In the second year of Linde (665 AD), the 25th day of May in the summer, at the fifth hour of the Chen hour.

Luoyang Ziwei City, Donghuamen Dongtai, the north of the official office, and the Political Affairs Hall of the Political Center. Li Zhi presided over the meeting, and the six prime ministers attended the meeting to discuss the important affairs of the country. The highest decision-making bodies and major affairs of the Tang Dynasty made decisions here. Therefore, it is the dream of officials to be the prime minister and thus to comparatively measure the world.

At this moment, the issue of Fengshan Mountain in Tai requires four Fengshan envoys. The result is not surprising. The British Duke, Sikong Li Ji, Gaoyang County Duke, the prince’s young master Xu Jingzong, Jiaxing County Prince, Lu Dunxin, the right prime minister, Julu County Male, and Dou Dexuan, the left prime minister, were jointly prosecuted the Fengshan envoys.

Sirong Taichang Bo and Yong'an County Duke Jiang Ke, because he was still very experienced, so he stood aside. Even worse than him, Duke Wu Kang of Chu could not enter the gate. He wore bright light armor on his body, held a thousand-magic knife in his hand, and pestle outside the door of the telephone pole to perform security work.

The beginning of this month went back to Chang'an to pay tribute to Zhining, and returned to the twelve months. I received Liu Renyuan's letters, which was quite inspiring. Goguryeo Mo Lizhi and the powerful minister Yuan Gaisuwen were already terminally ill. According to the report of the spy, he was bedridden and could not afford to stay until next year at most.

In fact, Yuan Gaisuwen, whose surname is Yuan, was Gaisuwen, but it was a coincidence that Emperor Gaozu of Tang was named Li Yuan. In order to avoid taboos, the Tang people called him Qisuwen, or Qian Gaisuwen. This was also a great man who launched a military coup and dismembered King Rongliu.

After the successful coup, he claimed to be Damolizhi and established the nephew of King Rongliu. He was the new king of Goguryeo, and was called King Gaozang in history. In fact, he was a puppet, with military power and regime controls Quan Gai Suwen. During his reign, he started a war with the Tang Dynasty for twenty years.

The result is sad. The Tang Dynasty could not defeat him, and time dragged him down. He was originally talented and had a rough idea, but unfortunately he could not manage his family and could not handle his internal affairs well. His three sons have always been in harmony with each other and are constantly dirty. His bedridden struggles have been put on the table.

His eldest son Yuan boy was a legal heir, but unfortunately he was mediocre. In September of the first year of Longshuo, he led 50,000 elite troops to station on the banks of the Yalu River and confronted the heavenly soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. However, the heaven blessed the Tang Dynasty and the Yalu River was frozen, and General Qibi Heli rushed to the other side by ice.

The boy was wiped out and was beheaded more than 30,000, and the rest were all surrendered. I was only exempted from his own life. Wu Kang gave an evaluation that the weasels were worse than the ones. Is such a big defeat? Is General Qiezi awesome or the boys in Yuan weak?

It was this great defeat that led to the loss of confidence in the Goguryeo court. His two younger brothers, Yuan Nanjian and Yuan Nanchang, took the opportunity to make trouble. They kept winning over the court officials, entrusting relationships to compete with their brothers.

The internal strife in Goguryeo was in full swing, which made Wu Kang climax. Mr. Lenin said that the most powerful fortress should be first captured from the inside. When Yuan Gaisuwen was in power, Goguryeo worked together, and the Tang Dynasty sent troops countless times, but all returned in vain.

Only when they have internal conflicts and then their martial arts are destroyed can they have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Wu Kang even realized that at this moment, in Goguryeo, a coup is brewing. Similar to the Xuanwu Gate coup, the male-cultural alliance, the male-cultural industry alliance, the boys are surrounded by enemies and may die in the coup.

The best result is that the boy is expelled and praying for assistance from the Tang Dynasty at the end of his journey. At that time, the opportunity to purge Liaodong will fall.

First of all, we can justify the truth and declare to the outside world that we are not invading, but helping boys to quell the civil strife in Liaodong. Secondly, we will achieve twice the result with half the effort. The boys in Yuan lead the way, so that they can avoid the real and go to the weak and face the enemy.

So when I returned to Luoyang, I prayed every day, and Lao Yuan died quickly. You are old and you are returning to the west, and the younger generation has no scruples, so internal strife will break out. Three incense sticks a day, pray sincerely in front of the Buddha, draw circles to curse you, die early and be reborn soon.

In addition to Goguryeo, Liu Renyuan also told the recent situation of Japan in his letter. In accordance with Wukang's instructions, he used a scattered official Guo Wuxu to visit Japan by boat. The core purpose of the mission was to warn the Japanese government not to interfere in the Korean Peninsula.

After the Battle of Baicun River and Sea, Wu Kang immediately asked the court for permission. He personally led the Xiongjin fleet of the Tang Dynasty to attack the Japanese mainland. Unfortunately, the court refused sternly, and the core of the Tang Dynasty's strategy was still Goguryeo.

In his memorial, Wu Kang almost exaggerated the words, saying that Japan has silver mountains. If you take it for yourself, you can get rich overnight and get rid of the money shortage. It is still useless. Don’t exaggerate the words of the barren land of Japan. Even if there are mountains of gold and silver, mining will be difficult and the imperial court will not make the gains worth it.

Let's settle for the second best. Li Jiu agreed to send envoys to stabilize the Japanese government. Brother Zhongda was scared and worried that the Tang delegation would spy on the military information of his country and refused to enter Beijing. But this was not a solution. Brother Zhongda sent envoys to announce an imperial edict to Mada Island and sent envoys to send Tang again.

Two large ships sent Tang Dynasty, totaling 250 people, the ambassador was the guard Dashi, and the deputy envoy was Shiji Sakahiro. He accompanied the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, set off from Tsushima Island, sailed along the Korean Peninsula and Liaodong Peninsula. He crossed the mouth of the Bohai Bay, landed on the Shandong Peninsula, and headed to the capital by land.

Renyuan stated in his letter that the mission is expected to arrive in the capital by the end of this year. According to historical records, this was the fifth time that the envoy sent by the Japanese government to send Tang envoys. However, in Wukang's view, this time it was to send the envoys of Tang to safely escort the Guo Wuxue delegation back to Tang.

When Princess Asuka of Japan got the news, she cried so hard that she ran to the Japanese mansion and found Prince Kawashima. The brother and sister expressed their feelings. It sounded very pitiful. The two brothers and sisters were originally Japanese royal families. During the Battle of the River and Sea, they were captured by the Xiongjin fleet and became prisoners.

During the night, Wu Kang chatted with her and said something like this: When sending the Tang envoy back to Japan, you should follow me too. Going back to be a princess is better than staying by my side and being a mere concubine. I am a hero of Baicun River and destroying the Japanese navy. My name is definitely well known to everyone.

Wukang's women are definitely a favorite for Japanese aristocrats. It is better to find a nobleman to marry and live some aristocratic life than to be a concubine. Before he finished speaking nonsense, the little princess cried. She was a member of the Wu family in her life, and a ghost of the Wu family in her life.

It feels inexplicable. I, a vulgar martial artist, deserves your nostalgia? In the third part of the letter, Wu Kang directly cursed himself and wanted to slap Ren. He took Fangzhou Governor Liu Rengui, and took Silla, Baekje, Wa, Danlu (Jeju Island) envoys, and left-behind guards to return to the Tang Dynasty by boat.

Li Jiu was preparing to celebrate the feudal throne, and he led the envoy to congratulate him. The flattery was so good. Li Jiulong was very happy. Rengui would definitely be promoted, and he might still be a high-ranking official. Liu Renyuan, a slave of the field, told him to come forward before leaving the capital. Don't station in Xiongjin, the new recruits will be handed over to Rengui, and you will bring the veterans back.

My real purpose is to bring you back to the mission, flatter Li Jiu, and thus to become a new official. You are so generous. You voluntarily stayed to stay in garrison. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make it cheaper for Liu Rengui. The mud cannot be supported by the wall. Nai Weng gave you a chance, but you gave up and deserved that you were exiled.

Although he was angry that he did not fight, he had no choice but to do anything. After thinking about it carefully, it was not a big deal about Renren. He was just a general, and he could not play with Liu Rengui. He probably was fooled by others in a few words and could not find him. Things have become a foregone conclusion, Rengui has made great achievements, and I can't stop him.

At this time, there was a quarrel in the Political Affairs Hall. Wu Kang stared at and listened, and his heart was sad again. The two sides of the quarrel, Lu Dunxin and Jiang Ke; the topic of the quarrel was proposed by Li Jiu, Xiong Jin Duwei Fuyulong, and Silla King Jin Famin, and the two of them released their old grudges.

Dunxin expressed his controversy, and only then did Xiong Jin be stable if both sides resolved their past grudges. Jiang Ke faced tit-for-tat, and Silla Baekje were once enemies of each other. The freezing was not a day long. If you forcefully intervene, Silla may be in danger. The Tang-Luo military alliance may be in danger and will have no benefits for the attack on Goguryeo.

The quarrel continued, Wu Kang sighed, Jiang Ke was a wise man. If I were Jin Famin, I would definitely grit my teeth in anger. The Tang Dynasty was too domineering. When the quarrel stopped, Li Jiu decided to draft an edict and ordered the two countries to relieve their grievances.

As long as the edict is issued, the Tang Luo military alliance will completely collapse. In the following war, when the joint attack on Goguryeo, Silla will be disobedient. Wu Kang is very convinced that on the day of destroying Goguryeo, the Tang Luo will start the war.

Although he was unwilling to admit it, he could not avoid the facts. The ending was already destined and he was not optimistic about the Tang Dynasty. From a strategic perspective, the South Korean plain was vast and enough to support the regime. As long as the regime was not weak, the Tang Dynasty was doomed to fail because of insufficient supplies.

It is a dream to support the peninsula by sea. In the past, Baekje was destroyed and 130,000 navy was transferred, and the national strength had been devoted. The coastal poverty caused Li Jiu to be helpless and dismissed the coastal shipbuilding. Supporting the peninsula by sea was probably a drop in the bucket. How many ships could you build?

The land route was also very difficult. From Guanzhong to Liaodong, and then to the Korean Peninsula, the supply line was too long. So to sum up, after the war between Tang Luo, the Tang Dynasty was destined to fail and would be driven out of the peninsula. The edict was meaningless, and the ending was destined, and there was still a quarrel?

Soon the style of painting changed suddenly, Li Jiu applauded repeatedly, and then laughed: Xu Qingcheng's article is a wonderful writing, which makes me unable to stop. Prince Zi'an of Longmen County, who is not as old as the youngest, has such writing style. I am a genius of the Tang Dynasty. Everyone can see, can this chant of Qianyuan Palace be attracted to the Dharma?

The meat show finally came, Wu Kang laughed out loud, and the old fox Xu Jingzong acted quickly. It shouldn't be so good, but I gave him an article yesterday and presented it today. In order to give me face, I still have other plans, and there must be something tricky.

The hall was full of praise, including Li Jie, who praised his writing style. He was worthy of the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty and did not humiliate the title of prodigy, but unfortunately he had no use. Jingzong struck while the iron was hot, and his voice was excited and hoarse: This son is young and his literary talent is not inferior to that of an old minister, and he can become an official.

He was immediately opposed, and Lu Dunxin retorted: The young master's words are bad. Wang Bo is indeed talented and knowledgeable, but he is still young. The old minister was a little worried that the early promotion to the officialdom would be to encourage growth. Moreover, if he did not go through the imperial examination, he could not be justified. I beg Your Majesty to think twice.

Speaking so much nonsense is the last point, and you cannot be recruited into the officialdom. Li Jie remained silent, Jiang Ke and Dou Dexuan helped Lu Dunxin speak. It was the same kind of rhetoric. If you didn’t pass the imperial examination, you might be criticized. This is the electoral system and should not be different from person to person. I beg Your Majesty to think twice.

Five prime ministers, three oppose it, Wang Bo is sad. Wu Kang smiled but said nothing, all of which were expected, with high-sounding words and dirty and favorable hearts. Being an official without imperial examinations is a privilege of the aristocratic family, how can the poor family be involved?

The government affairs hall was quiet, and there was no sound for half a quarter of an hour. The picture jumped into his mind: Li Jiu's face was as deep as water, his longan was full of dissatisfaction, and he stared at the three prime ministers. Li Ji closed his eyes to rest, and the old god was sitting, indicating that the matter was not his own. Jingzong was kind-hearted and looked at the corners of his mouth and was secretly happy. That was his symbol. The three prime ministers bowed their heads and fought silently.

The guess was fulfilled, and Li Jiu walked out of the door with displeasure on his face. Wu Kang waved his hand gently, and the guards of Fengchen were 50, and immediately followed the guards. His brother Cui Shenqing was promoted to General Zuo Fengchen and took over the guards.

The team left Donghuamen, and the prime minister left the Zhengshi Hall. Dou Dexuan and Lu Dunxin looked old and god-like, as if they had won a battle. Jiang Ke looked sad and refuted the emperor's face. It was not a good thing. After the three left, Li Jijingzong joined forces and appeared outside the hall.

Li Ji was seventy-two years old and had a strong body; Jingzong was seventy-four years old and was in good spirits, but he was just staggering. Wu Kang bowed and held Jingzong's arm. The three of them chatted while walking. The guard room of Donghua Supervision Office, the three of them registered and built the book, and the guard took out the pony.

He is younger than a donkey and has a very docile personality. The Wukang family has two horses, who are the daughter's mounts. In front of him, two ponies, Li Ji and Jingzong, are older. At the same time, they are highly favored. Li Jiu specially approved to take a pony and go to the big house.

He held Li Ji on the horse, and Li Ji smiled strangely, and exchanged a few simple greetings and left directly. He was about to support Jing Zong, but was stopped by Wanyan: "It's still early now. I want to go to the History Museum and change it to accompany me. I'm sorry, the guards of the prison gate, and temporarily take care of the mount."

The guard led the horse away, and Wu Kang led Jingzong to the south of the East Tainan. The gate of the History Museum faced south, and on the east and west sides of the museum, there were seventy-four jujube trees. The emerald green jujube leaves, bee-yellow jujube flowers, and bees flying and stopping, which made people feel refreshed.

The History Museum was officially established in the early Tang Dynasty, which marked the gradual transformation of history and became a system. It was also the real turning point in ancient my country, from private history books to government history books. It was also the beginning of dirty history. Mr. Li Shimin set a precedent for dirty history.

The credit was infinitely beautified, the stain was reduced with all its might, or it was deleted directly. History became a tool and only served politics, and it started from the Tang Dynasty. From the Zhenguan year to the present, the prime minister supervising the national history has become a practice of the central government. The old fox Xu Jingzong made money by studying history and was also a benchmark figure.

After walking through the work area and going to the historian's lounge, Jingzong was content with his feelings: "I cannot pass the imperial examination, I have not married a noble daughter in five surnames, and I cannot review the national history. This is the change of words. There are three major regrets in life, and you and I each have two of them, which is really regrettable."

Wu Kang smiled but said nothing, there was no regret. I was not interested in the imperial examination and the national history. The two entered the room and took a seat with the guest and host. Jingzong blinked and said mysteriously: "My uncle is old, and the other two regrets must be compensated by the younger generation. In order to leave more property for the younger generation, he is willing to be used."

There was obviously something in the words, Jingzong laughed and said, "The three major hobbies of change, laughing at the beautiful woman in war, and never helps others. Everything you do has a direct purpose. Please tell me to turn on the article and play a big chess. The result is satisfactory. The saint is angry and you have succeeded."

Wu Kang pretended to be surprised and said seriously: "Of course, those rumors cannot be taken seriously. I don't like war. Wang Bo is a child prodigy. I admire cultural people, so I want to help him. When you are old, it turns into ulterior motives, and my heart is very hurt."

Jingzong sneered and said with a firm word: "There are only two people in the world who know how to change the world best, I and the Duke of England. Li Ji smiled just now, saying that he knew everything, but was just out of the matter. I really admire him for being able to start small and plot against the five prime ministers, including the saints today."

Wu Kang did not respond, and Jingzong didn't care and began to talk endlessly. If he helped Wang Bo and found someone casually, there was no need to find the prime minister. You had known that those beautiful articles could impress the saints. You had known that Lu Dunxin and others would find various excuses to prevent the saints from being appointed as officials.

The saint was very strong and the imperial power was constrained, so it would definitely be unbearable. He would imitate Emperor Wu of Han, restart the internal dynasty system, and divide the power of the external dynasty. He planned first, and if Wang Boyousu passed the imperial examination next year, he would officially execute it.

Wu Kang had no choice but to spread his hands. You always said everything, but I won't admit it. The inner dynasty he mentioned appeared during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han to restrict the prime minister. From the Qin Dynasty to the early Han Dynasty, the nobles controlled politics, and the prime minister was the leader.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the heroes died in old age and their power began to weaken. I hope to take this opportunity to break the prime minister's autocracy. Promote common landlords and small-ranked Confucian scholars as personal servants to form an advisory team. They work in the inner palace and decide on major national affairs, so they are called the inner court.

The fundamental purpose is to divide the power of the prime minister and strengthen centralization. Most of these common scholars come from the people and understand the social disadvantages. At the same time, they are knowledgeable, open-minded, able to participate in political affairs, and naturally loyal.

Emperor Wu was very talented and relied on the internal dynasty system to gather power. The decision-making body of the external dynasty, led by the prime minister, became an executive body. In fact, to put it bluntly, the competition between the monarch and the prime minister is either the east wind to suppress the west wind or the west wind to suppress the east wind.

Wu Kang pondered for a moment and said the truth: "Since my uncle has discovered it, I will no longer hide it. I do have such a plan. You and I know that the saint is in poor health. If the inner court is turned on, it will be in charge of the elder sister. My requirements are not high, I just want to help the elder sister and stabilize the throne of the queen. Can it be realized?"

Jingzong was stunned. Wu Kang was so honest that he caught him off guard. After a long time, he smiled: "I envy the queen. There was a martial arts change in front of her to shelter her from the wind and rain. I can assert that when the Fengshan period ends, the inner court will be formed. Think about it carefully."

Wu Kang touched his chin and stared at the old fox Xu. When he saw his fingers on the east side, he couldn't help but laugh. It was inevitable that Li Jiu formed an inner court, because the prince of the East Palace. Li Hong was generous and favored by court officials. After all, no one wanted to follow the fierce leader.

At this moment, the ministers of the outer court gradually turned to Li Hong, which made Li Jiu uneasy. He liked Li Hong, regarded him as his heir, and let him inherit the country, but it was not now. He did not want to be the emperor, did not want to suppress Li Hong, and wanted to find another way, the inner court was the first choice.

His wishful thinking is to decentralize power within the country and the outside world to protect his rights. He creates a certain balance, strengthens centralization, and is able to handle the left and right. But he still said that if he is not physically capable, he will ask Mei Niang to endorse him.

With a think tank team and official support, the position of the rear will be stable. When Li Jiu dies, these inner court officials will be her team. Thinking of this, he smiles sincerely and asked Xu Jingzong: What does uncle want?

Jingzong smiled and shook his head and said, "Uncle is 74 years old. It's already difficult to start writing and there are not many years to live. So I want to find a backer for the Xu family, which is the most suitable thing to change. I want your second wife, all my descendants, to choose from."

Wu Kang immediately shook his head, and Jingzong waved his hand at the same time: "She is your heart, my uncle can understand it. If you want to recruit a son-in-law to marry into a marriage, my uncle also agrees. However, the parents are the main things of marriage, and the children have little experience. If you choose a husband by yourself, you will regret it for life."

It was still a cliché. Wu Kang fell into deep thought. After a long time, he looked up and said, "Your great-grandson Xu Wang, Erya is not opposed to marriage. I don't object to marriage, nor do I force marriage into a marriage. Why not do this? When the Fengshan ends, I ask Erya what he means. If she doesn't object, let's put it on the agenda."

Jingzong laughed: "I have vision in my life. Among all the descendants, I am most optimistic about Hope. Don't worry about the queen. She will not object to our two families getting married. Do what you want, and I will talk about it after Fengshan."

Another pun, Wu Kang will not comment, let’s talk about it after Fengshan...
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