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Chapter 85 What about Baicheng?

"I wonder why Mr. Dou is here this time?" Chen Ying asked.

The full text of the Three Character Classic is 382 sentences, each with three characters, a total of 1,146 characters. If you delete some things from the Tang Dynasty and add some words, you can keep up to a thousand words or, it is very likely that less than a thousand words. If in later generations, this is only equivalent to the number of words on an A4 paper, and it will not cost much to publish such a book.

However, in this era, the printing process mainly relies on woodblock printing. If it is a thousand words, at least nearly forty woodblocks are required, which takes at least half a year. If the value and labor cost of the woodblocks are considered, it will cost at least five or six million yuan to be published in this thousand books.

Although five or six million is not too much, especially for a family like Fufeng Dou, this amount of money is not even a drop in the bucket. However, for ordinary people, this amount is equivalent to the net income of a hundred ordinary farmers in a year. Obviously, this is not explained by the chance encounter of Chen Ying and Dou.

If you give rituals to others, you will have something to ask for.

Chen Ying really didn't dare to accept Dou Cong's kindness easily. Although five or six million yuan is not a small amount, this amount of money is actually not a price that can control Chen Ying's will.

Dou Cong suddenly slapped his forehead and suddenly realized, "I almost missed the matter. I am here to obey the order!"

"Come, prepare for the incense table..."

Before Chen Ying finished speaking, Dou Cong waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty's oral orders don't need to be so formal."

Chen Ying's expression immediately became solemn.

Dou Cong said: "According to the oral order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the general of Lingzhou, the general of the Right Wugu, the general of the cavalry, and the Marquis of Wugong County Chen Ying came to the palace to see him, I admire him!"

Chen Ying secretly speculated that this time I would be a blessing or a disaster?

Dou Cong looked at Chen Ying and smiled and said, "General Chen is worried about the injuries on his body and can't stand the pain of the bumps on the road?"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "That's true!"

"General Chen, don't worry!" Dou Cong said: "Your Majesty said, there is no hurry to do this. It's okay to set off again after General Chen's health is fine."

"I'm afraid this is not good!"

Chen Ying thought about it and said, "Your order is like a mountain. Even if Chen Ying climbs, he will climb to Chang'an City!"

Dou Cong thought to himself, could Chen Ying have guessed that Li Yuan was going to marry Chen Ying? Could it be that General Chen could not wait? "As the saying goes, a beautiful lady, a gentleman is a good match, and the county lord of Baicheng is also pretending to be generous..."

Baicheng? Li Daozhen?

Chen Ying said in surprise: "I and Bai Cheng?"

"Didn't General Chen already know?" Dou Cong smiled and said, "Your Majesty intends to accept General Chen as his son-in-law and the lord of Shangbaicheng County."

Hearing this, Chen Ying almost choked by his saliva.

Chen Ying's head even appeared involuntarily. Li Daozhen was slashing and killing him crazily with a knife. At that time, Chen Ying was almost cut off by Li Daozhen.

How much does Li Yuan hate himself when marrying Li Daozhen? Once he inadvertently angers Li Daozhen, wouldn’t he be chased by her with a sword and no way to go to heaven and no way to the earth?

Chen Ying fell to bed in dismay, not even knowing when Dou Cong left.

When the lights were on the night, the guards delivered the meal to Chen Ying's floor.

Chen Ying had already wandered outside his body and had no intention of eating.

When he was deeply immersed in the sky, Chen Ying was still like a statue, standing in front of the lamp, looking at the swaying candlelight, and was stunned.

Liang Zan looked at Chen Ying's half-dead look, and saw it, and was anxious in his heart. He personally brought the food and walked up to Chen Ying and said, "Mr. Lang, eat something!"

"roll!"

"Mr. Lang, how much do you eat?"

"roll!"

Chen Ying was about to explode. He picked up the pen holder on the desk and smashed it on Liang Zan's head.

"Bang..." The bamboo hollowed-carved pen holder hit the door frame.

Liang Zan was stupid and had no idea what happened to Chen Ying.

However, Ryazan is not stupid either.

Seeing that he could not persuade Chen Ying, he went to find Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning in person.

However, at this time, Li Xiuning had already gone to Taiyuan City, which was more than 150 miles away. When Li Xiuning received the news and returned to Weize Pass, Chen Ying had been doing it for two days and a night without any drops of water. Chen Ying's expression was sluggish, and the corners of her mouth had already had dry skin, which looked heartbreaking.

When Li Xiuning walked to Chen Ying's house with the food, Chen Ying's eyes, which had been moving, turned slightly, but remained unmoved.

Li Xiuning brought the food and put it in front of Chen Ying.

"eat!"

Chen Ying was unmoved.

Li Xiuning didn't say anything, and took the food out directly. After a while, the sound of dishes falling from outside the door came from the sound of the bowls and dishes. Then Li Xiuning came in with another meal, and was as proud as gold: "Eat!"

Chen Ying was still unmoved.

Li Xiuning was stunned for a moment when she made a small incense stick, and then walked out the door.

"Crazy..."

Li Xiuning came in again and responded like this five times. When the sixth clamor sounded, Chen Ying finally couldn't help it: "Auntie, stop falling, it's too wasteful of food."

Chen Ying held the rice bowl and picked up the chopsticks and said, "Can I eat it?"

"What happened that actually made you look like you were dying?" Li Xiuning asked strangely: "This is not like you!"

Chen Ying sighed slightly, looked into Li Xiuning's eyes and said, "Your Majesty wants to give me a marriage!"

The smile on Li Xiuning's face instantly frozen on her face.

"Then, I really want to congratulate you!"

Chen Ying said: "Do you know that your smile is fake at this time?"

Li Xiuning brushed the bangs on his forehead with her hands, and a trace of pain flashed between her eyebrows and eyes: "I...I'll go back first!"

Chen Ying said: "You know me!"

"What do you know?"

"I like you!"

"You're crazy, we can't do it!" Li Xiuning turned around, turned her back to Chen Ying, and a mist slowly stormed in her eyes: "I...we...we...we can't do it!"

Chen Ying said: "Nothing is impossible. At worst, you can get together and divorce!"

"But... I'm not Sima Daofu!"

Sima Daofu was the first woman in Chinese history who dared to pursue her marriage happiness. She was the third daughter of Sima Yu, Emperor Jianwen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and was named Princess Xin'an. She first married Huan Ji, the son of Nanchang County Duke of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Grand Sima, and the Grand Wei Huan Wen. Later, Huan Ji wanted to usurp military power and was demoted. Princess Xin'an divorced Huan Ji and begged the emperor to remarry him to Wang Xianzhi. However, Wang Xianzhi had already married Xi Daomao at that time, and the couple had a good relationship.

At that time, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin was Sima Daofu's younger brother. She repeatedly begged her younger brother. The younger brother Emperor Xiaowu of Jin issued an order to divorce Wang Xianzhi and Xi Daomao and then marry Sima Daofu again. In order to resist this marriage, Wang Xianzhi even played the self-harm scene. Wang Xianzhi burned his legs with mugwort and became a cripple. However, Sima Daofu still married Wang Xianzhi as his wife.

Li Xiuning said that she was not Sima Daofu, the key is that this era is different from that of Sima Daofu. Since Wang Xizhi's death, the Wang family of Langya has no talent to show off. Wang family of Langya has been in a state of dimness, and Xi family has also become yesterday's yellow flower. The two families have no capital to resist the emperor.

So I can only accept my fate. However, although the situation in Hedong in the Tang Dynasty has stabilized, the Chai family behind Chai Shao and Chai Shao are after all Li Yuan’s founding heroes. Now, for whatever reason, Li Yuan cannot agree to Li Xiuning and Chai Shao to get divorced, otherwise Li Yuan’s actions of breaking the bridge and killing the donkey through the river will be too obvious.

In fact, Chai Shao is thirteen years older than Li Xiuning. Chai Shao and Li Xiuning's marriage itself is a political marriage. The two sides formed a political alliance, and Li Xiuning was a political victim.

Li Xiuning said without looking back: "I'll go back first!"

"stop!"

Li Xiuning ignored Chen Ying and still walked out the door.

Chen Ying was very anxious and hurriedly chased out the door. Chen Ying's movement was a bit too large, which touched the wound.

"ah……"

Chen Ying was so painful that his forehead was sweating coldly and he fell to the ground.

Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying falling, but she still couldn't bear it after all.

Li Xiuning came back and helped Chen Ying up: "What should I do in Baicheng? Have you ever thought about it?"
Chapter completed!
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