Yang Lingqi said: "This move of Dayong is really clever. On the surface, it is a concession, but in fact, it gets benefits from Dakang. They sent special envoys at the same time and negotiated peace with both sides at the same time. The real purpose is to temporarily stabilize Dakang."
Kang, a close neighbor and the new king of Dayong, should understand that it is not wise to fight on both sides at the same time. Using this method can grab huge wealth from Dakang, and at the same time weaken Lord Hu's influence in Dakang." He did not
Without making it too clear, Dayong actually had another intention to let the court contain Hu Xiaotian.
Qiqi said: "I'm just worried that Dakang spent money but may not be able to get the grain he wants from Dayong. After all, the control of grain is in other people's hands. How much it sells and how much it sells to you all depends on them.
Meaning." At this point, she paused and said: "The emperor sent Su Yuchi to Yunyang for only one reason. He was very suspicious of Hu Xiaotian and worried that Li Tianheng's incident would happen again."
Yang Lingqi and Huo Shengnan looked at each other, neither of them said anything. After all, they still preferred Hu Xiaotian in their hearts;;+Although Hu Xiaotian asked the two of them to stay and assist Qiqi, Qiqi was the princess of Dakang after all. She and Hu Xiaotian
Although she is engaged, Qiqi will still insist on defending Dakang's regime. If she senses that Hu Xiaotian has the intention to rebel, she may not stand on the same front with him.
Qiqi said: "Forget it, it's useless to worry about it anymore. This matter is a foregone conclusion. You can go back first. I have to go to the palace to meet the emperor in person to see what he really means."
After Yang Lingqi and Huo Shengnan left, Qiqi asked someone to invite Quan De'an in.
Quan De'an said respectfully: "What are your orders from Her Majesty the Princess?"
Qiqi said: "The emperor has agreed to buy grain from Dayong. Based on what you know about the situation, how much money can we get?"
Quan De'an whispered in Qiqi's ear. Qiqi raised her eyebrows slightly and sighed softly: "It seems there are fewer than I expected."
Quan De'an said: "Most of the silver in the emperor's hands is used on the imperial mausoleum. There is actually not much silver in the treasury. According to Lao Nu, even if Dayong is willing to sell us grain, he can't get much at the moment.
of silver to exchange for it.”
Qiqi said: "But the emperor seems to be very confident. Maybe he has a lot of money hidden in his hands."
Quan De'an smiled and said: "After the Chu Yuanhai corruption case, Dakang's vitality was severely damaged, and the emperor re-employed Hu Buwei. Facts have proved..." He paused and glanced at Qiqi. After all, Hu Buwei
Not because he was Qiqi's future father-in-law, he had to avoid speaking in a certain way.
Qiqi said: "Hu Buwei is basically an ambitious guy. He and Li Tianheng have long conspired to overthrow Dakang, but they just had bad luck. During these years when he was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he often took money from Dakang.
"
Quan De'an said: "What does Her Royal Highness Princess think of Hu Xiaotian?"
Qiqi said: "How else can I look at him? He is so free and happy now, I'm afraid he has already forgotten me."
Quan De'an said: "I don't think he dares to die. Dongliang County is the fiefdom of the princess, and he just manages it on her behalf."
Qiqi sighed quietly and said: "As a descendant of the Long family, I only want to help Dakang get out of the predicament and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. But now everyone has their own thoughts, and no one is willing to really contribute to Dakang.
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Quan De'an said: "It's really difficult for Your Highness."
Qiqi said: "What exactly is the emperor hiding in the imperial mausoleum?"
Quan De'an didn't say anything, but Qiqi said again: "In his eyes, the imperial mausoleum is more important than the country of Dakang. Don't you find it strange?"
Quan De'an said: "Maybe only Hong Beimo and the emperor know the secret."
Qiqi said: "They may not be able to know all the secrets!"
Hong Beimo has not appeared in the palace for many days. He came to the palace this time to deliver medicine to Long Xuanen, and secondly to inform Long Xuanen of a very secret news. Ji Feihua's subordinate He Mu recently
was arrested. Originally, the arrest of a eunuch did not alarm the emperor, but with the arrest of He Mu, a shocking secret was revealed. It turned out that the third emperor Sun Longtingzhen was not dead. He was still alive in this world. He was originally arrested.
What Long Tingsheng killed was just his stand-in, and after Long Tingzhen escaped, he fell into the hands of Ji Feihua. Ji Feihua did not kill him. Instead, he kept him for future use, but as Ji Feihua
After suddenly losing power in the palace, his forces were leaderless. Many key members fled quietly because they were worried about being implicated, and He Mu was one of them. He was caught and confessed a lot of things this time, one of which was
Longtingzhen is still alive in the world, and Longtingzhen is imprisoned in a secret dungeon.
After Hong Beimo learned about this incident, he immediately sent experts from the Tianji Bureau to rescue Longting Town. Although he rescued the ill-fated grandson of the Third Emperor, his final fate still had to wait for the old emperor to make a decision.
When Long Xuanen heard that the grandson of the Third Emperor was still alive, he felt that this was really surprising. He nodded slowly and said, "I thought the Long family would have no heirs."
Hong Beimo smiled and said: "I have verified his identity and there is absolutely no problem. How does the emperor plan to deal with it?"
Long Xuanen walked back and forth: "Good thing! Great thing! Li Tianheng used Yefang as a threat. Since Ting Zhen is alive, it means that the card in his hand has lost its effectiveness. I finally have an heir who can be entrusted to the country."
Already."
Hong Beimo said: "Your Majesty is going to entrust him with important tasks?"
Long Xuanen said: "How can a person know the value of life without experiencing setbacks? Ting Zhen was very smart in the past. I remember it was him who established the Shence Mansion."
Hong Beimo said: "Not bad!"
Long Xuan'en said: "As long as you obey, I will let that little girl know the consequences of disobeying my will."
Hong Beimo said: "When will Your Majesty plan to make this matter public?"
Long Xuanen pondered for a while before saying: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there must be a new atmosphere in the New Year, just to get rid of the bad luck and let the subjects of Dakang see the dawn of the future." He turned to Hongbeimo and said: "Your
How are things going?"
Hong Beimo said: "It's still in progress, Your Majesty, don't be impatient."
Long Xuanen said coldly: "You promised me that you would complete it within one year."
Hong Beimo said: "I will do my best to do it."
Long Xuanen corrected him unceremoniously: "It's not about trying your best, it's about completing it!"
Hong Beimo smiled slightly and handed over the wooden box containing the elixir: "Your Majesty, this is the elixir I have just refined."
Long Xuanen took the elixir and finally had a slight smile on his face: "I feel much younger after taking the elixir you recently refined. It seems to have had an effect."
Hong Beimo said: "After the reincarnation tower is completed, I can refine the elixir of immortality for your majesty. The emperor can enjoy eternal blessings and live as long as heaven."
Long Xuanen nodded with satisfaction and said: "I believe you will not disappoint me. By the way, have you heard about Dayong lifting the food ban?"
Hong Beimo said: "I heard some, but it is just a method of Dayong. They want to use this method to plunder the wealth of Dakang."
Long Xuan'en said: "Despite this, I have to agree to their proposal. This is the only way to alleviate the food shortage."
Hong Beimo said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the turning point will be in the spring of next year. As long as Dakang survives this severe winter, the weather will be smooth next year, and Dayong's bad luck will follow."
Long Xuanen looked at him doubtfully: "How could you be so sure?"
Hong Beimo said: "I am just speculating."
Long Xuan'en said: "Compared with Dayong, I'm more worried about Hu Xiaotian. This kid's development is too fast. If I had known this, I shouldn't have let him go. I just issued an order for him to personally escort 100,000 stones.
The food comes back to Kangdu."
Hong Beimo smiled calmly and said: "He will definitely not come back."
Long Xuanen sighed and said, "Yes! It's not that easy to put a tiger in a cage after being released. I'm just using this method to test him."
Hong Beimo said: "Actually, there is a better way to get him back."
Long Xuanen frowned.
Hong Beimo said: "The princess will be an adult in the coming year. Your Majesty should perhaps consider getting married for her."
Long Xuan'en said: "Hu Xiaotian is so cunning, I'm afraid he won't agree so easily."
Hong Beimo said: "If he doesn't agree, Your Majesty will have reason to cancel the marriage."
Long Xuanen seemed to understand something, and nodded slowly: "That's fine, I don't have to marry Qiqi to him."
Zuo Xingjian took more than 2,000 of his men to Wuxing County. He originally wanted to go to Dongliang County via here. Hu Xiaotian happened to be here. Zuo Xingjian asked someone to inform him of his intention. Of course, he did not dare to take these 2,000 soldiers into the city.
, entered Wuxing County alone to meet Hu Xiaotian.
Hu Xiaotian was chatting with Xia Changming at this time. Li Changan had already left. Xia Changming accompanied Hu Xiaotian on the expedition to Yunze and did not return to Dongliang County. Hu Xiaotian was curious about Xia Changming's method of controlling flying birds and was asking him for advice. Xia Changming also patiently explained to Hu Xiaotian
The training process of some animal masters is explained.
Hu Xiaotian's original intention was to let Xia Changming form a snow sculpture army. If he could have more than a thousand snow sculptures and train a thousand first-class warriors who could fly into the sky on snow sculptures, then this aerial army would be invincible. Although Hu Xiaotian's idea was good
However, it is difficult to implement in reality.
Xia Changming couldn't help but smile after hearing what he said: "My lord, this snow sculpture is huge and can carry people and things, but the number of snow sculptures is extremely rare. They live in the Snow Eagle Valley in Heihu. They don't like to live in groups and are aloof by nature. They often
Only one can survive in a nest. As far as I know, the total number of snow eagles in the world may not exceed a thousand, and most of them live in high and cold places. It is not easy to catch them, let alone tame them." (
