In the Xingqing Palace, Yang Yuhuan was playing the piano. While looking at the lyrics copied on the desk, he sang softly: "Standing in the dangerous building, the breeze is soft, looking at the spring sorrow, the sky is gloomy. The grass is shining in the smoke, Who would be speechless? I want to get drunk with my madness and sing to the wine. The strong music is still tasteless. The clothes are getting wider and wider, but I will not regret it. I am haggard because of the beauty."
After singing it once, Yang Yuhuan felt that the tune was still a bit mediocre. He picked up the chicken pen and kept changing the lyrics, and then started singing it a second time.
When the last note fell, cheers came from outside the hospital.
Yang Yuhuan frowned when he heard the sound, and a servant came quickly and whispered: "Your Majesty, the three ladies of the Yang family are here to pay a visit."
Yang Yuhuan was a little unhappy: "I said, I want to be quiet and don't want to be disturbed."
The chamberlain looked troubled: "Madam, if it were anyone else, it would definitely not work... But the ladies who came here are all nobles of the Yang family and your sisters. The servants really can't stop you."
Yang Yuhuan wanted to say something more, but the three Yang sisters entered the courtyard and smiled and said blessings to the former.
Yang Yuhuan nodded and wanted to order his servants to clean up the desk.
Mrs. Guo Guo had sharp eyes and quick hands. She took the Ci Ling on the desk and read it aloud. After reading it, she praised: "This Yuefu Ci is really well written. Your Majesty is so talented!"
Yang Yuhuan smiled lightly: "I didn't write this word, but it was excerpted from elsewhere."
Mrs. Guo Guo was stunned for a moment, lowered her head and read the order carefully, then put the paper back to its place calmly.
Yang Yuhuan asked his servants to clean up the desk, and brought folding chairs and fruits, and then asked: "Why do you have time to come to my place today?"
Mrs. Han, the eldest sister of the Yang family, said: "The new house in Anlu Mountain has been completed, and the Yang family is invited to go and have fun. We got the invitation, so we thought of inviting the queen to accompany us."
Mrs. Guo Guo smiled and said: "I heard that there are many rare things in his house and garden, which are difficult to see even in the palace."
Yang Yuhuan shook his head gently and said: "I'm a little tired these days and don't want to move too much. You can go ahead."
When Mrs. Guo Guo heard this, she wondered: "The noble concubine used to love having fun, but why does she seem to have changed her temper now?"
The Korean lady advised from the side: "The imperial concubine always stays in the palace, don't be bored and get sick."
Yang Yuhuan: "I don't know why, but every day I am sentimental and my thoughts of having fun gradually fade away."
Mrs. Guo Guo said: "The imperial concubine used to love music and dancing. She was carefree every day, and there was always no sadness on her face. I don't know when she turned around and fell in love with drama. She watched too many joys and sorrows on the stage. Maybe she was trapped. It got so deep that I didn’t want to go out and have fun anymore.”
Yang Yuhuan was startled and said to himself: "Is that so?"
Mrs. Korea: "The plots in the play are just complaints written down by writers and cannot be taken seriously."
Yang Yuhuan smiled but did not answer.
At this moment, a palace maid hurriedly rushed into the courtyard and said to Yang Yuhuan: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has come to the back garden."
Yang Yuhuan's eyes lit up and he stood up: "Sanlang is back?"
Seeing the nervous look on the palace maid's face, Yang Yuhuan frowned and asked, "What happened?" The palace maid quickly came to Yang Yuhuan's side and lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty is in a depressed mood, and all the slaves are taking good care of you."
Just when Yang Yuhuan was about to ask what was going on, the servant's voice came from the gate of the garden.
Seeing that Li Longji was about to enter the back garden, the Yang sisters stood up and saluted one after another.
Li Longji waved absentmindedly and walked into the hall without stopping.
The Yang sisters originally wanted to pay their respects to Li Longji, but seeing that the emperor was in a bad mood, they wisely said goodbye to Yang Yuhuan and left.
After the Yang sisters left the back garden, Yang Yuhuan walked into the side hall and saw Li Longji sitting on the throne with his eyes closed and looking tired, so he asked the servants to leave and came to the emperor's side alone.
Stretching out her slender jade hands, Yang Yuhuan pressed them on Li Longji's shoulders, and her lotus arms came out of her sleeves. To others, it looked like the bead ring covered her bare wrist, and the jade body reflected her Luo Shang.
Li Longji took a long breath, stretched out his hand again, patted Yang Yuhuan's catkin, and said softly: "It's an eventful autumn."
Yang Yuhuan squatted down next to Li Longji and asked softly: "Sanlang, Yuhuan doesn't know about state affairs, but he is also a hearer. If you don't mind, why don't you tell me to listen?"
Li Longji nodded slightly, just to talk, and said: "In the ten years since Tianbao, the borders of the Tang Dynasty have not been peaceful anywhere. Let's talk about Nanzhao first. Xianyu Zhongtong led 80,000 troops and set out in two groups from Rongzhou and Yizhou.
When we arrived at Quzhou and Jingzhou, we faced the traitor Ge Luofeng. We thought we could capture him. Unexpectedly, a battle report came from the front line. Nanzhao's resistance was extremely tenacious, and the Tang army fell into a bitter battle. A few days ago, Yang Guozhong advised us to increase the number of troops. I promise
Now, we plan to send a large force to raise troops from Beijing, Henan, and Hebei to attack Nanzhao."
Yang Yuhuan: "I heard from my clan brother earlier that the Jiannan Jiedushi envoy Xian Yuzhong informed us of the military strategy and there were many strategies. It is difficult for Nanzhao to rebel, and it will only be a matter of time to put down the rebellion sooner or later."
Li Longji hummed, and then said: "There is another letter from the Anxi Protectorate. Dashi colluded with the barbarians in the Western Regions and stationed troops in Nudu with the intention of encroaching on the four towns of Anxi. Gao Xianzhi led more than 20,000 Anxi troops and five more troops.
Thousands of people are planning to meet the enemy on another day."
Yang Yuhuan: "Dashi, I have heard of this country, but I don't know where it is. How dare it have the guts to invade the Tang Dynasty? It's just an egg against a stone."
Li Longji nodded and said confidently: "The barbarian country dares to disobey. I should issue an order to order Gao Xianzhi to clean up the Western Region."
After a pause, Li Longji continued: "Hebei is also uneasy. Most of the Khitans are in rebellion... I don't understand why they still refuse to live in peace and harmony after granting them land and reducing their taxes.
Do you have to cause trouble?"
Yang Yuhuan: "Xi? Khitan? Isn't that the jurisdiction of Anlu Mountain?"
Li Longji: "It was there that Lushan got the news and came to report to me. He also said that the rebel army might be difficult to cope with because of the large number of rebels. Therefore, he asked for the appointment of the Hedong Jiedu Envoy in order to command the troops in the three places and increase the chance of victory."
Yang Yuhuan: "How did Sanlang say that?"
Li Longji: "Han Xiumin, the governor of Hedong Province, is old and has been working abroad for many years. I plan to transfer him back to Chang'an as General Zuo Yulin and replace him with Lushan. In this way, the situation in Hebei can be guaranteed to be safe."
Yang Yuhuan responded: "Sanlang is still thinking carefully."
Li Longji: "It's just a pity. I originally wanted to stay in Anlushan for a longer time. This Hu man is funny, honest and loyal. He is really a wonderful person."
Talking about An Lushan's jokes, Yang Yuhuan told some rumors heard by his servants, which made Li Longji burst into laughter.
After laughing for a long time, Li Longji held Yang Yuhuan's hand and sighed softly: "In this world, only Yuhuan understands my heart deeply. No matter how hard I work outside, when I come back to you, it will always be like entering a shelter from the wind."
Generally speaking, I feel at ease.”
Yang Yuhuan smiled slightly and rested his head on Li Longji's lap.
The two of them were frozen there as if they were in a painting, without saying a word for a long time.
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