Great Xia.

The air is getting warmer, the invitations to go out are coming, Yue Tang goes out more frequently, often with at least twenty young and handsome men, hugging the mighty and mighty, accompanied by the unstoppable laughter, like a gust of incense to fight the horse and go, it is spectacular and attracts many people in Beijing to watch, like a scene.

On this day, Ke Zhao invited the butterfly garden on the outskirts of the city to enjoy the butterflies, Yue Tang took Bai Laobai and eight or nine faces to the same place, I thought that the butterfly was not very interesting, so I first went to the racecourse not far away to watch the horses, watched dozens of good horses race twice, and bought a few eye-catching horses before returning with interest. Ke Zhao, who was waiting in the butterfly garden, had already prepared good refreshments, and when he saw Yue Tang returning and sat down, he smiled and said, "The general has found a good horse, which is really gratifying." ”

Yue Tang said with a smile: "Good Duandun is not going to have fun with your new sweetheart recently, and invite me to come out and do something." ”

Ke Zhao has recently received the new Oiran of the Gentle Pavilion and the head of the Liuxinfang, and it is when he is proud, and it is reasonable for Yue Tang to tease him a few words

Ke Zhao also smiled: "The wedding date is approaching, I have to do something to show your noble and unshakable position, madam, lest people think about climbing to a high position and thinking about your position, madam." ”

The smile on Yue Tang's face cooled: "What is your name, Madam, you and I are not yet married." ”

Ke Zhao was not reluctant: "Then don't call it, general." ”

Yue Tang glanced at him: "What, do you think there are many people who want to marry you?" She sneered, "With the first opening of the North Garden, your Ke family has made a lot of money, and the saint has a lot of praise, this is to see the glory of the Ke family in the future, and want to occupy a good position as soon as possible." She smiled indifferently, "You can accept whoever you want, you don't have to listen to me." ”

Ke Zhao pretended to be sad: "The general's indifferent appearance really hurts my heart." Or, did the general think of a good way not to marry me? ”

He was originally joking, but when he heard it, Yue Tang was suddenly shocked in his heart. She did think of some ways not to marry him, but the matter was very secret, and no one except her confidants knew about it.

At that moment, a sarcastic smile appeared on his face, and Yue Tang said: "The will to give marriage has been made, how else can I get the saint to take back his fate?" What's more, you just righteously participated in my second brother's book, and the saint praised you in public for your righteousness and virtue, quite the style of the ancestors' righteous annihilation, so that my second brother was fined for three months - in this case, I dare to say to the saint that I don't want to marry you? ”

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Ke Zhao hurriedly explained, "I invited the general here to explain this matter-don't hide it from the general, this time I participated in General Yue Bai, it was instructed by the Holy Lord. He glanced at Yue Tang deeply, "The Holy Lord secretly sent people to disguise the soldiers of the North Court to create chaos when the market opened, in order to tear up the proposal and send troops to attack in the name of righteousness, but General Yue Bai knew about this and stopped him, and wrote a rather stern handwritten letter to the Holy Lord, which made the Holy Lord furious. He sighed softly, "Your brother is a true hero, a dignified minister, but he is not a person who can always protect himself in this chaos." ”

Ke Zhao saw that Yue Tang had no words, and said: "It's only a fine for three months, General Yue Bai's power and prestige are not strong, and the general doesn't need to worry too much." The saint has always trusted General Yue Bai, and this time he may also know that he has mishandled it, but Chrysostom is not clear. As for my participation, it was just a precept from the Holy Lord. No, I'm afraid that the general will misunderstand, so I immediately invited him to make amends. ”

Yue Tang has been worried about this matter recently, and when he heard Ke Zhaoyi, he smiled even more coldly: "The Holy One asked you to participate in you, why don't you know how to persuade you?" In the future, the Holy Lord asked you to kill my second brother, did you do it without frowning? ”

Ke Zhaolian said that he didn't dare, and he misunderstood, the more he explained, the more Yue Tang just hooked his lips and smiled coldly, without meaning to answer. She knew the cause and effect of Yue Bai's fine, and even the saint tested her idea of "war or peace with the North Court" in the palace, she only laughed at the time, "I will do what the saint wants me to do", in fact, she knew in her heart that she was thinking of "harmony". However, she had already seen that the saint had no shadow at all", and because Yue Bai was angry with Long Yan, she had to coax the saint to be happy first, and then persuaded her sideways.

Yue Tang believed Ke Zhao's words at that time - "Although the saint is a woman, his heart of domination is even greater than that of a man." "At present, the southwest is stable, there is little turmoil in the country, and the North Court is silent because of the peace negotiation, she thought that the Holy Lord would cultivate and recuperate for at least a year or two before trying to forge ahead, but she didn't expect her to be so impatient.

Yue Tang thought about it carefully, if he gathered more than half of the troops of Great Xia to fight hard, it was very likely that the North Court would be destroyed. But this is a lose-lose game, there is no winner at all, it will only be exchanged for starvation everywhere, mourning is wild, I don't know how many years it will take to restore prosperity, and it is empty talk to let the people get food and clothing.

The impression that the saint gave Yue Tang has always been clear and wise, but he didn't expect to sit on the dragon chair for a short time, and it seems that he has changed a person.

"General?" Ke Zhao saw that Yue Tang didn't respond for a long time, so he called her.

Yue Tang came back to his senses, sighed secretly and sneered: "You don't need to explain, you just ride on the wall, and bend your waist when you come down carefully." ”

Ke Zhao smiled and shook his head: "Even if you ride on the wall, there is a difference between the inner wall and the outer wall." He leaned forward slightly, "This inner wall must be on the general's side." ”

Yue Tang smiled: "It's on Prince Xi's side." ”

Ke Zhao: "That's okay, after all, you're on the side of him." ”

Yue Tang: "I don't argue with you for the sake of your words. It is not easy for the Ke family to recover from the fall of the Xi Kingdom to the resurrection now, you bear the lives of hundreds of relatives and nearly a thousand protégés of the Ke family, it is best not to make any mistakes, this method of pleasing both sides and winning in danger cannot always work. ”

Ke Zhao smiled slightly, as if he didn't take it to heart, and said, "The general is quick to talk." It's just that each clan has its own way of survival, just like the Yue family where the general is located, one of the three factions, it seems that they are separated, but in fact, they are three-legged, any one foot is broken, and the other two feet can support the Yue family to go down, which is really a wonderful plan. ”

Yue Tang's eyes were tired, and he said, "General Ke, I'm tired, so I'll leave first." ”

"There is another sentence that I just thought, I want to tell the general-" Ke Zhao said with a smile, "Although the general doesn't want to marry me, since the marriage is a foregone conclusion, I still want to give the general a piece of peace and even pleasure." ”

Yue Tang's eyes were cold, and his smile was already cold: "Ke Zhao, you'd better figure it out, even if I marry into your mansion, it is impossible for me to have any closeness to you." ”

Ke Zhao was not annoyed at all, and laughed a little, and said, "This is natural, how can I dare to force the general?" Besides......" he glanced around slightly, "I know that the general doesn't like to enjoy butterflies very much, why did I invite the general to meet in the butterfly garden?" General think about it? ”

Yue Tang sneered: "The gentle pavilion has been going a lot, and I am worried that the servants there will become the eyes and ears of the side, so I will come to your butterfly garden, and I can't ambush and hide in all directions, so that the servants can stand far away and can't hear anything." It's just a matter of explaining how to participate in my second brother, you don't want me to thank you for giving me a moment of relaxation, right? ”

Ke Zhao laughed and said, "Why does the general always think of me so badly. But it doesn't matter, I'll give the general pleasure, and I'll try it today. He stretched out his hand and pointed, "The general looks over there." ”