Bian Ping had a gloomy face and stood at the door of Chunming Gate.

Like him, there were countless officials and ordinary people standing at this gate, and they came here to welcome Li Longji, who had returned to Chang'an.

These days, Bian Ping has been unhappy, not because he complained after being reprimanded by Ye Chang, but because he complained about himself, and he got a little carried away after a little achievement.

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have dared to act on his own that day. He came from a humble background, and he knew that he was a vine, if he wasn't attached to the big tree of Ye Chang, he would never have climbed to such a high position now. So he hoped to push Ye Chang to a higher position, preferably the Ninety-Five Supreme, but Ye Chang had other plans.

"What is Ye Gong thinking...... At this time, his prestige is unparalleled in the world, even if he does not practice meditation, he should not retreat......"

Just thinking about it, he saw Li Longji's car appear in sight.

Li Longji came from the west, and it was most appropriate to take the Jinguang Gate, but Li Longji felt that he had escaped from the Jinguang Gate in embarrassment, which seemed to be unlucky, and now he was returning triumphantly, so it was more appropriate to take the Chunming Gate facing the east.

"Hmph, that deaf genius, if you see the bombed city wall outside the Chunming Gate, I don't know what you will think." Bian Ping looked to the south, thinking maliciously.

The place he looked at was the city wall that had been blown down during the siege, which had not yet been repaired because of the lack of time, and now it was only surrounded by a cloth curtain, barely covering the ugliness.

On the top of the car, Li Longji did see the cloth curtain, and Zhou Xiangren was beside him, explaining the collapsed city wall for him: "The city wall that is more than ten zhang long has completely collapsed, and every day Zhuhu comes here to watch, it is Huo Ran who changes color, saying that the Tang Dynasty has such a divine weapon, and it is difficult to stop the heavenly soldiers in the passes. ”

"Okay, if you want to coax people, don't mention it."

Li Longji snorted and looked at Zhou Xiangren with crooked eyes.

There are no useful people around him, and he can only be taller among the short, this Zhou Xiangren is really a waste.

Can you believe that kind of coaxing words? When Siyi heard about the civil strife in Datang, they were elated one by one, and they just wanted to immediately pounce on Datang's body and tear a few bites. Although there are divine weapons such as gunpowder, but Siyi's style has never hit the body, so it should not exist, deterrent? If deterrence is useful, what else do you need officers and soldiers to do?

There is a reason why Li Longji is upset, he got the news, whether it is Anxi, or Dog Rong, as well as Fan Yang, and Zhuhu have moved.

The news of the civil strife in Datang has already spread, and these white-eyed wolves on the border are ready to move, which is normal, but for Datang, after two major turmoil in just one year, the Central Plains region with the core essence is full of devastation, and it is really unable to support several border wars that arise at the same time.

Not to mention, in terms of military strength alone, these two civil strife consumed nearly 300,000 troops in the Tang Dynasty, of which 200,000 were the elite of the Jiuzhen frontier - they became rebels, although most of them have now been captured and surrendered, but how can Li Longji rest assured that they will return to the frontier?

Then there are the grain and grass materials. Li Longji knows very well that now the Tang Dynasty is hanging on the wealth of Liaodong, although Liaodong is rich, the business time is short after all, and it can hang his life for a while, but not for a long time. Ye Chang was in a hurry to gather An and Shi together to eliminate them, and this was precisely the reason. In the frontier war, it is difficult to raise grain and grass, and it is even more difficult to transship, and if it is protracted, it will be another big trouble for Datang.

Of course, the trouble at the border is only one of Li Longji's many troubles, and there are two huge troubles hidden in his heart.

One is how to get along with Ye Chang, Ye Chang's skill is high, this is no secret, even if Ye Chang himself is loyal, it is difficult for some people under him to add fuel to the fire, how to maintain the friendship of the monarch and the minister, and not make the hero cold, Li Longji thought for a long time, there is really no way.

The second is the matter of the throne of the prince, the wolf Heng rebelled, and was naturally deposed, and the rest of the princes who escaped An Lushan's butcher's knife were either rebellious or rebellious, and no one could inherit his throne at all. Li Longji is confident that he is alive and can still handle the relationship with the heroes and generals, but if his heir succeeds to the throne, Ye Chang and other important generals will still be loyal?

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!" He was tormented by the drive, but he could hear the cheers outside.

Colliers stuck out his head and looked out, then replied, "Saint, the people are saluting to the saint!" ”

"Help me get out of the water." Li Longji collected what he was thinking in his heart and commanded.

At this time, the chill had faded, and at the beginning of spring, Li Longji came out wearing a jacket and did not feel cold. As soon as he got out of the car, when the people saw his clothes, they knew that he was the Son of Heaven, and they cheered in unison, and the sound was like spring thunder, rolling and moving.

Hearing such loud cheers, Bian Ping's face became gloomy again.

Ye Chang asked him to come here today, not to be responsible for security - the intelligence investigation system only has the power of reconnaissance, and there are no troops in his hands, not to mention that after he acted without authorization that day, Ye Chang has already taken away his control of the intelligence investigation system. At this time, Bian Ping also understood why Ye Chang let him appear here, not to humiliate him, but to let him see the situation clearly.

Although Datang has internal and external troubles, the Li people's hearts have not been lost.

In particular, Li Longji, after all, is an emperor who has worked hard for decades, and although he has lost his morality in the past ten years, he still has a very high status in the hearts of the people. Ye Chang may be able to suppress him with his merits, but the result of suppression will inevitably be a defeat for both sides, and among the people and the people, he will be infamous for bullying the monarch's dictatorship.

Realizing this, Bian Ping finally understood his mistake, Ye Chang criticized him for being too anxious, and there was no mistake at all. And acting without authorization in a hurry is a big taboo, even if he realizes his mistake, it is impossible to continue to return to the intelligence investigation system in the future.

Thinking of this, Bian Ping sighed, reluctant to give up.

He didn't know that this time because of his unauthorized action, he just gave Ye Chang an excuse, even if he didn't have such a move, Ye Chang would transfer him from the intelligence investigation system in the near future.

Ye Chang believes that an organization like the intelligence investigation system should be firmly in his own hands, and no person in charge should be able to hold a position in this system for too long. Bian Ping has been in this system for eight years, and it is time to transfer out of the intelligence investigation system.

Bian Ping thought about the duties he might be assigned next, and couldn't help but glance at Ye Chang, but saw Ye Chang stepping forward.

The outermost circle of those who welcomed Li Longji was the people, and then the officials, Bian Ping was sandwiched between them, and the innermost circle was the sergeant. After Ye Chang stepped forward, the sergeants who were originally standing in a relaxed posture were all tense, and Ye Chang was the same as them.

Seeing that Li Longji had arrived in front of him, Ye Chang shouted: "Salute!" ”

Li Longji saw the soldiers of the whole army, brushed it, and saluted himself like a person, including Ye Chang, his heart perked, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Eleven Lang, hard work." He broke free of Gao Lishi's support, quickened his pace, and came to Ye Chang.

Without waiting for him to come to him, Ye Changbai fell: "The minister is fortunate to live up to his mission!" ”

"It doesn't have to be this way, it doesn't have to be this way!" Li Longji hurriedly stopped him, trying to stop him from bowing down.

But in terms of strength, how can the old and frail Li Longji compare to Ye Chang, Ye Chang still bowed deeply, Li Longji helped him up with his own hands, and complained in his mouth: "You have fought hard and made outstanding achievements, why bother!" ”

"The rebellion of the traitors is because there is no king in the eyes and no etiquette in the heart, and now the hearts of the people are determined, and the ministers can give this courtesy, so that the people can know that the Tang Dynasty has a king after all!" Ye Changdao.

"True pure ministers." Li Longji praised it, and the doubts in his heart couldn't help but be light.

However, Ye Chang respects the monarch so much, and the monarch should not treat the heroes lightly. Thinking of this, Li Longji said with a smile: "Eleven Lang is such a great achievement, I have nothing to reward, I can only give you no need to kneel down - since you have the king in your eyes and the etiquette in your heart, you don't have to refuse." ”

Ye Chang was stunned, he didn't expect to bow by himself, and he was even exempted from worshipping in the future. For worshipping Li Longji, he doesn't have too much hypocrisy, Mo said that this is an old man in his seventies, just say that the relationship between the two, Li Longji will be his father-in-law sooner or later, what is the big deal to worship his father-in-law?

"Come on, come with me!"

In the cheers of the sergeants, officials and people, Li Longji entered the Chunming Gate on foot, and seeing that the people and officials and people were behind him, Li Longji took Ye Chang's hand.

Ye Chang followed him into the carriage, and Li Longji also gave him a brocade group to sit down, and then said with a smile: "Eleven Lang, I saw that your new performance was broken, and you actually took back so much property from the hands of the rebel thieves...... However, although there is money and silk in the treasury, there is a shortage of food, and you need to worry a lot. ”

The loss of food in the war is not only the food of the sergeants, but also the destruction. Although An Lushan lost Chang'an in a hurry, in the more than two months that he controlled Chang'an, he tossed Chang'an's grain inventory to the point that there was not much left.

Originally, in order to prepare for disasters and famines, the minister asked for a large ship to transfer grain from Annan last year, and then asked to transfer grain from Liaodong, and then organized the hungry people to work for relief, go out to eat, and there is no problem in surviving this green and yellow time. As long as we wait for the autumn harvest and the grain in Huainan comes up, the treasury will be full. ”

Ye Chang said very simply, Li Longji knew that this required extremely complicated operations behind it, but now he could only rely on Ye Chang.

"There is no shortage of money and food in the treasury, I can rest assured, I see that the city of Chang'an, full of devastation, the palace is devastated, and now the treasury is vacant, it is not suitable to build a large number of buildings, and the matter of rebuilding the palace will be put first. But there is one thing that cannot be postponed any longer......"

It was rare for Li Longji to postpone the construction of the palace, and Ye Chang laughed at this report. The palace in Chang'an City was seriously damaged in several fires, and the most severely injured was Xingqing Palace. Others can be postponed, Xingqing Palace still needs to be renovated, otherwise Li Longji will not have a suitable place to live. And Ye Chang knew in his heart that the proper infrastructure construction at this time could not only allow some unemployed people to have a lucrative job, but also promote economic circulation to a certain extent.

But what Li Longji said that could not be delayed any longer made Ye Chang secretly vigilant in his heart.

"I don't know what Your Majesty said?"

"Your marriage with Twenty-Nine Niang can't be delayed any longer." Li Longji said: "It's easy to get old, and in the blink of an eye, Twenty-Nine Niang has also reached such an age, if you drag it out, you will be delaying her!" ”

Ye Chang lowered his head, and after a while, he said: "The minister will invite the eldest princess Yuzhen and Prime Minister Wei Cheng as matchmakers, what does the sage think?" ”

"Very good, very good." Li Longji laughed: "But the ugly words are ahead, you are rich and rival the country, and the bride price is less, so I don't rely on it!" ”

Ye Chang also smiled: "That's natural, I won't be wronged by Twenty-Nine Niang." ”

"I want to crown you as the king of Wei, take Liaodong as a fief, and rank above the kings." Li Longji looked at Ye Chang and said softly: "Outside Yuguan, it is all your food, this is the dowry of the twenty-nine mothers." ”

Ye Chang's heart sank, and he raised his eyes to look at Li Longji, but there was not much emotion in Li Longji's dim eyes.

"It's hypocrisy, it's really ...... I really don't dare to take it seriously. Ye Chang said stiffly.

"I know your loyalty, if there is no feudal country, how can I praise your merits, and how can I let your subordinates settle down?" Li Longji said slowly: "Your surname Ye is from the Zhuan clan, and it is said in the "Zuo Biography" that Wei, Zhuan Zhiqiu is also. You are also a martial artist, so you are named the king of Wei, and I also want you to remember what Ji Zha said at the beginning, 'There are many gentlemen who defend the country, and the country is fine'. ”

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's high expectations, but it is just a matter of building the country, Your Majesty please think twice......"

"It is precisely for this reason that the heavens protect the country, turn the tide, and seal the king's reward. This is also for my peace of mind, all the ministers of the court, everyone is called, Eleven Lang, you will follow, Ha Lu Ha Ha ...... " Li Longji said half jokingly.

Ye Chang actually knew about this matter for a long time, how could Li Longji not have his eyes and ears by his side. At the beginning, Li Longji hesitated between the two titles of King Yan and King Dai, and the fief was Liaodong, but it had already been decided, but later An Lushan proclaimed himself King of Yan, and even Emperor Dayan, and this Yan naturally did not become. The acting king is not valued by Li Longji, and the last choice is to defend the king.

"The minister really doesn't dare to be."

"This is not to be said, there is another thing, I am not at ease, the foundation of the country, lies in the prince, I have been guilty of the sky, the heir is improper, it is the disaster of the wolf, now that he is old, the matter of the prince should not be delayed any longer, in the opinion of the king, who should be established?"

Hearing Li Longji directly ask Ye Chang who he was, Gao Lishi next to him stood up, he glanced at Li Longji, and found that Li Longji was focused, obviously, he really wanted to get an answer from Ye Chang.

"This saint's family affairs, Chen An dares to put his beak?"

"In the past, naturally you didn't have to worry about it, but now you are my beloved son-in-law, my family's affairs, and your family's affairs, how can you not speak?" Li Longji smiled bitterly: "I don't know people all these years, especially I have repeatedly made mistakes in the prince, you say yours, don't listen to it, it's still in me, this matter is out of your mouth and into my ears, and others don't know the way...... General Gao, will you go outside and talk about it? ”

Gao Lishi shook: "The slave has been so deaf lately that she can't hear anything." ”

Li Longji looked at Ye Chang again, and seemed to smile: "Now, can you always speak?" ”

Ye Chang hesitated for a while, and then finally spoke and said three words.