The door of the courtyard suddenly opened, and a novice in Tsing Yi appeared in front of Qin Jin, clasped his hands together and said, "Please follow the little monk in, the distinguished guest has been waiting for a long time!"

Qin Jin's curiosity was even stronger, so he followed in, and after bypassing the shadow wall, he saw a middle-aged man standing in the courtyard, although he was only wearing an ordinary robe, but his gestures were full of grace.

It wasn't until the middle-aged man turned around and faced Qin Jin that Qin Jin was shocked to find that this person looked very much like the crown prince. He had a one-sided acquaintance with the crown prince Li Heng, although he passed in a hurry, but his appearance still had some impressions, and then looked closely, was it not the prince or who?

"The Subordinate Meets ......"

The middle-aged man grabbed Qin Jin, who wanted to bow down, and said with a smile: "This is a place of cultivation, why stick to the rituals of the layman?

Walking side by side with the crown prince Li Heng, Qin Jin had an indescribable eccentricity in his heart, and it was said that the prince's qualifications were mediocre and timid, but when they met, they found out that the rumors were just rumors after all. If the prince was a mediocre and timid man, how could he arrange a meeting at such a clever time and place?

Thinking of this, Qin Jin's heart moved, the prince hid his whereabouts to meet him, how could it be just for the sake of talking? It is said that Li Heng was restrained by the suppression of the Son of Heaven, and let the ministers handle it, and what he sees now may not be the case.

However, getting too close to the prince at this time may not be a good thing, if Li Longji is suspicious, what he plans will inevitably encounter great resistance.

"Your Highness, but you have ordered someone to inform you, and your subordinates will do their best......"

Li Heng laughed but didn't say anything when he heard this. The courtyard here is not big, and the two of them entered the room one after another, and the cold breath suddenly came to their faces, as if the whole body was wrapped in a chill.

There was no heating in the fasting room, and because there was no sunlight, the temperature felt much lower than in the courtyard, and Qin Jin, who was suffering from the cold, couldn't help but sneeze.

After the two took their seats, Li Heng sighed.

"The monks' ascetic practice is really beyond the reach of mortals like us, and their ambitions are as golden as truth, which makes people embarrassed......"

Qin Jin suddenly found that this prince had changed the attitude of the Li family to be a Buddha and seemed to have a good impression of Buddhism. However, the lessons learned by later generations have unmistakably told the world that Buddhist monks who sit on the land and do not produce will become a cancer like silverfish in society once they receive the strong support of the rulers.

With this preconceived impression, Qin Jin couldn't help but refute: "A monk is born to practice hard for one person and benefit himself, and His Royal Highness enters the world for one person to benefit the world, how can he be ashamed?"

Li Heng was stunned at first, and then he felt like a confidant. The world only says that he is the prince of the prince, with a prominent status, and in the future, the Son of Heaven will be able to rule the world after a hundred years, but who only talks about the suffering and suffering?

For Qin Jin, Li Heng's impression was not good at first, and it was not until the earth-shattering bullet seal was made public that he looked at it differently, but for the appalling content in the bullet, he only thought that it was an astonishing statement made by overthrowing Yang Guozhong.

However, the Son of Heaven seemed to be greatly moved, and changed the normal way to rectify the pattern of the court, and even Yang Guozhong, who he thought would never fall, became a street rat.

Coupled with Li Yu's analysis from the side, Li Heng re-faced the tragic situation of the Tang Dynasty described by Qin Jin in the bullet chapter. It's like a fish bone stuck in the throat for days, unable to swallow or spit out.

Li Heng didn't beat around the bush anymore, and asked bluntly and abruptly: "Could it be that the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty will decline because of this?" For more than 100 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, rebellions and rebellions have occurred one after another, and they have not weakened, but have flourished since then. An Lushan is just a clown jumping off the beam, even if he has a temporary advantage, but what can he do?

After hearing this, Qin Jin was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted, Li Heng's question should have been issued by that bullet seal.

When Qin Jin described Li Longji, he had reservations, but in front of Li Heng, he didn't plan to make another discount.

"To tell the truth, there is still room for the advice of the subordinates and the saints. ”

As a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, but he looked down on the Tang Dynasty so much, Li Heng couldn't help but be a little angry.

"Jun's words, Li Heng doesn't dare to agree!"

Qin Jin didn't want to talk to this prince who was suspicious of the Son of Heaven, but after saying this, he couldn't hold it back.

"The harm of Datang lies in the system, not in the people!"

"System?"

In Li Heng's impression, whether the court situation is clear or not depends on the monarch and the ministers, and the "system" from the mouth of Qin and Jin made him feel very novel.

The system of three provinces and six ministries established since Gaozu is a set of bureaucratic systems with complete efficiency and restraint from top to bottom, but today, there is a flood of posts, and the officials who are obliquely sealed by the ink are in charge of the real power of each official office, and the officials of each post have become empty decorations. The problem is also here, the Son of Heaven is all based on his own likes and dislikes, and the border generals and military political and financial powers are concentrated, and the power is not restricted, even if there is no An Lushan rebellion, there may not be Zhang San and Li Si jumping out to commit chaos in the future. ”

Li Heng thought silently when he heard this, but Qin Jin hadn't finished speaking.

"Now for the time being, I will make imaginary words, most of the grain stored in the imperial court is in the land of Kanto, and now Luoyang Hanjiacang is in the hands of thieves, and Taiyuan Cang in Shaanzhou is burned. After the beginning of spring, there was a shortage of green and yellow, and the food problem became the most critical constraint for the counterinsurgency army. Therefore, the imperial court is bound to ask all armies to raise grain on the spot, but after this example, it will be like an anthill bursting an embankment, and if they try to clean it up, it will be difficult to collect it! How can the generals who lead the troops in various towns obediently give up the power in their hands? At that time, there will inevitably be another bloody storm. ”

"If the imperial court tightens the power of military rations, wouldn't it be worry-free?" Li Heng said again.

Qin Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly, looking directly at Li Heng.

"Reverse Hu ravaged Hedong, Hebei, and Dugi three provinces, and the imperial court's household registration books have long become pieces of waste paper, and the annual income can be collected in the past. Your Highness thinks that where should the imperial court raise the grain?"

Li Heng was silent, what Qin Jin said was indeed the truth. Not to mention now, even more than ten years before An Lushan rebelled, the imperial court had already given the marshal of the feudal town the right to transfer local income to grain due to its own overstretching. Especially after the abolition of the government military system, the Jiedu envoy who also deposed the envoy and grasped the local financial power was even more powerful.

In the past, I didn't feel different, but now from a different perspective, I can't help but break out in a cold sweat. Even if An Lushan did not rebel at this time, the Holy Son of Heaven would still be able to subdue the Quartet with the accumulated authority of the Son of Heaven for more than 40 years. But once the Son of Heaven is a hundred years later, his foundation is shallow, and those border generals who lead troops may not be honest for the imperial court.

However, after recognizing this dilemma, it made Li Heng's heart even colder. Knowing the crux of the problem, but without a suitable treatment, is it possible to watch the prosperous Tang Dynasty slide into the abyss step by step?

Regarding this, Qin Jin could not give a definite answer. Maybe history can't be changed after all, maybe everything he predicted won't happen.

After Qin Jin retreated, Li Heng's question not only failed to solve, but added unspeakable worries!

Leaving Qinglong Temple, the sun has set in the west, and before I know it, I have been idle with the crown prince Li Heng for most of the day, and now every moment of time is extremely precious, and it can not be delayed any longer.

Just returned to the Forbidden Garden, Zheng Xianli hurried back.

"It's back, it's back......"

Qin Jin had never seen him so discolored, and asked, "Who is back?"

"Doctor Gao, you have been escorted to Beijing!"

Qin Jinteng stood up from his seat and said in a lost voice:

"Is the news true?"

"It's true, the spies who went out and sent out saw it with their own eyes. Chen Si is also in the team, you can't be wrong!"

The shock was followed by a burst of joy. The Son of Heaven did not order Gao Xianzhi to be beheaded in Tongguan, but was escorted back to Chang'an, so there was great hope that he would not die. Although Gao Xianzhi is now in prison, as long as the person is not dead, there is still room for everything to turn around.

"This is a great thing, Brother Zheng can go back safely and sleep well!"

Zheng Xianli was also anxious to think about it carefully, until Qin Jin analyzed it for him, and then suddenly realized that this was indeed good news. Still, he was preoccupied.

"Doctor Gao has been convicted now, and Doctor Feng is still leading the troops, I don't know what the Son of Heaven wants to do......"

Qin Jin was not very worried about Feng Changqing, as long as he led the troops outside, it would be difficult for Li Longji to attack him, just as he tolerated Ge Shuhan to kill Tian Jianye.

Although Li Longji must be very dissatisfied with Ge Shuhan's actions, there must be a yardstick in his heart to measure which is more important. As for whether the Son of Heaven was offended because of this, it was a secondary factor.

Since An Lushan successfully captured Luoyang, Li Longji's authority has been greatly reduced, and in the future, comments will inevitably make the strength of military generals in various places swell, and there will be no less things to disobey the imperial court.

What's more, Feng Changqing was not an ambitious person in the first place, and through several exchanges, this person's loyalty to the Tang Dynasty was beyond doubt.

Qin Jin was sure that as long as Feng Changqing didn't come to Chang'an in recent years, no one could help him, and the Son of Heaven couldn't kill him. The only trouble now is Gao Xianzhi, after all, he is not afraid of ten thousand, but he is afraid of what if, in case one of the tendons is wrong, he will be killed with a knife, and it will be too late to stop him.

The court wants to be quiet, and the turmoil continues. Ge Shuhan captured a spy from Tongguan and sent someone to escort him to Chang'an, and the letter this person carried with him was a secret letter written by the rebellious An Lushan to An Sishun.

An Sishun has served as the envoy of Hexi and Longyoujie, and now he is staying in Beijing to regent Shi Dafu, who is also a border general of the Tang Dynasty, but his identity is very sensitive. An Lushan, who rebelled, was an adopted son adopted by his uncle, and the two were cousins who were not related by blood.