The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

Under Li Duan's repeated invitation, Guo Nuan stayed and had a banquet with everyone.It was already afternoon when we returned to the mansion, Guo Nuan was happy, he drank too much, he threw himself on the bed and fell asleep soundly after returning to the mansion.

After waking up, he found that Princess Shengping was guarding him, and handed him a bowl of soup: "Here, son-in-law, drink the sober bar."

Guo Nuan felt that his drinking capacity had decreased. He collapsed after drinking a dozen or so cups. He coughed dryly and his throat became dry. Shengping's wife was thoughtful, and she took care of her when he woke up.

After drinking a bowl of soup, at night, Ah Fu came back from Zhongnanshan Academy for vacation.It just so happened that Guo Nuan had finished handling a big case right now, so he was so busy running outside for two or three days that he didn't have enough food or clothing.Now that the event has finally come to an end, Ah Fu is back.

At this moment, taking advantage of the orange light of the sunset at dusk, Ah Fu came slowly in a carriage. From afar, little Guo Xiang, who was played and played by his servants at the gate of the mansion, giggled, stumbled and ran over with his little hands open, Huannai said angrily: "Little uncle Ah Fu, little uncle Ah Fu is back."

Guo Nuan was very happy. The last time I sent Ah Fu to Luoyang Guozijian to study, I heard from Ah Fu that he and his doctoral teacher went to study in the Zhongnan Mountain area not far from Chang'an.

Zhongnan Mountain is a very famous mountain. In addition to the beautiful and elegant mountain scenery, there are many temples, nunneries, Taoist temples, and a strong religious and academic atmosphere in the valley.

Of course, there are many great poets in Zhongnan Mountain, and great writers live in seclusion there.For example, more than [-] years ago, when Daizong's grandfather Tang Xuanzong was in power, when Li Bai was alive, Li Bai went to Zhongnan Mountain to be a hermit.

Why do hermits like to go to Zhongnan Mountain near Chang'an to live in seclusion? In fact, they want to gain fame first in the mountains and become famous in the mountains. Li Bai was not isolated from the world when he was a hermit in Zhongnan Mountain. He often wrote famous poems The good sentence is spread outside the mountain to let people know.Therefore, the imperial court, which is attracted by these hermits and literati, often sends people to the mountains to invite these hermits to exchange literature in the palace. The lucky hermits will also be summoned by the emperor, and the elections will be held in person, which is different from the regular examinations and selection system that is held every year. imperial examination.

If the system is passed, these hermits can become officials, so don't look at the birds in Zhongnan Mountain, in fact, there are hidden literati everywhere in the mountains.

Perhaps under the pile of grass, there is a ragged, down-and-out great writer who has just pulled a pile of warm stool. This is really a treasured place of outstanding people.

Ah Fu traveled with his teacher this time. When he went to Zhongnan Mountain, he not only learned extensive and profound philosophical classics from Buddhist temples and Taoist priests, but also met many hermits and scholars in the thatched huts in the mountains.These literati are all of high literary quality.Ah Fu can be said to have benefited a lot.

The place where Ah Fu visited the study tour this time was not very far from Princess Chang'an's Mansion, so he asked the teacher for leave to go back to the mansion to visit Master Guo Nuan and Princess Shengping and others.

It is said that after Ah Fu went to study in Zhongnanshan, he would follow his teacher and a few classmates to study in the south and go to farther places.

In the living room, as night fell, Guo Nuan asked his servants to lay out a sumptuous meal. He, Shengping, Ah Fu, the housekeeper and other family members were all having dinner at a gathering. Ah Fu's farewell banquet.

It is said that Ah Fu will leave the Princess Mansion early tomorrow morning, this time he came back specially to visit Guo Nuan and the others during the busy schedule.Ah Fu's teachers and classmates have all stayed in an inn on the outskirts of Chang'an, and are waiting for Ah Fu to return to the team.

"Oh, such a rush schedule, Ah Fu, you should eat more meat." Shengping smiled, and she put a piece of braised pork into Ah Fu's bowl.Now Ah Fu has lived in the princess mansion for three years. Unlike when he first entered the mansion, his face was white and round, and a little baby fat. Now he has grown a lot taller, his figure is tall and thin, but he is human. I'm getting more energetic.I have matured a lot.

It is estimated that Ah Fu will grow into a handsome young man in a year or two.Guo Nuan watched Ah Fu come back from his study abroad, and his demeanor was different.

"Enen, the teacher said that we are going to study in many famous mountains in the south. It is estimated that it will take at least a year, and at most two years. I am very reluctant to part with the young master and the princess. Especially the little Guo Xiang."

Ah Fu mentioned little Guo Xiang at the moment, the child immediately ran over, giggling, and said in a childish voice that he wanted to play with Ah Fu.

"Where did they go?" Guo Nuan was a little curious. He had never traveled to study. To be precise, Guo Nan, a modern person who traveled through time, had never traveled to study. I have traveled around Zhejiang for half a year.Of course, Guo Nan didn't realize it.

Ah Fu was a little hungry, and his appetite was particularly good. Maybe it was the food at home that made him a little friendly. After eating three bowls, Guo Nuan and Shengping laughed seeing Ah Fu wolfing down.

"I heard from the teacher that Lushan Mountain, Songshan Mountain, Wutai Mountain and so on, as well as other valleys and big rivers, have to go. By the way, it is a piece south of Caiyun."

Ah Fu said that the territory is very broad, Guo Nuan clicked his tongue repeatedly, the teacher who leads the team can really make a fuss, the distance between these random places is thousands of kilometers, if you visit them all, you won’t be able to visit the whole south After all, is one or two years enough?Guo Nuan was a little worried that Ah Fu would not come back after wandering for ten or eight years.When the time comes, the little book boy Ah Fu will almost be unrecognizable when he comes back, and a young man has become an uncle.

As for the south of Caiyun, Guo Nuan knew that it was Yunnan. I heard that the Nanzhao Kingdom there was always fighting civil wars, and the Liao people in the tribe were extremely fierce.He was a little worried about the safety of his study tour.

"No, no, we're just strolling around the border between Nanzhao and Datang." Ah Fu heard Guo Nuan's worry, and he quickly explained.

One night, Guo Nuan chatted with Ah Fu, saying that Ah Fu was the No.1 person he met while traveling through the Tang Dynasty.He has long regarded Ah Fu as a relative, and now he is going on a study tour, the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and the journey is long.It will take a long time to reunite, and Guo Nuan specifically asked Ah Fu a lot.He stuffed several hundred taels of silver and several large ingots of gold ingots into his parcel as a package.

Ah Fu smiled and immediately postponed the young master's gift, saying that 2000 taels was too much.However, the Tang Dynasty had not yet developed Feiqian, which is a mobile bank. People had to carry large sums of cash when they went out, which was very heavy.

Guo Nuan would not mind giving Ah Fu a few thousand taels of silver if there were convenient bank notes that could be exchanged at various bank branches across the country, but it was exhausting to carry the thousands of taels of silver on her back.

After Ah Fu's delay, he said that this study tour was to sharpen his will. If he took such a large sum of money on the road, it would not be a hard study tour, but a play.So he only took an ingot of ten taels of silver, and kept everything else.

Early the next morning, Guo Nuan and the others bid farewell to Ah Fu at the gate of the house early. When Ah Fu stepped into the carriage, Shengping stuffed him with two brand new clothes.

It is said that these clothes were originally sewed by Shengping on and off during the month, in preparation for Ah Fu returning from school, and Shengping gave these clothes to him to wear.The stitches and threads are all cut and repaired by the princess, which is much more heavy-hearted than directly asking the master tailor in the mansion to make it.

In order to catch up with work, he caught up with Ah Fu and went out early in the morning. Shengping stayed up late last night, sitting on the side of the bed and trimming his clothes until dawn without falling asleep. Guo Nuan knew it.Now when the smiling Shengping handed the clothes to Ah Fu and told him to be more careful while traveling, Ah Fu felt his eyes were red.

"Goodbye everyone!" Ah Fu waved again and again on the carriage, and everyone stood at the gate of the Princess Mansion for a long time without leaving.Until the figure of the carriage disappeared at the bend of the road.

After sending Ah Fu away, Guo Nuan can finally sleep.He was a little reluctant to leave Ah Fu.But when people grow up, they always go out and hone their skills.

Without thinking too much, he threw himself on the bed again to catch up on his sleep.It was already afternoon when he woke up, and there were guests at his house.It turned out to be Master Cui Youfu.

Seeing him smiling all over his face, as if you knew something good was coming, Guo Nuan had some guesses, probably the cheating case had some results.

Sure enough, Cui Youfu said that the cheating case had already been interrogated at all times by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.The specific details of the crime were confessed by Qiao Lin and his son and Yang Yan.

Since Qiao Lin is the main criminal, especially if the crime involved is serious, his position as the young minister of Dali Temple was dismissed immediately. I heard that the emperor is considering exiling their father and son to the border army stronghold in the Western Regions, like herding sheep and horses. .

Guo Nuan could imagine that Qiao and his son were going to be shepherds for the rest of their lives in the yellow sandy pasture in Xinjiang, a desolate place where no birds shit.Sigh, this is really pitiful.But regret is useless, and the crimes committed at the beginning will be repaid slowly.It would be considered magnanimous for the emperor not to go to Caishikou to behead his head.

As for Yuan Zai, there is no way that he has a deep foundation, great prestige in the court, and a solid foundation. In this case of cheating, he did not directly participate in it, at most it was a crime of covering up his subordinates.The emperor thought that he had made diligent contributions to the court for many years, so he was dismissed from his post and returned home to retire.By the way, Master Liu Yan, the left minister, is about to retire, and Yuan Zai has been in the position of prime minister for some years.It caused complaints from many people and offended many people.The two prime ministers retired together at about the same time, which is also a way of checks and balances.

It is estimated that in the next half a month, when the left and right prime ministers have settled the government affairs, almost Yuan Zai and Liu Yan will retire.

Guo Nuan thinks this is the best ending, at least Yuan Zai can be regarded as retreating, and the threat to the bureaucracy is not too great.

As for Yang Yan, the invigilator of the imperial examination, Guo Nuan was a little surprised.The charges he received in this case are not very serious.It's just a half-level demotion.