Chapter 1172 Late Night News

After Li Ye came back, he found that his home had suddenly become ten times bigger, and the Chenxiang Pavilion and Wangxian Pavilion were both put into use.

The Chenxiang Pavilion alone covers an area of ​​30 mu, with hundreds of halls and houses, various pavilions and towers, and a beautiful view at every step.

There is also Wangxian Pavilion, which is actually composed of three towers, with the main building in the middle and two slightly shorter auxiliary buildings. The main and auxiliary buildings are connected by a sky bridge, and the surrounding is a circle of ring buildings. The building complex is built on a two-meter-high stone platform.

Standing in the main attic, you can enjoy the hundreds of acres of lake scenery.

What Li Ye didn't expect was that the Wangxian Pavilion was equipped with glass above the third floor. The ingenuity of the Tang Dynasty craftsmen was beyond Li Ye's imagination. He only told the craftsmen that glass could be blown.

Then the craftsmen began to explore on their own, blowing it into a cylinder, and after cutting it into a flat plate, they finally used diamonds as knives to cut the glass.

Finally, the glass was put into a wooden frame and installed directly on the window.

Although it was a little inconvenient to go in and out, Li Ye also liked the feeling of living upstairs. Living upstairs, the view was wide and there were glass windows. There was no need to open the window to blow the wind at night. Standing in front of the window, he could directly see the water surface in the night, with ripples.

Li Ye stood in front of the window, looked at the glass and smiled: "It's actually a floor-to-ceiling window, you can think of it!"

At this time, Yang Yuhuan hugged Li Ye's waist from behind, pressed her pretty face against his strong back and smiled sweetly: "It's very strong, several maids can't push it, it is said that there are two layers of glass."

Li Ye suddenly thought of the absurdity with Empress Dowager Zhang in the palace in the morning. His heart was rippled. He blew out the candle next to him, hugged Yang Yuhuan horizontally on the carpet, and opened the floor-to-ceiling curtains completely. The moonlight shone in, and the waves on the water were reflected outside the window.

Under the moonlight, the two of them were in harmony and enjoyed the pleasure of love.

Yang Yuhuan liked this kind of love under the moonlight very much. It made her feel completely integrated into the world. She didn't have to worry about being spied on. She enjoyed the flying journey brought to her by her husband wholeheartedly.

After more than half an hour, the two finally calmed down. Li Ye lay on a low rattan couch, which he and Yang Yuhuan bought in Qiupu County that year. It was very ergonomic and very comfortable to lie on.

Yang Yuhuan lay on her husband like a cat, covered with a thin silk blanket. She closed her eyes slightly and was still immersed in the extremely wonderful taste.

Li Ye gently stroked her smooth forehead. This woman who was rarely seen for a thousand years was indeed not affected by age. There was no wrinkle on her face. Her skin was still so elastic, white and greasy, soft and delicate, making people love it.

And her appearance, eyebrows like distant black, eyes like autumn water, so gently turned, eyes flowing, it was simply fascinating.

Yang Yuhuan slowly opened her beautiful eyes and smiled, "My husband seems to be more brave tonight. What happened?"

Li Ye secretly exclaimed that it was amazing. A woman's sixth sense was indeed extraordinary.

Of course, he could not admit that Queen Mother Zhang aroused his desire to conquer. Li Ye smiled and said, "Maybe it's the atmosphere! For the first time in the moonlight, I have a feeling of loving my wife in the wild."

"I like this feeling too!"

At this time, a maid outside reported, "Madam, the front yard reported that Li Dutong of the inner guards wants to see you!"

Li Chenghua asked for an audience. Li Ye knew that she must have something important to ask for at this time, so he nodded, "Please ask her to go to the island!"

Yang Yuhuan hurriedly got up, put on a gauze dress for herself, and put clothes on Li Ye.

Li Ye was led by two maids holding lanterns and quickly went downstairs to the guest hall on the second floor. Li Chenghua had already come and was talking to Princess Dugu Xinyue.

Seeing Li Ye come in, Li Chenghua hurriedly got up and saluted.

Li Ye apologized, "I'm sorry that the commander-in-chief has to come in by boat!"

Li Chenghua certainly didn't care about taking a boat, this was her special honor, among all the court officials, only she could enter the Wangxian Pavilion.

"Your Highness, don't feel guilty. When Your Highness was in Luoyang, the princess often summoned me to take the children to the island, and I even stayed on the island for a few nights."

Dugu Xinyue also smiled and said, "My husband was away, and the craftsmen came to install the glass. Chenghua brought 500 female guards to supervise. She came the earliest and left the latest during those days. It was really hard!"

Li Chenghua was a little embarrassed and hurriedly said, "Princess, you are too polite. This is my job."

Li Ye smiled and nodded, "What's the important thing tonight?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, there are two important things!"

Dugu Xinyue was about to get up and leave, but Li Ye waved his hand and motioned her to sit down and listen.

I will often go on expeditions in the next two years. When I am away, the princess will represent me, so Li Ye also tries his best to let the princess listen to the affairs of the inner guards.

"General, please speak!"

Li Chenghua bowed and said, "First of all, we found clues about the illegal sale of salt in Shu. It seems to be on a large scale. There are more than a dozen stores involved in Chengdu alone. Now we have basically found this illegal salt selling line, which can be eliminated in one go, but the leader of the illegal salt selling has not been found. Please ask Your Highness, should we wait until the leader is found before we eliminate them all together, or should we cut off this illegal salt selling line first?"

Li Ye received the report after he came back. Since the second half of last year, the salt tax in Bashu has dropped by half, and the salt tax in the first three months of this year is even lower. Li Mi immediately realized that someone was selling illegal salt, and the scale was large, which led to such a serious decline in salt tax. He immediately applied to the princess, and the princess used the gold medal to mobilize the internal guards to assist in the investigation. In just two months, the investigation has made some progress.

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, find the leader and then catch them all in one fell swoop."

"I obey the order, and there is another important matter. I must make a decision tonight, otherwise I will not disturb His Highness at night."

"you say!"

"At noon today, someone is going to dig up a firearms craftsman."

Li Ye snorted heavily, he had known for a long time that someone would do this kind of thing.

At this time, the maid came in to bring tea. Li Ye took a sip from the teacup and explained the importance of gunpowder and firearms to his wife.

Dugu Xinyue smiled and explained: "I know, Chenghua told me in detail before."

Li Ye nodded and said to Li Chenghua: "Tell me in detail!"

"Reporting to Your Highness, there is a toothman named Huang Yaoqi. Yesterday he came to the toothman arranged by us in Zhaoxingfang and said that he wanted a firearms craftsman. The internal guard stationed in Zhaoxingfang realized the seriousness of the problem and reported it to the subordinate.

The humble job arranged for a fake craftsman to contact the buyer. They were going to meet the buyer at Shuixiantang, Wude Restaurant at noon tomorrow. Huang Yaoqi went to Ping'an Inn in Pingkangfang this afternoon and met a middle-aged man. Then the man We changed the inn and stayed at the Yuelai Inn in Dongshi. We were worried that he would escape and wanted to ask His Highness whether we should arrest him overnight tonight. "

"Did he discover your surveillance?"

Li Chenghua shook his head, "It's impossible for him to find out that his low-level subordinate is also pretending to be a businessman and living next door to him to monitor his movements."

Li Ye thought for a while and said: "Then let them meet at noon tomorrow. If they are sure that there is only one person, then start arresting him!"

"I humbly obey my orders!"