Chapter 18 The 18th Prime Minister Xin Chengsan drives a chariot Zhang Shuo Wen Bing Shuofang City

Li Longji issued an edict to dismiss Song Jing from the position of Zhongshu Ling, and granted Song Jing the third division of Kaifu Yitong; Shangshu also knows the three ranks of Tongzhongshu. The reason why Li Longji didn't listen to Yao Chongjian's words was because he approved of Song Jing's recommendation. On that day, Li Longji summoned Song Jing to the "Qin Government Affairs Office" and said: "Song Qing, I want to appoint you as the third division of Kaifu Yitong, just like Yao Chong did at the beginning, you have to attend once every five days, and I will also attend at any time." I call you to consult about military matters. What do you think?"

Li Longji was so straight to the point, Song Jing didn't feel lost when he heard the words, but felt relieved, stood up and cupped his hands in thanks: "I respect and thank your Majesty for your care. Since I was awarded the order of Zhongshu, I know that I have little knowledge, and I am afraid that I will lose my reputation. Do your best. Going to release today will give you a great feeling of being relieved of a great burden." Li Longji said with a smile: "In this way, when you were the order of Zhongshu, you felt a heavy burden in your heart, and I still don't feel sorry for you."

"Your Majesty, although I am short-sighted and incompetent, I will settle down in my position when governing the government, and I dare not slack off in the slightest. It's just that sometimes the results may be unsatisfactory, but it is not the original intention of the minister." Song Jing is an upright person, often disregarding the face of others when speaking, quite like Wei Zheng.However, when he was in charge of politics, he worked harder than Wei Zheng.For example, when Wei Zheng was in charge of government, he was good at mixing wine by himself. The fine wine he made from grapes became a must in Chang'an at that time, but Song Jing had no hobbies. The size of the government.

Song Jing said again: "Your Majesty bestowed upon you the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi. This position is very high, and I am ashamed to accept it. The thing I want to do most now is to study at Lizheng Academy." Since Li Longji wanted to take Emperor Taizong as a model, of course he followed suit.At the beginning of Zhenguan, Li Shimin set up the Hongwen Museum to bring together scholars from all over the world, allowing them to discuss history or edit books, and thus he was called "the king of good literature".Li Longji established Lizheng Academy at the beginning of the Kaiyuan period. He searched and wrote extensively, widely collected different editions from all over the world, and revised them according to the four-part system of "Classics, History, Zi, and Collection". Li Longji named it "Four Records of Qunshu" , and now his book has been completed.

Li Longji replied: "Song Qing wants to enter Lizheng Academy to study, of course it can. This has nothing to do with granting you the ceremony of opening the mansion, so there is no need to talk about it." Li Longji then asked: "Since Song Qing has gone to the post of Zhongshu Ling, who do you want to be the successor?" Song Jing thought to himself, since you dismissed me as Zhongshu Ling, then you already have a candidate in your mind, so she said straightforwardly: "Your Majesty must have someone in mind, I dare not speak nonsense." "Well, what did Zhang say?"

"I think Zhang can't say it." "Why not? I know that Zhang Shuo and Yao Chong have a grudge against each other, but he has nothing to do with Song Qing. You say so, there must be no personal grievances." "Your Majesty's words made me feel very uncomfortable. As a subject, you must be loyal to the emperor and the country, and you cannot hide your eyes with personal grievances. For many years, your majesty has always been right about things and wrong about people when discussing things. Does your Majesty not know?" Li Longji was reprimanded by Song Jing for no reason. Although he felt uncomfortable, he thought that after all, he was the one who came to talk about him. He quickly regained his composure, and said calmly, "Okay, tell me your reason."

Song Jing said: "Although Zhang Shuo is famous all over the world, he is also well-versed in dealing with affairs and full of wisdom, but this man is too scheming, catering to fickleness, and cannot be used." "However, someone told me that Zhang said that he has a broad mind and has the style of a wise man." "It is true that his mind is broad, but most of it is the elegant style of literati, so it lacks a bit of honesty and dignity for people." "Haha, Song Qing thinks that Zhang Shuo is really unbearable, who do you want?" "I think Zhang Jiazhen can be used."

"Well, please try to say it." "Zhang Jiazhen is a peaceful person with few selfish desires. For example, he has not been willing to buy land and real estate. This is an example. When he was in charge of the government, he was well-regulated and kept his duty. If he was the order of Zhongshu, he would be cautious according to His Majesty's words. Governance with few mistakes." "If people are well-behaved, they will lack some innovations. Can't Song Qing see it? You and Yao Chong have been prime ministers one after another, and I have never interfered with the affairs of the prime minister. The reason why I do this is because I don't want to tie you up hands and feet."

"It is now the ninth year of Kaiyuan, and the imperial court's major policies have all been established. Those who are prime ministers only need to be careful and work hard to govern." For people like Song Jing who are prone to accept death, it is easiest to do extreme things.If he thinks something is reasonable, he can ignore the emperor's feelings and follow through with others' dissuasion; when it comes to many things in daily life, he is often extremely conservative and cautious. Li Longji finally approved of Song Jing's suggestion, so he appointed Zhang Jiazhen as Zhongshu Ling; however, he did not ignore Yao Chong's suggestion, so he granted Zhang Shuo the post of prime minister.

In this way, Li Longji broke the pattern of setting up two prime ministers, one master and one assistant, since the early Kaiyuan period. There were three prime ministers in the court, which showed that Li Longji was still waiting to see. Li Longji also recalled Cui Yinfu from Luzhou and demoted him to serve as a censor, and Cui Yinfu was demoted from a fourth-rank official to a sixth-rank official. Zhang Jiazhen understood the holy will and saw the emperor's treatment of Cui Yinfu, so she issued an ultimatum to abolish the money ban.As a result, a vigorous wave of banning evil money ended without a problem, evil money showed up one after another, and the market strike was subsided.

Zhang said that when he received the letter from Li Longji, Wang Maozhong was in Taiyuan on a tour of the border. That night, Zhang said that he hosted a grand banquet and invited Wang Maozhong alone.Zhang said that he took out the letter conferred by the emperor and asked Wang Maozhong to read it. After reading it, Wang Maozhong said: "Well, Mr. Zhang has finally returned to the capital as a prime minister. Congratulations." Zhang said: "Zhang made it clear that without the help of General Wang, I might still be living in some despicable state. General Wang, please accept Zhang Shuo's respect." He fell forward, and his kiss reached the surface of Wang Maozhong's boot. Wang Maozhong was shocked when he saw this, he hurriedly helped Zhang Shuo up, and hurriedly said: "What virtue is Wang Maozhong? How dare you accept such a big gift from Mr. Zhang? Mr. Zhang must never do this in the future." Zhang Shuo's face was calm, and he said sincerely: "The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. General Wang is so kind, Zhang Shuo didn't know how to repay it, so he had to pay his respects." After that, the two returned to their seats. Of course, Wang Maozhong sat in the chair, and Zhang said that he was diligent in persuading him to drink, and gradually the banquet became hot. Wang Maozhong was drunk at this time, his face was already flushed by the alcohol, he squinted and said: "This time, Mr. Zhang is the Minister of the Ministry of War and knows the third rank of Tong Zhongshu, of course we are happy to congratulate, after all, there is still a fly in the ointment. What are the talents of Zhang Jiazhen and Yuan Qianyao? How can they compare with Mr. Zhang?" The chiefs of Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province, of course, have more important positions than those who are also knowledgeable.Wang Maozhong spoke out for Zhang, and Zhang said it was of course pleasing to the ear.He immediately echoed and said: "General Wang's words are not bad. For example, the position of Zhongshu Ling, the chief of the department, how important that is! Zhang Jiazhen used to be a servant of the school, but he can do it reluctantly. Now he is Zhongshu Order, I'm afraid it's a little unsatisfactory." Wang Maozhong nodded and said: "Since Mr. Zhang said so, he can't be wrong." "I remember that when the emperor led a hundred officials to tour the east, Zhang Jiazhen stayed behind in the capital. At that time, the embezzlement case of Wang Jun, the chief secretary of Yongzhou, was discovered. Zhang Jiazhen was ordered to investigate. Does General Wang still have any memory?" Wang Maozhong closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then Fang said: "Well, it seems that there is such a thing." "This matter is very strange." "What's so strange?" "I heard that after Song Jing returned to Beijing, she was very dissatisfied with the death of Wang Jun in the Dali Temple. She once blamed Zhang Jiazhen for not asking clearly, so that she neglected human life." "It seems to be the case." "After I heard about this incident, I made a question in my heart: Wang Jun used to be Zhang Jiazhen's subordinate, and he always flattered Zhang Jiazhen. This time, Zhang Jiazhen should have fully defended Wang Jun when he committed a crime. Why was he so ruthless and unintentional? Where is the hall stick dead?" "Yes, this matter is a bit abnormal." "So I paid attention and inquired about the details. After inquiring, I really found out some secrets. Hmph, Zhang Jiazhen advertises that he does not own real estate or land, but his residence in the capital is owned by Wang Jun. Help him purchase and repair. General Wang, please think, Wang Jun is so busy, maybe he has to subsidize some money and things for Zhang Jiazhen." "What does Mr. Zhang mean, that Zhang Jiazhen is eager to kill Wang Jun with a stick, and intends to silence her?" "What General Wang said is very true. If Wang Jun really supplemented the money and things, it might be from the public. Zhang Jiazhen was afraid that Wang Jun would speak out about it when he was interrogated, and thus hinder him in front of the Holy Majesty and all the officials. Qingming, so I decided to stick to kill!" Wang Maozhong shot a few cases, and the wine cups and other objects on the case jumped up, and he said loudly: "Mr. Zhang's words are reasonable! Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiazhen seems to be fair, but secretly insidious, what a villain." Zhang said and sighed: "But Wang Jun is dead, so there is no evidence for this matter. What I said is nothing more than speculation." Wang Maozhong said bluntly: "It's okay. I see the opportunity, and I have to tell the matter in front of the Holy One. Zhang Jiazhen is really a person with no virtue and no talent. How can he be in the position of Zhong Shuling?" Wang Maozhong and Zhang Shuo drank together in Taiyuan, and Cui Yinfu, Yu Wenrong, and Li Linfu also drank together in the capital. Cui Yinfu had a very close relationship with the two of them in private before, they gathered for a drink today to comfort Cui Yinfu.Cui Yinfu drank a few glasses of wine, his face was still frowning, and he sighed: "Oh, why am I so unlucky? I didn't want to be my own censor Zhongcheng, and went to Luzhou to ban some bad money, but I got a result of being demoted .Where is it like you have a successful household, which not only wins the praise of the sage, but also benefits the official career." Yu Wenrong smiled and said: "Brother Cui is indeed a bit hungry. I heard that Song Jing wanted Ni Ruoshui to be the arresting order at first, but this guy is so slippery that he pretended to be sick. Alas, it seems that Brother Cui didn't do it beforehand." Figure it out." Li Linfu sincerely persuaded: "How can you know that it is not a blessing? Brother Cui can be silent for a while. When the limelight passes, the Holy Majesty will come back to you." Cui Yinfu held up a cup and said: "Thank you Genu for your good words, come and let's have another cup together." After drinking, Cui Yinfu sighed again: "I didn't think about it beforehand. At that time, I thought that the bad money was flooding, and the Holy Majesty was determined to ban it. Song Jing hated it deeply, so he wanted to follow the trend. Unexpectedly, the Holy Majesty changed his mind just after starting. Song Jing was dismissed, and I was also troubled by it. You said that I used too much force and offended the powerful. Didn't you also offend the powerful when you first closed the household?" Yu Wenrong shook his head and said, "These two things seem similar, but they are actually very different." "What's the difference?" "After the Shenlong period, the national treasury became increasingly empty, and the emperor had little cash to use. Let me ask you, why does the current sage act according to the story of Zhenguan? Haha, yes, the original intention of the sage is to make the treasury rich." Yu Wenrong explained Li Longji's words in this way National policy can be described as relatively unique.The circumstances of life are different, so the way of thinking is also different. If Song Jing were to explain the current national policy, he would definitely exaggerate it from the perspective of Confucian justice. Yu Wenrong went on to say: "The act of enclosing households is to have an immediate effect. If the treasury has received a lot of money, how can the current sage not like it? But what about banning evil money? The country cannot make more official money for a while. All money is forbidden, how much more can the treasury collect? And at the same time, it will cause chaos in the market, so the so-called gains outweigh the losses.” "In the end, I made the wrong choice." Cui Yinfu sighed. Li Linfu raised his lamp and said: "Brother Cui, you don't have to lament so much. You are actually suffering this time on behalf of others. Your Majesty's heart is like a mirror. As I said just now, given time, His Majesty will still have time to recover you." Yu Wenrong also said: "Ge Nu is right, Brother Cui doesn't have to sing and sigh three times. Come, come, let's continue drinking." The three of them drank all the wine in their cups, Li Linfu suddenly frowned and said: "This time, Your Majesty is a bit special. Before this time, His Majesty set up two prime ministers, one master and one assistant. Why is there another Zhang Shuo this time?" Cui Yinfu said: "I heard that Zhang Shuo has been fighting fiercely with Wang Maozhong recently, and Wang Maozhong is the first-class favorite in front of the Holy One. I think the Holy Majesty can't refuse Wang Maozhong's request, so let Zhang Shuo help." Yu Wenrong felt that Cui Yinfu's thoughts were too simple, so he shook his head and said: "Brother Cui's words are wrong. How wise is the current emperor, and his ideas are right, how can he be moved by the face of a slave? I think, the emperor may be right. Zhang Jiazhen is not very satisfied, that's why there is such a pattern." Cui Yinfu said: "Okay, if the Holy Majesty is not satisfied with Zhang Jiazhen, then Yuangong will have a chance." Cui Yinfu knew that Yuan Qianyao had a close relative relationship with Li Linfu, and recently he had a crush on Yu Wenrong because of Kuohu's matter. It is very friendly, so his heart is more inclined to Yuan Qianyao. Li Linfu shook his head and said, "Oh, even if Zhang Jiazhen resigns, Duke Yuan may not be able to be the order of Zhongshu." "Why did Brother Nu say that? Mr. Yuan is now a provincial servant, and his position is already higher than that of Zhang Shuo." "You have forgotten that Zhang said that he has a teacher-student friendship with the Holy One. Since the Holy One came to the throne, he is most willing to use the old ministers of the former court as his ministers, such as Yao and Song. Zhang said that the experience is not small, if Yuangong succeeds Zhongshu Ling, I think it is very remote. If you don’t believe me, let’s wait and see.” Yu Wenrong smiled and said: "Ge Nu is still young, and he still has unique features in trying to figure out the mind of the Holy One. Well, let's wait and see, so as to verify Ge Nu's deliberation." Li Linfu sighed: "Brother Yuwen is absurd. Of all the things in the world, the human heart is the most unpredictable, let alone the mind of the sage? Two brothers, you are just talking casually, you must not take it seriously." Besides, when Yao Chong and Song Jing were prime ministers, the Zhengshitang was almost abolished, because there were only two prime ministers, one master and one assistant. When there were important events, the two gathered together to discuss, and more often the assistant ministers followed orders. .Since Zhang Jiazhen was the order of Zhongshu, she unknowingly restored the rules of deliberation in the political affairs hall. The deliberations in the political affairs hall were presided over by Zhongshu Ling. After Zhang Jiazhen learned that Zhang Shuo had returned to Beijing from Taiyuan, he summoned Zhang Shuo and Yuan Qianyao to the political affairs hall to discuss matters. When Zhang Shuo was prime minister in the past, the two of them were not even officials, so after Zhang Shuo entered the court, his reserved look was revealed unconsciously, the two were not different, and they showed a lot of respect to Zhang Shuo. The major issues discussed are still the matter of enclosing households and banning money. The ban on money has been abolished, and the rest is just to do more to comfort; Those preferential measures in the early days of Kuohu had no time limit, Zhang Jiazhen did not dare to make a decision, so she had to ask the emperor for instructions. Zhang Shuo was on the side and didn't intervene. He smiled and looked at the two of them arguing with each other. Zhang Jiazhen finally remembered that Zhang Shuo had to speak, so he said, "What's Zhang Shangshu's opinion?" Zhang Shuo suppressed his smile and said, "I don't have a good opinion. However, the Ministry of War has just received an urgent report from Shuofang. This matter is extremely urgent, and it is urgent to hear the news." Zhang Jiazhen asked urgently. Zhang said: "Shuofang was originally guarded by Xie Wan, but Xie Wan died of illness last year, and Shuofang was presided over by the deputy envoy." Zhang Jiazhen said: "That's right, my younger brother Jiayou is the general of Shuofang's army, I still know a thing or two about the situation in Shuofang." "Does Zhang Ling know the current situation in Shuofang?" "It seems calm as usual." "How could it be calm as usual? After the death of Mo Chuo, those Turkic generals were ready to move, but they were afraid of Xie Wan. Although the undercurrent was surging, they did not move. Ten days ago, the former Turkic general Kang Daibin suddenly brought the crowd together Thousands of people escaped from Shuofang's jurisdiction and went north to the desert." "Is this what Shuofang urgently reported?" "Exactly." Zhang said while handing the urgent report to Zhang Jiazhen. Zhang Jiazhen read the emergency report, but couldn't see any urgency in it, so she said: "They left as soon as they left, why make such a fuss?" Zhang said that he knew that Zhang Jiazhen's temperament was relatively simple and careless, and he was a bit careless in his actions. He couldn't see the twists and turns in the matter, which was normal, so he said: "Zhang Lingxu didn't know, this Kang Daibin is really a man of great ambition. The reason why he joined Shuofang at the beginning was because he had always been at odds with Mo Chuu. He betrayed me today and went north to the desert. The Turkic crowd had no leader, so he first entered the desert to contact the Turkic tribes, and then tried to persuade the Turkic people to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and then led the troops to attack Shuofang, trying to achieve his position as the leader among the Turkic people.” "Zhang Shangshu is a bit alarmist. They are just a bunch of mobs, so there is no need to take them seriously." "Zhang Ling was also a military officer in the past. You should know the reason why the military situation is like fire. Kang Daibin is now in a budding state, and it must be killed in the invisible. The so-called spark can start a prairie fire. If Kang Daibin becomes big, then It’s going to take a lot of work.” Yuan Qianyao saw Zhang Jiazhen displaying the score of Zhongshu Ling, and asked three or four questions here, a little confused, so he said: "Zhang Ling, your majesty is so wise, he will definitely give you instructions when he sees this military situation. " Zhang Jiazhen was silent for a moment, then asked again: "Zhang Shangshu, if the situation in Shuofang is really like this, how does the Ministry of War want to respond?" Zhang Shuo resolutely said: "The military situation is urgent, so don't delay. Please ask Zhang Ling to act on his behalf, and let Zhang Shuo, who also knows Shuofang Jiedu envoy, go to guard. I can suppress or appease, and everything will be safe." When Li Longji saw this memorial, he immediately agreed to play it. Zhang said that before leaving, he specially took the time to go to Wang Maozhong's mansion to say goodbye. Wang Maozhong was very confused, and asked: "Mr. Zhang has just entered the capital, why did you leave the capital in a hurry? In this way, you are only a side general as a prime minister, isn't it not worthy of the name?" Zhang Shuo sighed: "I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, so of course I want to take the initiative to volunteer for the Holy Majesty. As long as the frontier is stable and the Tang Dynasty is safe, what is a little personal reputation?" Wang Maozhong was greatly moved after hearing this, and was greatly moved when he met Li Longji a few days later. He praised Zhang said that he can put the overall situation first, does not admire false fame, and is actually a loyal and diligent person.Li Longji felt the same way, and sighed: "Yes, Zhang said that since he was dismissed in the early years of Kaiyuan, his will has not faded. Instead, he has sharpened his mind and devoted himself to the country. Wang Maozhong, remembering that you recommended this person to me in Bianzhou , it can be said to be successful." Wang Maozhong is Li Longji's favorite person, Zhang said that he will definitely not give him all his heart.What he advertises and what he thinks in his heart are actually two completely different things. Shuofang has something to do, Zhang said that as the minister of the Ministry of War, he can recommend someone to preside over it, why did he take the initiative to invite Ying?Zhang said that he actually saw that in the current situation of prime ministers in the court, his position is at the bottom. If the prime minister goes to the political affairs hall to discuss matters, Zhang Jiazhen will be the first to give credit when the emperor is satisfied, and he will also take part in the emperor's censure.Instead of this, I simply avoided it far away, not only having nothing to do with the affairs of the court, but also making some contributions. Zhang explained clearly that when a person has nothing to do, he has neither credit nor fault.Zhang Jiazhen was the main prime minister at the time, facing the extremely diverse things in the world, can he handle everything properly to satisfy the emperor?Obviously not!Because saints also make mistakes sometimes, not to mention Zhang Jiazhen's simple temperament, it is very easy to make mistakes! When a person wants to pursue a big event, but there is no chance in the current situation, it is better to stay away and wait for the change.Zhang said that this trick is being used now: I have no chance, and there will be many variables in the process of time passing by, so that when others make mistakes, I have a chance. But Wu Huier really gave birth to a pink and tender boy at full term, who was Li Longji's eighteenth son.Li Longji found out that this son had inherited the physical advantages of himself and Huier, was born extremely handsome, and had a happy dragon heart, so he named him Mao. In ancient times, the jade held by the emperor was used to cover the jade held by the princes, and it was called Mao.Li Longji gave this son this name, which showed the noble status of this son, and seemed to be superior to other princes.The so-called mother is more precious than the child, and the child is precious because of the mother's favor, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Remembering that Wu Huier's two sons and one daughter both died, Li Longji did not dare to neglect, so he ordered Gao Lishi to personally escort the son and entrust this son to Ning Wang's mansion to raise him.After Wu Hui'er was about to rest in the palace for two days, because she missed her, Li Longji specially allowed her to enter Prince Ning's residence. After Wu Hui'er left the palace, Li Longji was sober-minded and didn't call other concubines to sleep with him.At that time, it was late autumn, the starry sky was deep at night, and the coolness was gradually immersing. Li Longji suddenly became interested, and asked people to fetch music paper, intending to compose a song. Li Longji set up a pear garden in the second year of Kaiyuan, which attracted several people's remonstrance.Although Li Longji did not abolish the Liyuan, he also knew that being a ruler is too close to music and dancing, which is not good for the country, so he issued an edict: "Since the Sui Dynasty was in decline, the common government was in decline, the voices of Zheng and Wei were everywhere, and the color was reserved in Yanzhao. At the corner of the square, long sleeves follow the wind, gather and watch it, and sleep to become a vulgar. This is why Rong Qizhi, the master will do it. Our side has changed a lot, and we use it to eliminate disasters, and we use it to play music. Everything is arrogant and cold. Harmful to the government, especially Moss, since it violates the order, it should be forbidden." Since he commanded the world so much, he certainly couldn't indulge in music and dance, and music and dance in the palace were forbidden.Concubine Zhao Li is good at singing and dancing, and the reason why she gradually fell out of favor is probably related to this. Li Longji's new Lin'er was born to his beloved concubine, and his heart was filled with joy. Watching the night fade away and the autumn atmosphere getting stronger, his colorful heart was rippling from this, and there was a spectrum curved desire. The ci he composed is an old poem titled "Find the rhyme of the song after passing the elder brother's house", and the poem is: Lu Wei's love is the first, and the love of relatives and virtuous people is more. On the day of Mian's abundant holidays, I pass by temporarily by taking advantage of the scenery. In the year of the year, the banquet is held, and the platform plays the song of Songs. Re-searching is good and happy, and only then can we protect the mountains and rivers. Li Longji named this song "Huacalyx Xianghui Song", which is nothing more than a tribute to brothers.The music is mainly composed of the sound of the piano, supplemented by the sound of the flute.Li Longji pressed Gong Tayu, hummed softly, and quickly recorded the score with the pen in his hand.After a while, Li Longji tossed the pen and said loudly, "It's done!" At this time someone said: "Your Majesty has made a new song again." Li Longji looked up and saw Queen Wang standing opposite him with a smile. He thought that he was too involved in composing the music just now, so that he didn't notice the queen entering, so he said, "Oh, the queen is here. I was so focused on composing the music just now that I Forget about it." The Queen Wang still smiled and said: "Yes, when I entered the palace, I saw His Majesty concentrating on composing the music. I was afraid of disturbing Your Majesty's interest, so I waited quietly. Your Majesty, I just picked out a cup of Persian jujube juice with my own hands, please Your Majesty. Try it." Li Longji smiled and said: "Okay, I happen to be a little thirsty, so bring it here." Li Longji put the jujube juice into his mouth with a spoon, and praised several times: "Oh, the skin and flesh are really soft and rotten, and it smells like steaming with fire. I didn't expect the queen to have such excellent craftsmanship." Queen Wang sighed: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, and my concubine is willing to serve you, so I dare not disturb too much after all." Li Longji heard the resentment in his voice, that is to say, he was a little cold to her.Li Longji stared at the familiar face of Queen Wang, and was surprised to find that there were faint lines at the corners of her eyes, and a question suddenly came to his mind: the queen is only thirty-six years old this year, why is she so haggard? Thinking back to when Queen Wang first married, both of them were teenagers, how could they understand the joy of intercourse between husband and wife?They get along day and night, but brother and sister have more affection.As they got older, the relationship between the two became stronger, and the queen and the queen's family did their best to help Li Longji ascend the throne, so Li Longji added another respect to the queen. However, the feeling of respect is hard to last, and the tempering of the years will make it fade a lot.It's nothing more than empress Wang's decrepitude so far, and Li Longji is most annoyed by her narrow-mindedness after becoming empress. Tonight's Queen Wang obviously had to clean up when she came here, exuding Li Longji's familiar aura fragrance all over her body, she was not wearing a crown, and her long black hair was only caged by a golden hairpin, and her black hair hung down to her chest. The waist is matched with an off-the-shoulder plain dress, which makes it a little more charming.Li Longji smiled secretly when he saw this, and suddenly felt a little comfortable. Queen Wang really said: "The autumn night is getting cooler, Your Majesty seems to be resting early." Li Longji got up to leave the case, stepped forward and took the hand of Queen Wang, and said, "Okay, let's go to bed together. Well, it will be a few days before you go to bed." Queen Wang's eyes were blurred when she heard the words, and it was hard to get rid of the color of resentment after all. After some cloud and rain, Queen Wang said shyly: "Your Majesty, I recently found a partial method, which is said to be very effective." Li Longji's hand slid from Queen Wang's chest to the lower abdomen, and felt that it lacked the smoothness and elasticity of Wu Hui'er and other young concubines, and was a little rough, so he sighed: "Oh, why is it so hard to see movement in your belly? Don't worry, you will always be my queen, why bother to work so hard?" "No, as long as His Majesty is willing to give the rain and dew, I will definitely be able to fulfill my wish." Li Longji sighed again, he was a little tired after all, so he fell into a deep sleep. Although Wu Hui'er was taking care of the baby in Prince Ning's mansion, her eyeliner was quite diligent, and the next day, she passed the news that the queen took the initiative to find the emperor to sleep with her.Wu Hui'er was very anxious when she heard the words, so she supported her body and returned to the palace that day. Children are important, but compared with the king's favor, they are incomparable. Seeing Wu Huier returning to the palace so quickly, Li Longji asked with a smile: "You are in the palace and the baby is in the eldest brother's house, can you rest assured?" Wu Hui'er said: "Sister-in-law doesn't take off her clothes at night, she stays with the baby day and night, she is more dedicated than concubine. Concubine is there, but she is a bit in the way, why not enter the palace to serve His Majesty." "Okay, tomorrow you will follow me to see the child, just to thank sister-in-law." Wu Hui'er smiled lightly and said: "Brother and sister-in-law trust each other with the lives of the whole family, how can His Majesty just thank you?" Wu Hui'er's bright face was full of smiles at this time, behind the smiles were hidden many words, not only the luck of the child's healthy growth, but also the joy of relief.Looking at this face, Li Longji certainly knew what she wanted, so he smiled and said: "Hui'er, it's quite appropriate for me to let the child be brought up in the eldest brother's house. Well, the child will grow up healthily this time, you can rest assured." Wu Huier's face showed panic, she stepped forward and covered Li Longji's mouth with her small hand, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty must not say such words, concubine...concubine...how can I be safe in my heart?" A moment of gloom flashed through Li Longji's heart, thinking that he was authoritarian in the world, why the locked inner palace could not support Wu Hui'er's children, and the anger in his heart spontaneously arose. One day when Wang Maozhong entered the palace to play something, Li Longji suddenly thought deeply and asked, "Wang Maozhong, what do you think of the queen?" Wang Maozhong has always respected the queen, and blurted out: "The queen has the style of mothering the world, and the servant thinks the queen is very good. Why does your majesty ask this?" When people encounter problems, they often have the idea of ​​​​confiding to others. As an emperor, Li Longji also has the same thoughts.It turned out that when Wang Ju was by his side, it was precisely because of this appeal that Li Longji had to discuss with him on all matters.Now that the emperor's majesty is becoming more and more serious, there are fewer and fewer people around Li Longji who can talk casually. Except for Gao Lishi, there is only one Wang Maozhong left. Wang Maozhong continued: "Empress Xi has been unable to have children, it's a fly in the ointment." Li Longji said: "That's right, the queen has a son who becomes the crown prince, and this queen is just worthy of the name. Well, I have an idea, how about abolishing her and setting up another queen?" Wang Maozhong was shocked when he heard the words. He knelt down on the ground quickly, kowtowed, and said, "Your Majesty, you must not. The queen has been established for more than ten years. The world knows it, and the queen has no fault. If she is easily abolished, the world will definitely Turmoil, I beg Your Majesty to think twice." Li Longji couldn't imagine that a servant around him would love the queen so much, so he pondered for a long time, and then said: "I'm just talking casually, why should you be serious? Get up. Well, this is just a private conversation between my monarch and my ministers, go out Don't talk nonsense afterwards." A layer of cold sweat broke out on Wang Maozhong's head at this time, and he kowtowed again: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, what you said just now will only rot in your stomach, and you dare not reveal a word." The two of them didn't expect that Wu Huier's eyeliner in this palace would still report to her the conversation just now.Wu Hui'er was both happy and annoyed when she heard the words. She was happy that the emperor finally wanted to abolish the queen, but she was annoyed that Wang Maozhong, a slave, defended the queen so much, so she hated Wang Maozhong in her heart. Zhang said that before he reached Shuofang, Kang Daibin really launched an offensive.At this time, he had more than 30,000 Turkic soldiers, and he led the army to the south to attack, breaking through six small cities one after another.Zhang said that he was very anxious when he learned about it, and led his people to speed up the march in order to get to Shuofang City earlier. In the evening of that day, Zhang Shuo and his party arrived in Shuofang City.The deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu led people to greet him, among them was Zhang Jiazhen's younger brother, General Jinwu Zhang Jiayou. Zhang said to freshen up a little, and then he had a quick meal, and immediately raised the account to call all the generals to discuss matters. Deputy envoy Jiedu briefly talked about the garrison situation in Shuofang, and dismissed Kang Daibin.He believed that Shuofang City was impenetrable, and if Kang Daibin was given a few more courage, he would not dare to lead troops to commit another crime. When the generals heard the words, they also deeply believed it. Zhang Shuo listened to the report with a serious face, and said, "Kang Daibin has broken through six small cities, do you think he dare not attack Shuofang City?" The deputy envoy Jiedu said: "He is determined not to dare! Kangdai Binxi was a Turkic descendant, and he knows Shuofang well. He understands that if you attack forcefully, you will hit a stone with an egg!" "Know it like the palm of your hand? That's right, when you say Kang Daibin like that, you are on the right track." After Zhang praised the deputy envoy, he said to the generals, "Have you ever thought about it? After Kang Daibin fled into the desert, In ten days, the number of people under his jurisdiction increased from 10,000 to more than 30,000, how fast! After he contacted the people of his own clan, the next step would be to find Ba Yigu and contact the Luo tribes. Shuofang There are more than 60,000 Turkic households under the jurisdiction. Think about it, if Kang Daibin takes these people under his control, will Shuofang City be safe?" Deputy envoy Jiedu didn't take it seriously: "Then Kang Daibin was only a householder in the past, does he have such great ability?" Zhang said: "Whether he is capable or not, you can get a glimpse of it by observing his recent actions. Everyone, after Mo Chuu's death, the Turkic people were scattered. This Kang Daibin saw the gap and tried to fill Mo Chuu's former position. Its ambitions are not small." "If that's the case, what will Mr. Zhang plan to do?" Asked Deputy Envoy Jiedu. "Well, I have already thought about it. Tomorrow, I will only take twenty people out to do one thing. You must stick to your standard to prevent Kang Daibin from attacking." Zhang said after thinking for a while, "Oh, the tens of thousands It is very troublesome for the Turks to settle down, and we must prevent them from secretly contacting Kang Daibin." Deputy envoy Jiedu said: "These tens of thousands of households live scattered, it is really impossible to monitor them all." Zhang Shuo nodded and said, "I know, how to deal with them? It really needs a safe way." After more than two months since then, Zhang said that Shuofang's affairs were handled safely. That day he led 20 cavalry quietly into the outside of the Great Wall, the first stop was at Ba Yigu's headquarters, and the second stop was at Tongluo's headquarters.Zhang said that when he saw Ba Yegu, he went straight to the point and said, "Did Kang Daibin come to your department to contact you?" Ba Yegu replied that he had, and he himself was hesitating. "Why are you still hesitating about such things? Mo Chuai was killed by you personally, and they hate you to the bone. He came to contact you now because he wanted to deal with Datang together. When he becomes strong, they will I will find you to take revenge silently!" Ba Yigu's heart is like a mirror, he knows that the headquarters must be protected by the Tang Dynasty, otherwise it will be difficult to protect himself.He immediately vowed to express his loyalty to Zhang Shuo. The same Luo non-Turkic people have always been exploited and squeezed by the Turkic people.Zhang said that he was both the prime minister and the Minister of the Ministry of War. He personally went to the Tongluo tribe to protect him. Of course, the Tongluo people were overjoyed and insisted not to contact Kang Daibin. After disbanding these two potential allies of Kang Daibin, Zhang Shuo began to think about the settlement of the Turks scattered in Shuofang, thinking hard about how to deal with them.He suddenly came up with a plan that day, and immediately made a memorial to Li Longji.The main content of the memorandum is to relocate more than 50,000 households in Hequ to Xuzhou, Ruzhou, Tangzhou, Yuzhou and other places, so that the land of Shuofang will become empty and uninhabited. This is not a wonderful method that Zhang Shuo came up with. In fact, after the Eastern Turks were wiped out during the Zhenguan period, Wei Zheng proposed to move the Turks to the interior, which really meant assimilation.However, Li Shimin did not use Wei Zheng's strategy, but adopted Wen Yanbo's method, that is, let them live in the Hequ area, so that they gradually changed their nomadic way and became farming farmers, thus becoming a barrier between the Tang Dynasty and the desert. Unexpectedly, nearly a hundred years after this method was implemented, Wei Zheng's initial proposal was finally adopted by Zhang Shuo's petition and Li Longji's approval. The relocation cannot be done overnight. Zhang said that since the relocation has started, he will send a special person to urge the matter.At this moment, he was still thinking about how to fight Kang Daibin. Zhang said that he learned on this day that after Kang Daibin broke through Yincheng, he attacked Liangu again.He immediately gathered 10,000 horse infantry troops, and he personally led 5,000 horses to ride out of Hehe Pass to rescue Liangu, and ordered the deputy envoy Jiedu to lead the infantry to cover up and kill them. Zhang said that he dared to use the few against the many because he knew that although Kang Daibin claimed to have tens of thousands of people, his subordinates were all mobs gathered in a hurry. Five thousand horses rode like a whirlwind to the city of Liangu. At this time, the people in the city were holding on to the city, forming a stalemate with the Turks.After the 5,000 horses rode to the city, they immediately changed the situation on the battlefield and killed the attacking Turkic people to the point where they were powerless. Kang Daibin called his men to retreat for a mile before they established their positions. 康待宾惊魂过后，再观来袭唐兵不过数千人马，他立刻又来了劲儿，大呼道：“敌寡我众，只要上前与他们贴身缠斗，唐兵焉是对手？大伙儿上啊！” 张说见状，马上改变方略。他将人马分为两队，一队主攻，另一队掠阵，绝不与突厥人贴身缠斗，绕着连谷城池转着圈儿与对手周旋。 时间就如此被消磨着，日光过了中午，既而太阳西斜。张说如此有耐心，目的就是等待自己的五千步兵出现。 节度副使终于带领步兵出现在视野里，他们手持盾牌卷地而来，当其与突厥人开始接阵的时候，张说大声喝道：“放号炮，令城中守军开城门出击！” 突厥人由此大败，开始向后退却。张说不依不饶，命马骑不得脱离，步兵随后跟进掩护。 日落之前，突厥人星散逃遁。唐军俘虏三千人，其中包括其首领康待宾。俘获康待宾的别将立功心切，看到康待宾在那里孤身无援，遂赶上前去挥刀一砍，如此就取得了康待宾的首级。 大捷的消息传回京城，李隆基闻讯大喜，当即下诏旌扬，并赐张说实封二百户。 唐军收兵返回朔方，张说抽出大多兵力去强行迁徙那些突厥，以加快他们迁徙的步伐。相对来讲，张说较前一阵子要闲暇许多。 这一日，张说与节度副使在帐内说话，张说问道：“那个张嘉祐到底怎么样呀？” 节度副使闹不清张说与张嘉贞的关系如何，不敢贸然作答，谨慎答道：“他为张丞相的胞弟，还是称职的。” “称职？”张说虎起脸说道，“我到这里未及三月，许多人找我告状，说那张嘉祐贪赃爱色，你难道未闻一丝讯息吗？” 节度副使顺势说道：“卑职也得闻一些，奈何其为张丞相之胞弟，无人敢问呀。” “哼，王子犯法，与庶民同罪，一个丞相的胞弟又算什么？也罢，你这些天就不要做别的事儿了，好好查一查张嘉祐的案子。我回京之前，你务必将此事查清，以便奏闻圣上。” 节度副使看到张说无比认真，心想还怕什么，就放心查吧。张嘉祐此前仗着哥哥之势，没把多少人放在眼中，若想找他的毛病，随便一查都能拿到坚实的证据。