Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 85 Preface to the Son of Heaven
Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Li Linfu was sitting alone behind the table, twirling his chin beard, staring at the letter discussing salt method, feeling as disgusted as if it was stained with dog dung.

He knew very well in his heart that as long as the court refused to lightly tax the people and give the people a rest, any tax law would eventually become a means for the saints to exploit the people.

In fact, he is not afraid of those self-proclaimed upright people, Zhang Jiuling, Pei Yaoqing, Li Shizhi... These people are gentlemen, gentlemen can be bullied, and he has eliminated too many of them.

However, this evil law proposed by Yang Li posed a great threat to him.

"Xue Bai's real purpose is to encourage Yang Li to fight for power."

The murderous intent towards Xue Bai floated up again in his heart, lingering around him vaguely, Li Linfu personally took up a pen, and listed in the memorial how the salt law harmed the country and the people.

At this moment, he became an eternal loyal minister who cared about the common people and worried about the bottom class.

The world only knows to call him a treacherous official, but they don't know that under the appearance of exorbitant taxes and jealousy, he is actually a virtuous minister who wholeheartedly collects taxes for the Tang treasury.And if others want to collect taxes for the Tang Dynasty, it will harm the people and ruin the Tang Dynasty.

suddenly.

A female envoy hurried over and handed a message to Li Linfu.

He looked at it, and his already frowning brows deepened.

"Ask Ji Wen to come."

"Here."

After a long time, Ji Wen hadn't arrived yet, but Pei Mian came to ask to see him first.

The conversation between Li Linfu and Pei Mian was very simple, they only asked one sentence.

"You've heard it all? How do you think about it?"

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, I have heard about it." Pei Mian said: "No matter who did this, I think Ji Wen is too ignorant. Without him, it would be better for me to make an unannounced visit."

"Continue to check."

"Here."

Afterwards, Ji Wen's panicked voice sounded from the other side of the screen.

"Ji Wen met the right minister, the right minister is Ankang..."

"You are capable." Li Linfu put down his pen and said, "I'll let you find out the truth, and you will kill it directly."

"Wrong! Please believe me, I never killed him!"

Ji Wen quickly bowed down and shouted: "You know me, right minister. Over the years, whenever I kill people, I have always been arrested and imprisoned, tortured and rod-killed. After exile, I have sent servants to kill them. Why have I ever sent an assassin?!"

Li Linfu remained silent.

Ji Wen knelt forward, kowtowed, and said in a sobbing voice: "Since the Right Prime Minister presided over the revision of "Kaiyuan Xinge", I have always abided by the laws of the Tang Dynasty, followed the law, and never thought of using military force to violate the ban. Where can I find such a dead man?"

Li Linfu believed these words.

Since he became prime minister, he has killed countless people, but no matter whether it was Xue Ru's family who were forced to kill in Lantianyi, Wei Jian who was forced to kill after exile, Huangfu Weiming, or the countless innocent souls of the naked Gongmen... he never sent assassins to kill anyone.

The majestic ruler of a country does not need to be sneaky like some people and raise dead soldiers.

Even the guards in his mansion are golden halberds allowed by the sage.

"Right Prime Minister." Ji Wen said again: "I implore Right Prime Minister to intercede for me!"

"late."

Li Linfu picked up the news on the table and looked at it, his eyes flashed with thought.

"Mrs. Guo Guo heard the news, and even brought her treasures to meet the noble concubine. This time, the truth can't keep you, so you take the initiative to let it out for a few years, and wait for the noble concubine to calm down..."

"The right minister." Ji Wen cried: "The right minister is like me without such a loyal and loyal side..."

"Go down."

Li Linfu has no shortage of Ji Wen, a legal officer of the Jingzhao Mansion.

The more urgent thing right now is to let the sage understand that there is no need to ask for salt, and that the great Tang Dynasty can also support the Northwest military expenditure and expand Huaqing Pool.

The candlelight was flickering, and it was dusk unknowingly.

"Alang, Daxi Yingying is asking to see... Today, the saint summoned her in Xingqing Palace."

"Has the news from Xingqing Palace arrived?"

"Not yet."

"Bring her in."

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Through the screen, one can faintly see the graceful figure of that beautiful woman.

Li Linfu thought to himself, King Shou's vision of picking women is also very good... Unfortunately, it's just too good.

"I've seen the Prime Minister." Daxi Yingying Wanfu said: "My family has something important to report."

She feels much better than Ji Wen, and she speaks eloquently.

"The Nu family gave up Qingliangzhai, and took out the money to form a partnership with Fengwei Building. Sure enough, Xue Bai and Du Zhai trusted me, but Xue Bai still didn't trust me. He asked Yang Yuyao to find out that I belonged to the King of Shou, so he presented a domino to the saint, sharing part of my credit. Today, the saint bestowed my birth..."

Speaking of this, Daxi Yingying also felt great pressure.

She knew that saying this would make Li Linfu suspect her, but she couldn't hide this matter, so she could only say it before the news of Xingqing Palace came out.

"Are you telling the truth, you have switched to them?"

"I don't dare." Daxi Yingying said hastily: "I dare to leave King Shou, but I never dare to disobey the right minister. After all, how can they compete with the right?"

Li Linfu was silent.

Daxi Yingying lowered her head and said softly: "If you don't believe me, I want to serve you..."

"Cough cough cough."

Li Linfu suddenly coughed.

"Master right, what's the matter with you?"

"Don't come here."

Daxi Yingying gave a soft cry of concern, and wanted to go forward, but was stopped, so she stood by the screen, pinching the knot tied on the belt with both hands, looking very charming.

Instead, she sneaked a glance behind the screen, and saw four envoys standing beside Li Linfu, but she didn't know which one had an affair with Xue Bai.

"Go down."

"Yes."

"Go on."

Daxi Yingying talked about the dominoes and Miansheng in detail, and then talked about a little matter that he and Du Wulang pushed the dominoes earlier and inquired about.

"At that time, Du Chuan had already listened to the cards, but someone wanted to see him. The servants followed him quietly under the pretext of changing clothes, and only heard a very low voice, 'Even if he is dead, as long as the contract is here, it will be Xue Pingzhao who will come again'."

"what for?"

"My family speculates on this meaning. Xue Bai may not really be Xue Pingzhao. After all, after ten years, who knows whether a child who has been reduced to an official slave will survive. But there is a certain force behind them. They have cultivated a few outstanding youngsters, throw them out, and stir up disputes in the name of Xue Ru's son, reminding the sage of the case of the three common people..."

The thought in Li Linfu's eyes deepened.

He understood what Daxi Yingying was saying.

The mastermind behind the scenes still made him fearful, but Xue Bai might just be a pawn, not an orphan with a bloody vendetta for revenge.

"Continue to check."

Swiping Daxi Yingying away, Li Linfu recalled the information he had obtained today, and knew that the noble concubine was not happy, so the saint would not be happy, even the dignified prime minister had to express his opinion and go to appease Xue Bai.

So he recruited Li Xiu.

"Xue Bai is injured, go visit him."

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Longevity Square, Xue's house.

Because it was once sold and bought back, the layout of the main hall of Xue's house is quite strange.

Sitting there, Li Xiu looked at the bandaged wound on Xue Bai's arm, and said, "Grandpa is also furious when he hears about this, please demote Ji Wen to Fan Yang."

"Thank you Prime Minister for standing up for me, but this matter may not have been done by Ji Facao."

"Don't mention it, it's important for you to recuperate."

Seeing each other again after many days, Li Xiu also felt a lot alienated from Xue Bai, and could not return to the atmosphere of getting along before the Shangyuan Festival.

At this moment, there was no one else in the hall, he pondered for a while, and said, "Can we have an open and honest talk between you and me?"

"it is good."

"Are you Xue Pingzhao?"

Xue Bai said: "I really don't remember my life experience. What I can guarantee is that as long as the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has no ill intentions towards me, I will have no hatred in my heart. I have said this many times, sometimes things are so simple."

Li Xiu smiled perfunctorily.

Since Xue Bai still refused to be honest with each other, he didn't need to stay any longer, but when he got up, he remembered Shi Qiniang's earnest confession, so he stopped.

"If you can tell me honestly, maybe... the Right Prime Minister's Mansion can give you another chance to marry Shi Qi Niang."

"I said it just now, to be frank and honest, what I said is the truth."

Seeing that he was so stubborn, Li Xiu turned around and smiled, and never looked back.

Xue Bai lowered his head and straightened the bandages on his shoulders, thinking of the woman who called herself "Zong Xiaoxian".

He thought that he might be able to deceive the marriage just now, but it was really unnecessary. In the future, he would have to make up for the lies in front of a narrow-minded person like Li Linfu every day. The Right Prime Minister's Office did not provide much support, but the backlash would be huge in the future.

But I also remember that the little girl said "You owe me a favor".

If she hadn't reminded him that day, Xue Bai was imprisoned in Dali Temple, and if he confessed some criminal evidence against the Eastern Palace first, there might be a way to escape.But how much suffering Miki will suffer is uncertain.

He recognizes this debt of favor...

"Lang Jun?"

Xue Bai came back to his senses and saw Qing Lan standing in front of him, his face full of distress and concern.

"Sitting here with an injury, what are you thinking?"

Xue Bai smiled, and said: "I was thinking, after getting rid of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, we will be able to live better and better in the future."

Qing Lan felt a little shy when she heard that, and thought, "Your Majesty said 'we' want to live together."

The two went out of the main hall and looked up, only to see the sky was clear and the sky was clear, Xue Bai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

During the past period of time, he sometimes felt like an ant escaping between people's fingers, but he kept telling himself in his heart that he was a towering tree... Now it can germinate.

This is the spring of recovery of all things.

~~
February [-].

This was the day when Ji Wen was demoted and released, he was about to go to Fan Yang as a recorder, there was no one to see him off in Chang'an City, only the guards at the city gate gave him cold looks.

Looking back at Chang'an, he only felt that he had lost so terribly...

Xue Bai recovered from his injuries and entered the Imperial College to prepare for the imperial examination.

When he presented the dominoes, Yang Yuyao asked him what reward he wanted to ask the saint for. He thought about it for a long time, but in the end he didn't take the opportunity to ask for an official.Because even if he asks for it, he will only be a promiscuous official, his ambition is not to be a child prodigy like Jia Chang, this reward is owed, and it will be used to save his life if something happens in the future.

Yang Li has recently been coaxing the brave sage to ask for salt, but Xue Bai can work behind the scenes, and then recommend him to be an official.This way of losing is not good at the beginning, and it is okay to go.

Xue Bai is prepared for everything, and hopes to be an official on the right path. At first, it seems troublesome, but it will be much easier in the future.

If he can pass the annual examination of the Imperial College this autumn, he will be eligible to take the Jinshi examination next year. During this time, he should make up for his lack of talent, calligraphy, reputation and other matters.

……

Guozijian is on the west side of Wubenfang, facing Anshang City in the imperial city. It occupies half a square, 350 steps wide from north to south, and 450 steps long from east to west.

Now that the spring of Tianbao's sixth year is approaching, many Gongsheng students from various states and counties have arrived and are staying in Wubenfang.On the long street, elegantly dressed men can be seen everywhere, of all ages.

It's a good time to make friends.

"Xue Bai!"

From a distance, I saw Du Wulang waving to him at the gate of the Imperial College.

He shouted loudly, several people immediately looked at them, Xue Bai was not afraid of people watching, and nodded to these future cronies.

"Grandpa said, everything has been arranged. We are supplementary students, so we can go directly to the Secretary of the Imperial College."

Although Du Wulang didn't like reading very much, he was still very fresh when he came here for the first time, so he led Xue Bai in through the side door.

First, it bypasses the Lu Shengren Palace where Confucius is sacrificed, and behind it is a high-door hall, and then there are four halls of "Guozi", "Guangwen", "Taixue" and "Simen".

They walked to the Taixue Hall, and Du Wulang was chattering and introducing them all the way.

"The secretary's name is Su Yuanming, and it is said that he is quite talented. But do you know what is even more remarkable? Just recently, the famous Xielu Lang Zheng Qian was appointed as a doctor of imperial studies."

"Who is he?"

In fact, Du Wulang only heard about it yesterday, but he talked eloquently: "Dr. Zheng was a Jinshi when he was less than 20 years old. His attainments in poetry, calligraphy, and painting are so high that he is called "the three wonders of Zheng Qian" by the sages.

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Guozijian, Taixueguan.

Su Yuanming pushed open the door of the public room, and saw Zheng Qian sitting on the table looking at the scroll, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Chi Ting has indeed been transferred to the Imperial Academy."

Zheng Qian was 56 years old at the time, with a long beard and an extraordinary demeanor. When he saw Su Yuanming coming in, he immediately responded, "It will be convenient for you and me to drink in the future."

"Du Zimei must also go to Chang'an these few days, and drink with his poems."

Zheng Qian responded with a smile, but his eyes never left the document in his hand.

Su Yuanming noticed his concentration and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Zheng Qian handed over the scroll in his hand, and said, "How about this five character poem?"

"Liliyuan is on the grass, one year old and one year old..."

With just one glance, Su Yuanming felt the extraordinaryness of this poem. After reading it, he looked at the name of the investment banker, and couldn't help laughing.

"It's him again."

"How much does the weak man know about him?"

"This time, two new students are recruited, both of whom are famous for their filial piety. In Tianbao's five-year case, Du Quan rescued his father; not long ago, Xue Bai worked hard to pay off his father's debts. In addition, at the Shangyuan Banquet, Xue Bai's poem in front of the emperor was really good..."

Zheng Qian smiled, stroked his long gray beard and said nothing.

After a while, someone outside the door said: "Students Xue Bai and Du Chuan, please see the teacher."

When the two teenagers got started, Su Yuanming hadn't started to distinguish, Zheng Qian's gaze had already landed on Xue Bai, he might not have seen him before, after all, the difference in appearance between the two teenagers was still obvious.

"I have met Dr. Zheng, Dr. Chun'an please."

After Xue Bai saluted solemnly, Zheng Qian smiled and said: "Yan Qingchen's student, how can you write so unbearably?"

"It's the students who are dull and have just learned from the teacher."

"It doesn't matter, the future will be long, and you can't be impatient about your studies." After Zheng Qian said, he closed his eyes and added inadvertently, "No matter what your status was in the past, since you have entered the order of the Son of Heaven today, you are just students here, do you understand?"

Xue Bai's thought moved, wondering if he had overtones, he hurriedly saluted in response.

He faintly felt that this Zheng Qian was coming for him...

　Today is a transitional plot again, so I wrote it very slowly, with a total of more than 9 words, which is indeed extraordinary again.The reason why readers’ poems are not used is because readers’ poems are often too good, and Xue Bai’s current level is not enough~~ After the Dragon Boat Festival, there are still some new leaders. I will thank you when I summarize at the end of the month. Now let me express a little: Shoumei Shuancai, Cunqingsi Nianhua, Seventeen Guys, Golden Requiem, Taiyuan Gongzi Brown Qiulai, Gudaolan, Li Buyan 0112, Achilles 003, Hua Muning, Lazarus, don’t make trouble, I’m full, pinch it... Thank you very much !Thank you too~~
　　
　
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