In the market rumors, the relationship between Colliers and Li Bai is not good.

It is said that because Li Bai was drunk, he asked Gao Lishi to take off his boots for him, and Gao Lishi was angry and exiled Li Bai with slander.

This statement is a bit of an underestimation of Gao Lishi's ruthlessness, although he looks happy, but if someone really angers him, it will not be as simple as banishing him as soon as he makes a move.

As for his relationship with Li Bai? Who doesn't like Li Bai in the world? How many people is Colliers willing to take off his boots for?

Hearing Li Bai's name at this time, Gao Lishi immediately asked intently, "Li Qinglian?" How could he run to Fan Yang? ”

"He said that 'Confucianism is inferior to the rangers', and he wants to go to the north battlefield to 'sprinkle red blood with a white blade' and repay the country."

Speaking of Li Bai, even Feng Shenwei seemed a little more romantic.

"Nonsense." Gao Lishi snorted coldly and said, "Fan Yang is the land of tigers and wolves, what's the use of him as a scholar?" ”

"Yes."

Feng Shenwei thought to himself, it turned out that Grandpa had always known that An Lushan was a wolf's ambition.

"At that time, the child was living in a post house, and suddenly someone brought hot water, dressed as a fan pawn, wearing a felt hat and a beard. As soon as he spoke, I realized that it was Li Bai. He has been in Fanyang for a year, and he went to An Lushan to crusade against the Khitan in fact, in fact, he was defeated and returned, in order to cover up the defeat, he bought soldiers in the army and excluded dissidents, and then conspired with the Khitan king Li Huaixiu, traded privately, and gave the Khitan a large amount of grain and iron tools, and now the people in Fanyang are boiling, and they are looking forward to rebellion......"

The news that Li Bai spent time and energy to find out was obviously much more detailed than Feng Shenwei's experience in just a few days.

He mentioned the plight of several family members of the Khitan soldiers who died in the war, and if they were willing to cover up their defeats and continue to support An Lushan, they would receive rewards, but if they dared to mention to the merchants the experience of their fathers or husbands who died in battle, they would become prisoners. An Lushan thus became the sole ruler of the northern land.

It is also said that An Lushan bought a large number of vigorous Hu'er as private soldiers and gave rich rewards, these people only know An Lushan but do not know that there is a court, and they agitate every day to enter Chang'an.

Li Bai told from the perspective of a person he saw in Youzhou, the woman who lost her husband, the morale-boosting Hu'er, and the court officials who did not dare to intervene in everything...... A boiling scene is painted.

When he heard this, he was silent for a long time and muttered, "You should go directly to the saint." ”

Feng Shenwei asked, "Grandpa is saying that the child should tell the saint all this?" ”

"I only went to see King Jianning a few days ago."

Colliers sat down slowly in his chair, with a sigh in his tone.

He thinks that the saint is an extremely sensitive person, and now that Feng Shenwei goes to face the saint again, the saint will inevitably think that someone is constructing and framing An Lushan.

Feng Shenwei realized this emotion, waited for a while, and saw that Gao Lishi didn't speak again, and asked, "Then, is the child still retributive?" ”

Colliers didn't answer, his eyes flashing with thought.

He suddenly got up, beckoned a little eunuch named Wei Yue, and said, "Go and see if the saint is up?" Yuan Siyi is still in front of the palace? Ask him if he can come along. ”

"Whoa."

Wei Yue went quickly, but this time waiting for his life, Gao Lishi felt that time passed extremely slowly.

He paced back and forth in the room, rubbing his face as usual so that it was no longer stiff and smiling peacefully, but still inevitably anxious.

Finally.

"Back to General Gao's words, the sage has not yet risen, and General Yuan is not in front of the emperor."

"Where did he go?" Colliers immediately asked.

The eunuchs under him are very good at doing things, and when they went out to inquire about the news, they heard that Yuan Siyi was not there, so they asked where he was going, which is the most basic ability. But today, Wei Yue replied: "The slave maid asked, but several people in front of the emperor said that they didn't know." ”

"Recruit Li Dayi and let him inquire."

"Whoa."

Gao Lishi turned his head to look at Feng Shenwei and said, "An Lushan sent someone back with you?" ”

"Yes."

"Obviously, An Lushan's people are already complaining to Yuan Siyi, asking him to speak in front of the emperor."

Feng Shenwei was uneasy in his heart and asked, "How is that good?" ”

"When the saint wakes up, I will go with you to face the saint."

Colliers said, closed his eyes and rested. The posture is slightly different from usual, and occasionally I always open my eyes to see.

I don't know how many times he opened his eyes, Li Dayi arrived in a hurry.

"Grandpa."

"Where did Yuan Siyi go?"

"He's facing the saint." Li Dayi said, "Feng Shenwei just came back, and Yuan Siyi went to face the saint." ”

Colliers said: "The saint has not yet woken up......"

"Yuan Siyi's people deceived Wei Yue."

Although Li Dayi didn't know what exactly happened, he was put on a position like this by Yuan Siyi's people, his face was already a little ugly, and he said: "Yuan Siyi doesn't know what is important, he has been in the Xingqing Palace, and let people prevent others from seeing the saint." ”

Feng Shenwei opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

The situation was clearly much worse than he had expected.

On the contrary, Gao Lishi calmed down, got up and said, "Let's go, let's go and ask for a meeting." ”

~~

Xue Bai has returned to Chang'an from Lantian and refused to be invited to a banquet, and he seems to be very idle at home every day.

But Feng Shenwei had only entered Beijing on his front foot, and he immediately went to Du's house.

Du Wulang sat in the courtyard with his daughter in the sun, saying some stupid things in his mouth, listening to the movement, he turned his head to see that it was Xue Bai, and said in a voice: "Godfather is here, let him hug him." ”

Xue Bai didn't dare to hold the child, he didn't know where to start, he refused Du Wulang's request, and stood aside and watched.

After only a moment, the carriage was moving again in the front yard, but it was the Du sisters who came back.

"Huh."

Du Wulang said: "It's strange today, and I don't see anything serious, you are all here." ”

He looked stupid, but he knew that they must have come to meet.

Du Yan didn't bother to pay attention to him, stepped forward and pinched her niece's little face and walked in. Du Cheng said to Xue Bai: "It's boring to sit in this courtyard, go to the back garden and have a cup of tea?" ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey."

Du Wulang shook his head, mocking them for pretending to be unfamiliar here.

These people met mysteriously all day long, and he didn't bother to mix, and continued to hum a little song, gently shaking the milky child in his arms.

Suddenly, there was another neighing of horses, but it was endless.

"Let's go, we're not here anymore."

"Babble, babble."

Du Wulang got up, but saw a knight rush to the front door and said, "Du joins the army, King Jianning will let you go to Baisun Courtyard." ”

If it weren't for this title, Du Wulang would have forgotten that he also had an official position in the palace to join the army.

~~

"Feng Shenwei is back."

"What's his attitude?"

"We can't find out when we enter the palace, but there is one thing, the first thing he did when he entered Chang'an was to send someone to see Gao Lishi in the house outside the palace."

Xue Bai groaned: "Go to see Gao Lishi first, he must have encountered a lot of setbacks in Fan Yang." ”

Du Yan leaned over and said, "Fan Yang sent two teams of people over there, one team to escort Feng Shenwei back, and the other team should have been a few days in advance to meet Yuan Siyi first." ”

"Bought it?"

"It should be bought, Yuan Siyi was on duty in the palace for two or three days in a row." Du Yan said: "Gao Lishi has been very empty these days, and he has been meddling in your affairs. ”

"Really?" Xue Bai felt her scrutiny and touched his nose.

Du Cheng consciously or unintentionally relieved him and said, "In this way, Yuan Siyi is planning to say good things for An Lushan in front of the sage." ”

"It's okay, our current strategy is to temporarily appease An Lushan, and don't force him to rebel."

"Yes, in addition, if Feng Shenwei can make Gao Lishi realize the seriousness of the situation, it may not be a good thing for us."

"I'll wait for him to have an attitude." Xue Bai leaned back, leaned on the rockery, stretched his posture, and said, "If he also supports us, we will be considered a success." ”

What he is talking about now is that with the power of the East Palace of Li Cong and Li Qi, the old and the new, plus the forces he has accumulated and drawn from Li Linfu's men, if he has the full support of Gao Lishi, many things will be promising.

Of course, it will not be easy to get the full support of Colliers. It also depends on what kind of attitude Li Longji will have towards Feng Shenwei's report this time.

He has to wait, but fortunately, he is not in a hurry to stay at the Du family, he can wait.

At noon, because Du Youlin was still in the yamen and did not return from official business, Du Zhai did not call them to eat, and the three of them stayed until the afternoon, and they were so hungry that Du Yan ordered someone to go to Fengwei Building to ask for a food box.

"Erniang, there's news."

Along with the food box, there is also the movement of Colliers.

"Gao Lishi was not on duty today, but he went to Xingqing Palace with Feng Shenwei early, and came out in the afternoon and went to Baisun Courtyard."

"See Li Qi?"

"Yes, Jianning Palace."

Xue Bai was a little disapproving of Gao Lishi's encounter with something to find Li Qi first instead of coming to him, and said with a smile: "It's okay, this can be regarded as an eyebrow." ”

~~

Baisun Courtyard, Jianning Palace.

It is said to be a royal mansion, but it is actually a group house, with adjacent walls and no privacy.

For example, a few days ago, Li Zhuan, the king of Jiyin County, had an affair with a maid in the backyard, and it soon spread to Li Qi's house.

In such an environment, the so-called long history, Sima, and joining the army in the princes' mansions are naturally fictitious, and they don't have to go to the government on weekdays, but they just receive an extra salary.

Du Wulang's participation in the army in the palace couldn't be delayed at first, but he still came to accompany Li Qi to study and hunt a few times, and then gradually became lazy.

Today, he was supposed to stay at home well, but he was suddenly called over and did an extra job, and he was naturally unwilling. simply rode a donkey and dragged from Shengpingfang to Yongxingfang, thinking that if he arrived late, he would do less.

Finally arrived, Li Qi was already waiting for his eyes to penetrate, and was pacing in the front yard, and when he saw him coming, he immediately rushed forward and asked, "Do you know that Feng Shenwei has returned to Beijing from Fanyang?" How does Xue Bai react to this? ”

"I don't know." Du Wulang replied heartily.

"It's a big deal, you answer me."

"I really don't know, I don't even know who Feng Shenwei is."

Li Qi waited for at least an hour, but got such a useless and sincere answer, and he was stunned for a while.

Du Wulang is not ashamed, he has no consciousness of a prince and a minister.

He didn't want to get this errand, it was imposed on him by others, not to mention that the salary was not high, far less than the dividends he received in Fengwei Building, and he thought that he had no responsibility to inquire about these for Li Qi.

I don't know how long this silent atmosphere lasted, and just as Li Qi wanted to explain his cooperation with Xue Bai, a servant stepped forward to report.

"San Lang, General Gao is here."

"What?"

If it was said that the first time Colliers came was a surprise for Li Qi, and the second time he came in a short time, it was something that made him extremely nervous and uneasy.

Of course, it was impossible for him not to see Gao Lishi, and said, "I will personally go to meet him." ”

When Du Wulang saw it, he said, "Then I'll go back first?" ”

Li Qi couldn't help his lazy nature, and said, "Why don't you leave like this, I still have important things to discuss with you." ”

"Me? What can I do? ”

Du Wulang was very self-aware, and walked to the door with Li Qi, and when he saw Gao Lishi, he turned sideways and was about to go out.

"Is that Du Jiagolang Du Cheng?"

"Huh?"

Du Wulang and Gao Lishi were not familiar with each other, and subconsciously looked left and right, realizing that this must be calling himself and couldn't hide, so he stepped forward and saluted: "I've seen General Gao." ”

"Let's stay and talk."

Gao Lishi said casually, and without waiting for him to refuse, he walked forward generously and entered the hall with Li Qi.

Du Wulang was a little anxious, but he had no choice but to follow in. There were a few people standing outside the courtyard guarding it, but letting him in made it seem that his status was not low.

"Earlier in the Huaqing Palace, Sun Xiaozhe slashed Wang Zhonghei with a knife, and the sage ordered Feng Shenwei to escort him to Fanyang to see what An Lushan would do. Now, Feng Shenwei is back......"

Gao Lishi slowly recounted the cause and effect, Du Wulang listened, and then realized that this was the case, he didn't talk much anyway, just listened to their conversation.

Later, when it came to Feng Shenwei's experience in Fanyang, Li Qi was not surprised by An Lushan's rebellious behavior, but thought of the conversation with Xue Bai at that time, and thought that Xue Bai was very prescient.

At the end, Li Qi asked, "Can General Gao report these circumstances to the sage?" ”

Colliers nodded, but did not speak.

Li Qi asked, "Does the sage have any instructions on how to deal with it?" ”

"If the sage had instructed how to deal with it, I wouldn't have come to you, King Jianning."

"The saint doesn't believe?"

The first thing Li Qi thought of was not that Gao Lishi's visit would bring him countless troubles, but that he couldn't believe that the saint still didn't believe in An Lushan's rebellious heart.

"Why don't you believe it?" He asked again.

"Before I met the saint, Yuan Siyi had already taken the lead and told many grievances for An Lushan." Gao Lishi said: "An Lushan heard about Sun Xiaozhe's behavior in Lishan and ordered him to be whipped heavily, but he was not executed because of the feelings of the Khitan generals. It was also said that Feng Shenwei asked him for a bribe and was insatiable. In the end, he said that there was a faction in the court that was crowding out and suppressing him, and he was willing to resign from the post of envoy of Fan Yang and Pinglu Jiedu......"

"Then let him quit." Li Qi snorted coldly.

"It is precisely knowing that the saint will not remove him, that he is like this." Gao Lishi said: "I shouldn't have come here, it only increased the suspicion of the saint, but it confirmed what An Lushan said, we colluded and excluded him." ”

This latter sentence, Du Wulang thought it was true.

Gao Lishi changed his words, and said: "But it is not appropriate to always follow the saint, for fear of being suspicious and not saying or doing anything, in the long run, the society will be broken, so I still came......"

It is hard to imagine that these words came from the mouth of a eunuch.

But if you think about it carefully, in many things, when no one dares to persuade the saint, Colliers is the only one who dares to speak. For example, after the Sanshuren case, Li Heng was promoted as the crown prince; For example, when Li Longji said that there was nothing to do in the world, he wanted to hand over power to Li Linfu...... These are all major events that really want to hurt the foundation of the Tang Society, and in this kind of matter, the most obedient to the holy will of Gao Lishi is the most active person to change the situation.

Today, Colliers is here to express his support for the plan discussed by Li Qi and Xue Bai to jointly solve the internal and external troubles of the Tang Dynasty, and to increase their voice in the court.

Therefore, he was not stingy in expressing his stance to Li Qi, and said: "If the king of Jianning is interested in the community and has a way to stop the turmoil, I will not be ambiguous if I can help him." ”

Li Qi was a person who dared to fight, and hoped that Gao Lishi could give more support, such as taking the lead in the matter, rather than just expressing his position, so he asked: "General Gao can no longer personally persuade the saint?" ”

"Old, you young people can find a way."

Colliers sighed, and there was a movement of supporting his knees, preparing to leave.

As for the "you" he said, of course, he was not referring to Du Wulang, but Li Qi and Xue Bai.

In addition, about Xue Bai's life experience, he has always guessed that Xue Bai is Li Ying's son, and he has mixed feelings about it, although he protects him, he is worried about causing greater chaos. And Xue Bai teamed up with Li Qi, which was the best result for him.

After observing in the past two years, Li Li has gradually become one of the most optimistic grandsons of Gaolis, especially after Li Li was involved in a major case at the fireworks ceremony.

Today, Colliers came to Li Qi instead of Xue Bai, which is also revealing this hope......

The meaning of hiding so deeply, Du Wulang naturally can't understand it.

He couldn't help but snort softly when he heard Gao Lishi say that he was going to hand over the problem to the young people.

Li Qi was frowning and discussing, when he heard this, he looked at Du Wulang and asked, "Wulang has a way?" ”

Du Wulang was so anxious to urinate, how could he do anything, and shook his head.

"To deal with An Lushan, you can't force him, how difficult it is."

"What is more important now is to convince the saint that he has a disobedient heart." Li Qi groaned and asked, "Shouldn't the saint be completely unsuspicious?" ”

If the saint really didn't have any suspicions about An Lushan, Gao Lishi would not dare to go out of the palace to contact. Obviously, the saint still has the mind to observe the situation.

Li Qi didn't need to answer, and looked at Gao Lishi's eyes to confirm this.

He then muttered to himself: "I have to find a way to test An Lushan for the saint......"

Du Wulang tried to clamp his legs, and almost stomped his feet because of urgency, he couldn't stand their slow discussion, and blurted out: "Isn't that simple?" ”

"Do you have a way?"

"Let the sage summon An Lushan back to be the prime minister...... I'll go change first! ”

With that, Du Wulang ran away like a gust of wind.

He didn't understand, it was a very simple thing, why did they have to discuss and discuss, and just give such a substantive suggestion.

Of course, Gao Lishi and Li Qi have long known that they can transfer the side generals back to Ren Xiang, this is the tradition of the Tang Dynasty, and of course it is not a method that only Du Wulang can think of.

When they talk, they test the attitudes of both sides. For example, the position in this matter, how much trust can be given to each other, how much each other can contribute to this matter, and how much profit, after reaching this consensus, things will be much simpler.

Looking at Du Wulang's back, Li Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "He lives a simple life. ”

~~

When the twilight drum of Chang'an City sounded to the last sound, Du Wulang was able to lead the donkey and run into the side door of Du's house.

He was so tired that he stood there on his knees, panting, and didn't get up for a long time. After a while, when he looked up, he saw Xue Bai standing not far away looking at him.

"Give me a hand."

"Don't be so lazy to eat, and you won't be wheezing."

"It's not...... I'm so tired from pulling this stupid donkey. It's curfew, you can't go. ”

"Then stay overnight."

Xue Bai said calmly, as he spoke, his eyes glanced at the side door again, and when he saw that no one was coming again, he turned around and entered the hospital.

He was waiting for Colliers to send someone to him today, because he was the first to realize that An Lushan was going to rebel and take precautions. But in the end, I only waited for Togoro.

Xue Bai can also understand, after all, many things depend on identity.

The two of them walked to the backyard.

Du Wulang rarely experienced this kind of participation in major events, and Xue Bai had to listen to him, and talked about today's experience.

"I probably understand what's going on, you have formed a new faction, let's call it 'Xindonggong', right now you want to stop An Lushan's rebellion, and this purpose has made you form a rope."

"Pretty much."

Du Wulang knew that Xue Bai was the most motivated, so he deliberately teased him, and said, "But they won't take you with them for discussion, just let me deliver a message to you." ”

Xue Bai was not angry, but smiled firmly and said, "But do you know? To have this 'New East Palace' series is already the result of my efforts, and all of this was made possible by me. ”

Du Wulang was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Xue Bai, and sometimes he envied this state of hard work and results, in fact, he sometimes wanted to follow suit, but he was full of energy, and after two days, he found that he didn't need it.

He didn't continue to tease Xue Bai, but was a little upset for him, and said, "But you are the one with the lowest status here." ”

"You don't want to think about it, it's Gao Lishi and Li Qi, can ordinary people entrap them?"

"Yes."

As for their respective positions, they only discussed them here, and Togoro was quick to mention specific matters.

"My idea is to let An Lushan return to the court as prime minister. An Lushan will definitely not come back at that time, which proves that he wants to rebel. Am I smart? ”

"You can do it that way, but you're not smart."

"Why?"

Xue Bai said: "You came up with an idea, so this matter fell on me." ”

"Huh?"

Xue Bai said with a smile: "Although An Lushan will definitely not come back, once the matter is raised, Yang Guozhong will definitely oppose it, that person only cares about his own interests, and there will inevitably be a conflict." At that time, Fan Yang's various countermeasures and opposition voices from both the government and the opposition were all directed at me...... It's not too troublesome, but it's a little joke between Colliers and Li Qi and you. ”

Du Wulang only understood at this time why such a simple way, so smart Gao Lishi and Li Qi didn't say it.

Those seemingly lengthy words are actually running-in and coordinating.

For example, today Colliers and Li Qi sat there roasting yams, discussing who would eat, who would add fire, and who would peel the skin. Du Wulang was anxious to urinate and anxious, and said, "Isn't this simple?" ”

So, the hot potato was handed over to him, but he didn't know how to peel it, and he didn't feel hot, so he took it back to Xue Bai in a hurry.

Du Wulang scratched his head and said, "Then you push it back and do it for them?" ”

"No, and there's no need."

Xue Bai knew that Gao Lishi had taken a risk when he came out of the palace to express his position, and Li Qi was not a person who only cared about his personal interests. We all have a heart to protect the Datang Society, and everyone has to work together to do things, and it is inevitable that someone will have to bear more.

Du Wulang let out an "oh" and said, "I just knew that there were so many twists and turns. ”

Nowadays, there are too many people in the DPRK who shirk and wait and see. Colliers and Li Qi are actually already counted.

And some so-called people who can't be officials do things more simply, such as Li Bai, who can go to Fanyang with just one blood.

Xue Bai thought about this, didn't bother to think about Gao Lishi's attitude, and said casually: "Since you have all discussed, the rest of the 'Xiao Xue' will do it." ”

(End of chapter)