"Although the prince is at a disadvantage, it is not possible to make the balance completely tilt over in one go. Li Xiu's identity is very sensitive, and it is difficult to bypass him when doing something."

Shang Ling looked at Li Wenxuan with unconcealed appreciation in his eyes.

The reason why the queen was able to balance the prince and the national teacher in the court was not because of herself, but Li Wenxuan.

Many people who fell in her faction were impressed by Li Wenxuan's personal charm, such as the Minister of Rites and Lord Shang Ling.

Jiang Manquan picked up the teacup and looked at Shang Ling, and said sarcastically: "Mr. Shang Ling really respects him. I heard that you sacrificed your life to save Li Xiu before the two rivers. Even when facing Si Leyan, you never took a step back. It is really admirable."

Shang Ling's face darkened, he turned his gaze and looked at him, his eyes narrowed slightly: "What does Lord Jiang mean?"

The two of them are definitely not friendly.

Jiang Manquan took a sip of tea, and the strong aroma of tea wafted throughout the room. He said lightly: "It's not interesting. Li Xiu is the prince of Tang after all, and it is reasonable for Lord Shang Ling to sacrifice his life to save him, isn't it?"

The atmosphere in the hall became a little weird.

Qi Liu stood behind Qi Qin and gently pinched his shoulders without interrupting.

Dali Temple Minister Yuan Wenzhao frowned and looked at them, and said in a deep voice: "Today I am here to discuss matters, not to quarrel. How can it be in front of the Taiwei?"

Shang Ling turned around, holding his breath and ignoring him.

Jiang Manquan sneered, and kept fiddling with the tea leaves with the tea cover, extremely leisurely.

There are many officials in the Queen's faction, but there are only a few most important ministers. Last time, he took the initiative to ask Shang Ling to comply with Li Wenxuan to Gusu City, just to wait for an opportunity.

What happened later was indeed intriguing. Shang Ling sacrificed his life to save Li Xiu, but he did not take a step back when facing Si Leyan. There were too many articles that could be done here.

Sometimes there will be some struggles between the same factions, which is inevitable.

Both of them became quiet. Yuan Wenzhao glanced at Jiang Manquan without any trace, with disgust deep in his eyes, just a dog slave who was begging for honor. When Concubine Yang was in power, he had many troubles with him.

"Your Highness should not be anxious at this moment. The prince is even more anxious than us. When this trial of the Sky Locking Tower is over, it will not be too late to wait and see what will happen."

Yuan Wenzhao suggested to Li Wenxuan.

The Taiwei's closed eyelids moved slightly. Yuan Wenzhao was wise, steady and unique in vision. This was also an important reason why he was able to take the position of Dali Temple Minister.

Li Wenxuan nodded gently, his fair face turned slightly yellow by the flames. He opened his mouth and suddenly frowned as soon as he was about to speak, and then closed his mouth.

The sunlight outside is very bright, and a small part of it shines through the wooden window. At this moment, a figure appeared at the door in front of the sun, revealing a shadow.

Qi Qin's closed eyes opened.

Some weak voices came from my mouth: "Come in."

The palace gate was pushed open, and a gray-clothed servant walked in from outside the door.

This is a spy from the Taiwei Mansion. Bai Ri pretended to be a servant and was guarding Zhuque Street. He followed Li Xiu all the way until the National Master Mansion before retreating.

Qi Liu poured a cup of tea for his father, looked up at the spy, and asked, "How? But is Li Xiu back?"

The spy nodded and said respectfully: "Yan Hui and Xu Ziji took back Li Xiu, and Zui Chunfeng and Xu Yingxiu were also coming back with him."

Zui Chunfeng is indeed back alive.

Qi Liu asked again with a cold look on his face: "Did you find something wrong?"

The group of people took the carriage from the Ministry of Works to the National Master's Mansion. What's wrong with it?

But the spy showed hesitation on his face when he heard this, and he was suddenly there.

Even ordinary spies would not show this way, let alone he is from the Taiwei Mansion, which is very unusual.

So the rest of the people couldn't help but look at each other, and even Qi Qin raised his eyelids and glanced at him.

"explain."

The spy hurriedly lowered his head and answered truthfully: "Regularly speaking, His Highness the Crown Prince should go to the National Master's Mansion or the East Palace as quickly as possible when he returned to the capital, but the carriage of the Ministry of Works did not go straight to the National Master's Mansion, but took a detour."

Take a detour?

Shang Ling and Yuan Wenzhao looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. The Sky Lock Tower was about to open. At this time, we should meet at the fastest speed. Why take a detour?

Of course, we can't wait for the master to ask. The spy paused for a moment and continued, "Your Highness is walking on Xuanhua Street."

Li Wenxuan frowned slightly.

A flash of light flashed quickly in Qi Qin's turbid eyes.

Shang Ling and Yuan Wenzhao looked at Jiang Manquan together.

Jiang Manquan's face was pale, and the teacup in his hand was placed on the table, making a slight sound.

The mansion of the Minister of Revenue Jiang Manquan is located on Xuanhua Street.

What is the purpose of Li Xiu's move?

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Compared with the grandeur of the Taiwei Mansion, the National Teachers Mansion seems much shabby, the architecture is not luxurious, and the style is more in folk tunes. There is a small pond in the courtyard, and it seems that older people like to decorate such decorations, such as Chen Jinglong and Chen Old General.

There are many places to welcome guests in the National Teachers’ Mansion, but there is only one place to receive close people, in front of the thatched hut in the side courtyard of the mansion.

It is very rare to see a thatched hut in Chang'an, especially in the National Master's Mansion, and even Li Xiu couldn't help but take a look.

The national teacher sat cross-legged in front of the small pond, looking at a small piece of reeds in the pond with gentle eyes. Although it was already winter, for a strong man like him who was at the peak of the five realms, there was actually no difference between the four seasons.

Li Xian sat on a wooden chair beside him, and there were a pile of memorials on the table in front of him. Every time he saved up ten pieces, he handed them over to the people beside him and then passed them to each department to start the implementation.

The group walked past the thatched hut and came to the small pond. Yan Hui and Xu Ziji took a bow two steps forward and respectfully shouted "Master of the National Master".

Li Xiu did not care about these false rituals, or the position in the court is only above him.

There are many small fish in the pond, as well as a few red koi. They have fins back and forth, cutting the water surface, which looks very beautiful.

Li Xiu glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze and said lightly: "I told you two things last time. You said it too early, so now it seems, is it still early?"

Li Xianyi was still reviewing the memorials and not looking up. He has been busy for the past few days.

The gentleness in the national master's eyes dissipated a little, and he was silent for a while and said softly: "It's still early."

Li Xiu asked again: "Will you still do it?"

This time, the national teacher was silent for a longer time, and then said, "I have to do it."
Chapter completed!