Nanhuai Palace, the largest garden in Sioux City.

Everyone in Daqi knows that the gardens in Nanhuai should be the most beautiful in Suzhou City, but few people know that the biggest and most beautiful garden in Suzhou City is the Nanhuai Palace, because few people can enter it. Even if any troupe, cook, maid, and people who have been in have seen it, and no one will believe it when they come out and say that they are with others.

The Nanhuai Palace, the layout is square, solemn, dignified and does not lose the smooth continuation of the natural landscape, and everywhere shows the strong economic strength of the Nanhuai Wang.

Nanhuai Wangfu is good at waterscape, water and stone reflect each other, in order to be the main scene of the garden, the courtyard is full of strange stones, exquisitely colorful, strange flowers and rare trees can increase the interest of mountains and forests, the houses are all Nanhuai white houses, do not apply colorful, there is also a sense of elegance.

In the early morning of this day, Li Rongqi, the king of Nanhuai, was lying leisurely on a rocking chair in the back garden, and a swarthy and sturdy young man danced a Fang Tian painting halberd in front of him. Wherever the halberd went, the halberd was blowing, and a dry grass and tree branch in the garden was blown from side to side. This young man is Li Yaoyang, the eldest son of Li Rongqi, the king of Nanhuai.

"Xing'er, do you want to try it?" Li Rongqi asked a young man beside him, this young man was the opposite of the young man, with a slender figure, and his long hair was draped down to his waist. The face is as beautiful as a woman, and there seem to be many unspeakable words in a pair of peach blossom eyes, which is Li Dingxing, the second son of King Nanhuai.

"I'm not as good as my eldest brother, so I won't..." Before Li Dingxing's words fell, Li Yaoyang hooked the halberd in his hand, hooked a spear from the weapon bar, and flew towards Li Dingxing, Li Dingxing was in a hurry, and finally caught the spear.

"Come on! Second brother! Let's try! The halberd in Li Yaoyang's hand danced in a beautiful arc and came straight towards Li Dingxing.

"Yang'er be careful! Don't hurt your brother! Li Rongqi saw that Li Dingxing's spear was not right, so he was forced to fight with Li Yaoyang, and hurriedly shouted.

Li Yaoyang laughed: "Dad, don't worry, I know in my heart that I won't hurt my second brother!" ”

Li Yaoyang's halberd swept, split vertically, stabbed straight, stirred, hooked, entangled, a halberd danced dazzlingly, Li Dingxing only parried a few rounds, and the spear in his hand was hooked by the small branch on Li Yaoyang's halberd, Li Dingxing stood in place empty-handed, quite embarrassed.

Li Yaoyang jumped up, grabbed the spear in the air, and fell to the ground with a smile: "Second brother, you still have to study martial arts diligently!" ”

Li Dingxing lowered his head and said, "Yes, what the eldest brother taught." ”

Li Rongqi, the king of Nanhuai, leaned back in his chair and said with a smile: "No need, Xing'er, you can make two moves under your eldest brother, this is very good, it is enough to protect yourself." Study hard, and assist your eldest brother in the future, I will rest assured~"

Li Yaoyang echoed: "Yes, second brother, you study hard, eldest brother, my brain is not good, you read well, help the eldest brother keep an eye on it in the future, the eldest brother will not listen to anyone, just listen to you!" ”

Li Dingxing nodded silently, saluted his father and eldest brother, and went back to his room.

"The second brother is good anywhere, but he has too few words." Li Yaoyang watched Li Dingxing leave, and only then did he sigh and say until he disappeared from sight.

King Nanhuai lay on the rocking chair and said leisurely: "No way, your mother is too gone." The stars will become what they are now..."

Referring to his mother-in-law, Li Yaoyang couldn't help but clench his fists: "Those big families in Nanhuai, I will uproot them sooner or later!" ”

King Nanhuai shook his head: "Yang'er, don't think like that. The role of our Li family in the imperial court is to stabilize Nanhuai. If you have a fight with the family, the court will not sit idly by. Although our Nanhuai is rich, it is also the closest to the imperial court, and it may be a little tricky for the imperial court to destroy other vassal kings, but if you want to pull out our Li family, it is too simple. ”

"Your lord, the prince, the envoys of the imperial court are fifty miles away from the city, and it is expected that they should arrive around noon." An official entered the palace and came to the king of Nanhuai to report to him.

"Got it, you go to Xicheng first, and the old man will come soon." The king of Nanhuai spoke and sent the officials away, but he was still lying motionless in the rocking chair.

"Yang'er, do you know why the imperial court sent an envoy?" The king of Nanhuai asked his eldest son, Li Yaoyang.

Li Yaoyang scratched his head: "The child thought that he was here for the matter of Jiacheng and Yicheng fighting for the mine." ”

King Nanhuai smiled and said, "Yes, there is also a year of tribute, I haven't sent this year's year of tribute until now, I just hope that the court will send an envoy." ”

Li Yaoyang arched his hand and said: "The child doesn't understand, and I ask my father to make it clear." ”

King Nanhuai explained: "The imperial court came to inquire about the tribute, so I could vent my bitterness and throw this matter of fighting for mines to the imperial court, and by the way, I borrowed the hands of the imperial court to deter these families, which is my purpose." Otherwise, I will not be allowed to use force, and I will be constrained by the big family, and the court will urge the New Year's tribute, how will I live this day? ”

"Father Takami!"

"Go, change your clothes, and accompany me to meet the court envoys." King Nanhuai said, standing up from the recliner with his hands propped up, Li Yaoyang saw his father's old state of getting up, he didn't say anything, but his heart was full of distress, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help.

"It's okay, it's okay, my father hasn't gotten old yet, so I don't need to help him. What I'm most worried about is you two brothers, the imperial court is not thin on us, and the richest Nanhuai has given us the Li family. You brothers must hold on..."King Nanhuai said, walking towards his room and preparing to change his clothes.

"Father, rest assured, the child Li Yaoyang will take the order!" Li Yaoyang said loudly.

Li Dingxing stood around the corner, listened to the conversation between his father and eldest brother, and said softly: "Father, don't worry, the child Li Dingxing will take the order..."

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Outside the West City Gate, Li Rongqi, the king of Nanhuai, led a group of civil and military officials to stand by the moat and wait.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the weather has gradually cooled, the good sunshine in the early morning has not been maintained, and the clouds in the sky have increased at noon, and it seems that it may rain in the afternoon. A gust of autumn wind blew, and the beard of the king of Nanhuai swayed in the wind, but the king of Nanhuai was in full spirit, staring closely at the distance of the official road, waiting for the arrival of the court envoys.

Soon, Huang Bai and a group of teams behind him appeared on the official road, Huang Bai rode a tall horse to take the lead, and his thin body was also straight at this time, but he had a little majestic appearance.

As the team approached, Huang Bai raised the talisman in his hand high, and the king of Nanhuai and a cadre of ministers behind him knelt down and said in unison: "See Your Majesty." ”

After the ceremony, everyone stood up, Huang Bai hurriedly jumped under the horse, and quickly ran to the king of Nanhuai to ask for peace: "Xiaguan Huang Bai to meet the king of Nanhuai." ”

"No courtesy, no courtesy." King Nanhuai stretched out his hand and helped Huang Baixu for a while, "Lord Huang is tired of traveling and driving, please enter the city, this king will pick up the wind and wash the dust for Lord Huang!" ”

"I dare not be ashamed, I dare not be ashamed." Huang Bai was modest.

The veteran of the king of Nanhuai grabbed the sleeve of Huang Bai, pulled Huang Bai and went to the city, and the soldiers behind Huang Bai naturally had officials come forward and arrange it.

When Huang Bai entered the city, he quietly turned his head to look at the official road behind him, this move naturally did not escape the eyes of the king of Nanhuai, who glanced at an official beside him, and the official ran up to the city wall and monitored the official road on the city wall.

About half an hour, Yi Xiaodao and the three appeared on the official road in the distance.

"There's nothing fun in this Nanhuai, it's all farmland all the way, and there are a few mountains in the distance, and it's not as high as the mountain in Wancheng!" Xianglian'er complained.

Yi Xiaodao pointed to the city wall in the distance and said, "That's Sioux City!" It's all fun in the city. ”

"Then we don't hurry up, what are we waiting for!" Xiang Lian'er also saw the city wall in the distance, and she was quite expectant.

"Good! See who gets to the foot of the walls first! Yi Xiaodao was also interested, and as soon as the words fell, he slapped his horse and rushed out.

"Raippy!" Xiang Lian'er also patted her horse and followed, but Fang Long had no choice but to do the same.

Along the way, Shanglong always doubted whether his father was right or wrong for him to follow Yi Xiaodao, and after a few days, he only felt that Xiang Lian'er and Yi Xiaodao were a pair of living treasures, proficient in eating, drinking, and having fun. But then again, following the two of them was actually quite interesting, Fang Long couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth when he saw the two of them galloping wildly...

"What people! Hold it! Don't ride into the city! The soldiers under the city gate saw the three men galloping on horseback, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.

The soldier carefully inspected the three of them with Yi Xiaodao, and saw that there was nothing wrong with the three of them, so they waved their hands to pass, and as soon as the three of them entered the city, the eyes of the official on the city wall locked on the bodies of the three people, and waved behind them, and the two soldiers quietly went down the city and followed behind the three without moving.

In this way, this official has sent nearly 100 people in half an hour, and the people in the city also know that the imperial envoys have come to Nanhuai, and they only patrol the streets to strictly investigate the many more soldiers in the city, and they do not care.

The sky was gradually covered with dark clouds, and it looked like it was about to rain, and Yi Xiaodao and the three of them began to look at both sides of the street, trying to find an inn to settle in.

"Xiang Lian'er, Fang Long, have you noticed it? It looks like someone is following us behind. Yi Xiaodao said to the two people who were looking around.

Fang Long glanced back, and the two soldiers behind him immediately hid in the corner of the street, but they were still noticed by Fang Long: "There are indeed two people, it seems that they are soldiers guarding the city." ”

Xiang Lian'er turned back a little slower and didn't see this scene

"Nope." Xiang Lian'er said she didn't see it.

"Brother Yi, I'll lure them away." After Fang Long finished speaking, he was about to turn to the other side of the street.

Yi Xiaodao dragged Fang Long back: "You and Xiang Lian'er continue to look for the inn, just like ordinary people, interrogating you... It is commensurate with husband and wife. Their target may be me, and I'll lure them away. At sunset, we met at the gate of the Nanhuai Palace. ”

Without waiting for the two to speak, Yi Xiaodao led the horse to the other side of the street, leaving the two standing in place.

"Miss Lian'er, this..."Fang Long was a little at a loss.

"Just listen to the knife!" Xiang Lian'er was extremely confident in Yi Xiaodao, grabbed Fang Long's arm, pretended to be an ordinary young couple, and walked in the opposite direction of Yi Xiaodao.

Fang Long saw that Xiang Lian'er had made a decision, and he couldn't say anything more, so he had to lead the horse and Xiang Lian'er to walk down the street together.

The two soldiers behind him made a difficulty, and the goals of these three people were separated, and there were only two people on their side, how should this be?

"Or... One person on one side? One of the soldiers suggested.

"These two look like a couple, the one who walks alone looks like a domestic servant, maybe he was sent by the master to buy something, don't worry about him, follow the couple first." Another soldier thought for a moment and said.

"Good!" The two soldiers had already made up their minds, chased after a few steps, abandoned Yi Xiaodao, and followed Fang Long and Xiang Lian'er.

Yi Xiaodao turned two streets, and was about to turn back to observe the pursuers, when he suddenly passed a group of people and horses in front, one in front of the head looked like a woman, his long hair dragged to the tail of the horse, and a group of five people carried bows and arrows, as if they were going out of the city to hunt.

Yi Xiaodao leaned over to a merchant next to him and asked, "Shopkeeper, who are those people?" Whose daughter is that in front? ”

The merchant looked at Yi Xiaodao's pointing and said, "Hey, who should I be, that is the second son of the Nanhuai Palace, who was extremely handsome and looks like a woman." I heard that after the death of the princess of Nanhuai Palace, the second prince never cut his hair again, so he kept that long hair. ”

Yi Xiaodao nodded and thanked the merchant.

"The second son of Nanhuai Palace, hey, go take a look." Yi Xiaodao smiled and quietly followed.