Li Qing'an ran up the steps and said to a doorman: "I came from Anxi and I have an important letter to Li Xiangguo. Please report it for me."

"The Prime Minister hasn't given up the court yet, you can come back later!"

"When will the Prime Minister go to court?"

The concierge glanced at him and saw that his military uniform was worn, and he said listlessly: "Who knows? Maybe he will come back soon, maybe he won't be back until evening. My prime minister is busy! Brother Soldier, I advise you to come back in the evening!"

Li Qingan had no choice but to go down the steps, "Old Han, the prime minister is not here, let's find a place to rest for a while!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people suddenly came from afar. More than 200 guards came in a carriage. There was a flag on the carriage with purple edges and white background, with the three words "Li Xiangguo" embroidered with black silk thread. It was Li Linfu who came back.

"The Prime Minister returns to his home, and the idle people ahead give way!" The two guards led the way side by side, and Li Qingan hurriedly dodged to the side.

Li Linfu was quite worried these two days, and he rarely saw the smile on his face. One of the reasons was that it was Yang Shenjin, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Lu Jingrong, the Minister of the Ministry of Works, was seriously ill. Zhang Yun, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, proposed that Yang Shenjin take over the position. The emperor did not object. The implication was that Yang Shenjin would be the prime minister. However, he had only been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for a year, and he was going to be promoted again. This was too fast. Moreover, Yang Shenjin became more and more arrogant and began to ignore himself. Last month, he ordered the Shaofu Temple Minister Zhang Xuan to cast 150,000 stagnant coins. Such a major event was not approved by him, and the emperor actually agreed. This made Li Linfu really sweat. Could it be that the emperor intended to replace him with Yang Shenjin?

What upset Li Linfu was not only Yang Shenjin, but an undercurrent appeared in the court of opposing him. Yang Shenjin was one of this undercurrents, and the emergence of this undercurrent had a vague understanding with the growth of the power of the Concubine Yang family.

Li Linfu knew that since ancient times, the favor of concubines often led to the rise of the power of the foreign relatives, which affected the court's structure. Now Yang Guifei has become the leader of the six palaces, and the saints are becoming increasingly favored. As her power support, how could the Yang family not be able to gain power? However, the Yang family does not have many talents. The two inner brothers Yang Ji and Yang Qi are both mediocre and stupid people, and they are greedy for money and lust, which is not worth worrying about.

But Yang Zhao, another brother of the imperial concubine, was smart and sleek and should not be underestimated. He had already held more than ten positions, and two months ago he was promoted to the Chief Censor.

Of course, Li Linfu understood that things were not that simple. The emperor was impatient to promote the Yang family and must not just regard it as a favor to the imperial concubine. There should be a deeper purpose in it.

Li Linfu sighed secretly, was it because he had been working as a prime minister for too long that someone had already felt impatient?

The carriage slowed down, and the body of the car shaking slightly, awakening Li Linfu from his thoughts. He looked out the window and saw that the snow was still falling.

Suddenly, he found several soldiers standing by the wall. Their uniforms were a bit old, their faces were haggard after a long journey. The leader was a young officer with a long scar on his forehead on his left. Especially in the hazy snow mist, his eyes looking at him had a light like the pupils of cat eyes at night, which penetrated people's hearts and made Li Linfu attracted to him.

"parking!"

The carriage stopped abruptly, and the chief guard stepped forward and whispered, "Please give me instructions!"

"Ask where they came from? Why are they standing in front of my mansion?"

The chief guard rushed to ask quickly, and came back for a moment to report: "Prime Minister, they came from Anxi, and they were ordered by Gao Xianzhi to hand over a letter to the Prime Minister."

"Where is your faith?"

"He said it was of great importance and he must hand it over to the prime minister himself."

Li Linfu nodded, "Okay! Take them to bathe and change clothes, and take the leader to my study to see you."

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Although it was snowy outside, the people ordered the brazier early, which made Li Linfu's study warm and dry. Li Linfu's habit was to sit in the study first when he went home every day, sort out the gains and losses of the day, and consider tomorrow's response. This was also a rare time for him to be alone in the day. After that, he had to attend social engagements or leave the time to his family.

Li Linfu changed into a wide Zen robe and sat down comfortably. A concubine knelt behind him and gently massaged his temples on both sides. He was going to visit Gao Lishi tonight, and he would go out after dinner.

"Prime Minister, Anxi sender is here." The guards' report came from outside the door.

"Let him in."

Li Linfu waved his hand, and the concubine behind him quietly retreated. After a moment, Li Qing'an was led into the room by a guard. He stepped forward and knelt down and saluted, "Li Qing'an, the captain of Anxi Army, met the Prime Minister!"

‘Li Qing'an?’ Li Linfu suddenly felt that the name sounded a little familiar. He thought about it for a while and asked with a smile: “A few days ago, your Gaoshuo sent Xiao Bolu’s urgent battle report, ranking second in the meritorious officials column, and the officer second only to Modao General Li Siye is also called Li Qing'an, it’s you!”

"It's the humble position." Li Qing'an replied in a deep voice: "The humble position is ordered by the commander of the Gao Dazhi, and I will come to send a letter to the prime minister."

As he said that, he took out Gao Xianzhi's handwritten letter and handed it over his head. The guard next to him passed the letter to Li Linfu. Li Linfu took the letter and looked at Li Qing'an again. Then he slowly opened the letter, "I am willing to work hard for the prime minister!" Gao Xianzhi's statement made Li Linfu's eyebrows unconsciously raised, and a bright color flashed slightly in his eyes, but then his face was as calm as water, and he finished reading the letter without expression.

"How much time does Li Jiaowei come all the way east?"

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, this time, Bei Zhi and his group came from Lianyun Castle and traveled day and night, and it took a total of fifty days on the way."

"Oh! Lianyun Castle is more than ten thousand miles away from Chang'an. It's not easy for you to only take fifty days. If I'm not wrong, you should have come to Chang'an to participate in the polo competition!"

"On the one hand, he participated in the polo competition, and on the other hand, some of the meritorious soldiers from the Xiaobolu battle also entered Beijing."

Li Linfu's smile was very gentle, which was his sign. Especially for middle and lower-level officials, he cared for him very much and never scolded him loudly. He also followed the promotion of officials step by step and followed the rules of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he was deeply loved by middle and lower-level officials, which was one of the reasons why he was able to be a prime minister for more than ten years.

Li Qing'an also felt very good. No matter how future generations evaluate Li Linfu's "sweet mouth and a sword", at least Li Qing'an felt that Li Linfu was very good at being a human being. He didn't act like a prime minister just because he was a small lieutenant. On the contrary, he was kind and very friendly.

Li Linfu waved his hand and smiled, "I am a firm supporter of your Anxi Pole team. You play well. I, the Anxi Conservative, also have glory on my face. If you have any requirements or difficulties, come to me."

"Xie Xiangguo is concerned."

At this time, someone outside the door reported: "The Prime Minister, Minister Yang of the Ministry of Revenue sent someone to send a basket of Songjiang perch, saying that he was filial to the Prime Minister. I wonder if the gatekeeper could accept it?"

Li Linfu's face immediately became gloomy and said coldly: "Return it back, just say that I don't like eating fish these days."

Although Li Linfu always treated people with a smile, Li Qingan accidentally saw his cold face. Yang Shenjin, Minister of Revenue, wasn’t he Li Linfu’s confidant? When did they turn against each other?

Li Qingan didn't dare to think too much, so he bowed and said, "If the prime minister has nothing to do, he will leave first."

Li Linfu was a little distracted. After a while, he suddenly woke up, looked at the hourglass that were clocked in the corner of the room, and smiled and said, "Personnel Li, do you have something to do tonight?"

"Report to the Prime Minister, there is nothing to do at night."

"Okay, I'm going to visit a senior official tonight, so you can go with me."

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Chapter completed!