Since Chai Rong occupied Huainan, Jinling and the Later Zhou Dynasty were only separated by a river. This made Li Jing very uneasy and decided to move the capital to Hongdu and let Li Yu stay in Jinling to supervise the country.

However, Li Jing was not used to living in the small and crude palaces of Hongdu City, and the ministers also complained a lot.

Now that Li Jing is dead, Li Yu, who is accustomed to the prosperity of Jinling, will naturally not move to Nandu, and the officials will be happy to come back.

I don’t know how many people will mourn Li Jing’s death, but Xu Xian is really sorry.

At least in Xu Xian's eyes, Li Jing is a worthy partner, but the same cannot be said for Li Yu, a young boy who doesn't know what's important.

Li Yu didn't even send someone to deliver the message to him. Xu Xian's spy in Jinling found out.

Li Yu was young and ignorant, so Xu Xian did not care about him and immediately sent his first staff member Han Wei to express his condolences. In fact, he wanted to test Li Yu's attitude.

In the Southern Tang Palace, Li Yu, who had just left court, went straight to the Yaoguang Palace where the Queen lived. As soon as he entered the palace garden, he heard a beautiful voice singing softly in the garden.

"When did the spring flowers and autumn moon come? How much do we know about the past..."

Although he only listened to one sentence, Li Yu felt suffocated and stopped to listen unconsciously. When he heard "Asking you how much sorrow you can have, just like a river of spring water flowing eastward", he unconsciously clapped his hands and praised, "Okay

Words! Good words! Excellent words, enough to be passed down through the ages!”

A pretty girl immediately emerged from the flower bed. When she saw Li Yu, she immediately said, "Nv Ying has met His Majesty!"

Although Li Jing took the initiative to take the imperial title, that was only an external statement. Within the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was still the emperor, and so was Li Yu who had just ascended the throne.

Li Yu leaned over and helped her up, looked at her body that had just grown up, and asked in a harmonious voice: "Why does Nv Ying stay here?"

Zhou Nuying replied: "My sister is feeling a little unwell and just went to bed. Nvying doesn't want to disturb my sister's rest, so I will sing the lyrics here."

"So that's it. With such a considerate sister like you, I believe the queen's illness will be cured soon." Li Yu looked at the paper in Zhou Nuying's hand, "The words you just recited were wonderful. You are so young."

If you can make such wonderful words, you will be the most talented woman in Jiangdong from now on."

Although Zhou Nuying also loves poetry, Li Yu is well aware of her level. He is not sure that he can produce such a wonderful poem. He is just teasing Zhou Nuying casually.

Zhou Nuying was very smart. She understood that Li Yu was joking with him, "Your Majesty will tease Nuying. How can a young Nuying have the ability to write such a good poem? This poem was written by someone else."

Li Yu asked with a smile: "There is such a talented person in our Tang Dynasty. I must meet him. If his character is not bad, I will stay with him and serve as an official."

Zhou Nuying giggled and said: "I'm afraid it won't be as your Majesty wishes. The person who wrote the lyrics is not a citizen of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Yu was startled when he heard this, with a look of sullenness in his eyes, "Isn't this word made by Xu Xian?" As he spoke, he snatched the paper from Zhou Nuying's hand and recognized Xu Xian's ugly character with just one glance.

There is also a line of beautiful small characters in the lower right corner, "Xu Linggong gave it to me in Yangzhou".

"It turns out that the last time you went back to Yangzhou, you went to see Xu Xian!"

When Zhou Nuying heard this, her face turned red with shame, she lowered her head and pouted her little mouth and muttered: "Nuying was just homesick, so she took a look at Xu Xian..."

"How dare you lie? How shameless a lady dares to have a private meeting with a man! I won't tell the queen when she wakes up, and I will let her teach you a lesson!" Li Yu said, balling up the paper in his hand and throwing it on the ground.

Lifting his feet and slamming it down, his face was full of resentment, as if the paper ball was Xu Xian's head.

As a prince, Li Yu has been pampered since childhood. In addition, he has strange eyes and talent, so he has received a lot of flattery. Because he is afraid of his brother, he pretends to be indifferent to fame and fortune, but he is an extremely proud person in his heart.

However, when he was captured by Xu Xian, he was humiliated like never before, especially having his hair cut off, which made him almost afraid to go out and meet people.

The last time he sent a eunuch to see Xu Xian to ask for Thunder Thunder, it was the biggest concession in his heart. However, Xu Xian didn't cherish the opportunity to make peace with him, and even made his father angry to death. Li Yu already hated Xu Xian to the bone in his heart.

However, Zhou Nuying sang Xu Xian's lyrics in his palace, with a look of admiration and reverence on her face. How could Li Yu not be angry? She stomped on the paper ball a few times and still refused to give up, and then crushed it with her toes.

With.

Suddenly, a strong force rushed down on his chest and abdomen. He was caught off guard and staggered back. If the eunuch hadn't supported him, he would have fallen to the ground.

He glared at Zhou Nuying ferociously and said, "If you dare to collide with me, I won't be afraid that I will kill you!"

Zhou Nuying's eyes were full of tears, she pursed her lips and sobbed: "Your Majesty is a bad person!" After saying this, she wiped away her tears with her sleeves, picked up the paper ball on the ground and ran away without a trace.

"It's outrageous! It's outrageous!" Li Yu stomped his feet angrily, and just as he was about to go into the palace, the eunuch came to report, "Feng Zhongcheng has something to ask to see His Majesty!"

Li Yu said impatiently: "What's important?"

"It is said that Huainan sent envoys to express condolences to the late Emperor and want to meet His Majesty!"

Li Yu snorted heavily and said, "You came just in time!"

Li Yu returned to the front hall where he worked daily, and saw Feng Yanlu already waiting there with a hunchback. As soon as he sat down, Han Wei came forward and bowed, "Xiao Ke, Han Wei has met the king!"

Li Yu slapped the table hard and shouted loudly: "How dare you, why don't you bow to me when you see me!"

Han Wei was confused, but thinking of the important mission assigned by Xu Xian, he still had to bow down. Unexpectedly, Li Yu refused to let him get up, and instead laughed and said: "Is it possible that there is no one in Huainan, so Xu Xian actually sent this hunchback?"

See me!"

Han Wei raised his head and said: "Huainan is full of talents, but the scribes are busy with cultural, educational and government affairs, and the warriors are diligent in martial arts and military training. Only Xiao Ke is a cripple, so Taiwei Xu sent me as an envoy to your country."

"You are sharp-tongued! Why did Xu Xian send you here?"

"Lieutenant Xu was shocked to hear that Yuan Zong died and sent Xiao Ke to express his condolences and express his condolences to the king!"

Feng Yanlu was ordered by Li Jing to take charge of Huainan affairs and was committed to reconciliation with Xu Xian. However, Li Yu did not seem to follow Li Jing's last edict. He reported Xu Xian's complaint to Zhao Kuangyin from the very beginning, and now he also reported to the envoy from Huainan.

If you say something bad, it will really make his head hurt.

"This time Lieutenant Xu sent people to express condolences to the late emperor. He not only wrote the memorial text himself, but also sent many sacrificial vessels."

"Hmph! If Xu Xian is really sincere, he should return the two states of Zhangquan and then send Liu Congxiao to Jinling."

Han Wei raised his head and looked at the arrogance and anger that had not yet dissipated in Li Yu's eyes. He already understood something in his heart. He suddenly stood up and looked directly at Li Yu and said, "What if I don't do it?"

"If Xu Xianruo doesn't do this, I'll wait until my troops arrive at Yangzhou City!" With his character, Li Yu could never say such a thing. He was really blinded by anger.

Feng Yanlu was dumbfounded when he heard this. He didn't know why Li Yu was so startled, "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty and Huainan are close friends. The best policy is to be good to your neighbors. You must not talk about military affairs lightly." Then he kept beating Li Yu wildly.

wink.

He said that the Southern Tang and Huainan were close friends with each other, which was actually putting gold on his own face. It was clear that Huainan was the barrier of the Southern Tang. Without Huainan, the Southern Tang would face the military fronts of Zhao and Song.

"Hmph, Huainan only has more than ten states. Our Tang Dynasty has a territory of thousands of miles, a hundred thousand armors, and countless people. How can we be afraid of Xu Xian?"

Han Wei cupped his hands and said, "Since it's such a small matter, I'll say goodbye. When we return to Huainan, let the Taiwei prepare his troops and horses in preparation for the king's arrival!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left the palace. Feng Yanlu wanted to stop him but couldn't. He turned to Li Yu and said, "Does your Majesty really want to go to war with Xu Xian? Don't forget, he has thunder that can shake the sky!"

Li Yu couldn't help but be startled when he heard this affectionately, and his tone couldn't help softening, "I just hate Xu Xian for taking over Zhangquan and Quanzhou, and I was so angry that the late emperor died!"

Feng Yanlu advised: "The late emperor was already suffering from a chronic illness, so we cannot rely entirely on Xu Xian. If your majesty is truly filial, you should obey the late emperor's edict and make peace with Xu Xian, so as to preserve the inheritance of our ancestors."

Li Yu knew he was wrong and said sarcastically: "Now that the matter has happened, what can I do? Do you want me to apologize to Xu Xian? The hunchback just now probably hasn't gone far yet. You go and make some changes."

"Alas!" Feng Yanlu sighed heavily, held his hand to Li Yu and turned around to chase Han Wei.

Li Yu was muttering to himself, "Xu Xian is not a stingy person, so he probably won't start a war with me because of this."

Feng Yanlu caught up with Han Wei and said all good things, but Han Wei still refused to comment. He returned to Yangzhou and reported to Xu Xian everything about what happened in Jinling, "Feng Yanlu led his subordinates to meet with several important officials of the Tang Dynasty, including him.

Their elder brother Feng Yansi, they were extremely polite to their subordinates and praised the Taiwei a lot.

On the contrary, the leader of the Tang Kingdom has the appearance of an emperor but does not have the qualifications to be an emperor. His words and deeds are arrogant and he seems to be extremely resentful of the Taiwei. He has repeatedly humiliated his subordinates. He is really not a person to work with."

Xu Xian nodded and said: "I understand that he is full of talents but has no ability to govern the country. He is still a person who will not shed tears until he sees the coffin. Most likely, he still hates me for capturing him in the early years."

Han Wei said: "The more people like this, the more dangerous they are. I don't know the severity and can't tell the good from the bad. What I'm most afraid of is that one day we will have a conflict with the imperial court. Not only will he not help us, but he might even stab us in the back."

One knife."

"Haha... I believe he can do this! The reason why Emperor Shizong of the previous dynasty went to Huainan was not only to covet Huainan's money and food, but also to defeat Li Jing, so that he could have no worries in the Northern Expedition to Yanyun. This new

If the ruler of the country is ignorant and fearless, he must suffer some hardships before he can know how to advance or retreat."

"The Taiwei really wants to go to war with the Tang Dynasty? I'm afraid that the imperial court will take the opportunity to launch an attack."

Xu Xian bowed his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this. News came from Tokyo that the officials have appointed Murong Yanzhao as commander and ordered to conquer Jingchu to suppress the rebellion. It is estimated that Nanping will also suffer the same misfortune. Now there is no spare time to take care of Huainan.

"

"Jingchu, Nanping?" Han Wei gasped, "If we get Jingchu, we can take Sichuan and Shu in the west, Jianghuai in the east, and Lingnan in the south. The officials are preparing to unify the world in the future!

"No! Although the officials are not as good as the previous emperor Shizong, they are by no means mediocre. When he takes over most of the world, you and I can only sit back and wait. We must show our strength so that the princes know that there is another one for them in the world.

The backbone we rely on is exactly using Tang State as an example."

Han Wei hurriedly advised: "This is the time when we are hugging each other with the princes to keep warm. Taiwei must not act out of loyalty."

"I didn't see it. You are quite pedantic sometimes, but you still took advantage of Feng Yanlu."

"The Taiwei should not wrongly accuse his subordinates. The subordinates are actually plotting against the Taiwei. Everyone knows that the Taiwei has secret contacts with the Tang Dynasty. If he attacks the Tang Dynasty rashly, he will be criticized by others, and no one will dare to rely on him in the future."

Xu Xian smiled and said: "I didn't plan to attack Tang Dynasty, so I asked Li Yu to attack me. If he loses, he can't blame me."

"I'm afraid that the Taiwei is going to make a mistake. I see that the leader of the Tang Dynasty is a stern person on the outside and a stern person on the inside. I'm afraid that I don't have the guts to touch the Taiwei. If he is really confused, the officials of the Tang Dynasty will stop him.

he!"

"It's hard to say!" Xu Xian dipped his pen in ink and drew a picture. He pursed his lips, blew it dry, folded it and stuffed it into an envelope. "Send this to Jinling. Li Yu will send troops soon."

Attack me, just call the soldiers for a real fight and test the training results."

Because of Li Hongji, Li Yu was not bad at being able to tolerate his temper for many years, but when he mentioned Xu Xian, he became inexplicably angry. Several important ministers came to the palace to persuade him for a while. This was for the long-term peace and stability of Tang Nan.

Get rid of the anger.

It was getting dark, so Li Yu and the queen had dinner together in Yaoguang Hall, listening to music and drinking tea. The queen came and danced in the hall in a happy mood.
To be continued...