The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 142
"Your Majesty ordered that Xuan Gengqing enter the palace—"

The sharp and hoarse voice was loud, and the eunuchs waiting outside the gate of the palace also shouted out, the guards, palace people, and all the civil and military personnel in the palace turned their heads sideways and looked over in surprise.

Under the high stone steps, the sky light fell on people's robes, with warmth, Geng Qing was dressed in red and yellow robes with bird and cloud patterns, looked up at the majestic hall, and said to Dachun in the chariot: "Wait here."

Turning back, lifted the black boot couch and stepped up the stone steps.

Among the countless intertwined sights, Geng Qing stared at the word "Tai Chi Hall" on the main hall and closed his eyes. A different emotion from the past quietly emerged from his heart. Heaviness, but also uncontrollable excitement, raised his boots. Falling down the stone steps heavily, the figure dragged the hem of the robe and slowly climbed up.

The guards and eunuchs standing around looked at the figure stepping up the stone steps, bowed their hands and bowed down.

The robe fluttered in the wind, Geng Qing stepped on the last step, looked back at the stone steps coming over, and the carriage below, and Dachun on the carriage, while becoming small in sight, there were two different The voice sounded in his heart.

'Look, I, Geng Qing (Liu Qing), came up. '

In a murmured voice, the eunuch outside the palace door greeted him, and stood aside to invite him into the palace, "Young Minister, let's enter the palace, Your Majesty and all the civil and military people should be waiting impatiently."

'Um. '

Geng Qing turned his face back, he just nodded slightly, and walked over with simple steps. In the eyes of countless civil and military people standing in line, he walked straight to the center without looking at the sides, and looked at the person sitting on the imperial step dragon chair. The old man arched his hands.

"Sir, Geng Qing pays homage to His Majesty."

In the main hall, there are two rows of quiet and eerie, civil and martial arts. Many people are surprised to see the young man who bowed his hands and bowed down. He was demoted yesterday, but he stood up again today. He still has to be valued by the emperor. This makes many people hard to see. The famous ones, especially Cui Jiao, had already discussed with the emperor, why did such an accident happen again?
And that assassin, why did he let him live well?

After thinking about it, Cui Qi stepped out and arched his hands: "Your Majesty, Geng Qing was dismissed yesterday due to the war, why did he come back today? This man is tricky and cunning. As the supervisor of the army, he is also responsible for losing the war in the north! I hope His Majesty will see clearly!"

On the general's side, Meng Juehai became anxious when he heard this. It is his responsibility to oversee the army, so shouldn't he, the general, also be held accountable?
As soon as the words over there fell, he came out and clasped his fists heavily: "Your Majesty, our failure was not due to the battlefield, but an ambush and a sneak attack. There is no reason for us to win in battle."

"The last general will second the proposal!"

Gai Hong, Meng Kai, Deng Tianwang and others also came out one by one. After Sha Tuo withdrew, they also gathered the rout troops and returned to Chang'an on the second day. Cui Qiu still has to be held accountable for being dismissed from office, so he is naturally unwilling.

"Don't talk too much, gentlemen." Huang Chao raised his hand to appease a few people and told them to retreat. His eyes fell on Geng Qing, because it was not what he thought, especially when he saw that it was the other party. Guang subconsciously glanced at the feminine eunuch on the side of the imperial steps.

After thinking about it for a moment, I suppressed the discomfort in my heart and laughed: "Don't be upset, gentlemen, I thought about it a lot yesterday before I felt something was wrong. I lost without a battle. It's not everyone's fault, but someone took the lead It's a coincidence, I'm not that unreasonable."

"After figuring it out, I often feel a little regretful. Since Geng Qing is here, it's just a matter of reinstatement for him."

cough.
A subtle cough came into the ears of the old man on the dragon chair, and his words stopped suddenly. Huang Chao squeezed the dragon's head tightly, the veins on the back of his hand were swollen, and he opened his mouth again with a smile on his face.

"It's too late for an official to return to his original position. I, after thinking about it, want to cheer up and make Chang'an prosperous. How can I cherish the official position in my hand. As an emperor, we should use talents."

The cumbersome words made Wen Wu in the hall frown, and arched his hands impatiently: "I hope Your Majesty can speak bluntly."

Huang Chao's expression froze, and he smiled: "Geng Qing is young and wise, not surprised by favor or humiliation, inherited from Cong's style, very charming, I want to entrust state affairs to each other."

The expressions of the people below were different, and they didn't know what to say. Cui Jiao wanted to speak, but Huang Chao gave him a stare, and the old man got up boldly.

"Zuo, Geng Qing Shangshu Zuo Pushe, concurrently Zhongshu, Tongping Zhangshi under the door!"

The officials below were in an uproar, dissatisfied with the double-ten worship, which made many civil servants frown, and some people stepped forward and cupped their hands: "Your Majesty, I feel that something is wrong. Geng Shilang is too young, even if he is a student of Yu Cong, it is difficult to be like this." Big Ren."

"Yes, I hope His Majesty will take it back."

"It's really embarrassing for us veterans to worship at such a young age."

Cui Jiao's eyelids twitched, this position was originally his, but now it was sealed to someone else, so it was still standing, so he hurried out.

"Your Majesty, what should the minister do?"

"Cui Xiang, why don't you go home and enjoy the rest of your life." In the noisy hall, Geng Qing, who hadn't spoken since he came in, suddenly opened his mouth, looked sideways at Cui Qiu, and then arched his hands towards the figure on the dragon chair.

"Your Majesty, Cui Yan is a narrow-minded person. During his administration, he accepted bribes and indulged his subordinates to rob the people. When I was the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, all the captured soldiers were released privately by his subordinates. I heard that it was the private soldiers in his family. Therefore, he is covering up. Now Your Majesty is enthroned, and why are your ministers raising soldiers? I’m afraid it’s because they want to plot wrongdoing, intending to rebel!"

"Geng Qing, you spout blood!"

Over there, Cui Jiao's face was flushed, his face was taken away, and his head was still buzzing. Hearing these words, he seemed to lose his mind.

"Ahhh!!"

He suddenly yelled, bent over and lifted his feet, took off his feet, and threw towards Geng Qing, but missed, just brushed the side and fell to the ground, and wanted to rush to fight Geng Qing, but was pulled , shouting in embarrassment with his robe crooked and baggy.

"Your Majesty, this is Geng Qing's nonsense. I have never done this before. Who doesn't have all the civil and military private soldiers here?! If you want to rebel, how can you not count them?!"

The words came out impulsively, and the faces of the civil and military officials on both sides changed. They looked at Cui Jiao with eyes wishing to swallow him alive, and even the civil servants who pulled Cui Jiao backed away.

"Cui Xiang, this is a slip of the tongue."

Geng Qing smiled, and cupped his hands towards the embarrassed and silent figure: "I have many contacts with civil and military officials, but I have never heard of them having private soldiers. At most, there are more nursing homes in the family, not to mention that generals can only be called generals if they have soldiers." , which one has no personal guards? But Cui Xiang is different, private soldiers offend the people, fall into the majesty of His Majesty, damage our prestige in Daqi, and are regarded by the people as fierce tigers and beasts. You, Cui Xiang, did a great job in this regard."

"You're talking nonsense—"

Cui Jiao turned to look at the dragon chair, and shouted "Your Majesty." The old man above waved his hand and said, "Shut up."

"Your Majesty, Cui has one heart"

Geng Qing's eyes were cold, and he raised his hand: "Where are the left and right, send Cui Xiang out of the imperial city."

The guards in the hall came out with swords in their hands, and without waiting for Cui Jiao to say anything else, they held him between his arms, lifted him up, brought him out of the Tai Chi Hall, threw him on the ground and drove him away.

This morning, Cui Jiao was dismissed with a piece of paper.

When the officials in the city heard the news, they were somewhat surprised. He is an old man in the righteous army, and he is often with Huang Chao. How can he be dismissed so easily? Losing the aspect, many people who had contacts with Cui Jiao felt hesitant.

On the same day, in the evening, the autumn sunset had not yet set on the roof, and the rays of the sun shone on the open window lattice, and the study room was warm red.

Green smoke curled up from the censer, and suddenly something flew over, dissipating the smoke, bamboo slips and books messily scattered all over the floor, Cui Jiao, who was standing in front of the bookshelf, walked back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"It's unreasonable. What kind of medicine did this Geng Qing give His Majesty?!"

"...No, based on my understanding of His Majesty, it is definitely not the case."

"Ah, there is an extra eunuch beside His Majesty. Will it be?"

Thinking of a possibility, Cui Jiao seemed to have caught something, and his face suddenly showed joy, he turned around and was about to go out, but before he reached the door, the steward of the mansion hurried across the courtyard to meet him.

"Master, there is a strong man who wants to see you, and he says he is a fish killer."

"Ok?"

Cui Yan frowned slightly, and the word "killing fish" ran through his mind once, and immediately remembered the assassin that the Jianghu people in the mansion were looking for, and when he remembered that Geng Qing was not dead, it was only today, the anger in his heart rushed up, and he gritted his teeth Make a sound.

"Let him come in and see me."

The steward left, and he sat back behind the desk with a deep breath. There were too many annoyed things today, and his mind was a little confused. When there were footsteps coming in from outside, Cui Qiu raised his face and looked at the young man who came in with unfriendly eyes. , thin and frail, with a beard and a fishy smell.

"You are the end of the fish? You still have the face to see me at this time?!"

"There is a reason for not killing him."

The man laughed, and suddenly stretched out his hand to lift the curtain and walked into the arch of the carved fence, the expression in his eyes gradually changed, he opened his other hand, and a dagger slipped into his hand.

"I'm really sorry, the other party gave too much."

"you?!"

Cui Jiao's eyes widened, and he moved back in fright, and fell off the chair with a bang, what was reflected in his eyes was a thin figure with his back to Xiaguang, his face was full of shadows, and he couldn't see any expression.

"Shh, don't talk, I'll see you on your way."

The man who approached said with a light smile, the next moment, the dagger stabbed down, and the blood splattered, splashing spots on the chairs and desks.

Holding the dagger, Yu Jin repeatedly stabbed Cui Jiao twice in the heart, then grabbed the other man's hair in a bun and cut off his head, then carried him in his arms and rushed out of the courtyard.

The servant who heard the movement hurried over. In the red glow, the headless body sat on the edge of the bed, with dark red blood dripping all over the floor.

Soon, the Cui Mansion was in chaos.

(End of this chapter)