Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 135
Daming Palace, Danfeng Gate.

The queue for presenting treasures is already very long.

"Li Zhuer, the mansion invites you."

"Here."

Li Zhuer was a Khitan boy who was captured by the Tang army when he was young. Because he was very handsome and could speak various languages, he was kept by An Lushan's side to serve him.He is 14 years old, but the bun on his head is still tied into a full horn, looking like a child.

At this time, Li Zhu'er got the order, and hurriedly ran through the rows of personal soldiers, and arrived in front of the Anlu Mountain horse.

An Lushan was born extremely obese, and he needed four people to support him when he dismounted.

Li Zhu'er consciously stood still by the horse stool, bowed his body, and after a while, a soft mass fell on his head.It's heavy, it's An Lushan's huge belly.

One of his responsibilities is to use his head to reach An Lushan's stomach, which is regarded as the third leg supporting the belly.

The attendants managed to help An Lushan off the horse, and Li Zhuer took his head out from under his stomach and stepped aside.

Ahead, a red-robed eunuch came over.

The obese An Lushan went up to him nimbly, swinging his body from side to side, throwing his fat away, like a spinning top about to spin.

"An Da Mansion is here so soon."

"Oh, Duan Weng, you have to call me Hu'er, don't look outside, Hu'er misses you to death. You came a little faster, in order to meet the saint earlier, Hu'er hurried all the way, lost a lot of weight .”

"Hahaha, once Hu'er came, Chang'an became lively."

The eunuch Duan Junheng was amused and laughed out loud, very happy.

With such a title, the majesty of the envoy on An Lushan's body faded, making him appear more comical and harmless to humans and animals.

Li Zhuer saw the timing, took a box, and handed over the gift list.

An Lushan laughed and said: "A little gift, Hu'er has someone send it to Duan Weng's house."

"Troubleshooting." Duan Junheng accepted it with a smile, and reminded: "The sage was playing dominoes just now, and he will not be able to summon you until later."

"domino?"

An Lushan's round eyeballs stared, full of curiosity.

Duan Junheng said: "It's an interesting plaything, the saint is very happy recently."

"Hey, Hu'er is here, he is the most interesting plaything for a saint." An Lushan said while twisting the fat on his body.

Duan Junheng laughed again, and asked people to send those birds, beasts and rare treasures to the Forbidden Garden first.

After the eunuch left, Zhang Lizhen rushed over for the interview.

"Dafu."

Although An Lushan was still smiling, he asked, "What's the matter with today's domino?"

When he went to Beijing in previous years, the saints couldn't wait to see him...

~~
"Saint, Hu'er is here."

Gao Lishi leaned over and reminded in a low voice.

Li Longji was touching a card with thoughtful eyes, and suddenly his eyes moved, and he pressed the card on the table without looking at it.

"Bullshit."

Gao Lishi leaned forward to take a look, smiled happily, and praised: "The sage's hand is really amazing!"

Li Niang's eyes widened, she was shocked at first, then she sighed, curled her lips and said coquettishly: "My daughter finally won a little bit."

"Haha, when Hu'er came, it brought me good luck with the Hu card." Li Longji stroked his beard and laughed, "You go down first."

"Daughter, let's see what good gift this Hu'er has brought."

Concubine Wu Hui was in favor when Li Niang was born, and it was rare for her to be by the saint's side since she was a child, and she had feelings.But she was so stupid and annoying that she was planning for her brother Li Zhen wholeheartedly.

If she didn't mention this matter today, Li Longji would find her more pleasing to the eye.

"Just watch it if you want, don't talk anymore."

While speaking, Li Longji glanced over and saw the documents handed over by Yang Hui, and asked the eunuch to present them to him.

Some facts can be seen with just a glance.

As soon as Zheng Qian was convicted, the Ministry of Criminal Justice had not yet had time to start the trial, and even the list of criminals was drawn up; Pei Mian, who is also the censor and the interview envoy and judge, are all deputy posts next to Wang Ji, but he is the eyeliner of the East Palace. Take Zheng Qian away.

Both sides are good at calculating and doing it skillfully.It's a pity that something went wrong in the middle, and the ugliness was exposed.

Only he still had doubts about Zheng Qian's manuscript, Li Longji recruited Gao Lishi and said: "Let Bei Ya ask clearly."

"Here."

"Call Hu'er!"

"Xuan! Fanyang and Pinglu two towns Jiedu Envoy An Lushan has an audience..."

As soon as the game of cards stopped, Danfeng Palace was already open, and the team of presenting treasures slowly entered, and the palace city was full of excitement and joy.

Banquets in the Forbidden Garden, one wave is not smooth, and another wave is rising.

~~
Dali Temple.

Du Hongjian was still trying to prove that Xue Bai went to Princess Xianyi's mansion on the day of Sui's exam.

However, Dali Temple Minister Li Daoxuan has suspended the verdict on the grounds that the evidence is unclear, angrily reprimanded those who yelled at the court, and expelled them all.

Cui Qiao, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, looked solemn, and threatened to sue the saint, and Yang Xuan, a disciple of youth, beat up the court official in court.

They are all human spirits in purple robes, and they look extremely majestic, but in fact, they are unwilling to get involved in any trouble.

So what if Yang Xuan hit someone?

The imperial concubine's nephew, who was only qualified for the imperial examination, was brought to the court for investigation.After suffering such a great grievance, if you don't fight back, won't you lose the innocence and loveliness of the young man?
"Hahaha, my stomach hurts, as expected of you."

Yang Xuan came out of Dali Temple, patted Du Wulang on the shoulder vigorously, and laughed triumphantly.

"I heard that you are the one who took the lead in making troubles in Chunwei, and you are the one in Qiuwei. There are many ways to do this. From now on, you will be my deputy!"

"Ugh."

Du Wulang knew that if he got too close to this kind of stupid son who was lucky enough to be a courtier, his reputation would be rotten in the future. Oh, he would be beaten to death by his grandfather before the time came.

He had no choice but to avoid it politely, and turned to look for Xue Bai.

In the distance, Xue Bai was actually talking to Wang Ji, and Du Wulang was dumbfounded when they saw how close they were.

……

"What did you say to Wang Bopi just now?"

"He's very upset, how can he care about the New Year's Examination?"

Du Wulang glanced back and asked, "Why is he bothered?"

"Something happened to your subordinates, so it's really annoying." Xue Bai responded casually, "Let's go, go to the Imperial College."

"Okay, Xue is at the top of the list."

Du Wulang cheerfully followed behind Xue Bai, babbling: "Do you know? Who cares about the Jingzhao Mansion's examination this year because of the disturbance in Qiuwei? They all watch the Guozijian's year-old examination. Let's talk about Jingzhao in the future." The mansion will only know that you are at the top of the list."

"What's the point of getting rid of your head? If you want to be the number one scholar."

"You really are." Du Wulang shook his head endlessly, and said: "People are satisfied, this time they won the top spot, and they are also famous, so take your time."

Xue Bai didn't think so.

Passing the year-old exam book is in the plan.I took a lot of risks this time, and it's time to reap the rewards.

Before reaching the Imperial College, Xue Bai turned into a secluded alley.

Two figures followed quietly.

"Lang Jun."

"Is there no one following?"

"Your Majesty can rest assured that we are doing things."

Xue Bai nodded, and said: "Pei Mian has already used it up, we can get rid of it, he knows too many of our secrets."

Both Lao Liang and Jiang Hai's eyes lit up, and they were overjoyed.

"Unfortunately, Yang Hui's skills are not good enough, so he taught Pei Mian to escape."

"Just give us a chance to avenge our brother by killing this beast!"

"Can you find him?"

"Please show me, sir."

Xue Bai beckoned Lao Liang to come forward and spoke in a low voice.

"Pei Mian went to the East Palace last night. The Right Prime Minister followed this clue but found no one. It can be seen that the direction is wrong. I talked with Wang Yu just now, and speculated that Pei Mian mobilized the posthorse in the name of an interview envoy from Gyeonggi. , quickly left Chang'an."

Lao Liang said: "Shall we follow this clue?"

"Do not."

Xue Bai said: "I guess Pei Mian must not have left yet. He is playing false tricks, waiting for others to think that he has escaped and then secretly leaving Chang'an. You just keep an eye on Li Jingzhong, no matter how long it takes, when this matter comes to an end, Li Jingzhong will definitely leave." Go find Pei Mian."

"Understood, we are the most familiar with the East Palace, what others can't find, we can find."

"Okay, have you had any difficulties recently? Is your nephew's private school going well?"

"Don't worry, sir, it's going well."

"Go."

~~
Beiya.

Chen Xuanli frowned, and glanced at the two manuscripts on the case.

Back then, he had personally witnessed the case of the three common people, and he didn't want anyone to bring up the old story again.

In today's case, although Zheng Qian, who wrote the manuscript, didn't know what to do, the person who made the anonymous report didn't have any good intentions.

Just thinking of this, someone reported: "General, Guo Qianli, the envoy of the Jinwu Guards patrolling the streets, said that he has a clue to report."

"Guo Qianli?"

Chen Xuanli thought to himself that that stupid person has now been reduced to a street patrol.I still don't know the rules like that, I don't report to the South Yam when I have something, and I go to the North Yam.

"Let him in."

After a while, Guo Qianli strode towards this side, scratching his forehead and picking his nose from time to time as he walked.

Chen Xuanli shook his head and scolded: "You are so promising."

"General, I found something, I don't know what to say, or not to say."

"Come in."

Guo Qianli looked around, and murmured: "Longwu Army Yamen is magnificent, alas, what does the Jinwu Guard look like."

There is a difference between the Sixteen Guards of the Northern Yamen guarding Miyagi and the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Yamen guarding Chang'an.

"Say."

"Didn't Youxiang's Mansion ask us to track down that one, Pei Mian? Anyway, he was handing over to the East Palace. I found out that it was related to the unlucky guy who was caught by the general and taken to the Beiya Prison. I didn't want to deal with this matter, lest I be demoted Retired, oops, but the general also knows that the unlucky guy is locked in Beiya Prison, which is exactly the same as my situation at that time."

"Stop talking nonsense, talk."

"What's the name of the unlucky guy? I forgot."

"Zheng Qian, Zheng Sanjue."

Guo Qianli said: "Yes, Zheng Qian, the day before he was sent to prison, he met a man named Fang Guan."

Chen Xuanli took a look at the file, and said: "Prince Zuo Shuzi, the teacher of King Guangping, is in charge of the renovation of Huaqing Palace in charge of the renovation of the Huaqing Palace."

"Zheng Qian arrived at Fang Guan's house at the second quarter of Shen Shi. General, guess who else Fang Guan met before this?"

"I guess?"

Chen Xuanli glanced at Guo Qianli lightly, a little sternly, but he really guessed.

"Pei Mian?"

"Can the general guess this?"

"Didn't Jin Wuwei find out about this after chasing Pei Mian?"

"Oh, yes." Guo Qianli said: "I'm surprised, it's such a coincidence. They met, and then Zheng Qian was arrested, and then Pei Mian took him out of the Ministry of Punishment, and then escaped."

"What do you think?"

"I said that Zheng Qian is unlucky, just like me back then."

Guo Qianli is not a person who hides and hides. He talks as much as he knows.

Things have a new conjecture.

Pei Mian is the Eastern Palace Dark Chess, and Fang Guan is in charge of communication. The two communicated that day and burned a secret letter.Afterwards, Fang Guan met Zheng Qian again and asked Xue Bai not to pass the New Year's Exam, but Zheng Qian refused and stepped on unburnt paper before leaving.

Perhaps someone in Fang Guan's residence reported this matter to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. Fang Guan and Zheng Qian are good friends, and the manuscript may have come from Fang Guan. Find out why Pei Mian saw Fang Guan.

Pei Mian learned that when he hurriedly took Zheng Qian away, he happened to be targeted by Yang Hui. He thought he had been exposed, abandoned Zheng Qian, and fled overnight.His subordinates were at a loss, and after questioning, they confirmed that Zheng Qian didn't know anything about the East Palace, so he threw him back home.

In this way, the major incidents of this case are reduced to minor ones.

It should be noted that the sage did not want to punish Zheng Qian, who was outstanding in poetry, calligraphy, and painting, but to forbid people to mention the inside story of the three common people.If Zheng Qian's crime is really punished, it will make things worse, so it's better to blame it all on Pei Mian.

The evidence is complete, consistent with the facts, and the explanation makes sense...

Chen Xuanli took a few steps, then suddenly looked at Guo Qianli, and asked, "Do you want to go back to Beiya?"

"think."

Guo Qianli rolled his eyes and nodded without hesitation.

"General, I miss you so much!"

~~
Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Linfu's face was gloomy, full of displeasure.

Only then did he realize that Pei Mian was actually from the Eastern Palace, so he immediately figured out many things, no wonder dealing with political opponents has often been difficult in recent years.

Fortunately, it was found out at this time, and if the investigation continues, the East Palace will be hit hard.

It's a pity that Yang Hui was too ignorant, and he didn't come to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss first, but directly handed the evidence to the imperial court.The list of criminals was torn apart like a fig leaf, revealing the ugly face of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

However, this son-in-law has always been such an uncontrollable, arrogant idiot.

"Mr. Right, Mr. Du, please see me."

"What is he here for?"

Li Linfu pondered, suddenly thought of a possibility, and ordered him to be brought here.

Du Wei will soon become the right minister's son-in-law, but he doesn't even have a chance to meet face to face, so he can only salute outside the screen.

"Tell me, who sent you here."

"Back to my father-in-law, it was my brother Du Youlin who asked me to pass the message on his behalf."

"Whose words are passed on?" Li Linfu said indifferently: "Du Youlin is not yet qualified to talk to the truth."

Du Wei was slightly embarrassed, and simply spoke out.

"It's Shangzhu Kingdom, doctor Yinqing Guanglu, servant minister under the door, envoy Yantie..."

"If you want to be my son-in-law, just put yourself in the right place."

"Yang Li heard that the Ministry of Punishment had drafted a list of criminals and handed it over to the emperor. Some of them were the salt officials under him. He was very panicked and wanted to ask his father-in-law for mercy."

Li Linfu's face was ugly.

The list came before the imperial court before anyone even started the trial, it was his criminal evidence, even a shame.I don't know if Yang Teng's words were ridiculing or giving him a step down, but it was hard to hear.

"How is he doing?"

"Yang Li originally planned to take the three wives of the country to the imperial concubine to plead guilty, saying that he failed to handle the salt affairs well. Although he received a lot of tax items from Hebei, he was given criminal evidence by the Ministry of Punishment..."

"Enough." Li Linfu scolded: "Who gave you the courage to face the truth?"

Du Wei had no choice but to prosecute the crime, and replied: "Should the father-in-law listen to the original words, or the son-in-law's brief account?"

"Say."

"Yang Yu meant that he wanted the two positions that Pei Mian had vacated, namely, the interview envoy of the capital, the judge, and the imperial servant in the palace."

Although these two positions are not of high rank, they are both Wang Ji's deputy positions, which are quite crucial.Once it is given to Yang Dang, it is equivalent to allowing Yang Dang to put both hands under Wang Chi's armpit.

"Why?"

"If you don't give it to him, he will make trouble in front of the sage, and use this incident to slander my father-in-law." Du Wei pondered, and said: "If the father-in-law is willing to give it to him, then let the matter rest, and he can take some powers to the father-in-law exchange."

"Change?" Li Linfu was surprised.

"For example, Sizhi of Dali Temple, the prince Zuo Shuzi, the servant of the sect, and the presiding over the renovation of the Huaqing Palace...these are all important positions."

"Ah."

Li Linfu sneered.

It really wasn't an exchange, none of these positions belonged to Yang Dang, they all belonged to the East Palace, and they were the most critical positions in the East Palace.

But what Yang Li said was really nice.

Li Linfu is narrow-minded and rarely turns enemies into friends.This time, there was no other way. Being caught in the pain, I could only agree after much deliberation.

"You tell them, I agree."

"Yes, my husband."

~~
The next day, the Guozijian Building.

Xue Bai had a long sleep, and when he woke up he was still lying there in a daze.

In fact, he also wanted to know how the situation was going, but Li Longji, Gao Lishi, and Yang Yuhuan all warned him not to cause trouble.

Just wait.

Suddenly, the door of the house was pushed open, and Du Wulang ran in bluffing.

"Look who's coming!"

Xue Bai looked up, saw Wei Shu and Su Yuanming, and got up quickly.

"Students have seen sacrificial wine, secretary business..."

"And me?"

Another person stepped into the hall, it was Zheng Qian, a doctor of Taixue.

Xue Bai held the ceremony again, and said solemnly: "I have seen Dr. Zheng, and Dr. He Zheng has been wronged."

Zheng Qian stepped forward, held his hand, and said, "Since you have passed the annual exam, Chun Wei must do his best. If you fail the exam and return to the Imperial College, I will not be able to teach you anymore."

"The doctor is still demoted?"

"It is enough to be safe and sound." Zheng Qian smiled kindly, moved closer, and said in a low voice: "Thank you very much, this kindness, I will never forget it."

Xue Bai smiled slightly.

Several people know this kind of thing, so it is inconvenient to say more at this time.After chatting for a while, the three Guozijian officials went to inspect other buildings.

Du Wulang looked at their backs with his head, and said cheerfully: "Second son of Qiuwei, have you solved another important matter?"

"Second son Qiuwei? You and Yang Xuan?"

"Hey, don't compare me with that fool, okay?"

Xue Bai looked at the sky, thinking that since Zheng Qian was released from prison, Guo Qianli must have returned to the Sixth Army of the Beiya, and wondered if Yang Li had fought for power, and whether Du Youlin would be promoted smoothly.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

"Go, go back."

He was in a good mood and decided to ask Du Youlin himself.

Thinking of this, I was inexplicably looking forward to it.

"Go, go back."

Du Wulang was also very happy, this time he had experienced another big event, and it was a time when he could have a good talk with the brothers and sisters of the Xue family.

The two left the Imperial College, and he was about to drive west to Changshoufang, when he looked back, he couldn't help being surprised.

"Hey, you...how are you going east? Are you going to my house?"

Xue Bai got on his horse and started driving.

Looking up, there is a bird's nest under the eaves not far away.

Even though it was autumn, it still reminded him of a poem he wrote.

"Double flies under the eaves, and the breeze is only good in spring."

(End of this chapter)