Zhang Ji", Cui Huan read the name, and suddenly woke up and said: "You wrote the night park of the last moon bridge?" ”

Zhang Ji nodded and sighed: "It was written by the student, he failed the imperial examination, and he was depressed and difficult to send, and he felt it in the middle of winter." ”

Cui Huan's eyes were eager, and he turned around and introduced to Li Qing: "Lord Shilang, this son wrote a poem about Fengqiao Night Park last month, which can be called a quatrain of the seven laws. ”

As if he had thought of something, he hurriedly took out a handbook from his pocket, turned a few pages, pointed to the poem on it and handed it to Li Qingdao: "That's it, it's a 'moon falling and the sky is full of frost', it's extraordinary!"

Li Qing took it and smiled silently, how could he not know? I have read this masterpiece before I went to elementary school, and it seems that this Zhang Ji has only handed down this one, but this son is now down, but it can also be used, so Li Qing smiled and said to Zhang Ji: "I came to Suzhou in a hurry, and there is a shortage of people around me to sort out documents, if you want, you might as well stay by my side, how about it?" ”

If Li Qing said this sentence a little earlier, he would inevitably be despised by Zhang Ji and walked away, but now he has a slightly better impression of Li Qing, and the high level of the scholar can not be put on the table, in fact, he defected to the powerful to become a staff member to obtain the rank of advancement, and appointed the staff Gao Shi to become Zuo Zangcheng, although the position is not high, but he has real power, and Zhang Ji is more than 30 years old this year, coinciding with the failure of the imperial examination, and he is worried about the future.

But the words just now were too full, and at this time, a word of consent seemed to be condescending, the contrast was too strong, Zhang Ji moved his thick lips, and he couldn't say a word.

Cui Huan, who was next to him, admired Zhang Ji's talent and learning, and when he saw that he was embarrassed, he immediately stood up and played a round for him and said: "Li Shilang started so quickly, but things came suddenly, wouldn't it be better to let Zhang Ji think about it for one night and reply to Shilang tomorrow?" ”

Li Qing also smiled with his hand, "Don't worry! No hurry! This matter has been going on for a long time. ”

A small storm passed like this, the boat continued to move forward, turned the corner is the ashore, along the mossy stone steps ashore, a hundred steps away is the famous temple Hanshan Temple in the south of the Yangtze River, in a verdant bamboo forest, Chu yellow temple wall is extraordinarily leading, he stands in front of a broken wall, his face is unusually cold, in front of him, a building covering an area of 100 acres has been burned to the ground, a few wild dogs are foraging in the ruins, the scorched pile is pointing to the sky, indicating the glory it once had.

"The fire started in the middle of the night, and most of the shopkeepers and men inside died, only a few people jumped into the well and escaped, more than 100 people, and only five survived." Cui Huan's voice became lower and lower, and his tone was sad.

"Someone found that a carriage carried away more than a dozen large boxes, and only after counting the warehouse did they know that there was actually an inventory of official silver, which was 100,000 taels!"

Li Qing stood in front of the ruins without saying a word, his brain was blank, only a hideous smile kept appearing, Li Cong, Yang Guozhong and even Li Linfu shook back and forth in front of his eyes, his fists gradually clenched, where was a fire, it was clearly a signal to declare war on him.

I don't know when, the sky began to drift a drizzle, as fine and dense as a needle, drenching his hair and clothes, but he was still motionless, like a statue, Cui Huan wanted to order someone to take an umbrella to cover him from the rain several times, but the words came to his lips and he couldn't hold back, Li Qing stood majestically, and the murderous aura emanating from his body made everyone hold their breath.

Only Li Fei Shouyu was surprised in his heart, and in a trance, Li Qing turned back into the governor of Shazhou, who had been running for thousands of miles, the courage to cut off the decisive battle, the ruthlessness of killing people, and the Tang general who dared to cut off the head of Tubo Zampu with his own hands, and resurrected at this moment.

"Go back!"

Li Qing's voice was hoarse, his voice was low and irresistible, and when he went back, he naturally did not go back to Chang'an, but to his accommodation, Cui Huan was stunned, and immediately ordered in a loud voice, "Go quickly!" Cleaning up the pavilion and resting for the squire, the servants and servants next to him were in a hurry, summoning carriages, sounding gongs to open the way, and hugging Li Qing towards the front street of the house.

Just when Li Qing just left, a hundred steps away, a thin man flashed in the bamboo forest of Hanshan Temple, he stared at Li Qing with gloomy eyes and walked away, turned around, ran across the maple bridge, did not enter an alley, about half an hour later, this thin man walked to the front door, but knocked three times regularly on the side door, the door opened, the man flashed in, and walked quickly to the middle hall, the middle hall in the second entry of this house, for the master's land, at this moment, a young man reclining on the Luohan bed, squinting his eyes to enjoy the performance of several dancing girls, he was thin and tall, It was like a bamboo pole, his face was so pale that there was no blood, but his eyes were around Li Li, the son of King Qing and the king of Xinping County.

Li Li has been in Suzhou for half a month, and because Cui Huan knows him, he has been living in seclusion since he came to Suzhou, directing everything behind the scenes.

Since the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the south of the Yangtze River has gradually become the economic center of the Tang Dynasty, every year for Chang'an to send a large number of materials, to maintain the operation of the empire, the land here is fertile, the business is developed, attracted a large number of imperial relatives to come here and there are a large number of his industries, granges, shops are countless, now Li Li lives in this mansion, is an industry of King Qing, there are many houses in the mansion, strong martial arts, Li Qing was assassinated in Yangzhou, the assassin was sent from here, this house is actually Li Cong in the river

The location of the ministry.

At this time, one of his subordinates reported at the door: "Your Highness, Yi San is here, saying that there is important information. ”

"Let him in!" Li Li waved his hand and ordered the dancers to retreat first.

'Yi San' is the code name of the thin man, he is one of the two assassins in Bianshui, slipped into the river and rushed back to report that Li Qing and Yongwang colluded with Jiang Gan, but unfortunately he did not see the situation where his companion was caught, but since Li Qingsheng appeared in Suzhou, it also means that his companion missed.

"Subordinates, see Your Highness!"

"Stand up and talk!"

Li Li ordered him to be flattened, and said with a smile: "Last time you reported the information that Li Qing and King Yong had colluded, the old prince has already forwarded it back, and he has rewarded us very much, and there are many rewards, and I will reward you with one in the evening." Come! Tell me, what's the important situation? ”

"My subordinates saw Li Qing in Fengqiao, and together with Cui Huan, they were extremely heavily guarded."

Yi San was uneasy in his heart, didn't Li Qing's appearance prove the failure of their assassination? Although he left early, perhaps it was because of his early departure that the mission failed, and he had a faint uneasy premonition that Li Qing and King Yong's collusion seemed a bit hasty.

Li Yu didn't seem to care, after a defeat in Yangzhou, he didn't dare to underestimate his opponent, and his father's latest instructions have changed the assassination of Li Qing to trip him to Suzhou, the change of strategy may mean that the possibility of his father entering the East Palace is increasing, he doesn't want to make a branch at this time, if he ascends the throne, are you afraid that you can't kill him?

Li Li is in a light mood, he is the only son of his father, if his father can ascend to the throne, does it mean that he will also wear a dragon robe one day? The shadow of his biological father Li Ying has gradually faded in his heart, and his ambition to embrace thousands of miles of mountains and rivers has rapidly begun to swell.

"What's all the fuss about, he is here for the cabinet shop, he will naturally show up there, you have to use your brains in the future, don't always use chicken feathers as arrows, what is important information? You have to think about it before you report it! ”

Li Li waved his hand and said impatiently: "Go!" Continue to monitor his every move, and do not act rashly without my orders. ”

Seeing that the little prince did not delve into it, Yi San breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and did not dare to say anything more, so he quickly left the house.

Although Li Li didn't care in front of his subordinates, Li Qing's sudden appearance still made him nervous, as soon as he came to Suzhou, he immediately went to inspect the burned cabinet, which shows the importance of this matter in his heart, Li Li walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, looking up and thinking about the flaws left by the case.

"No, any possible signs must not be allowed to stay!" He made up his mind, and immediately summoned a man and whispered in his ear: "Home."

Li Qing sat alone in the room, looking out the window in the drizzle, since leaving Chang'an he has been thinking about his destiny, Wang Zhonghei's arrest sounded the alarm in his heart, this loyal to the Tang Dynasty border of the famous general but because of the 'trumped-up' charges ended up like this, on the contrary, An Lushan has been rising, and there have been rumors of the king recently.

Li Longji's myth in his heart is gradually shattered, is he confused? No! He is not confused at all, he is scheming and calculating, and he is setting up a situation step by step, but his starting point is wrong, in the face of the monarchy and national interests, Li Longji did not hesitate to fall to the former, this is the fate of history, and the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion has nothing to do with it, Li Qing smiled lightly and bitterly, what about himself? How could it be otherwise, he defeated Tubo in Shazhou, captured Shibao City, and killed Tubo Zampu, perhaps touched a certain nerve in the depths of his heart, so he covered himself with a halter, took off the saddle, and kept him in captivity in Chang'an, for four years, and now it has been eight years since Tianbao, and he still can't find effective measures to suppress An Lushan, and now it's not just An Lushan's rebellion, how he survives in the sinister court struggle, but also a crisis that he has to face, a salt tax reform, I don't know how many clan magnates are eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, whether it is the new emperor who ascends the throne, even if he enjoys the rolling wealth brought by his reforms, but he also wants to use him in exchange for the support of the clan magnates, this is politics, isn't the death of the Western Han Dynasty a wonderful footnote?

Outside the window, a tree of red plums bloomed in the spring rain, flourishing, and the fragrance of flowers wafted in the humid air, which lifted Li Qing's spirits, and put it in advance in the future, his thinking returned to this arson case, as early as he heard the news of the disappearance of 100,000 taels of official silver, he had a question in his heart, was he missing in advance or robbed in the fire? It wasn't until he saw the scene that someone saw the carriage carrying away the silver box when the fire broke out, and he was able to determine the strangeness of it, since three years ago, there was a case of tax theft in the cabinet workshop in Huichang County, and he issued a strict order, and the money in the cabinet workshop must be put into the warehouse on the same day, so it can be concluded that the 100,000 taels of silver must have been robbed from the warehouse, but the warehouse did not have any traces of fighting and dead people, indicating that when the fire started, the door of the warehouse was closed, and no one hid in to escape, and the key could still be found in the raging fire, and he calmly went in to take the silver, It's weird.

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Li Qing's mouth, this could not be more obvious, someone colluded inside and outside, opened the library door in advance, and this kind of fire happened, and this person must be hidden among a few survivors, he suddenly remembered something, and immediately got up and ordered loudly: "Prepare the carriage, and then go to the cabinet site!" ”