Dajing Sun and Moon

Chapter 191 The Emperor Will Meet in the Snowstorm

Sure enough, for Song Zhuowen's advice, Zhang Jiangling just smiled and said nothing, and she herself soon realized that something was wrong, her face turned red, and she waved her hands again and again:

"Master Zhang, don't misunderstand, the little girl did not mean to offend, she just wanted to share the prince's worries, and she made such a false statement out of desperation, and there is no other meaning."

After Fang Xirou gave Song Zhuowen an angry look, he apologized to Zhang Jiangling just now, and said sincerely: "I'm rude, I didn't intend to offend Prime Minister Zhang, and I hope that Lord Xiang doesn't care about the villain."

After all, it was the chief assistant of the dynasty, Zhang Jiangling waved his hand, and laughed at himself: "Why, in your eyes, have I, Zhang Jiangling, fallen to the point where I care about the younger generation?"

Song Zhuowen's pretty face was flushed with shame, and Fang Xirou smiled slightly: "Mr. Zhang has been in charge of the government for many years, and his mind is naturally extraordinary. The juniors and others naturally admire it."

Zhang Jiangling laughed a few times, and after laughing, he turned his head to Song Zhuowen and said softly: "It's not that I don't want to go north to help the prince, but that if I am old, I will overwhelm the host. This may not be conducive to the prince's accumulation of prestige, and the situation of the war It doesn't do much good."

Zhang Mingyue on his side pursed her mouth, raised her chin slightly, and said in a low voice: "Emperor Taizong once said in person that the prime minister should be the cashier of the emperor's orders, and he will be in charge of all the officials.

The implication is that my father is the one who controls the overall situation, so what's the point of laying hands on others?Do odd jobs?Isn't this a self-deprecating identity?

Fang Xirou also smiled, and echoed her praise: "It is for this reason. His Majesty Taizong also said that the prime minister is in charge of the general affairs of the state, and manages the affairs of the imperial court. Emperor Xi is responsible for unifying heaven and man, and assisting the emperor to rule the great government. .”

Even Emperor Taizong said that the prime minister's responsibility is to assist the emperor in governing the government, how can he do small things?
Song Zhuowen was enlightened, and said with shame on his face: "Zhang Xianggui is the prime minister's honor. He should take charge of the overall situation and overlook the Kyushu. How could he be bent on a corner? Zhuowen's thinking was wrong."

Zhang Xiang glanced at Zhang Mingyue, after all, he still indulged her too much, so that he developed such a spoiled nature.

Being lightly glanced at by her father made her more terrified than staring directly at her. Zhang Mingyue immediately kept silent.

Fang Xirou suppressed his smile, remembered his purpose, and asked respectfully, "The crown prince asked me to ask Prime Minister Zhang, where is Dajing's future?"

In fact, she made this question on her own initiative, including Fang Xirou who came to visit the Chief Assistant of Dajing this time, and it was also Fang Xirou's own initiative. There was no such thing as the order of the Holy Maiden's Temple or the prince's instruction.

However, after hearing such a question, Zhang Jiangling did not answer, but shook his head slightly, and said softly, "You should ask Your Majesty this question."

Fang Xirou's pupils shrank, and his heart skipped a beat.

really!

Emperor Jing did not die.

Since Emperor Jing was not dead, the deep reason why this man fell so quickly and there was no turmoil in Dajing is ready to be revealed.

This is what that person meant.

No wonder, no wonder Zhang Dang dared to fall to Xiao Dang.

No wonder Xiao Dang was originally murderous, sharpening his sword, but suddenly died down.

In the entire Dajing, who can do all this?
Only you.

In other words, this so-called party struggle that almost swept across Dajing was not a struggle between Zhang and Xiao at all, but a struggle between imperial power and prime minister power.

On the half slope, there is a cool breeze, and the clothes are flying.

The old man's heart is like still water, calm and indifferent, and the depths of his eyes are as calm as an ancient well.

After a long time, Fang Xirou flung herself away in shock. After quietly swallowing her mouthful of saliva, she breathed out lightly, her eyes were deep, and she asked in a concentrated voice, "Dare to ask Prime Minister Zhang, where is the way out for us now that the Dajing situation is here?"

Zhang Jiangling didn't answer, but turned his head to look into the distance, his eyes gradually darkened, he sighed secretly in his heart, in Taikang, if you advised the old man to fight with tigers, he would die.Whoever dies will make Dajing turbulent and the people will be displaced. Is this what you want to see? Are you satisfied now?
You are satisfied, but the old man is not satisfied! !

After a while, the old man waved his hand and refused to talk any more.

Fang Xirou secretly sighed, and after bowing down to Zhang Jiangling with Song Zhuowen, Yingying retreated.

After a few flashes, it disappeared into the sky.

But before leaving, Zhangruo casually glanced at a certain direction in the sky.

Zhang Jiangling smiled gently at the girl next to him: "Go, go and see Xiao Xiang's girl, and go to Fang Chu on behalf of my father, and pass a few words to him."

Zhang Mingyue nodded slightly, knowing that her father is not suitable to come forward at the moment, after hearing the secret words, she was about to turn around and leave, but she frowned and said hesitantly: "I'm leaving, what about your safety?"

After saying that, the old man stomped the wooden staff lightly in his hand, and shadows appeared one after another around him.

Looking at his robes, which are embroidered with phoenix patterns, they are full of scrolls, as if they were extraordinary powers.

Zhang Mingyue felt at ease, and had already guessed about this power.

Since her father's life is not in danger, she has nothing to worry about.

He nodded lightly at those people, clasped his fists in greeting, and then plundered towards the Eastern Capital.

After a while, the old man said softly without looking back: "Come out."

Immediately, ripples appeared in the far sky, from far to near, like waves, quickly spreading to everyone's feet.

A middle-aged Rushan came from the sky, his eyes were gentle, and there was a trace of strangeness in Fang Xirou's direction.

Then he walked to Zhang Jiangling's side with a calm expression, and said respectfully:
"Lord!"

If Xia Houchun were here, he would be amazed that his teacher was Zhang Xiang's.

The person in front of him was surprisingly the one Xia Houchun had seen in the Demon Suppressing Prison.

Wei Xuancheng, once one of the "Eight Steeds of Taikang", was apparently the minister of the Ministry of Rites, but in fact he was the deputy head of the Confucian Academy. There is a friendship between teachers and students.

Looking at this posture, it seems that Zhang Xiang is respected.

In other words, from the time Xia Houchun was established as the prince until now, there has always been this shadow behind him.

It's no wonder why a mere crown prince can make Xiao Mei, who is firmly seated in the court, make such a big move, and even personally arrange to induce her to launch the "palace change" and seek her own death.

Laziness is like an antelope's horns, and there is no trace to be found.

This person's layout and chess ability can be seen.

Zhang Jiangling lowered his eyes, pressed his walking stick, and said slowly: "Send a message to the Qin family, saying that His Majesty is not dead, I, Zhang Jiangling, are not blind, and Dajing is not dead yet. If you are restless, I will kill Qin Xiang Dayi's relatives."

The middle-aged Ru Shan lowered his eyes, and suddenly knew that this person knew about Qin Rui's little tricks in private.

Although he also sent thousands of riders to 'escort' the prince northward, it seemed that he was doing his best to defend against the bandits, intending to make up for his mistakes, but in fact it was just to confuse the eyes and deceive ordinary people.

Qin Rui, the current governor of the Zhaoyi Army, seems to be born in a reckless family, but he is actually the son of the "Eternal Prime Minister", and this person in front of him has an unimaginable friendship and tacit understanding with Qin Prime Minister, Taizong, and Emperor Jing. .

Someone in Taikang once mentioned something cryptically, that the person in front of me had obtained the true biography of the Prime Minister of Qin, and strongly recommended it in front of Taizong, before he raised it from among the imperial officials, but such remarks have never been refuted by the person concerned, it seems to be tacit agreement .

Therefore, the owner naturally does not want Zhang and Qin's family to turn from political allies to rivals or even mortal enemies.

Wei Xuancheng thought for a moment, "Do you need me to go to Qianqiu Temple?"

Zhang Jiangling waved his hand, "No need."

Wei Xuancheng frowned, and was about to speak, when he heard him say in a low voice, "I'll meet him personally."

His heart trembled, his expression slightly solemn.

After hesitating for a moment, he glanced at the old man and said softly: "The daughter of Prime Minister Xiao seems to have the intention of going north."

Zhang Jiangling was dumbfounded, suddenly knew that the daughter of the Xiao family was probably going after the prince Xia Houchun, he shook his head and said with a smile: "The one surnamed Xiao gave birth to a good daughter, which saved his life."

Wei Xuancheng was slightly puzzled, where did he start with these words, but seeing that Zhang Jiangling didn't elaborate, he didn't ask further.

"In addition, let Fang Chu and Sun Yuanhui properly resettle the refugees into the city. I don't want to see another person freeze to death and starve to death."

He turned around expressionlessly, and gave Wei Xuancheng an indifferent look: "Besides, tell them that if you want to be a gentleman, you should be an adult first."

Wei Xuancheng's heart skipped a beat, "What do you mean?"

The old man waved his hand: "Join the world, save people, first go to the floating world for a while."

Wei Xuancheng was shocked, knowing that the Confucian Academy was about to undergo a century of great changes, so he immediately bowed down and said, "Observe the order."

"Besides, that girl from the Xiao family is after all the appointed person of His Highness the Crown Prince, so protect her well."

Wei Xuancheng subconsciously said yes, but then came back to his senses, that girl has been sheltered by Wanning Palace since she came out of Taikang. Although it is indeed hard work to travel through mountains and rivers, it seems that even the daily life and food along the way are arranged by a dark force called 'commoner' Properly posted, it seems that even the Queen's trip didn't take so much trouble.

He thought to himself, could it be Xiao Yuanzheng's private power?
"Also, I asked you to investigate the matter, but what progress has been made?" the old man asked in a low voice.

Ten years ago, that high-ranking old man left Taikang and disappeared since then, never appearing in the world again.

Wei Xuancheng was stunned, and after a little hesitation, he bowed his head and said in a low voice: "This time, before His Majesty returns to the capital, I have seen that one."

The old man's trekking stick froze and his eyes drooped.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, as has always been the case.

The wind howled in the mountains, and the withered and rotten trees shook their heads and swayed from side to side.

In the silence, there seemed to be a murmur of soliloquy.

"Since you're gone, why come back? It's just annoying."

He raised his foot expressionlessly, and with a light touch, he crushed the sword-testing grass that was about to burst out of the ground.

The buds are broken and the leaves are destroyed, and the vitality is extinct.

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Back in time, ten months ago.

The beginning of spring has not yet arrived, and the depths of winter are gradually approaching. The cold wind is stern, and the frost and snow are thick, killing all living things.

In a mountain depression in a certain place, an old man stepped on the snow and returned from hunting.

At the end of the bleak forest in the mountains, there was a middle-aged man wearing a nine-dragon crown waiting quietly. He shook the snow on his shoulders, cupped his fists and said, "I have come here out of necessity, I hope Father Hong will not blame you."

The old man threw down the dead tiger, patted the frozen snow on his body, looked at the middle-aged man with a sickly pale complexion, and asked in surprise, "Taiwei died?"

The middle-aged man shook his head astringently.

The old man frowned slightly, since Tai Wei is not dead, then this one is going to die.

"Hong came here this time to invite you out of the mountain to calm the world." The middle-aged man bowed.

The old man sighed softly, "Isn't there still Bai Gui?"

Bai Gui, Jiangling also.

The sickly middle-aged man was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "The minister ordered that the country can be settled in peace, but it can't be helped by Taoism."

He paused, and said slowly: "Taiwei will not die, I can't sleep or eat in peace."

The implication is that Bai Gui can only defend the country and cannot seek enemies, let alone punishing too little.

The old man's gaze was gloomy. After thinking for a while, he nodded slightly and asked, "Do you have any last words?"

The middle-aged man's expression was stagnant, and his face was slumped.

Behind him, the eunuch Chen Zhaosi knelt down with a plop, tears streaming down his face, and wept loudly: "I implore the old Zhongshu to save the master. If you need to change your life, please exchange this humble life of the slave. I beg the old Zhongshu The book is for the sake of thousands of people in Dajing, save the master, save the master."

The old man shook his head and said nothing, sighed lightly: "This is a Tao injury, which cannot be cured by manpower, and the old man has no power to recover."

The middle-aged man was none other than Dajing Emperor Xiahouhong who had just come down from Tiandu Peak.

It was too little to kill Xuanzong's suzerain, and he was defeated in ten battles.

With the body of an emperor, in exchange for Taiwei's ascension, he failed.

And the old man in front of him, his surname is Qin, his name is Daoyuan, and his style name is Hongfu.

It was the only Zhongshu order in the Dajing Taizong Dynasty.

He has been in the Jingting court for [-] years, and the peak period of power is almost comparable to Taizong.

He changed the subject, "Although it cannot be cured, it can prolong life for ten years."

Emperor Jing's face softened, "Ten years is enough."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Jing bent down and bowed: "My son will ask the Taiwei."

The old man took off his hat and hat, and also bowed down.

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Qin Daoyuan, whose ancestral home is Jiangzhou, was born in a scholarly family since he was a child, and he is a noble from Taikang City for generations.

His father Qin Yang, uncle Qin Xun, and uncle Qin Yue had studied under Dongjing Confucian Lu Yuan.Qin Daoyuan himself studied under Chen Xichun, a master of Confucianism. After returning from learning Taoism, at seventeen o'clock, Fang Zhengming, a high school virtuous man, was in the classics department.

It is rumored that during the palace examination, Emperor Taizong personally came to invigilate the examination, and took separate examinations on "administration of ministers and officials, reporting and supervision, world punishment and prison, frontier military affairs, cabinet governance, foreign countries, clan and vassal kings, loss of wealth and taxation, and the way of Buddha and devils" etc. Nine strategies for governing the country.

As for the details of Qin Daoyuance's question paper, the world does not know, because Emperor Taizong and the first emperor sealed up the "Secret Truth Palace" after reading it, and ordered that "non-Dongjing supreme should not personally open it", and those who violated the order will be beheaded.

After the new division, he was initially awarded the editorship of the Hanlin Academy. Three years later, he was transferred to be the young supervisor of Sitiantai and the chief director of the Department of Monasticism. The power of life and death for cultivators.

In the next two years, he was released to the governor of Qiongzhou to study and govern the single father, seek talents and abilities, reward good and punish evil, and reward and punish deeds.

In the same way for three years, he transferred to Shangzhou, and his political achievements were the same, which was 28 years old.

Ten years after he moved to the Ministry of War, he built the most complete frontier defense system of "outposts, garrisons, forts, buildings, and cities" in East Jingguo, that is, outposts, garrisons, buildings, fortresses, beacons, barriers, docks, and The road card is the skeleton of the military structure; inside, the internal military and transportation hub channels based on roads, cavalry, post, stacks, and battalions are sorted out.

Afterwards, he moved to Bianzhou Yubei and confronted Yunxiao for nearly five years. He personally planned three offensives and slaughtered more than [-] Yunxiao bandits, making him dare not make another move south.

He was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and a third-rank official because of his meritorious service. With Taizong's acquiescence, he directly jumped over the central cabinet and was fully responsible for the promotion and relegation of all officials in Gyeonggi.

Then he retired bravely. After serving as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials for a hundred days, he was demoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and assisted the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai Procuratorate to pick up the national prisons.Until five years later, he was moved to be the head of the Hanlin Academy, ranking first and second rank, and inspected the Minister of the Ministry of War, and was added the title of Governor of Youzhou Dadu.

But even so, he is still concurrently serving as Yushitai Yushi Zhongcheng, and it is even rumored that he secretly holds the real power of Sitiantai monks, holding the power of life and death for monks in the world. Apart from the emperor Jing's secret guard 'Xuan Ling', this real power is comparable to The deputy prime minister's cronies of Emperor Taizong are still under two people and above tens of thousands.

At the same time, Qin Daoyuan planned the "Immortal Killing Formation" for Taizong and the first emperor to trap and kill real people, and directed the drama of "Snipe and Clam Fighting" between Tianguo and Xuanzong, which triggered a whole internal struggle between Buddhism and Taoism. In 20 years, Buddhism was finally defeated in the Western Regions, and Xuanzong did not issue teaching instructions for 20 years.

Two years later, Qin Daoyuan, who was only [-] years old, finally took charge of Zhongshu Province and served as Zhongshuling for [-] years. , After confining him in a dark room, he disappeared.

Some people said that this person had invested in Yunxiao or Qianyan, and some people speculated that this prime minister of the Taizong Dynasty lived in seclusion in Xuanzong's Tiandu Peak, under the protection of Xuanzong's suzerain Taiwei, in order to restrain Emperor Taizong.

And until Taizong's death, this Qin Xiang never showed up again.

However, after Qin Daoyuan resigned from office, the government did not collapse, because as soon as Qin Daoyuan was imprisoned, Taizong worshiped the then deputy minister Zhang Jiangling as the Minister of Ministers, and took over the government instead of Taizong.

Until his death, nothing changed.

Afterwards, Emperor Jing Xia Houhong came to the throne, still honored Zhang Jiangling as Minister of the Book, and enfeoffed Zhu Kingdom, so Dajing felt at ease.

It's just that Emperor Jingdi Xia Houhong weakened the power of the prime minister and changed "prime" to "auxiliary".

For the next twenty years, the Eastern Jingguo regime has been jointly controlled by Zhang Jiangling and Emperor Jing.

Until Xuanzong's end and his son Taikang, it directly triggered two party disputes before and after, which caused turmoil inside and outside Dongjing.

In the end, it ended with Zhang Jiangling being "destroyed by the family".

As the No.1 official of the Dajing court today, Zhang Jiangling's defeat also made Zhang Dang's momentum very depressed. Most of the ministers in the court changed the Dawang Banner and belonged to Xiao Dang.

It seems that the Dajing party struggle ends here.

But, is that really the case?
The noble concubine Xiao Mei thinks otherwise, only by killing Zhang Jiangling and exterminating Zhang's party can he completely control the government and completely eliminate party disputes.

And Zhang Jiangling didn't sit still, he finally escaped from Taikang City under the circumstances of the Confucian direct lineage on the surface, secretly admonishing the doctor Guan Jiusi, the second head of the 'commoner' Zhuge Dan, and sacrificing many dark sons.

That is to say, the No. 1 courtier of the Great Jing changed overnight from a high-ranking minister who monopolized the government to a prisoner whose party struggles failed and faded away.

And under the tacit understanding of the Dajing court officials, he can only turn from light to darkness and become a living dead.

Of course, if Concubine Xiao, who is listening to the government behind the curtain, is willing to withdraw her order, and with the permission of the courtiers, welcome Zhang Jiangling back to the center in an open and honest manner, and restore the official position, Weilong will be as before.

But in this case, it is more difficult than ordinary people to ascend in one step.

No matter how difficult it is to reunite a broken mirror, the sage's mouth is constitutional, how can it be changed day and night.

Therefore, this method is no longer possible.

Especially after Zhang Jiangling has been feared for many years, once he falls, he will never be able to get up again.

The tree fell and the hozen scattered, the wall fell and everyone pushed.

He, Zhang Jiangling, will never go back to Taikang again.

Unless there is a change of dynasty.

But all these possibilities, with Qin Daoyuan's restoration, became far away.

Dajing once again ushered in the era of Qin Xiang.

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In the 20th year of Chunxi, in April, Guiyou.

When Luan drove back to Taikang, his spirits lifted.

The next day, the Great Court Meeting.

Emperor Jing Xia Houhong worshiped Qin Daoyuan as Dajing's new Taiwei and Prince Taifu, and granted him the Kingdom of Shangzhu and commanded one hundred thousand forbidden troops.

Special conferment, anyone below the first grade, if there is a violation of the prohibition, can be cut first and then played.

Qin Daoyuan was exempted from the crown and accepted the title, and asked the court to move the seat of the noble concubine Xiao Mei to return to Wanning Palace.

Please dismiss Xiao Yuanzheng from the post of Shuling.

Let go of the position of the head of the pious pavilion of Tianqiong Pavilion, and give him death.

Li Zongzheng took the position of Xiahou Li Zongzheng in Banzongzheng Temple and moved to southern Xinjiang.

All are allowed.

Then, Taiwei Qin Daoyuan ordered Sun Yuanhui to be dismissed from his post in the Eastern Capital and given to die.

Xie Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, was deprived of his post and forced to retire.

Qin Rui was dismissed from his position as the commander-in-chief of the Zhaoyi Army, and he was forbidden to contemplate behind closed doors for three years.

Order the Nankang Army, Xichuan Army and other six armies with 5 people to immediately go north to Youyan. If the military plane is delayed, the leader will be killed and the army will be dismissed.

And for the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, Ji Jun, the leader of the Zhennan Army, and 37 school lieutenants were given to death.

At just the right moment, Dajing was shaken both inside and outside, and the hearts of the people were at peace.

One person, one town and one country.

(End of this chapter)