Chapter 6 Snowy Night
The north wind blew the snow particles and smashed on the glass window, making a "bang" sound.
"Don't go! Chang'an urgently reported!" Wang Maozhong, the commander of the Zhechong Prefecture, pushed the door and put a fish talisman with feathers in front of Linzi King Li Longji in his hands.
Liu Youqiu, Sima of Luzhou who was watching chess, quickly stood up and gave up his position to Wang Maozhong. Shi Songjing, the chief of Luzhou who was playing chess with a black piece, also carefully put the chess piece back into the box, slowly sat upright, and waited for Li Longji's orders at any time.
"Take it out for me!" Li Longji himself raised his head from the chessboard and gave instructions with a smile. Then, he lowered his head and continued to think about where the next particle should fall. There was no wave on his young face.
"Yes!" Wang Maozhong agreed in a low voice, illuminating the fire paint on the fish talisman against the light, so that Song Jing and Liu Youqiu could clearly check whether the seal on it was intact. Then, he quickly opened the fish talisman, took out the letter paper clipped inside, squatted down halfway, and held the letter paper in front of Li Longji with both hands.
"Wait for me!" Li Longji raised his hand to block the block, and continued to concentrate on the chess game. It took him seven or eight breaths to finally find the right position and gently press Bai Zi on the chess meter.
The situation of the chess game immediately changed subtly. The Kuroko, who originally had a certain advantage, showed signs of successive weakness in an instant, but Baiko became very energetic in an instant, as if the situation could be reversed at any time.
"Go here first, Guangping, continue later!" Shaking his head with unsatisfactory intention, Li Longji raised his hand to take the letter paper. Then, he stood up, took two steps to the desk, spread the letter paper directly on it, turned around, and gently clicked at Song Jing and Liu Youque, "Guangping, you two come and read it together, so as to avoid delaying your efforts."
"Abide by the order!" The chief Song Jing was nearly fifty years old, but he was as free and easy as a young man. He immediately agreed to bow, stood up, walked to Li Longji's desk, and began to read the contents of the letter silently without any hesitation.
Sima Liu Youqiu was about the same age as Song Jing, but was much more cautious than the latter. He hesitated and looked around, signaling Wang Maozhong to guard the door to avoid disturbing the idle people. Then, he slowly walked to the outside of Song Jing, and turned his eyes to the letter paper with his body slanted.
The letter was written by Li Longfan, Li Longfan, the younger brother of Li Longfan. If it weren't for seeing it with his own eyes, Song Jing and Liu Youqiu would never believe it. The biggest skill of this young master who lingers in the brothels and Chuguan all day long is to spend a lot of money. He actually wrote all the government orders just issued in the court and the government orders to be issued in the past few days in the letter without any delay. In addition, he could also make summary and analysis and forward-looking predictions based on the actual situation he observed in Chang'an City.
According to Li Longfan's letter, there are a lot of articles in the rewards made by the new emperor when he ascended the throne a few days ago. Especially the rewards about Zhang Renyuan were actually equivalent to blocking Zhang Renyuan's path to returning to Chang'an to assist the government. Obviously, more than one person in the court was very afraid of Zhang Renyuan's ability and did not want this man to ruin his good deeds after he came back.
Next, Xiao Zhizhong would give up the position of Minister of Personnel and be promoted to the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, which was actually an open and secret. He would gradually follow the footsteps of Yang Feng, the two-legged fox, and become a decoration with high status in the court but not much real power.
The person who took over Xiao Zhizhong as the Minister of Personnel was named Zhang Jiafu, which was recommended by Wei Wen. It goes without saying which school he belonged to.
Those who entered the center with Zhang Jiafu were Cui Shi, the Minister of Personnel who had just returned to Chang'an. This person returned to Chang'an and entered the center at such a fast speed. He added the title of Pingzhang in the same class as the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat. It was obviously the result of the conflict between several forces. However, this result may not necessarily make the recommender satisfied.
The reason is very simple. Although Cui Xi first rose in the officialdom, Princess Taiping put a lot of effort behind his back. However, the last time this person was kicked out of Chang'an, he almost died because Princess Taiping killed him. Cui Xi re-entered the North Korean re-entered Princess Taiping on the surface, on the contrary, had regained the trust of Princess Taiping, but it is hard to say how much friendship between him and Princess Taiping can be left.
Compared with Cui Xi's regaining power, the recent official fortune of the Secretariat Cen Xi has not been very prosperous. According to the news that Li Longfan heard, although this person is still at the center, he is about to inspect Henan Road with a tribute. He was obviously driven out of the court in disguise and will not be able to participate in the decisions of any major national affairs for a long time from now on. He may even be suddenly demoted during the inspection and travel thousands of miles.
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There are many similar news, and behind each seemingly ordinary news, there seems to be a sword and sword shadow hidden. Looking and looking, Song Jing's face disappeared without a smile. Liu Youqiu's eyes were shining.
"Master, this matter is extraordinary!" He pointed his finger on the letter, and Liu Youqiu suddenly reminded in a hoarse voice, "The old Xuanwu Gate connects Tai Chi and the two palaces of Daming through the Xizhengyuan. It is also far away from the Weiyang Palace. Zhang Tejin is a general of a foreign surname, who occupied this place for several days in the name of guarding the late emperor. If he is used by evil people or has evil intentions, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Well, indeed, boss, Zhang Tejin's move is indeed a bit too much." Song Jing thought for a while and whispered, "On the day of the death of the late emperor, he was too sad and acted against the etiquette. It is understandable that the new emperor has ascended the throne, and he should have returned to the military camp to rest. He is still there and he is afraid he has other plans."
"Are you talking about Zhang Yongzhao?" Li Longji read the letter very quickly and had already skipped the part of the content they were concerned about. After hearing the reminder of the two, he had to turn his eyes back to Liu Youqiu's fingers and frowned and asked, "The late emperor had the kindness of knowing him, and at this moment the coffin was stopped in the Taiji Palace. It should be his guard for the late emperor. As for his bad intentions..."
Suddenly he smiled, Li Longji shook his head confidently, "What kind of evil intentions can he have with Zhao? How many days have he been to the Tang Dynasty? All the people who can be used on their hands can't be enough to put together. If this threatens the Tang Dynasty, then my Tang Dynasty's country will be too thin! Just push it alone and you will have to break up!"
"This is what the boss said. We are suspicious!" Liu Youqiu and Song Jing were blushed and nodded embarrassedly. However, he quickly reminded him one after another, "But he has three thousand tigers and wolves in his hands. If he is pulled over by others, it is difficult for the brave general to be comparable to him by the Taiwei."
"There are so many people who are not satisfied. He is young and has become a special official, and he is ranked as a superb title. If..."
"Yeah, yah, yah!" Before he could finish his words, a violent cough suddenly came from the door of the house. However, it was Wang Maozhong, who seemed to have suddenly sucked in the cold wind, bent his waist and coughed red.
"If you have something to say, don't make any noise on purpose!" Li Longji glared at Wang Maozhong fiercely and scolded in a low voice.
"Don't be angry, when the foolish servant closed the door just now, he was choked by the cold wind, and he choked!" Wang Maozhong was so scared that he stuck out his tongue and bowed repeatedly, "I didn't mean to disturb you. However, although the foolish servant had a grudge against Zhang Yongzhao, he knew him well. He was in his early twenties and was in his official position. His family was rich enough to spread the floor with gold. If you want to win him over, the fool really didn't know who could afford the price."
After saying that, he quickly bowed to Liu Youqiu and Song Jing, "Shi Shi, Sima, don't be angry. I'm just a rough man and don't know so much. I always feel that Zhang Yongzhao is not very ambitious and is very rich. It's not easy to win him over."
"Hmph!" Even though he knew that Wang Maozhong was telling the truth, Li Longji still snorted coldly with the face of the two confidant advisers.
"Duwei Wang, don't say that. You are knowledgeable and your judgment may not be worse than the two of us!"
"The Wang Duwei is too proud!"
Song Jing and Liu Youqiu both knew that Wang Maozhong was Li Longji's hardcore confidant, and both bowed and returned the gift.
"Nothing, nothing! I am a rough man, really a rough man! I can't do anything except fight! The ability to fight is actually not very good. Many people under the command of the boss can knock me down with one hand!" Wang Maozhong did not dare to hold him up, and smiled and stepped back.
"Okay, look at the door!" Knowing that this person is just an unrestrained personality, Li Longji glared at him and whispered a low order. "Don't ask you, don't come in and get involved!"
"As for the order!" Wang Maozhong agreed happily, turned around and went out, and closed the door tightly.
The cold wind plunged into the room the moment he went out, making everyone feel cold. However, immediately afterwards, a heat wave surged from the radiator beside the wall, driving the cold wind out without a trace.
Song Jing's mind immediately regained his calmness. Realizing that his judgment just now was really too judging a gentleman's ambitions by the heart of a villain, he sighed and explained in a low voice: "Don't blame Song for being suspicious. Song hasn't understood until now. What Zhang Tejin's recent actions are for such a thing? Judging from his previous actions, he is not like a reckless person, and he seems to have a good relationship with the Queen Mother's family!"
"It's not just bad. If the late emperor hadn't stopped him, he would have been killed several times by the Empress Dowager and Princess Anle!" Li Longji took the conversation and responded with a smile. "As for what he did, Guangping, don't think too complicatedly. In my opinion, just treat him as a young and passionate ranger!"
"Young and passionate ranger?" Song Jing was stunned by this evaluation, and in an instant, he blurted out his doubts, "He, he had killed Soge alone, captured the capital of Shiguo, and led his troops to sweep the famous generals of the Turks. Even if the last contribution was all on the head of the Niu Dadu Protector, how could he be..."
"In fact, he is!" Li Longji smiled again and interrupted without hesitation. "As for his achievements, it is not a complete plan, but the magical weapons and weapons in his hands are emerging one after another, and the opponents cannot stop them at all. Let me give you an example, if you have an immortal sword in your hand, you can take the head of someone hundreds of miles away. Do you have any reason to lose when fighting with someone?"
"No!" Song Jing opened his mouth wide and shook his head blankly. Then, hesitantly refuted, "Of course, you can win with magic weapons on the battlefield, but I think he is almost invincible in the shopping mall. If he hadn't been scheming, he would have walked every step..."
"It's similar to the battlefield, and it's always newer than others by relying on the goods in hand. Even the methods and tricks of doing business are different!" Li Longji put away his smile and whispered. "In short, most of his abilities are in the word "new". It has nothing to do with the word "smart and calculating!"
"The boss said this very much. I am with Brother Guangping. I did think wrongly just now!" Before Song Jing could react, Liu Youqiu was already laughing and tugging his hands, "It's so good that the boss summarized it thoroughly. After thinking about Zhang Yongzhao for a long time, he still couldn't understand this person. The boss, with one word, analyzed him clearly."
"You and Guangping have not dealt with him, so they infer him based on common sense. And I was drunk with him again and again in Chang'an City!" Li Longji shook his head, and a little nostalgia suddenly surged on his face.
The time when the pseudonym Li Qi was regarded as the royal coachman by Zhang Qian and others was one of the happiest times in his life. Every time he recalled it, he felt a sense of warmth in his heart.
"No wonder the boss just saw this passage and swept it through. It turned out that he had already known Zhang Tejin's temperament and character!" Liu Youqiu suddenly realized and nodded admirably.
"I don't know anything about it, but I believe in his character like Wang Maozhong." Li Longji nodded proudly first, and then shook his head regretfully, "In fact, Zhang Yongzhao's ability to plot is not strong, especially in adapting to changes, and even a bit rigid. I don't believe that he could predict the death of the late emperor in advance, let alone that he could calculate all kinds of possible chaos at the moment when the late emperor passed away, so he decisively seized the important land of Xuanwu Gate and shocked the heroes. In that case, he would not be alone, but a god. When you drank with him, I made an appointment to go to Meilou to open your eyes and knew that he was not that complicated. Alas, it was not just not complicated, but his mind was much simpler than many people!"
"Since the boss knows him very well, my subordinates are just thinking too much!" He felt keenly that Li Longji admired Zhang Qian very much, and Liu Youqiu nodded with a smile.
"This..." Song Jing continued to ponder in a low voice. After a long time, his expression slowly returned to normal.
If Li Longji said right, then his previous judgment of Zhang Qian would definitely be a bit outrageous. Not only himself, I am afraid that those who have paid attention to Zhang Qian's recent actions in the world have thought too complicatedly about what he and what he did.
If you are only young and passionate, then Zhang Qian's actions to station in the Xuanwu Gate of Taiji Palace are simply to repay the kindness of the late emperor as he met. He has no additional political purpose, nor will he target any force in Chang'an City. Of course, the premise is that no force will provoke him!
From this perspective, all mysteries have answers in an instant. However, this answer is so simple that it is a bit unbelievable.
In this world, there are really heroes who do not consider fame and fortune, but only seek to be respectful without any guilt!
In this world, even thousands of people are the brave ones I have gone!
In this world, there are actually people who have received the courtesy of the national sage and repay the actions of the national sage. Even if the monarch who has given kindness can no longer see it!
In this world...
"There is only one Zhang Yongzhao in this world!" As if he could guess what Song Jing was thinking, Li Longji took a breath and solemnly added, "He has never experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom, so he cannot use the common sense in the officialdom to infer his actions. The late emperor was kind to him. When he learned that the late emperor had passed away, he was sad, and wanted to let the late emperor leave with peace of mind. This is also the reason why I would rather turn against him and help him. People like him were not sure to subdue him, and it would be better to treat him honestly than to calculate."
"The boss is wise!" Song Jing and Liu Youqiu both bowed with conscience when they heard this.
"I have no wisdom. I am just the same age as him. If I weren't born in an imperial family, many things would be similar to him." Li Longji smiled and shook his head, and suddenly a little envy appeared on his young face. "People, sometimes they live a simpler life and will be much happier. However, he is not just simple, and he still has the ability to reflect on himself afterwards. I guess he should have discovered that he was sitting on the fire, and was in a hurry to circle the Tibetan soldiers station in Xuanwu Gate!"
"I'm so anxious that I'm going around?" Zhang Qian suddenly appeared in front of me, trapped in the old Xuanwu Gate, in a dilemma. Song Jing spoke and repeated laughter and cry.
"Now that the new emperor has successfully ascended the throne, the situation in the court is becoming increasingly stable. He did not intend to gain benefits from it at the beginning. Now he finds that his position is embarrassing and may become a common thorn in the eyes of all forces. How can he not be in a hurry to turn around?" Li Longji smiled bitterly, as if he empathized with Zhang Qian's embarrassment.
Without waiting for Song Jing to ask again, he paused and quickly added, "Guangping, please reply to the doctor Yin Qing Guanglu for me. If you find any conspiracy against Zhang Qian in the future, you will also warn Zhang Qian at any cost while passing the message to me. It is rare to use someone like Zhao. Even if you cannot use it for the time being, you cannot let others destroy him casually. What's more, I am still one of the major shareholders of his Liushen Commercial Bank."
"Yes!" Song Jing immediately bowed and did not question Li Longji's decision.
"But I, you will also send a letter to my father." Li Longji thought for a while, and then asked Liu You for instructions. "Tell my father that I will not go back this year for the New Year. When the wheat is ripe this year, I will go back to his knees to fulfill his filial piety."
"Yes!" Liu Youqiu also agreed in a low voice, then hesitated and frowned, reminding him very cautiously, "Don't go, the wind is surging in Chang'an City, if you don't go back this time..."
"What are you going back?" Li Longji looked at him and asked in a low voice, "In the last two years of the reign of the late emperor, external troubles have gradually subsided, and there are no major disasters in the country. It is not only Zhang Yongzhao who thinks of his favor. If anyone wants to make trouble while the late emperor's bones are not cold and fight with him, it is definitely not only Zhang Yongzhao!"
"What the Lord said is so true!" Liu Youqiu bowed admirably, then he turned his eyes back to the letter, pointed to another row of words, and explained in a low voice, "However, I saw the letter written by the Yinqing Guanglu Dafu below. Recently, there was a rumor in Chang'an City that before the last emperor left, he had left a last word saying that the Holy Queen was wrong. There have been rumors in the capital that the scattered cavalry attendant Ma Qinke often went in and out of the inner palace and was very favored by the Holy Queen. This person is also good at medical skills..."
"If you have heard that, just think it's wind!" Before he could finish his words, Li Longji had already interrupted with a dark face. Then, his eyes fell to Liu Youqiu's finger and added in a low voice, "The emperor was overly happy and passed away with a smile. All civil and military officials saw it. Other statements can only be regarded as rumors for the time being."
"What the boss said is extremely reckless!" Liu Youqiu also realized that his thoughts were a little unstoppable, so he decisively bowed his head to apologize.
"You are also thinking about me!" Li Longji has not many confidants, so although he doesn't like Liu Youqiu's viciousness, he is not convenient to blame him too harshly. He smiled and comforted him in a low voice, "But there is no need to be so anxious. After experiencing my grandmother's time, anyone with a little brain in the Tang Dynasty would not tolerate the appearance of the second heroine."
"If the Empress Dowager follows the arrangements of the Emperor's emperor and honestly participate in political affairs, and in a short period of time, no one can do anything to him with the Emperor's legacy? When the new emperor grows up and can handle the government affairs personally, she will naturally be able to enjoy her old age. And if she is stupid and wants to be the Emperor's legacy, the Emperor's legacy may not be enough to support his ambitions!"
The last sentence is the key. Liu Youqiu and Song Jing's eyes lit up again, and then quickly turned their eyes to the last paragraph of the letter, "What the boss said is very true, but the letter from Yin Qing Guanglu said that the Wei family is trying to gradually control the military power."
"The prince-in-law Wei Jie, Wei Guan, Wei Guan, Wei Yu, and Zuo Qianniu General Wei Qi were all sent to the army to serve important positions. In addition, there is also the champion general Wei Bo, who had just made great contributions in the battle to pacify the Turks, who is being ordered to lead the direct line back to Chang'an at night."
"A sheep leads a tiger and leopard, and it will not become a tiger, but will only turn a tiger and leopard into a sheep!" Li Longji curled his lips, and replied with a smile while putting away the letter, "Wei Jie, Wei Guan, and Wei Yu are all the masters who have enough trouble! It would be fine if the Queen Mother didn't use them. Only when they use them can they play a game of good games that are sure to win."
"That's right!" Thinking of the "ups" of Empress Wei's family, Song Jing immediately lost the ability to refute and shook his head with a wry smile.
Liu Youqiu thought deeper and hesitated to remind him again. "The letter from the Grandmaster, do you need to write a letter to remind me. I see that the Grandmaster is deeply in love with the eldest princess, and the eldest princess seems to..."
"My father will not be encouraged by others. My father has been an emperor once and knows what it feels like to be held hostage." Li Longji shook his head again, "What's more, with my father's temperament, the more others encourage him, he will definitely shrink back."
"Then I'll start writing!" Liu Youqiu had no reason to refute, so he could only bow and accept the order.
"Another sentence, spring planting and autumn harvesting are each in their own time." Li Longji's answer was very simple, as if he was talking about the farming season. "As a Luzhou dear driver, I must have food in the warehouse, so I feel at ease. Therefore, spring sowing cannot be delayed, summer harvest cannot be taken first. Otherwise, there will inevitably be a result of no harvest."
"Abide by the order!" Liu Youqiu bowed again, his ugly face full of admiration.
"What a heavy snow!" Li Longji looked up at the window and suddenly sighed loudly.
Outside the window, the snow had turned into heavy snow at some point, and it was filled with snow, covering all the filth and filth in the world. In the blink of an eye, only a piece of pure white remained.
Chapter completed!