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Chapter 592
November [-]th, the winter solstice.

This year is the year of Jiwei, and the seven years of Xingchang in the Song Dynasty are about to pass.

After years of fighting ceased, Lin'an City was prosperous and peaceful. Every family has started to buy new year's goods, and the Temple of the City God is also full of incense.

The Town God's Temple was built on the top of Wushan Mountain, and it was rebuilt in the ninth year of Shaoxing to celebrate Emperor Gaozong's "dragon, flying and phoenix dancing to Qiantang".

A few women from the Xiuyi Society gathered together and stood on tiptoe looking towards the mountainside to the north.

"Can you see Marshal Li Jie's mansion?"

"You can only see the terrace, not the inside."

"I heard that he will return to Sichuan in a few days."

"So fast? It's only been two months since I returned to the court to report on my duties? You can leave after the Chinese New Year."

"I don't want to celebrate the New Year with you, and I have released more than a dozen beautiful maidservants out of the house recently."

"I met one yesterday, on the bridge over there. Someone asked her why she didn't stay with Li Jieshuai... She said yes, but she didn't have her turn to serve, and she didn't even see Li Jieshuai. Now I paid back the contract and got a sum of money to go back to my hometown in Zhuji."

"It's really useless if you can't hold on to the branch of wealth. If it were me, I wouldn't let it go."

"Li Jieshuai was fascinated by Master Tang, can you still be as beautiful as the oiran?"

"Look, there are two scholars over there, they are so handsome."

"The number one scholar? Don't provoke him, turn around and lecture you with a straight face, scolding you for being rude."

"How do you know everyone?"

"Hey, my father has a share in the Jujingyuan, and the poetry fair is much more visible."

"Who is the other person?"

"Deng Shan and Deng Guangjian, a great talent."

~~
Deng Yan took a few steps, and looked at the mountainside to the north side by side with Wen Yunsun.

"The teacher wrote back. He is now in Chengdu. He talked about the scenery of Shu. He said that the commander of Shu changed his strategy of defending Shu, abandoned the defense of the cities, and moved back to the army and civilians. Now the Mongolian captives are coming to Dali again. I am afraid that once they drive straight in, The lives of the people in the Shu land are devastated... I don't know more about it."

"How does Brother Guangjian see this matter?"

"I think this has something to do with the order of the official family to order Li Jieshuai to return to Shu?" Deng Shan waved his hand, not wanting to make more comments, and sighed: "Enke failed to win the first place this year, and I am a scholar who talks empty-handed, which is useless to state affairs."

Wen Yunsun said: "Brother Guangjian, don't be discouraged. With your talent, you will be able to go to high school next time."

"Three years and three years, to be honest, I deeply hate Ding Daquan's control of the examination room. Li Jieshuai exposed this matter, and I have changed my opinion of him."

Wen Yunsun nodded, his eyes revealing contemplation.

"What is Song Rui looking for?"

"Everything in the court is very different from what I thought when I was studying hard in the cold window."

"The teacher said the same thing." Deng Yan squinted his eyes, watched the team arrive at Li Xia's mansion, and asked, "So someone went to see Li Jieshuai... His mansion is heavily guarded."

"Because the DPRK and China are fighting too much, guess which side it is..."

Wen Yunsun was halfway through speaking, when he suddenly heard a group of women gathering in the distance, and the word "Li Jieshuai" was faintly heard, so he turned his head and took a look.

Deng Tan said: "Xiu Yi Society."

"Brother Guangjian, can you help me go over and ask a few questions?"

~~
"Marshal, Mr. Yang Lang asked you for a kick!" Liu Jinsuo rushed to the study and shouted loudly.

Li Xia was checking the accounts with Tang An'an, got up, and walked out with an account book.

"Meet him in the hall."

"Hey, don't you want to go to Cuju?"

Li Xia replied casually: "Guess which force called him here."

……

"When will Feiyu leave?"

"Five or six days later."

"I don't know when we will meet again after this farewell." Yang Zhen sighed, and said again: "Will you accompany me out of the city tomorrow?"

"Oh?"

Yang Zhendao: "The official's intention is to order me to lead the right leader to protect Princess Ruiguo to offer incense at the Gongde Temple outside the city tomorrow."

Li Xia asked: "Does the official mean to let you go, or let me go with you?"

"go together?"

Li Xia blew on a cup of hot water and asked, "Which Gongde Temple?"

"Near the Hupao Spring on Baihe Peak in the southwest direction outside the city."

"Nine Streams and Eighteen Streams?"

"Yes."

Li Xia asked again: "The 'Sai Lingyin Temple'?"

Li Xia had heard of Sai Lingyin Temple, and this was also the worst evil deed of Concubine Yan Gui among the people. In order to build this magnificent temple, she almost cut down the old pines of the Jin Dynasty in Lingyin Temple.

"Let's go with Feiyu. Before we leave, you and I should get together more."

"Don't go."

"Feiyu, let's go, let's go."

Yang Zhen didn't say anything else, he just clung to the chair and refused to leave.

This noble son only has this ability, but he has a good temperament.

Li Xia was too lazy to talk to him, and picked up the abacus to reconcile the accounts.

The imperial court agreed to support Sichuan and Shu 2000 million guan, and all they gave were document transfer orders, asking him to ask for it from various places, but in the end it was a pile of messy accounts such as buying rice, salt, and wine.

"Go, let me tell you the truth, someone threatened me that if I can't invite you, they will choose me as a son-in-law."

"Isn't that great? Your family must be happy to have you as the son-in-law."

"Bah, a bunch of selfish people, don't teach them to think like this. I'll go to Wenshe's house to propose marriage after a while, and I'll take in twenty beautiful concubines."

"Congratulations."

"If Feiyu doesn't go, I won't leave tonight..."

"Marshal, Chief Guan is here."

Li Xia glanced at Yang Zhen and said, "Can Dingfan go?"

Yang Zhen chuckled, got up and left.

After a while, Guan De had already stepped into the hall. First, he issued an edict to Li Xia's monogamous and three concubines, and waved away the others, and the orchid finger danced wildly in front of Li Xia.

"Li Jieshuai, you can't be ungrateful! To be a man, you have to be kind. How has the imperial concubine treated you these two years? I want you to go and see me, you, you..."

"Guan Pavilion Chief, stop for a moment, let me put it this way, with Princess Rui's affection, the government will not give the noble concubine to death again."

"Hey, look at Li Jieshuai's words, hang on high, right?"

Guan De stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and messed up Li Xia's calculations in the case.

"Let me tell you, we are not easy to mess with. If Li Jieshuai doesn't give him any favors, don't blame us for severing kindness!"

Li Xia was not annoyed, and said: "I am a foreign minister, so it is really inconvenient to meet the noble concubine."

"You said it." Guan De turned around and was about to go out, "Let's take this step, Li Jieshuai, don't regret it!"

"Guan Ge, go slowly."

"Oh, Li Jieshuai, the imperial concubine really has something very important to tell you."

"Is there anything that Pavilion Chief Guan can't bring?"

"I really need the imperial concubine to tell you this in person." Guan De jumped anxiously, ran to Li Xia's side again, brought his white and beardless face closer, and said sincerely, "There are great benefits for Li Jie. handsome."

"Don't dare to accept it, please tell the noble concubine Guan Gechang, Yan Mating is the end of the situation, and he should hide his strength and bide his time."

"If Li Jieshuai doesn't agree, we won't leave today."

"Okay." Li Xia said: "If Chief Guan is not in a hurry to return to the palace, I also want to stay with Chief Guan for dinner."

~~
In the Shouli Hall, Zhao Jin was stepping on the carpet to play with her cat, Gong'e walked past holding ornaments, and in the inner hall, Yan Rong was trying on clothes in front of a big bronze mirror.

She was wearing a red robe and a long skirt, which was both heavy and gorgeous, and when she rolled her eyes, she felt a little distressed.

"It's too thick."

"Noble Concubine, the weather in November is not thick."

Yan Rong smiled to herself, shining brightly.

Little Gong'e couldn't move her eyes, and she kept talking to herself when she stepped back.

"The imperial concubine's mood is really sunny every day."

In the distance, Guan De hurried over, entered the hall to report for a while, and then there was the sound of objects being smashed on the ground and shattered in the inner hall.

Zhao Jin from the outer hall was taken aback, and hurried over to ask.

Then there was the cry.

"Don't let me go, you agreed to take me out of the city, you agreed."

"I'm sick and can't go."

"You don't seem to be sick, I'm going out of town to play..."

The little Gong'e turned back to the inner hall, only to see Concubine Yan sitting there looking at the sunset, half of her face was full of loneliness, without the brilliance she had just now...

~~
Li Xia turned to look at the sunset outside the window, and suddenly thought of Zhao Yun.

During the meeting a few days ago, he had a long talk with Zhao Yun, which was the longest among all previous interviews, and they talked for more than four hours.

At that time, Li Xia carefully explained why he gave up the strategy of building a fortress to defend Shu, and his views on the situation in the southwest.

When it came to the end, Zhao Yun stroked his forehead for a long time.

Maybe it's dizziness?
And a few times, it was obviously tinnitus, and I was a little coughing after drinking.

Calculated, the average lifespan of the emperors of the Song Dynasty was less than 50 years old, and Zhao Yun may not have lived for a few years.

Others can't feel it, but those around you must be aware of it.

It's not difficult to guess Yan Rong's mind at all.

She was still young, once the emperor left, she would not be able to maintain her honor for the rest of her life with the affection of Princess Ruiguo, and even her life would be in danger.

Unless you become queen.

No one knows how many years are left for her to plan, but Li Xia is the only support she has left in the outer court, and Li Xia will return to Shu in just a few days.

Li Xia could feel her eagerness.

She wanted to meet with him and persuade him to help her ascend to the back position...

But Li Xia knew very well that he couldn't do it.

Considering Yan Rong's flirtatious attitude and reputation of disrupting the government, even if Xie Daoqing was assassinated, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could not agree to the emperor making Yan Rong his queen, nor could the emperor make such a decision.

She can't give anything.

Let Li Xia be Shi Miyuan?
Impossible, even without Jia Sidao, Cheng Yuanfeng, Jiang Wanli, Ye Mengding... Hundreds of people from all over the court were pressing there, and he had no strength or energy to fight for power with them.

Yan Rong only has her delusional thoughts, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't see her...

(End of this chapter)