At night, Taiping City Su Mansion.

Su Yongjin has not been to the court for many days, Xiao Tiantu has come to visit a few times, and he is relieved to see that although Su Yongjin cannot go to the court yet, he can recover well.

Li Xiantong and others stayed at the inn in the city, and at sunset, people from Su Mansion came to invite Li Xiantong and others to go to Su Mansion to have a celebration banquet, and those little minions arranged them in a nearby restaurant on the spot, and all the money was recorded in the account of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

At the Prime Minister's Banquet, Li Xiantong saw that although Su Yongjin could move freely, his lips couldn't help but be a little pale, and the sword wound had not yet healed, so he asked with concern: "How is Su Xiang's recovery?"

"It doesn't matter. Su Yongjin smiled slightly and said: "Most of my injuries are healed, and a few of you can drink freely at this banquet today. ”

Li Xiantong's habits in the rivers and lakes have not changed, so he drank a glass first to show respect, and after he moved the wine glass, Liu Dafa and the others ate before eating.

Li Xian channel: "In front of the Xianlu Terrace that day, the knife blocked by His Majesty Su Xiangwei, Li admired it very much. ”

Su Yongjin said modestly: "At the last moment, it is the duty of a courtier, so why worry about it." ”

Li Xiantong said with a smile: "I originally thought that all the scholars in the world were powerless, but when I saw it that day, Su Xiangzhen was the first among the scholars in the world!"

Su Yongjin replied: "The biggest hero who saved the driver that day was still the Li family, General Xianda was brave and righteous, and Hou Ye was the one who took the killer's palm to save His Majesty." The general told me that if there was no Hou Ye that day, no one would be able to save His Majesty. ”

Li Xiantong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said with a smile: "That day, His Majesty was surrounded by elite soldiers and masters, and Li was just close to him, so he grabbed this credit." ”

Su Yongjin bowed slightly: "Master Hou's loyalty and bravery, Su also admires it very much. ”

Li Xiantong asked again: "Can someone in the other dart bureaus escort Guanyin back to Beijing?"

"It's still on the way, and the fastest one is tomorrow night. Su Yongjin said: "Today's treasury check, none of the official silver of the six states is missing, Hou Ye personally charged the battle this time, and the speed is like this, it seems that the official silver of each state will be responsible for Hou Ye in the future." ”

Li Xiantong shirked and said: "The Li family is just doing the work of bodyguards, and it is not easy for the six state officials to pick up the bank, Tai'an Dart Bureau, if there are more, I am afraid that I will miss the trip." ”

Su Yongjin nodded and said: "In the past, the official money was personally escorted by the state capitals, but there were many people, but now after it is handed over to the Jianghu Dart Bureau, not only the process is faster, but all kinds of expenses in the middle are also saved, and this savings is enough for the soldiers and civilians in Saibei to eat meat for three days, which is not a small amount." ”

Li Xiantong nodded and said, "Li understands the good intentions of the imperial court. It's just that it will be safer to be escorted by the state capitals in person as in the past?"

"Not really. Su Yongjin replied: "Guanyin has always been untouched, except for the exiles. Instead of letting the state government escort, it is better to let the Jianghu Dart Bureau escort it safer, after all, the masters on the rivers and lakes are stronger than the soldiers in the state capital. ”

Liu Dafa has always been informal, and seeing that Li Xiantong treated Su Yongjin so politely, the two talked harmoniously, so he let go: "The court has thought about this thoughtfully. However, I Liu Dafa think that it is unprecedented for the imperial court to believe in us who are doing dart games so much. ”

Su Yongjin said with a smile: "Today's saints are sage, and the monarchs and people are a family, so they are naturally at ease. ”

Li Xiantong's third son, Li Baobao, has always been a good thing, and when he saw that Liu Dafa was fine when he spoke, he asked what he had been curious about: "Su Xiang, everyone in the rivers and lakes said that Shangguan Jinfeng, the patriarch of Shangguan Mansion, is it true?"

When Li Xiantong heard this, he shouted sternly: "Children don't know etiquette, how dare they ask about other people's affairs!" Since the battle of Xianlutai, Li Xiantong has respected Su Yongjin.

Su Yongjin was stunned for a moment, and then smiled gently: "Don't worry, many people have asked me so." My family affairs are well known, and there is nothing to hide. Like Hou Ye, I am also generally in the rivers and lakes, and half of my body is in the temple, but these do not affect my livelihood for the people. ”

Su Yongjin used the topic to play, which was also the task that Xiao Tiantu gave to Su Yongjin. If anyone said these words, Li Xiantong would inevitably resist them, but when these words came from Su Yong's import, Li Xiantong was not disgusted, because Su Yongjin was indeed such a person.

Su Yongjin deliberately looked at Li Xiantong to observe his reaction, and Li Xiantong drank a glass of wine and nodded in agreement.

Li Baobao was even more excited: "Is Shangguan Mansion a master like a cloud, and all of them are at least as powerful as my two elder brothers?"

Li Baobao did not forget to pull Li Baolong into the water, Li Baolong has always been afraid of his father, so he coughed twice to relieve the embarrassment. Su Yongjin said with a smile: "This is just a legend of the rivers and lakes, most of my inner family are women, and there are also masters in the door, but there is still a bit of a gap compared to your Li family, a martial arts family." ”

Su Xiangyan was serious. Li Xiantong answered: "Who doesn't know that the status of Shangguan Mansion is unshakable in the rivers and lakes. ”

Su Yongjin is not easy to refute, this is a fact: "Shangguan has always done good deeds to treat people, no matter how famous he is, he will not bring life to death and will not take it away, leaving a huge family to pass on, which is a blessing." ”

Li Xiantong smiled and said, "This is natural. ”

Imperial Gardens.

It's winter, and the garden is even colder at night.

Xiao Shifeng and Xiao Tiantu wore coats and cooked wine in the court.

Xiao Shifeng looked at the scene outside the court and said: "This year is quite smooth, but after the year, I am a year older." ”

Xiao Tiantu poured wine for Xiao Shifeng and said with a smile: "Your Majesty always has to sigh every time you summon a minister, and the minister is not much younger than Your Majesty." ”

Xiao Shifeng nodded and said, "Yes, you are also old." It's a pity that we're still toiling. ”

Xiao Tiantu said: "In a high position, there are a few people from ancient times. It's already an honor. ”

Getting back to business, Xiao Shifeng asked, "Does Li Xiantong have any abnormal behavior when he enters the city?"

"Not yet. Xiao Tiantu said: "Your Majesty rest assured, the minister has ordered Su Xiang to receive him, and he is in control of every move." ”

Xiao Shifeng nodded and said, "It seems that this path is quite feasible." In the future, there will be Lei Zhenmen and the Li family in the southern martial arts, and then slowly gather other sects, which will naturally be able to disintegrate this monolith. ”

"Your Majesty is right. Xiao Tiantu gave Xiao Shifeng a glass.

Xiao Shifeng asked again, "What's going on over there with Cao Mengbo?" ”

Xiao Tiantu said: "Cao Mengbo thinks that it is not necessary to act rashly, it is not trivial for the imperial army to go to Taiqing Mountain. ”。

Xiao Shifeng was very relieved to Cao Mengbo: "Let him be, only he can be qualified for this position, and I also know that I can't be in a hurry." ”

"Your Majesty is wise. Xiao Tiantu filled Xiao Shifeng with a glass of wine again. He saw the worry on Xiao Shifeng's face, Cao Mengbo was not wrong in this matter, but Xiao Shifeng was afraid that he would not be able to wait.