Chapter 235 Friends are more valuable than honesty
Yang Yun has long heard of the status and reputation of the Xu family.
The Xu family once had two imperial concubines, namely Taizong and Gaozong. Xu Jiao's father Xu Jian was also a famous literary master. He was appointed as the direct scholar of Jixian Academy and the Zhongshu Sheren, but he passed away a few years ago.
People in the world say "Fang's Han Dynasty Ban family", and compare the Xu family with the Ban Gu and Ban Chao family of the Han Dynasty, which shows the glory of the Xu family in the Tang Dynasty.
An official like Xu Qiao, who is a famous family and a scholarly family, is noble and arrogant. He said that he is unwilling to stand on the side of Wu Huifei. In fact, he is just not making tendency choices before the court is unclear.
They rely on their own talents and good relationships with the royal family. They do not need to make friends with Concubine Wu Hui to gain social status. They naturally have no interest in seeking refuge with Concubine Wu Hui.
What's more, with Wu Zetian's previous lessons, scholars always doubted the Wu family, and Xu Qiao would not choose a position in advance.
"You guessed it, what kind of reward do you want?"
Princess Xianyi asked with a smile.
Yang Yun looked at Princess Xianyi and seemed to be saying, "You asked me how to reward me, right?"
Princess Xianyi might have thought that she had nothing to do, so she shook her head and said, "If you don't want to say it, then I will write down this matter first. When I see King Shou go back, I will fulfill it."
"Then I thank the princess first."
Yang Yun said politely.
These words surprised Princess Xianyi again.
I'm kind to you, you really dare to accept it!
While I was talking, footsteps came from outside the hall.
Li Mao walked in from outside, alone, with a gloomy expression on his face, obviously troubled by something.
Yang Yun and Princess Xianyi stood up to greet them.
Princess Xianyi stepped forward and asked, "Brother Eighteenth, what's going on? But Master Zhang Guo was delayed and could not attend on time? What should I do next?"
"Zhang Guo and Zhang Tianshi suddenly disappeared..."
Li Mao didn't have much opinion and said with a sad face: "Zhang Guo, Master Zhang, was going to Dongdu, I thought the matter was done, but I knew that this would happen... Alas, if you do this, you can't explain it to your father..."
The emperor was looking forward to seeing Zhang Guo.
The meeting between Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Zhang Guo was famous in Taoism in history, and left a brilliant mark in history, but now Zhang Guo suddenly disappeared, which is incredible.
In the past few generations of emperors had wanted to recruit Zhang Guo, and Zhang Guo had to avoid it by pretending to die. After finally Zhang Guo agreed to come to see the emperor, and the court made a big publicity about it.
Who knew that when things came to an end, the person disappeared.
"Master Yang, what do you think about this?"
Princess Xianyi suddenly looked at Yang Yun and asked.
Li Mao also looked over, his eyes full of hope, hoping that Yang Yun would give him a way to deal with it.
Yang Yun said: "King Shou is about to enter the palace to see the saint?"
"Um."
Li Mao did not hide at all and nodded, "The Dharma Assembly will begin tomorrow, but the father sent an oral order, and he will appear at the Dakong Temple Dharma Assembly the day after tomorrow... The father is going to see Zhang Guo and Zhang Tianshi in the Luoyang Palace. Now that this mistake is made, I, as the organizer of the Dharma Assembly... I am afraid I will be held accountable by my father."
Princess Xianyi raised her face slightly and scolded her: "I asked you about the countermeasures, why did you ask me about my eighteenth brother?"
Yang Yun said angrily: "I don't even know the cause and effect of the matter, how can I make suggestions? I don't know why Zhang Guo and Zhang Tianshi suddenly disappeared... I don't know what signs were there beforehand?"
Only then did Li Mao realize that it was too reckless to ask Yang Yun directly for the countermeasures.
Without saying anything, Yang Yun was ignorant of the whole matter, and asking questions was a waste of time.
So he quickly told Yang Yun about the details of seeing Xu Qiao, and even the conversation between the two was probably told to Yang Yun, and Yang Yun knew it immediately.
Yang Yun thought for a while and said, "If Zhang Guo and Zhang Tianshi were interested in escaping and were unwilling to come to Luoyang, he would not have had to agree from the beginning... It was about to disappear at the moment, maybe it was because he encountered something urgent, and I believe he would show up tomorrow."
Princess Xianyi frowned and said, "This is not necessarily... Maybe he knew that he would enter the palace tomorrow to meet the saint, and he knew clearly in his heart that he was incompetent and had a false appearance. He was afraid of making a fool of himself, so he ran away?"
Yang Yun asked back: "Have he never thought about meeting the saint before he agreed to Luoyang?"
Princess Xianyi doesn't know how to answer this time.
As Yang Yun said, if Zhang Guo was a liar and was afraid that his words and deeds would be exposed, wouldn’t it be the best choice to refuse from the beginning?
Why do you still have to come to Dongdu?
Are you missing before you arrive in Luoyang again?
Li Mao said worriedly: "But how can I tell my father?"
Yang Yun gave Li Mao a "believe me" look and said, "All things can be honest. Although King Shou is responsible for guiding Zhang Guo and Zhang Tianshi, it is not King Shou who personally went to greet him. You have never even seen Zhang Guo and Zhang Tianshi. Why should you be responsible? As long as King Shou tells His Majesty the truth, even if His Majesty is unhappy for a moment, he will not let you take the blame for the whole thing."
"That's what I said..."
Princess Xianyi was helpless for Li Mao and shook her head and said, "But this is the first big thing that Eighteenth Brother did when he became an adult, if it doesn't work..."
Yang Yun said: "Your Majesty is a wise king. How could you blame the sudden situation of the disappearance of the immortal on mortals? If King Shou wants to establish his authority, the most important thing is to handle the Dharma Assembly well and welcome the immortals. That is what Your Majesty's special envoy should do."
With Yang Yun's encouragement, Li Mao left all his doubts and nodded, "Then I'll go to meet the saint now. Please forgive me for not being able to entertain the Taoist priest..."
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Li Mao rushed to Luoyang Palace to meet Li Longji and left first.
The owner was not here, and even Princess Xianyi felt it was boring to stay. She walked out the door with Yang Yun. She didn't have much hope for Li Mao to meet the saint.
"Why do you have to comfort my eighteenth brother like that? You might as well not go even though you know that he will be scolded when he meets the saint." Princess Xianyi said intentionally or unintentionally.
Yang Yun stopped, as if remembering something, frowned and thought.
Princess Xianyi asked with a serious look: "Did you think of a countermeasure? Could it be that you can calculate where Master Zhang Guotian is hiding, and you can take someone to find him?"
Yang Yun smiled bitterly and thought to himself: "Maybe he has acted in front of the little princess too often. She has regarded me as an immortal and thought I have the power of heaven?"
"I was just thinking, since neither Your Majesty nor Zhang Guo would appear at the Dao Association venue tomorrow, then I don't need to pay too much attention. Maybe I can sleep in..." Yang Yun replied.
Princess Xianyi couldn't help but be angry, glared at Yang Yun, continued to walk forward, and walked two steps to find that Yang Yun was still standing in place, urging him: "Let's go, leave... I haven't thought about what to give you for your reward yet, so I can invite you to a meal... If you don't go to your Zuixian Tower, go to the side! Don't always say that I'll take advantage of you."
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The two left the green small residence, and Princess Xianyi really wanted to take Yang Yun to dinner.
It's sunset and dusk, and it's already dinner time.
This is the busiest time of Zuixianlou. As the boss, Yang Yun doesn't want to support other people's businesses, after all, he can't take care of his own business.
But in the face of Princess Xianyi's kind invitation, Yang Yun didn't know how to refuse.
Yang Yun pointed to the teahouse on the roadside and said, "The princess should have something to do, right? Why not find a place with the watch, sit down and have a cup of tea, and you will get it."
Princess Xianyi said: "Do you think this princess can't afford to treat you to a meal? Isn't that shameful?"
She was a little angry, but she still walked towards the teahouse as she said.
The two sat down at the low table.
The shopkeeper of the teahouse brought the tea, but Princess Xianyi had no intention of holding the tea cup. Obviously, she didn't like the simple environment of the teahouse.
As a princess, she likes folk food such as "food stalls". Even if she wants to eat and drink, she will definitely find a restaurant with elegant style.
Yang Yun didn't mind at all, picked up the teacup and drank a sip of water to relieve his mood a little.
"What are you going to do in this Taoist Dharma Assembly? Can you reveal it in advance?" Princess Xianyi asked with great interest.
Yang Yun thought to himself: "It seems that everyone thinks I want to show off at this Dharma Assembly... but I don't know that I am actually just a so-called man."
Yang Yun asked with a smile: "How do the princess hopes I will behave?"
Princess Xianyi thought for a while and said, "You have had a magical performance in Dakong Temple before. The people of Luoyang regard you as an immortal... At least this time, it should be more magical than that time, right?"
Yang Yun took another sip of tea and shook his head and said, "Fangwai should be less interested in fighting for fame and fortune."
Princess Xianyi curled her lips: "Nonsense! She is doing business and acting as an aide. You also said that you want to get fame and fortune... Since you don't compete for fame and fortune, how can you come to Luoyang? Now we are friends, right? I want to say a few words of heart-to-heart talks, but they can hide it. What do you mean?"
Yang Yun smiled. He had never regarded Princess Xianyi as a friend and had always been on guard. However, Princess Xianyi gradually let go of her guard and made love with him step by step.
This is a feeling that even Yang Yun feels strange.
It is obvious that I have never met Princess Xianyi several times and don’t know each other. Why would Princess Xianyi take the initiative to make friends with him?
"Then I'll tell the truth. I have no idea about this Dharma Assembly. As the princess said, I already have a reputation, but this reputation cannot be used as a food. I have never intended to make money by relying on this reputation. As long as others see me, they can give me basic respect."
Yang Yun said sincerely, "But, I want to help my ninth sister. She is now very embarrassed at home. She has been living under others for a long time and has no choice but to be discouraged. I want her to show her performance at this Dharma Assembly."
Princess Xianyi widened her eyes: "You want to help your sister? The Yang Yuhuan that my eighteenth brother likes? You... I really don't know what to say to you."
At this time, Princess Xianyi had been attracted by Yang Yun.
She thought for a while and frowned, "But strictly speaking, your sister is not a Taoist sect, how can you help her? There are so many Taoist priests attending the meeting, and there are many powerful people with high spells. Do you really have a way to help her?"
"Try it."
Yang Yun smiled with confidence.
Princess Xianyi became even more curious now.
"Have you thought of a good idea? Tell me if it's OK? I promise not to leak it out." Princess Xianyi was so itchy that she couldn't hold it in and asked directly.
Yang Yun spread his hands: "I don't know what the situation of the Dharma Assembly is like when I connect to it. How can I guarantee that I will have the opportunity to help my sister become famous? I can only take one step at a time... If there is no way, I can only feel ashamed of my trust in my sister."
Princess Xianyi pursed her lips and said, "In this way, you can not only help your sister, but you can actually help everyone? Use your spell, right?"
Yang Yun smiled but said nothing.
"Then why did you tell me? Isn't the news leaked out like this... In this way, even if your sister shows her supernatural powers at the Dharma Assembly, I know that it is not your sister's real ability?" Princess Xianyi became even more curious.
Yang Yun smiled and said, "The princess said that we are friends, and it is important to be honest between friends. What's the point of telling the princess? The princess shouldn't reveal the news to others, right?"
Chapter completed!