The power of the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty was still very great, although their reputation was not as bad as that of the Ming Dynasty's Dongchang, but they could sometimes decide the appointment and dismissal of the emperor, which is not amazing.

Li Yan was recommended to the throne by Qiu Shiliang's group of eunuchs, so after Li Yan ascended the throne, he was very fond of these eunuchs, but since Emperor Wenzong, these emperors wanted to get rid of these eunuchs, but the eunuchs had military power in their hands, which made the emperor dare not act recklessly.

Today's Li Yan, what he thinks in his heart is how to deal with Qiu Shiliang, with his current status, a holy decree goes down, this Qiu Shiliang still doesn't dare to do anything, but it angers Qiu Shiliang, after thinking about it for a while, Li Yan decided to test it first.

The next morning, after Li Yan discussed state affairs with the ministers, Li Deyu suddenly stood up and proposed that Qiu Shiliang was old, and now there were many affairs in the forbidden army, so could Qiu Shiliang be assigned a lieutenant to assist Qiu Shiliang.

This is the order that Li Deyu received after returning to the house last night, and after receiving this order, Li Deyu was very excited, because he knew very well that attacking Qiu Shiliang was tantamount to removing the threat around the emperor, and if the emperor was safe, he Li Deyu would also be safe, because he Li Deyu was the most trusted person by the emperor Li Yan.

Of course, the order Li Deyu received was just a temptation, not really asking Qiu Shiliang to tell the old man to return to his hometown, with Qiu Shiliang's heart and his power in the court, he wanted him to return to his hometown, unless he really reached the point where he couldn't walk and couldn't eat.

Placing a lieutenant next to Qiu Shiliang can not only monitor Qiu Shiliang's every move, but also divide and disintegrate Qiu Shiliang's forces, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

And just after Li Deyu raised this, Qiu Shiliang immediately understood Li Deyu's purpose, so at this time, he hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the old slave is not yet old, you see, isn't this still accompanying you to the early court." ”

As soon as Qiu Shiliang opened his mouth, his comrades immediately echoed him, some said that Qiu Shiliang should be old and strong, some said that Qiu Shiliang was full of energy, and so on.

Li Yan on the dragon chair frowned slightly, in the current form, this Qiu Shiliang's power is really not to be underestimated, but if he Li Yan is asked to give up just because of this, it is a bit impossible, so at this time, Li Yan finally opened his mouth and said: "Qiu Shiliang is not too young, let's find a lieutenant to share some things for you, you Aiqing, who has someone to recommend?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people in the entire court suddenly lifted their spirits, the captain of the forbidden army, that is real power, with this real power, his status in the court has been invisibly improved a lot, why can Qiu Shiliang, a eunuch, support Li Yan, isn't it because he has the forbidden army in his hands?

So at this time, the various factions in the court were originally neutral, but now when they heard this, they all stood up and said that Qiu Shiliang and Qiu Lao were indeed old, and it was time to go back and enjoy their happiness, and after these factions stood up and said this, they also said the candidates they recommended, of course, the people they recommended were all people from their faction.

Li Deyu naturally expected this to be the case, so as soon as Li Yan said that, he immediately recommended someone, this person was none other than Nangong Yin, who is now serving in the military department.

What is the forbidden army camp, although the immediate forbidden army has not fought on the battlefield, but the combat effectiveness is not said, if you let a scholar go to the forbidden army to serve, it is too much to say, Li Deyu thought about it, and Nangong Yin is the most suitable, not to mention that he has a noble status, that is, his martial arts and qualifications in the military department, he is almost qualified for this role, of course, coupled with Li Deyu's recommendation, if others want to rob Li Deyu, it is really a little difficult.

However, when Li Deyu recommended Nangong Yin, the attitudes of the other parties immediately changed, in fact, they knew very well that if they couldn't get the position of lieutenant of the forbidden army, then Li Deyu would not want to get it, so they didn't mind being a wall grass and turned to support Qiu Shiliang.

Above the court, it has never been a place to talk about justice and morality, and everyone can do everything for their own purposes.

And when Li Deyu and Li Yan found out about this change, they immediately noticed that it was not good, and at this time, Li Yan also realized that although this Li Deyu is one of his assistants, he sometimes takes power too seriously, so at this time, he can't take the overall situation into account and wants to intervene.

Li Yan felt that it was necessary to remind Li Deyu afterwards, and now the affairs in the court could only be put on hold temporarily.

"What you Aiqing said is very reasonable, but since it is difficult to establish the candidate for the commander of the forbidden army, let's withdraw from the hall for the time being!"

Li Yan got up and left the lobby, and the group left with his comrades, Qiu Shiliang's old body left last, of course, there were also a group of comrades around him, these people were very angry, talking one after another, and Qiu Shiliang frowned slightly, revealing a trace of murderous intent in his eyes.

After retiring, Qiu Shiliang's people immediately started to act, Qiu Shiliang was able to go from a small eunuch to such a position now, it was absolutely impossible without some means, and now the emperor Li Yan wanted him to be unhappy, so he would make Li Yan unhappy.

In Chang'an City, the prosperity is still the same, but in the various post houses, there are eunuchs coming and going from time to time.

These situations quickly became news and reached Li Yan's ears, and when Li Yan heard the news, his face suddenly changed, although he had expected that Qiu Shiliang would not give up lightly, but he did not expect him to do things so quickly and so resolutely.

Li Yan couldn't be clearer about who lived in the post house, they dared to refuse the requests of other ministers, but they didn't dare to see Qiu Shiliang's people, and why Qiu Shiliang was looking for them, Li Yan was also clear, Qiu Shiliang could put himself on the throne back then, so he could also put others on the throne.

Today's Li Yan is no different from the previous Emperor Wenzong, he has no real power in his hands, although Li Deyu has support, but he is just a civil official and prime minister, and he has no real power in his hands, if Qiu Shiliang wants to launch a mutiny, they are powerless to stop it.

Mutiny is not easy to break out, but it is not difficult, now there are many imperial relatives in the capital, and Qiu Shiliang has military power in his hands, as long as those imperial relatives have the heart to stare at this status, and Qiu Shiliang cooperates with them, it will be difficult to protect his throne.

This made Li Yan very worried, but he made up his mind to get rid of Qiu Shiliang, but now he knows very well, but he is afraid that it is not now, because there is no time to change.

It seems that this Qiu Shiliang still can't move.

After Li Yan pondered for a while, he sent out a group of secret agents, since he was the emperor, it was impossible for him to have no hole cards in his hand, so he also had to let Qiu Shiliang look at his hole cards, even if he wanted to compromise, he couldn't compromise so lightly.

In the middle of the night, the post house in Chang'an City was very lively, and some of the royal relatives who were close to Qiu Shiliang were suddenly taken away by the emperor's secret agents and put under house arrest.

And after these things were discovered by Qiu Shiliang, Qiu Shiliang was also quite shocked, he didn't expect that this Martial Sect Li Yan was much smarter than that Wenzong, and he was also very calm and able to see the essence of the matter.

However, after all, Qiu Shiliang has been in the court for many years, and he has never seen any situation, so when he heard the news, the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a smile, because he knew very well that this was Emperor Li Yan preparing to make peace with him, and arresting those royal relatives was just because he didn't want to lose some royal face.

Above the court, several major factions were still quarreling for a forbidden army captain, and just when they were arguing a little, Li Yan suddenly became angry and said: "Since I can't even recommend a small forbidden army captain, I don't think I need to recommend it anymore, quit!" ”

Li Yan left angrily, and the meaning of his words could not be clearer, this forbidden army captain, they don't have to fight in the future, because Qiu Shiliang will not be around such a person.

The things in the court in the past two days seem to be a joke, but no one can do anything about it, the power of heaven is unpredictable, and the will of heaven is even more unpredictable.

After retreating, everyone was a little disappointed, and Qiu Shiliang smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, and kept listening to the words of those fellow party members.

And when the court was unhappy because of these things, the Ministry of Rites was a little busy at this time, because tomorrow, there will be a poetry competition, so some things must be prepared as soon as possible, such as paper, ink, pen, inkstone, tables and chairs that need to be prepared in the suburbs, and so on.

Since it is a grand event, it naturally can't be shabby, fortunately, these pen, ink, paper, inkstones, tables and chairs don't cost much, but it is necessary to say hello to the household.

In addition, there is no open space in the suburbs that can accommodate thousands of people, so a few judges have to choose the location and separate it from each other to make the competition venue more spacious.

Of course, even if the venues are separated, they know that this will be a huge competition.

Since it is a poetry competition, it is natural to have a theme, and this theme cannot be too vulgar, nor too ordinary, otherwise there will be some people who have to take what they have done before to make up the number, and the competition has a time limit.

The exam questions should be selected to avoid accidents in the middle, and although several judges have the heart to reveal to their own doormen, they are more or less worried, if the leakage of the exam questions is known, they are afraid that they will inevitably be punished.

Therefore, although several judges were hesitant, they had to sigh, but at this time, a eunuch was suddenly sent from the palace, and the arrival of the eunuch made these judges a little shocked.