The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 358 Acting in a high profile

Last time, we talked about how Li Yi and Shi Yu finally met each other. Although the price was very painful, it was still worth it! So how will the story develop next? Let's take a look together.

Jing Xin saw Wei Le with a white cloth covering his face, and hid behind Xiang Ying in fear, and said timidly: "Brother Wei is not dead, right?"

Xiang Ying said unhappily: "Didn't you see he was still breathing? Besides, have you forgotten what I told you about his strength? It's hard for him to die at his level!"

The two of them have already shared information. They were originally close sisters, and they became even closer after learning that Wei Le was going to marry them both. However, now they both encountered opposition from their families. They had planned to unite to fight against their families, but then they encountered the matter of Chang'e, and Jing Xin's heart was shaken.

Fortunately, Xiang Ying knew that Wei Le was extraordinary, so she brought Jing Xin to look for confidence. However, she didn't find confidence, but only a pig's head!

Xiang Ying lifted the white cloth from Li Yi's face, and immediately covered it back in fear, shaking her head and saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, he might as well be dead! What did he use to hit him? How could he be so evenly beaten?"

Jing Xin also saw Li Yi's miserable face and whispered, "Brother Wei, is Fairy Chang'e so cruel? Is she really your senior sister?"

Li Yi sat up and said sternly, "Don't mention her! I get angry when you mention her!"

Jing Xin picked up the fallen white cloth and handed it to Li Yi, muttering, "Brother Wei, why don't we cover it up? I'm afraid I'll have nightmares if I see too much."

Li Yi sighed, lay back on the bed, covered his face and said, "It's hard to say when my face will recover, or if it can recover. If it becomes like this in the future, I'm afraid you two won't be able to live with me. It's better not to see each other again while there's still time."

Xiang Ying knew Wu Fu's self-healing ability, so she was not worried at all. After sitting down, she leaned on the table and said helplessly: "I'm not worried about your face, I'm worried about my mother. My mother is determined to oppose our marriage. It's useless to talk to her! Oh, I'm worried!"

Jing Xin sat next to Xiang Ying and said, "I am worse off than you! At least Brother Wei has met your family and they all like him. And what about me? He rejected me without even meeting them!"

"Are you two trying to compare your misery with mine? I was beaten like a pig, I can't even go out! I can't even see anyone! I just got a job in the Prime Minister's residence, and I have to take sick leave the next day! What will Prime Minister Su think of me?"

"Alas!" The three of them sighed in unison.

Xiang Ying said: "Brother, you don't have to do that crappy job. It's just a running errand job. What's the point of doing it? I thought it was a waste of talent for Li Yi to be a musician in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but with your talent, you became a government official! This is too much of a waste of talent! If this gets out, no one will come to Chu State!"

Xiang Ying slammed the table and shouted, "What? Prime Minister Su only lets you be a runner in the government? You are in the extraordinary realm! And a great scholar, how can he let you be an errand boy! No, I'll go find him!" After saying that, he was about to leave.

Li Yi mobilized his Qi base and grabbed with his hand, and the dragon claw hand directly sucked Xiang Ying back. The latter said unhappily: "Why are you stopping me!"

Li Yi said: "Go get me the best medicine for wounds and frostbite. I can't waste any more time like this. I have a lot of things to do. I have to speed up!"

Jing Xin was surprised and asked, "What is my brother going to do?"

Li Yi pointed at the ceiling and said, "What I want to do is naturally something big!"

Xiang Ying taunted, "You must have been beaten silly. How dare a scholar like you say such a thing!"

Li Yi pointed at Xiang Ying and said, "Originally I wanted to keep a low profile and communicate with you as an ordinary person, but now it seems that this path is slow and it won't work in your Chu State! So I'd better show my cards and let the people of Chu see what it means to be the chosen one!"

Xiang Ying said to Jing Xin: "I'll go get the medicine, you stay with the Chosen One."

Jing Xin took a look and said, "I'd better go with you. I'm scared here alone!"

Not long after, the two returned with the medicine. Xiang Ying applied the medicine to Li Yi, causing him to scream in pain, "Be gentle! This is my face! Not my butt!"

"You're a big man, why are you afraid of pain? Besides, your butt is not much different now!"

Li Yi chuckled and reached out to take the ointment, then blew Xiang Ying away with his palm wind, turned around and said to Jing Xin: "Mu Qing, help me apply the ointment."

Jing Xin said "oh", took the medicine bottle and put the medicine in it carefully, blowing on it from time to time. She was much better than Xiang Ying.

Li Yi looked at Jing Xin and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of your family. Just wait for me to come and propose marriage, and it will be quick."

Xiang Ying jumped back from the courtyard and said unhappily, "What about me?"

Li Yi said coldly: "You...it depends on your mood!"

"Wei Le, you!"

Jing Xin smiled and said, "Brother, please don't tease her. She doesn't know how to tease."

Li Yi rolled his eyes at Xiang Ying and said, "Since you're here to get the medicine, I, your mother, will also find a way."

"Really? Then what are you going to do?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Your mother's obsession is with Prime Minister Su. I plan to tie him up and bring him to your mother. You have to cooperate with me on this matter!"

Jing Xin was surprised and asked, "Ah! Brother Wei, why are you really going to do that?"

"Nonsense, I've already said I won't pretend anymore. I'm going to show my cards now. I must show the aura of the Chosen One!"

Jing Xin looked at Xiang Ying and said, "Please persuade Brother Wei. He can't really do this!"

Xiang Ying touched her chin and said, "I think his method is the best and most direct! Tell me, how can I cooperate with you?"

"Of course I have to find a time to trick your mother out. Otherwise, I will tie up Su Xiang and bring him to your house to meet your mother. Then your father will chop me to pieces."

Xiang Ying smiled and said, "That's true, but my father can't beat you."

"What? According to you, I should beat your father again?"

Xiang Ying rolled her eyes at Li Yi and said, "Humph, I didn't say that! So when are you going to kidnap Prime Minister Su?"

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The next day, Li Yi, wearing a cap, came to the prime minister's residence and found Subu, who asked in surprise, "What happened to you?"

"I don't want to be a minister anymore."

Subu chuckled and said, "You've only been running errands for a day, and you can't keep your cool? I know you came to Chu to replace me, young man, don't be impatient, this position will be yours sooner or later, work hard for a few years first, and then talk about it when you are familiar with this place."

Li Yi shook his head and said, "It's not that I can't keep my composure, it's that I'm physically ill."

"You're not feeling well? You're fine, your breathing is steady, you can run and jump, so why are you not feeling well?"

Li Yi closed the door with a wave of his hand and took off his hat.

Su Bu looked at Li Yi's face in surprise and said, "Who beat you like this? No, with your skills, who in the entire Chu State can hurt you... Xiang Xiong? Except for Xiang Xiong, who is below the extraordinary realm, who can be your opponent!

Xiang Xiong took Xiang Ying out of the city early this morning and headed south, saying that he was going to practice. Could it be that because he defeated Xiang Ying and brought shame to the Xiang family, he taught you a lesson, and then took Xiang Ying to practice, and then returned to avenge the previous humiliation?"

Li Yi lowered his head and put on his hat silently.

Subu shook his head and sighed, "So you really have offended both Xiang and Qu families. Well, if you don't want to be a minister, then don't be one. You are a great scholar after all, and it won't sound good if it gets out. So you should stay in the government as a councilor."

Li Yi bowed and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister. I have a way to solve the problem of food and grass for the army."

"Oh, what method? Hey, Wei Le, if I don't let you discuss the matter, are you going to not say it?"

"Exactly."

"Hmph, you are honest. What if I don't use your method?"

"I will naturally find other ways to meet the king."

"What method?"

"No comment."

Subu pointed at Li Yi and chuckled, "You are even more rebellious now than I was when I was young, but that's normal. After all, you are both civil and military. Come on, tell me your method."

"The three surnames have grain, you can buy it from them."

"Nonsense! Didn't I know they had grain? Of the eight grain warehouse officials, four were from the Qu family, three were from the Xiang family, and one was from the Jing family! Why did they do this?

They were originally against the Northern Expedition, and if we want to buy grain from them now, they will definitely raise the price of grain, making it unaffordable for the court!"

"My method is to make them provide food at a fair price and support the Northern Expedition at the same time!"

"What method?"

“Give the Western Regions and the unconquered Wei territories to the descendants of the three surnames, and give them some power, allowing them to recruit and appoint officials for the fiefdoms themselves.

Of course, before they actually get the fief, the court only recognizes their official status, but the salaries will be paid by the three surnames for the time being. When they really get the land, the court will officially recognize them. "

Subu shook his head and laughed, "How could the three surnames agree to your idea? They are not fools! Moreover, if we win this battle and take over the Western Region, the king will not agree to your idea."

Li Yi was actually testing Subu's attitude towards the Northern Expedition, and the result was very obvious. Even though he had burned so much food and grass for the Chu army, Subu was still optimistic about the war. This made Li Yi more interested in the King of Chu's back-up plan. He could help the crown prince Xiong Zhu ascend to the extraordinary realm and pass through Yizhou to ensure the crown prince's safe return.

But what about the 100,000 Shenxi troops? Doesn't the King of Chu care about the lives of the elite troops of Chu? Of course it's impossible! So Li Yi must find a way to enter Tianshuyuan and master the top secrets of Chu!

So Li Yi replied: "I have a way to convince the three surnames to accept my conditions. I also have a way to convince the king to agree to this condition."

"How do you convince them? And you haven't even met the king, how dare you make such a boast!"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Because I am the chosen one! However, if I want to accomplish this, I still need Prime Minister Su's help."

"Oh? What do you want me to do?"

"Come with me to meet someone."

"Who?"

"Xiang Ying's biological mother, Jing Ran!"

"Nonsense! How could I possibly go see her!"

"This is not up to Prime Minister Su!" After Li Yi finished speaking, he jumped to Subu's side, grabbed his collar, and then, with righteous aura, he said, "We are in Jinxiu Pavilion!" As soon as he said that, he teleported the two of them away.

Jinxiu Pavilion is one of the best cloth shops in Baidi City, but it is not open to the public today because Xiang Siwei brought his mother to buy clothes, so the place was cleared. All the shop assistants, including the shopkeeper, were on the first floor. Only Xiang Ying and her mother's personal maid accompanied Jingran on the second floor to choose clothes.

"Mom, I think this material is good. If it is made into this style, it will look good on you." Xiang Ying was holding a piece of brocade with a red background and gold embroidery and gesturing beside her mother.

Jing Ran pushed her away and shook her head, "This is too bright. You young people can wear it, but I can't wear it!"

"Madam is also young! I think the material that Miss chose is just right for Madam!"

"She's making trouble, and you're making trouble with her?"

At this moment, purple air condensed, and Li Yi and Subu appeared on the second floor. Li Yi pushed Subu in front of Jingran, then condensed his righteous energy and said: "It is forbidden to use words here!" After that, he released his talent to block the sound.

Jing Ran saw that Subu was stunned, and Subu was embarrassed. He turned to Li Yi and shouted, "Wei Le, how dare you..."

"There's nothing I'm afraid of! Prime Minister Su, I admire you very much. You have the ability and courage to use yourself as a fulcrum to balance the king and the clan, and you are upright. But there are some things that you don't do very well!