One Hundred and Seven: See you in the dark

Every time Jian Huaizhen met with Li Xian, in order to hide people's eyes, he agreed to be in the Shangshu Mansion, after all, entering the palace was too public.

When the people waiting inside heard this, they opened the door, hurriedly pulled Li Xian in, and then said, "Lord Li, is there anything important to visit today?" ”

Li Xian raised his eyes, it was one of Jian Huaizhen's henchmen and maidservants, so he opened his mouth and replied: "This time I came here, I have an urgent matter to ask the eldest princess for instructions and ask for a way." ”

When the maidservant heard Li Xian's words, she said, "Since this is the case, please come with me quickly." ”

Li Xian nodded and said, "There is Miss Lao leading the way." ”

Jian Huaizhen's confidant maid opened his mouth and said: "Lord Li doesn't have to be polite, the eldest princess said to us that Lord Li is a good person in the court except for Lord Yu Qian, but Lord Yu Qian has already died, and now there is only Lord Li, the only remaining pillar minister in the court." ”

Hearing this maid's words, Li Xian hurriedly said: "That's the eldest princess's push, Li is actually not worth mentioning, compared with the eldest princess's deeds, it is simply competing with Haoyue." ”

Li Xian said this, and the maidservant smiled toothily and said: "Seeing that Lord Li is so modest, what our eldest princess said is not bad at all, and Lord Li must be a good official like Lord Yu Qianyu." Lord Lee, please. ”

When Li Xian heard this, he opened his mouth and said, "The girl will invite first, and Li Xian will follow later." ”

"Okay, then I've wronged Master Li, please come with me." The maidservant opened her mouth and made a gesture of invitation to Li Xian.

The two walked quickly one after the other, and soon Li Xian saw Jian Huaizhen. ”

"I haven't seen you for many days, and the princess is fine." Li Xian said to Jian Huaizhen.

"Lord Li doesn't have to be polite, this is not above the court, Lord Li can be commensurate with my peers." Jian Huaizhen said in response.

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "How does this make the imperial court respectful and orderly, the eldest princess is the body of golden branches and jade leaves, Li Xian is just a foreign minister, how dare he be commensurate with the eldest princess." ”

"Lord Li, although you and I are not familiar with informality, there are not many ministers who can be trusted by the first princess in the court, and you, Lord Li, are one of the temperaments, and I am afraid that the affairs of the court will rely on Lord Li more in the future. Therefore, this princess thinks that it is okay for Lord Li to be commensurate with this princess's peers. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian hurriedly spoke: "Respect and order, Li Xian will never dare to trespass, and ask the eldest princess to take back her fate." ”

Seeing that Li Xian was so insistent, Jian Huaizhen said helplessly: "Since Lord Li Xian insists on doing so, it is okay, this matter is considered that this princess has not mentioned it." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he responded to Jian Huaizhen and said, "The eldest princess has such a word, and Li Xian feels very relieved. ”

Jian Huaizhen smiled and said, "Master Li, you came to me today, what's the matter?" ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen mention this stubble, Li Xian said: "Li Xian was about to mention this matter to the eldest princess, princess, the matter is like this, before Li Xian left home, Xu Youzhen sent someone to my mansion to send me a secret letter. ”

As soon as Jian Huaizhen heard Li Xian's words, he asked, "Xu Youzhen sent someone to send you a secret letter, what is the content of the secret letter?" ”

When Li Xian heard this, he said: "The content of the secret letter said that Shi Heng suddenly sent a few family members to send some gifts to Xu Youzhen's mansion, and there was actually a silver ticket of 100,000 taels in the gift, Xu Youzhen probably didn't want to offend Xu Youzhen, and he didn't think of a way to deal with it, so he invited him to go to his mansion tomorrow to discuss this matter." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and said: "Okay, it seems that the last time Lord Li came forward for Xu Youzhen to settle the matter of Cao Jixiang wanting to sue the emperor in front of the emperor, Lord Xu Youzhen has already regarded you as a person of his heart, and from the current situation, this matter is quite beneficial to us." ”

"What do you say, please show the princess." Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian felt extremely strange, so he spoke.

Jian Huaizhen smiled when he heard the words and said: "According to what you said, when the matter comes to this situation, Xu Youzhen will invite you to his mansion tomorrow, thinking that Xu Youzhen must also be disturbed by this matter, and now it seems that I am looking for you to ask you how to deal with the 100,000 taels." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he said to Jian Huaizhen: "What the eldest princess said is extremely true, and Li Xian also thinks like this. I just don't know what to do with him. ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and said: "Since Xu Youzhen has such a plan, the matter is not so difficult to solve, tomorrow you go to Xu Youzhen's mansion and ask him to hand over all the silver to the court and give it to the emperor, it is not enough to do it in secret, don't disturb Shi Heng." If Shi Heng knew about it, it would not be easy to do. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian was at a loss, so he spoke to Jian Huaizhen and said, "The eldest princess, you are a little confused about what Li Xian said. ”

Jian Huaizhen heard Li Xian's words, so he opened his mouth and said: "This matter is not very complicated, didn't Shi Heng send someone to send 100,000 taels of silver to Xu Youzhen's mansion, according to the princess's perception, Shi Heng has only two purposes." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen say this, Li Xian asked, "Please show the eldest princess." ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded and said: "Judging from the current situation, Shi Heng is willing to send 100,000 taels of silver to Xu Youzhen's mansion, and the first purpose is very likely to let Xu Youzhen raise his noble hand and let go of his nephew, who is the Li Kelin who went to Henan for disaster relief this time." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian opened his mouth and said: "What the eldest princess said is not bad at all, judging from the current situation, Shi Heng gave Xu Youzhen such a large sum of 100,000 taels of silver, it is very likely that he is showing favor to Xu Youzhen, and wants Xu Youzhen to sell him favors, so as to save Li Kelin's life." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said, "Yes, it is precisely this, judging from the current situation, the greatest possibility of Shi Heng's approach is this. ”

Li Xian bowed slightly, and then said to Jian Huaizhen: "Li Xian has also estimated this, what Li Xian wants to know is, what is the second purpose of Shi Heng that the eldest princess said?" ”

Jian Huaizhen heard Li Xian's question, so he said: "According to Princess Ben's guess, Shi Heng sent so much money to Xu Youzhen, I am afraid that he wants to catch Xu Youzhen with a handle, and at the same time he can control Xu Youzhen in the future." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian thought about it carefully and felt that what Jian Huaizhen said was not bad at all.

Thinking like this, Li Xian said to Jian Huaizhen: "The eldest princess is really as careful as a hair, and she is like a god. Judging from the current situation, Shi Heng's behavior is very likely to be the drunkard's intention not to drink. ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded and said: "That's right, judging from the current situation, Shi Heng's move is very likely to be for these two things." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he asked Jian Huaizhen: "The eldest princess, since you have seen the intention of Shi Heng's actions, if Xu Youzhen asks about this matter tomorrow, how should Li reply to this matter." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen smiled and said: "Judging from the current situation, Shi Heng has many requests for Xu Youzhen at present, even if Shi Heng wants to counter Xu Youzhen in the future, it will take a while, if Xu Youzhen asks you how to dispose of the 100,000 taels of silver tomorrow, you may as well accept it all." ”

"Accept it all, the eldest princess, the lower officials think that Xu Youzhen will not listen to this opinion so easily, after all, Xu Youzhen has been in the officialdom for many years, and she is extremely familiar with many taboos in the officialdom, and she will never easily agree to this matter." Li Xian shook his head at Jian Huaizhen and said.

Hearing Li Xian's statement, Jian Huaizhen said: "If Xu Youzhen refuses to obey your method, you can persuade him to obey." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, the more strange he became, Li Xian couldn't help but open his mouth and asked: "Eldest Princess, if you say that Xu Youzhen refuses to listen to such an opinion, you have to speak out to persuade him." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he said, "Yes, it is to persuade him. ”

When Li Xian heard this, he said in great confusion: "The eldest princess, Li Xian doesn't know about this matter, and asks the eldest princess to make it clear." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and said: "Speaking of which, it is indeed difficult to persuade Xu Youzhen to accept Shi Heng's gift, Xu Youzhen is also an old fox in the officialdom, and he will never be subject to Shi Heng for the sake of this 100,000 taels of silver." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian nodded and said: "What the eldest princess said is extremely true, and I also think the same way, Xu Youzhen's official position is already a first-class official of the current dynasty who is extremely popular, and he will never be subject to Shi Heng for a mere 100,000 taels of silver." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "What you said is not bad at all, but judging from the current situation, it is not impossible to make Xu Youzhen accept 100,000 taels. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen mention this matter, Li Xian was very curious, so he spoke to Jian Huaizhen and said, "Princess, judging from the current situation, how should this matter be. ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded and said: "There is naturally a way, according to the previous inference, Xu Youzhen does not want to accept Shi Heng's 100,000 taels of silver, mainly because he doesn't want to be countered by Shi Heng." If you think about it backwards, in fact, this is also an excellent opportunity for Xu Youzhen to take this opportunity to counter Shi Heng. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian became more and more confused, so he asked Jian Huaizhen: "Princess, the lower officials are stupid, please ask the eldest princess to explain the reason." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he smiled and said: "The reason is very simple, as long as Master Li thinks about this matter from another person, it will be extremely easy to understand what I just said." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen say this, Li Xian asked, "Who is the other person that the eldest princess is talking about?" ”

"Holy today." Jian Huaizhen responded with a smile.

"The princess is talking about the emperor, what does this matter have to do with the emperor." Li Xianyijia said suspiciously.

Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and said: "Judging from the current situation, if you are confined to prejudices and only focus on Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng, this matter will be as Lord Li just said, and it will not be easy to persuade Xu Youzhen's subordinate Shi Heng to send 100,000 taels of silver. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian bowed his head and said: "Exactly, exactly, this is also what worries me, the old saying Yun Junzi does not stand under the dangerous wall, not to mention that Xu Youzhen is a veteran of officialdom, and the taboo of being an official is extremely round, and he is really familiar with it, this old fox will never easily accept the 100,000 taels of silver sent by Shi Heng." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he nodded and said: "What Lord Li said is that Xu Youzhen is not an ordinary person, this person is the culprit when he launched the change to seize the door, and a large part of the reason for Lord Yu Qian's death is that this person is involved. Therefore, it was not easy to persuade this person to accept the 100,000 taels of silver sent by Shi Heng. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian nodded and said: "What the eldest princess said is extremely true, and Xia Guan also thinks like this in his heart, Xu Youzhen, an old fox, is not so easy to fall for Shi Heng. ”

Jian Huaizhen bowed his head slightly and said: "This matter is so from the perspective of human feelings, but if Xu Youzhen accepts 100,000 taels of silver and transfers the things to the emperor, wouldn't it be a superficial relationship with the emperor, and it is also a good way to counter Shi Heng." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian spoke with great admiration: "What the eldest princess said is extremely true, judging from the current situation, if you can persuade Xu Youzhen to accept the things first, and then stab the matter to the emperor, the matter is really as the eldest princess said, it is a good way to treat others in the way of others." In this way, Xu Youzhen can not only show loyalty to the emperor, but also take this opportunity to beat Shi Heng upside down without leaving a trace, which is indeed a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. ”

Seeing that Li Xian had this realization, Jian Huaizhen bowed his head and said: "What Master Li said is not bad at all, as long as this matter is skillfully mediated, it can make a great feud between Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng, and divide and disintegrate the traitorous party, so that it can be broken one by one in the future." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian said: "The idea of the eldest princess is really clever, in this way, it is enough to break the offensive and defensive alliance between Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen, as long as this alliance falls apart, if you want to deal with these two people in the future, as long as you provoke a little in the middle, you can get a big success." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen spoke: "This matter is not bad at all, and now if you want to deal with Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng, this is an extremely good idea." However, although this plan is good, it also requires Lord Li to adapt to the situation, and you must not let Xu Youzhen, the old fox, peek into your mind, if you let Xu Youzhen see this matter, it will not be easy to deal with these two people in the future. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian spoke: "The matter of the eldest princess's warning, judging from the current situation, if you want to divide and disintegrate the offensive and defensive alliance between Xu Youzhen and Li Xian, it is indeed not a step, and if you take a wrong step, let Xu Youzhen have insight into this intention, and you will fall into the abyss of no return." Thank you for the golden words of the eldest princess. ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he smiled and said: "Lord Li has always been cautious, even without this admonition from this princess, I think Lord Li can properly handle this matter, from the current situation, this time I have to ask Lord Li to do this countermeasure." ”

"The eldest princess can rest assured, since she learned about this strategy from the eldest princess, Li Xian will prepare well to deal with Xu Youzhen's summons and questioning tomorrow." Li Xian said to Jian Huaizhen.

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "What Master Li said is very good, judging from the current situation, this matter needs to be carefully planned and carefully arranged, so as not to make Xu Youzhen have doubts about this proposal." ”

Li Xian nodded and said, "The eldest princess's guidance Li Xian will definitely keep it in mind and never forget it. In the future, when Yu Qian cleared his grievances, he also asked the eldest princess to teach more. ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he said to Li Xian: "Lord Li's words are really polite, for Lord Yu Qian Yu to wash away grievances, it is a matter of people with lofty ideals, all those who are interested in this are the princess's brothers, Lord Li fought to the jackal house to deal with these vicious traitors, it is enough to see the strength of Lord Li's heart, such a heart, but Zhao Sun and Yue, this princess is also extremely admirable and admired, from the current situation, this princess has to consult with Lord Li more about this matter, Lord Li's words are too modest. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words and this, Li Xian hurriedly spoke: "The eldest princess is too modest in this matter, from the current situation, this matter is quite complicated, with Li Xian's strength alone, it is really difficult to support it alone, only by asking the eldest princess to give more advice, can the matter of plotting against Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng go smoothly, and there will be no major mistakes." ”

"Lord Li, rest assured, this princess will help you in this matter." Jian Huaizhen spoke.

Li Xian was extremely relieved when he heard this, so he replied to Jian Huaizhen: "This is the best, the eldest princess, then Li will leave first, if Xu Youzhen sends someone to summon me to his mansion to discuss this matter tomorrow, I will deal with him with the method that the eldest princess told him today." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and said: "Okay, Master Li will do it well, I'm afraid you must be careful, don't let Xu Youzhen, the old fox, peep through your intentions." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "What the eldest princess said is not true at all, Xu Youzhen is indeed extremely difficult to deal with, and tomorrow the officials will be cautious and act with the camera." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen bowed his head and said: "Lord Li wants to be cautious, and from the current situation, this is the case. Please deal with it properly tomorrow, and guide it skillfully, so that Xu Youzhen will have a dislike for Shi Heng. ”

When Li Xian heard Jian Huaizhen say this, he opened his mouth and said, "The eldest princess, please rest assured, this matter will definitely be properly handled by the officials." ”

Jian Huaizhen heard that Li Xian had this promise, so he nodded and said, "Master Li has always been a promise, so it will be disposed of now." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian spoke: "Thank you really for the guidance of the eldest princess this time, and the lower officials will retire first." ”