Red Tang

Li Kuo's face froze, and the smile on his face petrified instantly.

Zhang Yanji's voice was very cold, like the cold rain in late autumn, with a refreshing iciness.

Looking at the friend with a serious expression in front of him, Li Kuo felt a little strange for a while.

The white clothes are like training, but this plain white is wrapped in a touch of chill, and strikes at Li Kuo.

No, it is not.My best friend was supposed to be a handsome young man who had no quarrel with others, and was straightforward and free-spirited, why is he now tainted with such a strong depressive aura?Since the war at the pharmacy on the outskirts of the city, he seems to have changed. He always has a lot of scruples when talking to people, and he is much more stubborn in his actions than before.

Seeing Li Kuo's pale complexion, Zhang Yanji said anxiously: "Brother Kuo'er, what's wrong with you. If what I say is wrong, you just don't listen. Anyway, it's your decision when it comes to small things, and you just put this I will accompany the general to go in, brother, I also recognize it!"

Li Kuo's face gradually softened, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Look at what you said, if I've annoyed you because of this, do you still deserve to be called 'Brother Kuo'er' every night?"

"You still have a conscience!" Zhang Yanji smiled happily, and immediately hugged Li Kuo's neck, which made Du Jingtian jump to his side in fright, and scolded anxiously.

Waving to indicate that he is fine, Li Kuo sighed and said slowly. "Since ancient times, kings have hated forming cliques for personal gain, and those courtiers who frequently associate with princes rarely end well. No matter how powerful and respectful the Eastern Dynasty is, they are still a courtier to His Majesty, and the world is always His Majesty's. Besides, the saints are heroic nowadays. , Your Highness is very cautious, like walking on thin ice, and most avoid forming a party. My grandpa often told me that a courtier should be "not sticky, not sticky." When you get close, your majesty will feel oppressed and disgusted ;You are far away, and the king will feel disappointed and disgusted. Only by being neither in a hurry nor lazy can the king be satisfied."

Zhang Yanji scratched his head, and said suspiciously: "But Fatty An is like a sticky insect like a godfather and a godmother all day long, but look at the whole Tang Dynasty, who is more honored than the right minister?" .”

Li Kuo was stunned for a while, and then burst out laughing.The Fatty An mentioned by Zhang Yanji is undoubtedly Fanyang, Pinglu, and Hedong, the governor of Dongping County An Lushan.It's funny to say that this An Lushan is a Hu, and he was promoted from a soldier to the Jiedushi of the Three Towns by virtue of his military exploits.He was already an extremely human minister, but he was still not satisfied, so he worshiped at the knee of the imperial concubine and became an adopted son.Calculated in this way, his seniority is also compatible with the title of Dongping County King.It's just ridiculous to think about calling a man in his forties to call a woman ten years younger than him mother.

"Hu'er is honest and straightforward, and he acts more casually. How can you compare him to him. Now the saint has more trust in Hu'er, and the saint will feel that he is loyal when they act like this. If you are like this, you may not be punished." An is not guilty of conspiracy."

Zhang Yanji curled his lips and said: "The sage is biased. General Wang Zhongsi has repeatedly defeated the Turks and made great achievements in the Tang Dynasty. It was because of a banquet with His Royal Highness that he was fabricated by a sycophant to pay a private visit to the crown prince." He was dismissed from his post and sent to prison for the crime. Fatty An is just a random beard with nine surnames, but the saint has a lot of trust in him."

Li Kuo tapped his friend's eyebrows and said: "Your Majesty, you and I can criticize at will. As a courtier, you must be cautious in your words and deeds. If someone listens to you, you will not leave."

Zhang Yanji shrugged his shoulders and said: "It doesn't matter, I'm a small fish and I can't get into the eyes of those gods, but you have a bright future, and I'm afraid you won't be able to be careless in the future."

"Since the matter has come to this point, we can only let nature take its course. It is up to man to plan things, and it is up to God to make things happen. Do your own job well, and let him do the rest."

"Hey, hey, let me tell you, you two were chatting and laughing, singing and chatting really happily. You actually left this girl alone, it's really a shame." Du Jingtian jumped over and slapped Zhang Yanji on the forehead superior.

"Hey, my aunt nainai, can you be gentle. You think my head is an iron pot, did you knock it like that?" Zhang Yanji rubbed his forehead and shrunk back into a ball.

"You were the one who beat you. Your head is still a lump of elm wood. If you don't beat it, you won't be able to open it!"

"I, did I offend you..."

Li Kuo walked to Du Jingtian's side and said, "Okay, Ah Tian, ​​don't say a few words." After a slight pause, Li Kuo turned around and gave Zhang Yanji a wink: "You came all the way here not only Say hello to me?"

Zhang Yanji pouted and said: "Of course not, I almost forgot if you didn't tell me. Grandpa got the news that you were given the official position of the prince's guest through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he sent me to inform you. You don’t need to click your hair every day, but you need to go to the East Palace to meet His Highness as usual. His Highness knew that you were injured, so he asked the saint for favors, so as to avoid the complicated rules such as the servant’s edict. But etiquette should not be ignored, you should hurry up I will go to the Eastern Palace to pay my respects to Your Highness."

"Go now? I haven't prepared anything yet, let me take a shower and change clothes first..."

Zhang Yanji rolled his eyes at Li Kuo and said, "Is there any reason to bargain when your Highness summons you? Don't worry, Your Highness is very easy-going and never pays attention to these red tapes." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help but drag Li Kuo out of the house. Li Kuo staggered straight.

"A Tian, ​​you go back to the teahouse first, I will go to Tongjifang to find you later..." Li Kuo turned his neck and shouted towards the back room.

"Damn Xiaoqi! You come back early, I will prepare fried eggs for you~~~"

"it is good..."

In the blink of an eye, the two got into Zhang's carriage and headed straight for the imperial city.

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The East Palace is in the extreme north of Chang'an City, far away from Ande Square.Rao is that the horses of Zhang's mansion have good legs, and it took half an hour before they arrived at Anshangmen.When they arrived at the gate of the city, the Jinwu guards on duty ordered the carriage to stop for inspection.Zhang Yanji jumped down, walked up to him in two or three steps, and handed the badge of Lord Assistant Minister to Jinwu Suwei for inspection.After checking and confirming that there was nothing wrong, the old guard waved his hand to indicate that the two of them could pass.Li Kuo jumped off the carriage nimbly, and entered the Great Tang Imperial City together with Zhang Yanji.

The grand construction of Chang'an City consists of the Outer City and the Inner City.The inner city contains the imperial city, and the imperial city contains the palace city.Except for Jingzhao Mansion, Guozijian and a few other yamen, many yamen in the center of the Tang Dynasty are located in the imperial city.Therefore, the safety in the city is very important, and every few tens of steps, you can see the Jinwu guards with knives on duty.Li Kuo and Zhang Yanji walked slowly on the entire bluestone road, looking around the towering city walls on both sides of the city, feeling the majesty and majesty of the imperial city, and at the same time feeling a sense of pride.This is the pride of Tang people, and it is a little bit of hope for the future of young talents.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, horse racing is not allowed within the imperial city, so even the prime minister of the dynasty must dismount and walk on foot to enter the imperial city.On the two roads of Jiacheng, from time to time, green-robed officials coming back from the court came, and when they saw the two young men, they both sighed and left shaking their heads.

Zhang Yanji snorted softly, then pulled Li Kuo to speed up the pace and walked forward.

Miyagi is located in the north of Chang'an City, with Yeting Palace on the left and East Palace on the right.The two hurried all the way to the Yanxi Gate of the Eastern Palace, already sweating profusely.

A small yellow gate waiting at the gate of the city saw the two of them approaching and hurriedly greeted them and said, "Hey, you two are in such a hurry that the miscellaneous family is dying. His Highness personally ordered the miscellaneous family to lead the two young lords into the palace before Shen Shi. It's almost three quarters, if the two of you don't come, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the palace today."

Zhang Yanji asked suspiciously: "Eunuch Wang, didn't the gates of the palaces be locked only in the next year? Why is the East Palace so special?"

The little Huangmen surnamed Wang showed embarrassment: "Mr. Zhang Xiaolang, look at what you said, why is our East Palace special? Your Majesty has a rule that His Highness should not meet with foreign ministers for more than two hours a day. Your Highness is more than two hours in the morning and afternoon." He is a student, so the daily meeting with foreign ministers is put before Shenshi..."

Zhang Yanji shrugged his shoulders and said: "So that's the case, then I will have to lead the way." After speaking, he took out an ingot of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the servant surnamed Wang.

The servant surnamed Wang burst into laughter immediately, and said in a harmonious voice: "Young Lord and the miscellaneous family, why are you so polite, if you let His Highness know..."

Zhang Yanji coughed lightly: "This is a gift that Zhang admires his father-in-law and gives to his friends, which is different from others."

"Hey, you two young gentlemen, let's go with the miscellaneous family."

Following in the footsteps of Xiaohuangmen, the two entered Yanximen successively, walked along the palace wall, turned from a side gate and came to a side hall.

The little Huangmen turned around and smiled at the two of them: "You two young gentlemen, wait a moment, and wait for the miscellaneous family to report." After speaking, he turned and walked into the hall.

The two stood with hands hanging in front of the palace gate, looking at each other silently.After about half a cup of tea, the little yellow door trotted out from the side hall.When he got close, he wiped the sweat from his forehead lightly and said: "Your Highness has just finished practicing calligraphy, so I asked the miscellaneous family to ask the two young gentlemen to wait in the outer room first. After cleaning your hands, His Highness came to see you two."

Zhang Yanji nodded at him, and said lightly: "I have to thank you, father-in-law." Then he walked towards the side hall together with Li Kuo.

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