Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 106 When the world is no longer tolerant of you

While preparations for the war in Hexi were in full swing, a "inconspicuous" news from Jingzhou reached Chang'an, making Li Longji, who was addicted to his former daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan, sad for a few days.

Zhang Jiuling died of illness while taking office in Jingzhou!

So Ji Ge posthumously bestowed on Zhang Jiuling the title of "Governor of Jingzhou" and the posthumous title "Document", and asked court professionals to bury him in a treasured land of geomantic omen.

With the death of Zhang Jiuling, the officials of the "Literary School" who once called the wind and rain in the Kaiyuan period completely died down, leaving only He Zhizhang, who was "good wine and wild", spending his days in the yamen and staying away from government affairs.

Perhaps it was the sadness of the death of a rabbit, or perhaps it was a feeling of sadness. Although Zhang Jiuling's death did not touch Brother Ji, it made Li Linfu, the right minister of the Tang Dynasty, feel a chill on his back.

The officialdom is dangerous, and it is not a big skill to be able to climb up. Many people can do it.The hard part is how to land smoothly and enjoy your old age peacefully!
The fall of Zhang Jiuling told Li Linfu a terrible political truth: after entering this circle, the world will no longer be tolerant of you!

In the study room of Li Linfu's house in Pingkangfang, the Right Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty was reading an official document sent from Youzhou and the edict that Ji Ge responded to.This is his daily work, turning imperial edicts into official documents of the government, turning them into government orders and military orders, and implementing them.

The content of this official document now is: Fang Youde, the governor of Youzhou, shocked the north and made the Bohai Kingdom, which had previously deviated from the trend of the Tang Dynasty, bow down and surrender. The Khitan and Xiren nobles were shocked and apprehensive, and once again made a request for marriage !And in order to show his sincerity, he has already sent the proton to Chang'an, planning to let the proton study in the Imperial Academy according to the rules of previous years, and after graduation, he will enter the palace and serve as a guard.

Ji Ge Longyan Dayue agreed to the request of Khitan and Xi, chose the daughter of the clan as the princess to marry, and handed over the related etiquette matters to Li Linfu.In short, we must promote the prestige of the Tang Dynasty and handle the marriage affairs beautifully.

"Zhang Wenwen (Zhang Jiuling) took the blame on himself, I can't follow in his footsteps!"

Sitting in front of the table, Li Linfu sighed with emotion.

He took out the draft under the paperweight and looked at it again and again. It was a draft about matters related to the reform of the Tang Dynasty system. He was stimulated by the death of Zhang Jiuling. There is no bottom.

Li Linfu knew very well what kind of emperor he was assisting, and he also knew very well what his own situation was.

Zhang Jiuling was kicked out of the center because of killing three sons in one day?

Was Pei Yaoqing dismissed as prime minister really just because he failed to give the saved freight to the saint?
Only Li Linfu, who understands Li Longji best, understands that these are superficial reasons.

Taizong's employment of people is based on people and doing things with people.Select people first, then send errands.

In the early years of Kaiyuan, Li Longji, who tried his best to govern and tried to reproduce the greatness of the Tang Dynasty, always boasted that he had the legacy of Taizong, and he wanted to compare with Taizong everywhere.

But in fact, Li Linfu, who was born in the clan and had been in the palace for a long time, understood that Ji Ge's principle of employing people was completely opposite to Taizong's.

Simply put, it is mean and ungrateful to the extreme!
Pei Yaoqing was dismissed as Prime Minister only because Brother Ji felt that although the canal was opened, the shipping fee has not been reduced. It is not worthwhile to spend all the money from the national treasury and the internal treasury on the shipping fee!To some extent, the governance of the canal was successful, but it did not achieve the expected goal!
After three years of water transport in Chang'an, there was no shortage of food, and Pei Yaoqing, who took office for rectifying the canal, was the first to be dismissed.

In short, Ji Ge doesn't need him anymore, it's as simple as that.

It's not that Pei Yaoqing did something that made Ji Ge dissatisfied.

In fact, Pei Yaoqing has just lost his use value.Therefore, he is still an official in the Chang'an Center, and has been changed to the Prime Minister Zuo of Shangshu (a false position), and has been granted the title of Marquis of Zhaocheng. He also has other official positions, and has certain powers and can advise Li Longji.

The days even went by with a little comfort.

Brother Ji's logic is actually straightforward and clear: I will make good use of you when you are useful, and when you are useless, if you have not offended me before, then I will not beat you to death!

Because of the need to build canals to ensure food security in Chang'an, Pei Yaoqing was worshiped as the prime minister, instead of Pei Yaoqing being sent to organize water transportation after being worshiped as the prime minister.

Ji Ge's employment logic is a typical "restraining people because of things".

Even worse is Zhang Jiuling.

Zhang Shuo was Zhang Jiuling's mentor. Li Longji paid homage to Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling. The main purpose was to let him rectify the military affairs in the north and become "Zhang Shuo's second".

But this matter, he failed.

This is the main reason why Brother Ji couldn't tolerate Zhang Jiuling in the end. Zhang Jiuling stood on the prince's side, which was actually just the trigger for Brother Ji to make up his mind to dismiss him.

Along with Zhang Jiuling being dismissed from office, Yan Tingzhi was dismissed from office, Zhou Ziliang was executed with a stick, and He Zhizhang became an idler who fished all day long.

The ministers of the "literary school" in the center of the Tang Dynasty declined at a speed visible to the naked eye. The most fundamental reason was that Ji Ge had deep doubts about the talents who passed the imperial examination.I think they can only write beautiful articles but not do practical things.

Incidentally, Li Longji also asked Li Linfu to vigorously rectify the rules and models of imperial examinations and talent selection!

Since the Kaiyuan period, the Tang Dynasty has been pulling and beating the Khitan and Xi people, giving them both kindness and power, dividing the relationship between the two and the Turks, and reducing the living space of the Turks.

When Zhang Jiuling was prime minister, he didn't have a deep understanding of the relationship between the three, and unilaterally presided over the peace talks with the declining Turks in an attempt to unite with the Turks to deal with Tubo who was about to move in the Western Regions and Longyou.

This move shocked the Khitan and Xi people, thinking that they were abandoned by the Tang court, and the voice of the internal "Turkic faction" increased greatly, which made the two further lean towards the Turks.

This is the source of unrest in the border town of Youzhou.

In fact, the reason why An Lushan was appointed as the military envoy of the Pinglu Army was because he was the speaker of a certain Turkic Sogdian tribe in Youzhou.The center of the Tang Dynasty needs to rely on the power of these "neutral factions" to fight against the Khitan and Xi people who are increasingly far away from the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why Fang Youde has become famous and won the trust of Brother Ji in the past two years is because he used "alternative" methods to wipe the butt of Zhang Jiuling, who had been dismissed as prime minister, and used his fists to make the Khitan and Xi people surrender. In a bloodless way, they intervened in Bohai's domestic regime change by force.

This hand scratched Ji Ge's itch!
So much so that Ji Ge always wanted to give Fang Youde the position of Pinglu Jiedu envoy concurrently, but the opposition from the DPRK and China was too great and he gave up.

Again, Brother Ji thinks Fang Youde is very useful, so he wants to use him extensively.Although this is blessed by the aura of "the minister of the dragon", the most fundamental reason is that Brother Ji is not a person who talks about friendship, he is very snobbish.

Those who are useful will go, and those who are useless will leave. In Ji Ge's eyes, there is no tolerance and tolerance.

The surrender of Khitan and Xi Ren made Li Linfu feel that if he was not careful, he might be the next "Zhang Jiuling"!
"Come here, prepare the car, the truth is going to Xingqing Palace."

Li Linfu picked up the pile of drafts on the desk and put it into his sleeves, and gave instructions to his servant.

Seeing that these things are still for Li Longji to see after all, Li Linfu was heartbroken and didn't want to change any more.

……

"Hey, it's comfortable."

Fang Zhongyong sat in front of the desk and groaned happily, enjoying the massage on his wrist by Anaye.

The military law of the Tibetans was finally copied by him.I have to say, these birds are really good, so metaphysical, he doesn't believe that the Tibetans will strictly follow the military law!

Fang Chongyong inquired about the military law among the Tang army and found that the Tubo military law was even more stringent than that of the Tang army.I'm afraid there's a big question mark over how vigorously military law is enforced on weekdays.

If all the energy of the officers and soldiers is devoted to dealing with military law, then they will certainly not have any spare energy to consider war matters. This is the principle of "too much is not enough" in military law.

But for Fang Chongyong, the value of this military law lies in the fact that the Tubo people put forward many detailed requirements for marching and fighting.For example, camping at night, how to arrange scouts, how to arrange camps, what position is better to set up camps, how to set up fixed posts and mobile posts, etc.

This thing is not so much a military law, it is better to say it is a very practical book on the art of war!What makes it valuable is not the guiding principles like "Sun Tzu's Art of War", but the details of marching and fighting.

"Are you confused? There are so many foreign officials and scribes in Liangzhou City who can copy. You have to copy it yourself, and you are half exhausted."

While massaging Fang Chongyong's wrist vigorously, Anaye couldn't help complaining in a low voice.

She is always reluctant, but her body is very honest around Fang Zhongyong, consciously taking care of Fang Zhongyong's daily life, it can be said that she is diligent and worthy of her calloused little hands.

"When you come to Chang'an in the future, you have to pay attention to the rules. As for what you said just now, it is only natural for the rich and powerful to kill you with a stick."

Fang Chongyong snarled angrily, and then asked the other party to sit next to him.

Anaye sat down obediently, waiting for Fang Chongyong to speak.

"Chang'an is not a good place for you, are you sure you really want to go?"

Fang Chongyong asked in a deep voice, with a serious expression on his face.

Anaye bit her lip, finally nodded and said, "Yes, I'm ready."

A "native girl" from Hexi, if she does not expose her identity as the illegitimate daughter of King Xin'an, then there is indeed not much to go.Early marriage in ancient times, in two years, Anaye will choose to marry into a certain military family in Hexi.

She can choose any one, but she has to make a choice!

Going to Chang'an means unlimited possibilities.

Maybe he died miserably and was buried in a foreign land, or he could become famous and take a different path.

Anaye has already made a decision in her heart whether she wants to sink into stability or take risks for a future.

"I understand, please sign this contract."

Fang Chongyong handed Anaye a contract on the table.The above content is very simple, that is, Anaye has changed from a military household to a "step" of Fang Zhongyong's family.This also means that her future will be at the mercy of Fang Chongyong.

As long as the other party is willing.

Signing this contract means that all the achievements of the hardworking women in the Western Regions will be wiped out, and they will once again be reduced to the slaves of the powerful. There is no guarantee for their identity and status, and it will even harm future generations.

Of course, the status of the trilogy is a better term than the name of a slave, and there is not much difference in essence.

Signing this contract means that Fang Chongyong can play with Anaye at will in the future, there is no bottom line or lower limit that can be controlled, and how it depends on personal character.Even if Anaye is given away in the future, no one will say anything wrong.

This is how the rich and powerful circles play!

This is the price you have to pay to go to Chang'an.

Fang Chongyong had already "concluded" with Dr. Li, but he still talked to Anaye again without further ado.

Picking up the pen, Anaye signed her name on the deed, and then pressed the cinnabar handprint.After finishing all this, she stared at Fang Chongyong not to be outdone, without saying a word.

Fang Chongyong strongly demanded to go through such a process, which seemed ruthless to Anaye.But she didn't know that this matter was actually proposed by the well-informed medical officer Li, and it was a kind of protection for Anaye.

The clear rules on the table are always different from the unspoken rules of how things work. Only those who know the inside story can make correct judgments.

Fang Chongyong put the contract close to his body, and then he laughed and said, "From now on, you can use the name of Fang Junshi and Fang Canjun to bully others in Liangzhou."

"How could I do something like that!"

Anaye said angrily.

She also guessed that she was "sold" by her father.Although such things were commonplace in Liangzhou City, it still felt a little weird when it was my turn.

Even if I want to lose my temper, I don’t know who to target.

"Beauty as a companion, red sleeves add fragrance, Fang Canjun really has a good mood."

Hexi Jiedu envoy Xiao Jiong's voice came from outside the pharmacy, Anaye got up quickly, bowed to him hastily, and exited the pharmacy.

"This little lady from Hexi will definitely be a beauty when she grows up. Fang joins the army and she really has a good eye."

Xiao Jiong teased as if he was familiar with it.

If the other party was not Hexi Jiedushi, Fang Chongyong would not bother to talk to this vulgar and illiterate birdman.Xiao Jieshuai, the villain who hides dicks, keeps his three words in line with his profession. Fang Chongyong can guess what he is doing here with his toes.

"The saint's birthday is approaching, and the medicine is almost ready. It's just that a certain person is still a little worried. Has Xiao Jieshuai really thought it through?"

Fang Zhongyong asked pointedly.

"The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. Naturally, the sooner the better!"

Xiao Jiong clenched his fists tightly and said with wide eyes, obviously he didn't want to continue being polite to Fang Zhongyong.

More importantly, he has taken this medicine himself, and it seems... quite interesting.

"First of all, this is tea, not medicine, right? As long as the saint likes it, it's okay to add some lukewarm tea to it."

Fang Chongyong opened his eyes and asked nonsense.

Xiao Jiong nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes, yes, this is tea from Hexi, not medicine."

"Tea" in the Tang Dynasty did not necessarily have tea leaves. This situation was actually very common in Fang Chongyong's previous life.

Local governments pay tribute to "auspiciousness" in the name of "tea", and the risk is far lower than that of "medicine".

Based on this alone, Xiao Jiong concluded that Fang Chongyong was a person who could do great things!
"The main function of this kind of tea is to regulate the five internal organs and smoothen the qi. As for its aphrodisiac effect, we know nothing about it, right?"

Fang Chongyong hinted very blatantly.

"That's right, that's right, this kind of tea is specially used for conditioning the five internal organs. As for the body being conditioned, it's normal to regain the masculinity. Naturally, we don't know anything about it."

Xiao Jiong hurriedly continued, "It's comfortable to talk to smart people, it saves time, effort and is not pretentious!"
"Even if it's tea, not everyone can drink it. Everyone's physique is different. Before drinking it, it's best to ask the medical officer at the medical center whether your body can handle it. This is what it should be, right? ?”

Fang Zhongyong struck the last blow.

"Who says it's not? Not everyone can enjoy the tea in Chang'an. People with weak liver and spleen deficiency can't drink tea or drink more."

Xiao Jiong gave Fang Chongyong a thumbs up, saying everything without saying anything!
"Write down the efficacy and contraindications of this tea, and then send it to Chang'an for the sage to taste. I believe that the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Office will not disappoint the sage."

Fang Chongyong took out a piece of paper from his cuff, handed it to Xiao Jiong and said.

The key thing, of course, is to be done by yourself to be safe. I don’t know how many big bosses have died on trivial details. Fang Zhongyong will not make this mistake.

He had already prepared the relevant instructions for the prescription, and was just waiting for Xiao Jiong to ask for it!

"Hey, I, Xiao, have written down this kind of favor, and it will definitely be rewarded."

Xiao Jiong took the paper and left without delay.

Looking at his leaving figure, Fang Chongyong let out a long sigh.Bai Tingjun's money making thing is over here, it's time to go to Bai Tinghai for vacation.

As a yamen with a background, why do I have to live so tiringly?

Fang Chongyong decided to leave for the Baiting Army today, take the Tubo military law with him, and go there to "learn more".

After we’re done, it’s time to go to the beautiful Baitinghai to enjoy it!
(End of this chapter)