Chapter 228 Secrets of the Palace

On the morning of the beginning of winter, Li Shunju, the servant, walked to the porch and heard someone in the hall exclaim: "It's early morning, change my clothes quickly!"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be early today."

"Cough, I'm used to it, I forgot about it"

"Then let's sleep for a while"

"It's good, it's good"

Li Shun raised his face and smiled secretly, and His Majesty was really sleepy. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he screamed again: "No, no, no, the officials are staring at me. Let's get up."

"Your Majesty, it's winter and it's rare to rest for a few days. If it weren't for this natural disaster, it would still be early in the morning. Take care of yourself."

"Oh, queen, you don't know anything. I can't sleep every day when the chicken calls me."

"These damn beasts actually shocked your majesty's dream. How about ordering the waiter to kill all the chickens in the palace?"

"This doesn't work. Even if the chickens in the palace are slaughtered, the chickens outside the palace will bark."

"Why not..." Empress Cao thought for a moment, "If it's really bad, it's forbidden to raise chickens in Bianliang City, and chickens and ducks are not allowed to enter the city every day."

"Hahaha..."

There was a burst of cheerful laughter in the hall. Li Shun listened to it. It turned out that Renzong was praising the queen for her cleverness and the queen's intimate little vest. This time made the queen laugh and kept asking where she heard about the 'small vest'.

Renzong pretended to say profoundly that he listened to a man who sold medicine.

Empress Cao, your majesty has seen a medicine seller in the palace all day long. I don't even know.

Renzong asked jokingly: My dragon can't see the end. How can the queen know my whereabouts in the harem?

Empress Cao replied with an unhappy face, yes, I don't know the whereabouts of your majesty, otherwise I would have committed the crime of deceiving the king, and my concubine dared not.

Renzong knew that Empress Cao could not be teased, so he immediately smiled and told Empress Cao a joke. The joke was like this.

Before the founding of the Song Dynasty, the mountains and rivers were broken. Two powerful tribes rose on the other side of the sea.

Their leaders are two completely different people. One is Red Beard Ivan, nicknamed: King of Ice and Snow; the other is brave Sam, nicknamed: Earth Eagle.

Ivan was brave and good at fighting. He led his people to live in the northern land of the ice and snow. They built a towering castle, created countless armor and weapons, full of grain and fodder, piled up to the roof, and could not even eat the pigeons. The men of the tribe are the best soldiers. They only obey Ivan's command. Every year when the spring is warm, Ivan will lead his people out to fight, attack the city and plunder the land. Over the past few years, Ivan's tribal strength has greatly increased, defeating all the opponents in the north and completing the cause of unification. They must be in a place called Peter. On the snowy mountain of Fort, later, with the strength of the country, it began to expand its territory to the south and fought with Sam's clan.

Sam's people come from the east of the sea. It is said to be an ancient country. Because of the age, it is impossible to find out. By Sam's generation, they lived peacefully on the fertile plains in the south, learned to build cities, cultivate fields, and learned to weave and forge. More importantly, they established a civilization. In the country, the tillers have their own fields, the inhabitants have their own houses, everyone has books to read, everyone has clothes, and the emperor violates the law and the common people. When Sam came to power, their tribe must have been by a big river called Washington. In order to protect the safety of the people, strong walls and majestic towers have been built around Washington. The soldiers can overlook the land of the north from the narrow lookout in the tower and monitor all hostile actions.

The war broke out. In the first few years, the South was at a disadvantage, and the army's military resources decreased sharply. In order to defend his homeland, Sam released all the slaves on the land and posted a notice that any slave who joined the Washington Army would be free. Tribe Recognize that he is a member of the clan and reward a piece of land. Even if his family dies in the war, he can obtain the land and continue to enjoy all the rights he deserves, and future generations will still be the same.

Sam's leader was a wise leader. His practice was quickly supported by the slaves in the south. The Washington army regrouped, united from top to bottom, and united as one to resist the attacks of the Red Beard army in the north, which severely damaged their elite and greatly weakened their morale. A few months later, they were defeated under a city called Gettysburg.

The turning point appeared. After years of war, Ivan's clan suffered heavy casualties. He had to admit that he had lost, and Sam, his clan also needed to rest. The war was so cruel that both tribes were exhausted.

After the discussion of the tribal elders, they plan to make peace on a neutral island, which is Rainbow Island, where only some barbarians who work hard, and there is no danger.

For this peace talks, the Sampai people built a large castle on Rainbow Island. It was not far from the seaside, full of trees, vines and wild flowers, as high as ten floors, which took half a year.

The date of the peace talks came. Ivan's leader took the warriors of the tribe to the island by boat. There were only a few hundred ships accompanying them. They were worried that Sam would ambush the killer, so they sent someone to search the castle first before they were relieved.

Sam really wants to have a peace talk. How can he hold a grand banquet?

The negotiations went smoothly. During the break, Sam and Ivan became good friends. Ivan showed off his bodyguard to Sam, saying that he was extremely loyal. Sam said not so, so he called his bodyguard Morgan in, opened the window (outside is the tenth floor) and said, "Morgan, jump down from here!"

Morgan cried and said, "How can you do this, my Sam leader, I still have a wife and children." Sam was moved and said in tears that he was wrong and asked Morgan to leave.

Ivan laughed at Sam, saying that his bodyguard had no kind. He got up and shouted his bodyguard Olof.

"Olov, jump from here!" Olof was about to jump down without saying a word. Sam hugged him and said, "Are you crazy? If you jump down, you will fall to death!"

Olof struggled to jump down and said, "Let go of me, asshole. I still have a wife and children."

Empress Cao blinked her eyes and looked at Renzong, still immersed in the fantasy of the war between the two tribes. When she heard it, she finally understood, and the corners of her mouth smiled, revealing two shallow dimples.

Praise Renzong for her extensive knowledge. She, the queen, can sigh that she is not as good as herself. If this story is true, Empress Cao would like to see the leader named Sam very much. This person is really interesting. If she becomes a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, she is absolutely loyal.

Dorico,

At the end of Renzong's cold joke, Li Shunju fell into meditation. Although he was just a handyman eunuch, he was dispensable and not a big problem with the country, but he had a talent that ordinary people did not have - Bo Wenqiangji. After listening to it once, he was clear. As he walked, he thought, did your majesty just want to coax the Empress to smile? In that case, why don't you directly talk about the ridiculousness behind, which is the joke that Olov jumped out of the window.

"Accompanying you is like a tiger!"

Walking in the palace all year round, Li Shun is used to observing words and colors, and guessing the master's thoughts. He always feels that there is a deep meaning in the joke of Renzong just now...