Thinking about it, most of Jinghui's official positions were local. Although he is now the Right Prime Minister of Zhongtai, he has only been in office for less than a year, so he is indeed not qualified to serve as prime minister.

"What about Yuan Shuji?" Princess Taiping mentioned another person.

When Princess Taiping competes with Li Xian, she must rely on Li Dan's power, otherwise there is no chance of winning. Yuan Shuji serves as the Sima of the Prime Minister's Palace, and Princess Taiping needs to rely on Li Dan's power. This person cannot be bypassed.

In order to gain Yuan Shuji's support, Princess Taiping did not hide anything. She went directly to Yuan Shuji and expressed her thoughts straight to the point. Yuan Shu had already had the idea of ​​letting Li Dan ascend the throne, and the two hit it off, so Yuan Shuji also

Became one of Princess Taiping's own.

"No!" Xie Yunxuan once again rejected Princess Taiping's suggestion, "He should stay in the Prime Minister's Palace, and his role will be greater. Let him be the prime minister, and the gains outweigh the losses."

The Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was composed of the Nanya Forbidden Army and the Beiya Forbidden Army. The former was stationed in the south of the palace and was in the hands of Li Dan; the latter was stationed in the palace and was under the personal jurisdiction of Wu Zetian.

If Yuan Shuji is allowed to be the prime minister, then they will lose control of the Nanya Army, and indeed the gains outweigh the losses.

The candidate she proposed was rejected twice by Xie Yunxuan, which made Princess Taiping lose her face. She asked in a bad tone: "Then who do you think is suitable?"

Xie Yunxuan was confident and slowly uttered three words: "Zhang Jianzhi!"

Zhang Jianzhi?

When Princess Taiping heard this name, she couldn't help blurting out: "Is he a little too old?"

Zhang Jianzhi was a college student when he was young, and he extensively read classics and history books.

In the third year of Chui Gong, 63-year-old Zhang Jianzhicai participated in the official selection and was awarded the title of Qingyuan County Prime Minister.

Two years later, Wu Zetian launched the examination. There were no special requirements for those who should take the examination. Both white-skinned scholars and former senior officials could participate. Even current officials could take the examination, as long as they had real talent and practical knowledge.

This year, there were more than a thousand people to be examined, most of them were young students, and only one person over fifty years old, Zhang Jian, was already sixty-five this year.

After the exam, Zhang Jianzhi heard that he had fallen into the lower ranks. He was disheartened, so he packed his bags and prepared to return to Xiangyang.

At this time, news came out that Wu Zetian saw that the number of people in the middle class was very small, and thought that there must be something missing, so he issued an order to try again.

Zhang Jianzhi actually took advantage of this east wind and was sentenced to the first rank in the world, and Wu Zetian was awarded the title of censor.

On September 9, the first year of Zaichu, Wu Zetian officially changed the name of the country to Zhou, making the first year of Zaichu the first year of Tianshou. In this year, Zhang Jianzhi was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou.

Later, Zhang Jianzhi entered the court and was awarded the title of Shaoqing, and currently occupies the position of Minister of Qiuguan.

Regardless of qualifications or prestige, Zhang Jianzhi is more than enough to be a prime minister. However, Princess Taiping is right, Zhang Jianzhi is indeed a bit old, he is already seventy-eight this year.

"As long as he can get things done, does His Highness care about his age?" Xie Yunxuan asked.

Xie Yunxuan is right, as long as she can get things done, Princess Taiping won't care whether Zhang Jianzhi is seventy or one hundred years old?

"Why would you recommend him?" Princess Taiping asked strangely.

"Zhang Jianzhi is very tolerant and has his heart set on Li Tang!"

"Why do you see it?" Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Zhang Jianzhi was a Jinshi and later served as the Cang Cao of Prince Xu to join the army. King Xu Sujie's mother, Xiao Shufei, fought with His Majesty and was eventually killed. Sujie was also appointed as the governor of Shenzhou. Sujie wrote "On Loyalty and Filial Piety" to

Since the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Jianzhi has written this article to Emperor Gaozong of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty was displeased after reading it, so he demoted him to Prince Biyang and resettled him in Yuanzhou. Zhang Jianzhi also returned to his hometown in Xiangyang. In the first year of Zaichu, Xu

The king was hanged and died. Zhang Jianzhi returned to the court and took up an official position. Twenty years passed like this, and the previous events were gradually forgotten. The reason why no one cared about him was because of his forbearance."

Xie Yunxuan knew all the details about Zhang Jianzhi, and it was obvious that he had put in a lot of effort.

"It's okay for Zhang Jianzhi to be forbearing, but how do you know that he loves Li Tang?" Princess Taiping broke the casserole and asked.

"In September of the second year of Tianshou, Zhang Jian's mother Qiu died at home. He stayed at home and wrote an inscription for the tomb where his parents were buried together. In it, he said that his mother Qiu 'finally passed away privately on September 3rd of the third year of Yongchang.' His Highness did not find it intriguing.

?"

Princess Taiping's heart moved, and she seemed to understand something.

Xie Yunxuan directly revealed the answer to the mystery: "In November of the first year of Yongchang, His Majesty officially proclaimed himself emperor, changed the country's name to Zhou, and the reign name to the first year of Tianshou. Yongchang only took less than one year to change the name. The third year of Yongchang was actually

In the second year of Tianshuo, why did Zhang and Jianzhi not write Tianshu and use the Yongchang reign name? To put it bluntly, it was because Yongchang was the last person to use the Zhengshuo reign of the Tang Dynasty. In order to pursue Zhengshuo, Zhang and Jian used bold actions to show his intentions. This

Don’t you still yearn for Li Tang?”

Princess Taiping glanced at Xie Yunxuan but said nothing.

The young man in front of him is really attentive, and he can pay attention to such inconspicuous details. It is definitely not a pleasant thing to be an enemy with such a person, but fortunately they are an alliance now.

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"The most important point is that only by making Zhang Jianzhi the prime minister can Yao Chong withdraw willingly!"

The reason why he was appointed as the Minister of Qiuguan was also recommended by Di Renjie. From this point of view, Zhang Jianzhi can also be regarded as Di Renjie’s student. If he serves as the prime minister, at least Yao Chong will not reject it!"

Although Zhang Jianzhi is older than Di Renjie, the teacher-student relationship between officials in the court is generally regardless of age. Di Renjie recommended the teacher-student relationship with Zhang Jianzhi to the emperor. This has nothing to do with his personal qualifications and prestige in the court. His age has nothing to do with it.

any relationship.

Xie Yunxuan thought of everything he needed to think about. Princess Taiping had nothing to say and could only do what he wanted.

After Xie Yunxuan left, Princess Taiping sent someone to invite Li Chongrun again.

After not seeing each other for just a few days, Li Chongrun seemed to be a different person. His face was pale and his eye sockets were sunken. His originally bright eyes were a little blurry now, and his hair was a little messy. He still looked as handsome as before.

Maybe Li Chongrun has this or that problem, but he is definitely an infatuated person. In this regard, he is even worse than Wu Yanxiu.

Because of Pei Huan's sudden disappearance, Li Chongrun didn't know how he got here these days.

At first, Li Chongrun just thought that Pei Huan was avoiding him on purpose, but gradually he realized that something was wrong, and Pei Huan never appeared again.

He frantically searched for Pei Huan everywhere, but the result was frustrating. Pei Huan completely disappeared from the world like a ghost, as if he had never appeared before.

When this reality was before his eyes, Li Chongrun felt as if someone punched him in the gut, causing him serious injuries and then falling into a bottomless abyss.

Grief can be expressed in countless ways, but there is only one feeling: pain.

Li Chongrun is now like a walking zombie.

Seeing Li Chongrun's scene, Princess Taiping couldn't help but sympathize with him. Back then, she also had the same experience as Li Chongrun.

Xue Yi, the eldest brother of her husband Xue Shao, participated in the rebellion of Tang clan Li Chong. Wu Zetian ordered Xue Yi to be executed, which implicated Xue Shao.

Xue Shao had just been arrested and imprisoned. There was insufficient evidence for rebellion, so Princess Taiping ran for it. After all, they were married.

She went to Wu Zetian and cried and asked Wu Zetian to release Xue Shao mercifully. However, Wu Zetian did not let Xue Shao go because of this. Instead, she beat Xue Shao a hundred times and locked him in prison without anyone visiting him. In the end, he starved to death.

die.

At that time, Princess Taiping's fourth child was just one month old, and she was very sad. Her despair during that period was very similar to that of Li Chongrun now.

Sympathy is sympathy, but Princess Taiping can still figure out what to do.

She cleared her throat and said: "Brother Run, I heard about Pei Huan's disappearance. Since it happened, you better cheer up!"

Li Chongrun nodded blankly, then shook his head.

The most painful thing is often not the misfortune of life, but the shattered hope; the most despairing thing is often not the blow of setback, but the death of the soul.

Such a decadent Li Chongrun is not what Princess Taiping wants to see. She wants to use Li Chongrun to achieve her own goals. How can this continue?

She was cruel and said in an unusually cold voice: "Brother Run, stop looking for Pei Huan. I can't find you even if I look for you. Just pretend that nothing happened!"

Li Chongrun looked at Princess Taiping fiercely: "Aunt, what do you mean by this? Do you know where Pei Huan is!"

"If I guess wrong, Pei Huan is probably no longer in this world!" Princess Taiping said calmly, "Back then, Wu Youji's wife was just like Pei Huan. She suddenly heard about it and never appeared again. Then I married

Wu Youji has become his new wife!"

Li Chongrun had a look of horror on his face, and his voice became trembling: "Aunt, you mean that Pei Huan has..."

"Your Majesty has promised Wu Ling, Wu Sansi's daughter, to you, but you are determined not to marry Wu Ling. If His Majesty's past temper was based on, he would definitely not let you go. However, because of his father, she tolerated you!"

At this point, Princess Taiping looked directly at Li Chongrun, "But Pei Huan is different. She must die. Only then can the daughter of the Wu clan marry you as the princess."

"But..." Li Chongrun said in a panic, "How did your Majesty know about Pei Huan?"

Princess Taiping smiled: "You underestimate your majesty. With Lai Junchen here, what else can be hidden from her?"

Li Chongrun was stunned. Although he did not want to believe Princess Taiping's analysis, the only trace of reason told him that this was indeed the truth.

No wonder that when Li Chongrun went to report the case, the official who took the case was hesitant and kept secrets. No wonder that when Li Chongrun asked Pei Huan's father, Pei Cui, about the situation, Pei Cui looked sad and said nothing, but urged him to leave quickly.

Obviously, everyone understood why Pei Huan disappeared, but Li Chongrun himself did not know.

It turned out that he was the one who killed Pei Huan. Li Chongrun was so sad that he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Chapter completed!