The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

In the Sui period, because Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian created the imperial examination method, he began to attack the gentry. After it was in the hands of Li Shimin, various government orders were issued.

However, it is still impossible to eliminate and disintegrate these four major noble families. Moreover, no matter how Li Shimin's government orders are, the officials under him, such as Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and other honorable officials, are still keen to marry these noble families. .

What are the five surnames and seven wangs? It's just an arrangement by later generations. How could the four surnames and the four gentry clans look up to the Li family?

What's more, their four major noble families, as well as the famous families in Shandong, can be described as complex and intertwined, with extensive connections, and they control the world's scholars, and similarly, they also control the world's money, grain and merchants.

Even though the Li family has been suppressed countless times, it still stands firm.

Again, interests are paramount in all dynasties and generations.

What filial piety, loyalty, propriety, righteousness and shame, in these gentry Zongwang, singing is better than speaking, crying is better than singing.

It is said that in Miyagi at this time, Li Shimin had already received news from Lizhou.

However, he, Li Shimin, was also waiting, waiting for Zhong Wen to write him a letter, and also waiting for Zheng Zhi's memorial.

The turmoil in Lizhou began, and the Baiqi Division staff hidden in the Lizhou capital had already passed on the affairs of Lizhou to Chang'an by flying pigeons.

Although it has been a month now, the situation in Lizhou is clear.

However, even though he was clear about it, he still disliked Zhong Wen's meddling in political affairs, but no matter how he disliked it, he, Li Shimin, was happy to hear about it at this time.

During this month, some news will come back every few days.

Whenever Li Shimin saw the news, he was always thinking about the affairs of Lizhou, and he also started to dispatch troops to move towards Lizhou.

Li Shimin didn't know about Lizhou's decay like this before, but now he has to know. Even though his commanding army mansion has not been touched for the time being, he understands that if he stays in Lizhou for a long time, he must be killed. corroded.

Therefore, Li Shimin dispatched some soldiers from Bazhou, Xingzhou, Longzhou and other states to deal with the problem of Lizhou Commanding Army Mansion.

No matter what, all kinds of preparations still need to be done. After all, that is Li Shimin's world. To deal with the conflict on the border?But don't have no soldiers available at that time.

At this moment, Li Shimin was also thinking about the matter of Lizhou in his heart. He couldn't figure out what Zhong Wen was going to do, and he didn't know what Zhong Wen would do next.

However, for the current Lizhou, Li Shimin still likes to get rid of these resident insects, and it can be regarded as repaying the clarity of Lizhou.

"My lord, please have a look at the news from Lizhou five days ago." At this moment, while Li Shimin was still thinking about it, Li Shan came over with a few notes and reported to Li Shimin.

"Come here." As soon as Li Shimin heard the news about Lizhou, his heart felt as if he had been beaten with chicken blood. He who was still a little sleepy suddenly regained his energy.

Li Shan then walked over and handed over a few notes in his hand.

Li Shimin, who took the notes, began to check them one by one.

There are not many notes, only five, and the number of words written on the note is not many, only dozens of words, but on each note, there are written about Lizhou in the past few days. Variety.

"Okay, okay, okay, that's how it should be. It seems that Nine Poems can be the governor of a state. With such ruthless methods, he can also be strict with himself." After reading the note, Li Shimin shouted three times. , heart carefree.

"Your Majesty, will the Taoist chief offend people too much by doing this? There are so many state capitals in the world. If His Majesty asks the Taoist chief to work in a certain state in the future, his hands and feet will be bound."

Li Shan stood aside, listening to Li Shimin's three good words, still thinking about Lizhou.

For Li Shan, Zhong Wen's actions were indeed too harsh. If he really went to a prefecture to become the governor in the future, it would definitely cause chaos, so he said to Li Shimin.

"As an official, if you don't make decisions for the people, what's the use of being an official? Jiushou's move is not too harsh, and he also knows that it is too inconvenient for him to interfere in local government affairs, so he just sits in the town to benefit In Zhoucheng, Zheng Zhi and the county magistrate named Zhang Zhi will handle all matters, and all this also shows that Jiu Shou does not want to interfere in government affairs."

Li Shimin knew what Li Shan meant, and although he had different opinions, he only said what Zhong Wen said, so he simply explained his opinion to Li Shan.

As for whether it is, it is hard to say.

Anyway, Zhong Wen at this time is indeed as Li Shimin said, sitting in the city of Lizhou, shocking some people with different hearts.

After another half a month, Li Shimin finally received the report from Lizhou.

"It's such a brave man. Such an official should be punished on the spot. I'm so pissed off, I'm really pissed off." At this time, Li Shimin was holding a thick report, and shouted loudly. Yelling and cursing.

And some of the nearby guards have already experienced Li Shimin's appearance. They are indifferent to Li Shimin's state and still guard quietly.

However, Li Shan, who was not far from Li Shimin, was a little worried about Zhong Wen.

After all, this report is not from Baiqisi, but from a normal official post, so I am afraid that this report will be read by someone with a heart.

Moreover, in this report, Zhong Wen, the county marquis, was mentioned many times. If he was checked by someone who cared about him along the way, then the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Your Majesty, it's the official station where the newspaper was reported. It seems that we need to send someone to investigate the matter of the Taoist leader. It would be bad if the Taiyimen knew about it." Li Shan was angry with Li Shimin. , It's not surprising anymore, so when Li Shimin got angry, he hurriedly reminded him.

"Well, this matter is a big one, just wait a moment, I will draft an order to pass it on to Lizhou." After listening to Li Shan's words, Li Shimin thought about it for a while, and then he understood the meaning, and then turned around. At the desk, I began to draw up the purpose.

Half an hour later, Li Shan took Li Shimin's imperial decree, handed it over to the staff of Baiqisi, and hurried to Lizhou.

As for the matter of the report, hundreds of people were also dispatched to investigate all the way.

With the arrangement of Li Shan and the others, it can be regarded as saving some troubles for Zhong Wenyin. At least, it can increase the time for the Taiyi Gate to find Zhong Wen.

Moreover, according to Zhong Wen's guess, the people from the Taiyi Sect must be looking for people from the Taiyi Sect all over the south of the Yangtze River at this time.

As for going to Lizhou, I probably wouldn't think so. After all, at that time, the boat he and Chen Feng were on was leading to Gucheng, and Gucheng went down the river, which was where Jiangnan was located.

Along with the men and horses of Baiqisi, they began to track down all the way, and Li Shan also tracked down the people in Chang'an City who had contacted this memorial.

Fortunately, this report was only passed by a few people, and it was easy to deal with these officials, as long as Li Shimin warned them, the news could basically be concealed.

As for whether there are other caring people, I think there should be no.

It has only been half a year since the Miyagi incident last time, and the people with problems in the city have already been cleared away. It may be difficult for outsiders to intervene again.

What's more, it is not so easy to interfere with the officials of the various government offices in Chang'an City.Moreover, Li Shan also sent people to monitor at any time, at least, every one of them was taking precautions.

Chapter 3 Eleven

Two days later, the Tai Chi Hall was held.

"Everyone, there are other matters. If there is nothing to do, you can retreat." Li Shimin, who was sitting on the throne, saw that the state affairs were almost discussed, and said aloud to the civil and military officials.

"My lord, I still have something to report." Suddenly, an official stood up and responded to Li Shimin.

"What's the matter? Come here." Li Shimin didn't care at all. As long as there is something to do, there must be a conclusion. Moreover, this court meeting is to solve state affairs.

"My lord, according to the news I received from Lizhou, there was turmoil in Lizhou, the governor of Lizhou was imprisoned, and the officials of the Lizhou government and the county government were arrested. The arresters were other people from the Lizhou government. Drive Zheng Zhi, this matter has already attracted the government and the people, my lord, please send troops to bring Zheng Zhi, the leader of the turmoil, to justice, otherwise, all states in the world are like this, isn't that messing up the rules and regulations?"

The official spoke sternly about Lizhou's origin to Li Shimin and all the civil and military officials present.

In fact, even if he didn't say anything, it is estimated that today's matter will be inevitable.

"Reporting to the sage, what Wang Yushi said, the ministers also received the news. It is said that Nali Prefecture does not drive Zheng Zhi. He is bold and reckless. He dared to imprison the governor of a state with a different position. This is the following crime. , Moreover, hundreds of yamen were gathered, and they went to the counties under the jurisdiction of Lizhou, and arrested many county magistrates and county lieutenants in each county. This thief is trying to disrupt our government. Your Majesty, please send troops to arrest this thief .”

After that Wang Yushi finished speaking, another official stood up and advised Li Shimin.

As for this official, despite his small official position, he is still able to go to court to discuss matters, otherwise, he would not be able to stand in this Tai Chi Hall.

As for the news he got, he didn't need to guess, he knew that these two people could basically be concluded that they did not belong to Li Shimin.

As for the members of the He family, there are basically all the civil and military officials in the hall.

It's nothing more than those people from noble families, can they still be officials from a poor family?

"My lord, my minister..."

"My lord, my minister..."

"..."

After the incident in Lizhou, people from all walks of life jumped out of the Tai Chi Hall, admonishing Li Shimin.

Even their superiors began to join in, but all the nobles and generals of the country watched the excitement quietly.

"Your Majesty, this matter of using troops still needs to be discussed carefully. Right now, the frontier guards are not allowed to act rashly for the time being. As for the Lizhou side, the report should be coming soon. If there is no report, please invite the Holy Majesty Send someone to investigate."

At this time Li Ji stood up suddenly and said.

Although he was still in mourning at this time, the court meeting did not fall.

Moreover, Li Shimin's trust in him has risen to a high level.

Even though Li Ji resigned from his official position due to his father's death, Li Shimin still resumed all his official positions last year.

But now, Li Ji suddenly stood up, and it was also because he was the governor of various armies and horses, and he would definitely stop the use of troops.

If the soldiers and horses really move, then this is a war, and it is still a war in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there will be many people, and their families will be destroyed.

But speaking of it, he was just covering for Li Shimin. The Xingzhou Command Army Mansion had sent people to Lizhou. How could he not know, but Li Shimin needed someone to stand up and cover for him.

"Who else wants to report on Lizhou's affairs, let's report together." Li Shimin has been sitting on his throne coldly, listening to the reports of the civil and military officials below.

According to the report, he had already received it two days ago, but Li Shimin didn't want to discuss this matter for the time being, and wanted to deal with it coldly for a while before dealing with it.

However, he did not expect that these officials were more anxious than him, and at this time they all began to advise to send troops to suppress and arrest people.

As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, the silence in the hall began.

It was a little purple from the cold.

What Li Shimin said was very cold, staring at the officials who had just stepped forward, wishing to peel off their skins.

At this moment, who dares to speak?Even Wei Zheng, the head of the strongest troll in the Tang Kingdom, kept silent at this moment, watching the current scene very quietly, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

However, the officials who stood up just now are basically below the fifth rank, and they are all small fish.

Moreover, when there are too many people, the mouth will become mixed.

Although the main hall was quiet, Li Shimin also knew that if the matter of Lizhou was not resolved today, it is estimated that it would be impossible to finish it today.

What's more, even if he said the last sentence of the matter today before discussing it, it is estimated that more people will bring it up tomorrow, and more people may join in than today.

"The report from Lizhou was delivered to me two days ago, why is there no report?"

Li Shimin didn't see the official who jumped out again, and after a long silence, he began to speak.

"You guys just show me what is written on it. Is this the good official you say? Is this the upright good official you say?"

At this time, Li Shimin picked up a memorial from the security table and threw it into the hall.

The officials in the palace were so frightened that they even silenced, and no one dared to make any sound at this moment.

Changsun Wuji, who was standing in front, picked up the memorial from the ground, opened it, flipped through it, and after a general look, passed it to the back.

Following the circulation of the report, the discussion in the hall gradually started again, but this voice became noisy.

"At first, I thought that He Zheng was a good official. He turned out to be a dignified villain. His family's wealth is tens of thousands, and there are so many concubines in his family. What a villain."

"I saw He Zheng wrongly, my eyes are really blind."

"Zhou Kui is a man who deserves to be killed. He robs other people's property, kidnaps girls, and forces them into prostitution. Such actions are truly wicked."

"It's a good thing that I had a night-time conversation with him before, and I did something worse than a pig or a dog. From then on, I, Shen, made a clean break with this person."

"Hmph, I, Lu, have also drawn a clear line from that He Zheng."

"..."

This style of painting has changed from the original righteous and strict words to the current words of breaking off diplomatic relations.

If Zhong Wen is present, he will ask the previous one.

Excuse me, are you officials?

It is reasonable to have two official characters, as it is.

What kind of official is not an official? As long as something happens to you and no one else beats you up, it's already a high incense. Do you still have to intercede at this time?

And the memorial that Li Shimin threw out was no longer the one he received two days ago.

As for the report, it has already been copied again, and some unnecessary words in it have been erased.

After all, there are some words of Zhong Wen on it. If these officials see it, they will definitely ask them carefully.

An ordinary county marquis Xungui can interfere in political affairs, which will inevitably cause shocks, and it is more likely that people from all walks of life in the Tang Dynasty will collectively charge and attack Xungui. Of course, this nobleman must be Zhong Wen.

"After reading the report, what do you have to say? Let's talk about it now." Li Shimin stared at the civil and military officials and said coldly.

"My lord, Zheng Biejia has turned the tide with all his might. It can be said that Lizhou has been cleared up, and Lizhou has been restored. My lord, I implore the emperor to send Zheng Biejia back to Beijing to report on his duties. Moreover, Zheng Biejia has this ability. Don't drive for Zhongzhou."

An official surnamed Cui, after hearing Li Shimin's words, was the first to stand up and speak out to Li Shimin.

And this official surnamed Cui was Cui Yuanwailang who was speaking at a mansion in a certain Lifang in Chang'an City a few days ago.

"What Cui Yuanwailang said is very true, please ask the Holy Spirit to issue an order."

"..."

As soon as Cui Yuanwailang's words came out, more than a dozen officials began to stand up and respond to show their support.

He Zheng is a student of the Cui family, and now he has been attacked by Zheng Zhi. However, what this Yuanwailang Cui said seemed to be asking for a reward for Zheng Zhi, but the implication is questionable.

A Biejia from Xiazhou, who was transferred to Zhongzhou as Biejia, is still just an assistant officer with no real power. If he wants to manage it, he has no door.