Li Xi stood at the door of the store and saw that a few of them had walked away, so he turned around and came back, but he asked Li Yifeng as soon as he opened his mouth, "I remember that Mr. said that the door you left was this official servant Su Jinsu?" ”

Li Yifeng nodded when he heard this, "That's right, it's this Lord Su, it's just that the old man didn't see this Lord Su at the beginning, he just spent money to go some way in his mansion." ”

Li Xi nodded, and then asked, "If it is not as I expected, among these five famous people, it should be the richest in Lord Su's family, right?" ”

Li Yifeng was stunned when he heard this, he was not from Chang'an, although he had also carefully collected a lot of information in order to come up with a promotion method for Jiannan Burning Spring before, but Li Xi asked this, and he really didn't dare to answer accurately, so he was stunned.

At this time, it was Luo Kedi, who thought about it carefully, and replied respectfully: "Returning to the prince, this Lord Su Jin Su is relatively low-key, but if you think about it carefully, although Lord He and others are famous all over the world, in fact, the family is really not rich, compared with them, Lord Su's family should be much better." ”

"That's it." Li Xi nodded and sighed: "The world is full of knowledge, and the practice of human feelings is the article, although this Lord Su is known as a celebrity, he is actually a smart person who has entered the WTO." ”

Li Yifeng and Luo Kedi glanced at each other when they heard this, and they were both puzzled.

At this time, Li Xi suddenly turned around, and didn't explain, but said: "With Shopkeeper Luo in charge of this store, and Mr. Li taking care of me, I can rest assured, don't check the accounts, go home, and go to study in Guozi School tomorrow!" ”

※※※ The night is not young, and there are candlelights everywhere in Xingqing Palace.

Especially in the Nanxun Palace, because Xuanzong often sits and lies here, he is getting older this year, and his eyesight is beginning to be a little poor.

At this time, Emperor Xuanzong was still in the main hall of the Nanxun Hall to review the folds, and from time to time he frowned, and even took out a copy from the finished folds to look at it, and then continued to read it again, which was extremely diligent and diligent.

At this time, in the sitting and lying place of Emperor Xuanzong in the sickle curtain on the left side of the Nanxun Palace, there were several graceful women who were cleaning up something, and from time to time they could hear a few whispers there, but it seemed that someone was disciplining a few palace maids.

At this time, Gao Lishi came from outside, and when he entered the palace, he never needed to be announced, so he didn't see him until Emperor Xuanzong drove in front of him, and then he let go of the fold, rubbed his eyes and stretched, and then asked: "Where does the general come from?" ”

Gao Lishi was turning his head to look into the sickle curtain at this time, and when he saw the movement there, he knew that it must be Concubine Hui Niangniang inside, and when he heard the question, he turned around and said with a smile: "Back to everyone, the old slave just went to the palace gate for a while, but the people below reported some information about Li Xi." ”

"Oh?" Emperor Xuanzong stretched again when he heard this, then stood up and moved his muscles and bones, and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

"No." Gao Lishi heard the promise, and then followed the footsteps of Emperor Xuanzong, and said behind him: "In accordance with everyone's will, since the return of that Chizhong, the old slave has sent someone to stare at Li Xi day and night. He arrived at the Chang'an West Post House on the ninth day of August, and that night, he arranged in advance to meet Li Yifeng, an old family member who came to Chang'an. ”

"Well, according to the investigation of the old slave, Li Yifeng has a file in the ministry, a few months ago, he was the chief secretary of Jinyuan County, and it was Li Xi's predecessor, but he lost the power struggle with others in the county, and was turned out of the scandal at home, so he was forced to resign, but after he resigned from the master of Jinyuan County, he never left Jinyuan County, and since then, he has become Li Xi's staff, and has been in the center to mediate all kinds of miscellaneous things for him, and came to Chang'an two months ago to prepare for the branch of Jiannan Burning Spring."

"Oh? Something ugly at home? What kind of ugly thing can force a county chief to take the initiative to resign? Emperor Xuanzong asked curiously.

"It is said that he took the surviving of his dead son, that is, his daughter-in-law, into the house and became pregnant." Colliers replied respectfully.

"Oh, I see."

Emperor Xuanzong nodded when he heard this, but he didn't care. In his opinion, virtue is certainly an important criterion for examining whether school officials are qualified, but the matter of women does not belong to the category of virtue. Confucius also said, I have not seen a virtuous person like a lustful person, let alone all living beings?

Therefore, the widow's illness is really not a mistake, even if he accepts his daughter-in-law, but after all, his son is gone, which is not a great deal. If you use this as the criterion, you will miss out on a lot of capable officials.

It's just that he didn't care about this at the moment, so he just mentioned it briefly and then ignored it, and just said, "Go on, go on." ”

"No." Gao Lishi heard the words and agreed, so he continued: "Li Xi stayed in the post house on August 9, and at night, he drank with Li Yifeng, and in the evening, Li Yifeng returned to the city, and the next morning, when the head of the Ministry of Rites went to send the approval document, there was an incident, Li Chang Li Shizhi heard Li Xi's name, he was very interested, and he was going to make an appointment with him on the spot, and then, the two of them really drank in the post house. ”

"Li Shizhi? About brothers? Emperor Xuanzong was first surprised when he heard this, and then he smiled and said, "I know, it must be because of a wine word!" This Li Shizhi is so greedy for cups, rotten wood can't be carved, rotten wood can't be carved! ”

Hearing Emperor Xuanzong say that Li Shizhi was about to be a brother with Li Xi because of a wine word, Gao Lishi responded with a smile, but after listening to it, he still said tactfully: "Although Lord Li's move is not in line with etiquette, it is not just for the convenience of selling wine, he should be like everyone else, and he admires Li Xi's poetry and style very much." ”

Emperor Xuanzong nodded when he heard this, and then he didn't say anything more.

He also likes several of Li Xi's poems, and even Concubine Hui praised this person for being interesting and talented after listening to them. Li Shizhi is also a character who considers himself to be romantic and elegant, he will take the initiative to make friends with Li Xi because he likes Li Xi's poems, and even ask him about brothers, which sounds surprising, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, it is also expected.

At this time, Gao Lishi continued: "At noon that day, until the afternoon, the two drank bitterly, Master Li Shizhi drank a lot, but he didn't want Li Xi to be an expert in wine, and in the end, the two were evenly divided, and they were both drunk. At the last time, Li Shizhi's eldest son Li Guo arrived at the post house, he was slightly older than Li Xi, but after hearing the news of the two befriending, he knew that the other party was Li Xi, so he happily regarded himself as his son and nephew. ”

In the afternoon, Li Yifeng's carriage and horse went to the post house to pick up Li Xi, and Li Guo even took someone to accompany Li Xi into Chang'an, and then went back to pick up his father. Well, by the way, there is something to tell you to know, after Li Yifeng came to Chang'an, he bought a house for Li Xi in Chang'an, and at that time, the old slave felt that maybe it would be useful the next day, so he arranged for a person to go in advance, and now it is in Li Xi's mansion. ”

Xuanzong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then frowned tightly. After a long time, he said: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, except for the Heavenly Empire, the holy masters of all generations have disdained it, how can I do this and shame the ancestors?" This person, get out! ”

When Gao Lishi heard this, Emperor Xuanzong sighed again: "I ordered you to send someone to spy on Li Xi, but it is really his piece of music that is too strange, and in addition, I don't know anything about him, so it is expedient to be like this, and it is not the norm." ”

"Everybody." When Gao Lishi heard this, he first praised it, thought about it, and then said: "But the old slave thinks that this method of spying on the minister is not completely unusable." It was Li Xi himself, didn't he also put forward this suggestion in the recital. If you want to strengthen your control over the local festival and even the ministers of the court, the spy is indeed a good technique. The old slave asked His Majesty to take Li Xi as an example and try it out. ”

Emperor Xuanzong pondered for a moment when he heard this, and finally although his brows were furrowed, he still nodded and agreed.

In fact, there is no need for Li Xi to say, during the Celestial Empire, the imperial court used secret agents to penetrate the homes of major high-ranking officials, and the results were very good, which Emperor Xuanzong, who came from that environment at that time, naturally knew very well. However, he didn't want to do that kind of thing to snoop on others.

In his opinion, the way of the emperor lies in spreading thousands of miles and planning a little, although these minion things can help, but in the end they are inferior, and they are not the work of the holy lord.

Moreover, it is worth pondering that once this kind of secret agent is used in large quantities, it will inevitably directly lead to a huge force between open and semi-public, and because of all kinds of secrets, this kind of secret agent organization will suddenly become extremely terrifying...... Then the tragic lesson of the Celestial Empire is still in front of us! Therefore, for the sake of the court and the emperor, he is really unwilling to create such a tumor for the Tang Dynasty.

However, if it is only used on Li Xi, as an expedient measure, it is not completely impossible - although he doesn't like this set in his bones, he is not even a little flexible.

At this time, Gao Lishi saw that Emperor Xuanzong agreed, so he continued: "After Li Xi was taken to the house, he had a good night's sleep, and it is said that he never even turned over his body once......

Hearing this, Emperor Xuanzong waved his hand and said dissatisfiedly: "You old slave, when did you learn so trivial!" Whether he sleeps and rolls over, or rides a few girls at night, what do I hear? ”

Gao Lishi bowed down when he heard this, paused for a while, hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "This morning, Li Xi went to the wine shop in Jiannan to burn spring in the East Market, and happened to meet the eldest prince of the right scattered cavalry who served the lord of Wangqiu, and brought someone over to smash the shop. ”

"Smash the store? Why? Emperor Xuanzong asked in surprise when he heard this.

Gao Lishi slowly explained to him, "This Jiannan Burning Spring has been selling very well in the past month, which is bound to affect the business of other wine shops, as far as the old slave knows, many big shops in the east and west cities are used to find some officials in the court to shield them, and spend some filial piety during the years, but it can save a lot of trivial troubles. ”

"Well, that's it." Emperor Xuanzong nodded when he heard this, he had heard of these things, and he didn't care about them at all. As long as the officials don't go unscrupulous for the sake of some benefits, they don't know what to do.

At this time, Gao Lishi paused, lowered his voice a little, and continued: "According to the report, when Wang Shuyan smashed the store in the past, Cheng Yi, who was previously expelled from the palace by His Royal Highness the Prince, was at the scene......

"Huh?" Hearing this, Emperor Xuanzong Huo Ran turned around and looked at Gao Lishi with blazing eyes, "Cheng Yi? ”

"Back to everyone, it's Cheng Yi. This person originally worked in the Prince's Mansion Jialing Temple, the official from the seven products of the family, it is said that his person is quite strategic, and he is deeply used by His Royal Highness the Prince, but he is a little lustful, and there are concubines in the family. Some time ago, in the case of Zhao Fengling leaving Beijing without permission, in order to protect His Royal Highness the Prince, his name was removed from it, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still fired him afterwards, and the Ministry of Officials has prepared a document to check. ”

Ever since he heard the three words Steward Cheng, Emperor Xuanzong has always kept a straight face, and then asked coldly: "Cheng Yi, why did he happen to be there so coincidentally?" ”

Seeing His Majesty Xuanzong ask this, Gao Lishi knew that there was really going to be an accident, but he was loyal to His Majesty Xuanzong, although he knew that the matter involved the prince, but he would rather try to persuade him afterwards than hide it in the matter itself, so he said at the moment: "As far as the old slave knows, after that Cheng Yi was expelled from the prince's mansion, he can still enter and leave the prince's mansion at will recently, and he has always been responsible for contacting the princes in the city on behalf of His Royal Highness the prince, and now he is ...... Still walking around the house very closely. ”

Hearing Gao Lishi say this, although the meaning was vague, Emperor Xuanzong immediately understood.

Obviously, no one believes that there is no power to make a memory here. Although Cheng Yi is nominally nothing and has been fired, in fact, it is ...... So Emperor Xuanzong immediately roared rarely: "Unauthorized use of private individuals, dark and unknown, will be retribution, villain behavior...... I...... I don't know where it will end! ”

This is a very serious statement, and it is still said by the current prince, so that Gao Lishi was so frightened that he quickly knelt down when he heard this--this is something that he, a slave, should not have heard of.

When she heard the conversation outside, Concubine Hui's voice inside was gone, and at this time, she heard Emperor Xuanzong be furious, but she suddenly opened the curtain and came out, and said with a smile: "San Lang, what are you talking about?" Is someone going to smash that Li Xi's shop? ”

Emperor Xuanzong didn't squeak with a dark face, but Concubine Hui continued to smile and said: "Someone wants to smash Li Xi's shop, but the concubine is the first to refuse, I heard that those ministers outside often have their wives go out to the store to eat interest, the concubine is not talented, His Majesty has rewarded a lot over the years, but there is also a slight surplus, so I also thought that Li Xi's shop has bought shares and interest, so that Qing'er will also leave some family property to inherit, so that he can use it more leniently in the future." ”

When Emperor Xuanzong heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Colliers buried himself deeply, not daring to raise his head slightly.

The Qing'er in the mouth of Concubine Hui is naturally King Shou Li Qing, he is the prince and named King Shou, but Concubine Hui Niangniang said that she was afraid that he would be poor in the future, so she wanted to leave some wealth for him, this ...... Non-house slaves can be heard!

(To be continued)