It was almost noon that Zhao Yan came out of the palace, and then took the carriage to return to his prince's mansion. When he arrived at the inner house, he happened to see Cao Ying, Princess Bao'an, Princess Shookang, and Xue Ning'er and the other four were joking. When he saw Zhao Yan coming in, Princess Bao'an first said, "Why have the third brother been in the palace for so long? Third sister and I accompanied Sister Ying'er to wait for you in the carriage for a while, but we didn't see you coming out. In the end, we had to come back together."

"Brother said that my father had something to do and it has been delayed until now." Zhao Yanqiang smiled and then he asked Cao Ying, "By the way, I'm not asking you to notify you, let's ask you to come back first, my wife?"

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Cao Ying said a little embarrassedly: "I thought that my husband would not stay in the palace for too long during the New Year, so I wanted to wait for you to come back together, but I didn't expect that you would have been there for so long. If I had known, I would have been with my second sister, my third sister and the others would have come back soon."

"Hehe, I advised Ying'er sister to come back early in the palace, but she said, "Third brother, you have been tired all night, so you want to come back with you, but I didn't expect you to have been there for so long." Princess Shoukang also teased at this time, and the eyes of Zhao Yan and Cao Ying were also a little smile, which made Cao Ying very shy.

Zhao Yan accompanied Cao Ying and the others to joke for a few words, and then had some lunch casually. At this time, the few people yawned. After all, they had stayed for a night and didn't sleep. This morning, I went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings. This is thanks to their youth, otherwise the older person would probably not be able to withstand it.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Yan and the others returned to their room to rest. However, after lying on the bed, Zhao Yan felt very tired, but she couldn't sleep. She was thinking about going to Liao Kingdom together. The reason why he didn't tell Cao Ying and the others just now was that he didn't want them to worry. Moreover, it was the Chinese New Year again, and he and Zhao Xu had to leave in two months to go to Liao Kingdom, so there was no need to let Cao Ying and the others know so early.

When Zhao Yan thought of going to Liao Kingdom, he thought of Yelu Chongyuan. Speaking of which, this person was not very famous in history. The reason why Zhao Yan remembered him is thankful that he was an absolute martial arts fan in later generations. He has read the martial arts novel based on the Song and Liao periods many times. Among the three protagonists, Zhao Yan is like most. He likes Xiao Feng the most. Therefore, he knows the plot related to Xiao Feng.

In the Eight Tribes of the Heavenly Dragons, the reason why Xiao Feng was able to become brothers with the Liao emperor Yelu Hongji was mainly because he saved Yelu Hongji's life in a rebellion that occurred in Liao. The person who launched this rebellion was Yelu Chongyuan, who was named the Emperor Taishu at that time. He didn't pay much attention to this character in the book. The reason why Zhao Yan could remember this person was because Yelu Chongyuan had a very strange title, that is, the Grand Marshal of the World. Originally, Zhao Yan thought that this title was just a fabrication in the novel, but later he searched the Internet and found that Yelu Chongyuan was really named Grand Marshal of the World in history.

It was precisely because of a small act in his previous life that Zhao Yan learned about the deeds of Yelu Chongyuan. Speaking of which, Yelu Chongyuan is also very strange. He is the younger brother of Yelu Hongji's father, Liao Xingzong. Moreover, when their father Liao Shengzong passed away, their mother Xiao Nojin favored Yelu Chongyuan, so he plotted to abolish his eldest son Liao Xingzong and then make Yelu Chongyuan the emperor. However, after Yelu Chongyuan learned about this, he immediately reported to his brother. As a result, Liao Xingzong was furious and suddenly abolished his mother's title of empress dowager, and then named Yelu Chongyuan the crown prince.

Originally, the above incident was just a simple court struggle. Yelu Chongyuan might have betrayed his mother for some reason, which resulted in his mother being demoted, but he was given the title of the crown prince.

However, things happened again. The only thing was that Liao Xingzong was a big mouth. After being drunk, he promised Yelu Chongyuan that if he died in the future, he would pass the throne to him instead of his son. As a result, Yelu Chongyuan took this matter seriously. As time went by, he gradually became very interested in the throne. He was at home every day and hoped that his elder brother would die early. Later, his wish was really come true. Liao Xingzong died before he was forty years old.

But what Yelu Chongyuan never expected was that before Liao Xingzong died, he passed the throne to his son Yelu Hongji, and nothing happened to him. So in this case, Yelu Chongyuan was also very resentful. Even after Yelu Hongji ascended the throne, he was appointed as the emperor's grandson and served as the marshal of the world's military, he still could not calm down Yelu Chongyuan's anger. Coupled with the instigation of his son Yelu Nelugu, Yelu Chongyuan finally launched a rebellion, but unfortunately, he committed suicide in the end.

Thinking of Yelu Chongyuan's life in history, Zhao Yan gave the other party two words in his heart, which was "trouble". Originally, after the death of Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Yelu Chongyuan's mother Xiao Nojin was regent, and Liao Xingzong had just taken the throne and was not stable. If Yelu Chongyuan agreed to rebel with his mother Xiao Nojin at that time, it would be very likely to seize the throne. Unfortunately, he chose to give up. As a result, decades later, he actually launched a rebellion to seize the throne of his nephew, and ended up committing suicide. If he had known this, he would have rebelled with his mother and might have been the emperor long ago.

"Calculate the time, Yelu Chongyuan should be about to rebel. If my elder brother and I went to Liao Kingdom at this time and then secretly provoked it, it might make the rebellion even more violent." Zhao Yan suddenly said to himself. Although rebellion is not a good thing, countless people must have died because of it, the rebellion of Liao Kingdom was not from the Song Dynasty anyway. Zhao Yan, who died many people, would not frown. He even hoped that Liao Kingdom would be greatly damaged by this rebellion. At that time, the Song Dynasty would not have to worry about this powerful enemy, and could even deal with the bandits of Xixia with peace of mind.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan became more determined to go to Liao Kingdom. Of course, he was also a little worried. If he and Zhao Xu arrived in Liao Kingdom and happened to encounter Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion, wouldn't he be in danger? You should know that Yelu Chongyuan has always advocated attacking the Song Dynasty. If he and Zhao Xu fell into the hands of each other, there would definitely be no good ending.

However, Zhao Yan quickly dispelled this worry. Yelu Chongyuan had been tolerating for so many years. It was impossible for him to launch a rebellion when he went to Liao Kingdom. As princes, he and Zhao Xu would not be so lucky, otherwise he would not have been reborn in such a good family.

In addition, to take another ten thousand steps, even if their luck is really declining and they happen to encounter the Yelu Chongyuan rebellion, according to the original history, Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion was a tragedy. In addition, his special identities with Zhao Xu, he would definitely be protected by Yelu Hongji when the rebellion occurred, and there would be no accident.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and completely relieved about this trip to Liao. As for the matter of sowing discord, he and Zhao Xu did not necessarily have to do it personally. Didn’t Huang Wude have a lot of people in the Liao Kingdom? If you find an opportunity to use these people, you will definitely have a better effect. Zhang Renxian did this in the Song Dynasty, but setting fire to the palace was too despicable. Zhao Yan would play advanced ones if you want to play. This time, it would be a must fortunate the Liao Kingdom.

Zhao Yan thought about the Liao Kingdom in his mind, but finally fell asleep unknowingly. He slept very hard. When he woke up again, it was already early the next morning. After asking Xiao Douya, he found out that Cao Ying and Princess Bao'an did not have dinner yesterday, and they slept until midnight before they woke up. Then the four women gathered together and started playing mahjong again. Zhao Yan was also amused and crying when he heard this. It seemed that the charm of mahjong was really something that was all the time. Even Cao Ying and the others could not escape the magic claws of mahjong.

In the next few days, Zhao Yan and Cao Ying were busy. They not only had to pay New Year's greetings to the elders of the royal family, but also to the Cao family to pay New Year's greetings. Many people also came to his mansion to pay New Year's greetings. Zhao Yan felt that the New Year was even more tiring than usual. Fortunately, on the fifth day, this custom of greetings to each other finally passed, and he could finally take a rest.

Time flies very quickly. This day is already the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which is the Lantern Festival. However, it has another name in the Song Dynasty, that is, the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival in Tokyo is not only famous in this era, but also passed down to later generations. For example, the Water Margin, one of the four great classics in later generations. One of the sections talks about the heroes of Liangshan who are making trouble in Tokyo because those heroes want to go to Beijing to watch the Lantern Festival, and even robbers risk their lives to come to Beijing. This shows how attractive the Tokyo Lantern Festival is.

In order to enjoy the lantern festival on the 15th day, Cao Ying and Princess Bao'an both slept after lunch, waited until it was almost dark, and then excitedly pulled Zhao Yan to go to the street to watch the lanterns. Speaking of which, it is not easy for them, such noble women. Even if they go out, they still ride in carriages and rarely have the chance to show up like ordinary people. However, the Lantern Festival is different. Even the girl who is still in the boudoir can play on the street on this day, and even meets the man they like, they can take the opportunity to make love. Therefore, the Lantern Festival can be said to be Valentine's Day in ancient times and is very popular with women.

Zhao Yan also looked forward to the lantern festival in Kaifeng City for a long time. At that moment, he took Cao Ying and the others out together. There were a group of maids and women around him, and guards were guarding the outside, so as not to be hit by idle people. After all, the Lantern Festival is not ordinary lively. With Zhao Yan and Cao Ying, it is naturally impossible to really squeeze around like ordinary people. But Zhao Yan didn't know that there was a big surprise waiting for him on this Lantern Festival. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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