Han Shizu

Chapter 792

In the early autumn of July, the early chrysanthemums bloomed. Inside and outside Kaifeng, the brocade clusters are still there, and the forests are all dyed. The "autumn tiger" is bid farewell, and the climate is becoming more and more pleasant. Many autumn outings.

On both sides of the Bian River, people are flourishing, the sound of hustle and bustle, carrying roads and fields, and vehicles and boats come and go in an endless stream.The long pavilion is wide and the weeping willows are still in shape, but the leaves are a little more tender yellow. Standing in the cool autumn wind, there is a sense of bleakness. Let go of the burden in your heart, hear and see the magnificent scenery on the outskirts of Tokyo, and look at the rippling autumn waves. Bian Shui, Li Tao's heart still can not help but give birth to some feelings of melancholy.

Songgong Pavilion is located in the south of Kaifeng City, with Bian River on the left and Zhidao on the right. Standing here, you can look directly at Kaifeng. I don’t know when this pavilion has become a treasure for leaving Beijing.Zhang Yun, Dou Zhengu, Zhao Ying, Guo Wei, Han Tong, Zan Jurun, and many other great Han civil and military officials who were transferred or demoted to the south, all stopped here to say goodbye to their relatives and friends, expressing their regret for parting.

Now, in the autumn of the seventh month of the ninth year of Qianyou, it is the turn of Li Tao, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, the Duke of Ju.

After Li Tao submitted his resignation form, the emperor's attitude was very ambiguous. He didn't agree, but he didn't refuse either. He just let Li Tao take charge of government affairs temporarily.At the same time, several important personnel adjustments were carried out in an orderly manner. Shen Wenbing, the minister of the Ministry of officials, recorded the incident, Wang Min, the minister of the Ministry of war, was the minister of the Ministry of punishment, Tao Guqian, the deputy envoy of Xuanwei, was the minister of the Ministry of rites, and of course, more importantly, the prime minister Fan Zhijia Shang Shuling, a bachelor of Guangzhengdian University, and Li Gu, governor of Kaifeng, worked with Ping Zhang and paid homage to the prime minister.

Although not explicitly stated, the emperor responded to Li Tao's rhetoric with practical actions.

A series of changes in senior officials' positions and the re-division of power involved in the prime minister naturally had a considerable impact. There were a lot of discussions between the government and the opposition, so that the "Jinghu scandal" that shocked the inside and outside was suppressed.

However, the impact is certainly there, but the current political situation of the Great Han Dynasty is stable, coupled with Li Tao's resignation and his best cooperation, it has not caused unmanageable turmoil.During this period of time, Li Tao obviously felt that the indescribable but obvious sense of targeting disappeared, as if the rope that was constantly stretching towards his neck was loosened invisibly.
It wasn't until the end of July that Liu Chengyou formally issued an imperial edict to allow Li Tao's request. However, although his resignation was approved, he left the palace and chose a good recuperation place for him - Xiangzhou.Accompanied by Gao Jue and generous salary, Jin Qijue was promoted to be the Duke of Ju, in order to reward him for his ten years of loyalty to the royal family.

In contrast, Li Tao's ending was much better.Moreover, judging from the emperor's arrangement, he did not completely give up on Li Tao, otherwise he could be released to return to his hometown, or placed in Luoyang.

Li Tao has been in power for ten years, enforced the law impartially, made a lot of advice, and made a lot of achievements. The big man has today's peaceful situation, which is due to his indelible contributions.At the same time, such a minister with rich experience in governing, even if he is no longer suitable for the central government, can still play his role in the local government, and he has not committed any serious crimes.Although the Han court is now said to be a gathering of talents and elites, Liu Chengyou doesn't think he can be so extravagant
In front of the Song Gong Pavilion, there were quite a few people who came to see Li Tao off. There were more than [-] people in charge of various ministries and government officials plus scholars. His ten-year career as a prime minister had allowed him to accumulate a large number of contacts. .Among them, Shen Wenbing, the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of officials, respectfully bid farewell.

"This time, the old man bid farewell to the imperial palace, and seeks peace and freedom. For the affairs of the imperial court, I still rely on the lords!" Li Tao was dressed in a plain robe and a crown, and he looked very neat. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help being moved, and bowed solemnly, road.

"The lower officials must bear in mind the teachings of Duke Ju!" Shen Wenbing and others bent even lower.

"That's good!" Li Tao smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Everyone, go back, don't neglect official duties because of my old age!"

"Fan Xiang is here!"

At this time, there was a small commotion from behind, and a group of people made way to the left and right to make way for a passage, only to see Fan Zhi, wearing a formal purple suit, coming straight.All the way to face, is full of greetings.

"Duke Ju!"

"Wen Su!"

After the ceremony between the two, Li Tao looked at Fan Zhi with some surprise: "Wen Su's government affairs are heavy, why bother you to come?"

"No matter how busy you are, there is still time to see you off! Besides, I'm here to say goodbye to Ju Gong on behalf of Xiang Xue, Wei Xiang and the officials in the Political Affairs Hall!" Fan Zhiqian said softly: "I I specially brought a small altar of wine, the high-quality Fen wine, which was bestowed by His Majesty on the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, I have never been willing to eat it, and now I will drink it with Jugong!"

"Let's sit down in the pavilion and talk!" Fan Zhi gestured with a smile.

"Please!"

Seeing the officials gathered in a crowd on the left side of the road in front of the pavilion, Fan Zhi's face became stern again, and he said in a serious tone: "I will send you off as well, and each of you will return to his office and return to his post, so don't stay here. You are causing trouble to Duke Ju!"

Following Fan Zhi's order and Li Tao's order before them, the group obediently gave another salute before they dispersed.Soon, the cars and horses staying beside them dispersed one after another.

Seeing Fan Zhi's majestic appearance, Li Tao couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Wen Su is still the same as before, dignified and serious, there is no change at all!"

"Ju Gong is making fun of me! In the whole court, there are not a few people who scold me behind their backs, not my Fan!" Fan Zhi smiled lightly: "It's the one who screens away the person who sees him off, and loses the face of Ju Gong. , please forgive me!"

"Wen Suyan is serious!" Li Tao shook his head: "I wanted to leave quietly, but I will inevitably be burdened by fame and friendship. Letting them go back to the Yamen is also in my mind!"

The Song Gong Pavilion became deserted in an instant, only the pedestrians on the road were still in an endless stream, looking at the pavilion from time to time, expressing their curiosity.

The servants prepared the cups, and Li Chengxiu, the son of Li Tao, poured the wine himself. The rich aroma of the wine permeated the pavilion, paired with the faint fragrance of flowers in the air, which was extremely intoxicating. After taking a light sniff, Li Tao looked at Fan Zhi and said, "Before parting, Your Majesty invites me to dinner, Wen Su invites me to drink, this old man has a lot of good taste!"

"Please!" Fan Zhi held the cup with both hands.

The relationship between Li and Fan is quite complicated, from mutualism to disagreement, from friendship to conflict, almost reflecting the changes in the political situation of the Great Han Dynasty since Feng Dao's period.

However, up to now, with Li Tao's resignation, all the complicated grievances have disappeared, and the two seem to have returned to the tacit understanding of the year.

Drinking together again, my heart was warmed by the wine, and my emotions gradually deepened. Li Tao looked at Fan Zhi and said: "After I go to court, Wen Su will shoulder the affairs of the Zhengshitang. Be careful.

You, Fan Wensu, are good at everything, but your temper is too strong and your words are too rigid.Now, as the chief minister, listen to my heartfelt words, you need to restrain your temper, cooperate with all officials, and serve the king with one heart.otherwise."

The words were still unfinished, but Li Tao didn't say any more.

Observing his condition and listening to his words, Fan Zhi looked calm and said, "If you change your personality, will you still be Fan Wensu? I am a human being, and I don't seek a clear reputation. I hope that I will be worthy of my heart! As for the name after death, I will leave it to future generations." Say!"

In fact, Fan Zhi could feel that Li Tao was reminding him to pay attention to dealing with the emperor.Now, his status has been improved again, not like before, and it is not a good thing to blindly argue with the emperor when things happen.No matter how magnanimous the emperor is, he can tolerate eight or ten times, but can he endure a hundred or a thousand times?

"Wensu is open-minded!" However, seeing his reaction, Li Tao couldn't help but praise him.

Looking around at the surrounding scenery, especially staying in the city of Kaifeng behind for a long time, Li Tao seemed to want to engrave the imprint of Tokyo in his mind, Li Tao sighed: "When I was young, I set great ambitions and took it as my duty to help the world, but I wasted dozens of years in my career. Years, only the big man and I have a place to display it. Ten years of work is enough!"

Hearing his emotions, Fan Zhi stood up and noticed that the beams, columns and stone surfaces in the pavilion were densely covered with words. When he looked carefully, they were poems and poems signed by Zhao Ying, Dou Zhengu, and even Guo Wei. .It is impossible to test who started it, but the latecomers all have the meaning of imitating.Of course, ordinary literati would not dare to leave their marks in the pavilion even if they were poetic when they saw his signatures.

Fan Zhi pointed to those engraved marks, and said to Li Tao with great interest: "Ju Gong's poems are famous in the government and the public. This kind of situation is so exciting, why don't you write a poem to express your feelings?"

Hearing this, Li Tao was taken aback for a moment, and soon became interested, got up and paced between the pavilions.Seeing this, Li Chengxiu hurriedly ordered someone to prepare a knife.After deliberating for a long time, Li Tao opened his mouth and sang: "

The tall man's house in Dili is surrounded by moss and deep.

The rolling curtain mountain enters the house, and the leaf-picking birds move to the forest.

The stone marsh raises turtle water, and the platform keeps guest pianos.

Life is a bottle of wine, fame and fortune don't care. "

He personally found a clean cylinder and engraved his poems on it. Li Tao showed a bit of free and easy emotion.

"Life is a bottle of wine, fame and wealth don't care." Fan Zhi murmured, and said with a smile: "Ju Gong's heart is all in it!"

"Ju Gong, thousands of words, turned into two words: cherish!" Turning around, Fan Zhi bowed his hands to him seriously.

"Thank you!"

Just as he was about to set off, there was a rush of horseshoes on the side of the road. He felt it, and looked around, but it was Zhang Dejun, the first servant of the emperor, who was escorted by several big inner guards. public pavilion.

"Mr. Ju, go slowly!"

(End of this chapter)