The rise of the prince

Chapter 845 The Third Day of the Lunar New Year + A Smokescreen for Xia Guoren

After the jubilant and noisy New Year's Eve, the spirit of the year became more and more intense. On the third day of the new year, relatives from all over the world came to the house, and they were all very interested in playing mahjong. The palace almost became a mahjong field.

It seems that today's Spring Festival is the same as the Spring Festival when later generations play mahjong.

In the past, poetry seemed to be the core of the palace, and she had to arrange and handle many matters in the palace.

But when it came time to play mahjong, He Qian seemed to be the core, because she was the most lively, jumping up and down, and everyone liked this kind of person.

Yelu Yali, who had just moved into the palace, felt a little lonely. Li Xingzhou invited Yelu Dashi to the mansion to celebrate the New Year. The topic of discussion is also incompatible with the daughter's family.

Yelu Yali can't speak Chinese as well as Pu Chaling, and she's a bit stupid at playing mahjong. She likes horseback riding and archery, so she can't play with everyone.

On the morning of the third day of junior high school, Li Xingzhou came out of the new army camp, riding Meixue, leading a chestnut pony, a head shorter than Meixue, but handsome and good-looking, with light hooves.

This is one of the many Mongolian horses that Li Xingzhou bought from Mongolia, and it has been put on a beautiful saddle.

In front of the gate of the palace, the inside was very lively, Li Xingzhou asked his soldiers to watch over Mei Xue and Xiao Ma, and then went to the backyard.

The yard was bustling with excitement, several tables of mahjong were set up, Li Xingzhou quickly saw Yeluya who was standing on the sidelines, unable to intervene, and somewhat cold, she frowned, as if trying to understand and integrate into it, but it was still difficult Get used to the vibe.

Every time he wanted to speak, his lips and teeth opened, and when the words reached his lips, he fell back again.

Seeing this, Li Xingzhou quietly walked around the corridor without disturbing the excited crowd, walked behind the somewhat lonely Yelu Yali, and quietly held her cold little hand.

Yelu Yali turned her head, and then was startled, Li Xingzhou gestured for her to keep quiet, and then quietly pulled her out of the backyard.

In a short while to the front door.

When Yelu Yali saw the beautiful sorrel pony led by his personal soldiers, his beautiful eyes lit up instantly.

"Okay, a gift for you." Li Xingzhou took the rein and called it into her hands.

Yelu Yali almost jumped up for joy.

"Let's go, accompany me to go for a horse race on the big river." Li Xingzhou said and got on the horse.

Yelu Yali got on the horse excitedly, and his movements were chic and skillful, and then he whipped the horse and galloped out of the mansion.

Riding horses is not allowed in Kaiyuan City, except for some people with special errands or people with great power.

In the past, when he was a young man of no power, if he dared to run a horse on the street like this, He Zhao would definitely criticize him if he saw him, but now that he is running a horse, He Zhao would definitely not dare to criticize him. This is the power of power.

The streets in the third grade of junior high school were deserted, and everyone was celebrating the new year. Yelu Yali was so happy that he kept accelerating and galloping, and the sound of hooves was crisp and fast.

Li Xingzhou didn't stop her, but patted Meixue to let her follow, and the soldiers behind him also hurriedly followed.

These aroused Meixue's competitive spirit, he followed Yelu Yali's pony closely, it was easy at first, it was already taller and faster, keeping up with the pony in front was a piece of cake.

But as the horse galloped out of the city and ran towards the river, Meixue began to pant and pant for more and more time. After running for almost half an hour, she could see the frozen river in the distance. Slowed down and couldn't keep up with Yelu Yali's pony.

But it refused to admit defeat, and was still humming and humming hard. When it reached the frozen river, Meixue had already started to pant heavily, and its speed dropped significantly.

Galloping all the way, it couldn't hold on anymore, and running at full speed might hurt it, so Li Xingzhou stopped it.

On the river in the distance, Yelu Yali's crisp laughter came. She rode a pony and galloped on the ice, and ran until no one was seen on the other side of the river before running back.

Meixue was very reconciled, and snorted at the pony, but he just ate grass and ignored it.

This is another advantage of Mongolian horses besides endurance. They are hard-working and not picky eaters. They can also eat dry grass roots by the river in winter.

Yelu Yali was very happy, and jumped off the horse excitedly, almost fell accidentally, Li Xingzhou quickly reached out to hold her.

"I like this gift, thank you!" Yelu Yali said happily, feeling better.

"I see that you don't like the environment in the mansion very much. If you get bored in the future, you can ask He Qian to ride a horse and let the guards of the palace accompany you." Li Xingzhou said.

Yelu Yali held his big hand with both hands, shook his head and said, "No, I like it very much, but I'm a bit stupid and can't learn it."

She looked at the sky with some melancholy: "The people in the mansion are very nice and treat me very well. I cherish them very much, but sometimes I don't know how to get along with them.

Compared to those people who want to kill me all the time, who want to exchange my life for wealth, Wang Fu is very nice, and everyone treats me very well.

But I can't speak Chinese well, and sometimes I can't talk to everyone well, and I always feel guilty and sorry for their kindness. "

Li Xingzhou was taken aback, and then thought of Yelu Yali's experience. As a subjugated princess, she experienced fearful life-saving amidst endless turmoil and panic. Betrayal, betrayal, and even life-threatening accompanied her for a long time. For her, the palace was indeed very important. alright.

So she is very content, can feel the kindness of the people around her, and wants to work hard to integrate into everyone.

Li Xingzhou raised his hand and pinched her cheek, wanting to smile but couldn't, "You don't have to force it, you are who you are, just be yourself, you don't need to force changes for others."

Yelu Yali shook his head, let go of his hand, and took the pony next to him: "No, not willing to be strict with yourself, unwilling to pay for the kindness of others, that is self-willed and ignorant, not about being yourself." The little girl refute.

"Your Highness will be the master of Jingguo and the whole world in the future, so naturally you can just be yourself and make the world accommodate, but I think that if you want to get along well with the people around you, everyone will always accommodate each other.

Sister He Qian can ride horses with me, so I have to learn how to play cards with her; Sister Shiyu can teach me to speak Chinese, so I can also teach her how to ride horses so that we can get along well, otherwise she will always accommodate me, and she will always do it well More, getting along for a long time is not good.
I am not a heartless person, nor an ignorant and willful princess.

Just like your Highness has done a lot for me, I want you to do a lot of things, but I... I think about it, you are the most intelligent and powerful person in the world, the vicious golden man is not your opponent, the palace has a lot of wealth Countless and inexhaustible, the power of His Highness will eventually make the people of the world pay for it
So I and I can do nothing except to please His Highness and give birth to offspring in disobedience. "When she said this, her face was slightly red, and she didn't know whether it was cold or shy.

The emperor and the empress had already made arrangements, and on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Yelu Yali would officially pass through the door. The status of the princess of the Liao Kingdom was very useful to appease the north.

Li Xingzhou stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her waist, while the soldiers behind him avoided.

"Well, it's good for you to think so. I will teach you how to have children in the future. Once you have children, you can teach them to ride horses and shoot arrows." Li Xingzhou said.

Yelu Yali shrank back, and the whole person nestled in his chest: "But I don't know how to take care of children, I'm afraid I can't take care of them well, I want to learn from Gillian and Sister Shiyu, but the nurses won't let me learn, It is said to be a filthy thing, if you get too close, you will be infected with Yin Qi and get sick."

Li Xingzhou laughed: "Don't listen to their nonsense, but children are really difficult to take care of. You can learn by yourself in the future."

Yelu Yali blushed and nodded.

After resting for a while, I ran a few laps on the river, then went to rest in the pavilion by the river, and quenched my thirst with the wine I carried with me.

Of course, Li Xingzhou's visit to the river today is not just for taking Yelu Yali out for a walk.

While flirting with Yelu Yali in the kiosk to connect with each other, he looked to the south.

After a long time, a group of people came from a distance, all on foot, with Fang Xin in the lead and two following, followed by three people with terrified expressions.

Several people entered the small pavilion and saluted him, Fang Xin said: "Your Highness, the three people you mentioned have been brought here."

The three looked flustered, and were formally circled by Li Xingzhou as the officials who came into contact with the Xia Kingdom envoy.

It's no secret that Fang Xin is the grandson of the emperor. After all, Tingyu Tower is well known as the property of Prince Xiao's mansion, so when Fang Xin came to ask the emperor's grandson to invite him, few people dared not refuse, even though they didn't understand them. Why was invited by the emperor's grandson, besides being nervous, I also had some expectations.

It's just that they didn't expect to invite them out of the city, to a pavilion by the river, and there were many guards outside the pavilion, and they suddenly became uneasy.

Li Xingzhou put his arms around Yelu Yali, let them sit down casually, and then said loudly: "I heard that you have gotten very close to the envoy of Xia Kingdom recently."

When the three of them heard this, they were frightened and quickly knelt down to explain that it was the Xia Guo envoy who came to the door unilaterally. They did not want to drive people away out of hospitality, but they confiscated any benefits and did not reveal any court secrets.

Li Xingzhou waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous, do I blame you? Besides, if you want to reveal the secrets of the court, you have to know the secrets of the court."

When the few people heard this, they were stunned. Yes, with their rank and position, they knew some shitty court secrets, and they wouldn't discuss important court secrets with them. After looking at each other, they suddenly felt heartbroken.

"Then what did His Highness ask us to do?"

Li Xingzhou said: "I know what the Xia Guo envoy wants to do, so I want you to help. This is a major national event."

When they heard about the state affairs, several of them cheered up.

"The envoys of the Xia Kingdom approached you only because you are officials of the Ministry of War. They want to find out about our Jingguo's intentions. In this case, you need to 'inadvertently' release some news to confuse the people of the Xia Kingdom." Li Xingzhou said, the reason why he The reason why these people were invited out was because the envoys from various countries were having a banquet in the palace at this time.

When the emperor opened his mouth, the envoys from all over the world dared not refuse to go, and so did the Xia people, who came outside the city and were not as distracted as the people in the city.

"However, today's matter must be kept secret. It is not allowed to spread to those who were present at the beginning. After the matter is completed, I will give credit to the three adults, understand."

The three of them nodded repeatedly, and the oldest among them said excitedly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, even if I die, I will never let others know. If there is anything to do, just give orders, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

After all, when working for the emperor's grandson, not everyone has the opportunity to get closer. The two younger officials still have a business-like look, which is not too shameful. Know, please stand aside and it's quick.

Li Xingzhou nodded: "If the Xia people show their favor to you again next time, you can pretend to decline, and you can accept all the bribes and use them yourself.

If they ask anything else, you will be vague. If they ask Jing Guo if he intends to send troops, you will say yes. "

The three nodded in succession.

"But you can't say it directly, or it will be too fake and hard to win trust, because your official position is unlikely to hear the most confidential decisions of the imperial court directly. You have to hint and start from other places to make them believe it."

One of them hesitated and said, "Just say what I heard from a certain friend?"

"Or I have a friend who works in the Department of Household Affairs, and I heard that some supplies and grain are dispatched to the northwest?"

"Children can be taught!" Li Xingzhou said happily: "That's it, we can start from various aspects, implying that we may send troops to the people of Xia."

"If they ask about the direction to send troops, you can say that relying on Fengxiang Mansion and Hezhong Mansion, you will send troops from south to north, and the targets will be in Huizhou, Jingsai, Yancheng, Hongzhou Shilijing, Niuxinting, and Yongle City." Li Xingzhou said After seeing their bewildered faces, they talked again.

This is not surprising, they are marginalized officials, it is difficult to get in touch with important national affairs, and it is reasonable to not understand the situation in Xia Kingdom, so they can't remember so many names at once.

After a few people remembered it slowly, Li Xingzhou continued: "You can't speak directly here, and let the Xia people believe it as much as possible.

As he spoke, he pointed to the official on the far left. Your family lives on the other side of the Wangfu River, and is the closest to the Wangfu. Speaking of things like that, think of reasons for yourself. "

"I understand, Your Highness, please rest assured!" The man cupped his hands.

Then Li Xingzhou pointed to the official among the three and said: "You are a descendant of Degong Wang's family, Degong is the prime minister of the court, and my concubine is also Wang's family. When you talk to Xia people, you make a fuss about this point. Emphasize your identity more, it will be easier for Xia people to believe it."

The young man clapped his hands and agreed.

As he said that, he looked at the oldest person, Shi Shizhong, a doctor of the Ministry of War, a fifth-rank official, second only to Shi Shi and Tongzhi in the Ministry of War.

"As for Mr. Shi, I have seen that you have the largest official position among all the people of the Xia Kingdom.

They probably think that you can get more information, so you don't have to be so scruples. If Xia people ask, you can ask for a bribe, ask for more, and then tell them.

The more you ask for, the more they believe that you don't need to hand over the bribe, you can keep it for yourself. "

Shi Shizhong hurriedly bowed his hands in thanks, and said that he would definitely be able to complete the task.

Then Li Xingzhou explained some details to them, such as not being able to have any contact with the palace in the future, not being too direct with the people of Xia, to refuse or greet, try to hesitate when disclosing information, and ask for more bribes, such as letting them go for a few days before revealing more.

When revealing the news, you can disclose it separately, say a little today, say a day tomorrow, and get more bribes, so that it is true, and the Xia people will not be suspicious, etc.

After explaining for more than two hours, Li Xingzhou assured them that after the matter is completed, all three will be credited with great credit.

The three of them said goodbye excitedly.

In this way, he arranged another thing, which was to throw smoke bombs on the Xia people and confuse them. As for whether it will work or not, I don't know for the time being.

(End of this chapter)