The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 253 Yi Ling's Visit

Last time, we talked about Li Yi bringing Erzhu Rong to Yuehua and letting her take revenge herself. So how will the story develop next? Let's read on.

There are only two things worth mentioning about the rebellion launched by Erzhu Hui. One is Erzhu Hui's death. Let's look at the other thing. After Erzhu Hui's death, the rebellion was quelled. In addition to rewarding the heroes, Tuoba Jun naturally had to appease the soldiers and civilians of the Six Garrisons.

Naturally, all members of Erzhu Hui's clan were executed, and the leaders and clansmen of the Erzhu clan were divided among the six tribes that supported Tuoba Jun's new policies.

With the momentum of suppressing the rebellion, Tuoba Jun implemented a series of new policies. The six Xianbei towns and the people of various tribes were reintegrated, and another 100,000 laborers were recruited from the six towns to build the new capital Luoyang. Tuoba Jun's plan to move the capital was realized.

The most important item in the new policy was to change Xianbei surnames, abolish Xianbei surnames and change them to Central Plains surnames, and intermarry, just to achieve complete Central Plainsization. Tuoba took the lead in changing surnames, the direct line of the royal family took the character "Yuan", and the side line took the character "Changsun" as the surname, so Tuoba Jun was no longer called Tuoba Jun, but Yuan Jun.

The Dugu clan changed their surname to Liu, Gongsun changed their surname to Ji, and the Nangong and Yuwen clans did not change their surnames because they were in line with the Central Plains style. Other tribes, such as Heba changed their surnames to He, Suhe changed their surnames to He, Yuchi changed their surnames to Wei, Bu Liugu changed his surname to Lu, etc. Yuanjun's goal was to resolve the ethnic conflicts between the Central Plains people and the Xianbei people through ethnic integration, so Yuanjun was definitely a wise ruler.

Apart from Emperor Yuanjun, the biggest beneficiary of the suppression of the Erzhu rebellion was Gao Huan, who took over the remaining troops of Erzhu Hui and appointed him as the governor of Jizhou to garrison there.

Because if he, a "traitor", returns to the north he will only be ostracized by others. Staying in Jizhou is just the right way to prevent another rebellion in the north. After all, the reform is not over yet, and there will be rectification of the founding heroes, such as the implementation of the Enfeoffment Order.

Gao Huan was feeling very proud of himself, but he did not expect that a disaster was about to happen. As mentioned before, Cui Zhi told Li Yi in a letter that it was Gao Huan who killed her. Although Gao Huan was working for Erzhu Hui at that time and now he has defected to Emperor Yuan Jun, Li Yi has no intention of letting him go.

After the situation in the northern border stabilized, Li Yi and his party set out to return to Shangjing. Nangong Qi, Yuan Ziyi and Liu Ruyun had already left, and Dugu Yu had to stay in the northern border to help guard against the Huns, so this time the only ones who went back with Li Yi were the women of his family, Jiang Hongyu, Lin Fan and others.

This time they did not go through Yanmen Pass, but deliberately changed their route to Jizhou. The reason given by Li Yi was that Yanmen Pass was repairing the city defense, and they had to entertain them again if they went to Hefeng (Hebafeng), and they were afraid of delaying other people's business. However, Shiyu and others knew what Li Yi was going to do in Jizhou. The group entered Jizhou City and stayed in a small inn in an unusually low-key manner. Five days later, Li Yi quietly left Jizhou City again.

The day after they left, Gao Huan and his twelve cronies disappeared. These were the people who participated in the capture of Cui Zhi. They were all burned to ashes by Li Yi's Red Lotus Karma Fire. This incident naturally caused an uproar. Emperor Yuan Jun ordered a deadline to solve the case, but who could solve this case?

The decree to move the capital had been issued. This was a huge project. Not only did they have to demolish the palace in Shangjing, but they also had to transport all the reusable materials to Zhongdu Luoyang. The people also had to move. Of course, if they wanted to stay in Pingcheng, they would not be forced to do so. In short, except for the city walls, basically everything that could be demolished, moved, and transported had to be moved away.

It took three months to complete the first phase of the project. The people had been relocated, but the palaces and government offices were not completed, and court officials were still working in temporary houses.

Shiyu also had to participate in the relocation of the Imperial College, so the relocation task of the Li Mansion fell on Bailing and Hanfeng, which made them very busy. When Li Yi arrived in Zhongdu Luoyang, it was already early winter, and he hadn't even put away all his things when Old Silver Coin came angrily.

Tao Zhongwen found Li Yi and kicked him to the ground. The latter pointed at his nose and cursed: "Old Silver Coin, are you crazy? Let me tell you, I didn't fight back not because I couldn't beat you!"

"You are crazy! Why did you want to kill Gao Huan?"

"Why? Others don't know, but you don't know!"

"Can't you just be patient? The rebellion has just been put down, and your majesty is implementing a new policy. The situation in the northern border is still unclear, and there is a possibility of rebellion at any time! But you killed the hero who suppressed the rebellion. Do you know how passive your majesty is? Erzhu Hui's former subordinates are worried about their own safety, fearing that your majesty is looking for revenge. Now even Jizhou is in turmoil!"

"I have endured it for long enough! I was already very good that I didn't kill Gao Huan in public when I killed Erzhu Hui! Your Majesty doesn't know about Cui Zhi's matter, right? I helped you solve such a big trouble, and you don't even thank me, but you still have the nerve to call me to task here!"

"Thank you? Well, I'll thank you first! What about His Majesty? What will His Majesty do if you do this?"

"Except for you, who else knows that it was me who killed Gao Huan? You can't blame me for this!"

"Why, now you are relying on your extraordinary skills to act recklessly, disregarding the laws of the country and the rules of the family, just for your own pleasure!"

"In life, if you don't seek happiness for yourself, how can you seek unhappiness? You push all the difficulties and troubles onto me, saying that the more you can write, the more work you have to do! The greater your ability, the greater your responsibility. But have you asked the capable? Did the capable agree?

I went to Nanliang, and I suffered a lot. I endured so much injustice, and two of my beloved ones died. You didn't care about my suffering and pain, but only cared about how much trouble I helped you solve and how much trouble I caused you!

I am a human! A living person, I have joys and sorrows, love and hate! I want a happy and carefree life, but what about now? I just feel too tired, exhausted both physically and mentally! "Li Yi did not dare to complain to the Heaven, he could only vent his grievances and depression on the old silver coin.

Tao Zhongwen looked at Li Yi for a long time, shook his head helplessly and said: "Forget it, you came back from Nanliang and went to the northern border without resting. It must be hard work. You should take a rest these days."

At this point, the turmoil in the northern border had nothing to do with his Li Yuefu, and Li Yi did not know how much impact his forcing Erzhu Hui to rebel and killing Gao Huan had on the Northern Wei Dynasty. His unintentional actions actually changed the fate of the Wei Dynasty. Especially Gao Huan, he could have been the terminator of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but he was killed before he even started singing when he just stepped onto the historical stage...

In this way, Li Yi finally had some free time. Now that everyone was busy with the relocation of the capital, the job of the Music Bureau was basically to clock in in the morning, leave in the afternoon, sing, listen to music, eat and drink, and have a great time. When Li Yi felt free, he would go to the Imperial College to chat with the disciples and discuss life; when he felt bored, he would open a KTV at home, sing and dance, and have even more fun.

But this happy time is always short-lived. With the arrival of a beautiful woman, Li Yi's good days are over. Who is it? Shan Yiling! That evening, Yiling, wearing a black robe and carrying a peach wood sword, came to Zhongdu, looking for the location of Li's mansion.

"Wulian Tianzun, is this fairy here to Zhongdu looking for someone? Zhongdu Xinxing is a bit messy, but I am familiar with it, maybe I can help."

Yi Ling turned around and looked at the person who came. The person who spoke was Nangong Qi, the most talented person in Zhongdu. Seeing Yi Ling's beautiful appearance, he immediately waved his hand to signal the soldiers behind him to continue patrolling, and then looked at Yi Ling with a smile.

"Are you from the Nangong family?"

"Yes, the fairy is a disciple of Tianzong? My family has a long history with Tianzong."

"Where's Nangong Xue? I'm looking for her."

"Um, fairy, are you here to look for Sister Xue? That's unfortunate, Sister Xue has been taken back to Tianzong by her master, and I don't know when she will be back. But fairy, you can come to our house and sit down. I'll go ask my father, who has sent someone to Tianzong to inquire about Sister Xue's situation."

Yi Ling shook her head and said, "Since Nangong Xue is not here, there is no need to bother. Wait, you call Nangong Xue "Sister Xue", are you Nangong Qi?"

Nangong Qi said excitedly: "It is me, Fairy, do you recognize me?"

"I heard from Li Yi that he and you and Dugu Yu are good brothers and close friends."

Hearing this, Nangong Qi showed a trace of melancholy on his face. He didn't know whether it was because he was the only one left of the three-man team that went to Beijing for tutoring, or because he was disappointed to hear that Yi Ling was looking for Li Yi.

Nangong Qi sighed and said, "Ah, so the fairy is here to look for Xiu Yuan. It just so happens that I haven't seen him for several days, so let's go to Li's house together."

"Thank you." So Nangong Qi took Yiling to Li's Mansion.

The Li Mansion in Zhongdu Luoyang is much larger than the original one. It is also a large courtyard with three entrances, a pond in the front, a rockery in the back, and a courtyard in the middle. It was originally the house of a wealthy businessman, and the surrounding land also belonged to him.

I don't know what method Old Silver Coin used to make that person give up the house voluntarily, but now looking at the commercial streets being built around, which are all selling antiques, calligraphy and paintings, study tools, as well as teahouses and chess clubs, the most important thing is that Gentleman's Pavilion is also on the same street. It is obvious that Old Silver Coin designed this street as a cultural street.

There are many exquisite tea stalls and wine shops around Li's Mansion. When Yiling and Nangong Qi arrived, these tea stalls were already full of people. They were all sipping tea while stretching their necks to look towards Li's Mansion.

Yi Ling asked: "Why are these people drinking tea and wine here?"

Nangong Qi smiled and said, "Oh, they all came here to try their luck and listen to Li Fu reciting poems, playing the piano and singing songs."

"Oh? It seems that Li Yi is partying every night and is very happy."

At this time, someone suddenly shouted, "Wan Siye has returned home, and he has brought good wine! We can hear Li Yuefu's poems tonight!"

Everyone was excited. The shopkeepers of tea stalls and wine shops immediately put out poetry cards, prepared pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and waited anxiously with the others. Yi Ling stopped to see what these people were waiting for. Not long after, purple mist spread around Li's mansion, which was used to transmit voices.

Li Yi's voice came: "Bai Ling, Shiyu has brought back the wine, quickly ask them to serve the food! Let's sing while we eat. By the way, who's going to compose a poem today?"

Bai Ling smiled and said, "It should have been Sister Yuehua's turn today, but she insisted on cheating and asked Yu Jiu to write a poem for her."

"Hey, Yuehua, you can't do this. How can you still cheat?"

Yuehua said unhappily, "Why not! Last time, Sister Yeer asked Yu Jiu to write a poem for her, why can't I do that?"

Little Leaf said seriously, "I'm so busy every day. I sew clothes at night and sell clothes during the day. How can I have time to think about poetry? What are you competing with me for?"

"I help you sell clothes during the day, and I sew at night! We both work equally hard!"

"How dare you say that! You've ruined so much of my good material. Can you call what you sew clothes? Just say I asked you to embroider a peony yesterday, but you worked all night and what did you come up with?"

“It’s Peony!”

"Peony? Come on, everyone is here. I'll take out the peony you embroidered and show it to everyone. Let's see who can say that this is a peony!" Xiao Ye took out a piece of silk from the basket beside her and showed it to everyone. After seeing it, everyone laughed and cried.

Li Yi finally took over the silk with an embarrassed look on his face. Yuehua couldn't hold back her smile when she saw this, and was about to cry. He quickly said, "Stop laughing! Yuehua has improved a lot. Look, at least you can tell it's a flower! It's just that the flower is a little... a little cracked!"

Yuehua screamed and snatched the silk from Li Yi's hand, trying to tear it apart, but the silk was of too good quality and she didn't have enough strength, so she ended up in an awkward situation.

Li Yi quickly comforted her, "Well, Yuehua, don't be anxious, take your time. You started needlework too late, so your fingers are not that flexible. It's already good enough to embroider like this. You should start with something simple and take your time. Embroider a purse for me first!"