Since Li Min believed that Jiang Zhe would become a British lord, he felt it was time to recommend Lu Yunhai to the emperor, and said: "Lu Yunhai is a talented assistant to the prime minister. I have discussed government affairs with him, and what he has learned He is indeed a genius in the world today, if the emperor wants to rejuvenate our court, he must not use this person."

Jiang Zhe shook his head slightly and said, "I have met Lu Yunhai. He is more than a scholar in the Imperial Academy, but he is not allowed to be a Prime Minister. I have ordered him to be the county magistrate in the south of Lingnan."

Li Min said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Lu Yunhai's literature and scriptures are the most outstanding in ancient and modern times. It is really a great loss for our Tang Dynasty to abandon it."

Jiang Zhe said calmly: "Lu Yunhai naturally has some knowledge, but he has a broad temper and is a bit old-fashioned. If he is used now, there must be many changes, and he wants to fight the rebellion."

Li Min wanted to argue, but Jiang Zhe waved his hand to stop him and said, "I have made up my mind, so there is no need to discuss this matter publicly."

Li Min had no choice but to obey the order, and said: "I am afraid that with Lu Yunhai's character, he will resign from office."

Jiang Zhe sneered and said: "I think what he can do well now is a county magistrate. If he loses his temper because of this, it means that he doesn't even have the ability to govern a county. It's okay to leave. Okay, let's not talk about him, let's talk about it again." Do a good job studying this issue of money and food."

At that moment, the monarch and his ministers talked for a long time, and it was not until dinner time that Jiang Zhe allowed Li Min to leave.

The next day, the decree went down to the Ministry of Household Affairs and transferred Lu Yunhai as the magistrate of Heqing County, Lingnan Road. According to Li Min's speculation, he thought that Lu Yunhai would definitely not agree to go to Lingnan, but he was honest and blunt. Without refusing, he agreed to take up the post.

According to the imperial court system, Beijing officials are released, and no matter their rank or rank, they can enter the palace to face the saints, which is called "chaocijindui".Lu Yunhai also entered the palace as usual, and had a second chance to meet Jiang Zhe face to face.

Jiang Zhe actually wanted to use Lu Yunhai very much, but he knew that there was no rush to reform the law. With Lu Yunhai's ass temper, no matter how good the new law was, it would be turned into a system that would harm the country and the people, so he had to grind it out first. Grind Lu Yunhai's temper.

If Lu Yunhai did not go to Lingnan to take up his post, he would rather give up this reformer than rashly carry out reforms.Seeing that Lu Yunhai was obeying the order now, Jiang Zhe felt that it was necessary to give Lu Yunhai some encouragement.

"I asked you to go to Lingnan, what do you think?" Jiang Zhe asked straightforwardly.

"Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's minister on the shore of the land. Now that the minister has become an official, he should contribute to the Tang Dynasty and share the worries of the emperor. Although the emperor thinks that the minister is not worthy of the heavy responsibility, the minister must not be unfaithful. Going to Lingnan, dare not There are complaints." Lu Yunhai said with a stiff neck.

Jiang Zhe nodded and said: "Although it sounds a little emotional, I am already satisfied that you have such an idea. I don't have too many words to tell you, but I just want to tell you that although the county magistrate's rank is small, but As the parents of a county, the power in this county is like the prime minister. Don’t you think your new law can make the country rich and powerful? I allow you to try out the four laws of farmland water conservancy, green crops, immunization and square fields in Heqing County New law. I will give you three years to see if your new law is useful or useless."

Lu Yunhai is a very smart person, of course he could hear what the emperor meant, he hurriedly kowtowed and said happily: "I thank the emperor for his kindness, I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust in going to Lingnan. But there is still one thing I don't know, please let the emperor make it clear."

"Say." Jiang Zhe replied bluntly.

"The two methods of equal loss and market change can only be implemented in the central government, but why doesn't the emperor even let the ministers try the method of Baojia and Baoma?" Lu Yunhai expressed his doubts.

Jiang Zhe thought to himself: "The imperial court has raised 400 million troops, and the labor force itself is not enough. If you implement the Baojia Law and Baoma Law, how will agricultural production be done?" There was a debate on this issue, and he didn't have the intention to have a debate with Lu Yunhai.

So he said in a deep voice: "I think the Baojia method and the Baoma method are still to be discussed, and they are not feasible for the time being. Without my will, you must not try these two methods without authorization. Even the other four methods, you should often go deep among the people, Understand in detail, once something disturbs the people, it must be handled properly. Remember, I am not in a hurry, and neither are you."

"The minister obeys the order."

Jiang Zhe saw that Lu Yunhai obeyed the order, and said with satisfaction: "I have high expectations for you, and I hope that you can give me a satisfactory answer when you go here. I will give you the right to perform a secret report. Play me in time and truthfully, you know?"

"I save it."

"Okay, I won't say much else, you go back and get ready to go."

After Lu Yunhai left, Jiang Zhe ordered Zhao Neng to go to the household department to ask Zhao Pu to meet him in the Imperial Garden, and then he didn't ask anyone else to follow him, but he took Baili Hongyu and walked towards the Imperial Garden alone.

Zhao Pu was also very surprised after receiving the order. He is only a small sixth-rank chief now, and it is reasonable to say that he has no chance to enter the Imperial Garden to meet him. This honor is nothing.

When Zhao Pu followed Zhao Neng to the Imperial Garden, it was not the end of the day, and the shadow of the sun slanted to the west, and the autumn trees, mountains and lakes were green and bright.With the autumn wind, the lake shakes, the trees move, and the ups and downs fluctuate. Looking around, you can see mountains and waters, thousands of trees are green, red buildings are like dots, there are fields, trees, small bridges and flowing water, and ancient mosses... It's really clear. The fragrance is mixed and extremely heavy.

But in the face of such beautiful scenery, Zhao Pu did not dare to look around, for fear of being rude and being looked down upon.He just kept his gaze level and followed Zhao Neng step by step. After walking for half an hour, he saw Zhao Neng stop. It turned out that he had arrived in front of a pavilion.Zhao Pu raised his eyes and saw the three big characters "Tiren Pavilion" written on a vertical plaque, knowing that he had arrived.

Zhao asked Zhao Pu to wait outside, and then went in to report.After not much effort, a very beautiful maid came out, it was Baili Hongyu, walked up to Zhao Pu and said, "Master Zhao, the emperor asked you to come in."

Zhao Pu didn't dare to look at Baili Hongyu carefully, so he straightened his clothes quickly, went up the steps, entered the hall, and kowtowed again: "Zhao Pu, the head of the Huainan Qingli Department of the Minister's Department, pays homage to Your Majesty." After saluting, Fang dared to raise his head, only to see Jiang Zhe was wearing only a light yellow casual gown, smiling at him and saying, "Get up. There is no one else here, I still want to be like last time, be with you freely It's interesting to chat."

Zhao Pu hurriedly replied: "You are a vulgar minister, the emperor will not abandon you, and you have been promoted to an official position, and you are already grateful, how dare you mess up the etiquette again."

Jiang Zhe shook his head, and said angrily, "I use you because of your knowledge and courage to speak out. You have become the right person in this way. Isn't it very boring?" When Jiang Zhe got angry, even the Japanese Chinese-style has come out.

Then Zhao Pu got up and said: "Since that's the case, I just obey the order."

Jiang Zhe said with a smile: "That's right. This is the Zhao Pu I want to see. I called you here today because I want to ask you something. I hope you can tell me the truth."

Zhao Pu bowed and said: "I dare not accept what the emperor asks for advice, but I must know everything I know."

Jiang Zhe also knew that it was impossible for Zhao Pu to relax as much as when he first met him, so he stopped entangled in Zhao Pu's politeness and said: "Last time you said that I don't know the current court situation. It means that you are very clear about the current court situation."

Seeing that Zhao Pu wanted to apologize again, he waved his hand to stop him and said, "Don't panic, I didn't mean to blame you, I came here to ask you for advice sincerely, I hope you can explain the current situation to me."

Hearing what Jiang Zhe said, Zhao Pu couldn't help but feel agitated, because he had to face a big choice in front of him. If he made the right choice, then he would definitely be successful in the future, and his wish of Guangzong Yaozu would be realized in one fell swoop; What will be faced is irreversible.

Jiang Zhe understood very well that since Zhao Pu already knew his identity, he naturally had to be cautious when speaking. Seeing that Zhao Pu was hesitating, he did not force him. Instead, he turned around and went to the bookshelf by the wall, took a book and read it. stand up.He was very sure in his heart that Zhao Pu would still stand on his side in the end, because if he didn't choose him, he would kill him immediately.

After a long while, Zhao Pucai breathed a sigh of relief, took two steps closer, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed: "I swear to be loyal to the emperor to the death."

Jiang Zhe put down the book in his hand, and said with a smile, "Get up. Didn't I say that I don't need to kneel."

Zhao Pu kowtowed again and said, "I deserve to die. I had selfish intentions before. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. I beg the emperor to punish me severely."

Jiang Zhe said, "I don't blame you. Really, get up."

Zhao Pu stood up slowly, calmed down, and said: "Your ignorance, I didn't know Longyan before, so I just talked nonsense last time. Today I know that the emperor is a holy master who has never met in a hundred years. How can I not know the current situation?" The reason? All I can do is to fill in the gaps for the emperor."

Hearing what Zhao Pu said, Jiang Zhe knew that he had subdued this person, so he asked, "In your opinion, how many forces are there in the current court?"

Zhao Pu said in a deep voice, "Three strands."

"Which three stocks?" Jiang Zhe asked.

Zhao Pu said decisively: "Mr. Li Gang, Zhang Jinzhong and his group, and a very small part of the neutral faction."

"Where's my power?" Jiang Zhe was a little depressed after hearing Zhao Pu's words.

Zhao Pu bowed his head and said: "Excuse me, bluntly, the emperor currently only has a title and no influence at all."

Jiang Zhe rubbed his chin and said, "If you don't have power, you have no power. First, tell me about Li Gang and his group. Why do you call them the Party?"

Zhao Pu replied: "Official Li Gang lives in the Shangshu Zuopushe and is also the servant of the province. He is in charge of the Shangshu and the two provinces under his sect. He is also the elder of the three dynasties. His disciples' acquaintances are all over the world. Most of the officials in the court are his henchmen. The secretary of the Shushe sentenced Zhongshu to save trouble, and Yao Biguang was all his people.

When Emperor Mu Zong was in power before, he was still a little afraid. Now that Mu Zong has passed away, and the emperor is still young, in Li Gang's mind, no one can restrain him.Moreover, Li Gang is also the Minister of the Guards, his son Li Shifei is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and his in-law Xiong Jicai is the General of the Habayashi Guard. He has all the soldiers and horses in the imperial city in his hands.The minister believes that for the current plan, Li Gang should be dealt with quickly. "

A cold light flashed in Jiang Zhe's eyes, and he said coldly, "Does Li Gang dare to disagree?"

Zhao Pu replied: "I don't dare now, but it doesn't mean I won't dare in the future. Now he only has two guards, Ouchi Guards and Habayashi Guards, and the number is less than 3000, but there are more than [-] guards stationed in the capital. Wan's forbidden army, which is why he dare not move for the time being."

Jiang Zhe interjected: "I think Zhang Jinzhong controls the military power of the 20 forbidden troops."

"It's not exactly, but it's about the same." Zhao Pu took a step forward and said, "The forbidden troops of the capital are mainly stationed in two places. One is the Jiangbei camp, with eleven capitals stationed, with a total force of nearly 20. Nine of the commanders of the eleven capital divisions were former Taiwei Zhang Jinzhong's subordinates, and Zhang Jinzhong also has the Tiger Talisman that can mobilize the garrison of the Jiangbei Camp, so it can be said that the Jiangbei Camp is basically controlled by Zhang Jinzhong."

Although Jiang Zhe had been prepared in his heart, he couldn't help but gasped when he heard that more than two-thirds of the troops in the capital were controlled by a foreign minister.Secretly glad that Zhang Jinzhong, who holds military power, is not an ambitious person.After a little silence, he asked again: "Where is the other place? Who owns the military power?"

Zhao Pu replied: "Another armed force in the capital is the Xiaoqiwei stationed in Xuanwu Lake. It has five thousand households under its jurisdiction, with a total of 600 people. The admiral is Ding Bingzhen. This person is a typical neutral faction."

"Xiao Qiwei?" Jiang Zhe raised his eyebrows and asked anxiously.

"Yes. Although there are not many people in this battalion, but because they are all cavalry, their combat power cannot be ignored. This force should be mainly recruited." Zhao Pu obviously admired the combat power of Xiao cavalry guards.

"I'll save it." There was an unknown smile on the corner of Jiang Zhe's mouth.

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