Tibet

In the past two days, Li Ye was like a bystander, calmly watching the development of the situation. In various descriptions in the Chang'an market, he has been completely demonized. The speaker is full of interest, and the listener is relishing it. He is like a human blood steamed bun. , many fathers in Chang'an who were disappointed with their sons found spiritual sustenance.

‘Although my son is a rogue, at least he is not as bloodthirsty and murderous as that Li Ye. He is much more generous and kind-hearted. '

There were also differences among the officials in the court. Officials headed by Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie and others believed that Li Ye was murderous and immoral, while officials headed by Wei Jiansu believed that Li Ye killed people out of self-preservation and was excusable.

However, although the discussion in the court was lively, the military was surprisingly quiet and did not make any statement on this matter.

That evening, when Li Ye just came back from outside, his mother Pei Sanniang came up to him and said, "Ye'er, Gao Lishi sent someone over just now and asked you to visit his house when you come back."

Li Ye nodded, "I'll go right away!"

"Ye'er!"

Pei Sanniang called to her son again, and said with worry on her face: "Are you going to be okay?"

Li Ye laughed, "How could something happen to me? Don't worry, I'm fine."

Li Ye called a carriage and went to Yishanfang.

Pei Sanniang walked to the door, watched her son's carriage drive away, and sighed softly. How could she not be worried?

Now Li Ye doesn't even ride a horse when he goes out in the evening. He hires an ox-cart or a horse-drawn carriage, which makes it easier to come back at night. Even if the gate is closed, it won't be difficult for him, but riding a horse will be troublesome.

After arriving at Gao Lishi's house, Feng Quannong hurried out and said with a smile: "The little monkey is finally willing to come to the door?"

Li Ye saluted quickly, "I've been very anxious during this period, please forgive me, Uncle Feng!"

"Are you going to be so worried? I don't believe it! You are smarter than a fox, I understand you."

Li Ye laughed dryly and said, "Is Mr. Gao here?"

"Waiting for you, come with me!"

Feng Qunong took Li Ye to the mansion.

Li Ye knew full well that Gao Lishi would come to him only after the emperor saw the impeachment letter.

Although Li Ye also knew that with the support of the imperial concubine, nothing would happen to him in the end, but the emperor's heart is unpredictable. Who knows what the emperor would think. Even if he didn't pursue him, he might transfer him to Lingnan.

Arriving at Gao Lishi's study, Gao Lishi had just come back, changed into a loose Zen clothes and played with his hobbies in the room.

Gao Lishi had a wide range of hobbies, but his two biggest hobbies were wood and stone, especially jade. His study was filled with all kinds of jade, not only Khotan jade seeds, There are also Kunlun jade, Lantian jade and Xiu jade, and even high-quality East China Sea crystal.

Li Ye recognized at a glance that the jade in front of Gao Lishi was the famous Immortal Pillow. It was actually a piece of pillow-shaped Khotan white jade seed material with three mountains, five lakes and fairy mountains and islands engraved on it. Using it as a pillow to sleep, you can sleep in your dreams. The middle journey covers famous mountains and rivers all over the country.

But this Immortal Pillow was collected by his grandfather Li Linfu. How did it end up in Gao Lishi's hands?

Li Ye suddenly realized that his grandfather might still have contacts with Gao Lishi secretly.

"Junior pays homage to Gao Wen and wishes him well!"

Gao Lishi smiled and nodded, "Sit down!"

Gao Lishi's room was covered with mats, so he could sit on the floor. Li Ye sat cross-legged, but he was still not used to kneeling.

"How is your grandfather doing?"

Li Ye shook his head, "I haven't seen my grandfather for a long time."

"You have to visit him often. After all, he has great expectations for you. Last time he preferred his eldest grandson, but there was nothing he could do about it. You have to understand his difficulties."

Li Ye quickly said: "I will go visit my grandfather. Thank you Gao Weng for reminding me. I really don't take that matter to heart."

Gao Lishi nodded, "Actually, you should know well that I am looking for you today because of the matter of impeaching you, Shi Zheng Ang. You don't need to explain it to me. The key is that you have to give an explanation to the emperor."

Li Ye was silent for a moment, then took out a wooden box from his arms and pushed it to Gao Lishi, "This is the wealth that Yuan Mile and others collected crazily in two months, a total of 150,000 yuan!"

Gao Lishi looked at Li Ye in shock and said for a long time: "How did you guess that I was going to ask this?"

Li Ye said lightly: "Of course I couldn't guess it, but I know that this matter can be hidden from Yang Guozhong, but not from the emperor. In fact, I don't intend to hide it. I left these 150,000 coins just to hand over the matter at the critical moment." Give it to the Emperor, I believe the Emperor will give me a chance for the sake of money."

Gao Lishi praised: "You are indeed extremely smart. Dugu Lie only found the 33,000 coins collected that day. So where did the money collected in the previous two months go? It was like disappearing out of thin air. Today the emperor Tell me, if you know the times, I'll give you a chance."

"How does the emperor know that I took it?"

Gao Lishi smiled slightly and said: "Those people carry all their important documents with them, not to mention their belongings. There is a secret pocket in Yuan Mile's underwear, but it is empty. Yuan Mile was killed by you, so you took it away." Most likely."

"What chance does the emperor give me?"

"The day after tomorrow is November 15th. The Emperor will hold a great court meeting regarding the affairs of Yunyang County. If you can refute Zheng Ang and others at the court meeting, then not only will you not be punished, you may even be rewarded."

"The emperor will still reward me?" This was beyond Li Ye's expectation.

Gao Lishi laughed meaningfully, "You gave the imperial concubine a top-notch gem, so the empress should return the favor to you!"

Li Ye felt warm in his heart, and the imperial concubine indeed interceded for him.

When Li Ye returned home, it was already dark, but he saw his mother still standing in the yard waiting for him. He could see the worry that could not be concealed in his mother's eyes.

"Mom, you are still worried!"

Pei Sanniang rubbed her son's hair and said, "Actually, I still think our family is happiest when you play polo. But since you became an official, we have been apart for several years. My mother's dreams at night are all about you. Finally, the whole family is reunited." , something like this happens again, something like that always makes people worry all the time. Ye'er, your father and I have already discussed it. If you are not worried about our safety, your father can resign and our whole family will go to Suiye together. "

Li Ye was moved in his heart and said with a smile: "Since mother is so worried, I will tell you the details. I will never have anything happen to you. I have the imperial concubine to guarantee me. No matter how much those people toss or clamor, the imperial concubine will definitely keep me safe." .”

"Why?"

Li Ye pointed to the gold bracelet on his mother's hand. It was inlaid with five gems: red, blue, green, yellow, and purple. All of them were of high quality. This meant that he planned to give the five gems to Mrs. Guo Guo last time. , Mrs. Guo Guo refused to take it, so he had it inlaid for his mother. He got it and gave it to his mother yesterday.

"Do you like these five gems, mother?" Li Ye asked with a smile.

Pei Sanniang nodded, "Of course I like what you gave me, but I went to Dongshi today to show it to a jeweler. They said it was an extremely precious gem and they were willing to pay 8,000 yuan to buy it. It's so valuable. I I don’t even dare to wear it anymore.”

"This is indeed a very precious gem, but I give it to the imperial concubine. It is ten thousand times more valuable than this. It is a rare thing in the world. The imperial concubine wears it on her chest. If anything happens to me, the imperial concubine will definitely return it to me. This favor.”

"This is your wishful thinking!"

Pei Sanniang frowned and said, "How could the imperial concubine remember such a trivial matter? Perhaps she may not think that this is a favor owed to you. It is only natural that you, as a minister, present the gem to her."

Li Ye shook his head, "Gao Lishi told me this, and the imperial concubine has already interceded with me."

Pei Sanniang's heart suddenly fell to the ground. Everyone in Chang'an knew that as long as the imperial concubine wanted to, she could pluck the moon from the sky.

There is a noble concubine interceding for his son, so what do I have to worry about?

Pei Sanniang suddenly remembered something, blinked and said with a smile: "Just after you left in the afternoon, Miss Suzaku came. She gave you a painting. It is on your desk. Go and see it yourself! I can't understand what the painting means. ?”

Li Ye's face turned red and his expression became a little twitchy. There must be a secret in the painting. How could his mother open it and look at it casually?

"Let me make it clear first, I didn't mean to look at your painting, I just accidentally broke the thread that bound the painting."

Pei Sanniang smiled and hurried back to her room.