the enlightener says

"Dong Dabao." Qin Ke blurted out, as if this was his real name, "Mr. Guan, please..."

"Don't call me Mr.." Guan Shanyue interrupted him, and continued to smile: "It sounds like a teacher, but if you want to talk about teaching people tirelessly, I think I can't do anything, and I can do it with my own hands. Are you Do you want to ask me for directions? Then you have found the right person, I am familiar with this place, as long as you tell me the name of a place, I can show you a way."

Qin Ke was overjoyed and said, "Really? I am so grateful! I want to go..."

"However, you have to call me uncle." Guan Shanyue interrupted Qin Ke again, playing with the scissors with a relaxed expression.

It seems to be a bit cynical.

The second half of Qin Ke's sentence was interrupted, but at this moment it got stuck in his throat, and he looked at Guan Shanyue with doubts in his eyes.

Which song is it, uncle?Although considering his age, being his uncle is indeed no problem, but why did he take such a small advantage of him?

Looking at Guan Shanyue carefully, he felt that although he smiled calmly, he didn't seem to be joking. Qin Ke took a deep breath and said honestly, "Uncle Guan..."

"Yeah. So good, nephew. Come on, tell uncle, where do you want to go?" Guan Shanyue came over, reached out and stroked Qin Ke's head gently, but Qin Ke was extremely embarrassed, but this time The son couldn't care less, so he asked for the way.

Of course he didn't dare to directly ask where the copy library is, that's a place only the clan members of the Tang Dynasty could go to, if it aroused suspicion, the consequences would be disastrous, but he only needs to ask a palace near the copy library, and he can probably find the copy in the dark Ku, it's okay.

And Guan Shanyue is indeed a good guide, with just a few words, he explained the route very clearly, as if he had really lived in this palace for many years, and he had walked those routes countless times.

Perhaps, he is a gardener who is deeply loved by important people, for example, the imperial concubine?Seeing how carefully he pruned the half-dead flower in the pot, it proved how meticulous he is.

After asking the way clearly, Qin Ke finally had the confidence to stride away. The gardener looked at him and smiled slightly. Qin Ke was very happy, turned around and waved at him vigorously, shouting with a little joy in his tone: "Thank you Uncle Guan!"

Guan Shanyue nodded, watching his figure disappear into the corner of the imperial garden, he gently dropped the flower scissors, looked down at the pot of chrysanthemums that he had pruned for a long time, and said softly: "You are old enough to be an uncle. Well, it’s better for a child to see it clearly. But... a eunuch child with blood and vitality, must have come to the palace with some mission?"

He thought for a while, shook his head and sighed softly: "Let him go, anyway, what does this palace matter have to do with me?"

"It can be regarded as taking advantage, Uncle Guan? Interesting." He shrugged with a childlike smile on his face, looked at the bright moon above his head, and whispered softly: "The bright moon rises from the Tianshan Mountains, the vastness... between the sea of ​​clouds .”

Chapter 258 Gu Jun, Veteran

"The lord."

At this time, a slightly old voice came from behind the gardener, Guan Shanyue, or Li Qiuhuang, turned around lightly, looked at the official in formal attire, and smiled. Said: "Cai Yong, how did you suddenly know that you came here to find me?"

Cai Yong bent his knees, knelt heavily, and even prostrated his upper body on the ground, saying: "The old minister is here to apologize."

"Apologize?" Li Qiuhuang shook his head and said, "Cai Zhuguo is mature and prudent. He has worked hard for decades, and he hasn't slack off for a single day. What's the crime?"

Cai Yong didn't raise his head, just opened his old eyes slightly, and said: "The lord appointed the little girl to accompany him in the palace, but the old minister has no way to teach the son, and the little girl is stubborn, so she escaped from the mansion while the old minister didn't notice, so far no one is there, please The ruler punishes the crime."

Li Qiuhuang looked at Cai Yong who was kneeling on the ground, and the playful image of Cai Yan fleeing the Cai Mansion with a sly smile appeared in his mind, and he suddenly laughed and said: "Xiao Yan'er sneaked away again? It's interesting... Get up, Wu Not guilty, just ran away, and it's not the first time."

"I am terrified." Cai Yong insisted: "The old minister responded to this matter, but the result is like this. The crime is the same as deceiving the emperor, but he is pardoned. It is really against the court's law. I also ask the lord to withdraw his order and severely punish the old minister. Can convince the public."

Li Qiuhuang was a little helpless, and said: "Cai Yong, I don't even care about this matter, why do you have to pay so much attention to this matter? It is a private matter for me to invite Xiao Yan'er into the palace, and it has nothing to do with the court. She should come or not. Come on, it doesn't matter."

"The words of the lord, the veteran cannot approve." Cai Yong still did not stand up, "As the lord of the country, he has no public or private interests. Every action, every word and deed is the official business of our Tang Kingdom, old minister..."

"Okay, okay, don't say that so many people hear so much that the lonely ear hurts, it's no wonder Xiaoyan'er thinks about the family all day long. You, it's too serious, what's the point of Xiaoyan'er wanting to go out for a walk? You have to lock him up in the house." In Li Qiuhuang's impression, this old official seemed to be always on the tip of his horns, no matter how many times he pulled him, he didn't care, and instead got deeper.

Just like the earthworms in the soil...

Li Qiuhuang coughed lightly, and dismissed the idea with some embarrassment. He then sighed, knowing that if he didn't let him go at this moment, he might just chatter here forever. Seeing Cai Yong He was about to open his mouth to speak again, and hurriedly said: "Then... fine your salary for three months as a warning. When you get up, it will be cold on the ground. You are at this age. When the time comes, you will get sick and no one will deal with major national affairs. Instead, it will be me. Tang country's loss."

"Thank you, Lord." Cai Yong finally stood up, and his every move was a model of etiquette, but Li Qiuhuang didn't bother to look at it at the moment, so he turned his back and walked forward slowly, "Cai Yong, how much are you an official?" year?"

"Returning to the Lord, the veteran has been an official at the age of 24, and it has been 43 years."

"43 years... the elders of the three dynasties." Li Qiuhuang sighed: "Forget it, let's not talk about this, the banquet is about to begin."

"Yes." Cai Yong replied.

"You go with me." Li Qiuhuang said.

"Yes."

Li Qiuhuang curled her lips: "Can you stop saying yes and yes, Gu is here cutting flowers in a rags, what do you still have to do with those royal gifts? You can't say anything else? "

"The old minister would like to obey the emperor's order." Cai Yong bowed his head and said.

"Uh..." Li Qiuhuang's words got stuck in his throat, and after a while, he shook his head: "You are really...that's all."

Suddenly he seemed to remember something: "By the way, Cai Yang is going back to Ding'an today, right?"

"Yes." His second son, who was leading the army, should have left the barracks with his troops and came straight to the palace, but Cai Yong's expression remained unchanged, and he respectfully said: "We should rest in the barracks."

Li Qiuhuang nodded, and asked as he walked: "How is the border situation? Is there any movement in Jingwu?"

"No." Cai Yong said: "Since the great war that year, the border has basically been a small fight, and no one can get on the stage. As for Jing Wu... the old minister received a tip, and now Gao Changgong has stationed all three Qingzhou Ghost Riders. Go outside Jianye City, select the best of them, and form a strong army, probably in order to replace the batch of war horses from the northern barbarians in the near future."

"Northern war horse..." Li Qiuhuang sighed softly: "It's really a good thing. I didn't expect the Great Wall to ask for help, but in the end, Jing Wu took advantage of it. It's too real... she is still short-sighted after all."

Cai Yong's eyes flickered, but he quickly restrained himself.

"Forget it, don't mention this." Li Qiuhuang made a gesture and said: "Don't let Cai Yang rest in the barracks, let him come to the palace. It's very lively. Maybe I haven't seen him for a long time, and I want to see him too." Look at how majestic this brat is now."

When the two walked out of the imperial garden, an eunuch waited at the door for a long time. When he saw Li Qiuhuang and Cai Yong coming out one after the other, he was about to kneel down immediately. : "Wang Guifei still refuses to go to the banquet?"

The eunuch said in a low voice: "The imperial concubine Wang said she was caught in the cold, so she won't go."

"Fengchi?" Li Qiuhuang smiled wryly, "Go and tell her that her pot of 'Hydrangea' may not be saved, but I will send people to look for it in other countries to see if they can find the same one. The chrysanthemums I planted, when I find them, I will send them to her... Today is too real, ruining her flowers, Gu also felt a little sorry."

The eunuch didn't agree, and stood there for a while, hesitating and saying: "My lord. The noble concubine Wang said that even if the flowers are still blooming, the love is no longer there, so there is no need...don't bother the lord."

Li Qiuhuang was silent for a while, a little lost in interest: "Really, did she say that?" He sighed and pinched the center of his brows, waved his hands and said, "Go down."

"Yes, Lord."

Originally, the eunuch knew that he was coming to deliver a message, and he was frightened. It was basically disrespectful to say such words from his mouth. Although he was just a messenger, but the eunuch in the court had a low status and a low life, who knew whether the king would Killed himself in a fit of rage?

It's just that Wang Guifei has always been kind to her servants, and he has received a lot of favors. If possible, he always wants to repay.He thought of the beautiful but lonely back that was always in the deep palace, and felt that the king was really eccentric. Even though Concubine Yang Gui was beautiful, wouldn't Concubine Wang Guifei deserve him to coax her in person?

But it seems that Li Qiuhuang didn't intend to blame him, instead it made him a little confused.

The eunuch plucked up his courage and looked up at Li Qiuhuang, only to find that he was just standing there quietly, looking at the bright moon in the sky, as if he was deep in thought, or just in a daze.

The eunuch lowered his head again, stepped back a few steps according to etiquette, then turned and left.

Cai Yong said softly: "My lord, I shouldn't have interfered in matters concerning the harem, but under the system of the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty, the lord of the country should spread the rain and dew evenly, spread the branches and spread the leaves, and continue the country, instead of giving all the enthusiasm to Yang. The concubine is."

"Full of enthusiasm?" Li Qiuhuang turned his head and glanced at Cai Yong, with a faint smile, "Is it attentive? Cai Yong, why don't you just say that Gu is a licentious king, and a fatuous one."

"I dare not." Cai Yong said.

"I don't dare, but it's not that I don't want to." Li Qiuhuang thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Cai Yong, tell me, if I abdicate..."

"The lord of the country must not speak in vain!" Before Li Qiuhuang could finish his sentence, Cai Yong yelled like thunder. Following the yell, he knelt down and nodded with his head, his voice trembling Said: "The ruler of the country is the king of the Tang country, the father of thousands of people. The Tang country can have no veterans, but it can't be without a father for a day! The ruler should be careful and restrain himself, and don't say such weightless words!"

Li Qiuhuang was stunned by his roar, and remained silent for a while, as if he was thinking about something.

It's just that he still couldn't say anything after all, and there seemed to be a place of disappointment in his heart. At this moment, it was once again covered with ice and snow. He sighed and laughed at himself as the so-called "poetry fairy" and "wine fairy", which sounded very chic , even a bit detached, but who knows, he is actually the biggest prisoner in Ding'an City...

"Cai Yong, it's a lonely mistake, you get up." Li Qiuhuang said.

Cai Yong was still kneeling on the ground.

"Get up! Do you still have to beg you alone?" Li Qiuhuang shouted.

Only then did Cai Yong move, and he stood upright tremblingly. He was indeed old, and he brought back many old injuries when he went to the battlefield when he was young.

Li Qiuhuang didn't even look at him, and walked straight in one direction.

Chapter 259 Banquet, City Gate

It has been a while since the banquet, but the banquet has not yet started. Except for some dishes with charcoal fire under the plates, most of the other dishes are a bit cold. The civil and military officials of the court sat quietly, and even some ministers, in order to cater to the "etiquette", After noon, there was no water or rice in, but no one really dared to move the chopsticks recklessly.

At the highest point of the main hall, Yang Taizhen sat quietly behind the curtain woven with pearls and jade. No one could clearly see the face that was rumored to be the most beautiful face in the world. Only the bright red lips were faintly visible between the pearl curtains, as if smeared with blood.

The dancers in the arena danced slowly, but because of the stagnant breath, they couldn't let go of their hands and feet. Everyone felt like a clumsy duck, twisting its body ugly with the ducks.

Everyone has heard about the farce in today's harem: Yang Taizhen Yang Guifei and Wang Qiang Wang Guifei after several years of cold war, finally ignited a monstrous fire because of a small spark.

A total of 16 court ladies and eunuchs were implicated in the harem. Two of them were immediately sent to death row. Seven of them were still unconscious after being beaten with court rods. Half a sentence.

It's just that Yang Guifei, who is sitting above now, looks very calm, as if this matter has nothing to do with her.

Finally someone began to whisper, after all, high-ranking officials and courtiers will not even have the right to speak, so the discussion gradually started, and Cai Xiang sat in a higher seat, with a calm expression, did not move his chopsticks, did not speak, just stared at the front , seems to be quietly waiting for something.

At the moment when the deep atmosphere reached its peak, there was an exclamation of "Ouch" from the dance troupe. It seemed that someone couldn't bear the atmosphere, and accidentally lost his mind, so that he twisted his foot while jumping. , fell to the ground, and suddenly, the entire dance troupe queue was in chaos.

Standing below Yang Taizhen, who had been silently staring at the ministers, was first startled, and then subconsciously turned his head to see Yang Taizhen's reaction—it's a pity that Yang Taizhen was still like a puppet, neither speaking nor moving. I had no choice but to look away, and yelled: "What's the situation? Do you know what day it is today? Drag it out and beat me to death!"

The dancing girl's body is inherently weak, and she may be completely unrecognizable and her muscles and bones will be broken in a short while.

The dancer who fell was almost dumbfounded at this time, enduring the severe pain in her ankle, she quickly knelt down, and shouted in panic: "My lady, I know I was wrong... Your lady, please forgive me."

Yang Taizhen still didn't speak, except for blinking, she didn't even move at all, and how could the chief executive take into account the dancer's self-serving plea, and continued to sternly: "Drag out!"

The two eunuchs by the door stepped forward, bent down and began to drag the dancer's arms, but at this moment, the eunuch outside the main hall shouted loudly: "The lord—to—"

The officials suddenly stood up and looked at the door of the hall. At the moment when Li Qiuhuang stepped through the threshold of the hall, all the officials knelt down and bowed down, and there was a sound of rustling clothes in the hall: " See my lord."

After changing into clean clothes, Li Qiuhuang only nodded slightly, and quickly set his eyes on the dancer who was kneeling in the center of the dance floor and did not dare to look up.

"What's going on?" Li Qiuhuang frowned slightly.

The chief executive walked quickly to Li Qiuhuang, bowed and said, "Reporting to the lord, it's not a big deal, the dancer is disrespectful in front of the palace, and she is about to be punished according to the rules."

Li Qiuhuang let out an "oh", ignored the chief executive, and walked past him directly.

On the long carpet, the totem of Li's family in the Tang Dynasty is embroidered, every inch is meticulous to the extreme, and Li Qiuhuang walks carelessly, walking forward step by step on this road of worship by all officials .

Walking all the way to the center of the dance floor, looking at the sobbing dancer, she smiled a bit: "What's your name?"

The dancing girl already knew that Li Qiuhuang was coming from the eunuch's shout, but at this moment, her life was in danger, so how could she care about saluting her?

When she felt someone supporting her, she raised her head slightly, tears ran down her cheeks, and rouge and gouache were painted on her face, like an ink painting destroyed by rain.

"The lord..."

Li Qiuhuang still smiled, and repeated the question: "What's your name?"

The dancing girl was instantly fascinated by that smile.

You know, in the Tang Dynasty, there is no woman who does not imagine that she can have an affair with the lord, but fantasy is fantasy, and no woman really thinks that she will have such a day. For many women, being able to look at each other , A moment of eye contact is probably enough to make people unforgettable for a lifetime, right?

The dancer stared blankly into Li Qiuhuang's eyes, and stammered, "Jiang...Jiang Xiaoyue."

"Jiang Xiaoyue? Good name, wait for the moon to come out, and watch the river flow by itself..." Li Qiuhuang let go of her, the smile on his face was really like a bright moon in the sky, "Go back, take good care of your foot injuries, cold compresses are easy The swelling subsided, and in time I could still dance."

The dancing girl opened her mouth, not knowing how to answer.

And the chief executive at the side glared at this servant who didn't know what to do, and said in a low voice: "What are you still doing in a daze? The lord is merciful, forgive you once, don't you want to thank you?"

The dancing girl woke up, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Li Qiuhuang. The ecstasy of escaping from the dead and the sudden heartbeat that met Li Qiuhuang's eyes made her almost incoherent, but she still managed to stabilize her mind. .”

However, Li Qiuhuang no longer looked at her and walked away, which made her somewhat disappointed, but following Li Qiuhuang's gaze, the dancer knew that he was looking at the woman who could really make his heart move, so she had to look at the dancer sisters. With their support, he limped out of the main hall and disappeared behind the corner of the palace.

Even though all the officials kowtowed just now, she remained motionless.

Li Qiuhuang suddenly laughed.

First he laughed softly, his upper body trembling, as if laughing at himself.

Then he laughed out loud, like crazy.

"Everyone loves you!" Li Qiuhuang waved his arms and shouted to the surroundings: "Drink! Drink! Take away all the cold dishes! It's rare to have a bright moonlight tonight, how can you live up to it?"

The moonlight tonight is really good, but it's a pity that, for the old man who has difficulty even being arty, it's nothing special except a little eye-catching.

The banquet in the palace is in full swing, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard endlessly, but the guards of the Shunyi Gate of the palace are so bored and panicked. Although they have nothing to do on weekdays, listening to the melodious music today, they inevitably feel a little lonely Come.

"Hey, hey hey." An archer touched his hard bow and asked his colleagues, "How long will it be before the defense change?"

"Hurry up." The man with the knife beside him replied, "According to the time, it should be on the way."

"That's good." Bow Bow nodded, turned towards the towering palace inside the city gate, and said with emotion: "I don't know what the scene in the palace is like, if we can go in and take a look, then it would be great to have a glass of wine. "

As soon as this remark came out, all the guards of the imperial guards around laughed, and a school lieutenant laughed the loudest. He cursed loudly: "Don't guard the gate well, just dreaming here, why don't you go in and take a look? I'm afraid you'll step in the door , before I had time to take a look at it, my head fell off first, you bad guy!"

Archer was also a little embarrassed at this time, scratching his head and said: "I'm talking about it, and I don't take it seriously, who can't have a dream or something? When I dream, I dream that I am the king. Writing poems, holding a few young ladies with red lips and white teeth in my arms, with rouge marks on their necks..."

"Come on!" The captain slapped the archer and said, "If you still write poems, you can also write your name! Still want to hold a little lady? All right! I changed defenses today, and I'll take you guys there Going around in the brothel, the young lady there also has red lips and white teeth, the most important thing is..."

Everyone laughed again, and their eyes were full of understanding.

However, at this moment, several figures in black cloaks suddenly appeared on the avenue not far from Shunyi Gate. They walked quietly, like ghosts in the night, slowly drifting towards the gate of the city. .

"Stop!" The lieutenant immediately withdrew his smile, and said with wide eyes, "What are you doing? This is the forbidden area of ​​the palace gate. If you go one step further, I will not be polite."

He exerted a little force in his hand, and the waist knife spat out a ray of light.