A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"En." Li Er nodded and asked, "How does Cheng Qian plan to arrange Pei Xingjian?"

"Deliberated between the court and the Central Committee, the Ministry of the Central Secretariat has already set a reward, and the Ministry of Officials has made a case, and appointed Secretary Lang."

"Why isn't it a provincial province?" Li Er looked up at the snowflakes all over the sky, "Hasn't entered the three provinces yet? I can't understand my son."

"Your Majesty." Li Junxian said again, "This is the arrangement of Chu Suiliang's advice, and the Ganlu Palace has already approved it."

"I understand." Li Er said, "It's cold, you should rest earlier."

"Yes!" Li Junxian bowed to leave.

Empress Changsun heard the words, and after Li Junxian left, she asked, "Why does Your Majesty care about Pei Xingjian so much?"

"There is something wrong with this Pei Xingjian." Li Er turned his sitting position and said, "I always feel that someone behind Pei Xingjian is helping him. At first I thought it was Di Renjie, but after thinking about it, how did Di Renjie get in touch with Pei Xingjian."

"So what do you think?"

"Gu Qing can't hide it." Li Er nodded, "If I'm right, this Pei Xingjian must have a very close relationship with Gu Qing. From the academy to Chang'an Ling, and then to Xu Jingzong, this Pei Xingjian's various deeds are very important. If you have contact with Gu Qing's people, once or twice is fine, but four or five times is too obvious."

"Maybe Gu Qing doesn't want to hide it anymore." Empress Changsun said, "Secretary Lang is just an idle official with no real power. Could it be that Cheng Qian knew Pei Xingjian's origin and thus gave him this position."

"It's credit for supporting the alliance... It's not a small thing. This alliance is just a foreshadowing for the Tang Dynasty to the West, and the court and China will have a bigger plan." Li Er said, "Gu Qing's influence on the West The situation is still very important, and I don't know what this kid is going to do now."

Empress Changsun is a smart woman and a person who understands the general situation. After listening to Li Er's analysis of the situation in the court, she just nodded secretly, but she didn't say much.

After a long silence, a maid came and said, "Queen, the presents are all ready."

"Well, let's make arrangements." Empress Changsun nodded and said to Li Er, "Your Majesty, I will send some gifts to my brother."

"Is Changsun Wuji okay now?" Li Er asked.

"Elder brother, in this life." Empress Changsun lamented again, "Although what I said was unsatisfactory, but this is the best result for elder brother. Your Majesty does not need to worry about it too much. The concubine sent some things to condolences, which are always kept at home. "

"Go and see him when you have time." Li Er said, "This old guy has lived his whole life. He has few friends but many opponents! To him, opponents are friends."

Having said this, Li Er laughed again, "I think that after Du Ruhui passed away, there would always be disagreements between Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. Between the princes, when they were young, the two of them had a good time arguing with each other, but now that everyone is older, after leaving the court, I also know that the two of them often meet in private."

"We meet often?" Empress Changsun was puzzled.

Li Er nodded.

Empress Changsun was also very surprised. She thought that her elder brother, Changsun Wuji, should live a lonely life, but she never thought that she would often meet Fang Xuanling in private. Fang Xuanling and her elder brother often had disagreements. Everyone insisted on their own opinions, but they didn't expect that they became good friends after leaving the court.

As Li Er said, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji are now sitting in the pavilion outside the village, making tea and chatting.

Fang Xuanling looked at the flying snow all over the sky, "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Only then did Changsun Wuji sit down, "It's a snowy day, I thought you wouldn't come."

"Aren't you here too?" Fang Xuanling said again, "Pei Xingjian is coming back soon."

"The old man has also heard about it." Changsun Wuji sipped his tea and said, "After returning this time, the court decided to make Pei Xingjian a secretary."

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling paused while pouring tea, "Why is he a secretary? It is said that Pei Xingjian is now the Minister of the Ministry of War. If he is promoted, he will enter the three provinces. How can he be a small secretary?"

"It does sound like a small official, not to mention that he is not as good as the Minister of the Ministry of War with real power." Changsun Wuji sighed and turned into fog in the cold air, "Li Chengqian wants to keep Pei Xingjian by his side, instead of putting Pei Xingjian in the three provinces, What he means is that he wants to be by his side more, even if he is just a secretary now, Pei Xingjian will have a better road in the future, because there is really no one around Li Chengqian."

"Your Majesty still wants to gain his own power to counteract Gu Qing's power?" Fang Xuanling shook his head and laughed, "It will only be counterproductive if he does so. In terms of his power, as long as Gu Qing leaves the court, he will no longer be the leader of Xiangguo's entire court. The power belongs to Li Chengqian, why bother to do so much."

"That's right." Changsun Wuji said to Fang Xuanling, "Li Chengqian is just a confidant who wants to be cultivated. Everyone in the court has experienced ups and downs. It is better for Pei Xingjian to experience more, but I hope that Pei Xingjian will not be too resistant to this arrangement, otherwise he will call Li Chengqian cold, and it is interesting to say that this arrangement was proposed by Chu Suiliang."

Chapter 888 Arrangement by Pei Xingjian

"In the past, this old man thought that Chu Suiliang was on Gu Qing's side, but now it seems that this Chu Suiliang is a bit upright in his actions." Fang Xuanling said again, "At the beginning, this old man was very worried about Chu Suiliang's position in the Ministry of Education, but now it seems that this Chu Suiliang has some skills, which satisfied Li Chengqian's own ideas, and paved the way for Pei Xingjian in the future. He knew that Pei Xingjian was too young, and it would not be good for a boy in his teens to become the chief official of the three provinces."

"Press with one hand to sharpen Pei Xingjian's character, and support with one hand to meet Li Chengqian's needs." Changsun Wuji also nodded, "Chu Suiliang's approach is very clever. It seems that he wants to train Pei Xingjian as the next Zhongshu order."

"Why not Di Renjie? In terms of talent, Di Renjie is no worse than Pei Xingjian." Fang Xuanling said.

"Di Renjie can't." Changsun Wuji retorted, "Di Renjie is Gu Qing's disciple."

"Why can't it work?" Fang Xuanling said again, "It doesn't mean that you are a relative, as long as you have the ability, you can do it! Di Renjie will have this ability in the future."

The servants serving at the side listened to the bickering between Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji with smiles on their faces.

On the second day, Gu Qing stood ten miles outside Chang'an City, waiting for Pei Xingjian with Yang Sheng.

"Pei Xingjian has already received the letter," Yang Sheng said, shaking his feet while stepping on the snow, "He knows that we will wait for him here, the place has already been chosen, so don't stand here, the snow is melting, it's very cold. "

Gu Qing followed Yang Sheng to a private house, soup was boiling in a clay stove, looking at the furnishings here, there was a couple smiling at each other.

Yang Sheng said to the two couples, "You go out first, someone will come later."

"Yes, if you have any instructions, just greet the guest." The two couples walked out and closed the door after finishing speaking.

"This place is nice, how did you find it?" Gu Qing looked around here and asked.

Yang Sheng sipped hot soup and said, "It was arranged by the monk. The two of them were originally cronies working under the monk's management. They quit last year and lived here. Don't worry, they don't know who you are and me."

Gu Qing nodded slightly, thinking about the sound of dogs barking outside the door, when he heard the sound of feet stepping on the snow, the door opened and a young man in thin clothes walked in.

"Why are you dressed so lightly?" Gu Qing beckoned Pei Xingjian to sit down.

Pei Xingjian kept warm by the clay stove, "It wasn't too cold when I went there, I didn't expect the weather to get cold so quickly."

Yang Sheng took a few more expensive clothes from the side and handed them to Pei Xingjian, saying, "Your teacher has something to say to you."

Pei Xingjian sat down with his clothes together, "The teacher is here for the matter of the student secretary Lang."

Gu Qing handed Pei Xingjian a bowl of hot soup and said, "Did Xue Rengui come with you?"

"Xue Rengui said that he wanted to stay there and watch the accompanying soldiers. It is inevitable that they will be suspicious when they come together." Pei Xingjian said with a wry smile, "And there are His Majesty's people waiting outside Chang'an City. Xue Rengui doesn't want others to speculate."

"It's a pity that I didn't enter the three provinces this time." Gu Qing said.

Pei Xingjian touched the bowl of hot soup, felt the warmth and replied, "Actually, it's nothing, the kid can figure it out, maybe it's better this way, to be closer to Li Chengqian."

Yang Sheng glanced at Gu Qing.

Gu Qing nodded and patted Pei Xingjian on the shoulder, "You are my disciple, I have never asked you for anything, and I don't want to ask you for anything, you don't have to think about some things for me, you should think about your own future more Think about it."

"The students don't quite understand what the teacher means." Pei Xingjian was puzzled.

Yang Sheng said, "What Gu Qing means is, do a good job and don't pay too much attention to his side. You should go your own way first, and then think about other things."

Pei Xingjian put down the bowl in his hand and said solemnly to Gu Qing, "If the teacher tells the students to go through fire and water."

"Okay, okay." Gu Qing said with a smile, "How can I let my disciples go through fire and water, and Yang Sheng is going to go."