In the fifth year of Taihe, September Bingchen, not just three quarters.

Chengdu Mansion, Jiedu Envoy Mansion.

As soon as Li Zhi's words came out, Xue Yuanxian put an index finger on his lips.

Li Zhi nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes......"

The Chang'an Forbidden Army originally had 16 guards on the left and right, and later with the complete corruption of the government military system, after the Anshi Rebellion, the Shence Army rose to become the forbidden army that the Son of Heaven mainly relied on, and was the main force of the Beiya Forbidden Army. It can be a strong neighbor on the outside, and it can deter the feudal town on the inside. And the one in charge of the left and right Shence army is the lieutenant of the left and right Shence army, all of whom are filled by the eunuchs of the North Division, and their power is monstrous. Even if you are the prime minister, you will never dare to snub the lieutenant of the Shence Army. Many of the envoys of the feudal towns were promoted from the Shence army, and their influence in the court can be imagined.

Li Zhi, who has always been proud, now suddenly feels sweat dripping down, firstly because he is nervous, and secondly, he is secretly glad in his heart that this Xue Yuansheng is the same bull party as himself. Otherwise, there is nothing to offend the Jiedu envoy, but if this person who is friendly with the Shence Army is an enemy of himself in Xichuan, then I am afraid that he will offend more than one Li Deyu. Today's confession, if Xue Yuansheng can really be brought over, and then Beisi and Niu Xianggong will be impeached together, then Li Deyu will be able to sit on the crime of treason, not to mention debasement, even if he is sentenced to death, it is very likely.

Thinking like this, Li Zhi's nervous mood gradually calmed down. But he began to be very curious about who Xue Yuanxian was talking about? Li Zhi said tentatively to Xue Yuan's forked hand: "Hehe, I really can't imagine that Xue Gong has so many friends in the court, Li is really admired and greedy." ”

"Li Zhi said less flattering words," Xue Yuansheng seemed to guess what Li Zhi wanted to ask, so he tried to put aside the topic, "Since ancient times, there were many nobles in Hedong, up to Tang Yao, Jinzhou Xingdu, down to my Gaozu soldiers from Taiyuan, Yuan Xian was fortunate to be born in Hedong, and there will naturally be more people to ......."

Li Zhi's voice seemed to be unrelenting, and he directly interrupted and asked: "That's natural, Hedong Pei's and Hedong's Xue are famous all over the world, but Li is a little curious, what is the friend of the forbidden army that Xue Gong said...... Who is it? ”

"Why is Envoy Li so persistent?"

Li Zhi saw that Xue Yuanxian's throat was obviously moving, and he couldn't help but wonder if this was a sign of lack of confidence.

"Xue Gong's friend is Zhi's friend, so it's reasonable to ask your friend's name." Li Zhi carefully observed Xue Yuansheng's every move, and it was possible that the Hanzhou Assassin History revealed too much information for a while, which affected Li Zhi's judgment. Now that his mood has calmed down, he feels that what Xue Yuanxian said in front of him seems to be true or false, and he must have more words to really determine whether he is an enemy or a friend.

Xue Yuansheng picked up the "Sou Shen Ji" that he had just flipped again, opened it silently, his lips moved slightly, and said calmly: "There was a line of doctors in Jiangzhou, surnamed Yu, I don't know if the envoy knows?" ”

Li Zhizhi laughed, "Xue Gong is laughing, a certain official is in the fourth grade, how can he casually know a grass people?" ”

Xue Yuansheng ignored it and continued to say to himself: "Later, this person entered the Shannan Dongdao Festival because of his medical skills, and he was deeply favored. He also made friends with the then supervising military envoy, and he was allowed to enter the Beijing division and changed his surname to Zheng. ”

Li Zhi didn't say a word, and Xue Yuansheng said Zheng Note.

At that time, he was the military envoy of Shannan Dongdao, and now he is a general of the first hussar in the court, a lieutenant of the right army of Shence, and Wang Shoucheng, the governor of the province. And Zheng Zhu is Wang Shoucheng's right-hand man, selling official positions in Chang'an, openly accepting bribes, and becoming notorious. Even so, there are still countless high-ranking officials and powerful officials vying for high positions.

Li Zhi had one question after another in his heart, the friend Xue Yuansheng said was actually him? Zheng Zhu and Xue Yuansheng are indeed both from Hedong, could it be that Xue Yuansheng met Zheng Zhu before his career?

If someone else said this to himself, I'm afraid Li Zhi wouldn't believe a word. However, Li Zhi looked at Xue Yuansheng, and saw that this Hanzhou assassin had eyes like a sword, his nose was like a hanging beam, and there was no trace of fear on his heroic face. I have heard that Xue Yuanxian, who was a jinshi and the first in the Changqing period, is exquisite, and with Li Zhi's many years of experience in observing words and feelings, Xue Yuansheng really doesn't look like he is lying.

"There is one last question for Xue Gong," Li Zhi put on an embarrassed expression and smiled hehehe: "Please forgive me." ”

"The envoy is a cautious person, Xue understands, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it."

"Hehe, Xue Gong...... How did you get acquainted with Qizhang? Li Zhi spoke very slowly, especially on the word "acquaintance", but Xue Yuanxian's face did not have a trace of waves.

"Xue is good at poetry, You Mu Le Fu, Deng Jinshi and the first, once roamed the Eastern Capital, met Bai Lao Bai Juyi, Qizhang Xianggong and Bai Lao are poetry friends, at that time just purchased two new houses in Luoyang, Bai Lao recommended Xue to Qizhang Xianggong...... "Seeing that Xue Yuansheng was proud, talking endlessly, Li Zhi dispelled his suspicions about him, opened the topic and casually greeted him for a long time, and secretly admired Xue Yuanxian's ease of coping, it seems that the rumors are true.

Li Zhi knows the way to win over people, and when dealing with a martial artist like Yang Zong, who is not deeply involved in the world, he must use his official position to pressure each other and bribe him for small profits. treats a literati like Xue Yuansheng who has officials and friends all over the world, and must show sincerity and sincerity on the surface, creating an atmosphere of seeing each other and hating each other. Li Zhi saw that the atmosphere was almost over, so he took Xue Yuanxian's hand and said excitedly: "Li Zhi hates not being able to get acquainted with Xue Gong earlier." ”

The corners of Xue Yuanxian's mouth were slightly raised, but he silently withdrew his hand, and Yu Guang glanced at the person in the mansion who was standing at the door of the study, and gestured to Li Zhi with his eyes.

Li Zhi turned his head and saw Li Assi holding a tray and a tea cup, and hurriedly greeted him.

"What are you waiting for, serve tea to Xue Gong."

Li Zhi pointed to the two steaming green tea soups with the palm of his hand like a few treasures, and said: "This is steamed green milled tea made from sunshine autumn seedlings produced in Ziqing, and Li often drinks." Last night, I just asked someone to grind the last tea with a stone mill, and asked Xue Gong to taste it. ”

Xue Yuanxiang looked at the foam floating in the tea cup, yellow and green bright, and he didn't need to get close to smell the strong aroma of tea, presumably it was brewed with new tea after slow fire roasting and drying in recent days, the production process is not complicated, and he doesn't need to taste it to know that the price must be expensive.

Xue Yuansheng picked up the teacup and blew it, took a sip and said with a smile: "Tea is really good tea, Li Zhizhi Fang also said that he envied Xue, Xue Moucai envied Xue, this assassin Lu can't afford to drink such tea often, but the envoy can drink it often, envy Xue." ”

Hearing this slightly yin and yang strange rhetoric, a trace of evil flashed between Li Zhi's eyebrows, but in order to win over Xue Yuanxian, the displeasure in his heart was still suppressed by Li Zhiqiang, and then with an impeccable smile, he ordered Ah Si to retreat, and said as if pouring bitter water on Xue Yuanxian: "What Xue Gong said is so right!" Those of us who are honest and upright, and who are magistrates, how can we not compare to those Beijing officials, Xue Gong, you see ......" As he spoke, Li Zhi took out the lining from his scarlet official robe, "...... A certain regular service, all sweat washed two or three times, Li has nothing else to do on weekdays, just a tea, those surplus from the family, all used to eat tea. ”

Xue Yuansheng also praised Li Zhi's "frugality" quite cooperatively, Li Zhi felt that the time was almost up, the atmosphere, and the time were just right, so he pushed the boat down the river and said the key point: "Xue Gong, there is something right now, I wonder if Xue Gong can help?" ”

"Oh?" Xue Yuanxiang quietly picked up the teacup and said, "Does Envoy Li still need Xue's help?" ”

"That's the case, since Xue Gong is similar to a certain political opinion, Zhi is no longer obscure, Qizhang Xianggong and Li Deyu father and son have always been jealous, at this time Victoria came to surrender, Li Jiedu is afraid that he will go his own way and decide to send troops to Victoria, then my Tang Dynasty and Tubo alliance ten years ago will be meaningless. Now that the town of Heshuo is dominant, if the war with Tubo is resumed, it will be a dilemma both internally and externally. This is also contrary to the national policy of Niu Xianggong to strengthen the neighbors of the feudal towns, and appease is the main thing, and rewards are supplemented......"

Xue Yuansheng interrupted: "This matter is easy to do, I will persuade Jian Jiedu envoy tomorrow and tell him not to send troops to Victoria." ”

"No, no," Li Zhi said busily, after all, if the Jiedu envoy really did not send troops to Victoria, then this matter would just be a matter ......of Tubo soldiers coming to surrender, which is commonplace at the border, and it is not unusual.

"If this matter is over," Li Zhi stood up, paced in the study, and hinted: "Hehe, as long as the envoy is still Li Deyu, I'm afraid ...... This will not be done in the future......"

Xue Yuansheng heard what Li Zhi meant, raised his voice heartily and laughed a few times, then paused, and said with a solemn expression: "In the official system of the feudal town, the Jiedu envoy has the deputy envoy of the Jiedu and the deputy envoy of the Jiedu, and Li Jiedu himself has both the position of the Jiedu envoy and the deputy envoy. Li Zhi makes you ...... It is in this Xichuan that the status is the second highest except for the prison army. If the envoy impeached the envoy of Jiedu, if Li Jiedu was really like the three towns of Heshuo, leading troops to fight against the imperial court and openly rebelling, did the envoy ever think that at that time, who would be the first person killed by Li Jiedu? ”

"What Xue Tingshi said, of course Zhi knows," Li Zhi was not frightened by Xue Yuanxian's words, and looked calm, "If Li Deyu is like Wei Bo, Chengde, and Lulong, the three towns will follow the example and lead troops to disobey." I, Li Zhidang, was the first person to be martyred in Xichuan and the Tang Dynasty, and the history books of later generations will definitely praise me, just like the story of Yan Gaoqing and Yan Zhenqing's brothers. But...... The military strength of Xichuan is weak, and it is by no means better than the towns of Hebei. Leading troops against the Shence Army and the Dongchuan and Fengxiang armies is to hit the stone with an egg. In the early years of Yuanhe, the lessons of Liu Pi's rebellion are still vivid. Not to mention ......"

“…… What's more, with Li Deyu's character, he would rather be falsely accused and denounced for this than be a traitor, right? Xue Yuanxian squinted at Li Zhi and added.

"Exactly," a sly smile appeared on the corner of Li Zhi's mouth, "so Xue Gong's secret letter must be told to Zheng Zhu that with the help of the divine army, Li Deyu will definitely die." ”

"Tut-tut......" Xue Yuanxian smiled, turned his gaze away slightly, picked up the tea cup on the pear blossom wooden table, swallowed the warm tea in the cup into his throat, and said slowly: "That's good...... Xue, just help with this! ”