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Although there are countless people with ulterior motives in Yang's party, Mi Wanjun knows that she must be the first, the sooner the better.
So she wanted to please Su Changan, the future queen.
In other words, I want to learn from Li Jiulang.
In this way, if Your Majesty really wants to take action against the Yang Party, I will be able to be like Li Jiulang and those people from the Queen Mother's Party who have defected to Your Majesty, and now I am safe and sound. At most I will be demoted and scolded.
Mi Wanjun had a nice idea.
And today, he felt that he had done a good job.
Not only did he please the Empress, he also received praise from His Majesty, and in the end, he did a very good job on the tasks assigned by the Grand Tutor.
And I sent you some Baihua Yujiu today, and I will send you some more in two days.
Doesn't this mean we meet more often?
Sitting in the carriage, Mi Wanjun was even humming a little tune.
I completely forgot about the feeling that something was wrong from the beginning.
"Sir, here we are."
When she arrived at the door of the house where the tutor had moved out to live alone, Mi Wanjun heard the voice of her driver.
Lifting the curtain, Mi Wanjun was in a good mood, thinking about what to say when the tutor praised her.
But when I looked over, I saw a student standing at the door, hesitating about something.
However, when Mi Wanjun saw this person, she frowned.
The student also saw Mi Wanjun and was stunned for a moment. He then wanted to leave, but still bowed in the direction of the carriage.
Mi Wanjun was in a good mood. She got out of the car and walked to the student: "Zi Yu, what are you doing here?"
The student was naturally Li Ziyu. Li Ziyu held something like an invitation in his hand and bowed to his uncle again, saying, "Hello, uncle. I was asked by Xun Siye to come here to deliver the invitation to the Grand Tutor."
Mi Wanjun didn't care when she saw Li Ziyu's indifferent attitude towards her. Her nephew acted like she was so noble. If he respected her a little, she would just raise her hand and she wouldn't have to take the imperial examination and could directly become an official. But he just ignored her and entered the Imperial College to study, and didn't come to see her for several months.
Therefore, Mi Wanjun just ignored her nephew. It didn't matter. If he didn't want to pursue a bright career, then that was fine.
But today, Mi Wanjun was in a good mood. She felt much more friendly when she saw Li Ziyu, so she asked with a smile: "What kind of invitation is this? Is it a literary gathering or something? The Grand Tutor never attends literary gatherings."
Li Ziyu said expressionlessly, "No, it was the Lord of the Imperial Court who invited Miss Chang'an to give a lecture, so the Lord of the Imperial Court asked me to invite the Grand Tutor."
Mi Wanjun was stunned, and then she understood why Mu Xu went to see the Queen Mother, it turned out to be this matter.
But I thought to myself, it would be a miracle if I could get an invitation!
That one is the queen!
However, Mi Wanjun was not surprised at the invitation of the Grand Tutor.
Because every time there was a literary gathering, the Taifu would actually be invited, but it was just a formality, a token of respect, and many senior officials in the court were invited.
This is what is called "invite or not invite", which is Mu Xu's attitude.
Whether to go or not is another matter.
Mi Wanjun looked at Li Ziyu: "It's not easy to see you, especially since you just finished the exam and you come to see the Grand Tutor. With the current political situation, it's easy to attract criticism. Can your uncle help you get in?"
Li Ziyu was stunned for a moment, then said, "I just knocked on the door, and the person inside said he would ask the Grand Tutor, so I'd better wait here."
Mi Wanjun frowned, thinking this was ungrateful.
But at this time, the door opened slightly, and a steward came out and stood in front of Li Ziyu.
When the steward saw Mi Wanjun, he bowed first, then looked at Li Ziyu and said, "Sir, the old master said that he has accepted the invitation and will definitely attend the appointment today."
Li Ziyu was stunned for a moment, because he didn't expect that the tutor would agree to go.
Mi Wanjun at the side was also surprised and looked at the steward with some surprise, because Mi Wanjun knew that the Grand Tutor himself had said that he would not go anywhere during this period of time, but he was going to give a lecture tonight?
Mi Wanjun looked at Li Ziyu and asked, "Has the Queen been confirmed to be invited?"
Li Ziyu shook his head: "I don't know."
After that, Li Ziyu handed the invitation to the steward and said, "I will definitely pass on what the Grand Master said to the Dean. With that, I will take my leave now."
Then, Li Ziyu bowed to Mi Wanjun and turned away.
In truth, Li Ziyu’s attitude towards Mi Wanjun is just like this: I’m ashamed to be associated with you!
In the court of Daxia, many people were already abusing the Queen Mother's Party and the Yang Party.
Therefore, Li Ziyu disliked himself, a high-ranking official but the uncle of Yang Dang, and was even more unwilling to have anything to do with him.
Mi Wanjun looked at Li Ziyu's back, feeling somewhat unhappy. However, when she saw the steward holding the invitation in his hand and thought that the Queen would also be there tonight, her little thoughts started to arise again.
The steward looked at Mi Wanjun, and then said, "Master Mi, the old master said that you should sit in the front hall when you come, and go to the Imperial College with him tonight."
Mi Wanjun was surprised. She really didn't expect that the Grand Tutor was still thinking about her. But she changed her mind and asked, "Manager Yang, did the teacher tell me about my report on today's results?"
The steward shook his head: "The old man only said that you should drink tea and so on."
Mi Wanjun smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
The steward looked at Mi Wanjun's appearance and shook his head helplessly, but did not dare to say anything more. He just took Mi Wanjun into the house.
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Not many people knew about Su Chang'an's lecture in the Imperial College today because the college did not publicize it to the outside world.
It was limited to people in the Imperial College and some old teachers invited by Mu Xu.
Therefore, it did not cause as great a response as the previous literary gatherings, the early winter poetry gathering, or the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.
not to mention.
In the capital today, the common people are busy talking about what happened in the Shihua Pavilion yesterday and the affairs of the Japanese. They don't care about these things anymore.
Chengtian Gate is very close to the Imperial College, only four blocks away. It sounds like a lot, but in fact the two middle blocks are interconnected because they are located in the underground residential area at the foot of the imperial city wall. There is no need to take a detour. A straight road connecting the two blocks will lead to the downtown area in front of the Imperial College.
The market in front of the Imperial College is much more lively than the one near Chengtian Gate.
There are all kinds of food and small items.
"Don't tell me, these Japanese deserve to die! They all look like that. If it weren't for Yang Guofu's protection, they would be killed by me if they dared to bully me!"
At a stall selling water basin mutton, several customers were chatting while eating crystal persimmons in their hands.
However, after one of the strong men said this, his companion immediately said, "Sixth Brother, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Upon hearing this, the sturdy man named Lao Liu immediately laughed and said, "You are illiterate and talking nonsense."
A person nearby said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? The Yang family is busy now. But speaking of the Japanese, hey! Don't tell me, yesterday at the Shihua Pavilion, they were carried out one by one, it was infuriating to see, especially those yamen runners who just threw them to the embassy and left them alone, they felt so relieved."
Another person said with a smile: "Don't talk about whether it's comfortable or not. The main thing is to vent your anger. In the territory of our Great Xia capital, you are just a Japanese who brought a knife and dared to commit murder! I'll kill you!"
At this time, someone immediately said, "I heard that the Shihua Pavilion has put up a sign saying "Japanese and dogs are not allowed to enter?"
When the people at the next table heard this, they couldn't help but say, "That's right. They say that Japanese guy dared to flirt with Liu Baishi. The madam couldn't stand it anymore. She was so angry that she put up this sign. And many brothels and brothels in the red street are following suit. Even the brothel owned by the prostitutes put up this sign."
"Let's not talk about whether there is someone backing them up. Just because they did this, I feel relieved. Those bastards have been ignored since the death of our late emperor. Think about it, when the late emperor was still alive, let alone the officials, if those bastards dared to fart in front of us ordinary people, I would have poked their assholes to pieces. They dared to fart in my Great Xia, did they get permission?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people around burst into laughter.
The shop owner who was passing by smiled helplessly and brought the food in his hand to the table: "Your fire crystal persimmons, and water basin mutton."
The four people sitting at the table looked a little strange, but the shop owner didn't care. He entertained them happily and then turned around and left.
At this time, people at the next table were talking about the fire at the Japanese embassy last night. They talked about it in great detail, saying that the fire was so severe that there was probably nothing left.
All that was carried out in the early morning were the burnt bodies of Japanese people that looked like no one.
The more he talked, the more disgusting it became. The people at the same table couldn't stand it anymore. After a reminder, the person who was talking immediately stopped talking.
Then the topic turned to the masked man who taught the Japanese a lesson in the Shihua Pavilion yesterday. They were very excited, especially when they mentioned the scene where the courtesan Liu Baishi personally saw him off. The Libus were drooling at the mention of it.
After all, that was Liu Baishi.
Known as the number one courtesan in a hundred years!
At the strange-looking table that the stall owner had just sent, the fat, sallow-skinned "young master" kicked the person next to him and said, "Did you hear that Liu Baishi admired you?"
Su Changan, who was eating happily, was suddenly kicked by Xia Fengxiang. He looked at Xia Fengxiang helplessly: "Isn't this matter over?"
But seeing Xia Fengxiang's current appearance, Su Changan felt helpless.
Because Xia Fengxiang now looks like a little fat man with a beard, small eyes and a small nose.
But in fact, he didn't look that good at the moment. He looked a little fat, and there were many black spots and pockmarks on his face. His lips were deliberately made thick. Although he was dressed like a scholar, his ugly appearance was really not related to a scholar.
of course
My deskmate Yan Ruyu and Maomao were not good looking either.
However, one thing is 100% certain.
That is, when the four of them looked over, even if they were acquaintances looking there, they would not have thought that it would be Su Changan, the Empress and the others.
It can be said that this makeup is seamless!
of course
It wasn't all Mao Mao's credit. Mao Mao only knew some rough disguises. After the makeup was done, Xia Fengxiang was not very satisfied, because if you looked closely, you could recognize him.
So just let the cat be as ugly as possible and do whatever it takes to make it unrecognizable.
So it became what it is now.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan and laughed, then said, "Be careful when you go in, don't try to make me laugh. I look so ugly just thinking about it."
Su Changan shook his head helplessly, then continued to eat with his head down.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan eating like this and laughed and scolded, "It's so ugly!"
After what happened at the last literary gathering, Su Changan had learned his lesson this time and went in after eating his fill.
At this time, one of the people suddenly said, "But have you heard? There is a rumor that the person who held up a sign saying that she was very beautiful in the Shihua Pavilion yesterday and was sent out by Miss Liu Baishi was our Miss Chang'an. She said that she went out incognito to see the moral character of the Japanese. The purpose was to help His Majesty punish these Japanese and give Yang Guofu a lesson."
"The Japanese embassy was actually burned down by Yang Guofu to protect himself, and he also killed all the Japanese people. Otherwise, Your Majesty, can you not do something about him?"
After hearing this, one of them looked around and immediately said, "With so many people here, you dare to talk nonsense. Even though the Yang family was punished by His Majesty, that is not something we can talk about."
As soon as these words came out, a young man immediately became unhappy: "Brother! What are you afraid of? It's only because our Great Xia has a strong foundation and we have a bunch of good officials like Lord Su and Lord Li to support us, otherwise our Great Xia would have been ruined by the Yang family, especially that Yang Guofu. Damn it, I heard about her when I entered the capital. The bad things she did are piled up like a mountain. When we went to get a house for the masters of the Imperial College, didn't they also mention that the Yang party was ruining our country?"
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