It's early morning time again.

Today, Qin Gui attended the Early Dynasty, and at the same time, Li Zongtang, who had been imprisoned in the heavenly prison, was also released, Tang Zhi looked at him and found that he was pale, a little older than before.

Li Zongtang's current situation represents the current situation of his Tang Qing officials, Tang Zhi sighed in his heart, if he had come a few years earlier, there would not be such a situation as today.

remembered that in the book I read in my previous life, there was a scene where the emperor ascended the throne and killed the ministers at a young age, and an emperor named Kangxi looked for a group of nobles to serve as guards. These teenagers were all strong and powerful, and Kangxi kept them by his side and practiced wrestling every day.

When Ao Bai entered the palace, he often saw these teenagers wrestling in the imperial garden noisily, just as children playing, and didn't care at all.

One day, Ao Bai received an order from Emperor Kangxi to enter the palace alone to discuss state affairs. Ao Bai entered the palace in a big way as usual. As soon as he stepped into the threshold of the inner palace, suddenly a group of teenagers hugged him and surrounded Aobai, some twisting their arms and some dragging their thighs. Although Ao Bai was born as a military general and has great strength, there are many of these young people, and they have all practiced wrestling, so Ao Bai is no match for them, and he was knocked to the ground all of a sudden. No matter how loud he screamed, no one rescued him.

Ao Bai was arrested and put in prison, and Emperor Kangxi immediately asked the minister to investigate Ao Bai's crimes. The ministers believed that Ao Bai was tyrannical and domineering, killed innocent people without permission, and committed many crimes, and should be put to death. Emperor Kangxi was lenient and dismissed the officials of Aobai.

Emperor Kangxi used a trick to get rid of Aobai. Some of the arrogant ministers who used to worship knew how powerful this young emperor was, and they didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of him.

It seems that he will also follow the example of Emperor Kangxi, and find a way to arrest Qin Gui first.

"The minister has something to do. Qin Gui's voice interrupted Tang Zhi's thoughts.

"Prime Minister Qin, what's the matter?" Tang Zhi asked coldly, what does this Qin Gui want to do?

"Back to the emperor, Li Zongtang colluded with the party and plotted to rebel, that day he also slandered his true appearance, the minister felt that this person was a wolf and ambitious, and he should be beheaded. ”

After Qin Gui finished speaking, a glance swept towards a little eunuch beside Tang Zhi, and the little eunuch hurriedly went to get the fold and passed it to Tang Zhi.

This is a false accusation by Chi L, L, a minister who came out of the prison to survive and survived the rebellion? Not to mention what kind of power does he Li Zongtang have in the court?

Tang Zhi pretended to glance at the fold, and then threw it down angrily. It's all a trumped-up charge. This Qin Gui is really becoming more and more rampant.

"Presumptuous, Qin Gui, you actually slandered my loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, what is your intention?"

Qin Gui said lightly: "The evidence of the minister's rebellion is conclusive, and Li Zongtang's rebellion is well known, but the emperor is in this deep palace and doesn't know." The emperor should not be blinded by Li Zongtang's appearance. ”

Most of the ministers in the audience also knelt down in unison when Qin Gui said this.

"The ministers and others knocked, long live, and issued an order to kill the traitorous minister Li Zongtang. ”

Among these kneeling ministers, there is actually Liu Shen, the minister who proposed to put Li Zongtang's cigarette pouch out yesterday.

Li Zongtang never said a word, just stood silently with his fragile body, as if everything in the court had nothing to do with him, as if he knew what the outcome would be today, and he didn't argue with anyone about his loyalty, treachery, good and evil.

Tang Zhi read the disappointment in his eyes, the disappointment in his own emperor who could not protect him, the disappointment in this court, or the disappointment in the education he received when he was young.

Since he was a child, he was taught to be an upright person, to be a loyal and patriotic man, he did so, and when almost the entire court was almost biased towards traitors, he resolutely stood on the opposite side of traitors, fantasizing about assisting a generation of Ming monarchs, and he was a marquis and a celebrity love history.

I didn't expect that in the end, I would end up like this, and after my death, the historian would leave him with the crime of a traitor.

Li Zongtang did the right thing, it was this court that was wrong, and it was the mediocre and incompetent emperor who was wrong, Tang Zhi thought that he would protect this loyal and patriotic man no matter what.

"I want to find out this matter anew, first put Li Zongtang in the prison, and wait for the fate. ”

Tang Zhi chose to give way, he knew that if he didn't give in and quarreled with Qin Gui, Li Zongtang would not escape death, remembering that Emperor Kangxi also did not keep his loyal minister Suke Saha, and finally personally ordered to kill Suke Saha under the threat of Aobai.

Tang Zhi understood that Qin Gui's step was nothing more than to let him not have his own power in the court, and it didn't matter to him whether Li Zongtang died or not, so putting Li Zongtang in the heavenly prison was the best way, and when Qin Gui was overthrown, he would be released, and he would have another confidant minister.

Qin Gui smiled: "Then let the emperor find out from the new, someone will press Li Zongtang into the prison." ”

The guards quickly stepped forward and pressed Li Zongtang down, this time Li Zongtang did not shout resistance like last time, but was taken away by the guards without saying a word.

The ministers who were standing also knelt down, after all, it was a little embarrassing to still stand.

Tang Zhi knew that Qin Gui would not fall for a day, and he would have no power in this court for a day.

Tang Zhi glanced down and said in a deep voice: "The ministers are flat." Today I have a decree to you. ”

The emperor rarely gives orders, and whatever the emperor decrees, the ministers also have to see if Qin Guitong agrees. The first emperor actually left two auxiliary ministers for Tang Zhi, one was Qin Gui and the other was Li Zongtang.

Now that Li Zongtang has fallen, it is even more important to see Qin Gui's face. Even those ministers who don't want to be in the same league as Qin Gui can only accept this reality, after all, no one wants to be the target of public criticism like Li Zongtang.

"Not long ago, I was assassinated by assassins in the palace, so I want to select a group of guards to enter the palace to be my personal guards, for the sake of my safety, I want to hold a martial arts competition, and each minister has two recommended places to sign up.

The first place in the selection competition is the chief of the guard, and the chief of the guard leads all the guards, and the second and third are the team leaders, and the team leaders are each in charge of 10 guards, so only the top twenty-three in this selection can be selected as my personal guards.

However, the top 50 can all get a place to enter the palace as a guard. ”

The two places are Tang Zhi's set for Qin Gui, a captain and a captain will be obtained by Qin Gui if he doesn't think it, and at that time, he can use the small team of guards who are not controlled by Qin Gui to take down Qin Gui.

As soon as the ministers heard that the emperor was going to choose a personal guard, they all agreed and put their eyeliner on the emperor's side, and the emperor would know in advance if there was any trouble, so why not.