It has only been three months since the establishment of the cabinet, and it is also the third month since the new emperor ascended the throne, and the court has finally settled down from the busyness at the beginning of this year.

Xu Jingzong missed the days when the county marquis was in the court, and after the clan rebellion last year, the county marquis and the heavenly khan lived in seclusion in Lishan and did not ask about the world.

It's the first year of Zhengqian.

In the past, I could still communicate with the county marquis and letters, but now I can't even hand a piece of paper in.

Xu Jingzong is already one of the cabinet members, and the current cabinet also has Cen Wenwen, Ma Zhou, Chu Suiliang, and Duan Zhan.

There are a total of five people in the cabinet, and why His Majesty chose Duan Zhan is mostly to consider the war in the west.

At that time, Duan Zan was stationed in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate for several years, and was the only one to enter the cabinet as a military general, and had experience in commanding the Western Regions.

Xu Jingzong felt that the reason why Duan Zan was able to enter the cabinet was also because this person's background was very clean and he was absolutely loyal to Datang.

originally wanted to recommend Shangguanyi, Xu Jingzong sighed, but the qualifications of the Lili Mountain family are still shallow, even if it is Zhang Daxiang, he is not capable enough.

Someone in Zhongshu Province whispered, and his voice was as low as a mosquito.

"I heard that there is a kid named Pei Yan, who is arranged in the position of Shaoqing of Taifu Temple."

It was Ma Zhou who spoke, Xu Jingzong knew that he was asking himself, so he replied: "The court encourages the reuse of young courtiers, Pei Yan is a good boy, he is studious and sensible, so he can naturally serve as the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple and build water conservancy." ”

Ma Zhou frowned and said, "I heard that this child was in the rebellion of the clan, and you surrendered?" ”

Everyone is a member of the cabinet, formulating state affairs for His Majesty, and everyone still retains official positions, Cen Wenwen served as Zhongshu Ling, Ma Zhou served as a counselor, Chu Suiliang served as a servant, and Duan Zan served as a secretary of the military department and cabinet.

Xu Jingzong thought that he was also a middleman now.

All of them have the same official position, each performing his own duties.

Ma Zhou continued to be in charge of supervision, and Xu Jingzong continued to be in charge of the foreign affairs of the Tang Dynasty and other countries.

Listening to the other party's doubts, Xu Jingzong said: "Ma Yushi thinks that I, Xu Jingzong, have used my own people?" ”

Ma Zhou retracted his gaze, "Pei Yan's appointment is indeed not handled by you, and now Pei Xingjian is also coming back, the old man just advised you not to have too much power in the court." ”

Xu Jingzong said: "Thank you Ma Yushi for your advice. ”

Ma Zhou nodded slightly, and left with his own people.

Just as His Majesty is a strict emperor now, people like Ma Zhou have an appetite for the emperor even more.

has been an official for half his life, Xu Jingzong secretly thought in his heart, the old man also wants to retire, why hasn't this Di Renjie come back yet, what is this kid Ye doing outside?

Why haven't you written in the past six months?

The new official residence of Taifu Temple was built in the corner of the imperial city, where a few more young officials were used to deal with cases on weekdays.

The previous Taifu Siqing, that is, the Marquis of Lishan County, after he left, the position of this Taifu Siqing has been vacant to this day.

The DPRK and the Central Committee have not found a suitable candidate, but they have sent a lot of files from Lishan, all of which are the water and soil records of Guanzhong accumulated by the Marquis of Lishan County for many years.

The scribes here also often read these files and learned about water and soil management, including river dredging, building river embankments, returning farmland to forests, and planting trees to strengthen embankments.

Pei Yan, the newly appointed Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, rarely came to the official residence to be on duty.

Many people rumored that this person named Pei Yan worshiped under Xu Jingzong in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, and the reason why he was able to serve as Shaoqing of Taifu Temple was also because of the promotion of Xu Jingzong in the current cabinet.

I heard that the monk named Xuanzang had left Guanzhong, and I didn't know where he went.

In Chang'an City, there are a lot of new things, for example, there is a person named Zhang Cambodia, who angrily scolded today's Shilin people, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but acted like pigs and dogs.

This matter fell into Li Chengqian's ears, and in the palace, the new emperor had a gloomy face, summoned Xu Jingzong, Chu Suiliang, and Liu Dewei because of the official style, and it is said that Li Yifu was also present.

had to be summoned, Li Chengqian had no interest in these broken facts, he just wanted to govern the country, make Datang strong, cleanly settle these broken things, and strengthen the country with peace of mind.

Besides, Pei Xingjian is coming back, and he plans to hand over Zuo Wuwei to him, Su Dingfang is Zhishi, and the position of General Zuo Wuwei is still vacant.

Today's Imperial Palace, Wude Hall, Ganlu Hall, and Lizheng Hall are all vacant and preserved.

Now Li Chengqian lives in the Xingqing Palace, and the crown princess has become the current queen, and she often says that she wants Li Xiang to worship the Hou of Lishan County as a teacher.

Of course, Li Chengqian also wanted the royal family to continue to maintain a good relationship with Lishan, and appointed Li Xiang as the crown prince.

However, Zhang Yang has shirked the blame several times, and this matter has not been settled so far.

Look at Xu Jingzong and Chu Suiliang in front of you, Li Yifu and Liu Dewei.

Zhang Cambodia, this bastard, was beaten by Shilin Confucianism, and is still squatting in Dali Temple waiting to be disposed of.

Although Zhang Cambodia's scolding was very cool, since the establishment of the imperial examination, the people in Shilin are still the main force participating in the imperial examination, Li Chengqian still wants to give some face, at least to wipe out the value of those Confucian scholars.

It is also said that Zhang Cambodia's father is a Confucian in Shilin, why did he himself scold the people in Shilin for "being full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, calling Yao Shun, but acting like a pig and dog, extremely pitiful." ”

Chu Suiliang said: "Your Majesty, you should take Zhang Cambodia's official clothes to set an example." ”

"Wait!" Xu Jingzong stood up and said, "Chu Suiliang, you deceive people too much. ”

Chu Suiliang said with a dark face: "The old man talks about things. ”

Xu Jingzong first saluted His Majesty, and then said: "Just because of Zhang Cambodia's words, let him take away his official clothes, who dares to scold Shilin in the future, will the officials in the court be weaker than them?" ”

Chu Suiliang said: "The atmosphere of the DPRK and China is broken by you, do you still have the face to say?" ”

Xu Jingzong looked around, stunned that he didn't find the weapon, stepped forward and picked up Chu Suiliang's clothes, and said angrily: "The surname Chu, you have the ability to come to the old man, what kind of hero are you to deal with the younger generation." ”

Chu Suiliang snorted coldly: "Your Majesty is a murderer in front of you, with you in this court, how can this court be peaceful." ”

Seeing this, Li Chengqian held his forehead and lowered his head, only to feel that his head was big for a while.

Seeing that Xu Jingzong had raised his fist, he was about to hit Chu Suiliang's face.

Li Yifu hurriedly stopped, "Lao Xu, forget it!" Never mind! ”

Xu Jingzong also realized that something was wrong, and seeing that His Majesty lowered his head and did not speak, he withdrew his hand and said loudly: "Okay, the old man will not bother with him first." ”

Li Yifu just let go.

Xu Jingzong suddenly broke out again, picked up Chu Suiliang's clothes and was about to beat people again.

This time, Li Yifu didn't come back to his senses, only heard a scream in the hall, and Chu Suiliang was smashed by this punch and his nose bleeded.

"Enough!"

Hearing His Majesty's loud shout, Xu Jingzong hurriedly packed up his clothes, stood up and bowed.

Li Chengqian looked at the people present angrily, and said: "Zhang Cambodia's words are not disrespectful, and the cane of the criminal department is thirty, so as to teach a lesson." ”

"Back then, my father accepted advice, and never punished his courtiers for his words, and I won't, so in the future, if this kind of thing can be disciplined, it will be disciplined, and this matter will be over."

Liu Dewei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has not yet spoken.

Li Chengqian said again: "Xu Jingzong did it in front of the palace, Li Yifu did not persuade Zhang Khan Zhi, and the others were fined for one year. ”

Xu Jingzong saluted first and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Li Yifu also said: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Chu Suiliang covered his nose and his eyes were still angry.

Zhang Cambodia was only scolded by the rod for thirty years, and was not taken away from his official clothes, but this time he scolded the people in Shilin, which made him famous.

Xu Jingzong therefore felt that this person, who was regarded as a straw bag by His Royal Highness the King of Jin, might also be a talent that could be created.

This Zhang Cambodia is fine, and people feel that the light of righteousness is shining on the earth again.

Xu Jingzong returned to his mansion and put a stick of incense in front of a spiritual seat.

Xu Jingzong's wife, Pei Shi was curious: "There is no name on this spiritual seat, who are you giving a picture to?" ”

"Incense the old man himself." Xu Jingzong said lightly: "Being in the court is not safe, and the king of Hejian County hung a rope at home to warn himself in order to ensure the safety of the county marquis. ”

"Now the old man is putting a spiritual seat in his home, also to warn himself that if he commits too much injustice, he will kill himself."

Pei Shi asked in a low voice, "So you have to do good things in the future?" ”

Xu Jingzong waved his hand and said: "The old man has always only done good deeds. ”

Pei Shi packed some clothes, including a lot of Di Renjie's clothes, and she said quietly: "I don't know where Renjie's child has gone, when he will come back, and he hasn't even heard from him." ”

Xu Jingzong was also silent.

Even if someone else hangs a rope to hang himself, Xu Jingzong still puts an empty tablet at home and often offers incense.

There are rumors in the market that this matter is unlucky.

Only Xu Jingzong felt that he could always be vigilant by doing this.

There are more and more eccentrics in the court.

In the middle of March of the first year of Zhengqian, Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui returned from the northern expedition, and these two generals pacified Xue Yantuo and built the Hanhai Metropolitan Protectorate.

Xu Jingzong and Shangguan Yi personally greeted them in front of Chang'an City.

Looking from afar, I saw a group of soldiers and horses coming towards Chang'an City.

Shangguan Yi is now over forty years old, so he cleaned up his mood and said with a smile: "Mobei is victorious, and my Datang will have one more great general from now on." ”

Xu Jingzong stroked his beard and said: "The county marquis's tricks are really sharp, and I can see at a glance that this person is a talent." ”

Not long after, the soldiers and horses arrived in front of him, Pei Xingjian led everyone to turn over and dismount, take off the armor on their bodies, and take down the weapons.

"Hahaha." Xu Jingzong stepped forward and said: "Pei Xingjian has returned victorious, and His Majesty has set up a banquet in the palace to congratulate the general." ”

Pei Xingjian is now in his early twenties, and he smiled heartily: "Datang Wansheng!" ”

"Datang Wansheng!"

The crowd of onlookers also let out a burst of cheers.

Xu Jingzong and Shangguan Yi walked into the city with people.

Pei Xingjian asked curiously, "What's wrong with this Chang'an City?" How did it become like this, the city wall? ”

Shangguan Yi said in a low voice: "It was blown up by the little county lord of Lishan and the heavenly khan. ”

Pei Xingjian was surprised: "Why? ”

Xu Jingzong said: "What else can it be, on a whim." ”

Pei Xingjian gasped, "The rise of this time is really a big game...... A certain family was not in Chang'an City this year, and I heard that the Tian Khan had abdicated and many people died. ”

Shangguan Yi nodded, "This matter is what we did with the county marquis." ”

Pei Xingjian was still in a trance, and said, "What about the county marquis?" ”

"The county marquis retired with the Heavenly Khan." Xu Jingzong stroked his beard and said: "This is also a helpless thing, the county marquis has to retreat, otherwise the clan will be unstable, and the court will be restless, but now it's all right, the county marquis has entered the Lingyan Pavilion, and he is still the county marquis." ”

Shangguan Yi led the way with a smile.

Pei Xingjian went to meet His Majesty, Xu Jingzong did not participate in the night banquet in the palace, he walked alone in Chang'an City, which was shrouded in night.

A figure came with a bucket, and when the other party approached, Xu Jingzong saw that it was Pei Yan.

"Why are you here?"

Pei Yan put down the bucket and saluted, "The lower officials come to offer a meal to Your Majesty." ”

Xu Jingzong was curious: "What kind of food?" ”

Pei Yan opened the bucket and explained: "This is called tofu, which is the result of years of research by the county marquis, and the dean of King Wei ordered the officials to hand it over to His Majesty. ”

The current Pei Yan serves as the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, but he has been in the academic academy recently, and he rarely walks around in front of people.

Lifting the lid, Xu Jingzong frowned and looked at the white flowers in the bucket, and asked curiously: "What is this for?" ”

"It's a kind of food, Dean Wei Wang said that the county marquis has always hoped that the Tang people's dinner table can have rich dishes during his tenure in Taifu Siqing."

Xu Jingzong couldn't help nodding, "Yes, the county marquis has always been like this, and he has never forgotten his ambition." ”

Pei Yan said: "Just like the poem outside Zongzheng Temple, it is still strong after thousands of blows, and it is windy from east to west, north and south." ”

Xu Jingzong patted him on the shoulder, Pei Yan looked a little thin, "You can take over the position of Taifu Siqing, just have more experience." ”

After that, Pei Yan took out a drawing from his bosom, "This is our preliminary construction of the Yellow River control, water and sand flushing, and we plan to build a dam on the Yellow River waterway north of Tongguan to try this experiment." ”

Xu Jingzong took the drawings, looked at the appearance of the embankment, walked to a house next to the street, and looked at it by the candlelight.

When the family saw Xu Jingzong wearing an official uniform, they did not shy away from suspicion, but pulled the wick of the oil lamp higher to make it brighter.

The embankment of the embankment is zigzag, like the origami fans used by the Lishan people today.

Pei Yan understood it very generally, and Xu Jingzong also knew nothing about it, which was roughly some potential energy or inexplicable conservation laws.

Xu Jingzong didn't understand this knowledge, and he couldn't keep up with the train of thought, so he just smiled and said: "Governing the Yellow River is the biggest volunteer of the county marquis since he served as the Taifu Siqing, no matter how many people in the court oppose it, the old man will definitely carry it out." ”

Pei Yan bowed and saluted, this Xu Zhongcheng was the first person to follow the county marquis, and he was also the most determined person to follow the county marquis for so many years.

For this reason, Xu Jingzong has been busy, and after he was free, he also did many bad things.

Pei Yan put a piece of tofu in a cloth bag and handed it over, "Xu Zhongcheng will take it, and the rest of the officials will be sent to the palace." ”

Xu Jingzong took the cloth bag, stroked his beard and squinted and smiled, "Go ahead." ”

asked for a pot of wine from a restaurant on the street, Xu Jingzong drank it while walking, his face was full of smiles, and he walked happily.

In Chang'an City after nightfall, there are few pedestrians on the streets.

Xu Jingzong walked alone on Suzaku Street, alone, sometimes walking fast, sometimes laughing.

He suddenly said: "Life must be full of joy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon." ”

This is a verse from the Lishan Psalms.

Xu Jingzong is now in the cabinet and has become the center of power, and he has become what he dreamed of.

Drunken when he returned home, he looked up to the sky and laughed, "This dream in the world can't fill my old Xu's heart!" (End of chapter)