Li Longji said in high spirits: "I am ready to drive the expedition in person!" ”

Yao Chong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although I agreed to send troops this time, there are many more important things in the court now, and Your Majesty must not be upside down." ”

Li Tao also persuaded: "Yes, third uncle, our original intention is to really find the weak points of the Tang army from actual combat, if the three-step uncle is personally recruited, then many drawbacks will be nowhere to be found." Besides, Yao Ge and I both predicted that this expedition would be defeated, and if the third uncle was to drive the expedition in person, it would be a great blow to morale! Think again. ”

"How's that okay?" Li Longji frowned.

"Third uncle, why don't you let me go for you?" Li Tao said on the side.

"You?" Li Longji's head was running rapidly, and after a long time, he made up his mind and said: "Originally, I was going to let Xue Ne lead the army, since Tao'er you are willing to go, then you will be in charge and let Xue Ne be your deputy!" ”

Li Tao smiled and waved his hand: "Third uncle, where do you want to go." I mean to participate in this campaign as a captain. As for the army, it's still up to Xue Ne to lead it! ”

"This?" Li Longji was a little hesitant, Li Tao was too important to him, if Li Tao had any mistakes, it would be too much to lose.

Li Tao comforted Li Longji: "Third uncle, don't worry, I'm not going to fight alone, there are a lot of people who go with me, if you can't do anything, at least it's no problem to escape." ”

"A lot of people?" Li Longji didn't understand.

"Third uncle, have you forgotten those child slaves in Luzhou?"

"What do you mean!"

"That's right, I participated in the war in the name of Luzhou regimental training. Surely no one knows. Li Tao is confident.

"That Tao'er, you must come back alive!" Li Longji said.

Li Tao smiled: "Third uncle, I know." Before I go. There is one more sentence I want to say to the third uncle! ”

"Tao'er, you say!"

"Third uncle, if you want Datang to become strong, you must create an environment for Lao Yao to show his talents."

"You mean Zhang Shuo and Liu You begging them?" Li Longji asked.

Li Tao nodded.

"Tao'er, that's what you're talking about. But they are all meritorious people, and if they don't have a suitable reason, I'm afraid they will ......."

Li Tao stretched his waist and said, "Since I'm also leaving." Then make another contribution to the third uncle! ”

After that, Li Tao told Li Longji and Yao Chong about his plan as it was.

When the two of them heard this, their eyes widened. It took a long time to come back to my senses.

Li Tao didn't pay attention to the expressions of the two of them, but said triumphantly: "Then I can be the captain of the school in the name of it." ”

……

That evening, Zhang Shuo was dressed in civilian clothes and rode in an airtight oil-walled car. quietly came to the mansion of Li Chengqi, the king of Ning. King Ning's invitation, he Zhang said, can refuse completely. But he had to go to the feast. Zhang explained that he was the most powerful person to oppose Yao Chong's return to Beijing, which is well known to passers-by. According to Yao Chong's usual style, it would be a fluke if he was simply removed from power, and Zhang Shuo was never willing to give up the respected position he had finally won after years of struggle. He hoped that King Ning would speak for himself, and that would be a different situation. Since Li Longji ascended the throne, because of his unique status as the third prince, he has done everything to show his filial piety and friendship for his brothers. So. Once the eldest brother King Ning speaks for Zhang Shuo, there is a good chance that Li Longji will no longer embarrass himself.

This time. The drums of the four gates of Chang'an were beating tightly, and everyone was hurrying back to their neighborhoods, and no one would pay attention to such an inconspicuous carriage. It stands to reason that he doesn't need to be so careful, but since Yao Chong returned to Chang'an, Zhang Shuo always felt that there was nothing wrong with being careful.

When Zhang Shuo walked into the hall of King Ning's mansion, he was stunned, King Ning was not the only one in front of the table, in addition to King Ning, there were three other people.

Li Tao took the lead in getting up and greeting Zhang Shuo: "Elder Zhang Ge, I'm just sending you, we are all stained with your light, it's not easy to eat an uncle!" ”

Before Zhang said that he could speak, a person next to Li Tao stood up: "Elder Zhang Ge is also here!" ”

Zhang Shuo was equally surprised: "It's Liu Xianggong!" ”

Zhang said that he didn't expect it to be Liu Youqiu, his gaze extended, and he saw Zhong Shaojing's face again: "And Zhong Xianggong?" ”

There were three of the five prime ministers in the political affairs hall, and they were all people who were at odds with Yao Chong, which made Zhang Shuo smell a little unusual.

"Alright, everyone sit down." Li Tao had a bit of a noisy taste: "Uncle invited you to come today, there is no other meaning, it is because you work too hard for the country on a fair day, so I will treat everyone." In order to avoid gossip from others, let's set a rule before eating and not talk about political affairs......"

Hearing this, Zhang Shuo's face turned pale.

Zhang said that he finally knew what the problem was, and everything else was easy to do, but he couldn't defend himself except for the matter of King Ning. The most terrible negligence he had in this matter was to ignore the terrible fact that King Ning was originally the emperor's eldest brother. In the less than 100-year history of the Tang Empire, there have been more than a dozen coups related to the throne. The three prime ministers of the political hall avoided the eyes and ears of everyone, and visited His Majesty's eldest brother late at night, and what kind of disasters would be caused can be imagined.

Now it's all over. Zhang Shuo, who has read the scriptures and history, knows very well in his heart that what he committed is the crime of destroying the door. Even if the emperor was hindered by the Teng Teng crowd and it was inconvenient to punish him for the crime of transporting the Song king, after being exiled to Yuanwei Prefecture, there would definitely be local officials who wanted to do this for the emperor.

Zhang Shuo looked at Liu Youqiu and Zhong Shaojing again, the two of them didn't seem to know the stakes involved, and they hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, we don't talk about political affairs!" ”

Zhang Shuo shook his head and sighed, saying lightly, the five key figures get together and don't talk about political affairs, who would believe it, this is not to cover up what it is?

Zhang said that he wanted to turn around and leave immediately, but he still didn't leave after all......

……

It's finally the New Year.

In this year, so many things have happened that the nerves of the Chang'an people who are doing good things almost collapsed. Well, at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, no one stares at the mouths of the neighbors all day long for information on the informant, the emperor is young and promising, and the price of goods has not skyrocketed, which is a great happiness for the good people who are optimistic by nature.

As a result, several personnel changes in the ministers of the DPRK and China did not attract much attention.

The first to bear the brunt is the former prime minister and the current Zhongshu squire Zhang Shuo, who was demoted by Li Longji to the assassination of Xiangzhou, and the crime is very simple, clinging to the imperial family. Li Longji did not pursue the matter between him and King Ning, although the status of Yuanzhou Assassin was similar to that of the prime minister of the current dynasty, but Zhang said that he was still young and had a chance to return to Beijing. Zhang said that he couldn't tell how he escaped, but he worshiped the Buddha more, burned more incense, and begged Yao Chong not to think of him again. In the battle with Yao Chong, he became a complete loser.

As for the right servant shooting, Liu Youqiu, the third product under the door of Tongzhongshu, was deposed as the crown prince, and the right servant of Shangshu Province shot Zhong Shaojing Zhong Shaojing was demoted to the history of Muzhou Thorn, which is also a matter of time or time, Chang'an people who are quite proficient in political affairs have always believed in their own judgment, and the position of prime minister is not something that can be done with merit, and it requires that those who hold their posts must be as talented as the sea.

In addition to the first and auxiliary prime ministers Yao Chong and Wei Zhigu, the news that Song Jing served as the imperial historian and the secretary of the ministry and the three grades of the same Zhongshu was a happy event for those dignified officials and hard-working scholars. Of course, there are also some people who have all kinds of worries, afraid that Yao Chong, who has a loose personality and has the courage to do things, and Song Jing, who is stereotyped, will be difficult to work with, although both of them are rare talents.

The appointment of the last prime minister is a bit confusing. Lu Huai, a seventy-year-old provincial waiter, carefully inspected the school and served in the same book.

Of course, among the many appointments and dismissals of personnel, there is one person who has been punished the most, and this person is none other than Li Tao, the king of Lantian. It stands to reason that King Ning is the most responsible, and if he wants to be investigated, he must first be held responsible. However, Li Longji let go of his eldest brother King Ning, and instead sent Li Tao out of Chang'an, and restricted him to serve in the border army within the specified time limit.

…… (To be continued......)