It only takes half a day to return to Chang'an from Lishan to Chang'an.

On the way, Yang Guozhong talked about Li Xi's family history, the descendants of the Bohai royal family of the Li family in Longxi were the relatives of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Xi's father Li Puguan was the governor of Lu County, and attacked Guangwubo.

The reason why Li Xi rebelled was that he was dissatisfied with the fact that the Duke of Guangwu was inherited by his brother.

Therefore, Xue Bai thought that Li Xi's family house should be a high-ranking family, but he didn't expect to enter a small mansion in Changmingfang in the south of Chang'an City.

"Huh? It's even more shabby than when I first arrived in Chang'an. ”

Yang Guozhong has always been good at raiding homes, and when he saw this courtyard, he couldn't help but be stunned, and secretly said that there was no oil and water this time.

Fortunately, he was here to "search for evidence", and the side was just incidental.

"You see, the son of the noble lord pretends to be incorruptible, he must have evil intentions, go in."

Xue Bai looked up and saw that there were cobwebs on the eaves, so he asked, "Li Xi only has this one mansion?" ”

Yang Guozhong said: "His home is in Lu County, and he usually lives in Zhaoying County, so this place must be the place he uses to contact the demon thief." ”

Xue Bai could see that Li Xi was busy with official business, and although he was only half a day away from Chang'an, he rarely returned to Beijing to do some work.

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Yang Guozhong summoned two scribes and whispered: "Go to the study, you should be more careful." ”

'Zhongcheng rest assured, the villains' craftsmanship is stable. ”

The scribes then went to fabricate evidence of Li Xi's contact with Liu Hua here.

Yang Guozhong was very considerate and explained.

They went to the study, smashed the door and locked it.

"Ah Bai Mo wants to be surprised, Li Xizhen is really behind the scenes, but there is a lack of evidence when the case is decided, and we have not wronged him.

Although the house is dilapidated, the study is neatly tidy, and the shelves are full of various books. It is possible that the reason why Li Xi still keeps this mansion is that he is reluctant to keep these books.

Yang Guozhong was busy making false testimonies, while Xue Bai observed.

There was a cabinet under the shelf, presumably hiding something more important, Xue Bai opened it and took out a box, which was full of letters.

He opened the thickest one first, and felt that the handwriting was a little familiar, and his demeanor was thousands, showing ease and ease. When I looked at the payment place, it was Li Bai, who wrote "Song Yucheng County Order Li Gong".

"The king establishes the country and the monarch, gathers and scatters Liuhe, the salty soil is hundreds of miles, and the thunder is mighty. Reform its customs and customs, and fish its people. ”

If Li Bai is willing to flatter a person, he is really willing to use words, and flattery sounds extraordinary. ”

After the praise at the beginning, it is Li Xi's family background, "Nazhong Wangting, famous Zhong Ding, Hou Bo Jiji", which is indeed prominent.

One of the sentences attracted Xue Bai's attention, "Gong is the Yuanzi of Guangwu Bo, nineteen years old, worshipping Beihai Shouguang Wei."

Li Xi is the eldest son, and he can wait to inherit the lord of Guangwu, so there is no need to rebel.

The text talks about his deeds as an official.

Li Xi was the first commander of Yucheng County, there was an old dilapidated well in the county office, the water was bitter, and the miscellaneous officials wanted to dig a new well for him, but he tasted the water of the old well. He was ordered to build the imperial mausoleum, spent 30,000 guan, and left 8,000 guan when he succeeded, and called the displaced people of the five counties as laborers, and never whipped a single person; Whenever he saw the corpses on the roadside and buried them privately, the people of the county were grateful for his benevolence and followed suit.....

Li Bai spoke highly of this Yucheng Order, "Look at his appointment and be thrifty, and look up to him for respecting and vulgar." The Sujie of the straight man, the clear wave of the Yang Lianfu. ”

Xue Bai looked through the other letters and gradually made a general judgment about Li Xi.

Among them, there was a letter that caught his attention.

It was written by the county lieutenant of Yanshi, full of complaints, saying that the victims of the disaster in Henan poured into Luoyang, and Han Jiaku refused to release grain, and the victims were in Yanshi County, which made people helpless.

The letter was written at the end of Tianbao's fifth year, when Li Xigang was transferred from Yucheng to Zhaoying County, and the person who wrote the letter was named Wang Yanxian, who was promoted from Yucheng County Lieutenant to Yanshi County Lieutenant.

This incident is probably the reason why those thieves in Henan were able to participate in the construction of Huaqing Palace.

Xue Bai moved calmly, glanced at Yang Guozhong, and hid a few letters in his sleeve while he was unprepared.

Huaqing Palace.

Before nightfall, a fast horse came from the east, and the guards who rode back on their horses were soon summoned by the saint after seeing Chen Xuanli.

"The last general arrived in the eastern capital and rushed to Yanshi County non-stop, but the county lieutenant Wang Yanxian had already ...... Committed suicide in fear of sin. ”

"Suicide in fear of sin? Or was it murdered? ”

"The last general, please present his last letter."

Gao Lishi then stepped forward to receive the letter, Wang Yanxian claimed to be incompetent, seeing the flood of victims and unable to help, so he asked Li Xi to take them to Guanzhong to build a palace, but did not expect to cause a catastrophe, ashamed of the grace of God, only to judge himself to apologize.

After hearing this, Li Longji immediately turned his head to look at Chen Xuanli and asked, "You sent someone to kill him?" ”

"Hui saint, this is not."

If it weren't for Chen Xuanli killing him by the way, this matter would look a bit like Li Linfu's approach, which is only clear to Wei Jian and Huangfu.

and others died the same. Then Han Jiacang has a big problem, and the government of Henan is corrupt, and even Li Linfu can't explain it

Soon, Li Longji shook his head, rejecting the idea....... making sure that Li Linfu would not do such a stupid thing to cover up.

There is no problem with the prosperous Tang Dynasty that he governs, but these careerists with bad intentions are demagoguery.

At the beginning, Wang Yanxian, the Yanshi Lieutenant who sheltered those grass and field demon thieves, had already committed suicide in fear of crime, and Li Xi was still stiff-mouthed when he was dying!

The night was getting deeper.

Li Longji was still sitting there, there was no outsider, he was no longer pretending, and his face was gloomy.

"Sage." Colliers stepped forward and cautiously asked, "Do you want to rest early tonight?" ”

"Is Yang Guozhong back?"

"I guess I'm still on my way, and I won't be able to see you until tomorrow morning."

After Gao Lishi answered, he saw that the saint had not yet rested, and asked, "....... the saint doesn't believe what Wang Ji said?"

Li Longji did not answer.

This made it more and more difficult for Colliers to figure out the mind of the saint. After this assassination, the saint seems to have changed, and he is no longer as hearty and open-minded as before.

"The saint hasn't been in the eastern capital for ten years, if he is really concerned about the people, it is better to ......"

"Not necessarily."

Li Longji finally waved his hand and said, "I believe in Wang Anchor, when it comes to general affairs and money, he knows far more than Yang Guozhong, Li Xi and others. ”

Gao Lishi lowered his head and said softly: "In this case, why should the saint care about Li Xi's words? This case is just an accident, it has already ended, and the right minister has governed the world very well. ”

Li Longji was rarely hesitant, and he almost had no reason to convince himself.

"I should keep Li Xi and let him see, he was wrong."

"It's over, can the saint see the concubine tonight?"

Li Longji actually hesitated and asked, "Does General Gao feel that after the assassination, Taizhen's attitude towards me and her righteous brother is different?" ”

"Why did the saint say that?" Gao Lishi was greatly surprised, "The concubine treats the saint as affectionately as ever, but I don't know who chews the tongue in front of the saint?" ”

Li Longji couldn't say.

He closed his eyes and thought back to the time when he was young and cleansed the demon wind of Wu Zhou. But a small upheaval destroyed his almost perfect imperial image.

That night, he thought it would be easier to deal with a plaything.

"Recruit Fan Girl."

"Yes."

Early the next morning, Li Longji met Yang Guozhong again, and he had regained the grandeur of the former king, and his demeanor was relaxed.

"Hui Sheng, the ministers and others have found key evidence, which can prove that it was Li Xi who instructed Liu Hua to assassinate him."

"Then close the case."

"Obey."

After that, Li Longji summoned Xue Bai and asked, "How was the search?" ”

Xue Bai has been thinking about the errand that Yang Guozhong can do alone, why did Li Longji send him along?

He had an answer in mind, but he wasn't sure.

"Back to the saint, the minister did not find any evidence of Li Xi's rebellion, only saw Yang Zhongcheng making false testimony."

"Really?" Li Longji looked at Xue Bai with a scrutinizing look.

Xue Bai continued: "After the minister's search, he thought that Li Xi was a loyal minister. ”

"Do you know that this loyal minister in your mouth shielded the demon thief who killed the king?"

"Yang Zhongcheng wants to close the case as soon as possible and fabricate perjury, and the minister has no right to interfere in this matter, but the minister has to tell the truth to the saint."

"Honestly?" Li Longji sneered, faintly aiming at Xue Bai.

"Yes." Xue Bai said: "Li Xi may have been negligent, or he may have been deceived, but he is by no means the mastermind behind the scenes, and the minister asks for proof." ”

Li Longji didn't want to look at the corroboration, and said: "In my opinion, you are the one who is deceived, and you can easily believe the traitor." ”

He was just dissatisfied with Xue Bai.

After the assassination, when he began to doubt whether he was still as wise and resolute as when he was young, and then heard that Xue Bai had stabbed a demon thief and saved Yang Yuhuan, the emotion he felt turned out to be jealousy, jealousy of Xue Bai's youth.

This emotion came very inexplicably, Li Long basically thought that he would be happy that Yang Yuhuan was safe and sound, and rewarded Xue Bai for this, but what he thought was that he was more showy than him in front of his women.

It shouldn't have been.

Li Longji has no shortage of subordinates to do things, and the reason why he summoned Xue Bai was to confirm whether he had begun to hate this young man who was even more amorous than when he was young.

This son of heaven is very rare to begin to lose his temper.

Xue Bai felt Li Longji's dissatisfaction more and more strongly, so he knew that he could not learn from Wang and Yang Guozhong as obedient ministers.

To give an inappropriate example, when you have been hated by a woman, you will only be looked down upon if you continue to obey her.

Once "shun" is no longer useful, it must show value.

He has to give Li Longji a little emotion that others can't give, and he can't go too far.

"The minister thinks that if Li Xizhen is the mastermind, he can take the opportunity of building the Huaqing Palace to send the demon thief into the inner garden." Xue Bai paused and said, "Therefore, this case should just be a demon thief's trouble." ”

Advice is against the ear, and the truth is not good.

Fortunately, what Xue Bai said was that the demon thieves were in trouble, unlike Li Xi who directly said that the officials forced the people to rebel.

Li Longji was still not very happy, but his anger towards Xue Bai finally shifted from his original inexplicable jealousy to business.

In addition, what Li Xi said that day was still lingering in his mind.

"Okay, Xue Qing might as well talk to me, what do you think of this case?"

"The minister thinks that at least the nearly 1,000 victims recruited by Li Xi from Henan Mansion are true, although there are more than 20 demon thieves mixed in, but how many people will die along the way from their hometown to Luoyang and then to Lishan? In the end, nearly 1,000 laborers remained, which shows that the scale of the disaster is not very small. ”

This is the perspective that the courtiers on the side have never said, Chen Xuanli, Yang Guozhong, Wang and others don't care about the victims at all.

Does Li Longji care? Xue Bai didn't know.

He thinks that this saint cares about face.

"Of course, disasters are common, and with the strength of the Tang Dynasty, if you can cope with it, it should be that the local officials have not done a good job."

Xue Bai said: "The minister found a letter from Wang Yanxian, the county governor of Yanshi, in Li Xi's study, stating that the victims had arrived in Luoyang but had not received relief, and the minister asked the sage to take a look. ”

Gao Lishi thought that Xue Bai had said enough, so he asked for instructions with his eyes, and then spoke: "Wang Yanxian has committed suicide in fear of crime, why can't he be an accomplice with Li Xi?" ”

Xue Bai said: "What General Gao said is very true, so it is possible. ”

After answering, he stood aside respectfully and said no more.

Anyway, he didn't have much to do with the case, and he showed a loyal and upright attitude.

If the emperor is willing to accept his advice, he is a pure minister; If the emperor hates him, it doesn't matter, he will also see it, and in the future, he will be an unpleasant minister and sell his name.

The incense in the incense burner burned out, and Gong E stepped forward to light it again, and Xue Bai stood there, accepting Li Longji's scrutiny.

After a long time, Li Longji opened his mouth, noncommittal to Xue Bai's advice, and said lightly: "You have meritorious service, I should reward you, if you are appointed as the lieutenant of Zhaoying County, can you have the confidence to govern one side?" ”

In an instant, Xue Bai was almost about to salute.

He worked hard and planned for a long time, in order to get such a position.

But then, he hesitated for a moment, thinking that it was really good to stay in Lishan now?

After quickly weighing the trade-offs, Xue Bai responded: "The minister is brave, can you ask Your Majesty to appoint the minister...... Yanshi County Lieutenant. ”

Yanshi County is Dongduqi County, and the qualifications are the same if you are promoted in the future, but Luoyang is a little farther away from the Son of Heaven, and it is a little more difficult to be promoted.

The reason why Xue Bai decided to go was because Yanshi was the only way to go for Cao Yun, and he was very close to Luoyang and Hanjiacang, and he was really willing to see what those disaster victims who could be bought to rebel with a piece of cake were like.

"Nonsense!" Gao Lishi immediately shouted: "Are you the official position of the Tang Dynasty to be chosen by you?!" ”

But at this moment, Gao Lishi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Xue Bai's temporary absence from Chang'an for a period of time would be beneficial to the mood of the saint, the situation of the concubine, and the future of the person himself.

"Damn it."

"Why do you want to be a lieutenant?" Li Longji asked.

"Tianbao has been in the spring for six years, and the minister has received a letter of paper, which is not lucky; Jinchen found Li Xi's letter again, talking about the disaster in Henan. The minister wanted to go to the eastern capital on behalf of the saint. ”

I have to be a minister, and there is no shortage of you as a petty official.

"Yes, the minister is arrogant." Xue Bai said: "The minister just thinks that the minister can tell the truth to the saint after seeing ....... come back." ”

Li Longji glanced at him again, and said lightly: "The appointment of officials, the assessment of his own Zhongshu subordinates and officials, Mo always asks me for officials." ”

"Minister...."

"Stand down."

"Yes."

Wait for Xue Bai to leave.

Li Longji closed his eyes and pondered, his expression gradually relaxed.

Today, he solved two troubles.

First, because of his love for the concubine, he had to give Xue Bai a generous reward, he was reluctant, and even had some murderous intent because of this, Xue Bai offered to leave Chang'an, which calmed his emotions a lot.

Second, although he didn't believe Li Xi's words, he always lingered, and although what Wang Que said was reasonable, if he didn't confirm it, he would always teach people to be uneasy. When all the courtiers around him are only flattering, send some courtiers who can tell the truth to take a look, if there is really nothing in the world, you can also feel at ease.

"Spread the decree to Yin Weiji in Henan, and thoroughly investigate the Yicang in the states and counties of Henan Province."

"Yes."

"Go and talk to Taizhen again, her brother-in-law offered to go to the Eastern Capital to serve, not because I was stingy with rewards."

What about Li Xi's corpse? ”

"The saint was gracious, and allowed his wife and children to send him back to Lu County for burial."

"I want to send him." Xue Bai said.

Yang Guozhong subconsciously shook his head and said, "You shouldn't invite this kind of disaster." ”

Xue Bai still went.

He had never seen Li Xi before, and when he first saw him, he saw several orphans and widows holding thin coffins.

Xue Bai handed Li Bai's "Song to Li Gong of Yucheng County" in the hands of Li Xi's son.

"Save it and wait for the day when the grievances will be redressed."

Because Xue Bai couldn't move Li Longji to admit that it was the officials who forced the people to rebel, what he said could only make Li Longji think that he was honest, and then sent an honest official to Henan Province to serve as a low-level official, and after looking at the people's livelihood, he thought that he had solved the matter.

There is no mention of the uniform land system, no mention of rent and mediocrity, and no mention of the Yicang law...... The only thing the emperor solved was the unhappiness in his heart.