readx; Chang'an City, the night is already deep, but Chang'an City has not closed the door, it has been three nights, this is only in the New Year and Shangyuan Eve will be like this, other days will occasionally do not care, but like this for three consecutive nights are not closed, it is the first time in more than ten years. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The ordinary people will not understand the reason for this, and it will be convenient for them to visit relatives and friends at night, or drink until late at night, but many people who know the current situation have vaguely guessed that this must be related to the recent crisis of feudal reduction.

In fact, this is a unanimous decision made by several ministers in the political affairs hall, and the workshop will not be closed at night for five days, so that everyone can communicate about emergencies.

In the night, there was a rain silk, fine and dense, and the rain and fog brought a touch of coolness to the warm spring night, and on Suzaku Street, a horse-drawn carriage drove quickly in the rain and fog, and the carriage was tightly sealed, revealing only a glimmer of light on the edge of the window.

A small oil lamp was lit in the carriage, and it seemed bright and dark in the running carriage, behind a small square table, Zhang Yun was closing his eyes and thinking for a long time, as if he was an old monk who had settled down, and there was a letter on the small table, which was written to him by Gao Xianzhi, Gao Xianzhi was undoubtedly Zhang Yun's person, among the various festival envoys, Zhang Yun was most concerned about the Jiannan Jiedu envoy, and it was because of Gao Xianzhi's road that many of Zhang Yun's protégés were transferred to various parts of Bashu as officials, and gradually controlled the Bashu political arena, in return, Zhang Yun also tried his best to help Gao XianzhiIn particular, in July of the previous year, Zhang Yun successfully persuaded Li Longji to expand the Jiannan Army, so that the strength of the Jiannan Army was increased from 39,000 to 91,400 people, which was the same as the Fanyang Jiedu Mansion, so that the Jiannan Army became the third largest Jiedu Envoy of the Tang Dynasty.

But since last year, the tide of cutting the feudal domain has gradually spread to Jiannan, Li Longji appointed Yingwang Li Jian as the observation envoy of Jiannan Province and the governor of Yizhou, sitting in Yizhou, supervising Bashu salt and iron, but soon he was crowned as the deputy envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, Li Jian is a very capable person, only a few months, the troops north of Chengdu Mansion are controlled by Li Jian, there are 40,000 troops, almost and Gao Xianzhi divided Jiannan.

Among his sons, Li Longji was also the most relieved by Li Xuan, so he was not eager to cut the feudal domain of Jiannan, and he believed that Li Jian could finally completely control the Jiannan army.

But not long ago, there was a big incident in Jiannan, Yizhou Taishou Cui Yuan secretly told Yang Guozhong that Li Jian did not seize the power of Gao Xianzhi at all, the two were colluding with each other to cheat, Li Jian was suspected of self-reliance, as a reward for keeping Jiannan's Jiedu envoy, Gao Xianzhi fully supported him to take the position.

This Cui Yuan's secret letter was sent to Yang Guozhong's mansion yesterday, but Cui Yuan's secret was not secret, and the news was revealed, and just this afternoon, Zhang Yun received a secret letter from Gao Xianzhi, on the one hand, begging him to help him keep the Jiannan Jiedu envoy, on the other hand, hoping that Zhang Yun could persuade Yang Guozhong not to tell Li Longji about Cui Yuan's whistleblowing.

Tonight, Zhang Yun rushed to Yang Guozhong's mansion to try to persuade him to withhold Cui Yuan's whistleblower letter.

In the bright and dark light, Zhang Yun looked a little worried, he knew that he was making a dangerous move, but the situation was very critical, once Yang Guozhong handed over the whistleblower letter to Li Longji, Gao Xianzhi's surname was probably not guaranteed.

Zhang Yun is known as a tumbler in the political arena of the Tang Dynasty and has been in charge of the household department for a long time, not only because he is the son of Zhang Shuo, the famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, but more importantly, he is good at exchanging interests, leaving and right, and unwilling to make enemies, so whether it is Li Linfu in power or Yang Guozhong worships the prime minister, Zhang Yun can be at peace with them, this time Zhang Yun is also ready to exchange interests with Yang Guozhong to solve the crisis of Gao Xianzhi.

Zhang Yun's body shook gently with the carriage, he was thinking about what to exchange with Yang Guozhong, in fact, he knew very well that Yang Guozhong's biggest political enemy was Wang Hui, and most of Wang Hui's henchmen were Li Linfu's Xiangguo Party in the past, so Yang Guozhong always wanted to attack Li Linfu's family and attack the Xiangguo Party in a continuous way.

Not long ago, Yang Guozhong hinted at him and wanted to get his support in this matter, but Zhang Yun did not express his position at the time, and today he is ready to take a stand.

The carriage broke through the vast night rain and drove into the gate of Xuanyifang, and Yang Guozhong's mansion was not far ahead.

．．．．．．．．． Today happens to be the birthday of Yang Guozhong's wife Pei Rou, but this year's birthday is different from the previous grand and lively, this year is a lot more low-key, not only Yang Guozhong, but also the other Yang family is the same, since Yang Guifei and Li Longji stiffened, the Yang family has lost the scenery of the past, they are like leaves that have been beaten by frost, one by one wilted, and became silent in Chang'an, in addition, Mrs. Qin Guo, the eldest of the three sisters of the Yang family, died of illness last year, which cast another ominous shadow on the Yang family.

Therefore, Pei Rou's birthday this year is very low-key, and the people who come to celebrate are all the Yang family's own people, Mrs. Yang Yupei of South Korea, Mrs. Yang Huahua of the Kingdom of Yu, as well as some of Yang Guozhong's brothers and their wives.

It is rare for the Yang family to have such a party, so the lobby is relatively lively, everyone is talking and laughing, getting together to drink and chat, and try not to mention those unpleasant things.

Pei Rou is the protagonist today, she combed her temples, her hair was full of pearls, dazzling, wearing a light green six-wide skirt, cut with Shu brocade, extremely precious, it was raining outside, a little cool, she put on a half-sleeved short shirt, her chest was open very low, revealing most of her snow-white breasts, although Pei Rou has been an official wife for many years, and now she has a second-class fate, but the kind of small family spirit in the market on her body is still difficult to remove, such as her headdress, most of the truly elegant women only insert a delicate and delicate step, It is both concise and generous, and it looks even more graceful, but Pei Rou's head is filled with dozens of various precious jade hairpins and golden hairpins, which are jewelry, but they give people a feeling of breaking out, as if Pei Rou is the female shopkeeper of the jewelry store.

However, Yang Huahua next to her was dressed up gracefully and gorgeously, the handsome without powder, also wearing a wide long skirt, but on her body she looked elegant and beautiful, not as heavy as Pei Rou, coupled with Yang Huahua's smile and quick speech, unconsciously she became the center of the birthday banquet, and the protagonist Pei Rou became a foil instead, which made Pei Rou very uncomfortable, and she pointed to Yang Huahua's face in surprise and said loudly: "Third sister, how can there be wrinkles in the corners of your eyes, is it because you sleep too late every night?" ”

She had something to say, and several teenagers from the Yang family covered their mouths, 'Flutter! Laughing out loud, Yang Huahua's face suddenly sank, and she fought back with a word, "There are no wrinkles at the corners of my eyes, it's because the third sister-in-law's head is too bright, and my face is spent." ”

"How so? Look, it's a wrinkle! ”

Pei Rou stepped forward and counted carefully: "One, two, three..."

She sighed, "Hey! Third sister, you are really a little old, I care about you, don't take it to heart!"

Yang Huahua sneered and said, "How could I go to my heart!" I know that the third sister-in-law likes to count, for example, tonight, the third sister-in-law will definitely lock herself in the room alone, carefully count the birthday gifts, consistently, twice, three..... Hey! No, why is this money only 900 Wen, who gave it a birthday gift, and dared to tease the old lady. ”

Yang Huahua's performance was full of emotion, which made the hall laugh, and many young girls even laughed forward and backwards, so angry that Pei Rou's face turned blue, and said viciously: "I am very poor, unlike some people who have the emperor's brother-in-law secretly sending incense powder, you can do whatever you want." ”

As soon as this sentence came out, the lobby suddenly fell silent, and Pei Rou suddenly felt that she had spoken too much, and muttered in her mouth: "I am unintentional, don't go to your heart, third sister." ”

Yang Huahua didn't care, she straightened her chest lazily, and said lightly: "It's too stuffy in the lobby, I'll go out for a walk." ”

She stood up and walked out, and when she was gone, the lobby was bustling again.

Yang Huahua walked all the way along the garden path, and soon came to the quieter west courtyard, which was Yang Guozhong's noble room, she flashed into the first room, took out a small bronze mirror from her arms, and looked carefully at the corner of her eyes at the light, sure enough, there were a few looming wrinkles, Yang Huahua felt a burst of annoyance in her heart, 'Bang! There was a crisp sound on the ground, and the bronze mirror slammed to the ground.

"Who is it?" Suddenly there was a bottom cry from the back room, and it was Yang Guozhong's voice.

"Third brother, is that you?"

Yang Huahua was surprised, how could Yang Guozhong be here? She suddenly realized that Yang Guozhong might be hiding here to steal fish! She covered her mouth and smiled: "Third brother, it's okay!" Please continue, and I'll leave at once. ”

She was just about to slip away, but Yang Guozhong walked out and said with a smile: "Third sister, where do you want to go, I'm a dignified minister, do you need to hide here if you want to find a woman?" ”

"What is the third brother doing hiding here?" Yang Huahua asked curiously.

"Alas!" Yang Guozhong sighed and said, "I won't tell you, An Lushan's henchman Liu Luogu sent me a few boxes of heavy gifts, I am very embarrassed, I don't know if I should accept it?" ”

"Where's the heavy gift? Let me see! ”

Like gold and silver jewelry is a woman's natural hobby, Yang Huahua suddenly eyebrows, a gust of wind rushed into the inner room, the inner room is brightly lit, there are four large boxes on the ground, the box itself is carved with a large piece of agarwood, precious abnormal, Yang Huahua is a connoisseur of goods, she saw the value of the box at a glance, then squatted down and gently stroked, can't put it down.

"Third brother, can I open it and take a look?"

"Look!" Yang Guozhong sat down, he was preoccupied, he liked bribery is his surname, of course he liked to receive heavy gifts, but An Lushan came to give gifts at this sensitive moment, it was not so simple, it must be related to cutting the domain, he wanted to let himself help him delay Fan Yang's cutting of the domain, everything else is easy to say, but the cutting of the domain is extraordinary, and if you are not careful, you will offend Li Longji's rebellion, and you will lose your official position at the lightest, and you will be killed at the worst, this gift is not easy to receive!

At this time, Yang Huahua had already opened a large agarwood box, her eyes were suddenly spent, and she was dazzled by the bright golden light, and the box was actually a large piece of gold, filled with a box, she tried to pick up a piece, but it was heavy, and she couldn't pick it up.

She couldn't help but say, "Third brother, how much gold is here?" ”

"The three boxes are gold, a total of 10,000 taels, and the other box is the title deed of 30,000 acres of Shangtian, I can't afford this heavy gift from An Lushan!"

"If the third brother can't afford it, send it to me! I can afford it. Yang Huahua smiled widely.

"You can't afford it, this is the price that An Lushan used to buy his military power without losing it, the current saint is no longer the Li Sanlang he used to be, third sister, you can't influence him anymore."

"I'm just joking, An Lushan didn't give it to me."

Yang Huahua smiled, and she said to Yang Guozhong again: "Third brother, I advise you to accept this gift, how capable are you, An Lushan knows very well, if you don't have that ability, he won't give you such a heavy gift, you don't have to help him, just help him find excuses, doesn't he just want to keep the festival and make the throne?" The excuses are all made by people, as long as the third brother does something for him, whether it succeeds or fails is another matter, and it is not too late to return the gift to him if it is not successful, third brother, do you say this is the reason? ”

Yang Guozhong thought about it, this is really the truth, in case the saint can't go on with the cutting of the domain, and finally the saint gives up, can't this gift be accepted with peace of mind? What's the rush now? As soon as his heart was relieved, he smiled and said: "Thanks to the third sister for reminding me, those who see it have a share, and the third brother is not stingy, I will give you a box of these three boxes of gold." ”

Yang Huahua was overjoyed, "Do you really give it to me?" ”

"When will the third brother lie to you, I will let someone send you a carriage later, but don't tell your third sister-in-law."

"Of course I won't!"

Yang Hua's heart was full of joy, this birthday banquet was good, and after a quarrel with Pei Rou's miserly woman, she actually got a box of gold, which is worth it!

At this time, the housekeeper's voice came from the courtyard, "Master, Zhang Shangshu has an urgent matter to see and is waiting outside the mansion." ”

Yang Guozhong was stunned, what did Zhang Yun do when he came to find himself so late? As soon as he thought about it, he suddenly understood, could it be because of Cui Yuan's secret letter, how did he know?

"Please!"

．．．．．．．． Zhang Yun was invited to Yang Guozhong's outer study, and as soon as he entered the door, he smiled and said: "I didn't know that today is Mrs. Xiangguo's birthday, I didn't prepare a birthday gift, I'm ashamed!" Please allow me to make up tomorrow. ”

Yang Guozhong also returned the salute and smiled: "Zhang Shangshu has seen the outside, Zhang Shangshu is not here to participate in the birthday, what does it matter if he gives a gift or not, they went to celebrate the birthday, let's talk about business!" ”

Zhang Yun heard that Yang Guozhong's tone seemed to have guessed his intentions, so he smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll disturb Xiangguo." ”

The two sat down separately, and a maid brought two cups of tea, Yang Guozhong said with a smile: "I think it's convenient not to close the door at night, what does Zhang Shangshu think?" ”

"Yes! Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to visit Xiangguo tonight, and when I was on the way, I wanted to gather everyone to join forces to play the Holy Shrine and officially abolish the night closure system. ”

Yang Guozhong stroked his palms and laughed, "The heroes see the same thing, and I have this intention, how about we play together?" ”

Zhang Yun listened to his nonsense words, what is the meaning of 'heroes see the same', he couldn't help but shake his head secretly, the dignified right Xiangguo actually didn't match the words, it was also a strange story of the Tang Dynasty, he despised it in his heart, but his face was sincere: "Then we will make a decision, Yang Shangshu will take the lead, and I will be the second." ”

The two took another sip of tea and gradually brought the topic to business.

"A few days ago, Yang Xiangguo proposed the incident, I went back to the house and thought about it for a long time, thinking that we might be able to discuss it."

"What is Zhang Shangshu referring to?" Yang Guozhong asked pretending to be confused.

Zhang Yun didn't say anything, lowered his head and slowly tasted tea, and after a while, Yang Guozhong suddenly realized, patted his head and smiled: "I remembered, it turned out to be that incident." ”

"Did Yang Xiangguo remember?" Zhang Yun looked at him with a smile and said.

"Hmmm! Come to think of it, what do you say about that incident? ”

Zhang Yun didn't say anything, his voice changed, and he turned to the cutting of the domain, and sighed in a low voice: "I think the saint is really irrational in the matter of collecting the military power, and if you don't make it right, there will be chaos in the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Zhang Shangshu refers to An Sishun's refusal to give up Shuo Fang's festival?"

An Sishun's reply to refusing to give up Shuofang's military power was sent to Chang'an three days ago, it is said that Li Longji was so violent that he almost relapsed again, and for three days, he locked himself in the palace and saw no one, so Yang Guozhong would not be able to send Cui Yuan's whistleblower letter to the palace, otherwise, according to Yang Guozhong's eagerness to take back the power of Jiannan, he would have reported it a long time ago.

Zhang Yun nodded and said: "Although An Sishun said very implicitly and has excuses, he actually still resists the decree and does not obey the decree, a festival envoy who holds military power does not obey the holy decree, from Li Qingan to An Sishun, isn't this the crisis of my Datang?" I don't think Goshuhan will do the same. ”

Yang Guozhong also sighed and said: "But this is not something that we courtiers can change, didn't Zhang Shangshu find that the saint's surname has changed greatly in recent months?" Not only did his body collapse, but everything he did seemed to be wishful thinking, an unrealistic fantasy, and something seemed to be wrong with him. ”

Yang Guozhong pointed his finger and said in a low voice: "It's something wrong here." ”

From the current point of view, Li Longji seems to have suffered from senile delusions, but the degree is not serious, but Yang Guozhong and Zhang Yun don't understand, they just feel that Li Longji has something wrong.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yun said: "So we can't add fuel to the fire anymore, we can't use the matter of cutting the feudal domain to stimulate him, there are some things we must keep silent." ”

"What is Zhang Shangshu talking about? Here's an example! ”

Although Yang Guozhong's political talent is not high, and he often does stupid things, he is also a very smart person, and gradually understood what Zhang Yun meant, so he told Zhang Yun that he might as well pick it up.

Zhang Yun smiled and said, "For example, the letter sent by Cui Taishou, can we be silent?" ”

Sure enough, Yang Guozhong saw that he had guessed correctly, and couldn't help but feel proud, so he also smiled and said, "It's not impossible to remain silent, it's just that I'm taking too much risk, if someone impeaches me, I can't explain it, so.... Zhang Shangshu, do you know what I mean? ”

"Alright then!"

At this point, Zhang Yun didn't need to go around in circles anymore, he coughed and showed his sincerity.

"The incident that Yang Xiangguo told me a few days ago, I have thought about it repeatedly, although Li Linfu has passed away, there are some old accounts, and I think it must be calculated clearly."

(To be continued)