Luobei Qinghuafang, the Tang family and a group of clansmen went out to welcome the Tang Ruren who returned to the province and accompanied His Royal Highness the Acting King.

"My in-laws have settled in the capital, but unfortunately I can't do my best because of my busy affairs."

After the meeting, Li Tong expressed his apologies again.

Tang Xianxue smiled and said: "Your Highness is really too polite, the Shendu is prosperous, and even more so Xijing, if it weren't for the hard work of the members of your mansion and the convenience of personnel, it would be difficult to buy a house and live in peace so quickly." ”

This is not polite, since Gaozong built the eastern capital, especially after the Wuhou Dynasty, the development of the Shendu City can be said to be changing with each passing day.

Compared with Chang'an, Xijing, Luoyang, the capital of Shendu, is located in the middle of the sky and is more inclusive, but the scale of Luoyang itself is far smaller than Chang'an, which makes it much more difficult to buy a property than Chang'an. Many people have been officials in Luoyang for more than ten years, and they are still just living.

The Tang family has a lot of people in the capital this time, and it is difficult to do it without the backing of powerful figures. Not to mention anything else, when Li Tong and his family left the palace in the early years, they were all arranged in a relatively remote letter workshop.

The Tang family's house is located in the southwest corner of Qinghuafang, covering an area of more than 20 acres, and is composed of two houses, which is very close to the Xifang Gate. And out of the square is facing the Dongcheng Xuanren Gate, if the children into the matter, the walk of more than 20 minutes can reach the Wenchang Shangshu Province in the East City, the geographical location can be said to be very superior.

There is also an official office set up by Zuo Jinwuwei in Tsinghua Fang, and of course the security is also very guaranteed. Because of this convenience, there are many forbidden army generals settled in this square and several surrounding squares.

After entering the mansion, Tang Lingshu was welcomed into the inner house by the female dependents to reminisce about the old days, while Li Tong stayed in the middle hall with Tang Xianxue and Tang Xiuzhong.

"Providence, there have been quite a lot of people in the house recently, I don't want my lady to suffer those noises, so I will return to the province for a short time for the time being."

After taking a seat, Li Tong explained again, so that the Tang family should not misunderstand that he had a new person and forgot the old one, and was incompatible. Not to mention anything else, his father-in-law Tang Xiu treats him really well, and his best assistance before his career is several times heavier than the icing on the cake.

"This lady is negligent in etiquette and sloppy in temperament, and it is rare for His Royal Highness to cherish and not give up, which is her blessing. In the past, he traveled outside and did not have time to be carefully educated, but now he lives in a city, and he also wants to introduce his family to live for a short time. Your Highness doesn't need to worry about it, concentrate on family affairs, and live up to your grace. ”

Tang Xiuzhong is still open-minded in this regard, he does not enter the divine capital, he does not know the importance of the situation, and the most important thing in their family is his father Tang Xiujing, who has made meritorious contributions in Western Xinjiang, and is of course a great figure in the border area.

But when it comes to the Divine Capital, powerful families abound, and it is really not surprising. The acting king is now in an outstanding position, and I don't know how many people want to come up, and if their family still wants to enjoy this favor, they are undoubtedly enemies who don't know how to measure.

Hearing that his father-in-law was so reasonable, Li Tong was even more embarrassed, and he turned to Tang Xianxue and said: "Uncle has entered the court, I already have a plan here, and a few days ago, I made the lady let people pass the word, I don't know what my uncle's mind is?" ”

When Tang Xianxue heard this, he also cheered up: "Although the strength of the body is not extraordinary, if you can be blessed to enter the Zhisu Guard, you should be loyal and diligent." It's just that the side general is turned into a general, will it be too difficult in terms of personnel? ”

"Of course, there are difficulties, but things are man-made. Uncle Biangong can be called better, better than many boastful and false words in Jinnai, and the self-standard of the family. Now the affairs of the court are not quiet, and the stability of Kinai depends on the warriors. ”

Li Tong didn't take it all over, made a wish casually, and continued: "Of course I will focus on recommending here, and my uncle doesn't have to be humble and self-hidden, if there is something to say, it is the best, and I will be more sure." ”

Tang Xianxue pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "Zhang Rengan, the former supervisor of Anxi, has a reason with me, and he also expressed his willingness to help me state his deeds when he entered the capital this time. But he is not in the court now, so he may not be able to say much. ”

When Li Tong heard this, he was overjoyed. Zhang Rengan is Zhang Renyuan, to avoid Ruizong Li Dan and change his name, in history in the Zhongzong Dynasty to build three surrendered cities to resist the Turks, last year to serve the palace in the history of the palace followed Wang Xiaojie's army to conquer Tibet, and now he is staying in Anxi.

Li Tong was pleased that Tang Xianxue had a good friendship with Zhang Renyuan, but if he really wanted to talk about fighting for Tang Xianxue's position as the general of the Right Jin Wuwei, Zhang Renyuan, who was far away in Anxi, would not be of much help. This also shows that the Tang family is really lacking in the central relationship, and it is difficult to have any connections at such a critical moment.

Although the Tang family was also born in Guanlong, but did not enter the circle of Guanlong Xungui, Tang Xiujing himself is the Ming Jing and the first, Wenchen turned to the side, and the experience is similar to Lou Shide, but the achievement is later than Lou Shide. Although he married Hongnong Yang's family, seeing that Yang Juren dared to treat his wife like that in the old years, it can be seen that he also despises this relative.

"Then my uncle has recently prepared to be recruited as a summer officer of the Ministry of War, and if there is any progress in the situation, I will inform each other in time."

After discussing this matter, Li Tong turned to Tang Xiuzhong again, and asked with a smile: "I don't know what plans my father-in-law has for the future?" ”

After Tang Xiuzhong heard this, he said: "I have no achievements in civil and military affairs, and this time I enter the capital, family affairs and private plans are more important than plotting." As far as things matter, there is no need to rush for a while, let the brother decide the matter first. ”

Tang Xiuzhong didn't want to be too troublesome, and he didn't have too high requirements for his career.

However, Li Tong didn't think so, Tang Xianxue was still his wife and uncle, and Tang Xiuzhong was a real relative, and he was already very affectionate, so of course he had to be more attentive. Not to mention the turbulence of the next dynasty, it was the time to conquer the city and actively expand his power, so he also helped Tang Xiuzhong have a plan.

"If the father-in-law has no will, what about the water messenger?"

Hearing His Royal Highness say this, Tang Xiuzhong's face was happy at first, and after a while, he frowned and said: "I was only a foreign Sima first, and I entered the court to show the fifth grade, will this be too aggressive?" ”

Tang Xiuzhong used to serve as the Sima of Ganzhou in the local area, but he was only a six-rank official. If you are promoted according to your normal career and want to return to the capital, your rank may have to be lowered by one level.

But for his own father-in-law, Li Tong naturally can't be too cold, and it is a bottom line to seek five products.

This is also for the sake of his family's wife, the Zheng family is already a famous family, and he doesn't know what the character of the princess who is going to marry is, if Tang Lingshu's father is not even five grades, don't say whether the princess will deliberately leave difficulties, but I am afraid that even those domestic slaves will be looked down upon.

Li Tong didn't have much energy to pay attention to family affairs, and he didn't want his wife to be wronged, and it was also his duty to promote Tang Xiuzhong.

If it is simply to seek an official position for Tang Xiuzhong, it is a good choice to be the palace supervisor with a rank of five grades, and it is also more in line with the situation that although Tang Xiuzhong is a relative, he is not prestigious. But this position is really not of much help to Li Tong at the moment.

The envoy of the capital water is in the five products, in charge of the decrees of Chuanze and Jinliang, and his subordinates have two departments of boats and canals, and they have a great right to speak in terms of water transportation. This official position itself is not clear, but rather pragmatic, and it is easier to strive for.

In the next round of turmoil in the court, as long as Li Tong and they can keep the position of prime minister of the political affairs hall, they can even be awarded through normal personnel adjustments without special operation.

After that shocking murder, everyone in the capital was already in danger, and Li Tong had to consider changing the original personnel plan.

Originally, he planned to send the thousands of Ding Zhuang of the Former Clothing Society organized by Li Ge to Hedong as soon as possible, but any situation in Gyeonggi could happen in the future, and it was necessary to arrange a group of people in the vicinity of Shendu City, even if they didn't make great hopes, they could protect themselves at critical moments.

If you want to arrange more than 1,000 Ding Zhuang into the city without a trace, it is naturally not easy, especially to give those Ding Zhuang of the old clothes society a reasonable explanation. Previously, they were arranged to go to Hedong to participate in the Cao Yun and seek a livelihood, and now they can also use this as a reason.

In the Lide Fang in the south of Qinghua Fang, there is a very large area of water leading directly to Luoshui, named Xintan. Xintan is already part of the transportation of water in the city, and it is also a very important key node, where the canals converge, and goods can be transported to various squares in the city by boat.

If Tang Xiuzhong served as the envoy of the capital, he could introduce the more than 1,000 Ding Zhuang into the city through various methods such as official service and merchant tenants.

This more than 1,000 strong forces, the number seems to be a lot, if you stay in the countryside, it is naturally a very eye-catching existence, but as long as you can enter the Shendu City with a population of hundreds of thousands through legal channels, you can receive the effect of hiding in the city, as long as it is not traced with clear intentions, it is difficult to find.

"If the father-in-law has no objections, he can focus on traveling around the canals and Jindu inside and outside Gyeonggi in the near future, and understand the affairs a little first. I will also ask people to visit the relevant tricks and officials, brainstorm ideas, and come up with an effective strategy for supervising the transportation of Cao, which can not only benefit the country, but also support the people, and accumulate merit and prestige. ”

At present, the transportation of the entire Shendu City is mainly employed by legion-based laborers levied by the prefectures, which not only delays the normal production of other prefectures, but also makes the livelihood of the migrants who have no land in have no livelihood.

If this situation can be reformed and the Ding force can be directly recruited, it can not only give these migrants a job, but also allow the prefectures to no longer need to go to forced labor, so that the people can be content with cultivation and production, and avoid the hardships of traveling back and forth to serve.

"I will prepare carefully and never disappoint His Highness's recommendation!"

Tang Xiuzhong also nodded solemnly, understanding that this opportunity was also extremely precious to him. If you can do it well, it will not be inferior to your father and brother's military exploits on the frontier.

After a brief discussion with the Tang brothers about their ministry, Li Tong temporarily borrowed his family courtyard and summoned Yang Li and his party, who had already entered the capital.