Chapter 20 The twentieth chapter of the new official took office three times the old woman lost her position and returned with nine souls

Zhang said that when a new official takes office, of course he must make a difference.In fact, the reason why Li Longji appointed Zhang Shuo as Zhongshu Ling was also expected. After leaving the court that day, Li Longji left Zhang Shuo behind, and asked with a smile, "Zhang Qing has been serving as Zhongshu Ling for more than a month, won't he be satisfied with handling some daily affairs?" Zhang said of course he understood the meaning of what the emperor said, and said: "I am in charge of the central position, and I dare not mess with the government for no reason. For more than a month, I have devoted myself to the subtleties of everything, trying to understand the root and the bottom of everything."

"Well, it should be like this. The so-called targeting is also true. What do you think about the early years of Kaiyuan?" "Since Kaiyuan, His Majesty has acted according to the story of Zhenguan, enlightened the source of enlightenment, established the prestige of imperial power, and rationalized the outline of administration, so that the country is on the right track, the treasury is increasingly full, the people live and work in peace, and the wind of Zhenguan Yonghui has been revived. " Li Longji was well aware of Zhang Shuo's temper, and his literary talent was very good. If he was more brilliant than ordinary people when talking about eulogies, he interrupted his conversation and said: "Forget it, don't say these eulogies, let's talk about something specific."

"Your Majesty, when Yao Chong was prime minister, he mainly did three things. One was to discuss ten things, so that His Majesty had a foothold in governing according to the story of Zhenguan, which really had the effect of eliminating disadvantages and reforming; Kings, let the country be less disturbed, and government affairs can be carried out fairly and justly; the third is that Yao Chong has the ability to adapt, can see the right way in the midst of chaos, and can take measures to respond to it when the opportunity arises, such as the extermination of locusts. Wonderful." Li Longji nodded slightly, and said: "Qing can comment on Yao Gong like this, and he should be gratified. Zhang Qing, you were also a hero at that time, and it probably feels very uncomfortable to be demoted?"

Zhang said with a smile: "At that time, I was the order of Zhongshu, and once I was demoted to the governor of Xiangzhou. If I said that I had no thoughts at that time, it would be a lie to deceive your majesty. However, after thinking about it carefully, my personal career is really not as good as the general situation of the country. She is insignificant, if you feel sorry for yourself, you will miss His Majesty's will, and you will also miss yourself." Li Longji was greatly moved when he heard the words, and sighed: "It's easy to say, but hard to do. I sometimes think, what is the most difficult thing when a person is born into the world? I think the most difficult thing is to grasp yourself well. Qing went through hardships, but he was able to treat himself with a calm mood, and finally recovered today. Alas, compared with Qing, Liu Youqiu is narrow-minded. If a person who plans big things is not broad-minded, he will destroy himself first. What's the big deal?"

Li Longji mentioned Liu Youqiu, Zhang said that he knew that the emperor and Liu Youqiu had a lot of secrets, after all, they were separated by a layer, so it was better not to talk to each other. Li Longji said again: "Speaking of Liu Youqiu, I remembered those old friends again. By the way, I heard Wang Maozhong mention it yesterday, and it seems that Zhong Shaojing has returned to Beijing. Well, tonight I will give a banquet at the 'Huae Xianghui Building' , you can accompany Zhong Shaojing into the building and have a banquet." Zhang said he bowed and agreed. Li Longji said: "Well, Mr. Yao is like this, why don't you continue talking?"

"After Song Jing became Prime Minister, he took the lead in setting an example with awe-inspiring righteousness, which changed the official style. I just said the benefits of Yao Gong, but he is fickle in politics, making the law unpredictable, and his son accepts bribes and covers up goodwill. In the end, it was lost. Song Jing really made up for Yao Gong's shortcomings by doing so." Li Longji smiled and said: "Zhang Qing's eyes are like a torch, it seems that he is the best at appreciating people?" "Your Majesty said just now that the most difficult thing to control is yourself, and it is true for people. For example, I am good at judging the shortcomings of others, but I really can't know it myself."

Li Longji didn't answer, thinking to himself that this Zhang is actually a very smart person.I originally wanted to follow his words and ask him about his self-evaluation, but he laughed at himself so lightly that he couldn't ask any more.Thinking of this, Li Longji couldn't help but chuckled again. Seeing that the emperor didn't answer, Zhang said, he hurriedly brought the topic back to the topic, saying: "Song Jing has such a temper, and he often handles government affairs in a traditional way. Take Kuohu and banning evil money as examples. The origin of the two things is related to It is quite different inside, he used the same method consistently, and the matter of closing households was a great success, but the matter of prohibiting evil money caused turmoil in the world."

"Well, Zhang Qing is in politics, how do you want to deal with these two things?" "I have seen Li Linfu's memorial, and I think his words are reasonable. If you want to make Kuohu successful, the preferential treatment for escaped households in the early stage must not be discarded, but should be restored. As for the bad money, the official money is not enough. Let’s temporarily allow bad money to circulate in a gradual way.” Li Longji thought for a while, and said: "That's the only way. You quickly draw up an ultimatum to restore all the previous grace and discounts for Kuohu accounts. Let's not mention the bad money for now." He paused for a moment , and asked again, "Zhang Qing commented on Yao Gong and Song Jing, and Zhang Jiazhen was also a Zhongshu Ling. How do you evaluate him?"

Zhang said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Jiazhen is only a transitional figure. He is not bad as an assistant. If he is allowed to stay in the center for a long time, he will definitely not be satisfactory." The same is true of Li Longji's evaluation of Zhang Jiazhen. Zhang Jiazhen is in uniform at home and treats crimes. If Li Longji calls him to ask, he can understand the details of the matter; Zhang said to make room.Afterwards, Li Longji also knew that Zhang Jiazhen was wronged by Zhang's words, but the emperor did not need to admit his mistakes, just make mistakes.On the contrary, Li Longji expressed his appreciation to Zhang: What a smart person!Zhang said that he must have figured out what he wanted, so he dug a huge hole for Zhang Jiazhen, which not only prepared a good excuse for himself, but also cleared the way for him to rise to the top.

Zhang Shuo bowed again and said: "Your Majesty, I am the Secretary of the Central Committee, and I am eager to build on the foundation of Yao and Song. I want to do two things, and I beg your Majesty to allow it." "Okay, please tell me." "Since His Majesty established a prime minister, one master and one deputy, the former Zhengshitang has been suspended for many days. I want to change the name of the Zhengshitang to 'Zhongshu Menxia'." The Zhengshitang is the place where the prime ministers discuss politics. It was first set up in Menxia Province during the Zhenguan period, and later moved to Zhongshu Province.Before that, there were many prime ministers. For example, Zhongshuling convened the meeting.Since Zhang said that he was the prime minister, Yao Chong has been in charge of Zhongshu Province, and the Zhengshitang has been abandoned until now.

Li Longji didn't understand what it meant, and said: "What's the use of just changing the name? Isn't it just a waste?" "Your Majesty is holy. I want to set up five more rooms under the "Zhongshumen", called the official room, the cardinal room, the military room, the household room, and the punishment ceremony room. The personnel of each room can be transferred from the three provinces to assist the prime minister. Do all sorts of things." After hearing Wufang's name, Li Longji immediately understood what Zhang said.Due to the system of the Sui Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, three provinces and six ministries were used as the core organizational form of the government. The Zhongshu Province was in charge of drafting the emperor's orders. Da Zhi's documents, and refuted the emperor's orders drafted by Zhongshu Province. ; The six departments of Shangshu Provincial Commander-in-Chief carry out the emperor's order. The system of three provinces and six ministries should be a good design. It has both division of labor and checks and balances around the imperial power, as well as smooth implementation channels. If officials at all levels are properly allocated, it can ensure the normal operation of the huge empire. Zhang said that the core of this proposal is to strengthen the authority of Zhongshuling, and changing the Zhengshitang to "Zhongshu Menxia" means that the servant of Menxia Province will really become the deputy of Zhongshu Ling in the future, and the general affairs of Menxia Province will be in Zhongshu. It was decided in the province; "Zhongshu Menxia" has five rooms under it, whose functions are roughly the same as those of the Shangshu Province, so in the future, when Zhang said that there was an order, he could go directly to the six departments without going through the Shangshu Province. The core of this proposal is to strengthen the authority of Zhongshu Province and reduce the power of Menxia Province and Shangshu Province accordingly. In fact, Li Longji adopted such an approach when he appointed Yao Chong as prime minister at the beginning of Kaiyuan.Yao Chong was the order of Zhongshu. Although the minister under his door was the prime minister, he was actually Yao Chong's deputy. Shangshu Province has never had a prime minister since then.Zhang said that such a proposal was nothing more than to make the procedures of the three provinces more clear.Zhang said that he carefully figured out Li Longji's intentions, and such a proposal can be said to be smooth sailing. Li Longji thought about everything, and felt that it would be a good idea to change the name of Zhengshitang in this way. Doesn’t Wufang overlap with Shangshusheng?” Under Pushe, Shangshu Province has left and right ministers, of which Zuo Cheng is in charge of the three departments of officials, households and rites, and Youcheng is in charge of the three departments of soldiers, criminals and workers. Among the five rooms set up under the "Zhongshumenxia", except for the cardinal's room, all of them are related to the six departments. Zhang Shuo replied: "Your Majesty, there are five rooms set up under the 'Zhongshu Menxia', each room has no more than five people, and the head of each room is a sixth-rank post. There is no conflict." Li Longji knew that the ranks of the five house owners were not high, and the number of them was small, but they were all people with little power, and when they spoke to others, they all spoke on behalf of the prime minister.Li Longji thought of this, and said: "Okay, let's do it this way. However, although the number of people in the fifth house is small, it is necessary to select capable and humble people. From now on, 'Zhongshumenxia' will become the center of the imperial court, and the people in charge of it will be tens of thousands of people. Don't be arrogant." "Your Majesty is wise. I have a request, please approve it." "Say it." "Zhang Jiuling, a member of the Ministry of Officials, is humble and talented. I want him to be the head of the cardinal room." "Zhang Jiuling was originally a sixth-rank official, so what's the difference if he is transferred here? You can discuss it with Yuan Qing and you don't need to report to me." "The cardinal room is actually the head of the five houses. Although its rank is low, its position is very important. Zhang Jiuling is a student of the minister. If the minister does not report to His Majesty, outsiders may say that the minister is selfish. Your Majesty, the reason why I prefer Zhang Jiuling is not for For the sake of disciples, it is because Zhang Jiuling is the most suitable person." The name of Zhang Jiuling's poem has gradually become popular, and has recently gained a good reputation among the officials. Of course Li Longji has heard of it, so he said with a smile: "You can do whatever you want without any scruples. I know Zhang Jiuling, he is indeed It is very suitable for this position, so let’s do it like this. However, the duties of the prime minister should not be confused with the fifth house, for example, Jiu Ling is the head of the cardinal’s house and the general manager of the fifth house, you must not create another person who is similar to the deputy prime minister to order you around.” This is the emperor's reminder. It seems to be said lightly, but the meaning inside is very strict.He told Zhang that in the position of the central government, cronyism is not allowed. Zhang said that this suggestion would institutionalize the authority of the Zhongshuling, and Li Longji understood the pros and cons of it.Since ancient times, the imperial power and the power of the prime minister have been consistent. However, when the power of the prime minister is too large, it is easy to evade the imperial power and usurp power.What Li Longji has done in recent years is to give the main prime minister great power within a time limit, but not to allow the prime minister to serve for a long time. During the term of office, the prime minister can play freely according to his own characteristics, and he will step down in about three years, so as to preserve the healthy body of the empire. All kinds of thoughts flashed through Li Longji's mind, and he said, "There is no need to discuss this matter with others. You can quickly draw up an imperial edict, so let's do it like this. Well, this matter is over, do you have anything else to do?" Zhang said: "I have some thoughts about the current military system. To show solemnity, I will write down what I think in my heart into a memorial. Your Majesty may read it." Li Longji took over the memorial book and found that it had a lot of words, not less than ten thousand words, so he smiled and said: "It seems that Zhang Qing has thought carefully about it. Well, I will read it carefully to get a taste of it. How about this, you can talk about the content of the book." "Your Majesty, what the memorial says is related to the current military system. When I was the envoy of the Tianbing Army, I began to think about the disadvantages of the current military system. I think that the military system of the government has passed its heyday, and it is now in twilight. For example Zhechong Mansion has no soldiers to conscript, and the capital has almost no permanent guard soldiers, this is an example." "At the beginning of Kuohu, I seem to have heard that if Kuohu is successful, the government military system can play a role. Now Kuohu has been around for several years, and many fleeing households have returned to their hometowns. Why are there no soldiers to recruit?" "Your Majesty, the reason why there were fleeing households before was certainly due to regional wars, but the most fundamental reason was that the peasant households could not afford taxes and military service, so they fled one after another. Although the fleeing households returned to their hometowns now, they are unwilling to join the army. Yi Nong exhausted the source of soldiers. I did say that if the Kuohu is successful, there will be a source of soldiers, but now it seems too simple. I think that the military system has reached the point where it must be changed." "It must be changed? How to change it?" "Your Majesty, the reason why the country raises troops is mainly to defend the frontier and defend the capital. Now the frontier claims to have 600,000 soldiers. I think that there are no strong enemies and no major wars in the frontier. It is not appropriate to have so many soldiers and they can be cut down. 200,000 people, return them to the fields." Li Longji sneered: "Is 600,000 more? If the nine border envoys only govern 400,000 people, wouldn't it be stretched?" The frontiers of the Tang Dynasty have successively set up nine Jiedu envoys, from northeast to northwest and southwest, in order: Youzhou Jiedushi (later renamed Fanyang Jiedushi), governed Youzhou, and commanded the nine armies such as Jinglue and Mighty; in addition, he was in charge of Yingzhou Dudu (later renamed Pinlu Jiedushi, separated from Youzhou Jiedushi ), commanding the two armies of Pinglu and Lulong; its mission was to control the northeastern tribes, mainly Xi, Khitan, Shiwei, Mohe, etc.; Jiedushi of the Tianbing Army (later renamed as the Jiedushi of Hedong), governed Taiyuan, and commanded the Tianbing, Datong and other four armies; Shuofang Jiedu envoy, governed Lingzhou, and commanded the three armies of Jinglue, Feng'an, and Dingyuan; The two towns of Hedong and Shuofang are the horns of each other, mainly to prevent the Turks in the north; Hexi Jiedu envoy, governing Liangzhou, commanding Chishui, Dadou and other eight armies, mainly to cut off the connection between Tubo and Turks, and guard the Hexi Corridor; Longyou Jiedu envoy, governing Shanzhou, commanding Lintao, Heyuan and other ten armies; Jiannan Jiedu envoy, governing Yizhou, commanding Tianbao, Pingrong and other six armies; The two towns of Longyou and Jiannan mainly defended against Tubo, and Jiannan also served as a town to appease the tribes in the southwest; Anxi Jiedu envoy, governed the four towns of Kucha, Yanqi, Khotan and Shule; Beiting Jiedushi (formerly known as Beiting Duhu), governing Suoting Prefecture, and commanding the three armies of Hanhai, Tianshan, and Yiwu; The two towns of Anxi and Beiting are connected internally and externally, and mainly control the countries north and south of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions; The envoys of the five prefectures in the south of the Five Ridges governed Guangzhou, and commanded the Jinglue and Qinghai Second Armies. Zhang said now that he heard the emperor's worries, he smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I have been on the battlefield for a long time, and I know his feelings. There are too many soldiers, and those generals are just doing it for self-defense. Subtracting 200,000 people will not hinder it." A matter of frontier defense." Li Longji said: "Qing once served as the Jiedu Envoy of the Heavenly Army and the Jiedu Envoy of Shuofang. Can you generalize?" "Your Majesty, the Western Regions are relatively stable, and the Northeast is quite stable. The internal strife in Tubo is powerless, so the Tianbing Army and Shuofang's defense against the Turks is the most important thing. The Tianbing Army and Shuofang are the same, and the other places are roughly the same." Zhang said seeing that Li Longji was worried, he swore: "I firmly say that the reduction of 200,000 troops to the frontier is harmless, and these people will return to the fields, which will benefit farming. This is a double win. If your majesty is in doubt, I ask you to protect it with a closed door." Li Longji pondered for a moment, then showed his face and smiled: "Qing protects it with a closed family? Forget it, if there is a loss in the frontier, Qing's family will still be of no help. This matter is important, and it must be dealt with slowly. I will read it carefully later. This memorial, and then ask others for their opinions.” Zhang said seeing that Li Longji was so serious about the matter, he stopped talking and bowed to leave. Zhang said that he and Zhong Shaojing entered the palace and had a banquet together in the evening. Li Longji set the banquet venue in the "Huacalyx Xianghui Building". Zhang said he was surprised to find that Zhong Shaojing looked a little old.In terms of age, Zhang Yue is five years older than Zhong Shaojing, but Zhong Shaojing has gray hair on his head, and his face is gray and haggard, so he seems to be ten years older than Zhang Shuo. When they reached the stairs, Zhong Shaojing bowed and said, "Prime Minister Zhang invites you first." When Zhang Shuoyi met Zhong Shaojing for the first time, his elegant face revealed a relaxed and confident expression, but Zhong Shaojing in front of him had a humble expression. After all, he had this experience before, and he felt a layer of pity in his heart, so he said: " Don’t dare, the Holy Majesty ordered me to accompany Zhong to leave the car, so please leave first.” Zhong Shaojing was then Wenzhou Biejia. Zhong Shaojing couldn't refuse, so he had to go first.Zhang said and asked with a smile: "Zhong Biejia is far away in Wenzhou, so the way of calligraphy should not be lost?" Zhong Shaojing sighed: "Oh, to tell you the truth, Prime Minister Zhang, I have been in remote places, where can I still think about calligraphy?" Zhang Shuo shook his head and said: "When Zhong Biejia was in Beijing in the past, he was very good at calligraphy. All the plaques in the palace were written by Zhong Biejia. How can he be easily dismissed? Life is full of twists and turns, and his honor and disgrace will always be floating clouds outside his body. The only thing that can’t be discarded is personal hobbies, so that many boring days will be gone. To be honest, after I left Beijing, I paid more attention to the section on poetry and prose, so I don’t feel bored.” Zhong Shaojing cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Shaojing will obey Prime Minister Zhang's words from now on." After that, Zhong Shaojing really listened to what Zhang said, and his love of calligraphy and painting gradually became obsessed. There are hundreds of volumes in his collection at home, including many authentic works by famous masters such as Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, and Chu Suiliang. In fact, what Zhang Shuo said was nothing more than deceiving Zhong Shaojing. During the days when he was relegated, he was concerned about poetry and prose, but it became secondary to pursuing a career as an official.But Zhang said that he could talk a lot about using poetry to distract his temper, but he never mentioned his way of gaining money. While the two were talking, they arrived in front of the "Calyx Xianghui Building", where they saw Wang Maozhong and Gao Lishi waiting there.Gao Lishi went inside to report first, and the three of them heard the call to go inside, and then kowtowed to Li Longji together. With a smile on his face, Li Longji said: "Okay, we are all old friends, let's get up and talk." Zhang Shuo and Wang Maozhong kowtowed again and then got up, and saw Zhong Shaojing still prostrate on the ground, with his head buried between his hands, his body twitching, and a slight sobbing sound could be heard. Li Longji smiled and said: "Brother Shao Jing, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, get up quickly and let me take a good look at you." Zhong Shaojing still didn't move, and suddenly burst into tears. Li Longji motioned slightly, and Gao Lishi stepped forward to help him.Seeing this, Zhang Shuo and Wang Maozhong hurriedly helped Gao Lishi lift Zhong Shaojing up.Seeing Zhong Shaojing's tears stained with dust on the ground, turning into a disfigured face, he choked up and said, "When I first saw Your Majesty, my heart was agitated, and I was rude because of this. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me." Li Longji smiled and said: "Brother Shao Jing's love is deep, and his true nature is revealed from this. Why should I blame you? General Gao, quickly get a wet towel to wipe Brother Shao Jing's face, and then sit down and talk." Zhong Shaojing stopped his sobs and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generosity." He took the wet wipe from Gao Lishi and wiped his face carefully. Li Longji sighed: "Brother Shao Jing, I actually miss you all the time. Thinking back that night, if Brother Shao Jing didn't open the door, the plan would die. Zhang Qing, I'm under forty years old, Why do I often recall the past recently? People often say that if you miss the past when you are old, am I old too?" When Li Longji said this, from the corner of his eyes, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Wang Maozhong's uneasy expression, and suddenly remembered that Wang Maozhong left without saying goodbye that day, and a shadow flashed in his heart. Zhang said he was very eloquent, and said: "Your Majesty is reminiscing about the old days, because of his benevolence. At the beginning of His Majesty's incident, the ministers and others responded boldly, because they saw that His Majesty followed the general trend to fight against the world and have the demeanor of a benevolent man. " Zhang said that he did not participate in the Jinglong Change. Compared with the few people present, he was inferior to Li Longji in terms of the degree of closeness.He spoke like this, and he also had the idea of ​​putting money on his face. Zhong Shaojing over there had just wiped away the tears on his face, and he couldn't stop crying when he heard the words. He choked up and said, "Your Majesty misses the past, my minister... I am grateful. However, I have been abandoned by Your Majesty for several years, and my heart In fact, it is very bitter! Your Majesty, some of the colleagues who made meritorious service in the past have died, and the rest are only a few people. I implore Your Majesty to show mercy." Zhang said that the three of them felt that Zhong Shaojing's words were too direct after hearing this, and they all looked at Li Longji's face and dared not speak. Hearing this, Li Longji closed his eyes and raised his head to think for a while, then got up and walked in front of Zhong Shaojing, reached out and took the wet towel to wipe away Zhong Shaojing's tears, and sighed: "Brother Shaojing, you will definitely die if you are demoted from Beijing." Do you blame me for forgetting your contributions? I will never forget! However, as a king, I am facing the general situation of the country, so it is inevitable for you to suffer some grievances. Well, don’t cry anymore.” Zhong Shaojing didn't expect the emperor to wipe his tears for himself, so he hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Thank you for your grace." After all, Li Longji was young, so he helped Zhong Shaojing up, and said: "Today we are drinking for our old friends, so many rules are not allowed. Everyone sit down, let's talk while drinking." Seeing this, Gao Lishi hurriedly sent an order to open the meeting.The maid standing on the side walked slowly over to serve dishes and cups.Everyone returned to their seats in order, and the scene returned to calm. Li Longji held the lamp and said: "Brother Shao Jing, I will clean up the dust for you today. Well, Zhang Qing, brother Shao Jing doesn't need to go back to Wenzhou, let him go to the East Palace to teach the prince's calligraphy first, and temporarily serve as Shao Zhan's affairs. Come, let's have a drink together." Zhong Shaojing hurriedly thanked him when he heard the words, and tears wanted to burst into his eyes again. Zhang Shuo, who was opposite him, gestured with his eyes, and he calmed down just now, and hurriedly raised a cup to drink. Li Longji sighed after finishing his drink: "Brother Shaojing is right, so there are fewer and fewer people every day. Liu Youqiu died early, and Chan Master Purun lived in a quiet room to ask Zen. After that, Wang Chongye, Ma Sizong, and Cui Riyong died of illness one after another. Apart from Brother Shao Jing and several warriors in the imperial army, there is only one Wang Ju left. Wang Maozhong, how is Wang Ju doing now?" Wang Maozhong smiled slightly and said: "So that Your Majesty can know that Wang Ju was the governor of Zezhou at first, and later became the governor of Wuzhou. His life is quite good. The slave heard that Wang Ju was quite self-indulgent in his office, and he was quite independent with his subordinates. The nobles often get together and have fun, and they love music, shoveling, and the skills of Tibetan hooks every day, and they also go flying with the guest female performers." Li Longji said with a smile: "Wang Juli has made great contributions, so it's not too much to entertain, but it's better not to miss the political affairs. Zhang Qing, how about it, from today onwards, I will restore the title of the former hero. If I am dead, I can let him go." The family enjoys it." As soon as Li Longji said this, Zhang Shuo and Zhong Shaojing in the audience were overjoyed again.At the beginning of Kaiyuan, because of their status as heroes, they were actually granted more than the usual system.For example, Zhang said that at that time it was the order of Zhongshu, and Zhong Shaojing was the secretary of the Ministry of household affairs. Both of them had sealed hundreds of households.After they were demoted, their real seals were also cut off. If they are restored today, it will be a considerable fortune. Since then, the monarchs and ministers have frequently raised lamps and parted happily. Zhang said that he had used his brains again during the banquet, and he had thought a lot about Li Longji's reinstatement of meritorious officials.Li Longji treated the heroes so leniently, which shows that the situation that the heroes hindered the government at the beginning of the Kaiyuan period is no longer the case. Li Longji used the example of the heroes of the Eastern Han Dynasty to warn his heroes, and it seems to have worked, just like Wang Ju. Huan, Li Longji is not angry but happy, this is an example.That being the case, the emperor was happy to reward the heroes with some money and things, and let them enjoy themselves. There is another important reason why the emperor said to reward heroes generously, that is, after the country has recuperated for more than ten years, the money and goods in the treasury are increasingly full, and it is not the time when it was stretched. Zhang said that he figured out one thing from this. At the beginning of Kaiyuan, the emperor burned pearls and jade and destroyed gold and silver objects.Now that time has passed, the emperor's heart has undergone subtle changes. There was a change in the emperor's mind, and Zhang Shuo, as the order of Zhongshu, of course could not be conservative, so he had a new idea. Because Zhang Shuo is Zhang Shuo, not the old-fashioned Song Jing. Besides, Li Longji couldn't make a decision about the military system, so he asked Song Jing for an inquiry today. Song Jing held a negative attitude towards this matter, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister and Lord Yao have always been unwilling to change the military system. Yes, although the military system has the disadvantages of insufficient military resources and high cost, most of the military soldiers are concentrated in Guanzhong. It can ensure the stability of the imperial power. If it is changed to recruiting soldiers, the court will be beyond the reach of the court, and it is difficult to know the real number of soldiers recruited by the generals at the border. It falls to the inferior vehicle. If there is chaos in the generals at the border, how will the court control it?" "Zhang said that the number of soldiers recruited at the border must be controlled by the imperial court, and it is not allowed to recruit troops on its own. Moreover, the generals at the border must be exchanged for three years, and they must not be allowed to sit on the spot." Song Jing shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, many emergencies happen on the spur of the moment, how can we solve them in the midst of the situation?" Li Longji knew that Song Jing had always been stubborn, and he didn't want to be serious with him on specific matters.At this moment, he suddenly missed Yao Chong, if Yao Chong was still there, he would definitely analyze the matter very clearly in a few words. Song Jing said again: "Zhang Shuo also said that 200,000 people will be reduced to do farming. This move seems to save money for the country, but in fact it is just a trick!" "Blindfolded?" "Yes, please think about it, Your Majesty. Since then, when soldiers and peasants have been separated, all the expenses for raising soldiers will be borne by the imperial court. Compared with subtracting 200,000 people, which is more important?" Song Jing was right. Zhang said that this proposal was to completely abolish the government military system. The previous method of combining soldiers with agriculture would become history forever, and all military expenses would be borne by the imperial court. Li Longji smiled and said: "Song Qing is not ignorant. Now that the national treasury is getting fuller, there are only 800,000 soldiers in the country, and the imperial court can still afford it." Song Jing shook her head again and said: "Your Majesty, after thousands of years, can you ensure that the national treasury will always be full? The way of heaven is impermanent. In case of bad years, the imperial court will not be able to make ends meet!" Li Longji smiled but didn't answer, thinking that Song Jing was a little unfounded. Song Jing said to Zhang that he didn't take it seriously. It seems that the two people's temperaments are very different, so they looked at each other uncomfortable, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, I have heartfelt words, like a bone stuck in my throat, and I can't spit it out." Li Longji smiled and said: "Song Qing has always been quick to speak, just like Wei Zheng reborn, when did I ban you from speaking?" "Your Majesty, I feel very uncomfortable seeing Zhang's style. I don't know why Your Majesty granted him the order of Zhongshu?" "I think Song Qing didn't know, but Zhang said that I was recommended by Mr. Yao." "Oh, Mr. Yao must have lost his head at that moment. Your Majesty, Zhang said that his literary talent and military strategy are top-notch; however, this person's flattery is also extreme. Your Majesty takes this person as a face, and you must pay attention to it." Li Longji was moved when he heard the words, thinking that Song Jing was such a straight-hearted person, even though he was resigned from the prime minister, he still kept giving him loyal words.If a minister is like this, what can the husband ask for?He nodded heavily and said: "I know Zhang Shuo's temperament, please rest assured Song Qing, I will make more use of Zhang Shuo's strengths and screen its disadvantages." Although Li Longji admired Song Jing's character, he didn't pay much attention to his advice.He always believes that Yao Chong is thoughtful, and most of his words are the result of deliberation, which should be taken seriously; while Song Jing is more emotional, and what he said is good, but it is not appropriate to use it to deal with various things. Simple. Li Longji did not listen to Song Jing's opinion on the matter of reforming the military system. He believed that the current situation had changed a lot, and it was not the best policy to stick to the government military system, so he basically accepted Zhang Shuo's proposition. A few days later, Li Longji held a stack of memorials at the court meeting and said: "This is Zhang Qing's memorial to reforming the military system. I read it carefully several times, and asked important officials for their opinions. It seems that the military system of the government has fallen behind. In view of the current situation, it is indeed necessary to change. Zhang Qing, I am ready to issue an imperial edict as soon as possible, and implement it immediately." At that time, "Zhongshu Menxia" had replaced the Zhengshitang and Zhang Jiuling was the head of the cardinal's room, and Zhang Shuo also knew the Minister of the Ministry of War.With this edict to reform the military system, "Zhongshu Menxia" and the Ministry of War fully implemented it, disarmament and recruitment were carried out at the same time, and the government military system that had been implemented for nearly two hundred years came to an end. If Yao Chong was alive, his views on reforming the military system were roughly the same as those of Song Jing, and he would definitely not allow the frontier to recruit troops on their own.Since Yao Chong became chancellor in the early years of Kaiyuan, what he pursued diligently was to maintain the imperial power, and he demoted the heroes scattered among the kings, so he was not afraid of notoriety.The reform of the military system in front of us is the abolition of the government military system, so there may be many variables in the situation where the emperor had absolute military power before. Li Longji asked Wu Huier to sleep in that night again. He became a little excited because he drank a few more glasses of wine because he met his old friend.He said to Wu Hui'er: "The days go so fast, Mao'er is already half a year old, right? Hui'er, why don't you take Mao'er back to the palace, he stays in the elder brother's house every day, and divides your mother and child, what is it like?" ?” Wu Hui'er said quietly: "Your Majesty, of course this concubine misses Mao'er, but I have lingering fears in my heart, I really dare not." Li Longji understood what Wu Huier was afraid of, and didn't want to continue talking about this topic with her, so he sighed lightly and said, "I'm a little tired, let's sleep." Several maids came up to change clothes for Li Longji and Wu Huier, one of the older maids suddenly knelt down in front of Li Longji, and said: "Your Majesty, the maidservant has something important to report in the palace, I beg Your Majesty to listen." Seeing this, Wu Huier reprimanded: "In front of Your Majesty, how can you allow a lowly servant girl to talk? Left and right, let her go out first, and then punish her tomorrow." Li Longji waved his hand and said: "No. Huier, these court ladies know the rules in the palace. If she dares to violate Yan's report, maybe there is something important. If she really speaks nonsense after she finishes speaking, it will not be too late to punish her." Wu Hui'er agreed, and told the court lady: "Your Majesty is generous, I will introduce you for a while, let's talk." The maid was already trembling with fright, she opened her mouth and said tongue-tiedly: "I heard from a familiar maid in Nanxun Palace that the Queen would take out a puppet from the box to pray every night when everyone was quiet. The maid was heartbroken. Thinking, the harem strictly prohibits the technique of aversion to victory, and the empress seems to be doing this. The servant girl is well aware of the importance of this matter, so she has the courage to report it to His Majesty." Wu Hui'er said angrily: "You are in this palace, how can you manage the affairs of Nanxun Palace? I think you are the troublesome person." Li Longji didn't respond, thinking that Queen Wang had been a little secretive in her actions these years, and it was normal for her to bring a small wooden figure to mutter.He was a little drunk today, his thoughts suddenly came back to the death of Huier's sons and daughters, the newly born Maoer dared not go back to the palace, thinking how could the harem be so secretive?A fire rose up in my heart.Thinking of this, he asked: "What you said is just rumors, you should know what will happen to you if what you say is not true." The maid kowtowed again and said, "The servant girl was also afraid that the rumors would be too false, so she begged the familiar maid to bring her into the Nanxun Palace to find out the truth. The maid was hiding in the shadows that night, and she saw the queen take out a wooden dummy After praying, put it back in the box." Hearing these words, Li Longji felt a sudden chill on his vest go straight to the soles of his feet. He couldn't help but looked around, for fear that there were eyes staring at him in the darkness at this time.He secretly made up his mind at this time, regardless of whether what the woman said was false or true, he could not let this woman stay in the world anymore. Li Longji summoned an eunuch and said, "Quickly tell General Gao to bring ten eunuchs here." Li Longji said again to the court lady: "Are you brave? Later, follow me into the Nanxun Palace and guide out the puppet hidden by the empress." "My servant is willing to go." Li Longji was a little more surprised when he heard the woman's calm voice.He turned his eyes to Wu Huier beside him, and saw that she was standing there in a daze after hearing the shocking news.Li Longji stepped forward to support Wu Hui'er, and said gently: "Hui'er, you are heavy, you should go to bed early. I will take care of the matter over there, so I won't come here to disturb you." Gao Lishi quickly led ten eunuchs to wait outside the door. Li Longji led a group of people to Nanxun Hall. Queen Wang had already gone to bed at that time, she was awakened by the noise, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Li Longji leading a group of people standing in front of her with a sullen face.She didn't know why, so she hurriedly put on her clothes and saw him up and down. Li Longji ignored her, and said in a low voice to the maid: "Where is the puppet you mentioned hiding? Search!" When Queen Wang heard the word "puppet", she immediately understood Li Longji's purpose and collapsed to the ground.The court lady was in front of the command, and several eunuchs went according to the instructions.Soon, a eunuch exclaimed, "I found it." Gao Lishi handed the puppet he had found to Li Longji. The puppet was not very big, but it was carved out of Perak wood, and its appearance was quite exquisite. After reading the front and then the back, Li Longji vaguely found that there seemed to be a line of writing there.He hurriedly ordered Gao Lishi to hold the lamp and come over for a closer look, and when he saw the words clearly, he couldn't help being furious, and blurted out: "Damn it." Li Longji waved the puppet, and asked the queen angrily, "This is a good thing you did! There are regulations in the palace, and people in the harem are not allowed to practice the art of disgusting victory. You are the master of the harem, why take the lead in breaking the ban?" Empress Wang burst into tears at this time, and she argued: "Your Majesty, I am eager to seek a son, so I ask my mate to pray, but it has nothing to do with the art of hating victory." "I ask you, how did this puppet get into the palace?" "Your Majesty, my concubine has no children, so I asked the immortals widely, so I came up with this method." "Hmph, you are indeed brothers and sisters. Let me ask you, what is the purpose of the line you wrote behind the puppet?!" It turns out that in addition to the characters of heaven and earth and Li Longji's name on the back of the puppet, it also wrote: "If you wear this to have a son, you should be the queen of heaven." This sentence caused a lot of trouble.If Queen Wang wears this and has a son, she can become Queen Zetian.Because of his grandmother's respect, Li Longji dared not directly denounce Empress Zetian's shortcomings, but deep down, he massacred Li Tang's clan against his grandmother, reused the Wu family, and almost changed the surname of Tianxia to Wujia Tianxia. In fact, he was extremely disgusted in his heart.Now Queen Wang wants to become Queen Zetian again, and Li Longji's name is written on the puppet. She clearly wants to curse Li Longji's power to fall, so that Queen Wang can monopolize power. This is a big taboo. Empress Wang and Wang Shouyi are really fools. They regard Empress Wang as Empress Zetian. They originally intended to pamper the harem, but they may not have the idea of ​​meddling in the government.王皇后果然迷茫答道：“妾只想生子，并无他想呀。” 李隆基不再理王皇后，转对高力士道：“高将军，你速将此贱人看管起来。嗯，还有王守一，你须连夜将其捉拿，其家人也要圈禁起来。” 李隆基如此决绝，王皇后当然明白大祸已然临头，她顿时号啕大哭起来，哭诉道：“妾不过犯了一点小事，陛下何必如此大动干戈呢？陛下，我们数十年夫妻恩情，莫非就毁于一旦吗？” 李隆基铁青着脸，木然起步向殿外走去。 王皇后又是惊叫一声，手指那名宫女，尖声喊道：“啊，我想起你了，此贱婢正是狐媚子身边之人。陛下啊，那狐媚子一直处心积虑，妄想废王立武，果然是她来构陷妾身啊！” 李隆基听到“废王立武”四个字，脚步停顿了一下。大约七十年前，祖父高宗皇帝下诏废王皇后，立武氏为皇后，引起朝中的一场轩然大波。李隆基此时恍然想到，果然重复往日的故事吗？ 李隆基霎时又否定了自己，他相信自己的判断：惠儿非比则天皇后，最关键的是，自己亦非祖父高宗皇帝。 李隆基想到这里，回头冷冷说道：“你说别人构陷你？哼哼，这霹雳木，这所写字样，难道也是别人替你办的？” 王皇后张嘴结舌，一时回答不上来。 李隆基接着道：“天作孽，犹可活，自作孽，不可活。朕再叫你一声皇后，你之所以有今日，皆是你自己做出来的，那怨不了别人。” 王皇后稍为平静下来，说道：“陛下呀，我们夫妻患难之时，哪儿知道陛下能成为皇帝？妾成为皇后？那狐媚子未受宠之前，宫内祥和平静，为何她受宠之后，宫内就迭生事端呢？妾知道陛下终归要废除妾皇后之位，妾不足惜。唯望陛下善视后宫，万不可使阴谋之人窃据皇后之位，如此后宫将永无宁日，也会危及陛下啊。” 王皇后此语出乎真诚，李隆基当然听得出来。然李隆基早就对王皇后心生厌烦，如此天赐之机岂能轻易放过？他于是摇摇头，不再理王皇后，然后决然走了。 第二日朝会之上，李隆基令群臣传看所搜出的偶人。宋璟是日也上朝，看到偶人及字样也只有摇头叹气。若按宋璟往日的性子，他认为皇后及太子等废立之事，事关国家，非是皇帝家事，不可轻易废立。然王皇后欲为则天皇后，那是毫无办法的。 李隆基是日下诏，废除王皇后之位，诏曰：“皇后天命不佑，华而不实，有无将之心，不可以承宗庙、母仪天下，其废为庶人。” 王守一因邀约妖人，蛊惑皇后，被李隆基下诏赐死，其家人也被流放岭南。 王皇后被废为庶人之后，一直圈禁宫中。王皇后遭此打击，心思黯淡之极，很快酿成一病，过了两个多月，即郁郁而死。 王皇后生前待后宫之人平和亲近，其身死之后，宫女们往往暗地里唏嘘怀念不已。就是李隆基本人，其与王皇后少年成婚，二人一同走过患难岁月，还是有一定感情的。他有时睹物思人，对如此决绝处置王皇后颇有悔意。 悔意毕竟是一忽儿的事儿，李隆基白日里忙于理政，晚间就是武惠儿殷勤侍候，还有许多娇嫩颜色纷至沓来，令他目不暇接，也就把王皇后淡忘了。