C69

Princess Linlang's manor.

Zhao Qixuan didn't seem to care about the punishment, but as her trusted confidant, Shi Yan knew how angry this princess was. The failure of the imperial court this time was a great humiliation to her. Someone from the Crown Prince's Palace wanted to see the princess, but before they could even get close to her, they had already left!

What the princess didn't want to talk about, she mustn't ask. This was a rule. Zhao Qixuan calmly asked, "Is there any news from there?"

"Not yet!"

Shi Yan naturally knew what she was referring to. Having followed Princess Linlang for seven years, Shi Yan was confident that no one knew her more than he did. He knew all of her preferences, dislikes, and even subtle thoughts, and he hid his admiration and loyalty to her, not just for the sake of his children's relationship, but also because he saw the princess' ambition. Although it had never been proven, he was sure that his judgement was correct!

Everyone in the world thought that this princess supported the crown prince, but in the princess' eyes, the meaning of the crown prince was no different from trash! The princess was a schemer, how could she be willing to support someone she looked down upon?

"You must remember to remind those people over there to not keep an eye on them too closely! If we were to anger the other party, the gains will not make up for the losses! "

Shi Yan nodded to remember.

Wandering in the south for almost a year, I never thought that a person like Zhang Zhou would appear in Hezhou. Although he is not that powerful, his abilities are impressive!" He had heard from Tong Xinchu that the Nine Prefectures Business had once sent a State Zephyr Fragrance to the Mansion! Ze Xiang's profits were very important to guests. Zhang Zhou's work was not small! "Unfortunately, I know it's a bit late.

"Right now, Zhang Zhou is just a commander of a torture camp, he's not worthy of your highness' attention! The Peace King probably used silver to build a relationship with him, at most, it would only be the second rich hall! "

Zhao Qixuan looked at Shi Yan playfully, but didn't say anything! Shi Yan thought that he understood her, but she knew his character very well. She was loyal, had both martial and civil skills, but she was too petty to listen to him praise others!

"The Tang Dynasty has always neglected the northern prefectures, and so have the rest of us. We have always been staring at those places in the south. After the King of the Great North River fell, all of us fled far away!"

"Those northern states have very little influence on the overall situation. The only one who will be decisive is Zhang Shuhe!"

Zhao Qixuan smiled but didn't say anything! After a moment of silence, he said, "I heard that Hezhou has changed a lot! I want to take a look! "

Although the imperial edict was to ban a person from serving his life for a year, but Shi Xiong didn't find the princess' decision surprising at all!

"You don't have to follow me this time, you have to stay behind and take care of matters in the capital." You don't have to follow me this time, you have to stay behind and take care of matters in the capital. Also, when purple jade marries to the Western Tribes, watch every move of Sima Jingyan closely! I really want to know what this old fox will do! "

Shi Biao was a little reluctant in his heart, but he didn't say anything else. He nodded and accepted the order.

The Western General's Estate.

Sima Jingyan sat steadily on the custom-made big chair in the Nine Regions Business Department. He maintained an indifferent expression throughout the year. As long as it was someone lower ranked than him, it was practically impossible to tell what he looked like.

Last year's development was not bad. Not only did he get rid of the Huyan Family, but he also earned several hundred thousand taels of silver a year. He didn't care what those people in the Nine Regions were doing. The Southflat Prefecture was big, you can do whatever you want. As long as you don't fight with the Sima family for benefits, then you will be in the limelight.

But at this time, Sima Jingyan was in an extremely bad mood. The several people standing below didn't even dare to breathe!

He had four sons, boss, and second brother was stationed in Nanping Province! Third brother, fourth brother serves in the capital. As one of the four second rank generals, regardless of military authority or personal strength, the other three generals were far inferior to him. A few days ago, he had nothing to do with the crippling of the title of Crown Prince that shook the entire capital. He had nothing to do with it.

And today's news made him extremely vexed!

What was the purpose of this marriage alliance? It was clear that he wanted to reduce the strength of the Sima family. After joining the Tang family, even if it wasn't considered loyal, it would still be worth it! After so many years of peace and stability in the Northwest, it was the Sima Family that put everything on the line. If you, Zhao Qianyuan, wanted to take this Xi Rong's grindstone, would you want to kill this donkey called the Sima Family next?

Sima Jingyan's third son, Sima Huan, was a typical valiant and brainless martial artist. He could charge into the fray without any problems. If he had to think about the issue, it would be better for him to just ask him about his own knee. The fourth son was an extremely tactful and scheming character. Back then, the one he met in Huyan Dong Ham of the Sheep Hall was him, Sima Ming Zhu, who had been lightly injured during the assassination and was now fully recovered.

He didn't dare to take out his signature fan in front of his father. When he heard his father's slight snort and knew that the old man had an idea, he carefully asked, "Father, do you have any plans?"

Sima Jingyan looked at his youngest son and said in a low voice, "You little brat, you have a lot of ideas. Tell me first!"

Sima Ming Zhu thought for a moment and gave her father a look. Sima Jingyan waved his hand and everyone else left the room. Sima Ming Zhu then said, "Lord Father, I think that marrying into the Western Tribes will be very disadvantageous for our family!" In the bitter and cold lands of the Northwest, you have worked so hard for so many years, and now that you have this much money, you can't not be on guard! "

Afterwards, he looked at Sima Jingyan. Sima Jingyan also didn't like this kid's concealed personality, but this guy was quite intelligent. He had managed to obtain many benefits from the various powers, so he didn't blame him too much.

"Un, continue!"

"Son guessed that once he married the Western Tribes, he would definitely use the reason of being invincible to the northwest to cut down our Sima family's military provisions. Perhaps, he might even have the idea of taking advantage of our Sima family's military forces!"

"Well, what do you think?"

"Lord Father, it has been too quiet in the Northwest!" That's why they made some people forget the importance of our Sima family! Then we should remind them! If I were to blindly accept it, it would be the same as sitting still and waiting for my death! "

"Hmm, there are indeed so many people in the imperial court. They are looking down on our Sima family more and more!" Marriage alliance, hehe, properly enroll a consort horse, stay in Tang Tang is not good? Do you really think of the Sima family as a decoration? "

Sima Jingyan stood up and looked at his youngest son, saying, "My father hasn't been feeling well these days, so I can't go to court now! What should we do? You, your big brother, and your second brother should discuss it! Now that you all have grown up, it's time for you to support yourselves! "

"As you command, Father!"

As Sima Ming Zhu watched her father leave, the smile on her face disappeared. It was unknown as to what she was thinking!

There had been a lot of changes in the city! North Street, was no longer the 'dirty, messy, or poor' street from before. Instead, it was the biggest commercial street in the city. The west side of the city had already started the large-scale demolition according to Zhang Zhou's plan, creating the Hezhou Light Industry Manufacturing Garden. In the future, a large number of craftsmen would be stationed here to process and manufacture the Nine Regions' commercial products, including printing, clothing, daily necessities, and so on.

Hezhou, based on the story of the Twin Classes, built the Hundred Meet Garden, the library of literati, all sorts of famous people's inscriptions and poems, all kinds of literary associations, all kinds of inviting scholars to the rostrum, it also added a lot of human charm to the city.

The military hunting and patrolling horses in Hezhou had become a sign! Clothes are the cleanest; walking is the most standard; moving is the most efficient! If anyone were to report him and confirm his wrongdoing or corruption, he would be guaranteed to strip him of his official uniform on the spot and then get his entire family out of Hezhou!

This sort of prosperity would naturally attract the attention of beggars. However, those who wanted to go to Hezhou to beg for food would be caught outside the city gates. They would be sent to the quarry to be renovated and then earn money to eat. There's no problem. Since you can climb to Hezhou on your own, there must be a job you can do.

Almost all the wineries in Hezhou have two new features: one is the storyteller. Every day at regular hours, there would be a storyteller in the tavern, picturesque and humorous, telling the guests about the historical legends of Hezhou, the monuments and culture, the customs and customs, and all sorts of interesting stories about the two parties. The second was the world-famous singing song of Yaotai. The song of the singing and dancing group of Yao Tai was already the pride of the people of He Zhou. How could he be any purer and nicer than Hezhou! Countless small artistes from Yaotai would sign a song in each of the restaurants! Play at the best time. Zhang Zhou's thoughts were, firstly, to train them, and secondly, to create a culture in Hezhou. Almost all the singers would win over some fans, make them popular, and enrich the restaurant's income. Of course, the cost of signing a singing and dancing group for Yaotai was not small!

These two became a special feature of the restaurant industry in Hezhou! There were also many people who came to poach. So far, none of them had succeeded. As for what methods the Nine Prefectures had used to make the people retreat in the end, no one knew!

In short, Zhao Qixuan was a little dazzled and overwhelmed as she walked down the street. Even the woman following behind her was no longer as calm as she usually was!

"I haven't been to Hezhou in over 20 years. This change is too shocking!"

"Indeed! It's not difficult to build a building with a beautiful scenery, but to be able to create such a humanistic characteristic is extraordinary! "

"These are all Zhang Zhou's methods?" The woman was very doubtful.

"Aunt, didn't we come to Hezhou this time to confirm this?"

"He's only 20 years old. Even if he has the ability to transcend the heavens, he shouldn't be able to do all of this, right?"

"He doesn't have it, but he has the money!" And there was still the method and boldness to it! Compared to this, the vision of the powerful families are much shorter! "

"Ever since you got on the dock, your praises have never stopped!"

Zhao Qixuan said with some emotion, "Aunt, it was all Lin Lang's negligence. He didn't pay enough attention to the changes in Hezhou!"

The woman called aunt by Zhao Qixuan had the surname Ye and was named Bai Mei. Zhao Qixuan was practically raised by her, so how could she not understand her personality? Zhao Qixuan was indeed very disappointed with the crown prince's little brother, but they were siblings after all. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in such a hurry to take care of his back. She would write to him repeatedly, warning him not to interrupt the 'Prince Ping affair' in the imperial court, yet the crown prince still ignored her warning! However, what truly enraged Zhao Qixuan was that the crown prince knew the truth but didn't tell her. If she had known the truth earlier, things wouldn't have ended like this.

"If you are sure that Zhang Zhou's ability is extraordinary, Miss, do you want to take him as your subordinate?"

"If it was in the past, he would still have some confidence. But after the incident with Lu Jia Ping, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for him to put down this grudge!"

"Didn't you say that there are no eternal enemies in politics?"

"I have said it before, but only if the other party understands this logic!"

"If he doesn't understand, it might become a problem in the future!"

"Hehe, we can't say what will happen in the future now, so let's take a look first!"

"..."

"Aunt, have you ever heard of this hotpot?" Zhao Qixuan asked as she held several of the merchant's exquisite promotional pamphlets.

Ye Baimei smiled, "No, we can go have a taste!"

"..."

On the day of Zhang Zhou's wedding, all the restaurants in the North District were closed. They held a wedding feast for Zhang Zhou free of charge.

Zhang Zhou did not have many old friends and relatives, and most of them were with his brothers. His official position was not high, and it was basically a favor from River Prefecture. Tang Yu'er and her sister were even more indifferent to their friends and relatives. The most attractive of them were the top business owners of the Nine Prefectures, Guan Yuniang's wedding gimmicks. After all, there were quite a number of business customers and the owners of their own stores. Many people came early to congratulate them. There were more than 30 people who got on board the boat with Lu Fang City back to Hezhou. However, Zhang Zhou was not afraid of the liveliness, nor did he worry about the lack of support. People who worked in the neighboring industries, regardless of whether they were men or women, as long as they had time, they had to at least maintain their dignity.

Unfortunately, Zhang Zhou was wrong. The only thing he blamed was the Yao Tai's reputation; his recent performance had been too eye-catching. He had saved Ping Wang's life and helped to save the family's life; the Nine Regions business Zeyang, He Zhou Lie, and the family's sales were too good; there were too many people who wanted to build a relationship with Zhang Zhou! After the incident, according to Feng Xiaosu's statistics, more than two thousand people came to He Zhou to attend the wedding! There were even more people watching the show!

Zhang Zhou's mansion was not heavily renovated, but the windows and doors were all clean and clean. Early in the morning, the children in new clothes were extremely excited, but under the care of the housekeeper, they could only behave themselves, not daring to act too rashly. The wedding procession had already been prepared on the street outside the door.

Liu Qingshan and You Nan seven were responsible for organizing and arranging the wedding banquet on North Street; Chen Chaoyin, Qu Thirteen and Li Shujing were responsible for organizing the wedding banquet; Lin Ol'ninth and Fei Zi were responsible for organizing the two parties and maintaining order; and Ma Heizi was responsible for secretly organizing security!

Fu Xiang, dressed in a new robe, sat outside the gatehouse and chatted with Ding Qi, who always had a disdainful look on his face. Ding Qi's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw a child in his teens running over from the street. The new shoes and new clothes, lively and adorable, perhaps because he was too anxious, he stumbled over something and happened to run into Zhang Zhou, who was looking for the groom team to arrange. He almost fell down and grabbed him, and actually tore open a hole in Zhang Zhou's red bridegroom robe. Zhang Zhou's first reaction was to hold the child, not let him fall to the ground. He didn't even look at the robe, but squatted down and said something to the child while grinning happily, then he took out a piece of candy and placed it in the child's hand, turning the frightened child into a smile. He sent a bright smile to Zhang Zhou as he ran in the direction of the child's pile.

Ding Qi felt his face grow hot. That child was his son. This was the first time he had been here. He was sure that Zhang Zhou did not know the child's identity. When he saw his woman running over, he couldn't help but say this out loud.

"The Patriarch is overjoyed today. Why did you bring the child here?"

The woman said shyly, "It was Matriarch who informed us to come to the wedding banquet."

"Mistress?"

"Hm!" It was an invitation from the mother of the Lord, and she said … "

"Say what?"

"Speak, your child's performance in the academy is not bad. In a few days, let me send him to Master Li's place and personally train him!"

Ding Qi was speechless. Looking back, Zhang Zhou, who had returned to his room and was holding his arm up to the roof, asked Leaves to sew up her robe for him. He turned around and looked at Fu Xiang, who had not stopped smiling this morning, and said, "Your nephew is very different from the rest!"

Fu Xiang rolled his eyes at him. The meaning was obvious. "Then why do you say so?"

Chen Huaijin chattered on and on about the ceremony with Zhang Zhou, but Zhang Zhou didn't know if he remembered it or not. Mei Changqing and Lao Huang were discussing it in a corner; the Huyan siblings were looking at Zhang Zhou, talking about something, and were very happy; Cao Yi, Lu Fengqiao, Zhou Ru, and Tang Wenxuan were laughing loudly; Ji Zheng and Lao Jiu were greedily admiring the novel treasured sword on their second trip to Hezhou; Hu Tianhai was asked by Prince Ping to accompany them on their first trip; Cloud Peak was talking about the silver needles to Zhang Qingxian; Besides, all the wineries in Hezhou had already become the suppliers of He Zhou Lie!