Chapter 119: The Yang family is in trouble

Li Longji has been working very hard these two days. Although it was Xunxu today, he still rushed to the imperial study room early in the morning. The importance of the Longyou Battle made him never pay attention to the court like in the past two days. When he arrived at Datong Palace, Li Linfu had been waiting for a long time.

"My minister Li Linfu will meet your Majesty!"

"The prime minister doesn't have to be too polite!" Li Longji waved his hand and smiled, "I really feel sorry for him when I even asked the prime minister for the weekend."

"Your Majesty is working hard for the state affairs, how can I stay out of the matter?"

"I am worthy of being my old prime minister. I understand my heart!"

Li Longji sat down, he flipped through the memorials on the table, frowned, and asked Gao Lishi, "General, where is the map of Longyou that I looked at yesterday?"

Gao Lishi was also shocked. He was a little distracted about the prince's affairs these two days and did not take into account Li Longji's affairs. He didn't even know who took the map on the table.

"Your Majesty, I'll ask now!"

He quickly walked out of the study room and asked several eunuchs on duty with a calm face, "Who did you clean up your Majesty's book case yesterday?"

"I cleaned up yesterday?" said a young eunuch timidly.

"Have you taken away His Majesty's map?"

"Report to Mr. Gao, the map is on the bookshelf, I think your majesty doesn't need it."

"Hmph! Be bold and arrogant."

Gao Lishi shouted angrily: "Come on, take it down and beat eighty sticks!"

Immediately, several guards rushed up and dragged the little eunuch down. The little eunuch was so scared that he trembled all over, "Mr. Gao, spare my life, spare my life!"

Gao Lishi glanced at the eunuchs again and said, "In the future, the things on Your Majesty's table are not allowed to be moved. Do you hear that? Whoever dares to commit another crime will be killed immediately!"

"yes!"

The eunuchs were so scared that they were trembling. Gao Lishi pointed to one of the young eunuchs and said, "Yu Chaoen, you will be responsible for the inspection of the imperial study these days. If there is any mistake, I will first ask you."

"Slave obeys the order!"

Gao Lishi then returned to the study. He found the Longyou map from the bookshelf, spread it on the desk, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the eunuch who collected the map has been beaten eighty sticks by me. Please calm down."

Li Longji was so upset by this little storm that he snorted and said to Li Linfu: "Prime Minister, today I want to discuss the Longyou Battle with you. This time, I want to take down Chiling and drive the Tubo army back to the south of Dafeichuan, and restore the momentum it had before the 28th year of Kaiyuan. What do the Prime Minister think?"

"When will your Majesty start the war?"

"So I want to ask the prime minister, what is the situation of the imperial treasury? At this time of war, the food of soldiers, pensions, money, etc. will be a considerable amount of expenditure. Last year, Hedong and Henan caused drought, and grain production in Guanzhong also reduced. I am very worried about whether the national strength can be afforded?"

"Your Majesty, although grain production in the above three places has been reduced, the grain harvest in Jiangnan, Jianghuai and Bashu areas has achieved bumper harvests, and the rice prices have never risen sharply. Now Taicang still has 3.4 million stones of grain stored, Zuozang has 2 million stagnant of money and 800,000 pieces of silk, which should be able to support this battle."

When Li Longji heard that the treasury had enough money and food, he was in a good mood and smiled relievedly: "Since I ascended the throne, I have fought this war of war with Tubo in Longyou. It has been decades. Now, Xiaobolu of Anxi has won a great victory, giving the battle of Longyou a good start. I am confident of winning this battle."

Speaking of this, Li Longji sighed again: "Longyou has always been a big concern for me. It is precisely because Longyou is uneasy that the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu were invaded by the Great Food and asked me for help, but I was unable to send troops, so that our Tang Dynasty's control over Lingxi was weakened. If Longyou wins this time and can consolidate its strategic advantages, I will prepare to rebuild Suye Jun Town and strengthen our Tang Dynasty's control over Lingxi."

"Your Majesty has a long-term plan, and I agree with it."

Li Linfu also smiled and said, "If the Battle of Longyou is victorious, I would also suggest that the troops in the Jiannan area should be strengthened. The west and east lines of Tubo were set, and its breakthrough must be the southern line. Therefore, strengthening Jiannan's defense and controlling Nanzhao to become bigger is an important event in the next step."

Li Longji stood up and walked a few steps: "The Prime Minister reminded me that I just got the news that the king of Nanzhao, Piluoge, was seriously ill, and the two princes of Nanzhao competed fiercely. I thought that no matter which prince wins, they would first pay homage to our Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I would send a minister familiar with the situation in Jiannan to Nanzhao to visit the condition of Piluoge, and on the other hand, they would encourage the successors of Nanzhao to come to Chang'an for a visit as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, I recommend that Guo Xu, the governor of Jiannan, go to Nanzhao as the pacifier."

"Well! I'll think about this again."

After Li Longji finished speaking, he took another memorial from the imperial case and said with a smile: "The Ministry of War has just submitted a memorial. All the regiments and envoys who went to the Jianghuai area to train have arrived in Beijing, waiting for my review. I want to see the appearance of the Jianghuai army as soon as possible, so I will leave it to the day after tomorrow. All officials above the third rank and above will refer to it together. What do the Prime Minister think?"

"I have no objection!"

"Okay, the review will still be in the Youwu Military Academy. The prime minister will arrange it. I want to hold a meeting of the Political Affairs Hall of the Battle of Longyou at the same time."

Pei Kuan rushed back early because of Li Longji summoning him. When Li Qing'an returned from the military camp, it was already afternoon. As soon as he arrived at the gate of Yishanfang, a group of people came towards him, and more than fifty burly sword-bearing knights were guarding a carriage.

The carriage is inlaid with gold and silver, and is decorated with luxurious decoration. An apricot yellow pennant was inserted on the roof, with the word "Yang" written on it. Li Qing'an rode the horse and flashed over, but the carriage stopped. The curtain was opened, revealing Yang Huahua's charming and pretty smiling face, "Qilang, I'm looking for you!"

Seeing that it was Yang Huahua, Li Qingan felt relieved and stepped forward and bowed and smiled, "Long time no see, my third sister is more beautiful than before."

"You guy with a slick mouth, do you still remember me?"

Yang Huahua complained, but an irresistible smile appeared in her eyebrows and eyes, and her eyes were curled into crescent moons.

Li Qingan also smiled and said, "I can forget anyone, but I can't forget my third sister. The last time I gave the bow, Qingan has not yet repayed her third sister!"

Thinking of the situation on the birthday party, Yang Huahua's beautiful eyes were filled with autumn water, and she glanced at her charmingly: "Come on my carriage, I'll tell you something serious."

Immediately a guard opened the car door. Li Qingan hesitated for a moment, then got off the horse and entered the carriage. The carriage seemed to be a small room, very spacious and bright. In addition to Yang Huahua, there was also her personal maid in the front row.

Yang Huahua dressed up particularly beautifully today, with her cloudy hair combed, and a phoenix golden step was inserted into her hair. The phoenix was slinging with diamond beads in her mouth, and her face was bright, with red makeup, fat-painted thrushes, and flower-plated on her forehead. She was wearing a long breast-exposed skirt sewn with yarn. Her snow breasts were half-swelling, and the texture was as jade as jade. The gaunt skirt was as light as smoke and as thin as cicada wings. The graceful and graceful jade body inside could be vaguely seen.

Seeing Li Qing'an coming in, Yang Huahua quickly took a goose-shaped cushion and placed it beside her, and smiled and said, "Qilang, come here!"

Li Qing'an sat down and looked at the carriage. The walls were decorated with gorgeous Shu brocade. There were thick Persian carpets under his feet. All kinds of utensils were made of gold and were inlaid with precious gems. Even a toilet behind the car was carved with a whole piece of Lantian jade, making the carriage look jewel-like and extremely rich.

Li Qingan couldn't help but shake his head secretly. This was too luxurious. Yang Huahua's eyes were clear. She smiled softly and said, "What, do you think it's too luxurious?"

"Haha! I have never seen the carriage of a wealthy family before, and I really opened my eyes today."

'The carriage of the rich family?' Yang Huahua smiled coldly and said, "Not to mention ordinary wealthy families, even the carriage of the prime minister is far from comparable to me. What's worse, even the phoenix chariot of the imperial concubine is a little inferior to me."

Li Qingan was stunned. He asked in confusion: "But aren't third sister afraid of being jealous?"

The flowers were trembling with laughter, "Jealous? I can't hope!"

Her smile slowly disappeared, and she stared out the window. After a long time, she sighed and said, "My husband died early, his livelihood was difficult, and he wanted to break a penny into two. At that time, I swear that if one day I became rich, I must let myself live happily and do whatever I want, and never let myself down. If I like a man, I will bring him into the curtain. If I don't like him, I will kick him away. No matter what others say to me, today I will get what I want. If this kind of glory and wealth can be enjoyed one day, who knows what I will look like tomorrow?"

She turned around and glanced at Li Qing'an again, held his hand gently, and smiled charmingly, "Qilang, I'm really happy if you are willing to get on my carriage."

When Li Qingan heard her say, "If you don't like it, you kick it away." He felt a little unhappy, so he patted her hand and smiled, "Sister Three, tell me what is it?"

"Well! There's something important."

Yang Huahua looked at him and asked, "Tell me the truth. My second brother turned over the carriage the day before yesterday. Did you do it?"

Li Qingan shrugged and said, "Why did it be said that I was doing it? Have you caught some evidence of me?"

Yang Huahua shook her head, "Although there is no direct evidence, my two sisters and several cousins ​​all agreed that it was yours. This time my second brother was seriously injured and he couldn't swallow his breath. He must go to the Empress to sue you. If you tell me the truth, I can help you."

Li Qingan gently pulled out his hand and smiled faintly, "I'm really sorry. Since there is no evidence that I did it, why do I have to admit it? Third sister, I really don't understand. The horse of the Pei family was frightened and hit your second brother's carriage. Why is it someone plotting? Even if someone tampered with it, the city gate was filled with people at that time. Why just stare at me? Third sister, your Yang family is not too ridiculous!"

Yang Huahua stared at him in a daze, and then said for a while: "Qilang, I'm for your own good, I hope you can understand."

"My third sister is for my good intentions. Of course I understand. I am grateful. But I just admit something unreasonable. I'm sorry, I can't accept it."

After saying that, Li Qingan shouted, "Stop, I want to go down."

Yang Huahua was shocked, "Qilang, where are you going?"

"Of course I'm going home, where else can I go?"

Yang Huahua bit her lips and whispered: "Qilang, I want to treat you to dinner tonight and go to my mansion, okay?"

Li Qingan shook his head and apologized: "San Sister, someone was shot in the military camp outside my city last night and injured a brother. I came back to get things. I have to rush back immediately. Next time! I will definitely go to the third sister's mansion next time."

"What about tomorrow? Is tomorrow OK?"

"Tomorrow the Ministry of War will assess our training. I will be in the military camp all day. Third sister, I am really sorry. After a while, even if the third sister doesn't invite me, I will come to my house with shame."

"Then kiss me and leave!" Yang Huahua stared at him with a fiery look.

Li Qingan smiled and hugged her shoulders and kissed her gently on her face. Unexpectedly, Yang Huahua hugged his neck and kissed his red lips heavily on his lips. The soft fragrant lips made Li Qingan's mind confused. He unconsciously hugged her waist, stroked her chest and buttocks up and down, and began to kiss her back, moaning in a low voice: "Qilang, go to my mansion."

Li Qingan let her go, took a deep breath and said, "Sister Three, I really want to rush back to the military camp immediately, sorry!"

Yang Huahua's face sank, she raised her hand and slapped him in the face, "Get out of the ungrateful thing!"

This slap knocked Li Qing'an's little affection for her in his heart without a trace. He had a blue face and kicked open the door without waiting for the carriage to stop, and jumped out of the carriage.

Yang Huahua felt regretful in her heart, and she hurriedly shouted: "Qilang, wait a moment!"

Li Qing'an flew onto the horse. He whipped the war horse hard and ran towards the city gate without looking back.

"Qiro!"

Yang Huahua shouted again, and she stared blankly at Li Qing'an's back as she left, and an indescribable loss surged in her heart.

Outside the Yingzhou Gate of Xingqing Palace, Yang Qi was walking back and forth anxiously with his hands behind his back. Although he was the brother of the imperial concubine, he could not enter the harem at will. He had to summon him to enter. He had already handed a letter of complaint against Li Qing'an's secret arrow to hurt someone into the palace. Now he was waiting for the imperial concubine's reply. He had been waiting for the imperial concubine's reply for almost half an hour, but there was no news in the palace, which made him anxious.

In the five Yangs in the capital, he is the eldest brother and shoulders the responsibility of maintaining the authority of the Yang family. This time the second brother was seriously injured. If he could not get back the argument, his prestige in the Yang family would be greatly depreciated.

Just when he was restless, a palace maid hurried out. Yang Qi recognized that this was the Empress Guifei's personal maid, Snow Parrot. He was overjoyed and hurried forward and said, "Does Empress want to see me?"

Snow Parrot shook his head and said, "The Empress asked me to bring you a word."

"What?" Yang Qi was stunned.

"The Empress said that there is no evidence, don't frame the ministers at will. She lets you do it and restrain your own words and deeds and actions."

Yang Qi was stunned when he heard this, and he jumped up and said loudly: "Did the Empress read what I wrote?"

"Of course, the Empress, otherwise how would she answer you."

"This, this"

Yang Qi's mind was dizzy, and he suddenly asked again: "What about Your Majesty? Is Your Majesty by the Empress?"

"Your Majesty is in the Imperial Study in Datong Palace, not by the Empress."
To be continued...