Wang Jian showed his face at the small meeting held by Tian Lingzi, and his heart was triumphant.

"This time back to the dynasty, in order to defend the Beijing Division, I think it is necessary to form a forbidden army of 100,000 people. It is divided into ten guards, left and right dragon martial arts, left and right feather forests, left and right Shenwu, left and right Shenwei, and left and right Shence. Each guard has 10,000 subordinates, led by a general, and the left and right generals are placed under it, and the left and right sides are guarded ......"

Wang Jian was born in the army, and his father was the commander of the forbidden army, so he was very clear about the army establishment and system.

"The current forbidden army has 40,000 people, most of them are the original Jingshi's Shence army, plus the garrison army absorbed in Jiannan Dao. ……”

Wang Jian continued to speak in front of everyone, deliberately showing off his knowledge, and said in his heart: "In the current imperial court, I am the only one who has a clear understanding of the current forbidden army, and only I can serve as the general of this forbidden army. ”

"General Wang said in detail, the formation and training results of the forbidden army are directly related to the future of my Tang Dynasty, and now there are more people in each feudal town than in Beijing, and this big situation must be improved from the army first."

After the Huangchao Rebellion, Tian Lingzi was bent on reforming the current situation of the feudal town. After praising the talent of his godson, he put forward the purpose of forming the forbidden army, as if he regarded himself as a reformer, and wanted to achieve a major transformation inside and outside the court.

"Only by strengthening the construction of the forbidden army and forming a strong forbidden army, so that the feudal town will not disrespect the orders of the imperial court, and will not dare to do anything to bully the king. All of you here, after returning to Chang'an, I hope that you can do your best to cooperate with General Wang and fulfill Your Majesty's trust as soon as possible. ”

Tian Lingzi attributed the decision to the decision of Tang Xizong every time, which made people think that it was the words of Tang Xizong that he passed on from generation to generation.

……

"Master Li, what do you call this, is this a court discussion? He Tian Lingzi dared to say that this was His Majesty's arrangement, and this eunuch who was in power was to bury the century-old foundation of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Jiang Fei, the left attendant of the military department, complained to Li Wei, who was shooting Jiaping Zhangshi on the right side, that the good court was controlled by the eunuch Tian Lingzi, so that their group of senior members above the third grade were at the mercy of a eunuch, and the integrity and pride of the scholars were lost, and they felt that their faces were dull.

Prime Minister Li Wei, who was hanging on to the rules, was really helpless in the face of the complaints of his old friend.

There are five Pingzhang things in the court, Xiao Ran who stayed in Chang'an to supervise the construction and repair of the city, Wang Duo, who was old and decrepit and became a centrist, Cui Xin, who took refuge in the eunuch party, and Zheng Congyan, who was mediocre.

In the face of the eunuch party, Li Wei was also powerless, Tang Xizong favored the eunuch Tian Lingzi, and let his righteous son Wang Jian take charge of the forbidden army, and it was difficult for anyone in the court to shake Tian Lingzi's status.

"Zhongshan, you are also the age of knowing your fate, why can't you hold your breath."

Li Wei opened his mouth to comfort Jiang Fei, hoping that he could calm down, and also hoped that he would not make noise in his ears and let himself be quiet for a while.

Jiang Fei, the left attendant of the military department, is more than half a hundred years old, and his temples have begun to turn white. is the No. 2 person in the Ministry of War, second only to Cui Xin, who defected to the eunuch party's military department Shangshu Jiaping Zhangshi.

"I'm also in the year of my fate, but I can't express my devotion to the country. There are eunuchs controlling the government inside, cholera courts, and outside there are feudal towns that sit big, and the tail is big. Alas! Alack! ”

After speaking, Jiang Fei left Li Wei's temporary office without looking back, and left on his own.

"Hey, time is not waiting for me, I am not going to endure the years, maybe that's it......"

……

In March of the first year of Guangqi, Tang Xizong's Luanjia finally returned to the dynasty.

Chang'an, which had been separated for four years, was in front of him, and Tang Xizong was sitting in the luan frame. Seeing the majestic and magnificent Chang'an City in front of me, this thousand-year-old city, the prosperous imperial capital, and the important town of the Tang Dynasty, tears overflowed.

Tang Xizong has been living in Chang'an City since he was born, and he has never been out of Chang'an once until he ascended the throne, and this flight to the west is the first time he has left Chang'an. The trembling and sadness on the way to the west, and the day and night of the CD Mansion, made him feel old in an instant.

Tang Xizong wiped away his tears and made up his mind: "From now on, I will never leave Chang'an, even if I die!" ”

"Welcome Your Majesty back to the court~"

Outside the Mingde Gate, the bells and drums are ringing in unison, the flags are all over the place, the red lights are hung high, the warriors in gold armor are armed to set up on both sides, the inner side of the hundred officials stand on both sides, the back station picks up the lantern maids and the eunuchs hundreds, the outside of countless people "look forward to it", bustling, Xiao Ran stood in the middle of the road and watched the emperor's Luan frame return.

After the three rounds of drumming, the trombone sounded, and Xiao Ran led the hundred officials to kneel to welcome Tang Xizong.

"Your Majesty returns to the court~, and the officials greet you~"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live~"

In addition to the guards standing, hundreds of officials, people, and maids outside the Mingde Gate all knelt down and knelt to welcome Tang Xizong, who had fled westward.

Tang Xizong, who was standing on the Luan frame, smiled on his face, opened his arms and said, "Secretaries and subjects, please be even." ”

In order to show his benevolence, Tang Xizong deliberately added the word "please".

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hulala everyone stood up, at this time the music sounded, Tang Xizong changed to the seat carried by the four eunuchs, and two rows of dancers appeared on both sides, dancing while leading the way for Tang Xizong's luan.

Suzaku Street is paved with clean water, flower petals are flying, flags are flying, and people are crowded. In the four years of war in Chang'an City, today is a rare lively scene.

"Aiqing, thank you for your hard work."

Tang Xizong, who was in a particularly happy mood today, sat on the seat and said to Xiao Ran, who was beside him. The renovation of Chang'an City was like a new and grand welcome ceremony, sweeping away the gloomy and heavy heart of Tang Xizong.

"Your Majesty has an overreputation, this is a matter of internal affairs."

"Aiqing doesn't have to be humble, I asked Aiqing to come back to clean up the mess before, but also considering that only Aiqing has this ability, and when I see Chang'an City today, I am relieved, Qing is the pillar of the country."

"Your Majesty, Lord Xiao is the prime minister of our Tang Dynasty, and his ability is naturally outstanding, and only Lord Xiao has the courage to clean up the chaos in Chang'an."

Tian Lingzi saw that this was a good time to win over Xiao Ran, and took the opportunity to praise Xiao Ran more in front of Tang Xizong, and said: "The old slave saw that this Chang'an City had a new look, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, which was all the credit of Lord Xiao." Your Majesty should reward Lord Xiao heavily. ”

"Hahaha, Father-in-law Tian is right, I have to reward some meritorious ministers."

Tang Xizong privately called Tian Lingzi "Father", but he still called him "Tian Gonggong" in front of the courtiers. Hearing that his "father" helped his prime minister ask for credit, Tang Xizong felt that his courtiers were still living in harmony. Not as rumored to be, the two factions are fighting.

"Gonggong Tian praised it, this time I was able to successfully complete the repair of Chang'an City and organize the ceremony to welcome His Majesty's return to the court, thanks to Gonggong Tian's help."

Xiao Ran saw that Tian Lingzi was like himself, and he didn't refuse, he stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person, and he found that His Majesty trusted Tian Lingzi very much, which was not comparable to himself, so he had to compromise and seek nothing to provoke, not to take refuge, and to maintain his position in the DPRK and China by being appropriately ambiguous.

"Without the arrangement of the right-hand man sent by Gonggong Tian to return to Beijing, the old minister would not be able to complete the task of welcoming His Majesty so smoothly. For this merit, the minister did not dare to be greedy. ”

"Oh? Really? Father-in-law Tian? ”

Tang Xizong saw Xiao Ran say this, and was a little curious about who Tian Lingzi sent back to arrange, his father is really considerate, and his ability is beyond the reach of others.

"Your Majesty, the old slave sent the middle guard Lin Tang back to assist Lord Xiao, the main credit is still Lord Xiao's, the old slave just did his best, I hope Your Majesty can be relieved when he returns to the court."

After Tian Lingzi heard Tang Xizong's question, he still gave the credit to Xiao Ran. He knew Tang Xizong's character, and the more he said this, the happier Tang Xizong was, and the more he would reward himself.

Then again, Tian Lingzi thought to himself: "This Xiao Ran still knows how to measure proportions, and he is not greedy for credit." Lin Tang's ability to do things is still good, and this kid is also sensible, so he will be promoted in the future. ”

"Hahaha, they are all my good lovers, and they are all loyal ministers of my Tang Dynasty, and I will reward you well!"

Tang Xizong sat in front of Luan and led a group of civil and military officers back to the imperial city.