Just in the Middle, You Told Me This is Journey to the West

And successfully met his father-in-law, who was the previous Patriarch of Hongnong Yang's family, Yang Xuan.

Different from Chen's father and Chen's mother, who had already reached an octogenarian age, Yang Xuan, who had already broken through the realm of heaven and man, still looked like a middle-aged scribe.

It's just that more than 40 years have passed, and the current Yang Xuan has resigned from his position as Shangshu of the Datang Household Department, and at the same time retired from the position of the head of the Hongnong Yang family. duty.

Practice with all your heart, hoping to break through the realm of land gods and seek immortality.

Of course, although Yang Xuan stepped down from the position of Patriarch of the Hongnong Yang family, it didn't mean that he didn't care about anything.

If this is the case, they will not send a letter to Chen Qi and his wife, asking them to return to the Shenzhou Datang to help the Hongnong Yang family assist Wu Zetian to seize the Datang country.

In addition, although Yang Xuan is no longer the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang family, the position of patriarch has fallen on Yang Zhen's head, and he can't do it if he wants to.

Yang Zhen, that is, Chen Qi's eldest uncle.

Yang Xuan's eldest son!

At the same time, it was also Chen Qi's eldest cousin of the Yang family who took good care of him when he was in Chang'an City.

Thinking of Yang Zhen, Chen Qi couldn't help thinking of Wu Yuanhua's little cousin who was likely to change her name to Wu Mingkong.

I vaguely remember that when Wu Yuanhua's little cousin first entered Chang'an City, she seemed to be entertained by Yang Zhen and introduced to him.

Unexpectedly, more than 40 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The handsome young master Ruyu has also become the head of the top family in the Great Tang Dynasty in the land of immortals, and the Minister of Rites among the six important ministers of the Three Dukes of the Tang Dynasty.

Now that I think about it, time really flies by.

Chen Qi felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Where can the emotion in Yang Xuan's heart be reduced?

In other words, he still can't believe that Chen Qi can really go this far!

He actually achieved the realm of land immortals one step earlier than he, the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang family.

This is undoubtedly a very unbelievable thing.

Fortunately, although Chen Qi's existence is a bit unreasonable, he is the son-in-law of the Hongnong Yang family after all, and he is one of his own.

So when Yang Xuan thought of this, he stopped being entangled, and instead began to introduce the current situation of Tang Dynasty to Chen Qi.

Today is the third year of Shangyuan in the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the No. 17 year since Li Zhi, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne.

Don't be surprised that Li Zhidu has been on the throne for 17 years, why the reign name is the third year of Shangyuan.

Because Li Zhi is different from Li Shimin.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he only used one "Zhenguan" reign name from beginning to end.

From the first year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty to the 42nd year of Zhenguan, it has remained the same and has not changed.

But Li Zhi is different. Since he ascended the throne, he has changed his reign name seven or eight times.

From the first Yonghui, then Xianqing, Longshuo, Linde, Qianfeng, Zongzhang, Xianheng, etc., and finally the current Shangyuan year.

On average, every two years, the year name has to be changed.

It can be called a number changing maniac.

The whole following people don't know what to call him.

After all, the reign title of a dynasty often also represents the honorary title of the emperor of the dynasty.

Just like Li Shimin, you couldn't call him Tang Taizong or Emperor Taizong during Zhenguan period.

Because the so-called Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was the honorary title added by Li Shimin after his death.

If you call Li Shimin Emperor Taizong in front of him, it is like cursing him to death. It is absolutely disrespectful and must be beheaded.

Therefore, the real name is Emperor Zhenguan.

This is also the reason why the emperors of the past dynasties had to change their year names after they ascended the throne.

But you, like Li Zhi, change the reign title every two years, and the emperor has changed eight reign titles in 17 years.

Not to mention the people below and people from the surrounding countries, even the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty don't know what to call him.

Of course, under normal circumstances, they don't have to care about what to call him. After all, even if you know that you want to call Li Zhi the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, you can't call him that directly, otherwise it would be disrespectful.

Therefore, generally speaking, no matter whether it is the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty or the people at the bottom of the Tang Dynasty, it is enough to directly call them "emperor", "your majesty", "sage" and other respectful titles.

As for the name?

For the emperor, it doesn't matter.

After all, even if you look through the entire history books, you may not be able to find a few low-level people who can know the real name of the emperor in his own era.

So what the emperor's real name is really doesn't seem to matter.

Well, the topic is a bit far away, let's continue to talk about the current situation in Datang.

Because of a cheating father, our Shangyuan Emperor Li Zhi did not live very well.

No way, his old man Li Shimin ran to the Netherworld to open up the Dragon Court of the Underworld, not only taking away a large number of important ministers and elites of the Tang Dynasty, but also leaving Li Zhi with an insurmountable mountain.

This mountain is the Changsun family, Changsun Wuji!

To what extent have Changsun Wuji and the Changsun family expanded now?

Let's put it this way, the highest official positions in ancient times were Sangong and Sanshi.

The three princes are: Sikong, Situ, and Taiwei.

All are first-rank official positions!

Throughout the entire history of Yanhuang, there is no higher official position than this.

What about the third division?

It is Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao.

What are the three masters doing?

That is to guide the emperor and teach the prince. He is called the head of civil servants and has the most noble status.

It can be said that Sangong and Sanshi are the ceiling of ancient official positions.

When Li Shimin was called Feng Wuke Feng, he also became the Sangong and became the Tiance Admiral.

This General Tiance is actually equivalent to a first-class official, an official position exclusively given to Li Shimin by Li Yuan.

And what about Changsun Wuji?

When Li Shimin left, he was not only the Sikong of the Tang Dynasty, but also the grand master of the Tang Dynasty, and was appointed as the auxiliary minister by Li Shimin.

Master of Heaven and Earth!

Except for the word "jun", Changsun Wuji can be said to be completely on Li Zhi's head, making it difficult for Li Zhi to stand up.

Of course, you thought it was over?

At that time, Li Shimin didn't know what he was thinking, maybe he felt that doing so would not guarantee the authority and power of Changsun Wuji and the Changsun family.

Therefore, Changsun Wuji was appointed as Zhongshu Ling to take charge of Zhongshu Province.

I have to add something here.

The most important powers of the Tang Dynasty were concentrated in the three provinces and six ministries.

Especially the three provinces, Menxia Province, Zhongshu Province, and Shangshu Province, the highest officials of these three provinces are all prime ministers...

In this way, in addition to the Sangong and the Three Divisions, Changsun Wuji also took charge of the Zhongshu Province among the three provinces. Not to mention holding one-third of the power of the Tang Dynasty, there must be one-sixth, one-seventh left and right.

Well, even so, Li Shimin still felt unsafe.

Then he handed over the management rights of Menxia Province and Shangshu Province to Changsun Wuji.

So from that moment on, Changsun Wuji controlled the highest administrative body of Datang by himself.

He is not only a Sangong, but also a grand master, the head of civil servants!

He is also the highest official in the three provinces, and he is in charge of the three provinces and six ministries of the Tang Dynasty by himself!

Hey, under such circumstances, the depression in our Emperor Shangyuan's heart can be imagined.

Any decree, as long as Changsun Wuji doesn't nod his head, he can't get out of the palace at all, he's even more like a puppet than a puppet.

It was also under such circumstances that Yang Xuancai resigned from his position as Minister of the Household Department of the Tang Dynasty, and used the power of the Hongnong Yang family to push Yang Zhen to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty.

One Minister of the Ministry of Households and one Minister of Rites, the gap between them is not as big as 01:30.

From this, we can also know how far Hongnong Yang was squeezed out in the Tang Dynasty.

There is no way, Changsun Wuji represents the interests of the Guanlongmen clan with Xianbei blood, while the Hongnong Yang family is a Han family.

It is strange that the two can live in peace.

Therefore, when the Zhongguan Longmen Clan gained the upper hand in the Tang Dynasty, the Han Clan family headed by the Hongnong Yang family was naturally suppressed and excluded, and lost many important positions.

Of course, the mess Li Shimin left for Li Zhi was not only on the court, but also on the borders of the surrounding countries.

Here I have to mention Tubo.

Ever since Princess Wencheng got married and Tubo obtained various advanced technologies and talents from the Tang Dynasty.

There is also Wang Xuance's help in the human myth of "one man destroys one country".

Directly won Zhongtianzhu and solved its own food problem.

Then, Tubo's wolf ambition could no longer be concealed.

He started to attack Datang, and has been competing with Datang for the four towns of Anxi. The two sides have been fighting for three or four years, but there is still no result.

I have to say, this pit is really good for 1.3!

Therefore, the current Tang Dynasty seems to be peaceful and prosperous, but in fact it is full of crises and constant struggles.

But in such a situation, the Hongnong Yang family was preparing to make another move, supporting Wu Mingkong to seize the Great Tang Dynasty.

It's still the kind that puts all their eggs in one basket and leaves no way out for themselves.

From the perspective of the outside world, this matter is absolutely incredible.

I don't know if I am really confident, or really crazy.

Regarding this question, because of the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law, Chen Qi naturally didn't have the slightest scruples, and asked directly: "Father-in-law, what is the origin of my cousin Wu Mingkong, and it is worth Hongnong Yang's taking such a risk?"