Along with Cao Shen and Zhou Bo, they were dismissed, and the ministers in the temple were also released.

The emperor made Wang Ling his prime minister and Guan Ying his chief lieutenant.

The ministers were in awe and no longer dared to despise the emperor.

Xuanyi instantly became a celebrity in front of Liu Ying and was deeply loved by Liu Ying. Of course, the emperor also issued an edict to the Tang soldiers, ordering them to return to the country, rewarding the generals, appeasing their soldiers, and officially appointed him.

Li Zuoche was a Taiwei of the Tang Dynasty, and he rewarded the Tang king with beautiful clothes and a hundred Tang Dynasty war horses as a reward for their loyal behavior.

Except for Shen Shiqi, Nei Shi, Tai Pu Cheng and a few others, it can be said that everyone is happy.

Next, when Liu Ying held a court meeting, the ministers no longer dared to talk nonsense about peace in the world. At this time, Liu Ying truly understood how serious the problems in various places were. Several policies he had originally implemented actually had

There are many loopholes, but the ministers don’t mention them.

Liu Ying's first policy was to change the original policy of five times the tax for a fifteen-year-old girl who did not get married, and changed it to a one-to-one policy, which could be superimposed up to five times.

The second policy is to set up a new small organization. This small organization does not have much power. The officials in it are less than a thousand stones, and they receive the salary of ordinary officials. They only obey the emperor's edicts and help the emperor with small things.

This institution is called "Embroidered Clothes Messenger's Mansion".

Apart from these policies, the major affairs in the DPRK are all about prison.

Everyone else can be pardoned for capital crimes, but only Shen Shiqi and the others cannot escape. Liu Ying directly hands them over to Xuanyi for disposal... Well, Xuanyi's disposal is basically a death sentence, unless the emperor speaks,

Otherwise no one can save them.

The others were fine. Shen Shi was an important minister of the late emperor, deeply trusted by the empress dowager, and had many friends in Chang'an.

Therefore, there are many people who want to rescue him.

Among them, the one who works the hardest is Pingyuan Jun Zhu Jian.

Although Zhu Jian has the title Lord Pingyuan, he has lived in Chang'an for a long time and is a very famous person.

When she heard that Zhu Jian came to visit her, Empress Lu was also a little surprised.

Zhu Jian was a native of the Chu State. He once served as the Prime Minister of Huainan Wang Yingbu and brought great rule to the Huainan State, but he left because of his guilt.

Later, Yingbu realized that he really couldn't do it without him, so he sent people to invite him several times to reuse him.

Later, when Yingbu killed the Han envoy and wanted to rebel, Zhu Jian opposed it with all his strength. However, the Huainan Kingdom was full of reckless men and looked down on him as the prime minister. Later, Yingbu was killed, and Emperor Gao because he did not follow Yingbu's plan.

Instead, he was pardoned, given the title Lord Pingyuan, and his family moved to Chang'an.

This man was eloquent and eloquent. At the same time, he was upright and well-known. Whether in strategy or in governing the country, he was worthy of praise. Emperor Gao loved his talent very much.

Empress Lu was still very polite to him. She invited him to sit aside and asked him to bring some food.

Zhu Jian thanked the Queen Mother and then said: "I am here to pay homage to Your Majesty. Since I have not seen the Queen Mother for a long time, I came to pay homage to the Queen Mother first."

"Oh? Have you finally decided to serve the emperor?"

Queen Lu was a little happy, she knew the ability of the person in front of her.

Zhu Jian smiled bitterly and said, "I want to plead for Marquis Piyang."

Empress Lu's face changed greatly and she said: "Marquis Piyang deceived the emperor, which is an unforgivable crime. You are not close to him, why do you do this?"

"I know that Piyang Hou is guilty. However, Piyang Hou followed you when you were in the most critical moment. He took good care of the late emperor's family and did not let them be insulted. In the face of Xiang Ji, he was neither humble nor arrogant. If it were not for him,

For protection, Emperor Gao cannot get together with his family. If he is killed like this, I am afraid that future generations will say that the Queen Mother is ruthless, so I want to persuade the emperor."

"Haha, I know you are an eloquent person, but I won't listen to you. Please leave."

Empress Lu turned around and left, not giving Zhu Jian a chance to continue persuading him.

Zhu Jian was not angry. He just sat in the Jiaofang Hall and ate and drank.

Until a figure appeared next to him, Liu Chang looked at the old man in front of him curiously. He had never seen anyone dare to eat and drink like this in Jiaofang Palace. This is not a restaurant outside the city, this is Jiaofang Palace.

Temple!

"Who are you?!"

Liu Chang asked.

"Zhu Jian pays homage to the King of Tang!"

This man paid a respectful visit to Liu Chang.

"Zhu Jian? Hahaha, I have long admired your name. What is your official position now?"

"I am white."

"White body? Humph!"

Liu Chang raised his head, snorted disdainfully, turned around and entered the inner hall.

Zhu Jian finished the meal in front of him, walked out of Jiaofang Hall and headed to Xuanshi Hall.

But Liu Chang came to Queen Lu and said, "Mom, that man outside is named Zhu Jian! He is very disrespectful to me! Invite him to a bar tonight!"

Queen Lu glared at him and said nothing.

"Hmph, you are sitting in the Jiaofang Hall eating and drinking. When I asked, you said you are a white person. Which white person dares to act so arrogantly here? You are obviously trying to fool everyone!"

"He is right, he is Bai Shen."

"What a white body?? Then how dare he sit here?"

Queen Lu said seriously: "He was originally Yingbu's adviser..."

"Hahaha, Yingbo still has an adviser? Hahaha..." Liu Chang suddenly laughed and said disdainfully: "I thought he was some kind of person. It turned out to be Yingbo's adviser. So this person has nothing to do with him.

What a talent!”

"Chief, whether a counselor has talent depends not on himself, but on who is using him... What talents can a person like Han Xin show under the command of a person like Xiang Ji?"

"Um...then he has talent?"

"Very talented... Your father once said: This man is loyal and good, and has the talent of one of the three great men."

"Three great talents?!"

Liu Chang's eyes lit up, and Queen Lu said disdainfully: "Give up, since Yingbu's death, he has never wanted to be an official again. Your father can't even hire him."

"Okay, mom...I'm going out to play then."

Zhu Jian also received courteous treatment from Liu Ying. Although Liu Ying had changed a lot, she was still very gentle towards others on weekdays. After chatting with Zhu Jian for a while, she asked her why she was here.

"I'm here for the late emperor."

"Oh? Why did you say this, sir?"

Zhu Jian said: "I heard that your majesty wanted to kill Piyanghou. Piyanghou made a big mistake this time and should be severely punished. However, if your majesty kills him like this, it will damage the reputation of the late emperor. In the beginning,

When the emperor was still alive, if ministers made mistakes, the former emperor could pardon them based on their merits, as was the case with Peng Yue, Han Xin, Lu Wan, Zhang Ao and others."

"Even though it was me and I failed to keep the King of Huainan in check, His Majesty also pardoned my crime based on my achievements in governing the place in the past."

"Marquis Piyang once followed the family members of the late emperor and protected them when they were in greatest danger... This credit is certainly not as good as that of Peng Yue, Han Xin and others, but his crimes are also far inferior to those of Peng Yue, Han Xin and others...

.”

Liu Ying's face suddenly looked a little ugly, and she remained silent without speaking.

"Your Majesty, the queen said that she has something important to meet with."

Zhang Piqiang suddenly said.

Liu Ying was stunned, stood up hurriedly, and asked: "What's the matter?"

Zhang Biqiang glanced at Zhu Jian and said nothing. Liu Ying then said helplessly: "Sir, please sit down for a moment. I'll be back soon."

Seeing Liu Ying leaving in a hurry, Zhu Jianchang sighed, stood up, and walked out of the Xuanshi Hall.

After leaving the Xuanshi Palace, Zhang Piqiang hurriedly bowed, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Liu Ying was not stupid either. He helped Zhang Piqiang up and said, "I know what you mean...but...the internal history officer and the imperial servant should indeed be killed, but the judge...you said I would deprive him of his title." , how about being demoted to Chengdan?"

Zhang Piqiang raised his head and said: "His Majesty has the final say in all affairs in the court."

Liu Ying hesitated. He wanted to kill Shen Shiqi, but right, Shen Shiqi was indeed kind to his family in the beginning, and he had done a lot in these years. If he was executed directly... .While Liu Ying hesitated, Zhu Jian had already walked out of the palace.

Zhu Jian raised his head and sighed helplessly.

No matter how eloquent a person is, if he does not have a chance to speak, he cannot act. Who should he go to next?

While Zhu Jian was deep in thought, someone suddenly stood in front of him.

This man looked very young and had a sword on his waist. He asked coldly: "But Mr. Zhu?"

"yes..."

"My king invites you to go to his mansion."

"Why does Prince Tang want to see me?"

"Please come with me."

This man said he was inviting people, but he didn't show any sign of inviting people. He followed Zhu Jian every step of the way, completely forcing him to come to the Tang Prince's residence.

"Hahaha, Father Zhong is here!!"

Liu Chang stretched out his hand and held Zhu Jian's hand tightly, his face very excited.

Zhu Jian said calmly: "In vain, I dare not be the king's father."

"Oh, don't worry about things in the palace. I have heard about Father Zhong's name for a long time and learned about his great talent. So when I heard about Bai Shen, I thought it was someone else with the same name...I asked many times and found out that it was really you. , then I asked Luan Bu to invite you here."
To be continued...