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Chapter 954 Hot Potato

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    Li Su felt a little sorry.  In fact, this kind of tracking is most suitable for Wang Zhi's group of men to do. Unfortunately, that force has been penetrated like a sieve by the people sent by Li Shimin, and Li Su no longer dares to use it.  What Li Su has to consider now is how to throw this hot potato out. It can be thrown to anyone, and it will be safe if he gets rid of it.  Walking from the East Palace Gate to the outside of the city, Li Su pondered as he walked, how to protect himself from the biggest crisis in front of him?  The deadline seems to be getting closer and closer. The moment Li Shimin dies and closes his eyes, if he has not yet given an explanation, Li Su has no doubt that Li Shimin's will will add a clause, ordering Jingyang County Duke Li Su to be buried in the mausoleum.  And he could only be thrown into the mausoleum without the ability to fight back, staring at the ghost-like guy Chang Tu until the day when his life was exhausted. Thousands of years later, the mausoleum was destroyed.  The archaeologists opened it, and a group of experts and scholars gathered around to study his bones, and characterized him as a slave buried in sacrifice, just like cattle, horses, and sheep. Finally, they sealed the coffin and concluded Thinking about that kind of end, Li Su felt horrified.  Throw the blame!  The blame must be thrown away immediately!  Dump it to anyone.  Li Su was walking, when his footsteps suddenly stopped, and a flash of light flashed through his mind like a shooting star.  By the way, there is a scapegoat who is very suitable in size and length. Why didn¡¯t you think of him earlier?  Stopping in his steps, Li Su suddenly turned around and said: "Fifth Uncle, go to Chang'an East City immediately and call Wang Zhi and several of his confidants to the gate of the East Palace. Go quickly!" Fang Laowu was stunned for a moment: "Here?  Called to the front of the East Palace?" "Yes, hurry up." Fang Laowu hurriedly sent out a soldier and left.  Li Su turned around and walked towards the East Palace Gate. The guards in front of the gate couldn't help looking at him strangely when they saw Li Su leaving and returning.  Continuing the announcement, Li Zhi asked Li Su to come in again.  Walking to the door of the main hall, Li Su saluted Li Zhi.  "Your Majesty, Li Su, greetings" "Okay, okay, you have met me twice a day. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be polite." Li Su walked into the hall and saw Li Zhi reviewing the memorial, with a frown on his face and scratching his head and ears.  ridiculous.  Li Zhi put down his pen and said, "Why did Brother Zizheng leave and come back?" "I just left something here." "What is it?" "Integrity." Li Zhi: "" "Haha,  Just kidding, I have never failed in my integrity. I would like to ask His Highness to come out of the palace. I have something to tell His Highness. "Li Zhi asked doubtfully, "Is it okay to say it here?" He pointed to the table.  After piling up the memorials, Li Zhichou said: "Look at these memorials, I'm afraid I won't even have time to sleep today, so I won't have time to leave the palace." Li Su's attitude was very firm: "Your Highness, I can't finish today's work tomorrow.  What else is more important than going out for fun? Just throw these memorials to Sansheng. "Li Zhi hesitated for a while, but he was still a young man. After hearing this, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay! If you can't finish it today, you can't do it tomorrow.  If you leave it to the three provinces, you can't just leave everything to me, right? What are the officials from the three provinces doing? Let's go out and play!" Li Su's cheek twitched and he said, "It's the same thing, but I don't know.  Why, when it comes out of your mouth, it smells like a fool" Li Zhi's face darkened: "If you keep talking, I really won't go."  Li Zhi was confused.  After being pulled out of the East Palace by Li Su, Li Zhi left the palace in a low-key manner. He did not use any guard of honor and only brought dozens of guards with him.  In the square outside the palace gate, Wang Zhi and four of his confidants were waiting quietly. They were also confused as to why Li Su called these shady people out.  Li Su did not explain. After leaving the East Palace, he walked side by side with Li Zhi towards Chang'an East City.  Before taking a step, Li Su glanced at Wang Zhi's men.  In the past few years, Li Su has never participated in Wang Zhi's force. However, maintaining an organization requires a lot of money on a daily basis. Li Su has not given up on this. Every year, he always gives thousands of money to Wang Zhi to let Wang Zhi.  He was directly assigned to the subordinates below, but Li Su never showed up. He became the biggest mastermind behind this force and was very mysterious.  Seeing Wang Zhi¡¯s four subordinates today, Li Su took a look at them.  These four people looked very calm and never talked much. They were not surprised when they saw Li Su. It was obvious that Li Su had officially revealed his identity, but these four people looked calm and looked straight, as if they had already known about it.  Li Su sighed secretly, and Wang Zhi said that he was sure there were two to three people.They are from the imperial court. The other one is not sure, but Li Su only took a look today and was sure that these four people were all sent by Li Shimin, and they have completely controlled this power. As for the one who has not been seen for a long time,  Wang Zhi has probably become the spiritual leader of this force. He is no longer in the world, and there will no longer be any legend about him in the world soon.  Li Zhi was led by Li Su in a daze. The further he walked, the more confused he became, and his curiosity grew.  "Brother Zizheng, please tell me, what are you going to do? I'm so worried." Li Su said with a smile: "I want to show His Highness some interesting things. It's time for His Highness to go out and walk around. He stays in the palace all day.  Memorials, occasionally come out to see the sufferings of the people. The more powerful you are, the less you can be separated from the people. Otherwise, many political orders will be promulgated immediately without investigation and practice. What was thought to be good governance will benefit the people, but in the end it will cause harm.  Li Zhi nodded: "I understand, I will go out often in the future. I can't tell the truth in Chang'an City. Maybe I should go to the poor and remote villages outside the city." Li Su nodded approvingly:  "It's very good. Your Highness has this intention, and the people are blessed." Now that he was out of the house, Li Zhi simply let go of his thoughts and slowly wandered around with a playful attitude.  After walking for less than half an hour, everyone arrived at Chang'an East City. Seeing the bustling scene of people coming and going, the merchants shouting hard, and the scenes of the Hu caravans leading camels and local merchants bargaining with local merchants, Li Zhi blushed.  Suddenly smiled.  "If every corner of the Tang Dynasty had such a scene, it would be called a prosperous age, right?" Li Zhi sighed leisurely.  Li Su smiled and said: "You don't have to force every corner to have such a scene, but if the people don't worry about food at any time, then it will be a prosperous age, and it will be the merit of His Highness." Li Zhi nodded heavily: "Yes.  If this day comes, of course, I have to rely on Brother Zizheng to spare no effort to assist me. Brother Zizheng, I must put in more effort. " "What you said made me panic. I will have to make up excuses to ask for leave in the future.  You need to put more thought into it" Li Zhi laughed: "Why bother to say it? If you want to be lazy, I will pretend to believe you no matter what reasons you give." The two looked at each other and smiled, and Li Su suddenly looked serious.  He said: "Your Highness has been in Chang'an City for many years and is very familiar with the east and west cities of Chang'an. Do you know anything about Chang'an City?" Li Zhi was stunned for a moment. This question was asked in a confused way. Li Zhi blinked and said: "  It depends on how 'familiar' it is. For example, if you ask me where to buy the cheapest silk in Chang'an Dong City, I definitely don't know, but if you ask me where the best vaudeville troupe is in Dong City.  , I definitely know." Li Su said slowly: "I rarely visit the East and West markets, but I can tell you that no matter the most expensive or cheapest store in the East and West markets, the one with the best goods, the shopkeeper is the most dishonest.  Wait, I know everything. " Li Zhi said in surprise: "Why do you know everything if you don't visit the two cities?" Li Su did not answer and changed the topic: "Your Highness, how about we play a game?  She looked at him with an alert look on her face: "What do you like about my house? Just tell me, I'll give it to you. Don't play any games. You must have a bottom line as a human being and don't imitate old man Cheng" Li Su had a dark face.  He said: "I'm not betting with you, just playing games." Li Zhi was relieved and said with a relieved smile: "That's no problem, tell me, what game are you playing?" "Your Highness, think about it in your mind, what do you want most at this moment?  If you know anything, such as what you wanted to buy the most but couldn't buy, or what kind of person you want to find, I can help you do it in just a stick of incense. " Li Zhi gave him a surprised look.  , said: "You have such ability?" Li Su smiled and said: "My ability is not small, I want your Highness to see it with your own eyes today." Li Jiajie was confused, but his eyes were shining brightly. It was obvious that Li Su proposed  The game suddenly made him very interested.  "On Lantern Festival this year, the curfew was lifted in Chang'an City. I went out to the palace to play incognito. I remember buying a stick of pastry made of frosting from a street vendor at the south end of Dongshi City. The vendor carved it into the shape of a dog, which was lifelike.  I couldn't bear to eat it, but I ate it when it was about to melt. It tasted very good. In the next few days, I thought about it. I sent the steward of the palace out to buy it. The steward went all over the East Market, but couldn't find it again.  The hawker is gone, brother Zizheng, can you help me find him?" Li Su smiled lightly: "No problem, your highness, please wait patiently for a stick of incense, and there will be results." After speaking, Li Su turned around.  He glanced at Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi understood and immediately gave orders to his four subordinates.  "Look for the pastry vendor who can carve animal shapes right away and give him a stick of incense."Limited to 12 hours.  "The four men clasped their fists and accepted the order, and left without saying a word. Like drops of water flowing into the sea, their figures quickly disappeared in the sea of ??people. Li Zhi looked at the four people disappearing with a blank look on his face, and then turned around to look  Li Su murmured a few words, but hesitated to speak. The moment of burning incense passed quickly, and the four people reappeared in front of Li Su and others. There was also a middle-aged man with a reserved and nervous expression who came back with them.  His hair was prematurely bald, his face was a little ugly, and his face was very uneven, like a hornet's nest. He was sandwiched between four people nervously, like a rabbit surrounded by lions. Li Zhi saw the middle-aged man in the middle.  People's eyes couldn't help but light up, and they pointed at him and said excitedly: "Yes, it's him, he is him!  " Turning to look at Li Su, Li Zhi's face was full of surprise: "It's amazing. How did you find it?  I sent people to search for it in Dongshi for several days but couldn't find it, but you found it within an hour of burning incense.  " Li Su raised his chin towards one of the four people. The man bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, this person's surname is Zhou and his given name is Jianliang. He is from Tanzhou. He came to Chang'an with his family five years ago to make noodles.  He lived in a low house in the back alley of Dongshi City. After the Lantern Festival, his wife gave birth to a baby. He gave up his work and concentrated on serving his wife and children at home, so he did not go out to do business for more than three months.  " Li Zhi opened his eyes wide in astonishment. Hearing this man detailing the hawker's origins, the more he listened, the more surprised he became. Taking two steps forward, Li Zhi looked at the hawker named Zhou Jianliang and said, "He said everything.  real?  " Zhou Jianliang looked a little flinched, nodded nervously, rubbed the corners of his clothes nervously with his hands, and said: "Reply to the noble man, what he said is true.  " Li Zhi asked curiously: "How did they find you?  "Zhou Jianliang looked like he was crying and said: "You don't know this, even though you are still at home pooping and peeing for your children, but someone ran away without paying attention" Li Jiahe looked at Li Su excitedly: "Say quickly.  Say, how?  " Li Su smiled and didn't answer, and said: "Is this game fun?  If there is anything else your Highness wants to know, just say it and it will be done for you right away.  " Li Zhi was obviously invested in this game. After hearing this, he thought for a moment and said, "Just find someone to come out. Well, find a Hu Shang. He is missing an eye and is lame. He is about thirty years old.  " Li Su nodded, and then looked at the four people. The four people clasped their fists silently, and soon disappeared into the sea of ??people. Before the time of burning incense, the four people brought back three Hu merchants, just as Li Zhi described  , all of them are missing an eye and lame a leg, and they are all about thirty years old. The three of them stood in front of Li Zhi with anxious expressions. They kept saluting and talking in incomprehensible hozen language. Look at their expressions.  It seemed that he was begging for mercy or expressing surrender. Li Zhi walked up to the three people and looked at them one by one. He found that their features were exactly the same as what he wanted, without any difference. Li Zhi was very happy and ordered the people around him.  The eunuch gave each of them a piece of money and let them go. "It's fun!"  So, Brother Zizheng knows everything about everyone or anything in the east and west cities of Chang'an City?  Li Zhi asked excitedly. Li Suhan smiled and said: "Not only the east and west cities, but His Highness also wants to know something. I can also do it in places other than the two cities."  " Li Zhi raised his eyebrows, and his expression suddenly became serious. Obviously at this time, Li Zhi was no longer innocent, and thought a lot about this matter. After thinking for a long time, Li Zhi slowly said: "The fifth day of last month was Chu Xiang's birthday.  , I came to congratulate you on behalf of my father. During the banquet, I toasted to Prime Minister Chu on behalf of my father. After Prime Minister Chu drank, he whispered something to me. Only Mr. Chu and I knew this sentence. There was a great crowd of guests.  It¡¯s unknown. Can Brother Zizheng find out?  " Li Su pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, please wait a moment. It's still an hour of incense.  " Li Zhi took a deep look at him and nodded slowly. The four people in front of him also heard it. This time, they turned around and left without waiting for Wang Zhi's instructions. After an hour of burning incense, the four people came back, clasped their fists towards Li Zhi and said, "Chu  His Highness Hinata said: "Your Highness is kind, filial, intelligent, lazy in his studies, and his handwriting is particularly crude and vulgar. I have personally written a copy of the "Monument of Master Meng", which I would like to give to Your Highness in the hope that Your Highness will practice diligently.  '" Li Zhi took a breath of cold air, and his expression suddenly became very complicated, seeming to be amazed, but also fearful. Li Su looked at Li Zhi's expression quietly and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, what Chu Xiang said to Your Highness the other day is this.  A word?  " Li Zhi nodded numbly: "Exactly.  " Li Su breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Is there anything else you want to know, Your Highness?  " Li Zhi shook his head: "I already understand how powerful you are. I believe that in Chang'an City, whether it is in the streets or high-ranking officials, if you want to know one thing, you will definitelyKnow.  Li Su's expression remained unchanged and he said, "Yes, I know almost everything I want to know."  " Without waiting for Li Zhi's reaction, Li Su suddenly bowed to him and said, "I brought His Highness out of the palace today because I want to give His Highness a gift. In the whole world, only His Highness deserves to have this gift.  " Li Zhi immediately understood what he meant, pointed to the four people in front of him, and said, "Are they the ones you want to give me away?  "    "yes.  " Li Zhi was silent for a long time and said: "Behind the four of them, how many people are there to drive them?  " "Thousands, countless.  " "Where were they placed?  " "From the palace to the dignitaries, to the streets and alleys, they penetrate everywhere.  " Li Zhi's expression became calmer and calmer: "Does your father know about this?  " "I didn't know before, but now I know that these four people were all planted by your father.  " The four people were shocked when they heard this. They didn't know about the high-level affairs. They thought they had hidden it well, but Li Su revealed their identities in one sentence, so the four people knelt down together in fear. Li Zhi  After thinking for a long time, I asked a very important question: "Brother Zizheng has always been an upright gentleman, why did he secretly cultivate this force?  You should know that this is very taboo.  " Li Su smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness finally got the point. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, I met Princess Dongyang. She and I were in love. However, the world is ruthless. This love between me and her was not overtaken by your father.  So, before the incident was revealed, I made preparations in advance, asking my brother Wang Zhi from the same village to live in Chang'an City with money, use money to win people's hearts, and subdue the rogues and knight-errants in the Chang'an market" "Later,  This force gradually became the norm. After the incident between Princess Dongyang and I was revealed, under my orders, this force hidden in the dark launched a public opinion in the Chang'an city and helped Dongyang and I survive a disaster. From then on  From then on, this force became stronger and stronger, and before I knew it, it had penetrated into every corner of Chang'an City. When I reflected on myself one day, I found that this force was so huge that even I was afraid, so I hurriedly retreated.  , never showed up again, and your father had long been aware of the existence of this force, and the people who had been planted in the dark gradually took control of it. Wang Zhi and I followed the trend and handed over this force silently to the four people in front of us.  " Li Zhi listened to Li Su's eloquent words, and his expression became more and more complicated. After Li Su finished speaking, Li Zhi fell into a long silence. I don't know how long it took, Li Zhi sighed quietly: "This force is terrible, I  I also felt it today. It is really terrible. Brother Zizheng, you rarely make mistakes, but this matter" Li Su sighed: "My original intention in this matter was to protect myself. Your Highness should know it.  , I have never been ambitious, I have never cared about high-ranking officials, and I often even intentionally refuse. What I think about is pastoral songs, indifferent days with smoke curling from the kitchen stove. I have no objection to Your Majesty, you, or the court.  This power is no longer in my hands, and His Highness is the future monarch of the Tang Dynasty. If you have this power in your hands, it will be much easier to solve many things. From today on, it completely belongs to His Highness.  It belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and I will never interfere with it from now on.  " Li Zhi thought for a moment and said: "Okay, I will accept it. However, I still have to report this matter to my father. I believe you also know that since my father knew about this and kept silent, it means that he  I am waiting for your reaction. You give it to me today. Perhaps it is the most appropriate result. This power can only be in the hands of the monarch of the Tang Dynasty and cannot fall into the hands of others.  " Li Su smiled: "Your Highness has been supervising the country for half a year and has made a lot of progress.  " Li Zhi also smiled, and then said: "Brother Zizheng can confess such a confidential matter to me, I appreciate it. As I said again, you and I are friends first, and then we are monarchs and ministers. I hope you and I will never doubt our monarchs and ministers throughout our lives.  Let¡¯s create a prosperous world together and leave a good story for future history books.  " "My lord, thank you for your tolerance.  " The hot potato was thrown out, Li Zhi accepted it happily, and Li Su finally breathed a sigh of relief. This result is very good, almost perfect. Li Shimin must have also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the window paper was not punctured, this fatal incident  In fact, both the emperor and his ministers were panicking about the trouble. Li Shimin must have been unwilling to kill Li Su deep down in his heart, because he was an important minister left by Li Shimin to Li Zhi and could not be killed easily. Of course, Li Su was not willing to be confused about this matter.  Now that the problem has been solved silently, Li Su is very satisfied, Li Shimin is also satisfied, and Li Zhi has gained a huge advantage, and everyone is happy and happy.
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