Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

While looking at each other, Li Longji obviously made a dumbfounded movement, but after only a moment, he returned to normal and smiled slightly. His smile, which was full of heroism, really felt like a spring breeze.

After the other people in the room turned their heads and glanced at the two, they turned back to continue the meeting. Zhang Liang led Tang Cheng to a wooden stool at the back of the room to settle down, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and then He walked quietly to Li Longji's side and whispered a few words in his ear.

Li Longji nodded with a smile, and when he glanced at Tang Cheng again, there was clearly something different, but he didn't say anything.

After Zhang Liang came back, he sat down next to Tang Cheng, pointed to the person in the room who was talking, and said in a low voice: "Ah Cheng, this is Liu Youqiu, the third son's confidant, please listen to me."

What Liu Youqiu was talking about was the matter of Empress Wei, "Your Highness, Empress Wei first promoted He Louwu, a female general of the Tibetan tribe, to the post of general last year; then she ordered the maid to spread rumors that there were five-colored clouds on the opening of her suitcase. He rose up on the back of a phoenix to create auspiciousness; now he is even more determined to take up the post of Yaxian in the Southern Suburb Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony in February next spring. His intentions are actually Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it."

"There's nothing new about this at all. The tricks that the empress is using now are just to regain the teeth and wisdom of the former empress." It was another person in the room who answered the conversation. What caught Tang Cheng's attention was that this person's facial features were similar to Zhang Liang's. very similar.While Tang Cheng was sizing him up, the man continued: "Empress Wei has already done all the steps she should learn and take. The question now is when will Empress Wei do it?".

"This is my brother," Zhang Liang introduced to Tang Cheng in a low voice, and at the same time he heard Liu Youqiu's decisive tone: "If you are poor and see you, Empress Wei will never delay the day of trouble until next year."

Chapter 184 Can't be taken straight from the middle, it's easy to find it in the song

Long before Wu Sansi was slaughtered by the former deposed prince, Empress Wei had already started to make arrangements.And after the palace change launched by Li Chongjun last year, Empress Wei, who took over the power of the Wu family and reused the Wei family to control the government on a large scale, accelerated her actions. Because of this, everyone in the room knew that Empress Wei wanted to leave her mother-in-law Zetian Wuhuang's old path, however, is known to those who know it, but when Liu Youqiu said categorically that Empress Wei's mobilization period would not exceed next year, everyone in the room couldn't help being shocked except Tang Cheng.

It looks like this year is coming to an end.

"The crape myrtle has been gloomy for several years, the country's fortune is not good, the country is in chaos and evildoers are born", Li Longji's heavy sigh started, and it attracted sighs in the main room that fell silent because of Liu Youqiu's words.Li Tang has indeed been too unlucky these years, not to mention the fact that the first queen changed Zhou Dynasty to Tang Dynasty and massacred the royal clan.Just to say that in the past, Zhang Jianzhi and other "five kings" took advantage of the 82-year-old Wu Zetian's serious illness to launch a palace change to re-establish the world. Only a few years later, the royal family produced another equally ambitious Empress Wei.

Last year, the shock wave of the abolished prince Li Chongjun's palace change has not completely dissipated, and a new palace change is already brewing. If the palace change of Empress Wei is successful, she has not yet recovered from the killing of the previous dynasty The vigorous Li Tang clan is bound to face a new catastrophe.The situation is such that the current emperor has been completely controlled by Empress Wei, and the government is under the control of the two parties of Wu and Wei. If you want to re-establish the situation and avoid the recurrence of the tragedy of the clan, the only way to deal with the palace change can only be another bloody one. palace changes.

Zhang Jianzhi's palace change, Li Chongjun's palace change, Wei Hou's palace change that is about to come, and then the palace change for this palace change... Palace change, or palace change, the magnificent Daming Palace on the Longshouyuan of Chang'an City Already completely shrouded in a fog of blood, is it difficult for Datang to reach the point where regime change can only be completed through bloodshed?The dynasty created by Gaozu and Taizong can still withstand the impact of several palace changes...

"However, when the country is in chaos, you will see loyal ministers, and you will know people's hearts." It was amidst the deep sighs that Li Longji's laughter came from changing his voice on the couch, "I am born to be useful. Si Shi, our generation is at the right time."

These words are also ordinary, but when the heroic Li Longji uttered them in a gloomy room, there is an inexplicable power to inspire people's hearts.

This feeling is not clear, but it is true that some people are born with the ability to mobilize other people's emotions, such as Li Longji in front of him.

The subsequent meeting lasted for another hour before it ended. During this period of time, the biggest result of the meeting was that Li Longji no longer returned to the fief Linzi, but stayed in Chang'an to respond.But when it comes to how to respond and how to respond, the results of this meeting are too few.

That is to say, in the process of observing the meeting, Tang Cheng really understood Li Longji's dilemma.Speaking of which, apart from his lofty ambitions and determination, the Third Highness of Linzi County had almost nothing in his strength necessary for contingencies.

Now he has no ministers to rely on, and Liu Youqiu and others who are gathered around him are all petty officials who can't stand on the stage; there is no army outside to fight. Although there are a few generals here today, they are all from the Wanqi Army He is only a middle-level military officer; as for the eunuchs in the palace who are necessary for the palace change, there is not even a single person in sight.

Although he was born in Anguo Prime Minister's Palace, Li Longji was neither the eldest son nor the eldest son. For those high-ranking ministers and military generals, Li Longji, who was born as the third son of a concubine, was too far away from the center of the government, and the value of seeking refuge was also low. It is too small.so small that it can even be ignored.

After listening for a while, Tang Chengcai finally understood.To put it bluntly, the only strength that Li Longji can show now is the gang of Hu merchants in Yangzhou. Only with these gangsters did Li Longji have a stable financial source.

In addition, Li Longji's current strength is really lackluster.

Listening to this hour, Tang Cheng's heart was really cold.Don't take it directly, it's easy to ask for it. This time he ran here with great interest, originally thinking of using Li Longji's strength to get through Princess Taiping's door, but he didn't realize until he came...

When money is tight, thinking that there is a millionaire who can help, and it seems that I still have a good friendship with that millionaire, it is a kind of surprise to see hope in disappointment; however, when you When I actually found the door of the millionaire, I suddenly discovered that he was actually a poor ghost with the title of a rich man. This feeling...

Tang Chengcheng feels this way now, damn it, he was fooled, he was completely fooled by the history books.Li Longji, who had tried his best to catch up in Yangzhou before, is still a pauper until now.

Counting on Li Longji to catch up with Princess Taiping and then get a Jinshi quota, it seems that, at least at the moment, it is completely hopeless.Realizing this, Tang Cheng sighed helplessly.

Originally, when I set off from Daocheng, I thought that the imperial examinations, which were as simple as picking things out of a pocket, turned out to be out of reach. Life is ah!It's really fucking like riding a roller coaster, always full of surprises.

"Ah Cheng, what did you say?" Zhang Liang, who was sitting next to Tang Cheng, couldn't hear Tang Cheng's mumbling, and asked sideways.

"I said that things in the world are bizarre and often unexpected."

"Yeah, who would have thought that Empress Wei would act so quickly, and His Majesty would be so indulgent to her?" The heavy sigh was only a moment, and Zhang Liang's spirit was immediately lifted up, "But I was born in this world at this time. , our generation is at the right time, Ah Cheng, maybe you and I will be able to paint the Lingyan Pavilion one day and make him an immortal feat."

"What's the point of painting Lingyan Pavilion? This is a fucking palace, it's dangerous and unpredictable, and dozens of people will die like a drizzle!" Looking at Zhang Liang with a face full of generosity, Tang Cheng still didn't say the words from the bottom of his heart.

There is a big gap between people, and the gap between the ideas of people of different ages is even bigger!

At this moment, Zhang Liang pulled Tang Cheng's clothes when he heard the sound of the chairs in the room, "The meeting is over, Ah Cheng, wait a minute, the third son will see you later."

After a while, all the people in the house had dispersed, and Li Longji, who had sent everyone away, turned back and walked to the door, beckoned with a smile and said, "Let's go, let's talk in the study."

Li Longji's study room is very spacious, the books are neatly arranged, and the sandalwood incense is wafting, but the most eye-catching thing in this study room is not these, but the longbow of ox horn hard tires hanging on the front wall. It looks like something that has been around for a long time.

Seeing Tang Li staring at the longbow, Li Longji, who sat down behind the desk, introduced: "This is the sacred object used by the great-grandfather Emperor Taizong to pacify the Western Turks."

"Good bow!" After Tang Cheng praised, his eyes followed the bow, and then he saw the wild grass banner flying like dragons and phoenixes:

I was born to be useful!

The cursive script is smooth and dripping, and using such characters to write such a line of poetry is really very expressive.For Tang Cheng, who has been practicing calligraphy for a long time, he can really appreciate the charm of this character.

After watching quietly for a while, Tang Cheng finally couldn't help but praised: "There is no reason for the prosperity, the pen is broken and the meaning is connected, good words!".

"Since Chu Henan, Zhang Dian has become the number one calligrapher in the country. Just for this piece, I spent a urn of good Jiannan spring wine. How can it be bad?" Li Longji, who sat down casually in the study Looking at Tang Cheng with interest, he said with a casual smile, "Only Zhang Dian's calligraphy is worthy of these seven characters."

"Oh!".

Seeing Tang Cheng turn his head, Li Longji pointed to the wooden stool on one side of the desk, but he kept saying, "I have long intended to hang a banner in the study to encourage myself, but I have not been able to choose it for many years." The poems that I like are occasionally used by others, and I don’t care about them. It wasn’t until Zhang Liang brought this sentence back from Yangzhou last year that his long-cherished wish was fulfilled.”

At this point, Li Longji, who was sitting casually, suddenly sat up straight, staring at Tang Cheng with the pressure of before, and said: "Tang Cheng, why did you do that when you were in Yangzhou last year?".

Tang Cheng was already prepared for Li Longji's question. After all, the two had never known each other before, but he gravitated towards Li Longji without hesitation in the matter of Yangzhou. Today, the two finally met. It would be strange if Li Sanlang didn't ask. up.

"I was born in a farmer's family in the countryside of Yunxi County, Jinzhou, Shannan East Road. The family was poor and sick. Just over two years ago, my biggest idea was to study in a village school for a few years. Find a job as a college student in the county to support my parents." When talking about the past at the beginning of time travel, Tang Cheng had a pure smile from the bottom of his heart. After becoming the magistrate of Xixi County, my situation changed drastically. First, I learned county education from the village, and then I got a job in the county government office. , The change in my life is actually caused by Zhang County Magistrate."

Following Tang Chengyun's breezy narration, Li Longji slowly relaxed his posture, especially when he heard Tang Cheng say that his biggest idea in the past was to find a job as a university student in the county town, he first thought He was stunned, and then he couldn't help smiling. During this smile, the aura he had just tensed up because of leaning forward was gone, and the atmosphere in the study also became more relaxed.

"So, I am deeply grateful to County Magistrate Zhang, and it has a great influence on me." Tang Cheng didn't care about Li Longji's changes at all, and Tang Cheng still recalled in a light tone: "I still remember seeing Magistrate Zhang for the first time On that night, I had the honor to watch the moon with Mr. Zhang with my teacher. During the period, when Yiqi Qi mentioned people in the capital, he was fine with others, but when he mentioned one person, the county magistrate Zhang was full of words and expressions. , and promoted him as the number one descendant of the royal family. Your Highness, do you know who Magistrate Zhang is talking about?".

Facing Tang Cheng's eyes, Li Longji unknowingly straightened up his waist that had just been relaxed, with a smile on his face and a little more reserved, "Who?".

Seeing him like this, Tang Cheng smiled quietly in his heart. Although Li Longji now looks aggressive because of his youth, but also because of his age, his experience and character are far from being cultivated. When it comes to good words of praise, the more you try to cover them up, the more you reveal them.

"It is His Royal Highness the County King who makes the magistrate Zhang praise him endlessly."Tang Cheng's expression didn't change at all. It takes skill to say good things to praise someone, and Tang Cheng is practicing this skill at the moment, "This is the first time I've heard of His Highness's name, but the words come from my great kindness. The mouth of the county magistrate Zhang is based on a deep memory, and later I heard about the feat of His Highness the Prince of the County when he was eight years old and angrily scolded Wu's jesters, and the story of the former empress's praise of "my family's thousand miles of horses" and so on. I have never met His Highness, but I have been known as a good friend for a long time. Therefore, when I was in Yangzhou, when faced with the choice between Zhang Liang and Xue Dong, I naturally approached Brother Zhang."

After talking so much in one breath, Tang Cheng paused and looked at Li Longji with a slight smile and said, "After seeing His Royal Highness the Prince with my own eyes today, I am more and more convinced that the choice of Yangzhou that day was not wrong!" At the end of the speech, Tang Cheng, who calmly put away his smile, had a serious face, and the three words "no mistake" were uttered by him, firmly and firmly.

Excited by Tang Cheng's change of tone, Li Longji's face also became serious. After listening, he didn't speak, but just fixed his eyes on Tang Cheng.

Under Li Longji's scorching gaze, Tang Cheng's complexion and even his eyes did not change at all. After a long time, Li Longji leaned back and laughed, clapping his hands and praising: "Okay, Tang Cheng, who is born to be useful." It certainly didn't disappoint me."

After laughing, Li Longji got up and poured out two cups of tea himself, and while handing it to Tang Cheng, said suddenly: "What do you think about the meeting in the main room just now?".

Hearing this, Tang Cheng, who was drinking tea, shook his hands. At this moment, he knew that Li Longji had truly accepted him from his heart.

At this time, the study room was alone, Tang Cheng looked at Li Longji in front of him, and felt that he no longer had the light that he had when he first met just now.This feeling is really strange, just in this short period of time, why do you see the same person with such a big change?Maybe it's because he understands the details of Li Longji, maybe it's because after spending more than a hour together, the Li Longji in his impression finally came out of the yellowed history books and became a living person?Tang Cheng himself didn't know the specific reason.

The only thing he understood was that when he put down the cup of tea he was taking a sip of, Li Longji on the opposite side no longer had the light of the first meeting in his eyes, and he was just an ordinary person with a higher status.

Tang Cheng appreciated that Li Longji didn't ask him who "Magistrate Zhang" was. It was indeed a pleasure to talk to someone who didn't care about the details.

Because of Li Longji's directness, and also because of the change in mentality, Tang Cheng, who put down the teacup, no longer had the psychological shock when he first met, and when his mentality returned to normal, he spoke as directly as before, "I completely agree with Mr. Liu Youqiu." In other words, the date of empress Wei's actions will definitely not be delayed until next year. Your Highness said contingency, but pardon me for being stupid, I really can't think of any other contingency method for Your Highness other than launching another palace change."

Just now Liu Youqiu and others had a meeting in the main room for more than an hour, and what they talked about was all about contingencies. Although they had long been aware of the palace change and were mentally prepared, none of them said these two words directly.Gongbian is tantamount to treason, and treason is one of the crimes of "Ten Great Rebellions" clearly written in "Laws of the Tang Dynasty".

Therefore, when Li Longji heard these two words popped out of Tang Cheng's mouth without any concealment, his body shook suddenly, "Gongbian!".

"Yes, Gongbian. As for the enemy, if you don't fight, she will never fall." At this point, Tang Cheng looked up at the bow with horns hanging on the wall, "If your highness wants to do something for you The government has something to do for the world, and to reproduce the great achievements of the former emperor Taizong, the only way to adapt to this is the palace change."

Tang Cheng's words were generous and powerful, which sounded very demagogic. Li Longji, who was listening quietly, did not speak, but his eyes turned silently to the horned bow on the wall.

Seeing this, Tang Cheng quietly showed a smile, "If the general is unknown, the army will be unstable. After His Highness has established the fundamental method of contingency, the rest of the preparations can only be made at the palace. Emperor Taizong once said: Reading history can Learn from the present. Throughout the history books, any successful palace change cannot be separated from three kinds of support. Ministers, soldiers and horses, and eunuchs."

"It is needless to say the role of soldiers and horses; eunuchs are essential people who know the details of the palace. Afterwards, if we want to quickly calm down the situation and achieve our goals, we will have to do without them." After saying so much in one breath, Tang Cheng stopped talking, and after a short pause, he said softly, "But I don't know what these three things Your Highness possesses?".

"This king has lived in the fiefdom of Linzi since he became an adult..." After turning his head and saying only this half sentence, Li Longji sighed in vain: "The three things you said are nothing."

Li Longji sighed helplessly, Tang Cheng didn't speak, and the study fell into silence for a moment.

After a while, Li Longji's eyes suddenly brightened, "Since you think so clearly, Tang Cheng, you must have a solution."

"His Royal Highness has been in business for too short a time, and the situation in Miyagi is so urgent that it's too late to do water grinding. However, I can recommend someone to Your Highness. If you can form an alliance with him, you can combine these three things in an instant. prepare for it".

Li Longji's question was short and forceful, "Who?".

"It's His Highness's aunt, Princess Taiping", Tang Cheng didn't say anything after this sentence, and there was no need to say anything.Since the first Empress Dynasty, she has started to manage it carefully, and after the previous mutiny of Zhang and Cambodia, she alone persuaded Empress Zetian to issue an imperial edict. It is said that in today's world, Princess Taiping has great potential power and great influence on the court. Like its title, it is enough to "strengthen the country". If there is anyone in the world today who can resist the empress Wei who will be arranged, except Princess Taiping.

With Li Longji's weak strength at this time, if he wants to make things happen, there is really no other way to go except to form an alliance with Princess Taiping.

When he said this, Li Longji finally couldn't sit still, "Auntie!" He got up and walked around the room with his hands behind his back. After muttering these two words to himself several times, he stopped and suddenly opened his mouth and asked: "What is the reason for this?" Auntie is so powerful, why does she need to form an alliance with this king? If she wants to form an alliance, how do you know that aunt will choose this king?".

"If your Highness cares about it, it will be chaotic. This palace change is aimed at Empress Wei, who is also a woman. During the palace change, can Her Royal Highness fight in person? Even if the princess can do it, how can he convince the world? It is necessary to have a son of the clan to cooperate. As for why he chose His Highness the Prince of the County", Tang Cheng took a sip of the tea cup and said with a slight smile: "If the palace change is realized, it will be good, but if it is not, then there is no escape. The top ten crimes of rebellion, after the failure of the crown prince before last year, and at the time when Empress Wei's arrogance is soaring, in the eyes of His Royal Highness, among the children of the current clan, who else can be as good as His Royal Highness? courage and determination?"

"The situation is overwhelming...".

Li Longji had just said the beginning, Tang Cheng had already heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, so he went straight to the topic and said: "The more powerful your highness is, the more obsessed she is with one thing, and this matter is enough to relieve your highness' worries."

"What's up?".

"The general trend of the world!" Tang Cheng sighed quietly, "The former empress is a genius, after 30 years of preparing to ascend the throne as emperor, she will be changed when she is old, let alone her people? After the matter of the former empress, our Tang Dynasty There is no room for a second female emperor, and it is this general trend that Her Royal Highness is so obsessed with."

Hearing this, Li Longji, who had been speechless for a long time, stopped his pacing that was going faster and faster. Compared with the sigh of abandon just now, at this moment his face showed that unique look again.

Seeing him like this, Tang Cheng also showed a smile. He knew that his words had entered Li Longji's heart.Yes, what he said is what Li Longji did in history, so how can he be dissatisfied?What makes him satisfied is that as long as the two companies successfully form an alliance, will it be difficult for him who performed so perfectly today to ask Princess Taiping for a Jinshi quota through Li Longji?

You can't take it directly, it's easy to find it in the song.Taking public and private into consideration, just as it is!

Chapter 185 How do you know it's not a blessing?

When Tang Cheng came out of An Guoxiang's palace, Li Longji personally sent him to the door.

In the corner in front of An Guoxiang's palace, Li Longji quietly watched Tang Cheng's receding back with his hands behind his back, until Zhang Liang walked gently to his side.

"Your Highness..."

Li Longji stretched out his hand and shook gently, "I'll talk about it when I have something to do."

After returning to Kuayuaner where Li Longji lived, before Zhang Liang could speak, Li Longji, who had been thinking about something along the way, asked first, "When did Tang Cheng arrive in Beijing?".

"This...subordinate doesn't know." Zhang Liang didn't expect Li Longji to ask such a question, he was stunned for a moment and said, "Subordinate will send someone to investigate."

"Well, this matter needs to be investigated clearly." Li Longji walked slowly with his hands behind his back, as if talking to Zhang Liang, and as if talking to himself: "The current situation in the court is chaotic. Seeing through the chaos and finding a way that is most suitable for the king, it is difficult for someone who has lived in Chang'an for a long time to sit and watch the situation, but this Tang Cheng is... If he had arrived in Chang'an a long time ago, he would have thought about it, but if he had arrived just now , to make such a judgment based on the news heard in the meeting just now, then... ".

Speaking of it, Tang Cheng's joining Li Longji's camp was the result of Zhang Liang's matchmaking. Although Tang Cheng's performance was perfect before, this was the first time the master met him. After Cheng left, he had to come to ask Li Longji's impression and evaluation of Tang Cheng, which was what he wanted to ask when he was at the gate just now.

At this time, what Li Longji said meant that he praised Tang Cheng's intelligence, but he stopped at the critical point, and Zhang Liang, the introducer who felt that he was honored, then asked: "Then what?" .

"That's how wise you are, almost a monster! The situation in the court has changed, and the time to return to Beijing is short. The king didn't know where to start by surprise, so this meeting was held. However, although there was no consensus in the meeting, it was After a private conversation with Tang Cheng, he suddenly understood." The expression on Li Longji's face was a bit complicated, with surprise and self-deprecating, "Could it be that so many people's talents are not as good as Tang Cheng's?".

Li Longji's evaluation of Tang Cheng in these words is already very high, but Zhang Liang is not sure about the meaning and tendency of his words, so he didn't speak for a while, just silently accompanied Li Longji to go inside. go.

Li Longji didn't care about this, and walking with his hands behind his back, his steps became slower and slower, and he continued to talk to himself just now: "He is so old, and he grew up in a remote mountainous area since he was a child." Why do you have such a keen grasp and judgment on the general situation of the DPRK?".

Listening to Li Longji's voice getting more and more wrong, Zhang Liang, who admired Tang Cheng's talent very much and was the introducer, could no longer be silent. I know, no matter whether it is Yangzhou or Jinzhou, the handling of road construction matters is stable. As for the grasp and keen judgment of the general situation, it did not start from today. When Tang Cheng was building roads in Jinzhou, His Highness did not He once praised Tang Chengshi as a genius, who grasped the general trend of Shannan Avenue with just a single sentence from his subordinates? And he can make good use of the situation to make things happen?".

At this point, Zhang Liang, who was a little excited, said more and more quickly, "There is a difference between mediocrity and virtuous people. It has been the same since ancient times. Confucius once said: Those who are born with knowledge are the best! From the previous events, we can see that, This Tang Cheng is clearly such a person. Heaven sent such a talented person who was born with knowledge (wisdom) to His Highness, which is the proof of His Highness’s destiny! What God gives, takes the blame instead! There is no doubt about employing people No need for suspects, this is something His Highness often mentions to his subordinates."

When it came to the end, Zhang Liang stopped in his tracks and bowed heavily to Li Longji while clasping his hands.

Seeing this, Li Longji also stopped walking and hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Zhang Liang, "Mingzhi, where did you think? Get up quickly."

After helping Zhang Liang up, Li Longji looked at him with a tense face and said with a dumb smile: "This king is just curious about why Tang Cheng is so talented at such a young age. Why did he ever doubt him? With Tang Cheng being so talented, what if he really has such a talent?" Why bother to use your brains on the powerless and idle clan of this king, this king is not confused about this section." While speaking, Li Longji laughed and said: "Those who are born to know it, Mingzhi said it well."

"That's good, that's good." Zhang Liang, who looked relieved, also laughed out loudly with Li Longji, "The real dragon appears, and the wind and cloud rise! The wind and cloud are born from the dragon, and the real dragon carries the wind and cloud to become a force, and the two are born together. Xiangcheng, if His Royal Highness such as Tang Cheng can't use it, it will be a real pain for relatives and enemies, and his subordinates will be too worried."

What Zhang Liang said is very allusive. When Li Longji was young, his brothers went out to play together. It happened that there was no wind and waves in a pond that had always been calm. The pond was also filled with clouds and air.Li Chengqi and others, who were still young at that time, saw the calm pool water churning endlessly like a boiling pot, and the turbulent pool water seemed to be in the shape of a water dragon, and the celestial phenomena also changed, and they were all terrified. Only the young Li Longji not only Not afraid, on the contrary, he shouted excitedly: "The real dragon appears, the wind and the clouds rise, and one of my brothers will be the emperor!" Then he went to the pool by himself and made a sacrifice. The ceremony of the Heaven Ceremony is strange to say, just after he finished the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky, the water in the pond that had been churning and churning immediately calmed down, and the vision of the wind and clouds on the pond also dissipated invisible.

At this time, it was the period when Wu Zetian was in power, and the Li clan, not to mention being the emperor, even self-protection was in jeopardy.Even if the throne is passed on normally, Li Longji, who was born as the third concubine son, has nothing to do with it.Later, as he got older, Li Longji, who understood the taboo of these words, hardly mentioned it anymore, but he was not unhappy in his heart.This time, his confidant Zhang Liang's words really tickled his heart, and he laughed aloud while looking up.

While talking, the two had already arrived at the study, "Mingzhi, order the car to be prepared, no matter how kind you are, prepare a generous gift for me. It will be a few days before the king returns to Beijing. It's time to visit my aunt at Princess Zhenguo's mansion."

"The subordinates will do it now." Zhang Liang's job is similar to that of Li Longji's housekeeper. , You don’t need to go to the Princess Mansion this time. It’s good to go to the Zongren Temple to walk around. The king said he was sick and stayed in Beijing, and he had to go to the Zongren Temple.”

"Yes", Zhang Liang nodded and smiled, "Since last year when money was ample, following His Highness's instructions, my subordinates have been diligent in walking to the residences of the principal princes of the Zongren Temple. He said that the list of gifts for the New Year’s Day is three times that of Beppu. A few days ago, my subordinates also heard that when the princes mentioned His Highness now, they all praised and respected Mingli. This is an errand Easy to handle."

"Speaking of which, it's Tang Cheng's contribution. Otherwise, what can I, a poor county king, do to honor the uncles?" When Tang Cheng was mentioned, Li Longji thought of another thing, "Mingzhi, I have been to the clan. After the temple, you go to find Tang Cheng."

"What's up?".

"Administration of the garden," Li Longji said, pulling out a letter from the desk in his hand, "Scholarly Lin is the basis for guiding people's hearts and officials' backup, and it cannot be ignored. I can tell by seeing my aunt put all her heart and effort into this matter. In the past, the king was limited by others, and although he had this intention, he was powerless to do it. It was inspired by Tang Cheng's Daya Zhizheng Garden in Daocheng, Dongdaocheng, Shannan. We wait for today's How similar is the situation to when Tang Cheng first arrived in Daocheng that day? This matter has already been discussed with him just now, and the matter will be handled in your name. The specifics of how to proceed are up to Tang Cheng."

Hearing this, Zhang Liangliang nodded and said hesitantly, "Your Highness, this is the capital of the emperor, and it is not comparable to the eastern city of Shannan. This matter...".

"This Tang Cheng also said that this king does not expect to dominate Chang'an Shilin in a very short period of time. He just squeezes in and manages slowly. It would be good to gain some reputation among Shilin in a short period of time. If he can It's a surprise to find a few real talents." After clapping the letter under his hand, Li Longji said seriously: "Although the results of this matter are slow, it is a matter of first priority. You should take care of it in the future." It is good to be careful when dealing with matters, and if there is any doubt about it, it should be based on what Tang Cheng said, and he must not be stubborn because he is young and inexperienced."

Hearing Li Longji's serious mention of this, Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, although Liang's talent is not as good as Tang Cheng's, but he thinks his heart is not weaker than him." After laughing, Zhang Liang bowed his hands and left the room Go to work.

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When Li Longji and Zhang Liang were talking about setting up a garden, Tang Cheng, who was on the way back to the inn, was also thinking about it.

Following the model of Daya to Zhengyuan, setting up a garden in Chang'an, the imperial capital, was Li Longji's move to deploy to scholars. For this, Tang Cheng knew and supported it. After experiencing the incident in Yangzhou, his fate has changed Li Longji is closely connected with each other, although not many people know about it now, if Li Longji is unlucky, his financial resources will definitely be turned upside down, and Jieshi himself, as a matchmaker, will definitely not be able to run away .

Just from this level, Tang Cheng didn't want history to go wrong. Li Sanlang had to ascend to the throne, and he must not lose in the struggles with Empress Wei, Princess Taiping, and even his father.

It will be a long process from now until Li Longji finally fully grasps the imperial power. Compared with these upcoming and future political opponents, Li Longji's current strength is really weak and not worth mentioning. Therefore, for anyone who can strengthen Tang Cheng will firmly support Li Longji's strength measures.

This is talking about the big aspect, but from a small point of view, once Zhang Liang manages such a garden, Tang Cheng can also use it to make a name for himself.Although He Zhizhang and Zhang Chunjiang were there to help, they were few after all, and there were so many crouching tigers, hidden dragons in the capital, Tang Cheng didn't mind having more ways to become famous, at least in this way, it would save him from participating Wenhui's worries.