A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

The disciples of the Yuan family stood up first and said to this servant: "Take a message and tell me that my Yuan family will definitely go to the banquet in three days."

"My Xiao family will also go." The Xiao family's children also said.

"Since you all go, our Wang family will naturally not be left behind."

The children of the three families all nodded in agreement, but they all knew in their hearts that if they didn't go to the banquet at this time, the consequences could be imagined.

The first thousand and seventy-six chapters of the Manna Temple

These things in Jiangnan, Li Chengqian can hang them up as nothing to do with himself, and he can completely ignore the enmity between Gu Qing and the four Jiangnan families. He looked at Wang Jin and asked, "You said that Gu Qing invited the children of the three families to go there?" Banquet, but I didn’t invite Xie’s family.”

"Yes." Wang Jin nodded.

Li Chengqian squinted his eyes and thought, "Wang Jin, do you think Gu Qing is planning to kill chickens to wait for you?"

"I don't know." Wang Jin had the usual smile on his face.

"I'm not at ease." Li Chengqian said in a low voice, "If Gu Qing intends to let the Xie family fall this time to make an example to the other three families in Jiangnan, it would be too simple, and even if the Xie family falls, so what? Killing chickens and monkeys in the field can only be restrained for a while, and it makes Gu Qing stand on the opposite side of Jiangnan. I know what kind of person Gu Qing is. He didn't even give him a way out."

Wang Jin nodded.

Li Chengqian went on to say: "My uncle has left Chang'an now. I talked with him for a long time at the time, and my uncle said that as long as he leaves Chang'an, Gu Qing will definitely leave the position of Prime Minister, but then my uncle asked me to call Pei Xingjian. , I have always wondered what it has to do with Pei Xingjian."

Standing aside, Wang Jin was silent, listening to Li Chengqian's narration.

"Wang Jin." Li Chengqian said in a low voice, "Call Pei Xingjian and Di Renjie."

"Yes." Wang Jin nodded.

An hour later, Pei Xingjian came to Ganlu Hall, looked at Li Chengqian, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

Li Chengqian looked at Pei Xingjian and said, "Actually, I'm very curious. When I was in Zhao Guogong's mansion, what did you and Zhao Guogong say?"

Pei Xingjian recalled and said: "Didn't your Majesty send the ministers to see Zhao Guogong?"

"You answer yes." Li Chengqian said again.

Pei Xingjian said with a wry smile: "In fact, Zhao Guogong didn't say anything else, he just talked about when he let the teacher quit the position of Prime Minister."

"Do you think it's time?" Li Chengqian asked back.

Pei Xingjian calmed down, standing where he was, not knowing how to answer.

"Do you think it's time?" Li Chengqian asked again.

Responding to Li Chengqian was Pei Xingjian's silence, Wang Jin walked up and said, "Your Majesty, Dali Temple Minister Di Renjie has arrived."

"Let him in." Li Chengqian nodded and said.

Di Renjie stepped into the Ganlu Hall, and was a little surprised to see Pei Xingjian here. He glanced at Li Chengqian, "Your Majesty, I don't know why Your Majesty summoned the minister."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Both of you are talents of pillars, I admire you very much, you two are disciples of Gu Qing, of course there is also Xue Rengui who is training soldiers outside, Xue Rengui is involved in the Western Expedition, I will not I asked him, now I'm here to ask you two if it's time for Gu Qing to leave the position of Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty!" Pei Xingjian took a step forward and said, "At the beginning, Zhao Guogong and the teacher had an agreement. The day when the teacher left the position of Xiangguo, it was the day Zhao Guogong left Chang'an."

"Now my uncle, Zhao Guogong, has left Chang'an." Li Chengqian continued, "That means Gu Qing can leave the position of prime minister?"

"Your Majesty already has the answer in his heart, why bother to ask the minister again." Pei Xingjian said loudly.

Li Chengqian nodded with a smile, then looked at Di Renjie and asked again, "Has Dali Temple verified it? Is there any relationship between Xie's family and Gu Qing?"

"Return to Your Majesty." Di Renjie said in a low voice, "It hasn't been verified yet, but now I have sent my Dali Temple spies to Xie's house in the south of the Yangtze River to investigate, and there will be a reply within half a month."

"Very good, Di Renjie, don't let me down." Li Chengqian said.

Listening to his own breathing, Pei Xingjian stood there feeling a little uneasy. Ever since Changsun Wuji left Chang'an, this uneasiness has been lingering in his heart. Now Li Chengqian mentions that the uneasiness in his heart is getting stronger.

"Okay, you all go down." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

Di Renjie followed Pei Xingjian out of the Ganlu Palace, and came to the sunshine. Di Renjie faced Pei Xingjian and asked, "Have you gone to see Changsun Wuji's debut?"

"It happened a month ago." Pei Xingjian explained while walking: "I was summoned by His Majesty to Zhao Guogong's mansion. At that time, His Majesty saw me coming and left. What did I say to Changsun Wuji? His Majesty does not know."

Di Renjie stopped in his tracks, "When did the teacher leave the position of prime minister? The teacher's sudden attack on Jiangnan, a case about the Xie family, but this case seems to have been fabricated out of nothing, and Changsun Wuji left Chang'an at this time. It feels like there's a connection there."

"Who knows." Pei Xingjian said with a sigh.

"What did you and Changsun Wuji say back then?" Di Renjie asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing, it's just that Changsun Wuji is testing the relationship between me and the teacher, and also testing my bottom line." Pei Xingjian said: "I recall Changsun Wuji's expression of questioning me now, and I still have some doubts. Hey, his eyes make me very uncomfortable, as if his eyes can see through my internal organs."

"Li Chengqian seems to have made up his mind that the teacher will definitely leave the position of prime minister this time." Di Renjie said in a low voice.

"I'm also very curious about what Changsun Wuji said to Li Chengqian a month ago." Pei Xingjian also nodded, "I think Li Chengqian now seems to have concluded that the teacher will leave the position of Prime Minister, and this judgment must be the same as that of the eldest grandson a month ago. The conversation between Wuji and Li Chengqian is related to the conversation. Before the grandson Wuji left, he must have confessed something to Li Chengqian.

Thinking of this, Di Renjie's expression changed, "You are right, Changsun Wuji and Li Chengqian must have said something, he must have arranged something, and he will leave Chang'an in a grand manner. Changsun Wuji has never been so simple. Since the Xie family filed a complaint in Dali Temple, Changsun Wuji has already obtained the result. The teacher will definitely leave the position of Xiangguo because of this matter. I will go back to Dali Temple to investigate. This case is not simple. Hand, I was negligent."

"Brother, wait a minute." Pei Xingjian followed Di Renjie out of Chengtian Gate and called Di Renjie to stop.

"What's wrong?" Di Renjie turned around suspiciously.

"Brother, are you going to investigate the case? If the instigator of this incident is Changsun Wuji, what should you do?" Pei Xingjian asked in a low voice. .

"What do you mean by that?" Di Renjie simply stopped and looked at Pei Xingjian.

"I mean is the truth important?" Pei Xingjian said: "Brother, do you think the teacher will fall for it so easily? Or is it that the teacher is just going along with the flow and wants to leave the position of Xiangguo?"

Chapter 77 is coming

Standing in the crowd, Di Renjie looked at Pei Xingjian and asked again: "You mean if the teacher wants to leave the desired position, no matter how I search, I can only get the result they want?"

Pei Xingjian nodded and said, "Maybe it's a result that Li Chengqian, Changsun Wuji and the teacher all want."

Di Renjie took a deep breath and let out a long sigh.

Pei Xingjian patted Di Renjie on the shoulder and said: "Brother, you also know that Jiangnan forces are not so easy to deal with. Li Chengqian is not Li Shimin. When the teacher dealt with the five surnames, Li Shimin was there, and the teacher also succeeded in bringing the five surnames down. Li Shimin needs The five surnames faded out of the court, and the teacher had to deal with the five surnames, so the two sides got along. The power of the four major Jiangnan families in Jiangnan is no different from that of the five surnames. This time it is Li Chengqian, not Li Shimin, who sits on the throne."

"Li Chengqian will not help the teacher. If it is not good for the teacher, Li Chengqian will even push it."

After Pei Xingjian finished speaking, Di Renjie calmed down his emotions and said in a low voice without any expression on his face: "I'm going back to Dali Temple first."

Standing in the crowd, Pei Xingjian looked at Di Renjie's back and didn't move for a long time. After thinking about it, he turned around and walked towards his home.

Gu family

At night, after eating, Gu Qing sat in his yard and looked at the stars all over the sky. When he heard footsteps, he turned his head and saw Di Renjie.

"Teacher, you haven't slept yet." Di Renjie sat next to Gu Qing and said.