In the thatched house, a bag was untied from under the crotch.

Li Xiu felt that her waist was not so tight, and she breathed a sigh of relief. But seeing that the yellow stains on the silk cloth were deeper, he picked up the brocade bag and smelled it, and there was a bitter smell, so he planned to throw it away.

His hand was stretched out, but he suddenly hesitated, recalling and wondering whether it would have any effect...... Probably a little, I can't say, after all, it's only been a day or two.

"Shiro, Shiro." There was an urging outside, "Ah Lang wants to see you immediately." ”

"Here we are."

In a hurry, Li Xiu finally stopped hesitating, put the bag into his arms, sorted out his robe and walked out.

Regardless of whether it has an effect or not, he is psychologically inseparable from this Xingyang centipede bag.

The atmosphere in the right minister's mansion was serious, and on the way to the council hall, two or three beautiful maids could be seen standing every short distance, with slender figures and good faces, and respectfully calling Shiro in a sweet and crisp voice.

Li Xiu has long passed the time when he wants to get involved with beautiful maids at every turn, he has been pure and has few desires for many years, only thinking about appeasing his wives and concubines to maintain harmony and decency. Especially today, when he saw these beauties, the first thing that came to his mind was the picture of Wang Jian standing on the city wall.

"Alang, Shiro has arrived."

In the conference hall, Li Linfu let out a dull "um", which made the atmosphere quickly become solemn.

Li Xiu stepped forward to greet him and said, "Grandpa, the situation is under control, Wang Zhuo and Xing Wei have been taken, and the fire in the imperial city has been extinguished......"

Speaking of which, he stopped unconsciously, and said a little unspeakably: "But there is one more thing, I'm afraid it's a little troublesome, Wang Weld made a lot of nonsense before he died, how to say it, he showed his ...... in front of everyone"

Li Linfu didn't ask, but asked: "Can the rumors be suppressed?" ”

"This matter," Li Xiu pouted, thinking not about how to suppress the matter, but about rhetoric, "There were too many people present at the time, but I am afraid that I can't ...... it."

"The Son of Heaven was furious, and millions of corpses were ambushed. Can't hold it down? Can you afford the wrath of the saint?! ”

Li Linfu originally put on a deep appearance, but after speaking, his voice was full of emotion.

Tianbao has been in the past five years, he has done one case after another of rebellion, involving countless souls, the corpses killed by the cane of Dali Temple are piled up, and none of those chaotic ministers and thieves even dare to do anything, but this time, he actually let the thieves attack the imperial city, and insult the saint in public, how many lives do you have to fill in?

Li Xiu couldn't answer this question, he felt ridiculous, thinking that only a madman could answer a madman's question.

After a long silence, Li Linfu said: "Let the spit pot ...... No, let Xue Bai come to see the old man. ”

In the process of commanding this sentence, he considered that the person who had light responsibility, great merit, and could influence the holy will in the whole matter was the young and humble Xue Bai.

"The boy?"

"Get out! Rubbish! ”

Li Xiuwei only bowed and retreated. When he left the council hall and walked into the courtyard, he kicked down a pot of flowers that were placed on the side of the path, thinking that he was almost forty years old, and he was still living such a life.

When I looked at it again, I saw that the ground that had been pressed by the fallen flowers was crawling with centipedes and wriggling maggots, and my scalp was numb to see it.

~~

The Right Prime Minister's Mansion is still luxurious, but compared to Xue Baibao's five years of coming, it has begun to look a little old.

Although the carved railings and paintings in the house have been repainted, traces of serious wear and tear can still be seen at the thresholds of several courtyard gates, even if the power is like Li Linfu, it cannot prevent the luxury mansion that has been in place for more than ten years from getting old.

No matter how many slaves you buy, it's useless, and the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion are like clouds, and they have reached the point of being bloated and redundant.

Xue Bai came this time and noticed some details. For example, the steward Cangbi was fat, and there were some red spots on his neck caused by excessive wine, and when he passed by the atrium, a beautiful maid wearing a golden hairpin and tacky eyes smiled meaningfully at Cangbi.

"Ah Lang, Xue Bai has arrived."

Walking into the hall, Xue Bai unexpectedly found that Li Linfu was not heavily guarded this time, perhaps because after getting acquainted, he thought that he had a friendship with each other.

"In the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion and Zhang Gong's Mansion, the subordinates will not call him by his name." Xue Bai said: "Maybe the steward in the right prime minister's mansion should be replaced?" ”

He said this, not because he was angry, but purely a kind reminder. After the New Year, even if Li Linfu has been prime minister for 16 years, many things should really be rectified.

"Benxiang will soon enter the palace to plot a rebellion, and I don't have time to talk to you." Li Linfu said: "To make a long story short, let's talk about your opinion. ”

"I went to Yanshi to see why the people of the Tang Dynasty rebelled with the demon thieves for the saints, it turned out that there was a conspiracy behind this."

"Wang Jie."

"Wang Jie, An Lushan."

Li Linfu said: "It doesn't help to involve Hu'er, you can't get rid of the two saints' most trusted people at once." ”

"I don't care, I just care that what I tell the saint is the truth." Xue Bai said, "This is the foundation of my career, I am a pure minister and a direct minister." ”

"Wang Ji is responsible for the crime, but the matter can be ended as soon as possible. If there are branches, once the thunderous anger of the saint spreads, it will set fire to the body......"

Li Linfu's words of "making full use of Hu people in border towns" are still in his ears, and even he brought An Lushan to prevent Li Heng from ascending the throne by force, of course, he was afraid of being burned.

Xue Bai, on the contrary, has already pointed at An Lushan, which is his position in the court and the foundation of his life. Therefore, when he heard the end, a disdainful smile rose into the corner of his mouth.

"This appearance will never allow you to mess around!" While speaking, Li Linfu saw the look of this vertical man, and directly set the tone, "This case ends with Wang Jie!" ”

"Wang Jie, An Lushan."

Li Linfu got up and shouted, "You dare to be the enemy of your own face?!" ”

The two originally had a lot to talk about, Gao Lishi, Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong...... They can all be fiddled with like chess pieces in conversations, and they can also talk about official positions and interests.

But they are too familiar with each other, so they directly bypass these, make their basic positions, and go toe-for-tat.

Li Linfu rarely encountered this situation, so he put on the strongest attitude and shouted with the majesty of dominating the Tang Dynasty.

If he was a bystander, he was directly frightened away, but Xue Bai didn't, and Xue Bai was not his son, son-in-law, or subordinates.

"Dare."

Xue Bai gave a clear response with one word.

Li Linfu was a little surprised, so he wanted to subdue Xue Bai with a stronger attitude.

"If Benxiang wants to kill you, you will die a hundred times."

"The Gao brothers want to kill me when they are in Yanshi." Xue Bai said: "But I killed them." ”

"Don't think this is your political achievement, this is the evidence of your crime!" Li Linfu shouted angrily.

The vigorous beard pointed at Xue Bai like a thousand arrows ready to be fired.

"You are doing nonsense in Yanshi, stirring up right and wrong, if it weren't for Seventeen Niang's intercession for you, I would have exiled you at the right time! Your political achievements are a mess, and it is not an exaggeration to degrade Lingnan. ”

This is actually to the point, the most important rule in today's Tang Dynasty is to collect taxes better than anyone, which is a proof of loyalty and ability, Xue Bai is not as loyal and capable as Wang Ji and An Lushan, but he wants to accuse them of rebellion, and he still accuses them at the same time, which is very arrogant and rude.

Later, Li Linfu slapped the table case angrily.

"A waste who can't even collect taxes dares to frame An Lushan in front of the saint? Get back in front of you! ”

"Brother slave, don't forget that you are the one who started by climbing crony!"

"You ......"

Li Linfu seemed to think that he had misheard.

I don't know how it is today, all of them are not shocking and vows.

But what that said was the truth, Li Linfu did have an affair with Wu Sansi's daughter Wu Fengniang when he was young, after Wu Fengniang's husband died, she even asked Gao Lishi to let him take over her husband's official position, Gao Lishi was born in a martial family, but he didn't dare to agree, and gave Wu Fengniang some news, so that Li Linfu became the prime minister Han Xiu.

It was also Wu Fengniang who introduced Li Linfu to Concubine Wu Hui and paved a way for him to go straight up.

Compared with the righteousness of Xue Bai and the Yang sisters, there are too many intrigues between Li Linfu and the Wu sisters.

"Vertical son, you dare, dare to call the original ......"

"Brother Nu, why don't you dare? My gold list title, champion and first, what about you? If you only collect taxes, and you can't collect taxes more reasonably, go back to being your face! ”

In the face of Li Linfu's coercion, Xue Bai did not give in at all, but only fought back with a hard face and fought back more strongly.

"The Tang Dynasty you govern, just like this carpet under your feet, seems gorgeous, but in fact, it is crawling densely with lice, you don't dare to open it to take a look, you would rather see it gnawing at your home, because you are a weak coward, you have rotted. You don't even have the most basic character of a courtier, you can only worship the saint with the anointed blood of the people of the world, and you dare to call yourself 'Xiang' in front of me, and you have no shame at all? ”

"Someone, someone...... Kill him for Benxiang! ”

"You think that fifteen years as prime minister is a skill, but you are just a poor worm with a small belly, who can't even sleep because of a little power. The less talented you are, the more afraid you are of others taking your place, and the people of insight who take the world as their own responsibility will be excluded and suppressed by you, and I can smell the stench of decay on your body across Tongguan. ”

"Someone, kill him......"

The door of the hall was finally pushed open, and Cangbi rushed in with a few servants.

Xue Bai didn't hesitate to pick up a vase on the shelf and smash it on the pillar, and with a "bang", all he held in his hand was a fragment.

When it was time to make a move, he was going to go straight to Li Linfu.

Today, there are many madmen in Chang'an City.

"Enough!" Li Linfu shouted, "All stand down." ”

Cangbi was stunned.

"Stand down!"

Li Linfu coughed, pointed at Xue Bai, and after gasping for breath with difficulty, he said, "You...... Are you angry with Zhang Quyi, and you still want to be angry with your true appearance? ”

"No, Zhang Gong is not angry with me." Even at this moment, Xue Bai refused to admit it, "I was scared to death by An Lushan." ”

……

The servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion retreated, Xue Bai also threw away the broken porcelain in his hand, and Li Linfu did not avoid it for safety.

They may not be really impulsive, they are just putting on an attitude and being stronger than anyone.

"Haha."

After a long time, Li Linfu laughed, the first time it was a little unnatural, he laughed twice in a row, before he faded away from his majesty, showing a little bit of the grace of his youth.

This rope fighting, which has always been known for his narrow-mindedness, may have blown up his mind, but he became open-minded, he patted his knee freely, and said with a smile: "Benxiang remembers, it was here three years ago, you were just killed by the prince, and you came crying and begged Benxiang to give you a chance, the baby has grown up, and he dared to contradict it." ”

"Yes, it's been three years, and you've been ruling the world, and it's getting worse and worse."

"Are you cured?!"

Li Linfu quickly scolded, and even waved his hand involuntarily, and then maintained his demeanor.

He sat there, as if he thought it was three years ago, when he could pinch Xue Bai to death like an ant with his fingers.

"Finally, give you a chance, do you want to do things for what you are, or do you kill yourself?"

"Farewell."

Xue Bai opened the door and walked out of this hall, making a different choice than three years ago.

Although Fang Cai expressed his position, he actually said some sincere things.

But Li Linfu disappointed him, and Li Linfu didn't even realize that it was no longer time to connect with An Lushan to consolidate power, but to prepare for the aftermath and delegate power to young people.

Just like this right prime minister's mansion, those old and dilapidated ones should be replaced.

In the past three years, the only thing that has not changed is the relationship between each other - the Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other.

~~

"Shaft."

Li Linfu cursed in a low voice, a little dizzy from anger.

But he couldn't rest yet, he still had to enter the palace and report to the sage the result of Wang Jian's rebellion.

The failure to unify his rhetoric with Xue Bai made the situation a little tricky. When he sorted out the situation in the court, he suddenly found that Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong, Wang Jie, and Xue Bai ...... These people used to be all right-hand ministers, but for some reason, they all drifted away and even went to the opposite side of the right-hand minister's mansion.

Faintly, there is a sense of isolation.

Fortunately, the position of the right minister is still solid.

Li Linfu suddenly faintly felt that he seemed to have lost too much else for the position of right minister.

"Let's enter the palace."

Soon, Jin Wujing Street, right phase travel.

When he arrived at Xingqing Palace, all the officials who had participated in the suppression of the rebellion today were also waiting in the palace, but the saint only saw him, and the rest were just waiting as if they were being punished.

"Xuan, Jin Guogong, Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot, Zhongshu Ling Li Linfu to meet!"

Today's Xingqing Palace looks more solemn than usual, Li Linfu bypassed the calyx Xianghui Building, and walked towards the diligent government affairs building, and his steps were not as calm as usual.

At this time, the sunset completely set, the twilight drum of Chang'an sounded, and the lights were lit up, lighting up the calyx building and the diligent government building in turn, showing a gorgeous scene and highlighting the strength of the Tang Dynasty.

People looked up at the grand scene in front of them, but some of Wang Zhu's words couldn't help but float in their minds.

"Impotence."

……

Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong, Xiao Yinzhi, Li Xiu, Liu Ze, Jia Jilin, Feng Yongzhi, Guo Qianli, Cui Youfu, Xue Bai and others were standing outside the Calyx Building and waiting.

No one knew what the saint was talking to Youxiang, and many of them failed to report what had happened, which meant that there was no chance of explanation.

The merits and demerits can only be narrated by Li Linfu in advance, how not to be nervous?

Yang Guozhong was standing in front, but from time to time he rubbed his hands, stomped his feet, and after a few moves, he retreated to the back, wearing a purple robe mixed into a red robe.

"The right minister was not present at that time, how could the saint only listen to the right minister's report?"

Feng Yongzhi originally wanted to answer, but he glanced sideways, only to see Jia Jilin quietly moving to the side, he immediately felt a pang, silenced, retreated, and moved away from Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong's figure was already tall, and his sides were empty, and he suddenly looked eye-catching.

He couldn't help but curse "Eat dog intestines", and retreated to Xue Bai, who was as tall as him, and stood side by side with a purple robe and a green robe.

"You say, how will the right minister ......?"

"Silence."

There was a ceremonial officer in front of him who suddenly shouted, and his attitude was not polite.

After waiting for a long time, a eunuch came in front of him, stood in front of them, looked at them back and forth, and spoke for a long time.

"Xuan, Taile Cheng and Chang'an County Lieutenant Xue Bai are here!"

"Obey."

Xue Bai knew very well why he was summoned in the first place, because of honesty.

He straightened his face, followed the eunuch to the diligent government affairs building, and whispered on the way: "I have only returned from Yanshi not long ago, and I have some shame on the internal officials. ”

"Yuan Siyi, a native of Huazhou, was only promoted to the general of the left prison guard four months ago, and Xue Lang was not in Chang'an at that time, so he had no honor to meet him."

"I see."

Yuan Siyi stopped talking and led Xue Bai to the outside of the hall.

The atmosphere in the hall was very stiff, and Li Linfu obviously did not coax the saint to be happy.

"Minister Xue Bai, please be well-being, saint."

Li Longji on the couch did not speak, but Gao Lishi spoke: "Report it." ”

"The minister thought that the series of rebellion cases was the collusion between Wang Ji and An Lushan, who had been preparing for rebellion for many years, and Wang Weld lacked a root in his mind, which exposed their conspiracy instead......"

Xue Bai didn't know what Li Linfu said, in short, he insisted on his opinion and talked eloquently.

He is not unfounded, but has evidence, the Gao brothers' actions in Yanshi, and Liu Luogu's people have obtained stolen goods, so he has the confidence that every sentence is true.

As he spoke, he occasionally glanced at Li Longji secretly, and unlike every previous visit, the saint's face was hidden in a place where the candlelight could not be illuminated, looking mysterious and terrifying.

After Xue Bai finished speaking, Li Longji was noncommittal for a long time, and only said lightly at the end.

"You interrogate with the right minister and investigate the case."

"Obey."

After that, there was a long silence, like a build-up of anger, and like the calm before a rainstorm.

In the winter weather, Li Linfu actually had a slight sweat on his forehead.

"Wang Weld conspired against the case."

Li Longji finally spoke, and after questioning the prime minister and direct ministers, he opened his mouth to reveal the Sacred Heart and let them know how to investigate this case.

The Son of Heaven was furious, and he didn't know how many people would die.

"It's just a ridiculous misunderstanding, a fool who broke into the imperial city by mistake......"

Li Linfu and Xue Bai were immediately stunned.

They really thought that things had come to this point, and that this saint was extremely angry, and that it would shake the court, and even sweep away the current situation, and they had just quarreled about it.

But no, there was no expected rainstorm, no thunderous anger, this time, Li Longji showed the emperor's mind, and he did not lose his temper because of Wang Weld's words.

He is an emperor, how can ordinary people speculate?

"Be sure not to let the people be bewitched by fallacies, Xue Bai, I order you to concurrently serve as the editor-in-chief of the Journals Academy."

Li Longji's tone revealed deliberation and embarrassment, and when he said this, he stopped.

Gao Lishi then continued: "Public opinion, you can't turn a misunderstanding into a major case of rebellion, do you understand? ”

"Minister, I will live up to my mission." Xue Bai took the order.

He vaguely felt that Li Longji did not have a seizure, but he was afraid not because of his mind, but because of fear, and he didn't want to face it.

There is also a thick and gorgeous carpet on the floor of this hall, but I wonder if it is covered with lice after lifting it?

Li Linfu obviously expected the wrong sage's reaction, so he had to ask, "If that's the case...... Wang Ji failed to discipline his brothers, can he be demoted to Yazhou Taishou? ”

He wanted to take Wang Jie's life behind his back, for example, Yu Wenrong was assassinated on the way to Yazhou. Since the saint didn't want to make a rebellion against Wang Weld, then Wang Ji could only die by assassination.

The deaths of Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming were the same, and Li Linfu knew that the saint was acquiescing in his heart.

Again, however, he was wrong.

"No, check first." Li Longji said slowly, "If Wang Jiezhen doesn't know about Wang Welding, then he will be removed from the Imperial Doctor, and he will still be used as the envoy of the household registration, and the envoy of the city and the city will be interviewed in the Gyeonggi Customs." ”

"This ......"

Li Linfu was surprised, but he lost his temper.

Ren Xiang has been close to sixteen years, and he thinks that he knows the saint very well, but he doesn't want to, but today he actually expected the wrong reaction of the saint one after another.

What about the temper of the saints? Tang Long's coup d'état killed Empress Wei, and the congenital coup d'état forced his father to abdicate, but today he actually chose to forgive Wang Jie? How can it be?

"Minister, the old minister must find out the truth."

"Zhaozhao has Tang, and heaven is for all countries." Li Longji stroked his beard, and Lang smiled: "Can I still not tolerate a fool?" Step aside. ”

He still showed the ease of the merry man, but there were only four monarchs and ministers in the hall who were talking in secret, and there was no waiter except Gao Lishi, and Lang's laughter echoed in the empty hall, which was a little weird.

"The ministers are leaving."

They didn't mention anything else, and they didn't mention Wang Zhu's words from beginning to end.

It's like a silent afternoon when black clouds are crushing the city, and the thunder that should have been hit has never come down, which is depressing.

Xue Bai felt that everything was so crazy, in his eyes, Li Longji's reaction was even crazier than Wang Zhu.

As the Son of Heaven, he does not severely punish the rebels to warn the world, but fantasizes about covering up a truth that is impossible to hide, how weak? How powerless?

In terms of courage, it is not as good as Wang Weld.

~~

Leaving the Qinzheng Building, Li Linfu didn't talk to Xue Bai for a long time.

There was only one thought in his heart - the saint was old.

Together, all sorts of miscellaneous thoughts came to him, for example, he realized that he was getting old.

When he arrived near the Calyx Tower, Li Linfu remembered, turned his head and said to Xue Bai: "The holy will doesn't have to say much to others. ”

"I understand."

"The vertical son wants to get rid of Wang Ji and An Lushan together, heh, even Wang Ji may not be eliminated."

"You're complaining?" Xue Bai asked rhetorically.

Li Linfu glanced at him, held back his anger, and walked straight away.

This scene fell in the eyes of the officials who were waiting outside, which made them even more worried.

The sage also gave instructions to these officials, and Yuan Siyi stepped forward to read out the edict, asking them to perform their duties and control the situation...... Except for Yang Guozhong.

"The saint is sympathetic to Yang Shaoqing's hard work, let you go back to your home to recuperate."

"General Yuan, can I meet the saint?" Yang Guozhong stepped forward and quietly handed something to Yuan Siyi.

"Princesses, please go back."

Yang Guozhong couldn't help but become more and more anxious, turned around and hurried to Li Linfu's car, and said, "The right phase is slow, the lower official wants to ......."

"Yang Shaoqing, go back to your house to rest, Ah Lang still has to clean up the mess you left behind."

"Right Phase!"

Yang Guozhong failed to stop Li Linfu, turned his head to look, and saw Guo Qianli talking to Xue Bai.

"Xue Lang, you said, I shot Wang Weld, the credit is not small, right?"

"Silence, why don't you comfort General Chen?"

Xue Bai reminded him, turned over his horse, and chased Li Linfu's car to Jingzhao Mansion to interrogate Wang Ji and Xing Wei.

How can it be easily suppressed to restrain such a big matter as a rebellion, even Chen Xuanli's son died? Even if the emperor wants to press.

~~

Qinzheng Building.

In the hall, only Gao Lishi was still standing beside Li Longji, and even he didn't quite understand the saint's decision today.

"Bang."

Suddenly, a muffled sound broke the silence.

Li Longji couldn't hold back any longer, and slammed the wine vessel in his hand on the carpet.

"Damn! Damn it! Damn it all! ”

Gao Lishi hurriedly knelt down and said, "The saint is angry, Wang Weld is dead......

"I know."

Li Longji kicked the wine vessel away, didn't make any more movements, closed his eyes, and let out a long breath.

"Now that he's dead, what can I do? From a young age, I knew not to be carried away by anger. I will never lose my sense of proportion because of a fool's few false words, he slanders me, he slanders me, I deserve to live better...... It's time to live better. ”

"Yes, the saint is really a wise man through the ages."

"Really?" Li Longji smiled and said, "I thought about it calmly, Wang Weld can't set off the wind and waves, and it is up to Brother Nu to check whether others are plotting rebellion." Wang Jie...... I believe and understand Wang Jie, and it is true that he is shielding his brother, but I will not know it. If I kill him, I will have to do too many things myself, but the most important thing is that I will live well, and I will live a long and healthy life, which is the most important thing. ”

"Sage Mingjian."

Colliers felt that this truth seemed to be very correct, but there seemed to be something wrong with it, and he couldn't say it.

"In this prosperous era that has not been seen for a thousand years, the Tang Dynasty has been in Chang'an for thousands of years, how can anyone succeed in rebellion? The calmer a madman is, the more calm I amuse, the more I can undo its effects. Li Longji smiled calmly: "I can be surprised everywhere, and I will rest early tonight." ”

"Do you want to invite the concubine?"

Li Longji nodded first, and then thought that Yang Yuhuan's temperament was a little straightforward, and said, "Summoning Fan Nu." ”

He sniffed, then thought of some private matters, and his anger towards Yang Guozhong immediately jumped, and he reached out to untie the Xingyang centipede bag on his body, and hesitated again, but he ordered: "Summoning Li Yaozhou into the palace." ”

"Obey the order, pass on the Xuandu real person Li Yao Zhou to see you!"

Although the palace was banned, Gao Lishi was not afraid of trouble, and hurriedly sent someone to open the palace gate.

The boots stepped over the heavy, luxurious carpet, and no one noticed a few small lice crawling under the carpet......

(End of chapter)