I run a newspaper in ancient times

Today is Dayan's proud day, both the Emperor Yan and the courtiers are very happy, they drink to their heart's content, eat happily, and watch with gusto.

"Dayan has beautiful mountains and rivers, outstanding people, a clear court, and talented people come forth in large numbers. The emperor always sighs that God favors Dayan, but he is stingy with Daxia. Alas, envy can't come, envy can't come! From now on, we will be friendly and neighbor each other, and help each other , and ask His Majesty the Emperor to help you a lot."

The second prince was eloquent and frequently invited to toast with Emperor Yan or several important ministers. His posture was kept very low, and the atmosphere was more harmonious.

Hearing these words was very comforting to the ears of Emperor Yan, his brows stretched, and a smile appeared on his face. He looked at the second prince very pleasing to the eye, and couldn't help sighing: "There is a son like the second prince who shares the worries of the father. I also envy Emperor Xia. ah!"

Emperor Yan just said something casually, but suddenly he heard a voice from the side: "The emperor's words are wrong."

I saw Prime Minister Zuo pointing to Li Li beside him with a smile, and said: "Although Dayan has no princes who share worries, there are younger brothers who share worries. In terms of Prince Yi's talent, he is countless times better than mediocre princes. This is the emperor's blessing." , with the prince here, the emperor can sit back and relax and rule."

Li Li was instructing Fan Zhiyuan to peel the shrimp shells for him, but he thought his fingers were dirty, which would affect the appearance, so he opened his mouth to feed them.

It's a pity that General Fan was shameless, he peeled the shrimp as usual, but he refused to feed them himself, but put them on the plate in front of him.

Li Li had no choice but to pout and eat by himself.

So acting like no one else was around, it made the ministers beside him want to poke their eyes.

At this moment, Li Li had a prawn in his mouth, it was hard to spit it out, and he couldn't swallow it right away. He stared at Zuo Xiang with round eyes, and thought that he really put eye drops on him!

In just one sentence, he secretly pointed to three.

One is to ridicule Emperor Yan who has been on the throne for several years without an heir, and the other is to imply that Emperor Yan is a mediocre son. Li Li is more capable than Emperor Yan.

It is the words of the sages to rule by hanging down the arch. It is a compliment to describe the emperor's outstanding rule of virtue and his ability to govern the country without any effort.But here, for Emperor Yan, it is obvious that the meaning must be understood literally, and the meaning seems harsh.

Sure enough, when he looked up, he saw Emperor Yan frowning.

Li Li swallowed the prawns, wiped the corners of his mouth slowly, and said with a smile in his eyes: "Master Xiang, is it because I and my general have sex with you and me, too affectionate, did it irritate you? Why are you talking nonsense?"

The left minister smiled lightly in a low voice: "The lord and Fan Zhiyuan have the same heart and trust each other, so that peace and stability will be more reassuring. Although the old man is old, he also likes to watch young people slapstick, so the lord doesn't need to care about it."

"I see." Li Li stood up holding the wine glass.

As soon as he stood, the sound of silk and bamboo around him stopped suddenly, not only the envoys of the Xia Kingdom looked over, but even the surrounding courtiers, as well as the royal family members all looked sideways.

Li Li turned his eyes around, then looked at Prime Minister Zuo and said, "After listening to Prime Minister Zuo's words, this king suddenly realized where our two ideas of governing the country differed."

As soon as this remark came out, the surrounding ministers immediately sat upright, and even Emperor Yan became curious.

The eyes of the Second Prince Da Xia on the opposite side lit up, and he couldn't help listening, he had an intuition that the next thing would be interesting.

Prime Minister Zuo frowned slightly, but still said in a very good manner: "Please give me your advice."

"This is the vertical arch!"

Li Li came out of his seat, stood in the main hall, and said loudly: "As we all know, this king is an ignorant person. I haven't heard much about the teachings of this sage. At first glance, he seems to be an emperor. Sleeve your hands, you don’t need to intervene in state affairs, you have the capable ministers and officials to solve the emperor’s worries and problems, and settle everything, the so-called rule by doing nothing, Master Wang, Master Gu, is this king’s understanding correct?”

University scholar Wang is the most noble person, a guest official of the Imperial College, although he doesn't care about court affairs, he still leads students to compile books and restore ancient books at a young age.

As for Mr. Gu, who was born as the No. [-] Scholar and is a Minister of Rites, of course he can also comment.

University scholar Wang usually does not participate in this kind of banquet, but today the envoy of Da Xia came, and this rare scene of promoting the country's prestige, so he invited him here.

Li Li's explanation can't be wrong, he got up and said: "Believe in righteousness, uphold morality and repay merit, and then the world will be ruled. The emperor's virtue is noble, attracting capable people to complement each other, enlightening the people, and obeying the hearts of the people, only then can we rule by doing nothing .”

"However, this is what the sages yearn for. As far as I know, since the beginning of the world, no dynasty or generation has achieved inaction." Gu Rushi added with a smile, and his eyes fell on Zuo Xiang. However, it seems that we are still far away from enlightening the people, the emperor wants to do nothing, and if the humble officials say something that is not pleasant, I am afraid that the virtues will surpass Yao and Shun, and the merits of the ancestors will be surpassed."

That is of course impossible.

Gu Rushi is really good at making up swords, and what he said was especially in line with Li Li's heart. The smile on his face instantly became stronger, and he sighed with emotion: "Now this king understands that Prime Minister Zuo does not hesitate to work hard and is not afraid of being famous. What should I do for the emperor for so many years?" I have done everything that should not be done, and I have taken care of what should not be done... The reason is that the level of Xiangye is too high, and ordinary people like me don't understand Xiangye's pursuit of the emperor's lofty ideal of "ruling by doing nothing". .”

Li Li added the accent on the word "inaction", which made Prime Minister Zuo's face tremble.

Finally, he raised his wine glass to Emperor Yan, held it in both hands, and respectfully said: "But I think that the most suitable thing for the country of Yan is that the emperor needs to do it himself, control the government affairs, accept talents and listen to advice, so that the ministers can perform their duties without overstepping. It is the best, I believe the emperor will be able to realize it."

The voice was resounding, echoing in the hall, through the vertical arch, revealing the truth of the heart, everyone can feel the sincerity of Prince Yi.

These words are too clear, he does not need the emperor to do nothing, he will return the power to the emperor, he does not have that ambition, and everyone present is witness.

Emperor Yan couldn't help being stunned, he stared blankly at his younger brother, and vaguely recalled how hard it was for the two brothers to support each other in the most difficult days, guilt filled his heart, and made him feel ashamed.

"Your brother can drink this cup to the brim, brother Huang can do whatever you want." After Li Li finished speaking, he raised his glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp, serving it boldly.

Those eyes are as clear as water, as clean as when I was a child, without any lust or vulgarity, Emperor Yan looked at it for a long time, then raised his glass and drank it, and then said loudly: "Okay, I have Prince Yi to help, indeed It's my blessing! Brother Yu is not talented, may A Li always be by your side!"

A needle drop could be heard in the hall for a while, but soon Gu Rushi realized it first, stood up and said, "The emperor is wise."

Then the courtiers shouted in unison: "The emperor is holy."

Li Li turned the wine glass upside down, raised his eyebrows at Emperor Yan, then walked leisurely back to his seat, looked at the prime minister on the left, couldn't help but picked up the fan to cover half of his face, moved closer to the side, and whispered Said tauntingly: "Stealing chickens is nothing but loss of rice, Prime Minister Zuo, I advise you to retire early and make room for this king, maybe I can even forgive me."

These words made Zuo Xiang feel gloomy: "Your Highness, don't be complacent, there is still a long way to go."

"Yes, it can boil you to death."

Prime Minister Zuo closed his eyes, and almost lost his self-restraint and flipped the table over.

Li Li chuckled, and stomped down that nasty old man Zuo Xiang. He was obviously in a better mood, and was about to continue eating his prawns, but he didn't expect that just as he turned his head, a hand came to his mouth , All of a sudden stuffed a prawn into his mouth.

Li Li's cat eyes instantly became round, and while chewing, he looked at Fan Zhiyuan who calmly withdrew his hand beside him in disbelief.

Is it going to rain red, to be so intimate with him!

Fan Zhiyuan looked at Li Li's suspicious eyes, like a kitten who had been rewarded with a small dried fish, and even tilted his head, that cute look made him smile.

But after laughing, he felt even more distressed. Thinking about who Li Li was devoting all his energy to, he had to show his loyalty again and again to appease Emperor Yan's pitiful and pathetic self-esteem.It is not easy for Li Li to be the most carefree idle prince.

He raised his head and glanced at Emperor Yan. If he continued to be suspicious like this, then this narrow-minded person is not worthy of being an emperor!

"More." Li Li enjoyed the feeding, and as soon as he rolled his eyes, he knew what the person next to him was thinking, and immediately opened his mouth again.

It used to be quite restrained, but now it's kissing me and me, seeing the surroundings as nothing.

Among the concubines, Shi Yu, who was originally worried, looked at Li Li, who was happily chatting and laughing with Fan Zhiyuan with his eyes bent, his frowning brows slightly relaxed, and there was a little gratifying smile on his mouth unconsciously.

This young man who was often brought by his elder brother to Shi's mansion, but turned to her to take care of him, obediently and obediently called "Sister Yu", has grown up unknowingly, and has become an upright man.

Just look at what he just said, so confident and flamboyant, like a shining treasure shining brightly and dazzingly.

Looking back, there is still a caring person who knows the cold and the hot to take care of him. Even if the other party is a man, they can entrust and trust each other. Seeing the smile on Li Li's face, Shi Yu is also happy for him.

Unlike her, maybe she won't be able to get out of this hurdle in this life.

Her eyes fell on Emperor Yan, and her expression suddenly became sad.

The interlude passed just like that. The Second Prince Daxia stroked his beard, observed with great interest, and soon understood what was going on, his eyes flicked back and forth between the pair of Tian family brothers.

I thought Prince Yi was in power because Emperor Yan was happy to see him succeed, but now it seems that the brotherhood is not so deep.

Seeing Fan Zhiyuan's tolerant and doting look towards Li Li, he stroked his chin, as if there was nothing he could do, so he turned his head and glanced behind him.

Among the envoys who accompanied the second prince this time was a young general, his eyes were fixed on the seat of honor, Fan Zhiyuan, while everyone was drinking and chatting.

Seeing the second prince's gaze, he nodded, eager to try.

So the second prince got up and said to Emperor Yan: "Your Majesty, the little king has an unfeeling request, and I ask His Majesty to accept it."

Emperor Yan took a reassurance pill from Li Li, and he was in a good mood, so he asked, "Oh, what request does the Second Prince have?"

The second prince looked back, and the young general behind him stood up, looked at Fan Zhiyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the general of your country is not only skilled in military skills, but also skilled in martial arts. , I have been fascinated by the Great General for a long time, but it is difficult to see him, today I would like to take this opportunity to exchange ideas with the Great General."

The people around were amazed.

Emperor Yan did not expect such a request, so he couldn't help looking towards Fan Zhiyuan.

Fan Zhiyuan raised his eyes when he heard the words, the young general puffed out his chest, his eyes were provocative, full of fighting spirit.

However, Fan Zhiyuan withdrew his gaze, his face was turbulent, and he ignored him.

"Pfft..." There were mocking laughter from around.

The young general blushed immediately. Seeing everyone looking at him, he couldn't help being embarrassed, and then a wave of anger surged up. He always felt that Fan Zhiyuan was defiant and was about to explode, but he heard Li Li curiously ask: "Who are you?" ?”

The second prince said: "Wang Xin studied under Master Ruolan, and now he is a general of Daxia."

"It turned out that he was the disciple of the defeated general. I said that your master lost to our general. What is there to compare?" Someone among the military officers asked.

Unconvinced, Wang Xin said, "I want to have a straight-to-right contest."

This is a bit interesting, Li Li asked: "What is dignified and upright? At that time, Ruolan assassinated General Fan thousands of miles away, but was repelled. Isn't that fair enough?"

"It's not a real contest with more enemies than few."

Ok?

The second prince saw that the faces of the ministers around him disappeared, even Emperor Yan looked unhappy, so he smiled and smoothed things over and said: "Everyone, don't misunderstand, Wang Xin is a martial idiot, and his hobby in life is to compete with the strong. The battlefield is cruel, and seeking is life and death. If you want to destroy the enemy at all costs, it doesn't matter how you use it? But if you lose, you are defeated. Master Ruolan did not refuse. However, Wang Xinqing is out of blue and has already left the army, even more than Master Ruolan. He admires the general. As an opponent, I also ask General Fan to save face and give me some pointers."

The second prince got up as he spoke, cupped his hands towards Li Li and said: "My lord, it's boring to go back and forth with singing and dancing, why don't you have fun with martial arts, I'm afraid you adults have never seen a duel between masters, right?"

Most of the court halls are dominated by civil servants, and the security in the capital is strict, so there are no scenes of beatings and killings.

However, there are often martial arts competitions in the arena. I heard that it is wonderful, and everyone is tired of watching the dance skills. They are also looking forward to some more intense long-term insights.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it's feasible, but it's just a discussion, so that everyone can open their eyes. I have never seen how amazing this general who can defeat the number one master of the Great Xia is." At this time , Marquis Wu Ning followed suit.

I have heard that Fan Zhiyuan's martial arts are very strong, but no one knows to what extent.

Especially Emperor Yan, he wanted to know how strong Fan Zhiyuan's martial arts was as the commander of the Forbidden Army.

Emperor Yan was about to speak, but suddenly he heard Fan Zhiyuan say coldly: "Kungfu for killing is practiced on the battlefield, how can I go to the end?"

That tone was as cold as December's ice and snow, and instantly brought a shuddering chill, but it was just a sentence, but it seemed to be filled with the bloody smell of the battlefield, giving people the illusion that if he made a move, he would definitely see blood .

The martial arts he honed with blood and scars was not used to make noise to win the crowd, but to kill the enemy.

On the other hand, Li Li held the wine glass, stared at the wine inside, and smiled slightly, but there was also a coldness in the smile: "Master Ruolan heard that he left an arm before leaving. I don't know that General Wang Xin What are you planning to keep, not as good as a life?"