"Your Highness, Zhang Liangdi asks to see you." A eunuch respectfully entered Li Heng's study and whispered.

Li Heng slowly raised his head, put down the fold in his hand, stretched his waist a little tiredly, and let out a long breath.

He has the heart to be a promising gentleman from the past to the present, so in this acting government affairs, he must do everything personally, personally experienced, and spend a considerable amount of time every day to deal with the government ♀ is a very physical and energetic labor, without a considerable degree of perseverance, it is impossible to persevere.

But Li Heng couldn't help but be persistent.

Li Heng knew in his heart that the reason why Xiangquan was strong was because of the emperor's laziness. The reason why Li Linfu covered the sky with one hand back then was, in the final analysis, because his father Li Longji was too lazy, indulged in drinking and feasting, and left everything to Li Linfu to deal with, causing Li Linfu to monopolize power.

There is power to do something, and this is true.

Li Heng decided to learn the profound lesson of Li Longji, but how long he could hold out is still unknown.

"Let her in." Li Heng said softly.

For Zhang Liangdi, he still attaches great importance to it. After all, Zhang Liangdi is a husband and wife who have shared hardships with him. He has never accepted the crown princess, and Zhang Liangdi is equivalent to his wife.

And in his past career as a gray prince who was not treated well and was not completely suppressed, Zhang Liangdi never gave up, and he was loyal to him.

And now, although the situation has changed, he has also begun to indulge in female sè, and no longer focuses on Zhang Liangdi alone, but after all, he still misses some old love. He has decided that after ascending the throne, he will make Zhang Liangdi the queen.

Although Zhang Liangdi's methods made him not very satisfied, he really did not have a suitable candidate to be in charge of the harem.

Zhang Liangdi hurriedly walked in, bowed, and said softly, "Your Highness, the concubine is polite." "Come, sit down." Li Heng smiled and beckoned Zhang Liangdi to sit down.

"How have you been staying at your mother's house these days? You came back just in time, and Hongu happened to have a few words to exchange with you. Li Heng raised his hand, "Let's have dinner together for a while." ”

"Your Highness." Zhang Liangdi saw Li Heng's gentle attitude and gentle voice, and her heart warmed, and her demeanor became extremely soft and gentle. In the past, all the unhappiness caused by Li Heng's pampering of other women seemed to be dissipated with the wind all of a sudden.

"You and I are a husband and wife in distress, a husband and wife for a hundred days, and this palace knows it. Therefore, you don't have to, if this palace ascends the throne as the emperor, you will be made the queen, this point, please believe in this palace. Before starting the formal conversation, Li Heng took the initiative to dispel Zhang Liangdi's various worries and anxieties these days.

After receiving Li Heng's face-to-face formal promise, Zhang Liangdi was ecstatic in her heart, and immediately her eyes turned red with emotion, and she said softly, "Your Highness favors you, and the concubines feel inexhaustible." ”

"Actually, you shouldn't be too suspicious. The palace is even though there are three thousand palaces, but you are the only wife, and your status in the palace will not change. In the heart of this palace, there will be no change. Therefore, these days, you" Li Heng sighed lightly, forget it, the past things, the palace will not mention it, today and the palace will have a heart-to-heart with you, you can restrain your mind and guard in the palace with peace of mind, it should be yours, and no one can snatch it away. ”

Zhang Liangdi lowered her head in shame.

"What this palace really wants to talk to you about is the matter of Zhang Xuān, as well as the matter of your Zhang family."

"This palace knows, because this palace removed Zhang Jiyong's official position, it makes you feel wronged." Li Heng raised his eyebrows, "But you have to ask yourself, what have you done." "Your younger brother Zhang Qing, what kind of goods is it, don't let the palace say. He shouldn't have messed with Zhang Xuān, and he was rude to Zhang Xuān's concubine∨ xuān is now a very popular minister, and his face cannot be given by the palace. And Zhang Jiyong made it difficult for the palace again and again, so the palace could only choose to temporarily dismiss him, otherwise, there would be trouble. Zhang Liangdi sighed faintly, "Your Highness, the concubine understands." However, His Royal Highness is too fond of Zhang Xuān, and this person's power is overwhelming, more than three points more than Li Linfu back then, if it continues like this, it will become a big disaster. An Lushan is already a lesson from the past, one is not good, Zhang Xuān is the second An Lushan. ”

"The concubine's family is not concerned about some grievances, but His Royal Highness's Jiangshan Sheji can't tolerate any mistakes." Zhang Liangdi got up and gave a salute, "Concubine, please think twice!" ”

Li Heng was silent, and only after a long time did he say, "Zhang Xuān's power is indeed too great, and now he has overpowered Yang Guozhong, so that he must think twice before doing anything in this palace." ”

"However, do you know that Zhang Xuān is different from An Lushan, and unlike Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong cannot be compared with Zhang Xuān."

Li Heng's eyes flashed with a strange brilliance, and he said in a deep voice, "An Lushan is ambitious, and the intention of rebellion has long been there. But Zhang Zeng will not rebel, at least, as long as the palace does not do the kind of thing that kills the heroes and kills the donkey, he will never rebel ♀ is the biggest difference between the two. "Li Linfu is authoritarian and domineering, but his ability is mediocre, he only focuses on profit, and he is very greedy: although Zhang Xuān is also domineering, he is both literary and complete, and Wen Taowu is rare in a hundred years. Moreover, he has dictatorial power but does not exercise power, his heart is open-minded, he cares about the country, the society and the people, and regards money as dung. ”

"If he is greedy for good things and has a rebellious heart, he will definitely take the opportunity of two wars with Tibet to ask the imperial court for money, grain and baggage, and then expand the army to cultivate his own personal power÷ in fact, An Lushan did just that. That's how the thief's 200,000 Fan Yang Iron Horsemen came about. ”

Li Heng gritted his teeth, "Father and the emperor are confused, and they have connived at An Lushan again and again to expand the army with the money and grain of the imperial court, and the territory is getting bigger and bigger, resulting in a heavy accumulation of difficulties!" ”

Zhang Liangdi silently interjected, "Your Highness, isn't Zhang Xuān also asking the imperial court to expand the army to Qinghai immigrants?" ”

"Otherwise∨ Xuān occupies a territory of thousands of miles in the Tuyuhun hometown, which is larger ♀ than the entire Fanyang Domain, and the vast territory cannot be defended by Longshuo's soldiers and horses alone. If you want to operate for a long time, you must emigrate, expand the army, and guard it with heavy troops. ”

"Besides, what Zhang Xuān is asking for is only 50,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhang Xuān uses 150,000 soldiers and horses to dominate Longshuo and Qinghai Governor's Mansion, which is equivalent to four Hexi Domain Towns and three Fanyang Domain Towns, and he also has to face the huge pressure of Tubo Invaders, and the number of troops is not too much but too little."

"If Zhang Xuān was out of sī heart, he would not have taken the initiative to ask the imperial court to set up a state capital and county in Tuyuhun's hometown and send officials to govern the territory. There is no doubt that this is his best chance to make a country of his own, and before that, Hongu had deep concerns. But Zhang Xuān did not do this, and he completely handed over this large territory to the imperial court. To be honest, this made Hongu breathe a sigh of relief. ”

Li Heng said angrily.

Zhang Liangdi hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness, this place is still under the control of Zhang Xuān........."

"You don't understand. If Zhang Zeng, in the name of consolidating the border defense, completely turned Tuyuhun's hometown into the military and horse capital governor's mansion, he could not only openly ask the imperial court for money and food to support the army, but also justifiably firmly control it in his own hands. But the establishment of state capitals and counties is different... When the imperial court decree arrived, Zhang Xuān wanted to cover the sky with one hand, but it was difficult. ”

"The palace heard that Zhang Xuān's Dai Lu and family property were all taken out to fill the army, and Zhang Xuān was in Lingzhou, a huge Yongning Palace, Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and there was only one personal shì girl.

Li Heng said with a slight sigh, "There is no one in the world who can be as civil and military as Zhang Xuān. ”

"Zhang Xuān cares about the world, worries about the country and the people, and the public heart is mostly ♀ the key factor for the palace to reuse him, although he is also suspicious of his excessive military power."

"Zhang Xuān has made great contributions to the imperial court, which can never be erased≥ even if it is the palace, it is difficult to avoid. Therefore, for him, this palace cannot but reward and reuse. ”

"Secondly, this palace and Zhang Xuān have shared tribulations. It can be said that the main palace can have today, and Zhang Xuān's assistant plan... Inseparable. In the past, the father and emperor crowded out the palace everywhere, and since Zhang Xuān entered the East Palace, the situation has improved, and after that, whether it is to quell King Rong's rebellion or destroy the forced palace of King Ning, Zhang Xuān has made great contributions. Anyway, Zhang Xuān has always been loyal to the palace and has devoted his liver and gall, in this case, how can the palace do that kind of thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey? ”

"Bengong once told Zhang Xuān that as long as he lives up to Bengong, Bengong will live up to him!"

Zhang Liangdi sighed faintly, and Li Heng's words left her speechless.

"The palace is preparing to ascend the throne and become emperor on the Shangyuan Festival, and whether Zhang Xuān can take the lead in leading the world's feudal towns to support and persuade him is very important." Li Heng's voice slowly became calm, "At this time, Zhang Jiyong's gang didn't know the current affairs, and they provoked incidents again and again, and they really regarded the palace as a fool?" ”

"Zhang Xuān's prestige is unmatched in the court. If there is no Zhang Xuān, even if Zhang Jiyong and others are in power, what can they do? ”

"Therefore, although Zhang Jiyong and these people are loyal to the palace, their talents and hearts are too bad.

The palace can trust them and reuse them, but it knows very well that the person who can really help the palace to stabilize the country and the country is still Zhang Xuān! ”

"If this palace lets Zhang Jiyong and these people go to Longshuo, don't say that they can open up the territory and resist the invasion of the Tubo army and horses." Li Heng waved his hand a little angrily.

Zhang Liangdi's beautiful face turned red, she got up wordlessly and said quietly, "The concubine is guilty, and the concubine only learned today that His Royal Highness has good intentions, and her heart is really shameless!" ”

"It's good that you understand. Back then, no one in the government and the opposition, even the princes and princesses, could afford to look down on the palace, and they all thought that the palace was mediocre and incompetent. But this palace wants them to see that what their father can't do, this palace can also do! The Datang Society will definitely move towards new glory in the hands of this palace! This palace wants to build an incomparably rich and powerful Tang Empire, and this palace will also become the heavenly khan of the Wanyi Dynasty, and achieve the cultural and martial arts of Emperor Taizong! ”

Li Heng's voice was generous, and he got up and stared ahead, his gaze solemn.