In the fifth year of Taihe, September has not been, and it is two moments.

Jingzhao Mansion, Chang'an, Shengye Fang, Li Xiangfu.

The hour is gradually approaching noon, the sun is fine, the Chang'an City outside the mansion is still lively, and the people outside the mansion and the people in the neighborhood will never imagine that Li Xiang's mansion, which is only a few walls away, is going on a conspiracy that is enough to influence the imperial court.

Needless to explain too much about Li Zongmin, just from the words of the prime minister, Yang Yuqing already knew in his heart why Li Zhi chose to send the confession to Li Zongmin first, instead of directly presenting it to the emperor in the form of secret music. This seemingly foolproof piece of music is likely to backfire if left unaltered. Last year, the decision made by the Son of Heaven himself, but in this recital, it was listed as evidence of Li Deyu's crimes, which was simply a slap in the face of today's son.

"That seems to ...... This has to be overhauled? ”

Yang Yuqing took a deep breath, folded the form carefully, and handed it back to Li Zongmin.

"Luckily, it won't change too much. Time is abundant, there are many such silk papers, Li Zhi's handwriting is also easy to imitate, a certain Chinese book waiter, when the time comes, let the Ministry of Rites send someone to change the front, after all, ......" Li Zongmin stuffed the note back into the letterhead, leaned over slightly, and whispered: "The content is not important, the most important thing is the final painting." ”

"However, in this way, if the crime of rebellion is deleted, Li Deyu is afraid that the crime will not lead to death, at most it will only be depreciated by another ......"

Li Zongmin's eyes were slightly critical, and he glanced at Yang Yuqing deeply, "What, Shi Gao seems to want to get rid of him Li Deyu?" ”

These words were matched with Li Zongmin's tone and expression, Yang Yuqing's eyelids jumped, his eyes flashed, and he was a little unclear for a while, why Li Zongmin, who has always been vicious to political enemies, suddenly said this, and hurriedly said: "No, no, Shi Gao just mentioned this, after all, this is still far from what Li Zhi wrote, and I am afraid that the strength is not enough." ”

As if amused by Yang Yuqing's panicked appearance, Li Zongmin smiled and said with relief: "I know what Shi Gao is thinking, don't worry, if Li Deyu is demoted, the people involved in the court will also be released, and you have also been a doctor for more than a year. ”

Although Yang Yuqing immediately pretended to be humble and said that this was not his intention, whether it was Yang Yuqing or Li Zongmin, they all knew that this performance, with a slight modification, would give everyone a chance to be promoted, of course, those who are kind to Li Deyu may not be so lucky.

"Judging from the loss, should you notify Niu Sidian and Niu Xianggong of this matter first?"

Li Zongmin picked up the teacup, shook it gently, drank the slightly cool tea inside, shook his head and said: "It's not appropriate to hand it over to Niu Xianggong now, if you are too well prepared, then you will sing me and I, everything will be done seamlessly, but it is not good, it is suspicious." ”

These words are literally clear, but the connotation is vague, Yang Yuqing couldn't figure it out for a while, so he nodded slightly, crossed his hands and asked.

"The loss is afraid, the saint suspects that there is a suspicion of the same party and the other?"

"The party is the same and the party is different?" Li Zongmin sneered, his expression full of disdain, "Party contention...... First of all, the two factions have to be evenly matched, you look at this court, in addition to Zheng Qin of the Ministry of Industry, and Chen Yixing, where is there still the shadow of Li Dang on the bright side? Most of Nanya are our people, how can we fight for the party? ”

Li Zongmin paused again, looked directly at Yang Yuqing's eyes, his voice was obviously lowered a little, and he tapped the sea of tea with the knuckle of his index finger, and said, "I'm just afraid, the north...... Be wary. ”

Of course, Yang Yuqing understood what the north side was referring to.

The Tang Dynasty court system, starting from Emperor Xuanzong, is divided into the South and North Divisions, and the South and North Divisions are all courtiers, while the North Division is full of eunuchs and the forbidden armies under their control, especially the Shence Army is the largest. Since the Anshi Rebellion, the Shence Army has risen, and the eunuchs who have mastered the military power of the Shence Army have relied on this and started the dispute between the Southern and Northern Divisions of the Tang Dynasty for nearly 60 years. However, since the death of Emperor Xianzong, the Northern Division has successively supported Emperor Muzong, Emperor Jingzong and the current son, although the Southern Ya is still called the Northern Division, in fact, it has long been in the struggle in the Northern Division's inferiority, and even many courtiers are vying to flatter and bribe the rulers of the Northern Division and their henchmen.

Li Zongmin mentioned this point, it is indeed necessary to be vigilant, if the Northern Division thinks that the battle of the Southern Ya threatens his position, then all the discussions between Yang Yuqing and Li Zongmin in the mansion will be in vain.

"Shi Gao still has something unclear, and he looks at the public to solve his doubts," Yang Yuqing touched his long hair, and saw Li Zongmin nodding silently, so he took the opportunity to say: "It stands to reason that Li Deyu's recital should be sent to Chang'an urgently for 600 miles or even 800 miles, and I think it has arrived today, but why don't you see any news in Daming Palace today, but Li Zhi's letterhead arrived in Chang'an first?" ”

Li Zongmin smiled, his eyebrows were filled with a hint of danger, and he flicked the goldfish bag on his waist with his hand, "Six hundred miles in an emergency, can he really arrive on time?" ”

Needless to say, Yang Yuqing immediately understood it, and hurriedly smiled and echoed: "Yes, yes, there were some mistakes on the road, and it was forgivable that it was delayed for a while." ”

Jiannan Road, Xichuan, Chengdu Province.

Biji Fang, early afternoon.

After staying in Chengdu Mansion for the third day, Zhang Yijun felt that his life was gradually becoming regular, but he suddenly felt a little idle. Although Li Deyu has made up his mind to take precautions, after all, it is a game between Xichuan and Chang'an officialdom, and there are too few places where Zhang Yi can help.

After bidding farewell to the pastoral supervisor Li Fang, Zhang Yijun had nothing to do, so he came out of the Shuai Mansion and began to wander around the streets and alleys of Chengdu Mansion. Unconsciously, I walked to the front of Biji Fang, and the drum sound symbolizing the beginning of the afternoon came from the direction of the square building of Biji Fang.

Although the peasants and monks often eat two meals a day, the so-called "Chen feasts on the morning and feeds for the feast". However, in big cities like Chang'an and Chengdu, the habit of three meals a day has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

If it is said that in Chengdu Fu, the liveliness of Wenshu Fang is also stained with a trace of the light of Wenshu Monastery Buddhist Temple, then Biji Fang is completely dependent on the ability of merchants to attract guests, so as to prosper. When Zhang Yijun was in Biji Fang last time, he walked in a hurry, and it was close to curfew, so he didn't have time to enjoy the prosperity of this square at all.

After wandering around for a while, I don't know if the guys in the store have excellent business skills, or Zhang Yijun is really hungry, so he unknowingly sat down in a soup cake shop and asked for a bowl of vegetarian soup cakes and half a portion of roast mutton.

The location of the food stall is between the fireworks and willow alleys of Biji Fang, and the traffic is busy. Presumably, even at dusk, there will be no time and no time.

Looking up from the position where Zhang Yijun was sitting, he could just see the tall bard building in the northeast corner. Waiting for the dishes, seeing the people living and working in Biji Fang at this moment, Zhang Yijun actually had the illusion of quiet years and peaceful and prosperous times in a trance.

Steaming vegetarian soup cakes and well-roasted, lean lamb chops are served.

"Come here, your vegetarian soup cakes and grilled lamb chops, you use them slowly......"

Zhang Yijun picked up the bamboo chopsticks and sighed in his heart. The reality is far more cruel than it seems, the Bull Party in the DPRK and China is in power, and blindly tolerates the feudal towns; The delicate balance between the feudal towns and the central government is already fragile; The three towns of Lulong, Weibo, and Chengde in Hebei did not listen to the dispatch of the central government, and they had already changed from the secret of the court to a fact known to the whole world; Hui in the north, Tubo in the west, and Nanzhao in the southwest may knock again; Even this Xichuan has a battle between the open and the covert, and this is just the tip of the iceberg of the officialdom's open and secret struggle; Even if you regain a small Victoria, you even need to rack your brains to guard against it, and the most ironic thing is that it is not the counterattack of the South Tubo troops on the battlefield, but the constraints of the meat eaters in the court of Daming Palace.

How can any time be quiet and the dust settles?

Zhang Yijun finished his lunch and was looking at the crowded streets in front of him in a daze, thinking about it. Although Li Deyu strongly persuaded him not to investigate the secret stake of the Shuaifu and the details of Sima Zhu's murder, he still couldn't let go of this matter in his heart, and his faint intuition told him that what was hidden behind this was probably not just a party struggle.

After careful work, Zhang Yi unconsciously talked to himself, and gestured with his fingers on the dinner table.

"All the clues to the murdered stake in Victoria at present: his name is Sima Zhu; The identity was inexplicably exposed, and he was killed by the reckless dispatch of Xi Xian; He died in October of last year, after Li Gong took office as the envoy of the Xichuan Festival; It is precisely because of its identity and hidden location that only the Shuai Mansion can know, so it can be launched, and the death of the hidden stake is very likely to be betrayed by someone inside the Shuai Mansion......"

So why did this person betray the stake? What good is it to risk committing a capital offense? Is it partisanship? Is it the Bull Party that has contributed to preventing Li Deyu from recovering Victoria? So why did Zhang Yijun take no action during the period when he was hiding in Victoria, and sat back and watched Victoria recover?

Zhang Yijun couldn't understand for a while, today's clues are independent of each other, difficult to connect, and lack a breakthrough......

While Zhang Yijun was thinking carefully, a team of Qiang patrol soldiers passed in front of the store, causing the surrounding people to give way one after another, not daring to provoke.

The leading standard-bearer carried a military flag with the number "Return to the German Army", and the soldiers of the team followed behind, chatting with each other in Qiang dialect, sounding as if they were going back to the station.

To the Germans?

Zhang Yijun remembered that the Tubo garrison to which Xi Yimou belonged seemed to have been temporarily assigned to the Xiqiang Battalion of the Guide Army, stationed in Guo outside Chengdu Prefecture.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Zhang Yijun's mind, so he left a few copper coins on the table, Huo Ran got up, walked straight out of the store, and quietly followed behind the patrol soldiers.

Perhaps, it is possible that the breakthrough is the breakthrough......

Jingzhao Mansion, Chang'an, Jing'an Fang.

Li Xiangfu, three o'clock in the afternoon.

Yang Yuqing stayed in Li Xiang's mansion until his stomach was already growling, the hour was close to noon, and he didn't see Li Zongmin have the intention of staying for lunch, Yang Yuqing got up in the morning and received the documents handed by Li Zhimi, in order to hurry to the Xiangfu, people who were nearly sixty years old didn't even have time to eat.

What made Yang Yuqing even more desperate was that a strong aroma of food wafted from the Prime Minister's Mansion out of nowhere, which made Yang Yuqing salivate, and her head was full of "hunger".

Seeing that Li Zongmin was still chatting with him, Yang Yuqing saw the opportunity and prepared to say "a lot of trouble" when Li Zongmin's words paused, so as to get up and say goodbye.

However, Li Zongmin didn't seem to give Yang Yuqing this opportunity, and suddenly pulled Yang Yuqing to ask about business.

"Shi Gao, in your opinion, after this incident, where should Xichuan be relegated?"

Yang Yuqing knew that the prime minister was using the place name to refer to Li Deyu, he rubbed his hungry stomach a little uncomfortable, because all he thought about was eating, he thought about Li Zongmin's questioning for a few breaths, but he didn't come up with a reason.

"Uh, what does it mean?"

The prime minister finally seemed to see that Yang Yuqing was so hungry that he couldn't stand it, so he gave Yang Yuqing a reassurance: "The house has made some food, if Shi Gao doesn't dislike it, let's have lunch with one of them." ”

Yang Yuqing seemed to be saved, and thanked him again and again.

"Having said that, if Xichuan is far away, naturally he can't wear this purple robe, then according to the law, his family in Chang'an must also accompany him," Li Zongmin's thoughts turned back, looking at it, his expression was not sad or happy, and said: "Recently, I seem to have heard that Li Deyu's wife, Liu, ...... seems to be sick, and the most taboo is to travel long distances, so I'm really worried about her. ”

"That'...... What does the loss mean is to find a nearby state capital and let Li Wenrao do the assassination history? ”

The prime minister's face was extremely calm, looking away, and he said lightly: "What does Shi Gao think, how is Lingnan?" ”

Yang Yuqing only now understood what Li Zongmin meant, Chang'an went to Lingnan for thousands of miles, its miasma is everywhere, sparsely populated, and it will take at least a few months to arrive on the road alone.

Now that Li Deyu's wife Liu is sick at home, if Li Deyu is relegated to Lingnan and Liu is with him, think about it.

Yang Yuqing finally had an epiphany about why Li Zongmin did not want to kill Li Deyu, because the most severe blow to his political opponent was not to take his life, but to make him miserable. Yang Yuqing smiled slightly, bowed and crossed his hands.

"Whoa!"