Tang Dynasty good brother

Chapter 469 new enemies
At the promotion banquet of Chang Sun Chong.

After drinking with Changsun Chong and other juniors for a while, he left naturally. The maid of Changsun's family also naturally cooked some hangover tea for him, and then Changsun Wuji also drank it naturally. Too much, come over and drink hangover tea together.

"Rong Guogong"

"Zhao Guogong should call me Zhenheng. To be honest, it sounds a bit awkward."

"Hehe, that's good, Zhenheng, there should be no personal enmity between me and you, right?"

Qin Hao nodded and said: "Indeed, not much. Although I haven't had much contact with Zhao Guogong in the past 20 years, I have always regarded you as an elder. Between you and me, it's just a political disagreement."

I secretly thought in my heart, if it was really a personal enmity, maybe we would have met each other long ago and smiled, but it is precisely this political disagreement that is the most terrible thing.

Changsun Wuji nodded and stopped to drink some tea.

Li Chengqian will not live long. This is something they both know. Under such circumstances, the two must fight each other. This is due to the inertia of power. It's impossible to stop even for self-protection. Changsun Wuji doesn't trust Qin Hao, and Qin Hao naturally doesn't trust Changsun Wuji even more. This is a deadlock.

After a while, Changsun Wuji said: "You know, the imperial court can't pass all of your two draft edicts. If this matter continues to stalemate, the world will really be in chaos. Let's take a step back, how about it? "

Qin Hao also sighed: "Mr. Zhao, you have been the prime minister for 20 years, and your experience is far beyond that of my juniors. You said, if I can't win anything this time, those frontier ministers will trust me in the future." What? Businessmen, big and small, in this world, will they support me like this time? I, Zhong Shuling, would be a fart without their support."

Changsun Wuji smiled wryly and said: "But if I agree to your imperial edict, these Guanzhong aristocratic families will probably eat me too. Without these people, I, the Shangshu Zuopushe, would be a fart."

The two looked at each other and smiled, unexpectedly touched the tea bowl in their hands bitterly, and drank a cup of tea.

"Let's take a step back one by one."

"it is good."

"It's okay to expand the imperial examination. Next year, the number of scholars can be tripled, but if the children of merchants want to participate, it can't."

"Three times, at least the number of candidates in Jiangnan Road should not be less than that in Guanzhong."

"This...it's hard for me to do."

"There are many wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, and the style of study is prosperous. The capable scholars are not weaker than those in Guanzhong. Besides, I promise you that I will let go of the guards and stop making fuss about the guards in my lifetime. The foundation of Guanzhong."

Changsun Chong thought for a while and said: "Okay, from now on, the Guanzhong family will give up the privilege of the imperial examination, and the officials will guarantee that they will treat everyone equally."

"In addition, this incident has become what it is now, and I will definitely not be able to explain it if I don't give the merchants a little sweetness."

"The matter of the old guards of the Green Gang is definitely not acceptable. Other than that, it can be discussed."

"Okay, I want the imperial court to relax the control of the household registration and wayfinding system, allow merchants to wear silk and satin, build luxury houses, and reduce business taxes, and at the same time allow the people of Chang'an to open their doors on the street."

Changsun Wuji thought for a while, the Guanzhong family is not good at doing business, so many preferential policies will definitely further expand the disadvantages of the Guanzhong family, but after all, it does not involve the imperial guards and imperial examinations, so he said: "On the road, the Hexi Corridor belongs to Guanzhong, and on the sea. How about returning to Kanto and Jiangnan?"

Qin Hao secretly thought, what can the Guanzhong aristocratic family do if they control the Silk Road, let the Persians make a lot of money, and said: "Yes."

"As for those aliens..."

"Zhao Guogong, on the issue of foreign races, I really have no selfishness. To be honest, our current Tiankehan policy is obviously problematic. Prestige is far greater than virtue. Although there is no rebellion now, it is because Our Great Tang army is powerful and invincible in the world, but the so-called country has no constant strength. Once the country's power declines, it is difficult to say who is a hungry wolf. I think it is time to further relax the restrictions on people's exchanges between Hu and Han."

Changsun Wuji thought for a while and said: "Then I will listen to you. I agree with all the policies of the foreign race. I will take the lead in agreeing with the political affairs hall meeting tomorrow. I also hope that this matter can come to an end for the time being. "

"Thank you Zhao Guogong."

"There's nothing to be thankful for. The younger generation is awesome. It's me who underestimated you and let you win."

"Mr. Zhao is too polite."

Changsun Wuji thought for a while and said, "Zhenheng, the conflict between you and me is in the final analysis the internal conflict between us scholars. If there are people who should not interfere, you and I should unite as one."

Qin Hao smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Zhao is talking about the great internal official Zhang Chun?"

Changsun Wuji snorted coldly and said: "It was clearly stipulated by the first emperor that the rank of eunuchs in the palace should not exceed the seventh rank, and they were not allowed to know any state affairs, but the saint was promoted to the fourth rank purple robe of the little eunuch and also in charge of civil and martial arts? Zhenheng, you and I They are all the pillars of scholars, and we must not let the eunuchs of the Han Dynasty repeat themselves!"

Qin Hao naturally sighed when he heard the words, and thought, what's the big deal about the fourth-rank eunuchs? In Li Longji's time, Gao Lishi was awarded the title of General Hussars, let alone the few bullies who abolished the emperor in the late Tang Dynasty. I know better than anyone how powerful this eunuch is, these eunuchs from the Tang Dynasty are much more powerful than those from the Han Dynasty, okay?

No wonder the eldest grandson Wuji was so talkative today and reconciled so quickly, yet he had a much more terrifying opponent than Qin Hao.

Gentlemen are harmonious but different. No matter how much Changsun Wuji and Qin Hao fight, at least the political wisdom is here. As long as they don’t make too much noise, it’s okay for acquaintances to save their lives and wealth. I have no idea.

However, Li Chengqian didn't have much time left to live, and installing such a eunuch was almost the last and only way he could restrain the two of them. Could he join hands with Changsun Wuji to get this person back?

To be honest, he was just protecting himself. Although he sometimes seemed a little disrespectful to Li Chengqian, he still regarded Li Chengqian as his brother in his heart. At least in the last journey of his life, he didn't want to piss him off.

Besides, a female wolf can fight a lion and a tiger to protect her young, let alone the emperor?The dying emperors are all fucking lunatics, if the persecution is too tight and he is asked to do something irrational, there will be no place to cry by himself.

Therefore, Qin Hao had no choice but to shake his head and said, "Flying Cavalry is originally the private army of the saint. Whoever controls it, the Nan Ya has no right to interfere. In addition, he is a member of the saint. He helps the saint to come to the political affairs hall to hold meetings and participate in political affairs Now, how do you want me to stop him?"

Changsun Wuji said anxiously: "Zhenheng! This is a major matter concerning the country and society! If Xuancheng is still alive, he will fight to the death, and he will never let this eunuch gain any authority."

Qin Hao glanced at him and said, "You don't have to provoke me with my master. My master is a minister of the ages. Neither you nor I are far from being on the same level as my master. Zhao Guogong, no matter how powerful the eunuch is, he dare not Why do you have to have someone to work for him, right? Now that the six ministers are all yours, if you don’t nod your head, what can he do well?”

"Zhenheng, you are also well versed in history books. Those powerful officials in the Han Dynasty, are they short of manpower? Besides, what else does he use? Didn't the knife cut on the necks of both of us first?"

"I promise you, at least until the fall of this so-called big internal official, Shang Shusheng will always be yours. As long as you and I are of one heart and one mind, and don't give him an opportunity, this day will not be over."

(End of this chapter)