This is a brand-new cooperation, in order to get along with him from the beginning, Li Longji deliberately let the most powerful and highest-grade eunuch around him personally welcome him into Beijing to express his importance to him. I hope that after he enters Beijing, he can be gentle with himself, and it is better to be tactful when admonishing, and if there is anything wrong with him, please be sure to pat him lightly - hope is slim, but there must be, isn't it?

As soon as Yang Siqiao left, Xiao Jiangyuan got the news. Guangzhou Governor ...... Isn't that Song Jing?

Xiao Jiangyuan suddenly realized. If there is anyone in the court who has both ability and political integrity and can be an example in life, except for Song Jing, there is really no one more suitable, but he has always served in the local government all these years, and Xiao Jiangyuan has not been able to think of him for a while.

If he enters Beijing and becomes the prime minister, it will be interesting to come to Japan. Xiao Jiangyuan couldn't help but look forward to it.

Yang Siqiao didn't have a good mood like Xiao Jiangyuan - he came back with a sad face.

When Li Longji saw Yang Siqiao's appearance, he was shocked: "But what happened to Song Gong?" ”

Yang Siqiao was even more aggrieved: "There are ministers, how can Song Xianggong have an accident?" ”

"Then what are you crying about?"

"Everyone, you don't know, Song Xianggong ......" Yang Siqiao was about to say, when he heard Xiao Jiangyuan cough lightly and said:

"Brother, don't slander because of personal feelings."

Yang Siqiao became anxious: "Who do you think of your brother?" Even if I am dissatisfied, I will tell the truth! Besides, everyone told him everything when I came back! Do you think so? ”

"Yes, yes, you say it." Li Longji hurriedly coaxed, and listened to Yang Siqiao's narration.

Yang Siqiao had always respected a righteous gentleman like Song Jing very much, and after arriving in Guangzhou, he heard that the local people were also full of admiration and gratitude to Song Jing, so he looked forward to meeting Song Jing even more. But when he really met Song Jing, Song Jing not only kept a straight face, but also never took the initiative to talk to him, let alone communicate.

He also found reasons for Song Jing at the beginning, such as Song Jing may not be born to laugh and be taciturn by nature, but later on the way back to Chang'an, he found that Song Jing spoke normally to other officials, but he was always silent to him, and the most basic greeting was replaced by a nod.

Yang Simiao is a lively person, staring at him all the way, and he doesn't say anything, but it really suffocates him. When he was about to arrive in Chang'an, he finally stopped deceiving himself and made sure that Song Jing just didn't take himself seriously.

Yang Siqiao thinks that he is a good eunuch who is loyal, patriotic, upright, not to mention the celebrity around the Son of Heaven, but also an official residence, Song Jing has just revisited the prime minister, and he looks down on him like this, and he is really no one in his eyes.

After he said everything, he swore again and again that he absolutely did not slander Song Jing, which made Li Longji cry and laugh: "Even if I don't believe you, I have to believe Song Gong." ”

Yang Siqiao was stupid: "What do you mean by this, do you have to die to make a statement!" ”

"No, no, no," Li Longji hurriedly reassured, "I mean, what you said is exactly the same as the Song Gong I know, but you misunderstood, Song Gong didn't look down on you." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan then explained: "Brother is a eunuch, and Song Xianggong is a courtier, so he can't get along with Brother in the first place. ”

Yang Siqiao was still puzzled: "Then it's not that you can't even say a word, right?" ”

"This is exactly what is rare about Song Gong." Li Longji praised, "If it were other officials, they would definitely be more polite because of your status, but Duke Song is upright and strict with himself, and he would rather overdo it than make mistakes." This is exactly the prime minister I want most now, with Song Gong here, see who dares to bend the law for personal gain and form a party for personal gain. ”

Yang Siqiao thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "The minister understands, it turns out that Song Xianggong is such a person." When the minister is powerful, Song Xianggong is not flattering, if one day the minister is powerless, Song Xianggong will not fall into the ground. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan bowed his head and said, "Exactly." ”

Li Longji smiled: "Now, you're not wronged, right?" ”

Yang Siqiao was quite embarrassed, pursed his lips and smiled, a little more ugly than crying, and Li Longji let him go down to rest. Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan was very happy since he knew that the new prime minister was Song Jing, Li Longji couldn't help but ask, "What are you happy about?" Duke Song is not Duke Yao, let alone interfering in government politics, he will not even give you the opportunity to participate in politics. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan said-for-tat: "As long as it is beneficial to everyone, it doesn't matter to the minister." ”

Who will have a harder time in the future, not certainly.

At the end of the fourth year of Kaiyuan, after Yao Chong and Yuan Qianyao were deposed, Song Jing and Su Ying became the new masters of the political affairs hall.

The civil and military officials were very convinced of this. Needless to say, Song Jing is not only recognized by everyone for his ability, but also dared to speak out many years ago, and his integrity is unmatched; Su Ying is the son of Su Gui, the first Duke of Xu Guo, who was a prodigy when he was a child, and when he grew up, he was more brilliant, and the former Prime Minister Zhang said and called "Yan Xu is generous", if Zhang said that he is the leader of the literary world, Su Ying is not far behind.

"The minister remembered," Xiao Jiangyuan said, "During the Tang Dynasty, everyone overthrew the Wei Shu people, and they had to promulgate dozens of edicts overnight, at that time Liu Youqiu was still there, and one person couldn't be busy at all, and the one who was on duty in Zhongshu Province that night was Su Xianggong. ”

Li Longji nodded and said: "At that time, thanks to his well-thought, not only did he not delay in making a book, but he also wrote very well, and I thought he was very good at that time." ”

Not only that, Li Longji also deliberately asked Su Ying to hand-copy a few copies of the book, leaving it for him to learn to write articles in the future. Xiao Jiangyuan was helping Li Longji sort out the shelves at this time, and happened to see those copies: "Then why do you only remember to worship him as a minister now, and let him be with Song Xianggong?" One is capable, the other is talented, aren't you worried about him competing with each other? ”

At that time, he was only a scholar in the middle school, and he still needed to be experienced, which was not enough to be a minister, and because there were too many heroes at that time, it was too late to worship the heroes. Later, there were Yao Gong and Lu Gong, and now it is precisely because it is Song Gong that I let Su Xianggong be another prime minister. Song Gonggang is more than enough and supple is far from enough, and Su Xianggong's temper is much more easy-going,"

Xiao Jiangyuan understood: "Everyone hopes that Song Xianggong and Su Xianggong can be like Yao Xianggong and Lu Gong at that time." ”

Li Longji leaned back on the circle chair and said relaxedly: "I don't have so much energy and ability like Emperor Taizong and my grandmother, I can appoint ministers on the one hand, and at the same time serve as the emperor and prime minister. I just like one master and one auxiliary, and two prime ministers are enough. They also have their own ideas and talents, and I give them the power and the opportunity to let them do it, and as for me, it would be best if I could do nothing. ”

At that time, it must have been a peaceful and prosperous era.

Song Jing and Su Ying did not disappoint Li Longji.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks have been in the north of the Tang Dynasty and have been wreaking havoc from time to time. In the past hundred years, although the Tang Dynasty has also defeated them and sent princesses to make peace, the Turks have always remained dead and harassed on the border. The current Turkic leader is named Ashina Mosi, and when he was defeated, he once claimed to be the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty, which made Li Longji angry and funny.

Some time ago, Ashina Mo was dishonest again. He led his men and horses to attack a small tribe called Ba Tu Gu, the Turks were strong, and naturally won a big victory, but on the way back, in a small willow forest, the dignified Ashina Mo was ambushed to death by a small Ba Tu Gu warrior!

Suddenly, the Turks were leaderless and scattered. In order to prevent the Turks from taking revenge, they handed over the head of Ashina Mo Si to Hao Lingquan, a Tang general who was sending an envoy to the Turks at that time.

Hao Lingquan was stunned. When fighting in battle, this head is one of the most important references, and what is now in his hands is the old enemy of the Tang Dynasty for many years, the head of the Turkic leader! He hurriedly returned to Chang'an, thinking that with this miracle feat, how could he be a general above the third grade, but he didn't want the court to change the prime minister, and the newly appointed Song Xianggong only arranged a four-grade general for him, so he ignored him again.

Hao Lingquan was disappointed, couldn't accept it for a while, couldn't eat, and was sad and depressed, but after a few days, he died.

The generals are a little uncomfortable.

In fact, Li Longji was happy about this for a while, and he also wanted to be a general for Hao Lingquan, but Song Jing disagreed. Now that Hao Lingquan is dead, Li Longji thought that it would be successful to chase him down, but Song Jing still said: "The minister thinks it is impossible." Yao Gong's ten national policies are the foundation of governing the country and should be adhered to. One of them is to hope that the saint will be unfortunate for ten years to let Datang recuperate. This time, if the saint rewards Hao Lang general, the minister is worried that there will be lucky people who are eager for quick success and quick profit, and start the war again, and bewitch the saint to embark on the road of reckless military force. Therefore this head should not be opened, this wind should not be long, and if there is a similar situation in the future, it should be dealt with in the same way. ”

There was a sudden silence in the Zichen Palace. The ministers looked at each other, and the sage hadn't said anything, so why did he get involved in the reckless fighting?

Xiao Jiangyuan saw that Li Longji's face was blue and white for a while, and was thinking about whether to interject and say something to ease the atmosphere, when he saw Su Ying smile like a spring breeze, and arched his hand at Li Longji and said:

"Regardless of Hao Lang's merit being picked up for nothing, even if it was really him who slaughtered Mo Si with his own hands, everything should be based on national policy. Song Xianggong means that the saint is still young and heroic, and it is inevitable that he prefers the things of swordsmen, but now that the Tang Dynasty has just entered stability, it is really not appropriate to do so. ”

Only then did Li Longji regain his smile and agree to Song Jing's request.

After the next dynasty, Li Longji went to the Ayaqi Palace to visit Concubine Wuxian and the ninth son of the emperor.

In the past year, Queen Wang fell out of favor because of her relatives, although Li Longji later relieved her of her closed-door thoughts, she rarely went out of the palace, and in the inner court, Concubine Wuxian, who temporarily controlled the power of the harem, was the most favored. Now that Concubine Wuxian has a prince again, she has become the leader of the inner court.

Seeing that although Li Longji was teasing the child, he seemed to be happy, but there was still a look of distress between his eyebrows, Concubine Wu Xian chuckled lightly and said, "San Lang was trained by Song Xiang?" ”

Li Longji cleared his throat and did not speak.

Concubine Wu Xian said again: "Speaking of which, Jiulang hasn't chosen a name yet." In addition to the monarch's father and teacher, the elders can also be taken, and often after the name is taken, the relationship between the elders and the child's parents can also be brought to a higher level. ”