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Chapter 549: Luoyang celebrity, master and apprentice are valuable

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"I heard from my little girl that this seems to be the case."

"Mr. Xie, why did your disciple refuse such a good thing?"

"Maybe Lianghan doesn't like it very much. He just wants to be a Qingxiu in the Sima position. There are so many reasons."

Prime Minister's Mansion, in the study.

Xie Xun, Shen Xisheng, Sun Yi, a middle-aged scribe representing the Prime Minister's Palace, and a group of die-hard old ministers of the Baoli faction gathered together and once again talked about the recent hot topics in Jiangzhou.

Master Di is not in the study for the time being.

Sun Yi, a middle-aged scribe, calmly spoke to Xie Xun again.

Xie Xun replied to him one after another.

However, not only him, but also Shen Xisheng and other colleagues around him also talked about his disciple. He couldn't even reply.

During this period of time during Xie Xun's reign, he was quite the limelight in the circle of colleagues under the Prime Minister's Office. When he washed his face before leaving the office in the morning, he noticed that Zhu Yan was several years younger, with a smile on his face and glowing face.

This is rare.

Because the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty was very large, with ten realms and hundreds of states and counties in the world, Jiangzhou was just one of them.

It was originally a little transparent, but due to the war on the southwest front and the construction of the Donglin Buddha, starting from this year, the name of this small Jiangnan state gradually became familiar to both the government and the public in Luoyang.

There were many military and state affairs that were discussed every day in the imperial court and the political hall of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The southwest front line was only one of the hot spots. It was one of the several directions that the government and the public paid attention to. The construction of the Songde Center of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Buddha statues in all directions was also one of them.

The two words are superimposed, and the word "Jiangzhou" has a higher appearance rate in the political hall.

Of course, if you are more thoughtful, you will know that the Xunyang King's family, which resurrected at the end of last year, also built a mansion in Xunyang City, the prefecture city of Jiangzhou... This move made little noise on the surface and was silent, but the Xunyang King's family again It's not that he was promoted back to Beijing, and it won't affect the overall situation for the time being, but building a government in Jiangzhou is a springboard.

Everyone with a discerning eye in the court vaguely knows that there are at least two waves of forces gathering there to compete, surrounding whether King Xunyang can be promoted from Jiangzhou to the capital in the future... Anyway, this is definitely the last thing the Wei family wants to see. , the Baoli faction is a bit complicated, mainly due to the attitude of His Highness the Prime Minister...

All in all, for the Zhou Dynasty, northern affairs had a higher weight than southern affairs. The dignitaries in Guanzhong liked to keep an eye on the Hebei aristocratic families and were somewhat indifferent to the southern gentry. Only the two families at the bottom of the Five Surnames and Seven Looks were in the south, and almost the others were in the south. They are all in Hebei, and since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the two surnames Wang and Xie have gone to Guanzhong to run Luoyang.

It was not until recent years that Jiangnan and Lingnan, represented by Yangzhou and Guangzhou respectively, gradually prospered due to trade and taxation began to account for a large proportion of the empire's finances. The status and weight of the south became slightly higher. The number of people who entered the imperial examination in recent years The proportions have also been raised a bit, covertly or covertly, although there is still a huge disparity between the north and the south.

This year's Li Zhengyan rebellion in southwest China broke out against this background.

Even so, the gaze of the princes and important ministers of the imperial court on political affairs is still habitually focused on the north. The emphasis on the north and the south is the general tone of this era.

Until the collapse of the Xingzifang Buddha in Jiangzhou, three important figures were sacrificed at once, not to mention the imperial official such as the governor, the third legitimate son of the current Wei king, and Xia Guan Lingtai, who led the statues in Xingzifang. Lang, rumored to be a student of a deputy supervisor in Si Tianjian, was vaguely engaged to a certain princess in Prince Liang's palace.

The specific cause of death has not been announced by the court for the time being, and it is still unclear. Rumors are that it is related to the southwest rebels.

But after this wave, the words "Jiangzhou" and "Donglin Buddha" naturally appeared frequently again, making them familiar to officials in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, the name of Jiangzhou Sima Ouyang Lianghan, who immediately came out to clean up the mess after the collapse of the Xingzifang Buddha, naturally became a hot topic for a while.

Many people recall that it was he who led the original construction plan of Donglin Giant Buddha.

However, he was later intercepted halfway by Lin Cheng, and even caused the famous and popular "Yang Lianghan who refuses to obey the imperial edict" incident.

In the eyes of outsiders, the struggle for dominance in the construction of the Donglin Giant Buddha is, more deeply, the struggle between the Xunyang Palace and the Wei family for dominance in Jiangzhou.

Local officials in Jiangzhou, represented by former Jiangzhou governor Ouyang Lianghan, supported the Xunyang Palace;

As for the airborne officials represented by the former Jiangzhou governor Wang Lengran and Xia Guanlingtai Lang Lincheng, the power behind them was the Wei Palace, which represented the Wei family.

The result of the competition for the right to statue of Donglin Buddha is that either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.

Finally, it is related to a more far-reaching matter, which is whether the Xunyang Palace can use the supervision of the Donglin Buddha to be promoted to the capital, completely moving from the poor mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River to Luojing, the core of power of the Zhou Dynasty, and to get involved in Liwei. dispute.

Of course, if the Qin family, which is in charge of the southwest front line, can be completely won over by either the Xunyang Palace or the Wei Palace, they can be regarded as a winner except the Donglin Giant Buddha. However, it seems that the Qin family daughter has not married any of them. Regarding the trend of the family, some people say that the daughter of the Qin family who once stayed in Xunyang City has some admiration for Ouyang Lianghan.

However, there are many ladies from noble families in Luoyang City who admire this world-famous gentleman. This is not surprising. It really depends on the final result of the political marriage.

Therefore, for many indifferent people in the government and the public in Luoyang, it does not matter whether the statue is built in Xingzifang or at the Shuangfengjing Xunyang Grottoes. It does not matter whether it affects the local people's livelihood in Xunyang. It's all simply summed up as a fight between two factions.

But now, the winner has been decided.

Lin Cheng and others are dead, and now the Xunyang Palace, supported by Ouyang Lianghan's local faction, has picked the peach and is about to obtain the right to build the Donglin Buddha statue.

And it’s winner takes all! The imperial court could only use the remaining party.

The Wei family had to pinch their noses to admit it, unless they didn't want to build the Donglin Buddha, but the Songde Tianshu and the Sifang Buddha statues of the Great Zhou Dynasty were vigorously promoted by the Wei Palace, so they couldn't demolish it themselves, right?
In a sense, no matter which side made the statues, they were actually helping the Wei Palace to promote the Great Zhou Dynasty's Songde Tianshu and Four Directions Buddha statues.

However, the Prince of Xunyang still needs to take advantage of the Wei family's help to accumulate merit and return to Luojing.

So for Wei, this is the difference between a medium win and a big win, which is a bit as disgusting as swallowing a fly. Because allowing the Xunyang Palace to catch a ride on the Donglin Giant Buddha will not affect the immediate situation, but it will affect the longer-term struggle for Liwei.

Of course, when Her Majesty the Queen initially appointed King Lixian of Xunyang as the Governor of Jiangnan, she also wanted to share this cake with them.

But Her Majesty the Queen must also know that the powerful Wei family will be dissatisfied and reach out to interfere with the Donglin Giant Buddha. The subsequent fight also proved this - the Wei family really did not want to share this small cake with the Xunyang Palace, because later The leader can use this to return to the core of power.

Therefore, it is difficult to say whether Her Majesty the Queen had any intentional intentions, such as testing the Xunyang Palace.

At this time, some people said that Ouyang Lianghan watched the collapse of the Xingzifang Buddha and did not stop the rebels. Others say that Ouyang Lianghan waited for the opportunity because he could endure his loneliness.

Finally, there are naturally no shortage of conspiracy theorists. They feel that Lin Cheng's death is inseparable from Ouyang Lianghan. They not only watch with cold eyes, but also push it.

However, these noises do not affect the overall situation, because the truth is sometimes not important, not to mention that even the professional female officials in Xunyang City have not found evidence, so relying on speculation is useless.

The current fact is that the imperial court can only rely on Ouyang Lianghan and other local Jiangzhou statues.

Therefore, Xie Xun has become a famous person in Luoyang these days, and he is respected by people everywhere he goes.

"Mr. Xie's disciple is currently a fifth-rank Jiangzhou Sima. If he takes over the position of governor, after the Buddha statue is built, he will naturally be promoted to a fourth-rank governor... The disciple is only over twenty, even if he has done a lot of work before , and only in wartime can a young official under thirty serve as governor of a state, let alone now, the future is really bright..."

Xie Xun waved his hand and said in a humble tone: "Where there is, Lianghan is his own creation."

"I heard that Mr. Xie's only daughter is engaged to your disciple?"

Xie Xun smiled and was about to speak.

Sun Yi, who was standing aside, interjected again and asked: "Your Majesty, before, you politely declined the position of Commander Shi of the Chinese Army Battalion. Could it be that he... guessed what was going to happen and prepared in advance..."

Xie Xun didn't squint his eyes and spoke calmly;
"My teacher personally went to Xunyang City to see Liang Han. He really kept his peace. During these days, he was drinking and having fun at poetry gatherings. Maybe he refused because he was tired."

Sun Yi's expression was still a bit disbelieving, but his tone was both awe and profound as he said: "His Royal Highness the Prime Minister is full of praise for your disciple. At the same time, I have long admired Mr. Xie's name. I would like to invite Mr. Xie to come and take a seat in the palace..."

The surrounding colleagues looked envious and thanked Xun without answering, as if they had not heard anything. At this moment, a hurried figure suddenly walked through the door... I saw a messenger coming to report:
"Mr. Xie is indeed here. By the way, where is the Master?"

Xie Xun asked, "Master is still in the inner chamber. What's the matter?"

The messenger's tone was helpless: "The eunuch from Jiangzhou came back and said that Ouyang Lianghan resigned from the promotion edict on the grounds that he was a filial piety to his sick relative."

Everyone looked at each other, and Sun Yi, who had never believed it before, was also stunned.

Some people lamented: "This...is there really anyone in this world who doesn't want to be promoted?"

Xie Xun also raised his eyebrows, and after a while, under the gaze of everyone, he coughed and nodded pretending to be deep: "Lianghan, Lianghan, you still have the same temper, as expected."

He had a look of relief and emotion on his face, with a tone that he had already guessed. After speaking, he glanced at Sun Yi, who was completely speechless.

The messenger added: "Mr. Xie, His Majesty summoned you and your wife to the palace, probably to ask how to handle this matter. After all, you are Ouyang Lianghan's teacher..."

Everyone immediately sent people to the back house to invite people, and Xie Xun also straightened up his appearance.

After a while, Master Di walked out of the back house. After hearing this, his face was calm, as if he was not surprised.

Before going out, the fat old man specially brought a small stack of poems that he had prepared long ago, stuffed them into his arms, gave a few instructions to everyone, and then took Xie Xun into the palace together...

(End of this chapter)