The next day, Li Xiaojiu talked about the earthquake in Jinzhou and Yongcheng in the court, and he burst into tears, crying bitterly, regardless of the fact that he casually lifted the dragon robe on his body to wipe the tears surging out of the corners of his eyes, even when Taizong Li Shimin died, he was just sad. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The ministers were so moved by Li Xiaojiu's behavior that the entire Taiji Palace suddenly cried, like a mourning hall. Zhang Xingcheng and several old ministers were overly sad and crumbling, and they burst into tears, persuading Li Xiaojiu to take care of the dragon body and not be too sad.

The upright counselor Yu Suiliang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said:

"Your Majesty must not be too sad, sadness is useless, now the most important thing is to do a good job in the work of reassuring the people and supporting the people after the earthquake, at present, the two places are suffering serious losses, and the minister is willing to ask His Majesty to issue an edict to exempt the people of the two places from paying taxes for three years."

Li Xiaojiu was in time, choked up and said:

"I was in a big position, and politics and religion were unclear, so the land of Jinju and Yongseong was shaken. It must be due to my unfair rewards and punishments, and my biased political approach. After you go back, you will have to write a book and comment on my past mistakes, so that I can correct them at any time. ”

After finishing the words, he ordered the household department to send special personnel to Jinzhou and Yongcheng County to express condolences, and the people who were crushed to death were each given three pieces of silk and five copper coins.

The ministers were even more moved by Li Xiaojiu's heart of caring for the people, and shouted long live and knocked on the ground to thank him.

Most of the ancients believed in the theory of celestial and human induction. They believe that if there is a catastrophe in nature, or if something strange happens, there must be a problem with people, especially politically. Li Xiaojiu is also immune.

After the boycott, Li Xiaojiu alone asked Wei Shun'an to pass on the decree to let him serve as the old official of the East Palace, and he was the servant of the Zhongzhong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the official Zhang Xingcheng of Beiping County.

This Zhang Xingcheng studied under Liu Xuan, a famous scholar in Hejian when he was young, and was promoted to filial piety in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, and served for Wang Shichong, and later descended to the Tang Dynasty to serve as a palace attendant.

He enforced the law strictly, impeached officials, and was not afraid of the powerful. Tang Taizong admired Zhang Xingcheng's talent very much, and once praised him in front of Prime Minister Fang Xuanling. Later, Zhang Xingcheng was relocated to the ministry and participated in the discussion of the major policies of the DPRK and China.

In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong renamed Li Zhi, the king of Jin, as the crown prince, and equipped him with a number of subordinate officials of the East Palace.

In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong died, and Zhang Xingcheng, Gao Jifu, and the eldest grandson Wuji supported the crown prince Li Zhi to succeed him in the Taiji Palace.

Li Xiaojiu remembered that he was his old official in the East Palace, and he supported his own meritorious service in the Taiji Palace, appointed Zhang Xing to be a servant, and a secretary of the Criminal Department, and was named the Duke of Beiping County, supervising the history of the country, and it can be said that he was the most trusted minister in the court.

This Zhang Xingcheng can be said to be a high power at the moment, and there is no one else in the Manchu Dynasty except for the Taiwei, the three products under the Tongzhong Shumen, the governor of Yangzhou, and the eldest grandson of the uncle of the emperor of the dynasty.

Since Li Xiaojiu succeeded to the throne, the most proud person should be the eldest grandson Wuji.

The reason is very simple, he once supported Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and Li Xiaojiu, shouldn't people who support two sons of heaven in a row be proud? Shouldn't we be pretentious about our incomparable wisdom, ability, and luck?

Of course, the eldest grandson Wuji can feel proud.

It's just that he shouldn't get carried away as soon as he gets complacent.

Once the eldest grandson Wuji invited a group of powerful people to hold a banquet in his home. After three rounds of drinking, sheng song and dance, the eldest grandson Wuji looked around at everyone and couldn't help but sigh:

"No taboo is not talented, fortunately met the luck of Xiu Ming, favored by fate, to the throne, the nobility of the ministers, it can be described as extreme!"

If he only said this, it would be just bragging at best, and it would not be a big deal, but he couldn't hold back, and just let the following words blurt out: "The public regards the unscrupulous wealth, how can he talk to the Duke of Yue (Sui Dynasty Shangshuling, Yue Guogong Yang Su)?" ”

How do you think my riches today compare with those of Yue Gong?

Some of the people present were more cautious, saying that they were a little inferior; Some slapped the sycophants loudly and said that they surpassed Yue Gong.

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at them with a smile, and finally said:

"I don't envy Yue Gong, but I don't have to be as good as Yue Gong: Yue Gong is expensive and old, and Wu Ji is less expensive!"

I don't think there's any need to envy Yue Gong, because there is only one thing that is not as good as him: Yue Gong was already old when he was rich, and I was much younger than him when I was rich!

Here, the eldest grandson Wuji's pride is beyond words, and his arrogance and arrogance can also be said to be on the page!

But he wasn't exaggerating, because that's exactly what he said.

His age is similar to that of Taizong, and after Taizong ascended the throne, the eldest grandson Wuji, who was not yet established, became the prime minister; His sister is the queen of Taizong again, and his eldest son Changsun Chong married Taizong's fifth daughter, Princess Changle, and several cousins also married three princesses respectively.

As of Yonghui, he himself has been the prime minister for nearly 30 years, and now the Son of Heaven is supported by him, and he has always been respectful and obedient to him, and the eldest grandson Wuji certainly has reason to be proud of all this.

However, it's one thing to be proud, it's another to hang pride naked on your face.

Throughout the ages, there have been many people in the officialdom who are well versed in the way of advance and retreat, and the more powerful and wealthy they are, the more low-key and introverted they are, because they know the truth that when the water is full, it overflows, and the moon is full and it loses.

Not to mention, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Li Shiyun and others, who were officials in the same dynasty as the eldest grandson Wuji, are all typical examples of people who are deeply afraid of Yingman and Taoguang and obscure; The older they are, the higher their status, the more they show a sincere fear and a state of being in the depths.

Once upon a time, the eldest grandson Wuji was also like them, always humble and cautious, lest "power and favor be excessive", "deep to the fullness of the commandment", and his wise queen sister also rang the alarm bell for him all day long, so Emperor Taizong has always trusted the eldest grandson Wuji very much, and even praised him in person for "avoiding suspicion" and "seeking the ancients, too"

But now, the eldest grandson Wuji has already thrown all this out of the clouds.

He thinks that he has become a supreme minister, the power of the government and the opposition, and even the emperor has been firmly controlled by him, what else does he have to worry about, and what is there to taboo?

He thinks that he is already the de facto ruler of the Tang Empire, which is why he behaves so bullish, so dragged, and so arrogant in public.

At this moment, the eldest grandson Wuji is really as good as his name suggests, and he has no scruples about everything.

His high-minded and empty-eyed behavior had already aroused the dissatisfaction of a group of old ministers led by Zhang Xingcheng, who wanted to find an opportunity to bring him down.

No one expected that this day would come soon. This benevolent brother, why are you still stunned, thank you for your collection and recommendation, you are collecting and recommending!