Four Nights Red House

In autumn and October, amidst the turbulent autumn wind, Emperor Li Dan made a very capable decision, which was indeed a good thing for the development of the Tang Dynasty.

He drastically eradicated idle officials and mediocre, incompetent and opportunistic people, and decreed to remove all oblique officials!

The so-called "Xianfeng official" is actually a term of contempt for orthodox officials.

The appointment letters of such officials are obliquely sealed, and they are handed over to the Ministry of Education from the side door for appointment.Different from the yellow paper and Zhu Zhu orders of ordinary officials, the words and sentences on this kind of official paper are written in ink and pen.In this way, it is called "oblique official".

This is actually a new gadget that was inadvertently developed when Zhongzong Li Xian was in power!

At that time, court aristocrats such as Empress Wei, Princess Anle, Princess Taiping, and Shangguan Wan'er were the representatives. No matter what background, talent, slave or businessman they were, as long as they handed over about 30 For tens of thousands of dollars, you can buy an official position sealed by the emperor himself.Although they are actually idle officials with a good name and no practical work, they are appointed by the emperor himself, which still attracts a lot of people to enjoy it, and the trend of buying officials is very strong!

Today, Li Dan suddenly decreed to dismiss all these oblique officials, which can be said to stir up a thousand waves with one stone!

Not to mention those oblique officials, first of all Princess Taiping is in chaos here!

You must know that Taiping was also the representative of the powerful court ladies during Zhongzong's period, and some of these obliquely appointed officials are promoted by her personally, for her own people.And the emperor suddenly made such a decree, wouldn't it greatly weaken her power and scatter her hearts?

Watching the dimly lit lights, Taiping tossed and turned in front of the cold moon night waves, with a lot of flavors and sounds.She patiently suppressed the restlessness, and just thought about it quietly for a long time, and gradually a clue was sorted out in her mind, which was like a mess. On the screen, there is no permanent enemy... Prince Li Longji can help her with the matter of being obliquely appointed as an official right now!

Just as she needs to be careful to keep her original power from being disintegrated, while constantly looking for opportunities to expand new power, Li Longji also needs to constantly inject fresh blood into her power.

Today, Li Dan's decree was originally a well-intentioned decree, but it actually made Taiping and Longji's eyes shine!Both of them are the same, and they will definitely feel that this is a good opportunity to stabilize the old department and win people's hearts!

If you stand up and speak for the Xiefeng officials in the four seas at this time, then the hearts of the people will naturally turn to themselves.Yu Taiping, in addition to consolidating his own hearts, took advantage of the trend to win the hearts of officials appointed by Empress Wei, Shangguan Wan'er and others at that time; Great opportunity for the hearts of the world!

If Taiping takes this step, reminds Longji, arouses Longji's resonance and ignites Longji's ambition, he will definitely accept it, and the two of them will hit it off again...

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Without any delay, Taiping took the initiative to go to the East Palace to visit Prince Li Longji again at the moment when the emperor's drafted edict was about to be formally issued, and the outside world had already spread the word.

In the previous confrontations between the two, the increasingly obvious tearing of the skin has already erased the remaining unbearable and thin feelings in the bottom of my heart.This face-to-face meeting has somewhat caused some embarrassment.

In fact, the current political situation is changing rapidly, just like Taiping dare not neglect, Longji is also keeping his eyes wide open and not daring to hesitate to stare at the emperor's direction.He, the prince of the supervisory country, knew about Li Dan's decree to remove the officials from Xiefeng. Therefore, he knew clearly the intention of Taiping's visit to the door, which was really rare.

There is already quite a tacit understanding between the two of them, even if they confront each other step by step, it cannot be completely resolved.Longji walked into the inner hall facing Taiping calmly, and immediately raised his hand to retreat from the palace people lined up on both sides.

Taiping is still not at all neglected by him, without waiting for his greeting, he has chosen a seat with his back against the peony embroidered screen and sat down on his own.

Longji sat down at the position facing her, and looked at her through the lingering incense. This beautiful face was determined to be a peony with full blooming branches, ostentatious and charming. Evil, charming, vicious and soaked in venom, it is clearly a bloody poppy!

Suddenly, his heart was like ten thousand horses galloping, and the layered emotions surged up, and he was immediately suppressed by all his strength, and he smiled: "Yo, my aunt is so leisurely to see my nephew!"

When he used the respectful words for the elders, he couldn't hear the respectful humility that he should have at all, and there was contempt in his embarrassment.Taiping was aware of his deliberate sarcasm, raised his eyelids, lazily, and said slowly, "Tsk, don't talk to me in such a weird way?"

Longji smiled again, then sighed and put away the playfulness on his lips, leaned forward slightly towards her, his burning eyes settled on her silky eyebrows: "Okay, what else can you do besides swearing, eh?" He raised his eyebrows, narrow and sarcastic.

Taiping knew that he was alluding to what happened last time, if she hadn't been forced by their father and son to retreat to the point where there was no way to retreat, how could she have had an idea to sway Lei Li's momentum?Thinking about it afterwards, it was really a trick of a philistine woman!

She knew it in her heart, and she didn't shy away from it, her beautiful eyes fluctuated slowly, and she looked towards him: "Yes, I just know how to play tricks." She bit down the word "that's" and let out a mouthful. Angry, with a smile on his lips, his voice is charming, "Then do you want me to sprinkle another one for you to see next time?"

This posture, which tends to be feminine and ghostly, made Longji tremble unpreparedly!He couldn't bear Taiping's rascal and helpless look any longer, he left her and sat back in his original place: "Taiping, Taiping, look at what you are now!" The voice was sullen, suddenly It was raised, but finally it was no longer yin and yang, but returned to normal, "You have made the court a mess, and you have repeatedly made actions that are inconsistent with your identity and your temperament. Could it be that in your heart there is nothing but power and those fears? Do you no longer have a share of the righteousness of the country?" In fact, when he asked this question, he felt a little guilty, and subconsciously asked himself, but there was no answer, he didn't know.

Taiping's emotions were not aroused at all: "I didn't come to quarrel with you today." His voice stabilized, his face was full of fun, and he didn't go around with him, and cut to the point, "Your chance has come !” The ending sound sank.

Longji knew it clearly, but pretended to be confused: "What opportunity?"

Taiping didn't expose his pretentiousness, turned his eyes, and said slowly and concisely: "Don't you want to win the hearts of officials?" His gaze was fixed between his eyes, and he said word by word, "Now the emperor decreed to dismiss Xiefeng. Officer, you are the prince of the Jian Kingdom, and your words are very important. If you are willing to stand up and speak for them, they will definitely accept your favor!" Luo Yan sighed.

Hearing these words, Longji felt funny in his heart, even though he really laughed out loudly, "I will also accept your love from Princess Taiping!" After pursing his lips, he sighed and said, "They were you back then. You pulled it up, and now you are naturally eager to maintain it, aren't you?" It was also because of this relationship that she could not do everything for them in order to avoid suspicion, so she found him, the prince, and worked together with him. He plotted this together.

The words are good and mutually beneficial, and Taiping is sure that Longji will not refuse.With this level of certainty, she was not in a hurry at all.Without answering, he got up and walked to his side: "Whatever you think." With a faint sentence, he turned around and left.

Longji raised his eyebrows together, raised his hand and pulled her back!

This sudden force caught Taiping by surprise, Man's body was unstable, and he was about to fall into Longji's arms!But at the most critical moment, she supported the table.

There is still a blunt and close distance between the two people, and the atmosphere between the two people is particularly subtle.

Longji's palm holding Taiping Rouwen did not relax at all, the strength was tight, and he kept exerting and emphasizing it with the ups and downs of his mood: "Are you so sure that I will help you?" A faint sentence, immediately Pulling her towards him again and again, the four eyes meet, the two extremes of ice and fire are stored in the eyes, "Woman, why are you so overbearing, huh?" He asked determinedly, tending to grit his teeth.

Tai Ping felt that if he was not in the crowded Daming Palace at this moment, the man in front of him would suddenly turn into a wild beast and tear himself apart and eat him!

Her breasts heaved up and down due to her shortness of breath, and her face was still determined with that intention: "I still say the same thing." She nodded slightly, her frost-covered eyes narrowed, and each word was narrowed, "So, then, you!" Immediately, with a fierce wave of his sleeves, he brushed off Longji's shackles, stopped looking at him, turned around and left the tense inner hall steadily.

Longji's palm suddenly became empty, and his whole body seemed to be emptied of energy and blood at this moment.He was suddenly a little downcast, and leaned against the big peony screen behind him feeling powerless, but strangely, his mind and spirit were clearly gone, and his whole body was as clear as a mirror, as if he had been transparent inside and out...

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Longji didn't come forward directly, but arranged for someone close to him to report to his father Li Dan, and he was determined not to be removed from the oblique appointment of the official!

That means, these scattered officials were all appointed by the late emperor, and their dismissal today is tantamount to accusing the late emperor of his faults; moreover, those obliquely appointed officials were all paid tribute to the country for a face, so dismissing them at this time will inevitably lose people's hearts; Or, after dismissing the Xiefeng officials, the idlers scattered everywhere will inevitably feel resentment. Under the resentment, they spread the emperor's untrustworthiness everywhere, causing public anger and losing the hearts of the people in the world, and the emperor's country may not be stable!

Not only the prince's side, but the courtiers on Princess Taiping's side also stood up to dissuade them in this way.

There are probably two biggest forces in the court, one is the prince and the other is Princess Taiping.The two factions joined forces and agreed, which is equivalent to expressing the aspirations of all the courtiers.

As a result, the first emperor Li Dan had to take into account the opinions of his courtiers even if he had some ideas of his own, so he could only sigh and let go of this decision!

In this way, the emperor really lost more than he gained!

These oblique officials all knew that they were able to keep their official positions because of the merits of Princess Taiping and the prince.They are only grateful for the love between Princess Taiping and the prince. Although the emperor did not formally issue the decree of dismissal, they still do not accept the love of the emperor.

In this way, what was supposed to be an official reform that benefited the country and the people has now turned into an outright scheming due to the fight between the prince and the princess!

If the family is harmonious, everything will be prosperous. Princess Taiping and Prince Li Longji have been fighting so recklessly for days and days, not to mention their own gains and losses. In the final analysis, it is this great Tang Dynasty that lost so much in the end!