Today is both joyful and sad for Xu Mingzhu.

What is so happy is that my husband was granted an official position and was able to enter the province at his twenties, which is an unprecedented record.

However, although the official position of "Shangshengdushi" has been included in the province, it is not very large. Its rank is only sixth rank. Its function is equivalent to the prime minister's deputy, and it is the deputy running errands. A state memorial was handed to Shangsheng from the local area. First, the Shangshengdushi was handed to the left and right purses. After the left and right purses were reviewed and processed, the capital memorial was then transferred to the corresponding six ministries, and the six ministries were then handled in detail according to the prime minister's wishes.

There is another function for the capital service, which is to supervise the seal. When the prime minister needs to use the seal, the capital service will be presented with both hands to make the prime minister feel happy.

It seems that this official position is really just a errand, and the task is just to run around between the prime ministers and monks with writing. However, after Li Shimin gave Li Sufeng the official position, he added four more words, "Assistant to the political affairs."

The weight of these four words is relatively heavy. Specifically, if Li Su takes office, the memorials handed over by the local government can open each memorial while running errands to the prime minister. If the master is hesitant about the handling of a certain state affairs, he will ask casually. At this time, Li Su can come forward and put forward his own suggestions for the prime minister's reference. Whether to adopt them is the prime minister's business, but being able to express his opinions on handling state affairs reasonably and legally in Shangzhou Province is itself a great honor.

This official position is not a idle official who supervises such as the Firearms Bureau, but has actually entered the center of power. Almost every decree of the Tang Dynasty governing the world will be passed on through his hands. Moreover, if Li Su could stay in Shangzhou in the past few years, and be able to be practical and sophisticated in handling certain state affairs, or innovate, then in the next ten years, Li Su's status will achieve a qualitative leap, from a municipal official to a doctor, to the left and right ministers, and with the ability shown by Li Su. If he could get rid of the bad habits of laziness, he would wait until the important officials such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were old, and the next one to take over as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty would be Li Su.

This is Li Shimin’s expectation for Li Su.

Since Li Su experienced the baptism of war and tempered his character in Xizhou, Li Shimin has arranged Li Su's future official path. Li Shimin really had high hopes for Li Su, and it was because of his high hopes that Li Shimin chose to send him to Xizhou to practice and endure. After experiencing life and death, he had a bright future waiting for him.

Xu Mingzhu does not understand the hidden meaning behind her official position. She is a very simple person. She simply thinks that her husband becomes an official in Shangsheng and becomes a big shot, a very, very big shot, and even the logic is simple. Because Shangsheng helps His Majesty the Emperor govern the world, so her husband governs the world.

However, with the happy event of being appointed as an official, the bad news that his husband is about to be imprisoned, and the husband was completely implicated by her when he was imprisoned. His husband opened his hand to help her block the disaster. Xu Mingzhu felt that she was not only useless, but also caused trouble for her husband.

When she came to her husband to travel through the desert, the wind and sand outside the frontier, the hardships of the journey, and the sinister wars all tempered her character. After arriving in Chang'an, Xu Mingzhu was obviously much more confident than when she first married into the Li family. Her character had more tenacity and persistence. Unyielding things, which were inconsistencies in her blood, were actually dormant in her bloodline and lived with her. Over the past few days, she often told herself that she could barely deserve her husband.

But today, when Li Shimin's punishment came, Xu Mingzhu showed up dejectedly. It turned out that she was still the weak person who was useless and could only cause trouble for her husband and always needed her husband to protect her fully. Xu Mingzhu's mood suddenly fell into a low point, and her long-lost deep inferiority complex slowly looked up.

"I can't help you in the end." Xu Mingzhu lowered her head, and tears fell silently down her cheeks: "Husband, I really want to help you, but I really don't know what to do to help you. I thought it was the right thing, but after doing it, I still caused trouble for you. What should I do?"

The carriage was shaking, and the team was very quiet, so quiet that only Xu Mingzhu's low sob could be heard. The hundred veterans in front of and behind the carriage could hear it clearly. Fang Laowu walked in front of the carriage, pursed his lips, and then waved his hand. The veterans were far away from the carriage with tacit understanding. Everyone was very conscious and did not disturb the family affairs of the master's family.

Li Su heard the deep self-blame and inferiority in Xu Mingzhu's tone, sighed inwardly, and said with a smile: "It's wrong for the madam to belittle himself. Do you know what Your Majesty said to me in Qujiang Garden today?"

Xu Mingzhu was in a low mood and shook her head in tears.

Seeing that she did not respond, Li Su smiled and said, "Your Majesty said, I am very lucky in this life. I have married a good girl who is affectionate and loyal, and I have a virtuous wife in my family. The Li family is not far away."

Xu Mingzhu still lowered her head, and there were crystal tears hanging on her long eyelashes. When she heard this, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and the tears fell down.

"Husband is lying to me again. If Your Majesty really praises me, how could you punish you to jail?" Xu Mingzhu said in a depressed manner.

Li Su sighed, "You, my husband, how could I lie to you? Your Majesty said so. When we were Chang'an three months ago, Your Majesty promoted you to the marquis of our county and promoted you to the fifth-ranked Lady of the Imperial Palace. Xizhou was defended by my brothers and I in bloody battles. Why do you think Your Majesty has been promoted to the Imperial Palace for no reason?"

Xu Mingzhu then quietly raised her head, obviously listening carefully.

Li Su continued: "Because Xizhou can be defended, not only is my brothers and I trying our best to sacrifice our lives, but more importantly, your contribution. If you hadn't traveled thousands of miles to invite reinforcements, Xizhou would not be able to defend it with thousands of remaining soldiers. Your Majesty's reward will reward you with your affection for me, and the hard work of traveling through the desert thousands of miles away. Madam, you are more important than you imagined."

Xu Mingzhu's tears stopped, and her almond eyes gradually burst out with light, like the spring breeze melting, peaches and plums competing for beauty, and her whole body seemed to suddenly inject a vitality of life.

Li Su hit the railway while the hot: "As for Your Majesty punishing me to prison, it was because of the national law, not because of you. Madam might as well think like this. If you didn't hold the general of Yumen Pass hostage and wait for me, maybe it was a sword at the top of Xizhou City, and you and my husband would have to meet again. Although Madam's move was not tolerated by the national law, it saved my life. The price for me was only ten days in prison. If time had come, before Madam held the general of Yumen Pass hostage, what would you choose? Should I follow the national law and kill me? Or would I save me from water and fire as my original intention?"

Xu Mingzhu blurted out without hesitation: "I will still hold General Tian hostage!"

Li Su smiled: "Look, after saying this, is the lady enlightened? Since she has no regrets about her original choice, she should not be afraid of today's results. Is it worth it to be in the prison for ten days to exchange for my life?"

Xu Mingzhu still had tears on her eyelashes, but she also smiled and said, "It's worth it! Husband, I did nothing wrong."

"Not only did you do nothing wrong, you also saved my life. Because of you, our Li family has not cut off the incense. If you had not held the Yumen Pass guard hostage, that would have really harmed me."

Xu Mingzhu nodded vigorously.

After a while of silence, Xu Mingzhu suddenly lowered her head and said softly: "Husband just said, is my body really important?"

Li Su smiled and said, "Yes, you are very important, to me and to the Li family. You should not belittle yourself anymore. The wife of the Li family's imperial decree should be upright and majestic wherever you go. You are the hostess of the garden meeting today. You are generous and considerate with those powerful families, and you have done a good job. You will live as you are today."

Xu Mingzhu smiled shyly. Suddenly, she felt her whole body suddenly become enlightened, and the confidence that had just disappeared quietly came to her body and merged into her bloodline.

In fact, Li Su said so much. The only thing she really listened to was the saying "You are very important."

In his heart, "You are very important", which is enough, whether it is "a scholar who dies for his confidant" or "a woman who pleases himself". After devoted his efforts, what he wanted to hear was nothing more than this sentence.

She only lives for him.

The prince was drunk and the incident of chasing Zhining and Zhang Xuansu was finally spread uncontrollably.

This incident was born in full view of the East Palace and could not be hidden. The next day, the court was in an uproar.

This is a big deal, and it is a great crime. To put it in a small way, the crown prince lost his morals and lost his deeds, and the prince was obsessed with the clothing and customs of the enemies of the Tang Dynasty, and even did absurd things like pretending to be dead to hold funerals. It is simply absurd and frivolous. To put it in a big way, the crown prince blamed loyal ministers and beat the two famous scholars to death. This is an unheard of vicious case since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, from Emperor Gaozu to His Majesty today, the national policy that has always been upholding is to open up the road of speech and report on the news. The two generations of emperors have always listened to ministers who advised them humbly. Whether they accept or not, their attitude must be correct. The etiquette that should be taken is never sloppy. The lord is so sage that the wise minister of the king is now, and Wei Zheng, who is famous in history, has been in the court, jumping up and down. Li Shimin thought countless times.

He cut this old man into pieces and finally had to smile with his face. As the emperor's indulgence on the counselors, the old man Wei Zheng's advice became more and more powerful, from national policies and court rules to trivial matters. Whenever he saw and thoughts, he would give advice. No matter how Li Shimin felt, he liked Li Shimin's appearance of hating him so much that he was helpless. He had a very perverted mentality and was just playing with his heartbeat.

In the environment where the soil for admonishment ministers is so fertile, the current crown prince is now beating the admonishment ministers and even putting the two of them to death. It is simply anger of heaven and resentment between man and god, and it is really unbearable.

So, Wei Zheng, the Minister of Shang Provincial, jumped out first and was furious.

Advice is Wei Zheng's old profession, and he is very professional. He can be regarded as an old asshole-level player in the ashes who challenge the limit of survival. This type of player is good at admonishing people and pulling his teeth. When he saw that his peers were in trouble, the old players were so angry that they played well according to the rules of the game, but suddenly they changed the rules of the game. This sign is wrong and they must be strangled to death in the cradle. Besides, it is not your turn now, the prince will change the rules of the game. You don't have that strength!

So Wei Zheng jumped out, and cried in the court and criticized him, saying that the prince was unkind and violent and unruly, the country in the future was worrying, blocking the way of speaking, guarding the ministers' mouths, and the emperor was blinded by his eyes, and he was foolish for a long time. Where can the great prosperous era remain?

After all, he was an old minister of the three dynasties, an old player who played extreme sports, and was extremely professional in making fun of the sport. As soon as Wei Zheng opened his mouth, he raised this matter to a political level, which was directly related to the future country of the Tang Dynasty. When he mentioned the country, he immediately hit Li Shimin's point.

The atmosphere of the court meeting that day was very serious. From Wei Zheng to a group of ministers, they all came out to accuse the prince of being unkind for his mistakes. Changsun Wuji looked solemn and stroked his beard without saying a word. The veterans showed anger and endured silence. As for Li Shimin, who sat high on the dragon throne, he had a gloomy face from beginning to end. I don’t know what he was thinking.

Wei Zheng's statements became more and more serious. Not only that, he also took out some of the old tents that the prince said and done in recent years, and he kept saying it for an hour. After saying this, he immediately gave people the feeling that the prince was so guilty. Finally, Wei Zheng concluded and asked Li Shimin to punish the prince severely and not to set a precedent for punishing the ministers, otherwise the country would not be in trouble.

He spoke clearly inside and outside, and those who are interested could hear it without thinking about it. Wei Zheng seemed to be trying to persuade Yi Chu.

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, he felt satisfied with the corner of his mouth, while Li Shimin's face became even more gloomy.

"It's so messy!"

Under the ginkgo tree at the entrance of Taiping Village, Wang Zhi danced with his hands and eyes, telling Li Su the scene of the Chang'an court today.

"After the court, several veteran generals immediately ordered to close their doors to thank the guests, but no one saw them. The same was true for Changsun Wuji and Kong Yingda, as if there was a plague in Chang'an City. The ministers' residences were no longer there. After two hours of the court, there was a movement in the palaces of the Prince of Wei. Tsk, jumped up and down. King Wei Li Tai personally sat in a carriage to visit the elders of civil and military officials, but he was turned away everywhere. After touching countless misfortunes, the King of Wei quickly entered the Tai Chi Palace, showed his diligence in front of his father, and acted as a filial son. As for the Eastern Palace, no news has been heard so far. I wonder what the prince is now."

Wang Zhi said, laughing maliciously, smiling happily.

The ground was too dirty and the stones were dirty. Li Su had to squat under the ginkgo tree, with her legs a little numb. She stood up and kicked her legs, moved her for a while, and then glanced at Wang Zhi.

"Just speak well, there is no need to use expressions to set off the atmosphere. I ask you, are you happy that the aunt next door gave birth to a big fat baby?"

Wang Zhiyi Dai: "Why am I happy? It's not what I did?"

"So, why are you so happy about the things in the court? You didn't look welcome, and you sprained your ankle on your face when you fly, and now you are still dancing with a smile, tsk!" Li Su showed an extremely disgusting expression: "You scared this baby."

Wang Zhi: ""

My heart hurts so much, I feel like I'm hit

Ignoring Wang Zhi's sadness, Li Su touched his chin, which was a bit prickly, and murmured with a smile: "I didn't expect that Chengxin really did this. Haha, it's interesting. This guy is so beautiful that he is actually a talented person."

Wang Zhi was a heartless person in front of Li Su. After a brief period of pain, he immediately recovered and continued to say with a smile: "You said you secretly cheated the prince. The prince should be replaced, right? Although I don't understand the government, I heard that the ministers took the stick and scolded the ministers very seriously. The old man Wei Zheng almost cursed in the Tai Chi Hall today. Even the prince's uncle Changsun Wuji was not embarrassed to come out to speak for his nephew."

Li Su shook his head and sighed: "The crown prince is the foundation of the country and is related to the country. It is not so easily shaken. This matter can only be regarded as an ant hole drilled on the thousand-mile long dike. If you really want to pull the prince down, there is still a long way to go."

Wang Zhi said disappointedly: "If you can't beat him up like this, what's the use of this trick? At most, you can only achieve this level. If you are too much, you will probably be noticed by the prince. Then you can follow the clues and pull us out."

Li Su kicked him and said angrily: "You are melon, you are melon! Who said this move is useless? But its use will not be made public for you to see. Do you think I was full of food when I did this?"

“Where is it for use?”

Li Su looked around, his voice was low, and he slowly said: "This matter is just an excuse, do you know? The purpose is to expose the prince's truest nature to the public, and then others will judge whether the prince is suitable for the emperor of the present generation. This 'other' is both a monarch and a minister, including all those who can influence the position of the prince. Its purpose is that I have laid the 'hesitation' in the hearts of the monarch and ministers, and 'resentment' in the hearts of the prince, which is enough."

"So profound, but" Wang Zhi's expression gradually changed from confusion to worship, and the eyes of the two little mung beans were shining: "So amazing!"

I can't figure it out, where did this mysterious worship come from?

Li Su sighed and squatted on the ground and watched the ants under the tree roots move.

This time he took the initiative to cheat the prince.

Li Su and the prince are actually not a deep hatred. At most, it is just a little friction in the past. However, Li Su knew that Li Chengqian was not very jealous and the consequences of being missed by such people were very serious. Now Li Su is favored by Li Shimin, and he happened to make some contributions. It was the stage of becoming a popular chicken, so Li Chengqian was very smart and did not attack him. However, when Li Chengqian died in the future, what would Li Su end up if Li Chengqian became the emperor?

Time is always the best catalyst for events. Some things may disappear without a trace after being washed by time, while others will be infinitely amplified by the passage of time, to a point of death.

So, this is how things in the world are. Unconsciously, just because of a little friction at the beginning, Li Su formed a situation with the prince. In order to survive, Li Su had no choice.

Li Su had a headache when he was thinking.

There was a chaotic sound of horse hooves at the entrance of the village. Li Su looked up and saw a horse galloping in the rolling smoke and dust. He seemed to see Li Su more than ten feet away, and hurriedly stopped.

The person who came was wearing a blue courier uniform and had a cautious smile on his face. Especially the closer he was to Li Su, the more careful he looked. The way he treated Li Su as a mad dog and ran away whenever there was a turmoil made Li Su very upset and wanted to bite people.

"Mr. Marquis, the villain is polite." The visitor stopped from a distance and bowed.

"What are you doing?" Li Su squatted on the ground, grinning her teeth, her tone was very bad, and her expression showed a fierce look as if there was no reins tied around her neck.

The people who came were walking on thin ice and laughed tremblingly: "The villain is a servant of Dali Temple, uh, this morning, His Majesty's order came to the palace to take charge of the crime, and Sun Zhengqing didn't see the prince's people until noon, so he sent the villain to ask the prince."

Before he finished speaking, he stopped. The officer looked at Li Su silently, with his eyes very condemned. What about the crime he had promised to take the crime? The prisoner should also be honest (to be continued.)
Chapter completed!