Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 95
There are many places in Liyuan, such as Xiuling Gorge in Lishan Mountain, the banks of Qujiang Pool, the east side of Daming Palace, and in the Forbidden Garden...the place where today's saints are located, where silk, bamboo and dance music are located, is the Liyuan.

In the sixth year of Tianbao, the pear blossoms in the forbidden garden bloomed very early.

The white petals hang all over the branches like snowballs, like snowflakes, like catkins, but they are much more fragrant.

Passing through the pear groves, you will find the Spring Silkworm Hall in front of you. The hall is brightly lit, matching the scenery in the forbidden garden, like a fairy dwelling.

At dusk, Li Longji was rehearsing songs and dances in person.

He had a dream not long ago, in which there was a dragon girl in the Lingbo Pool in Luoyang asking him for a song.He then composed "Lingbo Song", which is currently being rehearsed, so he moved here to avoid being disturbed.

Beautiful tunes sounded in the Spring Silkworm Hall, Li Longji played the Jiegu, Yang Yuhuan played the pipa, Ma Xianqi played the jade flute, Li Guinian played the harp, Zhang Yehu played the harp, and He Huaizhi made the final decision.

In the center of the hall, dancing is a graceful young girl named Xie Aman.

She didn't have a shawl, and the skirt was wrapped around her chest, showing beautiful fragrant shoulders, colored gauze wrapped around her arms, and Lingbo socks on her feet. Lightly unwind".

Yang Yuyao was sitting on the table, eating preserved fruits and snacks, her eyes followed Xie Aman all the time, and a thought came to her mind.

She likes this little dancer very much. She has a beautiful figure and a well-behaved and obedient personality. She is not a jealous person.

Speaking of it, Jia Chang, the prodigal chicken boy, was married to a dancer by the emperor, and it has become a good story.

After singing and dancing, Li Longji put down the Jiegu and said with a smile, "What do you think?"

But at this time Li Linfu came in and saluted: "I invite the sage Chun'an."

When Li Longji saw him, he immediately joked: "Your Prime Minister thinks I'm a loser, so Xue Baicai played dominoes with me and was taken immediately?"

"I don't dare, I'm just investigating Li Shizhi..."

"You came to see me, to say this?"

"Don't dare disturb the saint's elegance." Li Linfu said with a smile: "I haven't served the saint for too long, so please see me."

"Blame me?" Li Longji said frankly: "Who is that who complained about the busy state affairs after Shangyuan night, and had to attend the imperial banquet all night?"

Li Linfu made no secret of his shock.

"The minister is guilty, the minister...is really old, unlike a saint who is still in his prime."

Li Longji was heartbroken when he heard the words, stopped beating, and said with relief: "I don't blame you. As the prime minister, you can handle state affairs for me. Others will do the things of serving you."

When Gao Lishi heard this, he was going to make an edict to allow Li Linfu to leave the palace at night.

"Sage, I can do it." Li Linfu smiled and said: "I have taken care of the state affairs, and I want to serve the saint and learn dominoes."

Li Longji was in a good mood, he saw through his thoughts but didn't point out, raised his finger and pointed to his nose, and agreed with a smile.

At this time, Xue Bai had arrived.

"The one who is good at cards is here!" Li Longji raised his arms, shook his long sleeves, turned around and walked to the card table, "Come."

The sound of silk and bamboo sounded again.

The musicians continued to play music, adding atmosphere to the game.

Under the candlesticks lit like stars, the dominoes on the table have been placed.

Xue Bai was not polite, and without Li Linfu's nonsense, he sat down at the card table.

Sisters Yang Yuyao and Yang Yuhuan looked at each other and smiled, one put down the wine glass, the other put down the pipa, and Gong'e helped to gather up the skirt and stepped forward; Xie Aman didn't have to dance any more, she held the dance skirt and moved behind Yang Yuyao.

Li Linfu was a little embarrassed, looked up, Gao Lishi stood behind the saint, and Zhang Yunrong stood behind the imperial concubine, so he had no choice but to stand behind Xue Bai.

The majestic governor of a country can kill Xue Bai outside the palace, but at this time he can only bend his waist and stand like a servant.

"As expected of a man who made dominoes, Xue Bai is very good at playing dominoes, and he has many tricks." Li Longji's movements were smooth and smooth, "There are countless changes in it, and he is really the only one who can play it."

"The sage is a true genius. I have never seen anyone who can learn so fast and play so well."

An ordinary flattery, but Xue Bai said it very sincerely.

What's more, his words didn't affect the playing of cards at all, it was his turn, the cards had already been played, and no one waited for him.

Yang Yuhuan was a little slower, and sometimes she would pinch her chin and think for a while, but her posture was so beautiful that it made people feel comfortable, and she was willing to wait for her;

Everyone was very happy, but Li Linfu was standing uncomfortably, hiding his worries.

"Recently, there is a poem in Chang'an City that has been circulated. It is very well written. When the old officials came, they heard some young children singing it. Hundreds of thousands of families are like a game of Go..."

In the end, Li Linfu sang the poem.

The old man looked violent, but unexpectedly he sang very well.

Li Longji was about to play the card, and glanced at Yang Yuyao, knowing that she was about to play too, his eyes were thoughtful, and at the same time he hummed a few words casually, and personally echoed Li Linfu.

After singing, Li Linfu said with a smile: "I am a little curious, it is clearly a seven-character quatrain, why such a poem name?"

Without losing the opportunity, he pointed out the title of the poem.

Xue Bai replied: "I didn't know how to write Yingzhi poems, so I named it like this because I felt very proud. I think Wang Mojie is like this."

"Haha." Li Longji took the first step to play the card, laughed loudly, pointed at Xue Bai and cursed: "I don't have any knowledge and skills, and I dare to call it an appropriate work."

"I'm already learning, writing poems following Du Zi's aesthetics." Xue Bai showed regret, and handed over the chips.

"I almost got it." Yang Yuyao was quite unhappy, gave Xue Bai a look, and reluctantly handed over the chips.

Li Linfu sneaked a glance and found that the saint had a funny face, as if he thought Xue Bai was very funny.He realized that this son's family is quite strong, so he had to say: "Speaking of Du Fu, his recent "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" is also sung in Chang'an."

The musicians in the hall were highly skilled, and they changed the tunes they were playing one after another to cooperate tacitly.

Li Longji seemed to like this poem a lot, and he chanted "The Prime Minister of the Left is spending ten thousand dollars every day" in a low voice without showing any grudges.

In the eyes of others, it is easy to mistakenly think that this saint does not know that Li Shizhi was investigated for the crime of committing the East Palace.

After Xue Bai thought about it, he realized that Li Longji knew that Li Shizhi had not conspired against him, but that he was using Li Linfu's hand to demote this clan who was too prestigious and close to the Eastern Palace from Chang'an.

In Li Longji's eyes, he didn't think it was persecution, maybe he thought that the Tang Dynasty was peaceful and sunny.Any grievances from others should be paid for the stability of the emperor's prestige.

"Saint, Dali Temple arrested Yuan Jie, Du Fu and others because they colluded with Li Shizhi, and the evidence is solid." Li Linfu seized the opportunity and explained, "Some officials got impatient and mistakenly involved Xue Bai."

The reason he entered the palace was to settle the case, so that Xue Bai could not keep the lead with greedy words.

As for the word "mistake", he has already backed down a step, saying that he and Xue Bai will not interfere with each other.

Unexpectedly, Xue Bai confronted him tit for tat, saying: "Your Prime Minister, how can Dali Temple be wrong? I must be Li Shizhi's accomplice."

"Zhuzi has no shape, and dares to be yin and yang in front of saints."

"The right minister ordered someone to arrest me. I pleaded guilty, but the right minister said that I was yin and yang, and the truth in this world is beyond the understanding of the right minister." Xue Bai's tone was not kind, but the cards were played quickly.

Li Linfu paid attention to his tone, and said: "If an official has made some mistakes, will you have to take care of them?"

"That means we were wronged. It turns out that someone was wronged in Wei Jian's case."

That's what Xue Bai said.

He knew what Li Linfu's reliance was - Li Longji's suspicion of the East Palace.

Controlling the examination room and eliminating dissidents, Li Longji will let Li Linfu weaken the East Palace whenever he is weakening it. Therefore, even if the three thousand candidates shout loudly, they can still be suppressed on the charge of "constructing the East Palace".

But Xue Bai just wanted Li Longji to see with his own eyes how much selfishness there is in it.

Li Linfu was stunned for a moment, then sneaked a glance, and saw the sage playing a card calmly, but he obviously heard this sentence.

He suddenly regretted going to the imperial court to argue with Xue Bai.

Even if he wins the debate, the sage will feel that he did not handle state affairs properly, and he still loses in the end.

really.

Xue Bai pressed each other step by step, and said: "It turns out that the right minister knew Du Fu and Li Shizhi colluded, and that all the officials in Kebuyi are Wei Jian's accomplices. I don't know if there are any wrongdoers among them?"

"It's fair to say nothing, and it's fair to select scholars in today's subjects. Such a result is due to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, where no one has hidden talents, and no one has left behind virtuous talents."

"The Prime Minister on the right still sang the poems of the late sages."

"Enough." Li Longji finally uttered a word to stop Xue Bai, "You are young, can you convict yourself of a crime?"

"Forgive me, saint. I don't want to discuss state affairs indiscriminately. I'm just worried that these talents will compete with me next year."

"I don't want to hear that."

Xue Bai immediately kept quiet and played cards seriously. Anyway, Li Linfu said that there are no leftovers, so he said that he was more sincere than anyone else because he was afraid that the leftovers would steal the ranking.

Li Linfu's heart trembled even more, knowing that although Xue Bai was the one who taught the sage a lesson, he was already dissatisfied with him.

He originally thought that Xue Bai wanted to protect himself, so he could calm things down with Xue Bai in front of the saint and calm down the situation.

But at this moment, he suddenly discovered that the person who didn't intend to give up was actually Xue Bai, and this kid actually wanted to fight back against the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. All these words tonight were all slander, shaking the saint's trust in him...

~~
Dali Temple Prison.

Yang Zhao came at night and rummaged through a pile of clothes by himself under the light of the torch.

"Are they all here?"

"Yes, when the five people left the prison room, the villain watched them change their clothes, and didn't see them hiding anything."

Yang Zhao frowned. Since no bleeding was found in the prison, it must be that Xue Bai and Du Quan had been placed elsewhere before arriving at Li Shizhi's other house.

It is likely to be Fengweilou.

Anyway, Xue Bai will not hand over the blood certificate to the saint tonight.

"Uncle Guo." Yang Guanghui leaned forward and asked, "Yuan Jie is still in front of Daming Palace, do you want to take it?"

"Luo Xishi doesn't stand out, why should we stand out?"

Yang Zhao pondered, and said: "No matter, the blood letter is useless... You have to think for the saint, is that a pleading paper, it is a debt letter from the people of Jianghuai to ask for three years' rent, and the saint will see it. are you happy?"

"Uncle Guo is wise, even the Prime Minister didn't think of this!"

Yang Zhao smiled triumphantly, and felt that he had benefited a lot, and said, "Xue Bai dare not take out the bloody ones. This matter is over, and the corpses of those people were burned at night, and they were all wiped out."

~~
Li Jingzhong took out a judgment from his sleeve and handed it to Li Heng.

"Your Highness, Fang Gong sent it quietly."

Li Heng unfolded it, raised his eyebrows and said, "Good word... Weiyan Zhenqing of Chang'an County?"

"Yes, Mr. Fang said that Yan Zhenqing's leak case has been investigated. The facts of the case are clear and the evidence is not difficult to obtain. He also said that Donggong can use this as an excuse to fight for a re-examination for the candidates."

"What do you say?"

"Suo Douji is waiting to pick His Highness's handle." Li Jingzhong shook his head, and said sharply: "If you come out at this time, I really want Suo Douji to slander His Highness for conspiring with Li Shizhi and instigate trouble."

"Yes."

Li Heng didn't hesitate at all, and directly put the judgment on the candle and burned it.

The flames quickly engulfed the beautiful eight-point regular script and the case that Yan Zhenqing spent so much effort to investigate.

"The East Palace's failure to act is the greatest protection for them." Li Heng murmured, and said this again.

Li Jingzhong said in a low voice: "I heard that the case of Suo Douji's arrest of Yuan Jie and a few people who took the lead in causing trouble should be closed. The traces of our relationship with Li Shizhi have been destroyed. This time, Suo Douji still can't get it." Donggong has nothing to do with it."

"Understood." Li Heng nodded, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Li Jingzhong personally held on to the broom, swept the ashes off the ground, and buried them in the soil in the backyard.

……

At dawn, black smoke rose from the outskirts of Chang'an, and the piled up corpses were burned to ashes and buried in the wilderness soil.

Whether they come to take the exam or to seek grievances, who can stand up for them?

~~
Outside the Danfeng Gate, Yuan Jie, who had stood all night, looked up at the sky, and finally heard the sound of morning drums at dawn.

The solemn city gate slowly opened, and the Sixth Army of the Beiya began to change their defenses.

After waiting for a while, Li Linfu left Miyagi and left in a carriage.

After that, a group of people surrounded a well-dressed woman out of the palace, and Xue Bai's figure was also among them, walking towards here.

"The sage never summoned me." Yuan Jie stepped forward and said, "Did you order a reexamination?"

"Well, the saint card is very happy, don't care about it." Xue Bai said: "I'm just trying to scare others so that they don't dare to catch you."

Yuan Jie was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly felt that he had heard wrong.

The card is very happy, regardless of state affairs?What an absurd statement.

He finally understood that the princes of the Manchu Dynasty did not want to persuade the sage anymore, but looked to the East Palace.But in this way, the more the sage became suspicious of the East Palace, the more chaotic the country's affairs would be. If things go on like this, is it a blessing?
"So, we can't change anything?" Yuan Jie was disappointed and lost interest, and murmured, "The Chunwei case is over?"

"If this stops here, what's the plan, Brother Cishan?"

"What else can I do? Go back to my hometown to study and nourish myself."

Xue Bai asked again: "What if this matter is not over?"

"Do you have a solution?"

"It's not that I have a solution, but brother Ci Shan's plan is not going to continue?" Xue Bai said: "I said, count me in."

Yuan Jie was taken aback for a moment, and immediately came to his senses.

There was no problem with his plan at first, but Chun Wei was unfair, and the candidates appealed for a re-examination. This matter is upright, and Li Linfu's hand will cover the sky if he loses, but the situation is different now.

Xue Bai lifted the sky covered by Li Linfu a little bit.

"Ge Nu said that I am Wei Jian and Li Shizhi's party." Yuan Jie said, "The reason is to prevent us from making trouble."

"But Brother Nu also admitted in front of the saint that he wronged us." Xue Bai said, "If we are sensible, we should stop."

Huangfu Ran's expression changed, he came to his senses, and said: "But in fact, if we don't give up, it will appear that we have a clear conscience."

"That's right." Du Fu said: "Although we are chasing after you, but we only ask about the matter of Chunwei, and we have no intention of disobedience, what is the crime?"

They already understood that the source of the sage's indulgence of Li Linfu's control of the imperial examinations was his suspicion of the East Palace, especially because Li Shizhi's reputation among literati was too high, and Li Shizhi was close to the East Palace...then, this point can be avoided.

There is another point that Xue Bai didn't say, Li Linfu is just a white glove of Li Longji, and it would not be a pity to throw Li Longji away if it gets dirty, but Li Linfu is really worry-free in doing things, so he hasn't thought about changing it for more than ten years.

However, if Li Linfu caused serious trouble due to selfishness, causing the world's literati to boil, he would be able to remind Li Longji that this glove should be changed.

This is their chance to fight back.

Even if Li Linfu cannot be overthrown, it is enough to retake the test.

Once the re-examination, these cronies will be famous all over the world, and they will make great achievements in the future.

"Walk."

Yuan Jie said: "Let's contact Juzi and let them know that we are released from prison."

"That's right." Huangfu Ran said: "This way, it will be even more exciting!"

Although Du Wulang didn't understand yet, he waved his hand vigorously, more excited than anyone else.

"Okay, count me in!"

(End of this chapter)