Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

As soon as Tu Yesi returned to his tent, he opened the curtain and saw Tu Yezhuo standing in front of the desk.

"Father!".

Tu Yezhuo raised his head after fiddling with the thick stack of newspapers on the desk, "I have to deal with so many things every day, and they are all trivial, are you tired?".

Tu Yezhuo enjoys a high prestige among Longmenxi. In contrast, his solemn expression has remained unchanged for many years. This is the first time for Tu Yesi to intuitively feel his father's undisguised family affection for a long time. Therefore, although Tu Yezhuo's words were ordinary, Tu Yesi's heart was full of emotions, "Father!".

"Sit down and talk", Tu Yezhuo patted the stool beside him after sitting down first, and then continued after his son also sat down: "But it's okay if you are busy, the busier you are now, it means that Tang Cheng is not busy. Hidden from you."

"Father said so", when it came to Tang Cheng, Tu Yesi's face suddenly became more solemn, "It was only after this that the son realized that his previous thoughts were all wrong. Cheng has more things to worry about than his son, even if he doesn't talk about anything else, he is beyond the reach of others in terms of hard work, and it is said that success will never come by luck, and Tang Chengshi is the best example."

Listening to Tu Yesi's words, a rare smile appeared on Tu Yezhuo's face again, "You have been here for some time, what can you see?".

Does this count as an exam?This thought was fleeting in Tu Yesi's mind, "Tang Cheng is a very complicated person, he is ruthless and decisive when he should be ruthless, and he is soft when he should be soft, but what impresses my son the most is his grasp of opportunities Rao Le has been changing these days. Although Tang Cheng lives here, he has never neglected every opportunity. After seizing a small opportunity, he will spread it in the middle, and the small opportunity will become a big hole. Going in, now he actually has the strength and influence to participate in the overall situation of Rao Le. Thinking about his embarrassment when he first came to Rao Le, this method of making use of strength to get in at the right time is really amazing. Compared with those Ren Rao Le Sima before, they are really clay puppets."

"That's a bit insightful." Tu Yezhuo shook his head with a faint smile after hearing what his son said, "but I haven't seen the root cause yet."

If it was two years ago, Tu Yesi would have been dissatisfied even if he heard this from his father, but after traveling for more than a year and staying with Tang Cheng for so long, his old self-confidence has been tempered. Clean, "ask father to show".

"It's true that Tang Cheng is good at grasping opportunities, but which one of the opportunities he grasped fell from the sky? The heavens are ruthless, and they will never give so many opportunities to one person. Tang Cheng's biggest His ability is still good at making use of strengths to create momentum, and then turning into opportunities based on the situation. Most of the opportunities you see are actually created by him, and his grasp of each opportunity will accumulate less to form new momentum. This cycle goes on and on until its strength grows day by day, and finally controls the overall situation with small strokes."

It is rare for the father and son to have such an in-depth conversation. Seeing that his words were too general, Tu Yezhuo couldn't think clearly for a while, so Tu Yezhuo explained in detail: "Don't talk about Rao Le, you have to think about it that day. What did Tang Chengfu do when he arrived at Longmen? His first step to open up the situation was to rely on the land in his hand as a bargaining chip to borrow the power of the Tiancheng Army. The family is also integrated into its borrowing power. With these two ends, its power has grown from small to large. Only then has the opportunity to replace Niu Zude and attract the nine surnamed Huju clan to vote, and the realization of the latter two As his power is further strengthened, his ability to manipulate opportunities will become stronger. In the end, this official who came with bare hands has firmly controlled the overall situation of Longmen. It is today in this Rao Le place, you saw him seize the opportunity There are many, but they don’t know that the acquisition of these opportunities is all due to the strength accumulated in Longmen before.”

Speaking of this, Tu Yezhuo sighed quietly, "Holding the dragon gate to fight for joy, aside from these complicated and chaotic scenes, Tang Cheng's method is actually not new, but it is another time to save more for more, and use small to fight big." It’s all about playing tricks, but it’s a pity that Rao Le Wubu was fascinated by a throne, and finally..." Before he finished speaking, Tu Yezhuo sighed again.

Tu Yesi didn't understand why Tu Yezhuo suddenly sighed in desolation, "Father...?".

"Although I, Longmen Xi, have long been attached, I am still of the Xi clan after all!".

"Then... father means...", Tu Yesi's heart skipped a beat, "Do you want to...".

"It's too late, it's too late! Now that Rao Le's general trend has been achieved, the two departments of Suo and Shali are greedy for profit. They don't want to stop, and they can't stop under the mutual restraint. Under Tang Cheng's family, there is nothing we can do at this point in the general situation. It would be worthless if he got jealous because of this. Tang Cheng knows how to advance and retreat, and abides by the rules, but he is the most tolerant person. Once he offends It’s very clear, it’s an endless trouble.” Tu Yezhuo stretched out his hand and gently patted Tu Yesi’s shoulder with a faint smile, “I’m really old, and I have such a sad mood. The development of Rao Le's general trend is also beneficial to me, Longmen Xi, and based on this alone, we definitely have no reason to ruin Tang Cheng's affairs."

"Yes", for some reason, after hearing that there was no need to stand opposite Tang Cheng, Tu Yesi felt a sudden sense of relief all over his body.

"It's good to think about what I just said to you. Longmen is a small place with few people. While making good use of every power, you must be good at leveraging it to become powerful. As long as you can really learn this, it is not in vain for me to condemn you Come here for a while." After reaching out to pat Tu Yesi's shoulder again, Tu Yezhuo stood up, "I'm going to see him, and you should be busy if you have more things to do. There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty: "Don't take steps, Nothing is as far as a thousand miles', what you are doing now is trivial, but it corresponds to this sentence."

After finishing speaking, Tu Yezhuo didn't wait for Tu Yesi to say anything, turned around and left the tent.

After sitting quietly for a while, Tu Yezhuo stood up and began to busy himself with Tang's tasks.

Chapter 282 Unexpected joy!

The Suosuo tribe and the Shali tribe went east and west like hungry wolves to attack and plunder in the south. One southeast and one southwest fought fiercely. Although the Tuduo tribe and the Tsoping tribe who were at the brunt of the attack had already mobilized the entire tribe to resist , but the fighting power of the three southern tribes is no match for the northern two tribes—according to the northern two tribes, these three tribes have been softened by the Tang wind from the south; , What's more terrible is that the weapons are not handy. The combination of these three makes the battlefield situation a typical one-sided situation.

The two battles that took place in the east and west directions of the Raole Grassland involved four tribes. The only Domo tribe that escaped the flames of war for the time being was also greatly damaged by the battle outside the Governor's Mansion a few days ago. Participating in it, even the top and bottom are full of anxiety. Even a fool can see the current situation. After the surrounding wars are over, it will be the turn of the next one to be stabbed. This ending seems to be It was already doomed, the only difference was whether the one who rushed over with the knife first was Suo Suo or Sally Bu.

Rao Le, which has been safe for decades since Taizong proclaimed his minister, is now full of wars, blood is flowing everywhere, shouts of killing, screaming day and night, and naked killings are stirred up on the grassland accompanied by a strong smell of blood. The wail of desire and despair, and besides that there is an uneasy panic.

All in all, the ancient Raole Grassland no longer has the calmness of the past when the sky is clear, the grass is green, and the white sheep are like clouds. All that floats is blood and killing.

Although the grassland he was in was full of murderous people, Tang Cheng, who played an important role in promoting the killing, looked at the four people walking ahead with joy.

The visit of Captain Jia Zixing of the Tiancheng Army was nothing, after all he was guarding behind Tang Cheng with [-] sharp knives, and the two of them were just separated by a pontoon bridge.What really made Tang Cheng happy was Zhang Xiangwen and Qizhi who walked half a step behind Jia Zixing. As for Xiao Anlu Mountain who followed Qizhi, it was really dispensable like a cat or a dog.

This was the first time he saw Zhang Xiangwen and Qizhi since he handed over his duties as the county magistrate of Longmen and entered the grassland.

"Lieutenant Jia, what kind of wind has brought you to my small temple? But now that you're here, the soldiers on the other side will be able to relax." With familiarity and informality, Tang Cheng walked away first. Jia Zixing, who came, greeted with a smile after slightly cupping his hands.

Due to the excitement of fighting on the Raole Grassland during this period, although Jia Zixing has long stated that the Tiancheng Army will never participate in the battle unless there is a military order from the Governor's Mansion of Youzhou, he has taken precautions, and his old army has not been idle for a while. He said that he was training the [-] sergeants in different ways every day. The daily training volume made the [-] frontier soldiers miserable, and Tang Cheng's teasing words were based on this.

Hearing this, Jia Zixing took a deep look at Tang Cheng, then laughed and said: "Tang Sima's roots go straight to Chang'an, a nobleman has a life, even if he can't think about it, he can't do it."

Jia Zixing's words are very meaningful, Chang'an!As soon as Tang Cheng heard these two words, he immediately thought of Li Longji and Zhang Liang. What did they do?

Although his thoughts were churning, the open air was not a place to talk. Tang Cheng glanced at Jia Zixing and didn't ask any more questions. He came to Zhang Xiangwen with a smile on his face.

After looking Zhang Xiangwen up and down, Tang Cheng slapped him heavily on the shoulder and then said with a smile: "Yes, it looks much calmer than before, but you, the king of a county, don't stay in Longmen well." What are you doing here? It’s a felony for a magistrate to leave the territory without permission. If the bureaucrats are far away, they won’t say anything. Be careful and the government of Guizhou will deal with you when they find out.”

Strange to say, Zhang Xiangwen, who was still calm when he followed Jia Zixing, lost his shape when he came in front of Tang Cheng. Meng, the government office of Guizhou government doesn't care about the small affairs of Longmen County at all, if it wasn't for some people in the county because of Rao Le's war during this period of time, I would have slipped here."

Tang Cheng also knew that the people of Longmen County were agitated by the fire at the city gate, and the people of Longmen County were agitated by it. At the beginning, Ashidzhi, who was surnamed Hu, came here specially because of this. Hearing what Zhang Xiangwen said at this time, he was also a little displeased. Reassuringly followed up and asked, "How is the public opinion now?".

"Stable", Zhang Xiangwen let out a long breath and said with a grin: "It's been so long since Rao Le started fighting, and I haven't seen a Xiren crossing the boundary river yet. Longmen County is more famine than usual on the grasslands. The time was peaceful, and there were no small looters. The second thing is that the merchants who came and went took the elder brother to sit in the boundary river and swore to protect the safety of Longmen. Everyone knows about it. Your reputation in Longmen County can be said to be in the sky, elder brother. As soon as I heard this, and I didn't see Xi Ren crossing the river, my heart gradually calmed down. These days, I heard from several yamen servants who went to work under my command that many people in the county are supporting my elder brother. The tablet of longevity points to you to keep one safe."

Sitting in Jiehe, vowing to protect the safety of Longmen. These are the original words said by Ashdezhi when he came to appease the worried. He didn't expect that this person would spread it around through businessmen when he turned his back. After thinking about it, I understood the meaning of Ashi Dezhi. This Hu Mingming of the nine surnames was using his words to block his feet, and the words of reassurance that this Hu man said in front of him were all lies. Fearing that he would run away, they deliberately crucified themselves to death on the edge of the Jie River by all the people in Longmen County.

The big rumors of that day have been spread to everyone, as long as it is to save face, who can break their promises and walk away?

It's no wonder that the straightforward and bold Hu people in Beidi look down on Hu with the nine surnames and treat him as a bastard. There are quite a lot of twists and turns in these people's stomachs.

After he figured it out, Tang Cheng didn't think too deeply about it, "My good boy, I haven't seen you for a while, and you are very proficient in flattery, but you should say this to the governor of Guizhou Zhao, and it's up to you to take the exam." But he, it's useless to tell me," Tang Cheng slapped the smiling Zhang Xiangwen again, and turned to Qizhi.

It was windy and cold on the grassland, and Qizhi's face was flushed. She was already beautiful, but this made her even more beautiful, attracting the soldiers on duty around the tent to watch secretly.

Since leaving Longmen County that day, Tang Chengcheng has never been close to a woman, and he was holding back. Now seeing Qizhi so beautiful, he immediately felt a fire on his body, and his heart grew. The grass-like bulging and scratching are all desires, but they are not easy to show in front of everyone, so they can only force it down and pretend to be calm: "Why are you here when it is so cold?", said in his mouth, he He has already tightened the fox fur cloak around Qizhi's shoulders tightly, and when his thumb inadvertently brushed the delicate and smooth skin on Qizhi's neck, the fire on his body burned even more intensely.

Qi Zhiben was born in the Happy Building, the No. [-] fireworks center in Yangzhou. Although she is a young man, she is extremely sensitive to the affairs of men and women. Even though Tang Cheng suppressed his thoughts, he didn't hide it from her.The redness on her face deepened for a while, but she didn't know whether it was blown by the wind or fumigated after she was emotionally moved, but her eyes became blurred inexplicably, and her natural beauty radiated to the extreme in an instant, Only the sergeants who were peeping at Zuo Jin forgot to turn their heads.

This little goblin is really awesome!Facing Qizhi like this, even Tang Cheng doesn't dare to look at it now, lest if something happens to provoke Jia Zixing and Zhang Xiangwen's jokes after a long time, it will be embarrassing, "An Lushan , why are you here? I haven’t seen you these days, how is your fitness dance learning?”.

"Master wants to come to make fun. It just so happens that the villain understands the sarcasm, so he followed." An Lushan saluted Tang Cheng respectfully and then said with high spirits: "I have been practicing dancing with the master for several months. Even though the villain is stupid, I don't dare Letting down the master's painstaking efforts in teaching, if the adults have time, the villains are willing to help the dance." Although the words were humble, the self-confidence in his words could not be concealed.

Anlu Mountain is still Anlu Mountain after all! "Look, even if you don't have any free time, you Hu Xuanwu will always want to watch it." At this moment, Tang Cheng smiled very comfortably. Except for An Lushan who would take the initiative to dance the Huxuan dance that he was good at when he went to Chang'an to invite Xuanzong and Concubine Yang, who else in the world could get him to sing and dance.

After laughing haha, Tang Cheng turned around and stretched out his hand to Jia Zixing and said, "The grassland is windy, let's talk in the tent, please, Mr. Captain!".

After entering the tent, they sat down and exchanged some pleasantries. Tang Cheng saw Jia Zixing winking at him several times, so he ordered Zheng San to lead Zhang Xiangwen, Qizhi, and An Lushan to the other tent to freshen up. There were only two people left in Yirongrong's tent.

After witnessing the tent door being lowered again, Tang Cheng put down the teacup in his hand and said with a light smile, "Lieutenant Jia Du has always been forthright, why is he so vicious today?"

Since Tang Cheng became the magistrate of Longmen County, the two have been getting along for a long time. Hearing this, Jia Zixing glanced at him angrily, "It's not all because of you! But to be treated like this by this person in Beijing, Brother, I really convinced you this time," he said, and he took out a letter from his closet and handed it over.

Letter from Li Longji!As soon as Fang took the letter paper, Tang Cheng recognized that the words on the letter paper cover were from Li Longji's handwriting. When he took out the letter and looked at the end, it was inscribed with the words "Master of the East Palace" as expected.

Looking back and reading this letter to Jia Zixing carefully, although Li Longji said a lot, the meaning is simple, that is to let Jia Zixing save Tang Cheng's life no matter what when the situation in Rao Le is complicated. Even if this task is violated, Donggong will take action even if it violates the military order of the Youzhou Governor’s Mansion... Although the words in this letter are a bit vague, no matter the lure or threat is clear, anyone who reads this letter will be able to realize it. I really felt that the "Master of the East Palace" cared about Tang Cheng's safety.

"Brother, you really have a lot of hidden roots." After Tang Cheng read the letter, Jia Zixing, who was sipping tea, said in a hot voice: "If it wasn't for you, brother, my little frontier soldier Can the captain get into the eyes of the crown prince? Let alone this handwritten letter. You know better than my brother the current situation in the court, and Donggong can write such an inscribed letter to me, a fighter who has never met before, at this time Come, I really took some risks. But this also just shows your status in the heart of the prince, brother, it's rare, it's really rare!".

Tang Cheng naturally understood Jia Zixing's meaning. It was the time when Li Longji and Princess Taiping were fighting fiercely in the court, and the East Palace had never had any contact with Jia Zixing. No matter how you looked at it, this letter was reckless. If there is an idea that this letter falls into the hands of Princess Taiping, it will be a trigger for people to attack. Objectively analyzing Li Longji's identity and situation can not but be said to be a trick.

But if this is not the case, you will not be able to see the sincerity of the letter.

Naturally, such letters will not be delivered by post or in a hurry. They must be delivered by trusted servants in person. Calculate the time for Zhang Liang to return to Beijing, and then calculate the time for delivering the letter from Chang'an to here. Obviously, This letter was sent by Li Longji not long after Zhang Liang returned to Beijing.

No matter what the purpose of Li Longji's writing this letter is, this letter and the undisguised words "Master of the East Palace" at the inscription have relieved some of Tang Cheng's resentment and disappointment in his heart for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. .

"Your Highness is worried about it." Tang Cheng smiled slightly when he handed back the letter: "Since Captain Jia can show me this letter, I must have made up my mind."

Seeing that Tang Cheng was still so calm after reading the letter, Jia Zixing couldn't help sighing that he was ashamed. It was handwritten by the current crown prince. When he received it yesterday, he was so excited that he tossed and turned all night, and Tang Cheng in front of him couldn't sleep. But real parties.If it were someone else who saw the Prince's kindness with his own eyes, even if he was not grateful and shed tears, he would be a little excited and uncontrollable. How many people can act like him as if nothing happened?

It is for a gentleman not to be surprised by favor or disgrace.It was just heard before, but now I actually saw it with my own eyes.

Jia Zixing withdrew his gaze from Tang Cheng's face, took the letter paper and carefully put it away where the flesh was attached, then picked up the teacup and said with a rough laugh: "Prince Junming, how dare I, a murderer, refuse to follow? Besides... ...My brother, you are my God of Wealth, without this letter from His Highness, I can't just sit back and watch you in danger and not help."

Jia Zixing's words are not accurate. After all, it took a lot of thought to send troops to Jiehe. If Tang Cheng hadn't directly threatened the dividends of the Longmen Market, this veteran would not move. Now it is true. It's crisp to say.

With Tang Cheng's current experience in the officialdom, naturally he wouldn't overthrow this old account, and after hearing it, he bowed his hands in a genuine and fake manner, "Thank you for taking care of me." After thanking him, he asked again, "Why? So, can the captain still insist on the proposition that the frontier troops will never enter the Raole Grassland?".

Jia Zixing was not in a hurry to answer when he heard the question, so he murmured in the seat. Perhaps what he himself didn't notice was that his idle left hand caressed the right chest several times inadvertently, and there was a place close to his body. It was Li Longji's handwriting.

Seeing Jia Zixing's unintentional action, although he has not given a clear answer, Tang Cheng has already picked up the teacup and took a sip with a smile.

It's done!

As far as Jia Zixing is concerned, if there is no special opportunity, he will never have any relationship with the Prince of the East Palace in his life, and it is self-evident how useful this kind of relationship is to an official who eats the court.The problem now is that if Jia Zixing wants to firmly maintain this relationship and turn it into a real official promotion in the future, he has to consider Tang Cheng's ideas.

After all, he is the hub that connects it with the East Palace, and Li Longji has really felt how much he values ​​him.

Jia Zixing is over forty years old, and there is not much time left for him in the future. To seek wealth and wealth, this is a huge gamble for Jia Zixing. The risks and benefits are extremely huge, and his unconscious actions are actually The outcome of his bet has been revealed.

Waiting for Tang Cheng to eat all the remaining tea in the cup, Jia Zixing had already made a decision, and he raised his index finger with a solemn face, "One chance, if Tang Sima wants to use Tiancheng's army to enter the Raole Grassland to fight There is only one opportunity, and the maximum time available for mobilization will not exceed ten days, whether to use this opportunity or not, how to use it, and where to use it must be clearly thought out!".

"Okay!", Tang Cheng raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands in praise: "Decisive to kill, Captain Jia is so brave."

Hearing this, Jia Zixing was not at all happy to be praised, "Brother, stop telling the dead to hang themselves. Once the Tiancheng Army crosses the boundary river and enters the Raole Grassland, the crime of violating orders and using weapons without authorization will be considered a real crime. I don’t tell you what the crime of disregarding military law is. I also hope that my brother will help me to say good things when he writes to Jingli, so that I don’t end up in the end.” After speaking In the meantime, Jia Zixing reached out and patted the letter hidden on his chest again.

"Although we haven't known each other for a long time, you should also know that I, Brother Zhang Cheng, is the one who works." Jia Zixing finally vomited because of Li Longji's letter. Tang Cheng couldn't tolerate him going back, holding a tea pot While refilling his tea in person, he said in a harmonious voice: "Lord Captain, but don't worry, I may not really be able to use the [-]-day army once I come here, but it's just in case; I am very confident that I can speak in front of the prince. The current prince is a person who has been praised by the first dragon and queen as "my family's thousand miles of horses". There is a precedent; the third thing is that although the governor Zhang of Youzhou is far away from court battles, the East Palace may not be deserted in the governor's mansion."

Jia Zixing raised his head suddenly.

Seeing this, Tang Cheng stretched out his hand and pointed outside the tent and smiled slightly, "Brother, dare you forget about the one hundred cavalrymen and the yellow birch crossbow?".

Jia Zixing's eyes became brighter. The yellow birch crossbow is a heavy weapon in the army, and it has always been closely guarded. Normally, every crossbow's entry and exit must be strictly recorded and recorded, let alone the place where it is lent.But last time when Tang Cheng was about to go to the Raole Grassland, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion sent an official document abnormally, not only lending him a hundred crossbows, but even two teams of elite cavalry with a hundred men.At that time, Jia Zixing was amazed that Tang Cheng, a small county magistrate, was able to reach out to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion with such great skills, but now it seems that the root cause is here.

After thinking about this, although Jia Zixing was not completely relieved, the anxiety on his face disappeared a lot, and Tang Cheng's encouragement also had the desired effect.

After Jia Zixing finished talking, he didn't stay any longer. After Tang Cheng sent him out of the tent, he looked at the coalition tent across the boundary river again, with a sincere smile on his face.

Surprisingly, Li Longji's letter made him have 8000 more available troops. With these [-] sabers, Tang Cheng felt more confident in Rao Le's intervention. Although [-] people is not too many, what Tang Cheng valued more was not their combat power at all, but the status of "Regular Frontier Army of the Tang Dynasty" in Tian Cheng's army, and the attitude of the Tang court represented by this status.

Although this attitude is false to him, what about the people on the grassland?When eight thousand shining sabers appeared in front of their eyes, who would dare to cling to the idea that the Tang court would not interfere in Rao Le's affairs?At this time, the 8000 people will be infinitely magnified. You must know that the most elite frontier army in the Tang Dynasty is as many as more than [-].

Four or two calls, fighting against the big situation with small force, and then turning into opportunities according to the situation. After several years of experience in the officialdom, Tang Cheng likes and is good at this technique. As early as the very beginning, he thought of the idea of ​​fighting the eight thousand heavenly army At that time, Tang Chengcheng did not simply use them as a group of fighters in the military, whether it was blackmail or deterrence, his use of the Eight Thousand Heavenly Army was always focused on politics.

Any resource in hand can be manipulated with political vision and tactics in order to obtain the maximum benefit.After several years of experience as a civil servant in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Cheng's understanding of and adaptation to the official career has gradually matured unconsciously.

After seeing Jia Zixing and the guards cross the pontoon bridge of the Jiehe River, Tang Cheng turned back to his leather tent and ordered Zhang Xiangwen to be called over.

"Bring some wine." The freezing weather in the north is really not suitable for tea. After Tang Cheng gave Zheng San instructions, he pointed to the chair next to Zhang Xiangwen and said, "Sit down, you and I don't need those greetings. Tell me, what do you want me to do this time?"

Chapter 283 Chang'an!I will go back one day

Zhang Xiangwen couldn't be more casual in front of Tang Cheng, he looked around the leather tent, sat down and pouted his lips and said: "Although these Xi barbarians can't do anything with our Tang people in terms of food, clothing and housing Bi, but to say that he is really good at fiddling with tents, I was worried that it would be uncomfortable for my elder brother to stay on the grassland in the freezing cold, but now I see that other than being stuffy, the other things are not bad. It's easy to answer in front of my sister-in-law."

Tang Cheng had regular correspondence with Zheng Lingyi who stayed in Longmen and his parents in Huairong City, Guizhou, so he was not unfamiliar with Zheng Lingyi's situation. Zhang Xiangwen took the initiative to mention it first, so he also took advantage of the situation and asked: "Every time your sister-in-law writes to me, she always reports good news but not bad news. Now I just want to ask you, how is she doing in Longmen?".

It was only after Tang Cheng's question came out that he remembered that every time he wrote to Zheng Lingyi, he always reported good news but not bad news.On this point alone, the husband and wife really have a close relationship.

"Sister-in-law is really a good sister-in-law. During this period of time, I have accepted her great affection. More than 2 Tang people in Donggu outside the city have to build houses and move. This is so trivial and exhausting. If there is no sister-in-law to support them The food is well-organized, I just took over the county affairs and I can’t take care of it even if I’m in a hurry. I’m really tired, but looking at my sister-in-law’s complexion is not bad, and she’s full of energy.” Zhang Xiangwen’s face when he said Zheng Lingyi The face has regained its integrity, and the words and sentences are indeed from the heart, "Brother is the elder brother, and the sister-in-law I found is extraordinary. Don't look at the sister-in-law as a woman. In terms of prestige among the people in Donggu today, I can't match it even if I flatter him." of".

"You have also learned the "Mulan Poetry" in the Han Yuefu. Who said that women must not be as good as men." Tang Cheng leaned against the young couple beside him and sat more comfortably, then smiled and said: "As long as she is in good spirits, tired Just be tired, if she is forced to stop doing things, she will feel uncomfortable even if she is resting."

"Hey, what my elder brother said is exactly the same as what my sister-in-law said to me a few days ago." Zhang Xiangwen lost his formality again, and smiled, "The towering ambition is in the high mountains, and the grandeur is in the flowing water. The elder brother and the sister-in-law are really high mountains and flowing water. , bosom friend concentric... ".

Seeing Zhang Xiangwen like this, Tang Cheng couldn't help but think of the way the two of them first met in Yunxi County. At that time, this guy was an out-of-shape and lazy guy, and he is still the same after so long.

Thinking of this, Tang Cheng looked at Zhang Xiangwen, the upright thief who smiled heartlessly, and he felt a warm feeling in his heart. Things are different, and as his identity has changed over the years, people around him may or may not More or less all have changed accordingly, even if they are as close as Tang Shuan, it seems that the only one around him who has not changed is this second brother.

This Zhang Xiangwen is really a confidant worthy of a lifetime of friendship!

Thinking this way in his heart, Tang Cheng raised his hand, waved with a smile and cursed: "Your sister-in-law is not here, so stop talking about flattering, let's get down to business, um, why did you come here this time."

After the nonsense was finished, Zhang Xiangwen laughed and his face returned to normal, "I'm here this time as a messenger."

"Messenger?", this answer was really unexpected, Tang Cheng leaned forward, "Who?".

"Zhang Liang from Chang'an East Palace, Master Zhang Mingzhi", Zhang Xiangwen got up and refilled Tang Cheng's wine, "When Master Zhang wrote the letter, he thought he didn't know where the eldest brother was, so he passed it on to me. And I sent a letter to my younger brother."

Zhang Liang!Hearing this, Tang Cheng was really puzzled, okay, if there is no movement, there is no movement at all, when you don't want to, it will come one after another.Just after reading the prince's letter to Jia Zixing, Zhang Liang jumped out again in a blink of an eye.But since Zhang Liang is worried about the matter here, Tian Chengjun can take care of it as much as possible, why would Li Longji do it himself?

Picking up the glass of wine and taking a sip, Tang Cheng thought for a while and figured out the key points. Although Zhang Liang is the crown prince's confidant, his current job status is not high. If he wrote a letter to Jia Zixing in his name, he might not only If the expected effect is not received, it will be self-defeating.

"What did he say?"

"It's sealed, I have to read it myself," Zhang Xiangwen said, taking out a letter from his closet.

Tang Cheng took the letter but didn't read it. He put it on the small table beside him and asked Zhang Xiangwen, "You said he also had a letter for you? What does it say?".

After Zhang Liang drank the warm wine in the cup, he wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth without using the towel handle, "Three pages of paper said one thing, let me, the county magistrate of Longmen, do my best to keep my eldest brother and his family safe." As for the safety of my family, it is said that as long as I can complete this task, even if Longmen County asks Xi Ren to burn it clean, it will not hinder my future."

Tang Chengcheng asked Zhang Liang for help when Zhang Xiangwen went to Chang'an to take the law test that day. Zhang Liang was very clear about the relationship between him and Zhang Xiangwen. It meant that Xiang Zhuang danced the sword, but even so, Tang Cheng still felt a little better in his heart.

After all, no one in this world wants to be treated as an outcast after working so hard.

"He is very generous!" Tang Cheng muttered and opened Zhang Liang's letterhead.

The first half of Zhang Mingzhi's letter is all about explaining the background of his being appointed as an official Rao Le Sima, and the constraints and helplessness that Prince Li Longji suffered in this matter. It was only then that Tang Cheng understood the details of the official transfer.But I understand that I understand that he doesn't have much thought about this matter now, anyway, everyone has come, and the most dangerous and difficult time has passed, so it's meaningless to talk about it now.

It wasn't until he saw the second half of the letter that Tang Cheng came to his senses. What he was talking about here was a change in the court situation, and it was Kong Gui and others who brought him back to Chang'an after he persuaded Li Longji to instigate this change.

Today's son, that is, the former Anguo Prime Minister Li Dan, his elder brother Li Xian and his father Gaozong Li Zhi, although he can't do the emperor's errand because of his cowardly character, he is not bad, especially in his concern for old love. superior.After several years of exile, although Kong Gui and others were separated from Li Dan by monarchs and ministers, they were actually old acquaintances, especially Kong Gui. He and Li Dan are mentors and apprentices.

Li Dan naturally understood why Kong Gui and others were exiled. After three or two years of time, this veteran official of the famous scholar Lin was already in full bloom, and he was more than ten years older than before he was exiled from Beijing. Li Dan also sighed in his heart.Even if it is hard for others to tell, he is clear about Kong Gui's knowledge, reputation, ability and loyalty to the court.

Such a scholarly leader and the descendants of Confucius Sheng would have the idea of ​​rebellion?Li Dan would not believe this. In Kong Gui's heart, he probably valued his family reputation more than his official position. Such a person would not turn back even if you put a knife on his neck. It's nothing more than the burden of the former abolished prince.

With such thoughts in mind, when Li Dan received Kong Gui and other courtiers who had returned to Beijing from afar, he was very gentle. Afterwards, returning the mansion and appointing officials was the proper meaning of the question, and it was on this matter. The emperor showed a rare monopoly, resolutely rejected the idea of ​​Zhengshitang to place Kong Gui in the Ministry of Rites, and appointed him to take over the post of Yushi Zhongcheng who had just been vacated because of Ding You.

Among the temple supervisors of various ministries in Chang'an, the status of the Chief Speech Officer as the Yushitai needless to say, is precisely because its status is too important, so the Zhengshitang strongly opposes it. At this time, five of the seven prime ministers in the Zhengshitang are It came from the gate of Princess Taiping, and the manipulator behind this matter is self-evident.

It is said that after Princess Taiping heard that it was a foregone conclusion for Kong Gui to take over as Yushitai, she smashed a Persian glass bottle she had always liked in the mansion, and even scolded the old lady who was the next generation of Yushi Zhongcheng in her vague words. Well, old things don't die sooner or later, so why did they die at this juncture.

Facts have proved that Princess Taiping's anger was indeed prescient. The first memorial impeached by Kong Gui after he took office as Yushi Zhongcheng was Princess Taiping of Zhenguo for intervening in politics. Kunnu's theory, and then enumerating the harms caused by the Queen of Dragons and Wei Shuren in the previous two dynasties who intervened in politics as women, logically came to the conclusion that "the hen sits in the morning, it is unlucky in the sky". It directly stated that Princess Taiping should stay away from the government.