Chastity Layman

Chengqian threw aside the memorial from the Zhengshitang and put it on the case, "Fang Xiang deserves to be called by the sage as the one who conspires and puts an end to Fang."

The crown prince praised Fang Xuanling in front of Xu Jingzong, but it was tantamount to belittling his eldest grandson Wuji. Xu Jingzong was secretly startled when he heard this, but he was flattered at the same time. In front of the courtiers, the host commented on other ministers, which was a kind of closeness and trust towards the ministers.

What's more, Fang Xuanling's eldest grandson Wuji, the two important ministers, were also commented on.

"I'm not worried about Guo Xiaoke's conquest of Yanqi. Yanqi king Long Tuqi rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. Originally, there were many opponents in the country. This time even his three brothers are willing to lead the way for the Tang Dynasty. We can see that this time the troops will be dispatched. It went well. Especially this time, Guo Xiaoke chose a very good time to send troops. It happened that Yugu sent troops to attack the country of Mi, and when he had no time to look south for the time being, he only had thousands of soldiers from Yanjina to defend the nine cities. How could he block the three thousand Tang Dynasty? Wu Ben's teacher?"

"What Your Highness said is true." Xu Jingzong flattered.

"In fact, the Tang Dynasty did not only have 3,000 soldiers in the Western Regions. Even if it is necessary to gather 30,000 troops, it is not a problem. However, both the Taibao and His Majesty have made wonderful conclusions about the strategy of the Western Regions. They cannot rush but slow down. Looking at the current Goguryeo The same is true of the situation in Goguryeo, since there is disharmony between the monarch and his ministers in Goguryeo, then we will temporarily allow it to surrender, sit and watch its internal strife, and swallow Liaodong first."

"Looking at this year's time, it is impossible to take down the bones of Liaodong, so it is better to take advantage of Gao Jianwu's surrender and take Liaodong without bloodshed."

"Uncle Guo has no experience in leading soldiers after all. Although Prime Minister Fang has never led soldiers, he is very outstanding in preparing food and pay for the military staff of the saint Zanhua."

Chengqian personally poured a cup of tea for Xu Jingzong and asked him to sit down and drink.

"Does the scholar Li Yifu know about it?"

Xu Jingzong said, "The supervisory censor Li Yi's mansion was originally under the curtain of Qin Zhongwu King Songzhou, and later he was recommended to enter the court, and he was taught provincial rituals. Later, he was recommended by the Taibao and Ma Zhou and transferred to the supervisory censor. Excellent."

He knew that Li Yifu belonged to Qin Lang, and Li Yifu also respected him very much, so Xu Jingzong also said a lot of good things for Li Yifu in front of the prince.

"I have seen some articles written by him. They are indeed very good. Moreover, as a supervisory censor, he also brought up several cases and knocked down several people. He is capable and energetic. I plan to recommend him to the sage as Prince Sheren, What do you think, a direct bachelor of Chongxian Hall?"

"Your Highness knows people and makes good use of them!"

Cheng Qian chuckled.

"The people recommended by the Taibao are relatively capable, such as Ma Zhou, Mr. Xu, you, brothers Laiheng Laiji, Li Yifu, Pei Xingjian, etc."

Xu Jingzong's heart shuddered when these words were hidden.

"When the Taibao recommended Mr. Ma, Mr. Ma was just a commoner." The crown prince raised his teacup and sighed, "It's a pity that Mr. Ma's health is failing. The imperial doctor said that time is running out."

Xu Jingzong was taken aback, not knowing what the crown prince was saying to him.

"Duke Wei has been in the province for many years. He has been in charge of the admonition platform and has done a good job. Duke Ma has taken over as the secretary and has done a very good job. The bachelor feels that if Duke Ma also leaves, who will be more suitable to take over as the province?"

Xu Jingzong thought quickly in his mind that he could indeed give some advice to the crown prince as an imperial edict, but it is the emperor's right to worship the prime minister.

In fact, the prince only has the right to recommend.

Normally, if Ma Zhou also passed away due to illness, if the position of servant was vacant, of course the servant of the Huangmen should take over.

There are two Huangmen servants in Menxia province, but sometimes not all of them are appointed. For example, at present, Ma Zhou is the servant, Huangmen servant is Liu Ji, and the other servant is vacant.

Chu Suiliang also served as the servant of Huangmen, and now he is the servant of Zhongshu.

Cui Gan also worked as the servant of Huangmen, but he has been appointed outside.

So normally speaking, Liu Jie is most likely to succeed Shizhong, or Chu Suiliang, the servant of Zhongshu. It is also possible to shoot one from the left and right servants to make up for the servant.

Xu Jingzong knew Liu Jie better. He had served in the Prince's East Palace before, but later he, Cen Wenwen, Fang Xuanling, Du Chuke, Chai Shao and others all turned to support Wei Wang Li Tai.

Later, the emperor made up his mind to keep Chengqian, and before letting Li Tai leave the capital to become a vassal, he dealt with a group of Wei royal party severely, and Liu Jie and Du Chuke were severely punished.

However, Liu Jie was relatively strong at first, and he was called back to Beijing by the emperor after he didn't stay outside for long, and was even quickly promoted to the post of servant of the Huangmen.

Xu Jingzong suddenly understood, it seems that Crown Prince Chengqian still remembered that Liu Ji supported King Wei back then, and he didn't want him to be a servant at all.

"Chu Suiliang and Liu Ji have always been at odds." Xu Jingzong thought for a long time before saying such a sentence.

Chengqian smiled.

"Come, drink tea."

The prince didn't say anything more after that, but Xu Jingzong already understood. When he left the East Palace, Xu Jingzong was still holding the two catties of Longjing that the prince rewarded him, standing in front of the palace with a smile on his face.

Back in his mansion, Xu Jingzong ordered his servants not to disturb him, then he went into the study and stayed all night, until the next day he came out with red eyes.

"Take my invitation card and invite the supervisory censor Li Yifu to come."

Li Yifu saw Xu Jingzong's post, and immediately rode over to meet him.

"I don't know if the Grand Scholar is summoned, what's your order?"

"Come, sit down. You are recommended by the Taibao, and so am I. Although the Taibao is not in court now, we are still very close."

Xu Jingzong pulled Li Yifu for a chat, and then seemed to inadvertently reveal that he had recommended him in front of the prince, and the prince liked him very much after hearing about his talent, and expressed that he would reuse it.

"If there are no accidents, you will receive the appointment of Prince Sheren and the direct bachelor of Chongxian Hall in a short time!"

The crown prince Sheren is a sixth-rank official, and compared with the eighth-rank supervisory censor, there is a full eight-level difference.

In particular, this is still the Prince Sheren, and now that the Crown Prince is in charge of the country, the status of the Prince Sheren is much higher than usual.

This is almost an opportunity to become the prince's confidant.

"Thank you for your mentorship!" Li Yifu saluted and thanked him very excitedly.

Xu Jingzong accepted it with a smile, "I said it all, we are all recommended by the Taibao, and we are all our own people."

After talking on the phone again, Xu Jingzong showed Li Yifu an article he had been working on all night for his review.

Li Yifu took it carefully, read it carefully, and savored it carefully.

Secretly surprised, this is an impeachment letter intended to put Liu Jie, the servant of the Huangmen, to death, but the strange thing is that this is neither what Xu Jingzong is going to play, nor does it seem that he is going to use his hands to play impeachment.

"This is?"

"You've been at the Censor Terrace for quite some time, are you familiar with the Censors in the Terrace?"

"Um."

"Chu Zhongshu's servant should also have acquaintances in Taiwan, right?"

This is for sure, who can be a prime minister, who will not have someone of his own in Yushitai?

Xu Jingzong brought back the article he had spent a night writing, and then burned it to ashes in a charcoal stove for making tea.

"You can read this matter and keep it in your heart. Go back and find an opportunity to inadvertently disclose this matter to Chu Zhongshu's servant."

Li Yifu also heard that Chu Suiliang had a rift with Liu Ji, and immediately realized that he was going to kill someone with a knife.

It's just that he didn't understand, he didn't hear that Xu Jingzong and Liu Ji were at odds.

"Ma Shizhong's health is going to die, and there will be a shortage of high-ranking officials under his family. Liu Ji, the servant of Huangmen, used to belong to the king of Wei." Xu Jingzong clicked so far, and the smart Li Yifu immediately understood everything.

Some people do not want Liu Jie to take over the position of servant. This person is neither Xu Jingzong nor Chu Suiliang, nor is he a saint.

However, the prince of Jianguo didn't intend to face the sage against Liu Ji as his servant, because the prince is very smart now. Liu Ji was demoted because he supported the king of Wei in seeking the heir. The position of the servant, which shows that the emperor intends to do it.

Whether it is just his ability or something else, others don't know, but the prince certainly can't object to Liu Ji's succession as a servant on the grounds that he once supported the king of Wei.

So I have to borrow someone else's hand.

Unexpectedly, the prince would have such means now, and he was secretly surprised that Xu Jingzong could gain the prince's trust so much. It seemed that Xu Jingzong was deeply trusted by the prince now.

He was excited that he had the opportunity to participate in such a confidential matter. If this matter was completed, Xu Jingzong would definitely take care of him more in the future, and he would also be able to officially enter the eyes of the prince.

"Subordinates must take care of this matter."

"Well, the most important thing about this matter is confidentiality. Do you understand that if you don't keep it secret, you will lose your dignity. You must keep it in mind."

Sending Li Yifu away, Xu Jingzong folded his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes and murmured the word Servant. Although Zhizhi Gao, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, is called the inner minister, he is still not a real prime minister if he does not enter the political affairs hall and does not belong to the third rank of the Tongzhongshu sect.

In contrast, Shizhong is the real prime minister, second only to Zhongshuling among the officials, and now ranks ahead of the left and right servants. Xu Jingzong is undoubtedly a little bit excited about this position.

The academician of the Hanlin University can only be regarded as the pen used by the emperor who specializes in secret codes, which is equivalent to the former Minister of Zhongshu. Although he is trusted and serves in front of the imperial court, in terms of power, he may not be stronger than the current Minister of Zhongshu.

Xu Jingzong, who once worked as a servant of Zhongshu and had also paid homage to the third rank of Zhongshu's sect, longed in his heart to be able to do obeisance again. He is not Qin Lang, and he cannot despise the position of prime minister.

But thinking about the open and secret fights in the court today, he felt that Qin Lang seemed to be more foresighted, and left the court early to avoid these troubles.

The emperor now often travels to the palace and ignores political affairs. All military and state affairs are entrusted to the prince to oversee the country, and the prime ministers in the political affairs hall assist.

Without the emperor in power, the prime ministers fought fiercely.

The struggle between Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling is now becoming more and more fierce. He believes that as long as Li Yifu reveals the black material about Liu Ji concocted by him to Chu Suiliang, Chu Suiliang will definitely make good use of it and kill Liu Ji completely. Ji.

Chu Suiliang is now Changsun Wuji's staunch ally in the court. He also briefly voted for the Royal Party of Wei, and was on the same front as Fang Xuanling and Liu Ji, but now he is absolutely willing to charge for Changsun Wuji and take Liu Ji cut off the horse.

The court struggle is fierce enough to kill you, which is vicious.

But Xu Jingzong was not only not afraid, but excited. He felt that although Qin Lang had the foresight, he was clearly cowardly.

What are you afraid of?

A man has to fight against heaven and man.

Power and status are all fought for, and no one else will let them out.

After meeting the prince last time, Xu Jingzong had already made up his mind to draw a boundary with Changsun Wuji and others.

As for Fang Xuanling, let alone touch him.

Although the emperor still had great trust in Fang Xuanling, and the crown prince usually showed incomparable importance to Fang Xuanling, but Liu Jie alone revealed too much.

The prince is definitely not a forgetful person, on the contrary, the prince is obviously a very vengeful person.

Killing Liu Ji represents the prince's ruthless side. He may not touch Fang Xuanling, but he is still unable to touch him. If he is capable, he has no doubt that the prince will punish him thoroughly. Fang Xuanling, to repay the fact that he betrayed himself and supported Wei Wang.

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The prince personally summoned the Goguryeo envoy, the king's son Mo Lizhi Gao Renwu, and expressed his approval of Goguryeo's confession and repentance.

"I'm lonely!"

In the Prince's Palace, Goguryeo's pleading for surrender was made in public.

The conditions are also simple. Goguryeo asks Datang to pay tribute and become a minister. With the Yalu River as the boundary, the land of Liaodong, including the military and civilian property of Liaodong, belongs to Datang.

From then on, Goguryeo paid a thousand taels of gold, three thousand taels of silver, a hundred women, a thousand horses and three thousand catties of ginseng to the Tang Dynasty every year.

Originally, Gao Renwu wanted to ask Datang to allow Goguryeo to withdraw the people, soldiers and civilians of Liaodong across the Yalu River, but Chengqian refused.

The condition is to use the Yalu River as the boundary, and then pay tribute to ministers, nothing else, no bargaining, no room for it.

"I heard that Goguryeo was domineering and arrogant towards Lu Quangai Suwen, and there was no courteousness. I wonder if you can eliminate this rebellious minister? If there is any difficulty, Datang is willing to help, and tens of thousands of soldiers can be sent directly from Dengzhou to cross the sea. Pyongyang is on the side of King Qing of Goguryeo." Chengqian said with a smile.

Gao Renwu quickly expressed that they would be able to solve it themselves without bothering the suzerain of the Tang Dynasty to worry about it.

"Of course it's best to be able to solve it by yourself, and we don't intend to interfere with your housework, but don't be careful, don't be bitten by the villain, let's talk about it alone, you can do it yourself!"

Chengqian also conferred the title of Gao Renwu, a Pyongyang County Duke and General Huaihua, and then asked Honglu Temple to send officials to accompany the mission back to Pyongyang, and ordered the Dengzhou Navy to send ships and soldiers to escort them across the sea.

The envoy knelt and thanked him and retreated.

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji took the lead in congratulating Jian Guo, and without a single soldier, they completely captured the land of two thousand miles east of Liaodong.

"This is the prestige of a sage, the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and the prestige of the generals who conquered the East!"

"Send people to urge the recalcitrant Goguryeo people in Liaodong to surrender as soon as possible. After they surrender, all these recalcitrants will be escorted back to the Central Plains, dispersed and moved to the Western Regions and Lingnan regions."

"The Ministry of Households must speed up the migration of people from the Central Plains to Liaodong to open up. The two thousand miles of Liaodong were confiscated and recovered by the sages. Since the Han Dynasty, they have been lost to the Hu Yi for hundreds of years. It is hard to come by. Remember."