In addition to the family affairs in front of him, Li Tong has other affairs to deal with.

At present, in the situation of Shendu, he and his fourth uncle Li Dan are in the division of military and political affairs. Although there are also chaotic people and many conflicts in the court, at least his grandmother Wu Zetian still left a basically functioning administrative system, and some basic affairs can be carried out in an orderly manner.

However, the military affairs that Li Tong was in charge of did not exist before, and a new management system needed to be built from scratch. Even if he doesn't need to do everything himself, if he wants to fully exert the power in his hands, he also needs to select a group of subordinates who are capable of using them and delegate the power in his hands.

This is also the disadvantage of the rich second generation of entrepreneurship, you inherited some of the original political resources, and then you are bound to not have a long run-in period like reckless entrepreneurship, forming a team that is completely obedient to yourself.

In the final analysis, social changes in ancient times did not have a very high frequency and variables under the impact of technological progress as in later generations, so social classes were relatively solidified.

When Li Tong came to this world, he was faced with full of malice, and from the bottom of his heart, he had a rather pessimistic attitude towards the entire bureaucratic system.

Even Di Renjie, a famous minister who has been famous for thousands of years, only knew that he was an old fox who had gone through ups and downs after real contact, where was a good person with thick eyebrows and big eyes and completely positive faces. The fairy tale image created in the romance is different from reality after all.

Of course, Li Tong also has something to rely on, that is, his grandmother has been in power for decades, and has greatly expanded the scope of the imperial court, and there is a kind of meritocracy like Wei Wu Cao Cao. After all, Wu Zetian is an atypical political figure herself, so she must draw new nutrients from outside the original ruling class to maintain her rule.

A cool official like Lai Junchen naturally has a hateful image left in history, and the impact is quite bad.

But then again, Wang Anshi has also been a demon who has been a disaster for hundreds of years in history, and if he wants to impact the vested interest groups that have been solidified, how can he succeed without putting it into the sword? Taking away people's wealth is like killing your parents, and being polite is impossible to succeed in your life.

In such a great change as the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was Er Zhurong who slaughtered the powerful people of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the north, and Hou Jing, a great general of the universe in the south. The Sui and Tang dynasties admitted this old drawback, but it only created a transition period from the Middle Ages to the ancient times, but in the end, it was inevitable that there would be a murderous demon king Huang Chao who stepped on the bones of the princess in the heavenly street, and it was only then that the so-called gate lord clan was completely swept into the pile of old papers.

Of course, anyone with normal human ethics will not respect this kind of role. They are outright saboteurs, with destruction and no construction. However, from the perspective of objective historical laws, such a figure has the meaning of its existence, but the price paid for this kind of progressiveness is too high.

Li Tong considers himself the heir to his grandmother's mantle, not just out of his own political needs, but because if he wants to go further, it is impossible for him to complete it through a normal transfer of power.

So he felt that Wang Meichang and others were making a fuss about their brothers' feudalism, which was really a bit ridiculous. Lao Tzu has come to this point, do you still reason with you when Lao Tzu?

It doesn't matter who my son is, even if Lao Tzu himself is surnamed Wang, if you really want to do it, do it! If you are willing to bow down and be a minister, that is your knowledge, if you are unwilling, everyone will fight for life and death.

Of course, the premise is that Li Tong himself can get enough supporters.

On the one hand, his supporters come from the Hanshu talents promoted by his grandmother over the years in power and the marginal figures in the original situation, such as Jiangnan people, similar to Wang Fangqing and Wang Shaozong, who were born in the Langya Wang family, don't care how majestic your ancestors were in the early years of the king and the horse, but in the Sui and Tang dynasties, you are just a younger brother, don't mix with your grandson, and your son doesn't care about you.

On the other hand, it comes from the low-level talents he has unearthed and the wall-riding faction in the clan, and he also has advantages in this regard, one is to use his historical foresight to promote a group of historical figures such as Liu Youqiu, Huan Yanfan and Guo Yuanzhen, whose talents have been proven by history, but have not yet developed.

The second is that at a time when the empire is about to expand, but the government military system is collapsing, the collapse of the government military system is also a major topic in the study of the historical process of the Sui and Tang emperors in later generations.

For the current Li Tong, the collapse of the government military system has released a large number of grassroots military talents, and they are no longer controlled by the original ruling order, but the old clothes society he established can well absorb this group of talents.

In the past, Li Tong was also worried that the organization of the Ancient Clothes Society was too large, which might attract the attention of the imperial court. But the experience of the period after the coup d'état made him realize the irreversibility of the torrent of the times. When everyone is watching the change of central imperial power, who will pay close attention to the development of a civil association among those who are in a powerful position?

Speaking of a more significant problem, if these bigwigs who are busy fighting for power in the DPRK really have the insight to see the subtleties, they will not be able to sit idly by and watch the military system collapse like this!

The establishment of the government military system was the basis for the evolution of imperial power from the Western Wei Dynasty to the Sui and Tang dynasties, and it was also the cornerstone for Guan Longxun to gain a foothold in the current situation.

But even if the eldest grandson Wuji is a native of Guan Longxun, he cares about sweeping away dissidents and who the emperor wants to appoint as the queen, and he doesn't care that the low-level government soldiers have no land to give and food and clothing are difficult to continue!

Compared with the Six Towns Uprising, the founding of the Tang Dynasty has only been more than a hundred years old, but these Guan Long nobles have long forgotten what kind of courage and arrogance their ancestors broke out in what kind of difficult environment, and brazenly rose up to rebel, thus laying the glory and wealth for the next 100 years.

As for the Shandong clans other than Guan Long's nobles, they wish that Guan Long's government military system would collapse, and the sooner it collapsed, the better. In this way, everyone can rather fight wits than strength. With the Khitan rebellion, the Hebei people were able to infiltrate the military and thus led the Shenlong Revolution.

However, Guan Longxungui stole the fruits of their victory in the field of political struggle that they were familiar with. When you come out to mix, you have to pay it back.

Li Tong was disturbed by others this time, in addition to his own energy being unable to take care of it, but also because his next focus was not in the political situation of Shendu. His Togi Provincial Governor's Office is still only in its infancy, and it has not even been equipped with basic assistants, but its organization at the grassroots level is quite solid.

The forces under the control of the Governor's Office of Togi Province are mainly the prefectures between Ha Luo.

Although the soldiers of Guanzhong Mansion have collapsed so far, the situation between Heluo is relatively better, because most of the Zhichong Mansions here were created by Gaozong and Wu Zetian periods, after all, Heluo itself is a basic plate operated by their husband and wife in order to get rid of Guanlong.

Of course, it's only relatively. There are more than 80 Zhichong Prefectures between Heluo, and according to the average standard of 1,000 people, there should be more than 80,000 registered soldiers.

But in fact, after preliminary statistics, the Governor's Office of Dugi Province has only a little more than 10,000 soldiers that can be summoned between Heluo, and most of them are still concentrated around Shendu City.

Among them, nearly half of them belong to the Guiyi Mansion attached to the Fanbang, such as the Huaiyin Mansion led by the Gaochang Lu clan, and several Zhichong Mansions led by the Goguryeo clan, the Gao clan, the Quan clan, etc.

The day after the coup, Li Tong, in the name of the governor of Dugi Province, ordered the troops of the prefectures to enter the capital and assemble for war. In just a few days, nearly 5,000 troops were gathered at the foot of Beibi Mountain in the north of Shendu City, but after that, they were drastically reduced day by day, and some of them reported that they had no troops to send, and some simply couldn't even find the people and institutions that were ordered.

The recruitment of soldiers did not go well, which was a mixed blessing for Li Tong. The bad side is that if Xue Huaiyi returns to Hedong and wants to counterattack Shendu, then the vast majority of the troops in his hands will have to be sent to the front-line war zone, and the impact and control of the situation in Shendu will be even smaller.

On the one hand, the good thing is that even the government soldiers around Heluo are so unoptimistic, and the farther states are still summoned! At least before the imperial court officially began to reform the military, no matter how wary of him was, it would be impossible to muster enough troops to raise a strong bar with him.

Because of this, Li Tong's courage has also strengthened a lot, and a large number of former government officers of the Former Clothing Society have been incorporated into the army that is still being assembled, and the organizational structure has been changed from the grassroots level. On the other hand, in the name of preparing for war, a large number of materials accumulated in the treasury of the Shendu City were transported to both sides of the Yellow River, after all, there was also such a military need at the moment.

Even if the imperial court is unwilling to cooperate, it does not dare to obstruct it in the decree, at most it will make some small moves such as a slight constraint on the arrangement of transportation capacity. But the old clothing society is not enough, but there is no shortage of labor, if he is given another month, he can move the Shendu treasury to starve to death.

When Wang Xian came to the palace, Li Tong had just sent away his father-in-law Tang Xiuzhong and Li Ge, who organized the transportation of manpower, and instructed them to prepare to receive a batch of grain escorted by Tian Dasheng and others from Bianzhou.

Compared with the entire imperial treasury, the batch of grain that Yang Li bought in Bianzhou can only be said to be a drop in the bucket.

But mosquitoes also have meat on their legs, and Li Tong wants to quickly integrate the strength of the Former Clothes Society after entering Guanzhong, so as to gain a firm foothold, and the more materials he needs, the better.

As for how Shendu City will live in the next days, that is not a matter for him to worry about, if he is too comfortable, he may try to seize control of Caoyun. You have to be so hungry that you can be honest and don't dare to make big moves.

Hearing Wang Xian's request to see, Li Tong was not surprised. After all, Wang Bo's family and Wang Meichang are still in the same sect, so he is not surprised that Wang Xiao and Wang Meichang are together. After thinking about it, Li Tong asked Wang Xian to be introduced.

"Your Royal Highness's new reward for your meritorious achievements, you should have left to congratulate immediately, but I am afraid that the guests will gather in the mansion and increase the troubles of the master, so I forbearance and joy, and I only came to congratulate today, and I ask Your Highness not to sin."

After Wang Xiao entered, he was very respectful, and he took a few steps inside and bowed.

When Li Tong heard this, he laughed, pointed at Wang Xian and said, "Other guests are just commonplace, but if Wang Sheren comes to see him, of course I have to wait for a vacant seat." She is a first-class scholar, and the book he wrote is a rare wonderful pen in recent years, and it makes people feel excited and uncertain when they read it. ”

When Wang Xiao heard this, his cheeks trembled suddenly, and he hurriedly said: "The humble position is only ordered to act, and the officials teach the orders, and I don't dare to pause, and I really don't dare to praise His Highness." ”

Li Tong only sneered when he heard this, and did not let Wang Xian enter the table without courtesy. Pei Xingjian has a good sense of people, but the son-in-law he chose is a bit big-eyed.

Wang Xian is a good person, although he is not as good as his younger brother Wang Bo, but he is also the top level in the stream, but if this alone is not hateful. Li Tong didn't think about it before, but after the coup d'état, Wang Xian was active and quite powerful, but he couldn't use the law. In layman's terms, the brain-filled operation is not good in practice.

At the beginning, Wang Xiao got together with Di Renjie and others, and was even recommended by Di Renjie to compete with Su Wei for the task of Xuanfu River East Road. After all, Wang Xiao was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, which is a little more suitable than Su Wei.

Because of Wang Bo's talent and fame, and Wang Xian is also Pei Xingjian's son-in-law, Li Tong originally had a good impression of Wang Xian, and when he sent the Di family home, he chatted with Wang Xian by the way.

As a result, he heard complaints about Di Renjie's recommendation from Wang Xiao's mouth, and the implication was that he was more than enough to serve as a Tonggui or the head of the Nine Temples in Southern Province, and Di Renjie was really a bit unfamiliar about doing this.

Hearing Wang Xian say this, Li Tong was cold in his mind to win over his people. Not to mention anything else, this person's brain is a little unreliable, at least not as interesting as Su's taste. When Su Wei heard such an arrangement, he was happy to come down, and thanked Li Tong for giving him such an opportunity.

So next, after Li Tong planned to recruit Wu Youyi, he recommended Su Wei to serve as the assassin of Puzhou, as a bridge between the two capitals. Even if the imperial court is determined to take Wu Youyi, Su Wei is recommended to take over Wu Youyi's position. Either way, it's better than relying on the muddy waters of the divine capital.

Li Tong has basically given up on this person psychologically, and the reason why he was allowed to enter the mansion was to find out if Wang Meichang had any connection with Di Renjie and his gang.

Wang Xiao knelt in the hall, and saw that King Yong had not spoken for a long time, so he said again: "Your Highness's inheritance is only the first feudal, if it goes against your will, there is still room for modification......"

When Li Tong heard this, his expression didn't change much, and he didn't care much about it.

Of course, he also understands that if he just doesn't want to accept this number or wants to change it for his brothers, the court will definitely agree. But after the chaos, such a change in the order will also greatly damage the majesty of the imperial court.

The old foxes in the DPRK will definitely quarrel with him over this, asking him to give up some of his power to compensate. But he really doesn't have the energy and time to talk about it right now, so he just has time to be held accountable.

Seeing that King Yong was still silent, Wang Xian responded: "His Royal Highness has decided on the title of the lord, and recently there is a division that is also discussing the ......title of the emperor's heirs."

While speaking, Wang Xian talked about the titles that Li Dan's sons were going to make. Among them, the emperor's grandson Li Chengqi intends to be crowned King Yu, the second son Li Chengyi intends to be crowned King of Zhou, the third son Li Longji intends to be crowned King Qing, the fourth son Li Longfan intends to be crowned King Wei, and the fifth son Li Longye intends to be crowned King Xiang.

After Li Tong heard this arrangement, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Nowadays, because there is no actual feudal king, the meaning is just like that. But if it is a king with a special meaning, it can still reveal a lot of information.

For example, the eldest son Li Chengqi was crowned King Yu, which was Li Dan's former title before he ascended the throne, and was awarded to the eldest son, which basically established the status of Li Chengqi's heir.

But Li Chengyi, the king of Zhou, has much richer meaning. First of all, this is Li Xian's old seal, and this seal has a bit of a meaning of encroaching on the inheritance of Li Xian's branch. But more importantly, there is no Zhengshuo name change at the moment, strictly speaking, it is still Zhou Shi, so if it is sealed, it will give people endless hints.

An old yin and yang person like Li Tong can tell that someone is planning to do something as soon as he hears it, regardless of whether there is any practical action in the follow-up, just by proposing to seal it like this, he will directly bury an unstable factor in Li Dan's house. Although Li Longye's title of King Xiang, although it also has a certain suggestive meaning, it is not so strong.

Li Tong almost instantly thought that if this was Wang Meichang's instructions, he obviously planned to put Li Chengyi next to Li Chengqi and let the two of them fight each other, while his little grandson Li Longye squatted behind and waited for the fisherman's profit.

Thinking of this, Li Tong couldn't help sneering in his heart, the old guy thinks very beautifully, where do you put Lao Tzu? I haven't finished the story with my fourth uncle yet, and you're going to fight for the next generation?

But after a little muttering, he was happy again, only to feel that his fourth uncle was not easy, the order in the court had not yet been clarified, and someone was already lighting a small fire in the backyard.

As for Li Longji, who should have been the son of the Mandate of Heaven, he planned to be the king of Qing, although he also belonged to Guanzhongdi, but it was completely inconspicuous and meaningless. In the final analysis, there is no one in the court, and he is not hard-spoken, and in the past year or so, his grandfather Dou's family has been very miserable.

Through these messages from Wang Xian, Li Tong also realized that Wang Meichang's small circle was just taking it for granted that he was working alone, at least without the tacit approval of any faction in the DPRK and China.

Whether it is Li Zhaode or Di Renjie, they are all people with a great view of the overall situation, and they understand that the most important thing at the moment is to re-establish the authority of the imperial heir, even if they have any conflicts of interest, they all require the same thing while reserving differences, and it is impossible to rashly start any heir dispute at such a moment.

After realizing this, Li Tong understood what to do next, he raised his hand and bowed to Wang Xian, and said: "Wang Sheren is in the province, and I am not an outsider at the moment. ”

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Wang Xian to respond, he got up and went to the inner hall.

Wang Xiao couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded when he saw this, but since King Yong had already said so, he couldn't roll around here, so he could only get up and quit in a daze, and thought in his heart that he would go to his father-in-law's house later to beg his mother-in-law to see if he could get forgiveness.

While thinking, Wang Xian went out under the guidance of the palace staff, and when he arrived at the front hall of the palace, he saw Zhang Xungu and Wang Meichang coming together.

When Zhang Xungu saw Wang Xun walking out of the palace, he couldn't help but sneer: "Aren't the people of Wang She in a hurry to go to the province? Could it be that the straight hall of Nan Province is located in the residence of His Royal Highness King Yong? ”

Wang Xian was worried at this time, and he was in no mood to take care of Zhang Xungu at all, and when he saw Wang Meichang's eyes looking at him, he was also full of displeasure, and he didn't want to deal with the two of them, so he hurriedly went out and got into the car, and ordered his family to send him to his father-in-law's house.

Wang Meichang also rushed to King Yong's Mansion under Zhang Xungu's soft grinding and hard bubble to make peace for a while, and his face as the emperor's heir was still not small, so he was not directly turned away, but was led to the front hall to wait for an interview.

But as soon as the two of them sat down in the front hall, Yang Siqiao came from the middle hall again, piled up a few volumes of the recital written by Wang Shaozong and others to impeach the Si Affiliated Temple in front of Wang Meichang, and said: "My Royal Highness has no time to see guests, but since Dr. Wang has already entered the palace, it is not good to return empty-handed. His Royal Highness hopes that the doctor will forward these recitals to Xiantai, and when he is free, His Highness will entertain him again, please. ”

After that, Yang Siqiao ignored the two of them, turned around and walked out of the hall, and when he saw that the palace staff was about to serve tea and fruit snacks to the guests, he raised his hand and said, "The two guests will leave the house here, save it." ”

Suffering such a cold reception, Wang Meichang's well-maintained and fair face suddenly turned into the color of pig liver, and when she unfolded a few volumes of books and hurriedly took a look, her expression was even more embarrassed, and she got up and shouted angrily: "The door is high and difficult to enter, and I have learned it!" ”

"Doctor Wang, don't be ...... discouraged"

Seeing this, Zhang Xungu hurriedly got up and wanted to persuade Wang Meichang, but Wang Meichang had already hurried out. He also hurriedly chased out, and after taking a few steps, he heard Yang Siqiao outside the door and said compassionately: "Your Highness's muscles and bones are not often used, is what you are talking about just passing the ears and idle wind?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xungu suddenly felt a pang in his heart, turned around and returned to the hall, put away the recitals that Wang Meichang had left at the table, and then hurriedly went out to chase Wang Meichang.