The guards around Yeluda saw that Qingyu and Qingyun tried it first, and saw that their master and Li Ji had no problem eating it, so they ate it with confidence, and Qingyu also prepared some almond and chestnut tea for them.

It's a pity, I don't know if someone is too cautious or really doesn't like it, but I just tasted it, but there is one person who really likes to eat this sweet tooth, and ate several pieces in a row and drank two large bowls of almond chestnut tea.

Seeing this, Qingyun kindly told him not to eat too much, saying that there would be delicious mutton for a while.

Yeluda listened to Qingyun's words and became interested in mutton again, because they have always liked to eat meat, especially all kinds of beef and mutton, so when he heard that Qingyun wanted to make a hometown flavor mutton for Li Ji, he originally wanted to leave and sat down again.

Li Ji was still in a posture of ignoring him, and similarly, he was not interested in the alliance plan proposed by Yeluda, because the conditions agreed to by the Khitan Jurchen also agreed, and the conditions offered by the Jurchens were more generous than those of the Khitan, and the Jurchens not only promised to return the sixteen states of Yanyun, but also promised to give most of the land in Yuguan and Liaodong to the Great Zhou.

However, Yeluda was very sincere and wanted to talk to Li Ji, so he would go out of the palace to see Li Ji in person, and he would also think about staying for a meal to see if he could get closer.

Of course, he is also selfish in doing this, don't look at him as the prince now, but this prince's seat is not stable, because his biological mother is not a queen, just a favored concubine, who dares to guarantee that she can continue to favor the harem after old age and decay?

Therefore, Yeluda urgently needed to use merit to consolidate his position as crown prince, whether it was military merit or something else.

And Li Ji, the prince of the Great Zhou, is naturally his preferred target, if he can persuade the Great Zhou and the Khitan to form an alliance, the Khitan not only does not have to worry about the Jurchen, Mongolia and the Great Zhou from three sides, maybe the two can join forces to destroy the Jurchen.

Qingyun Qingyun didn't care about this, and after the two of them prepared the refreshments, they withdrew to dinner, but fortunately, when they came, Yan Yan guessed that Li Ji might not be able to adapt to the diet here, and he also knew that there was a lot of beef and mutton in the north, so he ordered Qingyun and them to bring hot pot, small stone grinding and other tools, and also prepared all kinds of spices.

Because it was still early, Yeluda took the initiative to invite Li Ji to play a game with him, and Li Ji accepted.

To Li Ji's surprise, Yeluda's chess skills were actually very high, and the two played for nearly an hour before Li Ji was able to win half of the opponent's game.

"Who did you learn Mandarin and chess from?" Li Ji, who realized it later, remembered that the other party could still speak fluent Da Zhou official dialect.

"What's this, we have been learning your language, calligraphy, and poetry from the Han master since we were eight years old, and by the way, as well as your musical instruments, I will be the flute and the qin."

In order to get closer to Li Ji, Yeluda specially ordered someone to take a flute and a piano, and in front of Li Ji, he played a song "Guan Shanyue", and the faint and resentful flute soon spread out from this courtyard, to Lu Duan's ears, and also to the ears of those guards, evoking not only their regrets that their ambitions could not be rewarded, but also their homesickness.

After the song was blown, Yeluda put down the flute, "I heard that the effect of this piece is particularly good, but unfortunately I haven't found the person who plays with me, I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has this Yaxing?" ”

Li Ji smiled, "People are under the eaves, dare to disobey their orders?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards beside Yeluda moved a short table to Li Ji as a piano platform, and carried the piano and the piano platform together in front of Li Ji, Li Ji tried to tune the strings, and then played the tune by himself, Yeluda listened to it for a moment and smiled slightly, and then picked up the flute and put it on.

The two cooperated twice before they stopped, and when they put down the flute, Yeluda looked at Li Ji with deep meaning, "No wonder you Han people always say that it is difficult to find a soulmate, and today I understand the true meaning of this sentence." ”

"Disrespectful and disrespectful, I didn't expect Brother Tai to be a well-educated person who is proficient in our Han culture." Li Ji was indeed surprised, and at the same time a little worried.

The other party is willing to spend so much time and energy to study Han culture, presumably because he also has a covetous heart for the land of the Central Plains.

Yeluda seemed to see Li Ji's hidden worries, and took the initiative to pour Li Ji a cup of tea, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood." Speaking of which, our Da Liao and your Da Zhou actually have a lot of similarities, because the relationship between the two countries is too deep, not to mention those Han people in the sixteen states of Yanyun, there are also many Han people in Beijing, and even our royal family has many intermarriages with Han people, and, presumably, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knows that our court, our culture, our traditions, and even our writing are all in the same vein as your Han people, but you must also understand who the Jurchens are, they have just come out of the clan tribe of Ru Mao and drinking blood, Still stuck in the primitive nomadic stage, who do you think has more credibility? ”

This question was asked in Li Ji's heart, because Yan Yan also said something similar, she also said that the Liao State inherited a lot of Han culture and customs, while the Jurchens had just been civilized and only believed in the law of the jungle.

But the problem is that people who are learned and capable often use their scheming to do bad things are often much more difficult to deal with than those who have just been civilized, so Li Ji is not easy to decide.

Moreover, he was a dignified prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty who was arrested, and instead of avenging the humiliated revenge, he chose to form an alliance with the Khitan and spread it, what kind of face did he have to occupy the position of this prince again?

Thinking of this, Li Ji suddenly suspected that this ghost behind the scenes might be a Jurchen, and the Jurchens came to a ruthless trick in order to provoke Da Zhou, forcing Da Zhou to agree to an alliance with them.

But it's not right to think so, because in this way, it is very likely to backfire, and Da Zhou will not dare to offend the Khitan, so he has to join forces with the Khitan Jurchen.

When Li Ji was repeating it, Qingyun and Qingyu came over with a charcoal fire, and quickly put the hot pot on the table, followed by hot pot seasonings, and then plates of beef and mutton.

Li Ji saw that there were six kinds of seasonings, six plates of meat, and even six kinds of mushrooms and mushrooms, and glanced at Qingyun, Qingyun numbled his mouth, Li Ji understood, and immediately said that such a good dish needs a little wine.

"Back to the prince, the little one is only responsible for cooking, only the ingredients, not the wine." Qingyun replied.

As soon as Yeluda heard this, he ordered someone to fetch the wine, and after the wine came, Li Ji tasted it, and then made another request, saying that he invited Lu Duan to dine together, saying that Lu Duan's right to speak in the court was not lighter than him, and that Lu Duan had led troops to fight with the Khitan many years ago, so it was better to invite him to come to the ancients.

Yeluda naturally knew the weight of Lu Duan, hesitated for a moment, and agreed.

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