At the banquet, Pei Min and Li Yuanhong talked happily and talked freely.

From the very beginning, Pei Min knew that Li Yuanhong was not a traitor, and the two were at odds because of their different political views.

Putting aside prejudices, Pei Min also found that Li Yuanhong did have the ability to be a prime minister.

Although he may not be as good as Yao Chong and Song Jing, he is not inferior to Zhang Shuo.

Zhang said that he was both civil and military, while Li Yuanhong was good at administration and had his own strengths.

Pei Min has been an interviewer in Hexi and Longyou for many years. In the past, he was an envoy to the procurator, but half a year ago, Li Longji changed the title of the envoy to the envoy of interviews and dispositions, or to refer to it as an envoy for interviews.

He has many years of administrative experience, and is supplemented by capable ministers like Zhang Jiuling and Li Linfu, and his level in this area is also improving very quickly.

Talking about many administrative issues with Li Yuanhong, he was not jerky at all, and he was able to deal with them easily.

While Li Yuanhong opened his eyes, he also understood that Pei Jingyuan's civil and military skills were by no means a joke.

"That's right! If you want the forbidden army to be strong, it will not happen overnight, but as the saying goes, the role of the general cannot be replaced. Therefore, it is said that thousands of troops are easy to obtain, and one will be difficult to find. There is a general in Beijing called Guo Ziyi. This person was recommended to Zhang Gong by me at the beginning, and he is definitely a talent. If he doesn't offend Li Xiang, he can use it. ”

Pei Min doesn't like Guo Ziyi, but Guo Ziyi's talent is beyond doubt.

It would be a pity for his group of characters to be oppressed because of Zhang Shuo's party struggle with Li Yuanhong.

Li Yuanhong really heard of the character Guo Ziyi, Zhang said that when he suffered, Guo Ziyi ran in many ways, so that he offended Wang Ji and dismissed Wang Ji.

"Who in the world doesn't know that the king of the county uses people to know people, and there is no right in the world. This Guo Ziyi can be repeatedly recommended by the king of the county, and his talent can be seen in general. Turning back, he ordered the officials to find General Guo's resume and reinstate him as an official. ”

He is the prime minister of the DPRK, and the promotion of Guo Ziyi is a matter of one sentence, and there is no need to even go through Li Longji's consent.

As for whether he will offend Wang Jie, where can Li Yuanhong take care of so much?

Selling Pei Min to save face is far more profitable than offending Wang Jie.

What's more, now they and Wang Ji have torn their faces.

Looking at Li Yuanhong, who was chatting and laughing happily with Pei Min, Wang Jie, who was not far away, was full of jealousy and a sense of frustration.

After today's reward, Wang Ji realized that there was a huge gap between himself and Pei Min.

According to reason, it is impossible to make up for this gap in a short time, and for this kind of character, what you have to do is that even if you don't offend, you can't be an enemy with it.

After all, Pei Min's real foundation is in the He, Long, and Western Regions, and he has nothing to do with him at all.

Li Yuanhong is the big enemy at the moment, and if he doesn't suppress it, he can't control the power of the situation.

But Pei Min was in front of him, blocking the direction of his progress.

That powerlessness gave rise to more jealousy, a desire to pull that high existence down from the altar.

Pull him down and stand up on his own!

Wang Ji looked at the two people at the table, and then aimed at the other table, and the murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

The banquet did not end until midnight.

Pei Min said goodbye to Li Longji and Li Yuanhong and other officials, and walked quickly to He Zhizhang's side.

"Brother He, let's go back together!"

He Zhizhang is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the third grade, and he is naturally in the ranks of the banquet.

Pei Min never said anything about the day, and the two left the palace together, gossiping along the way.

There was only one way out of Xingqing Palace, and all the officials gathered together and left.

It wasn't until they left Xingqing Palace that they scattered and left.

But without exception, most of the departing officials, whether they knew each other or not, came to say goodbye to Pei Min and get an eye.

Pei Min lives in the same direction as He Zhizhang, but they do not share the same street.

They walked two streets together, leaving only the two of them and their respective guards.

He Zhizhang rode away with Pei Min, and said softly: "Brother, do you know what are the three taboos as a minister?" ”

Pei Min was silent.

He Zhizhang continued: "The three taboos of people and ministers are high merit and power to shock the master, power to suppress the master, and talent to bully the master. For the monarch, how can it not be so, such a character is here, even if the elder brother has no ambition, what will the Manchu civil and military society think? His Majesty's trust in Jingyuan is good, but people are inherently dead. In the event of His Majesty's death, the new emperor ascends the throne. Can he be as He is to you, as His Majesty is now, as he has always been to you? ”

"My brother is only thirty-five, and he is not yet forty years old, and he is already a very popular minister. The protégé is all over the world, and it is not an empty word. If it is a traitor, it is naturally a great harm in the world, if Wang Mang was in the past. If it is loyal, it is also very inappropriate, just like Huo Guang in the Han Dynasty. For the current situation, the elder brother is only a shallow learner, and he can't understand the future at all. My brother's talent is thousands of times better than my brother's, and my brother believes that you will find the perfect way. ”

He Zhizhang was an orthodox literati, and he was also an official of the Ministry of Rites, and he was upright.

The so-called three outlines, monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives.

The monarch is still above the father and the son.

As a courtier, how can you discuss the aftermath of the monarch?

He Zhizhang is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, how can he not understand this truth?

It is because he understands this truth too well that He Zhizhang said this, obviously really caring about Pei Min's future.

Pei Min could feel He Zhizhang's care, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, I have considered these." It's just not the time yet......"

Pei Min sent He Zhizhang back to the mansion before returning to his residence.

After He Zhizhang returned home, the confidant butler stepped forward and said softly: "Master, Xiao Tang is here, and he is waiting for the master in the study." ”

He Zhizhang nodded and strode solemnly to the study.

"Sir!"

Xiao Tang is a young offspring, He Zhizhang is open-minded, and he is the kind of immortal character who doesn't care about the size of his official position, does not form gangs, and is complacent.

He Zhizhang does not have invisible strength in his hands, Xiao Tang is a family member of the He Mansion, because the loyal ministers diligently transferred He Zhizhang to Luoyang to find Xu Ming's traces.

"How's it going! Can you find Xu Ming's whereabouts? ”

He Zhizhang asked nervously.

Xu Ming's father is his best friend, and if his old friend loses his beloved son because of his problem, it will be a big sin......

He Zhizhang himself never thought that things would be ruined so much.

When Li Longji canonized Concubine Yang as Yang Jieyu, He Zhizhang objected.

Concubine Yang came out too abruptly, and she didn't understand her identity and background clearly, and she was promoted to Jieyu in a short time.

This was completely at odds with etiquette, and although he was persuaded by Colliers to compromise. But after all, there is a pimple in my heart, which is very unpleasant.

As Pei Min commented, He Zhizhang does not have a compassionate heart.

He is uninhibited, fresh and chic, he prefers to drink and have fun with his drinking friends.

But within his weight, he will handle it properly, and he will never live up to this official skin.

Concubine Yang has a bad temperament, is greedy for money and domineering, and after gaining the emperor's favor and becoming Jieyu, she connived at her brother in Chang'an, and she did not look like a lady at all.

And Yang Jieyu also has the intention of promoting the fourth concubine.

He Zhizhang couldn't sit idly by, and the four concubines referred to noble, ladylike, virtuous, and virtuous. Among them, noble means respect, which refers to the noble and noble spiritual realm of people, and is worthy of respect. As for Shu, Virtue, and Virtuous, it goes without saying, literally.

How can Yang Jieyu be qualified to be one of the four words "noble, ladylike, virtuous, and virtuous"?

Therefore, He Zhizhang sent someone to Luoyang to investigate Yang Jieyu's origin to see if she was qualified to accompany Jun.

This is the first time he has sent someone, and since He Zhizhang sent someone, there has been no news from the other party.

He Zhizhang also realized some problems, and at this time, Yang Jieyu did the thing of doves occupying magpies' nests.

Yang Jieyu's arrogant and unscrupulous style of acting further strengthened He Zhizhang's desire to investigate.

He Zhizhang is in his position, planning his own affairs, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he can't sit back and watch a demon queen who is a disaster to the country because of the compromise and concession of the Ministry of Rites, and the world is harmed.

He Zhizhang gave up the investigation on the surface, but secretly let his nephew Xu Ming take the opportunity to go home to visit relatives and secretly investigate the matter.

Xu Ming is worthy of Xu Yougong's grandson, and he really found some clues and put forward a terrible guess.

It's just that the matter is too appalling, and there is no definite evidence, He Zhizhang can only let Xu Ming continue to investigate.

But after that, He Zhizhang once again lost all news of Xu Ming.

As a last resort, He Zhizhang arranged for someone to go to Luoyang for the third time.

However, the purpose of going to Luoyang was not to investigate things, but to find Xu Ming's traces.

Xiao Tang shook his head with a little horror and said, "No, the little one didn't find any trace of Master Xu, not just him, but Director Xu's entire family disappeared." They have all asked about it in and outside the village, and they are all curious about it, but there is no news from them. Xiao also found out that many people were looking for the whereabouts of Mr. Xu, and Mr. Xu's neighbors said that many people were asking about Mr. Xu and the whereabouts of his family. ”

He paused and said, "And, there's." When he came back, the little one was caught. ”

He Zhizhang's expression froze, and he said roughly: "Do you know who it is?" ”

Xiao Tang cried and said: "I don't know who it is, I was obviously resting in the inn, but when I woke up, I fell into the wilderness." They didn't say anything, they just had an extra letter in their bosoms......"

As he spoke, he handed the letter from his hand to He Zhizhang with a slight trembling degree.

He Zhizhang took the letter with a blushing face, and the content of the letter was very simple, just a few short words, so that he should not meddle in things.

With a sneer, He Zhizhang held the letter in his hand and tore it to pieces.

Early the next morning!

He Zhizhang went out on time as always, accompanied by more than ten guards.

As the original Shangshu, He Zhizhang's pomp and circumstance for reasons are still there.

A group of more than a dozen of them slowly turned into the long street leading to Suzaku Avenue.

At this moment, there are not many pedestrians on the street, but most of them are all kinds of vendors who drive cars, and mule carts that deliver goods, they are shouting and shouting, and there is also a feeling of bustling back and forth.

For this scene, He Zhizhang has long been surprised.

Chang'an is the most prosperous city in the world, and the daily consumption of each day is astronomical.

Chang'an is a valuable piece of land, and all demand and supply need to be transported from the countryside outside the city.

Some are directly transported from the Central Plains, and the Yellow River is transported to Chang'an Weishui Wharf.

The market has not yet opened at this time, but many shops in Chang'an's neighborhood will replenish fresh supplies at this point in time.

He Zhizhang is not a tyrannical person, but it is an ancient reason that the people do not fight with the officials.

When the people from all sides saw the officials passing by, no matter whether they were good officials or bad officials, they all scattered in all directions.

He Zhizhang took the lead, his expression was a little solemn and a little tired.

The surrounding guards were leisurely, chatting and laughing slowly, looking happy.

At this moment, at the end of the road, a carriage pulled by two horses came slowly, and the person who drove the car wore a bamboo hat on his head, and he couldn't see the face of the person who came, but the driver walked in the middle of the road, and greeted He Zhizhang and his party without dodging or avoiding the front.

The two guards who led the way, when they saw that the approaching carriage had no intention of giving way, hurriedly shouted, intending to let the chariot drive to the side.

Unexpectedly, the driver actually raised the horsewhip and hit the horse's back hard, the horse neighed, and rushed towards He Zhizhang head-on with the carriage.

He Zhizhang's guards were all ordinary family members, where had they seen such a scene, they exclaimed again and again, and fled in all directions.

The carriage crashed into He Zhizhang.

He Zhizhang was a little flustered, and at this critical juncture, he showed extraordinary riding skills.

He accelerated instantly, using the explosive power of his mounts to brush shoulders with the carriage in the spur.

He Zhizhang undoubtedly made the most correct choice, at that time, only by accelerating forward could he avoid a head-on collision.

The six arts of Confucianism: etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics.

In the art of royal cars and horses, He Zhizhang obviously has extraordinary attainments.

But just as He Zhizhang passed by the carriage, the coachman of the carriage took out a short blade from his arms and threw it at He Zhizhang's heart.

He Zhizhang happened to look back at the situation, and in a panic, he turned over and dodged.

If he was ten years old at a young age, He Zhizhang would not be a big problem doing this difficult action.

But he is sixty years old this year, and his body is not as good as before, and the strength of his psoas muscles cannot support it, so he directly flashes his old waist, rolls off the horse, and falls to the ground.

The coachman missed the blow and jumped straight from the carriage dealer and went straight to the guard.

After a period of panic, the guards had calmed down, and the bold two stood in front of the coachman, and drew their sabers, which they had not used for many years, and looked at the enemy with a little nervousness.

The driver shouted: "Get out!" ”

He used both hands and feet, grabbed the white blade with his bare hands, snatched a knife, flew up with a kick, and kicked one of the guards out, the cold light in his hand flashed, bringing out a blood mist.

The coachman was about to rush to He Zhizhang.

A young man with a knife suddenly dodged in, his knife was dripping with blood, and he launched a sharp offensive without saying a word.

One knife at a time, as fast as wind and thunder.

At this time, a foul smell spread from the panicked vendors on both sides of the street, and black smoke rose everywhere.

It's winter, and the wind is howling.

In just a few breaths, black smoke was already filling the streets.

The coachman turned around and hid in the black smoke.

Lightning Knife Wu Yuan squinted slightly, did not chase, but pushed down He Zhizhang's side.

He Zhizhang was old, and although the assassin attempted to commit murder, the fall also cost him half his life, and he fell to the ground motionless.