Great Tang Broom Star

In Chang'an City in early winter, the acacia flowers had disappeared, and some dry petals remained on the ground.

On both sides of the wide Suzaku Street are drainage ditches, which are so deep that people squatting in them are basically ready-made bunkers.

The joy of Gao Kan holding the nose of the car and Khan offering prisoners seemed to be still in front of him, and Li Ji came to fire.

"Your Majesty, I feel unwell, please resign as Zuo Servant."

At the court meeting, Li Ji sincerely asked.

Changsun Wuji glanced at him, feeling slightly happy.

Recently, the small circle has focused on Li Ji, constantly finding faults in the six parts, and Li Ji is in a state of distress. Fortunately, he blew himself up the last time he came and found out a lot of problems, so he is still calm now.

There was joy in Chu Suiliang's eyes, Li Ji got out, and the small circle controlled the court just around the corner.

He looked up at the emperor, saw the familiar blushing smile, and couldn't help sighing.

When the first emperor left, he asked me to help the crown prince well. Isn't it because of my help that Tang Dynasty is flourishing today?

Look at the emperor, have there been such humble emperors throughout the ages?

This is the merit of my persuasion!

Thinking of this, Chu Suiliang hid all the guilt, thinking that he would definitely be able to flaunt his history.

Yu Zhining's lips moved a few times, and under the gaze of the emperor, he lowered his head.

Li Zhi suppressed the gloom in his heart, and said with a smile: "The Six Departments have done a good job recently, why did Li Qing ask to go?"

In an instant, Changsun Wuji stared at his nephew.

Li Ji said that he was not feeling well, which was a helpless choice after being harassed by the small circle. If he did not retreat, the next step would be to get serious about the small circle.

What will happen to the elites of the Shandong family?

Support Li Ji or stand idly by?

Changsun Wuji sneered in his heart, he knew the urine of those so-called aristocratic families who have passed down for many years, they like to play it safe, but in fact they dare not take risks.

As for this decisive battle... He watched it for a long time and tested it several times, but the Shandong clan didn't dare to fight back at all.

Stop here!

He smiled.

Li Ji has been attacked recently, the key is that some inexplicable mistakes have often occurred in Shangshu Province recently, so that 70% of Yushi's recent impeachment targets are Shangshu Sheng.

This is a warning.

If you don't leave, it's not a warning, but it's going to tease you directly.

Li Ji was alone in the court, so he could only resign sadly at this moment.

He said with warm eyes: "Your Majesty, I have been dizzy recently and can't manage things."

Boss, if you don't let me go, we will say goodbye forever.

Li Zhi narrowed his eyes and said, "Well, the British Duke will go home and rest for a while."

If Li Ji left, he would be alone and helpless.

Yu Zhining looks like an imperial party, but what he is best at is not to offend others.

If this kind of person was not capable, Li Zhi would have replaced him long ago.

Later, when the news that Li Ji went home to recuperate was released, Chang'an officials were surprised.

Cui Yixuan was in a daze in the Chang'an county shed.

"uncle!"

Cui Jian came in a hurry.

Cui Yixuan sighed: "The frizzy,

How do you, the official doctor, do it? "

As soon as Cui Jian came in, he said, "The Duke of England has returned home."

"The old man knows." Cui Yixuan remained calm.

Cui Jian sat down and said angrily, "That's the only prime minister His Majesty can order, and they can't tolerate it. Is this plotting against you?"

"Shut up!" Cui Yixuan stopped him, and then said slowly: "Does Your Majesty have any complaints?"

Cui Jian shook his head, "Even if there is, you can't say it."

"Then why are you so anxious?" Cui Yixuan touched the blister at the corner of his mouth as he spoke, baring his teeth in pain.

Cui Jian breathed heavily, "They forced the British government to retreat, what's the next step? Do you want all the senior officials in Shandong to leave?"

"Don't be angry when you speak." Cui Yixuan saw that there was no one outside the door, and then said: "The old man has an appointment tonight."

The corners of Cui Jian's mouth curled up slightly, and he said sarcastically, "These are the prudent people?"

The so-called prudent people are the representatives of several families of the Shandong clan in Beijing.

Cui Yixuan frowned and said, "Why are young people so dissatisfied?"

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied." Cui Jian was genuinely disdainful, "Those people just want to wait for their opponents to perish by themselves, and then gradually gain the upper hand by relying on the large number of talents from the Shandong clan. These people... ask What's the use of them? It must mean let nature take its course."

"Then what do you think it can do?" Cui Yixuan was annoyed, "What is the basis for the inheritance of the Shandong family for many years? It depends on stability."

"Steady, let's see how long it lasts!"

Cui Jian then left.

Later, Cui Yixuan appeared in a restaurant.

The restaurant immediately said that it was full and no longer served.

Inside, a group of people were discussing matters.

"Those people in Guanlong are deceiving people too much!" An old man said angrily, "Li Ji is our only prime minister in the court, and they can't tolerate it. Is this trying to plot rebellion?"

"They are familiar with such things as treason." A younger man sneered.

Speaking of this, even the royal family is afraid of those people in Guanlong.

You, the emperor, have harmed our interests, so go to hell.

It was Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty who died in the front, and Yang Jian also stepped on the corpses and blood and tears of his predecessors to achieve the emperor's career, and behind him was the plan of the Guanlong small circle.

Cui Yixuan frowned and said, "Tell me something."

Several old people squinted at him, "It would be great if you can be more aggressive, magistrate of Chang'an County, what can you do?"

Son of a bitch, a bunch of sluts!

Old Cui was furious in his heart, but his face didn't show, "The old man is still in Chang'an anyway, you just squatted at home and enjoyed yourself, what did you do?"

Those old people sneered, and someone said, "How should we deal with this matter?"

Everyone is silent.

Cui Yixuan watched coldly, and found that these people had no intention of responding at all. In other words, they hoped to hibernate and make trouble for those people in Guanlong and the emperor. The cow beats the horse to death, the horse kills the cow, our Shandong aristocratic family is waiting to see the excitement.

A bunch of idiots!

Cui Yixuan sighed, feeling that he shouldn't be here.

...

On the second day, Li Zhitao's voice remained the same.

Without Li Ji, it is obvious that the small circle has nothing to say when discussing matters. Whenever it involves the interests of the small circle, Li Zhi watches silently.

He knew that it was useless to say what he said, and even a dispute would break out.

An argument broke out, followed by sword-fighting.

army!

At this moment, he missed the sense of security when Aye was around.

Only by mastering the army can he survive under the oppression of the small circle.

He glanced at his uncle.

This uncle seems to be kind, but he is now a representative of the small circle, saying that the uncle and nephew love each other deeply, it will only disgust people.

With the support of the small circle, Changsun Wuji is the uncle who has power over the government and the public. So he has to be consistent with the small circle.

The goal of the small circle is very simple, the emperor cannot affect our interests, and the emperor cannot be too complacent.

So Changsun Wuji sat and watched Li Zhi being suppressed, and occasionally talked about friendship, but it became a joke in Li Zhi's eyes.

As things passed one by one, Li Zhi found that his opinions were overwhelmed by all kinds of 'good intentions', but he was powerless to resist.

If Li Ji was there, these people would at least have some fear, but now, that fear has disappeared.

Whose world is this?

Who is my confidant?

"His Majesty!"

Someone came from outside, "Your Majesty, Governor Xu Jingzong of Yongzhou is asking to see you."

Li Zhi raised his head in despair, frowned and said, "What is he doing here?"

Jingzong came a little later, and after saluting, he glanced at Changsun Wuji and said: "I heard that someone in the court is persecuting your majesty, I..."

Old Xu came to help him, and Li Zhi couldn't help being moved.

At such times, only Lao Xu, his confidant, would stand by his side so unscrupulously.

Changsun Wuji sneered in his heart, thinking that this loyal dog would be finished sooner or later.

And Chu Suiliang simply sneered at Xu Jingzong.

"But you old dog?"

Xu Jingzong moved suddenly.

He rushed over and gave Chu Suiliang black eyes with one punch, and then the two scuffled together.

A prime minister and an important minister fight in court...

Changsun Wuji was shocked.

Li Zhi was shocked.

But Wang Zhongliang shouted: "Xu Shijun drank too much, stop him!"

Li Zhi felt that this person was finally smart for a while.

Everyone pulls and pulls to separate the two.

Xu Jingzong scolded: "Slave dog, if you have the ability, you will try to usurp the throne. What kind of loyal minister are you pretending to be? Do you dare to do something here today?"

He broke away from the waiter, opened his chest, patted his chest and cursed: "Come on, kill XX, you will give power to the government."

boom!

As soon as this sentence came out, the eldest grandson Wuji, who pretended to be a Bodhisattva, couldn't pretend anymore.

Chu Suiliang, who was thinking about how to deal with Xu Jingzong, turned pale, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Xu Jingzong slandered the old minister, the old minister... must die!"

why don't you die

Li Zhi said with a shocked face; "Xu Qing is drinking too much, come here."

A few guards came in outside, Li Zhi said angrily: "Xu Jingzong went to court drunk, drag him away!"

Xu Jingzong was dragged away, but the shouts and curses echoed in the court hall.

He said that Chu Suiliang's power was pouring into the government and the public, but everyone knew that what he said was alluding to Changsun Wuji.

Later, the news finally got out.

Chu Suiliang immediately pleaded guilty at home.

But there are still people coming to visit him in an endless stream.

"...Those people went to Chu's house, and when they came out, they looked like they had been drinking."

Shaopeng is reporting.

Li Zhi smiled slightly, "It seems that the more powerful the minister, the more respected he is by those people."

Shao Peng felt a chill down his spine.

Li Zhi said indifferently: "Baiqi has investigated him for several months, is there any result?"

Shao Peng said: "Your Majesty, that is...Chu Suiliang recently bought a house, and the owner of the house is Zhongshu Yiyu."

The so-called Zhongshu translators are the translators of Zhongshu Province. When the Zhongshu Province received documents from foreign domains, it needed these target language speakers to translate.

Li Zhi's eyes lit up, and he said lightly: "I know."

Then he ordered: "Let people go to Chu's house and invite Chu Suiliang to return to the court."

Shao Peng came to Baiqi early to discuss matters with Tang Xu.

"Your Majesty is so suppressed, I'm afraid he wants to do something." Shao Peng was a little excited.

As a servant, he is naturally an imperial party, and the small circle is domineering. He sees it and is anxious in his heart. He wishes to chop up the uncle of the country and them all, and make them into meat sauce for dinner.

Tang Xu's face was solemn, "That matter is safe, but if they refuse..."

What if Changsun Wuji and others support Chu Suiliang?

Shao Peng said bitterly: "A group of thieves! There is no place to bury them when they die."

...

No one could see the emperor's movements clearly, nor did he see them.

On the second day, Supervisor Wei Siqian came up.

"Your Majesty, this matter is so inappropriate..."

Chu Suiliang was talking endlessly in the court hall, and when he talked about excitement, white foam appeared at the corner of his mouth.

What makes people most addicted to it is not femininity, but power.

With the power in hand, even the emperor bows his head to be happy, you give it to a god, I won't change it.

Li Zhi smiled shyly, "This matter should be considered again."

He is like a small boat in the wind and waves, it is impossible to tell when it will capsize.

The emperor and ministers in the court hall were "happy and harmonious", and someone said with relief: "This is the scene of the prosperous age!"

"His Majesty!"

A servant came in and said, "Censor Wei Siqian, please see me!"

Li Zhi was stunned and said, "But something is wrong?"

"Say it's something important."

Li Zhi nodded, "Then let him come."

Later, a middle-aged official with a calm expression walked in.

He glanced at the officials with a cold gaze, then saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, I impeached Chu Suiliang..."

Chu Suiliang was in a state of excitement, and was furious when he heard the words.

Li Zhi said dissatisfiedly: "Chu Qing acts prudently and is just. Where does the so-called impeachment come from? If it is inappropriate, I will punish him severely!"

Changsun Wuji glanced at this person, and remembered that this person was born in the imperial examination, passed the Jinshi examination, and was promoted all the way up. This is an extremely solid resume, which is rare at this moment.

But is he crazy today? He dared to impeach Chu Suiliang.

Wei Siqian raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, Chu Suiliang bought a subordinate's house at a low price!"

Fuck!

Wang Zhongliang had been listless for the past few days, but he couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

The same is true for Li Zhi, he said in surprise, "Is that so?"

Then he forced a smile again, "I'm afraid this is a bit of a misunderstanding."

Wei Siqian said forcefully: "Your Majesty, I am the supervisory censor. If this matter is inappropriate, I will apologize."

If you don't check it out, I will resign if you don't.

This is the style of a straight man of steel, no, the demeanor of a steel censor.

Changsun Wuji felt that this person was looking for death, but when he turned his head to look at Chu Suiliang, he found that this little brother had a dull expression on his face.

"Chu Qing." Li Zhi said with a smile: "I know Chu Qing's character very well, I'm afraid this is a misunderstanding?"

This is for Chu Suiliang to defend himself.

Chu Suiliang got up and said: "Your Majesty, I... indeed bought the subordinate's land, but the price was determined by negotiation between the two parties, not by coercion."

He was talking about the land, while Wei Siqian was talking about the house. The price difference between land and land plus houses is huge.

"Absurd!" Wei Siqian said, "Chu Xiang is the order of Zhongshu, and the translator is a small official in Zhongshu Province. Officials, those who receive the property under supervision will receive forty lashes per foot, one horse plus one grade; eight horses for one year, eight horses plus one grade; fifty horses flow two thousand miles. I sincerely ask you to find out the value of the case, Punish according to the law."

Jianlin is the superior official, and being imprisoned is the subordinate.

In other words, this is Shangguan accepting bribes from subordinates. According to the value of the case, there are corresponding penalties.

Chu Suiliang glanced at Changsun Wuji, "Your Majesty, those who are cleared will be cleared..."

nonsense!

Changsun Wuji saw a guilty conscience in this look.

This idiot actually made such a mistake.

What is the Qing Dynasty, this is the court!

Sure enough, Wei Siqian was furious, "This is the imperial court, apart from His Majesty, how can the Qing come from the Qing?"

Except for the emperor's mistakes that cannot be pursued to death, where did other people get this qualification?

Wei Siqian's words were aggressive, Li Zhi hesitated, "This matter..."

Looking at the indecisive emperor, Changsun Wuji sighed and said, "Your Majesty, let Dali Temple investigate the case."

If the prime minister commits a crime, naturally no bad person can be allowed to investigate, and that's what Dali Temple does.

Li Zhi sighed, looking at Wei Siqian with dissatisfaction, "That's fine."

Everyone goes out later.

Wei Siqian walked steadily and firmly, while the prime ministers behind him were silent.

He always remembers what he said when he first became the supervisory censor: "If the censor walks out of Chang'an, if he can't shake one side and deter the prefectures and counties, he will be dereliction of duty.

Now that he is in the court, it will naturally shake the court and frighten the traitors.

"Wei Siqian!"

Chu Suiliang's voice came from behind.

Wei Siqian turned his head and looked at Chu Suiliang approaching with piercing eyes.

Chu Suiliang said lightly: "Who are you instigating?"

Wei Siqian pointed to his chest, "It's because of my conscience."

Chu Suiliang smiled, "Be cautious in doing things."

This is an extremely veiled threat.

Three years later in history, as soon as Chu Suiliang returned to Chang'an, he launched a crazy revenge. Wei Siqian, who impeached him, was immediately driven out of Chang'an City and went to serve as the county magistrate. If it wasn't for someone protecting him, Wei Siqian might not even be able to save his life.

Wei Siqian took a deep look at him, and said seriously: "There are people who have lived for more than a hundred years, and everyone congratulates them, but these people who live for more than a hundred years are mediocre every day, and they only know how to make profits for themselves. It is nothing for such people to live. Forty, if you die now, you should boast of your history!"

You, Chu Suiliang, are quite old, but you have been busy all your life, and you only know how to plan for yourself, even if you live to be a hundred years old, you will be a rice bug.

And I, Wei Siqian, am forty years old, and I died for the country, a worthy death!

Wei Siqian nodded slightly, turned and left.

He walked firmly, with his head held high.

Chu Suiliang lost his mind for a moment, and then cursed in a low voice: "Bitch!"

When he turned around, Changsun Wuji stepped forward slowly, with dissatisfaction between his brows, "Is there such a thing?"

Chu Suiliang laughed dryly: "Auxiliary machine, old man..."

"Stupid! Stupid!"

Changsun Wuji scolded in a low voice: "Your family is short of money? If it is short, just go to the old man, how much is the difference in buying land, and the old man will help you make up for it? Why do you want to buy at a low price? What is even more stupid is that you bought a subordinate official land, this is giving a man a handle."

He was so angry that he wanted to do something, "This old man has never seen such a stupid thing in half his life, you!"

Chu Suiliang blushed and said, "Auxiliary machine, the old man is just confused for a moment."

"You are not confused, but you are proud and unscrupulous!"

Changsun Wuji scolded him for a long time, and then walked away.

Back to his place, Changsun Wuji thought about it carefully.

"Sir."

Staff member Zheng Yuandong is here.

"What's the matter?" Changsun Wuji rubbed his eyebrows.

Zheng Yuandong smiled and said: "Someone came from the family earlier, saying that the carriage of the family had rubbed against a passerby, and the passerby extorted money, saying that he was going to sue the officials...then the family suppressed it."

"Got it." Changsun Wuji knew that the so-called rubbing must be hitting someone. As for the extortion of money, most of the victims cry and complain, but the family members refuse to give the money...

To press down means to use the power of the eldest grandson's family to put pressure on officials.

Thinking of his grandson Wuji's power, who would dare to criticize him?

Especially at the beginning of the year when someone in Luoyang accused Changsun Wuji of treason, and the emperor ordered Luoyang officials to kill him without hesitation, Changsun Wuji's power was almost unstoppable.

There is no warmth in Changsun Wuji's eyes. As for the common people, in his eyes, they are just tools, those who cultivate the land, those who work...

After Zheng Yuandong left, Changsun Wuji asked: "Dali Temple Shaoqing Zhang Ruichi... remember that he is one of us?"

"yes."

The corners of Changsun Wuji's mouth curled up slightly, "Tell Zhang Ruichi to suppress this matter!"