The news of Li Qing's promotion to the household servant is unusually bland, as plain as the life of a husband and wife who have been married for 50 years, this day caused officials to not talk about political affairs when they see each other, talk about ***, talk about the market of marrying concubines, and the topic will immediately turn around when it touches the government and politics, just like a woman talking about weight.

The various departments and temples of the court room also became very quiet, and the old officials were silent, mechanically handling the books and forms that did not change every day, and registering the flow accounts. Yes, the old officials always have to take some time to eliminate the ecstasy of Li Qing's deposition, and they need to use silence to hide the loss of their hearts, just like a listless man in the office early in the morning, obviously not sick, but he has to take a cup of medicine to hide his physical and mental exhaustion.

The household waiter is the fourth rank of the lower rank, two orders lower than the Shazhou governor from the third grade, but the two are not comparable, just like the workshop director was promoted to the chief of the financial section, although the rank has fallen, but the power has risen, but it is not enough to just serve as the household waiter, the salt and iron envoy, the transfer envoy, and the Du Zhilang have divided most of the financial power, and the household servant is actually a false position, and must be sentenced to a real title, that is, in charge of specific affairs, the reason why Li Linfu said that Li Qing was in charge of the money bag of the Tang Dynasty actually means that Li Qing also served as the post of Du Zhilang. However, there was a small accident in the appointment process, Li Qing was appointed on the 12th of the first month, but he did not officially take office until the 18th of the first month, and there was a difference of days.

The sun is high, Suzaku Street suddenly became active, countless soup kitchens began to be erected again, the porridge that had been cooled was re-boiled, and went around to recruit beggars and poor people, it was too late, so the family also called the family to make a cameo, fresh clothes, carrying small porcelain bowls, a group of white and fat people lined up to receive porridge, as if it was not a porridge shed, but a stage, staged a shameless and commonplace ugly drama, an hour later, Li Longji's honor guard who returned from Huaqing Pond rumbled in front of the porridge shed, and the comedy on the stage was also pushed to **.

At noon, the first cabinet meeting of Tianbao five years was held in the political hall of Xingqing Palace, at the meeting, Li Longji officially appointed Dong Yanguang as the deputy envoy of Longyou Jiedu, Wang Rare as the deputy envoy of Hexi Jiedu, and then the Helong Imperial Servant handed over the joint impeachment letter of Dong Yanguang and Wang Rare, impeaching Huangfu Weiming in Hexi, Longyou Private Placement of the New Army, Li Longji was furious, ordered Helong to serve the Imperial History to a thorough investigation, and at the same time temporarily dismissed Huangfu Weiming from his post, in addition, transferred the Anxi Metropolitan Protector Meng Lingcha as the deputy protector of the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, He also ordered the Yongwang Li Xuan to lead the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and the Dadu Protector.

After lunch in Xingqing Palace, the important ministers who participated in the meeting returned to the imperial city, Li Longji was still in the imperial study to review and read the folds, after the year of the sixtieth year, his energy was not as good as before, almost one or two hours to rest for a while, the beginning of each year is Li Longji's busiest time, major personnel arrangements, discussion of financial revenues and expenditures, meeting with the Hajj country, listening to the work report of foreign ministers, although he does not care about specific government affairs, but the general outline of the country's operation is decided by him.

At this moment, he stood in front of the window looking at the far south, his brows were locked, his eyes were full of worry, on his imperial case, there was a book that had just been sent from Yunnan 800 miles urgently, the civil war broke out in Nanzhao, Yu Chengjie led the army to the west but was attacked by the Tubo Shenchuan Duzhi soldiers and horses in the Dian area, the army of Nanzhao was defeated, Yu Chengjie was seriously injured and died, Feng Jiayi in the west officially accepted the canonization of Tubo, awarded as ' Zampu Zhong' (meaning the brother of Zampu), now Nanzhao Taihe also had internal strife in the city, the third and fourth Piluo Pavilion for the position of the king of Nanzhao, turned against each other, and the situation of Nanzhao was critical.

Li Longji's concern was not the civil strife in Nanzhao, but the intervention of Tubo, whose intention was already very obvious, that is, to support Fengjiayi in the west to unify Nanzhao and put Nanzhao in its sphere of influence, so that Jiannandao would be in danger.

At this time, Gao Lishi's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, Li Qing is here." ”

Li Longji perked up, his brows stretched slightly, "Hurry up and let him in!" ”

The split of Nanzhao was single-handedly promoted by Li Qing, who had a say in the matter, and Li Longji was anxious to hear his advice.

Li Qing strode in, and when he walked in front of him, he leaned down and knelt down, "Weichen knocks on His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

"Aiqing is exempt!"

Li Longji hurriedly helped him up, looked at him carefully, and saw that he had a short beard under his chin, and couldn't help laughing: "I have been saying goodbye to you for more than half a year!" I don't know each other anymore, I heard that you are a father, but you can name your little lady? ”

Li Qing hesitated, but still said calmly: "The minister named her Tingyue, and her name was 'Cake'."

'Cake', Li Longji smiled dumbly, "It's an interesting name." ”

He patted Li Qing on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Hurry up and work hard!" When I gave birth to a son, I named him the Captain of the Cloud Cavalry. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, in advance!"

Li Longji nodded, ordered him to sit down, and after a moment of silence, he handed over the urgent report from Yunnan to Li Qing, "Nanzhao has an accident again, and it always distracts me!" ”

Li Qing silently read the emergency report, from the time he sent Wu Xingsu to Nanzhao to pick up Awan, he guessed that the situation in Nanzhao would develop like this, the key is that Tubo, Fengjia's troops are weak, and it is good to be able to protect themselves, and they are not able to fight back, but if Tubo sends troops to help, it is another matter.

The situation can no longer be hesitated, if Feng Jiayi seizes the opportunity of the infighting between the two uncles, Nanzhao will most likely return to the original track of history, and his own hard work will also flow eastward.

"Your Majesty, in this extraordinary period, we must take extraordinary measures, and there is no need to consider the borders of Tang Zhao, and the minister suggested that the governor of Queensland, Zhang Qiantuo, and the governor of Yaozhou, Li divide their troops to quickly control the key passes of Nanzhao, especially in the areas of Yongchang, Tieqiao and Langqiong, and must be defended with heavy troops to prevent Fengjiayi from taking advantage of the void in the east

Ordered the governor of Rongzhou, Xian Yu Zhongtong, to send troops to the west, threaten the back road of Tubo, make it, and at the same time send another person to Nanzhao to mediate the internal strife, so that Nanzhao can stabilize as soon as possible, so many prongs, the minister thought that it should be able to alleviate the immediate danger. ”

"Aiqing's suggestion is consistent with what I think, just according to Aiqing's words!"

Li Longji took two steps, then suddenly turned around and asked, "Then who do you think is better to send to Nanzhao to mediate?" ”

Li Qing had a case in the morning, and he smiled slightly: "This must be sent by the Imperial Historical Observatory, not only to mediate, but also to supervise the military discipline of the three governors, and the minister recommends the Imperial Historical King: +. ”

Wang: +.Go, undoubtedly cut off Li Linfu's arm.

Li Longji stared at Li Qing for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Did Zhang Qiu tell you?" ”

Li Qing hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down and said: "The envoy is the mentor of the minister, if there is no him, the minister will not have the opportunity to serve the emperor." ”

"You're pretty good at talking."

Li Longji smiled faintly, "Okay, depending on you again, I will send the king: +. You get up!" I have other things to tell you. ”

Spring was drizzling day after day, the air became very humid and cold, Li Longji had rheumatism on his legs, and he was most afraid of cold and damp weather, so his imperial study was baked extremely warm, Li Qing's cheeks also became red and hot, he was silent, waiting for Li Longji's question.

Li Longji walked slowly around the room with his hands in his hands, as an emperor, he must be good at controlling the atmosphere of the conversation and guiding the ministers to move closer to his thoughts, he was waiting for Li Qing's thoughts to jump out of the Southern Zhao, and then continue to talk to him.

"Do you know why I want you to be the head of the household?"

Li Qing shook his head, "The minister has always been thinking, in terms of talent, the minister is not even a lifter; On the merits of war, occasionally one or two victories, not to mention the lords; In terms of family background, the minister was only a small businessman, and his wife was also poor; In terms of age, the minister is not yet thirty this year, let alone seniority, so the minister doesn't know why the emperor wants to appoint me as the household servant. ”

"You mean to say that I am mediocre and abuse mediocrity, right?"

Li Longji sneered, and Fang said slowly: "Your old Di I sent someone to check, you were a Taoist priest at the beginning, you didn't even have a household registration, and you have also entered the county prison and set up an ice water stall, as for the matter with Chengdu, I won't mention it, I know all this, but I still let you be the servant of the ministry, why?" What I see is your ability and vision, in just a few years, a small businessman has walked the road that others will never be able to walk in 20 years, Li Qing, you dare to poison the king of Nanzhao, you dare to kill Tubo Zampu, this kind of courage is by no means something ordinary people can do, so I dare to use you as a household servant. ”

Li Qing didn't answer, he still listened silently, Li Longji's words should not have been finished, Li Longji saw that Li Qing did not eagerly interrupt his train of thought to show loyalty, he couldn't help but nodded secretly, it seems that he has completely understood his words, and talking to this kind of smart person is the heart.

"Tianbao's four-year financial revenue and expenditure have roughly come out, collecting 2.2 million yuan, but the expenditure is 3.4 million yuan, and collecting more than 25 million stones, but only the consumption of grain, official materials, and post posts has used up 10 million stones, as well as disaster relief, road consumption, local expenses, royal expenses, palace expenses, etc., at least 30 million stones are barely enough, and more than 27 million horses of cloth and silk, which are far from enough, this family is difficult to do!"

Li Longji let out a long sigh, "I wanted to completely reform the military system in the twenty-fifth year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, but I didn't have enough money and food; I want to cut taxes and recuperate, but I still don't have enough money to adjust, and seeing that the problem is getting more and more serious, I am anxious, so I am destined to take revenge this time, and you come to assist him, just hoping that you can solve my worries and alleviate the current financial crisis. ”

Speaking of which. He stared at Li Qing tightly and said, "I thought that you must have considered these issues when you were in Shazhou, so you might as well tell me about your thoughts?" ”

"I've thought about it, but it's far from mature."

Li Qing thought for a while and said: "The minister also knows a little bit of finance, it's nothing more than four words." Reducing expenditure is simple, but it is not easy to do it, throttling will inevitably infringe on the interests of some people, obstruction and destruction is indispensable, you think of a hundred excuses but cut, they will inevitably find a hundred and one reasons to resist; and open source, it is even more difficult, not to mention interest groups, even the local yin and yang will also make your law a mere formality, the minister thinks that it is not difficult to find a good solution, the difficult thing is to implement, not too radical, not too slow, must take into account the interests of all aspects, so in the final analysis, it is still a human problem。 ”

Li Longji nodded, "Of course I know that it is very difficult, otherwise I wouldn't use you, so you can say it!" If you are put in charge of fiscal and tax reform, what do you want? ”

Li Qing said unequivocally: "Ministers need two things, one is time, and the fiscal and tax reform will take at least three or five years, otherwise it will not be effective." The second is the sword, I hope that Your Majesty can give Wei Chen the Heavenly Sword when necessary, and the minister may have to kill people. ”

"Time and knives." Li Longji said to himself, he smiled and said, "The two things you want are not simple!" You can give it to you, but you have to come up with a plan for me, and you have to convince me before I let you do it! ”

Li Qing nodded solemnly: "Then it is a word, Rong Chen will think about it for a few days, and on the eighteenth, when Weichen officially takes office, he will definitely submit a draft to His Majesty." ”