The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 198

At [-] o'clock, the sky was not yet bright, and the people who got up early to beg for work had already opened the shop, or helped the employer carry the goods, and the carriage driving across the long street stopped in front of Anfumen.

Jiuyu and Dachun had neither official status nor special permission, so they could only stay in the car and wait.Geng Qing gave them a word of advice, and then got out of the car. The imperial soldiers on duty at the gate had already received news from the palace. After checking the fish bags, two people were separated to lead Geng Qing into the palace.

At this time, the Tai Chi Hall was already in court. When we came here, we could see the guards and eunuchs were two feet away from the gate of the hall.

Some words could be faintly heard, but they were probably inaudible. The eunuch who led the way did not dare to let Geng Qing listen more, and pointed to the direction of the side hall.

"Geng Shangshu hasn't returned to the court for a long time. The rules in the palace have changed a bit. Your Majesty is discussing politics with civil and military officials. Everyone can't wait outside. The officials who are waiting to be summoned must first enter the side hall and wait until the court discussion is over. Goodbye Your Majesty."

"So that's the case, His Majesty is really thoughtful."

The Hall of Kun is located on the right side of the main hall. When Geng Qing entered, the tea and pastries had already been prepared. The eunuch who led the way did not go in, so he spread his hand outside the door: "Geng Shangshu, please come inside."

"It's work."

Geng Qing bowed his hand to return the salute, and after taking his seat, the eunuch slowly pushed the door of the palace, the morning sun and the sound of footsteps outside seemed to be cut off instantly, and the hall suddenly became silent.

'Is this a blow to me? '

Geng Qing picked up the teacup, glanced around, vaguely felt that someone was always looking at him in the dark, took a few sips casually, put the teacup lightly on the table, and the figure of the servant came out from it, carefully refilling the tea , without looking at Geng Qing from the beginning to the end, mixed the tea, bowed and retreated.

These eunuchs in the palace should not be the group of people under Yang Fugong and Wang Zhongxian's command. This emperor really has some tricks.

However, he probably didn't know about Li Xuan, he just had some doubts.
He pressed his hands on the armrest and closed his eyes. The sunlight outside gradually burst through the gaps in the clouds and shone into the quiet window lattice of the side hall. Pushing the darkness on the ground, he moved to the feet of the sitting figure little by little.

A "squeak" sound resounded in the side hall, a door was pushed open by the eunuch who went ahead, bowed and stepped aside, Geng Qing, who was sitting there, opened his eyes slightly, and a figure in a dragon robe walked in , Sit straight behind the dragon case in the first place.

"Doctor Guanglu, I kept you waiting."

When Li Ye's voice sounded in the hall, Geng Qing, who was sitting there, got up quickly, with a look of sincerity and fear on his face, he raised his hand and arched, "Forgive me, Your Majesty, I haven't woken up so early for a long time, and I feel tired sitting here for a while. , almost fell asleep."

In the voice, the dark side hall was gradually lit up by the eunuchs, and the bronze lampposts extending from both sides illuminated the two of them. The emperor behind the dragon case said: "Geng Qing, don't be afraid, how can I be like that?" Measuring, this is not a court meeting, you sit down and talk."

Then he sat down on the dragon chair and stared at the young man who stood up straight. He had a handsome face and a short beard on his chin, but he was a little darker, otherwise he would have shown more majesty.

Down below, after Geng Qing waited for the emperor to take his seat, he just went to sit down on the side, and he was also looking at the other side, but he just took a look and then didn't look directly at him again.

Turning his face slightly, he lowered his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I don't know why you summoned the ministers into the palace?"

Hearing his voice, Li Ye withdrew his appreciative gaze and smiled.

"I heard that Dr. Guanglu has kept his filial piety for three years. Now that the three-year period has expired and he returns to the court, he must see him. I don't know when Geng Qing will arrive? Are you tired on the way?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I just returned to Chang'an yesterday, but I arrived in Huazhou a few days ago, and was delayed by some things on the way."

"What's the matter?"

Sure enough, he was asking about Tongguan, Geng Qing naturally prepared his speech, and then stood up and held his sleeves, "Your Majesty, I am worried about this matter, and I planned to go back to Chang'an, rest for a few days, recover my spirits, and then go to the palace to see Your Majesty. "

A look of astonishment flashed across Li Ye's face. He originally asked a question, but he didn't expect to be reversed by this guy and grabbed his words.

In the past, he had heard some ministers in the court mention that there was a young man who was a minister of the Ministry of punishment. He was not born in the imperial examination, let alone a famous family. One, he was able to achieve the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He also asked when the emperor's brother Li Yan was still there, but the emperor didn't seem to care very much. A few days after he came back, he died suddenly, and he followed the throne to inherit the throne. , Busy cleaning up the mess in Chang'an.

So much so that I gradually forgot about such a person. Recently, when I heard Zhang Huaiyi mention it, I remembered that there was such a person in my mind in the past, so that night he said, "I am somewhat familiar with this name." . '

In the past, I knew that this person was quick-witted and courageous, and he committed himself to serving as a thief, so as to create an opportunity for the Jiedu envoys of the towns to wipe out the yellow thieves. However, the occurrence of robbers and Cui Yin's disappearance at the same time made Li Ye suspicious.

"Geng Qing, tell me, I'm listening."

"Yes." Geng Qing lowered his eyebrows, and paused, "I heard in the north that His Majesty is wise, and he planned a strategy to win thousands of miles, but when he arrived in Chang'an, his sister-in-law was captured by thieves, and the yamen closed the door. She is still an old friend of the minister. Thanks to the help, I was able to find my sister-in-law back, the majestic capital, with [-] soldiers stationed, how did it become a place to raise thieves?"

"Are you questioning me?" Li Ye clenched his fists and pressed down on Long An.

"I don't dare. Your Majesty is busy with everything. How can you stop your eyes at your feet? You should put them on the people with evil intentions in the world. If there is snow in front of your door, you should have a servant to sweep it. If the servant doesn't do his best, the master should reprimand and spur After a while, why did you question the passers-by in front of the door?"

"Okay, well said!" Li Ye nodded and said, and immediately slammed the table with his fist, "I called you here to ask questions, not to make you angry with me."

The sudden movement attracted the guards outside the door to push the door in. Before he took two steps, he was scolded by the emperor with a wave of his sleeves. When he turned around, Li Ye closed his eyes and let out a breath. Obviously, the effort of nourishing one's breath was also counted. good.

After calming down his anger, he said in a low voice: "I was almost pissed off by Geng Qing, no wonder I only served as Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment for a few days!"

"However, what you said is also reasonable. I'm not the kind who doesn't listen to advice. Such a thing happened to the dignified capital. No matter what happens next, I should also bear the responsibility here."

Li Ye suddenly regretted summoning this person, he was so smart and eloquent, those words almost pushed a majestic emperor to the gate of the yamen, and charged the crowd of spectators.

After a while of silence, his tone eased.

"The members of Geng Qing's family were kidnapped by bandits. I heard that they met King Dongping by chance?"

"Yes."

"Well, then I understand." Li Ye nodded, and raised his hand abruptly: "Geng Qing's apprentice is Yu Cong, a capable man, and I'm still in the midst of employing people, but unfortunately there are no vacancies in the court. , I promote you as Longzhou Salt and Iron Envoy."

This time it was Geng Qing's turn to be stunned for a moment. What he said just now was actually to let the emperor release him. Knowing that the emperor wanted to attack the eunuchs, he was afraid that he would be affected. Many turnovers are just this place name.
"Your Majesty, where is Longzhou?"

'hehe.'

Seeing his slightly stunned expression, Li Ye was even more convinced of the rumor that Geng Qing had never read a book, so he asked someone to fetch a map, and introduced it in a serious manner.

He pointed to the location of Chang'an, and then slowly moved westward. After crossing Fengxiang, he continued westward, and finally stopped at the place where the word "Longzhou" was written.

"The other side is under the jurisdiction of Jiedu envoy Li Maozhen. I hope that Geng Qing will go there and join hands with Li Jiedu envoy to defend the frontier. Each of them will perform their duties, and it will be considered by the imperial court."

"Yes, I will repay Jun's kindness wholeheartedly."

Geng Qing lowered his eyes, bowed to thank him in an excited tone, and countless messages were churning in his mind. He didn't know what Li Maozhen was like, but it would be a little dangerous for a salt and iron envoy to extend his hand to the Jiedu envoy's territory.

Li Ye wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone.

Coming out of the palace, Geng Qing was not in a bad mood, after all it was a good thing to stay away from Chang'an.

As for going to the West Frontier
"Li Maozhen is not what I want to come here. If you want to blame, you can blame Li Ye. I hope I won't catch you." '

　In fact, there are two chapters, but the last chapter was banned as soon as it was released, and no one has lifted the ban now, so I can only wait until tomorrow to read it.

　　Chunfeng is a bit pitiful, so give me some rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)