"When you are an official, you should know what you are doing."

"Do you have a very good memory?" Li Tengkong couldn't help but be a little curious about Xue Bai, and at this time he did not put on the airs of a profound Taoist.

Xue Bai shook his head and said: "It's not that you have a good memory, it's just that you're careful. You can distinguish what's important and what's not important. Pay more attention when you see important news and pay less attention to frivolous information, and you will naturally remember it."

"You don't care about the love between children." Li Tengkong muttered in a low voice.

"What?"

"It's nothing." Li Tengkong said: "You pay special attention to Shuofang's army, but is there any other reason?"

Seeing that he couldn't hide it from her, Xue Bai couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, I know that your uncle wants to replace Zhang Qiqiu, the governor of Shuofang Army, with An Sishun or Abu Si. The so-called border towns use barbarians.

But now that the battle of Nanzhao is coming, I hope he can stop."

Li Tengkong turned his head and said nothing.

To be fair, she agreed with Xue Bai's view on this matter, but if she spoke out, Grandpa would only think that she was doing it because of a personal relationship, so it would be better not to say anything.

…

That afternoon, Li Linfu heard Xue Bai's question and said calmly: "The reason why I asked you to assist Juro is to give you a chance to practice. Do you really think that you are the right minister?"

"I have indeed benefited a lot from being in the Youxiang Mansion." Xue Bai said: "But I don't know whether the Right Prime Minister should deal with Zhang Qiqiu or Zhang Bian first?"

Li Linfu heard Xue Bai's threat. If the matter could not be reached, Xue Bai would probably turn to Zhang Bian immediately.

The biggest difference between now and when he covered the sky with one hand is that one is that Zhang Pingzhang is in charge of Zhongshu's family affairs, and the other is that he is ill.

Under such circumstances, it is very risky to break up with Xue Bai, so it is better to change Shuofang Jiedushi later.

"Military rations can be transported by water through the meanders of the Yellow River. The Prime Minister will personally approve the official document, and the Hexi Army will temporarily send part of the rations to Shuofang's army."

"Just remember it, Prime Minister," Xue Bai said.

Li Linfu closed his eyes, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Seventeenth Mother, you stay here, my father has something to say to you."

Seeing that he meant to see off his guests, Xue Bai took his leave.

Li Linfu listened to his footsteps leaving without opening his eyes, and said unhappily: "I said at the Taichi Banquet that you and Xue Bai are innocent, and you are proud of it."

Li Tengkong was stunned and didn't understand what his grandfather meant when he suddenly said such words.

"Xue Bai is a sharp sword, but it has no hilt. There are sword edges all over his body. Your brother can't hold it. You are different. Tenderness can overcome toughness. You should also have some means. A woman can make a man do it for you.

The ones used... Ahem, cough, cough, do you still need a father to teach you this?"

"Master, are you trying to drive your daughter back to the Taoist temple?"

"You are claiming to be arrogant when you say a few words." Li Linfu looked a little more anxious today and lost his previous demeanor. He scolded: "If this continues, Li Hua's daughter will be able to get ahead of you."

The relationship between father and daughter, which had only just improved, was once again at loggerheads. Just as Li Tengkong had something treacherous to say, a maid hurried over and whispered something in Li Linfu's ear.

"Let him come to see me and put up a screen." Li Linfu whispered, "Seventeenth Mother, you go down first."

"Grandpa wants to meet guests? But you..."

"It doesn't matter, as a father you can't see guests anymore, right?"

~~

Wu Huaishi entered the hall and could see Li Linfu's vague figure through the screen.

"Right Prime Minister, I have something very secret to say."

"Say it."

"Does the right minister still remember Concubine Xue's son?"

Wu Huaishi asked, wanting to see Li Linfu's reaction, but unfortunately, the silence behind the screen was as quiet as ever.

He felt the right prime minister's calmness and couldn't help but ask: "Did the right prime minister know that someone was inquiring about this matter?"

"How did King Ruyang die?" Li Linfu asked.

"I ate too much Yurong Powder." Wu Huaishi said, "But I found out that it was Xue Bai who encouraged him to bring up old things again..."

"The truth has warned Xue Bai that he will restrain himself and this matter is over."

"The chamberlain saved two people from death, how can it be easily settled? I came here today to ask the right minister if he had thought of a possibility."

After Wu Huaishi said this, he took a few steps forward and pressed his whole body against the screen. Here, he could see Li Linfu half-lying on a couch.

Then, he said in a mysterious tone: "I'm thinking, maybe, Xue Bai is... the emperor's grandson Li Qian?"

"You have already killed Li Jing, do you want to kill the real person?"

"Don't dare."

Wu Huaishi quickly took two steps back.

Li Linfu then said: "You personally confirmed the deceased of the emperor's grandson, Li Jing, Gao Lishi, Chen Xuanli and others. Instead of asking them, you came to ask for the truth?"

"Right Prime Minister, please don't forget that we were the ones who planned this incident. If Li Qian were alive, how would she let us go?"

One sentence brought Li Linfu back to the fear of the 25th year of Kaiyuan.

That day was April 21st, when the three brothers Li Ying and Xue Xiu stained Lantian Station with blood. He was very happy to get the news and thought that everything was due to his and Yang Hui's plan. Of course he was sure that he had arranged a frame-up with his own hands.

But when he entered the palace, he saw three eunuchs gathering in front of the palace to talk, Gao Lishi, Yuan Siyi, and Wu Huaishi. Among them, Wu Huaishi was the servant of Concubine Wu Hui, but he did not avoid Li Linfu when he was talking. When he walked by

When he was next to me, he said - "It's done, will my child want to go back to Concubine Hui?"

That was the most shocking time in Li Linfu's life. He shuddered and suddenly realized that everything was planned by the saint.

It seems that Concubine Wu Hui is fighting for the throne, but in fact the saint is using Concubine Wu Hui to get rid of the fledgling prince and Zhang Jiuling who is restraining the imperial power. When they think they are smart and want to seek positions and thrones, they are actually just a donkey.

She was pulling carrots and grinding them for the saint, and even Concubine Wu Hui's ambition was the result of the saint deliberately sending a eunuch to her side to constantly encourage her.

At that time, with a feeling of walking on thin ice, he walked up to the saint and said, "This is your Majesty's family matter, which is not something I should deal with."

…

"Prince Qing still has the son of the deposed prince under his knees, and I don't see them saying they won't let anyone go."

"Right Prime Minister! Can the ones raised in the Shiwang Mansion and Baisun Courtyard be the same as the ones outside that grow up and crawl around? The ones raised in captivity are dogs, and the wild ones are wolves."

Perhaps it was because of these old events that Wu Huaishi was more afraid of the fact that Li Qian was still alive than Li Chen and Li Linfu.

"Xue Bai has already gone to Yeting Palace to meet Princess E or Princess Boping. Do you have to wait until he starts to deal with us? Will the right minister believe it?"

"Do you have any evidence?"

"You will know after you try it, Prime Minister," Wu Huaishi said.

Li Linfu paused for a moment and said, "How to try?"

"He is tracing the participants at that time. The right minister can use the information to deceive him. As long as it is confirmed, the saint will either kill him or imprison him. It is not our decision..."

Li Linfu was silent for a while, feeling very tired.

After finally trying to stabilize the situation by wooing Xue Bai, they learned that Xue Bai might be Li Qian. If true, he might have big plans and would eat the Prime Minister's Mansion alive.

No wonder Xue Bai clearly cared about Qi Niang in his heart, but he distanced himself from her and said that he despised him as the prime minister.

"If he is really the grandson of the emperor," Li Linfu said, "then all he has done is hidden heresy and evil intentions. It is worse than the deposed prince. The saint will definitely kill him."

"In this way, Xue Bai's life is in the hands of the right prime minister. The right prime minister can also use this incident to get rid of Zhang Prince Consort and Wang Zhongsi. It is the right prime minister who has the final say in the court."

"Got it."

"One more thing. The imperial concubine has been kicked out of the palace. Does the right minister know about this?"

Wu Huaishi said and waited for a long time but did not see Li Linfu's answer.

Unable to suppress his curiosity, he walked towards the screen again, but a mute maid came over from behind the screen and asked him to leave with a cold face.

~~

When Xue Bai left the Prime Minister's Mansion, Diao Bing stepped forward to lead his horse without saying a word, and just led him towards Fenghui, Dongshi.

Something happened.

When they arrived at Fenghui Bank, Xue Bai walked into the secret room calmly and saw Du Kui, who was looking sad.

"What happened?"

"Yes." Du Jin said, "Your case has been committed."

Du Wei was reluctant to betray Xue Bai, so she directly told the whole story.

"After Chi Shu's death, we sent people to keep an eye on Prince Shou's Mansion. Today, Wu Huaishi went over and had a secret talk for a long time."

While they were talking, another message came, and Du went to pick it up and said: "Wu Huaishi went to Youxiang's Mansion. When you came out with your front foot, he went in with his rear foot."

"Mom, please help me keep an eye on it."

Du Jin knew that the two of them had some crazy plans and wanted to talk alone and didn't want to leave, so Du Jin stepped forward and whispered a few words to her.

"It's not anything else. I'm afraid you'll be worried after hearing this. I promise not to eat alone and let my sister eat alone later."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Du Wei had no choice but to help them keep an eye on the news.
To be continued...