Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 292 Busy and Restless

Just a few days after Tang Cheng returned from the Tuduo Department to build a new tent by the Jiehe River, the results of the first battle between the Suo Department and the Shali Department were reported.

Suo Ping only ordered a truce against Tuduo in the evening, and at the banquet in the evening, he mobilized troops to join up with the original [-] troops outside Rao Le Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to encircle Shali's [-] cavalry. Give Sully any reaction time.

This is a typical sneak attack.

At this time, the Tuduo Department had not yet been fully acquired by the Suo Suo Department, and the main force of the Shali Department was also besieging the crumbling Pingcuo Department. Under this background, Sha Li did not have much defense against the sudden war of the Suo Suo Department. .Although the [-] Shali tribal troops outside the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion have maintained sufficient vigilance against the mobs on the opposite side since the first day they were stationed here, it was not the enemy on the opposite side who attacked them first.Until the night when the Suo people officially launched the sneak attack, when the shouts of killing were already loud in the Shali camp, the general Shali who was in charge here habitually looked at the opposite side first.

All peace!

With intentional calculations and unintentional calculations, it was an extremely dangerous night attack. One side sneaked in, but the other side was still in a dream unprepared. The result is naturally self-evident. When people rushed in with a hoof-bound horse, the Shali Department was in a mess, and there were finally some big and small men shouting and trying to gather the non-commissioned sergeants to resist, but at this moment, the Suo Department followed up The second wave of 2000 people has already rushed in like a tide. The horses of this second wave of reclaiming cavalry have not bound their hooves, and the people are still far away, and the thunderous sound of horseshoes has come like a huge tide. .

In the camp, there were 1 cavalry cavalry rushing back and forth, dispersing the Sally soldiers who had gathered a little bit; The camp was suddenly lit up again, and in the light of the flickering torches, groups of well-equipped cavalry swarmed out and rushed towards this side. At this point, the already chaotic Shali camp completely broke through the brink of collapse.

The ensuing battle turned into a one-sided massacre. The two groups of 5000 people who launched the night attack rushed back and forth to kill them. It was really an extremely efficient meat grinder.The 1 people outside the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion were under surveillance, catching and killing the fish that slipped through the net. Even when the head of the Shali tribe tried his best to gather a team of nearly 2000 people to rush out of the encirclement and head south in a hurry to join the main force. He bumped into another five thousand Suso army hidden nearly twenty miles away.

The sneak attack, which used a total of 2 horses, achieved a perfect result. Except for the negligible three or two kittens, the 1 horses of the Sally Department were completely damaged.

Before the battle here is completely over, there has already been a group of search sergeants marching into the Raole Governor's Mansion, which has been dusty for several months. All the carpets were shipped away.

In the morning of the next day, after all the fighting was over, the 5000 rebel troops gathered together allocated 5000 people with the utensils of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and thousands of war horses to withdraw to the leather tent location, and the remaining [-] people were briefly After a rest, he roared and rushed to the northeast.

Almost at the same time that Tang Cheng got the result of the sneak attack, the news of the truce between the Shali Ministry and Pingcuo also spread.

Like the Tuduo tribe, the Pingcuo tribe, who managed to escape from the crumbling, couldn't wait to bring the broken tribe as close as possible to Tang Cheng as soon as the Shali tribe stopped in front.

For a while, centering on the southern grassland of the Duomo tribe where Tang Cheng was located, Tuxian, Duomo, and Pingcuo's three remnants hugged together at the limit density that the grassland could accommodate, which brought a shock to the frightened three remnants. Great comfort and security.

At this time, the grassland has no owner, and Tang Cheng took care of the follow-up of the three remnants after the previous war with the "official status" of Sima, the only governor of the Rao Le Metropolitan Government. That is to say, he has been in the grassland for several months now. Tang Chengcai finally deserved the respect and power that a Sima deserved.

Appease the three departments, coordinate the land allocation of the three departments in this special period, fully open all trade embargoes, collect straw and other things that livestock can eat in Longmen and even the entire Guizhou... trivial matters are connected one by one, It seems that there will never be an end; bickering, gossip, and small frictions between the three departments are also dozens of times a day. Tang Cheng is really busy and dizzy during this time. If he can sleep for three hours a day, it is considered a godsend Fortunately, I enjoyed it.

Fortunately, Sanbu lost a lot of people and livestock in the previous battles, and the long winter on the grasslands made the livestock still need to spend the winter in pens, which reduced the area requirements for nomads to a minimum. .It also made Tang Cheng finally settle the situation with the cooperation of the patriarchs.

After the civil affairs were done, Tang Cheng finally returned to his duties. The three remnants were gathered under the banner of Sima in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and Tang Cheng became the leader of the coalition of the three remnants as a matter of course.

But what reassures Tu Duomeng and others is that Tang Cheng has no plan to split up the three tribal armies, nor interferes with the appointment and removal of personnel in the three tribal armies. The leader seems to be a display of nothing in the military.

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On the Raole Grassland, Suo and Shali officially started fighting, Tang Cheng was busy, and Chang'an, the capital thousands of miles away, was not peaceful at this time.

In the study of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace, Li Longji, dressed in light and simple clothes, was having a secret conversation with Gao Lishi.

Because of his meritorious service in the palace change after Zhu Anle and the abolition of Wei, Gao Lishi was promoted to the post of internal servant, and his status in the palace can also be regarded as prominent. Nowadays, many foreign ministers have to pay attention to him when they see him. Good friends, but when facing Li Longji, Gao Lishi's attitude did not change at all, and he still maintained the previous respect, "After the princess enters the palace, she will meet Her Majesty at the Daming Palace. The princess repeated the old saying and persuaded It is said to be easy to store, as for the reasons, it is still an old story, one is that there is a reason for the eldest son to be born, and there is no reason for the third son; the other is that His Highness is still young, and it is difficult to bear the great trust of the country."

Ever since his father ascended the throne, his former ally and aunt by blood have been planning this matter, and he has heard a lot of similar news. Although the topic itself is closely related to his fate, Li Longji did not show any panicked expression , just listen quietly.

"Your Majesty still hesitates to say anything about the princess's old story." This is also an old routine. Li Longji knew that his father's temperament was in the same line as his late grandfather "Emperor Gaozong". It's because he has a weak temper, and his silence is already a good expression of his attitude.

However, Gao Lishi's subsequent words changed Li Longji's calm face just now, "Later, His Majesty Xu couldn't stand the princess' persuasion, so he ordered people to invite King Song and several prime ministers from the Political Affairs Hall."

Song Wang Li Chengqi is Li Longji's eldest brother, he is both a direct descendant and the eldest son. As early as when his grandmother Wu was in power and his father first ascended the throne as emperor, he was announced to the world to be the crown prince, and this eldest brother has acted cautiously for many years. He is filial and fraternal to his superiors and subordinates, and his reputation as a virtuous king has been spread in the capital for not a day or two.Although his father resigned from the position of crown prince as early as the beginning of his ascension to the throne, as long as he has not succeeded to the throne for a day in this imperial power struggle, who can guarantee that the elder brother will not change his mind, let alone in this matter. He has the strong support of Princess Taiping, "Oh! What did the elder brother say?".

Seeing that Li Longji was able to maintain his stability at such a critical moment, Gao Lishi reassured in his heart that his choice was not wrong. This one in front of him is the real emperor. Compared with him, Song Wang is too cowardly and too weak. Be careful, maybe for Song Wang, who has personally experienced the massacre of the Li family by Empress Wu, this throne is not only not worthy of attention, but a sharp sword hanging above his head.

The speculation in Gao Lishi's heart was not revealed at all, and he sat on the side slightly and continued in a submissive tone: "His Royal Highness Song Wang's reply is still the same as that day: 'The national security is the first, and the crisis is the first to be meritorious'. Persuasion, saying that the imperial court and the world are stable, His Royal Highness Song Wang did not move, and later he fell down on His Majesty's knees and wept unceasingly, please do not touch the East Palace, and show the love of brothers and sisters."

Li Longji's frowned brows relaxed, and after pondering for a moment, he sighed: "Brother's heart is not as good as this palace!".

"The king of Song is indeed virtuous." Gao Lishi didn't dare to intervene too much in this matter other than recounting the scene of the day. All of them advocate easy Chu, but His Royal Highness Song has such a heart, so they can't say anything, but Wei Anshi and Song Jing can uphold the truth, and insist that His Highness's virtues and merits are indeed the best choice for the East Palace. The important weapon of the country should not be moved lightly. Please Your Majesty forbids the matter of easy storage inside and outside the palace city and the imperial city, so as to secure the hearts of the ministers and the people of the world. Although your Majesty did not follow his request, he also clearly stated that there is no easy storage meaning".

At this point, Li Longji was finally completely relieved, "Wei Anshi and Song Guangping are not powerful, they are indeed prime ministers. As for the other five people..." After taking a look at Gao Lishi, he finally said what he wanted to say He said it directly, "It's just a running dog of the Taipingmen, a clown who is not worth talking about."

Gao Lishi was overjoyed suddenly, no matter how unbearable the five people are, but after all, the emperor has the right to appoint the current prime minister. As the prince of the East Palace, he commented on the prime minister personally appointed by his father. It's not suitable, if this word gets out, let alone anything else, at least one label of "unfilial piety" can be firmly buckled.For Li Sanlang to say such words in front of him, it is obvious that he officially regards him as a confidant.

How could Gao Lishi not like that he had finally come to this point after making friends with him for so long?It's just that things like this can only be agreed between the two parties, and it's really inconvenient to spread them out on the table, so even though Gao Lishi was excited, he still held it firmly on his face, "What your highness said is, husband Although he has lived in the deep palace for a long time, he has heard people say that whether it is in various temple supervisors in the imperial city or in the city's market, there are people who compare these five ministers to the five notorious people under the sect of Wu Sansi, the traitor of the former dynasty. , and called it the 'five dogs'. The prime minister did this, and these five people are indeed 'there is no one before, and there will be no one to come'".

Li Long basically liked to hear these words, and when Gao Lishi commented on the five people, he elicited a famous sentence from Chen Ziang, a former Jinshi, and it couldn't have been more appropriate, and he immediately laughed heartily.

After laughing, Li Longji asked in a relaxed tone: "Let's not talk about these five dogs! How is the emperor's diet and daily life in the palace recently?".

"My husband once heard from the old man in the former Anguo Prime Minister's mansion in the inner palace that since everyone re-entered the Great Treasure, the diet and daily life seem to be worse than the old days, especially after Kong Shilang and others returned to Beijing. The turmoil of the stroke continues, and everyone's diet and daily life will inevitably be affected." Speaking of this, Gao Lishi pondered for a while, "A few days ago, my husband also heard the eunuchs who served the imperial court in the Taiji Palace show off their words, saying that everyone has been down recently. After the imperial court, I was not in a good mood. I complained several times that the imperial court was boring and trivial, so that I couldn’t even write a pen in peace.”

As a son of man, Li Longji naturally knew that his father had two hobbies in calligraphy and text exegesis, and calligraphy was especially in the two styles of Gong Cao Li.The inscription on Jingyun Bronze Bell in Chang’an City and the inscription on Yang’s Shunling Mausoleum, the great-grandmother’s, were both written by my father, but these two hobbies take a lot of time, and you have to be in a good mood to enjoy them.

I had already heard these news from other sources, and at this time Gao Lishi confirmed that although Li Longji had a worried expression on his face, he was already smiling from the bottom of his heart.

No one knows a son better than a father. In the same way, a son must know his father well. After 20 years, he has already figured out that his father's temperament is actually the best to be simple and intolerant of trivial matters. Even in the process of reading history books many times, compared with those emperors of the previous dynasty, Li Longji once gave his father a deep heart. The emperor made a very "disrespectful" comment - as far as he was born in a royal family with weak family ties, his father was really a good father and brother.Because he is not only affectionate, but also has a gentle temper; but like his grandfather and uncle, he is really not a good emperor. Not even an emperor should have had the zeal for power.Looking through the history books, have you ever seen an emperor who voluntarily gave up the throne twice like his father?Although this kind of "initiative" was really compelling in light of the situation at the time, this incident alone is enough to show the emperor's attitude towards power.

Thinking of this, Li Longji was full of embarrassment for the power inheritance of the Li Tang royal family in the past few decades. Since the great-grandfather Emperor Taizong, who was a talented and generous grandfather, his grandfather had a weak personality, and he was so sick that the power was controlled by his grandmother. Change Tang to Zhou.Although the country was supported later, Uncle Zhongzong, who had no choice but to succeed to the throne, had the same temperament. In the end, the power was controlled by the empress Wei Shuren of that day, and there was no change when he came to his father. His father was as weak as his uncle and grandfather. The aunt dominates, and five of the seven ministers in the political affairs hall are from her sect.After reading all the history books, since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Auntie is the No. 1 princess who can reach this level of power!

Thinking of this, a bitter and sarcastic smile appeared on Li Longji's face.

Seeing that Li Longji was lost in thought, Gao Lishi, who came out on the pretext of an errand, was inconvenient to stay after the news was delivered, and went out quietly after bowing.

According to the past practice, Li Longji would definitely send Gao Lishi to the door in person, but he really didn't want to move at the moment, so he waved his hands and didn't get up, letting his thoughts continue to follow the path just now.

It's time to end!When this idea popped up, Li Longji's hand that was playing with Wen Yu's paperweight suddenly tightened, and then a hot thought jumped out uncontrollably: "With such a simple and unloving temperament as the father, in the end, I can't wait until the end." Will you come to the Zen position again when you can't bear it?".

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Note: "Husband" in the article is the eunuch's self-proclaimed name, and "everyone" is the special name for the emperor in the inner palace of the Tang Dynasty, similar to the "official family" in the Song Dynasty.

Chapter 293 letter?Still don't believe it?This is a problem

When Li Longji was thinking about his exhausted father in the East Palace study, Kong Gui's figure naturally appeared in his mind.

Li Longji's feelings are really complicated when he thinks of this old minister who doesn't care about anything.The reason why he was so keen on reversing the verdict on the deposed prince Li Chongjun at the beginning was to bring back the former officials of the Eastern Palace who were implicated in the former dynasty and exiled and relegated to Beijing.Not to mention anything else, when Kong Gui returned to Beijing alone, he put in a lot of effort, greeted him ten miles away as a prince, and then greeted his relatives, helped the frame with his own hands.He thought that this group of courtiers who had lost their foundation in the court would definitely turn to him, but who would have thought that this idea was just wishful thinking.

This move has indeed won him a lot of praise in Shilin, and it can be regarded as a strong victory in the field where Princess Taiping has been dominant for a long time, but it turns out that people like Kong Gui are not just simple favors that can be bought at will. Yes, or to be more precise, for this kind of people, any personal favor doesn't have much effect, they have their own standards in their hearts.

Seeing that he spent so much effort to get these people back to Beijing, but couldn't make them become his wings, Li Longji was very upset about this for a while that day.But then the development of the situation made him bored, and the joy in his heart was often beyond words.

Because Kong Gui and others set their sights on Taiping.

Dry heaven and earth, dry yang and yin, dry male and female, male yang and female yin, these yin and yang principles are extremely mysterious, but they can be summed up in one sentence: men have positions, women have roles, men should do men's things , women should do women's things, otherwise they will turn the universe upside down, and the yin and yang will be misplaced.In the view of these Confucians, heaven and human affairs interact with each other, and the ominousness of heaven will inevitably cause the earth to lose its peace.As for the example, there is no need to cite Wu Zhao, the rebellion of Empress Wei just a few years ago is the most obvious evidence.

Imperial power is the most important treasure of a country. Ascending to the imperial pole and governing Liuhe is the most powerful thing in the world. Wei Shuren coveted this important weapon of heaven and earth with a yin body, and the result was disharmony between heaven and earth, government chaos, and a short period of time. In two years, the emperor and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty collapsed successively, causing a bloody palace change in the inner palace.This fact has become the deepest pain in the hearts of Kong Gui and other former Eastern Palace veterans.

This time he returned to the imperial capital from the place of relegation, but saw that although Wei Shuren was defeated, Princess Taiping of Zhenguo was controlling power with a yin body. Seeing that the great disaster of "the hen sits in the morning, unlucky to the sky" is about to happen again in Datang, The fighting spirit of Kong Gui and others based on "integrity" and "strength of character" was pushed to the top in a very short period of time.

As a result, a fixed opposition force appeared in the court, which was absolutely dominant under Princess Taiping's years of management. Although this force was not very powerful in the court, it had great influence on scholars and folks all over the world. Far surpassing the two departments of the Princess Mansion and the East Palace, and this force is still very firm, at least Li Longji knew that the head steward of the Princess Mansion had brought gold beads and antiques worth no less than [-] guan to Kong Gui's private house, but he didn't even enter the gate .

At the same time, this is still a very tenacious force. Although Kong Gui was transferred from the position of Yushi Zhongcheng to the Minister of Rites, his strength against Princess Taiping has not weakened at all, so that he used to often Princess Taiping, who directly participates in political affairs in the court, has not shown her face at the court meeting for a long time.

It is precisely because of the sudden rise of Kong Gui and others that attracted Taiping's power, Li Longji's life was so easy during this period, and he had more time to accumulate his own strength. During the process, he only needs to try his best to keep Kong Gui and others from being kicked out of the court again, and judging from his father's character of nostalgia and reluctance, Taiping wants to drive Kong Gui and others out in no time. Walking away is not an easy task.Not to mention that even if she can achieve this step, she will definitely lose the heart of scholars, at least in this area, she will destroy more than ten years of hard work.Either way, it's a loser.

Li Longji thought of this, so he called someone in to give some instructions.After this person left, he couldn't help showing a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. When Kong Gui learned the news that Taiping was planning to depose the prince again today, how would he react... This is just a matter of thinking It is very exciting!

On the other hand, as Gao Lishi said just now, since Konggui returned to the court and confronted Taiping tit-for-tat, almost every court meeting now will eventually evolve into a debate meeting. Cut off Taiping's authority and move it to Luoyang, the eastern capital; while Taiping's minions on the other side fought desperately, making the father so uncomfortable even as a son.However, according to the current development trend, it seems that this tormenting court meeting has no signs of ending in a short time.

Being an emperor doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. During the Zengzu Zhenguan Dynasty, Emperor Taizong was often irritated by Wei Zheng's desires in a large court meeting, and judging by his father's temperament, his boredom and patience for this kind of life are probably already gone. It's almost the end.I just don't know whether Jieshi will drive Kong Gui and others out of the court again, or will simply give up the imperial power after being extremely tired...

This idea made Li Longji's mood agitated for a long time before he calmed down slowly. Gao Lishi said that his father was upset and thought of Kong Gui and the recent court situation. Gui thought of Tang Cheng who was far away in the Raole Grassland.

Thinking of Tang Cheng, Li Longji's mood became more complicated. Looking back carefully at the process of the relationship between the two of them in the past few years, he actually believed in what Zhang Liang said more than once in his heart, "God A wise ruler must give virtuous ministers to assist him, this is exactly what the ruler and his ministers will meet!" Otherwise, how can we explain the series of events since Tang Cheng approached him actively in Yangzhou.

At that time, he was just a concubine third son in An Guoxiang's mansion. It can be said that he didn't want anything. In terms of who to take refuge in, Tang Cheng had at least ten better candidates than him, but why did he choose himself?If it is said that he saw the emperor's appearance at that time, even Li Longji himself would not believe it, but if it is not the case, what should he think?

This Tang Cheng gave him a huge and stable financial source for the first time, not to mention the past, and even now, Yangzhou Haihu merchants are still the biggest source of financial resources for his East Palace, no matter whether it is the one who launched the abolition of Wei before. The palace change or the battle for the position at this time, which one is less money?It can be said that he was able to go from the third son of a concubine to the position of prince in just two years. Tang Cheng made a great contribution to the stable source of income he developed.

Then Tang Cheng personally took part in the palace change after the abolition of Wei, and made great contributions; and then he made a plan to bring Kong Gui and others into Beijing, and thus received the miraculous effect in front of him.

Thinking about the experience of the past few years, Li Longji, as the biggest beneficiary, always boils down to the word "wizard" whenever he thinks of Tang Cheng.What is even more unbelievable is that such a genius is actually younger than himself. If such a person is not gifted by heaven, how can he explain it according to common sense?

"I am really ashamed of him!", thinking in the quiet room, thinking about Tang Cheng's achievements, and thinking about his current situation, Li Longji sighed sadly.If he was able to return to Beijing smoothly from the post of Longmen county magistrate last time, it would be a big help for him.

As things accumulated one by one, perhaps even Li Longji himself didn't realize that he had subtly developed an inexplicable trust in Tang Cheng. Rest assured.

At this time, Li Longji was far from the end of the Kaiyuan period when he was exhausted after being the emperor for a long time. Now he is thinking about how to create a great Tang Dynasty like his great-grandfather Emperor Taizong after he ascended the throne. world.

With such a strong desire to forge ahead and Li Shimin, who is so magnanimous that even Wei Zheng can tolerate him, as a role model, he only values ​​a genius like Tang Cheng.As for fear, that's a joke!If Li Longji was really a narrow-minded person who began to fear the talents of his courtiers before he even ascended the throne, how could he single-handedly create the 29-year-long Kaiyuan prosperity?

Thinking of Tang Cheng's dangerous situation, Li Longji couldn't help feeling a little anxious.It would be such a pity if such a capable subject, who seemed to be vaguely connected with his "destiny", fell on the Raole Grassland!Only after thinking about the letter he wrote to the captain of the Tiancheng Army not long ago, the anxiety caused by worry calmed down a little.

The reply letter from Captain Jia Zixing had been delivered not long ago. Li Longji really didn't care much about the obvious words of refuge in this reply letter. Even the little captain couldn't catch his eye.The only thing that interested him in the reply was that Captain Jia impassionedly used his head to guarantee Tang Cheng's safety. Although Li Longji didn't believe all of this, at least it was a little more comforting.

With [-] Tiancheng troops around, it shouldn't be a problem to protect Tang Cheng, right?

Just as he was thinking of this, the little eunuch who was on duty outside the door came in quietly and said that Mr. Zhang had arrived and was waiting outside to see him.

As soon as he heard the official position reported by the eunuch, he knew that Zhang Liang had arrived, Li Longji waved his hand, and Zhang Liang walked in after a while.

Zhang Liang waited for the young eunuch on duty to serve tea and leave, and before Li Longji could ask any questions, he opened his mouth and said, "Your Highness, Tang Bieqing hastily sent over the letter paper again."

As soon as he thought of Tang Cheng, he sent the letter paper he rushed from thousands of miles away. Does this count as the providence that Zhang Mingzhi in front of him said?This sudden thought brought a faint smile to Li Longji's face, "Oh? Last time you answered the question in the book for Bengong, it was not easy to answer, so fast?".

Earlier, the East Palace had received a letter from Tang Cheng from Rao Le. The content was to ask His Royal Highness to help and urge Honglu Temple to notify the Silla court to ban the arms and iron trade with the Songmo Khitan people as soon as possible. The reply to this letter was completed by Zhang Liang according to Li Longji's meaning, so he was naturally familiar with the content inside. Hearing this, he handed the letter and said with a smile: "Although the minister reported the recent court situation in the previous letter of reply, And Taiping's various deeds are clearly written, but after all, it is so far away from the court hall, and it is difficult to answer His Highness's question."

"Let's take a look." After Li Longji took the letter and opened it, he read it intently, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

After reading the first three pages of this thick letter, Li Longji temporarily put down the latter part, "This is Tang Bieqing's answer, you should read it too."

When Zhang Liang was reading the three pages of letter paper, Li Longji neither continued to read the content behind nor spoke, but unconsciously tapped the book next to him with his fingers, while continuing to think about Tang Cheng's answers in the three pages of letter paper. .

After a while, Zhang Liang also finished reading, and raised his head to look at Li Longji, "Tang Bieqing said that Taiping's attempt to get involved in the imperial power must fail, and his people will also be defeated. On this point, I agree, but he The four-point argument put forward in this regard is only a general discussion.”

Hearing this, Li Longji took a deep look at Zhang Liang and smiled slightly, "It's still your original words. He is too far away from the court, so he can't care about the details. However, his four points are not empty talk, on the contrary, they are all to the point The key point. Ming Zhi, just from the point of view of controlling the overall situation, you might as well not be sympathetic!".

Hearing this, Zhang Liang not only did not change his face, but instead smiled calmly and said: "Don't fall in love with geniuses, I feel sorry for myself! It's just what is said in this letter...".

"In his letter this time, he mentioned four reasons why Taiping is bound to fail." Li Longji was obviously interested, and he got up from his seat and paced around the room and said slowly: "First, Taiping is greedy for money, treasures, and goods. The daily life in the princess mansion is extravagant and extravagant to the extreme. If she is the princess of the country, these things are nothing, but the most inappropriate thing is to allow the servants in the mansion to seize the people's property and compete with the people for profit. I think you are also aware of these things. You have heard a lot of rumors. Although the Jingzhao Yamen dare not take these cases, the more peaceful it is, the more it will damage the hearts of the people. The former great-grandfather Emperor Taizong said: "The people are like water, and the community is like a boat. Water can carry a boat, and it can also carry a boat." Overturning the boat, Taiping competes with the people for profit with the dignity of a princess, and will definitely lose the hearts of the people. Such short-sighted people want to get their hands on the treasure, if it is not defeated, it will be too much for heaven!"

"Secondly, although Taiping's influence has expanded rapidly over the years, its network wings have been bribed with money. Her order to her servants, "The Confucian officials are poor, so you should give them money and silk as a thank you" has already flowed out to the princess. Almost everyone in the mansion knows about it. What do you need to say about the character of the wings who can be persuaded and bought with a little money? They are just a mob of local chickens and dogs. No matter how many such people are, what is there Fear? Although five of the seven ministers in the Zhengshitang now go out of their homes, Song Jing, who has the strongest character and ability, is too afraid to avoid him, and this alone can give us a glimpse of the leopard."

"Thirdly, although Taiping is good at controlling power, what she is good at is nothing more than petty tricks. Since the father re-emerged as a great treasure, the power of the government can be said to be in her hands, but in the past two years, it can be seen that she is in the government. What achievements have been made? Not only that, but the "Xianfengguan" who she pushed for the restoration last year is even more stupid."

This matter has become the focus of discussion in Chang'an City since last year. Zhang Liang naturally knows the reason of the matter. Hearing this, he said with a smile: "This is what was done by Taiping in conjunction with Wei Shuren and Shangguan Wan'er in the previous dynasty. In the final analysis It’s just a way for a few women to accept bribes to make money. As long as they pay 30 yuan, even merchants and butchers can be appointed officials. , the evil cannot prevail against the good; when it comes to peace, the good is not as good as the evil'".

Li Longji had heard these words a long time ago, but he couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhang Liang say it again, "The reason why Taiping strongly promoted the restoration of oblique officials in disregard of Song Jing's objection last year was because I thought this matter was related to the dispute over whether a woman can participate in politics. But I didn’t expect that her stupidity would be exposed to the world because of this matter. The imperial court ordered officials to be bought and sold like goods! Isn’t it a joke that people say that Taiping is good at power? ".

"Your Highness said so."

"This is Tang Bieqing's argument." With a smile on his face, Li Longji continued: "The fourth point is also the most important point. With the heart and methods of Queen Zetian in the past, it is also after 30 years of ruling the government. He ascended the false emperor's position at the age of 67 after his preparations. Even so, when he was old and sick, he would inevitably encounter the change of the five kings forcing the palace. How does Taiping compare with the Empress Xianzetian? Firstly, Empress Tian said that since the false emperor changed the name of the country to Zhou, my government and the public have been very wary of women interfering in politics. Under such a general trend, any attempt by women to intervene in politics will surely fail. That's how it ended."

After saying so many words in one breath, Li Longji turned around and drank the teacup in one gulp, then he laughed and said: "These four points have something to say, so how can they be so general? Don’t let people down, this statement is deeply rooted in my heart!”.

"It's a pity that he's not in Beijing now." After Zhang Liang sighed with a smile, he pointed to the other letterheads on the table and said, "Your Highness, let's see what else he has to do."

Picking up these letterheads happily, Li Longji looked at all the smiles on his face gone, but a faint blush slowly appeared on the contrary. This reaction was obviously the result of huge fluctuations in emotions. Seeing this, Zhang Liangben He wanted to ask, but when he looked at Li Longji's tightly pursed mouth, he suppressed the words again, and just waited quietly.It's just that doubts inevitably arose in his heart.

What did Tang Cheng say in this letter that made His Highness react so strongly?

Zhang Liang waited for a long time, and Li Longji looked at the rest of the letter, as if these few pages were really important.

After a long time, Li Longji let out a breath and opened his mouth. There must be something suffocated in his heart. Even his breath was vicious, "Tang Bieqing wants the imperial court to send troops to please, and ask my palace to Inform the governor of Youzhou as soon as possible, and allow him to borrow troops."

Hearing this, Zhang Liang suddenly stood up from his seat, "What?".It's no wonder that he reacted so violently. Under the pressure of many vassals and foreign countries, how long has it been since the emperor reiterated the edict of "the whole country is the same" in the Taimiao?Wouldn't Tang Cheng's move make the court slap himself in the face? How is this possible?

The current court situation is that Princess Taiping is entangled by Kong Gui and others. The East Palace should take advantage of this pressure to immerse itself in expanding its strength. It is obvious to go out at this time and talk about such a sensitive topic. Attacking.It doesn't even have to be that time, Zhang Liang can imagine how courtiers from the Taiping line will swarm up once the East Palace raises the matter.I'm afraid that even the emperor's face won't look good.

As for writing a letter to the governor of Youzhou, that is purely a foolish trick.This Zhang Shouyi's clear attitude towards the current court situation is that the Princess Mansion and the East Palace are not reliable. With his position, it is hard to say that even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wrote him a letter with this attitude, it would be of little use. A letter that will work will bring great hidden dangers to the prince.

"This Tang Bieqing, what exactly does he want to do?" Zhang Liang shook his head directly and said, "This is absolutely impossible."

"He wants to plan a big thing." Li Longji's eyes were extremely clear at this moment. "If this thing can really be accomplished, it will be a great achievement that has not been achieved in the past few decades."

"If you don't think about victory, you should think about failure first. The most important thing to guard against is to be blinded by profit and wisdom. These are the original words of Tang Bieqing."

"In his letter, he said that he could have a strategy to make the imperial court's dispatch of troops justified. The reason for this arrangement was that Rao Le was too far away from Chang'an, and it would be too late. Don't worry, I will definitely not stab the court in this matter now. Open, but the letter from Zhang Shouyi..."

"Your Majesty thinks this letter cannot be written, Your Highness try to think...".

"I know the risks you want to talk about." Li Longji waved his hand to stop Zhang Liang's tirade, "but for me, this is actually just a problem."

"what?".

"Should I believe that Tang Bieqing has the ability to shake the sky with one hand?" Li Longji patted the thin stack of letter paper on the table and said in a low voice: "If you really believe that he has the ability of Ban Dingyuan, this letter should be Write, if you don't believe this letter, you can't write it, after simplifying it, this matter is nothing more than that."

"Then Your Highness..."

"If it's something else, I will not hesitate, and I will fix the book immediately, but this matter is too big... Let me think about it, it's good to think about it...".

Chapter 294 Li Longji, You Bastard

On the Raole Grassland, the battle between the two departments of Suo Suo and Shali has intensified now after it has fully unfolded.During this period of time, the number of caravans dedicated to sending military weapons to Suo Suo was more than twice that of before, which meant that the supply was not enough. Together, presumably the demand for weapons will naturally be less.But I didn't expect that these two departments and even Duomo would exchange the largest amount of the few remaining livestock and leather goods for military reserves. This shows Rao Le's atmosphere and the worries of the Three Remnants for the follow-up of the war.

In this regard, after the ban was lifted, the arms trade on the Raole Grassland was unprecedentedly prosperous. Caravans came loaded with knives and crossbows, and then drove away with furs and livestock, leaving the vast land and sparsely populated area. The grasslands south of Duomo showed a bustling scene that had never been seen before.

The only exception to this bustle is that the ban on the Shali Ministry is still in progress, and during this period, there are also envoys from the Shali Ministry who came to discuss this matter. According to Tu Yesi's thinking, Tang Cheng is the one who likes to see the needles and then take advantage of it. He wants to decide He would not refuse this opportunity to make trouble between Suo Suo and Sally, but what surprised him was that Tang Cheng not only rejected Sally's envoy without hesitation, but also reiterated the ban on Sally.