The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

They are not like Zhong Wen, they have martial arts all over their bodies, they don't feel tired at all, and they are still in a state of playing.

After hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Zhong Wen came to his senses and said, "Then let's rest in Lanzhou City today and tomorrow."

Speaking of which, Zhong Wen didn't feel tired after such a short journey.

If only the government soldiers were brought out, Zhong Wen would not have accepted the matter.

But there are salt craftsmen in this team, they can't stand such a long journey, Zhong Wen had to agree because of the health of those craftsmen.

Afterwards, the group entered Lanzhou City.

However, when they entered Lanzhou City, they were inspected.

Zhong Wen had no choice but to show the fish charm, otherwise, they would not be able to enter Lanzhou City.

After resting in Lanzhou City for two days, Zhong Wen and his group set off again.

Five days later, Zhong Wen and the others took some small boats to the northern pier of Shancheng.

"We are resting in Shancheng for three days. Within three days, Vice General Zhang and you will be supplemented with food. I will find someone to get horses." As soon as he got off the boat, Zhong Wen explained the matter to Zhang Cheng and the others.

"Yes." Zhang Cheng replied.

Afterwards, the group was inspected again, and it was more stringent than Lanzhou City.

After entering the city of Shancheng, two guest houses were booked, and then the people were arranged.

But at this time, a spy ushered in a certain military camp outside Shancheng.

"General, a group of people came from Shancheng. There are hundreds of people. The people who lead the team are Zhong Wen, the governor of Lizhou, and Zhang Cheng, the deputy general of Lizhou Command Army." The general of the garrison reported the whereabouts of Zhong Wen and his group.

"Lizhou Inspector Zhong Wen? What is he doing here? Prepare a horse for me." After hearing the spy's report, the general was puzzled.

However, no matter how puzzled he was, he had heard of Zhong Wen's name.

Immediately, he rode on a fast horse and headed towards Shancheng County. Not long after, this person arrived at the guest house where Zhong Wen and the others lived.

"Dare you come from Lizhou? May I ask if Governor Zhong is there?" As soon as the man entered the guest house, he called to the soldiers who were sitting in the hall to rest.

The tone of the question was very polite.

If his subordinates or colleagues knew about this, they might laugh at him.

"Inspector, someone wants to see you outside, it's a general." Seeing a general coming to look for Zhong Wen, a soldier hurried to report to Zhong Wen in the room in the backyard of the guest house where Zhong Wen was.

"May I ask who is looking for me?" Zhong Wen heard that someone was looking for him in the backyard of the guest house. After coming out of the backyard of the guest house, he saw a general sitting in the hall of the guest house, and asked puzzled.

I just arrived in Shancheng, how could someone look for me?

Besides, he didn't know anyone in Shancheng, Zhong Wen was really surprised.

"I've met the prince Shaobao." After seeing a young man appearing, the general concluded that this young man was the famous Zhong Wen, and quickly clasped his fists in salute.

"The general is being polite, how dare I ask you?" Zhong Wen asked in return.

"Shaobao must have never met me. My name is Li Daliang. I don't know if Shaobao has heard of it?" Li Daliang said with a smile.

"It turned out to be the uncle of Wuyang County. I have admired him for a long time." Zhong Wen got his self-introduction, and only then did he know that the general was Li Daliang, the uncle of Wuyang County.

Of course, Zhong Wen had never met him, Li Daliang, and this person had been working outside, and when he returned to Beijing to report on his duties last time, Zhong Wen happened to bring Chen Feng back to Longquan Temple.

Of course, he, Li Daliang, also knew some of Zhong Wen's recent deeds in Chang'an from some news that came over.

Moreover, it can be said that Zhong Wen can be regarded as a general.

How could he still be a civil servant after such a trouble with the civil servants?

Therefore, after Li Daliang got Zhong Wen, he suddenly came to Shancheng, and then rushed over to meet the long-rumoured Marquis of Zhong County.

"I don't know why Zhong Shaobao came to Shancheng last time? If you need my help, Li Daliang, I will do my best." After the two were polite, they sat down and began to talk, and then Li Daliang began to inquire about Zhong Wen's trip. Here comes the purpose.

"For the sake of salt." Zhong Wen didn't want to hide anything, and directly stated the purpose of his group.

"For the sake of salt? Could it be that Zhong Shaobao is going to Tuguhun? This can't be done. At this time, Tuguhun is very chaotic, and there are thieves everywhere. If Zhong Shaobao makes a mistake, it will be the misfortune of Tang Dynasty." Li Da Liang only heard Zhong Wen's words, and he knew that Zhong Wen was going to Tuguhun to get salt.

How could he, Li Daliang, not know that Tuguhun produced salt.

However, because it is located in Tuguhun, and the Tang country is inconvenient for transportation, it has never traded salt with Tuguhun.

And he knew from Zhong Wen's mouth that Zhong Wen's trip was for salt, and they must be going to Tuyuhun, so he hurriedly dissuaded them.

Chapter 5, Fourteen

Although Li Daliang is the governor of Liangzhou, he is stationed in Shancheng this time, so to speak, it is also to prevent Tu Guhun from jumping over the wall in a hurry.

At this time, Tuyuhun, after Murong Shiyun's death in the middle of this year, made Murong Shiyun's son Murong Shun the Khan.

Not long after this Murong Shun sat on the throne of Tuyuhun Khan, he surrendered to Li Shimin and became attached to the Tang State, becoming a subsidiary state of the Tang State.

Unexpectedly, Murong Shun was killed by his subordinates before he took the position of Khan.

But now, the Khan of Tuguhun is just a young Murong Nuohebo, courtiers are fighting for power, and there are constant disputes among tribes.

It can be said that it is indeed not a good time for Zhong Wen to enter Tuyuhun with his subordinates.

"I have to get rid of the chaos. I have a salt shortage in Lizhou recently, and the whole area is short of salt, so there is no delay." Zhong Wen would not stop.

Even if he can sit back and relax, the hundreds of thousands of people in Lizhou can't wait.

If you don't bring salt back to Lizhou from outside, Lizhou will be in chaos.

"Hiss~" Li Daliang heard Zhong Wen say that the whole of Lizhou was short of salt, so he took a breath and asked, "Zhong Shaobao, Lizhou is short of salt? What's going on? Logically speaking, Even if there is a shortage of salt, there will be no shortage of edible salt, right? You Lizhou doesn’t want to use salt for anything?”

"I am Lizhou..." Zhong Wen began to tell about Lizhou.

Gradually, Li Daliang understood the reason for the lack of salt in Lizhou.

"You have to be careful with the Wang family and the Zheng family. If you do such a thing, the Zheng and Wang families will definitely retaliate, and the court probably will inevitably." Li Daliang was shocked after hearing this.

He knew that every time Zhong Wen did something, it would surely shake the world.

The Fusang incident, the Tubo incident, and the Kong family incident that happened some time ago.

Everything is a big event, and it can arouse the whole Tang Dynasty.

Now, all the members of the Zhengwang family in Lizhou have been cut off. This is no longer a small matter, but a big thing.

Li Daliang thought he didn't have that ability, nor did he have the courage.

Although, he, Li Daliang, was also a man of integrity, and was regarded as a good official by the people.

But he still didn't dare to do such a sensational event. At least, he had self-knowledge, but he was not as decisive and ruthless as Zhong Wen. Once he caused trouble, it would be a big deal.

Let's talk about Chang'an City.

"That Zhong Xiao'er bullied my Wang family so much, he really bullied people too much." In a mansion in Chang'an City, a young man was angrily throwing things like bowls and bottles, and he was still angrily scolding Zhong Wen.

As soon as he heard it, he knew that this person was the Wang family.

However, he is just a heir of the Wang family, and he is not the one who is talking about it.

This person's name is Wang Song, and he is the second grandson of the head of the Wang family. At the same time, he is also the person in charge of Chang'an, and even the person in charge of Wang's Salt Industry.

Among them, he has an elder brother Wang Pei and a younger brother Wang Jin, but his elder brother is not in Chang'an, but in his hometown Jinyang City (Taiyuan), which is thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

Moreover, his elder brother has been fighting for power with him and his younger brother in order to control the royal family in the future.

It's just that, since ancient times, when he grows up, Wang Song can only win over his collaterals and suppress his elder brother and younger brother.

Moreover, Wang Shen, the head of the royal family, really liked this second grandson, so he was sent to Chang'an to preside over the affairs of his royal family, and to contact various officials in the court by the way.

"Mr. Xiaolang, you can't be so angry. The Zhong family's son is vicious and fierce. We have to deal with it carefully." Wang Yun, the housekeeper, saw that Wang Song was so angry, and quickly dissuaded him.

"Zhong Xiaoer, if you dare to kill my Wang family, I will definitely let you die without a place to bury you." Of course Wang Song knew that Zhong Wen was a difficult person to provoke, but this anger was stuck in his heart, uncomfortable tight.

Later, after calming down, I began to think about countermeasures.

"Butler, do you have a letter to Jinyang?" Wang Song asked the butler Wang Yun.

"Back to Mr. Xiaolang, the letter has been sent back to Jinyang. I think the patriarch should have received it by now." Wang Yun responded quickly.

"That's good, you go and invite Wang Ting to come over now." After listening to the butler's words, Wang Song thought for a while, and confessed to the butler Wang Yun.

"Okay, then I'll go and invite Wang Ting over here." The butler got Wang Song's instructions and hurried away.

Two quarters of an hour later, a middle-aged man in his forties came to the Wang's mansion.

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The next morning.

In Miyagi Taiji Hall, the Great Court Meeting was held as scheduled.

Today happens to be the first day of October, and it is also the first day of the new moon.

Shuo Ri is the first day of each month, and Wang Ri is the fifteenth day of each month.

Shuo Ri and Wang Ri are the days of the Great Court Conference. Officials above the ninth rank in Chang'an are allowed to participate if they have no urgent matters.

All the officials had already entered the Tai Chi Hall in Miyagi, waiting for Li Shimin's arrival.

At this time, all the officials added up can be said to be hundreds of civil and military officials, not as few as usual.

The officials lined up from the Taiji Hall to the outside of the Taiji Hall, and they were full of people standing everywhere. All the officials added up, at least there were hundreds of people.

With so many officials, the defense is naturally much stricter than before.

The imperial guards plus personal guards, hundreds of people stood vigilant around and in the Tai Chi Hall.

Even the imperial guards were on standby on both sides of the square of the Tai Chi Hall, and they would surely surround and kill them whenever there was any movement.

It's not that Li Shimin didn't believe these officials, but that similar assassinations had happened before.

Moreover, the official who was assassinated at that time was still an official from the seventh rank.

Otherwise, the defense would not be so strict.

For the small court meeting where officials above rank five usually participate, this defense is indeed several times stricter. After all, officials above rank five are also people Li Shimin trusts when discussing matters.

Although Li Shimin's memory is very good, he can call every official's name in Chang'an City, but when the number of people is large, who knows if there are any dissidents among the officials below?

"My lord is here." Not long after, a sharp voice came.

After the sharp voice, Li Shimin entered the Taiji Hall contemptuously in a dragon robe.

"My dear friends, today is the first day of the new year, and it is a grand court meeting. Those who have something to report can submit it." After the officials saluted, Li Shimin sat down and shouted to the officials in a deep voice.

"Report to the Holy Majesty, my minister..." As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, Wei Zheng, Duke of Julu County, stood up and reported what he wanted to submit.

Afterwards, quite a few officials started their affairs.

"My dear friends, do you still have something important to report? If there is no more, then the court can be dismissed." The discussion lasted for two hours, and Li Shimin was already a little tired.

"Report to the Holy Majesty, I have something to report." At this time, a censor stood up and reported to Li Shimin.

"What's the matter? Come here." Li Shimin saw that the big event was already over. It was originally planned, but at this time, the court meeting should also be over.

It is said that his wife, Empress Changsun, is getting worse and worse recently, and Li Shimin still wants to go back to accompany his wife as soon as possible after the dynasty is over.

However, he did not expect that there was another censor who came forward to report, and he was suddenly displeased.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, I want to sue the Crown Prince Shaobao, Lizhou Inspector Zhong Wen, who banned all counties in Lizhou a month ago and arrested Zheng's and Wang's salt shops, rice shops, cloth shops, warehouses, etc. All personnel were executed in a public trial, and hundreds of heads were chopped off in full view. I want to sue Zhong Wen for disregarding the laws of the Tang Dynasty, setting up punishment halls privately, disregarding human lives, despising the laws of the country, and despising the imperial power..."

Once the censor spoke, he couldn't stop talking like a river.

And he even listed more than a dozen of Zhong Wen's crimes, each of which can be said to be a heinous crime.

If he were to be judged according to the laws of the Tang Kingdom, Zhong Wen's head would have to be chopped off countless times.

This censor is exactly the royal court invited by Wang Song of the royal family yesterday.

At the same time, Wang Ting is also a collateral heir of the Wang family. When he speaks out, he naturally speaks for his Wang and Zheng families. Moreover, the crimes he listed against Zhong Wen are all-encompassing, even the matter of occupying other people's granddaughters Listed out.

With a "boom", the whole court began to become a little chaotic.

Wang Ting's words, it really stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.

None of them got the news about such a big event, but the royal court got the news, which kept them in the dark.

Hearing what Wang Ting said, all the officials immediately started talking.

Even Li Shimin, who was sitting on the throne, stood up in shock.

Li Shimin didn't expect that Zhong Wen, whom Wang Yushi sued, would commit such a thing in Lizhou, which made him inexplicably puzzled.

As for the situation in Lizhou, he, Li Shimin, can receive secret letters about the situation in Lizhou every month, so he is naturally very clear.