Yang Lian asked for leave early, Bian Hao was also more tolerant of Yang Lian, asked a few words casually, and agreed to Yang Lian's leave, the time of three days was almost instantaneous, Yang Lian prepared a long knife, bow and arrow, set off early in the morning, and went to participate in the hunt.

It is still to hunt in the area of Zhongshan, Zhongshan is vast, although most of it is a royal hunting ground, but there are also more than ten miles of territory used by the people, and this time the hunting place is here.

As soon as Yang Lian walked out of the door, he saw Emperor Zhou E and Li Congjia walking along the Qinhuai River. Both were on horseback, with two attendants. Yang Lian glanced at it hurriedly and found that the riding skills of the two were not good, Li Congjia was reluctant, and Emperor Zhou E's war horse was almost walking sideways.

Zhou Ehuang is still dressed in men's clothes, she is a little at a loss, watching others ride horses, very fast and very smooth, why can't she ride a horse herself? I really don't understand it. Li Congjia is also too busy to take care of himself, where can he take care of Emperor Zhou E? Yang Lian walked a few steps, he already had some experience in pacifying the war horse, approached Zhou Ehuang's pony, patted its head with his hand, whispered something, and the pony actually quieted down.

Yang Lian's seemingly miraculous appeasement surprised Emperor Zhou E, and just as he was about to thank him, Yang Lian had already mounted his war horse and took the lead towards the outside of the city. The hunters gathered at the North Gate, and as soon as they got out of the North Gate, Yang Lian saw many acquaintances.

"This hunt is really not small." Yang Lian thought in her heart, her eyes couldn't help but look at Emperor Zhou E, she invited herself to come, could she not have any purpose? But when he saw Emperor Zhou E's clear face, Yang Lian denied this idea again.

Li Hongji, Zhou Hongzuo, Zhu Lingyun and others were all there, and when they saw Yang Lian coming, they all showed a very weird smile, Yang Lian was not afraid, and slowly rode over.

"I didn't expect to see Dongping Gong at the hunting conference, it's really disrespectful." Yang Lian approached and saluted Li Hongji, but his smile was faint, which made Li Hongji very annoying.

Li Hongji snorted coldly, it was his great shame to lose to Yang Lian in Zhongshan, but he couldn't take revenge blatantly, otherwise it would be too obvious. Seeing Yang Lian and Li Hongji's heart fluctuated, he was very uneasy, but he didn't want to talk to Yang Lian more, so he had to turn his head to look at the sun that had just risen in the east.

Yang Lian saw that he didn't speak, smiled slightly, and turned to look at Zhou Hongzuo, who was also a general of the Shenwu Army, Zhou Hongzuo was obviously out of tune with him, seeing that he was with Li Hongji, it was obvious that the two had become embarrassed.

"Commander Zhou hasn't seen him for a while, but he has lost weight." Yang Lian said again.

Zhou Hongzuo arched his hand and replied angrily: "Thank you Commander Yang for your concern." ”

While a few people were talking, Li Congjia and Zhou Ehuang arrived, and Li Congjia saw that Li Hongji was a little nervous, and said, "Big, big brother." ”

"You can't ride a horse well, and you still come to hunt?" Li Hongji was not angry, glanced at the sixth brother, and then at Emperor Zhou E. I heard that my father has the intention of marrying Zhou Zong, I don't know if it's true? Although he was not very interested in women, he couldn't help but look at Emperor Zhou E twice, the sixth brother was not shallow, such a delicate beauty actually wanted to marry this useless man.

Li Congjia's lips squirmed, with such a strong big brother, he was really a little aggrieved. Seeing Li Hongji humiliating his brother so unceremoniously, Yang Lian couldn't help but say: "Dongping Gong, you are skilled in bowing and horses, and Anding County Gong is naturally incomparable." But after all, it's your own brother, you don't ask him to ride a horse and shoot arrows, as a big brother who makes sarcastic remarks, you measure this point? ”

Zhu Lingyun was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "Yang Lian, what do you mean by this? ”

"The words have been said so clearly, Du Yuhou can't understand it, it seems that he hasn't read a book." Yang Lian smiled faintly.

Emperor Zhou E raised his head and glanced at Yang Lian with bright and clear eyes, a little unable to guess what kind of person he was, but no matter what, he was a person who was not afraid of power and would stand up for his friends, and this was enough.

Li Congjia's lips squirmed, and he said, "Big, big brother." ”

Li Hongji sneered, looked at Li Congjia's cowardly look, and said: "The world is in turmoil, as a prince, you should share your worries for the country." From Jia, you look at your appearance, where is there a man's appearance? ”

Li Congjia blushed, clenched his fists, and wanted to say something, but finally lowered his head.

Yang Lian sneered in his heart, thinking that although Li Congjia is not a man, he would not have lost the country in the future, and his wife was even more humiliated, but with Li Hongji's personality, he was suspicious and narrow-minded, and the country was bound to die.

When Yang Lian was thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of a leather whip, and when he looked back, a little red horse rushed over, the woman on the little red horse was dressed in a strong suit, a capable dress, she danced the leather whip in her hand, and she was still always arrogant, it was the baby daughter of Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, the lord of Huairou.

The county lord of Huairou obviously didn't expect Yang Lian to appear here, and when he saw Yang Lian, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said, "Why are you here too?" ”

Yang Lian saluted her and said, "The county lord is so majestic." ”

The county lord of Huairou was triumphant, and when he heard this, he waved his leather whip a few times, which was very sassy and heroic. Suddenly, seeing Li Congjia on the side, his head lowered, his eyes seemed to be red, and he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sixth brother, why are you crying?" ”

Li Congjia wiped away his tears when he heard this, raised his head, and said, "I didn't cry." "But the circles under my eyes are still red.

Yang Lian was speechless, sure enough, he was three years old and looked old, Li Congjia was cowardly, he didn't expect to cry like this, and his psychological tolerance was too poor.

Zhou Hongzuo laughed, and said that Li Congjia had eyes and eyes, and he had the image of a son of heaven, but looking horizontally and vertically, the most powerful of the prince were King Qi and Dongping Gong, and they had nothing to do with this young man who cried at every turn.

Li Hongji glanced at the county lord of Huairou coldly, knowing that she had always been arrogant, but she didn't want to conflict with her, an arrogant little girl, if she won, she wouldn't have much face, and if she lost, she wouldn't have much face, which Li Hongji saw very clearly.

Li Hongji walked away, and Zhou Hongzuo and Zhu Lingyun also followed. Yang Lian narrowed his eyes and looked at the backs of the three of them leaving, and a sneer floated. Li Hongji's sharpness is not a good thing, but for Yang Lian, it is a good thing.

"I heard that Prime Minister Sun strongly supported Dongping Gong as the prince, looking at his appearance, if he becomes the prince, once he ascends to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, I don't know how many people will suffer." Yang Lian said lightly.

Li Congjia paused, squinted his eyes and looked at Li Hongji's departing back, biting his lip with a thoughtful expression.

After Yang Lian finished speaking, he walked forward, and Emperor Zhou E and Lord Huairou walked forward.

The place of gathering is two or three miles ahead, at this time there have been a lot of people, most of them are the children of important ministers of the court, Yang Lian's eyes swept over everyone, at this time, a sick man, riding a thin horse slowly shook over, looking at his appearance, a strong wind can blow him down at any time.

"Commander Yang, I didn't expect to see you here again." The sick man said that it was Zhou Ben's eldest son, Zhou Hongzuo's eldest brother Zhou Ye.

"It turned out to be a weekly festival." Yang Lian also saluted him, Zhou Ye was the official residence of Lujiang Festival before he left office, so Yang Lian called him so.

Zhou Ye smiled, and there was some dead air in his eyes. This is a terminally ill person, and he doesn't know what the reason for him to live is, Yang Lian thought so, but found that Zhou Ye was looking at him steadily.

"Commander Yang, after this hunt, can you come to my mansion to talk?" Zhou Ye invited.

"Since it's an invitation from Zhou Jiedu, dare you disobey?" Yang Lian accepted the invitation.

Zhou Ye nodded and said, "Okay." So saying, he rode away on a thin horse.

The county lord of Huairou was very curious, approached closer, and said, "What did Zhou Ye say to you?" ”

"It's nothing, he invited me to his house for dinner." Yang Lian responded.

The county lord of Huairou said "um" and said: "This Zhou Ye is trustworthy, but it is Zhou Hongzuo, you have to be careful." ”

"Why?" Yang Lian asked.

The county lord of Huairou said in a low voice: "Although Zhou Hongzuo captured and killed Yang Meng, the prince of the previous dynasty, and made great contributions, he, his father and brother were all former ministers of Yang Wu. Yang Wu was replaced by the Tang Dynasty, Zhou Ben died depressed, and Zhou Ye also lost half his life, looking half-dead. Although the father and uncle didn't say it in their hearts, they admired it very much, but they were dissatisfied with villains like Zhou Hongzuo. ”

Yang Lian nodded, that's it, if Zhou Hongzuo can betray Yang Wu, he can betray the Southern Tang Dynasty, even if he ends up martyring for the country, but at this time, who dares to guarantee that Zhou Hongzuo will be loyal?

At this time, the people almost arrived, someone came to count the number of people, and all the people who should have come came, so they organized a northward journey, and even took a total of more than 100 people from the house, and walked slowly along the official road, Li Hongji, Zhu Lingyun, Zhou Hongzuo and others were in high spirits, and took the house's family members and guards to rampage on the official road, and the merchants who came and went on the official road were frightened and avoided one after another.

The county lord of Huairou is like a magpie that can't stop talking, walking side by side with Yang Lian, chattering and saying something, Zhou Ehuang is behind Yang Lian, carefully controlling the pony, and from time to time raising his head to look at the county lord of Huairou, with some envy and some disappointment in his heart.

Yang Lian listened with a smile, the county lord of Huairou still hasn't changed much, he hasn't seen him for a few days, he talks a little more, and he doesn't know if it's because he hasn't seen him for a long time? Suddenly remembered Emperor Zhou E behind him, turned his head, looked at her cautious appearance, and said with a smile: "Zhou Gongzi, you have to practice more equestrianism." ”

Emperor Zhou E bit his lip, among these people, Yang Lian is the best at riding horses. She raised her head, looked at Yang Lian with hopeful eyes, and said, "Can you teach me to ride a horse?" ”

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and said, "If Gongzi Zhou is willing to learn, Yang Lian is very honored." ”

Zhou Ehuang's eyes lit up, and a charming smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, she nodded vigorously and said, "Then let's start from now on." ”

Yang Lian groaned slightly, and said, "Let's teach it when we get to the hunting place." ”

Emperor Zhou E's eyes were slightly lost, and he let out an "oh", but he didn't notice that there were too many people at this time.

Yang Lian pointed ahead and said with a smile: "Look, Dongping Gong and they are walking too fast, and they can't see the figure anymore, and we are already at the back." ”

Emperor Zhou E glanced around, indeed, among the more than 100 people, they were the slowest, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay." ”