"The saint summoned the ministers to go south in order to build a new court in Nanjing. To meet the kings, he definitely did not care about the family relationship between father and son. He must entrust the kings to various parts of the world to check and balance the prince. This is still raising gu.

Yuan Zai said, "I dare to assert that in time, once the saint regains his prestige, he will have to deal with Lang Jun."

"I know." Xue Bai said, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Yuan Zai was silent. What he just said was mainly to express his loyalty to Xue Bai. In fact, he knew in his heart that Xue Bai had his own plans, but he did not expect to ask him for advice.

He thought for a moment and was about to speak when Xue Bai raised his hand.

"Look higher, Mr. Mo, look down. As long as we capture Hedong and put down the rebellion, is it possible that his prestige will rise faster than ours?"

"Lang Jun is aware of this, but I'm afraid that Li Heng will definitely block it if we take Hedong."

Xue Bai pondered and said slowly: "I'll write a letter to Li Mi, and you can send someone to deliver it."

"Well." Yuan Zai said: "What about the ministers and kings that the saint wants?"

"First arrange for a few ministers to serve the saint." Xue Bai said: "Ask who in the court is willing to go."

Yuan Zai worked very neatly and handed a list of names to Xue Bai the next day.

"Chen Xuanli, the general of the Longwu Army, Wei Jiansu, the minister of the sect, Xu Anzhen, the minister of the Ministry of Inspection and Industry, Liu Guangqian, the left minister of the Ministry of War, Bai Qi, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel..."

Xue Bai read the first few words, without raising his head, and asked with some ridicule: "Are there any political opponents among them that you want to suppress?"

"No." Yuan Zai said: "I would never dare to do this, otherwise I would ask Mr. Lang to deprive me of my official position."

"Then let them go to Shu County first." Xue Bai said, "The second group of people are not in a hurry. We will wait for the second batch of grain to arrive."

Just as he was talking, a messenger returned and reported that the rebels had attacked Xianyang County.

Chang'an City, which had only calmed down for less than twenty days, felt the threat of war again. Only this time, with generals like Li Guangbi around, the mentality of the people in the city was much more stable.

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In the next two days, Li Guangbi was in charge of Chang'an and sent generals to support Xianyang. At the same time, he sent out sentry horses to prepare for the rebels to attack Tongguan instead of attacking Xian County.

Gyeonggi-do is like a broken sack carrying a wild beast and letting it bump around inside.

At this time, while Xue Bai was cooperating to stabilize the situation, he was still preparing to go to Jie County.

For two days, he kept hearing people coming to report "King Peiping, General Gao wants to see you", but he always answered "no". Until the situation was temporarily stabilized and it was time for him to set out, he arrived in person.

Go to Tai Chi Palace to see Gao Lishi.

In fact, Gao Lishi had a private house in Chang'an, and now he did not have to be on duty and could go back to his house. But when Xue Bai arrived, he was sitting under a pear tree in the palace courtyard in a daze.

"King Peiping knows what I want to say, right?"

"You must want to go to Shu County?"

"Yes." Gao Lishi sighed: "Old slave can do nothing else in this life except serve the saint."

Xue Bai said: "The saint will return to Chang'an sooner or later."

There was one sentence he didn't say - "Sages will change sooner or later."

Gao Lishi said: "For those of us who serve people, the important thing is not how much work we do every day, but our loyalty. If the saint is in Shu County, I will not rush over and wait for the saint to come back, let alone me. The saint

You can't live without me, and I can't live without the saint."

Xue Bai thought about the night of Shangyuan in the sixth year of Tianbao, when he had to be protected by Gao Lishi. Originally, he wanted to protect Gao Lishi in Chang'an, but on the one hand, it was impossible for him to do it. On the other hand, Gao Lishi didn't want that either.

kind of protection.

"Don't worry." Xue Bai said: "I will send you to Shu County, but it will be later."

"Why? I should have been the first to rush to the saint."

Xue Bai was silent for a moment and said, "I just want to delay it."

Gao Lishi smiled and shook his head, sighing: "There are also noble concubines who must be sent to the saint. This is the dignity of the saint."

~~

As Xue Bai walked outside the Tai Chi Palace, he couldn't help but think that his daily life now consisted of meeting everyone, making plans, discussing conditions, and following the steps, with few accidents happening.

He suddenly stopped and looked at the pear forest next to him.

Faintly, he heard a beautiful singing voice drifting over.

"The Emperor of Han was obsessed with sex and wanted to overwhelm the country, and Yu Yu couldn't get it for many years..."

Just by listening to this sentence, he already guessed who was singing, and also knew that Yang Yuhuan wanted to talk to him, so he stopped the guard and walked in the direction of the singing alone.

Halfway there, he hesitated, finally hardened his heart, and turned around to leave.

As Li Longji appeared in Shu County, Yang Guozhong also died. Chen Xuanli and some palace residents were sent away, and the imperial army was sent to defend the city. In short, Taiji Palace was very deserted. After walking for a while, Xue Bai found that he was lost.

.

He listened and found that he could not even hear the singing.

So his hurried steps slowed down, he chose a direction and walked slowly, thinking about going to Jie County to meet Li Tengkong.

Speaking of which, Li Tengkong and Yang Yuhuan are completely two types of women... This thought suddenly appeared in his mind and it was difficult to get rid of it. Xue Bai thought of the dream a few days ago again.

Then, he heard movement behind him, turned around, and was stunned for a moment.

He saw Yang Yuhuan trotting over from the corridor. She didn't see him at first. She turned her head and looked around in a searching manner. When she looked back, she was stunned for a moment when she saw him. Her eyes instantly changed from confusion to surprise.

.

She seemed to sweat easily, and she obviously hadn't run much. Her cheeks were already a little red, and even her fair shoulders were flushed.

When she saw Xue Bai, she ran to him and whispered: "Why are you so stupid? Are you lost?"

After saying an inexplicable word, the voices of the palace maids came. Yang Yuhuan quickly reached out and pushed Xue Bai into the adjacent veranda.

"Shh."

She lay on the edge of the door and looked out at the palace ladies running past calling "noble concubine". The fragrance on her body was slightly stronger than before.

Xue Bai could see the slight sweat on her skin. He smelled it and was surprised that even her sweat smelled fragrant, and it was a very comfortable fragrance.

"Huh?" Yang Yuhuan turned around, "Why are you looking at me like this?"

She slapped her hot cheeks with her hand. Feeling Xue Bai's unusual look in her eyes, she took a step back and leaned her body against the door.

The strange thing is that she has obviously lost a lot of weight, but she can still reveal a plump beauty in her movements. She is said to be plump, but in fact there is no sense of fat or clumsiness at all, but just the right amount of sensuality.

Xue Bai stepped back a little to avoid touching her.

"You promised me to let me go." Yang Yuhuan said, "You don't want to send me to Shu County now, do you?"

"Do you want to go?"

Yang Yuhuan glared, put on a ruthless expression, and said: "Of course I don't want to. Since the saint has given me death, I am free."

"Okay, you're free." Xue Bai said, "You can go wherever you want."

"Those palace people looked at me."

"They will no longer restrict you from leaving the palace, you can go."

After Xue Bai finished speaking, he turned around, waved his hand, and urged Yang Yuhuan to leave as soon as possible.

In fact, it would be very troublesome for him to let her go. After all, he was currently negotiating with Li Longji, and the other party's request clearly included sending Yang Yuhuan to Shu County. But a gentleman keeps his promise, and he promised her.

After a while, Yang Yuhuan didn't leave yet, but walked around to Xue Bai.

"Why do you want to save me? You know that the saint has given me death and I will have nowhere to go, so why do you save me again and again?"

Xue Bai was about to answer when he saw her red lips twitching and asked sarcastically.

"Out of filial piety?"

Her jealous temper was revealed again, and she felt a little proud because she stabbed Xue Bai with words, but more often than not she hurt herself.

Xue Bai thought for a while, but could not think of a suitable answer for this situation, and said: "Yes, out of filial piety."

This sentence hurt Yang Yuhuan. She stepped forward, stepped on Xue Bai's boots, stepped on him hard, and asked: "Am I very old?"

Xue Bai did not dodge, he just felt that her behavior was very ridiculous. She finally lost all the aura in front of him when she first met, such as a noble concubine, one of the four beauties. He understood her, a naturally beautiful woman, who had never been

She couldn't control her own destiny, but she wanted to prove that she could control her own destiny. Sadly, in this era of power, the means she thought she had to control her destiny were actually dependent on the strong.

Therefore, he saved her several times, but it did not help her become stronger.

She can no longer leave him.

Yang Yuhuan stepped on it twice more and raised her eyes to see Xue Bai's reaction to the pain, but found that he was looking at her intently.

The understanding and compassion in his eyes seemed to see through her completely, making her feel ashamed of being naked.

She is not a strong and independent woman at all. She has been a vassal of men all her life. She is very cruel to say "leave". She just wants to win Xue Bai's attention. Where can she really go?

"What a filial son and grandson. The saint has given me death, so just let me die."

The embroidered shoes on Xue Bai's boots moved away, and Yang Yuhuan immediately turned around. This was not the first time that she had sought death in front of him, and Xue Bai immediately grabbed her.

"Stop making trouble."

"Why did you save me again? Are you filial?"
To be continued...