Chapter 147 Lu Lingxuan
Northern Qi Dynasty, Yecheng.
This was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, including Cao Wei, Hou Zhao, Ran Wei, Qian Yan, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi.
But Yecheng actually has two cities. One is Yebei City, which is the old site of Cao Wei. It is adjacent to Zhangshui in the north. From north to south, there are Bingjing Terrace, Tongque Terrace and Golden Tiger Terrace.
One is Yenan City, where the imperial palace of the Northern Qi Dynasty is now located. After that, Gao Huan moved the capital and after expansion, Yebei City was abandoned and the palace of Northern Qi was built here.
It was already three quarters to noon, and the palace in Yenan City was still filled with music, singing, and dancing. Emperor Gao Zhan was still holding Mei Ji in his arms, enjoying the singing and dancing, and playing a game of holding tea with the monks. It was precisely because He Shikai was good at this game that he was promoted by Gao Zhan and became a confidant. The two talked about everything and were so close that they no longer had the courtesy of a monarch or a minister.
Nowadays, He Shikai has been promoted all the way up, from being a minister of the Huangmen to being a minister, and opening a mansion, he can open his own government offices, establish yamen, and train his own staff.
"Yu Wenhu of the Zhou Kingdom has been asking for his eighty-year-old mother from our Qi Kingdom for thirty-five years. Now he threatens to attack Jinyang. Yantong, do you think I should release him? "My old mother?" the drunken Gao Zhan asked rather angrily. (Note: Heshikai: Zi Yantong)
"Your Majesty, I think that Yan, the mother of Yuwenhu, is an important bargaining chip. As long as this bargaining chip is in hand, Yuwenhu will not dare to send troops to Daqi. , so it is better to let Yan go back than to release his aunt Yang first, and ask Yang to write a letter to Yuwenhu in the name of Yan to express his feelings for his son. Then Yuwenhu would not dare to do anything after seeing the letter. Sample?"
"Yantong is really comparable to Yi Yin and Huo Guangye. I also think this plan is very good! If we can still get help from Chen Guo..."
Speaking of this, Gao Zhan suddenly remembered something and asked, "How long has it been since Changgong was sent to Nanchen as envoy? Why hasn't he come back yet? Have you sent the letter I asked you to send to him?"
"Your Majesty, I sent it and I have received a reply. Prince Lanling has returned and should be able to reach Yecheng within half a month!"
Gao Zhan nodded with satisfaction, hugged Mei Ji and drank another sip of wine, and suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that the beauties from the Southland have a unique style. I also want him to bring two beauties from the Southland back to show me. Oh! I don’t know if this guy takes my words to heart!”
"Yes, I have also heard that the sisters-in-law from the south are very gentle and considerate, different from our northern girls, but..." He changed the topic, "The Prince of Lanling County is not good at beauty, I am afraid he will let him down. Your Majesty’s hope!”
These words made Gao Zhan very disappointed and he pushed the beauty in his arms aside.
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of a jingling bell. He Shikai raised his eyes and saw that it was Jun Jun Lu walking into the Zhaoyang Palace.
Lu Lingxuan was still wearing purple clothes and a beaded crown on her head. There were bells jingling at her feet. She was quite charming and graceful.
Lu Lingxuan, who was about thirty years old, showed no signs of age on her face. She had a very good appearance, and her dignity revealed a bit of beauty and coldness, and even a bit of remoteness and mystery.
This kind of temperament makes Gao Zhan a little obsessed with him.
"Why are Lord Lu coming here so late?" He Shikai asked first.
Lu Lingxuan turned her attention to Emperor Gao Zhan, smiled, raised her hand and saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, Prince Lanling did bring back a woman from Nanchen when he went to Nanchen this time. However, he is already here. In front of the scholars from the north and the south, I hired the entire Cizhou kiln in Pengcheng, my state of Qi, to marry that woman."
Gao Zhan immediately sat up from the couch.
"What did you say? You want to hire the entire Cizhou Kiln? I got drunk and rewarded him with the Cizhou Kiln. He really thought it belonged to him alone!"
After venting his anger, he turned around and asked, "What kind of woman can catch his eye? Isn't he not interested in women? I thought he was scared..."
Lu Lingxuan smiled again and replied: "I heard that she is extremely beautiful, and she is the most beautiful woman in the South!"
Gao Zhan's eyes showed a look of surprise and lust.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let him bring this beauty back quickly. Travel all night long and don't wait a moment longer!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! Please give me your edict!"
Gao Zhan drowsily took out a jade medal from his waist again and threw it into Lu Lingxuan's hand.
"Okay, okay, I know what you want, take it!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving the jade medal, Lu Lingxuan saluted again and walked out of Zhaoyang Hall with a smile.
...Yebei City, which is also the North Palace, and Santai, which has been baptized by war many times, was originally in ruins. However, Emperor Wenxuan built and renovated Santai extensively during his lifetime, and now it is splendid.
Lu Lingxuan came to a secret hall in the Tongque Palace, which was a place dedicated to supporting the wizards of Qi.
The monarchs of the Northern Qi Dynasty have always believed in divination and fortune-telling, and used visions to provide warnings. Therefore, these wizards who knew Huang Lao's theory and the magic of yin and yang were able to hold official positions in the Northern Qi Dynasty and have a more distinguished status.
Lu Lingxuan can also be regarded as one of the Yin Yang family.
"Unexpectedly, she is not dead yet, and now she is back with King Lanling. The princess of Chen Kingdom is really useless. She was fooled around by a little girl and died in the end!"
"This is destiny. She is destined not to die. I have told you a long time ago that you are not as good as her. She has paved the way for her daughter and gave all her luck to her daughter. Even if she Even if you die, you are still no match for her!"
The speaker was a white-haired wizard, but even though she had white hair, this woman, who was about forty years old, still had the fair face of a child, and she was quite pretty.
"Really?" Lu Lingxuan sneered, "Speaking of which, if she hadn't rescued me from Yeting, how would I have had the opportunity to enter Prince Changguang's palace to be a wet nurse for Prince Gao Wei, and how would Prince Changguang have usurped the throne? Such a status today?”
Speaking of this, Lu Lingxuan felt a little proud and a little sad, "You always say that I am not as good as her, then tell me, if she is so smart, why can't she count her own life?"
"No one can predict their own fate, including you!" The white-haired woman looked at her coldly and said.
Lu Lingxuan was startled and then sneered.
"Okay! Let's wait and see!"
After saying that, she walked out of the secret hall, then walked out of the Tongque Terrace and the North Palace.
After Lu Lingxuan returned to her mansion, she called an old woman and asked, "Where are they now?"
"A spy has sent a message and is almost arriving in Pengcheng!"
"From Pengcheng to the sea, it will take ten days to reach Yecheng. Please go down and tell them not to let them come back alive before the old woman dies!"
Having said this, she raised a jade plaque in her hand and said,
"This is His Majesty's oral instruction, delivered to Governor Liu!"
"yes!"
…
At this time, the large ship chartered by Xiao Jinyu and King Lanling had indeed arrived in Pengcheng.
Pengcheng is located in the old city of Lu State. Because there are stone beams in the water, it is called Lulianghong.
The section from Xiapi to Pengcheng is where three waters merge into one, and the water flow is very fast. In the past, Confucius sighed when he looked at the water, "The dead are like a man, not giving up day and night." This is the Lulianghong in Pengcheng.
Gao Changgong looked at the turbulent water and was very unhappy.
Xiao Jinyu came to his side, wrapped her slim arms around his waist, and explained softly: "Chang Gong, I know you are worried about me, but I will be very careful, and I will not do anything I am not sure of."
"He is different from your Southern Emperor. It will be very dangerous for you to stay with him. I will never agree to this matter."
He still rejected it.
"Everyone has their weaknesses. Chen Xu's weakness is disguise. If you want to be a wise king, your emperor of Qi will also have weaknesses..."
Being embraced by her like this, Gao Changgong's heart softened. He turned around, stretched out his sleeves, and took her whole body into his arms.
"But I don't want you to get into any danger again..." He hugged her tightly and said.
(End of chapter)