On the seventh day of the seventh month, after the third prince of Qi State left the capital, the rest of Qi State's envoys who stayed in Jing State also quickly set foot on their way home.
The invisible confrontation between the two countries still ended in Qi's disastrous defeat.
The war was defeated, both civil and military tests failed, and one of the envoys died in internal fighting. This time, the envoys of Qi State lost face and stayed in the capital of Jing State without face. Leaving Beijing.
When their chariots and horses left the city, although the streets in the capital city were not empty, the onlookers also blocked the streets at the gate of the city.
For most people in Jingguo, it seems that since they were born, Jingguo has been suppressed by Qiguo in all aspects, and over time, they have become accustomed to this.
However, all this changed in the second year of Jinghe.
From the beginning of the year to now, one after another related to the Qi State, after careful consideration, the people of Jing State were surprised to find that the Qi State does not seem to be so terrible...
Whether it is on the battlefield or in other places, the people of Qi will lose and lose, and it is not as difficult to defeat as they imagined.
Under the dazzling light of His Majesty today, Jingguo seems to have become stronger than ever before. Wen has Li Xianbo, Wu has Li Xuan's son, and His Royal Highness the Princess. Zhongda shined brilliantly and entered the field of vision of the people of Kyoto.
In the streets and alleys, in Goulan cottages, the legendary stories of the three of them are spreading everywhere. Li Xianbo is full of talents, His Royal Highness is a soldier like a god, and the eldest princess is world-class in martial arts.
Of course, this does not rule out the intentional guidance of the court.
Winning or losing is naturally important, but what is more important is to let the people of Kyoto and even the whole Jingguo know that they won, they won beautifully, and let them know that His Majesty is wise and great. Under the leadership of the courtiers, this country is getting better and better, the national power is prosperous, talents are coming out in large numbers, and it has reached a new level...
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Unbeknownst to him, the talented Li Xianbo was already very popular in the capital, and he was standing in the yard at this moment, watching more than a dozen eunuchs carrying things from outside, box by box.
The little princess is going out of the palace to come here for medical treatment, but it is a big deal. There are regulations on what to eat and use, so how can she be casual? Although the little princess will arrive tomorrow, but early this morning, the people in the palace are waiting for the earl The gate of the mansion became busy, all kinds of moving in and out, going to and from the small courtyard he vacated for Yongning, it was disturbing to watch.
"Uncle Li, this is a gift from His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess." When the two eunuchs moved in a big box again, they didn't move it into the small courtyard, and walked up to Li Yi and said.
Li Mingzhu was free to give some gifts, Li Yi opened the box and looked, and was surprised by the treasures inside, offering affection for nothing, either that or that... In short, Her Royal Highness suddenly became so generous, he For a while, I was not used to it.
"Did Your Highness Princess say anything else?" Li Yi looked at the two and asked.
"No." The two shook their heads again and again.
"Then move in first." Li Yi waved his hand, there is no reason not to accept the gift that came to the door, and the next time we meet, ask her what kind of gift she gave. By the way, there is also the matter of Tai Chi, which was also returned yesterday I didn't have time to ask her.
With Uncle Li watching at home, there will be no problem. Qixi Festival is a women's festival. Miss Liu Er is rarely busy today. She went to the temple with Ruyi Xiaohuan, and there are a series of activities when she comes back, which has nothing to do with her. , he was going to see how Zeng Zuimo's bra was doing.
Walking out of the mansion gate, I saw a figure hovering under a few willow trees opposite the gate, walked over and asked doubtfully, "Why are you here?"
Hearing Li Yi's voice, Liu Yishou hurriedly stopped, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything, with an embarrassed expression on his face.
"Why, have you encountered a difficult case again?" Li Yi asked while looking at him.
Liu Yishou in this state is no stranger to him. When he was in Qing'an Mansion, every time he encountered a difficult case and came to him for a case, he also had this expression.
Seeing the embarrassing expression on his face again, Li Yi waved his hands and said, "Don't worry, we will investigate the most suspects one by one. If you don't rush into things like investigations, you really can't figure it out. Let's go for a walk." , listen to the opera, and relax, there may be unexpected gains."
Speaking of investigating cases, this kind of thing depends on luck and inspiration in addition to ability. Those basic things have already been taught to him, and now Li Yi can't help him too much in these things.
Liu Yishou was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Didn't your lord say before that the murderer often hides very deeply, you need to dig deep clues, don't be fooled by appearances, the most suspicious person is often not the murderer..."
"Did I say that?" Li Yi asked looking at him.
"Yes." Liu Yishou nodded seriously.
"really have?"
"really have… "
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"Absurd." Li Yi glanced at him and said, "Stop going to Goulan to listen to stories and plays in the future. They are all twists and turns deliberately made up to attract customers. There is no such blood in reality. Investigate the case in a down-to-earth manner. Trust your own intuition, whoever you think is the most suspect, then it's almost inseparable... "
After Liu Yishou was stunned, he said: But didn't your lord just say, "I can't rush to investigate the case, I really can't figure it out, you can go for a walk and listen to the show..."
"Did I say that?" Li Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at him.
"Just now..." Liu Yishou opened his mouth and looked up at Li Yi. After a while, he said with a wry smile, "No..."
"That's right..." Li Yi nodded in satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "The truth cannot be concealed, you have to believe in yourself... I still have something to do, so I won't keep you any longer, let's go."
Liu Yishou watched Li Yi get into the carriage with a wry smile, and when he turned his head again, a thoughtful look appeared on his face. After a while, this thought turned into enlightenment.
"Thank you for your advice, my lord!"
He bowed in the direction of the mansion gate, turned around and got into another carriage. A man in gray waved his whip lightly, and the carriage disappeared quickly...
When Li Yi walked into the small courtyard, Xiaocui and Xiaozhu were climbing up and down a temporary colored building, chatting while tying colorful ribbons to the wood.
"Where's your lady?" Li Yi asked standing under the Cailou.
"Sister Ruoqing has gone out, and my lady is painting in the room." Xiaocui glanced down and said, "We haven't finished the work yet, Mr. Li, you can find it yourself..."
Halfway through her words, as if she had thought of something, she immediately closed her mouth, hurriedly ran down the Cailou, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll tell Miss."
This time there was no accident. When Li Yi walked into the room, Zeng Zuimo was well dressed and was painting on the sky lantern.
Seeing Li Yi walking in, she said without raising her head, "What's the matter, tell me."
"What are you thinking about the bra?" Li Yi didn't mind her attitude, and walked over and said.
"Bah! Nasty!" Zeng Zuimo blushed, glanced at Xiaocui, saw that she was still puzzled, and said, "Wait a while, I'll finish drawing these sky lanterns first."
"It's still a long time before night, so what's the rush." Li Yi planned to go to Goulan for a while, and said, "There's still time to draw again later."
Xiaocui stood behind him, pouted her lips, and said, "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can only meet once a year, and it's finally the Qixi Festival. You can wait a little longer, Mr. Li. The lady will finish painting soon, praying for the sky lantern is very important." Yes, if you delay, Zhinu will not bless you..."
She originally wanted to say that if she was delayed, Zhinu would not bless her to find Mr. Ruyi, but she remembered that it was not appropriate to say these words to Li Yi halfway through, so she closed her mouth immediately, her cheeks flushed a little.
"Why once a year..." Li Yi shook his head, looked at her and said, "One day in the sky, one year on the earth, the whole month of July, and in the sky it's only a short time at noon. Weaver Girl sees Cowherd every day and says Maybe it's annoying to see you a long time ago, how can I have any mood to bless you... "
"One day in the sky, one year on the earth..." After listening to Li Yi's words, Xiao Cui's expression on her face was stunned. The old man in the Goulan often said this sentence, blinked his eyes and thought about it, and found that what Mr. Li said-seemed to be true. Makes sense.
She was suddenly a little discouraged, and immediately became less looking forward to the Tanabata night that she had been looking forward to for a long time...