retaliate

Chapter 298 Everyone in the world suffers, but a high position is not a blessing

Doctor of Taixue sounds high grade, but he is a teacher, even if he is a professor prince, he is also a teacher.

So Yang Xuan would rather pretend to be sick at home than agree.

"How can you choose?"

Luo Cai's tone was very stern, Yang Xuan thought to himself what kind of illness should I pretend to be... I am sick from overwork during this trip, or the injuries accumulated in northern Xinjiang.

At any rate, I can remind Luo Cai that the young man in front of him has worked so hard, and he can't just dismiss him with a Ph.D.

"The old man objects."

Luo Gong, I will get you a memorial tablet later, and I will burn three incense sticks in the morning and evening... Yang Xuan is very grateful, "Thank you, Luo Gong."

"A doctor of Taixue must be Hongru. You are a wild way. If you go there, you will teach those students badly."

"Greetings, Duke Luo."

The young man's face has also been tempered... Luo Cai nodded slightly, "Someone said that you are quite familiar with astronomy and geography, so I suggest that you become Taishi Ling."

"Who said that?" Isn't Tai Shiling a magician?
"Someone suggested that you be the Taichang Cheng."

Taichang Temple is in charge of the etiquette of the ancestral temple, this is a idle job!

"Or... Zuochunfang Zhongyun." Luo Cai said slowly: "Taichang Cheng is from the fifth rank. You were originally the state Sima, which is considered simple. And Zuochunfang Prince Zhongyun is from the fifth rank. In terms of quality, it is the emperor's grace..."

Taichangcheng is a cheating position, shouldn't it be taken by the clan or those stable veterans?

Why did this special guy take a fancy to me?

As for the prince Zhongyun... this is the prince's close minister.

The prince of the Tang Dynasty is different from the past. He also has his own small court, which is similar to the shadow cabinet in the future.The Three Provinces and Six Departments of the Tang Dynasty, the three provinces are Zhongshu, Menxia, ​​and Shangshu.And the East Palace also has a small-scale three provinces.Zuo Chunfang took office more than his family.

The prince Zhongyun is roughly equivalent to the former Huangmen servant.

This position can be called a close minister of the prince. After the prince ascends to the throne, he will be a proper minister.

but!
The prince is living like a quail in the East Palace now, it is risky to be his close minister, there is no future!

Thoughts were spinning in Yang Xuan's mind, Luo Cai still said slowly: "Young people in Taichang Temple probably don't want to go, so there is only one post of Prince Zhongyun. Young people, do you like summer?"

Yang Xuan nodded subconsciously.

"Do you like flowers blooming?"

"like."

"Do you know how flower trees are planted, how to germinate, how to grow, and how to bloom?"

"..."

"Go back and think about it carefully. In addition, there is no vacancy suitable for you in Chang'an recently."

That is to say, you either have to succumb to a low-level position and wait for a vacancy.Or just pick one of those two positions.

"Many times, if you delay...it will be wasted."

Luo Cai's words were plain, but they were like thunder.

Sailing in the official sea, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

Yang Xuan understood.

After leaving the official department, he strolled on the street.

You must never go to Taichang Temple. The prince Zhongyun seems to be of high rank, but the prince will finish sooner or later...

He was thinking hard.

At this moment, I miss Cao Ying very much. With Lao Cao here, at least I can have one more reference.

……

He Huan grew a short beard and looked mature.

The staff beside him were talking: "...It is said that during this trip in Yecheng in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the mission encountered thousands of rebels, and it was Yang Xuan who took the lead to turn the tide."

"He was originally a warrior." He Huan said lightly.

The staff paused for a moment, "After returning to Bianjing, Yang Xuan put pressure on him. Nanzhou not only apologized, but also reduced the price of cloth by three times as an apology."

"The credit is not small." He Huan asked: "What position does the court plan to give him?"

"It's Taichang Cheng and Prince Zhongyun."

"Tai Chang Cheng..." He Huan smiled, "That place is interesting."

"No. But it's hard to say."

"Prince Zhongyun is more interesting."

"Your Majesty's words are very true."

"What will he choose?"

"Yang Xuan went to the Ministry of Officials, but no one can help him in this matter."

He Huan smiled and walked out the door.

"It's been a long time."

……

Knowing that the caller was upset, Yang Xuan sat under the eaves to blow the wind.

The old thief sat on the other side, and Wang Er Er went to the front yard.

Yiniang said in the room: "Your Majesty, the crown prince is at stake, and if he goes to the East Palace, he is afraid of being implicated."

The old thief said: "But it should be fine in the past few years."

"I'm afraid it will be regarded as the prince's party." Yiniang is quite wary of such party disputes.

Yang Xuan was thinking, "Taichang Cheng looks dignified, but in fact he is a Qingshui yamen. The worst thing is, after entering, it will be very difficult to get out."

Yiniang nodded, "That's right."

The old thief also had some headaches, "One has no bright future, and the other is in danger. Damn it! It's hard to choose!"

Yiniang remained silent for a long time, "It's really impossible...the county magistrates of Wannian and Wannian counties in Chang'an should die as well."

"Yiniang..." The old thief felt chills down his spine, and then thought about Yiniang's identity, "Is the battle in the palace so dangerous?"

"What do you think?" Yiniang said indifferently: "When Emperor Xuande was here, there were troubles in the harem. Even His Majesty's women didn't stop. In the deep palace, whoever is merciful will die the fastest."

"That's right." The green light flickered, "The method of the famous empress in ancient times is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Little Xuanzi, why don't you... pretend to be sick!"

"How about pretending to be sick?" Yang Xuan asked.

Yiniang shook her head, "Unless someone backs you, if you pretend to be sick and miss this trip, there will be people guarding the vacant positions, and you won't be able to get your turn."

Yang Xuan got up and walked down the steps.

In the yard, there are flower trees planted by Yiniang, which have just sprouted.

The tender buds look so vibrant that people can't bear to touch them.

Yiniang came out, saw him squatting in front of the flower tree, and said: "When I planted it, I was thinking about whether I could survive this winter. I didn't expect to survive it."

The old thief said: "The colder the winter, the more pests will die. As long as the seeds survive, they will grow more luxuriantly in the next spring."

Yang Xuan touched the tender bud lightly, the tender bud trembled, seemingly weak, but the root system had already penetrated into the soil.

……

East Palace.

The weather was a bit hot, but the prince still didn't let the palace people fan the fan, and sat alone in the empty hall in a daze.

The pair of once sword eyebrows looked a little messy, the high bridge of the nose was slightly thin, the pair of eyes were dull, but the lips were tightly pursed.

Footsteps came, and March appeared outside the hall.

"Your Highness, Mr. Zhong is here."

Those sluggish eyes became lively, "Please come in."

The gray-bearded prince Zhan Shizhong then came in. As the leader of the Eastern Palace, he was quite respectful. After saluting, the prince smiled and said, "Sir, why do you need to be so polite? Sit down quickly. Come here, bring some ice."

Zhong Sui sat down, "I don't need ice, just hot tea."

The prince nodded, and Ma Qi bowed and retreated outside the hall.

"Your Highness." Zhong Sui looked at the prince, "There is a vacancy in Zuo Chunfang."

The prince smiled, "Gu here is a dragon's pond and a tiger's lair, who would come?"

The prince's situation is unknown to all the officials, and the people in the palace know it very well.As for Prince Zhan's affairs, Zhong Sui went to the emperor to argue for the prince, but it was useless.

So Zhong Sui knew that in the eyes of the emperor, the crown prince was just a joke.

However, there is a crown prince's hat on the thing's head. If something goes wrong with the emperor, the crown prince will be the successor.

and so!
"Your Highness, be patient!"

The prince raised his head, "I have endured it for a long time."

"I have to endure it!"

"How long will it take?"

"Be patient until dawn!"

"He is like an old cat, and Gu is like a poor young mouse. He teases Gu for entertainment. When he finds a new pastime, that is when Gu dies."

"Your Highness is merciful, it is God's will!"

"But God likes to hate people the most. Look at him, how much evil has he done? But he still ranks at the top of the ninety-five."

"His Royal Highness be careful."

The prince suddenly laughed, "Believe it or not, sir, what Gu says at this moment, even if he wants to rebel, he will still be indifferent. He is reluctant to part with this little mouse! Hahahaha!"

Zhong Sui looked at the laughing prince with a complicated expression, knowing that every word of what he said was true.

"Until he finds new fun!"

The prince who seems to be living a mediocre life is extraordinarily wise.

"Your Highness, my minister..."

Zhong then lowered his head.

There are drops of water falling.

The prince gasped, "Sir, why do you bother to be sad because of loneliness. This is how it is in this life, but Mr. is burdened by loneliness, so that the children and grandchildren are great talents, but their careers are difficult."

Zhong Sui shook his head and wiped away his old tears, "Everyone in the world suffers, and a high position is not a blessing."

The prince was stunned, "Yes! A high position is not a blessing. If Gu is re-elected, Gu Ning will be a pawn."

Zhong Sui restrained himself, "The crown prince Zhongyun Yu has gone."

The prince took a deep breath and said with a smile, "I just remember that he was fine the day before yesterday."

"He became sick from overwork and went on business."

"I just want to hear the truth."

"Yu Xian was having an affair with the woman, and was discovered by the woman's husband, and was stabbed several times by that man... Stabbed to death."

"Sure enough, I'm sick from overwork."

"Your Highness, the East Palace is already in turmoil. If the matter of Yu Xian is exposed, His Highness will also be questioned."

"Why the newcomer?"

"Arranging."

"Is there anyone to choose?"

"I told you a few times. There is a family with four surnames, and there are others. One of them is interesting."

"Who?"

"Yang Xuan, the envoy who has just returned from his envoy to the Southern Zhou Dynasty."

"How is this person?"

"Say it's the Northern Xinjiang Titan."

"Titan?"

Outside the door, Ma Qi said loudly: "Your Highness, the master Fang Wai has arrived."

The prince smiled and stood up, "I'm alone."

"Your Highness has worked hard."

Outside the hall, a group of outsiders are waiting.

"Let's get started!" The prince smiled humbly.

Standing statues of gods, setting up big cauldrons, burning paper money...

Light the candles, and the smoke is so smoky that it makes people uncomfortable.

There was a futon in front of the tripod, and the prince knelt on the futon.

Monks and Taoists lined up on the sidelines.

The leader picked up the scriptures, "Your Highness, let's begin."

So the monk began to chant scriptures.

The prince did not follow the recitation, but prayed for blessings.

"Today is a fine day, I set up an altar here alone, and the gods and Buddhas in the sky can enjoy it, please protect Datang, protect Aye..."

The servant next to him was listening. He was a member of the inner palace and was ordered to supervise the prince to pray for blessings today.

When the fireworks were blown by the wind, the servant couldn't open his eyes, so he stepped back quickly.

The prince watched those feet leave, and his lips moved slightly: "I implore all the gods and Buddhas in the sky to take action, so that the old dog Li Mi will die without a place to bury him, and he will never be reborn after death..."

The servant stepped forward again.

The prince looked up.

At this moment, a gust of wind happened to blow, blowing the incense in the cauldron to the prince.

In the smoke and fire, the prince burst into tears.

A Taoist saw it and praised: "His Royal Highness's filial piety moves the heavens and the earth!"

……

Today, the prince sacrificed, and the emperor still sang and danced.

He was beating the Jiegu, watching the imperial concubine dancing in front of him, feeling extremely happy.

Outside, Han Shitou stood beside the pillar, seemingly in a daze, but he couldn't hide the troubles around him.

Wang Shou came and handed over a piece of paper.

"The news of the mission's trip."

Han Shitou took it, and Wang Shou looked at him, "Your house outside the palace was broken into by thieves last night."

Han Shitou said indifferently: "There is no money in that house, what's the use of it?"

Wang Shou squinted at him, "This person should have a hobby in life, whether it be money, or women, or something. But you don't love money, and you don't like women, so what are you doing?"

The servants in the palace will also spend their days together with the maids, just like couples outside.At the beginning, some people were dealt with, but later they found that they could not be banned.

The palace is as deep as the sea, and the lonely days of those palace servants make people crazy.If you don't do it well, some things that the nobles don't want to see will happen.

So since then, the palace has let go of the control between the servants and the palace people.

The emperor has all the beauties in the world to sleep with, and the servants and palace people just want a companion who can support each other through this period of time that no one is willing to leave.

Han Shitou looked at Wang Shou, "We also have hobbies."

"What do you like?"

"Looking at you bending over in front of us, happy!"

Wang Shou looked livid and watched Han Shitou go in.

"His Majesty."

The emperor didn't look up, he was still beating the Jiegu.

The imperial concubine bent over abruptly, and the emperor couldn't help but snort at that figure.

Immediately the imperial concubine got up and left.

Han Shitou looked at her back, his heart moved slightly.

This woman seems innocent, but the innocent women in the palace have long since died.In this way, to be able to interpret innocence so movingly, what a means!
"What is it?" asked the emperor.

"Jingtai sent news of the mission's mission to the Southern Zhou Dynasty."

"Tell me briefly."

"Yes."

Han Shitou looked carefully for a while and said, "The mission was attacked by the rebels in southern Xinjiang and repelled."

"Those rebels want to use this to demonstrate against me? It's still the method of the Southern Zhou people."

"Speaking and being inseparable from the Southern Zhou people."

"So, Nan Zhou doesn't want the mission to go to Bianjing..." The emperor thought for a while, "What happened in Nan Zhou recently?"

"Nian Xu ordered Sun Shi and others to implement new policies, and there are many opponents."

"Well! I don't want the mission to see such chaos, and I'm worried that people on both sides will use the mission, cowardly!"

"Yes!" Han Shitou continued: "After arriving in Bianjing, the mission was arranged to go to other places, saying it was a tour."

"Nian Xu is not so kind, the only possibility is to use the prosperity of this road to tell me that the Southern Zhou Dynasty is prosperous, and there is a lot of money and food. If I want to take a bite, I have to be prepared to burst my teeth. It's interesting! "

"I encountered thousands of rebels near Yecheng."

"Oh!" The emperor was visibly excited, a little gloating, "rebel?"

"Yes, and then the mission was trapped in Yecheng."

"What is the strength of the Southern Zhou army?"

"Three hundred imperial cavalry were swept away by the rebels, and then attacked the city."

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, "Sure enough, the imperial army has been corrupted, how about the accompanying civil servants?"

"The accompanying civil servants were frightened out of their wits, please take the initiative to ask the envoy to command the defense."

"Hahahaha!" The emperor couldn't help laughing, panting for a long time and asked, "How?"

"The envoy's command is determined, use less to attack more. Defeat the rebels!"

"Okay!" The emperor smiled and said, "Who is the messenger?"

"Former Sima of Chenzhou, Yang Xuan."

"Good job, Nan Zhou has learned about the majesty of the Tang Dynasty this time, and he has [-]% of the cloth price as compensation... What position does he have?"

"It's not yet decided."

"Ask."

Han Shishi asked people to inquire.

"It is said that Tai Changcheng and Prince Zhongyun have been vacant recently."

"Tai Changcheng is a post for the elderly. When young people go, people in the world will say that I treat meritorious officials poorly."

The emperor stood up, "What is the prince doing?"

"His Royal Highness is praying."

"Yang Xuan...whose person is it?"

"This person saved the imperial concubine before."

"I remembered. So... let him go to the East Palace."

Han Shitou smiled and said, "From State Sima to Prince Zhongyun, this can be called Jianba. This person should be loyal to His Majesty."

The emperor said indifferently: "The person at the prince's side has not moved for a long time, let this person go and see how many fish and shrimps can jump up in that muddy puddle."

The hand holding the piece of paper on which the message was recorded was lightly released.

A gleam of joy appeared in those perennially indifferent eyes.

(End of this chapter)