Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 126 Entering Chang'an, Li Mao's invitation
After Chen Qingsi and Xu Yushi left Dayun Temple, they traveled for two days and successfully arrived in Chang'an.

Master Xu Yu pointed at Chang'an City with high spirits and said: "This is the place we have dreamed of all our lives. When I left, I made a strong oath that one day I would come back, and today is the day to fulfill my oath."

Chen Qingsi looked at the majestic city wall and couldn't help but feel excited.

At this time, the Tang army was invincible, and the surrounding barbarians were surrendered. Any Tang envoy could mobilize tens of thousands of surrounding troops tens of thousands of miles away with a small document in his hand.The power of the country has reached its peak.

Chang'an, this is a place that everyone in the world longs for.

Chen Qingsi thought about resurrecting her life. If she couldn't make a big splash here, what would be the point?
A poem flashed through his mind: "If he is so ambitious, he dares to laugh at Huang Chao for not being his husband."

Song Jiang is not a thing, but his poem is very suitable for Chen Qingsi's mood and ambition at the moment.

Of course, he didn't dare to say it out loud, but he just said: "When a man is born in this world, he should use the strategy in his chest and the sword in his waist to make great contributions to his family, country and the world."

Master Xu Yu also smiled and said, "That's how it should be!"

Behind him, Xiao Miaochen was filled with excitement as he listened to her husband's lofty ideals, and she was determined to help her husband achieve great things.

Lang Jun is not from a wealthy family, but he can become one.

As for the passers-by nearby, they heard their heroic words but had no reaction at all.

In the past ten years, there were not ten thousand people like them, but eight thousand.

How many people can really stay and achieve a great career?

The group of people followed the flow of people and entered Zhuque Street.

The chessboard-shaped streets are broad and straight, with the left and right streets arranged in north-south and east-west directions, perpendicular to each other, straight and straight, broad and open-minded.

The buildings on both sides are as neat as the spaces on a chessboard.

Sophora elm trees are planted on both sides of the street. It is spring now, and new buds are growing out of the sophora elm trees, full of vitality.

Even if I have seen the prosperous Chen Qingsi in later generations, I can't help but be amazed by it.

The Chang'an City in front of you may not be as spectacular as the high-rise buildings in the future, making people feel insignificant and a drop in the ocean.However, the grandeur and majesty of the building and the ingenuity and regularity of the structure also opened his eyes.

Qianyan and Qingkong, who have lived in Jiangnan all year round, are even more dazzling to see, as if they were Grandma Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden.

Master Xu Yu led Chen Qingsi along Zhuque Street.

Zhuque Street is bustling with traffic, coming in and out of Chang'an. Many of them are people with yellow hair and blue eyes.

They may be driving cattle and sheep carriages, loaded with entire cartloads of rare goods, or they may be princes and princesses from all over the world on pilgrimage, and even scholars who admire Chinese culture may come alone just to learn some advanced culture. of fur.

After walking for almost an hour, Master Xu Yue turned left and entered Yongle Square, pointing ahead: "Ahead is the Jiangnan Dao Mansion. We will stay here and wait for your Majesty's summons. If your Majesty summons you, he will send someone to notify you in advance. I will summon you in a hurry. My dear nephew, you can take a look around this place with your wife, especially the East Market, where you can find everything you can’t imagine, and there are no rare things that you can’t buy.”

Jiangnan Dao Residence is the official residence set up by the entire Jiangnan Dao in Chang'an. In order to facilitate officials from all over the country to report their work in Beijing, many foreign Dao and prefectures set up residences in Chang'an mainly for the officials from various places to come to Beijing to "visit", which is equivalent to the current residence in Beijing. manage.

Jiangnan Dao Residence is naturally an official residence set up by Jiangnan Dao. Xu Yushi and Chen Qingsi are both officials of Jiangnan Dao. After entering Beijing, they naturally lived here.

This kind of office in Beijing should have been provided by the imperial court, but Li Shimin was very stingy and deleted it when he streamlined officials during the Zhenguan period.Officials from all over the country have to pay their own expenses to report on their work, forcing each locality and state to find a way to solve the problem on their own.

Therefore, the size of the official residence depends on how much money the place can get.

Jiangnan is poor, and the wealthy places directly have state and government offices, but in Jiangnan, the entire Jiangnan Road has residences.

The environment was still ordinary. Master Xu Yuen was used to a wealthy life. He frowned and was already thinking about where to buy a house.Chen Qingsi felt that it was very good. There was a small courtyard with a quiet environment. The environment was much better than when he first arrived at the Qingxi County Government Office.The only shortcoming is the lack of a martial arts training ground and a place for morning exercises.

You can't just practice guns and not swords.

Just when Chen Qingsi was making comments in front of the small courtyard, the concierge of Jiangnan Dao Mansion came over and reported: "County Magistrate Chen, Mr. Li's housekeeper outside the house wants to see him."

Chen Qingsi was startled and said, "Xiangong Li? Which family is Mr. Li?"

The concierge said in a respectful tone, "It's Li Zhongshu, Mr. Li."

Li Zhongshu, that is Li Yifu.

Chen Qingsi was slightly shocked at the good news.

"Lang Jun!"

Xiao Miaochen came up with a bit of nervousness.

Master Xu Yu had many friends, and Chen Qingsi's reputation was growing. Along the way north, local officials and gentry treated him to dinner, and their conversations often involved state affairs. They also knew very well what was happening in the capital.

The most popular thing recently is the demotion of Wang Yifang, the imperial censor.

There is a long story to this matter, starting with the time when Chun Yu, a woman from Luozhou, was imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison for a crime.

It is said that Chunyu was so beautiful that Li Yifu was so lustful when he saw her that he secretly ordered Dali Cheng Bi Zhengyi to release her and take her as his concubine.

Duan Baoxuan, the minister of Dali Temple, reported the matter according to the facts, and Li Zhi ordered the matter to be heard by Liu Rengui and Zhang Lun, the imperial censor.

Li Yifu was worried that the matter would be exposed, so he ordered Bi Zhengyi to hang himself in prison to cut off the evidence.

Wang Yifang, who had been serving as the imperial censor for only sixteen days, heard the news and impeached Li Yifu. However, Li Yifu received Li Zhi's blessing. Instead of questioning the crime, Wang Yifang was demoted to Laizhou Sihu.

After retiring from the court, Li Yifu looked complacent in front of Wang Yifang and surrounding civil and military officials, and asked Wang Yifang, "Are you ashamed that Wang Yushi impeached you unnecessarily?"

Wang Yifang said, "I'm really ashamed. Zhongni was appointed as the chief minister of Lu State, but he killed Shaozhengmao after only seven days. I, Wang Yifang, took office as censor for sixteen days, but couldn't kill the evildoers. How can I live up to my shame?"

After this incident, Li Yifu became more and more arrogant, but his reputation was not good.

Chen Qingsi had just arrived in the capital, and before her butt was even hot, Li Yifu came looking for her. It was obvious that she had planned it for a long time.

"It's okay!"

Chen Qingsi patted Xiao Miaochen's hand and came to the gate with a bit of a smile. An elegant middle-aged man in blue shirt crossed his hands forward and stood upright. Behind him was a luxurious carriage.

Seeing Chen Qingsi walking out of the door, the middle-aged man in green clothes bowed respectfully and said: "This must be the famous Mr. Qingxi. He is indeed very elegant. I am the slave of Mr. Li Xianggong. On the order of my Xianggong, I invite you to come over. He hosted a grand banquet in his palace."

He politely made an invitation gesture, and then a servant moved the car stool and opened the car curtain.

Everything was extremely polite, but everything was full of arrogance.

When people are invited to a banquet, they don't send greeting cards, they don't specify the time, and they don't even ask the host if they are willing. It seems that everything is taken for granted.

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