When Li Bao woke up early the next day and was about to get up, Zhang Hui, who looked tired, immediately got up, and she wanted to wait for Lang Jun who was caring for her to get up.

But Li Bao stopped her and smiled: "You can sleep a little longer, you can't get out of bed if your body is not happy, and there are other servants outside." ”

Zhang Hui immediately blushed slightly, Lang Jun's physique was too strong, and last night I don't know how many reincarnations made her weak and fluttering. Since Lang Jun was so considerate of herself, she had no choice but to accept Lang Jun's kindness, "The slave family thanks Lang Jun." ”

Li Bao nodded to her, then got up and went to the outer room. Waiting outside the house was Zhang Hui's personal servant Ying'er, who immediately came to serve Li Bao to wash up after hearing Li Bao's movement.

After Li Bao's morning practice, after eating breakfast again, he went to Ling'er and Yunfang's room again to visit Xiao Xinyue, who had not yet gotten up, and Li Bao got into the carriage and went to the Weizhou Mansion.

Zhang Chengye has already done the matter of meeting Zheng Jin, and today he will come to the Weizhou Mansion to meet Li Bao.

After Li Bao arrived at the Weizhou Mansion, an official immediately told Li Bao that Zheng Zheng had come and was waiting for him in Li Bao's study.

Li Bao hurriedly walked to the study, and he still had more respect for Zheng Zheng and Li Bao, but Weizhou has been maintaining a low-key development in the past few years, so Zheng Zheng had to stay in Weizhou as a cover, so he had to put Zheng Zheng under house arrest in Weizhou.

Over the years, although Zheng Zhen couldn't go out of the city, he could only stay in Weizhou, observe quietly without saying a word, and then live a "hermit" life in Weizhou leisurely.

Li Bao was also a little worried about his uncooperative state at first, but later found that the old man could basically cooperate with the requirements of the Weizhou officials, but he rarely expressed any opinions or opinions, so he calmed down and stopped paying attention to him.

As a political elite who once had a major influence, Li Bao was a little apprehensive, he didn't know what this old man had in mind. He was also not sure that he would be able to persuade this old man to help Li Bao go to Chang'an and become the spokesman for Weizhou's interests.

Entering the house, Li Bao saw Zheng Jin, he was a little shocked, the old man in front of him and his impression of Zheng Zheng Zhen who played a role in his spirit. It seems that the past two years have completely stripped him of the spirit and spirit on his body, Zheng Jin's eye sockets are collapsed, his beard is white, his waist is no longer straight, and his back is slightly hunched.

Seeing that Zheng Zheng had entered the age of old age, the corners of Li Bao's eyes couldn't help but moisten a little, this old man had a great kindness to him and had a good relationship with him, but why did Zheng Jin's situation come to such a field in just a few years.

He couldn't help but choke up a little in his voice, and slowly came behind Zheng Jin, stretching out his hands to this former mentor. Zheng Zheng was very surprised, Li Bao had already become a hegemon, and he was so emotional today that he was a little overwhelmed.

Zheng Jin's cramped and uneasy did not alleviate Li Bao's sadness, and he said affectionately: "Zheng Situ, why have you aged so much over the years? I really shouldn't have let you stay in Weizhou forever. It is my selfishness that hinders you and your freedom. I was wrong, please forgive me. ”

Li Bao's words came from the bottom of his heart, the main reason why he and Zheng Zheng were getting farther and farther away in the past was that Li Bao had always been trying to hide his strength, and Zheng Zheng was a rare open-minded Tang Dynasty in this era, and he was also burdened with the heavy pressure of the five surname families and the desire to promote the Zheng family to the head of the five surnames.

But he miscalculated the Tang Dynasty, the hearts of the people of this era, and the ambitions of those warlords. As a great statesman with ideals and ambitions, Li Bao admired him but did not agree with him. But as a close friend and junior, Li Bao sympathized with him.

Zheng Zheng saw Li Bao's true feelings, he smiled slightly: "The king must not imitate the behavior of that little child like this, now that Weizhou is thriving, the king still has to maintain the majesty of the superior, and you can't let outsiders know your weakness, the troubled times are frequent, and the rise of martial artists, if you are always doing that little child, how can you convince the public, and how can those martial artists be willing to listen to your expulsion?" ”

Li Bao listened to Zheng Jin's words, hurriedly reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then invited Zheng Zheng to sit down.

After the servants served the tea, Li Bao and Zheng Ji each tasted fragrant tea, and then Li Bao opened his mouth. "Bao invited Zheng Situ to come this time, but I asked Situ for something."

"Oh, I wonder what the king has sent? Naturally, the old decay will not shirk what it can do. Zheng Jin said slowly.

"Actually, it's not a big deal, you also know that Tian Lingzi was captured and escorted to the capital by my Weizhou army a month ago, but he was a powerful person, and he was extremely favored by the official family, and now his interrogation in the capital has not yet begun, and I have never had a suitable person here to take charge of Tian Lingzi's interrogation affairs."

Li Bao's words revealed his intentions: Tian Lingzi's interrogation must be able to be tried in the direction that Weizhou wants, and it is best to dig up some inside stories, and these inside stories are just in line with the battle in Weizhou.

Although Zheng Zhen has ignored him all these years, he is not a rural villager who is closed off to the world. He knew that Weizhou attacked the northwest this time, and fiercely defeated three feudal towns, and was still using strong troops to storm the Dingyan army and the Shuofang army.

What Weizhou wants, this is already clear at a glance, extremely obvious, as a once low-key and modest King Ji, now suddenly made a move, pulled out Tian Lingzi, the eunuch, and released an attempt to control the government of the capital. Zheng Ji couldn't help but be amazed by Li Bao's self-control and self-discipline and the wisdom of seeing the right time to make a move.

His city was so deep that he couldn't even match it, Zheng Zhen couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The future life is terrifying!

But at this time, he suddenly wants to let himself out of the mountain, what else does he have to plan? Besides, his mentality has changed dramatically over the years. He is no longer the Situ who was once obsessed with his career, and now he has become a quiet and indifferent old man.

So Zheng Jin, who had been silent for a long time, spoke: "What the king said is really difficult for a strong man to be a certain old man, and you can also see that a certain old man is really not up to such a heavy trust." ”

Li Bao saw that Zheng Jin's words were sincere and not like hypocrisy, and he was not in a hurry, after all, now for him, the thoughts in this old man's heart could not be separated from those things in the family and literati who cultivated themselves and ruled the country and the world. He believed that Zheng Zheng still had ambition in his heart, and as long as he had this restless heart, he could attract his heart.

"Zheng Situ, you also know that now in this Chang'an City, except for my mentor Yang Xianggong, there are few other people who have a look. He is now alone in the capital, and he very much needs a helper with the same prestige as him to govern the dynasty and revitalize the prestige of my Tang Dynasty.

In addition, today's imperial court is no longer the imperial court of four years ago, and it is not a day or two for the feudal town to despise the imperial court Wei Ling Tianzi, as a descendant of Li Tang, I want to sacrifice everything for the revitalization of my Tang Dynasty, but this Jiangshan Sheji needs people to govern in addition to my Li Tang Dynasty.

And Zheng Situ is the backbone minister of my Tang Dynasty, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and for the sake of this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, I hereby ask Situ to go out of the mountain again. ”

Li Bao's words resonated with Zheng Jin, and he had also thought about why he failed over the years, but he didn't find the reason quickly, but through the investigation and observation of various systems in Weizhou, he slowly understood that he was too optimistic back then, and he didn't recognize the human and world conditions, which finally led to his expulsion from the rebels in Fengxiang and became the laughing stock of the court and the opposition.

But if he promised Li Bao at this time, how should he deal with himself in the future, and besides, he had never asked about political affairs in all these years, and his old age was not suitable for large-intensity cases. So he made up his mind and continued to shake his head at Li Bao and refuse.

Li Bao saw that this old man was so stubborn, he felt that he had to be a little fierce, so he sneered and said: "Zheng Situ has shirked again and again, but he still can't erase your face, back then you were expelled by the rebels in Fengxiang, which made you a laughing stock in front of the world, and now you are out of the mountain again for fear that others will laugh at you for loving the power position, Tian is shameless?" ”

Hearing this, Zheng Ji couldn't sit still anymore, and he said angrily: "You, kid is presumptuous!" ”

"Haha, Zheng Situ is happy and angry, what I just said is just a straightforward expression, if Situ is afraid of people's words, isn't he following the will of some people, if you are afraid of people's words, the more people will slander you. But after Situ came out of the mountain, as long as you can make greater achievements, who cares about your former downfall? When the history book recounts your deeds, he will only say that you are a veteran who has a long ambition and endures humiliation and heavy achievements. ”

Li Bao's words aroused Zheng Jin's ambition buried deep in his heart, yes, the temptation of Zheng's lintel and Zheng's becoming the head of the five surnames, follow King Ji He has a chance to realize, no matter how bad his life is, how bad can it be?

He slowly straightened his back, and then said to Li Bao: "It's okay, the old man will go crazy again and believe in the king." ”

As soon as Li Bao heard Zheng Zheng say this, he immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face and grabbed Zheng Jin's big hand and said: "In this way, on behalf of Weizhou and the people of Datang, I thank Situ, and Situ's merits will surely be remembered through the ages." ”

The two shook each other for a long time before Li Bao let go of the old man's hand, and then when Zheng Zheng was happy, he took advantage of the situation and said, "Since we can form an alliance again, there is something I have to plead with Situ." ”

Zheng Zheng listened to Li Bao's words, and looked at Li Bao's humility on his face, and he twisted his beard and smiled slightly, "You want to talk about the marriage with Yan'er, right?" ”

"Situ Ruizhi, I can't hide this little Jiujiu from you in my heart. You also know that Yan'er and I have always been in love, and I have been waiting for her all these years, causing the position of the wife in my palace to be vacant, and I think not only Situ but also Zheng Changshi can understand my intentions. ”

Over the years, Weizhou has been under house arrest for Zheng Jin, which caused Zheng Ningji to feel depressed, so he also terminated Zheng Yan's contact with Li Bao, and unilaterally broke off the marriage contract between Li Bao and Zheng Yan.

Zheng Zheng laughed for a while, and then said to Li Bao: "Don't worry, I will write to your father-in-law to tell you where it is." ”

"In this way, the grandson-in-law will thank his grandfather a lot," Li Bao said with a smile.