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Zhao Defang, who had rushed over quickly, had only taken two steps into the cave when she suddenly felt that his two feet were not listening to her. In the dark, she felt that her feet had an uncontrollable urge to walk forward. The good thing was that his self-control was strong enough. In his shock, he quickly retreated, lest his identity be exposed if he came to a cave in front of so many people.
Not only that, this cave was a space-time tunnel that connected the ancient Song Dynasty to modern society. If so many people knew about it and the news spread, he really did not dare to imagine how bad the consequences would be.
When Zhao Defang quickly retreated from the cave and stood at the entrance of the cave, Li Heiniu, who was still struggling to walk to the other end of the cave, and the dozen or so Imperial Army guards who fought alongside him, saw that the King of Qin had rushed over, they quickly stopped. Following the footsteps of the King of Qin, they all retreated from Shandong.
Li Heiniu and the others, who were already panting from exhaustion, had no time to pay their respects to the King of Qin. With lingering fear, they quickly panted and stabilized their minds.
Seeing their pale faces and panting like bulls, Zhao Defang, who was still furious in her heart just now, did not know whether to laugh or cry. Since they didn't say anything, he couldn't be bothered to ask.
After resting for a while, Li Heiniu reported everything that happened in the cave to Zhao Defang.
From Li Heiniu's mouth, they learned that the dozen of them were blocked by a powerful force in the cave. After entering the cave for four or five steps, it was difficult to move forward. This made the worried Zhao Defang feel at ease.
However, what made Zhao Defang feel incredible was that Li Heiniu and the others were restricted by a powerful thrust from the opposite side of the cave entrance and could not move forward. He had only stood at the entrance of the cave for two steps before he was attracted by the powerful gravity on the opposite side. If he hadn't noticed it in time, he would have been sucked in by the unstoppable gravity if he had taken three to five steps forward.
After all, a doctor was a doctor. Moreover, he was a doctor who studied in America. He only needed to think for a moment to find the key to the problem. In Zhao Defang's opinion, the reason why there was such a huge contrast after he and Li Heiniu entered the cave. It was because he was wearing a dragon-shaped jade pendant around his neck, but Li Heiniu and the others did not. Therefore, the situation was completely different after entering the cave.
After thinking of this, Zhao Defang finally felt relieved. At this moment, she felt extremely at ease.
Of course, when she saw Li Heiniu and the others standing in front of her with puzzled expressions on their faces, Zhao Defang casually told them a white lie. She lied that there was a strange magnet on the opposite side of the cave that was specially used to send out a kind of thrust. This made them walk into the cave for a few steps before they were suddenly stopped by a powerful thrust.
In order to justify himself and deceive others, Zhao Defang even lied that he had recently discovered this strange magnetic stone that emitted a pushing force in some ancient books of Mystical Warlocks.
Anyway, in Zhao Defang's opinion, he was clearly attracted by a powerful gravitational force on the other side of Shandong. Other than him, no one else present could tell. Therefore, he made up some nonsense.
For Li Heiniu and his brothers, they had been practicing martial arts since childhood. Other than having brute force and martial arts, they had not studied in private schools for many days. It could be said that they were illiterate.
Since the well-read King of Qin had said so, and judging from his tone and expression, it did not seem like he was lying to them. Moreover, a few days ago, the King of Qin had fiddled with the beauty and human fragrance that drove away mosquitoes. He had also invented tea and showers. Now, he had even asked them to build a bathhouse in the backyard of the Eastern Palace.
All these signs showed that their Qin Emperor was definitely an anomaly. It was not surprising that he said that he had read many ancient books about strange people. Therefore, Li Heiniu and the others believed Zhao Defang's nonsense.
Zhao Defang, who was standing at the entrance of the cave, was relieved when she saw that her irresponsible words did not arouse the suspicion of the others present.
Zhao Defang, who did not do any sh * t work for the entire morning and only directed others to do their work, lost no time when her stomach growled after the worries in her heart were relieved. At this time, he realized that he had come to the backyard to ask Li Heiniu and his hundred guards to have lunch.
Therefore, Zhao Defang waved her hand and called Li Heiniu and his hundred guards to the hall in the front yard of the Eastern Palace to enjoy the sumptuous lunch that had been prepared long ago. In view of the fact that they had worked the entire morning, Zhao Defang even specially ordered people to go to the imperial kitchen to fetch good wine, meat, and dishes to comfort them.
The guards, who had long been starving, no longer cared about the cave and the magnet after hearing the king of Qin's greeting. They responded actively and followed Zhao Defang's footsteps to the hall in the front yard of the Eastern Palace.
Due to the hot and dry weather in the afternoon, Zhao Defang felt that this was the Eastern Palace. Anyway, outsiders could not enter, so she let the exhausted and sweaty guards wear white clothes and white pants, dressed like a group of defeated soldiers.
A short while later, they arrived at the hall in the front courtyard of the Eastern Palace and enjoyed a sumptuous lunch.
After the secret of the fake mountain cave in the backyard of the Eastern Palace was leaked, Zhao Defang originally wanted to give an order to seal the news. However, he knew that if that was the case, the matter would be exposed one day. The more you didn't let people see it, the more curious it would be.
Instead of doing this, it was better to let it go. Anyway, without the dragon-shaped jade pendant hanging on his neck, anyone who entered the cave would not be able to walk for more than three to five steps. As long as he explained the matter clearly, the curious people would not feel that it was so mysterious.
In Zhao Defang's opinion, as long as he kept the dragon-shaped jade pendant close to his body, it would be fine. Those who were curious about the fake mountain cave could go and play in the cave. After all, they could not freely explore the ancient Song Dynasty and modern society like him.
After settling this matter, Zhao Defang spent the next few days producing the beauty and human fragrance. He went to the backyard to inspect the progress of the project. Other than that, he was very idle.
In terms of building a bathhouse, it could be said that the right time, place, and people were in place. In less than seven days, two rows of baths were built in the backyard of the Eastern Palace. Ten were for men and ten were for women, separated by a high wall.
In addition, in every bathroom, apart from the shower that hung high up, there was also a solid wooden bathtub made by the royal carpenters. This time, it could be said that the entire bathhouse was in a mess.
Not only that, but Zhao Defang also personally designed the pipeline construction. From a large boiler room, it was easy to pass through the pipes made of steel to deliver hot water to every bathroom.
After it was completed, it could be said that it benefited all the staff in the Eastern Palace-the chamberlains, guards, and palace maids. It allowed them, who had lived in ancient times all year round, to experience the life of a modern person. For Zhao Defang, a pure modern person, how glorious and great she felt!
Because the Zhao family had previously said in front of all the civil and military officials in the Purple Mansion Hall that they would only confer Zhao Defang the title of King and would not allow him to participate in court politics. Therefore, he had only been asked to read some unimportant memorials in the past.
Originally, Zhao Defang thought that she could practice Taiji Fist, drink tea, and take a bath in the Eastern Palace, living a leisurely life like a young prince of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The good times didn't last long. The bathing hall in the backyard of the Eastern Palace had just been built three days ago. After having lunch at noon, Zhao Defang sat in the cool hall and was eating a cup of tea. She closed her eyes and rested. She thought that she would go to the eastern wing room for a good lunch break later.
However, what Zhao Defang never expected was that Eunuch Wang, the chief steward of the inner court who had not visited the Eastern Palace for half a month, had rushed over in a hurry and sent him a verbal order from the Zhao family, asking him to immediately rush to the Purple Mansion Hall to meet the envoy of the Liao Kingdom.
Zhao Defang, who had nothing to do, immediately became interested when she heard that. In his opinion, when he was studying in the United States, not only did he speak Chinese fluently, but he also spoke English fluently.
In the two university debate competitions held in the United States, as a Chinese debater, he represented their university in these two competitions. What was even more rare was that it was because of his eloquence that he won the first place in these two debates. He also won the best debater twice in a row.
To him, it was a pity that he had dropped out of school after hearing the bad news of his adoptive father in the third year. Otherwise, if he represented his school in the National University Debate Competition in the third year, it would be easy for him to win three consecutive championships.
Although this was a pity for him. However, when Zhao Defang heard from Eunuch Wang, who had come to deliver the Zhao family's orders, that he was going to meet the foreign emissaries, he immediately felt refreshed. He suddenly felt that in this ancient society, other than making toilet water, making tea, practicing Taiji Fist, and taking a shower, there was nothing serious to do.
In Zhao Defang's opinion, receiving foreign envoys, especially the Liao Kingdom's envoys, was not something that could be avoided. After all, in terms of the current situation between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, although they were not arch-enemies, the two countries looked down on each other. There were also constant disputes at the border between the two countries.
Especially the Sixteen Prefectures of the Dark Cloud Country, which had been forcibly taken away by the Liao Kingdom, which was still called the Khitan Kingdom, in the previous dynasty. To the Zhao family, it could be said to be a sore spot. After all, with the Great Wall, there would be an insurmountable barrier. No matter how valiant the Khitans were, if there were heavy troops guarding the south side of the Great Wall, it would not be easy for the Khitans to invade the south under normal circumstances.
Now, the 16 Dark Cloud Prefectures had long been incorporated into the Liao Kingdom's territory. For the Song Dynasty, they had lost an impregnable barrier at the northern border. If the Khitans gathered a large number of troops south, the Song Kingdom would have to send countless elite soldiers to stop them.
After all, beyond the Great Wall was the endless North China Plain. There was no natural barrier to rely on. The Khitans could completely concentrate their superior forces, especially the more than 100,000 cavalry they were proud of. It was not difficult for them to whip their horses and drive south.
Zhao Defang was already familiar with the current situation between the two countries in her previous life. Today, the Zhao family summoned him. To him, it was really a hero who had a place to show his skills.
Of course, Zhao Guanjia's original intention was that he had just been granted the title of King of Qin not long ago. With a prince, it was only right for him to participate in the meeting with foreign envoys. It could also be considered as letting him broaden his horizons. As for the fact that he had played a very big role in the war of words with the Khitan envoy, this was something that the Zhao family had never expected.
After Eunuch Wang finished conveying the orders of the Zhao family, Zhao Defang quickly returned to the east wing room and asked the palace maid Cui 'er to put on the court clothes for him. As the saying goes, clothes make the man. He usually wore casual clothes, but in the eyes of outsiders, he was just a 15 or 16-year-old boy. Now, after Zhao Defang put on this court dress, her entire temperament became luxurious. When she looked closely, she was like the wind. The suave young prince.
After Zhao Defang put on her court robes, she followed Eunuch Wang and rushed to the Purple Mansion Hall. Along the way, Eunuch Wang gave him a heads-up. He revealed in advance that the Liao Kingdom had sent a woman, but she was dressed like a man. The other five or six men who had followed him here were all dressed in the Khitan national costumes, but he was dressed in the Han Chinese clothing of the Great Song Dynasty, which made Eunuch Wang look rather awkward and eye-catching.
Apart from that, Eunuch Wang also revealed that a total of seven people had come. Two of them were women, and the other five were men. At this moment, they were all waiting in the Purple Mansion Hall for the reception of Zhao Guanjia. Before they arrived, Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Dezhao, Zhao Pu, Cao Bin, and Pan Mei were all waiting for the Zhao family to arrive.
Just as the two of them were walking briskly while chatting side by side, they rushed to the front of the Purple Mansion Hall.
After bringing Zhao Defang to the entrance of the Purple Mansion Hall, Eunuch Wang indicated for him to enter alone, while he turned around and left, hurriedly heading to the Wende Hall at the side. Because, at this moment, the Zhao family was waiting for Eunuch Wang to come and report to him.
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