Xiao Jiangyuan's attitude of not supporting and not blocking Li Linfu was quite surprised. It was one thing for him to want her to be like this, and it was another thing to see her like this. Although he was a little uneasy, he still smiled and said goodbye: "Thank you General Xiao first." As for my back path, I know what to do. ”

The so-called "knowing in his heart" is that it didn't take long for him to instruct his subordinates to impeach more than 60 officials of the Ministry of War for accepting bribes collectively!

Everyone didn't know that the imperial history of the impeachment of the military department had been included in Li Linfu's command, so as soon as this case came out, not only did the permanent staff officers who walked in front of the imperial court lose their color, Xiao Jiangyuan did not expect it, and Li Longji was even more furious.

Li Longji immediately filed the case and handed it over to Jing Zhaoyin and Yu Shitai for joint secret investigation and trial.

Soon after, Jingzhao Yin Xiaojiong handed over more than 60 volumes of confessions, and all the officials confessed to the crime of taking bribes, so angry that Li Longji almost opened the imperial case.

"Is it torture to extract a confession?" Li Longji couldn't believe that the military department, one of the six dignified departments, had taken bribes in turn. If this reaches the ears of the people, where is the public trust of the court, and where does he, the son of heaven, have face?

Xiao Jiong said solemnly: "If you can't punish the doctor, the minister will not dare to use any severe punishment on his colleagues in the military department." To this day, they are unscathed, and if the saint does not believe, he can send someone to see them. ”

"Then how did they confess so easily?" Li Longji still didn't believe it, and asked again while giving Xiao Jiangyuan a look.

Xiao Jiangyuan immediately sent Bian Lingcheng to Jingzhao Prison for examination.

Xiao Jiong didn't know how to answer for a while. Li Linfu glanced at Li Shizhi, whose face was like ashes, and sighed: "Xu is that they know that their crimes are not worthy of the saint's high-ranking officials, and since the matter has been exposed, if there is no need to struggle, wouldn't it be even more disappointing to the emperor?" ”

Li Shizhi, as the left minister, concurrently serves as the secretary of the Ministry of War, and once the officials of the Ministry of War are convicted of collective bribery, he will not be able to escape his involvement. I'm afraid that this phase can't be saved, and it's not certain whether it will be punished as the same crime, but what worries him the most is not this, but who Li Linfu will add after the military department is vacant.

When Bian Lingcheng came back and said that none of the military officials who had been detained and interrogated were injured, Li Shizhi was desperate. He was just about to kneel down and take the initiative to resign and plead guilty, when he heard Li Longji say in a suppressed tone: "Zuo Xiang doesn't have to worry, this matter has nothing to do with you, I know, you ...... Leave it at that. ”

Xiao Jiong, who had just quietly breathed a sigh of relief, immediately lifted his spirits again. Seeing that Li Linfu's face did not change, only his eyes narrowed slightly, he secretly sighed in his heart that the right minister was worthy of being the right minister, and he was a little worried, which clearly meant that things had taken a turn for the better.

Li Shizhi didn't expect Li Longji to have such an attitude, so he asked again: "Then ...... ...... of the military department"

Li Longji frowned and closed his eyes at the same time: "Fictional, reprimanding the successive military squires for being unworthy." All officers of the Ministry of Military Affairs shall be fined for one year...... This is the end of the matter, and I am not allowed to mention it again! ”

Li Shizhi was grateful, and bowed down and said: "The minister will smear his liver and brain, and make meritorious contributions!" ”

Xiao Jiong wanted to say something, but was stopped by Li Linfu reaching out. He turned his head to look, and saw Li Linfu also kneeling down and saying:

"The saint has good intentions, bless the hundred officials, and the ministers and the hundred officials are grateful to the saint Longen!"

The hall suddenly knelt down, and Xiao Jiangyuan stood beside Li Longji. He sighed heavily, but she couldn't help but be a little happy.

This so-called "unscathed" must be the handiwork of Ji Wen, and this outrageous collective bribery of the military department may also be framed by Li Linfu. Li Linfu wanted to deal with Li Shizhi and at the same time completely control the military department, although the matter was concealed from Li Longji and the evidence was conclusive, but Li Longji did not let him succeed.

He may have thought of the strangeness in this, perhaps he was aware of the relationship between this matter and Li Linfu, or perhaps he benefited from his intuition and vision as an emperor, no matter what, he was vigilant and thinking about his country and power, and he also made a relatively correct choice.

How can you say that he is not him?

He has changed, but his nature is hard to change.

It wasn't until the officials retreated, and only Li Longji, Xiao Jiangyuan, and some eunuch palace people who were serving on the side were left in the palace, that he was relieved from the feeling of suspense.

He almost took a wrong step with his anger, but fortunately, at that time, he saw Xiao Jiangyuan shaking his head, and suddenly reacted.

If this matter is pursued, it will inevitably cause an uproar among the government and the opposition and the people, and even if Li Longji kills all the officials who "took bribes" and eliminates the hatred between him and the people, he and the people will no longer believe in the court and the hundred officials as before. No matter how much suspicion he has, it is easy to solve, after all, Li Linfu is neat, which is the most satisfying for him, and he is not unbearable, but the trust and reverence that the people have accumulated for many years in the imperial court is not easy to re-cultivate.

He has sat on the throne for many years, the monarch of the prosperous era, and he is fully respected, and it is not an exaggeration for later generations to call him "an emperor through the ages".

It's good that he still has her.

He looked up at her and saw that she was looking at him too. There was a clear flash of something he had seen and was familiar in her eyes, and he couldn't help but want to catch it again for a moment, but she smiled lightly and lowered her eyes.

He heard her say slowly: "Two months later is the wedding date of King Shou, and ten days after King Shou's marriage, it will be the day when the Taizhen lady is canonized. ”

This made him sober up instantly, and it also made him more and more determined that he never felt that she had made a right choice and decision.

He had hoped that she would regret it, but he saw that she was so happy. He couldn't swallow this breath, but he couldn't put down this heart after all.

Well, since that's all a thing of the past.

Li Longji thought for a while and said, "It's better to cancel the third concubine, change it back to the fourth concubine, and set up Yuhuan as the noble concubine, and honor the queen." ”

"There are still some elderly concubines in the palace......"

"Didn't Yuhuan get along well with them?"

Yang Yuhuan didn't know what kind of physique it was, although when she first entered the palace, everyone was still a little embarrassed to treat her, but within two months, she got along with her. Especially the older concubines, I don't know if they are used to the loneliness of the harem, and they have figured out a lifestyle that suits them early, or they have seen through the heart of Rong and Favor Jun, and they are dedicated to living their own lives, they don't take Yang Yuhuan's former identity seriously at all, seeing that she is good-looking and innocent, simple and delicate, like her own young sister, she can't help but feel biased.

It's just a poor person who can't help himself, but fortunately, he has the favor of the Son of Heaven, which is more or less a compensation.

Although this is to be celebrated, it is not enough to make them envious and jealous, after all, this life is too long, blessings and misfortunes, who can say for sure?

When Li Longji was busy, Yang Yuhuan would go to the concubines, mix food, drink and listen to stories, invite unmarried princesses, drink wine, eat meat, sing and dance on the water pavilion in Longchi, and also win over palace people to fight cocks in the palace.

Li Longji is a chicken, he has loved cockfighting since he was a child, and has not only become an expert over the years, but also driven the interest of the whole country.

Yang Yuhuan was affected by it, and felt that he had a lot of experience in this, and once united the concubines and concubines to fight against Li Longji, but he didn't expect Li Longji to give up an inch of land, so that she and the concubines lost very badly.

Yang Yuhuan was angry, not only let Li Longji spit out the lottery he won, but also forced him to take out a lot of good things from his private treasury as compensation, and those who saw it were rewarded.

Li Longji is very generous on the surface, but behind the scenes, he sighs with Xiao Jiangyuan for a long time and sighs that the money is not enough. It wasn't until Wei Jian held a number of envoys, who were able to increase Datang's tax revenue by millions every year, and opened Guangyuntan, that he finally relaxed.

The concubines didn't care about Li Longji's difficulties, and since then they have preferred to play with Yang Yuhuan.

So when Xiao Jiangyuan mentioned it on this day, Li Longji was surprised.

"What the minister means is that there is nothing wrong with Taizhen Niangzi being the head of the concubines and the master of the harem, and the concubines will never have any dissatisfaction. It's just that they have been in the palace for a long time, and the ministers think that everyone can take advantage of this great joy to promote them before canonizing the concubines, so it is also a good thing to celebrate with the inner court. ”

Li Longji nodded: "Then this matter will be handled by you and the Ministry of Rites." ”

Tianbao four years, July 26, Shouwang Na Concubine Wei.

On the sixth day of August, just after Li Longji's sixtieth birthday, Yang Yuhuan was officially named a concubine for Su Zhangmen.

When the concubine is established, her family will also be rewarded. Yang Xuanyan, the biological father of the concubine, posthumously presented Taiwei and Duke Qi Guo, and his mother posthumously named Mrs. Liangguo; His uncle Yang Xuan was promoted to Guangluqing, his cousin Yang Ren Hongluqing, his cousin Yang Ren served the imperial history, and Princess Taihua, the daughter of Empress Shangzhenshun; Of his three elder sisters, the eldest sister was named Mrs. Korea, the third sister was named Mrs. Qiuguo, and the eighth sister was named Mrs. Qin.

His adoptive father Yang Xuan is not among Tuien, because the former Princess Shou was "the eldest daughter of Yang Xuan, a scholar of Henan Mansion Cao who joined the army", and now Yang Guifei is Yang Xuanyan's daughter. Although this method is intended to cover up, it is indispensable.

Since then, the Yang family has risen suddenly, becoming the most noble and majestic family since the beginning of the century. The extent of its magnitude is beyond the reach of all clans. The three wives of Han, Yu, and Qin, as well as the five families including Yang and Yang, whenever there is a request, there is no need for Li Longji's orders, and there are various prefectures and counties that should meet them, which can be called a city. Its mansion is luxurious and magnificent, all of which are instructed by Li Longji, and built according to the system of the palace, if it is built, the Yang family is not satisfied, it will be demolished and rebuilt immediately, and the civil engineering work is reluctant to work day and night. Even its chariots and horses are servants, and its brilliance can shine on Jingyi, and everyone who sees it is envious and boastful.

The Yang family also began to enter and leave the palace in a proper manner, serving banquets and accompanying them. Everyone thought that Yang Guifei's beauty was rare, but after not wanting to see other Yang family members, they found that Hongnong Yang's family was not only good, but also the appearance of his children and ladies was rare in the world, as if Zhong Lingyuxiu in this world had fallen into their family.

Yang Guifei is favored by herself, and she is full of wealth and wealth, so the folk also sang a folk song: "Men do not make women concubines, and you look at women as lintels." ”

At the same time, the atmosphere in the court seems to be much more beautiful.