Chapter 222
Outside Chang'an City, on the Guangyuntan Wharf, a sailboat slowly docked.
This sailboat is a newly made fast ship from Wuzhi Shipyard. It is only five feet long and is both used for sailing. Because the hull is short, it can be easily passed through the Yellow River and even the Wei River. Its hull is light. When passing through some dangerous shoals that are not suitable for navigation, it can be used to pull the fibers by manpower. After the two sea boats, Ye Chang began to concentrate on building such small boats to facilitate the flow of the Yellow River. As for larger sea boats, he was preparing to go to Lushun to build them again.
"The situation is not very good." Looking at the people at the dock, Ye Chang said to Huangshan Guest with a wry smile.
When he came back this time, Nan Jiyun did not dare to take him. He had to stay in Duli to protect Lushun, so he met Huang Shanke who was staying there in Luoyang. Huang Shanke was responsible for hiring people willing to go out to sea in Luoyang, and also inquire about the news in Chang'an. Therefore, Ye Chang now understands why Li Longji summoned him back to Chang'an again.
It was the trouble caused by his poem. Because of the three poems of marriage to the princesses, the court forced the court to stop mentioning the matters of the two princesses and the brothers of Khitan and Xi, but this matter made Li Longji very angry. This time, he was summoned back to Chang'an, for this reason.
Ye Chang was a little angry when he heard the news. He really was shot while lying down. Li Longji did not take his granddaughter seriously and wanted to send it to those barbarians who were covered in fishy smell. When he finally rebelled, he had to kill the Qiqi. Why did he get scolded by himself?
If he had not had to obtain manpower and supplies from Dengzhou and Central Plains now, he would have turned around and left and returned to Lushun and went freely without looking at Li Longji's expression.
"Don't care too much. Even if the emperor gets angry, he won't really do anything to you. I have heard that he is very concerned about your going to the East China Sea to seek immortality. After all,... the emperor is old."
Ye Chang nodded, put aside the depression in his heart, and stepped onto the dock.
In places like Guangyuntan, there is a station for carriages. After Ye Chang and Huangshan passengers got on the carriage, a group of more than twenty people headed towards Chang'an City. When they were halfway, they heard a mess behind them, and then a pair of ceremonial guards swayed over. According to the ritual system, they had to wait for each other to pass by. Ye Chang stood out in the carriage and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned.
He just stretched out his head and shrank back because he knew a guide in the ceremonial war.
Liu Luogu.
This guy leads the way, and the ceremonial guard should be An Lushan, who is now the governor of the two towns.
He retreated because he didn't want Liu Luogu to see him, but he never thought that Liu Luogu would see him with a sharp-eyed look. He rode his horse to An Lushan's cavalry and whispered a few words. An Lushan nodded slightly.
Liu Luogu urged the horse to come and said loudly: "But Ye Zongjun from Jilizhou is here? Doctor An comes forward to pay homage to you."
Ye Chang cursed inwardly. The guy was sharp-eyed, but he could only get off the carriage reluctantly and walk to An Lushan.
This is the second time the two met. Last time when Xiuwu met, if it weren't for the Chong Niang, An Lushan would have sent someone to attack Ye Chang. However, Liu Luogu gave a gift and temporarily exposed the grudges between the two sides. Therefore, on the surface, An Lushan was not as aggressive as last time.
On the contrary, there is a smile.
"Ye Zengjun went to Liaodong to work, why didn't he meet me?" An Lushan said in a warm voice.
"Although there is a position of joining the military in Jilizhou, it is actually a saint who set up a position to facilitate a certain position and is not a regular position, so naturally he dare not go to see the doctor." Ye Chang also smiled: "The doctor's power is even more thunderous after he arrived in Liaodong."
An Lushan laughed loudly and nodded affectionately to Ye Chang: "Ye joined the army, what do you need An's help? Just speak up. By the way, you are mixed with barbarians and may be a little unstable. I will send you five hundred elite soldiers to guard it. It is your Xiangping Guard to capture the military horses under your jurisdiction. How about it?"
This is to place troops to Ye Chang's men. If they are really sent to him, the host and guest will be easy, and there are only An Lushan's eyes and ears to pass the news of Lushun to An Lushan. Ye Chang smiled and said, "The doctor is willing to lend a helping hand. Ye is grateful. After he goes back, he will set up a camp and wait for the strong soldiers sent by the doctor."
He did not refuse, An Lushan nodded with satisfaction, feeling a little worthless in his heart.
"You are not in Liaodong at this time, why are you back to Chang'an?" An Lushan asked again.
This was a question knowingly, but Ye Chang didn't know, so he responded and replied: "Your Majesty sent me to call me back to the capital. I don't know what's wrong."
"Good to do it, good to do it, haha..."
An Lushan laughed and left. Ye Chang looked at his back and the smile on his face gradually stopped.
This is a treacherous man.
Now in Chang'an, Ye Chang has no more fragrant snow than the sea of fragrant snow. However, he bought a house next to Sisun Simiao's house in Guangdefang, Chang'an. Although it was not big, there was no problem to live in thirty or fifty people. After arriving here, Ye Chang first went to Yuzhen Temple and told Li Longji through Princess Yuzhen that he had returned to Chang'an.
Next, he returned to his residence and waited for news. After waiting for two days, Li Longji had not sent anyone to summon him to meet him, but Li Linfu sent someone to come.
"Mr. Li said he would meet me at his mansion this afternoon?" Ye Chang was a little surprised: "Let me go earlier?"
The one who came to invite Ye Chang was Li Fei, an old servant of the Li family. He had had a conversation with Ye Chang more than once, so he was very humble: "Yes, my husband ordered this."
Ye Chang twisted the few short whiskers he had grown, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Okay, I'll go there after lunch."
The lunch at Li Linfu's house was very luxurious. Although Li Linfu did not have any chicken tongue banquets, it was also full of delicious dishes, and the cost of a meal was dozens of times.
Li Tengkong has his own kitchen. She ate very lightly. After lunch, she began to think about what to do this afternoon. At this moment, Li Fei's voice came: "Seventh Lady, Seventh Lady"
"What's wrong with Uncle Fat?"
"A guest is visiting today, and my husband invites the seventh lady to accompany you."
Li Tengkong didn't care at first. The Tang Dynasty was open, and it was common for guests to come to the door to bring their wives and little women. Whenever they encountered this situation, the host would arrange for the same female family to receive them.
"Which family's family is it?" she asked softly.
Li Fei did not hesitate: "This husband did not order the old slave."
It was because he didn't give any instructions, but he didn't know it. Li Tengkong heard the meaning of it, but he didn't think deeply about it. Her father always had a reason to hide it. He insisted on exploring it, but it was not beautiful.
"Since that's the case, then please invite her to meet in the back garden." Li Tengkong said.
She led the maid to the back garden. The Li family's mansion was very large. The rockery pavilions and trees in the back garden were a good place for women to visit. Before Li Tengkong could wait for a long time, he could hear the footsteps, but the footsteps were different from those of a woman, calm and powerful, and it looked a bit like the voice of a young man.
Li Tengkong was surprised and saw Ye Chang walking in slowly.
Having not seen him for half a year, Ye Chang became a little darker and slightly raised his beard, making his face look more sophisticated and mature. When he appeared here, Li Tengkong was stunned and was a little surprised, and then he felt shy and hard to bear.
Her lifelong event has always been a problem in the family. Li Linfu has many children. Legend has it that there are fifty sons and fifty daughters, but the one who is truly famous is seven daughters and seven sons. Li Tengkong is the youngest among them and is also the most favored by Li Linfu. Li Linfu has always been worried that Li Tengkong will really enter the Taoist sect and never marry for life. Now it seems that he can't wait to sell his daughter to the young man Junyan who he is so eye-catching.
Could it be that I am so bad that I am so worried about marrying...I am not the emperor's daughter
When he discovered Li Tengkong, Ye Chang was also shocked and stopped. He trespassed into the back garden and disturbed the female family again. This was a big mistake. He looked back and found that Li Fei, who was attracting him, left quietly. At this time, Ye Chang's first thought was to "miserably break into the White Tiger Hall."
He immediately understood that even if Li Linfu wanted to frame him, he would not have to pay his daughter's reputation.
"Ye Chang has seen Miss Li." He bowed and said, "It's been a long time since it's been a long time."
"Do you really think it's been a long time?" Li Teng said with a blank look.
"Well... Speaking of which, I also brought gifts to Miss Li today." Li Tengkong's little temperament did not make Ye Chang angry, but instead felt that the girl who had always been cold-hearted and warm-hearted was lively and lively. Therefore, he smiled and said, "I just didn't expect to meet Miss Li here, so I handed over to the housekeeper of the government."
"What gift?" Li Tengkong was a little curious.
"If you don't say it, there will be no surprise when you say it."
"Don't think that I am like the twenty-nine noble master, and I will be happy to take away the clothes you gave me. I am very picky."
"Haha, the insect girl is still young, so she's good to have new clothes, but this year it's not easy to deal with. When I saw her the day before yesterday, I was blamed several times."
Li Tengkong and Chongniang were also quite familiar with each other, and even knew what gift Ye Chang gave to Chongniang. As Ye Chang said, Chongniang gradually became unhappy with clothes, toys, etc. As she grew older, she was most interested in now, was Ye Chang’s experience at the sea.
Li Tengkong was also interested, as well as the customs and customs in Liaodong. When they talked in the back garden, they both pretended not to know the intention of Li Linfu's arrangement.
An hour passed in a blink of an eye. The two of them talked quite speculatively. Li Tengkong smiled and lowered his eyebrows, hoping that the longer the time would be, the better. But at this moment, he heard a cough coming from outside. Li Tengkong suddenly realized that he seemed to be getting too close to Ye Chang, so she took a few steps back and sat in the pavilion.
Li Fei's voice came in again: "Where is Langjun Ye, where is Langjun Ye?"
"Someone is here."
"My husband asked Mr. Ye to go out to see the guests."
This was as if Ye Chang was not a guest. Ye Chang muttered in his heart, could Li Linfu really want to match him and Li Tengkong?
With Ye Chang's understanding of Li Linfu, Li Linfu, who took three steps and had absolutely no good intentions. He just wanted to match him and Li Tengkong, but he was afraid that there were other wishful thinking behind his back.
Chapter completed!