The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 357 A Piece of Ice Heart in the Jade Pot (Full Order)

"The minister can save it."

Bai Gui pondered for a moment, then replied.

Concubine Wu Hui was very scheming, he already knew it when he met Concubine Wu Hui in the third year of Kaiyuan.At that time, Concubine Wu Hui gave him the alchemy scripture and scratched it on his palm, the intention was obvious.Later, it also verified Concubine Wu Hui's thoughts, and took the opportunity of apologizing to give him two pearls in the dark room...

Now that he knew that Concubine Wu Hui was not in the right mind, he had long been wary of Concubine Wu Hui.It's just that in order to "better steal" power, he had a deep friendship with Concubine Wu Hui.

The two talked briefly for a few more words.

Bai Gui resigned and left.

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Although Bai Gui only told Concubine Wu Hui and Li Longji of his intention to step down as prime minister, some of his decentralization measures in the Zhengshitang have already made many officials with keen senses aware of it.

None of the officials who have been able to work hard in the officialdom for many years is easy.

However, there were no scenes of people taking tea and being empty in Dai Guogong's mansion.

Previously Song Jing and other prime ministers were dismissed because the power was in the hands of the emperor, and the emperor no longer allowed them to be prime ministers, so naturally they had no power at all, and it seemed that the world was cold.

But at this moment, Bai Gui is the real power minister. The imperial power is not obvious, and he resigned on his own initiative. He has a great reputation in the court and the public. Even if he is not the prime minister and is at home, he still controls all the lifelines of the Tang Dynasty.

On this day, it was the lecture meeting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences about the lunar calendar.

The party leader Bai Gui gave the lecture.

The sages from all over the world are attached to them.

Almost a thousand people.

The scene is huge.

The lecturers included not only courtiers who were officials in the court, but also scholars who came to Chang'an for examinations, and elegant people in the field.

Bai Gui has presided over the government for so many years, using the imperial examination as a means to select officials who meet his political principles, and these officials are often born as scholars who participated in Taixue lectures....

This time and again, there are many party members.

However, the reason why so many people can gather today is because of the news from the court that a generation of powerful ministers will resign from their posts, and everyone is inconceivable about this.

In recent years, although Bai Gui's prestige has been unmatched for a while, he has also received a lot of criticism.Some people think that he is doing Yi Yin and Huo Guang's affairs, and some people think that he is a traitor like Wang Mang and Cao Cao, intending to seek rebellion.

Although Bai Gui has been in power these years, the Tang Dynasty has ushered in an unprecedented prosperous age, but when Wang Mang was humble and not usurped, these voices were covered by praises praising the prosperous age, but it was not without it.

Today Bai Gui lectured on the Book of Changes, and the lecture is over.

"Recently, there have been four discussions between the government and the opposition. It is said that Bai Gong wants to hang up his seal and leave. I wonder if this is true?"

When Bai Gui left the venue, someone finally couldn't bear to ask questions out of curiosity.

This is the time for Taixue lectures, and there is no distinction between high and low status on the surface, and everyone can speak freely.Datang's atmosphere is open, and it is unlikely to be convicted for words.Furthermore... the prime minister can pull a boat in his stomach, Bai Gui is not a small-minded prime minister, so even if he speaks slightly offensively, the future troubles are not serious.

"It should be true!"

Bai Gui was calm and relaxed, with a calm expression, and replied.

should?

Everyone speculated about the meaning of Bai Gui's words.

Then it became clear.

This sentence means that according to the fixed plan, Bai Gui will step down as prime minister.But if the situation changes, the word "reasonable" will not be established, and then it will continue to stick to it.

It's simpler, the subtext is to warn some people that the truth is that he wants to step down as prime minister safely, but if there are some people who don't have good eyesight and can't wait for this time to mess things up, then he will I'm not polite, I'll be in charge for a while longer, so that some people who don't know what to do will give up.

And these "uninterested people" may be court officials, emperors, queen mothers, etc. who are making trouble.There is a certain possibility, after all, everyone will covet this supreme power.

A simple sentence shows the demeanor of a powerful minister!

"The Taishang Emperor is not a virtuous person, and he went to the south of the Yangtze River three times, causing external troubles and internal troubles. At that time, the Turks attacked, the country was unpredictable, and the emperor was indulging in entertainment. Fortunately, Mr. Bai saved the mansion from falling and saved the people from the fire..."

"Duke Bai has ruled the world for more than fourteen years. The government is well-organized and the people are harmonious, and a hundred wastes are prosperous. The Tang Dynasty is wider than the Siyi. Nanzhao, Tubo, Persia, Dongying, and Western Regions all surrendered and worshiped. All nations came to court. The people are in the world. , the people of Semu, Kunlun (slaves), Xiyi, and Rouran tend to follow them, and the people of Tang regard themselves as self-respecting, and they are more happy than Se..."

"Now Baigong intends to return to his hometown after his official career, which is the wish of abandoning the people!"

"Please Bai Gong think twice!"

Suddenly, a scholar led by Gao Guanbo came out, saluted Bai Gui, and spoke loudly.

After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply.

"Please Bai Gong think twice!"

Scholars came out one by one, bowing to the Tao.

Although Bai Gui's reputation is slightly flawed, people cannot always be flawless.Although many of the scholars who came out together now have selfish intentions, but being able to follow suit also shows that Bai Gui's reputation is so good that everyone expects it.

No one in the world has the spare time to think about whether Bai Gui is usurping power or not.What they look at is whether there is much food left in the rice warehouse at home, whether the taxes are heavy, whether the culture and education are better than in the past, whether the imperial court accepts talents and other things.

As for these, Bai Gui has done a good job, with a high level of internal affairs, and an outstanding external record.

It is understandable for such a person to gain the support of a large group of people.

Of course, some people thought this way, but among those who came out, there were also many people who had different ideas and tried to make progress by retreating, forcing Bai Gui to abdicate and make way for the virtuous.

"Please don't try to persuade me again..."

"I have made up my mind. After I become an official, I will hide from the world and practice Taoism, and I will never interfere with the affairs of the government."

"In addition, although the truth is gone, but in the Taishui pact, there are you like-minded sages who share the same ideals as the truth, and the Tang Dynasty will not collapse..."

Bai Gui squinted his eyes, looked at the many scholars who bowed to him, and replied calmly.

He was right.

After he stepped down as prime minister, he had two layers of insurance.

One is that Zhang Jiuling, a virtuous minister, inherited his position. Although Zhang Jiuling had conflicts with him in private because he abolished and established affairs, he and Zhang Jiuling were friends of gentlemen. Yes, so that people will not die.The second is that there are these scholars who are appointed by the Taixue Academy. These people are his disciples, and they will do things in accordance with morality and sacrifice their lives.

Hearing what Bai Gui said, the scholars who learned how to make appointments had no reason to persuade them anymore.Bai Gui has made up his mind, he wants to leave the court and practice Taoism in seclusion, if they try to persuade them to stay, it will be difficult for them to speak up.

Retiring from the world and cultivating the Tao is to seek longevity, and they can't let Bai Gui stop thinking about longevity.

At this time, there was a strong atmosphere of cultivating Taoism. It was a very common social phenomenon to be an official in the court and a Taoist in the field.For example, Li Bai once tricked Du Fu into "looking for immortals, looking for celestial herbs, and practicing elixir", and found Gao Shi on the way, and the three of them went together.

Of course, in the end Du Fu came to his senses and quit.

Another point is that now Bai Gui said that these scholars can take on the lead and shoulder great responsibilities, but any scholar always has a heart, and now it is the very famous Bai Gong saying this, they can't say that they can't do it, Can't do it.

As the lecture drew to a close, all the scholars wrote poems together and presented them to Bai Gui.

In the Tang Dynasty, after attending a party, it was a very common thing to write poems and present them as gifts.Not to mention, it is such a meaningful event now that it is normal to write poems as gifts.

Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Wang Changling, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, Meng Haoran, Wang Zhihuan and others wrote poems.

The topics are all gifts to Baigong to become an official.

Among them, Wang Changling even wrote the famous sentence "a piece of ice is in the jade pot".

(End of this chapter)