Zhang Mian was abnormal very quickly, his face immediately filled with smiles and said, "What is Zipu doing? Although Zhang is in Taichang, he has never bullied others with power. He only talks about his classmates and classmates with Zipu."

Both of them studied under the great scholar Wang Shao. Zhang Mian was much older than Tang Ji. Shortly after Tang Ji entered school, Zhang Ji was recommended and became an official. Zhang Mian recommended Tang Ji to Su Zhi. He really had some connections when it comes to private friendship.

Tang Li's lips sneered at Zhang Li's words of kindness, and he remained silent.

"If Zifu didn't dislike him, he would have dinner for his brother. Come on, have dinner." Zhang Mian said the last sentence to the servant.

The servant is versatile and especially good at guessing his master's wishes. As soon as he received the master's instructions, he immediately responded and ran outside.

At this time, the guard outside heard the screams, ran to the gate of the yard to poke his head, and saw the servant coming, and said, "Wang Liu, what happened?"

They vaguely heard the voice of the servant, but they could not enter the study without permission. Violators would be punished by sticks. In order to prevent their butts from blooming, it would be better to ask.

The servant named Wang Liu said, "It's nothing, it's all gone."

"Oh." Several guards did not dare to ask again, so they quickly retracted their necks and ran away.

Tang Ji withdrew his gaze that was staring at Wang Liu and said, "No need, Tang still has important things, so I won't disturb you."

The two of them have broken up. Will he be stupid enough to stay here and let the mermaid be meat?

Zhang Mian did not dare to force her to stay, and took Tang Ji's arm and said earnestly: "Zipu, you know my character well. I am impatient and have another intestine to the end. Don't take it to your heart. We are classmates, and the friendship is different from others. Besides, there is no basis, he doesn't believe anything you say to the boy of the Cheng family."

Half-struck friendship and half-threatening, I just want to convince Tang Li not to expose this matter.

Tang Ji was in danger and dared not speak a tough word. He said, "Don't worry, Zipu has always kept this friendship between classmates in mind. He resigned from his post as the chief minister early tomorrow morning and returned to his hometown to be a gentleman."

"This..." Zhang Mian pretended to be embarrassed, hesitated for a while before making up his mind, and said, "That's good. Zipu first resigned from the position of Chief Secretary, but he just didn't have to go back to his hometown. In two or three months, I will arrange a suitable position for Zipu, which will definitely not be inferior to that of Chief Secretary."

Speaking of which, Su Zhineng appointed Tang Li as prime minister and chief secretary, for the sake of Zhang Mian; secondly, Tang Li was also quite talented and knowledgeable, otherwise how could he give him such a high position at once?

What yamen can compare to the prime minister’s power? The prime minister is the leader of all officials, while the chief minister is the prime minister’s right arm. Tang Ji said he wanted to resign from his official position, but it was just a test of Zhang Mian. Seeing that he was following the flow of the river, his heart was filled with coldness, and he even increased his determination to confess to Cheng Mo.

At this moment, the two of them had a false thought, and Tang Li finally calculated Zhang Mian's mansion and got on his own carriage. As soon as he relaxed, he felt sweat wet his clothes. It was so dangerous just now. If he hadn't been wise enough to make a fool of himself and pretended to have a confidant outside looking at the wind, his life would be lost.

"Go away." He hurriedly urged the coachman.

It was getting late, and the coachman had been eating two bowls of porridge in the morning until now, so he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. Even if he didn't urge him, he drove the carriage very quickly.

Tang Ji left the yard of the study room, Zhang Mian turned around and entered. The people on the tree quietly left the pine trees and kept creeping behind Tang Ji. At this time, the coachman drove quickly on the road in a carriage, but the man was not left.

There were not many cars and horses on the road. At this time, except for the tourists who went to Qinglou, most of the people had already stopped and there were even fewer pedestrians. This time, Tang Li did not instruct the coachman to circle around the Beique, but drove directly to home.

Not long after Tang Ji became an official, he was unable to buy a house. The mansion in Dongque was a symbol of his status, and there was no market price. Not to mention that the price was so high that no one would rent it out, Tang Ji rented a small courtyard near the west of the city and rushed from Beique, and it took half an hour to walk.

The more you go to the west of the city, the fewer cars and horses, and this section is even quieter. Tang Li leaned against the wall of the car, feeling depressed and had a vague future, and he really didn't know what to do. Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves, and several horses rushed from behind.

This is the capital city, with many privileged classes, and it is not surprising that even if there are people riding horses at night, Tang Ji didn't care. But the horses rushed to the carriage, and the horse riders immediately stepped up, and the horses stood up with reins.

The coachman also tied the horse's reins and said strangely: "Who are you and what are you going to do?"

The lanterns in front of the cart emitted a red light, shining in front of the cart. It was impossible to see the appearance of the horse rider, but it was clear that the four horses formed a semi-encirclement on them.

The rider in the left head was burly and said, "But Tang Zipu, Tang Zipu?"

Tang Ji didn't know what happened, so he picked up the curtain and said, "It's Tang here, I don't know..."

Before he finished speaking, the right-headed rider shouted: "Kill!" He grabbed the horse's belly, and the sword in his hand flashed under the lantern, and in the blink of an eye it rushed to the front.

"Ah——" Tang Li heard a sharp scream in his ear, and then he realized that the sound that was not like his voice came from his mouth. At this time, the rider had rushed to the side of the car, his sword fell with his hands, and the sparkling sword stabbed his neck.

Tang Ji was a literati. Although he had learned the Six Arts of Riding and Shooting, the sword was so fast that he could not react. He didn't even have the idea of ​​dodging, and the tip of the sword was close at hand.

The rider was about to kill Tang Ji's life with a sword, and then went back to report his life, but he hurriedly turned sideways. On the side of his body, he escaped the blow from his back, and the sword also lost its accuracy and stabbed Tang Ji's shoulder.

Tang Jie felt a severe pain in his shoulder and subconsciously shouted: "Go away!"

The coachman was shocked and woke up by his roar. He quickly waved his whip and rushed forward.

Someone of the three riders in front of the carriage laughed and said sarcastically: "I want to escape? Can you escape?"

"How do you know if you don't try?" A voice rang behind the carriage.

The left-headed rider turned around and shouted angrily: "Who? What are you doing sneakily?"

The carriage rushed two feet away and was stopped. Under the light, a tall man covered his face with a gray brocade plaid and only his eyes were exposed.

"You are not sneaky, why are you covered in black scarves? Is Zhang Taichang's man?" The man hugged his hands with his chest, his feet were neither too small, and he looked calm and composed.

Tang Jie Youran's expression changed. He thought he had escaped, but he didn't expect that Zhang Mian would not let him go and sent someone to chase him overnight.

The officialdom has its own rules. Different political views can use different means to attack political enemies, but there is an unwritten rule, which is also the backbone, that is, it cannot be assassinated. When Zhang Bu sent people to assassinate Cheng Mo, Emperor Zhao was furious, which was why.

Today, Zhang Mian sent someone to assassinate Tang Ji, so he naturally had to hide his head and tail, so it was impossible for people to know that these people had already received the instructions, and their identity was broken by the man, and their faces also changed color, but they were masked in black scarf, but no one could see them.
Chapter completed!