The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Lu Chengsheng wanted to use the Huilai restaurant to poison that honorable man named Zhang Huaizhong, thinking there must be some gaps in it, otherwise, why would he poison him?

"Xiao Daoist, according to what I heard, Lu Chengsheng should have been recommended two years ago, but he was blocked by the county uncle Zhang Huaizhong for the post of Yuanwailang in a certain department of Shangshu Province. Come to think of it, Lu Chengsheng or It must have happened because of a grudge." Li Shan responded to Zhong Wen after thinking about it for a while.

"By the way, Xiao Daoist, do you want to report this matter to the Holy One?" After Li Shan finished speaking, he asked again.

"No, I already know about this matter, you go back to rest first, remember to keep an eye on those people and don't let them die." Knowing all the causes and consequences, and even knowing who the mastermind is, Zhong Wen thought in his heart Having already made up his mind, he immediately instructed the two of them.

"Okay, Master Xiaodao."

"Yes, Daoist."

After Li Shan and the two responded, they left.

It's getting late, it's already the fourth watch, and it won't be long before the fifth watch.

It's so late, if you report these things to Li Shimin, maybe Li Shimin will be furious.

Zhong Wen thought, let Li Shimin sleep well, anyway, this matter is not in such a hurry.

As Li Shan left with Jin Shui, Zhong Wen continued to meditate, practicing the inner strength formula and reading through the unknown Taoist text.

This is something he must do every day, even sleeping in this state.

For Zhong Wen at this time, sleeping is basically unnecessary.

Meditation can refresh him, so he doesn't need to sleep for a long time, but occasionally, Zhong Wen will choose to sleep for a while.

……

Time gradually moved forward.

Not long after, civil and military officials began to enter the palace to participate in a one-day court meeting.

After the sky was bright, Zhong Wen also woke up from his meditation. After washing up, he took his sword and walked towards the Tai Chi Hall.

"Zhong Changshi, do you want to participate in the court meeting? Then I will report to the Holy One." When Zhong Wen came not far from the gate of Tai Chi Hall, a guard rushed over and asked.

"Well, I have something to report to the sage, you go and report it." Zhong Wen didn't understand what the court asked for, and he didn't know how many rules there were, so it was inconvenient to break in.

After hearing the sound, the personal guard clasped his fists and said: "Master Zhong Chang, I'll report to the Holy One right now." After saying that, he trotted directly towards the Tai Chi Hall.

In fact, Zhong Wen didn't need anyone to intervene when he participated in the court meeting. He was qualified to participate in the court meeting.

It's just that the shadow never wants to participate in the court meeting, which makes people in the palace think that Zhong Wen needs to report to Li Shimin to participate in the court meeting, and that's why it happened.

After a while, the personal guard rushed out and told Zhong Wen that he could enter, Zhong Wen strode towards the Tai Chi Hall without saying a word.

"Minister Zhong Wen, see Your Majesty." After entering the hall, Zhong Wen bowed to Li Shimin.

"Zhong Changshi is exempt from courtesy." Li Shimin said with a happy face.

He had asked Zhong Wen several times before to let him participate in the court council, but Zhong Wen had always refused, but now he came suddenly, which really made him a little happy.

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Zhong Wen straightened his body, walked towards the front of the far left, then stood aside, and looked around at all the civil officials present, with a burst of anger in his eyes.

But as Zhong Wen looked around, some of the civil and military officials present who were guilty of treachery trembled with fear and did not dare to look at Zhong Wen.

Chapter 396 The Court beats up Wenchen Gang

On the left are generals, and on the right are civil servants.

Zhong Wen is also literary and martial, but he is still on the side of generals, so Zhong Wen can only choose to stand at the forefront of generals.

Because he has no fixed position, and it is not easy to stand in front of the generals, he can only stand towards the leftmost front side.

In addition, he is a regular attendant, which is different from a general, so he can only choose according to the position he stood in last time.

At this time, the hall was surprisingly quiet.

Before Zhong Wen came in just now, it was very lively.

But after Zhong Wen came in, the excitement became weird.

However, the discussion still needs to be carried out, and it cannot be stopped just because Zhong Wen is here.

"My Majesty, please accept what I said just now. There is no rain in March in Shandong, and a severe drought is bound to come. Please also pay attention to the people's livelihood in Shandong and respond to the severe drought in Shandong in a timely manner." At this time, Julu County Gong Weizheng stood up and continued talking about what was just discussed.

"Yes, Taishi Bureau will wait and see the sky for this matter. If there is no rain in Shandong, the various ministries will quickly dispatch people to Shandong to deal with the upcoming drought." Li Shimin said with a wave of his hand after listening.

The drought in Shandong basically occurs every few years, and before the drought arrives, it is natural for the Taishi Bureau (Qin Tianjian) to check the sky first.

(The name Qin Tianjian did not exist in the Tang Dynasty. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the Taishi Bureau was changed to Qin Tianjian.)

As the court meeting proceeded, Zhong Wen was like an old man, squinting his eyes, waiting quietly for the end of the court meeting.

Zhong Wen still knows the importance of major events in the world.

Although he said that he came here to make trouble, but the trouble must have been established after the end of the court meeting, which disrupted the political arrangements of the world. Although it was nothing to say, it was too much for the common people.

After half an hour, the discussion in the court hall has almost come to an end.

Even the matter on the border of Songzhou has been discussed.

"Zhong Changshi, do you have anything to say?" Li Shimin asked Zhong Wen, who had been keeping his eyes slightly closed, when there was no one to report.

"My lord, I have something to do when I come here to participate in the court meeting. Please don't blame my ignorance of etiquette." Zhong Wen opened his eyes and saluted Li Shimin.

"It's nothing. Zhong Changshi can speak directly if he has something to do. The court's discussion is meant to solve the matter. Zhong Changshi has something to say, and it's the first time to participate in the government. The matter of etiquette can be put aside." Li Shimin After hearing this, I didn't think it was a problem, so I responded with a smile.

"Then you are going to be presumptuous. I would like to ask you, my lord. I just heard about the incident on the border of our Tang country. Songzhou is preparing for war. If Tubo soldiers and horses attack, our Tang country must defend well. If the sage sends something, I will go to Songzhou. Fight." Zhong Wen didn't directly say what he came, but turned to the border of Songzhou.

"I have already appointed Duke Wu to go to Songzhou, Zhong Changshi, so don't worry about it." Li Shimin comforted after hearing Zhong Wen's words.

Li Shimin also knew about Zhong Wen's proposal to go to Songzhou.

There is bound to be a war between Tubo and Tang, and the incident of this war is caused by Zhong Wen and his sister.

Zhong Wen proposed to go to Songzhou, and Li Shimin understood it in his heart.

But he was worried about Zhong Wen leaving Chang'an to fight.

The main thing he worries about is the safety of Miyagi, which is his base camp.

If something happened to the base camp, the country of Tang would be in chaos.

Besides, since the shadow is not there at this time, it is naturally impossible for him to let Zhong Wen go to Songzhou.

Furthermore, Li Shimin remembered clearly what the shadow said to him before he left.

The rivers and lakes are in chaos, who knows if this master in the rivers and lakes will disregard the rules and kill him, the emperor of the Tang Kingdom?If Zhong Wen were sent to Songzhou at this time, no one could predict the outcome.

"Since the Holy Majesty has made a decision, then I won't say anything more. However, my Majesty, if there is something I don't understand, I would like to ask the Majesty for advice." Zhong Wen was able to bring up the matter of Tubo, naturally he didn't really want to go Songzhou.

Of course, if the two countries were to go to war, it would be safe for Zhong Wen to go and have a look. However, the matter of Zhong Wen's pulling out of Songzhou was nothing more than an introduction.

"Zhong Changshi, what's not clear? Please come." Li Shimin was curious after hearing the words.

"My lord, what I don't know is that if someone bullies me, should I fight back? As for the Tubo country who wants to bully my Tang country, I dare to ask my lord, is my Tang country going to fight back? Although I don't know what country But if the Tubo country really deceives the Tang country, and I am a subject and a person of the Tang country, should I fight back?" Zhong Wen said calmly after saluting.

"Of course, if Tubo dares to bully Tang, Tang will definitely fight back. There is nothing unclear about this? Isn't the matter everyone discussed just now agreed?" Li Shimin listened to Zhong Wen's words. It feels like Zhong Wen fell asleep just now, didn't listen or something?

But at this time, after Zhong Wen finished listening, he understood in his heart.

"That's good." As soon as Zhong Wen finished speaking, he walked slowly to the center and said softly, "Who are Cui Yu and Lu Chengsheng? Stand up!"

Although Zhong Wen's words were light, the civil and military officials present were shocked when they heard it, and looked sideways at the two people in the hall.

At this moment, Li Shimin didn't slow down for a long time. What is Zhong Wen going to do, and he named two officials by name.

Cui Yu and Lu Chengsheng were startled when they heard Zhong Wen call their names.

They knew that Zhong Wen was a murderous person without batting an eyelid.

When Changsun Wuji and the others broke into the palace that day, they were among them. Even Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng were beaten, and they were not big figures.

The expressions of the two of them at this moment are really a little nervous, perhaps because of guilty conscience, they have not dared to stand up, nor dared to retreat.

"Zhong Changshi, what happened to the two of them? Did something happen?" Li Shimin came down from the throne, approached Zhong Wen and asked.

"Return to the Holy Lord, you will know in a while." After Zhong Wen responded to Li Shimin, he shouted angrily: "Get out of here!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have no sin against Zhong Changshi, Zhong Changshi is so deceptive, do you want to suppress my civil servants? Your Majesty, please judge." After Zhong Wen shouted angrily, Cui Yu and Lu Chengsheng hurried out from where the civil servants were.

"Bang Bang" twice.

Zhong Wen didn't want to say anything at all, so he rushed over, kicked each of them several feet away, and crashed into the pillars of the Tai Chi Hall.

After Zhong Wen rushed out, before all the people in the hall could react, they were already kicked away by Zhong Wen, and all the civil and military officials retreated in shock.

"Master Zhong, don't be rude. This is the Tai Chi Hall, and you won't be allowed to mess around." Wei Zheng shouted angrily at this time, and then rushed to the two lying on the ground.

"Hustle? You, Wei Zheng, are really good at being a man. As long as you are a member of a famous family or a family member, you have to post it. Have you ever thought about what these two people did?" Zhong Wen walked forward After a few steps, within a few steps, he was already in front of Wei Zheng.

"What did you do? What can the two of them do? Even if you did something, with the Holy Majesty here, it is not your turn to be presumptuous." Zhong Wen said how Wei Zheng curry favor with the famous family, Wei Zheng did not refute, this book It's something everyone knows.

But for Zhong Wen to beat the court officials in Zhongou of the Taiji Hall, this made Wei Zheng unhappy.

What's more, Lu Chengsheng is still his subordinate, and he has a very good relationship with Wei Zheng on weekdays, why would he run over and kick him if he doesn't help?

"Zhong Changshi, what the hell is going on? Even if the two of them did something, you shouldn't hit someone."

"That's right, Zhong Changshi, you are a regular servant, you should be familiar with the law, you are beating people in the Taiji Palace, you are contemptuous of the imperial power."

"The two of them committed a crime, or offended you, Zhong Changshi. Naturally, the Holy Majesty will rule. Does beating someone damage your status as Zhong Changshi?"

"Zhong Changshi, you beat others for no reason, Your Majesty, please make the decision for the two of them."

"That's right, Zhong..."

Many people in the civil service department stood up and refuted.

But at this time, all the generals stood at a distance, watching the commotion.

Or, this scene is what they like to see.

Beating people, for generals and the others, it is commonplace.

Just like Cheng Yaojin, and the Duke of Wu, Yu Chi Jingde, who has already gone to Songzhou, they like to beat people.

"Nine Poems, what are you..." At this time, Li Shimin approached Zhong Wen again and asked softly.

However, the name has changed, it is no longer Zhong Changshi, and it is called Jiushou.

Although Li Shimin didn't know the reason for Zhong Wen's beating, although he was not happy about Zhong Wen's beating, he wanted to narrow the distance between the two and try to persuade Zhong Wen.

At least, he, Li Shimin, had to figure out why Zhong Wen got angry again.

Moreover, this outburst seems to be a little big, so big that Ou beat the imperial court officials in this Taiji Hall, and there is also a nobleman among them.

"Your Majesty, don't be impatient. After a while, you should understand why I beat these two people." After Zhong Wen finished speaking to Li Shimin, he turned to Li Shan who was not far away and shouted: "Li Shan, let Jinshui take people away." Bring it in."

Although it is not good to hit people, it is still in this Tai Chi hall.

But what Zhong Wen wants is such an effect.

If I don't give these people a blow, maybe there will be more troubles coming to them in the future.

Besides, Lu Chengsheng poisoned one person. If it wasn't for the steward who stole the food, the county uncle named Zhang Huaizhong might have died.

At this time, the hall was very quiet.

Except for Cui Yu and Lu Chengsheng lying on the ground humming, there was no other sound.

Although Cui Yu and Lu Chengsheng were kicked by Zhong Wen each, but this kick didn't kill them, it just caused some serious internal injuries.

For this point, Zhong Wen still knows how to handle it.

Without proof, Zhong Wen would not kill them. At least, he wanted Li Shimin to know what kind of people these two officials under him were and what kind of characters they were.

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Shan and the others escorted dozens of people into the Tai Chi Hall.

As soon as the dozens of people entered the hall, these people became paralyzed again.

Among the dozens of people, there are buddies, the stewards of Lu Chengsheng's house, and servants.

Of course, more of those literati.

Jin Shui and the others didn't let anyone go, they were all arrested yesterday.

Chapter 397 Cui Lu's two half dead

As soon as those people entered the palace, whether they were civil servants or generals, they seemed to have some results in their hearts.

And the civil servants who were still slandering at the beginning did not dare to speak out at this time.