Chapter 75: Confrontation

I just walked to Zhengyang Street, and I want to go to Tianxiang Curie to ask if there is a girl who plays music tonight? But unexpectedly bumped into a person, this person was Huo Guang, and he laughed a little: "You person, why do you look like a panicked ghost every time I see you?" ”

Zhao Xingbai said, "You are old, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, you can stay where you are cool, I still have something to do." ”

Then he casually asked, "By the way, why are you here?" ”

Huo Guang said with a smile: "The scenery is good recently, especially the night view, I came out to listen to the music and breathe through the wind, by the way...... It also saves General Wei and others from being lonely for a long night. ”

Zhao Xing was stunned for a moment, and glanced at him, only to find that he hadn't looked carefully all the way just now, it turned out that Wei Qing's people had not withdrawn, but had followed him all the way and hidden in the dark.

She was startled, Huo Guang had already dragged her to Tianxiang's residence with a smile, and said: "You are now a red man in front of the Taishi, no one can see the Taishi's move that day, and now the government and the opposition have spread." ”

When the two came to the box room where Liu went to the house that day, Zhao Xing was worried: she didn't know if Huo Guang was talking about Liu going to take her away at the gate of the Tingwei's Mansion that day, or if he didn't touch the mountain to dig the grave, but no matter what, now that it spreads, Man Qian must know that he ...... He must have hated her even more.

Alas, it was useless to think too much, and he never seemed to have a good opinion of her.

"Don't overthink it, I'll just say it." Huo Guang's expression suddenly changed, and he ordered his subordinates not to approach, and said softly, "I really wanted to look for you today, and I originally planned to look for you, but now it's okay...... To give. ”

As he spoke, he reached into his arms, took out a letter and handed it to Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing was stunned for a moment, and then heard him continue in a low voice: "It's entrusted by Xiaobai." ”

Xiaobai?

Zhao Xing was surprised and delighted, and was about to open the letter, when she suddenly remembered that Liu Qu was still waiting for her to find someone to relieve him of boredom in the Huofu Courtyard, so she said: "Huo Hou, I have something to do first, and I will invite you to drink again when I have time to go back, and you can enjoy the night scene slowly tonight." ”

Huo Guang saw that she was eager between her eyebrows, and ran away.

He smiled and raised his glass to himself.

It is worthy of Tianxiangju, even if affected by the Bai Yinshuang case, the business is not as good as in the past, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is very coincidental, just after Zhao Xing opened his mouth, there were two people in the building holding the piano and wishing.

The two are old and young. The old man is about fifty years old, although his face is wrinkled and wrinkled, and the wind and rain are bitter, but there is a touch of wisdom flowing faintly from his eyebrows. Behind him is a young girl, her face is not stunning, but she is better than a face that is tranquil and elegant, and her watery eyes are even more smart and tactful, which is unforgettable.

Seeing Zhao Xing, the two smiled reservedly.

Returned to the other courtyard, let the two of them go, and was about to leave, but was dragged by Liu Ju, "Master hasn't said to let you go, what's the matter, don't you want the lives of the people in Tingwei's Mansion?" ”

Zhao Xing was stunned for a moment, remembering what Liu Qu said in the room before, so she stayed. Thinking of Wei Qing and the others who were dense and hidden all the way on the road, he secretly said, this court is only afraid that sooner or later it will be turbulent.

On the night of the exhibition, Liu Qu, Ji Di and others speculated that the people of Loulan had the intention of raising prices. Sure enough, as soon as the case of Tingweifu was concluded last time, Loulan officially raised the price, and it was actually 20% higher!

Liu was unwilling, so Ji Di came forward, reduced to 15 percent, and then talked about it, it was invalid.

Liu went to the court after illness, and did not sign the trade documents between the two countries for a long time.

This move naturally caused the king of Loulan and the government and the opposition to surge: as everyone knows, if this move angers the people of Loulan, it will never reduce the price at the least, and no trade at the worst!

In this way, how to solve the rations of the people of the Han Dynasty? Do you want to buy rice from Yiqu? The rice of Yiqu is much higher than that of Loulan after the price increase!

Yes, the whole minister waited with Empress Wei outside the palace and talked bitterly, probably meaning, you let the main lord come out, this person in charge is not good, this money is not his, the country is not his, and it is not distressing to spoil it!

That's right, he is taking the country of our Han to fight with Ji Di!

But Ji Di is still different in the end, he knows that Liu Qu is going to be half a month, these days, he may not secretly contact the people of Yiqu to try to hammer out a reasonable price, so he strictly guards against secrecy, ostensibly in order to protect the Taishi nobles, but in fact, he closely supervises.

Led people upstairs, Liu Wen and others gave Liu a salute, although the violinist and the woman didn't seem to know who this man was, but looking at the situation, his identity must be extraordinary, and he also respectfully saw the salute, the woman was very bold, and laughed softly:

"Childe, your subordinates are really powerful, first invited my father and daughter to eat and drink in Xiangju that day, and now I want my father and daughter to perform music here, but Childe can know that my father and daughter are different from others, not for money, but only for the eyes. To tell you the truth, before Childe, my father and daughter originally planned to play for the handsome general outside Tianxiangju. ”

Zhao Xing's eyebrows twitched: Girl, you are really dragging, are you so bold now? Alas, you still don't understand this man's temper, and if he gets up and doesn't get into your eyes again, he will have to force it.

The woman's desire to capture this time is good, but it seems that she has seen a big scene, and Liu Qu dares to provoke so slightly in front of her.

So, Zhao Xing silently thought, it's better to be a woman, why does he bother to like her as a fake man? They met in a hurry, is it really a feeling?

At this time, the old man rebuked the woman: "Hugh is rude. ”

Liu Qu didn't blame, he glanced at the woman slightly, the woman lowered her head slightly, said "yes" to her father, and said softly: "Son, the slave family is a little thirsty, can you give me a cup of tea?" ”

Liu went to the chin and asked Zhao Xing to make tea for the two, Zhao Xing's heart was slightly shocked, but she still did as she said.

The woman took a sip of tea, but still smiled: "So I forgive the slave family for daring to ask, the slave family and my father are already the best violinists, but why do I want to play it for you?" ”

She exhaled like an orchid, looking at Liu Qu's face a little shy and red, but she held a little self-contained pride.

Proud woman, Zhao Xing has seen a lot since she entered Chang'an, Liu Le, Xiahou Rong, Bai Yinshuang, A Tao, Wei Zifu, Xiaobai...... Some of them are self-conscious because of their talents, and some of them are because of their status, but they are not arrogant. I heard that Wei Lisan's fiancΓ©e, the county lord of Dawan Kingdom, is also a person who is amazing and peerless, and is famous in Dawan Kingdom, and was hurt to the bone by his father, Prince Yu Cai.

Zhao Xing thought secretly, and saw that Liu Ju's face changed slightly, and he wanted to wake up, the old man opened his mouth to reprimand his daughter again, but was stopped by Liu.

At this time, there was a sudden sound in the building, but it was Ji Di and Zhang Manqian who went and returned, and even Wei Qing followed.

Then, a group of people poured in, but it was Yang Shoujing, Han Anguo, Bu Shiren, and Sang Hongyang...... There are also the old ministers of the court, such as the master father Yan and Xue Ze, who shook their heads and sighed with Shi Qing last time.

As soon as everyone saw that there were outsiders in the house, it was difficult to reveal Liu Qu and their respective identities, so they followed Ji Di's example and made a slight gesture.

After sending Empress Wei away, everyone gathered nearby, and when Ji Di heard that Wei Qing came to report, they all came over, but they were afraid that Liu would go to the secret meeting of the Yiqu people, and wanted to stop it, but when they saw it, they were their own piano tricks.

Liu went to the center, and everyone sat on the side.

Wei Qing raised the corners of his mouth and said, "It's windy at night, since the son is afraid of the wind, it's better to go home early, so as not to worry about the housewife." ”

He said sarcastically, Ji Di smiled, Zhang Manqian knew, bowed to Liu, and said lightly: "We are guilty, but I implore the son to listen to the advice of the master mother and focus on the family business." ”

There are those who are in favor of the Ji faction, and there are also neutral factions who claim to be for the country and the people.

Gongsun Hong and Xiahou looked ugly, Gongsun Hong frowned, touched the mustache on his lips, and said in a deep voice: "Gongzi will return after listening to the tune, what are you waiting for!" ”

However, the voice was silent for a while, and no one in the room answered, and this silent confrontation was like an undercurrent, and Gongsun Hong's voice was not gone in the silent place, and the atmosphere was instantly overwhelming.

Although the spearhead was not pointed at her, Zhao Xing was also palpitating at the moment.

Even Liu Wen, who has always been calm, clenched his fists with one hand, grabbed his teeth with the other and bit the red-faced Liu Ju.

Liu Qu didn't speak, lowered his head and coughed. He put the back of his hand under his lips and coughed violently. Violent.

Zhao Xing felt that half of the cough came from his suppression, so he could only use this way to vent.

She unconsciously bit her lower lip slightly.

glanced at Zhang Manqian, but saw that his eyes were thin and dark.

Touching her gaze, Zhang Manqian gave a warning in her eyes.

Zhao Xing pursed her lips and turned her head slightly.

The strange stone willow eyebrows were slightly buckled, he glanced at the person opposite coldly, leaned over to wait for Liu to serve tea, Liu went to slowly stop coughing, looked at the ministers, and slowly said the word "good", Fang looked at the woman, and answered her previous question, "The girl doesn't know, the best violinist in the world is not only the girl's father and daughter." ”

"Even if there is, it may not be cheaper than me, since they are both superior, does the son have to pay more money to listen to other people's tunes?" The woman was also a little surprised when she saw someone coming at first glance, and looked at Liu Go at this time, but slowly recovered her smile.

"The girl values the edge of the eye, and the son also pays attention to fate, listening to the music is pleasing to the eye, if it is restrained, the son would rather spend more money to listen to the same tune, even if it seems stupid."

"If that's the case, Childe is indeed stupid." The woman suddenly sneered slightly.

Liu Qu's eyes deepened, but he said: "Didn't the girl think about the two tigers fighting, and the girl was hurt in the end, why don't you play a song for me today, and in the future, other people's songs will be beautiful, and other people's piano will be more beautiful than girls, and I will not be moved, only listen to the girl's song, how about it?" ”

When the woman heard this, her face changed, and the arrogance between her eyebrows gradually disappeared, and Liu Qu said to the old man who had been silent: "Sir, since ancient times, fine wine with gold bottles has made a thousand daughters beautiful and talented, why bother only playing with this world, and meeting that world, so as to give up other better people in the world?" ”

After hearing this, the old man's eyes deepened, and he finally smiled and said: "Okay, what the son said is quite reasonable, even so, the old man is ugly, so he and the little girl will play a song for the son." ”

The woman glanced at Liu Zhen deeply, and nodded slowly, her eyes slightly shy.

Later, the sound of the piano is ethereal, and the music rhyme fruit is pleasing to the heart.

But the rest of the ministers were more and more dissatisfied.

This Liu Qu's words were clearly borrowed from the mouth of the qin girl, secretly beating them, he intended to give up Loulan and take the righteous canal, and start the rice and grain trade. But this person has been in the DPRK for many years, and if he insists on doing so, he can't wait to fight hard.

Ji Di smiled, Huo Ran stood up, and said: "Son, the wind is cold tonight, and my subordinates feel unwell, so I will take a few days off." ”

Liu Quyi got up slowly, his lips sank, "What if I don't allow it?" "You'd better go back and ask your mother first."

The corners of Ji Di's mouth raised, and he turned around and left.

The biggest insult to the opponent is not to attack with words, but to ignore it. The contempt and disdain in Ji Di's eyes when he left could be seen clearly by everyone.

Shi Qing then brushed his sleeves and left, and then the ministers also saluted and left.

Liu Qu sat down lightly.

As for whether he really didn't care or gritted his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach, Zhao Xing didn't know, but he seemed to like the piano girl tonight, and ordered the strange stone to arrange a place for her, as if he was going to accept her.

As the father and daughter left, the woman gave him a faint look.

Liu Qu then sent Gongsun Hong, Xiahou Po and Liu Wen and others back, leaving only the hot springs downstairs to lead the guards.

Liu Ju looked indignant and wanted to say something to comfort him, Gongsun Hong shook his head, and Liu Wenli and Qi Song took him away.

The moon came to the west window, spilling in from the window lattice, covering everything in the room with a layer of hoarfrost, the hoarfrost was cold, Liu Qu sat there straight, the moonlight flowed on his white shirt, and his whole person looked like an unsheathed sword, and he saw blood seal his throat.

He coughed in a low voice, Zhao Xing wanted to go over and pour him a cup of tea, but Liu Qu seemed to have eyes behind his back, and said lightly: "Why don't you leave yet?"

Zhao Xing simply stopped and said what she wanted to say.

"Taishi, although I don't know whether your decision is right or wrong, but since you have weighed it before making this decision, you don't have to care what others say, even if it is a good wine in the world, there are people in the world who don't love it, you just have a clear conscience."

Liu Qu's body seemed to move slightly, and then he lowered his head and coughed.

"Too... Taishi, Weichen retired. Zhao Xing scratched her head and immediately turned around and went downstairs.