In the early morning of the next day, a news spread all over the streets and alleys of Chang'an City in an instant, and the four boxes that had been silent for more than 20 years reappeared, and there were already crowds of people in front of the Suzaku Gate. Wu Zetian set up four Kuang when they were used to accept Huai Cai to seek achievement, advice on current affairs, redress grievances, dedication to the four types of submissions, soon changed to a Kuang four doors because of cumbersomeness, Qingzhi two years and reverted to the four Kuang, and the four Kuang moved out of the court, placed on the four offering platforms outside the Vermilion Bird Gate, Qingzhi five years because of the Vermilion Bird Gate overhaul, the four Kuang temporarily stored in the province under the door, a put is more than 20 years.

Today, Sikuang made a high-profile comeback, accepting the grievances of the people of the world, however, the scene was not Sikuang, but two Kuang, advising on current affairs and redressing grievances, Huai Cai and dedication to praise belong to the jurisdiction of Zhongshu Province, and did not put it out, despite this, this has become a sensational event in Chang'an.

The layman looks at the lively, the insider looks at the doorway, many political observers have found the clue from the soldiers guarding the two boxes, it is not Qianniuwei or Jinwuwei, but a strange army with iron helmets and iron armor, some people vaguely remember that the Tianqi Battalion stationed in the East Inner Garden seems to be this outfit, and the sharp-eyed people sneered repeatedly, the Tianqi Battalion, the Menxia Province, the mystery of this is self-evident.

An hour later, the news of the reappearance of the four boxes also spread throughout the Chang'an officialdom, it was like a hammer, smashed the ice that had been frozen for a long time in the Chang'an officialdom, in the winter of the sixth year of Xuanren, people felt a breeze blowing towards the face Nearly noon, a carriage galloped quickly towards the Daming Palace, hundreds of guards were closely guarded around the carriage, this is the right minister of the Tang Dynasty Pei Jun urgently asked to see Cui Xiaofu. Inside the carriage. Pei Jun's face was gloomy, his lips were tight, Zhang Huan was standing outside the Vermilion Bird Gate, he had found out in less than half an hour, Zhang Huan was taking advantage of the loopholes left by Cui Yuan's waste of the four boxes, although the momentum was quite large, but Pei Jun thought that Zhang Huan's move was just a temptation, he didn't believe that Zhang Huan would be so rash in chess, and he made a move on the third day of arriving in Chang'an. Besides, Cui Yu has not made any statement.

For Zhang Huan, Pei Jun has gone from the initial support to the subsequent suppression of the rebels, and then to today's vigilance, it should be said that he has a very good understanding of Zhang Huan, and knows this person's ambition and ability. From a small Wuwei governor step by step to today. It occupies a large area of rich land such as Longyou and Bashu. If he is not restrained early, he will inevitably become bigger and bigger, and his strength will surpass the imperial court in one day, and the time for the change of dynasty in the Tang Dynasty is numbered, but even if he is restrained in the imperial court, Pei Jun will rack his brains and place him in Menxia Province, which has no real power. Although I know that Zhang Huan will not give up. But I still didn't expect Zhang Huan's shot to be so fast and so powerful. But now the only way to do this is to turn to Cui Xiaofu for help and remove Sikuang with the edict of the Queen Mother.

The carriage went straight into the Daming Palace, stopped in front of the Zichen Pavilion, Pei Jun walked up the steps to the main hall quickly, but saw Cui Yu coming, the two hesitated slightly, but they all smiled and greeted each other, Cui Yu first smiled and said: "Pei Xiangguo, but come to meet the Queen Mother?" ”

"There's no way, there's a big deal in the door, and I can't do it alone, so I have to come and discuss with the Queen Mother." After speaking, Pei Jun's eyes flashed slightly, watching Cui Yu's expression change, but Cui Yu smiled faintly and said: "The law of the four knots has not been abolished, and the squire naturally has the right to put it out, why is it a big deal, Pei Xiangguo is serious." ”

Pei Jun sneered and said: "So the servant of the door has launched the four queries that have disappeared for more than 20 years, and the servants of the door are sure!" ”

Cui Yu raised his head and replied lukewarmly: "If Sikuang is abolished and re-established, it should be allowed by the waiter, but it was only suspended back then, and when to come back is a chorre in the province, it is naturally up to the waiter to decide, why do you need to ask the waiter." ”

"I see." Pei Jungan laughed twice, "It's not too early, I won't delay Cui Xiangguo's official business, Cui Xiangguo, please!" He flashed to the side, and kept looking at Cui Yu striding away, full of contempt for Cui Yu in his heart, short-sighted, just trying to be happy for a while, it was too far worse than Cui Yuan, Cui Yu's attitude of watching the fire from the other side was expected by Pei Jun, at this moment, Pei Jun suddenly missed Cui Yuan a little.

But this thought was only fleeting, Pei Jun walked into the main hall quickly, and a eunuch stepped forward to salute him, "The Queen Mother rests for a while, please sit down for a while." ”

Pei Jun nodded and found an embroidery pier to sit down, but the eunuch saw that there was no one on all sides, and whispered to Pei Jun: "Cui Xiang advised the Queen Mother not to interfere in the matter of Sikuang, but the Queen Mother did not express her position. ”

The sudden news surprised Pei Jun, he pondered for a moment, and began to realize that he was a little impatient in dealing with the matter of Sikuang, the reason why Cui Xiaofu did not express his position was very simple, she wanted to get enough concessions from herself, on the contrary, if Cui Xiaofu ordered the abolition of Sikuang, but showed his taboo against Zhang Huan in front of the hundred officials, so as to establish his prestige, isn't this what he wants? But if he doesn't care, Zhang Huan will take advantage of the public opinion in the four boxes to attack everywhere and impeach political opponents one by one.

At this moment, Pei Jun suddenly found that Zhang Huan had taken a wonderful move, which made him unable to advance or retreat, and when he was pondering, he only listened to the eunuch's decree, "The Queen Mother summoned Pei Xiangguo to meet him!" ”

Let's see first. Pei Jun stood up, tidied up his court clothes, and strode into Cui Xiaofu's court room.

"Minister Pei Jun see the Queen Mother!"

Cui Xiaofu is not in good health during this time, suffered from the wind and cold, bed rest for several days, today is the first time to come to Zichen Pavilion to deal with official business, but just happened to meet Zhang Huan to restart the four Kuang, Zhang Huan sealed the door of the servant is his will, the ministry has also been the following, from the position, Zhang Huan is already a veritable subordinate servant, but according to the convention, the new official into Beijing always has to meet colleagues, meet subordinates, meet the boss, meet the emperor, and after this set of processes is over, but also familiar with the affairs of the department, really start specific affairs, At least it will be more than a month later, but Zhang Huan launched the four boxes on the third day of entering Beijing, and he hasn't even stepped into the gate of the province yet.

This shows that he has a purpose, and after listening to Cui Yu's report on this matter, Cui Xiaofu immediately realized that this matter can only be solved by her. Sure enough. As soon as Cui Yu retired, the eunuch came to report, "Pei Xiangguo asks to see!" ”

Slightly different from Pei Jun's guess, Cui Xiaofu did not want to use this matter to bargain with Pei Jun, she was inclined to Cui Yu's opinion, and did not express her position on this matter, she also wanted to see how much impact this matter had on the imperial court.

"Xiangguo is flat, sit down!"

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Bae Jun sat down. went straight to the point and said: "The subordinates asked to see the Queen Mother this time mainly to ask, what is the situation of the emperor?" He should be seven years old this year, and the minister thought that some court meetings could allow the emperor to listen, so that he could hear and see the majesty of the court since he was a child. ”

Pei Jun did not mention the matter of Sikuang, but asked Emperor Li Miao about his current situation. This made Cui Xiaofu slightly stunned. She didn't have time to think about it. He replied casually: "The emperor is still young, and the most important thing is to let him read the books of the sages, not to listen to things in the court, too anxious, but will pull out the seedlings and help them grow, which is not conducive to the growth of the emperor, Pei Xiangguo thinks that what the mourning family said is right?" ”

"The Queen Mother is careful. The minister is far from it. Pei Jun no longer insisted. He smiled slightly and said: "Speaking of the emperor's education, Weichen can recommend one person to study for the emperor." ”

"Oh! Who is Xiangguo promoting? Cui Xiaofu asked with interest.

"The minister recommended Dr. Han Yu to be the emperor's attendant. This outstanding humanistic collection is secondary, it is rare for him to have a majestic style of writing, pragmatic and true, Weichen hopes that his style can influence the emperor, and when the emperor is in power ten years later, he can become a pragmatic and diligent emperor. ”

Cui Xiaofu nodded, "Xiangguo is reasonable, and this matter will be handed over to Xiangguo." ”

Pei Jun stood up, he arched his hand and smiled: "The minister still has official business, so he will retire!" ”

After Pei Jun left, Cui Xiaofu pondered for a long time, she couldn't figure out why Pei Jun didn't propose to herself to abolish Sikuang, but talked about what kind of emperor education, what kind of medicine was sold in his gourd? Does he really care about Zhang Huan's moves?

Cui Xiaofu slowly walked to the window, Pei Jun's words also touched her a little, unconsciously the emperor was already seven years old, and in another eleven years, he would be in power, that is to say, he still had eleven years to do, and I don't know who would threaten Li Miaodi's throne in these eleven years?

Suddenly, Cui Xiaofu's back froze, and she suddenly understood the true intention of Emperor Pei Junti's pro-government.

Zhang Huan came to Menxia Province for the first time today, Menxia Province is located on the left side of Daming Palace, and Zhongshu Province is on the right side of Daming Palace, Menxia Province is located in an extremely magnificent building, it is the countersignature of Zhongshu Province, the main function is to refute the documents handled by Zhongshu Province, all important military policies, are predetermined by Zhongshu Province, and drafted as an edict, handed over to Menxia Province for review and repetition, and then issued by Shangshu Province for implementation, if Menxia Province has objections to the edict drafted by Zhongshu Province, it can be sealed and redrafted.

Therefore, many central positions in the Tang Dynasty are divided into left and right, Zhongshu Province is right, and the province under the door is called left, such as the left and right phases, the left and right scattered cavalry permanent attendants, the left and right counselors, the left and right supplement Que Lang, the left and right pick-ups, etc., the right is positive, and it is under the management of the Zhongshu Province; The left is the deputy, which is under the jurisdiction of the subordinate province, and the deputy is the supervision of the positive.

But now the province is much more deserted, the documents of the province of Zhongshu are no longer reviewed by the province, and they are directly issued by the government hall to the province of Shangshu, and more than 100 people in the province have become idle, doing nothing all day, plus Pei Jun's management style is relatively lax, it should be the busiest morning for official business, there are only a dozen people in the huge province of Menxia, and the others are sick or something, and they all find excuses to go home, and even Zuo Xiang Cui Yu has only come once in a few months, and the rest of the time is in the Shangshu Provincial Military Department located in the imperial city.

However, Cui Yu arranged Zhang Huan's appointment very carefully, replacing all the items and belongings used by the waiter from the front door with new ones, and sending people to clean up the snow in front of the house and behind the house, and replanting many trees.

Zhang Huan's court room is a five-room suite, with his own office room, a reception room, two places for clerks to handle official documents, and a room for him to rest, the room is large and bright, but it is also very comfortable.

Two documents with Zhang Huan into Beijing, one is his confidential clerk Niu Monk and Child, the other is called Qin Mi, knowledgeable, shrewd and capable, he is Xuanren's four-year Jinshi Science Tanhua, but also because he was born in a merchant family and failed to be elected to the Ministry of Officials, angrily voted to Longyou to join the army, and was recommended to Zhang Huan by Li Shuangyu.

They are all Zhang Huan's henchmen, and this time they entered Beijing to serve as a servant, so they brought two people to take office.

"Governor, there doesn't seem to be a single official document here." Niu Monk and Child flipped through the pile of paperwork on the table. The brow furrowed. It's all Di Bao.

"There are no official documents here, and we are mainly here to deal with the military and political affairs of Longyou." Zhang Huan turned around the room with his hands behind his back, and then returned to the two of them and said: "You two have a waist card in and out of the Daming Palace, and you go to my spring house to get the letter every day, where there will be Longyou documents delivered every day. ”

"Subordinates obey!" The two bowed together.

Zhang Huan smiled and waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys go around today." Familiarize yourself with the situation in Menxia Province, go to lunch by yourself, and I'll go to the Suzaku Gate now. ”

Zhang Huan of Daming Palace was already familiar with the road, he did not ride a horse, but sat in a carriage. Escorted by more than two dozen personal soldiers, he passed through the imperial city. I came to the Suzaku Gate, where the two houses the house.

The four boxes are generally placed on the table. There are two on the left and right sides of the Suzaku Gate, but today it is only two boxes of the province under the door, which are located on two stone platforms about one zhang high on the left side of the Suzaku Gate.

There are a hundred soldiers around each stone platform to escort them, all of them are the Xiliang Army brought by Zhang Huan, wearing the military uniform of the Tianqi camp back then, and it is now close to noon, and most of the people who are watching the excitement have dispersed. Li Suhe has not left yet. Normally, he doesn't have to come forward every day, but only collects submissions at a fixed time.

But today is the first day of the two appearances. Li Xuhe was dressed in the official uniform of the Tang Dynasty, standing majestically beside the current political place, for a whole morning, he did not move a step, and the other grievance Chen Quang stood next to the left of the province under the door, is about forty years old local official, called Wan Liang, that is, the second son-in-law of the eldest grandson Nannan, the wife asked the eldest grandson Yiyi to borrow money.

At this moment, several representatives of Japanese businessmen happened to come to the side of the current politics and politics, holding a letter of submission, hoping that the Tang Dynasty would allow them to bring some advanced textile tools back to Japan.

However, they did not know the seal characters on the two boxes, and the translator was not there, so they were so anxious that they kept asking questions, wondering which box their submissions should be placed in, although Wan Liang did not understand what they said, but he knew that Li Suhe was Japanese, so he pointed to Li Suhe to several Japanese businessmen, and motioned them to find that person.

When several Japanese businessmen saw that Li Suhe looked as short as they did, and that he looked quite like a villager, they were so excited that they surrounded Li Suhe, as if they had seen relatives in a foreign land, and they were babbling about what they said.

But Li Xuhe kept a straight face and ignored a few Japanese compatriots, he was a dignified Tang Dynasty, how could he know the Japanese people? How can you understand the Japanese language? After a while, seeing that they refused to disperse, he shouted sharply: "How can I understand Japanese Chinese, if you make nonsense again, Hugh blames me for taking you as an official!" ”

Several Japanese businessmen were frightened, and they couldn't help but take a few steps back, looking disappointedly at this Tang official who looked like them, and he didn't understand Japanese.

At this time, it was lunch time, and many officials in the imperial city came out to eat, and several Japanese merchants saw at a glance an official from the Honglu Temple's Pawn Office, who had received them and knew Japanese, and they stepped forward to grab the interpreter as if they had seen a savior, and told him about it.

The official caught a glimpse of Li Xuhe, grinned at the corners of his mouth, and stepped forward to Li Xuhe with a dry smile: "They want to ask the imperial court for permission to sell a batch of textile tools to them to bring to Japan, but they don't know which one to vote for?" ”

"I see!" Li Xuhe showed a sudden expression of realization on his face, and pointed to the Kuang beside him, "Tell them to vote here." ”

The official of Honglu Temple turned around and said a few words, and several Japanese people threw the book into the box with great gratitude, and Li Xuhe said to the official with a straight face: "You tell them that since they have come to my Datang to do business, they naturally want to learn Chinese to communicate, do you want us Datang people to learn Japanese?" ”

"That's what Buque Lang said." The official hurriedly translated Li Suhe's words as they were, and several Japanese nodded their heads in succession, bowed humbly to Li Suhe, and turned away.

At this time, Zhang Huan, who had been watching the excitement in the carriage, got out of the carriage and walked over, two hundred soldiers saluted together, Li Xuhe hurriedly smiled and bowed down and said: "Lord Shilang actually came to check in person, and his subordinates are ashamed!" ”

Zhang Huan waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to be exempted, and he asked Li Xuhe with a smile: "How many submissions have you made this morning?" ”

"Returning to the waiter, there are more than 100 letters for each of the two Kuangs."

"Not bad! Not bad! It's only been one morning, and it seems that it is necessary to set up four boxes. Zhang Huan nodded approvingly, and then looked at the equally humble Wan Liang and said, "Are you the son-in-law of the eldest grandson Nanfang in my subordinate province?" ”

Wan Liang hurriedly responded: "The subordinates are exactly!" ”

Zhang Huan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said softly: "If there is any difficulty at home, just tell me, don't look at other people's faces, tomorrow I will send someone to send a sum of money, you pay off all the old debts!" ”

Wan Liang was stunned, he immediately understood what Zhang Huan meant, his eyes couldn't help but be full of gratitude, he nodded silently, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "The meaning of the squire's care is remembered by his subordinates." ”

Zhang Huan smiled, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go eat!" I remember to send the submission letter to my room in the afternoon. ”

At this moment, a carriage came from a distance, hundreds of sturdy soldiers were around, and when the carriage came to Zhang Huan, it suddenly stopped, revealing an unusually fat face from the window, he stared at Zhang Huan and smiled coldly: "Zhang Dudu, we haven't seen each other for many years." ”