Tibet

Prime Minister Li Linfu's carriage slowly drove into Pingkangfang under the strict protection of dozens of mounted warriors.

He has been the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty for fifteen years. He is very good at figuring out the emperor's thoughts and can implement the emperor's ideas to the letter every time. He is extremely shrewd and capable, and has won the respect of the emperor Li Longji. He has never changed his position.

Li Linfu is well versed in political power and good at dancing. Over the years, he has brought down Zhang Jiuling, Li Shizhi, Wei Jian and other political opponents, and his position is quite stable. However, the rapid rise of Yang Guozhong in the past two years has made Li Linfu wary.

Of course Yang Guozhong represents the Yang family, and the emperor is ready to reuse his relatives. Once Yang Guifei becomes pregnant, the emperor will definitely replace him with Yang Guozhong to prepare for the second change of crown prince.

Li Linfu was worried. Although Yang Guozhong's rise had only just begun, his official position was far from being comparable to that of Li Linfu.

But Li Linfu saw far ahead. The Yang family, regardless of Yang Xuangui, Yang Wei, or the prince-in-law Yang Qi, were all cowards who only wanted to enjoy themselves, and were as stupid as pigs, so they were nothing to worry about.

The emperor would never support the Yang family even if he wanted to support them. In contrast, Yang Guozhong was flexible, eloquent, good at adapting to the wind, and even better at figuring out the holy will.

Although Yang Guozhong was a bit mediocre in talent and learning, talent and learning were not important. Perhaps the emperor took a fancy to his mediocrity, his ease of control, and the support of his concubine, so he might fall into Yang Guozhong's hands.

In the past two years, Li Linfu has continuously arranged for his subordinates to impeach Yang Zhongguo, but to no avail. Behind Yang Guozhong was the powerful Yang family.

no! He must make the emperor realize that Yang Guozhong's appointment as prime minister is by no means a good sign. He cannot control the Hu border generals at all, nor can he quell the collusion between Nanzhao and Tubo.

But the emperor values ​​​​the Yang family too much, how difficult it is!

Li Linfu sighed secretly, this was not a problem that could be solved in a short time.

At this time, the carriage arrived at the gate of the mansion, the side door slowly opened, and the carriage would drive directly into the mansion.

Suddenly, a clear voice came from the side, "Why should the prime minister judge the world openly when he allows his grandson to commit murder?"

Li Linfu was startled. He opened the car curtain and looked around. He saw two people, one long and one young, standing in front of the stone lion next to the gate. They seemed to be related to father and son. The young man's left arm was splinted and hung around his neck. It seemed that it was broken.

The older man is in his thirties, wearing a plain scarf and a Confucian shirt. He looks like a scholar.

"parking!"

Li Linfu gave an order and the carriage slowly stopped.

Li Linfu said displeasedly: "Go and ask what's going on? What are you trying to do, and what nonsense are you talking about here?"

The steward who was following the carriage hurriedly asked.

Not long after, the steward came back and reported, "Prime Minister, they are a father and son, surnamed Wang, natives of Jingzhao. The father is a tribute scholar. His son is studying at Mingde Academy. He said he was interrupted by the Prime Minister's grandson Li Huai. His arm was broken, and they came here to complain."

Li Linfu's face immediately darkened, "Which room does Li Huai belong to?"

Li Linfu had many wives and concubines, and prosperous descendants. He had twenty-five sons, twenty-five daughters, sixty or seventy grandsons, and fifty or sixty grandsons. There were so many that he could not even remember them.

The steward knew it, and he whispered: "It seems to be Wulang's son."

Li Linfu nodded, "Go and investigate. If the situation is true, give them fifty guan of medical money and tell them to shut up. If it is slander, I will break his father's arm too!"

"The villain knows, let's go investigate!"

The carriage then drove into the huge Xiangguo Mansion.

Li Linfu changed his clothes and came to the door of the study, and then ordered his servants, "Go and find Lao Wu!"

Although Li Linfu asked the steward to investigate, he knew in his heart that it was most likely true. No one in Chang'an City dared to slander him, not even the prince or grandson.

Not long after, the fifth son, Li Dai, hurriedly came to his father's study. Li Dai was born to Li Linfu's second wife, Yang, and was considered his legitimate son. He currently lives in the mansion.

"Kowtow to my father!"

Li Dai rarely met his father alone, so he had to pay homage to him.

"Get up!"

Li Dai stood up and stood with his hands down.

Li Dai is also in his mid-thirties. When he was young, he was handsome and tall, like a jade tree standing in the wind.

Li Linfu felt that he resembled him when he was young and liked him very much.

But later he felt that this son had a weak character, lacked courage, and could not achieve great things, so he gradually disliked him.

Therefore, even if Li Dai was admitted to the Ming Jing Ke, he would not be reused. Currently, he is only serving as a seventh-grade military officer in Qianniu Guard.

Li Linfu glanced at his son and said calmly: "Wu Lang seems to be very idle recently?"

"My son is diligent in official duties and just came back!"

"Didn't you go have a drink with your colleagues?"

"Not today, but there will be a banquet tomorrow. Du Xiang is leaving Jingzhou, and we will say goodbye to him."

"I remember you only have one son!" Li Linfu asked suddenly without any clue.

Li Dai was confused and could only nod his head, "The child is incompetent and cannot continue his father's descendants. Currently, he only has one son."

"You only have one son, so you must be strictly controlled. Your son will cause you big trouble in the future, and even a father can't protect you. Go ahead!"

"Resign, kid!"

Li Dai's eyes widened, and he was horrified. He slowly stepped back, turned around and left, his steps getting faster and faster, and the anger in his heart became more and more intense. His heart was like a mirror, his son Li Huai must have caused a big disaster again. Let dad know.

There is so much competition among the brothers and descendants in the house, and there is an unscrupulous son in the family. How can the father re-use him?

"Come out little beast!"

Li Dai rushed into his yard and yelled.

It happened that his son Li Huai ran out of his study in a panic. Li Dai almost went crazy because this bastard was stealing his own things again.

He stepped forward, grabbed his son's neck and threw him hard. Li Huai lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Li Dai picked up a stick nearby and hit him hard, "I'll beat you to death, you unscrupulous son!"

Li Huai received two sticks and immediately rolled on the ground, crying and shouting, "Mom, help me! Daddy is going to beat me to death."

"This troublemaker deserves to be beaten to death!"

At this time, a woman in palace clothes, surrounded by several maids, ran over in a panic, "Stop, stop!"

The woman is Li Dai's wife Yuwen, and she is also the legitimate daughter of the Yuwen family. Although she is a woman, she has a very strong character.

Li Dai didn't get along as he wanted and couldn't hold his head up in front of his wife, so he had to throw down the stick bitterly.

Yu Wenshi stepped forward and hugged her son. When she saw bruises on his wrists, she felt extremely distressed. She turned back and glared at her husband and said, "Why did you hit him?"

"Ask him yourself, what good thing did he do today? Father called me to reprimand him."

"I haven't done anything and you only know how to slander others. Why do you hit me?"

With his mother as his backer, Li Huai also became domineering and rude to his father.

"you--"

Li Dai was so angry that he trembled all over and said to his wife: "You can spoil him again! He doesn't even take his own father seriously."

Yuwenshi said coldly: "Fang Xiao, a kind father and son, you beat and scold him like a dog all day long, and you still expect him to respect you?"

Li Dai pointed at his wife, his hands shaking, "Okay! Okay! This is what you said. From today on, I will treat him as if I don't have this son, and I will no longer care about his affairs."

Yuwen's eyebrows rose, "Humph! You don't have to worry about it. My father likes him and will give him a future in the future. How many years have you been a seventh-grade sesame official? How can my son still count on you?"

Yuwenshi helped her son up, "Let's go!"

Mother and son ignored Li Dai and walked away.

Li Dai felt that all his thoughts were gone, and he felt dizzy for a while. At this moment, Zhang Hong, the chief steward, walked to the door of the courtyard and said loudly: "I have been told by the master that Wu Lang has no way to teach his son. From today on, he will be dismissed as the head of the manor." , Shiro took over."

The house leaked and it rained all night long. Li Dai was on the verge of tears. His last position in the family was also deprived of him.