Chapter 343 Composition

Yu Zhen Guan.

Li Jilan is afraid of heat, and every summer she becomes a little wilted, like a withered peach blossom.

She kept fanning her hand, and when she came to talk to Li Tengkong, she didn't forget to fan her too. After talking about articles and poems for a while, she casually asked: "It's been a long time since I saw any new poems from Xue Lang. What has he been doing lately?"

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"Seeking an official position."

"What a fan of officials. Which yamen is he in now?"

"The Ministry of War."

Li Jilan said "Oh". If Xue Bai was in the Shangshu Province, she would not be able to visit him easily. The Shangshu Province was the most heavily guarded in the imperial city.

However, Mrs. Guo Guo lives in Xue's house now, so it is not easy to take the liberty to visit her.

"He is really extraordinary. He entered Sendai two years after he became an official. My grandfather has not been promoted for many years."

"Ji Lanzi." Li Tengkong finally opened his eyes, sighed helplessly, and asked, "Aren't you going to practice today?"

"I have a lot of things to do every day. It was only when I suddenly thought of him that I rarely cared about him." Li Jilan didn't answer the question. In fact, he answered what Li Tengkong really asked.

She thought for a while, then asked again: "Shall we go to your house today? I remember that the orchids in Youxiang's Mansion are about to bloom, let's go see the flowers."

"If you want to meet Xue Bai by chance, he doesn't come there often these days."

"Who wants to see him? They all say they want to see orchids."

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The orchids in Youxiang Mansion are transplanted from the deep mountains and valleys of Sichuan and Sichuan. They are extremely difficult to cultivate, so they are very rare.

On the bank of Yanyue Lake, in the shade under the rockery, orchids are dotted in the flower beds, bringing a sense of freshness to this mild summer.

Two beautiful figures were walking along the path. Li Jilan turned his head from time to time and glanced at Yanyue Hall on the opposite side.

Actually, Xue Bai didn't know that Li Jilan had been looking at him across the lake from here several times.

"Don't look at it." Li Tengkong said, "Other people don't know, and they think you want to pry into the secrets of Youxiang Mansion."

"Then you guessed it right." Li Jilan smiled.

She raised her head, smelling the slight fragrance of flowers in the air, and was about to compose a poem.

Suddenly the sound of poetry chanting came from the front.

"The fragrance of orchids is far away in the wind, but the sweet rain of elegant osmanthus is near."

"The cypress has fragrant roots, but the withered vine lacks its beautiful leaves."

This poem is recited by Li Bai, but the poem not only writes about orchids, but also different flowers and trees such as osmanthus, which does not fit the situation at hand. If I must recite Li Bai's poems, Li Jilan should be able to recite the song "Orchid".

There is a saying that goes, "A solitary orchid grows in a secluded garden, and all the grasses fade together."

Then, a person turned around from behind the rockery, but it was Yang Qixuan.

"Brother-in-law." Li Tengkong called.

Yang Qixuan nodded and smiled and said, "Ji Lanzi is here again?"

The word "again" made Li Jilan a little embarrassed. She knew that she had come frequently a while ago, but she didn't expect that someone would really notice her. She blushed a little and said, "Well, let's come and see the orchids."

Yang Qixuan's bones softened when he saw the shy look on her lowered head. Speaking of how difficult it was to cultivate these orchids, his father-in-law sent people from Sichuan and Sichuan to transport them and even used a stagecoach on the Lychee Road.

"Ji Lanzi doesn't know, but those horses are all carefully selected from the grassland, and each one is worth one hundred thousand dollars. But I bought a horse from the Western Regions a few days ago. Do you know how much it is worth?

Three hundred thousand dollars."

Today's market price of a horse ranges from several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars. Yang Qixuan's horse is indeed worth showing off.

It's a pity that Li Jilan was not interested and found it boring. He covered his mouth and yawned while looking at the flowers.

"Brother-in-law, where is Sister Eleven?" Li Tengkong asked.

"Her uncle's brothers are here and are entertaining them in the front yard. By the way, a few days ago Fan Yang Jiedushi specially sent someone to give me some sandalwood. It will be beneficial to your Taoism. I will send someone to Yuzhen Temple later...

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Li Tengkong was a little confused as to why Li Shiyi's maternal uncle and brothers were here. He turned to look in the direction of the front yard, and saw several figures coming from the front yard. One of them was tall and had an easily identifiable temperament.

"Xue Bai is coming today, but Tenth Brother didn't send anyone to tell me?"

Yang Qi declared: "Shiro was originally afraid of being deceived by Xue Bai, so he asked you to help keep an eye on him. Now there is no need. Xue Bai has no chance to deceive Juro."

He said this as if Xue Bai was about to die soon, which shocked the two of them.

"Why?" Li Tengkong asked quickly.

Li Jilan also immediately looked at Yang Qixuan.

The atmosphere was dull after chatting for so long, and now he was suddenly stared at by two beautiful young ladies. Yang Qixuan was a little confused for a moment. He couldn't help but wonder, does Li Jilan still like Xue Bai?

But Xue Bai is already married.

After thinking about it, Yang Qixuan thought that she often came to Youxiang's Mansion more probably because she liked him.

"Brother-in-law, what did you say just now?"

"Oh." Yang Qixuan finally reacted and said, "Xue Bai has been demoted to Yaozhou."

Li Jilan knew that Xue Bai was an official fan. When he heard that he had been demoted, he said anxiously: "But he has just been promoted to Shangshu Province."

Yang Qixuan said: "Ji Lanzi is afraid that he doesn't know where Yaozhou is and is trapped in Nanzhao. If he is sent there, wouldn't he be demoted?"

Li Tengkong quickly looked to the other side of the path and frowned when she saw several servants passing by.

It should be noted that the sentence "in Nanzhao" just now violated a taboo. Now that the power of the Youxiang Mansion is at its peak, if a political enemy wants to take action someday, this sentence alone can convict Yang Qixuan.

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"Xue Lang, please wait a moment, I'm still asleep."

On the other side of Yanyue Lake, Li Shiniang withdrew from the hall and said to Xue Bai with a smile: "Let's go back to the flower hall and sit for a while."

She was just entertaining her brother in the flower hall when she met Xue Bai and Cui Guangyuan, and she had to volunteer to lead the way.

Xue Bai turned to look at Li Xiu, who smiled bitterly. It was clear to both of them that Li Linfu was not asleep, but had become ill again.

Only Cui Guangyuan, who was standing aside, didn't know this. He just regarded it as the authority of the Right Prime Minister and wanted to show them off.

The group of people returned to the flower hall to wait. After a while, Li Linfu invited Xue Bai to meet him alone.

"Is the Right Prime Minister awake?"

Li Linfu paused for a while and said, "I'll give you another chance in the end and listen to my arrangements. It's better than dying in Nanzhao."

During his five years in Tianbao, he failed to arrange for Xue Bai. Now he knew that Xue Bai would not agree, but he still expressed his thoughts.

"Cooperating with An Lushan to support Prince Qing is the most favorable result we can achieve after defeating An Lushan. Only with him can we ensure that the situation will be stable once... the prime minister falls ill. Wang Zhongsi cannot do it.

He has always had feelings for Li Heng in his heart. He has handled so many major cases and rarely wronged anyone. Once there is a change, Wang Zhongsi will support Li Heng. You are too close to him, why not cooperate with An Lushan?

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These considerations, Li Linfu said to himself, were very reasonable, so his tone was even somewhat sincere.

"I am tired, and I plan to use a year or two to help the young people. If you listen to my advice, you will be able to become a great minister in the future, and it will be just around the corner."

Xue Bai asked: "What are the conditions for the Right Prime Minister?"

"There are no conditions." Li Linfu said: "There is only one thing. Seventeenth Mother has a deep love for you. Don't let her down in the future."

Xue Bai asked: "What the right prime minister said makes sense, but what about the victory or defeat in the battle of Nanzhao?"

"Without you, can we still be invincible?"

"Since I can win, what's wrong with me going to Nanzhao to do some war work, and then cooperate with An Lushan to assist King Qing after returning to the court?"

Sometimes when talking about things, we are not afraid of sincere quarrels, but more afraid of hypocritical echoes.

Since Xue Bai said this, Li Linfu didn't bother to convince him and pointed to the table.

"There is a document there for you to be the Sima of Yaozhou and the deputy defense envoy of Yunnan. The seal of the truth is right here. Now that you have decided to go... just stamp it yourself."

He didn't say it clearly, but Li Linfu's words contained some serious meaning. Xue Bairuo had once again violated his wishes, and even if they didn't turn against each other, there was no way they could maintain the previous harmonious relationship.

In specific situations, for example, when An Lushan dealt with Wang Zhongsi, he would never protect Xue Bai again.

Zhuzi, who was saved by a single thought, failed to become the successor of Youxiangfu after all...

Xue Bai stepped forward and looked at the edicts and official documents.

There is also a copy of Yang Guozhong's appointment here. The official positions above are extremely long, such as "Yinqing Guanglu Doctor, Yushi Doctor, Judgment Branch Secretary, the Taoist and Shannan West Road Interview and Handling Envoy, Taifu Qing, Liangjing, Taifu"

The envoys of the government, the agricultural industry, the cashier, the prison, the temple, the charcoal, the palace market, Changchun, Jiucheng Palace and other envoys, the external envoys interviewing Guannai Road and Gyeonggi, Shangzhu Kingdom, Yang Guozhong, the founder of Hongnong County..."

If he hadn't looked, he wouldn't have realized so intuitively that Yang Guozhong had reached this point.

After that, there was a long paragraph of praise, and finally Yang Guozhong was appointed as "Chief History of the Governor-General of Shu County, Deputy Ambassador of Zhijie Jiannan Jiedu Zhidu Yingtian and others".

Xue Bai picked up the imperial seal given to him.
To be continued...