Lu Qi looked at Yang Hong and nodded, then said: "Don't get me wrong. I didn't want to rebel by recruiting troops to Hexi. If I wanted to rebel, I wouldn't go back to Kaifeng Mansion." Yang Hong looked at Lu Qi with an ooh. Lu Qi said again: "Hexi is not as good as the Central Plains. It was originally occupied by Dangxiang and Uighurs for many years. In fact, it is the land of the Fan tribe. When I invade Hexi, the biggest crisis I face is the return of the Fan tribe. I need absolute power. , to implement the strategy of governing by using Fan to control Fan, if I let the officials of the imperial court take over Hexi, the consequences will trigger a rebellion of the Fan tribe, because when the officials of the imperial court go to Hexi, they will only implement the imperial government's governance habits. In addition, I Almost all of the military strength of the Xia Kingdom were surrendered by the imperial court. Once taken over by the imperial court, it would be difficult for the imperial generals to subdue the military strength of those tribes. " Yang Hong nodded, and Lu Qi smiled and said: "Now I have returned to Kaifeng according to the order. There is a crisis in the government, but there will not be a crisis in the short term. If I die, Hexi will rebel. The Great Zhou Dynasty is currently fighting Bashu, Jiangnan and Yan. If the Hexi army also joins in the lively attack, the Great Zhou Dynasty will The Zhou Dynasty will be in danger of collapse." Yang Hong nodded and suddenly asked: "Sir, how many troops are there in Hexi?" "There are 160,000 troops in Hexi, including 40,000 Xiliang cavalry. Where is Beiting? There are thirty thousand infantry and ten thousand cavalry." Lu Qi replied. Yang Hong changed his color and lost his voice: "Hexi has so much military power?" "If there is not so much military power, how can I defend Hexi? Not long ago, I defeated the Liao Kingdom's 100,000 troops, and at the same time After fighting with the Xia Kingdom's 100,000 troops, we finally got married and settled with the Xia Kingdom," Lu Qi said. Yang Hong nodded blankly. In his heart, he always felt that the military power in Hexi would not be greater than that of the Zhe clan in Fuzhou. But now he realized that the military power in Hexi was actually far greater than that of the Zhe clan in Fuzhou. Lu Tianfeng actually had With an army of 200,000, if Lu Tianfeng really wanted to rebel against the Zhou Dynasty, it would be really difficult for the Zhou Dynasty to deal with it at the expense of the other. "Yang Hong, in Hexi and Beiting, in order to obtain the return of the Fan clan, I married the princess Dangxiang and the princess Uighur as wives." Lu Qi said gently, and through Yang Hong's words, he spread the news Hexi information. Yang Hong nodded in surprise, but then said in surprise: "Princess Dangxiang, didn't you marry Miss Zhe Xiangyue?" "The person who married me is the daughter of the Tuoba family of the Xia State, and it was the Tuoba family of the Xia State who took the initiative. The purpose of the proposal was to prevent me from attacking the Pingxia Grassland. Since Hexi was first conquered, the war between me and the Xia State could not last long, so I accepted the Xia State's peace proposal. However, the Tuoba clan of the Xia State lacked sincerity and used a side branch. Daughter's marriage." Lu Qi replied. Yang Hong nodded in understanding, and Lu Qi asked again: "The former crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, do you know the current situation?" Yang Hong was stunned and said: "You know, the person you mentioned has sent people to Qingfengju many times. , inquire about your situation and ask when you can come back. " Lu Qi nodded, and Yang Hong said: "The person you are talking about is now Anyuan County Duke, Dr. Yinqing Guanglu, the governor of Shang. That person is grounded and can only stay in the house. "Is that person living alone? Or is the father and son together?" "I live alone. My father is living in seclusion near the outer city of Jinshui Gate, which is to the west of the inner city. My son is living in seclusion near Wuzhang River, but it is not the Prince Wu's Mansion. The Prince Wu's Mansion has been taken away. Yes." Yang Hong replied. Lu Qi nodded and heard Yang Hong say: "My lord, there is another person who sent someone to find your lord, that is Duke Yong Guo before the Tang Dynasty." Lu Qiyi was startled and said: "That person was also brought to Dazhou." "Yes, Still living in the original Longxi County Government Palace," Yang Hong replied. Lu Qiqing nodded. He had a bad impression of King Yong's father-in-law when they first met, so he didn't want to admit it for a long time. Now that he was captured by Zhou Guo and put back into prison, he wouldn't care at all. But when I thought about it, something suddenly touched my heart, and I suddenly thought of a detail, that is, he is now the prince-in-law of the Zhou Kingdom. Although he is not married, he is already known to everyone as the son-in-law of the Zhou Emperor. If he is cold to King Yong, then what will happen to him? Will it arouse the resentment of Emperor Zhou? It has already spread to others. "Yang Hong, tomorrow you send someone to Longxi County Duke's Mansion to send a hundred coins and a jar of wine, plus a Qilian jade luminous cup, and ask someone to tell Longxi County Duke that I will visit him when I have time." Lu Qi ordered. Yang Hong was startled, hesitated, and said: "Proprietor, I would like to advise you that it is not suitable for you to have contact with the Tang clan." Lu Qi nodded and said, "I know you have good intentions, but I can't do it. Regarding the unjust and ruthless matter, one of my wives in the Tang Dynasty is the daughter of the Duke of Longxi County. You can send her away. If you will be accused, you will be punished even if you don't send her away. " Yang Hong nodded and said. : "The little one will be delivered tomorrow." Lu ?He nodded and said: "Tomorrow, I will send a hundred thousand coins to Anyuan County Lord. I have bought some wine and food from Qingfeng Residence and sent them there. I said I would visit when I have time." Yang Hong nodded, and Lu Qi said again: "Anyuan The county magistrate has been kind to me in Jiangnan, and all I can do now is give him some money." Yang Hong nodded, and Lu Qi smiled again: "Is there any progress in buying the restaurant?" "No. "Not only are restaurants in good places expensive, but they are also rare, so you can only ask casually." Yang Hong said. "Shi Zhongfei told me that there was a restaurant on the Bianhe River in Lijingmen that was for sale before. Do you know?" Lu Qi asked. Yang Hong was startled and asked, "Sir, what's the name of that restaurant?" "Zui Xianju." Lu Qi answered. "Oh, I know, I know, that is the family property of Runan County Lord." Yang Hong understood it as soon as he heard it. "Who is the Duke of Runan County?" Lu Qi asked. "The surname of the Duke of Runan County is Li, and he is the grandson of the emperor of the Jin Dynasty decades ago." Yang Hong said in a low voice. Lu Qiyi was startled and said in surprise: "The emperor of the previous dynasty actually has descendants alive." "Isn't the Lord Li of the Tang Dynasty also alive?" Yang Hong said casually, and suddenly glanced at Lu Qi feeling inappropriate. . Lu Qi nodded in understanding. He knew that the Zhou Kingdom and the previous dynasties were mostly established by military officials who usurped the throne. After the military officials usurped the throne, in order to avoid being too criticized and criticized, and to appease the surrenderers, there would be some treatment for the emperors and clans of the previous dynasty. Choose to let go of a part. "Do you know why Zuixianju was sold?" Lu Qi asked. "It should be because the business is not good. Although the Bianhe area is not as good as Maxing Street and Panlou, it is still a prosperous place. However, the background of Zuixianju is taboo, so the dignitaries are not willing to patronize it, but ordinary people are very I rarely go to a big restaurant." Yang Hong replied. Lu Qi nodded, and Yang Hong asked again: "Sir, do you really want to buy that restaurant?" "I want to buy it. I want to have a place to sell wine. Do you think it's inappropriate?" Lu Qi said. "It's hard to say for a small one. No one has been willing to take over the Zuixianju. I heard that the Duke of Runan County wanted to move out of Kaifeng Mansion, but the court may not be willing to let the Duke of Runan County leave Kaifeng Mansion. If it can be sold, If Zuixianju is here, the Duke of Runan County can move to another place for the sake of making a living," Yang Hong replied. Lu Qi nodded understandingly and asked, "How many guan do you need to buy that Zuixianju?" "Fifty thousand guan, if we can negotiate well, we can win it with 40,000 guan." Yang Hong replied, but it was for Kaifeng Mansion. The restaurant industry is transparent. Lu Qi nodded and suddenly smiled: "How is the business of Qingfengju?" "It's very good, especially when the news came that your Excellency has entered Hexi Province, the number of visitors to Qingfengju was full every day, and it took a full month for the number of visitors to decrease. But today's business is still much better than before. Tomorrow, I will show the accounts to the adults," Yang Hong replied in a somewhat excited tone. "Tomorrow this Lin Feng will go to Qingfengju, and he will make the decision." Lu Qiping said calmly. "Yes, I will be waiting for Mr. Lin tomorrow." Yang Hong responded. He had met Lin Feng and thought he was Lu Qi's confidant. "What happened in Kaifeng Mansion? I am referring to the changes in the imperial court." Lu Qi asked. "No major events have happened in the imperial court recently. It's just that officials from the south have been appointed by the imperial court." Yang Hong replied. "Is there no news about the Duke of Jin?" Lu Qi asked. "No, I haven't heard the information about Duke Jin for a long time." Yang Hong replied. Lu Qi nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. You can go and have a rest." "Yes, I'll take my leave." Yang Hong stood up and said goodbye, and Xiaodie sent him out on Lu Qi's behalf.