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Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen Making Trouble

After Yang Hao and Xu Xuan got out of the ferry, they drove to Jinling City by car and sedan chair, accompanied by officials from the Court of the Tang Dynasty. Li Yu is now proclaiming his minister to the Song Dynasty, but he does not dare to put on airs so that the angel of the Song Dynasty who holds the festival axe can see him. As soon as Yang Hao arrived in Jinling City, he drove straight to the palace, and the court ceremonial officer led Yang Hao into the main hall. Jiangnan Kingdom The master Li Yu came forward in person.Today, Li Yu has taken off the five-clawed dragon robe and put on a purple dress.

Yang Hao couldn't help being disappointed when he saw this famous figure in history.Li Yu's words are magnificent and beautiful, and no one can match them. In Yang Hao's mind, such a person with a beautiful heart, even if he is a little older now, can't be a handsome young man, at least he should be dressed in a green shirt and face. Such as a crown jade, a handsome and handsome uncle with three beards. But this person in front of him is wearing a purple robe, he is not an official or a private person, he is a little fat, with a round and slightly fat face, and a mouthful of teeth, especially, one of his eyes has two holes. The two pupils are set together, one big and one small, when they look at you, they always feel a little strange, making people look awkward.

This person is the legendary emperor of Ci, who is the master Li Yuli who wrote "socks with fragrant steps, golden shoes in hand" and "a river of spring water flows eastward"?The dream of idols is shattered. The emperor of words in my heart turned out to look like this. These great gods who wrote articles and code words really died at the sight of the light, and no one saw it. "Li Yu, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, has met the imperial envoy of Shangguo and is waiting for the order." Li Yu's demeanor is still graceful and generous. When he saw Yang Hao, he stepped forward to salute. Yang Hao thought about Lu Renjia's demeanor when he went to the banquet of General Cheng in Guangyuan, and then drooped the corners of his eyes and hooked the corners of his mouth, imitating Lu Renjia raised his hand sharply with his blind-eyed and mad face: "It turns out that the Lord of the Jiangnan Kingdom is in person, please."

As he spoke, he waved back, Jiao Haitao, deputy envoy of Xuanfu, hurriedly presented the imperial decree with both hands. Yang Hao read out the imperial decree on the Golden Palace, and officially canonized Li Yu as the king of Jiangnan. It was only after I got an errand that I met the prince as an official. Yang Hao imitated Lu Renjia's virtue in saluting, and bowed his hands at will, without looking at Li Yu directly. Even Jiao Haitao, the Chancellor of Honglu Temple and Deputy Envoy of Xuanfu of the Song Dynasty, looked anxious when they saw him, and would wink at him from time to time to tell him to restrain himself.

Li Yu sent his brother and Xu Xuan to the state of Song to proclaim their ministers, and now he has become a minister of the Song Dynasty. Xu Xuan has returned, but his brother has become a hostage of the State of Song. He wanted to put his hot face on the cold ass of Yang Hao, a fifth-rank official in the Song Dynasty, but there was no trace of anger on his face. Yang Hao couldn't help sighing secretly when he saw it: "If Li Yu was half bloody and had the courage to take the initiative to fight against Song Ting, even if he was defeated, he would be called a hero of the previous generation for his forbearance today. Unfortunately, this person is willing to suffer humiliation , just trying to make peace. How long will he be able to make peace?"

Li Yu received Yang Hao into the palace to watch and sit. After some conversation, he hosted a banquet in the palace, accompanied by all civil and military officials.Yang Hao's official position is not worthy of sitting with Li Yu. Even if he is an angel of the kingdom, he is not qualified to receive Li Yu's gift after passing on the will. Without any intention of giving in, he walked into the banquet and sat side by side with the lord of his country. Some ministers of the Tang Dynasty were so angry that they gritted their teeth and blushed furiously. They were almost about to explode in the hall. They were all signaled by Li Yu and suppressed with stern eyes. It seemed a little weird, but Yang Hao "didn't realize it".

After drinking for three rounds, Li Yu tentatively said: "Yang Zuo envoy came to my Tang country under the order of the sage, and the boat and car were tiring. I have worked hard all the way. I have to prepare a little wine today to clean up the wind and dust for Yang Zuo envoy to show my condolences. Although my Tang country It’s not as big as the Song Dynasty, but Jiangnan has its own scenery, Yang Zuoshi rarely comes here, please stay in Jinling for a few more days, so that I can fully enjoy the friendship of the landlord.” Yang Hao said with a smirk: "Hehehe..., the lord is being polite. The official is ordered by the sage to appease the south of the Yangtze River, and to proclaim the pacification, it is impossible to declare a decree to the lord and let it go. The soldiers and civilians in the south of the Yangtze River Naturally, it is also necessary to appease and appease. Naturally, the geography of the Tang Dynasty also needs to be visited, and the folk customs are naturally also to be visited. Otherwise, when you go back to Kaifeng, the officials will ask the officials what they have learned when they are in the Tang Dynasty. The officials are the same. If you can’t answer, won’t it make the officials unhappy?”

After hearing this, Li Yu felt a 'thump' in his heart: "Unsurprisingly, he will not just leave willingly. Now that Gu has surrendered to Tang, this Younger Yang Hao must take advantage of the power of the Song Dynasty to humiliate Yu Gu, in order to glorify the prestige of the Song Dynasty. Seeing that he has just arrived today, he is so arrogant. If he stays in our Tang country for a while longer, I don’t know what troubles will happen. How can we send him to leave early?" At the end of a "green-waisted dance", eight beauties in emerald clothes held their knees together to salute, and retreated slowly. Under the cover of the curtains in front of the hall, a lotus platform decorated with gold and pearls suddenly slipped out quietly. The lotus platform made a slight turn in the hall. The strange brilliance caught people's eyes, and even Yang Hao, who had been pretending to be crazy and blindsided all the time, couldn't help but stop his madness and stare at it.

The lotus platform was fixed in front of the hall, and a lotus flower of excellent quality was slowly born on the platform. The petals of the lotus flower were in full bloom, just like real lotus flowers, and there were bursts of strange fragrance coming from the stamens. Yang Hao did not expect that The songs and dances in the court of the Tang Dynasty have such exquisite designs, which are not far behind the stage design of their own "Thousands of Gold and a Smile Building". Since the lotus stage is made of real gold and silver, it is more effective than the stage design of the "Thousands of Gold and a Smile Building".However, the stage design idea of ​​"Thousands of Gold and a Smile Building" was conceived by myself, a person who has knowledge thousands of years before this era. To increase the sense of reality, what kind of handwriting is this, with such artistic cells and romantic thoughts?

Yang Hao couldn't help admiring: "Who thought up this lotus platform, it's really amazing." Li Yu couldn't help showing his complacency, and smiled reservedly: "This lotus platform is a wonderful thing designed jointly by Gu and the Queen, but can it still catch Yang Zuoshi's eyes?" "Wonderful, wonderful!" Li Yu smiled slightly: "Yang Zuoshi might as well continue to read, there is another wonderful person among the wonderful things on the lotus platform." "Oh? We'll have to wait and see." Just listening to the silk and bamboo music, the lotus petals opened, and when the strange fragrance filled the hall, a beauty with her waist folded and her legs hidden among them stood up gracefully from the lotus stamens.Yang Hao couldn't help but exclaim.Such a small lotus flower, it would be easy to hide a four or five-year-old girl in the hollow part, but if a young girl from Ping Ping Ting Ting can hide in it, that is really amazing.

Ever since seeing the Khitan female assassin pretending to be "a bowl of jade" to perform on stage in Guangyuan, and seeing the most wonderful cartilage skills, this is the first time Yang Hao has seen a woman who has practiced cartilage skills so well . The kabuki was wearing a dance dress with pink trouser legs and a waistcoat, showing her beautiful and graceful figure. She danced lightly on the lotus petals, and after a while, she bent down lightly and fell down. Only then did Yang Hao notice , her slender feet did not wear shoes, only a pair of cloth socks, the fluffy flared dance skirt fluttered up, and the beautiful feet of the silk socks were advancing and retreating in the hall, the fragrant shoulders were always flat, and the sleeves were turned up. Fly as if gliding on water. Yang Hao's eyes quickly focused on the feet of the dancing beauty. The cloth socks on those feet were not ordinary socks, but a layer of white cloth wrapped around the feet, making the feet tightly bound like The crescent moon, when dancing and spinning, the toes can stand on the ground, supporting the weight of the whole body.It appears that the tabi plays some role as the ballet shoes. The beauty of beauties includes breasts, bright wrists, slender waists, curvy hips, skin color, hair, and facial features. Each has its own beauty, but the beauty of feet is the most difficult to attract attention. Yuzu is full of imagination, and tastes the charming taste in it. Yang Hao is not a foot fetish, and at this moment he has not seen whether the skin of those beautiful feet is crystal clear, but looking at those slender feet that are constantly moving lightly, he still feels like he is walking slowly and his socks are dusty.If a woman's body language can be expressed well, it is definitely more attractive to men than her beautiful facial features. Yang Hao has never seen it before, and he believes that he will never see it again. The beauty on the toes can actually Interpreted to such a state, a pair of delicate and delicate feet fully express the beauty and spirit of a woman. "My lord, this maiko in your court...is really a superb dancer." Yang Hao held his breath for a long time, and couldn't help sighing, his eyes still following those beautiful feet. Li Yu smiled complacently: "This is the maiko girl in the lonely palace. She has excellent dancing skills and is the number one in the harem." "Mianniang?" Yang Hao's heart suddenly moved: "Mianniang? Among the famous and famous beauties recorded in the stories of the Southern Tang Dynasty, except for Xiao Zhouhou, the only one who can be counted is Mianniang. It turns out that this is the person in front of me. It is said that Mianniang likes it. Bind a pair of small feet. It turns out that the so-called small feet of a woman are like wearing ballet shoes. The purpose is to make the shape of the feet more beautiful, so that they can stand upright and dance. " Li Yu saw Yang Hao staring at the front of the palace with his eyes dazed, and his heart couldn't help but move: "Could it be that... this Song envoy fell in love with Yu Niang? If he insists on not leaving in our Tang Dynasty, the situation will be difficult for Gu, can you let Yu Niang... ..." Mi Niang is the head of the dancers in the Tang Palace. If the emperor has sex, these dancers can be summoned to sleep with them, but they are not included in the concubine system of the harem. They have no status and can be sent out of the palace at any time .If you can exchange yourself for peace with a maiko, it is worth it. Li Yu was interested, but when he looked up at the beautiful woman in the hall, he saw her dancing beautifully as if the moon was covered by light clouds, and the snow fluttered like the flowing wind, and he suddenly felt reluctant...
"Yang Zuo envoy, in the posthouse, we have arranged a lodging place for your lord. I will accompany Yang Zuo envoy back to the post house to rest, okay?" After the palace banquet was over, and out of the palace, an official from the Tang Dynasty came up to Yang Hao and said respectfully. The official with a flattering smile is not very old, he is about twenty-five or six years old, and his appearance is actually pretty.This official's name is Ye Yu, and his surname is relatively rare. He was originally a Dahonghe of the Tang Dynasty, but now the Tang Dynasty's imperial court has been restructured, and all standards have been downgraded to one level from the emperor down. This Ye Dahonghe was directly downgraded to a concierge Dean. This Master Ye was not an official with a serious background, he was originally a failed scholar, because his family was poor and couldn't afford the travel expenses for the return trip, he temporarily stayed in Jiming Temple to help the monks copy scriptures to earn a living.The emperor of the Tang Dynasty worshiped Buddhism and Taoism, hundreds of thousands of monasteries were full of incense, and the monks were all fat, so Quan Dang hired this scholar as a copyist. This Lord Ye has a good singing voice. He listened to the monk singing scriptures in the temple every day, and learned it under the influence of his ears and eyes. Suddenly, after copying the scriptures, he went out of the side hall to move his hands and feet, and sang the scriptures casually. And, the Buddha's singing is clear and solemn, just heard by Li Yu who went to worship the Buddha in the temple. Li Yu is good at poetry, singing, dancing, and Buddhism. After chatting with him, he is familiar with the way of poetry. After copying so many scriptures, he is also very clear when talking about Buddhist scriptures. Li Yu is overjoyed. He came from a family background and became an official in the imperial court. After that, every time he went out of the palace to pay respects to the Buddha, he had to be his attendant. He came and went, and was promoted steadily. Within two years, he achieved the high position of Minister of Honglu Temple. The instruction Ye Honglu received from Li Yu was to try his best to serve the envoy of the Song Dynasty, and not to let him have any right and wrong in Jinling, but if you have a wish, you can do it.Ye Yu originally relied on currying favor with Li Yu, so she didn't have much real talent, so what she's doing now is just her old job, so she is naturally handy. Yang Hao smiled slightly, and said: "I don't feel tired yet. I have just come to Jinling, and I haven't seen the prosperity here yet. I want to walk among the markets." Ye Yu said with a distressed expression: "This... the imperial envoy's ceremonial guard, are you going to take it to the street?" Only then did Yang Hao suddenly realize, and said with a broken smile: "That's right, then go to the posthouse first, drink some tea to moisten your throat, and then go for a walk in the market." Immediately set up the guard of honor and settle in the post first.Yang Hao arrived at his residence, took off his official clothes, put on a set of light gowns, and was tidying himself up when Jiao Haitao, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, hurried over and said in a hurry: "My lord, today at the court of the Tang Palace, my lord It is too disrespectful to the Lord of Jiangnan, so publicized, I am afraid that it will be very harmful to our mission." Yang Hao said with a smile: "Cheng Jiao Si is overwhelmed. No matter how cautious we are when we come to the Tang Dynasty, don't you think the people of the Tang Dynasty will not be afraid of us? He is disrespectful to Li Yu. He dares to explode. Since he swallowed his anger, That would have the effect of being the first to catch people's attention, even if the Lord of the South of the Yangtze River is tolerant of us, how can others dare to make things difficult for us, wouldn't it be much easier for us to wander around, inspect the terrain, and listen for information?" Jiao Haitao blinked and said, "What your lord said seems...to have some truth." Yang Hao patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's not that there is some reason, but that there is a lot of reason. We also have a mission, which is to separate the monarch and his ministers, and to discord with his civil and military. You think, we came aggressively, Li Yu swallowed his anger, and gave up again and again. Let, what do the courtiers of the Tang Kingdom feel in their eyes? The king cannot be trusted, and those courtiers who are all for themselves will have the idea of ​​​​living in another high branch, and those who are loyal will also be disheartened and demoralized , Yang achieved his goal in one fell swoop, so why not do it?" Jiao Haitao twirled his beard and thought about it for a while, then praised: "The Zuo Shi's plan is very clever, it's because the lower officials are confused." Yang Hao laughed and said, "It's not too late to understand now, you're exhausted from running all the way, go and rest, I'm going to walk on the street." Jiao Haitao hurriedly said: "Your Excellency arrived in Jinling, it is the time when everyone is paying attention, if you go out at this moment, you will be accompanied by Mr Tang Guoye, I am afraid that you will not get any useful information?" Yang Hao sighed, spread his hands and said, "Lord Jiao, look, I am the imperial envoy of the Song Dynasty, no matter how low-key I am, how can I not attract attention? It is naturally your responsibility to spy on the military situation and describe the geography. Take people to do it. As for me, I am now a torch. I burn myself and attract all the attention to me, so that you can do things conveniently. This is my mission, do you understand? " "Understood." Jiao Haitao nodded happily: "My lord is really great!" Yang Hao winked at him and smiled, "Where is the greatness?" "Everywhere is great." "Hahahaha..." Yang Hao left the room with a big laugh, and went straight into the flower hall. Ye Yu immediately greeted him with a smile: "Yang Zuoshi is really in a good mood, what is so funny?" Yang Hao glanced at him with a smile, and said, "My lord is wearing an official uniform, so it's inconvenient to go on the street like this. Hey, Mr. Jiao, you two are about the same size, how about borrowing some clothes?" Yang Hao and Ye Yu walked into the street in casual clothes, not even a servant, let alone a guard.Yang Hao intentionally formed a habit for people, otherwise a group of guards surrounded him to protect him when he went to the street, if suddenly one day he didn't bring any of the guards with him, and he just "died", it would be suspicious. Jiao Haitao really didn't know why Master Yang was so interested in shopping, so he had to be patient and accompany him all the way. Yang Hao walked around the market, firstly because he wanted to go shopping in the street and find some excuses to continue offending people, preferably offending Some military generals in the Southern Tang Dynasty, so that they "died" suddenly, there was a reason for death and someone to be suspicious of, so that Zhao Kuangyin would not be suspicious of his fake death.Secondly, I wanted to get acquainted with the situation in Jinling, figure out a suitable place to "die", and at the same time teach people to develop the habit of liking going to the streets. In this way, his shopping was aimless. He wandered here and there, walking at a leisurely pace. It was almost noon before he arrived at the chicken coop in the most prosperous downtown area of ​​the Southern Tang Dynasty.Jilong Street is very busy, with shops, flower shops, silk and satin shops, rice shops, butcher shops, butcher shops, pottery shops, pharmacies, fruit shops... Yang Hao looked around, bumping around like a headless chicken, Master Ye Yu Ye who was following behind, his legs were weak and he was miserable.Seeing Yang Hao looking around everywhere he went, as if he was looking for something, Ye Yu's heart moved suddenly, and he asked tentatively: "Yang Zuoshi, the sky will be noon, look... Let's find a restaurant called How about a few delicacies, and a few kabuki dancers to help the wine?" Yang Hao had no purpose, and when he heard the applause happily, Ye Yu curled his lips secretly: "No wonder he didn't take anyone with him, so he wanted to be a prostitute and taste the gentleness of my Jiangnan beauty. You should have said it earlier, so I followed you His legs were weak when he walked. But at this moment... this Yang Zuoshi's temperament is too strong..." Ye Honglu cheered up and was about to lead Yang Hao to a brothel he was familiar with when a young and handsome general surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers in front of him suddenly came on foot. Speed ​​up, and hit it head-on...
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