is really calculating, using Ye Changwu's minister body as a guide, attacking Ye Chang's arrogance, destroying his reputation in Shilin, and ruining his prestige. Ye Chang has suddenly risen now, as if he is already a new generation of the Son of Heaven's favorite minister, second only to Yang Zhao, how can he not attract jealousy? Especially those young and impetuous petty officials, one by one, are gearing up, waiting to step on people to take the position, after the Shilin group is built, they must be like seeing bloody grasshoppers, biting Ye Chang tightly.

At that time, Ye Changmo said that it would be difficult to continue his big plan, even if he wanted to return to Jili Prefecture in a good life. Seeing that Jili Prefecture has become a piece of fat, if the powerful in Beijing have the opportunity, how can they not think of taking advantage of it

"I don't know who came up with this poisonous plan" Cen Shen pondered hard: "Eleven Lang, if you want to break this strategy, the only way is to ...... Let's also gather well-known people in the capital."

The other party wants to discredit Ye Chang, so he will find someone to advocate for Ye Chang, although this is just a passive response to see the moves, but it is a good way to muddy the water. Ye Chang smiled: "Brother Cen now knows my intention to invite you...... In the Beijing Chinese Chapter, Brother Cen has an extraordinary reputation, and Brother Cen came forward to manage this matter for Brother Yu

The relationship between him and Cen Shen is different, and Cen Shen did not shirk when he heard this: "When you promote this for the virtuous brother, the virtuous brother is running the frontier outside, is it still wrong to protect the country and the people?"

"Thank you, Brother Cen, Gao Yi...... This is only the first thing today, and there is one more thing I want to discuss with Brother Cen. I am in Liaodong to recover Jili Prefecture, before the meaning of the sage, Jili Prefecture is at most the post of ordering a prince to lead the assassination history, with the foolish brother as the governor of the governor, the foolish brother can have a few points, Brother Cen has been in Beijing for two years, and there is no suitable position, it is better to go to Jili Prefecture with the foolish brother, how do you go? ”

When Ye Chang learned that Cen Shen was still unfounded, he had this idea and took Cen Shen to Liaodong.

Although the population of Jili Prefecture is only 80,000, of which the Han people may only be more than 40,000, after all, it is a state with complicated affairs, and Ye Chang needs a lot of assistants. Qin Qinshou can help him in economic construction, but in terms of relations with the imperial court, Qin Qinshou, who does not read much, cannot help much.

Therefore, Ye Chang considered Cen Shen, in fact, he wanted to invite Gao Shi from Jiannan.

Cen Shen hesitated for a while, he was still young at this time, full of ambitions, and he didn't really want to go to Liaodong, but hoped to be able to show himself in the Central Plains.

"Liaodong ......"

Ye Chang didn't persuade again, just let him think for himself, at this time, Jili Prefecture is in ruins, and if it really passes, he will have to suffer for a year or two to get everything on the right track. If Cen Shen is not voluntary, it is not meaningful for him to force him to go.

After a long while, Cen Shen raised his eyes: "The stakes are very high, don't be careless, Shiyi Lang, don't blame me for hesitating, there are some things, I still have to ask you in detail." ”

"Just ask."

Ye Chang has been busy these days, running around, although he has met Cen Shen a few times, he has not talked in detail, but he has only briefly introduced the love of Liaodong. At that moment, Cen Shen began to ask in detail, how much area and population of Jili Prefecture he controlled now, how to solve the problem of wealth, how to deal with the relationship with the imperial court, and how Ye Chang was going to govern. When he heard Ye Chang talk about his "Juntian Order" and "Naturalization Order", Cen Shen was shocked: "Eleven Lang's ambition is not small, this is to operate Liaodong as the Central Plains."

"Exactly, except for the colder winters in Liaodong, the remaining three seasons of the year, spring, summer and autumn are no different from the Central Plains. Nowadays, the Central Plains is densely populated, and there are too many of them...... Brother Cen still remembers that we talked about the replacement of chaos? ”

Cen Shen was shocked: "Remember"

When they were together, Gao Shi, Li Bai, Cen Shen, and Ye Chang had discussed the reasons for the change of chaos in previous dynasties. If the Central Plains is overpopulated, then a large number of people have no land to cultivate, and as long as there is a slight famine, they will become displaced people, shaking the foundation of the dynasty.

Ye Chang, especially taking the two Han Dynasty as an example, said that Gao, Li, and Cen had to accept his point of view, that is, the population of the Central Plains has reached the extreme, and it will inevitably become one of the causes of the disaster.

"Do you think the population of the Central Plains is ...... today? Reaching the limit? Cen Shen asked again.

"One of the reasons why Wuhou and Jinshang are in the two capitals and moved between Chang'an and Luoyang is that the grain money in Guanzhong is not enough for the capital." Ye Chang did not answer directly, but gave an example: "At the beginning of Tianbao, the imperial court rebuilt the household registration, and there were 8.4 million households in the world, and 48 million mouths. Chang'an City has more than 2 million mouths, including more than 1 million inside the city and more than 1 million outside the city."

Although these data are not very accurate, they are enough to ⊥ Cen Shen to shake.

Ye Chang said again: "It's a pity, this number is only a preliminary estimate, plus slaves and hidden households, now the population should be more than 60 million, and the land is exhausted."

"I understand, Eleven Lang, I'll go to Liaodong with you" Cen Shen finally made up his mind.

"With Brother Cen's help, I will have one more arm"

Cen Shen was very impressed by Ye Chang's ability to get the numbers at his fingertips, and he secretly decided in his heart that after he went to Liaodong, he must not talk on paper, and he should be like Ye Chang, with reason and evidence.

"Since I don't give up on Eleven Lang, I want to recommend a few people to Eleven Lang." Cen Shen raised his head and said: "The first person, Eleven Lang, also knows, it is Wang Jiangning. ”

Wang Jiangning is Wang Changling, Jiang Ningcheng at this time, he has an excellent relationship with Wang Wei, and he is just a nodding friend with Ye Chang. Ye Chang said with a smile: "The name of Wang Gongwencai is the crown of the moment, I have wanted to be close for a long time, but he now has an official position, I am afraid that he is unwilling to go to Liaodong to give in." ”

Otherwise, Wang Jiangning was poor in his early years, trapped between acres of land, and he was only a jinshi until he was not confused. Although he was awarded Jiang Ningcheng, he was at odds with Shangguan, and his colleagues were jealous. When he was in office, he was just to support his relatives. If Eleven Lang repairs a book, and then attaches a letter to the following, Wang Jiangning will come."

Although Wang Changling's poetry is famous, at this time he is even above Li Bai, and far better than Du Fu, but because he is not a pure literati, he does not have too much literati sourness. Ye Chang heard Cen Shen say this, and immediately said: "Since this is the case, I will write a letter tonight...... Brother Cen, who else can recommend me? ”

"The second person's surname is Zhang, his name is pickaxe, he is a native of Bozhou, this person is now living in Chang'an, he likes wine by nature, he is a noble person, and he does not admire wealth and wealth. This person is a disciple of Wu Gong, who has the art of vertical and horizontal, and manages the frontier, with the help of this person, Eleven Lang can get a wing"

Ye Chang thought about it, but he just mentioned that Wang Changling reminded him and reminded him of who this Zhang Hao was. In the original history, Wang Changling was jealous of the villain, and it was this Zhang Hao who avenged him.

"Zhang Hao's name, I have heard it for a long time, I hate no one to recommend it, and I can't see it." Ye Chang said: "If Brother Cen is acquainted, he will invite him for a certain ...... No, if you are free tomorrow, you will meet Brother Cen and see him."

"Dare not obey your fate," Cen Shen said with a smile.

The two looked at each other and smiled, Ye Chang asked who else could be recommended, Cen Shen pondered some characters, it was not that he was without talent, but most of them were unlikely to go to Liaodong. Therefore, he shook his head and said: "I am in Chang'an, and I don't travel widely, but Zhang Hao has the ability to know people, if he is willing to go to Liaodong to serve together, he will be able to recommend a group of people."

"There is a real shortage of people, but it is better to have people who can do practical things." Ye Chang muttered in his heart, but did not say it.

"The most important thing now is to deal with the rumor-mongers. Eleven Lang, since you plan to return to Liaodong, then you must not tolerate this person, otherwise you are outside and this person is inside, and you will accumulate money and money, and sooner or later it will shake the saint's trust in you."

Ye Chang also understood this: "What you said is that I will send someone to find out, who released such words"

"There is also a person who secretly revealed the news to you, this person seems to have good intentions, Eleven Lang wants to retaliate, but he must also be careful, don't hurt this person by mistake."

"It should be so," Ye Chang said with a smile.

In Chang'an City, Ye Chang's influence in the dark is definitely not small. is not only the relationship between the city fox and the mouse left by Jia Mao'er at the beginning, after the transfer of Xiangxuehai, Ye Chang turned light into darkness, which made people interested in making friends with various characters. Therefore, it didn't take too long, just the afternoon of the second day, Ye Chang got the news that some literati scolded him during the banquet and attacked him for being a minister.

Then some people said that he was arrogant and lascivious, ruined the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, and even said that he was a young man.

"It was He Guan and Fei Zhi who mentioned this matter when they were gathering in Buyun Building, and the scribe was greedy for a cup, so he invited him to drink a cup of drunken yellow sorghum, and then he said everything."

He Guan...... Fei Zhi...... Who are these two people? Ye Chang was a little surprised: "I have never heard of the names of these two people, could it be that they are really indignant?" ”

"I also asked about the origin of these two people, but they were the doormen of the former prime minister's house Li Shi."

"The doorman of Li Shi's house...... I see."

When Ye Chang heard this, he immediately understood that there was no doubt that this was Li Xiao's action again. This guy really didn't learn a lesson丨 and after suffering losses, he finally made some progress and was able to come up with such a poisonous plan

If someone hadn't reported the news, Ye Chang would have reacted after these people had really started and caused a momentum, it would have been very passive.

As for now......

"Is it really Li Xiao?" Hearing this response, Cen Shen asked in surprise.

"Seventy percent may be him, but ......" If he just made his own idea, Ye Chang was ten percent sure, but in order to persuade Cen to help him act, he had to come up with more convincing evidence, so he said: "However, in order not to accidentally hurt a good person, let's go and confirm it tonight." ”

"How can I confirm it?"

"The jade butterfly in Chang'an City, I think Brother Cen has heard of it?"

Cen Shen had heard of this name, Jade Butterfly was a famous prostitute who had risen in Chang'an City in the past two years, but it wasn't until he was in the quiet room of the Butterfly Pavilion that he said in a trance: "I have always heard that the price here is very expensive, and the butterfly girl is a rare person...... Eleven Lang, could it be that this is your arrangement again? ”

"I didn't arrange it, but it has something to do with me. Do you remember my Daguan Garden in Luoyang City, Li Jilan, the heroine of Daguan Garden, has a close relationship with this butterfly girl Jade Butterfly. Ye Chang replied with a smile.

He didn't tell the truth completely, although this butterfly pavilion was not his property, it was actually under his secret control, which was also one of the dark lines he left in Chang'an City.

They were in the quiet room, separated by a thin board, was the private room outside, and the two of them did not wait long before they heard footsteps in the private room outside, followed by a slightly astringent voice: "It's really a butterfly girl...... Brother Jin, today is a confession."

"I hit it off with Brother He at first sight, I have nothing else to do, I just don't like those treacherous people, I heard Brother He say that I want to get rid of treacherous people, I have no fists, no courage and no wisdom, so I can only pay some money...... Ha Lu Ha, Hugh is going to be abrupt and beautiful, the butterfly girl is coming" A voice sounded, and Cen Shen heard it, it was the one who had been ordered by Ye Chang

Then another woman's coquettish voice sounded: "The slave is a scattered flower in the dust, where can I be considered a beauty, but the slave is the same as Jin Langjun, and the most hated in his life is the treacherous evil, He Langjun wants to get rid of the treacherous evil, I don't know if I can talk to the slave in detail?" ”

Even if he didn't see him, but he heard the girl's voice on the side of the wall, Cen Shen also felt very moved, and wanted to come to meet him, and he was even more charming. That He Langjun's bones were almost crispy, Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed, two had a heart, one had no intention, just a few glasses of wine, He Guan said everything in his stomach

Sure enough, it was Li Xiao

Cen Shen looked at Ye Chang, but Ye Chang looked calm.

Regarding the grudge between Li Xiao and Ye Chang, Cen Shen had already heard Ye Chang say that he was also unworthy of Li Shizhi's boss in his heart. Although Li Shizhi is not capable, he is generally known as a righteous person, but he can give birth to a son, but he is stupid and short-sighted.

Although he is a mediocre person, Ye Chang has forgiven him repeatedly, but he is like a poisonous snake, staring at Ye Chang secretly, and he is about to spew venom from time to time. This is a self-defeating way, that is, Cen Shen has some sympathy for Li Shizhi, and he also knows that Ye Chang is no wonder.

After He Guan was sent away, the two of them left the Butterfly Pavilion, and Cen Shen asked, "Eleven Lang, how are you going to deal with that Li Xiao?" ”

"This person stayed in Chang'an to cause trouble for Li Shizhi" Ye Chang said calmly: "He must be driven out of Chang'an City, and the idea is to get him to our Jili Prefecture." ”

When he heard "drive out of Chang'an City", Cen Shen felt that something was wrong, this was not Ye Chang's style of acting. But when he heard "get to Jili Prefecture", he suddenly realized.

If Li Xiao is brought to Jili Prefecture, his fate can be imagined.

"How?" Cen Shen asked.

"There are people in the court who will deal with this matter, and we don't need it, but we have a way to deal with them."

"Oh?"

"Please also ask Brother Cen to make a name for me."

"Famous?"

Ye Chang told the source of his plan, and Cen Shen pondered for a while after listening to it, and then said with a smile: "Li Xiao will be your enemy three times repeatedly...... In this way, he spent a lot of energy, but he only achieved your reputation, and it also brought him resentment, but it is a pity that Li Taibai is not in Chang'an, if he is still in Chang'an, it will be better for him to handle this matter."