Di Renjie felt that his brain was a little insufficient.

In the clear daytime, someone actually told him that there were government soldiers who made a mess, and there were still a hundred horsemen. It was not a foreign government soldier stationed in the suburbs of Beijing who went to Chang'an to meet the world on vacation and got drunk and made trouble, nor was it a three-five stabbing brawl, but a whole hundred cavalry, heavily armed robbery.

"Yuan Fang, what do you think?"

Di Renjie rubbed his acupuncture points, only to feel that his head was swollen.

"Cousin, I think there's something strange about this."

Li Yuanfang felt that this matter was very abnormal, and abnormality was a demon. In general, who dares to move the troops. Although there are tens of thousands of internal and external soldiers stationed inside and outside Chang'an City for many years, a few of these soldiers can mess around. Not to mention, a whole hundred horsemen actually appeared in Lanxi, eighty miles away from Chang'an.

"There must be a big secret behind this."

He had a gut feeling that this time it was not easy.

"Yuan Fang, do you believe Li Xiao's words? Could it be that he lied about the military situation and exaggerated it? ”

Li Yuanfang shook his head, "Cousin, although I haven't met Li Xiao yet, I've heard you say something about him, and since my cousin has already deliberately recommended me to work under him, he naturally believes in him very much." Li Xiao never had the guts to lie about the military situation, let alone such a military situation. ”

Di Renjie just told Li Yuanfang today that he had helped him find a good way out, and the imperial court had set up a new corn prison, and Li Xiao was the supervisor. There are more than a dozen positions in the corn prison, and all of them are still being returned. Di Renjie asked Yan Liben to help arrange for his cousin Li Yuanfang to go in.

Yan Liben didn't shirk it, and through his own connections, he had already sought a position as a deputy supervisor under the seventh grade for Li Yuanfang.

"If Li Xiao didn't lie about the military situation, then who do you say would dare to be so bold and actually send a hundred horsemen to rob corn?"

Di Renjie asked this question again.

"I guess my cousin already has some suspects in his mind." Li Yuanfang said. Although the two cousins are said to be nearly ten years apart, their personalities are also quite different. Di Renjie is in his early thirties and thoughtful, while Li Yuanfang is just in his twenties, but he grew up in the west of the river, with agility and strong martial arts, but the two brothers are the same smart people.

"I've thought of it, but I'm not sure." Di Renjie shook his head and sighed.

Don't look at it as just a hundred horsemen, but in Chang'an City, there are not many people who can bypass the center and the military department, and can be transferred to a hundred horsemen.

"What now?" Li Yuanfang asked.

"I have already reported this matter to Yan Changshi, and Yan Changshi has also reported it to the Political Affairs Hall and His Majesty, how to deal with it depends on the follow-up."

"Just sit back and wait for news? What if something happens to Blue Creek again? Li Yuanfang asked worriedly. Since someone has the idea of sending troops to snatch the corn seeds, who will guarantee that one time will not come twice, or it will be more yin.

"We can't wait, but it's not convenient for us to make a quick move, we have to wait for the news above." Di Renjie looked at his cousin and said with a smile, "But although you haven't gotten the official complaint yet, the matter has already been settled, you are also the person of the corn supervisor, and you will soon be Li Xiao's deputy." Corn seeds are at stake, and you can go to Blue Creek first. ”

Li Yuanfang had been waiting for his cousin's words for a long time, and smiled when he heard this.

"I'm going to prepare the horses."

"Order a few more people and bring all the family members with you."

Although Di Renjie's hometown is Hedong and Prefecture, he also has a mansion in Chang'an, and as Chang'an's Facao, he still knows a lot of Chang'an rangers. Li Yuanfang helped under him before, although he had no ministry, but he was also very familiar with these rangers in Chang'an.

Li Yuanfang is not only Di Renjie's cousin, but also righteous and strong in martial arts, so naturally he quickly became famous among the rangers in Chang'an.

"When I arrived in Lanxi, I greeted Li Xiao on my behalf, so that he could rest assured, since that person didn't dare to force his way into Li Zhuang, I don't expect him to have a follow-up. You go, get along with Li Xiao well, don't underestimate him, although he is a small landlord in the countryside, but Li Xiao is very chivalrous, he also left the customs at the age of sixteen and walked in Kanto, Jiangnan and other places for five years. ”

"Don't worry, cousin, I will get along with him, he will be my top boss in the future."

From the border army in Liangzhou, Hexi, to the deputy of Chang'an Facao, and now he is about to work in Sinong Temple, Li Yuanfang is young, but he is also experienced, no matter where he is, he can quickly get into the wind and water.

The Hall of Politics.

Although the Tang Dynasty implements the central system of three provinces, six ministries, nine temples, five superintendents and twelve guards, the central book decision-making, subordinate deliberation, and the implementation of the book, the six ministries are government decree institutions, the nine temples and five superintendents are the affairs agencies, and the twelve guards are the commanders.

However, in fact, there is also a political hall above the three provinces, which was originally in Menxia Province and later moved to Zhongshumen. At the beginning, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty was actually the governor of the three provinces, because Shangshu Ling was served by Li Shimin, and then no longer appointed, so Shangshu Province was responsible for the two governors on the left and right.

In order to coordinate the three provinces, especially the two decision-making and deliberation departments of Zhongshu and Menxia, and make it more efficient, the emperor asked the prime ministers of the three provinces to hold office meetings under Zhongshumen, at first only the three high-ranking officials, and later let the deputy officials of the three provinces also join.

Later, the emperor would also let important officials who were not the three high-ranking officials, such as the secretary of the ministry and the secretary of the military department, participate in the meeting, and specially added them the titles of participating in political affairs, Tongzhongshu Men Ping Sanpin, and Tongzhong Shumen Pingzhangshi.

Eventually, all those who were able to attend the meetings of the government hall became the de facto prime ministers, and the ranks of the prime ministers expanded, forming a group system.

In the beginning, although the government hall was a group meeting, there was no one who was the chief or the like, but took turns to preside over the meeting, which was called the pen or the prime minister.

There are three main executive duties of the prime minister, one is to preside over the meeting when the prime minister is discussing politics. The second is the total record after the meeting. The third is to sit in the government hall on the day of duty.

At least at the time of Zhenguan, the prime ministers of the political affairs hall, whether they are servants, or Zhongshu orders, service in the middle, or other official officials such as other Shangshu and other prime ministers, in fact, the status in the political hall is the same, no one is high or low, although there are still their own officials, but the officials are only responsible for their own duties outside the political hall, in the political affairs hall, or everyone has the same status, one person, one vote.

The prime minister's office meeting in the government hall is similar to the Standing Committee, but there is no secretary. At least not at the beginning, even if it was the turn of the writer, it was just to preside over the meeting, record, and be on duty.

But when Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, because the eldest grandson Wuji was the minister of life and the uncle who protected the emperor, he was naturally particularly trusted, and the emperor added a title to him to preside over the government. This is unique among prime ministers, so for a few years, the eldest grandson Wuji has actually become the secretary in the political hall and the chief prime minister.

But now, Li Ji has also won the title of presiding over the government, so that now there are two secretaries in the political hall, although the political hall still uses the set of taking turns to write the pen, but there are two chief presiding officers under the presiding.

The government hall is located in the Zhongshu Province, which is in the forbidden Zhongshu Inner Library, and is divided into two parts: the main hall and the backyard. The main hall is the office and conference hall of the prime ministers, and the backyard is the secretariat of the government hall, which is divided into five offices, which are the officials' room, the cardinal's room, the soldier's room, the household room and the torture room.

Such a political hall is not just a meeting of prime ministers, but a real official high-ranking authority of the Tang Dynasty.

Yan Liben's report was delivered layer by layer, and it was soon delivered to the barracks.

When the officers in the barracks received the report, they were also amazed.

"What's wrong?" A clerk next to him asked.

"Lantian County is going to have a big incident, another urgent report has come up, Yongzhou Governor Shi Yan Li originally said that Lantian County ordered to report that the new corn supervisor Li Xiaozhai in Lanxi Township under his jurisdiction was besieged by more than 100 cavalry."

"Hundred horsemen besieged the house of corn supervisor Li Xiao in Lantian County? It's really a strange thing, I have just received a report here, saying that some villagers reported that the new corn supervisor Li Xiao summoned the villagers to gather like a riot. ”

Another official also said, "I also have an urgent report, saying that Lantian County ordered Liu Qi to suddenly forcibly recruit strong men in the county, and he is suspected of plotting rebellion." ”

"Also, there is an urgent report that the left guard Lanxi Zhichong Mansion suddenly summoned the sergeants in the mansion to move, distributed equipment, and left the camp fully armed."

Several of the officials of the military room of the capital hall went there as a pair, and they all felt that their heads were big.

There are all kinds of disappearances, one will say that Lanxi is besieged by an unknown cavalry, another will say that Li Xiaoxiao is gathering villagers, another will say that Lantian County is forcibly recruiting the people and the strong men are suspected of rioting, and there are also saying that the garrison of Lanxi Left Guard Zhichong Mansion moved without orders, they don't know what the situation is.

"Lantian is the southwest gateway of Guanzhong, only eighty miles away from Chang'an. Hurry up and report to the pen. ”

"Which prime minister is on duty today?"

"Chu Xiangguo."

Today, it is Chu Suiliang's turn to write in the political affairs hall, except for him, there is no other prime minister in the political affairs hall at this time. In addition to the time of deliberations, the prime ministers also have to add their own official offices at other times, after all, they still have their own duties. For example, Chu Suiliang's own position is Zhongshu Ling, Yu Zhining is a servant, Cui Dunli is the secretary of the military department, and Li Yifu is the secretary of the ministry.

Every day after the court meeting, the prime ministers will first go to the Zhongshu Gate under the political hall to have a meeting, after the meeting, each go back to the office of the office, and the minister who writes the pen stays in the political hall.

Sitting in his public room, Chu Suiliang was a little absent-minded. Having no intention of dealing with the official documents, he took out a piece of jute paper and prepared to write a pair of words to calm down.

But after dipping the ink and lifting the pen, I lost my mind again. When I came back to my senses, I found that several drops of ink had dripped on the fine white linen paper.

"Chu Xiang."

An official called him softly, "There is an urgent document, something has happened in Lantian County." ”

Chu Suiliang frowned when he heard this, dropped the pen in his hand, and shouted, "Don't hurry up and present it!" ”