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The emperor pondered for a moment, glanced at Yingque who was drinking tea, and said hesitantly, "Is that going to release those people tomorrow?"

"No, the emperor should let them go immediately, and give them some compensation, so as to stop the mouth of the world."

Hearing this, the emperor didn't feel that Ying Que was outspoken, but appreciated her frankness.After thinking about it carefully, this matter is appropriate.

In fact, after those people were imprisoned, the emperor regretted it, but he is the king of a country, how can he change his mind so easily?Now that Yingque came to the door and asked to let those troublemakers go, it happened to give the emperor a step down, so why not do it?

At that moment, the emperor issued an order to release those people, and gave them some financial compensation. At the same time, it also explained that it was the surplus and deficiency, so they were released.

Firstly, to restore her reputation for killing her own people; secondly, to increase the reputation of Yingque, so that people will no longer be so against her, so that when she is used in the future, no one will jump out and make trouble.

This move can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

After the negotiation, the emperor carefully noticed the instigator in Ying Que's words, and asked deliberately: "Master, you said that those people were bewitched by others, so in your opinion, who are they?"

Yingque hesitated, and it was her hesitation that made the emperor think of something, so he no longer asked her to answer.After respectfully sending Yingque away, the emperor looked at Li Xi with a gloomy expression.

Of course, this gloominess was not directed at Li Xi.

After pondering for a long time, the emperor said: "The envoy of Great Xia will come back to my later Tang Dynasty in a few days. He said that he is willing to get married for the sake of peace between the two countries. I originally wanted to hand over the matter of receiving the envoy to the crown prince, but once this happened, I will wait and see. The prince is also unable to do these things anymore, so let you do it!"

Li Xi showed a look of surprise, and then hurriedly said: "Father, this is impossible! The crown prince is the heir apparent, so he should be the one to receive the envoys. If the ministers go, it's against the rules!"

Hearing Li Xi's words, the emperor was furious: "Hmph! What prince, I think he has become more and more courageous. He dared to make a big fuss about the matter of the national teacher. He deliberately made it difficult for me!"

It turned out that Yingque's hesitation actually made the emperor blame Li Jue for all his faults.

He believed that Li Jue was the person behind the scenes, in order to suppress the national teacher and make the people's hearts lean towards him.The emperor is not dead yet, so he doesn't want to see Li Jue behave like this.

People's hearts can only be biased towards the emperor, what is Li Jue a prince?

"But……"

"But what? You are Prince Shu, the only prince in the later Tang Dynasty. Don't you have the qualifications to receive his little envoy from Daxia?"

The emperor was furious, and when Li Xi saw it, he showed a terrified expression: "I dare not, since my father said so, I will follow. However, if Brother Huang knows, he will definitely blame me. "

Hearing that Li Xi's words were inseparable from Li Jue, obviously he didn't pay attention to his father, the emperor deeply felt that not only was he the emperor, but his father's authority was also threatened.

Once this kind of thought popped up, it was out of control.The emperor couldn't help being furious, and regretted the idea of ​​being optimistic about Li Jue a few days ago.

Originally, he was going to let go of the fear in his heart and cultivate Li Jue, the heir apparent.Now that something like this happened, the emperor's suspicion of Li Jue returned.

In a short time, the suspicion in the emperor's heart could not be dissipated.

"Hmph, the prince has been grounded, what are you afraid of him doing? Besides, this is my will, who will say anything? Or do you all think that I am too old to control the prince?"

Hearing this, Li Xi immediately knelt down and said in fear: "I don't dare, my father is in the heyday of Spring and Autumn, my son and all the ministers are all looking forward to my father's horse, it is impossible to have two hearts! "

Li Xi spoke with sincerity, and for a moment, the anger in the emperor's heart seemed to be mostly dissipated by his rumored favorite son.

He couldn't help slowing down his tone, and said with a pleasant face: "Father was too impatient just now, and said something that made you worry. However, the matter of receiving envoys is settled like this. If the prince asks, you can let him He came to me to speak."

There was a grateful look in Li Xi's eyes, and the emperor was very satisfied: "Yes, father."

After Li Xi left, the emperor's thoughts calmed down, and he wondered if Li Jue was responsible for the street patrol.According to what he knew about Li Jue, it was impossible for him to do this.

But now he is very convinced of Ying Que, the news that Ying Que revealed must not be wrong, and Ying Que did not directly mention Li Jue's name in order to avoid suspicion, so this matter has credibility again.

After thinking for a while, the emperor didn't think of a reason, so he gave up.

And the news that Li Xi was going to receive the envoys from Great Xia, somehow spread.Everyone guessed differently, most of them guessed whether the crown prince would be abolished, and Prince Shu Li Xi would be the next crown prince...

The rumors spread more and more intensely, but this time, the emperor didn't respond, and he didn't intend to stop it at all.

Perhaps, he wanted to teach Li Jue a lesson!

Since envoys would visit in the next day, it would be inconvenient for Li Jue to confine his feet, so the emperor asked him to continue confinement after the envoys had left, and Li Jue had no objection.

Li Jue understood now that Prince Shu should have known about Da Xia's coming to marry him, so he made such a incident, in order to prevent Li Jue from receiving the envoys, so as to enhance his own prestige.

Perhaps, Prince Shu and Da Xia had already made a deal.

Therefore, Li Jue's heart is also at ease. Since Prince Shu has achieved his goal, there will be no further troubles.It's just that the surplus and deficiency can't be kept.

According to the emperor's current attitude towards Ying Que, no matter what Ying Que says is right or not, the emperor will always believe her preconceivedly. If this is the case, Li Jue's situation will be in danger.

He couldn't tolerate such an uncontrollable factor, which would ruin his careful arrangements for so many years.

Of course, if you want to get rid of surplus and deficiency, you must have a reason that people in the world can convince.Li Jue could have assassinated her directly, but Zhong Li went to Xiangyang City in Daxia, and there is no news so far, and the people around him are also performing their own duties, and they can't get away.

Originally, Fu Li could have been asked to leave, but Li Jue was really reluctant.

Although Ying Que has no martial arts, she can prescribe medicine, Prince Shu and others have never kept this from him.The Kuang Palace was heavily guarded and extremely dangerous, Li Jue was really worried about letting Fu leave.

Therefore, Li Jue could only wait for the opportunity to take down Yingque in one fell swoop.

But when it comes to Zhongli, it's also strange.After he left the border of the Later Tang Dynasty, no news came back.

There is no doubt about Zhongli's loyalty to Li Jue, so there is no need to worry that he will defect to Daxia.And he lost his trace, the only possibility is that he was discovered and captured by the people of Daxia.

But Li Jue couldn't imagine who would be so capable of catching Zhongli.One must know that Zhong Li is excellent in all aspects, not to mention that he cannot be found easily, even if he is found, there are few opponents.

Perhaps, there was an inner ghost in the later Tang Dynasty, and he colluded with Daxia, which made Zhongli capsize in the gutter.

The only thing to blame is that Xiangyang is a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The guards on weekdays are comparable to the imperial city, and the people in Xiangyang are blessed by the Great Xia and will not collude with other countries. All outsiders will arouse their hostility, so Li Jue can't If someone is easily inserted in, the news of Zhongli will not be known.

Li Jue was worried about Zhongli in this room, while Prince Shu over there was also making intensive preparations to welcome the Da Xia envoy.

Although there was a not-so-tragic battle in the past few years, some rituals still cannot be discarded.What's more, if the two countries meet each other and don't behead their envoys, Later Tang not only can't kill them, but also treat them respectfully, otherwise it will be harmful to the reputation of Later Tang.

Therefore, even though officials and common people in the later Tang Dynasty did not welcome Daxia, they had to put on a happy face to welcome Daxia's envoys.

A few days passed in a flash, and the Great Xia envoy finally arrived in Chang'an after a long journey.

On this day, Li Xi personally led people to wait outside the gate of Chang'an City to welcome him.

Some people said that Li Xi lowered his figure and insulted the prestige of the later Tang Dynasty. How could a prince wait for the envoys at the gate of the city in person?Some people also said that Li Xi understood etiquette and gave Daxia face, so Daxia didn't dare to do anything out of the ordinary.

In short, there are different opinions, and no one can convince anyone.

The guard of honor of Daxia soon appeared in the eyes of the people of Chang'an. When Daxia came to visit, many people naturally wanted to come to watch the excitement.

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"Hey, who is sitting in the carriage? I have never seen such a gorgeous carriage in my life!"

"Hey, you really have seen it every time! Our Houtang's carriages are much more beautiful than that one! Look at you, you are really embarrassing to our Houtang!"

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"The one riding the horse in front is the prince of Daxia, right? He looks really good-looking!"

"Damn girl! What nonsense are you talking about? How can he be as good-looking as our prince? Not even a finger of Prince Shu!"

……

There was a lot of discussion among the people, as long as someone praised Da Xia, he would be pushed back immediately.

Prince Shu and the others were not annoyed when they heard these remarks. Common people in the market always like to chew their tongues so much.

Daxia's group got closer and closer, but Li Xi didn't get off his horse. He cupped his hands and said to the man in front of Daxia: "Prince Daxia is so radiant! I don't know how many little girls he has fascinated!"

Prince Daxia smiled and said: "Prince Shu is admirable, and the little girls in the later Tang Dynasty are also very cute and likable."

After Li Xi was lightly pushed back by Prince Daxia, he was not annoyed, and smiled more meaningfully: "The prince must have been exhausted by boats and vehicles when he came here this time, so Xiao Wang will take everyone to the post house to rest?"

These words clearly indicated that Hou Tang didn't want to see Da Xia at the moment, and asked Da Xia to wait in the post house, waiting for the summons.

But upon hearing this, before Prince Daxia said anything, someone shouted: "Presumptuous, our prince came from Daxia thousands of miles to your little Tang Dynasty, how dare you treat us so lightly? Hurry up and welcome us into the palace! , delicious treats?"

Li Xi chuckled, and didn't care about being rude in front of Daxia people: "Listen to this, the prince and others are probably very hungry, so it's Xiaowang's fault. I’m summoned, I’m afraid you won’t be able to enter the palace. How about Xiao Wang take you to a famous restaurant in Chang’an for a light meal first, and then go to the post house?”