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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star Chassis to Break through the Void Chapter 245: When the Swallow Returns, Ye Lang Returns

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    The spring in Chang'an City is earlier than that in Liaodong. In February, the grass was already growing and the orioles were flying, and now in March, the peach blossoms are even brighter.  Li Xiao looked up at the sky melancholy, but his mood was not as good as the bright sunshine.  It can even be said that it is terrible.  There are not many followers following him today, and they are all listless. In the past, when he went out in spring, the excitement around him was gone.  This made him very annoyed because he liked noise more than silence. He couldn't help but secretly cursed: "A bunch of people who just follow the wind." "Get out of the way, get out of the way." There was a shouting voice behind him, and Li Xiao was furious.  , turned around and wanted to have a fit, but when he saw the honor guard of the team, he suddenly stopped.  It turned out to be a member of the Yang family. The Yang family is now very powerful in Chang'an City, relying on Yang Yuhuan. Since the two noble daughters of the princess's palace almost got married, no one in Chang'an City's dignitaries dared to compete with the Yang family.  Even Li Linfu now takes good care of the Yang family and promoted Yang Zhao.  Li Xiao avoided the Yang family and was about to move on, but he heard the sound of cleaning the street again, and when he looked around, it was the honor guard of Princess Ning's mansion.  Li Xiao wanted to cover his face with his sleeves, but the carriage stopped beside him. The person in the carriage lifted the curtain and waved to him.  "I've met Mr. Zhang." Li Xiao could only step forward to greet him.  "Come with me." Zhang Pei said sadly in the car.  Li Xiao could only get in the car and put down the curtain. Zhang Pei asked after a while: "How is Mr. Li?" The Mr. Li that Zhang Pei asked was Li Xiao's father Li Shizhi. Li Shizhi was originally the prime minister, because Li Linfu rose up last year.  Because of the increasing pressure of the prison, he gradually couldn't bear it anymore, so he resigned from the position of prime minister a few days ago.  Li Longji showed some kindness and gave him the honorary position of Prince's Shaobao instead of his left prime minister. At that time, Li Xiao was having a banquet, and he thought the house was full of guests and friends, but in the end, no one came.  This kind of experience made Li Xiao feel even more desolate. Now that the spring was good, he thought of going out of the city for an outing to relieve his worries, but unexpectedly, the dignitaries in Chang'an City seemed to be rushing to the east of the city.  Hearing Zhang Pei's question, Li Xiao sighed: "My master is in a good mood and can compose poems. I wrote a poem that day, 'When I first quit the prime minister to avoid the virtuous, I will hold the cup for the happy sages.' I want to ask the guests at the door, how many of them are there today?  Come," "Just think about it openly, if you can't think about it" Zhang Pei stopped talking at this point.  He also looked a little scared, and deep down in his heart, he was even more scared than Li Shizhi.  "It's all that Ye Chang kid." Li Xiao cursed in a low voice: "A remote man from the countryside actually criticized the ministers, was ungrateful, and betrayed his trust. Such a person can actually be born between heaven and earth." Li Linfu did not dare to scold him.  He didn't even dare to scold Li Longji, so the only one who could scold him was Ye Chang.  Li Xiao thinks about it, if villains like Ye Chang and Lu Qi hadn't betrayed them and eliminated Wei Jian, Huangfu Weiming, and Wang Zhongsi, then his father Li Shizhi would have been able to sit firmly in the position of left prime minister with such strong support.  above.  Zhang Pei fully agreed with scolding Ye Chang. He also hated this guy who had repeatedly ruined his face, especially since this guy also betrayed Huangfu Weiming and others.  "Even so, you should be careful yourself and don't cause any more trouble to Mr. Li. Ye Changyuan is far away in Liaodong and is a saint Huh?" Zhang Pei was halfway through speaking, but he stopped talking. He looked forward with a strange look on his face.  .  Li Xiao also looked over, also showing surprise, and couldn't help but said: "Is this guy a fox? Why did he appear when I mentioned him?" They were surprised because they saw Ye Chang.  "He came back from Liaodong without getting the court's order?" Zhang Pei slightly hesitated: "I remember that among his official positions, he was a member of the Jili Prefecture Recorder and joined the army He left his post without getting the court's order?" "What official position did he have?  It¡¯s just a joke. How can there be any reason to serve as an official in Jili Prefecture, join the army, and also serve as a guard in Xiangping?  "I am not ashamed of being a scholar." "Otherwise, how can the imperial system be arbitrary?" Zhang Pei said casually again.  Relying on his status, he could not yell at Ye Chang like Li Xiao, so he just focused on Ye Chang's mistakes on this issue.  The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener did. Li Xiao couldn't help but feel something in his heart: Maybe he could use this as an excuse to take out his anger on Ye Chang first?  "That guy from the Yang family Yang Zhao." Zhang Pei didn't pay attention to him, but looked at the person walking with Ye Chang, and realized that it was Yang Zhao, and couldn't help frowning again.  The fact that Ye Chang dedicated the "Fragrant Snow Sea" to Yang Yuhuan has now been spread throughout Chang'an City. Even Ye Chang's official position in Liaodong was related to that matter.  However, whether the now popular Yang Zhao came to see Ye Chang outside the city in person was intentional or unintentional, it is worth Zhang Pei's consideration.  Ye Chang didn't know that he had fallen into the attention of someone who was interested. Instead, he smiled and said to Yang Zhao: "I didn't expect that it was Brother Yang who came in person." "By the way, we brothers haven't seen each other in almost a year. Come back."An, how could I not come to welcome you personally?  "Yang Zhao laughed loudly. "His temperament cannot be hidden. Rather than coming to greet Ye Chang, it is better to say that he has been promoted to let Ye Chang, an old friend, see his current majesty. Ye Chang knows his intentions.  , he would have to make a few jokes about the color of his official uniform, and then compliment him on his promotion. Finally, he whispered: "I have prepared some gifts, which will be delivered to my house. ""Eleventh Lang, you and I are still talking about this."  What gift?" Yang Zhao suddenly changed his color.  "Brother Yang, what you said is wrong. I came to Beijing this time with great achievements. I think His Majesty will promote me to an official position. Do you want to save the gift? Then I will go directly to your mansion.  "Mrs. Sister-in-law is going to go." Hearing what Ye Chang said, Yang Zhao couldn't help but laugh again: "Come on, I can't beat you." He knew in his heart that Ye Chang had the methods of a god of wealth and was the best at making money, so he said a little.  The congratulatory gifts may cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.  Although Yang Zhao is no longer as depressed as he was before, who can have too much money?  "Shi1lang, you said you have made great achievements, what kind of achievements?" Yang Zhao asked.  "Since it is a border area, it is a military achievement." Ye Chang smiled: "Jili Province has been completely recovered. Some Goguryeo people with evil intentions were brought back by me and are about to be sacrificed to the prison." Yang Zhao heard this and said,  Suddenly he trembled and looked at Ye Chang with wide eyes.  He knew best that Ye Chang went to Liaodong as an empty-headed general. He didn't have a single soldier in his hands. How could he achieve military success?  "Eleventh Lang, you have never told lies. It's not that Brother Yu can't trust you, but the fact is of great importance You have really made great contributions to me. Could it be that you were deceived by the people below?" "Brother, I said this easily.  Are you being deceived? All the seventeen cities of Jili Prefecture have been returned to our Tang Dynasty." "Since I want to sacrifice prisoners, I brought one of them.  It was Quan Gaihong, who claimed to be the governor of Jili Prefecture, and he was from the same clan as Quan Gai Suwen. The other was Gaosong, who was also a descendant of the former Goguryeo royal family. From the two of them down, more than forty nobles from Goguryeo, as well as ordinary prisoners, were sent.  It was a waste of money and people, and the states and counties along the way were uneasy, so I stayed in the capital of Jili Prefecture. I wanted to build a big ship to search for the immortal way, but I was short of labor. I used these Goguryeo people to not disturb the people of the Tang Dynasty, but also to punish Chu Aobu.  "Tame the fanhu." Ye Chang said.  "Where are the prisoners?" "Stay in Guangyuntan, just waiting for the emperor to summon you." Hearing Ye Chang's explanation, Yang Zhao completely believed it. He stopped and stared at Ye Chang again. Ye Chang was puzzled by what he saw.  : "Brother Yang looks like this. Could it be that you still don't believe it? How about I take you back to see those prisoners?" "That's not it. Eleventh Lang, you don't have soldiers in your hands, how can you accomplish this?" "Oh.  "Although I have no soldiers, I still have money." Ye Chang laughed.  He has already thought about this problem. His identity as a recorder, a soldier, and a guard was originally a joke. He could bluff outsiders, but he knew that he didn't have a single soldier on hand.  With no soldiers, he actually occupied a state. "You have money?" "Remember last time, the twenty-nine noble lords and others, these girls in Chang'an City pooled their money and gave me a large sum, which I will use  This money will be used to recruit warriors and bribe the locals in Liaodong, and then people will naturally fight for me." Ye Chang laughed and said: "Liaodong is a mess and there are many Han people. As long as we are willing to pay, I am afraid that no one will hear it."  Here, it suddenly dawned on me. It is said that money can make all the difference. How can there be a city that cannot be conquered by Ye Chang's copper coin offensive? But only someone like Ye Chang who is so arrogant would dare to pay such a high price.  Envy, this is a real military achievement. With such merit, why worry about not being promoted? At this moment, Ye Chang whispered again: "Speaking of which, if there is anyone in Brother Yang who is willing to go to the bitter cold land of Liaodong to serve as an official, he can do it now."  It's ready, I'll take it with me when the time comes.  " "Uh" Yang Zhao was moved when he heard these words. Although there were many official positions in the Tang Dynasty, they were all pitfalls. It was not easy to get an official position with real power. Ye Chang's words were a big favor to him.  He can break up this big favor and send it out into many small favors. For the Yang family, they are new rich people, so there are not many opportunities to do this without touching the interests of the old powerful people.  "I'm tired." He was not polite, and then he patted his chest and confirmed: "I will be the governor of Jili Prefecture, the Eleventh Lang. If the Eleventh Lang can't become the governor, no one else can." Yang Zhao is a smart man.  , smart people will understand what Ye Chang's real intention is to give him a big favor. Since Ye Chang really captured Jili Prefecture, if the court somehow changed someone to be the governor of Jili Prefecture, wouldn't Ye Chang have no benefit at all.  Therefore, Yang Zhao wants to ensure that Ye Chang accumulates profits.?The highest officer, avoid anyone coming to restrict or decentralize power.  The two of them looked at each other and smiled, all the transactions were in silence.  "One year from now, Chang'an will remain the same as before." Ye Chang said with emotion as he walked along the street towards the city of Chang'an.  "Are you praising or criticizing?" Yang Zhao replied.  "I'm neither praising nor derogating, I just feel that time flies so fast. Last year, these trees were just planted, but now they are full of flowers." There are various flowers and trees planted on both sides of the road, and it is in full bloom at this time, so  Beautiful and colorful.  Yang Zhao looked around, he was in Chang'an every day, but he didn't feel it anymore.  "How are the customs and customs over there in Jili Prefecture? Tell me in detail." He said with a smile.  After chatting all the way, we soon entered Chang'an. Ye Chang bought a house next to Sun Simiao's old house. He had already been summoned and the house was cleaned inside and outside, so this place has now become his foothold.  Seeing that he had settled down, Yang Zhao was about to leave, but was caught by Ye Chang: "Brother Yang, it's a good time for you to be here. I told you that I would be prepared with some small gifts, so you can take it back by yourself." "Should I take it back by myself?"  "Well, there is also a gift for the empress. It is the only one in the world. I can only ask you to send it to the palace." Ye Chang said with a smile: "We, my brother, have said something privately that this thing cannot be ordered."  The other women saw it, saw itI'm afraid the empress won't be able to keep this thing." "Is this happening?" Yang Zhao was surprised.  Ye Changren first carried a box over. The box was painted with vermilion paint and looked very exquisite.  Yang Zhao smiled and said: "This box is so exquisite. I only want the box and you can take back the contents in the box. " "Buying coffins and returning pearls is not your style."  "Ye Chang opened the box himself, then revealed the brocade inside, and then untied the brocade, revealing another bed of cotton wool. Under the cotton batting, the true appearance of the item he gave to Yang Zhao was revealed. It was an incense burner, but  This incense burner is crystal clear, and you can see from one end to the other. It is of course made of glass. It takes a lot of effort to make a glass incense burner, and it takes skilled craftsmen several months to make just one model.  This incense burner made Yang Zhao's eyes wide open and he couldn't close them. "Is thismade of crystal?"  "After a long time, he swallowed and asked. "No, glassware.  Ye Chang smiled and said: "It's rarer than crystal. Have you ever seen such a large crystal?"  " This is a pure luxury. Yang Zhao can imagine how coveted outsiders would be if he placed this thing in his incense hall to worship the gods. When he touched it with his hand, he felt that the glass furnace was smooth and round, with a hint of luster.  A chill, as if it were jade. "This thing is too valuable, too precious." "Indeed, if it wasn't valuable, I wouldn't dare give it to you.  "Ye Chang pointed to the east: "This treasure is fragile. It took me a lot of effort to transport it back from the sea." Yang Zhao patted Ye Chang's shoulder. After all, he did not refuse. He thought in his heart, sending it back.  What was given to him was such a treasure, what about the one given to Yang Yuhuan? When he thought of this, he suddenly felt greedy in his heart, but thinking of his friendship with Ye Chang, especially Ye Chang could bypass him and go directly to Gong.  After getting in touch with him, he restrained his greed. "Is this the kind of treasure you give to your empress?"  "He asked. "Exactly, but it's more difficult to luck than this incense burner.  " "That's the case"
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