Chapter 161 A Daughter Is More Valuable Than a Son (1)

Chapter 161 A Daughter Is More Valuable Than a Son (1)

"My lord, is there anything else?" Rong Xia seemed not to see the embarrassment on the officials' faces, and said very naturally, "If there is nothing, I will leave first."

"Master Rong, go slowly," the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Shangfeng is not a person with a weird temper and holds grudges, otherwise his voice today would offend people a little. He is a big man, and he has nothing to pay attention to Shangfeng's fiancée. It is really...

In fact, he can't be blamed for this. If you want to blame, you can only blame Princess Fule for being too good-looking. This is like a swan falling into a flock of chickens. As long as the eyes are not blind, you can find the swan.

What's more, Princess Ban has always been accompanied by his own guards when he goes out, riding a white horse, which has almost become the symbol of Princess Ban.

It is rumored that the guards around Princess Ban were all personally selected for her by the old Duke. She did not learn poetry and songs well since she was a child, but was good at riding, shooting and kung fu. He believes that he is good at riding and shooting, but as for hand and foot skills...

Mr. Wang shook his head silently in his heart, with such a delicate appearance, he didn't seem to be very powerful, he might be able to show some flair, and the guards around him deliberately praised him, so he became the so-called heroine.

But for a beautiful woman, even if she just puts on a show, there are countless people who support her, as it should be.

Banhua and Tu Aqi are separated by each other's guards, and the two sides maintain a distance of international friendly standards, neither treating people coldly nor appearing too close. The two of them, one is Princess Daye, and the other is a foreign prince, so the rules that should be taught cannot be omitted.

Banhua saw that this foreign prince was not really interested in Daye culture, and also asked about customs from time to time, she answered with a smile, until the prince started asking her about poetry, songs, and celebrities, Banhua said directly: " Prince, you may have some misunderstandings about our Daye. Not all people in Daye like poetry and poetry, and talk about philosophy of life. Some of us in Daye love poetry, some love to march, and some are interested in people's livelihood and agriculture. If you ask a question about poetry to a person who is not interested in poetry, he will not be able to answer your questions."

Tu Aqi was stunned for a long while before he understood what Ban Hua meant. He scratched his head and said, "Isn't the great cause respecting literature and martial arts second?"

"Of course not. My Majesty Daye is a great emperor with culture and military strategy. He not only attaches great importance to culture, but also the training of generals. His Royal Highness just came to Daye not long ago, and he doesn't have a thorough understanding of Daye. It is reasonable to have such a misunderstanding." Banhua smiled and said, "My ancestors were all military generals, but His Majesty treated our family very kindly."

In fact, what Tu Aqi said is right, the great cause is more and more focused on culture, even if the civil servants and military commanders are of the same rank, they are half a head shorter in front of the civil servants. Although the literati still learn the six arts, many of them are just going through the motions, which has already violated the earlier requirement that a gentleman should be "both civil and military".

Military generals guarded the frontier, endured the cold, and sacrificed their lives to guard the country, but in the eyes of civil officials, this was all a matter of course. It should be done well, if there is something unsatisfactory, the court will be full of verbal criticism and sharp words.

Her grandfather once told her that the pen is an invisible murder knife, if all the civil servants in the court want to target you, even if you shed your blood, you may become a collaborator and traitor in the end.

Now many generals in the frontier, in order to prevent themselves from getting into unnecessary trouble, send people to the capital to give gifts every year, and ask some civil officials to say a few words in front of His Majesty, otherwise the military salary will not be paid, and the soldiers below will have to suffer. Hungry and cold.

As generals, most of them feel sorry for the soldiers they brought out with one hand. If they want their soldiers to live better, they can only give gifts to please the civil servants in the capital.

What kind of integrity, what kind of backbone, at the moment when the military officer's status is getting worse day by day, it has long been bent, nothing is gone.

Although these are facts, Banhua would never admit these things in front of a foreigner. She changed the subject and talked about the weapons of the Aipo Kingdom.

"Princess, the kind of knife you mentioned is indeed a kind of knife commonly used by our Aipo people, but because this kind of knife is too heavy, we have now learned the smelting method of your country to forge a sharper blade. Now This kind of knife is only used by civilians, and the nobles like to use this kind of knife from your country." Tu Aqi didn't wear a sharp blade, but the two guards he brought carried knives, but as he said, Although the scabbards of these two guard sabers are printed with patterns representing the culture of the Aipo people, they are already very close to the sabers used by Daye.

Banhua smiled and said, "Your country's knives also have their own characteristics."

Tu Aqi smiled honestly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Banhua's teeth were dazzled, she couldn't help but turned her head to look to the side, and saw Rong Xia's figure, why is he here?

"Princess," Rong Xia walked up to Ban Hua, and saluted Tu Aqi, "Your Highness."

"Master Rong." Tu Aqi replied, he knew Rong Xia, because his civil servants told him that this Lord Rong was a close minister of the emperor, and he was one of the top figures in the list of people not to be offended.

Rong Xia smiled politely at Tu Aqi, rode a horse and walked side by side with Banhua, and said to Banhua, "Where are you going, I will accompany you."

"Aren't you busy recently?" Ban Hua thought about it carefully. She seemed to have not seen Rong Xia for several days. Although he delivered things here and there, he was so busy that he couldn't see her. .

"One thing, I just arrived at the official department, and there are many things that I still can't let go of." There are a lot of old foxes in the official department. He sat on the position of the official secretary at a young age. The order is obeyed and violated. However, he didn't want to mention these things to Ban Hua, so he just wrote lightly, "The matter has been resolved, and I will have more time to accompany you in the future."

Ban Hua leaned her head towards Rong Xia, and whispered, "Is there someone who envies and hates you?"

Rong Xia froze for a moment, chuckled, and nodded slowly under Ban Hua's puzzled gaze.

"I knew that some old men are mediocre and high-minded. It's no wonder they are happy to see such a young, good-looking and talented young man like you stepping on their heads." Ban Hua clicked his tongue. People, you don't have to give too much face, if you give him too much face, you will kick your nose in the face. Find an opportunity to catch his mistakes, punish him severely, and give him a sweet date, and he will naturally be honest in the future."