Chapter 190 Confusing

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong hurriedly helped Li Qing up and looked at his disciple with infinite emotion. He was just a small businessman back then, and he hesitated again and again, and even forced himself to accept him in order to wipe out the Hai family. But in just a few years, he became his best disciple. In time, he would definitely surpass him.

"I remember that last year, I sent you to Beijing at this time, but you never returned. When you see you again, you have become the governor of a state. Alas! What should you say? Yangming, it is good to be a soldier, but it is not necessarily a good thing to be a fast official!"

Li Qing smiled bitterly. He had just realized this truth. Although it was a good word, it was a pity that he came too late. He stepped forward to help Zhang Qiu Jianqiong. "Mr. It's cold outside, go to the house to sit."

The sky in winter is like a forty-year-old woman. It was still sunny just now, but it was dark in the blink of an eye. The lights in the study were lit, the brazier was burning vigorously, and the outside was full of chill, but the room was as warm as spring, which was the atmosphere of night chatting around the fire.

The servant brought a small table, and put on more than a dozen plates of dishes and a pot of wine. Li Qing smiled and said, "My teacher must have not eaten dinner, so why not drink a few drinks with the students and tell me about my goodbye."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was not polite, so he sat down directly, smiled slightly, and said, "It seems that Yangming is not full in Li Linfu's mansion. Now it's just dark, so he has dinner?"

Li Qing suddenly fell silent. After a while, he smiled and said, "Mr. Is it from the prince?"

Seeing Zhang Qiu Jianqiong agreeing, he nodded and said lightly: "There is nothing to explain. I did go. Li Linfu wanted to accept me under his post again, so he specially invited me to his house for dinner."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong sighed and said earnestly: "I said you were promoted too quickly just now, and the problem lies here. Although you have made contributions, you have too little experience. Of course, others are not convinced. If you don't agree, you will be jealous. If you are jealous, you will be troubled by you. Unless you never make mistakes, you will be caught immediately if you take a wrong step. Although the emperor can be flexible and forgive you, you can't always be flexible. Therefore, you must have a backstage and someone protects you. To put it bluntly, this is called beating a dog depends on the owner, but the most taboo in the officialdom is to put it on both sides. You are promoted by me and my disciple. I hope you can stand well and not be jealous of both the prince and the prime minister in the end."

Li Qing heard Zhang Qiu Jianqiong speak politely and sincerely, and he was moved and said frankly: "I know my teacher is for my own good. I just met Li Linfu on the road. He wanted me to go to his mansion. I can't refuse! He is a dignified prime minister and the leader of all officials. He called me governor Li one by one. With such an obvious hint, how could I turn my face and leave? This is the basic way to be an official. No one knows, but the prince doesn't think about others. Last time I met Li Linfu in Li Linfu once in the mansion, and the prince drove me out of the house. Fortunately, the emperor spoke in this house, otherwise I would have to sleep on the street tonight. Mentor, the prince is mean and polite, and suspicious. Don't you understand?"

"The prince is a little cold and selfish, but he is more reassuring than Li Linfu. Do you know Li Linfu? In the 25th year of Kaiyuan, the death of the prince before, Zhang Jiuling, Pei Yaoqing, and Li Shizhi's dismissal, which one was not his hand. Have you forgotten that he wanted to kill you? This person had a smeared honey, but stabbed him with a knife in the back. If you believe him, you must not even know how he died!"

Zhang Qiujianqiong became more and more excited as he spoke. Finally, he stood up and whispered: "You must not forget your roots. At the beginning, you were just a small businessman. I recommended you to be the chief clerk of Yibin County, and I recommended you to Beijing. If it weren't for me, I'm afraid you would still settle your accounts at the Wangjiang Restaurant in Chengdu! But it would be fine if you don't want to give back, but you insisted on pleasing Li Linfu at the critical moment. Have you ever thought about it for me? How can I raise my head in front of the prince?"

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was too excited to speak, and he didn't breathe, and he was breathing so hard that he couldn't even straighten his waist.

"Mr., sit down quickly, don't worry, I didn't defect to Li Linfu."

Seeing that Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was full of pain, Li Qing felt very guilty, so he quickly helped him sit down, brought him tea, and then stood behind him and beat him on his back.

Zhang Qiujianqiong took two sips of tea and stopped gasping for a moment. He waved his hand and signaled that it would be okay for him. He calmed down his mood again. Then he sighed and apologized to Li Qing: "Yangming, don't blame me for losing my composure. You don't know how miserable the old thief Li Linfu has forced me over the past year. He asked for food but no food, no money. The Censor will come to check the accounts, and the Ministry of War will come to the Ministry of War. I don't know how bad things have been said in front of the emperor behind my back. I hate it in my heart! If you didn't defect to him, this is the best, and I will feel relieved."

Li Qing poured the tea for him again, held it to him with both hands and smiled: "Mr. Teacher, I think it's a good thing for Li Linfu to treat you like this!"

"Good thing?"

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong looked at him in confusion, "How do you say this!"

Li Qing picked up the wine glass, first toast Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, and then drank it dry. Then he explained slowly: "The emperor's intention to depose the prince is becoming more and more obvious. If the prince falls down, no one of the backbones of the prince's party can escape. In this way, only Li Linfu will be left in the court. How could the emperor let him dominate the party? He will inevitably give him another rival? Yang Guozhong or I have too little qualifications. It is not suitable. The ministers in the court are either old or have close ties with Li Linfu, which is not suitable. In this way, the emperor will inevitably transfer officials from the local area to Beijing to compete with Li Linfu's party. If this person is Li Linfu's opponent, he must have qualifications and call in the scholars.

Strength, An Lushan has enough qualifications, but he is a Hu man, and a literati does not buy his account; Wang Zhongsi is straight but not perfect, and cannot bear the power and plot; Meng Chaling is not in good health and cannot bear the heavy responsibility; although there are several governors, he is not as experienced as his mentor. His mentor has led the army to fight against Tubo and served as the chief of Yizhou. He is still a professional and has a professional student. Therefore, in the future, he will replace Wei Jian and become the leader of another party in the court. I think he can only be his mentor. I suggest that when his mentor reports his duties, he might as well scold Li Linfu more, it is best to argue with him face to face and point out that his governance is insufficient, such as people's livelihood, land, etc., this will be better. Since he has offended him, he will not be afraid of offending him again."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong laughed loudly, "You little brat, no wonder you can climb up so quickly, and you really have some vision."

He thought about it and suddenly asked again, "What if the prince doesn't fall?"

"Maybe this is possible."

Li Qing's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he smiled and said, "The emperor has long been determined to depose the prince. It is just in progress. Liu Sheng took the stolen case and the emperor shoveled away Han Chaozong and Li Shizhi. The reason why the prince passed the Eastern Palace case half a year ago was that the emperor was worried that Huangfu Weiming would attack, so he inserted me into Shazhou. This time, Huangfu Weiming and even Wei Jian will definitely be eliminated in one fell swoop. If the conditions are ripe, he will even abolish the prince directly. If the conditions are not ripe, the emperor may even let the prince go, but Huangfu Weiming and Wei Jian will never be spared."

"Installing you to Shazhou?

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, "Yang Ming, you have lost your words."

Li Qing touched his nose and laughed in silence, "At this point, I don't have to hide my mentor. I have obtained the emperor's secret order, otherwise I would not have left Longyou."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong suddenly remembered the prince’s instructions and asked hurriedly: “What happened in Longyou? Why did you leave?”

Li Qing looked at him deeply and said, "If my teacher wants to know, I can tell you that Huangfu Weiming will leave, and Dong Yanguang will come to seize power, so I went to Beijing, but I want to advise my teacher, don't go to meet the prince privately anymore. The emperor knows that the prince has his eyes around him, and he is hiding deeply. I have learned a lesson. If my teacher meets the prince privately again and is caught by Li Linfu, it will be over."

Zhang Qiujianqiong nodded silently, then slowly shook his head: "I understand your kindness, but you can't understand some things. I have been with the prince for almost ten years. I saw that he was about to be deposed, but I stood by and watched. I couldn't do it."

After a while, Li Qing lowered his head and smiled, his voice low but firm, "Teacher, do you think I will stand by and watch?"

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong suddenly understood what Li Qing meant. His eyes became wider and wider. He pointed at him and said, "You are not..., Hey! I'm a little confused. Are you not the emperor's person? Why do you still have to help the prince?"

"The Emperor's man?"

Li Qing smiled self-deprecatingly, "Maybe I can claim to be his person, but what about him? Do he really treat me as his person? If so, why do you still ask Dong Yanguang to seize power and let those arrogant people insult me? If so, why do you still have to come to Shazhou to monitor me? If so, why did my son make great contributions and seize the Shibao City to death, but he doesn't reward him. But those defeated soldiers, others have both honored officials and rewarded money. No! He did not regard me as his person at all. I am just a pawn of his own, and it is completely used."

Li Qing let out a long sigh. He walked to the window and opened it, causing the bitter cold wind to rush to his face. He seemed to be talking to Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, and he seemed to be talking to himself, "I give in. Huangfu Weiming thought I was bullied and could deprive me of me at will; I tolerate it, Yang Guozhong thought I was weak and could smash my shop and hurt my people; I avoided it, and Li Linfu even pointed his finger at me. Since there was no way left, right, and behind, and there was nowhere to avoid, why not move forward and open up a way for himself."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong stepped forward and patted his shoulder, and smiled gently, "Do you remember the letter you wrote when my father celebrated his birthday? The font is round and plump, but the brushwork is vigorous and steep when you look closely. You can use the characters to illustrate people. When I first saw you, I found that you have a temperament different from this era. You do things smoothly and know how to adapt, but you take the initiative to cross the border to attack the enemy; you run thousands of miles from Shazhou; you kill Tubo Zanpu without authorization, but these show that you are unruly and have your own opinions."

He slowly walked to Li Qing's side, looked up at the deep and boundless sky, and sighed: "Maybe you did it right. Life is only about sixty, and you can use it. Only those two or three decades can be used. Just a few decades, like a white horse passing by, I am almost sixty now. If I can do something, I will die without regrets."

He turned around and stared at Li Qing, his eyes clear, as if the stars in the sky were shining. "If it is true as you said, would you help me?"

Li Qing looked back and stared at Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, his eyes were a little red. He took a long breath and said, "I only kneel two people in my life, one is the emperor and the other is the mentor. In my heart, I regard you as my father."

After Zhang Qiu Jianqiong left, Li Qing immediately rushed back to the study and spread a piece of paper. He thought for a while, and then used his pen to fly, pouring his anxiety and expectations on the tip of his pen. When Zhang Qiu Jianqiong said goodbye, he told him a piece of news that a civil war was very likely to break out in Nanzhao. King Yu Chengjie had issued a conscription order in China. Any man over the age of sixteen and under the age of sixty must join the army, and he would go to conquer another Nanzhao in the west.

Li Qing quickly wrote a letter, stuffed it into the envelope, carefully sealed it, and called Wu Xingsu, half of it, half of it, and discussed: "I have something important to ask you for help. Can you help me to travel to Nanzhao?"

The civil war in Nanzhao has nothing to do with him, Li Qing, but he remembered Awan from afar, thousands of miles apart. According to time, she should have had her. However, she has no news yet. Li Qing suddenly had an unknown premonition in his heart. Today, he could not help but receive news from Nanzhao. He asked Wu Xingsu to go to Nanzhao to send him a letter. If possible, it would be best to bring Awan back.

"You go to the Nanzhao Palace and find Queen Yinan, and just say that I asked you to come. After seeing Awan, you hand over this letter to her."

Wu Xingsu took the letter and nodded silently. He has always been taciturn, but loyal and reliable. He never said 'No!' Although Nanzhao is thousands of miles away, he still took the letter without hesitation.

Wu Xingsu immediately went back to clean up, and immediately led a dozen subordinates to ride a horse before the city gate was closed. Listening to the sound of horse hooves gradually disappeared, Li Qing stood in front of the window and stared at the distant south, and his thoughts flew away, as if he had returned to the years of Eastern Yunnan and Nanzhao.

"Master Li Dongzhu, morning!" The beautiful hair was tied up like a waterfall, revealing a white and red face, and the joy of encounter was revealed in the deep pool eyes.

The long black hair is like a waterfall, and the white robe decorated with silver silk is outlined to drive tall and slender, like the budding flowers in the morning of early spring, but the purity also contains a mature woman's taste. Her plump lips are slightly pouted, as if they are naughty and coquettish:

"No outsiders are allowed to be seen within five days of being buried, but I will be free from today."

She rotted like a swallow, her skirt floated up, revealing two white and tender legs, and the silver bell-like laughter penetrated the mist.

“I can attend the banquet tonight.”

"Awan! Give me your hand!"

Awan had wiped away her tears, her expression was firm, and her full forehead was shining with holy light. She ignored the King of Hangui and walked towards Li Qing with great strides, putting her slender little hand into his persistent and warm big hand without hesitation.

The sporadic fragments reminded Li Qing of the bonfire that night, recalling Awan who danced with him like a swan. Everything seemed to have happened last night, vividly in my mind, but after careful consideration, I feel that billions of years have passed, and that feeling has become distant and unclear. However, the promise of taking care of her life is as heavy as a thousand pounds and has never left his heart for a moment.

"Don't worry, I will never leave you here. I want you to be a carefree little swallow like in the morning."

"Awan, you promised to come to Chang'an to find me!" Li Qing looked at the distant south and couldn't help but shout in his heart.

The night was getting deeper and the wind began to tighten, blowing large areas of dark clouds, covering Chang'an City. The thick clouds were low and the cold wind was bitter. Seeing a heavy snowfall coming, the streets and alleys were empty. Everyone was hiding at home and enjoying the warmth of family reunion. Occasionally, a carriage was speeding by, and several people who were late to pay New Year's greetings speeded up and wanted to get home immediately.

But a man in black was a little different. He wore a large bamboo hat with a low brim, covering his entire face, but he wore very little clothes, trembling with coldness, as if he had just walked out of a warm room, for a moment he forgot the cold outside. Under a thin long gown, a corner of the eunuch's clothing was exposed from time to time. He stopped after walking a few steps, looked back for a while before continuing to move forward, looking so cautious.

In front of him was a tall dark wall, and the eaves and corners of the towering palace were exposed on one side. There was Xingqing Palace. The lights in Xingqing Palace were still brightly lit, but they were blocked by the walls and the lights could not be seen. Although Li Longji's ceremonial war had left Chang'an in the morning, teams of Yulin Army were still patrolling the outside world with duty and civilians were not allowed to approach the palace.

The man in black approached the back door of Xingqing Palace, and immediately the Yulin Army stepped forward to stop him. He lifted the bamboo hat slightly, exposed his clean and needless chin, and waved a token in front of the Yulin Army. Then, without saying a word, he stood aside and waited.

When the Yulin Army saw the token, she did not dare to neglect it. She immediately ran back to the palace to report. After a while, a eunuch on duty came out and walked to the man in black. The two of them whispered a few words. The man in black took out a folded piece of paper from his arms and handed it to the eunuch on duty. Then she turned around and left, and soon disappeared into the night.

The eunuch on duty ran through the imperial garden, passed two more palaces, and came to a palace that was strictly guarded by the guards. He was like beating a drum to pass flowers, and handed the report to Yu Chaoen, the eunuch standing at the door. Finally, Yu Chaoen came to the door of a study room with a light on, raised the document above his head, and whispered to an elderly man inside who was writing with his back to him at his desk: "Your Majesty, today's Prince's living record in the inner palace has been delivered."

The man turned around and suddenly it was the Emperor Li Longji, who left Chang'an in the morning to go to Huaqing Palace. The dragon chariot of the ceremonial guard was empty, but it was used to confuse Huangfu Weiming and everyone. However, he did not leave Chang'an or Xingqing Palace at all.

Li Longji opened the "Crown Prince's Inner Palace Daily Record" and carefully read the prince's words and deeds behind him. At the end, he saw a sentence: "The prince met Zhang Qiu Jianqiong in the Hanyue Hall of Taibai Building in the afternoon. There was a matter of Li Qing inserted in the middle, and the prince was furious."

"Li Qing?" What happened to Li Qing again, which made the prince so angry. Li Longji was a little surprised. Since Gao Lishi went to Huaqingchi for acting, he could not know a lot of information in time, and it would take the information to be sent the next day.

"It seems that something interesting must have happened again!"
Chapter completed!