The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 132: The Great Rage at Honglu Temple

Last time, we talked about Li Yi asking for permission to take Princess Longyun Tuoba Ziyi out of the palace. So how does he plan to make Nanliang retreat? Let's read on.

Tuoba Ziyi pulled Li Yi out of the palace with excitement. She had never left the imperial city before, so she was naturally full of curiosity.

Fortunately, Li Yi had taken precautions. He said to Zi Yi, "I have helped you start something, but if you don't do it well this time, you can forget about leaving the palace in the future! If you do it well, maybe you can leave the palace more often! So don't be in a hurry to play, do your business first. If you do it well and quickly, I can take you for a stroll in Shangjing City!"

Tuoba Ziyi nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you this time. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Li Yi looked at Zi Yi and said with a smile: "Go change your clothes first, this outfit of yours won't do!"

Tuoba Ziyi asked in confusion: "What's wrong with me?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "You have to change into some arrogant clothes!" Then Li Yi took Tuoba Ziyi to Xiaoye's shop. This was done for his own selfish reasons, as it was a disguised form of publicity for Xiaoye.

Li Yi mentioned his request to Xiao Ye, who understood it. More than an hour later, Tuoba Ziyi, wearing a red robe, a black cloak, wrist guards, long boots, a braided hair, and many Xianbei ornaments, walked out of the store.

It was the first time for her to dress like this. Ever since she changed her clothes and customs, Tuoba Ziyi had never worn a Xianbei braid again, and she had never tried this mixed style of Central Plains and Xianbei styles. Surprise was still on her face.

Li Yi looked her up and down and said with a smile: "Well, this outfit is nice. Let's go. I have already greeted Minister Kong. Let's go to the Honglu Temple to have some fun!"

On the way, Li Yi told Tuoba Ziyi about his plan, and the latter was surprised and asked, "Will this work? Will it really not cause trouble?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "We are only at peace with Southern Liang on the surface. Both countries are busy with their own affairs. Although there have been no major wars in the past few years, there are still constant frictions on the border. What's more, you don't know how much the Queen Mother hates Emperor Liang. Go ahead and make trouble. Maybe the Queen Mother will praise you a few words and allow you to leave the palace!"

Tuoba Ziyi whispered: "Will the dragon energy on me not be discovered?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, even I can't notice it, how can they find it?"

Just like that, Li Yi brought Tuoba Ziyi to the gate of Honglu Temple. The latter was still a little undecided. Li Yi said, "Do you want to marry to Nanliang? If not, just make a scene. After all, you are acting yourself!"

Tuoba Ziyi glared at Li Yi and said loudly: "What do you mean by that? Is this how I am in your eyes?"

Li Yi laughed and said, "Too much is as bad as too little!"

With a bang! Li Yi was directly embedded in the gate of Honglu Temple by Tuoba Ziyi's telekinesis. The gate was knocked open. The guards beside the door were horrified and immediately drew their swords and shouted: "Who are you? How dare you cause trouble in Shangjing City! Do you know where this is! This is Honglu Temple. If you don't leave, we will not be polite!"

Li Yi slowly got up, covered his nose and said, "Princess, let's go back. This is not the place you should be. His Majesty has said not to cause trouble!"

Zi Yi said coldly: "Humph! There is no place in the Great Wei that I cannot go to! Today I want to see what kind of betrothal gift Nan Liang has given me!"

At this time, several officials on duty at the Honglu Temple ran to the door, and when they saw Li Yi, they immediately stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Li Yuefu, what's wrong with you? Who is this?"

Li Yi returned the greeting and said, "Greetings, Lord Chang. This is Long Yun..."

"You must be Chang Zhi, the Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple, right? Why don't you kneel down and salute me when you see me?"

Chang Zhi looked at Li Yi with surprise, and the latter said helplessly: "Princess Longyun, Your Highness insisted on coming to the Honglu Temple to meet with the Southern Liang envoys. I tried my best to dissuade him but couldn't stop him!"

Upon hearing this, all the officials of the Honglu Temple immediately knelt down and saluted. Tuoba Ziyi said arrogantly: "Let the Southern Liang delegation come out to see me! I want to see how many heads these Liang people who claim to be the orthodox in the world have to dare to come to propose marriage to me!"

Chang Zhi was surprised and said, "Ah? Your Highness! This is not in accordance with etiquette. How can a princess summon an envoy from another country, let alone an envoy proposing marriage?"

Tuoba Ziyi raised her hand to hit him, but Li Yi immediately stepped forward to block the slap for Chang Zhi. Li Yi said, "Master Chang, why are you still concerned about etiquette at this time? Your life is at stake! His Highness didn't attack you because he thought you were a civil servant, otherwise..."

There was another bang, and Li Yi flew into the courtyard with his soul. This really scared the officials of the Honglu Temple. Tuoba Ziyi said coldly: "Why don't you talk too much! Chang Shaoqing, why don't you go and call someone?"

Chang Zhi immediately kowtowed and shouted to his men, "What are you standing there for! Go and invite the Nanliang envoys!"

The two temple officials immediately ran into the inner courtyard, and Tuoba Ziyi sneered, "Everyone, get up. Where should I meet those Liang people?"

Chang Zhi stood up and replied respectfully, "Your Highness, please move to the Protocol Courtyard."

Tuoba Ziyi nodded and said, "Let's go, lead the way!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Your Highness, please come this way!"

Tuoba Ziyi walked past Li Yi and kicked him again, saying, "You were beaten by Zhai Baishan for so long and nothing happened, these few hits are nothing! If you're not dead yet, get up and go meet those Liang pigs together!"

Li Yi stood up and straightened his clothes. Several guards came forward to help him brush off the dust. One of them whispered, "Master Yuefu, what's going on? Why did Princess Longyun leave the palace for no reason? Why did she come to our Honglu Temple?"

Li Yi replied in a low voice: "His Highness has known about Nanliang's marriage proposal, and he has been in a bad mood these past two days. He even smashed the palace! His Majesty was afraid that Your Highness would demolish the imperial city, so he ordered me to take Your Highness out for some fresh air. How could I have known that this task would be so difficult! Oh, don't mention it..."

Tuoba Ziyi suddenly stopped and glared at Li Yi. Several people immediately shut up. Li Yi stepped forward and followed Tuoba Ziyi carefully.

When the two entered the inner courtyard, several guards shook their heads and sighed, "Master Yuefu is really suffering!"

"That's right. Only Lord Yuefu can take on this mission. Who else can withstand such a beating?"

"Yes, yes! By the way, what kind of martial arts did Her Royal Highness use? Even with Master Yuefu's skills, he couldn't resist it? Master Yuefu defeated Zhai Baishan, the invincible warrior in Caoyuan!"

"You are stupid! Even if Lord Yuefu can beat His Highness, would he dare to do it?"

"Yes, yes, that's right, that's right! Oh! It's really difficult for Master Yuefu, oh, can't we do something to help?"

"Should we report this to the Minister?"

"Yes, yes, yes! We should report it! But Lord Chang hasn't given the order, is it appropriate for us to report it to a higher level?"

"What time is it? Is it still appropriate? If Her Royal Highness the Princess demolishes our Honglu Temple, or kills the envoys from Southern Liang, it will be a big trouble! What are you waiting for? Go now!"

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go, let's go!" Just like that, these people ran to ask Minister Kong for help...

Tuoba Ziyi came to the Protocol Courtyard with a step that didn't recognize any relatives, sat in the main seat with his legs crossed, drank tea while shaking his legs, stuffed cakes into his mouth, and smacked his lips from time to time.

The officials of the Honglu Temple standing by couldn't stand it anymore. This was not the manners a princess should have! They were really blowing their noses, glaring, sucking their teeth, shaking their heads, and sighing continuously, thinking that this was the end, and their official career was at an end.

Li Yi kept coughing to remind Tuoba Ziyi to pay attention to her image, but the latter ignored him, rubbed his hands and said loudly: "Chang Zhi, the cakes in your Honglu Temple are not very good! This is too disgusting! It's okay to give it to those Liang pigs, but how can you give it to me?"

At this time, the leaders of the Nanliang delegation, Yu Feng, the Minister of Rites, and Pei You arrived outside the door and heard Tuoba Ziyi's words so clearly! This was not the first time that Yu Feng came. Last time he was the deputy envoy to celebrate the birthday of Empress Dowager Xiao, and it was natural for him to be the chief envoy this time.

The other leader, Pei You, was different. He was a close minister of the Crown Prince Xiao Zongqing, or in other words, a member of the Crown Prince's Party. How could the Crown Prince not send his confidants to ask for a marriage for the Crown Prince? But before he got a reply from the Northern Wei Emperor, he first met the real master, the legendary jewel in the crown of Empress Dowager Xiao, her beloved Tuoba Ziyi.

Guan Jian hadn't even met her when he heard her calling Liang people "Liang pigs". Who wouldn't be angry in this situation? If the officials from the Honglu Temple hadn't said before coming here that Her Royal Highness was not in a good mood today and asked them to bear with her, this sentence alone would have been enough to make him talk.

Yu Feng and Pei You exchanged glances, and Yu Feng said, "Please let Xu Sicheng know."

Xu Sicheng was still feeling embarrassed about Princess Longyun's "Liang pig" remark. Seeing that the two team leaders looked fine, he immediately went in to report, "Your Highness, the Liang State envoys, Yu Shilang and Pei Shilang, are both outside the door. Do you want to invite them in now?"

Tuoba Ziyi was about to speak when Li Yi coughed and pointed. The officials of the Honglu Temple thought that Li Yi was reminding the princess that her sitting posture was indecent, and they all cast approving glances at Li Yi. In this situation, only you, Li Lefu, would dare to point out the faults of His Highness. Well done!

But is this actually the case? Not at all! Li Yi pointed at Tuoba Ziyi's legs and waved, and the latter understood and said, "Are they here? Then let them stand at the door for a while, and wait until I'm full!"

When these words came out, the officials of the Honglu Temple dropped their jaws to the ground. Didn't you want to meet the Southern Liang envoys? How come they are here and then gone? No matter what, we can't let the envoys stand outside!

Everyone looked to the talented Li Yi for help. Li Yi cleared his throat and saluted, "Your Highness, the chief envoy of the Liang Kingdom, Yu Feng, is from the same family as the Queen Mother on her mother's side. He is your relative after all. Now that he's here, we can't just leave him standing at the door, right?"

Tuoba Ziyi turned her head and squinted at Li Yi and asked, "Really?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "That's right. If you don't believe me, Your Highness, you can ask them!" Then Li Yi pointed to the people in the Honglu Temple.

Chang Zhi immediately bowed and said, "What Li Yuefu said is true. Envoy Yu Feng is a descendant of the Yu family of Kuaiji. His father is the Minister of Punishment of Southern Liang, and he is the cousin of the Queen Mother."

Tuoba Ziyi nodded and said, "The son of my mother's cousin, what should I call him?"

Chang Zhi naturally knew what to call her, but he didn't dare to say it directly, for fear of being accused of making fun of the princess for not knowing etiquette, so he looked to Li Yi for help again.

Li Yi covered his mouth and whispered, "Of course they are cousins."

Tuoba Ziyi nodded and said, "Oh, then is Yu Feng older or younger than me? Ask him to come in and I'll ask him!"

The conversation in this room could be heard by everyone outside the door. Yu Feng shook his head and smiled as he stepped inside. He bowed and said, "Cousin Yu Feng greets Her Royal Highness Princess Longyun!"

Tuoba Ziyi quickly put down the cake in her hand, rubbed her hands and was about to help Yu Feng up, which frightened the officials of the Honglu Temple. Fortunately, Li Yi stepped forward in time to block Tuoba Ziyi, and stretched out his hand to help Yu Feng up, bowed and smiled, "Li Yi, the commander of the Wei Music Bureau, greets Minister Yu, it's been a long time...ah...!"

Before Li Yi could finish his greeting, he was slapped by Tuoba Ziyi and flew away, breaking the window and falling in the yard. Not only Yu Feng, but even the officials of the Honglu Temple were dumbfounded by this scene, especially Pei You, who was really dumbfounded!

Tuoba Ziyi rubbed his hands contemptuously and said, "You are so nosy and nosy. If it weren't for the Emperor, I would beat you half to death!"

After saying that, Tuoba Ziyi turned around, stared at Pei You and asked in a cold voice: "Who are you? Who let you in? It's bad enough that you came in without permission, but you don't kneel when you see me. Do you understand etiquette?" As she said that, she raised her hand to slap him again.