After Yang Fan resolved the Ministry of Revenue matter, he also inquired about the relationship between Assistant Minister Qiu and Wu Yizong.
In reality, even if he did not inquire, he would have quickly found out about this matter. This was because Minister An, who had lost all face, was not willing to carry this joke. He had already sent people to secretly leak the news and let the entire court know that this time, it was Assistant Minister Qiu of the Ministry of Revenue who had been asked by his in-law, Wu Yizong.
Who was Wu Yizong? It was the King of Hanoi! It was the Great General Zuo Jinwu! It was a member of the Wu Clan! With this, the ridicule of the court was immediately directed to Wu Yizong. From beginning to end, this Great General Wu had not shown himself, had he? Yang Fan had smashed the signboard of the Ministry of Revenue, stolen the four treasures of the study, occupied the kitchen of the Ministry of Revenue, and forced the Minister and Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to sit on the fence. Where was this Prince of the Wu Clan, the Great General of the Jin Wu Guards?
Minister An's reputation and status could not be compared to Wu Yizong's. Since there was an even more important person behind Minister An, then people naturally would not ridicule Minister An, but instead turned to ridicule Wu Yizong.
Yang Fan did not know the true reason why Wu Yizong was opposing him, but he secretly raised his guard. Coincidentally, Wu Sansi had sent someone to invite him to the banquet. Yang Fan wanted to use this opportunity to dissolve the enmity of the Wu Clan as much as possible. Wu Zetian did not look like she was about to die, and this was not the time to publicly break off relations with the Wu Clan.
However, he did not expect that after being taught a lesson by Wu Sansi, Wu Yizong, who had already decided to give up, would bear a grudge against him again because of the ridicule and ridicule of the rumors. Wu Yizong did not reflect that he had taken the initiative to find trouble with Yang Fan, nor did he consider that the ridicule and ridicule of the rumors had nothing to do with Yang Fan. He only felt that because Yang Fan had made him lose face, he could only find Yang Fan to get it back.
Originally, he wanted to vent his anger on Yang Fan for Wu Chongxun, but this time, he wanted to save his face. Yang Fan didn't know that because of the rumors, he had first offended Wu Chongxun, and now he had offended Wu Yizong. On this day, when he was preparing to go to the Martial House's banquet, he was still discussing the next step with Xu Liang.
Xu Liang said, "Clothing and rations, the Ministry of Revenue will no longer make things difficult for us, but sabers, spears, bows, arrows, armor, weapons, and horses will still need to be requested from the Department of Ordnance and Imperial Servant Temple. Currently, other than the original 100 cavalry soldiers who had warhorses, weapons, and armor, the newly recruited soldiers were all dressed in cloth clothes and were bare-handed. Without weapons and warhorses, there's no way to practice formations and train soldiers. "
Yang Fan nodded his head in agreement and said, "Previously, for some reason, Wu Yizong actually instigated the Ministry of Revenue to deliberately make things difficult for us. Fortunately, the Ministry of Revenue was in the wrong first, and that group of civil officials were the most concerned about their dignity. They sent some soldiers to make a fuss, and that Minister An couldn't bear it and relented. Otherwise, even if the case was brought to the Emperor and delayed the payment of wages, it would still be a problem. Now that the Ministry of Revenue has learned their lesson, they won't dare to make things difficult for us in this area. But I don't know if the Imperial Servant Temple and the Department of Ordnance were also entrusted by Wu Yizong. Seeing the Ministry of Revenue's situation, will they change their minds? "
Xu Liang said, "As for the situation at the Imperial Servant Temple, I'm not very clear. However, the government has always placed the most importance on horses. Although the Imperial Servant Temple's officials aren't very prominent in the court, in front of the Emperor, they are still people who can speak. And the Department of Ordnance is the most important of the five departments that report directly to the court: the Imperial Household Supervisor, the Department of Ordnance, the Department of Ordnance, the Department of Generals, and the Department of Water. The current Department of Ordnance … is Wu Sizhong! "
Yang Fan was startled and said, "Wu Sizhong? That pig-riding general's brother? "
Xu Liang said, "That's right, it is that pig-riding general's younger brother, the Prince of Lin Chuan, Wu Sizhong."
Yang Fan's expression immediately darkened. Xu Liang said, "Against the Department of Ordnance, we definitely can't use the method we used against the Ministry of Revenue. The people we sent to the Ministry of Revenue to cause a ruckus, but in reality, we still paid attention to propriety. But if this prince of the Wu clan flared up, he really would dare to kill all the people we sent! "
Yang Fan said seriously, "I understand! Today, when we go to the Liang household, I will take the opportunity to find out the cause of the enmity. If it can be resolved, it would be best to resolve it. Creating enmity with the Wu clan is really not a smart move. "
Xu Liang said, "Fortunately, General, this matter can be resolved. If it were us, we could only be at the mercy of others."
Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Don't try to console me. I think … the reason why they are making things difficult for us is because of me. If this Thousand Rider General wasn't me, the dignified Emperor's personal army wouldn't have been made so difficult."
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About a mile away from the North Peace Gate of Luoyang, there was a temple on the east side of the imperial road. The temple wasn't big and didn't have a lot of incense burning. Its beauty lay in the high terrain. Below it was a watchtower. The buildings were exquisite and the bamboo and cypress trees formed a forest. It was truly a wonderful place to cleanse one's mind. If one didn't want to waste half a day going to the Golden Grain Garden, this place was also a scenic spot.
At this moment, there were a few young men and women sightseeing here. Looking at their bright clothes and the servants, it was obvious that they were all noble young masters and daughters of rich families.
Occasionally, there would be a few poor scholars visiting this place. Before they could shake their heads and recite a few crooked poems, peep at the beautiful ladies, and fantasize about the beautiful dream of a rich girl falling in love with a poor scholar, they would be blasted away by the servants of the rich families in green clothes and small hats like wild dogs.
Under the jujube tree was a grass mat and beside it was a small table with cups and plates. Fresh fruits and fine wine were all prepared. The green and white jujube blossoms on the tree would fall from time to time, scattering all over the ground. Not far away, there was a thicket of lilacs. The fragrance was refreshing.
There was an old locust tree with a swing tied to it. A few women's clothes fluttered in the wind, swinging the swing high into the air. There were endless exclamations of joy and laughter. There were also some ruffians who pretended to go for a walk and wandered around. Unfortunately, the girls were holding their skirts so tightly that they couldn't see the spring scenery under their skirts.
A few kites were flying in the deep blue sky. On a flat patch of grass, a few young men were playing cuju. Some of them had feelings for each other, and unwittingly they got together. The young man threw her a petal of a flower, and the young lady glanced at him with her beautiful eyes. It was a very interesting scene.
Today's outing was hosted by the noble princess. Her Royal Highness, who was becoming more and more timid as she grew older, persistently acting as a matchmaker. Today, not only were the beautiful ladies and daughters invited, there were also many young masters from rich families. The young men and women were traveling together. It was only because of this old princess that no one would gossip.
In fact, everything she did was mainly to facilitate the marriage between the Wu and Li families. Not everyone was qualified enough for the old princess to act as a matchmaker.
The grass was like a carpet, the flowers were like embroidery, the bridge was painted with flowing water, it was like a poem or a painting.
Li Guo'er was like a fish in water in this kind of environment. She became more and more beautiful.
The girls from the other families were either sitting at the table, drinking a glass of grape wine, reciting a poem or two, exchanging flirtatious glances with the rich dressed youths. Or they were not in the mood to talk to the men at all. A few of the girls were playing on the swing, flying kites, having a great time.
Li Guo'er could not play with them at all. Here, everyone was very relaxed and she did not need to pretend to be a little lady. She was chasing butterflies among the flowers for a while. When she saw the fish in the stream, Li Guo'er was immediately interested. She took off her shoes and pulled up her skirt and went into the water to catch the fish.
Wu Chongxun stood at the end of the bridge and stared at Li Guo'er who was laughing and catching fish in the stream. He was already scared out of his wits.
Although his father Wu Sansi did not send anyone to the Li family to reject the marriage because of Wu Chongxun's' death remonstrance ', the matter of the engagement was delayed indefinitely and Wu Chongxun did not dare to push too hard. But towards that fairy-like beauty, it was as if he was suffering from lovesickness. He did not want to eat or drink, he only wanted to see her.
Today, he specially created this opportunity for them. It was arranged by the noble princess after she accepted his generous gift.
Li Guo'er's red skirt was tied at her waist, exposing her two beautiful calves. The clear water flowed past, stirring up two white waves on her calves. Her delicate and beautiful jade feet in the water looked like two pieces of beautiful jade sinking to the bottom of the water. Wu Chongxun unknowingly walked down the bridge. He was still staring at the girl in the stream, intoxicated and infatuated.
Li Guo'er had actually noticed him a long time ago. It was just that her parents had not told her about her marriage arrangements because the other party had not made it clear. She did not know that her parents had already made arrangements for her. She thought that because she was young, her parents did not want her to marry. Therefore, she did not have any special thoughts about today's gathering.
However, she had heard from the noble princess that the person standing at the end of the bridge was the son of Wu Sansi. Li Guo'er knew that he was the son of the Prince of Liang, Wu Sansi.
On one hand, the Wu family had persecuted the Luling family. There was hatred in her heart. On the other hand, the Luling family could not even defend against the Wu family's persecution. For Li Guo'er, who worshiped power and strength, she instinctively wanted to get close to them.
Therefore, she deliberately raised her buttocks and chest in the water, making all kinds of enchanting movements. Seeing that the Wu family's little prince was intoxicated, she was secretly proud.
After pretending for a while, it was not good to stay in the water, so Li Guo'er turned and walked to the shore. It seemed that she had just seen Wu Chongxun. Li Guo'er exclaimed and showed a trace of shyness on her face. She quickly put down her skirt, but the water wet the skirt again. The red skirt wrapped around her beautiful legs, making her even more beautiful.
Seeing this, Wu Chongxun quickly saluted and apologized, "This little prince was rude. I saw the princess catching fish here and scared the fish away, so I did not dare to speak. I didn't mean to peep. Forgive me, forgive me!"
"Little prince is too polite. I was just startled to see someone on the shore. I didn't mean to blame you."
Li Guo'er pursed her lips and smiled. Her small hand patted her chest. Her appearance made Wu Chongxun even more infatuated. He quickly said, "The princess' skirt has been splashed by the stream. Please come ashore."
Li Guo'er complied and walked to the shore in an extremely graceful manner. Suddenly, she cried out and fell into Wu Chongxun's arms. Wu Chongxun was shocked into a daze when the fragrant, soft, and lithe figure entered his embrace. He didn't even dare to think about such fortune, but it actually came!
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