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Chapter 175: Beauty's Request

The treat Li Ye mentioned was just a banquet in the backyard of Xuanwu Temple.

The location of the dining place is excellent, and the scenery is excellent. When you look up, you can see a bright moon, which combined with the surrounding flowers and plants, is quite charming.

Secondly, it is surrounded by tall courtyard walls, so there is absolutely no possibility of eavesdropping. It is a perfect place for two people to spend time together under the moonlight.

Li Ye is famous, extremely famous.

He was so famous that when he was in the capital, he got into a fight with the rich kids who wanted to see his beauty.

Li Ye is talented, very talented.

Together with Xue Tao, Yu Xuanji and Liu Caichun, she was known as the four great female poets of the Tang Dynasty. She was especially good at five-character poems, and she received many works as gifts. If she had not wanted to give them to her, others would have rarely asked for them.

That night, Li Ye changed out of his Taoist robe and wore a long blue dress, looking very elegant.

Although there were no delicacies in the Taoist temple, Li Jiuzhou was not too disappointed.

The wine was beautiful and the people were beautiful. Li Ye performed a graceful dance for him that he had never heard before, leaving Li Jiuzhou stunned.

Old Man Zhang, with a few trusted cronies, guarded the main entrance to prevent others from entering without permission. Hearing the music inside, he also hummed a ditty happily.

After the song, Li Ye recited another poem and sent it to Li Jiuzhou.

It took a long time for Li Jiuzhou to recover from this gentle countryside, and he said softly: "My wife is sending you wine, music, and poems. What's going on?"

Li Ye didn't want to dampen his interest, so Wan'er smiled better than the top prostitute in a brothel, and said softly: "If nothing happens, can't I treat you to a drink?"

Li Jiuzhou smiled and said: "How can I have such a big face?"

Li Ye stretched out his index finger and gently poked Li Jiuzhou's face, and said with a charming smile: "Hey, Jiedushi is so cautious, does he think I'm not beautiful enough?"

Although Li Jiuzhou was teasing her wildly, his eyes were always hesitant.

I have always heard that Li Ye was romantic, but when I saw him today, if he lived up to his reputation, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a green tea bitch.

When he was done drinking, Li Ye twisted his slender and elastic waist, sat down on Li Jiuzhou, and said with a soft smile: "I'll greet you first, and then I'll talk to you about business."

Li Jiuzhou shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. I'm not the kind of profiteer who wants to help others but also get benefits."

Li Ye pretended to be resentful: "I am really intentional, but I am ruthless."

Li Jiuzhou pinched her waist and said: "A beautiful woman like you can't find a husband anywhere, so don't make fun of me again."

Li Ye was not surprised by this, and gently pulled his hand away from his waist, staring into the distance in a daze.

After a while, Li Ye stood up from him and said softly: "I am here to ask for something."

"Why did you come all the way here to find me?" Li Jiuzhou was puzzled.

Li Ye lowered his head and said, "There is something extremely important."

"How did you know I was here?" Li Jiuzhou asked again.

Li Ye filled two glasses of wine and handed them over: "You are so famous, it is not difficult to find out your whereabouts."

Li Jiuzhou already knew that what she asked of him should be a very important thing to her, otherwise she would not have let a woman find out her itinerary in advance and come to Lingwu to wait for her to appear.

Not daring to slack off at the moment, he took the wine glass and asked, "What on earth is going on?"

"I want to ask you to help me save a person. In the whole world, only you can save him."

Li Jiuzhou took a sip and asked: "Who to save?"

"Liu Changqing." When he mentioned this name, Li Ye's face turned slightly red.

Liu Changqing, Li Jiuzhou thought about the name for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Could it be the Liu Changqing who passed the imperial examination?"

"It's him." Li Ye toasted him with a glass of wine.

Li Jiuzhou then remembered that Liu Changqing also admired Li Ye's talent very much. He once called Li Jilan a poet among women, and the two of them could be said to cherish each other.

"I wonder what happened to him?"

Li Ye said slowly: "Everyone in the world knows that I have a dissolute nature and a chaotic mind. Speaking of which, there are not many people in the world who understand me. He is one of them. It is difficult to find a close friend. He is in trouble now, so I intend to help him."

he."

She paused and looked at Li Jiuzhou, "He angered Prime Minister Yang earlier, and now he is exiled here, but is locked up in Lingwu Prison."

Another person framed by Yang Guozhong, Li Jiuzhou said angrily in an aggrieved tone: "I already know that Yang Xiang is a human being. Since he was exiled, why is he in prison?"

Li Ye raised the corners of his mouth slightly and frowned: "Yang Guozhong is very small-minded. I heard privately that Yang Guozhong wants Ye Zheng to find a crime to kill him."

"That's it..." Li Jiuzhou pondered for a moment, "Don't worry, madam, I should help you."

Li Ye turned to look at him, his eyes showing surprise and excitement, "I knew I had found the wrong person. Since you promised to help me, I will repay you regardless of success or failure."

"No need." Li Jiuzhou refused directly.

Li Ye withdrew his gaze, stared at the night sky, and said bitterly: "It seems that you really think I am not beautiful enough."

Li Jiuzhou remained silent and frowned.

Li Ye murmured: "It seems that you, like the rest of the world, are prejudiced against me."

Li Jiuzhou turned to look at her and said slowly: "It's not that the etiquette between men and women shouldn't be so restrictive. I don't think you are a wanton by nature. It's just that the feudal etiquette is too restrictive, especially for women. What about the three obediences and four virtues, the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles?

, I don’t think it’s appropriate either.”

Li Ye was surprised and said: "Do you really think so?"

Li Jiuzhou was puzzled, "Is there anything strange about this?"

"It has always been said that women should be men's accessories. Women are like clothes, just throw them away. I never thought you would have such an idea."

Li Jiuzhou smiled bitterly. Little did she know that in the society she lived in a thousand years later, equality between men and women would be the norm.

Although the status of women in the Tang Dynasty improved slightly, it was still not as good as modern society.

"Whatever you want, just ask." Li Ye offered her reward.

Li Jiuzhou felt embarrassed and said, "I really don't want anything in return."

Li Ye teased: "Are you not interested in me at all?"

Li Jiuzhou smiled bitterly: "You can say that I'm not tempted, that's a lie, but I don't want to use this as an exchange."

"I thought you were a romantic gentleman, but I thought you were upright."

The moon was shining brightly, and the two walked out slowly while chatting. Li Ye waited for a while before parting.

What Li Jiuzhou has to do next is naturally to find Ye Zheng to release him.

Even with his reputation as Jiedushi, Ye Zheng would not dare to refuse such a trivial matter.

Even though Ye Zheng was a confidant of Yang Guozhong, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, Li Jiuzhou still had the final say in Shuofang territory, and he, Yang Guozhong, had no say.

With just one sentence, Ye Zhengruo dared to disobey him unless he no longer wanted to stay in Lingwu.

What Li Ye spent so much time asking for was nothing more than a simple effort. Li Jiuzhou smiled, lay down and had a good sleep.
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