Kaimingfang.
Cao Buzhe took a piece of flying money and looked at the sun.
She had heard of this thing, but this was the first time she saw it. Instead, Ge Shuhan gave her several pieces just a few days after returning to Chang'an.
"Don't let this old scoundrel cheat you out of my house."
Muttering in her heart, she planned to go to Fenghui Bank to convert all the flying money into gold and silver, or buy some treasures, find a jar, put them in a jar and bury them underground.
Because her grandpa said that there is no chance of good or bad, and no one knows that one day a disaster will come. It is not necessary to buy a house or land. It is more important to save some capital to ensure that the future life is decent.
She didn't even tell her brother about this. She went out with the flying money and was locking the door when she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.
Turning around, I saw Xue Bai walking towards the alley leading his horse. He seemed to be thinking about something as he walked.
She immediately became vigilant, worried that Xue Bai would know that she had money.
"What are you doing again?"
"Is General Geshu here?"
"He's not in now."
Cao Buzhi cherished his words like gold, turned around and left after saying that.
Seeing this scene, Xue Bai had to admit that Ge Shuhan knew how to pick women. Although Cao Buzhe is shrewd, greedy for money, has a bad personality, and is even a rogue young man in Chang'an City, it is rare that he can not take this handsome young man seriously, which shows that she is trustworthy.
He is not good at choosing and likes beautiful ones.
Retracting his mind, Xue Bai got on his horse and went directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Pingkangfang. When he arrived, he saw Ge Shuhan's unusual horse being tied outside.
Ge Shuhan is also a horse lover. Since he didn't take his horse to the stable in the cold winter, he probably wouldn't stay there for long, so Xue Bai waited outside the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After a while, Jiao Nu happened to arrange for the carriage and horses to come out from the side door. She was getting on the carriage shaft. She turned her head and glanced here and saw Xue Bai.
Jiao Nu probably pretended to be stern on purpose, but when he was really surprised, he would still be in a daze, straighten his eyes, and quickly enter the carriage, and only walked towards him after coming out.
"Hey, what are you doing waiting here?"
"Waiting for Brother Shuhan."
Jiaonu choked on what he was about to say, glared at Xue Bai angrily, and said, "Wait for Brother Shuhan, right?"
"Seventeenth Mother just returned to Yuzhen Temple today?"
"I went back the day before yesterday, and today I was called back by Alang."
"Is the thirteenth son of the Li family okay?"
"You are really heartless." Jiaonu cursed, turned around and left.
After walking a few steps, she turned back and asked, "Also, are you feeling cold just standing here?"
Xue Bai rubbed his hands and asked, "If it's cold, will you wait at the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
"It would be better if you die in the cold."
The carriage drove slowly away, and Xue Bai watched it disappear over the wall of the square, but never saw Li Tengkong lift the curtain.
Not long after, Ge Shuhan came out and was not surprised to see Xue Bai. He waved away the soldiers around him and stepped forward and said, "Let's go to Sanqu to eat something hot."
~~
Generally, when officials and dignitaries go to Sanqu in Pingkangfang for prostitution, they only go to Nanqu, because Nanqu is the most stylish.
Ge Shuhan was different. He took Xue Bai to walk along the wall. This was a place where ordinary people came to look for flesh and blood business. The surrounding environment was not good. It was next to a ditch and there was a faint smell in winter.
The two sat down in a dilapidated brothel.
"You must not be used to this kind of whoring, just want some food and wine." Ge Shuhan felt very comfortable, waved his hand and shouted: "Come on, Explosive Tan."
This is what prostitutes call their madams, and only dishonest patrons will follow the prostitutes in calling them this.
Ge Shuhan, however, didn't take it seriously. He ordered the dishes skillfully, threw in a small gold bead very generously, asked for good wine, and finally said: "The wine must be enough."
"Okay, officer, please wait a moment."
Ge Shuhan sighed and said, "Not many people here still recognize me."
"He is a famous general after all."
"The general has trouble with the general. I lived here until I was forty. When I ran out of money, I came to this cheap brothel." Ge Shuhan said, "Although others looked down on me at that time, at least I was young. Now I am in a high and powerful position. It is a pity to return If you don’t go, you can’t go back.”
Xue Bai said: "I am different from the general. I have been determined since I was a child."
He could see that if Ge Shuhan really came here to prostitute, he would actually be unable to do so. If he likes to come here, it would be nothing more than the feeling of youth.
"You look more like General Wang, boring. Then let's get down to business and come here for Mr. Yan's business?"
"Yes." Xue Bai said: "Li Yanye had an unusual banquet with the Tibetan people in private. If this case is overturned by him, it will also have a negative impact on Longyou's morale, right?"
"Don't think that the right prime minister is a fool." Ge Shuhan said: "I know what you want to say. There is no need to say it. Just tell me my plan. Let Yan Gong avoid it and fulfill the right prime minister's wish."
"Why?"
Ge Shuhan waited for the Madam to bring the food and wine before he said, "Do you know who those Tubo people are?"
"I don't know."
"In the third year of Shenlong, Princess Jincheng married Tubo Zanpu. The so-called 'Zanpu' is also the King of Tubo. This man's name is Chidaizhudan. Although he married Princess Jincheng, he was actually very ambitious and wanted to embezzle our country. Tang territory.”
Xue Bai knew that Princess Jincheng had been dead for ten years, so Chi Dai Zhu Dan was probably very old as well.
Ge Shuhan said: "In the past two years, the saint has been determined to attack Tubo. The soldiers have sacrificed their lives, and the Tibetan army has been defeated one after another. Chi Daizhudan planned to sue for peace, so he sent people to Chang'an. The one Li Yanye met privately was the one who came with the Tubo envoy. people."
"The general asked my teacher to keep an eye on these Tubo people?"
"That's right." Ge Shuhan said: "With only a little knowledge, you must think that these Tubo people are a detailed work to explore the reality of the Tang Dynasty?"
Xue Bai asked: "Isn't it?"
He believed that this was probably part of the reason why Yan Zhenqing was so vigilant.
However, Ge Shuhan shook his head and thought about whether he could tell Xue Bai before continuing to speak.
"There is no elaborate Tubo work. The truth is that some ministers in Tubo wanted to kill Chi Tai Zhu Dan, so they secretly sent people to Chang'an to ask for Tang's support. Li Yanye met the Tubo people in private, which was actually based on the sage's secret decree. Yan Gong He should not be impeached."
"General Geshu, why don't you just say that you completely obeyed Genu's arrangements, and it seems more straightforward."
"I'm telling the truth." Ge Shuhan said: "Yan Gong and these Tubo people arrived in Chang'an at the same time. They may have met each other on the way. Suspecting that they were working in secret, he was vigilant and impeached Li Yanye. I sent you away that day. The purpose was to tell him the truth, but he was worried about his reputation and refused to stop, so the right minister had to invite him to Dali Temple."
Xue Bai said: "General, what you mean is that my teacher wrongly accused Li Yanye for the sake of reputation."
"What I mean is that Mr. Yan misunderstood at first, and then he couldn't get off the stage."
"Is this also what Ge Nu said?"
Ge Shuhan said: "There is a tribe in Tubo named Supi. The Supi people are of the Western Qiang race. They have more than ten thousand families and a vast territory. When Songtsen Gampo was in power, they conquered Supi. Now the Supi people want to rebel and have secretly united with Tubo. Some of the nine ministers of government affairs. I have said this. If you don’t believe it, you can go to the saint and continue to complain to see whether your teacher is wrong or Li Yanye is wrong."
After hearing what he said in such detail, Xue Bai finally realized that what Ge Shuhan said might be true.
General Jinwu met with the Tubo traitors on the sage's secret order, but Yan Zhenqing found out about it and wrote a letter of impeachment... This part may be true.
Then what? Ge Shuhan reminded Yan Zhenqing that the wrong person was impeached, but Yan Zhenqing refused to listen. Li Linfu took the opportunity to take action? Or is this a set-up from the beginning?
…
"I know you are dealing with the right prime minister." Ge Shuhan said: "Today we are the only two in this dirty and small brothel. Let me say a few words from my heart."
"good."
Ge Shuhan said: "Let me talk about General Wang first. I have received great kindness from General Wang and am willing to die for him. People in the world say that General Wang is loyal, but I tell you, when it comes to Shibao City, General Wang does have selfish motives. As a general, he was not ruthless to the enemy, and it was the Tang Dynasty that was harmed. He constructed the East Palace, and the saint and right minister did not wrong him... You don't have to refute, how long have you been with General Wang? I have been with him for so many years, and I compare If you know him well, sooner or later you will find that General Wang is not just for the Tang Dynasty or his soldiers. I am not saying that he is not good, but that he has accumulated too much reputation as the Jiedushi of the four towns. , the world thinks too well of him, this is flattering, people shouldn't be so good."
Xue Bai said: "People are inherently multi-faceted. No matter what you say, it is right, but the final decision still depends on our stance, right?"
"General Wang is like this, and so is Yan Zhenqing." Ge Shuhan thought to himself, "Just because he is a teacher, he will not make mistakes? What's more, this mistake is also human. It's just a two-year exile. No one has ever done it. I said I would punish him severely. On the contrary, killing him with admiration is the most deadly."
"On matters of great right and wrong, my teacher is never wrong."
"Wrong is wrong. I know the truth. Speaking of the right prime minister, you always think that the right prime minister is jealous of talents and deceives the saints. How about changing to another prime minister? At least that is not what I saw in Helong. Without him, who would Can Zhongzai guarantee Helong's countless military expenditures every year? Who will guard the territory and protect the prosperity of Chang'an? The right minister is not as unbearable as the world says, so he talked about today's matter. At least he is wise and understands the overall situation."
Ge Shuhan pointed at Xue Bai and said: "As for you, you are still young. Young people have a clear idea of right and wrong in the world. Military and national affairs cannot be handled like you do."
Xue Bai said: "I didn't expect the general to have such a good eloquence. What would the general suggest me do?"
"You go back to the Youxiang Mansion, admit your mistake to Youxiang, and ask him to protect Yan Gong's reputation, and the matter will be over." Ge Shuhan said, "As for those Tubo people, I will personally keep an eye on them and test their sincerity. "
"Then let me say a few words from my heart, okay?"
"good."
"No matter how right General Geshu is, it is only in your interests, or in other words, the interests of Hexi and Longyou." Xue Bai said: "If I worship the prime minister today, I will not provide a large amount of military expenses like Ge Nu. Helong, because I think the Tang Dynasty is already strong on the outside and weak on the inside, and I think the people's power can no longer support the saint's great achievements."
"This is not your business to discuss."
"But right is right and wrong is wrong. No matter how much you try to cover up, you can't hide the fact that Ge Nu has brought this prosperous era to collapse. Even he himself has a guilty conscience and persecutes everyone who is more talented than him. If the general only sees Helong, this is your duty as the governor of Jiedushi. Then I am committed to Sheji, so I should see that the Tang Dynasty has many long-standing shortcomings and needs to be changed urgently."
Ge Shuhan was stunned for a moment, then drank a whole bowl of wine and said: "No matter how right you are, it can't change the fact that the Tubo people are not careful, and Yan Zhenqing impeached the wrong person."
"I trust my teacher on this matter, and I will prove that the teacher is right."
"Young."
Ge Shuhan said no more and took another jar of wine.
Xue Bai looked at it and couldn't help but advise: "General, it's better to drink less. You are the best drinker I have ever seen."
"Thank you for the compliment." Ge Shuhan raised the wine bowl, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes looked a little proud.
Xue Bai felt for a moment that he could not persuade his brother Shuhan to drink less, just like he could not change the Tang Dynasty.
~~
After leaving Pingkangfang, Xue Bai rubbed his face in the snow and thought about the whole thing.
He believed in Yan Zhenqing even more, not only because of the friendship between master and apprentice, but also because of his general understanding of history.
He didn't know about the Tubo coup. He only knew that perhaps more than ten years later, the Tubo troops attacked Chang'an, causing Emperor Daizong of Tang Dynasty to abandon the capital and flee in panic.
There might be some suing for peace or civil strife in Tubo, but he was deeply wary of it.
Like Yan Zhenqing, he did not think that General Jinwu's private meeting with the Tibetan people was something that allowed the Tang Dynasty to take advantage.
In this prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, many people continued to win battles, which made many people take it lightly...
Thinking of this, Xue Bai first went to find Da Xi Yingying.
"But I sent someone to keep an eye on it. How about my teacher?"
"Mr. Yan has returned to his hometown. This kind of lawsuit will not put him in jail." Da Xi Yingying hesitated for a moment and then said: "But I heard that some people also want to overturn the case handled by Mr. Yan in Shuofang County."
"Then what?"
"If this is the case, it may damage Duke Yan's reputation."
"The teacher's reputation is good, but he will not be burdened by his reputation."
"yes."
Xue Bai had a lot of things to ask Da Xi Yingying to do, so he couldn't help but ask: "Niang Niang, Niang Niang has sent a letter. When will we arrive in Chang'an?"
"It's coming soon, just in the next few days."
"Okay." Xue Bai said, "You can help me check a few people..."
~~
Dunhuafang, Yanzhai.
It was already evening when Xue Bai arrived, and he saw two carriages slowly driving away. It seemed that officials were visiting.
Entering Yan's house, I saw that preparations for the wedding had already begun everywhere.
This actually made Xue Bai a little embarrassed.
He was led to the study to see Yan Zhenqing.
"teacher."
"You shouldn't come here all the time before you get married." Yan Zhenqing was rummaging through files, making the study a mess.
Xue Bai couldn't help but ask: "What is the teacher looking for?"
"Some records about Tubo... You don't have to worry. I'm just doing my job. They can't do anything to me. The most they can do is let me be relocated."
"Moving to other places will also delay the teacher's appointment as prime minister."
"You don't have enough qualifications, so why do you want to be a minister?"
"Teacher is only four steps away from becoming the prime minister." Xue Bai stepped forward and said, "The student came here because of the Tubo people. Ge Shuhan said, did Li Yanye meet the Tubo people on the basis of the saint's secret order?"
"He actually told you?" Yan Zhenqing sighed: "You shouldn't get involved in this matter."
"The students think that the teacher is implicated by the students." Xue Bai said: "Otherwise, Ge Nu can just remind the teacher, and there is no need to force him like this."
"Everything has to do with you, right?"
"When the students came, I saw an official leaving. I wonder who it was?"
"Okay." Yan Zhenqing put down the file in his hand and said, "Luo Xishu is here and persuades me to submit to Ge Nu."
"How to surrender?"
"I said you are of low status and are in trouble. I shouldn't have hired a troublemaker like you as my son-in-law. I should have taken you to make amends to the right prime minister."
"otherwise?"
"I handled Li Yanye's case wrongly. If Zheng Yanzuo's case comes out again and I wrongly accuse him, my official reputation and career will be ruined."
Xue Bai asked: "What does the teacher plan to do?"
Yan Zhenqing stroked his long beard and said, "I told Luo Xishi that I would consider it."
As soon as these words came out, the master and the disciple couldn't help but smile at the same time, looking a little cunning.
"Did the teacher really make a mistake in Li Yanye's case?"
Yan Zhenqing thought deeply and said: "General Geshu did tell me that those Tubo people who met Li Yanye wanted to discuss getting rid of Chidaizhudan. But I still continue to impeach Li Yanye. For one thing, private meetings with foreign ministers are a serious crime, especially Li Yanye is a general of the Forbidden Army. If everyone comes up with excuses, Chang'an will be in chaos. Secondly, those Tubo people are cunning, and I still doubt their purpose."
"What does the teacher suspect? Are they going to assassinate the saint?"
"no."
Yan Zhenqing pondered and said: "On my way back to Chang'an, I saw those Tubo people in the post house, and I had some bad intuitions..."
Just when he said this, there was a rushing sound outside the study.
"Alang!"
Yan Zhenqing opened the door and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Southern Xinjiang... Mr. Guo died of illness!"
"What?"
"Guo Erlang is outside the door, please see Alang."
"quick!"
Yan Zhenqing strode to the hall and saw a young man wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety, crying on the ground.
"Mr. Yan, my grandfather and brother are all gone..."
~~
The eighth year of Tianbao was about to pass, but in the twelfth lunar month, another Shangzhuguo died.
Dr. Yinqing Guanglu, the Minister of the Ministry of Inspection and Industry, the interview envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, the governor of Shu County, the deputy ambassador of Zhijie Chongjieduzhiyingtian in Jiannan Jiedu, the interviewer and handler of this road and Shannan West Road, and Zhu Guo, Guo Xuji.
Guo Xuji was born in the Guo family of Taiyuan. He spent his whole life as a soldier. He defeated Tubo, Qiang and Nanzhao successively, guarded Jiannan, and was powerful in the border areas. Before his death, he had just sent troops from Sichuan and Sichuan to conquer Qiandiao City, captured the Tubo Prime Minister, and put down a rebellion in Nanzhao.
He also had a sister who married the saint as Zhaoyi and was known as Guo Shunyi. Guo Shunyi gave birth to the saint's sixteenth son, Yong Wang Li Lin.
Xue Bai had heard Guo Xuji's name several times, once by the wealthy businessman Guo Wanjin, who claimed to be a relative of Guo Xuji, and once when Guo Taigong of Guo Town also said that he was related to Guo Xuji.
However, Xue Bai first killed Guo Wanjin and then took the land of Guo Taigong, but did not see the Guo family in Taiyuan come to retaliate.
No matter what, this year, Datang lost another famous general.
…
It was Guo Xuji's second son Guo Shu who came to Chang'an to report the news, because Guo Xuji's eldest son also died in the border area with him.
The Guo family and the Yan family were family friends. Guo Shu met Yan Zhenqing, cried for a long time, and told the details of the death of his father and brother.
"At the beginning of the year, I and my brother sent troops to the Western Sichuan Plateau, defeated more than 40 cities of the eight tribes of Xibo, and built the Jinchuan Protectorate to frighten them. Later, he heard that Tubo planned to recruit the Nanzhao King, so he led his troops back to Shu. On the way, he was infected with He fell ill from the miasma and died of illness just after arriving in Shuzhong. My brother also..."
Yan Zhenqing sighed endlessly, but then he had to ask: "Does Tubo want to recruit King Nanzhao to surrender?"
"Yes, Tubo has always wanted to win over Nanzhao, but Geluofeng has always been very loyal to the Tang Dynasty. In the seventh year of Tianbao, there was a tribal rebellion in Nanzhao, and I sent the governor of Yaozhou to quell the rebellion. Governor Li said Ge Luofeng, the king of Nanzhao, refused to cooperate in suppressing the rebellion. I was in Jiannan at the time and sent my brother to investigate. My brother found out that Ge Luofeng had not rebelled against the Tang Dynasty."
Yan Zhenqing patted Guo Shu on the shoulder and said, "Take care of your grandfather and brother's affairs first."
Guo Shu said: "I want to send my grandfather and brother back to Yanshi Shouyang Mountain for burial."
Yan Zhenqing couldn't help but look back at Xue Bai.
Only then did Xue Bai know that Taigong Guo was not lying. The direct branch of the Guo family in Taiyuan had indeed bought a large cemetery in Shouyang Mountain.
He then said: "I'm here to help with this matter."
"Thank you." Guo Shu looked at Yan Zhenqing again and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Yan to write an epitaph for my grandfather. Is it possible?"
Yan Zhenqing nodded and agreed.
At this time, someone rushed to Yan's house and shouted loudly from a distance: "Guo Erlang is here, the saint has summoned..."
~~
Shaoyangyuan.
When it was dark, Zhang Ting was still sleeping soundly. She was woken up many times by her child last night and fell into a deep sleep.
I was drowsy but was woken up by someone.
"Your Highness?"
"Guo Xuji is dead."
Zhang Ting was a little confused, stood up, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Guo Xuji?"
Li Heng couldn't explain Guo Xuji's illustrious military exploits in a few words, and said: "Guo Shunyi's elder brother, sixteenth son's uncle."
"Prince Yong's uncle is dead?" Zhang Ting breathed a sigh of relief, "I was still thinking a few days ago that since we arrived at Shaoyang Yuan, Prince Yong has gradually become restless."
Li Heng shook his head and said: "Sixteenth Lang can't do it. His mother-in-law didn't get it early. I raised him. When he was a child, I used to coax him to sleep, feed him, and teach him to read..."
"You don't even care about our children that much."
"That's because you love the child too much and don't give me a chance." Li Heng carefully coaxed Zhang Ting.
Zhang Ting said: "I still feel that King Yong is uneasy."
Li Heng smiled and said, "No, no matter how I rank, I won't be ranked sixteen like him."
"A funeral?"
"There will be a sacrificial hall set up in the ceremonial courtyard these days."
"Just in time, Your Highness can win over Yan Zhenqing."
"yes."
On the afternoon of that day, Li Heng was indeed allowed to set up a memorial hall for Guo Xuji with Li Lin.
He looked very sad, patted Li Lin on the back and said: "You and I have a deep brotherhood. Your uncle is my uncle."
"Brother."
Li Lin choked with sobs and was moved to tears by these words.
They will surely remember today's scene of deep brotherhood for the rest of their lives, and recall it again and again someday in the future.
Li Heng then took over the linen clothes and wore linen and wore mourning clothes like Li Lin. This move won the favor of many officials.
He discussed Guo Xuji's life achievements and the situation in the southwest with the officials. Then he went to the back hall and saw Yan Zhenqing standing in front of the desk with a brush in hand, thinking hard.
"Gong Yan is writing an epitaph for Duke Guo."
"I have met His Highness."
"No need to be polite, today I am just Mr. Guo's nephew."
Li Heng mourned for a while, then looking for an opportunity, he gradually brought the topic to Yan Zhenqing.
"By the way, I heard that Mr. Yan has been in some trouble lately?"
"Has your Highness heard about it?"
Li Heng lowered his voice and said, "I will definitely support Duke Yan. You can find your consort Zhang Bian, and he will help you."
Yan Zhenqing was stunned for a moment and looked at Li Heng.
Li Heng nodded, and since it was not appropriate to talk more, he turned and walked away to talk to Zhang Bian.
According to his thinking, Yan Zhenqing was severely suppressed by Ge Nu, and at this time he happened to join Xue Bai in the East Palace. Zhang Bian was a smart man and knew what to do.
Over there, Yan Zhenqing looked at the prince's back and sighed, recalling Guo Xuji's death and the changes in the situation in Tubo and Nanzhao again in his mind.
He couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness, and when he started writing again, he was already swaying.
"Woohoo! With an upright civil and military attitude, dedicated to public loyalty, no lack of virtue, no lack of integrity, it is suitable for his painting, and he will ascend to the royal family in his prime. If his fate is not fulfilled, he will die in the king's affairs. The heart of the saint is blocked, and the heart of the saint is blocked. How can I not cherish the aspirations of the common people?!"
~~
A few days later, the New Year's Day is getting closer.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, Guo Shu left Chang'an with a generous gift from a saint and a handwritten letter from Yan Zhenqing to pick up the bones of his father and brother.
To transport the bones from Sichuan and Sichuan, his family went down the Yangtze River to Yangzhou, then took the canal northward and passed through the Yellow River to Yanshi. In this way, although it takes a long way around the Tang Dynasty, it is all waterway, so the old mother and her family members can suffer a lot less.
Guo Shu's legs were worn out from riding horses. He wiped his wind-stained face and hurried to Shouyang Mountain.
As soon as he rode back eastward, he still didn't know what kind of hatred of country and family he was carrying on his shoulders.
On the same day, a large group of people was coming from Shouyang Mountain.
Fan Lao rode his horse and rushed to the front of the team. He looked up and saw the majestic Chang'an City in the distance, and couldn't help but be shocked by it.
This was his first time coming to Chang'an and seeing this magnificent city for the first time.
"Chang...Chang'an."
Fan Lao escorted Du Youlin back this time mainly because Xue Bai wanted to meet him and listen to him talk about the current situation of the copper and iron business. But secretly, he actually wanted to meet the emperor's grandson.
Knowing what kind of person the emperor's grandson is, he can trust his brothers' lives in his hands.
"What are you doing in a daze?"
Du Youlin rode forward and murmured: "Chang'an City, I will soon be appointed as the young master here."
"Du Gong has a bright future."
"To tell you the truth, I feel very guilty." Du Youlin said, "It would be great if you could be the bad guy of Jingzhao Mansion."
"Dugong, don't be kidding me."
Fan Lao decisively refused and followed the carriage into Chang'an with awe.
~~
Shengpingfang.
Du's house, which had been quiet for more than a year, became lively again. Du Wulang was happy and regretful, and was busy settling in.
After finally moving several boxes of books to the study, Du Youlin couldn't wait to talk to Xue Bai.
"Where's Xue Bai? I saw him there just now."
"I'll try and find it."
Du Wulang turned around and walked out of the study. When he faced him, Lu Fengniang came up to meet him and said, "Where are your two sisters? I just returned to them."
"ah."
"Let me ask you, why do you make so much fuss all day long?"
"Ah, I thought something happened at Fengwei Building recently. I should talk to Sister A. I'll go find them."
Du Wulang sniffed and ran all the way to the fourth courtyard. He was about to go to the west wing and knock on the door. After thinking about it, he rolled a snowball into the courtyard and threw it against the window.
After that, several were lost in succession.
He waited for a while, then went over and asked, "Are you in there? I want to talk to you about business."
No one answered, so Du Wulang scratched his head and walked to Wujin Courtyard, where he saw Xue Bai, Du Wei and Du Jin sitting in the pavilion, looking serious.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Let's talk about business." Du Wei, who was already making tea, responded calmly.
Du Wulang was embarrassed to say that his grandfather also wanted to talk about serious matters. After all, his grandfather really didn't have the confidence to talk about serious matters.
He simply walked over and picked up a small tea bowl.
The three of them did not avoid him and continued to talk.
"So, now we are at odds with Ge Nu and Hu'er."
"Once Wang Xie dies, there is hope for dethroning Ge Nu." Xue Bai said, "I have taken the first step, formed an alliance, and won some official positions. This is to get a share of the pie, increase our power, and strip him of it. of prestige.”
Du Jin said: "What about the second step?"
"To divide his border town forces, I have recently been trying to win Ge Shuhan's support."
"I'm afraid it's difficult, right?"
"Something happened before our eyes." Xue Bai said: "If Genu is right, the teacher's reputation will be destroyed, and Genu will stabilize his prestige; if we are right, Genu will lose more support. Even Ge Shuhan will be shaken."
"Li Yanye's case?"
"You have also heard." Xue Bai pondered, "This case is not as simple as it seems on the surface. It involves whether our saint, right minister, and military governor were tricked by the Tubo people."
"what for?"
"I am guessing, or I am worried that Nanzhao will rebel against Tang and join Tubo. This series of clues may come from Tubo trying to win over Nanzhao."
Du Jin didn't say anything and said, "I'll check."
"Okay, Da Xi Yingying has sent people to keep an eye on the Tubo people secretly. In addition, the Nanzhao envoys in the guest house of Honglu Temple must also send people to keep an eye on them."
"I have a premonition that you are right again." Du Jin said, "You have been promoted for meritorious service, and you are targeting Ge Nu?"
Xue Bai sighed slightly: "What I'm worried about is that Ge Nu can no longer control the border towns and Tibetan barbarians."
Compared with the speed at which he was promoted, the Emperor and Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty seemed to be aging faster.
Month after month, year after year, we can always see some chaos, like a precursor to great chaos.
While he was still thinking about these serious matters, Du Wulang came close to his ear and whispered a reminder.
"Hey, you can just pretend I didn't say anything, but just... wipe the lipstick on your lips."
Please give me a monthly pass, please give me a monthly pass~~
(End of chapter)
