Chapter 286 Giving someone a handle

The seventh day of November is the day of Zhang Quyi's funeral.

Before dawn, Xue Bai had already gotten up, but Qinglan was still curled up in bed and fast asleep. She used to get up early, but recently, helping with paperwork was more tiring than housework, and it finally consumed too much of her energy.

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Without her to serve him, Xue Bai couldn't even tie up his hair. He tied it up hastily, put on a plain linen clothes and went out.

It was snowing heavily in Chang'an. It was not far from Xuanyangfang to the Imperial City. It was still under curfew at this time and there were not many pedestrians on the road. It was rare for him to be quiet. He suddenly missed his previous life and thought about listening to the songs from that time. Although it was not

Which song to listen to specifically?

Suddenly I somewhat understood Li Longji's preferences.

When we arrived at Taile Department, Xie Aman came here for the rare occasion today and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Do you remember, Xue Lang? It was the same situation before you left Chang'an."

"Um?"

"At that time, someone passed away. You took the musicians to mourn, and I dressed you up before going out." Xie Aman's eyes were bright, and he said: "Today, the old thing happened again, and I can feel even more that you have finally returned to Chang'an.

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"The heir, King Li Guan, was the one who died at that time."

Xie Aman didn't care who died, and said angrily: "You don't usually come to Taile Department, you only come when there are funerals."

"After all, it's a part-time job. Captain Chang'an has more official duties."

Xue Bai only held two errands and was already busy. I really don't know how Wang Fei held more than twenty positions.

He said goodbye to Xie Aman and went to Zhang Quyi's house with Zhang Bian, the minister of Taichang Temple.

I haven't seen him for more than a year. Zhang Bian hasn't changed much. Rich and idle people always age slowly. On the road, he sighed to Xue Bai: "I should have stayed away from you."

"Am I in trouble again?"

"I am good friends with An Lushan." Zhang Bian said, "You are indeed in trouble. Your right minister wants to move you to be the magistrate of Jiyang County."

"I heard it." Xue Bai said: "The Prime Minister Zuo told me."

"It seems that you have already dealt with this matter?"

"Yes, Prime Minister Zuo is on our side." Xue Bai emphasized.

Zhang Bian knew that he deliberately did not leave Chen Xilie a way out, so he couldn't help but smile and continued to remind: "Today, the prince and Zhang Liangdi will be here. You'd better avoid them, lest anyone mention that Mr. Zhang was angry with you again."

"Mr. Zhang was intimidated by the people in An Lushan."

"Whatever, it has nothing to do with me."

Xue Bai turned his head and took a deep look at Zhang Bian, and suddenly said: "Si Qing, if Genu becomes an official, there is no one in the court who is more suitable to serve as the Secretary of the Central Committee than you, right?"

"What?"

"In terms of life experience, character, talent, and qualifications, who in the court can compare with you?"

Zhang Bian remained silent because he could not refute Xue Bai.

Xue Bai lowered his voice and continued: "There are so many ills in the Tang Dynasty today that it is difficult to summarize them in one word. The problem at hand right now is that there is no talent. For more than ten years, Genu has been aggressively excluding dissidents, and his cronies have

One person often holds more than ten positions. Looking at the court, all the important ministers are getting old. How many of them are in their prime? Once the slaves are removed from the prime minister, who can take over the affairs of the country and the common people? "

Zhang Bian is the second son of the famous Prime Minister Zhang Shuo. He is handsome, talented, and famous in the world. He has almost perfect qualifications for the prime minister. Only he knows best whether he has this ambition in his heart.

"Stop inciting me." He reprimanded in a somewhat harsh tone, "Don't pretend that I can't see what your intentions are."

"Yes, I have evil intentions." Xue Bai said: "I have offended the East Palace, the right prime minister, and the border town all over. Now that my brother is gone, I have to help an important minister ascend to the position of prime minister. Yang Guozhong cannot agree with me, and Chen Xilie cannot If you dare to share the suffering, do you really have no intention of getting along with me?"

"Don't you know? The saint chose me as his son-in-law, but he didn't intend to reuse me because my grandfather has been accused of being authoritarian throughout his life."

"The sage never said clearly that a prince-in-law should not be held by a prince."

"Since Ruizong's reign, the prince-in-law has been squeezed out of the central ministry." Zhang Bian said, "A saint will not appoint me as prime minister."

Xue Bai said: "I believe everything depends on human effort."

This matter will definitely not be discussed the first time. Zhang Bian waved his hand and did not want to talk to Xue Bai anymore.

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When we arrived at Zhang's Mansion, there was a solemn atmosphere in the mansion.

Xue Bai took the musicians to the back of the coffin to prepare for mourning. Not long after, a middle-aged official in red robe came to him. He didn't say hello, but said in a commanding tone: "You are so angry with Mr. Zhang, why don't you come here?" Are you here to play music? Don't be afraid of embarrassing Taichang Temple, so retreat."

"Mr. Zhang was frightened by An Lushan's murderer."

"The officer asked you to stand down, but you still dare to talk back?!"

"Who is your Excellency?"

"Taichang Shaoqing, Li Yu."

Li Yu looked proud, and then added: "You really don't recognize me? The seventh son of the Right Prime Minister."

The two may have met before, but Li Linfugu alone had twenty-five sons. Xue Bai really didn't recognize him, and he didn't think there were any powerful people who needed to be remembered.

"I'm sorry, may I ask if Li Shaoqing is conveying the message of the right minister?"

"You are Tai Lecheng, and I am Taichang Shaoqing. Since I have given you orders, do you have any objections?"

"Li Shaoqing." Suddenly an official in sackcloth came over and said, "The temple minister summons you."

Li Yu glanced back, turned and walked towards Zhang Bian. Before he could speak, Zhang Bian patted him on the shoulder with a bad tone.

"You're dressed like this? Why don't you change quickly?!"

"I……"

Zhang Bian leaned close to his ear and said: "Don't cause trouble for Xue Bai anymore, you will only bring humiliation to yourself."

After saying that, he looked back at Xue Bai, nodded, and showed his kindness.

Compared with before, when he looked at Xue Bai with a cold eye and his life was hanging by a thread, his budding ambition today has changed his attitude, and he is willing to take action to protect this low-ranking official under appropriate circumstances.

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"Why is your seventh brother so stupid?"

Among the guests, Yang Qixuan saw what happened in the hall and discussed it quietly with his wife.

"He's used to it." Li Shiyiniang sneered: "He has been arrogant and arrogant since he was a child. This year he is wearing a red robe and is reluctant to take it off."

"It was too rude at Zhang's funeral."

"You think Seventh Brother is afraid of the Zhang family?" Li Shiniang lowered her husband's head and whispered: "The Zhang family dares to marry a daughter to the prince. If Zhang Quyi hadn't died early, I would have handled another Du Youlin case.

So why not? Brother Qi is never afraid of his hands or feet when doing things."

"All right."

Yang Qixuan wanted to raise his head, but Li Shiniang still pressed him hard.

"Also, do you know why Seventh Brother is so anxious to trouble Xue Bai? Because Xue Bai has now betrayed Yang Guozhong, and Chen Xilie is against him..."

"Does he have this ability?"

"My grandfather wants to move Xue Bai to be the magistrate of Jiyang County. If the officials don't approve it, Chen Xilie must have betrayed him. Whoever can deal with Xue Bai now, my grandfather will naturally respect him."

"What about me?" Yang Qixuan joked: "If I do it, will my father-in-law respect me?"

"Do you have any idea?"

"Of course not, just joking."

"My twenty-five brothers are all stupid. Do you know who my grandpa's smartest child is?"

"you?"

"To get rid of Xue Bai, it's simple, just catch the most useful clue." Li Shiniang turned her head and glanced in the direction of Xue Bai, smiled, and said: "I can catch him today.

handle……"

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Li Mi walked to Xue Bai and asked, "I heard that Mr. Zhang was angry with you and left?"

"Who is spreading the rumor?" Xue Bai said tirelessly: "Mr. Zhang was frightened to death by people from the Anlushan sect."

"You shouldn't damage Miss Zhang San's good reputation." Li Bi said, "She has encountered changes and it is difficult to get married. You are also in trouble."

"It's not easy for her to marry, isn't it because Mrs. Zhang is a gambler, and Mrs. Zhang is under house arrest?"

"Zhang Liangdi is not under house arrest." Li Bi said: "She gave birth to an imperial grandson three days ago."

His tone was still calm.

Xue Bai asked, "Are you worried? You should have hoped to have an eldest son who would succeed to the throne smoothly."

"Although it's too early to tell." Li Mi muttered, and then said in a voice that only he and the two could hear: "But I do feel worried."

"Li Heng has no long-term strategy."
To be continued...