42. The change of the court

"No, in the past few days, according to the arrangement of the adults, except for a few cronies and subordinates who are busy with the affairs of King Jianning, the rest of the people have not arranged special actions, just busy with some miscellaneous things. ”

Mao Zheng is what is called seven o'clock in the morning today. Youzheng is what is now called six o'clock in the afternoon. It is the time for people who worked on errands in the public gate in ancient times to commute to and from work.

"Well, in the future, you must be more strict in discipline and not make any trouble. ”

"Yes. ”

"Where's Yu Nuohai?"

"I have never let him participate in the affairs of King Jianning, and he and his brothers have been busy with some chores as usual these days, and now they should be waiting in the hall. ”

"Well, he's good at doing things, but you have to be careful to use him well. ”

Just as the two were talking, a little eunuch came in and said that Empress Zhang had sent Xue Shanggong to invite Master Li to walk in person.

When Li Fuguo heard this, his heart sank.

Last time, she sent Xue Shanggong to promise to help her move down King Jianning, but she never wanted to make King Jianning commit suicide, although she should be happy in her heart to remove a big enemy.

But this incident shook the government and the opposition, and several officials even pointed the finger at themselves, and before they got rid of the trouble, she came to the door again.

I really don't know what will happen this time?

Li Fuguo thought so in his heart, but his face was still very respectful.

He glanced at Xue Yiliu's face, and asked her to lead the way with a smile. The group then walked towards Zichen Palace.

In fact, Li Fuguo's development is still thanks to two people. One is Gao Lishi, and the other is Queen Zhang.

With Gaolis, because they each assisted different masters, each for their own purposes, there was little contact. But for Gao Lishi, he finally has affection in his heart.

I think that Li Fuguo was just a little eunuch feeding the horses in the royal stable, and he suffered from the eyes of others.

Once, the Anxi Protectorate sent a sweaty and bloody horse, and his temperament was very violent. On the day he was sent to the royal stable, he kicked off the leg of a little eunuch, and if it had not been for the sergeant of the Yulin Army to subdue the horse in time, the little eunuch's life would not have been saved.

Therefore, the errand of taking care of the horse naturally fell to the unlikable Li Fuguo.

That horse was originally the newly appointed Anxi Metropolitan Protector Zhang Xiaosong, and in order to express his gratitude to Xuanzong and the imperial court, he sent a wild horse caught in the Green Ridge.

It is said that as early as when Zhang Xiaosong was in charge of the Beiting capital, he heard that there was a black river in the sandbar area under his jurisdiction, and there was a hundred-foot dragon in the black river, which often preyed on the cattle and sheep of nearby villages, and even caused floods and washed away farmland. Zhang Xiaosong did not believe in evil spirits, and personally led his troops to the bank of the Heihe River and arranged for archers to shoot the black dragon. Zhang Xiaosong dedicated the dragon to Xuanzong, who praised him for his courage and bravery, gave him the dragon tongue, and rewarded his descendants with the hereditary history of sandbank thorns.

Li Fuguo quietly asked someone to inquire about the origin of this horse, and it was expected that Xuanzong would cherish this horse very much. However, this horse is really wild and untamable, if the emperor really wants to ride this horse on a whim one day, something goes wrong, even if he grows 10,000 heads, it will not be enough to cut it.

Li Fuguo took good care of the horses, and while thinking, he suddenly remembered the sergeant of the Royal Forest Army who subdued the horse, so he bought all the silver he had saved up and bought wine and meat, took care of the military master, and asked him to tame the wild horse first.

After about a month, the emperor finally sent Gao Lishi to lead the horse in person, and the emperor wanted to test ride it on the school grounds.

When Gao Lishi checked Zhang Xiaosong's gift list before, he had seen this horse in particular, knew its original nature, and was worried that it would be wild and untamable along the way, for fear that if the emperor made a mistake, he would not be able to afford to eat it.

But when Colliers saw the horse again, it was already a well-trained horse.

"You're taking care of this horse?"

Gao Lishi looked at Li Fuguo, his eyes full of appreciation and gratitude. Naturally, he saw everything and knew that the person in front of him was a smart and clever guy.

"Back to the tall adult, it's the small one who is taking care of it. ”

Li Fuguo was honestly afraid, he couldn't be more excited to see the number one celebrity around the emperor, as if a golden avenue had begun.

And when he listened to Gao Lishi's next words, he was completely speechless with excitement, trembling and kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"You are doing a good job, come, with the Sprinkle family, send the horses to the emperor. ”

When he arrived at the school ground, the wise Xuanzong naturally saw the strangeness of this wild horse, and couldn't help but look at Li Fuguo, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked: "Didn't Zhang Xiaosong's report say that this is a wild horse caught in the Green Mountains? Why can't you see any wildness today?"

As soon as Li Fuguo heard this, his already kneeling body immediately collapsed again, and he replied hesitantly: "Hui-Hui-Hui-Hui Long Live Lord, the horse-horse is indeed one in a million - a good horse, this - was also arrogant and untamable, I didn't think that I saw the Long Live Lord today, just - became so tame, it must have seen the real dragon Son of Heaven, only to deter its wildness, it can be seen that my emperor is worthy of the blessing of heaven and earth, and the world is in the heart." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Xuanzong was naturally very happy, and immediately rewarded a hundred taels of silver.

Later, Gao Lishi was promoted several times, and his fate was prosperous.

For a long time, Li Fuguo dreamed of Colliers' kindness.

In particular, what makes Li Fuguo most grateful is that Gao Lishi is one of the few people who sees his ugly face and never shows disgust.

Although with the deepening of his officialdom experience and understanding of Li Fuguo, he understood that he was just an extremely clever way to deal with the world, he was still full of gratitude to him in his heart. Sincere gratitude.

It was not until later that he was rewarded by Emperor Xuanzong to the prince of the East Palace, Li Heng.

Emperor Xuanzong and Gao Lishi's original intention was to let him monitor the crown prince's every move.

At first, he also did his best, and the prince's words and deeds, where he went, who he met, and even what kind of meal he used for each meal, he would report everything to Gao Lishi.

It was the appearance of that woman that changed his fate.

At that time, she was already the good lady of the crown prince Li Heng. Liangdi is the title of the crown prince's concubine, and her status is second only to the crown princess.

Her grandmother, Dou Shi, was the sister of Emperor Xuanzong's mother, Empress Dowager Zhaocheng. The status is incomparable.

At that time, the crown prince Li Heng was in the most difficult period of his life.

Before him, the crown prince Li Ying was framed by Concubine Wu Hui, along with Li Yao, the king of Hubei, and Li Ju, the king of light, and was deposed as a concubine by Xuanzong, and soon died.

Emperor Xuanzong abolished three sons in a row, which almost became the shadow of Li Heng's life.

Not only that, but there were also continuous blows from the ministers Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and others, so that he had to walk on thin ice and live in fear for many years.

Zhang Liangdi is not only beautiful and lovely, but also smart and meticulous. She not only often reminded the prince what he should pay attention to, but also constantly used her mother's relationship to make people say good things for the prince in front of Xuanzong.

Therefore, Zhang Liangdi is very favored by the crown prince Li Heng. After Li Heng ascended the throne, he made her a concubine, and soon she was canonized as an empress.

Regarding the arrival of this ugly-looking but extremely sharp Li Fuguo, Zhang Liangdi naturally understood and knew that he was a person sent by the Xuanzong.

Zhang Liangdi was silent on the surface, but secretly took the opportunity to knock on him several times.

Li Fuguo also gradually believed that no matter how good he did on Xuanzong's side, what could he do? And the crown prince, if it is not an accident, is the future emperor, and at that time, he will have the opportunity to assist the emperor like Gao Lishi, and one person will be above ten thousand people.

Naturally, he became a double agent.

With Li Fuguo's secret ventilation, the crown prince Li Heng finally lived a few days without danger. Naturally, he became the prince's most respected and trusted person.

And the relationship between him and Gao Lishi slowly became empty and wrong, and finally they each embarked on their own paths in Ma Weiyi.

Li Fuguo walked all the way, admiring the scenery of Daming Palace after the snow, and his thoughts flew back like snowflakes.

Soon the group came to Zichen Palace.

As soon as Li Fuguo entered the door, he leaned down and cleaned up the strange flowers and plants in the hall. This is what he often did for Zhang Liangdi when he was in the Prince's Mansion.

"Oh, I don't dare to bother Master Li anymore with these rough jobs. ”

Empress Zhang greeted her with a fake smile and instructed someone to bring a wooden bench for him.

In fact, in her heart, she has scolded thousands of times and suffered thousands of knives, since Suzong ascended the throne, Li Fuguo has long been different from what it used to be, and he is only able to get by with himself.

"Where does the queen say, these are what a slave should do. ”

"Hey, now the only one you can rely on is you, Master Li. ”

Li Fuguo sat down and said with a warm and cold face: "If the queen mother has anything to say, please say it clearly." ”

Empress Zhang took advantage of the situation to send a few maids and eunuchs back. Only Xue Yiliu and He Lanshou were left to wait.

Seeing her mysterious appearance, Li Fuguo knew that it would not be a trivial matter, and it would definitely not be a good thing. His eyelids drooped, and he waited expressionlessly for the queen to speak.

"How is it? Lord Li, you should be happy now, right?" or Empress Zhang couldn't bear it and took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

"Back to Niangniang, I am dedicated to sharing worries for the emperor and working hard for the court, how can I be happy or unhappy. ”

"Ho--Lord Li really did his best to not let Zhuge Kongming back then. ”

"It's all the work of a minion. ”

Li Fuguo replied without a ride, his eyelids occasionally raised slightly, and looked at Queen Zhang.

"What's the matter? It's only been a few days, has Lord Li forgotten about King Jianning?"

"Ahem. The prince died young, it's a pity. The slave can only do his best to handle the funeral of him and Wang Cairen to show the old slave's heart. ”

"Hehe" Empress Zhang sneered, "You're almost there, this palace invited you to come today, but I don't want to see you act." Don't think that it was this palace that took the initiative to contact you, you think that you helped this palace, and that he died, which is a happy thing for you and this palace. ”

"Hehe, what does that mean?"

"I heard that the emperor was very unhappy this morning?"