Yuan Xiao does not live in the school, but in Yuanfu. It is very convenient for him to go home. Yuanfu is in Wubenfang, and his return is not restricted by the closing of the door.
Of course, students are subject to the constraints of the school. After the gate is closed, the school gate will also be closed. The students can only pack the food and wine and go back to the dormitory to continue drinking.
After drinking with Li Ye, Yuan Xiao rushed back to the mansion.
In the study room of Yuan Mansion, General Yuan Yuan listened to his grandson's story with a serious expression. Of course Yuan Yuan knew that Li Ye would not come looking for his grandson for no reason. Li Ye coming to see his grandson was actually Li Linfu's attitude. Li Linfu wanted to find him.
Li Linfu couldn't come forward, so he used a roundabout method.
"Grandpa, can Li Ye represent Li Xiangguo?" Yuan Xiao asked in a low voice.
Yuan Yuan nodded, "When he was only fifteen years old, he won the title of County Duke based on his military merit. With such a grandson, Li Linfu must regard him as his heir. Gao Lishi told me this personally!"
"Then there must be some other reason why he came to see his grandson today?"
"You're right, he really has a big reason to come to you!"
Yuan Yuan pondered for a moment and then asked: "He asked you a lot about Yuwen Siwu?"
"After asking a lot, my grandson had an intuition that the real purpose of inviting me to drink was for Yu Wen Siwu, but he didn't say clearly what the reason was?"
Yuan Yuan paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time, and then said to Yuan Xiao: "Go and invite your great grandfather!"
Yuan Xiao went there in a hurry, and not long after, an old man with white hair and white hair, and slightly slovenly clothes came. He was Yuan Tai, the elder brother of Yuan Yuan, and the head of the Yuan family. He retired as a Taishi and was busy at home all day long.
He planted flowers and raised cats, and left family affairs to his eldest son Yuan Sheng.
Of the five Yuan brothers of their generation, they are the only ones alive. Yuantai couldn't understand many things and would always ask his elder brother for advice.
"What do you want from me, fifth brother?"
"Third brother, please sit down. I have something to discuss with my brother."
Yuan Tai sat down, and Yuan Yuan relayed what his grandson said to his brother. Yuan Tai thought for a while and then asked: "The key to this matter is to confirm that Li Ye's search for A Xiao represents Li Linfu's attitude? Or does it represent Li Linfu's attitude?"
He just wants to turn enemies into friends?"
It was difficult to say with certainty in Yuan Yu's tone, "I think it represents Li Linfu's attitude and has a certain purpose?"
"What's the reason?"
"The situation during this period is quite strange. Third brother, do you still remember the Sun Jiliang assassination case I talked about a few days ago?"
Yuan Tai stroked his beard and said: "That case is really weird. It came and went out of nowhere. It was a small assassination case, and it was not an important person. It actually needs the emperor to decide, just because it involves Li Linfu's grandson?"
Yuan Yuan sighed: "I was as confused as my brother before, but something happened yesterday that made me suddenly realize. Yesterday the emperor proposed to restore the political hall discussion system and add three more vice ministers. This plan was implemented in the fifth year of Tianbao and
Tianbao was mentioned for seven years, but failed because of Li Linfu's strong opposition.
But yesterday Li Linfu expressed his full support for the five-phase system. Only then did I understand that the Sun Jiliang case that broke out two days ago was superficially aimed at Li Ye, but in fact it was the emperor who was beating Li Linfu, and Li Linfu had to compromise. It can be seen that even the emperor
We know that Li Ye is Li Linfu's heir."
Yuantai nodded, "When you put it this way, I also feel that under the current situation, it is indeed a bit unusual for Li Ye to suddenly come into contact with Ah Xiao. What do you think is the reason?"
"I just can't see through it, so I invited Third Brother to discuss it?"
Yuantai thought for a long time and said: "My intuition tells me that it is probably related to the newly added three phases."
Elemental spread his hands and said in confusion: "I am General Qianniuwei, what does the newly added three phases have to do with me?"
"Li Linfu must have more secrets than us. Ah Xiao, please invite Li Ye for a drink tomorrow. Don't be too subtle. You might as well be more open and honest."
"My grandson understands!"
At noon the next day, Yuan Xiao came to Taixue and met Li Ye who had returned from borrowing books at the door of the library.
"Brother Li, do you still read "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty"?" Yuan Xiao asked with a smile.
Li Ye smiled and said: "I am learning the language and customs of the Western Regions. I plan to go to the Western Regions in a month or two. I am making preparations now."
"That's a good thing!"
Yuan Xiao changed the subject and asked, "Brother Li, are you free tonight? I would like to invite Brother Li Xian back."
Of course Li Ye knew that the other party wanted to continue the conversation in depth, but he was busy tonight and really didn't have time.
Li Ye smiled and said: "I may not be free in the evening, so let's do it now! It's just in time to go have a drink at noon."
"Well, let's go to the pub where we were yesterday. It's quite quiet there. What do you think?"
"Brother Yuan's treat, of course Brother Yuan decides, I don't care!"
Li Ye didn't go back to his dormitory either. He asked a scholar he knew to take the books back to his dormitory for him, and he followed Yuan Xiao to the Sanyuan Tavern yesterday.
There were many drinkers in the tavern, but it was not full. They sat down at the same seats as yesterday. Yuan Xiao ordered seven or eight dishes and a bottle of wine.
Yuan Xiao smiled and said, "Brother Xian, are you going to join the army in Anxi?"
Li Ye shook his head, "It's okay to go to Anxi to get some credit. Forget about joining the army. I'm actually just going to travel."
Yuan Xiao sighed: "I really envy my dear brother's freedom. I'm different. I bear too much of the family's hopes, and I often can't help myself."
Li Ye clinked a glass of wine with him, drank it all and said with a smile: "Actually, most people are like this. The system has rules of one kind or another. If you want to get ahead, you have to follow the system. For an alternative like me, there is no place in the world."
I'm unique, you don't need to envy me."
Yuan Xiao just said casually, of course he would follow the path paved by his family and go out on his own, how could he get ahead?
Yuan Xiao then turned to the main topic of today. He pondered for a while and said, "Yesterday brother Xian mentioned Yu Wen Siwu to me. I feel that brother Xian still has something to say. Can we be honest with each other?"
"Is this what your grandfather meant?" Li Ye asked without any ambiguity.
Yuan Xiao nodded.
Li Ye looked around, dipped his index finger in wine and wrote on the table: "Three new prime ministers have been added? Do you know?"
Yuan Xiao still nodded.
Li Ye continued to write: "One Yang, one Wei, and the third one is a military representative."
Yuan Xiao's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously: "Who will be the third one?"
Li Ye drank some wine and wrote again: "It's probably Yuwen!"
Yuan Xiao opened his mouth in surprise, "How could it be him? It's impossible!"
"It's very possible!" Li Ye wrote again.
"What did your grandfather think?"
Li Ye nodded, dipped in wine and wrote: "My grandfather wants to recommend Lingzu as prime minister, but there is a prerequisite!"
Yuan Xiao immediately understood that Li Ye's premise was to join forces to attack Yu Wenjing.
Yuan Xiao also dipped his hands in wine and wrote four words, 'Yuwen Siwu?'
This Yuan Xiao is a smart man. Li Ye laughed and nodded slightly.
Yuan Yuan's eyes widened, "Let Yu Wenjing become the military representative?"
Yuan Xiao nodded, "He said it was his grandfather Li Linfu who judged it, which is very likely!"
Yuan Yu couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and actually asked an important military minister to become the prime minister. This opportunity was too rare.
But this piece of shit like Yu Wenjing, what qualifications does he have to serve as a military representative?
In the Sui and Tang dynasties, among the Guanlong nobles, the Yuan family always ranked first, and the Dugu family ranked second.
During the Taizong era, Empress Changsun appeared, and the Changsun family, which had always been low-key, jumped to the top three of the Guanlong nobles. However, at all times, the Yuwen family was the followers of the Yuan family.
Regarding the military representative becoming the prime minister, even if the Yuan family cannot get this position, they will never allow the Yuwen family to ride on the Yuan family's head.
The element turned to look at his brother who had been silent.
After a long silence, Yuantai finally spoke.
"If this opportunity is missed, there will be no next time. We must seize this opportunity and fully cooperate with Li Linfu!"