In Chang'an City. Chong Niang took a look in front of the mirror. It was the end of the year soon. After that, she would be sixteen years old. The person in the mirror is a little plump, with an oval face, bright eyes like stars, and cheeks like peach blossoms. She watched silently for a while before leaving the mirror. As she gets older, her life-long events are gradually put on the agenda. Yang Yuhuan mentioned to Li Longji more than once that he wanted her to remove her Taoist attire and give her the title of princess, but Li Longji always smiled, and Chong Niang herself was not very enthusiastic about it, and even tactfully told Yang Yuhuan that now This situation is very good. But now, Chong Niang gradually feels that this is not good anymore. Sighing, her delicate eyebrows knitted together, and she began to think about how to persuade Li Longji to agree to her going to Liaodong to worship the ancient immortals after the new year. This was originally the method Ye Chang taught her, just like when she went to Xiu Wu to sacrifice to Medicine King Sun Simiao. But this time Li Longji did not agree. Originally, she was planning to go in July, but it was delayed until now and the trip still has not happened. It is absolutely impossible to go to Liaodong this year. Ye Chang said that after winter, Liaodong may be frozen and the waterways are not smooth, so we can only wait until spring. She opened a small box next to her mirror. The box contained some documents and letters. When she saw the beautiful handwriting on one of the letters, Chong Niang picked it up, opened it and began to read. In fact, she has read this letter dozens of times, and she can almost memorize the contents, but she still can't help but read it. As she watched, her tangled eyebrows tightened even more, and there was a thin hint of anger in her eyes. The letter was sent by Xiang'er, it's been half a year. As soon as Xiang'er arrived in Liaodong, he sent her this letter. It took more than a month for the letter to reach her hands. It talks about some experiences along the way and the situation in Liaodong, but most of them are passed over in one sentence. What is really important is the last paragraph. "My husband is taking a girl with him on the boat. She looks very close to her. If Chong Niang doesn't come to Liaodong soon, I'm afraid that my husband will no longer belong to Chong Niang." It is this extremely simple text that makes Chong Niang think wildly. for half a year. "The appearance is very close, the appearance is very close" These six words shocked her and she couldn't help but gritted her teeth: "Ye Shiyi, you are so brave" It started with gritted teeth, but at the end But he sighed softly. How can you not be brave? Although Chong Niang has been flirting with him for a long time, because of her status, the layer of window paper has never been broken. Now she is almost sixteen, and Ye Chang is already twenty-two. In terms of age, most of those who have not yet started a family at Ye Chang's age are from families that are too poor to get married. Now there are countless powerful people in Chang'an City. , countless girls from wealthy families have worked hard to recruit Ye Chang as their son-in-law. Such a wish-fulfilling husband, who can make great contributions to his career, make a wife and care for his children, and earn millions of dollars for his family and enemies of the country, where would he not be a popular commodity? "What on earth is Father thinking?" At this thought, Chong Niang couldn't help but grit her teeth and began to blame Li Longji. When she was facing the mirror and resenting Ai, she heard the hurried ringing of bells outside. Chong Niang put the letter away, turned around, and saw her personal maid Yin Ling running in. This maid was not originally called Yin Ling, but the name was changed to her after the Chong Lady gave her four strings of silver bells. She had silver bells on her wrists and ankles, and she could hear the tinkling sound when she walked. There was a constant tinkling sound. This is actually Chong Niang taking advantage of Xiang'er - Yin Ling Xiang'er can only work as a maid for her. "What happened in such a hurry?" Chong Niang asked. "Your Majesty, it's a happy event, a happy event," Yin Ling said while panting. "What happy event?" Chong Niang's expression was a little indifferent. For her who was full of tangles, no happy event could move her. "It's good news from Liaodong. The elite commanders under the command of Ye Shiyilang have defeated the Khitan tribe invading the south in one fell swoop." "It's the Diela tribe." Hearing this, Chong Niang suddenly raised her brows. This is indeed a rare good thing. information. In addition to struggling with herself, she was also struggling with Ye Chang's situation. One of Li Longji's excuses for not letting her go to Liaodong was that Liaodong was in the middle of a war, and as a noble lord, she was not suitable to be in danger. Now that there is news that Ye Chang has defeated the Die La tribe, at least this is an excuse that Li Longji can no longer use. And she was also worried about Ye Chang's safety at that time. After the defeat of the Die La tribe, at least she no longer had to worry about Ye Chang's safety. "It's the Die La tribe, I can't remember clearly Die La Die La, this name is unlucky, and it's no different from Di La." Seeing Chong Niang's eyes widen, Yin Ling stuck out her tongue and said with a smile. "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. I will tell you all the news I heard." "I won't be rewarded by you." Chong Niang couldn't stand the "pleasure and obedience" of the little maid, so she raised her eyebrows and said, "Say quickly. "Thank you, your lord. By your lord's order, I got acquainted with the eunuch at Beiya and learned from him."?, Today, after receiving the good news from Liaodong, Ye Shiyilang defeated the 60,000-strong coalition of Khitan and Shiwei, Fuyu, Goguryeo and other troops outside Jian'an Prefecture, captured more than 5,000, captured 20,000 alive, and captured countless horses " "Has there been any war experience? "Chong Niang is more concerned about this: "Did Ye Shiyi kiss Yashi again? " Although these specific situations were recorded in the victory report, the eunuch who delivered the news was not clear about it, and Yin Ling could not remember so much. Therefore, although Chong Niang got the news, she was only half relieved, while the other half was still there. Worrying about whether Ye Chang himself was injured in the war, Li Tengkong was also worried. She only had a good impression of Ye Chang at first, but later she had some feelings for him, but that was all. As his son-in-law, Ye Chang specially asked her to take a look through the curtain, which turned her vague feelings into a long and lingering love, which was unknowingly tied to Ye Chang, both in terms of character and character. In her opinion, Ye Chang's talent is top-notch. If there is any shortcoming, it is that Ye Chang always treats her with sunrise in the east and rain in the west. He is ruthless but affectionate. Lushan and his ilk have nothing but common people. After reading out the military report he had received, Li Linfu stroked his beard and smiled and said to Li Tengkong, who was polishing his ink beside him: "Kong Niang can feel relieved now. "Aye, what are you worried about, daughter?" Li Tengkong raised his eyebrows Pills flowed from his cheeks, but his mouth was stubborn. "Although his surname is not Li and he is not a horse for my family, fortunately his family background is not obvious, so he can be my family's son-in-law." Li Linfu said: "Father, I don't like to talk about these things recently. If it weren't for my relationship with Ye If it's related to Chang, I won't be in such a hurry to deal with the matter." Li Tengkong remained silent, not daring to answer his father's words. Li Linfu looked at his graceful daughter and suddenly felt a little anxious. He himself felt that he had reached a tacit understanding with Ye Chang, but after Ye Chang went to Liaodong, although there were letters exchanged, he did not mention the marriage again, and Yang Wei, who was invited by Ye Chang, never came to the door again. If Ye Chang Chang didn't take the credit this time, so he could wait a little longer, but now he felt that he couldn't wait any longer. Because of the downfall of Li Shizhi, Wei Jian and others, Li Linfu now has almost no decent opponents in the court, so he also feels a little tired. As he just said, he has not paid much attention to the government affairs of the DPRK and China recently, and usually leaves them to Xiao Jiong, Wang, Yang Shenjin, Yang Zhao and other party members to deal with them. He himself is a wine-drinking beauty who enjoys singing and dancing. "But he paid attention to Liaodong's military affairs immediately. "When we call Ye Chang back After he comes back this time, he will settle your affairs." Li Linfu suddenly said. Li Tengkong felt that his face was burning uncomfortably, so he turned around and ran away. Li Linfu squinted his eyes and smiled slightly, feeling more and more that his vision was really good. "Fortunately, I took action early. Otherwise, for such a good son-in-law, I don't know how many people in the court would want to fight against me. Even if I am not afraid, it will always be a big trouble As for the emperor, we must pay attention to it and not let the emperor take action. Recruiting Ye Chang as his son-in-law In this way, it is necessary to publicize Ye Chang's merits for this side effort." Li Linfu knew very well that Li Longji was not afraid of anything else but that someone would threaten his throne and imperial power. . The princes-in-law of the Tang Dynasty participated in various rebellions. There seems to be this tradition. The more they promote Ye Chang's military exploits, the more they will extinguish Li Longji's idea of ??recruiting him as his son-in-law. "After all, if Ye Chang really becomes the consort, he will have to stay in Chang'an or Luoyang, and will not be able to go to the frontier to show his talents. And how could such a talented and strategic man not harbor alien thoughts when he was trapped in the capital? " Before Li Linfu could publicize it, Ye Chang's achievements had already spread throughout Chang'an City. Naturally, it was not Ye Chang who created this momentum by being idle and bored. The ones who really created the momentum for him were the shareholders of the Andong Chamber of Commerce, that is, the girls from the powerful families of Chang'an. ¡°These girls received dividends from the Anton Chamber of Commerce last year, and seeing that the end of this year is here again, they are all looking forward to this year¡¯s dividends and are inquiring about news from Liaodong. As a result, the news of Jian'an Prefecture's great victory spread like wildfire, and spread throughout Chang'an City in a short period of time. It also spread to the palace city. The insect lady in the palace felt happy, but when someone heard the news, they were so angry that they overturned the cases in front of them. Prince Li Heng. "Your Highness, meditate, Your Highness, meditate," a eunuch beside Li Heng whispered to persuade him. If Ye Chang were here, he would definitely recognize this eunuch, Li Jingzhong, who had dealt with him before. This ugly-looking eunuch was originally Gao Lishi's adopted son, but now he has become Li Heng's chamberlain. The reason has something to do with Ye Chang. The mirror that Ye Chang presented to Concubine Mei was sent to Concubine Mei by him. This caused a sea of ??jealousy between Yang Yuhuan and Concubine Mei, and even made Ye Chang step in to mediate. Although the incident later ended with Concubine Mei being thrown into the cold palace and "committing suicide by diving", it stillLi Jingzhong was still implicated, and Gao Lishi sent him to the prince's side calmly. Originally, Gao Lishi wanted to place a chess piece next to the prince, but he never thought that this chess piece already had its own considerations and plans. "Jingzhong, how do you think I can calm down? In this position, one person is inferior to ten thousand people. It seems that countless people are envious of him. But what is the reality? The day is precarious, the day is precarious." Li Heng gritted his teeth and said coldly. : "Think about it, that old thief Li Linfu is staring at me all the time. As long as this old thief dies, I will be uneasy." Li Heng could be heard scolding Li Linfu, but Li Jingzhong knew very well that Li Heng's words The "old thief" here is definitely not Li Linfu. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It¡¯s not just Li Linfu. Li Longji, who ascended the throne at the age of twenty-seven and has been the emperor for more than thirty years now, will not be able to rest in peace as long as he does not pass on the great treasure to Li Heng. "Your Highness, be careful." Li Jingzhong looked outside with some horror. Fortunately, those palace maids and eunuchs were not here. Li Jingzhong is not afraid that the news will reach Gao Lishi¡¯s ears. Gao Lishi essentially protects Li Heng, but if it reaches Li Longji¡¯s ears, even Gao Lishi will not be able to protect the Crown Prince. "I know how could I be so rude if I hadn't been in front of you. Others wouldn't dare to trust me. Only you. Ever since you came, I can sleep with peace of mind at night." Li Heng stopped his anger and patted Li Jingzhong's face. Shoulder: "If Gu Neng is successful one day, I will change your name for you." Li Jingzhong was stunned for a moment, and then heard Li Heng say again: "Let's change it to Li Fuguo, what do you think?" "I thank His Highness for the name." Li Jingzhong Overjoyed. Li Jingzhong knew the meaning of this name very clearly. It was more of a promise than a gift of a name. Looking at Li Jingzhong who knelt down to thank him, Li Heng sighed slightly. The resources he could use were so few that he could only use empty promises to win people's hearts. But judging from the eunuch's expression, he was indeed tempted. If so, he should add fuel to the fire. "My father has Gao Lishi, but I only have Li Fuguo." Li Heng said with a smile: "However, if we want to share prosperity, we need to get rid of Li Linfu. If we want to get rid of Lin Fu, we must also cut off his claws Now Ye Chang's victory in Liaodong is solid. What can you teach me, Fuguo?" Li Jingzhong thought for a short time, but could only smile bitterly: "I am just an internal prisoner, how can I come up with any clever ideas?" Li Heng was a little disappointed. , but I heard Li Jingzhong say again: "But if you want to come here, the only way to deal with the border generals is the border generals Although Ye Chang won a small victory in Liaodong, it can't be said that his foundation is solid. Liaodong was originally the protector of Anton. Under the rule of the government, An Lushan, who is now in charge of the Andong Protectorate, was originally promoted by Li Shizhi. He may not be on good terms with Li Linfu, and he will not be happy that Ye Chang shares his power and credit. " Li Heng nodded suddenly: "What you are saying is" He lacked someone who could come up with such a strategy. Previously, Li Shizhi, Wei Jian, Wang Zhongsi, Huangfu Weiming and others were watched too closely by Li Linfu and did not dare to act rashly. But now the rest are worth it There are not many important officials and dignitaries he trusts anymore. "It's a pity that Li Jingzhong came to him too late. If Li Shizhi, Wei Jian, especially Wang Zhongsi and Huangfu Weiming had been around, if there had been such a figure, then the current situation might be completely different. Thinking of this, Li Heng hated Ye Chang even more, but he suppressed his hatred and said in a low voice: "Go and find a way to get close to An Lushan."