From popular storytelling to film and television broadcasts, the story of "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" is well known to later generations.

The most distinctive character among them is probably Cheng Yaojin, and the three axes of the Demon King of the World are impressive.

However, the Romance is somewhat of a joke. Cheng Yaojin, the real person in history, may be generous and unruly, but he is definitely not a fool.

In the sixth year of Daye, the thieves were storming. He organized more than 100 people to guard the village and was well-known. Later, he joined Limi, Wagang and was highly valued.

After Li Mi was defeated, Cheng Yaojin was captured by Wang Shichong. He treated him very well because he was interested in his talent and bravery. But Yaojin believed that Wang Shichong was suspicious and believed in slander, and was not a wise ruler. Therefore, he surrendered to Tang and surrendered to Li Shimin, the King of Qin who led his troops to besiege Luoyang.

After that, he followed Li Shimin and pacified Song Jinggang, Dou Jiande and others, and made many military achievements. During the Wude period, during the open and secret struggle between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, Cheng Yaojin was loyal and was a confidant general of the Qin Palace.

In the ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and Cheng Yaojin also participated and became a minister of followers. During this process, Cheng Yaojin changed his name to "Zhijie". There are many explanations for the word "Zhenjie", such as integrity, etiquette, ethics, ethics, moderation, etc.

It is obvious that the name has a profound meaning and is very skillful. From this we can see that Cheng Yaojin looks like a rough person, but in fact he is very rough and delicate, and he is extremely smart.

Since Zhenguan, Cheng Zhijie was highly valued and was named Duke Lu and was appointed as General of the Right Marquis of Wu. In the seventh year of Zhenguan, his son Cheng Chuliang married Princess Qinghe and became the son-in-law. However, Princess Qinghe was only ten years old at that time, and she married so early, which made people feel a little urge to complain.

It is an indisputable fact that the Cheng family has a generous favor, and Cheng Zhijie himself is also deeply trusted by the emperor. During this Eastern Tour of the Emperor, he and the Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong protected him.

Of course, the emperor could not fully trust a certain minister, nor would he hand over life and death to someone. This move was considered a balance technique for Li Shimin to play.

Li Xiaogong was a royal family. Cheng Zhijie was born in Wagang. He was not subordinate to each other and would not collude with each other, but could restrict each other. Chai Shao and Yuchi Jingde, who guarded Chang'an, were also similar to this, ensuring stability through checks and balances.

Is it really good to drink a lot when I was just protecting the emperor's safety? And I asked myself for wine in front of the palace without plastic surgery.

Xie Yishao must have a black line. I have to say that Cheng Zhijie is still a bit weird.

However, he has been celebrating the court for many years, so he naturally has his own reasons. Why bother to worry about it? I gave me a few bottles of wine and made a deal with a military general of the country. The account was very cost-effective.

More importantly, Cheng Zhijie did not have the dark history like Hou Junji. It seemed that he was still treated well by Emperor Gaozong's Yonghui period and lasted for a long time.

As for this gentle and elegant civil official, he was Fang Xuanling, who was "Fang Mai Du Duan". Li Shimin relied most on the prime minister of the dynasty. This Eastern Tour was the only civil official who served the emperor, and his status and ability were evident.

In front of these two people, Xie Yi, who had "no eyes" did not dare to be arrogant, and hurriedly said, "Boy Xie Yi has seen Fang Xiang, General Cheng."

"Young man doesn't have to be too polite." Fang Xuanling responded politely, with a warm smile on his face, which made him approachable; Cheng Zhijie smiled and nodded, probably still thinking about the bottles of Qionghua wine.

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After a simple meeting, Xie Yi followed the eunuch and exchanged a few greetings in front of the palace, but it would be useless to say more other words.

Watching Xie Yi leave, several important officials, especially Fang Xuanling, looked much more relaxed. They came to visit the hospital today. Although Xie Yi didn't say anything, they already knew it from his expression, especially the relaxed expression of the eunuch smiling throughout the whole process.

Your Highness King Jin must be fine, so the bad consequences you had worried about before would not happen, so there would be no need to wait for trouble, which would be great!

This young man in Huaiyang appeared very timely. He was kind to the royal family and was also considered to be a contribution to the country. Hou Junji recommended people to others.

A moment later, Li Shimin appeared in the main hall to meet the ministers, and his freehand smile felt relieved to verify the previous conjecture.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "You are here to visit the King of Jin. If you have the will, your slave will be fine and will be cured soon."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, this is God blessing King Jin and the Tang Dynasty." Even though he was already wearing a purple robe, he still had the habit of flattering him.

"God blesses, I believe the Queen's spirit in heaven is also blessing Zhinu." Li Shimin sighed and said, "I have to thank you for the magical doctor and medicine recommended by Jun Ji, so Zhinu can escape safely."

Hou Junji hurriedly said, "This is not a merit for me. Thanks to Your Majesty's sending me to the governor of Chenzhou, otherwise I would not have seen Xie Yi. It can be seen that this is the will of God and the blessing of God."

Li Shimin happily accepted this statement, discussed with his ministers some of the slightly abandoned government affairs in recent days, and asked about the situation of the prince's reign in Chang'an.

The ministers answered one by one, and everything was as usual. Li Shimin was relieved. He immediately arranged a few more things, and several purple-robed officials left, and Hou Junji was left alone.

"Jun Ji, I want to thank you for this matter."

Li Shimin's earnest words suddenly shocked Hou Jun's body, and he paused and said, "Your Majesty's words are heavy, and it is the duty of the minister to share the worries for the king."

"Well, how much do you know about Xie Yi?" Li Shimin nodded, and then changed his subject.

Hou Junji said: "Xie Yi is not old, but he is quite magical. I heard in Huaiyang that he was an ignorant prodigal son. He was addicted to gambling and lost all his ancestors' property. He also committed suicide by jumping into the lake.

But maybe he survived the disaster and suddenly realized, and now he is an excellent young man. What's more amazing is that he has shown many talents over the past few months and has written excellent poems and essays. He also brewed Qionghua wine with his own hands, and he also has medical skills..."

Then Hou Junji recited "Spring Dawn", "Armed Army Tour" and "Inscription on the Humble Room". After hearing this, Li Shimin praised it repeatedly and said in surprise: "I didn't expect this man to be very talented."

Hou Junji said: "He called "Chunxiao" and "Jobs" the last works of his deceased brother, but "The Inscription on the Humble Room" was a coincidence, which shows that it was mostly because of his modestness."

Li Shimin's eyes were sharp and asked in a deep voice: "Have you ever noticed such a talent?"

"According to Your Majesty's order, I have publicly collected the execution papers after I arrived in Chenzhou, and recruited talents from both Huaihe River and even Jiangnan for Your Majesty." Hou Junji said truthfully: "It is reported that Xie Yi was carrying excellent works on that day, but he did not perform the book. Instead, he sold his poems and essays to the son of a merchant...

After hearing this, I was quite puzzled and sent someone to favor him, but he was unmoved and declined on the grounds of being frivolous, having a free and unscrupulous heart and poor character in the past."

"He is unwilling to serve the court?" Li Shimin, who was determined to want the heroes of the world to join us, couldn't help but feel a little sensitive.

Hou Junji shook his head and said, "Xie Yi was born in the Xie family of Chen County. He was the descendant of Xie Lingyun during the Jin Dynasty. He was often as a scholar of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. He was unruly and even weird, so he could not make up for it."

Li Shimin sighed: "This boy is really weird. He dares to sleep peacefully in my palace. The Imperial Medical Office wanted to keep the elixirs in his hand, but was rejected, which is indeed different from the style of ordinary people.

Forget it, let’s not mention him for now. I ask you, how did I do what I have taught in Chenzhou for several months?"

Hou Junji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have always been careful that the Jianghuai gentry and the great families are relatively calm and self-disciplined, and there is no abnormal movement. There are sluts among the wild grass, but they have never caught the tail and have not made any progress."

"It's not surprising that a group of ghosts and monsters are hidden deep in the dark, and it's not surprising that they can't catch their tails. As long as the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River can keep their own affairs, it will be a blessing for the Tang Dynasty and the people of the south."

Li Shimin sighed, quite helpless. The consequences of the confrontation between the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties cannot be eliminated until now, and still affects the unification and stability of the Tang Dynasty.

After all, the places where the Li Tang Dynasty truly controls the only ones are related to Long. The Shandong gentry headed by the five surnames and Qiwang are in harmony with the gods, and the gap between the north and the south still exists.

The reason why Emperor Yang of Sui spent a lot of effort to build the canal was not just for the sake of travel, but for the transportation of money and grain, it was also for the communication between the north and the south. Unfortunately, the days were still short, and there were many anti-kings who ruled the south at the end of the Sui Dynasty, such as Du Fuwei, Li Zitong, Xiao Xian and others, who were all famous for a while.

Although they were all pacified later, there was still a gap between Jiangnan and the north, and there were also little people who were secretly ready to move. This made Li Shimin very uneasy. Now Jiangnan is already a granary and a major financial and taxation area of ​​the Tang Dynasty, and there is no way to lose money.

For this reason, on the one hand, he comforted the south and valued the southern ministers such as Xiao Yu, Yu Shinan, Cen Wenben, and other southern ministers, intending to win over the gentry of Jiangnan.

At the same time, he made some arrangements secretly, such as letting the heroic King of Wu Li Ke serve as the governor of Anzhou, and the powerful general Hou Junji, who returned with the defeated Tuyuhun, serve as the governor of Chenzhou.

An (Lu)zhou is in Jingxiang, and Chenzhou belongs to the Huaihe River. The purpose is to shock the south, at least it is a gesture and signal from the court.

It seems to be very ordinary to be outgoing, but it is actually very subtle and famous. Anyone with discerning eyes will understand it. From the current point of view, the effect is not bad. The southern gentry understands it and is in peace.

Li Shimin was reluctantly satisfied with this result, but in the long run, it seems that it is far from enough...

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