The Tatar envoys arrived, and the emperor asked the prince to return to Beijing to receive them under the pretext of being unwell. Within two days, the envoys were transferred to the palace. There was no way. This time the Tatars came to revise the contract, hoping to reduce the annual tribute Neither the Ministry of Rites nor the prince can make decisions about major events, but can only talk to the emperor.

And the envoys also wanted to know how sick the emperor of Dachu was, and whether he was going to die.

So they came. After seeing the emperor, all members of the envoys were very disappointed. The emperor of Dachu could walk and eat, his face was still rosy, and he didn't look like a dying person at all.

Because of the arrival of the envoys, Li Baolu and the others provided more meat. Usually there are only two meat dishes, but these days there are three, and the types of meat have also increased. This morning there are rabbit meat, chicken and roe deer meat, and in the afternoon The chicken was replaced with venison.

It is said that the way for Tatar envoys to communicate with Da Chu is hunting. Every morning, they ride fast horses and go to the nearby hunting grounds to hunt. They can exchange feelings and compete. There are too many prey to digest. Naturally, it was handed over to the stewards of the palace and assigned to each courtyard for digestion.

It directly reduced the cost of living in the palace, and saved the emperor a lot of money, of course, if he didn't go to see the cubs that were going to be released to the hunting ground in early spring.

As the main hall where the emperor lives, the prey allotted are of the highest quality, which is directly cheaper than Li Baolu, who lives in a small courtyard in a side hall near the main hall. She likes meat and eats happily these days. It's pretty good.

Gu Jingyun felt that his little lady would definitely become a little fat man after eating like this. Just as he was hesitating whether to limit her meat, Director Su personally came to see them with several sets of clothes, and said: "Da Chu and Da Chu The Tatars are going to hunt in a hunting competition, and if the Tatars win, His Majesty will promise them a 30% reduction in annual tribute, and His Majesty will ask Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu to accompany them."

Li Baolu's heart was pounding, and she said worriedly: "Your Majesty doesn't want my husband to participate?"

Director Su twitched the corner of his mouth and said seriously: "Your Majesty is not a child's play." Let Gu Jingyun participate? Can he run a horse with his small body?

Li Baolu: No wonder, is there anyone in this world who is more childish than today?

Gu Jingyun chose the lightest suit among the several suits, he knew that the result that the emperor said would probably come out today, otherwise he would not let them out.

Li Baolu also chose lighter dresses, because they had to accompany the emperor, so it was not difficult to carry weapons. In fact, they didn't have any weapons on them, and they were searched when they entered the palace.

Li Baolu was very self-aware and didn't ask Director Su to return it.

This hunting competition was very grand. The imperial guards and palace people went to the hunting ground one day in advance to prepare, to set up tents, and to take security measures.

It has been nearly a month since the Tatar envoys came to Beijing, and their appeal still has not made any progress. This time the emperor let go, which made them very excited. The warriors patted their chests and the fifth prince who led the team and expressed that they would definitely defeat Da Chu and win the championship. .

When Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu appeared behind the emperor, everyone was surprised. Da Chu was surprised that the emperor was willing to let Gu Jingyun out. They thought the emperor would put Gu Jingyun under house arrest for the rest of his life;

The Tatar envoys were surprised because they had competed with the princes and grandsons of Dachu in the past month, with the second-generation officials of Dachu, and with the imperial guards. They looked familiar, but they had never seen Gu Jingyun before.

This man was so handsome that even the Fifth Prince of Tartar couldn't help but look at Gu Jingyun twice, completely ignoring the little fat girl beside him.

Li Baolu quietly stood beside Gu Jingyun with her head bowed, trying to reduce her sense of presence, but she quickly glanced at the audience from the corner of her eye, focusing on the Tatar envoys.

The emperor chose to let them out at this time, and she would not believe that it had nothing to do with these Tatars and killed her.

Sitting on the dragon chair, the emperor looked down at the two teams and said, "This competition is divided into three days, and the final score will be based on the total score of the three days."

As soon as the emperor waved his hand, someone immediately unfolded a large piece of paper, and two other attendants sent a small booklet to the captains of the two teams, "This is the points you can get for the prey you hunt, calculated according to the difficulty."

The team members on Dachu's side understood it at a glance, because this is the rule of the competition of the major academies, and the players from the academies can understand it at a glance.

The Tatar envoys were a little confused at first, but they all understood when they opened the booklet, because the booklet is simple and clear.

The prey you hunt can be converted into score statistics, for example, a rabbit is worth two points, a pheasant is one and a half points, a roe deer is twenty points...a tiger can only get two thousand points, and a bear is two thousand eight hundred points point.

It includes all the animals, all of which are counted by points, and the winner will be determined by the points after three days.

In order to ensure fairness, the arrows used by both sides are specially made, and each one is marked. During this period, no one is allowed to enter the hunting ground except the team members of the competition, so the prey has to be dragged out by themselves. The judges only count the game that is pulled out.

And in the mountains, there are also referees in red coats, in case someone is cheating inside.

Make sure that both parties understand the rules, and if there is no objection, get on the horse and rush into the hunting ground.

However, both sides in the mountain competition were not in a hurry to hunt, but rushed into the mountain together. The fifth prince was still in the mood to ask the team members on Dachu's side, "Who is the beauty who followed His Majesty just now? met him?"

Tao Wu who was asked was full of depression. Is there any beauty by the emperor's side? How could he not be impressed?

The fifth prince wouldn't be talking about Concubine Lan, would he?

She is beautiful, but how can she be so beautiful when she is in her forties?

Wei Yingjie coughed lightly, and said, "The fifth prince is talking about Mr. Gu? He is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and he just came to the imperial court today."

Tao Wu was startled, he looked at Wei Yingjie in disbelief, and then turned to look at the fifth prince.

The Fifth Prince lamented, "It turns out that he is still a talented person, so I don't know if he can make friends with him or not."

Tao Wu twitched his mouth and turned his head away to say nothing, but Wei Yingjie smiled and said, "Although Mr. Gu is arrogant, he is a man of temperament. If his temper is right, even a beggar would invite him to sit and lie down with him."

No wonder, Tao Wumu said with a straight face, Gu Jingyun is obsessed with cleanliness, before when they were fleeing for their lives, he paid attention to keeping things clean every day, how could he sit and lie down with beggars?

He hated their grandson even wanting to sit with him, except for that little chubby girl, he had never seen him have physical contact with others.

The fifth prince was very yearning, he waved his whip and said: "Then I must win quickly, so I can come to visit as soon as possible."

Wei Yingjie laughed and said, "Fifth Prince, don't worry. If you lose, I will introduce you. I will never let you miss the beauty."

The fifth prince had already run away with his subordinates, and replied from a distance, "I won't lose!"

Tao Wumu said with a straight face: "It's best to hide this from Gu Jingyun for a lifetime, otherwise you don't want to sit in his chair and drink his tea."

Wei Yingjie squinted at him and said, "Then will you tell him?"

Tao Wu was silent, and Wei Yingjie swept the players behind him again, "Will you say it?"

Everyone shook their heads, they were not familiar with Gu Jingyun, so of course they would not say these things, and some people patted their chests and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Wei, we will definitely not say it."

Wei Yingjie glanced at Tao Wu triumphantly, and took the lead to ride his horse forward. After entering the dense forest, he said: "Advance in a fan shape, and pick the prey with high scores."

"yes!"

The team members rushed into the dense forest like tigers descending the mountain, and after a while, many birds flew out of the forest, obviously frightened by these people.

The emperor sat on a dragon chair with an umbrella next to him, and there were court ladies playing fans, eating fruits, drinking tea, and admiring the green mountains and green waters. It was extremely comfortable.

Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu standing next to them were sweating all over.

Fortunately, the emperor had no intention of torturing them. As soon as they left, he pointed to the desk next to him and said, "Sit down and wait. It will be a long time before they come out. If you are bored, you can go to other places to play. Just don't go too far, lest you get caught by a tiger."

She is very kind and pleasant, telling the younger generation like an elder.

But Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu did not dare to move, how could the emperor let them go? Before today, they were locked in the yard and couldn't take a step out.

But it is possible to sit down, Gu Jingyun took Li Baolu to thank him, and sat down honestly on the right side of the emperor, opposite to Concubine Lan Gui, whose status seemed to be more noble than that of the next Crown Prince.

The hearts of all the ministers trembled, some were in doubt, some were happy for Gu Jingyun, and some secretly gritted their teeth with hatred.

Gu Jingyun didn't care about it at all, inserted a piece of fruit with a wooden sign and handed it to Li Baolu who was kneeling by his side and took a step back, and said in a low voice, "Eat some fruit first, and drink tea later."

Li Baolu took the fruit and ate it obediently.

The emperor couldn't help looking at the two of them thinking, saying that Li Baolu was cute, but she could speak ill of him behind his back, and she was also tough towards Gu Jingyun in private; he said she was aggressive, but she always pretended to be a quail outside, what Gu Jingyun asked her to do she did What, she is extremely well-behaved; she is said to be timid, but she dares to mess around in front of him, defending Gu Jingyun, as if she is not meeting the emperor, but an ordinary person; said she is brave, but she can scare herself, Weeping and begging him not to kill them...

The emperor said that today's children are changing too fast, he can't understand.

But what he couldn't understand was Gu Jingyun. After the incident, he remained calm, as if the crime of deceiving the emperor was not a crime, let alone begging for mercy, he didn't even have a word of excuse.

It seems that he can accept it calmly whether he is arrested or imprisoned, but if he is really like this, why would he go out of his way to rehabilitate Qin Xinfang by all means?

But the emperor couldn't see a trace of anxiety in his eyes. The emperor admired him, but feared him even more.

The emperor turned his head to look at the prince and grandson again, the prince was drinking tea with his head down, but the grandson raised his teacup to respect Gu Jingyun from a distance, and Gu Jingyun only slightly raised his arms and took a sip of tea.

Emperor: ... As expected of his grandson, he has courage, knowing that he is now afraid of Gu Jingyun, but also dares to have a relationship with him.

The emperor had forgotten that Gu Jingyun was now Li An's teacher, and it was a must for students to serve tea when they saw the teacher. This is still keeping things simple in front of the emperor, otherwise Li An would have to pour tea for Gu Jingyun himself.

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