Li Jinzhong, with his hair scattered and wearing a bearded suit with lapels, staggered into the Yanying Hall with the support of the two little eunuchs. He was not like this when he was beaten by Lin Shu at the beginning of yesterday, but now he deliberately made a serious appearance, and the emperor secretly wondered in his heart: is he going to force himself to deal with Lin Shu again, or is he going to use the excuse to push off the envoy he intends to appoint him?

Li Jinzhong came to the front of the steps, reluctantly pushed the two little eunuchs away, and was about to bow down to the emperor, saying: "The old minister suffered a head injury, and he was not called to the palace on time, hoping that the emperor will forgive his sins." ”

The emperor hurriedly signaled Xie Liangchen to step forward to help Li Jinzhong up, and pretended to be surprised: "I didn't expect to see him all night, and the head injury of the Duke of Jin was so heavy, hurry up and excuse yourself and watch the seat." ”

Li Jinzhong sat down on the first seat opposite Jingyuncong and on the left side of the emperor without humility, and said with a breath: "The old minister had severe pain in his skull this morning, which was unbearable, and he wanted to wait for the pain to subside before entering the palace to ask the emperor for peace, but he learned from the mouth of the people in the palace that an assassin entered the palace last night to assassinate him, and the old minister was trusted by the emperor and was in charge of the prison and control army. ”

Hearing him say this, the Emperor felt a little relieved, and thought to himself that if it weren't for the generals on duty who left their posts to visit you, the Assassin would not have succeeded so quickly. Although I thought this in my heart, the words I said had a completely different meaning: "The Duke of Jin is only prudent in his duties, and I have always known it." It's only strange to blame the treacherous and cunning, taking advantage of the rainy night to do disobedient things, what did Yu Jin Guogong do? I am currently meeting with Jing Gong and Mr. Liu on how to properly handle this matter. Eliminate the palace trouble as soon as possible, as soon as the Duke of Jin arrives, he can consider one or two for me. ”

Li Jinzhong owes himself to the audience. responded: "The emperor doesn't blame the minister, the minister thanked him first." It's just that the old minister is a person with incomplete five bodies, he can't take charge of the army to quell the rebellion outside, and the companion can't give advice to prevent trouble, so he is really a waste person, how dare he speak falsely about the major affairs of the court and bring humiliation on himself? ”

The emperor suddenly woke up: Li Jinzhong was most likely here to seek military power. As soon as he came, he uncharacteristically apologized and deprecated himself, because he had done what he had asked for yesterday. Fortunately, the emperor had already planned this matter early in his contemplative meditation. Finger Liu Yi said to Li Jinzhong: "Mr. Liu expected that yesterday's assassination in the palace was done by the remnants of the Zhang family, and he recommended that the Duke of Jin preside over the pursuit of the murderer, and I also think that this matter must be presided over by the Duke of Jin." Therefore. Li Jinzhong is the secretary of the Chinese book and the palace, the five squares, and the idle stable. From now on, he will be fully responsible for verifying the case and ensuring that the remnants of the Zhang family are wiped out. ”

When Li Jinzhong first heard that he had been given an important position and was in the position of Zaifu, he was overjoyed, and after thinking about it again, he realized that the emperor did not intend to grant military power as he requested, but to support himself by presiding over the elimination of the remnants of the Zhang family, so he got up and saluted a little stupidly: "The old minister is injured. If you don't have enough energy, you may have negative hopes. I implore the emperor to withdraw his will and choose another meritorious person to entrust him. ”

The emperor's words have been spoken, how can he easily take it back, he observed his words and feelings, and said that he was insightful of Li Jinzhong's mental activities, and he Yan persuaded and explained: "Counterinsurgency, peace with the domain, and Jinggong are all major events in the dynasty. As Jing Gong said, Zhang Liang absconded thousands of miles away from Tibet, with bad intentions, and to capture it, it was no less difficult than commanding the three armies and recovering the lost territory. Zhongshu Ling is the head of the hundred officials, and the palace and other envoys have the responsibility of assisting the six palaces, and I do not hesitate to entrust the court affairs and palace affairs to the Jin Guogong. ”

Li Jinzhong was a little fluttering by the emperor's flattering words, and he forgot that he was still wearing a cloak, so he knelt down and thanked him: "Since the emperor said so, the old minister is ashamed." ”

Unexpectedly, he was still unfinished, and heard the emperor say: "The Zhang family has been in charge of the harem for many years during his lifetime, and there are many ears, eyes and eyes, and this time the cleaning of the palace affairs has obviously touched their sore spots, so they will gather people to assassinate in frenzy." Before Jin Guogong came here, Mr. Liu suggested that in order to stabilize people's minds, it was advisable to eliminate the remnants of the Zhang family by secret investigation, which I felt quite reasonable. It's just that once these murderers are scattered and hidden, it will inevitably take time and effort to visit, the head injury of the Duke of Jin has not healed, and it is not suitable to be a complicated drama, Mr. Liu lives on the side of the palace, and has no specific ministry, it is better for him to help you, only Xie Liangchen is working up and down under the Ministry of Internal Servants, and it is very formulaic, I want to transfer Wu Xiaozhong of the Idle Stable to enter the Inner Serving Province to temporarily serve as a permanent servant, and transfer the Eastern Provincial Supervisor Lu Guangting back to Beijing to serve as the Inner Temple, and all of them will be sent by the Duke of the Jin State, I don't know what happens under the public will of the Jin State? ”

Liu Yi used to be above him, but now he wants him to be his deputy, and the emperor clearly believes him, but at the same time, he transferred his two old buddies to the palace to hold important positions and add his wings.

Faced with the emperor's seemingly contradictory personnel arrangement, Li Jinzhong hurriedly figured out the intention, and had to reply to Nuonuo: "The emperor thinks about Zhou Xiang for the minister, and the old minister feels it in his heart, so he can only do his best to repay the emperor." Mr. Liu's talent as a prime minister should not be a deputy minister, and please pay attention to the emperor. ”

The emperor did not speak, Liu Yi had already laughed and said: "Recruited by the emperor in Xiameng, and placed on the side of the palace, since there are changes in the palace, he should share the worries for the king, not to mention the master and servant of the matter. ”

Liu Yi did not want to bear the brunt of the situation, and could not extricate himself from the old dispute between the Zhang and Yang clans, and he thought that he could not stay out of the matter in the end, but he was happy to act as Li Jinzhong's deputy.

Li Jinzhong saw that Liu Yi calmly accepted the order, and he had nothing to say, and was thinking about how to take the opportunity to ask the emperor to deal with Lin Shu again, so as to get out of this evil breath in his chest, but he heard the emperor ask him: "Jing Gong offers advice, the first thing for the success or failure of Jinggong is to capture Zhang Liang from the Luo City in Tubo and return to Beijing as soon as possible, so as to stop the delusion in the hearts of the thieves in Beijing." How did the Duke of Jin think it would be appropriate to capture Zhang Liang back to Beijing? ”

Li Jinzhong's eyes rolled, and he had an idea in an instant, and he arched his hand at Jing Yuncong and said, "What Jing Gong said is very true. Zhang Liangshi is the head of the remnants of the Zhang family, rather than cutting off his hands and feet, it is better to behead him first to disperse his heart, and then he can disintegrate it. According to the old minister's knowledge, the reason why Zhang Liang fled to Tubo is because his concubine Nazhu's brother Nasimo is now the first powerful leading general in front of the Tubo Zanpu tent. To Dali, it is possible to wait for the time to move, take advantage of the suspicion of repeated disputes between our dynasty and Tubo, incite and bewitch Tubo Zampu, send troops to invade the territory, and help it make a comeback. Judging from the current situation faced by the imperial court, it is obviously unwise to forcibly use troops against Tubo and force it to return Zhang Liang. Speaking of this, Li Jinzhong deliberately stopped and asked Jing Yuncong's opinion with his eyes. (To be continued.) )

PS: Today's three watches, the time is 8 o'clock, 16 o'clock, and 23 o'clock