Chapter 67 Public and private
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Li Deyu was lying on the bed tossing and turning, Zhou Gui's arrival was completely beyond his expectations, no matter his identity or the time of his arrival, everything seemed so unreasonable.
Li Deyu is a cautious person, he is the kind of person who must think about everything before doing anything, and there is no involvement of people in the inner court in his plan at all, and now the people in the inner court have appeared.
Although it is only a small head of the inner chamberlain, this identity is not the main one, and the most important thing is another identity of Zhou Gui: the righteous son of the inner chamberlain Wang Guichang.
And the inner eunuch is the nearest eunuch to the emperor's side, and Wang Guichang is deeply trusted by Xuanzong, so the arrival of Zhou Gui is intriguing.
Li Deyu had no way of speculating what Zhou Gui said to Xiao Liang and Li Zhen in the state prison, but he sniffed out a hint of danger from Zhou Gui's seemingly respectful face, the danger from the imperial court.
"Alas!" Li Deyu sighed.
"Why is Lang Jun sighing?"
The voice of Manager Zhang came from outside the door.
After hearing this, Li Deyu sat up from the couch and said softly: "Since you haven't slept either, then come in, lest you catch the night breeze!" β
The door opened, and the manager Zhang Ke walked in slowly, although he looked tired, he still pretended to be indifferent after seeing Li Deyu.
Seeing this, Li Deyu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "San Lang, why bother to stay up with me!" β
Zhang Ke smiled and said, "It's okay, anyway, I won't be able to sleep until the hour, but Lang Jun, your body is important!" β
"The old man also wants to sleep peacefully!" Li Deyu got up and sighed, and then slowly paced in the room.
"Lang Jun is worried about the rules of Zhou?" Zhang Ke didn't have to think about it to know that Li Deyu's heart was here.
Li Deyu replied with a sigh: "If the old man came from the Criminal Department, he wouldn't be worried, but he didn't expect that it was someone from the Inner Servant Province who was waiting for him!" β
"What's the difference?" Zhang Ke asked.
"Alas, the criminal department is for the public, the internal service province is private, Your Majesty uses the internal service province instead of the criminal department, this obviously means something!" Li Deyu replied, his tone full of helplessness.
"How is Yu Gong? What about selfishness? Lang Jun has already done everything he should do, and he has not exceeded his duty, is it possible that Your Majesty can still blame you? Although Zhang Ke has followed Li Deyu for decades, he has not seen things in the officialdom as thoroughly as Li Deyu after all.
Li Deyu smiled bitterly when he heard this, "San Lang, it's a shame that you didn't become an official, otherwise I'm afraid you will be sold and kept in the dark!" β
Zhang Ke scratched his head like a child when he heard this, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Lang Jun said that he was joking, the little one is from a cheap background, if you can't afford it, how can you live this rich life now, you can't think of it!" β
Li Deyu patted Zhang Ke lightly on the shoulder, and forced a smile on his face, "Whether it is cheap or rich, in the end, it will not turn into a handful of loess!" β
"It's not too early, you go to sleep quickly!"
"......"
"Go, go!" Li Deyu interrupted Zhang Ke and waved his hand gently.
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Following.
Zhou Gui said goodbye to Li Deyu and embarked on the road back to Beijing, but Li Deyu's heart became extremely heavy, and at the same time there were some disappointments.
Lee Seungye Mansion.
When Li Deyu appeared in front of Li Chengye, Li Chengye's expression was a little unnatural, only he knew that he had thought about it behind closed doors was false, and he didn't dare to face Li Deyu.
After all, the matter of playing His Majesty privately is not very authentic, and it can even be said that he indirectly betrayed Li Deyu.
"Why, don't you invite the old man to sit down and talk?" Li Deyu stood at the door with a smile on his face, and he couldn't see half of his anger.
"Hehe, please take a seat!" Li Chengye came back to his senses and hurriedly let Li Deyu into the house.
Li Deyu walked in slowly and said with a smile: "It seems that Ziyun doesn't seem to be very willing to see the old man!" β
Li Chengye was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and hurriedly smiled and said: "Where does the envoy speak, the lower officials have always respected the envoy!" β
After Li Deyu sat down, he looked at Li Chengye and sighed lightly: "Ziyun, you don't have to hold on anymore, the old man has been an official for decades, how can he not see through your mind?" β
Li Chengye's face froze, and then he shook his head and said: "I know that this matter can't be hidden from the envoy after all, and I hope that the envoy will forgive the sin!" β
After saying that, Li Chengye got up and bowed to Li Deyu.
"Alas, forget it, I have already said it, the old man knows your thoughts, maybe you are under much more pressure than the old man, but the old man is negligent about this!" Li Deyu waved his hand and said, it seemed that he was much older at this moment.
"Rest assured, when you go to Chang'an this time, the lower officials will definitely explain everything to Your Majesty!" Li Chengye suddenly felt a little unbearable in his heart.
"Hehe, Ziyun, can't you see what Your Majesty means until now?" Li Deyu smiled faintly.
Li Chengye suddenly didn't know how to answer, now the Ministry of Internal Service represents His Majesty, and using the Ministry of Internal Service instead of the Criminal Department means that His Majesty has completely eliminated the possibility of Li Dang speaking in the DPRK and China, and all that Li Deyu has done before has also been denied.
"The old man doesn't blame you, after all, this matter involves a wide range of things, you can't let it go in public or private, you just did what you should do, if you change to the old man, you will do the same!" Li Deyu smiled bitterly and said lightly.
Li Chengye was silent, although he was in Jingnan, he also knew a little about what happened in the DPRK, and since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, he had adopted a completely negative attitude towards Li Deyu and his party.
Just as Li Deyu was transferred to Jingnan, on the surface, it was a horizontal transfer, but it undoubtedly kept him away from the center of the imperial court, and it was imperative to cut off the wings of Li Dang, and perhaps the best outcome for Li Deyu was to serve as an envoy in Jingnan for the rest of his life.
At this time, I only heard Li Deyu say again: "Speaking of which, although you are a subordinate of the old man, you are not a protΓ©gΓ© of the old man, let alone the old man's support, so it is very likely that His Majesty will not punish you when you go to Chang'an, but ......"
Speaking of this, Li Deyu paused for a moment, looked at Li Chengye and then said slowly: "But if the old man guesses correctly, Liu Rui will definitely frame you as the old man's comrade before his death, in this case, His Majesty may transfer you out of Jiangling Mansion because of Bai Minzhong, but if nothing else, you will soon be reinstated!" β
"To tell the truth, although Zi Yunzhicai is not able to govern the country and the country, he is enough to govern one side and take charge of the country, but there are three things that must be careful when he arrives at the court in the future!"
"May you hear the teachings of the envoy!" Li Chengye said respectfully.
"I can't talk about teaching, this is just a detour and mistakes that the old man has taken for decades as an official, first, don't bury your head in hard work, sometimes you will get more respect and praise for yourself by showing yourself appropriately; Second, the court has the bottom line of the court, whether this bottom line is correct or not, you must not say much, appropriate silence can sometimes save your life! β
"The third one is Li Zhen!"
"Li Zhen?" Li Chengye said in surprise.