Chastity Layman

  Chapter 1003 Party Struggle

  Luoyang.

   It is the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the new year is approaching.

All the yamen in the eastern capital have already begun to arrange for the sealing of the customs office for the New Year's holiday. The major yamen in the three provinces, six departments, and a hundred divisions are busy distributing New Year's goods and benefits, and the Zhujinzuoyuan in Beijing is also the busiest time at this time. Not only must local products from all over the country be paid as tribute to the imperial court, but they must also be sent to the yamen of various divisions.

   At this time, the capital is peaceful everywhere.

Beijing officials are no better than local officials. Although they are noble, many yamen are actually called Qingshui yamen. They all rely on these benefits and offerings during the New Year's Eve, especially at the end of the year. Send all kinds of New Year's goods to the yamen.

  As long as it's not too much, it's nothing to send some chicken, duck, fish, dried fruit, firewood, etc.

And the imperial court has had good finances in the past few years, so it will pull out a very generous annual fee every year, and each department will have a share, and each department will also take money out of its own small treasury at the end of the year Buy New Year's goods, or even send a sum of money directly.

  Although the prohibition on public money lending has been lifted long ago, which government office doesn’t have a small treasury in its hands?

  Luoyang at the end of the year is very lively.

Merchants from all over the world have shipped a large amount of goods to Luoyang. They all know that Luoyang is now the center of the world. Countless relatives, nobles, officials, soldiers and generals gather. Luoyang, a home of millions, has the highest consumption level in the world. Worry not sell.

  It’s just live animals. Now Luoyang slaughters more than 10,000 live sheep and pigs each day. This number has even surpassed that in Chang’an, and there are countless chickens and ducks.

Every morning, more than a dozen designated slaughterhouses on the outskirts of Luoyang began to slaughter pigs, cattle and sheep. When the sky was slightly bright, countless freshly slaughtered pigs, beef and mutton were transported into Luoyang city through the water gate. Supply several major markets and butcher shops and vegetable stalls in various workshops.

  The nobles prefer mutton, while the common people eat pork.

   And a large number of beef cattle such as yaks and buffaloes transported from outside the Great Wall or the South are also slaughtered after a series of procedures and enter the meat stalls, and then enter thousands of households.

Luoyang is located in the heart of the Central Plains. Although the capital was moved not long ago, its population has surpassed that of Chang'an. The real No. 100 home, Luoyang Prefecture plus the surrounding 23 counties, has a total registered household registration of more than one million households. In Luoyang City alone, There are nearly one million military and civilian populations.

  This wealth center of the world consumes countless supplies every day. Livestock and poultry, fish, shrimp, eggs, milk, vegetables and fruits, and dried fruits from the mountains are sold in an endless stream through the Grand Canal and official roads. And because the capital was moved to Luoyang, countless vegetable fields and farms sprang up around Luoyang.

  The Chinese New Year is coming, and the common people have been busy for a year. At this time, they also start to go to the market to buy new year’s goods, pull some floral cloths for their wives and daughters to buy some headbands, and if they have enough money, they can add one or two pieces of jewelry, etc.

  The common people are bustling, enjoying the peace and prosperity of Zhenguan.

   under the door of Zhongshu.

   Today the prime ministers gathered together, not only that, but also the princes of Chang'an Xingtai.

  Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Yang Shidao, Wei Zheng, and Ma Zhou under the Zhongshumen of the Luoyang court, as well as Cen Wenben of the Imperial Academy, Wei Ting of Yushitai, etc.

  This winter, You Pushe Wen Yanbo died of illness, and Tong Pingzhang's political affairs Dai Zhou died of illness.

  Basically all the elders from Chang'an Xingtai came, Gao Shilian, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Yu Wenshiji, Yang Gongren, Li Jing, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, Chai Shao, known as Chang'an Nine Elders.

  Basically, they are all famous ministers.

  So many ministers gathered to participate in the meeting under the Zhongshumen, of course not all of them became prime ministers, but today the emperor wants to call the princes to participate in the meeting under the Zhongshumen.

  Tang meeting is the meeting of the prime ministers. The princes of Chang'an Xingtai, the Imperial Academy, Yushitai and other princes are actually listening in.

  A group of ministers gathered in the lower hall of the Zhongshu Gate, but they were clearly divided.

The princes in Luoyang are undoubtedly in the right position, but the princes from Chang'an have all retreated to the second line, and even the princes in Luoyang are divided into outer and inner courts. Those who are under the Shumen are called Foreign Ministers by Luoyang people. The Imperial Academy is called the Internal Minister because it is the emperor's close attendant. Not close.

  As for the relatives under Zhongshu's sect, there is no doubt that they have their own circles.

It is said that after the death of Wen Yanbo, the right servant, the emperor intends to choose one of Yang Shidao and Changsun Wuji to be the right servant. , Yang Shidao shot for the right servant.

   Various rumors are flying all over the sky.

But everyone in the Luoyang government knows that Zhao Guogong's eldest Sun Wuji and Liang Guogong Fang Xuanling are now at odds. It is said that Liang Guogong secretly supports Wei Wangtai, and the eldest Sun Wuji is a **** princeling. He used to be the emperor's right-hand man. Infighting.

  The emperor has not arrived yet.

  The relatives are drinking tea, saying hello in twos and threes.

   "Is His Highness the Crown Prince still in Qinghai? The New Year is approaching, and the Crown Prince still doesn't plan to return to Chang'an?"

   "Isn't the prince planning to come to Luoyang to congratulate the emperor and participate in the Zhengdan court meeting?"

  The first person to ask a question was Yang Shidao, who was rumored to be serving as You Servant recently. He held a teacup in his hand and asked the Changan Xingtai Shang Shuling and Prince Zhan Shi Gao Shilian who came from Chang'an.

  The next question was Wei Zheng.

   Gao Shilian was expressionless.

  Yang Shidao is Yang Gongren's biological brother. Yang Gongren also works in Chang'an Xingtai. Now he is also sitting in the lower hall of Zhongshumen. How could Yang Shidao not know the current situation of the prince?

  Deliberately choose this occasion to ask questions, the voice is still so loud, it is obviously an attack.

   "His Royal Highness is ordering to comfort Helong."

Yang Shidao heheed twice, "The decree was issued by Jing Zhongshu, and a certain person signed it. If I remember correctly, the imperial court's decree is only to publicize the decree and appease the people? It didn't say that the prince should control the river. Long soldiers and horses, commanding the battle?"

   "Your Highness is supposed to comfort Helong, and it is also appropriate to express condolences to the Lao army on the front line. As for the crown prince controlling Helong's troops and horses and commanding operations? Who did Mr. Yang hear about this? How can someone not know?" Gao Shilian retorted.

"Who doesn't know about this? The crown prince left Chang'an privately and went to Longyou. He deviated from the scriptures. For the sake of the crown prince's face, the sage issued a decree to let him go to Xuanwei Helong, but the crown prince took Hou Junji's hand when he arrived in Longyou. Who doesn't know about the fact that he is in charge of the army, tossing around all day with 100,000 horses and horses, hunting while marching, and even looking for flowers and willows everywhere?" Yang Shidao sneered and continued to be aggressive.

Gao Shilian's face darkened, "Everyone knows? Why doesn't someone know that? You have to have evidence for what you said, otherwise don't blame me for impeaching you. The crown prince is the heir of the country, the foundation of a country, how can you allow you to slander and smear at will, Yang Shidao, as the prime minister of the imperial court, you attack the crown prince unscrupulously, what is your intention?"

"As the prime minister of the imperial court, I naturally want to do my best for the saint and the court. If the prince loses his morals, I should stand up. How can I be like Duke Gao, who, as Chang'an Xingtai Shangshuling and the prince Zhanshi, allows the prince to mess around like this? , even a living person as big as the prince can't look down on him, even if he can't persuade him, wouldn't he be dereliction of duty?"

  The two faced each other **** for tat and refused to give in to each other. The louder and louder their voices, the more people looked over.

  Yang Shidao was very satisfied when he saw that everyone's eyes were attracted and his goal was achieved.

  Gao Shilian's beard trembled in anger.

   "You are deliberately alarmist..."

  Changsun Wuji glanced across the crowd in the hall, looking at the expressions on the faces of these people, some were gleeful, some were irrelevant, some were eager to try...

  It seems that the prince's performance in the past two years is indeed unpopular.

   Among the most important ministers in the Tang Dynasty, there are already so many people who do not support it.

Fang Xuanling was holding a teacup in his hand, without any intention of interfering, drinking tea leisurely there, Wei Zheng looked like he was about to end the game at any time, and Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, seemed to be dozing off during the quarrel... ···

"The prince's behavior is too absurd. Tuyuhun rebelled and supported hundreds of thousands of troops. The imperial court assembled tens of thousands of troops from Longyou, Hexi and other provinces. What a military and national event, the prince is arbitrarily seizing military power and acting so absurdly. How can we condone it? "

  Xiao Yu Xiao Dapao spoke.

   "Hou Junji's guilt is inescapable. He must have secretly instigated the crown prince to go to Longyou. If he refuses to go to Longyou, how can the crown prince gain military power in Helong? Hou Junji, you should be killed!"

Yang Shidao strikes while the iron is hot, "You can't let the prince go on messing around like this. Helong's tens of thousands of Tang soldiers, how can you play tricks? The battle of Pingtu and Yuhun is a military and national event, and no chaos is allowed. Immediately ask the sage to issue an order to seize Hou Jun gathered his military power and ordered him to return to Beijing for trial. His Highness the Crown Prince had to send someone to pick him up immediately. Helong war situation should be chosen by an important minister to take over. Originally Jiannan Qin Taibao was very suitable, but I heard that Taibao was seriously ill It is difficult to lead the troops, so I suggest Xue Wanche, governor of Lanzhou, go to Longyou to take over the battle!"

  Xue Wanche is the son-in-law of Princess Danyang. It is said that he is very close to the Yang family, and he seems to have become part of the Wu royal family.

  Shangshu Youcheng Yuwenjie stood up and recommended Chai Shao. The reason was that Chai Shao had been in Helong for a long time and had defeated the Tuyuhun people many times. He had experience, and the Tuyuhun people were also afraid of Chai Shao.

  Changsun Wuji glanced at Yuwenjie, then at Yuwenshiji. Yuwenjie and Yuwenshiji belonged to the same family. Yuwenjie's grandfather, Yuwenyi, served as Minister of Rites in the Sui Dynasty and was named the Duke of Pingchang County. He was also close to Yuwenshu. Yu Wenjie has now served as Youcheng in Shangshushu for several years, and he is also praised by the emperor.

This person recommended Chai Shao, obviously he is also a member of the Wei Wangdang, and Chai Shao belongs to the Wei Wangdang. In this way, Yuwen Shiji also fell to the Wei Wangdang. He looked at Yuwen Shiji and found that this old guy was there Closing his eyes and dozing off, he ignored what his nephew said.

  Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth secretly.

   Unexpectedly, in just a few years, there are now so many people in the court who oppose the prince.

   "The saint is coming!"

  Everyone shut up and stood up to welcome the emperor.

  (end of this chapter)