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Li Jing now only wants to leave Chang'an as soon as possible and return to Dengzhou. Although Chang'an is extremely prosperous, he is here, and the dragon and tiger are trapped in Pingyang, and the dragon is stranded on the beach. Although he had 20,000 Zhenguo troops in hand, he didn't have to worry about the danger of being assassinated before, but staying here like this was unbearable for him. The situation in Liaodong is already facing drastic changes, and he must go back as soon as possible to prepare.

As for asking for orders to exterminate the grass thieves, Li Jing didn't have such an idea. He proposed to lead his troops to suppress the bandits, but he was advancing and retreating. He deeply knew that Tian Lingzi had already been inseparable from him, and no matter what he said, this traitor would definitely oppose it. Previously, the Zhenguo Army entered the Beiping Rebellion, and Li Jing gained fame and fortune because of this, and suddenly jumped to a high position, which was deeply loved by the Son of Heaven. Tian Lingzi will never give Li Jing a chance to pacify the grass thieves again, especially in Tian Lingzi's opinion, the grass thieves are just a group of salt dealers gathering together, and they can never be compared with the Shatuo people.

Sure enough, after Li Jing put forward the request to lead troops to exterminate the grass thieves, before Li Yi could react, Tian Lingzi immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, it's not early, it's better to leave the matter of suppressing the thieves to the Yanying Palace tomorrow to discuss it." It's cold outside, and your majesty has just sweated a little, so be careful of catching a cold. ”

Li Yi smiled and nodded, "Let's prepare to pass the meal, I want to dine with Qi Guogong today." ”

After that, dined with the Son of Heaven, whether it was Tian Lingzi or Li Jing and Li Yi, the three of them no longer mentioned the matter of suppressing thieves. After eating. Li Jing played three games of chess with the emperor. Win one and lose two. Although he was defeated, it was not easy for the emperor to win, which made the young son very happy.

That night, he stayed overnight in Qinghua Palace, and after breakfast the next day, Li Jing returned to Chang'an with Li Yi's royal car.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Jing returned to Qinrenfang.

Li Zhen greeted him: "How?" ”

"Arita Lingzi is here, and I'm not worried about being transferred to be in charge of exterminating the grass thieves. However, it is very likely that Tian Lingzi will also transfer us to send troops together. But that's not a bad thing. We can take this opportunity to go back to Dengzhou. "As long as he is not the commander of the bandits, then Li Jing will not have too many worries. As long as Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao are still a little self-aware, then as soon as they see the arrival of the imperial court's soldiers and horses, they should take the initiative to avoid and flee. At that time, Li Jing could go back to Dengzhou directly.

Taking a sip of hot tea, Li Jing held the teacup and asked, "How is the matter of the Concert Academy?" ”

It was originally called the Upper Capital Stay Backyard, and later changed its name to the Upper Capital Theater.

It is the residence of the officials of various prefectures and towns when they go to Beijing to meet the emperor or handle other affairs, and it is also the contact place for the officials of the town to enter Beijing. There is a concert officer in the theater, who reports the situation of the town to the imperial court and submits the town's expression. Report the situation of the imperial court and other towns to the town in a timely manner, and convey the imperial edicts and documents. Handle the town's tax supply to the imperial court, and ask the imperial court for instructions on major matters that the town cannot decide on its own.

In general, the Jinjuin is the Beijing office of a town in Beijing. However, in fact, due to the increasing independence of the feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty, the imperial court and the feudal towns could not sometimes communicate directly, so this Jinjuyuan became an intermediate communication channel. The imperial court directly transmitted the message to the Jinsoin, and then the Jinsoin sent it back to the feudal town. In addition, the Jinsoin was also the eyes and ears of the feudal town in the capital, and through the Jinsoin to spy on the imperial court and coerce the imperial court.

Now the whole of Chang'an, there are more than 50 marching courts, and the status of the marching officials is extremely high, and even has the right to be no less than the deputy prime minister, and the marching officials are equivalent to the plenipotentiary representatives of the local feudal town marshals in Chang'an.

In addition to these important functions, the Concert House also has a great function, which is to undertake the exchange function. Because Datang has always had a money shortage, especially now, the money shortage is even more serious. In order to cope with this situation, the imperial court and the local government generally stipulated that local copper coins were not allowed to go out of the border.

Beginning in the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, merchants from all over the country in Beijing would hand over the proceeds from the sale of goods to the Jinjuyuan in each province and town in Beijing, and the Jinjuyuan would issue a "document" or "public document", which would be handed over to the merchant and sent to the province. Whether a merchant travels from a place to the capital or returns from the capital, he does not need to carry a large amount of coins with him, and he can travel lightly and cash it when he arrives, similar to today's checks.

The Zhenguo Army has now been promoted to one of the more than 50 towns in the Tang Dynasty, especially a newly opened feudal town, so it is natural to set up a concert hall in Chang'an.

According to Li Jing's meaning, there are four main functions of this concert house. First, it is naturally used as a liaison place for officials from the town to enter Beijing, and it is also the residence of officials from this state when they go to Beijing to do business. Second, the Jinjuin will be used as the secret base of the town's Xiaocai Division in Beijing, and use the identity of the Jinjuin to cover their secret spy identity, responsible for investigating the movements of the Jingshi and spying on the confidential information of the imperial court. Third, the Jinjuyuan will serve as an important exchange network for the Zhenguo Army in Chang'an, undertaking the exchange of flying money between the Zhenguo Army and Chang'an, and at the same time, it is also an important stronghold for the development of the Four Seas Money Village to Beijing. Fourth, the Jinjuyuan will also be responsible for wooing the nobles and princes of Chang'an, and recruiting some talented people to send them to Dengzhou.

"The address has been chosen, just in the imperial city between the temple and the Xingqing Palace between the Chongren Fang, its southeast corner is the East City, to the south across the Pingkang and Xuanyang two squares is the Qinren Fang, from the Tonghua Gate, Chunming Gate is not far away. This house is very large, and it is estimated that it is not a problem to live two or three thousand people. Zhang Hong said with a smile, now the names of Zhenguojun and Li Jing are indeed very loud in Chang'an, and the Zhenguo Festival will be built into the concert hall, and many princes and nobles have taken the initiative to come to provide convenience. With little to no hassle, the address was already chosen. The house and furnishings are ready to move in and office.

Now what Li Jing has to consider is who to arrange for this marching officer, and this candidate must be loyal and reliable, and have outstanding ability and sociability. The best candidate in Li Jing's heart should be Li Zhen, who has lived in Beijing for many years, and knows more about Chang'an officialdom, and what is even more outstanding is his own strategic communication. But soon Li Jing vetoed it, because he couldn't do without this military advisor by his side now.

Then he thought of Li Wei and Gongsun Lan, but they both vetoed it in the end. Li Wei is the chief officer of the Xiao Cavalry Division, and he also serves as a commander in the army, which is also very important. Gongsun Lan is a woman, and what is more important is that Li Jing has always been a little relieved about her loyalty.

After thinking about it, Li Jing saw Zhang Hong.

Laughing lightly, Li Jing said to Zhang Hong: "Since Zhang Lushi has done things so quickly, then it is better for Zhang Lushi to serve as the marching officer." It just so happened that Zhang Lushi was getting older, and he happened to be cultivating in Beijing. ”

Hearing this appointment and dismissal, Zhang Hong was surprised and flattered. This marching officer is much more beautiful than his current record of participating in the military. As a representative of the Zhenguo Army who stayed in Chang'an, it is conceivable that the future days will definitely be very comfortable.

After a few delays, Zhang Hong finally agreed. The marching officer was an official who could participate in the court meeting, and in an instant, he had a feeling of being in the clouds.

After appointing Zhang Hong to stay in Chang'an, he selected 200 sergeants from the Zhenguo Army to stay, which were naturally mixed with some secret agents of the Xiao Cavalry Division. The identities of these secret agents are unknown to even Zhang Hong.

Seeing that it was about to reach sunset, the palace suddenly sent a eunuch to pass the decree and let Li Jing enter the palace to see him.

Li Jing's heart moved, it is estimated that there is a follow-up to the suppression of bandits. immediately bathed and changed clothes, changed into official robes and went to the palace.

When Li Jing arrived at His Royal Highness Yanying to be searched for the last time, he had already seen several acquaintances arrive. Zheng Congyan, Cui Anqian, Yu Xuan and others all arrived, and Li Jing stepped forward to talk to them.

In addition to the people he knew, there were a few people that Li Jing had never met. One of the old men directly stepped forward and said with Li Jing and said with a smile: "The hero is a young man, Li Zhenguo has just been crowned, and he has already controlled the three towns, which really makes the old man and others ashamed." ”

Yu Xuan hurriedly whispered to Li Jing and told him that this person was Du Xianquan. As soon as he heard that this person was the newly appointed Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy Du Xianquan, Li Jing couldn't help but greet him with a smile.

Du Xianquan also lived in many towns successively, and he also has an identity, that is, he is the uncle of the two prime ministers of the current political affairs hall, the mother of Prime Minister Lu Xi and Prime Minister Zheng Jin, and Du Xianquan's wife Li Shi, who are sisters.

Du Xianquan, a wealthy Jingzhao Du family, served as a Jiangxi observation judge, the right pick-up, the left to fill the que, the secretary of the Wailang, Langzhong Zhiza, the knowledge of the system, the middle of the book, the right to know the Ministry of Rites tribute, the Ministry of Rites Lang, the history of the governor of the Shaanzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office, the Shaanxi Du Tuanlian Observation Envoy, the inspection of the school household department Shangshu, Hezhong Yin, the Hezhong Jin Jiangjie Degree Envoy, the Ministry of Shangshu, Tongping Zhangshi, the accumulation of the door of the servant, the right servant shooting, the inspection of the school Sikong, and the Runzhou Thorn History, the town of the Navy Jiedu envoy, Suzhou and Hangzhou Chang and other state observation envoys, Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot, Shangzhu State, Xiangyang County Founding Prince, There are 2,000 households in the food town, Yin in the river, and the Jin Festival in the river is observed.

Just hearing about his glorious list of appointments has to be surprising. Moreover, he is also a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and once served as the prime minister in the political affairs hall, and he can be adjusted to be a veteran and important minister with high seniority, high prestige, and high age.

Du Xiancun, the newly promoted envoy of Zhaoyi Jiedu, is now close to 70 years old, but his body is as strong as a middle-aged man of 40 years old. He has a tall body, long legs, broad shoulders, a flat lower abdomen, and thin but muscular arms. It's just that the hair has become a little thin, and the bun is a little small, but there is no gray hair. His beard is five locks of long beard, which looks particularly elegant.

Du Xiancun's son Du Rangneng actually followed behind his father, Li Jing was introduced by others, only to know that Du Rangneng served as the secretary of Liu Ye, the envoy of Huainan Jiedu, at this time, and was now entering Beijing with Liu Ye and giving him a scarlet palace. This person Li Jing also knows a little bit about Taoism, and in history, this person, like his two cousins, will also enter the main government hall in the future. (To be continued......)