King's favor is hard to do

"This... the rules of the Tao, you can't name the people who ask us to work. Otherwise, no one will come to us for help in the next life, and you won't be able to mess around in the world."

"After getting to know me, Du, do you still need to fight outside with swords and swords?"

But Du Yuzhang smiled freely,

"You all have forgotten who I am, Du. The prime minister of Dayan, the leader of the officials - I want to arrange some people to work for me, and go somewhere..."

Du Yuzhang didn't say anything.He has a majestic expression, and he talks and laughs freely. He doesn't look like a terrified civil servant surrounded by the enemy.

Those gangsters were all overwhelmed by his aura.A minion said, "Brother, how about... let's..."

"No! The rules cannot be broken!"

The gangster still has some ideas.

"Lord Du, we can't say this yet. But if it really comes the day when we abandon the dark and turn to the light, and return to the command of Lord Du... the officer asks, of course we are willing to say anything. But now, Lord Du, please write a letter. , I’ll ask my brothers to go to your house to get some money. Anyway, Mr. Du, you seem to have plenty of money, and it’s not too bad, right? When you get the money, the brothers will let you go. What about other things? You can talk about it later."

"It seems that you don't quite trust me." Du Yuzhang smiled, "It's okay, it's human nature. Then let's discuss this matter in the long run."

——It's a pity that the identity of the instigator behind this scene was not revealed.

Du Yuzhang secretly calculated in his heart, based on his understanding of Li Guangning, there is a high probability that he would kill these gangsters on the spot and leave none behind.At that time, it was difficult for him to find out the real culprit behind the scenes.

It's a pity that there is no way, Li Guangning has a hot temper, and he has never been a person who listens to persuasion—at least, he refuses to listen to Du Yuzhang's persuasion.

If that Bai Jiaoran...

Du Yuzhang shook his head, forcing himself to withdraw his thoughts.The reception banquet should have already started, right?I don't know if the attendant has rushed to the venue and passed the message over?

——Li Guangning... When will the troops be sent?

……

In the prime minister's official office, preparations have been made for the luxurious reception banquet.

There are more than a hundred tables and cases, which are placed from the inside of the government office to the outside of the door.Hundreds of civil and military officials gathered together, each dressed in fine attire, and ranked according to their official rank.

The audience was full, except for the prime minister's table, which symbolized the head of all officials, was empty.

Li Guangning is currently sitting on the dragon chair in the east.His face was gloomy, and his eagle-like eyes were even more flickering with anger.

Wang Li, the head of the internal affairs, poured wine for Li Guangning.The golden wine had just filled the cup, and Li Guangning picked it up and drank it down in one gulp.Wang Li filled it up again, and before he put down the jug, Li Guangning drank up the glass of wine and threw the glass heavily on the table.

"His Majesty……"

Wang Li carefully dissuaded,

"The banquet has not yet begun, Your Majesty, drink slowly."

"How long until it starts?"

"All the officials have arrived, except..." Wang Li glanced at the empty prime minister's desk, and did not dare to finish this sentence, but changed the subject.

"The welcome banquet can start at any time, just wait for His Majesty's order."

"This Du Yuzhang is itching between the bones!"

Li Guangning raised his eyes, stared at the empty seat, and almost gritted his back teeth.

"I told him that he must be present tonight. But he ignored it! Tonight, I will definitely teach him the rules of serving the master! ——Wang Li!"

"The old slave is here!"

"I have prepared all the things I used to teach Du Yuzhang a lesson! I want them tonight!"

"what?"

Wang Li hesitated, but felt Li Guangning stare at his face.He quickly agreed,

"Yes!"

"Not one thing is missing! Everything is ready for me!"

——I haven't taught him a lesson for a long time, he doesn't remember the time when he trembled and begged for mercy...!No matter how much he begs for mercy tonight... I will definitely endure his stubbornness, and I will never soften my heart!Be sure to let him know how powerful he is, and remember who is his master!

Li Guangning gritted his teeth, bitterly thinking about how to teach Du Yuzhang a lesson.He suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a calm voice,

"Where is Bai Aiqing?"

"His Majesty!"

The censor Bai Zhiyue had been waiting on the side for a long time.Hearing these words, he hurriedly dragged Bai Jiaoran to kneel to pay his respects, "Thank you Your Majesty for your great love for the dog, my Bai family will always be grateful for the mighty kindness of the emperor!"

"Bai Qing doesn't need to be too polite."

Li Guangning didn't even look at Bai Zhiyue.Seeing Bai Jiaoran, the anger on his face suddenly disappeared.He smiled softly,

"It's my great fortune to have a young talent like Bai Aiqing! Today's banquet, I asked Han Yuan to organize it for me—what do you think of Bai Aiqing? Are you satisfied?"

——Han Yuan?It's him?

But Bai Jiaoran unconsciously glanced at a table near the door - at that seat, a tall and handsome minister with wheat-colored skin poured himself a glass of wine.

Han Yuan...

Bai Jiaoran realized that after not seeing him for a long time, this person still had an unruly demeanor and a casual sitting posture.It was no different from the time when I was admitted to Jinshi with him.

Han Yuan raised his gaze as if he sensed that someone was looking at him.Seeing Bai Jiaoran, a smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he raised his wine glass to salute Bai Jiaoran.

Bai Jiaoran quickly looked away.

Li Guangning was unaware of the communication between the two.He pointed to the prime minister's desk case that should have belonged to Du Yuzhang.

"Come on, Bai Aiqing, sit there and get closer to me."

"This... this is Master Du's position..."

Bai Jiaoran hesitated a little.But Bai Zhiyue pushed him hard and put him in place,

"Your Majesty loves me so much, don't hesitate to thank me!"

Bai Jiaoran had no choice but to sit down.All eyes were on him in an instant.

Next, Li Guangning was supposed to give a speech and toast.But Li Guangning asked Bai Jiaoran to speak for him, which caused a lot of discussion among the officials—everyone knew what a privilege this was, before Bai Jiaoran, only Prime Minister Du Yuzhang had this honor.

——It was rumored that Du Yuzhang was about to fall out of favor, and he was about to lose his position as prime minister.Today's banquet was held at the prime minister's mansion, but he didn't show up...and His Majesty didn't even reserve a seat for him!

Could it be that the rumor is true?All the courtiers speculated one after another.

Unexpectedly, just halfway through Bai Jiaoran's speech, an attendant recklessly broke into the banquet scene!He rushed into the crowd, kowtowed in the direction of the emperor,

"Your Majesty! Help me, Your Majesty! Lord Du, he...he..."

"Bold!"

Bai Jiaoran's speech was interrupted, Li Guangning's face instantly turned black into coal,

"Who dares to disturb the reception banquet I prepared for Bai Aiqing? Pull it down and chop it up!"

"No, Your Majesty! I was ordered by Lord Du...he is still surrounded by those robbers...the situation is urgent...your majesty, please spare me!"

Today's banquet was originally arranged to support Bai Jiaoran, so that he can take over the position of prime minister smoothly.Unexpectedly, the arrangement of the first link was disrupted, and Li Guangning was already furious.It was fine if he didn't hear the word "Du Yuzhang", but when he heard this sentence, he stood up abruptly.

"It's Du Yuzhang who asked you to spoil me! Isn't it?"

Chapter 76. How dare you send someone to report?It must be called Du Yuzhang died without a whole body, and disappeared completely!

"No, Your Majesty!"

The attendant knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"I followed Master Du to get medicine in Xuanhu Lane, but I was surrounded by a group of robbers. They cut off our carriage and blocked our escape route. Master Du asked me to ask His Majesty for help. He himself is still trapped in Xuanhu Lane! His life and death are uncertain, I beg Your Majesty to save him!"

"what?"

Li Guangning waved his hand when he heard this.The imperial guards who originally wanted to drag the attendants down also temporarily stopped their movements.

"Is this true? Du Yuzhang met a robber? Xuanhu Lane... Where is it?"

"Report to Your Majesty, Xuanhu Lane is in the outskirts, a place where low-class people hang out. It is said to be a medical clinic, but in fact it is doing evil deeds."

Bai Zhiyue replied first.He provoked with ulterior motives,

"It's just that I don't know one thing - what is Master Du doing in such a place that no decent person would want to set foot in?"

The attendant quickly replied, "Master Du is going to see Imperial Physician Zheng..."

"Meet the imperial doctor? Haha! It's really interesting. Instead of going to the imperial hospital to see the imperial physician, you must go to Xuanhu Lane to see the imperial physician?"

"It was Doctor Zheng who handed over the note..."

The attendant wanted to defend himself, but Bai Zhiyue didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

"This is Your Majesty's capital city—at the foot of the Son of Heaven, of course the majesty of Heaven is mighty! In Your Majesty's capital city, what kind of robber dares to rob during the day, and it happens to rob Mr. Du? This is too much of a coincidence... Even if Mr. Du doesn't want to Come to attend His Majesty's welcome banquet, and you don't have to deceive the King like this. Your Majesty is so wise, how could he be deceived by such words?"

Bai Zhiyue's provocative actions, at first glance, sounded like he really made a lot of mistakes.Li Guangning's face immediately darkened.

——This Du Yuzhang has long said in front of me that he does not want to attend the reception banquet...not to mention contradicting the monarch, but he dares to do such a small trick behind my back!In order not to be present, he actually made up such a lie, really relying on me to dote on him, he has nothing to fear!I will never forgive him lightly!

Seeing that Li Guangning's face was so dark, Bai Zhiyue was secretly proud - he had heard that Li Guangning valued his youngest son Bai Jiaoran very much, and even intended to train him to be the next prime minister.Although Bai Jiaoran was the least similar to him among his several sons, he was like those scholars in Yulinyuan, always "the way of heaven" and "common people", and didn't know how to make money for the family at all.The most irritating thing is that he still has a good impression of Du Yuzhang - that kind of lowly thing, trampled to death is the right way!To have admiration for him?Could it be that you are insane!

But no matter what, Bai Jiaoran is a member of the Bai family after all.If he can really be the prime minister, how can he not give him some face as a father?

That's why he made things difficult for Du Yuzhang five times and tried to get him out of power!It's a pity that His Majesty had favored the surname Du before, but he has not been able to succeed.Seeing that His Majesty is furious now, of course he has to speak up quickly to make him completely lose power!

Seeing Li Guangning angry, a group of ministers who flattered him hurriedly followed.

"That's right! Du Yuzhang simply doesn't take His Majesty seriously, so we can't just let it go!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Du is deceiving the emperor, and he should be executed according to the law!"

"He's already domineering! Before, he used His Majesty's name to run amok! Bai Yushi asked him a few words, but he said he wanted to clean up Bai Yushi. This is bullying the minister!"

"Little man! Traitor! How can this kind of person be worthy of being the prime minister of our Great Yan?"

Hearing this, the attendant burst into tears.The attendant never expected that he came back to report the news after all the hardships, not only failed to bring rescuers for Mr. Du, but attracted such a group of people who fell into trouble?His eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he choked up and begged,

"Your Majesty, Lord Du is in danger, you can't listen to slander! His life and death are uncertain now, if you delay it any longer, it will be too late!"

When someone mentioned the position of prime minister, it really hit Li Guangning's heart.He had long believed that Du Yuzhang was playing a conspiracy, and he even sneered at the "unknown life and death".

"Life or death is uncertain? I would like to see, if he doesn't die today, how will he make up for this lie! The position of the prime minister... don't worry, dear friends, I have already made plans."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

There was a loud sound of singing praises.

No one noticed, amidst the noise, a young eunuch sneaked out from the back door and ran towards the Queming Palace.

……

"What? Du Yuzhang actually sent someone to report?"

The little eunuch knelt on the ground, holding Concubine Xu's reward in his arms.He had just reported to Concubine Xu everything that happened at the Fengfeng Banquet just now.

"This slut! What a cunning scheme! Almost ruined my affairs!"

Concubine Xu clutched the handkerchief so hard that one of her long nails was broken.

"Those trash... Fortunately, His Majesty didn't believe that attendant's words, and didn't send someone to rescue him! Otherwise, my palace's plan... no, I can't keep his humble life!"

Concubine Xu gasped for breath, her eyes rolled wildly, and she finally made up her mind.

"Go and send me a letter to Xuanhu Lane—the situation has changed! Just say that Du Yuzhang sent people to report to the officials, which caused trouble! Tell those people that if Du Yuzhang lives, they will all die, and Du Yuzhang will not let them go! We can't let them go He lived to see His Majesty—kill him for me, and make him disappear without a trace! Make sure that no one is alive and no corpse is dead!"