yes sire

The carriage drove past Gulou Street, Xiaoman opened the curtain and looked back, and saw that soon someone was going to clean up the horse carcasses on the road.She turned her head and said to the emperor who was wiping the barrel of the gun with white gauze, "Your Majesty's marksmanship is really getting better and better."

Xia Siyan raised the corner of his mouth, "Really, I didn't hit anyone I wanted, so what's wrong?"

Xiaoman raised his hand and covered his mouth with his sleeve and chuckled, "Is it the one next to Master Han that His Majesty wants to hit?"

Xia Siyan cast a warning glance at her, put away the musket with a cold face, closed his eyes and leaned against the car to rest.

The curtain of the car window was very thick, the sunlight fell through the gap and fell on Xia Siyan's face, he turned his face slightly to avoid it, his brows were slightly furrowed.From Xiaoman's angle, he happened to see the handsome and handsome curve of his side face, even if she came out of the men's crowd, she couldn't help but feel her heart beat faster.

If Xia Siyan three years ago was still mixed with the softness of a child and the hostility of a teenager, then he is completely restrained as a mature man and unfathomable as a superior.

When Zhonggusi was disbanded, Xiaoman was the only one left. She also wondered if the emperor would ask her to sleep with her. After all, all the men she knew thought about her.Later, the emperor often called her into the Changle Palace to chat, and it turned out that it was really just a chat.Later, Xiaoman knew that the person in the emperor's heart was Mr. Han who was transferred to the border.

That day the emperor said: "There are many people who want you outside the palace. If you leave this palace, I will not be able to protect you. He begged for you. If you don't want to go out, you can stay in the palace."

So Xiaoman is still in the palace with the salary of the fifth-rank secretary, but he doesn't have to serve men anymore.

She came to the north this time because she begged the emperor to bring her here.She has already saved enough money, and wants to leave Zhaoguo to visit further places, and also bid farewell to Yunniang, and may never come back again.

Xia Siyan was silent for a while, then suddenly asked her, "Did you see him?"

Xiaoman pulled his thoughts back from afar, and replied: "I see."

"Does he look good?"

"It's the same as before, just thinner." Xiaoman was a little surprised, "Why didn't His Majesty see it?"

"I didn't look carefully," Xia Siyan slightly opened his eyes, and said inaudibly, "I dare not look at him."

On July [-]th, Han You changed into a scarlet official second-rank official uniform, and arrived at Huitong Hall at the end of Weishi.

Lin Rucheng, Wang Zhidong and several local officials had arrived ahead of time, and they were all sitting in the lower seats of the hall, waiting for the emperor and the Baihui delegation.Seeing Han You, who was wearing a golden pheasant official uniform, coming, everyone stood up and saluted. Lin Rucheng deliberately said: "Prefect Wang, why don't you know that Mr. Han is coming? There are not enough seats here, why don't you ask someone to add more chairs."

Wang Zhidong casually called a handyman to add a chair, without saying where.The other magistrates have been strictly supervised by Han You because Guan City has been strictly supervised by Han You. They haven’t made any profit in these years, and they have long been dissatisfied with Han You in their hearts. Yu hangs aside.

They are all Lin Rucheng's people, and in their hearts, Han You is a Beijing official who has fallen out of favor.This time, no one made a special trip to inform him about His Majesty's coming to Changzhou, and everyone felt contemptuous of him coming by himself.

Han You didn't care either, he straightened his back and stood aside waiting, with a solemn expression, and he didn't intend to talk to anyone.

It didn't take long for people from the Baihui Mission to arrive.Cha Risong led a few officials from Baihui in. He saw Han You first, and Cha Risong greeted him loudly. Seeing that he had no place to sit, he asked him to sit with him.Just as Han You was about to refuse, another announcement came from outside that His Majesty the Emperor had arrived.

At this time, all the officials of Zhao Kingdom and the servants present knelt down to greet the emperor, and Han You knelt at the very edge, listening to the sound of footsteps outside getting closer.

He lowered his head, the first thing he saw was Xia Siyan's black boots as he stepped into the threshold and the bright yellow robe sweeping over the boots.He felt that Xia Siyan's footsteps seemed to have stopped when he passed him, but he didn't seem to. He shouted long live with everyone, but he only heard the sound of his own heartbeat filling his ears.

He came today just to see the emperor.

The emperor walked to the throne and told everyone to be flat.The officials went back to their chairs and sat down, only Han You was still standing.

Cha Risong waved his hands and shouted enthusiastically, "Han Jinglue, come to me quickly!"

The etiquette system of the Zhao Kingdom is strict, and no one dares to make any noise in front of the emperor.Cha Risong's yelling made everyone very embarrassed, Han You raised his feet and walked to the opposite seat to prevent him from saying any more inappropriate words.

The positions of the officials of Zhao State and Bai Hui were separated by half a hall. When Han You walked in the middle, the emperor who had been silent all this time suddenly said, "Han You, stop!"

Han You stopped in his tracks, bowed and cupped his hands facing the emperor, "Your Majesty."

The emperor didn't say why he was told to stand still, and he kept this posture all the time, and the atmosphere in the hall was a little delicate for a while.

Cha Risong had learned some Zhao Kingdom etiquette, seeing the emperor's face was ugly, he couldn't say anything, scratched his head and sat down.And the Zhaoguo officials also began to whisper, Wang Zhidong whispered to the people next to him: "Look, this is just asking for trouble, and he wants to sit at Baihui's side, isn't he offending the sanctity again?" ?" Lin Rucheng glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, telling him not to whisper under the eyes of the emperor.

Han You felt that it had been a long time, and it was so long that he started to have a stomachache again. He had only taken the medicine once before he came here, so he regretted not bringing the medicine with him.He moved slightly, and then heard the emperor say again: "Come to my side."

Han You looked up and met Xia Siyan's cold gaze, his heart ached and his breathing stopped for a moment.Xia Siyan's eyes were half down, he looked lazy, and couldn't tell the difference between happiness and anger.

This kind of Xia Siyan made Han You feel very strange, and a great sadness suddenly rushed to his heart.When he walked towards the main seat, he noticed that the scene in front of him was covered with a layer of red tulle again, so he quickly lowered his head to cover it up.

Cha Risong rubbed his chin, looked at them thoughtfully for a while, and said firstly, "Your Majesty the Emperor of Zhao Kingdom, I am the son of the king of Baihui Kingdom. On behalf of my father, we have prepared enough gold to come here sincerely, hoping to facilitate this friendly transaction."

"I know you, Cha Risong." Xia Siyan smiled, "Are your father and elder brother all right?"

Cha Risong's face changed slightly, but he was not sure whether the young emperor was just asking politely or meant something, so he also smiled and said, "They are all very well, thank you His Majesty for your concern."

It was only then that Han You realized that Xia Siyan had come to do arms business with Baihui, and he was shocked and worried.Zhaoguo could barely confront Baihui's powerful army by relying on the dozens of cannons on the border. What would Zhaoguo do if they sold the cannons to Baihui?He really wanted to ask Xia Siyan if something happened again, and why he was so short of money.

The two sides talked for several rounds, and Cha Risong really wanted to buy the cannon back, but Xia Siyan asked for 60 taels for one, and he would not give up.

Cha Risong quit, "60? Why do you want 60?!"

Xia Siyan lazily leaned on the grand teacher's chair, "I, Zhaoguo, have been doing business with Baihui for more than two years. You can decide how much we sell for tea, wine, silk, and porcelain. How much does this giant cannon sell for?" Can’t we have the final say on money?”

Cha Risong got a little excited, stood up and said, "But the previous agreement was 50, and it has increased by [-] in just a few months?"

"A few months ago, it was 50 units, but now the price of artisans has increased, and the price of iron ore has increased, so the price of guns has also increased."

"Artisans and iron mines? They have increased so much? Who raised their prices?"

"I paid them a raise."

Cha Risong was very anxious by the emperor's words, and turned to look at Han You, "Han Jinglue, you were the one who negotiated the business with us in the past, tell me if there is such a reason!"

"This..." Han You remembers that when the emperor built the giant cannon, he was quoted 20 taels for one. Even if the price of craftsmen and raw materials has risen, 50 taels is already a high profit. Cha Risong negotiated the price, and when he opened his mouth, he caught a glimpse of the emperor giving him a cold look. He felt empty, and inexplicably followed the emperor's words, "Based on the current cost, 60 taels is reasonable."

Cha Risong yelled, "Take your Zhao country's words, isn't this the lion's mouth?"

The emperor took the attitude of whether you like to buy or not, "Let's forget that the second prince didn't bring enough gold. Anyway, the Yong Dynasty also wanted to buy it. I have to go to the south to talk to them, so we don't have to waste time."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and left, and the guards and officials followed him and surrounded him.

Han You walked slowly among the officials, Lin Rucheng and Wang Zhidong suddenly showed great hospitality to him.Lin Rucheng was on the same level as him, and was much older than him, but instead he reached out to ask him to go first, and Wang Zhidong also bowed and smiled apologetically.

Their attitude towards him suddenly changed, and Han You naturally knew why, but he was very tired of these officialdom's stalking, and he didn't want to be polite to them, so he stepped out of the door first.

At this time, Cha Risong's voice came out. He was talking to people loudly in Baihui dialect in the hall, and he sounded very angry.

Xia Siyan walked quickly, and Han You felt very uncomfortable from the beginning.In this state, it was a bit difficult for him to keep up with Xia Siyan's speed, but he still tried his best to keep up.

On the way, Han You heard Xia Siyan discussing the negotiation just now with an unfamiliar young official in a low voice.Xia Siyan said that it would be fine if Baihui didn't do business, and he wouldn't lose one or two for 60 taels. The official asked him why, and he said that he didn't like Risong when he inspected it.

The young official's name was Tang Ruoqing, and he followed the emperor from Beijing.Han You only heard others call him Tang Shilang, but he didn't know which department's servant he was.Han You has never seen such a young servant sitting in the position.

Walking to the gate of the Huitong Hall, the emperor's carriage was already waiting here in advance.

Han You felt cold and sneezed several times.Seeing him like this, Lin Rucheng asked him with a concerned expression, "Did Mr. Han catch a cold?"

Han You shook his head and said it was all right.

The emperor looked back at him, boarded the carriage and prepared to go back to the camp.The officials stopped talking and stood solemnly by the side of the road to send the emperor off.

At this moment, Cha Risong chased him out from the Huitong hall, and shouted, "Han Jinglue!"

Han You turned around with a headache, and saw Cha Risong walking towards him quickly.The carriage was ready to drive, and the emperor's cold voice came from inside: "Han You, get in the carriage."