"You're right. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIt's just that in that tragedy, I got away with it. You, why do you know so well about the secret of the jade cup? Who the hell are you? You won't be a descendant of Qiu Bochuan, will you? Zhao Lang was really suspicious.

"That's it, I'll tell you everything." The masked man withdrew his sword, tore off his hood, turned to him, and said, "My great-grandfather was jealous of his friend's repeated exploits in war, and he gave him this jade cup, and finally killed that friend without knowing it. However, when my great-grandfather was dying, he was remorseful, but he did not dare to apologize to his friend's descendants in person, so he had to ask his son, who was my grandfather, to find a way to take back the jade cup and destroy it, so as not to continue to harm others. As a result, the grandfather only took back half of the side, and when he was trying to get the other half, the Zhao family suffered a major accident, and the whereabouts of the remaining half of the jade cup were unknown. My grandfather and father tried hard to find it, but there were no clues. When it came to me, I came up with a way to open an antique shop, and eventually tracked it down all the way to you. ”

As he spoke, the masked man suddenly stabbed himself in the chest.

Zhao Lang really didn't expect him to commit suicide, so he hurriedly supported him: "You, why are you like this?" ”

"Today I apologize with death, believing that our ancestors can also turn a blind eye under the Nine Springs."

After the masked man finished speaking, he slowly fell down......

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The highest decision-making department of the Tang Dynasty is located in the political hall of Zhongshu Province in the Daming Palace.

Daming Palace was built on the Longshou Mountain in the northeast of the palace city, which was specially built by Emperor Taizong in the eighth year of Zhenguan in order to provide for the Taishang Emperor's pension. This location was chosen because Chang'an City was originally built on Longshou Mountain, and the terrain was undulating, and the palace where the emperor lived happened to be built in the low-lying place where the Qingming Canal and Longshou Canal passed, which was humid and hot in summer and very cold in winter.

The political hall where the prime minister deliberates is in Daming Palace, which saves them a lot of time on the road.

At this time, only four people were seated on the five chairs in the government hall, and one of the chairs was empty. There is no doubt that this empty chair is the location of Guo Yuanzhen, who was exiled in Lishan a few days ago. The four remaining prime ministers looked at the empty chair and felt some emotion in their hearts.

Zhongshu Ling Zhang said that he spoke first: "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty asked us to reconsider Yao Chong's entry into the court, and everyone talked about it and what their opinions were. ”

The rules in the political hall are a little strange, and under normal circumstances, it should be the head of the Zaifu who sits on the top and presides over the proceedings. However, because Emperor Taizong once served as Shangshu Ling, he became the governor of Shangshu Province from the servant of Erpin, and they were one level inferior to Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong in terms of official quality. For this reason, since Emperor Gaozong, Zaifu's deliberations have always been led by Zhongshu Ling. However, this does not mean that the Zhongshu Ling has the most power, because, in the political affairs hall, Wei Weiqing from the fourth rank and the Zhongshu Ling from the second rank have the same right to speak in the deliberations. In this circle, the factor that can form the so-called leader of the ministers is not the official position, but the degree of closeness and trust of the emperor to someone, and then the ability to handle political affairs.

Zhang said that the reason why he was able to serve as the leader of Zaifu was not only because he was Li Longji's teacher when he was the prince, but also because he was familiar with handling various government affairs. Originally, Liu Youqiu was the biggest contributor to Li Longji's ascension to the throne, and he could completely rely on Li Longji's trust to become the first and auxiliary prime minister. But he only went directly from a county magistrate to such a high position, and he may not be able to handle some political affairs. Of course, Li Longji also knew a little bit, so he still let Zhang Shuo be the leader of Zaifu.

Previously, His Majesty proposed Yao Chong's entry into the court and let the political hall discuss it, and the five prime ministers, including Zhang Shuo, did not agree to Yao Chong's entry into the court. Today, since His Majesty asked the Political Affairs Hall to reconsider it again, Zhang said that it is not easy to refute His Majesty's face. Although Guo Yuanzhen was exiled, Zhang Shuo knew the thoughts of the remaining three people well, and knew that they would never let Yao Chong enter the court.

Zhong Shaojing, the right servant of Shangshu Province, took the lead in speaking: "Since Your Majesty is bent on Yao Chong entering the court as the prime minister, it is not good for us as courtiers to refute Your Majesty's face repeatedly. It just so happened that Guo Xiang was exiled and a prime minister was vacated, so I think it is not impossible to let Yao Chonglai fill this position. ”

After Zhong Shaojing finished speaking, Zhang Shuo was stunned at that time. He didn't understand why Zhong Shaojing had changed his hexagram in just a few days.

Speaking of which, Zhong Shaojing's change of attitude has nothing to do with Jiang Jiao's persuasion.

Jiang Jiao did go to visit Zhong Shaojing, but Zhong Shaojing didn't know what to think, but he didn't agree to let Yao Chong enter the court. Jiang Jiao had no choice but to tell Zhong Shaojing clearly that this was what Zhang Baoer meant. As soon as Zhong Shaojing heard Zhang Baoer's opinion, he immediately agreed, and promised to support Yao Chong's return to the dynasty when discussing in the political hall.

Sure enough, when Zhang Shuo mentioned this matter today, Zhong Shaojing took the lead in agreeing, which caught Zhang Shuo off guard.

Zhang Shuo hadn't reacted from his surprise yet, and another person spoke, it was the old minister Wei Zhigu, who generously stated: "Speaking of which, Yao Chong's ability and prestige are stronger than ours, and it is not only His Majesty's intention to let him enter the court, but also beneficial to the imperial court." We can't stop Yao Chong from entering the court because of our own selfishness, and I agree with Yao Chong's return. ”

If Zhong Shaojing's speech made Zhang Shuo a little surprised, Wei Zhigu's words were simply a dull stick, and he directly knocked Zhang Shuo unconscious.

The reason why Zhang said that he has always had the upper hand in the political hall is precisely because he has formed an alliance with Wei Zhigu and Guo Yuanzhen. But now that Guo Yuanzhen has been deposed, Zhong Shaojing and Wei Zhigu have agreed to Yao Chong's entry into the court, which makes Zhang Shuo feel the seriousness of the matter. Now the only plan is to unite with Liu Youqiu and compete with Zhong Shaojing and Wei Zhigu.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shuo looked at Liu Youqiu: "Liu Xianggong, this Yao Chong is a difficult lord to get along with, if he comes back, I'm afraid everyone's life will be difficult, I don't think you will agree to him entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister, right?" ”

What Zhang said is obvious, if Yao Chong comes back, you Liu Youqiu will not have good fruit to eat, you have to weigh it.

Listening to what Zhang said, Liu Youqiu was also very conflicted in his heart, looking at Zhang Shuo's pleading, he remembered what Jiang Jiao said to him the day before yesterday: Yao Chong's entry into the court is a sure thing, not something that he Zhang said can stop, whether it is Yao Chong or Zhang Shuo, it is impossible for you to be the first and auxiliary prime minister anyway, it is better to sell Yao Chong a favor, and also kill Zhang Shuo's majesty, he has been riding on our heads to and pee for a day or two.