Nanhuai Prince's Mansion is the largest garden in Sioux City.
Everyone in Daqi knows that the gardens in Nanhuai are the most beautiful in Su City, but few people know that the largest and most beautiful garden in Su City is the Nanhuai Prince's Mansion, because few people can enter it. Even if the theater troupe, cooks, and maids were all seen, no one would believe it when they came out and told others.
The layout of the Nanhuai Prince's Mansion is square, solemn, dignified, and yet continues the natural flow of the landscape. It also demonstrates the strong economic strength of the Nanhuai Prince in every aspect.
The Prince's Mansion of Nanhuai specializes in waterscapes. Water and stone complement each other and serve as the main scenery of the garden. There are many strange stones in the courtyard, which are exquisite and colorful. The rare flowers and precious trees can add to the wild interest of the mountains and forests. The houses are all Nanhuai white houses, without the use of five colors, but there is a hint of them. 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. A dark and sturdy young man danced a square-shaped halberd in front of him like a tiger. Wherever the euphorbia touched, the wind rustled, and the tree branches in the garden were blown from side to side. This young man is Li Yaoyang, the eldest son of Nanhuai King Li Rongqi.
"Xing'er, do you want to try it?" Li Rongqi asked a young man next to him. This young man was completely opposite to the young man. He was slender and had long hair hanging down to his waist. With a face as delicate as a woman's and a pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed to hold many unspeakable words, it was Li Dingxing, the second son of the King of Nanhuai.
"I'm not as good as eldest brother, so I won't..." Before Li Dingxing could finish his words, Li Yaoyang hooked up a spear from the weapons column with a hook of his halberd, and flew towards Li Dingxing. Li Dingxing was in a hurry and finally caught the spear.
"Come! Second brother! Let's try it!" The euphorbia 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 couldn't hold the spear correctly, so he was forced to fight Li Yaoyang and shouted hurriedly.
Li Yaoyang laughed: "Dad, don't worry, I know it well and won't hurt my second brother!"
Li Yaoyang's halberd swept across, slashed, stabbed, stirred, hooked, and entangled. The halberd danced in a dazzling way. Li Dingxing only parried for a few rounds before the spear in his hand was hooked by the twigs on Li Yaoyang's halberd. , Li Dingxing stood there empty-handed, quite embarrassed.
Li Yaoyang jumped up, grabbed the spear in the air, fell to the ground and said with a smile: "Second brother, you still need to study martial arts diligently!"
Li Dingxing lowered his head and said, "Yes, that's what elder brother taught me."
Li Rongqi, the king of Nanhuai, leaned on the chair and smiled: "No, no, Xing'er, you can do two tricks under your elder brother, which is very good. It is enough to protect yourself. Study hard and assist your elder brother in the future. I will Don’t worry~”
Li Yaoyang echoed: "Yes, second brother, you should study hard. Big brother, my brain is not good. After you study, help big brother to pay more attention in the future. Big brother will not listen to anyone else, but I will listen to you!"
Li Dingxing nodded silently, saluted his father and eldest brother, and then went back to his room.
"Second brother is good at everything, but he talks too little." Li Yaoyang watched Li Dingxing leave and disappeared from sight before he sighed and said.
The King of Nanhuai lay on the rocking chair and said leisurely: "There is no way, your mother has gone too far. That's why Xing'er became like this..."
Speaking of his mother, Li Yaoyang couldn't help clenching his fists: "Sooner or later, I will uproot those wealthy families in Nanhuai!"
The King of Nanhuai shook his head: "Yang'er, don't think like that. Our Li family's role for the court is to stabilize Nanhuai. If you start a war with a big family, the court will not sit idly by. We Nanhuai Although Huai is rich, it is also closest to the imperial court. It may be difficult for the imperial court to eliminate other vassal kings, but it is too easy to exterminate our Li family."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the imperial envoy is fifty miles away from the city and is expected to arrive around noon." An official entered the palace and came to the King of Nanhuai to report.
"I understand. You go to Xicheng first. I will be here soon." King Nanhuai said and sent the officials away, but he still lay motionless on the rocking chair.
"Yang'er, do you know why the imperial court sent envoys?" King Nanhuai asked his eldest son Li Yaoyang.
Li Yaoyang scratched his head: "My child thought he came here because of the fight between Jiacheng and Yicheng for the mine."
The King of Nanhuai smiled and said: "Yes, there are still annual tributes. I haven't sent this year's annual tributes until now. I just hope that the imperial court will send envoys."
Li Yaoyang cupped his hands and said, "My child doesn't understand, please ask your father to make it clear."
The King of Nanhuai explained: "The imperial court came to ask about Sui Gong, so I can vent my bitterness and leave the matter of fighting for the mines to the imperial court. By the way, I can use the imperial court to scare these wealthy families. This is my purpose. Otherwise, if I'm not allowed to use force, and I'm constrained by the powerful families, and the court still demands annual tribute, how can I live my life like this?"
"Best regards, Father!"
"Go, change your clothes, and accompany me to meet the imperial envoy." King Nanhuai said, standing up from the recliner with his hands on his hands. Li Yaoyang saw his father standing up in an old manner. He didn't say anything, but his heart was filled with distress. , hurriedly stepped forward to help.
"It's okay, it's okay. My father is not that old yet, so there is no need to support him. What I'm most worried about are you two brothers. The court has been very kind to us. The richest Nanhuai gave us the Li family. You two brothers must keep it. Ah..." King Nanhuai said, walking towards his room and preparing to change his clothes.
"Father, don't worry, my son Li Yaoyang takes orders!" Li Yaoyang said loudly.
Li Dingxing stood at the corner, listened to the conversation between his father and his eldest brother, and said softly: "Father, don't worry, my son Li Dingxing takes orders..."
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Outside the West City Gate, Nanhuai King Li Rongqi led a group of civil and military officials to wait by the moat.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the weather has gradually turned cooler. The good sunshine in the morning has not been maintained. There are more clouds in the sky at noon. It seems that it may rain in the afternoon. A gust of autumn wind blew by, and King Nanhuai's beard swayed in the wind, but King Nanhuai was in high spirits, staring closely at the distance of the official road, waiting for the arrival of the imperial envoys.
Soon, Huang Bai and a group of teams behind him appeared on the official road. Huang Bai led the way on a tall horse. His thin body was straight at this time, and he looked a little majestic.
As the team approached, Huang Bai raised the talisman in his hand high. The King of Nanhuai and a group of ministers behind him knelt down and said in unison: "See your majesty."
After the ceremony, everyone stood up. Huang Bai quickly jumped off his horse and ran quickly to the King of Nanhuai to greet him: "Your Majesty, Huang Bai, pays homage to the King of Nanhuai."
"No gifts, no gifts." The King of Nanhuai stretched out his hand to help Huang Baixu. "Master Huang is tired from traveling and traveling. Please come into the city. I will help Mr. Huang wash away the dust!"
"I don't deserve it. I don't deserve it." Huang Bai said modestly.
The King of Nanhuai grabbed Huang Bai's sleeve with his old hand and pulled Huang Bai toward the city. Naturally, the soldiers behind Huang Bai and officials came forward to make arrangements.
When Huang Bai entered the city, he quietly turned to look at the official road behind him. This move naturally did not escape the eyes of King Nanhuai. King Nanhuai winked at an official next to him, and the official ran up the city wall and stood on the city wall. They monitored the official road.
It took about half an hour before Yi Xiaodao and the others appeared on the official road in the distance.
"There's nothing interesting in Nanhuai. The road is all farmland. There are only a few mountains in the distance, which are not as high as the mountains in Wancheng!" Xiang Lian'er complained.
Yi Xiaodao pointed to the city wall in the distance and said, "That's Su City! All the fun things are in the city."
"Then why don't we hurry up? What are we waiting for!" Xiang Lian'er also saw the city wall in the distance and looked forward to it.
"Okay! Let's see who reaches the foot of the city wall first!" Yi Xiaodao also became interested. As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped up and rushed out.
"Shameless!" Xiang Lian'er also followed suit. Fang Long had no choice but to follow suit.
Along the way, Fang Long had been doubting whether his father was right or wrong in asking him to follow Yi Xiaodao. 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 playing. But having said that, following the two of them was actually quite interesting. Fang Long couldn't help but smile when he saw the two of them running wildly...
"Who is it! Stop! You are not allowed to ride horses when entering the city!" When the soldiers under the city gate saw the three men galloping towards them, they quickly stepped forward to stop them.
The soldiers carefully inspected Yi Xiaodao and the others. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the three of them, they waved them through. As soon as the three of them entered the city, the official on the city wall locked his eyes on the three of them and waved behind him. , the two soldiers quietly descended from the city and followed the three of them calmly.
Just like this, in half an hour, this official had sent out nearly a hundred people. The people in the city also knew that the imperial envoys had come to Nanhuai. As for the many soldiers in the city, they only patrolled the streets for strict inspection and did not pay attention.
The sky gradually became dense with dark clouds, and it looked like it was going to rain. Yi Xiaodao and the other two began to look busy on both sides of the street, looking for an inn to stay.
"Xiang Lian'er, Fang Long, have you noticed? There seems to be someone following us." 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 Fang Long still noticed him: "There are indeed two people, they seem to be soldiers guarding the city."
Xiang Lian'er turned around a little slower and didn't see this scene.
"No." Xiang Lian'er said she didn't see it.
"Brother Yi, I'll divert them away." After Fang Long finished speaking, he turned 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 treat it like ordinary people. When interrogated, you... treat each other as husband and wife. Their target may be me, and I will lure them away. At sunset , let’s meet at the gate of Nanhuai Prince’s Mansion.”
Without waiting for the two to speak, Yi Xiaodao led the horse and wandered to the other side of the street, leaving the two standing there.
"Miss Lian'er, this..." Fang Long was a little at a loss.
"Just listen to Xiaodao!" Xiang Lian'er was very confident in Yi Xiaodao. She took Fang Long's arm, pretended to be an ordinary young couple, and walked in the opposite direction of Yi Xiaodao.
Seeing that Xiang Lian'er had made a decision, Fang Long didn't know what to say, so he had no choice but to lead the horse and stroll down the street with Xiang Lian'er.
The two soldiers behind him were in trouble. The targets of these three people left separately. There were only two of them on my side. What should I do?
"How about... one person on each side?" one of the soldiers suggested.
"These two look like a couple at first glance. The one walking alone looks like a domestic servant. Maybe he was sent to buy things by the master. Don't worry about him. Just follow the couple first." Another soldier thought. Said after a while.
"Okay!" The two soldiers had made up their minds and followed closely. They abandoned Yi Xiaodao and followed Fang Long and Xiang Lian'er.
Yi Xiaodao turned two streets and was about to look back to observe the pursuers. Suddenly, a group of men and horses passed by in front. The person in front of them looked like a woman, with long hair hanging on the tail of the horse. A group of five people carried bows and arrows on their backs, like It's like going out of town to hunt.
Yi Xiaodao approached a merchant next to him and asked, "Shopkeeper, who are those people? Which family's daughter is that in front of you?"
The merchant followed Yi Xiaodao's direction and said, "Hey, who do I think he is? He is the second son of the Nanhuai Palace. He is extremely handsome and looks like a woman. I heard that after the death of the princess of the Nanhuai Palace, the second son The young master has never had his hair cut again, so he keeps his long hair."
Yi Xiaodao nodded and thanked the merchant.
"Second Young Master of Nanhuai Prince's Mansion, hey, let's go and have a look." Yi Xiaodao smiled evilly and followed him quietly.
