Chapter 423: Strange Calm

The emperor's patrol has never been a trivial matter, and the incomparably large contingent of tens of thousands of people. The pen and the fun and the pavilion www.biquge.info the royal family, the powerful people of the dynasty, and the soldiers and soldiers are countless. The march was terrifyingly slow, and it was already very good to be able to travel more than ten or twenty miles a day. If it's soon, these pampered magnates who have been pampered for a long time can't accept it. They are not the same thing as soldiers who have been fighting all year round, and they can travel dozens or hundreds of miles in a day. If that's the case, I'm afraid that from Chang'an to Luoyang, this Manchu magnate will get the next half of it.

It has been the tenth day of tossing and turning, and the matter of the bookstore has ended on the seventh day. Ah Da and Ah Er have also returned. As expected, less than five hundred books were recovered. The daily flow of people in Chang'an City is too great. I don't know who bought "Journey to the West", and it's hard to count where they are now. It can only be a sign that is recycled at a high price, and it is allowed to recycle it at more than ten times the price of buying a book. It's a stupid idea, but there's no better way to do it these days.

Ah Da Ah Er came back with five hardcover copies of "Journey to the West", of which except for one to be dedicated to the emperor, the remaining four, Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu and Wu Zetian each had one copy. Originally, I wanted to give a copy to Liu Xiangdao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, as a personal favor, but now if this situation is really sent out, it may cause some kind of incident. Helan Minzhi didn't dare to mention this matter again.

This book should be kept as a souvenir for yourself, and it will definitely not be released in the future. The recovered books, Helan Minzhi also immediately burned them all in the bookstore, and not a single one was left. Although Li Zhi did not know about it, or he did not want to publicly say that he knew about it, this book is not a banned book. But you have to have a good attitude towards admitting your mistakes.

Originally, on the day the book was returned, Helan Minzhi thought about going directly to Li Zhi to admit his mistake. But after giving Wu Zetian, Xu Jingzong, and Li Yifu them, the three of them agreed that since the handle was already in the hands of others, they might as well wait. Anyway, it's not a matter of urgency, and Li Zhi didn't ask in person, so it's okay to wait.

I was also afraid that the front foot had just admitted his mistake to Li Zhi, and the other party jumped off the wall in a hurry, so he directly found a group of Taoist priests and made this matter bigger in the people, which made Li Zhi's face not look good. As for whether Li Zhi would severely punish himself for this book, Xu Jingzong, the old guy, laughed directly and denied this idea.

In his words: "Da Lang is now underestimating his weight in His Majesty's heart. As long as there is no behind-the-scenes driving force in this matter and it does not cause any huge repercussions among the people, Your Majesty will not punish you, so you can rest assured. ”

After listening to his words, Helan Minzhi suddenly realized that he was underestimating himself a little. Now he is no longer a student of the Guozijian, he is the minister of the fourth rank of the dynasty, the upstart in front of the emperor, and the relative of the empress who he has just promoted. How can you punish yourself excessively because of this big and small thing?

According to their original design, they waited until the last day before the carriage marched to Luoyang City. If someone comes looking for it, it's nothing more than a negotiation. said that no one came to look for it, which means that he is worried about the sky, and the family in Shandong has not discovered this book at all. Everything is just my own speculation, and it would be better to be able to eliminate this matter without anyone reacting.

After all, less than 1,000 copies of "Journey to the West" have only been printed, and more than 500 of them have been withdrawn. In today's Tang Dynasty, the legend is just emerging, and this chapter of the novel may not have attracted the attention of the family.

However, things are always so unexpected.

For a full ten days, Ah Da and they have been back for a long time, and there is still no movement on the side of the Shandong Shi clan. This time, Cui Yuqing, the secretary of the Wang's Companion Army, also followed, and he asked Ah Da to quietly stare at him more than once, and let Ah San also knock on the side and inquire with the subordinates of the Urging Mansion, Cui Yuqing did not have any abnormal reaction in the past two days, and he did not see any guests from other places, such as Chang'an.

This means that Helan Minzhi made such a big move in Chang'an City, and now Cui Yuqing doesn't know anything about it. Then the Shandong Shi clan didn't want to put him on the throne? But Helan Minzhi really couldn't think of anyone more suitable than him among the seven families and five surnames. Others may have knighthoods and influence, but they have not served as top high-ranking officials in the court, so they are no longer considered at all.

After carefully questioning Xu Jingzong, another person appeared in Helan Minzhi's sight. This is also a person from the Shandong Shi clan, but it is not a family with five surnames. It's just a cold family, but he has a close connection with the seven families and five surnames, and the Shandong Shi clan has helped him a lot. This person was Liu Renliang, a later famous general of the Tang Dynasty. Now his official position is not high, but he is a thrifty school with a Fangzhou Thorn History.

But this person had already entered politics as early as the Wude period, and was once favored by Li Shimin during the Zhenguan period. There is no problem in all aspects of character or ability, and it is both civil and military. It can be said that Wen can write the world, and Wu can go to the horse to determine the world. It is because of his outstanding ability that the Shandong Shi clan has invested so much in him.

However, this person's official fortune is really not very prosperous, and he has some dirty relationship with Li Yifu. This made Helan Minzhi very embarrassed. If it's a small misunderstanding, then it doesn't matter, the Shandong Shi clan really picked him, and in order to settle this matter, it can also be discussed. But Li Yifu is a person who has always been decisive in doing things, whether it is to treat himself or his enemies.

It seems that two years ago, because Liu Renliang was an honest official, he had a lot of prestige among the courtiers. It was also when Wu Zetian suppressed the Shandong Shi clan, and Li Yifu used some unsightly means to bring the people from their position in the matter to the Qingzhou Assassin History. This doesn't hurt, after all, Qingzhou is also the hometown of the Shandong scholars, so if you depreciate it, you can depreciate it.

This is not the end, when Gaozong went to Liaodong this year, his subordinates suffered heavy losses because of the wind at sea. As a result, the supervising imperial history who happened to be sent down to investigate was a person from Li Yifu, naturally needless to say, after some false accusations, Liu Renliang was swept to the end, and there was nothing left. Not to mention the history of assassination, even a janitor is gone.

Su Dingfang simply had a good relationship with him this year and promoted him, and now by chance, he can barely take a position in Fangzhou Assassin Shi with a thrifty school. But the person's abilities and qualifications are worthy of recognition. (To be continued.) )