Tiantang

Chapter 306 Text Prison

Chapter 314 Literary Inquisition
"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Your Highness would rather retreat and make a net than envy the fish in the abyss." Gongsun You hesitated again and again, and said resolutely.

Li Yu was startled, and immediately understood what Gongsunyou meant.

Li Yu's face flushed slightly, and his eyes flickered.

At this moment, he also slightly regretted that he should not have taken the initiative to stand on the opposite side of Zhang Xuan, and now it is too late to regret.But he is no better than Li Tan, Li Yu is proud and arrogant, and he relies on his status as the emperor's grandson, how can he put down his airs, give up his dignity, and take the initiative to flatter Zhang Xuan?

Li Yu had been fighting in his heart for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't get rid of this face.

He sighed, turned and walked towards the city gate.

Gongsunyou shook his head secretly, feeling a little disappointed.The so-called those who achieve great things do not stick to small details. In this regard, Li Yu is far worse than Li Tan.

Li Tan has a gentle temperament and can bend and stretch, while Li Yu is a little too proud.

The royal family is certainly the master, but the problem is that you, the master, have not yet reached the height of "being lonely and widowed". In a sense, in the eyes of many powerful officials, you are not a fart.

Leaving aside, Li Heng is a lesson from the past.

Li Heng has been in charge of the East Palace for more than ten years, but for all these years, aside from the period of supervising the country, how many ministers have taken him seriously before?

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Li Yu went out of the city to visit Wang Wei, trying to gain the support of the noble family.

Just when Li Yu was leaving the city, a storm of literary inquisition in Chang'an City was starting at Yang Guozhong's residence.

The main hall of the Yang Mansion.

Mrs. Qin Guo, Yang Yuhuan's eldest sister, angrily handed a piece of paper in her hand to Yang Guozhong, and said angrily, "Guozhong, look at this poem. It's extremely mocking of my Yang family. My family was so angry after reading it." Didn't sleep well."

Yang Guozhong took it with a sullen face. In fact, he had heard a little about the poem Mrs. Qin said. It was written by a small official named Du Zimei in the capital recently. It was secretly circulated in the city. There is also a song "Song of Soldiers and Chariots" that has also spread quietly among the market.

"The weather is new on March [-]rd, and there are many beautiful people by the water in Chang'an. The appearance is thick and elegant, and the texture is delicate and even. What do you see in the back? The beads are pressed against the waist and the body is stable. Just like the relatives in the middle cloud and the pepper room, they are named the Great Guo and Qin... Xiaogu mourns and feels ghosts and gods. Dangxuan dismounted from his horse and entered Jinyin. Yanghuaxue fell and covered white apples, and the blue bird flew to pick up the red scarf. The heat is extremely hot, so be careful not to approach the prime minister to be angry!"

There are quite a few poems about the three sisters of the Yang family and Yang Guozhong, but most of them are praises and flattery, but this poem only implies ridicule.Although the whole poem is only about the living conditions of the "beauties", it has achieved the artistic effect of "no sarcasm, no sarcasm, no sigh, no sigh".

Looking at this poem, Yang Guozhong's face was gloomy.

Third Sister Yang's face turned red, and the corners of her mouth trembled with anger.

"Yang Huaxue covered the white apples, and the blue bird flew to hold the red scarf." Although Du Zimei's poem did not have a title or surname, it secretly implied that she had an affair with Yang Guozhong. How could she bear it?
Third Sister Yang didn't expect that after she had retired for a long time, she would still be the object of ridicule. This kind of "innuendo" based on gossip almost made her go berserk.

She doesn't care if someone in the aristocratic circle makes gossip behind her back, but she can't accept it when it is written in poems and passed on to future generations.At the same time, she was also worried, if Zhang Xuan saw this, how would she feel?

"Who is this person, talking nonsense, I'm going to tear his mouth apart!" Third Sister Yang was furious, and the teacup in her hand shattered to the ground because of the anger.

"It's just a small official in charge of armor and weapons in the right guard's mansion. His name is Du Zimei." Mrs. Han said in a deep voice, "Third brother, why are you hesitating? This kind of presumptuous villain slanders my Yang family, and even the nine clans will not be punished." Too much!"

The three sisters of the Yang family were so provocative, Yang Guozhong finally tore off the gentle mask of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, slammed the table suddenly, and shouted fiercely, "Come here, take the name card of the real minister to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, let Ma Lu arrested the little official Du and sent him to exile for three thousand miles!"

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Being convicted for speaking was not uncommon in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, but it was also rare.If it weren't for the involvement of the three sisters of the Yang family and Yang Guozhong, the arrest of a small government official led by a right guard would not cause much trouble in Chang'an City.

But precisely because it involved the Yang family, this matter became the biggest hot news in Chang'an city years ago.

Of course, it also spread to Yongning Palace.

Cui Huan and his wife came to visit and mentioned this incident inadvertently.

Cui Ying smiled, "Yang Xiang also made a big deal out of a molehill, isn't it just a poem, why did he want to ask the teacher to blame him!"

"This little official, Du Zimei, has the guts to write poems to mock the Yang family... It's so worthless to be a scholar. If you only want to hurry up for a while, you will be exiled for three thousand miles..." Cui Huan sighed.

Zhang Xuanben was a little absent-minded. He was thinking about the defense of Qinghai. Li Guangbi and Feng Changqing wrote to say that the Tubo army and horses seemed to be ready to move. In order to make sure everything was safe, Feng Changqing had once again temporarily recruited 5000 troops from Shuofang to rush to help Shanzhou. Tubo soldiers and horses crossed Chiling and started from Shanzhou, which was relatively empty.

In the past two days, Zhang Xuan had already entered the palace to negotiate with Li Heng to recruit and form a new army of 5 people in the Central Plains, Hexi, and Western Regions, and put them under the command of the Governor's Mansion in Longshuo. The hometown of Tuyuhun.

But when Cui Huan mentioned the word "Du Zimei", he was startled suddenly, raised his head suddenly and said in a surprised voice, "This Du Zimei you're talking about is Du Fu?"

"Of course. This person is from Henan. The right guard led Cao Junjun, and it is said that he is quite talented in poetry." Cui Huan smiled, and took out from his bosom two poems about Du Fu's case that he had copied, and handed them to Zhang Xuan , "This is the two poems."

"One of the songs, 'Soldiers and Chariots', is said to be ridiculing Zizhan you. Longshuo used troops for successive victories, and everyone in the world applauded, but this person's words were sarcasm. It's really disgusting."

Zhang Xuan took it and saw that it was "A Journey of Beauty" and "A Journey of Soldiers and Chariots", which were widely circulated in later generations. These are famous poems handed down by Du Fu, a poet.

Zhang Xuan lost his voice in surprise, "Just for this, Yang Guozhong arrested him? Will he be exiled for three thousand miles?"

If it was someone else, Zhang Xuan might not care about it, but since it was Du Fu, a long-known poet, Zhang Xuan couldn't ignore it.

"Yang Guozhong is really unreasonable to be convicted for his words!" Zhang Xuan frowned, "This military chariot was written in the eleventh year of Tianbao, what has it to do with me? Yang Guozhong is clearly far-fetched, so there is nothing wrong with wanting to commit crimes!"

"Didn't it be written recently?...Huh? Zizhan, do you know this person?" Cui Huan asked suspiciously.

Zhang Xuan remained silent, did not answer, and fell into deep thought.

He felt a little strange.Du Fu's "Beauty Walk" was probably written in the [-]th or [-]th year of Tianbao, which is now, but Yang Guozhong's power in history was more powerful than it is now, but there was no literary inquisition because of it; Things are going crazy, and something is not normal.

The poem does have ironic meaning, but it is extremely cryptic.In the current era, it is difficult for ordinary people to get in touch with this aspect.The only possibility is that someone is secretly fanning the flames and stirring up trouble.

However, Du Fu is just a small official at present. Although he has a slight poetic name, he is still an insignificant person.Who would use such a small person to make a big fuss?Or, did Du Fu offend someone?
Zhang Xuan's thoughts flashed.

Seeing that Zhang Xuan fell silent, Cui Huan, his wife and Cui Ying also stopped talking and looked at him quietly.

After a long time, Zhang Xuan suddenly raised his head and glanced at Cui Huan, and said calmly, "Is this Du Fu imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison or Jingzhao Mansion Prison?"

"The yamen of Jingzhao Mansion." Cui Huan replied after thinking about it.

Zhang Xuan suddenly got up and strode towards the layman, "You guys talk, I'll go out for a while."

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Du Fu Literary Prison was the first major case undertaken by Yin Malu of Jingzhao Prefecture. The reason why it was called a major case was that it involved Yang Guozhong and the three sisters of the Yang family.

Du Fu was just a lowly official with no background or family background. For the Jingzhao Mansion, it was easy and easy to handle this kind of case.If it wasn't for the upcoming Chinese New Year, the case would have been closed and Du Fu expelled from the capital.

Ma Lu was in the yamen to deal with the last official business before the year, when he heard that King Yongning came to visit, he was shocked, and hurriedly greeted him out of the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion with his subordinates and others respectfully.

"I pay homage to the lord!" Malu paid homage.

Jingzhao Mansion is a key yamen, and the Yin of Jingzhao Mansion can be regarded as a court minister who can stand on the stage and is qualified to participate in the court meeting.But Malu is able to be what he is today because of Zhang Xuan's support.Therefore, for Zhang Xuan, Malu has a deep awe and gratitude.

"Master Ma, please don't be too polite, please get up." Zhang Xuan leaned over to help Ma Lu with a smile, and then said softly, "I heard that Du Zimei, a poet writer, was imprisoned here, so I came to have a look."

Ma Lu was stunned, and said in surprise, "This kind of petty official's crime has alarmed the prince..."

"My lord, please come in." Ma Lu let Zhang Xuan into the yamen with his hands tied, and smiled respectfully, "This man is a small official in charge of armor and equipment in the right guard's mansion, and he can recite poems and compose poems on weekdays, so he can be regarded as a celebrity. It’s just that this person is rebellious and disrespectful. He wrote crooked poems to slander Yang Xiang and the three wives of the country.

"A mere song about beautiful women is to insult and slander Yang Xiang? The art of poetry is for self-entertainment, and Yang Xiang is too sensitive and domineering." Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "The whole world is cursing behind his back. He doesn't know how many traitors there are, so how could Yang Xiang arrest all of them and ask them to punish him?"

Malu smiled awkwardly, but did not dare to answer.

Zhang Xuan can casually talk about "treacherous phase" or something, but as a subordinate official, how dare he talk too much?Even if Yang Guozhong was really a treacherous prime minister who would bring disaster to the country and the people, he did not dare to say anything in front of Zhang Xuan.

He is not qualified.

However, Malu quickly realized that King Yongning came to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, it seems that... Could it be that King Yongning is going to save Xiaoli Du?
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There is another update tonight, three more.

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