The fourth master said: "It's still a few days away. Let's spread some news in advance?" It's the right thing for the noble queen not to show her true appearance outside. He said in high spirits, "Long'er, wipe your face clean too.

My daughter has such a beautiful face, but she hides her pity."

The beauty of a wife and daughter is also a man’s face.

So, two days before the birthday party, an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who had given the queen jewelry came back and said that the queen he saw was not her true appearance, and how the queen looked like...

Even Wan Yankang was surprised by this. Wan Yankang was one of those people who often saw the Queen, but to be honest, he didn't see anything wrong. He was only curious before and asked Mu Nianci about the Queen.

How it was maintained, what it looked like more than ten years ago, and what it still looks like now, Mu Nianci just vaguely said, "Who knows." Thinking about it now, she must have known it.

But now when I ask Mu Nianci, she cares about her son and how can she have the patience to answer his question: "My sister-in-law is beautiful. What's the benefit of letting people know about it at that time? It's better to hide it."

After saying that, he went out, "That Mr. Yelu is here again. I'm going to cook some of his specialty dishes." As he left, he said, "Although he is the child of a high-ranking Mongolian official, his conduct is really good."

Because of this incident, Yang Guo and Yelu Qi became good friends. Yang Guo could not move while lying down, but it did not hinder the communication between the two. Yelu Qi had no friends in Xin Song Dynasty, so Mu Nianci was extremely enthusiastic every time he came over.

Then Ai ran over here. The two of them were in the room, talking about their martial arts experiences and their knowledge of the world, and they got along very well.

Yang Guo and Yelu Qi smiled bitterly: "I used to think those girls were weak and how could they do it without someone to protect them. But now I know that they can live a good life without anyone to protect them. You can't protect anyone and you don't have the ability."

Protect anyone. Others may not appreciate it if you protect others... Beautiful flowers have thorns, and those without thorns also have thorns... Brother Yelu, let me tell you, from now on, when socializing, I would rather socialize with those

Don't make friends with strangers if you are familiar with them and ensure they are harmless to you... Just like me, I misunderstood you before and almost hurt you."

"I've already told you not to mention this matter again. I'll get annoyed if you mention it again." Yeluqi changed the subject and asked, "I heard that your official family and the empress want to recruit a consort for your princess. Is it true?"

Yang Guo's expression changed drastically and he was about to get up in a hurry. When he moved, he couldn't help but hissed: "Who said that?"

Yeluqi pointed out: "Many people are saying that all the marriageable men are going to the palace."

Yang Guo was anxious at first. He didn't know whether the sweat on his head was caused by pain or urgency. Then he shook his head and slowly lay down: "Impossible!" His mother-in-law said that because she was recruited by her grandfather in a martial arts competition, she was so worried.

He has such a bad temper. Therefore, my aunt and uncle will definitely not choose my cousin’s marriage this way. At least, it must be someone who is happy in my cousin’s heart.

He was very certain, "It's impossible!"

On the day of the birthday banquet, everyone entered the palace one after another. Lin Yutong couldn't help but smile when he saw the young men dressed up so colorfully.

She scolded Fourth Master and said, "Look at the good things you and your daughter have done!"

The fourth master glanced at the young men below who looked like peacocks. They were all dressed according to Long Er's aesthetics. He hummed softly, "Very good!" It was really a chance to take a look.

If you don’t take a look, how would you know that everything is wrong?

But when Long Er's true appearance was revealed... he had basically shrunk.

Her appearance is really the kind of thing that makes her look good no matter what she wears. It’s the same today, the colors are so exaggerated that she has no friends, but she can control them. A Chou, who is equally beautiful and incomparable, has mesmerized everyone.

Ticket person.

Close to Lin Yutong is the Minister of the Ministry of War. His son usually has a loose temper. After watching Long Er's appearance, the child kept muttering: "I said I don't dress like this, my mother is very

Ask me to dress like this, look at what the princess looks like wearing like this, and then look at what I look like wearing like this, she is a peacock or a phoenix, I am a big domestic rooster..."

Lin Yutong couldn't help laughing, but this child also wore a rare red jade crown on his head, which really looked like a chicken comb.

When she stared at the child like this, the child turned his face, she couldn't help but smile, and the child said blankly: "Your Majesty, you're pretty too!"

His parents were so frightened that they knelt down and asked for forgiveness.

Lin Yutong said: "What are you doing? The child is telling the truth. I just look good!" After saying this, he laughed.

The people below couldn't help but smile, and praised the empress for being really young and beautiful.

The child's mother, on the other hand, smiled apologetically, then pinched the child after sitting down.

Lin Yutong knew that this child was chubby and had a loose temper. It was not like other people's children who had gone to this school to get a few exams and compete for the title of a few young masters. This child didn't, he was just playing with himself, and he didn't care whether it was right or wrong.

He has a promising future. He can frame calligraphy and painting, micro-carving, etc. Anyway, he is doing some side projects. But he is very popular. As long as someone provides the materials, he can stay at home for three months without going out and complete the craft. Therefore,

In this way, this fat boy's butt was not spared.

As a birthday gift, Lin Yutong received a pair of walnuts from the child. The craftsmanship of the miniature carvings was indeed exquisite.

There happened to be a lot of people today, so when it came to this child, she said: "There are specializations in the art industry, and he has something he is good at, which is the best. It's not that he doesn't make progress, it's that our school is still too small." Then she asked the Fourth Master.

Said: "It would be good for this kid to go to the entertainment hall."

The Variety Hall is attached to the library, and there are many categories in it. The Variety Hall is newly opened, and this kind of folk crafts should be well preserved.

Regardless of the size of the official position, the library is a very expensive place.

Compared with the Hanlin Academy, it belongs to another category of nobles. In it, you need to be an official to be an official, and you need to have face and face. The key is that people make money. If you can enter it, your worth will double. I want to ask for a piece of work from others and praise it.

Even if you come to the door with a lot of money, you may not be able to get one.

This favor was a bit big. Not only was the boy surprised, but his parents were also surprised. They quickly thanked him again.

Jia Sidao, who was sitting below, could see it clearly and thought to himself: It is said that the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty were lustful, and the officials of the New Song Dynasty were no less generous. To reward an unlearned boy for a piece of toys, this is

But the official didn't even say a word. What does this mean? This shows that he is a person who is easily fascinated by beauty. A person who listens to women may not have a promising future! How many monarchs were wise and powerful in their youth, but

Later, I was greedy for enjoyment, and now I am afraid that this person has a little bit of fun. No matter how good it is on the surface, he will not be extravagant and wasteful, but in fact, this birthday banquet is a clue.

Qiao Xingjian, who was sitting in the seat of the Southern Song Dynasty, saw something different. This queen cannot be equated with the ordinary women in the harem. Her rewards are by no means as simple as they appear on the surface. Just look at who she rewards.

It’s clear. What she rewarded was the only son of the Minister of the Ministry of War. The Minister had seven daughters before he got such a precious son at the age of forty. However, this son was unworthy of his father. He was not good at literature and military, and the official system of the New Song Dynasty was so complicated.

Strict, it would be too obvious to go through the back door with such conditions. This rule has been set, and neither the official nor the empress will break it. If they want to give grace, they will reward this kind of official position according to their abilities. It is said that there is another

The son of a royal family member loves to sing opera, so he ended up in some kind of courtyard. There are a lot of meanings worth considering. Now that the son of a minister of the Ministry of War is being rewarded, as a Southern Song Dynasty, we have to be vigilant. This is probably a sign of someone

A signal to use troops.

This idea is consistent with the idea of ​​Prince Guyu of Mongolia. Heng'er sat with the prince. Although Heng'er was young, he toasted when it was time to toast and chatted when it was time to chat. He was also very receptive to the other party.

The key is that everyone found that the prince spoke Mongolian very authentically and was very familiar with Mongolian etiquette. Even in Japanese and Korean dialects, he could also pick up a few sentences. How old is he? There are so many words for a prince.

If you can learn these languages ​​​​like this in your coursework, it means that these things are all in the mind of the official sitting at the top. This is the same as when everyone in the Jin Dynasty court was proficient in Chinese and everyone read the Analects. Only

If you want to govern it, you will want to understand it, integrate into it, and finally conquer it. In the Mongolian court, people like Yelu Chucai strongly advocated being as familiar with Han etiquette as possible. This is different from this official

Their thoughts should be similar. Mongolia coveted going south, but they suddenly discovered that the New Song Dynasty had actually also coveted Mongolia.

Gui Youxin said, or Yelu Zhu was right, the purchase of weapons from the New Song Dynasty had to be re-planned. His eyes flashed, and he thought of Jinlun Dharma King who was still living in the Mongolian embassy. No matter what, Wu

|You have to get your hands on the equipment. Whether you buy it or grab it.

The relationship with the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia is relatively subtle, but with the Tubo tribes, it is much more harmonious. The mutual trade and exchanges are relatively good. But Dali is just eating and drinking, and when it is time to raise the glass, raise the glass.

If you say congratulations, say congratulations.

No matter what they think in their hearts, the atmosphere seems to be harmonious.

At the auspicious hour, Long Er stood up with a smile and invited the fourth master, Lin Yutong and other distinguished guests to go up to the viewing tower to enjoy singing, dancing and a banquet.

The viewing tower is the only civil engineering project other than a courtyard in the middle of the island that has undergone civil engineering work in the past ten years. However, all the expenses are not from the national treasury, but the private money of the official family and the empress.

This building is tall, with nine floors. Each floor has a huge observation deck, and the observation deck can accommodate about 300 people. The highest one overlooks the entire capital.

Fourth Master and Tongtong, along with important officials from the imperial court and envoys from various countries, went up to the highest point.

People who are used to seeing tall buildings are not afraid. But people who have never seen tall buildings, let alone the kind of people who go upstairs, are a little scared. If you are afraid of heights, just get used to them.

Obviously, except for those who have been here before, everyone who comes to this place for the first time is a little scared.

Is it necessary to go up here?

Jia Sidao even asked Qiao Xingjian in a low voice: "If this building is closed, we won't be able to get down even if we want to."

Qiao Xingjian gave him a stern look: Can you not be embarrassed and thrown here? Why do people want to seal the building? What's the benefit of locking everyone up. The most noble one is Prince Guyu of Mongolia, but leaving Guyu,

There are many people who can be crown princes. The New Song Dynasty will not give Mongolia any excuse to attack.

Standing on it and looking at the city of Yanjing at this time, except for the imperial palace, everything else has changed. At least the city is planned, where are the main roads, where are the secondary roads, and where are the districts.

There are relatively strict plans for where to concentrate which industries. Looking from above, one can't help but feel dismayed. Even Bianjing in those days and Lin'an today did not have such a grand event.

Qiao Xingjian was very interested in this and looked at it with great interest. He almost walked around in a circle and looked down.

What Guyu was looking at was the city. The inner city was well maintained, but the outer city was so exposed. What if... The corner of his mouth raised a hint of contempt, but before he could say anything, he heard a loud noise.

, I felt that the observation tower under my feet was shaking.

Has the ground moved?

Before I could react to this sound, there were sounds one after another, and I could hear the trembling under my feet more clearly.

Three times passed, and someone shouted: Look over there!

Looking around, smoke and dust were billowing outside the city. Before he could react, he saw a huge fireball flying towards a hill. The hilltop that was still visible just now turned into flat ground in an instant.

Guyu held on to the railing tightly, his hands trembling as he watched the hilltops being razed to the ground amidst the sound of cannons and fire.

Immediately afterwards, the prince with a childish voice spoke, as if explaining to Guyu: "... what you heard just now was a salute. Don't get me wrong. That was a salute. There were nine shots in total. It has already been fired.

Already..."

Nonsense! Your family’s salute is just to hit the top of the mountain?!

Heng'er seemed not to notice Guyu's question, and said in a very calm tone: "The range of this salute is not good. Have you seen the city wall? Its range just covers the outer city. This outer city

If the city wants to develop further, it will have to add an artillery battalion..." As he spoke, he sighed, as if he was distressed: "This thing is a powerful weapon for defending the city, but when it comes to long-range attacks, this
To be continued...