The night was getting a little late, and the banquet was still going on.

Another case was presented in the hall, and Zhao Yun and Jia Sidao began to fight with crickets. Li Xia stood behind Jia Sidao and watched.

It is more interesting than Li Xia expected, especially Jia Sidao, who is an expert, and his comments are interesting, making people enjoy watching it.

There were beautiful singers nearby to join in the fun, which was definitely more interesting than Cuju during the day.

Li Xia almost understood these monarchs and ministers.

If you are lazy about government affairs, who doesn't love beauty, entertainment, and singing and dancing to promote peace, at least you are not considered stupid.

If he talks about destroying the Great Wall, he, the Shu commander, Li Xia, does have objections. Even if he realizes it just out of intuition, he cannot let the tiger go back to the mountain.

Who will be the emperor of the Song Dynasty? How many people can do better...

But understanding is understanding, it’s useless.

What is needed is change.

Over there, Yan Rong was still sitting at the imperial desk, holding his forehead and gently shaking the wine glass in his hand.

Li Xia looked at the sky outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, minister..."

"Take him out of the palace." Zhao Yun waved his hand, holding a beautiful concubine in his other hand, and both stared at the two crickets that were fighting fiercely.

Xiao Huangmen came forward and led Li Xia to the clean room.

He went south, passed the Xuande Hall and the Water Hall, and walked towards the stadium.

Turning back inadvertently, I saw that Yan Rong's ceremonial driver had left the Chengbi Hall and was walking slowly towards the harem in the north.

…

"Please, Commander Li Jie."

After passing the stadium, Sun An walked quickly to meet Li Xia, looked around, and walked quickly towards Li Xia. There was a corridor in front of him.

The corridor is very long. When you walk to the end and climb over the railing, you will see a high wall.

Sun An pushed aside the weeds, revealing a small hole.

After a while, a charming voice sounded from the other side.

"Well, you bad-hearted person..."

Li Xia was stunned for a moment, then heard the other person say the next half of the sentence.

"Did you dig this dark hole to send money outside?"

Afterwards, a palace maid panicked and said, "I don't dare, it's only with great difficulty that I found it."

Sun An hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Li Jieshuai has arrived."

Yan Rong seemed to be smiling and said, "Everyone, please step aside."

"yes……"

Amidst the rustling noise, everyone else retreated.

After a while, Yan Rong said: "Sit down and talk. I can't hear you clearly through the wall."

Li Xia sat down by the wall and glanced into the small hole. She only saw the hem of her skirt swaying, revealing a pair of red crested shoes and some white stockings.

Yan Rong had sat down, put his toes together and stretched forward.

"Li Jieshuai, can you tell? The officials don't treat me as they used to, and they all blame you."

Li Xia said: "I only asked the imperial concubine to say something. I never thought that the imperial concubine would let Ji Xixi lie about being pregnant and be found out."

Yan Rongxiao asked: "Should I send her to Sichuan to be raised by Li Jieshuai?"

"The matter has come to this. Is there anything the noble concubine has to say that cannot be delivered to Guan De and must be said in person?"

"People say that you and I are comrades. How can we not see each other more often?" Yan Rong said, "If you come closer, I will reward you with something."

A token was thrown to the ground.

The crested shoe was pushed forward, pushing it this way.

"With this token, you can go to the wine warehouse in the north of the palace to find the chief merchant. He can help you deliver an urgent letter to me."

"Thank you, noble concubine." Li Xia collected the token and said, "I have an arrangement that allows me to continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of Shu, while also ensuring that the concubine's status is secure..."

"I'll say it first."

"That's fine."

Yan Rong said: "You come and think of a way to help me become the queen."

Li Xia was silent.

Yan Rong said again: "The official's intention is to make Zhao Fu the prince immediately. Once the matter is decided, we will both die. But if I can become the queen, you should know what benefits you will get..."

Li Xia didn't answer and asked: "When will the imperial concubine give me the information about Zhao Yu?"

"Guande will hand it to you within three days. Just promise me to help me, okay?"

"If your concubine wants to be the queen, she must talk to the officials."

"No kidding, do you want to hear some bad news?"

"Um?"

"Dong Songchen took refuge with Jia Sidao and formed a group with Xie Daoqing."

"Sure?"

"I've noticed it. You have to trust me. My intuition is always very accurate."

Li Xia nodded and said, "I believe this. Is Guan De still reliable?"

"Reliable." Yan Rong said, "However, our situation is very bad... I don't know how to tell you."

She said the last words while biting her lip, with a bit of embarrassment, and her aura could be seen even through the wall.

Li Xia was not in a hurry to answer.

There wasn't much time, but Yan Rong was obviously more anxious than him.

"The officials no longer treat me like they used to. Now they just keep me for Zhao Jin's sake, as if I have become a nanny taking care of their children..."

Li Xia said: "But as long as the official family is still there and Princess Rui is still there, nothing will happen to the noble concubine."

"Alas." Yan Rong sighed quietly, looking aggrieved, "You don't even know what I want?"

"I really don't understand the imperial concubine." Li Xia said lightly.

"Then...do you want to know?" Yan Rong asked softly.

"No," Li Xia responded directly, "Let's talk about the next plan..."

The crested shoes poked out from the hole in the wall and stepped lightly on Li Xia's boots.

"I don't want to hear it."

Yan Rong's voice was very nice and he was talking to himself.

"There are many beauties in the palace, but I am just an average-looking one among them. The officials have not touched me for a long time, but I know that he is taking medicine to cope with the beauties that Dong Songchen keeps sending. Feiyu should understand,

In a few years, you and I will be cornered. Unless I become the queen, you..."

Li Xia moved his feet and said: "This is what I want to say to the noble concubine. But if you can't be the queen, the officials will not agree and the courtiers will not agree."

"Feiyu, you are the only one who can help me."

"Then please, noble concubine, come according to my plan."

"No, I don't want to hear it either."

Yan Rongjiao snorted, but she put her feet back, and she seemed to have stood up.

"Li Xia, you have offended me, let's just break up."

A sentence that sounds like anger and laughter.

But after saying this, Yan Rong walked away.

Li Xia didn't take it seriously and was not worried about losing the help in the palace.

Yan Rong deliberately wanted to make him worry, so that he would keep thinking about this matter, panic and finally lose his judgment and agree to help her.

But he has spent half his life wandering among flowers, so how could he not know this method?

Li Xia then called Sun An and left the palace again.

I thought about Empress Dowager Yang's alliance with Shi Miyuan and Yi Chu again...

This method is not impossible.

But he, Li Xia, now has far less power than Shi Miyuan did back then, and is unable to control the government and the public at all.

Too far off.
To be continued...