After seeing the scenery at the peak, it is great wisdom to be willing to take the initiative to go down to the peak.

Li Linfu is not.

He was dying of illness and was unwilling to let go of power, even if he knew that he was suppressed by Li Longji, he tried his best to survive in the court, but he never thought of taking the initiative to resign and say goodbye.

Perhaps, he can't give up anymore. He represents not only him personally, but also all the prime ministers' factions in the court who have fallen to him, as well as the Donggong faction that is ready to pounce on him at any time. Once you let go, it's a disaster.

The former wolf and the tiger, how to get out of the whole body?

Although Li Linfu lying on the sickbed was weak, the prime minister's majesty was not the slightest, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, like a thin sick tiger napping in the mountains and forests.

The curtain guest stood in front of the sickbed, standing with his hands down, and did not dare to come out.

"Here, there is a roster drawn up by the old man himself, you take it and visit them one by one according to the roster, some of them should immediately ask the officials to be transferred out of Beijing and put them outside, and some people will immediately return to their hometowns, not be greedy for power, and it will ......change later," Li Linfu weakly took out a roster from under his pillow and handed it to the guests.

The curtain guest was shocked, and said with a panicked expression: "Xiangye, has it come to this point?" ”

Li Linfu closed his eyes and sighed: "The sacred heart is unpredictable, the old man is old, time is short, and he must find a way to live for the people below." ”

The curtain guest said with tears in his eyes: "Xiangye has dominated the Tang Dynasty for half his life, and now he has ......"

Li Linfu suddenly laughed, coughed a few times, and said: "It's not that serious, the monarch and the ministers are actually compromised and retreated to survive, Your Majesty will not do anything to the old man, now the old man is just a step back, Your Majesty is worried, the court is unbalanced, the old man will cut his wings, cut his own foundation, let His Majesty feel at ease, the old man has taken this step, so that the court has formed a new balance." Your Majesty should not be wiped out, he can't help but be afraid of the world and the court, so the old man's position as the right minister is still unshakable......"

You sighed, Li Linfu continued: "But this balance will not be too long, Donggong and Yang Guozhong are eyeing each other, they will pounce sooner or later, Your Majesty is happy to see the new forces extinguish the old forces, he will only be optimistic, he will not stand on the old man's side, the old man's time is short, he will die, it's just you...... Plan ahead. ”

Looking up at the beam above his head, Li Linfu suddenly laughed: "Half of his life is a very human minister, but he has to fight for his life when he dies, which is ridiculous!" How unwilling! ”

…………

Gu Qing officially took up the post of Zuo Wei Changshi, and after working for a long time, he found that he was unhappy.

How good it was to join the army in the past, it was basically an idle job, and after every day, he had nothing to do and wandered around, and he didn't do a few official things.

Now that he has taken up the post of Changshi, Gu Qing knows that the workload of this official position is not ordinarily large. Changshi is responsible for a lot of affairs, from the list of soldiers of the left guard, to the misconduct and lawlessness of the picket guard, as well as the summary of various Cao affairs, as well as the rotating treasury of weapons and military rations, etc., all of which are in charge of Changshi alone.

It had only been half a day at work, and Gu Qing was almost tired and paralyzed. I seriously suspect that the aftermath of the prison robbery incident a few days ago has not subsided, and Li Longji's real punishment of him has just begun, and he may have already made up his mind to promote him to an official and then toss him to death.

At noon, Gu Qing sat alone in the room and reflected on his life, and after summarizing his original intention, he felt that he should not belong to the temperament of serving the people with hard work and resentment, so Gu Qing decisively decided to skip work in the afternoon.

After packing up his things and returning home, he went into the kitchen without saying a word.

There are subordinates in the family, there are housekeepers, there are accounts and cooks, and everything else is fine, but he is a little dissatisfied with the cook's skills, Gu Qing must teach him to cook by hand, in terms of eating, Gu Qing has always been serious and rigorous.

After teaching for an afternoon and wasting countless ingredients, the chef was finally able to make a few good dishes, and Gu Qing was barely satisfied.

In the evening, Steward Xu came to pay tribute, and Li Shiniang, who lived in Changle Fang, sent a female entourage to invite Gu Qing to the mansion for a banquet.

It is common for the upper class to hold banquets to entertain guests, which is a means of socializing, and the same as the garden party, Li Twelve Niang is quite prestigious among the people of Chang'an City, and there are often guests who come to the door, and the banquet has become an indispensable daily communication activity.

Gu Qing happily went, the last time he and Zhang Huaijin dug an ant nest in Li Twelve Niang's yard, Zhang Huaijin couldn't bear to dig half of it, and urgently called a stop, Gu Qing had to give up reluctantly, and tonight I just went to see if the nest of ants was still there.

Entering Li Twelve Niang's Mansion, the front hall of the house was full of laughter, Gu Qing entered the hall in addition to his duties, and first met Li Twelve Niang, Li Twelve Niang smiled and introduced guests to Gu Qing.

Gu Qing looked at the three guests in the hall, one of them had a thin and yellow face, about thirty years old, a blue robe looked a little shabby, obviously the family was quite poor, the other was also in his thirties, burly and strong, with bright eyes, wearing a short shirt, and one was in his forties, dressed as a scribe, with a calm face, not angry and arrogant.

Li Twelve Niang stepped forward to introduce Gu Qing, pointed to the man who seemed to be in a poor family and said with a smile: "This is Du Fu, Du Zimei, who is waiting for the Jixian Academy in Chang'an, waiting for the imperial court to be awarded an official. ”

Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, then looked at Du Fu in astonishment, and his mood suddenly became excited.

It's really in vain, after meeting Li Bai, I met a poetry bigwig. The poet saint who is as famous as the poet fairy Li Bai is great.

Poets, poets, it seems that one is poorer than the other, and the poet industry has obviously been sluggish since ancient times.

"Brother Zimei! Brother Zimei has been friends with God for a long time, and he hates not knowing Jing, and today is really a blessing for three lives. Gu Qing stepped forward and grabbed Du Fu's hand, swaying up and down constantly.

He looks too poor, so I want to give him a big red envelope......

Du Fu was also stunned, why was this young man in front of him so excited? Du Fu is now in his thirties, but his career is not smooth, until the end of last year, he should have written a "Great Gift" and was appreciated by Li Longji, the so-called appreciation is just given the word "to be systematic", which means that you wait slowly for me to seal your official.

A man in his thirties who still has achieved nothing would never have imagined that he would be treated so ceremoniously.

"Uh, look up for a long time, I'm afraid this is Gu Changshi? Gu Changshi has been quite famous in Chang'an recently, and Du has heard of it for a long time, especially your song 'I wish people a long time, thousands of miles together', which made Du fascinated and admired. "Du Fu behaved in a proper manner.

Gu Qing hurriedly returned the salute: "Brother Zimei is polite, your song 'There are thousands of mansions in Ande, and the poor people in the world are happy' also made Gu Mou full of emotion and admiration. ”

When the words fell, there was a deathly silence in the front hall, and everyone, including Li Twelve Niang, stared at Gu Qing with strange eyes.

Gu Qing's smile froze, and then he kept blinking.

Did I say the wrong thing? Did you do the wrong thing? What's wrong?

After a long time, Du Fu sighed faintly: "Du is ashamed, he has learned nothing, and even writing poetry is a mess, Gu Changshi is afraid that he has recognized the wrong person, Du has not written the poem 'Thousands of Mansions in Ande'......"

Gu Qing was suddenly embarrassed, and then he finally reacted. This poem was indeed written by Du Fu, but it should have been written by Du Fu many years later when he temporarily lived in Yizhou Thatched Cottage, and now this poem has not yet come out.

The eyes of the two guests next to him lit up, and one of them, a scribe in his forties, muttered: "'There are thousands of mansions in Ande, and the poor people in the world are happy', good poetry! Gu Changshi is worthy of being a young celebrity who can make a 'thousand miles together', under the fame, his talent is not empty, in more than a dozen words, he shows compassion for the common people, admire! ”

Hearing someone praise Gu Qing, Li Twelve Niang's eyebrows and eyes suddenly showed joy, and she looked at Gu Qing with great pampering, as if she was proud of her child.

Li Twelve Niang introduced: "This is the palace servant of the imperial history, Yan Zhenqing, and Zhang Xu are known as the two major calligraphers in the world, Yan Qingchen is good at regular calligraphy, Zhang Xu is good at cursive, but Zhang Xu is a drunken maniac, the wine is very poor, drunk and crazy, my house has been smashed many times by him when he is drunk, Gu Qing, you will pay less attention to him in the future." ”

Gu Qing was in awe again, this is a loyal minister of Bandang, but it is a pity that later generations only know and respect his calligraphy, but few people mention the Yan family's loyalty.

After tidying up his clothes, Gu Qing bowed to Yan Zhenqing very formally.

Yan Zhenqing was very confused by Gu Qing's serious courtesy, and subconsciously returned the salute.

After Gu Qing saluted, he looked at Yan Zhenqing deeply and said, "Yan Gongzhong's Festival, every day is the same, and future generations can learn from it." ”

This sentence made everyone more and more inexplicable, but Gu Qing couldn't say anything, only sighed.

I hope that I can stop some tragedies and let the loyal martyrs in the world have a good ending.

Li Twelve Niang saw that Gu Qing was a little abnormal tonight, took a deep look at him, and introduced him to the last guest dressed as a martial artist, and when introducing this guest, Li Twelve Niang's expression suddenly became much more indifferent.

"This uninvited villain is named Pei Min, and his swordsmanship is superb, and he can be called the first in the world. When he heard that you were the son of an old man, he came to the door to see you. ”

Gu Qing was shocked again.

Pei Min, the only person known as the "Sword Saint" throughout the ages, this is not a nickname given by the people of the rivers and lakes, but it is really recorded in the history books. Li Bai's poems, Zhang Xu's cursive script, and Pei Min's sword are known as the "Three Uniques of the Tang Dynasty".

If there are rivers and lakes in Datang, then the sword master in front of him can be said to be a super master of the rivers and lakes.

Gu Qing hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Pei Min laughed, but didn't return the salute, but stepped forward and patted Gu Qing's shoulder fiercely, patting Gu Qing's body short, Li Twelve Niang frowned, and scolded: "You are lighter, don't you see that people are just children, haven't you practiced kung fu?" ”

Pei Min looked at Gu Qing and said with a smile: "The baby of the Gu family and his wife has grown up so big, I and your parents were also close friends back then, we drank wine together, and we killed people together, of course, I have also fought with your parents a few times, how many years, I am glad to see the son of the old man, I don't get drunk tonight!" ”

Looking at Li Twelve Niang with a smile, Pei Min said: "Back then, I had a fight with the Gu family, Pei narrowly won a move, you almost rushed over to fight with me at that time, but it was just a discussion, the Gu family and I didn't take it seriously, but you took it seriously, I have been regarded as an enemy all these years, but it is rare to hear Twelve Niang praise me for 'the first in the world'." ”

Gu Qing was surprised, in the past, he heard Li Twelve Niang say that his parents were strong in martial arts, and it would be an exaggeration to say that they were invincible all over the world, but they should be super-first-class masters in the Tang Dynasty, but the husband and wife joined forces to compete with Pei Min, but they couldn't win him, which shows how unfathomable Pei Min's swordsmanship is.

Li Twelve Niang said coldly: "Your swordsmanship is indeed the best in the world, but because of your superb swordsmanship, it is inevitable that you are arrogant and ruthless, but you can't afford the word 'hero', and I have regarded you as an enemy over the years, it is definitely not the matter of you and the Gu family couple back then, the real reason, you know it yourself." ”

Pei Min was stunned, and suddenly showed a gloomy look, and sighed helplessly: "Twelve Niang, there are some things I can't do, the Son of Heaven treats me as a gentleman, many years ago I served as a military envoy in Longhua, and I eat the king's food, how can I do things that disobey the king?" I explained these words to you back then, but you never listened to them. ”

Li Twelve Niang sneered: "The enmity of old friends, the grace of the king, it is difficult for you." ”

Pei Min hung his head and was silent.

Gu Qing understood, from the conversation between the two, he guessed that it should be related to the enmity of his parents, maybe Li Twelve Niang assassinated An Lushan many times to no avail, so he asked the sword saint Pei Min to help, and the sword saint Pei Min is a military attache of the imperial court, unable to do the assassination of the two towns, loyalty and righteousness are in a dilemma, after all, he took loyalty and gave up righteousness, and rejected Li Twelve Niang.

Li Twelve Niang felt that Pei Min was not righteous enough and had failed his old friend, so he regarded him as an enemy from then on.

Pei Min was silent for a long time, then suddenly looked at Gu Qing and said, "Do you understand?" ”

Gu Qing nodded.

"Do you blame me?"

Gu Qing smiled: "No blame, you have the right to choose, this matter is Aunt Li's fault, she is too paranoid." ”

Turning his head to look at Li Twelve Niang, Gu Qing said bluntly: "Aunt Li, it's time to put it down." I'll walk the way forward. ”

Li Twelve Niang's eyes were red, and she turned her head and didn't speak.

With Du Fu and Yan Zhenqing present, some words could not be said too bluntly, and after a few vague words, the two stopped talking.

Seeing that the three of them finished chatting about a topic they didn't understand, Du Fu stepped forward and said excitedly with his eyes: "Gu Changshi, your sentence just now 'Ande Guangsha Tens of Thousands of Rooms' is wonderful, as if the poem that Du Mou wanted to write in his heart was said by you in one word, and he was really happy!" Du has a reluctant request, the poem you wrote just now, Du is fortunate enough to get a glimpse of the whole picture? ”

Gu Qing's face suddenly turned pale.

Isn't that what is in your heart, this poem should have been written by you?

secretly hated that his mouth reacted too quickly, as if he had inadvertently stolen a wonderful poem from someone else.

"Uh, Brother Zimei is polite, this poem has not yet been completed, only a few sentences are occasionally obtained, and after the completion of the future is completed, I can correct it with Brother Zimei, but my handwriting is too ugly......"

Before he finished speaking, Yan Zhenqing took a few steps forward, and said with a self-conscious smile: "If you talk about calligraphy, the old man has a lot of experience, this year it happens to be the test question "Duobao Pagoda Inscription", after the words are completed, you can rub a copy for you, and you can refer to it for a little detail." ”