Knocking on the door of the guest house during the curfew, Yang Zhao swaggered into the hall, yawned, waved and said with a smile, "Go ahead."
Xue Bai smiled and went to the guest room upstairs.
When he knocked on the door and entered, he saw Du Wulang's face turned pale with fear.
Xue Bai first asked: "Have you heard about Du Erniang?"
"No." Qinglan said: "There are rumors in the market that the prince has reconciled again, but no one knows where the second mother has gone."
"Let's go then, Yang Zhao is waiting outside."
"Do you really want to see the Right Prime Minister?" Du Wulang whispered: "I am so unwilling to join these traitors."
Xue Bai said: "The prince is not a traitor, but he can't save the Du family."
Qinglan said: "I also inquired about some news today. In addition to the Du family being imprisoned, many officials who had friendship with Liu Lang's son-in-law were imprisoned."
Du Wulang burped and responded: "Then, then I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and make a generous speech to calm the big case?"
Xue Bai patted him and said: "It doesn't matter if you make an impassioned speech. You are the son of the Du family. If you go, you represent the attitude of the Du family. Only when I meet you can I let the Du family go. Understand ?"
"I got it."
"Let's go."
The three of them left the guest room, only to see Yang Zhao lying on two large tables, covered with the fur cloak, and actually fell asleep.
"Uncle?"
"Am I asleep?" Yang Zhao woke up with a start, thought about it, and laughed: "It shows that I really trust you, hahaha."
It was still dark at this time, and Yang Zhao had the documents to arrest the thief, so he passed without any obstruction during the curfew. He led them through the streets of Chang'an in the night, heading towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He was quite talkative and kept talking to Xue Bai on the way.
"How did you ask Wang Lianlian to introduce you? The way she looks at you is different from the way she looks at me."
"Sent her a few poems."
"Poetry?" Yang Zhao raised his eyebrows and said, "You can actually compose poetry?"
Xue Bai pondered for a while and said: "I can't remember many things after I fell into coma. I can occasionally recall some poems, but I forget who wrote them."
Yang Zhao was impatient to listen to his nonsense, so he hugged his shoulders enthusiastically and said, "Since you can write poems, you can submit poems to the Yichun Academy of Jiaofang someday and take your brother to meet Xu Hezi, who is famous all over the world. But, good?"
Xue Bai was still explaining the poem writing very attentively. He was a little surprised when he heard this. He turned to look at him, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and finally said: "Uncle Guo is really... a wonderful person."
"Although I am wonderful, I am far less wonderful than this zygote." Yang Zhao laughed loudly, swallowed his saliva and then became angry again, saying: "My brother has been in Chang'an in recent years, but he has never been able to see me, which is a big regret!"
Xue Bai promised: "That's fine. If you can come out of Youxiang's Mansion alive today, you can find a poem and send it to Yichun Court to meet that peerless famous prostitute."
Yang Zhao was overjoyed, and when Xue Bai's attitude changed again, he whispered: "You and I hit it off as brothers, and I will give you a future."
"oh?"
"The right prime minister has twenty-five sons and twenty-five daughters. He is inevitably worried about the marriage of his daughters, so he opens a small window in the wall of the hall and covers it with a crimson gauze curtain. Whenever someone comes to see him, the prime minister's daughter will be there. Observe your own choices behind the window, which is called the 'selection window' in Beijing. Although my brother is also charming and suave, it is a pity that he is too old to catch their eye and cannot climb this ladder, but you can use your strength."
"Thank you for your advice, Uncle Guo." Xue Bai really thought about it seriously for a while and said, "My style is far inferior to Uncle Guo's, and I have no hope."
"Just call me brother, why bother seeing him outside?"
"..."
Du Wulang followed behind and listened, thinking that if Li Linfu's daughter fell in love with him and married the traitor's daughter, which ruined the reputation of the Du family in Jingzhao, he would be beaten to death by his grandfather, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
~~
When we arrived at Youxiang's Mansion, the morning drum of the fifth watch had not yet sounded.
Li Linfu knew that he had too many enemies and was extremely wary of assassins. He always had more than a hundred guards when he went out. At this time, there were already left and right guards lining up in front of his mansion. It was a quiet street.
Yang Zhao took out his command talisman to get through. He stepped forward and whispered a few words to the concierge. The concierge closed the side door before going to pass.
After a long time, Cang Bi, the steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion, came over and said to Yang Zhao with a stern face: "Yang Canjun took the thief and took him to the Prime Minister's Mansion instead of the prison. Isn't it stupid?"
"The general manager doesn't know something. They want to take refuge with the right prime minister, so that's why."
"You were supposed to be tortured and presented with evidence, but instead you were coaxed away by a criminal with a few words and you were careless!"
Yang Zhao was scolded by him and was in a bad mood, but he couldn't be so dejected at this time and detain the person again. He apologized and said with a smile: "This matter is very relevant. The chief manager only needs to pass on one sentence. They have key testimony that needs to be presented to you in person." Mutually."
"Wait."
Cang Bi glanced coldly at Xue Bai and others, told the guards to keep an eye on the thief, then turned around and went to inform the right minister.
Yang Zhao stared at his figure with great hatred in his heart, secretly thinking that the man was worse than a dog in the prime minister's house and vowed to be more powerful than Li Linfu!
Seeing this situation, Du Wulang couldn't help but be glad that Xue Bai had found Yang Zhao as a guarantee, otherwise he would have been afraid that the old steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion would kill him with his eyes.
This time, not long after, Cangbi hurried back and waved.
"The right minister will leave for the imperial city immediately, giving you half a stick of incense."
"Thank you, Chief Manager."
A group of guards came forward with swords and escorted everyone into the house.
There was a "dong" sound in the distance, morning drums sounded in Chang'an, and the city gates opened one after another.
Du Wulang glanced back at Chunmingmen Street and entered the Right Prime Minister's Mansion uneasily.
At the same time, someone trotted out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, banging the gong in his hand.
"Quiet Street!"
"Right Prime Minister, go out! Pedestrians avoid!"
There was a right Xiaowei shouting, driving his horse to the north, shouting Sanqu from Youxiang's Mansion and passing Beifang Gate. After leaving Pingkangfang, we called to Chongrenfang and Wubenfang, and then went to the Imperial City to set up a gate.
Many business travelers had been waiting for the morning drum to sound and headed to the East Market. After finally driving the camels out, they had to retreat again.
"Right Prime Minister, go out! Pedestrians avoid!"
Suddenly, half of the city was silent...
~~
Yang Zhao walked through the corridor and noticed that the pavilions of Youxiang Mansion were not built with fragrant wood.
This is of course not because Li Linfu lacks financial resources, but because this place used to be Li Jing's residence a long time ago and has been uninhabited for a long time. One day, the state minister Fu Tuhong passed by this house and said that anyone who could live here must be extremely valuable. At the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Li Linfu was appointed as an imperial official of the fifth rank and moved here. Futu Hong then concluded that he would be able to serve as prime minister, but he could not change the middle door of the house, otherwise disaster would be imminent.
Although there is no wood fragrance in the pavilion, the hall is lit with precious ambergris. The smoke curls up and the fragrance is moving.
The candle was not removed, and it looked like it had been burning all night.
First, the guards lined up to ensure that there would be no accidents. Then there was movement behind the screen, and figures gradually emerged, including maids with various hair buns.
As expected of Li Linfu who could give birth to fifty children.
Cangbi stepped forward and whispered: "Alang, we are here."
"explain."
A majestic voice sounded, with a solemn air.
Yang Zhao quickly said: "Right Prime Minister, Yang Zhao has fulfilled his mission!"
"Shut up, I didn't teach you to speak." Li Linfu said: "Du Wulang, what evidence do you have?"
Du Wulang was frightened by his momentum and hurriedly said: "I, I, I, my grandfather was wronged, my second sister has reconciled with the prince..."
"I don't have time to listen to this nonsense!"
Immediately, someone stepped forward and kicked Du Wulang at the crook of his knee, causing him to kneel on the ground.
He still wanted to get up, but during his struggle, he actually saw a small window with a silk screen on the side wall, and there seemed to be a shadow of someone flashing inside. He couldn't help but be startled, thinking something bad, and quickly lowered his head to avoid attracting the attention of the traitorous daughter.
"Xue Bai, Li Heng once ordered me and Qing Lan to be buried alive." Xue Bai said, "I wonder if your right minister knows about this?"
Du Wulang was stunned for a moment, shocked that he called the prince by his first name. At the same time, he felt that the second brother-in-law's name was so familiar and yet strange.
As soon as the prince's name came out, even some of the guards of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion were a little uneasy.
Only Li Linfu said calmly: "If you are willing to be loyal to that trash, what's the point of complaining now?"
"The right minister didn't know about this?" Ten dead men, transport a carriage out of Chang'an?"
"Dozens of dead soldiers?" Li Linfu suddenly asked: "Have you seen it with your own eyes?!"
At this moment, everyone felt that the momentum of the right prime minister behind the screen had changed.
The atmosphere in the hall became solemn.
Yang Zhao's face was tense, but he was overjoyed in his heart. He secretly thought that this was a great talent, and the right Prime Minister was moved when he opened his mouth, unlike that chicken tongue who had been busy for a year and was so busy.
The next moment, I heard Xue Bai ask again: "I am young and ignorant. I wonder if the East Palace can cultivate elite people?"
Yang Zhao immediately felt nervous again, secretly thinking that this guy is so bold, he actually dared to ask the right minister a question.
A woman's voice sounded from behind the screen, saying: "There are ten command houses in the East Palace, namely the Left and Right Guards Command, the Left and Right Siyu Commands, the Left and Right Qingdao Commands, the Left and Right Prison Gate Commands, and the Left and Right Internal Commands. They are in charge of all the gates of the East Palace. Wei... But the imperial court has already made arrangements. The prince does not live in the East Palace, and the Ten Commandery Mansion has long been turned into an idle minister. Since he was enthroned, he has always lived in the Ten Prince's House, how can he cultivate elites? "
Xue Bai said: "In other words, Li Heng shouldn't have those dead soldiers?"
Li Linfu asked: "Where are the dead soldiers hiding?"
"Please bear with me."
"allow."
Xue Bai took two deep breaths and said slowly: "I was in a coma in the snow, lost my memory, and was rescued by the Du family. The reason why I burned Liu Ji's study was not because of Li Heng's order, but because of the six words 'Favours must be repaid, debts must be paid'. Unexpectedly Li Heng has no responsibility. I found evidence to help him, but he tried to trap me and kill me. How can such an ungrateful person be worthy of being a king?"
When Yang Zhao heard the six words "Favours must be repaid, debts must be repaid", he couldn't help but applaud. He thought that these six words were more useful than "loyal to the right prime minister". The right prime minister's house loved to raise people who could bite the prince like crazy. dog.
"At that time, Li Jingzhong led me and Qing Lan to the swill truck. There were eight strong men around. There were two people in the water tank weighing 400 kilograms. Three or four of them lifted it effortlessly."
"The driver is not very tall. He has a thick callus on the tiger's mouth and many scars on his face. If someone tells him to drive slowly, he will say that his heart is just burnt."
"One of them was named 'Tuoba' and he was the one who tied the rope. When I was crossing the threshold, I once heard the words 'Tuoba, tie the rope tightly and don't let the cover fall off'."
"When I arrived at Chang'an Avenue, I looked out from the gap. There were several groups of similar strongmen driving the same carriage. Others only saw a few people transporting swill, but they didn't know that they were covering each other. In fact, there were dozens of people."
"..."
"Sergeant Longyou!" Li Linfu spoke forcefully, and his voice broke through the screen, "Sure enough, Huangfu Weiming was not wronged by the truth!"
Although Yang Zhao didn't understand the meaning of these words, he felt excited just hearing the word "Sure enough" and said loudly: "The prince has ulterior motives in raising dead men. He must be investigated and dealt with!"
When Du Wulang heard that Sergeant Longyou was involved, he was so shocked that he immediately regretted coming to Youxiang Mansion to beg for his life. He stood up and shouted: "Xue Bai, I regret it! I can't kill Zhongliang to save my family..."
Several guards rushed forward and held him down.
"If there are countless wronged souls in the world, I will feel sorry for my ancestor..."
"Shut up, you idiot!" Yang Zhao stepped forward, grabbed Du Wulang's head, took out a sweat towel and stuffed his mouth tightly, and said with a smile: "After entering the door, can I still let you do it?"
Li Linfu behind the screen said calmly: "Xue Bai, what do you think of what he said?"
"We are all officials. We receive a salary and bear a share of risks. Even if we say injustice, we are unjust. But can we be more unjust than the working people? Can we be more unjust than white men, slaves, women and children, the old and the weak, and those who were killed in the vat?" Wronged?"
"Ha ha."
Li Linfu rarely smiled and cursed: "It's bullshit, but you can comfort yourself, that's good, that's good."
"Thank you, Prime Minister."
"Woo! Woo!" Du Wulang couldn't help shouting.
At this moment, a concierge rushed outside the hall and reported: "Alang, Jifa Cao is here, saying that he has something urgent to see."
"What's the matter?"
"It is said that traces of Du Wulang, Xue Bai and others have been found. They settled in an inn in Yongxingfang..."
When Yang Zhao heard this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Li Linfu lightly cursed "trash" and said: "Let him wait."
"Here."
"Jiaonu, ask this waste and the little maid to verify the authenticity of what Xue Bai said."
"Here."
Cang Bi saw that Li Linfu had stood up behind the screen, and hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and asked, "Alang, the street is quiet, do you want to leave?"
Li Linfu ignored him and said calmly: "Run Nu, take Xue Bai to Yanyue Hall."
"Here."
As he spoke, there were more than a dozen maids behind the screen helping him turn around the soft wall.
The remaining two maids came out one after another,
One of them has arrogant eyes, that is Jiao Nu.
She walked towards Du Wulang, kicked him to the ground, and yelled: "Shut up."
Runnu's face was a little rounder, she walked towards Xue Bai and said calmly: "Please."
Xue Bai glanced at Du Wulang and followed the maid.
Go around the path from the side door of the hall, cross two moon gates, and two small bridges. In front of you is a pavilion built around the lake. It has gorgeous woodwork and exquisite craftsmanship. It is shaped like a crescent moon with an eyebrow. The plaque has beautiful handwriting, which reads "Yanyue Hall" Three words.
Runnu stopped, looked Xue Bai up and down, swept away the dust on his body with a whisk, stretched out his hand to search him carefully, and asked him to take off his shoes and go in.
