Xue Bai would not be scared away by Ge Shuhan's statement, thinking that as long as the price is enough, Ge Shuhan will soon give up Li Linfu and support Zhang Ye, and even Yan Zhenqing later.

As for Du Youlin... Xue Bai had never thought of pushing him to be a minister before.

The banquet was resting before the evening drum.

These generals who were rampant in Helong were still in awe when they arrived in Chang'an City and abide by the rules of curfew. However, they did not know that the curfew had become more and more loose in recent years. The powerful people who were guarding Jinwu often violated the ban for fun.

Xue Bai drank two glasses of wine and was slightly drunk. Ge Shuhan pretended to ask him if he needed someone to escort him.

"So, thank you General." Xue Bai did not refuse and responded with the situation.

Ge Shuhan seemed to regret asking more questions, but in fact he didn't regret it. He looked back and said, "Li Sheng, you send Xue Lang."

"Here."

"Haha, it was Jingshi Xue when he sent it, and when he came back, he was Judge Xue."

"The last general takes the order."

Li Sheng is a very young general, only twenty-three years old, burly, over six feet tall, with arms above the knee, and a giant ape, but his eyes are shimmering in the moonlight like a cat, which is extremely dazzling.

He looked at Xue Bai with great enthusiasm, and he was at the banquet.

"Judge Xue, please. Li Sheng, whose courtesy name is Liangqi, just call me by his name."

The moment Li Sheng reached out to hold Xue Bai's horse, Xue Bai looked down and saw the calluses on his fingers, and asked, "Brother Liangqi's bow technique is good, right?"

"A brief arch technique." Li Sheng replied.

After a while, he said, "Wang Jieshuai once praised my bow technique."

Xue Bai then understood that Li Sheng was also a general under Wang Zhongsi. After Wang Zhongsi left office, he stayed in Longyou to follow Geshuhan. Because of this relationship, he was quite intimate with Xue Bai.

One sentence shows his attitude. This man is definitely not a reckless man with only force. He was born twenty or thirty years old and was the kind of person who could threaten Li Linfu's general and prime minister.

And because he listened to Ge Shuhan's order, Li Shengzhen planned to persuade Xue Bai to the Longyou shogunate, and said a lot of things about Longyou, but was also plagued by Xue Bai.

"At the banquet just now, I heard that the generals call Brother Liangqi the 'enemies of ten thousand people'?"

"Just calling for fun," Li Sheng replied.

"There must be a reason, why not talk to me?"

"Okay." Li Sheng had no choice but to say, "I joined the army at the age of 18 and followed Wang Jieshi to attack Tubo. There were foreign generals who defended the city and refused to fight. We could not attack the city, and the soldiers were seriously injured. Jieshi ordered the archer to shoot it. I happened to hit the foreign general with one arrow."

Xue Bai said in surprise: "Shot from the city from under the city, hit the head of the city with one arrow? Shoot to death?"

"It happened to be killed." Li Shengqian responded.

"It is worthy of being the enemy of thousands of people."

"I have countless powerful generals in the Longyou Army, and I am just an unknown person."

Xue Bai still sighed.

Of course, it is true that there are countless powerful generals in the Longyou Army now, so Xue Bai believes that Geshuhan is the most critical figure under the current situation.

Once Ge Shuhan makes his statement, it is really possible that Li Linfu will be dismissed.

~~

"Shuzi has always been so annoying."

In the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Linfu was not surprised to learn that Xue Bai had returned to Beijing. After all, he had known what Xue Bai said long ago.

Luo Feng, the King of Nanzhao, is not the King of Shou Li Feng. What kind of wife can be like that of Zhang Qiantuo? This is just a step, and is now being recklessly made public by Xue Bai.

But whenever I think of it, I am still angry.

"Planning with fools in the countryside is like a monkey."

"Grandma." Li Xiu entered the conference hall and said, "Xue Bai handed over a letter of worship."

"I haven't seen you, I have nothing to talk to you."

Li Xiu was about to step down, but hesitated for a moment, but said, "Grandpa, Xue Bai met Geshuhan yesterday."

"I know, Geshuhan and Abus have all said that they want to bring the clan to Longyou."

"But Xue Bai reminded Grandpa... on this post."

Li Linfu didn't want to see it, but couldn't help but glance at it.

I saw that the post read "Now Tubo is observing the provocation, I beg the right minister not to deceive myself and lose the hearts of the people in Longyou..."

"He is threatening his true nature." Li Linfu said slowly, sneering.

Li Xiu thought about it and realized that the saints of Nanzhao would definitely value Geshuhan's opinions on Tubo. If Xue Bai had persuaded Geshuhan last night, the situation of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion would be gone.

As soon as he thought of this, he became nervous immediately.

"Then, did the grandpa meet Xue Bai?"

"No." Li Linfu was imposing and sat upright, saying, "How can a dignified prime minister be deceived by a child?"

"Xue Bai seems to be here to show his goodwill this time." Li Xiu said, "He was outside the door and told me that he had the possibility of joining forces with the Grandpa. The original words were 'In fact, the rebellion of Nanzhao was not the fault of the right prime minister. The right prime minister just bears the anger of the court and the country. The most urgent task at present is to select elite soldiers and generals to pacify Tubo. This is the duty of the ministers of the Tang Dynasty'."

"Who does he want to choose?"

"I haven't said it yet, he said he can help the Grandpa deal with the East Palace. But there is only one condition."

"No need to say it." Li Linfu waved his hand straight away.

Li Xiu was about to open his mouth, but couldn't help but say, "Why don't you give up An Lushan?"

"Xue Bai insists on being incompatible with Hu Er, but I ask you, in terms of official position, power, holy relatives, and even loyalty, what is he comparable to Hu Er? He overestimates himself and hits a stone with an egg."

"Grandma..."

"No need to argue with this guy anymore." Li Linfu waved his hand lightly and said, "Don't worry, Brother Shuhan will not be shaken easily. To solve the Nanzhao incident, whether it is a coalition or a large army, the saints must rely on me."

"Seventeenth Lady has something to say to Grandpa."

"It's just to persuade me to give up An Lushan and join forces with Xue Bai, there is no need to say anything." Li Linfu sighed: "They went to Huashan together. I already know this. My little daughter's thoughts will be discussed when the Nanzhao incident is clear."

He coughed a few times and ordered Li Xiu to summon the officials from various departments.

To his surprise, Chen Xilie and Yang Guozhong did not come on that day.

Chen Xilie sent an entourage to say anxiously that the Zuo Prime Minister was blocked by the disciple as soon as he went out; Yang Guozhong was summoned to the palace by the saint, and in addition, he sent someone to secretly remind him that the saint summoned Geshuhan, An Lushan, and Abus today.

Li Linfu was so angry that he coughed a few more times, calling the two fence-bearers a disgusted person.

But he was not surprised that the saint summoned three frontier generals.

"The saint still wants to attack Nanzhao. How can he bear such humiliation if he expands his territory all his life?"

~~

"It can be seen from the saint's memorial to Zhang Ye that even Xue Bai was pardoned and moved to the office. It can be seen that the saint will never allow Nanzhao to rebel. Ge Luofeng will be taken to Chang'an City like King Xiao Bolu, and kneeled at the feet of the saint."

In front of Xingqing Palace, Yang Guozhong chattered constantly, approached Geshuhan, and said, "Did the right prime minister misjudged the saint's intention?"

"The saint wanted to attack Nanzhao, and he issued a notice to Ge Luofeng's apology, and there was no conflict in this matter." Ge Shuhan said: "For example, although Ge Luofeng did not intend to rebel, the Tang Dynasty still wanted to sweep Nanzhao."

"This... makes sense."

Yang Guozhong then understood why Li Linfu did that. On the one hand, he responded to the offensives of Zhang Ye, Xue Bai and others. On the other hand, while maintaining the prestige of the right minister, he also maintained the face of the saint.

It’s not because I’m afraid of Nanzhao, but because I’m afraid of losing face.

"Then you're just Gao Xianzhi." Yang Guozhong murmured to himself.

When Ge Shuhan heard this, he couldn't help but think that the right prime minister would never be defeated by Zhang Ye and Xue Bai so simply.

~~

Outside the right prime minister's mansion, Xue Bai waited almost evening and Li Linfu did not see him.

He couldn't help but think that the public opinion in Chang'an City was so intense, but Li Linfu was still very calm this time. Where was his confidence?

It should be more than just considering Li Longji's face and intentions.

So when Xue Bai turned home, he took out the map of Nanzhao and thought for a long time. In the end, Qinglan brought a candle and placed it on the map, illuminating the northwest direction of Nanzhao. Xue Bai suddenly realized.

Before, Xiao Bolu Kingdom also rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and returned to Tubo, relying on being far away from the Tang Dynasty and Tubo would protect it. Li Longji could not bear it, so Gao Xianzhi rushed thousands of miles away. This time, Li Longji could not bear it, but to attack Nanzhao, Tubo must be considered.

If the Tang army attacked Taihe City and Tubo sent troops to support Nanzhao, this battle would inevitably be difficult.

Since the Tubo minister Mei Se wanted to get rid of the Chidaizhudan coup, the Tang army's better way was to temporarily endure it, and wait until the Tubo changes and capture Nanzhao in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Geshuhan is still calm and Li Linfu is still very confident because they are confident that they can convince Li Longji.

This idea is actually very good.

Just like Li Linfu thought that using Hu people to guard the border was also good, and the effect could be seen in several border towns; just like Li Linfu ordered Zhang Qiantuo to suppress Nanzhao and build a city to collect the quality, which was good.

When Li Linfu works, he always loses because he is narrow-minded and loyal. He has few talents with both civil and military skills, either Hu or mediocre.

"Just give Zhang Yi a better idea." Xue Bai thought, thinking, and thought to himself: "Intensify the internal strife in Tubo, separate Tubo and Nanzhao, and quickly pacify Nanzhao..."

Thinking of this, he looked at the sky. No matter the evening drum was approaching, he immediately rode his horse to Princess Ningqin's Mansion, hoping to discuss a plan to help the times with Zhang Ye earlier.

He thought that things were about to be done, at least they would win over Geshuhan soon.
To be continued...