Daily life of captives

Changsun Boyi's air lasted for half a month, and after several false refusals, he finally nodded and agreed.

There is no enthronement ceremony, not even a small symbolic ceremony, the grandson Boyi puts on a dragon robe and sits on the dragon chair in the Hanyuan Hall, and then announces the imperial list to the world, and the matter is settled .

Changsun Boyi's daily life is almost the same as before. He gets up early to go to court, and then goes to court after the discussion is over. It's over.

But Li Shao was so busy as soon as he entered the palace, he was so angry that Li Shao complained that his elder Sun Boyi didn't even know how to choose a date to be emperor, it would be better if it was earlier or later, but he was rushing towards the end of the year At that time, after Li Shao entered the harem, he not only had to deal with Liu Ce's concubines first, but also settled the expenses of the harem and organized the annual banquet. All the big and small things piled up together, so that Li Shao didn't have to worry about it from morning till night. a free time.

No, before Li Shao finished reading the bill Deng Yi gave him, Yue Feng hurried in, looking like he was in some trouble.

"Your Majesty has seen Your Majesty," Yue Feng continued after kneeling down to salute, "His Majesty, there are several masters in the harem who refused to leave and clamored that it was His Majesty who ordered them to serve the Holy King, and now they have to obey His Majesty's orders. Whether to go or stay...His Royal Highness doesn't care."

Because of what Xian Xing said before, Liu Ce got the title of "Sage King", which was called by everyone inside and outside the palace to show respect for the gods.

Li Shao frowned, and said coldly: "Go and tell them, I don't have time to bargain with them now, they can either take the money and leave the palace to find their own way out, or go to the court, as long as they pull out their tongues, there will be no complaints." I can't say it, and I'm not afraid that their nonsense will tarnish His Majesty's reputation. I really don't care what kind of life they will live in Yeting. Let them figure it out. Yue Feng, don't you think so? It’s easy to speak, let Deng Yi go.”

He said to obey His Majesty's orders, but he just wanted to see Boyi and see if he had a chance to be a real Phoenix.Yue Feng had served Liu Ce before, and he was familiar with the women in the harem. He used to be inferior to others with a smile on his face. It would not be easy for him to suddenly become powerful, especially when a woman makes a scene, it is really hard to resist, let alone that. A group of women.

Yue Feng's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness, this servant can handle it."

If he let Deng Yi go now, the Highness probably won't use him again in the future.

"Well," Li Shao didn't think about it that much, and he didn't have the time to think about it. At this moment, he just wanted to deal with these troublesome things quickly, "Take the guards in the palace with you, and if there is any trouble, Just drag it into Yeting."

"Yes." Yue Feng turned around and left immediately.

Since His Highness's attitude is so tough, he, a person who obeys orders, doesn't have to worry about his face anymore, and he will probably be able to clean up the matter in half a day.

After Yue Feng left, Li Shao came to his senses suddenly and asked Deng Yi, "Yue Feng is running errands for me in the harem, who is following Boyi?"

"It was Donggui, the former steward of the Lishan Li Palace. When he was about to enter the palace, His Majesty sent someone to bring Donggui back. A new steward was promoted to the Lishan Li Palace, but..." Deng Yi was a little embarrassed He glanced at Li Shao.

"Just what?" Li Shao cast a funny glance at Deng Yi, "Is there anything you can't say in front of me?"

Deng Yi lowered his head in embarrassment, and then said: "His Majesty, I have had contact with Donggui in the palace before. This person is treacherous and cunning. Is it not appropriate to put him beside His Majesty?"

Li Shao didn't take it seriously and said: "It's the treachery that made him stay by Boyi's side. The previous court is not like the harem, the harem is a place to live, and you can feel at ease when you are there, but in the former court, besides Your Majesty, there are many court dignitaries If the person guarding the gate for Boyi is too upright and honest, he won't be able to handle it."

With that said, Li Shao handed back the account book in his hand to Deng Yi, and said with a gentle smile: "Also, you don't have to do the things in the harem yourself, and the things that should be handed over to Liugong are left to Liugong. Don't take it all by yourself, if anyone among you gets tired, I will have a headache. Don't be afraid of someone with ulterior motives, we have experienced these things over the years, and the person with ulterior motives is the one we are most afraid of."

"Yes." Deng Yi and Yunzhu agreed in unison.

Their harem is no different from the backyard of Admiral Tiance's mansion, there are more servants and servants, and the masters still only have two people, His Majesty and His Highness, and these two are sympathetic masters, and they are not strict with others. Not fussy about anything, they take it easy.

"Your Highness," Wei Feng said in a deep voice as he walked in from the outside, "Xuanyuanhe sent a letter saying that the Xizhi Kingdom has married the Far West, and now Xizhi Kingdom is controlled by the Emperor of the Far West. The wedding was initially scheduled for the next year, but the exact date has not been found out yet, probably at the end of the first lunar month. Shangguan Ying did not announce this to the world."

After His Highness sent the news to Xuanyuanhe that day, Xuanyuanhe knew where to go to Xizhi country to inquire about the news, and things went much smoother in the past few days.

Hearing this, Li Shao narrowed his eyes.

"Marriage..."

This is not a marriage. Before the marriage was completed, the emperor of the extreme west took control of Xizhi. Shangguanying's move was equivalent to handing over the country of Xizhi to others. She gave in, but is it possible?Not to mention that Xizhi still had the ability to fight, Hou Chu and Ding Ling could help Xizhi, but Shangguanying just succumbed?She would rather hand over Xizhi Kingdom to Jixi than ask them for help?

And according to Du Tian, ​​the capital of Xizhi Kingdom is populated by important officials from the political and business circles of Xizhi. Even if Shangguanying intends to submit, will everyone else submit with her?Is there no objection?Or did Shangguan Ying personally execute those who opposed it in order to save his life?No matter how you think about it, it's impossible.

If it wasn't for the whole country to surrender, then Shangguan Ying had other plans. Most of the so-called marriages were to preserve national strength.

"Wei Feng, tell Your Majesty the news."

Li Shao hadn't finished speaking when Eldest Sun Boyi walked in: "What's the matter? What's the news?"

Wei Feng had no choice but to repeat what he said just now.

Eldest Sun Boyi frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Can't you make him think less? From now on, report these things directly to me."

It is the busiest time for Saburo when the New Year is approaching, so why do you still tell Saburo about these exhausting things?

Wei Feng was taken aback for a moment, and instead of responding to Sun Boyi's words, he looked at Li Shao.

Li Shao smiled lightly and said: "Just do as he said, he is capable now, and there are many counselors around him, so I don't need to worry about it."

Eldest Sun Boyi sat down next to Li Shao: "Well, they are so smart and intelligent, so they want to do this kind of troublesome thing, otherwise why should I give them salaries?"

"Then what should I do?" Li Shao raised his eyebrows and looked at the elder Sun Boyi.

"You?" Changsun Boyi said as a matter of course, "You are in charge of taking care of me."

"My lord?" Li Shao snorted softly, "Well, Wei Feng and the others follow my lord, don't order them around."

"That won't work," Changsun Boyi hugged Li Shao, "what's yours is mine, your people are mine, and your people are mine too."

Li Shao immediately gave his eldest son Boyi a white look.

When it was time to talk to Li Shao about the affairs of Xizhi, the elder Sun Boyi just talked and joked. When it was time for lunch, the elder Sun Boyi began to think about the affairs of Xizhi. When he was so engrossed, he didn't even remember to eat.

"Bo Yi?" Seeing that the elder Sun Boyi was holding his chopsticks still for a while, Li Shao stretched out his hand and shook it in front of the elder grandson Boyi, but got no response, and the elder grandson Boyi didn't even blink his eyes.

"Bo Yi." Li Shao slapped the elder Sun Boyi on the shoulder.

Changsun Boyi was so frightened that he shivered, and looked at Li Shao as if he had come back to life: "What? What's wrong?"

Li Shao shook his head and laughed, and joked: "Obviously I'm sitting in front of you, why are you so absorbed in your thoughts? It's just that you forgot to eat, but you can't even see me, I'm so sad."

Grandson Boyi was embarrassed.

Li Shao laughed happily, picked up a chopstick dish and sent it to Zhang Sun Boyi's bowl: "I'll think about it after I finish eating."

The eldest grandson Boyi picked up the food and put it into his mouth, and after swallowing the food, he asked Li Shao, "Will you go to the Imperial Study Room with me this afternoon?"

Li Shao raised his eyebrows: "Will it hinder you?"

"No," Changsun Boyi smiled lightly, "I would feel more at ease if you were here."

"That's good." Li Shao smiled.

So after lunch, the two of them walked hand in hand and side by side to the Imperial Study Room. Although the eldest Sun Boyi said before dinner that he didn't need Li Shao to bother about government affairs, the two of them still walked to the Imperial Study Room on the way. Subconsciously chatted about Xizhi country.

Entering the imperial study room, the eldest grandson Boyi sat behind the imperial case, Li Shao looked around, and asked someone to move a small couch in the imperial study room to the bookcase, and then pulled a screen to block it beside the couch , After a while, a small room was separated in the imperial study, and then hid in.

Deng Yi, Yunzhu and Wei Ze were all left in the Zichen Palace to continue handling the chores of the harem. Only Wei Feng followed Li Shao to the Imperial Study Room, but he just stood at the door with Yu Shi as a companion.

When Donggui came to the imperial study, the grandson Boyi and Li Shao had already settled down separately. One sat behind the imperial case and focused on reviewing the memorial, while the other hid quietly in the "small room" and read a book.

The moment he noticed Li Shao, Donggui cheered up, walked lightly to Changsun Boyi's side and waited.

This His Majesty is an informal person, but once things are related to that His Majesty, it can be extremely sloppy.

After a while, another court lady came out from the ear room of the imperial study, and approached Changsun Boyi with a pot of hot tea.

Donggui turned his head and gave the maid a wink, which meant to ask the maid to put the tea on the table quietly and leave quietly.But when he saw the face of the court lady clearly, Donggui's eyes flickered.

The maid nodded, and walked lightly to the imperial case, but when she put down the tray, there was a crisp sound.

Li Shao's thoughts flickered, he didn't pay much attention, and refocused on reading a book of travel notes in his hand, searching for clues in the Far West.

Changsun Boyi raised his eyes and glanced at the maid, but said nothing, and continued to read the memorial in his hand.

Donggui immediately stepped forward and pushed the maid aside, and gave the maid a hard look, and then poured a cup of tea for Changsun Boyi, but he didn't dare to disturb Changsun Boyi, and only sent the tea to Changsun Boyi A place that is not in the way of Boyi's hand.

After hesitating for a while, Donggui was about to pour a second cup of tea for Li Shao, but just as he lifted the teapot, he was stopped by Zhangsun Boyi.

"No need."

This tea doesn't smell like clouds and mist, and sending this to Saburo is better than sending a cup of clear water.

Donggui was taken aback for a moment, but put down the teapot obediently, and stood aside again.

The imperial study room was quiet again.

It took more than an hour to review all the important memorials. The elder Sun Boyi stretched his waist and said to Donggui, "Someone get Xin Qijie here."

"Yes." Responding in a low voice, Dong Guimao bowed and exited the imperial study.

Seeing that the elder Sun Boyi was resting with his eyes closed, Xiuyu, the maid of honor in the imperial study, cleverly went to the anteroom to change a pot of hot tea, brought back a plate of pastries, stood beside the elder Sun Boyi, and asked softly: " Your Majesty, this is the pastry just delivered by the Imperial Dining Room."

Changsun Boyi opened his eyes, glanced at Xiuyu, then at the plate of delicate pastries, and asked softly, "Are you hungry?"

Xiuyu was taken aback for a moment, then overjoyed, but just as she opened her mouth to answer, she suddenly heard a warm voice.

"I'm not hungry, but is there anything delicious?"

Xiu Yu was taken aback, and looked around, and saw a man with a warm smile coming out from behind the screen.

Xiuyu was startled, and knelt down in a panic: "See Your Highness."

Why is His Highness in the imperial study? !

"Come on," Li Shao walked straight to the pastry without even looking at Xiuyu, picked up a piece and took a bite, "It's not bad."

Before the words finished, Li Shao changed hands and handed the pastry he had bitten to Zhangsun Boyi's mouth.

Zhangsun Boyi leaned forward to take a bite without hesitation, then frowned with disgust: "It's too greasy."

"Would you?" Li Shao took another bite to taste, then turned to look at Xiuyu who was standing aside with her head down, "What's your name?"

Xiuyu bowed her knees and blessed her body, and replied respectfully: "Slave Xiuyu."

"Is it the palace lady from the imperial study?" After eating the pastry, Li Shao took another sip from the teacup, but just as the tea was in his mouth, Li Shao put down the teacup with a look of disgust.

"Yes."

Li Shaowen said in a warm voice: "Remember, your Majesty only drinks snow tea for tea, and asks people to collect dew in the morning and return to make tea. The cakes should not be too sweet, and there is no need to go to the Imperial Study Room for dry shortbread like this I have sent it, and asked the Imperial Dining Room to prepare more preserved fruits. The sour taste is the best. When I have to eat in the Imperial Study Room, I have to prepare something that is convenient to eat and can fill my stomach, and the soup will be avoided. Also, Your Majesty is resistant to cold and doesn't like heat, and it's the middle of winter, so please pay attention... that's all for now, remember everything?"

"Yes, the servant has remembered."

Xiuyu didn't know if she really memorized it correctly, because she really didn't expect Li Shao to say these things when she opened her mouth, so Xiuyu, who was unprepared, just listened to the outline in a daze, and couldn't say how much she had memorized. Okay, but Xiuyu didn't dare to admit to Li Shao that she didn't hear clearly, so she could only think about it afterwards and ask those who served by Changsun Boyi's side to inquire again.

The eldest grandson Boyi was full of smiles, took Li Shao's hand, and asked Li Shao jokingly: "What kind of snow tea is it?"

Even if he doesn't know much about tea, he still has his own taste preferences. He is a little self-conscious about it, but he really can't tell what he likes to drink. Unexpectedly, he never said it, but Saburo has already noticed it.

"You have a good tongue, but not a good brain." Li Shao smiled and poked his finger on the forehead of Changsun Boyi.

Changsun Boyi said cheekily: "Well, you have a good brain, just help me memorize it. Let them add some clouds and mist, and you have already made a small room for yourself. Wouldn't it be a waste of effort if you don't come here often? ?”

Li Shao was stunned, and stared at Changsun Boyi: "I said, why are you watching me toss without saying a word, so that's the idea?"

The eldest grandson Boyi pulled Li Shao to sit on his lap, leaned lazily on Li Shao's back, and said with a low smile, "The harem is so big, aren't you bored to be alone?"

Li Shao waved Xiuyu to lead the people back, and complained dissatisfiedly to Zhangsun Boyi: "I also want to try what it feels like to be bored, but can I be free? Your timing is right, it is Choose a time with the most things.”

Elder Sun Boyi laughed again, and said, "Thank you for your hard work. By the way, Xie Jun wrote that they will only come back in the spring. Mrs. Xie is very happy."

"Really?" Li Shao turned his head to look at the eldest grandson Boyi with a happy expression on his face, "Then let them stay there with peace of mind, it is best to wait for Mrs. Xie to come back after confinement, there is nothing needed here They're worried."

"Well, that's what I said in my reply letter," Changsun Boyi looked up at Li Shao, "I thought that if it wasn't a last resort, I wouldn't ask Xie Jun to come back. This time, let him stay by his side no matter what." By Mrs. Xie's side."

Li Shao hugged the elder Sun Boyi's head sideways, and this time it was Li Shao who comforted the elder Sun Boyi: "Don't worry, Xuanyuanhe can find out more and more information, we still have time, and nothing will happen."

Li Shao knew that Changsun Boyi had always felt guilty towards Xie Jun, and he always wanted to make up for it if he could. Xie Jun once abandoned his wife and son for Changsun Boyi, but this time, Changsun Boyi did not want Xie Jun anyway. For him to let down his family, especially for a woman's childbirth is a major event, grandson Boyi doesn't want to regret it for the rest of his life.

"En." Changsun Boyi leaned on Li Shao and closed his eyes.

Dong Gui entered the door lightly, and was slightly taken aback when he saw this scene, unable to advance or retreat.

Li Shao happened to be facing the door. Seeing Donggui's embarrassed face, Li Shao made a silent gesture. Donggui understood, and immediately withdrew and asked Xin Qijie to wait outside the door for a while, fearing that Xin Qijie would be dissatisfied. Pulling Xin Qijie to chat.

It took Changsun Boyi a while to sort out his emotions. When he raised his head, Li Shao got up and left Changsun Boyi's embrace, and returned to his small room to stay.

The eldest grandson Boyi took a deep breath, raised his voice and rushed out the door: "Donggui, bring someone in."

Dong Gui outside the door immediately led Xin Qijie into the imperial study.

At the beginning, Xin Qijie was overjoyed to be able to stay in the court as an official. Xin Qijie never thought that he would be summoned by the eldest grandson Boyi, so he was still a little excited and a little excited.

"Chen Xin Qijie sees His Majesty."

"Get up," Eldest Sun Boyi leaned back on the chair relaxedly, looking a little lazy, but his eyes were always sharp, "Sit down."

"Thank you for sitting down, Your Majesty." Xin Qijie sat down cautiously, "I don't know why Your Majesty is looking for this minister?"

The eldest grandson Boyi looked at Xin Qijie with his head propped up, and asked in a deep voice, "You were leading the army in the northwest, right?"

Xin Qijie was taken aback, and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, I have been in the Northwest for three years and have always been the commander of the Jing Yue Army."

"Do you remember the terrain in the northwest?"

Xin Qijie nodded: "Remember, remember."

"Okay," Changsun Boyi reached out and grabbed an imperial decree from the imperial case, and threw it to Xin Qijie casually, "I appoint you as General Mingwei, stationed in the northwest, and lead the Jingyue Army."

"...Ah?" Xin Qijie grasped the imperial decree in time, but was frightened by the sudden emperor's order, "Your Majesty, minister, minister leads the Jing Yue Army?"

Changsun Boyi still dares to let him lead the army?

"What?" Changsun Boyi frowned, "Didn't you lead the Jing Yue army?"

"I took it, I took it, but... Your Majesty, I have a criminal record, so... Your Majesty think twice?" Just use him again so easily?Is this really good?

Changsun Boyi raised the corners of his mouth and smiled faintly, and said: "Just say this to you, and I dare to use you with confidence. There may be wars in the Northwest, and I need a veteran who knows everything about the Jingyue Army and the Northwest. You are just right."

"War?" Xin Qijie's heart skipped a beat, and he asked nervously, "When? What's the reason? Internal strife or foreign aggression? Who the hell dares to act wildly on Lao Tzu's territory? I will kill him!"

Before the eldest grandson Boyi said anything, Li Shao behind the screen was amused by Xin Qijie and chuckled.

Unexpectedly, there were people behind the screen, Xin Qijie's heart skipped a beat again.

The elder Sun Boyi glanced at the screen, and then continued to say to Xin Qijie: "I just received a secret report, and it is not yet determined whether we can fight. I don't want to alarm too many people, but I just want to take more precautions so as not to mess up the situation. Afterwards There are not many experienced veterans, and you are one of them."

Xin Qijie grasped the imperial decree tightly, hesitated again and again, and knelt down in front of Changsun Boyi with a bang: "The minister leads the decree, even if I go through fire and water, I swear to live up to your majesty's trust!"

Grandson Boyi nodded: "Xin family, I can trust you. Go back and prepare well, and you must leave within three days."

"Yes!"

After Xin Qijie left, Li Shao behind the screen said leisurely, "I really didn't expect you to use Xin Qijie, are you really innocent?"

The eldest grandson Boyi said sadly: "He is just an unlucky ghost who has been implicated. The grandson of Taiwei Xin should not be mediocre. This can be regarded as my reward for Taiwei Xin."

Li Shao lowered his eyes, and said again: "If we go to war with Xizhi, apart from the Jingyue Army in the northwest, the Tianji Army of Shannan Road and the Tianxing Army of Jiannan Road can be mobilized nearby. In the hands of Peng, there are Chang'an's Habayashi Army, Yunzhou Tao Wujing's Zhewei Army, Qingyu's Huanjia Army, and Ding Ling's White Wolf Army to support him further east, but... It would be better to station an advance team to test the enemy's combat power."

They knew about the Xuange Army of Xiezhi Kingdom, but they still didn't know the strength of the Jixi Army. Even if there was news about Xuanyuanhe, it was only unconfirmed news after all. If they wanted to minimize the loss of the regular army of Hou Chu Then someone has to go to the front line to verify all the information, and then pass the news to the rear for them to formulate the most effective strategy. If this advance team is really formed, they will go to the front line and die. ...

After a long silence, Changsun Boyi finally spoke, but his voice was extremely low: "There is already a candidate."