Before the time came, Zhang Liangdi had been sent to Qinglu, there was not much etiquette, she was still a concubine after all.

Li Heng's mind was obviously more focused on the guests.

He could have avoided this wedding banquet, but this opportunity to contact the courtiers was too rare.

For example, on the night of Tianbao's fifth year, the reason why he went to see Wei Jian was because it was a rare opportunity, but unfortunately he was noticed by someone who cares.

When the afterglow fell, Xue Bai had already gotten up.

After a while, Li Heng put down his wine glass and said, "I'll go change clothes first." ”

"Your Highness, please."

Li Heng turned to the backyard, Li Jingzhong was already waiting aside, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, it has been arranged, there is a time for a pillar of incense." ”

"Lead the way."

He came to the courtyard several times, twice to arrange marriages, once when he married the crown princess Wei, and once when his eldest son Li Jiao married the princess.

After many years, today he suddenly remembered Wei's, and from this, he suddenly regretted that he didn't listen to Li Jingzhong's words at that time and sent Du Shi to the Forbidden Garden Buddha House to cut his hair and become a nun, leaving a lot of trouble.

Taking two deep breaths in front of a room and sorting out his mood, Li Heng pushed the door in, and at the same time, a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Xue Bai, I finally found a chance to explain to you face to face today."

Xue Bai turned his head to look and saw Li Heng's sincere face, but what he remembered was the conversation with Du Yan yesterday.

……

"You shouldn't go to this wedding banquet, Brother Nu will definitely refer to you as the prince's comrade again."

"Actually, it's not dangerous at all, it's only three."

"You talk to me about this calmly, don't mind that I was the prince Liangdi...... Actually, you don't care that much about me, do you? ”

"Because it's all gone."

"You don't ask me what I think?"

"What do you think?"

"I want you to know that I only have Xue Bai in my head, and I hate to be able to blend in with you. What about you? Even if it's pretending, occasionally because I'm jealous, it seems that I care more about me, okay? ”

"Okay, I'll kill Li Heng in the future."

"Then I'll treat you as a me."

……

Xue Bai came back to his senses, smiled, and asked, "I wonder what His Highness wants to explain?" ”

"Li Jingzhong made someone bury you alive without authorization, I only heard about it later." Li Heng was very sincere and said, "It's a pity that it's too late to know. ”

"Okay, it's enough to have His Highness's words." Xue Bai said: "I will keep it in my heart." ”

"I'm glad you're okay, otherwise it would have been a great sin." Li Heng said: "How can I compensate you?" Oh, I know that no amount of compensation can make up for it, so I can only apologize. ”

"Is anything okay?" Xue Bai asked.

Li Heng was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.

Xue Bai said: "It is enough to have His Royal Highness's statement. I don't need His Highness to compensate, what I want, I can fight. ”

"I really appreciate you." Li Hengdao, "Especially the two tax laws, which coincide with me. ”

Xue Bai was silent and waited for the following.

He knew that Li Heng did not have much time, and he was willing to listen to Li Heng talk about his views on the two tax laws...... If you can say it.

"Since the Warring States period, the state has paid taxes mainly on people. Only these two tax laws can alleviate the hardship of the poor and increase the benefits of the state. Li Heng said: "I never thought that you were so young, and you already had such an insight." ”

"Your Highness has a good reputation, after all, it is a good law when it is implemented well. If it is not implemented well, it is a bad law that will bring disaster to the country and the people. ”

Li Heng frowned slightly, showing some hesitation.

He didn't have time to go around the bend with Xue Bai, and said, "Is there a master behind you?" ”

"I don't remember."

Li Heng paced two steps with his hands in his hand, and suddenly said, "I can rehabilitate Xue Rust." ”

Xue Bai still didn't react much, as if he didn't understand too much.

Li Heng said: "I know that you are the son of Xue Rust, and I was also heartbroken by the Sanshu case back then. My second brother and I are the same age and have a deep relationship, so I also have a deep friendship with your grandfather. Not long ago, I learned that the son of the deceased was still alive, and I was both happy and afraid to say so. I'm afraid it won't protect you, but will harm you......"

He behaved very sincerely, and when he said that, he also put his hands on Xue Bai's shoulders.

"Although you are an outer chamber, your brother is weak and sickly. In the future, I am afraid that the title of Duke of Hedong County will fall on your shoulders, can you bear it? ”

Xue Bai said: "I didn't understand what His Highness was saying. ”

"You know." Li Heng said: "Yang Chen, Pei Kuan and others are now joining forces to fight for power, behind it is you who are planning, if it is beneficial to the society, I am happy to see it, but the wrong time will only harm you, this matter should be slowly planned, otherwise once you anger your father, it will be too late to regret it." Let Mr. Han come to see me, and I will make the best arrangements for you, practice good laws, and be virtuous. ”

"I don't understand what His Highness is saying." Xue Bai said.

Li Heng sighed slightly, but he was also quite personable, he didn't say anything else, and said with a smile: "Then maybe I want to go wrong, in short, it would be good to explain the misunderstanding in the past......"

If Xue Bai was really a young man who had never been in the world, he might have been persuaded by Li Heng; Or when it angered Li Longji, I don't know why.

If Li Longji is angry, it must be only because he has constructed the East Palace, so Li Heng deliberately came to constructing Xue Bai, angering the sage and preventing Yang Cheng from fighting for power. Otherwise, once Yang Yan worships the prime minister, he will continue to abolish the prince, and then he will cooperate with Yang Guifei, Li Yingyu and others to support King Qing.

In doing so, it looks like Lee Hyung will also be dangerous. But in fact, he was safe and sound in the Wei Jian case, Liu Chang's case, and Li Shizhi's case.

Because no matter who the prince is, there are courtiers who speculate, and only in addition to these courtiers, Li Longji does not have to face the trouble of deposing the crown prince, nor does he have to worry about the threat of the East Palace. Even if he knew that Li Heng was not honest, would it be okay to change to another prince? The important thing is to keep the situation of Donggong weak and let him enjoy himself with peace of mind.

Li Heng was able to grasp Li Longji's thoughts, so he dared to test again and again.

Getting close to Xue Bai, who proposed the salt law, made people think that the East Palace was working for the country, and when Li Longji was angry, it was not difficult for Li Heng to clear up the involvement, and it was just pushed to Li Yingyu and Li Cong, the king of Qing.

"Look, the seemingly honest Li Cong is even worse."

Like this again and again, Li Heng seems to have been losing his strength, and more people will think that the saint is wrong and look forward to the East Palace.

If it can be said that Li Linfu only used one move to exclude dissidents with the crime of 'constructing the East Palace', Li Heng also used only one move to construct officials and accumulate strength.

All the while, they couldn't completely defeat each other. He intersects one, he divides one, and then intersects, and divides. They keep looking for dishonest officials, always maintaining a strange balance.

Only saints are always on top.

But no one thought that the center would become weaker and weaker in this equilibrium until it was broken.

~~

Coming out of the courtyard, Yuan Jie pulled Xue Bai and said in a low voice, "I saw King Guangping today." ”

"Isn't he grounded?"

"Today the saint allowed him to come to the court."

Speaking of this, Yuan Jie groaned and said: "Wang Ren of Guangping is filial piety and courtesy, elegant and courteous, and Yu Liang Hongshen, is it worth investing?" ”

Xue Bai glanced back at him, didn't answer, but said, "What do you think of Brother Zimei?" ”

Du Fu drunkenly stroked his belly and said, "I only cared about eating and drinking, and I didn't hear King Guangping speak." ”

Huangfu Ran smiled and made his attitude clear.

Xue Bai said at this time: "Brother Cishan is extremely smart, how can he not know the truth?" Now is the time for blending? Who are the people who have been persecuted by the slaves all these years? You said that the king of Guangping was 'benevolent, filial and gentle', why did he harm you like this? ”

Yuan Jie smiled bitterly and asked, "I heard someone mutter, you and the prince disappeared at the same time for a pillar of incense time." ”

"Someone muttering?"

Xue Bai nodded, but didn't react.

The layout he should have done has been done, presumably Li Linfu and Li Heng's responses have also been completed, and the rest is nothing more than waiting.

There was already a curfew at night, but since it was a wedding banquet in the East Palace, Jin Wuwei had his own document to send them home.

Xue Bai returned to his home in Changshoufang, but saw a candle burning in the window of the guest room.

He pushed the door in, and sure enough, it was Du Wulang, who was sitting on the edge of the couch and sighed.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know how to say it." Du Wulang looked very distressed, scratched his head, and finally said, "I was hugged by Da Xi again...... This time, I didn't have enough self-respect. ”

"You touched her?"

"Nope. But it's just that she touched me, and I was a thriller...... I ......"

"Grown?"

Du Wulang was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "I have grown up?" ”

"Well, these experiences will help you grow."

Xue Bai said nonsense casually, mainly because he didn't laugh at Du Wulang, so that he dared to face this.

"But I ......"

"Normal, you are a young man facing Da Xi Yingying, it's already amazing."

"Really? Why do you know so much? ”

"That's what I'm going to tell you." Xue Bai groaned: "I just know a lot, "Ma Shuo" was not written by Mr. Han Yu, it suddenly came into my mind, please ask the teacher to write it with his left hand." ”

"Huh?" Du Wulang didn't react.

Xue Bai said again: "The salt method is not what Mr. Han Yu thinks, there is no Han Yu in the world. ”

"I don't even understand what you're saying."

"Anyway, if someone asks, you will tell the truth, you will never see Han Yu."

~~

When he woke up the next day, Xue Bai was still the same as usual, playing eight sections of brocade under the eaves, sweating, and washing with Qinglan.

I went to Yan's Mansion to hand over the post, got guidance, and when I came back, I picked up a pen and practiced article calligraphy in the courtyard.

Recently, he wrote a scroll of monkey stories every day, and first re-transcribed the volume that Yan Yan had corrected, and prepared to turn it back to Yang Yuyao. After that, lay out a new scroll and write the back.

Today I wrote about a monkey making a bet with the Buddha to see if he could escape from the palm of the Buddha's hand.

The brush dipped the ink on the inkstone, and wrote a regular script on the scroll, which already has some majestic demeanor.

I don't know when, Du Wulang also walked over, tilted his head and looked there, with words in his mouth.

"My grandson turned a somersault cloud to the edge of the sky, saw five heavenly pillars, and left a mark, do you dare to follow me to take a look?"

"What a urine monkey, have you ever left the palm of my hand? Look down. ”

Xue Bai turned the tip of his pen and wrote a few more words in an orderly manner, and the end of the word "see" was hooked, and suddenly he heard a burst of cheers from the outer courtyard.

"Where is Xue Bai?!"

Du Wulang turned his head to look and saw a group of mighty officers and soldiers striding over, and suddenly felt that this scene was familiar.

If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid this is the third time, right?

"You are Xue Bai?!"

"Exactly."

"Take it away!"

Seeing that the leader waved his hand, he sent someone to take Xue Bai away. Du Wulang stared at the open and closed mouth, and couldn't help but say: "Falsely claiming to be a prophet, constructing the East Palace, and reprimanding the public opinion?" ”

"Haha, you know a lot. But I might as well tell you, we are the Dragon Warriors. The North Prison is not well known, because there are only a few people who can come out of it. ”

Xue Bai said calmly: "Go with the general." ”

Du Wulang still wanted to speak, and seeing that he was so calm, he calmed down.

It's not the first time he's been in prison, and he does feel a lot of growth.

In his mind, he thought of Da Xi Yingying and another thin figure, which made him so distressed.

But I heard someone rush to say: "I didn't find Du Yu in Shengpingfang." ”

"Du Yuke is in?!"

"Transcription, I am Du Transcription. The general looked at it again, it should be a transcription, a transcription ......"

~~

"Right Phase! It became ......"

In the evening, Luo Xizao hurriedly ran through the courtyard of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, entered the Yanyue Hall, and bowed down and said: "Wang Zhongcheng asked me to report to the Right Minister, and the sage ordered Long Wujun to interrogate Xue Bai!" ”

This matter was not expected by Li Linfu, he just twisted his beard and said slowly: "Say it carefully." ”

Zhongcheng heard that the sage seemed to have deliberately approved the excerpts of Yang Zhen and others, so that he could also serve as a salt and iron envoy. Fortunately, Princess Xianyi asked to enter the palace today, and after the sage saw Princess Xianyi, he ordered Long Wujun to take Xue Bai. ”

"Did you take it? Isn't it an edict to enter the palace? ”

"Yes, I took it!"

"Where's the East Palace?"

"There is no movement in the East Palace, presumably pretending to be confused before the matter is investigated."

Li Linfu groaned, deducing various possibilities.

If the sage investigates it personally, he will know that the salt law is a conspiracy, from Xue Pingzhao to Han Yu and Li Yingyu.

In this way, to stop Yang Qian from fighting for power, this is the first step; Get rid of Pei Kuan, this is the second step; The key is, can the prince be abolished?

There is no other evidence, the only thing that the East Palace has to do with this matter is only the secret meeting with Xue Bai at the wedding banquet, which is similar to Wei Jian's secret meeting on the Yuan Festival of Tianbao's fifth year......

Thinking of this, Li Linfu was suddenly stunned for a moment, and a possibility came to his mind.

Did Lee Hyung do it on purpose?

This wedding banquet is just like the Shangyuan Festival, this time Li Heng did not support Yang Chen's worship of the prime minister, so did he really support Wei Jian's worship of the prime minister at that time?

It seems that they can only get rid of Pei Kuan, Xue Bai and others, as if they can't break this strange circle.

~~

Li Heng heard Li Jingzhong whisper in his ear and nodded.

"A lot of people are going to die again." He sighed.

It can't be helped.

They had already told Pei Kuan not to act rashly, but they still listened to Xue Bai's instigation for the sake of the phase.

Let the saint and the rope fighting cut off some more people, so that they can rest assured, and for the time being, it can only be like this.

~~

North Prison.

This place sounds terrible, but the environment is much better than that of Dali Temple Prison.

Xue Bai even had a cup of tea to drink.

Sitting across from him was Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu.

Chen Xuanli is tall and strong, majestic, and it makes people feel chilled when he looks at it, but at this time he has a little playful smile on his face.

"The saint asked me to ask first, so as not to have to listen to your quibbles myself."

Xue Bai said: "I also told the truth to General Chen, and I guarantee that it is all true." I have never constructed the East Palace, the prince accepted Zhang Liangdi, and I don't know why I invited me, but I accepted the invitation and had to go. ”

Chen Xuanli sat there like a wall, and did not speak.

Only the little official was waving Xue Bai's confession.

"In the middle of the feast, I went to the toilet, and I was taken to a room, and the prince said that he apologized for burying me alive before......"

"Wait."

Chen Xuanli suddenly raised his hand and asked, "Did the prince bury you alive?" ”

"Yes."

"The saint asked me before, why didn't you say this?"

"I was worried that the saint would not like the prince, and the society would be in turmoil, and what I said at the time was 'Donggong refused to help me, I was cornered', thinking that more things are better than less, but I didn't expect to cause trouble again today......"

Xue Bai has always told Li Longji the truth, but the timing of the score.

Because, to tell the truth, it is more necessary to have power.

When he has no power, if he dares to let people know that he is Xue Pingzhao, he will die; If he has power, he can not only be Xue Pingzhao, but also inherit the title of Duke of Hedong County.

And Li Longji is an emperor who does things according to his personal preferences, and Xue Bai's recent actions have made him dare to tell more truths.

Chen Xuanli asked again, "Let's talk about Han Yu?" ”

"Han Yu? The general even knows Han Yu? ”

"Who is he?"

"He's not anyone, it's a pen name." Xue Bai asked rhetorically: "Does the general know what a pen name is?" I wrote articles and calligraphy with my teacher, and I signed a pen name. ”

"There is no such person as Han Yu?"

"As long as the teacher holds a pen in his left hand, the truth of this matter can be easily known." Xue Bai asked rhetorically again, "But I don't know why the general attaches importance to Han Yu?" We only paid for two calligraphy and paintings, and hung them in our own restaurant. ”

Chen Xuanli was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and had a hunch that this case might be very simple.