To Rule in a Turbulent World

Chapter 260 Volume 5 8 Sounds of Ganzhou

It was New Year's Eve, and it was snowing heavily in Da'an. In the warm hall, a table of sumptuous dishes was set up. Li Zhifeng warmed up the wine and said to Nie Dan, "Brother, we respect you..."

"...I love you." You Miao said.

With a puff, Li Zhifeng couldn't help laughing immediately, Nie Dan blushed and was very embarrassed, while You Miao smiled shamelessly and said, "I'm telling the truth. I don't want a big brother in the south, I want it, and when the time comes you Just come to my villa to knead dough and farm.”

Nie Dan smiled and said: "Okay, okay. The second brother, the fourth brother, and the eldest brother also toast to you. They are really my good brothers."

Nie Dan was not good at expressing his feelings, so it was embarrassing to say that, but this was the limit of his enthusiasm. You Miao knew that they would get together again in Da'an, thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River. It's not easy.

On New Year's Eve, there was a lot of snow in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhao Chao stood in the imperial garden, looking up at the sky.Dark clouds gathered, and he let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty." Qiao Rong came over and bowed slightly.

"All the officials are in the hall." Qiao Rong saluted slightly, Zhao Chao turned around, looked at Qiao Rong's face, and vaguely thought of that kid who was smiling and making jokes.

"Ziqian and Li Zhifeng didn't say when they'll be back?" Zhao Chao said indifferently.

Qiao Rong smiled, shook her head, and said, "That kid has always had his own ideas since he was a child. Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about him."

Zhao Chao took Qiao Rong's hand, and the two emperors and empresses went to the Minghuang Hall hand in hand, and hosted a banquet for Chao Wenwu, Li Yan, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, six ministers, and Xie Hui, who was a member of political affairs. , said with a smile: "My dear friends, please have fun today."

For many years, nothing that the officials expected happened, Zhao Chao never made things difficult for the literati, and everyone gradually became less worried.Zhao Chao said again: "Congratulations to General Nie who is at the end of the world. The country's enmity and family shame, I dare not forget it one day, and hope to recover the Central Plains as soon as possible."

Complicated expressions appeared on everyone's faces, they nodded one after another, and drank it with different thoughts.

This is the first time Zhao Chao has mentioned Nie Dan at the New Year's Eve banquet in several years, and no one can guess what this moody emperor thinks.However, only Qiao Rong knew that the reason why Zhao Chao thought of Nie Dan was because he was in a daze in the garden just now, and because of this, he sighed and expressed his feelings.

When the banquet was halfway through, someone from outside the palace hurried in and whispered something in Pingxi's ear. Pingxi immediately got up and came to find Zhao Chao. The two whispered for a while, and Zhao Chao left the banquet without thinking about it. Come to the side hall.

A Zhongyuan Rongguan school lieutenant led Lin Ke, who was in a hurry, standing in the side hall.

"Finish." Zhao Chao said, "Why are you all running to the north?"

After New Year's Eve, the northern country is like a snow lake, with thousands of miles of carved railings and jade bricks, and rivers and mountains like belts.

On the third day of the new year, all members of the Tatar royal family set off. Batu led two thousand guards, Prince Gegen, and Tatar officials to hunt in White Wolf Mountain.

Li Zhifeng had already prepared his horses, and he was ready to escape at any time if the situation was wrong. This time, the Tatars joined the two Han Chinese and the Quanrong people in their large-scale hunt.

But Batu protected You Miao and the others very well, and did not let the Quanrong people meet them face to face. Xi Kelan and others followed Prince Gegen's troops, while Li Zhifeng and You Miao joined Batu's personal guards.

Between the two parties, there seemed to be a tense atmosphere spreading. You Miao didn't know what would happen next. After Lin Ke and others returned, his news was in a state of blindness.Previously, he stayed in the posthouse in Da'an City, never leaving home, and was watched every step he took. Now that he finally came out, he had to inquire about the news.

This time the march was much slower than the last time everyone galloped on horseback. At noon, Batu called You Miao over to have lunch in his car. You Miao knew that Batu was about to start moving.

"If you hand over all the dog soldiers to you." Batu asked Li Zhifeng: "His Royal Highness Shanado, are you sure that you can make Xi Kelan and others submit to you before Darek returns?"

Li Zhifeng refused without even thinking about it: "Impossible, they are all my elder brother's people."

"If they are arrested." Batu asked again: "How about giving you the power of life and death?"

Li Zhifeng frowned, and You Miao realized that Batu might take a big move this time.

"I will try my best." Li Zhifeng replied after thinking about it: "How does His Majesty plan to deal with them?"

Batu: "He Motie'er will take advantage of this spring hunting opportunity to cooperate with Xi Kelan, let my elder brother lure me out, and then try to shoot me."

"Then what should we do?" You Miao knew that it was not appropriate to speak, but still couldn't help but blurted out: "Batu Mo, you plan to..."

"It's impossible to kill my elder brother." Batu didn't mind, and replied: "When I was young, he often took me to play, and I couldn't kill him. If I killed him, the ministers would be afraid of me. But He Motie'er The general’s matter needs to be resolved. This time he has already started to fear me, and the more reckless he is, the easier it is to show his feet. I will try to solve him first, and then arrest the rebellious soldiers.”

"Shanado, I need you to attend the banquet on the evening of Spring Hunting. Also, I need you to help me find out what He Motie'er has said." Batu said, "He already knows you are coming. In addition, there are other arrangements. If possible, try to stabilize him first, let him think that I have no intention of touching him. If he does not do something during the spring hunt, it will be difficult for me to convict him and then deal with him. "

Li Zhifeng nodded thoughtfully. You Miao knew what Batu meant. Besides spring hunting, if He Motie'er was smart enough, he must have other arrangements—for example, let Ge Gen's men occupy Da'an City.After Batu's death, he usurped power with lightning speed.

Batu should be ready. The Empress Dowager Baoyin also has her own people. Now the only thing left is how to deal with He Motie'er.According to Batu's plan, he launched an attack the day before the spring hunting, used his plan to lure He Motie'er out, and then captured him.As for how to deal with it, Batu did not say, and Li Zhifeng did not ask, after all, this is Tatar's own business.