Late Tang

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After a while, the servant reported to the prime ministers in the political affairs hall for an interview.

Li Xuan had a headache, although he also felt that what Ximen Sigong and others said had some truth, a bad handling at this time would indeed cause a mutiny.But he was a little bit reluctant to send Tian Lingzi to the military camp.He understood very well that Tian Lingzi had really arrived at the barracks, and under the current situation, those soldiers were really likely to be able to do anything.After this trip, Tian Lingzi would not be able to come back in all likelihood.

"A few ministers, please wait at the Hall of Yanying. I will go right away." Li Xuan said helplessly, then turned to Tian Lingzi, who kept crying, and said, "Father is coming too."

Yanying Palace is a palace of Daming Palace. At this time, there were three major palace groups in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, Taiji Palace in the west, Daming Palace in the east, and Xingqing Palace in the south.

Taiji Palace, also known as Xi Nei, or Daxing Palace in Sui Dynasty, was the political center in the early Tang Dynasty. Tang Gaozu Li Yuan and Taizong Li Shimin were in power for more than 30 years.The main palaces include Taiji Hall and Liangyi Hall, which are the main places for governance, and there are also a large number of buildings such as Ganlu Hall and Wude Hall.The main gate of Taiji Palace is called Chengtian Gate, and the north gate is called Xuanwu Gate, where the famous Xuanwu Gate Change took place.

Daming Palace, also known as Dongnei, was built by Li Shimin in the eighth year of Zhenguan in Longshouyuan, the Forbidden Garden of Miyagi. It was originally named Yong'an Palace and changed to Daming Palace in the second year.In the second year of Longshuo in Tang Dynasty, it was expanded in 662 A.D., and moved here from Taiji Palace to deal with government affairs.Most of the subsequent emperors lived in Daming Palace.There are three main halls: Hanyuan, Xuanzheng and Zichen.Hanyuan Hall is the most majestic building in Chang'an City. The base is more than one foot high, 25 feet long from east to west, and [-] feet wide from north to south, far exceeding the scale of the three existing halls of the Imperial Palace in Yanjing.Emperor Gaozong and Li Zhi built the Linde Palace during the Linde period. It is the largest palace in the Daming Palace and is the place where banquets are held.

Xingqing Palace, also known as Nannei, is located in Xingqingfang, Chang'an City. It was the former residence of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of Tang Dynasty before he proclaimed himself emperor. official palace.Xingqing Palace is more than four hundred feet long from north to south and three hundred feet wide from east to west. The north is the palace area and the south is the garden area.

The Yanying Hall is located in the west of the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace. Outside the hall, there are central institutions such as the Zhongshu Sheng and the inner inspection in the hall.Since Daizong, if the emperor wants to have a counselor, or if the minister wants to have a performance, he will call for a match in this hall.Because there are no guards around and the etiquette is simple, people can speak their minds.Later, the Yanying Hall was opened regularly and became the place where the emperor met ministers and officials and listened to political discussions.

Today's emperor rarely holds court meetings except Shuowang and New Year's Day.In normal times, the affairs of the court and the central government are all in charge of the Nanya and Beisi. The Nanya is the ministers of the political affairs hall, and the Beisi is the eunuchs in the palace.However, Yan Yingci was right and kept it. When the political affairs hall and the Privy Council were arguing endlessly, the emperor dealt with it here.

When Li Xuan brought the four eunuchs Ximen Sigong, Yang Fugong, Zhang Tai, and Tian Lingzi to the Yanying Hall, all the ministers in the Zhengshitang were already waiting there.

Since it was in the Yanying Hall, there were no guards around, and the etiquette was simple. After a brief meeting between the monarch and his ministers, Prime Minister Lu Xie immediately explained to Li Xuan about the current situation of the camp outside the city.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the parading ceremony for entering the city that was originally scheduled for today will not be able to proceed as planned. I think it should be postponed and postponed."

Zheng Tian glanced at Lu Xie with dissatisfaction, "What time is it now, and you still care about these side details? Right now, the soldiers in the military camp are furious, and they all claim to want the Qing emperor to kill Tian Lingzi in order to avenge Li Zhenguo. Shuai tried his best to maintain it, but this matter is very dangerous, if the court does not give the soldiers an explanation, it will not only chill the hearts of the soldiers, but if it is not done well, these soldiers will really do anything."

The corners of Tian Lingzi's mouth twitched a few times, and it was rare that he sat with his head down and didn't speak.

The current prime ministers in the political affairs hall in the court, headed by Lu Xie, are the most powerful. In fact, they are Zheng Tian, ​​then Wang Duo, followed by Yu Cong and Li Wei.

Moreover, these prime ministers are also divided into several factions, each secretly supported by the eunuch.

The reason why Lu Xie was able to directly rise to the head of the prime minister is that Tian Lingzi has the strong support behind him.In the same way, Zheng Tian was able to become the prime minister, and he also had the support of the eunuch behind him. The relationship between Ximen Sigong and Zheng Tian was quite close. Zheng Tian's father and Ximen Sigong were officials in the same place at the beginning, and the relationship between the two was very good.After Zheng Tian's father died, Simon Sigong personally found Zheng Tian and brought him into the mansion as a nephew.Later, Zheng Tineng became a Jinshi, the head of the young Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty, and finally became a prime minister all the way. It can be said that Ximen Sigong was of great help behind him.

The prime minister, Wang Duo, has a close relationship with Yang Fugong, and the prime minister, Yu Jing, is the uncle of the current emperor.

Because of these behind-the-scenes relationships, Prime Minister Lu Xie and Zheng Tian have always had a bad relationship, but what is even more peculiar is that these two prime ministers are two cousins.

Zheng Ya, the father of Zheng Tian, ​​Lu Qiu, the father of Lu Xie, and Du Shenquan, the father of Du Rangneng, who later became prime minister, all married Li Ao's daughters.Li Ao was also a famous person in the late Tang Dynasty, and his articles were as famous as Han Yu.Li Ao's wife is Han Yu's niece, and he can also be said to be Han Yu's student.

Originally, the two cousins ​​were prime ministers in the same dynasty, so they should have a good relationship, but because the people standing behind them were opposites, the two prime ministers were actually opposites by nature.

Li Yan had a headache, and he gently kneaded his temples, "I don't want to hear the words of Lieutenant Tian going to the barracks to give condolences. That will only make things worse. What I want is for things to calm down. Yu Xiangguo, what can you do? "

Yu Cong is not only the uncle of today's son, but also the brother of Li Jing's teacher Yu Cong. At this time, his position is relatively fair.

In fact, things couldn't be simpler, it's just that other people complicate things.Li Jing's assassination implicated Tian Lingzi and attracted Ximen Sigong and others to attack Tian Lingzi. Similarly, the Zhengshitang, which was influenced by the eunuchs in the palace, was also implicated in this matter.The interests of all parties are entangled, so it is impossible to really make a fair solution.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I think that the most important thing right now is to send an imperial doctor to the camp outside the city to treat Li Jing. If Li Jing is fine, he will naturally be able to control it. The second thing, Immediately close the gate of Chang'an city and strengthen the guard just in case. Thirdly, immediately issue an order to reward and appease the generals and soldiers outside the city. Fourthly, issue an order to other township commanders to let them communicate with the [*** ] The camps are temporarily separated and put on alert.”

Tian Lingzi was also relieved to hear that Yu Cong didn't take the opportunity to throw trouble at this time.

But Zheng Tian and the others were obviously unwilling to let Tian Lingzi go so easily, this was a rare opportunity.

"It's not easy to reward tens of thousands of soldiers. Right now, the treasury is empty, and the soldiers are not satisfied with the lack of rewards. If there are too many rewards, the treasury can't get the money out." Zheng Tian replied immediately.

Lu Xie immediately looked at Tian Lingzi. At this time, he had to shed some blood to get over this difficulty.

When Tian Lingzi saw that everyone wanted him to pay the money, he would not do it.A [-]-strong army, how much money does it take to calm down.

"Your Majesty, the assassin was not sent by the old slave at all, and the old slave was also wronged. The old Chen family is dead, why is there no one to speak up for the old slave?"

Zheng Tian snorted coldly: "Why is the old Chen family so dead? Chen Jingxuan has not been in the capital for a long time. How many houses has this concubine bought? I heard that both men and women gave birth to more than a dozen, and only boys gave birth to eight. Bar?"

Tian Lingzi took out the jade box again and unfolded it, crying to Li Xuan that Li Jing made his family have no descendants.

Zheng Tian, ​​Yu Cong and others all looked strange, and even Lu Xie had an expression on his face.

"Eunuch Tian, ​​when did you receive this item?" Yu Cong asked.

"Not long ago."

Zheng Tian sneered and said, "Has Eunuch Tian returned to the Chen Mansion after receiving this gift?"

Tian Lingzi didn't know what they meant, so he froze for a moment.

Lu Xie patted his forehead and had to explain on the sidelines. "Mr. Tian may have misunderstood this matter. Just before I entered the palace, I saw Chen Jingxuan outside the palace. Judging by his appearance, he does not look like he has lost his treasure."

As soon as these words came out, even Li Xuan was stunned.

Immediately, Li Xuan ordered Chen Jingxuan to be brought into the palace, and after a while Chen Jingxuan arrived, and it really didn't look like he had just suffered a crime.Tian Lingzi hurried forward: "Second brother, are you alright?"

Chen Jingxuan's words came to his lips, but in the end he looked at the people in the hall, held back, and finally said: "What's the matter with me, there is nothing."

Tian Lingzi reached out and took out his second brother's crotch, and it was still there.Can't help but change color, "Where are the eight nephews?"

"It's okay." Chen Jingxuan held back, and finally said with a stiff neck.

Everyone heard his conversation, Li Xuan couldn't help being furious, and slapped the table, "Tian Lingzi, how do you explain it to me?"

Tian Lingzi's mind was in a mess, and he was also confused now, why are his brothers and nephews all fine, so the box was just a joke?Or, is this a warning from Li Jing?But Li Jing was assassinated, what happened?

He was still confused, but Li Xuan was already angry.After playing for a long time, Tian Lingzi was actually joking with him?Just now he felt that after Li Jing killed Tian Lingzi's family, his heart was inclined to Tian Lingzi's side.But now, Li Jing was assassinated twice, but Tian Lingzi still lied to him with these cheap lies.

"I have already decided that Lieutenant Tian Zhong should bear the inescapable responsibility for this matter. Now, you immediately take out 200 million yuan and send it to the [***] camp outside the city in person, and report to [***] the town and to [***] Li Jing apologizes, no matter what, you must settle this matter yourself. You'd better hope that Li Jing can wake up, otherwise, if something happens to the town [***], I will only ask you." The little emperor felt at this moment There was a burst of anger, which was the extreme anger after being cheated. This anger even made him forget about the intimate relationship between the two. The father in the past was now being named.

After saying this, Li Xuan flicked his sleeves, turned around and left the Hall of Yanying, leaving only the stunned and hesitant Tian Lingzi sitting on the ground. (To be continued.)