Luo nine needles

Chapter 273

From the spring breeze to the scorching heat of summer, it seems to be just a blink of an eye.

There are far fewer pedestrians in the streets of the capital, either holding small fans, or crowding on both sides, walking under the shade of trees and shops.

"Summer is boring."

Even though the people in the restaurant and tea shop were drinking herbal tea and fruit drinks, they still felt sleepy.

"However, it will be July soon." A young woman said, waving her fan expectantly, "It will be cooler then."

"It doesn't matter if it's cool or not, it's much more fun in July." Another woman raised her fingers excitedly, "Qiqiao Festival, and the following August [-]th, Ninety-Nine Double Ninth Festival, a lot of fun."

The women in the hall cheered up, and some people saw Xia Houqing who was still concentrating on writing.

"Miss Xiahou, will there be a palace banquet on July [-]th?" Someone asked.

Xia Houqing didn't look up and said, "The queen has a small banquet."

Being so sure must have received the invitation, the ladies looked envious.

"Will Lu Hanlin go?" a young lady whispered.

She is a newcomer and knows the grievances between Lu Hanlin, Huo Lian and Xiahou's family, but this is the first time she saw Miss Xiahou, blurting out this sentence, she herself immediately regretted it and felt uneasy, but the ladies around did not blame her, Or change the subject, and Miss Xiahou even smiled at her.

"I'll go," she said, "but I'll take the poetry title."

The ladies in the hall all laughed, "Ah Qing has such a temper." "Then I wish Miss Xiahou the best of luck and compare Lu Hanlin to the bottom."

The lady who spoke also laughed, looking at Xia Houqing who was standing over there holding a pen, she really felt what it was like to be as proud as a pine and bamboo in the book.

While talking and laughing, I heard horseshoes galloping on the street, mixed with the noise of pedestrians evading.

The lady leaning against the window glanced and said, "It's the military newspaper from the north again."

"Are you here again?" A few young ladies crowded around the window to watch, asking in their ears.

"Is it still because of the Beihai Navy?"

Several people turned their heads and saw that it was Miss Xiahou who had been writing all the time, but she also liked to watch the fun?

"It should be." The elders of a young lady's family are in charge of this matter and know more, "Recently, those who came from the north are all impeaching the Beihai Navy. block up."

The ladies exclaimed, "Is this a rebellion?" "The Northern Navy almost rebelled before." "Is the northern border so chaotic?" "It's terrible."

Someone looked at Ms. Xiahou at the side, and saw that she was also frowning, and tightly clenched the hand holding the pen.

"Is Ah Qing worried too?" one person asked.

Someone laughed and said, "Don't worry, Huo Lian is in the north."

These words made the room lively again, recalling Huo Lian's previous trip, especially causing everyone to guess which pet was brought.

"Yes, yes, Bei Hai Hai is fierce, but Huo Lian is even more fierce."

"See who of them can overwhelm whom."

"I guess it's Captain Huo."

The lively discussions in the hall swept away the previous dullness.

Miss Xiahou didn't participate in the discussion anymore, and she didn't go back to write. She leaned against the window and looked out. The messenger had passed by, and the street was quiet again. Miss Xiahou looked towards the sky to the north, her brows slightly frowned.

It's already very dangerous to follow Huo Lian, and I went to the dangerous northern border again. I don't know how Miss Qixing is doing now?
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"It's absurd!"

The letter was quickly sent to the emperor's desk. After reading the beginning, the emperor was so angry that he threw the letter on the table and disrupted the stack of letters scattered on it.

"This Bei Haijun is outrageous! He even uses my name to commit crimes!"

Hearing this, an official stepped forward with an aggrieved and angry expression: "They keep asking for military expenses, saying that Your Majesty allowed it, and saying that we are resisting the order and not obeying it."

Other officials who were harassed by the North Navy for money and goods also complained.

The emperor didn't know whether he was quarreled or angry, so he reached out and rubbed his forehead.

"Your Majesty wants to build the Great Wall of the Northern Territory, but it's not about making Bei Haijun go crazy!" A cold voice rang out, "And what His Majesty ordered to investigate was Bei Haijun Liang's six sons who left without authorization."

The official looked at the young official who was speaking aside.

"That's right, that's it." An official said, "Lu Hanlin, His Majesty's orders at that time were recorded by your Imperial Academy."

Other officials also said one after another: "I really don't know the crime!" "Why don't you ask the crime?" "Not only the Liuzi Liang, but all the generals of the Beihai Navy must ask!"

The hall became noisy.

"However, we can't question the crime now." Lu Yizhi's voice sounded again.

After a noisy meal, the officials all looked at him, and the emperor also looked at him.

Lu Yizhi stood up with a solemn and sincere expression: "Your Majesty, the general is guilty, but the soldier is not guilty. The Great Wall in the North is for guarding the border and concerns the lives of more people. Your Majesty, please bear with me for a while and wait for the Great Wall in the North to be repaired before questioning."

After all, he bowed deeply to the emperor.

"What's more, there are Duchasi in the northern border, they will definitely be able to find out the truth, and they will live up to His Majesty's important task."

The officials who were about to refute were surprised when they heard this sentence.

Yes, Huo Lian is in the northern border. His Majesty has ordered him to thoroughly investigate the Beihai Navy, so what's the rush? Wait for Huo Lian to find out and blame the Beihai Navy. If Huo Lian can't find anything, then blame Huo Lian and Beihai. The navy is in cahoots!
It turned out that Lu Hanlin was not trying to excuse the North Navy, nor was it for the Great Wall of the North, but for Huo Lian.

The officials in the hall looked at each other, and they all saw the meaning in each other's eyes.

However, everyone didn't find it strange that Lu Yizhi did this. Of course, he wanted the other party to die in revenge for taking his wife.

And it was also a good opportunity for Lu Hanlin. The emperor indulged Huo Lian, but the Beihai Navy was the emperor's opponent. If Huo Lian dared to do something wrong with the Beihai military, the emperor would definitely not let him go!

For everyone, no matter which result is good, it is better to be happy.

"Your Majesty, please appease the cities near the northern border, for the sake of border defense, for the sake of the border army and the people, and tolerate it for a moment."

Lu Yizhi bowed deeply again and asked the emperor.

The officials saluted one after another: "Your Majesty, please calm down and be patient for the frontier army."

The emperor grabbed the memorial on the table and slapped it hard again: "Give my will to Huo Lian, and ask him to find out every word and deed of the Beihai Navy. If there is any omission, you don't have to come back to see me!"

When Liu Yan came over, he saw the officials retreating from the hall.

They surrounded one person and talked enthusiastically, none of them saw Liu Yan, when Liu Yan approached, they heard them talking about where to go to the garden.

"Yizhi bought Ningyuan, which is also our blessing, and we can enjoy the elegant demeanor of the famous garden in the former dynasty."

Ning Yuan?Although Liu Yan is not interested in visiting the garden, he also knows that this garden is one of the top ten famous gardens in the capital. Lu Yizhi actually bought it?
He couldn't help but look at the young people surrounded by officials.

The young man had a clear expression, neither proud nor self-effacing. He just smiled and said: "My father bought it. He is used to living in the country. He wants a garden. When it is finished, we must invite everyone to appreciate it."

The next moment he saw Liu Yan, he stood up straight and saluted respectfully.

"I met Master Liu."

Only then did the others turn their gazes over and salute one after another.

Liu Yan nodded and didn't say much and turned inward. After hearing that, he resumed talking and joking behind him. He looked back, and all the officials surrounded Lu Yizhi and left.

Although there were entanglements with Xiahou's family, and many literati and officials were dissatisfied with Lu Yizhi's behavior, in the past few months, Lu Yizhi still stood firm in the court, and was reused by the emperor and valued by the officials.

The hostility of Xiahou's family is not a serious hindrance to his future.

Of course, the Xiahou family did not suffer a loss, nor did they retire from the capital. They were more active than before, and even the two sons of the Xiahou family were transferred back from other places.

"Do you know about the Beihai Navy?"

After entering the hall, the emperor who was rushing into a few snacks asked.

Liu Yan nodded: "It's such a big commotion, everyone in the world knows about it."

The emperor was a little puzzled, and said: "It's also strange. Bei Haijun had always behaved with his tail between his legs, and looked harmless to humans and animals. I didn't bother to mention what happened back then, lest people in the world think I was wronged." Why are they so unscrupulous now?"

Well, probably because a bold and unscrupulous person went to Beihai Navy, Liu Yan said in his heart, and only said: "I have to ask Huo Dudu, he is over there, and he knows Beihai Navy's temperament best."

The emperor put down the soup bowl. It didn't matter what Huo Lian said. Bei Haijun didn't get angry when he did this.

Maybe it was the last madness, maybe they felt that allowing them to build the Great Wall of the North allowed them to be proud and have a reliance to show their true nature. The soldiers and horses brought out by the rebellious general.

If they are convicted in the future, we can't blame him, the emperor, for wronging them.

Therefore, what Lu Yizhi said is right, let's be patient, it is good for the frontier army and the people, and it is not bad for him, the emperor.

Speaking of Lu Yizhi, the emperor wiped the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly. This young civil servant is really good, with a good background, a good talent, and a good speech like a knife.

The emperor was in a good mood, and Liu Yan accompanied him for refreshments, discussed several cases, and returned to Dali Temple in the afternoon.

There is an invitation card made of white jade on the desk.

The little official didn't dare to touch it too much, he put it on the table and guarded it himself, amazed.

"I've never seen it before. Mr. Lu San is really elegant." He said, "And it's very valuable."

This is really sincere and elegant, it's hard for people who don't love money not to like it.

Liu Yan picked up the jade post and looked at it, and saw that it said that he was invited to visit Ningyuan.

"Mr. Lu San said that at that time, the lord brought him to see His Majesty and helped him overcome the difficulties." The little official continued, "Although the lord didn't care about it, it was for business, but to him, he was a one-word teacher. It is the grace of regeneration, which will never be forgotten.”

Liu Yan smiled when he heard this.

"It's really not, it has nothing to do with me." He threw the jade post back on the table, "One day he will know that sometimes it's not a good thing to support one another."

After a torrential rain in the evening, it brought a rare cool breeze.

Liu Yan got off his horse and walked straight into Linglongfang, where the shop assistants yelled skillfully.

"The distinguished guests are here, please come inside and serve good tea."

Liu Yan also walked into the inner hall skillfully, leaving his followers to drink tea in the hall, while he walked into the secret room, there was the sound of crackling beads in the secret room.

Gao Xiaoliu stood by the wall, facing the abacus on one wall, holding a bamboo in his hand, and kept moving the white jade beads on the black agate slider, the room seemed to be filled with the melodious sound of Guqin.

"Master Liu is really busy." He squinted at Liu Yan who came in, and said in a drawn out voice, "Run here every day."

Liu Yan sat down, pushed the account books on a table, and said, "Young Master Gao is here every day, he must have abandoned his family and father."

　I also want to update regularly at seven o'clock, but I don't want to stop updating, so tangled.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)