Splendid Pavilion.
Liu Sanniang looked at the cyan-robed man who was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back and who was staring at Chang'an City, absent-minded.
She hadn't looked at him like this for a long time.
When was the last time, a few years ago?
At that time, the gray-haired man in the front was the most powerful minister and the brightest star in the whole Tang Empire. Wherever he went, he was surrounded by others. Even when he stood quietly, he was radiant and commanding.
But the middle-aged man in the front no longer had the breathtaking spirit and aggressiveness. He stood in front of the window, but Liu Sanniang felt that he was far away in the sky. He was like a gust of wind without any breath and the cloud in the sky, calm and natural.
And his face... In the past, he had a face that would make a young girl's heart beat faster even at a glance, without any defect.
Li Ye said that he was going to tear down the Prime Minister's Manor, so he really did it. In the face of many masters of the Prime Minister's Manor, Li Ye waved his hand, and the officials of the Chang'an Office rushed to the courtyards like tides. Soon, the sound of jade wares being smashed and bookshelves being knocked over came out from all the houses. "Vice magistrate, I suspect that it's empty under the bluestone tiles in the third courtyard. Please tell me what to do!" Wang Li came to ask for instructions. Li Ye waved his hand. "Dig!" "Yes!" After a while, an Inspector came to report, "Vice magistrate Li, there's a rockery in the back of the fourth courtyard, which was high and big. It seems to be able to hide a lot of things..." Li Ye waved his hand. "Dig!" "Yes!" Another official came to ask, "Vice magistrate Li, I have found a gap between the walls
A blind storyteller appeared in the lobby on the first floor of Yipin Lou. He was a scruffy old man, covered with silver hair. His navy gown did not fit apparently. There was an erhu next to his hand. It was one of the cheapest erhus, the only feature of which was being used out of shape. Yipin Lou had granted the old storyteller a place to work next to the outside of the stairs. He had got a table no more than 3 decimeters wide and 6 decimeters long. It was too small and too old. There came out some dust from the table each time the storyteller stroke the gavel. People got worried that the table would collapse sooner or later. The middle space of the second floor was empty, which was similar to a patio. Therefore, the private rooms were separately located along the four sides of the floor, with windows on the left side and the patio on the right side. Li Ye poured himself a glass of wine and said to Liu Zhiyan on the opposite side of the table, "The Gree
The scruffy old story-teller picked up the erhu and pulled the strings, melodious and low music sounding in the wine shop. When autumn came in September, chrysanthemums bloomed while other flowers withered; bursts of fragrance permeated Chang'an and golden chrysanthemums were all over the city! This was the most famous poem of Huang Chao. Huang Chao was the chief culprit of the turmoil in the late Tang Empire and the gravedigger of an empire. It was his feat of breaking through Chang'an that unveiled the prelude of vassal states' obtaining the throne and feudal princes' competing for hegemony. The vassal states were only arrogant before, but they were still ruled by the imperial court. But after the Huang Chao Uprising, the vassal states no longer obeyed the orders of the imperial court, and they controlled their troops on their own to fight with each other. Until the prelude of Five Dynasties and Te
Wu Hongshan stood in front of the window with his hands clasped behind his back, staring at the dark night sky, and he didn't move for a long time. He sighed heavily as if he had suddenly aged ten years. Today, the memorial to the throne written by the Lulong Commissioner was published on the imperial court. In the memorial, there was solid evidence to prove that Li Guochang, the Zhenwu Commissioner, was the culprit of Kang Chengxun's murder, and it also enumerated the evidence that the cultivators of the Zhenwu Army sneaked into Hedong to create chaos and cause the military and civilian unrest. Among them, the most important witnesses were the cultivators of the Zhenwu Army who were escorted to Chang'an by the Lulong Army. The memorial caused a great dispute on the imperial court, and the whole court was in an uproar for a time. Especially after the officials on Wang Duo and Lu Yan's side had made a series of declaiming and denounced all ki
Li Ye knew clearly that when he dealt with Wei Jiangnan, he exposed a lot of strength. It was impossible that Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue weren't alert. When he saw Wang Jian and Li Maozhen, Li Ye knew that they were sent by Liu Xingshen to test him. Their purpose was to draw forth Song Jiao and the others to verify whether he had gathered Li Xian's former followers or not, whether he knew the truth of the Battle of Bagong Mountain or not. Under their control over Chang'an, if the four high-ranking eunuchs were convinced that Li Ye was a threat, they wouldn't hesitate to get rid of Li Ye, even if Li Ye was the Grand Prince. For those sinister eunuchs who didn't see the world's heroes as human beings, rules were not obstacles. Now Li Cui was seriously ill, so this incompetent emperor wouldn't live long according to Li Ye's memories of his last life, which meant that Li Yan was about to ascend the throne. As long as Li Yan had ascended the thr
However, Wang Jian wasn't easy to deal with and he had more strength than other ordinary masters in Level 7 of Qi-refining. In addition, he cultivated the cultivation methods in the army which was very fierce. Therefore, he was stiff for only a second, and then he broke the shackle directly so that he could move again. Wang Jian was delighted. But he wasn't delighted long because Li Ye had already punched at his face! When Wang Jian was bound by the "Will" word, Li Ye had enough time to launch a punch. "Cloud-gathering Punch!" The power of the cultivation methods from "Purple Clouds from the East" increased correspondingly with Li Ye's progress in the realm of cultivation. This punch had condensed all the power of Li Ye's cultivation with no reservation. Although it was simple, direct and not complex, its power couldn't be underestimated! When his fist hit Wang Jian's face, Li Ye clearly saw that Wan
Li Maozhen played for keeps. He used his full strength in this move. With the cultivation of Level 7 in Qi-refining, he was good at moving fast. In a split second, Li Maozhen came to the front of Li Ye. At this moment, Li Ye held the falling Luke Sword and turned his head to glance at Li Maozhen with weird eyes. Li Maozhen tingled with an ominous sensation as soon as he felt Li Ye's eyes. He understood those eyes, in where there was no fear but a hint of a pleasant surprise. Did he feel pleasantly surprised? It was like a cook seeing a fat duck jumping into his pot of boiling water. What was going on? Li Maozhen felt a shock in his heart and almost threw himself into confusion. However, he immediately got the conclusion that Li Ye was bluffing. Yes. That was for sure! Li Maozhen had seen Li Ye's ability to control in a fight. This was a guy of careful thought
Reaching an alley, Li Ye tossed Li Maozhen to the ground. He looked around to make sure that they were alone before he breathed with relief. Wu You opened her mouth to speak, but was stopped by a silencing gesture from Li Ye. Somebody had appeared at the end of the alley. It was Li Yan, Prince Pu of the Imperial Court, with Tian Lingzi following behind. Wu You was shocked to see them here. She peered deeply into Li Ye, her eyes filled with doubt and suspicion. "You will understand later," Li Ye simply said and walked towards Prince Pu and greeted him. Li Yan was here at his behest after receiving a message from his messaging jade note. "What is going on, Brother Ye?" Li Yan asked with a bewildered look on his face. He had refrained from revealing too much when he was speaking to them at the riverside because he noticed that Li Maozhen and Wang Jian were watching them. Li Ye kicked at Li Maozhen. "Get