Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 458 Sunshine always comes after wind and rain

This time Longyou took the imperial examination and won the imperial examination. The players continued to drink freely in the Mingyue Tower, and the restaurant owner was even more excited.

So many Jinshi are drinking in their own upstairs, it will be a good story in the future, and there will be more scholars going upstairs on the day when the list is announced.

The owner of Mingyue Tower simply waived the drink fee for Wang Chengwei and others, and only asked them to write poems upstairs.

Spreading the word about this grand event in the literary world is naturally good for personal reputation, and everyone is naturally very supportive.

There was a lot of news about the pilot test in Mingyue Building, which had already spread all over the square, and everyone looked upstairs.

The boss specially asked people to buy snow-white rice paper from Longyou, and from the first floor, scholars who won the exam were invited to write poems.

In this way, everyone wrote poems while drinking, and finally waited for the champion Wang Chengwei.

As the finale, the boss of Mingyue Tower looked at Wang Chengwei and said:
"Mr. Zhuangyuan, all the scholars who climbed the tower today have already written poems. Please give me poems!"

Wang Chengwei drank a little wine, picked up a pen and wrote on the paper:
The sun always comes after the storm, and there is a clear sky above the dark clouds.

Cherish all the moving, every hope is in your hands.

The sun always shines after the storm, there is a clear sky after the dark clouds

Cherish all the moving, every hope is in your hands

The boss of Mingyue Tower looked suspiciously at the fact that the poem didn't look like poetry, and the words didn't look like words, and his heart was full of doubts.

Isn't the number one scholar brilliant?Why did you write such a doggerel for me?

That's not even a doggerel, is it?
After Wang Chengwei finished writing, the players in Longyou all looked at each other and smiled, and they even started singing to the lyrics.

"The sun always comes after the storm! There is a clear sky above the dark clouds!"

With the players' chorus, the simple melody and catchy lyrics soon aroused the chorus of other scholars in Mingyue Tower.

Some scholars who had failed the imperial examination and were in a depressed mood felt their hearts calmed down after hearing this song.

These scholars also sang together.

The melody is simple, the lyrics are easy to remember, and soon the singing gradually spread outward, and finally the candidates in the entire Guozijian Square began to sing this song in chorus.

This sunshine after the rain, full of expectations for the future world's upward attitude, also aroused the resonance of the people of Chang'an who had just recovered from the puppet Yan.

Gradually, the whole street was singing this song, and the owner of Mingyue Tower also sang along.

After the singing was over, everyone felt lost.

I saw Wang Chengwei raised his glass and said:

"Everyone, let us drink this cup together! Congratulations to the Great Tang!"

"Congratulations to Datang!"

Everyone shouted loudly, only to see Shi Zishan shouting Long live in the square in front of the Imperial College, the officials of Shangshu Province felt like the first roar of a young tiger, the first cry of a young eagle, resounding throughout Chang'an!

Pei Mian, who had just come out from Shangshu Province, heard his subordinates report the situation of Guozijian Square, he couldn't help stroking his beard and said: "You are indeed the son of the Wang family!"

When Cui Guangyuan heard that Wang Chengwei, whom he blamed, turned out to be the champion of the new division, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, I had taken refuge in King Jianning in time. If I hadn't taken refuge in King Jianning, I would have been impeached by the officials for blaming the champion of the new department.

In the East Palace, Dou Shen saw the list of Jinshi and Mingjing, and his jealous eyes were about to burst into flames.

The reason why Dou Shen wanted to join the palace of the East Palace was to be able to become a Jinshi with the help of the prince.

However, since the former prime minister Wei Jiansu, an ally of the Eastern Palace, went to Xichuan to serve as Jiedushi, the influence of the Eastern Palace in the court has been greatly affected.

This time, the prime minister who presided over the imperial examination, Pei Mian, was even the political enemy of the former prime minister Wei Jiansu.

This time, the few candidates that Donggong promised to be the guarantor all failed the rankings, and seeing so many people from Longyou on the rankings, Dou Shen gritted his teeth even more.

Is King Jianning of Longyou going to fight for the heir apparent with Donggong?
But King Jianning is not in Chang'an, how can he seize the heir?

Dou Shen just wondered if King Jianning was collaborating with King Qi, and he broke out in a cold sweat. If King Jianning and King Qi cooperated, the situation in the East Palace would be even more embarrassing!
The officials of the Eastern Palace who stayed in Chang'an just felt that a storm was coming.

Prince Li Chu, who was stranded in Guo Ziyi's camp, felt what it meant to be constrained everywhere, and everything went wrong.

He couldn't enter Luoyang, but the emperor didn't order him to return to Chang'an.

Li Chu knew very well that this was his father's fear of him.

Logically speaking, preparations for the return of the emperor and the emperor to Chang'an should be handled by the East Palace.

Because the East Palace is the crown prince, it can replace the emperor to worship the ancestral temple and the country. Before the emperor returns to Chang'an, he must first complete the sacrifice to the ancestors.

But I don't know what exactly Queen Zhang and Li Fuguo were blowing in the emperor's ears. This time, the emperor asked Li Chu to stay in Guo Ziyi's army on the grounds that the military was urgent.

But he sent his younger brother, who had just been promoted from King Nanyang to King Qi, to Chang'an to prepare for the ceremonial work of returning to Chang'an.

Naturally, this matter was strongly opposed by the court.

However, after Wei Jiansu was dismissed last time, the power of the East Palace in the court was much weaker. In the end, King Qi still set off to return to Chang'an to clean the ancestral temple and worship the ancestors again.

Li Chu was very irritable. From the moment he was crowned King of Qi, and his younger brother Li Xi was crowned King of Qi, he felt a great threat.

But now his prestige in the army has dropped to a freezing point, and the power of the court has also been severely damaged.

But what worries Li Chu the most is the depletion of financial resources.

Whether it is to buy people's hearts or to inquire about news, it essentially costs money.

Originally, Li Chu was the general of the world's soldiers and horses, possessed the power of the Eastern Palace, and cooperated tacitly with the prime minister Wei Jiansu, so he was a proper party in power.

At this time, Li Chu is naturally not short of money, and his subordinates will continue to transfer wealth to the Eastern Palace. For many people, paying tribute to the Eastern Palace is a cost-effective investment. As long as Li Chu can ascend the throne, he can earn profits get back the investment.

But now the Eastern Palace's status is unstable, and its financial resources are instantly exhausted.

The East Palace kept the guards, and Li Chu still had expenses, and he needed to buy the eunuchs in the palace to know the latest developments in the palace.

Everything costs money, and the huge East Palace will be emptied.

We must find a way to make money!

Another purpose of Li Chu's stay in Luoyang camp is to keep an eye on Jianghuai.

Li Chu and Dou Shen discussed in letters, and Dou Shen believed that the decline of the Eastern Palace was due to the lack of reliable financial resources of its own.

King Qi has the support of Nanyang Tiefang, and King Jianning has the wealth of Longyou.

Apart from being empty, the East Palace has no stable source of income.

Dou Shen's suggestion to Li Chu is to let him seize Jianghuai!

Jianghuai was the most prosperous country in the world, and all the military rations of Datang's suppression of the rebellion came from the supply of grain and materials from Jianghuai.

It is Fifth Qi, an expert in financial management, who supports JAC's financial resources!
Fifth Qi, Ming Jing Ke became an official. This starting point is not high. He Lan Jinming was originally an aide, but when he reported to the emperor about his work, he recommended himself to the emperor and was appointed as Jianghuai Salt and Iron Envoy.

Fifth Qi built a government-run salt workshop on the seaside of Jianghuai, where he boiled and dried salt. He also set up inspection courts on various major transportation routes in Jianghuai to inspect illegal salt sales.

In this way, salt, a daily necessity, became a tool for imperial expropriation.

And also relying on the credit of collecting taxes in the Jianghuai River, Fifth Qi has received many awards from the emperor.

In his letter to Li Chu, Dou Shen reminded that Cui Qi, the doctor of Hubu Duzhi, had been transferred to Yushi Zhongcheng, and Wu Qi was very interested in the position of Doctor of Hubu Duzhi, and wanted to return to Chang'an.

If Fifth Qi resigns, Donggong can grab the position of successor Yantie envoy, then there is no need to worry about financial resources.

And Fifth Qi is the first salt and iron envoy, and also a minister trusted by the emperor. He has done his best in countering the rebellion. If he wants to be promoted to the court, then the successor he recommends can basically succeed the Jianghuai salt and iron envoy. .

Ministers like Fifth Qi were called "finance ministers" in the Tang Dynasty.

The rulers of the Tang Dynasty were all self-aware, that is, finance is a professional matter, so let the professional do it.

Most of the time, the imperial treasurer is a master-student succession. In the Tang Dynasty, he was labeled as a "financial expert", so the promotion channel will be limited to a few positions, but the advantage is that the imperial court generally respects the successor recommended by the predecessor This will also ensure the stability of fiscal policy.

This is also the reason why Fifth Qi wants to operate back to Chang'an when there is a vacancy among Hubu Duzhi Lang.

But Li Chu and Fifth Qi have never met each other, so it would be just wishful thinking for Fifth Qi to recommend someone for him.

But Dou Shen pointed out a way in his letter to Li Chu.

It is not a very high-quality position to be a doctor in the household department, but it is very important in the household department.

Duzhi means budget and expenditure. Duzhi doctor is in charge of the budget preparation and money and food expenditure of the Ministry of household treasury, and is known as the sub-account minister in the household department.

But now Fifth Qi is serving as Jianghuai Zuyong Envoy, Salt and Iron Envoy, not a serious position.

Before Fifth Qi took up this position, he was only an aide in the mansion of Beihai Jiedushi He Lanjin Ming Jiedushi, and he didn't even have a rank.

So Dou Shen hoped that the prince could help him operate to the position of Jianghuai Renyong Salt and Iron Envoy.

Fifth Qi needed to return to Chang'an, so naturally he could not do without the recommendation of the court ministers.

Obviously, Li Chu can be recommended, and with Fifth Qi's merits, it is more than enough to be promoted to the imperial court as Duzhi Langzhong.

In Dou Shen's letter, a more important piece of information is that Fifth Qi was once He Lan Jinming's staff member, and He Lan Jinming was Fifth Qi's benefactor.

He Lan Jinming was killed by Nan Jiyun under Zhang Xun's command. Fifth Qi, as an old subordinate, was sworn enemies with Nan Jiyun.

As long as Li Chu helps Fifth Qi deal with Nan Jiyun, then Fifth Qi will be grateful for the Prince's help and join him.

Li Chu closed the letter and thought about it.

(End of this chapter)