Looking at the capital, the Dongyi mission stopped advancing, and three days had passed at this time.

In the Imperial City of Xijing, the secret agent is telling Li Zhun the location of the Dongyi Mission.

After Li Zhun found out, he said, "What kind of medicine is being sold in this Dongyi's gourd?" Why did he suddenly stop in Wangjing? Also, who are the Dongyi envoys who came to the DPRK this time? ”

The spy replied: "Qiqi Sheng, this Dongyi mission is very mysterious, I didn't know the identity of the people of the mission a few days ago, but after arriving in Wangjing, the identity of the people who came to the mission was suddenly made public, and the leader of the team was Sangfu, the king of Dongyi Tuoxi, and his daughter Sangyu County Lord, accompanied by the famous scholar Shui Chengjing of Dongyi and Gong Yilang, the first warrior of Dongyi, and some skilled warriors. ”

Li Zhun heard this, and said: "It seems that the Dongyi mission is not good, the intention of the king of Tuoxi is obvious, it is to be unfavorable to our dynasty, and he only made his identity clear when he arrived in Wangjing, this is obviously not to give me the opportunity to prepare for the dynasty, and wants to catch us off guard. ”

At this time, Gonggong Zheng on the side suddenly remembered Li Chou's heart and said, "Your Majesty, the old slave has a recommended person. ”

"Xiao Zhengzi, it's time for this, don't sell Guanzi, talk to me quickly."

"Your Majesty, don't we still have a Li Chou heart? This person is both civil and military, and it is no obstacle to deal with Dongyi. Gonggong Zheng said.

Li Zhun thought for a while: "That's right, this Li Chou can indeed be used, but I have been snubbing him for a long time, and suddenly calling him at this time will inevitably make him unhappy in his heart, and this still needs someone to go and appease him well." ”

"The old slave is willing to go, the old slave has had some contact with Master Li before, and there shouldn't be much of a problem with this trip."

Li Zhun said: "Yes, then you can go, take my reward, you must let him prepare well, and then you can't lose the face of my dynasty." ”

"The old slave understands." After Eunuch Zheng finished speaking, he quickly took small steps and walked towards Li Chouxin's residence overnight.

A knock on the door suddenly sounded in Li Chouxin's courtyard, and everyone wondered, there was no one in Xijing who was familiar with him except He Yuanjun, and if someone came to visit at this time, it must be someone from the palace.

Li Chouxin motioned for Zhang Xiaopan to go and open the door.

As soon as the door opened, I saw Eunuch Zheng hurriedly walk in, and said to Li Chouxin: "Lord Li, the opportunity has come, if you can grasp the opportunity this time, you will definitely be able to rise to the top." ”

Eunuch Zheng turned his head to look at the three beauties beside Li Chouxin, and smiled at Li Chouxin: "Our family also said that why it is rare to see Lord Li enter the palace recently, it turns out that he is hiding in this golden house, and he is happy and happy." ”

"Your father-in-law, you are not serious, you just said that the opportunity has come, isn't it for the affairs of the Dongyi Mission?" Li Chou asked Eunuch Zheng.

Eunuch Zheng was a little puzzled, "How does Master Li know?" ”

"This is not simple, in recent days, the news of the visit of the Dongyi mission has been spreading, and my father-in-law must have come late at night for this matter." Li Chou said casually.

"Now that Lord Li already knows, then our family will make it clear, this Dongyi mission is not good, it is estimated that there is no good heart, this time I not only brought the famous scholar Shui Chengjing and Dongyi's first warrior Gong Yilang, but also their Tuoxi King Sangfu, as well as the county lord Sang Yu, most of these lineups are hidden evil intentions, so now the time is pressing, I can only bother Lord Li to bother, if this matter can be done, Lord Li will definitely make Long Yan happy and prosperous."

"Say it! What do you need to do? ”

"The saint said that when the Dongyi delegation enters the palace, please Lord Li is also by your side, if they have any intentions, please also ask Lord Li to deal with it and adapt to the situation."

"I know, Gonggong Zheng worked hard late at night, but this matter should be worried, tell Your Majesty that this move is not for the sake of rising to the top, but for this against foreign enemies, it is just the responsibility of the husband."

Eunuch Zheng was full of joy when he saw Li Chouxin agreeing, and no matter what the reason was, he hurriedly returned to the palace to resume his life.

Qin Yin was a little worried: "Brother Worried, this Dongyi Mission can hide its identity and arrive in Wangjing, presumably there must be someone in the court to respond, if Brother Sorrowful rashly confronts the Dongyi Mission, will it be too dangerous." ”

Si Yao also said: "That's right, Sister Qinyin is right, it seems that this is not an ordinary visit, someone must be making trouble behind." ”

Se Yu was worried, hugging Li Chouxin's arm, "Brother Chouxin, let's not go, okay?" Just find an opportunity to resign, let's not wade into troubled waters, just accompany my sisters. ”

Li Chouxin looked at the three girls and said with a smile: "I, Li Chouxin, can have a few of you, this life is enough, but this matter is related to the fate of the family and the country, and I can't ignore it. ”

After listening to Li Chouxin's words, the three girls were mixed, but knowing that Li Chouxin had made up her mind, they just told Li Chouxin to be careful and come back safely.

Li Chouxin said at this time: "This Dongyi delegation will go to Xijing tomorrow, and I have to think of a countermeasure tonight, so the younger sisters will go back to their rooms to rest." ”

At this time, several girls also knew which was more important, and after listening to Li Chouxin's words, they went back to the room.

"Xiao Pan, come here! As a teacher, I have something to ask you to do. ”

Li Chouxin brought Zhang Xiaopan into the room, closed the door and asked Zhang Xiaopan to sit down.

"Xiao Pan, this time the Dongyi mission did not come to visit in advance as agreed in previous years, it must be someone in the court who is making trouble, and only Li Gao, the king of Dongto, has the ambition of a wolf, so that from tomorrow onwards, you will go to the vicinity of the Dongzhi Wangfu to secretly monitor in place of the teacher, if you find anything abnormal, immediately return to inform me, if I go to the palace, you can make your own decision, you must not let the tricks of the Dongzhi King and the Dongyi mission succeed, no matter how much trouble you cause, the master will keep you safe."

"Master, you mean that if you really find out that they are plotting evil, Xiao Pan can draw his sword and hoe him, right?"

Li Chouxin nodded: "That's what it means, but you can't act rashly as a last resort, I believe that with the wisdom of the saint now, it is impossible not to be prepared, and you still have to observe and observe more, and you must not risk yourself." ”

"Master, Xiao Pan understands." After Zhang Xiaopan finished speaking, he retreated.

Li Chouxin was also thinking that if the king of Dongzhi and Dongyi colluded, then there would be only one purpose, that is, imperial power, but there was no evidence at this time, so he could only wait for the result.

Wangjing, Sang Fu is opening a book.

The letter reads: "Everything is ready, and I hope to be complicit now." ”

"Yu'er, Xijing Li Gao has a letter, everything is ready, just wait for us to enter Beijing. This emperor thought that we only brought Shui Chengjing scholars, but I didn't know that my Yu'er was also a peerless talented woman who was famous in Dongyi, and how to deal with these mediocre people in the court when I saw it. ”

"What my father said is that the sons will win back the name of this cultural power to Dongyi, so that the world will not dare to underestimate my Dongyi." Sang Yu said.

"Come, tell me to go down, and leave for Xijing early tomorrow morning." Sanfu commanded.

The next day, the Dongyi delegation left Wangjing early in the morning and headed towards Xijing with great momentum.

At noon, the Dongyi delegation entered the western capital city, and it was Li Gao, the king of Dongzhi, who governed the eleven states in the east, who was ordered to greet him.

Tuoxi Wang Sangfu saw Li Gao, dismounted and stepped forward.

"Dongyi is visiting, there is the prince of Lao to greet him, I have to see the prince today, he is really radiant, and he is an extraordinary person!"

When Li Gao heard this, he replied: "The first time King Tuoxi came to Beijing, I can't be lazy, but this extraordinary person can't talk nonsense, so as not to cause misunderstanding." ”

Seeing Li Gao's response, Sang Fu smiled secretly and said: "What the prince said is that it is indeed easy to misunderstand people when he says this at this time, and he has lost his words, so it is better to be careful." ”

Although the second half of Sang Fu's sentence has not yet been spoken, Li Gao's heart is the same as Mingjing, now it is just that the time has not come, as long as the time comes, he will become that extraordinary person.

"The prince has come from afar, hurry up and follow this king into Beijing, this king has already set up a banquet and is ready to receive the wind for the envoys." Li Gao said to the Dongyi Mission and Sang Fu, everything was done in good shape.

Li Gao immediately took the Dongyi delegation into the city and entered a mansion called Yudongyuan, which was Li Gao's private residence, which was regarded as a courtyard for the mission to live in recent days.

Li Gao took a group of people to the banquet, and as soon as they sat down, Prime Minister Li Changji also arrived, saying that he came to condolence the mission on behalf of the saint, and also entered the banquet together, Li Gao and Li Changji sat beside Sang Fu on the left and right, toasting and laughing.

Seeing that they were all his own people, Sang Fu was also presumptuous, and said: "The prince, the prime minister, how is this matter arranged?" This king is going to attack the face saint tomorrow. ”

Li Gao replied: "King Tuoxi just rest assured, now the prime minister is also our people, most of the courtiers are headed by the prime minister, that is not a word from the prime minister, they can make up flowers on the side, and the commander of the forbidden army, Gao Yu, is also his own person, everything has been arranged, the prince just enters the palace, not to mention that the king has eight hundred soldiers in his hands, although these eight hundred people are few, but in this Xijing City, it can be regarded as a rather threatening force." ”

Li Changji also said: "King Tuoxi can act according to the plan, and tomorrow in the court, the old man will definitely be on the side to help." ”

"It's so good, it seems that this king has been overly concerned, and the agreed matter of ceding the three eastern states ......"

Li Gao replied: "The matter of cutting the land, the prince can rest assured, as long as it is done, we will serve the three states near the sea." ”

And all this was heard in the ears of Zhang Xiaopan, who was secretly watching, although this Zhang Xiaopan was not on the roof, he could also hear everything clearly through a few walls, after all, this trick was not practiced in vain.

Sangfu Dayue, took the wine glass and drank it all.

"This is the county lord, this king has heard that the county lord of the Tuoxi Royal Mansion is not simple." Li Gao looked at Sang Yu and then asked Sang Fu.

Sang Fu said with a smile: "Although this king brought the famous scholar Mr. Shui Chengjing, but in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, the little girl was also brought. ”

When Li Gao heard this, his pupils were shocked, he looked at Sang Yu again, and said: "It seems that King Tuoxi is thoughtful, although His Majesty invited Li Chouxin to deal with it, but in the face of the strong alliance of Mr. Shui Chengjing and the county lord, I think that Li Chouxin will definitely not be able to make any big waves." ”

Several people were satisfied, talking and laughing without any scruples.

"Li Chouxin? Who is Li Chouxin? Sang Yu asked curiously.

Li Changji replied: "Li Chouxin was originally a literati swordsman in the rivers and lakes, because of his outstanding poetry, he was personally named the imperial front by His Majesty, and he was an idle job, but this kid does have some talent, and everyone in the court has suffered a lot of losses." ”

Hearing Li Changji say this, Sang Yu became more interested in this Li Chouxin, and said: "This is very good, the county lord is still worried that your court is all mediocre people, and there is no real talent and learning, and now this Li Chouxin is still a little interesting, and I will definitely meet her for a while tomorrow." ”

"The county lord is really a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows, and this king admires it." Li Gao raised his glass and said to Sang Yu.

Sang Fu was also extremely satisfied when he saw Li Gao and others boasting about Sang Yu, and said, "Don't worry, the little girl will not let me down." ”

After a period of mutual praise, Li Gao said: "Although this king is responsible for welcoming the Dongyi mission, but now that the process has passed, if you stay here for too long, it will inevitably cause criticism, so it is better for the prime minister to leave with me, which can also reduce the suspicion of others." ”

"The prince is right, this is the critical time, it is really time to avoid suspicion, then the king of Tuoxi, the old man and the prince will leave, and ask the prince to take a good rest, it depends on the prince's performance tomorrow." Li Changji also said.

Under the send-off of King Tuoxi, Li Gao and Li Changji left Yudong Garden.

After Zhang Xiaopan understood everything, he immediately returned to tell Li Chouxin everything.

"Sad brother, things are really the same as you expected, but it is not only the king of Dongzhi who colludes with Dongyi, but also the prime minister and the commander of the forbidden army, Gao Yu, they should want to take the opportunity to enter the palace tomorrow to embarrass the saint, because they not only brought Shui Chengjing, but even the county lord is also a very powerful figure, I heard them say that the talent of this county lord is far better than that of Shui Chengjing, in order to win the title of cultural power."

Li Chou scratched his chin and said: "Since they have brought such a powerful character, I don't think the purpose will be so simple, there must be other purposes, otherwise how could this prime minister and the forbidden army collude with Sang Fu, but there is no direct evidence at this time, and it is not time to debunk them." ”

"Master, what should I do? Tomorrow morning will be the time for the embassy to enter the palace, and it will not be against you at that time. Zhang Xiaopan was a little anxious.

Li Chou sighed: "Alas, the current plan can only be to cover up the water and earth with soldiers, and everything is left to fate." ”

Zhang Xiaopan seemed to have forgotten something when he remembered it, so he immediately said: "Master, by the way, I also heard from King Dongzhi that there are 800 soldiers in her house, and they can also come in handy at that time, as for what it is, they didn't say." ”

Only then did Li Chouxin realize the seriousness of the matter: "It seems that they have arranged everything properly, and the visit of the Dongyi delegation is just a pretense, and what they are trying to do is undoubtedly imperial power." ”

Li Chou thought for a while and said: "Xiao Pan, if this is the case, the soldiers of the Dongzhi Wangfu outside the palace will be handed over to you, if they have any abnormal movements, you must stop them, and the affairs in the palace will be handed over to the teacher." ”

"Yes, Master, Xiao Pan has been practicing all day these days, and he hasn't had a chance to show his skills, so this time he just tried his skills."

On the streets of Xijing, the Dongyi delegation carried Sang Yu to swagger through the city, and those who didn't know the pomp thought it was the county lord of this dynasty.

A group of people constantly provoked the schools and bookstores in Xijing, as well as the literati families in Kyoto, and no one was their opponent at all, and all of them were humiliated under their hands, and for a while, the dynasty, which was known as a cultural power, became the object of ridicule by the Dongyi mission, and was very arrogant. And from beginning to end, the county lord in the sedan chair never made a move, and it was only Shui Chengjing, a scholar who is known as a cultural master, who made a move.

When this news reached the palace, Emperor Li Zhun was furious: "Presumptuous, can't I compare to this small country in Dongyi?" If this matter spreads, our great dynasty will definitely be criticized by the world, and tomorrow it will be returned. ”

Eunuch Zheng said cautiously on the side: "Your Majesty, as long as we have Li Chang here, we will definitely let this Dongyi people be defeated, and please take care of the dragon body Your Majesty, and don't move the liver fire again." ”

On the street, Sang Yu, the county lord in the sedan chair, said to the people outside: "Mr. Shui Chengjing, is it true that this huge dynasty can't find an opponent for my Dongyi literati?" ”

"County Lord, most of the literati in Xijing are fame and reputation, and they are not really talented and learned, if the literati of Xijing belong to Huixian Palace, I heard that Dr. He Yuanjun of Huixian Palace is a master of learning, and he is still the personal teacher of the current prince, but if you want to face this person, you have to wait until tomorrow to enter the palace." The water becomes a mirror and returns.

"That's the case, that's it, it's not interesting to continue, this Xijing literati are frightened at this time, it's really boring, go back, prepare for tomorrow's things, tomorrow's things are the most important."

After listening to Sang Yu's words, the Dongyi people ended the challenge and returned to Yudong Garden.

When He Yuanjun heard this, he was furious, and the septuagenarian didn't care about face, so he went directly to Li Chouxin.

Seeing Li Chouxin, He Yuanjun was out of breath and looked angry.

"Brother He is here for today's business, the entire Xijing literati world has been made into a miasma by the Dongyi people, which is indeed too hateful, but this is not a bad thing, and it can also take this opportunity to make the literati who have lived in Xijing for a long time wake up, not arrogant, you must know that there is a sky outside this day, there are people outside the world, and those who are satisfied with the status quo will be eliminated sooner or later."

Hearing Li Chouxin say this, He Yuanjun's anger dissipated slightly, and said: "This Dongyi people are too hateful, the old man heard that the emperor has asked you to prepare well to deal with this Dongyi mission, but tomorrow the old man will have to deal with them, it's too annoying." If the old man is defeated, you must guard the last trace of face in my court. ”

"That's natural, and I ask Brother He to dissipate his anger, or let's go to the Yunli Pavilion to relieve my worries later." Li Chou said with a smile.

Seeing Li Chou's indifferent look, He Yuanjun was a little surprised and asked, "Sad brother, when has this happened?" I still have the heart to go to the Qinglou, I really am a god! ”

Li Chou Xin said: "Brother He, it's useless to be anxious now, you can't rush to the courtyard where the mission is staying now, let's talk about it now, we will know which is right and which is not tomorrow, you and I should be confused and talk about it." ”

As he spoke, he pulled He Yuanjun and walked in the direction of Yunli Pavilion.

He Yuanjun chattered endlessly along the way, complaining that the Dongyi Mission was too unpopular and acted too arrogantly. Li Chouxin listened on the side and didn't speak.

The two arrived downstairs at the Yunli brothel after a while, He Yuanjun was still a little hesitant, always saying that it was a little inappropriate to come here at this time.

Li Chouxin pulled He Yuanjun and walked inside, saying as he walked: "Brother He, the more times like this, the more you have to relax, the brother will find you a few girls to dance a few dances, and the brother will have two more drinks with you, maybe you will be able to find inspiration Wen Si Quanguing, tomorrow's thing is not to be caught, don't be suspicious, you and I will get drunk tonight." ”

Seeing Li Chou's carefree appearance, He Yuanjun had no choice but to follow.