Late Tang

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Li Jing now only wants to leave Chang'an as soon as possible and return to Dengzhou.Although Chang'an is extremely prosperous, when he is here, the dragon and the tiger are trapped in Pingyang, and the dragon is stranded on the beach.Although he had [-] townships [***] in his hand, he didn't have to worry about being in danger of being assassinated again, but staying here doing nothing like this was unbearable for him.The situation in Liaodong is already facing drastic changes, and he has to go back early to prepare.

As for asking for orders to exterminate the grass thieves, Li Jing didn't have such an idea.He proposed to lead troops to suppress the bandits, but it was to advance as retreat.He deeply knew that Tian Lingzi had already been at odds with him, and no matter what he said, the thief would definitely oppose it.Previously when the town of [***] entered the Chaos of Beiping, Li Jing gained both fame and fortune, and rose to a high position all of a sudden, which was deeply loved by the emperor.Tian Lingzi will never give Li Jing another chance to pacify the grass bandits, especially in Tian Lingzi's view, the grass bandits are just a group of salt dealers gathering together, and they can never be compared with the Shatuo people. Li Jing is going to suppress the bandits. Definitely a one-hit feat.

Sure enough, after Li Jing proposed to lead troops to exterminate the grass thieves, before Li Xuan came to respond, Tian Lingzi immediately said: "Your Majesty, it is getting late, and the matter of suppressing the thieves might as well be left to Yanying Hall tomorrow." Discussion. It's windy and cold outside, Your Majesty just broke out in a little sweat, be careful to catch a cold."

Li Xuan nodded with a smile, "Get ready to pass the meal, I'm going to have a meal with Duke Qi today."

After that, they had dinner with the emperor, neither Tian Lingzi nor Li Jing and Li Xuan, the three of them stopped talking about suppressing thieves.After dinner, Li Jing played three games of chess with the emperor, winning one and losing two. Although he was defeated, it was not easy for the emperor to win, which made the young emperor very happy.

That night, he stayed in Qinghua Palace, and after having breakfast the next day, Li Jing returned to Chang'an with Li Xuan's royal driver.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Jing returned to Qinrenfang.

Li Zhen greeted him: "How?"

"With Tian Lingzi here, I'm not worried that I will be transferred to be responsible for killing grass bandits. However, Tian Lingzi may also send us to send troops together. But this is not a bad thing, we can just take this opportunity to return to Dengzhou. "As long as he is not the coach of the bandits, then Li Jing will not have too much worry.As long as Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao still have some self-knowledge, then when they see the imperial troops arriving, they should take the initiative to avoid and flee.At that time, Li Jing could go back to Dengzhou directly.

Picking up the hot tea and taking a sip, Li Jing held the teacup and asked, "How is the matter of entering the Zouyuan going?"

Jinzouyuan was originally called Shangdu Liuhouyuan, and later renamed Shangdu Jinzuoyuan.

Jinzuoyuan is the residence of officials from various prefectures and towns when they go to the capital to meet the emperor or handle other affairs, and it is also the contact place for the officials of the town to Beijing.There are Jinzuo officials in the Jinzuo Court to report the situation of the town to the imperial court, submit the town's form, report the situation of the imperial court and other towns to the town in time, convey the imperial edicts and documents, and handle the town's payment of taxes to the imperial court Matters, all major matters that the town cannot decide without authorization, should be referred to the imperial court for decision.

Generally speaking, Jinzuoyuan is the Beijing office of a town in Beijing.But in fact, due to the increasing power of the feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty, sometimes the imperial court and the feudal towns could not communicate directly, so the Jinzuoyuan became an intermediate communication channel.The imperial court directly passed the words to the Jinzuoyuan, and the Jinzuoyuan passed it back to the Fanzhen.Moreover, the Jinzuoyuan is also the eyes and ears of the feudal town established in the capital, spying on the court through the Jinzuoyuan and threatening the court.

Now in the whole of Chang'an, there are more than 50 entrance halls, and the position of the entrance officials is extremely high, even having the right to be no less than that of the deputy prime minister.

In addition to these important functions, Jinzhaoyuan also has a great function, which is to undertake the exchange function.Because Datang has always been short of money, especially now, the money shortage is even more serious.In order to cope with this situation, the imperial court and local governments generally stipulate that local copper coins are not allowed to go out of the border.

From the time of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, merchants in the capital from all over the country handed over the proceeds from the sales to the Jinzuoyuan in each town and town in Beijing. Mail it to this road.No matter whether a merchant goes to the capital from the local area or returns to the local area from the capital city, he does not need to carry a large amount of coins on his body. He can travel lightly and cash it when he arrives, similar to today's checks.

Zhen[***] is now also promoted to one of the more than fifty towns in the Tang Dynasty, especially as it is a newly opened feudal town, so naturally a Jinzhaoyuan must be established in Chang'an.

According to Li Jing, there are four main functions of this entrance hall.First, it is naturally used as the liaison place for officials from the town who go to Beijing, and at the same time, it is also the residence of officials from the prefecture when they go to Beijing to do business.Second, the Jinzuoyuan will serve as the secret stronghold of the town's Xiaoqi Division in Beijing, and use the identity of the Jinzuoyuan to cover their secret spy status, responsible for inquiring about the movement of the capital and spying on the imperial court's confidential information.The third one, Jinzuoyuan will serve as an important exchange network of Zhen[***] in Chang’an, and will undertake the exchange of flying money between merchants in the two places between Zhen[***] and Chang’an. An important base for the development of the capital.Fourth, the Jinzuo Academy will also be responsible for attracting nobles and princes in Chang'an, recruiting some talented people, and sending them to Dengzhou.

"The address has been selected. It is in Chongrenfang between Taimiao and Xingqing Palace in the imperial city. The southeast corner is Dongshi. To the south, across Pingkang and Xuanyang Erfang is Qinrenfang. The gate is not far away. This house is very big, and it is estimated that it will not be a problem to accommodate two to three thousand people." Zhang Hong said with a smile, and now the names of Zhen [***] and Li Jing are indeed very famous in Chang'an, Zhen Guo It was necessary to build a concert hall during the festival, and many princes and nobles came to provide convenience.The address was chosen with little trouble.The house and furniture are ready-made, ready to move into the office.

Now what Li Jing has to consider is who to arrange to be the entrance officer. This candidate must be loyal and reliable, with outstanding ability and good at communication.The best candidate in Li Jing's mind should be Li Zhen. He had lived in the middle of Beijing for many years and had a good understanding of the officialdom in Chang'an.But soon Li Jing vetoed it, because he still couldn't do without this military advisor by his side.

Then he thought of Li Wei and Gongsun Lan, but they were all rejected in the end.Li Wei is the chief officer of the Xiaoqi Division, and also serves as a commander in the army, which is also very important.Gongsun Lan is a woman, and what's more, Li Jing has always been a little worried about her loyalty.

Finally, after much deliberation, Li Jing saw Zhang Hong.

With a chuckle, Li Jing said to Zhang Hong: "Since Zhang Lushi has finished the matter so quickly, then why not let Zhang Lushi take over as the officer in charge. It just so happens that Zhang Lushi is getting older. Cultivate and cultivate in the capital."

Hearing this appointment and dismissal, Zhang Hong was pleasantly surprised and flattered.This entry officer is much more prestigious than his current recorder and military officer.As the representative of Zhen [***] staying in Chang'an, it is conceivable that the days to come will be very comfortable.

After a few delays, Zhang Hong finally agreed.Jin Zouguan is an official who can participate in the court meeting, and in an instant, he has a feeling that he has entered the blue sky.

After appointing Zhang Hong to stay in Chang'an, he selected [-] sergeants from the town [***] to stay, among whom there were naturally some spies from Xiaoqisi.Even Zhang Hong didn't know the identities of these spies.

Seeing that it was almost sunset, the palace suddenly sent an eunuch to deliver an order for Li Jing to enter the palace to meet him.

Li Jing's heart moved, it is estimated that the matter of suppressing the bandits has already had a follow-up.Immediately bathed and changed clothes, changed into official robes and went to the palace.

When Li Jing arrived at His Royal Highness Yanying for the last body search, he had already seen several acquaintances arrive.Zheng Congxuan, Cui Anqian, Yu Jian and others all arrived, and Li Jing stepped forward to chat with them.

In addition to the acquaintances, there are also a few people that Li Jing has never met.One of the old men directly stepped forward and shook hands with Li Jing and said with a smile: "The hero comes from a young age. Li Zhenguo has already restrained the three towns not long after he was crowned. It really makes this old man ashamed."

Yu Yu hurriedly introduced to Li Jing softly, telling him that this person is Du Shenquan.Hearing that this person is the newly appointed Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy Du Shenquan, Li Jing couldn't help but greet him with a smile.

Du Shenquan also lived in Duozhen successively, and he also has another identity, that is, he is the uncle of the two prime ministers of the current Zhengshitang, the mother of Prime Minister Lu Xie and Prime Minister Zheng Tian, ​​and Du Shenquan's wife Li Shi. It's sisters.

Du Shenquan, who was born in the wealthy Jingzhao Du family, served as an observation judge in Jiangxi, Supplements on the right, Buque on the left, Wai Lang, a member of the Xun, Zhiza, Zhigao, Zhongshu Sheren, Gongju of the Ministry of Rites, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, The governor of Shanzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office, the observation envoy of the Shaanxi and Guodu regiments, the secretary of the household department of the school, the Yin of Hezhong, the Jiedu envoy of Jinjiang in Hezhong, the secretary of the official department, Zhangshi of Tongping, and the servants of the door, the right servant and the school. Sikong, concurrently the governor of Runzhou, the Jiedu envoy of Zhenhai, the observer envoy of Suzhou and Hangzhou, Shangshu Zuopushe, Shangzhu State, the founding father of Xiangyang County, Shiyi Erqianhu, Hezhong Yin, and Jinjiang Jiedu of Hezhong Observe and so on.

Just hearing about his illustrious career, one has to be amazed.Moreover, he is also a veteran of the three dynasties, and he once served as a prime minister in the Zhengshitang.

Du Shencun, the Duke of Xiangyang County, who was newly promoted to be the governor of Zhaoyi, is nearly 70 years old, but his body is as strong as a 40-year-old middle-aged man.He is tall, with long legs, broad shoulders, flat stomach, and thin but muscular arms.It's just that the hair has become a little sparse, and the bun looks a little small, but there is no trace of white hair.His beard is five long strands, which looks particularly elegant.

Du Shencun's son, Du Rangneng, was actually following behind his father. Li Jing learned that Du Rangneng was serving as the secretary in charge of Liu Ye, the governor of Huainan, and that he was currently entering Beijing with Liu Ye, and bestowed upon him to go to the palace.Li Jing also knew something about this person. In history, this person, like his two cousins, will also be in charge of the political affairs hall in the future. (To be continued.)