Shaoyang-in.

Before dawn, the cry of a baby sounded in the main house, and then Li Heng got up and went out of the house and summoned Li Fuguo.

"Go get the nurse."

"Whoa." Li Fuguo hurriedly ran through the corridor.

Li Heng didn't go back to the house immediately, stood under the eaves and looked at the snowflakes, sighed, and called up a cloud of white gas.

The wind blew cold, but he was not afraid of the cold and preferred to be free.

Speaking of which, Zhang Ting is just a good woman, but now she lives in the same room with him like his wife, taking care of her newborn son together.

Of course she has this qualification, but it is inevitable that there will be bumps and bumps in the relationship between husband and wife, and he, as a prince, has to endure it like an ordinary person.

Standing alone for a while, the cry of the baby in the house was louder, Zhang Ting was already urging the maid, Li Fuguo brought the nurse back, and brought two at a time, which shows that he is thoughtful.

"Your Highness, there is a message from the palace."

After inviting the nurse into the house, Li Fuguo glanced around a little nervously, took out a wax pill from his sleeve, and put it on Li Heng's hand.

Even if there was no one around, he still used his body to cover the small movements of the two. Because he is still not used to doing these things, he is not as good as Li Jingzhong, the chamberlain who used to be by Li Heng's side.

Li Heng entered the house, crushed the wax pills, unfolded the small note and looked at it for a while, and went over to pull Zhang Ting to the side.

Zhang Ting is the most haggard at the moment, her grandfather is newly mourned, and she has just given birth, her body has not recovered, and her temper is also very bad, and she complained before reading the note: "Do you even have to check the nurse in and out of Shaoyang Courtyard?!" ”

"Nope."

If it is really checked, this note will not be delivered. I have to say that this newborn child has brought great changes to Li Heng's situation.

The news was sent by Yu Chaoen, saying that a group of officials had been appointed by the court, and the right and left ministers had different opinions, and the saints had accepted half of their opinions.

Although the content is simple, the information revealed is by no means simple, there was never only the opinion of the right minister before, but now the left minister can also put forward opinions, and half of it has been accepted?

Zhang Ting first instructed the maid to take care of her son, Fang got up and walked into the inner room with Li Heng, and said in a low voice: "It can be seen that as soon as Wang Ji died, the brother slave began to be unable to control the court, and anyone who broke an arm would be greatly injured, and the saint was afraid that he would also start to be a little dissatisfied with the brother slave." ”

Li Heng said in a low voice: "I heard from the eighth sister that Zhang Yan plans to join forces with Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie to dismiss Li Linfu. ”

"If Zhang Yan can be appointed as prime minister, it will be of great benefit to us."

Zhang Ting thinks that the beauty of this matter lies in the candidate Zhang Yan, who is not only the prince's brother-in-law, but also has the trust of the sage, and recommends him to be the prime minister, so that the alliance officials can deal with the slave to the greatest extent.

"That's a brilliant plan, who came up with it?"

"Xue Bai and Li Mi are in tandem."

"Xue Bai?" Zhang Ting said: "I came back from a trip, but he got to know a lot." If he is willing to push Zhang Yan as the prime minister, it can be regarded as giving the East Palace a thin face, and His Royal Highness can try to make friends with him. ”

Li Heng thought that he had heard some rumors, and his eyes flashed, but he still said: "I have this open-minded measure, but I am afraid that young people will repay me." ”

"Even if you don't pull together, you can work together for the time being, if you want to fight Li Linfu, we will help him, which is also the reason why he is willing to find a cat for Yuefu, it is all a statement."

"How do you talk about it?"

Li Heng couldn't help sighing, looked out the window, and felt that this Shaoyang Courtyard was like a cage.

I don't know if any important minister will die this winter, so that he can go to the funeral banquet and talk to some officials.

"Full Moon Feast." Zhang Ting said.

Li Heng's eyes lit up and asked, "Is it okay?" ”

"Our son didn't wash the third day, and he couldn't even have a full moon feast."

That's all the news, and there's nothing to say. After agreeing on these, Zhang Ting went to take care of the child.

She took her son from the nurse's hand, patted it gently, and whispered, "Son, everything I do is for you." ”

~~

After Zhang Quyi's funeral banquet, his son's full moon banquet has become Li Heng's biggest expectation recently.

Finally, as the wax moon approached, the sage gave the emperor the name "Li Tong" and allowed Li Heng to hold a full moon banquet in the courtyard.

On the third day of December, the ceremonial courtyard was slightly decorated to welcome some ministers and nobles.

Li Heng did not have many guests at the banquet, basically all of them were relatives, and there were almost no real power officials above the fifth rank, only Zhang Yan was invited as a brother-in-law.

In addition, Li Mi was invited as a year-old friend, and Xue Bai was invited as a benefactor of the Zhang family.

Before the banquet began, Zhang Yan and his wife arrived, and when Princess Ning went to pick up the baby and left him alone, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, standing under the porch and even looking at the snow felt beautiful.

Li Heng personally came over with a wine jug and poured a glass of wine for Zhang Yan.

"How long has it been since we chatted like this?"

"It's so rare." Zhang Yan and Li Heng clinked glasses, and said with a wry smile: "I have been in the cage for a long time." ”

"You're slightly better than me."

Zhang Yan looked at Princess Ning and Zhang Ting in the distance, and said lightly: "Not necessarily." ”

"I heard that Jingzhao Shaoyin Zhangheng released the history of assassination, and Du Youlin moved to Jingzhao Shaoyin?"

"I helped push this matter." Zhang Yan admitted without hesitation, "In the case of Wang Jie, there are more than 80 quotas from Jingguan, and 40 of them were decided by me and them, and more than 10 of them were Grandpa's students back then. ”

Li Heng glanced to the side and saw that Li Fuguo was guarding the corridor, beware of anyone seeing their whispers.

He just digested the news with peace of mind, that is to say, Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong, and Zhang Yan joined forces and were able to fight against Li Linfu.

"How did you do that?"

"The saint is impatient, and he wants to set all the official positions before the end of the year, at this time, the candidate for the brother slave was impeached by Yan Zhenqing, Xue Bai and others, and the evidence is detailed, Yan Zhenqing is now very prestigious." Zhang Yan said, "Brother Nu can only compromise and end this matter as soon as possible, otherwise when the saint's patience runs out and he is angry with him, he can really shake the foundation of his prime minister." ”

"And then?"

Zhang Yan seemed to smile a little, his tone was flat, and said: "The sage used to be the most respectful of the brother slave and the king, but now many political affairs ask me for my opinion. ”

The saint likes to give everything to his close ministers, and among the close ministers, he is the only one who is the wisest.

In this way, Li Heng had a clearer understanding of the situation, and asked, "How do I do it?" ”

"Your Highness doesn't need to do anything, Xue Bai will come in a while, just convey goodwill to him, he is the mastermind of the Yang Party, and getting his support is the support of the Yang Party, but you don't have to be too persecutive, but the saint doesn't like it. Only young people can play together, and with Changyuan and the county lord of Hezheng interacting with him, the situation will become more and more favorable. ”

"Okay."

Li Heng felt a lot more relaxed, knowing that the future would always belong to him.

However, he waited until the banquet began, and then waited until the banquet was halfway through, but Xue Bai did not come.

The arrest of Zhou has begun, Zhang Ting summoned his henchmen and maidservants, asked her to bring a wooden box, opened it, and inside was a group of red gold dragons for rituals.

Zhang Ting took out one of them and put it in the item that grabbed Zhou.

The guests were stunned, and secretly shouted in their hearts that Zhang Liangdi was bold.

But after thinking about it carefully, this matter may not anger the saint, and the prince obviously will not be angry, so someone looked at Li Jiao, the king of Guangping, and saw that Li Jiao's face was as usual, and the city government could still withstand the test.

After a while, seeing that the child who had just completed the moon didn't know how to catch anything, Zhang Ting simply put the shiny red gold dragon into his son's little hand.

Li Heng didn't look at Li Jiao, he only smiled at his newborn son, and then glanced out of the hall again, thinking that Xue Bai would definitely not come, and he really refused to give him this prince at all, and he was not afraid of offending him to death.

In addition, Li Mi did not come.

Li Mi once reminded him that he should not give birth to a son with Zhang Liangdi, so as not to cause trouble in the future, which is probably the reason why he did not come. But Li Heng believes that without Zhang Liangdi's support, he will not be able to go forward at all.

A full moon banquet was very disappointing, and when he returned to Shaoyang Courtyard, Li Heng held Li Fuguo's hand and sighed.

"After all, it's still you who can be trusted."

~~

Xue Bai didn't even give Li Heng a reason not to go to the Full Moon Banquet.

Even if he gave it, it would only make Li Heng even more unhappy, because he went to see Ge Shuhan and went with Yan Zhenqing.

"The teacher has a friendship with General Geshu?"

"The last time General Geshu returned to Beijing, he was taken to Chang'an County." Yan Zhenqing said, "I took this case on a business basis and imprisoned him, he was not angry, but took care of him when I supervised Longyou, and many cases could only be handled because of his support." ”

As he walked, the master and apprentice gradually walked to the Enlightened Fang.

Turning into the alley, there was a small and simple house in front of you, apparently a civilian residence.

Xue Bai has been here before, and knows that it is not Ge Shuhan's mansion, but the home of a pair of sisters and brothers surnamed Cao, oh, the last time Ge Shuhan was taken to Chang'an County was because of that rather spicy woman, it should be called Cao Busha.

When he arrived at the door, Yan Zhenqing was about to knock on the door, but with a push of his hand, the door was opened.

In the small courtyard, three people were drinking, it was Cao Busha, Cao Buzheng's sister and brother, and a small general under Ge Shuhan.

"Yan Yushi is here, unfortunately, the general just went out on some official business."

"It's okay, we'll wait for him."

Yan Zhenqing introduced Xue Bai to the general, named Tonger Dafu, Qinghai people, Tonger was a Qiang person before, and now it is no different from the Han people.

Clamp ear Dafu was very arrogant, and said: "Xue Lang can also call me 'Wang Dafu', my ancestor was also surnamed Wang before." ”

"It's better to call General Pincer."

"Okay, look prestigious, have some drinks?"

Cao Bushadang stood up, stepped on the wine jar, and said, "This is my wine, and if you want to drink it, you have to take money." ”

Clamp Ear Dafu said: "Don't be stingy with the lady of the Cao family, you are the general's woman, but it seems that the general is reluctant to invite people to drink even a few jars of wine." ”

"Who is the woman of Goshuhan?" Cao Busha said, "The old lady has not agreed to enter his mansion, and if she wants to drink, she has to give money." ”

Dafu was helpless and was about to pay for it, but Yan Zhenqing waved his hand to say that he would not drink it, and said that his student Xue Bai only had one glass, and he couldn't drink it.

Cao Busha saw that he couldn't sell the wine, and muttered: "The teachers and students looked well-dressed, and they didn't pay any money. ”

She used idioms so indiscriminately, and no one dared to say anything, so Xue Bai and Yan Zhenqing sat and waited.

It was a long time to wait, until the sky was getting dark, and Chang'an was about to have a curfew, and it would be completely too late for Xue Bai to come over if he went to participate in the full moon banquet in the East Palace.

Finally, before the curfew, Ge Shuhan finally drove his horse back, and the soldiers behind him were still carrying a food box in their hands.

As soon as he entered the door, when he saw Yan Zhenqing and Xue Bai there, he laughed and apologized, but his expression was hearty, and he didn't take this little thing to heart, and handed the food box to Cao Busha's hand with his own hands, and said, "I bought you the stir-fried vegetables from Fengweilou." ”

"Don't bother the old lady, the dishes in Fengweilou have to be eaten in the hall to taste, how delicious is it to bring back?"

Ge Shuhan then turned to Cao Buzheng and said, "Your sister doesn't eat, you put it in the hall, and I will have a good time with Yan Gong and Xue Lang." ”

Cao Buzheng thought that he was going to eat for himself, but he couldn't help but look helpless when he heard the words.

Ge Shuhan laughed and beckoned Yan Zhenqing and Xue Bai to sit in the hall.

Xue Bai noticed that this tall general was actually not very steady in his steps, his left foot was dragging when he walked, and his body was slightly shaking.

"Yan Gong smiled, I like this Cao Niangzi, that is, she treats me really well and knows how to hurt people."

Ge Shuhan said, sat down, looked at Xue Bai without waiting for an answer, and said, "I was just summoned by the right minister, I heard that you have been working with the right side recently?" ”

"Yes." Xue Bai said: "After more than ten years as the prime minister, it is time for him to retire." ”

"I'm the one on the right and the other." Ge Shuhan said: "Today, the East Palace will hold a full moon banquet, and you won't go." Instead, you came to me, which side are you on? ”

"I stand on the side of the Tang Sheji, and I only interact with loyal ministers who put state affairs first, whether he is the person of the East Palace or the right minister."

Xue Bai didn't care about the East Palace, nor was he afraid of the right phase, so he was extraordinarily open.

Ge Shuhan looked at him deeply for a while, and said: "You should go to my shogunate to work, and if you want to break through Tibet, you should have this kind of unscrupulous spirit." ”

With that, he raised his glass of wine and drank it down, very cheerfully.

Xue Bai said: "I just moved to supervise the imperial history, so I had to refuse the general's good intentions." ”

"Speaking of the Imperial History, the Right Prime Minister intends to add me as the Imperial Historian." Ge Shuhan said, "Although you are only a Jilu official, nominally, you are all my officials. ”

"Yes."

"I have something to say, your impeachment will be stopped, and if you dare to go against the right again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

When he said the last sentence, although his tone did not change, his voice inexplicably burst out with murderous intent.

Xue Bai said: "How can it be against the right and put national affairs first." ”

Yan Zhenqing said: "The general also knows that I impeached the officials in Longyou, and I was never mixed with selfishness. Now in Chang'an, the same is true, and the officials impeached are all major matters of people's livelihood. ”

"But I'm mixed with selfishness." Ge Shuhan bluntly admitted: "The right minister is kind to me, I will repay my kindness and repay my debts, and I must deal with the trouble for him when I return to Chang'an this time." ”

As he spoke, he pointed at Xue Bai and said, "You are the trouble of the right minister." ”

Xue Bai shook his head and said: "The trouble of the right minister is not me, but that he has been jealous and jealous since he was the prime minister, and he excluded dissidents, he failed to solve the problem of Datang, but buried more hidden dangers, which made the world complain, now that he is old and weak, how can there be no trouble?" ”

"I don't care about that." Ge Shuhan said, "I just follow what the right minister said, if you don't know each other, others can't deal with you, I can." ”

Of course he can, he has made great contributions to the border this year, making the saint Longyan happy, even if he sends someone to kill Xue Bai, the punishment will be much lighter than that of others.

Although this imperial historian is in a false position, he can return the imperial history platform to Li Linfu's control before leaving Beijing by coercion alone.

Even if Yan Zhenqing and Xue Bai are not afraid of him, other imperial historians, including Yang Guozhong, will inevitably give Ge Shuhan a face.

"That's it." Ge Shuhan was quite domineering, picked up the wine glass and toasted with the dignity of the minister, drank it all again, and said: "Whoever makes trouble with the right minister again, I will trouble whoever else." ”

~~

At the same time, the Right Prime Minister's House.

After meeting Ge Shuhan, Li Linfu finally relaxed a little.

Over the years, he has been able to suppress a lot of henchmen because of jealousy, but fortunately, those Huren border towns that cannot threaten his phase have not been affected. And he has been prime minister for 16 years, and the contacts and status he has accumulated have not been compared with him in the court.

"Do you understand?" He asked Li Xiu slowly.

"The child only understands today that Grandpa recommended Ge Shuhan as the imperial doctor, which is really thoughtful and long-term." Li Xiu said, "The sage Xi Geshu meritorious, and intended to make him a Shangqing, so no one can stop this." And the imperial history platform is the throat, which is very important, although Ge Shu is a martial artist, he can suppress those imperial histories for Grandpa, and the situation can be reversed. ”

When Li Linfu heard this, he didn't show joy, but said: "If you come forward for your father, you can solve it." But what about you? Do you want to be curled up under the wings of your father all your life? ”

"Child...... Ashamed. Li Xiu said: "The child will learn from Grandpa, look for loyal and capable officials like Ge Shuhan, Absi, and An Lushan, give grace and support, and wait for the full wings to protect the family." ”

"I don't know until now, but hopefully it's not too late." Li Linfu sighed.

Li Xiu lowered his head and looked bitter.

It's not that he understood it too late, more than three years ago, he understood this truth, so he strongly advocated marrying his sister Yu Xue Bai. If it is successful, how can Xue Bai not be his brother Shuhan and An Lushan?

It is clear that his grandfather is obsessed, and only now is he willing to admit that he is getting old.

Li Linfu also knew it in his heart, because he then also thought of Xue Bai, and ordered: "Summoning Luo Xizao." ”

After a short time, Luo Xixian arrived and saluted respectfully.

"Do you have eyebrows for what the prime minister told you to do?"

"Yes." Luo Xizao responded: "The lower officials carefully investigated several major cases handled by Yan Zhenqing and found many suspicious points. ”

He came prepared, took a few files from his sleeve and handed them in.

"Shuofang County's case of ordering Zheng Yanzuo not to bury his mother for 30 years is very suspicious, how can anyone not bury his mother for 30 years?" Luo Xizao said, "The lower official sent someone to ask Zheng Yanzuo and learned the truth, this matter is Yan Zhenqing who failed to ask him for a bribe, and he did the harm." Zheng Yanzuo's mother had already been lost thirty years ago, and he kindly placed an old woman in the monk's house and gave him money to take care of by the monks. Later, the old woman passed away, and the rumors were false......"

Li Linfu didn't bother to listen and asked, "Is there any evidence?" ”

"Yes!"

Luo Xizuo responded loudly and cheerfully, and said: "The three brothers of Zheng Yanzuo, the old monks in the former monks were all human witnesses. ”

Li Xiu asked, "Is there any physical evidence?" ”

Luo Xizao said: "The key to this case is not the physical evidence, but General Geshu, I heard that Zheng Yanzuo once wanted to teach Yan Zhenqing a lesson, but there were soldiers under General Geshu who obstructed it......"

"The prime minister will ask Ge Shuhan." Li Linfu said lightly: "It's not enough." ”

"There is another case, which is more able to deal with Yan Zhenqing." Luo Xizao said: "Yan Zhenqing framed Jinwu General Li Yanye, saying that he had a private banquet for Tubo, and the car was overdrive. But this case is that Yan Zhenqing has no evidence, Li Yanye often accompanies the saint and has won deep trust, and the saint did not listen to Yan Zhenqing's words and made a conclusion, and has ordered Dali Temple to investigate in detail. ”

Li Linfu knows all these things, and it only depends on what Luo Xixiao has in mind.

"Right Minister, as long as you can make Dali Temple conclude that Li Yanye was wronged, it is enough to suppress Yan Zhenqing."

~~

Kaimingfang, Cao's small courtyard.

Ge Shuhan is still chatting with Yan Zhenqing and Xue Bai.

He was too lazy to talk about the affairs of the court, and after the final decision, he asked Yan Zhenqing about another matter.

"Those Tubo people, can Yan Gong help keep an eye on them?"

"Staring." Yan Zhenqing said, "They went to the mansion of General Li Yanye of Jinwu several times to discuss privately, and I have impeached Li Yanye. ”

"Impeaching him for what he did should be done in the right way."

"A Jin Wuwei is very involved, and he should not be neglected; Second, it is not necessarily better to scare the snake than to follow the vine. ”

Ge Shuhan nodded and said: "This is a state affair to deal with foreign enemies, we are waiting for the king's fortune, less internal struggle, and more worry about state affairs, what does Xue Lang think?" ”

"The general's words are reasonable."

"How about asking Xue Lang to help buy some Tusu wine?"

Xue Bai glanced at it, saw that there were still several jars of wine in the hall, and knew that Ge Shuhan and Yan Zhenqing had something to talk about in private, so he got up and went out.

He didn't go to buy wine, he stood in the courtyard and looked at the kitchen, Cao Busha was decocting medicine, scolding and scolding in his mouth, saying that Ge Shuhan used to be a scoundrel in Chang'an, and now he is still a scoundrel when he is a general.

Ge Shuhan said today that Xue Bai was actually mentally prepared, the political property left by Wang Ji after his death was almost divided, and he didn't need Yushitai to play more roles.

There is only one key position left, if Yang Guozhong can be pushed up, then in the next nine days of Tianbao, Yang Guozhong will naturally bite Li Linfu to the death.

After waiting for a while, Yan Zhenqing came out and said, "Let's go." ”

"It's curfew."

"The two Chang'an County Lieutenants, can they still be trapped by the curfew?"

Yan Zhenqing said jokingly, but after leaving the house, he sighed and said, "Can you find it?" The curfew in Chang'an City is getting looser. ”

Xue Bai said: "Jin Wuwei is lazy, and Xue Hui will be a scholar after the New Year." ”

"The whole court is old."

"If the teacher can pay homage to the prime minister within two or three years, he will be the youngest prime minister in the Tianbao years."

"What? Encouraged Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong, and Zhang Yan, and now even I have to agitate? ”

"The student said seriously." Xue Bai said, "What students really hope for is to push the teacher to the stage within two or three years, so that this Tang Dynasty can continue to prosper, as for Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong, and Zhang Yan...... Embarrassing task. ”

Yan Zhenqing stroked his beard and asked with a smile, "How many glasses have you drunk?" ”

"One glass, the student is not drunk."

"I'm not drunk, I'll talk to you about something serious for the teacher." Yan Zhenqing said, "How about the wedding date set in March of Tianbao's ninth year?" ”

Xue Bai kicked away a snow ball on the ground and responded, "Listen to the teacher's arrangement." ”

~~

The sixth day of the lunar month.

Imperial Historical Tower, Inspectorate.

Xue Bai has already won some official positions and promoted a group of micro-talents that he has screened out. Now that it is only after the New Year, these people have entered Beijing to take up their posts, including Du Youlin, and they also have to hand over the errand of Luoyang and then take their daughters back to Chang'an.

In the future, these talents will make achievements, which is his Xue Bai's strength.

This is his main idea of fighting for power, but there are not too many intrigue tricks.

Especially after being "scared" by Ge Shuhan, he finally seemed a little more comfortable and honestly served as his superintendent of the imperial history.

Supervising the imperial history is the duty of "Qing Yao", which is noble and important, in other words, there are many things, there are four items: picking, inspecting, impeaching, and pushing, that is, correcting the etiquette of the hundred officials; inspect the palace city, the imperial city, the post station, the state and county; impeachment of officials who have committed dereliction of duty; Push the bow to ask the case.

On this day, he was listening to Mao Ruoxu's errand in the capital hall, and suddenly heard a commotion in the front yard of the Yushitai.

When he faintly heard the words "Yan Zhenqing", Xue Bai didn't wait for Mao Ruoxu to speak, and walked out directly, only to see a group of Jin Wuwei shouting there, surrounding a team of Dali Temple officers, shouting that Yan Zhenqing would go to Dali Temple to confront Li Yanye in court.

"You have wronged our general! Now that the evidence has been found, why don't you return the general's innocence?! ”

“……”

It generally doesn't matter if the imperial history impeaches the wrong person, but if the movement is too big, in order to calm the incident, it is also common to belittle the imperial history to a remote place.

Xue Bai was not in a hurry to step forward, but stood there and observed everyone's reactions.

Finally, when he turned his head, he saw that on the steps of the temple, Luo Xixiao was standing there and watching coldly.

Xue Bai actually didn't quite understand why they made a move against Yan Zhenqing first with Yan Zhenqing's prestige, but it was obvious that the counterattack of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion began.

He thought about it for a while, and did not stop those messengers from Dali Temple to take Yan Zhenqing to confront him, but went out of the Yushitai and went directly to Kaimingfang to find Ge Shuhan......

~~

This day continued until the evening, and Li Heng, who was in Shaoyang Hospital, also got incomplete news.

He handed the note to Zhang Ting again.

"Brother Nu made a move against Yan Zhenqing, I can't figure it out."

"I'm starting to fight back, but how do you find the hardest bone in the first place?" Zhang Ting pondered for a while and muttered, "If I guess, he wants to marry Xue Bai again." ”

"Really?"

Li Heng sneered, only to feel that the brother slave was very ridiculous.

Suddenly, his eyes sank, but he also thought about it.

The sage has been kind to Donggong recently, which has given him some ideas again. Especially when he heard Zhang Yan say that Xue Bai has been very close to Li Yu and Li Yuesu recently.

"Let's help Yan Zhenqing."

"Huh?"

"In this way, in the end of this marriage, it is impossible to say who will marry it......"

(End of chapter)