Xingqing Palace, Nanxun Palace.

According to legend, Nanxun is the song "South Wind" composed by Yu Shun. Among them, the sentence 'The scent of the south wind can relieve the sorrow of our people, and it has always been used as a model of Yu Shun's compassion for the people. Therefore, the view of the palace and loft in Xingqing Palace is personally proposed by Li Longji, which is located in the east of Xingqing Palace, the main hall within the Yingzhou Gate, it is named Nanxun Palace, but on weekdays, it is more Li Longji used to meditate and talk about Taoism and Zen, such as Sima Chengzhen has been in and out many times. But what is here today is not those people of Buddhism, but the servants of the Ministry of Qi Chao.

There are only two monarchs and ministers in the huge place, so Li Longji's acupuncture-like gaze is completely unobstructed, and he bears it alone, to be honest, Qi Chao's heart is not stunned. Kela didn't turn back, he could only sit there with his head calm and wait for the final judgment of the Son of Heaven.

"Since the beginning of the Domain, Wang Maozhong has been by his side, although he has such and such problems, but he has always been submissive in front of me, so I have tolerated him until now." Li Longji said carefully, thinking that Qi Chao had directly tore apart the North Gate Forbidden Army in front of him just now, and he felt shocked. Seeing Qi Chao bowing his head and saying that Bixia was wise, he said lightly, "It's just that some people have said that Wang Maozhong is not in the past, but no one has ever been as alarmist as you. ”

"The minister is a public heart, and he will never dare to deceive Bixia."

"I know that you are selfless." Saying this, Li Longji naturally would not be unclear about Qi Chao's intentions. You must know that the prime ministers he promoted after Zhang said, Li Yuan used to be a household servant, Pei Guangting used to be a military minister, and in the ranking of the six ministries in Shangshu Province, they were still below the ministry, and it was normal for Qi Chao, the servant of the ministry, to have this kind of thought. For example, Song Jing and Han Xiu were straightforward by nature, and they had advised him not to favor Wang Maozhong too much, but no one was as straightforward as Qi Chao to put a grim fact directly in front of him

Seeing Qi Chao bow deeply again, Li Longji said softly: "I know about this matter, and I will take measures after thinking about it carefully." ”

"Yes, but General Wang has been a close minister of Bixia for many years, and there may be eyeliner in the forbidden palace, and if you don't keep it secret, you will lose your minister, and please ask Bixia to hide the rumors for the minister."

"I understand, you can step down."

When Qi Chao withdrew from the Nanxun Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Gao Lishi, who was personally guarding outside the main hall. After exchanging an imperceptible look, he didn't say a word to Colliers, and went straight down the steps to leave. And Gao Lishi looked at Qi Chao's distant back, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

Qi Chao and his private friendship is quite good, this time did not start with the Yunzhou grain price turmoil that Li Longji had temporarily put down, but once again pulled Wang Maozhong in the name of handing over his henchmen in the North Gate Forbidden Army, which is enough to make the Son of Heaven, who has long been suspicious, think about it more, as long as this fire can burn well, he has endured Wang Maozhong for so long, and he can finally come out

Xiao Song and Yuwen Rong worshiped each other, which had already shown signs a few months or even a year ago, but Pei Guangting's worship of the prime minister could be said to be an unexpected move by the Son of Heaven. Even Pei Guangting himself had the feeling of being hit by a big pie. However, as the son of Pei Xingjian, he inherited his father's joy and anger, and others couldn't see how ecstatic he was in his heart. However, in front of Li Linfu, who has been quite friends with him in the past few years, he will not hide it so strictly, especially after Li Linfu said a series of compliments that are not the same.

"Xiangguo is now worshipping the prime minister, it can be said that everyone expects to return, Wen Xigong has a spirit in the sky, and he will definitely feel that there is a successor." After using such a sentence as a summary, Li Linfu glanced at Pei Guangting's face, and saw that although this colleague who was not smiling in the past only moved the corners of his mouth slightly, he was obviously in a good mood, and even he hid Brother Pei and only called Xiangguo without humility, he knew that sure enough, as he expected, Pei Guangting was humble on the face, but he was an extremely arrogant person in his heart. So next, he threw out a burden that he had prepared for a long time.

"I heard that recently, the servants of the Ministry of Officials are full of tides, and they often go in and out of Xingqing Palace to accompany them."

Between the six departments of Shangshu Province, there is a conventional hierarchical sequence. In the past, Shangshu left and right servants, that is, the current Shangshu left and right prime ministers, is the first sequence; The six Shangshu are the second sequence; The servant of the ministry and the left of the Shangshu are the third sequence, and the remaining five servants and the right of the Shangshu are the fourth sequence. In these four major sequences, it is said to move from the bottom to the top, and it is said to be turned from the top to the bottom. The subtle differences between the six departments are arranged according to work, rituals, punishments, households, soldiers, and officials, and the officials are undoubtedly the first of the six departments.

Therefore, Pei Guangting served as the squire of the military department after sealing Mount Tai in the thirteenth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, compared with Qi Chao, who was appointed as the squire of the Ministry of Officials from Shangshu Right Cheng in the fourteenth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, it seems to be similar in terms of qualifications, but in the past, among the six departments, it was even inferior to Qi Chao. However, there are two servants in the Ministry of Officials, and Su Jin, another waiter in the Ministry of Officials, is also a well-known talent, so he is in charge of the military selection of the Ministry of War alone. Thinking that Xiao Song was a military meritor, and Yu Wenrong was outstanding for disaster relief and financial planning, he not only looked the most inactive, but also had someone like Qi Chao watching behind him, he couldn't help but change slightly.

"Qi Shilang has always been quite good, and his reputation outside is also very good, and it is understandable that he covets his phase." Li Linfu added another sentence quietly, and seeing that Pei Guangting's face was really more gloomy, he pretended to be stunned and said, "It's just that I heard that he has often asked people to inquire about the North Gate Forbidden Army recently, which is a bit strange." He is a servant of the Ministry of Officials, not a servant of the Ministry of War. ”

With Li Linfu's explicit hint, Pei Guangting naturally had to let people keep an eye on Qi Chao's whereabouts afterwards, but the result surprised him.

Qi Chao, who seems to be sanctimonious, has a lot to do with Zhongguan Gao Lishi, and his mother Kudi often goes in and out of the palace back then, and is deeply favored by the Empress Wu, he knows very well what kind of miraculous effect such a sword will have. If he could, he would have wanted to have people spread the news of Qi Chao's collusion with Gao Lishi at three moments, but reason told him that this method was not feasible. Thinking of Li Linfu's revelation that Qi Chao was staring at the North Gate Forbidden Army, he originally planned to give Wang Maozhong a message, but this night he couldn't help his wife Wu Shi inquired with silky eyes, and he finally made peace with him

"Alas, I've only been visiting the prime minister for a few days, and someone is so unwilling to target me, it's really hateful" After saying it in one breath, Pei Guangting couldn't help but sigh bitterly.

"It turns out that Pei Lang is worried about this." The Wu family of the half-aged lay on her side and hooked her husband's neck, and said softly, "What is there to worry about." You are afraid of revealing it to Wang Maozhong, if the saint really rejects him, and he confesses to you again, it will make you lose your sacred heart, but if you don't do it so obviously, isn't it? You must know that Wang Maozhong has been arrogant in the court for more than a day or two, and there are not one or two people who don't like him, but because of the sage's wishes, so except for Song Jing and Han Xiu, who are not afraid of death, others dare not provoke him. But as long as there is a little tone, it is said that the saint is dissatisfied with Wang Maozhong......"

Pei Guangting was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "You mean, then there will be people who will break the cauldron and play Wang Mao Zhong's many lawlessness in order to invite fame or even promotion?" But if this is the case, it may not be related to Qi Chao. ”

"Why is Pei Lang so careless" The whole Wu clan squeezed forward, and got a little closer to Pei Guangting, and his voice became even deeper for a while, "What if the one who has the heart to invite favor is not someone else, but Qi Chao's best friend?" ”

"It's really a wonderful plan" Pei Guangting was in high spirits for a while. He hahadaxiao sighed and held his wife tightly in his arms, "What a good wife."

Wu curled up in Pei Guangting's arms like a kitten, but he smiled even more happily in his heart. Li Linfu's plan is really a last resort. As long as Qi Chao is taken down, even if he can't get the position of the servant of the ministry for the time being, but Li Linfu revealed the news here in Pei Guangting, Pei Guangting will definitely remember it, and he will always be the first to think of him in the future.

"Brother Nu, Brother Nu, I helped you a lot this time"

Pei Guangting, on the other hand, raised his eyebrows proudly. If Qi Chao can be replaced, then when the time comes, find a way to let Song Jing take another step, and he can take over the position of the secretary of the ministry. In this way, he who has to lower Xiao Song in Zhongshu Province can win back a game elsewhere.

Two days later, in the evening, when Colliers habitually glanced at the notes sent to the Imperial Palace, his pupils suddenly shrank, and after taking out the copy that attracted his attention at once, he swept ten lines at a glance, and his heart sank completely. This recital is based on Huamao's quotations, but what he said is nothing else, it is the one who participated in Wang Maozhong, and most of the crimes listed are those that he and Qi Chao secretly discussed and participated in in front of the emperor. Especially when he saw the final signature, he couldn't help but scold Qi Chao bloody

Macha ...... What kind of goods is Macha? Even Dali Cheng can't be a haode guy, Qi Chao dares to reveal the most secret news of the emperor to this kind of person, is it crazy?

However, the matter has come out, and it is absolutely impossible to hide it, he can only watch Li Longji see such a thing when he reads the fold later, and then the thunder is furious, and then he directly summons Qi Chao and scolds him with a slashing face. After that, Wang Maozhong was summoned into the palace to comfort and appease

It's just the next day, because he went out of the city to practice for Macha, drank a few more glasses and was smug, so Qi Chao, who leaked the forbidden words, was separated from the monarch and the minister because of the intersection, and lost the position of the servant of the ministry, all the way to Gaozhou Liangdecheng, Ma Cha was also degraded to the Xunzhou Emperor, and a pair of difficult brothers and brothers almost broke off diplomatic relations on the day they left Beijing, but in any case, they had to go to Lingnan to count the stars for three or five years.

The boiled duck flew, and Gao Lishi could only secretly complain that Qi Chao was careless in making friends and didn't know anyone, but he didn't expect that it was Li Linfu who seemed to have nothing to do with him when he found out that he had mixed up his wishful thinking. On the day when Qi Chao left the capital, Li Linfu had a private meeting with the Wu family again, and in the face of his charming and silky expression, he finally couldn't help but hahadaxiao.

"This time it's really thanks to your Qi Chao's absence, I may not be able to get the position of the servant of the ministry this year, but I will definitely get it next year and the year after."

"Having said that, brother slave, you were so close to Yu Wenrong at the beginning, this time he paid homage to the prime minister, why didn't you have a trace of enthusiasm?"

Hearing the Wu clan inquire about this, Li Linfu frowned slightly, and then said casually: "I have been in an idle position back then, if it weren't for Yuwenrong's push, and there was no post of Imperial History as a transition, I'm afraid I'm still wasting time now." It's just that he is too aggressive, if he knows how to advance and retreat like Du Jiulang, I can still conspire with him, but now, he wants to break his wrists with Xiao Song and Brother Pei one by one, how dare I wade into his troubled waters? Didn't you see Zhang say that he was holding Li Cheng and not letting him be transferred back? ”