Ye Yutong was far away when he heard the sound of horse hooves, but he was still staying in the tree.
He asked, "Ping An, who is he? Do you know him?"
"Go inside and talk."
Li Yunze came down from the tree, and the two of them took the tiger into the space.
Ye Mingzhe had already prepared breakfast, and the two brothers were sitting at the door of the courtyard, peeling corn and waiting for their return.
The two of them went to wash up first, and when they were sitting at the dinner table, Li Yunze told them what they had just seen.
"They are from the palace. Judging from their route, they should also be going to Anyang County."
Ye Yutong asked in surprise: "Could it be that Li Yunkai sent him here? Didn't Dingbei Hou escape from the capital?
This is tantamount to violating his will, so why is he sending people here now? Declare the Northern Marquis to return? Do you still want to appease him? "
They have already come to this end, so does Li Yunkai still naively want to mend the relationship?
If he was really smart, he would not have put Dingbei Hou under house arrest in the capital in the first place. I'm afraid it's not that easy to relax now.
Li Yunze smiled and shook his head, "Li Yunkai and Li Yunhao should not be so naive.
Besides, if they really took Dingbei Hou seriously, they would not have put him under house arrest in the capital. I came here this time for something else. "
But what he didn't expect was that Li Yunkai and the Queen Mother of Song really came to win over Dingbei Hou.
Ye Yutong suggested, "In this case, let's not be in such a hurry on our way to avoid running into each other."
They have just started recruiting troops now, so it is best not to cause trouble at this juncture.
If Li Yunkai and Li Yunhao's people discover Ping An, it will be quite annoying to get entangled with him.
The two of them walked slowly behind the group of people.
When they were still half a day away from Anyang County, Ye Yutong and Li Yunze stopped.
The two of them planned to wait for the palace people to leave before looking for Dingbei Hou.
These days they put all the vegetables in the basement outside. After letting it dry for a few days, it won't look so fresh when you take it out.
Dingbei Houfu
Marquis Dingbei had just returned to the palace from the military camp. Before he could change his clothes, he heard the housekeeper come over anxiously to report, "Sir, the chief steward of the palace has come with the imperial edict."
Dingbeihou paused for a moment, then sneered again.
It had been two months since he returned from the capital. During this period, he had driven away Li Yunkai's second uncle and regained military power.
He was clearly resisting the edict, so why did Li Yunkai think that he would still accept the edict?
But since he has sent someone here, he will go and meet for a while to see what kind of monster Li Yunkai and Queen Mother Qiao want to be?
Marquis Dingbei didn't even change his clothes and went directly to the hall. His wife and several children also hurried over.
Several people who came from the capital to convey the order were sitting there drinking tea. Seeing them, the chief manager stood up with a smile.
"Master Marquis, our family wishes to congratulate you first."
Marquis Dingbei narrowed his eyes and asked with a half-smile, "Eunuch Chen, I wonder why you are so happy? Are you bothered to go all this way?"
Manager Chen smiled slightly, opened the edict respectfully, and read in a sharp voice:
"By God's blessing, the Empress Dowager issued an edict: Shulan, the daughter of Dingbei Marquis, is gentle, kind, honest, and has outstanding appearance. In line with the Empress Dowager's kind words, she can be canonized as the imperial concubine. I will come to Beijing on a selected day to express my gratitude to you."
Shen Shulan held onto Mrs. Dingbeihou's hand tightly. She didn't want to be an imperial concubine, let alone the tyrannical emperor.
Mrs. Dingbeihou patted her hand to reassure her, but in her heart she was scolded by Queen Mother Qiao.
Her Shu Lan was just a young girl, and that bitch was going to drag her daughter to a place where people can eat people. It was a really good plan.
Marquis Dingbei listened to him reading the imperial edict with a calm face. He didn't even glance at the imperial edict he held respectfully in his hand, and directly refused.
"Thanks to the Empress Dowager for being considerate, but my daughter grew up in the frontier and has a straightforward personality. I'm afraid she is not suitable for life in the palace."
He bowed his hands to the few who came to deliver the message, and said sarcastically: "I, Shen Chengzhang, will reject this marriage on behalf of my daughter today. Please go back and report to the Empress Dowager."
My daughter-in-law is a naughty woman. I'm afraid that if she becomes the royal concubine, she will make the palace uneasy. My wife and I plan to keep her by our side so as not to harm others, and ask the Queen Mother to find another good concubine for the Emperor. "
Manager Chen's expression changed. He didn't expect that he would dare to resist the order and speak so decisively.
Although I know that Marquis Dingbei suffered a lot during his year in the capital, he cannot blatantly confront the royal family like this!
Now that the emperor and the queen mother have given him a chance, and have not said that they will take back his military power, this matter can be regarded as over.
If we continue like this, all the food and grass here will be cut off. How will Dingbeihou feed the 200,000 soldiers and horses in the north?
He admired Marquis Dingbei in his heart, and he didn't want to see him act impulsively, so he wanted to give him a few words of advice.
But before he could open his mouth, Dingbei Hou ordered his servants, "Several adults have come all the way from the capital. Thank you for your hard work. Let the kitchen prepare a table of high-quality banquets, and then go to the warehouse to get a pot of good wine. , please enjoy it for a few adults."
After saying that, he bowed his hands and took his wife and children out of the hall, leaving a few people who came to deliver the message looking at each other, not knowing what to do.
When the eldest son of the Shen family came out of the hall, he snorted coldly, "Li Yunkai and the Queen Mother Song made a good calculation.
Do you think that letting your sister enter the palace to become a royal concubine and put your father under house arrest in the capital will end the story?
In their sweet dreams, they think that everyone is the beast of King Pingnan who sells his girls for glory? "
Erlang of the Shen family said with a gloomy face: "Dad, if Li Yunkai continues to withhold food and grass, we will rebel, right? If this continues, Yun Chao Kingdom will be over sooner or later in their hands."
Marquis Dingbei glared at his second son and said in a low voice: "Shut up, our Shen family will never do something that will be despised by future generations. Besides, are there only two princes in Yunchao Kingdom, Li Yunkai and Li Yunhao?"
"Dad, what do you mean by this? Aren't all the other princes killed by those two brothers? Even if those princes are alive, who can be the opponent of those two brothers? Behind them is King Pingnan."
Shen Dalang glanced at his father, his heart moved slightly, and whispered in his second brother's ear: "Have you forgotten the prince you raised in Shanhua Temple?"
Shen Erlang looked at his eldest brother in surprise, "But how old is the young prince? It's not like Li Yunkai and the others have the support of their maternal family.
If Lin Shangshu was still alive, the two families could still fight, but Lin Shangshu would have been dead long ago.
I heard that Lin Zixian has not been engaged in serious work since he was a child. It would be great if he does not hold back the young prince. Do you still expect him to help fight for the throne? "
Erlang of the Shen family grew up in the Northland. He did not know much about the affairs of the capital like his elder brother, but he still knew what major events had happened in the capital.
Shen Dalang smiled and patted his shoulder, "Second brother, let's not worry about this matter. Dad has his own ideas."
Erlang of the Shen family glanced at his eldest brother, then at his father, and reminded them both.
"Dad, brother, have you ever thought about it? There are 200,000 soldiers in the North. What will happen to their military pay and food?"
We have paid for it ourselves these past few months. If the capital does not allocate military pay and food, how long can we last? "
