The central axis of the capital of the Great Sui starts from the mountain in the north, passes through the palace city, the imperial city, the Tianjin Bridge on the Luoshui, the Dingding Gate of the outer Guocheng, and extends to the Longmen Yique in the south, which is the central axis in the heart of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, and the central axis of the capital contains the echo and interaction between heaven and earth, from the landmark meaning of a city, it has become the dragon vein of a royal city.

Luoyang Imperial City is also called Ziwei City, a bridge across Luoshui, called Tianjin Bridge, after the Tianjin Bridge is the main gate of the Imperial City, there are left and right doors on both sides, the central axis of the Imperial City is distributed with three major halls such as Qianyang Palace, Daye Hall and Huiyou Palace, behind the three major halls is a wide 100-step horizontal street, the Imperial City and the Palace City are separated, among which the Qianyang Palace is the main hall, and the court meeting is generally held in the Qianyang Palace.

On both sides of the three major halls, there are many official offices, such as Zhongshu Province, Inner History Province, Shangshu Province, as well as the Imperial History Observatory and the Five Supervisors of the Nine Temples, etc., in addition to the official offices and military camps of the major generals.

The time of the last dynasty is a moment of Mao, that is, it starts at half past five in the morning, at this time the five watches will pass, the time has not arrived, the Qianyangdian Square is full of officials, threes, twos and twos get together to chat, this is also summer, to winter will not stay in the square, but wait in the corridors on both sides.

Zhang Xuan walked through the crowd, most of the officials didn't know each other, at this time, Zhang Xuan suddenly saw Pei Ju, chatting with a few officials, it happened that Pei Ju also looked over, and Zhang Xuan took a face, Pei Ju hurriedly beckoned, "General Zhang, this way!" ”

Zhang Xuan walked over with a smile and saluted with a fist, "Pei Gong, morning!" ”

"The general seems to be attending the court meeting for the first time, not bad!"

Pei Ju looked at him approvingly, and then introduced him to several officials beside him, "Let me introduce you, this is Zheng Qingjun of Dali Temple." ”

Zhang Xuan looked at the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang, that is, Zheng Shanguo, who was the official secretary of Dali Temple. I saw that he was about fifty years old, of medium height, with a cold gaze, but with a smirk on his face, obviously not interested in himself.

Jang Hyun also smiled and nodded with him, and his gaze turned to the other person. But it was a burly and dignified minister, Pei Ju introduced him: "This is Yang Gongren, the servant of the ministry." ”

Yang Gongren is the eldest son of Yang Xiong, the king of Ande, who holds the power of the Ministry of Officials, and is considered a subordinate of Pei Ju, in his early forties, his eyes are very clear, and he smiled at Zhang Xuan: "I was also trying to discuss the appointment of officials in Qingzhou with General Zhang, and now the officials in Qingzhou are a little chaotic." What are the vacancies? Which officers are in office? The officials do not have an accurate data, can they ask General Zhang to help sort out the duties of the counties in Qingzhou? ”

This is a problem that Zhang Xuan has been avoiding, not allowing the imperial court to dominate the appointment of officials in Qingzhou, especially the three counties of Beihai, Donglai and Gaomi.

But with the extermination of the bandits in Langya County, his reason was gone. The imperial court can also send officials in a fair and open manner, but the officials are still more pragmatic. did not empty himself, but hoped that he and the officials would cooperate to reach a plan that was satisfactory to both parties.

Zhang Xuan reluctantly smiled: "It is my obligation to assist the officials, and I will do my best to do this well." ”

At this time, Pei Ju patted Zhang Xuan on the shoulder and led him to the side. He said in a low voice: "There are two things I have to tell you, the first thing is that the imperial court has canceled the post of Qi County Tongshou, Pei Renji will serve as the Taishou of Dongping County, and enter the Wagang Army from the Eastern Front, and the Taishou of Qi County will be held by Yang Gongren." ”

Zhang Xuan was taken aback. The cancellation of the Qi County General Guard means that there will be no more large garrisons in Qingzhou, so what should I do?

Pei Ju smiled bitterly and said, "The Holy One means to transfer you to Jianghuai to suppress bandits-"

Zhang Xuan was suddenly in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "As soon as winter comes, the Yellow River will freeze, and the Hebei bandits will enter Qingzhou, how can Qingzhou do without an army?" And Qingzhou is defenseless, isn't it Wang Shichong's meat on the chopping board? ”

"Wang Shichong is also going to be transferred, the saint is not satisfied with his suppression of bandits in Hebei, and will transfer him to Shanggu County to suppress bandits, Yang Yichen will be transferred to Qinghe Tongshou, as for Qi County and Beihai County, the plan drafted by the military department is to garrison 5,000 troops each to prevent Hebei bandits from going south."

Let Yang Yichen replace Wang Shichong, so that Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, but let him leave Qingzhou, he was difficult to accept, after all, it was his foundation.

Zhang Xuan pondered and said, "Since Qi County and Beihai County each have 5,000 troops, which is exactly the number of my troops, why don't you let me continue to garrison Qingzhou?" ”

Pei Ju didn't know what to say, how could the saint let Zhang Xuan stay in Qingzhou for a long time, that would form a de facto separation, and the same intention was to transfer Yang Yichen out of Xuzhou, this was the result of the Son of Heaven's foresight, and it was by no means hot-headed.

Pei Ju said slowly: "If the saint sends you to Jianghuai, you should accept it happily, don't have half a complaint, it will be very unfavorable to you, but according to the convention, you can recommend a few local high-ranking officials, generally speaking, the saint will agree, this is also a reward for your meritorious service to suppress bandits, you should consider it yourself." ”

Zhang Xuan was silent, he really couldn't accept the fact that he was transferred out of Beihai County, if he really wanted to be transferred, what was the meaning of the debriefing to him, at this time, he was so confused that he didn't have the heart to think about the debriefing that would start soon.

Pei Ju seemed to understand his mood, and said earnestly: "This debriefing is very important to you, it is your connection, and it is related to your next career, it is actually your imperial examination, you must not take it lightly." ”

Jang Hyun sighed softly, "Okay! I will do my best. ”

At the end of the day, the dynasty officially began, in the melodious bell music, thousands of court officials lined up into the Qianyang Palace, Zhang Xuan was upset by Pei Ju's words, and the dynasty that he had been looking forward to for a long time was also made boring.

However, he knows his position, he is from the Wupin Tiger Benlang General, standing a little behind the middle, most of the officials around him don't know, and no one talks to him, Zhang Xuan is a little absent-minded, and he doesn't even know when the Son of Heaven Yang Guang will come out to sit on the dragon couch.

At this time, Wang Zhiyi, the supervisor of the palace, shouted: "Dongjun, Dongcheng County, Jiyin County, and Liang County have suffered a severe drought in winter and spring, the disaster is raging, and the displaced people are lost. ”

The court meeting was somewhat short, ending in less than half an hour, but sometimes it was extremely lengthy, and even the discussion did not end until noon, and sometimes it was extremely fierce, and the competition was fierce, and when the emperor was angry, he would directly order the court staff to be dragged out.

However, today's court meeting is boring and boring, discussing the issue of reducing the tax for the people in the four counties of the Central Plains, in fact, there is a conclusion, but it is necessary to take it to the court meeting to go through the motions.

Jang Xuan listened drowsily, but it didn't last long, and when the surrounding officials walked out of the main hall, Zhang Xuan realized that he had dispersed.

"General Zhang!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan walked out of the main hall, he heard someone calling him from behind, and when Zhang Xuan turned around, he saw Wei Jin, a member of the military department, yesterday.

"Is there something wrong with Wei Langzhong looking for me?"

Wei Jin got the benefit of Zhang Xuan yesterday, he was extremely enthusiastic, Shi Li smiled and said: "In another half an hour, General Zhang is ready?" ”

Zhang Xuan knew that Wei Jin was ordered to take him to the place where he was debriefed, so he nodded and smiled: "Since there is still half an hour, then please ask Wei Langzhong to take me there." ”

"It's in the Wencheng side hall, General Zhang, please!"

Wei Jin took Zhang Xuan and walked quickly to the Wencheng Hall located on the west side of the Daye Palace, and when he walked through the corridor of Fengyi Pavilion, Wei Jin saw that there was no one on the left and right, and whispered to Zhang Xuan: "Generally, it is the head of the military department who asks, and the other departments ask the waiter, but today it is the head of the military department who asks, and several other ministers will also ask, and the saint will also attend, maybe the saint also has a problem, this time the specifications are quite high, and it is already the level of a general, and it is exactly the same as the last time Zhang Dashuai reported on his work." ”

"Oh! Thank you for telling me. ”

Zhang Xuan knew in his heart that the reason for the high-level debriefing was not that the imperial court attached importance to himself, but that the imperial court attached importance to Qingzhou, and the success of the bandits in Langya County had a huge impact, and even Meng Haigong of Haizhou was forced to accept Zhao'an, and now north of the Huai River and south of the Yellow River, only a bandit of the Wagang Army remained.

Seeing that the precarious Great Sui Imperial Court was gradually settling down again, this was beyond Zhang Xuan's expectations.

Zhang Xuan doesn't know the details of history, but from the current state of the Great Sui, he can't see that the Sui Dynasty will fall apart in two years, where will the problem lie?

The side hall of Wencheng Palace, where the report is located, is also the most commonly used place for ordinary ministers to report on their work, which is very close to the imperial study of the Son of Heaven, and it is also a place where important ministers discuss military affairs.

Zhang Xuan sat for a while, and the officials who participated in the debriefing began to come one after another, in addition to the officials of the military department, there were also Su Wei, Pei Ju, Yu Shiji, Xiao Yu, Wei Xuan, Fan Zigai and other important ministers all present, and several generals were also present to listen.

Wei Xuan, as the secretary of the military department, is also the main question of today, he sits under the Son of Heaven, although the ministers have arrived, but the Son of Heaven has not yet arrived, and there is silence in the hall.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and a guard shouted: "The Holy Lord has arrived!" (To be continued.) )