Chapter 148: The East Palace Case (2)

The black skeleton wineries in Xishi are usually open all night. Although the regulations are not allowed, the Western Region merchants who are good at wine always sneak in through the back door in the late night, stuffing enough money. The officials of the Xishi Municipal Bureau should turn a blind eye and let it go.

But today, the Black Skeleton Tavern beat the shop early at dawn, and posted a notice on the door. The rats in the shop were rampant and they wanted to clean up all night, which seemed absurd, but the old customers all knew that what they said was true. The rats in the shop were even more annoying than the tax supervision in Xishi.

The old peddler slowly walked from a distance, walked to the back door of the restaurant, looked around and looked around habitually, flashed into the restaurant, he took off his hat, smile on his thin face disappeared, and nodded slightly to several friends and said, "Please tell me, I have a report on the situation."

The master he mentioned was naturally Li Qing. At this moment, Li Qing was listening to the report of another oil seller. Liu Ji did not go home, but went directly to the mansion of Wang Zeng, the writer.

Liu Ji wanted to falsely accuse Du Youlin of colluding with the supporters of the prince to rebel, which was only Li Qing's guess. He needed further evidence to prove that his inference was correct. The skeleton did not disappoint him. The established commercial intelligence agency was extremely effective. He soon found Yang Zhao and Liu Ji, witnessed them entering the imperial city together, and then went their separate ways.

There was a list in front of Li Qing, all of whom were members of the princeling party. This list was given to him by the skeleton. In many restaurants, people were secretly selling it. There were 150 entries, including the princelings and the prime minister. Everyone had the title, fame and background, and their wife's background were marked one by one. On the last one of the list, his name was written, Li Qing, the prince's servant, and there was a line of small notes behind: he was born as a businessman, without fame, and was once the chief clerk of Yibin County, and his wife was a small family.

"Are you just doing this? You're the last one among hundreds of people." Li Qing smiled bitterly. It is said that the previous version did not have his own name at all. Although he was disappointed, the things in front of him were imminent and he could not be distracted.

"Wang Zeng?" Li Qing found Wang Zeng's name in the second line of the list. He remembered that Li Jingzhong told him that Wang Zeng was not at a high position and was only a fifth-rank writer, and was in charge of a Qingshui Yamen. However, he was from a prominent family in Guanlong and had a high reputation in the academic world. The court's stele, prayer and sacrificial text were written by him. It can be said that the prince's courage. If Du Youlin's case was expanded, Wang Zeng would definitely be the target of Li Linfu's attack. Li Qing silently drew a red line on Wang Zeng's name, as if it were a sign on some kind of notice in later generations.

The door knocked gently, and the skeleton said outside the door: "Sir, Shao Tianxing is here, there is news about Yang Zhao."

"Let him come in!" Li Qing of course remembers Shao Tianxing, a gunman who handled official documents for him when he was the chief clerk. He was an old official with good calligraphy and actuary calculating. He was very capable. He just arrived from Yibin not long ago.

"Sir, long time no see."

Shao Tianxing was a little excited. Since the death of the Ma County Ma County Ma, the court transferred an old county magistrate Ren Yibin from Shannan Road. Although he was not as greedy as his ex, he had no ambiguity in arresting power. All the yamen runners, six Caos, were brought by him, and Shao Tianxing lost his job. He heard that the old brothers who entered Beijing were well treated, and almost everyone bought land and built new houses in their hometowns, so he was also moved to find them.

"We've been missing for a long time, come! Come in and sit down."

Li Qing smiled and pulled him in and sat down. He looked at him. Seeing that he was smart and capable, his eyes were full of enthusiasm and loyalty, he sighed: "It's really a pity to let you be a clerk. I'll go and tell Zhang Yiming in a while, you go and be the general ledger of my business. Okay, tell me now, what news is there on Yang Zhao?"

When Shao Tianxing saw Li Qing nostalgic, he was moved and nodded, "Yang Zhao went to Li Xiangguo's mansion. I waited outside for a long time, but I didn't see him coming out. I was afraid that the adults would be anxious, so I rushed back first."

As expected, Yang Zhao went to find Li Linfu. Li Qing sighed softly. Since Li Linfu intervened, it seemed that the prince was sad at this level. Even if he didn't die, he would have to lose his skin. He quickly thought about his relationship with this matter. From the moment he looked at Li Linfu's focus on this Eastern Palace case was a good opportunity for him to escape. But in the long run, if the prince fell, he, the prince's servant who was infected with the color of a prince, would eventually be implicated. Zhang Qiu Jianqiong and Xian Yu Zhongtong could not escape. Li Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't want to join any princelings, but judging from the current situation, he really seemed to be a member of the princelings.

He picked up the list of badly printed princelings in front of him, looked at his last name, and a sarcastic smile appeared in his eyes. He said to himself: "Since I am also a princeling, let me, the last one, come to save you once!"

Gao Lishi's mansion is located in Taipingfang, close to the imperial city. Unlike eunuchs, Gao Lishi also has his own wife and children. His wife, Lu, was a friend of his troubled times when he was displaced when he was young. His son was the son of his eldest brother and adopted him. Feeling from his loyalty and righteousness, Li Longji also tried his best to give him the treatment of normal people. In the first year of Tianbao, Gao Lishi was named the champion general and the right guard general. He was promoted to the title of Duke of Bohai County. However, Gao Lishi was cautious as an official, but he knew how to restrain himself and never abused him. This was very favored by Li Longji and trusted him more. In terms of details, he was extremely strict in his family and had never heard of any family bullying others. His family had a wealthy family but was not ostentatious. His wife, Lu, was born in a poor family and often helped the poor around him, with a very good reputation.

Yesterday, Gao Lishi went to the palace to work hard while sick. After returning home from Li Linfu's mansion, he finally couldn't hold on and fell ill. In order to prevent Bian Lingcheng from stealing his power again, he arranged for another confidant eunuch Yu Chaoenlai to temporarily serve him. Yu Chaoen was smart and capable, so he felt at ease.

The room was very quiet, with the fragrance of medicine, and a few rays of bright light shot into the gaps in the pane, and fine dust floated in the light. The room was simply arranged, a bed, a cabinet, a table, and a few chairs were neatly arranged. A bunch of fresh lilies in the vase on the table was blooming brightly. On the bed, a golden tassel curtain tent, Gao Lishi was half lying on the bed, with fluffy hair and pale and haggard face, looking old-fashioned. His long-haired wife was sitting by the bed, carefully feeding him soup and medicine. Her eyes were soft, and she muttered something to her husband from time to time. It must be a sesame thing in the family and the neighbors. Gao Lishi responded casually. At this moment, he had forgotten the danger of the court and quietly enjoyed this rare half-day leisure.

After taking a sip of the medicine, Gao Lishi suddenly felt his nostrils itchy. He couldn't help but sneeze heavily and smiled at his wife, "Someone must not want me to settle down, so he will hold me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the slight and rapid footsteps came from far away. Gao Lishi was stunned and couldn't help but sigh: "I really can't feel at ease when I live in the downtown city!"

"Maybe the emperor sent someone to see you."

Mrs. Lu put down the soup bowl and greeted her. She only went to the door and saw the butler taking a greeting post. When she saw her, she whispered: "I said the master was sick and didn't see anyone. He said he would show the master the post, and the master would definitely meet him."

Although his voice was small, Gao Lishi in the room heard it and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Who said I will meet you, so confident?"

Mrs. Lu took the bow, sighed, and went into the house and handed it to him. This was a fresh and elegant post without any gorgeous decoration. A hard white paper was like white clouds and dust. There were only four words on it, with the strong and vigorous pen force that penetrated through the back of the paper, "Tranquility and far-reaching".

"Good words!" Gao Lishi secretly praised and opened the post, and saw that it read: 'My younger generation, Li Qingjin wishes General Gao to recover from his illness early.'

‘Li Qing’, Gao Lishi suddenly had a knowing smile on his face when he saw this name. He nodded and said to the butler: “Please wait in the guest hall and treat him carefully.”

The butler led Li Qing for a few turns, walked along a long corridor to the end, pointed to a small house and said, "Master, please wait here!" After hesitating, the butler whispered again: "General Li, thank you."

Li Qing nodded to him with a smile, and stepped into the house. As he saw along the way, Gao Lishi's mansion was exquisitely decorated and simple. This room was also quiet and simple. A horizontal banner was hung on the front wall with four words written on it: Holding the incomplete and guarding the shortcomings. Below is a picture of chess at the pineapple. A man stroked his long beard and was sitting slanted. He was sitting in a chess slant. The boy lowered his eyebrows and held his eyes, knelt and raised the tea tray. Then he looked at the calligraphy and paintings on both sides of the walls showing the owner's modesty everywhere. The tables and chairs in the room were also old. It seemed that they had been used for decades. Li Qing nodded secretly and pushed people with things. It can be seen that this person was cautious and his intention to be an official is not luxurious.

The little maid presented tea to Li Qing in the top official kiln, and put on a few more plates of fine dishes. She only said that the master was changing clothes. She arrived immediately. Li Qing was drinking Gao Lishi's best Mengding tea. In the case of the prince, he thought for a long time and had already made a decision. Although the case of the Eastern Palace involves the prince himself, it is meaningless to find the prince at this time. Not to mention that it is too late, even if it is too late, the prince has no choice but to hide Du Youlinxue? It also means that there is a ghost in his heart. Li Heng is a fish on a chopping board at this time, and he is slaughtered by Li Linfu. The only thing that can save him is Li Longji's attitude or Gao Lishi's maintenance.

Regarding Gao Lishi, Li Qing no longer believes in the ugliness of later films and TV dramas. This person can spend his life safely in the stormy Tang Palace, and his position and power are not suspicious of the king. Naturally, he has extraordinary features. He never believes that Gao Lishi will form a party with Li Linfu. To put it bluntly, Li Linfu is not qualified enough. Only by being transcendent can he win over and praise various factions and will not be disliked by Li Longji. Gao Lishi naturally understands this more than Li Qing.

"I hope that my husband will recover from illness early, but I will not let him rest in bed. General Li said, what is the reason for this?"

Li Qing suddenly turned around and saw Gao Lishi wearing a small hat in blue slowly coming. Two children supported him from both sides. His face was yellow and his eyes were listless. Li Qing hurriedly bowed and said apologizing: "It was Li Qing who was abrupt and missed Ahweng's rest."

Gao Lishi waved his hand, walked into the room and sat down with difficulty, smiled and said to Li Qing, "I like you to call me the general. Ah Weng has been called for a long time and is tired. Seeing you calling me the general on your post, it makes people feel refreshed and feel good."

When Li Qing first met Gao Lishi, he always had the prejudice of eunuchs who ruined the country. When he first met and second met, he gradually felt that this person was really good. He did not think of the arrogance and perversion of eunuchs as he imagined, nor did he act like a superior. Of course, this is also related to Li Longji's value for himself, but no matter what, this easy-going and friendly attitude makes people feel relaxed. Li Linfu, including him, did not feel pressure to talk to him. Perhaps this is the realm of a high-ranking person.

Li Qing gently put down the teacup and said sincerely to Gao Lishi: "Although Li Qing has a low position, he is not afraid to forget his worries about the country. In Nanzhao, I do my best for the benefit of the country. In the future, I want to go to the Western Regions and also want to do my part for the peace of the people of the Tang Dynasty. These are my heartfelt words, and I don't know that the general can understand it."

"I dare not forget to worry about the country because of my low status, I said it well!" Gao Lishi glanced at Li Qing and said slowly: "Not only are the low status, but those with high status are also worried about the world. The emperor has been ascending the throne for more than 40 years. One day will not be spent in the throne with great concern. I, thousands of scholars in the Tang Dynasty, do not want to establish achievements and serve the country? General Li's heart is of course to understand."

Speaking of this, Gao Lishi smiled faintly and said, "But I also know that General Li is an ambitious person. He will never be satisfied with his humble position and worry about the country, nor will he be calm in the mountains and forests and have no disputes with the world. I am right?"

Li Qing stood up and bowed to him, and said solemnly: "There is no fish when the water is clear. Although Li Qing's name contains the word "Qing", there are thousands of big fish in his chest. I am here to visit the general today, hoping that the general will support me in the future. The kindness of knowing the encounter will be unforgettable."

Gao Lishi looked at him in surprise, and countless people asked him for support, but none of them were as frank and direct as him. After a second thought, he realized that Li Qing's move was just a way to make up for his homework that he should have done but had not done. Without nodding, he was given a holy favor. How many people could last forever?

"It seems that this person is also a sensible person, and he can really cultivate it."

Thinking of this, he nodded and smiled, "This shows that General Li is a frank person, not hypocritical or pretentious, but I have nothing to support. The key is that General Li himself wants to make political achievements."

After saying that, he brought the teacup and expressed his intention to see him off. Li Qing smiled slightly, slowly took out a folded notebook from his arms and placed it on the table, "This is something I witnessed with my own eyes this morning. If the general is free, he might as well take a look."

After saying that, he bowed his hands and left. Gao Lishi looked at his back and disappeared. Then he took the note. The style and format were standard comments for the emperor. Please read it yourself. It was just to say it nicely. He smiled, opened it casually, glanced at it quickly, and gradually, his expression became solemn, his brows frowned, and Yang Zhao finally entered Li Linfu's mansion.
Chapter completed!