After meeting Wang Zhongsi, Li Longji felt a little tired. He wanted to take a nap but was worried that it would affect his sleep at night. He usually didn't have this kind of trouble, but recently the Nanzhao rebellion had distracted him too much.
Regarding this, he complained a few words to Yang Yuhuan while watching the show.
"I have been emperor for thirty years and have worked hard to govern and create this prosperous age. Now that the four seas are united, the world is peaceful. I entrusted the state affairs to Li Linfu. I thought he was reliable. If such a mess occurs, I have to deal with it myself."
Yang Yuhuan said: "So Sanlang replaced Li Linfu and appointed Zhang Bian as prime minister. He will take care of the government affairs. Isn't everything going well?"
Li Longji was quite relaxed at this time, shook his head and said: "The reason why I thought of using Zhang Bian has something to do with your sworn brother."
"Why?"
"It's because I miss Taizhen and am willing to use people from your family." Li Longji said with a smile.
"I don't believe it." Yang Yuhuan snorted and turned away.
What Li Longji did not say was that he had one most important requirement in appointing a prime minister - to be able to check and balance the prince.
At that time, Zhang Bian was close to Xue Bai, which made him think that Zhang Bian knew what to do after becoming prime minister. As a prime minister, he should know how to use Wang Zhongsi to pacify Nanzhao as soon as possible, and he should also know how to break up with the East Palace.
He deliberately agreed to marry the princess to Anqing Zong. On the one hand, he considered that this marriage would be beneficial to the stability of the Tang Dynasty, and An Lushan's loyalty would not be swayed to the East Palace because of the marriage of his children;
An opportunity to attack Li Heng.
If Zhang Bian was smart enough, he should have asked people to impeach the East Palace in order to reshape the border generals, beat Wang Zhongsi and An Lushan, consolidate the authority of the prime minister, and at the same time express his incompatible attitude with the East Palace.
This is like when he deliberately gave Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming the opportunity to get close to the East Palace to test them and also test Li Linfu. Li Linfu did a good job. A piece of guilt showed that he was willing to check and balance the East Palace for the saint, so that the saint could rest easy.
"General Gao."
"The old slave is here."
"Has Zhang Bian's memorial arrived?"
"No." Gao Lishi responded: "But the right prime minister sent a memorial."
Li Longji took a look at Li Linfu's memorial and found that he was indeed opposed to the marriage of the princess to An Qingzong. He also vaguely mentioned that An Lushan recommended Wang Zhongsi or had collusion with the East Palace.
After reading it, Li Longji scolded lightly.
"The heart of a villain."
But what he was thinking was that Li Linfu was still very good at checking and balancing the East Palace.
In this way, he could enjoy singing and dancing, bathing in hot springs without worrying about becoming the emperor the next moment. However, Li Linfu became increasingly old and fatuous. Watching him fight with Zhang Bian, until the end of the fight, he only saw Li Linfu retreating one after another and being pecked all over the floor.
Chicken feathers.
One is better at being able to straighten out the court, and the other is better at knowing the Sacred Heart. It’s hard to decide.
Yang Yuhuan watched a play and looked back. Seeing that Li Longji's mind was not on the dance at all, he ordered the actors on the stage to stop temporarily.
"Since the saint is absent-minded, why should he deal with state affairs first?"
"There are no national affairs. I am good at employing people and ignore trivial matters."
"Well," Yang Yuhuan thought for a while and asked with a smile, "How about playing hide and seek?"
Speaking of which, the reason why hide-and-seek is called "hide-and-seek" is because she never gives in to Li Longji when playing. She always has many sachets hanging on her body, and she often uses the sachets to confuse Li Longji, lure him away, and prevent him from catching him.
arrive.
The reason why she is favored by the Sixth House is not that she is considerate, but that she loves to play and is interesting.
Normally, Li Longji likes this kind of novelty, but recently he felt too tired and sighed: "I can't play today."
He mentioned Xue Bai just now, intending to test whether Yang Yuhuan would take the opportunity to ask for an official position on Xue Bai's behalf, but seeing that she didn't care at all, he was willing to talk to her more.
"By the way, little Xue Bai, he is both capable of doing things and understands my thoughts."
"The saint has forgotten? He even contradicted the saint on the Lantern Festival." Yang Yuhuan said: "This sworn brother has the same temperament as me. He doesn't know how to coax others."
"Good advice is offensive to the ears."
After more than two months, Li Longji finally made such a comment, which seemed very magnanimous.
The eunuch Wu Huaishi who was standing not far away raised his eyelids and glanced at this scene, but he secretly thought in his heart that the imperial concubine only inadvertently defended her sworn brother every time, but it made the saint even forgive Xue Bai's crime of disobedience.
She even went to her wedding banquet in person...but don't forget that this noble concubine has always been jealous and outspoken. How could she have ever been so cautious?
Wu Huaizhi was thinking this way when he heard the sage say: "Summon Xue Bai to come and see you."
"Slave, I'll go right away."
~~
After Wu Huaishi left the palace, he inquired about it first. Hearing that Xue Bai had already started to visit the Yushitai a few days after getting married, he hurried over.
Without letting anyone know, he walked directly to Xue Bai's apartment and opened the door.
Xue Bai was concentrating on writing something when he heard the sound of the door opening. He turned around and looked a little wary.
"I've met Xue Lang, but who are you impeaching?" Wu Huaishi smiled, stepped forward and asked, looking close to him.
"General Wu." Xue Bai was also very happy to see him, greeted him with a smile, and replied: "I'm just sorting out some prescriptions."
Wu Huaishi glanced at the paper and saw that Xue Bai probably wrote "ginseng, bupleurum, skullcap, pinellia" and other medicinal materials and their amounts. He didn't know what they were used for.
"The word "Xue Lang" is so well written... After receiving the sage's instructions, he summoned Xue Bai, the imperial censor in the palace, to see him."
Xue Bai quickly arranged his appearance, received the holy message, and then asked: "May I ask General Wu, what is today?"
"If others ask, I won't dare to tell the truth." Wu Huaishi glanced around and whispered: "But since Xue Lang asked, I have to let some people know."
"General Wu treated me with deep loyalty, which I will bear in mind."
"It is Xue Lang who is worthy of friendship." Wu Huaishi said: "I am afraid that the saint wants you to remind Prince Consort Zhang of something."
He clicked until he knew that Xue Bai knew what to do.
In short, because of this reminder, the relationship between the two has taken a further step.
…
Li Longji met Xue Bai in Qinzheng Building, and Yang Yuhuan was not around. It can be seen that what he wanted to ask was not an ordinary matter.
But his posture was very casual, with a glass of wine in his hand.
"You don't want to marry Princess Hezheng, but you care about whether she will marry Anqing Zong? Even a small censor dares to interfere in the emperor's family affairs."
"Back to the saint." Xue Bai said: "The emperor has no family affairs, and the censor should be concerned about everything."
"Stop telling me what your plans are."
"If this matter is true, I will impeach the East Palace and return to the border town."
"You are so presumptuous!" Li Longji deliberately scolded: "This is my promised marriage."
Xue Bai retorted unreasonably and could only say: "I know the crime."
"How dare you say that you are not biased against Prince An Lushan?"
"I... I just heard the news and announced something."
"You're such a good person." Li Longji asked casually: "Who instigated you?"
This sentence seemed to be an understatement, but he actually wanted to hear what Xue Bai thought of Li Linfu and Zhang Bian's attitude towards the East Palace.
"I dare not hide it from the saint." Xue Bai said: "The right prime minister has discussed this matter with me."
Li Longji rarely became serious.
"Nanzhao rebelled, and I thought that the right prime minister was old and fatuous, and had many criticisms against him." Xue Bai said: "An Lushan saw that the right prime minister was afraid of losing power, so he arranged for the East Palace to be established. Later, with the instructions of the East Palace, he recommended Wang Zhongsi to take command.
.In addition, according to what the Right Prime Minister said, Zhang Bian is the one who connects the East Palace and Anlu Mountain."
"Nonsense." Li Longji scolded: "I think Li Linfu is an old fool and said such words."
"Your Majesty has learned clearly."
"Keep talking."
"The right prime minister intends to beat the East Palace, Anlu Mountain, and Wang Zhongsi. After beating, Wang Zhongsi can be appointed to pacify Nanzhao." Xue Bai said: "The reason why he came to my wedding banquet is to talk about this matter."
"Why are you talking to your censor?"
"I am loyal and upright." Xue Bai said, "The sage believes in his loyal and upright words."
Hearing this, Li Longji laughed angrily, shook his head, and cursed: "How can I believe you, a kid like you?"
After chatting casually for a few words, he sent Xue Bai away.
Gao Lishi was a little puzzled and couldn't help but said: "The saint certainly didn't believe what Xue Bai said. How can An Lushan allow him to be so arrogant in front of the emperor about the construction of the East Palace by An Lushan?"
"You don't know this. Xue Bai is a tough nut. When Wang Zhongsi angered me, he was the only one willing to protect Wang Zhongsi. Today I am looking at who can hold this tough nut between Zhang Bian and Li Linfu."
"But I heard that Xue Bai is very close to the daughter of the right prime minister." Gao Lishi said, "This son is already married, but he still..."
"So what? You're just a kid." Li Longji laughed loudly, "I don't care what tricks Li Linfu used, as long as he calmed down the trouble."
Since he is a romantic emperor, he never takes being romantic as a disobedience.
These disputes arose due to the Nanzhao rebellion, and Xue Bai predicted the Nanzhao rebellion, and used this incident to stir up chaos in the court, almost forcing Li Linfu to resign. So, if Li Linfu can deal with Xue Bai, it means that the trouble can be solved
, solved the Nanzhao rebellion.
The tough-minded Xue Bai is like a touchstone.
…
Xue Bai left the main building of Qinzhengwu and saw a group of palace maids coming, surrounded by a woman in fine clothes. He thought it was Yang Yuhuan, but when he got closer, he realized that it was Fan Nu.
He then stepped aside and waited for them to enter the palace before leaving the palace.
"Fan Meiren got the chance to enter the palace because Xue Lang reorganized the studio and arranged "The Romance of the West Chamber", right?" Wu Huaishi whispered.
"She is a beautiful woman with both talent and appearance, whose brilliance cannot be concealed."
"No matter what, it was Xue Lang who was kind to her and never said hello."
"All saints are grateful."
Xue Bai cheered up and dealt with Wu Huaishi carefully.
After leaving Xingqing Palace, he no longer concealed his identity and asked Diao Bing to go directly to Youxiang's Mansion.
"When you meet Li Linfu, tell him that what I promised him has been done, and he must not break the promise."
"Here."
In this whole matter, Xue Bai seemed to be on the back foot, supporting Zhang Bian at one moment and Li Linfu at another. After all this nonsense, the candidate for prime minister remained unchanged. But he didn't care who was the prime minister at all. Anyway, Yan Zhenqing didn't care this time.
Unable to ascend to power, what he cares about is the power changes brought about by the battle between prime ministers.
For example, he finally forced Li Linfu and An Lushan to turn against each other.
Everyone said that Li Linfu could control Anlu Mountain. Well, he wanted to see if Li Linfu could solve Anshan and even the hidden dangers in Hebei.
While thinking about this, Xue Bai suddenly thought of the scene he saw yesterday.
Yesterday, because his colleagues at the Censorship Office said that "the groom should return home early," he went back, entered the main room, and when he walked around the screen, his mood was indeed a little different from before.
Then, Li Tengkong slept on his wedding bed, stood up lazily, and looked back casually, showing that picturesque face in his eyes, just like an old dream. At that moment, he also had an illusion, almost thinking that she was him
wife...
It was under this situation that Li Tengkong conveyed her grandfather's wishes.
But Xue Bai knew very well that the fact that he was helping Li Linfu in front of the emperor today had nothing to do with Li Tengkong. It was purely a matter of business. He made the decision because Li Linfu broke up with An Lushan.
It has nothing to do with personal affairs.
However, there is actually a personal relationship, but it has nothing to do with official matters.
~~
The next day, not long after the morning drums started ringing, Xue's house was very quiet.
The leaves of the flower trees in the courtyard were still covered with dew, and the chirping of birds came from the treetops. Xue Bai and Li Tengkong were walking side by side by the small pond.
"Your grandfather is quite sensible and gave up on An Lushan at the last moment, so I will be generous and let him go this time." Xue Bai said half-jokingly, "But he must actively deal with An Lushan."
Li Tengkong glanced at him and didn't find it funny.
Xue Bai turned out to be laughing at her and said: "In short, you have reached an agreement. We are united vertically and horizontally. I have reached a consensus with the Prime Minister's Office."
Li Tengkong knew that he was not lying, because after meeting Xue Bai, the saint approved Li Linfu's memorial and refuted Li Linfu's lawsuit against Donggong and An Lushan for claiming that his son was a fictitious son. It seemed to be a scolding tone, but in fact, "the son was fictitious and non-existent".
The word "sage" means that the saint may have regretted his promise to betroth the princess to Anqing Zong.
The few words meant that the saint did not like Zhang Bian's handling of state affairs in a harmonious manner.
Yesterday, Li Linfu felt much better after receiving the news. He smiled and praised Li Tengkong, saying that he never expected that he would reconcile with Xue Bai one day, and it was all thanks to her.
But she was not actually very happy. Instead, she thought inexplicably that if one year ago, You Xiangfu and Xue Bai could have the same relationship as they do today, maybe she could finally get married to him?
When this idea came up, she tried her best to suppress it, covering up the Tao Te Ching, Nan Hua Sutra, and Baopuzi one by one in her mind... but it always emerged from the words of the scriptures.
Come.
Then, she realized that the world is full of tricks, and if she misses it, she misses it.
This made her feel sad, but in fact she was not so sad on the day Xue Bai and Yan Yan got married.
At that time, her grandfather was seriously ill and the family was in crisis. She was too busy to think about anything else and accepted her fate. But now, she has managed to reconcile her family with Xue Bai. What she thought was impossible in the past has actually been done.
, it’s actually not difficult.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Li Tengkong had not spoken for a long time, Xue Bai couldn't help but ask another question.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking that you are always forging ahead." Li Tengkong was a little sad at first, but when he spoke, his thoughts suddenly surged and he said: "I didn't understand you before, but this time I am rarely forging ahead...
At the beginning, my brother always said that I couldn't do it. He said that it was impossible for me to turn against An Lushan for Xue Bai."
"People in the world are always like that. Before things are done, they assume a lot of difficulties."
"Yes." Li Tengkong turned sideways, looked at the clouds on the horizon, and said, "I was like that before."
"Um?"
"I used to think that some things were impossible. If it really wasn't possible, then that would be fine. I could just treat it as nothing but practice. But do you know what disturbs my mind the most? I only discovered it after I missed it.
, it turns out it can be made.”
When Xue Bai heard this, he understood what she was talking about.
Li Tengkong stood in the late spring and sniffed.
"It's nothing. I'm just a little annoyed at why I was so unwilling to make progress in the past. I'm just a little regretful... Regret is more corrosive than jealousy."
Xue Bai rarely saw her lose her temper. He knew that she was a cultivator, and sometimes he would even deliberately disturb her mind. He didn't know what her psychology was. She was probably like teasing girls when she was a child... But at this time, he saw
Her shoulders were shaking slightly.
He wanted to comfort her, but he was afraid that when she turned around, he would see her crying again.
"I'm leaving," Li Tengkong said, "This matter is over, and I will no longer be involved in the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Xiaoxian..."
"If you haven't finished talking to me, ask my grandpa to send someone else to talk to you. I really won't pay attention to it anymore. Also, you married your sweetheart, and I'm really happy for you."
At the end of his speech, Li Tengkong sounded decisive, turned around and left.
She had thought a lot just now. She hugged Xue Bai twice. Once in this courtyard, she couldn't help herself because of the Yuanxi poem "Shengchazi"; and once in the cool breeze of Huashan Mountain.
On a moonlit night, I hugged him until the fire spread.
Because of her attachment to her, she came forward several times to negotiate with Xue Bai for her family. Didn't she think that she might be able to continue this relationship? But there was some attachment before, but now that he is married, that's the end of it.
When the matter was over, it was just a dream. From then on, I gave up my love for my daughter's family and devoted myself to the Tao.
Pretending to be calm with his steps, Li Tengkong walked through the Yimen and met Jiao Nu and Mian'er.
"Seventeenth Mother."
"How many times have I told you to 'vacate the space'?"
"Make a break, Lady Yan is up."
"Hui Yuzhen Temple."
"Can……"
Mian'er gently pulled Li Tengkong's sleeve and reminded: "Tengkong, you came here to see Lady Yan. How could you leave without seeing her?"
"Hui Yuzhen Temple."
Li Tengkong quickened his pace and went straight out of Xue's house without boarding her carriage. He grabbed Jiao Nu's horse and rode away.
She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would cry, and she was even more afraid that if she stayed for a moment longer, Xue Bai would hold her in his arms again, causing both of them to lose their dignity.
After walking out of Xuanyangfang, crossing Zhuque Street and crossing the small bridge over Yong'an Canal, it suddenly started to rain lightly.
The rain was not heavy, just a light rain in late spring. However, Li Tengkong turned around and saw a man and woman taking shelter under the eaves on the street, talking and laughing, as if she had had that moment with Xue Bai back then.
.
She didn't care about Jiao Nu's shouts behind her, raised her plain face to face the drizzle, and instantly felt relaxed.
Finally I no longer have to hold back from crying.
All the way back to Yuzhen Temple, after walking through the courtyard, Li Jilan came out holding an umbrella. When he saw her, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Did Tengkongzi cry?"
"No, it's raining."
Li Tengkong agreed, walked to the law hall, sat down on the futon, and said to the rain outside the eaves.
Li Jilan hurried over and said, "Hey, can I get some hot water for you to wash first?"
"Ji Lanzi, I have experienced the calamity of delusional thinking today." Li Tengkong smiled calmly and said slowly: "The Tao originated from one, and its nobleness has no partners. They each live in one place to resemble heaven, earth, and people.
Therefore, it is called the Trinity. Heaven gets one to make it clear, earth gets one to make it peaceful, people get one to make life, and God gets one to make spirit."
However, Li Jilan did not feel calm at all, only felt distressed, and said angrily: "The Tao follows nature, how can there be any forced Tao?"
She didn't care how well Li Tengkong practiced, she went to arrange hot water.
When she walked to the courtyard, a senior sister came over and whispered something to her.
"ah?"
After hearing this, Li Jilan quickly grabbed an extra umbrella and hurried out the door. When she reached the door and looked up, she saw that the figure she had been thinking about was disappearing in the drizzle.
~~
Xue Zhai.
Yan Yan rubbed her eyes and sat up from the couch, only to see Yong'er standing there, hesitant to speak.
"Um?"
"Madam, Seventeenth Mother came here and said she wanted to see you, but she left after having a conversation with Mr. Lang."
"Then go to Yuzhen Temple to pay your respects and ask her if I can come over tomorrow."
Although Yan Yan is young and loves to sleep and play, she knows how to deal with these household matters. She gave the instructions casually and asked: "Where is your husband?"
"I went out with the Seventeenth Mother..."
Before Yong'er finished speaking, Yan Yan glanced out the window and said, "It's raining, has your husband brought an umbrella?"
"No." Yong'er responded: "My servant asked the kitchen to prepare some ginger soup."
She went to the door to make arrangements. Yan Yan was already sitting in front of the dressing table, reading a volume of stories, waiting for her to comb her hair.
"Madam, I heard that many people in Chang'an City are jealous of my wife for marrying a good husband." Yong'er finally had something to say, and said, "It's just that Li Qiniang has already been here twice a few days after we got married.
.”
"If she doesn't come, who will treat me?" Yan Yan puffed up her cheeks and finally said: "I know what you want to say, but Qinglan took care of me and spared her time to see a doctor. Ji Lanzi wrote a play for me.
Let me see, who is not trying to make me happy?"
"Can……"
Yong'er still felt that his wife was too ignorant and didn't know the relationship between men and women, but she didn't know how to explain it.
Yan Yan had already crossed her fingers and said, "Okay, take all those greeting cards from yesterday."
She then put down the story in her hand, looked at the greeting cards on the table, thought about it, and picked one at random.
"The daughter of Huangmen Lu's family invited me, do you know why?"
Yong'er shook his head stupidly.
"Stupid, you only focus on those who treat me well. This Lu Siniang, Pei Liuniang wanted to marry Xue Bai back then, but she couldn't get married, so she must have embarrassed me. You see, you don't care about serious things.
"
"Ah? Madam, what should I do?"
"I asked the eldest sister to come with me when I went to the Du family. Lu Siniang was afraid of her. I could tell during the wedding banquet."
"The second sister of the Du family is probably more powerful. Even Mr. Du is afraid of her."
"Just asking the eldest sister is enough."
Yan Yan could actually tell that Du Jin didn't like her very much, probably because he was unwilling to accept that she married Xue Bai.
But others were afraid of Du Jin, but she was not. At least Du Jin didn't know that she had noticed Du Jin's thoughts.
"Sooner or later I'll convince her." Yan Yan thought to herself.
However, she still had that harmless look on her face, as if she didn't care about anything.
After finishing her makeup, the mistress of Xue House ate the morning meal first, and then Qinglan brought up the family account book.
"Madam, the expenses of the inner house should still be left to Madam."
"I'll take a look, but I don't care."
Yan Yan took it generously and made a statement at the same time.
Qing Lan didn't understand what it meant at first, but then she saw that after Yan Yan looked through it, she drew out two mistakes and wrote a list.
"I have listed the monthly expenses and emergency funds according to the account book. You can put 70% of the remaining money in Fenghui Bank to earn interest, and take the 30% to ask Du Erniang to help pay higher interest. This
Half of the interest earned will be used for expenses, and the other half will be distributed to the people in the house. In short, you are still in charge of the accounts. I will take a look at it every month and assume that I have fulfilled my responsibility."
Qing Lan was so impressed that she looked at Yan Yan blankly.
It's not that she hasn't seen powerful people. When she was in the Du family, she felt that Er Niang was very powerful, but now her own wife's power is different...
The next moment, Qing Lan saw Yan Yan put down her pen, clapped her hands, and smiled at her, still looking that cute.
"Okay, can you take me to places I haven't been to in the house?"
"Hey, okay."
Qing Lan was stunned, Yan Yan had already held her hand.
~~
Yushitai.
When Xue Bai arrived at the office, he looked out the window and saw that the light rain had stopped.
And there were already a few more umbrellas in his public room, which were sent by Yan Yan... He could still imagine her flattening her mouth, showing a somewhat helpless expression of fulfilling her responsibilities as a wife, and a hint of something in her eyes.
Naughty smile.
He couldn't help but smile, and the next moment, the figure caught in the rain appeared in his mind again.
"What are you thinking about?"
I don't know when Zhang Bian was standing outside the door, looking at Xue Bai across the threshold, and said: "I am happy for a while, melancholy for a while. I must be thinking about the love between my children?"
"Yes, I owe some love debts. Has your consort ever had a similar experience?"
"This is not something you should ask a prince-in-law." Zhang Bian said, "I came to the Yushitai to do some official business, do you want to talk?"
"good."
Zhang Yan glanced at the Diao brothers, entered the door, and closed the door.
He sighed, stood by the window, put his hands behind his hands, and said, "Why didn't you remind me earlier?"
"Remind me." Xue Bai said: "I told the consort several times not to get close to An Lushan. But the consort concealed it from me and promoted a series of officials in the East Palace..."
"My foundation in the court is too weak." Zhang Bian said: "What I promote is not the Donggong family, but the outstanding talents who have been suppressed by Ge Nu over the years. No one on the list is not talented and has reliable character.
?What does it have to do with the East Palace?"
"Maybe." Xue Bai said: "At least, the list I gave to the prince-in-law is all talented people with low official status."
"That's too slow. As long as they support me, can I take over the general affairs of the world from Ge Nu? What's more, I will conquer Nanzhao soon."
Xue Bai asked: "What happened to the marriage between the princess and Anqing Zong?"
Zhang Bian said: "Everyone has been plotted by Zhang Ting about this matter. She came up with the idea, and she also designed it to ask the Korean lady to come forward to request the saint. However, everyone said that I was the one who gave the prince advice to increase the reputation of the East Palace."
"The prince-in-law has acquiesced in this matter, hasn't he?"
"Princess Ning," Zhang Bian said, "My wife is the younger sister of the crown prince, and I am very proud of it. What can I do?"
"The prince-in-law made a very clear excuse." Xue Bai said: "But the saint waited for you to check and balance the East Palace, but he didn't wait. After all, it was just that you were afraid. You were afraid that after the saint's death..."
"That's enough, you shouldn't say this."
"Okay, I can make plans for the prince-in-law, but I can only plan, not be the prince-in-law's master."
Zhang Bian said: "Even Huang Hanchuo protected me at your wedding banquet. Do you know why? The Nanzhao rebellion is not a simple rebellion, but the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty has become an illusion. Even a musician knows that I am the one doing the work.
Even a musician knows that this is not the time to check and balance the East Palace, the court needs a prime minister who can really do things, not a sycophant like Genu who is bent on flattering and controlling power!"
"These words, the prince-in-law can go and tell the sage, saying that the current prime minister should not consider whether to check and balance the East Palace." Xue Bai said: "We are officials, there is no point in relying on words..."
"Then what practical things did you do? Did you go to conquer Tubo, conquer Nanzhao? Go to Longyou, go to Jiannan?"
Zhang Bian interrupted, shaking his head.
He stepped forward, patted Xue Bai on the shoulder, and said: "We are chess players, not soldiers, and we have to see the overall situation. The imperial court is going to march south, and I will comfort the rear first. What's wrong?"
"It's about appeasing the rear. Didn't the prince-consort leave a way for himself to retreat? Are you afraid of offending Li Heng or An Lushan?"
"That doesn't make sense to you."
"Then why say, the matter has been settled."
"No." Zhang Bian came closer and whispered: "I heard that Ge Nu is seriously ill, but is it true?"
Xue Bai was surprised and said: "Sick?"
"He fainted at your wedding reception, didn't he?"
"That's overwork, isn't it?"
"You know how close you are to the young lady of the Li family." Zhang Bian said: "I just want to tell you that although I will not be an enemy of the East Palace and An Lushan, at least it will be beneficial to the national affairs. After Li Linfu's illness, he should
Because of me..."
Xue Bai was noncommittal.
He only cares about his own political demands. Zhang Bian was just a cover-up for him in the beginning, and he doesn't care anymore now.
The next thing he thought about was how to let Li Linfu use his remaining energy to check and balance An Lushan, and at the same time make the greatest contribution during this period of time and get promoted as quickly as possible.
However, even Li Tengkong only told him that Li Linfu had improved. How did Zhang Bian know that Li Linfu was seriously ill?
The answer is obvious. There is a mole in the Li family. Unfortunately, Li Tengkong is busy until the end. Is the Prime Minister's Mansion about to collapse?