Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

The three brothers have three minds, they are not all the same at all, although they have some things in common in bringing down the prince, but after all, they are pitifully few, besides, the three of them are all scheming people, so it is natural to drink this wine. How refreshing——Although it looks very lively on the surface, the big guys are all wary of each other in their hearts. Generally speaking, there are more hypocrisy and arrogance, and less true temperament. But to show the deep brotherhood, this drunk It was from drinking at noon until it was dark that they each went back home.

"My lord, have you ever had a good time?" Li Zhen walked into the study smelling of alcohol, when Nalong, who had already been sitting in the room, got up with a smile and joked.

Have fun?After all, there is nothing to drink with this kind of wine. It's a joke every time.Li Zhen naturally knew that Nalong was just teasing herself, but she didn't take it seriously, she smiled and said: "Let's make do, at least we won't be attacked from all sides, hey, the third and fourth brothers are thinking differently this time." It’s very consistent, we’re all waiting to see how we fight the boss, hehe, it’s interesting.”

"It's good for the lord to know." Nalong laughed and sat down, picked up a piece of paper with a messy outline from the table beside him, handed it to Li Zhen and said, "Your lord, you haven't taken office yet. Well, the condom is waiting."

Um?Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, then quickly scanned the paper in her hand, her face darkened immediately, she glanced at Nalong and said, "When will the news come?"

"Three moments at the end of the day." Nalong said with a straight face: "This matter is no small matter, the prince should handle it carefully."

Li Zhen frowned, thought for a while and said: "Since it's here, let's be safe, I don't worry about troubles at this end, hey, it's very convenient to cut off Hou Junji's hands and feet, well, today My father entrusted the matter of martial arts to this king, I am afraid that this matter will still have to be tossed, sir, what does your majesty mean by this?"

"It's so difficult to guess." Nalong already knew everything that happened in the morning from the "Rising Sun". The military department is mostly composed of the prince's lineage, and the official department is ruled by King Wei. King Wu has a deep foundation in the Ministry of Industry. If the prince wants to complete the matter of martial arts, he will inevitably have to follow this The three dealt with each other, hey, don't look at the two kings of Wu and Wei cooperating with the prince in the court today to save the crown prince's face, but when the prince wants to perform martial arts, the two princes will definitely intervene. In this way, the situation in the court may be in chaos, and the prince is the stick that disrupts the situation in the court, but the other end of the stick is held in the hands of the Holy Majesty."

Damn it, the old man messed up the situation like this. Damn it, if he had changed the crown prince early, why would he be in such a messy situation? This time it's all right, let me be the gunman!Li Zhen knew in her heart that the old man was just planning to use her, so she felt cold, and sighed, "Oh, the edict of the left and right has not yet arrived at the door, and we will make a decision after receiving the edict. If you can delay it, it's all right. The king drank too much today, so let’s stop here first. Well, the king will be on duty in the Ministry of War tomorrow, so Mr. Mo Li may as well try it out first, and then come to visit when the king is on holiday. "As soon as the words fell, without waiting for Nalong to say anything, he went out of the door with a heavy heart, and went straight to the backyard...

The Ministry of War in the early Tang Dynasty directly inherited the system of the Sui Dynasty, and was the most powerful among the six departments of Shangshu Province. Generally, there was one minister, who was the third rank, and two servants, who were the fourth rank.In charge of military elections, maps, chariots, armor and weapons.There are four subordinates: one is the Ministry of War, the other is the Ministry of Staff, the third is the Ministry of Driving, and the fourth is the Ministry of Treasury. Among them, there are four directors of the Ministry of War, two directors of the Staff Party, two directors of the Driving Department, and two directors of the Treasury Department.According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of War has the right to mobilize part of the troops - no imperial decree is required to mobilize less than 300 guards, only a military dispatch letter from the Ministry of War is required, but it must be written and reported to the emperor afterwards. under the decree.

Don't underestimate the small number of these 300 troops. If they are used properly, they will definitely cause a big wave in the city of Chang'an. Therefore, each minister of the Ministry of War is appointed by the emperor's most trusted generals. Since the first year of Zhenguan, he has served successively. Li Jing, Li Ji, and Hou Junji are all in this position, but because the Minister of the Ministry of War has too much power, these three behaved in the same way when they were in office, that is, they didn't care about things—they said they were sick at home more often , there are very few rotations in the ministry, and when it was Su Dingfang's turn to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, he did not change this rule. In fact, the affairs of the Ministry are actually managed by the left servant Liu Yan and the right servant Li Youling. It's just a rubber stamp, and the time he arrives at the ministry in a month is never more than three days. Even if he shows up, he comes late and leaves early. He didn't argue with his subordinates all the way, but just sat in the lobby with a sullen face, waiting for Li Zhen's arrival.

Yo, what a big battle.Li Zhen arrived very punctually, and walked into the military department's yamen with the counting sound of Chenshi's official card. Just after entering the hall, he saw the gloomy old man sitting on top of him, and a crowd of people standing on the bottom. Li Zhen did not dare to be negligent among the officials of various divisions, and hurriedly walked a few steps, came straight to the front of the hall, bowed his hands politely and said: "The next official will refer to Su Shangshu."

The meaning of Li Zhen's words is clear that he is a subordinate and not a prince to greet Su Dingfang, which is regarded as giving Su Dingfang enough face, but he never thought that Mr. Su had no intention of greeting at all, and turned his head without answering. Looking at Liu Yan who was standing on the left, he said in a calm voice: "Liu Shilang, since you have been transferred out of the military department by order, I will hand over to His Highness the King of Yue. The old man is not feeling well, so I won't stay any longer." As soon as the words fell, Regardless of what others thought, he got up and walked out of the lobby quickly, and went back home.

What?This is a slip?Damn old man Su, you have gone too far in avoiding suspicion.Seeing Su Dingfang leave without even saying hello, Li Zhen couldn't laugh or cry, but she also understood that Mr. Su didn't intend to get involved in the fight between the princes, so in desperation, she had to smile wryly and shook her head. Shaking his head, he let old man Su slip away.

"Your official Liu Yan (Li Youling) has met His Royal Highness the King of Yue." The two servants were obviously used to Mr. Su's situation of ignoring everything. Seeing that Li Zhen was still in a daze, they hurried forward and bowed to each other. Say hello.

"You two don't need to be so courteous. Since this king has already served in the Ministry of War, and everyone is a colleague and equal, this courtesy can be avoided." Li Zhen didn't hold it too much, and waved his hand with a smile , indicating that Liu and Li don't need to be too polite.Li Zhen said so, but he is a prince after all, the position is there, how dare Liu and Li treat Li Zhen as an equal, and each of them paid the respects in a proper manner.

Liu Yanyin was about to be transferred from the Ministry of War, so he had to complete the handover procedures with Li Zhen at this moment, so he saluted first, and said first: "Your Highness, I have ordered the transfer of the Ministry of Officials, and I have already transferred all the tasks at hand a few days ago. Take care of it, if it is convenient for His Highness, how about I hand it over to His Highness?"

Before Li Zhen could speak, Li Youling, the servant on the right standing beside him, spoke first: "Your Highness, I'm in charge of the Ministry of War and the Second Division of Staff. Recently, it's time to take turns again, and there are so many tails. If Your Highness allows, I will I plan to go and get busy first, if His Highness needs the servants, just say hello, and the servants will come to wait on you?"

Well, it's not a bad excuse, hehe, I want to slip away so quickly, how can it be so cheap!Li Zhen had known for a long time that there must be something in the military department today, and also knew that Li Youling was a member of the prince's lineage. Seeing that Li Youling was planning to evade, she immediately became suspicious and didn't point it out. She just laughed and said: "Not busy, The king has not handed over yet, no matter how busy Mr. Li is, he should not be in a hurry, after the handover of the king, it will not be too late for Mr. Li to go and make arrangements, what do you think?"

Li Youling really wanted to leave, but Li Zhen's words were all about this, and he couldn't afford to argue, after all, Prince Li Zhen's identity was there, and besides, Li Zhen took over as Zuo Shilang, in terms of official position He was also a bit higher than his right servant, and seeing that he couldn't get away, he could only smile dryly and say: "That's, that's, since the lord needs the subordinates, the subordinates will naturally obey orders."

Li Zhen saw that Li Youling had been caught, so she didn't take it seriously, she bowed her hands politely and said: "Then I will thank you, Mr. Li." While speaking, a group of officials of all sizes also came forward in order It took a long time to greet Li Zhen, the new official, and more than half an hour had passed, and finally finished this annoying ceremony, Liu Yan walked to Li Zhen with a smile and said: "Your Highness, How about we start the handover?"

Oh, it's time to start?OK, come on then!Li Zhen's heart moved, but she nodded with a smile on her face and said: "Thank you, Mr. Liu, Mr. Li, please come together." Li Youling just laughed dryly, and didn't say much, and followed Li Zhen closely. Liu Yan went to the back hall together.

Liu Yan's office is not that big, just about five feet square, with a big table, a few chairs, and a row of iron cabinets outside. tidy.After letting Li Zhen into the office, Liu Yan hurriedly walked to the desk, picked up a stack of documents from the table and said, "Your Highness, all the documents of the Second Department of Driving and Treasury that I am in charge of are here, Your Highness, please have a look. "

***, so many things are stuffed into my hands at once, I really treat me like a computer, hey, damn it, it looks like it won't work if I don't give you a warning.Li Zhen's eyes were good, and she peeked at Li Youling's schadenfreude eyes, she knew it in her heart, and didn't pick up the stack of documents in Liu Yan's hand, but said in a calm voice, "Come on!"

Following Li Zhen's shout, more than a dozen personal guards rushed in from the door...