That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 760

This debate lasted until the twilight of the next day, and finally ended with the defeat of many scholars.

This time, Li Fenggu's reputation was not only resounding across the country, but even the Northwest and Northeast, where there are many battles, such as the Northwest and the Northeast, have heard of him.

After "this battle", no one dared to go to Xianhua Temple to challenge this powerful dragon crossing the river from outside. However, Li Fenggu traveled thousands of miles to Jiangdu, naturally not for the sake of peace for a while. The challenge was issued again, this time the target was Du Haichan, the master of Jiangnan Daomen.

Although Du Haichan was expelled from Jiangdu City by Xu Beiyou, after all, the skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and he is still an important person. And at this moment, Du Haichan represents not only him, but also not only It's not just Jiangnan Daomen, but the entire Daoist sect. If Du Haichan also loses, it means that the Daoist sect lost to the holy hall.

Buddhism can lose, because after Buddhism there is Confucianism, Confucianism can also lose, because after Confucianism there is Taoism, but Taoism cannot lose, because Taoism is the number one sect in the world, if Taoism also loses, not just Taoism The issue of face is related to the face of the world. At that time, the public will inevitably be excited, and the Daoist sect who is the leader will inevitably become the target of public criticism.

Because of this incident, the Daoist sect was shocked, and Qiu Ye, the real person in charge of the teaching, personally intervened, and then the leader of the classic sect, one of the five sects of the Taoist sect, the master of the Chuanfa Palace, the master of the Daozang Palace, and one of the disciples who once presided over the compilation Bai Yunzi and others from Daodian went down the mountain to Jiangdu.

Such a big move by the Daoist sect naturally attracted the attention and attention of the imperial court. After a small court meeting between the cabinet and the chief inspector, the current Emperor Xiao Xuan personally asked about this grand event in the south of the Yangtze River. The new cabinet assistant Xie Suqing answered, However, Han Xuan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Zhang Baisui, the supervisor of ceremonies, were very indifferent to this matter, and they were silent.

After the Xiaochao meeting, Han Xuan and two other cabinet members and scholars returned to the cabinet. Among the many eunuchs headed by Zhang Baisui, except for Zhang Bao who was on duty to serve and serve, the rest also returned to the chief inspector. The second assistant, Xie Suqing, was left behind by His Majesty the Emperor.

The difference between monarch and minister is not just an empty talk. No matter how deep the two are compared before, after each put on the coat of monarch and minister, they will eventually distinguish between superior and inferior. This is the rule. If the rule is forgotten, the history books will Countless bloody allusions of monarchs and ministers have made it very clear that you die and live, there is no second ending.

But people are not grass and trees, so how can they be ruthless, with this level of affection, the affection between the monarch and his ministers will be very different after all.

A group of three people walked slowly behind the majestic palace wall. At that time, the late emperor was old and tired of political affairs, so he sent many political affairs to the cabinet, and the cabinet drafted the bills. Since the cabinet was written in blue pen, it was called "criticism". blue".Then it is handed over to the supervisor of ceremonies, and the eunuch with the seal of the supervisor of ceremonies will make the decision on his behalf. Since it is written with a Zhu pen, this is the so-called "review of red".Proposals and approvals are indispensable. If there are no drafts, there will be no rewards to be approved. But if no reds are approved, no matter how beneficial the cabinet’s proposed bills are to the country and the people, it will be a dead letter.This is the eunuch meddling in politics that has been criticized by scholars all over the world.But no matter how the scholars objected, the eunuch who was in charge of the official seal became a figure comparable to the chief assistant of the cabinet.

In a sense, the combined authority of the chief assistant of the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies to seal the eunuch is equivalent to more than half of the emperor.And under the two of them are the second assistant of the cabinet and chief Bingbi of the chief inspector of ceremonies, who also exist to restrain the first assistant of the cabinet and the eunuch of the palm seal.

This tradition lasted for 20 years after His Majesty the current emperor ascended the throne. It was not until the Chief Assistant Lanyu resigned as the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet that His Majesty the Emperor gradually took back power from the Cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The daily government affairs were more arduous than those of the previous emperors. Many, it is very rare to have time to take a leisurely walk like today, and I don't know if it is a coincidence, the two accompanying people this time are actually the second in command of the cabinet and the chief inspector.

After the three of them walked for more than half an hour, they came to a pavilion. His Majesty the Emperor sat down first, put one hand on the stone table, and pressed down on the cabinet minister who was still standing there, "Privately, there is no need to pay so much attention to red tape. .”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xie Suqing saluted lightly and sat on half a stool.

His Majesty the Emperor asked: "What do you think of that Li Fenggu?"

Xie Suqing said sternly: "I have specifically asked Earl Ai about this matter. Li Fenggu is undoubtedly a high-ranking person in the Far West, but there is something strange about coming to Jiangdu this time."

"Strange?" His Majesty the Emperor said softly, "What's so strange?"

Xie Suqing said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid someone is behind the scenes to fuel the flames. Otherwise, how could he create such a big battle as an outsider."

His Majesty the Emperor couldn't see the expression on his face, and asked, "Zhang Bao, what do you think?"

Because the ceremonial supervisor has the power to approve reds, he is regarded as an internal minister, so the top eunuchs also call themselves ministers.

Zhang Bao bent down and said softly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, according to my humble opinion, this is a battle between the sects. It's fine for the court to just watch from the sidelines."

Emperor Zheng was noncommittal, and asked instead: "I heard that Li Fenggu has sent an invitation to Du Haichan from Jiangnan Daomen again, and wants to decide a winner in Dabaoen Temple, what do you think?"

Zhang Bao said softly: "Returning to Your Majesty, if two tigers fight, one will be injured. This is a good opportunity to weaken the Daoist sect."

Xie Suqing hesitated a little and said: "After all, this matter is related to Daqi's face. If the court ignores it, I may be criticized."

After a moment of silence, His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand: "I'm tired, please step back."

"promise."

Xie Suqing got up to salute, and then slowly exited the pavilion with Zhang Bao.

Xiao Xuan sat alone in the pavilion.

This year is the 23rd year of Daqi Taiping. He was born in the third year of Dazheng Jianwen. In a blink of an eye, he is already 56 years old. His life is seventy years old. In a sense, he is also a person who is about to enter the old age. old man.

There are two situations when people are in their twilight years, one is accepting their fate and thinking about what will happen after the death, and the other is not accepting their fate and thinking about how to continue their lives, especially the emperors of all dynasties.

Xiao Xuan is a person who accepts his fate. He knows that there has never been an immortal emperor in this world, so he didn't waste his energy on it. Today, he has already started to arrange the affairs behind him.

It may be a little early, but if calculated according to Xiao Bai's age, it is really not early.

Xiao Bai is already in his thirties.

Xiao Xuan reached out his hand to his forehead, and sighed in a very soft voice: "Taiping 23 years, the so-called Taiping, inheriting the peace of the world, but unfortunately my world is not peaceful, if you give me another 30 years, I will definitely be able to bring a peaceful world It's a pity to hand it over to Taibai, there has never been a century-old emperor in the world, God probably won't give me 30 years."

Xiao Xuan shook his head, looked in the direction of Jiangdu, his eyes were a little dark, and he said to himself in an almost unrecognizable voice: "It's all done in one battle."

(End of this chapter)