Tang Ling glared at Shangguan Xiu with dissatisfaction, walked through the ridiculously large hall, walked straight to the end, climbed the steps, and sat down on the main seat in the middle.
Nan Huai could tell that Tang Ling was angry, but as to why she was angry, he couldn't figure it out for the moment.
In Tang Ling's opinion, the city lord's palace in Xibucheng was extremely luxurious, but Nanhuai didn't feel this way at all.
In Xibuk City, luxury has long been the norm.
Those who can afford to buy land and build houses on Mount Xibuk are all wealthy businessmen.
The size of each household is not as big as that of the city lord's palace, but it is still inferior.
Not going anywhere, Nan Huai thought about it and could only attribute the problem to the fact that Tang Ling didn't like to drink red wine from foreign tribes.
He was busy and asked people to prepare wine and arrange the banquet.
Before the food was served, several dark-skinned Base slaves first brought in ten large boxes and placed them on both sides of the hall.
Then they opened the lids of the boxes, and steaming mist came out from inside.
Tang Ling, who was sitting on the main seat, raised his chest and looked down.
Well, the box is full of ice cubes.
The ice cubes are collected from the far north.
Whether they are transported to Fengguo or Shah, they have to travel thousands of miles and suffer huge losses on the road.
At least 60 to 70% of a truckload of ice cubes is lost on the road before it is transported to the destination.
Only about 30% to 40% of the ice on the ground remains.
Even in Shangjing, even in the palace, ice is a luxury item in midsummer, but the city lord's palace in Xibuk City brought up ten boxes of ice at once.
The Bakse slaves stood behind the box automatically and consciously, each picked up a big cattail leaf fan, and fanned the cold air emanating from the ice cubes.
After a short time, the originally stuffy main hall of the city lord's mansion became extremely cool.
When Tang Ling saw this, he couldn't help but look at Shangguan Xiu angrily.
In Shangjing, even the nobles would at most use ice cubes to chill their drinks to relieve the heat, but Nanhuai actually used ice cubes to cool down, which was so extravagant.
To the point where people are outraged, Shangguan Xiu's face was full of innocence.
The last time he came to Mount Xibu, it was just the size of a town.
Although it was not completely impoverished, the environment and conditions were also very difficult.
Who knew that it would be less than two years ago?
, the city of Xibub has become like this, Nan Huai was still doing his best to arrange things.
First, he ordered the maid to bring fruits.
Many of the fruits prepared by the city lord's palace were ones that Tang Ling had never seen before.
They came from the countries in the Western Regions west of Shah.
Tang Ling was in a bad mood, but he also I tasted them one by one, Some fruits taste sweet and very delicious, some fruits smell ordinary but taste good, and some fruits are not very good at first, but after the taste buds adapt to the weird taste, they will make people feel endless aftertaste.
Yes, Seeing Tang Ling gradually start eating, Nan Huai's gloomy expression softened a little.
Nan Huai breathed a sigh of relief.
He subconsciously peeked at Shangguan Xiu again, but he couldn't tell anything from Shangguan Xiu's unchanging expression.
Nan Huai The nerves are still in a highly tense state, Relatively speaking, Nan Huai is still more afraid of Shangguanxiu.
If he offends Tang Ling, he may or may not be in trouble.
But if he offends Shangguanxiu, his immediate boss, he will definitely be in trouble, and he still won't be able to bear the consequences.
It's a big deal to leave, He took small steps, bowed and walked up to Shangguan Xiu, and helped introduce: "Your Highness, this is a red fruit, produced in the Asai Kingdom in the Western Regions, this is a passion fruit, produced in the Jinlan Kingdom in the south of Shah, this is" "Let's serve the food," Shangguan Xiu said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, Wei Chen is going to serve the food, but" as he spoke, he lowered his voice and asked cautiously: "I don't know what food your Majesty and His Highness would like to eat."
"Since we are in Xibucheng, of course we want to eat Xibucheng's specialties," "Yes, Weichen understands," Xibucheng's specialties are a hodgepodge of flavors from all over the world.
All kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas are also included in each cuisine.
Tang Ling and Shangguan Xiu both enjoyed the meal, but just because of this, Tang Ling's impression of Nan Huai's extravagance was further deepened, and she became more and more dissatisfied with him.
During the banquet, Nan Huai also specially arranged a performance by a singing and dancing girl.
The first one to appear was the Feng Country Dancer.
She performed sword dance, followed by swordsmanship.
Her dancing was superb, giving people a refreshing and heroic feeling.
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When the Feng Country Dancer finished her performance and left the stage, Tang Ling also had a rare moment.
I slapped my hands a few times, The performance of Shah Dancer came next.
A group of girls around sixteen years old, wearing animal skin tube tops and animal skin skirts, danced enthusiastically in the hall.
Tang Ling frowned secretly, but did not show any displeasure.
After the Shah Dancer finished her performance, the dancer from the Base tribe came up next.
They were dressed even hotter than the Shah dancers, with straw curtains around their chests.
During the dance, their breasts were looming, and they didn't even have short skirts underneath.
They used a fig leaf tied with a thin rope to barely cover it. lower body, When watching Shah Dancer's performance, Tang Ling could still hold back, but when it came to the performance of Base Dancer, she couldn't help it anymore.
She placed the wine glass in her hand heavily on the table, making a crisp sound.
The dancers who were dancing below were all trembling with fright, and they knelt on the ground.
The music in the hall also stopped suddenly. end, Tang Ling took the yellow handkerchief handed to him by the palace maid, glued it to the corner of his mouth, then threw the yellow handkerchief to the table, stood up and said, "I'm full."
Nan Huai was in high spirits, but he didn't expect that Tang Ling would suddenly leave midway.
He quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty."
Tang Ling walked down the steps and strode out without saying anything.
Shangguan Xiu stood up and walked out.
Nan Huai was so frightened that he rushed after him and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, I am a humble minister."
Shangguan Xiu waved his hand to him, interrupted what he was saying, and asked, "Have your accommodation been arranged?"
"Your Highness, Wei Chen has made arrangements," "Let someone lead the way," "Wei Chen leads the way, Wei Chen leads the way for His Majesty and His Highness," Nan Huai kept wiping his cold sweat, The residence he arranged for Tang Ling and Shangguan Xiu was in the City Lord's Mansion.
Tang Ling was not willing to live in the City Lord's Mansion, but to be fair, the environment of the City Lord's Mansion was indeed very good, and the accommodation arranged by Nanhuai was even better than the palace in Xijing.
The space in the house is very large.
There is a round bed in the center.
Sitting on it, the whole person almost sinks into it.
When the silk quilt is opened, the bed below is originally made of cowhide.
Filled with water, in fact, this is a water bed.
When people lie on it, it is soft and cool.
On both sides of the bed, there are two large pools.
One pool is filled with milk, and the other pool is filled with red wine.
After bringing Shangguan Xiu and Tang Ling into the bedroom, Nan Huai did not forget to introduce: "It is said that bathing in milk can beautify people, and bathing in red wine can make the beauty last forever.
This is what Weichen specially prepared for Your Majesty. ," Tang Ling glanced twice, waved his hand and said, "I understand, you have nothing to do here, go out."
"This is it, I am resigning," Nan Huai knelt down and kowtowed, then stood up, bowed, and exited the room step by step.
When he arrived, the palace maid closed the door.
Tang Ling looked around.
There were not many furnishings in the room, but every object was a rare and valuable masterpiece.
Tang Ling had never been a luxurious emperor, so Nan It can be said that Huai's careful preparation for her this time not only failed to win Tang Ling's favor, but also aroused her disgust.
The flattery was directly slapped on the horse's leg.
Tang Ling withdrew his gaze, looked at Shangguan Xiu with a slight smile on his face, and said, "If it were just the common people saying that Nanhuai was corrupt and perverting the law, I wouldn't believe it.
Now that I can see it with my own eyes, I can't help but believe it.
Ahxiu, Xibucheng is so important."
This place must not allow a greedy villain to be allowed here," Shangguan Xiu had a different opinion.
He said calmly: "I don't dare to vouch for whether Nan Huai has been corrupt and perverted the law.
After all, I haven't conducted a detailed investigation on him.
However, Xibu I have really seen the changes in the city.
Nan Huai may not have been able to do everything in his power, but his political achievements in Xibuk City are undoubtedly outstanding."
In Shangguan Xiu's view, you can be corrupt as an official, but the prerequisite is that you have to make real achievements.
If you have no achievements and only know how to plunder people's wealth and support every day, such a corrupt official will really deserve death. , "Axiu, you still plan to continue using him," Shangguan Xiu shrugged and said, "Take another look, check again, I'm not in a hurry to make a conclusion now."
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Shura Hall can recommend Nan Huai as the lord of Xib City, which shows that Nan Huai is definitely not an ordinary person. , and he is not just greedy for money.
The shameless villain must have his strengths.
Facts have proved that under his governance, Xib City has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes.
Shangguan Xiu really can't bear to face such a greedy but capable official.
I'm reluctant to throw it away, Tang Ling said seriously: "Axiu is good at running the army, but I am good at running the government.
As for whether to continue to use Nan Huai, Axiu must listen to me."
Shangguanxiu's political ability is indeed average, which is also his shortcoming, but he also has a strong point, that is, he knows people well and makes good use of them.
Liu Yun, the former magistrate of Zhenjun and the current magistrate of Beijun, is a living example.
In fact, even from Tang Ling's point of view, Nan Huai, the city lord, did not have to be removed.
The reason why she insisted on removing Nan Huai was that she was interested in the huge profits of Xib City and wanted to replace her.
His trusted ministers will be the lord of the city.
Shangguan Xiu can understand Tang Ling's thoughts, but Xibucheng is a model city for Fengguo's overseas colonization.
If it is handed over to a conservative person to govern, Xibucheng will no longer have its current prosperity and vitality.
Tang Ling's ministers, almost without exception, were all conservatives of Feng State.
The radicals of Feng State either defected to Shangguan Xiu or went to the rebels to support Tang Yu.
He smiled and said lightly: "We will talk about this after we return to Beijing."
"Axiu" "It seems that my purpose of letting Xiang'er come to Shah has been achieved," "What," "Before coming, I said that I would give Xiang'er two hearts.
One is confidence.
Xiang'er must have seen that Shah's farmland has three seasons of output every year, and the output of each season can reach millions of stones.
Even if We have even lost the four western counties, and we can only support the Central Army with Shah's farmland," His words made Tang Ling's eyes light up.
Now she finally understood why Shangguan Xiu had to take her to Shah.
If he just said it with his mouth, she would definitely not believe him, and would only think that he was deliberately comforting her.
Now that she had seen and experienced the huge grain output of Shah with her own eyes, she was completely relieved.
Come on, we don’t have to worry about military rations from now on.
A smile appeared on Tang Ling's face and he asked, "The other intention Axiu mentioned is ambition."
"Well," Shangguan Xiu smiled meaningfully and said, "Isn't Xiang'er already ambitious?"
Tang Ling was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, and he pretended to be confused and said, "I don't understand what Axiu is talking about."
"Xib City is just a corner of Shah.
It is nothing at all.
As long as we are willing, we can build ten or hundreds of Xib cities in Shah in the future," Shangguanxiu said: "Shah's position is the most important.
The key is to occupy Shah, which means surrendering Our country has a springboard to advance towards the west.
In Xibucheng, Xiang'er should also see that the countries in the Western Regions are very rich, with rich products, a large amount of gold and silver, and countless slaves.
They possess these, It is enough for our country to further grow,”: