Li Cong saw that the queen mother didn't get to the point, so he asked directly: "Queen mother, what I want to know is how this child is learning?" ”

It turned out that after Yan Yan left, he suddenly remembered one thing, it seems that Yan Peng also said a word to him when he was alive, Da Zhou couldn't beat the Khitan and Western Xia, not in manpower and tactics, but in the war horse.

Lu Duan also said this once later, but Li Cong was shocked by Yan Yan and didn't think about it for a while.

But then again, Da Zhou didn't think about feeding a large number of war horses, but Da Zhou's land is limited and the population is heavy, if these fertile fields are used to raise war horses, one horse is equivalent to the rations of twenty-five people, which is too uneconomical, so there is no way to ensure the rations of the people and the grain and grass of the army.

The problem is that this conclusion was reached by Yan Peng and Lu Duan who experienced the battlefield firsthand, and Yan Yan, a boudoir woman who stayed at home, could actually know this?

Yan Yan's answer was seen from the book, he had read a lot of books over the years, but he had never read similar articles from the book, for this reason, he was confused, could it be that Yan Yan had read more books than him?

"Talent?" The Queen Mother thought for a while, and then said: "To be honest, I've only seen her embroidery and cooking skills in the past few years, and I don't know much about anything else, but when I was young... ”

Before the Queen Mother's words were finished, someone outside the door reported that the prince was coming.

Li Ji heard that Yan Yan had entered the palace, and he thought that Yan Yan had come to see the Queen Mother, so he came to see if he could meet him.

"Where are you from?" Li Cong asked.

As soon as Yan Yan left from his side, his son chased after him, and he couldn't help but think about it.

"Back to my father, my son heard that Yan'er's sister has entered the palace, and I want to come and see, how is she doing this month?" Li Ji didn't know why his father had this question, but he still told the truth.

"I summoned her, you came just in time, I just asked your grandmother, who is Yan'er, you can tell me." Li Cong saw that his son was telling the truth, and put aside his dissatisfaction for the time being.

"Father summoned her, why?" Li Ji was stunned for a moment and asked rhetorically.

"Okay, don't ask why, tell me who Yan'er is first?" The Queen Mother spoke.

The main reason is that she also thinks that her son summoned Yan Yan because Lu Ming asked to marry Yan Yu, this matter has not yet been decided, and with her understanding of this grandson, not only will she not agree to this matter, but she will also suspect Lu Ming's intentions, thinking that he and Yan Yu have a personal affair and deliberately made a game to force Yan Yan to withdraw from his family.

In fact, the Queen Mother did not suspect that Lu Ming and Yan Yu had a personal relationship, but so what?

Yan Yan is already married to Lu You, and if this matter comes out again, it will lose the face of the Yan and Lu families, she can't let her own sister die and not be at peace, and she can't let Yan Yan's heart that has easily settled down make waves again.

Although she didn't understand the intention of her grandmother and father to ask this, Li Ji still replied very sincerely: "Sister Yan'er is not only smart, but also very talented, and her mind is not ordinary dexterity, these grandmothers can see from the pastries she makes every day, and she is good at painting and writing poems, and she even caught a knife for me when she was a child." But these are very common, what I admire most about her is the gratitude of the picture, grandmother and father still remember that time Li Xi was sick, right? ”

As soon as Li Ji's words were finished, the queen mother and the emperor both nodded.

At that time, the situation was so critical, seven or eight imperial doctors were helpless, and normal people were afraid to avoid this kind of thing, but Yan Yan took the initiative to stand up.

Afterwards, several people asked her why, she said, the royal family is kind to her, and the crown prince has done so much for her, she can't watch the emperor's eldest grandson struggle on the front line of life and death, even if she is only fifty percent sure, she has to try her best.

However, Li Cong remembered another thing because of Li Ji's reminder, "By the way, Ji'er, I seemed to see what kind of wine Yan'er used to wipe Xi'er's hands and feet that day, what kind of wine is it?" ”

"This son is not very clear, it was Yan'er's sister who made it up herself, left a bottle for her son, and told her son that if there is such a situation in the future, he can wipe it with the wine again, but it should not be excessive." Li Ji vaguely felt that there seemed to be some unspeakable secrets in this, but when his father asked, he couldn't help but answer.

"Figured it out yourself? How to tinker, and, where did she get the recipe? Li Cong was really interested in this issue.

"I think I saw it from a book." Then, Li Ji briefly learned the method of Yan Yan's operation that day.

Seeing it from the book again, Li Cong was not surprised, "Has she ever talked to you about the war?" ”

"No, father, sons rarely have a chance to talk to her." After speaking, Li Ji came back to his senses, "Sister Yan'er also understands war? ”

"How could she understand this?" The Queen Mother was also confused.

However, after the two of them finished speaking, they both remembered that Yan Yan seemed to have expressed his views on the Khitan and Jurchen before, and it seemed that it belonged to the war, and the emperor had also put these words in the court to discuss.

Therefore, the queen mother and the crown prince both guessed that it was Yan Yan who said something that made the emperor feel good or had something to learn from, no, the two were just about to ask for details, only to see Li Cong sigh with emotion: "Sure enough, it is a tiger father and no dog girl, but unfortunately, if she is a man, it would be fine, and she will definitely be able to establish a career for my Da Zhou." ”

After speaking, he learned the conversation between Yan Yan and him in general, and he also wanted to hear the prince's thoughts.

"Sister Yan'er said this?" Li Ji was skeptical.

Because although the point of view of these words is the same as before, it is obvious that the basis this time is more detailed, and it should be that Yan Yan has done his homework again.

To be honest, as a crown prince, he thinks that he can't reach Yan Yan's cognitive height.

It's just that what he doesn't understand is why Yan Yan, as a female streamer, is so obsessed with who Da Zhou cooperates with, this kind of thing shouldn't be something that she, a boudoir woman, can ask?

But then again, his son's illness theory before was not related to Yan Yan, but she also acted recklessly regardless of the danger, could it be said that she was sure again this time?

When Li Ji was pondering what reason Yan Yan had to be optimistic about the Khitan, the Queen Mother spoke, "Shouldn't she have heard someone say it?" By the way, her uncle, Peng Fei. ”

Li Cong shook his head, "Peng Fei is much worse than Yan'er, he himself said that if Yan'er is a man, it will definitely be much better than him to hand over the Hou Mansion to Yan'er, Yan'er is like her father." ”

"Could it be that today's cousin's words in the court were specially asked by Yan'er to say them?" Li Ji was even more surprised when he came to this conclusion.

Again and again, again and again, it seems that Yan Yan will not give up until he achieves his goal.

Li Cong nodded, Yan Peng is okay, although his qualifications are mediocre, he is honest and upright, and he is not greedy for merit or power.

"It's a pity that most of the courtiers in the court today are in favor of not helping each other or uniting the Jurchens to destroy Liao, which is contrary to Yan'er's sister's remarks. But father, you must be cautious in this matter, if Sister Yan'er is not sure, she will definitely not emphasize her own point of view again and again. Li Ji admitted that Yan Yan's words were reasonable and persuaded him, but if he wanted to convince those people in the court, he was afraid that it would not be an easy thing, so now he could only hope to convince his father.

"What do you think?" Li Cong asked his son.

"The son thinks that Yan'er's sister's analogy is very insightful, the reason why the Jurchens and the Mongols want to destroy the Liao and destroy the Western Xia is to dominate the entire northern grassland, and it is not ruled out that they want to enter the Central Plains, so the son is in favor of uniting the Western Xia and the Liao State to deal with the Mongols and the Jurchens, we can negotiate terms with them, it is safer to do so, or, we will not help each other." Li Ji said thoughtfully.

"I said, Yan'er is just a boudoir girl, can she listen to her words?" The Queen Mother was skeptical.

At this point, she finally understood the purpose of her son's coming to her.