"It makes sense what Sanlang said!" Jin Renwen also heard the meaning of Wang Wenzuo's words at this time. He thought for a while and asked: "Then what should be done in this matter to protect the prince?"
Hearing Jin Renwen asking himself how to protect the prince instead of others, Wang Wenzuo secretly sighed that talking to smart people would save effort. The most critical person in this matter is not anyone else, but the prince.
Although the true situation of the polo team is that everyone is attached to please the prince and eager to catch the express train of the future Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, from Li Zhi's perspective, it is the prince group that threatens his throne, so Li Zhi's most likely reaction is not Instead of attacking those who move closer to the prince, attack the prince, or even depose the prince, directly and fundamentally eliminating the threat to himself. On the other hand, as long as the prince can be saved, then the nature of this matter is just a group of villains who want to get rich and follow the trend, and the nature is much more minor.
"If possible, you can ask the prince to report and increase the number of teams participating in the competition. There will no longer be only two teams, Beimen Imperial Army and Donggong Liuli. Let these pleading people organize their own teams. This way, It won’t arouse the Emperor’s concerns!”
"Not bad!" Jin Renwen swung his riding crop and made a crisp sound: "Sanlang can always solve my worries! Don't worry, I will definitely report this matter to Prince Ming when I return to Chang'an, and I will never take your credit! "
"I didn't mean that!" Wang Wenzuo was stunned and said quickly: "Brother Renshou's affairs——"
"There's no need to say anything, Sanlang!" Jin Renwen patted Wang Wenzuo's arm and said with a smile: "For a talented person like Sanlang, even if I don't speak, it won't take long for the East Palace to know about it as long as I return to Chang'an. If I hadn't done it earlier, Recommended, let Dong Palace know that you and I have known each other for a long time. If you think that I am blocking the path of virtue, wouldn’t I be wronged?"
"Then I can only thank Brother Renshou!" Wang Wenzuo sighed. Although he has not yet arrived in Chang'an, he has already felt the huge gravitational force generated by power. The capital of the empire is like a black hole, pulling in everything around it, tearing it into pieces and then Devour. Although I was on guard subjectively, under the pressure of the situation, it was beyond my will to resist.
After arriving in Chang'an, Wang Wenzuo and his party first went to the Ministry of Officials to hand over the ultimatum, and the next thing was to wait for the arrangements from above. Jin Renwen made a side courtyard in his mansion for Wang Wenzuo and others to live. The first thing Wang Wenzuo did after packing up was to go out and visit Liu Yuanzhen.
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"Throw the assassin in the wooden box, and then go back and wait! Don't stand around and block the way for future generations!"
Wang Wenzuo lifted the reins and comforted his mount. The maroon horse snorted nervously, its hoofs stepping on the bluestone pavement, causing sparks to fly. Like his own horse, Wang Wenzuo had no idea that there would be such a long queue in front of Liu Yuanzhen's house. There was a queue from the stone pillars in front of the door to the alley, blocking the alley that was more than a hundred steps long. , rather like the launch site of the new Apple mobile phone.
While Wang Wenzuo was hesitating, the slave of the Jin family who was leading the way took out a famous thorn from his sleeve, raised it above his head, and shouted loudly: "Get out of the way, everyone, get out of the way, make way for the people in the house of the left-leading army guard, give way to the left-leading army guard general." Give way to the government!"
Just like when Moses came to the Red Sea, the people in the alley hurriedly separated to make way for the two sides. It turned out that the left-leading guard general was Jin Renwen's official. He was a high-ranking official of the third rank, responsible for commanding the palace guard. Even in Chang'an, they are still a small group of people at the top of the power pyramid.
"I'll just line up outside!" Faced with the intense gazes from both sides, Wang Wenzuo, even though he was not thin-skinned, couldn't help but feel a little strange at this time, and whispered: "If you do this, I'm afraid it will delay a lot of people. It’s a big deal! And it’s not very good to show off Brother Renshou’s official position outside!”
"Wang joins the army!" The servant of the Jin family who led the way said with a smile: "You are too kind-hearted. These guys all want to rise to the top and ask Liu Neifu to recommend them to serve as officials, so they line up in front of the door to vote for famous assassins. Those famous assassins Liu The inner government doesn't know how to look at it at all. What can it do to delay them? As for the official position of the family leader, the master has already given instructions. Everything is based on your convenience. If I don't take out the famous assassin and let you waste time here, go back I will definitely be punished by my master later!"
"Okay!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head helplessly: "What did you mean when you said those famous assassins Liu Neifu wouldn't even look at them?"
"That's what happened!" The Jin family slave did not dare to neglect, and carefully explained: It turns out that according to the customs of the upper class society in the Tang Dynasty, unless the person's status is much higher than the other party, it is a very rude behavior to visit someone rashly. The correct approach is to first send a servant to the home of the person you want to visit with your own or the recommender's famous thorn. The thorn is a piece of wood or bamboo with your name written on it. For example, to say hello, it means the disciple so-and-so and then to ask the living so-and-so. (Place name) is named so-and-so (name). When he arrives in front of the door, the servant calls out, hands the name assassin to the owner or servant, goes back with a reply, and then comes to visit at the appointed time.
Of course, not everyone who submits assassinations will receive such a good treatment. Most of the nobles in Chang'an City have a wooden box in front of their residence, which is widely accepted by all parties. Among them, the most people recommend themselves and ask for an audience. Most of the famous tattoos in the wooden boxes never had a chance to be delivered to their owners, so they were abandoned and thrown away. For example, Li Bai, the great poet of later generations, often received this kind of treatment. During his long study tours, he visited many dignitaries from various places, hoping to become an official through their recommendation, but most of them were not received. .
At this time, the servant who was the gatekeeper of the Liu Mansion had already come forward to greet him. He was only seven or eight steps away when he stepped in and saluted: "Are you from the residence of General Zuo Lingjun Wei?"
"That's right! The master's surname is Jin, and he is the general who leads the army and guards on the left. This is the master's famous thorn!" The servant of the Jin family presented the famous thorn: "This Wang Langjun is a good friend of the master. Today he comes to visit your master. Please tell me. Send a message!"
When the gatekeeper of the Liu Mansion heard the surname Jin, he already knew who it was. He quickly knelt down in obeisance, raised his hands and took the famous thorn. After taking a look, he saw that the bamboo thorn was exquisitely made and the handwriting was meaningful. He knew it was genuine and hurriedly He carefully put it away: "It turns out that you are a distinguished friend of General Renshou. Please come in and have some refreshments. Let me pass the news!" After that, he called a few domestic slaves to lead Wang Wenzuo's horse and walked in quickly. The hospital ran away.
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"The friend Jin Ren asked wants to see me?" Liu Yuanzhen took the assassination and looked at it in his hand: "How old are you? What do you look like? What's your name?"
