In the fifth year of Taihe, October Yiyou, Chenzheng.

Chang'an, Daming Palace, Yanying Palace.

The sky will break and the dawn will be dusk.

The drum of Chen cooperated with the bell tower to sound and sounded, and the Jin Wuwei on the upper floor of the palace city gave an order, and the towering and tall Danfeng Gate slowly opened.

The three prime ministers have already been in the forefront of the team, the oldest Niu Si stood in the middle, seeing Danfeng Gate Yanqi, thinking that the court would be opened, and was about to take the lead in leading the team, but several Jin Wuwei wearing gold armor were stopped in front of him, and he signaled to be fair and slow.

Li Zongmin, who was on the side, narrowed his eyes carefully, looked over the shoulders of the Jin Wuwei headed by him, and found that in the palace city, there was a forbidden army general riding on a high-headed divine horse, galloping along the royal road, and finally dismounted in front of the Danfeng Gate, and walked quickly under the support of several Jinwu guards. Li Zongmin recognized that this was Shen Hong, the general of Zuojin Wuwei.

If in the past, the ministers would only see Shen Zhu in the Zichen Palace, and report to the Son of Heaven that the left and right compartments were safe inside and outside according to the custom, and the court would have to hold it. Today, General Shen appeared at Danfeng Gate, and the ministers realized that there might be an accident in the court, and many of the ministers who were still a little sleepy instantly sobered up, and there were some whispers from the originally silent team.

Shen Hong walked up to Li Zongmin and stood still, the red golden light from the paper lantern shining on the bright light armor he was wearing, shining brightly. Shen Zhu was born as a martial artist, in his early years, he served as a military general in Shuofang, Fengxiang, and Hedong Domain, and later because of his merit to Emperor Shunzong (when today's great-grandfather) princess, he was given the title of Captain of the Horse, so as to enter the dynasty and appoint the general of Zhengsanpin Zuo Jinwu.

The general of the forbidden army, who was over the age of six, solemnly crossed his hands and saluted Li Zongmin, Niu Sidian and Mu Qingchen in turn.

"General Shen," Mu Qingchen was puzzled, and after returning the salute to Shen Zhu, he took the lead in speaking, "Why are the ministers not allowed to enter the palace?" ”

"Is there a change in the court?" Niu Sidian also asked.

Li Zongmin glanced at the two colleagues with his eyes, and silently returned the salute to Shen Zhu, he had actually guessed a rough idea in his heart.

"After today's court visit is postponed, a special person will come to inform ......" Shen Zhu's chest was straight, and there was wind and thunder in his loud voice, with some natural pride, and the long beard on his jaw was windless, "The saint is destined to open Yanying quickly, and I hope that the three ministers will go to Yanying Hall immediately with him!" The ministers temporarily went to Zhongshu Province to wait for the edict. ”

The so-called opening of Yanying, specifically refers to the Son of Heaven in the Yanying Hall with the chief to ask the right, there are no hundreds of bureaucrats, and there are not too many internal officials on the side, the ceremony can be simple, according to the convention is held in the afternoon. Li Zongmin thought in his heart, and the mustache on his upper lip turned up a little along with the corners of his mouth Today's sage deliberately postponed the court visit and summoned the prime minister to discuss matters in Yanying Palace, for the sake of the incident that happened yesterday......

Mu Qingchen glanced at Li Zongmin and Niu Sidian, and found that the faces of the two did not have too many waves, especially Li Zongmin, who looked even more bland as water. This will be the first time he has stepped into the Yanying Palace, but he didn't expect it to unfold like this.

Without further ado, at the urging of Shen Zhu, the three prime ministers followed Jin Wuwei closely, went straight into the Danfeng Gate, and headed towards the palace on the west side where the Yanying Hall was located.

Yeonyeongjeon.

In the place where the king was summoned, after the prime minister waited for half a cup of tea, the Son of Heaven was dressed in a Nine Dragons Yan Ben suit, and slowly walked in under the support of several low-ranking ministers, and the gold thread on the top of his head was very eye-catching.

Giving up the cumbersome greeting link, the Son of Heaven was sitting on the throne, giving the three prime ministers a seat, and getting straight to the point: "I postponed the court today, and I don't do anything else." I was shocked to hear that there was a fire in Shanhe yesterday, although it was extinguished, I didn't dare to take it lightly, I don't know if the fire had ever hit Linfang? ”

At first glance, the Son of Heaven said this as if he was asking everyone present, but this was said to Mu Qingchen. This made Li Zongmin sigh in his heart, the Holy Family, the Holy Family......

Mu Qingchen also heard about this yesterday, but he lived in Changle Fang, far away from the north of the city, and learned it too late, when he hurriedly sent his relatives Wang Shiwen to Shanhe to inquire, but found that the fire had been extinguished, and it seemed that someone had already dealt with the aftermath, and the rubble at the scene was all classified together. And fortunately, the disaster was only destroyed by a ruined ancestral hall, after the soldiers reported that there were no casualties, no matter how much Wang Shiwen did not ask, he reported to Mu Qingchen.

It stands to reason that this should have been a trivial matter, so what Mu Qingchen couldn't figure out for a while was why the Son of Heaven would deliberately ask Yanying right about this?

Mu Qingchen replied loudly, "Back to Your Majesty, the fire has always been confined to the eastern corner of Shanhe and has never spread......"

The Son of Heaven nodded reassuringly: "How many casualties are the people?" ”

"According to the soldiers at the scene, the burned place is a ruined ancestral hall, and there are no casualties......"

"Mu Xianggong's words are ...... bad"

It was none other than Prime Minister Li Zongmin who interrupted!

The Son of Heaven and Mu Qingchen were stunned when they heard this, and everyone present had different expressions. Niu Siyan, who was sitting on the side, looked sideways for a long time, as if he had guessed what would happen later, and sighed lightly.

The Son of Heaven hurriedly asked, "What does Li Qing mean by this?" ”

Li Zongmin got up and solemnly arched his hand, his tone was full of "sincerity", "I am in the position of the ruler, dare to eat in the corpse?" Yesterday, I heard that there was an accident in Shanheli, because there was no trouble, I immediately rushed to the north of the city to see, but the burning was stopped at a ruined ancestral hall, but there were also innocent people more than a dozen, and they died in the meantime...... "This statement is extremely ingenious, first of all, it is ironic that Mu Qingchen did not do it himself, did not go to the scene for a detailed investigation, and took care of Niu Xiang as a secretary of the military department, and there was a "military matter" work, so it was inconvenient to visit. In just a few words, Mu Qingchen has been beaten into a corpse vegetarian eater.

Mu Qingchen was shocked when he heard this, this is completely different from what he told Wang Shiwen!

The Son of Heaven could not hide his apprehension, but then there was a trace of doubt: "Why are there people in the ruined ancestral hall?" ”

Li Zongmin had already prepared and thought of a rhetoric, and he talked eloquently, almost starting from the origin of Zoroastrianism in Persia, from the supreme god Mazda, down to the worship of fire by the Zoroastrians, and the remnants of Zoroastrianism in the Tang Dynasty after the Anshi Rebellion.

In the end, Li Zongmin skillfully turned the topic back to the fire in the Zoroastrian Temple yesterday, and changed the guards and catchers who would die in the ruined Zoroastrian Temple for some reason, and turned them into innocent people who respected and respected the Zoroastrian Sect.

He doesn't care what the truth is, who is dying, as long as he can use it for himself, anyone can die......

The Son of Heaven listened quietly, nodded appreciatively at Li Zongmin's clear description, and finally turned his gaze to Mu Qingchen and said, "Mu Qing is not only a Zaifu, but he should also personally look at ......things."

Mu Qingchen heard the slightly restrained reproach in the words of the Son of Heaven, fine sweat broke out on his forehead, and he hurriedly leaned over to confess.

The corners of Li Zongmin's lips were lightly raised, and he secretly laughed in his heart...... On the lips, he repeatedly defended Mu Qingchen to the Son of Heaven, "Qingchen's first position is Zaifu, and he is also the position of Shangshu Zuocheng, and the case is in the shape of labor, and it must be above the old minister, and the minister is just idle for a while, and he can go in person, not in ......"

The Son of Heaven praised a few more words, and asked Mu Qingchen and Li Zongmin to deal with the aftermath. Li Zongmin saw that the timing was right, so he mentioned it meaningfully, "In this case, Jingzhao Yin Wang Fan, as Li Guyan played last night, transferred to Shangshu Province to serve as Shangshu Youcheng, still wearing gold and purple, I don't know what Your Majesty wants?" ”

Mu Qingchen's face was stunned, he had never heard of this matter beforehand. He hurriedly raised the elephant wat and threw his hand to the Son of Heaven and asked, "When was this appointment made?" Who's the idea? ”

"Mu Xianggong's words are wrong," Niu Si, who had always been listening, suddenly spoke, his voice was slow, and his face was calm and corrected, "I will be ordered by Taizong, the appointment and dismissal of officials, the re-mailing of the country, or the decree of the sage, otherwise the government will be written by the Zhongshu and approved by the subordinates before it can be carried out, what is the intention of others?" ”

Of course, Mu Qingchen knew what Niu Sidian said, but he didn't understand, "Wang Fanxin is the governor of the palace, but he suddenly has to be transferred, but why?" ”

"Oh?" Li Zongmin opened his mouth from the side, and arched his hand to Mu Qingchen very respectfully, "Yesterday's Shanhe fire, adjacent to the imperial city, fortunately Wuhou patrolled and extinguished it, otherwise it will be a disaster." Wang Fanxin is Jing Zhaoyin, and An has to resign? ”

Li Zongmin said unhurriedly and smiled, but Mu Qingchen couldn't help but shudder when he heard it. He suddenly realized that everything that had happened today was directed at him!

Mu Qingchen knew that Wang Fan was the one who was subject to the secret edict of the Son of Heaven to exterminate the eunuchs, and if he was transferred, then the plan to kill Zheng Zhu with the soldiers of Jingzhao Mansion would be completely frustrated! It's all about to start all over again. He had to stop it!

"The fire in Shanheli is due to the poor supervision of the Fang Neili and the Chang'an County Ya. Jingzhao Mansion led twenty-two counties, and the fire was extinguished in time, Wang Fan was Jingzhao Yin at the beginning, why is the crime so much? ”

Li Zongmin said unhurriedly, "Could it be that Mu Xianggong wants to hand over this matter to the Imperial Historical Observatory for a little judgment to judge whether he is guilty?" At the end of the words, the mustache on Li Zongmin's upper lip curled up again.

Mu Qingchen was speechless when asked, what kind of place is Yushitai? The duty of the imperial historians is to monitor errors, and their actions are untrue, and such things can be described as mosquitoes and flies in blood. Submit this matter to Yushitai, and innocent people can be bitten out, not to mention Wang Fan, who is already guilty of supervision?

Niu Sidian saw that the scene was a little embarrassing, and he relieved the siege from the side and said, "Shangshu is right, and there is nothing wrong with it." The new Jing Zhaoyin candidate still needs to be discussed by hundreds of officials, and Mu Gong can also recommend ......"

Li Zongmin seized the opportunity and said to the Son of Heaven, "The minister privately thinks that the new governor Yin will be recommended by Qingchen, and he will be safe!" ”

"Oh?" The Son of Heaven glanced at Li Zongmin and was a little surprised. Wang Fan himself was recommended by Mu Qingchen, and now that such a thing has happened, is it still recommended by the same person?

"Mu Gong worships the prime minister, my family does not have much money, only has a collection of 10,000 books, so I will give gifts to Mu Gong to congratulate him." Li Zongmin paused, and then said, "...... Who knew that in the comic book of poems, Mu Gong's relatives actually recognized a golden silk red sandalwood order at a glance, and the rest were returned. Mu Gong's family affairs are still so good-sighted, isn't Mu Gong even more discerning? ”

Mu Qingchen's face was stunned when he heard this, and he was speechless.

Golden silk red sandalwood is priceless, how dare Wang Shiwen accept such things.

Mu Qingchen was about to argue, but he stopped talking, just because he noticed that the Son of Heaven's brows frowned slightly. After a while, the Son of Heaven slowly spoke, "If a person is not a sage, who can do nothing." All the people of the world are my beloved sons. Shanhe fire caused deaths and injuries to the people, and Wang Fanxi was the governor of the mansion and was to blame. Thinking of his qualifications, if he is transferred, he will do what Li Xiang said......"

Mu Qingchen knew that it was useless to distinguish again, and he felt that the sweat was dripping down his spine by this point, and he had already wet the lining.

In the past, he didn't make friends, was honest in government, and was full of clean sleeves, so naturally no one cared. But when he was a very human minister, a saint and a saint, and worshiped the prime minister, the height was unbearable, and the open spears and hidden arrows that had not been shot before were revealed.

Mu Qingchen swallowed his saliva, and looked at Li Zongmin, who was standing on the left side with his hands down, feeling the coming storm, and a word silently appeared in his heart

The Party Fights Different......

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