Chapter 83 Lingcui Tower Prime Minister's Son Fights Again
The next morning.

Li Xuan was dancing with a spear in the back garden early in the morning, just like usual.

After actual combat, Li Xuan's wielding of the spear became more concise, yet each move was deadly.

After finishing the spear dance, Li Xuan returned to his room to write.

In the military camp, Li Xuan often practiced calligraphy. Although his handwriting now cannot compare with those of the Jinshi scholars, it is still at a normal level.

Shuang'er has been beside Li Xuan, grinding ink and writing for him.

I hadn't written two pieces when there was a commotion outside.

"My dear, it's Si Niang and her friends."

Shuang'er went out to take a look, then came back and said to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was still wondering what Li Yuying was doing, so he went out to take a look.

Good guy.

They were all little girls in their teens, some no older than sixteen.

There are at least hundreds of them.

They all wore colorful skirts and painted silks, and some put on bright makeup.

These are all daughters of noble families or powerful people.

"Seventh Brother, I'm bringing a friend to see you."

Li Yuying jumped up and pointed at the more than one hundred "friends" outside.

Li Xuan pulled Li Yuying into the house and said, "Seventh Brother has a lot of things to do. Aren't you bringing them here to bother me?"

"My grandfather asked me to bring her in. He seemed to say that if you like any of them, you can go and propose marriage."

Li Yuying was wronged.

She had some friends, but not that many.

When Li Xuan heard this, he was speechless.

Men get married at the age of fifteen. But Li Xuan felt that he didn't need to do so.

His main focus now is to accomplish great things.

"My five brothers are all unmarried, why should I be in such a hurry? Yuying, take them away." Li Xuan evaded the question.

"They all came to the Left Prime Minister's residence to see my Seventh Brother. My Seventh Brother drove them out without saying a word. Isn't that too ungraceful!"

Li Yuying doesn't want to be such a bad person.

Li Xuan had no choice but to take action himself.

As a third-rank official, Li Xuan had dignity, but he was too young, unlike those officials with beards, making it difficult for young boys and girls to approach him.

"Snow covered bows and swords, General Li."

As soon as Li Xuan walked out of the house, bold and unrestrained men and women surrounded him.

They looked at Li Xuan with little stars in their eyes.

There was no other young talent like Li Xuan and a general wearing purple in Chang'an.

Li Xuan's fame is almost as great as Wang Wei's.

Wang Wei attracted both noble ladies and resentful women in the boudoir.

In terms of bravery and grace, Li Xuan is more popular among young girls.

Li Xuan was not good at expressing himself in this regard, so he could only ask them which family they were from.

They introduced themselves one by one, all of them were scholars and nobles, and there were even many with the surname Li.

According to the Tang Dynasty system, people with the same surname were not allowed to marry. Li Xuan didn't know why they came to join in the fun.

In the end, Li Xuan had to work very hard to send these men and women away.

He said that he was going to Gao Lishi's mansion. Seeing that the man they loved, Li Lang, had important things to do, the ladies did not bother him and left in disappointment.

Gao Lishi is in his house in Xingningfang today.

Establish a good relationship with Gao Lishi, and then use Gao Lishi as a matchmaker to establish a good relationship with Yang Yuhuan. At the critical moment, they only need to say a word for Li Xuan, and Li Xuan can escape danger. At least Li Longji will give Li Xuan a chance to explain.

An Lushan is an example, he made Yang Yuhuan happy. Even if someone said An Lushan was planning a rebellion, Li Longji's first reaction was to kill the person who reported An Lushan's rebellion.

……

"Qilang! The sage has ordered the establishment of a printing house in the Ministry of Industry. The main scriptures and classics are carved and printed by woodblocks. A large number of movable clay type have been fired, and movable type printing is used to print non-essential books."

Gao Lishi started all this in his backyard, and he let Li Xuan watch him tinker with the movable type printing.

With movable type printing, temporary notices could be printed in thousands of copies very quickly, which was very convenient.

Li Longji saw this speed and thought that it could push his "civil governance" to a higher peak, so he vigorously promoted it.

When he discovered that Gao Lishi had such talent, he became even more fond of him.

When the literati in Chang'an learned that Gao Lishi had developed printing technology and even invented movable type printing, they all praised Gao's wisdom.

This made Gao Lishi very grateful to Li Xuan.

As long as he can spread the printing technology to counties, he will be remembered in history.

"Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. If it were me, I would definitely not be as meticulous as Mr. Gao." Li Xuan flattered Gao Lishi.

"Qilang, we are so close. Let's not talk about this in the mansion."

Gao Lishi held Li Xuan's hand. He was tired of hearing people flatter him every day. He didn't want Li Xuan to be like that. If Li Xuan wasn't young, he would have planned to become sworn brothers with him.

"Mr. Gao, when I was at the frontier, I got a kind of fruit from the Hu people that was not native to the Tang Dynasty. Because it came from the Western Regions, I called it watermelon. When it is ripe, it tastes sweet and crisp. If you store it in ice and then add sugar, it is definitely a summer delicacy. I am bringing the seeds back now, and I hope Mr. Gao can plant them in Xingqing Palace to quench the thirst of the saint and Lady Yuhuan in summer."

Li Xuan smiled. It seemed that Gao Lishi really regarded him as a junior. He took the opportunity to take out the watermelon seeds and wrote down in a small notebook the precautions for planting watermelons and when the watermelons were ripe.

There was an ice cellar in the palace, and the emperor and his concubines used huge amounts of ice every summer.

Watermelon is most delicious when refrigerated.

Although this kind of watermelon is not sweet to Li Xuan, it has a lot of water and a strong watermelon aroma. It becomes sweet if you add a little sugar.

When Li Xuan was a child in his previous life, he often added sugar to watermelons.

"Other ministers have asked me to send pearls, beautiful jade, rare stones, and other rare objects to the palace. In short, they are precious and gorgeous. Is Qilang so simple?"

Gao Lishi found it curious, so he asked.

"When I captured Usumish Khan, I obtained bag after bag of rare treasures. But they are the country's property, so I naturally cannot take even a single piece. The gold and silk rewarded by the saint are not rare things, and Madam Yuhuan does not lack them. These worthless watermelons are just a little token of my appreciation. But I believe my watermelons can make the saint and Madam Yuhuan smile." Li Xuan said tactfully and pertinently.

"Qi Lang is thoughtful! I will also take a look at these fruits that I have never seen before."

Gao Lishi praised Li Xuan's character.

When Li Xuan learned that Gao Lishi was going back to the palace in the afternoon, he said goodbye. When he passed by Prince Xin'an's mansion, he saw that the gate was closed.

The plaque of Xin'an Palace is no longer there.

When Li Xuan went on an expedition against the Turks, on the third day of October, King Xin'an Li Yi died of illness.

Li Longji was deeply saddened and posthumously awarded him the title of Grand Marshal.

Li Yi's sons Li He, Li Xian and others all moved out of Xingningfang.

Li Xuan dismounted and bowed slightly to the former Prince Xin'an's Palace, then returned to Pingkangfang.

Li Xuan has read the "Military Record" left by King Xin'an several times, and he will use it soon.

……

"Brother, do you know where Li Bai is? Why didn't I see him at the morning court that day?"

After returning to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Xuan asked Li Qian.

According to the timeline, it was not yet time for Li Bai to be "granted gold and released".

"That Li Bai who loves to drink, doesn't like anyone and always writes poems to mock the rich and powerful. Qilang, take a look at his recent poem "Yu Hu Yin": After three cups of wine, I brush my sword and dance under the autumn moon, and suddenly I sing aloud with tears streaming down my face... Although the king loves beautiful women, he can't help but be jealous and kill people in the palace."

Li Xuan found a piece of paper and handed Li Bai's poem to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan read it out softly, word by word.

Between the lines, one can feel Li Bai's loneliness and depression.

"Sometimes when the sage summoned him, he would go to a tavern in Chang'an and get drunk. It was okay once or twice, but if it kept happening, the sage would get impatient. Now, Li Bai is not allowed to do anything that the Imperial Academy should do. If you go to every tavern in Changlefang and look for Li Bai, you will always find him."

After Li Xuan finished reading, Li Qian told Li Xuan what he knew.

The seventh brother was friendly with Li Bai, and Li Qian did not exclude Li Bai like others did.

He believed from the bottom of his heart that Li Bai was not suitable for the intrigues in officialdom.

"The genius Li Bai."

Li Xuan just said these few words.

An Neng smashes the eyebrows and bows the waist to the dignitaries, making me unhappy!

His unique personality is also the reason why Li Bai is respected by the world.

No one can force him to change.

Li Bai was a Hanlin official, which was actually a dispatched official with no rank. Li Bai did not have a casual official or a title to show off his status.

This means that once Li Bai loses Li Longji's trust, anyone can beat him up.

"The genius is still my Shichiro."

Li Qian believed that Li Xuan's talent was better than Li Bai's, and there was no comparison in other aspects.

"I'm not." Li Xuan shook his head slightly.

Just as Li Qian was about to say something, a servant reported: "Da Lang, Qi Lang, Wu Lang and Li Yi had a fight in Lingcui Tower."

"Oh!"

"What? Say it again!"

Li Qian slammed the table and stood up.

Li Xuan was speechless. This was what he had done!

Why is the protagonist still Li Yi?

Now Li Xuan understood how much of an impact the fight in the brothel had on Li Shizhi.

It's simply rubbing Li Shizhi's old face on the ground.

"Da Lang, Wu Lang and Li Yi had a fight over a woman." The servant repeated tremblingly.

"That bastard, I'm going to give him a beating when I get back."

Li Qian was furious.

This is completely different from what Li Xuan did at the beginning.

Li Xuan went to the brothel to save Shuang'er. Although it had a bad influence, Li Qian agreed with it.

Now Li Xuan's reputation in Chang'an, people not only do not make fun of this matter, but praise Li Xuan for his true nature and fearlessness of the right prime minister.

Li Lang got into a fight because of jealousy over a woman. How could his father put his face on this?

"Qilang, let's go take a look."

Li Qian called Li Xuan to deal with the useless Li Lang.

Li Shizhi was invited by Prince Ruyang to drink and was not at home.

……

Lingcui Tower.

"Let me go. I want to fight this bastard alone."

Outside an exquisite attic, Li Lang, dressed in dishevelled clothes, was shouting.

The servants held Li Lang tightly, not daring to let go.

"Come on, I'll take responsibility if you kill him."

Li Yi was still his old self. He was being pulled by the servants and still shouting.

He asked his cronies to beat Li Lang up.

But the bad friends are worried because Qilang from Zuo Xiang's family has returned.

It is said that Li Qilang killed people on the battlefield like hitting chickens, and the number of Hu people he killed was enough to stop the flow of the Wei River.

There is also a legend about a bow and sword covered with snow.

Moreover, Li Qilang is the general of the Zuo Qianniu Guard, and his status is higher than that of their fathers.

Mu Sanniang, the manager of Lingcui Tower, could only run back and forth to mediate the fight, feeling extremely exhausted.

In the past, the right prime minister had absolute power, and now the left prime minister is also extremely powerful.

Zuo Xiang Jia Qilang was a young hero known to everyone in Chang'an, and the sage even bluntly said that it was him, Huo Qubing.

You will be in trouble if you offend either side!

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