The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 171 Gongshen Suo Yunxin

"Chaos and chaos are not tolerated by the world. I have seen the past dynasties, and I have counted the previous dynasties. Some of them called soldiers, and they committed crimes based on evil. They were suspicious of counties or counties, or they were cruel to living beings. In the beginning, they were foxes and owls. Zhang, who claims to be an invincible hero, actually burns birds and fishes to death, and ends up in ruins.

In the Jinluan Hall, the envoys who bowed their heads to listen to the award, as well as the newly promoted civil and military officials were still thinking about the award just now, chewing on the joyful taste, and not long after the sound of the imperial decree and the award fell, the dragon on the imperial steps Li Xuan, the Son of Heaven, raised his hand and pressed Tian Lingzi back, stood up while pressing the dragon's head, and walked to the front of the Dragon Court.

In just two years, a group of people have changed in this court, most of them are new faces, but they are all his subjects, as long as they serve Datang, the emperor, other things are not so important .

Li Yan looked at the ministers who bowed their heads and turned to be happy, with a slow and steady voice, and continued the words that had stopped just now:

"Yellow nesters, climbing to the countryside, gathering thieves, rampant to the extreme, destroying cities and villages, taking other people's assets to their party members, killing merchants along the way, and plundering them, so that thousands of miles away are rare, and there are few people. However, there will be good generals in the country , The imperial court is fortunate to have all the envoys and generals under his command to use their lives to overwhelm the thieves in the wilderness, I am very fortunate, and the country is very fortunate!"

Standing on the imperial steps, he reprimanded Cao Jun and other crimes, and at the same time he praised everyone in the palace, his voice was eloquent, and Geng Qing and others who were waiting outside the palace to receive the reward could clearly hear it, but right now it is no worse than the puppet court. , No one spoke, just listened quietly.

".In just two years, I lived in the land of Shu. Every time I think about what kind of suffering the people of Chang'an must suffer, I feel a lot of regret in my heart. I regret that my heart is greedy and playful, and I have abandoned the government. Now that the thief has given the head, I can return to the court to deal with state affairs. , Farming Yanjia, and Bude's kindness, all the ministers can also encourage each other, and tell the prefectures all over the country, so everyone should know.

Confronting the yellow thieves, I abide by Baozuo, work hard like walking on thin ice for several years, and lead to the peace of China, but the country is facing difficulties. In this hall, you and I should think about it. Bandits are everywhere, why are you attacking the county?Huxiang Jinghan, farming and weaving repeatedly empty, households fleeing all the thieves?I will reflect on myself, and all the gentlemen should also think carefully.
In the final analysis, it is my Great Tang, from the monarchs and ministers to the officials, that something went wrong. The military department was the worst in the official career.From now on, the military officer shall not be transferred to the selection and reform of civil servants, just like the shaft of a chariot follows the chariot, each line of business is divided in order, and the internal division is not limited to this.Do all the gentlemen understand? "

Above the main hall, the words of the Son of Heaven were indignant, and all the civil and military men were touched by what they heard. They all bowed their hands and shouted loudly. Geng Qing outside the hall also shouted twice, but the corners of his mouth twitched.

My good guy, the front is all foreshadowing, and the last few sentences are the key point. This is to spread all my faults evenly.

Thinking of this, Geng Qing felt a little entangled in his heart. Such an emperor could not be regarded as a wise emperor, he could be described as mediocre. With his own eloquence, he must be able to get along well with him. It's just that the people of Tang Dynasty probably have nothing to look forward to.

'Forget it, live yourself first, and then talk about other things. '

Thinking about it, the rewards and speeches inside are coming to an end, and the first thing the emperor Li Xuan will do when he returns to the court will naturally not be like this. It is almost noon, and Li Xuan gets up from the dragon chair a little tiredly: "Zhuqing will leave at noon today. I have asked Guanglu Temple to prepare the meal for the palace."

What he said is actually a common practice. When there are major issues pending in the court, or when there are celebrations, civil and military officials can stay in the palace and accompany the emperor to have meals. Right now, new dignitaries such as Geng Qing will naturally stay. Yes, I will definitely be summoned separately later.

The banquet was held in the Linde Hall. After the announcement of the cessation of the imperial court, the emperor left. Only then did the civil and military personnel in the hall have a voice. They congratulated each other and complimented each other.

When they arrived at Linde Hall, Shaoqing Guanglu was already waiting outside, smilingly bowed his hands to everyone, invited them in, and took their seats in turn according to their official positions. Even though it was daytime, the hall was brightly lit.

As Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Geng Qing should sit in the front, but he is only a newcomer, and there are all town governors in front of him, so Shaoqing can only arrange a seat for him, and he can only be placed slightly behind the Six Departments Sitting with Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, after all, the Ministry of Punishment only deals with the law and interrogation, and the other four departments really hold the real power.

Geng Qing didn't care. After all, looking at the past, apart from Cunxiao sitting behind Li Keyong, there was only a young general behind Zhu Wen, and the rest were all quite old.

'Just take your seat as a junior. '

He smiled, and sat there quietly, waiting for the banquet to start. Soon, the emperor Li Xuan came over with Tian Lingzi, and the officials got up to congratulate him again.

The chime bells and pipa are soft, and the green smoke of sandalwood is curling up. Several palace maikos come in through the small gates on both sides, dancing with the vocal music. Most of the festival officials in the palace are bold and rough. Standing up to toast the emperor, as the banquet time passed, some drunken people ran to the middle and danced with the maiko, making all the officials laugh with wine.

Not long after, Li Xuan ate something, got up and went to the compartment, and began to invite the officials in the banquet room to talk alone one by one. When Geng Qing arrived, it was already the end of the banquet, and he got up and followed the eunuchs in the palace into the small inner room of the side hall.

The vision became clear beyond the door leaf. In front of a few bookshelves, the emperor Li Xuan was sitting at the desk. Looking at him closely, he was not much older than Geng Qing. , there was a faint cold light in his eyes, and he probably knew that this was the privy envoy Tian Lingzi.

After two glances, Geng Qing had come five steps away from the table, so he cupped his sleeves and bowed down.

"Chen Gengqing, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Over there, the emperor, who was buried in writing, raised his face and did not speak, but looked straight at this dark-skinned young man. At this age, it is rare in ancient and modern times to be able to write a book.

After a while, Li Xuan put down his pen and ink, smiled and raised his hand: "Geng Qing, stand up straight and speak."

"Yes."

Geng Qing responded, straightened up, and hung his hands to his sides as usual. When he looked at the emperor, Li Yan kept smiling and said: "You are a student of Yu Ma, and your character is naturally good. After I return to the palace, I will listen to the emperor's aunt. Speaking of you, it’s pretty good, you wrote the letter that was sent to Sichuan that day, right?”

"It's a humble minister, but it's not the work of the minister alone to cut off the yellow thieves."

"Well, it is true that the great thief of a country cannot be accomplished by one person. It is difficult to wipe him out without the envoys of the towns. But it’s more than that, but the imperial court needs too many rewards, it’s hard to be comprehensive, I will write it down for you first, and then promote it later.”

"Yes!"

Geng Qing responded.

"Don't think that I'm deceiving you. In fact, you are still young and have insufficient qualifications and reputation. How can you be promoted like the puppet court? Of course, I can't do that, otherwise, what will happen to the yellow thief? I have to be cautious. .”

In the small inner room, the monarchs and ministers asked and answered. Although Li Xuan was curious about this talented man who was alone in danger and quick-witted, he was the emperor, and his dignity could not be lost. After the question and answer, he waved Geng Qing out and let the eunuch go. Call others in.

Tu Shifei came with the eunuch, and hugged Geng Qing, who passed by, the young man smiled back and went back to his seat. When Wang Feiying, Qin Huaimian and others came to persuade him to drink, suddenly someone approached, it was an eunuch, and whispered something in his ear , Qin and Wang saw that Geng Qing's face changed.

"What's wrong with Brother Geng (Geng Shangshu)?"

"I have something to do at home. There is someone waiting for me at the gate of the imperial city. You have a drink. If His Majesty asks, just say I'm leaving first."

Geng Qing put down his wine glass, flustered for no reason, got up quickly and went out, the hall was full of people walking around, urging wine and dancing together, few people noticed the dark-faced young man leaving the table.

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Out of the Linde Hall, Geng Qing, who was walking slowly, gradually quickened his pace. Halfway to the square, he ran quickly with his robes in his hands, along the familiar palace road, all the way out of the Chengtian Gate, until he reached the Suzaku Gate, and finally Gradually stopped, blushing, gasping for breath, just outside the gate of Huangcheng, Dachun was anxiously walking back and forth in front of the carriage, beside him, there was a burly Dou Wei, standing on tiptoe from time to time to look inside the gate , saw Geng Qing's figure and waved anxiously.

Geng Qing went out of the city gate, and walked into the carriage without saying a word, the horse that the big man rode up was walking outside the curtain of the carriage.

After a while, there was a sound from inside.

"How is my father? Why did he suddenly collapse?"

Geng Qing poured a glass of water and poured it down, calmed down, asked these words, but suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself, some time ago, about three months ago, he heard from his mother that the old man Geng coughed violently from time to time , I thought it would be good to see a doctor for common illnesses, and I didn't ask too much. Now that I think about it, I feel a little uncomfortable.

Outside, Dou Wei, a huge man who was riding on a horse, was upset when he heard the cold words, and replied with a mournful face:
"The old man has been ill for a long time. My husband doesn't know about it because he doesn't stay at home very often, but the old man won't let us talk about it. Afraid of disturbing my husband's business, I kept procrastinating. Later, I saw many doctors in the city, but I just suppressed my illness. This morning Suddenly fell ill, the Fat County Magistrate has invited several best doctors to take turns to diagnose and treat at home."

In the swaying curtain of the car, Geng Qing closed his eyes, and didn't continue talking, but urged Dachun to go back quickly, as for the matter in the palace, he didn't even think about it.

In the imperial city where the horses and horses were leaving, the banquet in the Linde Hall was over, and the right courtiers left in twos and threes. The emperor walked out of the small inner room and saw the messy banquet. He felt a little upset, but he was not angry.

"By the way, big companion, Geng Qing hasn't gone far yet, please invite him back, my tone of voice was a bit inappropriate just now, let's see if I can soften my words."

Tian Lingzi nodded, and went out of the hall to summon a guard. Soon after, the guard came back and said that he had not found Geng Qing, and asked other officials. Before the banquet was over, the other party seemed to have something to do at home and left.

"Family emergency?"

Hearing the feedback, Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, his face turned cold, he hummed, and turned around with a flick of his sleeves to go to Zichen Hall.

Beside Tian Lingzi, there was a young eunuch following, followed by Xiao Bu, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Geng Shangshu's father seemed to have fallen ill suddenly, so he left in a hurry."

"I see."

On Li Xuan's originally cold face, there was a slight smile, "Filial piety, this is what it should be. People who value filial piety so much will naturally not be so unreasonable. I really didn't think it through."

Regarding his performance just now, the emperor shook his head and smiled. When he arrived in Dongyuan, he saw the nearby Peony Building. He remembered that he had come back recently and hadn’t had time to see the concubines he hadn’t seen for a long time. Immediately, he changed his mind and turned to the other side. attic.

The Peony Building is not a simple building. Several concubines live here. After returning, the sisters gather together to chat and chat about daily life. With the experience of the Guangdefang house, even if they return to the palace, it will be short. Over time, feelings will not change.

"I heard that His Majesty sealed off all the ministers today. Now it's all right. The court is stable, and our sisters will not be displaced."

"I just don't know what kind of official my husband will make."

"Looking for death, sister, don't mention those two words in the future."

The slightly older woman patted the slim figure on the opposite side with her hand. The latter was shaking the golden hairpin, sticking out the tip of her tongue in embarrassment, "I forgot all of a sudden, it's all smooth sailing."

squeak~~
The slight sound was the sound of wooden boards being stepped on. In the corridor outside, a group of court ladies and eunuchs knelt on the ground with pale faces. Standing among them was the emperor in a dragon robe, with his hands clenched into fists behind his back.

Outside the building, the branches swayed in the wind with fresh green.

　Most of what Li Xuan said earlier in this chapter came from real summaries.

　　"Request Wang Xianzhi Edict" "Changing Yuan Guangming Edict"

　　Also, Eighteen is on the shelves, and this volume will probably end tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)