Tang Xuan

Among the six ministries, apart from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War is the most neat and tidy, and no one doubts it.On the top, Mu Gonglang Huai, Minister of the Ministry of War, is in charge of the overall situation, and on the middle, there are Xin Mao and Tang Feiyan who divide and cooperate.

When Lang Huai was relieved, he began to think about whose hands the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households would fall into.

It's a pity that she hadn't waited for her to think it through, and with the news brought back by the caravan, she had to let go of these things.

Cong Canglanhu made him and Princess Gucheng's eldest son Saul King Puguang, and allowed him to have soldiers to guard him.Sol is just a baby, and these soldiers are naturally handed over to his mother, Princess Gucheng.

It seems that Cong Canglanhu's trust in Princess Gucheng is unprecedented. It is his younger brother Luntong who was able to support the army in the first place to defend the city.

Lang Huai put down the note, squinting his eyes, wondering what to think.Tao Jun ran in thieves and said, "Master, I'm taking medicine."

Sighing, Lang Huai put the note into the incense burner at the side and burned it clean, took the pill with tea and said, "Where is Sizi?"

"I went to sit with Miss Shang." Tao Jun said, "Master, are you going?"

I was about to answer no, but hesitated again.Lang Huai stood up and said, "Let's go."

The turmoil of the Hundred Days Banquet at Prince Huai's Mansion was settled, Lang Huai thought that nothing would happen, but Ming Da was worried, for fear that Li Qian knew something.But after much deliberation, they could only come up with the idea of ​​using the nail in Prince Huai's mansion to probe Li Qian's tone.

There are risks, but fortunately, the nail has always been calm, and it took more than ten days to send back the news, which made Mingda completely relieved.

Li Qian's plan was to use such excuses to hold Lang Huai.Unexpectedly, Lang Huai Mingda got help secretly, ruining his plan.After all, the side concubine was awarded to Li Jin by the unwilling Li Qian. Li Jin lost interest after playing for a night, so he gave it to Liang Qinfang.With this move, the three of them seem to be more relaxed.Li Jin asked for another maid from Li Qian's mansion, and she doted on her very much.

As for Shangguan Yuan who forcibly took the lotus, Lang Huai collected the evidence carefully and secretly hid the nails, intending to clean up the scourge of the prime minister in one fell swoop.

The hall was calm for a while.

Emperor Ming thought for a long time, and ordered Xie Bi to be transferred to Beijing as Minister of the Ministry of Officials.It just so happened that Xie Bi suffered from a cold after New Year's Eve, so he has been recuperating at Xie Jue's residence since his debriefing.This time is good, there is no need to hurry, Xie Bi took office, and took over the official seal of the first six departments from Li Qian. It took only ten days to firmly control it like a breeze. Ministry of officials.

Since the three generations of the Jiang family were prohibited from becoming officials, the Xie family is now the family with the most officials in the Great Tang Dynasty.From as small as the ninth grade to as high as the Shangshu, they are almost all over the world.In the current imperial court, Emperor Ming took him as Minister of the Ministry of Officials to help Prince Li Xun remove obstacles from all officials.It should be known that Xie's reputation is enough to deter lucky snakes and rats in the official department.

It seems that as long as you choose a qualified household secretary, you will be able to stabilize the world.

But this year, Lingnan, Guizhou, Jiangnan, and Jiangnan have heavy snowfalls, and the snow disasters are rampant. Li Qian actively provides relief, and the household department arranges everything in an orderly manner. .

Emperor Ming looked at Li Qian with firm eyes, knowing that Li Qian's ability after so many years was beyond doubt.What's more, Li Xun kept silent and made no objection. Seeing that the disaster was imminent, he ordered Li Qian to represent the imperial court to inspect the three provinces to appease the common people.

The eunuch Jiang Hui, who delivered the decree, rushed all the way to Linzi without stopping. He heard the news that Li Yu was seriously ill before he arrived at the county prince's mansion, and he couldn't help but tense up.Before Jiang Huilin left Beijing, he accepted the gift from Li Qian. It was not a small sum, and it was no trouble. He just had to urge the King of Boshan County to enter the capital.

Could it be that His Royal Highness dared to resist the decree?Jiang Hui guessed half a cup of tea, then smiled and accepted the generous gift from the chief steward of Prince Huai's residence.

What Jiang Hui carried in his arms was not only an imperial decree, but also the Ming Emperor's secret decree.When he entered the Prince's Mansion and saw Li Yu himself, Jiang Hui could only sigh in his heart, and had to send a message back to Chang'an - His Royal Highness the Prince of the County really couldn't come to Beijing in time for Emperor Ming's Qianqiu Festival.

Li Yu was lying unconscious on the bed, and Gu Yang beside him said: "You can also see that His Highness's illness is fierce, and he has been in a coma for seven or eight days. I am afraid that His Majesty's will must wait for His Highness to wake up..." Gu Yang said He stopped here, and said: "The palace is simple, and I will settle it for you first. After driving for two months, I have to rest well."

Jiang Hui had no choice but to obey, and followed the Confucian general out.

It was quiet outside, and it took a while for Li Yu to open his eyes slightly. After making sure that there was no problem, he jumped off the bed and rushed to the case to drink three glasses of water in one go before he regained his strength.

Baoqin and Fang Shiquan closed the door and came in. Seeing Li Yu's anxious look, they just covered their mouths and laughed at him.Li Yu touched his cheek, and he was relieved to make sure that the layer of makeup on his face was not blurred.

He sat on the chair and muttered: "You said, Ahuai Baba sent a letter asking me not to arrive too early, but to arrive only on that day. What is the reason?"

"Before you were reluctant to speak, but now that Jiang Hui is here, how can you find out something?" Li Yu was a little dissatisfied, so he rushed away.The fact that these two people didn't like this at all made Li Yuhao feel depressed.

Fang Shiquan stroked the beard at the corner of his lips, thought for a while and said, "I have some guesses, but I have to wait for Lao Gu to come to confirm it."

Li Yu rolled his eyes and could only hold back his temper and wait.Fortunately, it didn't take much effort to arrange that Jiang Hui, and Gu Yang also knew that these three would definitely be waiting for him, so he hurried back.

"This Eunuch Jiang has a very serious mouth, and he only said that it was the New Year's Eve, when the six kings returned to Beijing. Mrs. Mu said something casually, and His Majesty gave you an order to let you go back." Gu Yang knew that His Highness didn't care. Xu Li also sat down on the chair, and said: "Your Majesty has appointed the six kings of Yizhou County to rule over the cavalry guards. Is Mu Gong worried about this?"

Li Yu glanced at Baoqin and said, "Ah Huai is not in charge of the army now, maybe he has these worries. But I..."

"Your Highness does not command troops, so there is nothing to worry about." Fang Shiquan felt confident in his heart, and said, "Since it is Mrs. Mu's talk, even if Duke Huai deliberately framed it, it should be fine. But Mu Gong is robbing this Father-in-law sent a letter before, asking you to come again on that day, I am afraid it is very meaningful."

Li Yudao: "Ah Huai is worried that something will happen to Father Emperor's Qianqiu Festival?"

"If my predictions are correct, Your Majesty will slowly cut off Duke Huai's wings in the past six months, so as to make plans for His Highness the Crown Prince's future." Fang Shiquan poured a cup of tea and said in a low voice, "No matter what Duke Huai's plans are, Advance must be based on retreat. But when there is no way to retreat, it must be the time for Duke Huai to attack."

"Your Majesty's Qianqiu Festival, Duke Huai must have arrived at the edge of the cliff. Mr. Mu wants you to arrive in time, one is to pick you out of this muddy water, the other is because you don't listen to His Majesty, and the third is Completely disregard His Royal Highness's suspicion of you." Fang Shiquan made a judgment and said: "Your Highness, you are just pretending to be sick now, let's just drag the day. When you return to Chang'an, you must remember to be firm. , if you want to join the feudal clan, you must not stay in Chang'an."

"Are you afraid that elder brother will suspect me in the future?" Li Yu was a little puzzled, so Baoqin had to explain to him: "Mr. Fang means that the situation of His Royal Highness is settled this time, and you are his only younger brother. Everyone should be on guard.”

The family of the ruthless emperor since ancient times.Li Yu looked sad, looked at Baoqin's growing belly, and nodded.

The recruiting went smoothly, and the recruits from various prefectures set out for Chang'an City. It was only the beginning of April, and more than [-] recruits had already arrived.Lang Huai asked Empress Ming for instructions, and ordered them to station in the east of Chang'an City, and dispatched the guards from the Imperial Forest Army to conduct training.By September, most of these children, who are seventeen or eighteen years old on average, will go to Beiting Anxi and become the mainstay of the northwest direction of the Tang Dynasty, which is very important.

Li Qian was not in Chang'an, and Liang Qinfang and Shangguan Yuan were all quiet. Li Xun and Emperor Ming discussed more and started to reform the tax burden in the south of the Yangtze River.After several discussions at court meetings, Li Xun took the proposed two tax regulations and issued them to all counties for implementation, looking forward to the results within two years.

In the formulation of the two tax regulations this time, Tie Jin, an old head of the household department, surfaced.This person is from Chang'an, with an ordinary family background. He passed the exam at the age of 20, but Chunwei suffered a crushing defeat. It was not until his early 40s that he changed his exam to Ming Jing and passed the exam.Fang Wei, the prime minister at the time, felt that Tie Jin was an old man and his accounts were excellent, so he asked the Ming emperor's order to stay directly in the household department and start as the head of the sixth-rank department of gold.

Tie Jin does not fight against the party, he does his main work honestly, and often goes to various places to inspect taxes according to the orders of his superiors.After Li Qian took control of the household department, he cleaned it up, but saw that he looked like an old accountant, and after checking the details, he learned that he had nothing to do with anyone and knew accounts very well, so he stayed in charge as usual.

In a flash, it was another twenty years of spring and autumn, and Tie Jin was already in his sixtieth year.Neither of his two sons passed the top three exams, and they didn't have the courage of their father, so they both went into business.Although the business is not as big as Lang's Firm, it is doing well and can be regarded as a rich family.

After reading the draft regulations, Emperor Ming specially summoned Tie Jin.Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a black and thin old man with a goatee, and he was full of energy.After Li Xun's remonstrance, Emperor Ming appointed Tie Jin's Minister of Household Department, and it was clear at a glance why the picture was drawn.

Li Qian naturally knew all these things.But he kept his composure and sent a letter of petition every ten days, reporting the disaster relief in detail to Emperor Ming who was far away in Chang'an.Regarding Tie Jin's promotion to the Minister of the Household Department, Li Qian even joked with Emperor Ming, saying that he had no eyesight, and he didn't know anything about leaving such a person by his side for seven or eight years.

Emperor Ming naturally understood why Li Qian did this, so he also called Li Xun and asked him what he thought.

Now Li Xun finally didn't have to be trembling, but he still said sincerely: "The sixth brother has made great achievements in disaster relief, and my son is far behind."

Emperor Ming held the pipa in his arms, plucked the tune casually, and said with a smile: "I come to ask you, if I am in your place, I will become the Supreme Emperor. How should you deal with the current court situation?"

Li Xun quickly knelt down and said, "Why did the emperor say this? You are a dragon and a healthy man, so why not do it for another fifty years? The son is not talented, and he has no mother. I just want to be at your knees." How filial. You..."

Emperor Ming didn't know what he was worried about, so he interrupted him: "I'm just asking you how to make the world safe, so don't talk about him!"

Li Xun was half-kneeling, seeing that there was no abnormal expression on the emperor's face, so he dared to speak: "Father, the courtiers you selected for my son are all very good, and I feel that as long as you balance all aspects, you can be worthy of you." taught."

Emperor Ming put down his pipa, helped him up personally, shook his head and said: "If you don't have any courage in your heart, how can you subdue generals like Xue Hua? Let alone Lang Huai?"

Li Xun was taken aback, and said, "I thought you valued Duke Mu very much."

The father and son left the hall and walked to the side of Taiye Pool step by step.Lu Youlin waved away the rest of the people, and he just followed from a distance, leaving space for the most special father and son in the world to be alone.

"I can trust Shi Xin because he followed me all the way." Emperor Ming looked at the dragonfly in early summer with his hands behind his back, and said lightly, "As for Lang Huai's child, I value her, but what I value is her talent. rather than loyalty."

"Father?" Li Xun was a little puzzled, and said, "Mu Gong has always been loyal to you, not to mention Fang Xiang also thinks highly of her."

"Lao Fang values ​​her because among the younger generation, she is the only one who is courageous." Emperor Ming patted his son and said, "Nowadays, the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty, who is sincere, who is treacherous, and who has means, you You should be able to see clearly. These people are naturally easy to control. You must know that you are destined to become an emperor in the future, and you can't select courtiers based on your own preferences. Let's say that Zhao Moyan, although he is a speculator, but he was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment before, and he has reached the extreme. "

Li Xun thought to himself, and naturally understood what Emperor Ming meant by what he said today.

"But generals are difficult to control," Emperor Ming sighed, and said, "Lang Huai is loyal, but he is not loyal to one person. What she wants is to be worthy of the people of Li. If you are not Mingjun, she will dare to make you embrace the new lord." Do you know the identity of Shang Ziyi? He was the only son of Shangguan Hong back then! This child saved him, but dared to bring him back to Chang'an and let him take part in the imperial examination. sand!"

Li Xun was shocked, and said, "Shangguan Hong? The traitor who poisoned Shangguan's prime minister?"

Emperor Ming sighed, "This is an unjust case."

The conversation by the Taiye pool continued, most of the time it was Emperor Ming who kept talking, Li Xun nodded from time to time, and rarely spoke.After this day, the New Deal was gradually handed over to Li Xun, and Emperor Ming seldom went to the morning court, and only came to sit in the afternoon court.

Until Li Qian returned from disaster relief.

On the same day, Lang Huai went down to the mansion, accompanied the old lady to talk, sat down with Webster, told Lang Heng about his homework, and returned to Yong'an Hall exhausted.

At night, Lang Huaicai whispered to Mingda what happened during the day, and when she finished talking, Mingda also frowned.

"This matter is very important, you agree?" Mingda was a little bored, got up and opened the curtain, and went to pour water.

Lang Huai was speechless for a while, when Huohu heard the sound and jumped onto her knee, he refused to go down.Lang Huai stroked its furry head, finally nodded and said, "Yes."

Mingda was depressed, and was about to say goodbye to her, but by the candlelight, he saw her depressed face, and couldn't help softening her heart.

"How can you do this to Sister Shang?" Ming Da sighed after holding Lang Huai's head for a long time.

The author has something to say: this time to sort out:

Emperor Ming was arranging the power vacuum after Li Qian retreated.The Ministry of Officials gave Xie Bi, firstly because of his talent and ability, and secondly because of Xie's family.

The Ministry of Household gave Tie Jin, firstly, because he was not attached to this person, and to become a minister, he had to rely on the current emperor and not be involved with anyone, and secondly, he was indeed a capable minister.

What did Lang Huai answer?It will be revealed next time.

It was almost time for Li Qian to come back next time, and the Jedi counterattack began.

The little green letter ends.

By the way, Sanqixin’s episode is up, but it’s very slow, don’t rush, because I’m too busy and very tired.Let's make appointments slowly, work slowly and carefully, and the stories conceived in our minds are quite long, so you can rest assured.