Li Linfu is Ye Chang's most powerful pillar above the court, but he is not Ye Chang's only pillar.

Therefore, after leaving Li Linfu's mansion, Ye Chang did not return to his residence, and went straight to Xiangxuehai.

Now Xiang Xuehai is run by a relative of the Gao Lishi family, of course, this is on the surface, in fact, Yang Yuhuan is the big backer. However, Yang Yuhuan is not very happy with plum blossoms, so although the name of Xiang Xuehai has not changed, the flowers planted have been replaced by Yang Yuhuan's favorite peonies.

This made Ye Chang a little regretful.

However, Xiang Xuehai's business is better, and tea tasting has now become one of the most popular pastimes among the noblewomen in Chang'an City.

Ye Chang only brought Shanzhi and the other four people here, and the dress did not look outstanding, but in this place where it was either rich or expensive, it was a little eye-catching.

"Is the shopkeeper there?" When he arrived at the counter, Ye Chang asked Xiao Er inside.

Because of the foundation laid by Ye Chang, the little two in the sea of fragrant snow do not have the face of the little two in the general store who hate the poor and love the rich. Although he didn't know Ye Chang, when he heard the question, he still smiled and said, "This Lang Jun wants to find our shopkeeper?" It's a bit unfortunate that our shopkeeper is out on business. If Lang Jun has any orders, the villain can also serve.

Ye Chang frowned, and the companion next to him stepped forward and said, "Please find the shopkeeper back, just say that Ye Shiyi Lang is visiting." ”

"Ye Shiyilang?" The little second was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Could it be Xiuwu Ye Shilang."

"Ah, it turned out to be Ye Sima, please forgive me, there are too many people looking for the shopkeeper recently, Ye Sima, please wait inside, and the villain will find the shopkeeper for Sima."

The little second led Ye Chang into a quiet room, thinking that this was the place where the shopkeeper would meet guests, and after he confessed, Ye Chang's companion smiled and said: "Sima's name is still very useful here." ”

"That's nature, this fragrant snow sea was taken care of by Sima single-handedly." Another companion is in charge.

Ye Chang himself didn't speak, even if Xiang Xuehai was taken care of by him, but now his surname is Gao.

Although Ye Chang gave this fragrant snow sea to Yang Yuhuan, it was impossible for Yang Yuhuan to come to this teahouse in person, so he entrusted Gao Lishi to take care of it. Gao Lishi arranged one of his own family as the shopkeeper, although this person's identity is humble, but in fact it is a channel for Ye Chang to contact Yang Yuhuan and Gao Lishi in the palace, and it may even be the fastest channel.

The change in Li Linfu's attitude made Ye Chang come here, if the strength above the court is not enough to rely on, then he can only rely on the strength in the palace.

It didn't take long for the shopkeeper to come over, with a smile on his face, and as soon as he entered the door, he said: "I heard that Ye Sima won a great victory in Jian'an Prefecture, and the court is talking about whether to sacrifice prisoners, but I never thought that Ye Sima would return to Chang'an." ”

"A little bit of work, not enough to worry about." Ye Changdao.

"General Gao has been quite busy lately, and he hasn't been out of the palace for a long time." The executive knew Ye Chang's intentions, so he only said politely, and said with a smile without waiting for him to ask.

"Can you send me a letter to General Gao?" Ye Chang asked.

"Naturally, it can be sent, but whether General Gao can reply to the letter, the villain is not clear." The man said again.

"I see." Ye Chang nodded, didn't leave a letter, got up and said: "I live in my own house, if General Gao wants to see me, do you know where Lu Dao is looking for me." ”

"Yes, the villain knows the way."

He walked out of the sea of fragrant snow and asked in a low voice, "Why don't you leave a letter?" ”

"He was instructed by Colliers, and he didn't want to come to Colliers and didn't want to wade into the troubled waters this time." Ye Chang sneered: "Although Gao Lishi is shrewd, he is too shrewd, thinking about all parties to bet, no one side can be offended, no matter which side wins, he can get a piece of the pie...... I think it's beautiful, but I don't know that the grass on the wall is the most annoying."

"Gao Lishi's side won't work, so what should I do, why don't I go to find the concubine?"

"The concubine Niangniang has to exert her strength, let's go to Yuzhen Temple first and see the situation on the side of the eldest princess Yuzhen."

Shanzhi smiled: "It's to look at the situation of the twenty-nine noble lords, if you want to see the twenty-nine noble lords, just say it, and the monk will not laugh at you." Men and women are happy, and the principle of humanity is that I am a monk, and I also know that there is ...... in this."

"Third brother, have you changed your law number?"

"What?"

"Not for goodness, but for Xuanzang"

"Master Sanzang? Amitabha, the poor monk does not dare to change this name. ”

"Then why are you so wordy," Ye Chang muttered.

Shanzhi Ha Luha touched his head with a smile, glanced at Ye Chang, and looked like he wanted to say something. Ye Chang said: "The third brother has something to say, Hugh has to pretend there, you are a straight person, and it is not like doing that."

"Then I'll just say it bluntly, do you want to marry the twenty-ninth noble lord, or the girl from Li Xianggong's family, or the Jiang girl crown who stayed in Lushun?"

They rode horses and walked through the streets of Chang'an City, Shanzhi suddenly asked this question, Ye Chang was stunned for a moment, then turned his face sideways and looked at Shanzhi: "How could the third brother ask about this?" ”

"They asked me to ask." Shanzhi said: "They didn't dare to ask, so they pushed the monk and me to ask, and I was bold."

There was some pride in his words, indeed, among all the people who befriended Ye Chang, from the beginning to the present, the attitude has not changed with the change of Ye Chang's status and power, and he is the only one who is good and straight.

However, there was still a hint in his words, Ye Chang pondered for a moment, and then asked directly, "Who are they?"

"Brother Jia, Second Brother Nan, Ye An, Ye Ying, Ye Ting, Zhang Langjun, Cen Langjun, oh, and the donors of Xiang's children, they have all mentioned it."

This included all the people close to Ye Chang, and Ye Chang was a little vigilant: "How did you mention it?"

"Then I'll be straight to the point."

"They asked the third brother to say, isn't it because you have a straight name in your law?"

"Ha Lu Ha...... They said that the Jiang Nuguan in Lushun is unknown, and it can be the outer room but not the main room, which is not enough for the fifth brother to take charge of the inner courtyard. ”

Shanzhi was the first to take out Jiang Mei and say it, and there was also a reason. Jiang Mei's origin is vaguely speculated in the high-level of Lushun, and everyone knows that this woman is carrying a big trouble, and there is no problem in hiding in the Taoist temple to go to a private meeting, but if she becomes a wife, she will have to make friends with all the noble girls for Ye Chang, and she will definitely not do it.

And Shanzhi also has his own ideas, he initially followed Ye Chang just to get a job, and then the two gradually became friendly, and then Shanzhi hoped to use Ye Chang's hand to carry forward the Shi family. However, Ye Chang himself is more inclined to Taoism, and if he marries a former female Taoist priest, the pressure on the Shi family will be even greater.

Ye Chang smiled: "It's impossible to take her as a wife." ”

Shanzhi nodded, and then said: "Although the twenty-ninth noble lord is noble, if you marry her, you will be a concubine." Nowadays, there are no horses and soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, and you can only go back to Chang'an to live in peace. Therefore, their opinions, on the side of the twenty-nine noble lords, should also keep their distance. ”

Ye Chang was a little silent, and his face became ugly.

"Li Xianggong's daughter, with a demure temperament, and with the help of Li Xianggong, she is a good match." When Shanzhi said this, his eyes rolled around, and he thought that Li Tengkong was also dressed as a Taoist aunt, so he said again: "But...... However, it is too thin to give birth. ”

Originally, Ye Chang was still a little serious, but when he heard the last sentence, his face couldn't help but soften: "You, a monk, also know what is not suitable for giving birth?" ”

"Ahem...... That's nature, if people don't give birth, who will provide for the monks? ”

"Speaking of this, monk, you still don't understand that when a monk asks for support, one day, everyone in the world is willing to be a monk, and no one in the world has anyone to support." Ye Chang said: "Therefore, the rules of the monks must also be changed." If you don't do it for a day, you don't eat for a day, it's right. ”

"Not a day of work, not a day of food...... Wouldn't it be like monks and laymen to work in the fields? Shanzhi hesitated: "I'm afraid this is not the way of the monk......"

"Hehe, I can't tell you, you even have to move the statue of the Bodhisattva everywhere and sit on it yourself, what kind of way of ritual monks do you still talk about" Ye Chang sneered.

At this time, the Baizhang Huaihai monk has not yet created the precepts of Baizhang, although since the Huineng Master, some of the great monks have no longer accepted the filth of Indian Buddhism, and the heart of contempt for labor and pride in getting something for not working has gradually changed, but the monks really have to work for themselves is still very few. It is the first hundred monks who advocate not eating for a day, and they have not yet been born. Therefore, Ye Chang's point of view made Shanzhi feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's not the same thing...... Shanzhi patted his head: "Ah, I'll take you away, what we originally said was not the same thing at all." By the way, in my opinion, Xiang'er is good, and it is the most suitable for presiding over the inner courtyard. ”

"Xiang'er ......" Ye Chang was stunned for a moment.

Xiang'er, the little girl, grew up under his watch, from the little girl who served him at the beginning, to the younger sister who was later considered by his sister-in-law Fang, and then to the lively and smart pretty girl now, she is one of the relatives he cares about the most and attaches the most importance to. At the beginning, when he saw her, Ye Chang thought of his daughter in another life, although he no longer had such thoughts, he really only regarded this little girl as a sister.

In this way, Xiang'er is now fifteen years old, and in this era, he has also reached the age of being able to marry.

"Whose idea was this...... It must be your own, second brother, only you have such a strange idea. Ye Chang had a thought in his heart, and then put the matter aside: "This kind of thing, second brother, don't get involved." ”

"But I think they have a point."

"How reasonable?"

"Now that you have a foundation and a belongings, everyone depends on you for food. It's okay for others to say that those relatives of your Ye family are always talking about you to spread your branches and leaves quickly, and give birth to a bunch of dolls as soon as possible, so that you can inherit your belongings."

"I'm not in a hurry, what are they in a hurry"

"Of course they are in a hurry, if Mr. Jiang Nuguan has a baby, the girl will be returned, what should the male baby say?"

Ye Chang felt a burst of boredom in his heart, and waved his hand: "This matter is not mentioned." ”

"Ah, why?"

"It's important to settle the matter at hand first."

No matter when, it is always sad to be persuaded to get married, Ye Chang thought that this time he was going to go back to Xiuwu Wolong Valley to see his sister-in-law, and he had to have such persuasion, and the boredom in his heart was even stronger. However, he knew that Shanzhi was honest and scheming, so he was pushed out by everyone to talk about it, and he mentioned it by others, just afraid that he would be scolded by him.

When he arrived at the Yuzhen Temple, as a royal Taoist temple, there were naturally guards in front of the door, and as soon as Ye Chang approached, the guards shouted: "Hugh is close, who are you?"

"Please give me a message, and I will say that Ye Shiyi Lang wants to see Her Royal Highness the eldest princess Yuzhen." Ye Changdao.

The companion next to him stepped forward and handed over a small bag, but the soldier didn't take it, waved his hand and said, "The eldest princess is not in the view, if there is anything, come back next time." ”

"Please bother to go in and say ......"

"You are so noisy, who else do you want to give it to when you say that the eldest princess is not there? Go away, go away"

"This ......" The companion who went up to hand over the money was a little anxious, and looked back at Ye Chang, but Ye Chang's expression was a little wrong.

"I'm Ye Chang, I want to see the twenty-nine noble lords, you can speak for me." Ye Chang said again.

"This, Ye Sima, don't be embarrassed for me." Although the soldier scolded his companion, he didn't dare to do so to Ye Chang, he smiled bitterly and said: "The twenty-ninth noble lord will be named a princess, so he is no longer allowed to leave the palace, I just promised you to report, and the news will not reach her." Even if the news reaches her, it is impossible for her to leave the palace. ”

"You know me." Ye Chang raised his eyebrows.

"I don't hide it from Ye Sima, we are in Beiya, and I have already heard of Ye Sima's name." The soldier said: "Yesterday, a noble man ordered me to wait, and if Ye Sima came, he would answer like this." ”

Ye Chang took a breath, his face sinking like water.

As the guard said, he was just embarrassed and meaningless. Moreover, the guard's words also revealed a piece of news, and the matter of his secret return to Chang'an had been known as early as yesterday.

The news could only have leaked from Luoyang, and seven or eight times out of ten it was leaked by Yang Shenming.

As for whether Yang Shenming was intentional or unintentional, Ye Chang felt that it didn't matter. Yang Shenming knew that he had something important to sneak back into, but he still made a big splash, and his original intention was still to harm others and benefit himself.

This guy is probably a little too self-centered, and he doesn't think about other people's feelings at all.

"Thank you for telling me the truth." Ye Chang nodded to the soldier, turned around and signaled to his companions, and left the Jade True Temple.

"Next...... Where to? Shanzhi also realized that something was wrong, this time, it was not as simple as when he came out of Li Linfu's mansion.

Ye Chang squinted, looked around, and suddenly laughed.

There were some people around, but they had been following them for too long.

"Go back to your residence." Ye Chang said: "Let's wait"

"Wait?"

"How can this be the end of the matter?" Ye Chang said: "If you want to come to that minister, there should be other means, let's go back first." ”

Those who are hostile to him and embarrass him, since they know that he wants to return to Chang'an, are the arrangements for him just these closed doors? Come to think of it, there are other things waiting for him.

When he returned to his residence, before he got off the horse, he saw a large group of soldiers coming over and surrounding his mansion next to Sun Simiao's former residence, which was very similar to the situation when he saw Wei Jian and others being raided