Cui Gengke didn't know that a big conspiracy was going on against him. In fact, he's been in a pretty good mood lately.

First of all, the case of the loss of Jiaxiang was completely resolved, and Lin Zhixiang and Zhang Yuanchang wrote a letter to thank them. Of course, the letter from the two old men is not uncommon, but with the letter came a letter from Yu Ling and a few snacks in Guangzhou. The ruler is short and long, the etiquette is light and heavy, and Cui Geng's heart is sweet.

Secondly, after Cao Hao's incident, Cao Tianjiao became a frightened bird. While recruiting beautiful concubines for Cao Hao, the old man personally came to the door to urge Cui Geng and Cao Yuechan to get married.

The old man pretended to be pitiful and burst into tears, Cui Geng also felt that he and Cao Yuechan were not too young, and there were still a few years of youth to squander? The Three Covenants of Help are a bit out of place. So, he took the initiative to propose to Cao Yuechan.

Cao Yuechan is no longer hypocritical, and the wedding began to be in full swing.

Originally, Cui Geng's plan was that Cao Yuechan and Lu Ruolan were quite careful about the knot, and in order to avoid conflicts, she should be counted on Li Bao'er's side. In other words, Cao Yuechan is Lu Xiong's daughter-in-law. Li Bao'er has a noble status and will not regard Cao Yuechan as a threat, and Cao Yuechan will not have any competition against Li Bao'er.

However, as soon as the news that Cui Geng and Cao Yuechan were ready to get married, it immediately spread all over the world. Cui Geng's cheap father, Cui Yuanzong, naturally got the news.

Old man Cui has no children under his knees, and he regards Cui Geng as his own son. He pondered it carefully, and it didn't work! In his own branch, Cui Geng only married a Fanbang woman, Radamizhu. Moreover, Cui Geng had an agreement with the Turks that the eldest son's surname was Ashina, and he was the grandson of the Turkic Mosi Khan.

It is said that the second son should be surnamed Cui, right? But after so many years, Radamizhu just gave birth to another daughter.

Seeing that this branch of myself is about to die, how can it be done?

This time Cui Geng is going to take a concubine again, very good, Cao Yuechan must count her own branch. I also want to enjoy the joy of teasing Sun.

So, he hurriedly ordered someone to hurry up and send a letter to Cui Geng, explaining his thoughts. and made it clear that he and his wife should participate in the wedding of Cui Geng and Cao Yuechan as their parents.

Cui Geng and Cao Yuechan are naturally indispensable.

However, Cui Yuanzong is now serving as the assassin of Ezhou, and he is far away from Chang'an. The old man was old, and he couldn't stand the fatigue of the journey, so he could only move forward slowly. Therefore, the date of the wedding was postponed again and again, and finally it was set for three months later.

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Time is like an arrow, and suddenly, a month has passed.

On this day, it is the Shuo Ri Dynasty Meeting, and civil and military officials above the ninth rank in Beijing must participate, and Cui Geng is naturally no exception. In addition, Princess Taiping Li Lingyue, who often hides behind the scenes, also appeared in the Hanyuan Palace.

It is said that this kind of pilgrimage meeting is just a formality, and nothing can be decided. However, today is different, and the matter of reinstating the oblique official that has been brewing for a long time will make a final decision today.

Those who support this matter are Emperor Li Dan and Princess Taiping. Those who oppose this matter are the crown prince Li Longji.

It's not that Li Longji is more noble than Li Dan and Princess Taiping, the key is that his foundation is too shallow, and some of those oblique officials have taken refuge in Li Dan, and some have taken refuge in Princess Taiping, but not many have taken refuge in him.

Cui Geng neither supports nor opposes.

Of course, when it comes to arguing, there is no need for these bigwigs to come on the field in person.

Now the standard-bearers who oppose the oblique officials are Prime Minister Yao Chong and Song, and the standard-bearers who support the oblique officials are Prime Minister Xiao Zhizhong and the imperial historian Dou Huaizhen.

The officials below stood in line and had a lot of fun.

To be fair, to say that Li Xian made the court into a miasma, it means that he has too many oblique officials, and the court really can't afford to support them. However, it is not necessary to say that the oblique officials are not as good as the officials appointed by the imperial court through formal channels.

Don't forget, in recent years, people's way of entering the government is mainly to enter the office, followed by the imperial examination. And the person who presided over the imperial examination was just a foreign lang of the six-rank official examiner.

Those who rely on the merits of their ancestors must be better than those who rely on the money of their ancestors? How is that possible?

A striking example can be proved: After Li Longji launched a congenital coup d'état, he dismissed all the oblique officials and appointed all the officials through regular channels.

In that year, when the newly appointed officials entered the court to pay their respects, Li Longji summoned all the county commanders to the Xuanzheng Palace, and ordered them to write a policy essay on how to govern the people.

Among them, only Juancheng County Ling Wei Ji has the best words, and Xuanzong deliberately promoted him to Liquan County Order. The other more than 200 people, although they did not meet the requirements, Li Longji pinched his nose and admitted it, and let them take office for the time being. Forty or fifty others were really unable to do it, so they sent him home to continue his studies.

Who is presiding over the election? Lu Congyuan and Li Chaoyin.

These two are both well-known Qing officials and capable officials, so it can't be said that they took bribes to cause this phenomenon, right? In fact, most of the people who were recommended as officials were not good in the first place, and Lu Congyuan and Li Chaoyin were also clever women who could not cook without rice.

In the end, for the sake of face, Li Longji demoted Lu Congyuan and Li Chaoyin to the outside world, and the matter was over.

Therefore, today's courtiers are divided into two factions, arguing endlessly, and in the end they have not come up with a result.

Li Dan coughed lightly and said, "It seems that everyone has a big dispute over whether to restore the oblique sealing official." As the saying goes, the plan cannot be decided by the public, and I know it. ”

"Your Majesty's words are ...... wrong"

Yao Chong's neck was stalked, and he was going to publish a long speech again.

But Li Dan waved his hand slightly, his face was slightly gloomy, and said, "I have made up my mind, Yao Aiqing retreated." ”

"Uh...... Be. ”

Yao Chong is famous, but he is not a pedantic person. Seeing Li Dan's expression at this time, he didn't dare to be stubborn anymore.

Then, Li Dan looked at Li Longji and said, "San Lang, what do you think?" ”

Li Longji said: "In the past, the ministers were opposed to the restoration of the oblique officials, because many of these people obtained the official position by bribing the Wei Shu people (Wei Hou). But now ......"

"How?"

"Now that I think about it, there are also some people here who have been favored by the previous emperor and have become officials. The first emperor blessed it, and His Majesty took it away, which was too disrespectful to the first emperor. ”

Princess Taiping chuckled lightly and said, "If the prince wants to change his ways, just say it...... What kind of circle? ”

"Uh...... I'm not changing my course. Li Longji said: "I think that if you want to restore the oblique sealing official, you must have a statement for the people of the world, such as ...... Can oblique seals become a rule? ”

Li Dan shook his head and said, "Of course it's impossible." The first emperor sealed more than 10,000 oblique officials, and the court was unbearable. How can it be increased? I declared...... The next is not an example. ”

"That's not right, is it? If Your Majesty has a favored person who is willing to give grace, if he does not open his mouth at all, how can he show the respect of the emperor? Besides, if the prime minister can still recommend someone as an official, can't the emperor? ”

"San Lang's words seem to have some truth." Li Dan pondered for a long time and said: "In this case, every year, the emperor can add three people as officials without going through the department. The crown prince is the prince, and he can invite the emperor to seal a person as an official without a division, which will always be a rule. Belch...... Princess Taiping has made great contributions to the country, and she can also invite one person to be an official, which is not a rule. ”

Li Longji said: "Even so, Erchen has no objection. ”

Princess Taiping also said: "What Your Majesty said is very true. ”

Li Dan looked at Cui Geng again and said, "King Ji, what about you?" ”

"Me? Of course, Wechen has no objection. ”

At this point, the four giants of the imperial court reached a compromise, and what they decided, it was useless for Yao Chong and Song Zong to oppose it.

The ministers all knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty Shengming."

Immediately afterwards, Li Longji took the order as soon as he had the power in his hand, and said: "Father Qiqi, since you have this intention, your son just wants to recommend someone to be an official." ”

"I don't know who the prince wants to recommend?"

"The retainer wants to recommend a Persian merchant whose name is Kairadis. Recently, there is a palace that I don't know who instructed me to poison the red arrow powder that his sons take every day. Fortunately, Kairadis found out and saved his son's life. Therefore, Erchen wanted to give him a grace. ”

Red arrow powder, which is the gastrodia of later generations, was used as a health care product for nobles in these years.

Li Dan said: "Kairadis saved San Lang's life, and he deserves to be rewarded." I wonder what you want him to do? ”

"Erchen wants him to assassinate Quanzhou."

"No!" Cui Geng blurted out.

Just kidding, the Lin family in Quanzhou is one of Cui Geng's most reliable allies. If Li Longji's henchman Kairadis is the assassin of Quanzhou, then the Lin family will never have peace. Therefore, Cui Geng must strive for it.

Li Longji raised his eyebrows and said, "Dare to ask King Ji, why not?" ”

Cui Geng said: "Isn't this obvious? Even if it is an oblique official, there is no reason to assassinate the history of a state from the beginning. Moreover, Quanzhou has been promoted to Shangzhou the year before last, and the history of Quanzhou Thorn is the function of Zhengsanpin. The reward of Kairadis was too fast. ”

Li Longji said disapprehantly: "The will of my father just now does not restrict the official positions that can be recommended. King Ji agreed at the time, but now he wants to go back on his word, isn't there any selfish motive? ”

Cui Geng said angrily: "How can you say that? Although His Majesty's will does not impose restrictions on official positions, can you make someone a flying general? Can you get someone to be the secretary of the military department? How unreasonable?! ”

Li Dan said roundly: "Speaking of which, I still think about it. In this way, I will add another supplement to this will, the recommended Beijing officials shall not exceed five grades, and foreign officials shall not be the governors of the four major prefectures and the protectors of the six major prefectures. ”

Cui Geng listened, a mouthful of old blood spurted out, and said: "Your Majesty said so, then the matter of Kailadis's assassination of Quanzhou is so decided?" ”

Li Dan said unhappily: "What if it's decided?" Could it be that my will must be revised three or four times, so that the king will be happy? ”

After a pause, he softened his tone again, and said, "After King Ji returned to the dynasty, he didn't have any specific duties. In this way, pass on my will, and add a title to King Ji under the Zhongshu Sect. ”

Pingzhang outside the door of Zhongshu is the prime minister, this is Li Dan slapping a sweet date.

However, now that there are more prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, there are not many more Cui Geng, and there are many less Cui Geng. If possible, Cui Geng would rather not reinstate than Kairadis to assassinate Quanzhou.

However, if Li Dan makes such a gesture, and he doesn't give up, it is really unreasonable.

After all, now that Quanzhou is the territory of the imperial court, what qualifications does Cui Geng have to make irresponsible remarks?

He had to kneel on the ground and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Li Longji is now very happy in his heart, and his plan to exchange the post of Quanzhou assassin with a fictitious prime minister has succeeded! It's not easy, I fought with Cui Geng so many times, and finally won a victory.

However, his joy came and went faster.

Princess Taiping Li Lingyue said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the courtiers also want to recommend someone as an official." ”

"Huh? Who would you like to recommend? ”