Qionghua City is located in the border town between the country of Luozhi and Jokhang.

The town is full of flowers, but it is not the time to bloom, so you can't see the beauty of the city full of flowers.

Ying Lili and her party couldn't enter the city, so she led people to be stationed outside the city.

Prepare to wait for the rabbit.

The other side.

The fifty men returned to the camp in the west without any danger.

Inform Pei Ji of what happened.

General Pei was overjoyed.

The lack of logistical supplies means that the war will not last long.

Grain and grass are the lifeblood of the army, and their withdrawal is inevitable.

According to the news found by the scouts of the Western Frontier Army, the general of the grain and grass escort this time is the son of the ruler of the Moqiang State in the Western Regions, which can be regarded as a great achievement.

"It's amazing." General Pei exclaimed.

Qu Changlin laughed and said, "That's, don't look at who she is." ”

It doesn't matter who is not whose disciple.

Only if you can stand on your own is the most important thing.

It's the prince, didn't he also lose a leg on the battlefield.

The Western Regions coalition seems to have gotten the news.

Annoyed with the "shamelessness" of the Western Frontier Army, but he also knows that whether this coalition army, which has been organized for a long time, can conquer Jokhang depends only on the follow-up supplies.

Once the subsequent supplies are cut off, the losses will be enormous.

**

Jokhang implemented restructuring.

From the original recommendation system, it was officially changed to the imperial examination system.

As for the content of the imperial examination, it has not yet been announced.

Rong Qingzhang waited for Ying Lili again.

He wanted to know what the imperial examinations would look like in later generations.

He doesn't want people who only know how to read the dead.

What he wants is someone who knows how to be flexible and can be truly pragmatic.

As soon as this news came out.

People all over the world are excited.

On the contrary, it was those big families who gave birth to a sense of tension.

This move will gradually weaken their influence in the court.

And then more families will rise.

One advance and one retreat, the consequences are almost predictable.

Except for the Dingguo Mansion, other families are opposed to this.

Gu Luo looked at the scenery in front of him, his eyes dark.

He was upset, but he couldn't express his mood at the moment.

If Ying Lili is here, he will probably help him to finish.

When the emperor reasoned with you, you secretly played hooligans.

But if the emperor plays hooligan with you, your reasoning will naturally be useless.

Now is the time for the emperor to "play hooligan".

They really don't have anything to do.

The family and courtiers wrote to try to stop His Majesty's actions.

It's a pity that Dingguo Gong is on the side, and they can only do it in a hurry.

In itself, in order to pave the way for the crown prince, His Majesty is already starting to renovate the family.

At this time, in order not to be caught by His Majesty, the family can only focus on stability.

But in the current situation, it is difficult to stabilize stability.

Unless, it can be countered to the national government.

Or to dismantle the power of Jeongkook Gong in the 12 Guards of Gyeonggi.

Neither path is very difficult to do.

The crown prince is the nephew of Dingguo Gong.

The twelve guards of Gyeonggi are all subordinates who have followed Dingguo Gong for many years.

If you want to plot against them, I am afraid that you will be known by the Dingguo Gong as soon as possible.

It may be possible to use it later.

Gu Xue is not an impulsive person.

He tried to find a way out for the Gu family to continue to maintain the glory of the family in the desperate situation in front of him.

At this time, I had to sigh.

I really forced His Majesty hard before.

As a result, the situation of the two sides reversed, but the Gu family had almost no way to live.

The Gu family is still like this, not to mention other families.

There are guards in the family.

However, these guards together cannot shake the imperial power.

Just one forbidden army commander Han Yu was enough to intercept them outside the palace.

Not to mention adding another Dingguo Gong.

Now, the Marquis of Weiyuan Mansion and the Taifu Mansion, because the two princes are already the prince's companions, they are standing beside His Majesty and the prince.

Xuan's noble family seems so isolated and helpless at the moment.

What he wants is the dignity of the family.

Instead of doing it knowing that it was impossible to do, thus leading the Gu family into hell.

The situation in front of us is impossible.

The strength is not equal, once it is hard to fight, what awaits the Gu family is probably the end of the door.

The Huo family is a lesson from the past.

Before that, who would have thought that the top family would also disappear in one fell swoop.

There's not even a buffer.

Even, these families also became the "accomplices" of the emperor.

Not even qualified to "condemn".

"Jin Niang!"

Gu Luo stopped his wife.

The feminine woman stepped forward and said with a smile: "Husband." ”

Gu Luo said: "The people in the mansion will clean up, and send the old lady and them back to their ancestral home in a few days." ”

Fang Jinniang was slightly flustered and did not ask.

Just nodded in response.

After dinner, the men of the Gu family gathered in the study.

"Have to retreat?" The old lady asked.

Gu Luo's face was solemn, "Yes, I have to retreat." Otherwise, the Huo family will be our end. ”

He understands His Majesty's approach.

As an emperor, how can he be restrained by the family.

In his case, the approach may be more extreme.

In the end, it is reciting the merits of the ancestors of the family, and His Majesty has not done too much.

Even so, don't push it too hard.

Once the crown prince ascends the throne, the Gu family still dominates the court, and the end may be worse than that of the Huo family.

Gu Luo is the eldest son of the eldest son of the long house in the Gu family.

It is self-evident how high the status of the eldest son is.

If the eldest son dies, the parents also have to mourn him.

Everything in the Gu family, land, property, status, honor, etc., he is the undisputed first heir.

The sum of the following sons-in-law and concubines is not as important as the status of the eldest son.

His words, the elders in the family, had to be carefully considered.

Gu Luo said: "If you don't retreat, I can only retreat." ”

The old lady suddenly snorted, "Absolutely not!" ”

Whoever retreats, the eldest grandson cannot retreat.

Originally, I was still reluctant to give up, but at this time I had already made up my mind.

"Grandfather, don't worry, we take the initiative to retreat, and the glory and title of the Gu family will still be retained."

"If Your Majesty really wants to completely defeat the family, the means will never be so gentle."

"However, when we return to our ancestral hometown, my grandfather must restrain the people in the clan and not interfere with local government affairs, otherwise once the crown prince ascends the throne, our situation may be even more difficult."

He groaned slightly and said, "The prince is an elusive person, so we must be careful. ”

Old Lady Gu nodded, "I know." ”

The next day, the court.

Old Man Gu wrote to His Majesty and returned to his hometown to retire.

The reason is simple, it's old.

Emperor Longhui was not surprised.

I happily agreed.

The Xue family was a little reluctant.

Gu Luo personally came to the door to persuade him twice.

After all, they can't bear to be rich and rich.

Gu Luo knew that everyone has a life, so he didn't continue to force it.

Half a month later.

Old lady Gu left Beijing with a mighty crowd.

His Majesty personally sent him off.

The scene at that time can be described as a combination of monarchs and ministers.

Many officials who watched it burst into tears.

bluntly said that His Majesty was benevolent and wise, and the old lady Gu did her best.

Rong Qingzhang stood on the second floor of the restaurant not far away.

Hearing this, I almost laughed and bent over.

He said, "Do your best? It's not false, at least for the sake of the Gu family, it's really painstaking. ”

Tang Yan replied: "......"

I'm sorry, Your Highness, but he can't take that.

(End of chapter)