After experiencing the Tang Long coup in his early years and first taking power, Li Sanlang, who created the prosperous Kaiyuan era in his middle age, had strong self-confidence in himself as he entered his later years.
He believed that he could control everything, and even if Li Yunze showed great ambition, he didn't care at all.
What's wrong with recruiting some talents, even if it means raising a group of royal soldiers?
No matter what, can it be compared to Princess Taiping back then?
This aunt, who is almost the second queen, was easily taken care of by herself, and the others were not a concern.
Li Sanlang, who has strong self-confidence, believes that he can control everything. He is not unaware of the following things. As long as it does not affect his enjoyment, he will turn a blind eye.
Princes, what the Tang Dynasty lacks the most is princes.
And from the beginning of the Yin King Li Jiancheng to the present, which prince in the past has had a good ending?
But even so, Li Sanlang still told Gao Lishi, "Lishi, you have to watch over the Shou Prince's Mansion."
Gao Lishi, who had been invisible before, immediately bowed and saluted, "Wei, I accept your order."
When Gao Lishi returned to his yard after getting off duty, he saw a small yellow man holding a wooden box in his arms outside the door.
"You...are Gao Jinzhong from Prince Shou's Mansion?"
After the prince of the Tang Dynasty came of age and built a palace, Huang Men, the servants in his palace, were all assigned from the palace.
The person in charge of this power is naturally Gao Lishi.
He has a good memory, and he still remembers the little yellow door he sent out.
"Young man, meet your father-in-law~~~"
The word "father-in-law" is really not a random word. You can only get this honorific title after you reach a certain status.
In movies and TV shows, if everyone calls you father-in-law, it will offend people.
Gao Lishi is a good man. He has been with Li Longji for so many years, and his eyesight is really very poisonous.
Just by glancing at the exquisite wooden box held by Xiao Huangmen, he immediately understood its purpose.
"Um."
Gao Lishi opened the door and asked his followers to leave, calling Gao Jinzhong, "Come in."
Gao Jinzhong was not originally named Gao, let alone Gao Jinzhong.
It's just that the millennium tradition in the palace is the same. Eunuchs who don't have sons like to adopt sons to satisfy their regret that they can't inherit the family line.
As the most powerful eunuch in the Ming Palace, Gao Lishi naturally had many godsons.
It's just that Gao Jinzhong is not his godson because he is not high enough.
He, Gao Jinzhong, is just the godson of Gao Lishi's godson. If he can force a relationship, he can be regarded as his godson.
Of course, Gao Lishi had too many godsons and godsons.
"Say it."
Sitting down on the chair, Gao Lishi lifted his robe and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Go back to my father-in-law."
With a flattering smile on his face, Gao Jinzhong respectfully placed the wooden box in his hand, "On the order of the king of my family, I have sent you a calligraphy by Wang Youjun for your father-in-law's appreciation."
"oh?"
When Gao Lishi heard this, his eyes lit up immediately.
He reached out and took the wooden box, opened it and saw that there was indeed a copybook lying among the silk.
"The king of my family said that he got this copybook recently. He said it was from Wang Youjun, but he was afraid that it was a fake." Gao Jinzhong was very articulate and spoke clearly. "The king heard that my father-in-law is a famous calligrapher, so I sent it to ask my father-in-law to help me appreciate it."
Everyone knows that this is giving a gift.
But he is also very particular about giving gifts.
At Gao Lishi's status, if he directly gave money or silk, he would most likely not accept it due to his sensitive status.
So I switched to giving antiques, which is an elegant thing, and I have to get antiques that I like.
Wang Youjun's copybook is indeed a very valuable antique in this era, and it is very suitable for Gao Lishi.
And I can’t just say it’s for you, I have to ask you to help me appreciate it.
As for how long you want to appreciate it, that's up to you.
Gao Lishi is naturally not short of money. After all, there are too many people who give him gifts every year. Just say a few words in front of Li Sanlang, and millions of dollars are nothing.
However, this person is arty, has good calligraphy, painting, music, and music, and considers himself a famous official.
So giving him Wang Youjun's copybook can be considered as a favor to him.
Sure enough, Gao Lishi, who had an outstanding eye, opened it and looked at it for a while and was sure that this was definitely the authentic work of Wang Youjun.
He naturally liked this gift very much.
Closing the copybook, Gao Lishi narrowed his eyes and stared at his godson, "What can Prince Shou say to me?"
This is to ask, what does King Shou ask for by giving me such a heavy gift?
If you can help, and you can help, then of course it's easy to say.
But if you want too much and commit any taboos, then this copybook must be a fake, so you should take it back.
Gao Jinzhong smiled and complimented, "My king has said that he has long admired my father-in-law for his outstanding calligraphy and painting. He is also a person who likes elegance. If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope to get my father-in-law's masterpiece."
This is very clear. I am not asking you to do anything for me now. I just want to keep in touch with you and save the favor for later in case of emergencies.
Gao Lishi naturally understood, but he was in a dilemma.
Almost everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Wu Hui wanted to push King Shou to the throne.
If you accept a gift, you will definitely fall into this category when you return the favor in the future.
He didn't want to get involved in the matter of establishing the crown prince, but he really liked Wang Youjun's copybook, and he was in a dilemma for a while.
Fortunately, Gao Lishi quickly made a decision, "In that case, I will help you appreciate it."
The reason why he agreed was because Gao Lishi knew Concubine Wu Hui's power in the palace, and also knew that Li Linfu's faction who followed Concubine Wu Hui's path was becoming more and more powerful in the court. At the same time, he saw with his own eyes the ambition of King Shou.
No matter how you look at it, King Shou has the upper hand in the matter of establishing the heir apparent, so he is naturally going along with the flow and selling his favors.
Both the harem and the court had strong support, and King Shou himself was enterprising and ambitious, and even asked to form his own team in front of the emperor.
In Gao Lishi's view, compared to the fact that his mother and concubine died early and were unable to support him in the palace, and his backer Zhang Jiuling became increasingly unpopular, and he was also a mediocre prince, naturally the longevity king had a better chance of winning.
After Gao Jinzhong left, Gao Lishi spread the copybook on his desk and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
I even personally researched the ink, laid out the paper, and started copying.
He doesn't lack money or power, and he has no desire for beauties, so naturally he becomes more and more interested in such elegant things.
Satisfied, he put down the pen in his hand, picked up the copybook, gently dried the ink and admired it. "The writing power of a certain family is as good as Wang Youjun's fourth success."
I put down the copybook I copied and carefully collected Wang Youjun's copybook.
He called Xiao Huangmen to serve tea, took a sip from the tea bowl and fell into deep thought.
After a moment of silence, he called his confidants and told him, "Go and inform the people in Prince Shou's Mansion. If there is nothing serious, there is no need to report everything in Prince Shou's Mansion."
"only."
So, giving gifts is indeed useful.
Li Yunze returned to the palace and saw Li Bai waiting for him.
He didn't say much nonsense and said directly, "I would like to recruit you to serve as the imperial edict of Prince Shou's Mansion and to be in charge of the Secretary of the State. I wonder what your wishes are, sir?"
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a royal master in the prince's residence, who was in charge of supervising and inspecting accidents, that is, the prince's master.
This position is very high, and it is a high-ranking official from the third rank.
The previous Wangfu of Prince Shou's Mansion resigned due to illness, and no new one has been appointed yet.
Li Yunze planned to let Li Linfu take up this position. Naturally, he did not want Li Linfu to teach Yunyun, but to tie him tightly to his chariot to escort him into the East Palace.
The reason why he wanted to take over the East Palace was that the prince's palace could only have more than a hundred ceremonial guards, which meant that the palace could only have more than a hundred personal soldiers.
The six rates of the prince in the East Palace are divided into the prince's left and right guards' rates, the left and right siyu's rates and the left and right qingdao's rates.
Each unit can lead three to five Zhechongfu, and Zhechongfu is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower, with a strength of 1,200, 1,000 and 800 respectively.
Calculating this, the Prince's Mansion can bring in as many as 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers from various places in Chang'an City.
Of course, a prince in Li Sanlang's era would naturally not have so much military power, and more of it would only be in name only.
But for Li Yunze, this was enough. Even with only a few thousand actual soldiers, it was enough for him to break through the Xuanwu Gate.
The civil servants in the Prince's Mansion, in addition to the Imperial Fu, are from the seventh rank to the Imperial Order, which is the highest, followed by Da Nong, Imperial Lieutenant, Imperial Prime Minister, Supervisor and Seal, etc.
In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examinations were not as unified as those in the Song and Ming Dynasties. The imperial examinations in this era were almost monopolized by the aristocratic families and the descendants of noble families. In addition, if you want to get ahead, you need to go through traditional conquests.
Li Bai believed that he had no hope of taking the imperial examination, so he kept running around for many years, all he wanted was to be conquered by powerful people.
After waiting for more than ten years, this wish has finally been achieved.
Li Bai, whose eyes were burning, bowed his hands to Li Yunze respectfully and saluted, "Your Majesty, Li Bai, is willing to serve your Majesty!"
Li Yunze, who was smiling, immediately stepped forward to hold his hand and said, "This king needs help from your husband, just like Xiao He Zhang Zifang~~~"
Just listen to these flattering words. Anyway, judging from Li Bai's habit of drinking, coupled with his wild and uninhibited style, and his personality that is always ready to start a rant, he doesn't look like someone who can mix in the court. A fish in water.
Regardless of Li Yunze's duplicity, Li Bai was extremely excited after his long-cherished wish came true.
He would do things for Li Yunze whenever he opened his mouth, as if he was now a busy prime minister.
"There happens to be something for you, sir, to do."
"Your Majesty, you may speak out, even if you go through fire and water, I will not hesitate!"
"There is no need to go through fire and water." Li Yunze was amused. "I have accepted the emperor's order and will go to the Eastern Capital to preside over this year's imperial examination. The preparation of this matter will be left to the state order."
"Wei~~~"
There were many celebrities taking part in the imperial examination in Dongdu this time. In addition to the famous Du Fu, there were also Meng Haoran, whose fate was similar to that of Li Bai, Wang Zhihuan, who wrote "Ascend the Stork Tower" and "Liangzhou Ci", and Cen Shen, who was good at writing frontier poems. et al.
For these people, Li Yunze plans to bring them all under his command.
In addition, there are Yan Zhenqing, Wang Wei, Wang Changling and others who are now small officials with little reputation, and Li Yunze is also preparing to take it into his own pocket.
Guo Ziyi, Li Siye and others did not come forward either. They were also Li Yunze's targets.
This is a starry era, with countless famous officials and generals gathered here, and Li Yunze can't just watch Li Sanlang ruin them all.
He wants to give these people a chance to truly show their talents!
