At the end of the first month, Wang Meichang, who returned to Shendu to narrate, returned to Chang'an again. He was accompanied by two prime ministers, Li Daoguang and Yang Zaisi.

After learning about the itinerary of the group, Li Tong deliberately took some time to greet him in person outside the Chunming Gate and on the bank of Longshou Canal. Wang Meichang naturally doesn't have such a big face, but the two prime ministers came with the emperor's order, so they still have to be polite.

After meeting each other in Longshouqu, they first exchanged pleasantries, and then the two prime ministers first handed over the imperial decree to the emperor, of course, mainly for King Yong.

King Yong added the number of King Yong of the town country, the number of households increased to 5,000, and the scattered officials were promoted to the second class of Wusan's general of the town army, and an ambassador of the Longyou Zhujun was added to the post.

After Rao is Li Tong went west, he had already made up his mind to stand on his own in Guanzhong, but he was also shocked by the great reward of the imperial court.

Whether the town is a town or not, Li Tong doesn't care, originally in history, his aunt Princess Taiping still had a town country name, damn it.

However, the food euphemism increased sharply to 5,000, and the increase in sealing was so large that Li Tong was really taken aback. He made such a great contribution to the coup d'état in Shendu, and the actual income before was only 2,300 households, but now it has more than doubled.

Coupled with a right of control over the Longyou army, could it be the fact that the imperial court has acquiesced in the fact that he has seized Guanzhong?

However, on the way back to the city, through Yang Zaisi's narration, Li Tong learned about the latest changes in the pattern of the Shendu court.

The focus of the contradiction was the question of the form of succession to the throne of the imperial heir, Li Zhaode insisted that the imperial heir inherit the throne as the crown prince, while others opposed this. As another big man in the political hall, Di Renjie, although he did not make it clear which one he supported, he also expressed his disapproval for Li Zhaode.

After learning this, Li Tong understood why the imperial court gave him such a good title.

Although Li Zhaode is strong, but the tiger can't fight the wolves, he is so insistent, he is bent on going his own way, and he can't find too many people to support him, and it can even be said to be a betrayal of the Guan Long nobles he was born in, Guan Long Xungui is difficult to accept the heir to succeed to the throne as the crown prince.

Therefore, Li Zhaode can only look for help from the outside, and Li Tong in the customs is the natural choice. Li Tong has enough power, and he has similar needs to Li Zhaode in terms of maintaining the residual power of the Holy Emperor.

Of course, it is difficult for Li Zhaode alone to operate such a special seal. The other person is naturally his fourth uncle Li Dan.

Although it is said that the current succession of the emperor has reached a consensus within the court, if Li Tong does not open his mouth for a day, who can guarantee that the heir of the emperor can definitely inherit the throne? I don't support the fourth uncle, can I support the third uncle?

Moreover, the DPRK and China are very noisy just because of the way the imperial heir succeeds to the throne, which in itself is a destruction of the imperial power. Lao Tzu wants to be the emperor, and I have to listen to your blind beep, what is this called? When my mother was in power, why didn't you think so much? It doesn't matter what you think, what reason you have, in essence you look down on me!

In the face of the noisy situation of the ministers, strengthening the discourse power of the clan is also a means to enhance the imperial power. Although this method may have a bit of a taste of drinking to quench thirst, at least the sugar skin under Li Tong's sugar-coated cannonball has not been broken. With such an example as him, Li Dan would have a better effect if he promoted and supported other clans to defend himself.

This is the Matthew effect in the distribution of power, Li Tong has already established his position and voice in the current situation, so he doesn't even need to personally join the core power struggle, and the stalemate will not ignore him, but want to show favor to him.

For example, Di Renjie, he doesn't need to take a clear stand to confront Li Zhaode, as long as he expresses a limited attitude, some people who are unhappy with Li Zhaode in the current situation will naturally converge to his side.

Li Tong is not very interested in the power struggle in Shendu City at the moment, otherwise he would not have come to Chang'an. If he could, of course, he hoped that he could continue to hang his fourth uncle, so that his fourth uncle could not succeed to the throne smoothly.

But he also understands that this is unrealistic, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and now that the year name has been changed, if his fourth uncle does not ascend the throne again, the world will be completely chaotic.

This time, the reason why the imperial court added him as an ambassador of the Longyou Army was because the process of Xuanfu of Longyou Dao was not smooth. Although there was also a reason for the turmoil in Chang'an, the proportion of Hu chieftains appointed by the imperial court before had reached a new low in the proportion of attendance in the first month ceremony, and it was not even as good as that of the Heavenly Grant period.

The struggle in the country is not terrible, it is a big deal that everyone takes a step back and forbears each other for the country, but if the imperial court loses the ability to intimidate the Zhujian Prefecture, the impact will be catastrophic, and Li Tong never wants to see this.

The reason why the imperial court added him as an ambassador to the right army of Longyou is also for this reason. If the Zhujian Prefecture really wants to make trouble to the extent that it has to send troops to deter, the imperial court has no ability to levy and issue troops at present, and can only entrust it to King Yong.

So when Yang Zaisi asked about his attitude, he just sighed and said: "Change the Yuan Zhengshuo and return the king, this is the meaning of course." Whatever the court decides, I agree with it. ”

"But, but, now the court is also in dispute about this, the tone is different, people's hearts are anxious, and they are in a dilemma!"

Yang Zaisi sighed after hearing this, and rode his horse close to King Yong and whispered: "Zhaode is tough and stubborn, and he has already aroused everyone's resentment. His Highness's gesture of favor this time may not be good-hearted. Humble duty is by no means a personal grudge, but Zhaode and his people really cannot be friends for a long time. ”

said that it was not because of personal grudges, but when it came to Li Zhaode, Yang Zaisi's face was still angry. He came to Chang'an this time in the capacity of the prince of the country to supervise the sacrificial wine, and he did not just announce the emperor's order, but was sent over, and he will stay in Chang'an for a long time.

Although the Guozi priest wine is also a noble lord, it is not worth mentioning compared to the prime minister of the political affairs hall, so Yang Zaisi is naturally indignant.

Wang Meichang went to the Shendu this time, and the power structure in the Shendu City has also undergone great changes, and four people were directly kicked out of the political hall.

Among them, there are two in the Li Tong family, and Yang Zaisi sits in Chang'an with the sacrificial wine of the Guozi Supervisor and restores the Guozijian of Chang'an. Zheng Gao entered the province from his own post of governor of Luo, and served as the secretary of the household department. Li Daoguang, who was traveling with Yang Zaisi, was also the governor of political affairs and specialized in the secretary of the military department. The other is Shangshu Zuo Cheng Wei Juyuan, who was transferred to Hongluqing.

In addition, Di Renjie entered the subordinate service and officially obtained the status of competing with Li Zhaode. Prime Minister Cui Xuanwei was added to the central prison of the palace, and Xue Ji, a regular attendant of the loose cavalry, served as the attendant of the Yellow Gate. As for Ouyang Tong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Yuanfang, the waiter of the Chinese book, they have not made adjustments.

On the surface, Li Zhaode and Li Tong both suffered a lot of losses this time, especially Li Tong directly lost two prime minister's seats.

However, Li Tong's core interests in Shendu are only Caoyun and Beiya, and the reason why he wanted to grab the position in the political hall before was because he did not occupy nothing. It is also good to take it in the hands and use it for political exchange.

For example, this time, although he handed over two seats, his own power position has been further strengthened, and he has also mastered important household departments. Zheng Gao's appointment as the secretary of the household department can have a great effect on Caoyun or the naturalization of the guests in the Guannai, which is far more meaningful than a political hall with people talking about it.

As for Yang Zaisi, this guy is not high, and Li Tong is worried about whether he will cause trouble for himself if he stays in Shendu. Now that he has been assigned to Chang'an, he just has a good grasp and can use his talents with confidence.

Li Zhaode's handing over a prime minister's seat is actually based on such considerations. The government hall will abolish four seats at once and retain only six prime ministers, which will undoubtedly make the power of the prime ministers more concentrated.

Li Zhaode himself has a strong style, one can top five, even if he fights alone in the political hall, he is not scared at all. And don't forget, among the six prime ministers in the political affairs hall, two of them still belong to the Yongwang lineage.

Even if there is something important that is difficult to decide, and it drags on until he needs to vote, as long as he can stay close to King Yong, he is not afraid of anything else. The field is evenly divided, and there is a strong foreign aid of Yongwang outside the field, which still has an advantage at the highest decision-making level.

Moreover, after Li Daoguang withdrew from the political affairs hall, he took control of the military department, which was a big supplement to Li Zhaode's power. Even when Li Zhaode took this step, he was to retreat and lay the foundation for cooperation with King Yong.

At such a level, for those who have a view of the overall situation, personal gains and losses are not the most important, but mainly based on political positions and propositions. It cannot be said that Li Zhaode helped Li Tong in the matter of Xijing, and Li Tong must cooperate with him.

But now, Li Zhaode has mastered the military department, and Li Tong must get closer to Li Zhaode. Because both of them are aggressive in their external strategies and want to play out. If you change to a conservative like Di Renjie, who fights bravely on the front line, and is constantly wearing small shoes on the back road, I feel uncomfortable when I think about it.

Of course, the biggest benefit from this adjustment is the imperial heirs Li Dan and Di Renjie and other Hebei Yankees. The palace eunuch is not a cronie, and Cui Xuanwei can lead both, at least it shows that the relationship with the imperial heir is closer.

Originally, there was only one Xue Ji under Li Dan in the political affairs hall, and Xue Ji's main position was only to be a regular attendant of the left scattered cavalry, which was even worse than Zheng Gao of Luo Governor Shi Baixiang. But now that Xue Ji has entered the door to save money, it will no longer be just a spectacle.

Of course, this is only an analysis of the situation, and who is more profitable will ultimately depend on the facts. For example, Li Dan is close to the people of Hebei, so how should his in-laws arrange? Whether he can combine the power of the two and make them achieve a balance is also a test of his fourth uncle's operation.

Although Yang Zaisi was indignant that Li Zhaode took off his position as prime minister, Li Tong understood that in the current situation of the imperial court, cooperating with Li Zhaode was the most in his interests and position. There are powerful ministers inside and strong generals outside, which has always been the only way to control power.

After Li Daoguang and his entourage arrived at the imperial city of Daxing Palace, they officially read out the imperial court's edict in front of the people of Chang'an.

But after Li Tong listened to it from beginning to end, he found that it was only a change in status, but there was nothing involved in the reward of wealth and goods, so he couldn't help but ask: "The announcement of the fate is only here?" The Xijing treasury is empty, and the soldiers endure hunger and thirst for the war, and if they get heavy goods, they will inspire people......"

When Li Daoguang heard this, he glanced at King Yong, his eyes were quite sad, are you embarrassed to say this? The trucks on the dragon head were all salvaged from the gods, and they were all scavenged from the gods, you and I were blind!

Being stared at by Li Daoguang's eyes, Li Tong also felt a little embarrassed, yes, he originally wanted to take out some goods from Shendu to stimulate the market in Chang'an, but now it seems that he can only think of other ways. If you don't give me money and food, don't blame me for turning Guanzhong into a private place, everything is Lao Tzu!