First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

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Seeing that Gao Chong seemed to have insight into everything, Wang Yao was very surprised. He hesitated for a while and said, "This is the step for Wang Yun to save himself, and it is best for him to say, Gao Siqing, wait a moment."

Wang Yao turned around and went out to give instructions to his entourage, and then came back, looking at Gao Chong with puzzled eyes.

"I still don't understand why Gao Siqing knows this secret? According to Wang Yun, this matter should be top secret."

Even Wang Yao couldn't help secretly guessing in his heart: the mysterious person who offered advice must have had contact with Gao Chong.

It is even said that Gao Chong is the mysterious person who offered advice?Thinking of this, Wang Yao was shocked.

"Wang Shijun don't think wildly."

Seeing the change in Wang Yao's face, Gao Chong teased a smile, "If you want people to know, unless you do nothing, you must know that there is no impenetrable wall in this world. There is no secret in the small Chang'an City."

Hearing Gao Chong's mysterious words, Wang Yao was even more baffled. After all, the unknown is the scariest thing, and he didn't know how much Gao Chong knew.

"The king of Qianzhong is by no means a soft-hearted person. If it is said that only the king of Chaothorn wanted to harm the prince, and the king of Qianzhong had no malicious intentions, who would believe it? Do you believe it, Wang Shijun?" Gao Chong leaned slightly, Staring at Wang Yao, he said slowly.

The Wang family of Taiyuan was a supporter of Jiancheng. Hearing this, Wang You could only smile wryly and did not answer.

Yes, Li Jiancheng has never been a soft-hearted person. He was the prince at the time, and Li Shimin directly threatened his status.

Now it is found that only Li Yuanji offered the "Hongmen Banquet" poisonous plan to harm Li Shimin, but Li Jiancheng did nothing. Is this possible?After all, Li Jiancheng is not stupid, it is impossible not to have his own plans.

The origin of this "acting strategy" is unknown, and the person who offered it is unknown, and Li Jiancheng has already adopted it, but he has not had time to implement it.

Not long after, there was only the sound of horseshoes outside the courtyard, which was very obvious in the middle of the night, and it should be Wang Yun who had arrived.

Gao Chong joked, "This is breaking the curfew."

Wang Yao's face froze, he couldn't keep up with Gao Chong's rhythm, so he had to smile wryly: "It's urgent, I'll let Wang Yun pay the fine later."

The sound of heavy footsteps was getting closer, Gao Chong could hear that there were only two people, and Gao Xiong let them go after inspection.

The sound of footsteps approached, Gao Chong turned his head to look, and saw a burly figure, more than eight feet tall, and immediately praised: "What a great swordsman from the east of the river."

"Wang Yun met Gao Siqing", Wang Yun stepped forward and bowed slightly to Gao Chong, then saluted Wang Yao with his hands crossed, and stood behind Wang Yao.

"Qilang, the prince has forgiven your sins, now tell Gao Siqing everything you know."Wang Yao waved his hand and said.

Wang Yun came from Fangbian Branch of Qixian County, Wang family in Taiyuan, and ranked seventh in that branch.

"Sit down and talk," Gao Chong looked at the vacant seat beside him and nodded.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yun looked at Wang Yao when he heard the words. Wang Yao was angry and said angrily, "Just listen to Gao Siqing."

Only then did Wang Yun sit down, and it could be seen that Wang Yun's status in the Wang family was not high, and everything was dominated by Wang Yao.

"May I ask Mrs. Gao Si, if someone speaks out, will it affect the crown prince? No, it is the King of Qianzhong, will it implicate the King of Qianzhong?" Wang Yun asked in a buzzing voice.

"You guys, you can't protect yourself, why don't you tell the truth," Wang Yao reprimanded.

Gao Chong waved his hand, signaling Wang Yao to be calm, looked at the upright Wang Yun, and said bluntly: "The king of Qianzhong has been imprisoned in Renzhi Palace in Fangzhou, and this is the worst outcome, how could he be implicated? "

Seeing that Wang Yun was still frowning and silent, he was a little hesitant.

Gao Chong admired it very much, and said bluntly: "When today's saints can't kill their sons like the former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and the prince is not as ruthless as the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the king of Qianzhong is safe and sound, you can do it rest assured".

When Li Jiancheng was recruiting soldiers in Hedong, Wang Yun, who was born in a side branch of the Wang family, was living in poverty and went to join the army alone. Li Jiancheng caught his eye and regarded him as his personal guard.

Later, Li Shimin's military prestige became higher and higher. Although Li Jiancheng received the support of many aristocratic families in the government, he was weak in the military, so he began to cultivate military power.

It was at that time that Yang Wenqian, who was born in Donggong Suwei, was released as the governor of Gyeongju, and Wang Yunwai, who was born as a personal guard, was sent to his hometown Hedong to serve as the commander of the military government.

So even though Li Jiancheng has been abolished and imprisoned, Wang Yun is still grateful for Li Jiancheng's kindness.

Hearing this, Wang Yun nodded and said directly: "Earlier, the Empress Dowager and the King of Qianzhong failed to recruit Yuchi Jingde, and he was angry that Yuchi Jingde didn't know the current affairs. For the merit of saving the King of Qin, it was decided that someone would act as Shan Xiongxin and take the opportunity to kill the King of Qin."

Wang Yun's character is upright, and he doesn't have much eloquence, so he uttered this secret very straightforwardly in a few words.

"Who offered the plan?" Gao Chong asked with a frown.

Yu Chigong rescued Li Shimin outside Luoyang City. This achievement is widely spread. At that time, Li Shimin was besieging Luoyang. He happened to meet the flying general Shan Xiongxin when he went out to investigate. If Yuchi Jingde was one step late, Li Shimin would die at the hands of Shan Xiongxin. .

The person who offered advice was very vicious and understood people's hearts. If the courtiers suggested to congratulate him on performance during the banquet, Li Yuan would definitely agree to the proposal while being happy, and Li Shimin had no reason to refuse.

Then Wang Yun, who is eight feet tall, will pretend to be the flying general Shan Xiongxin. At that time, the fake show will be real, and Li Shimin will be killed directly, and the responsibility will be shifted to Wang Yun afterwards.

"I don't know," Wang Yun shook his head, "It's just an anonymous letter."

"Do you know that even if you succeed in acting, you will die after all in murdering King Qin?" Gao Chong stared at Wang Yun and asked.

"It doesn't matter," Wang Yun said quite naturally, "When the king of Qianzhong recruited me to be his personal guard, he had already prepared me to die."

Gao Chong nodded slightly, "It's quite righteous, so why are you willing to come forward to expose this matter now?"

"As you said, you don't need to implicate the King of Qianzhong," Wang Yun said directly: "In addition..." Wang Yun glanced at Wang Yao while talking, but shut up obediently and did not continue.

Gao Chong nodded to express his understanding. First, even if he said it, Li Jiancheng would not be implicated. After all, it was an attempted plan. Second, it was pressure from the family.

"At that time, the king of Qianzhong was very happy when he got this plan, so he asked me to go back to Beijing secretly for discussion. It was originally planned to be implemented on the first day of the feast, but the change was too sudden," Wang Yun said with some regret.

Gao Chong slapped the desk and angrily said: "Wang Yun, you must correct your political awareness, and don't let down the painstaking efforts of Wang Shijun and the court doctor Wang and others. There is a place for you to use, don't make mistakes."

Doctor Wang is the former Crown Prince Zhongyun Wanggui, who was demoted to Sichuan and Shu because of Yang Wengan's affairs. Li Shimin summoned him to return to the court after he ascended the throne and acted as an advising doctor. At present, it can be said that he is the speaker of the Wang family in Taiyuan in the capital.

"Northern Xinjiang?" Wang Yun's eyes lit up, and he clenched his fists and asked, "But Turkic? Is there really a chance to kill Turkic bandits?"

Wang Yao sighed at the right time: "Wang Yun's father died at the hands of the Turks."

Gao Chong was stunned, and said directly: "How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch, the Turks often invade and plunder from the south, and the court will not sit idly by anyway."

Hedong is on the verge of Turks, and Turks often plunder across the border.

But now the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is quite delicate. Gao Chong is in a high position, so it is naturally impossible for him to say irresponsible words such as starting a war, but it must be true that the imperial court will not tolerate the frequent looting of the Turks.

"You stay with me first, and when I return to Beijing, I will tell you everything," Gao Chong said bluntly after thinking about it, Wang Yun is a martial artist, and he is quite loyal, and he may be useful later.

Hearing this, Wang Yun just looked at Wang Yao.

Wang Yao took a deep breath and said directly: "Everything is up to Gao Siqing's decision."

Wang Yun nodded in response, and cupped his hands towards Gao Chong, "It is up to Gao Siqing to decide everything."

Gao Chong suddenly laughed, "Wang Shijun just said that Wang Yun and Luo Shixin have similar temperaments, now it seems that they are really the same."

Wang Yao had no choice but to smile wryly, glanced at Wang Yun, rubbed his brows and sighed: "The limbs are well developed, but the mind is simple, I'm afraid he will cause trouble."

Only Wang Yao knew how difficult it was to persuade Wang Yun. From the standpoint of the Wang family, Li Jiancheng had fallen, so he must befriend Li Shimin. However, Wang Yun was just grateful for Li Jiancheng's kindness.

Later, the Wang family resorted to a lot of means and repeatedly emphasized that they would never implicate the abolished prince, so Wang Yun was willing to "surrender himself".

The moon was in the middle of the sky, the two went back together, and when they reached the door, Wang Yun paused, seeming to remember something, and said straight forward: "The person who offered advice seems to be still helping the King of Qianzhong in Chang'an City to promote his reputation.

After Yang Wen’s incident happened, the king of Qianzhong was able to return to Beijing safely from Fangzhou, and it was also because of this person’s secret assistance.”

Gao Chong was shocked when he heard that, this is the mysterious person behind the scenes.

Wang Yao was also shocked when he heard it, and gave Wang Yun a hard look, which means why I don't know?
Wang Yun didn't respond, but said in a muffled voice: "I just remembered that this was also written in that anonymous letter. At that time, the king of Qianzhong said that this person was a speculator."

Wang Yao was puzzled, looked at Gao Chong, but saw that Gao Chong was expressionless, he just nodded slightly and said, "Tell me anytime you think of it later."

Wang Yao left absent-mindedly, and he felt an inexplicable sense of fear towards Gao Chong, as if Gao Chong knew everything.

Early the next morning, after Gao Chong finished his morning exercise, he changed into his normal clothes and went straight to Jiangzhou Dudu's Mansion.

Luo Shixin was born in poverty. Even though he now governs more than ten prefectures in the Jiangzhou Dudufu, he did not buy a house in Jiangzhou, but only lived in the official residence of the Dudufu Houya.

Hearing Gao Chong's visit, Luo Shixin threw down the stone lock, and rushed out shirtless to meet him.

"Yuzhi, come in quickly, are you really going to leave today?"

"I said Dudu Luo, at least you should pay attention to your image, okay?" Gao Chong couldn't laugh or cry when he saw this, he didn't look like a third-rank official of the imperial court, he was simply a brash man in the barracks.

"You are my brother, why do you pay attention to etiquette?" Luo Shixin pulled Gao Chong over, "I was working hard just now, and I happened to be hungry. I asked my mother to prepare some food, and we chatted while eating."

At this time, a slender woman came out with a two or three-year-old boy in her arms.

"Come on, lady, this is my brother Gao Youzhi", Luo Shixin introduced carelessly: "He will be my son's master from now on".

"I met Uncle Gao's family," Pei put down the child and saluted gently.

"Miss Pei is being polite." Gao Chong nodded in return, then knelt down and looked at Luo Jian who was fingering.

"The little guy has grown so big, he can give me enlightenment in two years."

Mrs. Pei was very happy when she heard the words. She knew Gao Chong's current status. With such a master, Luo Jian's future was basically stable.

"May I ask, where is Lingdi Xingjian now?" Gao Chong handed Xiao Luojian to Mrs. Pei, and asked,
One sheep is herded, and two sheep are herded. Since Xue Li and Luo Jian have been decided to take in, Pei Xingjian should be only seven or eight years old now. This is a piece of rough jade, and it happens that the "guardian" is here, so don't miss it.

Mrs. Pei paused, not knowing why Gao Chong asked this, so she replied truthfully: "My younger brother is now learning about Pei's clan".

Gao Chong said bluntly: "I have always admired your father and brother as a man. I heard that Shi Xin once praised Pei Xingjian as a smart young man. I am intending to accept apprentices. I don't know what Mrs. Pei wants?"

Mrs. Pei was overjoyed when she heard the words, and said bluntly: "If you are lucky enough to be taught by the uncle of the Gao family, I will be grateful."

Luo Shixin was also very happy to hear that, and patted Luo Jian on the head, "Son, now you can't be the second child, your uncle is the second child."

Gao Chong didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, "They talk about it in their own way".

"Then Mrs. Pei will discuss with the family first, and when I return to Beijing, I will take Xingjian to Chang'an."

The Pei family responded naturally, Pei Xingjian's mother died early, his father and brother died in Luoyang, his sister got married, and he stayed alone in Wenxi's hometown. The big family fights openly and secretly.

A seven or eight-year-old Pei Xingjian will definitely be bullied in the family. Pei's family originally planned to discuss with Luo Shixin to bring Pei Xingjian to be raised by his side, but this might cause criticism, after all, she is a married woman.

Although Pei's family is a girl, her political awareness is much stronger than Luo Shixin's. She knows very well that Gao Chong must be the first choice in the future. Now that Gao Chong is willing to accept disciples, it is naturally a great thing.

Gao Chong had his own ideas. He certainly didn't spend much time teaching his disciples, but he had an idea to build an academy.

Now the official ones are government schools, such as Guozijian, Taixue, and prefecture schools in various places, and the private ones are ethnology.

Until the fifth year of Kaiyuan Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Li Longji organized scribes to sort out and compile national books, and set up Qianyuan Yuan, and then moved Qianyuan Yuan to the Lizheng Hall of the East Palace and changed its name to Lizheng Academy. This is the first academy in history.

But this academy is only a place for studying books, not a place for scholars to study. What Gao Chong wants to establish is the later Bailudong Academy and Yuelu Academy that focus on academics.

Of course, Gao Chong’s academy is not only about literature, but a comprehensive college, including arts, science, engineering, agriculture, law, medicine and other disciplines. This is Gao Chong’s vision for the future college. Let’s talk about it now Everything, it's too early.

After noon, Gao Chong took Wang Yun and left.

After Gao Chong left, Wang Yao changed his previous posture and was very respectful to Luo Shixin, the nominal governor. Not only did he report state affairs in detail, but the governors and magistrates of other prefectures and counties even changed their attitudes and obeyed Luo Shixin's words. .

Luo Shixin was deeply moved by this. He visited famous scholars and scholars in Jiangzhou. Wenzhi flourished.

According to his words, he can't become a celebrity, but he can't embarrass Hao Daer in the future.

In addition, under the intentional publicity of Luo Shixin, Wang Yao and others, the Guanque Tower by the Yellow River Beach became famous for Gao Chong's five-character quatrains. As the saying goes, the Guanque Tower is famous all over the world.