The Black Skull Liquor Store is generally open all night, and although it is not allowed according to the regulations, the good merchants always sneak in through the back door in the middle of the night, stuffed with enough silver, and the officials of the West City Bureau should also turn a blind eye and let it go.

But today, the Black Skull Liquor Store made a feint early when the sky was still bright, and a notice was posted on the door, and the rats in the store were rampant, and it was necessary to clean up overnight, which sounded ridiculous, but the old customers knew that what they said was true, and the rats in the liquor store were even more annoying than the tax inspectors in West City.

The old merchant slowly walked from a distance, walked to the back door of the wine shop, habitually looked left and right, and entered the wine shop in a flash, he took off the hat, the smile on his lean face disappeared, and nodded slightly to a few guys: "Please tell your lordship, I have a situation to report." ”

The adult in his mouth is naturally Li Qing, at this moment, Li Qing is listening to the report of another oil seller, Liu Ji did not go home, but went directly into the mansion of Wang Zeng, the author of Lang.

Liu Ji wanted to falsely accuse Du Youlin of colluding with the prince's supporters to rebel, it was only Li Qing's speculation, he needed further evidence to confirm that his inference was correct, the skeleton did not disappoint him, and the established business intelligence agency was extremely effective, and soon found Yang Zhao and Liu Ji, and witnessed them enter the imperial city together, and then went their separate ways.

There is a list in front of Li Qing, all of whom are members of the princelings, this list was given to him by the skeleton, and there are people secretly selling it in many restaurants, one hundred and fifty yuan, the princelings and the Xiangguo Party have them, and everyone's job rank, fame and background, and wife's party background are marked one by one. At the end of this list, his name is written, Li Qing, the prince is a person, and there is a small note behind it: businessman's background, no merit, once served as the chief secretary of Yibin County, and his wife is a small family.

"Is that what you eat? He was the last of the hundreds. Li Qing smiled bitterly, it is said that the previous version did not have his own name at all, although he was lost in his heart, but the matter in front of him was imminent, and he was not allowed to be distracted.

"Wang Zeng?" Li Qing found Wang Zeng's name in the second line of the list. He remembered that Li Jingzhong said to himself that this Wang Zeng's official position was not high, and he only obeyed the Wupin book Lang and was in charge of a Qingshui Yamen, but his person was from the Guan Longwang clan, and he was in charge of writing the texts and sacrificial texts in academics, which can be described as the courage of the princelings.

There was a light knock on the door, and the skeleton said outside the door: "My lord, Shao Tianxing is here, there is news of Yang Zhao." ”

"Let him in!" Of course, Li Qing remembered this Shao Tianxing, the gunman who handled official documents for himself when he was the chief bookkeeper. An old official with good calligraphy and actuarial calculations, he is very capable. I just arrived from Yibin not long ago.

"My lord, long time no see."

Shao Tianxing was a little excited. Since the death of the Ma County Commander, the imperial court transferred an old county from Shannan Province to serve as the Yibin County Commander, although not as greedy as the predecessor, but the power is unambiguous, all the officials, six Cao are brought by himself, Shao Tianxing is also unemployed, he heard that those old brothers who entered the capital are well paid, almost everyone has bought fields in their hometowns, and also built new houses. I was also tempted to look for it.

"It's been a long time since we've seen each other, come on! Come in and sit down. ”

Li Qing smiled and pulled him in and sat down. looked at him, and saw that he was shrewd and capable, and his eyes were full of enthusiasm and loyalty, so he sighed with emotion: "It's really condescending to let you be a buddy, I'll go and tell Zhang Yiming later, you go to be the general account of my firm, okay, now you tell me, what's the news from Yang Zhao's side?" ”

Shao Tianxing saw Li Qing reminiscing about the old days, and his heart was moved, so he nodded and said: "Yang Zhao went to Li Xiangguo's mansion, I waited outside for a long time, but I didn't see him come out, I was afraid that the adults would be anxious, so I rushed back first." ”

Sure enough, as he expected, Yang Zhao went to find Li Linfu, Li Qing sighed softly, since Li Linfu intervened, it seems that the prince has passed this pass, even if he doesn't die, he has to shed his skin, he quickly thought about his relationship with this matter, and he has a good chance to get out, but in the long run, if the prince falls, he, the prince who is contaminated with the color of the princeling, will eventually be implicated, Zhang Qiu and Qiong, Xian Yuzhong smiled bitterly, he didn't want to join any princelings, but looking at the situation in front of him, he really seemed to be a member of the princelings.

He picked up the poorly printed princeling list in front of him again, looked at his last name, a mocking smile appeared in his eyes, and he said to himself: "Since I am also a princeling, then let me, the last person in the ranking, save you once!" ”.

Gao Lishi's mansion is close to the imperial city of Taipingfang, and the eunuchs have been different, Gao Lishi also has his own wife and children, his wife Lu is his friend in trouble when he was a young man, his son is the son of the eldest brother, the treatment of succession, the first year of Tianbao, Gao Lishi is the champion general, the general of the right prison guard, and the prince of Bohai County, but Gao Lishi is cautious, he is a man of great power but knows that he is deeply favored by Li Longji, and he trusts him more, in terms of details, he has a very strict family education, and has never heard of a family bullying people, His family is rich but unassuming, and his wife Lu is from a poor background, and often helps the poor around him, and has an excellent reputation.

Yesterday, Gao Lishi went into the palace to work hard with illness, and finally couldn't hold it after returning home from Li Linfu's mansion, and fell ill, in order to prevent Bian Lingcheng from robbing him of power again, he arranged in advance another henchman eunuch Yu Chaoen to temporarily replace himself on duty, Yu Chaoen was shrewd and capable, and he was also relieved.

The room is very quiet, the fragrance of medicine is permeated, a few rays of bright light shine in from the gap in the pane, there is fine dust floating in the light, the room is simply furnished, a bed, a cupboard, a table, a few chairs are neatly placed, a new bunch of vases on the table, Gao Lishi is half lying on the bed, his hair is fluffy, his face is pale and haggard, he looks old, his wife is sitting on the edge of the bed, carefully feeding him soup to her husband muttering something, presumably it is also a small sesame thing at home and in the neighborhood, Gao Lishi casually responded, at this moment, He had forgotten the dangers of the court and quietly enjoyed this rare half-day of leisure.

After drinking a sip of the decoction, Gao Lishi suddenly felt a little itchy in his nostrils, he couldn't help but sneeze heavily, and smiled at his old wife: "Someone must not want me to settle down and worry about me." ”

As soon as the words fell, the slight and rapid footsteps came from far and near, Gao Lishi was stunned, and couldn't help sighing: "Living in the downtown area, I really can't feel at ease!" ”

"Maybe the emperor sent someone to see you."

Lu put down the soup bowl and went out, only to see the big butler take one when he got to the door

When he saw her, he whispered: "I said that the master was sick and didn't see anyone, and he said that he would take a look at the master, and the master would definitely see him." ”

Although his voice was small, Gao Lishi in the room heard it, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Who said that I would definitely see you, so confident?" ”

Lu Shi took the sticker, sighed, entered the house and handed it to him, this is a fresh and elegant post, without any gorgeous decoration, a hard white paper like white clouds and dust, on it only just pulled out, the pen power through the back of the paper four words, 'quiet and far-reaching'.

"Good word!" Gao Lishi secretly praised it, opened the post, and saw that it was written: 'Senior Li Qing wishes General Gao a speedy recovery. ’

'Li Qing', Gao Lishi's eyes suddenly appeared in front of Li Longji's knowing smile when he saw this name, nodded, and said to the housekeeper: "Please invite him to the small guest hall for a while, and he will be entertained attentively." ”

The chief butler led Li Qing to turn a few corners, walked along a long corridor to the end, pointed to a hut and said, "Master, please wait here!" After hesitating, the chief butler whispered again: "General Li, thank you." ”

Li Qing nodded to him with a smile, stepped into the house, and saw all the way, Gao Lishi's mansion was exquisitely and simple, this room was also quiet and simple, a horizontal banner was hung on the front wall, and four words were written on it: hold the remnants and keep the defects, the following is chess, the first boy lowered his eyebrows and pleasing his eyes, knelt and held the tea tray, and then looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the walls on both sides to show the modesty of the master. The tables and chairs in the room are also relatively old, and it seems that they have been used for decades, Li Qing nodded secretly, pushing people with things, which shows that this person is cautious and cautious, and he is not extravagant for the sake of officialdom.

The little maid used the high-grade official kiln to offer tea to Li Qing, and served a few more plates of fine snacks, only saying that the master was changing clothes. Immediately, he thought about it for a long time, and he already had a plan, although this Donggong case involved the prince himself. But at this time, it is meaningless to find the prince, not to mention that it is too late to make time, will Du Youlin be hidden? It shows that he has a ghost in his heart, Li Heng is a fish on the board at this time, let Li Linfu slaughter, and the only thing that can save him is Li Longji's attitude, or the maintenance of Gaolis.

For Colliers. Li Qing no longer believes in the ugliness in those film and television dramas in later generations, this person can spend his life safely in the treacherous Tang Palace. Moreover, the high position and power are not subject to the suspicion of the king, but he has his advantages. He never believed that Gao Lishi would form an alliance with Li Linfu, to put it bluntly, Li Linfu was not qualified enough, only if he was transcendent, he would win over and praise all factions, and he would not be jealous of Li Longji, Gao Lishi naturally understood this more than he Li Qing.

"I hope that the old man will recover soon, but he will not let the old man rest in bed. General Li said, let's see, is this the truth? ”

Li Qing suddenly turned around. I saw a green coat and a small hat Gao Lishi slowly walking, two children supported left and right, his face was scorched, his eyes were listless, Li Qing hurriedly bowed down, and said apologetically: "It was Li Qing who was abrupt and missed Ah Weng's rest." ”

Gao Lishi waved his hand, walked into the room and sat down hard, smiled and said to Li Qing: "I like you to call me a general, Ah Weng has been called a general for a long time, and my heart is tired. ”

The first time Li Qing saw Gao Lishi, he always had the prejudice of eunuchs misleading the country, the first time, the second time, until today, he slowly felt that this person is really good, there is no imaginary arrogance and perversion of the eunuch, and he does not put on the shelf of the superior, of course, this is also related to Li Longji's value of himself, but no matter what, this easy-going and cordial attitude makes people feel relaxed, including Li Linfu, and he does not feel pressure to talk to him, maybe this is the realm of a high-ranking person.

Li Qing gently put down the teacup and said sincerely to Gao Lishi: "Although Li Qing's position is low, but he is humble and does not dare to forget the country, in Nanzhao, I will do my best for the interests of the country, I still want to go to the Western Regions in the future, and I also want to do my part for the peace of the people of the Tang Dynasty, these are my heartfelt words, I don't know if the general can understand." ”

"I don't dare to forget my country, that's a good point!" Gao Lishi glanced at Li Qing and said slowly: "Not only is the lowly, but the high is also worried about the world, the emperor has been on the throne for more than 40 years, which day is not spent in the heart of the heart, I am thousands of scholars in the Tang Dynasty, which one does not want to establish meritorious deeds and serve the country, General Li's heart to serve the country of course the old man understands." ”

Speaking of this, Gao Lishi smiled faintly: "But I also know that General Li is an ambitious person, and he will never be satisfied with just being in a humble country, let alone indifferent to the mountains and forests, and have no quarrel with the world, am I right?" ”

Li Qing got up and saluted him, and said solemnly: "When the water is clear, there are no fish, although Li Qing's name has the word 'Qing', there are thousands of big fish in his chest, I came to visit the general today, that is, I hope the general can help me in the future, and the grace of knowing the encounter is unforgettable." ”

Gao Lishi looked at him in surprise, and there were countless people who asked him for help, but none of them were as frank and direct as him, and as soon as he thought about it, he understood that Li Qing's move was just making up for the homework that he had done but had not done, and he had won the favor of the saint without nodding his head, and how many people could last a long time?

"It seems that this person is also a person who understands, and he can really cultivate it"

Thinking of this, he nodded and said with a smile: "It can be seen that General Li is an honest person, not hypocritical or hypocritical, but the old man has nothing to promote, the key is that General Li himself has to make political achievements." ”

After speaking, he took the teacup and expressed a send-off, Li Qing smiled slightly, slowly took out a folded book from his arms, and put it on the table, "These are some of the things I witnessed with my own eyes this morning, if the general is free, you might as well take a look." ”

After speaking, he arched his hand and left, Gao Lishi looked at his back and disappeared, only then did he take the excerpt, the style and format are officially played on the emperor's standard excerpt, please see for yourself, it is nothing more than a nice thing to say, he smiled, opened it casually, and glanced at it hurriedly, gradually, his expression became solemn, his brows furrowed, and Yang Zhao finally entered Li Linfu's mansion.

He took a long breath, and his years of political experience told him that a big case in the East Palace was about to happen, Gao Lishi walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, bowed his head, and suddenly, he grabbed the fold and shouted: "Someone!" Prepare a car for me to enter the palace quickly. ”