There were already clouds in the sky, the weather was cold, and a flock of thin white and rose clouds shattered, like frozen ice in winter, like birds frightened by the sound of drums, floating rapidly.

Nearly 100,000 Chang'an citizens rushed to see the grand occasion of the martial arts performance of the children of the clan, the flags in the racecourse were raised, the drums were rumbling, and tens of thousands of soldiers were on guard and maintained order all around. However, Li Longji's purpose was that because the Yuhuan Deep Palace was boring and the beacon fire could not be lit randomly, he thought of this method, which was glossy and took into account both public and private; For the younger brother of the kings, this is an opportunity to respect, the Tang Dynasty established the country with martial arts, if it can be proud of the heroes, the impression left on the emperor is by no means comparable to the use of some porridge.

But for the citizens of Chang'an, this is a lively and wonderful event, giving them a little more excitement in their dull and boring life, which is rare in a year, nothing more.

Although the government and the people enjoyed together, it was strictly hierarchical, the racecourse was divided into two, and the south side was occupied by ordinary citizens and low-grade officials, which had long been crowded into a sea of people; And the large open space in the north is dedicated to officials above the sixth grade, with a long stand, sitting in a row according to the ranks, in the middle is a tall and wide wooden platform, built overnight, at this moment by thousands of Yulin troops are closely guarded, above is the seat of Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty and the royal family.

Li Qing's carriage slowly drove into the venue area, there were sergeants at the entrance to check their identities, the officials above the sixth rank went to the right, the rest walked to the right, orderly and not chaotic at all, not far to the right, under a towering poplar tree, a black and thin eunuch was standing under the tree and looking anxiously.

He saw Li Qing from afar, his eyes flashed with surprise, and he jumped to his feet and called out loudly: "Li Shilang!" Li Qing! Here, here. ”

Li Qing grabbed the reins, and when he saw that it was his old friend Bian Lingcheng, he turned his horse's head and greeted him, and said with a smile: "Is Father-in-law Bian waiting for someone?" ”

Bian Lingcheng rushed forward and grabbed the reins of his horse, as if he was afraid that he would run away, and said in a fluke, "I'm afraid that you won't come today, otherwise I won't be able to give the order, come with me, the emperor will summon you to meet you." ”

Li Qing hesitated, looked back at the carriage of the curtain, and smiled apologetically: "Father-in-law Bian saw me for a moment that night, and allowed me to settle my wife and daughter before leaving." ”

"Don't bother Li Shilang, the positions of all officials have names, and I will send someone to lead them."

Bian Lingcheng turned around and called a eunuch and whispered a few words, the little eunuch nodded, and led the carriage of the curtain to the parking place.

"Li Shilang is very honored, he was received by the emperor on the first day he took office." Bian Lingcheng led the way in front, but his mouth didn't stop, "Actually, the emperor wanted to find you yesterday, but the assassination of the prince suddenly happened, so he couldn't take care of you." ”

Bian Lingcheng's voice suddenly became smaller, he approached Li Qing, saw that there was no one left and right, and said in a low voice: "This matter is very important, if the emperor asks you about this, you only say that you don't know, don't talk nonsense." ”

Li Qing nodded, he naturally understood what Bian Lingcheng suddenly became enthusiastic, and said gratefully: "Thank you Father-in-law Bian, I still have some native products from the Western Regions in my house, I will send someone to Father-in-law Bian another day, which can be regarded as a farewell to Father-in-law Bian." ”

"Huh! You're so kind. ”.

Leyou was originally a scenic spot in Chang'an, the Tang Emperor had a palace here, only a mile away from the racecourse, the palace as a whole is apricot yellow, covers an area of not much, like a temple, it is located in a forest, the forest is deep, the scenery is beautiful, in front of it is a gurgling stream, it does not freeze all the year round, and it turns south.

At this moment, this place is also heavily guarded, Li Qing was led into the palace after three checkpoints of the search, in a room in the middle of the palace, the Tang Emperor Li Longji and Xiangguo Li Linfu discussed the personnel change after the Wei Jian case.

Only one night, Li Linfu seemed to be five years old, the spirit of the first night was gone, at this moment in him has disappeared, a series of unexpected things happened, especially the assassination of the prince, caused the government and the opposition to be shocked, public opinion immediately biased towards Li Heng, lost the general environment of the abolition of the prince, although Li Longji did not make a clear statement, but from his delay in issuing the abolition of the edict, it can be guessed that he is also indecisive, and even has reservations, the heart of the emperor is always unpredictable, it is not right or wrong, and it is in balance all the time.

Li Linfu sighed secretly, he knew that the crown prince had actually escaped this catastrophe, otherwise Li Longji would not have attacked Wei Jian so quickly.

That's it! Thinking of this, Li Linfu said resolutely: "Your Majesty, Wei Jian's party is selfish, corrupting the dynasty, this trend must not be long, the minister thinks that all Wei Jian's party must be deposed or dismissed, and Huangfu Weiming privately recruits a new army, this seems to be a rebellion, and it cannot be spared, please punish him together." ”

Li Longji's eyelids were slightly closed, his eyes only showed a slit, and there was no expression on his face, he was lying on the high chair and flipping through the pages of the Wei Party list drafted by Li Linfu, as well as some of Huangfu Weiming's henchmen.

He didn't call Li Linfu to purge the princelings, on the contrary, except for some backbones of the princelings, he was ready to keep the rest and avenge Zhang

Establish a chapter and lay the foundation for the enemy's party. He called Li Linfu to discuss with him Chen▋|:).; It is by no means a good thing that the left and right sides of the DPRK are occupied by one party at the same time, and it is also not normal for the ruling pen to be almost in the hands of Li Linfu alone.

'Smack! With a sound, Li Longji gently closed the fold, rested it on the table, and said with a faint smile: "I already have a preliminary idea of the case of Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, and it will be announced in a few days, naturally his position as the secretary of the criminal department is not good to be reappointed, but it can be filled by Lu Jingrong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, so that the post of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry will be vacant. ”

Li Linfu naturally understood that this was Li Longji's meaning, on the surface he was reusing his own henchmen, but in fact, he was preparing for the next step to promote his eldest son to be the young eunuch Li Xiu, he suddenly had a thought, the prince did not fall, it may not be a bad thing for himself, he groaned slightly, but said: "Li Daofu has done the history of Shangzhou assassination, not to mention his qualifications and talents, but he has been demoted for less than two years because of his crimes, and now with him, the old minister is worried that there will be people in the court who will not accept it." ”

"You don't have to think about it."

Li Longji waved his hand and said with a smile: "The Haijia smuggling case, he is just guilty of negligence, but there is no need to be too harsh on him, as Xiangguo said, he has good qualifications and talents, it is a pity not to worry, since Xiangguo has no objections, I will decide, and Li Daofu will be appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and will be the supervisor." ”

Li Linfu was overjoyed and thanked Li Longji: "The minister thanked Your Majesty for Li Daofu." ”

Li Longji squinted and was silent, but there was a sneer in his heart, and after a pause, he smiled slightly: "I invite Xiangguo to come today, there is another thing I want to discuss with Xiangguo, that is, the candidate for Shangshu's right servant, Aiqing has a good idea?" ”

The highest governor of Shangshu Province in the Tang Dynasty is Shangshu Ling, and his deputy is the left and right servants, but because Taizong Li Shimin served as Shangshu Ling, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not set up Shangshu Order, and the left and right servants shot as the supreme governor of Shangshu Province.

Li Linfu suddenly had an ominous premonition, Li Longji suddenly promoted Li Daofu to Shangshu, was it a foreshadowing for this matter?

He originally had a case on this matter, Zhang Yun has always been a secret supporter of the prince Li Heng, although he does not care about practice, but the impact on the household is quite large, has been the biggest obstacle to his own interference in the household department, Li Linfu has always wanted to move him, but Zhang Yun is the eldest son of the former prime minister Zhang said, the family background is thick, the power is intertwined, it is not easy to shake, if he is allowed to move the right servant of the Shangshu to shoot, and then bring down Xi Yu, so that he vacates the position of the household department and the Ministry of Rites, and he is also the secretary of the household department, Chen Xilie and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, what a beautiful thing, But Li Longji preemptively used Li Daofu as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and it was not easy to speak.

After hesitating, Li Linfu still said slowly: "If the emperor asks the opinion of the old minister, the old minister thinks that Zhang Yun, the secretary of the household department, is the most suitable for this position. ”

Li Longji shook his head and said: "Although Zhang Yun's family background is thick, his qualifications are not enough to serve as a servant, and he still needs to be trained well. ”

He checked out the chart of 100 officials, looked at it carefully for a long time, glanced at Li Linfu and said slowly: "I want to transfer Chen Xilie to shoot as Shangshu's right servant, what does Xiangguo think?" ”

Li Linfu was like a foot in the air, he shook his eyes twice, and almost didn't fall to the ground, it turned out that Li Longji ordered Li Daofu to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, his real intention was actually here, to exchange a Ministry of Industry book for a left minister, and he should take advantage of it, in fact, he fell into Li Longji's trap, his mouth was bitter and astringent, and he hurriedly defended Chen Xilie: "Although Chen Xiangguo is not strong enough, but he is more than calm, and he has only been appointed to the left minister for more than a year, and he has not had the opportunity to display his talents, the old minister has just had a tacit understanding with him, it is better for His Majesty to give him another three or five years. Let him assist the old minister to complete the recruitment and restructuring, and then transfer it is not too late. ”

"There is a long way to go in recruiting and reforming the system, and I am worried that Chen Xiangguo is too calm and not determined enough, so I want to change someone who is good at managing the army and has been in politics for a long time to do it.

When Li Linfu heard this, he knew that this was something that Li Longji had planned a long time ago, and the matter was irreparable, he took a long breath and asked in a deep voice: "I don't know if Your Majesty is going to use that minister to take the post of left minister." ”

Li Longji flipped through the folds on the table, and after a long while, four words came out of his mouth: "Zhang Qiu and Qiong!" ”