Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Just when Ling Changfeng fell into deep thought, Ling Yun coughed lightly, looked at the second son with deep eyes in front of him, took a sip of the fragrant tea on the table, and whispered: "Feng'er, this tribute Although you want to find out the clues of that rosemary, but don't be careless."

The celebrity who is now the emperor's side is also afraid that Ling Changfeng will be framed if he is careless.

Ling Changfeng came back to his senses, nodded slightly, and remembered the words in the letter: "Father, in the letter you sent me, you said that the current political situation is complicated. What is the situation?"

"Today's imperial court looks like a monolith on the surface, but it has already begun to crumble inside. Since the Anshi Rebellion, the Jiedu envoys from all walks of life have begun to hang around. In name, they are the imperial court's chief officials, but in fact they are kings of their own."

"Now, the emperor is in charge of the three provinces and six ministries and the frontier envoys are constantly wrestling with each other, and the court is also colluding with cronies. As far as I know, only the Shang Shusheng and the Twelve Guards are loyal to His Majesty, and the Menxia Province has already been marginalized. However, all the officials of Zhongshu Province are involved with the Northwest Jiedushi."

"Among the six ministries, His Majesty is only in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment. The rest of the ministries are controlled by various cronies placed by the eldest princess. And because of your relationship, everyone thinks that the old man is a party of the prince."

"Tell me, what do you think now?"

Ling Changfeng listened carefully to his father's speculation, and then recalled some of his experiences in Luoyang. He lightly tapped the table with his fingers, and slowly deliberated.

Ling Yun sat on the grand teacher's chair, drinking tea unhurriedly, quietly waiting for Ling Changfeng's judgment.

In less than a cup of tea, Ling Changfeng raised his head and looked at his father: "Father, I now suspect that there is a fight between three forces in the palace."

"Oh? Let's hear it." Ling Yun looked surprised, put down the teacup in his hand, and listened attentively.

"Judging from my father's description just now, the emperor obviously has control over most of the officials in the imperial court, but this time I went to Luoyang to supervise the Sitianjian case, and I found that Mencius Yan seemed to be very familiar with the affairs of the Western Regions. .”

"If I didn't know that he is not from the Western Regions, I'm afraid I would think he is also a traitor. I suspect that he made a deal with people from the Western Regions." Ling Changfeng walked to his father, slowly approached Ling Yun's ear, and whispered The uncheckable voice expressed its own judgment.

"Really? Come and listen." Ling Yun was puzzled.

"Or it means that the people behind him made a deal with the people from the Western Regions! The people behind him want to bribe me, presumably because they have taken a fancy to the influence of my father, the servant of the imperial court."

"Father, look at the three provinces of the imperial court. The emperor controls the Shangshu Province, and the Jiedushi occupies the Zhongshu Province. Now only the Menxia Province where my father is located seems to stay out of the matter."

"This person is friendly to me because he wants my father's help. The answer is almost ready, and this person is probably Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess! As for what she conspired with the people from the Western Regions, we can only find out after this tribute ceremony. "

Ling Yun quietly listened to Ling Changfeng's analysis, and nodded: "Well, what you said seems to make sense. If you are right, there is a force in the court who wants to covet the Great Tang throne. What do you say ,Who is the one?"

After a brief silence, the two of them named this person in unison.

"Princess!"

The father and son looked at each other, but the shrewdness in their eyes was quite similar.

Obviously, among the current royal family, only one has any thoughts about the throne, and the rest of the princes are still young enough to have this idea.

There was only deathly silence in the hall, and after a long time, Ling Changfeng broke the quiet scene: "Father, there is a faint trend of chaos in the court, even though we are in this muddy water, we must make plans early It is."

The two discussed in secret for a long time, and no one knew what plan they had made in this hall.If it is spread, what is certain is that there must be a crime of confiscating the whole family.

After the conversation, the two finally laughed heartily, and went to the dining hall one after the other to eat.

In the early morning of the next day, Kaihuafang Lingfu.

Early in the morning, a father-in-law from the palace came to Ling's mansion. After seeing Ling Changfeng, this man first said a few words of comfort on behalf of the emperor, and then revealed the real purpose of the trip: "Special Envoy Ling, According to the sage's orders, the sage must bring your white cat in Luoyang with you when you enter the palace today."

After hearing this, Ling Changfeng and Xiaolan felt strange. For some reason, the emperor became curious about Xiaoyu.

It's just that the emperor's order is hard to disobey, so Ling Changfeng had no choice but to accept the order with a nod.At the same time, he also took the opportunity to give Xiaolan a wink: "Elder-in-law, the white jade kitten is only willing to be held by my maid Xiaolan. Look, do you want her to take the kitten there? Otherwise, the Holy Majesty's intention may be fulfilled." It's gone."

Xiaoyu was lazily dozing off on the side table at this time, and seeing Ling Changfeng mentioning herself, she yelled twice in cooperation with "meow meow".

Seeing this, the father-in-law hesitated for a while, and had no choice but to agree, but he was only willing for Xiaolan to take him outside the hall, and then Ling Changfeng took Xiaoyu to face the saint.

Ling Changfeng and Ling Changfeng naturally had a sincere expression on their faces, and hurriedly agreed.Then, under the leadership of the father-in-law, the group went to the Daming Palace to face the saint.

In Chang'an, Daming Palace of Tang Dynasty is located at the front of the dragon's head in the northeast of the city, with a high and broad terrain.

In addition to the three main halls in the palace city——Hanyuan Hall, Xuanzheng Hall, and Zichen Hall, there are also close ministers and confidential government buildings such as Menxia Shengzhongshu, Sheng Hanlin Academy, Yushitai, and Mingfuyuan.

At that time, Xuanzong also set up "left and right teaching workshops beside Penglai Palace", and the teaching workshop Si Yichun Courtyard where Aunt Gongsun lived was here.

The central axis of the palace city is from Danfeng Gate to Zichen Hall. There are three main halls built on the central axis, and symmetrical halls and pavilions are built on both sides of the central axis.There is Taiye Pond in the middle of the palace city, and the palaces around Taiye Pond are the places where emperors and concubines live.

And Miyagi is symmetrical from east to west, and there is a beautiful garden area specially for the royal family to visit --- Neiyuan.

This kind of palace design is similar to the folk Lifang, but the size and luxury are not the same.

To put it simply, the Daming Palace has obvious architectural divisions—that is, the office area for the emperor to work and discuss, the residential area for the royal family, and the entertainment area.

This time, Ling Changfeng and Ling Changfeng met in the Mingyue Palace in Neiyuan, the palace where the current emperor rests on weekdays.

Under the leadership of the father-in-law, it took about an hour to walk outside the Mingyue Hall. During this period, he was searched countless times. Fortunately, Xiaolan was already quite familiar with this, and had already placed the clear lightsaber away. In the Ling Mansion.

After passing the last checkpoint, Xiaolan muttered: "Master, it is too troublesome to enter this palace. You have to finish talking with the emperor quickly, I am afraid that Xiaoyu will get angry."

Ling Changfeng already understood, and nodded with a smile.

Seeing this, the father-in-law on the side snorted: "You guys can decide how long to meet the Holy Majesty. Special envoy Ling, go in quickly, don't make the emperor wait too long."

After finishing speaking, he leaned sideways and waited for Ling Changfeng, signaling him to follow quickly.