Pei Min This is not only an analysis, but also a confirmation from Colliers.

Although Colliers did not answer him directly, the implication was enough to show the meaning.

Li Longji does have his own intelligence sources.

Now it is almost certain that the green dragon is in Li Longji's hand.

It's just like the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei aims to control the lawless ministers, and the things that Yushitai does are not much different, and the starting point is good. However, because of the excessive power of the Jinyi Guard, the commanders of the Jinyi Guards in the past dynasties have made more authoritarian traitors......

Although Li Longji did not give Qinglong too much power, he did not even disclose the news.

However, the supervisory officials are very serious, and Li Longji has given them a lot of privileges.

This privilege is in hand, and it is natural to move the crooked mind.

Regarding the candidates, Pei Min had already locked up a group of people before he came, and said to the Gongsun sisters: "Our majesty has always had a good face, and the spread of espionage will damage his reputation of employing people without suspicion, and he will only hand over Qinglong to the most trusted people, but he doesn't ask about talents, the closer he is, the greater the suspicion." ”

Li Longji's temperament Pei Min understands that he is good at employing people.

Just like the famous prime ministers Yao Chong, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo, Su Ying, Zhang Jiazhen. In the early years of Kaiyuan, the country needed to set things right, and Li Longji used the resourceful and decisive Yao Chong. After the country is gradually on the right track, it is necessary to rule the country by law. Yao Chong, who cracked down on political opponents, recruited power and bribes, and engaged in small cliques, immediately stepped down and was replaced by Song Jing, who was upright, principled, and had the style of Wei Zheng.

But Song Jing was too conservative, and Su Ying and Zhang Jiazhen promoted Li Longji to assist him.

Zhang Shuo's status, which is both civil and military, has gradually improved, and there is a faint posture to replace Song Jing.

In terms of employing people, Li Longji can be regarded as impeccable.

But he has a fatal flaw of his own, that is, nepotism.

Whoever has his trust can be reused, and regardless of the other party's strategic skills.

is like Wang Maozhong and Yang Guozhong.

Wang Maozhong was responsible for planting vegetables and grass in the palace, but he was able to recruit a kind of henchmen, and brought Ge Fushun, Tang Diwen, Li Shoude, and Wang Jingyao, who held military power, into his command, and became the military boss of Chang'an, controlling half of the military force of the palace.

Yang Guozhong is even more stupid and incompetent, but he holds more than 40 positions, and he has already entered the sick Tang Dynasty, and he has been put into a dead end.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the emergence of Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Fugu Huaien, Zhang Xun, Li Mi, Yan Zhenqing, and Yan Gaoqing at a critical time, it would have been possible for An Lushan to push it flat.

"Gao Lishi, Wang Maozhong, Wang Ju, Jiang Jiao, Li Lingwen, Wang Shouyi, Li Shoude, Cui Cheng, ......"

Pei Min reported the eight people who are most trusted by Li Longji at present, these eight are the so-called Tang Yuan heroes, that is, the group of people who followed Li Longji in the Tang Long coup and the congenital coup.

It is only these people who have shared hardships that Li Longji trusts the most.

Gongsun Yu groaned: "Except for Gao Lishi, there are seven, these are all characters with heads and faces, and they are afraid that they will startle the snake if they monitor and reconnoiter one by one." ”

Pei Min said confidently: "There are not so many, we can use the elimination method, there are eight people ......"

He gestured with one hand to an eight, and then said: "Gao Lishi was the first to remove, followed by Wang Maozhong and Wang Ju. Wang Maozhong is certainly disdainful, but he has a heavy army in the imperial city and is responsible for the safety of the imperial city, so it is impossible to take care of other affairs. Wang Ju is the same, after the congenital coup, he participated in the great politics of Henan, worshiped the doctor of Yin Qingguanglu, the head of the household, and the title of Zhao Guogong, and called the prime minister to the world, responsible for the treasury of the Tang Dynasty, and everything was busy, and it was impossible to take care of Qinglong's affairs. ”

"Except for these three, there are still five!" Pei Min's fingers also changed from eight to five with his words.

Gongsun Youdao: "Wang Shouyi can also be removed, Pei Gongzi doesn't know that he is in Liangzhou." As the relationship between His Majesty and the Queen became colder and colder, Wang Shouyi, the uncle of the horse, became more and more embarrassed, and he no longer had the grace of the past. If it were him, how could he have the energy to be our enemy now that he could not protect himself? ”

Pei Min accepted his thumbs in approval, and there were four candidates.

"Li Shoude can also be removed!" Gongsun Xi kept thinking about it, and said with a little excitement: "This person, I know him." is a good gambler, three years ago, he gambled heavily in Beijing, lost all his money, owed a lot of debt, hid in a friend's house, and did not dare to go home. is still the mother's family can't see it, and because of his reputation, he paid off his debts. I don't think this saint is bad, he won't let such a person control the green dragon. ”

"Makes sense!" Pei Min smiled and put away another finger and said, "Now there are three left!" ”

Gongsun Xi was quite proud, smiled at Pei Min, and then lowered his face and looked to the side.

Pei Min smiled bitterly: "Jiang Jiao, Li Lingwen, Cui Cheng, these three people are indeed the most suspicious!" Jiang Jiao was His Majesty's earliest playmate, and when His Majesty still had the King of Linzi, the two of them went on a horse and fought eagles together. This matter is still a little mysterious, saying that one day a witch came to Jiang Jiao's house, saying that the emperor would come to his house to inspect him. As a result, on the same day, His Majesty the King of Linzi came to him to hunt together. Jiang Jiao has responded to Li Longji's needs since then, money, horses, everything the King of Linzi needs, Jiang Jiao has generously given and never spared. Now His Majesty reciprocated the favor, treated Jiang Jiao with great affection, worshiped the middle eunuch of the palace, and was crowned the Duke of Chu. ”

"Li Lingwen is similar, they are all close to His Majesty and close to each other. thus participating in the congenital coup d'état and rising to the top. To tell the truth, the two of them in the congenital coup d'état are to occupy a position, and then there is Song Guogong, who is a regular attendant on the left, knows how to eat, and is not too comfortable. ”

"Cui Chengzhi is different from the previous two, this person is talented. When His Majesty was still the King of Linzi, he lived in the same lane with His Majesty and had a close relationship. He has a brother named Cui Xiang, who is one of the five prime ministers controlled by Princess Taiping in the past, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a right-hand man. The poisonous plot to poison Li Longji is the ...... he designed"

Speaking of this, Pei Min suddenly laughed and said: "I remember what happened in Jicheng in Youzhou back then, when the wealthy businessman Jiang Bo asked for poison from the Northeast and accidentally obtained it for Miss Xi, this is the fate that was formed." ”

Gongsun You and Gongsun Xi also recalled the events of the past years, showing nostalgia.

Gongsun Xi suddenly shouted: "I remember, Jiang Bo seems to have said the three words Cui Xianggong at the beginning, as if Cui Xiang is his boss." ”

Pei Min's heart moved, and said: "Of course, no matter how arrogant Jiang Bo is, he is just a businessman, how bold Princess Taiping is, how can she be with him." I think if it weren't for the big deal, even Cui Xiang wouldn't have disdained to deal with Jiang Bo. ”

Jiang Bo's identity was high up to them back then, but now it is no longer in their eyes.

"No...... right"

Pei Min took the opportunity to think of the Yuan girl, that is, the palace maid who had been lurking beside Li Longji and was in charge of Li Longji's medicinal diet.

The Yuan girl is very hidden, and she is one of Li Longji's most trusted chamberlains, and the two have also had a super friendship relationship, but they have not been corrected.

Every day, Li Longji will take the red arrow powder of the Yuan women's match to strengthen his body.

Now it seems that this Yuan girl is likely to be a member of Qinglong.

To this end, Pei Min put forward an idea: "Will Qinglong be in the hands of Cui Xiang at the beginning?" ”

He patted his thigh and asked himself: "I think it's possible, you think, just like Your Majesty, what kind of character is Princess Taiping?" Where would she personally control this inconsequential thing? At best, it is a false name, and someone manages the matter for him. And I remember that this Cui Xiang is very capable, he was originally the person of Prime Minister Huan Yanfan, but when he saw that Wu Sansi was powerful, he betrayed Huan Yanfan and attached himself to Wu Sansi. Later, Shangguan Wan'er focused on internal affairs, and she fell to Shangguan Wan'er again. After Tang Long's coup d'état, Cui Xiang directly became Princess Taiping's person. He was the first ...... to fall to Princess Taiping's party."

Speaking of this, Pei Min coughed twice and said: "This Cui Xiang also has a skill, because he was born in a famous Cui family, he is talented and handsome, and he is very good at coaxing women." He sold his hue by ahem, coughing up, to win the favor of Guan Wan'er and Princess Taiping. ”

When Gongsun You and Gongsun Xi heard this, their pretty faces turned crimson, like Pei Min, pretending to be calm.

Pei Min continued: "It is worth mentioning that Shangguan Wan'er was one of the leaders of the internal security during the Wu Zetian period. Cui Xiang must know a lot about the kind of relationship between her and her. Since Princess Taiping, it is very possible to be in charge of this aspect of things. It is very likely that because of Cui Xiang, Princess Taiping can inherit the internal guard to the greatest extent. ”

Gongsun Xi said curiously: "Cui Xiang wants to poison the saint, but the saint doesn't even Cui Cheng?" ”

Pei Min shook his head and said: "Instead of it, he has won Li Longji's respect, and even to the point of gathering with the kings and not humbly giving up his seat." ”

The ancients attached great importance to the seat.

There was such an incident in history, Li Shimin held a party, and the fierce general Wei Chi Gong was furious when he saw that someone was sitting above him. Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, who was sitting under Wei Chigong, said two words of comfort, and Wei Chigong directly beat Li Daozong, and one eye was almost blinded.

It can be seen how much attention the ancients attached to the seat.

And Cui Cheng and Li Longji got together with several of his brothers, and they were intimate to the point where they didn't care about etiquette, you sit on the head, I sit on the head, and I don't care at all.

It shows how close their relationship is.

"Although Cui Cheng and Cui Xiang are two people, they are siblings. There are some things that are easier for them to deal with, and I remember that Cui Xiang was not immediately liquidated, but was exiled to Lingnan, and was not given death until afterwards. As the cadre of Princess Taiping, Cui Xiang is the only one who can settle this afterwards, what is the trick in it? A little bit of palace secrets, the contacts of many courtiers, Pei Min revealed little by little.

Gongsun Xi couldn't help but say: "The master has so much, just like the lady on the street, she knows everything." ”

Pei Min couldn't help but give a roll of his eyes and said, "Do you think that the master's status today depends on His Majesty's trust?" In the officialdom, you must see more, listen more and say less, and many things, see in your eyes, listen to your ears, remember them in your heart, and one day you will be useful. As ...... now"

Gongsun You also said with a respectful look: "In this way, this Cui Cheng is the most suspicious!" ”

Pei Min didn't hide it, and said directly: "Before I came, I suspected Jiang Jiao. He was the most favored of the three, and the most leisurely. I suspect that His Majesty knew that Jiang Jiao controlled Qinglong and deliberately did not give him real power. Seeing you, and even more so when you talked about it, I thought of what happened back then, and I thought about it along the train of thought, and suddenly found that Cui Cheng was more suspicious than Jiang Jiao......"

He paused and said: "If it can be determined that Princess Taiping handed over the Qinglong to Cui Xiang to be responsible for back then, there is eighty percent certainty that Cui Cheng is the person in charge of the Qinglong now, and Your Majesty has always had the temperament to reward meritorious deeds." I shot down the Jiuqudi in Hexi, so I am the envoy of the Longyou Jiedu. The chaos in Liangzhou was pacified by me, and he appointed me as the envoy of the Hexi Festival. If the Qinglong was obtained by Cui Cheng from his brother Cui Xiang, His Majesty would have pushed the boat along the river and handed over the Qinglong to Cui Cheng and put him in charge. ”

Gongsun Youdao: "I'll make sure of this, Uncle Zhan should know something, as long as we share each other's news, I believe we will be able to find the culprit from Jiang Jiao, Li Lingwen, and Cui Cheng." Uncle Zhan gave me my contact information, and I should be able to contact him. ”

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Chang'an Cui Mansion!

Cui Cheng and Li Chengqi, Li Chengyi, Li Longfan, and Li Longye returned from drinking together.

walked into the hall, but saw his son Cui Hong drinking tea in the hall, and shouted: "Hong'er! ”

Cui Hong was thinking about what was on his mind, came back to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow and said, "Father! Smelling the strong smell of wine, he couldn't help frowning, if it weren't for his father, he would have been far away.

Cui Cheng walked to the main seat and sat down, and asked, "What's going on lately?" ”

Cui Hong said with a smile: "Zhanpeng has already captured us, this old guy is worthy of being the commander of the internal guard in the past, cunning and treacherous." Many means are seen through for him one by one. This time, if they hadn't bought his brother back then, he really couldn't help it. ”

Cui Cheng said: "Great, it's finally a thought." I just don't know what he found out, what he knew, and who he told. Although Your Majesty is different from Taizong, Gaozong, and the Demon Queen, he doesn't want us to rise again. Once His Majesty knows that we have divided Qinglong into two, one part will serve him, and the other part will be under the banner of revenge for Princess Taiping and revitalize the family business, which will not be tolerated by him. We are no longer what we used to be, and once it happens, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

Cui Hongdi shrugged his head and said, "Father, don't worry, the child has been tortured personally." Although Zhanpeng didn't say anything, the child could see that he didn't want to perpetuate the hatred. To be sure, he didn't tell anyone, and he didn't have any accomplices. Even his sons, daughters, and apprentices were involved, which is enough to illustrate this. ”

Cui Cheng nodded and said with a smile: "Hong'er is doing things, so I am naturally relieved for my father." He paused for a moment and said, "I just heard that you have been very close to the children of the Lu family recently?" ”

Cui Hong bowed his head and said: "There are some contacts!" ”

Cui Cheng said solemnly: "Don't contact him, that little rabbit cub is a bad embryo scourge, and he is a little frightened by his father." ”

Cui Hongzuo said: "Yes! ”

He said this on his lips, but in his heart: "My father is old and has no courage at all." ”