Chen Tingyue twitched the corners of her mouth unable to complain, and asked, "Where did you come from?"

"Didn't you just say it, the palace took it."

"In the palace?"

"Yes," said Zhao Liren, smiled again, and continued: "This thing was originally made by Emperor Gaozu, his sworn brother. There has always been a formula in the palace. Except for a few pieces, it is not very expensive. It can be used. I remembered it after you got poisoned last time. I called the imperial doctor to ask. Although I can’t cure the poison on your body, there is no problem with suppressing it. At least I don’t have to suffer from the heartache anymore. .”

Chen Tingyue's hand holding the chess piece froze, "That is to say... this medicine... has always been in the palace?"

Zhao Liren was just holding the teacup sideways, and didn't see anything wrong with him, "Yes, but because it's rarely used, many people don't know about it, and I only found out about this elixir by chance."

Chen Tingyue lowered her brows, in her last life...why never heard of a vault in the palace?It's not just him... Zhao Liren doesn't know either...

So was it covered up on purpose... or something else...

There is only one person who can hide the sky from Zhao Liren in the palace with one hand...

Chen Tingyue suppressed the thoughts in her heart and took a deep breath.For the time being, don't think about the unsolvable problems of the previous life.

"What's the matter?" Seeing him staring at the chessboard in a daze, Zhao Liren thought he was troubled and didn't know how to play, so he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "How about you kiss me and I'll let you go?"

Chen Tingyue's face turned red immediately, and she glared at him angrily, and put down the chess piece in her hand, "Why didn't I know that I had eaten Qiongxia? When did you give it to me?"

Zhao Liren smiled, "Do you know what kind of medicine you take every day?"

"..." Chen Tingyue really couldn't answer.

"Like a fool all day long, I bring you medicine, and you dare to take it without asking, are you not afraid that I will ask someone to bring you a bowl of poison?"

Chen Tingyue twitched the corners of her mouth in embarrassment, "I don't know how many soups and pills I have all day long. If I ask one by one, when should I ask? And even if I ask, I can't remember so many."

Zhao Liren sneered, "Are you still reasonable about your feelings?"

"It's not unreasonable, and you won't harm me. Why do I ask so many questions? If I'm still prepared to guard against you, then I don't have to come to the capital with you." Chen Tingyue said disapprovingly.

Hearing this, Zhao Liren raised his eyebrows, "Oh? How do you know I won't harm you?"

Chen Tingyue glanced at him helplessly, and put down the hand that was about to take the chess, "As His Royal Highness, you should not have so much free time. You ran so far to find me just to tease me, and you will be fine when you come back." Treat me well. If you really want to harm me, someone can crush me to death with just a word of mouth, there is no need to expend so much effort."

"And I also believe in you. Besides, if you really want my life, it's just this life, so what if I give it to you?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Liren put his hands on his knees under the table, trembling slightly, clenched tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged.After a long time, he whispered: "What do I want your life for? I can't eat it, I can't use it, and I'm not in good health. I have to find medicine for you. You are an ancestor."

When Chen Tingyue heard it, she frowned and reprimanded in a low voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? Your ancestors could say whatever they wanted? Aren't you afraid of being called disrespectful and disfilial?"

Zhao Liren was stunned, his heart warmed, and he couldn't help laughing, "Yes, yes, what you said is right, don't say it."

Chen Tingyue rolled his eyes at him, stopped looking at him, and fell down.

Zhao Liren followed with a smile.The atmosphere gradually stabilized, then calmed down, and then fell silent.But instead they listened to enjoy the time.Playing chess, sipping tea, and chatting, this will make the two of them, who have been burdened since childhood, let go of their defenses, and it is especially rare when they open their hearts.

But this kind of atmosphere cannot be given by others, only they can give it to each other.

At the end of the game, there is no winner or loser in this game of chess.Dead end, draw.The two looked at each other and smiled.

Without the hands of others, Chen Tingyue picked up the black and white pieces on the chessboard one by one, and slowly said: "My injury is almost healed. In two days, I will go to the south."

Zhao Liren paused.Chen Tingyue had told him about this before, "Wait until the imperial doctor says you've recovered from your injury before going."

Chen Tingyue smiled, "Don't worry, I only told you after I asked the imperial doctor, I promised you to worry about your body, how can I break my promise?"

Hearing this, Zhao Liren snorted and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Chen Tingyue.

Chen Tingyue knew that he would not have anything good to say, so she didn't give him a chance to speak, and hurriedly said: "Everything is ready, we will leave tomorrow."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Liren frowned, "No, time is too tight, let's wait until you feel better."

"I'm ready, don't worry, everything is ready, so don't stop me."

Seeing his appearance, Zhao Liren knew it was useless to persuade him, and was about to speak when Xie Yang came over suddenly and interrupted Zhao Liren, "Your Highness, something has happened!"

Zhao Liren frowned.

Chen Tingyue hurriedly waved her hands and urged, "Go quickly, I'll go back after I've cleaned up here."

Frowning, Zhao Liren glanced at Xie Yang, then turned to Chen Tingyue, "I guess the ginseng soup is ready, go back and eat it earlier."

Chen Tingyue nodded with a wry smile.Zhao Liren smiled at him, and then took Xie Yang away.

After entering the study, before Zhao Liren could ask, Xie Yang reported in a low voice, "His Royal Highness, there is an urgent message from Mobei for [-] miles, and the Mobei barbarians are ready to go, and they have already pressed down on the border."

Zhao Liren's eyebrows and eyes were full of awe, and his tone was indifferent, "Didn't Gu already send a message to your father? Just hit him when you come!"

Xie Yang grinned, "Your Highness, my father must be eager to fight. The soldiers have been rubbing their hands and waiting, but the court..."

Zhao Liren's eyes were full of sarcasm, "Is there someone trying to persuade you to make peace?"

Xie Yang said in a low voice: "Yes, many adults, headed by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, think that peace is the most important thing."

Hearing this, Zhao Liren sneered, the irony was self-evident.

"I really don't know what these grown-ups are thinking. I have a strong army and a strong army, so why should I be afraid of him, a barbarian country?" Xie Yang muttered in a low voice with his mouth curled up.

"It's just that they didn't touch their bottom line, and they found it troublesome to fight." Zhao Liren said contemptuously.

"How can it be troublesome? As long as there is a single order, I will be able to break through the sixteen tribes of the grassland. Why let them harass and provoke all day long." Xie Yang was annoyed, "And what's the point of raising troops instead of soldiers? Is it just As a deterrent?"

Zhao Liren glanced at him and sighed: "You really followed your father's temperament. You are good at fighting and using soldiers, but why don't you think about things in the court?"

Xie Yang scratched his head and smiled, "Your Highness knows that this subordinate is not good at these things, so he is only suitable to be a guard."

Zhao Liren asked lightly: "How long has my dynasty been established?"

"Your Highness, this subordinate has known about it for 33 years."

Zhao Liren walked to the desk, sat on a chair, and said in a calm tone, "Yes, the dynasty has only been established for 33 years, and the exploitation and wars before the establishment of the dynasty have exhausted the country, and life has become better in recent years. The people's lives are better, and the imperial court can breathe. So don't even think about it, there must be not much money in the treasury."

"Of course, although it's not much, it should be enough to fight the war. But have you ever thought that if the money is used to fight the war, not to mention the emperor, would those courtiers be willing?"

Xie Yang was puzzled, "But this is money from the imperial court, what's the use if the courtiers are willing?"

Zhao Liren snorted, "This is indeed the court's money, but who doesn't pay attention to this money? You must know the twists and turns."

Xie Yang was startled, and was speechless for a while, apparently, he had figured it out.

"And haven't you heard a sentence? The three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first. Once there is a war, the six departments must be busy. I am used to living a comfortable life, who wants to work hard?"

Zhao Liren explained it so clearly to him, what else is unclear to Xie Yang?His father was a general, and his family has been generals for generations, so it is naturally very clear.

It took a long time to suppress his trembling hands, Xie Yang gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness..." He has a deep understanding of the resentment and powerlessness of soldiers.

Zhao Liren smiled faintly, "You're not very young, you're not young, it's fine, don't worry."

Xie Yang knew that he had made a joke, but he couldn't care less about it.The kind of righteousness that is willing to go to the front for his own court and the shroud of horse leather is what he wants, so even if he dies in battle, he is willing.But when he was in front of him, someone was holding him back, which made him unacceptable anyway.

With red eyes, gritted teeth, and trembling hands, he suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to Zhao Liren, and then left without saying a word.

Zhao Liren sighed, no wonder General Xie sent Xie Yang to him.Although this kid Xie Yang is stable, he is still too tender and impulsive.

But thinking about it, teenage children, who have been well protected by their families before, have never experienced the dangers of human hearts, and now they are suddenly exposed to it, it is inevitable that they cannot accept it.

Zhao Liren lamented Xie Yang's immaturity here, but he didn't think about how old he was.

Shaking his head, he stood up and left the study.Xie Yang was guarding the door of the study, when he saw Zhao Liren coming out, he followed behind him without saying a word with his head down.

Zhao Liren glanced at him and said nothing.

Early the next morning, morning morning.

Sure enough, as Zhao Liren expected, nearly one-third of the people believed that peace talks were the best.And the leader among them is the natal brother of the Empress Dowager Zhang, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Que.

Some of the rest are neutral and others are fighting.

The emperor sat high on the dragon chair, his expression was deep and unpredictable, and he said in a calm tone: "I think you've heard about it, let's talk about it."

Several people looked at each other for a while, Hong Xufang, the servant of the household department, took a step across, saluted and said in a loud voice: "My Majesty, I think that the barbarians suddenly sent troops. .”

"Your majesty, I also feel strange. It is almost summer now, and the grain harvest is about to be abundant. I think there should be no shortage of grain in the grassland. It is neither for food nor for profit. It is absolutely impossible to gather troops for no reason." The speaker was Liu Liao, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

A few more people echoed in the back, and the meaning inside and outside the words was vaguely implied.

Zhao Liren knew at a glance from the corner of his eye that these people who spoke first were all under the leadership of Zhang Que.He turned a blind eye and didn't even give these few eyes a look.

people.

Zhang Que didn't care, anyway, their main purpose was to disgust Zhao Liren and pour dirty water on Zhao Liren, if it could make the emperor hate him, that would be even better.

The emperor's expression didn't change a bit when he heard it.A few more ministers who were in charge of the battle also came out and said a few words. As they talked, they quarreled with those who were in charge of the war. I thought it was a vegetable market.

The emperor didn't show any signs of impatience until the group of ministers got dry and shut up.He just opened his mouth and asked Zhao Liren: "Where is the crown prince?"

For what? "

Hearing pointing at himself, Zhao Liren said the first sentence this morning: "Return to father, I think that no matter what the reason, since the barbarians dare to provoke, in order to show my power in the sky, they should attack forcefully and use justice Tiangang, only in this way can we deter the world."

Hearing this, Zhang Que meant something, "Your Highness, that's not what I said. My Chao Tianwei is indeed not to be provoked, but the cause and effect must also be clarified. Otherwise, if such a big war is caused by a certain person, it will cost people and money. He will still be ridiculed by him, I should say that I am stupid, let alone intimidating the world, it is good not to make people laugh."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of most people in the court changed. Although they didn't name them, everyone knew that Zhang Que was talking about Zhao Liren.After all, not long ago, Zhao Liren sent someone to take his badge to Mobei, and even used the Mobei army. Many people have heard of it.

Speaking of this, I have to say that thanks to the emperor, there is only this one son, and he has entrusted him with important tasks.If Fan Fan had another son, then this matter would not be so understated.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he intends to rebel.

And what Zhang Yan said now is that the matter was caused by Zhao Liren sending someone to Mobei privately, intending to let the emperor punish him for offending him.

And Zhao Liren didn't even give him a look, as if this person didn't exist.Seeing his expression, Zhang Que felt a little suffocated in his heart, and was about to continue talking when someone stood up beside him.

Zhao Liren ignored him, but it didn't mean that people from Zhao Liren's faction ignored him.One of the elders, Song Hao, came out and said, "What does Master Chu mean? Even if something is found out, what does Master Chu intend to do?"

"of course……"

"Of course what is it?" Song Hao directly interrupted him: "You mean you want me to apologize or something? Don't you understand? The reason is not important now, whether it is our fault or not, as long as If the barbarians dare to move, it is provocation! What we have to do is not to find out the cause and effect, but to frighten them and disable them."

As he spoke, he cast a sideways glance at Zhang Yan, and said contemptuously: "Besides, what if it's our fault? I am a majestic dynasty and a vast country. Even if it is really wrong, it is not something that a cat or a dog can criticize."

After finishing speaking, he also sighed: "Being a human being, it's better to be a little self-aware, don't take yourself too seriously, and be careful to fall to your death."

As soon as these words came out, many people in the court lowered their heads, and everyone understood Song Hao's meaning.

Zhang Que's face was flushed red, and he looked around, several shoulders kept shrugging, obviously laughing at him.This made him even more annoyed, but he couldn't refute it, because it was obvious that what Song Hao was talking about was the relationship between the two countries, and once he refuted it, he just didn't agree with Song Hao's "a great country, wrong is also right" reason.

So I can only feel aggrieved and stop talking.Now we can only place our hopes on the emperor, hoping that he will punish Zhao Liren.

However, he was doomed to be disappointed.The emperor's expression has not changed from the beginning to the end, it has always been indifferent, as if this matter has nothing to do with him, and he is just a bystander.

The emperor didn't speak until everyone had finished speaking and the Golden Luan Palace became quiet, and said indifferently: "At this time, let the crown prince discuss with the cabinet and make a decision." After speaking, he lightly raised his hand.

The eunuch standing on the side took a step forward and said loudly: "Back to court!"

After finishing speaking, the emperor didn't give anyone a chance to speak, and walked away directly supported by the eunuch.

Zhang Que felt even more depressed, and was a little unwilling to let it go. He was about to go to the emperor, but Zhao Liren stood in front of him.

No matter how much he doesn't deal with, Zhao Liren, as the crown prince, Zhang Que must salute him.Zhao Liren didn't say no to his salute, and after he saluted in a serious manner, he raised the corner of his mouth and said, "It seems Mrs. Zhang is not planning to go back, is she going to see the Empress Dowager?"

Chu Yan gritted his teeth, "Return to Your Highness, that's right."

"Oh? That's just right, Gu Ye is going to see the imperial grandmother, so let's go together."

Zhang Que couldn't get off the tiger, and felt even more depressed and helpless, so he had to go to Shoukang Palace with Zhao Liren.He thought for a while and found an excuse to walk away.Who knew that before he could speak, Zhao Liren slapped his forehead, as if he just remembered, "Oh, look at Gu's memory, I forgot, I have something important to do, first go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, I can only Let Mr. Zhang go first."

Zhang Que knew that he had been tricked again.Although he said apologetic words, there was no apology on Zhao Liren's face at all, and his eyes were full of contempt.But Zhang Que had no choice but to vomit blood, but he had no choice but to hand over his luggage and send Zhao Liren respectfully.

After sitting in Shoukang Palace for a while, Zhang Que was afraid of meeting Zhao Liren in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so he didn't go to the emperor and went home directly.I thought I would talk about it after going to court in a few days.

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not go to court for half a month.And in the past half month, the matter of Mobei has been settled.

And Chen Tingyue has already started to go to Luling.Zhao Liren originally wanted to go with him, but he was stumbling over the matter of Mobei, and couldn't let go of it for a while, so he had no choice but to agree to Chen Tingyue going by himself.

In fact, Chen Tingyue's side is almost doing well, and being raised by Zhao Liren's method, if it is not good, it is really unreasonable.But there are some things that can't be cured in a short while, and can only be done slowly.But on the face of it, he was indeed fine.

But Zhao Liren was still a little worried. He stood in front of the carriage and said carefully: "Don't worry, take your time in the carriage, and don't rush the time. Riding a horse is not as comfortable as a carriage."

Chen Tingyue smiled wryly. He originally planned to ride a horse, but Zhao Liren refused to agree, so he had no choice but to ride a horse-drawn carriage.

"Don't worry about everything, don't be angry. I'll let Duan Cong follow you. He's good at martial arts. Don't worry about anything, just a little bit. Take care of yourself, you know?" Zhao Liren said earnestly.

Chen Tingyue nodded helplessly.

As he said that, Zhao Liren took a waist badge from his waist and handed it to him, "Remember, don't be afraid of anyone, if there is any trouble, just take the waist badge and go to the government."

Chen Tingyue lowered her head to look, and saw that the waist card was palm-sized and heavy in gold, with the word 'Dong' engraved on the front and 'Zhao' engraved on the back, which made it easy to see that it was the token of the Prince of the Eastern Palace.

After weighing it twice, Chen Tingyue pretended to be a joke, "Your token is really valuable. If you pawn it, how many steamed buns can you buy?"

Zhao Liren smiled, "When you come back, I'll give you a piece of the same size."

Chen Tingyue chuckled twice, "What do I want it for? Hold your thigh tightly, gold and silver are not a problem."

"Now that you know I'm a thigh, listen carefully to what I tell you. This time I go out for fun, not to fight with others. I sent so many guards not for them to play. If there is something wrong with you , then they all don’t have to come back, so for the sake of their wealth and lives, the fourth master has to be aware of it, you know?”

"Are you still coercing me with feelings?" Chen Tingyue raised his brows lightly, revealing a subtle arrogance inadvertently.

Zhao Li felt hot and wanted to kiss him.However, there are too many people here, so it is really inconvenient, so I raised my hand and gently rubbed Chen Tingyue's pink lips, "Where is the coercion? I'm afraid you haven't seen me coercing others, have you? How could there be such a thousand orders, and I'm afraid you won't Listen."

Chen Tingyue blushed, and stepped back, "I see, you are really nagging now, even worse than the old woman."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the surrounding guards changed a little. You must know that it is disrespectful to compare the prince to an old woman, and it is to punish the nine clans.Everyone couldn't help feeling anxious.The only two people who were not affected were Zhao Liren and Chen Tingyue.

Looking helplessly at Chen Tingyue, Zhao Liren said: "Stop talking nonsense, if you let me know that you are half injured, let me see how I settle the score with you."

Chen Tingyue moved her fingertips, held back her shame, and gently squeezed Zhao Liren's hand, "Don't worry, it's all right, I'll go to Xianyun Feixing to ask, with you as the mountain pressing down, it's all right .”

Zhao Liren was still worried, and shook his head, "I'm not there, so it won't help much, I'm afraid he'll jump over the wall in a hurry."

"You think too much, I don't have any deep hatred with him, and I didn't go to find him desperately, how could I jump over the wall in such a hurry?"

"People's hearts are unpredictable, so be careful." Zhao Liren said again.

"Okay, I'll take it down."

Zhao Liren nodded, and then asked about some matters before taking two steps back.Chen Tingyue smiled at him and got into the carriage.At this time, everything was ready, and the team moved forward slowly.

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