Tongtong was wrapped in a cloak and stood in front of a red plum. She was fascinated by the red plum. Qingya came over lightly and whispered: "Princess, Cheng'enhou Mansion sent a letter.
letter."
Chengenhou Mansion.
Lin Yutong took it, unfolded it smoothly, glanced at it, and then gave it to Qingya: "Don't worry about it."
Qingya took a look, and it turned out that Wu Dongli secretly asked someone to send it out, saying that the Song family had been ransacked, Song Shouxun had to be beheaded, and other members of the Song family were afraid that they would have to return to their hometown, and the title of Marquis Kangle of the Song family would also be removed.
The mansion was seized and the mansion was sealed. I hope I can give him some help because of my blood relationship.
It's so boring! How could a woman with such a brain like Mrs. Song give birth to such a confused daughter?
She ignored him and only asked Qingya: "Have you visited the Lord of Yiyun County? Is the charcoal fire and fuel sufficient?"
"That's enough! When the government purchased the goods, they also purchased the ones from the county master's side. When the slave girl went there, the county master was fighting with some nuns."
Really? If you live a good life, you will say, "Go ahead and go over there on the first day of every month to take a look. I'm afraid that sometimes I'll be busy and won't be able to take care of you. I'll also tell the waiters over there, no matter what's missing."
, If there is something missing, don’t hide it, just send people to ask for it. Satisfy as much as possible if you can!”
Remember! Qingya looked at the dense snow drifting down and said, "Princess, the snow is getting heavy, please go back to the house."
Tongtong pointed to a plum blossom, "How about that one?"
So handsome!
"Go get the scissors!"
Qingya hurriedly took the scissors and Tongtong raised his hand to cut off the red plum. Then he carried the red plum to the main hall and enshrined it in front of the memorial tablet. Just as he was about to offer incense, Link came back and saw the red plum.
Mei then smiled, this child was more careful than me.
There are only two men in the house, but at least they don't have to eat alone. Lin Yutong passed over the squid soup and asked, "Try it, do you think it tastes right?"
Link took a sip of the soup made from soaked dried squid. It was not fishy, just fresh. "It tastes good!" The strong smell of ginger made him sweat after drinking it in one gulp. "It's still comfortable at home! Aren't you?
I know that my father is feeling very uncomfortable today. The Khitan sent a delegation to Beijing, and today I met their envoy in the imperial study. Not to mention the smell of that guy, it almost made my father smell it out.
"
Has the Khitan sent an envoy?
"After losing a battle, they also knew that the relationship between the imperial court and the two princes' offices was different from what they thought! There were no internal rifts, so they were afraid. They sent envoys here, firstly, to express condolences to the two queen mothers; secondly, they were afraid.
Then, he also brought his credentials, and the Khitan changed its name to Liao."
The Liao Kingdom lasted for more than two hundred years!
It is truly a formidable enemy.
Tongtong was speechless. She discovered a blind spot, that is, are there spies in the capital and in the court?
This can even be said with certainty: yes! There definitely is.
As soon as Link left the next day, Tongtong asked Liu Yun to send a message to Chen Liu: the family was scattered, and there were many people fighting over the remaining family property. Everyone was divided into small families and each went to survive. A few people were left behind.
Just pay attention! It’s time to look inside, inquire more about the Liao Kingdom, keep an eye on the safety of the capital, and don’t let the DPRK be infiltrated like a sieve.
Chen Liu was stunned for a moment: Targeting spies?
He quickly sent a secret message to the palace: the princess had not returned the errand and was staring at the spies again.
Emperor Wen Zhao was discussing matters with his ministers. He took a look at the secret letter while changing clothes, and then smiled: Look, isn't this good? It's always right to be wary.
He whispered to Lu Cheng: "Tell Chen Liu that everything will be at the command of the princess."
Lu Cheng responded with a smile, "The third master is always afraid that the princess will be bullied."
Emperor Wen Zhao coughed lightly and said, "Don't talk too much. Let's see how long it takes for him to find out." One funeral followed another. After the funeral, he fell ill again. Without good health, he sent away two princes. He didn't sit down properly before he came back.
While we were talking, envoys from the Liao Kingdom arrived again, leaving us no time to breathe. Naturally, Lao San found nothing.
After saying that, he asked, "When will Dalang and Shilang come back?"
The day after tomorrow! Judging by the days, the queen will definitely come back.
As a result, as soon as the fourth master came back, he heard that envoys from the Liao Kingdom had arrived, and the eldest prince whispered: "This is how family and neighbors do not bully each other."
Yes! Don’t bully your family or your neighbors.
The capital was right in front of him, and Shi Jian shouted: "Is that the princess?"
Who else could she be? Fortunately, it was snowing, so she was welcomed outside the city. Standing alone in the pavilion, isn't it cold?
The Fourth Master picked up the sitting horse and passed first.
The eldest prince smiled knowingly, and when he saw Shi Jian was about to chase him, he hurriedly shouted to stop him, "Why are you so anxious? How come you don't have any eyesight?"
Shi Jian was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head, "Is the princess really happy with my prince?"
The eldest prince looked at Shi Jian strangely, "Why do you ask like that?"
Shi Jian whispered: "The princess likes beautiful men..."
Nonsense! The eldest prince said sternly: "The princess is a person of temperament, and her emotions are naturally single-minded. Don't follow others' opinions!"
Shi Jian looked up and saw two figures, one black and one red, standing opposite each other in the Shili Pavilion in the snow. There was obviously not much intimacy, but it was right, good, and beautiful for them to stand together.
People can't help but want to smile back.
When they got close, Tongtong waved to the eldest prince, "Brother, come quickly! There is a fire here and there is hot soup. Come and warm yourself up before leaving."
The eldest prince just passed by, and sure enough, there was a charcoal pot burning in the pavilion, with a copper pot hanging on it. Hot soup was poured from the copper pot, and he blew a few sips and drank it into his stomach. It was really comfortable. He laughed, "
Go back quickly, I haven't paid my respects to the two old princes yet."
No more requests! They went back.
Go back? Why so fast?
The three of them gathered around the brazier, and Tongtong relayed to them what they had said that night at Lin's house, "...We really didn't have to stay for more than one day, and the snow didn't stop them either."
This is really an unexpected suggestion! The fourth master sighed, he was most afraid of meeting such a pure person! Facing such a person... I am completely helpless!
He looked at Tongtong, and Tongtong looked at him, and then their eyes turned to look at the eldest prince.
The eldest prince's eyes were red, then he stood up and kowtowed three times to the southwest. Then he kowtowed three more times to the northwest. His forehead turned red as he waited.
Fourth Master and Tongtong: "..." Yes! There is one more.
Returning to the palace, I am so worried! We are not afraid of meeting bad people, really! Bad people can't be as bad as us. But we are really afraid of meeting good people. If good people have a bad life, we feel that we are guilty.
So, are these seemingly easy days really that easy?
Friendship is worth a thousand pieces of gold, but it is so difficult to say that the friendship remains unchanged and the feelings are not separated.
They returned to the city together, but Tongtong did not follow him back to the palace, "I can't go back to live!"
Oh! Tongtong’s beautiful father is back, it seems inconvenient to meet him.
So Tongtong went home and the two of them returned to the palace.
When I went to the imperial study room to reply with the decree, the ministers were clamoring: "Marriage is not something that cannot be discussed. This is different from marriage. It is just a marriage. This is the intention of good relations between the two countries. I think this method is very good, and marriage is the best policy!"
It is a blessing for the minister, the people of Liao and the court that the two countries can avoid war, and I think it is the right thing to do."
The speaker was Xiao Yun, a minister who just took office in the Ministry of Rites.
The eldest prince recognized this person. He was a member of the Xiao family. He was of the same clan. The relationship was not too far away. He should be regarded as the uncle of his mother and concubine. He was a Jinshi in the late Tang Dynasty! This person was not on good terms with the family and was suppressed by his eldest brother-in-law.
, surprisingly, he actually passed the exam for the thirty to fifty Jinshi places every year without relying on family recommendation. After passing the exam, he has been working in the local area and never interfered with family affairs.
Now, the Xiao family has fallen. Of course, my father will not let people from the aristocratic family talk nonsense outside, so a few sons of the aristocratic family like Xiao Yun were promoted.
Just after Xiao Yun finished speaking, an old man also spoke. The fourth master and the eldest prince did not know who this man was.
Lu Cheng came over to serve tea and said in a low voice: "This is Mr. Cheng Hancheng, the cabinet minister of Xinjianba, who came from a poor family as a Jinshi."
What did Mr. Cheng say? Mr. Cheng also said: "I think what Mr. Xiao said is very true. Now the people are in urgent need of recuperation, and not fighting is the best strategy. Marriage and trade, I think it is a good strategy for now.
"
Zhu Quan snorted coldly, "Marriage? How? In the final analysis, it's just a fear of war!"
Feng Yan looked at Zhu Quan: "Afraid of war? Mr. Zhu, you are a military commander. It is a good thing for military officers not to be afraid of war. But is it a bad thing for civil servants to be afraid of war? If the enemy comes, and civil servants are afraid of war, it is not a pity to die. But now
, is it time to fight with someone? Besides, does the other party want to fight? No! The other party proposes marriage. What will happen if we refuse? This is true. Besides, what happened to the marriage?
Were there no marriages in the Han Dynasty? Or were there no marriages in the Tang Dynasty?"
Emperor Wen Zhao sat on it without saying a word. He only waved to Dalang and Silang, and whispered to Lu Cheng: "Tell them to go down and have a rest! They are tired too! Ask the imperial doctor to see them, and drink some decoction to drive away the cold."
The eldest prince and fourth master both came out.
The two of them stood under the verandah, looking at the majestic palace, and neither of them spoke.
The eldest prince sighed: "Most of the courtiers still support the marriage! This cannot be said to be wrong."
Fourth Master waved his hand, "This is not necessary. If you don't want it to happen... there is always a way to prevent it from happening." Don't rush!
This matter really cannot be decided in one or two sentences. I am afraid that the voices in the DPRK will not be unified for a while.
The fourth princess was playing with bird food and feeding the parrot hanging in the room, when she heard a report from outside, "The empress is here."
Is the mother-in-law here?
The fourth princess grabbed a handful of melon seeds and put them in the trough, then clapped her hands and went to greet her mother and concubine.
As soon as Concubine Xiao came in, she dismissed everyone who was serving her, "Xiaosi, have you heard? The imperial court is planning a marriage."
Marriage? With the Khitan?
Well! Concubine Xiao pulled her daughter and sat down, "Think about it, who can be used for this marriage? The third princess? This is impossible! Your father feels that he owes your uncle, and he will never use the third princess for the marriage. The Lin family
That girl? That's even more impossible. Where is the Duke of Yi's house? Your Uncle Lin only has this baby, how could he choose her? Or else, that girl Defeng? This is the most impossible.
Well, the Taizu and the Queen Mother only have a little blood, how can they marry far away? So I said, this must be between you and Xiaowu."
The fourth princess was frightened by what she said, and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I heard that the eldest son of the Marquis Chengen's Mansion only has one son. It is the most honest duty! If not, go and beg the Queen..."
What is this idea? But the marriage to the Marquis of Chengen is not over, right? The eldest brother just divorced the girl from the Wu family, and now he is eyeing her son again?
The fourth princess kept spinning the cup in her hand, and then shook her head, "Don't come up with blind ideas, and don't let the wind and rain come. I'll ask about this matter..."
But where can I go to find out?
She left the palace, went to the Lin family, and asked Lin San: "Have you heard about the marriage?" Lin Yutong heard about it, "Don't worry, it won't happen for the time being."
Why?
"It's during the filial piety period!" Lin Yutong said, "Uncle Huang only needs to postpone the discussion of the matter on the grounds of filial piety! How many years of filial piety? One year? Three years? If calculated separately by the two queen mothers, two years? Six years
?You can’t say for sure, right?”
The fourth princess blinked, "Yes! Why didn't I think of that?"
Lin Yutong then laughed again, "Do you still remember when Uncle Huang asked us to use knives to kill the enemy at the hunting ground?"
Remember! Yes! Yes! My father would rather watch his own girl kill the enemy with a knife than force her to get married! Really, I was almost brought into trouble by my mother and concubine again. What she said was
I really can't listen to it.
In the palace, the fourth master sent someone to send a message to the third princess, "Just relax, the marriage will not happen."
The third princess put away the needles and threads in her hands and put them all in the box, "This belongs to Shiro. Send it to him. Your knees are cold when you go out riding, so put on your knee pads."
The palace attendant hurriedly went to see it off and came back and said, "King Yong is not here. He said he went to meet the Holy Spirit."
It doesn't matter whether you are there or not, just send it away. I just don't know what the purpose of the meeting is?
The fourth master wanted to marry the Liao Kingdom: "Many ministers have their own reasons. It is better to have good relations with neighbors than to have bad relations with them. If you refuse rashly, you may be wrong. You will delay it on the excuse of keeping filial piety."
, inevitably makes people feel that they have lost sincerity. Then why not treat each other with sincerity, keeping filial piety is true, this is not shirk. We can not mention the marriage for the moment, but we can mention other things! For example, why can't the relationship between the two countries be discussed?
What about other exchanges? For example, royal visits..."
What?
"Royal visits!" Fourth Master said, "We can ask the prince and princess to visit Daliao and come back in three to five months. They can also send their royal family to come, and we can build a pavilion and post office. There are so many people every year
We can talk about everything through mutual visits. We can even send people there first to express our sincerity. If they think it's okay, I can go there."
It’s not like we are sending all the descendants of the royal family to the wolf’s den. If they are damaged, there will be no successors. What are you afraid of? Just go around!
Emperor Wen Zhao was a little dazed. This was really a relatively new way of dealing with the matter. In the past, many envoys were sent, but who would really send members of the royal family back and forth?
But what Shiro mentioned is a good idea.
He asked, "You really dare to go to Daliao with the envoy personally?"
"Don't Daliao people have two shoulders and one head?" Fourth Master stood up and said, "Uncle, this is worth a try!"
Emperor Wen Zhao stood up and wandered around, "Can you try?"
Can try!
"Dare you go?"
Dare to go!
Emperor Wen Zhao stopped and called Lu Cheng: "There will be a family banquet tonight. Inform the second master and the third master to go quickly!"
So, Tongtong was brought to the palace by Lin Keyong to attend the family banquet.
As soon as the banquet started, Emperor Wen Zhao threw a big surprise that he was going to have some kind of royal friendly visit. Tongtong looked at the Fourth Master for a moment: Was this idea yours?