Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

The dish was exhausted and the soup was empty. Such a result was the greatest reward and comfort for the cook Tang Cheng, "Yes, Ling Yi, your performance tonight is really good. It seems that your husband's craftsmanship is still to your liking. In this case, tomorrow I'll have a better time thinking about how to cook some new dishes for you this evening." Looking at the messy dishes and bowls in relief, Tang Cheng couldn't help laughing while talking.

"My husband is so... the concubine's body is full of feelings." Although there was already a choke in her voice, Zheng Lingyi still lowered her face, "But the concubine also has a few words that I have to say."

"What can't be said between husband and wife?".

"This is cooking for once, my husband must not do it again." Although the smile on Tang Cheng's face inevitably froze when he heard this, Zheng Lingyi still didn't stop, "A gentleman is far away from the kitchen, and my husband is a county My lord, how can I do such a cheap job? Let alone doing this for the sake of a concubine, once it gets out, my husband will definitely become the laughing stock of others."

"What's the point of making a meal for the family? Anyone who likes to laugh will laugh." Tang Cheng shook his head indifferently, "It's amazing that I'm a fear of guilt. Isn't it also a fear of guilt? Not to mention that I am not really like this."

"Even if Fang Xianggong is the head and assistant of the government affairs hall, he will inevitably be ridiculed by his colleagues and the people because of his fear of internal affairs. How can he bear this reputation if he has a bright future? If he cultivates himself and regulates his family, he can govern the country and the world. Fear of internal affairs means that the family is powerless. Even If you can’t manage the family affairs well, how can you be a good official and govern the government? This is the reason why the bureaucracy has the rule of keeping the family in harmony. This kind of reputation is spread, although there is no way to explain it, and the introduction time has missed the husband's ambition, but how can I let the concubine deal with herself?".

See the big from the small, and prevent the small from passing away. Facing Zheng Lingyi's earnest words, even Tang Cheng couldn't find any refutation. After all, after 300 years, many things that later generations are accustomed to are still not feasible in this era. Even Fang Xuanling, the famous prime minister of the "Fang Conspiracy and Duan" generation, was ridiculed because of fear of internal affairs, let alone him, a small county magistrate. up.

"Take care of the heaven and earth, and even the people who cook at home. The officials are really fucking idle." Tang Cheng couldn't help but swear, "That's all. , I just don’t do it.”

"If your husband finds that the food in the kitchen is not to your taste, you can change a few cooks, and I will start to deal with this matter tomorrow. Or you can tell the cooking method to the kitchen."

Where did Tang Cheng come for this? What he valued was the enjoyment of the cooking process for his family, but he couldn't explain this clearly to Zheng Lingyi, who had never cooked before, so he didn't say much after hearing the words, but he just waved his hands .

Just when the two of them were relatively speechless, the maid Xiaoqing came in from the outside and felt that the atmosphere in the room was not right, so the girl said softly without raising her head: "Mr. There is a guest from the capital, please meet."

Hearing this, Tang Cheng, who was in a great mood, stretched out his hand angrily, "Famous assassin".

"This guest did not bring a name stab, but only reported the official taboo, his surname is Zhang Mingliang, and his character is Mingzhi."

"Zhang Liang is here?" Tang Cheng got off the couch and walked straight out. Seeing this, Xiaoqing hurriedly picked up the lantern to follow.

"No, you just stay with Madam." Tang Cheng waved his hands and said after a pause, "Besides, you go out for a run tomorrow morning and tell the blacksmith that you don't need to make hot pot anymore. It's a waste of steelmaking."

After finishing speaking, Tang Cheng didn't wait for Xiao Qing to answer, and took advantage of the moonlight to stride out of the door, and kept thinking while walking, what was the reason for Zhang Liang, who was far away in the capital, to come here at night?What big changes happened in the capital?

2 Chapter [-] What do you think about being transferred back to Chang'an after the New Year's Eve?

Seeing that Tang Cheng wouldn't let her serve with a lantern, Xiao Qing went back into the room.

Zheng Lingyi in the room was silent in front of the bright candlelight of the tree, his expression could not tell whether it was sullen or happy.

Thinking about Tang Cheng's appearance when he left just now and the explanation he left behind, and seeing Zheng Lingyi's expression again, Xiaoqing's mouth twitched and then said softly: "Young master is really good-natured, but he is really good-natured." I feel sorry for Miss, I have never seen him blushing with Miss you in such a long time of marriage, this time... ".

Zheng Lingyi, who turned her face away after hearing the words, smiled silently, "What do you know, girl!" Under the brilliant candlelight, her already outstanding appearance coupled with this sweet smile that flowed from the bottom of her heart made her instantly beautiful. It's all dark.

Xiaoqing understood that she was thinking left, so she didn't say anything more at the moment, she stepped to the side of the couch and stretched out her hands to clean up the empty soup bowls and dishes.

"Leave it alone," Zheng Lingyi stopped Xiaoqing's movements, "Let me do it myself."

Xiaoqing looked at the young lady in astonishment.

Zheng Lingyi was looking at the mess on the table, and the tenderness and tenderness that belonged to young women almost overflowed on his face, "Xiaoqing, you haven't seen me wash the dishes yet...".

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Tang Cheng walked quickly to the porter's room and looked inside. Isn't the person sitting by the fire cage drinking tea the same as Zhang Liang whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year?

After getting along for more than two years, Tang Cheng has accepted Zhang Liang as a good friend from the bottom of his heart. How can it not be joyful to meet old friends at this time, "Ming Zhi, good time".

Ever since Tang Cheng came in, Zhang Liang had been sizing him up.

Tang Cheng was almost forced out of Chang'an half a year ago. This kind of experience was in great contrast to his previous achievements, and then he was assigned to this most important place in the Tang Dynasty in terms of official position arrangement. In a small remote county in the north, to be honest, Zhang Liang was already mentally prepared on the way here tonight—to see a depressed and complaining Tang Cheng.

But his preparatory efforts were useless at all. Tang Cheng's surprise when he saw him in front of him was indeed from the heart, and the smile on his face was as bright as that day. Eyesight is still there.

Looking at Tang Cheng who was smiling heartily, Zhang Liang heaved a sigh of relief and at the same time felt a surge of appreciation.

After coming out of Beijing, he was sent to the frontier. Any one of them is a great pain in life. Even for those who have been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years, it is difficult to accept such a thing, let alone Tang Cheng, who is originally an impulsive young man. It is even after making great achievements that one after another has suffered blows. How can such a heart and will not be admirable to be able to not be depressed, not discouraged, and not full of complaints in such adversity?

At this moment, Zhang Liang suddenly thought of the famous line in the poem written by Emperor Taizong Lingyan Pavilion, "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the toughness knows the honest minister". Tang Cheng, a real man!

"It's been more than half a year since I left, and I'm so relieved to see that Wu Que's heroic spirit is still undiminished!" Zhang Liang, with a relaxed smile on his face, did not cup his fists, and punched Tang Cheng heavily on the shoulder in a similar manner.

"Laughing is living, and crying is also living. It's better to laugh than to cry." Tang Cheng laughed and pulled Zhang Liang up, "Let's go, let's talk."

Hearing this, Zhang Liang shook his hand, "I won't go to the internal office. I came here in a hurry this time, and I have to leave early tomorrow morning. It's too impolite to disturb my brother's inner house. It's better to sit in the inn where I'm staying. good".

"Why are you in such a hurry?" After all, the doorman was not a place to talk, and Tang Cheng didn't insist any more. He asked the doorman on duty at night to report the news to the inside, and then he and Zhang Liang got into the carriage.

The carriage was rattling, Tang Cheng didn't say any more greetings, and asked directly: "Ming Zhi, you came here this time, what happened?".

"It's nothing, I'll talk about it later", Zhang Liang smiled and signaled Tang Cheng not to worry, "Brother Yu is very sorry for Wu Que, speaking of you and Your Highness...".

Before Zhang Liang could say anything more, Tang Cheng interrupted him, "The most important thing about a friend is to know each other well. It's meaningless for you to say this, so don't mention it."

"It's just that I fell into the cliché, whatever, it's up to you." Zhang Liang reached out and patted Tang Cheng's shoulder, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, "This is the letter that His Royal Highness ordered me to bring to you before leaving Beijing. your".

Tang Cheng didn't say anything this time, he took the letter and opened it immediately, looking at the dim and flickering lights in Xuan's car.

There is only one paragraph on the one-page letterhead, a sentence from "Mencius Gaozi" that has been handed down for thousands of years:

Therefore, the heavens will come down to the people of Sri Lanka. He must first suffer his mind, work his muscles and bones, hungry his skin, empty his body, and disturb his behavior. Therefore, he is tempted to endure, and he has not been able to benefit.

"Before I left Beijing, His Highness ordered me to be summoned. When I arrived at the South Study Room of the Eastern Palace, His Highness had no less than four or five pages of discarded letterhead on his desk. One page was almost full, but the piece of paper he wrote was still blank. It was intact. Brother Yu has been with His Highness for a long time, and this is the first time I have seen him so hesitant when writing letters with others. Although these few sentences are few, they are indeed written by His Highness after deep thought." So far, Zhang Liang sighed softly, "His Royal Highness hasn't often mentioned Wuque you in the past half a year, but he asked Brother Yu lightly when he encountered difficulties twice: 'If Wuque exists, how would you deal with this matter? Break?' My dear brother, His Highness has high hopes for you, and the matter of Chang'an and the appointment of officials to Longmen was indeed a last resort."

In the small carriage, Zhang Liang's emotional words were indeed very warm.

Tang Cheng looked at the letter paper in his hand quietly, but his mind was not on the words that he had memorized long ago in later generations. Zhang Liang mentioned the situation when Li Longji wrote his letter. He wrote a lot of letters from Yangzhou to Chang'an. He did things for Li Longji, and he did things that benefited him a lot, but instead of getting any rewards, he was forced out of Chang'an by embarrassment to become an official in this remote place where no shit .As long as Li Longji is still a person, he has to feel guilty about this, but it is inconvenient for him to express this guilt directly in the letter as the current prince, so it is so embarrassing when writing the letter.

Or it should be added that for Li Longji who has not yet sat on the throne of the emperor, he is indeed still useful, and this is probably an important reason why Li Longji felt embarrassed when facing him.

Agarwood bait to catch golden turtles.If you want to catch a big fish, you have to set the hook deeply. As long as Li Longji has this guilt, sooner or later there will be a big reward.

"A scholar dies for his confidant. Your Highness is like this. It really makes me feel uneasy!" Tang Cheng folded the letter paper and put it in his arms solemnly, "I also participated in the whole process of Chang'an, how can I not?" Understand His Highness's difficulties and difficulties? Whether it was forced out of Beijing that day or the subsequent appointment of Longmen, the roots are all in Taiping, and I can still tell the difference in this section. If Your Highness and Mingzhi think about me, there is resentment , that really underestimated Tang."

"Okay!", Zhang Liang was visibly excited, "What a Tang Cheng!".

"Okay, don't praise me anymore. Tell me, why are you leaving Chang'an at this time? The New Year is coming soon."

Tang Cheng's attitude really made Zhang Liang feel a lot more relaxed, and when he laughed again, he became brighter, "If Li Yanji hadn't died at the wrong time, why would I have to suffer this crime. My lord came down to do some errands together, if it wasn't for Zhao Qingzheng who couldn't bear it, it was too cold and had to rest at the posthouse at Suoyangguan for two days, I would have to wait until the time I returned from Raole to see you." .

Li Yanji, who was given the surname of the country, is the current King Xi and the governor of Rao Le. He just died not long ago. Tang Cheng heard about this from Tu Yezhuo, because Li Yanji was a sick person in the prime of life, and he died from illness to death. The time was too fast, and there was no time to support a successor who was absolutely superior, which led to the fact that Wubuxi's patriarchs had been fighting openly and secretly for this these days.According to the regulations of the imperial court, imperial envoys were required to be present for the affairs of these kings and the succession of the new king. The yamen in the imperial city that should be in charge of such matters was Honglu Temple.

"This is the duty of Honglu Temple. Mr. Zhao has to suffer this. Why do you bother to suffer?"

"This is what His Highness means," Zhang Liang shook his head with a wry smile, "The border affairs of this dynasty are mostly in the Northeast, and although there are many Tibetans in the Northeast, no matter what kind of tribe they are, they can't get around Rao Le. The geographical location is too important for the Northeast to go south to the Central Plains. His Highness intends to take it into the hands of the imperial court. In this way, the defense of the frontier army can be pushed northward from the Great Wall to the southern part of Songmo Khitan. If there is a war, it will not affect the counties directly under the imperial court."

"Abandoning the Great Wall and risking offensive defense?".

"It's not that I want to give up the Great Wall, but I just want to send some troops to Raole. In this way, if something happens, the court will have more room to maneuver. This is just a rough idea of ​​His Highness. He sent me to follow Honglu Temple for this The purpose of this trip is to see Rao Le’s situation in person.”

"I'm afraid this matter will be difficult, not to mention Xiren himself, even Khitan, Shiwei, and even Mohe will not let the imperial court directly control Rao Le." Tang Cheng actually understood Li Longji very well in his heart. idea.

Although when Li Shimin was the emperor, the Tang court had several real wars with the northern Tibetans, but the nature of those wars was still defensive. The real external expansion war of the Tang Dynasty was launched by Li Longji. On the one hand, this is related to his desire to establish a illustrious military service, and another more important reason is that after the accumulation of the previous dynasty and the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the dynasty itself has the material basis for the expansion of the frontier.

Changed the military system of the government to the Jiedu envoy commanding the army, set up ten towns Jiedu envoy mansions on the border of the Tang Dynasty, gave the Jiedu envoy absolute power to control the military and government, and expanded the frontier army to a scale of 55. Li Longji's series of layouts are all It was to prepare for the expansion of the border, and 55 of the 18 frontier troops were placed on the northeast border. The reason why Anlu Mountain was able to rise like a rocket in ten years was not just because of flattery What's more, he prepared to grasp Li Longji's mind, often took the initiative to provoke frontier quarrels and then sent troops to attack the north, and then quickly promoted by virtue of these "frontier merits".

From this point of view, it is not surprising that Li Longji has this idea now and sent Zhang Liang to Rao Le, so plan ahead!

"This is just your Highness's rough idea, and it may not be implemented. The situation in the court is like this, even if His Highness wants to do it, it is easier said than done." Just at this moment, the carriage had arrived outside the Longmen Inn, and Zhang Liang waved his hand, "Forget it, let's not talk about it." It's time to get out of the car."

After arriving at Zhang Liang's room, Tang Cheng chased away the shopkeeper Guan Pingchao who followed him in with an apologetic smile, and the two had a drink and talk behind closed doors.

Invited to drink up a bottle, Zhang Liang personally held the cup to refill Tang Cheng's wine, put a serious smile on his face and said: "Wu Que, I want to ask you something."

Tang Cheng wondered why Zhang Liang suddenly became so serious, "What?".

"His Royal Highness intends to transfer you back to Chang'an after the New Year's Eve, what do you think?"

Chapter 261 You use the old to overwhelm the new, and I will overwhelm the dead with the living!

Transfer back to the capital after the New Year?Tang Cheng was not at all mentally prepared for Zhang Liang's talk about this matter, he couldn't help being slightly stunned, and the teacup in his hand stopped by his mouth.

Zhang Liang looked at Tang Cheng quietly, waiting for his reply.

While pondering, Tang Cheng took a small sip of the teacup and started to drink it. He didn't speak until he finished drinking a cup of tea. Zhang Liang was not in a hurry, but just waited quietly.

After finally drinking the last sip of tea, Tang Cheng put down the teacup and looked at Zhang Liang with a slight smile, "Why did Mingzhi talk about this? It's difficult that the current imperial city officials are not under the control of Taiping? Officials below the sixth rank No matter what, the promotion and transfer cannot bypass the officials."

"The Ministry of Households is in charge of money and food, and the Ministry of Officials is in charge of Wusha. How can the princess in such a place be willing to let go?" Zhang Liang once again mentioned the tea pot to help Tang Cheng continue to add tea, and the voice continued amidst the gurgling of tea: "However, there have been some changes in the court recently. Changes, although my brother, Zhang Daoji and others cannot be transferred back, there should be no problem without you as an eighth-rank official."

Tang Cheng took Zhang Liang's teacup and put it under the tea pot, "Well, what changes, I would like to hear the details."

"Taiping has been developing its strength since the Empress Wu Dynasty. It goes without saying that it has great power from previous dynasties until now. In today's political affairs hall, there are seven chief executives out of five families. Your Highness is too shallow to compete with them. There is no shortage of you. From being forced out of Beijing to now, relying on the trust of the emperor and controlling the officials, Zhang Daoji and his family brother, in short, all the people who met in Xiangwang's mansion before the palace change were intact. Now they have basically been expelled from the capital."

"Take off the branches and leaves first, then take the trunk, Taiping is a good method", Tang Cheng has seen the situation Zhang Liang said in the history books of later generations, so he is not surprised by this method of Taiping, "Then how did your highness respond? ".

"Although His Highness has the title of crown prince, he will have no real power if he does not ascend the throne for a day. Although all the temple supervisors in the imperial city can intervene in the affairs of the temple, they can't control anything. In this situation, we can only temporarily shrink and do two things. Then he persuaded His Majesty to hand over the military power of Wanqi and Flying Cavalry to the Second and Third Princes; secondly, he diligently contacted the royal clansmen to consolidate the position of the East Palace. As for the fact that the brothers and others were exiled, they were unable to take care of it.”

After hearing this, Tang Cheng couldn't help but praised, "If you are weak, you will not be taken by a wise man if you fight hard. A strong man cuts his wrists. If you should retreat, you should retreat decisively. But if you should persist, you should not retreat a step. Your Highness is wise, well done As long as you hold the military power and name firmly in your hands, even if the Taiping Party is arrogance, His Highness is still as firm as a rock. Although a bunch of civil servants can gain momentum, they cannot change the sky."

"Wu Que said it well," Zhang Liang nodded with a smile, "Although His Highness has retreated steadily in the court, Ren Taiping has performed several times and has not shaken the position of the Eastern Palace. Flying and Wanqi also follow the lead of the Eastern Palace."

"Well", Tang Cheng laughed, "It seems that the situation is not too bad, Mingzhi, what is the change in the court situation you mentioned just now?".

"There is a saying in the art of war that softness cannot be defended, and it cannot be defended for a long time. Otherwise, the clan and the army will inevitably change over time. His Highness has long intended to fight back, but he has never had the opportunity." When it came to this, Zhang Liang laughed and said: "However, thanks to God, His Majesty's intention of being tired of governing has become more and more obvious in recent days. There have been several news in the palace that His Majesty intends to abdicate as the Supreme Emperor."

Today's son Li Dan is really an outlier among ancient and modern emperors. He is well-known in the world for his tranquility. He really doesn't have much addiction to being an emperor. In history, he did exactly that. Less than two years after he killed Wei, he abdicated the throne to his son Li Longji, and he himself abdicated as the Supreme Emperor to enjoy his leisure. Now it seems that everything is still going according to order Go along the existing track of history.

History is a complex of politics, economy, military and all things in the world. The inertia of its operation is greater than that of tsunami and landslides. Individuals may be able to escape in the face of such a huge force of heaven and earth, and they can even do something along the way. Thinking of blocking or diverting the flow is not impossible, but it is extremely difficult.

The same is true even for time travelers!It may be easy to go back and eliminate a historical figure, but as long as the historical soil that produced a certain type of historical event is still there, one will always be replaced by another after death, and treating the symptoms but not the root cause will never be the fundamental solution to the problem.

Even though he already knew about it, Tang Cheng stood up suddenly with surprise after hearing Zhang Liang's words, "Mingzhi, is this news reliable?".

"There should be no problem with the letter that Gao Lishi personally sent from the inner palace." Zhang Liang saw that Tang Cheng, who had always been calm, was shocked by his news, and immediately burst into laughter. What did you do?"

"Don't be secretive, just say it."

"Banquet", Zhang Liang continued with an undiminished smile: "In recent days, there have been many banquets in the inner palace. Every time, His Majesty will call His Highness and Taiping to have a banquet. With perfect intelligence, we can see what His Majesty's intentions are?".

"Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to bridge the tension between His Highness and Taiping?"

Zhang Liang smiled approvingly when he heard the words, "I fully understand that the Holy Son of Heaven has a benevolent heart and attaches great importance to family affection. I really don't want to see my sister and parent-child being so tense, but at this time such a dense arrangement of banquets, His Majesty's intentions can already be seen."

Tang Cheng nodded slowly, "It is clear that although His Majesty intends to be tired of governing the Zen throne, he is worried that His Highness and Taiping will inevitably meet each other if he abstains from the throne, so he deliberately acts as a mediator to ease the relationship between the two?".

"Exactly. So the recent period of time has been a rare peace in the court. No one dared to provoke a fight and sweep the face of the emperor. Although Taiping was unwilling, he had to restrain himself at this time, but how can this kind of peace be possible?" No one can tell how long it will last, and the next time it erupts, it will be even more tragic. Your Highness is planning for a rainy day, and just wants to take advantage of this rare calm time to accumulate some strength to prepare for the next storm," Zhang Liang said. He patted Tang Cheng on the shoulder and said, "With the Holy Son of Heaven pressing on it, Taiping dare not go too far during this period of time. Nothing is missing, this is a good opportunity for you to return to Beijing, it will be difficult to miss this period of time."

"Chang'an... the city of gold, who doesn't want to go?" Tang Cheng slightly lowered his head and looked at the teacup on the table when he said this, so Zhang Liang couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, "It's just... ...Mingzhi, let me also ask you, what can a certain person do now that he has returned to Chang'an?".

Zhang Liang didn't expect Tang Cheng to ask such a simple question, he was stunned for a moment before he said: "Wu Que, you are very smart, and you can use strange things every time you need to come back to Beijing to support His Royal Highness's staff."

"Mingzhi's absurd praise. Given the current situation in the court, His Highness's move to control the army and retain the position is the best strategy. As long as you persist in doing it well, everything will be solved when the Holy Son of Heaven is in Zen. The big plan is set. I will go What's the use of the capital?" Tang Cheng raised his hand to stop Zhang Liang who was about to speak, and then continued: "Furthermore, according to Ming Zhicai's words, what His Highness needs now is to use it in the court to counter Taiping An important minister of a party, like me, a mere [-]th grade, who doesn’t even have the qualifications to participate in the court meeting, so what’s the use of going? It’s better to stay in this Longmen to experience the way of governing, so that His Royal Highness can use it in the future.”

"This..." Tang Cheng's words were true, but Zhang Liang had nothing to persuade him. He could only sigh in vain: "Nowadays, the whole court is full of Taiping party members. Where can I find important ministers? There are still people in this remote county." What is there to be nostalgic about, you will always be able to add strength to His Highness when you arrive in the capital."

Seeing Zhang Liang like this, Tang Cheng deliberately kept silent for a while before he said leisurely: "Why not? Not only are there, but there are many."

Hearing this, Zhang Liang's expression was startled, and he looked at Tang Cheng with burning eyes, "Where is it? Don't lie to me."

Tang Cheng smiled, raised his finger and pointed to the ground, "It's right here, it's all here in Longmen County."

Zhang Liang looked puzzled, "Longmen?".

The fire cage was burning too brightly, and the room was very closed. After a long time, it would inevitably be stuffy. Tang Cheng got up and walked to the window, pushed open the carved wooden window, and stood by the window, blowing fresh cold wind and said slowly : "Three years ago, Li Chongjun's mutiny must have been forgotten, right?"

Zhang Liang nodded.

"After the death of Li Chongjun that day, many important officials in the court were implicated or demoted or released. Wei Shu also took this opportunity to promote his cronies and control the court in one fell swoop. At that time, the shock of the Chang'an imperial city lasted for more than a year. Now Empress Wei It has been punished, the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, and it is time for those demoted ministers to return to Beijing. I don’t know about other places, but there are more than ten demoted officials in my small Longmen County alone. The smallest one is also the fifth grade, among which Kong Gui is the descendant of the most holy master, a well-deserved leader of the scholarly society, if these people can be introduced into the court, His Highness will immediately have the power to fight against Taiping."

"Wu Que, are you talking about them?" Zhang Mingzhi's eyes lit up suddenly, and then he shook his head, "These criminals have not disappeared, and there are too many of them, His Highness wants to protect them, how many of them can we protect? It doesn’t help if there are fewer people.”

He shook his head, and Tang Cheng also shook his head with a smile, "Wrong, wrong, Mingzhi, you are wrong, why do you need to protect them?".

Zhang Liang was even more at a loss when he said this, "Then what do you mean?".

"Reverse the case!" Tang Cheng looked at Zhang Liang with a smile and paused every word: "Your Highness does not need to protect anyone, as long as Li Chongjun reverses the case, once Li Chongjun's reputation is restored, Kong Gui and other officials implicated by him Reinstatement and return to Beijing is a matter of course."

Hearing this, Zhang Liang was already full of surprises, "That's right!" As he said in his mouth, he couldn't help stepping forward and punched Tang Cheng heavily on the shoulder. The one who was sitting again began to pace, "Why didn't I expect that?".

"The situation in the DPRK and China is such that Mingzhi and His Highness are all focused on the court, and it is common to not think of these things for a while."

"Wu Que, Wu Que, every time I meet you, you can always surprise people. If this happens, His Highness will definitely remember your great contribution." After Zhang Liang finished speaking excitedly, he paused, "I'm afraid that Taiping... ...".

After breathing for a while and feeling cold again, Tang Chengsui closed the window again, "Mingzhi is worrying about gains and losses! Let me ask you, why did Li Chongjun die that day?".

"The palace changes and seeks rebellion".

"Then why did he launch the palace change?".

"Punish the treacherous ministers and abolish Empress Wei", when he said these six words, Zhang Liang's eyes lit up.

"Yes, what is the difference between what he did that day and what His Royal Highness and Taiping jointly did later? Taiping just wanted to stop him, but what is his name? Besides, family affection is the most important thing in today's world. Li Chongjun is His Majesty's nephew. This is bound to happen.” Tang Cheng’s resolute voice dispelled the last trace of doubt in Zhang Liang’s mind, “It’s rare for two princes to do the same business. It is a good story, this matter is accomplished, His Highness can not only gain people, but also get the name of filial piety, which is really both fame and fortune, why not do such a good thing?".

At this time, Zhang Liang didn't know what to say, but he just laughed. Amidst his laughter, Tang Cheng said: "Whether it is the time in the court or the age, Taiping is better than you." His Highness is much older, and judging from her current actions, it is clear that she is using the old to suppress the young. Since she has done the trick of using the old to suppress the new, His Highness might as well do it back to her in the same way - to lift the dead to suppress the living! ".

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