Chapter 8 The Wind Blows Spring Water
Seven days later, Liuning and Tang Changyu saw the announcement of the list of imperial examinations, Su Pingqi was really among them, and even held high the position of Tanhua, sure enough, it was ten years of hard study, and the hard work paid off, Su Pingqi finally got everything he wanted, but Liuning and Tang Changyu only shook their heads at his name, in their opinion, Su Pingqi had an innate narrow-mindedness, unwilling to be bound, but did not dare to break through the comfort, such a person does not seem to be suitable for ups and downs in the officialdom.
Mingfu was never found, Liuning, Tang Changyu and Zhao Nan never gave up looking for Mingfu, originally thought that Su Pingqi's appearance was just an episode in their lives, but they didn't expect this person to play a heavier and heavier role in their lives.
Surprisingly, Su Pingqi was not reused, only made a Liuning and Tang Changyu was also very puzzled by this, maybe Li Linde was a hindrance from it, and he couldn't erase Su Pingqi's achievements, but it could make him never come out, these, Li Linde did it, Tang Changyu had considered whether what he did that day led to today's situation, but he didn't have time to think of any remedial measures, and something happened.
Several veteran ministers led by Li Mingyi's father, Li Linde, and Wen Hai's father, Wen Shi'an, jointly impeached Lin Yilan's father, Lin Houxuan, saying that he embezzled military salaries, gave and received money privately with the enemy, and collaborated with the enemy to commit treason.
Lin Houxuan is an upright person, a veteran who gallops on the battlefield, and a founding hero of the Tang Dynasty.
On the contrary, people like Li Linde and Wen Shi'an have always had a bad reputation, are known for their weirdness and treachery, and have also carried out political marriages, which is naturally a nostril outgas, and this time they jointly signed the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, with conclusive words and conclusive evidence, every sentence blocked Lin Houxuan's back road, so that Li Shimin had no way even if he wanted to help Lin Houxuan.
Liuning, Tang Changyu, and Zhao Nan have been anxious these days, and now they are even more on fire, since Wen Hai and Li Mingyi got married, the three of them have never seen Lin Yilan again, even if the three of them made so many troubles in Chang'an City a few days ago, Lin Yilan, who is a good friend, has never shown up once.
Liuning is quite concerned about this matter, she always thinks that this is another turmoil set off by the person who has been quietly plotting behind the scenes, before their suspicions and Mingfu's reminder all the focus was pointed at Li Junzhi, Liuning specially asked Tang Changyu if there was Li Junzhi's name among the ministers who were jointly impeached, and the strange thing was that he seemed to stay out of the matter.
Liu Ning once thought that this might be Li Junzhi's trick, but she couldn't speculate too much without evidence. Now the top priority has shifted from Mingfu to Lin Yilan, they must find Lin Yilan, who has disappeared for a long time, and after thinking about a lot of places, the three of them decided to start with a place like Huamanlou in Flower Street and Willow Lane.
It's already like the night, Li Shimin is still sleepless, the pressure of state affairs makes it difficult for him to sleep, Wanyan accompanies him and hands him a pill, Li Shimin takes it with water, I don't know if it is gradually beating with age, or it is difficult to give up the power of this life and death, he is more and more obsessed with this kind of thing that he once hated, this pill was recommended by Wanyan Taoist priest to let him take it, saying that it can prolong life and keep youth forever, Li Shimin is convinced of this.
Li Shimin has been taking it for a while, and every time he takes it, he has a feeling of being refreshed, his body is light, and he is very relaxed, this time is no exception, he stretched his waist, rubbed his eyebrows, lowered his head and continued to deal with the official documents, Lin Houxuan has been placed under house arrest in the house, and Li Shimin does not know what to do next.
Liuning was originally a woman, and it was inconvenient to enter a place like Huamanlou, but Liuning still insisted on going with them, and hurriedly changed into the previous men's clothes, fortunately, Liuning was glad that he chose at that time.
The three of them walked into the Huamanlou side by side, and immediately a bunch of girls dressed in red and green surrounded them, Liu Ning immediately recognized that when she and Lin Yilan came here together, the girl in purple was always around them, the girl in purple also looked at Liu Ning with very affectionate and longing eyes, Liu Ning was scared and had goosebumps, is his men's clothing so attractive, Tang Changyu saw something strange, and really shouldn't let Liu Ning come to this kind of place, it was natural to block in front of Liu Ning, cutting off the sight of the girl in purple.
Zhao Nan didn't know what method was used, gags, flamboyant, coaxed the mother who was full of flowers to bloom, and promised them again and again to let the three of them go in together to find someone, and the three of them entered the box upstairs unimpeded.
Zhao Nan took Tang Changyu and Liuning up, Hua Manlou's mother had already told them where Lin Yilan was, Hua Manlou's mother looked at them with meaningful eyes and watched them leave.
Zhao Nan took the lead in pushing open the door, and at a glance he saw the two figures overlapping on the bed, alas, all three of them sighed, what a high-spirited teenager he used to be, but now he has become like this. The three of them were a little embarrassed, but Zhao Nan stepped forward first and pulled Lin Yilan away, but saw a familiar face under him.
The three of them didn't expect it to be such a scene, and no one expected that Mingfu, who they were looking for, would appear in such a place and in such a way. Lin Yilan looked at the visitor in astonishment, and subconsciously pulled the quilt to block Mingfu, but unfortunately it was too late.
Zhao Nan suddenly felt anger rushing to his brain, lost control in an instant, and hit Lin Yilan's face with a punch accurately, but Zhao Nan still seemed to be angry, grabbed Lin Yilan again, threw him on the ground, and added his fists and feet, but Lin Yilan didn't fight back, and let Zhao Nan get angry.
Liu Ning and Tang Changyu were taken aback by this out-of-control scene, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull the fight, Mingfu took advantage of this chaos to seize the door and flee again, and instantly blended into the crowd and disappeared.
Liu Ning and Tang Changyu finally pulled the two who were scuffling together apart, Lin Yilan's face was colored, making the whole person look even more haggard, I haven't seen her for a few months, Lin Yilan seems to have changed, he used to love neatness, he was always dressed in white, and his black hair was tied up at will, properly behind his head.
And now Lin Yilan is already indescribable with the word sloppy, he is full of alcohol, his chin has grown a beard, he is unkempt, the whole person has lost a lot of weight, and he is wearing a wide and black robe, because Zhao Nan's fight has broken holes, he looks very embarrassed, his hair is messily intertwined, his eye sockets are sunken, hollow and godless.
Zhao Nan and Lin Yilan sat opposite each other, Liu Ning and Tang Changyu sat next to them, Zhao Nan seemed to regret his impulsive behavior just now, and remembered that Lin Yilan was about to face such a bad frame that couldn't be worse, and was sorry for his behavior: "Brother, I'm sorry, too many things have happened these days, you may not know, Mingfu is my sister, I'm just ......"
Lin Yilan shook his hand at him, signaled that he was fine, wiped the blood on the side of his mouth, picked up the cup on the table, didn't know whether it was water or wine in it, raised his head and drank it, and then asked the visitor: "What is the matter with you coming to me?" What is it that makes you have to find a place like this? ”
Zhao Nan glanced at Tang Changyu, he had just beaten Lin Yilan, he really couldn't say such cruel words, Tang Changyu sighed: "Yilan, you have to be prepared in your heart, your father and he, something happened." ”
Lin Yilan's heart was beating fast in an instant, and a bad premonition lingered around her. Tang Changyu repeated all the situation to Lin Yilan in detail, Lin Yilan stood up suddenly, rushed out of the room, and went straight to the house, Tang Changyu and they didn't have time to stop him, and asked him what he planned to do next, how they should help him.
In fact, where does Lin Yilan have any plans, his brain is in chaos now, his father has always been fair and honest, strict with himself, lenient with others, he has been good friends with his colleagues for so many years, and he will not do those dirty things, Li Linde and Wen Shi'an have never done good things, so obviously framed, but there is no evidence, there is no way to prove his father's innocence.
Fortunately, the emperor is still a reasonable person, and he did not immediately put Lin Yilan's father in prison, but put him under house arrest, looking for evidence carefully, Lin Houxuan is really Li Shimin's right-hand man, the sword is not old, Li Shimin naturally does not want to lose such a humerus minister, he believes in Lin Houxuan, but this large-scale impeachment is clearly to put Lin Houxuan to death.
Lin Yilan ran home, while recalling the past, he really regretted wanting to smoke himself a few big mouths, in the past, he was obsessed with the pursuit of his own free and easy, as the only heir of the Lin family, but he threw all the big and small affairs of the family to his father to do, and he just took his father's money to play in the mountains and rivers, Lin Yilan once thought that this was the kind of unrestrained life he wanted, however, he was wrong.
Now he is indulging in the love of his children again, lingering in the place of red and willow green, completely dissolute, he has not gone home once in a few months, he has not greeted his father once, and even before he ran away from home, he said such rebellious words as breaking off with his father's kindness, and now Lin Yilan thinks about it, and only then does he understand that he is wrong, really wrong.
This time, thanks to his good friends, he brought the news to him, otherwise he would be indulged in gentleness, if something happened to his father at this time, Lin Yilan felt that he would not escape the condemnation of himself in his heart even if he apologized for his sin.
Lin Yilan shook his head and didn't think too much about it, sped up and ran forward, and finally arrived at his long-lost home, but was blocked by the soldiers guarding outside.