There was silence in the quiet house. Li Yu looked directly into Prince Yan's eyes. After a long time, he gently opened his lips and said slowly: "It can't be accomplished without strong support from the outside. Longqing has the Xiling Temple hidden behind it.
If you are willing, brother Chongming, I believe that my father would never mind issuing a letter of confederation to your father."
The only one in the world that has the strength to compete with the Xiling Temple is the Tang Empire. However, after hearing these words, Prince Yan was not moved, nor did he show any expression of ecstasy. Instead, he fell into a long silence.
"Although I don't understand why the Xiling Temple agreed to Prince Longqing entering Chang'an City to replace you as a hostage, I don't want to think about Prince Longqing's purpose of entering the second floor of the academy. I only know that the current situation is extremely beneficial to you.
It is difficult for him to control Chengjing in Chang'an, so isn't this your chance?"
Li Yu looked at Prince Yan's slightly drooped eyelashes and said calmly: "Xiling Temple is indeed a sublime and holy place, and the big shots in the Judgment Department are really great. If I use such a figure as a hostage, maybe many people in Jinli, Henan, are laughing at me.
The Tang Dynasty is acting absurdly, but these people have no idea that there is only one place in the world that is capable enough to take care of the No. 2 figure in the Adjudication Department as a hostage, and that place is the academy."
Prince Yan finally broke the silence, raised his head and looked into Li Yu's eyes solemnly, and said: "The problem is that as far as I know, even the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has extremely limited influence on the academy. If the dean does not want to restrict Long Qing's personal life,
Freedom has allowed Long Qing to make further progress on the second floor, so how should I deal with it?"
Li Yu frowned slightly and responded softly: "After all, the academy is in Chang'an City, you don't have to worry too much."
"This has nothing to do with worrying." Prince Yan responded calmly: "I know better than anyone else what a proud person Long Qing is. People like him are willing to give up their pride and agree to accept the assessment before they can enter the second floor of the academy.
, which shows that the academy is a very important place to him, and what Long Qing is best at is turning all the people or things he thinks are important into his help in the end."
"Are you worried that if Long Qing enters the second floor of the academy, the people in the academy will support him?" Li Yu shook his head firmly and said calmly: "The academy never even interferes in the internal affairs of the empire, let alone the fight for the throne of a foreign country.
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Yan Zitai shook his head and smiled bitterly and said: "Anyway, I always feel that letting him enter the second floor of the academy is not a good thing."
"If it was purely a bad thing for Long Qing and Xiling, they would not have agreed to my father's request a few months ago." Li Yu was thoughtful, and suddenly frowned and said to himself: "If he can't get into the second grade,
Floors……"
"I heard that there is a great talent from the Southern Jin Dynasty in the academy..." Prince Yan murmured.
The two looked at each other for a moment and shook their heads almost at the same time. This time the second floor of the academy was opened, and it was stated that only one person could be admitted. In fact, it was because of this handover hidden behind the scenes that the position was originally prepared for the Prince Longqing, and
With that person's ability, even if they could arrange some competitors, it wouldn't be enough to shake the opponent.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps on the wooden corridor outside the quiet house. Prince Yan looked at Li Yu with a questioning look. Li Yu smiled and replied: "Hua Shanyue and several of his colleagues.
"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Shanyue, the captain of Gushan County, who was dressed in a dusty military uniform, and several officers beside him walked into the long hall. They first bowed to Li Yu with a fist, and then met Prince Yan.
The maidservant reset the drinking table, and several people from Huashan Mountain sat down as ordered, and the house returned to silence.
Li Yuping looked at Prince Yan and said, "I ordered Captain Hua to rush back to Chang'an because I thought it would be good for both of us to meet before you, brother Chongming, leave."
"The general will be stationed in Hebei Province all year round and may be transferred from Gushan County to Shanyin County after the year." Hua Shanyue added.
Shanyin County is located in the southeast of Minshan Mountain, close to the Yan Kingdom. Although the Tang Empire’s imperial troops stationed in this county are not as scary as the border troops led by General Xiahou further north, they are still within the Tang Dynasty and are far away from the capital of the Yan Kingdom, Chengjing.
recent armed forces.
In the early years, Prince Yan had seen Hua Shanyue and knew that he was a fanatical admirer of the fourth princess Li Yu, and that he was a key training target for the younger generation of the Tang military. He could naturally imagine that Li Yu had traveled thousands of miles to urgently summon this person back to Beijing.
It was not to see him off, but to hide a deeper meaning.
Hearing Hua Shanyue personally admit that he would be transferred to Shanyin County next year, Prince Yan immediately understood what Li Yu meant. He looked at the wine bottle on the case and fell into thinking for a long time. Although there was no expression on his face, there was no trace of inner struggle.
But the conflict with him had reached its extreme. After a long time, he said in a low voice with a slightly hoarse voice: "If things don't develop to the last step, I will never use your move."
Li Yu calmly replied: "If we don't have to go to the last step, then everyone will be happy, but if it really comes to the last step, I hope that brother Chongming will have the courage to have no regrets when you make a move. I want you to understand this.
Not only am I considering the interests of Datang, I also hope that you can get what belongs to you."
The so-called farewell is nothing more than a final endorsement of certain transactions and promises. Although there must be some friendship from ten years of acquaintance, after all, it involves family and country. Once the superficial warmth is torn off, it will be difficult for the banquet to return to its original state.
With a smile on his face, the scene seemed a little awkward for a moment.
Hua Shanyue recalled what he had seen outside the house before and said with a smile: "The terrace by the lake in Deshengju has been booked by people today. It is very noisy there, but it is much livelier than ours."
"Oh?" Li Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and asked curiously: "Who is so generous?"
When she said this, she had no idea that it was a real big deal that she bought all the most quiet and expensive back houses in Deshengju. After all, she was the most beloved princess in the Tang Dynasty. How could anyone compare with her?
?
"They are the current students of the academy. Situ Yilan and Wu Cai are among them. When we met earlier, she said that she would come to have a toast later. I thought that His Highness made a special trip to see off Prince Chongming today. I didn't know if it was convenient, so I didn't respond.
Down."
"The students in the academy are the pillars of our Tang Dynasty or the entire world. What's the harm in me meeting them?" Princess Li Yu, who is known for her kindness and talent, will naturally not miss such an opportunity to win over the hearts of young talents.
He looked at Prince Yan with a smile and said, "I believe brother Chongming also wants to meet the new students in the academy, right?"
"That's natural." Prince Yan nodded calmly.
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The students of the academy who were drinking and having fun on the terrace by the lake had not completely forgotten Hua Shanyue's previous reprimand, but that person was a military captain and a senior of the academy, and those words were sharp and ruthless, but every word was true.
, there was no way to argue, so they could only endure it and comfort themselves in the name of their brothers.
When the nobles in the back house of De Sheng were summoned, Zhu Sheng realized that his so-called pride was indeed not suitable for the city of Chang'an. In this magical city, just casually walking in the side alleys might meet someone who was also drunk.
As a young prince, if you brag in a tea shop, you may meet a certain prince from the Yuelun Kingdom. I and others just wanted to get together on the pretext, but they actually met Her Royal Highness Princess Yanbieyan of the Tang Dynasty.
Prince...
Desheng Residence occupies a very large area. The back house is the ancestral property left by an old imperial censor during the Kamikaze period. It can accommodate two to three hundred people. However, after all, it was the princess who summoned her. How could all the academy students be accommodated?
The reason for queuing up to greet people and turning Qingyou Guiyuan into a vegetable market? It's just to select some students with good grades and good reputations as representatives. Naturally, among the representatives are six people from the technical department headed by Xie Chengyun, Zhong Dajun and other talented people.
Among the people outside, there are also Situ Yilan, Chu Zhongtian and other powerful sons of Chang'an, as well as someone else.
When the students of the academy entered the quiet house, Li Yu was talking in a low voice to Prince Yan. Suddenly, the tip of her eyebrows frowned slightly, and she subconsciously looked over. Sure enough, she saw that familiar and hateful face at the end of the crowd.
For more than half a year, she often called Sang Sang to the Princess Mansion to talk to her, but she never saw Ning Que again. However, through various channels, Ning Que's actions in the academy still came to her ears.
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She knew about the bet on the mid-term exam and that he was later excluded by his college classmates, but she never spoke. It was just an acquaintance during the trip. What happened to a mere college student, how could he be qualified to attract her attention? Even if she wanted to
, and cannot be shown in many cases.
"I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"I've met Prince Chongming."
Xie Chengyun, Zhong Dajun, Linchuan Wang Ying and other students stood in front of the corridor of the house and saluted the two nobles at the table one by one. After several exchanges, the students performed well, especially Xie Chengyun and Wang Ying were very eloquent.
Li Yu felt quite satisfied with the Qing Dynasty, but it was a pity that Mr. Xie was from the Southern Jin Dynasty and not from the Tang Dynasty.
"Brother Chongming, what do you think of our young generation of talents in the Tang Dynasty?" Li Yu asked, looking at Prince Yan with a smile.
Prince Yan smiled slightly and replied: "The Tang Dynasty is so majestic all over the world, and the academy has been a sacred place through the ages, so it is naturally extraordinary."
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the quiet backyard of Deshengju, including obstructions and scoldings. It seemed that someone was rushing in this direction. Li Yu looked at the passage covered by bamboos outside the corridor, holding a small hand between his fingers.
Wine Glass did not say anything, but frowned slightly. Hua Shanyue, who was sitting on the table two feet behind her, had a solemn look on his face and shouted sharply: "Who is so bold as to dare to barge into His Highness's banquet place!
"
The noise outside the courtyard quickly turned into sounds that were still messy but had completely different meanings. The sound of silk and bamboo ringing from the bamboo forest behind the corridor suddenly became chaotic and out of tune, faintly mixed with the girl's shouts of surprise. The reporter was shocked and knocked over the banquet while delivering the message.
sounds, and then these sounds all disappear the next moment.
There was no sound in the quiet house, under the rain porch, or beside the bamboo wall. It became so quiet that it was heart-stoppingly quiet, except for the footsteps that fell on the stone paths and seemed to fall on people's hearts.
The slow footsteps coming from outside the house did not belong to just one person, and were not neat and tidy, but the ears of everyone in the courtyard seemed to hear only the footsteps of one of them.
There was a strong sense of pride, as if he was stepping on the heavenly path leading to the sky with every step he took.
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With a look of pain and helplessness on his face, Boss De Shengju was walking in front like a pitiful boy. Although leading an outsider to the fourth princess's banquet place was undoubtedly the fastest way to die, however, this
The guests behind him also had great backgrounds, and more importantly, the reasons given by them were impossible to refute.
Walking on the stone path was Zeng Jing, a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty. This official in the court who was deeply trusted by His Majesty and the Queen had a faint smile on his face, but his true emotions could not be seen.
To the right of Grand Master Zeng Jing is a middle-aged man wearing a black Taoist robe and wearing the Haotian Divine Sword at his waist. He is the vice-president of the Tianyu Academy of the Xiling Temple. Priest Mo Li is visiting the capital city of Chang'an this time.
Everyone in the Tang Empire knew that the relationship between the Empress and the Fourth Princess was not incompatible, but due to the succession to the throne in a certain year, they were naturally in hostile camps. Now the chief minister under the Empress wants to invade the Princess.
There is a banquet, and there is a big shot from the Xiling Divine Kingdom with him. Who is willing to get caught in such a terrifying turbulence? What's more, among the people who come to the banquet, there is that...
Bachelor Zeng Jing and Priest Mo Li came hand in hand. Logically speaking, they were destined to attract the attention of everyone in the courtyard. However, in fact, at this time, everyone's eyes fell on the young man behind them.
There is a kind of person in the world who naturally possesses a certain kind of charm, even if he is a stubborn young man covered in mud among thousands of people, even if he is an ordinary-looking girl among the devout believers in the black mountain, no matter how low-key and silent he is walking among the crowd.
, no matter how many dazzling and impressive figures there are around him, as long as he is in that picture, when you look at it, you will definitely see him at first sight, and then you will never be able to take your eyes away again.
The young man in the crowd is such a person. He is about twenty years old. He is wearing the lifeless Taoist uniform of the Judgment Department of the Xiling Temple. He has an ordinary sword on his waist. His steps are slow and steady, and he follows in silence.
Grand Bachelor Zeng Jing and Priest Mo Li walked into the courtyard and instantly grabbed everyone's attention.
His handsome features were as impeccable as in the legend. Reflecting the faint skylight leaking from the treetops and shaking the lingering catkins, Prince Longqing appeared in people's field of vision like the son of a god.
There was no negative emotion on his face, he was calm, but just like the sound of footsteps with a clear and rigid rhythm, everyone in the room felt his pride, which was so deep in his body that he was too proud to show it.
pride.
After a short period of silence, people in the empty and quiet courtyard subconsciously stood up to greet him. The students in the academy instantly guessed the identity of this person, with a faint look of confusion on their faces, a slight uneasiness in their eyes, and extremely complicated emotions.
Li Yu, who was sitting on the top seat, lowered his eyes slightly, and the surprised, cold and wary look in his eyes flashed away. The eyes of Prince Yan, who was sitting opposite her, were more complicated, a little sad and a little sad, and then he stood up slowly, his face
He showed a gentle smile and said: "Long Qing...it's been so many years since we last seen each other."
Ning Que, who had been sitting in the most remote corner of the courtyard at this time and kept complaining that the kneeling etiquette was not in line with human body mechanics, finally noticed these uninvited guests. He opened his mouth to look at the outstanding Prince Long Qing in the crowd and admired him.
Said: "This is really a click of thunder, and the male pig horns finally make their debut."