There was a solemn atmosphere hanging over Chang'an City, just like the clouds of crows in the sky, which made people feel breathless.
The news that the Jingyang embankment is about to collapse is still known to everyone in the city. The entire "Rescue Office" and the five thousand soldiers of the Youwu Guard have already set off to Jingyang to protect the embankment, but the specific results are unknown. In the face of the mighty power of God, mere manpower is of no use.
Is it right?
Once the Jingyang levee collapses, the raging floods will inevitably flow down the river with overwhelming momentum and head straight into Xianyang!
As the rear area of Chang'an City and the place where dragons prospered in the past, Xianyang's status is not unimportant. If Xianyang is washed away by the flood, it will bring an unparalleled disaster to the entire Guanzhong, and even the entire center of the Tang Dynasty will be shaken.
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Both the government and the public are paying attention to the news in Jingyang.
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At the beginning of the hour, the sky was already as dark as ink.
The rain was pouring and the clouds were dark. Palace lanterns had already been set up in the Tai Chi Palace, and all the dormitories and pavilions were brightly lit.
In a palace not far from the Dragon Palace, the palace lanterns look like daylight.
The closed doors and windows blocked out the wind and rain. Sandalwood was burning in the bronze incense burner in the corner of the palace. The faint fragrance filled the cold and humid air with warmth and warmth. An exquisite brocade couch was placed in the room, with a carved lacquer table next to it.
There is a crystal clear glass vase, with a snow-white begonia inserted diagonally in it.
Concubine Wei, who is in her mid-teens, is lying on her side on the couch. Her slim and plump body outlines undulating lines. Her smooth skin is visible under the thin silk dress, which makes her even more charming under the light.
Although she is already in her forties, her well-maintained appearance is still stunning, her eyebrows are as picturesque as snow, her skin is as beautiful as snow, her bright eyes are full of charm and charm that a young girl cannot have, and she has a pair of snow-white delicate feet.
Peeking out from under the hem of her clothes, her slender toes were dyed with bright red cardamom, bright and delicate.
Gently tugging at the silk of her collar, the light cast a deep ravine on her plump chest. She pursed her red lips and said in a slightly irritable voice, "I really can't stand this damn weather. It's so humid and wet."
It’s boring. I just took a shower and I’m covered in sweat again. My whole body is wet and greasy. I feel so uncomfortable!”
The slightly frivolous movements coupled with the lazy tone of her voice are enough to make any normal man flock to her and be willing to bow down under that white silk skirt.
It's a pity that all the people standing solemnly around are palace servants. In their eyes, the concubine's unique charm that charms all living beings is the same as being seen by a blind man...
The dignified-looking female officer on the side quickly asked: "Do you want to prepare warm soup for the empress to bathe again?"
Concubine Wei frowned, snorted, and said in a resentful tone: "Forget it, no matter how fragrant the washing is, and how beautiful the dress is, who is willing to take another look at her?"
The female officer was too frightened to answer the question.
Concubine Wei is an extremely familiar woman, and she is at the age of a tiger and a wolf. However, the only man in the palace who can "relax the muscles and channels" for her gradually becomes more and more dismissive of her. The last time he came to her palace
When did it happen?
Three months ago?
Or half a year ago?
She couldn't remember clearly. She felt like a certain part of her body was about to get rusty. If she couldn't get rid of it, she might be bruised to death...
Her heart was full of resentment, but in this crazy weather, it seemed that this resentment was getting worse and worse, and gradually turned into a ball of hot fire burning between her pubic areas. Concubine Wei twisted her two plump, straight long legs and rubbed them, unable to bear it.
He stayed empty, bit his lip, and asked casually: "Where will your Majesty stay tonight?"
The female officer didn't know it, so she raised her head and glanced at the chamberlain beside her. One of the chamberlains lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and replied: "As for your Majesty, your Majesty will stay at Xu Cairen's place tonight."
Concubine Wei was stunned for a moment, then an unknown fire suddenly rose up, she gritted her teeth and cursed: "Another vixen!"
The sourness can be smelled eight miles away...
Speaking of Xu Cairen, not only Concubine Wei hated him to the core, but also all the concubines in the harem were dissatisfied with him.
This Xu Cairen's real name is Xu Hui, who is from the Great Wall of Huzhou. His ancestor is Xu Wenzheng, Marquis of Liang Ciyuan in the Southern Dynasties. His grandmother was born in the Huang family of Jiangxia. His father is Xu Xiaode, the governor of Yizhou. He comes from a famous family and has noble blood.
It is said that this girl started talking at the age of five months. She was familiar with "The Analects" and "Mao Shi" at the age of four, and was good at writing articles at the age of eight. Her father Xu Xiaode once asked her to try to compose poems from "Li Sao", and she wrote "
"Xiaoshan Chapter": "Look up at the secluded rock and look forward to it, touch the osmanthus branches to contemplate. How can I meet a thousand-year-old person like this and go alone?". For a time, the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River were shocked, and countless great scholars praised him without hesitation.
His words made him famous and became a good story.
Even His Majesty Li Er also heard about his name, so he summoned him to the palace and conferred the title of "talented man".
The most annoying thing is that not only is she quick-thinking, but she is also naturally beautiful and as beautiful as a fairy, and the most important thing is that this woman has not been in the palace for a long time and is now just fifteen years old...
Concubine Wei is someone who has experienced this, and she knows very well how fatally attractive a fifteen-year-old beautiful girl is to a majestic emperor like His Majesty Li Er. Even though she is filled with jealousy and hatred in her heart, there is nothing she can do about it.
Compared with Xu Cairen, who is pure and innocent, she, a "second-married woman" who was just brought into the palace by His Majesty based on her beauty and family background, really has no competitiveness...
Feeling depressed, Concubine Wei even lost her face. She sat up angrily and ordered: "Prepare warm soup, take a bath and change clothes, then go to bed."
"Here." The female officer responded and hurriedly got up and went to arrange things.
As soon as they reached the door, they saw a chamberlain walking in hurriedly, ignoring the rain that wet half of his body, and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Sir Wei, please see me."
Concubine Wei was slightly surprised: "Why is he here?"
This "Wei Shilang" is naturally her brother, Wei Yijie, the Minister of Punishment.
Although she was almost dismissed from office because of the scandal last time due to the death case of Chang Sun Dan, Concubine Wei kept talking in front of His Majesty with a smile on her face and kept the wind blowing on her pillow for several days.
Brotherly punishment.
The chamberlain said: "Shilang Wei looked anxious and only said that he must meet the empress today."
"That's it..." Concubine Wei was a little embarrassed. She looked up and looked out the window. The heavy rain was pouring down. Although she couldn't tell the time, she was close to the key to the palace. However, she thought that if there wasn't something urgent,
My younger brother, who has been cultivating his mind and body at home recently and almost never leaving the house, could not come directly into the palace, so he had to say: "Then let him in quickly, and everyone else will get out."
"Here."
The chamberlain hurriedly went out to report the matter, while the other chambermaids and maids left the palace.
When Wei Yijie entered the palace, only Concubine Wei was still lazily lying on her side on the brocade couch, her beautiful lines showing, and she lazily asked: "What are you doing, you so hot-tempered?"
Wei Yijie looked at his sister's beautiful body and slender bare feet. Even though he was full of thoughts, he couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat. He quickly lowered his eyes and didn't dare to look any further. He said in his mouth: "Sister, save me!"
Concubine Wei's beautiful face was filled with astonishment: "What trouble did you get into again?"
Ever since she was little, she has felt sorry for this brother the most. Every time her father wanted to punish him for causing trouble, she was the one who tried to persuade him.
Wei Yijie lowered his head and said nonchalantly: "Um...brother, I resold the grain from Jingyang Yicang..."
Concubine Wei did not notice the important point at first. There are such things as free warehouses in almost every county. Even if they are resold, how big a deal is it? The family members of the aristocratic family have done this a lot, and they are probably just taking advantage of the two families' high power.
Pour it out and then buy it back in full when the price of food drops to earn the price difference.
Although this price difference is very small, if the scale of the grain is very large, you can still make a huge profit.
Concubine Wei hated the fact that iron cannot become steel. She stood up from the brocade couch and walked barefoot on the shiny floor to Wei Yijie. She punched Wei Yijie's forehead hard with her slender jade fingers and cursed:
"Look at how useless you are! How many times has my sister taught you that it's okay to be greedy for a little advantage, but you must stick to the bottom line when doing things! It's okay to resell food to earn the difference, but be sure to return it to the warehouse afterwards, otherwise because of
How stupid can a person be to ruin his reputation with just a little food?"
Wei Yijie looked up with a sad face, looked up, looked at Concubine Wei's charming and beautiful face, and said with despair: "My brother is unwilling to return to the warehouse in full, but... I can't even return even if I want to!"
Concubine Wei wondered: "Why is this? Has it been discovered? Hum, even if it has been discovered, as long as we can make up the amount, who can do anything to you? Don't forget that you are the eldest son of Jingzhao Wei's
Sun…wait!”
Having said this, Concubine Wei felt vaguely that she seemed to have missed a certain point. She thought about it, looked at Wei Yijie with a dejected look in disbelief, and said in a voiceless voice: "You mean... Jingyang?"