On this day, the scenery is just right, but the atmosphere in the Liangyi Hall is delicate.

Xiao Zhizhong, Cui Xiang and others were divided into two columns with Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing, and knelt not far in front of Li Dan. Li Dan looked left and right, thought about it, and finally asked, "Have you discussed this matter with Taiping?" ”

Xiao Zhizhong arched his hand and said: "Yes, Princess Zhenguo said that this matter is a big matter and has a wide range of implications, so you need to think twice before acting." ”

Li Dan nodded, and said, "Did you tell San Lang?" ”

Yao Yuanchong hesitated for a moment, and before he could speak, he heard Song Jing say: "Back to the sage, I said it." The prince thought that this matter was very good, and the upper could return the clarity of the court, and the lower could show the fairness of the selection. ”

The corners of Cui Xiang's lips couldn't help but hook - the sage was afraid that the prime minister and the prince were very close, and the two of them were recommended by the prince.

Li Dan really glanced at Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing fixedly, but he was relieved in an instant. Since the establishment of the East Palace, Taiping and the prince are like two mountains, rising rapidly above the court at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the opinions of Princess Taiping have to be considered for major national events, how can the prince not ask? It is impossible for Xiao Zhizhong to take the initiative to find the prince, so only Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing are left.

What they said to the prince in the East Palace two days ago soon reached Li Dan's ears. Regardless of Yao Yuanchong, since Song Jing dared to say it, it means that this is true, and Li Dan has nothing that he can't believe. Think about the situation of Yao and Song is also difficult, often go to the prince, will be suspected, if you don't go to the prince in order to avoid suspicion, then the prince will eventually have no understanding of state affairs, and the decision will inevitably be biased towards the Taiping side, which may not be beneficial to the country.

Li Dan suddenly felt a little empathetic, after all, his situation was not much stronger. The snipe and the clam competed, but he had no ability to reap the benefits of the fisherman, so he could only find a balance as much as possible, a balance that would make the country and himself peaceful - this was the only thing he could do as an emperor for the country left by his ancestors.

As for his family affection and favoritism towards Taiping, his discouragement and uncontrollable alienation from Li Longji, they can all be put aside for the time being.

After all, whether he is willing or not, he is an emperor after all, and he has to take responsibility for the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that he always feels that his eldest son Li Chengqi is suitable to be the crown prince and future emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If there is any way to replace Li Longji justifiably, it will be good. At that time, the ministers with public hearts in the court will naturally forget about Li Longji and go to be loyal to the new crown prince.

Of course, this kind of idea can only be weighed in the heart, and it should not be impossible to realize.

Today's discussion is on the abolition of the oblique feudal officials. It was only a year after the first emperor ascended to the throne, and Wei's, Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan'er and many close noblewomen opened the door for the wealthy merchants in the market to sell their official titles, resulting in not only a full house in the court, but even many people were crowded to the point where they had no place to sit. The official system was virtually non-existent, and for a long time the imperial court could not effectively enforce government decrees.

After all, the oblique feudal officials originated from the market, and their cultural upbringing was compared with that of the children of the family and the scholars of the imperial examination, and they were often inexperienced and were excluded a lot. And the oblique seal official is an official body that he spent a lot of money to win, and for those courtiers who look down on him, he naturally only respects them on the surface, but in fact, he can't wait to replace them quickly. In this way, the two contradictions are completely unable to work together, and the six ministries of the three provinces and the various government offices are only concerned with slapping the horse upwards and fighting openly and secretly downward, although there are still many ministers who care about the country, it is difficult to turn the tide after all.

Among the several things that Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing have to do, this is just the beginning, and it is also the one that must be done and succeeded. Only when this one is successful, can the later ones be advanced step by step. The bigger the turmoil caused by this incident, the more vigorously it will be implemented, and the smoother it will be in the future.

Li Dan listened to the opinions of both sides, thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed with Yao Song's side.

The edict was soon issued, and a large number of oblique officials were abolished in one fell swoop, and the imperial court was suddenly empty. Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing struck while the iron was hot, carried out a new election of officials, re-assessed and selected officials, and was personally supervised by Song Jing, the secretary of the school department.

With Song Jing in charge, there were indeed many incompetent officials and inexplicable jinshi who were dismissed and sent home, which is a later story.

They also restored and rectified the somewhat paralyzed Fadu Compendium, first rehabilitating Zhaoxue and other five ministers such as Zhang Khan Zhi and Huan Yanfan, who were persecuted to death by Wu Sansi in the past, and posthumously posthumously confining Wei Yuejiang and Yan Qinrong, who died for daring to speak out about Wei and Wu Sansi's illegal deeds. Finally, the rewards and punishments of the state are clear, so that the subjects of the world have laws to follow and laws to follow.

The disadvantages of the first emperor's dynasty were pointed out by Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing one by one, and set out to get rid of them, Li Dan was not a person who did not know the pros and cons, and most of the suggestions were readily adopted, but in a few days, I heard many courtiers say: "Now there is now a return to the wind of Zhenguan and Yonghui." ”

When Li Dan heard such an evaluation, he was naturally a little complacent, but his worries quickly overshadowed his joy - Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing invited Xiao Zhizhong, Cui Xiang and others to dismiss the phase of the old party of Wei.

Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing have won the hearts of the people with several major measures, and their prestige is very high both inside and outside the court, and they naturally support the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty, that is to say, even if they are not the prince's henchmen, they really support the prince and Li Longji.

Their limelight has far surpassed that of other prime ministers, and Cui Xiang is just that, even if Xiao Zhizhong's position is above them, he can only be silent and low-key, taking care of himself, let alone competing with them?

If Xiao Zhizhong and others are dismissed, the balance will be tilted in favor of the prince.

But even so, Li Dan still chose to agree with Yao and Song's proposal. One of his objections is basically invalid, most of the courtiers are in favor of Yao and Song, especially Yu Shi, for Xiao Zhizhong and others were still Wei's henchmen not long ago, and the Wei family was ambushed, but they were still in the position of prime minister, and they were already dissatisfied; Second, Li Dan himself actually didn't agree with Xiao Zhizhong and others very much, he just felt sorry for himself at the beginning, only Taiping was a sister, and Taiping cried to beg him, he really couldn't help but be soft-hearted.

Now is an opportunity, not only to correct some mistakes, but also not to let his sister down in him, but he is too biased towards the prince, and Li Dan has to think about how to restore his balance.

So, less than ten days before the prime minister, Xiao Zhizhong, Cui Xiang and others left the political hall. Among them, Cui Xiang was deposed as Shangshu Zuocheng, and Xiao Zhizhong and others were demoted to local assassins.

"Why was Cui Chenglan left in Chang'an?" Song Jing has always been thorough in everything he does, and there is never the slightest compromise, and this time Cui Yu is left, and he feels very uncomfortable.

Yao Yuanchong knew Song Jing quite well, and when he saw that his eyebrows were frowning, he smiled leisurely: "Song Gong still needs to get used to it slowly, this world has never been black and white." It is the best policy to stop at the point, after all, Cui Chenglan is alone, and he can't change anything. ”

"After hearing that they were dismissed, I went to the princess's mansion in Zhenguo." Song Jing's eyebrows tightened a little more.

Yao Yuanchong said: "The crown prince and the princess of Zhenguo are both heroes of the country, and the power of the princess of Zhenguo is not created in recent days. It was originally because of the favor of the princess of Zhenguo that they were able to escape punishment and re-ascend to the stage, but now they have been deposed again, and it is normal for them to complain about grievances. But so what? Did Princess Zhenguo speak this time, didn't Cui Chenglan be the only one left, and let the others rush to the local office? ”

"The strange thing about Song is that why didn't Princess Zhenguo keep Xiao Zhizhong, but she wanted to keep Cui Chenglan?"

Yao Yuanchong stroked his beard with a smile: "Is this still strange?" is also a handsome Langjun, Cui Chenglan is the youngest. ”

Song Jing: "......"

Soon after the dismissal of Xiao Zhizhong and others, Yao Yuanchong was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, that is, the chief prime minister, and Song Jing went to inspect the second character and became the real official department Shangshu and Tongzhongshu Menxia Sanpin.

The government is clear and the court is stable, Li Dan finally has no worries for the time being, and can start the routine major events of the new emperor.

In the first year of Tang Long, on July 20, Li Dan changed to Yuan Jingyun. All the remnants of the Wei clan that had time to be disposed of in the future were pardoned - in fact, there were only a few left, abolishing the Wu Chong'en Temple, Haoling and Shunling, posthumously abolishing the Wei family as a concubine, and Princess Anle as a rebellious concubine. On this day, the first emperor became a thing of the past, and a new day for the Tang Dynasty officially came.

Because the East Palace has been established, Li Chengqi and other four brothers are all adults, and it is no longer convenient to live in the palace, so they all went back to live in the Five Princes' Mansion. Seeing that there was an empty place in the mansion of the five kings, although Li Longye was happy that the third brother had entered the East Palace, he was also a little disappointed.

The third brother is the crown prince, and he is different from himself, so when he sees him in the future, do you still have to do the courtesy of a monarch and a minister? Will he be slow, not his third brother?

On this day, the yuan was changed, and there was a banquet in the palace. Li Longye was thinking about this question all the way, and he didn't seem so happy. Li Chengqi seemed to see what his younger brother was thinking, so he only smiled faintly and stopped caring about him. Although Li Chengyi was a little strange, he didn't pay attention to it when he saw Li Chengqi like this. Li Longfan has always liked to joke about Li Longye, and when he saw Li Longye unhappy, of course he would not let go of this opportunity: "King Xue, what's wrong?" ”

As early as June 29, two days after Li Longji was made the crown prince, Li Chengyi and the other three remaining brothers were all in the right position. Li Chengyi is the king of Shen, Li Longfan is the king of Qi, and Li Longye is the king of Xue. From the son of the prince to the son of the emperor, the prince was promoted to the prince.

Li Longye glanced at the fourth brother: "This king is thinking, whether the skilled craftsmen in our five kings' mansions can be successful, but they are just a paintbrush, why haven't they made anything that satisfies King Qi?" ”

Referring to the brush that was broken by his own anger, Li Longfan was so distressed that he suddenly fell silent, leaving only a face full of resentment. Seeing this, Li Chengyi couldn't help but shake his head, and then listened to Li Chengqi say: "Okay, we have arrived at the Taiji Hall, let's be more restrained." ”

Li Longye snorted lightly, raised his eyes and was stunned.

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty