Chapter 281 Inn Layout
The censor Song Hun was arrested in a huge stolen house. It was like a spring thunder that shocked the brief balance between the Tang Dynasty and the people. For a time, Chang'an City was surging, and the Eastern Palace and the two hot spots gradually intertwined. King Qing, King Yong, Yang Guozhong, and Li Linfu, the struggle between the two factions broke out in full swing. The authorities tried their best and all kinds of power-making methods were used. The outsiders were not willing to be lonely, either shaking flags and shouting or joining shirtlessly, all in order to get a share of the power reorganization in the future.
On the fourth day of the April 1st, Li Longji's sage returned from Huaqing Palace.
Li Qing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, led his family to Zhongnan Mountain to travel to Tanchun, amid the fierce fighting of power. He seemed to have forgotten the officialdom of Chang'an, and the officialdom of Chang'an also seemed to have forgotten him. On the seventh day of the April 1st, Li Qing's family returned from Zhongnan Mountain and stayed overnight in Jincheng County.
Jincheng County, originally named Shiping County, in the fourth year of Jinglong, Zhongzong sent Princess Jincheng to the Venerable place and was separated here, so he changed his name to Jincheng County. Li Qing's family lived in Wanchang Inn in the south of the city, and did not disturb the government. It was spring at this time. When the outing was in full bloom, most of the tourists returning from Zhongnan Mountain stayed in this county. All the inns were full. Li Qing's family booked two separate courtyards for himself and his entourage to live in.
It was already late at night, and his wife Zhao Lian was pregnant and went to bed early. Xiaoyu wanted to accompany Li Tingyue and went to bed. Only Li Qing and Li Jingyan were left in the room. To be precise, Li Jingyan has no official identity yet, has not been registered with the Ministry of Rites, and has no record of her marrying Li Qing in the Ministry of Revenue. Just like there was no marriage certificate in later generations, in the classics of Zongzheng Temple, she should be a nun in Ganye Temple at this time, but in fact, this kind of thing has never been hidden from outsiders. Almost everyone knows that she lives in Li Qing's mansion instead of the Zen room of Ganye Temple, but no one goes to impeach it. This is obviously Li Longji's arrangement, and no one will touch this bad point. This is the ambiguity of the government since ancient times. The princess of the Tang Dynasty cannot be a concubine, so he simply has no status, but he has given it to you.
"Li Lang, you are in a state of uneasy this day. Are you thinking about the matter in the court?" Li Jingyan brought a cup of tea and gently placed it on Li Qing's desk. Three years have passed, her face is still gorgeous, her skin is whiter and shiny, but she has obviously become mature. This is particularly obvious in her eyes. Her eyes are gentle and gentle, but they are different from the tranquility of the curtain, with a temptation in the bones.
Before she entered the room, Li Qing did pace back and forth in the room with her hands behind her back, looking out the window, looking uneasy, as if she was waiting for someone.
Instead of answering Li Jingyan's question directly, he took her waist and sat her on his lap, but put his hand into her clothes. Li Jingyan let out a soft cry, stretched out her arm and wrapped it around his neck, lowered her head and gave him a deep kiss. Then he gently scraped Li Qing's nose and smiled charmingly: "Bad things, every time they are alone, they want to attack others."
"Who told you to be so tempting, just like-" He wanted to say it was like a ripe apple, but he felt that this metaphor was not suitable for her, and he described the flower flower almost the same, so he changed his mouth and said, "It's like an apple that just turned from green to red, so he was soaked in water that people wanted to take a bite when they saw it."
Speaking of water, Li Qing remembered that she had just taken a shower, her hair was a little booming, and her body was filled with a faint fragrance of women. He was excited and his hands rubbed her soft body, and kissed her lips, face, neck and earlobes one by one. Li Jingyan half-closed her eyes, her eyes were blurred. After a while, she did not see him continue. Then she opened her beautiful eyes, with a hint of blame in her eyes.
The desire in Li Qing's body had already ignited, but he could no longer continue now. He was waiting for someone. This was a big deal. At this time, slight steps came from a distance, quickly and rhythmically.
"They are here!"
Li Qing was excited, and he quickly helped Li Jingyan up and whispered in her ear: "You go to the inner room and wait for me for half an hour!"
Li Jingyan also heard the sound of footsteps. She hurriedly pulled the clothes on her body, and kissed him gently on her lips like a dragonfly, and gave him a very charming look, turning around and quickly disappeared into the gauze curtain.
At this time, the sound of footsteps was approaching the door, and then a gentle knock came.
"Come in!" Li Qing calmed down and ordered in a deep voice.
The door opened, and two men wearing bamboo hats and covering their faces with black veils walked in quickly. One in front was Wu Xingsu, who had never shown up, while the other in the back was Wei Yingwu, who was a guard in the palace.
"I am the governor!" Wu Xing has not changed much, just like his smart and capableness in the past, but Wei Yingwu has not seen him for three years, and he has added a bit of elegance when he raises his hands and feet.
Li Qing nodded secretly, "This is a person who seeks progress. It seems that three years have not been abandoned."
"I am the subordinate Wei Yingwu, who is in charge of the envoy!" He had just arrived in Jincheng County from Chang'an.
"Please sit down, please, please!" Li Qing waved his hand and asked them to sit down. A maid came over and served tea, and then stepped back. When the person came, Li Qing was not anxious. He smiled slightly and said to Wu Xingsu first: "Your subordinates are very good, thanks to them in Suzhou."
Wu Xing stood up with a look of shame in his eyes, "I am ashamed. It took only three years for a hundred people to develop, and I failed the governor's expectations."
"I'm not going to grab territory, what do I need so many people to do?" Li Qing smiled and waved his hand, saying, "The soldiers are in the spirit but not in the number of people. You should know this. Besides, if there are too many people, it may attract the emperor's attention. That's a big deal."
Speaking of this, he glanced at Wei Yingwu, and saw that his body was straight and he didn't look squinted, and he smiled and said, "I heard that you often see imperial concubines on duty, but this is the case?"
"Yes! My subordinates were transferred to the concubine last year and let Qianniuwei hold the right halberd, responsible for the Empress's safety."
Li Qing pondered for a moment, took out a letter from an iron box and handed it to him. His face was extremely serious, and he repeatedly reminded him: "This letter is of great importance. You must hand it to the imperial concubine with your own hands. If you can't give it, you will destroy it and must not fall into the hands of others."
Wei Yingwu took it silently, and realized Li Qing’s trust in him. Wu Xingsu next to him showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. This was the first time he saw Li Qing so cautiously. What was in this letter?
This letter was the most critical move for Li Qing to return to the Western Regions. This move fell on Yang Guifei. Only Yang Guifei could move Li Longji in a dilemma and develop his decision in a direction that was beneficial to Li Qing.
Yang Mo served his mother in his hometown, and Yang Huahua was a straightforward person and could not entrust this important thing. After thinking about it, Li Qingsi thought about it and thought of Wei Yingwu, who was a guard in the palace. He was a secret key placed by Li Qing in the palace and was only used at the most critical moment. Today was the first time, and later the Mawei Post Office seized the palace for the second time, only two times, but it played a crucial role.
"I will never let down the expectations of the envoy!" Wei Yingwu carefully put away the letter. Seeing that Li Qing seemed to have something to say to Wei Xingsu, he took two steps back, hiding under the lamp like a shadow, without saying a word.
Seeing that he was moving forward and retreating in an orderly manner, Li Qing couldn't help but smiled in praise, and turned to Wu Xingsu and said, "I have a task for you too!"
"Please give orders to the governor!"
Li Qing waved his hand and ordered him to sit down first, but he stood up and walked slowly in the room, silently calculating the best time to take action. Now Yang Guozhong has begun to attack Li Linfu, Song Hun was arrested, and the evidence of Zhao Fengzhang's impeachment of Li Linfu also fell in Yang Guozhong's hands. If Li Longji really wanted to attack Li Linfu, he would not let this opportunity go. However, Li Linfu had been in charge for many years and would not be willing to be killed. He would inevitably take retreat as an advance, and then he would help him find an opportunity to get out of the trap. In this way, the struggle between Li and Yang will continue for a long time, which will be beneficial to his development in the Western Regions.
Although Li Qing hated Li Linfu deeply, he did not want Yang Guozhong to dominate the party. Before leaving Chang'an, he had to create a situation that was conducive to his own development. The best way was to fight endlessly between two dogs and no one could care about him.
King Qing’s arson case in Suzhou is a fierce medicine. He will not take it out easily until the last moment. It is like making a fresh soup. The arson case is the final chicken essence. Before this, you can control the heat and adjust the thickness and light, and finally use the finishing touch.
Thinking of this, Li Qing suddenly turned around and said to Wu Xingsu: "You have to find a way to catch Yang Guozhong's scandal within these two days, and the bigger the matter, the better."
Wu Xingsu hesitated for a moment and said, "But Yang Guozhong was extremely cautious these days and went home every day when he went to court. If the governor asked for a tight time, it would be difficult to do it."
"If you can't catch it, you can create it. I can show you a way."
Li Qing sneered slightly, and a cold look burst out in his eyes, "You might as well start with his son Yang Xuan."
As Li Qing expected, Li Linfu had already smelled the murderous intent emitted by Li Longji hiding behind Yang Guozhong's fierce challenge. He also realized that he would face the biggest crisis since he entered politics, "The cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys cook". When the prince Li Heng fell, Li Longji finally wanted to attack him.
In the third year of Tianbao, Li Linfu saw this step, but he seemed to be a fish raised in a cage. No matter how he arranged and attacked, he could not escape the hand of the fish farmer. Now the new fish fry is ready, and the fish farmer wants to fish him up and slaughter him.
Li Linfu nestled on his slightly worn rattan chair, pressing his fingers on his forehead, and a few silver threads fluttered gently on his fingers. His face turned pale and looked exhausted.
Li Linfu seemed to have grown ten years old overnight. The reason why he was so painful and exhausted was Ji Wen's betrayal, which made his tight defense suddenly tear a big hole. Yang Guozhong aimed the entry point at Song Hun without hesitation. This must be the idea of Ji Wen who knew the inside story. Song Hun was captured and Zhao Fengzhang was controlled, which meant that Yang Guozhong broke through his defense and seized his own handle.
"What will happen to me?" Li Linfu, who has always been fearless, had to start thinking about his ending.
It was precisely in this matter that Zhang Qiu Jianqiong was dismissed from the left prime minister and died bizarrely. Is this considered shooting himself in the foot? The same case, the same nature, Zhang Qiu was dismissed from the preface, but what about himself? Li Linfu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. I am afraid that Li Longji was reluctant to forgive Zhang Qiu Jianqiong's real purpose was to dig a hole for himself!
Having figured out this level, Li Linfu, who had no way out, suddenly felt a kind of heroic battle in his heart. He still had capital, and as long as he planned it properly, he might not lose.
Moreover, behind Yang Guozhong and King Qing, Li Linfu, who was good at seizing opportunities, found that there was a wolf hidden there, which was Li Qing who had been silent.
The Ministry of Justice took the prisoners of the Suzhou arson case from Li Qing. Although some of them admitted to participating in the arson, Li Linfu soon discovered the problem inside. Where did Li Qi go? Most of the robbed official silver did not see him, where did he go? The most important thing is that Wu Daoren, who was placed beside King Qing, was caught in the river this morning. How could he be exposed? Where were he these days?
Although it was possible that King Qing had escaped unscathed in Suzhou, Li Linfu, who had always known Li Qing, knew that things would never be that simple.
Li Linfu was thinking in the room with his back, his brows furrowed into a mess, 'If these evidences were really still in Li Qing's hands, what was his purpose?' No matter what Li Linfu thought, he could not guess Li Qing's intention.
"Master, Eunuch Gao is here, he has something urgent to do!"
"Lishi Gao!" A flash of lightning flashed in Li Linfu's mind, which immediately illuminated some forgotten corners. How could this shadow of Li Longji, the most powerful eunuch in the Tang Dynasty, forget him?
"Hurry up and invite you! No! I'll go and invite you in person!" Li Linfu bounced up from the rattan chair and walked out like an enclave.
It was Li Longji's commission to warn Li Linfu not to use the Suzhou arson case against King Qing, and not to disrupt his balance in the deployment of the Eastern Palace, but this was like a fish farmer who warned the fish in the net not to jump around when pulling a net, which would damage his fish net.
Since he had dealt with Li Linfu, he was not allowed to resist. How could this be possible?
Chapter completed!