It's day and night, Chang'an Shangguanli.

While Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and others gathered in the Qu Shun Hou Mansion, thinking about how to take advantage of the upcoming Xiongnu mission and change the situation, the Beiping Hou Mansion, which had been deserted for nearly ten years, was also brightly lit tonight.

As the guest of honor, Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Beiping, sat calmly at the top as a doctor of imperial history; The first seat on the left is the current Wei Weiqing - Worm Da.

Starting from the worm, Liu Budo, the leader of the sect, Lang Zhong Ling Mian, the guard Cheng Qin Mu, and the servants of the confessor, allowed to sit down with Chang Cheng Jiyi.

On the right seat, there are only two cases - I just completed the procedure today, and I took office, and the newly baked Shaofu: Uncle Tian, and Wu Gong, the court captain.

Looking at the people in the guest hall who were looking at him with burning eyes, Zhang Cang slightly helped his slightly bulging belly, and couldn't help but sigh.

——More than two months ago, when Zhang Cang accompanied his mentor Wang Ling to attend the family banquet of Prime Minister Chen Ping, almost all the giants in the DPRK and China were Chen Ping's henchmen!

Among the three princes and nine secretaries, there were six people who attended the meeting that day - as for the other six nine kings, there was no one at that time!

That day, looking at Chen Ping's indifferent gaze and Zhou Bo's confident face, Zhang Cang felt a little desperate in his heart - with such a force, how could His Majesty still have a chance of winning?

Today, more than two months later, Zhang Cang already blushes a little bit about his ignorance.

To this day, Zhang Cang personally invited the banquet, and among the three princes and nine secretaries, only the prime minister Chen Ping, the captain Zhou Bo, and the internal history Liu Jie!

Even the pawn who has never had a sense of existence sent his nephews to give gifts, vaguely expressing friendship.

As for Boyang Hou Chen Bi, he also sent his son-in-law to attend on his behalf on the grounds that he was old and inconvenient to travel.

Compared with two months ago, when the court was in charge and Chen Ping was in the hands, the current situation is almost an overwhelming advantage for the 'imperial party' - if it were not for the two crucial positions of prime minister and taiwei, which were still in the hands of Chen Ping and his party, there would be no need for the two sides to continue the game at this time.

As for today's family banquet, it was a 'royal party' discussion initiated by Zhang Cang on the grounds of 'concubine's full moon'.

After the official was reinstated and returned to the position of the imperial historian, Liu Hong gave complete trust to Zhang Cang - including but not limited to the right to check the official's political performance from time to time, as well as personal style, etc., all of which were proposed by Liu Hong on his own initiative and given Zhang Cang's imperial historian a subordinate office.

What surprised Zhang Cang even more was that when Zhang Cang tentatively put forward the opinion of assessing the appropriateness of local officials' administration through the year-end calculation, according to the growth of acres of land, population, and number of households, Liu Hong said without hesitation: I agreed, but the time has not come!

Subsequently, Liu Hong expressed even more vaguely: This matter, non-Prime Minister's Mansion leaders can't make the trip...

Regarding Liu Hong's naked statement that he would appoint himself as prime minister in a short period of time, Zhang Cang could only describe his mood in a stunned manner.

- Has this not done anything, and His Majesty already trusts me so much?

Thinking about it, Zhang Cang, who couldn't think of a reason, could only attribute this matter to his own recommender: the credit of the emperor's mausoleum.

Since the position of prime minister has been booked, Zhang Cang naturally can't follow the rules and only care about his own work - the leader of the 'imperial party' series was calmly taken away by Zhang Cang as the third duke.

Today's banquet, Zhang Cang's main purpose is to gather the members of the imperial party together to have an exchange, so as to deepen the communication with each other in the future.

Seeing that the guests had also arrived, Zhang Cang stood up, holding the wine bottle full of rice wine in both hands, and looked up at the hall.

Seeing this, everyone who was already a little restrained and focused most of their attention on Zhang Cang also hurriedly sat upright and waited for Zhang Cang's toast.

"Today's family banquet is the wine of the old man's dog and the full moon; Zhu Gong (lì) is in the cold house, and the old man is frightened, so he only drinks a bottle of turbid wine to express his gratitude! ”

After that, Zhang Cang boldly raised the wine bottle and drank it all; Then he put the bottle downwards with both hands, indicating that there was no 'fish farming'.

Seeing this, everyone got up together and saluted: "Inheriting the love of the Marquis of Beiping, we have no words to thank us, and we are willing to drink with you." ”

As everyone drank the wine together, the side of the hall suddenly sounded a relaxed and celebratory drum music; A group of young women dressed in long-sleeved straight-lined silk robes poured in one after another, dancing to the sound of drums.

All of a sudden, the somewhat restrained atmosphere in the hall turned cheerful, and from time to time someone got up and came to Uncle Tian and Wu Gong, politely said a few words, drank three cups, and then bowed and retreated.

After dancing three songs, after three rounds of drinking, everyone's cheeks are a little dark red; Uncle Tian and Wu Gong are not bad at drinking, and they are already a little drunk.

Seeing that everyone was no longer so restrained, Zhang Cang, who was at the top, smiled lightly and raised the wine bottle, and gently knocked it with wooden chopsticks, and the hall slowly quieted down.

Looking at the people who were slightly drunk from drinking, but still did not forget the etiquette, Zhang Cang nodded secretly, and said: "Today's banquet, all the ministers and ministers are here, this is a rare opportunity; Even if the old man has no intention of disturbing you Yaxing, he has to put His Majesty's life first. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Cang got up with a light smile and bowed his hand to the hall slightly: "Taking advantage of this opportunity, the old man will have the courage to try to explain the daily politics of the court; Where there is disrespect, all the kings are not to blame. ”

Seeing this, everyone didn't dare to do anything, and then sat upright.

- Banquets, only in the homes of ordinary people, is a place to eat, drink, and be happy; When it comes to officialdom, it inevitably takes on political overtones.

Even if the Son of Heaven gave a banquet to the royal family, it was inevitable to mention during the banquet that 'since the monarchs are the Liu family, they should focus on Emperor Gao', not to mention today's banquet with important ministers of the court as participants?

In this regard, everyone has already prepared in their hearts - if Zhang Cangzhen doesn't say a word about the affairs of the court, and only cares about drinking and having fun, everyone will mutter: Doctor Yushi, what does this mean?

Don't you look down on the pillars of our country?

Looking at everyone's bland and impermanent faces, Zhang Cang didn't detour any more and went straight to the topic.

"According to the old man's opinion, those who discuss it in the Ming Dynasty should mourn the princes of King Hui, the Marquis of Tang Jiejie as the king of Yan, and the king of Langya to cut the city."

As he spoke, he knelt back in his seat, and Zhang Cang said without a trace: "Your Majesty has summoned the old man to discuss the matter of the Marquis of Tangjie, and the prime minister has also agreed." ”

After speaking, Zhang Cang took a sip of wine, and then sprinkled his soft gaze into the hall: "I don't know what the princes have to mourn the princes of the Hui King and the Langya King?" ”

Hearing this, Qin Mu, Ji Yan and a few other 'small' characters naturally lowered their heads, waiting for the bigwigs to express their opinions - even if they put aside the identity of 'His Majesty's henchmen', the two of them are under the age of thirty, and it is inconvenient for them to speak casually on such an occasion.

Unless they are named and asked by the bigwigs, there is a high probability that the two of them are running a trick today; In other words, the two of them attended the meeting today, in fact, they only brought ears and no mouths.

Although Ling Mian has enough qualifications, after all, he is still young, and it is not easy to speak rashly out of courtesy.

As for Uncle Tian and Duke Wu, they belong to the new Jiuqing ministers in Chang'an; Today's personal banquet has clearly expressed his identity label: the imperial party.

As new members of the imperial party, it is inconvenient for the two of them to express their views in a hurry on this kind of issue related to the princes' titles and dismissals.

As for the worm, it is Liu Hong's 'salt generation'.

In this way, Zhang Cang's goal of raising this question is also obvious: to lead the sect to the right thing, Liu Budo.

Sure enough, after a little silence, Liu Budo naturally raised the bottle and stood up, chuckling and bowing to Zhang Cang slightly: "The Marquis of Beiping said that he laughed, this matter of the clan, as a Hanchen, we should be the only one who is the head of His Majesty..."

When Zhang Cang heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and said softly: "Although what Feng Chang said is reasonable, but the matter of the clan prince being crowned king, Zongzheng can't escape the involvement?" ”

Saying that, Zhang Cang suddenly chuckled: "The old man has no other intentions, but he is also in charge of the main business, so he is confused, so he just mentions it casually..."

Liu Budo groaned slightly, and then bowed again: "In the opinion of the contemptible people, the matter of King Langya's cutting of the city should not be avoided." ”

"The king of Qi sent an edict to close to Guanzhong to force the rebellious ministers of the Lu clan to divide their troops; The king of Langya sits on his land and cannot protect it, and he is in charge of his national soldiers but cannot protect it; Regardless of national law or patriarchal law, they are all serious crimes. ”

"At night, the king of Daiqing abandoned the country and fled, and Emperor Gao only pardoned the death penalty of the king of Daiqing on the grounds of Zong Ji, took his throne, and abolished it for a thorough wait."

"Today, Your Majesty has not said anything about winning the title, but only wants to cut the city, this sincerity is Your Majesty's return to protect the clan, thinking that the patriarch is also."

After that, Liu Budo's face was slightly correct: "If it weren't for that, the minister would be Your Majesty, take the title of King Langya, and be abolished as a marquis!" ”

"And the matter of mourning the sons of the king..."

Saying that, Liu Budo made a puzzled expression, and then said: "The grace of the saint is unpredictable, according to the contemptible opinion, you should respect the will of Your Majesty, and it is the best choice..."

Seeing that Liu Budo's face was still a little tangled, Zhang Cang nodded slowly and raised the bottle to get up: "Thank you for solving your doubts." ”

The two drank a bottle of wine, and Liu Budo retreated, and talked quietly with Ji Yan beside him; Zhang Cang looked at Liu Budo's side face and secretly admired.

"In terms of the art of knowing people, Your Majesty may not be inferior to the teacher..."

For Liu Hong's hand-picking, there is no ancients in the Han Dynasty, and there is a high probability that there will be no one in the future, and there is no doubt about the 'Fengchang Order' Liu Budo, Zhang Cang's heart is full of appreciation.

Liu Ze, the king of Langya, was robbed of his army on the way to Xingyang led by the king of Qi, and coerced the Langya soldiers to arrive in Xingyang together.

This matter, in any era, is not tolerated by rulers!

- You are a prince and king, and even the army of the kingdom can be robbed, what use do you want?

However, Liu Hong was very unusual, saying that he only cut the fiefdom of Langya Kingdom, and as for Liu Ze, the king of Langya, he was allowed to 'temporarily occupy the throne to see the after-effects'.

Regarding Liu Hong's abnormal decision, Zhang Cang only thought about it, and then figured out the reason - Langya State, adjacent to Liu Xiang's Qi State, is the most important port of Qi State; Although there is only one county, the economic significance of Langya Port to Qi is extraordinary.

To continue to preserve the existence of the Langya State, Liu Hong's purpose is nothing more than to restrain the Qi State - now, the Qi State can be said to be the richest vassal state!

However, Liu Hong allowed Liu Ze to make meritorious contributions, which will inevitably make Liu Ze out of gratitude to Liu Hongdi and hatred for Liu Xiang's 'snatching of the army', so that Qi State will not get any benefits from Langya Port, a treaty port!

Zhang Cang believes that Liu Budo should also know a lot about this - even if Liu Hong does not tell him clearly, the people around Liu Budo will inevitably 'remind' Liu Budo.

What really made Zhang Cang's eyes shine was that Liu Hong's naked act of retributing and using Langya as a constraint for the Qi State, Liu Budo was not only able to find a reasonable explanation for him - returning to the clan to protect the clan, but also cites the case without blushing and heartbeat, pointing out how merciful Liu Hong's move was...

For such a cheeky person, Zhang Cang is undoubtedly quite satisfied - playing politics in this era, if you don't have this cheekiness, it is impossible to get out of the way!

But Liu Budo can have such a high 'literacy', which makes Zhang Cang can't help but look forward to the 'performance' of the rest of the alliance.

Worm Da, needless to say, can serve as a personal bodyguard for Liu Hong, who is only fourteen years old, for a few months at the age of seventy or eighty, this cheekiness has nothing to say.

As for Uncle Tian and Gong Wu, they are even more old politicians who recalled Chang'an from the local area by virtue of their political achievements and fame, and their 'literacy' is needless to say.

As for the young men at the end...

As far as the eye could see, an elegant and easy-going figure, which was incompatible with the surroundings, came into Zhang Cang's eyes.

"Do you shoot the servant..."

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