Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 131 New Friends

Xue Bai had already rushed in front of those officials, and said in a deep voice, "There is no precedent in the Tang Dynasty for privately compiling national history."

Judging a case in this world not only depends on the law, but also depends on the precedent.The laws of the Sui Dynasty clearly prohibited private writing and collection of national history. Although the Tang Dynasty followed the Sui law, no one was sentenced for this crime since the founding of the country.

No matter how self-satisfied and self-satisfied the emperor is at the moment, he will at least never be offended by his words.Although the atmosphere in the court was bad, the courtiers who committed crimes were usually blamed and demoted by him. Li Linfu was almost responsible for the sudden death.

The Tang Dynasty was not Manchu and Qing Dynasty, there was no literary prison, no ignorance of the people, no restraint of speech, and free exchange of culture and crafts, so the culture was at its peak and dazzling through the ages.

Of course, these officials couldn't tell any precedents, so they replied: "We are just ordered to arrest people, what's the use of talking to us? How to convict, the chief judge will decide the case. If you want to argue, you can go to the hall of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to argue."

Du Wulang immediately said: "Go! I'm going to visit the Ministry of Punishments."

Xue Bai is not afraid to go to the Ministry of punishment.

The next moment, Wei Shu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sit back and continue the exam."

The old and the young looked at each other, Xue Bai stepped aside.

"The year-old test continues."

As Wei Shu said, he kicked Yang Xuan, drove away the disciples himself, and let the officials take Zheng Qian away.

Afterwards, the aged Guozijian ordered a few disciples to hand in the papers, and shouted: "Copy? The old man is not blind!"

Xue Bai sat down again, took a pen to fill out the scriptures, but his mind was still thinking about the matter just now.

After finally passing the Tie Jing test, there are two more rounds to come.

While rewinding the scroll, with a thought in his mind, he got up and lifted the bamboo curtain to come out.

Su Yuanming immediately caught up with him, gave him a look, and led him to avoid Zhu Sheng, turned around the long corridor and entered a public room.

Wei Shu was standing in the public room and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm afraid that the case Dr. Zheng is involved in is not small, and it is related to students." Xue Bai said: "This matter is more urgent, can the annual examination be postponed?"

"Impossible." Wei Shu sighed, with some reminder, said: "If you stop and start again, the old man will not be in charge."

As soon as Xue Bai heard it, he understood that the sacrificial wine was under some pressure in private.

Some people don't want him to pass the annual test.

Although Xue Bai got the holy family, but now there is only the holy family, and he has offended many people.But the East Palace has influence, and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has the power, so there is always a way to prevent him from becoming an official through the imperial examination.

For example, Jia Chang is more holy, Li Bai is more talented, and may not have fame.

On this road, someone like Wei Shu must protect him.

But Xue Bai couldn't leave Zheng Qian alone, and asked, "If the age test can't be stopped, if you dare to ask about offering wine, is there a way to save Dr. Zheng?"

Wei Shu was just calm, but now he frowned, turned his head and looked out of the window, leaving only a fat figure in a purple robe behind, and said slowly: "I have been working in the library all my life, how can I know that there are disputes between the court? It can't be saved He has to protect the future of his life."

Xue Bai pondered, and said: "The student may have a way, and wants to see if he can save Dr. Zheng."

"There are still two annual exams."

"That's too late."

Xue Bai glanced at the sky.

After the two annual exams, Chang'an City has already imposed a curfew, and no matter what can be done by then, it will have to be postponed until tomorrow, it will be too late.

The year-old exam was delayed, it was nothing more than more time to settle down, but Zheng Qian's matter involved the big case of the three common people, life and death were at stake, and there was no need to think about which was more important.

Wei Shu stroked his beard to think about it, thinking that Xue Bai didn't understand what he just said, reminded him again, and said bluntly: "Not long ago, someone told me not to give you a new year's test. to their will."

"This is a conspiracy, the students can only go."

"Forget it, don't let people see you on the road."

Xue Bai saluted deeply, then turned and left.

Wei Shu looked at his back and didn't know what he was thinking. After a long time, he said to Su Yuanming: "Go and get this kid's scripture."

"Yes."

After a while, Xue Bai's paper was spread out in front of him.

Wei Shu glanced at it, and muttered casually: "It's so-so."

He picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the paper.

"Like it?"

Su Yuanming stepped forward to take a look, and saw that they were some good eight-point regular scripts. Although they were pretty good-looking, they were far inferior to Wei Shu's own calligraphy.

This is imitating Xue Bai's handwriting.

"The imitation of sacrificial wine is perfect."

"A disciple of the Qing minister, calligraphy is only at this level." Wei Shu sighed, "Since he went to save Zheng Sanjue, I have to answer the papers for him in the last two games."

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Xue Bai changed his attire, put on a hat to cover half of his face, and followed Su Yuanming out of the Imperial College through the small east gate.

He got on his horse, but he didn't look for Yang Li, Yang Yuyao, or Princess Yuzhen.

He had thought about it just now when posting the scriptures. If Zheng Qian’s private history of the country was really related to the case of the three common people in the 25th year of Kaiyuan, then once he used his relationship to speak for Zheng Qian, it would be like fighting a fire with a salary. The bigger the burn.

The more Xue Bai was involved in this matter, the more people involved and the more dangerous it was.

For example, Li Linfu accused Wei Jian of handing over the East Palace, and Li Heng's speaking for Wei Jian would only harm others and himself, so it is better to draw a clear line.

But if this matter is aimed at Xue Bai, in order to lure Li Ying's party behind Xue Bai, the other party must kill Zheng Qian.

Xue Bai does not intend to imitate Li Heng.

Half an hour later, he drove his horse into Pingkang Fang.

He lowered the hat on his head, looked around to see if anyone was following him, and turned into the alley along the wall in the northwest corner.

There is only one mansion occupying the entire northwest of Pingkangfang, that is, Princess Changning's mansion, which is now owned by the couple, Princess Changning's son Yang Hui and Princess Xianyi.

The mansion is magnificent, as if telling the story of the magnificence of the two generations of princesses.

There are high walls on both sides of the alley, Xue Bai walked to the back door alone, handed over the greeting card, and said: "Please tell the princess and the son-in-law that a friend is visiting."

……

"Who is friends with this ghost."

Li Niang scolded herself, but she and Yang Hui went to Jingyi Hall to receive guests.

After entering the hall, seeing Xue Bai sitting there leisurely, both husband and wife looked a little more serious.Because I felt the pressure of confronting Xue Bai.

"What are you doing here?" Yang Hui asked lightly.

Li Niang was stern, so she must speak harshly, and said viciously: "I'm not afraid that we will kill you."

"What's the benefit of killing me?" Xue Bai said: "When Li Heng succeeds to the throne, I still won't let go of you who have fought against him for so many years to help King Shou."

"Come to instigate right and wrong again, can we be used by you?"

Xue Bai looked troubled, and said slowly: "Something happened to us."

Yang Hui sneered, thinking that Xue Bai really wanted to use them.

Well, today's dialogue will be controlled by them.

"Zheng Qian, a doctor of Taixue, has been taken down for recording the inside story of the case of the three common people." Xue Bai became more worried.

It's none of your business, Yang Hui asked calmly, "Is Zheng Qian one of yours?"

"Dr. Zheng is naturally my teacher." Xue Bai deliberately played a trick, "The son-in-law also knows that Zheng Qian and Zhang Jiuling are both Wang Fangqing's students and support the former prince."

"Ah."

Xue Bai frowned slightly, and said: "Zheng Qian looks like a person from the East Palace, but he is actually a pawn we buried in the East Palace."

Yang Hui and Li Niang couldn't help raising their eyebrows, surprised that Li Yingyu's party had such great ability.

"go on."

"It's not clear yet whether Ge Nu took action against Donggong and accidentally injured our people; or Li Heng sensed Zheng Qian's position and acted."

"Even if Li Heng notices it, there's no need to attack him, right?"

Xue Bai said: "Not long ago, they wanted to marry the county magistrate Hezheng to me, but I refused, there is no room for change."

Li Niang had already heard about this matter, she nodded, indicating to Yang Hui that it was true.

"Hu'er is about to enter the capital, and the elder brother's momentum is booming. We must get rid of Pei Kuan." Xue Bai continued: "Since Pei Kuan became the Minister of the Household Department, he has worked with the uncle to collect a lot of salt taxes in Hebei. He will be escorted to Beijing soon. Unfortunately, after this incident, Pei Kuan became a frightened bird, and he wanted to turn to the East Palace, and Li Heng might take advantage of such a great contribution."

Yang Hui pondered, not understanding why he came to say these things.

However, such important news from the court could not be found out even if he tried to inquire. He was very willing to listen, so he pretended to listen attentively and nodded slightly from time to time.

Xue Bai sighed, and said: "The Right Prime Minister and the East Palace are fighting, like two boulders colliding, but we, who are trapped like weeds in the middle, are hurt. In the current situation, we are suffering from internal and external troubles, and we are precarious."

"It deserves it!" Li Niang spat, "Li Ying's remaining party should be wiped out."

Xue Bai didn't answer.

Yang Hui thought about the previous conversation, knowing that the two sides might turn enemies into friends, not to mention that Xue Bai took the initiative to come here today to show weakness, of course, he wanted to make friends, so he should take advantage of it.

"who are you?"

"In the 25th year of Kaiyuan, Li Heng, the third son of the emperor, spied on the Sacred Heart, misled the sage to suspect that the prince and the prime minister had an affair, and instigated Li Yan to play secretly, and used Concubine Wu Hui to dismiss Zhang Jiuling and get rid of the three ordinary people, and then conspired to frame Concubine Wu Hui, and designed the sage Nashou Princess, killing two birds with one stone , to get rid of two major troubles. All this was noticed by Zhang Jiuling, but unfortunately he has been exiled to Jingzhou, but he told this to his close friend Zheng Qian, which is the origin of Zheng Qian's private history of the country."

Having said that, Xue Bai smiled wryly before answering Yang Hui's question.

"We are the people who learned about this and want to expose this conspiracy. We think that the Tang Sheji cannot be handed over to Li Heng."

Yang Hui asked: "Then who do you think the Great Tang Sheji can be handed over to?"

Xue Bai said: "Shou Wang can't do it."

Yang Hui raised her eyebrows and asked, "What are you thinking about King Qing?"

Xue Bai said: "Although King Qing is the eldest son, others thought that we wanted to help him, but in fact it is inconvenient for us to have contact with him. Today, I did not go to see King Qing."

"That's right, Prince Qing's appearance is damaged, so he can't be the king."

Li Niang was impatient with their nonsense, and said directly: "If you don't establish a chief, then you will establish a heir. Since my mother is named the Queen of Zhenshun, my younger brother Sheng Wang Li Qigui is the son of the son, and he should be the heir."

Yang Hui was a little embarrassed, and no longer hid it, looked at Xue Bai, and asked, "What do you think?"

"can."

"Is it so easy to promise?"

"Since King Sheng is the only legitimate son of the sage, it is feasible. What's more, when the disaster is imminent, how can he take such a long-term view?"

Yang Hui didn't expect Xue Bai to be so outspoken.

But after thinking about it, everything I said right now is false.To swallow the other party's power, it also depends on what the other party wants to ask for. Now that the status of the princess mansion is not as good as before, it may not be possible to do so.

"What is your intention for coming here today? Can you use us to save Zheng Qian?"

"You don't need to act hastily." Xue Bai pondered: "At Zhongnan Mountain, I once said Pei Mian's identity, has the son-in-law confirmed it?"

Li Niang saw that he only focused on asking Yang Hui, as if she didn't know who was in charge of the Princess Mansion, so she immediately said, "So what if I've confirmed it?"

"Didn't the princess reveal it to Brother Nu?"

"Oh, why should I be used by you?"

Xue Bai took out a document, spread it out, and showed them a look.

I saw that this document was stamped with the seal of the official of the Eastern Palace, and a piece was torn off in the middle.

"This is?"

"Evidence that can prove Pei Mian's identity." Xue Bai said, "If I present it to Brother Nu, Brother Nu will definitely not believe it."

Yang Hui reached out to pick it up.

Xue Bai put away the documents, and asked with a smile, "Where is my body deed?"

Li Niang was displeased, she frowned and said, "Are you negotiating terms with me?"

"Fair deal."

"What is your identity, worthy of fair dealing with me? If I kill you..."

Yang Hui quickly patted her, and said a few words of comfort in a soft voice, before the couple sent someone to bring Xue Bai's body deed.

Xue Bai took back the body deed, handed Pei Mian the letter, but said: "However, if the son-in-law presents it to Brother Nu, Brother Nu will know that we have cooperated. It can be used to drive Pei Mian to do things."

"Why don't you take advantage of this yourself?"

"My status is not enough, it will only make Pei Mian feel murderous, why not give it to the son-in-law."

Yang Hui's eyes flickered.

Xue Bai said again: "Can the son-in-law help me to ask the details of Zheng Qian's case? They captured Zheng Qian to lure the snake out of the hole. I don't want to fall for it, but this matter is not difficult for the son-in-law."

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Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Li Linfu is bowing his head at the desk.

The first batch of Hedong salt tax was about to be escorted to Beijing, which put a lot of pressure on him.Recently, I have been investigating this matter and thinking about countermeasures.

Two days ago, another person was added to the list of political enemies he wanted to get rid of, Yuan Zai.

It is heard that this son is the one who advises Yang Zhen and is very capable and threatening in matters of taxation.

"Ah Lang, the son-in-law is here."

Hearing it clearly, Li Linfu put down the official document in his hand and asked Yang Hui to sit in the hall.

He guessed that Yang Hui came again to urge the right minister's mansion to get rid of Xue Pingzhao, and he waved his hand as soon as they met.

"Don't be in a hurry, the son-in-law, I have already heard that Lu Xuan has been demoted. Wait for that Shuzi's family to fade away, and then look for an opportunity to get rid of it."

"What the right minister said is true."

After listening to these words, Yang Hui raised his eyes to look at Li Linfu, and suddenly had a new feeling.

Ge Nu said as if dealing with Xue Bai was for them, but he was still using him as a fool.

After sitting down and exchanging greetings, Yang Hui said, "Your Honor, I heard something today... The Ministry of Criminal Justice suddenly arrested Zheng Qian, a doctor of imperial studies, but is it related to the old case?"

Li Linfu's eyes were fixed, and he said slowly: "Good news from the son-in-law."

"There just happened to be a few nephews in the Imperial College, and I heard about it immediately after the incident."

Yang Hui responded, feeling a sudden pleasure in teasing Brother Nu.

Li Linfu nodded and said: "The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment received a secret letter last night to report that Zheng Qian wrote an article in private to fabricate national history."

"If Prime Minister Right wants to use this to deal with Donggong, I will do my part."

Yang Hui leaned over and expressed his attitude, but in fact he wanted to test whether Li Linfu had instigated this matter.

No, Li Linfu waved his hand and said: "This case is not clear yet, we will discuss it after Xiao Yinzhi's trial. Don't worry about it, son-in-law."

Yang Hui was surprised and asked, "Didn't this matter come from the frame of the right minister?"

Li Linfu gave him a squinting look, and said with a straight face: "The truth is just and the law is fair, and frame-ups are never allowed."

"I made a slip of the tongue." Yang Hui repeatedly apologized, "I'm asking...someone really exposed Zheng Qian, did he really write the history of the country?"

"Yes."

Li Linfu tugged at his beard, his eyes revealed a pensive look, and he spoke slowly.

"Zhang Jiuling has been dead for seven years, and his younger brother Zhang Jiugao has always wanted to erect a Shinto tablet for him..."

The Shinto stele is a stone stele standing in front of the tomb to record the life story of the deceased. It is not easy to carve the stele. It requires people to write, write, and carve.

As soon as Yang Hui heard it, he understood why Zhang Jiuling hadn't erected a stele for the divine way after his death.Because Li Linfu with a small belly is still alive, he will definitely pay attention to whether Zhang Jiuling's inscription says anything bad about him. Zhang Jiugao probably wants to wait for Li Linfu to die and write an inscription freely.

really.

"The evidence Xiao Yinzhi received this time is the inscription written by Zheng Qian for Zhang Jiuling, in which there is the sentence 'Concubine Wu Hui separates the lords, and will establish her son'." Li Linfu said: "In order to protect the name of Concubine Wu Hui, the Ministry of Justice Take Zheng Qian down and investigate this matter strictly."

"So that's how it is." Yang Hui couldn't help showing emotion.

"When this matter is found out, I will report to the consort and find out."

After Li Linfu finished speaking, he raised his hand to see off the guests.

Yang Hui then said goodbye.

He turned around with a sneer in his eyes.

Everyone in the world said that it was Concubine Wu Hui who harmed the three concubines. How could it be Concubine Wu Hui that the Ministry of Punishment took people so vigorously?

As Xue Bai said, there must be something hidden about this matter.

Up to now, Li Linfu is still treating him as a fool.

"Consort, are you going back to the mansion?"

"No hurry." Yang Hui got on his horse, thought for a while, and said, "Go to Yushitai..."

　Chapter 2 is still being written, it’s not that fast, please don’t wait~~ I’ve been sleeping late every day lately, it’s too late~~
　　
　
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