After the Dragon Boat Festival, in the residence of the king of Jishanfang, Li Tong specially set up a banquet to congratulate Wang Fangqing of Changshi on his relocation to Wenchang Zuocheng, and also to bid farewell to Wang Fangqing through this banquet.

Since the dynasty, as the chief of Shangshutai, Shangshu Ling has basically not given courtiers, one is that Taizong Li Shimin once served as Shangshu Ling, and the other is that Shangshu Ling itself has a strong taste of hegemonic ministers, and he is in charge of the affairs of Taiwan Province with left and right servants.

During the Yongchang period, the left and right ministers of Wenchang who were changed from the left and right servants also raised their ranks to the second grade, and generally only awarded the ministers who were expected to be in the super class. The predecessor of Wenchang Right Minister Cen Changqian was killed during the Tianzhu period, and after the old Wenchang Left Minister and Wei Wang Wu Chenghei were deposed, these two positions have not been awarded to newcomers.

Therefore, at present, Wenchang, who is ranked in the fourth rank, has become the actual governor of Wenchangtai. Wang Fangqing was transferred from the originally idle Lintai young eunuch to Wenchang Zuocheng, although he has not officially paid homage to the prime minister, but when it comes to actual powers, he is actually almost the same as the prime minister, and can manage the six Cao affairs of the southern province.

As a result, Wang Fangqing is naturally not suitable to continue to serve as the acting governor of the palace. Otherwise, the infiltration that the acting king can carry out through Wang Fangqing into the government affairs of the imperial court is immeasurable, which is something that neither side wants to see.

During the banquet, Li Tong first took a cup and said with a smile to Wang Fangqing: "Since then, Changshi has entered the capital province from Xiansi, and he can show his talents and help the country. Since the establishment of the government, it has been cared for for a long time, and the turbid wine is thin, and it is not enough to express its meaning. It is common for each other to not be able to live privately, but I also hope that Zuo Cheng can not forget his old meaning and teach him in the matter! ”

Wang Fangqing avoided the table and got up, first saluted, and then raised his glass and responded: "Jiangnan Scholar, fortunately, can accommodate the famous mansion, accompany His Royal Highness, only for the king and the court and the prime ministers to appreciate, and to observe the new use." Although it is inconvenient to stay in the beautiful seat, the love is long-lasting. His Royal Highness is well-known all over the world, and the guest seats are free from suffering and without Jia Shi in residence, and the fragrance is impregnated, which can be described as the good of self-cultivation and nourishment......"

The tacit understanding between each other no longer needs this expression of false feelings. The two of them made this pretentiousness, mainly for the other guests present. Wang Fangqing did not avoid suspicion because of his new American position, but was still proud of being the king's subordinate, which naturally led to reverie.

Today's guests, in addition to the original palace officials, there are also many courtiers who serve in the court. Hearing the two of them, the acquaintances gave each other a look, and each knew each other.

Wang Fangqing went from being the acting governor of the palace to becoming a high-ranking official in the capital, which also made the position of the acting palace more attractive in the eyes of the times.

If the acting king's interference and influence on the political affairs of the court is not in a certain position, or if he has a relatively comprehensive understanding of the current court affairs, it is inevitable that he will not know enough deeply. And Wang Fangqing's ascension this time has made this hidden connection clear, so that more people can recognize the influence that the acting king now has in the current situation.

Now the atmosphere in the court is tense, and after the cool official Lai Junchen forced to kill the former winter official Shangshu Su Gan, instead of being punished, he was awarded the title of Xiantai Servant Imperial History, which also shows the attitude of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, which is to set off a new round of purges in the court again.

It is precisely because of this that everyone in the court is inevitably in danger, and even many people have the idea of abandoning their officials and returning to their hometowns to avoid the cruel power struggle. But how can a person in a position be willing to give up everything he has in front of him. In such a situation, there is no shortage of people who want to rely on the big branches to add a guarantee to the safety of their careers.

Today, the palace is full of guests, and many people have this idea in their hearts. In addition to acting kings, the Liang Wangdi in Shangshanfang has also seen a sharp increase in visitors recently.

After all, among the kings of the dynasty now, only these two kings are the most expensive, and in comparison, King Liang has a higher position and is the prime minister of the political hall, but the deeds of the acting king are more obvious, and his reputation is better than that of King Liang.

Regarding this phenomenon, Li Tong also had to sigh that the complexity of the world's people's hearts is by no means a person's selfish thoughts.

Everything his grandmother did was to consolidate her imperial power and increase her prestige, and she was unwilling to share power with others, but because she tried too hard, the courtiers felt that they could not bear this huge pressure, and instead forced Shiliu into the faction of the kings.

Li Tong didn't know what the situation was like for Wu Sansi, and as for him, there was an endless stream of people to meet him, and the situation was even a little exaggerated.

Speaking of the long historical position vacated by Wang Fangqing, Wang Fangqing was appointed the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, and on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, many people who were moved by the smell of the smell and felt that they were qualified to compete for the competition expressed their willingness to deepen their friendship with the king to varying degrees.

The position of the governor of the palace alone has attracted as many as six or seven people from the four grades of the court and the central government! does not pay attention to the government and the government, which is also a situation that has never happened since the Xuanwumen Incident in the early Tang Dynasty.

The occurrence of such a phenomenon naturally shows that in the eyes of the times, the mountain of His Royal Highness the Acting King has really been erected and has become a choice worthy of serious consideration.

Another reason is that the pressure exerted by Wu Zetian on the courtiers is too great, and it has become so great that people feel that it is difficult to support themselves.

After the White Horse Temple was copied, the courtiers besieged Xue Huaiyi, and the contradiction between the monarch and the minister was inevitably acute to an extreme. It happened that Su Gan committed suicide in prison at this time, and Wu Zetian quickly seized this opportunity to exert pressure on the courtiers.

She adopted Lai Junchen's statement and directly characterized Su Gan as committing suicide in fear of crime, but instead of giving up, she ordered to continue to dig deep into Su Gan's hidden sins.

In just two days, there were dozens of people who had been sentenced to death by Su Gan's relatives and friends, and there was a great posture of uprooting the entire Guanlong portal with a long heritage.

Regarding this point, no one doubts whether Wu Zetian has such courage, just looking at what the Li Tang clan has been slaughtered into, and a mere Su family is really nothing in the eyes of the Holy Emperor.

In the middle hall of the palace, after three rounds of drinking, Li Tong left the palace staff to entertain the other guests, and retreated into the inner hall with several important government members.

"Chang Shi Gao was promoted to the province, and after that, it was inconvenient for the government to discuss frequently, so there was no need to worry too much about it. As long as you concentrate on all things, so that all the talents who are here can be used and accumulate merit. ”

Wang Fangqing drank a few more glasses because he was in a good mood, his face flushed at this time, and after hearing this, he also nodded solemnly and said: "Your Highness, please rest assured, since the matter is entrusted to me, I will work hard and do my best to live up to the trust." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Li Jingyi, who was sitting on the opposite table, and said: "Li Sima and His Royal Highness know each other for a long time, especially more than me. I will no longer sell my love money, and if there is any miscellaneous matter that is difficult to resolve after entering the house, I can ask someone to sue me. ”

Li Jing nodded as soon as he heard the words and thanked Wang Fangqing.

Although there are many times to compete for the position of the governor of the palace, Li Tong still chose Li Jingyi, who was born in the Li family of Zhao County and had known him a long time ago.

Although Li Jingyi was born in the Li family of Zhao County, he was not a native of Hebei, and the ancestral house of the south of the Zhao family, where his home is located, moved to Qian County in southern Henan very early, which is now Bozhou.

Because of this, his family network can be said to be transparent from north to south, and he has a good interaction with Hebei people and Jiangnan people. Moreover, Li Jingyi's two brothers, Li Jingxuan and Li Yuanyuan, have successively served as prime ministers, which also makes his family background more prominent.

Li Yuanyuan was demoted together with Wei Yuanzhong and others a year ago, and although he has not returned to the dynasty now, he has also been transferred to Huaizhou to serve as the assassin. Huaizhou is located in Hebei, which is formerly known as Hanoi, and is also considered a large state in, facing Bianzhou across the river.

If you add Yao Xuan, the former prime minister of Bianzhou Thorn History, the great rivers and waterways that come out of the east of Luoyang, the divine capital, can already be said to be mastered by the acting king's line, which already has a certain effect of form victory, which can make the initiative of Caoyun more firmly in the hands of their department.

In fact, Li Tong was also a little uncertain about Li Jingyi's appointment as the governor of the palace at first. After all, such a big family has a deep heritage, and the political potential they have can make them not have to rush to express their position, after all, whoever wants to take the throne, such a family is the object that needs to be wooed.

In the choice of the route for the political future of the entire portal, although the personal friendship between Li Tong and Li Jingyi can play a certain role, it will never be too big.

So when Li Tong conveyed his meaning to Li Jingyi, who was then the Sima of Luozhou, through Zheng Gao, who was the governor of Luozhou, he mainly gave it a try, but he didn't expect Li Jingyi to nod his head in agreement after listening to this proposal.

In fact, the people are worried, and they know it, perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, the Li family of Zhaojun is still very high.

But Li Jingyi's brothers also have their own hardships, His Majesty the Holy Emperor is wary of the famous family, and the prime ministers who were degraded in the old years such as Wei Yuanzhong and Di Renjie have all been recalled, and even Wei Yuanzhong was dismissed a few days ago after paying homage to the prime minister, and was sent to the end to serve as the governor of Yangcheng County, but his brother Li Yuan is still wandering in other states and is not allowed to enter the capital.

This means that, despite the turbulence of the court, Li Element is not in the first sequence of choices that His Majesty the Holy Emperor considers to balance the situation.

This problem can be big or small, to say small, Li Yuan wants to return to the court to participate in the opportunity to have little hope, to say big, in this turbulent world, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

If their family has no name but no matching power, it is very likely that they will be stepped on by others, and cool officials such as Lai Junchen are the most fond of choosing such a famous family as a target.

At present, the generation of the king has a strong foundation in the court, but there is a shortcoming, that is, he can't find a role that can take the lead. There was also Prime Minister Yao Xuan before, but with Yao Xuan's release, there was no seat in the political hall. Even in the case of such a comparative advantage, Wang Fangqing can only be arched to Wenchang Zuocheng and cannot directly worship the prime minister.

is also a combination of various considerations, the contemporary king threw an olive branch again, and Li Jingyi responded directly. Only by uniting with the acting king can they complement each other.

In short, Li Jingyi joined in and succeeded Wang Fangqing as the chief historian, which greatly expanded Li Tong's acceptance of Shiliu, and he would no longer be ridiculed by Shiliu as Wu'erfu who only used southerners.