The fragrant and cold golden eagle was turned into a red wave.
In the curtain, Yang Yuyao rested her strength before she could talk about something serious.
"You just seemed to say that you want me to be the prime minister?"
"It's possible." Xue Bai said: "When I left the palace, the saint just summoned my brother to see him. I guess he might add the title of 'Tong Ping Zhang Zhengshi' first."
"We all call 'brother', which makes us look like siblings." Yang Yuyao became more and more interested and asked, "How did you guess?"
"I could have used the Xiao Jiong and Yuan Ming cases to continue to investigate taxes and rectify the officialdom, but the saint was lazy in his administration, so he lifted it up high and put it down gently. One or two people died, fewer than those involved in Liu Ji's case, so it can only be counted It's a joke, but its only effect is to make Li Linfu and Li Heng lose some trust. Lazy politics means fear of trouble. The saint is unwilling to depose the prince or remove the right prime minister, so the easiest way is to promote a third party to balance the situation. "
Xue Bai was a little bit critical when he first spoke, but then his enthusiasm waned, and he finally said: "With my current energy, no matter how much I make trouble, it will be calm on a large level."
Killing a Hucao with a stick and deposing a Jingzhaoyin seemed very powerful, but what he wanted to see more was the change in the official administration of the Tang Dynasty, and even the reform of the tax system.
However, he knew that this was absolutely impossible. The emperors and prime ministers of the current dynasty would never touch the crux of the bloated and corrupt affairs until their death. They were just playing games to celebrate success and compete for power in the prosperous age of singing and dancing.
"The third party, is that us?"
But Yang Yuyao didn't feel any dissatisfaction. She got close to Xue Bai and said with a smile: "You are such a good brother. With his powerful skills, he pushes me and the Yang family to the top."
"The Yang family hasn't reached its peak yet."
"What else can I ask for? A reserve position? It's a pity that Yuhuan doesn't live up to expectations and doesn't even have a son. Otherwise, your uncle will be the Duke of Zhou."
"This matter is not urgent, take your time." Xue Bai said: "I will talk to you about the fight for the reserve. You and my brother should talk to each other."
"Well, you say."
"This fire is bound to burn to the East Palace, but the saint doesn't want to mess with the reserve right now. There's no point in staring at Li Heng. The key lies in Wang Zhongsi."
"How could it involve him?"
"To put it bluntly, all cases are just a 'pretext' for the saint to find fault with his ministers in order to balance the situation. So we make troubles, and the result will always be a mess. In the final analysis, it is what the saint wants. Li Heng is the 'guo Ben', Li Linfu is a "capable minister", An Lushan is a "loyal minister", and I am a joy. Everyone plays with the saint every day, and they will not be easily eliminated. There is only one person who is really in danger, Wang Zhongsi. . Do you understand? Continuing to deal with the East Palace will not lead to Li Heng being deposed. What the saint is afraid of is never Li Heng himself, but the expectations of the subjects for the prince. The first one to bear the brunt is Wang Zhongsi. Today I dealt with Ge Nu and eliminated the saint. The murderous intention towards him will increase again tomorrow when I deal with Li Heng."
Xue Bai has said it very straightforwardly, even a little too straightforwardly.
Yang Yuyao was too lazy to listen to this long paragraph, so she simply closed her eyes and leaned her head on his shoulder, acting coquettishly.
"Just tell me, how do we do it?"
"Win over Wang Zhongsi."
"Okay." Yang Yuyao said, "Let me use money to kill him?"
"That's not the case." Xue Bai said: "Now the saint does not trust the East Palace and the prime minister, but the one he trusts most is my brother."
"Brother is a bit more talented, but he is definitely loyal to the saint."
"Yes, we have to make the saint think...my brother has a good personality and doesn't want Wang Zhongsi to be implicated by Li Heng, so he got close to Wang Zhongsi and advised Wang Zhongsi to stay away from the East Palace."
"In this way, you can win over a general? What if the other party doesn't want to?"
"How to put it?" Xue Bai pondered: "To use an inappropriate analogy, it is like a powerful man robbing his wife from a poor family. No matter how unwilling the wife is, she can't do it."
Yang Yuyao was amused and asked, "Is my Yang family more powerful than the East Palace?"
"In this Tianbao period, the Holy Family is the greatest power..."
Why did Xue Bai remind Zhang Ting to frame An Lushan? If not, the Youxiang Mansion would only use all its strength to deal with Dong Gong and not investigate Hu Er to clear his suspicions.
The reason why he suffered this was to protect the king and his heirs. However, the person who wanted to protect was not the sworn brother of the prince, but Wang Zhongsi, who was loyal to the country and had a good relationship with Yang Dang.
Harming people is just a means, not an end. Gaining benefits is the end.
Borrowing a case to shock the mountain and pave the way for the advent of bamboo paper, let those who dare to take advantage of it think about the fate of Yuan Ming; then step on Li Linfu to push Yang Dang up a step; turn around and take advantage of Li Heng to get burned. On this occasion, he won over Wang Zhongsi.
If Xue Bai's previous plans were for himself, to accumulate fame and connections for a future, this time it was for his faction's power.
The popularization of bamboo paper will be a political achievement that is not inferior to Li Linfu's "spending", and taking away the support of some border town generals from Li Heng is the basis of the faction's strength.
The trial salt tax can only allow the Yang Party to form. Now it has opened the way for the rise of the Yang Party, and the Xue Party will slowly grow under the wings of the Yang Party.
This is Xue Bai's plan hidden under the conspiracy. He is no longer the pawn under the right prime minister's sect. He is manipulating Yang Dang behind the scenes and accumulating his own strength.
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In Yanyue Hall, Li Linfu stood in front of the window and thought for a long time, then said, "We must win over Xue Bai."
There was a piece of white rattan paper on the desk. It was the news that had just been sent. It said that Xue Bai had gone to Mrs. Guo's house. This incident actually made Li Linfu feel a little jealous.
Li Xiu knelt on the ground, with a gloomy look on his face, and said, "Master, I'm afraid this matter... will be very difficult."
"It is indeed difficult." Li Linfu said, walked to the door, opened the door himself, and told the maid: "Go to Yuzhen Temple and bring the Seventeenth Mother back."
"Grandma, do you want to get married?"
Li Xiu understood it as soon as he heard it, but he only felt bitter when he mentioned this old matter again.
It was he who had advocated marrying Qi Niang to Xue Bai. From recruiting a son-in-law to personally arranging Xue Bai's life experience, his sincerity was not lacking. But in the end, Li Linfu completely ruined the marriage on the grounds that he was "the son of an enemy".
I regret it now, but the situation is no longer the same.
"Grandpa, the Seventeenth Mother has become a monk and practiced Taoism. Xue Bai has joined the Yang family, and the holy family is prosperous. I'm afraid she may not be willing to do it, right?"
"Do you think I am willing to accept this poisonous snake?" Li Linfu scolded and asked angrily: "Yang Wei is just a fool, and he will become the prime minister soon. How capable is he? He is just a flag, who planted him? Going up?!”
His jealous nature and concern for aspects made him a little crazy.
He was so jealous of Yang Zheng that he often forgot that Xue Bai was Xue Xi's son. This was also due to the fact that Xue Bai never showed hatred.
Therefore, Li Linfu's deeper feeling was that a talented person and prospective son-in-law from the Right Prime Minister's Palace was snatched away by the Yang family.
He couldn't get rid of it, so he had personally tried it twice. The first time he framed her, but the second time he tried to sue her with the truth, but it didn't work either. Then, apart from sending assassins, there is only one last option.
"Xue Bai is the key to the Yang Party, and we must win over him now."
Li Xiu said: "My child understands."
He said he understood, but he thought to himself that my grandfather has been the right minister for too long. He always tries to do what is best for him, but he too easily ignores the wishes of others.
However, when he was really pushed into a hurry, Li Linfu's attitude changed. After talking about the interests of the Youxiang Mansion, he sighed and actually considered it from Xue Bai's perspective.
"I knew he didn't want to, so I asked the saint to grant me a marriage. I didn't hesitate to admit that I framed Xue Bai out of personal grudges. I wanted to marry a daughter to show that I could clear up the past grudges and perform a show of peace between the generals in front of the emperor. I thought the saint would give the prime minister this face, but I didn't To think that a saint would still consider...you think, what is there to consider about a white man's marriage?"
Li Xiu asked doubtfully: "Is Xue Bai's love for the saint strong? Or does the Yang family want to marry him?"
"It's all possible." Li Linfu muttered: "But the worst situation is that Dong Gong will also marry his daughter to him."
"This?" Li Xiu asked in surprise: "Is he so popular?"
"So you are said to be a fool for not getting the marriage done! Now you don't know the seriousness of the situation?"
"My child... I know I was wrong."
"You handle this matter and show sincerity. The Prime Minister's Office is willing to recognize this son-in-law."
Li Xiu had a lot of bitterness to pour out, but Li Linfu had expressed his position, so he had no choice but to do it.
Even my grandfather can tolerate others, what else is impossible in this world?
…
In the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Shiniang is the most enthusiastic about her brothers and sisters, and it is obvious that her help is indispensable in this matter.
Sure enough, when Li Xiu invited her to talk, she immediately became excited.
"Am I right? At that time, I advised my grandfather to ignore the grudges and let Qi Qi marry Xue Bai. It was just for fun. Unfortunately, my grandfather didn't listen to me, and Qi Qi couldn't let go..."
Li Xiu sat there and kept rubbing his forehead. He finally waited for Li Shiyi Niang to finish speaking, and then said: "Seventeen Niang is a little reluctant, please persuade her."
"Why don't you want to? You don't like it anymore?"
"Yes, she has worked hard to build a foundation, and she doesn't want to mess up her mood with worldly things. But I can see that she has feelings for Xue Bai. It must be that her daughter's family is thin-skinned and feels that it would be embarrassing to propose marriage later, and is worried that it will not work out. , I can’t give much advice to my daughter’s family.”
"She just can't wipe her face." Li Shiniang said: "If she had listened to me, she would have tightly bound Xue Bai."
Li Xiu frowned and wanted to scold this sister for being too vulgar, but there was no basis for it.
"Ahem, you want people to listen to you all day long, how about you come to rule the world?"
"Now my grandfather is in charge of the world. When my grandfather becomes an official, my brother and my husband will continue to pay homage to the prime minister." Li Shiyiniang covered her mouth and smiled, "I will be satisfied."
Li Xiu was too lazy to talk to her and said, "Shall I invite him to the house for a banquet first?"
"Would you like to invite me to Mrs. Guo's house?" Li Shiyi felt funny, "Brother and Shi Qi are too upright to get anything done."
~~
There is a copper stove in the room with Suan Ni handles cast on it. The incense inside has become cold.
Li Shiniang just walked into the house and said with a smile: "Why don't you smoke incense? I gave you a lot of wisteria incense. This incense is also called 'Jiangzhenxiang', and it is most suitable for you cultivators."
She may not be very knowledgeable, but she is familiar with these precious things. She can tell the type of incense in the house by smelling it.
Turning around the screen, I saw six boxes on the table. When I opened them, I saw that they were filled with wisteria fragrance.
"Hey, why don't you order it?"
"Wisteria is warm in nature and non-toxic. It regulates qi and stops bleeding, removes blood stasis and relieves pain, and treats ventricular angina." Li Tengkong said, "Such a precious medicinal material can be kept to treat diseases."
"Who can't be grateful to you? Stupid." Li Shiniang shook her head and teased, "Do you know why I called you back?"
Li Tengkong didn't answer and looked at the clouds outside the window.
"Hey, look at how you pretend to be such a fairy. If you really don't want to, why are you still staying at home?" Li Shiniang sat down next to her and said softly: "When people live in this world, they should be honest. Whatever your heart desires.”
"My grandpa said that he is willing to reconcile with him." Li Tengkong said, "That's why I stayed."
"Then do you know how to reconcile?"
"Sincerely."
"Silly woman." Li Shiyiniang found it funny and said, "Do you know what he is doing in Aunt Yang's house at this time?"
"I……"
"I'm afraid you don't know. Let me show you."
Li Tengkong heard her mysterious words and couldn't help but wonder how she let him see Xue Bai.
Looking up, he saw Li Shiniang taking out a scroll and spreading it out proudly.
"ah."
The picture that made people blush was so shocking that Li Tengkong was startled and quickly turned his head away.
"Get away quickly."
"What are you ashamed of? This painting is so delicate."
Seeing that Li Tengkong really didn't want to look at it, Li Shiniang just collected the scroll and said, "I heard that I suffered a loss at the hands of Party Yang. The bad thing was that you failed to contain Xue Bai at that time."
"I?"
"If you weren't so cautious, how could Xue Bai enter Aunt Yang San's way?"
As she spoke, Li Shiniang deliberately ruined Li Tengkong's Taoist heart. She stared at Li Tengkong until his cheeks turned red. Knowing that she understood, she continued: "Anyway, you will listen to me this time and absorb him." come over."
"Stop talking, I am a Qing cultivator."
"What a pure person." Li Shiniang had many ways to persuade her, and said with a malicious smile: "If you don't want to, I will do it for you."
~~
One day later, Xue Bai woke up and saw Mingzhu guarding the bed, bowing and praying.
"Xue Lang is awake. Uncle Guo is waiting in the hall."
Mingzhu would not call Yang Zhao "uncle", obviously referring to Yang Zhao.
Xue Bai then said: "Why don't you wake me up when you bother me to wait?"
"My uncle has told me not to disturb Xue Lang while he's resting."
Such thoughtful and caring words, whether they are sincere or not, are enough to express some attitude.
Xue Bai got up and went to the hall, only to see Yang Wei, who was still wearing his purple robe and official uniform, sitting there waiting boredly, but with a happy look on his face.
"I made my brother wait for so long. Please forgive me." Xue Bai stepped forward and immediately said without waiting for Yang Hao's reply: "I guess it's time to call 'Yang Xiangguo'?"
"Hahaha."
Yang Hao was still reaching out to support Xue Bai, but he was already smiling after hearing the last words.
"Abai Mo is going to make fun of me as my brother. The saint gave me the title of 'Tong Zhongshu Menxia Ping Zhang Shi'. In fact, I don't know what official position it is. I just left the palace, and I came to see you first."
Of course he had to come. Although Xue Bai was not the secret servant who could explain the meaning of the imperial title, he was the noble man who single-handedly promoted him to the throne.
To put it simply, the two provinces of Zhongshu and Menxia were located in the palace. With this official title, Yang Wei was qualified to participate in discussing government affairs, and he was regarded as a prime minister. Although it has not replaced Chen Xilie and Li Linfu for the time being, it can interfere with them.
The two exchanged warm greetings and sat down holding hands.
"Gonu has been in charge of state affairs for more than ten years. Once he is replaced, the saint will have to go to war. He must be too lazy to do it. Today, I use brother because I am angry and remember that I should cultivate brother in case something happens in the future. The second part of 'cultivation' The meaning of the words, seven words 'Cause less trouble and get more done'."
Yang Wei was a little confused and asked, "Brother, I don't know something. I think you always get into trouble, Ah Bai?"
"No, I never cause trouble for the saints. I only cause trouble for Ge Nu and Li Heng. If I think about it carefully, I will find that I only do one thing every time. When they want to deal with me, I give treasures to the saints. If others don’t have such treasures, they will naturally die.”
"I see!"
Yang Wei didn't understand. Knowing how much he weighed, he immediately asked about the general plan for the future.
Xue Bai actually asked Yang Yuyao to convey it, but Yang Hao still had to listen to him explain the details in person. This kind of admiration generated through several incidents is not something that others can easily have.
Finally, Xue Bai said: "In short, brother, just do the two things I mentioned, and then you can sit back and relax."
"But I'm still worried." Yang Sui came here for this reason and said: "If I suddenly gain a high position, I will make Ge Nu jealous. When I win over Wang Zhongsi again, the East Palace will not be happy either. If they deal with me, What should I do?”
"It doesn't matter, I'll deal with it."
"Then how do I get along with Ge Nu in the Political Hall?"
"Just do whatever you want." Xue Bai said: "We are no longer what we used to be, and their attitude must also change."
~~
After staying in Mrs. Guo's house for another two days, Xue Bai returned to Xue's house in Changshoufang.
Now, although the saint wants to give him a mansion, he is actually still looking for it, and it will probably take a while to build a mansion. After all, the saint is very generous.
"Mr. Lang is finally back."
Xue Gengbo is now used to Xue Bai being imprisoned for several days at every turn, and he is not as worried as before. And I don’t know when, even the steward of the Xue family subconsciously called him "Lang Jun" instead of "Liu Lang".
"I have two letters of greeting at home, please take a look at them. They are very attentive and hope to come to invite you to the banquet tomorrow."
Xue Bai took it and saw that it was Li Xiu and Zhang Quyi who invited him to the banquet respectively.
The Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the East Palace used to look aloof, but how could the people in power have any persistence? Once they found out that they were no match for him, they rushed to surrender to him and get close to him.
Because pleasing Xue Bai has become as helpful to advancement as pleasing Concubine Yang and General Gao.
Today, who dares to bury Gao Lishi alive?
This is what Xue Bai said: "Today is not what it used to be." The situation has changed.
(End of chapter)
