At the entrance of the opera house, there was once again a crowd of people.

Lao Ren took a group of brothers to start working here early.

"One silver coin, and only two seats in the front rows are left."

Lao Ren personally shouted in the crowd to sell the two tickets he had just collected.

The situation of the opera house's popular theater tickets being hard to find has not been completely alleviated.

Especially today's performance is the recent popular "Smiling Proud Jianghu" in Chang'an City, and this ticket will sell better.

"Two silver coins, huh? Give it to me. ”

Su Chengguan didn't line up at all today, he was experienced and not bad for money, so he directly found Lao Ren and asked for two tickets in the front row.

Today, he came to the opera house with Xie Tianwu, the county of Chang'an County.

Su Chengguan, who is coincidental and long-sleeved and good at dancing, now knows a lot of people in Chang'an City.

This Xie Tianwu has some dealings with him in the official face, and Su Chengguan is familiar with him after coming and going.

"These people are really good at drilling, and such a simple ticket can actually allow them to find a way to make money."

Xie Tianwu saw this scene in his eyes, and he was very emotional in his heart.

"Xie Xiancheng, in the words of some students of Guanshishan Academy, that is, where there is demand, there is a market. Tickets for the opera house are in short supply, so naturally there are people who are willing to queue up to buy tickets and then sell them to someone else; There are also people who buy tickets and sell them to others, but I think this is also a solution to the needs of some people. ”

The ass decides the head.

Su Chengguan, as the beneficiary of this rule, naturally will not be right about this phenomenon.

"This is also true, no wonder that Naqujiang Academy and Weishui Academy are building opera houses, and it seems that they have also seen that the opera house of Guanshishan Academy has a way to make money."

Xie Tianwu and Su Chengguan chatted as they walked towards the ticket gate.

……

"Shanbin, my second brother doesn't seem to be here today."

Li Tai sat in one of the few boxes in the opera house, talking to Du Chuke beside him.

"His Royal Highness King Wei, today is the premiere of "Smiling Proud Jianghu", according to my speculation, he is eighty percent likely to come to watch it, unless he has already seen it beforehand. However, even if he didn't come today, as long as he knew that you were here, half of the purpose would be achieved. ”

As the governor of the Wei Palace, Du Chuke is now the time when Li Tai and Li Chengqian are competing for power and profit, so they naturally do everything possible to give him advice.

This time, I watched "Smiling Proud Jianghu", although it has something to do with the fact that this drama has become popular all over Chang'an City before it has even started to perform, but it is more because I want to "meet" Li Kuan and win over the relationship.

Li Tai is no longer a child.

There is also a more and more intuitive understanding of the influence of the Chu Wangfu in Chang'an City and even the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, it has cost a lot of money to attract people in the past few years, and it has also made him more aware of the importance of having a God of Wealth by his side.

The noble children of Chang'an City are willing to support themselves, most of them in order to plan a better future.

Of course, if you have a good future and countless money, that's the best.

"The imperial court has decided to set up the Tang Royal Military Academy near the Guanshishan Academy, and this king feels that this place is the best place to expand his influence to the military. Although His Majesty personally served as the dean, and the governor was Qin Shubao, the first matter was mainly based on the opinions of my second brother. If we can win his support, then our influence in the military academy will increase greatly. ”

The far-reaching significance of the Tang Royal Military Academy may not be understood much in Chang'an City.

But this academy is a place to train future generals at all levels of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone still understands this truth.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu doesn't want to bet on any side now, and has the same thoughts as some ministers in the court. However, if we can't pull him over, we must not let him fall to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

As the actual executor of many things in the Wei Palace, Du Chuke has a deeper understanding of the influence of the Chu Palace.

"I used to worry about it, but now the more I think about it, the less likely it is, why doesn't he want to bet yet? Isn't it that he doesn't want to take any risks, with his ability, but if the new emperor wants to have some ambitions after he ascends the throne, he won't do it to him easily.

Even if it is done to him, do you think he really has no power to fight back? Not to mention Liangzhou and Dengzhou, just the Wa Kingdom and Nanyang, how many people in Chang'an City know how powerful he is in those places? ”

Li Tai is thinking more and more clearly now.

The absolute strength of the Chu Wangfu is there, no matter who wants to deal with him, he has to think about the consequences, whether it is worth it.

"That's right, I heard that the East China Sea Fishing Industry has built a new city in Puluo in the South Seas, and it's very large. Many maritime merchants in Jiangnan Province now go to the South Seas basically to Puluozhong as the terminus, and the East China Sea fishery also takes the initiative to take some maritime merchants to the sea in order to let more maritime merchants dock in Puluozhong. ”

When Du Chuke said this, he inexplicably thought of the burden of pepper at the beginning.

If he hadn't moved fast enough, the finances of the Wei Wangfu would have almost collapsed by the pepper brought back from the East China Sea fishery.

"So, my second brother, it's not as easy to deal with as you want. If he hadn't gone out, there would be no shortage of people who supported him in this battle for the throne. ”

Although the distinction between concubines in this era is very strict, the concubines are not completely without opportunities.

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei, his subordinates watched His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness the King of Jin walking very closely, could it be that he pressed the treasure on His Royal Highness the King of Jin?"

Du Chuke's words came to this, but even he didn't believe it.

At this time, although Li Zhi was very favored by Li Shimin, he had no sense of existence in the court.

So whether it is Li Chengqian or Li Tai, to be honest, they do not regard Li Zhi as their competitor.

Li Shimin has never expressed his intention to let Li Zhi ascend to the throne.

"Pheasant slaves and sons-in-law both like to run to the Chu Palace, but in matters like succession to the throne, I don't think anyone will easily change their position because of this situation."

Li Tai thought for a few breaths, not thinking that the kind of thing Du Chuke said was possible.

"That may be a subordinate who is overly worried."

……

In Gaochang China, Lu Wentai has been feeling some throbbing pain in his heart from time to time recently.

Especially after every exercise with a beautiful concubine, Lu Wentai will feel that he has persistent chest tightness, chest pain, radiating pain, and many times accompanied by cold sweats, palpitation, shortness of breath and other symptoms.

There is no Lang Zhong in Gaochang who can handle it, besides, in addition to these symptoms, Lu Wentai feels quite normal at other times.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation from the moraine."

Lu Wentai had just drunk a glass of wine, admiring the singers' wonderful figures, and wondered who he was going to spend the night with, but was interrupted by a hurried announcement.

"Is there anything we can't wait for the king to finish watching this dance? Do you still have a clear sense of priority? ”

Lu Wentai was very unhappy and glared at the guard who disturbed his good state.

Since Gao Changguo defected to the Western Turks and broke the Tang Silk Road, Lu Wentai's life has been much more comfortable.

In the Western Regions, although the Western Turks have declined, they are still a proper big brother.

Covered by the Western Turks, several small countries around Gaochang did not dare to make any small moves.

"King, the army of the Tang Kingdom has appeared at the mouth of the moraine, all over the mountains, there are cavalry everywhere, the soldiers are so strong, there is no way to resist it, and now they are coming straight to the capital."

"What?"

Lu Wentai stood up suddenly, and his face turned pale and pale.

Why did he dare to do something that harmed the interests of the Tang Dynasty and defected to the Western Turks?

It's not because Gaochang Kingdom is seven or eight thousand miles away from Chang'an City, and there is a treacherous desert in the middle, and the possibility of Datang sending troops is very low.

Now, I suddenly heard that Tang Jun appeared at the mouth of the moraine, so what is it?

The Tang Dynasty has sent troops to attack Gaochang, and this news has also been heard by Lu Wentai from merchants who travel to and from the Western Regions, but he didn't take it too seriously.

The Tang army came from Chang'an, once out of Dunhuang, it was a desert area, the winter was extremely cold, the summer was unbearable, and the march was difficult to cross.

Even if he barely crossed this desert, Lu Wentai believed that the Tang army had suffered heavy casualties and had no supplies, and had no combat effectiveness at all.

The news I hear now is that this is not the case at all.

That's not good.

With the strength of Gao Changguo, there is no way to deal with the Western Turks, let alone the Tang Dynasty, which even the Western Turks do not have the confidence to provoke.

"Great King, Great King...... What's wrong with you, King? ”

Lu Wentai's son, Lu Zhisheng, sat aside and didn't talk much.

However, all of a sudden, he found that his Aya suddenly covered his chest tightly with his hands, his face was pale, and his breath was short.

"Quick, hurry up and call Lang Zhong from Liangzhou to come over."

Koji Zhisheng had seen the scene of his Aya's chest tightness before, but this was the first time he had seen a situation like today.

Before his words landed, Lu Wentai was already hunched and squatting on the ground, his face was pale, his teeth were clenched, and he couldn't even speak.

Suddenly, such a situation appeared, and the hall was also in a panic.

The dancing girls stood there at a loss, not knowing whether to continue dancing.

"Oh no, the king is not breathing!"

Lu Wentai was surrounded by a bunch of courtiers who accompanied him to watch the dance, but it was not enough to make a cup of tea, and the situation changed completely.

……

Outside Liugu City, Hou Junji took the army that was lucky enough to cross the desert and set up camp here.

Speaking of the journey along the way, Hou Junji also had palpitations.

After the army entered the desert, the situation was much worse than Hou Junji imagined.

Wear a leather jacket in the morning, wear yarn in the afternoon, and eat watermelon around the stove.

The temperature difference between day and night in this desert area is extremely large, and there is a shortage of water and grass, and the Tang army is basically cavalry, and the army supply is unsustainable.

To be honest, Hou Junji's heart was a little cold at that time.

The last time I fought, I went out to Tuyuhun by myself, but I didn't get the credit for the fart, and I tossed it in vain.

It's hard to be able to lead the troops alone now, which really means too different for a general.

As a result, after crossing a desert, the number of soldiers was greatly reduced.

Fortunately, Hou Junji did not recklessly and did not continue to command the army because of his own face.

At this time, he decisively handed over the important task of leading the whole army forward to the deputy governor Qibi He Li, whose hometown was Atami (now Issyk-Kul Lake), and in the early years of Zhenguan, he took refuge in the Tang Dynasty and settled on the sandbank.

It can be said that he is the most familiar with the terrain of the Western Regions among the generals of the Tang Dynasty.

Not one of them.

This is also the main reason why Li Shimin appointed him as the deputy head of the marching road.

Under the leadership of Qibi He Li, the army of the Tang Dynasty to Gaochang finally walked out of the desert smoothly.

After that, it was time for Hou Junji to perform.

"Chief, the scout heard the news that Lu Wentai had died in fright a few days ago, and now his son Lu Zhisheng succeeded him and was holding a funeral in the city."

"Frightened to death?"

Hou Junji and He Li looked at each other with a look at each other, feeling that this news was too unbelievable.

Lu Wentai is also the king of Gaochang Kingdom, his psychological quality is so poor?

That's hilarious, isn't it?

"Chief, the scouts have confirmed many times that this Lu Wentai is really too frightened and died, and now the generals and ministers of Gaochang Kingdom are basically in the city."

For Hou Junji, as long as he walked out of the desert, he would not have any worries about defeating Gaochang.

However, the appearance of such a scene at the moment was beyond his expectations.

Qi Bi He Li: "Chief, Lu Wentai is coming out like this, it will definitely have a very big impact on the morale of Gaochang Kingdom, and the last general suggested that the army should go all out and directly take the capital of Gaochang and do their best in one battle." ”

"No, although our Datang is here to crusade against Gaochang, the practice of sneaking up on the funeral is undignified, and we can't convince the Gaochang soldiers, and it will leave hidden dangers after all."

Hou Junji's words surprised Qi Bi He Li.

Based on Qi Bi He Li's understanding of Hou Junji, he should not be the corrupt people in the Ministry of Rites.

Why don't you take advantage of such a good opportunity?

"Where is Xin Fang'er, the middle lang?"

Hou Junji did not immediately answer Qi Bi He Li's words, but stood on the map and pondered for a moment before making a decision.

"Ben will order you to be the striker, go to Tiandi City immediately, and take this city."

Hou Junji felt that it should be less difficult to attack other cities in Gaochang Kingdom at this time.

If you directly attack Gaochang City, you may not be able to get down for a while.

If this aroused the anger of the soldiers of Gaochang City, it would add trouble to himself.

It's better to break through all the cities in Gaochang Kingdom first, and then the gang of people in Gaochang City will be a matter of effort.

Xin Fang'er: "The last general will listen to the order!" ”