All the royal clans involved in the rebellion case were ordered by Zhao Ziliang to be executed suddenly ahead of schedule, which made the incumbent ministers and officials who had previously petitioned him Shangshu, the retired officials, the nobles, celebrities, gentlemen and students from all over the country were caught off guard, and when they learned the news, it was too late to stop it, and a person could not pick it up after his head landed, and some people were very angry, and the people who could directly write to the book and say things all wrote to scold Zhao Ziliang for being cruel and unkind, but Zhao Ziliang didn't pay attention to it at all, as long as these people didn't have other radical actions, He didn't bother to take care of these people, and when these people saw that Zhao Ziliang didn't care at all, they were helpless.

The common people don't care who those who are killed, as long as their lives are not disturbed, do not delay them to make money, they ignore it, after a long time, the influence of this matter on the government and the opposition has faded, but it is undeniable that this rebellion case has caused heavy losses to the royal clan, the children and grandchildren of the Li Tang Dynasty have lost more than half, and the rest of the people are honest or have fallen into the middle of the family, and the influence of the royal family on the court has completely disappeared.

After turning over the years, it was already February in 782 AD, and Zhao Ting's family also came to Chang'an, anyway, some time ago, many royal clans were raided, and a lot of houses were vacated, Zhao Ziliang gave a house to Zhao Ting's family to live in, and when Zhao Ting's family settled down, Zhao Ziliang asked someone to find Zhao Ting, and the father and son had time to talk.

In the study in the backyard of the regent's palace, Zhao Ziliang drove the eunuchs and palace maids out, and the father and son sat facing each other, with twice as much steaming tea on the desk.

Zhao Ziliang picked up the tea and blew it, took a few sips, put it down and looked at Zhao Ting, "Let's talk about it, what's going on with you two brothers?" Why did you suddenly hand in your resignation and say that you wouldn't do it? Is this something a responsible man should do? ”

Zhao Ting was silent for a while, then raised his head and said: "Father, power is a good thing, who doesn't want power to dominate the world and get drunk and lie on the knees of beautiful women?" I also want to, but I don't dare to hope, this is a doomed thing, since I can't expect the highest power, of course, I can only put my hope on merit! The eldest brother has always been a person I respect, I can pat my chest and promise that I am willing to sincerely assist the eldest brother, and never think about things that should not be thought about, I also believe that the eldest brother trusts me, but it is difficult to guarantee that there are no sycophants in the court of the Western Qin Dynasty to chew the root of the tongue in the ears of the eldest brother, and Mingjun can't stand the constant chatter of someone around him! My eldest brother and I originally had a very good relationship, I don't want to make our brothers strangers and even suspicious of each other because of these things, which is not good for Xiqin, if there is destined to be someone who needs to be sacrificed, this person can only be me! ”

Zhao Ziliang asked, "What kind of wind did you hear?" It has been less than a year since Gu Cai abdicated, and it stands to reason that there should not be much change in the personnel of the royal court, who will take eye medicine between your brothers? Are you too distracted? ”

Zhao Ting said: "Maybe it's because the child is too careful, in fact, it's not a good thing that the child doesn't hold a position in the royal court!" ”

Zhao Ziliang raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Ting's expression, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Okay, your eldest brother also sent someone to send a letter to talk about this matter a year ago, what he means is that now there are many ministers and officials in the royal court who are worried that you will be arrogant and arrogant when you preside over the military and political affairs of the Khazar Protectorate for a long time, and after a long time, there will be a situation where the tail will not fall, so let you rest for a while, and then appoint you to other positions after a year or two." In the final analysis, this matter is still Lone's fault, it is Lone who has let you keep guarding the Khazar Protectorate, and every normal transfer has not transferred you away, but I didn't expect this incident to become an obstacle to mutual trust between your brothers! ”

"Since you have resigned from all military and political positions in Western Qin, don't go back for the time being! But you can't be idle all the time, so let's do it, in a few days you will come to the palace on an errand to assist Gu in handling military and political affairs! ”

Zhao Ting wanted to rest for a while longer to understand the situation in Chang'an and Datang, but he didn't expect Zhao Ziliang to let him do things so quickly, so he had to agree: "Yes!"

In the months since the rebellion case, the government and the opposition have calmed down, the royal clan has been hit to the point where its power has weakened to the lowest point in history, and the other noble descendants and officials have been honest, lest they touch Zhao Ziliang's bad head again.

The royal clan is the backbone of the conservatives, but also the source of social corruption, now the power of the royal clan has been disabled, some evil forces have also lost their protective umbrella, Zhao Ziliang believes that it is time to correct the officialdom and the bad atmosphere in society, the issue of rectifying the bad atmosphere of officialdom and the people was once again put on the bright side by Zhao Ziliang, when this issue was raised by Zhao Ziliang, the ministers and officials of the regent palace knew that the Tang officialdom was only afraid of going through a rectification and cleanup, But as ministers and officials of the regent palace, they cannot object, he is only Zhao Ziliang's personal minister, only responsible to Zhao Ziliang, fundamentally they are not Tang officials, but they can affect the stability and direction of the Tang Dynasty political situation to a large extent.

Li Mi stood up and said to Zhao Ziliang: "The king, Weichen thinks that if you want to rectify the atmosphere, reduce administrative expenses, and streamline the organization, it should be carried out after a while, after all, only a few months have passed since the rebellion case, and the officialdom still remembers this matter vividly, if it must be carried out, this matter cannot be raised by the king in the court, it should be proposed by the ministers of the court, if there are many people in the court, the king can issue an order to be executed by someone, if there are many opponents, the implementation should be suspended, even if it is forced, There must be an opportunity to activate! ”

Gao Shang also stood up and arched his hand: "The king, the minister agrees with Lord Li's words, at this time, the king really should not take the initiative to raise this matter, this matter was raised by the prime minister, in the opinion of the minister, this time it is better to be raised by Guan Bo!" ”

Li Muchen stood up and arched his hand: "King, now Lu Qi is the most powerful in the court, if you want to launch, Lu Qi's opposition will definitely be the strongest, but Lu Qi does not dare to openly oppose the king, if he wants to sit firmly in the position of prime minister, he can only hug the king's thigh, and most of the officials on his side are flatterers and rudders!" In the case of rebellion, Lu Qi became a real evil official, this time it is better to simply let Lu Qi be a bad official again, let him be responsible for the implementation, if he does a good job, if he does not do well, let him die without a place to be buried, in this way, it can not only correct the bad atmosphere of officialdom, streamline the organization, eliminate the officials who eat and eat to death, reduce administrative expenses, but also pull down those officials who act as a protective umbrella! ”

Zhao Ziliang also knows that the repeated atmosphere in the officialdom over the years is caused by the problems left over from the original official reform, after all, most of the officials still retained the previous officials when the official system was reformed, and did not carry out a thorough one-time blood change. A long-term policy of repression in the area of supervision and inspection, but at the same time to improve the remuneration of officials.

Zhao Ziliang weighed it and said to Li Yu: "Mr. Changyuan, you take the time to chat with Lu Qi, I am afraid that only he is the most comfortable and handy to do this kind of evil thing, involving the turmoil of the entire Tang Dynasty officialdom, only one Yushitai can't control the scene, and you have to let a prime minister come out to suppress the formation!" ”

Li Mi agreed: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

A few days later, Li Mi happened to be 60 years old, he held a birthday banquet at home, sent some invitations to some relatives, friends and ministers of the DPRK and China, Lu Qi was naturally also invited, although the imperial court prohibits extravagance and waste, prohibits excessive human relations, but does not prohibit the purchase of banquets, as long as the parties are not afraid of losses, rich people are naturally not afraid of losses, they are afraid of not being lively enough.

Sixty years old has entered the age of sixties, this is a big birthday, even ordinary civilian families will hold a birthday banquet to liven up, not to mention a person like Li Mi, on the day of Li Mi's birthday, almost all the people who received the invitation arrived, and even many people who did not have an invitation tried their best to enter the Li Mansion to try their luck.

Li Mi's eldest son Li Fan and the housekeeper greeted the guests at the door, Li Mi and several other sons greeted the guests in the house, and the guests arrived one after another to make the colorful Li Mansion begin to become lively, and bursts of pleasant sounds of various musical instruments came out of the house, which made the atmosphere of the whole Li Mansion joyful.

An official sedan chair fell in front of the Li Mansion, and another official arrived, Li Fan looked over, only to see a somewhat ugly official coming out of the sedan chair, Li Fan has been an official in the field for a long time, this time he made a special trip to Li Yu's birthday to rush back, and he did not know many officials in Chang'an, but fortunately, a housekeeper reminded him: "The eldest son, this is Prime Minister Lu Qi!" ”

Li Fan immediately laughed, greeted him and arched his hand: "Xiaguan Li Fan has seen Lu Xiangye, Lu Xiangye is here, the mansion is really full of brilliance, my father is greeting guests from all walks of life in the mansion, if my father hears that Lu Xiangye is coming, he will be very happy!" ”

Lu Qi bowed his hand and said: "The eldest prince rushed back all the way to celebrate Mr. Changyuan's birthday, what a piece of filial piety!" The eldest prince also knows that there is a ban in the imperial court, and the favors of the courtesy and exchanges cannot be too heavy, and the birthday gift brought by the original appearance is a little shabby, and I hope that the eldest prince will not dislike it! ”

"Where, where is it, Lu Xiangye's willingness to come is already a big face, please please!" Li Fan said that he personally introduced Lu Qi into the mansion.

Lu Qi's popularity in the court was not very good, and after he became the chief judge of the rebellion case last time, his popularity was even worse, and he was also infamous, many officials were reluctant to interact with him, let alone get involved with him, so after he was led into the palace by Li Fan, only a few officials greeted him, and most of the officials and guests were as if they didn't see him.