On the eighth day of the seventh month of the second year of Xiantian, five months before Li Longji changed the yuan to "Kaiyuan".

Xiao Jiangyuan was officially appointed as the general of the right prison guard on this day, and was promoted to the rank of Sanpin, she only said yesterday that she was determined to "wear purple clothes", and after today, she can wear purple official robes justifiably.

Because most of the first and second products are given or posthumously sealed, and there is not much real power, the third-grade officials are already the top grades in the court. Many people envy Xiao Jiangyuan for being so young, and the official road has come to an "end" that many people can't reach in their lives, but Xiao Jiangyuan knows in her heart that this is the real beginning for her.

When Emperor Taizong was there, he did not set up a three-rank official position in the Inner Servant Province, and the eunuchs just took the country's fortune and did some things such as guarding the palace gate and conveying edicts. In the nearly 100 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, even when the Empress Zetian ascended the throne, she did not let eunuchs participate in politics.

During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, even though there were many attendants who were favored by his cronies, and the rank of more than seven ranks could even reach more than 1,000 people, but it was rare to see more than four ranks, and by the time of Li Longji, there were more and more eunuchs appointed as three ranks.

Since then, the power of the eunuchs has become greater and greater, and the power that belongs to them has risen as the times require, and it has gradually expanded in the future, and in the middle and even late Tang Dynasty, they can already turn the clouds and rain in the court, and even interfere with the abolition of the emperor and life and death. To a certain extent, they also blocked Datang's footsteps to regain stability and prosperity, and personally pushed Datang to extinction.

And all of this stems from Xiao Jiangyuan's development, just as the red makeup era in the political arena originates from the success of Empress Zetian.

At this time, Xiao Jiangyuan could not have imagined that he would have such a far-reaching impact on future generations. After she was sealed, she went to the right prison guard and got a heavy string of keys. She knows something about the official positions in the DPRK and China, and naturally knows that after becoming the general of the right prison guard, her subordinates will lead a group of soldiers and horses, but she doesn't know that she still has an important responsibility - to be in charge of the keys to each palace and each gate.

No wonder before she came, her family Ah Lang smiled meaningfully at her: "You can't let me down, it's up to you whether I can sleep well in the future." ”

In this way, she not only has to preside over the affairs of the Inner Court and the six bureaus and twenty-four divisions of the Inner Court, but also the safety of all palace entrances and exits, and she has to spend more time by Li Longji's side, but some are busy.

Li Longji is busier than her. The overall situation has been decided, the great power has just been grasped, and he has to personally handle the appointment and dismissal of many officials, and at the same time there are diplomatic matters to be asked. He first rewarded and punished clearly, killing those under the command of Princess Taiping who should be killed, and exiled those who should be exiled. Lu Xiangxian, who was upright before, although he was under the command of Princess Taiping, but his heart had never turned his back on the Son of Heaven, was just released. And those who have meritorious service under his command will be greatly rewarded.

Wang Ju served as the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, the waiter of the Chinese book, and the title of Zhao Guogong; Jiang Jiao served as the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, the eunuch of the palace, and the prince of Chu, and still served as the internal and external stable envoy; Li Lingwen was appointed as the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, the young eunuch in the palace, and was also in charge of the emperor's food. Although they are not prime ministers, in addition to the big rewards, Li Longji also gave them some power to discuss politics.

As for Wang Maozhong, he was appointed as the general of the auxiliary state, the general of Zuo Wuwei, and the stable inside and outside the inspection school as the supervisor and pastoral envoy, and was named the Duke of Huo Guo; The queen's brother Wang Shouyi served as the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu and Taichang Qingqing, and was named the Duke of Jin.

Li Longji still has to let the court run normally as soon as possible. Of the seven prime ministers in the political hall, five were killed by him, and the remaining two are not his descendants, although they can be rewarded for their merits, they will be released by him sooner or later, so whoever is the prime minister is the first of the first.

Naturally, he also gave priority to choosing among his own group of descendants, after all, he was once a son of heaven and a courtier. Moreover, these heroes have also come from a long political road, and they are not only loyal to him, but also very experienced, and their abilities are naturally not bad. He first asked Zhang Shuo to make a letter order to inspect the school, and temporarily stabilize the court situation, another candidate for prime minister, he already knew in his heart, but that person was still exiled, and he had to wait for him to come back, that person was Liu Youqiu.

On July 25, the Turkic envoy, Yang Izhi, the son of the Turkic Khan Mosi, came to Tang to ask for his father to marry the Tang princess. Li Longji scolded them for their coincidence at this time, and at the same time, he quickly determined that Nanhe, the daughter of the king of Shu, was promoted to the princess, and he was close to the Turks, and sent these Turks away as soon as possible.

Seeing that it was only two days before and after, not only had the selection of his relatives been set, but even the return date of the Turks had been finalized, Xiao Jiangyuan, who had just understood the keys of the right prison guard and the time and rules for unlocking and locking the corresponding palace door, was a little unable to turn his mind for a while, and he was a little stunned.

Li Longji drank water in his spare time, raised his eyes and glanced at Xiao Jiangyuan, then continued to pick up the lamp to look at the recitals of the ministers, and after a while, seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan was still in that stunned appearance, Li Longji rolled his eyes and said, "The reaction is too slow!" If there's anything you don't understand, just ask. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan immediately regained his smile and said upwardly: "Last year, this Turkic envoy came to the Tang Dynasty once, when the emperor promised Princess Jinshan, the daughter of the King of Song, and now he wants to take the princess over to get married, but everyone didn't say anything, and directly replaced it with the lord of Nanhe County......"

"I can't bear my eldest brother's daughter, can't I?"

"The minister just didn't expect that the Turks would have no doubt about this."

"What do they want to ask, what can they ask?" Li Longji said without adding a few points, "I only lost to the Tang Dynasty in the first few years, so I asked for marriage, anyway, in the end, I married with the honor of a princess, as for which princess it is, they don't care, and they are not qualified to be more true." Even if an eyeless envoy really asked, I said that Princess Jinshan was seriously ill, and he dared to really investigate? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan nodded: "That's because the minister wants to be left." The minister originally thought that Guo Xianggong was still in the court, and he was originally a famous general in the northwest, if this matter, the Turks started a war against the Tang Dynasty, didn't everyone just send him out? ”

"You think I'm deliberately provoking the Turks?" Li Longji said disgustedly, "First, Guo Yuanzhen is just a courtier, the war between the two countries is a major matter, which is more important, you should know in your heart." Although my Tang Dynasty defeated the Turks when Emperor Zhongzong was there, let me ask for peace with the Tang Dynasty with my Tang clothes, but it doesn't mean that if I fight now, I will definitely be able to fight, and even if I can fight, I don't need to add another contribution to Guo Yuanzhen.

"Second, if I want to fulfill my heart's desire, the Turks will fight sooner or later, but not now. I have no time to settle down in the country at the moment, how can I have the kung fu to fight in the east and west? Since the Turks have come to ask for marriage, they want peace, and this is what I want. The reason why Heqin is progressing so quickly is precisely because I hit it off with Mo Si. ”

Now Xiao Jiangyuan completely understood, and listened to Li Longji say again: "I hope you know how to draw inferences, I don't want to answer similar questions a second time." If you want to learn faster, I will give you a sentence: Take history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall. ”

With Li Longji's words, Xiao Jiangyuan can justifiably go to the historical records and classics. Xiao Jiangyuan thanked Li Longji and poured another cup of tea for Li Longji. Li Longji glanced at the steaming teacup, and the corners of his lips hooked slightly.

When he looked at the next note, it was his turn to froze.

This recital was written by Li Qiao, and the theme is just two words: Zhishi.

Who is Li Qiao? Crowned Jinshi, brilliant in writing, once with Luo Bin Wang, Du Xianyan and Su Wei, etc., and even worshiped the prime minister three times. I think that after the death of Emperor Zhongzong, when the deposed Empress Wei tried to usurp power and seize the throne, Li Qiao served as the prime minister, and persuaded Wei to release the five sons of the prime minister, just in case, but Wei did not put the five brothers who were not deeply involved in politics at that time in his eyes, so that Li Longji had a chance to breathe, and was able to unite with Princess Taiping to launch a coup d'état, and put the then prime minister Li Dan on the throne, and he himself was above the eldest son and became the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and now the son of heaven.

If Webster had listened to Li Qiao at that time, Datang's today and even his Li Longji's today, I'm afraid it would be very different.

Li Long basically didn't know about this, and he couldn't stand that some people lacked moral integrity, and when he first became the prince, he seemed to be proud of the spring breeze, and hurriedly invited him to ask for credit.

But since then, after all, a long time has passed, and if Li Qiao is not on the table, Li Longji will not be able to remember. Now that he wants to retire, what should he do with this person?