Zhao Lihua sent Yang Peng out of the yard and then returned to the bedroom. After being in a daze for a while, he suddenly smiled sweetly. Several personal maids came in, and one of them asked very curiously: "Princess, did King Yan say anything sweet to the princess?" Zhao Lihua's face blushed, and she suddenly smiled shyly. When several palace maids saw this situation and understood, they couldn't help but feel happy for the princess and themselves. The fate of these maids who follow their masters is not in their own hands. The fate of the future depends entirely on the fate of the master. One will be prosperous, one will suffer, and one will suffer. King Yan ignored the princess before. Although the princess was upset, how could the maids like them not be worried too! Now that things are going well, King Yan and the princess have become a loving couple, which makes them finally breathe a sigh of relief. I really have to thank those assassins!
"Is the princess going to live in the palace?" a palace maid asked curiously. The other palace maids also showed expressions of concern.
Zhao Lihua shook her head, "I can't live in it. Although my husband wants me to live in the palace, I don't want to see the other women, so I asked to stay here." When the palace ladies heard this, they couldn't help but become worried.
Zhao Lihua turned around and asked the maids: "Have all the previous matters been resolved?"
A palace maid hurriedly said: "They have all been solved. Those hateful assassins were all taken away by Mrs. Yelu, but the strange thing is that King Yan actually let Ni Chengmou go. It's really puzzling!"
Zhao Lihua thought that Yang Peng let him go because of her face, and she was very grateful. He took a long breath and put all these unpleasant things behind him, walked to the guqin and sat down, played the qin, and then started singing a cappella. It is to the tune of "Ask for Love", sung by Zhao Lihua's soft and melodious voice, which has a unique and moving charm.
When the song ended, all the palace ladies looked very intoxicated.
Zhao Lihua sighed, "It's a pity that my husband didn't write these for me!" Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel some resentment in her heart. I didn't want to play the piano anymore, so I stood up and walked behind the desk, intending to read for a while, but unexpectedly I found a piece of rice paper covered with text under the paperweight. Zhao Lihua was very surprised. She removed the paperweight, picked up the rice paper and read it, her eyes lit up involuntarily. He quickly raised his head and asked several palace maids: "Is this what your husband left behind?"
A palace maid hurriedly said: "When the princess was sleeping, I saw King Yan sitting behind the desk writing something. I think it was written by King Yan."
Zhao Lihua was very happy, and she quickly looked at the manuscript in her hand carefully. Her beautiful eyes were filled with brilliance and tenderness, and she couldn't help but murmured: "My husband wrote this for me!" The maids were very surprised, and one maid couldn't help but shout Said: "Great! This shows that in King Yan's heart, the status of the princess is no less than that of Mrs. Yelu and Mrs. Chai!" The other maids nodded vigorously. Zhao Lihua felt very happy, but deep in the joy, there was still a little bit of regret.
Yang Peng returned to Prince Yan's Mansion and said to Jiang Li: "Send two teams of Feifeng Female Guards to guard the Princess Mansion." Jiang Li clasped her fists in agreement and ran down. Yang Peng walked into the hall, and Qian Letian came up to him, clasping his fists with joy on his face and saying: "My lord, my subordinates have reached an agreement with the envoys of Korea and Japan!" Yang Peng casually sat down on a chair and said with a smile. : "Forget about the details, just tell me an integer."
Qian Letian said excitedly: "A total of 300,000 army armors and weapons and 30,000 horses were earned, and a total of more than 6 million taels of silver were earned!" Yang Peng felt unbelievable, "So much?" Qian Letian nodded, "That's all!" Yang Peng chuckled and said, "Okay! The two families will fight to the death, and we will make a fortune!" Qian Letian said regretfully: "It's a pity that we are not the only one to make a fortune. Our horses were only sold to the Japanese and Koreans. The war horses were all purchased from the Jin Khitan. It is said that the total number exceeds 50,000 and is worth nearly three million taels of silver! This time the Khitans also made a good profit!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "In business, we can't make money as a family!" Thinking of something, "How is the war between the Koreans and the Japanese?" "According to the news just received, the two sides fought very fiercely. Because the Koreans The Japanese navy was severely damaged by us before, so the Japanese navy has been defeated by the Japanese. Now the Japanese have captured many islands outside Goryeo. It is estimated that it will not be long before the Japanese launch a landing war against Goryeo!"
Yang Peng touched his chin and asked, "Do you think that if the Japanese and Goryeo fought on land, who would have a better chance of winning?" Qian Letian thought for a while, "Although the Japanese have a large number of troops, if they attack from behind, they will lose more and win less." Bar."
Yang Peng shook his head, "I don't think so! The Japanese are extremely ferocious, I'm afraid the Koreans won't be able to resist them!" After a pause, "With the relationship of the Queen Mother of Korea, if we can drag the Khitans into the quagmire of the war between Korea and the Japanese , that couldn’t be better for us!”
Qian Letian suddenly said: "There is one thing I almost forgot to report to my lord. Rumors have been spreading within the Liao Kingdom recently, saying that Yeqi Guanyin and Yeqi Hucheng are conspiring to depose the emperor!"
Yang Peng frowned, "This is impossible! What Ye Guanyin cares about most is the stability of the Liao Kingdom. She will never disregard the stability and safety of the Liao Kingdom to depose the emperor for some purpose! If she really wants to do this , when Brother Ye Qianxiu and others supported this emperor, she had already done that, and she would never wait until now! This rumor is probably spread by someone with ulterior motives!"
Qian Letian felt that what Yang Peng said made sense and nodded, "Then, who is spreading such rumors and what is the purpose?" Yang Peng thought for a while and shook his head, "It's hard to say now! No. I have a hunch that there will be drastic changes within the Liao Kingdom!"
At this moment, Jiang Li led a dusty officer in from the outside, clasped his fists and said: "Master, General Han Bing has sent a messenger." The officer immediately bowed: "I pay homage to His Highness King Yan!" No need to be polite." "Thank you, Your Highness King Yan!" The officer bowed again, stood up, took off the backpack on his back, took out a mud-sealed bamboo tube, and presented it to Chen Xiao with both hands. Yang Peng took the bamboo tube, opened the mud seal, and poured out the letter. He handed the bamboo tube back to the officer, opened the letter, and read it again. There was a thoughtful look on his face. He raised his head and asked the officer: "Is Han Bing's health okay?"
"Report to King Yan, General Han Bing is still the same!" Yang Peng nodded and ordered: "You go back to the guest house to rest first, and I will ask someone to hand over a letter to you later." The officer clasped his fists and promised, " Retreat, villain!" Then he retreated.
Yang Peng looked at the letter in his hand and said to Qian Letian: "Brother Ye Qianxiu has left Shanxi and returned to Beijing. This may be related to what you just said." Qian Letian thought for a while, "If that's true , I'm afraid someone wants to provoke a fight between the two major forces within the Liao Kingdom!" Yang Peng frowned and said: "It's also possible that they deliberately created such a situation!" "Master, are you talking about Brother Ye Qianxiu? "Yang Peng said with a smile: "It's hard to say now!" Qian Letian thought of something, "I almost forgot something! In recent times, Mongolians have frequently appeared in Zhongjing. I don't know if it is accidental or something. Come here for?"
Yang Peng's heart moved, and he frowned and said, "Mongolians?" He glanced at Qian Letian, "Let our team report the situation once a month from now on. If there is an emergency, we must report it immediately. There must be no mistakes!" "Yes!" !”
Yang Peng left the mansion and went to the Zhonghun Palace outside the city. It was already dusk at this time, and Wang Laozhi was leading a group of Taoist priests to perform praising rituals in the main hall. This is a must-do task for Zhonghun Hall every day, once in the morning and once in the evening. Yang Peng did not disturb Wang Laozhi and the others, but waited among the people. At this time, thousands of devout people gathered in the square outside the main hall of Zhonghun Hall. Some of them were relatives of fallen soldiers to commemorate their relatives, but most of them were ordinary people who came to pray or ask for marriage. , or come to ask for a child, or come to pray for blessings, and so on. Haha, now the loyal souls of Yan Yunjun are also taking care of things that should have been taken care of by the gods in the sky!
The solemn praising ceremony lasted for more than a quarter of an hour and finally ended. Following the melodious sound of the golden bell, the Taoist priests filed out of the side doors on both sides of the hall. Immediately, the people waiting outside the hall came forward to offer incense and pray. Yang Peng and others left the main hall through the side door of the main hall.
As soon as I came out, I met a Taoist priest. The Taoist priest originally thought that the pilgrim who was offering incense had gone to the wrong place, and was about to come forward to dissuade him, but then he realized that it was King Yan who came. He couldn't help being surprised, and quickly bowed and said: "I pay my respects to His Highness King Yan on the small road!" Yang Peng He smiled and said, "No need to be polite. Where is your temple master?" "The abbot is at the back. Xiaodao will lead King Yan forward." "No need!" Then Yang Peng led several secret guards towards the abbot. The Taoist priest bowed and waited until Yang Peng was far away before going about his business.
Several people came outside the abbot, while a few secret guards stayed outside. Yang Peng walked in and saw Wang Laozhi sitting at the coffee table, drinking tea leisurely, and said with a smile: "Old man Wang, you are so elegant! "When Wang Laozhi saw King Yan coming, he quickly put down his tea cup and stood up to pay his respects: "I pay my respects to the leader!"
Yang Peng walked to Wang Laozhi and sat down, "Sit down." Wang Laozhi responded and sat down. He quickly turned over an upside-down teacup, rinsed it with boiling water, then put it down in front of Yang Peng with both hands, then picked up the teapot and poured a full cup for Chen Xiao. The tea soup is light green, clear, and fragrant. I don't know whether it is Wang Laozhi's tea art or the quality of the tea.
Yang Peng picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said with emotion: "It seems that tea art is still useful! No one in my family can make such tea soup with the same tea leaves!"
Wang Laozhi smiled and said: "The leader is too praised!" Yang Peng took another sip and put down the tea cup. "Old man Wang, I heard you talk about the future before. I wonder if you have discovered anything recently?"
Wang Laozhi frowned slightly and said: "I saw many white lights piercing the sky. The scene was just like when King Yan was born!" After a pause, "The future will be even more chaotic! I only saw two pairs of lights. The Winged Tiger War Flag is walking all the way, and behind it is an endless mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!"
Yang Peng frowned, "What do you mean?" Wang Laozhi was silent for a moment, "I'm afraid the real fierce battle is still to come, and I'm afraid there will be many generals stained with blood for the two-winged tiger flag! The future is dangerous, Yan Yun The army is destined to fight through obstacles with its own flesh and blood!"
Yang Peng was silent for a moment, smiled freely, and looked at Wang Laozhi, "I remember you said before that future history will be dominated by the Khitans, us and another mysterious force. Is it possible that that mysterious force is the Mongols? ?”
Wang Laozhi thought for a moment and nodded: "It's possible! But what I saw was a little different. I saw the goshawk soaring in the north, the iron-blooded eagle flag in the west, and the eight-headed monster in the east. They They are all powerful enemies that Yan Yun cannot avoid! The road ahead is unclear, and only the iron-blooded army and iron will can dominate the future! "
Yang Peng frowned and said, "Are the goshawks in the north Khitans or Mongolians?" "Maybe they are Khitans or Mongolians, or maybe both." Yang Peng nodded and thought again: "Then what does the iron-blooded eagle flag of the West mean?" Wang Laozhi shook his head, "I don't know. This is just a scene I saw in the hazy future. I also saw the horror behind the eagle flag that has no end. Armies, and countless cities in ruins!”
Yang Peng thought for a moment, and then thought about the eight-headed monster Wang Laozhi mentioned. Could it be the eight-pronged serpent in Japanese legend? If this is the case, doesn't it mean that the main threat to the east is the Japanese? Yang Peng couldn't believe this conclusion. He really didn't think that the Japanese could pose any threat to him at this time! Then I threw all the messy thoughts behind me. No matter what kind of enemies might appear, I just had to do what I should do. No matter what kind of enemies appeared, there was nothing to be afraid of! Yang Peng decided not to think about these boring things anymore, and started chatting with Wang Laozhi, and unknowingly the conversation came to Fang Jinzhi.
Wang Laozhi said sincerely: "Master, don't blame your subordinates for talking too much. As the leader, you should have more contact with the saint!"
Yang Peng chuckled, "I don't think I need to be obsessed with this kind of thing. As for me, I have so many wives and concubines, and I am really overwhelmed. As for the saint, she may have her own ideas, so others should not force her to do so." !”
"But the saint is supposed to be the wife of the leader. This is a rule passed down for hundreds of years. How can it be changed!"
"Rules are made by people! Hundreds of years have passed, and the original rules are probably out of date!" Seeing that Wang Laozhi was still arguing, he quickly said: "Don't say it, I think this matter still depends on fate. Come on! If the saint and I are destined to be together, we will naturally be together. If we are not destined to be together, don’t force it! I am the leader and I still have the right to change the rules!"
Wang Laozhi smiled bitterly and said: "Since the leader has already mentioned this, what else can I say?" Yang Peng smiled, picked up the teapot and filled his cup. Wang Laozhi was flattered and stood up quickly. He clasped his fists in fear and said, "How dare I work for the leader!" Yang Peng put down the teapot and said angrily, "Don't talk about so many rules normally! Sit down!" Wang Laozhi sat down and saw that Yang Peng's teacup was almost out of tea, so he picked up the teapot and filled it up for Yang Peng.
Yang Peng picked up the teacup and took a sip, then put it down, "Speaking of the Saint, I'm very curious. What is she doing now? Why doesn't it seem like I haven't seen her for a long time?" "Oh, the Saint has left Yanjing. Go to Hebei, Shandong, and Henan to comfort the people in distress!" Yang Peng chuckled, "She looks like a charity worker!"
Wang Laozhi followed and smiled. Suddenly I remembered something, stood up, apologized, and then walked to a grate under the inner wall. Picking up a dark gourd, he turned around and walked back. He held it in both hands and presented it to Yang Peng. He smiled and said: "This is the elixir specially refined for the leader by my subordinates!"
Yang Peng felt very strange. He reached out to take the gourd, unscrewed the lid, and smelled it. A rich fragrance immediately penetrated his nose. Yang Peng sighed, and then he was surprised to find that a certain part of his body immediately raised his head and chest, and asked quickly: "What is this?"
Wang Laozhi said with a smile: "When I saw that the leader had many wives and concubines, I was worried that the leader would not be able to cope with it, so I specially refined this pot of Gu Yuan Dan for the leader." Yang Peng suddenly realized it, and laughed and said: "It took a long time to make money. You can't do anything with a gun! Old man Wang, you are really thoughtful!" Wang Laozhi bowed, "It is the subordinate's duty to serve the leader."
Yang Peng screwed the lid on, looked at it, and asked with some worry: "Will this 'Guyuan Dan' have side effects like those lead pills?" Wang Laozhi said quickly: "Master, don't worry, subordinates The Gu Yuan Dan is definitely not the lead and mercury pills refined by those Taoist priests who cheat money and sex! All the medicinal materials in the prescription are harmless to the human body, and they also have the effect of strengthening the body and strengthening the body! But speaking of this, I have to say that sexual intercourse is beneficial in moderation, but excessive indulgence is ultimately harmful rather than beneficial, so I dare to ask the master to exercise restraint!"
Yang Peng smiled and nodded, "I understand, I am sensible!"
Yang Peng said goodbye to Wang Laozhi and returned to the palace. After eating something casually, I went to Yang Tong and Zhao Jinxi's place. Before going, Yang Peng took two Yuan-Guardian pills. Throughout the night, the Feifeng female guards guarding the backyard were surprised to hear the cooing sounds in Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Zhao's yard that lasted the whole night!
The next morning, Yang Peng got up early. Although he had worked all night, he was still as energetic as a tiger and seemed to have no impact. However, Yang Tong and Zhao Jinxi were miserable and were still paralyzed on the bed. , it was almost noon, and I got up lazily!
After Yang Peng had breakfast, he went to the Princess Mansion and stayed for most of the day before returning to the Prince's Mansion to handle official duties. Thinking of the current situation in the Liao Kingdom, I couldn't help but have an idea and came up with a strategy. After thinking about it carefully, I felt that this strategy was very feasible, so I wanted to discuss it with Yelu Hanyu. He raised his head and shouted outside: "Here comes someone!" Jiang Li, who was guarding the door, immediately ran in, clasped her fists and asked, "What are your orders, master?"
"Go and invite Mrs. Yelu." Jiang Li responded and ran down. After a moment, she heard the sound of rings. She raised her head and saw the beautiful and proud Yelu Hanyu and the female guard captain Jiang Li coming in. "Brother called me, do you have anything important to discuss?" Yelu Hanyu asked.
Yang Peng signaled Yelu Hanyu to sit down. Yelu Hanyu sat down, and Jiang Li stood beside Yelu Hanyu. Yang Peng expressed the idea he had just thought of. Yelu Hanyu's eyes lit up, "This is a good strategy! Nowadays, the Liao Kingdom is full of mutual suspicions and doubts. If we add this fire, we may have unexpected gains!" Then he looked at Yang Peng with a half-smile, "Is it just that the eldest brother is willing to let go of that Guanyin?" Yang Peng chuckled and said: "Of course he is reluctant, but I think she will be fine. She is a princess with both wisdom and courage!"
Yelu Hanyu said jealously: "She is both wise and brave, so what is the little sister?" "Haha, of course you are also wise and brave!" Yelu Hanyu smiled, and then asked: "So in the eyes of the eldest brother, what is it? Is the younger sister stronger, or is Guanyin better?"
Yang Peng said categorically without even thinking: "Of course the younger sister is stronger, does that need to be said?" Yelu Hanyu knew that his elder brother was mostly coaxing him, but he couldn't help but be very happy and gentle when he heard what his elder brother said. He glanced at Chen Xiao.
At this time, on the streets of Zhongjing, the army of Yeqian Guanyin and the army of Brother Yeqianxiu had a fierce conflict. Thousands of soldiers from both sides fought on the streets, killing blood and corpses all over the streets. thoroughfare. The people all hid far away, watching the killing in horror.
Ye Qi Guanyin and Ye Qi Xiu led their guards to the scene almost at the same time. When they saw the scene, they couldn't help being surprised and shouted and shouted. The fierce fighting gradually stopped. Brother Ye Qianxiu said to Ye Qian Guanyin angrily: "I don't know where I offended the emperor's aunt. The emperor's aunt actually allowed her subordinates to attack my subordinates, killing and injuring so many people!"
Ye Qi Guanyin looked at the bloody general who had just come to her side with a gloomy expression. The general said quickly: "Your Majesty, we didn't attack them, they attacked us first!" After a pause, "A few people openly slandered your Majesty. We happened to hear it and were very angry, so we went to argue with them, but unexpectedly they suddenly rushed A large group of people came and attacked us without saying a word! We were helpless and forced to fight back, but we didn't expect that the other party's troops kept coming. When Mojiang saw that something was wrong, he sent out a distress signal. Soon after, we The soldiers and horses also arrived, and the two sides started fighting on the street! They were the ones who started the fight first!"
Ye Qi Guanyin looked at Brother Ye Qi Xiu, "Did you hear that?" Brother Ye Qi Xiu snorted, "How can you trust a one-sided statement?" Ye Qi Guanyin frowned, "The commander-in-chief said that my people are causing trouble. ?" "Of course." "Presumptuous!" Ye Qian Guanyin shouted loudly. Brother Ye Qianxiu couldn't help but feel startled, and his momentum was taken away. Ye Qi Guanyin said coldly: "You know the rights and wrongs of this matter better than I do! If you want to take the opportunity to make things worse, am I, Ye Qi Guanyin, still afraid of you?" Brother Ye Qi Xiu swallowed. He was slobbering and couldn't help but say: "I don't dare!"
Ye Qi Guanyin's expression softened a little, "Rumors are spreading everywhere now. I hope you can restrain your subordinates. If it really leads to a great chaos, it will definitely not be a blessing to you and me, let alone the Liao Kingdom!" "Yes!" Ye Qi Guanyin He glanced at the corpses on the ground and couldn't help but feel heartbroken, "This matter has been revealed. From now on, no one is allowed to avenge what happened today!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
