Chapter 1673: Meng Tu!

? Chapter 1673

The carriage rolled, and soon returned to the palace of the foreign land. Wang Chong did not disturb anyone. After entering the hall, he immediately spread out a piece of snow-white rice paper, picked up the brush on the pen holder, dipped it in ink, and quickly started writing on the white paper.

Time passed slowly, and no one knew what Wang Chong wrote on it, only that the whole process lasted for more than half an hour.

"Zhang Que, come in."

Wang Chong put down his brush and said to the outside.

"My lord!"

But for a moment, Zhang Que quickly walked in from the outside respectfully.

"There is a very important thing you need to do!"

Wang Chong said, while speaking, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the rice paper on the table covered with densely packed handwriting.

Zhang Que subconsciously leaned over, just glanced at it, and was immediately stunned.

The handwriting on the rice paper on Wang Chong's desk was densely packed, all of which were written on a personal name. Zhang Que seemed to have some impression of the name on it, but he was more confused and didn't know what it was.

"My lord?"

Zhang Que raised his head and looked at Wang Chong in front of him, his eyes full of doubts.

"These people are some officials from the three provinces and six ministries. In addition, there are some people outside the court. I need you to find out these people as soon as possible. When the time is right, I will give you further orders. In any case, you must Keep these people safe."

Wang Chong opened his mouth and said, at that moment, his eyes were extremely deep.

"Prince disputes", "court civil turmoil", such things have happened endlessly in the past dynasties, but this time the things are different. Before the catastrophe came, the Tang Dynasty could not bear this kind of self-destructive civil strife.

For Wang Chong, it is important to stop the First Prince, but what is more important is to save the elites of the Tang Dynasty who were affected by the chaos of the Three Kings.

The names listed by Wang Chong on the rice paper are all very important talents to the Tang Dynasty. Many of them may not have high official positions, and even their names are rarely heard by the people in the capital. like screws in a gigantic machine,

Each of them plays an irreplaceable key role.

Bo Luowen, secretary of the Tuntian Division, is just a small official of the seventh rank. In a place like the capital where there are many officials in the capital, he is really an official the size of a sesame mung bean. But after Bo, the secretary of the Tuntian Division, died in the Three Kings Rebellion, the entire Tuntian Division was in chaos, and there was no one who could deal with the piles of voluminous documents sent by various prefectures and governments. Not to mention presiding over and arranging production and life in various states and prefectures in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

When everything was messed up, everyone suddenly realized that Tun Tiansi, an unknown little clerk who had been in the office of secretary Bo Yi for more than ten years, had a rare talent and talent, and was able to send all the documents. Everything was handled in an orderly manner, and the top and bottom were coordinated, and all orders were clearly conveyed one by one, so that the entire Tang Dynasty maintained an upward vitality.

But during the Three Kings' Rebellion, this man was implicated and died just because he opposed the First Prince.

There are also Chuck, Wang Shijie, and Wu Guangda from the Assessment Department of the Ministry of Officials. It was not until after the death of these three people that the reputation of these three "three sages of the Ministry of Officials" spread from within the Assessment Department. It was not until a long time later that people knew what role these three officials, who were not of high rank, played.

They have always had a rigorous method to assess the achievements of local officials and promote those who are talented, so that these dusty pearls can shine again.

These three people were also affected and died in that unprecedented civil strife.

After their deaths, the imperial court also tried their methods, hoping to use the methods they left behind to select officials to maintain the operation of this huge empire. But the final result was unsatisfactory. Not only did the truly talented people not be selected, but the local officials were in chaos, and this huge empire was like a rusty machine, jerky and stagnant, making it difficult to operate.

And there are many more talents like this.

When everything in Datang was running normally, they didn't pay special attention to these people. But when these people left and became vacant, everyone realized how precious all of this was.

And there are thousands of people like this, and there are many, many more in Datang. Wang Chong can only do his best to remember what he can remember, but compared with the real casualties and losses of those Datang elites, this The names on this list are only a small part of it.

——In this civil strife, there are too many people who are involved in fighting each other and fighting against each other!

Zhang Que took the list and left quickly.

What Wang Chong said was not very detailed. It would take a lot of time just to verify the names on the list, but along the way, Wang Chong believed that Zhang Que's ability was enough to investigate the following matters, and It's done.

After Zhang Que left, the hall suddenly fell silent again.

Wang Chong turned his head, looked at the map of the Great Tang Capital on the wall behind him, and slowly fell into deep thought. In the blink of an eye, there seemed to be countless thoughts flying through his mind, but no one knew what he was thinking.

This is an invisible contest. Although everything is far from entering the critical part, the contest between the two parties has already begun.

One end is Wang Chong, and the other end is Hou Junji, the god of war who breaks the army.

"It's not rude to come and go, this battle, it's time for me to take action!"

At that moment, Wang Chong looked at the location of the East Palace on the capital map, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

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At the same time, in the depths of the imperial palace, in the Eastern Palace, the sound of flapping wings could be heard endlessly, and the ferocious Hai Dongqing kept flying in and out of the Eastern Palace, or hovering in the sky from time to time. It has become a feature of the East Palace.

Since many "Eastern Sea Eagle Kings" Jin Youshi joined the First Prince's command, various exchanges of news have become much more frequent.

"Your Highness, I just received the news that Gao Xianzhi arrived in Beijing ahead of schedule and had a private meeting with the foreign king Wang Chong."

Reaching out to catch a bird that flew down, Jin Youshi turned around, bowed quickly, and walked to the front of the main hall, in front of the eldest prince who was looking at the memorial. If Wang Chong and Gao Xianzhi heard this, they would be quite surprised. Although the meeting between the two had been kept secret to the utmost extent, it was obvious that the new Eastern Sea Eagle King had not been hidden from it.

As a legendary existence of the Goguryeo Empire, this one obviously has his own merits. A lot of information can be collected from the subtleties.

"oh?"

Hearing these words, the First Prince's eyelids twitched slightly, and he raised his head abruptly. His expression was cold at first, and then his frowns slowly relaxed:

"Hmph, it's really not surprising at all. It seems that Gao Xianzhi's palace deprived him of his military power, which is absolutely right."

In the Battle of Talas, Wang Chong and Gao Xianzhi fought side by side, going through life and death, and finally succeeded in resisting Da Shi, and made them pay a heavy price. This is certainly an inspiration to the government and the people inside and outside the court, but for the First Prince, since then, it means that there is one more person on his list who needs to be vigilant.

"Meng Tu, how's it going? Gao Xianzhi, have you figured out where he's going?"

The eldest prince turned his gaze, and quickly looked at a figure on the left. It was an unfamiliar face, about seven feet tall, with a dark complexion and a strong temperament, exuding a weather-beaten feeling, and between the opening and closing of the eyelids, there was a cold light radiating from it, making it very difficult to provoke Feel.

Meng Tu!

The number two person next to the First Prince, although the time spent by the First Prince's side is not as good as that of Zhu Tong En, but he is extremely loyal to the First Prince.

There are many taboos in the royal family, especially the prince. Once it involves party disputes, collusion with courtiers, and cultivating his own power, after the incident, it is very likely that he will be abolished as a prince, demoted to a commoner, and even imprisoned in the clan's mansion. possible. In the previous court dispute, the eldest prince and others used this point to deal with Li Heng.

Even the eldest prince would not dare to make mistakes in this kind of matter.

Both Zhu Tongen and Meng Tu are the eldest prince's right-hand men. However, in order to avoid suspicion and fall into the trap, the eldest prince transferred Meng Tu to the border area a long time ago to take care of the affairs of the border area for him, including contacting the border area. Generals, recruit them suddenly.

Meng Tu also had a dark complexion because he had practiced in the border area for many years, exposed to wind, sun and rain.

Moreover, Meng Tu's behavior style is completely different from Zhu Tong'en's. If Zhu Tong'en is more or less dignified because he was born in the court, then Meng Tu, as the person in charge of the border, deals with people every day. Those soldiers and soldiers who licked blood on their blades were much more ruthless.

Meng Tu would never hesitate too much when doing things, nor would he ask why. As long as the goal can be achieved, no matter how great the sacrifice is, Meng Tu never cares.

There are two people, one is the "sun side" of the eldest prince, who handles the positive affairs for the eldest prince, and the other is the "shadow side", who handles some things that are not suitable for the eldest prince, but are not in line with the norms, but have to be done.

The First Prince never transferred Meng Tu back to the capital. Meng Tu and Zhu Tongen usually never meet each other. This exception is enough to show that for the First Prince, a certain time has come. Moreover, - he no longer has to worry about the one in the palace!

"Gao Xianzhi and Wang Chong have old friends. Naturally, he cannot be allowed to stay in the capital at a time like this."

Meng Tu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, when he spoke, the slit between his eyelids was so narrow that it was impossible to tell whether he was closing his eyes or opening them.

"He can't keep the east, west, and northwest borders, including the capital. If that's the case, then let him go to the southwest. Didn't Meng Shezhao's crown prince Luo Feng just succeed to the throne? There was no discussion in the court a few days ago. One civil strife in Mengshe Zhao is enough. Do you want to find a way to make civil strife in Wuzhao? Your Highness Gao Xianzhi will be the envoy of the country, let him go south to deal with this matter. If the matter is not settled, there is nothing to worry about. Think about it, three to five months, or even a year Gao Xianzhi probably won't be able to return to the capital within half a year."