Settle the business.

This is Song Mian's recently newly built house, the name comes from Song Zhiwen's poem, "Autumn rainbow reflects the evening, Jiang Crane makes clear smoke", located in the north of Yanshi County, west of Hui Guo Town, was originally Guo Taigong's Phoenix Garden.

Every time Song Mian came from Shouyang Academy, he could feel relaxed, listen to the beautiful concubine caress the qin, and taste the tea served by the beautiful woman.

On the third day of the third month of March, he hosted a banquet for Xue Bai here.

"Xue Lang, please, but remember that there was originally a bulky stone basin here, which is cheesy. I planted a bamboo garden instead, how?

"It's a lot more elegant."

"Quanshi Zhai, dig a spring water feature and decorate it with flowers and trees, how about it?

"Brother Song has hills and valleys in his chest, and he looks elegant when he does it."

If Xue Bai is willing to praise people, he can blurt out that he can speak to the other party's heart. Song Mian was happy to hear this, and became more and more close, and asked, "Do you know the difference between Luhun Villa and Luqing Farewell?"

"One on the hill and one under the hill?

"Luhun Villa is an industry in the clan, but it is my private property." Song Mian smiled, "Thanks to your help, I should treat you well." ”

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He was able to get this other business, and he did have a great credit to Xue Bai, and Xue Bai was not polite to him.

The two of them took their seats in the hall, and Mei Ji, who was dressed in thin veil, immediately stepped forward and hugged Xue Bai left and right, one of Mei Ji also laughed out loud, and said with a smile: "It is said that the county lieutenant is coming, but the slave family is still an old man, so young and handsome." ”

She was born beautiful, lowered her eyes and pasted it, Xue Bai did not resist, generously took the fruit she handed over, and her small fingers swiped over his lips, she quickly withdrew it and shyly sucked it.

"If Xue Lang likes it, he will take it away in a while." Song Mian said with a smile.

As the head of Shouyang Academy, he is usually a little upright, and being so free and easy in front of Xue Bai is also an expression of trust.

"But it's disrespectful, I'll thank Brother Song a lot." Xue Bai didn't forget the topic of Fang Cai, and said: "Brother Song said that Luhun Villa is an industry in the clan, so sooner or later it will be inherited by you?"

"Is that possible?" Song Mian waved his hand and said: "Even the shade of the door does not belong to me, the official position is from the brothers, and the ancestral property in the future is also theirs, I am just a teacher." ”

"Since they have a future, why should they be attached to the ancestral property of Yanshi County? It's all these years that Brother Song has been worrying, isn't it? ”

Song Mian's eyes flickered, and he smiled: "What about the work?" Fateful. ”

Xue Bai said: "I am different from Brother Song, I believe that things are man-made. ”

Song Mian pondered for a moment and felt that they were getting closer to each other. Before, it may have been just the cooperation between the Song family and the county lieutenant, but after these few words, it was the friendship between the two of them. He can deal with Lu Linghao for Xue Bai, and Xue Bai can also help him win Lu Hun Villa.

However, today he actually had something else to question Xue Bai.

"By the way, I heard that you announced that you want to liquidate the household registration of the fields and exempt the Yanshi people?"

"Yes."

"In this case, who will pay the shortfall in taxes?"

Speaking of business, Xue Bai raised his hand and signaled Mei Ji beside him not to come up again, and said, "Pay it in a down-to-earth manner, how about how much land each family has and how much tax is paid?" ”

He did not raise the household tax, because with these measures alone, the high-ranking households can still avoid the household tax.

Song Mian still frowned and asked, "This tax...... The Song family also has to pay? ”

"Deliver."

"Xue Lang, so, you make it difficult for me to do it." Song Mian shook his head.

Although the two had a deep friendship a moment ago, they had the possibility of turning their faces in an instant.

Xue Bai said: "The Song family can use copper coins to pay taxes. ”

"Copper coins don't come for nothing."

Xue Bai said: "I plan to rebuild an official road, which leads directly from Yanshi County to the upper east gate of Luoyang, and this road passes under Shouyang Mountain. ”

Riding in a carriage is of course more comfortable than riding a horse, but it is too bumpy, and the problem is not only in the car, but also in the road. Except for Chang'an and Luoyang, most of the horse-drawn carriages in the local area are two-wheeled, because although the four-wheeled carriage is more stable, there is no suitable road.

If there was a smooth and straight road, the nobles would be able to ride their luxurious carriages from Luoyang to Luhun Villa. This is naturally a great improvement to the fame and status of Luhun Villa.

"The Song family set an example and responded to the county bureau to clear the acres of land and pay rent taxes, but in fact, they used fake copper coins to build roads for their own homes.

It has both fame and benefits. Xue Bai said: "If the grain is left in the warehouse for a long time, it will become moldy, and the silk will fade, so why not use it to do something that can make the price of Luhun Villa rise?" I can guarantee that the return on paying taxes with this money will be higher than any sale. ”

Song Mian was still thinking, but he was obviously already tempted, and said slowly: "I need to go back and ask......."

"The important thing is what Brother Song thinks, the two of us are young people, and our ideas may not be acceptable to the old people. But the world of Yanshi County should be swayed by us sooner or later. ”

"Xue Lang doesn't need to be in a hurry, this is a big deal, let me think about it."

"How can you be indecisive in doing great things?" Xue Bai said: "I have declared war with Lu Linghao head-on, vowing to fight for the right of one of his counties, and there is no way out."

Originally, Song Mian was the master, and it was up to him to question Xue Bai and choose whether to continue to support Xue Bai. After some conversation, he was passive, and it became a matter of whether he had the courage to continue to cooperate with Xue Bai.

"I know what the old people will say, the Song family has made this head, and it is inevitable to offend other high-ranking families with hidden fields, and the old people always feel that only by holding together can they get rich together. But listen to them, Brother Song has worked hard, and Luhun Villa will not be yours in the end, at most you will become the master of this small business, and you can see the end of your life's achievements at a glance. ”

Song Mian unconsciously nodded his head and raised his glass to take a sip.

Xue Bai finally said: "In their eyes, you are a chess piece; With me alone you are a companion. ”

He knew how much influence his words had on Song Mian, so after saying it, he ordered it, picked up his wine glass, and drank the only glass of wine at the banquet.

It was night, Xue Bai was not drunk, but Song Mian was drunk, and he was very drunk.

"The county lieutenant... I shouldn't call you the county lieutenant anymore, you are the lord of a county in Yanshi County, and I will be the owner of Luhun Villa. The land beneath the mountain belongs to you and me, and the boats on the river of Iro carry all your goods and goods....... all ours. ”

Xue Bai could imagine the picture he depicted.

In the peach blossom garden of Shouyang Mountain, chickens and dogs smell each other, and the families of Lao Liang, Jiang Hai and others can live in it; A steady stream of copper coins were shipped out and transported along the Yiluo River to Jianghuai to purchase exquisite goods; Farmers laugh in the fields of the autumn harvest; Merchants in Chang'an and Luoyang also used the flying money of Fenghui Bank.......

That night, Xue Bai also received a letter from Chang'an, with a thick stack.

When I opened it, I saw Li Jilan's poetry collection.

When he saw that one of the poems was "Farewell to the lovesick people like the moon, the clouds and water to the layer city", Xue Bai avoided his gaze and turned to the content of the back to talk about business.

Li Jilan mentioned that she and Li Tengkong planned to go to Wangwu Mountain to practice with Princess Yuzhen.

Princess Yuzhen now lives in the Lingdu Temple on the top of the fairy valley of Yuyang Mountain, which is located in the Wangwu Mountains, just north of Luoyang, and belongs to Jiyuan County north of the Yellow River.

Li Jilan and Li Tengkong passed, and they definitely didn't go through Yanshi. But they planned to leave Luoyang, meet a few friends in Luoyang, and then go north to Mengjindu and cross the Yellow River.

The letter was sent in late February, when winter had passed and spring was in full swing, making it a good time to travel. Today is the third day of the third month of March, Xue Bai received the letter, and the car driving is much slower than the fast horse carrying the letter, counting the time, they should be able to reach Luoyang in a few days.

At the end of the letter, Li Jilan asked, "Can I meet with Mr. in Luoyang?" ”

Xue Bai thought about it, but did not reply immediately, he didn't know if it would be convenient to leave the country recently.

Song Mian agreed, this is the Song family's land book, and after verification, the Song family's tax will be determined by the actual acres of land.

When he arrived at the Wei Lang the next day, Xue Bai handed over a copy of the field book to Yin Liang and said, "In two days, the Song family will also transport a batch of money and grain into the warehouse in public, setting an example for each family." ”

"Okay, with the support of the Song family, this matter has become the majority." Yin Liang was overjoyed, "Even if any family still wants to oppose it, they have no backbone." ”

Xue Bai said: "I have a new staff member recently, you can also see it." ”

"Oh?"

Yin Liang turned his head to look, only to see an old man with white hair and a round face walking in with some embarrassment, it was Guo Xuan.

"Guo Lushi?"

"Don't be so polite about Yin Lushi, now you are the record."

Guo Jian still smiled when he saw people, his round cheeks were full of enthusiasm, but there were many wrinkles on his face, and his demeanor was restrained. Originally, the county office was his territory, but now it seems to be a guest.

He was released from prison in mid-February, and after waiting for half a month, he couldn't even make a living, and finally couldn't help but come to Xue Bai.

Yin Liang was very free and easy, and said generously: "Mr. Guo, rest assured, Shaofu Zhi is not only in Yanshi, since you are here today, you will only gain more than you lose." ”

"I hope so." Guo Jian was not very confident in this set of comforting words, smiled twice, and said: "I hope to do some meager help for Shaofu." ”

He said that it was a meager effort, but with his understanding of Yanshi County, a few words could make a great difference.

"Right now, the Shaofu has divided the big families and obtained the support of the Song family, the next step is to seize the power of Lu Linghao, right?" Guo Jian said, "Xiao Lao'er brought some evidence, which is the accounts of his embezzlement of money and grain from the county office over the years.....

Even this link was also filled, and Xue Bai's entire plan to divide the big households, set aside the county order, and dominate the Yanshi was also rolled out.

So far, he has used some official means, coerced by power, driven by interests, and impressed by words. If he could, he also hoped to put the power struggle at the level of the gentry as much as possible, so that the whole situation would be peaceful and undisturbed.

All the games were solved within the rules, and they did not alarm the imperial court, which helped him to make ironware, mint copper coins, open money and so on in the future.

In addition, it is best to reduce the damage when solving the problem of the field, so as not to delay the spring planting, and avoid the loss of farmers due to too fierce conflict.

At this time, seeing that the progress was so smooth, Xue Bai felt a little unsteady.

He was also thinking in his heart, could he really solve the shortcomings of Yanshi County by relying on this gentle way?

If you can in Yanshi, what about Henan? What about Hebei?

The answer is not in him, it depends on whether the 60,000 peasant households are doing well.

Lo Water's edge.

Qiao Erwa was carrying food, he killed people and was imprisoned, and was robbed out of prison by Diao Geng, ready to follow him to Yuncheng.

Fortunately, the county lieutenant also asked people to send his aunt and Liu Cui as well. Today, when they have crossed the river with the grain they have purchased, they will set out.

Before leaving, he was very sorry that he could not kneel down to thank the county lieutenant for saving his life.

"Alright, the last batch." Diao Geng stood on the boat and shouted: "I'll cross the river with the grain first, and you will come with laborers." ”

"Okay."

Qiao Erwa stood there waiting for the laborers to assemble, turned her head to look, and saw a notice on the dock. He couldn't read, but he had heard that this was the county governor's new policy, and that there was no need to chase death in the future, and that the annual rent could be reduced by half, which was good for the peasants.

To tell the truth, he didn't want to follow Diao Geng to the Iron Mountain, the farmer is a proud identity today, if there are dozens of acres of land, it represents stability, duty, and decency, not the coolies who mine on the Iron Mountain can compare.

Qiao Erwa only recognized the word "Tian" on the notice, so he kept standing there staring, imagining that if he paid half of the tax less, he would save for a few years, become a relative to Liu Cui, give birth to five babies, and slowly be able to support him.

He wanted to memorize the notice, and when he met the fugitives in the future, he would tell them, but unfortunately the little official who had read the notice was no longer there today.

At this time, a middle-aged man came from the Luo River in a small boat.

This man looked to be about thirty years old, with a burly build, a northerner-looking, a handsome face, bright and sharp eyes, and a short beard on his upper lip, which made him look very shrewd and capable. He was followed by two retinues, both strong men, who were pulling the horses down from the boat.

Three men, but they brought six horses, all of them horses.

The middle-aged man walked alone under the sign and stared. One of the distinctive features of his side face is that the bridge of his nose is so erect that it looks like it has been carved.

"That." Qiao Erwa said: "Niannian?

It's not that he's rude, it's just that he's clumsy. So the steward of the Cui family grange was still chattering, and he directly waved a nail rake and killed him.

At this time, begging someone to do something, Qiao Erwa smiled.

"Yes." The middle-aged man nodded, opened his mouth and read: "The county lieutenant Xue Bai told the Yanshi Shimin that because the two books of Qingmiao and Lust have not been compiled for a long time, there are many inconsistencies in the amount of taxes levied by the rent and yong adjustment........

In such a big vernacular, Qiao Erwa also struggled to memorize it.

The middle-aged man glanced at him sideways and sighed, "Don't remember, it's useless." ”

"Why?"

"It is said that the burden of the people should be reduced, and the court will reduce the rent and increase the household tax, and the burden can be reduced? The court said that peace was to subsidize the people and give money to the poor people, so that the burden could be reduced?

Speaking of which, Qiao Erwa couldn't understand it anymore, but the middle-aged man didn't care whether he understood it or not, so he just felt it.

In any case, the court's notice will not be soft when the servants come to your house to collect food, so don't believe this.

"I'm the lieutenant of Xinxian County."

"Oh?"

Only then did the middle-aged man look at Qiao Erwa, stared at him with a pair of eyes that saw through everything, and asked, "Do you recognize County Lieutenant Xue?" ”

Qiao Erwa was uneasy by him, and said, "I don't recognize it, but I believe in the county lieutenant." ”

"Then let me ask you, after a year or two, he will be transferred, how do you think this tax can be collected?"

How could Qiao Erwa answer these truths, seeing that the laborers over there had already been assembled, she hurriedly rushed over.

Two days later, the Song family did not transport the money and grain into the county warehouse in public as promised, which made Xue Bai lose face a little.

He asked Song Mian about this, and Song Mian was still very close, and said with a smile that the Song family's money and food were not ready.

"But what else is happening?"

"What can happen in this small county?" Song Mian smiled and waved his hand, and said, "I asked Bo Weng, and I will send it in a few days." ”

"Is Song Gong worried about causing dissatisfaction among the other people?"

"Maybe, I don't know. Rest assured and be patient. ”

That night, Xue Bai told the Du family sisters about it.

Du Shi said: "If you are temporarily scared, it is possible to regret it." ”

"I'm not afraid of his hesitation." Xue Bai pondered and asked, "Is it the seventh day of the third month?" ”

"Yes."

"It's been more than four months since Gao Chong's accident."

Xue Bai had a guess, but it hadn't been confirmed yet.

"Do you still have enough manpower?" He asked Du Jiao, "Transfer some guys and keep an eye on Lu Linghao, Song Mian, Cui Instigation, Zheng Wei and others." ”

The next day, when he arrived at the county office, Yin Liang hurried over.

"Shaofu, there are fugitives who have sold the fields we gave them."

"Jiminshe's?"

"No, it's the fugitive who came back not long ago and sold the 43 hectares of hidden land that we carved out from Guo's house in the south of Piling South and sold 16 hectares."

Xue Bai actually nodded, a little relieved, at least it wasn't the poor peasants of the Jimin Society who did this, after all, he had spent a winter telling them the truth.

"Sold to whom?"

"The Song family." Yin Liang said: "But it was taken over by one of Song Mian's brothers." ”

Xue Bai was slightly silent, those fields he gave to the fugitives had not yet made a land deed, but was leased to them by the county office, and only a lease for 20 years, agreeing to collect two stone grain taxes per 30 mu, in order to make them believe that they would not collect heavy taxes this year.

No one can buy this lease, except for the Song family, because Xue Bai is the time when he needs to use the Song family the most.

This incident made Xue Bai feel a kind of provocation, or rather temptation, that the Song family was testing his attitude.

"What about the escapees?"

"Still chasing."

"Let Xue Xian chase after him, and find it and bring it to the field."

Xue Bai then went out of the city and went to the field to see it himself.

March is the time when the farm work is busy, and the farmers have to plow, sow seeds, irrigate, weed, manure, and grow vegetables in addition to grain. From time to time along the way, you can see farmers carrying burdens and carrying two wooden barrels to walk leisurely, and when they get closer, they find that there is dung and water inside, which is smelly.

"Shaofu, the acres in front are all."

Xue Bai looked up and said, "Someone is planting?" ”

"Xu is a tenant of the Song family." Yin Liang said: "This piece of fertile land has been sown, and now that the seeds have been sown, when the autumn harvest comes, it will be at least 3,000 stone of grain, so naturally tenants will be sent to take care of it."

Xue Bai squatted down and looked at it, the soil had been turned over, dung was poured on it, and insects were writhing their soft bodies in the gaps, which showed that it was indeed a fertile field.

He looked at a farmer who was weeding not far away and asked, "Is this your field?" ”

"Ah Lang called me to plant it."

"How much can you get per acre?"

can eat enough, plant well, and Ah Lang will marry a daughter-in-law to the baby. ”

I can feel that the Song family may collect less than the imperial court, and these people have different strength when they speak.

Xue Bai didn't embarrass them, and asked them all to be sent today, so he let them go.

Xue Xian finally came back with a few escapees, scolding and scolding along the way, and when he arrived in front of Xue Bai, he pressed the person down and said, "Brother! I staked these ungrateful things back. ”

Several fugitives hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic, and said very sincere, but completely useless words.

"County lieutenant, the villain can't live with the county lieutenant.......

Xue Bai recognized several of them, and two of them were those who had blocked the way and petitioned him when he was repairing the canal, and he didn't say much at that time, he just saw the pleading in their eyes, and was moved by the hope that he just wanted to live if he desperately begged.

They want to have a field to plant, and not to charge too much rent, variegation, and foot money...... He knew that this was a natural requirement, so he kept doing things in that direction.

Unexpectedly, they escaped first.

"Guan Amai, you came to say, the field was turned over, the seeds were sown, and you sold the land? How much did it sell? ”

"Ten ....... ten."

Xue Bai was not angry at first, but at this time, he was angered by his cowering virtue, and asked, "One acre and ten guan, or more than thirty acres of land are sold for a total of ten guan?" ”

Guan Amai felt ashamed, knelt there, bowed his head and responded: "Yes....... yes." ”

"Don't kneel me."

Lao Liang sensed Xue Bai's anger, stepped forward and kicked Guan Amai down, and scolded: "Let you stop kneeling." ”

"The villain knows his mistakes." Guan Amai hurriedly got up again and continued to kneel.

"Eat dog intestines." Lao Liang kicked again, "Tell you to stop kneeling."

"The county lieutenant forgives the sins." Guan Amai got up again and knelt there.

Xue Bai asked, "You can't grow sixty stone of grain a year?" ”

"Seed ...... Seed to get ....."

"Then you sold all your land for less than a year's harvest?!"

Guan Amai shook in fright and put his head on the ground.

Xue Bai said: "This is the second time you have sold land, you only sold three stone grains last year, and this year you have grown your ability?" ”

"Villain...... Villain ......."

Lao Liang couldn't get used to Guan Amai's nest, picked up his baggage, poured it to the ground, and poured copper coins all over the ground. This money has been spent a lot, far less than ten, but it is still a small pile.

"County Lieutenant!"

Guan Amai hurriedly stepped forward to hug the copper coin, crying: "Ask the county lieutenant to give the villain a way to live!" ”

"Ask the county lieutenant to give you a way to live, give it to you, will you go?" Lao Liang squatted down, picked up a copper coin, broke it, threw it in front of him, and scolded: "Waste of money, see clearly." ”

Xue Bai asked the Song family how to persuade him to sell the land, but Guan Amai said that the other party did not persuade him, and it was he who decided to sell grain when he saw the copper money.

"Why?"

"The county's tax collection adds up to more than ten times a year, and when there is a harvest, there are no seven or eight times left, in case the year is not good...... The villain wants to do some small business in Luoyang......"

Xue Bai asked, "In other words, you don't believe that I can reduce taxes for you?" ”

Guan Amai trembled and didn't speak, only snot and tears flowed down together as an answer to Xue Bai.

On this day, on the way back, everyone who accompanied him, including Yin Liang, was disappointed.

Xue Bai suddenly said: "Although these peasants are illiterate and don't know how to speak, they are actually very smart. ”

"I only see their short-sightedness and ignorance."

"If you have a long-term vision, you also need to be qualified to do it, and you can't criticize people who fall into the water on the shore for not learning to swim.

"Fools are stupid, you care too much about them." The next day, Song Mian arrived at the county office very early, and when he saw Xue Bai, he said: "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't know that you had divided more than 40 hectares of the Guo family's fertile land, so why bother?" ”

When he said this, it was obviously just to clear up, but in fact, there was still a slight mockery in his eyes, laughing at Xue Bai for being planted because of a few foolish people.

Xue Bai smiled bitterly: "When I first arrived at Yanshi, if I want to beat Lu Linghao in terms of prestige, I should always do a few practical things.

"Offer treasures, and the court will remember your merits; Build temples, and the people will be able to pass on your merits. It's the way to have more prestige, and you've chosen the most troublesome one. ”

"It's done."

"What are the plans of the county lieutenant Xue for those sixteen hectares?" Song Mian looked at Xue Bai, as if observing his reaction, and asked with a smile, "You can't even tolerate this trivial matter of the Song family, right?"

"It's all yours."

"Thank you."

Xue Bai was also observing Song Mian's attitude and asked, "By the way, there are any guests in Luhun Villa recently?" ”

"Guest?" Song Mian was stunned for a moment, then shook his hand and replied casually: "How can there be any guests, why do you ask like this?"

"Nothing." Xue Bai replied to the question and said, "I want to go to Wangwu Mountain in the north of the Yellow River to visit Princess Yuzhen."

"At a time like this?"

Xue Bai immediately asked, "What kind of time is this?" ”

Song Mian paused for a moment, and responded: "At the critical time for you to deal with Lu Linghao, it is not appropriate to leave the country without authorization." ”

Both of them spoke with a hint of tentativeness, and the atmosphere was no longer as harmonious as it had been not so long ago.

Xue Bai had a premonition in his heart that had become stronger and stronger.

When he saw Du Shi, he immediately asked, "Sent someone to investigate?" Got a discovery? ”

"Today, there is only one action of the official gentry in the entire Yanshi County." Du Shi said: "Cui instigated a grandson, and each family sent someone to give gifts." By the way, I sent you a pair of jade ruyi. ”

"Lu Linghao went in person?"

"Yes, but it doesn't prove anything. Luhun Villa only sent a steward with eight people. ”

Xue Bai asked again: "Cui instigated only the wife of the sixth son to give birth, right?"

"Yes." Du Shi suddenly thought of something, and said in a deep voice: "I remember that the last time I ..... it should be Luo Jue's case, I said."

"That's right, Cui Liulang let a prostitute get pregnant, one corpse and two lives." Xue Bai said: "His wife went back to her mother's house in Luoyang.

"Produced in Luoyang?"

"I didn't pick it up, how could I feast guests?"

"What do you mean... Noble is coming. ”

"It may not be noble, but someone from Fan Yang should have arrived." Xue Bai muttered to himself, "The other boot finally hit the ground." ”

That night, Xue Bai thought a lot in the courtyard alone.

He was thinking about the peasants he had seen today, and then he was thinking about whether he was right or wrong in hoping to solve the Yanshi's shortcomings in a power struggle.

Even thinking further afield...... If there is no An Lushan Rebellion, can a prosperous era like Datang be maintained forever?

Obviously, this question has no result, after all, nothing has happened yet.

Xue Bai only made one thing clear, no matter how difficult and dangerous it was, he had to make changes so that he would not be worthy of God's kindness.

The reason why Xue Bai suddenly told Song Mian that he wanted to visit Princess Yuzhen in Wangwushan was to deceive the other party.

Originally, it was just a struggle within Yanshi County, but if Fan Yang reached out, he would also need forces outside Yanshi County.

And the reason why Wang Wushan was used to deceive the other party was because of Xue Bai's personal matter.

Thinking about it, Xue Bai picked up the pen, sharpened the ink, and then began to write a reply to Li Jilan...... He only confirmed his itinerary today.

In the letter, he said that he had been busy with affairs recently, and he could not go to Luoyang, or even Yanshi, so he had to let them go to Wangwu Mountain after seeing their friends in Luoyang, and if he had the opportunity in the future, he would go to Wangwu Mountain to visit.

wrote this letter, Xue Bai folded it, and after thinking about it, handed it to Du Wulang.

"You go to Luoyang to see your grandfather, stay for a few days, and when the two little ladies Li arrive in Luoyang, give them the letter."

"I'm going?" Du Wulang was very surprised, "How can I not be at the critical time of seizing power?" Am I not your most important aide? ”

"Who said that?"

"Mr. Guo said."

Xue Bai said: "His man always says flattering words with a smile, you don't have to believe it." Your trip to Luoyang is very helpful to me. ”

Du Wulang glanced at him, very unconvinced, and said, "I'm not here to help you, right?" What a ......."

But no matter what, this matter is handed over to Du Wulang, and Xue Bai is relieved.

On the contrary, Du Wulang was very worried about him and asked, "Is it noble to come?" ”

"How do you know?"

"How do I know, but everything was going well, and you suddenly became so cautious, and you still want to support me to protect me, I can't think of any other reason......."

Xue Bai didn't bother to correct Du Wulang's many misunderstandings, and muttered: "The problem is not that Gao Shang is coming, but that our opponents realize that I am dividing them, and they are starting to huddle. ”

"Isn't that what I said, you have to be more complicated."

"It's important to see who the enemy is."

"Who is the enemy?"

Xue Bai knew that those who held their ill-gotten gains and refused to let go, and who would resist as soon as there was a disturbance, were all his enemies.