Dusk, hot.

Xu Jingzong shook the wine glass in his hand, the wine glass was beautiful, amber, flawless, and the wine was also the best wine, red as blood.

The wine was not high, but he was already a little drunk, blindfolded, and gently shook his glass.

Below is the hovering and dancing Ji Nu, the stunt of rebounding the pipa is really good-looking, the waist like a water snake, the towering chest, the straight buttocks, at a glance, can make a person's blood boil, I can't wait to hug them into my arms, love fiercely.

Xu Jingzong is a normal person, a normal man, if it was usual, he would have pounced on it a long time ago, but today, he really didn't have the slightest interest. He's been shaking his glass for nearly an hour.

"Get out of here!"

He frowned, he was really a little irritable, he usually always kept his best smile, but now, his smile was really unsmiling, he had a feeling that his officialdom career, and even his life, was about to end.

"Lao Zhao, where is Xu Ang?"

The old servant came over, poured wine for Xu Jingzong first, and bowed down.

"Back to the master, the eldest young master has now passed Bozhou, and if you want to come, it won't take many days to get home."

Xu Jingzong nodded and let out a long sigh. Standing up with a wine glass in his hand, he looked at the lively Chang'an City.

"Lao Zhao, you have followed me for so many years, tell me, master, what I did, but there was something wrong?"

Lao Zhao paused and smiled.

"The lord is smart and wise, talented, no matter what he says or does, it is good."

Xu Jingzong looked back at the old servant for a long time, and laughed.

"Don't be restrained today, I just want to find someone to talk to, even if it's wrong, I don't blame you. You've been with me for so many years, and now you're the only one left who can talk to me. I just want to hear it, in the past few years, since I entered politics again, what I said and did, is there anything wrong, or, directly, I took action against Liu Xu, but what's wrong? ”

Lao Zhao stayed in place for a long time, he didn't know what happened to the master today, but since he asked so, he still had to answer.

"Master, to be honest, don't say anything else, Liu Xu, you, I'm afraid you used the wrong trick."

Xu Jingzong sighed suspiciously.

"Tell me, why is it wrong?"

Lao Zhao smiled.

"Master, everyone in the world knows that Liu Xu is in love, he is willing to be a critic for this love word, when he was in Chang'an, he was angry, and even the imperial history dared to fight, saying that he was a temperamental person, the lord would not object, right?"

Xu Jingzong nodded slowly.

"So, Liu Xu is a donkey, to deal with him, you can only touch and approach slowly, and you can't be anxious."

Xu Jingzong frowned.

"However, Liu Xu's son, oil and salt do not enter, no matter how I try to show favor to him, he is always lukewarm, refusing to be thousands of miles away, if there is no way to pull him to my camp, I will not choose to move him away from my path, and I found that this person, I don't know why, saw me, he has a kind of heart, from the bottom of his heart.... Abhor! Yes, it's disgust! I, Xu Jingzong, feel that I have never provoked him, but I don't know why, he just has a disgust, I can see it, no matter how he smiles at me, I can see it!

You said that he was a donkey, and I knew it, so I tried my best to cater to him at the beginning, and even, to please him, I Xu Jingzong, the eighteenth bachelor of the Qin Palace, was already so low-voiced, he! ”

Thinking of this, Xu Jingzong was so angry, he swore that if it weren't for Liu Xu's attitude, he would rather lower his posture, for the sake of wealth, he married his daughter to the Lingnan Feng family, for the sake of status, when he compiled history, he tried his best to cater to all kinds of people. Since he can please others, of course he can please Liu Xu, but Liu Xu doesn't buy it!

"Alas, master, Liu Xu does not accept the kindness of the master, it is also his personality, sir, think about it, since he entered the WTO, how many families have really been close to the Liu family? is also the Cheng family of Lu Guogong, the Qin family of Yiguo Gong, and Niu Jinda, Wei Chi Jingde, except for this, there is also a county king Li Xiaogong. There are so many nobles in the Tang Dynasty, why are only these few close to him Liu Xu, the reason is that these families have been very good to him since he entered the WTO, Cheng Zhijie can even say that Liu Xu is his own, such good, without skill, without disputes, so, Liu Xu accepts, but you look at other people, can he accept it? So, the old slave took the liberty to say that the master was not so much angry with Liu Xu, but angry with those families, in your heart, you had the idea of competing with them, because they were not close to the master. Of course, the old man has high means, and Wei Chi Jingde has accepted the kindness of the master. ”

Lao Zhao's speech was a little bold, Xu Jingzong's chest rose and fell several times, but he still endured it, since he wanted to find someone to talk to, he shouldn't be angry, not to mention, Lao Zhao has been with him for so long, he is also a smart person, there are many plans, Xu Jingzong will ask Lao Zhao, but in the past few years, he has not had a good chat with this old servant for a long time.

Because of this, Lao Zhao spoke today, and Xu Jingzong suddenly realized that he may have made some mistakes since then, but he was still a little reluctant to admit it, he felt that his failure was just because he didn't bring down Liu Xu!

"Master, Liu Xu, he can't be defeated, unless, he doesn't want to stay in Datang anymore."

Lao Zhao said a very bold word, Xu Jingzong stood up suddenly, his brows were pulled together, and finally, he sat down dejectedly.

"Tell me, what do you mean by that?"

Lao Zhao Xiaoxiao poured a glass of wine for Xu Jingzong, because the wine just now was spilled, and someone took a hand towel, Xu Jingzong took it, wiped it gently, and Lao Zhao bowed.

"Master, what do you think, what do you think of the eldest grandson Wuji?"

Lao Zhao didn't start with Liu Xu, but turned to the eldest grandson Wuji.

Xu Jingzong thought for a while.

"Far-sighted, decisive and brave, he can be called a real old fox, and he is a good opponent who is extremely difficult to deal with."

Lao Zhao nodded and smiled.

"That's true, but after the master entered the middle school, he was still forced to retire for a year."

Xu Jingzong smiled a little proudly, indeed, this is his Xu Jingzong's pride.

"But, sir, think about it, the eldest grandson Wuji, was he really forced by the master?"

Xu Jingzong's fingers turned a few times. Lao Zhao had already answered for him.

"Actually, the reason why the eldest grandson Wuji retired was just that Liu Xu was going to retire, he knew that in the court, especially in His Majesty's court today, there should be no one person alone! Your Majesty today, Wen Taowuluo, will he allow someone to go beyond his control? Since ancient times, the court needs a balance, civil and military battles, party and friend disputes, after all, or for a balance, only balance, Your Majesty is really in control, the old man is smart, why didn't he see through such a simple truth? ”

Xu Jingzong made a decision, and then smiled bitterly.

"I can't see it, but I can't help it, this is my only chance! If I don't go in, I can only retreat! I, Xu Jingzong, have been calculating all my life, just for this position! I know that if I go up, it will be equivalent to killing! But I can't help it! I thought I could balance it slowly, but there are some things that I can't stop doing once I've done them! If I am a bandit, they are bandits, and if the robbers can't feed the bandits, they will slaughter them! It's a pity, in the end, it still didn't work, when the eldest grandson Wuji wanted to expand Luoyang, I knew that I had failed! ”

Xu Jingzong poured a sip of wine and frowned, this taste is not right, this wine, if you can't get drunk, come on, change the wine, ask for strong wine, the strongest wine!

"Master, have you ever wondered what you are really wrong about?"

Xu Jingzong was stunned, didn't he deal with Liu Xu?

Lao Zhao shook his head.

"Master, is the eldest grandson Wuji close to Liu Xu? When they are like fire and water, they are more violent than you, master, he can't wait to press Liu Xu directly to the ground, the trip to the South China Sea, the example is a dignified and upright conspiracy, he just wants to force Liu Xu to leave the Tang Dynasty, but what about after failure? Have you seen Liu Xu and him?

Master, Liu Xu's son, in fact, is not like most of our officials in the Tang Dynasty, he would rather be wronged, because he feels that he owes His Majesty affection, and he will never put people to death unless he has to.

And what about the eldest grandson Wuji? Liu Xu's relationship with His Majesty, his relationship with Niangniang, and his relationship with the royal family, who in the world doesn't know? He made such a move, but His Majesty still didn't punish him, why, he has a huge reputation for doing things, that is, for Datang! What he did was by no means the kind of nonsense, what he did was the people's livelihood, Anbang's move, I heard that he still likes to drink tea that has been brewed several times, and what about you, sir, you built a flying building, and the money you get, in addition to making friends, for the people, how many are there? You want to learn Liu Xu's extravagance, you want to learn the elegance of the master of the academy, and you want to learn the freedom of the prodigal son of the rivers and lakes, but have you ever thought about it, does Your Majesty really value these things? How many people in the world can surpass Liu Xu in poetry? But have you ever heard of him specializing in this? ”

"So, sir, be pragmatic and do the right thing, this is the truth of Datang's officialdom now, it's useless for you to cater to other people, when people are happy, they may laugh and talk with you, but as long as Liu Xu, an official who does practical things and is valued by His Majesty, comes up, you are their primary target! Master, you should know that today, the Liu family's night banquet, the queen's mother, has passed. His Majesty bestowed upon him a treasure of fine wine. Concubine Yang seems to have picked an attic in the Liu Mansion for her granddaughter, and the eldest daughter of the prince has long regarded the Liu family as a place to grow up. Therefore, the old slave felt that if His Majesty was ready to move you, Master, it would be Liu Xu who would make the move, because His Majesty would pave the way for him, hehe, an emperor, paving the way for a courtier! ”

Xu Jingzong sat there in a daze, because Lao Zhao said the guess in his heart, and the crisis in his heart came from this! The fanfare of the queen went to the house with Liu Xu's eldest daughter Liu Yimo, just for this point, Chang'an was already boiling, and Liu Xu, the prince of the Jin Kingdom, was going to recover!

Xu Jingzong saw the murderous eyes when Liu Xu returned to Chang'an, and if it wasn't for the emperor in the main hall, Xu Jingzong felt that he would have killed himself at that time!

Xu Jingzong is hating again, hating Quan Gai Suwen, he gave him kerosene, gave him armaments, why didn't he kill Liu Xu! What a hero, it's all bullshit!

But looking back now, he hates himself again, how did he think of selling kerosene outside the Tang Dynasty at that time? How could it be sold to Quangai Suwen?

Benefits, huge profits! He remembered that if he sold it, he would get money, and he would get a lot of money. He likes money, he likes it badly, he also likes to enjoy, if he has money, if he doesn't enjoy it, what kind of thing is it?

Desire is a bottomless hole, fill it up, there is once, there are twice, when the envoy of Goguryeo talked to himself about the assassination of Liu Xu, Xu Jingzong wavered, Liu Xu rejected him again and again, he told the truth, very angry! Especially after the Ganye Temple, he felt that Liu Xu had already had murderous intent at that time!

Therefore, he can't let Liu Xu come back, this madman, sooner or later he will provoke him, his stunned personality, sooner or later he will kick himself from the position of Zhongshu, he has this strength, because his relationship between Liu Xu and the emperor is too good, so good that it is better than many princes! No, better than any prince!

Therefore, if Liu Xu opened his mouth and asked the emperor to degrade himself, he felt that the emperor would definitely listen to him, but what if he wanted to kill himself?

After having this idea, he found a way to give Quangai Suwen a lot of medium oil, gasoline is not easy to get, it is a prohibited product, but kerosene can!

He thought that Quan Gai Suwen could kill Liu Xu, because he saw another person who was exactly the same as Quan Gai Suwen, and Liu Xu would definitely not have thought of such a clever method of changing the tanuki for the prince. Moreover, with Quangai Suwen's force and hatred for Liu Xu, he felt that Liu Xu had almost no chance of survival.

But he failed again, and when he got the news, he almost greeted Quangai Su Wenquan's house. But it was useless, Liu Xu came back, the moment he stood in the court, although Xu Jingzong had a smile on his face, he was trembling in his heart, but he didn't know why, he was ready to meet Liu Xu's stormy blow, but Liu Xu retreated, he just gave himself a cruel look and retreated.

And today, Xu Jingzong finally understood! The emperor wants him Liu Xu to wait, wait for him to borrow his own hand, restrain his power, and then get rid of himself!

Xu Jingzong stopped talking, waved Lao Zhao to step back, looked out the window fixedly, and then laughed, laughing like a madman.

"Hold my prayer post, please invite Liu Xu, the Duke of Jinguo, to enter the mansion!"