Become a feudal king from today

"Your Highness, do you want to listen to my piano?"

Tianxiang Tower, or the room facing the lake last time.

Xu E was wearing a long white gauze dress, and her every move was full of charm.

It didn't seem like she had something to do with Zhao Xu, but it seemed like she was having a secret meeting with Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu took a sip of tea, without any restraint, and stared at Xu E's every move.

He never had the habit of pretending to be a gentleman.

When a beauty is in front of you, you must appreciate it, as long as you keep your heart and don't be fascinated by her beauty.

During this period, he had heard about it.

A courtesan came to Tianxiang Tower, with a beautiful appearance and superb piano skills.

The rich merchants and nobles of Yan County flocked to her, and some even came from other counties just to see her beauty, listen to a piece of piano, and compete to be her guests.

However, so far, no one has been able to catch the beauty's eye and become her guest.

This person is none other than Xu E.

But others don't know, but he knows.

Xu E's status as a courtesan was just a cover-up.

"It is said that countless talented men have spent thousands of dollars just to sit here and listen to a song from the young lady, but it is not possible. I am honored to be invited by the young lady. Please come in." Zhao Xu raised his hand to indicate the zither table in front of him.

Xu E's smile froze slightly, and then she smiled more charmingly.

"How can those ordinary people compare with Your Highness? I am willing to play this zither with Your Highness." Xu E stretched out the strings of the zither with her bare hands.

The sound of water hitting rocks floated out from her fingertips.

The sound of the zither was beautiful and gentle, just the sound of the zither he had heard that day.

While sipping tea, Zhao Xu listened to the sound of the zither while admiring the beauty, thinking that this was the happiness of kings and generals.

"The snow has been green for thousands of years. May I ask who is the ice wheel for? Blow a town of incense..."

The sound of the zither sounded a little slower, and Xu E opened her red lips and sang softly, with a clear and pleasant tone.

Coupled with her beautiful face, she is even more charming.

Just thinking of his identity, Zhao Xu was amazed, but he also kept his mind.

After the song ended, Xu E's eyes wandered, "Your Highness, how did I sing?"

"She is beautiful, and her voice is beautiful, but the music and lyrics are a bit clichéd." Zhao Xu shook his head, looking regretful.

In modern times, he is bombarded with all kinds of music all day long. Although the songs are beautiful, he has heard better ones.

Xu E was surprised and said, "This is the lyrics and music written by Dou Yurao, the first talented woman in the capital, and it is sung in Jiangnan."

Zhao Xu just shook his head, "Why don't you tell me what you want to see me for? I'll let you see the real good lyrics and music."

Xu E was stunned, and then said seriously, "Your Highness is really anxious."

Standing up and looking at the Jinlin Lake outside the window, she said softly, "It is said that Your Highness wants to buy a horse?"

"Yes." Zhao Xu was not surprised. Yang He probably bought it from merchants in the business.

Xu E only needed to ask to find out.

"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about this. There is an opportunity for you to get three thousand good horses immediately without spending a penny."

"Oh? Miss Xu, please give me some advice?" Zhao Xu stood up and walked behind Xu E.

Closing the window, Xu E motioned Huan'er to guard the door.

Slowly said: "Your Highness, do you still remember Qingfeng Village?"

"Of course I remember." Zhao Xu's heart was shocked.

He was planning to eliminate this evil bandit after the armor and weapons of the royal palace were in place.

"This Fengzhai is a mountain bandit on the surface, but it is actually a claw of the Zhang family." Xu E walked to the bed and took out a map from under the shop.

"I see." Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes. He said how could the Zhang family invite Qingfeng Village to kill him.

Xu E spread the blueprint on the table. "In addition to killing people and robbing goods for the Zhang family, Qingfeng Village is also doing something extremely secretive, which is smuggling weapons between Yanzhou and Beidi in exchange for war horses."

"Da Song strictly prohibits smuggling armor and weapons to Beidi. This is a capital crime." Xu Lie heard this and reminded Zhao Xu in a low voice.

Zhao Xu nodded.

Da Song and Beidi had long cut off trade.

But there are still merchants from the people who sell goods between Yanzhou and Beidi, and they are banned repeatedly.

The court was helpless about this and had to turn a blind eye to the merchants who sold ordinary goods.

After all, Da Song also needs war horses, and it is naturally a good thing for merchants to buy war horses from Beidi.

However, for this kind of trade, the court strictly prohibits the exchange of food and weapons.

These things will strengthen the strength of Beidi.

Therefore, any merchant who violates this requirement will be caught and killed.

"This king has long intended to get rid of Qingfeng Village. In this case, there is even more reason to do it." Zhao Xu said in a deep voice.

Xu E shook her head, "Your Highness, this matter is far from being so simple. Qingfeng Village is just a group of bandits. How can there be so many weapons and armor?"

When Xu E said this, Zhao Xu actually had a vague guess in his heart.

Since Qingfeng Village is the Zhang family's accomplice, then this matter is probably not free from the Zhang family.

"Qingfeng Village belongs to the Zhang family, and Zhang Kang is the son-in-law of the Yuan family. This matter is very complicated. The purpose of my trip to Yan County is this matter. Now I finally have some clues, but I don't have any evidence at present." Xu E said.

Pointing to a location on the map, she continued: "I found out that Qingfeng Village will exchange war horses with Beidi merchants here in three days. There are people from all parties. If you can catch them red-handed, Your Highness can not only get rid of the Zhang family, the trouble in your heart, but also get the handle of the Yuan family."

"It's indeed a good opportunity." Zhao Xu admitted that he was tempted.

Now the Zhang family in Yan County was lying in front of him like a piece of shit, which made him very uncomfortable.

After all, the Zhang family still has private soldiers in their hands, and more than 100,000 people are tied to the Zhang family's farm.

Only by destroying the Zhang family can Yan County truly belong to him.

And once he masters the Zhang family's smuggling of weapons, the Yuan family will no longer be able to protect the Zhang family.

"So, His Highness only needs to secretly ambush here and catch them all when the transaction is made." The charming smile reappeared on Xu E's face.

Zhao Xu thought for a while and felt that this was indeed a good opportunity.

He looked at the location on the map and read: "Qingfengkou."

Xu Lie said, "The mountain roads here are narrow and the vegetation is dense. It is indeed suitable for an ambush."

"Is the news accurate?" Zhao Xu was still a little worried.

It was indeed a good place for an ambush, but it was also a good place for the enemy to ambush his men.

The terrain of Yan County consists of plains in the south and Yanshan Mountains in the north.

There is a Great Wall that winds along the mountain from Yanguan to Yanjun, which was built by successive dynasties.

Among them, Yan Pass is the largest pass on the Great Wall.

In addition, there are two small passes, one in Pingjun.

Shanggu County, west of Yan County, is guarded by garrison troops.

It's just that the road at the pass is easy to travel and is convenient for marching, so the defenders need to focus on guarding it.

However, it is impossible to have soldiers on every section of the hundreds of miles of Great Wall, otherwise millions of troops would not be enough to spread out.

In places where there are no defenders, the roads are rugged and there are often only sporadic forts used as sentries.

So the Beidi cavalry found a place in the north of Yan County every year to destroy the city wall and enter Yan County to plunder.

And this Qingfengkou is a road often taken by Beidi.