Chapter 282: Swagger and Deception
Outside the lieutenant house, Diao Bing's voice suddenly sounded.
"Lang Jun, the county order sent an official letter."
"Wait." Xue Bai said, "No one is allowed to approach." ”
"Whoa."
Yang Guozhong was originally in a state of shock, but he had to come back to his senses, and after thinking about it, he simply untied his belt, lifted his robe, and a ball of white flesh on his waist immediately bounced out.
After that, he pulled out a bag.
"How can it be said to be a lie? Brother, I've been hanging on to it all the time, and it's somewhat effective. Yang Guozhong looked stunned and said with a smile: "Some fever and itchiness, after all, I can get more erect." ”
Xue Bai smiled, didn't speak, sat there, picked up a volume of official documents and flipped through it casually.
Yang Guozhong stood there, as if he had come to report the matter, but since he had been a spittle, he also lowered his face and asked in a flattering tone: "What did Daochang Li say?" ”
He said that although centipedes go to the head and feet, they may not be poisonous, and Gansui is more poisonous, and these herbs are strong and can stimulate blood and qi. However, the saint is already old, and then stimulate the blood and qi, can it be effectively used geometry? If so, it will break the skin ......"
Saying that, Xue Bai couldn't help but think that what really disappointed Li Longji was not weakness, but greed.
A sixty-six-year-old man is delusional about regaining the energy of thirty-three, refusing to face decay and death calmly, cowardly and selfish, just as he governs, nothing more than unable to face the stubborn diseases accumulated by the dynasty for a hundred years, but he has always been attached to power, for the sake of the world?
It's just for that weak lust.
"If the saint has broken his skin." Xue Bai's eyes grew cold, and he sneered: "Brother and Daochang Li can both die." ”
Yang Guozhong's face turned pale when he heard this, and he said, "He didn't tell me like this at the beginning. ”
"He didn't expect Uncle Guo to introduce him to the saint at first."
Yang Guozhong keenly captured the title of "national uncle" in Xue Baihua.
Everyone is bent on progress, accusing Wang Ji and An Lushan of rebellion, just to step on them and climb up.
Why did Xue Bai return to Chang'an this time? For the sake of the forces left behind after Yang Chen's death, in order to compete with him for the Yang Party, the rebellion case is just an opportunity for the two sides to fight. He originally wanted to get rid of Wang Fei and Xue Bai together, but it turned out to be the other way around, and Xue Bai suppressed him by getting rid of Wang Jie.
Under the surface of the rebellion case, its essence is the distribution of power.
"Ah Bai listened to me, it was like this at the time." Yang Guozhong lowered his posture, "Brother passed away suddenly, you should have been in charge of the situation, among our brothers and sisters, only you are the most capable, look, the first thing I think of in everything is to write to ask you." But at that time, the situation was that the Yang family had no backbone, and Li Linfu and Wang Ji wantonly excluded our people, I was in a hurry, and while urging you to come back, I introduced Li Yaozhou to the sage......"
Xue Bai didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, threw the official document in his hand on the table, and said, "This is the reason why you forced the anti-Wang weld and made the saint lose face?!" ”
Yang Guozhong was so frightened that he almost jumped up, and hurriedly asked, "That's what the sage said?" ”
"The saint asked you to rest at home, and you dare to wear this purple robe to swagger through the market?"
"Ah Bai, save me!"
"It's come to this, who can save you?!"
Yang Guozhong actually jumped forward, knelt on the ground, hugged Xue Bai's boots, and said: "I know that you are angry with me, I shouldn't promote my henchmen and suppress the people you recommend, I shouldn't use your Chawei case." But you and my brother, what can't we do? How will I listen to you in all things? ”
"I can't save you."
"Ah Bai, you're going to move to supervise the imperial history next, right? I am the Imperial History, I can help you, supervise the Imperial History, the Imperial History of the Palace, and the Imperial History, we can move three times in a row within half a year, and let you put on a red robe within two years, I must do my best to help you. Yes, there is also your teacher, he has made meritorious contributions in Longyou, and he should move up and down two more times. ”
These are the conditions that Yang Guozhong considered before he came, and he planned to take out one or two of them to exchange interests with Xue Bai, but he didn't expect the way of conversation to change, so he could only pour it all out at this time, trying his best to win Xue Bai's support.
"Also, Wang Ji went, left a large number of official positions, Du Youlin can seek water and land transport envoys, Yuan Jie can be appointed as salt and iron transport envoys, and now I am the Shaoqing of Taifu, as long as I find the household and the peace quoise, you and my brother can compete with Li Linfu, and share the glory from now on...... Not only that, Ah Bai, you have great ambitions, sooner or later you can be the ruler, and even easy to store. We've all offended the Prince, haven't we? Yes, our enemies are Li Linfu, An Lushan, and Li Heng, we should work together to save me! ”
Xue Bai's face was grim, and he said, "If I don't make a move, what is Brother going to do?" ”
Yang Guozhong said tentatively: "Li Yaozhou is really in the hands of Ah Bai? ”
"Brother is confused! Let him go at such a time, in case it falls into the hands of Gonu. Xue Bai said: "If I hadn't sent someone to hide him, and see how my brother Nu framed you." ”
"Yes, yes, how about we ask the concubine to intercede for me? I'll contact the eldest sister and the eighth sister, you contact the third sister, and Chen Xilie, we ......"
"Obsessed."
Xue Bai snorted, interrupted Yang Guozhong's words, and said, "Look at how Brother Nu did it, you originally designed to deal with Wang Jie, but what was the result?" Brother Nu asked Hu'er's dead soldier to help Wang Weld enter the imperial city, and told the world about the Xingyang centipede bag, who was rushing? ”
"Me?"
"You forced the anti-king weld, sacrificed poison in front of the emperor, and made the saint a laughing stock in the world, and he still didn't know it, and he couldn't even tell who the enemy was, and he was wary of me and framed me everywhere? If you still want to involve the concubine, it's better to die! ”
"No, no, if you don't ask for a concubine, you can't ask for a concubine. Or Ah Bai saw things clearly, and sure enough, it was Li Linfu who wanted to harm me, he knew that I and Wang Ji were both threatening his position, and he wanted to kill two birds with one stone...... How is it good? ”
Xue Bai grabbed Yang Guozhong's collar, lifted him up, and said, "You are in a life-and-death situation, and you still ask how to do it?" ”
"Ah Bai, let's work together."
"Okay, you entered the palace to reveal the truth to the sage, you deliberately made Ren Haichuan close to Wang Weld, and found out that An Lushan and Wang Weld colluded to rebel."
"It won't be useful for me to know the truth, but it will offend Li Linfu to death."
"Whether it's useful or not, I have my own arrangement. Brother Nu wants to trample you to death now, you choose, kneel in front of him and beg for mercy, or fight side by side with me. ”
"You let me meet Li Yaozhou first."
"Nope."
Yang Guozhong said: "I must have seen ...... first"
"Nope." Xue Bai said, "The conditions are like this, you choose." ”
Speaking of this, Diao Bing shouted outside again and said, "The county order is here!" ”
"Xue Lang is here? The county has urgent business. ”
"Lang Jun is meeting guests, and the county order is not suitable to go in."
Xue Bai then opened the door and welcomed him out.
Jia Jilin was being stopped by the Diao brothers, his face was solemn, a little displeased, and said: "Xue Lang is tired of this county, wait for this county, Jingzhao Mansion has an order, ordering you to take Wang Zhun to Jingzhao Mansion Prison." ”
While speaking, Yang Guozhong put away the Xingyang centipede bag and walked out of the lieutenant house. When Jia Jilin saw the purple robe, his face couldn't help but change, put away the official authority of the county order, and saluted with a smile.
"Xia Guan has seen Uncle Guo."
Yang Guozhong snorted coldly, ignored Jia Jilin, and said to Xue Bai with a smile: "Ah Bai must take care of brotherhood more, Brother Ah go and prepare some Sichuan and Shu specialties to send to your mansion." ”
"Brother, let's do it for myself."
Jia Jilin had no choice but to fold his waist lower, send Yang Guozhong away, and then look up at Xue Bai, he couldn't help but be very embarrassed, it was difficult to face such a subordinate.
Xue Bai instead abided by the rules of officialdom, took the paperwork, and said, "I'll go and escort Wang Zhun." ”
"Okay, okay."
Jia Jilin looked at Xue Bai, pulled his long beard, sighed and said to himself: "An Neng broke his eyebrows and bent his waist to deal with the powerful, which made me unhappy." ”
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On the day of Wang Weld's rebellion, Wang Zhun was taken to Chang'an County Prison at home.
He was still asleep when he was taken down, and even after he was imprisoned, he still had an indifferent attitude, because he always thought that he would be fine.
The cell door was opened, he squinted his eyes, and when he saw that it was Xue Bai, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, it's a smart person who came, so as not to bother me to speak, my grandfather was wronged, and the thing of fighting for power, do you think the saint doesn't understand?" ”
"Wang Zhu was also wronged?"
Wang Zhun was stunned, but his smile was even brighter, and he said: "But my grandfather doesn't know, the saint can't do without my grandfather, I will give you a chance to send charcoal in the snow now." ”
Xue Bai didn't grasp this opportunity, and only ordered the messenger to escort Wang Zhun out.
He sometimes envied him, he had been a chicken and dog all his life, glorious and wealthy, and when he was dying, he didn't hide any worries in his heart.
"Let's go, I'll give you a ride."
When the group arrived at the Jingzhao Mansion Prison, they saw the horse Wang Jian standing outside the door.
Seeing that Xue Bai had arrived, Wang Miao stepped forward to greet him with a full salute, and said in a low voice: "Xue Lang has helped me avenge twice, and I will remember my great kindness without thanks." ”
"I'm just impartial." Xue Bai said, "In the future, if the horse violates the law of the Tang Dynasty, I will be selfless and will not tolerate it." ”
It is obviously no good to get too close to these princes and horses of the Tang Dynasty, and he opened up the distance between the two with one sentence.
On the contrary, Wang Miao showed more admiration for his attitude and continued to compliment.
After that, he walked to Wang Zhun, approached, and said, "Good and evil are rewarded, and I have avenged Ah Hui." ”
"Phew!"
Wang Zhun was still arrogant, and a mouthful of thick phlegm spat on Wang Xuan's face, laughing.
"Rubbish, cowards! When I clear my grievances, I'll kill those outer chambers you raised......"
"Die!"
Wang Xuan was originally personable, but at this time, he was finally enraged, grabbed Wang Zhun by the hair, and dragged him to prison himself.
Xue Bai clearly saw this scene, but he didn't stop it, just stood there and looked up at the sky.
The fire inside the cell was dimly lit, and some people were lying against the wall, their faces pale.
"Clearing grievances?" Wang Xuan raised his hand and gave Wang Zhun a slap, and pressed his head on the fence, "Look clearly, do you still have a chance to clear your grievances?" ”
"Grandpa!"
"Crying? Without your grandpa, you will only cry? ”
Wang Xuan no longer maintained the demeanor of a well-dressed family, snatched the rope, and hung it on Wang Zhun's neck with his own hands and strangled it hard.
He felt Wang Zhun's struggle and enjoyed the pleasure of revenge.
……
Outside Chang'an City, on the loess plateau, Lao Liang and Jiang Hai each lit three incense threads and worshiped a tombless tomb.
"The brothers followed the envoy to Chang'an to seek justice. Now, Wang Ji is dead, and justice has been obtained. ”
Lao Liang said, inserted the incense thread in the soil, and was silent for a long time.
He had almost forgotten that these old soldiers had first entered Beijing with Huangfu Weiming because Wang Ji had collected rent from their comrades who had died in battle, forcing countless families to die, and they wanted to testify.
Who would have thought that less than a year after entering Beijing, only him and Jiang Hai would be left among dozens of people, and there were giant beasts in Chang'an City at night, which was faster than the speed of cannibalism on the battlefield.
The past four years have been all about intrigue and calculation, and he really forgot what he came to do in the first place.
Wang Ji died, but not because of his evil sin of persecuting the common people, but because of the persecution.
The sky hasn't changed.
Lao Liang glanced up at the sky and said, "It's not early, let's go." ”
"Brother, I'm leaving, and I'll take revenge on you sooner or later."
Jiang Hai got up, whistled, and a group of men resting in the woods drove their horses to arrive.
They are all unknowns, and what they do this time is not difficult, and they should be experienced. But they knew that they were working for a certain emperor, and they vaguely hoped that one day they would let their hometown people hear their name.
are all ordinary cheap names, such as Hu Laishui, Qiao Erwa, Zhao Yuliang and the like.
The horseshoe goes east, and they will once again lie dormant in Luhun Villa.
……
Xue Bai was still looking at the sky, Wang Miao walked out and thanked him again: "Thank you Xue Lang." ”
"No thanks, it's the right minister who asked me to escort someone over, and we may have some trouble in the future."
Wang Miao was stunned.
Xue Bai said: "Don't mind if I check it?" ”
Only then did he go to prison, only to see that Wang Zhun had been hung in a cell, no different from the scene where Wei would die.
Then take a torch and look at Wang Jie's corpse, this powerful minister has been poisoned for most of the day, and there is still unwillingness in his eyes, as if he is waiting for the saint to take back his life.
After all, he holds more than 20 positions, and he is extremely favored by the saints, and even if his brothers rebelled, the saints wanted to forgive him.
Today's saints miss the old love the most.
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Xingqing Palace, Nanxun Palace.
"Sage."
Fan Nu called softly, and bowed her head in shame as the shawl was taken off.
She was very good at dressing, and inside the shawl was a beautiful breast wrap, and her arms were tightly clamped, and she was hugged in front of her, and her body shook with nervousness.
"I've been with me for so long, why are you still so nervous? Open it, I smell it. ”
"I'm sorry for the slave."
Compared with other concubines in the palace, Fan Nu was born from a low background and has been bullied in the teaching workshop for many years, if it weren't for Xue Bai's rectification, she would have no chance to get ahead, so she was extremely pitiful.
is pitiful and charming, thinking that compared with the cold Jiang Caiping and the jealous Yang Yuhuan, she can show the strength of the king more.
Li Longji buried his face and took a deep breath, Fan Nu trembled, like a mortal who had been sucked away by an immortal.
"Sage, I can't do it......"
Li Longji has not yet hung the Xingyang centipede bag for the twenty-first day, and he does not plan to fight at this time, but he is just a little warm. Footsteps were heard outside the temple, followed by the sound of small conversations.
"What?"
Gao Lishi cautiously entered the hall and said, "Sage, Wu Huaishi is back." ”
"Daochang Li has arrived? Invite him to the Qinzheng Building. ”
"The saint forgave his sins, something happened."
Gao Lishi didn't know how to explain, so he simply beckoned Wu Huaishi to come forward and ordered him to explain the matter carefully.
After hearing the last four proverbs left by Li Yaozhou, Li Longji suddenly became angry and shouted: "Enough! ”
"The saint forgives sins."
"Can't I see it?!"
Li Longji is a wise man, he doesn't need a certificate, he can guess the truth of the matter just by intuition, and said coldly: "Li Yaozhou is really swaggering and cheating, seeing that he is exposed, he just looks for a reason to escape, the world doesn't like Hu'er, and there are many slanders, so Li Yaozhou uses him as an excuse." ”
"The saint is wise, and the old slave was coaxed by Li Yaozhou's trick."
There were no others in the hall, they were all eunuchs waiting closely, so Li Longji untied the Xingyang centipede bag under his crotch and threw it on the ground.
At this moment, he was sober, decisive, and made clear trade-offs, as if he had returned to his youth.
Gao Lishi asked: "Li Yaozhou is so deceitful and reckless, is he arrested?" ”
"Passing on the ...... No. ”
Li Longji quickly hesitated.
He was wise and didn't want to be a laughing stock when he was old. Once Li Yaozhou is arrested, everyone will think of Wang Zhu's words, know that the sage hung the Xingyang centipede bag, and know that the Xingyang centipede bag is useless.
"Nope."
Li Yaozhou cannot be arrested, but the news should be suppressed.
Li Longji suddenly became annoyed, he had already told Li Linfu when the Wang Weld case occurred, he must calm down the situation and not make a noise. The result? Someone killed Xing Wei in prison, and today there are still waves.
Obviously, some people are working against the holy will, and they must put the crime of treason on An Lushan, and they will not hesitate to stir up public opinion.
Who?
Lee Hyung?
Always doubted the prince first, and then he began to think about the ins and outs of the matter, for example, Xue Bai has been biting An Lushan, but he is just a high-spirited and outspoken teenager, and he has no strength to layout.
didn't think about it for long, and his jealousy of Li Heng and Wang Zhongsi floated again, and he actually regretted that he had not completely dismissed Wang Zhonghe's military power......
Gao Lishi glanced over and saw that Li Longji's eyes were cloudy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
In recent years, even he felt that the Sacred Heart was unpredictable, and gradually couldn't guess the emperor's thoughts.
"Saints? Sage? ”
Li Longji came back to his senses, nodded lightly, and said, "Li Yaozhou, let's go." I am a dignified son of heaven, how can I pursue it with a warlock? The matter was silent, and they all stepped back. ”
"Yes."
Li Longji closed his eyes, dissipated the disappointment in his heart, and became more and more bored with the intrigue and treacherous government.
He turned the screen and saw Fan Nu sitting there with the quilt in her arms, looking very well-behaved, while he sat down on the imperial couch in a dejected manner.
"Is the saint worried about state affairs again?" Fan Nu asked.
"yes." Li Longji asked, "Do you think, am I old?" ”
Fan Nu was a little stunned, and responded: "The slave family doesn't know how old the saint is, and he looks much younger than my grandfather." ”
She was from a civilian background, and she really didn't know how to speak, Li Longji was a little displeased, and said, "How old is your grandfather?" ”
"If he were alive, he would be forty." Fan Nu told the truth.
Li Longji couldn't help but feel a lot better, and said with a smile: "I should also reward you with a name." ”
"Slave family...... Don't dare to ask for a name, the slave family wants to ......"
"Whatever you want, just mention it."
"That'...... The slave family is an only daughter, can the saint ...... Give the slave family a child? Fan Nu asked timidly.
Li Longji was stunned, for a long time, he hugged Fan Nu, chatted with some sincere words, and muttered: "I am sixty and six, you tell me the truth, do you think I can still live?" ”
"Hmm."
“……”
As he spoke, at the end, Li Longji smiled, patted Fan Nu's back, and said, "Go and pick up the bag outside for me." ”
"Yes."
Fan Nu walked barefoot on the thick carpet, walked around behind the screen, covered her heart, and leaned over to pick up the bag.
No one could see that the simplicity in her eyes had faded, her eyes were full of ambition, and the smile on her lips was sly and self-satisfied.
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"You think this helps?"
Yang Guozhong threw the Xingyang centipede bag in his hand on the ground and shouted to his wife Pei Rou: "You said it was useful, so I dedicated it to the saint!" ”
"The slave family didn't lie to you." Pei Rou stepped forward, stroked Yang Guozhong's purple official robe, and said, "Don't you know yourself?" ”
"That's because I have a lot of money, but the saints are sixty-six."
Yang Guozhong sat down dejectedly, scratched his scalp, and said: "I'm afraid it's over, forcing Wang Zhu to fight, Li Yaozhou is still in Xue Bai's hands, and my lifeline is being held." ”
"Afraid of what? They can't hold yours. Pei Rou said: "It's not that the saint doesn't know how angry you can be with you because you don't have talent." As long as Xue Bai doesn't hand over Li Yaozhou, it's fine, otherwise you invite him to your home, and I will persuade him for you. ”
"A woman's opinion."
Yang Guozhong didn't bother to talk to the stupid woman at home anymore, and turned back to the lobby.
He had sent someone to inquire about Li Yaozhou's whereabouts, and was waiting for news at this time to make sure that Xue Bai was not tricked from him.
At the moment, he has two choices, if Li Yaozhou is in Xue Bai's hands, Xue Bai may put him to death, then he can only let Xue Bai handle it, attack An Lushan, and officially turn his face with Li Linfu; But if Li Yaozhou has already gone away and flew high, he will bow down to Li Linfu and learn from Chen Xilie slowly, it will be more stable.
After a while, the servants rushed back and said, "Ah Lang, I have inquired, and now all the rumors are spread in Chongye Fang." Li Zhenren clearly left by himself, and left a poem ......"
"Walked on your own?"
Yang Guozhong couldn't help but hesitate, suspecting that Xue Bai was deceiving him, otherwise it could be proved to him.
"Go, go to the right prime minister's mansion...... No. ”
After walking a few steps, Yang Guozhong stopped again, his eyes flickering.
He suddenly remembered that he had betrayed Xue Bai once, and if this time was Xue Bai's test, that wrong step would be a catastrophe.
"Read that broken poem to me again......"
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Chongye Fang, Fengwei Building, in a dark room, Li Yaozhou saw someone coming in, and couldn't help but sigh: "Xue Lang's level of poetry has greatly disappointed Poor Dao." ”
"I think it's a good proverb."
"Proverbs." Li Yaozhou muttered, "Is Xue Lang convinced that An Lushan will rebel, or is he trying to frame him for some reason?" ”
"What does the Taoist think?"
Li Yaozhou pinched his fingers and said slowly: "Yes, An Lushan is definitely going to rebel, just within three years after the death of the right minister." ”
"Did the Taoist calculate? Or is it nonsense? ”
"Believe it or not, Xue Lang is at his own convenience."
Xue Bai said: "I'm waiting for news, if Yang Guozhong doesn't listen to me, I will ruin him, is the Taoist chief willing to testify for me?" ”
"Why should Xue Lang be persistent?" Li Yaozhou said: "The poor road has already been calculated, An Lushan will inevitably rebel, 'Yuyang and the drum will pass through Tongguan, and the king will be lucky to be the mountain on this day', this proverb will indeed be fulfilled, this is the mandate of heaven, and the mandate of heaven cannot be violated." ”
Xue Bai was actually amused by him.
"The Taoist chief used the poem I wrote, saying that it was the mandate of heaven and persuaded me to stop?"
"Not bad."
"The Taoist is a wonderful person."
Li Yaozhou stroked his beard and said: "Isn't Anzhi the will of heaven in the dark? ”
Xue Bai shook his head, too lazy to meet this swaggering guy again.
He worked in Tongguan in his previous life, and occasionally came to Xi'an, so he heard some small stories, such as the Hanguang Road area, there is a commentary that there was a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty who predicted the Anshi Rebellion, and inscribed a poem on the wall, as if "everyone in Yanshi goes, and Hanguan does not return" and so on.
Xue Bai didn't believe this, and knew that later generations wrote poems and applied them to Taoist priests in the Tianbao period, in order to show Tang Xuanzong's disobedience. How can there be true prophecy?
But this little story made him have an idea, and when he decided to take Li Yaozhou to control Yang Guozhong, he arranged a little more. He forced Li Yaozhou to write a poem on the bronze bell, adding a mythical color to the whole thing, and asked people to wear Li Yaozhou's clothes, and cooperate with the eaves to pretend to be a ghost to attract attention.
It was all arranged by him, how could he still be deceived by this liar?
Li Yaozhou looked at Xue Bai's determined eyes, and he was still smiling.
"Xue Lang must be thinking, 'Of course the poem I wrote can't be this stinky old proverb', but maybe that poem is really a poor proverb to make?"
"I kind of understand, the biggest trick to pretend to be a ghost is to be thick-skinned."
"It's hard to disobey your destiny."
At this time, the news also came back, Xue Bai no longer talked to Li Yaozhou, got up, and walked out of this secret room.
I saw that it was Da Xi Yingying who came over in person.
"Ah Lang, Yang Guozhong has entered the palace."
"He made the right choice."
Sure enough, as Xue Bai expected, in this way, a new pattern in the court was formed, a new Yang Party that was more like the Xue Party, and a decadent Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
"You can release the news to Chen Xuanli, this is an opportunity to avenge his son."
"Whoa."
"Send Li Yaozhou to Luoyang, he is not needed here for the time being."
Xue Bai instructed him to ignore this swaggering and deceitful fake Taoist priest.
He does not believe in the destiny of heaven, but only in man......
There's a little easter egg in this chapter.,I think it's quite interesting if you find it.,But no matter what it is.,It doesn't affect the storyline~~Ask for a monthly pass~~~.
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