Li Linfu opened the file and looked at it, his eyes widened and widened, and his expression became more and more strange, and when he put down the file in his hand, the expression on his face was complicated.

This is a file about Zheng Peng, a general who conquered the west, and it is full of records of Zheng Peng's illegal deeds in the Western Regions and Tibet: the files record Zheng Peng's crimes of privately mining salt mines, secretly selling illegal salt, sending people to participate in the black market trade and making a lot of money, co-opting and bribing his subordinates, beating local officials, using public weapons for private use, and using the imperial court's carriages to transport illegal salt and wine from other wineries under his name, these are all major crimes, such as drinking in the army, arriving late and leaving early, and other small mistakes.

Zhao Changping didn't speak, only drank tea very calmly.

The advantage of negotiating with smart people is that you don't have to talk too much, especially people like Li Linfu who are exquisite, it is easier to talk, he will not easily let people sway, the more he talks, the more he thinks, it is better not to say it.

After a long while, Li Linfu finally broke the silence: "Is this what His Royal Highness means, or does Concubine Liniang mean?" ”

Although the crown prince Li Ying and Zhao Lifei are mother and son, there are times when they have different opinions, and Li Linfu needs to get enough information when making a decision.

"Both." Zhao Changping said in a deep voice.

Li Linfu hesitated for a moment, then quickly gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, this file has been accepted, but this cabinet ticket, Brother Chang Ping should bring it back, it is a blessing for his brother and slave to serve His Highness, how can he collect money?" ”

"Keep it, Li Shilang can't use it, you can use it to make more friends, so that it is a voice, and no one will echo it" Zhao Changping had already stood up while speaking, and said while walking out: "Li Shilang wants to have a good time, and all the fees for going to Chunfeng Building in the future will be free, and he will say goodbye." ”

Hearing Zhao Changping's words, Li Linfu, who had just wanted to stop him, paused for a moment, and there was a sense of relief on his face.

It is rumored that the owner behind the Chunfeng Building the year before last was replaced by the prince, but this matter is very hidden, and no one has evidence, Zhao Changping's words can almost confirm the authenticity of the rumors, no wonder it is a cabinet ticket of 10,000 taels of gold as soon as he makes a shot, and it is no wonder that Zhao Changping can swagger in and no one intercepts him when he is listening to music in the box.

It is said that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the prince is also a prince, and even a property like Chunfeng Lou can be obtained, and there is an industry like Chunfeng Lou that makes money every day, and a mere 10,000 taels of gold is drizzle.

Li Linfu understands that the purpose of Zhao Changping's last sentence is to imply that Li Linfu is regarded as his own, and he did not hide it from Li Linfu in such a secret place, and secondly, he also showed his strength in front of Li Linfu in disguise, and finally had the intention of wooing Li Linfu.

As long as you are loyal to the crown prince Li Ying, although the future is not very bright for the time being, there are as many beauties as there are.

After standing in line again, Li Linfu didn't care about any more fun, put away the files and counter tickets, and left soon.

Li Linfu doesn't like to fight unprepared battles, and to become the sword in the hands of the prince to impeach Zheng Peng, there is a lot of criticism and pressure, and he needs to be fully prepared to attack and retreat in an unfavorable situation.

Luckily, Li Linfu returned home before curfew and immediately brought his housekeeper and his most trusted think-tank Ma Wenzhi to discuss.

When Ma Wenzhi heard that his master was going to get closer to the crown prince Li Ying and was going to be the enemy of Zheng Peng, he said in surprise: "Lang Jun, but the people from the prince's side appeared?" ”

Li Linfu has been the prince Zhongyun and the prince's edict, and he has already been confirmed by the prince, seeing that the prince's position is not very stable, and thinking of secretly showing favor to Concubine Wu Hui, making a wall grass, and letting Xiao Song make Xiao Song a hindrance when showing favor to Concubine Wu Hui, Ma Wenzhi knows, but these are not enough reasons for Li Linfu to be willing to act as a knife in the prince's hand.

Li Linfu, who had the heart to go to Pingkangfang to buy drunk, returned halfway, and as soon as he came back, he was going to impeach Zheng Peng, who was at odds with the prince, Ma Wenzhi knew that there must have been a change in things, or a big change, and the biggest possibility was that the prince's people made a move.

If there was no one behind him, Li Linfu would definitely not impeach Zheng Peng when he had just made a great achievement.

Ma Wenzhi is his confidant, and there is no need to hide it from him, Li Linfu told him what happened in Chunfeng Tower.

After that, he sighed: "The most taboo thing to be a man is to sway from side to side, we missed the opportunity to remain neutral, the person who should be the prince, secretly showed favor to Concubine Wu Hui, wanted to be a wall grass, which side of the wind came and which side fell, I didn't expect bad luck to commit the villain, now not only Concubine Wu Hui disagrees, presumably the prince's side is not happy, this bullet carving, is not only a punishment for a certain person, but also a test for a certain person, if you refuse again, it is a displeasure at both ends, offending the prince and Concubine Wu Hui, and there is no good fruit to eat at that time." ”

After saying so much in one breath, Li Linfu took a breath and quickly continued: "Now is the last chance, there is no capital to refuse, it's just that it is also a clan, even if you stand on the wrong team, you won't lose your head, hehe." ”

Ma Wenzhi thought for a moment and quickly said: "Sometimes if you say a wrong sentence, you need to have countless words to make up for it; Playing the wrong move, so that the whole chess game becomes passive, Lang Jun is also a choice without a choice, Lao Tzu has a cloud in the Tao Te Ching [there is no symbiosis, difficulty and ease are compatible, the length is comparative, the high and the low are inclined to each other, the sound is harmonious (hè), and the front and back are with each other. Zheng Peng repeatedly made military exploits, first smashed out firearms, and then wiped out Tubo with a mere 10,000 horses swallowing elephants, removing the biggest thorn in the west of the Tang Dynasty, and had a very high reputation in the Tubo army. ”

After a pause, Ma Wenzhi analyzed: "In addition, the two largest forces in the Western Regions, Tuqishi and Glolu, the county lord of Tuqishi was entangled with Zheng Peng a few years ago, maybe they would have become a family behind closed doors, and Ge Lulu was Zheng Peng's rebellion, so that it could return to the Tang Dynasty, the current patriarch of Ge Lulu had eight friendships with Zheng Peng, so Zheng Peng's influence on the western Tang Dynasty was too great, presumably the emperor also thought of hearing different voices, Lang Jun could follow Wei Wenzhen when he was in Zhenguan and become a generation of ministers, Maybe it will be faster to wait for the minister. ”

Wei Wenzhen is Wei Zheng, to say Wei Zheng, is definitely a towering figure, the thirteenth year of the great cause (617 years), Wei Zheng in Wuyang County Cheng Yuan treasure account as an official, Yuan Bao responded to Wagang Li Mi, Wei Zheng also offered advice to Li Mi, but Li Mi did not use, because of years of scuffle, the situation is turbulent, has been loyal to the long history Zheng Ting, Dou Jiande, Li Jiancheng, and finally loyal to Li Longji, the Three Kingdoms Lu Bu has been the son of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, was ridiculed as a slave of the three surnames, and Wei Zheng is loyal to more people than Lu Bu, In addition, the early Tang Dynasty was full of talents, Wu had Qin Shubao, Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin and other generals, Wen had Fang Mou Du Duan and other strategists, Wei Zhengwu was not surprised by the humanities, it stands to reason that it was difficult for him to get ahead, I didn't expect him to find a unique way, famous for his direct advice, and specifically against the emperor Li Longji, so angry that Li Longji said many times that he wanted to kill him, but in the end he didn't succeed, and let him directly advise a Qingyun Road: the official to the Guanglu doctor, the title of Zheng Guogong, into the Lingyan Pavilion, and was also called a generation of famous ministers by later generations.

"Bang", Li Linfu slapped his palm on the desk, and said happily: "The one who gave birth to me, the parents, the one who knows me, Wenzhi also, that's right, a certain person also thinks so, after the emperor ascended the throne, he worked hard, and the national strength is thriving, how similar is it to the rule of Zhenguan that day, and now the government and the opposition are singing praises to Zheng Peng, and there is a great deal of merit and high shock, and the emperor must want to hear some different voices." ”

Xiao Song's straw bag made a stumbling block and failed to show favor to Concubine Wu Hui, and the prince forced Li Linfu to be a pawn who sacrificed at any time, Li Linfu wanted to take advantage of this gust of wind to build himself into a "direct minister" image like Wei Zheng.

At that time, he will be loyal to the emperor, not the prince Li Ying, nor will he stand in line with Concubine Wu Hui and King Shou, and will be idle.

"Lang Jun Gaojian" housekeeper Ma Wenzhi continued: "This matter is not trivial, small means to be cautious, the materials on these dossiers, can not be trusted, if there is one wrong, but it becomes a false accusation, that is, to move a stone to shoot yourself in the foot." ”

"Reasonable, go on." Li Linfu immediately asked.

Ma Wenzhi thought for a moment, and quickly said: "It's best to approve the above things, and I'd rather give less advice than take risks." ”

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, leave early tomorrow morning, go early and return early, remember to act in secret, don't startle the snake."

Tang Law has a sentence called "false accusation of the same crime", which means that after falsely accusing others of committing any crime, after finding out, the person who was falsely accused will be convicted according to the crime committed, even if it is the material sent by the prince's people, Li Linfu still does not dare to believe it all, and he will send someone to verify it first.

"Little Command."

.......

Zheng Peng and his entourage returned to Chang'an from Luocheng and set off in autumn, and the group walked for more than two months, and finally returned to Chang'an on December 13, preparing to see the high city walls of Chang'an from afar.

On the way back, there were plenty of horses and carriages, and there were garrisons in front of them to open the road, but the path of Galongla Mountain encountered the attack of Bannuo, and was trapped for several days, one needed to escort the princess, escort the original Tibetan royal family, and should respond to the condolences of the officials, garrison generals and gentry along the road, plus the road was slippery in winter, it was not easy to walk, and it took more than three months to return to Chang'an.

Taking out the clairvoyance, Zheng Peng saw the high city wall, the majestic Mingde Gate gatehouse, and saw the densely packed people on both sides of the Mingde Gate, and in the middle were hundreds of civil and military officials wearing court clothes.

In fact, Li Longji attaches great importance to it and ordered the Ministry of Rites to greet Zheng Peng and his party with the highest specifications, and Zheng Peng detoured to Mingde Gate to enter Chang'an, which was the result of the Ministry of Rites sending someone to notify him.

Entering from the Mingde Gate, it is the 150-meter-wide, 5020-meter-long Suzaku Street, all the way can accept more people's cheers and cheers, and can also show the national and military prestige of the Tang Dynasty in front of those Hu merchants and foreign envoys.

For some soldiers who entered Chang'an for the first time, this insight is enough to brag for a lifetime.

This time, in addition to welcoming the triumphant return of the soldiers, there are also the guilty Tubo royal family, and the princess of Jincheng who married back to Tubo, three things, each of which is not a trivial matter, when Zheng Peng and his party just arrived in Fengzhou, the people of the Ministry of Rites contacted Zheng Peng, confirmed some matters, discussed some matters to pay attention to, etc., from Fengzhou to Chang'an, the previous discussion was several times, which made Zheng Peng a little impatient.

Zheng Peng put away his clairvoyance, reined in the horse's head, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, brothers, listen to me one by one, now the people are crowded in front of the Mingde Gate, and the civil and military officials are here, and the emperor will also greet us at the Mingde Gate, comb the hair, put on the armor, wipe the face with the water in the water bag, and shake out the spiritual head, you represent the Western Army, let the emperor see the majesty and unstoppability of the Western Army; Let the people of Chang'an, Hu Shang and those foreign merchants and envoys see what it means to be an elite soldier. ”

The emperor has supreme power in the Tang Dynasty, due to his noble status and busy government affairs, for the sake of safety, he rarely goes out of the palace, so that the emperor can be in front of the door or in front of the palace is already very remarkable, and Li Longji greeted outside the Mingde Gate, which is equivalent to greeting outside the city, this is the highest level of specifications, Zheng Peng did not dare to slack off, for fear that his subordinates would make a fool of themselves in front of Li Longji and the people, so he ordered his subordinates to tidy up their clothes to see if there was any problem.

"General, Your Majesty... Is the emperor really coming to pick us up? A guard named Hou San asked nervously.

Although Hou San is a native of the Tang Dynasty, he was born in Qiuzi Town in the Western Regions, and he has no other ability when he grows up, so he can only go to the army as a soldier, for him this is the first time he has been to Chang'an, and it is also the first time he has seen the emperor, and he became nervous on the spot.

"Of course" Zheng Peng said with certainty: "What are we, we are the Western Army, the invincible and invincible Western Army, wait for three, a few spiritual points, the emperor will definitely come, I just saw the forbidden army and the imperial guards in the eyes of the clair." ”

"Definitely, definitely, thank you, General." Hou San said gratefully.

Hearing that the people of Chang'an, civil and military officials, and even the emperor were all welcoming outside the Mingde Gate, the soldiers smiled brightly one by one, and discussed excitedly:

"Oh my God, I didn't expect the emperor to pick us up in person, I can't believe it."

"It's like a dream, just looking at the name of the four armies of the Western Army who were treated well, I thought it was to defend the fortress or something, but I didn't expect it to go to destroy Tubo, not only to destroy Tubo, but also to go to Chang'an alive to accept the emperor's reward, this life is not in vain."

"I wrote a letter to my father and mother, asking them to wait in Chang'an, I don't know if the two old people have arrived, if they see me enter Chang'an City in such a beautiful way, they will definitely be happy."

"Hehe, I also wrote to the lady who had changed the Geng post and had not yet passed the door, asking her to come to Mingde Gate to see, when she saw a tall horse and a majestic appearance, she must be full of joy."

Everyone was talking, and I don't know which one of the good deeds asked loudly: "General Zheng, did your Rouge Legion from Pingkangfang appear in Mingdemen to cheer for you?" ”