Tibet

Chapter 391
Li Dai's sudden appointment as Minister of Rites was very sudden, and without any warning, Yu Qian, the former Minister of Rites, was changed to Governor of Henan Province.

Yu Qian was originally a member of Li Linfu, and later switched to Yang Guozhong, so the Ministry of Rites belongs to Yang Guozhong's territory.

Li Dai's sudden appointment as Minister of Rites can be said to have changed the entire court structure. The Prince's faction previously controlled the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment; It is also Yang Guozhong's faction, while Zuo Cheng Miao Jinqing belongs to the middle school.

Now Yang Guozhong is really powerful, the five ministers, except Wei Jiansu, the other three ministers, Chen Xilie, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, and Zhang Jun are all Yang Guozhong's people.

But now that Li Dai is serving as Minister of Rites, at least in Shangshu province, Yang Guozhong's faction and Prince's faction are balanced.

All the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were like human beings. Li Dai's appointment as the Minister of Rites greatly increased the power of the prince's faction.

The officials began to consider their own attitudes. Although the Yang family was favored, Concubine Yang would grow old after all, and the crown prince would take over sooner or later. Now that he offended the crown prince too much, what about his descendants?
Miao Jinqing, Zuo Cheng of Shangshu, visited Wei Jiansu and had a long and happy conversation.

Before, the Ministry of War had been stuck with the camels and supplies of the Hezhong Army, and had been refusing to approve it for a long time. On the second day when Li Dai became the Minister of Rites, the approval was passed.

These are actually very subtle things, only the person involved knows clearly, just like wearing shoes, only the feet know whether they are comfortable or not.

After the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival in Chang'an City began to come out. The streets were decorated with lanterns and festoons everywhere. The government and the people played together. All kinds of lanterns appeared on the streets, and the rich and powerful mansions also launched their own lanterns. It is to show off wealth, but also to show one's own existence.

At noon on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Li Ye returned home.

The two men, Guan Pei and Xu Chunsheng, came back after the New Year and followed Li Ye all the time.

Walking into Xuanpingfang, every household is covered with lanterns, and the front of Li Ye's own house is also covered with lanterns. There are children running everywhere. The Lantern Festival is coming soon, and every child is full of expectations.

As soon as Li Ye arrived at the door, Pei Sanniang came out to greet her, "You are finally back, Eunuch Gao has sent people to remind you several times, hurry up! Hurry up!"

Li Ye came back today because Gao Lishi sent him a message, telling him to come back today, which made Li Ye confused, but he still set off early in the morning to come back.

Li Ye was wearing a military uniform, and before he had time to change, he turned his horse's head and ran towards the Daming Palace.

Li Ye soon came to Daming Palace and asked two of his men to wait outside Danfeng Gate, and he went directly to the palace to find Gao Lishi.

"Gao Weng has something to do with me?" Li Ye stepped forward and smiled.

Gao Lishi put down his pen, got up and said with a smile, "It's not me looking for you, it's the imperial concubine looking for you!"

Li Ye was startled, "The imperial concubine is looking for me, what's the matter?"

"Ask for poetry!"

Gao Lishi smiled and said: "The imperial concubine really likes your 'man, why don't you bring a Wu hook and charge Guanshan Fifty States. She hopes you can write two more poems. The empress is rehearsing songs and dances these two days and needs some poems she likes."

Li Ye's face turned red suddenly, he could practice martial arts a couple of times, wouldn't asking for poetry cost his life?

"Gao Weng, I'm a military commander. Occasionally, I feel something in my heart and write a few crooked poems. The poem of Guanshan Fifty States was written two years ago. It's not a temporary play. You suddenly asked me to write a poem. How can I write it?" .”

Gao Lishi had a smirk on his face, and said: "I don't care, the empress has been thinking about it for several days, I can't explain it to her, you can explain it yourself."

"Does the imperial concubine want to see a lowly position, or does she only want my poems?"

"The imperial concubine wants to see you!"

Li Ye nodded, "Okay! Let me prepare, I have written a few poems in the past few years."

"That's good, let's go! Let's enter the palace."

Li Ye almost stepped on the ground, his eyes widened, "Now?"

"Of course it is now, the imperial concubine was waiting for you yesterday, how can you delay?"

Li Ye was anxious, "Gao Weng, I've been in the military camp for the past few days, my hair is messy, I haven't washed my face in the morning, my body is full of sweat, I haven't showered, my body is covered in mud, how can I see people?"

Gao Lishi took two steps back, took a few glances, and said with a smile: "I think it's good, the lady is well-clothed and well-fed every day, and it's not impossible to meet a rough man by chance, put all your belongings here, let's go quickly! "

Li Ye had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Gao Lishi into the harem, and came to a garden. From a distance, he saw a beautiful woman surrounded by a large group of court ladies, whose face was covered by a fan. She was probably Concubine Yang.

Gao Lishi went forward to report, and came back in a while and said, "Your Majesty announces your audience!"

Li Ye hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down on one knee and cupped his fists to salute, "The Governor of Hezhong Mansion, Li Ye, sees the imperial concubine!"

Many court ladies covered their mouths and laughed lightly, and Yang Yuhuan couldn't help laughing and asked, "Did General Li fall on the road?"

Li Ye's face was flushed immediately, so he had to tell the truth, "Returning to your mother, I have been training soldiers in the barracks for the past few days, and I have been soaking in the mud all day. I haven't taken off my armor for five days and five nights, and my hair is also messed up. Prick it, sweat all over, I just said to wash up and change clothes, Gao Weng said it’s okay, the empress will not be angry, it’s too abrupt, please forgive me.”

Yang Yuhuan smiled slightly and said, "That's how men should be. It's not a bad thing to be rough. I really won't be angry. I'm very happy that you can see me in my true colors."

"Thank you for your forgiveness!"

Yang Yuhuan pointed to the Nuan Pavilion next to him and said to Gao Lishi: "It's a bit cold outside, let's go to the Nuan Pavilion!"

Gao Lishi hurriedly took several eunuchs to the Nuan Pavilion to prepare. Yang Yuhuan, surrounded by a large group of court ladies, walked slowly towards the Nuan Pavilion.

Li Ye had to wait outside, after a while Gao Lishi came out with a smile and said, "Stinky boy, you actually betrayed me just now."

"Gao Weng, I was in a hurry just now,"

"I still don't trust me for such a small matter. If I say it's okay, it's okay."

Seeing that there was no one around, Gao Weng said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has been bored these days, and she wants to go for a walk in the desert of the Western Regions. The Holy Majesty has no choice but to ask me to find a general from the Western Regions to come and chat with your Majesty. I recommend Because you are young and a junior, the Holy Majesty only agreed to find an older general, but the Holy Majesty will never agree, and he will feel uncomfortable."

"Junior understands!"

"Let's go! The empress is waiting for you."

Li Ye followed Gao Lishi into the Nuan Pavilion. It doesn't look big from the outside, but the inside is very spacious. It is dominated by golden yellow tones, and the decoration is magnificent. The charcoal in the brazier is burning vigorously, and the interior of the Nuan Pavilion is as warm as spring.

Above is a large bed surrounded by gauze curtains. Yang Yuhuan is sitting on the soft bed, with palace maids standing on both sides.

The thick leather jacket on Yang Yuhuan's body has been taken off, and she is wearing a yellow-green skirt underneath, revealing a large area of ​​smooth, white and greasy skin under her neck.

The moment Li Ye entered the door, he saw a touch of astonishing whiteness, and then a silk screen separated him from Yang Yuhuan.

Li Ye could no longer see the imperial concubine on the opposite side clearly, and only saw a faint figure, but this special silk screen allowed Yang Yuhuan to clearly see Li Ye on the opposite side.

Yang Yuhuan was drinking bird's nest tea, silently admiring the young general in front of her with beautiful eyes, which she liked so much, and even tempted her. Li Ye touched her finger before, but she didn't feel annoyed, that's why.

Only Gao Lishi understands Yang Yuhuan. Why does the imperial concubine want to go to the desert of the Western Regions and admire Li Ye's poems? In fact, it is because Li Ye is leaving soon, and the empress wants to see him again before Li Ye leaves. Gao Lishi understood the hint of the imperial concubine.

Of course, Gao Lishi didn't think too much, he knew that Feilong had given the empress a mystery before he died, and only Li Ye could solve this mystery.

(End of this chapter)