If it is said that with Li Tengkong and Shou'an, Ye Chang just feels that it is difficult to give up, then Jiang Mei in the plum blossom view is an existence that Ye Chang does not want to be known.

But he can't be like Li Longji, using a big palace as a cage to lock Jiang Mei inside, and he can't do this kind of thing.

Therefore, after Shou An went to Liaodong, Ye Chang deliberately arranged that she and Jiang Mei would not have the opportunity to meet - Shou An is a princess, but she has seen Jiang Mei more than once, of course she can recognize that this "Jiang Mei" is actually the so-called concubine Mei who committed suicide. Even if Shou An didn't denounce it in front of Li Longji for this, it was not a trouble that Ye Chang was willing to face.

As a result, Shou An directly mentioned Jiang Mei, how could he make Ye Chang not be shocked. Just as a woman in love can't be persuaded by reason, a jealous woman can't be speculated with any logic and common sense

"Well, did you see her?"

"That's natural, you didn't even hide the thing that took off in front of me, but deliberately made it impossible for me to see this plum blossom master, there is something strange hidden in it, how can I not see it?" Shou An's eyes were shining, both sad and annoyed: "Are you worthy of us doing this?" ”

Ye Chang thought about it for a while, and realized what the problem was: "Is Xiang'er helping you?" ”

In Liaodong, although Shou'an is a princess, her every move is actually arranged by the people sent by Ye Chang, and the only thing she can avoid Ye Chang's surveillance is when she is with Xiang'er. Ye Chang thought that Xiang'er and the original insect girl would quarrel every time they saw each other, but now the two of them had made up a bunch, and couldn't help but feel a big headache: "How did you and Xiang'er get together?" ”

"Hugh wants to divert the topic, you just say, the plum blossom master, how to give us an explanation"

In such a situation, Ye Chang really had no other choice than pretending to be deaf and dumb, so he snorted: "Worm Niang, this is all a trivial matter, you see, why is she avoiding you, not you avoiding her, I know which is more important and which is lighter in my heart......"

Shou An was about to chase after him, but at this moment, he heard someone outside hurrying over: "A messenger has come from Chang'an City"

It was so timely, Ye Chang was overjoyed, but his face was solemn: "Something must have happened, let me see, what kind of messenger it is...... Worm girl, I'll explain it to you later."

If Ye Chang just wanted to delay time at the beginning and avoid Shou An from settling accounts with him, but when the messenger brought the real news, his expression was still solemn.

Song Hun resigned, Xiao Jiong was impeached, and Li Linfu summoned him to return to Beijing as soon as possible

This is not a good sign, which proves that Li Linfu no longer has an absolute advantage in the contest with Yang Zhao, and is even at a disadvantage

Song and Xiao are Li Linfu's current absolute henchmen, this Song Hun is the son of the former prime minister Song Jing, and now he is the middle of the imperial history, Xiao Jiong has been very resolutely on Li Linfu's side since he started dealing with Wei Jian. With these two people, Li Linfu's most confidant is only the other king in the imperial history.

"Are you going back to Chang'an?" Shou An, who was following Ye Chang, asked.

Ye Chang squinted his eyes and thought for a while. Li Linfu's intention in calling him back to Chang'an was very simple, that is, to use his ability to make money in the past two years of financial management to increase the weight of his side. Now the relationship between Li Linfu and Yang Zhao is like fire and water, and it is impossible for the two sides to reconcile.

Now, isn't it the best time for him to step in?

At this time, Chang'an City was shrouded in haze without the warmth of spring. There was a dull smell in the air, and it was breathless.

Li Linfu stood in front of the gate of Xingqing Palace, his expression was gloomy, he had been waiting here for a while, but he had not yet been passed inside.

This is something that has not happened in twenty years

Occasionally, military attachés and eunuchs passed in front of him, but none of these military attaches of the forbidden army or the eunuchs of the inner court came forward to flatter him, and they all hurried past him as if he did not exist

Chang'an is the imperial capital, and the people in the imperial capital are born with strong political acumen, and these little people have already gotten the news, and the emperor is a little tired of Li Linfu. It's just that Li Linfu's skills have always been inseparable, and he has to rely on this traitor to manage the government, so he is allowed.

But seven days ago, this tolerance changed with one thing.

Li Linfu's thoughts also returned to seven days ago, his heart was full of regret and chagrin, he obviously felt Yang Zhao's threat, but why did he give him this opportunity, could it be because he was old and faint?

Seven days ago, Yang Zhao, who was the servant of the ministry and the envoy of the degree, said that Li Longji was moved and went to the treasury to see. As a result, the mountains of cotton, silk, grain, utensils, copper coins, and salt piled up in the treasury made Li Longji happy.

This is unprecedented wealth, since Li Linfu took charge of the state affairs, although he has successively relied on many "financial experts" to operate, giving Li Longji the impression that the treasury is full, but none of them has shocked Li Longji now.

Cotton cloth, which used to be expensive, can now ⊥ hundreds of thousands of people into several sets of clothes; Silk can be stretched into a curtain from Chang'an to Luoyang; Rice from Huainan Province was piled up in the treasury and had to be kept in the open air; There are so many utensils that they can decorate twice as many royal gardens; The strings of the copper coins were rotten, and the individual copper coins were rolling all over the ground; Salt accumulates there like snow.

This is not so much Yang Zhao's ability, but rather Ye Chang's credit. The newly built road greatly promoted the circulation of materials, and the promotion of "flying money" made the originally somewhat difficult trade easy and convenient, the new type of boat brought the products of the south of the Yangtze River, and the treasures from Liaodong entered Chang'an and Luoyang and then resold the world, and exchanged the world's treasures again.

But in Li Longji's eyes, it means that Li Linfu is no longer of much use to him.

Seeing this, Yang Zhao instructed people to start attacking Song Hun, and before Li Linfu could react, he demoted Song Hun from Chang'an. Immediately afterwards, he pointed to Jingzhao Yin Xiaojiong, trying to break Li Linfu's arm again.

If it weren't for Li Longji's hint, where would Yang Zhao have such guts?

Li Linfu sneered in his heart: Unloading the mill and killing the donkey, Emperor Taizong is like this, and Li Longji is also like this. It's just that Emperor Taizong knocked down Wei Zheng's tombstone after Wei Zheng's death, and now Li Longji can't wait to knock him down before he dies.

But in addition to sneering, Li Linfu felt even more pressure.

He has too many political enemies, and now seeing that Yang Zhao easily took down Song Hun, Xiao Jiong is also in danger, and countless political enemies are like jackals that smell blood, lurking around him, just waiting to speak at him.

Surrounded by enemies, Li Linfu finally regained his strength and prepared to counterattack.

However, Li Longji did not give him a chance to fight back, he asked for a meeting in front of Xingqing Palace today, and he waited for an hour, and he did not wait for the will of the summons.

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Linfu was still standing there, unmoved.

At this time, he must not show the slightest weakness, otherwise he will be attacked by a group

Pinching the secret music in his sleeve, a sneer appeared on Li Linfu's face, but this thing in his sleeve couldn't help but be seen by Li Longji

"Go and report to the saint, there is an urgent military situation on the frontier that needs to be played by the saint" He said sharply: "You and other villains, if you miss the affairs of the military, don't blame the old man for killing people to show the world"

The prime minister of the Tang Dynasty really got angry, and few people could bear it. He was angry at the guard in front of the door, the guard could only enter to report, this time he didn't let Li Linfu wait too long, and after a while, he saw Gao Lishi coming in a hurry: "Ah, how can you let Li Xianggong wait in front of the door for a long time, you really don't know whether to live or die...... Lee Sang-gong, please come with me. ”

Li Linfu had a gloomy face and followed behind Gao Lishi.

Gao Lishi secretly glanced at him, but there was no question on the road, between him and Li Linfu, there was both cooperation and fighting, and now Yang Zhao is powerful, and colluded with the inner court, so that his status in the palace has also been affected to a certain extent, so he wants to join hands with Li Linfu again.

In front of the diligent government affairs building, Li Linfu saw Li Longji with a smile on his face, as if he was talking to Yang Zhao, Yang Zhao also smiled, and when he saw Li Linfu coming, he just shook it in a big way, and then continued to talk to Li Longji.

Li Linfu didn't make a sound, and stood quietly next to him.

After a while, Li Longji seemed to have just discovered him, and said with a smile: "Li Qing is here...... Didn't you say that you have a frontier military situation to report, why didn't you say a word? ”

"Thinking about where the big victory is, Li Xianggong is anxious to say it to the saint, so that the saint will be happy." Yang Zhao said with a smile.

"If that's the case, let's talk about it quickly."

The two of them sang and harmonized, and the implication was that Li Linfu skillfully took the merits of the side generals as his own favor, and Li Linfu sighed secretly in his heart, and then it was as hard as iron and stone.

"This is military affairs, Yang Zhao, you step down," he shouted to Yang Zhao.

Yang Zhao was stunned, and Li Longji was also stunned.

"Confidential matters, it is the Son of Heaven and the prime minister to discuss, you still don't retreat, what to do here" Li Linfu scolded again.

During this time, he was avoiding Yang Zhao's edge, and Yang Zhao, who was favored by Li Longji, also felt that he could compete with Li Linfu, so he was quite disrespectful. But at this time, Li Linfu assumed the identity of the prime minister, and under the fierce reprimand, Yang Zhao's face suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back, but he was intimidated by Li Linfu and didn't dare to argue.

Although Li Longji favored him, it was not good to directly not give Li Linfu face, so he could only cough: "Yang Zhao, you go outside first and wait, and then come to accompany me later." ”

Yang Zhao glanced at Li Linfu resentfully, knowing that this was the only choice at present, so he glanced at a palace maid, and then withdrew from the diligent government affairs building. But he just quit, Li Linfu asked Li Longji to retreat left and right, and the palace maid was also driven out.

Li Qing looked like this...... Could it be that something is wrong? Seeing Li Linfu acting like this, Li Longji was a little tired in his heart, and asked urgingly.

"Nanzhao is the opposite." Li Linfu took a deep breath and said.

"What"

Li Longji was shocked and stood up from his seat suddenly.

He was heroic in his early years, but now he is addicted to wine, and his body has become a little weak, and when he stood up, it was dark in front of him, dizzy, and his body was a little shaky.

Nanzhao turned out to be the opposite

Li Longji's first thought was that Shu had a lot of events since then, and then he thought that Nanzhao would turn his back on Tang and would collude with the dogs, but he was afraid that even Longyou, Hexi and Beiting would start a new round of turmoil. Over there, Gao Xianzhi is still competing with the Great Food Country Yu Anxi, and the southwest here is not quiet, so the burden of Datang will be heavier.

Immediately afterwards, he remembered how Nanzhao could be opposed.

"Nanzhao has always been obedient, although the king of Guiyi died, his son inherited the throne, why would he rebel?" After settling down, Li Longji asked: "Is it that the border general made a false report in order to take the lead?" ”

"The minister also hopes so, but the news that the minister got confirmed the matter, Nanzhao has rebelled, and colluded with the dog Rong." Li Linfu sighed bitterly: "This is an urgent report of the military situation that the minister received. ”

He handed over a letter, Li Longji was in the mood to read it carefully, glanced at it hastily, and then said, "You say, what's going on?" ”

It happened very accidentally, Yang Zhao gained power in the past two years, so he made great use of private parties, including Xian Yu Zhongtong, who recommended him. This person is the envoy of Jiannan, and his temperament is arrogant and impatient, and he is very rude to the surrounding barbarians. At this time, Pi Luoge, who was named the king of Yunnan by the Tang Dynasty, died, and his son Ge Luofeng secretly returned from Chang'an and inherited the throne of Yunnan. Xian Yu Zhongtong not only forced him, but his subordinate Yunnan Taishou Zhang Qiantuo also put Ge Luofeng's wife on and put a green hat on Ge Luofeng. Ge Luofeng complained to Xian Yu Zhongtong, but suffered his humiliation, not angry, raised troops to besiege Yaozhou, before the emergency report came, the city had not yet been broken, but Yunnan to the Central Plains road is far away, at this time Yaozhou, think is no longer guaranteed.

"This ...... How can this be" Li Longji was furious: "Zhang Qiantuo deserves to die, Xian Yu Zhongtong is guilty"

"Your Majesty Shengming, Zhang Qiantuo deserves to die, Xian Yu Zhongtong is guilty, not only these two people, Zhang Qiu and Qiong sat back and watched Nanzhao sit big, they are also guilty, and Yang Zhao recommended Xian Yu Zhongtong, and he should be guilty of the same crime" Li Linfu said awe-inspiringly.

Xian Yu Zhongtong is just a border general, and Li Longji does not have the slightest psychological burden to punish his crimes. Zhang Qiu and Qiong are old and sick, and they only have a high-ranking official position in the court, which is actually dispensable, so they can also be punished. But hearing Yang Zhao's name, Li Longji suddenly realized that what Li Linfu was anxious about was not a side matter, but a central court

The rebellion of Nanzhao was a heavy blow to Yang Zhao, and Li Linfu came to play, just the preamble, and then, the officials who were attached to Li Linfu would move when they heard the wind and attacked Yang Zhaoqun. In the next period of time, Yang Zhao can only be busy with self-preservation, and I am afraid that he will not have time to trouble Li Linfu again.

Ginger is still old and spicy......

Li Longji sighed secretly in his heart, but there was a smile on his face: "Jiannan is thousands of miles away, although Yang Zhao recommends Zhongtong, there is indeed an inappropriate recommendation...... In my opinion, it is enough to punish copper. ”

"The minister thought otherwise, the saint pinned high hopes on Yang Zhao, Yang Zhao was careless, but recommended Xian Yu Zhongtong and other figures, mistaken saintly grace, and ruined the people's livelihood, if he did not punish his crimes, it would be effective" Li Linfu was unrelenting.