The wheels rolled, and they drove along the wide and flat official road to Chang'an.

In the center of the team, in a carriage that did not look luxurious at all, but with a special shock-absorbing structure, Zhang Qian, the secretary of the Tang Dynasty, closed his eyes and was drowsy. And Guo Nu, who came over to share the car with him, was like a child who saw a favorite toy, swinging the bronze pipe with a wooden tray around.

The structure is actually very simple, and within a quarter of an hour after getting the bronze pipe in his hands, Guo Nu figured out the basic situation of this "magic weapon". It is similar to the bronze cannon that the senior brother used to fly the altar at the beginning, it is a tube filled with black powder and projectiles. It's just that this time the projectile was not a clay pot filled with black powder, but a solid buckshot.

The pipe is seven feet long, three inches thick, one inch in diameter, and half an inch thick. With the addition of wooden support, the total weight is about 60 catties. It's a big brother, otherwise, it would really take a lot of effort for ordinary people to pick it up! With the good habit of studying physics with Zhang Qian for a long time, Guo Nu even quickly visually measured the approximate data of the "magic weapon". However, he couldn't understand why less than two or two buckshots could beat a strong man upside down from such a long distance. (Note: Han ruler, one ruler is about 22cm)

If you pull it with a rope, it will take at least four or five hundred pounds of strength to pull one hundred and fifty or sixty pounds of wood into the air. Referring to the thick paper tube used by the elder brother to fill gunpowder, each barrel of gunpowder is at most one or two halves. One or two halves of gunpowder and two taels of lead bullets can play four or five hundred catties of strength, and the legendary "four taels of a thousand catties" is nothing more than that. Behind this, there must be other secrets, and this secret is probably the essence of the master's knowledge. Copper cannons and copper pipes, they are all appearances!

"Senior brother, senior brother, when black powder burns, it will produce a lot of smoke, right?" Gently pulled Zhang Qian's sleeve, Guo Nu's voice was as charming as a child begging for candy.

"It's a lot of gas!" Zhang Qian has always been encouraging the curiosity of the two juniors. After a quick calculation in his mind, he opened his eyes and replied with a smile, "At least ten thousand times the volume of black powder, you can imagine how big the lead bullet will be when you push it out of the tube in an instant." (Note: The combustion of 1g of black powder produces 70 liters of gas.) ）

"Huh?" Although he had already guessed the principle, Guo Nu was still stunned by the number of 10,000.

"It's the same with artillery. For the same amount of black powder, the finer the inner diameter of the tube, the greater the thrust generated. Provided that your tube can withstand it! Zhang Qian smiled and took the bronze pipe from Guo Nu's hand, looked at the mouth of the pipe with a critical gaze, and commented in a low voice.

It's too heavy, and the walls are too thick. As a laboratory product, it can barely be used. As a real combat weapon, there is still a long way to go. Otherwise, to build a musketeer, the cost of the bronze pipe alone is estimated to have to spend the Datang treasury!

And Guo Nu was frightened by Zhang Qian's actions. Hurriedly pushed the nozzle crookedly, and reminded with a nervous face, "Senior brother, be careful, black powder and lead bullet are already inside!" ”

"It's okay, here's the key." Zhang Qian smiled and handed the bronze firearm to Guo Nu, leaned over and opened the hidden cassette under the seat, and took out a copper pipe only the size of a chopstick's head from inside. Then he motioned to Guo Nu to erect the bronze pipe, and personally stuck the "chopstick head" into the hollow bulge in the middle and back of the bronze pipe.

Guo Nu watched the whole process without blinking. Lest you miss a single step and learn nothing. This serious attitude made Zhang Qian very satisfied, so he simply knocked on the copper pipe with the wooden tray with his hand, and explained to him with a smile: "I call this a rope firebolt." The biggest difference with artillery is that artillery needs to be ignited, and this only puts the ignition tube, that is, the size of the chopsticks, into the ignition hole, and then ties the rope to pull it ablaze. ”

As he spoke, he leaned over and took out another "fuse tube" from the dark box, gently opened it, and displayed the structure and filling inside in the palm of his hand.

The ignition tube is made of two parts of the tube, nested in the upper and lower parts, with holes at the bottom and rings at the top. Inside, there was some black powder, sulphur powder, and glass powder, as well as a rough copper wire, which was connected to the pull ring.

"I've explained to you before, friction generates heat." Lest Guo Nu couldn't understand it, after thinking about it, Zhang Qian explained with a smile: "When someone pulls the pull ring with a rope, they will pull out the pull ring and the copper wire together. When the copper wire is pulled out, it rubs against the glass powder, and the heat generated is enough to ignite the sulfur. The sulfur then ignites the black powder in the ignition tube, spraying the flame into the fire gun through the ignition hole, igniting all the black powder in the gun! ”

This method, in the 21st century, looks extremely clumsy and unreliable. The only good thing is that it's simple to implement, and you don't need to think about spring steel and firing pins. However, falling into Guo Nu's eyes, it was ingenious.

Immediately, the latter "snatched" the parts and fillers of the ignition tube from Zhang Qian's hands, and then repeatedly assembled and played with them one by one. His eyes are obsessed and his expression is intoxicated, as if he is playing with a priceless treasure.

Seeing this, Zhang Qian was afraid that he would accidentally cause trouble. Hurriedly picked up the bronze firecracker, quickly pulled out the ignition tube on it, and hung the strap tied to the firecracker on the wall of the carriage.

There is only half a day's journey away from Chang'an, and if there are still bandits with more than hundreds of people in Gyeonggi, Li Xian, the emperor, will be too much of a failure. Therefore, for him, this section of the road is the safest place in the entire Datang, even far more than in Chang'an City.

"Senior brother, can this fuse tube be used on artillery?" Guo Nu's curiosity was extremely strong, and after disassembling the ignition tube three times, he asked with a blank eye, "If you can, the cannon can be used even on a rainy day." ”

"Yes, as long as it doesn't rain too much." Seeing that the other party was teachable, Zhang Qian suddenly found the feeling of a normal student again, smiled, and nodded encouragingly, "The charm of our master's knowledge lies in this." As long as you grasp the principle, you will first start to make something similar and come out, not afraid of roughness. And then slowly improve and keep improving. It's a breakthrough to use it out of nothing. From ignition to fire, it is also a breakthrough. In the future, if we can come up with a way to use flint and gears to fire directly at the ignition hole of the fire gun instead of this fire pipe, we can increase the fire speed of the fire gun several times, even faster than the bow and arrow! ”

"Faster than a bow and arrow...... Guo angrily widened his eyes and repeated mechanically, his arm trembling slightly with excitement.

The leader of the bandits standing on the fishing boat that day was probably not under Luo Huaizu. However, he was separated by his own senior brother more than ten steps away, and he flew away. If the bronze fire gun can be fired faster than the bow and arrow, what kind of martial arts will people practice in the future? Unless you practice into a legendary sword immortal, no matter how strong your martial arts are, you can't withstand the head-on blow of the fire gun.

"It's about our life and death, so what I taught you today, except for Ren Cong, must not be passed on to the fourth person within five years." Gently patting Guo Nu's shoulder, Zhang Qian put away his smile and solemnly ordered.

In his opinion, if the problem of spring steel is not solved, the advent schedule of the flintlock pistol will be far away. Before there was no flintlock pistol, the bronze musket and artillery could only be regarded as a life-saving stunt for the three brothers, and the fewer people who knew it, the better. Otherwise, if the enemy finds the bronze firecracker, it will actually have to be reloaded after only one hit. Each reload time takes at least seven or eight breaths, and the deterrent is drastically reduced. And after the deterrent effect is reduced, those conspiracies against the three brothers will follow one after another.

"I know, don't worry, senior brother, I understand!" Guo Nu also put away his smile and nodded solemnly.

This sentence is definitely not perfunctory. Back then, in order to keep the express shop in the family's name, the ancestors of the Guo family didn't know how many times they fought with others. And the flower dew, blown glass, mercury mirrors, which of these industries will have a lower profit than the express shop? If there is no self-protection at the bottom of the box, the more prosperous the three brothers will be, the closer the death date will be!

"This time the compensation of the White Horse Sect, I will take half of it to subsidize Chengxian Academy, and the remaining half, in addition to deducting the pension and bounty to the family members, will be divided equally between the three of us." Unwilling to let Guo Nu feel too much pressure, Zhang Qian thought about it and added with a smile.

"No, no, too much, too much, it's better to put it in the business house...... Oh. Even if he was a child, Guo Nu was taken aback by Zhang Qian's generosity, and hurriedly stood up and waved his hand vigorously, but his head accidentally hit the roof of the carriage, and he grinned in pain.

"We can't always put in the business and not see the output. Besides, tens of thousands of hangings are smashed in, and the commercial bank has to expand its shares, too often! Zhang Qian listened, smiled and shook his head.

"That's, that's 60,000 hangings. Even if it's only half of it, it's 10,000 hangs per person! Guo Nu hugged his head, and the sound from his mouth couldn't tell whether it was joy or pain, "Senior brother, no, no, the third junior brother and I can't take so much." The two of us only take half of yours, no, the third junior brother and I will take half of yours together, no, it's good to take your two achievements! ”

"If you want to take it, take it, don't be verbose!" Zhang Qian deliberately turned his face blank and scolded in a low voice, "If you think it's too much, donate it to the academy yourself, or I will donate it in your name." ”

"Don't donate! Absolutely non-donate! When Guo Nu heard this, he immediately didn't dare to be polite to Zhang Qian, covered his head with his hands, and shook his head vigorously, "The academy has enough money, it's not bad for me." I'll keep it for myself, and I'll buy a big house in the future, right next door to your house in Jinchengfang! ”

After all, he didn't believe that he could suddenly get such a big windfall. looked at Zhang Qian's face and cautiously reminded, "Senior brother, that Hui Yi monk, have you become the master of the White Horse Sect?" He's not delaying the army, is he? At first, he refused to even agree to 32,000 acres of Buddha land, but later you rose to 60,000 hangs, but he didn't even frown. ”

That day, without waiting for the ship to come ashore, Zhang Qian and Hui Ying negotiated the terms of making peace. The White Horse Sect needed to compensate Zhang Qian for 60,000 yuan or the equivalent of gold and silver within a month. In addition, it is necessary to hand over the ten "scum" who participated in the interception and killing of Zhang Qian, and go to the yamen to be disposed of. On Zhang Qian's side, he only promised not to send any more manpower to continue to retaliate against the White Horse Sect. As for the third-party strength to take advantage of the fire to rob, the White Horse Sect will deal with it by itself.

The alliance under the city, the alliance under the city! From the beginning to the end of the second negotiation, it was basically a potential offer, and Hui Ying was agreeing or begging for mercy. I didn't dare to say a word of bargaining. even took the initiative to promise that the White Horse Sect would not make a move on Zhang Qian and anyone around him again. If someone plots to deal with Zhang Qian again in the future, the White Horse Sect will also resolutely stay out of the matter!

Such a happy attitude made Guo Nu very suspicious of Hui Ying's sincerity. Therefore, as soon as he got the opportunity, he reminded Zhang Qian not to take it lightly. And Zhang Qian shook his head with a smile again, "It won't be a delaying tactic, anyway, it's not Hui Xuan's money." As long as he can persuade me to stop, no matter how much it costs, the White Horse Sect must owe him a favor. And if I continue to fight, even if I only kill one White Horse Temple every month, the lending business of the White Horse Sect will plummet! ”

"Then the loss of the White Horse Sect, I'm afraid it won't be tens of thousands!" Guo Nu suddenly realized, sighed and nodded, "This group of bald donkeys is really cheap!" Originally, the last time the matter was over, but they had to ask for a few more fights before they were willing to be honest. ”

"They weren't willing to lose last time!" Zhang Qian smiled and analyzed in a low voice, "I don't think I'm qualified to let them suffer." And this time, I finally know that we do have the strength to take down the White Horse Sect, so we change our posture and strive to be safe with us. ”

"Oh, no wonder that Hui Ying told you, senior brother, you are already on the other side." Guo Nu's brain is very smart, and he whispered again.

He has long heard of the rules of the "game" between the top giants in Chang'an City. It's just that I haven't experienced it myself, so my understanding is not deep enough. But this time, he finally got a closer look.

Hui Ying's few sentences about crossing the river and the edge on the shore, from this point of view, are actually very simple. Whether it is the White Horse Sect or the people standing behind the White Horse Sect, in fact, at the beginning, they did not regard Zhang Qian as the same kind. Therefore, no matter how they calculate, strike, or even assassinate, they take it for granted, and there will be no pressure or burden in their hearts.

And when they found out that Zhang Qian really had the strength to die with them, or uproot them, and they would still be unharmed, they had to regard Zhang Qian as the same kind. In that case, both parties are entitled to sit down and talk about how they get along with each other, instead of continuing to kill each other.

"We're not on shore, they don't count!" What he appreciates is Guo Nu's cleverness, Zhang Qian smiled and continued to add: "But we can't take it lightly. In the future, there will definitely be no more petty assassinations and the like, if there is, it can be fatal with one blow, so that we can't fight back at all. ”

"Ahh

"In the future, you and Ren Cong, be careful. If you don't hurt me, you might be able to hit the two of you with your mind. Glancing at him, Zhang Qian shook his head slightly. Or treat our three brothers as one and uproot them. ”

"Even if I go to visit the Qinglou in the future, I will bring enough family members!" Guo Fu exerted Lingling shuddered, smiled bitterly and nodded.

"It's not that cautious. Unless they're sure I can't figure out who did it, or if they're sure they're going to kill me together. Zhang Qian glanced at him again, and his expression suddenly became extremely serious, "Do you regret it?" If you regret it, it's too late to get out of the way! ”

"Who does my brother think of me?" The fear on Guo Nu's face disappeared immediately. Raising his hand, he slapped his chest hard, "Since I was a child, when did I regret doing something?" ”

After a pause, his expression became more serious, and his words were still a little proud: "Besides, since I met my senior brother, I realized that the things I thought were very powerful were actually just children playing with pee." Instead of living a life like that, it's better to live happily for a few months like this! ”

"Don't belittle yourself, you still help me with my place and settlement." Zhang Qian pushed him and shook his head with a smile, "You just need to be careful in the last three or two years, after a few years, you should be completely safe." ”

"Senior brother has seen the stars?" Guo Nu has always been convinced of Zhang Qian's conclusions. But as for how Zhang Qian came to the conclusion, he instinctively thought about the ghosts and gods.

"!" Zhang Qian glared at him and shook his head with a smile, "The stars that can be seen by the human eye are less than one-tenth of the number of stars in the sky. I can't even see the whole picture of the starry sky, what can I deduce from the stars? If you don't believe it, if you look through a telescope at night, there will be a lot more stars in the sky all of a sudden. After we go back, we will continue to figure out how to polish the glass and crystal, and when we make a better telescope, you will be able to see more stars, and even the mountains and craters above the moon. ”

"Oh!" Guo Nu thought about the night sky he had seen with his binoculars and nodded curtly.

"I've seen the Holy Lord a few times, and his physical condition may not be very good!" Unwilling to be regarded as a god stick by his own junior brother, Zhang Qian thought about it and lowered his voice to reveal, "And the power of Princess Anle and the Holy Queen all comes from the Holy Lord. If the new monarch ascends the throne, the two of them will immediately become ordinary relatives of the emperor, and they will no longer have the courage and confidence to act recklessly. As for Princess Taiping, she has become accustomed to the tolerance of the saints, and she has changed the words of the new monarch......"

is hesitating, what kind of measure to say in the end, so as not to frighten Guo Fu. The carriage under his feet suddenly slowed down, and immediately after, the voice of the family member Guo Jing sounded outside the car door, "Young eunuch, there is a royal prince's car driving a full set of honor guards, coming from the opposite side, we may need to give way to each other." ”

"Then let!" As long as others don't take the initiative to find trouble for themselves, Zhang Qian really doesn't care about some false courtesy. Without even thinking about it, he commanded in a low voice.

The carriage slowly stopped on the side of the road, and Zhang Qian was tired from sitting in the car, so he simply pushed the door and jumped out, and together with Guo Nu and the others, he relaxed his muscles and blood under the big tree on the side of the road.

I just put on a few postures, but I saw that a familiar figure suddenly rushed out of the huge team coming on. From afar, he clasped his fists and saluted himself, "Young Eunuch Zhang, this is really a coincidence." My master was still talking to you just now, but I didn't expect to meet you on the road in the blink of an eye! ”

"Wang Maozhong?" Zhang Qian was stunned and quickly recognized the identity of the person who came, "Isn't your master the king of Linzi?" He's going to ......."

"Talking here, talking here, my master said, since we met, I just happened to say goodbye to you. The place we just came to was Baqiao Station. My host has already gone over to arrange the food and drinks, and sent me over to ask if you have time to have a few drinks with him. Wang Maozhong still looked like he was not stingy, he didn't listen to what Zhang Qian said at all, and put forward his own request.

"In this case, thank you master! Zhang and his junior brother went over immediately. I didn't expect to meet Li Longji on the way back to Chang'an, Zhang Qian was surprised, but also felt a little excited, responded with a smile, and then pulled Guo Nu and walked to the post station in the distance.

Guo Nu has always had a good feeling for Li Fengyu, not to mention that the other party is now one of the major shareholders of Liushen Commercial Bank. Therefore, he did not shirk and happily followed Zhang Qian to the banquet.

After a short time, the brothers entered the post station. And Li Longji, the king of Linzi, had already ordered someone to set up tea and wait for him. When they met, before Zhang Qianqian saluted, this person laughed and grabbed his arm: "Yongzhao is back?" Did you encounter any trouble on the way? I know that there are only a few gangs of bandits and grass cowards, but you two can't do anything! Now when I see it, I really haven't even touched a single cold hair! ”

"There is a memory of the king of Linzi, Zhang is ashamed, ashamed!" Now that he knew that the other party was the future Tang Minghuang, Zhang Qian didn't dare to act too casually, broke free of his arm with a smile, and bowed.

"Don't, don't salute. You're older than me now, and I don't know how to pay it back when you salute! Li Longji jumped a few feet away with a swish, and returned the gift of his peers from afar. It's better to continue to treat me as a royal Li Qi, and we both will save awkwardness. ”

"Then how to make you, after all, you are the saint's own nephew." Of course, Zhang Qian's heart was eager to have a relationship with Li Longji's peers, but in his mouth, he still spoke extremely respectfully.

"Don't take me as the king of Linzi, and I won't take you as a secretary and young eunuch." Li Longji smiled, his head shaking like a rattle, "Otherwise, I will call myself a subordinate official." ”

"Well, just according to Your Highness!" Zhang Qian thought about it and reluctantly agreed.

Li Longji immediately relaxed, stepped forward, and grabbed his arm again, "I'm the third in line, I should be older than you, you can call me Brother Li, or San Lang." As for me, I will call you to use Zhao. Otherwise, on the public, you are from the fourth rank of the young eunuch, and I am from the fifth grade. In terms of selfishness, I, the king of Linzi, am still a minority shareholder of your firm. The more we talk, the more we get angry! ”

"Okay, just Brother Li!" Zhang Qian's original feeling of restraint because he knew Li Longji's identity dissipated. smiled and decisively surrendered his hand to Li Longji.

"In Xia Guo Nu, I have seen the king of Linzi!" Guo Nu didn't dare to hold it up like his own senior brother, and saluted beside him in a proper manner.

"You are the same, call me San Lang, or Brother Li. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been treated like you didn't know my identity when I drank last time! Li Longji glared at him and threatened with a smile.

Guo Nu was helpless, so he had to be like Zhang Qian, shouting at Brother Li and giving a new salute. Li Longji said that if he doesn't behave like a prince, he won't behave like a prince. first returned the half salute to Guo Nu, and then smiled and invited the two to take a seat.

The steward of the post station was very eye-catching, and immediately brought hot tea in person. Immediately, he instructed his brothers to bring in one plate after another the fresh fruits that could be found in this season.

Compared with the 21st century in which Zhang Qian once lived, the color and shape of these fruits are far from the same. But it is better that it has not been ravaged by chemical fertilizers, pesticides and long-distance transportation, so it tastes better.

Zhang Qian and Li Longji are about the same age, and Guo Nu is younger than the two, but not more than five years. Therefore, the three of them chatted while eating, but they did not have to worry about finding a common language. Soon, there was no longer a sense of distance between each other, and the expressions and postures when speaking became more and more casual.

"Brother Li, where are you going on business? I'm afraid there are six or seven hundred guards alone. Guo Nu was curious, chatted, and began to inquire about Li Longji's destination.

"Alas, it's not your brothers who are making trouble?" It's okay that he didn't ask, but when he asked, Li Longji immediately flattened his mouth and complained stupidly, "A while ago, there were dozens of people in the batch of thieves captured by your brothers, all of whom were counterfeited by Luzhou government soldiers. When the saint found out, he was furious, and withdrew the Luzhou Assassin Shi, Beijia, and the Governor of the Prefecture Soldiers, and told them to go back to Chang'an to listen to Yousi's interrogation. Li happened to have a big official position, so he was kicked to Luzhou to do a farewell drive, assist the new Nie Tingshi, and clean up the mess together! ”

"Huh?" Guo angrily opened his mouth, and suddenly felt so embarrassed.

In Datang, the release of officials above the fifth grade, even if they are promoted to a higher level, will be regarded as derogatory. And Zhongzhou Don't drive is only under the fifth grade, which is half a level lower than the positive fifth grade. Therefore, Li Longji's transfer this time, no matter from which point of view, cannot be regarded as lucky!

However, the same words, falling on Zhang Qian's ears, were completely different. Seeing him, he sat up straight with a smile, replaced the wine with tea, and congratulated Li Longji, "Brother Li went to Luzhou to do a farewell?" In this way, Zhang wants to congratulate Brother Li. This time, it was like painting on a blank piece of paper, just letting go of it. ”

"Yong Zhao really gave birth to a nine-hole exquisite heart!" When Li Longji heard this, he immediately smiled. also picked up the teacup and ran into Zhang Qianyao, "To be honest, Chang'an is good, but after staying for a long time, it will be boring." Going out for a walk is exactly what I want. ”

"Brother Li won the award, Zhang just felt that with Brother Li's ability, wherever he went, the sky was wide, and he didn't care whether it was Luzhou or Chang'an." Zhang Qian responded with a smile, raised his head, and drank all the tea in the cup.

"Just borrow Zhao Jiyan, Li is going here, just do what he wants!" Li Longji also drank the tea in the cup with a smile, and then shook his head with a smile, "It's a pity that this trip is far away, and it is not so easy to drink the chrysanthemum white of Yongzhao." ”

"Chrysanthemum white, I have it in the carriage, if Brother Li wants to drink, I'll go get it." Although he knew that Li Longji was going, it should not take long to be transferred back to Chang'an, and listening to what the other party said sincerely, Zhang Qian also felt a little regretful in his heart. After thinking about it, he stood up with a smile.

"Senior brother, I'll go, I'll go!" Seeing this, Guo Nu hurriedly took the initiative to ask, "You and Brother Li are both old, so I should come to run errands." ”

As he spoke, he stood up, took three steps and two steps, and rushed out of the post station.

Zhang Qian couldn't stop him, so he had to laugh and let him go. And Li Longji wished that there was no third pair of ears around him. Seeing Guo Nu's back go away, he found another way to take away Wang Maozhong and other idle people. Immediately, he leaned forward, lowered his voice and quickly revealed: "Yongzhao, after returning to Chang'an, if you have a chance to release it, let it out!" Recently, the situation in the court has changed, so stay away so as not to suffer from the pond fish! ”

"Huh?" Zhang Qian was slightly stunned when he heard this, and immediately, his heart involuntarily swelled with a little emotion.

In all fairness, he is not very familiar with Li Longji. It's just that we have eaten a few small hot pot meals together, and we have pointed out the country a few times together after getting drunk. However, last time he was suppressed by Princess Taiping, when others withdrew their investments, Li Longji took the initiative to send Wang Maozhong with a box of gold to support him. This time, the two sides met halfway, and Li Longji took the initiative to warn him again, suggesting that he stay away from the court!

"The Holy Lord's body has an accidental illness, and the Chang Dynasty has changed it to once every five days!" Afraid that Zhang Qian wouldn't understand his words, Li Longji quickly looked around and continued to add in a gnat-like voice, "And ten days ago, he ordered to take Li Qiao's Tongping Zhang's three grades from the sect, and let him concentrate on being the supervisor of Si Tian. Immediately, on the charge of accepting bribes, Cui Xiang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, was driven to Xiangzhou to make a history of assassination. Immediately afterwards, Zong Chuke was promoted to the left servant, and Wei Sili and Ji Chu were the three products under the Tongping Zhang. Jia Ye Zhizhong dedicated 12 poems "Sangwei Song", praising the virtues of the queen, and the saint ordered people to compose the song and compile it into Yuefu. In the future, the queen will worship the silkworms! ”

Although the words are said in the east and west, it seems to be boundless, however, the amount of information contained in each sentence is huge.

Li Qiao is a centrist, and he has a very good relationship with Xiao Zhizhong, and he is deprived of the three grades of Tongpingzhang's subordinates, which is equivalent to being driven out of the core of decision-making. And the newly added Wei Sili, although he has a virtuous name, is the same clan as Empress Wei. It goes without saying who you will support in the future.

Zong Chuke was originally a close confidant of Empress Wei, and after he concurrently served as the left servant, the real power was already above Xiao Zhizhong. Ji Chu Ne and Zong Chuke wore a pair of pants, and never objected to any opinions of Zong Chuke.

So far, three of the five people in the court who have the power are the descendants of Empress Wei. Even if Xiao Zhizhong has Yang Qi's support, he can no longer gain the upper hand. And that Yang Qi is a well-known good gentleman, it is impossible to give up everything and join forces with Xiao Zhizhong.

As for the derogation of Cui Xiang, the servant of the ministry, he was obviously beating Princess Taiping. Let her restrain as soon as possible, and don't force Li Xian to do it directly to herself, hurting the few remaining brothers and sisters.

Finally, and most importantly, the point. Although Naga Ye Zhizhong is a sycophant, he has an extremely keen political sense. The "Sang Wei Song" presented by this person is obviously plagiarized from the Yonghui period, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi in order to support his wife Wu Zetian to take charge of the government for himself, there is nothing new!