Chapter 15 The Fifteenth Chapter: Li Longji Protects Song Jing and Li Linfu Worships Zhang Repeatedly

Song Jing finished reading the memorandum from the Yushitai newspaper, but because the matter was related to him, he dared not neglect, so he went to the palace to meet Li Longji. Li Longji read it hastily, then raised his head and smiled at Song Jing: "Song Qing, although these people scold you and the yamen servants, they dare not directly accuse Kuo Hu of being wrong. From this point of view, these gangsters even know that Kuo is wrong. Households are the great government of the imperial court, and they dare not oppose it openly." "Your Majesty's words are very true. However, when the yamen servants are in administration, some black sheep are not allowed to cause harm to the village. This matter should be reported to all states and counties, so that they can curb the behavior of the yamen servants."

"Haha, Song Qing, you have been in office for many years, and you are full of poems and books, can't you see something strange in it?" Li Longji paused for a while and asked again, "Well, let me ask you, where did these old men come from? " "It's written in great detail in the memorial. They came from Luoyang and Taiyuan." "The directions from Luoyang and Taiyuan to the capital are different, and the routes are different. Why did they gather together and go to Yushitai to beat drums at the same time to protest their grievances?" "What does your Majesty mean to say that these people have someone behind them, so they can get together?"

"That's right. Let me ask you again, why is no one in Chang'an involved?" "My humble minister is stupid, I really don't know." Li Longji shook his head, and said with a smile: "Song Qing is an upright person, and his thoughts are quite different from those of ghosts, so you can't think of it. But, the fact that the person in charge wants to cover it up just means that he is in the capital." Song Jing still didn't understand. "Hmph, the last time Wang Shouyi took the lead in handing over people in Beijing, I rewarded Wang Shouyi in the hall. Seeing that they couldn't resist softly, they had to retreat obediently and hand in people. However, they were very angry in their hearts, and they didn't dare The fire was thrown on me, and the spearhead was aimed at you. These old people keep saying that you taught the tyranny and lawlessness of the government servants everywhere, so they are obviously pouring dirty water on your head."

"I still don't understand why the chief envoy is in the capital?" Li Longji turned to Gao Lishi and said, "You send someone to quickly pass on Cui Yinfu's face to me." Then he turned to Song Jing and said, "The people in the capital have a lot of connections with Luoyang and Taiyuan, and the person in charge asked them to go to the Imperial Palace at the same time. Shi Tai beat the drums, but he didn't show his face, trying to achieve his goal, so he showed his feet." Song Jing didn't want to bother with the details, and sighed: "It seems that it is quite difficult to do what you want to do. It's so clear. For their own selfish desires, they are going out of their way to obstruct it. Your Majesty is right, my ministers tend to be straightforward. Son, it's really hard to understand the ghost tricks of this group of people."

Li Longji smiled slightly and said: "All things are born in nature, but human thoughts are the most difficult to grasp. I am the emperor and you are the prime minister. People in the world will respect us when they see us. However, I sometimes think that they are also very respectful in their hearts." Is it possible that most of them are like this, and there are always some people who must have other things in their minds. Ha, this is a helpless matter. If everyone is as straight-hearted as Song Qing, then there is no need to bother gone." Song Jing was a little unconvinced, thinking that those ghost tricks were not unexpected to her, but she was disgusted and unwilling to do it.Looking at Li Longji's young face, he suddenly had a thought in his heart: Human nature is natural, this son was just a county king at first, and the reason why he finally became emperor probably has both grand plans and keen senses. movement.It's really an odd number for me to have a straight intestine from an official to the prime minister.

Cui Yinfu heard that he was called into the palace at this time, and Li Longji waited for him to finish his ceremony, and asked in a deep voice: "I heard that you have a good heart and treated those old people very well. They are probably praising you vigorously at this moment." Mile." When Cui Yinfu heard this, he felt bad, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and replied: "Your Majesty, these people have traveled a long distance, and most of them are meritorious officials. I dare not be disrespectful..." Li Longji interrupted him, and reprimanded: "Respect the old and love the young, this is taught by the sages, and it should be the most reasonable. However, these old men worked tirelessly and rushed to the capital to make trouble. The more you respect them, their The more vigorous you are, Cui Yinfu, I heard that you entrusted them to live in the Sifang Pavilion, which is the residence of Siyi envoys, why would they harass there? You are so brave!"

Cui Yinfu originally wanted to solve the court's worries and problems by himself, and maybe the emperor would appreciate a few words, but he would have completely misunderstood the emperor's intentions and did a thankless thing.Seeing the emperor's anger, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "I'm so confused, I really don't know how to do things. Please forgive me." Li Longji said: "Huh, these old men must be full of wine and food at this time, right? They shouldn't spend money and food from the court. I will fine you a month's salary today as compensation. You can enter the Sifang Pavilion now and send those gang The old man is driven out, whoever dares to make noise can take him out of the city and throw him into the wilderness."

Cui Yinfu didn't dare to say any more, and after kowtowing, he left the hall and hurried to the Sifang Pavilion. Song Jing couldn't bear it, and said: "Although these people make troubles unreasonably, it is annoying, but they are getting old after all. Your Majesty has done this. Will people in the world say that Your Majesty is being honest?" "That's right, I'm just going to let the world know about this. I will drive them out of the Sifang Pavilion and fine Cui Yinfu's monthly salary. From now on, who will dare to cause trouble in the matter of Kuohu? Song Qing, everything is difficult at the beginning, Kuohu The matter is cumbersome and complicated, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming. The obstruction of these noble eunuchs' families is actually the last step. However, after the obstruction of the noble eunuchs' families, the rest of the matter will be smooth, and the officials and servants only need to do their best. .”

Li Longji smiled again: "Song Qing is indeed a modest gentleman! Do you think these old men will live on the streets after leaving the Sifang Pavilion? Wrong, the person in charge will definitely arrange them properly. I don't want to worry about it. If I send someone By visiting their tracks, we will be able to find out the general context of the envoy. This matter is over, let them go." Song Jing secretly sighed in his heart, even though he was older than the young emperor, he was far less thoughtful about such matters! However, it is said that the Ministry of War approved that the Tianbing Army can recruit 5,000 soldiers according to the method of recruiting soldiers, and the 5,000 people can be taxed by the Ministry of Households, and given the cost of weapons and clothes.Zhang said that after returning to Bingzhou, he set up a list to recruit soldiers. When the common people saw that joining the army in this way, they did not need to spend money on armor and saved a lot of money for their families. As a result, there were many responders, and within ten days there were nearly two Thousands of people signed up.Zhang said that he was overjoyed when he saw this, so he had a choice, and he quickly selected 5,000 strong soldiers.

Zhang said that he did not disperse these people into various defensive gates as usual, but led them into Mengshan. Mengshan Xiang is the hunting place of the royal family. The mountains here are not high, but the peaks are like waves, the valleys are endless, and the trees in the mountains are densely covered.When these warriors entered the mountain, it was just the beginning of winter, and the leaves and grass had all withered. The only thing they could see was the openness of the mountain, where they rode their horses with great speed. Zhang said that he was dressed in military uniform, standing on a high hill, surrounded by five thousand soldiers.Zhang said, pointing to the bottom of the valley, he shouted loudly: "Look, everyone, what is there at the bottom of the valley?"

When everyone watched intently, they saw a herd of horses gathering at the bottom of the valley.These horses were probably well-trained, except for a slight snort, none of the horses raised their heads and neighed. No one spoke after the soldiers finished watching, Zhang Shuo shouted again: "This is the three thousand horses that General Wang gave to the Heavenly Army. You are being recruited to join the army this time. I don't want you to hide in the tower for defense. Gentlemen, you must become Iron Knights!" When everyone heard this, they immediately buzzed. Zhang Shuo shouted again: "There are 3,000 horses, but you have 5,000 people. In the future, each person will ride a horse, and whoever can get on the horse will depend on your individual ability. General Wang will give you 100 horse masters. Start training with these horse masters today, and you will see the result in three months. Those who become horsemen will receive a generous reward from this ambassador, and those who are eliminated will be incorporated into the infantry, and the treatment is the same as in the past." Zhang went to see Wang Maozhong before leaving Beijing and asked for the horses.Wang Maozhong had previously received a generous gift from Zhang Shuo, and this was an official business. Of course, he agreed wholeheartedly, but he asked in bewilderment: "The northern border of Bingzhou is fortified and fortified, and the soldiers can defend it with the pass. You have to go to many horses, what's the point?" usefulness?" Zhang said: "If you rely on pass defense, your momentum will be one level lower. I want to train into a cavalry army, and then attack on the move. This will greatly lower the ambition of the Turkic people." Upon hearing this, Wang Maozhong praised: "Okay, Brother Zhang's move may be a great achievement, and the Holy One will be very happy." Zhang Shuo cupped his hands and said, "According to the auspicious words of the Great General Wang, Zhang said that he will do his best. Your Majesty, I would like to ask the Great General Wang for more good words." For the next three months, these five thousand soldiers practiced riding and chopping skills in Mount Meng, and as expected, three thousand horse riders were selected. It was the midwinter season, the sky was covered with red clouds and the wind was howling, and the Turkic people were hiding in their tents around the stove to keep warm.These three thousand cavalry were ordered to go out of the pass, go deep into the place where the Turks gathered, and then suddenly mobilized, killing the Turkic men in the area, and brought women, cattle and sheep back to the pass as trophies. After the death of Mo Chuo, the Turkic people have not yet emerged a powerful figure. They are like a piece of scattered sand, doing their own thing, and it is difficult to pose a threat to the border of the Tang Dynasty.In the past, when the Turks were powerful, they often used their horses and knives to quickly break into the border of the Tang Dynasty to plunder.Zhang said that today, imitating the old skills of the Turkic people, using iron riders in ring armor to deal with the unsuspecting Turkic tribes, of course there were no casualties, and they returned with a complete victory. Zhang said that in the report sent to the court, he did not tell the truth.He narrated the cause of the incident, but it was that the Turkic people wanted to enter the Tang Dynasty to plunder to make some money because of the lack of supplies. This greatly breaks the enemy's army and so on. Li Longji was overjoyed when he read this memorial, and praised Zhang Shuo: "Zhang Shuo is indeed versatile in both civil and military affairs! The former Emperor Taizong used the brave Xuanjia Army to shock the desert. Zhang Shuo has just trained three thousand cavalry, and it is so powerful. There is indeed a legacy of the Xuanjia Army." Song Jing was unwilling to praise Bian Gong, and this time he really couldn't resist the emperor's insistence.The imperial edict was issued, in which Zhang Shuo's achievements in pursuit were highly praised, and he was highly praised for his skill in recruiting troops and his skill in training, which is indeed the legacy of Li Jing in Zhenguan period.Wang Maozhong's diligence in raising horses has increased the number of good horses used by the Tang army year after year. This battle shows that this horse is better than the Turkic horses, and it should also be praised. Zhang said that this added weight to Li Longji's heart. Let's say that when Li Linfu arrived in Bingzhou, accompanied by Sima of Bingzhou, he went to various counties to supervise the affairs of Kuohu.Unconsciously, three months have passed, and the news of Li Longji's expulsion of the old man who sued has spread all over the world, and the family of the noble eunuchs was discouraged by this, and did not dare to fight against the imperial court's move to close the household. smoothly.The yamen servants were busy measuring the acres and making records, verifying the actual owners of the acres, and then tried to recruit the escaped households. Within a few months, 30% of the escaped households returned to their hometowns. As the imperial ambassador, Li Linfu wanted to meet Zhang Shuo when he first arrived in Bingzhou.However, Zhang said that there were too many things as an excuse to resolutely not see him, and only Bingzhou Sima came forward to contact him.Li Linfu saw that the matter of closing the household was on the right track, and because the closing of the household was getting deeper and deeper, there were many things that needed to be decided after consultation with Zhang Shuo, because he had seen Zhang Shuo many times. Zhang said that the reason why he didn't see Li Linfu was because he really looked down on this incompetent person who was born in the family and got through the joints. He thought that such a kid who was scheming, came to Bingzhou and just made gestures and yelled at the occasion. , I can go back to Beijing for work after I have enough time, so I don't want to talk to him at all. After three months, Zhang said that he learned from Sima that Li Linfu didn't want to enjoy himself and put on airs. He often went deep into the village to observe the details of Kuohu. feeling. When Li Linfu met for the third time, Zhang said that he agreed to meet him in the Yamen. Zhang said that he looked up and saw Li Linfu who was visiting the government office. He saw that this man was tall and tall, with a Chinese character face, and he was born with a dignified appearance, and he always had a decent smile on his face from the beginning to the end. Li Linfu bowed to salute, Zhang said: "Forget it, please sit down. You are the ambassador of the imperial court, so it is reasonable for me to salute first." Li Linfu still had a smile on his face, and bowed to salute after hearing the words: "Master Zhang is serious. Mr. Zhang has always been an important minister of the court, and his literary name has spread all over the world. To see him once in his late life is already honored by Hua Gun. " Zhang said that when he heard him use the title "late student", he felt uncomfortable and cursed inwardly, "You are overthinking yourself, you didn't even take the provincial examination, how dare you call yourself a 'late student'?" So he snorted and asked, "You have made several appointments, what's the matter?" Li Linfu didn't talk nonsense, and said bluntly: "My lord, since Bingzhou began to close the households, 30% of the households have escaped and returned to their hometowns. However, the imperial court issued an edict at the beginning, stipulating that the escaped households were allowed to surrender within a period of 100 days. Now the 100 days have passed. In the future, there will be no discounts for those who return to their hometowns and escape from households. Wansheng thinks that if you want to settle the household affairs, you must be magnanimous, and the 100-day limit is too short." Zhang said that although he has not been involved in the specific affairs of Kuohu recently, he has been paying attention to the progress of the matter.Li Linfu is quite right now, now that the fleeing households have not returned to their hometown halfway, once the deadline has passed, those fleeing households who have not returned to their hometowns will definitely not dare to show their faces, and the progress of the households will stagnate.Zhang said that he thought so much, secretly praised Li Linfu as a man with a heart, and then asked: "According to Ambassador Li's intention, how should this matter be handled?" "Wan Sheng thinks that Kuohu should be magnanimous, and it is best not to set a time limit; if there is a time limit, it should be limited to at least one year. Because Wan Sheng asked Mr. Zhang to invite the imperial court in the name of Bingzhou, Wan Sheng also took the post of supervisor. It will be written and played, so two-pronged approach, I think it will attract the attention of the court." Zhang said that after thinking about it for a while, he felt that Li Linfu's proposal was very good, so he nodded in agreement, and turned to Bingzhou Sima and said, "According to Ambassador Li's intention, write a written report to the imperial court. You should first discuss with Ambassador Li in detail. The words in the written report should be consistent. .” Bingzhou Sima bowed and agreed. Li Linfu's smile was even brighter, and he thanked: "Thank you, Master Zhang, for your adult beauty." Zhang Shuo said indifferently: "We are all contributing to the imperial court. This is a matter that benefits the imperial court. It is the duty of an official to report in order. How can we thank you? Well, Ambassador Li, we have no teacher-student friendship, and we cannot call ourselves Wansheng, we are officials in the same dynasty, it is better to call each other officials." What Zhang said actually hurt Li Linfu's self-esteem, but this person is very well-mannered, without a trace of displeasure on his face, he still smiled and said: "I understand. When I saw Mr. Zhang, the admiration in my heart was like waves. Ben Yong, I said something wrong because of this, please forgive me, Mr. Zhang." Zhang said he agreed, then turned to Sima and said, "Discuss the memorial with Ambassador Li as soon as possible, and send out the memorial earlier." Li Linfu knew that it was Zhang Shuo who issued the order to drive away guests, so he hurriedly said: "Master Zhang, in my spare time recently, I drew a picture of Master Zhang driving a horse. If Master Zhang doesn't think that the official's brushwork is shallow, how about taking a closer look?" " Zhang said that he was interested, and said, "Oh, I didn't expect Ambassador Li to be good at painting? I don't know who did Ambassador Li learn painting from?" "The lower official has no talent, so I begged General Li to give me some advice. The lower official's skills are poor, and this time I drew Master Zhang's face from memory. I am afraid it will be difficult to draw the charm and heroism of Master Zhang, which will stain Zhang. My lord has a good eye, and the next official will apologize first." "Oh, General Li is famous all over the world for his golden and green landscape painting skills. He is good at using green as the quality and gold and jade as the lines. You can't go wrong if you learn from this famous teacher. Why are you so humble? Okay, please unfold the scroll. "When Li Linfu entered the Yamen, he was holding a scroll in his right hand. Zhang said that at this time, he learned that the painting was painted for himself, and the color was slightly harmonious, so he also had some hopes in his heart. Sima Bingzhou helped Li Linfu unfold the painting scroll. The two held one end each, and displayed the painting in front of Zhang Shuo.Zhang said that when he took a closer look, he saw a general in military uniform on a white horse in the painting, holding the horse's reins tightly with one hand, so that the white horse retracted its front hooves, and the horse's body was almost upright; The light and the horse's white hair complement each other, making it appear that the general on horseback and the horse under his crotch are both heroic and powerful.Zhang said that when he looked at the general's appearance, he was at least seven points similar to himself, and he couldn't help being overjoyed, so he unconsciously moved closer to observe. After reading the picture, Bingzhou Biejia on the side blurted out his praise: "Ambassador Li is really good at tricks, Mr. Zhang's heroic posture really overflows the page. Mr. Zhang's appearance is also very similar, and the way of painting is the most important thing. The charm, the charm of Mr. Zhang in this painting is far better than the appearance." Zhang said that if he took a closer look, he could see the red leaves in the background behind him, vaguely an autumn scenery; at the end of the scroll, there was also a poem inscribed. Zhang said that after a closer look, it turned out that this poem was still an old work of his own. The poem said: The river in the captive land is frozen, and the border city is ready at this time.Bing Lian Zisailu will hold Baiyun Division.Lifting the sword is honored by Zhonggui, and the title is Zhongsheng. The sun is shining brightly, and the wind and flames are flying.Tou Bi Zun started, Heng Ge resigned immediately.The plum blossoms are blown farewell, and the willows are poems. This poem was written by Zhang Shuo when he sent his friend to the Great Wall. Li Linfu matched the poem with the painting, which highlights the scenery of the frontier fortress and the atmosphere of gold and iron horses depicted in the poem. Very affordable.Zhang Shuo couldn't help but cast a glance at Li Linfu, thinking that this man is young and ignorant, but he can please himself with poetry and painting, this kind of intention is really deep. Li Linfu's eyes were fixed on Zhang Shuo's expression all the time, and he sighed after seeing Zhang Shuo's reading: "Oh, Ambassador Li really put his heart into it. This painting is resplendent with gold and jade, and the brushwork is strong, which is very similar to General Li's brushwork." Charm; Well, I never thought that Ambassador Li's calligraphy skills are also good. Please see, this cursive script has Wang Xizhi's brushwork style, which is vigorous and graceful. Okay, I will accept this calligraphy and painting, so deep Thank you Ambassador Li for your kindness." Li Linfu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Your official can be praised so much by Mr. Zhang, and you are truly tolerated by Hua Gun. If Mr. Zhang can give you some advice in the future, this official will benefit from it for life." Li Linfu's words meant that he wanted to ask Zhang Shuo for advice on poetry and prose. Zhang said that of course he would not be with such people, but today they are giving away calligraphy and paintings, and Zhang Shuo couldn't refuse, so he said perfunctorily: "Okay, When we have free time in the future, we can still think about it together." Of course Li Linfu saw Zhang Sai's perfunctory expression, and didn't dare to plead further, so he said a few more polite words, and then resigned. Zhang said that like Yao Chong, he didn't look down on these petty officials who came from humble positions.However, Zhang Shuo thought that Li Linfu's calligraphy and painting skills displayed today were quite promising, and he felt admiration in his heart. Among them, he is also an outstanding person.