In the elegant room of Taibai Restaurant, Dugu Ming poured a full glass of wine for Li Dai and said with a smile: "Today the emperor went to visit his in-laws. Did he tell you about his marriage?"
Li Dai was startled, "Brother, do you know about this?"
"How could I not know? I also know that this is what Li Fuguo meant. Several of their eunuchs discussed it and finally decided to let you replace Miao Jinqing."
Li Dai was speechless for a long time. It was a group of eunuchs who decided to reinstate himself. He was really confused.
Dugu Ming smiled slightly and said, "Actually, don't think too much. These eunuchs have a simple mind. New Year's Eve is coming soon. They need Aye to continue to give them benefits, so they will just do it as a favor."
"It is actually up to the eunuchs to decide on such important matters as the Prime Minister?"
Li Dai lowered his voice and said, "Didn't the emperor become the eunuch's puppet that day?"
Dugu Ming said lightly: "Actually, that's not entirely true. The emperor and the eunuchs still use each other. The emperor is a serious prince, so how can he become the puppet of the eunuchs? It's just that these courtiers are too powerful, and the power of the prime minister exceeds the imperial power. The emperor
If you want power, you need a knife in your hand."
Li Dai took a sip of tea and said disdainfully: "The emperor needs a knife, but isn't the eunuch's knife a bit too mean?"
"As long as the sword can kill people, it doesn't matter whether it is a dirty trick or not. The key is to apply it to yourself. The sword used by Emperor Zetian is for informants and cruel officials, so it is very suitable for her. The sword used by the Supreme Emperor is for the bachelor of Jixian Palace and the Yang family, which is also suitable for her.
When he comes to the emperor, he actually has two swords suitable for him, one for eunuchs and one for assassins, but I would rather he use eunuchs than assassins."
Li Dai nodded silently. It was already very criticized for the emperor to monitor the ministers. If there was another assassination, no one would be alive.
"Brother, it is best to have the opportunity to persuade the emperor to remove the surveillance. The courtiers sometimes behave strongly because the eunuchs are under too much pressure and they have to unite to fight. Sooner or later, the court will be turbulent."
Dugu Ming shook his head, "This is not something I can decide, and the confrontation between courtiers and eunuchs is something the emperor would like to see."
Li Dai worriedly said: "I'm afraid that the emperor cannot control the situation! Once chaos occurs within the court, separatism will occur externally, and the entire Tang Dynasty will fall into pieces."
Dugu Ming saw that Li Dai still couldn't understand the situation. Didn't he know what his son really needed? Dugu Ming shook his head secretly in his heart.
Dugu Ming didn't say anything, but Feng Qingyun smiled lightly and said: "It has been like this in all dynasties. There are ups and downs, there are fortunes and there are goings. It cannot be stopped by human power. Maybe this is the way of heaven and earth.
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Li Dai nodded silently. Then he suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "I heard that the Tang Dynasty is going to marry the Uighurs?"
"Indeed, it's just that we married the Uighur princess, and Li Chengcai, the king of Dunhuang County, married the Uighur princess Piga, and set off in the spring. The emperor wanted to use the Uighur army to regain Shuofang."
"But. But"
Li Dai said two things in succession, but finally fell silent. He wanted to let Ye'er lead the army to recover Shuofang, but he immediately thought that the emperor did not want Ye'er to get involved in Shuofang, so he asked the Uighurs for help.
Dugu Ming sneered and said: "The emperor thinks very well, but I believe that the final development of the situation will definitely exceed the emperor's expectations."
Han Fengen was on duty in the morning, and there was nothing to do with him at noon. He hurriedly walked through a long corridor and came to a dark room. Although there was warm and bright winter sunshine outside, the room was still extremely dark, and the windows
Thick curtains were hung on the ceiling, and the ceiling tiles were gone, but candles were still lit.
A young eunuch reported at the door, "Master, Feng En is here!"
"Come in!" Li Fuguo's feminine voice came from inside.
Han Fengen opened the door and went in. Immediately, a large area of dazzling sunlight poured into the house.
"Idiot, why don't you close the door quickly?"
Han Fengen was so frightened that he quickly closed the door.
Li Fuguo had suffered from smallpox when he was a child. Fortunately, he did not die, but his face was left with pockmarks and became extremely ugly. Therefore, he did not want to see the sun and lived in the darkness for decades.
"Who did the Holy Spirit meet today? What did he say?"
Li Fuguo relied on these eunuchs to control every move, word and deed of the emperor Li Heng. He even had to know which concubine the emperor slept with. He didn't care about the details of the bed, but he cared about what they said.
He knew these concubines very well and would always seize every opportunity to blow the breeze. There were also palace maids on duty outside the dragon bed. Although it was blocked by thick curtains and could not see the movements inside, the palace maids could hear the voices inside.
These maids will also quietly report to Li Fuguo.
In short, Li Fuguo had mastered all the secrets of the emperor. Li Heng sent people to monitor the ministers, but he did not know that Li Fuguo was monitoring him more closely.
"Reporting to Grandpa, the Holy One only met with one person this morning, namely Li Dai, and asked him about next year's imperial examination, but I discovered that the Holy One actually doesn't care about the imperial examination."
"How did you find out?"
"The Holy One was pretending to read the imperial examination draft, but he read it for a long time without turning over a page."
"I see, then what did he ask?"
"The Holy One asked Li Dai why he went to see the Crown Prince the day before yesterday. Li Dai said that the Crown Prince was also concerned about the imperial examination and hoped that the admissions would be biased toward poorer families. Then Li Dai added that the Crown Prince was very concerned about the Holy Master's physical condition."
Li Fuguo suddenly became interested and asked quickly: "What did the Holy One say?"
"The Holy One didn't speak, but his face was a little ugly, and he snorted, his voice was very soft."
"Yes! What does the prince want to do if he cares about the body of the Holy Emperor? Do you think I can't see through his little thoughts?"
"Grandpa, the emperor has touched too many women, and his body is really a little bit..."
Han Fengen immediately noticed that his grandfather's eyes were cold, and he was so frightened that he knelt down and slapped his face desperately, "Damn it, damn it! Damn it!"
After being slapped more than a dozen times and his face was swollen, Li Fuguo said coldly: "Okay!"
Han Fengen lowered his head and did not dare to say anything. Li Fuguo asked again: "What else did you say?"
"The Holy One also said that Miao Xiangguo was going to retire and let Li Dai become the Prime Minister. But Li Dai wanted to continue to be the Minister of Rites, and the Holy One agreed. Then Li Dai resigned. Then the Holy One served the meal, and the child resigned."
"I understand, you should resign too!"
Han Fengen kowtowed, stood up slowly, bowed and retreated. When he retreated to the door, Li Fuguo said lightly: "From now on, I will call you Li Xiangguo, not Li Dai. Li Dai's looks uneducated!"
"Kid, remember!"
Han Fengen gently pushed the door open, ducked out, and the door closed immediately.
Li Fuguo sat in the darkest place, his face uncertain, and said to himself for a long time: "His body is really a troublesome thing!"
In the afternoon, Liu Wutong rode to Chongrenfang, which is the gathering place for memorial halls from all over the country. Li Ye also set up a Helong Jiedu Prefecture stationed in Chang'an Jinzo Academy here.
Mainly, some official documents and personnel appointments and removals need to be submitted to the imperial court for record.
The chief official of the imperial court was Yan Quanming, the eldest son of Yan Gaoqing. He escaped the disaster because he returned to the court to deliver a letter. Both his father and brother were dead. Later, he brought Jia Shen, Zhang Tongyou, and Zhai Wande to Xiangyang.
They defected to Li Ye, and all four of them were appointed by Li Ye to join the army in the Refugee Affairs Office, and together they assisted Liu Yan in handling refugee matters.
Currently, Jia Shen is the chief of the Helong Refugee Agency, Zhang Tongyou is the chief of the Farming Bureau, and Zhai Wande is the chief of the Salt Control Bureau, responsible for boiling salt. All three of them have been reused.
Of course, Yan Quanming was also reused. He served as the chief envoy of Helong Jinzou Academy in the name of Li Ye's staff counselor.
Liu Wutong found Yan Quanming, handed him a tube of eagle letters and said with a smile: "This is a family letter from my mistress to the Jiedushi. Please kindly ask Yan Quanming to pass the letter to Jincheng."
Yan Quanming took the letter from Eagle and said with a smile: "Please tell Madam to reassure her that it will be sent out early tomorrow morning!"