Chapter 149: The Degraded Li Shilang
The next day, according to Liu Gouwa's suggestion, Gao Baoqiao immediately sent many of his subordinates to pretend to be small caravans and secretly go out of Beijing to contact the officials who were demoted and released. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info The previous caravan was robbed, knowing that it was deliberately done by someone with a heart, Liu Gouwa suggested that Gao Bao Miao should not move, and he should suffer an unwarranted disaster, so as not to be taken by others and become a gun in the hands of others.
After arranging for his subordinates to go out of Beijing and contacting the degraded officials in various parts of Nanping Kingdom, Gao Baomiao explained Gao Baorong and some precautions for entering the palace, so he took Liu Gouwa to visit a dismissed official in the city, and this servant was also the highest official who was dismissed.
Because of Gao Baomiao's identity, Liu Gouwa and others took a little disguise before taking a carriage to the south of the city, a place called Sanliu Lane, and when they knocked on a mansion surnamed Li, Liu Gouwa went directly to the Li Mansion with Gao Baomiao.
An elderly man in his fifties, dressed in a silk robe, personally greeted him, saluted Gao Baomiao, and said: "I don't know that the four princes are coming, and the old man has missed the welcome, forgive the sins." ”
"Li Shilang is polite, this prince has taken the liberty to visit, Li Shilang will not blame this prince for being abrupt." Gao Baomiao said politely with a smile.
"Where is it, the visit of the four princes, only the old man's puff shines, how can it be abrupt." Li Shilang hurriedly invited Gao Bao to enter the mansion, and said pretending to be happy.
After Li Shilang finished speaking, he glanced at one of the guards at the door, and the man hurriedly closed the door again. Obviously, Li Shilang also knows that now Gao Baozheng has a special identity and has become the key surveillance target of Gao Baozheng and Gao Baoyi, and if he is not careful, he will get into trouble.
After the next person served tea, Li Shilang glanced at Liu Gouwa slightly, and then asked Gao Baomiao: "I don't know what the fourth prince is doing with the old man?" ”
"I heard that Li Shilang was dismissed by the imperial court a few days ago, and I think Li Shilang is in office, conscientious, upright, but he suffered this injustice, this prince is deeply sympathetic and regretful, and I have come to comfort Li Shilang, hehe." Gao Bao smiled hehehe.
"Thank you for the kindness of the four princes, the old man is just a little stubborn, and he doesn't dare to agree with the practices of some people in the court, and it is inevitable that he will be dismissed." Li Shilang said lightly.
"Now that the imperial court is in the hands of some mediocre and incompetent people, the government decrees are chaotic, the taxes are heavy, and the people's livelihood is in difficulty, no wonder an upright person like Li Shilang will be excluded, even this prince can't stand it." Gao Bao said angrily.
"The old man knows what the four princes mean, but the emperor's body is not as good as day by day, and the affairs of the court and the central government are all in the hands of the eldest prince and the second prince, and the old man can't do anything." Li Shilang looked at Gao Baoqiao and said helplessly.
"Li Shilang, watching Nanping Kingdom rot day by day, putting the people in dire straits, not only do you not come forward, but you want to protect yourself, how can you bear it in your heart, and how can you be worthy of the emperor's trust in you." When Liu Gouwa heard this, she couldn't help but question Li Shilang.
"Who are you?" Seeing Liu Gouwa bluntly questioning himself, Li Shilang couldn't help but ask Liu Gouwa.
"Hehe, I forgot to introduce, he is a distinguished guest invited by this prince, surnamed Liu, and please don't be surprised by Li Shilang." Gao Bao smiled and introduced Liu Gouwa to Li Shilang.
"It turned out to be Mr. Liu, please take a seat, it's all to blame the old man for being rude." Li Shilang listened to Gao Baomiao's words, and hurriedly beckoned Liu Gouwa to sit down, and after Liu Gouwa sat down, he continued: "It's not that the old man doesn't want to turn the tide, but he is really alone and can't do anything. ”
"Haven't you heard of the truth that one person is weak and everyone is strong, as long as we unite the people who can unite, that kind of power cannot be ignored." Liu Gouwa said to Li Shilang.
"The old man has been dismissed by the imperial court, and he has been dismissed, what else can the old man do?" Li Shilang couldn't help but ask when he heard this.
"If we want to set things right, we can only meet the emperor in person, state the current situation of Nanping Kingdom, and ask the emperor to decide." Liu Gouwa replied.
"The old man is even more powerless, the old man hasn't seen the emperor for a long time." When Li Shilang heard this, he immediately said.
"We don't need Li Shilang to arrange the matter of entering the palace, we just have to bother Li Shilang, contact other ministers in the city who may be united, and then we will persuade the emperor together, take back the original entrustment, and don't let the eldest prince and the second prince be in the city anymore and do nonsense." Liu Gouwa said.
"Oh, that's it, the old man has been in the Ministry of Officials for many years, but he has met a lot of people, some are officials in Beijing, and some are released as officials." Li Shilang said suddenly, suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but say again: "Yes, the year before last, there was a little officer named You Feng, who once came to the door to ask the old man to help him find a good job, and now he is serving as a captain in the Imperial Forest Guard, I don't know if he will help you." ”