Ning Yuan entered the back hall at the invitation of He Liang, and a wine banquet had been specially prepared in the back hall, Ning Yuan pointed out that he could not drink, so the original wine was withdrawn and replaced with clear tea. In addition to Ning Yuan and He Liang, there was no one else in Ningzhou Mansion attending this banquet, He Liang first paid tribute to Ning Yuan with tea instead of wine, and then with his command, the singer and the dancing girl came out to perform, all of them were a group of warblers and Yanyan, dressed in colorful skirts that looked very enchanting.

Ning Yuan had no intention of appreciating singing and dancing at first, he was inspecting the city on behalf of Han Jian, the son of heaven, and what he wanted to do was to collect He Liang for his use in the future. Ning Yuan's reminder just now also made He Liang understand the "reason" very well, He Liang was trying to find such a court member as his backer, and the two hit it off.

He Liang saw that Ning Yuan was not very concerned, as if he understood something, and immediately gave two more instructions to the attendants who came in, and quickly sent someone out to invite a woman who played the piano to come in, playing the piano behind the screen, because the lights were not bright, and from the haze of the gauze tent, he could see that there was a beautiful woman inside, and it looked demure and elegant, quite beautiful and embarrassing. Now Ning Yuan saw it, but his eyes kept staring behind the gauze tent.

He Liang said with a smile: "Taishi has come from afar, and he will leave south to accompany the side of the Son of Heaven to Jiangdu in the near future." Xiaguan has a righteous daughter, who has always admired the demeanor of the Taishi, today you might as well let the little girl serve the Taishi, so that the Taishi can relieve the fatigue on the road? ”

Ning Yuan is a smart person in the end, He Liang specially prepared a "righteous daughter" with a beautiful and fragrant country, and the person who was originally going to flatter was obviously not him but the emperor. It's a pity that the emperor didn't enter the city outside the city, he inspected on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and even the Son of Heaven's women were ready to "receive on their behalf". Ning Yuan is not a person who is greedy for beauty in the end, he can even send his daughter and granddaughter to Han Jian as concubines, which shows that he is also a person who likes to use women to achieve political goals.

"What's so embarrassing?" Ning Yuan had a secretive smile on his face, it wasn't that he deliberately wanted something to happen to this woman who had just met in Ningzhou Mansion and hadn't even said a word. But since He Liang is willing to give this woman to him, it shows that He Liang also has the intention of surrendering, usually wine and wealth are the best weapons to corrupt men, and he can only accept it to make He Liang feel that the two are like-minded.

He Liang was really relieved, and said with a smile: "Master Ning can come to this mountain and wild city, which is a blessing for the people of Ningzhou. The little girl is mediocre. It is excellent to be able to serve around Ning Taishi, after Ning Taishi goes, the lower official will send people to Luoyang City, and after the Taishi accompanies him to drive out to triumph, then the lower official will also send a thin gift to Luoyang together, I don't know if the Taishi is satisfied? ”

Ning Yuan said with a smile: "Okay, He Taishou is deeply old and old. I will only go back to the outside of the city tomorrow morning to meet His Majesty Luan, and I will stay in the city tonight, just those colleagues outside. ”

He Liang said with a smile: "The master just go in and rest first." Those outside will have someone to greet them. No one will know about the day. ”

Ning Yuan thought about it, the beauty sent to the door must not be in vain, after all, this is He Liang's "filial piety", he is just used to giving women to Han Jian, and now it is the woman He Liang originally gave to Han Jian, he wants to take it for himself, and he also wants to try the feeling of being powerful. He didn't refuse, and He Liang was not in a hurry to break up with Ning Yuan. Instead, he explained to the person next to him, and the attendant went behind the gauze tent to pass He Liang's words to the woman. The woman got up, walked out of the hall with a light step, and should have gone to the wing room to prepare.

Then even the singing and dancing were withdrawn, and He Liang smiled and said: "Taishi, there are a few people in this dancing girl who are still in good shape, and the lower officials also asked a few of them to be sent to the room." Just be ready for the master to use at any time. ”

Ning Yuan suddenly felt drunk, not dripping with wine, but he could feel drunk and hazy. This beauty can also be intoxicating.

Then He Liang personally accompanied Ning Yuan out of the back hall and went in the direction of the wing, all the way to a quiet path. When I arrived at the wing, it was a magnificent courtyard prepared, just like the emperor's palace. Ning Yuan saw this posture and thought to himself, the emperor didn't wronged this surnamed He, just by building this palace, how many people and people had been looted, if the emperor personally went into the city to see all this, let alone dismiss the official, let alone let people drag He Liang out and cut off his head on the spot.

In the past two years, the state has used troops, which can be regarded as a huge debt, but now local officials are still only concerned about their own enjoyment. Ning Yuan couldn't help but feel that it was not a good thing to be associated with such a corrupt official, but now that the matter has come to an end, it is not easy for him to turn back, he thought about it again, and simply went in to enjoy the gentle township, and when he went back tomorrow, he would not say anything good about He Liang. Now the goal of the imperial court is to use troops against the Southern Dynasty, and Han Jian is not in a hurry to attack He Liang, He Liang will suffer in the future, and it will not be too late for him to help.

Thinking of this, Ning Yuan accepted it with peace of mind.

He Liang only sent Ning Yuan to the door, and then He Liang used the excuse to go back to entertain the others, and let Ning Yuan stay by himself. Ning Yuan was about to open the door and go in, when several servant girls came from the side, these handmaids were wearing very light clothes, and when they walked in front of him, Yingying bowed down and said, "Slave and maid see master." ”

Ning Yuan has a fluttering feeling, the Ning family has a big business, and Ning Yuan also has a time when he is young and unruly, but unfortunately in recent years, all he has been worried about is how to get power, how to fight with the various factions in the court, and he has long looked down on the affairs of men and women. But today's authority to patrol on behalf of the Son of Heaven has made him find a long-lost feeling.

"It's flat." Ningyuan Road.

The servant girl got up, but she approached with Wen Xiang, and a servant girl helped Ning Yuan on one side, and someone in front of her helped Ning Yuan open the door.

When Ning Yuan stepped into the warm hall, he saw that in the very wide and atmospheric hall, the most conspicuous position was a pool with steaming water, in the pool water, there was a woman who had not even worn clothes bathing in it, and by the pool was a few girls who were still wearing the dance clothes just now serving her to bathe, plus the maidservants who accompanied Ning Yuan in, there were more than ten women in this room.

Ning Yuan felt that the clouds were in the fog, he stepped forward, and no one had a special reaction, but the woman who was still on the edge of the pond and just wrapped in a cloth knelt down to salute him, completely as if he was an emperor. When Ning Yuan arrived at the edge of the pool, the woman in the pool turned her head, this was also the first time Ning Yuan really saw this woman's pretty face, saying that it was He Liang's righteous daughter, but Ning Yuan didn't believe that this woman had anything to do with He Liang. Even Ning Yuan didn't want to know where she came from, he only knew that she was a gift, just like when he gave Ning Xiuyan to Han Jian for the benefit of the family.

"Raise your head and let the old man take a good look at you." Ning Yuan said softly.

The woman raised her head, so that she couldn't hide it, and finally Ning Yuan helped her. Let her get up from the pool. Ning Yuan looked at the woman's shy face, and also looked at the woman's beautiful body, Ning Yuan admired in his heart, such a woman is a stunner with ingenuity, no wonder He Liang would find him to serve the emperor, and now that people give it to him, he can only be disrespectful.

Ning Yuan asked, "What's the girl's name?" ”

The woman said in a coquettish voice: "If you go back to the master, the slave maid's name is smoky, and she follows the surname of her father-in-law." ”

"He Hanyan. Good name, good name, girl with cigarettes, the old man helped you up, you put on good clothes so as not to get cold. Ning Yuan seemed to be very enthusiastic and wanted to help He Hanyan walk up the steps. He Hanyan was very uncomfortable with showing it in front of a strange man.

But she herself knows her own situation, and now she can't afford to have any refusal, and when she walks up barefoot, the maid next to her has already sent a very wide towel over and wrapped He Hanyan's body. In this way, the slight tremor of He Hanyan's body eased slightly.

Ning Yuan felt that he was suddenly back in his youth, and the old man was crazy about his youth. In front of the beauty, he tried his best to maintain a more graceful appearance, but even he didn't know what to say to break the embarrassment at this beautiful time. At this time, the maidservant came over, but she helped He Hanyan to walk over to the wide bed inside, Ning Yuan probably understood what was going on, and couldn't help but follow behind. Let's go up together.

Since I don't know what to say, then I don't need to say it, everything is in plain sight. What he wants to do today is not to be the first assistant, not to intrigue with others, but to be a person who acts on behalf of the Son of Heaven. The place of inspection is like this, even the enjoyment of women's warmth, who told the emperor not to come and send him?

Furong warm tent, in addition to He Hanyan, there are also a lot of warblers Yanyan standing by the bed waiting for Ning Yuan to choose, Ning Yuan chose a few of the most eye-catching, and pointed with his fingers, the woman walked up to the bed very well-behaved, and the one who was not selected was still standing, just waiting for Ning Yuan to look at it again.

It's a pity that Ning Yuan is not a young man after all, for him, it is close to dusk when he is half a native person, and it is not easy to be gentle with a beauty for a while. But Ning Yuan is still immersed in this kind of comfort that can rest at ease without being disturbed by trivial matters, as time passes, Ning Yuan has finished what a man should do, he holds He Hanyan and wants to warm up, but He Hanyan seems to be very weak and weak, and soon he has fallen asleep, which makes Ning Yuan a little disappointed. Ning Yuan had no choice but to focus on the woman who was still standing on the edge of the bed.

Just when Ning Yuan was enjoying the gentleness, Han Jian was in the big tent of the military camp outside the city, yawning at the dim candles to review the recitals from Luoyang. Han Jian's most annoying thing since he became the emperor is to review the manuscript and grasp all the things, at least Yang Rui was in charge of these things before, he could focus on military affairs, but now not only military affairs, but even political affairs have to be handled by him, he really wants to hand over these things to the ministers, but he knows that the courtiers headed by Ning Yuan cannot be fully trusted.

"Xianggong, it's late at night, and you still don't sleep?" Just when Han Jian was a little sleepy, Yang Li'er personally entered the big tent with a lantern, as if she came over with a little resentment, put down the lantern, and wanted to pour tea for Han Jian, but found that the tea was cold, "Why didn't Xianggong let people bring a pot of hot tea?" ”

Han Jian put down the notebook and said with a smile: "I don't want to accompany you today, you are really lenient." ”

Yang Li'er scolded angrily: "Phew. The concubine is kind-hearted, but she is regarded as someone by Xianggong, Xianggong can know that this big tent is lit with candles, which sister can sleep steadily, just now when the concubine came out of Gong, she saw that Xin'er's sister was still on the light, probably waiting for Xianggong to pass. ”

Han Jianxin screamed ashamed, he worked overnight, but he didn't think about the feelings of the women around him. If he had gone back to rest earlier, Gu Xin'er and the other daughters would have gone to sleep with peace of mind, but he stayed awake all night, and even the women around him were worried that he would not sleep well.

"Thank you for reminding me, then I'll put down what I'm doing first, since you're so active to remind, then I'll take a good look at my Empress Wu today."

Saying that, Han Jian wanted to hug Yang Li'er over, but Yang Li'er hurriedly avoided it.

"If you don't have a serious relationship with Xianggong, the concubine is just here to remind me that if other sisters see me coming here and invite Xianggong to their tent, then I really don't know how to face them tomorrow. Xianggong has worked hard all the way, and tonight it is time to sleep alone, and the concubine is about to leave. ”

Saying that, Yang Li'er was going to take the lantern on the desk and leave.

But at this moment, there was an urgent report at the door. Yang Li'er was a little flustered and said, "The concubine body will avoid it first." ”

Han Jian waved his hand and said, "No, although the inner palace is not allowed to interfere in politics, but how to say that you are also my confidant, it doesn't matter if you know anything about it." Command, let people in. ”

Soon the guards brought the messenger into the tent and delivered the news they had just received from Ningzhou City to Han Jian. Han Jian read the secret report, first sneered, and then the smile became very strange, and even Yang Li'er didn't see the clue.

"He Taishou is here in person?" Han Jian asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, Mrs. He went out of the city overnight with a few relatives and was asking to see him outside the tent. Has Your Majesty summoned you? ”

Han Jian thought for a moment, but he was thinking about He Liang's intentions in his heart.

Ning Yuan entered the city, He Liang first gave him a warm hospitality, and even wooed him with beauty, but then He Liang seemed to suddenly "wake up", and actually went out of the city overnight to accuse him, first took Ning Yuan's first army, and Han Jian sued the emperor, saying that Ning Yuan entered the city and threatened him with the emperor's envoys, not only let him surrender, but also occupied his righteous daughter and several singers and dancers in the house, and now he is in the gentle township. He Liang said that he was angry, so he had to come to complain, and at the same time, he was also to ask for guilt.

Han Jian said: "This is a bit interesting. You go down first, let He Liang wait alone in the reception tent in the front hall, and tell him that I will receive him in person later. ”

"Yes."

The herald hurried to get the money to pass it on.

When the people left, Yang Li'er came up and asked, "Didn't the prime minister say that local officials are not allowed to come to receive them?" Why did the Taishou of Ningzhou Mansion dare to come in person? ”

Han Jian said: "Actually, he came to complain, I sent Ning Yuan, the minister of Lingshangtai, to go to the city on my behalf, but the Taishou of Ningzhou Mansion said that Ning Yuan threatened him after entering the city, and even occupied his righteous daughter, so he came to complain to me and seek justice." (To be continued......)