Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 35
Chongrenfang, Yingxiang Temple.

Yingxiang Temple was originally called Jinglong Temple. Because in the 29th year of the first month of Kaiyuan, the saint dreamed that Lao Tzu left a message saying "I am your distant ancestor, and there is a picture more than a hundred miles southwest of the capital." The jade statue of Lao Tzu, so it was placed in Jinglong Temple and renamed Yingxiang Temple.

"Boom."

At noon, the bell rang in the Taoist temple.

The bell hung on the triple-story building was cast in the second year of Emperor Ruizong's Jingyun, hence the name "Jingyun Bell", with inscriptions engraved on it, and its sound is clear and melodious, just like the singing of a phoenix.

Accompanied by the sound of the bell, Du hoped to pace into the Guannei attic.

"Duke."

A young Taoist priest in the attic got up and called out politely.

This Taoist priest was only in his twenties, tall and tall, with a gentle temperament, obviously extraordinary.

His name is Li Mi, and his style name is Changyuan. He was born in the Liaodong house of the Li family in Zhaojun. He is the sixth grandson of Li Bizhi, the grand master of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

At the age of seven, Li Mi had the reputation of being a prodigy, and was summoned by a sage. At that time, the sage was talking to Duke Yan about watching chess, and tried it with the inscription "Fang Yuan, Movement and Stillness". If you are calm and proud", the sage Joy asked him to accompany the prince to read.

"Xue Bai has gone to Daozhengfang." Du hoped to get straight to the point.

"Du Gong, please sit down." Li Mi waved the whisk in his hand slightly, and said in a calm and breezy manner: "Most people living in Daozhengfang are right-handed party members, he used to be normal."

"Are you not afraid that he will find something?"

"Tell the truth to Duke Du." Li Mi said: "At the beginning of the year, Huangfu Weiming returned to Chang'an and brought a group of veterans from Longyou with him. The purpose was to investigate the case of Zuyong, and he had nothing to do with Donggong."

Du Xixi asked back: "Is there nothing involved?"

Li Mi said solemnly: "I can assure you that even if Li Linfu gets these Longyou veterans, he will not find any excuses in the East Palace. It will only set him on fire and lead to a big case against Chi Yong."

"It turns out that Donggong is not worried? It seems that the old man is busy for nothing."

"If Xue Bai is willing to give up, that would be the best." Li Mi frowned subconsciously, showing some compassion, and said, "Du Gong doesn't understand? If the investigation continues, only those soldiers will suffer."

Du Hope closed his eyes and sighed.

Of course he understood what this meant. The sage had no intention of abolishing the prince, but he was willing to see the right prime minister fighting the East Palace.This is an extremely difficult struggle to see the outcome,

Li Linfu is a knife, always beheading those who put the hope of the community in the future.

The reason why these people place their hopes on the prince is that they may be dissatisfied with the saint's heart and feel that the saint has done wrong in recent years.

Those who die will always be those who are powerless to protect themselves.

"It's time for Xue Bai to stop." Li Mi just said from the perspective of the East Palace, but now he changed his perspective and said: "This case has been dealt with to the end, involving the big case of Zayong, and it was found that all the taxes and taxes were put into the emperor's private treasury. , the saint will be furious at that time, the first one to die will definitely be Xue Bai, Li Linfu is known as "crowding cock" and "meat waist knife", how can there be any possibility of protecting him?"

Du Xixi said, "It would be great if we can bring down Wang Chi."

Li Mi shook his head helplessly.

As long as the Sacred Heart does not change, they have nothing to do.

"Xue Bai was young and intelligent, so he shouldn't be a sacrifice for power struggles. Mr. Du should persuade him to recognize his ancestors and return to his clan, so that he can settle down in the future."

"I heard that Li Jingzhong wanted to bury him alive."

"The crown prince was furious when he heard about this. He has severely punished Li Jingzhong and promised to make an apology to Xue Bai."

Du hoped to nod his head, thinking that it was enough for the dignified prince to make such a statement.

But when he came today, he conveyed it on behalf of others.

"Broken mirrors cannot be reunited, whether it is the Du family or Xue Bai, what we want now is to survive." Du Xiwang said slowly: "Du Youlin suffered an unreasonable disaster and lost his official position. But he has high hopes for the younger generation in the family Shen, I don’t know if Xue Bai and Du Zhuan, the two sons, will be able to pass the tribute test next year, and whether Chunwei will be able to pass the tribute test next year?"

Li Mi was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile: "Aren't they ten years younger than me? I haven't entered an official yet, so why should they be in a hurry?"

Du Hope grabbed his gray beard and said, "Then I wonder if Du Youlin can be reinstated?"

Li Mi smiled wryly and said: "Bi is young, besides, he is an outsider. Du Gong is the high official of Honglu Temple, how can he ask Mi important officials?"

Du Hope smiled and said nothing.

The prince seems to have no power, but after his best friend Huangfu Weiming was demoted, he let his righteous brother Wang Zhongsi take over the Hexi and Longyou Jiedu envoys, which shows that there is a great help in the dark.

Li Mi pondered for a long time, sighed in a mature tone, and said: "The 17-year-old Mingjing Jidi, the young man's heart is too anxious."

He shook his head, but agreed anyway.

"This matter, I will find a way."

"it is good."

"Li Linfu will never do this for them." Li Mi laughed at himself and asked, "So, can the Jinwu Guard be withdrawn?"

Unexpectedly, Du Xiwang shook his head again and said, "Xue Bai can stop, but he and the Du family can't afford to offend Li Linfu."

"What do you mean? Want to have both sides?"

"Let's put it this way, the Longyou veteran may not be found, but in Li Linfu's eyes, this matter must be the negligence of others, and Xue Bai and the Du family cannot be blamed."

Li Bidao: "From what I hear, he still wants to take advantage of both parties."

Du hoped to be old, and said that he was a little tired at this time, and sighed: "The disaster can be eliminated, that's it."

"But then whose people are they?"

"Whose people?" Du Hope murmured in a low voice: "The whole world belongs to saints, who cares who is from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and who is from the Eastern Palace?"

Li Bi was silent for a while, then said: "How to do it specifically?"

Du hoped to take out half of the jade pendant.

This jade was originally carved with a double fish, but now it has been broken into two pieces.

"The old man has handed over the other half to Xue Bai, and let the person in charge of Daozhengfang contact him."

Li Mi didn't take it right away, a look of suspicion flashed in his eyes, and said: "Could it be that they are trying to lure the snake out of the hole?"

Du Hope smiled slightly, and said, "Changyuan should also consider Du Youlin's position."

He didn't say the whole thing.

Xue Bai was young and had no identity, both the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the East Palace might abandon him at any time, only Du Youlin's family was a grasshopper on the same rope with him.

In other words, Xue Bai may betray Li Linfu or the prince at any time, but he will not sell the only Du family he can trust.

Li Mi took the jade pendant, went down from the attic, turned into the main hall, and recruited a little Taoist boy.

"Give it to Mr. Pei at Daozhengfang."

~~
Daozhengfang.

Xue Bai had stopped in an alley and watched for a long time.

"What are you looking at?" Jiaonu finally asked.

Xue Bai raised his hand and pointed, "Look, can you see the watchtowers in the north and east of Fangfang from the attic at the back of this house?"

Jiaonu nodded and said, "I can see it."

Xue Bai said: "I observed it today. Among the sixteen houses I marked, nine have attics that can communicate with the watchtower."

"You mean, they used the Watchtower to deliver messages."

"It's just a guess."

Jiao Nu was a little disappointed, but she felt relieved when she thought that Prime Minister Ruo You asked Xue Bai what he was doing today and had already answered the question very well.

She urged: "We have to do meritorious service before Ji Wen."

"Let's deal with lunch first." Xue Bai said, "Go and ask that person what to eat nearby."

Tian Shengong said with a smile: "You don't need to ask, if you leave the square gate, you will find Qingmen, which has the most wine shops."

"Ask which one is delicious."

Xue Bai still went to ask the way to Marquis Wu who was chatting at the alley.

Afterwards, a group of them led the horse and left.

Not long after, a middle-aged man in a dark blue official robe walked over and asked the Marquis Wu: "Excuse me, may I ask what the young gentleman asked you just now?"

"Ask Qingmen which restaurant is delicious, ha, I told him several places. He just asked me how about the fish cake in Wangjiadian?"

"anything else?"

"He said that he would go to Wang's restaurant to eat. You said he has an idea, so ask me what to do?"

The green-robed official became a little puzzled after hearing this.

~~
After leaving the north gate of Daozhengfang, you will find Chunlinmen Street, which is the most prosperous Qingmen in Chang'an.

Xue Bai led his horse along the long street when he suddenly yelled loudly.

"God Chicken Boy! It's God Chicken Boy!"

Following everyone's gazes, they turned their heads and saw a luxury car in front of them stopped in front of Kang's restaurant, and a middle-aged man in a gorgeous brocade robe was getting out of the car.

Soon, many children gathered around and sang songs in unison.

"A child does not need to be literate, but a cockfight is better than reading."

"The Jia family's son is thirteen years old, and his wealth and splendor are not as good as those of his generation."

The brocade robed man laughed loudly, and asked for copper coins to be thrown to the children.

Seeing this situation, Xue Bai thought of Mrs. Guo Guo, and asked Jiao Nu, "Who is that?"

"Chicken fighting prodigy, Jia Chang." Jiao Nu said: "This man was poor since he was a child, but he was very talented and good at cockfighting. He became famous in Chang'an when he was 13 years old. He performed cockfighting in front of saints. When he arrived at the chicken farm, the chickens would take the initiative To his side, he has been with the saint for 20 years, he has never lost in a cockfight, the saint has rewarded him countless times, and even personally acted as a matchmaker for him."

"Saints like cockfights?"

"Ah."

Tian Shengong stared at the horses in front of Jia Chang's Xi chariot, unable to move his eyes away.

Tian Shenyu was envious when he heard it, and said: "If I knew this earlier, I would have learned a lot of martial arts. If I went to the cockfight, I might have become rich and powerful."

"Go." Tian Shengong kicked his brother, "Don't think that cockfighting is easy."

Suddenly, Jiao Nu's eyes narrowed, and he got off his horse and had a great blessing.

"how?"

"Juro is here too."

Xue Bai turned his head to look, and saw a few young men in fine clothes welcoming Jia Chang, one of them must be Youxiangfu Shiro.

But Li Shilang didn't see Jiaonu and had already entered the restaurant.

"Who are the others?"

"The one who patted Jia Chang on the shoulder is Wang Zhun, the son of Wang Ji, a household doctor, and a well-known villain in Chang'an City. Don't offend him so easily."

It was the first time for Xue Bai to hear Jiaonu say who was not easy to offend.

He looked again, and found that Wang Ji's son had a flamboyant demeanor, and his demeanor seemed to be more arrogant than Li Linfu's son.

"Speaking of which, Wang Zhun is Wang Zhun's uncle, and his other house is not far away?"

Jiaonu heard what Xue Bai said, and said: "You can doubt anyone, but Wang Chi is A Lang's right-hand man, so it is impossible to collude with Donggong."

"What if his family is being used?"

"Then you'd better have solid evidence." Jiao Nu was stunned and said, "Otherwise, if you offend Wang Chi, you..."

At this time, they had already walked to the front of Wang's shop.

Seeing that Xue Bai was accompanied by a beautiful maidservant and soldiers as guards, Hu Ji regarded him as a very important person, took his arm with a smile, and led him in.

"My lord, please."

After taking her seat, Jiaonu took out a string of money and sent her away.

Xue Bai asked, "Go on, if I testify against Wang Ji's younger brother, what will happen?"

"If you make a mistake, it's not as simple as burying you alive. Several bones in your body will be removed and smashed one by one." Jiao Nu said in a low voice: "I'm not threatening you, I'm really killing you. Crack the bones for you to see."

"What if I'm right?"

Jiaonu said: "Let's put it this way, the party members of the Eastern Palace hate Wang Yu deeply. Once the crown prince gains power, he will definitely confiscate Wang Jia's entire family. It is absolutely impossible for him to hide the dead from the Eastern Palace."

"Just now I said, what if his family is used?"

Jiao Nu was quite arrogant in the past, but this time when she thought about it carefully, her face gradually turned pale, and she shook her head.

Xue Bai smiled, becoming more and more aware of the situation.

How vicious would a person who could wring huge sums of property from the frontier army's family to worship the emperor be?What monstrous power?

Although Wang Ji is Li Linfu's man, I'm afraid even Li Linfu is afraid of him.

Thinking about it this way, Ji Wen is the real smart person.

(End of this chapter)