, husband."
After the banquet, Li Yu, who was going downstairs, heard the call from the jade ladder opposite him. Lian Xin, wearing a fiery red dress, was waving her hand, but her feet were not slow at all.
When they met with several young wives, Li Yu looked at Rongrong who was playing the piano in the middle platform with some resentment, got on the carriage and returned home, leaving behind those resentful eyes.
When he woke up the next morning, Li Yu looked at Zhao Yue in his arms. His fair skin still had traces of madness from last night, which made him feel a little distressed and blamed.
"Husband is awake." When she opened her eyes and saw Li Yu looking directly at her, Zhao Yue moved with a red face, and held Li Yu's neck with her hands and continued to squint. Every time this moment, the warm feeling made Zhao Yue extremely obsessed. At this time, she would temporarily forget her responsibilities as her wife and just want to hold her beloved man until she is forever.
Li Yu also enjoyed Zhao Yue's love for him. He hugged his soft body and quietly felt that kind of tenderness. But for men, the morning is definitely an important moment, especially for a young man like Li Yu, who is full of energy, it is even more exciting.
"Husband, I'm OK." Hugging each other tightly, Zhao Yue naturally felt the big guy pressing against his lower body, and said with a blushing face.
"It's okay, you have a rest, I'll accompany you." Li Yu naturally knew the harm caused to his little wife by the madness last night. It can be seen from the red marks on his chest that how could he hurt his beloved woman for his pleasure?
"Yeah." After hearing what Li Yu said, Zhao Yue's heart was full of sweetness, and even the pain in her body was subconsciously ignored.
It was not until midnight that Li Yu, who could not resist Zhao Yue's urging, got up just now. He was naturally joking by Lian Xin's little wife who jumped out during breakfast.
Thinking of last night's dinner, Li Yu, who had finished breakfast, was about to go to the palace to report to Zhao Wangdan. Although he could definitely get support as long as he talked to Ping Yuanjun, who was in charge of the government, Li Yu would not do this. To maintain Zhao Wangdan's trust in him, he had to start with small things.
After entering the palace and looking at the ministers who were walking down the steps, Li Yu remembered that today was six days, and he couldn't help but look up at the golden crow in the sky.
A rough estimate is that it is only the second hour of Si. According to previous practice, the court will not end until the second hour of Wu. After all, after a few days, there are many political affairs that require the king to decide, and some ministers have a dispute with each other. How could it be so fast?
"Oh, the king is getting lazy."
"Yes, I just left the court in more than an hour, so I didn't have the energy I had at the beginning."
"I heard that the king favored Mrs. Li and had not left Tianli Palace for many days, which was worrying."
"Pingyang Jun and Pingling Jun also advised him, but it was ineffective."
"I think the king was blinded by that villain Zhao Mu."
"However, Pingyuan Jun is injured and sick, otherwise how could the king be like this?"
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Listening to the ministers' discussions, Li Yu frowned and looked at the Chaoyang Hall on the nine-story palace, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
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Chapter completed!