Xu Buling thought for a while, but did not point it out, and looked a little fluttering:

"A group of barbarians in the Northern Qi Dynasty were noisy in front of the current saints, not knowing that the sky is high and the earth is rich. They can teach a lesson at will, which is not worth mentioning."

Wang Ruiyang nodded with a smile, put down the teapot, and looked at several friends in the room:

"The Xu family of King Su made many great achievements in guarding the national gates for my Dayue, and Mr. Xu was even more outstanding. I heard that a few months ago, Mr. Xu had even entered the Left Prince's Mansion of Heicheng alone. Such courage is really amazing."

The three young men sitting were stunned when they heard this:

"There is still this?"

Jiangnan is more than 5,000 miles away from Suzhou. Without instant messaging, these things cannot be transmitted at all, and only families with well-connected connections can understand it.

When Xiao Ting saw the two courtesans showing a look of surprise, he shook his fan and nodded:

"There is indeed this incident. Prince Zuo of Northern Qi was celebrating his birthday at that time. Xu Buer ordered him to kill himself, almost making Prince Zuo die of anger."

Xu Buling's eyes showed a bit of arrogance:

"I wanted to go over and take a look when I was sixteen years old, but it's a pity that it's hard to find the yellow sand in thousands of miles. This time I went back to Suzhou and took a look, and there was no danger."

Entering an enemy country is like entering a state of no one, which sounds a bit exaggerated. A courtesan sitting behind the pearl curtain asked with a smile:

"I heard that there are thousands of troops stationed at the border, how can one run in alone?"

This tone was obviously a little disbelief. Wang Ruiyang raised his hand: "You are a woman, and you don't understand the heroic spirit of a man. At that time, Prince Xu not only went there, but also asked Prince Zuo to ask for a family-born jade pendant as a souvenir. Prince Zuo was scared at that time and honestly handed out the jade pendant."

"Is that true?"

The beautiful courtesan showed a look of surprise in his eyes and looked at Xu Buling's waist.

At this time, in order to prove that I have done something exciting, I will definitely take out the jade pendant to show it to the beauty.

But Xu Buling gave the jade pendant to someone, and there was no way to take it out, so he shook his head and chuckled:

"I did grab a jade pendant and put it in the mansion and never wear it. I will take it over for the girl to see next time."

When Wang Ruiyang heard this, he nodded with a smile and stopped asking more questions.

But Xu Buling already understood the other party’s intentions, so he introduced it with the flow:

"That 'Ice Flower Hibiscus Pink' is quite big. I heard that it was a gift from Zuo Zhe, a founding hero of the Northern Qi Dynasty, who gave four disciples first. There were four pieces in total, all of which were priceless treasures. People in the martial arts world were searching for it, saying that they could find the Tongtian treasure book."

Xiao Ting blinked: "There is still this? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Wang Ruiyang laughed calmly: "I have heard such rumors. Xizhi can live forever or something, so I can't be true. Prince Xu went to the Cao family in Junshan and heard that the Cao family also gave the famous sword "Zhanlu" to Prince Xu. If the rumors were true, Prince Xu would be the second to be together."

Xu Buling shook his head, leaned against the window a little lazy, and stretched out three fingers:

"It's four and three."

"Um?"

Wang Ruiyang blinked and chuckled, "Third out of four? Could it be that Prince Xu got one from another?"

Xu Buling raised his hand and pulled out the jade hairpin from his head, rubbing the eight small words "The bright moon shines on the pine, and the lotus is like jade":

"Xiao Ting and I are both students of the high priest, Song Baiqing. When we came here, we went to Yuelu Mountain and wanted to visit the old god, but we never thought we could find it. When we asked about this, the old god said that immortality was nonsense and gave me the hairpin."

"oh……"

Wang Ruiyang looked at the white jade hairpin in Xu Buling's hand, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. He quickly hid it again and said with a smile:

"Mr. Xu is really lucky. The old man from Yuelu Mountain has no end to see his head. I wanted to become a disciple when I was young, but I couldn't find anyone."

Xu Buling chuckled: "Yes, I wasn't very interested in collecting four jade pieces, but now I have got three, so I really want to see what it is for after getting them together. Does Prince Wang know what the last jade piece is and where is it?"

Wang Ruiyang waved his hand: "How did I know this? I have never heard of such news."

Xu Buling looked disappointed, put his jade hairpin back into his hair crown, and turned around to the topic and talked about the courtesan next to him.

Speaking of women, Xiao Ting finally found a resonance, and began to savor his head and discuss his thoughts. He talked endlessly about various poems and songs that describe beauty. He looked like a talented man, and obviously he had studied it seriously in this regard.

Xu Buling should hide his shortcomings, but he should hide them. He got together with a few goods and perfectly showed what the "Crown Prince" is. He picked up all kinds of dirty but not vulgar jokes, which made the two courtesans blush and the talented men dumbfounded.

Seeing that Xu Buling was not as unrestrained as the rumors, Wang Ruiyang gradually showed a bit of frivolity and spoke casually under the atmosphere.

Xu Buling took this opportunity and quizzed indirectly while laughing. Unfortunately, Wang Ruiyang was obviously not stupid and cleverly avoided the topic.

In this way, I drank and had fun in the brothel. In the afternoon, there were more bustling streets outside the window. The scholars rushed to the streets, walking between the flowing bridges and the scenery, and various small pleasure boats were also parked on the street to solicit business.

While Xu Buling was chatting and laughing, Yu Guang looked out the window and found several waves of ragged beggars walking past the street in the crowd, singing various auspicious words, and asking for money at the doors of each shop.

Beggars are not uncommon in this world, but these people on the street come from one direction, and all the young and old seem to be with their families. Judging from their skin color and fatness, they beg for a very young age, which is more like a sudden disaster.

A wave of beggars walked to Lord Caiyan and asked for money, and immediately a brothel thug came out to chase people.

Xiao Ting was alarmed by the noise, looked out the window and said:

"I've given some rewards, don't disturb the distinguished guests."

The brothel thug below quickly nodded respectfully and took out the money to send a group of beggars away.

Seeing this, Xu Buling asked, "These poor families don't look like beggars, where did they come from?"

Xiao Ting sighed: "It seems that there was a disaster in Muzhou, and I don't know. You have to ask your aunt."

Wang Ruiyang took a few glances: "A few days ago, heavy rainstorms have occurred in Muzhou, Xiuzhou and other places, resulting in no harvest of land. At the end of the year, the annual tax will be paid, and the government cannot pay for forced levies, which has caused bandits. These people have fled from there."

Xu Buling frowned slightly: "After the famine, the King of Wu did not write a letter to the court to reduce the annual tax?"

Wang Ruiyang shook his head: "Most of the money and grain of the imperial court were collected from Jiangnan. In the past, the King of Shu could still share it, but last year, Shu encountered a severe drought, and it was only supported by King Su's support. Hangzhou and other places are important towns in Jiangnan. If the annual tax is exempted, the border food and grass will be short of food and grass, and the consequences will be unbelievable."

There is Northern Qi in the north and Nanyue in the south. It is sandwiched between the two countries. It fights on both sides and has a very long front line, so there are too many troops to maintain.

King Su was in a barren land to fight against Northern Qi. It was difficult to support 200,000 troops and self-sufficient, so he did not have to pay annual taxes to the court. The King of Wu was in the granary of Dayue. If he could not pay the money and grain, it would be the same as King Su could not stop Northern Qi. What would you do if you were a vassal king with a territory? You had to find a way to make up for it if you paid out of your own pocket.

Xu Buling thought for a while, and did not say much, and continued to find a way to confuse Wang Ruiyang's words. But Wang Ruiyang's mouth was very strict and there was no valuable information at all.

I chatted like this for a day, and when I saw that the sky turned dark, Xu Buling stood up and said goodbye.

After walking out of Caiyan Pavilion, Xu didn't let him think about it, and did not look for Manzhi and the others, but went to Linhe Villa.

After all, no one knows better about the complex situation in Jiangnan than Xiao Qi... ——
Chapter completed!