Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Duke Ming!" Ijilian Bode didn't take it seriously when Wang Wenzuo called Wang Ence a "boy". As the saying goes, the elder brother is the father. Given Wang Wenzuo's official position and age, it's not surprising that he called the younger brother of the same generation like this among the high-ranking gentry: " Mr. Xiao Lang has indeed made great progress these days. If you don’t believe me, you can hand over the 30 bolts of Sichuan silk to him and give him a month and a half. It’s a test. Even if it fails, there is enough time to make up for it! "

"You like to speak for him!" Wang Wenzuo snorted coldly.

"What did Duke Ming say?" Yi Jilian Bode said with a smile: "In the eyes of my subordinates, Mr. Xiao Lang and you are one body, there is no difference!"

Hearing what Yiji Lianbode said, Wang Wenzuo felt a little helpless. In the eyes of his subordinates, Wang Ence was the direct brother of his first-milk compatriots, and there was a huge gap in official positions, talents, and strengths between the two sides. There was no possibility of sibling rivalry at all. , and Wang Wenzuo doesn't even have a decent uncle or nephew, and his son hasn't grown up yet.For the ancient Chinese monarchs, there was a saying that turned the family into a country, or that the family and the country were integrated, that is, family affairs and state affairs were not separated, and the retainers were the ministers of the state. Foreign relatives, clans, domestic slaves, and foreign ministers each had their own ecology in the superstructure Although Wang Wenzuo has never called himself a widow, the reason is the same.

This kind of organizational structure looks like a remnant of feudalism to modern people, but it is considered a matter of course in ancient Chinese politics: relatives, clans, domestic slaves, and foreign ministers are different parts that are not related to each other. Contradictions, the only thing that can connect them is the monarch. The monarch can use the contradictions between them to check and balance each other, check each other, and achieve a balance of power.Taking the Han Dynasty as an example, the emperor established a prince, and the rest of his sons became kings, and they went out to crack the soil and seal them; The actual controller; the emperor's domestic slaves will control the inner palace and the imperial guards, take charge of the traffic between the inner court and the outer court, and protect the safety of the emperor. The foreign ministers are responsible for the actual implementation of the government and local administration.

It is not difficult to see that the clan has a name and rich wealth, and also has its own army, but it is not in the capital and cannot intervene in the central politics; the relatives are the actual controllers of the government, but they do not have the same surname as the emperor, and the palace and the imperial guards are in the same position. In the hands of the emperor's servants, more importantly, the Shangshutai of the Han Dynasty was inside the palace. As long as it was dark, the palace gates were closed, and the inside and outside were isolated. As a great general, the leader has power over the world, and he can only wait to die with his arms tied;
Although the internal servants are in charge of the imperial army and the court, they are eunuchs, born in poverty, and have no social status. They are nothing without the protection of the emperor. They have money, people, and power, but if they don’t have the citations of the previous groups, they are not qualified to enter the highest center of the empire. Their scattered power is nothing in front of the empire. They can only bet on the first three groups, or Accept the emperor's choice.

Although Wang Wenzuo has not yet claimed to be a widow, in the eyes of people like Yiji Lianbode, he is actually no different from a prince.In their view, Wang Wenzuo is good at everything, but the clan is too weak, and the children are still young, and Wang Ence is the only one who can be used, so no matter how ineffective this guy is, he still has to take the role of his clan.If Wang Wenzuo's military and political group is a house, then Wang Ence is one of the stone pillars. He doesn't need to be too capable, but as long as he occupies the position that should be occupied, many people will be lost. With his mind, this house can be as stable as Mount Tai, and those of them who follow Wang Wenzuo can be prosperous and rich, and their children and grandchildren.

As a time traveler, Wang Wenzuo did have foresight on many things, but compared with the natives of his time, he lacked some "common sense".For Yiji Lianbode and Cui Hongdu, these are instincts like breathing. Therefore, when Cui Hongdu was sure that Wang Wenzuo had a bright future, he immediately tried every means to promote the marriage, and stuffed the golden signboard of Qinghe Cui family into Wang Wenzuo's arms. Occupying the ecological niche of "foreign relatives"; and Igillian Bode tried every means to sell Wang Ence's favor, thinking that Wang Ence would become the king of the Wang family in the future. Although he didn't know that Wang Wenzuo and Wang Ence were not real brothers, there was a mistake. Wrong trick, as long as Wang Wenzuo doesn't change his surname, in the future when the country is established and the foundation is established, the piece of pie that belongs to the clan will naturally fall on the head of the only brother, and the current favor will naturally be returned thousands of times.

"That's all! It's up to you to help that kid, but one and a half months is too long. I can only give him one month, and I can get as much as I can. If it's not enough, I have enough time to deal with it!" Wang Wenzuo Impatiently waved.

"This subordinate obeys orders! This subordinate will leave!" Igillian Bode hurriedly bowed and saluted.

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Luo Suo, Hongshan Fort, authentic.

Lang Ri walked along the stone wall, his fingers could feel the fluffy moss on the stone wall, the tunnel was extremely quiet, he could even hear his own heartbeat and the sound of dripping water in the distance.He remembered the horror stories he heard from his wet nurse when he was a child. When Songtsan Gampo was building the palace, he built several tunnels underground in case he was besieged by the rebels. In order to ensure that the secrets of the tunnels would not be leaked Go out, on the day when the construction was completed, Songtsan Gampo ordered all those who knew the secret to be driven into the tunnel, and then the exit was blocked.Legend has it that those hungry and thirsty people are always wandering in these secret passages. Whenever they encounter a living person, they will jump on it, suck the blood of the poor man, eat his flesh, until they turn into a skeleton like themselves.

Thinking of this, Lang Ri couldn't help shivering. He didn't know whether it was the nurse making it up to scare him or the real thing, but the lantern in his hand could only illuminate a small area. In the darkness, there seemed to be countless huge and empty spaces. eyes stared at him hungrily.He vaguely saw the jagged shadow of Tusk.When he closes his eyes, bites his lips, drives away the fear, and then opens his eyes to look again, the evil spirit will disappear, it will not exist.He clenched the handle of the knife at his waist, took a deep breath, and told himself that even if there were evil spirits, he could draw the knife to defend himself.

Finally, the tunnel came to an end, Lang Ri found the iron ring on the copper door, and knocked hard three times. After a few minutes, the copper door opened silently.A bearded man stood at the door, staring at Lang Ri coldly.

"Take me to see Zanpu, I have something urgent!" Lang Ri gestured quickly, he knew that this man was dumb, and he was just suitable for this job.The mute nodded, made a follow-me gesture, turned around and walked up.

The stairs were narrow and steep, twisting upwards, Langri crawled carefully so as not to break his head, when the mute stopped, he pushed open a door and pointed forward.

Lang Ri nodded, and he could feel a mass of cold air blowing across his cheeks.The loose hair gently patted his skin. Zanpu's bedroom was at the highest point of the red building, and it shouldn't be far from here.He passed the door and began to walk down the hall when he heard voices far below.The grinding of boots, the sound of distant conversations.He carefully blew out the lantern so as not to be discovered. He should be drinking mead with his female slave at home now, instead of appearing here. No one knows whether the eyes of the Gar family are hidden behind these stone walls.

Finally, Lang Ri arrived at his destination. He pushed hard on the stone wall, and a narrow passage appeared inside, which led directly to the fireplace in Zamp's bedroom. Therefore, when he walked into the bedroom, his face was covered with dust, as if A handyman who cleans a chimney.

"You're finally here!" Zamp jumped up from the bed, his eyes sparkling with excitement: "How is it going? Is the journey going well?"

"It's okay!" Langri took off his bearskin hat, and bowed to Zamp: "Next time if I go to the tunnel again, I will wear two hats, one inside the other, so that if I hit my head on a stone, I won't be hurt." It will be better!"

"Hehe!" Zanpu laughed when he heard the words: "Isn't the tunnel too dark? No way, I can't fill it with candles? Then the Qinling brothers will know immediately that there must be their servants among the servants in the palace." people!"

"That's right!" Lang Ri sighed, "Especially after the battle of Dafeichuan! To be honest, Qin Ling hates him a hundred times more than his elder brother. That guy is used to being the king in Qinghai." , completely forgot that you are his master, and he is just your servant!"

Zamp snorted coldly, walked to the side of the bed, looked at the wall, there was a portrait of his great grandpa, and his rings were shining in the firelight, including red gold, silver, rubies, sapphires, and even more Tiger eyes with yellow stripes, rings on each finger, some even two.

"You have to do something!" Lang Ri continued: "Did you know? Ever since Qinling returned to Luosa, his house was lined up with guests' carriages and horses every day, and the stone pillars for brushing the horses were not enough. One after another begged to see him, from morning until evening. And our triumphant was so generous that he refused no one who asked: money to those who wanted money, animals to those who wanted land, land to those who wanted land , as if he is the real master!"

"Then what can I do!" Zanpu roared angrily: "He defeated the [-] army of the Tang people, and the captured Tang people's battleships piled up like a mountain, and the Tang people's captive team stretched from the beginning to the end, and all the tribes sent envoys Come and beg him, compliment him, flatter him. Some people say he is greater than my grandfather, because Songtsen Gampo also retreated in front of the army of the Tang people, but Qinling stood up to fight, defeated them all, and captured All the defeated troops!"

"What did the Prime Minister say? To his great brother?" Lang Ri asked.

"Zan Xiruo?" Zan Pu sneered, "What else can he say? What else can he say? There are too many people praising Qin Ling for him, he doesn't need to say anything at all, just standing there and smiling is enough." Already!"

"I don't think Prime Minister is that happy, at least not as happy as he appears on the surface!"

"It's all your guesswork!" Zanpu sneered, "From my point of view, the relationship between the two brothers is very good, and they are both good sons of Lu Dongzan!"

"If this is the case, then you have no hope!" Langri said: "Really, what I said is from the bottom of my heart, if the two sons of Lu Dongzan are united, then the Gar family will be indisputable." The first family of Tubo, even if you are Zanpu, you can't change all this!"

"Can I be Zamp?" Zamp asked, his chest heaving violently like an angry bull.

"No, Qinling has already defeated the Tang people. The entire Qinghai Lake is his territory, and even half of the Hehuang Valley belongs to him. The land there is much more fertile than yours, and he has already captured In the Four Towns of Anxi, he also opened up the trade route from Qinghai to the Western Regions. In this way, the wealth of the Quartet will flow into the warehouse of the Gar family. With your original territory, the gap in strength between you and the Gar family will only increase. Bigger! The nobles will only follow the Gar family!"

"Then there is no other way?" Zamp asked, his voice trembling slightly.

"Of course there are ways, but Qinling and Zan Xiruo are not fools. On the contrary, they are both smart and capable guys. If you kill one of them, Zanpu, all the power of the Nagar family will be gathered under the command of the other. Then you're finished!"

"Then what if we kill both of them at the same time?"

"They will also think of this!" Lang Ri laughed and said, "Didn't you notice? Qin Ling and Zan Xiruo rarely appear in the same place at the same time. Some people interpret this as the two brothers are at odds, but I prefer I would like to think that this is the legacy left by their father. The eldest son stays in the capital, and the second son controls the army in Tuyuhun. In this way, no matter who is injured, the remaining one can avenge him. !"

"Aren't they all in the capital now?"

"Are you going to attack the two of them publicly?" Lang Ri's eyes flashed coldly: "It's not easy!"

"Do you have a way?" Zamp asked, "I can hand over all my guards to your command!"

"Keep your guards! It's full of people from the Gar family!" Langri sneered, "If you order them to kill Qin Ling and Zan Xiruo, you'll be telling them!"

"Then what can you do? We can use poisoned wine! It's at the celebration banquet!" Zanpu said.

"Let's save it, this old-fashioned technique will definitely not work. Zan Xiruo and Qin Ling must have prepared an emetic, and they will not drink alcohol from unknown sources. They have long been wary of you!"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work!" Zanpu finally couldn't bear his temper, and said angrily: "Should I just stay in this red building obediently, waiting for the two brothers to drive me off the throne?"

"I still use the same method, wait patiently, wait until the two brothers kill each other, and then you can eliminate the remaining one. Patience, patience is your most powerful weapon!"

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