The green house made of curtains is ventilated, and it is cool and swishing after nightfall.

Xue Bai then said, "Let's go, go back to the house." ”

"Can I go back to the house?" Yan Yanjiu had already woken up and asked, "Is there any etiquette?" ”

"Regardless of etiquette." Xue Bai was a little sleepy, and said casually: "The guests are gone, we are the masters." ”

Qinglan then added: "Yes, the lady is the main mother, and the family affairs are in charge of the main mother. ”

"Am I in charge?" Yan Yan muttered, her eyes rolled, and she didn't know what idea she had.

Xue Bai took a lantern and walked to the backyard with her, and he couldn't see the stone path clearly in the night, so he naturally took her hand and felt that it was very icy.

Yan Yan felt that Xue Bai's palm was big and hot, she was afraid that the ice would hit him, she looked up, and saw that he was concentrating on the road, so she silently felt the warmth.

Xue Bai said: "You left home for the first time tonight, the master must be very worried about you, right?" ”

"Hmm."

Yan Yan first responded in a muffled voice, and then said with some dissatisfaction: "I'm not a child anymore." ”

Xue's house is very large, but there are not many slaves and maids, it looks cold and deserted, until it reaches the main house, and when it is brightly lit, it has a sense of warmth.

The bride's belongings have been put in, a large wardrobe, a dresser, a big red chest on the floor, and the bedding is also a brand new red silk...... This was arranged by Cui's single-handedly, and when he was married, Cui's cried silently, but more like Yan Yan's mother-in-law.

"Have you drunk today's medicine?" Xue Bai asked.

"Lang Jun rest assured." Yong'er replied, "I've already drunk it." ”

"But I'm hungry." Yan Yan said, "I didn't eat for a day, but it seems that the bride is used to starve." ”

It's not so much that she's hungry, it's better to say that she's hungry, the dishes at today's wedding banquet are sumptuous, and they taste good, when she was sitting in the Qinglu, Li Jilan secretly brought some of the dishes to feed her, and it was not enjoyable to eat like this.

Since the housewife had spoken, Xue Bai asked the kitchen to bring some food.

There is a big dish for the banquet of the people, called "muddy sheep death", the glutinous rice and spices are stuffed into the goose's belly, and then the goose is stuffed into the sheep's belly to roast, because the mutton, goose meat, and spices are more expensive than the other, so the nobles especially like to use this dish to show their status...... Xue Bai didn't like it, and felt that the taste of the mutton fat stew was not delicious.

Therefore, today's wedding banquet is mostly some delicate dishes, and the mutton is roasted according to the meat quality of different parts, which should be roasted, fried, and stir-fried. At this time, you can't eat stir-frying, but you can take a charcoal stove in the yard and roast some lamb tenderloin to eat.

The peppercorns are crushed into minced pieces, with a little fine salt and sesame seeds, sprinkled on the freshly oiled meat, and the fragrance is very fragrant.

"Are you alright?" Yan Yan stepped forward, stretched out her hand to bake on the stove, and sniffed.

"Soon, did you remove your makeup?"

"Of course, you see."

Xue Bai looked at it, the skin on her face was smooth and delicate, and it could be broken by blowing...... He couldn't tell if the grease had been wiped or not.

"It's really unruly to eat this at night in the cave room, right?" Yan Yan said, took the meat skewer handed by Xue Bai, blew it carefully, and took a small bite, which felt so delicious that it was bubbling.

Xue Bai looked at her blowing and avoided her gaze.

It was even more unnatural for him to hear her say "cave room".

"It is worthy of being the owner behind Fengwei Building." Yan Yan patted him on the shoulder and praised him.

It seems that Xue Bai has never received such praise from her when he was the champion.

"I'm not very good at grilling, the key is the idea of cooking."

"Brother is talking big again."

Yan Yan ate happily, she got carried away all the time, and called "Brother" again, she realized that it was wrong first, and hurriedly beckoned Qinglan and Yong'er to eat quickly to cover up the past.

She had big eyes and a small belly, so she said that she was hungry, and she was full after not eating much, and yawned.

Yong'er hurriedly washed up.

Just got married, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of inconveniences, one will look for a pot, the other will ask where to fetch water, Yan Yan will wait and get more sleepy, standing there as if she is going to fall asleep, but from time to time she secretly glances at Xue Bai, her eyes are a little evasive.

Xue Bai was busy all day, and he didn't accompany her to rub slowly like this, so he changed his spring shirt and lay down on the inside of the bed to sleep.

The newly laid thick and soft futon is very comfortable.

He just lay like this, as if he had felt the happiness of marriage.

It was finally washed up over there, and Yong'er was about to retreat, but found that Yan Yan was holding her hand.

"Sanniang...... No, sam. What's wrong with the lady? ”

"Let's talk together, Qinglan will come too."

Yan Yan was obviously sleepy, and she wanted to pull Qinglan and Yong'er to talk again, and she didn't dare to let go until she peeked at Xue Bai and saw that she was asleep.

Xue Bai knew that she was a little scared, but he didn't say anything, thinking that she was still too young......

The newlywed couple is actually very familiar with each other, and they don't feel embarrassed to lie together.

The candle flame was blown out, and he lay there and gradually fell into a deep sleep, falling asleep, a pair of cold little hands reached into his arms, and covered them like that.

~~

Li Tengkong took the scissors and cut off a small section of the candle wick to make the candle flame brighter.

This little thing didn't have to be done by herself, but she and her brothers and sisters stayed in the lobby, and if she didn't do something, she was afraid that she would be even more uncomfortable.

The hall was brightly lit, and everyone was waiting for Li Linfu to wake up.

"The phase must have been lost, right? Grandpa fainted in front of the saint. ”

It was Qilang Li Yu who spoke, although he didn't go to Xue Bai's wedding, he had already heard Li Xiu say a rough idea, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Li Xiu's face was dark, and he muttered: "If it's just a phase, it's just that, the most worrying thing is ......"

He didn't go on, over the years, Li Linfu dealt with Wei Jian and Wang Zhonghe, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the East Palace, forcing Li Heng to divorce his wife twice. At present, Zhang Yan has a good relationship with Li Heng, and once he becomes the prime minister, he is afraid that he will have to take them first.

"I said it a long time ago, and I should have prepared early." Thirteen Lang Li Wei opened his mouth and complained: "When I wanted to befriend Xue Bai, I had to be grounded, but now it's good, Grandpa's down, there is not even one in the family who can do things." ”

The words pointed directly at Li Xiu, which immediately aroused the minds of many people, and began to mention how to separate the family, intentionally or unintentionally.

This is another trouble that Li Xiu encountered, he is not the eldest son, he has many brothers, once Li Linfu loses power, he can't even serve the public at home.

He sometimes thinks that Grandpa has offended so many people, and after the resignation, it is really better to divide the family business and the brothers to avoid trouble. It's just that...... As Grandpa's most important son, he should always have more.

Under such circumstances, you can imagine what kind of atmosphere the hall is like.

Li Tengkong didn't want to get involved in this, so he couldn't leave. She could cut the wick of the candle, but she couldn't cut it upset, so she simply closed her eyes and meditated, silently reciting the Taoist scriptures.

"Seventeen." Li Shiniang leaned over and whispered, "You know how to use medical skills, you know when Grandpa will wake up, right?" ”

"Grandpa should rest more."

"Sure enough." Li Shiniang smiled a little proudly, realized that something was wrong, and immediately accepted it, and said, "I think, you are the most capable in this family." ”

"A cultivator, quiet and inactive, what ability does he have?"

"You hear that they are worried about the prince and Zhang Yan, but in the long run, who is the most worthy of befriending? The righteous brother of the noble concubine, the saint personally went to his wedding banquet, and he was already an official at a young age......"

Li Shiniang chattered endlessly, with her own purpose, and finally asked, "Can you ask Xue Bai?" Recommend your brother-in-law to be an official too. I heard Xuan Lang say that he instigated Zhang Yan to compete with Grandpa, but in fact, Zhang Yan recommended a lot of people. ”

"At this time, the fortune and misfortune of moving officials are unpredictable." Li Tengkong didn't open his eyes, and shook his head lightly, "And I don't have this friendship with Xue Bai."

"Seventeen, in the past, I treated you well with Xuanlang."

Li Shiniang didn't realize that there was a big change in this kind of family, and her behavior of bent on personal gain was extremely inappropriate, so she begged: "I don't want you to teach you a lot of truths." Now that I'm in trouble, don't you care about me? ”

begged for a while, and seeing that Li Tengkong still shouldn't, Li Shiniang couldn't help but get annoyed, and had the heart to stab Li Tengkong's sore spot slightly.

"That's it, Xue Bai must be spending candles in the cave room with his wife at this time, you and him may not really have that friendship."

Li Tengkong took care of Grandpa, and he didn't have to think about these things, and he was stunned when he heard this.

Li Shiniang said again: "I heard that the little lady of the Yan family got to know Xue Bai by being a close friend of you. You're too, helping others snatch things that belong to you. Are you telling me the truth, jealous? ”

“……”

Li Tengkong stayed up all night, enduring these messy troubles in the right prime minister's mansion.

Until the morning drum sounded, Li Linfu woke up.

A maid came over and said, "Seventeen Niang, Ah Lang beckoned you over." ”

Dozens of brothers and sisters in the hall all turned their heads to look at Li Tengkong, with all kinds of emotions in their eyes.

Out of the lobby, the cool breeze in the early morning breeze makes people's eyes astringent.

Li Tengkong walked through the corridor alone and walked into the main house, she was very worried, worried that Li Linfu would call her "Yang Taizhen" again.

However, Li Linfu, who was sitting there, looked clearer, but his face was older and tired.

"Grandpa."

"I figured it out." Li Linfu said slowly: "A saint must be able to do three things when he is a prime minister. ”

He's regained his senses, and last night's confusion may have been just a coincidence.

"Talent is one of them, you have to be good at taxation and satisfy the feasts of saints; To be able to welcome the holy will, the saint is tired of the pedantic and old-fashioned when the scholar governs the country; Also, it has to be able to balance the East Palace, so that the saints can feast and travel with peace of mind, and when Lishan takes a hot spring, there is no need to worry about becoming the emperor. ”

These words were very disrespectful, and it was the first time for Li Tengkong to hear her grandfather speak like this, and he couldn't help worrying about whether he was sober.

Li Linfu said: "Zhang Yan can't do these three points. Zhang Yan is different from his father, Zhang said that he was authoritarian and domineering, but Zhang Yan became a colt at a young age, with a loose personality and long sleeves that he was good at dancing, and he could not become a prime minister who could make the saint completely satisfied. ”

"In this way, Grandpa can rest assured." Li Tengkong said: "My daughter asked me to bring some breakfast." ”

"Xue Bai knows this, but he still wants to help Zhang Yan to be the prime minister? It's just a trick, he is ostensibly assisting Zhang Yan, but in fact, he cultivates party henchmen and assists King Qing. The reason why he was not in a hurry last night was because he had guessed the sage's intentions early. ”

Li Linfu said to himself to the end, and then said: "You go and tell Xue Bai that the prime minister will take advantage of the marriage between Zahu and Li Heng to remove Zahu." ”

"Grandpa, can you allow your daughter to take the pulse?"

"It's okay for my father, go, go now."

Li Tengkong was still a little worried, but seeing that Grandpa's illness had recovered, he had to retire.

……

"The phase will not be lost."

Li Linfu muttered to himself, and his demeanor gradually relaxed.

But he couldn't fully convince himself, and for a moment, a look of worry appeared in his eyes.

"Isn't it true that the phase will be lost?"

He closed his eyes and pondered.

After a while, Li Xiu and a few brothers came over and whispered, "Grandpa, the officials have arrived." ”

Seeing that Li Linfu didn't answer, Li Xiu came closer.

The next moment, Li Linfu opened his eyes, glared at him, and shouted, "What are you doing here?!" ”

"The child knows his mistakes."

"Pei Kuan?"

Li Xiu was stunned for a moment, looked left and right, and found that Li Linfu was indeed referring to him.

"Grandpa, I'm Shiro......"

"Pei Kuan is close to me because he wants to replace me." Li Linfu was furious and shouted, "Don't you drag Pei Kuan down?!" ”

"Grandpa, look, I'm Shiro."

"Drag Pei Kuan down!"

Li Yu immediately grabbed Li Xiu, no longer asked him to come forward to explain, and drank people to drag him out.

"Grandpa, don't be angry, Pei Kuan dragged it away."

"No one can replace the original appearance." Li Linfu muttered to himself, suddenly looked at Li Yu, and said angrily: "Chen Xilie, I don't know what you're thinking?!" ”

~~

Xue Zhai.

Li Tengkong couldn't find any other excuse to come over, so he had to say that he had lost a hairpin when he came to the banquet yesterday, although she never wore a hairpin.

She was welcomed to the front hall and sat down, watching all the way, the festive decorations in the house had not been removed, and the servants and maids had also been rewarded, and they were beaming.

"Vacate."

Yong'er rushed over from the back hall, hurriedly bowed, and said, "Lady, please vacate the space to talk in the house." ”

Li Tengkong went to Yan's house to see Yan Yan before, and he did often go to her boudoir to talk, but now the situation is obviously different.

"This ...... Is it inappropriate? ”

"The lady slept late last night, and she was a little uncomfortable when she got up this morning, and she kept relying on it, and wanted to ask the free man to check the pulse."

Li Tengkong couldn't help but think of the sentence "Are you jealous" that Li Shiniang asked her, and her heart was a little sour.

Her grandfather is small, so she has always been vigilant against learning to be jealous, but today she has to run to the newlyweds' house, even if she is transcendent, this is a great test for the Dao heart.

"Xue Lang...... Are you there? ”

"Lang Jun has gone out in the morning."

Li Tengkong followed into the main room, bypassed the screen, and saw Yan Yan half-leaning on the couch to read the story.

She unconsciously always looked at Yan Yan's expression, wanting to see some clues to know what was going on between her and Xue Bai, but at the same time she understood that she should not care about this.

"Come, give you a pulse."

"Vacate the air, I'll tell you." Yan Yan beckoned her to sit down on the edge of the couch, and whispered in her ear: "I'm not uncomfortable, but no one can discipline me when I get married, and I want to try to lie in bed, so I lied to Yong'er that it was uncomfortable." ”

Li Tengkong was stunned for a moment, looked at Yan Yan silently, and thought, I should be a little envious, I didn't worry about anything, and easily married Xue Bai.

Just thinking about it, Yan Yan had already taken her hand and whispered: "I have always had something to say to you, you treat me, but I ......"

Li Tengkong smiled and said softly, "It's okay, don't talk about it." ”

She knew what Yan Yan wanted to say, but whether she had Yan Yan or not, she couldn't marry Xue Bai.

"Why aren't you happy?"

"There's something going on at home." Li Tengkong said: "What story are you reading?" ”

"I bought it in the East Market, and someone continued to write "Journey to the West", and I just started watching it, let's watch it together."

"Okay."

Li Tengkong thought about waiting for Xue Bai to come back and relayed those words, and in the future, she would no longer get involved in those mundane things, she was tired and too lazy to pay attention to intrigue.

Listening to Yan Yan muttering stories in his ears, Li Tengkong fell asleep unconsciously.

Underneath her was a new silk bedding, thick and soft, and she slept soundly.

……

When she woke up again, it was already evening, Yan Yan had already fallen asleep, Li Tengkong looked at her tender face, the more envious she felt, and suddenly heard Yong'er outside the door calling "Lang Jun".

She hurriedly got up, lifted the quilt, and saw Xue Bai standing there.

The two looked at each other and were stunned for a long time.

~~

Three days later, Xue Bai took Yan Yan back to the door.

When they went out, they saw that the courtyard next door was being renovated, which was originally vacant, but now it must have been the owner who had returned or sold it.

"When I'm free, I'll have to visit the neighborhood, right?" Yan Yan asked, "The first time you came to my house was when you first moved to Changshoufang. ”

Xue Bai glanced at the Lady of Qiuguo Mansion in the east and said, "It's okay not to visit." ”

The husband and wife boarded the carriage and horse, all the way to the Yan house in Dunhuafang.

Yan Yan had never shown any emotions when she was in Xue's house, but when she went home this time, she couldn't help but hug Wei Yun and Cui's and cry.

Yan Hao wanted to be comforted, but he didn't know how to persuade him, scratched his head on the side, and finally said: "Sister, don't cry, A-Niang is going to give birth to a younger brother or sister." ”

"You kid, you don't have a door." Wei Yundang even taught his son a lesson.

But at least, Yan Yan didn't cry anymore.

Xue Bai and Yan Zhenqing didn't care much about the attitude of these children, and after greeting for a while, they went to the study to talk.

"Congratulations."

Yan Zhenqing waved his hand, not wanting to talk about personal matters, but said: "Zhang Yan recommended me to take over Wang Wei's official position, is it your idea?" ”

"Yes." Xue Bai said: "I thought that Mr. Maha could be appointed as a scholar in the middle school, but unfortunately luck made people. ”

"The so-called 'reactive power is not acceptable'." Yan Zhenqing's face was a little serious, and he said: "I haven't made any merits in my tenure as a member of the Wailang, and I moved because of the attachment relationship, and the bad thing is the rule of the Tang Dynasty." ”

This is the biggest difference between him and Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and others, Yan Zhenqing is not pedantic, but he always considers personal interests behind the country's social affairs.

Xue Bai said: "The rule of the Tang Dynasty has long been broken, but the father-in-law should be promoted as soon as possible and seek a prime minister." ”

"I gave you words, but you didn't listen."

"It's not that way, it's that the social system is in jeopardy." Xue Bai said: "Look at the important ministers in the court, Li Linfu, Zhang Yan, Chen Xilie, Yang Guozhong, are there anyone who can take on state affairs?" ”

Yan Zhenqing sighed and said: "Throughout the Kaiyuan period, the prime minister of the Kaiyuan Dynasty knew that the saints employed people. For example, Yao Chong, Zhang Jiazhen, and Zhang Shuo, are capable and talented, these people can make the Tang Dynasty prosperous and the warehouse full, but if there is a lack of personal morality, it is inevitable that the officials will be corrupted; At this time, it is time to use a gentleman to correct the atmosphere, Yao Chong and Zhang Jiazhen are followed by Song Jing, Zhang Shuo is followed by Li Yuanhong and Du Xian, and Yu Wenrong is followed by Zhang Jiuling. ”

Hearing him say this, Xue Bai realized that Li Longji's frequent changes in appearance before were regular.

"According to this reason, after Li Linfu resigns, he should not choose another 'capable minister', but another moral gentleman." Xue Bai smiled: "The father-in-law is very sure. ”

"I'm talking about the Kaiyuan period." Yan Zhenqing said: "It's the year of Tianbao...... In the more than ten years since Li Linfu served as prime minister, the employment of saints has been different from the past. ”

What he meant was that it was impossible for a saint to correct the morals with an incorruptible gentleman.

Xue Bai said: "It's man-made. ”

Since Yan Zhenqing said this topic, he also recognized Xue Bai's idea in his heart, now the Manchu Dynasty has no moral gentleman, and the Tang Dynasty has reached the time when it must fade away from impetuousness in order to maintain long-term stability, as "Ben Hexagram" said, "Bai Ben, no blame".

He is willing to stand up and correct the atmosphere, but he does not want to be punished for nothing and corrupt the rule of officials, so there is only one way, meritorious service.

"Although it is good to be an official in Chang'an, it may not be a place for her husband to make meritorious contributions." Yan Zhenqing seemed to be hesitating, paced to the window, looked into the distance, and said, "Helong has a great achievement, I may want to go to Longyou again." ”

Xue Bai knew that Yan Zhenqing had been busy dealing with Tubo recently, and this matter was secret, and Yan Zhenqing didn't even tell him the details.

It is obvious that Tubo is anti-Nanzhao, and Datang will inevitably fight back. Even if he wants to conquer Nanzhao, Helong should send troops to contain Tubo.

Yan Zhenqing has only returned to Beijing from Longyou for less than a year, and now that his wife is pregnant, it is inevitable that she will have some concerns if she wants to be released again. But he knows very well that in today's situation, trapped in the intrigue of Chang'an, a moral gentleman cannot win, and he has to have a real great achievement.

……

On the way home from Yan's house, Xue Bai thought of a question.

If it was on the night of the wedding, he knew earlier that Li Longji and Li Heng would come, and what would have happened if he had arranged for the dead to assassinate the father and son?

Maybe it still can't stop the chaos, An Lushan has already returned to Fanyang, and I heard that there is such a big mess in Chang'an, so I am afraid that I will lead troops to King Qin. Even without An Lushan, his henchmen might have launched a person to rebel, such as Shi Siming.

And Li Longji, as the Son of Heaven, is so obsessed, if he doesn't get rid of it, how can he stop the rebellion?

Xue Bai has always wanted to stop the Anshi Rebellion, but after experiencing all the things that Tianbao has been doing since the beginning of spring in the ninth year, he suddenly felt that he couldn't stop it.

He won't back down, but he knows that he should prepare with both hands, and if he can't stop it, he should calm it down as quickly as possible.

Thinking about it, he has returned to the Xue Mansion.

The house next door was still moving, but there was a dusty man standing outside the door of Xue's house.

"Dare to ask, but Xue Lang is back?"

Xue Bai glanced at the other party and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"Someone asked the villain to bring a sealed letter to Xue Lang." The other party flashed a sign from his sleeve.

Xue Bai then beckoned him to come forward and speak.

"General Tian has returned to Chang'an, and he wants to see Xue Lang......"

~~

I haven't seen it for a long time, Tian Shengong's temperament has changed dramatically, it is more calm and temperamental.

But the way he looked at Xue Bai was still the same.

"I wanted to say that if I went back to Chang'an with the general, I could catch up with Lang Jun's wedding wine, but when I arrived in Guanzhong, the general said that it was too late, and he rode his horse first. We don't dare to disobey orders. ”

When Tian Shengong said this, Tian Shenyu interjected: "I originally wanted to tell the general, let's escort him back to Chang'an, but my brother stopped him." ”

Xue Bai said: "It's right not to say, the military life is the most important." ”

He took out a wine bag from his sleeve and said, "Joy wine." ”

"Xie Langjun!"

The place where the three of them spoke was in a secret house in Fengwei Building, because Xue Bai didn't want others to notice the relationship between him and the Tian brothers too early.

After drinking wine and talking about their experience in Hedong, the Tian brothers looked at Xue Bai and sighed with emotion.

"We were at the border, and we also heard that Lang Jun won the champion and became a high-ranking official."

"It's just a petty official." Xue Bai really felt that this was a petty official, waved his hand and asked, "What is Wang Zhonghe's plan for pacifying Nanzhao?" ”

Although Wang Zhongji made friends with him and rushed back to his wedding banquet, he did not talk to him much at the wedding banquet.

These things are classified military information.

Tian Shengong and Tian Shenyu were actually embarrassed when they heard the question, but after hesitating for a moment, they still revealed it to Xue Bai.

"The festival commander is willing to go south."

"We really don't know, but the commander thinks that attacking Nanzhao, like Gao Xianzhi destroying Xiao Boluguo, is not a lot of soldiers, and it is a surprise."

"You're going to go south with him?"

"Yes."

The Tian brothers were a little excited.

Hedong does not have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions than Longyou, and they have long looked forward to making meritorious contributions to Nanzhao, but they have never worried about not adapting to the water and soil, or being hit by the miasma in the south.

~~

On the same day, Li Longji summoned Wang Zhonghe.

They are fathers and sons, but they haven't had a proper conversation for many years.

As soon as Wang Zhongsi entered the hall, he bowed to the ground, expressed his attitude, and said: "Ge Luofeng rebelled against His Majesty and served Tubo, insulting the Tang Dynasty, and the minister is willing to capture him for His Majesty and return to Chang'an, and dedicate himself to the palace gate to eliminate His Majesty's anger!" ”

"Get up."

Li Longji was not surprised by this answer, and asked: "Who do you think is the best candidate for the envoy of the Hedong Festival?" ”

Wang Zhongsi was silent for a moment, and then responded: "Chenping Nanzhao, it only takes half a year. ”

The originally harmonious atmosphere condensed slightly, and Li Longji was very unhappy with this answer, but he did not force Wang Zhongji to recommend a candidate.

After all, it is not Wang Zhonghe's turn to decide on this candidate.

"In half a year, how do you plan to pacify Nanzhao?"

Wang Zhongsi raised his head and looked at the people in the hall a little boldly, and saw that the people who served the saints were some old officials, so he spoke.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is bold...... The minister is sick, please rest in Chang'an first......"

(End of chapter)