"The matter of Lin Yidao..." Zhang Zong deliberately showed a thoughtful expression at this time, and after a while, he spoke, "In fact, there is not no way."

"Hey, Brother Shi, didn't you say that on the road just now?" Xue Shao shouted in surprise when he heard this. When he was on the road just now, Zhang Zong said that he could do nothing about Lin Yidao.

"I just thought of this and that time," Zhang Zong explained with a smile.

"What are you going to do?!" Princess Chengyang asked anxiously.

"The other party sent someone to grab the credit, and you can also send someone to grab it back, Princess. After all, Linyidao was presented by your hands. If you arrange your own people to promote it, I think Your Majesty will definitely not refuse!" Zhang Zong said with a smile.

However, Princess Chengyang showed a look of disappointment after hearing this, and even felt a little embarrassed. After a moment, she said helplessly: "I am just the eldest princess. I don't usually participate in government affairs, so there is no one. Only that ambitious woman will deliberately cultivate her followers. Even Brother Jiu felt her ambition!"

"This... this is troublesome. If the enemy has nothing, we will attack the opponent's strengths with our own shortcomings. How can we be invincible?" Zhang Zong deliberately frowned and said to himself. In fact, he certainly knew that Princess Chengyang did not cultivate his followers in the court. The reason why he said this was naturally his own plan.

Sure enough, Princess Chengyang was stunned when she heard Zhang Zong's words, and then she showed a thoughtful look. She didn't speak again after a long time.

Princess Chengyang is a smart person. She doesn't understand the skills of power and strategy, but she disdains. After all, except for the enemy Wu Meiniang, other people are not worthy of her use of power and strategy. But now Wu Meiniang's hands are stretching longer and longer, which makes her feel a great threat, so Zhang Zong's words suddenly awakened her.

"Mom, I think it's okay. No matter what the other party does, no matter how the other party does, the great achievements he has made will be from you and Brother Shi, and no one can take them away. Moreover, there is no one in the court, so you can't fight for it even if you want to!" Xue Shao also stepped forward and persuaded.

"Yes, the eldest princess doesn't have to worry too much about the gains and losses. I bring something interesting today, you will definitely like it!" Zhang Zong said, lifting the box in his hand and sending it to the eldest princess Chengyang to persuade.

Being a lobbyist is also skilled. Sometimes you can’t speak too explicitly. The most clever way is to let the other party understand it yourself. This will make the other party feel that it was thinking it was not influenced by the lobbyist. So Zhang Zong also clicked and immediately followed Xue Shao to change the topic.

"You are mean, what is this?" Princess Chengyang seemed a little absent-minded, but she still asked with a forced smile.

Zhang Zong stretched out his hand to open the box. Xue Shao next to him looked around curiously, but he saw that there were small squares of two inches square in the box. They looked like they were made of mahogany, with the surface and corners polished very smoothly, but other than that, there seemed to be nothing special.

"This thing is called mahjong, which is a very interesting game, just like Go. However, although it is simpler than Go, it is more attractive. If the eldest princess is in a bad mood, it is better for me and Sanlang to play mahjong with you. At that time, the eldest princess will definitely let the troubles be left behind!"

Zhang Zong said as he turned over the pieces of mahjong. Princess Chengyang and Xue Shao realized that the fronts of these small wooden blocks were actually engraved with patterns and characters, some were circles and some were long strips, which looked quite mysterious.

"Mahjong? How do you play this thing?" Xue Shao asked immediately with great interest.

"This requires four people to play together. I will teach you when I sit down!" Zhang Zong smiled again. There are many ways to play mahjong, and the rules are different, but the most important thing is to recognize the cards first.

Princess Chengyang also saw that Zhang Zong and Xue Shao wanted to divert her attention and make her happy, so she couldn't bear to refuse the goodwill of the two, so she finally nodded. When Princess Chengyang called Xue Shao's wet nurse, the four of them sat down at the stone table in the pavilion. Zhang Zong first asked them to recognize the cards, and then taught them some rules of mahjong.

In fact, Zhang Zong didn't play mahjong very much in his previous life. He would only play with his family for a few laps during the Chinese New Year. As long as he knows the cards, the rules are very simple. Princess Chengyang and Xue Shao are both smart people. The wet nurse is a woman in her thirties and is not stupid either. So the three of them quickly remembered the rules. Then Zhang Zong took them to play two games, which also allowed them to grasp the tricks quickly.

"Interesting. Although the rules are simple, the way to win is very different. The more you play, the more interesting it becomes!" Xue Shao was the first to praise him. He was completely immersed in mahjong at this time and had long thrown away other things.

"Last time I heard Sanlang say that the eldest princess is often bored, so I thought of mahjong. When the eldest princess is free, she can invite a few friends to play for a few laps and spend some time." Zhang Zong also smiled and said to the eldest princess Chengyang next to him.

Last time in Dongmulou, Zhang Zong discovered that the reason why Princess Chengyang was doing the soap business was actually more about finding something for herself. Later, he asked Xue Shao that ladies like Princess Chengyang were indeed bored in normal times, so he thought of mahjong, which was a magical tool to kill time.

"Zhang Zong, you are intent. I will invite a few sisters to come to the house for a few laps tomorrow!" Princess Chengyang also said with great enthusiasm at this time. The charm of mahjong was completely reflected in her, and all the worries before were left behind.

There is no time on the mahjong field. Princess Chengyang, who is addicted to playing, is extremely interested. Even lunch is sent by someone. Then she continues to play after eating it. Finally, it is not until dark that she arranges a carriage to take Zhang Zong away.

On the way back, Zhang Zong was also recalling what happened today. Although Princess Chengyang was later diverted by mahjong, she should have known the gap between her and Wu Meiniang. For her now, it was too late to cultivate her own power. The best way was to win over an ally. In the court, the only one who has the ability to fight against Wu Meiniang was the only prince Li Hong.

"The longer Wu Meiniang's hand really stretches, the greater the threat the eldest princess feels. Under such threats, I think she will give up her prejudice against the prince!" Finally, she finally murmured to herself in a low voice.

In addition to awakening Princess Chengyang, Zhang Zong also had an unexpected gain today. This gain was actually a sentence by Princess Chengyang inadvertently. She said that even Li Zhi felt Wu Meiniang's ambition. At that time, Zhang Zong felt a move in his heart. The information revealed in this sentence was extraordinary.

Li Zhi was definitely one of the most underrated emperors in history. When he was in power, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty reached its peak and its land area expanded to its limit. The Tang Dynasty under his rule showed a prosperous scene.

However, it is a pity that Li Zhi had Li Shimin, the eternal emperor known as the "Tian Khan", and Wu Meiniang, the eternal empress, behind him, which made his light completely covered by his father and wife.

Many people in later generations believed that in the late period of Li Zhi's reign, he had actually become a puppet in Wu Meiniang's hands, and the power of the court fell into the hands of Wu Meiniang, the woman, but this view was completely wrong. Li Zhi always held great power during his lifetime, and Wu Meiniang could only manage the court with his hands.

For example, Empress Wang was killed by Wu Meiniang, but Empress Wang's cousin, Wang Fangyi, was still valued. Wu Meiniang wanted to deal with Wang Fangyi several times, but was stopped by Li Zhi. If Wu Meiniang was really powerful, she would not be unable to deal with Wang Fangyi. Later, it was Li Zhi who died, and Wang Fangyi was exiled to Yazhou by Wu Meiniang and eventually died on the road.

In addition, Li Zhi hated foreign relatives interfering in politics very much, so he even killed his uncle Changsun Wuji, and Wu Meiniang was also very jealous of this. Therefore, when Li Zhi was alive, almost no one from the Wu clan had entered the court. It was not until she finally ascended the throne that she dared to use the Wu clan.

From this we can see that as long as Li Zhi is alive, Wu Meiniang will basically have no chance to seize the imperial power. Now she is involved in the government affairs, which is actually under Li Zhi's tacit consent. First, he is also sick, and second, the prince Li Hong is weak and sick, and cannot fully assume government affairs, so she can only hand over government affairs to the closest Wu Meiniang.

Last and most important point, Wu Meiniang does not have strong family support behind him. Unlike Empress Wang, who was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, one of the five surnames and seven hopes, the family power is huge, so Li Zhi would be assured to hand over government affairs to Wu Meiniang. In his opinion, Wu Meiniang's only reliance on is herself, and as long as Li Zhi is willing, he can deprive Wu Meiniang of the power at any time.

Of course, what happened later proved that Li Zhi had miscalculated. He underestimated Wu Meiniang's ambition and ability too much, which also brought a catastrophe to the Li clan, and the entire Tang Dynasty almost fell into decline.
Chapter completed!