Li Youxin said: "If he is really a woman, Lao Tzu will leave him by his side to be a maid." Alas, it's a pity. ”

He asked, "Lu Tong, is there anyone else in your family?" ”

Lu Tong said: "I don't know, the slave's mother and sister were used as slaves, where are they now, the slave has no news at all, I don't know if they are safe." As he spoke, tears flowed.

It is probably because he often plays the role of a woman in Yuefu, and between his gestures, he is full of femininity.

Li You felt a little emotion in his heart, and said in his heart: "A person like him, as long as he still stays in Taichang Temple, sooner or later he will be reduced to being a male pet." ”

He asked, "Lu Tong, do you know martial arts?" Li You felt that since he was a juggler, his skills must be good.

Lu Tong said: "Yes, slaves and maids have practiced martial arts since childhood. ”

Li You said: "I can't do anything about your father's affairs. ”

The corruption of officials in the Tang Dynasty had serious consequences. If an official is corrupt, his relatives, referees, and even fellow disciples may be punished, and the embezzler will be sentenced to a heavy prison sentence if he does not die. Moreover, the descendants of such officials can no longer hold the positions of parents and inspectors.

Li You continued: "However, I can guarantee your background, let you join the army as a civilian, and go to be a man in a dignified manner. Would you like to? ”

As Li You thought, Lu Tong has been molested more than once, he is just a slave, powerless to resist, and can only endure silently. This time, he was called to the Qi Palace, and he was ready to accept it.

Hearing Li You say this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "The slave is willing." ”

Li You said: "Your mother and sister, I will send someone to check their whereabouts, and after finding out, I can arrange for them to come to the palace to do miscellaneous labor." As for you, I will let you go to Yangzhou to join Liu Renliang and follow him to the sea.

As long as you can come back alive, your mother and sister, I can restore their civilian status and reunite your family of three. ”

With a "poof", Lu Tong knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Lord, this life of the slave will be the prince's in the future." No matter what you send, the slave will never give up!"

He had long heard that in the Qi Palace, he was a slave and maid, and that was also superior. His mother and sister would not have suffered.

After speaking, he kowtowed three times, and his snow-white forehead was flushed.

"Okay, you give me a show today, and I'll go to the army tomorrow." Li You said.

"Yes, lord." Lu Tong rushed out.

The next day, the East Palace.

Li Chengqian suddenly remembered the maiko yesterday, and he said, "Li Dezhi, you go and bring me the maiko who led the dance yesterday." ”

Taichang Temple is in the imperial city, and Li Dezhi went for a while and came back. He said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, that Maiko was asked to leave by His Royal Highness the King of Qi, and the formalities have been completed. ”

Li Chengqian didn't see what Lu Tong looked like clearly, and he didn't have any feelings for him, so it didn't matter. He smiled: "Fifth brother, this guy, there are so many beautiful wives around him, and he is still messing around outside." ”

Li Chengqian didn't know how big a disaster he had avoided.

Research institute.

Li You of the Western Regions didn't need to go, he returned to work in the research institute. He searched for the major events that happened in the Tang Dynasty this year and found that there was still a thorny problem to be solved soon.

He called Yin Guanghao and said, "Guanghao, you go and check this Sinong Shaoqing Warrior for me." Remember, also check the Yang mother and daughter who live in his house. ”

Xuanpingfang, martial arts.

In front of the Takeyaku, two young women, about 20 years old, were very beautiful, but their cheekbones were a little high, and they didn't look very pleasing. The girl beside her was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a melon seed face, a pointed chin, a pair of shallow dimples on the cheeks, and a pair of big eyes that looked forward to the spirit and were very smart.

This team of sisters is Wu Yu (Wu Zetian) and her sister Wu Shun.

After Wu Shitong's death in 635, her half-brothers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang always bullied their mother and daughter and wanted to seize their property.

Seeing that they couldn't stay in Jingzhou anymore, Wu Zetian and his sister Wu Shun followed their mother Yang and defected to the great uncle Sinong Shaoqing Wushi in Chang'an.

At this time, they had just returned from shopping in the East Market. Wu Jue said: "Sister, I'm home." You help me with this, I'll knock on the door. ”

After a while, the gate opened, and the two sisters walked towards the back house.

At this time, they saw two men in their 20s walk out and reluctantly beckoned, "Cousin." ”

These two men were Wu Zetian's cousins Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun, and when they saw the two sisters, they seemed to be a little flustered, and said, "Oh, you're back." He left in a hurry.

Wu Jue and Wu Shun walked inside with some suspicion, and as soon as they walked to the small courtyard where they lived, they heard a woman's cry coming from inside. They hurried in.

Wu Jue ran in front, and when he opened the door, he saw a middle-aged woman sitting on the edge of the bed crying. She hurriedly asked, "Mother, what's wrong?" ”

Yang said: "Our last bit of money was also taken away by your cousin, what should we do in the future?" ”

It turned out that Wu Shiqian had two sons, Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun, these two guys were born bad, and when they saw the orphans and widows of the Yang family, they changed their ways to bully them.

Not long after they moved in, Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun asked them to pay the rent. After a while, he said that he didn't raise idlers at home, and let Wu Yu and Wu Shun work as servants at home.

Yang is an honest person, and she has no one else to rely on in Chang'an, so she can only swallow her anger. She wanted to stay up until her two daughters got married before making plans.

Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun blackmailed the Yang family in a different way for three days, and threatened her that if they didn't listen to them, they would find someone to sell the Wu Jue sisters to other places.

Today, when Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun saw their sisters going out, they went over and said to the Yang family that now that the housing prices in Chang'an City have risen, they want the Yang family to pay more rent.

The Yang family originally didn't bring much money, and in the past two years, they have been constantly blackmailed by their brothers, and there are even fewer left. She begged them not to raise the price.

Wu Weiliang said that it is not a way for you to sit here and eat like this. Recently, the imperial court wants to develop this street outside us. If you buy a commercial storefront, just sit and collect the rent, and feed your family of three with more than enough.

Wu Huaiyun said that their father had found someone who could be cheaper. Let Yang take out the money, and they will do it for her.

Yang said to wait for their sisters to come back and discuss. The two brothers said, "It's true that women have long hair and short knowledge, what's the use of consulting with them?" Besides, people are rushing to buy the door outside. Their father finally found a relationship and kept one. If you don't buy and miss the opportunity, you will never have a chance again.

Also, if you don't buy it, pay more rent. ”

Yang was deceived and frightened by them, and as a result, he took out the last bit of money and gave them it.

Soon after, the two brothers came back and said that they had bought the face, but their names were signed on it. They said that Yang's household registration was Jingzhou's household registration and could not fall under her name. So, it fell into the names of the two brothers.

They said, "If you buy this face, you won't go up your rent." When you earn money in the future, you will deduct it from there. ”

No matter how stupid Yang is, he still knows that he has been fooled. But who did she reason with?

Wu Jue was anxious when he heard it. She said angrily: "It's not such a bully!". As he spoke, he clenched his little fist and went to settle accounts with them.

Yang was timid and afraid not to let her go. Wu Shun was a married woman who returned to her parents' house after her husband died. She is also a timid and afraid person, and she also stopped Wu Jue from letting her go.

Wu Jue broke free of their hands and rushed towards the front yard. 8)