Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 670 Reconciliation

"I have learned the lesson!" Di Renjie bowed three times to Fu Yin: "Then I will go back to Shaanxi Province immediately!"

"Go back to Shaanzhou immediately?" Wang Fuyin frowned: "At any rate, why don't you accompany me to finish the 'three carp meals' before leaving? Otherwise, how can I finish eating such a big fish by myself?"

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Tai Chi Palace.

"What a hell!" Li Hong rubbed the center of his eyebrows, exhaustion making his fair and elegant face haggard: "I work in the palace all day long, but my cousin actually has no time to go to the merchants after dark. The woman was fooling around and was killed in the street. It’s really ridiculous!”

Everyone in the palace tried their best to pretend that they were not present, which was undoubtedly a very smart performance. Wang Wenzuo sighed. He could not tell the truth, but he did not want to deceive the emperor: "Your Majesty, it is not yet certain that Prince Xima is dead. It’s related to that woman!”

"What other reasons could there be?" Li Hong sighed and shook his head: "Sanlang, I know you are taking care of your mother's family's face, but if it's not adultery, who would kill him? The mother has now retreated to the Ming Dynasty. In the palace, he is no longer in the limelight at all; and besides the woman's husband, who else would know that Wu Sansi would go to Qihuafang after dark? If it was a coincidence, it would be too much of a coincidence. Bar?"

"It's such a coincidence! Who told your mother to do too many bad things and create too many grudges, all of which are retributive on this nephew?" Wang Wenzuo cursed. He didn't expect that the case would actually happen in a few days. Such a huge twist.Under Pei Judao's urging, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment showed an astonishing initiative and found a clue from the identity of the woman who was riding in the sedan chair at that time - that woman was not Wu Sansi's concubine, but a businesswoman from Chang'an. He lived in Qihuafang. Naturally, Wu Sansi didn't send his concubine to see a doctor that night, but took advantage of her husband's absence to take the girl out to hang out with her.Then the biggest suspect in the murder that night was about to emerge - the woman's husband, the businessman with a green head.The entire chain of evidence is clear and credible, and is perfect except that it is far from the truth.

"The whereabouts of that businessman are unknown at the moment!" Pei Judao still looked like a living dead: "The Ministry of Punishment wants to publish an article and offer a reward for his arrest and to confirm the whole case!"

"Still arrested and brought to justice?" Li Hong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How do the officials of the Criminal Department have their brains? Do they still think that the royal family's face has not been completely lost? That Wu Sansi is the widow's cousin and the mother's nephew. My son, he actually went to have an affair with a businessman’s wife, and even rode a sedan on Chang’an Avenue after dark—what would the world think if they knew about it? Well, they are shameless, but I still want to be shameless!”

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

"That's it!" Li Hong sighed: "Leave it to me to tell the Queen Mother to let that woman leave Chang'an. The less people know about this, the better!"

"I obey the order!" Pei Judao responded, and he paused briefly: "Your Majesty, based on what I saw, it would be best not to execute the woman. After all, as long as people are alive, they can always talk, and the woman committed adultery with others. , which is a violation of the law!"

"That's all!" Li Hong waved his hand: "The woman broke the law, but she did not die. What's more, if according to the law, my cousin is the culprit. Is there any reason to deal with the accomplices without asking the first offender?"

Pei Judao wanted to say something more, but when he saw Li Hong's expression, he swallowed his words as soon as they reached his lips.Although the document submitted by the Ministry of Punishment did not meet his expectations and could be used as a cannonball to attack Wang Wenzuo, it could be used to eradicate the problem and deal a fatal blow to the Supreme Queen's clan.In the final analysis, Wang Wenzuo is a hero and general, and he is a kinsman. Although there are conflicts in the struggle for power, in the final analysis, what he is fighting for is to get an extra piece of the power cake, whether it is seventy-three, forty-six, fifty-fifty, or even eighty-three. Two points.Neither of them thought about killing each other. After all, they both knew in their hearts that even if they killed each other, they would not be able to eat them all. The emperor would definitely promote someone else to continue playing this game. This is the balance of power. Instead of In this case, it is better to just keep fighting without breaking the bank.

The Wu family is different. In a sense, Wu Sansi and Pei Judao have the same status. They are both relatives. The only difference is that Wu Sansi is a relative of the Supreme Emperor Li Zhi, while Pei Judao is a relative of Li Hong. , Biologically speaking, the Wu family and the Pei family are in the same ecological niche, and this kind of competition is the most cruel.For Pei Judao, it was more important to eliminate any hope of the Wu family's turnaround and eat up all the benefits left by the Wu family than to fight with Wang Wenzuo.Therefore, when he got the case file that could throw dirty water on Wu Sansi, a dead man, he immediately sent it to ensure that the Wu family could be killed.

"There's one more thing!" Li Hong sighed: "Young Supervisor Xu!"

"The servant is here!"

"You go to Wu Chengsi's house and ask him to be careful and abide by the etiquette and laws in the future, and never cause any trouble again! I don't have many relatives in my mother's family!"

"My slave obeys the order!" Xu Xuwen responded.

"This Wu Chengsi is really a disaster!" Wang Wenzuo stood aside and sighed in his heart. Li Hong was not just sending a message, it was already an implicit rebuke. Generally speaking, the ministers who were rebuked would Guests are closed behind closed doors, all social activities are stopped, and even weddings and funerals are restricted, and those who violate the rules may even be executed.In a word, Wu Chengsi was kicked out of Chang'an's political life by Li Hong without doing anything.

Seeing Xu Xuwen walking out of the palace, Li Hong let out a long breath and gestured to the chamberlain behind him. The understanding chamberlain quickly brought a hot towel up. Li Hong wiped his face with the hot towel and said with a wry smile: " If you have any more bad news, tell me, Chengwei is not exhausted yet!"

"There is a report over there on Jiannan Road!" Wang Wenzuo said: "The activities of the Tubo people have become more frequent. The local Qiang and Hu tribes are constantly reporting envoys, saying that there are Tibetan envoys coming to lure them!"

"What Sanlang means is that the Tubo people will send troops on Jiannan Road?" Li Hong asked.

"It's not certain yet!" Wang Wenzuo said: "It may also be a feint to lure us to divide our troops and then send troops to attack Longyou next year!"

"Okay!" Li Hong sighed in disappointment: "Sanlang, do you still advocate using static braking?"

"Not bad!" Wang Wenzuo replied slowly: "The Tang Dynasty can no longer afford to lose again in Longyou. I believe Pei Shizhong thinks so too!"

Pei Judao snorted coldly, but he still nodded: "Longyou is unstable and Guanzhong is shaking. I would rather Jiannan be attacked than separate Longyou's troops!"

Li Hong's face turned purple. He threw the towel in his hand to the ground. Wang Wenzuo bent down to pick it up: "Your Majesty, I know you are angry, but this is war. After the defeat of Dafeichuan, the Tubo people have taken control of Qinghai , they can choose to attack Anxi, Longyou, Jiannan, plus the rebellion of the Turks, but we can only wait quietly!"

"How long will it take?" Li Hong asked.

"When the Tubo people make mistakes, or when water transportation is opened, there will be enough food and cloth in Longyou to feed 20 capable soldiers!"

"20? That much?"

"It can't be any less. Qin Ling can probably provide 10 people in Qinghai. Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: If you double the number, attack it. 20 people is already the minimum!"

Li Hong turned his disappointed eyes to Pei Judao and found that the other party turned his head. It was obvious that he and Wang Wenzuo were in agreement on this issue.

"How long will that take?"

"I don't know!" Wang Wenzuo said: "Your Majesty, you are still young, so there is no need to worry. If my plan succeeds, the grain transported to Guanzhong can increase to 200 million dan within five years. At that time, Longyou's military grain problem should be It can be solved!" "Five years? Five more years?" Li Hong sighed: "I am a little tired, we are here today, everyone, please leave!"

Wang Wenzuo bowed and exited the palace. He could feel the emperor's eyes looking at him.For some reason, he felt that Li Hong was a little strange today, as if he was particularly impatient. Could something have happened?He wasn't like this in the past.

"General, what you said to His Majesty today is too honest!" Pei Judao's voice came from the side. Just now, he and Wang Wenzuo left almost at the same time and stood on the steps with an unpredictable smile on their faces.

"Of course ministers must treat the emperor with sincerity, not to mention that this is a military matter!"

"Why would the general say such things to me?" Pei Judao said with a smile, "It's still early today, why don't you go outside and have a few drinks!"

Wang Wenzuo didn't speak. Of course he could feel Pei Judao's hostility towards him before. Today's sudden and affectionate invitation was indeed a little different.

"Let's go! Quan is just selling me to save face!" Pei Judao grabbed Wang Wenzuo's sleeve: "There was some resentment between you and me in the past, but there is no unsolvable enmity. Let's sit down and have a cup of tea. It will be resolved naturally, wouldn’t it be beautiful?”

"Okay, then Wang will be disrespectful!" Wang Wenzuo said.

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Chang'an Nanya.

The sky was gloomy and depressing, and it could rain at any time. Wang Wenzuo looked out the window, casually removed the long pole supporting the wooden leaves, and lowered the window.The bookshelf on the right hand side is filled with various silk books, the pottery pot on the charcoal stove on the left hand side makes a fluttering sound, and the room is filled with a quiet atmosphere.

"General!" Pei Judao took out a cup and placed it in front of himself and Wang Wenzuo: "You and I have been ministers of the same palace for so long, but this is the first time that we are so close. Speaking of which, I really want to thank you. If not When you supported His Majesty to ascend the throne, it was not my turn to become the Attendant, preside over the political affairs hall and become the Prime Minister!"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to thank me!" Wang Wenzuo said: "At that time, the Supreme Emperor had already decided that your daughter would be the Crown Princess. After the Crown Prince ascends the throne, your daughter will be the Queen. It's just a few years earlier and a few years later. It doesn't make any difference!"

"The difference is huge!" Pei Judao set out the cups and bowls, took a piece of tea cake, crushed it and put it into it. While checking whether the water in the pottery pot had boiled, he said with a smile: "Prince and ascending the throne are two different things. So Let’s talk! Even today, the Supreme Emperor is still at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period. Who knows when it will be his turn today? King Pei is still watching closely from behind!”

"King Pei?" Wang Wenzuo frowned. He didn't know why Pei Judao suddenly mentioned this person: "King Pei is only seventeen this year, right?"

"It's enough to establish him as a prince!" Pei Judao said with a smile: "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable! And women love their young children, don't you think so?"

"This has all passed. It is His Majesty who ascends the throne, not King Pei!"

There was only a soft sound, and the lid of the pottery pot was pushed open by the boiling water, making a crisp sound. Pei Judao smiled mysteriously, carefully lifted the handle of the pottery pot with his hands wearing deerskin gloves, and poured the boiling water into the teapot. In the bowl of powder, a refreshing aroma suddenly filled the air. He made a "please" gesture. Wang Wenzuo picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"How?" Pei Judao smiled.

"I'm often in the army, so I can't tell the difference between good and bad tea!" Wang Wenzuo showed a wry smile: "Tea made at fifty cents and tea made at fifty guan taste the same to me!"

"Hahaha!" Pei Judao laughed: "The general is a man, so naturally he won't care about these little details! In fact, I invited you here today because I have something to discuss with you!"

"what's up?"

"To be honest, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, I have not been very happy with you, General, and have been somewhat hesitant. But there is no need to talk about these things now! I want to have a chat with you, General, and discuss all the world affairs. Let’s talk about it!”

"Everything in the world will be discussed in detail?" Wang Wenzuo smiled and said, "Okay, then I dare to ask what the minister said about the world's affairs?"

"Of course it's a top priority!" Pei Ju said, "It's almost the end of the year, and it's been eight months since His Majesty ascended the throne. I wonder if I'm right?"

"Of course the waiter's calculation is correct!" Wang Wenzuo looked at Pei Judao with some confusion. He didn't know why the old guy was playing riddles with him here.

"But General, do you know? My daughter entered the palace and got married after His Majesty ascended the throne. It has been six months, but there is still no movement in my belly!"

Looking at Pei Judao's expressionless old face, Wang Wenzuo was shocked for the first time. He opened his mouth wide: "Servant, what do you mean-?"

"Either I am my daughter, or your Majesty himself, one of the heirs is probably in trouble!" Pei Judao whispered: "Looking at it now, it is probably the problem on your Majesty's side."

"Why do you say that?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"General, look at this!" Pei Judao took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Wenzuo. Wang Wenzuo lowered his head and saw that the names of the palace maids and concubines, as well as the time and place were recorded in detail.

"General, you should have heard that since ancient times, when the emperor had a concubine, palace officials would keep records to ensure that the lineage was correct. This is what I asked someone to copy, you can take a look!"

I saw the obituary on the APP this morning. Xinfan passed away in July. I have always been in a group with red flags. I also knew that he had cancer, but I thought that with the advancement of medical technology, he was discovered early and could be saved. I came here, but I didn’t expect to leave anyway. I was really too young.

I hope everyone is in good health and free from illness and disaster.I also hope that he can be happy in another world.

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