The time of the year is always short, because of happiness so short, perhaps as said, back to Beijing to report on the time is very little, must be cherished, out of the palace, for two days Li Qing did not leave the house, and his wife and daughter together to enjoy the joy of family and fish and water, his soldiers are also on vacation, some are Chang'an people, can go back and reunite with their families, not Chang'an people need to carry enough silver to enjoy the customs of the world's first city.

This day is the fourth day of the first lunar month, the weather is clear, the blue sky is as blue as washing, the temperature rises on consecutive sunny days, there is a rare small spring on the day of the big cold, many Lamei is opened in advance, many Chang'an citizens are bringing their wives and children to the suburbs to experience the bright sunshine, Li Qing's family is no exception, the whole house is actively preparing, because Li Qing has something to do today, so the day of travel is set for tomorrow.

Outside the house, a middle-aged man is leisurely approaching Li Qing's mansion, only to see that he looks scorched, a pair of triangular eyes flickering shrewdly from time to time, and there is always a humble smile on his face, at first glance, it seems that an old official in the county government catches the knife, this person's surname is Shao, called Shao Tianxing, in fact, his old business is the old official of the Yibin County Ya, as Li Qing gradually rises, his involvement in the mall almost quits, a group of old guys mostly returned to their hometowns to become rich men, and several backbones also have their own careers, For example, the Nanxi Restaurant opened by the skeleton is now the largest restaurant in Chang'an West City, and the original silk shop shopkeeper Zhang Yiming has also become the real proprietor, the only one who still follows Li Qing is this Shao Tianxing, he was originally the general account of Li Mansion, and now his identity is Li Qing's general manager of the outer house, nominally managing Li Qing's old mansion, but in fact he is Li Qing's head of the Chang'an intelligence agency, and he replaces the original position of Wu Xingsu.

Contrary to Wu Xingsu's collection of Luo Qi people, Shao Tianxing dismissed most of the so-called martial arts warriors after taking office, in his opinion, those are pretentious guys, who can only be used and cannot be raised. And once let Li Qing's political enemies know. The consequences will be unimaginable, in the end, Shao Tianxing only left more than ten people, all of whom are Li Qing's loyal old subordinates, all of them are shrewd and capable, they don't need to do anything in person, they will pay someone to do it when they receive the task, the Tang Dynasty is still martial, and there are many cold-blooded killers who run alone. As long as you can afford to pay for it, even if you want to assassinate important officials in the court, someone will take it without frowning.

Shao Tianxing received an order from Li Qing yesterday, he hurriedly arranged it, came to look for Li Qing early this morning, the gatekeepers all knew, Shao Tianxing walked all the way to the inner house, according to the rules of the house, he could not go in again. There was a little maid who went to report for him.

Outside the wall, several hundred-year-old plums are in full bloom, fragrant and delicate, exuding bursts of fragrance, Shao Tianxing is admiring the plum with his hands behind his back. Suddenly, I heard Li Tingyue in the courtyard shouting anxiously, "Daddy! It's my turn, my brother has already ridden it twice. ”

"Alright! You take your brother down. The tone seemed a little helpless.

Shao Tianxing secretly admired, worthy of being a prince of a town, he began to learn to ride a horse at such a young age, through the cracks in the flower wall. He quietly looked into the courtyard, but was so shocked that the two eyeballs almost fell to the ground, where was the horse, only to see the dignified Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot, Anxi Dadu Hu lying on the ground, a little girl was struggling to climb on his back, and the kid next to him was pulling her shirt and refused to let go, and his mouth was screaming.

Shao Tianxing's face was swollen red, and there was a 'bang!' 'Jumping. As if he had seen something he shouldn't have seen, he hurried to the door and stood up straight and waited. After a while, a maid couldn't hold back a smile and ran out to him, "Mr. Shao, the master told you to go in." ”

At this time, Li Qing had already gotten up from the ground, his clothes were neatly drawn, and with a smile on his face, Shao Tianxing came in and immediately bowed to him, "Shao Tianxing sees the lord!" ”

"Mr. Shao, we haven't seen each other for several years, and you haven't changed at all!"

Shao Tianxing's face showed a trace of shame, "My subordinates have lived a quiet life over the years, naturally there will be no changes, and I have arranged what the lord ordered yesterday." ”

Li Qing nodded, he didn't travel today, just to wait for him, he put on a piece of clothing, and said with a smile as he walked: "Let's go!" One more thing, we'll talk about it later. ”

A quarter of an hour later, dozens of guards drove out of Li Qing's carriage from the gate, and the destination was his old mansion, where someone had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Please command, my lord!" Inside the carriage, Shao Tianxing said cautiously.

Li Qing smiled and said lightly: "I want you to kill someone." ”

Shao Tianxing's eyelids jumped, the task he had received over the years was either to listen to the news or draw a map, but it was the first time that he had been asked to kill someone, but he didn't say anything, just quietly waited for Li Qing's next words.

Li Qing glanced at him, and seeing that he was silent, he couldn't help but show a trace of satisfaction in his eyes

, he continued: "This person is An Lushan's portable strategist, his name is Gao, either kill with one blow, or don't do it, don't kill but don't die, understand? ”

"My subordinates understand."

The carriage soon arrived at the old house, Li Qing's old house is now being renovated, people come and go, and there are some old family members, through a pile of broken rubble, Li Qing came to his old study, this room is not inhabited, there are some old furniture in it, the people inside heard the footsteps, and immediately opened the door, revealing a young and smiling face, it is Wei Yingwu, the captain of the Yulin Army, he is Li Qing's eyes and ears in the palace, and he has been contacted by Shao Tianxing in a single line, and he will not be used unless he has to, Li Qing came to him today because he had something important to ask.

"It's all your own people, so you don't need to be polite, come! We sat down and talked. Li Qing pulled a chair and sat down first, and then said to Wei Yingwu: "Have you been on duty in the palace for the past few days?" ”

"Yes! I was on duty from Chinese New Year's Eve until tomorrow night. ”

Li Qing nodded, and continued to ask, "Then let me ask you, what happened in the palace?" ”

Since the afternoon of the day before yesterday, Gao Lishi has not returned to the house, Li Qing is keenly aware that something must have happened in the palace, and it is very likely to be related to his report, but after inquiring a few times, the news is very tightly sealed, and even the palace people on the periphery do not know.

Wei Yingwu was slightly surprised, something big did happen in the palace, even he didn't know the details, but how did Li Qing know? He sighed softly and said: "The day before yesterday, the emperor was very angry for some reason, and slashed the concubine's most beloved white parrot to death with a sword, but the concubine cried and wanted to hang herself to die, the palace was already in chaos, and this kind of scene was the first time we have seen it." Thinking of Yang Yuhuan crying extremely sadly, he couldn't help but feel gloomy in his eyes.

Li Qing laughed lightly, and then the laughter became louder and louder, and finally he looked up to the sky and laughed, the white parrot was sent by An Lushan, presumably Li Longji was furious after reading the account book, and he didn't dare to give an order to arrest people, so he took a flat-haired beast to get angry.

It took a long time for his laughter to stop, enough is enough! As long as the seed of distrust is sown in Li Longji's heart, at the right time, this seed will quickly take root and sprout, and his goal will be achieved.

Li Qing's laughter made Wei Yingwu silent, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, the emperor and queen laughed loudly when he didn't get along with him, this should not be an attitude of being a minister.

Li Qing saw it in his eyes, he smiled slightly, patted Wei Yingwu's shoulder and said, "Do you know why the emperor wanted to kill that parrot?" You just have to think about who sent it to the land, and then think about the rumors these days, and you will know. ”

Wei Yingwu is not a brainless person, as soon as Li Qing reminded him, he immediately reacted, the snow-clothed man was sent by An Lushan, and a few days ago, someone was spreading the word that An Lushan was going to rebel, the emperor was so angry, did An Lushan really want to rebel?

"However, according to the general's meaning, if An Lushan really has the intention of rebellion, the emperor will kill him directly, so why bother to anger a parrot and make the mother sad, so that we, the guards, are also.

"Pear blossoms bring rain, I see pity, don't I?" Li Qing sneered, he shook his head, and said to him dissatisfiedly: "I have always been optimistic about you, every time I see you, I have to remind you to read more to be reasonable, but after so many years, you have not grown at all, you are loyal to the concubine, I don't blame you, but can't you look at one thing a little deeper?" Wei Yingwu, you let me down! ”

Wei Yingwu's face was swollen red, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to Li Qing's half-kneeling, and said with shame on his face: "Yingwu doesn't understand, please teach me the general." ”

Li Qing sighed, waved his hand and said, "You sit down!" ”

He straightened out his thoughts, and then said slowly: "The emperor is indeed angry about An Lushan's rebellious intentions, but he can't move An Lushan now, more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in Hebei are in the hands of his son An Qingxu, once he kills An Lushan, An Qingxu will rebel, and in the name of avenging his father, do you understand?" If I guessed correctly, not only will he not blame An Lushan, but he will also add an official to him to his heart, and then slowly empty him and transfer him, just like Wang Zhonghei back then. ”

Speaking of this, Li Qing suddenly smiled coldly, he looked up at the roof and said to himself: "He wants to repeat the old plan again, and relieve An Lushan of his military power without blood, but he is afraid that An Lushan is not Wang Zhonghei, and he finally picked up a stone and hit his own foot." ”