Ever since Yang Xuanyan, the owner of the Yang family residence, had passed away, few people had come to visit. When Yang Yuhuan was conferred the title of Princess Shou, the place had been lively for a period of time. However, this was just a flash in the pan. After Yang Yuhuan was banished to the Taoist temple, the Yang family residence became even more deserted. Other than the bullies who came to collect debts, almost no one came to visit. ranen.
For this reason, Yu Chaoen's trip, although he only brought a dozen attendants, still caused quite a stir in the small mountain village in Central Sichuan. Many curious villagers hid in corners and behind trees, secretly looking at the Yang family residence. Some of the bolder ones walked straight to the entrance of the Yang family residence and looked at these strangers from the capital.
Most of the villagers were not very knowledgeable, but there were many who had traveled far away. They understood the outside world and could recognize the attire of the Yulin Royal Guards and the eunuchs. And these knowledgeable people immediately told the villagers what they saw to show that they were knowledgeable.
In this way, almost all the villagers knew that the Yulin Royal Guards and the eunuchs from the capital had come to visit the Yang family. And these villagers all knew that many years ago, the Yang family's fourth daughter, Yang Yuhuan, had married the current Prince Shou. Because of this, the Yang family had been lively for a period of time and caused the villagers to be envious and jealous, regretting that they did not have a good daughter.
And this time, the eunuchs from the capital suddenly came to visit the Yang family and were very respectful to the old lady of the Yang family. This abnormal situation could only lead the villagers to one direction, and that was that Princess Shou, Yang Yuhuan, who had been banished to the Taoist temple, was very likely to be released again. Only this could explain the phenomenon they saw.
In this way, the rumor that the Yang family's fourth daughter, Yang Yuhuan, had gained power again immediately spread throughout the village. Of course, it also reached the ears of the debt collector.
This news was not bad news for the villagers, but for the debt collector who was pressing the old lady of the Yang family, it was nightmarish news.
Since Yang Yuhuan had been banished to the Taoist temple, he had judged that the Yang family had completely lost power. Because of this, he dared to go against the debt collector and seize the Yang family residence and land to gain some benefits for himself.
However, he never expected that Yang Yuhuan would regain her power. This made him feel like an ant on a hot pan. He paced back and forth in the house and used this as a pretext to make a fuss and abuse several servants.
These servants were ordered by their master to go and force the debt collector. Now that something had happened, they had to be scolded by their master. This made them feel very uncomfortable, but they could only accept it. who asked them to be servants. Who asked them?
After weighing the pros and cons, the head of the Yang family decided to sacrifice the rook to save the king. He pushed all the responsibility to the servants. After all, every time the debt collector was forced, it was the servants who stepped forward. He had never shown his face even once. Even if people with discerning eyes could see the flaw, it was still acceptable on the surface.
What happened next in the Yang family residence gave the villagers something to talk about. The debt collector led a few servants to the Yang family residence to beg for forgiveness. He also pretended to say that he had never asked the old lady of the Yang family to pay the debt. It was the servants who had lost money in gambling and came to force the debt collector on their own accord. It had nothing to do with him at all. He also made it clear in front of the villagers that all the debts had been written off long ago.
In order to express his apology for not disciplining his servants well, the head of the Yang family immediately took out a large sum of money to expand a new residence for the Yang family and compensate for the medical expenses of Yang Jian's injuries. At the same time, he also handed the servants over to the Yang family for the Yang family to deal with as they wished.
As long as one wasn't a fool, one could tell that the debt collector was a hypocrite. However, no one dared to expose him in front of his face, not even the old lady of the Yang family.
Under Ang Lee's hint, the old lady of the Yang family accepted the debt collector's apology and took all the money. However, she didn't punish the servants who were once arrogant. Instead, she let them return with their master.
The old lady of the Yang family was originally forced to the point of being homeless. However, after meeting Ang Lee, her luck suddenly changed. First, the servants who came to collect the debt were chased away by Ang Lee. Then, Yu Chaoen and the others suddenly came and brought the greetings of the current emperor. From then on, her fate was completely changed.
All of this wasn't Ang Lee's credit. However, the old lady of the Yang family admired Ang Lee very much. This was because Ang Lee was someone who helped her before Yu Chaoen came. This was enough to show Ang Lee's character.
"Granny, please rest first. We still have imperial orders to carry out, so we won't disturb you any further."
Ang Lee cupped his fists and bowed, preparing to leave.
"Old Madam, take good care of your body. The days of prosperity are still ahead."
Yu Chaoen's face was full of smiles. His attitude was several times more respectful than Ang Lee's.
"Since you have imperial orders, this old lady won't keep you any longer. Yang Jian, help Auntie send them off."
The old lady's face was full of kindness.
Ang Lee and Yu Chaoen didn't stand on ceremony and left the Yang family's old residence with a dozen or so attendants.
Yang Yurou was worried about the two children at home and also left with them. She continued to ride the same warhorse as Ang Lee.
Yang Yurou, who was sitting behind Ang Lee, hugged Ang Lee tightly. This caused Yu Chaoen, who was walking side by side, to raise his eyebrows. He suspiciously guessed what had happened between Ang Lee and Yang Yurou.
"Li Xiaowei, tell me honestly. Has the emperor taken a fancy to my sister?"
Yang Yurou hugged Ang Lee's back tightly and pressed her lips against Ang Lee's right ear.
Ang Lee's body was slightly startled: "Yurou, I really don't know much about what's going on in the palace."
Yang Yurou then turned her gaze to Yu Chaoen. This scared Yu Chaoen so much that he quickly changed the topic to avoid talking about this sensitive matter.
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"Li Xiaowei, are you leaving early tomorrow morning?"
Yang Yurou's fiery eyes stared at Li An in a daze.
Ang Lee gently nodded his head: "Yurou, Yu brought His Majesty's decree. He asked me to escort the Nanzhao delegation to the capital. As of now, the Nanzhao delegation has been waiting in Yizhou City for many days. We really can't delay any longer."
Yang Yurou pursed her lips: "If Fourth Sister is really successful, she will definitely not forget me. At that time, she will definitely bring me to the capital. In this way, I should be able to see Li Xiaowei."
After saying this, her face was filled with joy.
"Why, Yurou, are you going to the capital just to see me?"
Ang Lee was happy for a moment and also teased her.
Yang Yurou smiled happily. She took a step forward and suddenly hugged Ang Lee: "Li Xiaowei, you are leaving early tomorrow morning. Don't leave tonight."
Her fiery gaze was intoxicated as she stared at Ang Lee's handsome face. Her hands were very naughty as they stroked Ang Lee's back.
This sudden change caught Li An off guard, and his body reacted involuntarily.
"Yurou, this is not appropriate."
Ang Lee did not have a good impression of the Guo Country's historical wife. He always felt that this woman had a vicious heart. Once he touched her body but did not marry her, there was no guarantee that she would not take revenge in the future. Therefore, it was better to keep a distance.
"Li Xiaowei, why are you deceiving yourself?"
Yang Yurou could clearly feel that there was an inexplicable hard object pressing against her lower abdomen.
"Yurou, I still have important matters to discuss with Assistant Minister Xi. I cannot stay for long."
Ang Lee tactfully refused and gently pushed Yang Yurou away. He nodded and bowed, then turned and left.
"Young Shao Lang is so bold."
Yang Yurou sent him to the door. She leaned against the doorframe and affectionately watched Ang Lee leave step by step. A faint smile hung on the corner of her mouth.
After Li An had walked more than a hundred steps, he let out a long sigh. Yang Yurou's sudden attack had caught him off guard and caused him to make a mistake. However, this was an instinctive reaction, so he couldn't be blamed.
After staying in the small village for a day, Xi Yu's health improved a lot. Ang Lee decided to immediately leave for Yizhou City to meet up with Nanzhao's delegation and head to the capital together.
Although no one told Ang Lee the purpose of Nanzhao's delegation to the capital, Ang Lee could more or less guess that the large-scale rebellion in Cuandi was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for expansion. This time, Piloge sent his son to Chang 'an City to ask the Emperor of the Tang dynasty for permission to seize Cuandi under the pretext of suppressing the rebellion and expand his territory step by step.
Ang Lee, who was quite familiar with history, knew that Piloge was a brave and wise ruler of a generation. Under Piloge's efforts, Nanzhao, which was located in a remote corner of the country, successively conquered the other Five Zhao and achieved the magnificent feat of unifying the Six Zhao. Then, by suppressing the rebellion of the Cuandi people, they annexed the vast Cuandi and further expanded their strength. From then on, they had the strength to fight against the Tang dynasty.
Now, Piloge had unified the Six Zhao and was stepping up to win the hearts of the other Five Zhao to stabilize his rule. Ang Lee could do nothing about it. However, Cuandi was not yet under Piloge's control. Ang Lee felt that since he had come to the Tang dynasty, he should do something for the Tang Empire. Perhaps stopping Nanzhao from annexing Cuandi was what he should do.
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Nanzhao's Taihe City Palace. Nanzhao's King Piloge paced excitedly in the main hall. From time to time, he pinched his beard to control his joy so that it would not be easily revealed.
The reason why Piloge was so excited was that there was good news from Cuandi. King Cuandi, Cuan Chongdao, and others continued to rebel and break into the county of the Tang dynasty. They slaughtered the Tang dynasty officials and the relationship with the Tang dynasty became even more tense.
For Piloge, the more intense the rebellion in Cuandi was, the more the Tang dynasty needed Nanzhao's help. After all, although the Tang dynasty had a strong military force, its territory was also very vast. Most of the elite troops were distributed in the northeast, north, northwest, and west. The troops in the south were relatively insufficient. In this way, in order to better quell the rebellion, the Tang dynasty needed Nanzhao's help. This was a good opportunity for Piloge to show his skills and expand his power.
In the main hall, Duan Jianming was also excited. The reason why there was a large-scale rebellion in Cuandi was not only because the Tang dynasty was building a city in Nanning Province, which made the forces in Cuandi nervous, but also because of the secret activities of Nanzhao. Only he and Piloge knew what was going on.
In fact, when they learned that the Tang dynasty was building a city in Nanning Province, the most nervous was not the Cuandi tycoons, but the King of Nanzhao, Piloge. Because once the Tang dynasty gained a foothold in Nanning Province, Yizhou and Annan would be connected. In this way, the forces of the Tang dynasty would firmly control the surrounding areas of Nanzhao, which would bring great pressure to Nanzhao.
In order to prevent the Tang dynasty from building a city in Nanning Province, Piloge secretly ordered Duan Jianming to send reliable people to Cuandi to spread all kinds of rumors that the Tang dynasty was going to harm the people in Cuandi. This made the Cuandi tycoons even more resentful and colluded with each other to launch a rebellion against the Tang dynasty.
The initiator of all this was Piloge, the King of Nanzhao, and Duan Jianming, the King of Qingping, was Piloge's accomplice and lackey. Duan Jianming was responsible for the specific details of the mission.
The so-called Qingping official was the highest official in Nanzhao, which was equivalent to the Prime Minister of the Tang dynasty. However, in order to prevent the Qingping official from monopolizing the power of the king, Nanzhao set up six Qingping officials so that they could restrain each other and reduce their threat to the king.
The Qingping officials also had specific official names, which were Tanchuo, Buxie, and Jiuzan. There were also those with slightly lower status, Qiu Wang, and Zheng Qiu Wang.
In addition, among the six Qingping officials, there was an internal calculation official who was in charge of secrets. He handled the documents on behalf of the King of Nanzhao and had great authority, which was equivalent to the Political Affairs Hall of the Tang dynasty. There were also two deputy internal calculation officials to assist the internal calculation official in handling government affairs. The remaining three were external calculation officials who were in charge of the various executive departments.
Duan Jianming was a Foreign Accountant, not one of the most powerful officials in Nanzhao, but he was one of Pi Luoge's confidants and deeply trusted by Pi Luoge. Pi Luoge would often give him the most important and urgent missions, and Duan Jianming had always lived up to expectations. Each time, he would brilliantly complete the missions that Pi Luoge gave him. Last time, when he had burned down Songming Tower, Duan Jianming had performed a great service, and this time, when he had instigated the local tyrants to rebel against the Great Tang, he had once more impressed Pi Luoge.
"Duan Jianming, you did well this time. I will reward you well."
Piloge narrowed his eyes and looked at Duan Jianming.
In the Nanzhao language, the King was called Zhao, and the King of Nanzhao called himself Yuan. It was just like the Emperor of the Tang dynasty called himself Zhen.
Duan Jianming bowed respectfully and said humbly, "My lord, it was all because of my brother, Duan Jianwei, that we were able to successfully instigate the Cuandi tycoons to rebel against the Tang dynasty. He personally took the risk to sneak into Cuandi and persuaded the King of Cuandi and others to rebel against the Tang dynasty. Duan Jianwei is the hero of this operation. Please reward Duan Jianwei."
Piloge was overjoyed. "Good, I promise you that I will put your brother, Duan Jianwei, in an important position. From now on, both of you will be my confidants."
"Thank you, my lord. Duan Jianwei will not let you down."
Piloge nodded. "The current situation is becoming more and more favorable for Nanzhao. Chengjie has already set off for Chang 'an. I believe that he will be able to persuade the Emperor of the Tang dynasty to let Nanzhao send troops to suppress the various tribes in Cuandi. As long as the Emperor of the Tang dynasty hands over the task of pacifying Cuandi to Nanzhao, Cuandi will soon belong to us, just like when the Six Zhao became one."
"My lord, you are right. In three to five years at most, Cuandi will belong to Nanzhao. The Tang dynasty needs Nanzhao to unite with them to fight against Tufan. Therefore, even if Nanzhao takes the opportunity to annex Cuandi, the Tang dynasty can only turn a blind eye."
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