A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 567: Secretary Lang Ran’s Liangzi, a close friendship comes to light

"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"

"quiet!"

As a seventh-grade secretary, Cai Fang could barely get a seat in the main hall.

However, because he was too close to the entrance of the palace, he could not clearly see the movements of the emperor and the central ministers.

In addition, some ministers are old and their voices are too soft, so Cai Fang cannot get the full picture of many things.

However, the imperial edict announced can still be heard clearly.

“God has decreed the emperor’s decree.

When the emperor seeks governance in a vain manner, he relies on his talents to serve as ministers, and when he worships Chen Mo, he must rely on his academic ability.

Now there is a son of Ran Zhan, the Minister of the Five Arms, whose nature is righteous, whose conduct is good, who is capable of writing and military, and who guides the four directions. Qing Yan is his father.

He was specially promoted to Shangshu and Zuopushe, and was rewarded with ten pieces of silk and a chariot and horse.

I follow the path of the ancestors and saints, open up a wide range of doors, and call people from all over the world regardless of their talents.

Those who have built up the ancients appoint the virtuous and rank them in order, and award officials based on their ability. Those who work hard will be rewarded with generous titles and salaries, and those with great virtue will receive titles.

Therefore, martial arts is used to show importance, and literary virtue is used to praise.

He was specially promoted to the governor of Qingzhou and the general of the Hussars, Hou Ranmin of Dong'an, and the four thousand households in the city were granted the title of Duke Wu Ping.

Admire this. "

"Retreat!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

After all the ministers shouted long live, Cai Fang did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood aside and had to wait until the important ministers in front of him left before it was his turn.

After putting on his shoes, he spotted the person he had found a long time ago and immediately went to greet him.

"Provincial Secretary Lang Caifang, who is a humble secretary, pays homage to Bai Zhongcheng."

Bai Fu, who was suddenly stopped, looked at him with confusion:
"Secretary Cai stopped me for no reason. What's the important matter?"

Cai Fang bowed again:
"The humble post is an old friend of Li Yan's imperial censor. Now I have Li Yan's relics presented to the court official."

Hearing that it was Li Yan's relic, Bai Fu looked around without leaving any trace and said:

"follow me."

Cai Fang quickly followed.

He and Bai Fu came outside the palace and got on Bai Fu's carriage.

Cai Fang quickly handed over Li Yan's memorial and explained the situation.

Bai Fu looked at the contents of the memorial and sighed:

"I had already asked him not to present the memorial, and hinted that his life was in danger, but Li Yan has a stubborn temperament and cannot speak out."

Cai Fang knelt down and bowed, but said nothing.

"It's true that Li Yan still has a close friend like you. Otherwise, this case would have become an unsolved case.

Okay, I already know about this. You can go back and wait for the news.

Furthermore, since you serve in the Ministry of Secretaries, you should pay more attention to the memorials submitted in recent days. "

Knowing that most of the things were done, Cai Fang saluted and got off the bus halfway.

Why do you need to ask Bai Fu to submit a memorial?
Cai Fang had already considered the situation in his study last night based on the letter left by Li Yan and the situation between North Korea and China felt by his secretary.

When the central ministers were able to suppress the horse-ragging case, in addition to the emperor's filial piety, there were also many factors such as the prince's absence in court and the critical moment of the Qingzhou war.

Although there is King Bai Wen temporarily supervising the country, King Bai is young after all. He has just reached the crown this year. He does not have rich experience and cannot see through the methods of the veterans in the court.

Although she was assisted by Queen Wang, Queen Wang mainly managed the internal dynasty and royal affairs, and was not able to interfere in the outer dynasty.

Later, after the battle in Qingzhou, the emperor came to court, and the prince also came back.

The case was no longer popular, and the big bosses did not want to mention the case again to avoid being reprimanded by the emperor.

After all, who likes to look for trouble when nothing happens?

Bai Fu is a third-grade censor Zhongcheng. It's not that he is disloyal to the country, but politics is not black and white. It is precisely because he understands this that he persuades Li Yan.

But the situation is different now. The government has returned to the hands of the emperor, and some people can no longer deceive Shengting.

As the leader in charge of supervision, it is natural for him to fulfill his responsibilities.

It's just that no one reported it, and naturally I couldn't report it to Emperor Bai Qian in person, otherwise it would be misunderstood by others.

After all, the matter has not yet reached the point where he, a third-grade official, appears in person.

If he really told the emperor directly, not to mention whether the emperor would believe it, other ministers would think that he wanted to engage in political struggle over this trivial matter.

When the time comes, it won't be able to end if he wants to.

Now that Li Yan's posthumous writings have come out, he can push the boat along and slowly bring the matter out, so as not to use too much force and cause a big splash.

With Bai Fu's reminder, Cai Fang requested to work as a secretary for several days in a row. He almost didn't go home and rested in the side hall when he was tired.

Just afraid of leaking.

Fortunately, Huangtian paid off, and on the sixth day, Cai Fang finally saw Li Yan's petition among the vast list of memorials.

He casually glanced at Emperor Bai Qian, who was reading an important memorial.

After calming down, Cai Fang pretended to get the memorial by accident and said "Hey" first.

The voice was neither too loud nor too quiet, just enough to reach Bai Qian's ears. Then he opened the book and pretended not to have read it.

After a while, Cai Fang began to sob quietly, and the sound was very abrupt in the slightly quiet secretary hall.

"Cai Fang, what are you doing?
Don't you know you're not allowed to make noise here?
Thank you for being a secretary for two years. "

Secretary Zuo Chenglu Qiuhuan, who had been patrolling, quickly stepped forward to scold him.

As if frightened, Cai Fang quickly walked to the table, knelt down and cried:
"Being humbled by my position and knowing that I am guilty, I feel extremely sad and unbearable. Please punish me, Lord Zuo Cheng."

"Since you are ill, you should go home and rest today. After you have rested, you will come back to work. It just so happens that you haven't had a good rest in the past few days."

Cai Fang wiped away his tears and placed the memorial on the top of the desk, then sobbed and prepared to exit the hall. At this time, the sky sounded:

"Luqiu Huan, what happened?"

When Lu Qiuhuan's name was called, he immediately became excited, then quickly walked to the high position and paid homage:

"Your Majesty, it was Secretary Lang Caifang who saw the memorial and was unbearably sad, causing the noise. I have asked him to go back and rest."

"Oh? Why did Zou Shu actually let my secretary make such a gesture regardless of the occasion?
Ask Cai Fang to come forward and fetch the memorial he read as well. "

"Yes."

As an emperor, he has to deal with memorials from various places for ten years, which is a very tiring task.

Of course, the foolish king is not among them.

Nowadays, interesting things rarely happen, and Bai Qian is happy to relax.

"Secretary Lang Caifang, I pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor. May the Emperor be safe."

"I'm in peace!
Cai Fang, let me ask you, why are you crying? "

After hearing the emperor's inquiry, Cai Fang quickly lowered his head and said:
"Your Majesty, this is what happened.

Shicai minister was sorting out the memorials for His Majesty, and he saw the letter from the censor Li Yan in the censorship station. He couldn't help but be surprised. He opened the Xiangguan and was affected by the content inside. He couldn't help but feel moved.

Please punish me for the death penalty. "

Bai Qian quickly grasped the key points:
"Censor Li Yan? Do you know this person? Since you know him, why are you surprised by his memorial?"

"Your Majesty, I dare not hide it from you. Li Yan and I were classmates and studied together at Bai Xue. Since we both have humble backgrounds, we became good friends.

After that, we graduated together, Chen entered the Secretariat Department, and Li Yan joined the Yushitai, but in private we often kept in touch.

It's just that Li Yan passed away half a month ago, and now another memorial is presented, which makes the minister feel strange. "

Bai Qian's intuition told him that this was not simple, so he narrowed his eyes calmly:
"Lu Qiu Huan, write a memorial."

Lu Qiuhuan, who had already been standing aside with the memorial in hand, quickly handed the memorial to Deng Xuan, the Zhongchang attendant beside Bai Qian, with both hands.

Deng Xuan went to the Imperial Palace again and presented it to the Emperor's case.

He picked up the memorial and read it carefully. The further he read, the angrier he became. When he saw the end, he threw the memorial directly at His Majesty:
"Rebellion, everything is reversed!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

When the emperor was angry, everyone present, including Deng Xuan, a third-rank official of the inner dynasty,
It was Lu Qiuhuan, the third-in-command of the secretary province, and even the visible palace maids, eunuchs, and secretaries quickly knelt on the ground, trembling.

After venting his anger, Bai Qian fell into calm again.

"Deng Xuan!"

"The slave is here!"

"It is announced that Yan Xuan, Su Hu, Xian Yumin, Cui Pingzhi, Bai Fu and Zhang Guang have entered the palace."

"The slaves obey."

Deng Xuan quickly got up and went out of the palace to deliver the edict.

Not long after, Prime Minister Yan Xuan, Zhongshu Ling Suhu, Shangshu Lingxian Yumin, Yushi Zhongcheng Baifu, and Tingwei Zhang Guang,
There was also secretary Ling Cui Pingzhi who was not on duty today. Several people entered the palace one after another and met together.

"I pay my respects to your Majesty. May your Majesty be safe."

"I'm uneasy."

"I am terrified."

Bai Qian looked at these important ministers and said coldly:
"Get up."

He handed the memorial in his hand to Deng Xuan and asked him to give it to Yan Xuan and others to read.

When it was Cui Ping's turn to write the memorial, he kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Cui Qing, is it hot?
I heard that Li Yan’s memorial was submitted once last year. Why didn’t you know? "

Upon hearing this, Cui Pingzhi, who was sweating even more, quickly knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty, do you really not know?"

"So, someone is blocking the path of loyalty and remonstrance?"

Several people bowed their heads and remained silent.

"Bai Fu, Li Yan is your subordinate, tell me what's going on?"

Bai Fu noticed him and quickly replied:
"Your Majesty, I saw Li Yan's memorial letter last year and submitted it to the Central Publishing House. However, I don't know why I didn't reply later."

"So, the memorial was completed in Zhongshu?"

When Zhongshu ordered Su Hu to hear this, he immediately knelt down and said:
"I will be punished by death."

"Huh, you know it's a capital crime, but don't think that because you are a descendant of the Su family, I won't punish you.

If he really knows the law and breaks the law, I will ask the head of the Su clan to tell me what kind of children they have trained. "

"I will be punished by death."

No matter how Bai Qian scolded him, Su Hu only had this sentence.

Bai Qian was very angry:
"Somebody come!"

"Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Yan Xuan came out to stop him and said:

"I also know about this. At the joint meeting, I also agreed to suppress the horse-riding case and let Yousi handle it in a low-key manner."

"Your Majesty, I am also involved."

Shangshu ordered Xian Yumin to also go out on the road.

"Okay, you are indeed my good and loyal ministers."

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. In this case, Bai Qian had to consider the deeper reasons.

"Tell me, what is going on?"

(End of this chapter)