The capital of the Tang Dynasty, the Golden Palace of Chang'an.

Since the outbreak of the Shadow Hall to exterminate Qixia Castle spread all over the world, there has been an extra daily routine in the court.

Hundreds of officials played in unison, begging the Son of Heaven to send down the wrath of thunder, severely punish the sea of blood without the king's law, and use heaven and earth to appease the hearts of the people.

Although Xuanzong Li Longji has favored his concubine Yang Yuhuan in recent years, many times he has even dropped out of the dynasty. But these days, even in the face of the empty imperial dragon chair, the hundred officials still persevere. Among the six departments of the three provinces, a scholar today, a squire tomorrow, or a performance, or kneeling advice, will all put forward such a request, and it will always attract the response of various civil ministers and military generals. However, many days have passed, but the Son of Heaven still has not made the slightest response, and the situation has continued without easing in the slightest.

And so it was on this day.

As soon as the hour arrived, the Daming Palace had already arrived with hundreds of officials, and they had to prepare another day of ministers to advise, even if Li Longji still did not go to court today, he had no intention of giving up.

Unknowingly, it was time to go to court.

The morning music sounded, the hall was solemn, and it was the moment when the inner eunuch announced the arrival of the Son of Heaven and the mountain shouted long live.

"Zhongqing's family, you should still have to repeat the old words today, right?"

A majestic voice with a little annoyance sounded, and the hearts of the civil and military officials in the hall who bowed their heads to greet the holy car trembled. It's just that according to the rules of the court, they are not allowed to raise their heads at will before the holy drive, which makes them still maintain the posture they are now, waiting for the holy decree.

Although he is nearly seventy years old, Li Longji still does not dare to relax in the court. With the support of Gao Lishi, he slowly walked to the dragon chair, sat down upright, and then looked at the ministers in front of him: "I already know what you have been playing for days. Is it still the case today?"

Not long after Li Longji's words fell, a civil servant had already walked out of the queue and bowed down in front of him, it was Luo Chongshan, the servant of the Ministry of Officials: "Your Majesty, the Blood Sea Shadow Hall has been sealed by the two emperors of Taizong and Gaozong, and it is becoming more and more domineering. Qixia Fort has made countless contributions to the community over the years, and the main section of the fort has been conscientious and conscientious for the country and the people, but now it has been annihilated by it because of trumped-up crimes. If Your Majesty does not punish Cheng Youlu and Feng Hanqi again, I am afraid that when his ambition is revealed, there will be another Qin Jingsheng cholera world. Please also ask Your Majesty to be clear. ”

As soon as Luo Chongshan finished speaking, a Wenchen walked out: "What Chongshan Shilang said is very true, and the minister seconded it." ”

The minister seconded. ”

The minister seconded. ”

The minister seconded. ”

......

One word and three words, one after another, and when the "second" sounded, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had already knelt down a large area. There were only a few figures left in the main hall who still maintained a posture of bowing their heads, and they didn't know whether they were against it or if they had other ideas.

Li Longji is now old, and after the hundred officials knelt down, he gently rubbed his temple with one hand, as if to relieve the dizziness caused by the sound of "seconding". After a long time, he looked at one of the ministers who was still standing in the hall: "Guozhong, what do you think of what the Zhongqing family said?"

As the prime minister of the first dynasty, Yang Guozhong did not kneel down with the hundred officials to ask for advice. But as soon as the Son of Heaven opened his mouth to ask, he didn't dare to be silent, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Back to Your Majesty, since the appearance of the Shadow Hall, except for the underworld that has shown its rebellion, the rest of the extermination forces have been called evil by them, but so far there is no evidence to say that they have any intention of causing trouble, and there are even many people with good reputations. Coupled with the incident of Qixia Fort this time, Weichen thinks that the adults are worried in their hearts, and they do have their reasons. ”

"So do you also agree with me condemning the Shadow Hall?" After a slight rest, Li Longji's complexion had recovered slightly, and then he asked again.

"Compared with the adults, the minister's worries are not the only one. Yang Guozhong said, "Since the defeat of my Tang Dynasty in the Western Xinjiang War two years ago, the Blood Sea has taken off the title of Sanzun due to the joint accountability of the Underworld and Qixia Fort, and took the initiative to offer thousands of elite soldiers to assist the Anxi Prefecture to defend the border. At the beginning, we thought that Cheng Youlu cared about the stability of the country, but now combined with what the Absolute Shadow Hall did, I am afraid that it is not so simple. ”

"Huh?"

After listening to Yang Guozhong's second speech, Li Longji's face froze, and there was no longer the slightest intention to ask in his deep groaning. And Yang Guozhong has not finished his words at this time, so naturally he will not stop there: "In the western Xinjiang of the Tang Dynasty, there have been border conflicts for many years. It would have been a good thing for the Blood Sea to send troops to support, but they were just to stabilize the country, and they were named under the Protectorate, and some people have been promoted frequently during this period of time. According to the Jiedu envoy Feng Changqing to return to the military situation, now there are people in the sea of blood in the core positions of each ministry, and Feng Changqing even needs to rely on Yin Bingxin for advice on many things. The entire Anxi Protectorate is now almost equal to the Blood Sea Branch, and such a situation really makes people have to think deeply. ”

At this point, Yang Guozhong can be regarded as saying all the words in his heart. However, although his tone was calm, the listeners were all moved. After all, Yin Bing's heart rate and thousands of soldiers in the sea of blood have only been stationed at the border for a year, and in such a short period of time, they were able to penetrate into the cores of various departments, except for their remarkable achievements, there is indeed no other reason to explain. In this way, they were even more amazed by the means and skills of the people of the sea of blood.

Li Longji listened to Yang Guozhong's recital, and turned to look at another military general who was still standing in the main hall: "Xiu Shiqing, is the current situation in Anxi consistent with what Guozhong said?"

The person asked by the Son of Heaven was Duan Xiushi, who had served as another general in Anxi. He is loyal by nature, has no scheming, and has never thought about mixing with hundreds of officials even in the court, and now he heard that the Son of Heaven asked, so he replied: "Back to Your Majesty, what the prime minister said, the minister has indeed heard about it." However, before Weichen returned to Beijing to report on his work, the people in the sea of blood were also praised by General Changqing for their repeated military exploits, and those who got official positions were only a dozen or so. ”

"In other words, after you returned to Beijing, they began to really show their prominence and gradually became the pillars of the Anxi Protectorate?"

"Your Majesty, a person in the military, even if he makes meritorious service every day, cannot be in a high position in a year. Most of the people in the sea of blood were born in a reckless background, although their personal skills are stronger than ordinary soldiers, but if they say that they march and set up formations, how can they be represented by personal bravery?" Before Duan Xiushi could reply again, Luo Chongshan, who was the first to kneel and admonish, had already spoken first, "The speed at which Yin Bingxin and the others have risen in official positions is really too unbelievable, and the recent actions of the Absolute Shadow Hall have already caused a panic in the world, I am afraid that Cheng Youlu has already had the intention of not being subordinate, so he sent troops to Anxi." Although under the guise of supporting the border, in fact, it secretly bewitched the Anxi military and civilians, and had already controlled the hearts of our Tang Dynasty Western Xinjiang army. Now once they are in trouble, Datang will fall into a situation of internal and external troubles. He also asked His Majesty to issue an edict as soon as possible and summon Cheng Youlu to Chang'an to check all kinds of details. ”