Chapter 186 The turmoil in the temple, and the forgotten Zhao Duan
The night got darker and darker, and when Zhao Duan returned to his home, he found that the lights were all on.
"Da Lang is back!"
The old steward opened the door, a look of joy appeared on his tired and worried face, and announced the good news loudly.
A few moments later, the stepmother and sister, who had not yet fallen asleep, arrived hand in hand.
Obviously, Zhao Duan's sudden departure aroused concern among his family, especially when the conflict occurred during the day.
"Nothing, just some official business in the yamen, I'll go take care of it." Zhao Duan lied casually.
The plump and beautiful stepmother patted her two lumps, breathed a long sigh of relief, restored her smile, and said with concern: "Are you hungry? My aunt left some food for you."
What kind of food... food and drink?
...Zhao Duan was a little tired and lost his mind of joking, so he said:
"Let my servant take me to my room."
After a day of hard work, even with his abundant energy as a martial artist, he was not energetic at this moment.
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In the bedroom.
Zhao Duan was in a state of shock. After filling his stomach, he regained his energy a little and rubbed his belly in a daze.
After repeated trials, he confirmed that the dragon soul in the Qi Sea had fallen into a deep sleep. Apart from being of great benefit to practice, he had no flaws.
"Fortunately, I thought it wanted to eat or something..." Zhao Duan complained silently.
Shaking his head and putting the matter behind him for the time being, he stood up and took off his coat.
He took off his inner clothes, which were soaked in the river water, and threw himself on the bed.
His strong body was exposed to the air, his hands were placed behind his head, and he began to recall the content of his conversation with the empress.
"The person who targeted me this time was Li Yanfu's son...that little cabinet elder, phew...as my performance improved, I finally ran into the top leaders of the Li Party."
"Zhen Bao said that he hopes that I will be removed from the Xiuwen Museum next because he is worried that I will be affected in the future... It is right to be a little cautious, but to be stubborn is a strategic evasion."
"This time, she vented my anger for me and taught a group of scholars a lesson, which was great, but the hatred between her and that little pavilion elder would only become deeper.
Well, next, the main thing that Li Party will face is to block the New Deal. They have no time to trouble me for the time being, but as long as they are free, they will come to me sooner or later..."
"If you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from it... But with my rank of sixth grade, it is not enough to defeat the opponent... But who said that if you can't defeat him, you can't do anything?
Zhenbao dealt with Li Dang by beating him again and again, gradually weakening him...I can also use this idea, not to defeat him in one fell swoop, but to kill him with one blow..."
"Mr. Xiao Ge, hehe, Li Yinglong... it's not rude to come and go, do you really think that if you trick me once, then forget it?"
Zhao Duan thought about the plan, his eyelids trembled, tiredness came over him like a tide, and he fell asleep.
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same night.
In front of the Li Mansion, a sedan slowly descended.
Li Yinglong, who is nearly forty years old, has feminine features, a high nose bridge, and sunken eye sockets, stepped out of the sedan chair, and walked into his own house surrounded by his servants.
As a "little pavilion elder" and a dignified minister, the house is naturally grand and luxurious.
Every stone in the yard is a strange stone that was transported thousands of miles from outside the capital with a lot of manpower.
Li Yinglong's daily life is also full of luxury, which is evident from his fondness for riding in sedan chairs.
If not for this, he would not have been able to become the "number one dandy in Beijing" when he was young.
Even though he is nearly forty now, the trend of extravagance has not diminished. Everyone in Beijing's officialdom knows that the elder Xiaoge likes women the most.
In addition to the principal wife, the number of concubines exceeds five fingers - this is still limited to "Yu Law", there are only six places, but they are often changed.
Not only that, there are many rare ways to play.
The mansion maintains a large number of maids, and every winter, the strong ones among them will be selected to stand in a circle around Li Yinglong to protect him from the cold wind with their bodies.
It’s called “Meat Screen.”
When a close guest arrived, a banquet was held in the house. There were no tables and chairs. All the dishes were held by a beautiful concubine, who knelt down to feed the guests.
It is euphemistically called "beautiful and delicious".
In other words, the word "fenghua" must be taken into account, otherwise Zhao Duan has no doubt that Li Yinglong will bring out the female body...
At this time, a maidservant and concubine in the mansion came out to welcome him and said in unison: "Master."
Li Yinglong looked gloomy and was in a bad mood.
Seeing these women, he couldn't help but become more and more irritated, waving his hands and saying:
"Get out."
The concubines were as silent as a cicada. They didn't know why the master was angry, so they became frightened and dispersed like birds and beasts.
Li Yinglong, armed with a golden sword, sat in the hall and drank the tea soup served by his servants. The anger in his heart gradually subsided: "Is the Sixth Madam asleep?"
Next to them, the nun in the mansion said: "The lights have not been turned off in the house. Do you want to go over and sleep?"
The Sixth Madam is the new "aunt" whom Li Yinglong took in not long ago.
It is said that one day when Mr. Xiaoge went out to have a drink, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a beautiful young woman. He was moved and fell in love with her.
After sending someone to investigate, they learned that this woman was originally a geisha from Jiangnan, and was later married to a businessman named Hu. This time she followed her husband to Beijing to sell goods.
When doing business these days, it is inevitable to do some dirty tricks.
After Li Yinglong learned about it, he sent people to investigate again and caught the mistakes of the businessman named Hu. He also used some tricks to involve him in a case, turning a small matter into a big one.
He was deported to his place of origin and thrown into prison, and the businessman's wife was also brought into his house with his power.
In order to free up spots, the original "Six Madams" were abandoned.
The whole process is reasonable and legal. The low-level dandy will only tease women from good families, but the high-level dandy will do everything flawlessly.
However, after the new Sixth Madam entered the house, she cried all day long. She had an unyielding temperament. Under her elegant appearance, she was a wild horse that was difficult to tame.
Li Yinglong has not yet surrendered.
"Well, let's go take a look." Li Yinglong stood up and, accompanied by his grandma, arrived at the wing of the courtyard where Mrs. Liu was.
Sure enough, I saw the reflection of a woman's lamp on the window paper.
As if hearing a noise, the sixth lady in the room was startled, stood up suddenly, and said coldly:
"Who?!" Li Yinglong smiled now, as if he had forgotten the unpleasantness Zhao Duan had caused him, and said softly: "Ms. Lin, it's me..."
"roll!"
In the room, the strong-tempered woman said coldly, which frightened the old woman, but she saw that the master beside her was not angry at all.
Li Yinglong gave good advice:
"Ms. Lin, as the saying goes, one day is a hundred days of kindness. You are already my concubine. Living in a high-end mansion in the capital is a hundred times better than being committed to a businessman."
Inside the room, the woman's shoulders shook and she shouted hoarsely: "If you dare to come in again, I will risk my life..."
"Alas! What did you say!" Li Yinglong said displeasedly: "If you don't go in, you won't go in. Master, in my eyes, am I so miserable?"
After saying that, he actually walked away with a hint of anger on his face.
The old lady next to me said:
"Sir, please calm down. The Sixth Madam has just passed through the door, but she still can't overcome the threshold. I have been trying to persuade her these days. I believe that in two days, she will accept the reality and she won't be like this."
Li Yinglong nodded:
"I hope so, but don't push too hard."
As he said this, Mr. Xiaoge, who had been unable to sleep with women for no reason, thought of the culprit that had caused so many troubles for him today.
"Zhao Duan..."
Li Yinglong's eyes were gloomy. Remembering his father's instructions, he could only suppress his anger.
In the next period of time, he and the Prime Minister will need to fight against the New Deal with all their strength, and they will not allow extraneous matters for the time being.
"I'll let you play around for a while."
In the wing room.
She is beautiful and elegant, with an oval face and silkworm eyebrows. Although she was born as a geisha, she has a bookish quality about her.
Mrs. Lin, whose appearance was no less than that of a wealthy lady, had tears in her eyes. She nervously held a pair of scissors in her hands and pointed towards the door of the room.
Until the footsteps outside the door faded away, it was confirmed that Li Yinglong would not be "lucky" to her tonight.
The scissors in Mrs. Lin's hand fell to the ground with a clang. She threw herself on the table, covered in gauze clothes, looking towards the south of the Yangtze River, with tears streaming down her face.
Who can save her?
Probably...
All we can do is accept our fate.
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A night of silence.
The next morning, the officials entered the Meridian Gate early.
In the palace, the door of the Yuanzu Temple suddenly opened, and the empress walked out slowly, looking at a group of female officials waiting outside the door with their heads lowered, and her eyes fell on the leader, Mo Zhaorong.
On the tray in Da Bingtuozi's hand were the crown and dragon robe of the previous court.
"Your Majesty, the Grand Master and the court officials are already outside the Meridian Gate."
Xu Zhenguan said "Yes" with sharp beautiful eyes:
"Go to court."
She knew that today was the day when the New Deal was officially launched.
At that time, what greeted her was the resistance of countless wealthy gentry throughout the Yu Dynasty, as well as officials and scholars of their origin.
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On this day, a piece of news quickly spread in the capital.
It is said that in the morning, Grand Master Dong Xuan presented three new policies for the empress after she ascended the throne, which shocked the officials.
On the spot, a large number of officials objected and pointed out the shortcomings of the three policies.
Liu Ke also criticized the many commentators from the Metropolitan Procuratorate during the incident, saying that those who formulated the strategy had bad intentions and were just empty talk. If implemented, the country would not be able to survive...
This piece of news, like a bomb, attracted the attention of countless people.
As a result, no one paid attention to the turmoil in the Zhaiyuan yesterday.
As for Zhao Duan, on the cusp of this storm, he handed back the external bachelor's badge and decisively withdrew to avoid the storm.
And the next few days.
Things turned out just as Xu Zhenguan said, and the whole court almost turned into a vegetable market.
The empress was condescending, overlooking the struggle between various forces. This struggle related to the division of interests of the entire Yu Dynasty was like a raging fire cooking oil.
In this summer when the dog days are gradually passing, it is getting more and more intense.
Anyone who approaches rashly will be burned to death.
However, Zhao Duan, who was originally concerned by many people, suddenly disappeared and was gradually "forgotten" by people.
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"Netizens are always forgetful... The best way to cool down the incident is to create a bigger hot spot."
Baima Prison, in the small courtyard of Houyamen.
Zhao Duan was drunk and talking nonsense.
Opposite, the old supervisor Sun Lianying, wearing a baggy official robe and frosty white temples, said drunkenly:
"What did the brat say? We didn't hear clearly."
"Nothing," Zhao Duan hugged the wine jar, looked back from the corner of the eaves, that is, towards the palace, and muttered:
"Is Your Majesty just going to let all parties argue evenly? No, I feel that even Master Dong may not be able to handle it."
Sun Lianying squinted her eyes, and the seasoned eunuch sighed: "Your Majesty cannot end this important matter immediately. If you have to, you can only sit on the dragon throne and watch, and let the imperial party headed by Dong Xuan charge into the battle. It depends on the momentum to decide when to make a final decision. If you issue the order directly, although it can be implemented forcefully, it will leave no room for room. It is far better to let them fight first...
What's more, these three strategies of yours have hit too many officials, how can they not give it a try?
It’s you, who caused such a big commotion with just a few words, but you ran away and idled around all day, drinking at our house, as if the temple had nothing to do with you. "
Zhao Duan put down the wine jar, stood up and left:
"What does the dispute in the court have to do with my mere sixth-grade police officer?"
"Hey, where are you going?"
"I have something to do."
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(End of this chapter)