Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

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The residence of Fuyin in Luoyang.

"Huaiying, come on, come on, sit down and talk! Yes, yes, go down a little bit, use more force, use more force!" Luoyang Fuyin was leaning on the bed, with his brocade robe half untied, waving to Di Renjie and shouting loudly Instructing the maid behind him to tickle himself: "Huaiying, I made you laugh. Yesterday, my friend sent me some big river clams. I liked these the most, sliced ​​them and roasted them for wine, so I drank a few more glasses. Thinking about it, my back is covered with red spots today, and it's terribly itchy. Oh, my mouth is really taking advantage of me, and my body is suffering!"

"Has the governor invited the doctor?" Di Renjie asked.

"I've asked for it and prescribed two kinds of decoction, but I still feel very itchy after eating it!" Fu Yin said with a sad face: "If it gets better this time, I will never eat anything in the water from now on. If I eat it again, Then chop off these cheap hands!"

"It will take a few days for it to take effect. Please keep the general for a few days!" Di Renjie said with a smile. He is a good official, but he is a little too greedy for food, especially fish, shrimp, snails and clams in the water, because Greedy has suffered a lot, but he has never changed. Every year, he calls a doctor two or three times because of his greed. Every time he suffers, he swears to curse him and never to be greedy again. But after the incident, he still remains the same. Di Renjie heard this kind of curse. Too much, and they won’t be taken seriously at all.

Fu Yin sighed twice and suddenly patted his head: "By the way, I almost forgot about the official business. Huaiying, you were the one who did the warehouse inspection of Luoyang Prefecture last year, right?"

"Yes, that's exactly what the official did, but what's the mistake?"

"What's the mistake? Huaiying, your missions are always spotless!" Fu Yin said with a smile: "That's what happened. Two days ago, the Japanese government received a document from the deputy land and sea transport envoy from Shaanzhou, saying that it was According to the order of the imperial court, the water and land transportation in Shaanzhou must be rectified, and 20 shi of corn and [-] bolts of cloth must be allocated from the warehouses in Luoyang!"

"20 shi of corn? [-] pieces of cloth?" Di Renjie was surprised: "This is not a small number! Is there any document from the Ministry of Household Affairs in the imperial court?"

"Of course there is!" Fu Yin said with a smile: "The official documents from the Ministry of Revenue are all here. It's just that such a large sum of grain and cloth cannot be allocated, taken out of the warehouse, and transferred in just a few words. We also have to issue one here. Go and connect with me, I will think of you Huaiying, how about it?"

"The governor has an order, and the subordinates will naturally obey it -" Di Renjie was about to agree, but he saw the governor wave his hand: "Huaiying, don't be anxious yet. What I mean is that we haven't decided whether to go ahead with this matter, so you can first Think it over carefully and give me an answer in three or two days!"

"Ah!" Di Renjie didn't expect that Fu Yin would call him here, and he couldn't help being surprised: "Isn't this a mission from the imperial court? Is it possible that I can't go?"

"It's true that they are sent by the imperial court, but who is sent and how to deal with it is my authority. Do you understand?" Fu Yin had already arranged his clothes at this time, and the maid who was tickling him quietly left the room. Only he and Di Renjie were left: "After all, I am already old, and I don't want to get involved in the entanglements in the court. After completing this term as governor, it is almost over. Even if I am more negligent in handling errands, my superiors will There is nothing you can do against me, Huaiying, do you understand what I mean?"

Di Renjie nodded. Given what Fu Yin said, he would be a fool if he didn't understand: "You mean, this job is a bit hot?"

"It's not just a hot job, it's a fatal job!" Fu Yin sighed: "It's not surprising that if you are not careful, your wealth and life will be involved. Of course, if you do it well, you will change into a scarlet robe in three to five years and directly enter political affairs. It’s not impossible to go to the church, it’s all up to you whether you go or not!”

Di Renjie licked his lips and felt his heart beating violently. He said in a deep voice, "Please ask Shibo to do an autopsy for Huaiying!"

"Okay!" Fu Yin nodded: "That's why I invited you here today. You should also know something about water transportation. A few days ago, the imperial court set up a land and water transport envoy in Shaanzhou, and the Shaanzhou governor was responsible for the water and land transport. The envoy is responsible for transporting grain from the downstream, how do you think the court handled this matter?"

"It is indeed a good policy!" Di Renjie said: "Every year, grain from the south, the Huaihe River, and the north are brought together. The granaries outside Dongdu City have already piled up like mountains, but not even one-tenth of it can be imported into Guanzhong through the Yellow River waterway. , most of them are stuck in Shaanzhou. Tens of thousands of grains and rice sink into the river alone every year. Caoding drowns and ships sink are countless. The imperial court should have set up a commissioner in Shaanzhou long ago. Get this thing straightened out!"

"So, Huaiying, do you support this matter?"

"Not bad!"

"Hahaha!" Fu Yin laughed twice, and his laughter was like a faint crow on an old tree, dry and torn: "Then do you know who is behind this matter? What is the purpose of this person doing this? Plan? What political opponents does this person have in the court, and how many allies does he have? Does the Holy One care for him? Is the Holy One determined about this matter? What do the people around the Holy One think?"

Faced with the series of questions from the governor, Di Renjie suddenly became speechless. After a while, he whispered in a low voice: "I haven't thought about that much yet. I just think that the canal transportation will benefit the country and the people, so I don't think so much about it!"

"Hey——!" Fu Yin sighed: "Huaiying! You are really too young!"

Of course Di Renjie knew that Fu Yin didn't mean that he was young, but that he was inconsiderate, so he just bowed his head and said nothing.The governor laughed twice: "You should do things that benefit the country and the people? How can things in this world be so simple? Everyone thinks that the princes in the court should serve the country wholeheartedly. In fact, let alone serve the country wholeheartedly. Even if you can devote two or three cents of your time to the country, you are already a good minister!"

"Two or three minutes?" "What? Huaiying, do you think it's missing?" Fu Yin said with a smile.

"I don't dare to say too much, I just want to ask what the rest of my energy is going to do!"

"Of course it's for a career! What else can it be for?" Fu Yin sneered: "Do you think this is too much? Haha! The court is filled with the best people in the world, and all kinds of cold guns and hidden arrows are flying everywhere. If you are not careful, you will be hit by an arrow and fall down, and you will be sent to Rinan, Qiongya, Yaozhou and other smoky places, and you will never be able to recover. It is not enough to deal with it with all your mental strength, and you will only use seven or eight points to deal with it, leaving two or three points for disposal. It’s a matter of state, isn’t this a good minister?”

"If a good minister is a good minister who spends only two or three cents of his time, then who is he who devotes a lot of energy to state affairs?"

"Of course he is a dead person!" Fu Yin sneered: "He is still a dead person who died in the smoky land, and his bones are not allowed to return home! Huaiying, don't be dissatisfied, someone like me who can still stay in Dongdu City at his age has already There are very few of them! A person's life not only depends on how high he can climb when he is proud, but also how unlucky he is when he is unlucky. He will stay in Zhengshitang for seven or eight months, and then go to Ninan Yaozhou to stay. Would you like to spend half your life?"

Facing the governor's question, Di Renjie shook his head. It's no wonder that Di Renjie was timid. If he asked any Tang Dynasty person the above questions, he would almost always get the same answer. Exile to a smog-infested land might be a more terrifying punishment than the death penalty. , after all, the death penalty is just a slap in the face, and being exiled to a smoky land is like being kicked into a hellish place and being stabbed by Ling Chi. Just the long journey and the symptoms of acclimatization can kill more than half of the people. The despair that follows And hardship is even more unbearable.Not to mention that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty also liked to let the exiles move to a new place every one or two years. The purpose was to prevent the exiles from getting used to the local life and to keep them in the pain of exile forever.

"Since you don't want to go to Rinan Yaozhou, then listen carefully to what I say! This is about the rest of your life, no joke!" Fu Yin snorted coldly: "This matter of rectifying water transport was proposed by General Wang. , I don’t need to explain who General Wang is, right? So! If you agree, you will naturally get on General Wang’s ship. If you do well and fall into the eyes of General Wang, you will naturally become the emperor. With your vision, it is not impossible to enter the Political Affairs Hall in three to five years; but if you don’t do it well and anger General Wang, or General Wang is defeated in the future, I don’t need to tell you the consequences! Whether you go or not is up to you. Think it through!"

"General Wang!" Di Renjie took a breath. He put together the news he had heard on weekdays, thought about it and finally asked: "Fu Yin, do you think General Wang will fail?"

"I didn't say that!" Fu Yin rolled his eyes: "Huaiying, please don't make up nonsense for me. I just said that if the general is defeated, everyone who is close to him will be in bad luck. As for what he will do It won’t be bad luck, who knows this? I’m not a roadside fortune teller, I can figure it out!”

"Yes, yes!" Di Renjie knew that Fu Yin was a bit angry and said with a smile: "I want you to analyze the situation. Who are the political opponents of the general? How many allies does he have? Does the Holy One care for him? For Is Your Majesty determined in this matter? What do the people around you think? It’s easy for a lower official to make plans!"

"Haha!" When Fu Yin heard that Di Renjie followed what he had just said almost unchanged, he turned his anger into joy and said with a smile: "Boy, why don't you go all the way? Okay, I will do it for you today. Analyze and analyze, lest you plunge into the mud and die without knowing how you died!"

He patted his bulging belly proudly: "As for the general's political opponents, there are many. There are really not many people in the civil and military circles who are on his side, let's put it this way! Except for Zhang Wenguan and others There are only a few people, and almost no one in the court is on his side! It's just that they don't dare to openly oppose him due to his power! Even Zhang Wenguan is not sure whether he is really on the side of the general. On the other hand, I am still being conceited and playing tricks behind my back!"

"Ah!" Di Renjie was startled: "The situation of the general is so bad, and you still ask me to do things for him, isn't this harming me?"

"Which one is harming you?" Fu Yin said with a smile: "The general has many political opponents, but he himself is also very strong! The military power of the North and South Yamen is in his hands. He has entered the political hall again. Remember those two people a few days ago? Is Her Royal Highness the princess who came back from the Japanese country? She is also the best friend of the general. He also has deep roots in Liaodong, Andong Dudufu, and the Japanese country. Of course, the most important thing is that the Holy Lord obeys his words, and the Holy Family is extremely generous. ! If he still doesn’t have a few political enemies in the court, then those who want to serve him can be sent from Chang’an to Luoyang. Can you, Huaiying, be captured by such a beauty?"

Di Renjie was speechless and speechless by the governor's words. After a while, he said angrily: "You said that he has everything in heaven and earth, but why is he so full of political enemies?"

"It's precisely because he is too strong!" Fu Yin said with a smile: "For others to climb to his position, they must be relatives of several generations, or they must have worked hard in the court for decades. To be able to reach this day and serve in the court The imperial court was already entangled with numerous disciples and old officials. However, it had only been more than a year since the general entered the imperial court and Fu Jinshang ascended the throne, and he had no time to manage his power in the imperial court. It was like he fell from the sky and suddenly stood on the throne. He has reached the highest level. How many people have he blocked and kicked away their jobs? How can those people not hate him to the core?"

"Okay!" Di Renjie smiled bitterly: "It goes without saying who the political opponents are. According to you, except for a few people in the Manchu Dynasty, everyone else is his political enemy, right?"

"You can't say that!" Fu Yin said with a smile: "If we really want to be called a political enemy, it seems that only Pei Judao and Pei Shizhong are the only ones. The others at most have a grudge against the general. If they are political enemies, they may not be qualified. They are ants. There is no way to become an enemy of an elephant!”

"That's true!" Di Renjie has also heard of Pei Judao's name: "Pei Gong comes from the Pei family in Hedong. He has a distinguished status and is an official in the service. He can be called the great general's rival!"

"Wrong!" Fu Yin sneered: "You are wrong. Who does Pei Judao deserve to be the enemy of the general?"

"But didn't you just say that Pei Judao is the only one who is worthy of being the general's political opponent?"

"What I just said was wrong. It should be said that the only political opponents of the general are Pei Judao and his daughter!" Fu Yin said with a smile: "Compared with the general, Pei Judao is just a fool, but he has a little difference. The general is strong, he sent his daughter to the emperor's royal bed, and has been named a queen. As long as he can give birth to a dragon son, he will be the future prince. With this, he can rival the general!"

Di Renjie nodded when he heard this.Ancient political struggles included battles involving thousands of troops and quarrels in the court, but there were also bed fights within the palace.Marriage, childbearing, heir apparents, and throne fights are no less cruel and intense than those on the battlefield.In Europe, the Habsburg family relied on marriage to develop from a local aristocrat in the mountains of northern Switzerland to a prominent emperor who ruled almost half of the world; in Japan, the Fujiwara family married their daughters to the emperor for generations, and their own family became guanbai, establishing the politics of shiguan. .In the Han Dynasty of China, it was also common practice for men from the empress's family to serve as generals and ministers of affairs as de facto imperial rulers.

Therefore, we must not underestimate the fight over the bed. Marrying a daughter well and having a baby well are actually no worse than fighting a war well.Pei Judao had this good daughter who was actually in an invincible position in the political battle.