The things in the second bag were indeed very strange. They were two kinds of things that looked like fruits. The first fruit was flat and round, with a rough yellow skin. Zhao Yan recognized this thing at a glance as the pumpkin that was very common in later generations. As for the second fruit, it was much smaller, only the big fist, bright red on the outside, and it looked very cute. It looked like a fruit, but it was actually a tomato with a vegetable.

When Zhao Yan saw these two familiar vegetables, he looked unbelievable, because neither pumpkin nor tomatoes were native to the Central Plains, but plants from Central and South America. It was later spread to the Central Plains during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was precisely because of this that Zhao Yan was so surprised when he saw these two fruits.

"Where did the pumpkins and tomatoes come from?" Zhao Yan screamed in surprise. He never expected that he would see these two fruits here, and they were sent by Princess Bao'an and the others.

"The letter from the second and third sisters mentioned, please read it yourself!" Zhao Xu pointed to the letter.

Zhao Yan immediately found the letter from Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang in the box, and soon saw the origin of these two things in a letter. It turned out that Zhao Yan brought some vegetable seeds when traveling through time. For this reason, Zhao Yan specially found Wang Qi, Zhuangtou, to identify them. As a result, the other party recognized most of the seeds, but there were only two but they could not recognize them. This year, Wang Qi continued to grow, and these two fruits were born. Princess Bao'an and the others tasted it and found that the taste was good, so they sent some in winter.

"Originally, my second sister and the others sent a lot, and the big one tasted good. I left you one. The small one was too sour. I tried one and never ate it again, but most of the remaining ones were broken, and only these were left." Zhao Xu finally pointed to the pumpkin and tomatoes in the bag and said, "He liked the taste of pumpkin very much. After cooking, it was sweet and doughy, but he didn't like the sourness of tomatoes.

However, Zhao Yan looked at the pumpkins and tomatoes in the bag, then looked at the letter in her hand, and finally looked up at Zhao Xu and asked, "No. My third sister said in the letter that she also sent me a lot of chili powder. Why is it gone now?"

"Cough~, this..." When Zhao Yan asked about the peppers, Zhao Xu coughed awkwardly, "The winter in Hebei is much colder than in Tokyo. I found that the pepper powder makes people sweat after eating it. So I accidentally ate it all. However, my third sister said that there are still a lot in Tokyo, so you can give me some when you go back!"

Zhao Yan was speechless when he heard this. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xu had a shameless side. After eating all the peppers that Princess Shoukang sent to him, he still had the face to ask for it. However, this is the performance that a crown prince of a country should have. As an emperor, he not only needs to know how to deal with government affairs, but also needs to have the momentum of being a person who is not short-sighted and not soft in his hands. This is also one of the common characteristics of all wise monarchs in history.

It was getting late, and Zhao Yan took the things back to his cabin. As soon as he entered, he saw that in addition to Yelu Si, Gu and Gu Tianjie and his daughter were also there. When he saw Zhao Yan coming in, Gu Tianjie immediately spoke: "Prince, Gu has been waiting for a long time."

Seeing that Gu Tianjie and his daughter were both here, Zhao Yanluo understood the reason after thinking about it. He smiled and said to Gu Tianjie: "Mr. Gu is here today, probably to ask why I killed Jilibo and the others?"

"Yes, at the beginning, I was very disappointed with the prince's behavior, but then I thought that the prince was not a reckless person. Since I did this, I must have my own reasons, but I couldn't figure it out no matter what, and I couldn't even sleep. So I visited late at night. I hope the prince will not blame him!" Gu Tianjie also spoke immediately.

However, although he was polite, he also had a hint of blame in his tone. Zhao Yan was kind to him and promised to cure his illness. This made Gu Tianjie rekindle hope. He even thought about assisting Zhao Yan in doing something and finally ascending to the throne of the Song Dynasty. However, if Zhao Yan does this, he will definitely have no chance of being with the throne. After all, the ministers of the Song Dynasty will not let such a reckless prince become the emperor.

It's almost the second update now, and Gu Tianjie still let his bones push him here. From this we can see how anxious he was. Zhao Yan was a little helpless, so he had to tell him the reason for convincing Zhao Xu just now. Finally, he said to Gu Tianjie: "Mr. Gu, you have lived in Wanyan's tribe for many years and must know the Jurchens better than me. In your opinion, if the Jurchens receive the assistance from our Song Dynasty, will they be more wings? With the strength of the Liao Kingdom, can they still curb their rise?"

After hearing what Zhao Yan said, Gu Tianjie also fell silent. He knew the strength of the Jurchens better than anyone else, but he always thought that the Jurchens were a mess, and the strongest Wanyan tribe had only a few thousand troops, which was not enough to worry about it. However, he did not expect that if the Wanyan tribe had aid from the Song Dynasty, the strength of the unified Jurchens would have caused great trouble to the Liao Kingdom at that time, and even established a strong enemy for the Song Dynasty in the future. Moreover, compared with the Khitans who had already been sinicized, the Jurchens would be even more barbaric. If the Liao Kingdom fell, the Song Dynasty would face even greater threats.

Thinking of this, Gu Tianjie finally sighed and said, "The prince's consideration is so profound that Gu admires me, but there are many ways to destroy this alliance. Why does the prince have to use such a fierce method?"

"Haha, I didn't think so much in a hurry at that time. Moreover, when we were in Wanyan's tribe, we were also troubled by many parties by the impeachers. So when we saw him tied in front of us, we were so angry that we fainted, so we killed him with one knife. Now, thinking about it, we are really impulsive." Zhao Yan explained with a smile.

"Yes, that impeacher is so hateful. Unfortunately, his son Sagai is not here, otherwise I will stab him too!" At this time, bone also shouted. However, Gu Tianjie smiled bitterly when he heard this, because Zhao Yan's reason was too far-fetched. How could anyone who thought that the Wanyan tribe might threaten the Song Dynasty could not think of a proper solution?

Yelu Si, who was sitting aside, also showed a meaningful smile at this time. She also heard the perfunctory meaning of Zhao Yan's words. Among the three people present, only the simple-minded girl, Jitou, would believe Zhao Yan's words.

Gu Tianjie knew that Zhao Yan was perfunctory, but he knew that if he asked again, Zhao Yan would not tell him the real reason. In the end, he had to sigh and say goodbye to Zhao Yan. Zhao Yan also got up and sent him and Bottom back to the cabin.

When Zhao Yan came back, he found that Yelu Si was still sitting at the table. When he saw Zhao Yan, he immediately smiled and said, "Why don't you tell Gu Tianjie the real reason?"

"I don't know the real reason myself, do you know Si'er?" Zhao Yan sat down with a smile, but although he denied it, it seemed to have an unpredictable meaning.

"Haha, of course I know that the reason why my husband did this was probably because he was concerned about the idea of ​​his elder brother, so he took the initiative to give in and even used it to destroy his reputation, so as not to cause gaps between your brotherly feelings because of the throne!" Yelu Si said with a confident smile. Zhao Yan clearly had a better way to deal with the alliance, but chose this rough approach. The only explanation was that he did it on purpose. Yelu Si was still a little confused, but seeing the brotherly feelings between Zhao Xu and Zhao Yan these two days made her finally figure out the reason.

After hearing Yelu Si's guess, Zhao Yan smiled and said nothing. After a while, he said, "Si'er, your guess is one of the reasons. But the most important thing is that I do not have any interest in the throne and have no intention of competing with anyone. I just happened to be very disagreeing with the alliance, so I chose to understand a simple and crude way to solve it. In this way, although I will be punished, no one will focus on me in the future."

Zhao Yan did deliberately use rough methods to destroy the alliance, mainly because he suddenly found that he seemed to be a little involuntarily. He originally wanted to be a leisurely prince and live a leisurely life with a few beauties. However, since the previous year, he began to fall into the court little by little. First, he took over the affairs of the military weapon supervision, and then was forced to join the mission. As a result, after arriving in the Liao Kingdom, he planned a civil strife in the Liao Kingdom, and then persuaded the Wanyan tribe to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty.

If Zhao Yan was an ambitious person, he would probably return to China after promoting this alliance, and immediately receive the attention of Zhao Shu and all the ministers. He would also be assigned some other positions to participate in the government affairs, and even like Zhao Xu, he would become a strong candidate for the future crown prince. However, in this way, it would be difficult for him to maintain his brotherhood and Zhao Xu to continue, and he would even turn against him and become enemies.

But the life above was not what Zhao Yan wanted at all. He was originally a person with no ambitions. He had food, drink and beauties every day. This was Zhao Yan's ideal life. Of course, under the premise of this kind of life, he could help the Song Dynasty make some changes, such as inventing something new, spreading the knowledge of later generations, etc. But if he was allowed to sit on the throne and lead such a large empire, Zhao Yan would not be willing. First, he knew that he did not have this talent, and second, he did not want to turn his life into a battle between the court and the Hou* Palace.

It was precisely because of the above consideration that Zhao Yan deliberately used rough and simple methods to destroy the alliance. In this way, the contribution of the alliance would definitely be gone, and it also left a reckless impression. At the same time, it would disappoint Zhao Shu and the ministers in the court. After returning to Tokyo, no one would disturb his leisurely life anymore. At the same time, he could also do something he really wanted to do. (To be continued...)

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