Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 62 Father Fang Youde

In the Tang Dynasty, matters related to weaving in the government were administratively managed by the "Shaofuqing". The Shaofuqing was responsible for several large-scale weaving and dyeing workshops that directly belonged to the royal family.

There are not only textile workshops in Chang'an City, but also similar institutions in Luoyang, Yangzhou, Chengdu and other places, which provide a large amount of high-quality silk and satin to the royal family as tribute every year.

According to common sense, the Minister of Shaofu should be fully responsible for the imitation of the new Sogter Brocade.

But this time, the young minister did not take up the job.

First of all, the risk of imitating Sogdian Brocade is high. If the Shaofu Qing did not make the suggestion himself, he would not be able to go all out. It would be better not to take the initiative, otherwise even if he does it, it will be thankless;
It was Zheng Shuqing who took the credit for the success, and it was him, the young minister, who held him back for the failure.

On the other hand, the current young minister, Zheng Yan, is actually... a member of Zheng Shuqing's family, from the Zheng family in Xingyang.

To put it simply, they are relatives of Zheng Shuqing.

Therefore, even though the young master did not promise anything on the surface, he secretly continued to give Zheng Shuqing all kinds of effective support, providing various manpower, material resources, and administrative conveniences for Zheng Shuqing to imitate Sogdana brocade.

Zheng Yan is the son-in-law of the former Prime Minister Zhang Shuo. His grandfather was from Sogdia, and he was probably born with the nine surnames of Zhaowu.

So this person is only a distant cousin with Zheng Shuqing in blood, but culturally they are a family that advances and retreats together.

The inclusive culture of the Tang Dynasty and the concept of "one family" as the main one is also reflected in the aristocratic family's absorption of outstanding talents.

What's even more weird is that Zhang said he was Zhang Jiuling's mentor and was once a figurehead among officials who were born as Jinshi; Zheng Yan was an official of the "Official School" with blood in the Western Regions, but Zheng Shuqing is now a member of Li Linfu's circle, but he has not become core partisans.

This kind of situation where there is me in you and you in me makes the official relationship network extremely complicated.

I have to say that politics is definitely not the black and white thing that outsiders think.

In a sense, it's more like human nature.

After inquiring about this information, Fang Chongyong seemed to understand why Lao Zheng was so confident and a complete layman that he dared to take on the weaving job.

It's not because Lao Zheng is stupid, but because Fang Chongyong didn't see the hidden card in his hand.Information asymmetry causes both parties to have completely different judgments on the same matter.

Lao Zheng also has a good hand. Although there is no king bomb, there are piles of straights, three belts and ones, but he often lacks hard cards that can break the game, and he always seems a little embarrassed to deal with them passively. .

The imitation of Sogdian brocade this time was done by the Ling Jinfang, the Shaofu Supervisor of Chang'an Palace, who was responsible for the specific design, weaving and rendering. It is also the only official textile workshop directly under the control of Chang'an City.

There are 360 ​​weavers in the silk brocade square, which means "weaving non-stop every day".

On the way to the Shaofu Supervisor, Zheng Shuqing told Fang Chongyong that Lingjinfang, a workshop located in the palace city, was abolished by Li Longji in the early years of Kaiyuan, because the sage claimed to take the lead in frugality and live a hard life.

Although Li Longji is greedy for pleasure now, he did make great efforts to heal himself in the past.

However, the good times did not last long. Within a few years, Li Longji was slapped in the face by reality, because the silk fabrics offered by the various states were not enough for the increasingly luxurious Li Longji's squandering and rewards.

So Li Longji, who wanted to lose face, had to quietly restore Lingjinfang, but he did not dare to expand the scale at will. He just established it in the name of the foreign court in the areas east of Chang'an City and downstream of many rivers (relative to Chang'an). A series of official textile workshops with thousands of weavers.

In name, the workshop belongs to the outer court, but in fact the output belongs to the palace.This method of separating ownership and output rights, a management classic that Fang Chongyong was proud of in his previous life, was actually used to perfection by Li Longji.

"Is it really okay for Minister Zheng to talk about a saint like this behind his back?"

Fang Chongyong looked at Zheng Shuqing inexplicably and asked, the two had already reached the door of the Shaofu Prison.

If you speak ill of Li Longji, can you not say it in front of my face, don't I know that he is a hypocritical, greedy and arrogant old coin?

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sighed.

"I'm just afraid that you'll forget the lesson of the additional one hundred thousand guan. Our saint, it's useless if you do well. You have to do better than he expected. Please pay more attention to it. "

Zheng Shuqing patted Fang Chongyong's shoulder and said.

"After this is done, I will give you a pair of twin female slaves. They are only nine years old and the same age as you. They are really slim and ready to bloom, tsk tsk!

Do you know how hard it is to find the twins?I also want to find triplets and quadruplets for you, but those people are either ugly, or they are not of the right age..."

Zheng Shuqing lowered his head and leaned over to whisper in Fang Chongyong's ear.

"Let's go, I have fully felt Zheng Shilang's sincerity."

Fang Chongyong felt as if he had been PUAed by Zheng Shuqing, but he couldn't tell if this feeling was correct.

When the two walked into the warehouse of Lingjinfang, they saw that the finished bamboo shelves were lined with pieces of imitation Sogdonia brocade that had been woven one after another.

Blue, bright red, orange, green, etc., all kinds of colors, styles and patterns are available.

Fang Chongyong took a piece of brocade to observe and touch. This kind of brocade is not only gentle and smooth to the touch, but also has a thick feeling that ordinary silk does not have.

The patterns not only have the roughness and majesty of Sogdra brocade, but also cover up the inherent roughness and ferocity of the Sogdra brocade pattern with rounded patterns.

In a word, this fabric is a new kind of brocade created by combining almost all the advantages of regular Shu brocade and Sogdian brocade.

Zheng Shuqing came to Fang Chongyong for countermeasures, not because he was dissatisfied with these imitation Sogdra brocade, but because he was too satisfied and worried about gains and losses, and was afraid that he would not be able to work in the white eyes of Li Longji.

It's like some people just like the casual breakfast on the street, but don't like the formality of food in a big restaurant.

Zheng Shuqing just has a bad liking for Li Longji.

"After the envoy from Japan to the Tang Dynasty learned about the Sogdian brocade empress, he knelt in front of the Shaofu prison gate to pray, and then went to pray to the saint. Then I cut off a piece and rewarded this person.

It is said that the envoy sent to the Tang Dynasty wanted to take it back to their chief to use as a commander's flag. "

Zheng Shuqing said proudly.

book?

No wonder then.

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said nothing.

As if his vanity was greatly satisfied, Zheng Shuqing continued to say proudly:

"My Great Tang can run across the Western Regions, not just relying on the benefits of military revolution.

If there is only arrogance of force and no money to accompany it, it will be difficult to convince others with virtue.

The biggest reason why Tubo and our Tang Dynasty competed for supremacy, and suffered repeatedly, was not that Tubo did not know how to fight, but that our Tang Dynasty had silk, but Tubo did not.

The countries in the Western Regions on the Silk Road did not want Tubo to become strong because Tubo could not give them the silk they needed. "

Zheng Shuqing patted a piece of brocade with his palm, as if this thing was a magic weapon in his hand.

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said: "No need to brag about these things anymore, tell the truth.

I have seen these imitations of Sog Tejin, why don't we come up with a nice name, let's call it Tang Jin. "

Hearing this, Zheng Shuqing suddenly realized: "Wonderful! Tang brocade, Tang brocade, my great Tang brocade, the sage will definitely be delighted."

Look at your potential!The saint is always on his lips all day long!

Fang Chongyong sighed and continued: "The saint is well-informed. Do you think you can fool him just by changing his name? I'm afraid you have to have other things to match it."

Sure enough, Zheng Shuqing became depressed again and lamented: "Yes, it's useless to have a nice name. In the end, it will still irritate the saint."

Even if Dong Shi changes her name to Xi Shi, others will still be scared away when they see her. Changing her name may be useful as a auxiliary method, but it is still a bit naive to use it as a life-saving straw.

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly. He felt that although Lao Zheng was Li Longji's loyal henchman, his thinking mode was highly consistent with Li Longji's.

But this person may not think highly of Li Longji, right?
There is a saying: the closer a person is to God, the less he believes in God.

This may be the case for Zheng Shuqing.

The more closely I align with Li Longji's thinking mode, the more I understand that this Tang sage is not a wise and mighty master.

Fang Chongyong pulled Zheng Shuqing aside, lowered his voice and asked, "I'm going to Liyuan now, are you going?"

"What are you going to do in Liyuan?"

Zheng Shuqing was stunned and couldn't help but ask.

"You will know when you go."

Fang Chongyong said triumphantly, he was too lazy to explain why to Old Zheng.

To a certain extent, the Liyuan is actually more heavily guarded than the Miyagi.

Because Li Longji basically doesn't work in Miyagi now, let alone live here, but he often plays in Liyuan!
Leading troops to attack Liyuan and kill the king is countless times more successful and efficient than attacking Chang'an Miyagi.

Therefore, the palace ban in Chang'an Miyagi was not as strict as imagined after Li Longji stabilized the political situation in the early Kaiyuan period.Only some key parts of the city have posts in the city, so it is not easy to enter.

Central officials only need to "punch in" at the palace gate to make a record and explain the reason for entering the palace, and they can enter and exit smoothly without disturbing the senior officers in charge of the gate, nor do they need special approval.

This is how Fang Chongyong and Zheng Shuqing came in.

"Of course I'm going to do your shitty business, otherwise, why else? Just say whether to go or not?"

Fang Chongyong said impatiently.Lao Zheng is a man who wants stability, is too hesitant at critical moments, and likes to break things when something goes wrong.

"Can't I go?"

Zheng Shuqing complained, and the two of them left the Gwanghua Gate in the north of the palace city and headed to the Liyuan Garden in the northwest corner of Chang'an.

Liyuan is one of the landscape gardens of Chang'an Forbidden Garden in Tang Dynasty. It is located in the Forbidden Garden to the north of Guanghua Gate.

There is the Liyuan Pavilion and the 毬 field in the garden, where the emperor of the Tang Dynasty visited the scenery and held entertainment activities such as tug-of-war and quarrel shooting. It was a place for the clan's children to play, and it was also a place where the emperor entertained his ministers.

However, when I arrived at the Liyuan duty station, I discovered that this was not the Liyuan Fang Chongyong was looking for!

"Uh, are you looking for an artist who plays, plays and sings in the Liyuan?"

The two Longwu soldiers on duty looked at Zheng Shuqing and Fang Chongyong as if they were fools.

"Yes, that's right. We are looking for Liyuan disciple Wei Qing. Is he in Liyuan now?"

Fang Chongyong asked very politely, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

The two soldiers of the Longwu Army laughed heartily, as if they had no taboo against Zheng Shuqing being the Minister of the Household Department.

"Both of you, please go back. The children of the Liyuan are all in the Daming Palace. Since the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the saint has been in the Liyuan in the Daming Palace in Chang'an, near the Huichang Hall of the Daming Palace.

Of course, it's not a big problem for the two nobles to enter the Forbidden Garden. It's just that it's not very convenient to hold a banquet in two days. "

The Longwu sergeant said it very kindly and without any airs.

It seems like I was slapped in the face!

Fang Chongyong pulled Zheng Shuqing aside and asked, "Is this really the case?"

"Otherwise? I used to wonder why you came to the Royal Forbidden Garden in the northwest.

There is usually only one resident here before a large banquet is held, responsible for organizing and decorating the venue.

Since you're looking for Wei Qing, wouldn't you be there in two steps?The Shaofu Supervisor is near Huichang Hall. "

Zheng Shuqing looked at Fang Chongyong with confusion, waiting for the other party's answer.

"People always make mistakes. I'll treat you to a guest someday to make amends. Now let's go to the Daming Palace. Alas!"

He made a big mistake and went a long way in vain. Fang Chongyong didn't understand what he was doing.

Two twin maids, one for Ah Duan and one for Fang Laiqian in the future, should be fine.

Thinking of this, Fang Chongyong felt balanced in his heart.

He's not interested in any combination of invincible twin sisters!
It is to break up a pair of kings.

……

"Forbidden place, idlers are not allowed to enter!"

They were both Longwu Army soldiers, but their attitudes were completely different. The one in front of him was soaring to the sky, and he seemed to be completely different from the soldiers outside the Forbidden Garden.

But it's quite natural to think about it. The soldiers who can guard the gate of the Liyuan in the Daming Palace, can their family background be ordinary people?
It is normal to have your eyes higher than your head, but it is abnormal to be polite to others!
Although they are also members of the Longwu Army, they are divided into three, six, and nine ranks internally, possibly due to different family backgrounds.Different people are assigned different errands, and those near and far are assigned different assignments. It’s just ordinary things.

"I have an important matter with Wei Qing."

Zheng Shuqing showed off his official power and stared at the two people in front of him with a smile.

"It's okay if something goes wrong. Without the Holy Order, no one can enter except the children of the Liyuan."

Zheng Shuqing pretended to be lonely, but Fang Chongyong was greatly surprised by the incompatibility between the two.

Ordinarily, it wouldn't be the case.

Zheng Shuqing stepped aside angrily, pulled Fang Chongyong's sleeve and whispered: "Something's wrong, let's go back first."

"Wait, look at me."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand, stepped forward to look at the two Longwu soldiers, and said calmly, "Father, Fang Youde!"

"Ok?"

The two of them were stunned for a moment, feeling baffled, and then they felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't quite put their finger on it.

"My father must be virtuous, and I am the only son in the family."

Fang Chongyong emphasized again.

The two of them seemed to have remembered something and looked frightened.One of them came close to Fang Chongyong and whispered in his ear: "The saint is really busy now and can't be disturbed.

I'll call Wei Qing out for you, please keep quiet, or our heads will fall to the ground.The sage issued a death order and said that outsiders should not be disturbed. "

busy?
What can you do in Liyuan?
Li Longji opened an art school here a long time ago, and he still doesn't get tired of it after decades. Do you need to hide it like this?

Fang Chongyong couldn't figure this out, but Zheng Shuqing suddenly realized it and pulled him away.

Later, Zheng Shuqing started running.

"Zheng Shilang, what the hell are you doing!"

About a few hundred meters away from the Daming Palace Pear Garden, Fang Chongyong asked pantingly.

"Saint, playing with Concubine Shou in Liyuan, um, it is the former Concubine Shou, the future noble concubine or even queen!"

Zheng Shuqing looked frightened and said in Fang Chongyong's ear.

"Yang Yuhuan?"

Fang Chongyong suddenly realized.

"You know this shit, why are you pretending to be confused!"

Zheng Shuqing yelled angrily.

At this moment, the two of them saw Wei Qing running over, his brocade robes in disarray.

"You two, is there something you can't talk about tomorrow, why do you have to find this moment?"

Wei Qing was sweating profusely, his face turned red and white.

Now the saint is playing a "hand-to-hand" dance in the opera house with Princess Xin Huanshou, and is also letting the musicians play music.

Do Zheng Shuqing and Fang Chongyong, two people without eyes, think their lives are too long and want to drag everyone else to die together?
"We do have important matters to discuss with you, so go to Silk Brocade Square first."

Zheng Shuqing said to Wei Qing in a deep voice, it would be better to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

　Every chapter is worthless.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)