After seeing the scenery at the top, it is great wisdom to be willing to take the initiative to go down from the top.

Li Linfu is not.

He was about to die of illness and was unwilling to let go of power. Even though he knew that Li Longji had suppressed the power of the prime minister, he still tried every means to survive in the court, but he never thought of taking the initiative to say goodbye to his old age.

Perhaps, he could no longer give up. He no longer represented not only himself, but also all the prime minister factions in the court who fell in love with him, as well as the East Palace faction, which was eyeing and ready to pounce on him at any time. Once he let go, he would be destroyed.

disaster.

How to escape from the wolf in front and the tiger in back?

Even though Li Linfu was lying on the sick bed, he was still frail and powerful as a prime minister. His eyes were half open and half closed, like a thin sick tiger taking a nap in the forest. Although the sick tiger was weak, all the beasts were frightened.

The guest of honor stood in front of the sick bed, with his hands lowered and respectfully, not daring to express his dignity.

"Here, there is a roster that I personally drew up. You can take it and visit them one by one. Some of them will immediately ask the Ministry of Personnel to be transferred out of Beijing and sent to other places. Some of them will immediately return to their official posts. Don't be greedy for power. Otherwise, things will change if you wait too long.

..." Li Linfu weakly took out a roster from under his pillow and handed it to the guest.

The guest was shocked and said in panic: "Master Prime Minister, has it reached this point?"

Li Linfu closed his eyes and sighed: "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, I am old, and my time is running out. I will eventually find a way to survive for the people below."

The guest said with tears: "The prime minister has been in charge of the Tang Dynasty for half his life, but now he has ended up..."

Li Linfu suddenly laughed, coughed a few times, and said: "It's not that serious. The monarch and his ministers are actually compromising each other in order to survive. Your Majesty will not do anything to me. Now I am just giving in. Whatever your Majesty has to worry about, the court

The court was out of balance, so I cut off my own wings and chipped away at my own foundation, so that Your Majesty could feel at ease. I took this step back and let the court form a new balance. Your Majesty should not rush to kill everyone. He has to be wary of the public opinion of the world and the court.

, so my position as right-hand prime minister is still unshakable..."

Youyou sighed, and Li Linfu continued: "But this balance will not last long. Donggong and Yang Guozhong are eyeing each other, and they will pounce on them sooner or later. Your Majesty is happy to see the new forces destroy the old forces. He will only be optimistic about the success and will not stand.

On my side, I don’t have much time left, and I will die if I die, but you...you have to make plans in advance."

Looking up at the beams above his head, Li Linfu suddenly laughed: "Half your life you have been a great minister, but you don't expect to have to fight for your own life before you die. It's ridiculous! How unwilling!"

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Gu Qing officially took up the post of Chief of Zuowei. After working for a long time, he realized that he was unhappy.

In the past, it was great to join the army as a recorder. It was basically a sinecure. After every day, I would wander around with nothing to do. I didn't do much official business. Everyone in Zuowei's family, from the general to the gatekeepers, looked familiar.

Now that he has taken up the post of chief historian, Gu Qing realizes that the workload of this official position is not as large as usual. The chief historian is responsible for many matters, from the compilation of the roster of soldiers of the left guard, to the inspection of the guards for misconduct and lawlessness, as well as the summary of the affairs of various Cao Cao, as well as weapons

The rotating storage of military rations, etc., were all handled by Chang Shi alone.

It had only been half a day at work, and Gu Qing was almost paralyzed from exhaustion. He seriously suspected that the aftermath of the prison robbery incident a few days ago was still lingering, and Li Longji's real punishment for him had just begun. Maybe he had already made up his mind to promote him to an official position and torture him to death.

At noon, Gu Qing sat alone in the room and reflected on his life. After summarizing his original intention, he felt that he should not have the temperament to serve the people hard and without complaint, so Gu Qing made a decisive decision to skip work in the afternoon.

I packed up my things, returned home neatly, and got into the kitchen without saying a word.

The family has servants, a butler, an accountant, and a cook. Everything else is going well, but I am a little dissatisfied with the cook's skills. Gu Qing must teach him how to cook. When it comes to eating, Gu Qing has always been serious and rigorous.

After teaching all afternoon and wasting countless ingredients, the chef was finally able to make a few good dishes, and Gu Qing was barely satisfied.

In the evening, Butler Xu came to report that Li Twelve Niang's house, who lived in Changlefang, sent a female attendant to come and invite Gu Qing to come over for a banquet.

It is common for the upper class to hold banquets to entertain guests. This is a means of socializing. Just like garden parties, Li Twelve Niang is quite prestigious among the people in Chang'an City. Guests often come to her door, and banquets have become an indispensable part of daily communication.

Activity.

Gu Qing went happily. Last time he and Zhang Huaijin dug an ant nest in Li Twelve Niang's yard. After digging half of it, Zhang Huaijin couldn't bear it anymore and called an emergency stop. Gu Qing had to give up reluctantly. He just happened to go to see if the ant nest was still there tonight.

.

Entering Li Twelve Niang's house, there were cheers and laughter in the front hall. Gu Qing took off his shoes and entered the hall. He first paid homage to Li Twelve Niang, who smiled and introduced Gu Qing's guests.

Gu Qing looked at the three guests in the hall. One of them had a thin face and a yellow complexion. He was about thirty years old. His blue gown looked a bit shabby. It was obvious that his family was quite poor. The other one was also in his thirties and had a burly build.

He is strong, has sharp eyes, wears a short shirt and strong clothes, and looks like a man in his forties, dressed as a scribe, with a calm face and no anger or authority.

Li Twelve Niang stepped forward to introduce Gu Qing, pointed at the man who seemed to be from a poor family, and said with a smile: "This is Du Fu, Du Zimei, who is waiting to build Jixian Academy in Chang'an and wait for the imperial court to appoint him. He has extraordinary literary talent and poetic talent."

She is stunning and a friend worth making."

Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, then looked at Du Fu in astonishment, feeling suddenly excited.

It's really a worthwhile journey. After getting to know Li Bai, I also got to know a great poet. A great poet who is as famous as the poet Li Bai.

Poetic Immortals and Poetic Saints seem to be poorer than the last, and the profession of poets has obviously been in decline since ancient times.

"Brother Zimei! I have been friends with brother Zimei for a long time. I wish I had never known Jing. Today is such a blessing." Gu Qing stepped forward and held Du Fu's hand, shaking it up and down.

He looks so poor, I really want to give him a big red envelope...

Du Fu was also stunned. Why was the young man in front of him so excited? Du Fu was now in his thirties, but his official career was not smooth. It was not until the end of last year that he wrote a "Fu on the Great Gift" and was praised by Li

Longi's appreciation, the so-called appreciation is just the word "to be made", which means you wait slowly for me to appoint you as an official.

A person who has accomplished nothing in his thirties would never have imagined that he would be treated with such dignity.

"Well, I've admired you for a long time. I'm afraid this is Gu Changshi? Gu Changshi is quite famous in Chang'an these days. Du has heard of his name for a long time, especially your song 'May we live forever, thousands of miles apart, we can share the beauty of the moon'."

Du Fu was fascinated and fascinated." Du Fu bowed politely.

Gu Qing hurriedly returned the gift: "Brother Zimei, you're so polite. Your song "It's a great place to have tens of thousands of mansions, and it will shelter all the poor people in the world with joy" also made Gu deeply moved and admired."

After the words fell, there was a deathly silence in the front hall. Everyone, including Li Twelve Niang, stared at Gu Qing with strange eyes.

Gu Qing's smile froze, and then he kept blinking.

Did I say the wrong thing? Did I salute the wrong way? Is there something wrong?

For a long time, Du Fu sighed quietly: "Du is ashamed, has accomplished nothing in his studies, and even writes poems in a mess. Gu Changshi is afraid that he admitted the wrong person. Du has never composed the poem 'How to secure a vast mansion with thousands of rooms'..."

…”

Gu Qing was suddenly embarrassed, and then he finally realized. This poem was indeed written by Du Fu, but it should have been written by Du Fu many years later when he temporarily lived in Yizhou Thatched Cottage. This poem has not yet been published.

The eyes of the two guests nearby lit up. One of them, a scribe in his forties, murmured: "'There are tens of millions of mansions in Anhui, and it shelters all the poor people in the world.' What a poem! Gu Changshi is worthy of being able to write it.

The young celebrity who has "shared the beauty of the moon from a thousand miles apart" has such a great reputation and is so talented and talented. In a dozen words, he shows his compassion for the common people. I admire him!"

When she heard someone praising Gu Qing, Li Twelve's eyebrows suddenly showed joy, and she looked at Gu Qing with great fondness, as if she was proud of her child.

Li Twelve Niang then introduced: "This is the imperial censor, Yan Zhenqing. Together with Zhang Xu, they are known as the two great calligraphers in the world. Yan Qingchen is good at regular script and Zhang Xu is good at cursive script. However, Zhang Xu is a drunkard and has an extraordinary taste in wine."

Damn, he goes crazy when he's drunk, he's smashed my house many times while he's drunk, Gu Qing, please don't pay attention to him in the future."

Gu Qing was in awe again. This man was a loyal minister. Unfortunately, later generations only praised his calligraphy, but few people mentioned the loyalty of the Yan family.

After adjusting his clothes, Gu Qing bowed to Yan Zhenqing very formally.

Yan Zhenqing was confused by Gu Qing's serious courtesy and subconsciously returned the gesture.

After Gu Qing saluted, he looked deeply at Yan Zhenqing and said: "Yan Gongzhong's loyalty is as bright as the sun, and future generations can learn from it."

This sentence made everyone more and more confused, but Gu Qing could not say anything and could only sigh.

I hope that I can prevent some tragedies from happening and let the loyal ministers in the world have a good ending.

Seeing that Gu Qing was acting strange tonight, Li Twelve Mother took a deep look at him and introduced him to the last guest dressed as a warrior. When introducing this guest, Li Twelve Mother's expression suddenly became much colder.

"The name of this uninvited guest is Pei Min. His swordsmanship is superb and he can be called the best in the world. He heard that you are the son of an old friend, and he came to see you."

Gu Qing was shocked again.

Pei Min is the only person in history who is called the "Sword Master". This is not a nickname given by people in the world, but it is actually recorded in history books. Li Bai's poems, Zhang Xu's cursive script, Pei Min

Min's sword is known as the "Three Wonders of the Tang Dynasty".

If Jianghu existed in the Tang Dynasty, then the sword master in front of him could be said to be a super master of Jianghu.

Gu Qing quickly stepped forward to greet him.

Pei Min laughed, but did not return the favor. Instead, he stepped forward and patted Gu Qing's shoulder hard, causing Gu Qing to stoop. Li Twelve Niang frowned and scolded: "Be gentle, don't you see that I am just a child?"

,Haven’t you ever practiced Kung Fu?”

Pei Min looked at Gu Qing and said with a smile: "The Gu family's baby has grown so big. Your parents and I were close friends back then. We drank together and killed people together. Of course, your parents and I also had several fights.

, How many years have passed, I am so happy to see my old friend’s son, I won’t come home until I get drunk tonight!”

Looking at Li Twelve Niang with a smile, Pei Min said: "Back then, I was sparring with the Gu family, and Pei narrowly won a move. You almost rushed over to fight me, but it was just a sparring match. Neither the Gu family nor I took it seriously, but you took it seriously.

Yes, you have treated me like an enemy for these years, but it is rare to hear Twelve Mothers praise me as 'the best in the world'."

Gu Qing was shocked. In the past, he heard from Li Twelve Niang that his parents were highly skilled in martial arts. It would be an exaggeration to say that they were invincible in the world, but they should be considered top-notch masters in the Tang Dynasty. However, when the couple joined forces to compete with Pei Min, they were both

Failure to defeat him shows how unfathomable Pei Min's swordsmanship is.

Li Twelve Niang said coldly: "Your swordsmanship is indeed the best in the world. However, because of your superb swordsmanship, you are inevitably aloof and ruthless, but you cannot be called a 'hero'. Also, I have treated you like an enemy over the years."

Kou, it’s definitely not about the dispute between you and the Gu family back then. You know the real reason."

Pei Min was startled, then suddenly showed a look of desolation, and sighed helplessly: "Twelve mothers, there are some things I can't do. The emperor treats me with your kindness. I served as the military envoy of Longhua many years ago, and I earned my salary from you.

Is it possible to disobey the king? I explained these words to you back then, but you never wanted to listen."

Li Twelve Niang sneered sarcastically: "The hatred of old friends and the kindness of the emperor have made things difficult for you."

Pei Min lowered his head and remained silent.
To be continued...