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    Chapter 90 There is no need to worry about it Zhang said that he went all the way eastward without stopping and arrived at Luoyang.  When he was about to enter the city, there were several people standing at the city gate. One of them shouted: "Shilang Zhang, please stay." Zhang said that he turned around and saw Zuo Shiyi, Xin Beifou, who was about the same age as him. He was in poor health.  The veteran minister who had basically faded away from the government was the censor Wang Qiu Li, who was responsible for the affairs, Han Sifu, the veteran minister Li Yi, and the Minister of Punishment Xue Deng.  Some of these five officials are older than him, and some are younger than him.  Some official positions are similar to his, and some are much lower than his official positions.  But most of them were sympathetic to him, but Zhang said he remembered what Wang Hua had said to him, so he immediately got off his horse and saluted quickly.  Xue Deng asked: "Shilang Zhang, how is the progress this time?" At this time, Wang Hua had not sent out troops, but he had begun to make arrangements. The court also got the news, and no one knew whether Wang Hua was serious this time or a bluff to force the court.  Submit.  But the people in the imperial court were in panic all day long.  If Wang Hua really sends troops, the court will be at a critical juncture.  Therefore, after Xue Deng learned that Zhang was about to return to Beijing, he discussed it with these like-minded ministers, estimated the itinerary, and came to wait outside the city gate.  Zhang Shuo shook his head and told the general situation.  Xue Deng asked: "Then you mean Wang Hua will not rebel?" "Not necessarily, he has no intention of rebelling, and the situation forces him to rebel." These ministers are straightforward by nature, and they all smiled bitterly after hearing this. If they had such a weapon in their hands,  With great strength, he will not surrender.  But thinking about the current situation, several people were even more worried.  "Xue Shilang, how is the situation in the DPRK now?" Xue Deng said: "It's very bad, but there is also good news. Your Majesty seems to be not satisfied with the dictatorship of some people." Zhang said that after hearing this, his eyes were filled with tears.  There was a glimmer of hope. Although he wrote a letter to Li Longji, it did not mean that he wanted the country to be in turmoil.  If the emperor can wake up, just like Zhou Chu eliminates the three evils, it will not be too late.  "But Mr. Zhang, don't be too happy. Although His Majesty has some regrets, he has lost control of the court." As he said, Xue Deng recounted some of the recent situations, and then said: "Your Majesty's  I don¡¯t know what he meant, but I do know that there is no one available to His Majesty now, and I don¡¯t know who to use anymore.¡± At this point, he burst into tears, even though it was Li Xian¡¯s own fault and he couldn¡¯t survive.  However, for an emperor to reach this level, it would be better if he was a fool like Emperor Hui of Jin. But Li Xian was just a man with ordinary qualifications. To be honest, he was not a tyrant.  As a loyal and upright minister, how could he not burst into tears.  "Shilang Xue, don't be anxious, wait until I enter the palace and see if there is any possibility of reversing the matter." Zhang said he was not sad at all, he suddenly thought of something.  That was some time ago, when he was in Shengzhou, staring at Wang Hua.  Wang Hua said something to him: "Shilang Zhang, it's not that I don't agree with you, it's that the court is corrupt. Now look at how many direct ministers are holding important positions in the court? Are there no outstanding ministers? Come on, let me tell you one by one.  Let me tell you." Wang Hua's ability to recognize people is unparalleled in the world.  Zhang said he would immediately congratulate Cong Ting.  "Wei Zhigu, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has an upright character and a reputation for talent. The right censor, Taichung Prime Minister Lu Huaishen, is loyal, upright, upright, cautious and modest. He advises the official Yuan Qianyao, who is elegant in manners and is good at civil servants. The governor of Yong, Li Yuanhong, has a pure, cautious and benevolent character.  Du Siam, a disciple of an aristocratic family, was upright and unyielding, and his political achievements were impressive. Du Siam, a disciple of the aristocratic family, was more courageous than others, versatile in everything, and upright in politics. Han Damin, a member of Fengge, and his son Han Xiu, although he was a commoner, had great ambitions and an unlimited future, he served as Prime Minister of the Prince's Palace.  Pei Yaoqing was appointed as the chief adviser in the prime minister's palace. He has grown up to be a capable minister. These people are also talented as deputy prime ministers. "Some of these people said they paid attention, and some didn't pay attention.  Grinding it carefully one by one, I was greatly impressed.  Especially a vice phase, painting the finishing touch.  You must know that the prime minister is not that easy to take on.  "Then there are you and Zhang Jiazhen. Although they are quick to make decisions and have extraordinary talents, they can be prime ministers, but they have extreme personalities and cannot be tolerated. It is a pity." Zhang said he was surprised at first. Which minister doesn't want to be prime minister?  I don¡¯t know whether Wang Hua is a compliment or a critic, but I don¡¯t say anything.  "But you haven't grown up yet. If we talk about good ministers, there are three good ministers in the world, followed by Yao Chongzhi, Song Jing, and Wei Anshi. After you, Xiao Song and Zhang Jiuling should be the leaders, and Yan Tingzhi and Li Shizhi can follow.  " Zhang said with a wry smile in his heart, you really do not shy away from enemies when promoting good people. You have enemies like Wei Anshi, your favorite generals like Xiao Song, and your brothers-in-law.  But if you think about it carefully, Wang Hua's words are also reasonable.  But now that Xiao Song is a military commander, can he be a good minister in the future?  "No one can be more powerful than Yin Sizhen."Hou Qing's staff is only afraid of Yin Qing's pen, which is so important."  In Qingzhou, there are four silkworm crops a year. Such good governance is just a prick in the ears?  The Hedong Road inspector deposed the envoy, and he was the best among all the envoys in giving lectures. Li Jie was also smart and talented, so why not reuse him?  Xie Wan, the general of Youwuwei, was innocent for a while, not afraid of power, and capable of literature and military skills. Why not use him as the general manager of one side to ward off powerful enemies? However, because of the flattering and charming Chang Yuankai, he became the general manager of Shuofang?  Shi Bigou, the governor-general of Yizhou, has made great achievements in all the prefectures he visited. Why not use him as a supervisor to supervise the ten directions and four directions?  In the past, Li Yiyan, the governor of Yong Dynasty, invited guests and appointed the captain of Hu County to the throne.  He said, this seat is the Ming Gong Seat, but it is not what I saw in the evening.  who is it?  Su Jue, Minister of Household Affairs.  Why didn't Your Majesty listen more to Su Shangshu's advice?  In the heaven-given ceremony, if you should be summoned by Ju, Tianlinxuan will ask all the Ju people: Who is loyal?  Everyone is dissatisfied with the purpose.  Zheng Weizhong said: When ministers hear about loyalty, they will promote the beauty of the king externally and correct the evil of the king internally.  Zheng Weizhong, the Minister of Huangmen, has been troubled recently. Many ministers have been saved by Minister Zheng. I am impressed.  The official king of Dali Temple, Zhimin, was strict in enforcing the law, and people at that time called him a soap sculpture. Is such a minister the official of Dali Temple?  Lu Congyuan, the censor of the right government and supervisor, has a sharp vision and avoids evil, so he can be used as an important member of the official department.  Chang'an ordered Li Chaoyin to be upright and upright, and he was very successful in guarding the two capitals. It was a pity that it was just a single order.  These are all the best candidates for Shangshu Yatai.  Mr. Zhang, do you think there are any talents in the court?  " "Let's talk about the direct ministers in the DPRK.  A poem of time saved countless fishermen in the south of the Yangtze River, including Li Yi.  He is extremely talented, and he is as famous as Xu Jian and Liu Zixuan.  The Wei family is clear and clear, and Wei is also in charge.  Han Sifu was born into a poor family, but his integrity was high.  Zhang Tinggui was a man of generous nature and high ambition, and despite the Queen Mother's anger, he prevented the Queen Mother from building a statue at Bai Sima Ban.  He is loyal and outspoken, and he is fearless and courteous whenever he is asked to do something.  In the past, I heard that Su Weiwei congratulated the snow in March as auspiciousness, and asked for etiquette. The prime minister adjusted the yin and yang, causing snow to fall in late spring. It was a disaster. How could it be auspicious?  Just as the snow in March is auspicious snow, the thunder in the twelfth month is also auspicious thunder.  I laughed at it too.  It is a pity that because of his uprightness, he could not be reused in his old age. I hope Wang Shiyi lives a long life and can correct the voice of the Tang Dynasty.  The princesses overhauled their mansions, and the ministers did not dare to say anything. Only Xin took the initiative to advocate justice and wrote a letter of impeachment.  The integrity is good.  Zhang Shilang, I would like to ask these direct ministers why they have not turned around the political integrity of the government?  "But the general Wang Hua didn't say that he had collected almost all the famous generals in the future of the Tang Dynasty into the Blood Camp. Wang Hua's words are now vivid in Zhang's mind. Who said we have no talents in the Tang Dynasty? But he was thinking of one thing.  The question is, why did Wang Hua count these talents one by one on that day? Could it be that the emperor didn't know who to use today? But he still shook his head: "No, this is too weird. If you count,  If he comes out, he will not suffer the disaster of Luoyang.  It's just a coincidence.  " "Shilang Zhang, what's the coincidence?  " Han Sifu asked. Zhang said Wang Hua's comments about talents were repeated again. Several people were also thinking, and Han Sifu suddenly said: "Secretary Zhang, report this matter immediately after you enter the palace.  " "It's not okay for Han to do something."  If this is recommended by others, it can also make the emperor think about it.  But this is recommended by Wang Hua and may not be useful.  You have also seen that because Wang Hua praised Xianggong Zhang, how is Xianggong Zhang doing now?  " "Shilang Zhang, this time, that time, now the emperor wants to repent.  And if you say it, it will make the emperor think about it.  If Wang Hua wanted to rebel, why did he need to name these talented officials to reverse the decline of the court?  " Zhang Shuo patted his head and said, "Yes.  If he wants to rebel, he should hope that the country's political agenda will be in chaos and the people will be in dire straits.  After figuring this out, he stopped talking to these people. He immediately got on his horse and cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, I'll go to the palace first, and we'll talk after I come back."  " He rode his horse straight to the palace. " Zhang said that after entering the palace, Li Xian was convening the prime ministers and important ministers to discuss state affairs. The main thing was to hear the battle report from the front, saying that the blood camp had gathered a large army and seemed to attack Chang'an from several places, from the southwest to the north.  When the states and counties saw Zhang Sai, Li Xian was very unhappy and wondered what you were doing, so he deliberately asked: "Shilang Zhang, did you bring any good news when you came back?"  "Zhang said that he knelt down and said, "I deserve to die. I didn't handle things well for Your Majesty.  " "There is no way, why did you come back?  " "This is my initiative to come back, and I have agreed with Wang Hua within a twenty-day period.  "Zhang said and told the story in detail. "This ambitious and rebellious minister, I trusted him so much at the beginning, and now he comes to threaten me. What he said at the beginning was that the king wanted the minister to die, and the minister had to die. If I had known that I would kill his whole family.  Copy and cut.  "As Li Xian spoke, he angrily threw the teacups, cups, and saucers on the table to the ground. It kept making a chilling sound. "Anyway, he is a good old man, and he actually let aThe emperor would not be happy if his wife was forced to this point.  Zhang Shuo said nothing until he had thrown away all his things and sat on the dragon chair panting angrily. Then Zhang Shuo said, "Your Majesty, please think twice." "Wang Hua gave you no benefit, and even you threatened him.  Me?" Li Xian angrily picked up half the tea cup on the ground and smashed it on Zhang Shuo's head.  Zhang said a string of blood immediately flew out of his forehead, but Zhang said he just remained silent and did not speak.  After running all the way, Zhang said that he had become very haggard. Coupled with the heavy thoughts during this period, he had lost a lot of weight.  Seeing his appearance, Li Xian finally softened his heart and asked, "Why did he do this? No matter what happened, I have always treated him well and gave him the position of General Manager of Lingzhou. He also wanted to  What should I do? " If it hadn't been for Wei's behavior that night, Li Xian would have treated Wang Hua well, and he had already become the Minister of Household Affairs in his early twenties.  There is no way to get promoted again.  But this is also Wang Hua's good use. Wherever there is a fire, he is dispatched immediately and the fire is put out.  Such a minister, if placed in the hands of any emperor, would treat him well as long as he didn't lose his mind.  But that night, Li Xian actually acquiesced, and finally cooperated with Wei Shi to kill Wang Hua.  ¡°On this basis, I am no longer qualified to say this.  But now is not the time to argue, Zhang Shuo said: "I have been in Lingzhou for many days, and I have had many conversations with Wang Hua. Just now at the gate of the city, I met Mr. Xue and talked about this matter. I once said  After a few words, he had no intention of rebelling and was forced to rebel. " "You mean I forced him to rebel?" Li Xian's anger that had just calmed down rose again.  "Yes," Zhang said, knowing that he should not shrink back at this time. If he shrinks back, he will not be able to achieve his goal of coming back this time. He continued to say in a neither arrogant nor humble voice: "I only want to ask your Majesty one thing. Now the eight states south to Jishi Mountain,  The Tubo people were defeated and this land was taken over by the Tang Dynasty. The Turks in the north were defeated and expelled. However, due to the invasion of the Turks and Tubo people in these two places, every family had no food left for the day and was hungry.  "But why is the imperial court seizing the grain shipped by Wang Hua at this time?" "I don't know about this, but I have already ordered that the grain be returned to him." "Your Majesty, don't you really know?"  The imperial edict was passed, but Wang Hua's men who were transporting grain were all regarded as traitors, and even the hired boats were burned to death by the local officials without even waiting for the Queen of Autumn.  I would like to ask, now that the grain is scattered around Bianzhou, who dares to transport this batch of grain to Weizhou and as far as Lanzhou? Since your majesty does not want to release this batch of grain, it is the right of the owner, but there is no need to do so.  This imperial edict has become a cover-up and lost the dignity and magnanimity of the master. "What's going on?" Li Xian turned around and saw Wei Juyuan and the others.  A dozen big guys kept saying they didn¡¯t know.  But some people hate Zhang Shuo to death, while some people rejoice in his misfortune.  Li Xian looked at their expressions, and now he became more and more aware. How could these people not know this important matter.  This is not 40,000 shi of grain, but 4 million grains. If placed on a river boat, it would take nearly a thousand river boats to transport it.  Turning to the Weishui River, the tonnage of river ships is even smaller, that is, there are thousands of ships. If they run together, they will cover the sky and the sun.  It¡¯s not that these ministers don¡¯t know, some know but won¡¯t say anything, and some know but don¡¯t dare to say.  Thinking of this, he felt sad.  Zhang said that when he saw the heat coming, he wiped the blood and said, "Your Majesty, I had a conversation with Wang Hua in Shengzhou. I said talents are rare, but Wang Hua said, how can there be no outstanding ministers?"  I changed it here a bit, and then repeated what Tian Wang Hua said.  The dozens of people Wang Hua mentioned ranged from the prime ministers and deputy prime ministers to the future prime ministers and deputy prime ministers, and then to various ministries, ministers, and even officials and historians, local officials and frontier officials, listed one by one.  Now that Zhang Shuo has spoken out, aren¡¯t you worried that you don¡¯t have anyone you can trust?  I'll name them now and let you choose for yourself.  As long as you put some of these talents to good use, the court will soon be restored to normalcy.  But these big guys were very moved after hearing this. Wei Anshi, who had closed his eyes and said nothing, opened his eyes in surprise when he heard that Wang Hua included him among them.  Li Xian originally wanted to get angry. My minister, what qualifications do you have to comment?  But it became quiet for a while.  This time there was not a large list, there were dozens of people, some were close to Wang Hua, but some were not close to Wang Hua.  For example, Wei Anshi and Song Jing.  There are also indifferent ones, such as Yao Chongzhi.  There are his enemies Wei Anshi from the Wei family, and his relatives Zhang Jiuling and Yan Tingzhi.  ??Evaluation based on talent, extremely fair.     andAnd it is more detailed than the lists given by Tang Xiujing.  Actually, it doesn¡¯t take much. As long as it is reorganized around these dozens of lists, a new leadership organization can be established immediately.  In fact, Li Xian had no ability. If he had the ability to reuse these ministers one by one, these ministers would also be Real Madrid superstars, and the political situation of the Tang Dynasty would immediately improve.  He interrupted Zhang and said, "Don't be impatient. Get a pen and write down these people." He didn't have the brains that Zhang said. He would remember it once he said it.  The eunuch went to get paper and pen, and Li Xian asked him to sit down again. He also asked the palace maid next to him to fetch Zhang Shuo wash water, and took out a cloth to bandage the wound on his forehead.  This made all the big guys sitting there frown.  If Li Xian really appoints ministers according to this list, a big earthquake will occur in the entire court and their interests will also be affected.  Zhang said he was relieved after writing out the list.  In any case, seeing Li Xian's attitude made him feel that the dark court finally had a glimmer of light.  Li Xian looked at the list and asked, "Why does he want to review these ministers?" He still understood this simple truth.  But after asking, he couldn't help but shuddered when he thought of what Zhang said about Wang Hua just now.  Sending troops to Chang'an was a dead end.  If troops were sent to Lingnan again, the Tibetans and Turks might take advantage again, and the Tang Dynasty would be besieged on all sides.  The most worrying thing is food prices.  This is still fresh in my memory. If the price of food rises to several hundred cents a dou, there will be no need to send troops.  If there is no second Wang Hua rescuer after a few months, then it is possible that the Tang Dynasty itself will have a rebellion among the people, and they will rise up everywhere in the late Qin Dynasty.  No wonder Zhang said he came back in such a hurry.  Thinking of this, Zhang Shuo¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t help but soften even more.  Zhang Shuo also clearly noticed this change in Li Xian, which is a good sign.  Although Li Xian showed his willingness to accept advice many times, as soon as he turned around and returned to the palace, he would change his mind at the instigation of Weishi and always began to loosen up.  Moreover, Li Xian is now increasingly dissatisfied with Webster.  He calmly replied: "Wang Hua arrived in Shannan, Your Majesty, don't think too complicated. Just like there are people who believe in Taoism, people who believe in Buddhism, and people who believe in both religions. Each person has his own idea. I didn't believe it at first.  , But after arriving in Lingzhou, I had to believe what I saw and heard. Wang Hua violated the law when he arrived in Shannan, and this case is even more unacceptable. "Li Xianting.  He stroked his beard and nodded, this also touched his heart.  Over the past year, Wang Hua's rise in the northwest has embarrassed him.  "But when he did this, he really just wanted to survive. But why didn't he escape to Oceania? The first reason was that he was unwilling to do so, thinking that he had done something good for the court. The second reason was that the Tubo people had betrayed their trust for Princess Jincheng. I think it was Wei Chou who was watching the Tubo show.  It may not be true. She must not be doing well, because Wang Hua sent people to visit her secretly several times. What he said should be more authoritative. The third reason is to get rid of the scourge of Tubo for the people of Tang Dynasty.  Jishi Mountain is already owned by our government, and Tuyuhun and Dafeichuan are just around the corner. If possible, the army will even arrive at Zishan next year, but completing this mission requires troops and a rear base. This is the original intention of his loan to the Eight Prefectures.  So why did he make those rebellious demands? "This refers to the 10 million shi of grain, 10 million coins, 10 million liters of vegetable oil, 10 million pieces of cotton cloth, and the map in Zhu Dian's hand.  Dial it up and mark out the territory.  "That's what the Blood Camp said. If they really had this intention, they had captured the Qin and Wei states as early as the battle at Jieting. Why send troops today? But this time the Blood Camp also suffered heavy losses. If the imperial court wants to calm things down, everyone  I promise that Wang Hua is still a minister of the Tang Dynasty and will continue to expand the territory for the Tang Dynasty. Even though the emperor is focused on domestic affairs, the Tang Dynasty is still a country where peace and prosperity prevail." At this point, Zhang said he had to bite the bullet.  It won¡¯t be that simple, but no matter what, let¡¯s stabilize the blood camp first.  In fact, when things developed to this point, he began to become confused.  He calmed down and said: "Moreover, the imperial court has sent out an army of 300,000 people this time. Although the treasury has made a slight profit over the years, the logistics supply for the 300,000 army will be a huge number. Your Majesty, think about it again.  Do you think it will be effective? Most of these soldiers have been recently recruited, and their combat effectiveness is not necessarily stronger than the Tibetan army and the Turkic army. Besides, there are many generals in the Blood Camp. On the other hand, there are a few generals in our dynasty who can match the generals in the Blood Camp.  Comparing? But looking at the results, not to mention the defeat of Zong Shilang, more than 200,000 Tubo troops were killed by the bloody camp. Mo Chuo, along with countless brave generals and the two wise ministers of the Turks, were left in panic.  On the one hand, two tigers in the family are hurting each other, on the other hand, they are giving in to each other, so that the country is strong and the people are safe.?Your Majesty, how to choose?  " As he spoke, he looked at Li Xian expectantly. He looked at Li Xian. Several people were looking at him, especially Wei Juyuan, with a cold look in his eyes. Zhang said that he turned his head and accidentally met his eyes,  He just smiled contemptuously. "He went out today. And he knew clearly that if Li Xian didn't save the situation, it would end well for the sake of national affairs."  He doesn't care anymore, is he still afraid of the look of an incompetent prime minister like you? Then he looked at these big guys and asked, "Tell me, what should I choose?"  " []
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