When Tang Cheng came out of the palace of Prime Minister Anguo, Li Longji personally delivered him to the door

In the corner of the palace of Prime Minister An, Li Longji quietly watched Tang Cheng's back with his hands behind his back, until Zhang Liang walked gently to his side.

"Your Highness ......".

Li Longji stretched out his hand and shook it gently, "I'll talk about it when I go back."

After returning to the cross-courtyard where Li Longji lived, before Zhang Liang could speak, Li Longji, who had been pondering something all the way, had already opened his mouth and asked, "When did Tang Cheng arrive in Beijing?" ”。

"This ...... The subordinates don't know", Zhang Liang didn't expect Li Longji to ask this question, and after a pause, he said: "The subordinates will send someone to investigate." ”

The affairs must be investigated", Li Longji, who was carrying his hands behind his back, walked slowly, as if he was talking to Zhang Liang, and as if he was talking to himself: "Now the situation in the court is chaotic, if you want to see through the general trend in such chaos and find a path that is most suitable for this king, it is difficult for people who have lived in Chang'an for a long time to sit and watch the situation, but this Tang Cheng is ...... If he had arrived in Chang'an a long time ago, he would have thought that if he had just arrived and made such a judgment based on the news he had heard at the meeting, it would be ......."

Speaking of which, Tang Cheng's joining Li Longji's camp is, after all, the result of Zhang Liang's matchmaking, although Tang Cheng's performance was perfect before, but this time is the first time the master has seen him, Zhang Liang, as the introducer, has to come to ask Li Longji about Tang Cheng's perception and evaluation of Tang Cheng after Tang Cheng leaves, and this is what he wanted to ask when he was at the gate.

At this time, listening to Li Longji's words, he was very appreciative of Tang Cheng's intelligence, but he stopped when the words reached the critical point, and Zhang Liang, who had a feeling of being honored with him, followed and asked, "What is that?" ”。

"That's how wise you are, almost demonic! The situation of the dynasty has changed, and the return to Beijing is short, and this Wang Yuan still doesn't know where to take a start, so there is this meeting. However, although there was no definite opinion in the meeting, after a private discussion with Tang Cheng, he suddenly opened his mouth", the expression on Li Longji's face was a little complicated, with surprise and self-deprecation. "Could it be that the intelligence of so many people is not comparable to that of a Tang Cheng?"

Li Longji's evaluation of Tang Cheng in these words was really high, but the meaning and tendencies in his words made Zhang Liang unsure, so he didn't speak for a while, just silently accompanied Li Longji to the inside.

Li Longji didn't care about this either. As he walked with his hands down, his steps became slower and slower. He continued to say to himself just now: "He is so old. I grew up in Shannan, a poor rural area. Why do you have such a keen grasp and judgment of the general trend of the DPRK situation? ”。

Listening to Li Longji's voice, it became more and more wrong. Zhang Liang, who greatly appreciates Tang Chengdi's talent and is an introducer, can no longer be silent. Hurriedly approached Li Longji's side. "Tang Cheng acted before, His Highness knew the land. It does not matter whether it is Yangzhou or Jinzhou. Its measures are stable and surprising. As for the grasp of the general trend and keen judgment, it did not start today. Tang Cheng was building roads in Jinzhou. His Royal Highness once praised Tang Chengshi as a genius. Just by one sentence of his subordinates, he grasped the general trend of Shannan Avenue? And can you take advantage of the situation to make things happen? ”。

That's it. Zhang Liang, who was a little excited, said faster and faster. "It's mediocre. There is a difference between good and foolish. It has been the case since ancient times. Confucius once said: Those who are born to know are also on it! It can be seen from the past. This Tang Cheng is clearly such a person. Heaven descended from such a place where wisdom was born and the sages were born in His Highness. It is the proof of the destiny of His Highness! Heaven gives. Blame it! There is no doubt about employing people. Suspects don't need to. This is something that His Highness often mentions to his subordinates."

Speaking of the last tense. Zhang Liang had already stopped. He bowed heavily to Li Longji.

Looked at. also stopped walking, Li Longji hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Zhang Liang. "Mingyuki. Where did you want to go? Hurry up. ”

After lifting Zhang Liang. Li Longji looked at him with a tight face, and he smiled dumbly: "This king is just curious about why Tang Cheng is so young but so talented. Who ever doubted him? With Tang Cheng so talented. If there is really any trickery, why bother to use his brains on this king's powerless and idle clan. The king is not yet confused in this verse." Between words. Li Longji laughed and said, "Those who are born to know are also on it." Akiyuki said it well".

"That's good, that's good", Zhang Liang, who was relieved, also laughed out loud with Li Longji, "The real dragon is here, the wind and clouds are rising!" Fengyun is born from the dragon, the real dragon carries the wind and cloud to become a momentum, the two are mutually reinforcing, if Tang Cheng can't use it, it is really the relatives who are bitter and the enemy is fast. The subordinates are also too worried."

Zhang Liang's words are very allusive. When Li Longji was young, his brothers went out to play together, and they happened to encounter a calm pond where there was suddenly no wind and waves. The pond is also cloudy. At that time, Li Chengqi and others, who were still young, witnessed the calm pool water churning endlessly like a boiling pot, and the churning pool water seemed to be in the shape of a water dragon, and the celestial phenomena also gave birth to abnormal changes, and they were all frightened, only the young Li Longji was not only not afraid, but shouted excitedly: "The real dragon is now, the wind and clouds are rising, and there should be someone among my brothers who ascends to the throne of the Son of Heaven!" Strange to say, just after he finished the ritual of sacrificing to the sky, the original churning pond immediately calmed down, and the vision of the wind and clouds on the pond also dissipated invisibly.

At this time, it was the period when Wu Zetian was in power, and the Li clan was not even in danger of being the emperor, even self-protection. Even if the throne is inherited normally, Li Longji, who was born as the third son, has no effect at all. Later, as he grew older, Li Longji, who knew the avoidance of these words, almost no longer mentioned the matter, but he was not unhappy in his heart. This time his henchman Zhang Liang's words really scratched his heart, and there was a burst of laughter between his backs.

While speaking, the two of them had also arrived in the study, "Mingzhi, tell me to prepare a car, and then prepare a generous gift for me, it has been a few days since the king returned to Beijing, and it is time to go to the princess's mansion to visit my aunt."

"The subordinates will do it", Zhang Liang's function is similar to Li Longji's housekeeper, this is his job, and when he was about to go out, Li Longji stopped Zhang Liang again, "Mingzhi, you don't have to go to the princess's mansion this time." Good life to go to the Zongren Temple to walk around, the king said that he was sick and stayed in Beijing, and he had to go to the Zongren Temple.

He smiled between his head, "Since last year, he had plenty of money." According to His Royal Highness's instructions, his subordinates went to the palace of several principals of Zongren Temple to go up to the palace of the prince, and on weekdays, not to mention the etiquette of the big and small affairs of each prefecture, the list of rites under the New Year's Festival alone is three times that of Beppu. A few days ago, my subordinates also heard that when several princes mentioned His Royal Highness now, there is no one who does not praise the obedience and courtesy. It's an easy errand."

"Speaking of which, this is Tang Chengdi's credit. Otherwise, what will I do as a poor county king to honor my uncle who is ranked", mentioning Tang Cheng, Li Longji remembered another thing, "Mingzhi, after you go to Zongren Temple, you go to find Tang Cheng."

"What's the matter?".

"Do the affairs of the garden," Li Longji said, and he had already pulled out a letter from the bookcase in his hand, "Shilin is the foundation for guiding the people's hearts and the reserve of officials, and it is really not to be neglected. Just look at my aunt's hard work in this matter. In the past, this king was confined to people and spoke lightly, although he had this heart, he was powerless to do it. However, Tang Cheng did the Daya Zhizheng Garden in the Daocheng of Shannan Dongdao and gave it to Qi. How similar is our current situation to when Tang Cheng first arrived in Dao City that day? This matter has already been discussed with him, and this matter will be handled in your name. How to act, but listen to Tang Cheng".

Hearing this, Zhang Liang nodded and hesitated: "Your Highness, this is the imperial capital, and it is not as good as the Daocheng of Shannan Dongdao, this matter is ......."

"This Tang Cheng also said that this king does not expect to dominate Anshilin in a very short period of time, squeeze in first and operate slowly, it would be good to get some reputation in Shilin in the short term, if he could collect a few real talents. It's an unexpected joy", patted the letterhead under his hand, Li Longji said with a straight face: "Although the result of this matter is slow, it is a matter of first order and one priority. ”

Hearing Li Longji say this solemnly, Zhang Liang smiled and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, although Liang's talent is not as good as Tang Cheng. But I think my heart is not weaker than him", after laughing, Zhang Liang bowed his hand and went out of the room to work.

When Li Longji and Zhang Liang were talking about running a garden, Tang Cheng, who was on the way back to the inn, was also thinking about this.

Imitating the model of Daya Zhizheng Garden in Chang'an, the imperial capital, this is Li Longji's move to start the layout of Shilin, Tang Cheng both knew and supported this, after experiencing the Yangzhou incident, his fate has been closely linked with Li Longji. Don't look at it, not many people know about it now. Once Li Longji is unlucky, his financial resources will definitely be turned up. At that time, as a matchmaker, he was determined to not be able to run.

It's just that from this level, Tang Cheng doesn't want history to go wrong, Li Sanlang must ascend to the throne, and he must not lose in the struggle with Empress Wei, Princess Taiping, and even his father.

It is a long process from now until Li Longji finally completely grasps the imperial power, compared to these upcoming and future political enemies, and now Li Longji's strength is really weak and not worth mentioning, so for any measure that can enhance Li Longji's strength, Tang Cheng will firmly support it.

This is talking about the big picture, from a small point of view, once Zhang Liang runs such a garden, Tang Cheng can also use it to become famous. Although He Zhizhang and Zhang Chunjiang helped, after all, there were few of them, and there were many people in the capital, and Tang Cheng didn't mind more ways to become famous, at least in this way, he could save him the trouble of participating in the cultural meeting.

Worries, worries indeed! A few days ago, Tang Cheng also participated in several literary meetings with the scholars in the inn, and after the freshness passed, Tang Chengcheng was no longer interested. Exhaustively chasing allusions, the refinement of words and sound rhythm is exquisite to the point of triviality, these people are certainly rigorous, but the poems written by this method are really difficult for Tang Cheng to like, and it is naturally difficult to devote themselves to them; In addition, what made Tang Cheng even more uncomfortable was that most of these people were the same as Meng Haoran's poetry friends, no matter when they were poetic, they liked to discuss current affairs and characters. Although their discussions are impassioned and exciting, they are mostly empty words with only spirit, but there is nothing at all as for practice.

Seeing that the scientific examination was approaching, it was the time when the large and small literary meetings in Chang'an City were extremely dense, and such a literary meeting was also a good opportunity for most scholars to observe and make a name for themselves, but when the other scholars who took the examination were excited and rushed to the field, Tang Cheng, who had participated twice, was not interested at all.

But the role of the Wenhui is really big, when Tang Chengzheng was embarrassed, Li Longji had this idea, for him, it was just like a chilled watermelon falling from the world when the dog days were hot, with such a fixed position, it was better than rushing around to participate in the Wenhui!

From Li Longji, he began to contact Princess Taiping of Zhenguo. And then you can give yourself a new jinshi quota in front of the princess, which is not something that can be done in a day or two, but it is just right to do this thing during this time, and nothing will be delayed.

When Tang Cheng was looking for the improvements that should be made in opening a garden in the capital, Laifu, who was half a step behind him, suddenly appeared on one side, and there was something wrong with his expression, "Laifu." What's wrong? ”。

How! After agreeing, his eyes drifted a little and he came closer and asked hesitantly: "Great official, is it really a county prince who sent you out just now?" ”。

"yes, what's wrong" not much", Laifu smiled when he heard this.

Seeing that Laifu was like this, Tang Cheng didn't ask again, and continued to think about things, and Laifu didn't speak either. It's just that the look in his eyes is becoming more and more erratic.

In fact, the unrest in Laifu's heart began as early as when he arrived at the palace of the Prime Minister of Anguo, and when he came out of the inn today, the big officials never said that they were going there. When he saw him go straight to the palace of the prime minister of Anguo, Laifu, who was suppressed by the grandeur of the palace, was really a little stupid.

The master he had followed before was also the No. 2 person in Jinzhou, and he had been in the capital for a few days, so he naturally knew who lived in this palace. King Xiang is not an ordinary prince, he was even an emperor in the previous dynasty. Although he later abdicated in order to protect himself, after all, he was also born as an emperor, right? Even at present, the prestige of the prime minister is not reduced at all, and now His Majesty's younger brother, just listen to the title of "Anguo", who else can compare with Princess Taiping of Zhenguo?

This is the noble Prime Minister's Mansion. Grandpa, the big officials dare to break in without even thinking about it! And don't even want a famous thorn. To be honest, after Laifu saw this scene at that time, the first feeling in his heart was that the big officials were crazy today, this is not looking for excitement! Dare to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find excitement, although it is not enough to be killed, but it is indispensable to suffer a little flesh and skin in Jingzhao Yamen.

Just when Laifu, who was forced to calm down, was worried in his heart, something unexpected happened, and the big officials who didn't even have a thorn in their names were not only not forked out by Yu Linwei, who had a bulging chest at the gate of the mansion. was personally received by the eunuch in charge of the gatehouse, and looked at the eunuch's expression...... And very kind!

"Even this gatekeeper is polite, it seems that the big officials have not only gone through the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also become familiar with it", Lai Fu, who gritted his teeth and took out the money of the five gates, sat down solidly in the gatehouse, and after receiving the tea sent by the little servants, his head was still a little dizzy.

This really can't be blamed for the lack of knowledge of the dog meat who can't get on the main seat, this is the goddamn palace of the Prime Minister of Anguo! The people of the Tang Dynasty are counted, how many can sneak in smoothly and be treated like this by the eunuchs of Menzi? Not to mention that there is still no place for a famous thorn!

Follow Ma Dongyang first. Then with Tang Cheng. Laifu, who was born in the official palace, knows best how many rules there are in this seemingly simple ushering and sending, and different people have to have different receptions. That's the rule. If you put it bluntly, these rules are to watch people put down dishes, as for how people look at it, it is needless to say that officialdom naturally talks about an official position!

But the big officials are not even considered internal officials, what is going on with this is the first time he has come to Chang'andi? Ren is rifle brain, but he can't figure it out. As soon as he heard the young man who sent Tang Cheng out, he said, "This Wang Fu completely entered such a dizzy state, and even his eyes fluttered when he looked at Tang Chengdi."

Tang Chenggu thought about things to himself, Laifu Gu was dizzy, and then the two of them were speechless all the way, until they walked to the door of the inn, Laifu's thoughts that had been wandering all the way finally came to fruition.

If you don't understand, put it aside, from following Tang Cheng from Daocheng to the present, if Laifu was originally just out of revenge and revenge, then now he has firmly confirmed one point - Tang Cheng, a big official, is right!

A few days after coming to the capital to relax, Tang Cheng began to get busy again.

When the first goose-feather-like snow fell from the sky in the imperial capital Chang'an, Tang Chengcai, who had been busy for a period of time, suddenly woke up to the fact that he had been in Beijing for more than a month.

"It's snowy", Laifu, who was busy with his hands, saw Tang Cheng suddenly stop, looked up and said in surprise: "The big official ......."

"As soon as the snow falls, the New Year's Pass is approaching", stopping what he was doing, Tang Cheng looked up at the sky in the southeast. Under that sky is where Shannan Dongdao is located, because of this heavy snow, the thoughts of Xiangguan suddenly came, "I don't know if it is snowing in Jinzhou?" ”。

Hearing Tang Cheng say this, Laifu's face also swelled with a faint gloom, it has been a long time since he left. I don't know if the family is doing well with Xiao Tao?

Just when the two of them were nostalgic for snow, they heard a sound of footsteps behind them, "What a big snow, Ruixue is a good year, with this snow, next year Guanzhong will be a good year, and Chang'an should have no shortage of food."

Tang Cheng responded and looked sideways, and saw Li Sanlang, who was wearing a fox fur, walking in from outside, and the snow was heavy. Although the servant behind him held Fan Yangli, who covered the snow, he never used it, and the snowflakes fell all over his head and shoulders. When he walked to Tang Cheng's side and stood for a while, Li Longji also deliberately stretched out his finger to catch a snowflake, and turned his head in surprise when he saw it: "Tang Cheng, this snowflake is actually three-petaled!" ”。

In general, snowflakes are hexagonal and have six petals, but this is not absolute, with three petals and twelve petals. Eighteen petals or even twenty-four petals are also very possible, as a traverser, Tang Cheng naturally knows that this is because of the result of wind generation. But he never thought of explaining to Li Longji more than 1,300 years ago the concepts of "deviating molecules" and the difference in humidity and temperature.

Looking at the snowflakes on Li Sanlang's fingers that were gradually melting, Tang Cheng smiled and said: "His Royal Highness arrived in Beijing this winter, and when he was about to do something, the first snow this winter was also three petals. Is this three-petal strange snow accidental? After Tang Cheng said with a smile, he took a step back and arched his hand to Li Longji and said: "Heaven should be a person, this three-petal snowflake is a good omen from the sky, congratulations to the third highness."

The ancients attached the most importance to the celestial phenomena, and a fixed procedure before each great court meeting was to report the auspicious fortune of various places by the palace servant imperial history, once it suffered a major drought or flood and other disasters, especially when the earth and the sky changed such as the solar eclipse, the prime minister's status was not guaranteed. At worst, the emperor himself will be guilty of his own edict. Tang Cheng's words really spoke to Li Longji's heart.

on this. Tang Cheng didn't feel that he was sycophant, after all, Li Longji was now doing earth-shattering things with his weak strength, and it was good to take this opportunity to give him more positive psychological hints.

Li Longji didn't say anything when he heard this, he just smiled slightly, and just quietly watched the three-petal snowflake on the ground on his finger completely melt.

Tang Cheng waited for the snowflake to completely melt, then took the Fan Yang hat in his hand, and put it on for Li Longji with a smile, "Your Highness is now in poor health and recuperating in Beijing, how can you withstand this sudden snow!" Let's talk in the house."

The so-called physical illness is the result of taking the road through the Zongren Temple, and it is precisely because of this name that Li Longji was able to stay in the capital, listening to Tang Cheng talk about this, Li Longji couldn't help laughing, "Let them go in, you and I are here to talk."

Hearing this, Tang Cheng waved his hand to Laifu, and Laifu retreated with those long-term entourage, and for a while, there were only two people left here.

Li Longji first looked at the garden in front of him, which seemed a little messy, "I really didn't expect Tang Cheng that you even know how to renovate the garden, how about it, how long will it take to finish?" The king is anxious to see what the garden will look like with your participation."

"I don't dare to say that I understand, but I just have some experience when I was cultivating Daya to the main garden. This garden has a good foundation, and a little change is enough, and it doesn't delay too much. When the group of courtesans in Jiangnan arrives in more than ten days, the garden should be able to be opened."

Li Longji was a little absent-minded at this voice, Tang Cheng brushed the snowflakes on his head and said with a smile: "Where is Your Highness from?" ”。

"Zhenguo Taiping Princess's Mansion", since Tang Cheng asked the right question, Li Longji didn't detour anymore, and said in a deep voice after a pause: "After walking around for more than a month, my aunt finally has the intention of forming an alliance with me."

"Congratulations", looking at Li Longji's frowning brows when he said this, Tang Cheng's "congratulations" was really absent-minded.

"It's just a puppet, what's so joyful", Li Longji, who frowned deeply, clenched his hands tightly, "Wenchen, the generals and the palace should all be princesses, this matter is completed, everyone knows that it is from the hands of the princess, what good is it for this king?" ”。

"The operation of Wenchen and even the inner palace is not an overnight achievement, and it is useless for His Highness to be anxious, since these things can't be intervened, let the princess do it, and in this matter, His Highness only needs to do one thing", facing Li Longji, who suddenly turned his head, Tang Cheng smiled lightly: "Other Highnesses can't manage it, and they can't manage it, as long as His Royal Highness personally leads people to rush through the Xuanwu Gate on the day of the event, it's enough."

"If this is really the case, even if this king is not a meritorious, he can at least share half of the princess, but this matter is not easy to say! Don't hide it from Tang Cheng, although this king has a lot of friends in the Yulin Army, most of them are humble people, and Ge Fushun and Chen Xuanli, who have the highest official positions, are the two people in the meeting that day, and they are only barely medium generals, how can this be done alone? After all, you still need to rely on the princess, but if the princess is in the middle, how can what you say ......", at this point, Li Longji raised his head and sighed, hating only that he should not be born as the third son, hating only hating that the time left for him is too little, not to mention whether his identity can make those Yulin generals loyal to vote, the time alone is not enough.

Seeing Li Longji's heroic shortness of breath and sighing and hateful appearance, Tang Cheng couldn't help laughing, "I heard that His Royal Highness has been arrogant and uninhibited since he was a child, and because he is good at riding and shooting, he often enters the Yulin Army. ”。

"Yes, yes", Li Longji nodded, "But the friends are all middle and lower-level generals, and they have no military power, so how much role can they have in such a major matter?" ”。

"Your Highness is the authorities are confused, Empress Wei has the intention of usurping, how can he not clean the Yulin army before acting, at this time, it is more useful for His Highness to befriend these middle and lower generals."

Coincidentally, as soon as Tang Cheng's words came here, he saw a long man covered in snow running over panting, "Your Highness, there is an urgent report in the palace", after saying this, this long man said this, and then looked at Tang Cheng.

Seeing this, Tang Cheng was about to avoid the side, but his arm was tightly held by Li Longji, holding Tang Cheng in his hand, Li Sanlang kicked on the long suite, and said angrily: "Bastard, this king can be trusted, what else can you not trust?" Don't say it yet."

After glancing at Li Longji with grievances, he said in a low voice: "Gong Yu Cheng Gao Gonggong has passed the word, the palace has prepared an edict, and the four generals of Yulin left and right have been replaced, and the replacements are Wei Bochong and Wu Yanxiu, and the edict is personally drafted by Shangguan Zhaorong, and His Majesty has already used the seal, and it will be clear in the near future."

Hearing this, Li Longji's body shook suddenly, and he turned his head to look at Tang Cheng closely.

"This matter is not difficult to guess, His Royal Highness is just a fan of the authorities", Tang Cheng explained, and asked the chief with interest: "Gonggong Gao?" That Gao Gonggong? ”。

Hearing this, the chief was very hesitant, and before he could speak, Li Longji had already spoken first: "This person is Gao Yanfu's adopted son, Gao Lishi, and now he is in charge of the inner palace and is in charge of the inner palace access control. Bastard, it's not going down yet."

After witnessing the retreat of the chief, Li Longji said to the thoughtful Tang Cheng with a heavy face: "Wei Bo and Wei Yuan are the relatives of Empress Wei, and Gao Chong and Wu Yanxiu are his cronies, with these four people controlling Yulin, even the princess can't interfere."

After pondering for a while, Tang Cheng raised his head and smiled at Li Longji and said, "If Your Highness can be trusted, how about leaving this matter to me to deal with?" ”。