Yingxiang Temple was originally called Jinglong Temple. In the first month of the 29th year of Kaiyuan, the saint dreamed that Laozi left a message: "I am your distant ancestor, and there is a statue more than a hundred miles southwest of the capital." He ordered people to visit him and found a senior high school building in Wenxianyu.
The jade statue of Laozi was more than a foot tall, so it was placed in Jinglong Temple and renamed Yingxiang Temple.
"Boom."
At noon, the bell rang in the Taoist temple.
The bell is hung on a three-story building. It was cast in the second year of Emperor Ruizong's reign of Jingyun, hence the name "Jingyun Bell". It has inscriptions engraved on it and its sound is clear and sweet, like the cry of a phoenix.
Accompanied by the sound of the bell, Du Hope walked into the attic of the temple.
"Du Gong."
A young Taoist priest in the attic stood up and called out politely.
This Taoist priest is only in his twenties, tall and tall, and has a gentle temperament. He is obviously extraordinary.
His name is Li Bi, whose courtesy name is Changyuan. He was born in the Liaodongfang of the Li family in Zhao County. He is the sixth grandson of Li Bi, the Taishi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
At the age of seven, Li Mi was known as a child prodigy and was summoned by the sage. At that time, the sage was talking to the Duke of Yan about watching chess and trying it with the words "moving and still in a square circle". Li Mi immediately replied: "Fang is like doing justice, round is like using wisdom, and movement is like galloping."
The material is as quiet as a proud one." The sage was overjoyed and asked him to accompany the prince in reading.
"Xue Bai went to Daozhengfang." Du hoped to get straight to the point.
"Please sit down, Mr. Du." Li Mi waved the duster in his hand slightly and said with a calm look: "Most of the people living in Daozhengfang are members of the right prime minister. He used to be normal."
"Aren't you afraid that he will really find something?"
"Let's tell the truth to Duke Du." Li Bi said: "At the beginning of the year, Huangfu Weiming returned to Chang'an and brought a group of Longyou veterans with him. The purpose was to investigate the case of Xuyong, which had nothing to do with the East Palace."
Du Hope asked in return: "Is there any connection at all?"
Li Mi solemnly said: "Chang Yuan dares to guarantee that even if Li Linfu gets these Longyou veterans, he won't be able to find any clues about the East Palace. It will only cause fire and lead to a major case of treason."
"So Donggong isn't worried? It seems that I was busy in vain."
"It would be best if Xue Bai is willing to give up." Li Mi frowned unconsciously, showing some compassion, and said: "Don't you understand, Duke Du? If we continue to investigate, only those soldiers will suffer." p>
Du Xiang closed his eyes and sighed.
Of course he understands what this means. The saint has no intention of deposing the prince, but is willing to see the right prime minister fighting with the East Palace. This is a struggle with an extremely difficult outcome.
Li Linfu is a sword that always kills those who place their hopes on the future of the country.
The reason why these people place their hope in the prince may be because they are dissatisfied with the saint and feel that the saint has done something wrong in recent years.
The only ones who will die will always be those who are unable to protect themselves.
"It's time for Xue Bai to give up." Li Mi just said it from the perspective of the East Palace. Now he changed his perspective and said: "At the end of the case, it involved the big case of leasing Yong, and it was found that all the taxes had gone into the emperor's private treasury.
, when the saint is furious, the first person to die will definitely be Xue Bai. Li Linfu is known as the 'fighting cock' and the 'meat-loin knife'. Is there any possibility to protect him?"
Du hoped to say: "It would be nice if I could overthrow the king."
Li Mi shook his head helplessly.
As long as the Sacred Heart does not change, there is nothing they can do.
"Xue Bai is young and smart and should not become a sacrifice in the power struggle. Duke Du should persuade him to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, so that he can settle down and live in peace in the future."
"I heard that Li Jingzhong wanted to bury him alive."
"When the prince heard about this, he was also furious. He had severely punished Li Jingzhong and promised to apologize to Xue Bai."
Du Xiang nodded, thinking that it was enough for the dignified prince to express his stance like this.
But he came today to convey it to others.
"A broken mirror cannot be reunited. No matter what the Du family or Xue Bai, what they want now is to survive." Du Xixi said slowly: "Du Youxi suffered an unreasonable disaster and lost his official position. However, he has high hopes for the younger generations of his family.
I don’t know whether Xue Bai and Du Qi, the two sons, can pass the tribute examination in the autumn of next year, and whether they can pass the test in the spring of the following year."
Li Mi was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "They are still ten years younger than Chang Yuan, right? Chang Yuan has not yet entered the official ranks, so why be in a hurry?"
Du Xiang pulled his gray beard and said, "Then I wonder if Du Youneighbor can be reinstated?"
Li Mi smiled bitterly and said: "Du Gong is the minister of Honglu Temple. Changyuan is young, and he is a foreigner. How can he ask Changyuan for an official position?"
Du hopes to smile and say nothing.
The prince seemed powerless, but after his close friend Huangfu Weiming was demoted, he allowed his sworn brother Wang Zhongsi to take over as the governor of Hexi and Longyou, which shows that he had a lot of help secretly.
Li Mi pondered for a long time, sighed in a mature tone, and said: "The seventeen-year-old passed the Ming Jing exam. Young people are too impatient."
He shook his head, but still agreed.
"Chang Yuan will find a solution for this matter."
"Okay."
"Li Linfu would never do this for them." Li Mi laughed at himself and asked, "In this case, can the Jinwu Guards be withdrawn?"
Unexpectedly, Du Hope shook his head again and said: "Xue Bai can stop, but he and the Du family cannot afford to offend Li Linfu."
"What do you mean? You want to have both sides?"
"Let me put it this way, the Longyou veteran may not be found out, but in Li Linfu's eyes, this matter must be the negligence of others, and cannot be blamed on Xue Bai and the Du family."
Li Bi said: "It sounds to me like he still wants to get the benefits of both parties."
Du Xiang was already a little tired when he talked about his old age, and sighed: "The disaster can be eliminated, so that's it."
"But then whose people are they?"
"Whose people?" Du Hope murmured in a low voice: "The whole world belongs to saints, who cares who is from the Youxiang Mansion and who is from the East Palace?"
Li Mi was silent for a while and said: "How to do it specifically?"
Du hopes to take out half a jade pendant.
This jade was originally carved with a pair of fishes, but now it has been broken into two pieces.
"I have handed the other half to Xue Bai and asked the person in charge of Daozhengfang to contact him."
Li Mi did not take it immediately, a look of suspicion flashed in his eyes, and said: "Is it their plan to lure the snake out of its hole?"
Du Hope smiled slightly and said: "Chang Yuan should also consider Du Youlin's position."
He did not say the whole sentence.
Xue Bai is young and has no identity. Both the Right Prime Minister's Palace and the Eastern Palace may abandon him at any time. Only Du Youlin and his family are like grasshoppers on a rope.
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In other words, Xue Bai may betray Li Linfu or the prince at any time, but he will not sell the Du family, the only one he can trust.
Li Mi took the jade pendant, went down from the attic, entered the main hall, and greeted a little Taoist boy.
"Give it to Mr. Pei from Daozhengfang."
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Daozhengfang.
Xue Bai has been standing in an alley watching for a long time.
"What are you looking at?" Jiao Nu finally asked.
Xue Bai raised his hand and pointed, saying: "Look, from the attic behind this house, can you see the fire watch towers in the north and east of the square?"
Jiao Nu nodded and said: "I can see it."
Xue Bai said: "I made an observation today. Among the sixteen houses I marked, nine have attics that can communicate with the Wanghuo Tower."
"You mean, they use the fire watch tower to send messages."
"It's just a guess."
Jiaonu was a little disappointed, but she felt relieved when she thought that if the Prime Minister asked Xue Bai what he was doing today, he had a good answer.
She urged: "We have to get ahead of Ji Wen and make meritorious service."
"Let's take care of lunch first." Xue Bai said, "Go and ask that person where he can eat nearby."
Tian Shengong smiled and said: "No need to ask, after leaving Fangmen, it is Qingmen, which has the most wine shops."
"Ask which one is delicious."
Xue Bai still went to Wu Hou who was chatting at the alley to ask for directions.
Afterwards, a group of them led their horses and left.
Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing a dark blue official robe walked over and asked the Marquis Wu: "Excuse me, may I ask what the young man asked you just now?"
"I asked him which restaurant in Qingmen was delicious. Ha, I told him about several restaurants. He asked me how the fish dumplings at Wang's Restaurant were like?"
"What else?"
"He said he would go to Wang's restaurant to eat. You said he had an idea, so what should I do?"
After hearing this, the official in green robe became a little confused.
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Exiting the north gate of Daozhengfang is Chunlinmen Street, which is also the most prosperous Qingmen of Chang'an Winery.
Xue Bai led his horse through the long street, and suddenly he heard a clear shout.
"Chicken Boy! It's Chicken Boy!"
As everyone turned their heads to look, they saw a luxurious car stopping in front of Kangjia Restaurant, and a middle-aged man in a gorgeous brocade robe was getting out of the car.
Soon, many children gathered around and sang songs in unison.
"You don't need to know how to read when you are born. Fighting cocks and running horses is better than reading."
"The Jia family is thirteen years old, and its wealth and prosperity are inferior to those of its generation."
The man in the brocade robe laughed loudly and hurriedly asked people to scatter copper coins to the children.
Seeing this situation, Xue Bai thought of Mrs. Guo Guo and asked Jiao Nu: "Who is that?"
"The cockfighting prodigy, Jia Chang." Jiaonu said: "This man has been poor since he was a child, but he is extremely talented and good at cockfighting. He became famous in Chang'an at the age of thirteen. He performed cockfighting in front of the saints. As soon as he arrived at the chicken farm, the chickens were all over the place.
He took the initiative to come to him, and he has been with the saint for twenty years. He has never lost in a cockfight. The saint has given numerous rewards and even acted as a matchmaker for him himself."
"Sages like cockfighting?"
"Yeah."
Tian Shengong stared at the horses in front of Jia Chang's car and couldn't move his eyes away.
Tian Shenyu was filled with envy when he heard this, and said: "If I had known this, I would have learned martial arts. If I went to cockfighting, I might have become rich and powerful."
"Go." Tian Shengong kicked his brother, "Don't think cockfighting is easy."
Jiao Nu suddenly focused his eyes, dismounted his horse and performed a long blessing.
"What?"
"Juro is here too."
Xue Bai turned around and saw a few young men in fine clothes greeting Jia Chang. One of them must be Juro Juro, the Right Prime Minister.
But Li Julang didn't see Jiao Nu and had already entered the restaurant.
"Who are the others?"
"The man patting Jia Chang on the shoulder is Wang Zhun, the son of Wang Zhi, a doctor in the household department. He is a well-known bad boy in Chang'an City. Don't offend him easily."
This was the first time Xue Bai heard Jiao Nu say who was not easy to offend.
He looked again and found that Wang Fei's son had an arrogant expression and seemed to behave more arrogantly than Li Linfu's son.
"So, Wang Wen is Wang Zhun's uncle, and his villa is not far away?"
Jiao Nu heard the meaning behind Xue Bai's words and said: "You can doubt anyone, but Wang Fei is A Lang's right-hand man, and there is no way he can collude with the East Palace."
"What if his family was taken advantage of?"
"Then you'd better have conclusive evidence." Jiao Nu said in a daze: "Otherwise, you will offend Wang Xi, and you..."
At this time, they had arrived in front of Wang's store.
When Hu Ji saw Xue Bai with his maidservants and soldiers to protect him, he thought he was a big shot. She took his arm with a smile and led him inside.
"Please, sir."
After sitting down, Jiaonu took out a bunch of money and sent her away.
Xue Bai asked: "Go on, what will happen if I testify against Wang Fei's brother?"
"If you make a mistake, it won't be as simple as burying you alive. Every bone in your body will be removed and broken into pieces." Jiaonu whispered: "I'm not threatening you, I'm really going to kill you." I’ll break the bones and show you.”
"What if I'm right?"
Jiao Nu said: "Let's put it this way, the members of the East Palace hate Wang Xi very much. Once the prince is allowed to gain power, they will definitely plunder the whole family. There is no way he can harbor the dead soldiers of the East Palace."
"As I said just now, what if his family is taken advantage of?"
Jiaonu used to be quite arrogant, but this time when he thought about it carefully, his face gradually turned pale and he shook his head.
Xue Bai smiled, becoming more and more aware of the situation.
How ruthless would a person who could extract huge amounts of property from the families of border soldiers be to offer to the emperor? How powerful would he be?
Although Wang Fei belongs to Li Linfu, I am afraid that even Li Linfu is afraid of him.
Thinking about it this way, Ji Wen is the real smart person.
