At night, the lights are on.

Li Tiantu came to Lao Wangtou's beef stall early and sat in a sheltered corner. He's waiting for someone, and he's not sure if he's going to come.

The Tiangang Daoist of the Heavenly Master's Mansion held a crumpled piece of rice paper that had just been sent over by the people in the Mansion, and there were few words on the paper, and the payment was actually Li Tiantu, the commander of the Praetorian Guard.

As soon as he entered the court, he called for wind and rain, and even the current saint was polite when he saw him, and his status was even above the prime minister of the dynasty, looking at the dark void outside, and said in a blank voice: "I didn't expect that there are still people in this world who can't calculate the fate of my old way, just by virtue of this, how about the old way to answer your appointment as a hairy boy?" ”

Tiangang Taoist changed out of the Taiji Xingchen robe, found a tattered Taoist robe used by the early years as a physiognomist who had been reluctant to discard, and looked up and down, feeling as if he had returned to the time when he was young and divined fortunes for people in the streets and alleys.

The braised beef on Lao Wang's head did not move at all, Li Tiantu only drank a few glasses, and Tiangang Daoist was already sitting opposite him quietly.

Li Tiantu looked up, and when his eyes touched the Tiangang Daoist who was dressed in tattered Taoist robes, he couldn't help but be stunned for a while. He was accustomed to seeing the national teacher wearing a gorgeous star robe with a bit of an immortal image, and he suddenly saw the Tiangang Taoist in front of him who was like a crazy Taoist, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching again and again. Even if you find an ordinary robe to change into in order to avoid people's eyes, it is much better than the nondescript dress at this time.

The Tiangang Dao people, who finally took back the earthly qi, took in Li Tiantu's strange expression, but he didn't think about it and said: "Your kid is not small, the princes and princesses, the prime minister and the imperial history, don't they all have to wait for a few hours outside the Heavenly Master's Mansion to see the old way, and you are good, let the poor Dao me come so far to see you?" ”

Tiangang Dao people can come, Li Tiantu already has 10,000 admiration in his heart, but on the surface, he said indifferently: "Dao Chief, this time it is Li Tiantu who is in a hurry to obey the power, please atone for your sins!" ”

Listening to Li Tiantu's familiar name, Tiangang Dao people felt very cordial.

It's been 30 years, and after entering the temple, he has been called a national teacher by others for 30 years, but he almost forgot the title of Jianghu.

The Tiangang Daoist with mixed feelings in his heart put away the solemn look when he first arrived, but he didn't ask Li Tiantu why he was looking for him, he took a glass of turbid wine handed by Li Tiantu and drank a glass, and then said with a smile: "It's not about atonement, it's just an empty old way that is about to die, and today I finally found an excuse to come out and relax my muscles." ”

Lao Dao didn't ask, but Li Tiantu didn't know how to speak, but he poured a full drink for the two of them again, and said lightly: "Dao Chief, don't look at this small place, the braised beef of the old king's head is a must in Beijing, you must taste it." ”

Although Tiangang Dao people have been to Lao Wangtou's beef shop, they have heard a lot in their ears, and they can't help but pick up a piece of cooked beef and put it in their mouths.

Li Tiantu hit the railway while it was hot: "Dao Chief, I just eat meat but I can't have a good time, and I have to take a bite of the old king's self-brewed burning knife to enjoy it." ”

Tiangang Dao people have a mouthful of beef and a sip of wine as Li Tiantu wishes, and they have lost their otherworldly demeanor, but they have a little more pride.

It was only a moment later, and the Tiangang Daoist suddenly stopped, and said vaguely: "You kid is both wine and meat, what do you want me to do?" The old way is said first, don't think that if you eat your wine and meat, you must do things for you. ”

Li Tiantu just chuckled, the purpose of drinking and meat had been achieved, and it was just to ease the atmosphere.

Feeling that the atmosphere was almost brewing, Li Tiantu pretended to be careless and said: "I heard that the emperor wants to make peace with Tubo?" ”

Tiangang Daoist glanced at Li Tiantu meaningfully, and said lightly: "Zhu Dacai has a great friendship with you, and everyone in Beijing knows it. And he is the biggest opponent of this harmony, and everyone knows his thoughts, so after the discussion of Prime Minister Jian Jiuling and others, the emperor specified that you would not be allowed to participate in the matter of harmony. ”

Although Li Tiantu had expected it in his heart, when it was really confirmed from Tiangang Dao's mouth, he was still a little stunned, and said with a wry smile: "So I don't want to blatantly visit Daoist you in the Heavenly Master's Mansion." ”

Tiangang Daoist sighed lightly: "I know what you mean, but when it comes to the affairs of the country, I can't do anything." This time the Celestial Empire miscalculated, who would have thought that the Goryeo Dynasty that fell into civil strife could resist stubbornly for more than a year, and the Tubo Empress Dowager and Princess Shuo, who were close to the Celestial Empire, died suddenly, and under the insistence of the main battle faction such as King Agaliming, the 400,000 elite horsemen of Tubo have been recuperating in the western Xinjiang, and my Celestial Empire has just gotten rid of the quagmire of war, and its vitality has not recovered, and it cannot withstand a big war. Harmony is just the beginning, and my Celestial Empire is afraid that it will cede the four towns of the Western Regions. ”

Li Tiantu's previous speculation is basically consistent with what Tiangang Daoist said.

Hearing the shocking ending of this extremely close fact, Li Tiantu only felt depressed in his chest, and smashed his fist on the table with hidden strength, and the wine in the shocked cup spilled all over the table, and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow morning, I can't control whether the Celestial Empire will give up the Western Regions or not, but I will fight for everything, and I will never let a weak woman of the Celestial Empire suffer the humiliation of the Tubo people with the halo of the country." ”

Tiangang Daoren, who didn't expect Li Tiantu to be so resolute, was suddenly stunned, secretly pinched the middle finger of his right hand, sighed, took out a few copper coins from the cloth bag on his right shoulder, and said in a condensed voice: "Okay, since I am here today, I will take a hexagram for the ninth princess." ”

The nine copper coins were held in the hands of the Tiangang Daoist, and they shook their palms together and scattered them all over the table at will.

The frowning Tiangang Daoist put away the copper coins one by one, and when all the nine copper coins were in his hand, his brows finally relaxed, and he muttered: "A line of opportunity, a line of opportunity." ”

Before the words fell, without waiting for Li Tiantu to speak, Tiangang Daoist put the copper coin in his hand in the cloth bag, got up and left.

A silver lining? Li Tiantu drank the wine in his cup and stood up.

Early in the morning, Li Tiantu walked to the gate of the Taiji Hall in the cold wind of February, but was stopped by the eight Wupin guards with knives guarding the door of the palace.

The bearded guard in the lead bowed to Li Tiantu and said respectfully: "Commander Li, it is in the early dynasty, and your subordinates dare not let you in before you get the emperor's edict." ”

There are only 100 Wupin guards with knives in the palace, they are the emperor's personal guards, not among the forbidden troops in Beijing, and Li Tiantu has no right to govern, so the bearded subordinates have already given Li Tiantu great face. In his heart, Li Tiantu, who has always been gentle and elegant without the slightest official pretension, would have left if he was interested.

But the facts are often not satisfactory, and he does not know that this morning is the only way to go to heaven.

Li Tiantu's mind is turning, eight first-class masters, it is impossible to break through by himself, but it takes a lot of effort. When the time comes, there will be a lot of movement here, and as soon as the other palace guards come, it will be very easy to cause uncontrollable chaos, which he does not want to see.

(End of chapter)