Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 153 Magical Technique
The golden basket and mother-of-pearl cups are filled with fine wine, which is full of brilliance.

Li Linfu rubbed his fingers lightly on the round pattern on the wall of the cup, his expression slightly dignified.

He is dividing the sphere of influence in the court with others and formulating rules for getting along between the two factions.

Regardless of the height of the temple or the distance of the rivers and lakes, there is no rule without rules, and officials cannot be allowed to attack each other and fight and kill each other all day long.

"The Salt Discussion Law can only be tried in Hedong, and the truth must not be seen that there are salt officials harming the people in other places."

"How about a five-year period?"

Xue Bai didn't agree too happily, and murmured: "In five years, we will not interfere with the tax items other than Hedong, and the common affairs of the world will still come from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion."

He put down the golden cup in his hand, and felt that Xiangfu's osmanthus dew was quite delicious, not too sweet, and had a delicate taste.

Li Linfu put forward another condition, saying: "Pei Kuan should relinquish the post of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

"Your Prime Minister is just joking. The salt tax in Hedong is all up to Mr. Pei, how can I agree?" Although Xue Bai knew that Pei Kuan would not be able to keep him sooner or later, he couldn't easily give up on him on this occasion, he asked reluctantly : "How about letting go of the position of Doctor Censor?"

Wang Ji and An Lushan are now vying for the position, so they simply threw this piece of meat away and let the two wolves grab it.

Li Linfu saw through Xue Bai's thoughts, his eyes showed contempt, and he said coldly: "The Minister of the Household Department must be let out."

"Why rush? Although Mr. Pei is in office, the household department is actually in the hands of Wang Yu." Xue Bai said unhurriedly, seeming to remember something, and asked: "Since he is in charge of the household department, Wang Jia will Do you have to be a servant or a minister?"

Li Linfu was silent for a while, but he really gave up.

The two sides reached a consensus. Afterwards, when it came to Yang Party's popularization of bamboo paper, Xue Bai won some positions as general supervisors, and even promoted Li Xiu to the post of general supervisor.

In addition, a few local officials from Sichuan and Sichuan were asked to purchase bamboo materials.

Once the bamboo paper technology matures, the price of white rattan paper will drop sharply, and some books and ink treasures will be discounted, causing countless troubles.Li Linfu thought that it would be fine if he did it by himself, but Yang Dang was far from the power of the right minister's house.

Finally, it is the focus of cooperation between the two parties.

"Don't worry, if there is no result in the investigation of the Pei Mian case, the saint will not blame the right minister." Xue Bai said: "The right minister suffered setbacks because of me, and it was the time of grievance."

"I have to thank you for the truth?"

Li Linfu didn't need to be reminded, he knew what to do.

Since the sage thought he did not do well and promoted Yang Zhen, he just had to play a little bit of temper, "Yang Zhen is so good, you can ask Yang Zhen to investigate."

To be honest, he was indeed a little annoyed. He had investigated the East Palace for many years and solved many cases.It was purely raising him as a dog, wanting him to bark at Li Heng all day long, but in fact he was holding the dog's leash tightly to prevent the dog from biting him, and now he has an extra dog.

Having said that, Li Linfu was also curious about how Xue Bai would win over the prince's brother-in-law, which is by no means an easy task.There was a flash of brilliance in his eyes, and he decided to test it out.

"If the truth guess is correct, are you going to let Yang Li take over the case and take this opportunity to intimidate Wang Zhongsi?"

Xue Bai shook his head.

If it is said that wooing Wang Zhongsi is like seizing someone's wife, Li Linfu's method is too simple and rude, "Wang Zhongsi, if you don't know the good and the bad, this big crime will fall on you?"

"We don't investigate." Xue Bai said: "The right minister just needs to say that no clues can be found, please ask the sage to hand over the case to... Donggong to investigate."

"Checked by Donggong?"

Li Linfu wanted to pick up the gold cup, but he froze when he heard this.

He froze for a moment, people at the time called him a cockfighting chicken, a meaty waist knife, compared to the insidiousness of the young man in front of him, at this moment, he felt ashamed of himself.

The gaze that looked at Xue Bai gradually became more complicated. Apart from surprise and fear, there was also a tacit understanding and a little bit of resentment... This was originally the son-in-law who was supposed to advise the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

Xue Bai's trick is very poisonous, because as long as the two of them work together, they can decide what the East Palace can and can't find out, and even decide how the sage thinks about the results of the East Palace's investigation.

At that time, separating the prince and his brother-in-law has changed from impossible to possible.

"The truth is clear." Li Linfu finally raised his wine glass.

"Okay." Xue Bai said: "Then it's settled."

The two golden cups respected each other and reached a tacit understanding.

But one thing they didn't mention was that after separating Li Heng and Wang Zhongsi, Li Linfu could also win over Wang Zhongsi.

Xue Bai did it on purpose. With this slight possibility, he could give Wang Zhongsi a little more chance to survive...

After the business was settled, Li Linfu motioned for the maids to come in to serve the wine, and once again imitated the hearty laughter of the saint.

"At that time, you and your grandfather came over to deliver the appointment together, but it was delayed due to some trivial matters. This marriage can continue to be discussed."

Regarding the matter of marrying a daughter, he was already somewhat hesitant, and he didn't like Xue Baijian's eccentric style.But hesitation does not mean giving up. It can be foreseen that Li Heng will try his best to win Xue Bai after today, which is definitely not the result he wants to see.

"One moment, that moment." Xue Bai said, "It's better not to bring up old things again, Prime Minister Right."

"The King of Guangping once planned to marry the Lord Hezheng County to you." Although Li Linfu had a smile on his face, he used to speak coercively, "According to the truth, it is better for you to marry Shiqiniang as soon as possible."

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"Continue to serve."

Li Xiu turned to look at the banquet hall, and asked the maidservants to arrange it.

"I'll do it." Li Shiniang rushed forward, picked up the silver jug ​​from a tray, and said with a smile, "Brother also knows that it's fun to drink with me."

Li Xiu admitted this.

At the banquet, there is a woman who is beautiful, brightly dressed, talks meat and vegetables, and can have fun. The atmosphere is always good. Li Shiniang is just such a character.

"But Xue Bai doesn't know how to drink."

"That's even better, a shallow drink can lead to a deep friendship."

Li Shiniang got excited, and ran with the jug in her hands, but couldn't stop her.

A gust of fragrant wind wafted by, and the incense on her body was specially made, named "Hechunxiang", which actually had a slightly aphrodisiac effect.

Seeing this situation, Li Xiu was also helpless.

The next moment, a figure hurried past him. Turning his head to look, it turned out to be Li Tengkong in a Taoist robe. Although he still looked like a fairy, he was clearly anxious.

"what."

Li Tengkong was actually not anxious, but felt that Xue Bai, a decent person, came to the mansion as a guest, and it would be not good if Eleven Niang teased him as usual.

The footsteps ran across the corridor in a hurry and entered the banquet hall. Through the screen, the conversation inside could already be heard, and there was some faint quarrel.

Sure enough, just listening to Li Linfu's angry tone, she knew that Xue Bai didn't want to marry her.

"What? You don't like the daughter of the Right Prime Minister!"

"If I have to tell the truth, I like Seventeen Niang very much. What I don't like is the Right Prime Minister and this Right Prime Minister's residence."

"..."

The raised robe fell down, Li Tengkong stopped, almost fell because he ran too fast, he quickly held onto the screen, and was frightened there.

Although Xue Bai always wrote poems for her, they were tactful after all, but today they were so straightforward and bold... She suddenly felt her heart beating too fast.

In front of Xue Bai, before Xue Bai turned around, Li Shiniang was sitting on the side table holding a jug.Li Tengkong wanted to retreat, he didn't know whether to step forward or run away.

suddenly.

"Boom, boom."

There were heavy footsteps in the hallway.

In the distance, there is a voice transmission.

"Your Prime Minister, Hu'er is here..."

Li Tengkong thought to himself that since there were foreign guests, Eleven Niang couldn't do too much, so she ran away immediately.

Xue Bai turned his head, and just saw a simple and elegant figure, with a little panic in the air.

He got up and walked to the door of the hall. Li Tengkong was leading two maidservants across the path and hiding in the backyard.

In the other direction, the heavy footsteps became louder and louder.

"Boom, boom."

Finally, a fat figure turned around the wall, and An Lushan was running with his hands on his belly.

He wasn't actually running fast, but he created a posture that shook the ground and seemed very enthusiastic.

"Uncle!"

An Lushan also saw Xue Bai standing outside the banquet hall, greeted him with a smile, and said, "Why did uncle come to meet Hu'er in person? Hu'er can't bear it, can't bear it."

Xue Bai frowned, wondering why Hu'er came here?

Judging from the arrangement of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion today, Li Linfu probably did not invite An Lushan.Then there may be a possibility, An Lushan got the news, guessed that he was going to persuade Li Linfu to let Pei Kuan and Wang Zhongsi go, and came to stop him.Because from a standpoint, An Lushan was more afraid of these two than Li Linfu.

But does Hu'er know that he wants to protect the king's loyal heir?He just said this today.

Xue Bai looked at the big fat face with a happy smile, but he only saw the naivety on his face.

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"Originally the sage wanted to recruit Hu'er to Xingqing Palace to report on his duties, but something delayed him." An Lushan laughed and said as soon as he sat down, "After inquiring, it turned out that it was my uncle who offered the bamboo paper, which is really a great thing for the benefit of all people. .”

It's hard for him to say this without showing the slightest complaint, and he can continue talking on his own without the need for others to answer.

"Hu'er really admires Uncle so much. I even gave Uncle a gift today, only to find out that Uncle has come to the Right Prime Minister's residence for a banquet. That's why I hurried over to ask for a glass of wine, hehe."

"Oh." Li Linfu said: "Has Hu Er been to Xue's house?"

"Not only have I been to Xue's house, but I have also sent gifts to several places." An Lushan said: "The house where my uncle lives is too small, and Hu'er is not often in Chang'an. To uncle..."

"No." Xue Bai interrupted An Lushan's eloquence, and said: "An Dafu is the general of the border town, I am only a white man, how dare I let the court order the officials to give up my house."

"Uncle, you are welcome."

"I'm not An Dafu's uncle, so I don't need to be called by that anymore."

Faced with such a cold attitude, An Lushan still smiled happily, holding his big belly and said, "It's just for fun, why is uncle so serious? When uncle gets married to Youxiangfu again, everyone will be a family."

Xue Bai suddenly understood, and was sure that Hu'er really did something bad.

He knew that Hu'er would be a big threat in the future, so he sipped a cup of sweet-scented osmanthus dew, avoiding his eyes.

Right now, his strength is weak, and he is far from being the opponent of these two township Jiedushi.And An Lushan is not as scrupulous as Li Linfu, and there are many elite soldiers under his command.

Facing such a smiling tiger, it is not appropriate to let the other party perceive the threat he poses.

Just thinking about this, Xue Bai suddenly smelled a fragrance, and something soft was stuck to his arm. He turned his head and saw that it was Li Shiniang who came over with a wine glass.

"That's right, we're all family. I hope that Xue Lang will become a brother-in-law so we can play together."

Li Shiniang pursed her lips and smiled, poured the wine from her glass into his, and said with a smile: "How can you enjoy yourself with some small fruit juice? Come, Xue Lang, taste mine and have a drink together."

"Well, let's have a drink together." An Lushan also laughed, stirring up the atmosphere.

Xue Bai pretended to be flustered, and when he raised his hand, he spilled the two glasses of wine that Li Shiniang was holding.

"Ah, my clothes."

"I'm sorry." Xue Bai's robe was also wet, he stood up and said, "I'm too drunk, so I'm leaving."

Instead of thinking about how to deal with An Lushan, it is better to go directly, anyway, he has already convinced Li Linfu first.

Given the current situation, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has no reason to forcibly retain guests. Only Li Shiniang is still unwilling, and wants to try her own charm to beat Aunt Yang by a few points.

"Xue Lang wait a little longer, I'll give you one."

Li Shiniang deliberately led Xue Bai from the side yard, bypassing the path, and suddenly called out, but the shawl on her shoulders was hung on a small branch.

She seemed to be trying to get it out, and she almost tore off the belt by accident, and quickly waved to Xue Bai, calling out in a coquettish and commanding tone: "Hey, why don't you come here quickly? Untie it for me."

This domineering and proud attitude does add a little allure to her, because it can show her power and make men want to conquer.

No, Xue Bai went straight away.

"you!"

There was a "hiss" sound behind him, he didn't even bother to turn his head, and walked forward for a while.

Li Tengkong rushed out from the side of the flowers and trees in a hurry, resumed his leisurely stroll and took two steps before turning around.

"Hey, it's you."

"I have some matters to discuss with you." Xue Bai asked, "Will you send me out?"

"it is good."

Li Tengkong turned around and led the way, wanting to tell him what he did for her, reconciling with Princess Xianyi, reconciling with the right minister's mansion... She knows all about it.

But when the words came to her mouth, she turned into an unpredictable tone.

"Every mundane matter can disturb people's state of mind. Don't take this matter of the Right Prime Minister's house to heart, let alone worry about it. As I said, getting along with you is a practice."

In fact, she just didn't want to embarrass him, but when it came to the end, she didn't know how to justify herself, so she raised her eyes to the sky and said calmly: "It's just like those two clouds, they gather and disperse according to the natural principles of Taoism, and they cannot be forced."

Xue Bai looked up, only to see that two layers of heavy dark clouds had gathered together.

The next moment, water drops fell on his face.

"It's raining?"

"Ok?"

Li Tengkong was taken aback, seeing that it was really raining, he was inexplicably embarrassed, felt ashamed, and hurriedly dragged Xue Bai to the porch to shelter from the rain.

"I'm not saying..."

"I know, Taoism is natural." Xue Bai smiled, looked at the sudden heavy rain outside the eaves, and said, "Let nature take its course."

……

Jiaonu took the umbrella, turned back to the corridor, and saw Xue Bai and Li Tengkong watching the rain side by side, wishing they could force them together to avoid so many troubles.

"Xue Lang, umbrella."

"Thanks."

Jiaonu glanced at Xue Bai, and suddenly thought that it was rare for him to wear a skirt today, so he should seduce him according to the order of the eleventh mother, so as to show that she can marry with the seventeenth mother.

Then she raised her eyes shyly like that, and gave him a charming look.

Xue Bai seemed a little dazed by her action, took the umbrella, opened it, and hurried into the rain.

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"Xue Bai, here!"

At the gate of Pingkangfang, Du Wulang sat in the carriage and looked out. When he saw Xue Bai coming out, he waved.

"How did you come?"

"It's not because I'm worried that brother slave will harm you, so I came to pick you up." Du Wulang proudly said, "I knew it was going to rain by the weather, so I drove the carriage, isn't it great?"

"It's great."

Xue Bai thought that Li Tengkong, a Taoist priest, would not be able to see the weather, but this foolish boy could see it. Anyway, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion is also weird.

"How? Is your marriage settled?"

"The situation is settled." Xue Bai said, "Before Zahu arrives, explain the situation to Brother Nu thoroughly."

"Speaking of this miscellaneous Hu, do you know that he sent gifts to my family?" Du Wulang said: "Not only my family, but also Wu Yang's family and your teacher's family. In short, every family has sent gifts, which is more considerate than Yang Zhao's gift." , everyone said good things about him."

"How caring?"

"Let me tell you this, even my aunt said, this chubby Fan Yang Jiedu looks good, if the imperial concubine does not want to accept him as a son, she can be his aunt..."

Xue Bai soon realized how considerate An Lushan was in giving gifts.

He had just returned home, and he heard Liu Xiangjun say that the lady of the Yan family had invited him over. When he arrived at the Yan's house, Yan Gaoqing's family was also there, and Wei Yun and Cui were looking at the three old ginseng trees on the table.

Wei Yun was a little uneasy, before Xue Bai saluted, she hastened to say: "Look at the gift from An Dafu, I'm afraid it's too expensive."

"The millennium-old ginseng from Liaodong is a tribute, and the sage gave it to An Dafu, and there are only three of them in total." The manager of the Yan family said: "The person who came here said it was for San Niang's treatment, so he put down the gift box and left. "

"How did he know about Sanniang's condition?"

Everyone looked at Yan Gaoqing.

Yan Gaoqing shook her head and said: "The old man is only camping in Hebei, he is not worthy of such a generous gift from An Dafu, he should be here for Xue Lang."

Wei Yun was very worried, and said, "Send it back?"

Xue Bai picked up an old ginseng and smelled it, and then thinking about the situation in the Youxiang Mansion, he became more and more aware of An Lushan's powerful methods, and couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

Afterwards, he smiled and said, "Master, take it, it's okay."

If he doesn't take it now, An Lushan will wonder why he is so vigilant, there is no need to confront him head-on, and keeping Wang Zhongsi is the right way.

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Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

An Lushan sat in the banquet hall drinking happily, as if Li Linfu was the one who hosted the banquet today.

"Hu'er's trip to Beijing is to get rid of Pei Kuan and Wang Zhongsi with Prime Minister Right. Now Prime Minister Right should not be coaxed by uncle."

"No hurries?"

Li Linfu also relaxed a lot in front of An Lushan, not as vigilant as when talking with Xue Bai, leaning back, several maidservants stepped forward, using their soft bodies as backs for him.

"What's the matter with agreeing to them? Can you read the battle report in the Northwest? Wang Zhongsi was clearly able to capture Shibao City, but he was still looking forward and backward, but in fact he secretly had the heart to spy on the situation."

An Lushan laughed loudly, and mocked: "His battle report, Hu'er can't stand it."

"No, you have to watch and see who made meritorious service in this battle, and who made meritorious service in the battle to destroy the Little Bolu Kingdom."

"Hu'er is too stupid to understand what Prime Minister Right is talking about."

"On this matter, Xue Bai is not smart. So far, he only knows how to win over Wang Zhongsi, which is too rigid." Li Linfu's eyes flickered, and he said with a twist of his beard: "I don't know that the old man can change the situation with just a light memorial. The situation in the border town can still push your beard up."

"Oh?!"

An Lushan didn't know what kind of powerful memorial he was going to present. Hearing this, he twisted his fat body and said, "Hu'er is too heavy. If the right minister can push it, he must be a god."

Li Linfu was really amused by him, thinking back on his wonderful way of following the holy will, he couldn't help being proud.

It was as if he really held all the border towns in the world with just one breath of fairy air.

　Sorry, I wrote slowly today, Chapter 2 is going to be late again, please don’t stay up late, watch it tomorrow morning~~
　　
　
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