"Caught!" Early in the morning, Guo Hong's shout came from outside the window. Guo Shao put the silver spoon in his hand into the porcelain bowl after drinking the porridge, walked over and looked outside, and saw the two children jumping towards a basket. Guo Hong was overjoyed, and went straight to the ground to look at the frightened sparrows inside.

Seeing this, Guo Shao felt that these two children were very powerful! Guo Shao also did this kind of thing more than once when he was a child, and the impact was very deep, and he tried many times and only caught it once, because the sparrow was very vigilant, and whether he would go in to eat rice depended on luck; And the wait was just too long.

"I think they can do it." Guo Shao praised in front of Marigold.

Marigold hadn't combed her hair yet, and came out in her regular clothes, so she helped Guo Shao dress up and laughed softly while not waking up, "You have to be talented to be playful." ”

Guo Shao said seriously: "It's really difficult to catch sparrows like this, I definitely can't catch them now, I don't have that patience." ”

Marigold said: "What to do with the sparrows that the children caught? ”

Guo Shao said: "Marigold asked them in a while, I have to go to the political palace." ”

Fu Jinzhan wrapped her arms around Guo Shao's waist, and her body had to lean on Guo Shao's chest, pulled the ribbon over from behind and buckled it for him, and reached out to smooth the silk on his shoulder, saying, "It's easy to have your hair if it doesn't grow, so you don't need to comb your hair." ”

Guo Shao said with a smile: "The monks in the temple are the most trouble-free!" ”

Fu Jinzhan said softly, "I heard that Wang Zhong sent Xiao Siwen's daughter to the Long Live Hall the night before, why did Your Majesty drive her away?" She stood on tiptoe again and whispered in his ear, "You can do whatever you want." ”

Guo Shao was speechless, and seeing that the time was not early, he said goodbye to Marigold and came out of the Zide Palace.

As soon as he walked to the side of the steps, the eunuch Cao Tai stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Li Yiyin has been escorted to Beijing." ”

Guo Shao stopped for a moment, turned his head and asked, "When did it happen?" ”

Cao Tai said: "I only arrived in Tokyo last night, and the slave maid only waited for this morning to play after hearing about it. ”

"I see." Guo Shao walked down the stone steps.

The royal chariot was hugged by the front and back, along the straight and wide central axis to the south, through the Xuanyou Gate, you will see the magnificent and familiar Jinxiang Hall complex. As soon as Guo Shao got out of the car, he saw a woman standing on the side of the road from a distance, it was Li Yueji.

Guo Shao was slightly stunned, then turned his head to look at Cao Tai. Cao Tai said: "The slave maid has been on duty for the past two days, and Concubine Li Xian condescended to beg for it, and the slave maid dared to let her out of the Xuanyou Gate...... Because His Majesty is coming to the Jinxiang Hall today. ”

I was afraid that he was interceding for her father again, so he said quietly, "The time to discuss politics is still a little short." You let Concubine Li Xian come to the Yangde Palace. ”

"The slave obeys." Cao Tai bowed.

Guo Shao went to the Yangde Hall first, and it was still early. The sky was already shining, the sun had not yet risen, and the light in the palace was dim in the early morning. The layout of the outer court of the palace is magnificent and upright, and the whole is relatively atmospheric, with few bright colors of red and green, which is even more simple at this time. Guo Shao walked over from the wooden floor of the Yangde Hall and sat down on a collapse to wait.

A palace maid came first, brought two cups of tea, and Guo Shao smelled the tea to prepare for the beginning of the day.

After a while, the eunuch Cao Tai came in with Li Yueji, she stood in front of several cases and clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, and bent her knees and said: "Concubine to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty has a long life." ”

She was wearing a light purple skirt and a red shawl, and the fair skin on her face was carefully dressed with rouge and gouache, which made her more gorgeous, the long skirt made her figure appear more slender, and the softness of silk made her more concave and convex. Guo Shao looked at it, only to feel that Li Yueji was actually quite beautiful and temperamental, and when he thought that she was a well-known beauty in the party, his heart suddenly ...... However, in this court with six palaces of pink and beautiful women, it is no longer as eye-catching as before.

"Concubine Li Xian, please take a seat, you see that the palace people have sent two teas." Guo Shao said calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Yueji cautiously sat down on the collapse next to several cases.

Guo Shao's health has improved, his spirit is good, and his eyes are also very attentive when he looks at her. He spoke quickly, but softly and directly, "General Li (Li Yiyin) has arrived in Tokyo......"

Unexpectedly, Li Yueji said, "The concubine wants to talk to Your Majesty about Lingzhou today." ”

When Guo Shao heard this, he immediately stopped his mouth and looked at her face seriously, looking like he was patiently listening. He's not very interested, he's just a skill to experience.

Li Yueji's eyes drooped, and her voice gradually lowered, "The concubine really knows that she is wrong. You can't blame Your Majesty for the death of Brother Wuzang, if you have to blame it, you can only blame the concubine for acting arbitrarily...... If it weren't for the concubine's confusion, I wouldn't have agreed to Brother Yu taking me to escape without permission. ”

Guo Shao said in a magnanimous tone: "The matter is over, don't mention it." ”

Li Yueji raised her head with a complicated expression, but she looked at Guo Shao very sincerely, "The concubine doesn't know the height of the sky, and she regards marriage as child's play." On the way to escape, he was all the way to the perilous and almost died in the mouth of the beast, but fortunately His Majesty rescued him in time. The concubine should not have a grudge against His Majesty, but should be grateful for saving her life. ”

Guo Shao nodded slightly, thoughtful. Regardless of the purpose of both parties at that time, the marriage was something that both families agreed to, and this matter really did not depend on me...... But he also knew very well that if it weren't for the situation and power, Li Yueji would say this now?

Li Yueji asked softly again, "Your Majesty doesn't blame the concubine anymore?" ”

Guo Shao said: "I don't care anymore. ”

"Your Majesty is really magnanimous and has a heart of the world." She pursed her lips and looked at Guo Shao with a smile. Although the smile in his eyes was a little reluctant, he felt a lot more relaxed.

Guo Shao glanced at her thick and smooth lips with casual eyes, picked up the teacups on a few cases and took a sip of water.

After a short silence, Li Yueji also picked up the teacup and put it to her lips, but did not drink it. At this time, the teacup between her fingertips was slightly clear, and she saw that the tea slowly flowed onto her chest, and the soft silk material was immediately wet.

Guo Shao was stunned for a moment, looking at the scene in front of him intently, Li Yueji also looked at herself, and the two looked at each other.

Not long after, Guo Shao thought about Li Yiyin's matter, immediately put down the teacup, looked up at Cao Tai, the eunuch at the gate of the Yangde Palace, and said: "Go and pass the decree, I will not go to the Political Palace today, and let everyone disperse." ”

……

Xiao Siwen's mood was very bad, he gave up Yunzhou, led the army to Fengzhou first, and then returned to Shangjing.

Hedong gathered countless men and horses of the Xu army, and most of the Liao army mobilized by Xiao Siwen had been trapped in Yanmen Pass and were completely damaged; At this time, if you compete with Xu Jun for Yunzhou, it is no longer meaningful. So this city, Xiao Siwen recovered it a few days ago, and then lost it again.

It was already dusk in Shangjing, and Xiao Siwen immediately received the holy decree of the Great Liao Emperor, and the important ministers and nobles in Beijing entered the palace early the next morning to discuss matters.

Xiao Siwen didn't even have time to rest, so he immediately contacted Yelu Xianzhen and Xiao's henchmen overnight to discuss in the house first.

Tomorrow morning in the palace, it must be a major event that the Great Liao Army has suffered heavy losses and a complete defeat in Hedong! And most importantly, who is responsible?

Xiao Siwen saw Yelu and said, "Fan Zhongyi and Yang Gon misunderstood me!" These two people are the culprits of the siege of Yanmen! ”

Yelu Xianzhen obviously knew about Hedong's defeat for a long time, and he was not surprised to hear this, he frowned and said: "Fan Zhongyi swore in front of the Great Khan and hundreds of officials, but now he has broken such a big thing, he deserves it...... However, Yang Gon was a little wronged. ”

"Oh?" Xiao Siwen casually let out a voice. I thought about the reason why Yelu obliquely interceded for Yang Gon, one is that Yang Gon listened to Yelu's meaning and came to persuade Xiao Siwen; The second is probably the relationship between Yang Gon who saved Yelu Xie's brother Yelu Hu'er.

Yelu Xian and Yelu Huer are half-brothers, and the ordinary brotherhood doesn't seem to be really good. However, Yelu had to repay Yang Gon's affection because of his brother's affairs......

Yelu slanted and said: "Yang Gon wanted to dissuade this matter from the beginning, and I heard that after he and Fan Zhongyi returned to Yunzhou from Hedong, although they did not find any evidence that Xu Guoren had deceived and lured the enemy, he persuaded Xiao Gong not to advise the Liao army to enter the customs rashly. ”

Xiao Siwen said quietly: "If the king (North Courtyard) thinks that Yang Gon is not guilty, of course I have to look at your feelings. ”

Yelu frowned and said, "Yang Gon's affairs are not important, he doesn't even have an official position, and Fan Zhongyi is not important...... These people are not in a good position, and I am afraid that they cannot afford to shoulder this responsibility. ”

"What does the king mean?" Xiao Siwen asked.

Yelu slanted and said in a deep voice: "If you only blame two villains, such a big defeat will not be over, and many people will be dissatisfied." Instead of letting the people on Taizong's side take the opportunity to threaten us, it is better to retreat as advance. Xiao Gong, I'm afraid you can't get out of this matter. ”

Xiao Siwen really can't deny it, everyone knows that if he hadn't supported this major event, Fan Zhongyi and others would definitely not have succeeded! Xiao Siwen didn't say a word.

Yelu sighed again, and persuaded with good words: "I have always supported Xiao Gong, and Xiao Gong must be clear." But in this matter, Da Liao suffered heavy losses and died so many people, if the center of the court is still presided over by Duke Xiao, there will definitely be many people who are not convinced...... What I mean is that as long as Xiao Gong retires from the chair of the privy envoy of the Northern Court, and everyone elects another person to preside over the state affairs, the situation can be eased. ”

Yelu paused and said meaningfully, "Even if the privy envoy of the Northern Court is not Duke Xiao, at least he is still one of us." ”

"The king is ......reasonable," Xiao Siwen replied softly, but was noncommittal.

As he walked back and forth in the room, a very bad premonition came over him.

Xiao Siwen has never been obsessed with a position of power and has to sit in a position, but sometimes he really doesn't dare to let go easily...... In the past, many people did not dare to act rashly against him, because he was extremely powerful, and if he attacked him, the opponent would take a lot of risks; If there is no power and the power of revenge, what are the enemies under the hidden waves worried about?

Retreat? It's too easy to say.

Xiao Siwen racked his brains and pondered, is there a better way now?