Li Congjia looked at the room for a while, then withdrew his gaze, and said with a smile as he walked: "There are a lot of good things in this room." ”

Yang Lian suddenly felt a little embarrassed to talk about Princess Huairou with Emperor Zhou E, and Emperor Zhou E also lowered his head and did not speak.

Li Congjia didn't know why, and said, "What's wrong with you two, don't speak?" ”

Yang Lian smiled faintly and said, "Sixth Prince, Miss Zhou, I still have some things, I have to leave first, say goodbye." With that, he stood up.

Emperor Zhou E glanced at Li Congjia with a somewhat complicated expression, and said, "Sixth prince, I'll send Brother Yang off." ”

Li Congjia waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'll take a look at these paintings again." With that, she continued to look at the painting, and the lady still followed Li Congjia's side, looking like she would never give up.

Yang Lian and Emperor Zhou E walked out one after another, and Emperor Zhou E said: "I like this concubine Jiaoweiqin very much, thank you Yang Gongzi." ”

"I just saw it and thought it was a good thing, so I took it to Miss Zhou." Yang Lian said with a smile, although the Jiaowei qin is precious, it is no different from an ordinary qin in Yang Lian's eyes.

Emperor Zhou E glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "Jiaoweiqin is so precious, Yang Gongzi doesn't care." ”

Yang Lian smiled and didn't speak. When he was about to reach the door, Yang Lian said, "Miss Zhou, just send it here, you can go back first." ”

Emperor Zhou E called Menzi and said, "Where is Yang Gongzi's war horse?" ”

Menzi smiled all over his face, and his attitude towards Yang Lian had changed a lot, and said, "Young Master Yang, please wait a minute, the little one will bring the war horse." With that, he hurried away.

Yang Lian chatted with Emperor Zhou E a few more words, and the door diligently brought the war horse, and was about to open the door, when he heard someone knocking on the door outside the door. The door was busy opening the door, and he was stunned, looked at the man in surprise, and said, "Old, master? You're back. ”

The person who came was Zhou Zong, when the door opened, he saw Yang Lian and Zhou Ehuang standing together, and suddenly his face changed, and he snorted coldly, and said, "You go down first." "I'm talking about Menzi.

Menzi retreated very cleverly, and handed over the war horse to Yang Lian before leaving.

Zhou Zong glanced at Yang Lian carefully, snorted coldly, and said, "What are you doing here?" ”

Yang Lian smiled slightly and said, "Zhou Jiedu, I'm just here to send something to Miss Zhou." ”

Zhou Zongdao: "Emperor E, you go back first, I have something to say to Yang Lian." ”

Emperor Zhou E glanced at his father with a slight hesitation, stopped talking, and finally had to say, "Yes, father." With that, he turned around and stepped back.

Yang Lian looked at Zhou Zong lightly, he knew that Zhou Zong didn't have a good impression of himself, but this was not the point, Yang Lian didn't care.

Zhou Zong snorted coldly, looked at Yang Lian's gaze very unkindly, and said, "Yang Lian, the old man once warned you to stay away from Emperor E, but you didn't listen. ”

Yang Lian looked at him lightly and asked, "Do I have to listen to your words?" ”

Zhou Zong was very disdainful and said, "You have to know what your identity is." My Emperor E is going to marry the Six Princes, how can you fight with the Six Princes? I advise you, you have to ask for your own hardship, and the toad wants to eat swan meat. ”

Yang Lian laughed and said, "Zhou Zong, you overestimate yourself too much. ”

Yang Lian called Zhou Zong's name very unpleasantly, so he said: "Yang Lian, what kind of thing are you, the old man's dignified second-grade festival envoy, how can you be called by your name?" ”

"Zhou Jiedu is such a big official, it is not difficult to infer from your words that he is a corrupt official who hates the poor and loves the rich." Yang Lian's faint words actually made it very clear that Zhou Zong was very frugal in order to protect himself, but at this time, Yang Lian would not be at a disadvantage.

"Yang Lian, you are really talking nonsense!" Zhou Zong was a little angry, in fact, when he returned to Beijing this time, he was quite happy to come back with something, but he didn't expect his daughter to be with Yang Lian, which made him feel very unhappy.

"Am I talking nonsense? If I'm talking nonsense, you're delusional. Yang Lian waved his hand, laughed, said, ignored Zhou Zong, and led the war horse away.

"You, you stop me." Zhou Zong was furious.

"Zhou Jiedu, that's all you say, don't be entangled, I've cut your tricks in my eyes, if you're dissatisfied, you can come to me at any time." Yang Lian said, glanced at him contemptuously again, and left with a smile.

Zhou Zong was so angry that he couldn't speak, and only then did he react after a long while, and finally cleaned up his mood, and then remembered that he had to enter the palace to face the saint, and he was busy boiling water, bathing and changing clothes, and then rushed towards the imperial city.

In the imperial city, Li Jing held an excerpt in his hand, sighed, and said: "King Qi, this Liu Aiqing has been on the fold five times in the past month, and each time he said that he wanted to return to his hometown, it seems that he has made up his mind." ”

Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, nodded and said: "Exactly, now that he wants to return to his hometown, he must have already had the idea of going, Haichu and Haichu are important border towns, and a capable person must be guarded." ”

"yes, I haven't thought about this guy yet." Li Jing said, put down the fold, and rubbed his temples, this matter is really a headache.

"Brother Huang, my brother thinks there is a good candidate, but just thinking about it, it doesn't seem to be suitable." Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, said that there was a contradiction in these words, since he was a good candidate, he was not suitable.

These words aroused Li Jing's interest, so he asked, "King Qi, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Brother Huang, the two states of Haichu are close to the border of the Han State, and now that the Tang Dynasty is allied with the Han State, the Emperor of the Han State is the righteous son of the imperial brother, so naturally there is no war. Now that the two countries are open to discussions, they can communicate with each other, and Datang can export tea, salt, etc. to the Han Kingdom to earn money. Similarly, the Tang Dynasty can also buy military horses, iron tools and other items from the Han Kingdom, which can be described as a mutually beneficial thing. After thinking about it, the younger brother felt that Yang Lian sent an envoy to the Han Dynasty and had some friendship with the monarchs and ministers of the Han State, and it must be a lot of benefits to come to guard the two states of Haichu. At least there will be no obstacles to trade between the two states. Li Jing, the king of Qi, said a lot of words.

Li Jing couldn't help nodding and said, "Yes, if you think about it this way, Yang Lian is a good candidate." This person has courage, courage, and means, and it seems that his military ability is not bad. Moreover, I have just appointed him as the envoy of the Shuntian Festival, and I have not yet figured out where to place him, if I choose to be in Haichu and Haichu Prefectures, it is a way. ”

"But although Yang Lian is suitable, there is something wrong." Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, shook his head and said: "Yang Lian's biggest shortcoming is that he is relatively young, and besides, His Majesty has decided to marry Princess Huairou to him, so that he will become a relative of the emperor, but it is not good to lead troops." ”

"It's okay to do this, your own family can be relied on." Li Jing didn't think so, but he was skeptical about whether Yang Lian could abandon Zeng Yiling and marry Huairou, so he asked, "What is Yang Lian doing these days?" Will he marry Huairou? These days, Li Jing is quite busy, and he didn't care about it for a while, so he asked.

Li Jingsui had a little understanding of Yang Lian's recent affairs, so he explained, and said: "Brother Huang, a princess, a fireworks woman, all normal people know how to choose." I think Yang Lian didn't make a choice for a while, but felt that he couldn't disobey his parents' orders. At the same time, I felt indebted to Zeng Yiling, so I couldn't let go of it for a while. ”

"Well, that makes sense." Li Jing said, frowned and thought for a while, and said, "King Qi, it's better to do this, I personally made a holy decree to redeem Zeng Yiling, what do you think?" ”

"That doesn't seem right." Li Jingsui shook his head.

Li Jing thought for a while and said, "Why is it not appropriate." ”

Looking at Yang Lian's attitude, whether Zeng Yiling is a fireworks woman or not, she has the intention of marrying her. If he had redeemed himself, I am afraid that the situation would have been even worse. Li Jingsui thought deeply.

"Then, I will reward Zeng Yiling to others?" Li Jing said again, he was also a little confused, and he didn't know what to do.

Li Jingsui shook his head and said: "Brother Huang, this is not good, if Zeng Yiling is rewarded to others, then Yang Lian will not give up, even if he doesn't speak, I'm afraid it will not be good for Huairou in the future." ”

Li Jing stood up, paced for a while, and said, "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you want?" ”

At this time, Gao Ze came in and said, "Emperor Qi, Jiangzhou Jiedu envoy Zhou Zong to meet you." ”

"He's coming pretty fast." Li Jingsui said.

Li Jing smiled and said, "Announce quickly." ”

After Zhou Zong came in, he saluted the two of them and said, "The old minister Zhou Zong has seen Your Majesty and the King of Qi. ”

"Zhou Aiqing doesn't have to be polite." Li Jing waved his hand and said, "I asked you to return to Beijing this time for a few things. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak." Zhou Zongzhengse.

Gao Ze moved a stool and asked Zhou Zong to sit down.

Li Jing said: "Every summer, the Yangtze River floods, and the people are not able to make a living, this time, I plan to increase management, therefore, I want you to patrol the sky and inspect Hongzhou, Ezhou, and Jiangzhou." It is imperative to urge the envoys of all localities, the assassins, and the officials of all prefectures and counties to actively fight the floods. ”

"Your Majesty's order, the old minister should do his best." Zhou Zong arched his hand.

"Zhou Aiqing is really loyal." Li Jing smiled.

"This is what the old minister should do." Zhou Zong said.

Li Jing then asked some more about Jiangzhou, and Zhou Zong was like a few treasures, and what he said was the Tao. Li Jing chatted with him for a while, and then stopped the topic with satisfaction.

Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, interjected and said: "Brother Huang, I heard that Zhou Jiedu is resourceful, so maybe Zhou Jiedu will have a good plan for this matter?" ”

Li Jing naturally knew what Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, was talking about, and after thinking about it, he asked, "Well, if there is one more person, maybe you can come up with an idea?" ”

Zhou Zong coughed and said strangely: "Your Majesty, King Qi said so mysteriously, what is the matter, it makes the old minister a little puzzled." ”

Li Jing smiled and said, "King Qi, this matter is up to you." ”

Li Jing, the king of Qi, nodded and said, "Zhou Jiedu, this matter is like this. Yang Lian made a great contribution to the Han Kingdom this time, and Huairou had some meaning to him, so His Majesty made the decision and married Huairou to Yang Lian. ”

When Zhou Zong heard this, he almost jumped up and said, "What, do you want to marry Princess Huairou to Yang Lian?" ”

Li Jing stroked his beard, smiled, and said, "Exactly." ”

Zhou Zong sighed in his heart, and faintly felt that it was not good, the King of Qi was actually willing to marry his beloved daughter to Yang Lian, which was enough to prove his relationship with Yang Lian, and His Majesty promised this matter, which also proved His Majesty's importance to Yang Lian.

Li Jingsui continued: "But this matter is a long story and has twists and turns, then Yang Lian actually has a fiancée who has been separated for many years and is married, but after Yang Lian received the holy decree, this fiancée appeared. Now my brother and I really have a headache, and I don't know what to do. ”

Zhou Zongdao: "You have no jokes, so since Yang Lian has received the holy decree, he must obey His Majesty's will and marry Princess Huairou." ”

"If that's the case, then it's easy. But Yang Lian has repeatedly said that he will marry his fiancée. Li Jingsui shook his head.

Zhou Zong snorted coldly and said, "Yang Lian is resisting the decree. The implication is already obvious.

Li Jing shook his head and said, "Yang Lian sent an envoy to the Han Kingdom and made great contributions, I pity talents and can't bear to punish crimes." Besides, Yang Lian has just made a great contribution, if he is punished, I am afraid that the important ministers of the court will have a whisper. ”

How could Zhou Zong not know that Li Jing was looking for the bottom of the stairs, to put it bluntly, he was the Son of Heaven, or that King Qi was determined to recruit Yang Lian as his son-in-law, but as a result, this matter was stuck here, which made the two very depressed. Zhou Zong thought about it, but he was overjoyed in his heart, if Yang Lian married Princess Huairou, it would naturally be impossible to pay attention to Emperor E. Zhou Zong thought of this and decided to think of a way to let Yang Lian marry Princess Huairou.

Li Jingsui saw that Zhou Zong was deep in thought, and it was not easy to urge him for a while, so he picked up the tea and took a sip.

Zhou Zong thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, I don't know who Yang Lian's fiancée is and what her identity is?" ”

Li Jingsui replied and said, "It's the fireworks woman from Xiaoxiang Pavilion, named Zeng Yiling." ”

Zhou Zong was slightly stunned, he had heard of this name, she came to Jinling earlier than Yang Lian, and in just a few months, she made a great name, and the prodigal sons in Jinling City would go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to cheer. Zhou Zong also heard that Zeng Yiling was not only beautiful, but also knew everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I just didn't expect these two people to have this kind of relationship.

After thinking about it again, Zhou Zong suddenly used himself as a boxer and said with a smile: "There is." ”

Li Jingsui's eyes lit up and said, "Zhou Jiedu, if you have any good ideas, you might as well say it directly." ”

"Your Majesty, King Qi, since Zeng Yiling is a fireworks woman in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, she can naturally redeem herself. If King Qi thinks it is feasible, he will redeem Zeng Yiling and give it to Princess Huairou as a personal maid, even if he marries in the future, he is just a descendant, and he can't be a wife. Zhou Zong smiled, he felt that this was the best way.

Li Jing frowned, thought for a while, and said, "This seems to be feasible. ”

Li Jingsui thought about it carefully, and also felt that it was feasible, arched his hand towards Zhou Zong, and said: "Zhou Jiedu is really resourceful, and this king has thanked him here." ”

Zhou Zong hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Don't dare." He muttered in a low voice, "This is also my help myself." ”

Li Jingsui didn't hear clearly, and said, "Zhou Jiedu, what did you say?" ”

"The old minister said that this is the duty of the old minister." Zhou Zong said busily, and couldn't help but wipe his sweat.

Li Jing thought for a while and said: "Even if this is the case, you can't let Yang Lian marry Huairou easily, this matter, you have to get through it first, I don't believe it, so Yang Lian can survive me?" ”

Zhou Zong arched his hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, just like this, kill Yang Lian's sharp spirit." (To be continued.) )