Chapter 112: Broken Phase

"The old man Su Ying was favored by the emperor to repair his books in Lizheng Academy, as for your opinions, I have heard a little, what Lord Guo said is very true, and the old man should tell the saint."

Everyone was in an uproar, Su Ying is the only person in the literary world who can compete with Zhang Shuo today, and he was invited by the second prince to attend the banquet today. At the end of the banquet, Princess Yuzhen and Wang Wei walked in front of Guo Li together.

"I have heard of Lord Guo for a long time, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation. Please also ask Master Guo to have time to go to the Yuzhen Temple to talk about it. After speaking, he and Wang Wei left, just looking at the back, it was very similar to Wan An.

Yuzhen is Wan'an's aunt, Guo Li doesn't dare to think anything wrong about Yuzhen. It's just that Yuzhen's invitation made Guo Li shudder when he thought of a rumor.

Guo Li returned to the house, and the housekeeper came to report that many people had sent a message of worship today, and Guo Li took it and saw that most of them were officials from the DPRK and China, and they were nothing more than congratulating and seeking a closeness.

Zhou Fuyao has been here today, I don't know why?

Guo Li threw aside the greetings of the officials of the DPRK and China, and took out Zhou Fuyao's share separately and handed it to Steward Gou.

"Pick up some seasonal fruits early tomorrow morning and send them back with the post." Guo Li commanded.

Steward Gou took the post and thought to himself, my uncle ignored the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, but he was so interested in a small brigade commander?

Yesterday I rested at Baguio, and today I went to Qinglian Temple. It's not good for anyone to be left out in the cold in this back house, not to mention that the two ladies are beloved. Jixiang saw Guo Li coming and hurriedly hid. Only Qinglian asked: "The second emperor brother invited some people who sang praises today, are there calluses in Ziyi's ears?" ”

Guo Lixin said that Qinglian was really unkind to the second prince, and said Lu Jian's words again.

"I'm afraid this Lord Lu Jian will not move out soon." Qinglian said leisurely as always.

Guo Li knew that Qinglian could see clearly, so he immediately stepped forward and hugged Qinglian and said, "I saw Princess Yuzhen tonight." ”

"Auntie?" Qinglian's face changed dramatically.

"Princess Yuzhen is accompanied by Wang Wei, why is Qinglian's face so bad?"

Qinglian suddenly threw herself into Guo Li's arms for some reason and said, "My aunt has always been known as the first beauty in the Tang Dynasty. ”

"In front of Qian'er, who dares to call herself the first beauty?" Guo Li's casual words fell on Qinglian's ears, but it was a different feeling.

"Husband, the Baguio girl is about to give birth, and Qian'er wants to give birth to a child for her husband."

Guo Li is overjoyed, and the beautiful spring night is short.

The eldest prince was born with a golden key, and it is said that when he was born, there was a thunderstorm, and a black dragon appeared in the sky. It's a pity that the mother concubine is Concubine Liu Hua, who was just a maid in the vassal king's mansion back then. The mother is more expensive than the son, and Li Longji was named a concubine after succeeding to the throne. The eldest prince is intelligent by nature, and since he was a child, he understood how fortunate and unfortunate it was to be in the emperor's family. The last time I returned to Beijing, my mother was worried about her son's safety, and wanted to ask the eldest prince to talk to his father to return to Beijing as an official. The mother is too naïve, the queen has no prince, and as many people are worried about the position of the crown prince, there are as many people as there are staring at the eldest prince. The eldest prince wants to open it, didn't his uncle also take the initiative to give up the position of the prince back then, and now he is a king of Xiaoyaoning, studying music and rhythm all day long, isn't the life just as happy? Why fight for power, break your head, bleed and bleed.

Guo Li got the news on the second day that the eldest prince was attacked by the exiles of Liangzhou on the way back to Beijing, and it is said that several of the exiles who attacked the eldest prince were killed on the spot, and these exiles were so fierce that they even killed several guards around the prince.

"What? The royal brother was attacked by the outcasts? When Qinglian heard that the imperial brother had been attacked, she asked in a panic, "Where is the injury?" ”

"The news didn't say that Qian'er was worried that the imperial brother might as well come to visit in person?" Guo Li's proposal was exactly what Qinglian had in mind. Qinglian changed into a Taoist robe in order to hide people's eyes, and Guo Li only brought Li Mei's entourage.

"Brother Huang, what's wrong with your face?" Qinglian said worriedly when she saw the eldest prince's face bandaged.

"It's okay, I was attacked by a few homeless people on the way back to Beijing."

"How can it hurt your face?" Qinglian said worriedly.

The eldest prince has many guards when he travels, how can a few homeless people be easily injured.

When the eldest prince saw Qinglian wearing a Taoist robe, he mistakenly thought that the rumors were true, "Did the father really decree that the imperial sister should be born as a Taoist aunt?" "Listening to the eldest prince's speech clearly, it seems that the injury on his face is not serious.

"My father used a trick to hide from the world, and now Qian'er is the daughter-in-law of the Guo family." Qinglian glanced at Guo Li after speaking, embarrassed to face the imperial brother.

"His Royal Highness has not congratulated Master Guo on his great destruction of Tubo and the establishment of miraculous achievements in the grassland, and Gao Sheji is full of praise for Lord Guo."

"Your Highness has a good reputation, Guo Li is just lucky, he happened to run into a grain truck in Tubo, and burned the grain and grass in Tubo along the way, otherwise I am afraid it will take a little more trouble to win."

"According to Gao Sheji, Lord Guo ordered people to withdraw from Ningcheng, placed firewood in many places in the city, and then ambushed strange soldiers in the city and set fire in the middle of the night, thus laying down the victory in one fell swoop."

"The carving insect skills are not enough to worry about, but His Royal Highness ordered Zhang Duhu to directly send troops to rescue Xiao Bolu between fire and water, and Weichen admired it very much."

"The royal sister looks at the center of gravity, presumably Lord Guo will not be bad to Wan'an in the future?" The eldest prince recognized Guo Li.

Just as he was about to reply, a servant girl was holding a plate, followed by Imperial Doctor Liu in the palace.

"Doctor Liu, I'm tired this time."

"The words of the prince, these are the duties of the old ministers. How can it hurt your face? Imperial Physician Liu gently took off the gauze on the eldest prince's face, and couldn't help but let out a startled sound.

"This..."

Qinglian couldn't even speak when she saw it.

The eldest prince had an arrow wound on his face, and such an injury would inevitably leave a scar. What made Guo Li strange was that although the eldest prince's injuries looked terrifying, they were not too serious. Why did both Imperial Doctor and Qinglian show surprised expressions?

"It's okay, don't worry about the royal sister." As the eldest prince was talking, Qinglian's tears flowed down.

"Brother Huang..."

The imperial doctor shook his head while changing the dressing and re-bandaging the eldest prince.

"Three days later, the old minister will come to the mansion again, will the old minister report the injury of the eldest prince to the emperor?"

"Please also ask the old lady to bother." The eldest prince allowed the old lady to tell the emperor about this.

Qinglian suddenly became suspicious.

After the old lady left, Qinglian sighed and said, "The imperial brother is scheming to be as happy as Emperor Ning's uncle?" ”

"The royal sister has been smart since she was a child, and she knows that this matter can't be hidden, I don't know how the imperial sister can see it?" The eldest prince thought that he was seamless, but he was still seen by Qinglian.

"Since the imperial brother has made up his mind, why does Qian'er need to do more?" After Qinglian finished speaking, she said goodbye to the imperial brother, and walked out of the prince's mansion with Guo Li with infinite melancholy.

Along the way, Qinglian had a lot of worries, and Guo Li couldn't ask directly. returned to the mansion with questions, and found Meng Haoran after sending Qinglian back.

"Brother Haoran, why is the injury on the eldest prince's face not serious, but Qinglian is heartbroken."

"Hurt your face?" Meng Haoran asked.

"The eldest prince has an arrow wound on his face, I'm afraid it's hard not to leave a trace."

"The crown prince's position will soon have results." Meng Haoran said.

Guo Li can only blame his brain for not being enough to find walnuts to make up for it. Whether it is Qinglian or Meng Haoran, they don't say it clearly, and every time they ask, they are treated like Xiaobai. Guo Li decided not to ask this time, and racked his brains to figure out why?

In his previous life, when Guo Li was thinking about problems, he liked to walk around the woods with a book, and the fresh air in the forest was conducive to mental activity. There are only two trees in the backyard, one in the Baguio courtyard and one in the Qinglian courtyard. If you go to Qinglian's yard, in case it is difficult to answer when asked, I think about it and go to Baguio's yard.

Baguio is sewing a belly pocket for Guo Yao, who has not yet been born, and there are five pairs of tiger head villain shoes in the box, as well as a pile of changes of clothes for swaddling toddlers. The belly pockets have already been made, and Baguio thinks that there may not be much time to do them in the future, and even Guo Yao's two-year-old belly pockets have already begun to be sewn. As soon as I finished sewing a red belly pocket, I saw my husband wandering around under the tree in the yard, as if he had something on his mind.

Baguio walked to the door with his stomach straight, and Xia Jiang saw it and quickly supported him.

"Miss, your body is heavy, sit on the bed, and be careful of the fetal gas."

"Husband, why don't you come into the house?" Baguio asked.

"Zhou Fuyao will come over later, what is the matter with this kid?" Guo Li was embarrassed to ask Baguio. In case Baguio knows, it will be embarrassing to be treated as a white.

"Well, husband, think slowly, come in when you're tired. There is a ready-made cool lotus seed soup in the house. Xia Jiang helped the young lady back to the bedside to do a good job.

Guo Li was disturbed by Baguio, and the matter that was originally a little eyebrow had to be put aside for the time being. Yesterday, I asked the housekeeper to inform Zhou Fuyao that it was almost time to come.

It didn't take much effort for Zhou Fuyao to come to the mansion. Last time Ningcheng broke the enemy, Zhou Fuyao was promoted to Guoyi Captain because of his merits.

"You want to go to the Western Regions?" Guo Li was surprised by Zhou Fuyao's idea. There were many wars at the border gates and the conditions were difficult, and many border officers and soldiers wanted to be transferred to the interior to become generals.

"I think there will be no war in the Central Plains for at least ten years, and I want to go to the Western Regions to accumulate military merits, and I don't want to waste my time in Chang'an City."

Guo Li thought for a while, "Li Kailuo is a general in Youzhou, so you can take care of it in the past." Guo Li wrote a letter to Zhou Fuyao, who didn't know what Guo Li asked him to do in Youzhou, and the habit he had developed over the years made him obey Guo Li's orders.

There are different opinions on major events in the world, and the most influential is the political affairs court. After the acquisition of the Tianxia Miscellaneous Teahouse, Meng Haoran specially hired someone to serve as a current affairs commentator, and the business of the teahouse went to a higher level.

"The emperor ordered the establishment of Lizheng Academy in various states, and the Hanlin Academy sent someone to serve as the head of the academy, and I heard that this was the advice of Lord Guo."

"Master Guo said that those with excellent academic performance in Lizheng Academy can enter the court as officials, and the road to heaven in the future is not only the road of imperial examination."

"Isn't this a blessing for a poor scholar?"

"I heard that Master Guo's poems and articles are excellent, and he is suitable to serve as the president of Lizheng Academy."

"Lord Guo is still young, and the people sent to Lizheng Academy are all elders. Zhongshu Ling Zhang said, the secretary and supervisor Xu Jian, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites He Zhizhang, isn't that the year when he knows the destiny of heaven and his ears are obedient? ”

"Nowadays, Lizheng Academy is set up in all state streets, and a subset of scripture and history is set as a subject, and in a few years, the officials from Lizheng Academy may not be less than those from the imperial examination."

Guo Li sat in the corner of the teahouse, listening carefully to the comments. What you hear from the mouths of others, whether it is praise or criticism, is undoubtedly true. In the view of Lizheng Academy, it has been recognized by the world, and the purpose of counseling can be achieved without meeting the emperor, Guo Li is somewhat satisfied.

"Whoever Ziyi has a way, he must get the cause, seek his feelings, judge his feelings, and do his things. Did you get it from "Guiguzi"? Meng Haoran and Guo Li sat together.

Guo Li's face changed drastically, and Meng Haoran undoubtedly suspected that he was operating in secret.

"Why did Brother Haoran say this?"

"Guanziyi's conclusion from the marching formation. Whether it is to quell the rebellion of Kang Yuanzi or the rebellion against Tibet, Ziyi did not fight before gaining the momentum, and had the way before he got the plan, and he won the art of war. ”

It turned out that Meng Haoran was talking about the art of war, which startled Guo Li.

"If these strategies are used in the court, I am afraid that Ziyi will be counterattacked. The way of the king lies in the clear virtue of the king. ”

Meng Haoran's reminder was just right, and now Guo Li is always thinking about how to see the best results in a subtle way. Although the starting point is good, it is inevitable that the deeds will be revealed if you do too much. If it is known by the imperial history, it is inevitable that he will be impeached. It's often these details that things go wrong.

"The matter of the eldest prince, I still can't understand it after thinking about it for two days, and I hope that Brother Haoran will solve it."

Guo Li immediately told the truth about seeing the eldest prince that day, and the only thing hidden was Qinglian's sudden expression. Meng Haoran pondered for a moment and said: "The eldest prince has seen through the world and is unwilling to be wrapped in a mud pit, since he wants to jump out of the fire pit, he can only go with him." ”

Meng Haoran had the same opinion as Qinglian.

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The gray-robed Taoist priest had a towering bun and a dust whisk in his hand, followed by two Taoist boys, and approached the mansion with a grin under Cui Yinfu's gaze. Luoyang made Cui Yinfu see a lot of high-ranking people, and maintained a consistent vigilant attitude towards these outsiders. Seeing the Taoist priest pretending, Cui Yinfu really felt funny. Immortals, ghosts and Buddhas are originally a trick to confuse everyone, if there are really ghosts and ghosts in the world, what else do you want the government to do? Cui Yinfu did not reveal it and followed the Taoist priest into the mansion to see what tricks this famous Taoist priest played?

When the Taoist priest entered the mansion, he seemed to be familiar with the mansion, and he did not need to be led directly to the guest seat in the middle hall and sat down. The two Taoist boys, one on the left and one on the right, have clear eyebrows, beautiful eyes, red lips and white teeth.

"Why is the Taoist here?" Cui Yinfu asked. It is rumored that there is a Taoist immortal in Luoyang, who can cure all kinds of diseases, and ordinary minor diseases can be cured. Luoyang Mansion has recently been connected to several thefts, and the victims' homes have a common feature: a Taoist priest entered the mansion a few days before the theft. With years of experience in judging cases, Cui Yinfu intuitively believed that there was something wrong with this Taoist priest. Just when Cui Yinfu wanted to order someone to investigate the Taoist priest, the housekeeper suddenly reported that a Taoist priest had come to visit. It is to step through the iron shoes and find nowhere to find them, and it takes no effort to get them.

"Poor Dao Xiaoyaozi, Master Cui is about to be promoted, and Poor Dao is here to congratulate." Xiaoyaozi said first.

Cui Yinfu has not been promoted for many years in Luoyang. Kaiyuan took office in four years, and in the past six years, Luoyang has been well organized, and this year he assisted Pei Yang to establish a Heyin transshipment warehouse, and the transportation from Jiangnan to Chang'an finally played a role. In just a few months, the grain and grass that arrived in Chang'an has reached one million stones. This year's wind and rain are smooth, and the year-end assessment of the Ministry of Officials is excellent, and the promotion is imminent. Although Xiaoyaozi said what Cui Yinfu was thinking, how could Cui Yinfu be easily fooled by these wandering Taoist priests who observed people's expressions and pretended to be ghosts with the news they heard secretly?

"What the official doesn't know, the Taoist chief actually knows? It is said that the Taoist chief has a spell, and he has a hand to remove incurable diseases, and it just so happens that the housekeeper is seriously ill, and he also hopes that the Taoist chief will help, and the official is grateful. ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, and please bring someone up." Xiaoyaozi said happily.

"The steward is sick in bed, and he also asks the Taoist chief to follow the official to the wing."

Cui Yinfu took Xiaoyaozi to the room of the side room steward, and after Xiaoyaozi entered the house, he stepped on the seven stars and waved the dust with his hand, and there were words in his mouth. It took a long time for the god to go to the steward to observe the words and said: "The steward suffers from jealousy, the internal fire is vigorous, and it needs yin and yang to be cured." ”

The steward lay on the bed, and sighed in his heart that he was indeed a fairy Taoist. Who knew that Cui Yinfu suddenly shouted: "Take down the old way of pretending to be a ghost." ”

As soon as the words fell, several officials came in from outside, and tied up Xiaoyaozi, and even the dust in their hands was taken away.

"My lord, why is that?" Xiaoyaozi asked calmly.

"Detain Xiaoyaozi and the two Taoist boys separately, and the official will interrogate them separately." The official escorted Xiaoyaozi and the two Taoist boys, and the steward asked, "Why are you like this, my lord?" There is indeed an internal fire below, and the lady has been dead for many years, and it has not been renewed. ”

"This Taoist priest pretended to be a ghost, and the so-called fire disease was nothing more than a fire pox on the manager's face. Today's many theft cases are inevitably related to this old man, which can be known to be interrogated by this official. Cui Yinfu said when he saw the steward with acne on his face.

Cui Yinfu first interrogated two Taoist boys, and at first one Taoist boy only said that he would follow his master Xiaoyaozi to travel, and he didn't know anything else. Cui Yinfu arranged for the boy to pretend to be served by the torture, and let out a burst of screams. He found chicken blood and sprinkled it on the ground. When the second Dao boy was interrogated, the other party was already so frightened that he made a miserable face and asked everything.

It turned out that Xiaoyaozi took two Taoist boys named You Fang, and they were actually stealing. Pretending to be a ghost during the day, he secretly peeks into the terrain to facilitate stealing at night. Among the two Taoist children, the first Taoist boy who was interrogated had studied for a few days and was as light as a swallow, it was this Taoist boy who stole at night, and another boy let off steam, and all the stolen goods were handed over to the master Xiaoyaozi.

The facts of the case were clear, and all three masters and apprentices should have been detained. Cui Yinfu ordered Lao Dao to hand over the stolen goods and return them to the bitter master, and sentenced the two boys to exile, but there was no accountability for Lao Dao Xiaoyaozi. Cui Yinfu's verdict is also somewhat reasonable. At that time, Taoism was prosperous, and no one in Pingsuli wanted to have a grudge with the Taoist sect, not to mention that several bitter masters returned with lost property, and learned that it was a Taoist who committed the theft, and did not pursue the person who stole it.

Xiaoyaozi escaped, and with a little bit of master-apprentice affection, he went to Liangzhou with the messenger and took care of the two apprentices along the way.