The night is getting dark.

A fire was lit in the courtyard, and hot soup was boiling on the stove.

There is also a long table with a variety of cut side dishes.

As the soup tumbled, a steaming white mist rose, and the aroma soon spread.

This is a gathering belonging to Su Dawei's small circle.

An Wensheng, Li Bo, Gao Dalong, Gao Dahu, Zhou Liang and others all gathered around the fire.

Everyone was headed by Su Da.

Yu Chi Baolin has a mission to patrol the city today.

Xue Rengui was still playing hide and seek with the Hu people in the northwest.

Su Qingjie and Ashina Daozhen are still in the Liaodong Peninsula.

As for the others, they are not so close to Su Dawei, and they are not enough to enter this small circle.

The glow of the fire was dazzling, illuminating everyone's faces vividly.

"You can eat it in a while, put the cut mutton in it in a while, and cook the soup cake first......"

Su Dawei picked up the side dish plate with one hand, pulled the vegetable chop into the soup pot with chopsticks, and said: "Brother Tuesday, as well as Wensheng and Dalong, you have all worked with me for many years. ”

As he spoke, he looked at An Wensheng again: "Among us people, you are the most familiar with officialdom, in your opinion, what are the ideas of Hao Chujun and Xu Jingzong today?" ”

An Wensheng sat cross-legged in front of the fire, holding a wine glass in one hand and touching his double chin with the other, his eyes squinted slightly, as if he was in a trance.

The orange glow of the fire shone on his face.

was kicked by Su Dawei, An Wensheng reacted, and first raised his neck to "soothe" and took a sip of wine.

"It's a complicated situation, and I'm like a fog."

An Wensheng touched his chin, smashed his mouth and said, "Can you sort out the recent case of Princess Gaoyang, as well as Guo Xingzhen and Li Yifu, and tell me about it?" ”

"Let's talk about this."

Su Dawei looked at Li Bo, who was his right-hand man in Ducha Temple, and participated in the case of Princess Gaoyang throughout the process.

Li Bo's eloquence was given, and after a little thought, he said: "In fact, Princess Gaoyang's case is a bit like the assassination case when Su Langjun returned to Chang'an before, and it also inexplicably implicated Su Langjun in it.

At that time, Princess Gaoyang borrowed "The Legend of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" from him, oh, don't ask about "The Legend of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", this matter has to be explained clearly, it is another story. ”

Li Bo's eyes swept away, An Wensheng, who was present, was born in a noble gate, and his life experience naturally went without saying.

Su Qingjie, who did not come, is the son of Su Dingfang, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty.

And Yu Chi Baolin is the sister-in-law of Chi Gong, the Duke of Hubei.

There is also Cheng Zhiji, who is the son-in-law of Cheng Zhijie, the Duke of Lu Guo.

and Xue Rengui in the frontier, who is a new brave general in the Tang Dynasty.

And Gao Kan, Xiao Siye, Su Dingfang, Li Keshi, Li Tao, these people don't need to be mentioned.

It's really hard to imagine what kind of charm Su Dawei has to make friends with these powerful people.

And his background is just a good family.

According to the normal trajectory, at most, you will get to know people like Zhou Liang, Gao Dalong, and Gao Dahu.

Noticing Su Dawei's gaze, Li Bo withdrew the distracting thoughts in his heart, cleared his throat and said: "Princess Gaoyang then died violently in the mansion, and His Majesty ordered Su Langjun to prove his innocence and preside over the investigation.

Su Langjun asked His Majesty for the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple......

Let's talk about the case of Princess Gaoyang, in the past few days, it was first found out that the princess died of witch Gu.

Later, in the river outside Chang'an City, he found a witch puppet.

According to investigations, the doll's hair was taken from the princess, so it is suspected that the princess was killed by witchcraft.

At the same time, there is also a Cui clan Cui in Chang'an City, and his death is also very strange, and it seems that he was also cursed to death.

At present, the object of suspicion falls on the Taoist Guo Xingzhen.

This Guo Xingzhen is a strange person recruited by Helan Minzhi and others from the rivers and lakes, and later recommended it to Empress Wu, who after obtaining the consent of His Majesty, used this person to refine the pill and regulate the body of the prince.

The case is now at this point.

Originally, he should continue to investigate this Guo Xingzhen, but what happened to Su Langjun in Yanying Hall today was complicated again.

First of all, Hao Chujun, the former waiter of Dongtai, and Shangguanyi, the waiter of Xitai, impeached Li Yifu.

And Su Langjun found that there was a Tibetan armor in Li Yi's mansion.

Li Yifu is now jointly tried by Dali Temple, the Criminal Department and the Yushitai, and the British Duke Li Tao supervises the case.

Today in Yanying Palace, Xu Jingzong suddenly impeached Guo Xingzhen.

At the same time, His Majesty will try Guo Xingzhen's errand and appoint Su Langjun to handle it.

He also took the opportunity to dismiss Su Langjun from his position as the secretary of the Ducha Temple. ”

Saying so much in one breath, Li Bo picked up the wine in his hand, took a sip, and moistened his throat.

"The ins and outs of the matter, that's pretty much it."

An Wensheng kept his eyes on the wine in the cup, and after listening to Li Bo's words, he sighed and shook his head: "Ami, it's not easy to drink your wine." ”

"It's so easy that you don't have to take it out and drink it together."

Su Dawei raised his wine glass, stretched out his hand to him, and raised his wine glass to Gao Dalong, Zhou Liang and others.

Everyone's wine glasses clinked together, making a clear sound.

Then they toasted together.

All the words are in the wine.

If you can sit together, you are brothers in the same boat.

Su Dawei is stable, and to An Wensheng's family, to Zhou Liang and Gao Dalong and others, to the Chang'an County Public Transport Department, and to the business in which Su Qingjie and Li Keshi, Wei Chi Baolin, Cheng Chusi and other families jointly participate in the business, they are all like the existence of Dinghai Shenzhen.

And in the foreseeable future, as long as Su Dawei continues to grow, he will inevitably be a towering tree of each family, able to shelter everyone from the wind and rain.

So there is no need to say a lot.

There is no crisis coming, and I don't even think about the idea of being able to jump ship.

The question now is how to solve the dilemma.

An Wensheng thought carefully: "Let's analyze the situation in front of you first, Princess Gaoyang's case, you can ignore it for the time being, that case, you solved it is the icing on the cake, even if you fail to really hand over the murderer, Your Majesty will not move you because of this, so this matter can not be mentioned for the time being." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Moreover, Gao Yang's case suspects Guo Xingzhen, and Guo Xingzhen was impeached and punished by Xu Jingzong.

This must be what His Majesty meant.

As for the matter of the Ducha Monastery, that is another matter. ”

Gao Dalong lowered his head there, his eyes flashing: "That Hao Chujun and Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, and Guo Xing are really one thing, and Ami's Ducha Temple is another thing, as for Gao Yang's case, it may be somewhat implicated, but it is not the main one." ”

"Not bad."

An Wensheng shook the wine glass, and Su Dawei reached out to pick up the wine jug and filled it for him.

He continued: "Today's court has been properly governed by His Majesty, but there are still family factions in the court, such as Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, who belong to the courtiers who take refuge in Your Majesty and do things for Your Majesty.

And Hao Chujun and Shangguan Yi and others have the names of direct ministers, but at the same time, they are also from the nobles of the gate valve.

Behind them, there may also be the Taiyuan Wang clan, the Boling Cui clan, the Zhaojun Li clan, the Xingyang Zheng clan and other clans. ”

When these words came out, everyone present secretly took a cold breath and looked at An Wensheng with strange eyes.

Su Dawei was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Hao Chujun and the others have a gate valve family behind them? ”

"It's not behind them, they themselves are from the gate valve, where they can tell so clearly."

An Wensheng picked up a chopsticks and gently tapped the tabletop, emitting a peculiar percussion rhythm.

His voice, sandwiched in this rhythm, said unhurriedly: "Although since His Majesty cut off the eldest grandson, the nobles in the court have been declining, but it does not mean that the families are really willing.

Your Majesty is in one day, they don't dare to make big moves, but small moves in the secret are inevitable.

It's like an undercurrent under the surface of a lake, which won't stop for a moment. ”

"In other words, the previous case of Li Yifu was a test and counterattack carried out by the gate valve family headed by Hao Chujun?"

Li Bo's face was shocked: "Then ...... in the Yanying Hall today"

An Wensheng looked at Su Dawei: "What do you think, Ami?" ”

"Their target is not Li Yifu, but His Majesty behind Li Yifu."

Su Dawei sighed.

After being said by An Wensheng, his eyes were like clouds and moons, and he was cheerful.

Li Bo was dumbfounded for a while, in his heart, Li Zhi, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was so high, killing and killing, how could the gate lords below dare to act like this.

"How dare they ......"

"It's not a question of daring, but in the face of power, for the sake of family interests, these century-old gate valves are never willing to watch the silence go on, and will always use all kinds of methods to tempt, especially ...... Your Majesty's current body. ”

When Su Dawei said this, he kept silent.

Although the words were not finished, everyone understood.

Li Zhi's physical condition is really a little worrying.

What's more, now the crown prince Li Hong's body is also seriously ill.

This gave some secret careerists hope to them.

If Li Zhi is healthy, or Li Hong succeeds to the throne smoothly in the future, the family gate valve can only lie dormant.

But once Li Zhi and Li Hong were in trouble......

That's a world changer.

All the suppressed family gate valves will inevitably rebound and want to usurp power.

This topic cannot be talked about, or even thought about.

It's too taboo.

But those who were present, such as Gao Dalong, An Wensheng, Su Dawei, Li Bo, etc., whose brains were turning fast, had already faintly thought of these joints.

"Therefore, bringing down Li Yifu is just the first step to try, if it goes well, their second step must be Guo Xingzhen."

Su Dawei took a sip of wine slowly, and his tone was a little heavy.

"Guo Xingzhen?"

Gao Dahu raised his head at this time and said in surprise: "What does this Dao person have to do with the forces in the court?" Why bring down Li Yifu, the next one to deal with is Guo Xingzhen? ”

"Because to deal with Guo Xingzhen, it is not actually to deal with Guo Xingzhen."

After the tall dragon hand finished speaking, he drank the wine dry in one go.

Throw down the glass and let it drip on it.

"Back then, we were fighting for territory in the streets, and we also used this kind of strategy, and sometimes the people we had to deal with couldn't reach it for a while, so we started from the people around us."

The chopsticks in An Wensheng's hand stopped suddenly.