Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 363 Balance
In the Kunning Palace, the spring scenery is charming, Shi Congyun gently caresses the smooth back of the sixth sister, this incident really frightened the little girl, and she can't come out for a long time in his arms as if she found a solid backer.

Sixth Sister's face was flushed, her hair was messed up, "I really don't know what's wrong, but I just want to stay in the official's arms, it's so warm and reassuring.

I just feel that the official is not here, my heart is empty, I can't sleep well every day, and the official comes back, it is real, and it is not stable.

Sometimes I think selfishly, if the officials do nothing, how happy and at ease it would be to be with me every day, how good it would be. "

As she said that, she said reluctantly: "But the official family is the official family of the world, and there are endless important affairs in the world, and I am afraid that if I delay the important affairs of the official family, I will become a sinner in the world, and I am afraid they will criticize me."

Shi Congyun took it seriously, nodded, with a moved face: "I'm so happy that you understand the righteousness so deeply, why don't I want to accompany you every day, but there are too many things in the world."

Sixth Sister shook her head, "I'm very happy when the official has time to accompany me for a while."

"You are so kind." Shi Congyun looked touched, thinking to himself, he is now the emperor, the biggest sea king in the world, love must be separated, and every beauty in the harem can't be put here, sea king Obligation to take good care of every little fish in the pond.

After appeasing the queen, he was about to go to Mrs. Huarui to vent his anger. The maid of Kunning Palace came to report to him again, saying that the eunuch from the front palace had brought a message, but Li Gu was still waiting outside for more than an hour.

Shi Congyun thought for a while, then asked the maid to serve him and changed into a round-neck casual dress, and then asked someone to prepare a sedan chair to go to the Chuigong Hall.

Li Gu asked to meet him after the court was dispersed, but he ignored it on purpose. Instead, he carried his sixth sister back and left Li Gu there, because the cause of this incident was Li Gu, "I didn't intend to kill Boren, but Boren die because of me".

This incident also made Shi Congyun realize the fact that Li Gu's power was already too great, to the extent that he began to threaten the imperial power.
At this point, many things are no longer related to personal grievances or personal emotions. Many considerations are purely about interests and interests.

The evening wind whimpered in the main hall, the bells jingled at the corners of the eaves, and the hall was extremely empty. Shi Congyun entered the Chuigong Hall through the back door. The eunuchs lit candles, and the long red carpet looked dim in the candlelight.

On the other side of the long red carpet, a tall and thin figure was standing at the door, only the outline could be seen vaguely, Shi Congyun still recognized it at a glance, it was Li Gu.

We have worked together for so long, and we are the right-hand man. We have known each other for a long time.

There was a long distance between the two of them, Shi Congyun sighed in his heart and said, "Come and say something, Mr. Li."

Li Gu had only walked a few steps from the other end, and suddenly fell down with a plop, which startled Shi Congyun, but he still suppressed his fear and didn't move. That's all.

Li Gu moved his hands and feet, and slowly leaned over. The long carpet walked for a while before he came to the end. After he came over, Shi Congyun found that he was holding the sword that he had thrown in the Chuigong Hall today.

Li Gu offered it with both hands, with a sad expression on his face: "The sword of the official, the old minister returns it to the official, and please keep it away."

Shi Congyun took a look at the white-haired old man, and he understood what he meant. He was reluctant at this point, but it seemed inevitable that things would break out in this way. For Gu, it is a kind of luck.

He reached out and took the sword.

The candlelight in the hall was flickering, and the light was dim, making it difficult to see people's expressions clearly, but when the sword in his hand was taken away, he could clearly feel Li Gu's old body tremble slightly, and then he exhaled two heavy breaths, which were clearly audible in the quiet hall ,
He then whispered: "Officials, the old minister is old, can't remember many things clearly, and is prone to make mistakes when doing things. He has failed the trust of the officials, and there are many faults and responsibilities that are hard to count.

Therefore, the old minister resigns and returns to his hometown to take care of his life, and asks the officials for permission. "

Shi Congyun didn't answer him immediately, but asked someone to go and call for Qi Jilang. After Qi Qilang rushed over, he roughly understood what the emperor meant, and even prepared a pen and paper, and waited beside him.

Only then did Shi Congyun speak: "Mr. Li is indeed old. You should take good care of yourself and be taken care of by your children and grandchildren. However, Mr. Li said it modestly. You are not at fault. You have made great contributions to the court and the world. You are a hero of our court." .”

These few words have given Li Gu a final conclusion, civil servants have the most reputation, and they will not let him leave a stigma behind because of these last things.

Li Gu understood, tears filled his eyes, and thanked the emperor.

Shi Congyun went on to say: "Additionally grant Li Gonggong the third division of Yitong, enter Zhao Guogong, and give 100 million yuan." The eunuch next to him quickly wrote down, and Li Gu thanked him again.

"Mr. Li's family is in Luoyang." He remembered that Li Gu was from Ruyin County, Yingzhou (now Fuyang, Anhui).

Li Gu replied truthfully: "Reporting to the official family, the old minister's grandfather and father both live in Luoyang, and after he becomes an official, he also wants to return to Luoyang to enjoy the rest of his life in peace."

Shi Congyun paced back and forth, saying as he walked, "Luoyang is a good place. I sent Chen Chengzhao to be responsible for dredging the waterways near Luoyang. It is estimated that it will take many years. It is not a trivial matter.

After Mr. Li returns to Luoyang, if there is anything he doesn't understand, you can teach him. If you have any difficulties, you can directly report to the court. "

"Thank you, the official." Li Gu saluted again, and then said: "The sky is gloomy. If there is nothing to do, the old minister will not disturb the official. The official has a lot of things to do every day. You must take care of your health. Many things cannot be achieved overnight. It needs to be in business for a long time.”

Shi Congyun nodded slowly.

Li Gu nodded tacitly, then turned around and staggered out of the dark hall.

Halfway through, Shi Congyun couldn't bear it, and called out: "Mr. Li, it's getting dark, let Wei Min take you out."

Wei Min was very smart, and even brought a few eunuchs up to light up Li Gu's lamp, protecting the old man from the night wind.

When he arrived at the entrance of the main hall, Shi Congyun called out to stop him again. There were dozens of steps between the emperor and his ministers. The long red carpet spread out half of the moonlight, half of it was clear, and half was in the darkness. Emperor Shi stood on the other side of the darkness. Suddenly, there was a natural moat between the two people who were cooperating.

"Mr. Li is getting old, so be careful on the way to Luoyang."

"Official family." Li Gu was silent for a while, "Thank you for your concern, the old minister has no regrets in his heart. The official family has the ambition to swallow the world, but it is still too benevolent. Many people in the world are not like the official family. Reasonable, and not as reasonable as the officials hoped, many times only cruel means can scare them.

The old minister actually doesn't understand that the officials don't seem to want to be a benevolent emperor, but they always have the spirit of a benevolent emperor when they can do something. Maybe I don't understand the holy will and make wild guesses. If what I say doesn't make sense, I will treat it as nonsense , I also hope that the officials can learn a little from those cruel masters. "

After saying this advice, Li Gu left the palace, leaving only Shi Congyun thinking in the Chuigong Palace.

A few days later, in the celebration of the great victory in the north, the common people enthusiastically watched Liu Jun, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, who was escorted to patrol the streets. The girders were full of joy, and the streets and alleys, all three religions and nine streams, were spreading the achievements and stories of the emperor's personal conquest. Legendary deeds, literati and poets sing praises.

At this time, the court quietly ushered in a huge change. More than 50 officials from the six departments, Yushitai, Sansi, Hanlin Yu, three provinces and even the Privy Council were dismissed, and many officials from Jiangnan, Shu, and Hedong were supplemented. In the court.

At the same time, Prime Minister Wang Pu was dismissed from his official position. Li Gu, the prime minister who was originally the top leader in the court and had more than [-] people, asked to retire from his old age and return to his hometown. , Back to Luoyang to live up to his old age.

Luqiu Zhongqing joined the privy envoy, and Wei Renpu shot as the right servant.

All of a sudden, earth-shaking changes took place in the court. In terms of high-level power, the court that had been dominated by Li Gu suddenly turned into two factions of literature and military. Quality is the representative of civil servants.

But the actual situation is more complicated under the arrangement of the emperor. Wei Renpu, whose son married Princess Anqing, was born as a military attache and now he has become a civil servant prime minister, while newcomers such as Li Fang, Dou Yi, and Lu Duoxun are rising rapidly. It is hard to say who they are for a while. side.

Moreover, there is a more unusual confidential department represented by Feng Jisheng, and officials who are craftsmen are also very popular with the officials. Once Li Gu left, the court of Qin State actually seemed to be full of flowers.
(End of this chapter)