In the middle of November of the seventh year of Jinghe, in the north room of the East Pavilion in the courtyard, a young man with his eyebrows tightly locked, holding a dry dough cake in his hand, looked intently at the latest copies of the newspaper on the public case. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought: What is the next move of the court bigwigs? How will the situation in the DPRK struggle develop? How to restore the relationship with the eldest princess? How to continue to lead the struggle against the elders and officials? One problem after another needs him to think about and make a choice... At this moment, there was a not-so-violent knock on the door outside, and a shrill voice shouted, "Li Zhongshu!" Li Zhongshu! There is a letter! ”

It turned out that the internal supervisor on duty at the cabinet gate sent a letter to Li You. The Cabinet is a confidential area, and ordinary people are not allowed to trespass, so sometimes they can only communicate through letters.

Li You unfolded the letter, which was a handwritten letter from Mr. Zhu Fanghe, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and invited him to have a drink at noon. wrote a few sentences with an inscription, such as "I am overjoyed to hear the gentleman's invitation", and handed it to the inner supervisor and sent it to the outside of the pavilion door.

Then Li You sometimes meditated, sometimes wrote hard, and began to prepare a new bullet chapter.

But he felt that something was wrong, and with the writing skills in his chest, the words related to personal attacks were about to be exhausted... In a war of words, this is a harbinger of running out of ammunition and food.

Li Zhongshu couldn't help but sigh, whether it is the enemy army or the friendly army, I don't know what happened to others, do you really have to hold on for a few months? It is not uncommon for the national dynasty to have debates over the years, such as the famous Great Ceremonial War of the Sejong Dynasty, which lasted for more than ten years; Another example is the battle of Li Sancai's entry into the cabinet of the Shenzong Dynasty, which also spanned the year.

But he said that when it was almost noon, Li You took the time to leave the palace, and he had carried so many crimes, and he was not missing a shift.

When he arrived at the restaurant that had been arranged outside the right gate of Chang'an, the dishes and drinks were not ready, so Zhu Fanghe couldn't wait to ask: "What is the matter between you and Lin Yuma, why did you draw a half-broken speech on the gate of the Fuma Mansion?" Is the friendship between the two of you that deep? ”

It was also Zhu Bulang who would deliberately ask this kind of detail regardless of decency, which made it a little difficult for Li You to answer, so he shirked and said, "You can go and ask Lin Yuma." ”

"I saw it a few days ago, but he only said two words, but he didn't say much."

Li You asked curiously, "Which two words?" ”

Zhu Bulang said succinctly: "Woman." ”

The eldest princess must be a woman, and what the concubine summed up didn't seem to be wrong, so Li You had no choice but to nod. He couldn't think of any other reason for a while, and he was worried that he would lose if he said too much, so he just followed the pony's words.

"This woman is from the Pony Mansion?" Zhu Bulang guessed.

This conjecture should be said to be correct, and the owner of the Horse Mansion is also considered to be in the Horse Mansion... Li You continued to nod.

Many of the women in the Horse Mansion are maidservants who can only look at the horses and can't eat, Mr. Zhu Fanghe thought. He suddenly felt that he understood the truth, so he slapped his thigh, "This is Lin Yuma's fault!" A maid is reluctant to give it away, he is stingy, and he can't accept the house, so what's the harm in giving it to Brother Li Xian. The next time you see him, be sure to lecture him. ”

Li You breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Zhu Bulang had already made up some lifelike plots in his brain, and he didn't need to make them up anymore. It's just that in the future, if Zhu Bulang comes to his home as a guest, he must ask Xiaozhu to hide his face and not show up, and he can't appreciate Mr. Zhu's values in this regard.

I don't know what kind of mood Lin Kuima will feel when Mr. Zhu Fanghe, a member of the Rites Department and a member of the Rites Department, criticizes Lin Kuima for not being generous enough to her friends in the face of women. Under the frost in June, he won't be excited? Li You suddenly became worried again.

After Zhu Bulang figured out the question in his heart, he remembered Li You's current situation, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Looking at what you have happened recently, I really never thought that although you are young, your heart is so resolute. In the face of a group attack, I can be calm, this concentration I sigh at myself. ”

"Awards, awards." Li You raised his glass and said humbly.

"Even the elder Yuan Ge also resigned three times, and was repeatedly retained before continuing to live in the cabinet. And you can stand up for it, defend yourself, and be as strong as a hero! Zhu Bulang praised again and again.

If it weren't for Li You and Zhu Fanghe's friendship enough, otherwise he would definitely have to understand this as scolding him for being so thick-skinned that he didn't go to the love stack... According to the custom of the imperial court, after being impeached, you must first go through the motions of resignation. But the last time I was in the Wenhua Palace, when I was a scholar of the "beggar bones", I almost made a fake when I met the Son of Heaven who didn't play cards according to reason, which caused a great psychological shadow to Lord Li, so I didn't take the initiative to resign this time.

He is not an important minister of the country, what if the Queen Mother thinks that he will sacrifice for the sake of the overall situation, and he will be allowed to resign?

Zhu Bulang clinked glasses with Li You and drank them all, "But why do I think you are in high spirits and enjoying it?" ”

Is it? Li You joked: "Probably because you can be happy and unscrupulous to insult others, how can you have such an opportunity?" In particular, there are a few university scholars as targets, how about Lord Zhu also come to help? ”

"Haha, punch line." Zhu Bulang applauded and laughed.

Li You looked out the window at the sky, and his deep gaze seemed to have traveled through time and space. In his previous life, he was also experienced in a hundred battles, fought in the east and west, and built countless buildings, so this psychological quality is naturally not a problem... It's just that in this era, the moderator has become the queen mother, and the post has become a song. What remains unchanged is still the surname of the person whose head is determined by the ass, and the truth that it is impossible to argue.

Zhu Bulang restrained his smile and began to get down to business, "How do you want it to end?" ”

"How do you know below? I can't help myself! ”

"With a giant like Xu Tianguan who holds the power of Quanzheng, you will not be too miserable." Zhu Fanghe hit the nail on the head.

He frowned again and thought about it, "There is something I will tell you, and you can make up your own mind." I said before that I saw Qin Sile of the Teaching Division, you have also seen it, he knows that you and I have a relationship, and begged me to spread the word that there is something important to tell you. ”

Which is Qin Sler? Li You reminisced for a long time, and then he barely remembered that when the Queen Mother Shengshou went to the Teaching Workshop Division to have fun on the day, there was a junior official of the Teaching Workshop Division to accompany her, who seemed to be surnamed Qin.

It's no wonder that Li You didn't remember his surname. These so-called officials of the Teaching Workshop Department are like the role of the old bustard who forgets the role of the eight-headed man in the eyes of the various yamen, not to mention Master Li, whose vision has become higher and higher recently, so what is the interest in carefully remembering the name and position of the other party.

"What's the matter?" Li You asked again.

"He said it has something to do with the current situation and can help you."

Li Youden became very interested, "He doesn't dare to lie and deceive people?" ”

"Do you think he dares?"

"Hurry up and call him inquire!" Li You urged a little anxiously.

Can he not be anxious? Hearing Mr. Fang He say that Qin Sile could help him, his first reaction was that there was a mixed flow of people in a few alleys of the Jiaofang Division, and maybe he could really dig out useful news... If so, that's a great deal.

In the current Korean dispute, the two sides have basically been air-to-air so far, and there are more personal attacks than facts, and even if there are some minor problems, the lethality is average. Could it be that when Li Zhongshu entered Beijing, he ate and drank in vain at the post station or beat the prisoner once, and he was dismissed? The seven-rank real power court officials can't be so worthless.

At this sensitive time, whoever can catch something hard, coupled with the leverage amplification effect, is really a big killer.

But it's not easy to find a black material that works. Not to mention those bigwigs who are good officials and easily leave no traces, take Li You as an example, he has only been in Beijing for a few months? The level is here again, and if you want to do something evil, you don't have a chance, and you can't start to find out about his crimes. If you go to Suzhou Mansion to find it, it is really beyond the reach of the whip, and the daylily is cold for a few months.

Zhu Fanghe saw Li You's anxious look, and said with an ambiguous expression, "Why are you so boring, can't you go to the sect to find him?" Anyway, you have the will of the Queen Mother to protect yourself, and you are not afraid to make irresponsible remarks. ”

It's been held back for more than half a month, and it's good to have a chance to relax and relax, it's not a way to drag it like this, not to mention that you don't have to look at Guide Chitose's face now! Li You got up and said goodbye: "Take the next step ahead." ”

Zhu Fanghe laughed again: "If I were for you, I would definitely spend a few months of hard work, collect the style of each family, and then write a round song." ”

Li You also smiled: "Then I'll go and collect the wind seriously, maybe the round song will come out soon." ”

Coming out of the restaurant, Li You first went back to the apartment to change clothes, and then went to Dongcheng.

In the winter afternoon, the Hutong of the company is a little deserted, and the entire street is paved with a layer of lazy colors, and most of the people who come and go are bored men and women who remember each other.

According to the address given by Mr. Fanghe, Li You found the secluded courtyard, which was said to belong to an office of the Department of Education.

Qin Sile happened to be there, and when he saw Li Zhongshu coming to the door, he was very happy to invite Master Li to the house to take a seat.

Li You didn't look inside the room, but carefully scanned Qin Sile up and down a few times, as if to confirm his credibility. But no matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary middle-aged man.

After Qin Si Legao greeted the little guy for tea, he turned around and gave Li You a salute, and kept saying nonsense such as "Peng Sheng Shines".

Li You picked up the tea bowl, took a few sips and put it down, and said, "Listen to Zhu Bulang, are you willing to help the official?" ”

When Qin Sile was about to answer, he heard hurried footsteps, and a little guy ran into the door recklessly and shouted to Qin Sile: "Master Qin, something is wrong, Miss Saiyu is going to be kidnapped!" ”

Hearing this, Qin Sile walked out in a panic, and when he arrived at the door, he suddenly remembered that there were VIPs in the house, so he had to turn around and say to Li You: "Lord Li, look at this..."

Li You picked up the tea bowl again, lowered his head and tasted the tea, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Qin Sile had no choice but to take two steps forward, and said cautiously: "Don't hide it, this Saiyu girl is a niece outside the table." Master Li wanted to know something, and it fell on her. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it's going to be a big mistake. ”

Seeing his niece in the teaching workshop, what kind of entertainment is this? Li Youhu stared at Qin Sile suspiciously, and said in a deep voice: "Is this true? ”

Qin Sile nodded vigorously and said, "I will guarantee my surname in the next!" ”

Let's check it out... Li You got up and shouted, "Don't lead the way yet!" If you dare to deceive your own officials, you will be registered here! ”

Qin Si couldn't promise anything, and hurriedly led the way.

(To be continued)