The wide Bianhe River flows from the northwest direction, and a tributary is branched out in the Bianhe Courtyard of Zhaoyan, thus forming a triangular river beach, because wild ducks are abundant here, so it is called the Wild Duck Beach here, in addition to the environment suitable for the survival of wild ducks, the most important thing is that there are many fish and shrimp here, so it is also a good place for fishing.

Under a big willow tree, two deck chairs are placed in the shade of the tree, and the two brothers, Zhao Yan and Zhao Ji, lie on the deck chairs respectively, drinking juice while observing the movement of the fish floating in the water, and occasionally chatting a few words of gossip, looking extremely leisurely.

"Big brother, the New Year's coin has been canceled, is there any movement on the Liao side?" Zhao Yan's eyes stared at Yufu, and he asked with a light smile, after deciding to cancel the New Year's coin, the Great Song Dynasty immediately sent an envoy to inform the Liao State, but during this time, Zhao Yan did not pay attention to this aspect of the matter, so the reaction to the Liao State was not clear.

"Hehe, Yelu Jun, the emperor of Liao, is not easy to be, after the civil strife, the Zhongjing of Liao is almost abolished, don't think about restoring it in a few years, and some domestic forces are also ready to move, plus Yelu Chongyuan with our support, stepped up the recruitment of troops, and made Yelu Jun sleep, so in addition to protesting to us, he can only swallow this breath." Zhao Ji also said with a smile, thinking of Ye Lujun's competitor swallowing his anger now, he felt very happy in his heart.

"Haha, we helped him find Yelu Chongyuan in advance [anti-thief, speaking of which, he still has to thank us, otherwise maybe the rivers and mountains of the Liao Kingdom will change hands." Zhao Yan also laughed when he heard this, in fact, what Zhao Yan said was not wrong, Yelujun should indeed thank him, because without his influence, I am afraid that Yelujun would have died at the hands of Yeluyixin, let alone ascend to the throne.

I heard Zhao Yan mention the matter of the original envoy to Liao. Zhao Ji couldn't help but show a knowing smile, although there were many twists and turns in that mission, and he took a lot of risks, but it was one of the most satisfying things in Zhao Ji's life, especially when he thought of that time when he joined forces with Zhao Yan and fought wits and courage with the monarchs and ministers of Liao. With the strength of the two of them to provoke the civil strife of the Liao State, this sense of accomplishment is even stronger than the fact that he nominally led the army to destroy the Liao State.

"That's right!" Thinking of the Liao Kingdom, Zhao Ji suddenly thought of something, and said to Zhao Yan with a sly smile on his face, "Third brother, this time Yelu Jun sent an envoy to protest to our Great Song Dynasty, saying that we did not keep our word and tore up the Tanyuan Alliance back then, of course, this kind of protest has no effect at all. However, the messenger brought some things, saying that Yelujun gave them to the third brother. ”

"What, Jerry Jun will send me something?" Zhao Yan couldn't help but sit up in surprise when he heard this, when he first went to Liao, he just saw that Yelujun did have a good impression of him, but later learned from Zhao Yan that Yelujun was not as simple as it seemed, which made him slowly stay away from Yelujun. Since then, the two have never intersected again, so they can only be said to be general friends. At this time, Yelujun sent him something, which is a little strange.

"Hahaha~" Seeing Zhao Yan's incredible expression, Zhao Yan laughed out loud, and after a long time, he slowly stopped, and said in a mocking tone: "Third brother, why did you forget." Speaking of which, Yelujun is still your brother-in-law, and this time he sent a lot of things, but most of them were used by women and children, and some of them were old things that had already been used, according to the messenger. These are the things that their princess Zhengguo of Daliao has used, and this time they are sent back to their original owners! ”

"Huh?" Zhao Yan couldn't help but be stunned on the spot when he heard this, and it took a long time to react, it turned out that Yelujun already knew that Yelusi was abducted to the Great Song Dynasty by himself, but then he also smiled and said: "Yelujun is also a wonderful person, since he sent Si'er's things, then I am not welcome, speaking of which Yelujun is still Siling's uncle, he has not sent anything to the child since Siling was born, and this time it will be made up." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Yan couldn't help laughing, but at this time, Zhao Yan suddenly said: "Big brother, I have two daughters, and Ying'er is about to give birth soon, but you, the eldest brother, are not married yet, and there is no child, which makes the younger brother a little worried." ”

When Zhao Yan said the end, he also deliberately glanced at Zhao Ji, but Zhao Ji also looked at him meaningfully, and then showed a meaningful smile and said: "Third brother, it must be my father who told you something, otherwise you shouldn't care about my private affairs anymore." ”

Seeing that Zhao Yan guessed it, Zhao Yan did not deny it, and even admitted directly: "After watching the test firing of the artillery that day, my father did tell me some things when he summoned me into the palace, the most important of which is that I want you to urge you to choose a princess quickly, as for how to arrange that Hua Zhi, that is your own business." ”

Zhao Ji showed a wry smile when he heard this, and only after a moment did he speak: "Third brother, maybe you may not believe it when I say it, but I really only like Hua Zhi alone, although I agreed to give up Lihua Zhi as a concubine before, but now the more I think about it, the more I feel sorry for her, so I am ready to delay it for one more day." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan say this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but sigh, he could understand Zhao Ji's mood, but understanding is understanding, Zhao Yan's establishment of the crown princess was imminent, and he couldn't afford to delay it like this anymore, so in the end, Zhao Yan had to harden his heart: "Big brother, my father has made a lot of concessions to the establishment of the crown princess, if you continue to make such decisions, I'm afraid it will really make my father angry!" ”

"Well, I don't know." When Zhao Yan heard that even Zhao Yan said the same, he couldn't help but sigh again, and finally spoke, "Okay, it's a big deal, I'll discuss the selection of the crown princess with my father and mother after I go back today, but third brother, who do you think I should choose as the crown princess?" ”

"How do I know this, I don't even know which women my father and mother chose for you, and the establishment of the crown princess is a major event related to your life, and you must not be sloppy, so it is best to make your own decisions!" When Zhao Yan heard this, he waved his hand again and again, joking, he had already been too deeply involved in the matter of establishing the crown princess, and he must not express any opinions at this time, otherwise there will be endless troubles in the future.

Seeing Zhao Yan's evasive appearance, Zhao Ji suddenly had the idea of joking, and immediately spoke: "The father and the queen mother have selected a total of six women as candidates for the crown princess, but four of them are just foils, according to the unwritten rules in the palace, the princess must be selected among the women of the Cao family and the Gao family, this time the two families also have a woman, among which the woman of the Cao family is still your wife's cousin, and she has been cultivated as a future princess since she was a child, and the woman of the Gao family is similar. Talent and appearance are the best choice......"

"Big brother, you tell me what I do, but no matter what you say today, I won't choose the crown princess to express any opinion!" Before Zhao Yan finished speaking, Zhao Yan had already interrupted him and said, there is only one crown princess, but there are six alternative women, and everyone has a lot of power behind them, if he expresses his opinion on this matter, then whether Zhao Yan adopts it or not, it will offend a lot of people if it is spread afterwards, which is not what Zhao Yan wants to see.

"Haha~, I didn't expect you to be scared when you were third brother." Although he was interrupted by Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan was not angry, but laughed and spoke.

"I'm not afraid, but it's good to avoid evil!" Zhao Yan immediately retorted, he was not afraid of causing trouble, he was just offending people for some unnecessary things, this was not done by a wise man.

"Okay, whatever you say, but I tell you in advance, I don't plan to choose a crown princess from the women of the Cao family and the Gao family, I have already met the women of these two families, although there is no problem with talent, appearance, and etiquette, but it may be because of the background of a big family, plus she has been trained to be a princess since she was a child, so she is inevitably a little proud in her character, and she is also a little strong when she gets along with others, if she is allowed to become a princess, I am afraid it will be difficult to get along with Hua Zhi peacefully." Zhao Ji suddenly spoke again at this time, and directly stated his position on the matter of choosing a concubine.

"It doesn't matter to me what you choose, but if you do, you have to be prepared to withstand the pressure from the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother!" Zhao Yan didn't show a surprised expression when he heard Zhao Ji's words, because in history, Zhao Ji's queen was not the woman of Cao Gao's family, but the granddaughter of Prime Minister Xiang Minzhong, and it is said that she has a good relationship with Zhao Ji, but I don't know if she is also among the six candidate women for the crown princess?

"Of course I know that not choosing the women of the Cao Gao family will offend the queen mother and the queen mother, but this is my choice of the crown princess, if nothing else, she will be the future queen of the Great Song Dynasty, and she will also be the woman who will accompany me for the rest of my life, since I can't make Hua Zhi my wife, then I have to choose a gentle and virtuous woman, and only in this way can the harem be harmonious." When Zhao Ji said these words, he also showed a determined expression on his face.

In fact, there are some things that Zhao Ji didn't say, such as his mother Queen Gao was born in the Gao family and has a very strong personality, and even Zhao Yan and Princess Bao'an, Princess Shoukang and others can't even recognize their own biological mothers, Zhao Ji doesn't want his future family to become like this, and even he has a bit of a psychological shadow on Jiangmen women because of this, so he made up his mind not to marry Jiangmen women, which I am afraid Queen Gao never thought of anyway.

Zhao Yan didn't want to discuss with Zhao Ji about his appointment as the crown princess, so he immediately opened his mouth to change the topic and said: "Big brother, the seventh day of the first month of next month is the day when I will pass the door, Ying'er plans to be more lively, don't forget to come then!" (To be continued......) R1292