Chapter Thirty-Seven: Temptation, Step by Step
Purple Lady Palace.
Li Leng drank the tea brewed by the first wave of rain and dew in the morning, and ate the familiar taste of osmanthus cake, for a while, he was like in a dream.
"Leng'er, you've lost weight, you'll have to eat a little more later. Concubine Yu looked at Li Leng with a smile, her eyes were full of love, "I have asked Xiaoyingzi to fill you with osmanthus cake, and you will take it with you when you return to the mansion in a while." ”
"Thank you, Princess. Li Leng smiled and said sincerely.
Concubine Yu was silent for a few breaths, and sighed faintly: "Leng'er, do you really want to send a big man?"
Li Leng took the osmanthus cake in his hand, and then said with a smile: "Mother, this is a good errand, if I complete the task, my father will definitely make me the king of the county when I come back." ”
Concubine Yu said: "Although the mother concubine is in the deep palace, she doesn't have much contact with people, and she doesn't know much about the situation in the court. But I have a grudge with the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, and anyone who goes to the Han is in danger and dies. Leng'er, the mother concubine is worried about ......"
"Mother, the two countries are at war, and if they don't kill them, this is an iron law, and no one dares to violate it. Li Leng gave Concubine Yu a comforting smile and said, "Don't worry, Mother Concubine, if there are more in March and less in January, I can come back." ”
"Hope...... So be it!" Concubine Yu was worried, but Li Leng made a decision, and His Majesty also issued a holy decree, the matter was a foregone conclusion, and she was helpless.
"Your Majesty has arrived. Outside the Ziluo Palace, a melodious and slightly sharp voice slowly came in, it was the voice of Gao Shui, the chief manager of the palace.
Concubine Yu and Li Leng were shocked, Li Daoyuan hadn't been to Ziluo Palace for more than ten years, why did he suddenly come to Ziluo Palace today?
"Haha......" Li Daoyuan's hearty laughter slowly came in from outside the palace, and he was heard saying from a distance, "What about Concubine Yu, why hasn't she come out to see me yet." ”
Concubine Yu and Li Leng hurriedly trotted out, and as soon as they arrived at the courtyard, they saw Li Daoyuan dressed in civilian clothes, and walked into the Ziluo Palace with only a few entourages.
"The concubine knocks to see Your Majesty. ”
"See your father's father. ”
Concubine Yu and Li Leng knelt down to greet Li Daoyuan at the same time.
Today, there is only the love of husband and wife, father and son, and there is no need to stick to the etiquette of kings and ministers. Li Daoyuan also deliberately walked up and helped the jade concubine very gently.
Li Leng frowned slightly, glanced at Gao Shui not far away without a trace, and then, as if he had figured out something, his face suddenly looked extremely dignified, and he followed Li Daoyuan and Concubine Yu into the house without saying a word.
Gao Shui was standing outside.
"Are you having lunch?" Li Daoyuan sat on the main seat, pulled Concubine Yu to sit beside him, looked at Li Leng lightly, and asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Leng Er likes to eat osmanthus cakes, he is about to send an envoy to the Han, it should be a period of time when he can't eat this osmanthus cake, the concubine knows that Leng Er is going to enter the palace to visit the concubine, and he made a lot of osmanthus cakes early in the morning. Concubine Yu motioned to the palace maid Xiaoyingzi to bring a few plates of osmanthus cakes, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that the concubine's craftsmanship is not as good as before, I don't know if it is still in line with Your Majesty's taste?"
"Haha, time flies so fast! Fifteen years in a blink of an eye. Li Daoyuan picked up a piece of osmanthus cake, took a bite of it, and found that the taste was still the same taste, but the people's hearts were no longer the people's hearts at that time, and he said sadly, "It is said that monks have the ability to steal the sky and change the sun, and they can attain the immortal path and seek the secret of immortality." But how can immortality be so easy, if you don't get immortality, you will eventually turn into a handful of dust, what is the difference between it and that mortal?"
"Your Majesty...... Is there something to worry about?" asked Concubine Yu cautiously.
Li Daoyuan waved his hand, ate the remaining osmanthus cake in one bite, and said, "There's nothing to worry about, it's just that I have recently retreated and cultivated, and I have a deeper understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth." ”
Li Daoyuan's eyes fell on Li Leng, and said: "Leng'er, this time you are representing the Tang Dynasty to envoy the Great Han, but the queen mother is strongly opposed! She said that your cultivation is only two levels of Qi Refining Realm, and your strength is low, so you can't represent the Tang Dynasty at all." If you really want to be a messenger, wouldn't it insult the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. ”
"The queen's mother is naturally thoughtful, but Erchen feels that the virtual and the real are the essence of the relationship. Li Leng calmly dealt with it and said, "After all, my Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty are mortal enemies, and my father will rule the world in the future, and the primary goal is the Han Empire." Now, because of the Western Regions and the Yuanrong tribe, the two countries have common interests and formed an alliance, but this does not mean that we can take the Han Empire lightly. ”
"Haha...... Okay, Leng Er has really grown up, she is not as impatient and frivolous as before, she can see through the essence of the problem and think of ways to deal with it, so that you can represent the Tang Dynasty to envoy the Han, and the father is relieved. After listening to Li Leng's words, Li Daoyuan looked very happy and said, "However, the envoy to the Han must be in danger, nine deaths, and there are still ten days to go, Leng Er wants to take advantage of this time to improve his cultivation and strength." After a while, I will pass on the decree, Leng Er's cultivation resources are the same as those of the prince, and the Internal Affairs Office will make up for the lack of offerings in this month. ”
"Thank you, Father. Li Leng saluted, his face deliberately showing excitement.
Li Daoyuan said: "However, the greatest cultivation resources of our royal family are the Sword Tomb Mountain, the Thirteen Tombs, and the Dragon Vein Origin Place. Leng Er has a cultivation identity card of Sword Tsuka Mountain, and he can just use these ten days to comprehend the essence of Sword Tsukasa Mountain's swordsmanship. ”
Li Leng said: "Erchen will go in the afternoon and prepare to retreat and practice in Sword Shrine Mountain for ten days. ”
Li Daoyuan nodded, and suddenly changed the topic and asked, "What is the relationship between Leng Er and the prime minister? Why did the prime minister of the Han Dynasty strongly recommend you as the envoy of the Tang Dynasty this time?"
Li Leng pretended to be surprised and said, "Is it the prime minister who recommended Erchen? But Erchen heard that the Eighth Emperor Brother recommended Erchen?"
"Really?" Li Daoyuan obviously didn't believe Li Leng's words, and one after another extremely powerful sea awareness power silently sneaked into Li Leng's sea of knowledge, on the one hand, to give Li Leng a strong deterrent, and on the other hand, to find out what Li Leng was thinking in his mind.
But soon, he was disappointed and gave up.
Li Leng was still calm as usual, not at all intimidated by his majesty.
What surprised him the most was that he didn't see anything in Li Leng's sea of knowledge, as if Li Leng was not a person from this world.
Li Leng's sea knowledge world was dark, and even his Mahayana realm peak means couldn't see the essence of Li Leng's sea knowledge world clearly.
"How can this be?" Li Daoyuan was surprised in his heart, looking at Li Leng with a shocked face, and after pondering for a while, he didn't know why Li Leng's world of knowing the sea was dark.
"Yes, what the son said is true. Li Leng looked indifferent and said unhurriedly.