Tongshu with Mei

Ling Shu was slightly taken aback when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, where do you come from?"

Yang Tao said: "He withdrew his troops from Guanzhong, and then came to Luoyang with Jing Shilang. Just now, he had been entangled with me for two hours. He said that if he didn't give you to him, he would stay in Sanguan and not go out, and then Doing evil. I talked to him for a long time before he gave in, but he had to increase the amount of annual tribute. In a year, he had to increase 2 taels of silver and [-] bolts of silk. When you talk about it, there are internal and external troubles , what can I do? I have to do an expedient measure and agree to him first."

Ling Shu's body shook obviously, and he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I don't think I'm worth so much silver and silk. If Your Majesty doesn't want to pay these annual tributes, I'm willing to go with him to Cloud City. "

Yang Tao was furious when he heard the words, and wanted to rush over and kick him.But because of the lesson learned from that time, he didn't dare after all, so he had to hold back his breath, clenched his fists, and looked at Ling Shu sideways for a while.Ling Shu was confinement on his own for a few months, hardly ever going out of the yard, so his face became paler, a few strands of messy hair hung down on his forehead, his brows were flat, and he looked very listless.Yang Tao looked left and right, but he couldn't see what was good about him. Various thoughts rushed through his mind, and he became even more irritable, so he sneered and said, "Do you think you are worthless? So this is the reason for your frivolous behavior. gone?"

There was a slight blush on Ling Shu's face, and he raised his head to argue: "I... how can I..." But thinking of the ridiculous incident with Yang Ye in the Xijia Palace, he finally fell silent, and his expression gradually turned pale. Silent and stubborn, bowed his head and said nothing.

Yang Tao has been staring intently at the expression on his face. Seeing him like this, he has the meaning of acquiescence, and is even more angry. He said coldly: "You want to go to Xijia and mess around with them, but I raised you so big. , I can’t keep you in vain! You should settle down first, and you will soon be useful when you turn back. Of course, if you are passionate about adultery and refuse to continue to work for me, I can’t help you, and each of you will use your conscience Bar!"

He turned around and went out, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.

There was a row of eunuchs outside the door behind him, all holding a tray in their hands, hearing Yang Tao reprimanding Ling Shu, they all retreated without a trace, pretending not to hear.When Yang Tao came out, he hurriedly came over again. Yang Tao glanced at them, turned to Ling Shu and said, "Although you are not up to date, I can't freeze you to death. These are the clothes and some money for you during the New Year. You just take it away, and you don’t need to thank you anymore, I can’t bear it! By the way, there is this thing..."

The leader is He Qingchun, and on the ebony lacquered tray in his hand is a jade belt for waist. The dark red jade pieces are moist and clear, and they are worn by the black silk rope with gold thread, and the jade pieces are dotted with small Coral beads, and a fist-sized double eyelet pendant hangs on the left side.The workmanship of the whole jade belt is extremely exquisite and fine, it seems that it is very valuable.

Yang Tao stretched out two fingers, picked it up and looked at it for a few times, and said: "This is ruby ​​from Bagan City in the south. It is very rare in the Central Plains. I specially made a belt for you. The mechanism at the interface is very It's unique, and it's not easy for ordinary people to open it. I'll ask He Qingchun to tell you how to use it later. If you keep your promise, it's fine if you don't leave the gate of Dali Temple. If you go out, remember to put your The belt is fastened firmly, don’t let people untie it easily.” Glancing at the food on the table behind Ling Shu, he said indifferently: “You continue to eat, and when it’s cold, let someone warm it up before eating.” The jade belt was washed Seeing Ling Shu throw it over, Ling Shu had no choice but to reach out to catch it.

Dong Quail and Dong Ge came out in a hurry to receive and check the items. He Qingchun entered the room out of duty and explained to Ling Shu how to use the ruby ​​belt. , His Majesty made all the preparations half a month ago, which shows how much he values ​​His Excellency."

Ling Shu was dazed and silent at first, but now he slowly came back to his senses. After realizing the humiliating meaning of Yang Tao's "tie the belt securely", he felt his cheeks tighten like needles. Thinking about continuing to eat?Suddenly, anger welled up.

His pillow ice sword was hanging on the wall not far from him, he jumped up, threw his belt on the desk, and went to fetch the sword, which startled He Qingchun, staggered back a few steps, and said in surprise: "Ling...Master Ling..."

Ling Shu didn't pay attention to it, just rushed out the door, but Dong Quil and Dong Ge were on both sides of the door, seeing this, he hurriedly stretched out his hands to grab him, and said, "My lord...where are you going, my lord?"

Ling Shu said: "I'm going to kill that thief Jin Yaren."

Dong Qua just kept on talking, and comforted him in a low voice: "My lord, I'm afraid Your Majesty hasn't reached the front yard yet!"

Ling Shu shouted in a deep voice: "Let go!" Throwing off his hand, he walked along the long corridor and was about to leave the yard. When he ran to the side of the Chuihua Gate, suddenly there was another person in front of him, it was Yang Tao.The two almost bumped into each other, Ling Shu backed away in a hurry, Yang Tao was more panicked than him, and retreated seven or eight steps away, Fang sternly said: "What are you going to do?" , suddenly understood, and then asked: "Who are you going to kill?"

It turned out that he didn't go far, and when he heard Ling Shu going out, he turned back again.Ling Shudao: "Your Majesty, I have nothing to do with that Jin Yaren. He clearly intended to make things difficult for me by doing what he did. Besides, if he hadn't entered the customs that day, General Luo would not have committed suicide. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty, Let me kill him, once and for all."

Yang Tao heard him bring up Luo Ying's old incident again, and became more and more irritable. He squinted at Ling Shu and said coldly: "You might as well kill me first!"

Ling Shu immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "I dare not."

Yang Tao snorted and laughed: "You went to chase and kill Yang Ye that day, but in the end, the killing was not clear and innocent, and everyone in the world knows it. Don't you feel ashamed? But I won't allow you to repeat the same mistakes! Besides, Jin Yaren, I When I was negotiating with him, I wanted to kill him on the spot, but he said that he had arranged all the soldiers and horses outside. As long as he died in Luoyang, Sika would cooperate with outsiders to seize the country in the vicinity of Sanguan. So, you better save it! In this situation, you'd better be safe."

He walked slowly on the same spot for a few steps, looked at him sideways, and his tone became much calmer: "I will give you a chance to kill someone later, just wait patiently. In the west, in Chang'an, there are many people who deserve to die, but they still want to die." Live well." He paused, and said after a while: "Get up and drive back to the palace."

He left with his people, but left behind a group of big inner guards, so that he could keep an eye on Ling Shu, to prevent him from going out to kill people despite his advice, and planned to withdraw the guards after Jin Yaren left Luoyang.

Ling Shu watched him leave in a daze, and repeated in his heart: "West side, Chang'an." He hadn't heard anything about the world for a few months, and didn't know who was in Chang'an.Dong Ge ran over to help him up, but Ling Shu turned his head and said, "What's going on in Chang'an?"

Dong Ge said in a low voice: "The villain is not very clear, I vaguely heard that His Royal Highness Zhao Wang rebelled and went to Chang'an. Even the food and grass were given by Lord Cen. I think His Majesty is very anxious about this matter."

What does Chang'an have?In the city of Chang'an, Yang Xi and Yang Ye were looking at people and being looked down upon by others. Based on the principle of not fussing with women, Yang Xi smiled and endured it.

In Prince Cen's mansion, the princess Da Cen was no longer behind the screen to deal with Yang Xi this time, he walked out from behind the screen in a hurry, and said coldly: "Your Highness, what is the purpose of sending so many heads? My father is old. , and your health is not good, it is best not to show him these bloody evil things, you should take them away quickly!"

She is a well-known beauty in Guanzhong, one of Chang'an's double jades, so suddenly she appeared, Yang Xi and Yang Ye naturally refused to miss this opportunity, and had to take a good look at her.When they saw Cen Wenjiang, their eyes lit up at the same time, and even Yang Ye, who was picky, secretly admired in his heart: "Look at this appearance, it is better than all the top cards I have slept with!"

The owner of Dacen County is 19 years old this year, with a towering cloud bun and pearl hairpins pressing down on his temples.She was wearing a royal blue satin gown with moiré patterns, lacquered gold and peonies wrapped around the skirt, wrapped in green fox fur, and holding a copper stove in her hand.She was at the age of a young and graceful girl, different from the charming and charming of ordinary women, but she was gentle, quiet, and unquestionably beautiful. Her long phoenix eyes almost swept into her temples, and her eyes were slightly sharp.When he saw Yang Ye staring at her without blinking, he immediately showed some disgust.Yang Ye quickly looked at his nose and his heart, and acted like a gentleman.

Yang Xi smiled slightly and bowed in salute: "Xiao Wang sees the princess."

Cen Wenjiang snorted coldly this time, but did not return the courtesy. Yang Xi glanced at her, and continued, "Prince Cen once promised Xiao Wang that he would come to pay a visit to Prince Cen when the Sika people were driven out of Guanzhong. Now it's almost here. At the end of the year, Xiaowang's military salary has always been tight, and he can't come up with any decent year-end gifts, so he brought these heads, all of which were killed by Xiaowang's subordinates. If the princess thinks it is inappropriate, Xiao Wang will tell his subordinates to take it and bury it."

He behaved courteously and with a gentle and gentle tone. Cen Wenjiang was not good enough to continue his attack. He paced slowly on the spot and said after a while: "His Royal Highness Zhao's kindness, my family has received it on behalf of my father. Why did your Highness come here? Girl, I also know a little bit about it. The late emperor loves me so much. As the only king with a different surname in the Dayan Dynasty, my Cen family must be cautious and correct in my behavior. Otherwise, it will be unavoidable. Could it be that His Royal Highness Zhao insisted on killing me, the old and the young? One door, is it in dire straits?"

Yang Xi hurriedly said: "Xiao Wang dare not. Xiao Wang is just grateful for Lord Cen's great kindness. He came here to thank you face to face. There is no other intention. Don't misunderstand the princess. If the princess is facing the New Year's gift Dissatisfied, even if Xiao Wang goes bankrupt, he has to buy another copy, please don't refuse the princess."

Cen Wenjiang couldn't help but said: "No need, you should leave Chang'an quickly."

Yang Xidao: "Little Wang hasn't even paid a visit to Prince Cen, how can he leave so easily? Please also ask the princess to inform me."

Seeing him pestering endlessly, Cen Wenjiang was faintly impatient, but someone came over to pass on a message. Lord Cen thanked His Royal Highness Zhao Wang for his congratulatory gift, and also ordered that tomorrow, in the West Flower Hall of Houyuan Garden, a banquet will be held in honor of Zhao Wang. Please invite Zhao Wang His Royal Highness must bring General Huainan Hou Beichen and other generals, and then show Prince Cen a good look.

Yang Xi hurriedly said: "Thank you, Prince Cen, so that Xiao Wang will not bother you, so I will leave and come back tomorrow." Cen Wenjiang was dumbfounded, and took Yang Ye out.

As soon as he left like this, the Princess immediately became angry and rushed to Cen Jin's bedroom angrily. When he entered the door, he said, "Father, you are confused! How could you not be clear with him? This matter has been reported to the capital, Your Majesty is doubtful, our family's peaceful life is coming to an end!" When he looked up, he saw that there was another person sitting opposite Cen Jin, but it was the Ren Stort who had been staying at home.

Prince Cen valued this person very much, so Cen Wenjiang didn't dare to make mistakes, and immediately restrained his arrogance, and bowed his head in courtesy: "My niece is rude just now, Uncle Ren forgive me." Ren Guan smiled and said: "You are welcome, princess."

Cen Jin rolled his daughter's eyes and said, "You only care about An Sheng in front of you, but are you thinking about the long-term? In fact, this matter has already spread to Luoyang, and His Majesty has already known about it. Even if you want to dump it now, you won't be able to get rid of it. Daughter Ah, come here."

Cen Wen and Jiang Yiyan went over, and was pulled by Cen Jin to sit beside him. He heard him say, "I have other plans for my father about this matter. Then Yang Xi, for my father and your uncle Ren, we have both seen him. He is indeed a Talent. Now that the tiger is in peace, he is in dire straits. At this time, if we give him a hand, he must be grateful. At my age, there are only two girls, you and Wu Mei, who have no descendants. This family If you have a big cause, there are a lot of people who come to make up their minds. I live a day, and I will take care of you for a day. If I die, who else will take care of you? You just recruit a son-in-law back, and the guard of Chu is even a Xiazhou city. Can't see it, can he see our million-dollar wealth?"