Crown Tang emperor

Hearing this, Li Tong was really surprised. He just thought that this Su Yue was really a talent of the Women's Federation.

Wealthy families often foster their children in monks to seek the protection of Buddha, and the most famous of them is Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.

However, Qiu Shenji placed his son in Weiguo Temple, which should have another meaning, which is to flatter Empress Wu. Weiguo Temple's real name is Taiyuan Temple. After the death of Wu Zetian's mother, Mrs. Rong Guo, the house was donated as a temple. It was originally located on the south side of Luoshui. Jiaoyifang, later Wu Zetian and others saw Taiyuan Temple from the Shangyang Palace Building, and saw the temple's injury, so he moved it to Jidefang in the east of Luoyang City, and renamed it Weiguo Temple, which has a taste of Wu's family temple.

"There are many dignitaries in the Weiguo Temple, but it is a pity that the temple registration is rare. Although I know the place, it is difficult to enter the door."

Su Yue sighed at first, and then he said excitedly: "But things have turned around a few days ago. The front mansion store listened to Mr. Lang's training to treat tourists and scholars preferentially. Among them, there are those who are good at books and their pockets are getting empty. I will allow them to copy books to pay for their capital. , copied several volumes of scriptures, and I often travel outside the Weiguo Temple with me, and the monks in the temple appreciate them, so they entrust each other with copying scriptures, and we can keep in touch..."

"Who is the copyist?"

Li Tong's heart was moved when he heard the words, and he asked.

"Speaking of this person, it is also a sigh. He was originally awarded an official position and was appointed as the pivot of Fengge, but he was expelled because of seeing evil dignitaries and had to live in Gyeonggi. His name is Zhong Shaojing. The evil person wants to It is extraordinary, but I am annoyed that the extraordinary book power cannot be used because of the disgust of the powerful! I know that Mr. Wang has the taste of the wild relics of the collection. I wanted to quote it, but I was afraid that the powerful would disturb it. Your Majesty will save himself."

When Su Yue spoke up to this point, there was a bit of resentment towards the enemy, and he didn't know that the face of the young king in the banquet had turned dark.

"Tell Zhong Shaojing to see you at my house tomorrow. If you don't go, tell him to leave the capital and return home as soon as possible!"

Li Tong said in a muffled voice, at first he thought that Su Yue's actions were appropriate and pleasing to the eye, but why did he suddenly feel disgusted.

"Lang Jun also knows..."

Su Yueben was a little surprised, but when he looked up, he saw that the young king's expression was a little unnatural, and when he changed his mind, he became uneasy.

Li Tong originally felt a little guilty and regretful because of implicating Zhong Shaojing, but he didn't expect that he was taken in by Su Yue, but when he saw Su Yue talking about the indignation on the face of the powerful man who harmed the virtuous, it is conceivable that Zhong Shaojing must have no regrets. Don't complain to him less, probably because you are afraid of revealing the secrets of the forbidden and dare not speak in detail, but it is enough to arouse Li Tong's evil feelings.

Going round and round, you old boy did not escape the shoeshine boy's life after all!

Putting aside the evil in his heart, Li Tong was very satisfied with Su Yue's results.Like Tian Dasheng and others, although they were born and raised in Luoyang, their different life circumstances still limit the scope they can come into contact with.

Although Su Yue failed in the trial for a long time, he was still a tribute to the state examination. He lived in Luoyang as a guest, and the range of personnel he could get in touch with was wider than that of Tian Dasheng and others.After talking, Su Yue's value is greater than that of Tian Dasheng at this stage.

However, Li Tong did not give birth to any idea of ​​favoring one over the other. There is no absolute value in life, each value is reflected, and the strengths and weaknesses complement each other. This is the meaning of a society.

For example, Li Tong himself has not changed the embarrassing situation of a clan so far. He can't fight to kill the enemy, can't give human rights, and has little ability, but he is good at attracting hatred.

But he is not useless, at least he can provide people with a prospect and hope that cannot be seen in the original social level, although whether this prospect can be realized depends on the hard work of these people around them.

"The entrustment has been answered, Su Jun really lives up to his talents. Although there are shortcomings at present, but the painstaking efforts will definitely live up to it. Let's stay in the workshop first, and I will send it here privately, ready to move, after defeating the powerful enemy, Own Houze to share."

Hearing the young king's encouragement, Su Yue nodded again solemnly: "Yuan Ke has been in a coma for more than ten years. He doesn't know why he's busy, doesn't know why he's living, and he's like a lonely soul. Su dare not try his best to repay it!"

Li Tong has been in the workshop for a long time, presumably those Jin Wuwei's eyes and ears will soon follow up again, in order to avoid exposing the contact, Li Tong stopped talking with Su Yue in depth.

In the remaining time, he briefly agreed on two things, one is to make good contact with Tian Dasheng and others, and the other is to use the mansion property presented by the old eunuch Yang Chong to attract more frustrated people like Zhong Shaojing.

In addition, there is another matter, that is to ask Su Yue to arrange for someone to post a letter to the copper gate outside the palace, suing the nobles from the city to go out in casual clothes, enter the Xiushanfang, and order the Jinwu guards to clean the street and disturb the people .

After saying this, Su Yue got up to say goodbye and went downstairs from the other side.

As for Li Tong, he also returned to the original dining room. While the food was still cold, he had some snacks. He saw more than a dozen soap-clothed Marquis Wu scattered on the street questioning passers-by and gradually approaching here, so he stood up and walked with him. Everyone bowed down to the restaurant and left Xiushanfang.

When we left Xiushanfang, it was still early, and Li Tong was very interested in visiting the nearby city of Shendu, Nanshi, but when he saw the Jinwu guards gathered behind the car, he didn't want to ask for trouble. He ordered to return to Luxinfang Mansion.

This time he went out for a leisurely stroll, which was somewhat adventurous.When Zongwang went out, it was customary to set up a ceremonial guard and preach and guide. Like him, he was lightly dressed and did not conform to the etiquette, so he would be impeached by the censor.As for the severity of the punishment, it depends on the will of those in power.

After the Shuo Ri Chao Hui, Li Xianzong entered the mansion, allowing Li Tong to speculate on his grandma's attitude again, so that he had the confidence to take a risk.But even if he had the confidence, he still arranged for Su Yue to write a letter and expose himself.

Of course, he didn't do this to make a big deal out of trivial matters. Seeing how the Jinwu guards were staring at him closely, Li Tong felt that he would be damned if he didn't have the censor to impeach him later.You can't say it by one person, and if you add a letter from Tongjia, it will be an exposure through two channels, public and private.

From Wu Zetian's point of view, perhaps this grandson is really embarrassing and pitiful, he is guarded to death, and all his goings and goings are disclosed cleanly. Even if he wants to beat him next time, his hands should be lighter, and his hands may be heavy. Just beat him to death.

Li Tong felt that this adventure was worthwhile, at least it was to sort out the power in his hands at the moment.Although it still looked pitifully shabby, they finally had a preliminary twist, and even had a rough idea of ​​how to get rid of Qiu Shenji.

Facts have proved that, not to mention whether Li Tong's judgment of the overall situation is accurate or not, his understanding of the fact that he is annoying is very accurate.Even before he returned to the residence of Luxinfang, several impeachment memorials from Yousuzhengtai had already been sent to the ban.

But without exception, these impeachment memorials were not submitted to the emperor at all, and they were directly sent back to this office for discussion.Because after the great dynasty on the first day of May, the entire political affairs hall was operating around one major event, that is, Wenchang Youxiang Wei's expedition to Tubo.

During the reign of Guangzhai, Xu Jingye caused chaos in Yangzhou. Although the chaos was quickly quelled, the rhyme was still long.In order to stabilize the country, Empress Wu hastily ordered the Anxi army to retreat, and most of the territory in Anxi was occupied by Tubo.

For this reason, many people accused Wu Zetian of corrupting Gaozong Shengye. Therefore, three years after the state affairs stabilized, it coincided with the civil strife in Tubo and Tibet. Anzai.

But not long after the army was assembled, the Tang army who fought against the Turks on the North Road lost another battle.In the blink of an eye, in the fourth year of Chuigong, the kings of the Li family were in chaos one after another, and the army in the middle of the country put down the rebellion, and all matters of the Western Expedition had to be put on hold for the time being.Now in the first year of Yongchang, the situation has settled down a little bit. Wei waits for the generals of the Western Expedition to go to war again, and the emperor promises it.

In addition, the emperor made another ambitious plan, that is, in addition to the western expedition, regroup the troops of the two capitals and the various prefectures in the east of the river, and send troops to the north to attack the Turkic while the Turkic Ashina Gudulu is looking at the Western Regions. tooth tent.

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Regarding Wei's Western Expedition, it is recorded in the third year of Chuigong that Wei Fang's request to send a supervising army was not approved.It was not until the first year of Yongchang that it was recorded that Wei Daigui was the general manager of Anxi Road, and he went to Tibet.Li Qiao's "Congratulations and Bailuo Biao for Wei Youxiang": The minister is planning to go to the west and hates staying in Hexi.Cui Rong's "Representative Prime Minister Shang Zunhao Table": Looking at the Eastern Dynasty in the Western Regions.In May of the fourth year of Chuigong, the honorary title of "Holy Mother God Emperor" was granted, and in the second half of the year, Luo Dian was awarded.It can be seen that Wei Taigui was already in the Western Regions at that time, and this time the troops should be dispatched at the end of the third year of Chuigong, but after that, the country was not peaceful and there was no war, and it was not until the first year of Yongchang that the war officially started.

Chapter 0124

On the second day of his visit to Xiushanfang, before Li Tong waited for Zhong Shaojing to come to the door, Xue Huaiyi entered the mansion first, with a serious face, and after entering the mansion, he signaled Li Tong to return to the mansion for a detailed discussion.

Seeing Xue Huaiyi's demeanor, Li Tong's heart sank, and he got up and went back to his residence with Xue Huaiyi.

When he was seated in the middle hall, Xue Huaiyi signaled to retreat from the crowd, and with a blunt smile on his face, he said, "Changsi has assumed the state affairs, is he still competent?"

"Chang Si is honest and kind-hearted. He may not be able to catch his talents for a while, but his aptitude can be refined. In addition to his work, I also asked him to learn from the government middle school officials."

Li Tong didn't just praise him blindly, he opened his mouth to tell the truth.

When Xue Huaiyi heard this, his complexion improved a bit, and he boasted a lot: "I have a deep friendship with the king, and I have nothing to hide. My family is poor, and my parents and elder brothers are all short-lived. It all depends on the widow's hard work. But the stranger Man, how can I always rely on women workers to survive, I am also tired of my sister-in-law's strict supervision, wandering around in the workshop all day, fortunately, my luck is not bad, and I finally broke through some situations, but also, hey..."

"Only the Wang family can boast of all the people I have known in half my life. Although the king is young, he really has talents that are far beyond the reach of ordinary people. I am relieved to entrust you with the heir of the family. This kid has high ambition and weak talents. I'm pedantic and pitiful, I'm still in a coma, and I don't know how to educate him to become a man. I'll be with the king in the coming year, and I hope he will do his best to listen to him. It's really a matter of morals..."

"Master Xue is serious. If it weren't for the friendship that benefits me, the family may not be able to enjoy such comfort. It is even more important to entrust me with relatives. This kind of trust, I will live up to my righteousness."

Li Tong paused at this point, but he couldn't hold back after all, and asked again: "Master Xue is here today, is there something important to worry about?"

Xue Huaiyi let out a long sigh after hearing the words, and his tone was quite heavy: "In the future, I may leave the city for a long time, and I will no longer be able to keep watch on people. I am here to sue today to prepare the king. I know that the world will force you, but as long as you are safe At home, you will have the protection of the God Emperor, so there will be no trouble."

Hearing this, Li Tong realized something in his heart, but he still asked: "Why did Master Xue say that?"

"His Majesty the Divine Emperor is going to make a big use of border affairs. He is recruiting the two capitals and the prefectures of Henan and Hebei to attack the Turks..."

Xue Huaiyi's expression was complicated, half melancholy and half proud: "Although the head coach of the army is still being selected, if there is no accident, I should be the one to take the job."

Sure enough!

Even though he had a prophet in his heart, after hearing it with his own ears, Li Tong couldn't help but said, "This, is this a bit sloppy? I didn't mean Master Xue..."

"It's okay to be straightforward, I'm just joking and teasing, there's no such thing as a great talent for commanding an army!"

Xue Huaiyi himself was open-minded, looked around as if cautious, and leaned closer to Li Tong and said, "It's just a secret to the king, don't let it out. This military march has no intention of the enemy. While passing the secret letter, the Turkic army marched westward. , there is actually no strong enemy in Mobei..."

After getting along for such a long time, especially after he was involved in treason before and asked Li Tong for advice, Xue Huaiyi really regarded Li Tong as someone who could tell secrets, and he showed off quite a bit: "Otherwise, how could His Majesty the Emperor send me? But why are the ministers still recommending it? It’s up to the king. There is also a ridiculous thing, Qiu Shenji is also striving for this position, but I don’t know... Ha, the dog thief is just bluffing, last year it was a small achievement , I feel that I have become a general, it's ridiculous!"

Li Tong just listened silently, but the thoughts in his heart had already turned quickly.What Xue Huaiyi said greatly filled his emptiness in understanding the reasons for the series of chaos in the first year of Yongchang.

"The real intention of His Majesty the Emperor is the battle of Anxi. As long as this battle is victorious and can accumulate great prestige, none of the traitors involved in the imperial guard's rebellion before will be able to escape!"

When talking about the past incident that he almost brought trouble to his upper body, Xue Huaiyi had a look of resentment on his face again, and after a while he seemed to feel that he had talked too much, he patted Li Tong on the shoulder and said: "This is a secret, please don't reveal it to others! "

"Master Xue's confidantes look at me, dare to swallow my words! Guard your own house, and wait for Master Xue to show his power in the frontier."

Although Li Tong said so in his mouth, his heart was very complicated.Many times, he couldn't help feeling that his grandma's power skills were exquisite, but for the current series of arrangements, he only felt that Wu Zetian was very much like a keyboard man who played in the sand table and talked on paper.

Xue Huaiyi bid farewell and left after not staying for a long time, but Li Tong sat in the Wang residence for a while, but he was in a complicated mood.In the two lives before and after, he has no experience in bows, knives and horses, and he can be called an idiot in military affairs.

But since the result of the war is known, there is no need to make any empirical deduction at all.In the Battle of Anxi, Wei Taigui defeated Yin Shijiahe, and Wu Zetian's idea of ​​making great contributions fell through. In order to restore the declining momentum, he could only set off a new round of killings in the country.

This level of military affairs is far beyond the scope of Li Tong's influence. Although he feels regretful in his heart, there is nothing he can do.In particular, Xue Huaiyi revealed a detail about Qiu Shenji, which made him realize that his family's situation would be even more dangerous.

Qiu Shenji also requested to fight against the Turks. This was a detail that Li Tong didn't know before.He didn't know if there was such a thing in the original history, but whether there was or not, the reference value was not great.He has been tossing around in this world for a long time, and the closer to him, the greater the impact must be.

As Xue Huaiyi said, although Qiu Shenji is a high-ranking general in Nanya, he actually has no experience in leading troops and outstanding military achievements. Last year's expedition to suppress the rebellion of Langya King Li Chong was itself a farce.

This time, when he asked to go out to fight, either the other party was too arrogant to be satisfied with the current power and wanted to make new achievements, or he had a sense of crisis and felt that the simple responsibility of Nanya was not enough to maintain Wu Zetian's trust in him. .

Regardless of the possibility, Xue Huaiyi has already firmly stated that his plan will never come true.Once the plan fails, the arrogance and fierce flames need to be vented, and the hidden worries and sense of crisis need to be dispelled, which is not a good thing for Li Tong.

"Your Majesty, there is Zhong Shaojing outside the mansion asking to see you."

Yang Sixu walked into the middle hall and reported.

Li Tong was in a state of confusion at the moment, and had no interest in seeing Zhong Shaojing again. After hearing the words, he just nodded slightly: "Let him stay in the palace first, and ask Chang Shi to arrange affairs. I will make up for it later."

Hearing this, Yang Sixua resigned, halfway back, and then listened to the king's order: "Tell him, the old dispute was not due to people's wishes, and the matter has come to an end and will not be pursued. Reward him, double him, and let him stay here with peace of mind. , and let Tian Dasheng enter the mansion quickly."

Li Tong can't worry about military affairs.But he can foresee that his family's situation will definitely be even more difficult in the next period of time.

His grandma was full of confidence and wanted to show off in the Western Regions, but it turned out that things would backfire. In the next period of time, her own prestige and control over the current situation would definitely be greatly frustrated, and she would have no energy to take care of their family again.

What's more terrible is that Xue Huaiyi, who can provide shelter for his family, will also leave Luoyang during this period of time. Whether it is out of vent or hidden worries, Qiu Shenji will definitely put more pressure on their family.

Not long after Yang Sixuan left, Tian Dasheng hurried into the mansion, entered the hall and bowed down: "Does Your Majesty have any orders?"

"Arrange everything yesterday, and finish it as soon as possible. It's too late. Especially when you walk with your eyes and ears, you must not be negligent in the slightest!"

Li Tong ordered solemnly, and at the same time he was frowning in thought, and then he spoke again after a while: "Arrange another trustworthy person, plead with the people from other states, and ask Zuo Jinwuwei Qiu Shenji to be a great use of the border general, and vote every day." Books and brass."

"what?"

Tian Dasheng didn't understand after hearing the words, but he nodded quickly: "The officials will make arrangements as soon as possible, but how should the petition be written?"

"Go and summon Liu Youqiu."

Li Tong pondered for a while, then spoke again.If time is leisurely, he would be more willing to cultivate relationships with the Fufus leisurely, but now he doesn't have so much time.Among the assistants of the various households, Liu Youqiu has the potential for black-bellied plots, and Li Tong decided to completely win him over right now.

Liu Youqiu walked into the king's mansion, bowed and said, "My lord, what should I do to Zhong Shaojing, the newly ascended mansion..."

"I'm not in a hurry. I'd like to ask Liu Changshi, besides the affairs in Longbian, do you have a plan for Heshuo?"

Hearing the topic of the young king, Liu Youqiu was slightly startled, but after a while he said hastily: "I have little experience in a humble position, I dared to make a clumsy statement before, but now I feel ashamed to think about it, my talent is a little humble, I really dare not make any more rumors. "

"It's okay, it's just a private discussion in the house."

But Li Tong didn't allow him to refuse, he raised his hand and ordered the doorman to put away his pen and ink, motioning for Liu You to sit down and write a pen for his discussion.

When Liu Youqiu saw this, he was eager to try. Although he was beaten with high-sightedness and low-handedness, he felt deeply, but after all, he was born as a Jinshi, and he was still not willing to take care of the finer things in the government. Seeing that the young king was very kind, he sat down at the table In the middle, he made a slight apology and said: "The humble family lives in Jizhou, Heshuo and other species, and I have been affected by my ears and eyes since I was young, but I dare not boast that I am deeply immersed. This is a small essay, and if the meaning is not enough, I hope the king will tolerate it."

While speaking, he picked up the pen and wrote slowly, thinking and pondering occasionally, and began to write intermittently.

Li Tong walked up behind Liu Youqiu, leaning over to read the love on the riverside in his book.Even if he understood this period of Wu Zhou's history, it was nothing more than superficial human affairs. When it comes to real border affairs and human relations, his eyes are really dimmed, and he is far less insightful than the people of the time.

Liu Youqiu's thinking gradually became smoother, and his writing became faster and faster, with the tendency of long-winded speeches.But Li Tong stopped him at the right time, picked up Liu Youqiu's essay on sidelines, and smeared and revised it at his discretion.

Liu Youqiu stood by the table nervously, but when he saw King Hedong smearing and modifying his carefully written discourse, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and angry, but when he saw King Hedong continued to write at the end of his pen, "all feelings on the side of Shuo, Jian Chen is listed. There are many frontier affairs, and the thieves are like a fire. Those who can entrust this to the frontier must be good generals. Zuo Jinwuwei General Qiu Shenji... ".

Seeing this, Liu Youqiu realized that the young king was actually asking him to write the letter recommending generals, besides being delighted at being reused, he was also somewhat surprised: "Your Majesty actually has a confidant with General Nan Yaqiu? "

Li Tong dried the ink, checked it from the beginning, and laughed after hearing the words: "It's not normal."

Chapter 0125 The Precarious Prime Ministers

Naturally, Li Tong's effort was not to help Qiu Shenji speak out.

Although Wu Zetian had decided to let Xue Huaiyi lead the troops to the Turks, he still left a period of time for the ministers to promote their talents.Xue Huaiyi said to let Li Tong save himself, so Li Tong naturally had to think about it.

According to his understanding of his grandma, what he is doing now should still be within the scope of routine operations, without any direct and clear direction, just to see more clearly the disputes between officials and personnel.

But after the defeat of Wei Zhengxi, whom Wu Zetian had placed high hopes on, the sense of crisis became stronger, and this incident would become the real lethal factor.Therefore, Li Tong hopes to use this to make Qiu Shenji more closely related to this matter.

"The world is surly, this matter must not be publicized, do you understand?"

Li Tong ordered someone to copy his revised book again, but he kept the draft by himself, and then said to Liu Youqiu.

Liu Youqiu was still annoyed that what he wrote just now was not serious enough, and he was a little perfunctory. Hearing the words, he nodded quickly and said, "I understand, I understand. Your Majesty stays out of his own affairs, and stays alone."

Li Tong just wanted to praise him for his cleverness, but Liu Youqiu said something stupid next: "If you know what you're talking about is such a confidential matter, you should carefully craft it in a lowly position. If you speak hastily, I'm afraid it won't be picked..."

"Enough is enough."

Seeing the regret on the old boy's face, Li Tong sneered in his heart, what's the matter, you still want to sell Qiu Shenji well with this recommendation, and go north to claim credit from him?

Li Tong was not annoyed by Liu Youqiu's ardent self-motivation, anyway, sooner or later, this guy will understand who is your real master!

After pondering for a while, he still decided to temporarily monitor and control Liu Youqiu. He was still a bastard in his early thirties, and suddenly participated in such a big event of recommending a side general as a coach. He was afraid that he would lose his composure and leak the matter.

Therefore, he ordered Liu Youqiu to temporarily stay in the front court of the king's mansion to know the guests and sort out some of the music books he brought out from the inner teaching workshop, and not to go back to the mansion again.Turning his head away, he ordered Yang Sixuan to arrange for trusted eunuchs to watch over him day and night.

After transcribing the recommended letter, he naturally ordered Tian Dasheng to keep it close to him and bring it out, and to choose trustworthy people to frequently submit to Tongjiao.

Li Tong is not sure how effective this will be, but it is a convenient method that he can do right now.He is already weaker than others, and he is in a relationship of immortality. Right now, he is not qualified to consider whether the means are bright or not.

For the next period of time, Li Tong just lived in seclusion, and even postponed the arrangement of inviting friends and Hongdao Temple to visit the gate of the Dragon Boat Festival to pray for blessings.For him right now, the less personnel involved, the better.

Of course, private personnel arrangements have also been going on.Tian Dasheng had asked someone to withdraw [-] yuan from Xiushanfang Mansion Store, bought several boats and carts to travel between the neighborhoods in Shendu City, and arranged for people to enter Qiu's old mansion in Qinghuafang and Zhou Xing's house in Chongyefang.

It was just that they encountered resistance when arranging people to enter Qiushen's Jishanfang house. Jishanfang is a noble place in the capital of the gods, where all the first-class dignitaries live here, and all matters of decontamination are directly arranged by Yongchang County.

Although it is not conspicuous to arrange a few excavators, Tian Dasheng also chooses people who have lived in Luoyang for a long time.However, because he wanted to leave his family background in Yongchang County, Li Tong decided to abandon this place after a little weighing, and focus on the old residence of Qiu's Qinghuafang.