It took Yang Wei a while to recover, and he muttered: "Let me consider this matter."
Everyone said that his talents were insufficient, but in fact he saw clearly that once he performed the salt practice, the saint would probably use him to perform the salt practice.
He knew very well that with the saint's favor, as long as he showed a little ability to manage taxes, he would be able to become the prime minister immediately. But then the Yang family would immediately be at odds with the Youxiang Mansion, and the East Palace would also be wary of the Yang family.
So he looked at Xue Bai with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.
Xue Bai calmly faced the scrutinizing gaze and responded: "Of course my uncle has scruples. I only want to say one thing, if God does not take what he wants, he will suffer the consequences. My uncle has the trust of the saints and has the talent to govern the country. Now I can't If you think about making progress, it will be too late to regret it later.”
After that, he really stopped trying to persuade him and sat down to drink tea for a while. Yang Sui and Yang Yuyao had something to say, so he left first.
"Sanniang brought him here today." Yang Wei looked at Xue Bai's back and asked Yang Yuyao, "Have you ever thought about what others would say?"
"I don't care what other people say." Yang Yuyao looked unconcerned.
Yang Wei frowned and said thoughtfully: "Since you brought him home, have you ever thought about remarrying..."
"Brother, are you crazy? You are talking such nonsense."
Yang Yuyao knew that this was impossible, so she didn't bother to talk to Yang Cheng anymore to avoid disturbing her heart, so she got up and left.
She walked through the corridor, thinking that she would have to arrange Xue Bai's marriage herself in the future and choose a soft-tempered wife for him so that he could get along with him for many years... Looking up again, she saw Xue Bai standing by the pavilion, listening to several people in the distance. The maid chatted.
"What are you listening to?"
"They said that there was a beautiful young man who was the son of General Qian Niuwei. He had been missing for a long time and was found yesterday. When others asked him where he had been, he said he had been staying at your house these past few days."
Yang Yuyao laughed, bit Xue Bai's ear and whispered: "You are the one on my bed."
"Why not correct the name?"
"I'm not afraid of other people gossiping." Yang Yuyao said leisurely, "I'm too lazy to care about her. It's not the first time that Da Xi Yingying has fallen on me."
"You said she came for you, but you haven't said what's wrong with you?"
"Who knows why she hates me." Yang Yuyao said lazily, "Shou Wang's people have some brain problems..."
~~
Xue Bai stayed at Mrs. Guo's house for a few more days. In early February, Yang Yuyao finally couldn't keep him.
During this period, Yang Wei gave a lecture to the saint titled "Discussing Salt Law Matters", which attracted the attention of all parties in the court.
~~
The first day of February, Yongxingfang, Shiwangzhai.
A carriage stopped in the alley, and Da Xi Yingying stood beside the carriage dressed as a maid. She glanced up and saw Shi Zhong stuffing a piece of gold into the family order of King Shou.
Because the longevity king Li Xuan is almost thirty years old, he still lives in the ten kings' house. His daily whereabouts are closely monitored by family orders. He is not allowed to interact with officials and has little communication with the outside world.
"It is not appropriate for the longevity king to see guests. He can only bring melons and fruits in."
So the carriage drove away first, and Da Xi Yingying was led in by her family order.
All the way into the hall, I saw Li Xuan sitting there with a decadent figure, as if watching a maiko performance, but his eyes were very empty.
"King of Longevity."
Li Chen waved his hand and asked the dancers to retreat.
Da Xi Yingying immediately came forward and wanted to be intimate with him, but was pushed away.
"Not in the mood." Li Chen said calmly.
"yes."
Da Xi Yingying felt resentful and secretly thought that he had an excuse every time.
This was not the case when she first met him. At that time, he was very ambitious and said that she looked like the princess' sister. Every time, he would make her turn away and call "Yu Yao" in her ear.
"Have you found it?" Li Chen said business.
"We have checked all of Xue Bai's contacts. There are many officials he has contacts with, including Yang Yuyao, the Du family, and Chang'an County Wei Yan Zhenqing. He even went to see Yang Zhen a few days ago... The Nu family believes that there is indeed the deposed prince Li behind him. The remaining power of Ying is pushing hands, so it has such energy."
Speaking of this, Da Xi Yingying glanced at Li Chen and saw that he had no reaction, so she continued talking.
"Some people said that the murder of a veteran in Longyou more than two months ago was committed by Dong Gong or Yang Shenjin, but the Nu family believed that it was the remnant party of the deposed prince who mobilized this dead soldier. Xue Bai and Du Qi were both present at the time, and in the end Profits. And the troublemakers in the Qingmen Restaurant are still these dead men. Xue Bai and Du Qi are still present, and they still benefit the most. Two young people should not be so capable. What does this mean? Jingzhao Du Family has always been The remnants of the deposed crown prince adopted Xue Xi's son."
Li Chen finally spoke and said: "This is all your speculation. Because you failed to accomplish anything, you started to make it up."
"These are all what the slaves saw with their own eyes." Da Xi Yingying said: "They sent dead soldiers to kidnap Xue Ling, and even I couldn't find him."
"Then you tell me, why did the deposed prince's remnant party do this?"
"In order to promote King Qing Li Cong as the crown prince!"
Li Chen turned to look at Da Xi Yingying and wanted to scold him but was stunned.
He didn't expect that this woman from a humble background would have such courage to talk about the abolition of Li Li in front of him.
Not even his majestic prince would dare!
After being stunned, he started to think.
Li Cong was the eldest son of the emperor. He injured his face during hunting and lost the qualification to become the crown prince. Therefore, the position of prince was first given to the second son of the emperor Li Ying and then to the third son of the emperor Li Heng.
After the Three Commoners Case, Li Ying was killed, and his several young sons became orphans, who were adopted by Li Cong to raise.
Although Da Xi Yingying was all guessing, he gave a reasonable possibility - Li Cong deliberately threw out Xue Xiu's wife to stir up trouble, let the court bring up old matters again, and vindicate the case of the three commoners.
Li Cong also wants to control the Prime Minister's Palace, and the East Palace will suffer losses for both sides. This can explain why Xue Bai helped Li Linfu deal with the East Palace, and why he cooperated with the Yang family to propose the salt-elimination method.
"No."
Li Cong immediately shook his head and said in a very sure tone: "Li Cong can't do it. There is no way he can control this in the Ten Kings' Residence. No one knows better than me how tight the surveillance here is. There is no way he can do it." .”
Da Xi Yingying said: "Li Cong doesn't need to arrange it himself, as long as someone supports him..."
"That's enough." Li Chan was not very happy. He sat down and drank a glass of wine. "I asked you to check, not to guess."
"yes."
Li Heng said: "Tomorrow at noon, you will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion. How to check in the future will be arranged by the Prime Minister."
"Prince Shou, the Nu family thinks that the Right Prime Minister may not spare any effort..."
In the middle of Da Xi Yingying's words, Li Chen waved his hand lazily.
She was stunned for a moment, looked at the unambitious man in front of her again, felt bored for a while, said a blessing, and left.
After leaving the Shiwang Mansion, she couldn't help but look back again, but she saw nothing.
In fact, she knew in her heart that Li Chan had long since given up hope of becoming the heir apparent, and could only live like a zombie in the Ten Princes' House for the rest of his life.
Why do you still have to do this for him?
Get used to it, he bought her back after all.
…
The carriage slowly stopped at Daozhengfang.
Seeing that Da Xi Yingying was in a bad mood, Shi Zhong asked cautiously: "Madam, do you want me to find a beautiful young man..."
"Okay, go and tie up Xue Pingzhao."
"This...he is in Mrs. Guo's mansion after all..."
While they were talking, the master and servant turned around and saw a handsome young man looking at them at the entrance of the alley.
~~
Xue Bai walked to the attic, turned to the two guards assigned to him by Yang Yuyao and said, "Please wait here."
After hearing this, Da Xi Yingying stopped climbing the stairs, turned around and smiled at him: "Aren't you afraid that I will eat you?"
"What I wish for."
"Oh."
Da Xi Yingying forced a smile and said no more.
She felt that there was a sense of oppression on Xue Bai's body, which made her very uncomfortable.
For example, when she kidnapped a beautiful boy and came back to play, she enjoyed the pleasure of power. At that time, she was no longer the humble and lowly captive, but a superior master.
But facing Xue Bai, she felt that she was being scrutinized and seen through, and she felt ashamed of being naked.
Even if Xue Bai wasn't looking at her, she still wanted to pull the belt higher.
"Your grandfather still owes me five thousand guan." Da Xi Yingying said as soon as she sat down.
She had a smile on her face and looked a bit strong.
Xue Bai said: "Are you from Li Chen?"
Da Xi Yingying frowned, caught off guard, and responded calmly: "I don't know what you are talking about. Do you want to not pay back the money you owe?"
"You want to investigate me because I am the son of Xue Xiu, and Xue Xiu was killed by them in order to support Li Chen?"
Da Xi Yingying forced herself to calm down and tried to regain her rhythm, saying: "Why don't you call me Grandpa?"
Xue Bai said: "You will not have a future. Li Linfu is more likely to ascend the throne than Li Chen. Haven't you weighed how much weight you have?"
"you……"
"In opening the Shehao Casino in Chang'an, do you think you are very powerful, or do you think Li Xuan is very powerful? If Jingzhao Mansion, Wannian County, and the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya do not investigate you, it is just because Li Linfu regards Concubine Wu Hui and her family as
Comrades, I allow you to make some money. But when you make a lot of money, you really think that you have a lot of hands and eyes, and you dare to get involved in anything. In the face of power, the first person to be crushed into powder is a chess piece like you."
Da Xi Yingying clenched her fists and wanted to speak.
Xue Bai interrupted her again.
"Li Linfu was in a hurry. A memorial written by Yang Zhang on the Salt Law hit him hard. He hated people who were more trusted by saints than him and who were better at managing money than him. He had already found out that I gave this method to Yang Zhang. I don’t believe that a young man has such political vision, ‘There must be a promoter behind Xue Bai, we must find this person’, he will tell you this tomorrow…”
Daxi Yingying was disrupted again.
She realized that Xue Bai came well prepared. He had planned everything and prepared his words, catching her off guard and letting her be taken away by him.
You have to jump out and take the initiative.
Xue Bai had already stood up and was about to leave, leaving the last words at the same time.
His tone was calm, but there was a sense of threat.
"I'll come back tomorrow. Then you can tell me everything you heard in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. If there is even half a lie... you will know how powerless Li Xuan is when you suffer."
Da Xi Yingying stood up and said: "We haven't finished talking yet..."
Xue Bai has slowly walked down the stairs.
Da Xi Yingying's eyes were full of doubts, thinking about what his last words meant and why he seemed to say "give you a chance."
How could Xue Xiu's son tell the truth from the conversation that took place in Youxiang's Mansion?
Has the power of these people become so terrifying?
~~
Early next morning.
Da Xi Yingying sat on the attic looking in the direction of Fengwei Building early in the morning until Shi Zhong climbed up.
"Is Xue Bai here?"
"He usually doesn't come, madam. I think he is trying to deceive us. Now that the right prime minister has taken action, he won't be able to stay for long." Shi Zhong said: "It's better to pack up and prepare to go to the right prime minister's mansion."
Da Xi Yingying shook her head, glanced into the distance, then suddenly turned around and went down to the attic.
"Don't even follow me."
One thing she learned from Xue Bai was that sometimes if you want to check something, you can ask directly.
…
In the alley, Du Wulang was leading his horse when suddenly a figure hurriedly bumped into him in front of him.
"Hey. Hey, is it you?"
"Do you know who I am?" Da Xi Yingying asked.
She knew that Du Wulang was a bit stupid. From the beginning, she believed that he was an extraordinary person, not that he was not stupid.
And everything seen after that showed that that extraordinary identity was indeed a member of the deposed prince's remnant party.
"Actually, I know."
Du Wulang scratched his head and looked away, afraid of seeing Da Xi Yingying's fullness that was about to overflow, and said honestly: "Xue Bai told me that the female owner of the casino often lives in Qingliangzhai next door, that... …It’s very big, I mean Qingliangzhai is very big. Anyway, as soon as he described it, I knew it was you.”
Da Xi Yingying felt that he was a good person, and finally recovered her calm smile and asked: "What else did he say?"
"He told me to be careful. You have a huge backer."
Da Xi Yingying asked: "Did you have a share in the robbery of Xue Ling at Kang's Restaurant that day?"
"Don't talk nonsense about this."
Da Xi Yingying observed it and found that this idiot was usually a little flustered, so it was not easy to tell when he was lying.
She wanted to test again and said: "You..."
Du Wulang took two steps back.
"Please stop talking to me. You sold the restaurant to us. We are all neighbors. How about we get along well in the future?"
"Get along well?"
"Yes, wait until evening, Xue Bai will make it clear to you, be a good neighbor."
Du Wulang quickly led the horse away, tilting his head, never daring to look at her.
~~
It's nearly noon, right at Prime Minister's Mansion.
Ji Wen took out a piece of female clove and held it in his mouth, shaking his feet nervously.
Since he was released from prison, he hoped to avenge his son, and he knew very well who the enemy was who killed his son. The right minister wanted to find out who was behind Xue Bai's murder first, and Ji Wen also figured it out. It was indeed necessary to find out who killed his son. That person also has a share of the hatred.
It is a pity that at the beginning of the year, the right minister was busy with national affairs and left the matter to others.
Unexpectedly, before the Youxiang Mansion took action, Xue Bai jumped out first and encouraged Yang Hao to submit a petition to collect salt tax. Although the sage had not yet agreed, this was clearly to dig out the roots of Youxiang!
All in all, he couldn't wait.
Finally, the door to the veranda was pushed open, and Ji Wen walked towards the lobby.
There was a woman wandering over from the other side of the path. Before she arrived, her fragrance came first. She walked to Ji Wen and walked side by side with him.
He glanced away and swallowed involuntarily, his heart beating hard for no reason. The hatred of killing his son that was originally lingering in his mind was half lost in thoughts.
Further forward, another middle-aged man wearing a light green official robe was waiting there.
Ji Wen observed the aura of the man and the woman, and his right minister finally sent a powerful person to cooperate with him to investigate Xue Bai.
The three of them entered the lobby together and saluted together.
"Pei Mian has met the right prime minister."
"Da Xi Yingying has met the right prime minister."
"Ji...Ji Wen has met the right prime minister."
~~
In the evening, Fengweilou.
"Boss, the food box has been returned."
"Give it to me."
Du Jin took out a note from the food box and waved to Xue Bai.
The two of them now have a good understanding of each other, and they understand each other's every move.
Xue Bai read the note, walked out of the attic, walked to the lobby, waved to Du Wulang, and said, "Let's go together."
"Can I not go?" Du Wulang was reluctant.
"I'm not here often, so I'll take you to say hello to the neighbors."
"oh."
The two walked into the courtyard next door and boarded the small pavilion.
Da Xi Yingying was already sitting there making tea.
Xue Bai sat down calmly and said, "I heard that Ji Wen thought of a good way to find a crime to take the Du family to Jingzhao Mansion for trial?"
Da Xi Yingying shook her hands and the tea wet her skirt.
