Your Majesty, please draw the card

Shan Yu of the Huns is only in his fifties this year, and he is in the prime of life, so he would not die so easily.Unexpectedly, in the autumn of this year, Shan Yu suddenly contracted a sudden illness, and his physical condition deteriorated rapidly, so he had to recall his sons to his side.

Shanyu had eleven sons in total, except for those who were too young and unfavored, the remaining four were most likely to inherit the Shanyu throne.The eldest prince was born of a dead female slave. He had outstanding military achievements and was loved by the Huns.Before that, Shan Yu gave him one-third of the cattle and sheep, and made him the heir by default.

Shanyu had two Yan clans, the first one passed away a long time ago, and now this one is a famous beauty, who was snatched back from the Western Regions by him traveling thousands of miles away.Unexpectedly, the eldest prince, who had always been favored, even molested his stepmother after drinking.Unable to bear the humiliation, the Yan clan went to Shan Yu's tent to sue Shan Yu, saying that the eldest prince had personally told him that as long as his father died, according to Hun customs, his father's women and property would be his, so it didn't matter if he got a little lottery in advance .Shan Yu was furious when he heard the words, deprived the eldest prince of his property, and drove him far away.However, no one expected that the eldest prince would leave with only a small amount of cattle, sheep and horses, and then he would defeat Xianbei repeatedly in the east and seize a large piece of fertile pasture.This time, Shan Yu was seriously ill, probably because he remembered the talent of the Eldest Prince, so he called him back as well.

But to say that Shan Yu's favorite at present is the fourth prince born to him by the current Yan family.The fourth prince was handsome and beautiful, and he was the lover in the dreams of countless prairie girls.Although he didn't have any great achievements, he was extremely intelligent, and even the ministers in the court of the Huns would ask him for advice on the principles and methods of doing things.Because according to the practice of the Huns, when a son inherits property, he will also inherit his father's women, and the women around Shan Yu also quietly supported the fourth prince.

The second prince from the previous Yan family was an irritable idiot, but he had a lot of soldiers and horses, so he regarded himself very high, thinking that only he could inherit the ambition of his ancestors.He has always advocated the annexation of Dayan to the south, and the collection of the beautiful world in the south into the pockets of the Xiongnu, so he has won the hearts of the war faction.Shan Yu called him back to the royal court, and he actually brought [-] soldiers and horses with him.

The last third prince, whose mother is the maid of the current Yan family, grew up with the fourth prince since childhood.The third prince is dull by nature, but born with supernatural power, so he is often brought by Shan Yu's side as a guard, and he is very trusted by his father.

At the beginning, Shan Yu's condition was kept secret. Li Bai couldn't find out anything at the border, so he decided to venture deep into the Huns.Jiahewei has several strongholds in the Xiongnu, but because of the long distance and inconvenient news, it cannot completely guarantee safety.Li Baiyi was so bold that he took Yan Qi and three other spies all the way to the royal court of the Huns.

When he arrived, Shan Yu was already seriously ill, and swords were at stake in all aspects, but it was easy to find out what happened.Li Bai quickly understood why there would be so little friction between Dayan and the Xiongnu starting this autumn.Everyone is waiting for an imminent change of power, and no one is willing to lead troops to leave the royal court to plunder Dayan.

Not long after Li Bai arrived at the court of the Huns, one night, the second prince suddenly mobilized and led people to assassinate the eldest prince.The eldest prince realized something was wrong and escaped from the royal court single-handedly, but his guards, wife, and children were all killed.Afterwards, the eldest prince who escaped by chance had a broken thumb sent back, and vowed to take revenge on the second prince, and then disappeared.

After getting rid of the threat of the eldest prince, the second prince simply did not do anything, and led his troops into the royal court the next night.In order to protect his father, the third prince was pierced by random arrows and died.The second prince strangled Shan Yu on the sick bed with a bow and arrow, and the fourth prince was captured alive, so the entire royal court fell into the hands of the second prince.He proclaimed himself Shan Yu, and ordered the Yan family to be buried for his father, and all officials and tribal leaders who disobeyed him in the royal court were executed.

The first order of the new Shanyu to rule the Xiongnu was to send his troops south to attack Dayan when the ice and snow melted next year.When Li Bai heard the news, he was going to set off immediately to report the news, but he also found out that the second prince had made a slip of the tongue after drinking, saying that he had an internal response, and someone would open the city gate for him at that time, so he decided to take a risk and try again. Explore.

Li Bai didn't look like a man, so it was easier for him to inquire about information than ordinary spies. On the contrary, Yan Qi and the others had to hide in the dark and couldn't go out openly.Because the Huns did not have written words, the news could only be passed on by word of mouth, and they would only use special marks to draw on the stone slabs. Li Bai couldn't find out any news about the traitor after three days of inquiring.Just when he was about to give up, he unexpectedly discovered a person—the fourth prince who was imprisoned by Xin Shanyu.

At that time, the situation of the fourth prince was very bad. Considering that the fourth prince still had a certain influence in the Huns, and this person was a more legitimate heir than the second prince, he might be able to play a miraculous effect in the next year's war. rescued.

Since the fourth prince was brought with him, he had to be very secretive along the way.Li Bai didn't dare to go to those hidden piles where he didn't know whether it was safe or not, so he made a detour all the way back to Dayan.During the period, when I turned over Helan Mountain, I encountered an avalanche and was almost buried alive on the mountain.But fortunately, the heavy snow didn't stop, covering their whereabouts along the way, until they returned to Dayan territory, none of Xin Shanyu's people could catch them.

Liu Xi let out a sigh of relief after hearing Li Bai's experience, and patted Li Bai's shoulder: "You are right, the fourth prince is in our hands, and the second prince is not in the right place. At least we can divide the enemy. It's just hard work for you Now, go back and rest quickly! Since there will be a big war in the coming year, I will start preparations now. Sigh... I don’t know when the national treasury will be filled.”

Thinking of the treasury issue, Li Bai and Gao Lishi looked at each other, feeling worried, and even Lord Longyang couldn't help frowning.

Liu Xi said to himself: "It is said that merchants strengthen the country, I should go and ask Fan Li for advice."

The emperor's heavy heart was not relieved until dinner time.Zhou Yu ran to the emperor with great interest to have a meal, accompanied by several imperial physicians.Before dinner, Zhou Yu took Liu Xi's pulse.

"Gong Jin, who is this?" Liu Jing was surprised, male gods rarely had such high spirits.Just now Zhou Yu suddenly said that he wanted to invite the imperial physicians to dinner, he immediately nodded and said yes, but he was not sure what Zhou Yu wanted to do.At this moment, the imperial dining room is preparing extra meals, while Liu Xi is scratching his mind to know the reason why the male god is so happy.

Zhou Yu lowered Liu Xi's wrist and said with a smile, "The emperor is too angry and thinks too much."

"Uh...Gongjin, do you know about the Xiongnu?"

"The minister has already known."

"Then what should we do now? The number of cavalry in Dayan is only one-third of that of the Xiongnu, and the opponent is coming in full force. Can we hold it?"

"Your Majesty, is there anything we can't talk about after dinner? I heard that the imperial chef Zhang San has invented many new dishes, and I have never had a chance to invite the Emperor to taste them!"

"Zhang San..." Liu Xi still remembered the card character he drew out, but he didn't care about what he was eating for some days, so he didn't pay much attention to this person. "Gongjin, are you in a good mood?"

"When the emperor is in a bad mood, the subject will naturally feel better."

"Huh?" Is this based on my pain?

Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "If you and my monarch and ministers are all sad, how will we live?"

Liu Xi thinks about it too. His previous depression dissipated a lot when he saw the male god. It can be seen that a good mood still needs to be driven by people around him. "Who are these imperial physicians outside?"

"Those are not just the imperial doctors of the imperial hospital, but also two old imperial doctors who have left the imperial hospital for retirement and are seeing patients in the private sector." Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I have been in the imperial hospital for a long time, and I want to borrow The emperor's kindness invites them to have a meal, isn't the emperor willing to give the minister some face?"

"How come? Isn't the imperial dining room ready..." The male god made a rare request. Although Liu Xi was suspicious, he had no reason not to agree.

Because of the cold weather, the emperor ordered people to set up a banquet in the hall, and specially asked people to prepare hot pot to eat with the imperial doctors.These imperial physicians had served in the palace for a long time, but they had never had the honor of dining with the emperor. They were all rosy, and they also imitated the manners of civil servants and praised the emperor.

After a while, when the dishes were served, Liu Xi was taken aback.Most of the noodles in this whole table were the new crops he had picked up, and it was hard for Zhang San to make so many colorful dishes when he only knew a little bit of recipes.An old doctor picked up a piece of corn flaked with chopsticks, nodded and said: "This thing is sweet and flat, appetizing and gallbladder-friendly, it's a good thing!" Only then did the emperor vaguely understand Zhou Yu's intention.

After the meal was finished, the imperial physicians left one after another. Zhou Yu told the emperor that he was going to let these people measure the medicinal properties of the new crops and prescribe reasonable medicinal prescriptions.People in the world dare not plant or eat new crops because they do not understand new crops.If you let them know that the emperor also likes to eat new crops, and the imperial physicians in the palace think that these things are harmless, they will naturally gradually accept these high-yield or cold-resistant crops.

"Didn't the emperor tell his ministers last time that the emperor should be close to the people, showing that he is no different from the people, and that he should explain his views and explain his thoughts in front of the people. After I went back, I thought about it again and again, and I always felt that it was wrong to do so. It will harm the majesty of the emperor. But for the sake of the country, we can let the emperor stand up and set an example." Zhou Yu explained to the emperor.

"Not bad, this is a good idea!" Liu Xi nodded excitedly.That day, he happened to remember that in the foreign elections of later generations, candidates had to give speeches and publicize their political platforms, so he said something to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu laughed and said, "The emperor isn't worried now?"

"I already knew about the plot of the Huns a few months earlier. It's better to be prepared than not to be prepared. Why worry?"

Zhou Yu secretly praised the emperor's attitude, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be too pessimistic. Dayan was hit by snowstorms, and the Huns were also hit by snowstorms. Their life this year will only be more difficult than Dayan. How many people will survive until the beginning of spring next year?" Not necessarily. Even if you fight head-on, you still can’t win the Xiongnu, as long as you persevere, I believe that there will be a day when you will be ashamed!"

"it is good!"