Not long after Zhou Ziliang left the palace, he heard about the emperor summoning the three prime ministers. Then he learned about Yan Tingzhi's impeachment by Yushitai, and he broke into a cold sweat at that time! ¡°If he had shown a slight preference for Yan Tingzhi when the emperor asked him, he would probably be in bad luck this time as well. Although Li Longji disliked Yan Tingzhi because of Wang Yuanyan's case, he did not allow him to join the cabinet, but he did not beat him to death with a stick. Instead, he was temporarily demoted to another place and became the governor. Looking at Xiao Jiong who has been reinstated as an official, we know that Yan Tingzhi still has hope of returning to the court in the future. This personnel adjustment between the DPRK and the Central Government seemed to be a near miss, but in fact it was an undercurrent. By the time the specific news was delivered to Tuesday in Qinghai as quickly as possible, everything had been settled and could not be changed. . On Tuesday, he held in his hand the Zhou family's special secret document, which was sent as quickly as possible by the express delivery company, several times faster than the delivery speed of the imperial newspaper. He carefully considered each word of what his father had written to him. The meaning of the letter. "Alas, after all calculations, I didn't realize that Li Linfu still had this skill! My life in Longyou will probably not be easy now His sister, it's just a matter of becoming Zhongshu Ling, what a fool! If I replace Li Yi and become the Minister of War, won't every move I make from now on fall in the eyes of this old dog?" Zhou Chengye shook his head while muttering about the secret letter, completely ignoring the person standing next to him? The Zhang brothers, Lei Wanchun and others. The Tang Dynasty¡¯s now-famous prime minister, Li Linfu, was described as a ¡°dog day¡± and an ¡°old dog¡± on Tuesday. After hearing this, Zhang Wei, Zhang Xiu and Lei Wanchun had expressions of approval and anger on their faces, as if they felt the same as Tuesday! ?????????????????? But Tuesday and a bunch of his little brothers were angry. This news really made people feel a little aggrieved and depressed. Yan Tingzhi, who was originally promising as the candidate for prime minister, was defeated in Mingzhou due to an accident. For the time being, he had no strength to fight with Li Linfu. Zhang Jiuling, who had been taking care of Tuesday, also left the political center. What made Tuesday even more wary was Li Linfu. From then on, he also served as the Minister of the Ministry of War, which was much more powerful than his original position as the Minister of Rites. Although Li Yi, the previous Minister of War, was old, his brain was not dead. The orders issued by him to various states basically did not involve laymen giving instructions to experts. After all, Li Yi was a famous general who personally took command on the battlefield. But Li Linfu is not a good commander who knows his troops and is good at fighting. This guy has never even been on the battlefield. What Li Linfu is good at is conspiracy and power-playing, and the use of military strategies that combine magic and right to strategize and win decisively thousands of miles away. A complete layman! Remember Tuesday. It was during the more than ten years that Li Linfu controlled the government. He vigorously suppressed the generals who guarded various places, so that a number of capable generals in the Tang Dynasty were either removed from the army, or were sent to prison on various charges. The most typical representative is Wang Zhongsi. Of course, Li Linfu is not an incompetent mediocre person. He is still very capable and capable in assisting the emperor in managing internal affairs. Otherwise, he would not be so trusted and reused by Li Longji, allowing him to serve as prime minister for ten years. For nine years! Li Longji was prone to confusion in his old age, and that was something that would happen in the future. But now that he is only over fifty, he has remained clear enough for a long time and can make correct decisions on national affairs and major policies. The worries on Tuesday mainly focus on two aspects. First, he was worried that Li Linfu would take revenge by pretending to be official, and would issue some orders from the Ministry of War that would easily put the Divine Power Army into danger, such as asking him to lead the army deep into Tibet to launch a surprise attack, such as mobilizing the Divine Power Army to stay away from the base camp and go to the north to fight the Turks. , or let the Shenwei Army accompany Gao Xianzhi's army in the expedition to Hengluos and Tochar, etc. Secondly, he was worried that Xiao Jiong, who had returned to the Ministry of Household Affairs, would continue to stumbling upon the Shenwei Army and the Zhou family under Li Linfu's secret instructions, such as deliberately delaying and deducting the military pay of the Shenwei Army, and adding additional investment in various industries run by the Zhou family. Various taxes, and secretly encouraging some other big families to compete viciously with the Zhou family, and squeeze out the business operations of the Chen family and the Zhou family. Back then, Cui Yimin, a small Wannian county lieutenant, could instigate dozens of restaurants in the West City to join forces to deal with Sijiyuan and Chengenlou. Now, if Xiao Jiong, the Minister of Household Affairs, who has the support of the prime minister, deliberately targets the Zhou family, Hands, the energy that can be mobilized must be amazing. Although he was worried, seeing that his father Zhou Ziliang had been promoted again and had taken the position of the head of the Yushitai, he felt somewhat calm on Tuesday. Zhou Ziliang¡¯s position as censor Zhongcheng is not ordinary. To put it bluntly, he is responsible for rectifying and supervising the officials for the emperor. In the future, even if Li Linfu and Xiao Jiong want to deal with the Zhou family, they will have to? Try your best to think of some dirty tricks that are not easy to be discovered. This is just like later generations of cabinet prime ministers who want to deal with the top leaders in charge of justice and supervision. If one of them fails, he or she will get involved. What makes Tuesday more gratifying is that Chen Xilie, the third-ranked prime minister, has been on a good private relationship with him in the past two years after they established a relationship in Luoyang. I believe that if Li Linfu wants to deal with him, Lao Chen will at least secretly inform him. Reveal some inside stories of the Political Hall to yourself in a timely manner. In addition, although Niu Xianke, the second-ranked prime minister, did not dare to disobey Li Linfu's wishes, his character was not bad. He was a down-to-earth old scalper and a good man, and Niu Xianke also knew the military. It may be impossible for him to help him blatantly, but it is also difficult for others to let him secretly create obstacles for Tuesday and the Divine Power Army. The post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry that Lao Niu concurrently holds may not seem as popular as the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, but it is exactly what I like on Tuesday! What does the Ministry of Industry do? That was the integrated department of science and engineering industries such as the Academy of Engineering, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Water Conservancy and Construction in later generations, and it was the core department that truly promoted the development of science and technology. If Tuesday wants to develop and grow in the future, it is necessary to activate the technologically powerful army and the time traveler golden finger of the technologically powerful country. As long as Niu Xianke does not cause trouble with Tuesday and even occasionally has some support, then Tuesday will be invincible. After thinking about this, I immediately picked up a pen and wrote a secret letter to my father on Tuesday. In this secret letter, Zhou Chengye was full of words of joy and congratulations, without revealing the slightest hint of worry or anxiety. He strongly encouraged Zhou Ziliang to continue to work steadily, not to easily embarrass the officials, nor to compete with Li Linfu who was gaining momentum, but to just calmly and peacefully handle the things assigned by the emperor. The central meaning of Tuesday¡¯s letter is: Dad, feel free to get promoted, but try not to mess around in Chang¡¯an City. Let your son handle the matter of dealing with Li Linfu! In other words, Tuesday wants to move the home field of the struggle from Chang'an City to Longyou. The position of the Censor Zhongcheng is really sensitive. From now on, every move of Zhou Ziliang will fall into the eyes of the emperor and the government and the public. Although cleaning up and rectifying some officials can indeed make people feel fearful, it will also arouse the jealousy and defensiveness of many people. Based on the principle of "doing more makes more mistakes, doing less makes fewer mistakes, and not doing better", Tuesday suggested that my father should keep a low profile and restrain his sharpness after taking office. However, it is also in line with the military strategy of retreating when the enemy advances. Even though Li Linfu has come up with various insidious methods, it is not that easy for him to suppress Tuesday immediately. Regardless of the fact that Tuesday has won the emperor's trust and favor, let's just say that Chang'an City is more than two thousand miles away from Fuqi City. Today, Tuesday is a senior officer leading an army alone, and ordinary tricks and methods are nothing to him. Tickle, unless he makes a fool of himself and lets others catch him, this battle is far from over. This winter, Zhou Chengye did not return to Chang'an to celebrate the New Year, but stayed peacefully in the cold Qinghai Lake West, so that many princes and grandsons in Chang'an City almost forgot about the once-leading Erlang of the Zhou family. During the Chinese New Year, Gao Lishi handed over three million guan of "filial piety" to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the major shareholder, on Tuesday. In addition, there were thousands of fine horses from Qinghai Lake and some from various countries in the Western Regions. of rare treasures. Being so sensible and capable on Tuesday made Li Longji very happy again. He once again praised Erlang Zhou in front of Gao Lishi. He felt that there were too few ministers who were so loyal to the country and could understand the holy will. , if all the ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government could be like Erlang of the Zhou family, what an exciting sight it would be! In view of the fact that Zhou Ziliang was promoted just a year ago, and Tuesday's current official position is already an astonishingly high position among military generals, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty suppressed his joy for the time being, and only gave a slight promotion to the Zhou family's eldest son Chengzhi one time. What kind of official title did Li Longji give Zhou Chengzhi? In other words, he was a small official from the eighth rank. Of course, this official from the eighth rank is indeed as big as a small sesame seed and a mung bean among the emperors, but for those scholars in the world who are busy with the imperial examination, it is an extremely enviable position. The official position ranks first among the six departments. The official minister has always been on an equal footing with the prime minister. If officials in the world want to be promoted and transferred, they must go through the official department. A few years ago, Zhou Chengzhi and his brother were worrying about a place to enter the four schools, but now he has easily entered the most powerful and important department in the Tang Dynasty. ¡°As long as Tuesday continues to make His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty happy year after year and month after month, then in time, Zhou Chengzhi¡¯s position in the official department will naturally increase, and it will not be difficult to become a merit-examination scholar. ??On Tuesday far away in Longyou, in addition to facingIn addition to his filial piety, His Majesty the Emperor will certainly not forget those elders and peers who silently helped, cared and loved him. King Guang Li Ju, King Shou Li Hao, King Zhong Li Heng, King Li Jing of Runan, Zhang Jiuling, Li Yi, He Zhizhang, Gao Lishi, Yan Tingzhi, Wang Fen, Wang Wei, Meng Haoran, Wu Zhong, etc. High-ranking officials and dignitaries received New Year's gifts and money and gifts in the name of Tuesday one after another. The quantity and weight did not decrease at all, but became more generous. ps: Qingyang would like to thank the three book friends "Investigator", "I am a Chinese Dragon" and "jerryw1975" for their monthly ticket support!