Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Yang Yuzhi, who was watching with fascination, came back to his senses after hearing Fang Yiai's words. He nodded with a smile on his face.

Although he had seen many women from the Western Regions before, this was the first time he had seen a Western woman who was both beautiful and graceful in dancing.

Yang Yuzhi turned his head, looked at Fang Yiai, patted him on the shoulder and said.

"My parents gave me life, but my brother Fang knows me best!"

"The dancing styles of these three women from the Western Regions are truly unique!"

"If you hadn't brought me here to appreciate it, I would have missed out on this stunning sight!"

While Yang Yuzhi was speaking, he turned his head again to look at the three beautiful Western prostitutes, and a hint of lust appeared in his stern eyes.

He then sighed, "If I could bring one or two people back to the mansion and make them bed-warming maids, it would surely be a great pleasure in life!"

Seeing Yang Yuzhi's expression, Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu looked at each other, and then they both showed a happy smile on their faces.

Among all the second-generation young men in the court, Yang Yuzhi was the most romantic person, and he also highly admired Cao Mengde's style.

Although Yang Yuzhi married Li Yuanji's daughter, the Princess of Shouchun County, he also purchased several houses outside to accommodate the concubines he obtained through various means.

And without exception, these concubines were all other people's beautiful wives.

Although Fang Yiai didn't like Yang Yuzi's character, he continued to speak with a smile for the sake of what he wanted.

"Since Brother Yang likes it, I will help him!"

"I will call the madam over right now to redeem these three women from the Western Regions and give them to you, Brother Yang, to serve you as maids to serve tea and water!"

When Yang Yuzhi heard that Fang Yiai wanted to redeem these three people and give them to him, his expression suddenly froze and his breathing became rapid.

Although Yang Yuzhi was very much looking forward to it, he still pretended to be serious and waved his hands.

"Brother Fang, it will definitely cost a large sum of money to redeem these three Western Region women."

"We don't know each other well. Today is just the first time we've sat together to drink and listen to music. How can I let you pay for this?"

As a frequent visitor to various brothels, Yang Yuzhi had previously redeemed the freedom of an courtesan and spent hundreds of strings of cash on it.

And these three women from the Western Regions are the new courtesans of Baihua Tower and its cash cows. It is impossible to win their favor without thousands of strings of cash.

Fang Yiai had no relation to him, so how could he give out such a huge sum of money for no reason?

If Fang Yi's lover is not stupid and rich, then he has other intentions!

Fang Yiai said with deliberate flattery: "Brother Yang, in ancient times, a thousand gold coins were used to buy horse bones. So what if I spend a thousand gold coins to make friends with you?"

Chai Lingwu also agreed: "Brother Fang is right. Being able to make friends with someone like Brother Yang, this little money is nothing."

"Brother Yang will take care of us from now on, and no one else will dare to bully us at will."

Yang Yuzhi, who originally had doubts in his heart, nodded with a complacent look on his face after hearing Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu's boasting.

Although his father Yang Shidao no longer served as the Minister of the Central Secretariat, his cousins were all officials who held real power.

For example, Yang Siqian, the Minister of Guanglu Temple, Yang Sixun, the General of Zuotunwei, Yang Sina, the Governor of Fengzhou, and Yang Sili, the Governor of Yuezhou, all of them were Yang Yuzhi's cousins.

Yang Sizhi, the chief officer of Luzhou, Yang Sixuan, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel's Honors Department, and Yang Sijing, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites' Shrines Department, were all cousins of Yang Yuzhi.

In addition, there are a large number of provincial officials, as well as grassroots officials from the three provinces and six ministries.

These powerful family forces and a father who holds great power are the capital for Yang Yuzhi's arrogance and domineering behavior.

Yang Yuzhi waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your praise, brothers. Your family is quite powerful. The three of us can only stick together and help each other."

"When I get into trouble in the future, I will need your help."

Although his own family is powerful, Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu are not bad either.

In particular, Fang Yiai's father was the minister most relied upon and trusted by Your Majesty, and he was also a core figure of the Shandong gentry, not much worse than their Yang family.

Therefore, there is no such thing as climbing the ladder among the three of them; they can only be considered to be interacting with each other on an equal footing.

Seeing Yang Yuzhi being so understanding, Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu were delighted.

They quickly picked up the wine glasses on the tables and gestured to Yang Yuzhi who was sitting at the middle table.

"Brother Yang, to witness our friendship, let us drink this cup together!"

Yang Yuzhi also raised his wine glass and gestured to Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu.

"please!"

After the three of them drank a glass of wine, the relationship between them suddenly became closer.

In the subsequent chat, Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu tried to curry favor with Yang Yuzhi, making him smile all the time.

Fang Yiai suddenly said, "Brother Yang, I heard there is a brothel in Luoyang, and its name is Rouge Tower."

"There are not only women from the Western Regions serving as prostitutes, but also many blond and blue-eyed people. Are you interested in going and taking a look?"

When Yang Yuzhi heard that there was someone with blond hair and blue eyes, his curiosity was aroused.

But when he thought that Yanzhi Tower was far away in Luoyang and it was freezing cold, his heart was suddenly filled with regret.

Yang Yuzhi shook his head and said, "Brother Fang, going to Luoyang in the cold winter is really too much suffering."

"Besides, I have to go to court every day, so how can I have so much time to go to Luoyang for fun?"

In the past, when I didn’t have to attend court, I could find reasons and excuses to sneak out and have fun. Now I have to attend court every day, so I can’t leave Chang’an to have fun.

After he finished speaking, he turned his attention back to the three Western women.

Fang Yiai said anxiously, "Brother Yang, weren't we originally going to transport that batch of weapons and equipment to the weapons warehouse in Luoyang for storage?"

"It's just right for me to stay in Luoyang for ten days or half a month and have a good time there."

"Brother Yang, I will cover all your expenses when the time comes!"

Fang Yiai has already received 1 strings of cash secretly sent by the King of Wei, and another 2 strings of cash will be sent in a while.

This large sum of money not only made up for the money he had lost due to Du He's deception, but also left him with enough money to complete the task assigned by the King of Wei.

Moreover, all the expenses incurred to curry favor with Yang Yuzhi were deducted from the silver given by the King of Wei.

At this time, Yang Yuzhi also understood Fang Yiai's purpose in inviting him to Baihua Tower to listen to music. It turned out that he wanted him to escort weapons and equipment to Luoyang this year.

He secretly murmured in his heart: "Why is Fang Yiai so anxious to escort the troops to Luoyang?"

It is already the end of the year and there are only a few months left until the beginning of next spring. He can't understand why Fang Yiai is so anxious.

Moreover, even if they took the weapons to Luoyang for storage this year, they would not have made any great contributions, nor would they have received any rewards from the court.

If there is no benefit, why be so active?