Chapter 144 Gao Lishi's Night Visit to Li Linfu (2)

The prince used a stick to train his son, but his opponent Li Linfu narrowed his slender eyes, put his palms on his legs, and sat upright in the study and listened to his son's detailed description of what happened during the day. His gloomy face and his lengthened nose groove made his mouth and nose even further apart, as if two lovers who were split up, their eyes were occasionally flashing with vicious eyes.

He was a little older than Li Longji. Time left a series of deep ravines on his face, which were filled with countless grievances and resentment. He knew all of this. He was in his twilight years. He considered more about the continuation and prosperity of the family. He seemed to have walked to the edge of a cliff, and behind him was Li Longji holding a butcher knife. There was no way to retreat. In front of him was a deep abyss, dark and deep, and the other side was another beautiful scenery. As long as he leaped through the abyss, his descendants could live in the heavenly world on the other side. To leaped through this abyss, one person had to use a foothold to build a bridge, and this person was Prince Li Heng.

When Li Heng could not defeat him, Li Longji returned to heaven, it was the day when he was confiscated and destroyed his family. At this moment, he was like a gambler with few gambling money, looking for all opportunities and taking advantage of his own life and life. If he wins, he will ascend to heaven, and if he loses, he will fall into the abyss.

Two things happened today that made him happy and sad. What was happy was that King Guangping said nothing and made him seize another handle of the prince. He was the person involved and should not come forward and leave it to his hard-core confidant Wang Gong. He did not seek immediate results. As long as he threw a dark mist into Li Longji's heart, he would have to accumulate strength and not be able to work in one day or two days.

At this moment, he was more concerned about Li Qing, who made great contributions to return to Beijing in Nanzhao. He had just received the news that the emperor specially met him in the afternoon. The two had a talk for two hours, and there was no third person present. Not to mention what major matters they were talking about, the trust of getting along alone was enough to make him jealous of Li Linfu.

It seems a bit incredible that a little Guoyi Captain can be received by the emperor in person, but it actually happened.

Li Linfu's eyes flashed with a faint glow, and his body sat deeper in a wide chair. He admitted that he was a little confused. Li Qing's ruthless approach in Nanzhao really surprised him. At first, like everyone else, he believed that Chen Xilie's illness in Nanzhao was a situation set by Wei Jian. As the situation slowly developed, as the eyeliners he arranged in the mission sent one information after another, Li Linfu finally realized that Chen Xilie's poisoning should be related to Li Qing. This Li Qing was the real protagonist of the Nanzhao affairs. He and the prince were both arranged by Li Longji.

Although this person is still a low-ranking official, it can be predicted that this person will be highly valued in the future after receiving him for two hours alone. For this reason, he must prevent the problem from escalating. Now he wants to know how the emperor uses him and his position, from his cooperation with Wei Jian in Nanzhao; from the prince sending King Guangping to greet him; he also found Li Heng's father-in-law Du Youlin at the scene, and all signs told him that things might not be good.

"Li Qing! Do you want to go back and forth?" A vicious sneer appeared on the corner of Li Linfu's mouth. He should not allow the weak enemy to become stronger. This is one of his official principles. While Li Qing has no background and no capital, kill him earlier to avoid suffering in the future.

"Father, Li Qing might as well leave it to me to deal with it. The child is willing to relieve his father's worries!"

Li Yin secretly observed his father's expression, knowing that his father is better than his son. When his father's nose trough lengthened, this was a sign of his ruthlessness. Perhaps it was the crown prince, or Li Qing, or both. He knew that he was good at Prince Li Yin and would not make things boring. However, he was a little sure of Li Qing, who was about the same age and had a similar status (Li Yinxun was the sixth-rank cavalry lieutenant), and he had a card in his hand, which might be able to deal with Li Qing.

He needed an opportunity to stand out. His father's huge family business made his twenty-five sons jealous. His eldest brother Li Xiuguan was appointed as the chief supervisor (the department in charge of handicrafts in Tang). He had a natural advantage and no one could compete with him. However, he, Li Yin, was the second position.

Seeing his son volunteering, Li Linfu hesitated for a moment. His son is the best among all his sons. His scheming is quite similar to when he was young. Take Wang Gong as a decisive person who couldn't find him today. His performance is indeed worthy of praise. Giving him a chance to exercise is OK, and giving him a chance to do it. However, Li Linfu has been a prime minister for fifteen years and has not yet fallen. Naturally, he has his own extraordinary points. He is determined before he acts. When he is fast, he is like a wild horse, and he is unable to cover up his ears. When he is slow, he is like an old monk entering into meditation without showing any murderous intent.

With Li Qing's performance in Nanzhao, his son may not be the opponent. Once he is shocked, it will be difficult to move again. It is better to take action yourself.

Thinking of this, he shook his head and comforted his son, "My son is so filial to his father. But you have no experience in officialdom yet. You still don't understand some things. I have been the prime minister for my father for more than ten years and offended countless people. If you have the chance to do so in the future, Li Qing is involved in many and has complicated connections. If you are still dealing with him personally for his father."

Seeing his father refused, Li Yin felt disappointed, but was unwilling to give up. He was about to beg again, but at this time, the sound of rapid footsteps came from outside the door, and the housekeeper rolled in and ran in to report, "Report to Master, the champion general Gao Lishi is here to visit!"

Li Linfu suddenly stood up, with a look of surprise, worry, and surprise on his face. Even though he was always calm, he was still slightly confused at this moment and would not enter the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. Will Gao Lishi come in person?

"Quick! Open the middle door to welcome you, no! Open the main door, open the main door to welcome you!"

The housekeeper heard that his mind was about to leave, but Li Linfu stopped him again, "Also! Hurry up and let all the female relatives go to the backyard. No one is allowed to come out without my order."

Flattering is a profound knowledge. It is not just a matter of flattery. It is not a matter of being subtle and long-lasting. It depends on people, time-sharing, and state of mind. It is important to be fast, accurate, appropriate, and keep up with people's mood. It is necessary to speak the point and be just right. Everyone likes to listen to flattery, but not every flattery is easy to hear. This is the level of the realm. For example, the famous line of the Japanese translator, "Gao! Taijun is really high!" It seems simple and vulgar, but it is actually a return to the truth. Why? The Japanese are not good at Chinese, so it is better to be straightforward and see the bottom of it with one knife.

Li Linfu is obviously a master of this. The most important thing to deal with heavyweight figures like Gao Lishi is to pay attention to the details. The first thing is to dismiss the concubines. This is the life gate of eunuchs. With them, the best flattery effect will be reduced by half. Although Gao Lishi has a wife, it is inhumane after all. If the house is full of fragrant and fragrant meat formations and the group of female porridge will definitely affect the other party's emotions;

Secondly, no matter how big the eunuch is, he is also a slave to the emperor. His inferiority complex is deeply rooted, so he must lift the other party to a certain height. The key is how to lift it. Everyone can go out to greet him in person. I believe that Gao Lishi has been tired of listening to praise him. All Li Linfu has to do is to open the door to greet him. The door in his mansion has been opened in a handful of times in the past decade, unless it is Li Longji or Wu Huifei, and even Zhang Jiuling, the old prime minister and literary leader, came to visit, at most, he opened the middle door to open the door for Gao Lishi. Needless to say, when the red and rusty door opened, it made a harsh sound of "creaking", which is more pleasant than any flattery.

"Aweng came to the despair in person, which made the turtle shine. I told you why the magpies under the eaves screamed so loudly in the morning. It turned out that it was because of this. Please come in quickly!"

Li Linfu had a happy eyebrow, and his smile was brighter than the spring in May.

"I'm really sorry for not being accused of it! The gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion was opened for me, a mere palace servant. If it spread, everyone would say that I don't love myself. Then another note was added to the unofficial history: 'Gao Lishi visited Li Linfu at night, and the handsome guest broke into the Prime Minister's Gate, wouldn't it make me laugh at for thousands of years? It's better if I don't enter this door! It's better if I don't enter!"

Gao Lishi was joking, and the man walked towards the side door. Li Linfu laughed, "Aweng is really good at joking. If even Aweng can't enter, wouldn't my gate rust to death?"

After saying that, he grabbed Gao Lishi's hand and went straight into the gate. Gao Lishi also pushed it halfway, squinted his eyes and felt the feeling of entering the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Zhao behind him sighed secretly when he could walk through the prime minister's door in a glorious manner?

"Ahon! I'll wait at the door."

Gao Lishi smiled faintly and nodded, as if he agreed. A seemingly unnecessary sentence made Li Linfu suddenly notice him and was slightly stunned. When did Yang Zhao become Gao Lishi's bodyguard, but at this moment he had no time to worry too much, so he only looked at him deeply and pulled Gao Lishi into the door.

Li Linfu invited Gao Lishi into his study, "Women's wardrobe, men's study (there was another balcony in later generations)." For families with a slightly more abundant family, most men have their own study, which has nothing to do with knowledge. It is the world of men. If they sit in the study, those who have careers can think of opponents in the shopping mall or political enemies in the officialdom; those who are more leisurely can think of women who cannot dream; those who are really not good can hide in the study to avoid the roar of the Lion in the East of the River.

Although Li Linfu was not very knowledgeable, his study room was even harder to enter than Li Longji's imperial study room and was even more secretive. The study room was arranged in a simple and clear manner. The books on the rows of bookshelf were newly built. They were essential ornaments in Li Linfu's study room and were indispensable. Behind a wide red sandalwood desk, there was an old yellow rattan chair, and the armrests on both sides had been shiny. On this old rattan chair, he planned a political conspiracy again and again, and the rain of hands turned over and rain, all of which were enough to change the color of mountains and rivers.

But today Li Linfu invited Gao Lishi to the study, but it was not all a gesture, but he had already noticed that Gao Lishi was coming. The two sat around a small green table carved from a whole piece of Hetian jade. The servants served tea, and more than a dozen personal guards stood at the door, and the study was suddenly in a storm.

Gao Lishi is tall, but his professional habits make his back a little hunched. His eyes are fickle, varying from person to person, and from time to time. Sometimes he is like a gentle sheep with a gentle head, with kindness and weakness in his eyes; sometimes he is like a falcon that spreads his wings and wants to fly high, with sharp and straightforward eyes; but at this time, his eyes are like a pool of turbid water, which Li Linfu cannot see or guess.

Gao Lishi gently picked up the tea tray, covered the edge of the tea cup with a cup and sipped it twice, tasted a sip of tea, and then carefully played with this Xing Kiln with a fine body and a white glaze color.

Li Linfu was not anxious, his eyes drooped, as if he was observing the thorns on his huge nose, and a humble smile filled the corners of his mouth, but the air in the room was a little nervous. Two heavyweights of the Tang Dynasty seemed to be fighting Taifa, which seemed leisurely and plain, but there was also a hidden trick in the middle. These two people hadn't sat alone for many years. Today they met, how could they be as simple as drinking a cup of tea.

After a while of silence, Gao Lishi put down the teacup, smiled faintly, took out the memorial from his arms, and gently placed it on the table, and pointed the slender and round index finger on it, "This is what the emperor asked me to return to you."

Li Linfu was shocked. It turned out that Gao Lishi was ordered by the emperor to repay a memorial. He was just a little eunuch who could do something, but Gao Lishi was still sick. Li Linfu's eyes moved to the memorial and couldn't help but breathe, "What exactly is written in this?"

His hands trembled slightly and picked up the memorial. Wang Gong's name was written on the cover. A thought flashed through his mind, "Is this the memorial that King Gan Guangping insulted him?"

He looked up at Gao Lishi, but saw him lowering his head to drink tea. The water vapor lingered, making his eyes hazy, without any expression on his face, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Li Linfu thought again and again, it shouldn't be that the memorial was sent in at dusk at the fastest time. At that time, the emperor had already returned to the inner palace and probably hadn't seen it yet.

He remembered something and hurriedly opened the memorial. It was indeed the memorial that impeached Li Qing for falsely passing the imperial edict. There was no word on it. Li Linfu suddenly felt that his scalp exploded. This was the memorial from Wang Gong, but the emperor gave it to him. In other words, the emperor knew clearly that he was attacking Li Qing and letting Gao Lishi come as if he used a thick pen to make a heavy stroke under his name. He was seriously warning himself not to move Li Qing arbitrarily.

But Li Linfu's nervousness was only in a moment, and he quickly calmed down. It seemed that the emperor wanted to reuse Li Qing, "Do you want to train him to deal with him?"

Although the idea was ridiculous, the emperor warned himself not to touch him, and it was obvious that he wanted to push him to his opposite side. He looked at Gao Lishi and saw that he was still drinking tea, which seemed to have been a little longer.

"Can you know why the emperor gave memorial to me?" Although everyone knows it well, the innocent posture still needs to be put on.

Gao Lishi refused to answer, but pointed to the teacup and smiled, "I like the feel of this cup. Can Li Xiangguo be willing to give up?"

"Whatever Ahon said? Just take it away, someone will come!"

A guard came in to answer, and Li Linfu pointed to the cup and said, "Wash it well and put it in my white jade box to deliver it to Ah Weng!"

"Haha, thank you!"

Gao Lishi stood up with a smile and said goodbye to him, "I am heavy. I want to go home and have a sleep, and come back to talk to the prime minister again next day."

Seeing that Gao Lishi was not willing to say a word or force him, Li Linfu sent him out of the gate. At this time, it was already dark, and a waning moon hung in the air, emitting a faint brilliance.

As soon as the two stepped down the steps, a gorgeous and wide carriage came from a distance, and stopped not far from Li Linfu. The guards immediately surrounded Li Linfu, but a trace of indifference flashed in Li Linfu's eyes. He recognized that it was the prince's carriage.

The car door opened, Li Jingzhong got down, bowed deeply to the two of them, pointed to the inside of the car and said, "The King of Guangping's words hit the Prime Minister. His Highness has beaten him hard, and now he is sent to the Prime Minister to test the injury and apologize."

"How can this be done? How can I blame the child!"

Li Linfu took two steps quickly, looked at Li Chu who was unconscious in the car, and complained repeatedly: "The Prime Minister can hold a boat in his stomach. How could I take a child's unintentional words to heart? Please go back and tell His Highness the Crown Prince that you must not be able to do it next time. There is something wrong with the dog. I will also order him to kowtow to His Highness to apologize tomorrow."

After saying that, he shook his head repeatedly and said to Gao Lishi: "Ahon! Look at this matter! It's all my fault that I didn't make a statement in time."

Gao Lishi smiled and said, "The Prime Minister did not take this matter to heart, so naturally he would not have thought that the prince would scold King Guangping. This cannot be blamed on the Prime Minister."

He waved to Li Jingzhong again, "Don't delay any more! Go and heal King Guangping quickly." Li Jingzhong agreed, bowed and said goodbye, hurriedly got on the carriage, and rushed towards Baisunyuan.

Li Linfu looked at the carriage away and sighed in his heart, "In this way, things will become quarrels among children, and Li Heng has cleared his relationship with this matter. Well, look for another opportunity!"

Gao Lishi seemed not to take this matter seriously. He got on the carriage and poked out half of his body from the car window and waved to Li Linfu: "Yeliang, go back! We are all older, not as good as before, but we should take care of our health. Oh! The emperor is too. His health has been getting worse every year in the past two years, which is really worrying!"

After saying that, the carriage slowly started and gradually disappeared into the night. As soon as Gao Lishi left, Li Linfu's thoughts returned to the memorial.

"The emperor wants to train himself as an opponent!"

He sneered, even if he didn't move him, he would never give him a chance. Li Linfu had already thought of a solution, "No need to tiring prefectures and counties, and no one should be allowed to do it for Taiwan." This is a custom made by the Tang Dynasty. As long as he insisted on not allowing Li Qing to release him and enclosed him in Beijing, he would never have a chance to make a comeback.

However, this Gao Lishi was useless to open the door for him and did not express any expression to him. It seemed that he was really biased towards the prince. Li Linfu shook his head in anger and walked into the mansion surrounded by the guards.

A cool breeze blew, and his mind suddenly became clear. He stopped suddenly and stared at the steps. His mind kept echoing what Gao Lishi said, "The emperor is too. His health has been getting worse every year in the past two years, which is really worrying."

Li Linfu suddenly realized that Gao Lishi was reminding himself that the emperor might not have much time, so he should hurry up!

The carriage ran in the dark, Gao Lishi was half lying in the carriage and closed his eyes to rest, but there was a hint of pride on his lips. He knew that Li Linfu would definitely understand what he said in the end. It was right for him to be inclined to be the prince's party, and it was right for him to hope that Li Linfu could take ruthless measures against the prince.
Chapter completed!