"They are all the same!" Liu Qi said with a smile: "The strong man in white is nine feet tall, holding a golden sword in his hand and rising from the east. Yes, your name is among them, but my surname is also Liu. Until the end, no one will know who this is. Right? Everyone is gambling with their lives. Heaven is not a matter of intelligence, but if it is destined to be there, even if there are one or two young people, can it still change the destiny? "
"That's true!" Liu Weili sighed. Before Confucianism became Neo-Confucian and philosophical in the Song Dynasty, Confucianism established in the Han Dynasty had a very strong theological and mystical tendency, especially the interpretation and prediction of destiny. This is reflected in the prevalence of prophecy theory. From the emperor to the great scholars and down to the common people, they are obsessed with omens, the induction of heaven and man, the yin and yang and the five elements, especially prophecies, which are extremely valued. Although it gradually declined after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the prophecy books of the Liu and Song dynasties were also banned by successive dynasties, with only a few fragments remaining, they still have a high appeal among the people. The two nursery rhymes Liu Qi just said are very popular in Hebei, Henan, and Guanzhong areas. Many people interpret them as Liu's popularity, and that's why he participated in this conspiracy.
"So you don't have to worry too much!" Liu Qidao said: "Then Wu Xiaoyi went to Pingkangli first, obviously to go to his teacher to prepare for his funeral. This person is so filial and filial. If he really wants to make his debut, why wait until now?"
Hearing Liu Qi's words of comfort, Liu Weili breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a low voice: "Is it really as you said, as long as we work together, people at home and abroad will respond?"
"Hahaha!" Liu Qi laughed: "Brother Zai Li still doesn't believe it, so let's talk it over with you, right? Do you remember the man who met me at the Hu Temple in West City that day? Still? Yes, where did the bag of golden treasures I gave Xiao Yi come from? And have you forgotten where I came from? "
"Yeah!" Liu Weili's face softened when he heard this: "I just think the world is peaceful today, and it doesn't look like something big is going to happen, right?"
"The emperor has a wind disease, the prince is young, the queen is entrusted with state affairs, and the concubine's family is not a big family. Most of the important ministers and clan members were killed. How can this be called peace and quiet?" Liu Qi sneered and said, "Why do you think Li Jingye took the risk?" Is the risk of genocide involved in this matter?"
"Why?"
"If the queen dies suddenly and the emperor becomes ill, who is the important minister in the court who can take care of her?"
Liu Weili's face changed drastically. After more than ten years of purges and strife since Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, among the important ministers left behind in the Zhenguan Dynasty, only Li Ji remained. Although he has basically retired behind the scenes, the Political Affairs Hall will hold court every three to five days. Send important matters to his house. If the queen died suddenly, the normal operation would be to support the prince's mother's family by adding officials, but the Wu family was a poor family at the time and had no outstanding talents. Then the only choice was to ask Li Ji to come out to assist the prince. At that time, Li Ji, a veteran of the four dynasties, had been left alone twice. The last person like this was Emperor Xuan, the great ancestor of the Jin Dynasty. As his direct grandson, Li Jingye, naturally, A rising tide lifts all boats, which can be said to be a win-win situation.
"Is it any wonder that this guy, as the head of the noble family, is still involved in such things?"
"This man is Yuan Benchu's brother and Cao Mengde's first-class figure. He loves chaos and enjoys misfortune. What's so strange about it!" Liu Qi sneered: "Chang'an has been at peace for a long time. There are countless people like Li Jingye. The ground is full of firewood, how can we talk about peace?"..."What the seventh brother said is true!" Liu Weili was already convinced after hearing this: "What if Xiao Yi's assassination attempt failed?"
"Don't be afraid if it doesn't work, I have a plan!" Liu Qi sneered: "Don't worry, when the queen is assassinated, the first person to look for will definitely not be you and me!"
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Jin Ren asked the government.
"On the day of the Qianqiu Festival, Li Jingye invites you to be a guest at his house!" Jin Renwen handed over a famous letter.
"Qianqiu Festival? What day is this?"
"It's the emperor's birthday!" Jin Ren asked: "Every year on this day, the emperor comes out of the palace to have fun with the officials and the people!"
"Li Jingye is also a minister, doesn't he need to participate?"
"Of course it's after the emperor's banquet is over!" Jin Renwen asked with a smile: "I heard that the concubines of Li Mansion are as beautiful as those in the palace. Sanlang, you don't have a female attendant by your side. Do you want to go and have a look? Li Jingye is still very generous in this regard. of!"
"That's all, I'm going to Baekje soon, and I'm bringing a concubine with me. It's so troublesome!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hands repeatedly. He now only wants to have as little contact with Chang'an as possible, especially the ambitious Li Jingye, who can't wait to never If you don’t know him, why would you go to his banquet?
"Then I'll reject him!" Wang Wenzuo's reaction was as expected by Jin Renwen. He patted the thorn and said, "By the way, you are about to return to Baekje. If you have anything to buy, Chang'an Liang The city can say that the department stores are fully stocked, so take this opportunity to buy them all at once!”
"What do you want to buy?" Wang Wenzuo frowned. There were too many things he wanted to buy, but he couldn't remember them for a while. Jin Ren asked when he looked like this and smiled: "Forget it, we will go to the two cities together when we have time. Just take a stroll and relax!"
"That's great!" Wang Wenzuo smiled and said, "But Brother Renshou, you are busy with official duties, can you spare the time?"
"Busy with official duties?" Jin Renwen laughed: "Sanlang, do you still remember my official position?"
"General of the left-leading army guard!"
"Yes, what does this official position do?"
"They seem to be palace guards, soldiers of the Imperial Palace, or something like that?"
"Assistantly in charge of the palace guards, the people on the outer palace shooting range, as well as the auxiliaries on the west side of the imperial city and the gates of the capital city and the garden city!" Jin Renwen muttered: "That's what the Ministry of War said, but I am out of town. At this time, who is in charge of these things?”
"It must be someone else, right?"
"Haha!" Jin Renwen laughed: "Sanlang, let me teach you to be a good boy. I, the left-leading military general, am a real person when I leave the capital. I am a virtual person in Chang'an. I don't have any official duties! As long as I don't touch Military affairs, no one cares about anything I do!"
It turns out that the pinnacle of the Tang Dynasty military generals’ actual duties was the Sixteenth Guards General, and those above were the vacated positions only held by clan members and nobles. Jin Renwen served as the Left Leading Army Guard General, one of them. Among these Sixteenth Guards Generals, Except for the four people who command the remaining four guards, including the left and right prison guards and the left and right Qianniu Guards (Nanya Forbidden Army), the other twelve people usually only lead the military mansions across the country from afar, but in fact, the locals manage the military mansions. Only when they go out to lead troops, these twelve people really have an army to command. For example, although Jin Renwen nominally had a lot of responsibilities such as assisting in the management of the palace guards, the people on the outside shootings, and the auxiliary in the west of the imperial city, as well as the gates in the capital and garden city, in fact he had many responsibilities. Regarding the specific handling of officials, unless the emperor specifically issued an edict appointing him to handle these matters, his unauthorized intervention would only lead to the impeachment of the censor.
"High-ranking officials have no military power, and junior officials have no status. Isn't this the Tang version of the system of ministers and ministers?" Wang Wenzuo thought to himself.
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