Looking at the prince who is not yet middle-aged, his hair has begun to fall out a lot, and there are a few strands of gray hair mixed between his hair, Xuanzong, who has been through political storms for a long time, can't help but feel a little compassion, he knows what Li Linfu has done very well, he still knows a lot of inside information, and some of them he has also played a role in fueling the trouble.

"How are you getting along with the crown princess?" Li Longji asked without words.

After the prince Li Xiang divorced twice, the third time he married the crown princess was arranged for him by Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, and she was a woman with a deep background - Zhang.

Zhang's grandmother, Dou, and Xuanzong's mother, Empress Dowager Zhaocheng, were sisters. When Xuanzong was a child, his mother Dou was executed by Wu Zetian, and it was this aunt who raised him by herself. Therefore, Xuanzong has always had special feelings for his aunt, and after ascending the throne, he named her Mrs. Deng Guo.

My aunt's five sons were also high-ranking officials, and one of them, Zhang Quying, also married Xuanzong's daughter, Princess Changfen. When Xuanzong saw that the prince was worried about his work and his sideburns were gray, he thought of giving Li Heng some hints about the marriage, hoping that he could relax a little. For this reason, Xuanzong thought of his aunt, the granddaughter to be married, Zhang. Soon, Zhang was elected as the crown prince.

Li Heng didn't feel too peaceful just because he married Zhang Liangdi, he was still cautious, careful everywhere, and never dared to be careless even in some details of life.

He replied respectfully: "The Zhang family is gentle and virtuous, very much in line with the wishes of his sons, and he has recently become pregnant. ”

Tang Xuanzong has many sons, but not many grandchildren, and when he heard this, he was very surprised: "Good, good, you are a person who knows how to cherish blessings." ”

When the ministers were busy receiving the rewards, Yang Zhao, as the accumulator of these wealth, did not follow the crowd, and he ran to Tang Xuanzong and showed his face. Brush your own presence.

Tang Xuanzong looked at Yang Zhao, who was busy beside him, and said: "There are so many rare treasures in the Zuo Treasure House, everyone should thank us for having a good branch member." ”

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji should indeed be grateful to Yang Zhao, sixty percent of these treasures in the Zuo Hidden Treasure House are due to Yang Zhao.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty was in a prosperous period, the people were rich, the prefectures and counties were rich, and tens of thousands of grain cloths were stored in warehouses around the country. Yang Zhao sniffed out the business opportunity from it, and he asked the emperor to say: "The country has abundant rice and grain, the wind and rain are smooth in all places, the people are happy to work, and the four seas are peaceful, there is no need to reserve so much food for emergencies, and the grain is easy to deteriorate after a long time, can you allow the ministers to convert the grain collected in various places into money and silk, and change the way of collecting rent and land tax in various places from coins to collecting cloth and silk to transport it to Beijing?"

Yang Zhao was an economically minded person, and his advice was very reasonable and practical, and Tang Xuanzong Li Longji immediately approved his recital. In this way, under Yang Zhao's operation, there are more and more money in the treasury, and the wealth that was hidden from the people has now become hidden from the country.

Tang Xuanzong's public praise made the eyes of all the ministers look at Yang Zhao changed. Seeing this, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji put the icing on the cake and said: "Lux, bring my beloved purple clothes and gold and jade, and I want to reward our hero Yang Zhao Yang." ”

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji's trip to the left treasure house had a far-reaching impact, and after that, Tang Xuanzong once thought that the country was rich, rich in money and goods, regarded gold and silk as dung, and did not hesitate to reward princes and nobles, often without limits. As a result, the treasury is increasingly running short.

And Yang Zhao walked in front of the courtiers with Tang Xuanzong's public praise and reward, and many people saw his business talent, and handed over their belongings to him to take care of. Some court officials who are good at seeing the wind and steering the rudder and have a keen sense of political smell also realized that Yang Zhao was about to soar, and they began to do everything possible to get in touch with Yang Zhao.

Yang Zhao is different from Yang Yuhuan, he was born in a small city, and his dissatisfaction with survival and security since he was a child has created his obsession with money and power desire, but at the same time, this obsession also gives him a more keen insight and a more sleek character than ordinary people.

During the ushering and sending off, Yang Zhao's desire for power became stronger and stronger, so strong that he was no longer satisfied with being subservient to Li Linfu. There was something in the heart, there was something in the mind, and a small action was captured by the sensitive Jiwen. After careful consideration, he decided to change his course and switch to Yang Zhao's disciples.

In the dead of night, Ji Wen personally went to visit Yang's mansion.

When he first heard that Ji Wen was visiting, Yang Zhao was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "What are you doing here at such a late hour?" Could it be that the right prime minister, Lord Li, has something to convey to him?"

Yang Zhao knew that Ji Wen was the celebrity in front of Li Linfu, he didn't dare to be the slightest slack, and greeted him when he heard the report.

Seeing Ji Wen's enthusiasm, he was secretly speculating in his heart: What is this kid doing here?

Invited Ji Wen into the hall, and after sitting down, Yang Zhao didn't need to ask, Ji Wen said straight to the point: "I came here this time with Lord Youxiang on my back." ”

These words made Yang Zhao stunned in his heart, and he didn't understand what he meant.

Ji Wen looked at Yang Zhao's puzzled eyes, and then said: "I know that Lord Yang is a person with hills and valleys in his chest, and with your ability, he will definitely not be satisfied with a small position of supervision, have you ever thought about paying homage to the marquis?"

Yang Zhao thought that Ji Wen was sent by Li Linfu to test him, and hurriedly and humbly said: "Lord Ji, you have won the award, I am just a small civil official, a little economic mind, how dare I compare with Lord Li, Lord Li is highly respected, disciples inside and outside the court are all over the world, and he has won the trust of the emperor, and he is expected to be the prime minister." Yang himself has a few catties and a few taels, and he never dares to have any extravagant hopes for the position of prime minister. ”

Ji Wen was very smart and heard the hypocrisy between Yang Zhao's words. He knew in his heart that Yang Zhao was too cautious and didn't believe in himself.

He said bluntly: "Li Linfu has been in charge of the government for more than ten years, with a sweet mouth and a sword, forming a party for personal gain, and friends all over the government and the opposition, it has reached the level of covering the sky with one hand, if Lord Yang wants to replace him, it is indeed not easy, but with me to help from the side, it will get twice the result with half the effort." ”

"I don't know what plans Master Ji has, so let's hear about it. Yang Zhao asked with interest.

"There is a good opportunity to start in front of me, but I don't know if Lord Yang dares to do it. Giwin chuckled.

"I want to hear about it. ”

Ji Wen wrote a few words on the table next to Yang Zhao on the tea, which made Yang Zhao's face show a knowing smile.

When Yang Zhao was eyeing Li Linfu, Li Linfu was also staring at the position of Li Shi, the left minister, and tried every possible means to remove this stumbling block.

Yang Zhao did not directly attack Li Linfu, he first targeted Li Linfu's cronies Wang Jie.

At this time, Wang Ji served as the envoy of the household registration, and when Tang Xuanzong Li Longji announced that the people would be exempted from servitude for one year, Wang Ji admonished: "The emperor exempted the people from servitude, which is a matter of celebration for the whole country, but in this way, the expenses inside and outside the court are missing a source, can we symbolically collect some foot money from the people?"

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji didn't think much about it, thinking that the foot money was just some small money, and the officials below would accept it if they wanted to.