The black carriage swayed towards the Kaihua Workshop.

Li Xuan sat in the carriage and closed her eyes and meditated.

Now in the DPRK, Cui Zhiwen and Xue Yuanchao are already prime ministers; Pei Yan, Wang Dezhen, and Cui Zhiyi are also eyeing each other.

What kind of impact will the change in the position of these people have on the future situation?

Suddenly, the curtain of the car in front of him was lifted, and Li Xuan clenched his long sword in an instant.

The next moment, a figure had rushed straight in.

The long sword in Li Xuan's hand was put down instantly, and he reached out like lightning to grab the Qianqianyu hand that the woman in front of him smashed into his chest, and then directly dragged the person into his arms.

Du Liu looked at Li Xuan angrily, glared at his eyes and said, "I'm going to bite ...... to death."

Li Xuan's arm stretched out, and he had already hugged Du Liu tightly in his arms, so that her chin was directly on his shoulder, and then asked a little angrily: "What the hell is going on, speak, otherwise be careful that I spank you." ”

Li Xuan bit the last two words very tightly, and Du Liu's face suddenly turned red.

Immediately, she lay in Li Xuan's arms and didn't speak, and gradually, she sobbed in a low voice.

"Speak, don't look like this." Li Xuan was a little annoyed, what is this doing.

"It's Aya's business." Du Liu gritted his teeth and sobbed and said: "If he had been allowed to go to Luozhou to be a Sima at that time, maybe now he has ......."

"What has happened, to be the governor of Luo?" Li Xuan felt a little funny for a while, and said unceremoniously: "The history of Governor Luo is from the official position of the third grade, where is it the turn of you Aya to have a five-rank long history." ”

"But if I had been the Sima of Luozhou earlier, and I had the support of my family, maybe I would have mastered the situation by now, even if it wasn't a long history, it wouldn't be bad." Du Liu was still lying on Li Xuan's shoulder, wanting to bite him hard, but he couldn't.

Li Xuan's eyes narrowed, and he said softly: "If you Aye want to be the Sima of Luozhou initially, then the strength of this king alone is not enough, he needs to submit the name certificate upwards, so that he can have the opportunity to be the Sima of Luozhou." ”

"What kind of vote?" Du Liu had come back to his senses a little.

She Aya was offended, but the Empress Wu, who has always held grudges, wants to be a Luozhou Sima so easily.

This is also the reason why Du Liu was so happy when she heard that her father was transferred to the Jizhou Governor's Mansion Sima and the Jizhou Assassin Governor's Mansion.

But now, compared to Sima of Luozhou, Sima of the Governor of Jizhou is nothing.

She only felt for a moment that her father had missed one of the best opportunities, but she almost forgot the huge risks involved.

"Of course it's this king, have you forgotten, before you find it, this king is going to attack your father, so your father only needs to have a complete fall out with this king, then he can be Luozhou Sima, of course, the final outcome will be worse than Jizhou Sima." Li Xuan finally lifted Du Liu off his shoulders.

Looking at her delicate face, Li Xuan's slender fingers reached up and stroked her cheeks gently.

At this moment, Du Liu's face had become a little frightened.

Whether it was the fight between Du Bixing and Li Xuan, or the fact that after becoming the Sima of Luozhou, he was stared at by the Empress Wu, which made Du Liu feel extremely uneasy.

Li Xuan held her white chin and said softly: "It was Di Renjie who came back suddenly, the emperor dealt with the affairs of Hebei too quickly, and your father's appointment was also very fast, so there was no time for everything to unfold, otherwise, if your father really became the governor of Luozhou, I am afraid you would have to leave Chang'an......"

Du Liu raised his head abruptly and stared at Li Xuan: "So you want me to go to Changzhou with you on the ninth day of the first month, you ...... You and I ...... Aye"

"Shh Li Xuan's finger pressed on Du Liu's somewhat pale lips, and said softly: "These words, rotten in the stomach is enough, once you say it, this king may be fine, but your nine clans ......"

Du Liu couldn't help but shudder, her mind was completely chaotic.

"Then cousin." Du Liu raised his head again and stared at Li Xuan's eyes.

"Your father has a keen eye, and he knows that he can't be implicated." Li Xuan took Du Liu into his arms again, and then said softly: "You should understand what your father is for, he has been like this all his life, what about you, your child." Du Liu, Huang Ziliu, is the eyes of the real diva blind? ”

"If we don't come back, won't there be anything?" Du Liu leaned on Li Xuan's arms, and after speaking, he couldn't help crying again.

"Can you not come back, you have forgotten who called you back." Li Xuan brought a sneer on his face, and said disdainfully: "Don't they know that your identity is sensitive, but they don't have anyone available, so they can only use you, only the outcome after using you, who cares?" ”

The people of the Du family are not good people themselves.

Prime Minister Du Zhenglun, born in the Hengshui Du clan, has the same ancestor as the Jingzhao Du clan, but the branch is far away, he once asked to join the Jingzhao Du clan, but he didn't expect to be refused.

So with a grudge, after paying homage to the prime minister, in the name of dredging the waterway, dug Dugu, a gathering place for the Du family.

After Du Gu was chiseled, the river flowed like blood, and it stopped for ten days, and since then Nandu has been in a slump.

Fortunately, Beidu lives in Duqu, so as to avoid the tragic end of feng shui being also destroyed.

Du Zhenglun, a bachelor of the Qin Wangfu Literature Museum, was later exiled for being involved in Li Chengqian's conspiracy.

Emperor Xianqing was recalled, worshiped the prime minister, and was first awarded the Huangmen Shilang, with the three products of the Zhongshu Sect, and later promoted to the Zhongshu Order.

In the third year of Xianqing, because of discord with Li Yifu, he was falsely accused of forming a party and degraded to death in Hengzhou.

It is often said that this is the backlash of destroying the Du family's feng shui.

Although Du Zhenglun is narrow-minded, but the wealthy family of Jingzhao Du cannot see the same branch in the world, nor is he a good person.

Du Bixing and Du Liu's return to Beijing this time had already fallen into the eyes of the Empress Wu.

Whether it is successful or not, the martial queen will have hands and feet on them.

Instead of waiting, take the initiative.

That's what comes next.

Once something happens, with the temperament of the Du family, they won't care about it at all, and they don't dare to care about it at all.

Du Bixing can only struggle to survive on his own.

……

After crying for a long time, Du Liu finally got up from Li Xuan, and said with a red face: "I should go back." ”

"I left Beijing on the ninth day of the first month, and after I went back, I packed all the things that should be packed, and after leaving Chang'an this time, I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to come back for a long time." Li Xuan lay in the carriage with a sigh on her face.

Du Liu paused slightly, then nodded and turned to leave.

Right here, Li Xuan suddenly spoke: "Wait a minute." ”

Du Liu turned around in surprise, and saw Li Xuan groaning: "Do you remember your clan brother who is going to Jiangnan to buy goods this year, and then go to Hebei to sell them?" ”

"Yes." Du Liu looked at Li Xuan cautiously and asked, "Does the king have any other orders?" ”

Li Xuan nodded and said: "If this king's memory is good, the Du family should have a gambling stall, every year in February and March, the imperial court examination, there will also be a gambling lottery about the ranking of candidates in the gambling stalls?" ”

"Yes." Du Liu looked at Li Xuan cautiously and said, "But although there have been some moves now, it is still early, and the scientific expedition has only started on the seventh day of the second month." ”

Li Xuan nodded lightly, at this time, the details of the candidates have not been completely figured out, even the gambling house will not have much action, but it is just a few names and false stories.

Li Xuan took out a note from under the carriage and handed it over, and then said, "Let the person in charge of the gambling house of the Du family see this list." ”

Du Liu subconsciously took it, and then saw that it was written: Champion, Xue Shao; Bangyan, Cui Xuan; Tanhua, Lu Yuan......

A total of more than a dozen names appeared on the note, all of them were children of high-ranking families, and they all occupied the first dozen places in this estimated imperial examination list.

Looking at this list, Du Liu couldn't help but feel a chill hit him.

On this list, the top dozen or so in this year's imperial examination all belong to the children of high-ranking lords.

But how is this possible.

How could the emperor let the high-ranking lords directly monopolize half of the imperial examination quota in the imperial court.

If so, then what about the middle families, the eunuchs, and the children of the poor families.

For each level, half of the quota must be given to the High Gate Valve.

And all of them are front-line.

If this is the case, what is the meaning of the emperor doing the imperial examination, just let the Gaomen lord play it himself.

With the methods of the emperor and the queen of heaven back then, he would definitely not let this kind of thing happen.

So, this list is definitely not true either.

However, it is extremely deceptive.

Many people will believe the authenticity of this list at a glance, which is again a gambling stall......

Once the matter is too big, or even ends up in the ears of the emperor, then the gambling stall will naturally be unlucky, and everyone on this list will also be unlucky.

Of course, it's not that the emperor blames them for this, it's just that because of this list first, when the emperor finally arranges the results of the scientific examination, he will naturally reject the order of personnel related to this list from his heart.

Then Li Xuan can naturally recommend the people he wants to recommend.

To lose the interests of the children of the family to let his people get the top position, this is Li Xuan's calculation.

Perhaps more accurately, this is the emperor's mind.

"The affairs of the family, Your Majesty has already been rewarded at the court meeting, so naturally there is no need to make concessions in the scientific examination." Li Xuan paused slightly, and then said softly: "With this list, people with a heart naturally can't hold it back, such as your clan brother Du Pengju, look at it, he will make a lot of trouble." ”

Du Liu lowered his head and glanced at the list on the note again, the name of his brother Du Pengju was in the last place.

"This king promised that if he wants He Zhizhang to become the champion, he will naturally do something, so that His Majesty will give a reward when he sees the opportunity." Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly: "There is also Bi Gou, he is the princess's person, and the princess said that he should be the secretary of the provincial teacher, so naturally she wants to help him." ”

"He is the princess's man, why should the king help him?" Du Liu subconsciously asked curiously.

"It's because he's a princess!" Li Xuan smiled lightly, scratched Du Liu's fair and straight nose, and then said softly: "The princess's people are good at a certain time." ”

Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Only Princess Taiping's people, at a special time, will not be hit.

Only at that time will such a person play the most unexpected key role at the most critical time.

This is Li Xuan's real calculation.

Raising his head, Li Xuan hugged Du Liu into his arms again, and said in a low voice: "As for you, go to Changzhou with this king first, wronged you for a few years, and wait until a few years later, your father is stable and prosperous, and this king will openly include you in the mansion." ”

"Hmm!" Du Liu shrank into Li Xuan's arms and nodded gently, she had no other choice now.

Or maybe from the beginning, she didn't have any extra options.

……

Seeing Du Liu flash out of the car, the carriage continued to move slowly, and Li Xuan ordered in a low voice: "Let's go, go home, I have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow." ”

On the second day of the first month, I went back to my parents' house.

Tomorrow, I will accompany Liu Jinyu and Liu Shubi to return to the Lecheng County Mansion together.

There are so many things happening in the court today, Li Xuan needs to ask Liu Renliang for advice.

Especially the matter of Wang Dezhen.

He turned out to be Pei Yan's uncle, which is really interesting.

(End of chapter)