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Chapter 55 The King of Wei Has an Unmarried Daughter

"We've arrived at Weizhou City!" Ma Renyu pointed to the towering city not far away.

Summer rain comes suddenly. It was sunny in the morning, but it suddenly rained in the afternoon. Li Yi and Ma Renyu were both wearing straw raincoats and stopped their horses to look out in the drizzle.

Daming Prefecture, also known as Ye City, was under the jurisdiction of Tianxiong Army. It was originally Weizhou under the jurisdiction of Weizhou Jiezhen.

During the late Tang Dynasty, Tian Yue, the governor of Weizhou, rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and proclaimed himself king. He first changed Weizhou to Daming Prefecture, and then changed its name several times until the name of Daming Prefecture was re-established in the Later Han Dynasty.

When Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, started his rebellion, he was also the governor of Ye City and started his rebellion against the Later Han Dynasty from Daming Prefecture.

The city of Daming Prefecture was called Yecheng, or Weizhou City. Since Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty set up Weizhou Jiedushi in Weizhou, Weizhou City has become quite large after more than a hundred years of development and expansion.

The entire city has a circumference of dozens of miles and is a very prosperous city.

Prince Fu Yanqing of Wei was not only a king of a different surname, but also the governor of Tianxiong Army and the prefect of Daming Prefecture. This kind of honor was probably unique in the entire Later Zhou Dynasty.

This made Li Yi even more determined to marry Fu Yanqing's daughter.

It might be easy to find a powerful father-in-law, but there are not many fathers-in-law of three daughters who are queens in history...

"There is an inn outside Weizhou City. Let's go there first."

As he spoke, Li Yi took the lead and rode forward.

Originally, he was planning to visit directly, but when he arrived at the city of Weizhou, he suddenly realized his mistake and changed his mind.

If I just come to pay a visit, it doesn’t matter.

But now he came with a purpose, and he didn't know when he would have the chance to come again.

It's not easy to come here, so you can't just go there rashly. You need to plan carefully first.

Ma Renyu hurriedly caught up, wondering, "Why don't you just go and pay your respects to the King of Wei? Why bother going to the post station?"

Li Yi asked in return, "If you and I go directly to see him, will we definitely be able to see the King of Wei?"

"Uh..." Ma Renyu didn't expect this.

"Let's first inquire about the situation at Prince Wei's residence..."

"drive!"

Li Yi squeezed the horse's belly and continued to gallop forward.

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The posthouse in Weizhou City is like a miniature version of a city, built next to the main city of Weizhou. It houses inns, markets, and government offices to accommodate traveling merchants.

In fact, this is no longer a simple post station. Not only is its area much larger than that of ordinary post stations, but ordinary people can also enter freely as long as they can afford it.

Of course, there is also a small area inside that is only allowed to be entered by official personnel. Perhaps this part can be considered the real post station.

When we arrived at the post station, we found that there were many pedestrians and merchants coming and going, and the scene was prosperous.

Li Yi and the other man did not report their identities to the officials at the post station. Although they could eat and live for free as officials, there was no need to take advantage of this small benefit.

Besides, Li Yi didn't want to be too conspicuous. After all, on the surface he was just visiting King Wei, and no one knew that he had set his sights on King Wei's daughter.

The more low-key the better...

Weizhou City is a transportation hub connecting Hebei to other places. There are people from all over the country speaking different accents. Li Yi and the other two can speak with the local accent, so this naturally won't attract attention.

As for Li Yi's brocade robe and jade belt, he took them off when he left Machang Village and changed into an ordinary round-necked robe.

The same goes for Ma Renyu.

The only thing that is a headache is that both of them are very strong, especially Li Yi. His tall stature makes him stand out wherever he goes, which attracts a lot of attention.

Having the servant take the horse to feed, Li Yi said to Ma Renyu, "There's no rush to see the King of Wei. We might have to wait a couple of days. Let's drink and eat first and take our time."

Hearing that he could drink, Ma Renyu was immediately delighted. He hadn't tasted alcohol in days because Li Yi had been watching over him. "It's a good time to have a drink to entertain myself. Hey, man, bring us a jar of good wine."

Ma Renyu sat down on the table and called the shop assistant over.

Li Yi shook his head helplessly. This guy couldn't even walk when he heard about drinking. But he had been controlling him for several days, so he decided to let him satisfy his craving today.

"Oh, right." Li Yi sat down next to Ma Renyu and suddenly thought of something. He warned, "Weizhou City is the territory of the King of Wei. You can drink, but you must control your foul mouth. Don't cause any trouble. Not only will you fail to see the King of Wei, but you will also get yourself into trouble."

"Brother Yi, just rest assured. Do I look like someone who would get into trouble if I drink too much?"

Ma Renyu patted his chest and promised.

"I hope so..." Li Yi said no more.

After a while, the waiter brought a jar of wine, and then brought a few plates of dried fruits and fresh vegetables, as well as a few plates of meat dishes to go with the wine.

Ma Renyu was quite generous. He casually took out more than ten copper coins and threw them directly in front of the shop assistant.

Seeing this, Li Yi was too lazy to say anything to him.

After the Battle of Gaoping, this guy received a lot of rewards, but when he came back, he first treated Li Yi's personal soldiers to a big drink, and then went to spend a lot of money on prostitutes. Now it is not known how much is left.

He has no idea how to spend money... Although Li Yi has spent a lot of money during this period, it was all used to win people's hearts, which is different from this guy's wasteful spending.

Ma Renyu picked up the wine jar and took a gulp, but still said with disdain: "What kind of horse urine is this? It has no taste at all. Not to mention that it's not as good as the alcohol you made, Brother Yi, even any random wine shop in Tokyo sells much better wine than this."

As he spoke, he took a few more gulps. It seemed that although he complained, when it came to drinking, he didn't care whether the wine was good or bad, as long as he could drink it.

Hearing this, Li Yi took a sip, but couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, so he laughed and said casually: "As long as the woman is young, she won't be too ugly; as long as the wine is made from grain, it won't be too bad to drink."

Ma Renyu suddenly burst into laughter, attracting the attention of the customers around him.

The waiter quickly said with a smile, "I don't know much about wine, so I can't tell whether it's good or bad. But as for young ladies, hey, to be honest with you, my friends, there are two young ladies in Weizhou City..."

Having said this, the shop assistant smiled mysteriously and was about to continue.

But the shopkeeper not far away cursed, and the shop assistant was startled and ran away to work in shame.

"Why are you talking halfway? Come back and continue!" Ma Renyu's curiosity was aroused, and he cursed at the shop assistant under the influence of alcohol.

Li Yi frowned and pulled him. He had just told this guy to keep a low profile, but he forgot about it after taking a few sips. How dare he say that drinking won't cause trouble?
At this moment, a voice from the table next to them interrupted, "You two shouldn't be from Weizhou, right?"

Li Yi looked back and saw that the person who spoke was a man with a horse face, who was no more than thirty years old.

He laughed and said, "How did this gentleman know that we two brothers are not from here?"

The horse-faced man replied, "Although your accents don't sound like those of outsiders, everyone here knows the two most famous young ladies in Weizhou City, namely..."

At this point, he lowered his voice, glanced around, and said, "They are the two beloved daughters of the King of Wei."

Hearing the mention of the King of Wei's daughter, Li Yi immediately became interested and said politely, "My dear brother, you are right. Although we are from Xiajin, Daming Prefecture, we have been doing business in other places for many years and don't know much about the affairs of Weizhou."

Li Yi said to the waiter, "Bring the gentlemen at this table a jar of good wine and some snacks. I'll pay for it."

"Okay!" the shop assistant responded immediately.

"I feel so embarrassed..." The horse-faced man said this, but his expression clearly showed that he was very pleased.

He then added, "Let me tell you something. The King of Wei has three daughters, and the eldest is the current queen. Needless to say, this is beyond comprehension."

"As for the other two daughters... one is Fu Erniang, and the other is Fu Liuniang. The latter is still young, barely past the age of marriage."

"But Fu Er Niang is different. It's said that she's only three years younger than the current queen, yet she's still being kept in the palace... Why?"

"In my opinion, it's not easy for the King of Wei to choose a good husband for his daughter. Is this something that ordinary people would dare to dream of?"

"But we can only talk about it behind her back. We can't even meet the King of Wei's daughter, hehe!"

(End of this chapter)