During the Lantern Festival of the twentieth year of the Holy Dao, in Xi'an in the evening, the sky was occupied by gorgeous fireworks huā, and it did not stop until nightfall——1——The old dynasty and ancient capital were filled with a warm and festive atmosphere, which even centenarians had never seen. Two years ago, there was artillery fire and blood flying here.

The smiles on the faces of the vast majority of people are not pretended by the new officials, and the emperor came to Xi'an, which is of great significance. For the people, this means that there are no more troubled times, the peaceful days are just around the corner, for the merchants, they are finally no longer inferior "Qing merchants" can have more silver to earn, and for the scholars, the avenues of Yinghua are in front of them, and they can justifiably chase the heavens and the rich.

The emperor came in person, brought the Western Regions Metropolitan Protector, the general of Xiaocai, and Wu Ya, the founding of the country, met with the military, officials, and representatives of the people of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai provinces, and the songs and dances from Jiangnan, Sichuan, Tibet and even Nanyang parties, which pushed the atmosphere of the banquet to a warm one.

The next moment, the music suddenly changed, the drum beat close to military music sounded, the fairy dance suddenly accelerated, the waist trembled, the arms stretched, and the bells on the wrists and ankles jingled, taking all the five senses of the viewer.

At this time, the Yinghua music and dance has long been integrated into the beat, and the rhythm is getting faster and faster, not only from the military drumbeat, but also into the folk Lifu horn, which can be said to be elegant and vulgar appreciation, has been with the ancient music of the old Chinese melody of the melody, more popular among the people.

The locals here, who rarely appreciate the music and dance of Yinghua, were immediately attracted by this novel music and dance, and their eyes were straight when they saw it, and they were fascinated by it, and they subconsciously clapped their hands, and their bodies swayed to the beat of the drum.

Under the lid of the main seat of the banquet, a middle-aged man with a shaved face, eagle eyes, and a knife-like aura looked at the fairy leading the dance for a while, and his cold color dispersed. turned into a shy smile, and whispered to the squinting and lazy emperor under the luan cover: "Official, this girl ......"

Li Shi exhaled the smell of wine. Snorted: "Bastard boy, do you think of me as Qin Shi Huang?" If you want to learn from Wang Qian, you have to learn to be like a little bit, when did you like girls? ”

Wu Ya said aggrievedly: "The little girl is also a girl...... The officials can't doubt my orientation. ”

He changed his gossip face and said, "The minister is just wondering, why is it not Luo ...... who is leading the dance?"

As soon as he said his surname, he saw Li Xian's brows furrowed, and Yu Hanyi, who was sitting next to him, also coughed, and Wu Ya hurriedly said, "Oops." Gan Fengchi should also have a report, so the minister went to ask. ”

Wu Ya ran away, Li Shi smiled bitterly, and Yu Hanyi said in his heart, Brother Shi, you have to thank me.

In the middle of the night, the banquet continued, and the emperor did not have to accompany him to the end. The Praetorian Guards and the Guards escorted Luan in the carriage. Returned to the north of the city.

The imperial city of the Tang Dynasty has long been lost to time, but two years ago, by the war in Xi'an. Wu Ya bulldozed the buildings in the imperial city area in one go, and built the Dadu Protectorate, the Governor's Mansion, the Governor's Palace, the Provincial Court, the Court and other government offices in the center of the city, and at the same time divided the north of the city into the emperor's palace area and rebuilt the Taiji Palace. The construction contract brought together Xi'an capital and idle labor, which greatly stabilized the hearts of Xi'an people.

In just two years, the Taiji Palace has naturally not been completed, but the Taiji Hall and the Liangyi Hall have been built, which are enough to be used as a palace.

In the study room of the side hall of the Liangyi Palace, the lights were bright, and Li Shi woke up with wine. Busy with all kinds of music documents.

In the wide study, the sound of low music sounded, and a figure dressed in a gorgeous huā kimono slowly stepped forward with small steps, standing outside the bookcase, bending over and stretching his arms. Undulating in the music, it is the dance of Dongying. The dancer is draped with long black and shiny hair, without makeup, but his muscles are like jade, his eyebrows are like the moon, and his eyes are like the moon, which seems to be able to capture people's souls.

The kimono dancer didn't care about Li Xian's bowing head, just immersed in the rhythm, dancing seriously, the two seemed to be doing their own thing, and they had nothing to do with each other. …,

The figure of the dancer caught Li Xian's eyes, but he was not distracted, but his mind was more clear because of the music and figure.

Xue Xue had the stage of the prime minister, and her wrist gradually stretched out. After he had the right to intervene in the affairs of the planning department, there was a win-win solution to the dispute between Wu Xizhidao and the local government. The plan allocates special working capital as a buffer for the interests of both sides, so as to avoid direct competition between the two sides. For this reason, the planning department has to bear the responsibility of negotiating with the local government and the central government and the Ministry of Commerce, and this responsibility naturally falls on Xue Xue, the prime minister, and the planning department naturally does not have to bear too much pressure.

As for the Hexi tragedy, Xue Xue adopted the strategy of fighting 50 boards each, and the Manchu secret spy theory was still maintained, but it was narrowed down to a few leaders who instigated violent confrontation among the villagers, and the charges of secret espionage were withdrawn from other people. And Jiang Ming, the magistrate of Gucheng, and Cui Zhiyong, the historian of Dianshi, also remembered a major mistake and were transferred to other places.

After the relationship between the government and the court was put in order, Xue Xue was pushing the two sides to amend the Criminal Law and Procedure Law to allow litigators to enter the military case, and only the law departments above the government and the Praetorian Security Department had the right to prosecute militaristic crimes. However, there were some complications in the case of Wang Blind, and Hang Shijun, the Hubei prosecutor, wanted to exonerate Wang Blind, but Wang Blind thought that he had indeed leaked military secrets to Manchu officials, and insisted on being tried, and finally Hang Shijun had no choice but to surrender himself as Wang Blind, and the secret spy was caught in time, and the military secrets were not leaked, and Wang Blind was sentenced to one year. As for the Manchu "secret spy", he was directly sent to Nanyang Labor Reform.

With the prime minister in front of the internal affairs, Li Xi only needs to see the results, and he has no intention of interfering. In contrast, the military information from the General Headquarters is more worthy of his attention, especially the battle in Tianzhu.

After the Britons regained Madras and Fort St. David's, they were unable to continue their northward march and encroach on Calcutta. The British fleet was forced to withdraw from the eastern Indian Ocean under the pressure of the main fleet led by Lu Hanshan, and its current destination is unknown. Lu Hanshan originally wanted to attack Madras again, but the attitude of the French changed from positive to slack, and Jia Hao judged that Britain was mediating with the French, so he ordered Lu Hanshan to temporarily respond to the move.

Jia Hao also mentioned that Portugal seemed to be being oppressed by the British, and there were signs of a reversal to Britain, and that the British fleet had been in Goa for a while.

There was also news from the Nanyang side that the British cruiser that had fled after the First Battle of Ceylon had appeared in Batavia and Dili, and that it seemed that it had also been in contact with Dutch officials, and that the cruiser of the Nanyang Fleet was currently pursuing the cruiser, and that the other side had fled in the direction of Nanzhou, which might cause trouble to the Nanzhou colony.

Combined with the news sent back by the Ocean Fleet from Dongzhou, Xie Chengze, the governor of the General Secretariat, believed that it was necessary to prepare for a war between the East and the West, and it was difficult to say that Britain would join hands with the Netherlands to reach a cease-fire agreement with France and Portugal, and turn around to focus on Britain and China. After all, the Europeans have the overall situation of global colonization, and they have more room to coordinate their interests than the Anglo-Chinese.

"Is it the First World War so soon?"

Li Xi was a little speechless, and after listing the interests and strategic goals of all parties on the paper, and after some accounting, he shook his head and said secretly, it is not that time yet. At present, the competition pattern of the great powers in the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East is still very chaotic, and there is still a lot of space, and it has not yet developed to the stage where it can form a decisive battle between the two camps and re-establish the pattern.

"It seems that we must put a little pressure on the French, a little deterrent on the Dutch and Portuguese, and a little sweetness on the Spaniards, to isolate Britain again, so that Britain can see clearly their position in Asia, whether it is political, economic or military, the British will not be able to compete with the British and Chinese for India, and their parliament can recognize this and turn to Anglo-Chinese cooperation as soon as possible."

"If you decide the victory or defeat with the British, the land of Tianzhu can be circled and slowly drawn. In this way, we can start preparing for the Northern Expedition, but the Northern Expedition still has to build momentum, and I don't know if the opportunity reported by Wu Ya can pull up this momentum. After a few changes of thought, Li Xi determined the general direction, and wrote a number of edicts to the General Headquarters, Xue Xue and the General Office.

I just put down my pen and came out. Long breath, the music turned, and became melodious and elegant, but I saw that the dancer's arms were parted, and the colorful huā kimono slid to the ground, showing a neon dress Tang Girl's palace dress. But it is different from the previous outfit of the flying dance in the Dadu Protectorate, the sleeves are only wrapped around half an arm, the skirt is only up to the knees, revealing the pink arms and legs, and even the tight clothes on the upper body only cover the tall chest, and a little bright star is embellished on the navel, tempting the eyes to stop at the thin waist of Ruliu.

The dancer smiled, pointing at the blooming orchid, with flattery in her eyes, meeting Li Shi's gaze, and her dancing body seemed to turn into a firework and a phoenix, burning to her heart's content.

Li Shi opened his heart, took this stunning music and dance, and whispered with satisfaction. He returned to the Daming Palace thousands of years ago in a trance, and he had become the Tang Emperor.

Tang Huang ...... Looking northwest, shooting the wolf, waiting for the Tartars to be driven away, and recovering the homeland, am I not greater than the Tang Emperor?

The spirit of wine was stirred up by that posture, and Li Shi's mind was flushed with such a craze, and after more than 20 years of such a feat, future generations want to compare themselves with emperors such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, that is, they are belittling themselves. Even if it is Qin Shi Huang, I am afraid that he will have to live under himself.

No, it's not that I'm great, it's all the teacher's teachings, and the ambition to make a comeback in China that I have always adhered to in my heart.

Li Xi still has a trace of introspection,...... The teacher is gone after all.

The significance of the cheap master Duan Hongshi to Li Shi is not only a teacher, but also the coordinates that remind him from time to time that he is not a person in this world, Li Shi's understanding of the future generations, through the comparison and integration of Duan Hongshi, condensed the study of the Heavenly Dao, and was able to establish today's meritorious deeds. It can be said that Duan Hongshi and Li Xian are each other's beacons, which illuminate the road of Yinghua today.

Now that there is a light in the twin lights, although there is still Li Shi's lamp that continues to guide Yinghua forward, but as a lone lamp, it is no longer difficult to see the darkness under the lamp. At this time, Li Xi has completely integrated into the identity of the emperor, although he is no longer the father of the old dynasty, but he is also the master who is in charge of the fate of a country.

In the confusion of his eyes, Li Shi tasted the heat in the eyes of the beautiful woman in front of him, he raised his hand and moved, the music suddenly came, and the beautiful woman stepped forward, her voice was like a yellow bird, and she murmured: "Your Majesty ......"

Li Xi smiled slightly, took the beautiful lady Rouyi, and said in a low voice: "If I am not the Tang Emperor, Huaqing Pool can't go, so let's find the way of yin and yang evolution with Zhen in these two Yi Palaces." ”

The beauty didn't know whether it was joy or nervousness, her whole body was trembling slightly, and when she heard this, she smiled like a huā, and said timidly: "Samniang He is lucky......

The lights of the Liangyi Hall dimmed, and a team of female musicians were bowing outside the hall gate to listen to the teachings, and Yu Hanyi's voice sounded deeply: "Today's matter, who dares to confide in half a word, the land of thousands of miles is the return of the people." (To be continued.)