Chapter 21: Grace and Might!

As if noticing Li Yiqi's somewhat trembling body at the moment, a trace of coldness flashed in the queen's phoenix eyes, and asked, "Are you scared?"

The corners of Li Yiqi's mouth twitched slightly, and he was a little embarrassed in his heart, but he still responded with a serious face: "Queen Mother, Weichen doesn't know martial arts, just because the weather is cold, and his body is a little cold, which makes Niangniang smile." ”

"Oh, it's just because the weather is a little cold, not because you've done something sorry for the palace?" Seeing Li Yiqi's pretended toughness, a rare smile appeared on the queen's cold and beautiful face.

But then, a murderous intent flashed in the depths of the queen's phoenix eyes, and she scolded with a cold expression: "Do you know that deceiving this palace is to kill your head!"

With this angry rebuke, Li Yiqi immediately felt an inexplicable coercion in his soul, and he was secretly shocked in his heart, but his face remained unchanged. How could he not hear the queen's pun?

Li Yiqi had deceived the queen once before, but that was with the acquiescence of the other party, just to test whether his will was firm enough, whether his acting skills were up to standard, and whether he was qualified to stay by the prince's side. And now this sentence, that is the real dismount.

"The queen is warning me that I am not allowed to deceive her in the future, otherwise I will end up miserable!" Li Yiqi lowered his head, the light in his eyes flickered, but he laughed out loud in his heart: "Sure enough, it's right." ”

As Li Yiqi thought, the queen's approach had long been expected by him.

The way to gather his subordinates is only a few steps - the first step is to use cold means to establish authority, the second step is to give grace to a few pieces of tenderness, and the third step is to make a grand wish to his subordinates, so that his subordinates are truly happy and convinced.

This kind of combination of grace and power, soft and hard, Li Yiqi, as the son of a princely family, has been exposed to it since he was a child, how can he not understand?

"The queen, how dare Weichen deceive the mother. Li Yiqi still looked indifferent on the surface, bowed his head respectfully, and his tone was extremely humble: "Weichen really just can't stand the weather, and he has no other intentions." ”

"Since the queen wants to establish her authority, let her stand up. ”

Li Yiqi smiled coldly in his heart, thoughtful: "Now that Liwei is over, the next step is to be gracious." ”

"Don't dare to be the best. ”

The queen smiled coldly, a touch of satisfaction flashed in the depths of the phoenix's eyes, and suddenly smiled with a realized smile: "This palace is negligent, how can you say that you are also a pillar of the court and a loyal minister, how can you do such a deceptive thing." ”

The queen's eyes flickered, and she looked sideways at a good-looking little palace maid behind her, and whispered, "Ping'er, go and take the ...... of the palace." Bring. ”

"Yes. ”

Soon, the little palace maid named Ping'er went and returned, with an extra rosewood box in her hand. The rosewood box is decorated with gold silk with the pattern of two dragon sparrows spreading their wings, which is extremely exquisite.

". The little palace maid looked at the queen, and under the indication of the other party's gaze, she handed the rosewood box to Li Yiqi with both hands.

Li Yiqi's eyes showed a hint of curiosity, he took the rosewood box from the little palace maid's hand, opened it and took a look, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "This is ...... It's!"

"Xuanyang jade, the texture is warm, the quantity is very small, and it is quite rare. The palace tried its best to search the world, but only found a dozen or so pieces. ”

The queen's voice was noble and majestic, and she said lightly: "In the future, you will wear this jade on your body to keep warm from the cold." ”

"Wechen, thank you to the queen. ”

Li Yiqi was overjoyed in his heart and gave a respectful salute.

Feeling the warm air coming from the rosewood box, Li Yiqi's eyes flickered. He knew that the queen would be gracious after she established her authority, but he didn't expect that the queen's favor would be so heavy. As the son of a princely and aristocratic family in Shangjing, the name of Xuanyang Jade, how could Li Yiqi not have heard of it!

Xuanyang jade is not a jade to be precise, and it is not produced in ore, but when a top-level demon beast called 'Xuanyang Bird' is born, it is born together. To obtain this Xuanyang jade, it is necessary to remove the young birds of the 'Xuanyang Bird' when they break their shells, so as to protect the Xuanyang Jade from being devoured by the young birds.

And the role of Xuanyang jade is not as simple as the queen said.

Wearing Xuanyang jade on the body can not only keep warm from the cold, but also speed up the operation speed of the blood and qi in the body of the martial artist, which is a rare martial arts treasure. In addition to wearing it on the body, if the Xuanyang jade is ground into powder, it can directly enhance martial arts cultivation and even extend lifespan!

Moreover, there is a far-reaching legend in the rivers and lakes, saying that the Xuanyang Bird is one of the alien species of the Supreme Great Xia Dragon Sparrow among the divine beasts, and the warrior will have the opportunity to steal a trace of 'heaven and earth luck' after taking the Xuanyang jade. It's just that the 'Heaven and Earth Luck' is too illusory, and not many people believe it. However, taking Xuanyang Jade to enhance cultivation, the effect of prolonging life is real. The appearance of every piece of Xuanyang jade will set off a storm in the rivers and lakes and the court.

The human race is no better than those demon beasts, and they can live for hundreds of years casually. Life is only a hundred years in the world, no matter how beautiful it was in life, it will still be a slope of loess after a hundred years. Some legendary peerless warriors are said to be able to live past two hundred years by virtue of their own cultivation, but for ordinary people, how attractive are the words "longevity" and "longevity"!

"The queen has given me a heavy treasure!" Li Yiqi's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

No matter how deep the accumulation of the princely family is, it is not comparable to the palace after all. If you want to talk about this Xuanyang jade, there is also a piece in the Li family. It was still obtained by the ancestor of the Li family a few generations ago when he went deep into the hinterland of the demon clan in the 100,000 mountains in the southwest alone, and he had to kill countless demon beasts with great difficulty, and it was only the size of a thumb.

After the ancestor of the Li family died in battle, this jade was enshrined in the ancestral hall of the Li family by the Li family to accompany the ancestor of the Li family. But right now, the Xuanyang jade given to him by the queen is the size of half a palm!

In comparison, the Li family's Xuanyang jade, which was regarded as a treasure, looked a little colder.

Li Yiqi took out the jade from the rosewood box and immediately tied it around his waist.

Soon, a strange scene happened, and a faint red light soon appeared on the Xuanyang jade on Li Yiqi's waist, and whenever the cold air between heaven and earth was about to approach him, bursts of warmth would be emitted on the red light, and this warmth could flow all over the body in an instant. In the dark, Li Yiqi felt like he was in a hot spring, and a warm air flow wrapped his whole body, warm and very comfortable.

"Good thing, when I go back, divide this piece of jade, aunt, aunt, and a few little girls, Qi'er, Shui Bo...... A small piece for one person. ”

Li Yiqi secretly calculated, but soon, a tall and majestic figure appeared in his mind.

"Grandpa......"

Li Yiqi's heart is complicated, the Annan Protectorate is thousands of miles away from the capital, if this kind of treasure is sent by a fast horse, the road is far away, and it may be complicated.

"When the time comes, let Shui Bo find someone trustworthy to send it. ”

Li Yiqi's eyes flickered, and he made up his mind in his heart.

"This piece of Xuanyang jade is still one of the gifts received from the Queen Mother when the palace married into the royal family, you are good to take care ......of it" Seeing Li Yiqi tie the Xuanyang jade around his waist, the queen's eyes jumped, and a fluctuating smile appeared on her lips, and then said: "You must be clear, although this palace is the lord of the six palaces, there is not much that can be done, and you should do your best to assist the prince when you are by the prince's side in the future." ”

Hearing this, Li Yiqi's eyelids jumped slightly. He knew what the queen meant.

More than 200 years ago, the female emperor Wuhuang ascended the throne against the sky, creating a precedent for women to be emperors. After Emperor Wu fell ill, although the throne was once again passed back to the hands of the Xia family, in order to prevent this kind of rebellion against the principles and shaking the Xia family's rule over the Great Xia again. The imperial court has issued a decree strictly ordering the harem not to interfere in political affairs, including not to interfere in the dispute between the prince and the prince, which is the rule.

The position of the queen, it seems that one person is below ten thousand people, and it is indeed extremely respectful, but it can't touch the etiquette of Great Xia. In the end, the battle for the heir can only rely on the prince himself. Of course, now there is an extra Li Yiqi.

"The queen mother can rest assured that Weichen should fulfill his duties and assist the prince to achieve an imperial career. Li Yiqi said respectfully, and his attitude was very sincere.

"Okay, if you can really do it, this palace can promise you for the crown prince, and the power of the Li family in the future will definitely be more prominent than now. ”

The queen's voice was very cold, noble and majestic, giving people an unquestionable feeling.

"Wechen, thank you to the queen. Li Yiqi stood up and bowed.

The queen's words were really good, but Li Yiqi's expression was extremely calm, as if he didn't take the queen's favor to heart at all, and was just barely fulfilling his courtesy.

"My Li family has long been extremely popular and ministerial, my grandfather's title is from the first rank of the Marquis of Wu, and the position where he sits is the capital protector of the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, if the power can still go up, it can only be the king of the torn earth!" Thinking like this, Li Yiqi sneered twice in his heart.

He knew that it was absolutely impossible for the Li family to split the earth and seal the king.

How did the Great Zhou Dynasty die more than a thousand years ago?

All students who have studied in the school palace are familiar with it, and it is precisely because Zhou Tianzi of the previous dynasty wantonly divided the land of the princes of the foreign countries that the central power was dispersed.

Gradually, those princes and kings who supported their own troops broke away from the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty and became independent, and even in the end, the Liang State raised troops to capture the old capital of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Great Zhou Dynasty collapsed.

It was also at that time that Emperor Qin, the holy emperor of the Xia Kingdom, won the Central Plains in the midst of the competition and established the Great Xia Dynasty.

After Emperor Qin became the son of heaven in the Xia Dynasty, the first thing he did was to abolish the feudal system of the princes and kings of the world and set up state capitals, counties and counties.

Officials in the Kyushu, 36 provinces, and 108 counties of the Bactria Dynasty were all appointed by the imperial court, a policy that lasted for more than 1,200 years and was never changed.

For more than 1,200 years, there has not been a single figure in the Great Xia capital who has torn the earth and sealed the king. Even the existing princes, most of them are just pseudonyms, and there are very few who have real power, let alone fiefdoms.

The prince with royal blood is still like this, not to mention the Li family, who has a foreign surname. No matter how prominent the status of the Li family is, its identity is still inferior to those Xia Dynasty clans who have the same blood as Emperor Xia in their bodies.

The queen's words are just to make herself desperate to assist the prince, and it is impossible to achieve it. Li Yiqi knew this, but he was helpless, the queen's hand was the third step in accepting the courtiers - to make him a grand wish.

It's just that in Li Yiqi's view, this ambition is as flashy as fishing for the moon in a well.

Even so, Li Yiqi has no way out, he just wants to use all means to keep the Li family now.

Li Yiqi knew that he had no way to get in touch with the 'wordless tablet' left by Emperor Wu, and since it was impossible to abandon the text and follow the path of martial arts, he had to choose another path...... Even if this path will go against the Li family's traditional philosophy, he will not hesitate to do it.

In the stone pavilion, the queen ordered someone to serve Li Yiqi a cup of hot tea, and asked a few questions, Li Yiqi answered them all fluently, and at the same time vaguely asked the queen for the right to deal with the size of the East Palace.