Chapter 48:
The emperor held a banquet in the side hall of Guangming Hall, promoted Li Xie as the commander of the army of the army, and the rest were rewarded for their merits and deeds.
At the banquet, the officials and officials of the banquet took their seats in the order of their positions. There was a banquet in front of everyone, and the waiters came and went, serving wine and serving dishes. , dance lightly, to add to the fun of the imperial banquet.
Inside and outside the city, there is a happy and peaceful atmosphere.
The seating arrangement of the banquet is also very particular. The emperor was seated with respect, and Gao Qiao, Xu Mi, Lu Guang and others were arranged in order, all facing east.
Li Munan was ranked above many scholar-bureaucrats.
Such a seating arrangement was like a rocket taking off into the sky. Although it secretly attracted the dissatisfaction of many gentry officials, it was worthy of his new title of General Guard. Moreover, today is the day of his limelight, who would express dissatisfaction in person.
Except for Lu Guang and a few high-ranking officials who looked at Li Mu with cold eyes, sitting on the side to show the difference between the nobles and the commoners, and the distinction between the nobles and the inferiors, even Xu Mi smiled and praised Li Mu for his credit.
Li Mujie smiled and thanked him, and returned with wine.
King Ba was also present. After three rounds of drinking, he went out to thank Emperor Xingping and presented a long tribute list, saying that after returning to China, he would send someone to Jiankang immediately, and his words were full of gratitude.
Emperor Xingping gave him wine to comfort him and ordered him to return to his seat.
There is an empty seat next to Bawang's seat.
This seat is reserved for vassal states or foreign envoys. In addition to King Ba, there are also King Lin Yi and others present today.
Since this empty seat is arranged here, presumably that person should have a similar identity.
But it's a little strange. After the banquet, no one has been seated here. At first, there were ministers out of curiosity, and they asked each other a few words, and gradually the banquet reached a climax, and no one paid any more attention.
When King Ba returned to his seat, everyone's eyes followed his figure, and naturally they noticed the vacant seats nearby.
Emperor Xingping looked around, took all the expressions of the ministers into his eyes, and smiled secretly: "Misters, there is another happy event today. Let's look at it." After saying that, he looked out of the hall.
A **** gave a high five. The applause fell, and a handsome young man appeared outside the gate of the hall. Hair style and clothing are no different from those of the Southern Dynasties, but the facial features are quite different. The skin is snow-white, the bridge of the nose is high and straight, especially the eyes, the eyes are hidden purple, and the beauty of the appearance is actually a bit more delicate than ordinary women.
This is clearly a fool. It's just that there are many Hu tribes in the north, and they are intermarried with each other. An ordinary Southern Dynasty person can't tell what tribe he is.
But there are well-informed people in the audience, but they can see it at a glance.
Among the Xianbei people, the Murong clan, men and women in the clan, are mostly white-skinned, handsome in appearance, and have also had purple eyes.
According to legend, Murong Qing, the founding emperor who founded the Yan Kingdom in the north, was born with purple eyes.
Could it be that this young man has something to do with Murong Qing?
The young man stood outside the hall, receiving the gaze from the officials of the Great Yu, with a respectful and solemn expression.
"The special envoy of the State of Xuanyan, Murong, has an audience—"
Accompanied by the eunuch's long voice, the young man stepped into the hall, came to Emperor Xingping, bowed and said in his mouth: "The envoy of the small country, Murong Ti, pays homage to His Majesty Emperor Dayu, His Majesty has four seas, and the people call it long live. !"
Emperor Xingping's eyes showed joy and ordered him to be flat.
As soon as this young man signed up, the Dayu Wenwu in the side hall were all stunned, and mixed with a bit of strangeness.
It turned out that this Murong Ti was the younger brother of the Emperor of Yan, and he was named King Lingzhi. He inherited the extraordinary abilities of the Murong family. He was brave since childhood and was deeply loved by his father. Ten years ago, Yan was destroyed by Xia Jie, ten years ago. A few years old Murong Ti and a group of royal families were captured. After arriving in Chang'an, Emperor Xia was promiscuous. Seeing his beautiful appearance, he was brought into the harem, and he was not released to become an official until he was sixteen years old.
Among the many Dayu civil and military officers in the side hall, there are also those who like male sex, but it is completely different if they like it and become a plaything for others.
Before the meeting, this young man was actually the Murong Tzu from the ruined Murong Clan. Everyone looked at each other, a little frivolous, and they showed ridicule and contempt on the spot.
What's more, the so-called Yan Kingdom has long since perished, so where is the so-called Yan Kingdom special envoy?
Murong's hands that were covered by the big sleeves, those slender fingers clenched tightly into fists, the joints were abrupt, and the skin on the back of the hands burst out with cyan blood vessels crisscrossing each other, but the face still looked respectful as before, after thanking, he got up, Said: "I, the Murong clan, was originally a minister of the Great Yu. I was fortunate enough to guard the border of Shangguo, but the situation was unstable. Shangguo was dressed in the south, and the transportation was inconvenient. I was forced to establish a country for the survival of the clan. Over the years, forced to Yu Xia thief was lustful and mighty, although the clansmen had no choice but to give in, but all the time, they were thinking about how to be loyal to Shangguo. Fortunately, God has eyes, and now Xia thieves are almost exhausted. He offered his head to Shangguo to show his loyalty, but he was noticed by the thief, so he had no choice but to go north. Murong didn't travel far and went all the way to Shangguo, in order to show his loyalty to the country again on behalf of Murong's family. In the future, as long as the Murong clan survives, if there is any dispatch from the upper kingdom, he will go to justice at all times, and he will never give up!"
His articulation was clear, his words were powerful and full of emotion, and when he finished speaking, he knelt down again and kowtowed.
The hall was silent. The ministers looked different.
Emperor Xingping looked very happy and said with a smile: "I have seen your uncle Murongxi, who is also a hero in the world! I remember that the Yan Kingdom still existed, and he came to Jiankang with the embassy. I was still the prince at that time. "
Murong thanked him and got up again.
On the ground outside the hall, there was one of his followers, holding a tray high in his hand.
The **** went down, took the tray, lifted the cloth, and placed a jewel-encrusted dagger on it, with a rolled up sheepskin on the side.
"Your Majesty, this golden sword belongs to the ancestors of the small ministers. For many years, it has been regarded as a holy relic by my Murong Clan. This map is a detailed map of the four passes in the Central Plains, with the details of Tongguan, Dasanguan, Wuguan and Xiaoguan. Geography of mountains and rivers. My Murong family traveled all over the Central Plains, and spent ten years of hard work to get this picture. Now, to show my family’s sincerity, I would like to present it as a tribute, and I hope Your Majesty will accept it with a smile.”
This golden knife is nothing but a symbol. However, if this map is truly marked with the mountains and rivers of these four levels in detail, it is indeed of great value.
The emperor ordered someone to fetch the map, took a look at it, and said with a laugh: "Your loyalty is commendable, I will accept it! You will stay at ease in the future. Your uncle, as long as he sincerely serves me, I will not accept it in the future. You will treat him badly! Take your seat!"
Murong thanked him for the third time, and then entered the seat next to King Ba, seated with the corners of his robes upright.
The singing and dancing in the hall continued.
However, it was just a subjugated clan that was regarded as a plaything, and none of the ministers in the side hall really paid attention to this Murongtai. Soon, no one paid attention to him anymore, and continued to laugh and enjoy the feast.
After Murong took his seat and greeted several people nearby, he sat quietly and lowered his eyes, as quiet as a shadow that didn't exist.
Only at the end of the banquet, the emperor was very happy, and was helped away by the drunken people, and when the rest of the people left the table in turn, he got up and said goodbye to the surrounding Dayu Wenwu. When he turned around, he quickly raised his eyes and glanced at Li Mu as if unintentionally, when he saw that the other party was also looking at him, he was a little caught off guard, but he immediately smiled and nodded as a salute.
Li Mu smiled, got up, and walked out under the gaze of the remaining civil and military officials in the hall.
Gao Qiao was talking with a few people on the palace road. Li Mu went up and waited quietly for a while. Seeing this, the rest of the people said goodbye to Gao Qiao one after another.
"Come to my house tonight."
Without waiting for Li Mu to speak, Gao Qiao said lightly.
Li Mu went down respectfully.
Gao Qiao fixed his gaze on his face and turned around.
Li Mu stood on the spot and watched Gao Qiao's back gradually disappear above the palace road.
He came on horseback, and the horses stopped in the stables at Lingyangmen outside Taicheng. Leaving the Sima Gate alone, he came to the stables, and took his horse back from the hands of the stable officials who greeted him respectfully.
This is the stables, and there is a small square in front of it, which is used by the officials of the previous dynasty to keep the horses. Because few people ride horses these days, sometimes during the day, not a single person can be seen. Li Mu led the horse across the square. At this moment, a little mare came across the street, with a white body and a golden bell tied around its neck, galloping in his direction. Voice.
On the horseback sat a woman.
The woman was very beautiful, about the same age as Xiao Yongjia, thirty-five or sixteen, covered with a gorgeous cloak, but could not cover the tight upper body, the **** were plump, and the bottom was a huge bright-colored wide skirt, made of tulle , several layers are stacked together, the person sits on the back of the horse, the wind blows from the side, the light and fluffy skirts are rippling layer by layer, and the posture is very charming - so riding towards Li Mu, you get the horse's hoof. In the sound, he came to him and stopped.
"You are that Li Mu? I heard that you led the troops into the city today, and the people cheered. It really is a hero!"
The woman smiled.
"My concubine's surname is Zhu, and my husband's family is King Yulin. He is the only one who has been cultivating all the year round. The concubine may not have seen him for a long time. People who are close to me call me Yueniang."
The corner of the woman's eyes, with all kinds of amorous feelings, suddenly seemed to be unsteady on the horse's back, her body swayed slightly, and with a soft squeak, her body fell towards Li Mu. Seeing that he was about to fall off the horse, Li Mu stretched out his hand and grabbed her arm just in time.
"Be careful, princess."
Li Mu let go.
There seemed to be a hint of shame on the woman's face, and there was water in the bottom of her eyes, and she whispered thank you.
"Congratulations to General Li, who became famous in the first battle and is now a dignified General Wei. The concubine has long heard of the general's name, and he is a rare and handsome hero in the world. I can have the opportunity to see some generals with extraordinary heroism..."
As she spoke, another gust of wind blew up one side of the skirt and raised it high, exposing almost the entire thigh. In such winter, she didn't wear any inner covering, she was naked, white and hairless, although it was only a flash. After that, it was quickly hidden by the skirt, but this scene was shocking enough that the stableman who was watching secretly not far away had his eyes straight, and almost didn't drool.
Li Mu smiled slightly: "Princess concubine is serious. How come Li is so-called outstanding and heroic, but he is just a vulgar warrior. If Madam has nothing else to do, Li will retire first."
"Look, I scared you, the concubine won't eat you..."
She covered her mouth, giggled, glanced at Li Mu, tightened her cloak, kicked the horse's belly lightly with her toes, drove the horse past him, and walked over slowly.
Although people have gone, in the small square, she still seems to have her charming laughter.
Li Mu watched the woman leave, squinted his eyes, the smile on his face disappeared, turned around and led the horse away.
…
That night, Li Mu changed his clothes and visited Gao Qiao.
Although he has been the son-in-law of the Gao family for several months, this is the first time he has come to the Gao family's door.
Gao Qi greeted him at the door. When facing him, his attitude was respectful, but a little unnatural. He bowed to him and said, "Xiang Gong is waiting for Li Langjun in the study", and then led him in.
Li Mu was taken to Gao Qiao's study all the way under the gazes of the people of Gao's family along the way.
The door to the study was left open. Gao Qi raised his arms, made a gesture of invitation, and then left.
Li Mu pushed open the door of the study, stepped in, and saw Gao Qiao sitting in the middle of the house in the middle of the house, with a serious look, walked in front of him, and saluted him.
Gao Qiao murmured and motioned for him to take a seat.
"Young son-in-law can just stand."
Gao Qiao didn't force it, and asked a few questions about the situation at his home in Jingkou.
Li Mudao: "Because Nangui took the same path, I went to visit my mother first. Everything is fine at home. Thank you father-in-law for your concern."
Gao Qiao nodded: "That's good. You have done a great job this time, which is very good."
"Li Muzheng wanted to say thank you to my father-in-law. Many thanks to my father-in-law for sending my eldest brother to come to help. Although I was unable to join the army in time with the eldest brother, but knowing this news, Yu Li Mu is also very supportive."
His tone sounded very sincere.
Gao Qiao's old face was slightly hot, and he waved his hand: "Forget it! Don't mention it. Your Majesty promoted you to be General Wei today, but you can open the residence, what are your plans in the future?"
After Gao Qiao asked, two faintly exploratory eyes fell on the face of the man opposite.
"Li Mu has no plans yet. Now I just want to take back my wife first."
Gao Qiao was at a loss for words. He couldn't answer what he wanted to ask, so he had to say, "Ami is still on Bailuzhou with her mother now..."
He glanced at Li Mu, saw him looking at him, and coughed.
"It's like this. When you went to fight before, her mother cared about Ami, so she went to bring her back. She didn't want Ami to come back, so she caught a cold and was sick for a while, but now she's getting better..."
He paused, as if he had made up his mind.
"Mo Ruo tomorrow morning, I'll take you there and bring Ami back."
A smile appeared on Li Mu's face.
"Thank you, father-in-law. I know that my father-in-law has no time to spare. I will be fine tomorrow, so I can pick it up by myself."
Gao Qiao hesitated, pondered for a while, and nodded: "Alright, I'll send someone to send a message tonight and tell them to clean up. Just wait another night!"
Li Mu Zuoyi said, "Thank you, father-in-law. Just one night, my son-in-law will be waiting."
…
After Gao Qiao asked someone to send Li Mu away, he called Gao Qi and ordered him to send a message.
Gao Qi was about to leave, but was called by Gao Qiao again. Seeing him walking back and forth in the study a few times, he finally said, "I'll go by myself!"
Gao Qi also knew that this was a bit difficult, and the husband deliberately shied away for one night, fearing that he wanted to prepare in advance, otherwise it would pass like this.
He just said yes, but he didn't have a clue in his heart. Seeing that Gao Xianggong suddenly changed his mind and said that he would go there in person, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded hurriedly, and went out to prepare to leave.
Gao Qiaoshe rode a car, braved the cold air of the winter and twelfth lunar month, rushed to the ferry leading to Bailuzhou, got into the water, and finally reached the island. After a long time, Xiao Yongjia came out while yawning.
"It's so late, are you still here? What's the matter?"
Xiao Yongjia frowned and glanced at him.
Gao Qiao rubbed his hands, and told Li Mu that he had proposed to pick up his daughter when he met with him tonight.
"A-Ling, I thought about it. After all, Ami is his righteous wife. It's been a while since you brought Ami back. If he wants to pick him up, we won't be able to stop him..."
"Just ask him to come tomorrow! What else can I say? Is it worth it for you to come and quarrel with me in the middle of the night?"
Xiao Yongjia spoke lightly with ridicule.
"If you're tired, I'll ask someone to clean up a house for you. You can spend the night as you please, don't dislike it."
After he finished speaking, he turned and walked in.
I didn't expect that the problem that made me embarrassed and headache was solved like this.
Gao Qiao hurriedly said: "No need, that's fine. I have plenty, so I'll go back first. When he picks up Ami tomorrow, you can go back as well. I'll ask his couple to come home and have a meal together."
Xiao Yongjia stopped and turned to glance at him.
"Go back to sleep. I'll go right now." Gao Qiao hurriedly added another sentence.
Xiao Yongjia looked like a smile but not a smile, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, and he turned away.
Gao Qiao watched Xiao Yongjia leave, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, then smiled bitterly at Gao Qi: "Go back."
…
Early the next morning, Luoshen knew that Li Mu was coming here to pick him up today.
Xiao Yongjia didn't hide it from her anymore. But he said coldly: "I'm not the kind of person Gao Qiao is. Not to mention that he has only been promoted to a general Wei, he is now a big Sima, and I won't want such a son-in-law."
"Ami, you stay in the house today, you are not allowed to go anywhere, and you are not allowed to show up without me."
She left a word, and they left.
Luoshen looked at her mother's appearance, and ordered the guards to guard the entrance to the island, instructing Li Muruo to come, not to put it in, and to inform her immediately, she couldn't help but feel worried.
Li Mu returned to Beijing and was promoted to General Wei. After the graceful banquet in the Golden Palace, the first thing he did was to pick him up.
It's impossible to say that you don't feel it at all.
But seeing his mother hate him so much and imagining what might happen when he arrives...
She couldn't understand her mother's temper.
Although it seems calm at the moment, I am afraid that a bigger storm is brewing.
Before that moment came, Luoshen was already terrified.
She didn't want that to happen. Don't want to choose between mother and this person.
She suddenly hoped that he would not come.
At least not today.
Luoshen spent a long time in anxiety, and asked Qiongzhi to stare at him, and notify himself as soon as there was any movement.
By noon, he was not seen.
An afternoon passed, and it was gradually approaching evening, and the direction of the ferry was still empty.
In winter, the day gets dark very quickly, and when it is no more than the unitary hour, the sky gets dark.
He didn't come during the day, and he certainly won't come at night.
Luoshen was tense for a day, and finally relaxed.
In addition to being relieved, in the bottom of my heart, if there seems to be nowhere, there is a faint disappointment.
Maybe he also knew his mother's tough attitude, so he temporarily gave up the idea of picking him up?
fair enough.
If he retreats in spite of difficulties, everyone is polite, and the two are separated, as if nothing had happened before.
Luo Shen told himself this.
…
It was completely dark.
A boat finally arrived on the island, Aju got off the boat, hurried to the village, and found Xiao Yongjia.
"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to stay at home to assist?"
Probably due to the fact that he waited for a whole day, Xiao Yongjia's expression at this moment also looked a little tired.
Aju looked very solemn, and told everyone to go out, Fang whispered: "Didn't the eldest princess tell me to pay attention to Li Mu's movements? I got the news, this Li Mu, went to Qingxi Garden tonight!"
"what!"
Xiao Yongjia was taken aback, and the whole person almost jumped up.
Qingxiyuan is in the eastern suburbs of Jiankang City. It was originally the property of King Yulin, who was dedicated to cultivating immortals, so it became Zhu Jiyue's other residence. She spends at least half of every month there. It is said that this is the place where she raised beautiful boys.
"Is the source of your news accurate?" A shadow quickly passed through Xiao Yongjia's eyes.
"It's absolutely true! You can't go wrong! Beside that woman, there is a person who has been favored by me. She was just now and quietly looked for it, saying that after the palace banquet yesterday, the woman deliberately entered the palace to hook up with Li Mu. , Li Mu took the bait. This morning, the woman asked someone to send an invitation to Li Mu in the name of King Yu Lin, inviting him to go to Qingxiyuan for a banquet tonight, but Li Mu did not reply and refused. Dressed up, went to the garden in the evening, and waited for him to pass!"
Xiao Yongjia was furious and slammed into the table.
"What a shameless bitch! It's nothing but my Gao son-in-law! Does she think I'm Xiao Yongjia dead?"
Her face was ashen, she immediately hurried out, took a few steps, suddenly stopped her steps, turned around, went straight to Luoshen's house, and pushed open the door.
"Ami! You said that Li Mu, why didn't you come today?"
Xiao Yongjia's lips were blue, his eyes were burning, and he sneered.
"He fell into the fascination soup of Zhu Jiyue's bitch, and ran to her! You are still waiting for him! How many times have I told you before, this Li Mu is not a good person, you just don't believe me! Men in the world, Quan Bo is fortunate and ruthless, seeing the new one, she is dirty and stinky, and the old person in her eyes! This time I will let you know, and I see if you still want him!"
After she finished speaking, she ordered Aju to stay and take care of Luoshen, so she turned around and hurried out of the house.
Luo Shen was stunned.
When she reacted, she chased out and saw that she had already brought someone and headed towards the ferry.
Luoshen's legs were weak, and his heart was beating fast. He wanted to tell his mother not to go, but to tell Li Mu and that Zhu Jiyue to go well. When he shouted, it was as weak as the sound of a kitten. In the end, they could only watch helplessly as their mother boarded the ship and headed towards Jiankang.
Luoshen stood there fixedly, stunned for a while, motionless.
Aju chased after him, put a cloak over Luoshen's shoulders, took her back to the house, took off her outer clothes, settled her on the bed, tucked the quilt for her, and whispered: "Little lady, don't It’s sad. It’s also because God has eyes. Fortunately, we knew it early and let us know what he was like. Now that it’s broken, it’s nothing.”
As she spoke, she couldn't help but sighed: "Oh, when I heard it, I didn't believe it. It would be such a person..."
She shook her head: "Forget it, little lady, don't be sad."
Luoshen leaned on the head of the bed and smiled: "Mother Ju, I'm not sad."
His nose was sour, but he was almost on the verge of tears.
Seeing that her eyes were red, Aju didn't dare to say any more, and instead asked her what she wanted to eat, saying that she would do it herself.
Luoshen shook his head and said dullly, "I'm not hungry. I don't want to eat."
At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, and Qiongshu slammed the door open.
It's rare to be so reckless.
Aju frowned and was about to speak to her when she saw her eyes widen and said, "Little lady, Li Langjun is here!"
Ah Ju let out an "ah" and opened her mouth into a circle.
Luoshen turned his face suddenly.
"Li Langjun is here! People are just outside the gate!"
Luoshen was stunned for a while, then suddenly lifted the quilt and quickly climbed down from the bed, not to mention the clothes outside, not even the shoes, so he ran out.