The time is the autumn of the second year of the Tang Dynasty, August 14. It has been nearly a year since the reconquest of Chang'an.

Although the war with the An Lushan rebels is still ongoing, the border areas are also very unstable.

However, Chang'an, as a metropolis with more than a million inhabitants, still showed a prosperity and opulence that was incomparable to that of other kingdoms in the historical era.

In addition to the large-scale moon worship festival to be held at Louguantai, the Taoist temples and temples in Chang'an City have also prepared corresponding temple fairs in order to attract believers.

The imperial court also decreed that a curfew would be opened on August 15, allowing people to visit the garden all night to enjoy the moon, and each square should launch corresponding activities to add peace and joy.

At the same time, the imperial court especially built a high platform and set up lanterns on the Leyou Plain, and the musicians and musicians of the palace's exclusive inner teaching workshop performed for Dadan to comfort the world.

It is said that when today's son also asked the Emperor Taishang to invite the children of Liyuan to perform for fun.

Liyuan is the Emperor Taishang, that is, the so-called Emperor Xuanzong in later generations, specially set up, personally selected children to teach music and art, it can be said that it is Emperor Xuanzong's private orchestra, and it has never been for Emperor Xuanzong's banquet performance.

The news soon spread throughout Chang'an, and the people praised the benevolence of today's son, and they were fortunate to have a glimpse of the demeanor of the people in the pear garden. Because in the legend of the people of Chang'an, the singing and dancing music of the children of Liyuan is the first-class in the world, and only those who have made outstanding achievements or at least have the emperor's great appreciation, can have the opportunity to appreciate it.

Naturally, the news also reached Guo Ziyi's mansion. The daughters of the Guo family and a group of good deeds ran to tell each other, and they were noisy for a while, and soon everyone knew about it.

However, just when everyone was on the rise, the housekeeper gathered everyone to announce the decision of the old lady and the eldest young master, and on August 15, the children of the Guo family were strictly forbidden to go to Leyouyuan to enjoy the scenery, and the moon and lanterns were only in the workshop, and those who went out must return to the house before the time. Violators will be dealt with according to family law.

Naturally, everyone is not very happy, but the old man and the old lady treat everyone very well on weekdays, and there is no complaint. Some smart people also know that today's old master and several young masters have repeatedly made military exploits in the killing field, and some red-eyed people have long been playing right and wrong in the court. It's always good to be cautious.

At lunchtime, the old lady and the eldest son Guo Yao also told several young ladies about this decision. Especially for Guo Yao, he told him not to join in the fun.

In Guo Yao's study, Guo Yao and Guo Yao were discussing something. The warm afternoon sun shone on the two of them a little lazy, but fortunately, there was a freshly fried turquoise tea soup, which kept the two awake a little.

"It's forbidden for everyone to participate in the moon viewing rally on Leyouyuan, the people below, didn't you hear any words?"

"Nope. Relying on the teachings of his father and brother on weekdays, although they are unhappy, they have no complaints, and a few old people also understand things, and know that in today's situation, my Guo family has to keep a low profile. ”

"This time, the emperor must use the people in the pear orchard, and it is said that the Xingqing Palace will not agree. ”

"Ahh ”

"That's why you're not allowed to go. No matter tomorrow, whether the people of Liyuan will appear on Leyouyuan or not, there will always be one of the emperor and the emperor who will lose face. ”

"Eighty percent is the ghost idea of Li Fuguo's old guy, to give the old emperor a problem. ”

"Not only Li Fuguo, but even Empress Ma has spoken a lot in front of the emperor recently. ”

"What can she do? Why should she have trouble with the old emperor?"

"It's not for my son. ”

"But in my opinion, the Emperor Taishang doesn't pay much attention to state affairs, and besides, he doesn't have that mental strength anymore. ”

That being said, but as long as he was an old man for a day, his words were a holy decree. The Emperor Taishang is not only a son today, but several princes are now divided into feudal feuds, supporting their own troops. He's scared, too. ”

"Now that An Lushan's soldiers are in trouble, and the frontier is in turmoil, will those princes really be-"

"Well, I've heard some rumors lately, some people are running around the court, encouraging some depressed literati to go to Yongwang Li Cong to be a staff member. ”

"It's-"

"It's good that you know about it, and be careful in the future. Don't listen to the second person. ”

"Little brother, remember. ”

"You said that these days, you have been with the Shengping County Lord of the Guangping Royal Family, is it true?"

"She was disguised and claimed to be Li Changsheng, the third prince of the Guangping royal family. However, I've seen her disguise as a man a few times, and I've tried it a few times, so it should be the lord of Shengping. ”

"Well, whether it's true or not, she is doing things on behalf of King Guangping. Early this morning, someone from the King of Guangping came to the news, and it was indeed according to what you said that the materials were being prepared, and a group of men and horses had already gone to the front line to transport bloody clothes and other things. ”

"Well, this won't be, when she entrusted me with this, Li Mi, the prime minister of cloth, was also present, otherwise my brother would not have acted rashly. ”

"Haha, it's rare. You've grown a lot over the years. In the future, we should also be more cautious. I haven't listened to you in detail about what happened to you in Zhongnan Mountain, and you have been unconscious for the past few days, and your mother is very worried. I assert that I have not yet told my father about this. You don't blame your brother. ”

Naturally, my brother was worried about the safety of my father and several older brothers on the front line. By the way, you just said that someone is walking around in the capital for King Yong, who is this person?"

"This man is acting with great wisdom and prudence, and the jury is still out. Just keep an eye on it in the future. When eating, although you are not allowed to go out on the next day, you must also pay attention to the news in the capital, and if necessary, you can also respond to the situation. ”

"What do you mean, brother?"

"Do you know where the pear orchard is?"

"This little brother naturally knows. ”

"You've always been good friends with the Left Street Envoy, so you might as well tell him to pay attention to the movement over there. In the end, there are benefits to the right. ”

"Isn't this good? Wouldn't it expose our Guo family to the public?"

"Let's do it when the opportunity comes. Obviously, the soldiers who can let Xian Yuyan strengthen their patrols, and those who want to make trouble will naturally restrain themselves. As for secretly helping, there is no need to reveal your identity. ”

The two brothers chatted for a while. Guo Yu left the mansion and went straight to Zuo Jin Wuwei's mansion.

In the past few days since Guo Yu and Xian Yuyan left, the imperial court has made it clear that the reward for the extermination of the crow group has been made, and for Xian Yuyan, the envoy of Zuojie, he has been specially awarded the rank of general of Jinwu, and he will be rewarded with 100 acres of land and 100 taels of gold. Early this morning, the holy decree and the reward arrived at the Zuojin Wuwei Mansion together.

Although General Jin Wu is a fictitious position, his official rank is from the fifth grade, and his clothes are also different from those of the Zuojie envoy. What's even more rare is that it is cheap to enter the DPRK on the spot. Coupled with the fact that he also serves as the left street envoy, the glory is different from the past.

Before this, there were also General Jinwu who directly served as the left and right street envoys, but Xian Yuyan was promoted step by step from a small official, which is naturally different.

"Hey, our left street envoy has been promoted and made a fortune. ”

"Go, go, I've been busy these days, and I'm going to do some Mid-Autumn Festival moon worship activities when I come back. Not only do the workshops have to be operated, but the emperor also has to make a big deal in Leyouyuan, not only the folk artists, but also the musicians of the inner teaching workshop have been summoned. No, I just finished a meeting with the Lizheng of each workshop to discuss the vigilance. Tomorrow night, the emperor will send a concubine with a few ladies to have fun with the people. There will also be a lot of civil and military ministers coming forward, hehe, if something goes wrong, not to mention this official uniform, even my head will have to be moved. Hey, you kid don't go to the East Market and the West Market to be happy, why did you come here to me?"

Xian Yuyan greeted Guo Yu while sorting out some files.

"I'm here for the safety of this Chang'an City. ”

When Xian Yuyan heard this, she immediately put down the file she was looking through, opened it left and right, sat down, took a glass of water and drank a few sips, "What happened again?"

"The matter of Liyuan, I guess you are also having a headache about this. ”

Xian Yuyan sighed, his sitting body collapsed, and he spoke for a long time: "Since the incident of General Chen Xuanli a while ago, the civil and military forces in the court have long been panicked. Everyone didn't understand the matter, but if the emperor and the emperor really quarreled, it would be difficult to be a courtier. I heard that after the emperor announced this decision the day before yesterday, several officials fainted as soon as he got to the court. After all, there is already a Chen Xuanli dead. ”

"What happened next? I heard that the matter of Liyuan is still inconclusive. ”

"There are results. On the side of Xingqing Palace, I replied to the emperor early this morning, and I was willing to hand over the children of Liyuan to perform for the people. It's been two days, and it's a last resort. Although Liyuan is a troupe, many of these people claim to be the disciples of the Emperor, and the Emperor sometimes claims to be the master of the Liyuan class, and he can be regarded as a confidant. ”

"Brother Xian is embarrassed. ”

"Hahahaha, yes. After all, Xingqing Palace is within my left sixth street, and I am also worried that if the old emperor is really stubborn and refuses to let go, the emperor will come hard, what can I do. Now it's okay, the old emperor has humbled himself, and finally got the safety of some courtiers. ”

"Salted fish, I'm afraid you're too happy, aren't you?"

"What? This matter is over, and we will talk about it later. ”

"You think this can be so easy?"

"Ahh Otherwise, the emperor's conditions, the old emperor has already agreed, what else?"

"The emperor has no handle to grasp for a while, won't someone come to make a handle for the emperor?"

Xian Yuyan didn't answer, her face sank, and she put her ears close to Guo Yu.

"If in the past two days, all the people in the pear orchard have died-"

Guo said very slowly, almost word by word. After hearing this, Xian Yuyan was silent on his black face.

After a long time, Xian Yuyan patted her thigh and patted Guo Yu's shoulder again, "I'm scared to death, brother, you're scared to death." Thanks to your reminder, you look at this. ”

Xian Yuyan took out an object, which was the waist card of Xingqing Palace.

"It's—"

"Early this morning, Lord Gao Lishi sent someone to bring a message, saying that he had agreed to the emperor's request, and gave me this waist card, asking me to act at the opportunity, I thought it was an open curfew, and I was afraid that Xingqing Palace would change, so I had already strengthened the vigilance over there. As soon as you said it, I suddenly remembered that there was no waist card of Xingqing Palace in Liyuan, and ordinary people would not dare to trespass. That's right. ”

"It seems that Lord Colliers also expected someone to make trouble in the dark. At least Lord Colliers is present in Xingqing Palace, so there shouldn't be any problems, and the pear orchard is very close to Xingqing Palace. When the time comes, it's good to respond. ”

"Allocate another hundred guards to the pear orchard, no, simply two hundred. Hehe, at night, I'll do it myself. ”

"It's for the best. ”

"Accompany me to the pear orchard for a while. Since you care so much about this, hehe, don't go back at night. Hey, hey, hey. ”

"Don't worry. Right now, my Guo family doesn't want any chaos in the capital," Guo Yu didn't hide it, "Hey, what's going on with King Guangping? That Li Changsheng, or call her the county lord of Shengping, the things assigned by the Baihe Dao people are being done, right?"

"Well, early this morning, a team of 1,000 people went to the front, led by Zhang Kuoshan, a Zhonglang general under the command of King Guangping, and about thirty carriages accompanied by it. ”

"Only General Zhang?"

"That's what the doorman who came to report said so, it shouldn't be a big problem, it's just a bloody knife and gun, what can happen?"

"If the enemy doesn't know the purpose of these bloody clothes, it's naturally fine, I'm afraid that someone will leak the news. ”

"Don't think about it, King Guangping is also experienced in a hundred battles, and the importance of this information will not be unknown, and he should have been prepared for it. Hey, I said how did you become such a mother-in-law these days, and people are worried. Hahahaha. ”

"Hey, my dad and a few brothers are on the front line, killing and killing every day, killing and killing, can I not worry about it? Now in this Chang'an City, maybe how many people are staring at our Guo family with wide eyes. ”

"Oh, it's the first time I've heard you say that, young man, you've grown up. Hahahaha, let's go, let's go to the pear orchard first. ”

The pear orchard is located in a large mansion in the northwest corner of Changle Fang. This was originally the residence of Empress Zetian, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the house was very large, and later Emperor Xuanzong bought it, and raised this group of singers, and usually used it as a training and rehearsal venue.

Xian Yuyan first dispatched two captains to lead two hundred guards to the pear orchard to patrol and guard. arranged some small chores, followed closely behind, and went to the pear orchard with Guo Hua.

Xingqing Palace also seems to have been prepared for a long time, and specially sent a chief eunuch to bring twenty little eunuchs to Liyuan, nominally to take care of these servants and musicians, so as not to have a chaotic scene and any chaos. The pharmacist pill was also there, and he also brought twenty Qianniu guards, and the front door and back door of the house were all arranged.

These people are also careful, and the kitchens and wells are especially guarded by clever people.

Xian Yuyan and Guo Yu were much more relieved.

The chief eunuch's surname was Wang, and he was the one who brought a message to Xian Yuyan in the morning, and when he saw the two of them coming, he was also relieved.

The two sides discussed the opinions on arming and guarding, filled in some loopholes in the defense, and made arrangements for how to escort the people of Liyuan to Leyouyuan on August 15 and the route of travel.

In order not to cause panic among the people in Liyuan, the safety of the courtyard was temporarily taken care of by Eunuch Wang and the people brought by Yaoshi Pill. They are all people around the Emperor Taishang, and they are more familiar with each other.

Eunuch Wang, Xian Yuyan, and Guo Yu settled down in a relatively secluded room, although it was hidden, it was not remote, if something really happened, they could reach all corners of the courtyard as quickly as possible.

Yakushimaru was withdrawn by nature, hiding in the kitchen and climbing a beam to pretend to sleep there. He had also been in the pear orchard, and everyone was more familiar with him, and after a few jokes, he lay there.

There was nothing to do during the day, and a few people were chatting over a small drink.

The time was already ticking, and the only sound outside the window was the sound of the autumn wind blowing and the shouting of the groomer beating the gong. The quieter the night, the slower the four of them drank.

"What does it smell like? Xian Yuyan was the first to say.

"It's not good, something is going to happen. ”

As soon as Guo Yu finished speaking,

They could hear screams coming from the front and back doors, as if something terrible had attacked them.

The three people in the room seemed to be waiting for this moment, and immediately came to the front door as if they were flying. There are more guards there, and if there is an accident, the casualties will be greater.

Inside the gate, several wounded soldiers collapsed to the ground, their faces black and purple swollen, and they were speechless.

Outside the door, more than 20 soldiers of Jin Wuwei continued to wave their long knives in a line, slashing indiscriminately on the ground, and they were about to retreat in defeat.

Passing through Jin Wuwei's defense line, there were more than a dozen black-clothed people in front, each holding two bamboo tubes in their hands, dumping something on the ground.

A tall man stood in the middle, constantly waving something in his hand, slashing the monster that rushed over.

In his hand, he should be holding a knife, but it is a strange knife that ordinary people can't see.

It's him. I met him again.