In the imperial study room, Xiao Ji was reviewing the memorial, while Lian Yi, the internal servant, stood by with his hands down, waiting for orders.

"Report to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qi is asking to see you outside the palace."

A little eunuch quietly entered the imperial study to report.

Xiao Ji put down the imperial pen in his hand, smiled faintly, raised his head and said to Lian Yi who was standing beside him: "Lian Yi, let me just say, my son will never let it go if he doesn't make some noise every time he goes to court."

Lian Yi looked sincerely convinced, lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "Your Majesty is wise, nothing can escape His Majesty's eyes."

Xiao Ji laughed, and then said to the little eunuch, "Let him come in."

The little eunuch hurriedly retreated, then brought Xiao Jie into the imperial study room, then bowed his head and retreated.

"My son sees my father."

As soon as Xiao Jie entered the door, he gave a big gift to Xiao Ji.

"Emperor." Xiao Ji nodded slightly, "What do you want to see me for?"

Xiao Jie got up, and then said: "Your minister is here for the Hu people to send envoys to Beijing."

Xiao Ji seemed to have guessed Xiao Jie's intention long ago, and said with a smile, "I don't know how the emperor thinks about this matter?"

Xiao Jie didn't answer directly, instead he glanced at the other eunuchs and maids standing in the royal study.

Xiao Ji understood what his son meant, and he nodded lightly at Lianyi.

Lian Yi understood, and hurriedly told the eunuchs and maids in the imperial study to retreat, and he himself also followed.

Although His Majesty trusts him very much, Lian Yi always keeps in mind a truth, that is, it is better not to know things that one should not know, maybe the more you know, the shorter your life will be.

Xiao Ji shook his head and said, "It's mysterious, there is no one else in the imperial study now, so you can speak out."

Xiao Jie no longer concealed it: "Father, according to my son and minister, the Hu people must have come to Beijing this time for the matter of salt and iron."

"Well, you go on."

Xiao Ji kept his expression on the face, but he was slightly disappointed in his heart. Xiao Jie thought that he actually thought of it. Since the Battle of Hexi, the contact between the Ning Dynasty and the Hu people has almost been cut off. beg.

Reminiscent of the smuggling of salt and iron by Liangzhou generals that had been raging a few days ago, it is not difficult for him to guess that the barbarians must have come for the salt and iron.

Seeing that his son was so mysterious and mysterious, he thought that Xiao Jie would come up with some unique insights, but he didn't expect to just remind him that the Hu people came here for the sake of salt and iron, so he was inevitably a little disappointed.

But he would not dampen his son's enthusiasm, so he did not show any disappointment, and just let Xiao Jie continue talking.

Xiao Jie didn't seem to feel his father's disappointment, and continued: "However, it is estimated that the Hu people also know that the salt and iron trade is related to the safety of the country, and the father will never agree easily, so I think the Hu people will definitely Try every means to keep Chen Cang in the dark, and use a roundabout way to get the father to agree to open the salt and iron trade."

Xiao Ji sneered in his heart, just as his son said, the trade of salt and iron is related to the safety of Great Ning, and he would never let go of this anyway.

But his own son can also see this, which makes him quite gratified as a father.

"In Huang'er's view, what kind of devious method will the Hu people use to get me to agree to the salt and iron trade?" Xiao Ji's eyes already had the color of appreciation and encouragement.

The methods used by the Hu people are clearly written in the original book, but Xiao Jie needs to prepare a set of seamless rhetoric to fool him.

Xiao Jie pretended to ponder for a moment, and said: "According to what I know, the Hu people are aggressive by nature and worship the strong. If there is any dispute, it will be decided by competing with each other. Everything is decided by the winner. They will definitely raise We have to compete with our Daning, if our Daning loses, we have to open the salt and iron trade according to their requirements."

Xiao Ji frowned. He and the Hu people also studied the Hu people before the battle of Hexi. As Xiao Jie said, the Hu people like to settle disputes and problems with a showdown.

"Then, what do you think the Hu people will propose to compete with our Daning?"

Xiao Jie smiled slightly and said: "Although the Hu people have never read our "Sun Tzu's Art of War", they should also understand the principle of using their own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses. They are good at riding and shooting, so they will naturally propose to compete with us." Ningby rode and shot."

Xiao Ji frowned even tighter: "The barbarians live by water and grass, and grew up on horseback since childhood. Everyone is born good at riding and shooting. If we compete with them, I'm afraid we really have no chance of winning. But if we don't agree ..."

Xiao Jie knows what the father didn't say, it's nothing more than that if I, Daning, dare not accept the challenge of the barbarians, doesn't it mean that our vast China is afraid of the little barbarians, and Daning will lose face if the news spreads , was ridiculed by other countries.

Xiao Jie smiled lightly, and took the initiative to ask Ying to say: "Father, don't worry, when the masters of the world teach my son martial arts, they also teach my son the skills of riding and shooting. I can guarantee that I will beat the barbarians."

Looking at Xiao Jie, Xiao Ji sighed secretly in his heart. He knew that his son wanted to share his worries, and he also knew that Xiao Jie now possesses peerless martial arts, but archery requires years of practice, and it cannot be accomplished overnight. The son has learned some riding and shooting skills, how can he defeat the barbarians who are naturally good at riding and shooting.

He didn't want to dampen his son's enthusiasm, but just said that he should think twice about this matter.

Xiao Jie didn't insist anymore, because he knew what would happen at the dinner party tonight, when the time came, his father would be in trouble, so he could only let himself or Xiao Huang fight.

"Father, I have one more thing to tell Father, it's about the little prince Heliantuo in the Hu mission."

Xiao Ji felt a little strange, this time the barbarian mission was made up of the eldest prince Helian Ba ​​as the main envoy, and the deputy prime minister Ono Tu as the deputy envoy, why would Xiao Jie mention a little prince Helian Tuo who accompanied him to join in the fun?

Xiao Jie didn't hide anything, and directly told Heliantuo's life experience one by one. Of course, he told Xiao Ji that all this was told by his subordinate Ye Qiu.

After hearing this, Xiao Ji also sighed softly. No matter what, Ye Qiu's father died fighting to protect the country of Daning, but his wife and children were taken away by Hu people and became Hu people's Khan. Xiao Ji's concubine and the little prince will inevitably make Xiao Ji feel a little bit embarrassed.

It's just that he didn't understand why his son told him these things. As an emperor, he couldn't be influenced by his own personal feelings. Although he sympathized with what happened to Ye Qiu's family, he couldn't take the risk of war between the two countries to rescue Helian. Tuo mother and son, otherwise Daning will only have more families torn apart and wives separated.

"My son has a bold idea. Has Father ever thought that we, Daning, can actually support Helian Tuo to become a barbarian Khan?" Xiao Jie's eyes sparkled, and he finally expressed his intention of coming.

Xiao Ji's pupils couldn't help shrinking, and his breathing tightened.

He finally understood why his son wanted the eunuchs and maids in the imperial study to retreat.

The idea is really crazy.

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