This Li Linfu clearly had something to say about learning from Yao Chong, and Li Longji naturally had to give him a chance to speak, so he listened to Li Linfu say: "Whether it's Chang'an or Luoyang, it's just the saint's two homes in the east and the west, where the saint wants to live, he can go to live, who can manage it, who can manage it?" ”

"But it's not a farming ...... right now"

"The saint is the son of the Tang Dynasty, do you need to worry about what you want to do? Besides, there is a solution to everything, if the saint really wants to go back to Chang'an, pack his luggage today, and set off tomorrow, the impact of the busy farming along the way will be affected, as long as the saint exempts their taxes as compensation, isn't this okay? ”

When Li Longji heard this, he thought it was true, and even agreed to Li Linfu's suggestion and asked Xiao Jiangyuan to do it.

Xiao Jiangyuan couldn't help but glance at Li Linfu a few more times, and when she saw him smiling and saluting herself, she turned sideways to avoid it, bowed her head in return, and left with Li Longji.

That night, Xiao Jiangyuan saw a note from the new envoy of the Hexi Festival, and after reading it, he hurriedly sent it to Li Longji.

"What's the content, as for you being so anxious......" Li Longji said while looking at it, and was immediately overjoyed, "These festival envoys always say that the money is not enough, but look at the Shuofang festival envoys, before being transferred to Shuofang, when he was appointed as the Hexi festival envoy, the Hexi was well governed, the grain cloth was piled up in the warehouse, and it was inexhaustible for several years, and the weapons were all clean and neat, like new, this person has the talent of slaughtering and auxiliary, and he should be rewarded!" ”

Shuofang Jiedu made Niu Xianke, and before being transferred, he was the envoy of Hexi Jiedu. After the new envoy of Hexi Jiedu arrived in Hexi, he saw that the granary and armory were so magnificent, and he was greatly impressed, and immediately wrote a note to Li Longji, praising the ability of the cattle cyclamen.

"The courtiers who can save money for everyone are always especially important for everyone, but everyone has forgotten that Zhang Xianggong is worried that everyone attaches too much importance to the side work, but he is desperately pressing the military achievements of the border generals. Shuo Fang Jiedu is already a high authority, if you want to reward, what else can you appreciate, I am afraid that Zhang Xianggong will not agree at that time. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan is talking about things, to tell the truth, Li Longji also knows this, thought about it, and said: "Then I won't reward him for being in the picture this time, let him return to Chang'an and serve as Shangshu." You know, his exploits are more prominent than General Zhang's military exploits at the beginning, and I took a step back, Zhang Xianggong won't disagree this time, right? ”

Zhang Jiuling really didn't agree this time.

Li Longji retreated again: "If Shangshu can't do it...... So I'll add some seals to him? ”

In his early years, because of Lu Huaishen's poverty and old age, Li Longji felt a lot of feelings, and since then, he has given 300 real seals to every prime minister. In this way, in addition to the money, the prime ministers also have the tax revenue of the closed household as income, and their lives are richer. Not only the prime minister, but Li Longji will also give the real seal as a reward for the meritorious minister, in his opinion, Niu Xianke was wronged only by the actual seal, is it not because he respects the prime minister, but also respects Zhang Jiuling?

At this time, Zhang Jiuling should also take a step back, and our monarchs and ministers can still be well, otherwise......

"The seal is used to reward meritorious people. Whether it is enriching the granary or repairing weapons, it is all within the duty of the border generals, so why should they be rewarded? If the saint really thinks that Shuo Fang has done a good job, it is understandable to reward some money and silk, but if it is sealed, the minister thinks it is inappropriate. ”

When Xiao Jiangyuan heard this, he shook his head secretly, and saw that Li Longji's face was so angry that he immediately turned his face and announced his retreat from the dynasty.

Today is a big court meeting, all the civil and military officials are here, Zhang Xianggong does not leave room for her family Ah Lang, I am afraid that the position of prime minister will not last long. She was thinking about it, when she saw Li Linfu repeating her old tricks, she limped back again, and said to Li Longji:

"Shuo Fang Jie Du envoy Niu Xianke, this is a talent, the minister thinks that not to mention the Shangshu, even the prime minister has done it. The saint is the king of a country, and he doesn't have to listen to Zhang Xianggong in everything, he is a pedantic scholar, and the saint must not be like him. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan saw that her family Ah Lang was going to give up, but after listening to Li Linfu's words, she regained her confidence again, and she didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a while.

Li Linfu no longer hides his purpose of competing with Zhang Jiuling, I am afraid that the haunting of the Eastern Capital is also related to him. Everything he did was to win the position of chief prime minister, and truly be under one person and above ten thousand, wasn't this what Xiao Jiangyuan helped him earlier? Only if Li Linfu truly grasps the absolute power of the prime minister, then her status and power will be guaranteed accordingly, isn't it?

But Xiao Jiangyuan still hesitated, because she knew that Zhang Jiuling was a generation of virtuous ministers, and everything he did was for the good of Datang and her family.

The next night, Xiao Jiangyuan returned to Shangshanfang.

Hearing Xiao Jiangyuan talk about the dispute between Zhang Jiuling and Li Linfu, although Lu Yunniang didn't understand it very well, it was like reading a notebook and always wanting to know the ending, she saw Xiao Jiangyuan stop, so she hurriedly asked, "What happened later?" ”

"Later...... Actually, that's what happened today. Xiao Jiangyuan sighed while reminiscing, "The sage insisted on adding a real seal to the envoy of the Niu Festival, Zhang Xianggong naturally objected, and the sage was angry, and even asked Zhang Xianggong: 'Do I have to listen to you for anything in this world?' ’”

Lu Yunniang exclaimed: "The saint is really angry. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan nodded: "At that time, there was a kneeling in the hall, even I felt the oppressive atmosphere, everyone else bowed to the ground, but Zhang Xianggong knelt in a daze, and said to the sage: 'The sage has appointed the minister as the chief assistant, and the minister can only know everything and say everything!' ’。 At that time, the sage seemed to remember that Zhang Xianggong had mentioned that Niu Jie Du made a small official to be a scholar, and he didn't know if he was really angry, and he didn't know what to say, or if he did it on purpose, he sneered at the time and said: "You said that Niu Xianke's background is not good, where are you?" ’”

Zhang Jiuling was born in a poor family in Lingnan, which is a well-known thing. The so-called Lingnan, a remote and poor place, most of the exiled criminals were sent there, and in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty, it was naturally not a good place. But the hero doesn't ask about his background, after all, Zhang Jiuling is a scholar and a scholar, and he is still a contemporary literati leader, and he is the chief Zaifu of the Tang Dynasty personally appointed by Li Longji, no one thought that one day, it would be Li Longji himself who slandered Zhang Jiuling.

"Isn't this an insult to a saint!" Even Lu Yunniang understands this truth.

Xiao Jiangyuan frowned slightly: "Zhang Xianggong was indifferent to everything in the past, as if no one had seen it, and his mood would fluctuate, but at that time, I saw it." As soon as the sage's words fell, Zhang Xianggong raised his head, opened his eyes wide, and looked at the sage fixedly, with a ...... in his eyes There was disbelief, there was deep grief and indignation, and when I wanted to see a little more clearly, he was back to his old self. ”

"It seems that the saint has broken Zhang Xianggong's heart. Tell me quickly, what did Zhang Xianggong answer? ”

"Zhang Xianggong said: 'The grass people of Lingnan are indeed inferior to Niu Jiedu who were born in the Central Plains. But for many years, the minister has been in and out of the imperial court, in charge of the system, it is the sage himself to make the Chinese book order, no matter how the ability of the Niu Jie Du envoy is outstanding, he is still a frontier official who does not understand the text and ink, how can he be compared with the minister? ’”

"Well said!"

The saint was furious, and the kings and ministers parted unhappily. Just after the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Xianggong spoke again: 'Talented people, why do you have to be full of money? Why does the Son of Heaven have to listen to the opinions of others? ’”

"Can this Li Gonu say a few words......

"He doesn't need to say anything more, in my opinion, the whole situation is decided."

As Xiao Jiangyuan expected, a few days later, Li Longji gave Niu Xianke as the Duke of Longxi County, and actually sealed 300 households.

Although Pei Yaoqing was not reconciled, he still pulled Zhang Jiuling and persuaded him: "The saint is no longer a young genius, so what if he follows him on weekdays?" Only by keeping yourself can you continue to fight against the villain of Gannu, and then continue to do things for the Tang Dynasty and advise the saints! ”

"Pei Xianggong is right."

Zhang Jiuling and Pei Yaoqing turned their heads when they heard this, and it was Xiao Jiangyuan who came with a smile.

Xiao Jiangyuan was still stung by Zhang Jiuling's eyes looking at Li Longji after all, as if his today might also become his own future. She finally decided that even if neither side helped, she would ease the relationship between Li Longji and Zhang Jiuling. After her persuasion, Zhang Jiuling wrote a poem on the silk and asked Xiao Jiangyuan to hand it over to Li Linfu-

Haiyan is so insignificant, and the spring is also temporary. How do you know that the mud is cheap, only to see the jade hall open.

When embroidering households, double entering, Huatang day several times. Unintentional and competitive, the falcon does not guess.

Xiao Jiangyuan directly invited Li Linfu into his mansion.

"This is the rumored spirits of Chunxiangfang?" Li Linfu read the poem while tasting the wine, and said with a smile: "I compare myself to a swallow, and I say that Xia Guan is an eagle falcon, how can Xia Guan be so powerful, Zhang Xianggong is too worried." ”

"Xiao also hopes that Zhang Xianggong is just worrying." Xiao Jiangyuan said, and personally poured a cup for Li Linfu, "Since they are all courtiers and prime ministers, they are all working together, why quarrel endlessly?" ”

Li Linfu's gaze fell on Xiao Jiangyuan's hand, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "When will Zhang Xianggong start to be able to command General Xiao?" ”

"It's just a matter of effort." Xiao Jiangyuan is neither humble nor arrogant, and he puns on each other.

"Isn't that ...... It's General Xiao's warning to his subordinates, right? ”

"Why doesn't Li Xianggong think that this is the meaning of a saint?" This is the first time that Xiao Jiangyuan has taken the initiative to fake the tiger.

"If it were really the meaning of the saint, there would be no such poem." Li Linfu said and shook the ink-scented silk silk in his hand, "Okay, the lower official can promise General Xiao once to let Zhang Xianggong go for the time being, but if Zhang Xianggong himself misses it in the future, so that the lower official has an opportunity, don't blame the lower official for seizing the opportunity." ”

If this is the case, it can only be said that Zhang Xianggong is destined. Xiao has already fulfilled his mind once and will not do anything more. After Xiao Jiangyuan finished speaking, he toasted Li Linfu.

It's a pity that Shi is also fateful, Zhang Jiuling is destined to be unable to fight Li Linfu. He doesn't have anything in himself, the problem lies with his friend and subordinate Yan Tingzhi.

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty