Tibet

The emperor asked Li Ye to leave the day after tomorrow, which meant that Li Ye could not play the last game for Gao Lishi.

Li Ye immediately found Gao Lishi, and Gao Lishi invited Li Ye to the inner hall.

After a long while, Gao Lishi said slowly: "Your grandfather told you! What happened to Ge Luolu and Xue Bu."

Li Ye nodded and said: "Grandfather said that Ge Luolu and Xue Bu jointly offered three million sheep in exchange for me. The emperor gave my grandfather face and asked me to go to the Western Regions to hide."

Gao Lishi smiled faintly, "Your grandfather no longer has the same status in the emperor's heart as before. In fact, it was I who persuaded the emperor to let you go to the Western Regions. Three million sheep are worth millions. The wealth is so touching!"

Li Ye narrowed his eyes, "Does the emperor also want to hand me over for sheep?"

Gao Lishi still shook his head, "The dignified Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not like this. He is someone else, an important minister with financial power. Guess who it is?"

"Yang Guozhong!"

Gao Lishi nodded, "He has already persuaded the emperor twice, and I am worried that Mrs. Guo will also start to persuade the emperor."

Speaking of this, Gao Lishi lowered his voice and said: "The emperor has never been able to withstand her pillow wind, so you must leave Chang'an today, not wait until the day after tomorrow!"

Li Ye was moved and nodded silently, "It's a pity that I can't compete for the top spot for Gao Weng!"

Gao Lishi laughed and said, "It would be shameful to win Tiangui this year but not even make it to the top ten next year. I am very satisfied with the third place."

Gao Lishi took out the 10,000-guan cash register ticket and handed it to Li Ye, "This is for you. You deserve it. Take it!"

Li Ye accepted the money and nodded, "I will always remember Gao Weng's protective feelings for me."

Gao Lishi smiled slightly and said: "Actually, it was Feilong who persuaded me to bet on you. He can arrange for himself to become immortal in Wutingchuan, which proves that he is not a mortal. I have always believed in his words, and I hope you will not let me down."

Li Ye put the Baoshou card on the table, stood up and clasped his fists, saying: "The green mountains will not change, the green water will always flow. I say goodbye, junior!"

Gao Lishi stared at the Baoshou card on the table and sighed softly: "This child has decided to rely on himself!"

After leaving Gao Lishi's house, Li Ye returned to the Anranju Restaurant in Guangzhaifang, where his grandfather Li Linfu was still waiting for him.

"What did Gao Lishi say?" Li Linfu asked anxiously.

Li Ye hesitated and said: "Gao Lishi said that the emperor no longer cares about his grandfather's face. It was his repeated persuasion that made the emperor agree to let me go to the Western Regions. Moreover, Gao Lishi asked me to leave today. Once Mrs. Guo Guo blows the pillow, If the wind blows, the emperor will change his mind."

Li Linfu slowly walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looking very lonely. He still thought too highly of himself. It turned out that he had no place in the emperor's heart, and he also thought of things too simply. Although the emperor would not want this A bounty, but the Yang family wants it!

"Gao Lishi is right, you leave today!"

Li Ye asked in a low voice: "Has my grandfather been shunned by the Yang family?"

Li Linfu nodded, "I underestimated the emperor. Yang Guozhong became deputy prime minister and immediately got the executive pen. The emperor changed the rules and changed the term of the executive pen to once a year, and Yang Guozhong got the real power of the prime minister.

Although I still have the power to appoint officials of fifth rank and above, the appointment must be discussed and approved by the political hall before the appointment can be implemented. As a result, the appointment power has become the recommendation power.

Chen Xilie has defected to the Yang family. Wei Jiansu is the prince's spokesperson in the political affairs hall. Zhang Jun remains neutral and abstains from voting every time. Once the political affairs hall fails, it will be decided by the emperor. In fact, the appointment power of officials above the fifth rank is also The emperor has it in his hands. This is the genius of the emperor. He used the Yang family to get the power he wanted. "

Speaking of this, Li Linfu sighed, "You are right, I have actually been ignored by Yang Guozhong."

Li Ye was silent in thought. He remembered that in history, Li Linfu was dismissed from the prime minister because he was implicated in the rebellion case of Wang Gong's brother. It is estimated that the case was set up by the Yang family.

Not long after he was dismissed as prime minister, Li Linfu's health began to deteriorate rapidly, and he died of illness in less than a year. The Li family was immediately liquidated, their homes were confiscated, they were dismissed, and they were exiled. From then on, they never recovered.

Wang Gong's case was the beginning of Li Linfu's downfall and the liquidation of the Li family. If he guessed correctly, the time should be next year, but he might not be able to come back next year.

Thinking that his mother would be exiled to Yunnan, Li Ye felt like a big stone was weighing on his heart. No matter what, he must save the Li family and prevent his mother from encountering misfortune.

"Grandpa, Feilong told me something, which is related to my grandfather's fate."

"What's up?"

Li Linfu turned around and looked at Li Ye.

"Feilong said that he had calculated the secrets of heaven and that my grandfather would have a great disaster next year."

"What calamity?"

Li Linfu became a little nervous. He also knew that Feilong was not an ordinary person. Even Gao Lishi believed in Feilong's prophecy.

"Feilong said that this calamity is related to Wang Gong. Maybe something big will happen to Wang Gong, and then his grandfather will be implicated!"

Li Linfu was shocked. Wang Gong was his ally. If Yang Guozhong attacked him, he would definitely eliminate Wang Gong first. Wang Gong would indeed be prone to trouble next year.

"Then did Feilong say how to solve this calamity?"

Li Ye thought for a while and said, "Feilong said something. He said, 'It is easier to save the trouble than to eliminate it.'"

This sentence means that it is much easier to eradicate the root causes of future troubles than to save them after they occur.

Li Linfu frowned and said, "Did he really say that?"

Li Ye wrote a note and handed it to Li Linfu. Li Linfu looked at it and burned the note.

After thinking for a long time, Li Linfu said slowly: "But I will suffer a lot by doing this!"

"Grandfather, if you keep cutting off, there will be trouble in the future!"

Li Linfu was also a ruthless person, and he knew very well that Sun Tzu's strategy was right. Li Linfu finally nodded and said, "Wang Gong's father is Wang Xian, and he lives in Hedong County, Puzhou."

Li Linfu immediately wrote an address and gave it to Li Ye.

It has been some time since Yang Guozhong returned to Chang'an. After nearly a year of settling in Yizhou, Yang Guozhong was much calmer than last year. Emperor Li Longji finally took a fancy to him and transferred him back to Chang'an to serve as prime minister again in preparation for the eventual replacement of the crown prince. .

If Yang Guozhong was still a local dog last year, clumsy and incompetent, now Yang Guozhong has evolved into a hyena, ferocious and cunning, good at finding the weaknesses behind the enemy.

Let Yang Guozhong govern the country, but he doesn't have the ability or the inclination. Every day, he is thinking about how to bring down Li Linfu.

Yang Guozhong is now the governor, and memorials from various places will come to him, and he will directly approve them. For more important government affairs, he usually bypasses Li Linfu and directly discusses with Chen Xilie, and then Chen Xilie will give his opinion on whether to submit it to the emperor. Or whether it needs to be discussed in the political hall.

Of course, Yang Guozhong didn't have the heart to read memorials every day. He maintained two staffs, promoted seven or eight close officials, divided the six Cao Cao, and formed his own decision-making circle.

The officials under his command were responsible for approving the memorials, and important memorials were handed over to the staff, who would then make suggestions to Yang Guozhong, who would then go to Chen Xilie.

In fact, after Yang Guozhong gained the power to govern, he had completely eclipsed the right prime minister Li Linfu.

About three days ago, a memorial was sent to Shuofang Jiedu Mansion. This memorial aroused Yang Guozhong's strong attention. It turned out that Ge Luolu and the Xue tribe jointly sent envoys to Shuofang, willing to use three million sheep to donate 3 million sheep to the Tang Dynasty. Exchange for Li Ye.

In addition, the Xue tribe also issued a separate reward order offering a reward for Li Ye's head to bounty hunters from all over the country at the price of 100,000 sheepskins.

Yang Guozhong's heart was pounding. These 100,000 sheepskins were obviously prepared for him.

At this time, Yang Guozhong's eldest son Yang Xuan ran in and said: "Father, Li Ye has run away!"

"What!"

Yang Guozhong stood up and asked, "When did it happen?

"It must have been this afternoon. Someone saw him leaving the West City Gate with one of his men, and several horses loaded with luggage."

"Asshole, why didn't you report it earlier?"

"My child just found out about it."

Yang Guozhong took two steps with his hands behind his back and immediately ordered: "Let Yang Jian come see me!"

After a moment, a warrior in his thirties walked quickly and bowed: "Please give me your foster father's orders!"

This Yang Jian is Yang Guozhong's fake son. He is one of Yang Guozhong's capable subordinates in Bashu. His original name is Liu Jian. He once became a Taoist priest in Qingcheng Mountain and practiced martial arts. He is also very smart and capable. Yang Guozhong accepted him as his fake son. , changed his name to Yang Jian.

Yang Guozhong said to him: "Li Ye must be going to Anxi via the Hexi Corridor. You and the warriors should chase him all the way and try to capture him alive. If you can't capture him alive, bring his head to see him!"

"I have never seen him in person!"

Yang Guozhong immediately said to Yang Xuan: "Arrange Xiao Feilong to chase with Yang Jian. He knows Li Ye!"