After Yang Shenjin's death, there was basically no suspense about the selection of the post of prime minister of Zuo, although Li Linfu was a hundred reluctant, but Yang Shenjin's death gave him a huge blow, and the forces opposing him in the DPRK and China also raised their heads after Yang Shenjin's death, which also gave Li Linfu a reminder.

At such a time, a sophisticated Li Linfu will certainly not let himself become the target of the public, at this time, he should follow the situation and see the situation clearly, not only should not oppose Yang Zhao as the left minister, but should express support is the correct way to deal with it. Moreover, Li Linfu still knows a little about Yang Zhao, this person's ability is not enough to be the left minister, being a Du Zhilang and serving the imperial history can naturally be left and right without showing timidity, but if he becomes the left minister, it is easy to have flaws and be caught by himself. There is no need to be frustrated by temporary gains and losses, just wait for Yang Zhao to make a mistake, this kind of mistake will definitely be caught.

On May 19, the fourth day after Yang Shenjin's death, Xuanzong went to his third morning court of the month.

As early as the dynasty, dozens of officials jointly recommended Yang Zhao to take over Li Shizhi's position as left minister, which almost became a one-sided situation. And the scenario that everyone predicted that Li Linfu would propose another candidate for the left minister did not happen. On the contrary, when Xuanzong asked Li Linfu for his opinion, Li Linfu said a few words vaguely, but there was no objection in his words, to the effect that His Majesty is good, no matter who is the left minister, he will definitely support him.

Li Linfu's attitude was like this, and some people who were waiting and watching immediately joined the ranks of support, and Xuanzong originally had no objections, so it was logical that the palace announced the appointment of Yang Zhao as the left minister and the position of the secretary of the military department according to the custom. Yang Zhao finally ascended to the sky three years after coming to Chang'an and became one of the powerful figures in the Tang Dynasty.

In the early days, Xuanzong's words were actually quite objective: "I approved Yang Zhao to take over as Zuo Xiang, but in fact, I thought in my heart that Yang Zhao's talent might not be qualified for this position." But I would rather use Yang Zhao as the left minister, and I am much more relieved than some talented people to hold this position. In recent months, there have been many major cases in the DPRK and China, and none of the ministers I rely on are not people of outstanding intelligence and ability, but they have committed unpardonable crimes. Therefore, I believe that the lack of intelligence can still be compensated, and the lack of loyalty to the court is the biggest hidden danger. I use Yang Zhao as the prime minister, not with Yang Zhao's intelligence, but with his loyalty, only for this one reason, I can rest assured that I will hand over the position of Zuo Xiang to him. ”

The ministers thought that Yang Zhao was actually not able to convince the public, and his intelligence and qualifications were definitely not enough, coupled with the premise of relying on nepotism to ascend to the top, many people supported it on their lips, but they were extremely disdainful in their hearts. But when Xuanzong said this, he blocked the mouths of these people, and in the name of loyalty, he could cover up all his shortcomings.

Yang Zhao is not a fool, since Xuanzong praised himself for his loyalty in public, he could not let go of this opportunity to flaunt himself.

"The minister thanked His Majesty Longen, the minister is not intellectual, but a loyal heart is not inferior to anyone. In order to remember His Majesty's teachings, the minister wants to ask His Majesty to give the minister a name, and in the future, every time His Majesty or others call the name of the minister, they will remind the minister to remember His Majesty's words today. ”

"Your name is good, why should you give it a name?" Xuanzong smiled.

"Your Majesty, the word 'Zhao' in the name of the minister is too sharp, the left gold and the right knife are all sharp weapons, and the minister acted too radically before, I am afraid that this name will cause trouble. Since the minister has been appointed as the left minister, he should be steady and peaceful in the future, and he should not be extreme, so the word Zhao in this name should be changed, and his majesty should give him the name. ”

Xuanzong nodded slightly and said: "There is some truth in what you say, for the sake of the appearance, you should be upright and peaceful, not radical and radical, it is rare for you to have this awareness." I'll change your name for you, huh...... I give you the name of Guozhong, hoping that you will always remember that loyalty to the country is the way of the minister, and don't forget the original intention of me to use you as a minister. ”

Yang Zhao couldn't help but be overjoyed, and kowtowed again and again to thank him.

Wang Yuan stood on the hall, witnessing all this happening in front of him, and there was an ethereal and indescribable feeling in his heart. Yang Zhao turned into the notorious Yang Guozhong in history in front of his eyes, which is really incredible. Speaking of which, there is also its own fuel, which makes people feel lost in time and space.

A few days later, Yang Zhao made a move to recommend Wang Ji to be the secretary of the criminal department, and recommended Zhang Qiu and Qiong to take over Pei Kuan's position as the secretary of the household department, all of which were approved by Xuanzong. It is understandable to recommend Zhang Qiu and Qiong, but the act of recommending Wang Ji has surprised many people, and no one can take the turn of this Wang Jie, which can only be understood because Yang Zhao is afraid of Li Linfu's power after all, and he does not dare to dominate in the distribution of power. But in Li Linfu's eyes, this move has a different meaning.

After Li Linfu learned that Wang Zhao was recommended as the secretary of the Criminal Department, his first thought was that Wang Zhao had already secretly communicated with Yang Zhao, because Yang Zhao was arrogant at the moment, how could he be like himself, and Bacheng had some kind of collusion with Wang Jie. This discovery made Li Linfu angry and couldn't help but doubt himself, and the self-confidence he had built up over the years was almost on the verge of collapse, which was a big blow to him. But Li Linfu never connected all this with Yang Shenjin's death, and he was confused for a while.

As the first major contributor to the overthrow of Yang Shenjin, Wang Yuan's position has also been adjusted. Not long ago, Wang Yuan intended to take up a real position, and did not want to spend time in the Hanlin Academy, at this time, Yang Zhao naturally met Wang Yuan's wishes, and wanted to recommend Wang Yuan as the middle of the imperial history, but the qualifications were too shallow, and there was no great merit on the surface.

This is also a member of the fourth grade, for a person like Wang Yuan who has just been in the office for half a year, this move is already shocking, not to mention that he also holds the two titles of Hanlin Bachelor and Imperial History, and there is no one among his peers.

After a month of turmoil, the situation between the DPRK and China finally eased, and Li Linfu's deliberate avoidance of Yang Zhao also got what he wanted for the time being, and after the reshuffling of the forces of all parties reached a delicate equilibrium, it brought about a period of relative calm. The Tang monarchs and ministers, who already liked to enjoy comfort, soon returned to their previous rhythm of life. In the morning, I went to the yamen to mix things, and in the afternoon, I wandered around, played in the mountains and rivers, listened to music, and visited the museum, and everyone lived a wonderful life. And all the figures who were dominant before this, such as Wei Jian, Li Shizhi and others, were quickly forgotten. At first there were people in the feasts and meetings where they were mentioned and sighed, but soon their names were never mentioned again.

Entering July, it is the most scorching and difficult day in Chang'an, but fortunately, there are many tall trees in the back garden of the Wang family's mansion to shade it, and it has become everyone's favorite place. Sitting on the pavilion shaded by trees, eating sweet shaved ice made from the ice cubes that Wang Yuan asked for from the Lady of Qin State Mansion and Yang Zhao's Mansion was also a pleasure.

The weather is hot, just sitting dry will sweat, Wang Yuan doesn't like to wander around outside, and even Mrs. Qin's mansion is less. For this reason, Mrs. Qin Guo expressed her dissatisfaction many times, and Wang Yuan had to brave the scorching sun to rush to soothe it. In short, summer is Wang Yuan's least favorite season, and the summer in Chang'an seems to be particularly boring.

On the evening of this day, the Wang family gathered in the front yard, because Wang Yuan designed the prototype of the fan made by Huang San, and there were several large wooden ceiling fans hanging on the trunk of the large jujube tree, which were connected by a spring belt in the middle, and a long leather cable passed through the middle of the shaft, and hung on a large disc after passing through several pulley groups. A green mule pulled the large disc and spun it, and the disc drove the piso and the pulley group to start rotating, although the large disc rotated slowly, but several wooden fans spun fast, making a whirring sound.

The eldest sister volunteered to stand under the fan, and the air flow from the fan blew the eldest sister's hair that was scattered after bathing, and the eldest sister shouted happily: "It's so cool." ”

Gongsun Lan smiled and said, "I didn't expect this thing to be really successful, I thought Wang Yuan was fooling around." ”

Wang Yuan said proudly: "When have I ever been fooled?" Without manpower, only with livestock, the use of different diameters of the round shaft to transport kinetic energy to the shaft, drive the fan blades to rotate to produce a strong airflow, is a cool breeze. ”

Everyone looked at each other, none of them understood what he was saying, Wang Yuan was still about to brag about himself, and suddenly everyone's attention was attracted by the shining lights outside the courtyard gate. The bright lights were mixed with horses' hooves and noisy human voices, and soon there was a knock on the door of the courtyard, and someone shouted outside the courtyard gate: "Is it the mansion of the king's servant?" My wife came to visit. ”

Wang Yuan was stunned, he thought it was Mrs. Qin Guo who came, and she hadn't been to Mrs. Qin's mansion in the past few days, could it be that she actually chased her to her house to ask about the guilt? Mrs. Qin Guo is a person who understands the general situation, so it can't be like this.

Seeing that Li Xin'er's face was already unkind, Wang Yuan hurriedly told the crowd to disperse, and he and several servants stepped forward to open the courtyard door. Just looking at the battle of these people in front of the door, Wang Yuan knew that it was not Mrs. Qin Guo who came to visit.