A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

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Li Zhi was walking in the city of Chang'an. He just came out of the pen studio and heard a lot of things from the short man. Li Chengqian handed over the matter of the Persian envoy to Pei Xingjian. Outside the hall, Pei Xingjian was arranging for the Persian envoy who had just arrived in Chang'an.

Standing in the sun, Li Zhi thought about Xu Jingzong. If Li Chengqian believed in Pei Xingjian and might be able to save Xu Jingzong, then Pei Xingjian was the only one. Now Pei Xingjian is in the dungeon of Dali Temple. Di Renjie can take good care of him, but he is also a criminal. Li Chengqian wanted his life, it was not a matter of Li Chengqian's words.

After a while, Pei Xingjian came out of the posthouse, saluted Li Zhi and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness King Jin."

"Brother Pei." Li Zhi smiled and said, cupping his hands, "I must be very busy recently."

Pei Xingjian nodded, "I'm too busy. These Persians are not easy to take care of. I don't know why His Royal Highness King Jin is looking for me."

Li Zhi can also be regarded as Gu Qing's disciple, and he was brought up by Gu Qing. Pei Xingjian, Di Renjie, and Xue Rengui wanted to compare the relationship between Li Zhi and Gu Qing. Of course, no one has made it clear, but everyone knows it.

"It's like this." Li Zhi whispered to Pei Xingjian, "Can Li Chengqian let Xu Jingzong go."

"His Royal Highness, I will definitely help." Pei Xingjian replied with a smile.

"Actually, I wanted to find a secret way to meet you. After all, I don't want too many people to know about your relationship with Gu Qing. The dwarf told me that you are a hidden move for Gu Qing to stay in the court."

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Pei Xingjian said with a smile, "This...His Royal Highness Jin Wang actually doesn't need to care about it. The teacher has no other intentions for my arrangement. It's just that the purpose of my dark chess has been fulfilled. The teacher told me , I need to walk on my own in the future, and he has nothing to teach me."

"Really?" Li Zhi smiled awkwardly.

"Does it sound a bit strange?" Pei Xingjian continued, "When I heard the teacher's words at the beginning, I was also at a loss. I didn't know what the teacher meant. It seemed that I had a feeling of being a teacher. When I was talking, I was in a low mood. Di Renjie, Pei Xingjian, me, and His Royal Highness Jin Wang, in fact, among the four of us, only His Royal Highness Jin Wang and the teacher walked the closest. Xue Rengui may be because of the relationship between the military and the teacher. Stay away from the distance, but looking back, Xue Rengui has Cheng Chumo helping him."

"And Mr. Di Renjie came to Chang'an since he was a child and took him with him for a while, but Mr. Guo only talked to me a little bit, and didn't teach me much."

"In fact, many times Gu Qing would not take the initiative to teach me what to say. Many times he would just say half and leave half." Li Zhi also said, "Many things still require me to find the answer by myself. More often, Gu Qing just gives me the answer. I am only in one direction, and will not tell me how much trouble there will be in this direction."

"I feel the same way. Gu Qing's method is more like letting us find the answer by ourselves, allowing us to have our own way of thinking, instead of following other people's ideas bluntly like others." Pei Xingjian nodded slightly.

Before he knew it, he was about to reach Chengtianmen, Li Zhi continued, "It's a bit far away."

Pei Xingjian smiled slightly, "Actually, at first I thought it would be the teacher walking around looking for help, but I didn't expect it to be His Royal Highness Jin Wang, but Jin Wang is also assured that I will persuade Li Chengqian."

"I'll leave it to you." Li Zhi stopped walking.

"It seems that this favor teacher is going to owe His Royal Highness King Jin a favor, and I'm afraid Xu Jingzong will have to repay this favor." Pei Xingjian walked into Chengtianmen with a smile as he spoke.

Li Zhi stood in the same place, reminiscing about Pei Xingjian's words. This guy's words are very interesting, but he can't explain too clearly. In fact, there are many ways to save Xu Jingzong. It's impossible for Gu Qing to have no way to save Xu Jingzong. I don't want to miss it, Pei Xingjian also made it very clear that it is rare for Gu Qing to owe a favor to someone, and Gu Qing's favor is very valuable.

Pei Xingjian walked into the palace, and came before Li Chengqian after the eunuch's report.

"Your Majesty, the envoys of Persia have been arranged." Pei Xingjian reported.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, "The Persian envoy must have something to ask for this visit."

"Yes, this time their request is that the Great Tang will come forward to quell the struggle between Tianzhu and Persia." Pei Xingjian said, "Nowadays, the situation in the West is changing again and again, and wars have broken out in the West where there is a big eclipse. The forces are fighting in the west of Dashi, and a country that believes in God has begun to fight, and they have annexed Byzantium. This country has a name in the Western language, because it is Rome. Started the conquest, and now the Dashi has retreated again and again, in order to survive, this conquest may harm Persia, because Persia is too rich for the West."

Li Chengqian looked puzzled when he heard this, but he didn't expect the current situation in the West to be so complicated.

"Your Majesty." Pei Xingjian said again, "The Persian envoy hopes that the Tang Dynasty can send troops to protect Persia, and the Persian nobles are willing to increase their tribute every year."

Li Chengqian sneered, "These guys have a good idea."

"I think that the Tang Dynasty can make a big fuss about this matter, but Your Majesty must be careful about today's Rome. They have a very long history and profound heritage. Persia is just a country supported by some small nobles, while Rome is a big country in the West. Their emperor, Charlemagne, is ambitious, and the Tang Dynasty must guard against it."

"How long do you think it will reach Persia?" Li Chengqian asked the starter

"I don't know." Pei Xingjian looked troubled, "The West is beyond our reach, and it may not be long before the Dashi will be destroyed. It is impossible to say. Although Rome is powerful, they have no firearms."

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, "Now that the bank is about to be established, the turmoil in the west is an opportunity for Datang."

"It's indeed an opportunity." Pei Xingjian also had a conspiratorial smile on his face.

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Chapter 672 Invitation from Li Zhi

"Your Majesty mentioned something about Qianzhuang, and I think I should say a few more words." Pei Xingjian bowed and said.

"But it's okay to say." Li Chengqian looked at Pei Xingjian.

"Your Majesty, once the bank is opened, how can Gu Qing put the money into the bank?" Pei Xingjian said.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian said calmly, "I know that Gu Qing will definitely hesitate, so Xu Jingzong is the bargaining chip between me and Gu Qing."

"Your Majesty, I don't think Gu Qing will submit obediently because of Xu Jingzong."

"How do you know that?" Li Chengqian asked back.

Pei Xingjian thought for a while and replied, "The matter between Gu Qing and His Majesty is whether Gu Qing will put the money into the bank. In fact, His Majesty is more anxious than Gu Qing. For Gu Qing, he has plenty of money, and once the southeast wind blows , once the sea trade ships come back, there will be a large number of goods entering the Central Plains, and there will be more money, and now Gu Qingkan has established a branch factory in Wa country for half a year, and now I think there are already a lot of goods being loaded. Rather than saying that most of the business in the Central Plains is a burden for Gu Qing, it is not an urgent matter for Gu Qing."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian hesitated.

Pei Xingjian said again, "But for the court and His Majesty, the establishment of the bank is inseparable from Gu Qing's money. If there is no Gu Qing continuously putting money into the bank, the bank will not last long, and Gu Qing's money They can all be exchanged for silver cakes, once Gu Qing does this, the trade in the entire Central Plains is likely to have problems, once Gu Qing is unstable, it will cause the situation that the money is worthless, this is what we have to guard against."

"Go ahead." Li Chengqian raised his spirits.

Pei Xingjian said again, "Xu Jingzong is not His Majesty's bargaining chip, and to Gu Qing, Xu Jingzong is not his weakness. Holding Xu Jingzong can't blackmail Gu Qing, and it may become a reason for Gu Qing not to support His Majesty. In the final analysis, Xu Jingzong's crime is true. The crime does not lead to death, please give your Majesty a lesson."

Li Chengqian nodded and said to the little eunuch on the side, "I will tell Dali Temple to release Xu Jingzong immediately."

"Yes." The little eunuch went to do it immediately.

Wang Jin looked at this scene in amazement. This Pei Xingjian actually moved Li Chengqian with a few words. Wang Jin thought of Pei Xingjian, Di Renjie, and his own way of persuading Li Chengqian, so he spoke from Li Chengqian's perspective. At stake, is Pei Xingjian's way of speaking very high?

Wang Jin observed Xu Jingzong, a young boy who was less than 20 years old. This boy will definitely occupy a high position in the future.

Li Chengqian said to Pei Xingjian in a low voice, "Xu Jingzong is not guilty of death, and I can't let him stay in the court, and the post of Shangshuling will also be vacant. If Pei Xingjian can let Gu Qing put the money in the bank, the Shangshuling this The place is yours."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Pei Xingjian said loudly.

"Don't thank me either. Chu Suiliang recommended you to me. You are a rare talent. You have made a lot of contributions from the Chang'an Order to the Ministry of War until now. In fact, you can be promoted a long time ago, but I just want to be here Look at you more." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "If there is nothing else, you can step back."

"My minister retire."

After Pei Xingjian left, there was not much joy on his face. After all, it was just a trick of the emperor. Li Chengqian wanted to use him, and he would continue to use him. Li Chengqian needed someone to check and balance Gu Qing.

Gu Qing's influence will not be lost just because he is not the prime minister. Li Chengqian made himself a minister to reassure himself. He doesn't have much trust in Chu Suiliang. Li Chengqian is also Li Chengqian's second choice, besides Chu Suiliang. The second preparation is that Gu Qing can become a Shang Shu Ling by depositing the money in the bank. Once he becomes a Shang Shu Ling, the second thing Li Chengqian asks himself to do is to force Gu Qing to abdicate.

Dali Temple soon received the decree, Li Chengqian read Xu Jingzong's heart and soul for the court, the crime was not death, ordered Dali Temple to release people, and Xu Jingzong was not allowed to re-enter the court as an official for the rest of his life.

This incident caused quite a stir in the public, and the so-called Yumen Pass rebellion was also explained as a misunderstanding.

Xu Jingzong walked out of Dali Temple step by step, walked into the sunlight and saw Li Yifu standing not far away.

The two met each other with a smile, Li Yifu stepped forward and said to Xu Jingzong, "I have already resigned from office, I am tired of the days in court."

Xu Jingzong patted Li Yifu's shoulder, "I knew that Marquis Gu would not help me."