Although there are no absolutes in the world, time waits for no one. It is the only manifestation of absolute justice in this world, which will not be swayed by any inducement, nor will it bow to any power.

At the same time that Yan Qinghong's family asked Shen Gui for help, Empress Li Lian had just slowly come out of the Winter Warm Pavilion. Yes, she spent the night in the Dongnuan Pavilion yesterday, and I don't know what she said to Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt, who was "working overtime all night", but judging from her complexion alone, she looked more gloomy than yesterday.

At the same time, Prime Minister Li Deng had just put down the account books that had been sorted out overnight. He stood up and put on a big coat for Wan Changning, who was sleeping soundly on the desk, and walked to the courtyard outside the study. Looking up at the somewhat gloomy sky, I felt even more bored in my heart. For a long time, he seems to be the prime minister of Youbei who is extremely respected above 10,000 people under one person, and even has the saying of "King of the East Youbei" among the people, but in fact, he is the most difficult one among the "Three Heroes of Youbei".

Whether it is the emperor Yan Hunt, who is ambitious and eager to stand on his own, or the Guo family, who is pampered and arrogant and self-respecting, the two sides have always only cared about the things in front of them, and no one will consider the livelihood of the people, the balance of taxes, the increase or decrease of military spending, and other more practical "small things".

Everyone blames this inference on Li Deng's background in the grain merchant family, and no one wants to know how much practical things he has done for this Beiyou Third Road.

Guo Yunsong and Yan Hunt, the old and the young, one can only ask for soldiers' armor and food, and the other can only engage in party disputes, so they will dismiss the cadres and capable officials carefully cultivated by others, and replace them with some so-called "imperial henchmen" who will only invite flattery. This bleak situation naturally makes Lee Deng not only responsible for the "national economy and people's livelihood," but also more responsible for balancing the forces of the two parties. For he must not only avoid the 'military power' being greater than the 'monarchy', but also avoid the king from ruling the military alone. The reason is also very simple, he couldn't be clearer about Yan Hunting's ambition and talent.

In addition to the need to squeeze out a huge amount of military expenditure in advance, Li Deng also had to face the postponement of the spring ploughing date on the Youbei Third Road, the reception and negotiation work of the envoys of the Beiyan and Mobei families, and even some clan affairs in the Dongyou family, which also had letters asking for instructions like snowflakes.

He moved his waist and legs slightly, and reflexively looked at the wing room on the north side of the study, which was the room of his only daughter Li Le'an. This eldest lady of the Li family, since the completion of the renovation of the rejuvenation medical hall, began her medical career without seeing anyone all day. Although the customs of Youbei are different from those of Beiyan, this behavior is still somewhat inappropriate for an official lady who has not yet left the cabinet.

Li Deng walked slowly to the dining room, and thought of his troublesome nephew who made him the most relieved, that is, Yan Tian, the prince of the current dynasty on Youbei Third Road. In fact, he and Yan Zhan have long been tacitly aware of each other, and both of them know that in this diplomatic incident, the role played by the crown prince Yan Tian may not be so glorious. Even so, there is still no way to "judge impartially". The reason is very simple, there are only two princes on Youbei Third Road, and the other one is still a character who can't support the wall in the mud. So no matter how many unbelievable stupid things Yan Tian did, he and Yan Zhan could only endlessly help this prince who did not grow up to wipe his buttocks.

This is not just a matter of blood, but the final result after careful consideration from a higher perspective. Because the position of the prince has always been the only popular incentive to curb or provoke party strife. I finally sent away a Guo Yunsong before, but now if there is another dispute for storage, it will immediately completely cut off the Youbei Third Road, which is already extremely thin. At that time, there was no need for the armor warriors of Beiyan and the iron cavalry of Mobei to attack on a large scale, and the three roads of Youbei would first disintegrate themselves and change back to the original form of several tribes before.

If the future has really come to that point, then what have the Yan, Guo and Li families been doing in the past hundred years? Yes, I, the prime minister of the Northern North, will never allow such a thing to happen.

Li Deng was chewing wax and drinking rice porridge, and his heart was already full of these troubles that could not be solved quickly. He has exhausted his efforts for Youbei, so in the face of the future result that he can't guess, whether it is good or bad, he can accept it calmly when he asks himself.

Li Deng didn't know if he was full or not, but he felt that he shouldn't continue eating. So he pushed the porridge bowl and instructed the housekeeper Li Fu:

"Keep the porridge hot, and prepare some dry food. Shi'an is still young, and rice porridge is definitely not enough. ”

But before he could return to the study, Li Fu caught up with him panting:

"Sir, there's a visitor from outside."

"Coming to the door so early? …… Who is it?"

"I don't know who it is, but it should be a big man."

Li Deng felt a little fresh when he heard the butler's reply, stopped his steps, and looked at Li Fu a little strangely:

"Oh? How so? ”

"Isn't that clear? The handlebar type of the car, it's the second prince......"

Li Deng seemed to be extremely surprised by this answer, but he only raised his eyebrows and thought about it carefully. It didn't take long for him to command with a smile on the corner of his mouth:

"Open the street door wide, gather all the men in the house, and go to the main gate to greet them. Let the porter clear his throat, how loud he shouts, if he can shout out the neighbors to watch, the lord will have a heavy reward. ”

After Li Deng's extremely strange order, he turned around and walked briskly to the direction of the inner room, washed and changed clothes.

At the same time, Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt and Li Qing also summoned His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Yan Tian in the Winter Warm Pavilion. The father and son looked as usual, but they were all talking about him in a painless and painless manner, and after having a breakfast that looked good, Yan Hunt said to Yan Yan Zhengse seriously:

"I have always had high hopes for you, and even the position of prince was given to you early, you don't have to doubt that. But your recent performance has disappointed me. I've been teaching you how to be a great emperor, but I don't seem to have forgotten how to be a good prince. In the future, I will no longer put everything on the surface and tell you one by one, and it will be up to you to find out the final result of these things. Now I tell you that whatever the final outcome of the negotiations between me and the upcoming envoys of the two countries, you will be punished as you deserve. But please remember that this punishment does not mean that your father will depose you as prince......"

Speaking of this all the time, Yan Zhan is rare and pleasant, and the tone of his voice is also extremely gentle, and even Li Qing, the head of the inner court, is a little uncomfortable. And after muttering for a long time, Yan Zhan still pointed to the door of the Winter Warm Pavilion in an extremely gentle tone, and said to the prince who he had set up himself:

"Now get out of here! Roll to the Hall of Eternal Spirits and kneel for me for ten days in front of the tablets of the ancestors of the past dynasties! In the future, if there is no summons from me, no matter where I see you, I will definitely pluck your head with my own hands! Get lost! ”

Yan Hunt's words were still extremely soft, and the message conveyed between his words was also extremely clear. The choice of words and sentences clearly told the prince Yan Tian that his small actions were careful and did not hide from anyone at all.

Yan Tian has been very smart since he was a child, so this time he neither "argued with reason" nor weaved more lies, in a vain attempt to plug this leaky mess. In fact, he not only had been mentally prepared, but also thought about the steps of retreat in advance. Whether it is his mother Li Lian or his maternal uncle Li Deng, they are his best supporters. He also believes that no matter who cleans up this mess in the end, it will never be his turn to fight hand-to-hand in person.

In his heart, this is the demeanor that a king of a country should have, and this is called the art of employing people.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with Yan Tian thinking so. At least for the time being, he has no ability or qualification to clean up this mess by himself.

Yan Hunt, who was dressed in a relaxed body, walked briskly towards the Eternal Spirit Palace, because he fully believed in the abilities of his father and maternal uncle. However, he didn't think at all that if the Youbei Third Road really fell once, then his incomparably noble status as a prince would not even be as affordable as the young shopkeeper of a workshop.

The anger to the extreme has become more and more calm, which is one of the advantages of Emperor Xuande Yan Hunt, and it is also the reason why this batch of newly replaced porcelain in the Winter Warm Pavilion can be spared. His Majesty the Emperor sat calmly in front of the window, looking at the gray sky outside the window, not knowing what was going on in his heart.

At this moment, Li Qing, the head of the inner court, was called out by a little eunuch who came to talk about it. It didn't take long for him to return to the Winter Warm Pavilion with a relaxed expression.

He cautiously turned to Emperor Xuande, and appeared in the afterglow of his master:

"Your Majesty, Li Xiang asks to see you."

When Yan Hunt heard this simple sentence, his lonely and unusually stinky face unexpectedly glowed with new brilliance again:

"Got the money so quickly? Please! ”