Chapter 58 second quarter

When he came to the foot of Lishan Mountain, Yao Chong could tell from a distance that the troops from the major governor's houses in the north who had come to participate in the inspection had already left.From the banners of the array, Yao Chong, who served as the Minister of the Ministry of War for many years and has been in charge of the military affairs of the Tang Dynasty for many years, can tell at a glance that there are only two of the four armies of the North Gate under the emperor's personal command: the Left and Right Habayashi Army and the Left and Right Longwu Part of the army, as well as part of the two guards, the left and right guards and the left and right Qianniu guards, led by the prime minister of Nanya, totaled more than 30,000 horses.

The prime ministers who came to pick him up had already traveled ten miles away.Yao Chong thought to himself, this is the time he has seen the least number of prime ministers in his life, even counting Wang Ju who has no prime minister but is known as the "inner prime minister", there are only four people.This is very different from the situation where nearly twenty prime ministers in Zhongzong's dynasty crowded into the political affairs hall, and they couldn't even fit a couch. But for Yao Chong, who is keen on doing things, this is of course a good thing.This also shows that the emperor is not very satisfied with the existing cabinet!And the adjustment of personnel seems to have to wait for him, Yao, to come back.

After the ministers who came to pick him up kowtowed and danced, the emperor beckoned to Yao Chong who was standing far away. "I don't think I need an introduction. You are all very familiar." "Chong Lao, your body is still so strong." Zhongshu Ling Zhang said that he was very young, only 46 years old, and his articles on Confucian classics were famous all over the world.The most important point is that before the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor ascended the throne, he served successively as a staff member of the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince, and was deeply loved by the Supreme Emperor.He had just been promoted by the emperor from Zuo Chengchao, the Shangshu of the fourth rank, to this important position of the second rank.

Zhang said that he made an unexpected gesture when meeting with Yao Chong. He actually held Yao Chong's right arm with his hand and shook it gently very affectionately.That way makes people feel that Zhang Shuo has indescribable admiration and welcome for Yao Chong. "Ms. Zhang is young and promising. Congratulations." Yao Chong raised his eyebrows and laughed continuously.In his impression, Zhang said that this person was too smooth, lacked courage in handling affairs, and was too self-interested.This is not the kind of colleague he likes. The emperor sat on the hu bed with his eyes slightly closed and a smile on his face.On the surface, it seems that the emperor is quite satisfied with this reunion of old friends, but the emperor's own mind is running like a fly.It was the emperor's deliberate arrangement for Yao Chong to meet with the prime ministers before announcing Yao Chong's future status.Although he may not be able to draw any conclusions from the hustle and bustle during the meeting, he can at least find some clues.

What Zhang said was so enthusiastic that it went beyond normal etiquette, which is very telling.The Supreme Emperor intended to cultivate Zhang Shuo to become the leader of the prime minister, so Zhang Shuo was the one who opposed Yao Chong's re-entry into the cabinet the most.What makes people headache is that he actually represents the meaning of the Supreme Emperor. Just a few days ago, Zhang said that he encouraged the Yushi doctor Zhao Yanzhao to impeach Yao Chong, but I suppressed him.Immediately afterwards, he persuaded Jiang Jiao to speak to me, and recommended Yao Chong as the chief officer of the Hedong Road Marching Army, which was also seen through by me.Therefore, Zhang's enthusiasm can only show that he is afraid.With a man of Confucian classics like him, working with Yao Chong, he didn't even have the chance to fart, let alone influence the government.

What's more, Zhang Shuo is still a hateful and stupid trickster.Every time he thought of this, the emperor felt an indescribable disgust and anger in his heart.But for a while, he said that there was no way to talk about Zhang. After all, Zhang said that he was the person that the Supreme Emperor and the King of Song liked. The next person to come up to see the ceremony was Zuo Pushe Liu Youqiu, the governor of Shangshu Province. He is three years younger than Yao Chong, and he is sixty years old this year. "Chonglao, always good." Liu Youqiu's cross-hand ceremony was quite standard.

"Liu Xianggong, I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time." The Emperor knew that Liu Youqiu was not familiar with Yao Chong. It seemed that he was also influenced by Zhang Shuo, and he was not very satisfied with Yao Chong's entry into the court.Liu Youqiu's loyalty to me has even reached the point of recklessness.The emperor thought to himself, if there was a traitor in front of him, he would definitely tear that person to pieces with his few remaining old teeth.However, because he participated in the coup against Wei Shi, he was directly promoted by the Supreme Emperor from a small official, Chaoyi Wei, to a second-rank official. Although this person has some abilities, he has been in the bottom rank for a long time. After all, it's not material for an important minister of the country.

"Brother Yuan!" Wei Zhigu, the governor of the province and the servant of the second rank, was so excited that tears filled his eyes. "Zhigu, don't act like this, haven't we met again?" Yao Chong's excitement was obviously different from Wei Zhigu's.In fact, Wei Zhigu was three years older than Yao Chong, but Wei Zhigu was born as a small official, and Yao Chong had the kindness to reward him back then.If there is anyone who sincerely welcomes Yao Chong, Wei Zhigu should be one of them.Of course, Your Majesty, I am the most important one. The last one who was qualified to come up to the ceremony was Wang Ju. The emperor had heard of Wang Ju's so-called "inside prime minister" title for a long time.The emperor's attention was only focused on Yao Chong. He wanted to know how Yao Chong would treat the emperor's number one favorite who claimed to be Su Qin and Zhang Yi and made great contributions to eradicating Princess Taiping's party.

"Worship the old." Wang Ju's Chang'an local accent was particularly harsh on this occasion. "Brother Wang." When Wang Ju came forward, the emperor saw that Yao Chong's shoulders were obviously relaxed, his head was slightly raised, and he raised his right hand and slapped Wang Ju's left shoulder hard.At the same time, Wang Ju's hand also patted Yao Chong's shoulder.Seeing this situation, the emperor almost laughed out loud.The emperor also met this way of meeting and greeting, but it was the way he met his friends in the Habayashi army or his close friends in the well market when he was still the king of Linzi.

This old guy Yao Chong is really a chameleon! "Let's drive." The emperor stood up contentedly. "Yao Qing, you will drive into Beijing with them." "It's inconvenient for ministers to walk with ministers because they are lowly in rank," Yao Chong said. At this time, the emperor had already waved away the guards kneeling under the stirrups, and leaped lightly onto his pure black Dawan horse. "From now on, you will still be your Minister of the Ministry of War, and you will be the third rank under Tong Zhongshu." When the emperor urged his horse to move forward, he was surprised to find that he did not hear Yao Chong's voice of Xie En.Yao Chong, things are not easy today, so don't play tricks!