Early in the morning, Leng Yiduan was sitting in the study of the trial court, reviewing the secret reports from various newspapers. His inquisition court had already entered the regular stage, and a lot of information was reported every day, and after being screened by the intelligence officers below, important information was sent directly to him.

He was watching, and suddenly, a guard came in from outside, kneeling down on one knee: "The court of the court has sentenced the eldest master, and there is an envoy from the Liao State who asks to see him!" ”

Leng Yi was slightly stunned, slowly put down the secret report in his hand, and glanced at the guard: "What are the envoys of the Liao State here to do?" ”

"Send a letter, saying that this letter can only be presented to the court judge in person, and other people can't collect it on their behalf. He doesn't take it out. Did the eldest lord see him? ”

"Didn't he say any letters?"

The guard hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Say yes...... It's a letter from the Emperor! ”

The Emperor?

Leng Yi's body was shocked, Emperor Taishang, that is Zhao Guangyi, the emperor who was captured by the Liao State! Ten years ago, he led his troops to the Liao Dynasty, but was heavily surrounded, the whole army was annihilated, and he himself was captured and escorted to Shangjing. Subsequently, Leng Yi personally led the troops to the expedition, and under the leadership of the Yang general, defeated the Liao army in Youzhou and inflicted heavy losses on the Liao army. As a result, ten years have passed since the Liao army, and they have not dared to wave their troops south. Now, ten years have passed, and there is no movement in the Liao army, why did the emperor, who was captured by the Liao army, write a letter to him?

For Zhao Guangyi, Leng Yi's mood is very complicated, Zhao Guangyi promoted him, but he was suspicious of him, and even issued a secret decree to let his son prepare to get rid of himself, so Leng Yi hoped that the old emperor would not come back. It's okay to be old in the Liao Dynasty, but now. He actually wrote a handwritten letter and sent it, and I don't know what he was going to do.

Leng Yi felt a little uneasy in his heart, and he subconsciously felt that this letter might not bring any good news.

Leng Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Take him to the flower hall, I'll be there soon!" ”

The guard agreed to go out, and Leng Yi sat down for a while. Still without a clue, he stood up and stepped out the door.

Master Slaughter Oil and Daoist Master Wumei immediately followed. Together they came to the flower hall.

I saw an old man sitting at the bottom of the flower hall, and behind him stood two personal soldiers, but there were no weapons on them.

The guards at the door were already singing loudly: "The first assistant minister, the trial court sentenced Leng Yi Leng to the eldest master-!" ”

So. The old man hurriedly stood up. Bow down and salute: "Ye Luqian, the envoy of the Liao Dynasty, meet Lord Leng, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty!" ”

Leng Yi glanced at him, arched his hand, walked to the middle seat and sat down, looked up at him, and said, "Your envoy has worked hard all the way, I don't know what you are doing here?" ”

Jerechen took out a letter from his bosom. Holding his hands in his hands, he walked in front of Leng Yi. Raised above his head: "This is a handwritten letter from your emperor Zhao Guangyi, and this envoy was ordered to come to deliver the letter." ”

Leng Yi took the letter, didn't open it, and asked, "How are our Emperor Taishang in your Liao Kingdom?" ”

"Very good, our emperor of the Liao Dynasty regarded him as a brother and gave him a beautiful house, beautiful clothes, and food. He has been in great health for the past ten years. It's just that I often miss my homeland and hope to return to China as soon as possible. Our emperor of the Liao Dynasty is grateful for his homesickness and the brotherhood between the two countries, so as long as your country agrees to his return, our emperor will send him back to the court. ”

Leng Yi's heart sank, he had seen too much of Zhao Guangyi's methods, if this domineering old emperor came back and competed with the new emperor for the throne, then the Great Song Dynasty was afraid that he would not have a good life! Obviously, this is the conspiracy of the Liao Dynasty, it seems that after ten years of recovery, the Liao Dynasty has basically recovered its vitality, and it is thinking about herding horses in the Central Plains again. It's just that the current Great Song Dynasty is also brand new and strong. It is only stronger than the Liao Dynasty, not weaker. In addition, the Yang family will personally guard the northern frontier, and the Liao Dynasty knows that if it directly uses troops, it is afraid that it will not be able to get benefits. Therefore, they came to such a hand and put the original old emperor back. One mountain does not tolerate two tigers. If the two emperors fight like this, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely be in chaos, at least the command will be chaotic, in that case, they will have a chance to take advantage of it.

Leng Yi also saw a smug smile from the corner of Ye Luqian's mouth, and couldn't help but smile meaningfully, and said, "When the Emperor returns to the dynasty, it is naturally a thousand joys." ”

Ye Luqian smiled even more happily: "Then the prime minister agreed?" ”

Leng Yi didn't answer, took the letter, opened it, and read it slowly.

The letter is very long, it is addressed to Leng Yi, and the letter recounts the experience of Zhao Guangyi after being captured by the Liao Dynasty, and as the envoys of the Liao Dynasty said, he also describes in his heart that he was received by the emperor of the Liao Dynasty with great respect. I am very grateful. I just miss my homeland and my relatives, and now that I am old, I want to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible and return to my roots.

In the letter, Zhao Guangyi also repeatedly said that he just wanted to come back to his old age, and would never ask about political affairs again, and he would not plot for the throne of the new emperor, and everything would be as usual. I hope that Leng Yi, the actual ruler of the Great Song Dynasty, can accept him back. The homeland of old age.

After reading the letter, Leng Yi squeezed his eyes, looked like a little tear, looked at the envoy of the Liao Dynasty and said, "The letter of the emperor is too ...... Touched. Alas! Unexpectedly, the Emperor Taishang would be able to return one day, and this news was told to the ministers of the court and the central government that they would definitely rejoice and run to tell each other. ”

"Yes, yes! Then you should be ready, Prime Minister, and after I go back, I will report to our emperor, and I will immediately send your emperor back to the court. ”

Leng Yi said: "The envoys don't have to worry, this matter has to be discussed carefully, and it is certain to welcome the emperor back to the court, but how to welcome the invitation has to be discussed." I can't be the master of these things alone, I need to consult with our emperor, the empress dowager, and some other important ministers of the court, and finally agree on how to welcome the emperor back, and then arrange the itinerary. ”

Yeluqian hurriedly bowed down and said, "That's right, then I'll stay and wait for good news." ”

Leng Yi got up to send him off, and waited for Yeluqian to leave. Leng Yi stood at the door, muttered for a moment, and then ordered to prepare a sedan chair and return to Leng Mansion immediately.

He returned home and went straight to Xiao Zhouhou's house.

After Xiao Zhou gave Li Yu filial piety for a year, he married Leng Yi. Of course, this wedding was not held with great fanfare, but just invited some relatives and friends to do a ceremony and it was over.

After Xiao Zhou married Leng Yi, she gave birth to a daughter, who was as beautiful as her. Xiao Zhouhou is like a pearl in the palm of her hand, guarding her daughter every day, almost without leaving home. Therefore, Fang Jinyan was in Lengfu, except for seeing her when she first came, he never saw her again.

Xiao Zhouhou likes to be quiet, so she is a single courtyard, and there is only one door to enter, and the door is usually closed. Leng Yi came to the gate of the courtyard, and the old mother who was guarding the door opened the courtyard door, saw that it was him, and was busy with blessings: "Meet the eldest master." ”

"Where's your grandmother?"

"I'm going to study with Miss in the study."

Xiao Zhouhou cherishes her only daughter, so she teaches her studies herself. There is no invited sir.

The old woman in the porter was about to sing loudly to announce his arrival, but Leng Yi waved her hand not to alarm them. With his hands behind his back, he stepped in and came to the door of the study. I heard the sound of my daughter's cold fragrance reading childishly from the house:

The Yellow River is far above the white clouds

A lonely city and ten thousand mountains

Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows

……

Leng Yi immediately chanted: "The spring breeze is not the Jade Gate!" ”

"Daddy!"

A lively and cute girl with big eyes of four or five years old ran out of the house, rushed over, opened her arms, Leng Yi leaned over and hugged her, and kissed her on her pink little face.

Leng Xiang hugged Leng Yi's head with her little hand, and kissed him on the face, saying, "Daddy, why are you back?" ”

"Miss you!"

"Hehe, Xiang'er doesn't believe it, Daddy misses Mom!" After that, he turned his little face and looked at his mother Xiao Zhouhou who was standing at the door behind him.

"Little ghost!" Leng Yi rubbed his daughter's little nose affectionately, and also looked at Xiao Zhouhou.

Ten years have passed, and Xiao Zhouhou has changed from a young woman with outstanding demeanor to a middle-aged beauty with grace and luxury.

Xiao Zhouhou walked over with a smile and said to her daughter: "Xiang'er, go back to study, and my father will talk to my mother." ”

"Hmm!" Leng Xiang nodded obediently, Leng Yi put her down, Leng Xiang waved her little hand, and trotted back to the study.

Xiao Zhouhou followed Leng Yi to the bedroom on the other side, and after sitting down, Xiao Zhouhou looked at him and said in a low voice: "Is there something tricky in the court?" ”

Xiao Zhouhou is thoughtful, she is the original queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and she is the best at the affairs of the imperial court, so Leng Yi likes to discuss with her about everything that involves the imperial court. Now it is not the time to disperse, but Leng Yi has gone home, and when he comes to himself, it is obvious that he should have something to discuss with him about the imperial court. Moreover, this matter is still very tricky, otherwise, Leng Yi would not have returned to find him halfway.

Leng Yi nodded, took out the letter from his arms, and handed it to Xiao Zhouhou.

Xiao Zhou took it later, took out the letterhead, and read it slowly, she looked at it very seriously. It took almost a pillar of incense to read the letter. handed the letter to Leng Yi. Pretty looked at him a little pale, and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I didn't think about it, so I came to you."

Xiao Zhouhou thought for a while and said, "I don't have any good ways for a while, but there is one principle, that is, you must not let him come back!" As soon as he thought of Zhao Guangyi, Xiao Zhouhou's eyes would appear in front of him when he was humiliated by Zhao Guangyi, and he would involuntarily tremble slightly.

Leng Yi stretched out his hand, took her into his arms, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will fight for my life, and I won't let him come back." Our family and him are incompatible! ”

Xiao Zhouhou's trembling delicate body gradually calmed down. Looking up at him: "You are so good! (To be continued......)