Chapter 496: It's She, Not She
The holy decree was issued very quickly, and the secret discussion of the father and son study was just one day, and the inner court passed out the edict that the original Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate was divided into north and south, the people's feelings were very different, the dispatch was inconvenient, and the special permission was divided into two, and the south of the Tianshan Mountains was the jurisdiction of the original Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and Chai Zhewei's original position remained unchanged, and two hundred households were sealed; In the north of the Tianshan Mountains, the Beiting Protectorate was set up, and Lin Chenghe, the former guard of the northern Xinjiang town and the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei, had a long town of frontier, and worked hard, and was promoted to the general of Zuo Weiwei, and transferred to Beijing for use; Zhang Shigui, the general of the Right Tun Guard, was able to have both virtues and abilities, and served as the governor of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, rewarding the entire army of Anxi, and the rewards of generals at all levels were poor; The Anxi Shenji Battalion was transferred to the Bashui Battalion to garrison, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the firearms yard of the original Shenji Battalion was planned to be relocated to Lantian and was under the management of the Ministry of Industry.
As soon as this edict came out, the limelight in Luoyang City changed instantly, and the courtiers who were originally discussing the matter of "Immigration Shu" were all shocked by this strange and extraordinary edict. The only thing that remains unchanged is that no matter how chaotic the courtiers are, how they inquire, and how they peep, they can't get the slightest letter from Li Zhen's mouth, and no one can find the slightest inappropriateness from Li Zhen's steady demeanor as usual.
The Spring Festival is the most important festival of the year, no matter how chaotic the court is, this festival always has to live, although the popularity of Luoyang City is not enough today, it is a happy festival, and the festive energy is still enough, especially after the court moved to Luoyang City as a whole, the arrival of civil and military officials and major families, it can be regarded as bringing some wealth to the popular Luoyang City, this year's flavor, since it is much stronger than in previous years, not to mention anything else, it is that the carriages on the street are more old and young, There are many luxurious and magnificent people, and they have somewhat restored some of the grandeur of the former Sui and Eastern Capitals, but how many undercurrents and hidden dangers are hidden under the atmosphere of such grand events, only God knows.
The most important etiquette of the country, which dynasty is no exception, every festival, visiting relatives and friends and the like is always indispensable, ordinary people are so, dignitaries and nobles are generally the same, as a thousand years of inheritance of the Jingzhao Du family is even more amazing, because of the news that His Royal Highness the prince will be the daughter of the Nadu family in the inner court before the festival, Du Fudeng, who has always been in the court, is more lively, not only the major families come to walk around, but also those who rarely come to the door in the past The big guys of the DPRK and China have also come together, inadvertently, Du Mansion has become the social center in Luoyang City, the old man of the Du family was busy from the pre-holiday to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, ushering in the send-off, almost no time to stop, a handful of old bones are almost tired, but the mood is so good.
It's not easy, the shiny title of the thousand-year-old family on the top of the Du family's head is certainly good-sounding, but what is the actual situation, and the taste is only Du Xuanwang, the helmsman of the Du family, can experience it, there are all kinds of ups and downs, if it is not for the towering tree of the prince in time, the thousand-year-old Du family is actually a cow dung bomb, the surface is just bright, and now, with the children of the Du family on the stage, the thousand-year-old Du family finally has a chance to rise again, which makes Du Xuanwang so happy that he can wake up with a smile when he sleeps, No, Du Xuanwang, who was gossiping with a few assassins who went to Luoyang to rewrite, smiled very comfortably, an old face was full of happiness that could not be concealed, and when he was enjoying himself, he saw the housekeeper hurriedly walk in and stick it to Du Xuanwang's ear, and he didn't know what to say, Du Xuanwang's originally smiling face froze, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Ah, ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry, hehe, there are some mundane affairs involved in the old backyard, please sit down for a while, and the old man will go back when he goes. After Du Xuanwang was stunned for a while, he suddenly came to his senses, got up in a little panic, and explained with a smile.
Dr. Du, it's okay to go.
Du Gong, shouldn't there be a fire in the backyard, hahaha
If Du Gong wants to go, he must have good wine and good food to greet him first.
These visiting assassins are all old friends of Du Xuanwang, and they have had a friendship with each other for many years, and at this time, seeing that Du Xuanwang is going to retire temporarily, he will not be surprised, but it is inevitable to make fun of them, and the laughter in the hall for a while is a lot.
Accuse, accuse. Seeing that everyone was making fun of him, Du Xuanwang put on an embarrassed look, gave up his hand to accompany him, and ordered Du Ping, who was accompanying him, to stay with him, and then hurriedly walked to the backyard.
The Du family is worthy of being a thousand-year-old family, although this Luoyang mansion is only a separate courtyard, it covers a wide area, large and small courtyards are scattered, although the owner does not live here in ordinary times, but it is still very diligent, simple but not broken, it is really rare to be tight, in the meantime, there is a taste in the heart, this is not, a tall man in a tight navy blue jacket is standing in front of the windowsill near the pond and motionless looking at the snowy scenery of the garden, a look of fascination, but at this moment, The thick door curtain fluctuated suddenly, and Du Xuanwang, who was in a hurry, flashed in from outside the door, walked a few steps, rushed forward, and saluted very respectfully: Weichen has seen His Royal Highness the Prince. The man turned around when he heard the sound, and it was the prince Li Zhen in casual clothes.
Excuse me, Lone came in casual clothes today and caused trouble to Du Aiqing. Li Zhen smiled and raised her hand, signaling that Du Xuanwang didn't need to be polite.
Don't dare, don't dare, it is an honor for Weichen to come. Du Xuanwang only went to the East Palace to pay tribute to Li Zhen on the first day of the New Year, and at this time, he didn't understand why Li Zhen sneaked into his house in plain clothes, but in front of Li Zhen, how dare Du Xuanwang ask if he would come out, he could only promise it.
Although Du Xuanwang's doubts and restraints were not too obvious, Li Zhen could see them at a glance, but Li Zhen did not explain, but walked to the corner of the room, sat down on a wide chair for a long time, picked up the tea bowl, and took a small sip, then looked at Du Xuanwang with a smile and said: Du Aiqing, I have ordered Aiqing's daughter to be Liangdi a few days ago, and I want to come to the Ministry of Rites to be hired?
Li Zhen's words are really a bit strange After the subordinate was hired, he naturally had to go back to Li Zhen, this matter is also a matter of these three or five days, in terms of Li Zhen's well-known terrifying memory, how can he not remember this, and then suddenly ran to the door to ask about it, which really made Du Xuanwang confused, but he didn't dare not answer, so he had to reply honestly: If you go back to Your Highness, everything has been done, and Qin Tianjian also came to calculate the time, saying that the sixth day of the first month of March is an auspicious day, and Weichen will act according to the charter, Please rest assured, Your Highness.
The saying that doing things according to the charter is good, and since ancient times, there has been nothing more difficult than this. As soon as Du Xuanwang's words fell, Li Zhen said with a smile: At this point, the Yan family has done a good job, not only lonely, but also his father is deeply satisfied.
As soon as Li Zhen's words came out, Du Xuanwang's heart suddenly chuckled, knowing that Li Zhen was blaming the Du family for acting too high-profile recently, and when he was shocked, the beads of sweat on his forehead gushed out uncontrollably, and he hurriedly bowed down and responded: Yes, yes, yes, what His Royal Highness said is very true, the Yan family acts steadily, and it is a model for my generation, and Weichen knows what to do.
Seeing that Du Xuanwang sincerely admitted his mistake, Li Zhen didn't think much of himself, smiled, and didn't say anything more on this topic, and after glancing at Du Xuanwang with deep meaning, he immediately changed the topic and said: I heard that Shi Niang is good at painting, and once worshipped Yan Gongbu as a teacher, I don't know if there is such a thing?
As soon as Du Xuanwang heard Li Zhen raise this matter, he was stunned, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated The Yan Ministry of Industry in Li Zhen's mouth naturally refers to Yan Liben, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, this person is one of the great painters of the early Tang Dynasty, his father Yan Bi and his brother Yan Lide are all famous painters, and he is still the Taishan Lord of Li Tai, the King of Wei, but he is not a member of the Wei King Party, but he is good with Wu King Li Ke, although he is not a figure of the Wu King Party, but in the past, he echoed with his brother Wu Wang Party and his brother Wu Wang Party and Yan Lide, the squire of the Ministry of Works. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is one of Li Zhen's political enemies, at this time Li Zhen mentioned this matter coldly, it really made Du Xuanwang mutter, but he couldn't help but answer, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: His Royal Highness Mingjian, Shi Niang has been happy with Danqing since childhood, and every time he wants to learn to paint, Weichen was disturbed and had no way, so he had to be cheeky to ask the Yan Ministry of Works, and he appreciated the talent of Shi Niang, with a little guidance, but it is just an old thing, in recent years, Shi Niang's painting art is a little, and the Yan Ministry of Industry is busy with government affairs, and there are five, I haven't been to the Weichen Mansion for six years.
Well. Li Zhen obviously didn't care about the master-apprentice relationship between Du Shi Niang and Yan Lide, and she didn't mean to get to the bottom of it at all, she just asked for a word, and then didn't ask about this matter again, but said with a smile: Although I am deeply happy with the way of Danqing, but my talent is limited, I really can't take it.
As soon as Li Zhen's words came out, Du Xuanwang's mouth immediately opened into an O-shape, and he looked at Li Zhen stupidly, with a face full of disbelief Tang Chu's atmosphere is still open at this time, and it is rare to be as particular as later generations, but as an unmarried lady, no matter how it is, it is not good to show up too much, not to mention that Li Zhen is Du Shi Niang's fiancé, according to the old practice, it is not good to meet privately before marriage, and Li Zhen said it so casually, as if it was taken for granted, it really made Du Xuanwang not know what to say.
How? Is Du Aiqing very embarrassed? Li Zhen waited for a long time, and when she saw that Du Xuanwang hadn't come back to her senses, she couldn't help frowning, and said with a slight displeasure.
Ah, no, Weichen, this, Weichen is here, oh, no, Weichen will call it in person, Your Highness, please wait. Du Xuanwang couldn't figure out what Li Zhen's intentions were, but he didn't dare to ask, and when he saw Li Zhen's displeasure, he hurriedly replied, bowed down and exited the room, and went to call Du Shi Niang to come to see him without mentioning it.
Could it really be her? It can't be true, right? Li Zhen didn't care about Du Xuanwang's embarrassment when he left, and his heart was very uneasy When Du Xuanwang proposed to marry a daughter, Li Zhen didn't care much about it, but since he found the portrait of Du Shi Niang in the silk flowers submitted by the Ministry of Rites, Li Zhen's heart was violently moved, the reason is that it is easy to say, it is not all because of Du Shi Niang's color and art, but Du Shi Niang is like a person, a person who will never be forgotten in Li Zhen's heart, that is his first love in his previous life.
Li Zhen was also a young and proud person in his previous life, and he was a deputy section-level official at a young age, but before he made his career, he was really mixed up, and it was not good to say that he was a poor person, although he was a talent, he also had a lot of talent, and his family background was very average, his parents were ordinary workers, and he did not have any prominent relatives and friends and other backers, so that after graduating from college, he had to work hard in a small printing house for three years, working tirelessly all day long, but he was stunned that he couldn't save a few dollars, let alone buy a car and a house. It is a big problem to eat, but on such a condition, his girlfriend who has been in love since high school has always been with him, even if his family continues to exert pressure, he has not been able to control his girlfriend's persistence, but it is a pity that the two of them have a bitter love, and finally failed to achieve a positive result When talking about marriage, his girlfriend unfortunately contracted a vicious disease, and the two young people who had no money and no power faced a sudden blow, and they were unable to fight at all. Examination of civil servants,Finally smoothly mixed into the people's servants,Although often playing the world,But never seriously considered starting a family,Until inexplicably crossed over to the Tang Dynasty,Everything is a new beginning,With the passage of time,The figure of the girlfriend slowly sank to the deepest part of the heart,Although never forgotten,But the time to remember is less,Until I saw the portrait of Du Shi Niang,Everything in the previous life clearly surfaced in my mind again。
In fact, the meeting can not be in a hurry, about the sixth day of the third month is the wedding date, what do you have to say to ask, you can slowly rectify it when the time comes, this Li Zhen is not unclear, but he just can't suppress the eagerness in his heart, he was originally going to come to Du's house early in the morning, just because of the affairs of Anxi and the matter of "Immigrants" There are many preparations to do, this delay will come down, it is already the New Year, and because he was busy meeting guests a few days ago, he also failed to take the time to make a special trip to Du's house, that is, he was free today, Only then did he can't help but kill Du Fu, relying on the identity of the prince, he wants to see people, and he really has a bit of a bully taste, but Li Zhen has always disliked Confucianism, even if he admires it on the surface, he never thinks so, and he doesn't think that what he does will be a terrible violation of etiquette.
Why don't you come yet, this Du Lao'er is doing a lot! Du Xuan looked at it for a while, but he never saw a turn, the more Li Zhen waited, the more anxious he became, ** as if there was a thorn, he couldn't sit still, stood up, paced back and forth in the room, but his eyes glanced at the thick curtain on the door from time to time, like ants on a hot pot.
The man is finally here! Just when Li Zhen was impatient, but when she heard a light footstep outside the house, the door curtain moved, and the beauty had already floated into the room, and a thousand blessings bowed down, and a soft voice sounded: The concubine has seen His Royal Highness the Prince.
Yunyun, is that you? I looked at the pretty face that haunted my dreams, Li Zhen was so stunned that she forgot about the rest, and just looked at it in a daze, and exhaled softly.
Clouds? Du Siniang raised her head in astonishment, looked at Li Zhen blankly, and repeated suspiciously, before replying with a gloomy face: Concubine Du Siniang.
Ah, oh, I'm sorry, Gu Lizhen came to her senses, shook her head with a wry smile, but she was speechless for a while, she really didn't know how to explain it, so she simply closed her mouth and looked at the beautiful woman in front of her.
Du Shi Niang is an extremely smart woman, as soon as she saw Li Zhen's situation, she guessed that Li Zhen must have regarded herself as her, and her heart couldn't help but feel a little sore, Bian Bei gently bit her red lips, her eyes were red, and tears couldn't help but flow down her white jade-like cheeks, but her head was still raised, and she looked at Li Zhen stubbornly with a stubborn face.
It's too similar, it's so similar, from appearance to stubbornness or even stubborn personality is simply poured out of a mold! Facing the tearful Du Siniang, Li Zhen suddenly had a sense of time and space, as if she had returned to the years when she was in trouble with her girlfriend in her previous life, but when she felt that her eyes were hot, her vision was blurred, and tears flowed out disobediently.
Du Shi Niang admired the versatile Li Zhen since she was a child, and she had already secretly promised it, at this time, seeing Li Zhen crying, her heart was in great pain, and she forgot her identity in a panic, so she hurriedly walked over, took out a pair of white silk from her sleeves, stood on tiptoe, and was extremely distressed to help Li Zhen wipe the tears on her face, and said anxiously: Your Highness, don't scare the concubine, if there is anything wrong with Shi Niang, you, you
Ah, Shi Niang, Lonely, Lonely Du Shi Niang's hand just touched Li Zhen's cheek, and Li Zhen, who was originally demented, instantly sobered up, closed her big hand, and closed Du Shi Niang's little hand together with the white silk in the palm of her hand, looking at Du Shi Niang's anxious face, tenderness surged up in her heart, and she stammered and couldn't speak, just looked at the beauty in front of her affectionately.
Du Siniang was unguarded by Li Zhen and grabbed her hand, only then did she realize what she had done, she lowered her head shyly, and gently withdrew her hand, but she couldn't break free from Li Zhen's clutches, so she half-pushed and half-let Li Zhen hold it, only a large flush had risen on her pretty face at some point, and with the undried tears, it was really moving, making people have an urge to take a bite.
Shi Niang, Lone will definitely treat you well. Looking at such a shy beauty in front of her, Li Zhen's heart softened, stretched out her left hand, gently pulled out the white silk in Du Siniang's hand, and gently wiped away the tears on Du Siniang's face.
Seeing Du Shi Niang's shyness in reply, Li Zhen laughed, but that smile was just a smirk, a pair of eyes looked at Du Shi Niang in a blur and hazy, and was speechless.
Ah Du Shi Niang was shocked to realize that her head had leaned on Li Zhen's thick chest for some time, she panicked, and she didn't leave a word, she hurriedly retreated, broke free from Li Zhen's embrace like a frightened deer, lowered her head, lifted the curtain with a red face and ran away.
Shi Li Zhen opened her mouth and wanted to call Du Shi Niang, but suddenly realized that this move was inappropriate, and immediately forcibly stopped, smiled to herself, put the white silk in her hand to her nose and sniffed it, held it tightly in the palm of her hand, and suddenly laughed
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