As the saying goes, "The first time the warm wind arrives; the second time the crickets take up residence; the third time the eagles begin to fly." The wind blowing in the Xiaoshu season is always warm. Soon, cricket fights will be seen everywhere in Chang'an City.
Xue Bai was sitting in his study, looking at the map and making preparations to leave Chang'an.
The door creaked, and along with the sound of soft footsteps, a pair of warm hands covered his eyes.
"Sister, please stop making trouble, Yan Yan is not as naive as you."
"I haven't spoken yet, how do you know it's me?" Yang Yuyao asked with a smile.
"Who else in this house would dare except Sister?" Xue Bai naturally rolled up the map of Nanzhao on the desk and put it aside, "Didn't you agree not to disturb me during the day?"
"Do I want to disturb you? Yang Guozhong is here, please let me know."
"It's just for entertainment. I'm going to see him."
"You don't have to be too polite to him." Yang Yuyao sneered slightly.
Not long ago, the imperial concubine left the palace, and the Yang family was in some trouble. Not long after that, the imperial court restored Zhang Yizhi's official title and gave an official position to the descendants of the Zhang family. There were vague rumors in the market that Yang Guozhong was Zhang Yizhi's illegitimate son.
Others may not understand this matter, but Yang Yuyao knew that Yang Guozhong was paving an escape route, so that if the Yang family fell one day, he, the emperor's favorite, would not be implicated.
In the final analysis, my brother's character is not good enough, and he is far inferior to Xue Bai, his sworn brother, who can share the joys and sorrows together.
Moreover, the adopted brother is not only reliable, but also trustworthy.
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The front yard is already filled with gifts.
Xue Bai had just arrived, and a long gift list had been handed to him. He glanced at it briefly and said, "Brother, why are you so polite?"
"This is to express my gratitude to Ah Bai for recommending me as an entertainment envoy before the emperor." Yang Guozhong stepped forward with an eager look on his face, took Xue Bai's hand, and said with emotion: "Although your surname is not Yang, you are from the Yang family.
Lucky star."
It's a pity that although his surname is Yang, the Yang family already thinks that his surname is Zhang.
Xue Bai asked: "The sage has decreed that you should take over?"
"That's not the case yet." Yang Guozhong said: "I think in the heart of the saint, only you can handle this job well. I am here to ask you for advice. I have an idea. I will also build a secret room..."
"Just in time, I also have something I want to ask you about, about Jiannan Jiedu Envoy."
Yang Guozhong laughed loudly and said: "You go to Nanzhao, I serve the saint well, and you and I can help each other run the errands."
He was originally from Sichuan and Sichuan, and had extensive connections in Sichuan and Sichuan, so he had an idea after thinking about it for a while.
"Let's go, I'll take you to meet someone, take my carriage, and we'll talk in detail on the way..."
Yang Guozhong did not come by carriage, but the two families lived close to each other, so Xue Bai went to his house to board the carriage and set off together.
The carriage was very spacious, but there were four plump maids sitting there, occupying the seats so much that Xue Bai didn't know where to sit.
"Abai please."
Yang Guozhong sat down in the arms of two fat maids, raised his hand and asked Xue Bai to sit on the other side.
Xue Bai shook his head and said: "It's too hot, please get down."
"They'll fan you."
Speaking of which, there are many dignitaries in Chang'an who keep their maids around to keep themselves warm in the winter, but the maids of the Yang Guozhong family are the most famous because they are fat and beautiful. They are called the "meat array". It is not easy to raise such maids.
Select those with outstanding looks and fatten them up, but they have to lose weight.
After finally setting off, Xue Bai asked: "Who are we going to see?"
"Do you know Zhangchou Jianqiong?"
"I've heard a little bit about it."
"It was through his recommendation that I returned to Chang'an from Sichuan and Shu to serve as an official." Yang Guozhong said: "He stayed in Sichuan and Shu for eight years, and Tianbao returned to Chang'an for five years to serve as the Minister of Household Affairs."
"In recent years, it is rare to see Zhangchou Jianqiong involved in major court affairs."
"He is sick." Yang Guozhong said, "He is sick. He always feels that the right prime minister wants to harm him. Oh, that's why he asked me to bring gifts back to the court to take care of him."
As he spoke, he laughed, changed the topic, and said: "We will discuss the Sichuan-Sichuan matter after meeting Zhangchou Jianqiong. Let's talk about the entertainment envoy first."
"That's fine."
"I have an idea. I want to change "Youxian Cave" into a secret room."
Xue Bai was surprised when he heard this. He had also read "Youxian Cave" and said it was a fairy tale. In fact, it was basically about the process of raping a prostitute.
He then said: "If this is the case, it would be better to take the saint to Nanqu."
"That's so indecent." Yang Guozhong was very confident in his idea and said: "I plan to arrange a god in the secret room, so that the saint can gain cultivation as long as he passes the test of the god. At the end of the secret room,
There will be a goddess who will answer the saint with poems and music. If the saint can answer the question, he can practice both..."
"This is really...a genius idea."
"Do you think it's feasible?"
Xue Bai didn't know whether Li Longji's body could withstand Yang Guozhong's grinding, but the idea sounded really good, so he nodded.
Yang Guozhong was overjoyed and said: "I have thought about it for a long time. It will definitely make the saint like it, but some details are really difficult to control."
"It must be difficult to create a fairyland so realistic that a saint can enter the situation?"
"That's what I mean, please give me a helping hand..."
As long as they could take advantage of each other, neither of them minded such hypocrisy. After chatting for a while, the carriage drove into Anrenfang, turned into an alley, and stopped in front of a rather remote mansion.
The house is very large, but the side door is very small. This shows that Zhangchou Jianqiong is very low-key in Chang'an.
Yang Guozhong sent someone to lock the door, but the concierge opened the door a small crack and said directly: "My Alang is seriously ill and we won't see any guests."
"This is my uncle." The servant of the Yang family said very proudly with his nostrils turned upward.
The concierge of Zhang Chou's family quickly ran to open the door, greeted Yang Guozhong respectfully, and then ran to invite Zhang Chou Jianqiong to come out to meet him.
Yang Guozhong once served as Zhangchou Jianqiong's staff when he was in Sichuan and Shu. Now the status of the two has been reversed. He has no respect for Zhangchou Jianqiong. Instead, he is a little unhappy because of this unintentional neglect and swaggers to sit in the hall.
Wait next time.
After waiting for a while, when no one came, Yang Guozhong couldn't help but sneer slightly and said: "Don't forget that Zhangchou Jianqiong has a high official position now, but his family background is not very good."
"Really?" Xue Bai responded casually.
At a time when people in the world were very concerned about family background and sought after high-ranking nobles, Xue Bai didn't care at all and listened with the attitude of knowing more about Zhang Chou Jian Qiong.
"Zhangchou Jianqiong likes to pay tribute to his ancestors. He said that he was the descendant of Zhanghan, the Yong king of the Qin and Han Dynasties. He took the name Zhangqiu because he fled to Qiu Mountain. He also said that his ancestors had served as governors and high-ranking officials such as prefects for several generations. I
Tell you, it’s fake.”
"oh?"
"It's true that Zhang Qiu's family has only been homeless for more than six hundred years. They married a barbarian and their bloodline is impure." Yang Guozhong laughed and said: "There is another interesting thing that happened to me when I was in Sichuan. At that time
, Zhangchou Jianqiong has been appointed as the Jiedushi of Jiannan, and I serve as his assistant. There is another minister named Xu Yuan, who is the great-grandson of Prime Minister Xu Jingzong. Zhangchou Jianqiong saw that Xu Yuan's family was extraordinary, and wanted to marry his daughter to Xu Yuan.
Far, guess what?"
Xue Bai said: "Did Xu Yuan refuse?"
"As expected, I refused." Yang Guozhong said: "How can a high-ranking member of the Xu family marry the Zhangchou family? Even if she is the daughter of Jiannan Jiedushi."
After hearing this story, Xue Bai became more and more interested and asked: "So, Zhangchou Jianqiong was from a humble background, and in less than two years, he was able to move from being a sixth-grade host and guest official in the Ministry of Etiquette to a foreign minister.
The Jiannan Jiedu Envoy must have extraordinary abilities?"
"I just don't know." Yang Guozhong said, "When I arrived under his tent, he was already a military envoy. Who knows how he moved up there. Maybe he gave gifts, he is used to giving gifts."
After waiting for a while, the sound of hurried footsteps came from the back hall, and Zhangchou Jianqiong arrived.
"Uncle Lao Guo has been waiting for a long time. Sometimes we miss you from afar, sometimes you miss us from afar."
"Mr. Zhang Qiu." Yang Guozhong did not get up, but remained polite in his tone and said with a smile: "After you returned to Chang'an, you didn't go out for a long time. If I hadn't come to visit you in person, I would never have seen you again."
"Uncle Guo is laughing at me. I suffered from all kinds of illnesses in Sichuan in my early years. I came back to Chang'an to recuperate..."
Xue Bai knew that Zhangchou Jianqiong was only in his fifties, but looking at him, he looked like he was in his sixties, with sunken eye sockets and a sad look on his face. He did not look like the military commander who had once been a powerful military commander.
Over there, Yang Guozhong exchanged some pleasantries, introduced Xue Bai, and said: "This is my sworn brother, Xue Bai, whose name is Wujiu. Although Zhang Qiu Gong does not often go to royal banquets, he must know that the saint values him very much."
"I've heard about Xue Lang for a long time." Zhangchou Jianqiong said hurriedly, "I play dominoes every day."
"I often hear the name Zhang Qiu Gong." Xue Bai bowed and said, "I have many things I would like to ask you."
Zhangchou Jianqiong asked in surprise: "Where did Mr. Xue often hear my name from?"
"Li Bai, Du Fu."
"Really?" Zhangchou Jianqiong was greatly surprised, with surprise on his tired face.
He was not from a high family and could not write poetry, so he envied people who could write poetry.
Xue Bai said: "Brother Taibai gave a friend a poem that said, 'I heard that you visited Jincheng in the past years, and Zhangqiu Shangshu walked over to welcome you.' He highly praised Zhangqiu Gong."
"Okay, okay, actually, I have admired Mr. Li for a long time, but unfortunately I have never met him. I was in Sichuan and he was in Chang'an, but when I arrived in Chang'an, he was wandering around again."
"Brother Zimei also praised Zhang Qiu Gong a lot." Xue Bai said, "He said that Zhang Qiu Gong vindicated Chen Zi'ang when he was the envoy to Jiannan."
Chen Zi'ang was also a great poet and a native of Zizhou, Sichuan. When he returned to his hometown for mourning, he was accused by the county magistrate and persecuted to death. The incident was said to be related to Wu Sansi, so the case was never overturned until Zhangchou Jianqiong took office in Sichuan.
Apparently, Zhangchou Jianqiong liked these scholars very much and had a great time chatting with Xue Bai.
Yang Guozhong then yawned.
Xue Bai then asked, "I have many things to ask Duke Zhangchou. If my brother is busy, you can go first."
"That's fine, don't forget what you promised me." Yang Guozhong had no interest in Nanzhao. Anyway, he introduced people to Xue Bai and went off to offer gifts to the saint.
Zhangchou Jianqiong dragged the sick body to see him off, then returned to the hall and sat down, looking at Xue Bai with a smile in his eyes.
Xue Bai could feel his kindness, and guessed that there might be two reasons for this, one was the dominoes, and the other was that Yang Guozhong had just ridiculed his origin. He probably heard it, and also heard Xue Bai's words guessing that he had extraordinary abilities.
"What does Xue Lang want to ask?"
"I am a fan of officials, so let me first ask how Duke Zhangchou became the envoy of Jiannan Jiedushi?"
"How did Mr. Xue know that I was promoted quickly back then?"
"I read Zhang Qiu Gong's resume in Youxiang Mansion."
Zhangchou Jianqiong stroked his long beard, hesitated for a moment, judged with the naked eye that Xue Bai's character was trustworthy, and asked: "Can I ask Xue Lang a question? Your right minister...does he want to harm me?"
Xue Bai was surprised and said: "Why does the Right Prime Minister want to harm Duke Zhangqiu?"
Zhangchou Jianqiong was worried and said: "I have done too much in Sichuan and Shu. According to the old practice of the Tang Dynasty, I am qualified to worship the prime minister. I am deeply afraid that I will be harmed by the right prime minister."
"I see."
Hearing him boasting so much, Xue Bai was speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, he asked: "What great achievements has Mr. Zhang Qiu done?"
Zhangchou Jianqiong was surprised and asked: "Xue Lang has seen my resume, but he doesn't know my contribution?"
"Perhaps I made an oversight. Please forgive me, Mr. Zhang Qiu."
"It must have been erased, alas."
Zhangchou Jianqiong was unhappy. He was afraid that he would be jealous if his achievements were higher than those of Li Linfu, and he was also disappointed because his achievements were hidden.
These national events are different from the anecdotes mentioned before. If they are not written in official documents, it will be difficult for others to know.
"Then let me answer Xue Lang's question just now."
He sighed and spoke slowly.
"In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, Wang Yu, the Jiedushi envoy of Jiannan, was defeated by Tubo. The imperial court transferred Zhang You, the governor of Huazhou, to be the governor of Yizhou and the defense envoy of Jiannan. At that time, I was appointed as the host and guest officer of the Ministry of Rites with the sixth rank.
Wai Lang, because he understood the situation in the southwest, sent a memorial to the saint "Chen's Strategies to Capture Anrong City", so he jumped four levels in a row and was promoted to the fourth rank of Yizhou Sima, and also the deputy defense envoy of Jiannan..."
This is the meaning of the eight steps mentioned by Du Wei and Xue Bai. At the beginning of joining the officialdom, it seems that he has been rotating in the positions of county captain and imperial censor, but these are the most noble officials in the same rank. It is easy to
Enter the eyes of a saint.
In fact, Xue Bai was only one step away from being a member of the Six Ministries.
"Anjong City?"
"The battlefield between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo was in the southwest, from Anrong City in the north to Erhai Lake in the south. If Nanzhao is the tail, Anrong City is the head." Zhangchou Jianqiong said: "During Emperor Wu Fengyi's reign, Great Britain
In order to guard against the Tubo, the Tang Dynasty built the city of Anrong and garrisoned it with heavy troops. Unfortunately, the city only lasted three or four years. The Tubo used the Shengqiang as a guide to capture the city, which allowed them to penetrate into the Liuzhao. At that time, the barbarians in the West Erhe River had no choice but to rebel.
The Tang Dynasty returned to Tubo. During the sixty years when Tubo occupied Anrong City, there was no peace in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty."
Xue Bai asked: "But the eunuch Li Sijing took back Anrong City?"
"I took it back." Zhangchou Jianqiong raised his voice, "In the 28th year of Kaiyuan, I personally took back Anrong City, which had been lost for 60 years!"
Xue Bai actually saw Li Linfu's memorial about Anrong City in Youxiang's Mansion. The original text is: "This city of Tubo is just a strategic point. It relies on danger and is self-defeating. Even if there are millions of people, it will be difficult to do anything. Your Majesty will personally help you."
The secret strategy is not to build an army. The envoy Li Sijing must be ordered to inform the Qiang people. No one will change the plan and plot against each other out of gratitude. The gods have predicted that the unexpected will happen, and the wise strategy will lead to the future. Your Majesty will calmly tell you what you are doing today.
When he said, "I have seen that the four barbarians will gradually fall into decline soon," the sound of virtue came down, and when I suddenly heard of Rong Jie, I knew that the sage and heaven were united, and they should sound like this. This is unprecedented in ancient times."
There is also a handwritten letter from Li Longji, the original text of which is "I think that the little fan is ignorant and needs to deal with the matter, so I give him a strange plan, so I do it, win the hearts of other soldiers, and return to my city to guard it, which is enough comfort."
In short, it was Li Longji who came up with a strange plan and asked the eunuch Li Sijing to inform the Qiang people and take back Anrong City.
There is no Zhangchou Jianqiong's name on the official document.
At this time, Zhangchou Jianqiong looked at Xue Bai's suspicious eyes and became increasingly unhappy.
"I really took it back."
He didn't want to claim credit for his work to avoid Li Linfu's jealousy, but he was really unhappy about it.
"At that time, I deliberately asked Dong Chengyan to be defeated in the battle and captured by the Tubo. He pretended to surrender, entered Anrong City, and instigated the rebellion of the Tubo Zhai capital. They opened the city gate at night, led our troops into the city, and captured the city in one fell swoop!"
Having said this, Zhangchou Jianqiong's face became agitated, and he finally showed his handsomeness.
"After taking Anjong City, the Tibetans immediately counterattacked. They surrounded the city and cut off the water source in the city. I remember clearly that we were besieged on May 18th, and it was not until October 19th. The weather was freezing.
The Tibetans had to withdraw their troops. During the most difficult days, we kept digging and finally found a spring. It was God's favor that allowed us to survive."
Xue Bai said: "I believe what Mr. Zhang Qiu said."
"Alas, I was also furious for a moment. There is no need to publicize this matter." Zhangchou Jianqiong regretted that he had said too much. He bowed to the sky and said, "It was the sage who taught the miraculous plan and protected the soldiers, so that he could achieve this miraculous feat.
"
Xue Bai asked: "Then Nanzhao was also recruited by Zhang Qiu Gong?"
Zhangchou Jianqiong patted his knees and nodded.
Because this was his proudest move in his tenure as Jiannan Jiedushi.
"After taking Anrong City, I succeeded Zhang You as the governor of Yi and the governor of Jiannan. However, I did not take advantage of the victory to attack Tubo. Instead, I asked the saint to report to the Tubo court."
"Why?"
"The White Dog tribe east of Anrong City has been repeatedly troubled by Tubo conscription. It has long been overwhelmed and hopes to live in peace with the Tang Dynasty. Its chief Su Tangfeng personally came to Fengzhou to meet with me and lamented that the people suffered from the war.
It was bitter. And at that time, I thought that Nanzhao should be pacified first."
Having said this, Zhangchou Jianqiong dipped his hands into the tea soup and drew a rough map on the case, and Xue Bai stepped forward to take a look.
"Xue Lang saw that by taking Anrong City, I blocked the road from Tubo to Liuzhao. So, I drove Nanzhao to defeat the Tibetan forces in Erhai, and then controlled eastern Yunnan..."
Looking at the topography of Nanzhao, one obvious feature is Erhai Lake and Dianchi Lake.
Erhai Lake is in the west and Dianchi Lake is in the east. Nanzhao unified these two areas, and later Geluofeng had the foundation to build a country.
Xue Bai then asked: "Didn't Duke Zhangqiu see Ge Luofeng's self-reliance at that time?"
"I see it."
Zhangchou Jianqiong said: "The king of Yunnan at that time was Ge Luofeng's grandfather. At first, Nanzhao was just one of the six imperial edicts. When facing the Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao was frightened. After unifying the six imperial edicts and controlling eastern Yunnan, Nanzhao
He became increasingly arrogant and wanted to break away from the Tang Dynasty and stand on his own. Therefore, if it is said that Zhang Qiantuo forced Ge Luofeng to rebel, I don't believe it... It is a pity that he failed to control Nanzhao."
Xue Bai asked: "In this case, why does Zhang Qiu Gong still support Nanzhao?"
"How can it be possible to turn a land of barbarians into kings overnight?" Zhangchou Jianqiong sighed, "In order to strengthen my control over Nanzhao, I built a Boutou road in Dianchi Lake and built a city to garrison troops. Then, here
This move caused panic among the local barbarians. They killed the envoys who built the city and raised troops to betray the Tang Dynasty. I had no choice but to order Nanzhao to send troops to quell the rebellion. Do you think it would be easier for the court to control a tamed Nanzhao king or to directly control the barbarians?
Ge Luofeng is self-reliant, but wouldn't he be able to do it if he were someone else? The key is to make him respect the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, the court was too hasty in the matter of Nanzhao."
"Zhang Qiu thinks that the chaos in Nanzhao was due to too much haste?"
"The reason why I respect scholars is that I understand that it is easy for the imperial court to annex Nanzhao, but it is difficult for the king to convert Nanzhao. In this matter, books are more useful than swords."
Having said this, Zhangchou Jianqiong closed his eyes and said: "I am tired after talking so much. Xue Lang will come back in a few days, and I will give you my experience in serving as the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu.
I’ll also introduce some connections to you.”
"Does Duke Zhangqiu know that I am going to Nanzhao?"
"Xue Lang has become famous in Chang'an, but he cannot become a real pillar in Chang'an alone."
Xue Bai didn't want to disturb him anymore, so he stood up. But after thinking about it, he still had to ask an important question, so he said: "One last thing, I wonder what Xianyu Zhongtong is capable of?"
Zhangchou Jianqiong said: "He once served under me and was very talented. Unfortunately, in recent years, he has become more and more concerned about his future and has neglected military affairs for a long time."
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Xuanyangfang, Yangzhai.
Pei Rou, wearing a gorgeous cotton satin, turned to the lobby and saw that Yang Guozhong was back. She was extremely surprised and stepped forward to hold his hand and said, "Alang, I miss you so much."
"Are you crazy?"
Yang Guozhong didn't know why his wife went crazy so suddenly. He broke away his hand and said impatiently: "Don't bother me. Is it because the money I gave you is too short?"
Pei Judao: "I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Because our house is too big, bigger than the Prime Minister's Palace." Yang Guozhong raised his hand and said, "But look, do I care about you?"
Pei Rou turned around and saw a row of beauties standing in the hall. Their beauty was heavenly. The strange thing is that Yang Guozhong used to like plump ones, but today these are all beautiful and refined, and their eyes seem to be able to talk.
, all appeared to be very smart.
She "hummed" unhappily, turned around and left.
Yang Guozhong was too lazy to pay attention to his wife. He took out the method written by Xue Bai from his sleeve and said: "I want to choose one of you to be the tenth fairy and one to be the fifth sister-in-law of the fairy. Now is the first test question.
The comparison is playing the piano."
After a while, the piano sounded melodiously.
Although Yang Guozhong didn't understand, he glanced at the grand scene in front of him and felt that the secret room he designed this time would definitely satisfy the saint.
While he was busy with this matter, a servant came over and said, "Alang, Xue Bai is here."
"Come again so soon?"
Yang Guozhong then personally welcomed her out and said with a smile: "Ah Bai came just in time, come and see my chosen Shi Niang."
Xue Bai said: "Brother, I can trust my eyes on women. This is not the most important thing. I am here to ask you a favor."
Yang Guozhong felt that introducing Zhangchou Jianqiong to him was enough for him to give him some advice. He didn't expect this to happen, so he was a little reluctant. But now was the time when Xue Bai was needed, so he said: "Don't worry, Abai, you
Even so, I will try my best for my brother."
"I want to move to the Sixth Department as a member of the Department of Foreign Affairs."
"This...didn't you just ask the saint for orders to serve in Nanzhao?"
Yang Guozhong became more and more reluctant, thinking that if Xue Bai stayed in Chang'an, would he still be given the post of entertainment envoy?
Xue Bai said: "I want to move to Nanzhao for one more official term. I don't dare to move four times to Zhangchou and Qionglian, and be appointed as the fourth-rank Sima of the Governor's Office. I just want to be transferred from Yuanwailang to the sixth-rank Sima of Zhongzhou and inspect the school."
I am the deputy envoy of a certain wing of the Jiannan Army, do you think it is feasible?"
"To put it lightly, from Yuan Wai Lang to Zhongzhou Sima, it only took one move, but from the imperial censor to Yuan Wai Lang, you moved four times in a row."
"It's just because it's not easy that I have to ask Brother Tuo."
"Zhangchou Jianqiong taught you this."
Yang Guozhong sighed, paced up and down, and said, "You should ask your right minister about this matter. The sage asked the Minister to arrange for you to take an official position in Nanzhao."
Xue Bai deliberately revealed the news and said: "An Lushan has sent people to Chang'an. Li Linfu has not been easy to talk to lately."
"Yeah?"
Yang Guozhong frowned slightly.
When it comes to which official in the DPRK has the most holy family members, he is confident that he is among the best. Li Linfu is not worried about his old age, but An Lushan's holy family members are actually far higher than him...
"I will try my best to handle this matter, but whether it succeeds or not is not up to me." Yang Guozhong finally patted Xue Bai on the shoulder and said, "In the end, the right minister will make the decision."
After sending Xue Bai away, Yang Guozhong lost his mood to look at the beauty and thought to himself rather unhappily: "I just want to ask you a few words. The many gifts from me are not enough. How can you seek such a big official? I think about it in the future.
Can you ride on my head?"
In his opinion, Xue Bai lost his sense of proportion in this matter, and he would definitely not follow it.
~~
The next day, Youxiang Mansion.
Li Linfu was a little surprised when he heard that Xue Bai was coming. He first called Li Xiu to ask a few questions.
"Grandpa, Shihu has already told you in advance." Li Xiu handed over an official document and said, "Xue Bai wants to hire a foreign minister from the Six Ministries before he goes to Jiannan."
"What I am imitating is Zhangchou Jianqiong's old story."
"It's ridiculous that the spitting pot actually asked for help from Xue Bai. Please put it on my father's head."
Li Linfu said calmly: "You are the one who is ridiculous."
"this……"
"If Shihu really wanted to handle this matter, would he reveal the information to you first?"
Li Xiu understood immediately and said: "So that's it. The spit pot is trying to prevent Xue Bai's rise. This person is really two-faced."
"No one in the court is doing it for himself."
Li Linfu sighed in a low voice, waved away Li Xiu, and invited Xue Bai to meet him.
Still in Yanyue Hall.
"I heard that you have been very busy recently." Li Linfu said, "You still know how to come and see the truth."
"Your Prime Minister is not feeling well, but he still pays attention to me." Xue Bai responded calmly: "I am sincerely frightened."
"If you are here to ask for help, why don't you answer the truth first? How have you considered the last proposal?"
When Xue Bai heard this, he knew that Yang Guozhong did not try his best to help.
It was nothing more than a perfunctory request, pretending to do his best, but in reality he was giving Li Linfu the full answer. He couldn't blame him... he thought he was smart.
However, the reason why Xue Bai asked Yang Guozhong to help in this matter was actually just to give Yang Guozhong a chance.
If Yang Guozhong really helped, Xue Bai's next words would not have happened.
"I'm afraid the Prime Minister may have guessed wrong. I'm here to remind the Prime Minister of something."
"What's the matter?" Li Linfu didn't even raise his eyelids.
Xue Bai said: "Yang Guozhong is determined to please the saint and plans to change "Youxian Cave" into a very interesting secret room. I saw it and the saint will definitely like it."
"The real truth is that I am not a minister like you."
"Isn't the right prime minister worried that Yang Guozhong will replace the right prime minister?"
"With him?"
"He holds dozens of positions, can manage the saint's finances, and manages the Taifu's treasury in an orderly manner..."
"Cough cough cough cough."
Li Linfu's cough interrupted Xue Bai's words.
"What on earth do you want to say?"
Xue Bai said: "I have a suggestion for the right minister. How about asking Yang Guozhong to go to Sichuan and Sichuan? In name, Yang Guozhong went on the expedition, but in fact he was covering for Wang Zhongsi."
Li Linfu raised his eyebrows and understood what Xue Bai was thinking - once Yang Guozhong accepted this job, he would probably try his best to bring Xue Bai along and promote him.