The emperor wanted to marry the Nine Heavens Xuannu, and this matter stirred up a thousand waves in the court and the opposition.

When Zhang Jiuling heard about this in the Sifang Pavilion, he immediately stood up and said almost angrily: "Ridiculous, ridiculous, ridiculous." ”

Three consecutive "absurd" sounds are almost a true portrayal of all the feelings in Zhang Jiuling's heart, in his ears, this matter is too absurd to be explained by normal logic, he just wants to enter the palace as soon as possible to persuade the emperor to give up such a plan.

"Don't be angry, it's better to think long-term."

Next to Zhang Jiuling was Zhou Ziliang, who had just been transferred to Beijing to supervise the imperial history, and when Zhou Ziliang found that Zhang Jiuling was in a hurry, he hurriedly dissuaded him.

There were several counselors and people from the Sifang Pavilion next to them, seeing this posture, they looked at each other, and then lowered their heads, and no one stepped forward to persuade Zhang Jiuling like Zhou Ziliang.

Zhang Jiuling came to the Quartet Pavilion to standardize the behavior of the envoys of the Quartet as the prime minister, and he was preparing to jointly advise the emperor to alienate the foreign ...... Envoys from several countries entered the palace to observe Benpo Taibao's fight with the Nine Heavens Xuannu, but the Tang Dynasty ministers were not allowed to go, which made Zhang Jiuling very angry.

Now the emperor actually made up his mind to marry the Nine Heavens Xuannu, which made Zhang Jiuling even more angry.

He is still a wise man through the ages, an emperor who created the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, but he is as absurd as a child in his treatment of the immortal family, how can he not make a loyal and upright minister like Zhang Jiuling feel discouraged and hopeless?

Zhang Jiuling made a "ridiculous" evaluation of the emperor in anger, but after he calmed down a little, he also realized that so many people around him had probably transmitted his current reaction to the palace and was known to the emperor, which was not a good thing.

Zhang Jiuling grimaced and said coldly: "As a courtier, if the emperor can't maintain the right path, he will immediately play the exhortation, this model of benevolence and ministers, and you are a courtier, don't you even understand these simple truths?" Immediately follow me to the palace gate, and please see Your Majesty take back your order. ”

Zhang Jiuling did not rush back to the government office immediately, because he wanted these officials in front of him to go with him to meet the emperor at Tianmen's request to advise, and he couldn't even wait for the next court meeting.

And these officials around him are far inferior to him, and most of them are not even qualified to enter the palace to participate in the court meeting, how could they go to the palace gate to compete with the emperor for such a thing?

Isn't this looking for death?

openly questioning the emperor's decision, an official of Zhang Jiuling's level may be nothing, but it is a big deal to be demoted and exiled, and these low-level officials are likely to be ruined.

Zhang Jiuling saw that the group of people around him were evasive, and there was no one who was willing to go with him, so he glared at Zhou Ziliang and asked, "You go back to the Yushitai and call some people." ”

Zhou Ziliang belongs to the cadres of Zhang Jiuling's faction, in the past, Zhang Jiuling inspected Lingnan and played Zhou Ziliang as a judge, so he rose to the top, but Zhou Ziliang has his own opinions on many things, and he will not follow the crowd, let alone blindly obey, he is not as hot as Zhang Jiuling, and hurriedly stepped forward and whispered in Zhang Jiuling's ear.

"If Ling Gong goes to Yingtianmen at this time, isn't it being taken advantage of by some people in the court? The Nine Heavens Xuannu Niangniang went down to earth twice, which many people witnessed with their own eyes, and it must not be that simple. In the face of the envoys of Fanbang, His Majesty must have wanted to deter them by marrying immortals, but as for whether to marry or not, isn't it just lip service? Who can guarantee that it will happen? ”

Zhou Ziliang tried his best to persuade Zhang Jiuling, but at this time, Zhang Jiuling felt that as the prime minister, he had the important responsibility of advising the emperor, and he could not listen to any advice.

Just when Zhang Jiuling was about to go to the various government offices in person to make a trip to attract people to increase his momentum, he saw that an official from outside the Sifang Pavilion came, but it was Li Linfu who had just come out of the palace.

Li Linfu was surrounded by envoys from the three kingdoms of Tibet, Hui and Turkic.

"Zhang Linggong, are you here? That's just right, and there is a royal decree of His Majesty under it. ”

Li Linfu was very proud to see Zhang Jiuling, it was rare that he could finally suppress Zhang Jiuling in court affairs, but his official position was not as good as Zhang Jiuling, so he could only take out the emperor's will to maintain his prestige.

Zhang Jiuling looked indifferent and said: "Don't think I don't know, you are doing nonsense in the palace, and you actually instigated Your Majesty to make the decision to marry an immortal, have you ever thought about the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military opinions on this matter?" Datang Zongmiao Sheji Ke Ronger and other Hu Lai? ”

Li Linfu had long expected that Zhang Jiuling would have such a reaction after learning the inside story, and said with a smile: "Why don't Ling Gong wait for the decree to be announced before making a conclusion?" ”

Li Linfu has now been promoted to the core of the imperial court, and except for Zhang Jiuling, everyone else present must stand respectfully next to him and make a posture of listening to the holy oracle, even Zhou Ziliang is no exception.

Zhang Jiuling glanced around, angry in his heart, but he could only bow his hand slightly, and lowered his head slightly.

Li Linfu looked proud, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's will, on the day of the completion of the Luoyang Xuannu Temple, that is, to marry the Xuannu Niangniang, the wedding ceremony, and the preparation ceremony of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple ......"

"You're ......!"

Zhang Jiuling raised his head and glared at Li Linfu.

Li Linfu looked back at Zhang Jiuling, and did not have the slightest intention of evading, and said in his mouth: "Zhang Linggong should not be angry with him, this is His Majesty's decision, and it is just to convey the holy oracle below, if you have any opinions, such as uniting the ministers of the DPRK and China, I agree with it very much, but because this matter is personally instructed by His Majesty to be handled under the Xia, I am afraid that the joint matter will not be able to stand the same position as Linggong, I hope you can understand." ”

After speaking, Li Linfu said to Yu Shaobo, the secretary of Honglu Temple next to him: "The matter of placing foreign envoys is up to you, Zhang Linggong is here, and I, as a lower official, have to avoid it temporarily...... Ladies and gentlemen, you are one step ahead. ”

Originally, Li Linfu followed to the Sifang Pavilion to question Ben Bo Taibao's actions in the palace, in addition to accountability, he also wanted to let the soldiers in the army he brought teach Ben Bo Taibao a good lesson, but seeing that Zhang Jiuling was here, he didn't have the heart to target Ben Bo Taibao.

Seriously, Ben Bo Taibao also fulfilled him, if it weren't for his ruthlessness, maybe he couldn't force Xuannu to go down to earth for the second time, and there would be no follow-up.

Li Linfu turned around and was about to leave, and Zhang Jiuling shouted angrily: "Stop." ”

Li Linfu stopped and looked back, and asked with a smile: "What does Zhang Linggong have to teach?" ”

Zhang Jiuling said: "I want you to go to the palace with me, and explain the disadvantages of this matter to Your Majesty, if you don't do it, I will go to the impeachment, even if Your Majesty wants to protect you, I will make you unable to gain a foothold in the court." ”

"Huh."

Li Linfu was not afraid at all.

As Zhang Jiuling said, no matter how he participates now, Li Longji will definitely not listen to it, and Li Linfu is definitely the first hero in marrying a Xuannu.

As for Zhang Jiuling's threat, it made him unable to gain a foothold in the court, it was just a means to scare people, probably to alienate the courtiers from him, but Li Linfu also knew that although Zhang Jiuling was capable and was also a good person for governing the country, he made a clear distinction between relatives and relatives in terms of his relationship with his ministers, and his gangs and factions had always been taboo by the emperor.

And Zhang Jiuling's faction was originally not dealing with Li Linfu, and the officials who were not Zhang Jiuling's faction were also estranged from Zhang Jiuling, how could they boycott him?

But Li Linfu is obviously more sophisticated and vicious than Zhang Jiuling in terms of dealing with people, and said with a smile: "Zhang Linggong has this intention, how can he not allow it?" This will go to the palace with you, but the specific matters still have to be discussed with Your Majesty, and I hope you will not be embarrassed anymore. ”

"Okay, follow me to the palace, you don't have to worry about the rest." Zhang Jiuling just wanted to take Li Linfu with him, regardless of his own thoughtlessness, and rushed to go.

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In the palace, Li Longji met with Zhang Jiuling and Li Linfu.

Although Li Longji's decision to marry the Xuannu was a momentary whim, he was not without scruples, and he would think clearly when he spoke and did things, as the emperor, he understood that the matter was very important, and he would definitely oppose it for some forces in the court, but since a decision had been made, he must first calm down these discussions.

He didn't shy away from saying no, and after learning that Zhang Jiuling had invited him to meet, he felt that it was necessary to have a heart-to-heart relationship with this prime minister, as long as Zhang Jiuling was persuaded to calm down most of the opposition from the DPRK and China.

“…… Your Majesty, since ancient times, the affairs of the immortal family have been passed down by the people, and there has never been an exact record of the immortal family descending to earth in the history books......

When Zhang Jiuling came up, he first derogated the immortal family and Taoist affairs, in order to tell the emperor that the so-called Taoist art was a deception.

Li Linfu stood beside him, shaking his head and listening attentively to Zhang Jiuling's words, the more he listened, the more refreshed he became, and his heart was extremely happy.

The emperor saw with his own eyes and believed in the immortal family's mortal things, and you want to overthrow it with a sentence of "passed on by the people"?

The more you degrade Taoism, the more it will affect your status in the emperor's mind.

The emperor's face was calm and silent, and he had been listening to Zhang Jiuling's words.

“…… Even if there is really a matter of the Dao Fa Immortal Family, Your Majesty should send someone to verify it, and it will take a lot of time, and you must not rashly marry the rumored Immortal Family, otherwise it will be criticized by future generations, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice before acting. ”

No matter how justified Zhang Jiuling is, because he has not thought it through and has not discussed it with others, the reason seems far-fetched.

If the emperor has only seen it once, he may be suspicious, but the emperor only saw the Nine Heavens Xuannu go down to earth twice, and all kinds of abnormal celestial appearances and bird worship and other things as evidence, and there was Zhang Guolao's immortal trace before, which made the emperor believe in the immortal family affairs.

In this way, unless Zhang Jiuling can come up with evidence that the Nine Heavens Xuannu is fake, it will be in vain to say more here.

"I can understand the mood of Zhang Qing's family, but I have made up my mind, and marrying the immortal family is to ensure the eternal existence of my Tang Dynasty, and it is also to think of the people's peace of mind...... Do you know that when I was in the inner garden of the palace, the Tubo people had a move to collect the hearts of the immortals, so I let Fanbang know in this way that the immortal family is the immortal family of my Tang Dynasty, but Fanbang is an uncivilized people, how can I get the blessing of the immortal family? ”

Li Longji was not angry, and actually reasoned with Zhang Jiuling.

What he means is that I am not messing around, but to sacrifice my ego and exchange my marital happiness for the protection of the Immortal Family for the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty......"

As soon as Zhang Jiuling heard this, he continued to argue.

But Li Longji is not Li Shimin in the end, and he has always been indifferent to advice, and he has never planned to establish the image of Emperor Zeming who listens to him.

Li Longji raised his hand: "Zhang Qing's family has good intentions, I can understand, and I don't want to argue with you, but who to marry, that is my family matter, outsiders are not allowed to beak, if you still want to persuade, I will bring the immortal family to persuade me." ”

Li Linfu, who heard this next to him, was overjoyed in his heart.

The emperor wants to marry the immortals, unless the immortals say they don't agree, otherwise you just say that you break the sky, and it will be in vain.

The emperor is more thoughtful than you think, you haven't even thought through the cause and effect of this matter, isn't it humiliating to come here to advise?