Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

On the third day of the first lunar month in the 16th year of Zhenguan, two consecutive days of heavy snow turned the capital into a silver world. The wind was very strong, and the feather-like snow whizzed into a vast expanse of whiteness. Although it was a good day for the Spring Festival, But there are very few people who go out. The huge Chang'an East Avenue is empty and there is no one. Even the naughty children on weekdays have disappeared at this time. Only the cold wind declares its occupation on the street. Suddenly, there was a rush of horseshoes, and a group of sturdy cavalry guarded the two men in Confucian shirts in the middle, hurried to the other side of the street, and only reached a small courtyard gate. stopped just before.

Dozens of heavily armed cavalry reined in their horses abruptly, half of them dismounted, and lined up in a guard formation. Although their knives were not sheathed, their aura forced them to retreat three feet from the surrounding cold, and the other half rode on their horses. The knight facing the street, put his hand on the handle of the knife, ignoring the snowflakes blowing on his face and the frosty wind like a knife. He took off the felt hat on his head, shook off the heavy snow on it, handed it to the guards around him, smiled at the acquaintance, and knocked on the slightly dilapidated door, saying that the two Confucian scholars were exactly Li Zhen. And Naron, this time he was planning to find the mysterious hermit Li Lie.

The door rang for a long time, but no one came out to answer the door. The weather was very cold. Although Li Zhen's face was still as calm as before, there was something in her heart that was unavoidable. Three visits to thatched huts are really too similar. Li Zhen originally planned to spend a few days and visit Mo Li after the sunrise of Xuexiao, but she couldn't hold back Nalong's words - come sooner rather than later, the sincerity is especially evident when the snowy day comes, and she has no choice but to lead her own kiss Wei came to invite Xian to come.

"Who are you looking for?" After a while, there was finally a movement. A little book boy in a light blue padded jacket poked his head out from the door and asked with a puzzled face.

"Mo Xiang, it's someone here, is your son here?" Nalong stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Ah, it's you, Mr. Na, didn't you go back to the grassland? Why did you come to Chang'an again?" Mo Xiang obviously knew Nalong very well, and immediately opened the door with a smile, and jumped out the door, very happy He happily tugged at Naron's sleeve, asking endlessly in his mouth.

"Why? Can't I come back after I'm gone? Stupid boy!" Nalong touched Mo Xiang's little head kindly, and said with a smile: "Where's your son?"

"Oh, sir, it's really a coincidence that my son just left Beijing a few years ago. He said he was going to visit friends during the New Year's Eve. He had to come back after the festival, but it's coming soon. Ha, I have to go to the yamen to do errands on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. I guess Come back on the seventh day, oh, by the way, this gentleman is..." Mo Xiang talked a lot, only then did he notice that Li Zhen was still standing aside, and hurriedly asked a question.

"This is..." Nalong just wanted to introduce Li Zhen's identity, but he never thought that Li Zhen would give Nalong a hand, and said with a smile: "It's just Mr. Na's drinking buddy. Your son's name is here to visit." Li Zhen already has a general understanding of Nalong's ability, and she can trust Nalong, but she still has doubts about Mo Li, whom Nalong strongly recommends. Not in the house, and I don't want to reveal my identity.

"Drinking friend?" Mo Xiang tilted her head, glanced at Li Zhen, then at the group of guards who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and said suddenly, "My son is not good at drinking, sir, he found the wrong person It's gone." As soon as the voice fell, he turned around and was about to enter the door. He was so busy that Nalong grabbed Mo Xiang's little hand, and said with a smile: "You bastard, what are you doing? You don't even have the face of your uncle Nalong!" look?"

"Uncle Na, it's just that you don't give Uncle Na any face. My son has said several times that he can't go back to the grassland with you. Don't bring this up again. Uncle Na, please go back." Mo Xiang was a bit annoyed Said patiently.

"Stinky boy, you still have this temper. When will your Uncle Na ask your young master to go back to the grassland with you? Uncle Na may not even go back by himself. This time he came to the capital to seek business, so he stopped by to see your young master. "Naron scolded with a smile.

"Liar." Mo Xiang tilted her head, pointed at the guards of the prince's residence and said, "Look, these people are full of murderous looks, they are all army men, but they don't have military uniforms, they are not grassland people brought by Uncle Na , and where is it?"

Heh, this little guy's eyesight is really good. There are book boys like this, so this master can't be weaker.Li Zhen came to visit Mo Li in private today, and didn't want to make a scene in the city, so the whole group came here in disguise. Although the guards of the palace didn't wear the uniforms of the school captains of the palace, they were all selected by Li Zhen from the army Fighting a man, he has always been used to being nervous, and he still has the same virtue in the capital, so he can't complain about being misunderstood by Mo Xiang.

"Little friend misunderstood, XX is definitely not from the grassland, that's all, if you don't believe me, XX will come to visit another day, and leave." Li Zhen laughed, without further explanation, pulled Nalong's sleeves, both of them I got off the horse and roared away, leaving only Mo Xiang, who was bewildered, staring foolishly at the gate...

Two flowers bloomed, one for each branch. When Li Zhenxue was visiting the virtuous, matters were being discussed in the East Palace, and Li Chengqian, who had always been famous for being lazy, was sitting in the Xiande Hall with Hou Junji and Xiao Junji. Waiting for a group of confidants to discuss Li Zhen's matter, there is no one else, Li Zhen is too popular now, let's not talk about the great military exploits, just the poetry collection that has spread all over the harem and among the important ministers yesterday, it is very good No, it is said that after reading this collection of poems, Li Shimin applauded so much that his hands were swollen from the applause. This made Li Chengqian, who was always worried about his son's position as the crown prince, very nervous, so he called all his confidants into the East Palace early in the morning , Hurry to discuss it.

"Let's talk about it, what should I do with that bastard Xiaoba?" Li Chengqian's face was full of anxiety, and he couldn't wait to speak when all the talents arrived. This basically set the tone - fight!

Heh, good guy, when the crown prince said this, the subordinate officials who knew how to flatter immediately stood up one after another, and all of them yelled at Li Zhen, and everyone shouted to give Li Zhen a little color, but it can be said , but didn't say anything, just shouted loudly, how to give color but couldn't tell why, Li Chengqian was so angry that his face turned pale, he waved his hand bitterly, and stopped those A boring hustle and bustle, glanced at the silent Hou Junji, turned around and said to Xiao Jun: "Xiao Xueshi, tell me, how should this matter be settled?"

Xiao Jun has always been Li Chengqian's number one counselor, and he knows the relationship between the crown prince and Li Zhen very well. Seeing the crown prince anxious, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Highness, the king of Yue has a deep plan and is really not a good match. Yes, um, first I made military exploits, and this time I have tossed out this collection of poems, and my reputation has been unparalleled for a while. At this time, I am in the limelight. I should not wait lightly, I still need to..."

"Bastard! I still need it? I still need a fart. If you wait any longer, Xiaoba should climb up to the top of the palace." Li Chengqian waved his hand angrily, and interrupted Xiao Jun's words impatiently.

"Your Highness calm down, and let me speak slowly." Xiao Jun bowed hurriedly, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, King Yue is making a big splash at this time, but he doesn't know why it is too much to go too far. Some people think that King Yue's act of gaining fame and reputation is really self-inflicted. Digging the grave, the kings of Wu and Wei were staring at His Royal Highness at first, but now the sudden emergence of the King of Yue is just to disrupt the situation. Even if His Highness does not take action, those two princes will never sit and watch the King of Yue jump up. Also; although fame is a good thing, it is hard to live up to a reputation. Once you make a mistake, you will lose everything. The so-called climbing high is bound to fall badly. You only need to catch the slightest mistake of King Yue, and you can make a big fuss , This is the second, there are these two, so this one thinks that the king of Yue is not afraid."

"Huh?" Li Chengqian rolled his eyeballs, stunned for a while, then burst out laughing and said, "Okay, okay, it's nothing to be afraid of, well said, well, since that's the case, let's talk about it, Ben Gong How should I put some maggots on Xiao Ba, so that this guy won't wander around the court endlessly and get upset when he looks at it."

"Your Highness, it is clear that this matter has to fall on Lord Hou." Xiao Jun smiled indifferently, looked at Hou Junji and said.

Hou Junji was not an open-minded person in the first place, and he had suffered from Li Zhen's hands. Now when he heard that he could use him in this matter, he didn't make much excuses, sat up straight, and laughed. : "Xiao Xueshi has something to say, but it's okay to say it. It's useful to the old man, and the old man will definitely not refuse!"

"That's it. As long as Lord Hou is willing to make a move, His Royal Highness the King of Yue will be overwhelmed and walk around." Xiao Jun clapped his hands proudly and said, "I will inherit the Great Sui Dynasty from the Ministry of War and set up a There is one Shangshu and two servants, divided into four divisions, namely: Ministry of War, Staff, Driving Department, and Treasury. Today, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War is Su Dingfang. Although this old man is a good fighter, he is not good at government affairs. The reason why he can be stable I take this post because I don't care about it. All the activities of the Ministry of War are busy with the first four divisions. Among these four divisions, the driving department and the treasury department have a lot of work and are full of money. It’s unscrupulous to say, Lord Hou must know it in his heart.”

Hou Junji didn't understand what Xiao Jun was referring to, he was taken aback for a moment before he said: "That's right, that's exactly the case, but what does this matter have to do with the old man?"

"It's relevant, it's very relevant." Xiao Jun laughed and said, "If I remember correctly, Lord Hou has been Minister of the Ministry of War for more than eight years. Although he is no longer in the Ministry of War, none of the officials below him are there. The change is all done by the people who are used to by the Lord. If, uh, if His Royal Highness is in charge of the second department of driving and treasury, and there happens to be some mistakes in the second department, so what should the official in charge do? Woolen cloth?"

"Oh. Alright! If that's the case, I'll leave this matter to the old man, hehe, let that guy eat and walk around, hahaha..." Hou Junji understood Xiao Jun's point, and immediately let go Laughing loudly, all the prince's confidantes who filled the hall were all laughing happily...