"Where's Wu Du?" Li Yanqiu put on a robe under Duan Ling's service.
"Still asleep." Duan Ling replied, "Do you want to wake him up?"
"No need." Li Yanqiu said seriously, "Today is your birthday, and just now I have instructed Zheng Yan to make longevity noodles. When Wu Du gets up, let's discuss slowly how to take the next few steps. "
"Fourth Uncle, it's too rash for you to come here like this." Duan Ling couldn't help but say.
"How can there be so many assassins." Li Yanqiu said, "From Guanshan in the north, Nanyue in the south, thousands of miles from the north to the south, your father was not alone back then."
Duan Ling laughed, wanting to say that my father was a soldier all his life.
He sat aside, thought about it, and said, "Does the fourth uncle drink tea?"
Li Yanqiu nodded, and his eyes did not leave Duan Ling even for a while after he woke up. Duan Ling went to boil water to make tea for him, saying that it was strange that when they faced Li Yanqiu, they seemed to know each other from the beginning. Even if you haven't recognized each other before, you will gradually get used to it if you don't say a few words.
Some people were born to be generals, while others were born to be emperors. Li Yanqiu had been in a high position since he was a child. As the prince of Chen, he had to assist his father in handling government affairs since the age of fourteen. Sitting in the hall, there is a kind of majesty that dominates the world naturally.
"Have they found Zhenshanhe?" Li Yanqiu asked.
"Not yet." Duan Ling said, "I'm waiting for the real news of Yelu Zong."
Li Yanqiu said: "On the way, I heard Wu Du talk about what you have done in the past six months, and you have done a good job."
Duan Ling didn't know whether Li Yanqiu really praised him, or because in his eyes, what he did was good, and said: "I'm really ashamed, I... I have a shortage of soldiers and horses in the hands of my son, so I had to make a three-way deal with Batu. year's appointment."
"Don't worry," Li Yanqiu replied, "We will start recruiting troops when we go back, and I will give you 500,000 troops after three years."
"That's absolutely impossible." Duan Ling said hurriedly, "Nowadays in the country... er, Fourth Uncle, with all due respect, the country has finally settled down and must not be recruited again. Three years is not a long time, but a short time. It’s not short, but there’s still a lot to do.”
The corners of Li Yanqiu's mouth twitched slightly, and with a look of approval in his eyes, he said, "It seems that you have more ideas than me."
Duan Ling replied: "Soldiers are expensive, not too expensive. If we really want to fight, we will be able to fight against the wall, and lure them to Hebei to fight. We are more familiar with the terrain, so we don't need to be too afraid of them."
Li Yanqiu nodded and said, "Fourth uncle doesn't know how to march and fight. Back then, there was your father outside, and I will listen to you in the future. I'm sure there is nothing wrong."
Duan Ling hurriedly said that he still needed to learn, and now the war depends entirely on Wu Du. Li Yanqiu thought about it for a while, and then said: "In these days, you will never leave or give up. Those who follow you will be rewarded."
Duan Ling thought about it and said, "Fourth Uncle, I beg you one thing."
Li Yanqiu drank tea to himself and said "um", which meant that he agreed first.
Duan Ling said: "Wu is the only one, he doesn't know how to read people's eyes on weekdays, but he is a man of temperament..."
"Never blame him for what happened in the past." Li Yanqiu replied casually, "I have always admired Wu Du's temperament. After all, there are not many people in the world who dare to defy me."
Duan Ling said: "Actually, there is no need to reward him. I just hope that he can be by my side all the time..."
Li Yanqiu laughed and said, "I still want a reward."
Duan Ling replied: "His temper, giving him money, but..."
"Give him the mountains and rivers." Li Yanqiu replied, "Add half a piece of jade?"
When Duan Ling heard this, he was shocked and didn't know what to say for a while.
"This..." Duan Ling asked, "really... is it really possible?"
"He saved your life." Li Yanqiu said, "My emperor's life is more or less worth half a piece of jade. But the jade is not hereditary, but looking at his appearance, it must not be hereditary. "
Duan Ling said, "Then I'll take the place of Wu Du..."
Li Yanqiu frowned and said, "What are you thankful for? You and Uncle Four are on the same side!"
Duan Ling couldn't help laughing, and felt that some things were indeed similar. The Li family seemed to have the characteristic of "interesting" in their personalities. words come.
There were guards outside the door, and Zheng Yan didn't dare to call His Majesty, so he asked outside, "When is lunch?"
Li Yanqiu asked Duan Ling, "Are you hungry?"
Duan Ling was apprehensive, and when he was about to speak, Li Yanqiu said, "Huang'er, when your father asked you, did you have the same expression?"
Duan Ling had to say: "No, I want to wait for Wu Du to come and eat together."
Li Yanqiu said: "That's right, what's the harm in waiting for him? Just say what you want."
"I'm afraid of saying the wrong thing and making the fourth uncle unhappy." Duan Ling said.
He was so afraid of losing it, that Li Yanqiu would leave him again if he was not careful.
Li Yanqiu said: "The fourth uncle was also very afraid, for fear that it was just a dream, and even more afraid that you would blame me for being confused and make you suffer, and would not want to go back with me. At that time, the palace was so big, and only the fourth uncle stayed alone. Very lonely."
An inexplicable emotion surged in Duan Ling's heart. After thinking about it, he hesitated to say something, but since Li Yanqiu said it before, he no longer hesitated.
"What kind of medicine does Fourth Uncle take on weekdays?" Duan Ling asked.
"There shouldn't be a big mistake." Li Yanqiu said, "I will show you the recipe when I go back. You are not familiar with the matter of the palace. The medicines given to the monarch and the monarch need to be examined by the Imperial Hospital. The inner chief, the prime minister and the cabinet can only be sealed and sealed. When the seal is opened, the chief inner and the imperial commander need to verify it before decoction. "
"Who is the imperial commander?" Duan Ling asked again.
"Thank you." Li Yanqiu said, "Your mother's old friend, I don't think he should come to kill me, what do you think?"
Duan Ling was relieved, and said, "What's the relationship between Xie You and my mother?"
Li Yanqiu smiled slightly, and didn't say much. It was inconvenient to tell the younger generation about the events of his elder brother's life. Duan Ling understood it by heart.
Wu Du finally woke up, and still came to the door and stood guard. When he heard the sound of clogs, Duan Ling knew it was him. He wanted to call Wu Du, but he took into account Li Yanqiu's presence. He didn't know if it would be good to let him in. But thinking of Li Yanqiu's previous orders, he boldly said, "Wu Du."
Wu Du responded from outside the room, and Li Yanqiu made a gesture, pointing to his chest, then to Duan Ling, indicating Yu Huang, and waving his hand, meaning that he could not speak to him for the time being. Duan Ling nodded in understanding and said, "Come in and sit."
Wu Du pushed open the door and came in, and Li Yanqiu instructed again, "Zheng Yan, it's time to have dinner. You can come in and eat when the meal starts."
After Wu Du came in and stood in the hall, Li Yanqiu said, "Where do you sit on weekdays, where do you still sit, you don't have to be obedient."
Wu Du said, "Really?"
Duan Ling was about to stop him, but Wu Du strode forward and sat beside Li Yanqiu, sitting side by side with him.
Li Yanqiu: "..."
Duan Ling: "Come down quickly..."
Wu Du looked inexplicable and turned to look at Li Yanqiu, meaning you let me sit.
"Okay, you're the captain, I'll let you here." Li Yanqiu was obviously in a good mood, got up and sat beside Duan Ling.
Wu Du: "..."
Wu Du had no choice but to take Li Yanqiu.
Li Yanqiu added: "Wuqing must still be thinking about touching me with an inkstone. This old grudge will always be brought back."
Wu Du said, "I don't dare. If I knew that Your Majesty would have noticed it at that time, I would definitely not dare to go out."
Duan Ling remembered the time when Wu Du was hit by Li Yanqiu's inkstone and his head was full of ink, and he couldn't help laughing and sad. Just when he was about to make a round, Li Yanqiu said: "Since Ruo'er is there, I will apologize to you in front of him, but Wu Qing has never cared about this, and you are not protecting Ruo'er for this vanity and reputation. Foreign objects, I'm just joking."
Li Yanqiu said this, for Wu Du, it was to give him the greatest respect, but Wu Du felt a little guilt, got up and said, "I'm being rude, Your Majesty, please."
Only then did Li Yanqiu get up and change to the main seat, while Wu Du sat beside Duan Ling.
Wu Du took a casual glance and saw that there was a red rope in Duan Ling's neck, so Duan Ling took out the jade and showed it to him. Wu Du was a little surprised and asked, "Have you brought it back?"
"This is the fourth uncle's, he gave it to me first." Duan Ling replied.
The servants brought four bowls of noodles, Zheng Yan followed, and Duan Ling put away Yu Huang temporarily, one bowl per person, one bowl cooked from a single noodle thread, and it continued.
With a good face and a cup of hot tea, Duan Ling sent back the guards in the mansion, but let Shulu wait outside.
"Shuluduan was sent by Yelu Zongzhen to protect me." Duan Ling said to Li Yanqiu, "It can be entrusted."
Li Yanqiu nodded, Shuluduan closed the door outside, and everyone started to have lunch, Li Yanqiu blew the soup in the spoon and said, "There is still half a piece of jade, in the hands of the fake in the East Palace, this time back, you must have Solve this matter as soon as possible, make it known to the world, confront the DPRK and China, and then smash him and Wuluohou Mu into ten thousand pieces, and execute Ling Chi."
Li Yanqiu said lightly, as simple as the noodles were salty or light. Duan Ling thought about it and saw that Zheng Yan and Wu Du were both looking at him, knowing that only he could answer this.
"Lang Junxia is in the mansion." Duan Ling said, "Would you like to bring him here later, the fourth uncle will ask him?"
"Huh? Who?" Li Yanqiu remembered immediately and said, "Lang Junxia, is he in your hands?"
Duan Ling nodded, Li Yanqiu thought for a while, and then said, "I will try him again tomorrow, so as not to spoil the scenery."
"Cai Yan is actually nothing." Duan Ling said, "It's the shepherd who is in trouble."
Li Yanqiu said "um" and said, "Yin and Yang are wrong, and you have become the prime minister's protege, and it's really fate that tricks people."
Duan Ling wondered whether to tell his uncle Mu Kuangda's conspiracy, but as long as it was revealed, the matter would be serious, not only involving Li Yanqiu's lack of children, but also involving Mu Jinzhi, this matter must be very careful.
Jiangzhou was covered with dark clouds, and the sun showed a dim light behind the dark clouds.
Mu Kuangda was not in good spirits for several days, and even the ministers in the court noticed it.
In the early days, if you want to say that besides Cai Yan, the most troubled person is Mu Kuangda.
When the Su Clan raised the issue of talent selection in the coming year, Cai Yan couldn't help noticing that Mu Kuangda said very little recently, and most of the time he was in a long silence.
"What do you think of the Prime Minister?"
After a lengthy petition, Cai Yan finally couldn't help asking Mu Kuangda what the old fox thought.
"Since ancient times, there have been many talents in Jiangdong's children." Mu Kuangda replied, "It is a good thing to promote more and more talented people to enter the court. When there was a talk about the reform of the land law a few years ago, it is better to let the new officials write their own essays. I'll make it, and when His Majesty returns, I can choose to be selected, maybe I will have a good opinion."