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Chapter 313 Hell Has No Door
Yunxia Lane, Tokyo City.

After Mei Yao became a good girl a few months ago, she moved to a small courtyard with three entrances inside and outside in the alley. The courtyard was renamed Meiying Xiaozhu.

The so-called "benevolent" means that in the past, the bustard took whatever customers he asked, but now Mei Yao takes whatever customers she wants.

With a certain degree of autonomy, Mei Yao's worth has risen again.

All the dandy offices in Tokyo are proud to receive invitations from the Mei family.

It's the seventh day of June, it's time.

There was a knock on the courtyard door of Meiying Xiaozhu. When the maid opened the door, she saw an unattractive young man standing outside. The maid with vicious eyes judged from the fabric of his clothes that he was neither rich nor noble, so she politely refused. Said: "Mr. Educable knows that without an invitation, my girl may not be able to spare time to receive him."

The young man smiled slightly, took out a broken hairpin from his arms and handed it over with a small ingot of gold ingot. He said gently: "Sister, please show me this hairpin to Mei's family and say that an old friend is here."

The maid looked at the young man again, took away the hairpin and ingot, and said in a low voice: "Tongcheng is fine, but if Mei and everyone can't see you, I can't be the master."

"Excuse me~" The young man smiled confidently.

The maid turned around and went in. After about a hundred breaths, she trotted back quickly and invited the young man to come in with a very respectful attitude.

More than ten feet away from the courtyard gate of Meiying Xiaozhu, two young men carrying wonton baskets were hiding in the shade under the wall, where they could have a panoramic view of the alley.

The younger man reluctantly looked away at the gate of Meiying Xiaozhu. He bent down and grabbed a handful of wontons from the drawer and threw them into the pot. He skillfully mixed salt and dried shrimps into the bowl. Then add hot soup, and a steaming bowl of wontons will come out of the pot after a while.

The older man glanced sideways at the young man and said dissatisfiedly: "Yao'er, we haven't sold one bowl all morning, but you've eaten five bowls yourself!"

"Fifth brother, do you really think of selling wontons as a living?" Shi Yaoer replied with a smile. He looked around and saw no one around, then complained: "Fifth brother, we are also performing official duties, Mr. Li can We are going to meet that delicious sister, but we have to pretend to be salesmen. What if I eat a few bowls of wontons? "

"Stop blabbering! I don't know a lot of Chinese characters. I asked you to go and meet my sister. Can you do it?"

Shi Wulang scolded him, but when he saw a passerby passing by, he quickly put on a philistine smile and said, "Hey, sir, would you like a bowl of wontons? I just made them in the morning, six cents for a big bowl."

"Here are the wontons~ Start the pot."

When the passers-by walked away, Shi Wulang shouted and looked around the alleys.

This shouting was telling Li Ke inside that everything was normal outside.
Shi Wulang's mission is to protect Li Ke's safety and prevent anyone from following him.

However, after more than two months, Shi Wulang felt that the huge city of Tokyo was undefended. The so-called Imperial City Division patrolling the streets and secretly investigating illegal activities were useless except for blackmailing traders.

Compared with Caizhou, which is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, it is completely different.

Growing up from a young age, it’s no wonder that Daqi is in a precarious state, like a house with air leakage everywhere, which will collapse with just one kick.

Top to bottom, it's rotten
Ningjiang Army General Shi Wulang had the above sigh based on his observation of the grassroots order in Qi State.

Next to him, Shi Yaoer, who was squatting at the foot of the wall and finished a bowl of wontons, stood up, smiled at his brother's shy face, and took out a handful of wontons from the drawer again and put them into the pot.
It is not an empty statement that a half-grown man will live in poverty.

As if he was worried about being scolded by his brother for being a bastard again, Shi Yaoer ran out of words and said, "Fifth brother, it's not long before we enter Beijing. What are we going to do?"

"Grandma, I took care of you all morning, and it's not enough for you to waste by yourself!"

Shi Wulang cursed first and then said: "What are you doing? Just work hard. I will marry you a sister-in-law next year."

"Eh! Good!"

Shi Yaoer's smile turned into a flower.

A few miles away, Jiangcalyx Pavilion of Qingning Palace in the imperial city.

The bright yellow bed curtains move automatically in the absence of wind, just like the undulating waves and the sweeping autumn wind.
After a while, Jiangcalyx Pavilion returned to calm, and the atmosphere spread.

Then, a naked middle-aged man with a strong build stood up from Concubine Xiang's bed, sat on the edge of the bed and began to dress.

Take a closer look, oh, isn’t this Li Zhong, the commander of the Qi Imperial Army, the most trusted general of Emperor Liu Yu, and the best general of the country!

"My beloved, I have to leave now."

After the soul-crushing lazy voice, a plump lotus-root arm stretched out from the bright yellow bed curtain and climbed up to Li Zhong's chest. Then, a face with residual blush and a few black hairs stuck to the cheek rested on Li Zhong's chest. on the shoulders.

Who else could it be if she wasn't Concubine Xiang?
Concubine Xiang gave birth to Liu Chi when she was 15 years old, and she is only 35 years old now.

At this age, if she were born into a poor family, she would already be old and yellow, but Concubine Xiang, who has lived in the back house all year round, has taken good care of herself, and her mature and charming figure is even more attractive than the young girl.

Li Zhong almost lost control again, raised his hand and pinched the tip of the imperial concubine's buttocks, and said with a smile: "Slow water flows forever, the sun is already three in the sky, if anyone looks at her, it will be the crime of annihilating the nine tribes."

"Now that the imperial concubine is yours, are you still afraid of this?" Xiang Guifei said coquettishly, hugging Li Zhong with both arms and refusing to let go.

"After all, the Emperor is in your Qingning Palace. If the Queen comes to visit and bumps into you, it will not be a good thing."

Li Zhong smiled gently, but with a bit of toughness, he opened Concubine Xiang's hand on his chest, and then got rid of the entanglement.

Seeing this, he sighed quietly to the imperial concubine, and while Li Zhong was dressing, he said melancholy: "My beloved, one good time with you is worth a lifetime with the emperor. I don't ask for much now, I just don't want to do it in the future. I’m so nervous every time.”

Li Zhong put on his inner clothes and then put on the clothes of a palace eunuch. He was meticulous in dressing and seemed not to hear what Concubine Xiang was saying.

The two of them have been getting along well since the emperor got paralysis in the past two months, and he even took the initiative towards the imperial concubine.

Li Zhong was able to climb from a prison chief to the current position of commander of the Forbidden Army. He was naturally ambitious. At the same time, he also knew what Xiang Guifei wanted.

If Liu Yu is in good health, Li Zhong may still serve as the commander of the imperial army.

But under the current situation, Liu Yu was almost useless, so he naturally had to make early plans for his future.

However, Li Zhong had never been considered a confidant of King Lu. When he thought about it, after King Lu ascended the throne, he might not be able to secure his extremely important position as commander of the Imperial Guard, let alone promotion.

Therefore, Li Zhong didn't mind burning the Third Prince's heart by offering help in times of need, but when he thought about it, simply sacrificing his body to the noble concubine obviously couldn't get him a promise.

Seeing that Li Zhong had put on his clothes and was about to leave, Concubine Xiang was so anxious that she stepped forward and hugged Li Zhong from behind. She stopped talking in a roundabout way and cried directly: "My beloved, you are so cruel! Now! We, mother and son, are like ants on a hot pot, restless, but you refuse to say a word! You helped Chi'er get the crown prince position, and made Chi'er worship you as the Taifu and the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. You Isn’t it good for me to stay and fly together?”

Li Zhong retracted the steps he had taken, turned around and raised his hand to lift the chin of the imperial concubine, and said with a half-smile, "If the empress had said this earlier, I would have understood."

"My beloved, you promised to help Chi'er!"

Concubine Xiang just showed a look of surprise, but she heard Li Zhong say ambiguously: "Everyone knows that the emperor does not like King Lu, otherwise he would not have delayed the appointment of a crown prince to this day. If the emperor wants to establish the third prince as his heir, This is indeed the best time. But King Lu is quite prestigious in the army. If he jumps over the wall in a hurry, my more than [-] forbidden troops may not be able to resist him."

Is this a promise, or a no promise?
Listening to the meaning in his words, there was a hint of asking Liu Chi to find more help besides Li Zhong, so he blurted out to the imperial concubine in desperation: "Huaibei Jiedu Envoy! Lu Anhou, has voted for Chi'er! Now he is Our [-]-strong army is in the Zhecheng area and can go north to support Chi'er at any time!"

Li Zhong was quite surprised when he heard this, and then he pinched the finger on Concubine Xiang's chin with more force, and at the same time said with a smile: "I have heard that Marquis Lu An is unruly, but I didn't expect that the third prince has such means."

It's three o'clock.

A tall 'eunuch' left Jiangcai Pavilion. Eunuchs were accustomed to stooping and slumping their shoulders when walking, but this person walked with her head held high. When the female officials and maids in Jiangcai Pavilion saw this person, they hurriedly lowered their heads and turned sideways, pretending not to see him.
Unexpectedly, Liu Chi and Li Zhong, who came to look for their mother and concubine, met unexpectedly at the palace gate.

When Liu Chi saw Li Zhong wearing a eunuch's robe, he immediately understood what was going on, but could only pretend not to recognize him. However, Li Zhong actually stood still and smiled at Liu Chi.
lean less.

In the Jiangcai Pavilion, Concubine Xiang was putting on her makeup. Liu Chi forced himself not to think about what just happened here, and just called respectfully: "Concubine."

At this time, Concubine Xiang was in a good mood, and while stroking her eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror, she whispered: "Commander Li has decided to pave a smooth road for Chi'er! And there will be an echo from Marquis An on the road."

"What the concubine said is true!" Liu Chi's humiliation due to his chance encounter with Li Zhong disappeared instantly.
"Can I still lie to you, mother? Let's go, mother and son, we will go to your father. As long as he lets go, great things will happen!"

"it is good!"

The mother and son briefly discussed their words and went to the Qingning Palace dormitory together.

In the harem of Qi State, Baoci Palace, where the empress lives, is the most respected, followed by Qingning Palace, where the concubine Xiang is.

But since Liu Yu suffered from paralysis and was paralyzed in bed a few months ago, he moved into Qingning Palace.

This shows that Liu Yu was dissatisfied, or wary, with Queen Qian.

At this time, the Emperor of Da Qi, whose mouth and eyes were crooked, could not speak, and only his right hand was still functioning. When he saw Concubine Xiang and her son entering the bedroom, he was a little excited, and with his trembling right hand, he wrote the words "Crooked" on the sand table next to the couch. He left. where?

Concubine Xiang, who had just defeated Liu Yu behind her back, couldn't help but feel nervous, but then she understood what the Emperor of Qi meant.

He was not suspicious, he was just blaming Concubine Xiang for not coming to accompany him until now.
As he got older and became seriously ill, he became sensitive and hypocritical.

He took two steps toward the imperial concubine, sat down on the couch, picked up Liu Yu's upper body and leaned against him, then took the medicine from the palace maid's hand, and slowly and gently fed Liu Yu the medicine.

Liu Yu's cloudy eyes gradually turned red.
Concubine Xiang used a handkerchief to help Liu Yu wipe the saliva that overflowed from the corner of his mouth. Her eyes also turned red, and she said in an infinitely sentimental and miserable tone: "Your Majesty, please recover quickly. Now everyone in the harem is saying that the queen has become the queen mother. In the future, I will move my concubine to a Taoist temple outside the city. I have been with the emperor for many years. Even if I follow the emperor, I will not complain. But what should I do with Chi'er? After King Lu ascends the throne, can he tolerate Chi'er?"

At the end of the story, Concubine Xiang burst into tears.

Liu Chi, who was waiting in front of the bed, wiped away tears.Liu Yu also knew that his body might never recover again.

The more people feel powerless, the more they want to hold power firmly in their hands.

At this moment, seeing the pitiful appearance of his beloved woman and son who were in constant panic, he felt sorry but also felt angry at the same time. However, he saw his trembling hands and wrote a few more words, 'How could I ever allow him to inherit the throne? '

Xiang Guifei and her son looked at each other quickly, but heard her say sadly again: "Your Majesty, all the officials in the court have already regarded King Lu as the future new king. Since the emperor was seriously ill and unable to govern, the ministers have regarded King Lu as the new king in everything. Opinions are important. Although King Lu does not have the name of a new king, he has already become a new king."

Liu Yu became angry when he mentioned this to the imperial concubine.

Although he could not manage the affairs, he did know some recent events through Xiang Guifei and Li Bangyan, Qian Yinian and others who came to report from time to time.

For example, the Xiangcheng incident caused by Liu Lin
Although Qian Yinian often cleaned up Liu Lin's land, Liu Yu, who was originally a scholar, was quite dissatisfied with the way Liu Lin handled the matter because he "told the truth" to the imperial concubine.

But in the final analysis, all dissatisfaction stems from Liu Yu's dislike of the Qian family and his hatred for the house.

In this life, although he has been the lord of all people, in the final analysis, it is a life that is constantly being arranged.

When he rebelled against Zhou and sent gold, he was coerced by his brother-in-law Qian Yinian and others.

After he ascended the throne, he was chosen after many compromises, a candidate that satisfied the Jin people.

Even if he became the emperor, how many times would it be his turn to make the decision?

The Xiangdang controls the money, and the Houdang controls the troops. Sitting on the dragon throne, his biggest task is to act as the clay Bodhisattva that is worshiped by others.

Even now, when it comes to establishing a prince, the civil and military officials have made a choice for him in advance.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu adjusted his breathing and wrote the longest paragraph on the sand table since he fell ill. Tomorrow, he will summon Li Bangyan, Fan Gongzhi, He Yuanqi, and Li Zhong to discuss matters.

Even though he suppressed himself, Liu Chi couldn't help showing a look of surprise on his face.

Liu Yu summoned all the party officials, and Li Zhongruo, whom he considered his confidant, suddenly announced the appointment of Liu Chi as the heir tomorrow in front of these people. Liu Lin and his family really had no time to react!

Next, with Li Zhong helping Liu Chi control the capital and summoning Marquis Lu An to the capital, the situation will probably be stabilized!
At the end of noon, Liu Chi paid filial piety in front of his bed and left Qingning Palace.

Extremely happy in my heart!

In fact, there were signs that Liu Yu wanted to pass the throne to Liu Chi. As Li Zhong said, if the emperor was interested in King Lu, why did he not make him the crown prince until today?

The reason why it took so long is probably to buy the third prince some time to grow up.

To this day, although Liu Chi is still not as powerful as Liu Lin, fortunately, the latter's reputation has just been damaged and he is not in Beijing, so it is a good time to establish Liu Chi.

What's more important is that Liu Yu is seriously ill and can't delay it any longer.

Some people can understand Liu Yu's thoughts, such as Li Zhong.

Some people can't understand.

Some people understand it but pretend they don't understand it. For example, during the eleventh year of Qian Yi's reign, the courtiers had the final say in major matters, and this should naturally be the case with the appointment of the crown prince.

However, they ignored the rebellious psychology of a dying old man!

That night, Liu Chi, who had no one around him except some scholars who could only talk eloquently, met with Mr. Cai and Mr. Li again at Fengle Tower.

After Liu Chi shared the good news, he added: "You two gentlemen can send a message to Lu Anhou, asking him to wait for the order to come to Beijing at any time. In addition, last time Mr. Li said that we should stop for the time being to get rid of General Li."

At this moment, Liu Chi still has some luck in succeeding peacefully.

He thought that if there was his father's will and the Huaibei Army was stationed outside the city to intimidate him, his eldest brother might not be able to do anything about it and would accept the established fact.

In this case, there is no need to take action against Li Qiong, who only obeys King Lu!

Li Ke frowned after hearing this. Just as he was about to speak, Cai Yuan said first, "That's fine, I will obey His Highness' wishes!"

At night time.

Li Ke and Cai Yuan took a carriage together to return to their residence. Li Ke hesitated to speak on the way. Cai Yuan, who had been keeping his eyes closed until he was about to arrive at his residence, opened his eyes and looked out the window at the bustling long street. "Don't worry about it." Him. Keep doing what you have to do!”

"Yes!"

Li Ke was overjoyed. According to Yu Gonglai, this matter had been prepared for several days, and even a hidden line cultivated by Sanniang Zi herself was used.

It’s depressing to give up when things get tough.

Personally speaking, during the Huaibei Rebellion, Li Qiong did not do any good things in Shouzhou!
Li Ke, who had witnessed the tragic situation at that time, naturally wanted to get rid of it quickly.

The seventh day of June.

In the morning, two pretty little maids appeared outside the Taining Military Camp in the north of Tokyo.

A group of soldiers who were accustomed to preying on the common people screamed and screamed when they saw the people. They wanted to strip the two girls naked on the spot.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, a brave maid took out the invitation everyone from Mei Yaomei sent to Li Qiong.

It's about the boss, so the soldiers naturally don't dare to do it again.

Li Qiong looked confused when she saw the invitation. She heard that Mei Yao's name seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was.

Fortunately, the famous Yuhou was well-informed and said in surprise and envy: "Brother, this is the invitation from the Mei family! Those who can receive the Mei family's invitation are either famous scholars or the princes of various families. Yanei! Unexpectedly, she actually knows the reputation of eldest brother!"

Having said this, Li Qiong remembered that when King Lu was still in Tokyo, he had accidentally mentioned Master Mei once and said that he would take him and Dan Ninggui to listen to Master Mei later.

Even King Lu knows the name of this woman, she must be someone like a fairy!

"Haha, when Lao Dan returns to Beijing and finds out that Mei's family invited me, I'm afraid I will be jealous!"

Li Qiong's heart was filled with excitement, and he immediately organized himself in the camp, took a bag of gold beads, and entered Tokyo city with only two guards.

Up to this point, he didn't feel anything was wrong.

First, he went to the capital, the most benign place in the Qi Dynasty. There were thousands of brothers stationed outside the city, and he could not imagine the possibility of encountering danger.

Secondly, the person who invited him was the well-known Mei family. Such a delicate beauty could not be associated with danger.

Apply for the day.

Li Qiong arrived at Yunxia Lane wearing a tight blouse. Li Qiong pretended to hold the door open, handed over the invitation, and gave the boy a gold ingot.

"Master Li, please come in. Everyone, Mei, has been waiting for a long time. Today, we only have one person in the garden."

Shi Yaoer, who was wearing Tsing Yi and a small hat, smiled and put the money into his sleeve pocket. After inviting people in, he slowly closed the door.

Unexpectedly, less than a quarter of an hour later, the courtyard door was knocked again.

In the concierge, Shi Yaoer was startled. He quickly put away the short blade he was playing with, looked at several strong men, and hurriedly whispered: "No action has been taken inside, so don't move rashly. I'll check first." who!"

After that, Shi Yaoer put on the turtle hat again, walked to the door, took off the bolt, opened only a crack, and stuck his head out.

But he saw two young men dressed as noble men outside.

One of them glanced at Shi Yao'er and said dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing standing still! Mr. Xue Shaoxuan and Qian Chengjin are here to visit. Come in and report!"

"Uh"

This was an unexpected situation, but Shi Yaoer did not panic. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Go back to the young masters, General Li, the governor of the Taining Army, is here today. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for Mei and everyone to invite the two of them in. "

Shi Yaoer wanted to use Li Qiong's name to scare these two people away.

Unexpectedly, not only was Qian Chengjin not afraid, he was even annoyed, "How could Mei Yao be so willing to fall? How could an elegant place like Meiying Xiaozhu allow vulgar warriors to enter!"

Shi Yao'er was unhappy with what he said. What's wrong with Wu Ren? Did Wu Ren eat your rice?

And Qian Chengjin from outside has begun to force his way in.
The noise kept going on. Shi Yao'er, who originally just didn't want to hurt innocent people, first heard them scolding the warriors in the world, and then saw that these two people were being unreasonable, and suddenly lost his patience.

He licked his lips, smiled, and let the two of them in. "In that case, you two gentlemen, please follow me in."

This is called, if you don't take the road to heaven, there will be no door to hell to break in!

(End of this chapter)