After a while, Nan Botu walked in. Seeing Li Qi's gloomy face and feeling a little nervous, he was stunned for a moment, then he saluted and said, "I see you here, little man, as the Privy Councilor."
"Without ceremony." Li Qi asked directly: "You should have heard about what happened under Leifeng Pagoda today."
"Yes, I just heard about it just now." Nan Botu bowed his head and said.
Li Qi hummed slightly and asked, "Then what do you think of this matter?"
Nan Botu said: "This matter is obviously being manipulated secretly."
"Then?"
"Then---."
Nan Botu hesitated for a moment and then said: "It is very likely that there is a strongman similar to us in Hangzhou."
Li Qi nodded and said: "You are right, there may be a group of people here, and my whereabouts have been under their surveillance, but they may have just established it, otherwise they would not be able to send out twenty or thirty people this time.
Scholar, this is so eye-catching, it shows that the other party’s human resources are not as good as ours, and their strength is not as strong as ours.”
After a pause, he said: "I want you to find out this mysterious organization as soon as possible."
"Yes. I obey, little man."
Nan Bo Tu sang and asked again: "I wonder what the Privy Council wants to do with them?"
Li Qi pondered for a moment and said: "I haven't thought about it yet, but I hope to know their every move as soon as possible."
"The villain understands."
Li Qi stopped talking. He was still very confident in Nan Bo Tu and asked: "How is the situation outside?"
Nan Bo Tu said: "Is the Privy Council referring to Madam Li?"
"Um."
Nanbo Tu said: "It's not good. Now everyone outside knows that Madam Li lives in Zuixian Villa. Not only that, the scholars also have some criticisms of the Privy Councilor."
"what did they say?"
"They---they---."
"That's it. I'd love to hear if they can weave a flower."
Nan Botu said: "They say that the Privy Council has been deceived by Madam Li, which is not good for our country, the Song Dynasty."
"That's it?" Li Qi smiled disdainfully.
Nan Botu said: "That's probably what it means. It's just that some of the words are more unpleasant to hear."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "It's really ridiculous to try to discredit me with such trivial means."
Nan Botu said: "But the Privy Councilor, you have to guard against this. If you don't stop it, it may damage the Privy Councilor's reputation."
"Do you think it's still possible to stop it?"
Li Qi shook his head and sighed: "In fact, Master Li does live in Zuixian Villa. Without my nod, how could she have moved in? This is an ironclad fact, how can I stop it."
Nan Bo Tu hesitated for a moment and said: "Privy Envoy, I have something you want to say and I don't know whether to say it or not?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Do you want me to drive Master Li out, or transfer her to another place?"
Nan Bo Tu San San nodded.
Li Qidao: "Doesn't this mean that I am a thief with a guilty conscience, and I don't bring it upon myself? Maybe the other party is waiting for me to do this."
Yes, this matter is really difficult to handle. Nan Bo Tu thought about it, but still couldn't come up with any good solution, so he had to ask: "Then what do the Privy Council plan to do?"
Li Qi smiled slightly and said: "But you are right. If this thing is not stopped, it will be very detrimental to me. The key to stopping this kind of public opinion is whether we can get the support of the people, so first we have to do
The only thing is to take back the right to speak."
Nan Bo Tu frowned and said: "The Privy Envoy wants to vindicate Madam Li?"
"Of course not. To rehabilitate Master Li would not be to slap the royal family in the face, nor to seek death." Li Qi changed the subject and said, "But the key here is not whether Master Li is good or bad.
It's me, their purpose is to use Master Li to attack me, so the key is actually my position in this matter. We can't vindicate Master Li, but we can vindicate me, understand?"
Nan Bo Tu raised his eyebrows and was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have thought of something, but he couldn't tell exactly what it was. However, he now felt that they were not completely passive in this public opinion war.
Li Qi said with a smile: "Immediately ask someone to spread a message, saying that in order to repay the kindness of the Supreme Emperor, and the kindness of Master Li to my wife Feng Yinu, I must protect Master Li this time.
The villa will always open its door to Master Li, and she can stay there as long as she wants. Anyone who dares to do anything unfavorable to Master Li is going against my Privy Council, and let them make their own decisions first."
Nan Bo Tu's eyes lit up, he lowered his head and said: "You know what to do, this villain."
In this way, it is no longer important who Master Li is. What is important is that this can be used to shape Li Qi into a kind and righteous person. After all, there is nothing wrong with repaying kindness. More importantly, Li Qi
You can also protect Master Li legitimately, and then the other party's conspiracy will be self-defeating.
Li Qi added: "Oh, one more thing. By the way, I want to publicize my achievements in the south."
Nan Botu said with a smile: "The Privy Council has a very high reputation in Jiangnan. In this way, the people will be more convinced of the Privy Council, and those bad words will be self-defeating."
Li Qi raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Go and make arrangements quickly. Also, brothers, please be careful not to be discovered by the other party's people. Your only advantage is that you are in the dark. If you lose this advantage, you will
It would be difficult to make a difference.”
"The villain will not disappoint the Privy Councilor."
"very good!"
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After Nan Bo Tu left, Li Qi returned to the courtyard and happened to see Li Qingzhao walking down from above, with a trace of sadness on his face and looking very depressed, so he shouted: "Sister Qingzhao."
Li Qingzhao raised his head, glanced at Li Qi, and nodded slightly.
The two came to sit down by the fence, and Li Qi asked: "How is Miss Shishi doing?"
Li Qingzhao said: "Although it seemed like nothing happened, I could see that she was still very sad." As she said that, she suddenly snorted and said: "I can't understand why they have the face to commit such a big crime.
Blame it on a woman, if my country, the Song Dynasty, can be defeated by a woman, what kind of country is that? It’s really shameless.”
Although she didn't say it explicitly, her words were full of dissatisfaction with the royal family's actions. In fact, he had never had a good impression of Song Huizong. The Song Dynasty was brought to a deathbed by this group of ignorant and treacherous ministers, but in the end, a woman took the blame.
As a woman, she felt very unhappy.
But then again, this is a male-dominated society. Of course, men will not wrong themselves, but someone has to take the blame. If it is not a man, it must be a vulnerable group of women, and the people do not dare to blatantly insult Song Huizong, but
You have to give the people an object to vent to. Master Li did his duty, which can also be said to be reasonable.
As a man, Li Qi also felt a little ashamed. After all, he also knew that the royal family wanted to use Li Shishi to whitewash himself, and said: "Sister Qingzhao, it's okay to understand some things in your heart, but it's not good to say it out."
Li Qingzhao said: "Do you also think this is right?"
Li Qi sighed: "There is no right or wrong in this world, only success and failure. In fact, from the overall situation, this will do more good than harm to our country, the Song Dynasty. If the people are full of doubts about the royal family, this will be very bad.
The emperor not only considers the royal family, but also considers the overall situation."
Li Qingzhao hummed: "Then Shishi, is she destined to die for this? This is too unfair. Which woman in the world is willing to live in the world, and which woman doesn't want to be carefree as soon as she is born? She just wants to
To survive, she has experienced far more hardships than we have, and she has sacrificed more than we can imagine. She has no control over all of this, so where did she go wrong?"
Li Qidao: "I said, there is no right or wrong in this world, and fairness is just a rule set by the strong. This is unfair in itself. Injustices abound in the world."
Li Qingzhao laughed angrily, but the smile was full of helplessness. After a while, she said: "Don't you have anything to say?"
Li Qidao: "Everyone says that complaining can't solve problems, but I think complaining is necessary. At least it can help people vent it out. If you keep it in your heart, you may get sick."
Li Qingzhao was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "You're right, complaining can't solve the problem, so what are you going to do now?"
Li Qidao: "Miss Shishi is guilty of this infamy, but morality cannot replace the law. If there is no evidence, there is nothing they can do against Miss Shishi. All I can do is to protect Miss Shishi's life. As for other things,
She can only rely on herself."
Li Qingzhao said: "But Shishi, she--sigh."
She stopped talking because she understood that it didn't matter whether she said it or not. If Li Qi could help, he would have done it long ago. He wouldn't have waited until today. The matter was already done.
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A bright moon hangs in the sky, casting bright moonlight, as if it has covered the earth with a layer of white mist.
There is a carriage parked in front of a small door on the south side of Zuixian Villa.
After a while, I saw two beautiful figures walking out of the door. Both of them seemed to be in a hurry. Only one person said: "Yan Fu, thank you very much."
"I'm not helping you, but helping him. In fact--I don't know whether what I did was right or wrong. Is there anything you want me to tell him and Lady Li?"
"..., let's forget it."
"Then you go quickly."
"It's better not to meet again."
The man got on the carriage as he spoke, and soon the carriage disappeared into the night.
As Zhao Jingyan's carriage went away, she murmured to herself: "Maybe one day, I will also ride on this carriage." (To be continued...)