To Li Longji, Ye Chang said that he went to Liaodong to build a shipyard in order to go to sea to find immortals. Anyway, Li Longji did not need anyone to pay for it. He just gave Ye Chang a name, so Li Longji was happy to see it happen. But for Yang Zhao, Ye Chang knew that Yang Zhao was in his prime at this time and his desire for glory and wealth was greater than immortality. Therefore, in addition to seeking immortality, he also made it clear that he must find a way to open up the trade between the Tang Dynasty and Japan. The best route is to get gold from Japan. At this time, Japan's gold mines had not yet been mined on a large scale, so the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty did not know about it. Yang Zhao knew that Ye Chang was telling the truth. Since Ye Chang said that Japan is rich in gold and silver minerals, then there must be some. He yearned for it: "If it really succeeds, I will ask your majesty to serve as Japan's shipping envoy." It has been more than thirty years since the Tang Dynasty established the Annan Shipping Envoy in Guangzhou. It is not surprising that Yang Zhao wanted to obtain the Japanese Shipping Envoy. Ye Chang laughed loudly, and the two chatted for a while, then said goodbye and left. Yang Zhao¡¯s visit here, in addition to visiting Ye Chang, also showed his attitude: The Yang family did not blame Ye Chang for the failure of the princess¡¯s marriage. Although this was the case on the surface, Ye Chang imagined that Yang Yuhuan's three sisters who even wanted to seduce her brother-in-law Li Longji would not be so broad-minded. Fortunately, I am on good terms with Yang Zhao, so I can give him more gifts to make him feel at ease. Now Lushun's first glass kiln is under construction. Once completed, it will be able to produce glassware in small batches. At that time, taking this as a gift, I think the Yang family who is greedy for money and profit will be satisfied. The next day after bidding farewell to Yang Zhao, Ye Chang sent someone to deliver a letter to say goodbye to everyone early in the morning, and then he and his entourage drove out of Chang'an City. Looking back at the city of Chang'an where the tiger and the dragon were entrenched, Ye Chang shook his head. His trip was really But he never thought that when he arrived at Guangyuntan Pier, there was a horse chasing him behind him: "Ye Chang "Langjun, Ye Langjun" Ye Chang looked back and saw that the man he had met several times was an internal prisoner next to Chong Niang. He was a little surprised: "You are here, but what are your orders?" "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. She will take the car and will arrive in a few minutes." Ye Chang felt a little warm in his heart. This time he left Chang'an and the first time. Generally speaking, he was somewhat embarrassed and was driven out of Chang'an to a certain extent. Although he didn't care about this small setback, he still felt a little strange in his heart. Chong Niang wanted to see him off, but she didn't forget the old friendship. We didn¡¯t wait long at Guangyuntan Pier when we saw a group of cars driving over. The appearance of Chong Niang is different now. Although she has not yet been crowned a princess, there is no lack of honors. After arriving, servants and maids immediately opened the curtain, separated an open space, and dispersed the crowd of spectators. Then there was The steward came to the car and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please get out of the car. Ye Langjun has been waiting for a long time." Before the words could be heard, the car curtain opened and a girl jumped out. Ye Chang and Chong Niang have not seen each other for more than half a year. It has been three years since they met, and Chong Niang has reached the period when a girl is growing the fastest. She was no longer in a depressed mood now, her expression was cheerful, her face was rosy, her features were clear and her eyes were clear. When she saw Ye Chang, she jumped over. "Eleventh Man" Ye Chang looked surprised: "I don't know how the girl met me" "Huh?" Chong Niang was stunned, and then thought that she had grown taller in the past six months, almost half a head, about Ye Chang couldn't recognize it. She immediately laughed happily and said: "Eleventh Lang doesn't recognize me anymore, I am the Chong Lady." "Impossible, absolutely impossible." Ye Chang shook his head seriously and said: "Illusions, everything in front of me is hallucinations." "Why do you say this?" " "Chong Niang is dark, thin, small and ugly, but the person in front of him is as beautiful as a fairy. This is not an illusion Ah yo "He made fun of Chong Niang, so naturally she was stepped on again. Chong Niang said angrily: "You talk crazy things when we meet, and you don't want to stay in Chang'an longer." "Well, now I believe you are Chong Niang. Only Chong Niang can be so fierce." The two looked at each other and smiled, feeling the friendship between them. , and did not become alienated. "Why are you running so fast, making me catch up so hard?" After teasing, Chong Niang complained again: "Brother Shiyilang, even if you are thinking about your little maid, you can't just abandon me." Ye Chang suddenly felt embarrassed, but he still felt extremely happy when he saw this pretty girl who was now fifteen years old calling him "Brother Shiyi Lang" in a timid manner. "I have to leave early. Your Majesty is blaming me. If he knows that his beloved noble lord calls me brother, I'm afraid he will chop off my head." Joy is joy. This place is not the place to talk after all. Ye Chang still wants to remind him A bit of a bug girl. "I knew it was because of this Come out, come out," Chong Niang said. Ye Chang was stunned for a moment, and then he saw two more girls getting out of Chong Niang¡¯s car. The two girls looked familiar, as if they had seen each other somewhere. When they saw Ye Chang, they all saluted: "My husband was implicated by the slaves, and the slaves really feel guilty" They were full of words of apology. After a while, Ye Chang finally Find out, it turns out that these two people were originally sent to fight withThose two "princesses" I kissed. They are actually the granddaughters of Li Longji, who are called Aunt Chongniang. Ye Chang did meet them. At the beginning of the year, in the sea of ??fragrant snow, they mistook Ye Chang for the boy who managed the plum garden. Now they also recognized Ye Chang, and their expressions were even more shy. "This, I didn't mean it" "Although the husband didn't mean it, if we weren't the husband, we would have gone far into the desert, been humiliated by the barbarians, and even killed ourselves." The taller of the two girls said. "The two of us have nothing to repay, so we can only use everything we have to carry the husband's luggage." After saying that, they opened the curtain of the car behind them, and Ye Chang couldn't help being stunned again when he saw it. There was an unrolled piece of silk on the car, and the silk was covered with gold and silver collars. "This" "Eleventh Man, remember I once said that I would help you fight on the frontier?" Mother pulled him to the side and said with a smile: "A total of seventy-one kilograms of gold and two hundred and thirty kilograms of silver were obtained from the pockets of the daughters of the clan and important ministers of our Chang'an City, for the future prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Women, no longer have the pain of marrying into Tibet. Ye Chang was stunned, and then noticed that neither Chong Niang nor the two girls had any gold or silver jewelry on their bodies. "Thisthis" "Eleven Lang Mo." No, in addition to these, we will also recruit warriors to follow you to Liaodong. Chong Niang said again: "Xi Ren and Khitan arrived early. If it were later, the manpower we recruited would be able to go with you this time." Ye Chang simply didn't know what to say. He could imagine that for this Chong Niang How much effort has been spent. During the past half year, I am afraid that she has spent a lot of time among the eldest daughter and the female relatives of important ministers, lobbying them. Just turning the money and silk collected into gold and silver, it is no wonder that she has spent a lot of energy. When I came back this time, even though I went to Yuzhen Temple several times, I didn¡¯t see Chong Niang again. ¡°I won¡¯t refuse gold and silver, but I¡¯m short of money. "After pondering for a while, Ye Chang whispered: "It's just that there is no need for manpower. If His Majesty finds out, it will be very difficult for him. "How can you fight without manpower?" " "There is no rush to fight against the Khitan and the Xi people. However, since I have obtained the gold and silver from all your noble lords, Chang must find a way to do this. Chongniang, these gold and silver should only be regarded as the principal paid by the noble ladies in the capital. How about I run a business for you outside and pay dividends on an annual basis? "Chong Niang's eyebrows suddenly raised: "Eleventh Lang, what do you mean?" "Chong Niang, I am doing this to protect my head." Ye Chang sighed and pointed to his head: "Your Majesty's permission is not allowed. , If I start a war without authorization, think about what will happen to me." Chong Niang was a little stupid. The reason why she persuaded the noble girl in the capital was to save herself in order to avoid becoming a princess in the future, but now Ye Chang doesn't dare Speaking of starting a war, wouldn't what she had done before become a scam? She stared at Ye Chang, but she was not in a hurry to get angry. In her understanding, Ye Chang was not so easy to admit defeat. Sure enough, Ye Chang chuckled: "The so-called management means recruiting barbarians to attack barbarians. " "What do you mean? " "I use this capital to purchase silk and property in the Central Plains, and then transport them to Liaodong, recruit warriors among the Hu people, and use the barbarians to attack the barbarians. How about that? " "I knew you had a way." Chong Niang was overjoyed. Ye Chang also laughed. But he only smiled on the surface, but in fact he understood that his tricks could not be concealed from Li Longji. Use these properties to recruit barbarians to attack the Khitans. Xi, it seems there is no problem, but since those barbarians can kill Khitan and Xi, why don't they just come to defeat Ye Chang and take away these properties? Therefore, in order to protect these wealth, Ye Chang must have guards in his hands. She didn't think so much, she was just happy. Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Chang urged her to turn back. She also knew that the matter was important and she couldn't let Ye Chang stay here longer, so she could only reluctantly leave. After turning back and walking a few steps, Ye Chang suddenly felt that he had done what he had done. It's not meaningless. At least, the fate of Princess Yifang, who was extremely miserable in history, was completely changed by herself. When Chong Niang returned to the palace, she felt both happy and worried about what Ye Chang had just said. He must be omnipotent, but now she is a little worried. If Ye Chang really fights with the Hu people, and the Hu people are vicious, will Ye Chang be their opponent? "Brother Shiyilang will definitely be able to win. He is the only one." A person can fight two, no, threefiveten barbarians." Chong Niang thought to herself: "There is also Monk Shanzhi. Although he is not as powerful as Brother Shiyilang, he can still fight eight. Listen. He said that Brother Shiyilang also has the warrior Nan Ba ??by his side, and he can also fight eight" The whole morning passed in her wild thoughts, and in the afternoon, she suddenly heard the messenger coming, Li Longji??She goes. She thought something was wrong, but she didn't dare to refuse, so she could only follow the emissary to Xingqing Palace. It was already late autumn, and all the flowers in Xingqing Palace were in bloom, except for the chrysanthemums. When we came, we were filled with the fragrance of chrysanthemums, but Lady Chong had no intention of admiring them, and just walked forward silently. When they arrived at Chenxiang Pavilion, they could hear the coquettish laughter inside, and Chong Niang frowned slightly. She had already known about the affairs of men and women at this time, so she heard that the voice was very indecent, and it was not a concubine, but the voice of the third sister of the Yang family. She stopped first, and the inner messenger went in. The laughter inside gradually subsided, and then the inner messenger came out and made her fall into it. When I entered the garden, I saw a group of maids gathering the petals of fallen chrysanthemums with cloth curtains. The pool beside the Agarwood Pavilion was full of chrysanthemum petals. She took a glance and saw her father sitting in the pavilion, with musicians and dancers on display next to them. The Yang sisters were playing in the pool, and Li Longji was raising glasses to each other. "My son has met my father." When she arrived in front of Li Longji, Chongniang saluted. "Well, Chongniang, you have done a great job." Li Longji looked at her with a sullen face. Chong Niang panicked and fell to the ground: "Aye, daughter daughter" "I heard that you are raising gold and silver to fund the army in Beijing. Do you have troops now?" Although Chong Niang still looked panicked, she was determined in her heart. . Ye Chang had warned her just now that her actions in the capital and the fact that she had contacted so many noble ladies, it was impossible to hide it from her father. If he is not blamed, he will find an opportunity to take the initiative to talk to his father. If he is really scolded, it means that his father has not taken the matter to his heart. She bowed down and said: "My daughter has no soldiers." "You have raised a lot of gold and silver, but you haven't recruited a single soldier or horse? Ye Chang, that bold dog-head, dares to instigate you to do such a treason." "Daughter ¡ The daughter saw that Aye was worried about national affairs and had not heard the joy of the pear garden for several days. She was not angry, so she wanted to raise funds to recruit warriors to share Aye¡¯s worries. But in fact the daughter was really stupid, and she really didn¡¯t know what else to do. Father, what are you doing" At this point, Chong Niang burst into tears with tears in her eyes. Yang Yuhuan who was standing next to her came over, pulled her up, and gave Li Longji a look: "The insect lady is the most filial, sharing your worries. She even took out her own dowry, but you still scolded her." Li Longji laughed twice. : "You are also a woman, and you don't know anything about the military and the country Chong Niang, did that fellow Ye Chang accept your gold and silver?" "Yes" Li Longji frowned. He naturally knew this news, but , he wanted to get confirmation from Chong Niang: "This thief is really brave" Li Longji gradually felt murderous intention in his heart, but he heard Chong Niang say: "It's just that he said that recruiting warriors is absolutely not allowed. The soldiers of the world are all dead. Even if the soldiers have one crossbow and one armor, only Aye can send troops. Without Aye's order, he dare not raise a single soldier." Li Longji's murderous intention suddenly disappeared: that guy still knows a lot. affairs. "If that's the case, why does he dare to accept your gold and silver?" "He said that domestic soldiers and armor cannot be prepared, but you can use this gold and silver to exchange for the heads of Khitan and Xi people from other barbarians in Liaodong." Chong Niang said, Li Longji cheered up: "What exactly did he say? Tell me in detail." He is now old, indulges in pleasure, and has no interest in political affairs. Although he still enjoys success as before, he is no longer as willing to concentrate on border troubles as before. Went to deal with it. Ye Chang means that border troubles can be eliminated without using domestic warriors. This is a good idea. "It is to use gold, silver, silk and silk to bribe Shiwei, Goguryeo and other barbarians in Liaodong, so that they and Xi and Khitan will attack each other. No matter who wins or loses, it will reduce the Tang Dynasty's border troubles." "Hahahaha It's superficial. See, it's okay to let him suffer some hardships, but he is still a little distracted." Hearing this, Li Longji laughed. He is not an incompetent idiot like Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyi, a guy who has nothing but bullying his brother, nephew, wife and children. He naturally knows that it is impossible to destroy the Khitan and ridicule the people in this way. But Ye Chang did not dare to recruit troops. Even if he knew how to advance and retreat, he would not be too demanding and blaming.