When the officials saw that the forbidden army had gone away, they whispered to the group and asked about the origin of the foreigner surnamed Zhang, and said that the official position of the foreigner was an official the size of a sesame mung bean, and no one usually noticed it, and the vast majority of people did not know his origin.

Finally, there are still officials in the Criminal Department who made this person, a Lang Zhong pointed to the door where Zhang Yuanwailang disappeared, and said in a slurp:

"You may not know, this person is the same clan of the Zhang family's cheap maid, and the Zhang family has to call him an uncle, but it's a pity that ......"

At this time, some people felt strange, if that Zhang Yuanwailang was the same clan of Empress Zhang, and he was an official in the court, why did Empress Zhang's nepotism only give him a small Yuanwailang to do? Lang Zhong, who knew the details, laughed heartily.

"Even this foreigner was promoted in Tianbao Year, when the prince was suppressed and almost implicated in the dismissal...... Who knows that after Zhang's meteoric rise, he is very mean to this clan, and the reason for this is probably not for outsiders. ”

Most of the human nature is to figure it out, and when it comes to these hidden news behind the scenes, they all prick up their ears.

Suddenly, I don't know who shouted first, and everyone followed the reputation, but saw Qin Jin appear in the political hall surrounded by people.

“…… Meet Dr. Qin......"

Don't look at the officials who don't have much respect for Qin Jin in private, but in front of him, no one dares to be presumptuous, and bows obediently.

Qin Jindao came here because he heard that someone was making trouble, and the officials seemed to have a lot of speculation about the edict of the Son of Heaven, so he decided to take a look for himself.

Sure enough, these gossip news gradually fermented, all of which Qin Jin did not want to see, if there was a choice, he must calm down these speculations as soon as possible, and guide public opinion in a healthy direction. However, how easy is it to guide public opinion? He can only hold the attitude of trying it out.

"Colleagues don't have to be formal, Qin is used to being in the army, if they are all so easy to give gifts that make people uncomfortable......"

He only gossiped and never mentioned a word of the edict of the Son of Heaven, because he could only wait for others to ask questions, and if it came out of his own mouth, it would be too obvious.

However, Qin Jin still underestimated the courage of the officials, don't look at their mouths like lotus flowers behind their backs, when it comes to the critical moment, they can only shut up. After his eyes swept left and right, no one dared to ask the question in his heart. Coincidentally, Zhang Jie walked into the political hall step by step, looked up and found that Qin Jin was standing on the spot, and he involuntarily stumbled under his feet, so he hung out, but fortunately he reacted quickly and barely stabilized his body.

"Qin, does Doctor Qin have any orders?"

Qin Jin turned around and saw that it was Zhang Jie, so he glanced at him, and said in a tone:

"Passing by the government hall, let's take a look at ......"

However, Zhang Jie was nervous and did not understand Qin Jin's intentions, so he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and his face was full of sweat and he didn't come up with a suitable explanation.

In fact, although Zhang Jie only had three or five days in the political affairs hall, all the officials, regardless of their rank, were as careful as if they were serving their ancestors, and they all welcomed him.

After all, Zhang Jie has the dispatch of the meritorious service in his hands, and whether the officials and the children behind the officials can occupy a place in the great contribution of recovering Chang'an depends on the efforts of this Zhang Langzhong.

Qin Jin was a little helpless, and felt that continuing to stay in the political hall would only make the atmosphere embarrassing, so he said to everyone:

"Qin still has important things to do, let's go first......"

With that, Qin Jin strode towards the door, and when he passed by Zhang Jie's side, he gently patted him on the shoulder to show encouragement, and at the same time to show that he did not feel guilty because of his unworthiness.

This time, Zhang Jie finally succeeded in comprehending Qin Jin's thoughts, and finally let go of a hanging heart, and at the same time, there was a little regret and regret in his heart.

Looking at Qin Jin's back as he disappeared outside the gate, Zhang Jie secretly swore that he would definitely figure out Qin Jin's thoughts more in the future, and he would definitely not let today's embarrassing thing happen again.

After being stunned for a while, Zhang Jie was regained by the shouts of the officials.

Naturally, the officials surrounded Zhang Jie again, asking questions about their personal relationships.

Of course, there is another thing that will not be left unasked, and that is that alcohol selects the prince from those people.

The charter for the selection of the crown prince was also drafted and sorted out by him with the help of Qin Jin, and it will be announced on the spot of Li Chenghong's abdication tomorrow, and the content of it is still in the stage of secrecy, and it must not be revealed to outsiders.

"You are all a little restless, the court can not be without a monarch for a day, since the Holy Son of Heaven has decided to choose the virtuous and virtuous prince among the princes, I believe that God will also bless my Tang Dynasty, and elect a prince who can support Sheji, maybe tomorrow's holy monarch will also come from today!"

The officials disagreed with Zhang Jie's answer, but because he controlled the merits of most officials, no one dared to offend him at all, so they all echoed it with a dry smile.

Zhang Jie went to the political hall to confirm an important matter, that is, to sort out the files of the officials who died tragically during the ravages of Chang'an in Tubo, these people, regardless of rank, as long as they died at the hands of the Tubo thieves, they would all be promoted to the third rank, and their descendants would be affected.

To tell the truth, this is an extremely popular measure, and giving preferential treatment to the deceased will erase the sadness of the death of the rabbit and the fox in people's hearts whenever and wherever they are.

Some people don't know much about Zhang Jie's limited handling of the dead, so they asked how to define the scope of this so-called "war dead", and whether the officials who died at the hands of Yu Chaoen were among them?

Zhang Jie smiled and replied affirmatively:

"Yes, of course!"

Since it is a charity to others, you can't be too stingy, including some people who died of fright during this period were included in the so-called martyr list by Zhang Jie.

"You may not know that the fall of Chang'an is the unprecedented death of the founding of the country, and Dr. Qin remembers the unyielding loyalty of the victims, and is determined to erect a stone monument to spread the wisdom of the martyrs to future generations forever. ”

As soon as these words came out, Deng Shi caused a burst of exclamations among the hundred officials.

The stone monument has never only said that it has been used to destroy the country and expand the land, but now it is really unheard of to use it on the officials who died in the shame of the fall of Chang'an.

Zhang Jie raised his hands, made a gesture, and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Doctor Qin said that the officials who suffered in this catastrophe cannot die in vain, although it is important to make contributions to the country, it is also heavy to sacrifice their lives, and the martyrs must not be allowed to shed blood and tears. It is also an inspiration to those of us who survived the war!"

When he said this, a layer of mist appeared in Zhang Jie's eyes. He suddenly thought of Yu Tianbao's fifteen-year-old brother who died in the war. His brother was not so lucky, An Thief was serving as the county lieutenant of Shouguang County when he went south, and all the officials in the city were killed without exception.

Zhang Jie's voice was a little choked.

"Not only the battle of Chang'an, but all parts of the country will soon sort out the list of war dead, but all martyrs will be treated with this courtesy!"

Such a move did provoke a sigh among the officials, the imperial court has always been more than rewards and punishments, and it is extremely rare to treat those who have died in defeat with such solemnity. But rare is rare, and the officials at least saw in Doctor Qin that they were different from those powerful ministers who fought for power and profit.

"Doctor Qin is wise!"

The officials of the imperial court came from all over the world, and which family did not have any children of the clan who died in battle or died? They all asked if they could exchange the name of a martyr if they had no children in their own family.

Zhang Jie replied one by one:

"Now it's just a draft, and the specific regulations will come out in three or five days, so don't be impatient, don't be impatient!"

While speaking, Zhang Jie found Lang Zhong, who was in charge of the household registration of the household department, in the crowd, and asked him to lead him to check the register of the victims on file with the household department.

The household registration file is an important basis and means for the imperial court to grasp the population, but the household department Langzhong is a little embarrassed.

"This is very difficult to do, after the Tibetan thieves entered and occupied Chang'an, some Tibetan soldiers went to the household to pick quarrels and provoke trouble, and the warehouse where the registration books and archives were stored caught fire, although the rescue was timely, at least thirty percent of the registration books were burned to ashes!"

Zhang Jie was secretly frightened, thinking that it would be easy to check the archives, but he really didn't expect that such an accident would occur. At this time, he remembered Dr. Qin's faint worries when he discussed this matter last night, which was that he was worried that the household registration books hidden in the counties and counties of the world would be lost and damaged in the war.

At first, he only thought that these books were just papers, and that they should not be eaten or drunk for traitors, and that who would have nothing to do with them? Now it seems that this is not what he thinks at all, and it is difficult to preserve even those in Chang'an, let alone those local counties?

In fact, when Qin Jin went east to Luoyang, he ordered people to count the books every time he went, and there were no one or two out of ten survivors, which he did not say to Zhang Jie.

Zhang Jie couldn't help but be disappointed now that he learned that the household registration had been burned, but he still asked Na Lang Zhongling to check it himself, after all, the matter of the martyr's stone monument can't be stagnant just because he lost the household registration book!

The officials of the various ministries also revealed to Zhang Jie the situation of their own departments, and all of them had destroyed their archives to varying degrees. This result made him a little depressed, the archives are an important basis for the herdsmen of the imperial court, once these things are lost, the land of Chang'an and Gyeonggi is still good to say, but it is also at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and those counties where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, the soldiers are in chaos, and the local officials often combine military, political and financial powers, even if they do not pay a penny of taxes, what can they do? Or what basis does the imperial court have for the local tax to pay more or less?

In the final analysis, the loss of the household registration book is equivalent to the loss of the grasp of the population, the loss of the control of the population, and the imperial court is afraid that chaos is not far away.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jie's good interest was completely gone, and he suddenly realized that the Shenwu Army's mastery of the important place of the imperial court might be just the beginning, and the road ahead was still very difficult and long......