"Enxiang, at the time of the dynasty this morning, we took the lead in attacking the clan mansion on the grounds of the eldest lady's matter, but I am afraid that it has caused Your Majesty's dissatisfaction."

"Shi'an, you have always had a problem, you can't think about the big picture. Our Youbei Third Road is different from Beiyan, and it has only been a few decades since the founding of the country. Although now he is also sitting in the north and facing the south, he is still the leader of a small tribe in his bones. ”

Shi'an is the cousin of Wan Changning, the left servant of the household department, and it was his mentor Li Deng, who personally took it for him. The two of them are now in the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, sitting opposite each other at the dinner table.

"But I see that Your Majesty is now full of joy and anger, Corporal Lixian is not formal, and he has the appearance of a Zhongxing hero."

Li Deng took a sip of rice porridge, put down the bowl and looked carefully at the various pastries on the table, and said casually:

"That's why I said you're blind. In the early dynasty today, you used the matter of Le'an as an excuse, and it was Guo Yunsong who was openly involved, but everyone knew that the target of our attack was actually the clan mansion. Now that Yan Chongwu is leading the army, the food, grass and military salaries required by the army are all astronomical. If there is a war in the country, we naturally have an unshirkable responsibility. But now he is only confronting the Northern Yan army, and at this time he has fallen into a situation of national strength attrition. Our family background in Youbei Sanlu is thin, how can we afford such a toss. ”

Wan Changning also nodded and said: "The treasury is already empty, and that person is used to adding officials and knights to buy people's hearts. He must not feel distressed when this title is given out, but people are looking for us to receive salaries on a monthly basis. Now that Yan Chongwu's army has moved, the armament, grain, grass and salaries are all big holes, but this hole is not filled by him with the inner treasury. ”

Li Deng smiled, pointed to the bowl in Wan Changning's hand, and then glanced at Li Fu, the housekeeper behind him. Li Fu stepped forward and gave him another bowl of rice porridge. Wan Changning was still indignant, but when he saw Li Fubu's porridge at this time, he hurriedly took it and thanked him.

"But this man is not as good as heaven. Originally, I planned to follow His Majesty's wishes, and let us make up the last knife to kill Guo Yunsong, the king of Zhongshan, in exchange for the possibility of us intervening in the army. But today, Your Majesty used a 'procrastination trick', and you and I should be villains in vain. In the end, something is missing. ”

Prime Minister Li Deng seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be discussing the answer to the question with Wan Changning, and the master and apprentice were like this, absentmindedly eating a sumptuous breakfast together.

At the same time, Fengjing Imperial Palace, in the East Warm Pavilion.

"Smack!"

This is already the third piece of porcelain broken by Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt. Since the dispersal of the dynasty and his return to the Dongnuan Pavilion, Emperor Xuande has been constantly venting. Li Qing had already dismissed all the eunuchs and palace maids, leaving only himself to serve in the Dongnuan Pavilion. At this time, when he saw His Majesty dropping the porcelain, he didn't stop it, but just shouted out the window, and the voice was not loud or small:

"Go get some more porcelain."

"That's it! I'm thirsty, pour tea. ”

Li Qing saw that his goal had been achieved, so he went out and gave a few careful instructions, and called a little eunuch to come in to clean the ground, pour a cup of Biluochun, which Emperor Xuande liked, and burn a furnace of sandalwood, so as to soothe Emperor Xuande's resentment.

"Your Majesty need not be angry. Since ancient times, the so-called party strife has been pouring out, and it is by no means a bad thing for a saint like you. As the so-called praying mantis catches cicadas and yellow finches behind, they only need to wait for them to fight to the death, and when they break the bloodstream, don't they all have to kneel at your feet. ”

Emperor Xuande's heart was still a little depressed, and at this time, seeing that Li Qing happened to hand over the fuse again, he simply ignited all the remaining anger:

"Li Deng and Yan Jiuning, where are they fighting in the party? This is clearly taking me for a fool! One of them wants to use Guo Yunsong as bait to catch a possibility of getting involved in military power; The other used Chen Bian's enemies to threaten me to ask for money from Li Deng, using me as their murder knife. They...... They have always sandwiched me in the middle, letting me be the cannon fodder they dump on each other, and become a bargaining chip for them to compete for interests. In this court, it seems that success or failure, honor and disgrace are all tied to me, but who really cares about my thoughts? ”

Li Qing was relieved to see that Emperor Xuande began to yell and vent. He consciously felt that he had already touched the temperament of Emperor Xuande. Don't look at him as if he has lost his mind now, but the final will must be the safest.

"Your Majesty puts the people of the country first, how can you be like them, only caring about your own interests."

Emperor Xuande didn't listen to his flattering words at all, but kept panting, and his eyes were straight and he didn't know where to look.

In the prime minister's mansion, Wan Changning had just left after eating.

"Has Miss had a morning meal? If she has used it, ask her to come to me in the study. ”

Prime Minister Li Deng gave an order to Li Fu, the housekeeper beside him, and then picked up the bowl in his hand. After about half a cup of tea, Li Le'an deliberately walked to the door of the study with extremely heavy steps.

"What are you doing standing outside the door, come in."

Li Le'an stuck out his tongue slightly, raised his leg and stepped over the threshold of the study, standing in front of his father.

"I have done what you asked me to do. But when did you become friends with the Guo family? ”

As soon as Li Le'an wanted to salute, he was stopped by Li Deng's wave. She looked around and found that Li Fu had disappeared after she entered the door, so she ran behind her father in a few steps, stretched out her arms around his neck, and lay on her father's back:

"Dad, where do you want to go, I don't know Guo Yunsong's old man. It's just that this time he was in distress outside, but fortunately he was rescued by a son. The boy left in a hurry, but told his daughter that his name was Qinghong. Nothing else was said......"

As soon as Li Deng heard the word Qinghong, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly:

"Yan Qinghong? Don't look at this person as a second prince on the surface, but Jin Yu is ruined on the outside. It's nothing if you don't become a martial artist, and you always sleep in the willows and have fun on weekdays. Every time my father met him, he was almost always half-drunk and half-awake. Le'an, no one in the world knows this, my father is the only baby daughter like you. If you really have something with that prodigal, how can Dad's old face go out to meet people......"

Li Deng persuaded his daughter with tears in his eyes, and a few tears were also rolling in his eyes. If outsiders see it, they will not be able to believe that Li Deng, the prime minister of Youbei who works hard and does not smile on weekdays, looks like this when he faces his daughter.

"Dad, you misunderstood, it's not too late for you to cry after listening to your daughter's words."

"Oh, then you listen carefully to Daddy. Daughter, dad is not the kind of ...... who uses his daughter."

"Stop, stop, Dad, don't you listen? If you interrupt again, I won't talk about it. ”

When Li Deng saw his daughter pretending to be angry, no matter how bad his daughter's acting skills were, he sat down obediently and covered his palm to his mouth.

When I came back and inquired carefully, I realized that the person who saved my daughter was not him Yan Qinghong at all. It is Yan Qinghong's friend, Shen Gui, the grandson of the prince of Zhongshan. It may be that he didn't want to reveal his identity, so he reported Yan Qinghong's name to perfunctory me. ”

"How much better can Yan Qinghong's friends be than him? The so-called things gather like people in groups, girl, how did these two people meet? Eighty percent is also in that place........."

"Dad, I just want to repay him for saving my life, not to choose a husband for myself, what are you anxious about?"

"Can Dad not be in a hurry? What good people can go to that place every day? Don't ...... daughter."

When Li Le'an heard this, Dai Mei suddenly wrinkled, and asked Li Deng in a tone that was not yin or yang:

"Father, how did you know that Yan Qinghong likes to visit the Qinglou?"

Li Deng was stunned for a moment, then shifted his gaze and said with a slight stammer:

"I ...... I'm ...... That's what I've heard. It's you, how do you know that the person who saved you is not Yan Qinghong? ”

At this time, Li Le'an's goose egg face that could be broken by blowing a bullet also had a few traces of redness. Then he said in the same tone as his father:

"I, that's what I'm asking him about."

Li Deng's expression and tone instantly became extremely serious:

"You hit him, didn't you?"