The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 741 The Mystery of Mawei
When the autumn comes, he is still fluttering, but he is ashamed of Ge Hong before he is dansha.

Drinking and singing wildly to spend the day, flying high and domineering.

——"Gift to Li Bai" Du Fu

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Bai Fu did not go to court for a month on the pretext of recovering from his illness. He secretly investigated the assassination, and all the officials in the court were anxious.

As a young general who slaughtered [-] cavalry in the Bohai County, Bai Fu is not a cheap lamp.

Anyone who has a bit of grudge against Bai Fu is trembling, for fear of being framed by Bai Fu and taking advantage of his maneuvers.

What's more frightening is that the assassination of Bai Fu lifted the lid of the magic box.

Li Linfu once told Bai Fu that there is an unwritten unspoken rule in the court's infighting - no assassination in the capital.

Assassination is the bottom line of a power struggle, and no one can touch this bottom line.Once this limit is broken, there will be no more rules for the power struggle, everyone in the court will be in danger, and the capital will be in chaos, no one will be the winner.

With Bai Fu's martial arts today and the number of capable men and strangers under his command, if he deliberately planned to launch an assassination regardless of his status, apart from a few dignitaries such as the emperor, the prince, and a few powerful patriarchs, few officials in Chang'an would be able to sleep peacefully. .

In order to avenge Princess Taiping and his first wife Xue Zhao, the head of Qingxuan killed Xuanzong with his own power, leaving him in disgrace and making it difficult for him to sleep and eat.

Bai Fu's illustrious military exploits and thunderous methods of dealing with the government are simply another copy of the head of Qingxuan.

Many old ministers and royal elders who had seen Bai Fu's methods secretly rejoiced, and secretly praised Suzong's strategy of taking Bai Fu as his son-in-law.

In the eyes of many courtiers and the emperor's relatives, Bai Fu's grassroots was simply lucky. He went from a humble scholar to a high position step by step, became a marquis and minister, and married a princess.

But Qing Wang Li Cong and Changsun Yanxing, who have experienced great storms, know that reckless heroes like Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and Bai Fu, once they rise, they are unstoppable.

Changsun Yanxing once discussed with King Qing Li Cong how the best talents from all over the world can enter the Huhu.

Changsun Yanxing's opinion is that throughout the dynasties, there have been many people in the world who are not satisfied with farming.Changsun Yanxing summarized them into four types of people: wisdom, courage, debate, and strength, that is, wise men, warriors, eloquent talents and warriors.These four types of people are inherently stronger than ordinary people, and they will not be willing to be farmers, nor will they be willing to live a lifetime of poverty.

Therefore, the wise emperor will take out the wealth and share it with these four kinds of people.Even if they don't do anything, as long as they are content to eat free food safely, the whole world will be peaceful.

As time changes, the emperor's strategy to appease these four types of people is also changing.In the Warring States Period, this strategy was the door-to-door system; in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the strategy was the Jiupin Zhongzheng System; since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the strategy was the imperial examination system.

In Changsun Yanxing's view, the crux of the reason why Qin died in the second generation was here: the imperial court forced all the people to become farmers and soldiers, and did not leave a way for the four types of people who were wise, brave, eloquent, and powerful.

Qin ruled the world, and they had no chance to go into exile to states other than Qin.Therefore, once Chen Sheng, Wu Guangda, and Ze Township revolted, these four types of people rose up, and the wind and clouds surged, piercing an irreparable hole in the sky.

If you want to keep the ancestors' foundation long-term, you need to win over such people.

As the saying goes, those who have a permanent property have perseverance.Fame and wealth are the curse, and wine and beauties are heroes.

Let the chosen people like Bai Fu become rich, get married and have children as soon as possible, which is the way to stabilize the country and society.Only with the ties of family and wealth can the heart of the reckless hero be bound.

It's a pity that there are fewer and fewer important officials with such insight and vision in the court.

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When all the courtiers were apprehensive but watching the changes, the eunuch Li Fuguo took the lead.Li Fuguo took the opportunity to visit Bai Fu on behalf of Suzong, and took the initiative to express his friendship with Bai Fu.

Changsun Yanxing once said to Bai Fu: "One of the differences between a good person and a bad person is that a good person is confused and doesn't know who is a bad person, but a bad person clearly knows who is a good person and who is a bad person..."

Although Li Fuguo is powerful and powerful, his scheming is far deeper than Prince Li Chu and Yue King Li Xi.He has dealt with Bai Fu several times, and he knows that Bai Fu should not be underestimated.He neither dared to provoke Bai Fu easily, nor did he want to form an inextricable bond with Bai Fu.

After receiving Li Fuguo's invitation, Bai Fu fell into deep thought.Li Fuguo is obviously one of the suspects who assassinated himself.He hasn't figured out how to deal with Li Fuguo yet.

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In the rebellion of the Daming Palace, Bai Fu witnessed the life-and-death battle between Gao Lishi and Li Fuguo.

Li Fuguo used the demon method of "resentful spouse and evil spirit", so that Bai Fu could almost conclude that Li Fuguo was An Lushan's dark son planted by Suzong's side, and he was also the highest-level secret spy of the rebels lurking in Chang'an during An Lushan's era.

Bai Fu told Gao Lishi his guess.Gao Lishi pondered for a moment, and also told Bai Fu a story about the past.

The two corroborated the information they had with each other, and the mystery of the Maweipo Mutiny was gradually revealed:

It was under Li Fuguo's planning that the Beiya Imperial Army guarding Xuanzong suddenly launched a mutiny and slaughtered Yang Guozhong and other members of the Yang clan.

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army persisted in demanding Yang Yuhuan's life, and Li Fuguo also had an ulterior purpose - to take Yang Yuhuan away for An Lushan.

Since Yin Fenglan and An Lushan had a rough marriage, Li Fuguo let Yin Fenglan and Yang Yichan go.

Li Fuguo blackmailed Yin Fenglan and ordered him to recommend to Xuanzong the "Resurrection Pill" that could fake death.

This plan kills two birds with one stone. On the one hand, it alleviates Xuanzong's inner guilt, and on the other hand, he can kidnap Yang Yuhuan without anyone noticing.

As long as Yang Yuhuan takes the Huanhun Pill and his body is intact, with Li Fuguo's sorcery, he is sure to bring Yang Yuhuan back to life after getting out of the coffin from the tomb.

At that time, Gao Lishi didn't know that Li Fuguo had this sorcery, but he vaguely felt that this matter was far from simple.

Gao Lishi tried to persuade Xuanzong not to listen to Yin Fenglan's strategy. However, Xuanzong finally chose to sacrifice Yang Yuhuan in order to appease the rebellious imperial army and save his own life.

Gao Lishi finally realized that Xuanzong no longer cared whether Yang Yuhuan could really come back to life. The strategy of "Resurrection Pill" is a kind of deception, so that Xuanzong can execute Yang Yuhuan without guilt.

Seeing Xuanzong's mind, Gao Lishi's heart was ashamed.

Gao Lishi decided to use his tricks and strangled Yang Yuhuan himself.Yang Yuhuan must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the rebels, his innocence will be tarnished by the rebels, and his reputation will be ruined.

Just when Gao Lishi tightened the white silk wrapped around Yang Yuhuan's neck, Gao Lishi discovered Li Xuexuan and You Fanglang hiding on the roof.Of course, Gao Lishi didn't know that Dr. You Fang was Bai Fu in disguise.

When Li Xuexuan was training in the Huben Army, Gao Lishi often met with him and was very familiar with him.Gao Lishi was quite assured of Li Xuexuan's character and martial arts.

Therefore, Gao Lishi changed his strategy and showed mercy. He first protected Yang Yuhuan's heart with the innate qi, and then put the antidote on the incense table, implying Li Xuexuan to rescue him in time.

When Li Fuguo and the rest of the rebel secret agents returned to Maweipo again and dug the grave, Li Xuexuan and Bai Fu had already rescued Yang Yuhuan.

Gao Lishi was loyal to Xuanzong all his life, but he kept this matter in his heart and kept it a secret from Xuanzong.

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To put the past aside, Bai Fu doesn't even bother to associate with a treacherous person like Li Fuguo.But after experiencing the intrigues of the court, especially this attack, Bai Fu has a deep understanding of the way to survive in the officialdom.

There is a reason for every force to survive and grow.Rather than uprooting it, live in balance with it.The way of tactics lies in compromise and checks and balances.

Bai Fu said to the steward: "Tell the eunuch who sent the greeting card that Bai Fu will welcome Eunuch Li tomorrow morning!"

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　注释

　　In this chapter, Sun Yanxing’s views on talents and redundancy are based on Su Shi’s article "On Supporting Scholars"

　　
　
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