The musicians practiced sad music, and Xue Bai took a rest in the Taiyue Department.
In his daze, someone pushed him gently and called in a gentle and clear voice: "Xue Lang, wake up."
Xue Bai thought it was a pearl that came again. He turned over and hugged the quilt and rubbed it. He felt that Yang Yuyao was not in his arms, so he opened his eyes. But I saw Xie Aman standing there. The little lady who is good at dancing has a temperament and even her neck is beautiful.
"Um?"
"Well," Xie Aman said blankly, "Now that the rehearsal has been completed, it's time for you, Tai Le Cheng, to take the musicians to Prince Si Xu's Mansion."
"I thought being Tai Lecheng would just be rehearsing plays for the imperial concubine."
"Even so." Xie Aman had no choice but to coax him softly and said, "Occasionally, if something small happens, just worry about your official duties."
Seeing that she was still wearing the soap robe of an official, Xue Bai asked, "Why don't you change your clothes?"
"If I don't go, I won't be able to play the sad music. When I come to Taiyue Department, I only need to take care of you."
"Let's go." Xue Bai turned over.
Xie Aman stopped him again, picked up two pastries from the table, and said, "Go after you are full."
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"That makes sense."
Then, she looked at him carefully, shook her head and said, "No, you are too energetic. Sit down, I have to make you look more haggard."
When Xue Bai left the public room, his hair was messy and there were tears hanging from the corners of his eyes, looking very sad.
He led the musicians from Tai Le Cheng to line up and joined the team from Taichang Temple together with the instrumentalists from the Propaganda Department. At the front of the team, Zhang Po had red eyes and a sad look on his face, arranging people to wear hemp clothes.
Perhaps standing a little bored, Zhang Zan waved to Xue Bai to come forward and chat, saying: "Taileling is sick, please be more considerate.
Xue Bai knew that Liu Ci was editing books in the Secretariat Department. Because he had to pay tuition fees every day, he had not come to Taile Hall for two or three days.
"Don't worry, Lord Temple."
"Let's go, you and me together."
While they were talking, the officials from the Liyuan finally came out. They all looked solemn and arrogant. Even Zhang Dui, the Taichang Qing, had to wait for them.
Chatting on the road, Xue Bai asked some questions. Zhang Zan knew a lot and was willing to tell him everything he could.
The heir, King Xu, Li Guan, had a younger brother, Li Miu, the king of Baoxin County in Shangzhu Kingdom, who was appointed as Zong Zhengqing and the eunuch of the palace.
"When brothers Li Guan and Li Mi were young, their uncles and brothers had been killed to pieces by Empress Wu. When the saint rectified the evil spirit, Li Cui succeeded him as king, and Li Mi succeeded him as king Zeze."
"Ze King Li Shangjin originally had seven sons who were exiled to Xianzhou. It is said that they all died. But one of them, Li Yixun, knew that there would be no way to survive after being exiled, so he concealed his name, disguised himself as a slave, and escaped."
"When Emperor Zhongzong was on the throne, he wanted to return the official title of Prince Ze. Brothers Li Guan and Li Mi falsely accused Li Yixun of impersonating the emperor, exiled him to Lingnan, and wanted to send someone to kill him. However, Li Yixun found Princess Yuzhen to protect him and escaped again. After a catastrophe, the saint came to the throne, found out the truth, and restored Li Yixun's official title."
Hearing this, Xue Bai couldn't help but ask: "How to find out the truth?"
Zhang Po said: "The royal jade certificate was seen by many people when Li Yixun was young. When he grew up, he also looked like King Ze."
"What if Li Yixun is true?
"I have seen the saint and Princess Yuzhen since childhood. It cannot be faked."
"I see."
Zhang Po smiled and said: "The saints treated the clan generously, and Li Guan and Li Mu persecuted their cousins without being severely punished. Li Guan is still the heir to the throne, and although Li Mu was deprived of the throne, he was also given the title of commendation. king."
"The King of Praise...isn't satisfied?"
"That's him." Zhang Weiwei sneered: "Now that Li Guan has passed away, the person he left behind to inherit the title of King Xu is none other than his brother Li Miu, the King of Congratulations."
"Li Guan has a son."
"Li Mi secretly told the saint that Li Guan's son was not of Li's blood."
Xue Bai pondered and asked a question that concerned him very much: "Who decides whether it is true or false?"
"It's the saint and the clan." Zhang Po said: "There are many disputes like this in the clan. If there is any yamen that usually handles them, it is Zongzheng Temple. It happens that Li Maozheng is Zong Zhengqing."
As he spoke, he looked back behind him, and then said: "There is also the ceremonial courtyard behind us."
Prince Xu's Mansion has already started to hold funeral arrangements.
The people in Taichang Temple are called "Sheng'er" because they line up to sing songs on every occasion like this.
Xue Bai took the musicians to the back of the mourning hall to play mourning music, and saw the survivors already kneeling in a row.
Li Guan's princess Xu was a step-mother. She looked about thirty years old and was very beautiful.
"Zhang Prince Consort, you know what A Lang is thinking." Mrs. Xu cried incessantly. She knelt down and turned around and cried: "It is only natural that a father dies and his son succeeds him. Before A Lang's body was even cold, some people were bullying us orphans and widows. Please help us, Prince Consort."
Zhang Zan has his own opinions on how to act. If helping others does not cause much harm to him, he is willing to do so. But for offending the saint's cousin and Zong Zhengqing for something unrelated, there was nothing he could do about it.
He then sighed and said in a low voice: "Princess, take care of yourself and protect your children. The funeral is now, let's talk about other things later."
This is a very meaningful reminder - the orphans and widowers are still young, so they can probably kill Li Mi first.
Mrs. Xu probably thought that once Wang Jue was lost, she would never come back. She cried and refused to give up. She knelt forward and wanted to continue begging.
If people started to gossip, it would be fatal to Zhang Zan. He would avoid it, and gave Xue Bai a look that said, "This is not a good place to stay for a long time." He quickly left the mourning hall and headed for the gate.
However, Xue Bai had to stay behind to handle official duties. Fortunately, he was young and tender-faced, so Mrs. Xu didn't ask for help from him.
Taking this opportunity, he observed Li Guan's two sons, Li Jie and Li Xu. They both had pretty good-looking faces. They did look more like Xu. As for whether they looked like Li Guan or not... the old man and Li Xu... Compared to a child, he really couldn't see it.
"Brother!"
Suddenly, a cry of mourning rang out from the mourning hall, the voice was old and extremely sad.
"You and I, brothers, have been through hardships since we were young... We have finally made it to this prosperous age of heaven, but it's hard to forget the New Year, brother!
This must be Li Miu, the king of Baoxin County. It is said that he fainted from crying several times and continued to cry when he woke up.
Behind Li Mi stood several young people, all of them wearing sackcloth and mourning, with expressions of grief and grief, and were helping him one after another.
"Grandpa, you have to take care of yourself... Uncle, how could you be willing to do this?!"
One nephew cried, several nephews burst into tears, and the scene couldn't help but become chaotic.
Xue Bai was standing there watching, when someone suddenly pulled him and whispered: "But Tai Lecheng? Something happened here, please come with me.
In the courtyard behind the mourning hall, a Taoist priest was doing something.
After bypassing the altar and walking through the long corridor to the door of a veranda, Xue Bai recognized the figure in linen clothes outside the door as Li Cong.
He immediately stopped and turned to leave.
As Zhang Po said, if he avoids these people, he can avoid a lot of fatal troubles in his official career, and he will be able to be a minister safely without any accident.
Unless you want more than that...
Xue Bai quickly glanced around and followed the visitor towards Li Cong.
"Who asked Prince Qing to find me to seek the position of secretary-supervisor?
"A eunuch beside me."
"Check him."
Li Cong was stunned for a moment and said in a low voice: "Princess Tang Chang is in a better situation now. You let the Secretary regain power, but are you paving the way for something big?"
Xue Bai realized that his communication with Li Cong was indeed too little, resulting in misplaced news and ideas.
"Well, Prince Qing, don't do anything. Don't send anyone to contact him again. Just wait.
"Secretary Supervisor..."
"The secretary and supervisor are no longer available." Xue Bai couldn't help but said, and then asked after a moment: "Who wants to assassinate Wei Qing?"
"Many." Li Cong said: "As far as I know, there are Si Qi King Li Zhen, Si Xue King Li Mao, and Guangwu King Li Chenghong."
"Stop all movements and don't fight." Xue Bai solemnly reminded again...
Then he turned back to the mourning hall and saw Zhang Tian.
"There was a conflict just now, why didn't you stop it?
Xue Bai responded: "King Qing called me over and said a few words."
Zhang Po was stunned for a moment and asked, "How did you reply?"
"I advised him to stop fighting for his son's secretaryship."
"That's right." Zhang Zan said: "When you are in the court, you should walk on thin ice. It is better not to get involved in such things that are harmful to the whole family and have nothing to do with you."
"Yes, as soon as the funeral is over, I will drive to Huaqing Palace."
"That's smart people."
Zhang Po then talked about the conflict that had just occurred in the mourning hall, but some officials and family members complained that Princess Xu of Li Guan was having an affair with someone, so Zhang Po sent someone to invite her out.
That day, Xue Bai met so many members of the Li Tang clan that he had a headache just remembering their names.
Even so, he still tried his best to contact the other two heirs, Li Zhen and Li Mao.
Li Zhen and Li Mao are also brothers. Their father is Li Longye, King of Xue. Li Longye was the fifth brother of Li Longji and gave birth to more than ten sons. Among them, Li Yue was the one with good looks, talent and character, and had the most prestige, so he succeeded King Xue.
Li Zhen, because she looked exactly like Li Longji, was adopted by King Qi and succeeded him. Yinqi King Li Longfan originally had two sons, but he indulged in drinking and sex in his early years and became violent.
The two brothers were not too old and already had 5,000 households in the city, but they still had an enterprising spirit. They were eyeing the positions of Hongluqing, Weiweiqing, Zongzhengqing and so on.
Therefore, they were quite critical of Li Mi's actions, and when they met Zhang Zan, they couldn't help but make a few comments.
"Just a villain."
"It's said that Princess Sixu is having an affair with someone. At least we can provide evidence." Li Mao said, "Li Miu's appearance is too ugly."
"This is not the first time he has done such a desperate thing." Li Zhen said, "Practice makes perfect."
"Li Guan has two sons. They are not a poor family. Unfortunately, they don't even look like saints."
"Li Yixun was not a poor man back then, and Li Miu was good at eating hard."
Li Hao sighed slightly and said: "Zhang Prince Consort, if I remember correctly, Li Yixun's son, Size King Li Hui, is the current Taichang Shaoqing, right?"
"Yes, the Taichang Temple Ceremony is presided over by him."
Li Hao said: "If it weren't for Princess Yuzhen, Li Filter and his father would probably end up in the streets. Now it's up to him to give Li Cui a posthumous name, and the cycle of heaven and earth will be followed.
"It's a natural cycle."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Xue Bai stood next to Zhang Po and listened. He couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Li Ping, Taichang Shaoqing and direct minister of the Liyuan.
They talked for a while, and Li Zhen said hello to Xue Bai, appearing very close to him.
"I heard that Li Tan, Zhang Si and his wife had some minor issues with you?
"I don't dare." Xue Bai responded: "We are joking."
"Li Tan is a loser, don't pay attention to him." Li Zhen said with a smile: "You and I are in love. We both like music and opera. We should get together more often when we have free time."
"Yes." Xue Bai said: "I also feel some intimacy with King Qi."
"Hahaha."
A funeral has become a gathering for nobles and nobles to bond with each other.
Li Muyu was crying hard in the mourning hall. When he was about to faint, a son stepped forward to help him and said something in his ear.
"All the kings feel that I am trying to usurp the throne of King Si Xu, and have been secretly communicating to stop this."
Li Mi was startled. After being helped down, he immediately picked up his son and shouted, "Is what you just said true?"
When the child passed by there just now, he did hear what they were talking about, and he didn't shy away from it. "
"say what?"
"Then why don't we expose it to the saint together... My father's name is taboo, and the children dare not mention it."
Li Mi frowned and paced, called the steward, and said, "Go and find out who Xu is having an affair with..."
"clear."
Xue Bai inadvertently glanced in the direction of the veranda and saw the steward next to Li Mi coming out and heading towards the back house of Prince Xu's Mansion.
He then pulled Zhang Zan and motioned him to look over there.
"You are like a dog in a fly camp." Zhang Po sneered and reminded in a low voice: "You are not too enthusiastic. The proposal you just made is inappropriate. After listening to them talking for a few words, do you really think they can get ahead?"
"I was careless."
"Li Guan died at the wrong time."
Yang Yuyao was quite angry about Li Guan's death.
If it hadn't been for this, she would have taken Xue Bai to the Huaqing Palace to have sex with each other. However, in the past few days, Xue Bai had to take the musicians to play music at Prince Xu's Mansion.
After two or three days, she finally couldn't stay any longer and went to see Xue Bai in person.
"Ms. Yao shouldn't come over. After all, there is a funeral here."
"Come see you.
Yang Yuyao pulled Xue Bai onto the carriage and reminded in a low voice: "Yuhuan told me that the saint probably wants to regret it. You and I should not stand up for King Qing."
"You know, I have sternly rejected him."
"As expected, it's really annoying to ask for help everywhere."
Xue Bai said: "I shouldn't leave for too long. I'll have to go back after sending Yuyao to the street."
"I'll take you there."
"No need, someone is watching us." Xue Bai opened the car curtain and looked out, whispering: "It must be Ge Nu or Chen Xilie's people, they want to use us as an excuse to force me to hand over to the newspaper institute. I sent Go and beat them up.
"Just pretend you don't know. When you get to the front, cover it up and let me go down."
Fengwei Building.
Du Shi almost stopped taking care of the trivial matters in the restaurant, and only took care of the various affairs hidden under the restaurant.
Few people know that there are secret cabinets behind the seats of many restaurants and teahouses in Chang'an, and some valuable information will be copied and sent to Du Shi.
That day, she was sorting out the news when she saw Qu Shui coming.
"Xue Lang is here."
"A time like this?"
Du Shi hurriedly greeted Xue Bai, with both joy and worry in his eyes.
"You're here now, but something urgent happened?"
"It is a trivial matter that has nothing to do with us, but if it is done well, it will have far-reaching consequences."
"Then tell me quickly."
"It's about the clan, and the relationships between the characters are complicated. I'm afraid you have to figure it out slowly before you can understand it."
"It's okay, I'll listen." Du Shi smiled and said, "Just wait."
Xue Bai began to stroke slowly.
"To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of a group of relatives eating each other's throats. Li Mi looks a little ugly when he eats them. Some of the Lis can't stand it, but they don't dare to meddle in their own business?"
"almost."
"You want to take care of it?"
Du Shi was a little confused, "This is a big trouble. Could it be that the beautiful widow Xu asked you?
"With my position, I can't interfere in this matter."
"But you came to me quietly, you must have some other ideas?"
"Not bad." Xue Bai said: "This is an opportunity to experiment. We can try it out in a small way."
A small test?
A few days later, Li Guan's funeral was completed, and Li Longji ordered Gao Lishi to be ready to show off at the Huaqing Palace.
The city of Chang'an is getting hotter and hotter. It's not as comfortable as staying in the mountains.
However, there were still some clan matters that Li Linfu could not handle and had to be decided by the emperor himself, such as the official title left by Li Guan.
The first thing to be determined is the title of King Si Xu.
Li Longji then summoned Zhang Po and spoke very directly.
"I think Li Cui's two sons are unworthy of their father. You go to Baoxin Prince's Mansion to choose a suitable candidate and adopt him into Li Guan's name.
Zhang Zan wanted to obey the order, but he hesitated a few times, but he said: "I ask the saint not to choose anyone else."
"You are Taichang Qing, my son-in-law, and you have nothing to do with this matter. If you don't do it, who will?
"I am guilty." Zhang Zan said with some bitterness on his face, "I am involved in this matter."
Li Longji glanced at Gao Lishi, who was also very confused.
"Say it."
"There are rumors...Li Guan's two sons are..."
Zhang Zan didn't say any more, he prostrated, kowtowed, and said with an aggrieved look on his face: "The sage knows clearly, I am really unjust.
Li Longji smiled and scolded: "I am not a fool, can I still believe such market rumors?"
"I really have nothing to do with Princess Xu. It's just that someone slandered her at the funeral, so I asked them to leave."
"I understand, let's go down."
Zhang Zan grimaced, saluted again, and retreated.
Li Longji looked at it, the smile on his face turned cold, and he gradually became a little unhappy, and said: "General Gao, go check it out. Is this a rumor? If so, find out who is spreading the rumor."
"According to the decree." Gao Lishi received the decree, hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "What about the titles left by King Xu?"
"On hold for now."
Li Longji was very unhappy.
He wanted to see who was looking for trouble to delay his visit to Huaqing Palace in this hot summer...
