Hot noodle soup is served on the table and sprinkled with a handful of chopped green onions.

Diao Geng sniffed, sucked the heat into his big nostrils, and didn't care about the heat, so he picked up the bowl and ate it in a big gulp. When there was only broth left in the bowl, he picked up a piece of Hu cake, smeared it with meat sauce and rolled it up, and ate it with the soup.

"It's full."

After drinking the wine in the pot in two sips, Diao Geng followed Diao Bing to the lobby.

Now that Lao Liang and Jiang Hai are not there, Fan Gao is the highest martial artist here, and he is sitting on the right at this time, his face is calm, and he is drinking slowly with a pot of wine in his hand.

Du Erniang was sitting on the top, with a scroll on her lap, and when everyone was ready, she spoke.

"Lang Jun is not here, everything is up to me, and now there is a big event...... I'm going to take Colliers. ”

"Okay."

In Chang'an, this is really a big deal, but Fan Gao responded directly. It's not that he is so magnificent that he doesn't take Colliers in his eyes, but because he is a small person, and he really doesn't understand how much weight Colliers has.

On the contrary, Diao Bing and Diao Geng brothers have been with Xue Bai for a while, and they understand better.

"Handsome, this matter ......" Diao Bing wanted to remind Fan Gao, but at the end of the words, he said: "." ”

"That's it, our brother follows Lang Jun day by day to protect, he doesn't stop eating, he really encounters something, Lang Jun let him take it away, this is really ......"

Fan Jiao said: "Shut up and listen to Erniang's orders." ”

"It's easy, too." Du Yan said, "I invited Gao Lishi to come, first talk about the situation that he is willing to come, it is easy to talk about it, but if you can't talk about it, I will drop the cup as a number, and you will take him." Colliers wants to live, and if his guards dare to move, they will be killed. ”

"Well, but what if he doesn't come?"

"I've got important news for him, he's supposed to come." Du Yan pondered the reason why Gao Lishi went to the Ting Palace last night, and said to herself: "If he is really not curious, things will be simpler." ”

"Whoa."

Du Yan originally planned to talk about how to end up after committing such a thing, but they didn't ask, but they avoided it.

In short, the knife and axe hand has been arranged, waiting for Gao Lishi to come.

~~

Yishanfang, Baoshou Temple.

The bell kept ringing, and each stroke was worth a thousand dollars, and in the past two days alone, I don't know how much money the Chang'an magnates have given out in the name of Gaolis.

This was a happy event, but unfortunately, something happened in the palace, and Gao Lishi was too busy to leave. But the ministers gave him such a big face, no matter how busy he was, he still had to squeeze out time for a trip after all.

"Uncle Guo is kind-hearted, and he has given so much, I will toast it."

"I don't dare to be General Gao's toast, it's me who respects General Gao."

Yang Guozhong's posture was very low, and he wanted to ask Gao Lishi, now that this concubine has been driven out of the palace, does he dare to respond to the title of "national uncle".

It's a pity that a lot of money was spent, and before he could say a word, the little eunuch rushed to Gao Lishi's side and muttered.

"Unaccompanied."

When the little eunuch took out a post from his sleeve, Gao Lishi accepted it, and even though he said that he was out of company, he went to no one to see it.

The post unfolded, the handwriting was beautiful, but the strokes were like the branches and leaves of plum blossoms, with a hint of arrogance.

"General Gao wants to know what Xue Bai is investigating, why not meet him?"

Gao Lishi was amused in his heart, and secretly thought that he could ask Xue Bai directly, but thinking of Xue Bai's hidden eyes, he shook his head, and felt that it was difficult to ask anything from his mouth.

"Where's the person who sent the post?"

"It's still outside."

"Let him lead the way, let's take a walk."

After entering the East Market, there was a side gate in an alley, and the man who led the way stopped and said, "It's here." ”

Colliers was in no hurry to get in.

There were six guards protecting him, and two of them circled around the mansion and came back and said, "It's the back door of Fenghui Bank." ”

"You stay outside."

Only then did Colliers lead the four of them through the courtyard, and along the way, his guards kept an eye on the servants who were sweeping the courtyard, with some contempt in their eyes.

"General, there are a few good players, but not too good."

When they entered the hall, they first looked at it, and found that there was no one in the room except for a woman sitting at the top.

"Stand down." Colliers said, "I'll talk to her." ”

"Whoa."

"Du Liangdi, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"I'm not very good anymore." Du Yan didn't get up, pointed to the chair in the hall, and asked Gao Lishi to sit down and talk.

"If you are not Liangdi, in what capacity are you seeing me today?"

Du Yan was blunt and said, "It's okay to admit it, I'm Xue Bai's good friend, is it okay?" ”

Colliers appreciated her honesty and smiled, very kind.

In this regard, he is very similar to Wu Huaishi.

Du Yan said: "It is said that women are like clothes, I should have been like Princess Wei's life, and I was confined in the nun temple in the court, and the green lantern bitter Buddha for a lifetime." It is not easy for a woman like me to resist fate, and if the crown prince succeeds to the throne in the future, he will still kill me, so if Xue Bai provokes General Gao to dislike because of his anger in the East Palace, it is my fault. ”

"If you push the long and stand, who dares to fight again." Gao Lishi said, "Back then, I persuaded the sage to establish a prince for the sake of social stability. Since you are enemies of the prince and you are innocent of death, you don't have to ask me for intercession. ”

"If you push it to stand up, then you should also establish King Qing, or rehabilitate the case of the three people, and then it will really be 'who dares to fight again'?" Du Yan said: "Li Heng can't convince the public, Li Linfu has suppressed him for so many years, which has consumed his luck, once he ascends the throne, An Lushan will raise troops against him." ”

It was the first time that Gao Lishi had heard of the saying that the prince's luck had been spent, which sounded ridiculous, but after thinking about it carefully, it made sense, the prince had indeed lost too much prestige in the case of retreating step by step.

"Du Erniang said it directly, why did Xue Bai investigate the details of the Sanshu case?"

"The case of the three people?" Du Yan said: "I wrote a post to invite the general to come, to show that Xue Bai found out that King Shou had 'falsely claimed to be a fool', and King Shou had been the heir of King Ning to guard filial piety......"

Colliers shook his head.

With his status, Du Yan is actually very offensive to play with him and test his attitude.

"Don't beat around the bush." Gao Lishi said: "We all know that Wu Huaishi did not frame Xue Bai, he did inquire about what should not be investigated." If you don't want to speak, why do you coax me over? ”

Seeing that all these methods had been recognized, Du Yan had no choice but to ask, "General Gao went to the court last night?" ”

"I won't hide it, and I'll say a few words to Erniang." Gao Lishi said, "The county lord of Hezheng has received some favors from me over the years, and he has told the truth, Xue Bai went to the court to meet the county lord of Boping, and he also talked to others alone. ”

Du Yan's face did not have any waves, and said: "It turned out that this was the matter, Xue Bai was for the sake of the saint to marry the county lord and An Qingzong." General Gao also knew that he had always disliked An Lushan and was very concerned about this matter. ”

"Since Du Erniang still refuses to be honest, then there is no need to talk."

Colliers got up as he spoke.

Du Yan still hoped to convince him to avoid really going to the step of using a knife and a gun, so she had to say: "Yes, Xue Bai went to see the county lord of Boping." ”

Colliers had turned to go out, but he did not sit down, and if what Du Yan said did not satisfy him, he would leave immediately.

"General Gao also knows that Xue Bai is Xue Xiu's adopted son, and he has always been very curious about his origins, so he wants to find out where Xue Xiu adopted those many children back then."

Du Yan said slowly, while observing Gao Lishi's reaction.

He heard that the princess of Li Yao, the king of Hubei, had been pardoned and did not die, but she was also imprisoned in the court, so he wanted to ask her. Please believe that General Gao just wants to inquire about his life experience, and he has no intention of snooping into the secrets of the past. ”

Gao Lishi obviously didn't believe it, but he didn't leave immediately, and asked, "How did he know that Princess E was not dead?" ”

"He handled government affairs for the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and Li Linfu showed him the edict of that year, 'Concubine Wei, the king of E, is the master of Lingde, and is a vassal residence. The husband's righteousness is thin, and the woman is diligent...... Don't be tired'. ”

"Since you want to see Princess E, how did you meet the Lord of Boping?"

Du Yan replied: "He and the lord of Boping County inquired about the whereabouts of Princess E. ”

Gao Lis's eyes seemed to see through everything, and he said, "You have been lying, but you want me to believe you?" I really don't know what Xue Bai talked about with Lord Boping? ”

Du Yan's heart sank.

"Lord Boping has already told me." Gao Lishi said: "I came today to give you one last chance to confess." ”

She ...... What did General Gao tell? Du Yan tried her best to stay calm and said, "Since General Gao knows what they talked about, he should believe Xue Bai ......."

"Imperial grandson, Li Qian."

Du Yan finally realized that Colliers is not easy to fool, and lying will only make things worse.

She hesitated, wondering if she could get help from Colliers...... Or directly rob him and rescue Xue Bai?

With a thought in her head, she picked up the cup on the desk and took a sip of tea.

"Wu Huaishi believes that Xue Bai is the emperor's grandson Li Qian." Gao Lishi asked: "What does Erniang think about this matter?" ”

Du Yan rubbed the teacup in her hand and was silent.

There is a key point in the whole thing, according to the information found out from Li Jin, the situation at that time was that Li Jin and Concubine Wu Hui's people went to Li Ying's mansion. When the emperor and grandson were killed by mistake, Li Jin was present, Gao Lishi and Chen Xuanli went later, and Wu Huaishi was not there.

Wu Huaishi was in Concubine Wu Hui's palace at the time, and he heard about it from Concubine Wu Hui after the matter was disposed of. In addition, it is impossible for Gao Lishi's character to tell Wu Huaishi all the truth.

Therefore, Wu Huaishi suspected that Xue Bai was Li Qian based on many clues, but Gao Lishi knew the truth and made it clear that Xue Bai was not Li Qian.

There is such a subtle information gap between the two, which is the key to Xue Bai's breakthrough, and the whole plan is also arranged around this.

If the plan can succeed, Xue Bai only needs to deny to Gao Lishi that he is Li Qian, as long as Gao Lishi believes that Xue Bai is persecuted and is willing to help intercede with the sage, then the matter is not serious. He has given evidence to prove that Wu Huaishi colluded with King Shou to commit a major crime and frame him.

However, if the plan fails, Du Yan has to do the opposite.

She wants to take down Gao Lishi, the insider, rescue Xue Bai by force, and at the same time publicize that Xue Bai is the emperor's grandson Li Qian.

This is the worst outcome, they can only flee as the emperor's grandson, hide somewhere and sting, wait until Li Longji dies, and then seek to compete with Li Heng for the throne. Without Xue Bai being contained in the DPRK, An Lushan would have rebelled, or if the situation in Hebei could not be alleviated, there would be chaos, and there would always be a chance.

Either choice is difficult.

Now if the situation is clear, Du Yan can make a decision without hesitation, but her biggest problem at the moment is that she can't figure out Gaolis's attitude.

"What do I think? I don't quite understand what is going on with the emperor's grandson Li Qian. ”

Du Yan gently put the teacup back on the table, did not drop the cup, put her palm on the scroll on her lap, and said, "Wouldn't it be a good thing if Xue Bai is really the emperor's grandson?" But Wu Huaishi clearly wanted to frame him. ”

Colliers gave Du Yan a lot of patience and kept observing her movements.

He has been with the emperor all his life, and his ability to see through people's hearts is still powerful, and he sees her entanglements in his eyes.

"Du Erniang seems to be undecided? It's up to me, an old thing, to give me a word of truth, right? ”

"General Gao, please." Du Yan hid the uneasiness in her heart and responded.

"Wu Huaishi wants to put Xue Bai to death, and he does have a false move, as for saying that Xue Bai is the emperor's grandson, I have seen the corpse of the emperor's grandson, and I will not be fooled like this."

"Then ask General Gao to return Xue Bai's innocence......"

"Don't worry, I'm not done yet." Gao Lishi said, "Whether Xue Bai is snooping on the secret, or checking his origins, even if he really wants to investigate the case, I can't save him." Because he has exhausted his holy dependents, but he still does not know how to restrain them, this is his way to death. ”

"I don't understand." Du Yan said: "In the past, there were so many crimes, but what did he do, this time, what is his crime?" ”

"There is no charge, but it is the most fatal."

As he spoke, Colliers sighed.

What he thought of was the matter of Yang Guifei, the sage suspected that Guifei had an affair with Xue Bai, and there was no evidence, but this suspicion was difficult to erase.

"I can't save Xue Bai, so I can only give him a ride with my own hands."

Du Yan unconsciously clenched the scroll.

For her, the situation is finally clear, and she can make a decision.

"I've run out of saints." Du Yan spoke, her voice a little colder.

She is finally no longer as lacking in confidence as she was when she lied just now, she has made a decision in her heart, and no matter how difficult the future is, her attitude has been resolute.

"However, the saint can't kill Xue Bai, and General Gao can't kill him."

"Really?"

"Because Xue Bai is the emperor's grandson Li Qian." Du Yan said, "Can a saint kill three sons, and can he still bear the reputation of killing a grandson?" ”

Colliers couldn't help but be surprised.

He looked at Du Yan and carefully observed her expression.

Maybe he came today to see what Xue Bai and Du Yan wanted to do, and now he finally saw it.

"Du Erniang, are you crazy? As I said, I saw the body of the emperor with my own eyes. ”

"Then I'll show you Xue Bai's mind too."

Du Yan said, throwing the scroll in his hand over.

The scroll landed on the carpet in the middle of the hall, and Colliers looked down at it, leaned over, picked it up, and spread it out.

Du Yan picked up the teacup again, looked at the stone floor on both sides of the carpet, and prepared to take down Colliers.

This cup fell, and she, Xue Bai, and many people under them, including relatives and friends, became fugitives wanted by the imperial court.

"What is this?" Colliers asked suspiciously.

Du Yan looked at his kind face and calm movements, did not immediately drop the cup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Nezha's story." ”

The story is written on that scroll, and with the drawing, it is easy to understand.

"Nezha suffered a lot of cold eyes, cut the flesh to return to his father, deboned and returned to his mother, and used lotus flowers as his flesh to live...... At the end of this story, Xue Bai added, General Gao might as well take a look. ”

Gao Lishi was unfolding the scroll little by little, looking at it with great interest, and when he heard what Du Yan said, his eyes happened to look at the tail of the scroll, and there was indeed a separate sentence.

He couldn't help but read it.

"My life is up to me, not to God."

It seemed that this sentence gave Du Yan courage, and the decisive color in her eyes flashed, and she slammed the teacup in her hand to the ground.

"Boom!"

The teacup is torn apart.

~~

Diao Bing and Diao Geng were sweeping in the yard, and their eyes looked at Hu Laishui who was guarding the corridor from time to time.

Hu Laishui's ears are spiritual, as long as they hear the sound of a cup breaking in the hall, they will make a gesture, and they will immediately move to kill the servants brought by Gao Lishi. Take down Colliers.

For this reason, Diao Bing has changed into a pair of light and durable shoes.

He knew that there were many things to be busy after the killing, such as using Gao Lishi to rescue Lang Jun. It turned out that the broken straw shoes he was used to wearing were too conspicuous in Chang'an City, and they were easy to be recognized and delay things.

Diao Geng hid a dagger in his sleeve, ready to pounce on it at any time and wipe the neck of a janitarian guard.

Finally, Hu Laishui's ears moved and he gestured.

Diao Geng smiled slightly, and the dagger was already in the palm of his hand.

Suddenly, a bell rang.

It was the bell that summoned the maidservant in the hall.

"Qu Shui, are you there?" Du Yan said loudly, "I fell off my cup, take another one." ”

Hu Laishui immediately pushed open the door.

Diao Geng looked at it, and saw Du Yan sitting on the top, waving his hand and saying, "What are you doing in the court?" Still not going back? ”

He couldn't help but be stunned, and when he saw Gao Lishi's gaze, he hurriedly retracted the dagger into his sleeve.

~~

"Okay."

At the same time as the teacup fell to the ground, Gao Lishi suddenly said: "With this, I may be able to save Xue Bai." ”

Du Yan was surprised, thinking that Gao Lishi had seen her plan and was delaying the army.

Gao Lishi didn't look at her, his eyes were always on the scroll, with a happy attitude, and said: "Wu Huaishi's accusation is not groundless, but from this story. ”

Du Yan's heart moved, and she hurriedly pulled the rope bell and shouted, "Qu Shui, are you there?" ”

Gao Lishi turned his head to look at her, slightly puzzled, and pointed to the painting in his hand with a smile.

"The evidence on the side is too blunt, and the way to resolve the suspicion of the saint is hidden in this kind of inadvertence."

The door of the hall was opened and closed, and Du Yan hurriedly made a blessing and said, "Please General Gao for advice." ”

She was still worried that Colliers was lying to her, but she was willing to hear what he had to say, at least for now, on her turf.

Wu Huaishi didn't know the hidden situation, and saw Xue Bai tracking down the old case, and he was about the same age as the emperor's grandson, and mistakenly thought he was the emperor's grandson. Although the saint and I knew that this was impossible, we were still angry with Xue Bai, do you know why? ”

Du Yan was suspicious, and on the surface, her attitude lowered a lot, and said, "It's because Xue Bai is too good at causing trouble." ”

"Xue Bai can make Wu Huaishi accuse like this, it must not be a good thing, it is better to kill them together."

It sounds absurd, but it is exactly what it is.

Where to talk about these things, there is no more reason than the likes and dislikes of the superiors.

The power struggle seems to be unfathomable, but the essence is simple and outrageous, and sometimes it only depends on the mood of the saint.

"But with this story it's different." Gao Lishi said, "Wu Huaishi originally heard this story to speculate on Xue Bai's thoughts, so he mistakenly thought that Xue Bai was the emperor's grandson. ”

Although Du Yan was vigilant, she couldn't help but admire that Gao Lishi really understood the Sacred Heart.

With this seemingly simple reason, all the mistakes that Xue Bai may have made can be attributed to this story.

Wu Huaishi would not fabricate that Xue Bai and King Ruyang said that Li Qian was still alive for no reason, in the heart of the saint, Wu Huaishi must also have a reason to do such a thing.

But, based on this alone, Colliers is suddenly willing to help?

Du Yan didn't believe it.

She thought that Gao Lishi must have known that his life was in danger, so he hurriedly expressed his position, and then found a reason.

"Du Erniang, you don't seem to have a steady hand?" Gao Lishi suddenly smiled and asked.

"What?"

Du Yan looked at the fragments of the teacup on the ground, knowing that Gao Lishi was asking her if she could move.

Gao Lishi didn't make any more promises, only a few words from Fang Cai, maybe he would really come to the rescue of Xue Bai, or he might transfer troops to surround this place as soon as he left.

He deliberately asked questions now to test whether Du Yanxin trusted him.

"General Gao is really willing to save Xue Bai?"

Colliers re-rolled the scroll up, very carefully.

Unhurriedly tucked the scroll into his sleeve, he said, "I care about him very much, and if I can, I will protect him." ”

This sentence inexplicably made Du Yan feel that she could trust him, she hesitated in her heart, and finally made a decision again.

"The little woman made amends to General Gao, and we just broke the can, thinking...... Thinking that Xue Bai was wronged but couldn't explain it clearly, it was a big deal to admit it, even if he was wrongfully killed, it could also be the funeral of the emperor and grandson. I just talked nonsense and smashed things, General Gao forgive me. ”

Gao Lishi couldn't help laughing, pointed to the debris on the ground, and said, "What a 'broken can'." ”

~~

Tai Chi Palace Eagle Dog Workshop.

In the huge cage, Xue Bai was sitting upright in the middle and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Not long ago, Yao Siyi was locked up here, and in the blink of an eye, it was his turn again, which shows that the companion is like a tiger. Even for a broad-minded emperor like Li Longji, his patience and tolerance are not something that everyone can enjoy.

In other words, the love of the saint cannot become a lifelong battle, it says no, it is gone.

A tall figure walked over and blocked Xue Bai from basking in the sun.

"I've seen Du Erniang, she didn't lie, she really told me, what are you looking for."

Xue Bai opened his eyes and saw that it was Gao Lishi, so he hurriedly got up and saluted, and said, "I caused trouble again, General Lao Gao ran away, and I really feel ashamed." ”

"You are much more polite than Du Erniang." Colliers laughed, "It's a pity that I can't find anything from you." ”

"I don't know what General Gao heard from Erniang?"

"First of all, your reputation as a restless and upright gentleman is ruined by me."

Xue Bai had no choice but to say: "I also asked General Gao to help cover up, this is a private matter after all." ”

"Last night, I went to the Yeting Palace and met with the county lord of Boping." Colliers.

Xue Bai's face remained unchanged and waited for the following.

Gao Lishi listened to his steady breathing, felt his inner peace, didn't bother to test him again, and continued: "What did you talk about with the county lord of Boping, the county lord still refused to tell me, she has rarely dealt with people in her life, and if she doesn't talk about it, she really can't ask anything. Fortunately, I asked Du Erniang about it. ”

Xue Bai was not annoyed, and said, "If you care about it, it will be chaotic." ”

"She asks me for something, so it's easy to make mistakes."

"Then I'll talk to General Gao directly." Xue Bai said: "I heard that Xue Rust adopted orphans back then, and there is a booklet that records where the orphans were found from, and this matter is also related to the king of E, so I want to ......."

"Enough, I've seen through it, and I'm still acting." Colliers took out the scroll from his sleeve and handed it over, saying, "See for yourself." ”

"This is Nezha's story?" Xue Bai smiled dumbly, shook his head, and said, "I've been writing a collection of stories recently, called "Romance of the Gods", it's far away, but what can this story prove?" ”

"What is hidden in this is your mind." Colliers.

"What's on my mind?"

"The mind of the third prince." Gao Lishi stared at Xue Bai's eyes, his eyes burning, and said, "Tell me the truth, what do you want to do?" ”

Xue Bai calmly met his gaze and said, "There is also a story in "Romance of the Gods" about Bigan's heart to learn loyalty, does General Gao want to hear it?" ”

"No, I'll just ask you what you think."

"I said that there are many, many stories in "Romance of the Gods", if you say that Nezha's mind is my mind, Yang Jian is my mind, Jiang Ziya is my mind, and Bigan is also my mind."

Xue Bai said: "It's too much, but General Gao hasn't seen these stories yet. It's better to give me a pen and paper, I will write it out, General Gao will read it, and I can present it to the saint. ”

Gao Lishi couldn't help but think that Xue Bai was imprisoned in Beiya at the beginning, and he was also urging him to write stories, but now it is different, the sage's mind is different.

"Even now, if you want to do it again, you won't be so lucky every time."

"I am worthy of admiration, and I am not afraid of villains." Xue Bai said: "General Gao, you know very well that Wu Huaishi is just nonsense, isn't it?" ”

Gao Lishi met Xue Bai's eyes and was surprised to find that this shaft actually tested him in turn.

He then snatched the scroll from Xue Bai's hand and said, "You reflect on yourself, if you are willing to confess frankly with me, I will help you in the past." If you are still stubborn, it is self-defeating, no wonder I don't save you. ”

"I treat General Gao with sincerity." Xue Bai said: "From the moment when the general of Tianbao saved my life on the sixth day of the Yuan Night, I regarded the general as a close person. ”

"Keep the nonsense for the king of Hades."

Seeing that he could not find anything useful from here, Colliers put away the scroll again and turned to leave.

He muttered to himself.

"Du Erniang wants to kill me, but she wants me to save you? Hopeless. ”

His back was resolute, and he seemed to have made up his mind not to save Xue Bai.

But when Xue Bai saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief, lay down in the big cage, thinking about something, and gradually became confused.

I thought that this plan would be difficult to succeed, but I didn't expect Gao Lishi to be really willing to see Du Yan, so he came over and seemed to be tempting.

"If you still have doubts, you will definitely come to the rescue, but what are you wondering about?"

(End of chapter)