Ministry of Rites.

Zhang Po walked through the long corridor and pushed open the door of the class room.

"Champion Lang is so comfortable.

"I didn't expect Zhang to come." Xue Bai was sleeping, his hair was also messy, and he said, "It's rude to cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to verify some facts here."

"Between you and me, you don't have to see each other."

Zhang Po shook his hand and sat down on the simple couch, as if he was very familiar with Xue Bai.

I have to say that this chic and dignified colt has a temperament that can make people friendly, and it is indeed easy to become friends with people.

"This time, it was I who stopped your future, so please don't be surprised."

Xue Bai said: "Zhang Juma came to see me, aren't you afraid of being implicated by me?" ”

Zhang Po smiled: "It's okay, I have already told the saint frankly, I heard that you are too?" ”

"That's a coincidence.

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Xue Bai saw Zhang We's smile and was not in a good mood.

Because he found out that their plans collided. They all wanted to find a suitable time to be honest with Li Longji, but Zhang Po took the lead and caught him off guard.

"Can you tell me, Zhang Juma, how did you tell the sage?"

"Good.

Zhang Po really opened his mouth and spoke eloquently.

"When I was young, I was close friends with Xue Rust, and I had a good relationship with Princess Tangchang, so I almost married her. After Xue Rust's death, I felt sympathy for him. At that time, I knew that although Zhang Qujiang Gong had been demoted, he still sheltered some innocent people implicated in the Sanshu case.

"In the third year of Tianbao, He Jian Zhishi, before leaving, told me that some of the innocent people adopted by Zhang Qujiang had not grown up, and they were raised in a yard and asked me to take care of them, but only two years later, the matter was discovered by Banniang, and you were all sold by her, and I couldn't do anything."

"They are all lowly official slaves, most of them were sold to the princess's mansion, I know that Banniang is the only one who survived, I don't know what mood you are, I can't take care of it, because you have made too many things, sooner or later it will be me, I have to be busy clearing up the relationship."

"Xu Hao in the Criminal Department is my friend, he is the nephew of Zhang Qujiang Gong, and he has always wanted to give Zhang Gonggong a Shinto tablet, I bribed his close attendant to steal the paper manuscript and handed it over to the case of Xiao Yin of the Criminal Department, and used Zheng Qian's incident to test the sage's reaction, and sure enough, the sage was lenient and did not pursue Zheng Qian. I was ready to look for an opportunity to be honest with the saints. ”

"Soon, I learned that Princess Tangchang had met you, and I hesitated for it. Fortunately, she was not instigated by King Qing and told you the truth. You are not the son of Xue Rust, but an orphan he collected, so I dare to speak the truth to the saint. ”

"Those in the know think that you are the son of Xue Rust, and you have been making a big fuss about it. Some people accuse brothers of constructing Li Yingyu's party, and some people really want to construct Li Yingyu's party. The saint asked me to show him everything, and I showed it to him. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Wei spread his hands, his expression was frank and relaxed, and he smiled: "It's that simple." ”

Xue Bai asked rhetorically: "Zhang Juma does this, he only cares about two people, yourself and Princess Tangchang?"

For a long time, many people have wanted to use Xue Bai's identity to attack political enemies or subdue allies through the Sanshu case.

Princess Tangchang is honest because although she met Xue Bai, she did not tie Xue Bai to do things as the son of Xue Rust, and told the truth about Xue Rust's cultivation of a righteous son, which was something that everyone did not expect, and it became Zhang We's confidence.

"yes."

Zhang We admitted calmly: "I hope that after this incident, her situation can be better." ”

This sentence sounds gentle, as if this is a very good person.

Xue Bai only felt that Zhang Fill was quite cold, at least in this matter, Zhang almost killed him.

The whole thing is so far, Zhang We haven't talked to him in advance at all.

Xue Bai may abandon the exam and lose his future; It is also possible that he was killed because he concealed his true identity........ Zhang Po didn't care about these, and his purpose was clear and concise from beginning to end.

Thinking about what Zhang Po said, for those officials and slaves, he can protect them, and he doesn't care if they die; didn't care about Princess Ningqin's feelings, and even used the future and lives of his friends Xu Hao and Zheng Qian to test.

What is the matter with that colt coming today? ”

"Solve the trouble." Zhang said: "The matter started by me, and it should be solved by me." ”

This is true, Li Longji doesn't have to worry about this.

Zhang patted Xue Bai's back, showing the kindness of some elders, and said, "I hope you can live well."

, I will do my best.

This is also true, although he is indifferent, he has no intention of harming people. If Xue Bai is dead, forget it, since Xue Bai can save himself. Without harming himself, he is not hesitant to help.

Although Xue Bai could see it clearly, he didn't even know how to "make a mistake", and there was no need to turn his face with Zhang Wei at the moment, so he asked, "How do you plan to solve it?" ”

"Let's start with that." Zhang said: "You did something wrong, you are a lowly official slave who is guilty of rebelliousness, but you conceal this matter and covet your official position."

Are you willing to admit that you were wrong?

Xue Bai didn't admit it.

Although he was born in this Tang Dynasty, he did not have the slightest agreement with this rule in his heart.

But Zhang Po didn't care what Xue Bai thought in his heart, from the way he asked, he could tell that what he wanted was an attitude.

"I was wrong." Xue Bai immediately said.

"Okay." Zhang Po said: "You have committed a great crime, the crime of bullying the king for many years, right?" ”

"Yes, I have a great sin.

"It stands to reason that the saint should have killed you." Zhang Po said: "But the sage is forgiving, and you have not forgotten your filial piety all along. Also, Yang Guifei and General Gao will intercede for you. Therefore, your life can be spared. ”

"Great grace to the saints, thank you very much."

Zhang Po said: "In this way, your life has been saved." But there must be a price, Tianbao six years on the Yuan Festival, you personally admit that you are the son of Xue Ling, and the emperor will not be wrong. It's true that you've sinned. ”

"The colt also knows that the saint promised me a champion."

"Yes, since the saint treated you so kindly, you deceived the saint at that time, and now you still have the face to mention it?

It's no wonder that Li Longji likes Zhang Po, he is indeed too sensible.

Xue Bai had to admit that he didn't do a good job in this regard.

He groaned and said slowly: "Please also forgive me, if I reveal my life at that time, I will definitely die." ”

"Won't die." Zhang said: "At most, you will be reassigned as an official slave." In fact, if you reveal yourself.

It's not difficult to ask for a wealth like Jia Chang, you are greedy, you would rather deceive the saint for the sake of greed, do you dare to let me understand? I'm helping you because I think you know how to measure. If you don't know what to do, I will ask the saint to give you death. ”

'I don't want to be Jia Chang. Xue Bai said: "I am determined to be in the community." ”

"What about me?" Zhang Po said: "I am also aiming to Zaifu, can Xue Lang help me?" ”

"Good!

Zhang Chu was stunned.

He was ironic, but he didn't expect Xue Bai to agree without hesitation.

"If the horse wants to pay homage to the prime minister, I will support it with all my might. At that time, the uncle of the country will be the right phase, and the horse will be the left phase. Xue Bai said: "In my life, my kindness will be repaid, and my debts will be repaid."

"That's enough." Zhang Po was actually laughed at by Xue Bai, and said: "You can't go through the imperial examination, save your life first, wait for the opera to be presented, and wait for the sage to dissipate his anger, and then ask for an official." ”

Xue Bai pondered.

In fact, this is not an unacceptable outcome.

He went from a rebellious slave to improving his situation to this point in one year, which is not too bad. The problem is that in the future, there will only be fewer and fewer novel means used to coax the saints, and if they do not work hard, the future is only limited.

But what Zhang said was also the truth, no matter how generous Li Longji was, he had been deceived for so long, and he would not give the champion again.

And giving Xue Bai the champion also means that he has to overturn the good story at the royal banquet of the Shangyuan Festival last year, how can it be possible for Xue Bai to annoy him now?

"I've figured it out, promise me no more trouble, and I'll take you out." Zhang said: "You are still the son of Xue Ling, and no one can frame you again." But a champion title, in exchange for a peace of mind, is worth it. ”

Xue Bai groaned and asked slowly: "There are some people who have won over Yang Zhao and controlled the process and pricing of bamboo paper, but the idea of the concubine?"

"I do know that." Zhang Po said: "I teach them how to force you to make a mistake, and they will know how to take advantage of the bamboo paper."

"Didn't the colt arrange it?"

"I don't care."

Xue Bai asked again: "Cui Qiao would rather lose his position as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and leave a reputation of being confused, but he also wants to deal with me." Is there any other reason than obedience to the will of God?

"Not everyone is determined to deal with you, and Cui Qiao is not comfortable." Zhang Po said: "The Spring Festival should have been presided over by Li Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, so there is still a chance to mediate if something happens." But your five sons of Chunfu made a lot of trouble and put Cui Qiao on the line, although he is famous, he has no real power. There are a lot of people who persecute him, rankings, bamboo paper, and power struggles, and he really wants to be transferred to the post of staying in the Eastern Capital.

Xue Bai asked, "If you depose me, who will be the champion?" ”

"Yang Yu.

"Well written volume?

"Hongnong Yang's family, and Tianbao's six-year-old champion Yang Hu is a clan brother."

"Oh, the relatives of Yang Shenjin who want to pretend to be my son are also relatives of Yang Xun?"

Zhang Chu didn't bother to talk to him again, and asked, "Do you want to live, or do you want to be the champion?"

Can I consider it? ”

"I'm not in a hurry, but you have to think clearly." Zhang said, "If it's too late, someone will fall into the well."

Speaking of which, Li Linfu has not moved until now, probably watching cautiously. Maybe it's just the next day or two, maybe he will give Xue Bai a fatal blow.

Right Prime Minister's House.

In the council hall, after talking for a long time, Da Xifu found that Li Linfu was twisting his beard and seemed to be distracted.

He had to be reminded.

"Right Minister, Xia Guan is saying that Xue Bai really admitted it this time, and what the Right Minister has reported in front of the saint many times before is true!

"So what?" Li Linfu said: "Do you want to go to the sage and say, 'Your Majesty, please see, the old ministers are all right'?"

Da Xixun was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but admire, and praised: "The right phase is really ...... O sages!

"A saint can't be wrong." Li Linfu said: "In the end, this matter is nothing more than Xue Bai losing his champion in exchange for the forgiveness of the saint, and he is still the son of Xue Ling."

But in this way, the right minister was slandered by this shaft before.....

"Can the saint still treat me badly?

Da Xixun was stunned again, wondering why this right minister had become so generous? I didn't think of taking the opportunity to retaliate against Xue I saw Li Linfu pacing back and forth, his eyes were groaning, and he suddenly asked: "You just said that Xue Bai described his life experience, is it Xue Rust's son or his righteous son?"

"Yoshiko." Da Xixun said: "Actually, what kind of righteous son is, take in orphans and train the dead, you know." ”

"Sure?

"In this matter, the lower official asked Cui Qiao about it, so there should be no mistake."

"I see.

Li Linfu paced and muttered: "No wonder this son said 'there is no grudge in his heart', it turns out that he has always known his own background.

"Back to the right minister, Xue Bai said that he had amnesia, and it was Princess Tangchang who told him."

"Do you believe him when he says so?" Li Linfu said: "If it is just a righteous son, whether his amnesia is true or not, can he still remember the grace of Xue Rust before the age of six?"

Da Xixun was confused and asked, "What does the right phase mean?" ”

"Righteous son, no grudge...... This time, he lost his official career and future, and he was not greedy enough, and he deserved it.......

Li Linfu muttered to himself for a while, and ordered: "Go and call Cui Qiao."

"Wow.

"Come on, recruit Shilang, eleven niang come."

Not long after, the son and daughter arrived, and Li Linfu said straightforwardly: "Xue Bai said that he was not the son of Xue Rust, but an orphan and a dead soldier.

"If it's true." Li Xiu said: "If it's fake, then he, who is a son, is really unfilial to expose the guilt of his deceased father." ”

"I talk about filial piety all day long, and I haven't seen you become a weapon." Li Linfu said: "If this matter is true, Xue Bai's life is settled, and it is not a mortal enemy. And he has lost his future, and he can be a guest at home. How did you get married? ”

Li Xiu was stunned.

Getting married?

He remembered that Xue Bai said that the Yang Party only popularized bamboo paper, and the matter of grandpa's marriage faded away, and he never mentioned it again.

But it doesn't seem to have been mentioned that it was not over.

"Grandpa." Li Shiniang said: "I originally said that I would let Seventeen urge Xue Bai to propose marriage, but it was the tenth brother who said that Grandpa should reconsider." ”

"What can you do, brute?"

"The child knows his mistakes."

"Don't blame Brother Ten. Grandpa might as well leave this matter to his daughter. Li Shiniang said with a smile: "I'm not afraid that Grandpa will know, Seventeen has been in Xue Bai's new house recently." ”

"Go ahead.

Li Linfu waved away his children, hurriedly dealt with some chores, and waited for Cui Qiao.

"Is it true that Xue Bai is Xue Rust's righteous son?

"I don't know." Cui Qiao said: "However, the saint should have sent someone to investigate, and he didn't get angry anymore, it should be true." ”

"It's not hard to check." Li Linfu muttered: "I have never found any traces of Xue Rust and other house women, if Princess Tang Chang also admits it, it should be true." ”

It can be seen that he knows a lot of things, and it is not in his mood and interests to just look at the charms. When he had to kill Xue Bai, he turned a blind eye to this.

"Dare to ask what the right minister means?

Li Linfu's gaze moved back to the official document, and said lightly: "You go and tell Xue Bai that if you know that you are wrong, this time you can protect him."

Cui Qiao was a little surprised, you must know that the last time I came, Li Linfu had to kill Xue Bai, and it changed so quickly.

He didn't care about any of this and asked, "What about the champion?"

"Yang Yu."

Cui Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he could finally satisfy all parties, Chunqiu's ranking, huge interests, and power struggle behind it were still clear, and the most important thing in officialdom was the word profit sharing.

Just like the ripples on the surface of the lake, no matter how intense, they will eventually calm down.

Xue Bai is not at a loss, a cheap slave who rebellious against sin, got the champion for a while, and was very lucky in exchange for the forgiveness of the saint and the right minister.

Thinking like this, Cui Qiao returned to the Ministry of Rites, walked through the long corridor, pushed open the door, and looked at Xue Bai with compassion and kindness.

"Young people's hearts are higher than the sky, accept your fate."

"Cui Gong is only afraid of being wrong." Xue Bai said: "I don't have a youthful heart, on the contrary, I am very realistic. ”

He committed the crime of defrauding the king but was still able to save his life, and others only regarded him as lucky, but they forgot how much effort he put into currying favor with Li Longji.

In the same way, since he wanted to keep the title of champion, he could not expect an emperor to sympathize with him and understand him. What should be considered is where is his value in the scientific field and officialdom?

If you don't have value, you will be abandoned, that's the reality.

It's a pity that Cui Qiao didn't believe it at all, shook his head, and sighed at the arrogance of this young man.

"The heart of a young man, the old man.........