Tang's dining table

It was obvious that Yun Chu, Wen Wen, and Di Renjie had entered the ranks of politicians from ordinary officials.

Since they are politicians, seeking power has become their only goal in life, otherwise, they are not qualified politicians.

Politicians are supported by groups. People without group support are not politicians at all.

Among their group, the most important task is to keep Li Hong's position as prince and to put Li Hong on the throne of emperor in the future. Only in this way can their political ambitions be realized.

Therefore, anything that promotes Li Hong to climb to the highest place is the best option for their work.

Li Zhi actually killed many people over the years, although most of them were carried out through Wu Mei. However, not all officials of the Tang Dynasty were idiots, and this trick can still be seen.

Especially this time after Li Zhi in Henan abandoned his disguise and went into battle shirtless, the ruling class of the Tang Dynasty truly felt the sharp fangs exposed by Li Zhi.

If I am a wolf, my son must not be a sheep.

Many people always think that after Emperor Wu, Emperor Wen must appear. In fact, this is a wrong view. Generally, emperors like Emperor Wu will only appear after Emperor Wen appears.

What Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty most hoped for in his life was that his posthumous title could be Emperor Wen. After he conquered Bintian, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gave him the posthumous title of Emperor Wen in accordance with Taizong's wishes.

Later, the civil and military officials and the people of the world thought that the posthumous title of Emperor Wen was awkward. The main reason was that Emperor Taizong's military achievements were too dazzling, far exceeding his civil affairs, and could not be concealed at all. Therefore, the posthumous title of Emperor Wen was finally added. The Great Sage, Emperor Daguangxiao.

Taizong was Emperor Wen, and Li Zhi could no longer become Emperor Wen here. Therefore, Li Zhi's pursuit became Emperor Wu. As for the emperor's highest posthumous title, "Emperor Ren", judging from the tragedy of Li Tang's seizure of the throne, Li Zhi I no longer expected it.

Li Hong had a chance to get the reputation of Emperor Ren, but Li Zhi was very small-minded. Even if he was his own son, he did not want to be surpassed. Just like Emperor Taizong took up both the civil and military posthumous titles at one time, no It makes sense to give him a mouth.

Therefore, Li Hong also needs to become cruel.

As long as his son is of the same mind as him and has no intention of using his father's reputation for cruelty to fulfill his reputation as a kind prince, Li Zhi will be very satisfied.

The above character analysis, profile and portrait of the emperor were made by Xu Jingzong for Li Hong.

Prince Liu led his horses to trample local officials in Yanzhou and trampled them into a pulp. Xu Jingzong helped the prince plan this.

On the one hand, the cruel actions of the royal family will arouse the dissatisfaction of many people. As long as these people who are dissatisfied with the royal family are stimulated by such cruel actions of the prince, it will be convenient for the powerful army of the Tang Dynasty to be wiped out in one go.

On the other hand, the cruel behavior of the royal family will also effectively shock some people, making them fear the royal authority and dare not have any bad thoughts again.

Overall, this brutal killing can make the situation in Yanzhou clearer. From now on, the prince only needs to attack those who are dissatisfied and appease those who are afraid.

It can effectively shorten the time the army spends on expeditions, and at the same time save some political consumption.

Yun Chu did have the ability to see the big picture, but in terms of this specific operation, he was not at the same level as the sophisticated Xu Jingzong.

Even with the political experience of the Tang Dynasty, he was actually still a county magistrate. Even if he was asked to take action, he could not think of using cavalry to trample those living people, let alone not giving these people any chance to defend themselves. , a decisive suggestion to kill them all in one go.

When the army was camping outside Yanzhou City, Yunchu specially sent Yun Jin to deliver a food box to Xu Jingzong. The staple food was a large bowl of sour and fragrant noodles.

Because the prince's tent was right next door to Yun Chu's, Xu Jingzong watched Yun Jin arrange the noodles and four fresh side dishes on the low table one by one, and put his nose to the noodle bowl and took a deep breath. , said to Yun Jin with a smile: "Your Majesty's ability to cook delicious food is the best in the world."

Yun Jin handed a pair of chopsticks to him with both hands and said, "My father said that if Mr. Xu has appetite, he can just give orders to his children."

Xu Jingzong, who was usually extremely jealous of Yun Chu, did not have any suspicion this time. He took the chopsticks offered by Yun Jin and began to eat happily. Yun Jin knelt down on the edge of the short table and used another pair of chopsticks to serve Xu Jingzong. Cloth dishes.

Although he was over eighty years old, Xu Jingzong still had a generous appetite. He ate a large bowl of sauerkraut noodles, and then slowly began to taste the four exquisite side dishes that Yun Jin had given him.

While eating, he kept testing Yun Jin's knowledge, including astronomy, geography, history, and even the world of mortals.

Fortunately, Yun Jin's ability to memorize knowledge was not weak, and the Yun family's family had an understanding of these knowledge that surpassed that of the Tang Dynasty. The old man, the young man, and the young man were able to talk freely for more than an hour without knowing it.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Yun Jin respectfully said goodbye. Xu Jingzong smiled and gave Yun Jin the "Book of Jin" he had compiled.

"It took me eight years to compile this book. After reading this book, you will know that I have a big problem in my heart."

Yun Jin knelt down respectfully to receive the book, and then left the tent amidst Xu Jingzong's laughter.

After Yun Jin left, Li Hong came in from outside the tent and said, "How is this little junior brother?"

Xu Jingzong said: "The talent of the minister."

Li Hong said in surprise: "Why do you think he should be a prime minister?"

Xu Jingzong said: "Not as good as Yunchu Duo."

Li Hong said: "The prince is so wise that he is almost a demon, and Yun Jin is just a young man. How come the master compares them as father and son?"

Xu Jingzong said: "It doesn't matter how much knowledge you have. As long as you are willing to learn, you will eventually gain mastery one day. The same cannot be said for your vision and mind. How broad your vision is, how broad your mind will be."

To be the Minister of the Six Departments of the Tang Dynasty, I only need to be knowledgeable. If you want to be the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, you must have a vision and a broad mind. "

Li Hong frowned and said: "Li Yifu..."

Xu Jingzong waved his hand and said: "I am talking about the two prime ministers Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. The prince was young and they died early. They have never experienced the era of Fang and Du. I don't know Fang Xuanling's three-step plan." Qi Jue, let alone Du Ruhui Ming Duan Rushan's decisiveness, such a talented person is worthy of the position of prime minister, and the rest are just mediocre people. Even I only took the high position when there was no one in the Tang Dynasty. .”

Li Hong scratched his hair and said, "I see. Master said that Yun Jin is a talented minister, which is already a very high praise."

Xu Jingzong sighed and said: "In the past, I was jealous of Fang Du and couldn't kill him. Now that I am old, I know that people are divided into three, six or nine levels. How high they are is a gift from God and cannot be achieved by human beings..."

Li Hong came out of Xu Jingzong's tent. He was a little greedy for the spicy noodles that Xu Jingzong had just eaten, so he brought his eunuch guards to Yunchu's camp, ready to eat a bowl of noodles before going back.

Today, Yun Jin visited Xu Jingzong for the first time as the eldest son of the Yun family. This was a very high standard of etiquette in the Xungui family, second only to the personal visit of Yun Chu, the head of the Yun family.

The food that Yun Jin offered today is naturally part of the etiquette. Even if it is an enemy, as long as it is given according to this rule, you can accept it and eat it. As long as the etiquette and laws are still there, it is absolutely safe. of.

Li Hong was very curious as to why the master wanted to give Xu Jingzong a gift, so he came over in a hurry.

When she came over, she saw Li Sizheng eating noodles outside the tent with a bowl bigger than her head. Wen Huan and Di Guangsi also followed the same example, eating Zhenghuan with their backs against the fence. Yun Jin obviously just got the rice bowl. , holding the rice bowl in his hand and biting the chopsticks in his mouth, he is actively joining the three noodles eating group.

When Yunchu saw Li Hong eating and looking at the four children outside, he said to Li Hong: "Now that the rules and etiquette have been taught, they need to learn what it means to do as they please."

Li Hong took a sip of the soup and said, "Do you behave in a moderate manner?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said: "The rules, etiquette and laws are the bowl in your hand. The outside of the bowl is the space they need to explore. The rules, etiquette and laws we call are the standards for distinguishing right from wrong, not to restrict their hands and feet. rules.

In the new environment, there are new rules, etiquette, and laws. As long as you know where these rules come from and what consequences they are to prevent, you can quickly understand each new world. "

Li Hong swallowed a mouthful of noodles and said, "Will this help me?"

Yun Chu shook his head again and said: "The consequences of changing you are too serious. You should do it slowly. Regardless of the rapid development of Chang'an, it cannot be used as a reference at all. The people's sentiments and customs here in Yanzhou are The true appearance of the Tang Dynasty.

Many times, slow is correct, and fast is abnormal. "

Li Hong put down the empty bowl and said, "Master is saying that the Tang Dynasty cannot be greatly changed in my hands?"

Yun Chu said: "When any emperor implements administrative decrees, there will be good decrees and bad decrees, and this is inevitable. Every decree is like a stone at the bottom of the river to you. You need to touch it." Cross the river with stones, discard the bad and keep the good. In this way, you can cross the river in the end. Although it takes a little longer, you will be safe!"

Li Hong asked the eunuch to make him a bowl of noodles, added some oil and spicy noodles, and waited for the master to continue teaching. Unexpectedly, the master stopped talking and began to eat wholeheartedly.

After finishing the noodles, Li Hong touched his belly and said to Yun Chu: "Xu Gong said that Yun Jin is a talented minister."

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Xu Gong thought highly of it."

Li Hong looked at Yun Chu and said, "Master, is it possible that only people like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are worthy of the position of prime minister in your hearts?"

Yun Chu smiled and said: "Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, and Lou Shide can all serve as prime ministers after twenty years of training."

Li Hong said in confusion: "I still want to let you, Master, be my first prime minister."

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Anyone in the world can be your prime minister, except me."

Li Hong asked anxiously: "Why?"