The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 88
Lead gray clouds drifted across the night sky, covering the corner of the cold moon. A servant came to remind him that the night was late, and then Guan Fu put down his pen, lifted the lampshade and blew out the candles.

Walking out of the gate of the palace, looking at the eaves of the verandahs and the eaves of the palace eaves overlapping under the hazy moonlight, he looked solemn and quiet, and sighed: "Tomorrow will be sunny again."

The little eunuch following behind said compliments, but he just chuckled twice as a response.

He entered the palace at the age of ten and served two emperors. Counting it carefully, dozens of years have passed. In the past countless days, he has never seen or experienced anything in the palace, and he has never heard any compliments. Like flattering came up.

Some time ago, I went to the north and saw the Shatuo people who were making trouble. Fortunately, the other party did not intend to tear themselves apart from the court, so they were able to return safely.

Along the way, he has seen tragedies that are hard to see in the palace, which are tragedies that cannot be seen due to the intrigues in the palace. He reported what he saw and heard on the way, but all he got was a light sentence: "I know, what you said and Tian The Privy Councilor just listen." Sent it away.

As a eunuch, even though he is very skilled in martial arts, he would not dare to say 'no' in front of the emperor, even if this majesty is only eighteen years old, he would never dare to talk back.

The wind blows from the artificial mountains and riverside pavilions, and runs along the promenade. Advisor Fu stopped and looked at the surrounding palaces and buildings under the moonlight. What a bleak place those grass troops have passed.

Two days after I came back, I heard that the rebel named Huang Chao had almost reached Luoyang, the eastern capital. The Jiedu envoys of the towns were still doing their own thing. If the rebels took Luoyang and went west, it would be Tongguan. Chang'an's last barrier.

Advisor Fu couldn't imagine what the state of the Tang Dynasty would be like if Tongguan was breached.

"Your Majesty, why do you like playing ball so much?"

He once thought of being a virtuous eunuch like Gao Lishi, or an eunuch who practiced benevolent government like Liu Xingshen, but unfortunately most of his life has passed, and he still hangs around in this Yeting Bureau doing small things, thinking that he is so muddled.

However, on the way to the north, he met a young man named Geng Qing. He didn't like it at first, but this man's wit allowed him to see some things he could have imagined again.

In the two days since I came back, I know what the other party has done, and I appreciate it even more. If I support the other party, it will be the best help for me. Hall, let Your Majesty, let all the civil and military forces work together to drive out the banditry.

This time. Maybe it will be the last chance.

Looking at the deep night, he thought so.

The dark night and the cold moonlight passed by little by little, and at dawn the next day, Advisor Fu dressed up, put on his robes, and hurried to the Tai Chi Palace. After asking where His Majesty and Privy Tian were, he rushed to the West Inner Court.

Neiyuan is behind the Xuanwu Gate. There used to be a shocking secret here. Many people knew about it, but no one dared to say it.

When he passed by, on the green lawn specially set up in the West Inner Garden, the horses galloped and swirled the mud and turf, and the rattan ball wrapped in cowhide rolled over the horse's hooves and rushed out. A galloping white horse rushed past the knight in front and waved With a few feet of staff in his hand, the front end of the stick was like a crescent moon, and the fist-sized horse was blown away, across the heads of several knights surrounded in front, and fell into the opponent's tall round frame.

"Your Majesty has great skills!"

The surrounding knights reined in their horses and stopped, holding their sticks and bowing their hands to say a few compliments. The figure above the white horse nodded to them with pride, turned the horse's head, and rushed to the sidelines. A waiter came to lead the horse to a stop. , the young man on horseback rolled over and threw the cane to the square-faced and clean figure who came over.

Wiping the sweat off his cheeks, he sat down on a brought chair, leaned on the cushion and tilted his head to ask the person: "Private Tian, ​​how was my beating just now?"

"Your Majesty is so powerful, it's so hard for a mere little guy to stop His Majesty."

The man's name was Tian Lingzi, whose original surname was Chen. When he was young, he worshiped his adoptive father and changed his name to Tian Lingzi. Later, he followed his adoptive father into the palace and became an eunuch. He has a good horse, coupled with his intelligence and full of knowledge, which is very favored by His Majesty today. From the palace official to the court, he became a privy envoy and a lieutenant of the Shence Army, commanding the Imperial City Imperial Army.

Afterwards, he brought along his elder brother Chen Jingxuan, who was originally selling sesame seed cakes at home, and his party members Yang Shili, Niu Xu, and Luo Yuangao, to sit in Sanchuan and be named Jiedushi. In addition, he controlled the ten armies of Chang'an, so he was in control. Few people dared to disobey He means.

But for the emperor who was brought up by him since he was a child, his words are quite respectful.

"Your Majesty, I just received news that something happened outside."

He took out a letter of military information from his sleeve, and handed it over. Over there, the emperor in horse clothes was handsome, with his hair neatly standing on top of his head. At first glance, he was a son of an ordinary wealthy family. After taking the letter, he hesitated for a moment, then unfolded it and read it slowly.

"Your Majesty, at the beginning of this month, the Zhaoyi Army was in chaos. Someone killed the Jiedu Envoy Li Jun, and the independent Jiedu Envoy stayed."

Tian Lingzi's soft voice sounded at the right time, Li Xuan frowned, threw the letter on the ground with a bang, and cursed: "You trash, you can't even control the people below, you should be a military governor."

After finishing speaking, he stomped his foot on it again, stood up and waved his hands casually: "Private Tian, ​​you can do this as you see fit, there is no need to ask me everything."

Walking towards the racecourse, he took the reins from the waiter, got on the horse, turned his head and smiled at the bowing eunuch.

"However, I still have to intervene in the matter of grass thieves. Okay, step back, and I will make two rounds."

Tian Lingzi looked unhappy, lowered his head, pursed his lips and raised his sleeves, then bowed and backed away. Regarding the matter of grass thieves, he was already working, but unfortunately, the Huangchao was so powerful that the Jiedu envoys of the towns were not effective in suppressing it. As for the banditry that invaded eastern Zhejiang and south of the Five Ridges, it once again swept northward.

As early as when Li Keyong from Shatuo in the north was conquered, the grass bandits captured Chu, He and Erzhou. Now at the beginning of August, the Zhaoyi army stationed in the north of Luoyang rose up again, and he felt a little uneasy.

Exiting the racecourse, Tian Lingzi raised his face and looked at Tianguang. The grass army that had been traveling across the Central Plains for several years, and then went to Jiangnan and Lingnan, and now went north again had the power to sweep everything.

'If you can't turn the tide, you can only take His Majesty to avoid the edge temporarily. '

"Inside."

At this time, a eunuch came over, bowed and cupped his hands beside him: "The attendant, Nei Chang, is asking to see you."

Neixiang is the name that all the eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs compliment Tian Lingzi. It has been used for many years and Tian Lingzi has long been accustomed to it.
"The consultant Fu didn't stay in his court, what's he doing here?"

Tian Lingzi was already having a headache from the stalemate and corruption of the war outside, he didn't take the old eunuch who came to see him now, and waved to the young eunuch.

"I don't have time today, I don't see you, tell him, our family is going to meet with Lu and Zheng to discuss important matters."

"Yes!"

The little eunuch who got the order walked around and left the palace, and when he saw the old man with gray hair and bun waiting outside, he sighed and said what he said.

Advisor Fu pursed his lips, just arched his hands, then turned and left silently, looking at the bright sky, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

'This is a talent that will be available, and it will be handed over to others in vain. '

In some muddy eyes, white clouds drifted across the huge city below like a cloud, covering the streets and alleys like a cloud of shadows, and crossed the majestic and towering Tongguan to the east, and there was the ancient eastern capital Luoyang.

In the same sky, several war horses came up to the hill, and the figure on the horse looked at the outline of the city in the distance.

"When the Zhaoyi army is in chaos, the entire Luoyang will lose its backup!"

His majestic voice reverberated in the wind, the man had a rough appearance, thick eyebrows upside down, his temples were like swords stuck upside down in a bun, his chin was surrounded by a tiger beard, he was holding the reins, and his eyes looked at the outline of Luoyang with disdain for everything. power.

He turned his head towards the generals following him, and laughed out loud in a rough and bold voice.

"That Zhuang Renli is still available. Although things in the north are not done well, killing Li Jun, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, will really facilitate our rebel army's westward march."

The thick arm pulled the reins and turned the horse's head. The majestic man swept his eyes across the generals, and his voice was irresistibly majestic, and he fell firmly.

"Go back and organize your troops and horses to prepare for war. It's still the old rule to take away the rich and powerful families around you. All the men are killed, the women are filled into the army, and the children are made into dried meat for army rations. After entering Luoyang, we will reward you!"

"Here!"

Behind him, on the backs of war horses that lined up side by side, armored figures rubbed against the leaves of the armor, raised their hands and arched heavily, showing a wave of energy.

(End of this chapter)