"Dengshan, Your Majesty already knows what happened in Qizhou, although he has not replied to Shangshu Province, however, he will definitely send a telegram to Li You to question him. Li You came to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this morning, and his expression on the road was very serious, and he talked with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince until noon. Then they went to the East Palace together, and it could be seen that both of them were in a bad mood.

From this, it can be seen that Li You must have been reprimanded by His Majesty. The eldest grandson Wuji said.

Chu Suiliang is a native of Qiantang in the south, and his voice sounded a little slurred, and he said: "It's a good thing, Li You has always liked to do things on his own, and he is domineering in many things. It is understandable that they are arbitrary in those places in the Western Regions and the Northwest Province, but in dealing with the internal affairs of the imperial court, this attitude is difficult to accept.

The matter of the tomb and the matter of Qizhou gave His Majesty a wake-up call. No matter how magnanimous Your Majesty is, I am afraid that he will not be able to tolerate such an arrogant behavior.

This is a good start, as long as His Majesty has an opinion of him, whatever he does afterwards, His Majesty will think in that direction. If we have a chance, let's light a few more fires for him, and I think he'll be finished. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Yes, I feel that Li You is already a little panicked. He must be in a hurry to explain to His Majesty, which will more likely arouse His Majesty's suspicion of him.

If it is unsurprising, in order to make up for the mistakes he made, Li You will be in a hurry to take the next step, and it will be easier to make mistakes in his busyness. As long as you keep an eye on them, you will definitely catch them. ”

Chu Suiliang said: "Xianggong is right. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Last time your son's matter, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not agree. But I guess it must be Li You's idea behind it. This incident should also arouse our vigilance, I am afraid that he has already begun to guard against us. ”

"Wouldn't it? Li You supports His Royal Highness the Prince, we have always supported His Royal Highness the Prince, and we have never made trouble for him on the surface, how could he suspect us? Chu Suiliang asked incredulously.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "I don't know, but I have this intuition, that guy is a demon." In short, we still have to be careful. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's feeling was very accurate, although he didn't know that Li You was a traveler, he knew the history of him and Chu Suiliang very well, so he deliberately guarded against them. However, with the keen political sense of the eldest grandson Wuji, he had already smelled the message that Li You conveyed to him.

Northwest Palace.

Yan Liben really couldn't imagine that Li You suddenly sent someone to invite him to the Northwest Palace.

For Li You, Yan Liben had an indescribably complicated feeling. In his heart, he hated Li You very much. In the past, he was extremely embarrassed by the repeated failures against Li You, and in the matter of his brother Yan Lide, it can even be said that he had a grudge against Li You.

However, he admires Li You very much. Whether it is Li You's strange skills, or the way he behaves in the world, the unparalleled feats he has established for the imperial court, all of which make him heartbroken.

Regarding Li You's invitation, Yan Liben has no affiliation with Li You, so he can not go at all. Yet, as if a ghost had sent him to God, he still came.

Yan Liben's deep ideological struggle has not stopped, and on the way to the Northwest Palace, he is still hesitating.

In fact, Yan Li knew in his heart that the conflicts that occurred with Li You in the past were all because of himself in order to protect Li Tai. Including the matter of his brother Yan Lide, Li You has never taken the initiative to provoke them, all of them were caused by himself to provoke Li You, and then he was slapped in the face. It's just that deep down he doesn't want to admit it.

Since Li Tai was belittled, Yan Liben has also been unlucky, and since then he has lost the idea of being politically aggressive. From then on, he worked diligently in his work, and in his spare time, he was freehand, not involved in anything, and basically did not even associate with other ministers.

He plans to stay up like this until retirement, and then return to his hometown to retire.

Li You's sudden summoning ignited a flame of hope in Yan Liben's heart. According to his judgment of Li You, Li You suddenly invited himself to talk, not to entertain or attack himself, there must be something important for him to do.

Yan Liben had just declined Li Tai's visit, and intellectually told him that he should not associate with Li You. However, the flame of hope burning in his chest drove him to the Northwest Palace.

Yan Liben raised his eyes to look at the sky, only to see that the sky was blue, the white clouds were long, and the sky was deep and far. He took a deep breath and walked towards the gate of the Northwest Palace.

Li You's study.

"Minister Yan Liben, I have seen His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest." Yan Liben saluted respectfully and said.

"Lord Yan, hurry up and excuse yourself. Have a seat. Li You said enthusiastically.

Xiao Wanyu personally made tea for Yan Liben, and Yan Liben was comfortable and satisfied with this atmosphere.

Li You said, "Lord Yan, I invited you here today because I have something important to discuss with you. ”

When Yan Liben heard Li You speak like this, his heart suddenly felt a lot easier. His biggest concern was talking about the past, which would be very embarrassing for him. Li Youken asked him to do something, which conveyed his trust in himself. In other words, those things in the past did not care about in Li You's heart.

Yan Liben said, "Your Highness, please speak." ”

Li You said: "You have also heard about what happened in Qizhou. This matter involves civil-military relations and the reputation of the Flying Tigers.

I have discussed with the prison state, and I am going to form an investigation team with the Imperial Historical Observatory and the Criminal Department, and you will be the minister of the Imperial Mission to investigate this matter. ”

The Flying Tiger Army is under the jurisdiction of Li You, and the reputation of the Flying Tiger Army also represents Li You's reputation. Li You handed over this matter to Yan Liben, which showed his trust in Yan Liben.

Yan Liben's heart was hot, and his nose was a little sour. He arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the trust of the prison and His Royal Highness, and the minister will do his best to handle this matter." ”

Li You said, "Lord Yan, I believe in your character and your ability. You just let it go, no matter what the outcome, we believe in loyalty to the court. ”

Yan Liben completely understood that Li Chengqian and Li You treated him as a cronie, and he was even happier in his heart.

When he heard Li You's words, he couldn't control his excitement, and tears couldn't help but welled up.

Li You said: "Your brother Yan Lide's affairs should also be handled, let them return to their hometown from Lingnan, and the children can also arrange it in the official mansion." What are your specific requirements, go and ask to see the prison tomorrow, and he will arrange it for you. ”

Yan Lide's family was sent to Lingnan as slaves, and life was very difficult, Yan Liben was worried about them, and wanted to help them but couldn't do anything.

Yan Liben stood up and saluted and said, "Minister Yan Liben thanked the prison country for his brother and thanked His Highness for his grace. ”

Li You invited Yan Liben to sit down and chatted with him. Xiao Wanyu was accompanying her, just talking about some calligraphy and painting, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Yan Liben was a little ashamed in his heart, although Li You didn't mention it, he still couldn't help but say: "Your Highness, in the past, the ministers offended you a lot, and now I think about it, I am very ashamed. ”

Li You smiled: "The past has passed, each for its own master, that also proves that your character is good."

In terms of treating people's minds, what I admire most in this dynasty is Your Majesty, in the past, Wei Zheng, Zhang Xuansu, Wei Chigong and others have all wanted to put Your Majesty to death. But now, aren't they all the most loyal courtiers of the Tang Dynasty?

Although I am not as good as my father, I am also his son. ”

Yan Liben was very emotional in his heart: Li Tai is also Li Shimin's son, but he has a small belly and chicken intestines, and he can only hide behind his back to fan the yin wind, light ghost fires, and release dark arrows.

The two chatted for a while, Li You looked at the time, and said with a smile: "Lord Yan, it seems that it's dinner time, how about you taste the food in my house?" ”

Yan Liben is also a cheerful person, he smiled and said: "The palace of His Royal Highness has been heard for a long time, and it is the number one place in the world, and even the palace cannot be compared. The minister is feasting! ”