Since learning that the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty publicly declared that he would restore the emperor's throne, refused to continue to pay tribute to the Great Zhou, and united with the Khitan, the Northern Han, and Western Shu, as well as Li Chongjin and Li Yun, who raised troops to rebel, and attacked Zhou together, Zhou Zong was like an ant on a hot pot, so anxious that his head was full of sweat, and he was wandering around in the house.

Just when Zhou Zong was sitting still, his entourage ran to report in a panic, "Back to Situ, the envoy sent by Li Zhongyi has arrived, and he has arrived outside the gate of the pavilion. ”

"Ah...... How many centaurs came? Zhou Zong blurted out, and then realized that his heart was in turmoil, if Li Zhongyi wanted to arrest him, why did he need to send a large army here?

When Zhou Zongying went out to take a look, good guy, the envoy sent by Li Zhongyi was not someone else, it was the famous police temple secretary Li Yanqing.

Today's Li Yanqing is no longer the notorious Tongzhi Military Justice Officer, but the Siqing who has the authority of national public security.

Originally, only the ministers and the six ministries and nine secretaries of the imperial court could be regarded as real ministers. Now, Jiuqing has been changed to Shiqing, and Li Yanqing is among them.

"Zhou Situ, on the orders of the Lord, I have come to ask you for some things." Li Yanqing smiled and didn't smile, how could Zhou Zong dare to snub the upstart of the Great Zhou, quickly took a deep look, and said politely, "Siqing, you are too polite, you are too old, you are only shallow in learning, how dare you be worthy of the word "ask for advice?" ”

Li Yanqing said coldly: "Situ's daughter and my family master have a marriage contract, but a certain family heard that Situ wants to marry one daughter and two daughters, how can this be reasonable?" ”

Zhou Zong has been suffering during this time, and since he came to Kaifeng City, he has been placed under house arrest in disguise. The news from the outside world was also slowly obtained from the mouths of envoys sent by various countries.

Before coming to Kaifeng, Zhou Zong had repeatedly pondered that Li Zhongyi, a womanizer, was afraid that it would be difficult to let go of his second daughter Zhou Jiamin.

In fact, in Zhou Zong's view, it doesn't matter whether Li Zhongyi and Zhou Jiamin have a marriage contract or not. The important thing is that Li Zhongyi is eyeing Zhou Jiamin.

Here, what worries Zhou Zong the most is actually Li Zhongyi's words. Li Zhongyi and Li Yu have a deep friendship and get along very well, hoping to have a good time with Li Yu in Kaifeng City.

However, Li Yu is the most optimistic candidate for the crown prince of Tang State Li Jing, how can he send Kaifeng as a hostage?

After all, Zhou Zong is the Situ of the Tang Kingdom, and he really can't do the thing of selling women for glory. However, since Li Zhongyi named Zhou Zong to lead people to Kaifeng, the lord of the country, Li Jing, became more and more cowardly as he got older, so he actually agreed to the extremely rude request and arranged for Zhou Situ to serve as the chief envoy, but did not mention Zhou Jiamin's matter.

As soon as Zhou Zong read the edict, he understood that it must be Li Yu who secretly did something after learning the news.

If Li Yu married the concubine who was not Zhou Zong's eldest daughter Zhou Xian, Zhou Zong would definitely have an optimistic positive attitude towards him if he deliberately approached Zhou Jiamin.

However, the ideal is full, and the reality is cruel. If Li Yu took advantage of Zhou Zong's absence in the Tang Kingdom to have a scandal with Zhou Jiamin, it would not only be the entire Zhou family that would be embarrassed, it would be tantamount to forcing Zhou Zong's eldest daughter, the future crown princess Zhou Xian, into a dilemma of losing face.

The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, even if there is a bias, it must not be too superficial, and it is impossible to let the sisters fight in the nest!

So, before Zhou Zonglin set off, he quietly took Zhou Jiamin out of Hongzhou. When Li Yu heard the news, Zhou Jiamin had been sent out of the Tang Kingdom by Zhou Zong, and as for his whereabouts, only Zhou Zong himself knew.

Li Zhongyi deliberately coldly cooled Zhou Zong, in fact, he wanted to hang this old fox and make him frightened all night long. After a long time, the energy is naturally low, and it is inevitable that the flaws will be exposed.

In addition, Zhou Zong did not bring Zhou Jiamin to Kaifeng, which was expected by Li Zhongyi for a long time. It is a great humiliation to openly ask the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty to ask for a woman, not to mention the lord of the country with more than 200,000 soldiers, even if it is a small family, there will be resistance from the heart.

To put it bluntly, what Li Zhongyi wants is just an excuse to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it would be even more perfect if he could bring Mohuang and Nuying home by the way, that's all.

Now, the Southern Tang Dynasty openly tore up the previous covenant, and Li Jing not only restored the throne, but also declared that he would unite all countries to attack the Great Zhou.

Very good, very good, such a good mouth, if Li Zhongyi does not make great use of it, then he is not a qualified mature politician.

Today, Li Yanqing came to Zhou Zong, not to talk about military affairs, but for one purpose: Zhou Jiamin's whereabouts.

As soon as the name of the person, the shadow of the tree, and the name of the demon Li Yanqing came out, Zhou Zong was really a little uneasy.

As the saying goes, if a wild cat enters the house, it will not be a good thing!

"Siqing, please come in and take a seat." Zhou Zong is also an old fox who has become a fine spirit, he did not answer Li Yanqing's question directly, but shook a false shot, looking at it left and right.

Li Yanqing naturally knew Li Zhongyi's thoughts, although Li Zhongyi did not say it explicitly, but the amount of information leaked out of his words was amazing.

According to Li Yanqing's own private speculation, his lord is not just trying to snatch back Zhou Jiamin, I'm afraid he wants to take both sisters, right?

It is impossible for Li Yanqing to know the old allusions of the Moth Emperor Nuying, and it is impossible for Li Zhongyi to tell him this, but Li Zhongyi's hobby of liking twin sisters has long been rumored to be amazing.

The title of Situ of the Southern Tang Dynasty, in Li Yanqing's eyes, was worthless at all. However, after all, Zhou Jiamin is a woman who has a marriage contract with Li Zhongyi, and Li Yanqing will not let Zhou Zong lose face too much no matter what he says.

So, at the invitation of Zhou Zong, Li Yanqing entered the hall and became a guest.

After ordering someone to serve tea, Zhou Zong restrained the fear in his heart and entertained Li Yanqing with a smile: "Don't hide it from Siqing, this tea is the kind of hair tip that His Royal Highness the ruling king likes to drink." ”

Li Yanqing pursed his lips and said in his heart, Zhou Zong's heart and eyes are really enough, and he actually wants to take advantage of Li Zhongyi's preferences to suppress him?

"Oh, since it is the Lord's beloved thing, a certain family dares to make a mistake, and bother Situ to exchange it for white water, okay?" Li Yanqing unequivocally countered Zhou Zong's army.

Since Zhou Zong pointed out the way of the tea soup and implied that this was a tribute Maojian, Li Yanqing out of respect for the lord's etiquette, put it down and didn't drink it, right?

In this day and age, it is impossible for even a very poor family to treat guests with white water, and it is a serious humiliation to look down on guests.

Zhou Zong had long heard of Li Yanqing's ruthlessness, but he didn't expect that Li Yanqing was not only ruthless, but even had a lot of eyes, and refused to jump into the trap of words he set.

It can really be said that the watermelon fell into the oil pot, slippery, and cunning!

"Come on, take the Yunlong Tuan tea that has been cherished for many years." Zhou Zong is not the male owner of a small family, and his adaptability is also amazingly fast.

Li Zhongyi doesn't like to drink boiled, ginger and salt group tea, the status of group tea in the Great Zhou is naturally not as good as before, replaced by hairy tips.

However, with the river as the boundary, the Tang Kingdom in the south is known for its high cultural cultivation, and looks down on the soil buns in the north.

Tuan Cha, especially the precious Yunlong Tuan Cha, is the best drink for hospitality. Obviously, Zhou Zong wanted to use this to block Li Yanqing's mouth.