When the county lord of Huairou heard this, he lowered his head, even if she was rude, her cheeks were also red, and she was beautiful.

Queen Zhong is a person from the past, and she also had a young age, how can she not understand the reason? Immediately smiled: "Huairou, my aunt has always regarded you as her own, and naturally hopes that you will live well, although Yang Lian is a little older and has some flaws in appearance, but as a man, he can see that he is capable, I heard that this time he went to Kaifeng can be described as a life of nine deaths, and signed an agreement with the Han Kingdom, which is of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty, and this alone, he is a hero who stands up to the sky." ”

The county lord of Huairou lowered his head and said, "I know he is a hero. Saying that, she couldn't help but think of the scene when Yang Lian rescued her when she was in Changzhou, and even remembered that Yang Lian stretched out her big hand and slapped her buttocks a few times. But, after all, she is a woman, how could she say such a thing?

When she took Yang Lian to Yingzhou to see her aunt's grave, she already regarded Yang Lian as the closest person in her heart and was willing to share the secrets in her heart with him. However, Yang Lian did not say anything, he spent most of his time in the barracks, so that the county lord of Huairou did not know what to do.

At this time, when the aunt mentioned the marriage with him, the county lord of Huairou was naturally a heart pounding, wanting to agree, but feeling embarrassed.

Empress Zhong pursed her lips and smiled, and said deliberately: "Huairou, if you don't want to, then forget it." ”

"Don't." The county lord of Huairou was anxious, and the two words suddenly blurted out, and after saying the words, he reacted, and his face was red and dripping blood.

"What not?" At this time, I remembered Li Jing's voice, and behind him, it was Li Jingsui, the king of Qi.

"Ah, the concubine has seen Your Majesty." Empress Zhong immediately stood up and saluted.

The county lord of Huairou also blushed, saluted Li Jing, and whispered: "Huairou has seen uncle. ”

"Huh!" Li Jing smiled, looked at the treasures in the room, and said, "Zitong, where did these things come from?" ”

"Your Majesty, it was brought by Yang Lian from Kaifeng." Empress Zhong said.

"Oh?" Li Jing frowned slightly, but quickly relieved, and said with a smile: "It seems that Yang Lian's business has gained a lot." ”

"Your Majesty, Yang Lian sent five boxes of things, and said that three of them belonged to His Majesty." Empress Zhong said.

As soon as Li Jing heard that there was something from him, he immediately smiled from ear to ear. After Li Jing ascended the throne, he not only built a large number of buildings, but also mobilized troops, for which the treasury was exhausted, and he even took out the money from the inner treasury. Now that the money in the inner treasury has dried up, Li Jing is worried, and he can't imagine that Yang Lian has sent a gift.

"Oh? What is the gift? Li Jing became interested, opened the box and looked at it, and suddenly his eyes widened, only to see that the box was full of yellow, orange and orange gold, and the pieces of gold cakes exuded an attractive light, and Li Jing almost drooled.

Li Jingsui was also taken aback, he opened the other two boxes, which were also filled with gold, and the preliminary estimate was that the gold in one box was at least three hundred taels, which means that Yang Lian gave him a total of nine hundred taels of gold - this is not counting the gift for the queen.

In the imperial study just now, Li Jing rewarded Yang Lian with good land, in addition to five hundred taels of gold, which made his flesh extremely painful, and he didn't expect that in an instant, he would earn it back.

Li Jingsui gasped and said, "Brother Huang, so much gold. ”

Li Jing pursed his lips and said nothing, thought for a while, and said, "This time Yang Lian has made such a great achievement, and the reward just now is indeed less. However, what Yang Lian gave him was gold, that is to say, Yang Lian was not short of money. How should he reward Yang Lian?

Li Jing said: "Huairou, uncle has something to tell you. ”

Empress Zhong smiled: "It's such a coincidence, the concubine also has one thing, which is about Huairou, and I want to tell Your Majesty." ”

Li Jing was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Zitong, you can say it first." ”

"Yes." Empress Zhong bowed slightly, and was about to speak, but the county lord of Huairou stopped her and said, "Auntie, let me speak." ”

Empress Zhong glanced at Huairou in some surprise, and smiled dotingly: "Okay, okay, you come on." ”

Li Jingsui pricked up his ears, he wanted to know what his daughter had to say to the imperial brother?

"Uncle, uncle, Huairou already has a crush and wants to ask His Majesty for marriage." Lord Huairou said.

"Oh? Who is it? Li Jing was slightly startled, and glanced at Li Jingsui with some reproach, thinking that your daughter has a crush on her and doesn't know, this father is also a little cold, fortunately he didn't say it just now, otherwise with the rudeness of the county lord of Huairou, he refused his marriage, and let this old face be put aside?

Li Jingsui opened his mouth wide, thinking to himself, when did his beloved daughter have a sweetheart? After thinking about it, he couldn't think of that person in his mind who would fall into his daughter's eyes.

Lord Huairou gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and didn't speak for a while, seeing that people were anxious, Queen Zhong smiled kindly and said, "Huairou, let's talk about my aunt." ”

"I, I'll say. Uncle, my crush, is, it's Yang Lian. As he spoke, he stomped his foot lightly, covered his face and walked out quickly.

"This kid." Empress Zhong shook her head.

Li Jingsui didn't hear clearly, in fact, he was thinking about it just now, and when he saw his daughter running out, he hurriedly said, "Who is it?" ”

Li Jing couldn't help laughing and said, "King Qi, you and I have been busy for a long time. This Huairou, it's Yang Lian who takes a fancy to her! ”

"What? Fancy Yang Lian? Li Jingsui was stunned and almost jumped to his feet, which was too much of a coincidence.

The county lord of Huairou did not run away, but hid at the door and watched secretly, and when he heard his father's words, his face darkened, thinking that his father really didn't look down on Yang Lian.

Empress Zhong was not as concerned as the county lord of Huairou, she heard the difference in Li Jing's words, so she asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?" ”

"Haha, this can be regarded as thinking together, I and King Qi were discussing just now, this Yang Lian made a great envoy to the Han Dynasty, and his meritorious service was not small. He even persuaded the Emperor of Han to make the Prince of Han recognize me as his adoptive father. Li Jing said, took out a letter from his arms, it was a letter written by Liu Chengyou, and called Li Jing his father in his heart.

"Ahh Although Empress Zhong didn't care about political affairs, she was also taken aback when she heard this, and said, "I didn't expect Yang Lian to make such a contribution!" ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "That's right." I and King Qi feel that this Yang Lian is a talent and needs to be wooed, and as an in-law, it is the best way to win over. Just now, I thought that I wanted to marry Huairou to Yang Lian, so I came to ask Huairou's opinion. ”

Li Jing briefly explained the matter, Queen Zhong smiled, pointed to the gold in the box, and said: "Husband, this Yang Lian sent a big man, and when he came back, he gave such a generous gift, thinking that he was a child with a conscience, and Huairou had affection for him, and it was a good thing to make a promise." ”

Outside the door, the county lord of Huairou poked out half of his head, heard Queen Zhong's words, and blocked his white palm on his slightly raised chest, and finally let go of his nervous heart.

Li Jing nodded, haha smiled, since Huairou originally had this thought, things would be easy to do.

Li Jingsui suddenly shook his head and said, "Brother Huang, I suddenly remembered something and felt that it was inappropriate. ”

"What's the matter?" Li Jing asked, playing with a piece of gold cake in his hand.

"Brother Huang, if Huairou marries Yang Lian, he can also be regarded as a relative, but in this way, he can't be reused. Relatives can't have power. Li Jingsui said.

Li Jing frowned, having said that, relatives have always been dangerous, and of course there is no shortage of people who can help the royal family. This is a double-edged sword, if you use it well, it will naturally have a lot of benefits, and if you don't use it well, you will cut yourself. A person, as his status rises, his mind will naturally change, and he will have ambitions.

Even if Li Jing was reluctant to admit it, but at the beginning, the Li family was on the throne, and it was by virtue of this relationship that Princess Yongxing, the daughter of Liezu, was married to Yang Lian, the old prince of the Yang Wu court. Now the lord of Huairou is marrying a person with the same name and surname, which seems to be the arrangement of fate.

Li Jing fell silent, Queen Zhong glanced outside the door, the little girl seemed to be in a hurry, and she didn't dare to come in, so she immediately smiled and said, "Husband, I think Yang Lian is a good boy, and he will definitely not do such a thing." ”

Li Jingsui stopped talking, his attitude was clear, he actually wanted to give Yang Lian benefits.

Sure enough, Li Jing thought about it and said: "There is something special, I think Yang Lian is not a person without conscience, besides, I am here, how can he make waves?" "Li Jing feels that he is the emperor, everything is under his control, how can Yang Lian make big waves?

"Brother Huang, what do you mean?" Li Jingsui asked unwillingly.

"Huairou, I want to marry, and Yang Lian also wants to use it. I believe in him. Li Jing briefly explained the matter.

Outside the door, the county lord of Huairou was overjoyed, and his smiling face was beautiful.

Li Jingsui smiled and said, "Yang Lian just gave a big gift, and Your Majesty will also give him a surprise." ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "This matter is so decided, go, go to the imperial study, I will write a holy decree in my own handwriting, and let it be sent to Yang Lian's mansion as soon as possible." ”

Empress Zhong narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Husband, I heard that Yang Lian still lives in the inn, if he is a county horse, he still lives in the inn, it seems to be a little shabby." ”

"Hey, didn't I give him a mansion last time, how can I still live in an inn?" Li Jing glanced at Empress Zhong a little strangely, thinking to himself, how could Zitong know?

Li Jing hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, I also know about this matter, the house originally given by Brother Huang, he should use it for his own purposes." So I still live in the inn. ”

"This Yang Lian!" Li Jing shook his head, thought for a while, and said, "But that house is also a little shabby, how can a horse live in that kind of place?" So I gave him the house in the prison of the kingdom. This place is also close to the Qinhuai River, and the geographical location is good. ”

Li Jingsui listened to the words of the imperial brother, was stunned for a moment, and said: "Imperial brother, Huairou is just the county lord. ”

"From today on, Huairou is a princess! King Qi, don't forget your identity. Li Jing said.

Li Jingsui smiled, arched his hand, and said, "Thank you, Brother Huang!" Huairou, why don't you come in and thank you, uncle? ”

The county lord of Huairou also heard it, and immediately walked in, and at this time the matter had been settled, she was much more relaxed, so she saluted and said, "Thank you, uncle, Huairou." ”

Immediately, Li Jing and Li Jing went to write the holy decree and asked Gao Ze to read it. Li Jing and Li Jingsui chatted for a while, and they both felt that looking at the situation now was very beneficial to Datang. The north reached an agreement with the Han state, and waited for an opportunity to use troops against the south and unify Jiangnan.

The two chatted for half an hour, and then Li Jingsui stood up and said goodbye.

Outside the gate of the imperial city, Yang Lian was standing with his hands in his hands, waiting for Li Jingsui, the king of Qi. Li Jingsui saw Yang Lian at this time, and the more he looked at it, the happier he became, after all, he was going to become a family.

"Yang Lian has seen the King of Qi and the county lord." Yang Lian bowed and saluted.

Li Jingsui smiled and said, "Yang Lian, have you been waiting here for a long time?" ”

"Soon, Yang Lian has something to discuss with King Qi." Yang Lian said, not noticing that Huairou behind Li Jingsui was flushed and looked shy.

"Okay, let's go to the Qi Palace." Li Jingsui said.

Immediately, Li Jingsui and Yang Lian sat in the same carriage, and Princess Huairou sat in another carriage and headed towards the Qi Palace. Princess Huairou wanted to sit with her father, but her heart was very uncompetitive, so she had to hold her cheeks with her hands and ponder.

"Yang Lian, this time in the Han Kingdom, I heard that you are serving the country and you are nine deaths. Tell the king about the details. Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, said.

Yang Lian nodded and said, "Actually, there is nothing this time, but the Northern Han Kingdom is really a famous general, and there are a few people who will definitely become the fierce rivals of the Tang Dynasty in the future." ”

"Who are they?" Li Jingsui asked.

"Guo Wei, now the official worships the privy envoy, and he is the envoy of the Yecheng Festival, he has military power in his hands, and his person is a corporal of Lixian, and he has collected a group of talents, which should not be underestimated." Yang Lian said, sighing slightly in his heart, thinking that such a careful plan would eventually fall short, Liu Zhiyuan was not an ordinary person after all, and he obviously saw that someone was assassinating Guo Wei, so not only did he not kill him, but also alienated him, but promoted him, this courage is only available to heroes like Liu Zhiyuan.

"His adopted son Guo Rong, I have met a few times, is also a masterpiece, I once met him in the Great Xiangguo Temple, when an old monk told his fortune, saying that he had an excellent life, and even had the opportunity to ascend to the position of the Ninth Five." Yang Lian said with a smile.

Li Jingsui frowned and said, "Such a person has such a fate, if Liu Zhiyuan knew about it, he would definitely kill him." ”

After all, only a few people know this kind of thing, and even if I knew it, he wouldn't believe it if he told Liu Zhiyuan. In short, this person should be vigilant, in addition, Zhao Kuangyin's brothers, Gao Huaide and others are all dragons and phoenixes among people. Yang Lian continued.

Li Jingsui frowned and said, "Hearing you say this, the people of the northern country are outstanding people, and I, Datang, seem to be dull, and I can't compare with the Han at all." Now that the Han Kingdom has just been established, a hundred ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, and the national strength naturally cannot be compared with the Tang Dynasty, so it is forbearant for a while, but if they are given a chance to breathe, the Han Kingdom will recover its vitality, and it will inevitably not tear up the covenant. ”

"King Qi, if you want others not to betray, only you are strong, and today I am looking for King Qi, and I am here for this. King Qi, to put it mildly, today's Datang can be described as full of dangers, but it has just been covered up. Yang Lian's words made Li Jingsui's heart tighten.

"Dangerous?" Li Jingsui felt a little curious, so he said, "Yang Lian, you can talk about it carefully." (To be continued.) )