Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 239
"Sage, I kindly ask you to let the portrait of Prince Bohai enter Lingyan Pavilion!"

After Yang Qixuan bowed and saluted, he handed over the memorial he had written long ago to Gao Lishi, who had already understood it and came to receive it.

Li Longji's calm and calm face finally showed a hint of movement.The wrinkles on his forehead have relaxed a little.

"The words of Aiqing's memorial are unclear, and I don't know its meaning either."

Li Longji pretended to be confused while reading the memorial.

In Fang Chongyong's previous life, Li Longji was named "King of Linzi" when he was young; but in this life, before he ascended the throne, he was named "King of Bohai County".

Therefore, the "Prince of Bohai County" entering Lingyan Pavilion has extremely special political significance. It cannot simply be regarded as the emperor going to Lingyan Pavilion to join in the fun.

Anyway, that's the thing. Just hang the portrait of Li Longji in the prince's robe when he was young in Lingyan Pavilion. This is not the crux of the problem, and it is not difficult to solve.

How the imperial court should characterize this matter and how it should be interpreted are the core priorities.

Yang Qixuan was Li Linfu's son-in-law, and Li Linfu used him to say what he wanted to say but could not say clearly.

At this moment, everyone in the Zichen Palace, both those who knew and those who did not know, held their breath and calmed down to listen to what Yang Qixuan would say.

“During the Wu Zhou Dynasty, the government was in darkness and the people were in dire straits.

At that time, the king of Bohai County had no choice but to take action to bring order to the chaos. He had made great contributions to the country and could be admitted to Lingyan Pavilion.

As for the Bohai County Prince who became a saint today, it does not affect the Bohai County Prince's achievements back then.

He will die if he hears the news in the morning. This matter has been delayed for so many years. It is time to make up for it.

I ask the saints to observe clearly, and all the ministers in the court to take a clear view. "

The admonishing doctor Yang Qixuan suppressed the strong discomfort in his heart and flattered him wildly without any conscience, without covering up at all.

As soon as these words came out, not to mention the courtiers in the Zichen Palace who were not aware of it beforehand, even Li Linfu on the side was slightly stunned.

My son-in-law, Yang Qixuan, is a bit rough in handling things!
Even if I have to explain it this way under the instructions of the saint, this guy can explain it more tactfully!How can there be such direct flattery, without any cover-up!
Li Longji also felt a little confused on his face. He looked embarrassed for a while and didn't know what to say.

He can't say: I just deserve such an honor. It's you courtiers who owe me an explanation for all these years!
"Presumptuous! What nonsense! Still not backing down!"

Before Li Longji spoke, Gao Lishi couldn't help but stepped forward and scolded him.

Yang Qixuan retreated into the crowd of ministers and glanced at Li Linfu with some guilt.

Seeing his father-in-law's knife-like eyes, he wished he could tear himself into pieces. Yang Qixuan's heart was filled with butterflies in his stomach, and the elation he felt just now disappeared without a trace!

Li Linfu was also very depressed.

Fang Chongyong's alertness and astuteness are really good, but it's really impossible to get it!Then we had to cook whatever ingredients we had, and push out a waste like Yang Qixuan.

At this point, Li Linfu felt that he had no choice but to stand up!
"Sage, I think that although Doctor Yang's words are suspected of being sensational, since the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the princes in the court have worked hard to govern under the leadership of the saint. Now our Tang Dynasty has become famous all over the world, suppressing the eight wastes, but it is also indisputable fact.

I think back then, Emperor Taizong had 24 heroes from Lingyan Pavilion, and later added Wei Zheng, who used people as a mirror.Since the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the merits of many civil servants and military generals have been gradually forgotten by future generations.It is indeed necessary to add some new heroes to Lingyan Pavilion to show that the legacy of the Tang Dynasty has been passed down from generation to generation.

Wei Chen thought that adding new portraits of heroes to Lingyan Pavilion could indeed be discussed in court.It's just that something unexpected happened today and it's not convenient. We can discuss it another day. "

Li Linfu said calmly.

Since the son-in-law was not strong enough and no one came to "praise" him, Li Linfu said everything that should be said and what should not be said in one breath.In short, there is only one sentence: He also agrees to the reopening of Lingyan Pavilion. If we want to discuss it, we can only discuss the details!
"Gonu's words make sense."

Li Longji nodded slightly and said.

Perhaps he also felt that the time was not yet ripe, so Li Longji added: "This matter will be discussed at the next court meeting."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Li Linfu retreated back among the ministers.From the corner of his eye, he saw the left prime minister Li Shizhi looking at him with surprise and disbelief, and he couldn't help but suppress the sneer in his heart to prevent it from appearing on his facial expression.

Reopening Lingyan Pavilion and increasing the number of heroes in Lingyan Pavilion, how can I say this? In fact, many people in the court are looking forward to it.This incident may only damage the golden sign of "Lingyan Pavilion" and is of no benefit to the country as a whole.

But for some political forces, this is not the case.

For example, if Brother Ji wants to add Zhang Jiuling to the list, then the "literary" officials in the court, such as some people from the Hanlin Academy, such as Zhang Jiugao, the brother of Zhang Jiuling who is the governor in Luoyang, will not come forward. be opposed to.

Is this not Brother Ji trying to gather the power of the court?
Therefore, in the face of this situation where the saint is secretly advancing and the courtiers are happy to see the results, the only way is to follow the trend.

Or just follow Zheng Shuqing's example and run away without knowing anything about it.Otherwise, as long as today's court meeting is over, even if you resign, you are disrespecting the saint and deliberately embarrassing the saint!
Yes, or no, one must make a statement. Even if a central official is lying on the coffin board waiting to die, he must give the saint an attitude before he dies!

"Niu Xianke, the governor of Youzhou Jiedu, was seriously ill and unable to serve as director. He submitted a petition to resign.

Who in the court can succeed Niu Xianke? "

Li Longji suddenly raised the second major issue of the day.

An Lushan prospered during his tenure as Pinglu Jiedushi. He expanded his troops aggressively, frequently attacked border towns, and went deep into Khitan territory to capture prisoners.Although this greatly intensified the ethnic conflicts on the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty did not think there was anything wrong with this from top to bottom.

Since the Khitan people are not convinced, it is enough to win them over. Huairou is not necessary.

Niu Xianke served as a military envoy in Youzhou. In the past few years, he mainly focused on recuperating and recuperating. His "achievements" were far less impressive than Anlu Mountain, and even seemed incompetent and mediocre.

Therefore, there have always been voices in the court, hoping that after Niu Xianke leaves office, the court will grant the post of Youzhou Jiedushi to Anlu Mountain, which will help the management of the border town.

I have to say that if this suggestion is only viewed from the perspective of border defense, it is indeed a good move to adapt to the current situation.The defense areas of Youzhou Jiedushi and Pinglu Jiedushi partially overlapped, and they often needed to exchange news and even join forces to coordinate the dispatch of troops.

The troops and horses in the two towns can be controlled by one person, which can indeed prevent the situation in the north like the Yingzhou Rebellion in the year of Wu Zhou to the greatest extent.

However, unlike Niu Xianke, who was known to be law-abiding and had no backing, An Lushan was not only from a mixed background, but also ambitious and unsatisfied with the status quo.Once he takes control of the two military towns in the north, no one knows whether the imperial court can still restrain Anlu Mountain.

"Fang Quanzhong is responsible for rectifying the Guanzhong Forbidden Army and forming the Shence Army to protect the security of Chang'an, so there is no need to recommend him."

Li Longji made another stab.

Many courtiers who wanted to stand up and speak unconsciously took back the steps they had just taken.In fact, no one is more suitable for the position of Youzhou Jiedushi than Fang Youde, not to mention that he has served there before and is very familiar with the job.

Whether it was personal ability, personal prestige, or connections and familiarity with military affairs, Fang Youde was the No. 1 choice for Youzhou Jiedushi.

He had saved people before and was trusted by Li Longji. It was even more impossible for him to collude with An Lushan.

But Li Longji has spoken. It's not that Fang Youde is bad, but that I need him by my side to train the Forbidden Army!This road is naturally blocked!

"Sage, Huangfu Wei Ming can go to Youzhou to succeed Niu Xianke."

Li Shizhi stepped out of the queue, crossed his hands and saluted Li Longji.

He succeeded Zhang Shougui, and while serving as left minister, he also served as Minister of War.Huangfu Weiming was stationed in Longyou area and had some political achievements. At least Longyou's army of nearly 10 people did not run out of food, which is already rare.

It's just that Huangfu Weiming has no military exploits yet, so it's hard to say whether he can hold his own in Youzhou.

The Youzhou area was devastated by An Lushan's radical policies. The Tang army had to be ready to fight at any time when they left the mountains north of Youzhou City. It was really impossible to let a young and energetic general who was not familiar with military affairs to serve as the governor. Degree envoy.

In fact, An Lushan asked for instructions many times to serve as the governor of Youzhou, and expressed his willingness to give up his current position as the governor of Pinglu, because the former's weight is much higher than that of the latter!
The economic strength of Pinglu Jiedushi's jurisdiction was very limited and he had to rely on continuous supplies from the imperial court.

But the jurisdiction of Youzhou Jiedushi was connected to the prosperous Hebei to the south.Even without the constraints of the imperial court, An Lushan could find a way to "support" himself after serving as the governor of Youzhou, and he would not even need to "resell" Khitan slaves.

Li Shizhi proposed that Huangfu Weiming should succeed Niu Xianke as the governor of Youzhou, but no one was willing to stand up and object.Because if he objects and cannot come up with a better plan, An Lushan will definitely serve as the governor of the two towns.

If something happens in the future, no one can bear such responsibility!
"What do you ladies think?"

Li Longji asked with a smile.

"Wei Chen believes that Pei Min can be the deputy envoy of Youzhou Jiedu and stay behind to serve as the military envoy of the Jingsai Army."

Li Linfu stood up, crossed his hands and saluted.

He did not object to Huangfu Weiming being appointed as the military envoy to Youzhou, but he put forward a "supplementary opinion" to change Pei Min's position from the military envoy of the Longhua Army to the military envoy of the Jingsai Army, and to serve as the deputy envoy of the Youzhou Jiedushi. !

Liuhou is an acting title established in the Tang Dynasty when Jiedushi and Observer were absent.To put it simply: if Huangfu Weiming is unable to govern due to illness, or is killed in battle, or is dismissed from his post by the court, then Pei Min, who serves as the post-retention officer, can directly exercise the power of Jiedushi.

Until the next Youzhou Jiedushi takes over power!In the early years of Kaiyuan, there was an example of Jiedushi being killed in battle. Therefore, the Central Committee of the Tang Dynasty implemented the emergency policy of "staying behind" with a very serious attitude and was not dispensable.Of course, if Jiedushi can exercise his power normally, then staying behind is just staying behind and has no right to be superior to others.

Not to mention troop deployment and training.

It is very appropriate to understand it according to the rule of "will automatically take effect" in Fang Chongyong's previous life.

In other words, Li Linfu did not agree to let Huangfu Weiming serve as the governor of Youzhou, but it was obvious that he did not want An Lushan to serve as the governor of two towns at the same time, so he could only make a "small patch".

"In this case, let Huangfu Weiming go to Youzhou to take up his post. Pei Min will serve as deputy envoy of Jiedu and stay behind."

Li Longji said tiredly.Now he is very lazy about the government affairs of the court, and he almost only expresses his opinions on major personnel appointments.

"By the way, Fang Chongyong is on his way to take the post of Longyou, so let him serve as Longyou's rear guard."

I don't understand what the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was thinking. Li Longji suddenly made a decision that made all the ministers speechless and choked.

So much so that they don’t even know how to object.

Official appointments in the Tang Dynasty required a series of combination punches to exert real power.Sometimes if only one of the punch combinations is missing, the officials involved will be unable to get things done.

For example, the official position combination of "Minister of Household Affairs + Salt and Iron Envoy + Transport Envoy" has been held by senior officials who have managed the imperial government's finances since the mid-Tang Dynasty.

If there is salt and iron, there must be transshipment. Only in this way can the court's salt and iron taxes be collected.If only the salt and iron envoys are given but not the transshipment envoys, then this official is likely to be played to death by the transshipment envoys from the hostile forces in the DPRK!
The same is true for the official position of Liu Hou, which is analogous to "inheritance heir"!
If there is no official title such as "such-and-such military envoy, deputy envoy of Jiedu" in front of it, it is just a pure title, and not a single soldier can be mobilized in the border town.

After Li Longji appointed Fang Chongyong as Long Youliu, he did not add other official positions. This appointment could no longer be described as child's play, but it reached the point where even those who opposed it were too lazy to speak.

Object, it will actually have no effect, because this official position cannot have any effect. If you object to this appointment, you will only offend Fang Youde and Fang Chongyong and his son, which is completely meaningless.

If you don't object, it seems like you are insulting your own intelligence.

"The saint... is just a post that is left behind, so there is no point in letting Fang Chongyong take it.

Either give him the deputy envoy of Longyou Jiedu and the military envoy of Lintao Army, or simply don't leave him behind.

Please also ask the saint to take back his life. "

Li Shizhi was an honest man, and he said things that no ministers in the court were willing to say.

The faint laughter of some people could be heard in Zichen Palace.

Originally, it was an unspoken rule, and everyone just knew it, and it was best not to say it.But now that someone has spoken out, it seems that Li Longji is acting unethically.

Is Li Longji deliberately playing monkey, or is he playing monkey unintentionally?
Did he deliberately bully Fang Chongyong because he was young and ignorant, or did he accidentally ignore that Fang Chongyong did not understand the unspoken rules of officialdom?

All the ministers in the Zichen Hall looked at each other, but fortunately Fang Youde was not here, otherwise, he would have been embarrassed to the point of bowing to the ground and declining.

The particularity of Liuhou is that even if the Jiedushi envoy cannot take charge of the affairs, Liuhou will only serve temporarily.Without an appointment from the imperial court, the person who serves as a retainer cannot automatically become the next Jiedu envoy.

In other words, something happened to the former Jiedushi envoy, and he was left to temporarily take over his duties.After the next Jiedu envoy takes office, this retainer is likely to continue to serve as the retainer!
What was an official position before, and what kind of official position will it be in the future? It’s like working in vain!

And as long as nothing happens to Jiedushi, the power of Liu Hou will never be "activated".

What's the point of this appointment?

Some of the quick-thinking courtiers thought about it and thought, "Isn't this a bit similar to: During the window period of the change of military envoys, I let you have a good time in the border town."

some type of.

"I have my own opinions in making such an appointment, so there is no need for the Prime Minister to make a fuss.

To serve as a court official, it is not necessary to play a role. "

As expected, Li Longji said lightly, not even bothering to explain.He himself regarded this matter as a joke and had no intention of pursuing Li Shizhi for contradicting him.

……

Fang Chongyong knew nothing about the series of bad things that happened in Chang'an City. In fact, even if he knew, he couldn't do anything.

It would be better not to know and feel more relaxed.

When Fang Chongyong and his party left Qinzhou (Tianshui) and headed for Weizhou, they passed by Luomenchuan on the post road.In the history of Fang Chongyong's previous life, during the Dazhong period of the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people were afraid of the heat and wanted to attack the Tang Dynasty, so they gathered their tribes in Luomen River, which shows the key points of this place.

This is the only way to Longyou. According to the post road plan of the Tang Dynasty, there should be a post station called "Luomen Post" here. However, they did not find any open post station nearby.

There is only one "site" of Luomen Station that seems to have been abandoned for several months or even more than a year. On the plaque between the two wooden poles outside the yard, the words "Luo" and "Yi" seem to be vaguely written, but the writing is blurred by the wind and rain. When hit, it looked blurry.

The door to the inn's courtyard was wide open. In fact, there was no door that was not open, because even the door panels had been torn down and taken away by someone.In early spring, the yard is overgrown with weeds, and the yellow earth walls still bear the mottled traces of time.

If someone said this was a haunted house, Fang Chongyong would believe it!Even the "furnishings" inside are not as good as the legendary haunted house!
"Is this an inn?

You can't just call it Luomenyi and take away all the door panels, right? "

Pei Xiu asked in disbelief.

It was rare for her to ask a very competent question.

It is hard to imagine that among the post stations of the Tang Dynasty, there would be a post station like Fenshui Station, which contained three large dining halls and could accommodate hundreds of people. Even the post horses had more than a hundred horses.The scale is not much less than that of a small town.

But there is also the Luomen Inn in front of me, which is completely empty, and even the door panels have been torn down!
"Didn't you guys catch some rabbits while hunting last time and marinate the meat? It's just in time to use it now. We'll spend the night here tonight and light a fire in the yard later."

Fang Chongyong ignored Pei Xiu and gave He Changqi instructions.

"Let's spend the night here."

Pei Xiu looked at the dim sky and heard a crow cawing in her ears, and couldn't help but shrink her neck.

"What are you afraid of? I followed Fang Jieshuai and killed the rioters under the Yangzhou City. They killed them until the moat was red. I'm not afraid at all. What's so scary about this now?"

He Changqi mocked Pei Xiu and led Guan Chongsi and others to work.

"The further west you go, the more desolate it becomes."

Pei Xiu couldn't help but sigh, and was too lazy to argue with He Changqi.

"Compared with the Tubo people, these are nothing."

Fang Chongyong said seriously to Pei Xiu.After saying that, he took out the udo hanging on his waist and picked up a small stone on the ground.

He pointed to a branch not far away and said, "I can break that, do you believe it?"

"Just brag. How can you hit something like this when you throw it? It's not archery."

Pei Xiu, who has little knowledge, said disdainfully.

"Ha ha."

Fang Chongyong sneered and shook Wu Duo casually. The rocks flew out and broke the thin branch not far away, which surprised Pei Xiu.

"Every Tibetan person basically has this level. For them, it's as simple as eating and drinking water. Do you think the Tibetan people are scary or not?"

Fang Chongyong said to Pei calmly.

"Well, why don't you send someone to take me back to Chang'an."

Pei Xiu asked worriedly, looking down at the ground with a guilty conscience.

Fang Chongyong waved his hand, too lazy to talk nonsense to this guy.

After all, there is no reason to go back to Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)