A knife in love

Chapter 1953
Wang Xiaoyu didn't know anything about the official ranks of the imperial court. He didn't know that Sima, Situ, and Sikong were collectively known as the Sangong, and they were first-rank officials in the imperial court.Although since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Sangongs were mostly vacant positions and could not be said to have any great power, but Tong Guan was ranked as the inspector Sikong, and at the same time he also had the title of Jiedushi, and he cultivated many of his own forces in the army. The old ministers are not the same.So hearing Feng Wei's praise of Tong Guan, Wang Xiaoyu felt disdainful, pouted, and said, "What kind of shit, Sikong, is he better than Gao Qiu's Taiwei?"

Feng Wei didn't want to pay attention to Wang Xiaoyu's nonsense, so he turned a deaf ear to Wang Xiaoyu's sarcasm, and still said to Li Qiufeng and others: "Actually, Mr. Tong Guan's fortune is closely related to Cai Xiang's strong recommendation. The two have been dating for many years. In the officialdom, they support each other, and there are a lot of strengths for each other. Master Tong Guan entered the palace cleanly when he was young, and worshiped under the eunuch Li Xian. He has a good temperament and is extremely smart. He has been good at serving the palace since he was a servant. Guessing the will of the late emperor, and doing things in advance, was very favored by the late emperor. Later, Emperor Huizong came to the throne and set up the Jinming Bureau in Hangzhou. Master Tong Guan was in charge of this matter as a worship official, and got acquainted with the official in Hangzhou. Cai Xiang. At that time, Cai Xiang’s official career was bumpy, his future was bleak, and he was quite depressed. When he knew that Master Tong Guan was a trusted minister of Emperor Huizong, he immediately took care of him and often invited Master Tong Guan to his mansion for drinks. Tong Guan The adults reciprocated and sent Cai Xiang's Danqing writing to the palace. Emperor Huizong was the best Danqing writing, and he admired Cai Xiang's writing very much, and Master Tong Guan said a lot of good things for Cai Xiang, so he promoted Cai Xiang to Tokyo Bianliang became an official. From then on, Cai Xiang soared into the sky, and finally became the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, becoming a high official under one person and above tens of thousands.

"After Cai Xiang took power in the court, he also respected Master Tong Guan very much. In front of Emperor Huizong, he strongly recommended Master Tong Guan to go to the Northwest to supervise the army, so that Master Tong Guan accumulated military merits and ranked among the three princes. In terms of power, the two It can be said that adults have their own merits, regardless of high or low. Therefore, when I heard Master Tong Guan mentioning the use of troops in the Northwest, I hurriedly greeted him a few words, and by the way, I also complimented Cai Xianghui for his good eyesight, and recommended Master Tong Guan to come out of Beijing to take charge of the military. Master Tong Guan became the pillar of the imperial court.

"I originally thought that Mr. Tong Guan would like to flatter Mrs. Cai. I didn't expect that Mr. Tong Guan's expression was different. Although this weird expression was fleeting, I felt a chill in my heart. Knowing which sentence I said was wrong, I couldn't help but feel uneasy. Fortunately, Master Tong Guan didn't blame me, and he still talked on his own. Master Tong Guan said that when Emperor Huizong ordered him to leave Beijing to supervise the army in the northwest , In fact, he was also a little uneasy. No one dared to be careless because the soldiers were in danger of battle. Although Mr. Tong Guan had been to the right side of Shanxi many times before, but when it came to leading troops to fight, it was the first time for a young girl to be on a sedan chair. Once defeated, even if he escaped from the party's knife by chance, he would not be able to escape military punishment. Therefore, after receiving the imperial edict, Master Tong Guan was both excited and terrified, and he returned to the mansion to fidget.

"At that time, the eunuchs in the palace heard that Master Tong Guan was ordered to go to the Northwest to supervise the army, and they all went to the residence of Master Tong Guan to celebrate. One of the old eunuchs was very shrewd. Seeing Master Tong Guan's forced smile, he guessed that he had something on his mind. When all the eunuchs left, the old eunuch found an excuse to stay. He didn't ask Mr. Tong Guan why his face was worried until there was no one around. Mr. Tong Guan and this old eunuch had always been on good terms. The friendship is very deep, so he didn't hide it, so he told about his worries about the disadvantages of the battlefield. After hearing this, the old eunuch laughed and comforted Master Tong Guan. He said that Emperor Taizong left a The formation map is handwritten by Zhuge Wuhou, and it is extremely powerful. As long as you arrange your troops according to the formation map, you will definitely be able to defeat the party members."

Li Qiufeng heard Feng Wei say this, and thought to himself, thank God, this old gentleman went around and finally got to the point.Murong Danyan, Qi Jiu and Wang Xiaoyu also breathed a sigh of relief when Feng Wei finally mentioned the formation map again.The man in black surnamed Liu thought to himself, this old guy is talking nonsense, and he goes around and around, most of which are nonsense.If you talk bluntly about the origin of the formation diagram, it can save a lot of time.

I only heard Feng Wei continue to say: "Master Tong Guan was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately asked the old eunuch to fetch the formation map. The old eunuch returned to the palace and found the dust-covered treasure for nearly a hundred years in the archives of the imperial study. The formation map was sent directly to Lord Tong Guan's residence. When Master Tong Guan saw the formation map, he was overjoyed and thanked repeatedly, claiming that he would return the original formation map after he had studied the formation map proficiently.

"The old eunuch shook his head again and again, and explained the origin of this array to Lord Tong Guan in detail. At the end, he said to Lord Tong Guan that since the death of Emperor Taizong, this array has been sealed in the imperial study. No one has ever seen it again. Only a young eunuch who served Emperor Taizong knew about it, but this person entered the palace since he was a child and had no experience. I let other eunuchs know about it, and this matter has been passed down from generation to generation. Now, inside and outside the palace, I am afraid that only you know about this matter. Therefore, even if Mr. Tong Guan took this array map as his own, it is not a big deal. He asked Mr. Tong Guan not to study the formation diagram in a hurry, but to take the formation diagram with him and watch carefully along the way, so as to fully understand the mystery of the formation diagram.

"Lord Tong Guan was overjoyed, and gave the old eunuch a lot of money to express his gratitude. After the old eunuch left, Lord Tong Guan held the map in both hands, and he was lucky in his heart. It turned out that after he entered the palace, he was in the imperial study On duty, in a volume of "Jingfang Yishu" left by Emperor Taizong, I found a memorial written by General Cao Bin to Emperor Taizong, which described the origin of this array in detail. Mr. Guan is just an ordinary courtier, and he doesn't know how powerful this formation map is. At that time, he didn't expect that one day he would lead an army to fight on the battlefield, so he naturally didn't want to find out where this formation map is hidden. It's just that he didn't expect to be counted. It's better than God's fortune, this formation map finally fell into my hands, and it is indeed an excellent sign for the Northwest War."

Feng Wei sighed at this point, and then continued: "Although I am an official in the capital, my position is humble, and I don't have the ambition of Mr. Tao Yuanming not to bow down for five buckets of rice. I have to be careful in front of Mr. Tong Guan. Flattery. Listening to Mr. Tong Guan's account of how he got the array map, I just wanted to flatter him. But when I flattered him before, I didn't know which sentence was inappropriate, which made him unhappy and made me uneasy .So Master Tong Guan said that he got the formation map, although I wanted to flatter him a few words, but I dare not speak nonsense. Standing beside Master Tong Guan with lowered eyebrows and hands down, it is rather embarrassing."

Both Li Qiufeng and Qi Jiu have been in the officialdom, so they naturally know the rules of the officialdom.Therefore, hearing Feng Wei say this, I felt a little sympathy for him.But Wang Xiaoyu didn't know how difficult it is for a small official, and looked down on Feng Wei extremely, thinking to himself, you old guy is willing to degenerate, flattering you in front of Tong Guan, a treacherous official, is purely self-inflicted humiliation, you deserve it Bad luck!
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