After breakfast, Xue Bai took Du Wulang and Jiao Nu to Pingkangfang Youxiang Mansion again.
He picked a quite docile horse and rode it in Du's house, walking neither fast nor slow.
Passing by Qinren Square, I suddenly heard a burst of crying at the gate of the square, but a group of men, women and children were escorted out by official officers. The oldest among them was over seventy years old, and the youngest girl was only five or six years old. If she walked slowly, she would be escorted out by official officers.
Waving whips and shouting, I cried so miserably.
Not long ago, the Du family also encountered this situation. When Du Wulang saw it, he couldn't help but feel the same. He got off his horse and asked people what happened.
A clerk from the Dongshi City Department sighed: "It's still related to the big case a few days ago. Most of the people whose homes have been ransacked recently are because they accepted heavy bribes from Liu Ji, the brother-in-law of the prince."
A liquor store owner came over and said in a low voice: "This is Zuo Siyu leading the Cang Cao to join the army and Wang Xiuji. How can he accept heavy bribes? He just drinks with Liu Ji often."
After hearing this, Du Wulang felt very uncomfortable and asked, "But isn't this case closed?"
"Hey, some people are royal relatives and can get away with it, but innocent people are still being implicated."
"You kill people, drink a few drinks, the whole family suffers, and half-grown girls will be assigned as official prostitutes."
When the family walked across the long street crying, everyone sighed for a while.
"Let's go."
"Yeah."
When he thought about going to Youxiang's Mansion, Du Wulang felt even more uncomfortable.
He wanted to scold Li Linfu and his lackeys, but due to the presence of Jiao Nu, he did not dare to speak and was very depressed.
When they arrived at Pingkangfang, the three of them tied their horses, informed the concierge, and were quickly taken in.
After passing two yards into the courtyard, I saw Ji Wen walking out of the central hall.
"I've seen a girl."
As soon as he saw Jiaonu, a smile appeared on Ji Wen's face, and he stepped forward and crossed his arms.
Jiaonu was disgusted with his bad breath and waved it off. In her eyes, he was just a lackey of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
But in Du Wulang's eyes, Ji Wen was a ferocious and cruel official. When he was glanced at by this cruel official, his heart tightened and he subconsciously shrank his neck.
Later, he felt that he could not bow his head in front of this cruel official, so he raised his head.
Ji Wen didn't notice Du Wulang's actions at all. He looked at Xue Bai and said with a slight sneer: "I really didn't expect that you could fall in the favor of the right prime minister."
"Everything in the world is unpredictable." Xue Bai responded with a smile: "But it is an honor for me to serve as the right prime minister with Ji Facao."
Ji Wen stroked his beard and smiled, but his eyes were rather sinister, and he said sincerely: "I hope you and I can work together for a long time."
"Definitely."
"Hehehehe."
After a few words of encouragement to Xue Bai, Ji Wenfang left.
Du Wulang turned to look at his back and whispered to Xue Bai: "It was his son who beat Duan Yan to death."
Xue Bai nodded and responded: "No hurry."
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Today I am still talking to Li Linfu through the screen.
A smelly boot was handed behind the screen.
Li Linfu was silent for a while and said: "How could Li Heng do it so directly?"
Xue Bai responded: "We all thought he would not attack directly. But he did the opposite, and his methods were quite good."
A beautiful maid came out, threw the broken boots in front of Jiao Nu, walked to the incense burner, and fanned gently with a small round fan.
Behind the screen, Li Linfu said: "What I really want is the prince's dead soldier, not these shabby boots."
"This slave is incompetent." Jiao Nu quickly bowed down.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister." Xue Bai said: "Since Li Heng has shown his flaws, his unpredictable intentions will be exposed."
"What are you going to do?"
"Trial."
Xue Bai only uttered one word, clean, concise and powerful.
Li Linfu said: "I am not qualified to interrogate the prince."
"It is enough to examine Li Jingzhong."
"Just a few days ago, Ji Wen and Yang Zhao searched the Prince's Courtyard and found nothing."
Xue Bai took matters into his own hands and said, "If Ji Wen can't get it out in trial, I'm confident that I can get it out."
Behind the screen, Li Linfu made no movement.
Xue Bai stretched out his hand to push Du Wulang, pushed him forward two steps, and said: "Du Erniang was divorced, but the Du family did not wait for her to return home, and a big living person disappeared; the East Palace sent murderers to break into Du's house at night
, want to kill people and silence them, the evidence is conclusive. Everything is illegal in the East Palace, Wulang is here to report to the official today."
Du Wulang panicked slightly and subconsciously looked at the small window on the side wall.
Xue Bai continued: "I heard that Prime Minister You revised the law and drafted ten volumes of "Kaiyuan New Style" to emphasize justice in the world, so I advised Wu Lang to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to sue Li Jingzhong for detaining the second mother of the Du family, and sent people to Du's house to assassinate her.
, please the right Prime Minister to enforce the law."
"Yes." Du Wulang then remembered and said, "I'm here to complain, I am the owner of the suffering."
He took out the paper from his sleeve and held it up with both hands.
"Then I have no choice but to handle the case personally." Li Linfu said, "Call Yang Zhao and then find out where Li Heng went."
"Here."
The two maids took the order and retreated.
Xue Bai said: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to say."
"Say."
"As I said yesterday, weakening Li Heng's power again and again without damaging his roots will only make his position as crown prince more stable. But on the way here today, I also saw someone arresting Wang Xiuji. I'm afraid this will only
It makes the saint feel that the prince's power has been weakened and he is more satisfied with him."
"That's enough. Do you think I am a good person? How dare you intercede in front of me every day."
"It's not about interceding. There are some incompetent people under the right prime minister who like to confiscate homes to make a fortune, regardless of whether they cause trouble for the right prime minister. I am different. I have a big feud with Li Heng, and I only think about how to really destroy Li Heng. Heng, repay the right Prime Minister for his great kindness. The harder they press now, the more cautious Li Heng becomes. Don't you hear the allusions of Zheng Boduan?"
Li Linfu remained silent.
A maid behind the screen explained in a low voice: "It's 'Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan', which comes from the Spring and Autumn Period. It tells the story of Duke Zhuang of Zheng indulging his brother and uncle Duan, waiting for him to rebel, and then attacking him."
From this point of view, the right prime minister does not seem to have much education.
"You know the truth!" Li Linfu said proudly: "This was the method I used to help Concubine Wu Hui depose the crown prince. Unfortunately, Li Heng was too cowardly."
Judging from his tone, he doesn't feel taboo, but rather feels proud of it.
At this time, a guest rushed outside the hall and reported: "Right Prime Minister, the prince went to Xingqing Palace today to plead guilty, and he is still kneeling outside Zhuolong Gate."
"Where is Li Jingzhong?"
"Not accompanying."
"Right Minister, this is a good opportunity to interrogate Li Jingzhong."
Li Linfu said: "You can go and interrogate, but you can't pass."
"Don't worry, Prime Minister." Xue Bai said: "I am different from those incompetent people. I will give you a result."
He could feel that Li Linfu didn't like him pleading for mercy, but he deliberately allowed him to fight with Ji Wen, so he simply stepped on Ji Wen.
After talking for a few more words in detail, when the concierge came to report that Yang Zhao had arrived, Xue Bai resigned and followed Yang Zhao to the Tenth Prince's House.
As soon as they left, someone came out from behind the small window in the nave.
"Grandpa."
"Yeah."
This person is Li Linfu’s son, Li Xiu.
Li Xiu saluted and said: "My child thinks what Xue Bai said is reasonable. I have been in the position for a long time. Why bother to make enemies on all sides, so that the front is full of thorns and thorns? If disaster strikes, the whole court will rise up to attack. What will be done about it then? Huh?"
"Shut up."
"Do you know how they scold me behind my back? First of all, I say that I have a violent spirit, and he often acts like a cockfighter. I also say that I am jealous of the virtuous and capable, with honey in his mouth and a sword in his belly. He calls him "meat". Waist knife'."
"That's enough!" Li Linfu heard this and shouted angrily: "The Prime Minister has all the power in the world. Once all these people are killed, no one will dare to secretly slander him!"
"Grandpa!" Li Xiu lifted up his robe, fell to the ground, and cried sadly: "Grandpa has the power over the world, and everyone in the world is nothing but an ant. Grandpa can make thousands of good connections just by raising his feet. I beg you, my dear." Don’t make any more unnecessary enemies!”
Li Linfu stepped forward, kicked Li Xiu to the ground, and cursed: "Idiot, if you don't know how to be kind, you will be bullied, and if you don't know how to behave, you will be ridiculed."
Li Xiu couldn't help crying.
When Li Linfu saw his son like this, his anger gradually subsided, and finally he sighed.
"Well, how can a father not know the truth? It's a pity that it's hard to get off the tiger. Besides, being a father means destroying people all over the house... I can't help it."
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Pingkangfang is close to the East Market and the Imperial City, and has the joy of silk and bamboo. It is one of the most prosperous places in Chang'an. The way to Yongxingfang is full of pedestrians.
Although it is cold winter, there are still women in rich makeup traveling with their necks open. Yang Zhao, riding a tall horse, often rides forward and looks down at the scenery under their belts, feeling very proud of it.
Xue Bai just started to learn to ride a horse today, barely keeping pace with him.
"Have you prepared your poems, dear brother? How about you and I go to Guangzhaifang to see Xu Hezi in the next few days?"
"I thought of two poems, still written by a certain poet friend in my memory."
"Hey, it's just that you haven't heard of Xu Hezi." Yang Zhao swallowed and was in a good mood.
Xue Bai cooperated with him and smiled a little, and asked: "Uncle, haven't you seen the imperial concubine recently?"
"Is it so easy to meet the imperial concubine?" Yang Zhao sighed slightly and said thoughtfully: "I have been managing for many years, and I have a good relationship with the three ladies. The New Year is approaching, but I don't know what gift to give them."<
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Xue Bai was very interested in this and asked: "I wonder what the three ladies like?"
Yang Zhao couldn't help but smile and asked: "Do you also want to please them?"
Xue Bai said frankly: "I want to make progress, and I also want to give advice to my uncle."
"Go forward?" Yang Zhao chewed the word, nodded, and said: "You use this word well, it is not conventional, and it expresses your ambition. It is deeply in my heart, good, good."
He turned to look at Xue Bai, and saw that this young man was neither humble nor arrogant. Even though he explicitly asked for merit, he did not show any vulgarity. He looked charming and had lofty ideals.
"Speaking of which, you have the gift that Mrs. Guo Guo wants." Yang Zhao couldn't help but smile mysteriously and said this.
"Oh?" Xue Bai said, "I'd like to hear the details."
"Don't worry, I will take you to visit Mrs. Guo Guo's house another day."
While they were talking, the group of people had already arrived at the Prince's Villa of the Ten Princes.
Now even Yang Zhao looked down on the prince who had divorced his wife twice. He did not dismount, but with a wave of his hand, a soldier from the right guard came forward and knocked on the door.
A young eunuch opened the door, looked over, and subconsciously shouted: "Here you go again!"
"You Xiaowei is holding someone, get out of the way!"
The soldier pushed the door straight in. Yang Zhao, Xue Bai and others got off their horses and rushed straight into the Prince's Courtyard.
In this situation, even the guards at the door dared not stop him.
Now is the time when the prince's prestige has fallen to the bottom. Many people already think that the saint intends to depose the prince, and there are far fewer people who are willing to work for the prince and offend the right minister.
The boots made a rustling sound on the gravel ground.
The eunuchs hurriedly rushed from the other end of the corridor and exclaimed: "Who is so impudent? Do you know where this is? It is the residence of the prince of the Tang Dynasty!"
"The search is for the prince's residence!" Yang Zhao shouted: "Take it down!"
Li Jingzhong heard the noise and rushed out in a panic. He raised his hand and was about to scold Yang Zhao. The next moment, the right guard rushed forward like a wolf and tiger and pushed him to the ground.
Seeing those dirty boots stepping on the spotless corridor, leaving behind a lot of sand and melting snow, he couldn't help feeling sad. He thought, how could a country's crown prince allow others to humiliate him to this extent? How could the Tian family survive?<
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Xue Bai and Du Wulang stepped in, and they couldn't help but think of the day when the official came to Du's house to pick up someone...