A year after leaving Chang'an, Yang Hao returned to this familiar and unfamiliar metropolis. The Tang Dynasty was irreversibly declining, and the prosperity and hustle and bustle of a city could not cover up the miserable evening scene of the prosperous era. Yang Hao is now named Zhang Wu, and his identity is a businessman who runs a fur business with the Uighurs. The purpose of this trip to Chang'an was to fulfill a promise from the New Year.

In early March, the dragon tail swept with green willows and the fragrant wind was intoxicating. Yang Hao rented an elegant wing in a barbecue shop. He went to see a man, a stranger who had lived and died side by side with him - the former deputy envoy of Jingzhao Right Pass Street, and now the Jinwu Guard Zuo Sige Yang Kai. During the chaos of the Daming Palace, Yang Kai was seriously injured and recuperated at home. He was implicated but saved his life. Soon after, he was taken under the Jinwu Guard and became Zuo Sige, who was in charge of the Jinwu Guard.

Guan Suo went there for a long time before he came back. Yang Hao was displeased when he saw him coming back alone. Guan Suo smiled and explained: "Yang Sige led me to meet Miss Jin Taoyin. His princess was going to come in person, but was called by Empress Dowager Guo and couldn't get rid of her. So he asked me to make an appointment with the Grandmaster to meet at Xiangguo Temple tomorrow."

Finally, Guan Suo said: "Your Highness the Princess specifically instructed that the Western Regions barbecue here tastes good, so the Grandmaster can ask for some taste." Yang Hao smiled and said: "Actually, the best thing here is the singer from the Western Regions. His appearance, figure, voice, and dance posture are rare in the world. Do you want to see it?" Guan Suo smiled and said: "If you have this blessing, you will never be able to ask for it." Yang Hao laughed. He asked someone to arrange it and have no time to have fun.

Early the next morning, the gate of Shengyefang had just opened, and Yang Hao rushed to Xiangguo Temple. A little novice monk was waiting at the door and led Yang Hao into the backyard meditation hall to use snacks, waiting for the arrival of Princess Li Qing of Yichun.

At that time, a team of Jinwu Guards went to the temple to investigate and drove all the suspicious people out. Yang Hao finally saw Yang Kai. Looking at the armor he had worn on him, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Yang Kai said concisely: "Princess will come later. You can speak softly, and Empress Dowager Guo will send someone to follow you."

At the second hour of Si, a team of Huayi Guards entered the backyard and rushed all the soldiers of the Jinwu Guards to the outside of the yard. Princess Li Qing, accompanied by Jin Taoyin and others, walked into the backyard lazy and bored. When entering the door, Yang Kai asked as usual: "When will your highness return to the palace?" Li Qing said: "I am tired, take a nap before leaving." Jin Taoyin took the speech and said: "When will I get started? I will notify you in advance. Just guard the door." Yang Kai and other guards responded in unison, "Yes."

The front door of the backyard was just closed, and Li Qing suddenly seemed to be a different person. She lifted her skirt upwards and ran in hurriedly. Jin Taoyin hurriedly pulled her and advised, "Your Highness is gentle, there are outsiders besides him." After hearing this, Li Qing coughed quickly, and looked graceful and generous, holding Jin Taoyin's hand through the full moon gate in the courtyard. Yang Hao was guarding the full moon gate. After not seeing him for a year, Li Qing changed, reducing the aura between her eyebrows and eyes, and becoming more agile and charming.

The moment she stepped into the full moon gate, Yang Hao stood there blankly without saying a word.

"Cough cough" Jin Taoyin coughed softly.

"My minister Yang Hao, please see the princess." Yang Hao was about to bend down to salute. Li Qing grinned, bent down to grab Yang Hao's hand, and said, "It's still so old-fashioned, don't want it." Jin Taoyin coughed and said to the female guards on both sides: "You are all guarding outside. Without the summons of Your Highness, no one is allowed to come in." After the women withdrew, Jin Taoyin gave another wink to Guan Suo behind Yang Hao. Guan Suo looked shocked and could not pay attention to her for a moment. Jin Taoyin shouted honestly and unceremoniously: "Which country are you a minister? Don't you know to avoid it when you see the princess?"

Guan Suo's face turned red with shame for a moment, and hurriedly retreated with her.

Yang Hao looked Li Qing all over his body and sighed unconsciously. Li Qing smiled and said, "You have become more courageous after a year out. Now you dare to stare at me." Yang Hao hurriedly defended: "I haven't seen the princess for a long time, and I really miss you. If you are disrespectful, please forgive me." Li Qing sighed when she heard this, and a hint of sorrow was added to her eyebrows.

"Time flies so fast, I grow up in the blink of an eye."

Yang Hao was shocked when he heard this. What did these words come from Li Qing's mouth? Is this little princess who is still the unruly and heartless? In a year, did everything change? Yang Hao stared at Li Qing's face, trying to find a familiar shadow from it. But those once familiar things have become shady, and it seems to be true.

"Princess,..." Yang Hao wanted to get straight to the point, but when he spoke, he suddenly changed his mind.

"Yes," Li Qing agreed gently, her tone was gentle and restrained.

"Can I ask the princess a question?"

"You ask," Li Qing sat on the stone bench in the yard, looking at Yang Hao who was at a loss with a smile.

"Does the princess still pretend to be him in her heart?"

"Who?" Li Qing was slightly stunned, then she understood, and a hint of gentleness appeared in her eyes.

"It's rare that you still care about me. This may be my dilemma. I don't know that Jin Yatou went to find you, otherwise I wouldn't let her go. It's already annoying enough, so why bother you."

Yang Hao was stunned for a while and waved his hand in a hurry, saying, "Your Highness, don't feel guilty, this is what I should do."

Seeing that Yang Hao was a little distracted, Li Qing asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?

Yang Hao hurriedly smiled and said, "Nothing, I wonder if Miss Jin... has reported my idea to Your Highness?" Li Qing smiled and said, "You, don't speak so rudely. She told me your idea, but I don't understand why you want to meet Xie Bozhi? What is the meaning here?"

Yang Hao smiled and said, "Xie Bozhi is an old minister of Shuofang, and Wang Chongwen relied on him as his right-hand man. I made an appointment with him to let Qiu Shiliang know that letting the princess marry Shuofang not only cannot win over the Wang family to balance Xia Sui and Fengzhou, but also possible that the three families will be connected to him because of the princess. As long as he is suspicious, his Majesty will naturally take his life back."

When Yang Hao said this, seeing Li Qing frowning, as if he was unintentionally listening to him, he asked carefully: "Does Your Highness think this plan is inappropriate?"

Li Qing was shocked and said hurriedly: "No, I, I am thinking, even if he no longer forces me,..." She didn't finish her words, but the meaning was clearer. Yang Kai came from a poor family and was just an ordinary Jinwu Guard officer. At the moment when he was a family, it was undoubtedly difficult to marry a poor family. Yang Hao had to comfort her: "Everything is done step by step. Brother Yang is young and promising. With His Highness secretly helping him, it is not difficult to make a name for himself."

Li Qing sighed and said, "I don't know this truth, but... how long will it take, how long can I wait for him... I can't let it go. Every time I think about it in the middle of the night, I feel extremely upset and tormented every moment. I hate myself why I dare not tell him, if I say it, would it be different? I feel that the older I grow, the less useless it is. If I go and tell the Empress Dowager, if I told His Majesty earlier, or if I just left with him... How could these troubles come? If this continues, when will it end..."

Yang Hao was speechless and stayed with the one he loved every day, but could not see hope. What kind of torment would it be for her? In just one year, she changed her whole body and entered the sentimental rainy season in advance. Yang Hao looked up at Li Qing, who was in a chaotic look, and suddenly a thought came to her heart, a bold and novel idea.

"I have a plan that may relieve the princess' worries."

"Ah, what are you going to do?" Li Qing's eyes were filled with panic, as if she was afraid that she would miss it if she accidentally did.

"Let Brother Yang follow his ministers to the border." Yang Hao expressed his thoughts, "The border is high and the earth is vast and has great achievements. Just like a minister, you may be able to become a general of the border army in a year, then..."

Yang Hao wanted to say, "If you are the prince consort, you will be considered a good match." He couldn't say this because Li Qing frowned and seemed to be worried.

"This..." Li Qing hesitated, "Is it necessary to ask him to go to the border with you?"

"If you stay in the capital and wait for him to make a fortune, I'm afraid the princess will be a wife for someone else." Yang Hao had to cruelly break through this layer. This sentence seemed to hurt Li Qing, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

"But he, can he do it? He has never been to the battlefield."

"The princess should believe in her own vision. When I was in Chang'an, I was not only racing on the streets, but also fighting in the hall, but also fighting in the battle formation. Now I am different. I am also a general in the border town? If the princess is willing to hand over the prince-consort to the minister, I will definitely help me."

"Nonsense! Your courage is getting bigger and bigger! I will punish you if you believe it or not." After saying it for so long, Yang Hao felt the most familiar.

Li Qing raised her little hand: "Do you stutter or do I do it?"

Yang Hao said, "It's not a good job for the princess." He slapped himself twice. Li Qing laughed and suddenly said as if he had made a great determination: "Then I'll hand him over to you, you must treat him well." Her face was full of shyness, happiness and longing for a girl in love.

"Don't worry, we are good brothers who have lived and died together. I'm not too late to flatter the future prince-consort." Yang Haotian looked at him and tried to please him, but he didn't feel ashamed at all. However, Li Qing was still Li Qing. After all, she changed a lot in a year, but she had not yet reached the point of rebirth. She quickly turned cold and said half-truely: "If he makes a mistake, I will definitely peel you!"

Yang Hao felt a chill in his heart. He suddenly regretted his recklessness: If Yang Kai really made a mistake, how would he face her?

The princess in a good mood suddenly remembered the purpose of Yang Hao's trip. She asked Yang Hao: "What kind of governor you are talking about is called Xie? Is he in Chang'an?"

"Xie Bozhi, the governor of Lingzhou, is currently working in the department."

"Girl Jin!" Li Qing shouted out of the door in a loud voice, and Jin Taoyin rushed in in a panic.

"Go and call Xie Bozhi, the governor of Shuofang, and ask him to ride a horse and hurry up."

"Come here?" Jin Taoyin was a little embarrassed, "Where are people staring outside?"

"Stop talking, go quickly."

Li Qing shouted, Jin Taoyin had already run away without a trace. Li Qing seemed to have done something big, and asked Yang Hao with a happy smile: "You have helped me so much, what should I reward you?"

"It is my blessing to be able to serve the princess. How dare I ask for the princess' reward?"

"Volume! Tell me, as long as I can do it."

"I really don't want any reward. Your Highness once saved the minister, but he just thought it was his minister to repay his kindness."

"More vulgar!"

"I dare not refuse what the gift from the Lord... Your Highness has to give it to you two at will."

"Are you impatient? I think I'm vulgar?"

"I must not dare."

"I don't know if you dare."

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

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The news of Yang Hao's secret conversation with Xie Bozhi soon reached Wu Chen's ears. Wu Chen was still the judge of the left army of Shence. Unlike a year ago, he has now become the steward of the Shence Army. The Southern Yabei Office, which controls the fate of the country, is actually controlled by Qiu Shiliang. Shence Army is the mainstay supporting his internal minister's status, but he can no longer take more time to inquire about the details in the army.

Wu Chen naturally filled this gap. Qiu Shiliang still trusted him as usual. After Wu Chen signed his opinion on the matters of all kinds and sizes in the army, he would make the final decision. Qiu Shiliang never read these documents, so he would ask the young servant to directly use seals and then promulgate and implement them.

Qiu Shiliang had moved to the Daming Palace. He never left the palace unless he had important official duties. Except for not leaving the palace, Emperor Wenzong had not left the Daming Palace for more than a year. His relationship with Qiu Shiliang was somewhat similar to that of Qiu Shiliang and Wu Chen. Qiu Shiliang reported all the reports from the Tai Chi Palace. Li Ang also directly asked the servants to go to the treasure and then issued an order to implement the order.

Li Ang still had a meeting of single court meetings like before, discussing affairs with the prime ministers of the Nanya. As the emperor, he still had very extensive power and could decide on many things by himself. Of course, the premise was that Qiu Shiliang didn't care about these things.

The difference between Qiu Shiliang and Wang Shoucheng is that Wang Shoucheng likes to help his master take care of everything and is absolutely not allowed to be interfered with by others. Qiu Shiliang only cares about what he is interested in, and leaves the rest to the emperor and ministers to deal with. As long as he does not threaten himself, he can give the emperor the greatest freedom.

In terms of relationships with subordinates, Wang Shoucheng regards subordinates as sons and nephews and slaves, and his authority cannot be violated by anyone. Qiu Shiliang regards subordinates as friends and colleagues, and subordinates can make suggestions to him and express his ideas. He is willing to share some of the power with those he trusts.

Although it was already the fourth day of the year, Wu Chen decided to go to the palace to report to Qiu Shiliang about Yang Hao and Xie Bozhi's meeting. At this time, any disturbance may affect the plan he had been brewing for a long time.
Chapter completed!