After the night banquet, the Son of Heaven asked Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo to stop him, saying that the Son of Heaven had an invitation, and then Li Yi was full of doubts and took him to the North Palace.

The Son of Heaven is in a good mood today, after seeing Li Yi, he asked Li Yi about his living situation with great concern, asked him what he wanted, and finally said: "Li Aiqing, the Queen Mother listened to your legendary story and wanted to meet you, as well as my two children, who have been arguing for a long time, and they all said that they want to see the legendary heroes, so today we will not talk about business and go to the Queen Mother's Yongle Palace." ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Li Yi, who pretended to be sincerely afraid, and said with a smile, "Li Aiqing, did you bring a gift?" ”

This time, Li Yi is really stupid.

"Minister......" Li Yi was very embarrassed, he didn't expect the Son of Heaven to mention gifts at this time, but it's normal to think about it, he returned to the capital all the way and made a special trip to see the Queen Mother, of course, he had to bring some gifts, but he didn't expect to be left by the Son of Heaven after the night banquet, and he took him to meet with the Queen Mother and the two princes, how could he prepare a gift?

Li Yi bowed down with a red face and said, "The minister was negligent for a while......"

The Son of Heaven patted him affectionately on the back and smiled, "I know you are not prepared. Come...... Come ......"

He pulled Li Yi to the side of the desk, pointed to the two brocade boxes on the desk, and said, "Aiqing, open it and take a look......"

Inside the box are two small and delicate and very quaint horns.

"This is a tribute gift from the Wuhuan people a few years ago." The Son of Heaven picked one up, put it to his mouth and blew it, and said, "I heard that your Youzhou Iron Cavalry also uses this horn to pass military orders, right?" ”

As a cavalry, the Youzhou Army emphasizes mobility, and many times it is not suitable for carrying slightly cumbersome war drums, so. In the Youzhou Army, there are not only war drums, but also horns of the Hu people, and even Li Yi also introduced the order flag, and on different occasions, use appropriate ways to transmit military orders.

Li Yi nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this number is made of high-grade horns, and the sound can be transmitted far away." ”

"I gave it to you. You give them to my two children. If I give it to them, they throw it away, and they don't think it's precious, but if you give it to them, it's different. Children like big heroes, especially my daughter, who likes sword dancing and has great ambitions. She told me that she would gallop into the field and defend her family and country...... "The Son of Heaven sighed happily, "If she were a boy." How nice that would be......"

The Son of Heaven suddenly thought of something, his heart moved, and his face showed pain.

Li Yi was stunned when he heard the Son of Heaven talk about his daughter. He first heard from the Son of Heaven that he wanted to take Li Yi to meet his two children. I thought it was Liu Wei and Liu Xie, but now it doesn't seem to be the case.

But it's right to think about it, it is said that the Son of Heaven does not like Liu Bian. Moreover, the relationship between Empress He and Empress Dowager Dong is also very discordant, and Liu Wei, the prince, will definitely not be with Empress Dowager Dong.

For the fatherly love that Liu Hong showed at this time, Li Yi was still a little touched in his heart. Unexpectedly, this extremely greedy and incompetent emperor, who is famous in history, has such a human side.

The Son of Heaven looked at the horn in his hand, was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "My daughter is very much like her mother. ”

Li Yi heard some rumors about Wang Meiren in later generations, and knew that Wang Meiren was the favorite concubine of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. It is said that Wang Meiren is plump, beautiful in appearance, docile in temperament, she is not only smart and reasonable, but also proficient in piano and accounting, but unfortunately died a miserable death. After Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty lost her, he was saddened and made "Chasing Virtue Fu" and "Ode to Lingyi" as a memorial.

Speaking of which, being an emperor to the extent that he can't even keep the person he likes is enough to be a wretch.

Li Yi saw Emperor Han Ling's melancholy expression, thinking that he was thinking about things and people, which aroused his love for Wang Meiren.

The Son of Heaven smiled lonely and said, "Li Aiqing, you have lived in the border for a long time, and you don't know how difficult it is. You and the soldiers are bloody and understand life and death, and I am in this deep palace, how can I not ......"

He turned his face to look at Li Yi and said lightly: "It's not easy to survive." ”

Li Yi's heart was shocked, he didn't know what Liu Hong meant, could it be that he was implying that he was being threatened by a traitorous eunuch? Wang Meiren was secretly poisoned by the queen, but the queen was not punished afterwards. Could it be that Liu Hong has a hard time?

Li Yi suddenly thought of the Queen Mother's brother Dong Pet. Dong Pet was caught by the lieutenants under the pretext of bribery and beaten to death in Beisi Prison for unknown reasons, and I have not heard of any lieutenant who was punished by the Son of Heaven because of this.

In this way, is it true that the imperial power is left behind?

"A gift for the Queen Mother, I have prepared it for you." Li Yi was still thinking nonsense, and the Son of Heaven walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's not too early, let's go." ”

Li Yi followed Liu Hong out of the door in a daze.

………………

A few minutes later, Li Yi met Empress Dowager Dong, the mother of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty.

There is one word that can describe the Empress Dowager Dong well, that is, the charm of still exists. Empress Dowager Dong is beautiful, graceful and luxurious, and has a gentle demeanor, she looks like she is in her thirties, and it is difficult to see that she is in her forties.

Empress Dowager Dong was very enthusiastic about Li Yi, talking and laughing, and there was no arrogance, she was kind and kind, and she asked a lot about Jizhou.

Li Yi has not been in Jizhou for a long time, he doesn't know many things, he can't answer with dry eyes, and he is a little embarrassed. Empress Dowager Dong immediately realized that her problem embarrassed the young man in front of her.

"General Li is the first person to exterminate the Yellow Turban ant thieves, millions of Yellow Turban ant thieves were wiped out in the hands of General Li, in my impression, General Li should be a murderous man with a beard." Empress Dowager Dong said with a smile, "I didn't expect General Li to just become an adult, and he didn't even have a beard on his face, let alone any murderous spirit, you look very stable and honest, but you don't see anything like a military general who dominates the field, but like a scholar with a polite temperament." ”

Li Yi replied embarrassedly: "The Queen Mother praised it." ”

The Son of Heaven sat on the side, holding Xiao Donghou in his arms, that is, the future Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Jing, the princess of Wannian, snuggled up to him. After the two children saw Li Yi, they looked very excited, and the two pairs of adoring eyes never left him from beginning to end.

Although the princess is only twelve or thirteen years old, she is a rare beauty embryo, her skin is like condensation, her eyes are bright, her teeth are bright, she is very beautiful, her manners are elegant and dignified, she is as her name suggests, she is quiet, and she is very lovely. Xiao Donghou Liu Xie is very similar to his father, with a small face, a small nose and a small mouth, but he does not have the slender neck that his father is unique to, nor does he have small eyes that are narrowed into a slit. Liu Xie's eyes are very beautiful, bright and full of aura.

The two little ones liked the gift Li Yi gave them very much, and they couldn't put it down.

Empress Dowager Dong smiled and said, "Jing'er, didn't you say that if General Li comes, you must ask one thing?" Now that General Li is here, you can ask, and we will listen to it. ”

Liu Jing sat on the lap of the Son of Heaven, looked at Li Yi with a smile on his face, and asked in a low voice: "General Li, you are so heroic, I don't know if you have a sweetheart?" ”

Li Yi was stunned, this little princess is too strange, how can she ask about such a thing?

The Son of Heaven hugged his daughter and laughed, and the Empress Dowager Dong laughed happily and scolded: "Children, you are ignorant and talk nonsense. ”

"Aiqing, tell me, I also want to know the truth about this." Liu Hong smiled and said, "I want to know which girl can be favored by the leading heroes of our Han Kingdom." ”

Li Yi's face was embarrassed, his affairs were really hard to say, because he still didn't know what the Cai family meant now. After arriving in Beijing, Li Yi found out that the Cai family had also been exiled to Northern Xinjiang in the early years, but it was not Youzhou, but Bingzhou, and there had been no news for seven years.

Although with the memories of later generations, Li Yi knew that the Cai family should not be in danger, but it was difficult for him to guess the thoughts of the Cai family, especially Cai Yan's thoughts. As a traveler in the later generations, if Cai Yan was not interested in him, he would not force it.

Liu Xie asked curiously, "General Li, don't you have a sweetheart now?" ”

Liu Jing glared at him fiercely and scolded, "What do you know? A little hairy child, adults are not allowed to interject when they speak. ”

Liu Xie glanced at Liu Jing timidly, pouted and said unconvinced: "Are you an adult?" ”

Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, and the Empress Dowager Dong laughed.

Li Yi was also amused by the two innocent children, and the doubts in his heart gradually faded with his hearty laughter. He explained: "The minister still has no sweetheart. However, when his father was reincarnated, he had a marriage contract with a close friend, so he ......"

The Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager Dong both nodded knowingly, as people of this era, of course they know that the order of their parents is the best guarantee for marriage, and they cannot regret marriage unless there are special circumstances.

Empress Dowager Dong asked, "I don't know whose daughter-in-law it is?" ”

Li Yi said curtly: "It's the former Yilang, the daughter of Chen Liucai's family." ”

As soon as Li Yi said this, the atmosphere was a little silent. Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, were a little confused, because this Cai Bojiao was almost wiped by the Son of Heaven a few years ago, and later he was still the middle servant Lu Qiang to help intercede, Liu Hong also remembered Cai Yong's previous words, so he issued an edict to save him from death, and his family was exiled to Shuofang, and he was not allowed to be exempted from punishment because of the pardon. Although in the second year, the Cai family was allowed to return to their hometown because of the amnesty, but something went wrong in the middle and they are still dying.

Princess Wannian didn't know the reason for this, and asked again: "General Li, is Miss Cai beautiful?" ”

Li Yi shook his head and said: "Back to the princess, the minister has not met Miss Cai so far, and it is unknown whether she is beautiful or not." (To be continued.) )