Chang'an City is very big.
The battle between Guanzhu and Zhou Fei was only conducted in a small area.
But the battle message can spread throughout Chang'an City in an instant.
Even the people at the corner of the corner know that a terrible person has arrived in the city. The gentlemen of the academy are not his opponents.
In the whole world, only the Master can fight.
But Master, it's up to the sky.
There is a very secluded alley in the southwest corner of Chang'an City.
This is the residence of the senior officials of the court.
Most of the officials stayed in the palace, and only the older veterans were granted permission to return home to rest.
The new Zuo Xiang after Li Wuji has the surname Gong and the single name is a metacharacter.
He was a veteran of the three dynasties. He was an official in the dynasty when his wife was still the emperor. When Li Hong was the emperor, he was the Shangshu of the Household Department. He was trusted by Li Hong. At the same time, he was also an absolute Li Xuan party. Gong Yuan was the first to express doubts about Tong's enthronement. Because of Gong Yuan's high reputation, Li Tong didn't dare to kill him, but went to his official position and let him go home for retirement.
Later, Li Tong was killed by Zhou Fei, and Li Xuan invited Gong Yuan back.
Gong Yuan never slept a full sleep after the world war against Tang broke out. Li Xuan was still too young and he, the leftist, had to bear most of the responsibilities. At that time, the zhezi from various places floated into Chang'an City like snowflakes and into the palace. Gong Yuan led dozens of officials and couldn't come.
After all, he was already in his eighties. Gong Yuan was tired from such a heavy work, and he was sent back to the Zuoxiang Mansion to rest.
Although Li Xuan has made an order to let Gong Yuan rest well at home and not continue to work, but Datang is in danger, and Gong Yuan can rest there, he should let the people under his hands go to the palace every day to inquire about news and continue by remote control. Perform your own responsibilities as a leftist.
It's not that Gong Yuan is greedy for power, but that the city of Chang'an is now near the point where no one can use it.
Anyone who can go to the battlefield, no official or military attache, rushes to the front line.
At the same time, there are many "surrender factions" in the court, they are desperately dragging Datang's hind legs.
Gong Yuan has deep feelings for Datang, he would rather die than be a slave to the country, so he will continue to work, continue to share the worries for the Tang and his majesty.
But as the watcher entered the city, all work stopped.
At the moment, there is only one thing to do in Chang'an City, and that is to defeat the master, or to be defeated by the master.
At the beginning, everyone thought that this was a matter of the academy and that this battle had nothing to do with mortals.
Because that was Yue Jingyu, the most powerful person after the Master.
But as the gentlemen of the academy failed one by one, the talents of Chang'an City realized that the academy was not invincible.
"How many people have taken to the streets."
Gong Yuan asked while coughing.
The servant who had just gone to the street to inquire about the news replied: "Back to the master, the whole street has moved."
"The whole street?" Gong Yuan sighed and stood up slowly, "Get my clothes."
The servant was shocked: "Master, what are you doing?"
"Let you take your clothes, why do you ask so much? Go ahead."
The servant wanted to say something, after being glared at by Gong Yuan, he quietly retreated.
After a short while, the servant returned, but Gong Yuan's wife, his sons and daughters, and grandchildren were also with him.
The whole family is here.
"Old man, what are you going to do?" His wife stood by the door and said with a serious face.
The children let the grandchildren run over and hug Gong Yuan's legs.
Gong Yuan said: "What do you do, let me go."
My wife immediately cried: "Old man, don't think I don't know what you are doing, are you going out to die?"
Gong Yuan touched the heads of his grandchildren and wanted to coax them to let go of their legs, but the few children steadfastly hugged his grandfather’s legs. One of them was older and said, "Daddy said , Grandpa is going to fight with the weird people outside, I won't let Grandpa go."
Gong Yuan sighed: "Grandpa isn't going to fight. Grandpa is so old that he can't even fight you. How can you fight."
The grandson was confused and turned to look at his father.
The eldest son said, "My father, what are you going to do?"
Gong Yuan said, "Go out and have a look."
"It's dangerous outside," said the eldest son.
"Where is it not dangerous?" Gong Yuan asked, "Chang'an City is broken. For the people of Tang Dynasty, the entire Great Wilderness is not safe."
"But, what can you do when you get older? It's the gentlemen of the academy, so why can't they be the subject." The elder son was anxious.
Gong Yuan said: "You asked me a question when you were a kid."
The eldest son: "My son asks you too many questions, which one does the father refer to?"
"That year, I took you to the country of Zhao, and you asked me why those people in the country of Chu had to avoid or even kneel when they saw Taoists?" Gong Yuan said and looked at his second son. "You asked me the same question, but it was the country of Qin where I was going. You asked me why those people saw the monk crouching and even voluntarily handing in their belongings, remember?"
The eldest son and the second son reminisced for a moment, and both nodded.
"Then how did I answer you, do you still remember?" Gong Yuan asked.
Both sons shook their heads.
Gong Yuan said, “It’s okay if you don’t remember, I’ll say it again, this time I’ll remember it, and keep it in my heart.
do not forget. "
"Father, please enlighten me." The two sons said in unison.
"In other countries, Taoism and Buddhism are both high-ranking existences. Ordinary people not only have to use money to support them, but also sacrifice their dignity to worship them and protect them. However, Taoism and Buddhism are able to demand and demand from these people. , Even life and death are in their control, the people will suffer if they offend, but they can unscrupulously oppress and even kill."
"Datang is different from them, so it has become an alien of the Great Wilderness, and a monster in the eyes of the Six Nations. But my Datang is not without a strong existence. The Academy is the first in the Great Wilderness. There is no dispute. But. Why don’t the people of Chang’an city see the gentleman of the academy without bowing to their knees or sullen down? The people of Chang’an city say that the academy is the patron saint of Chang’an and the patron saint of Datang. The people of other countries have to bow their heads when they see the patron saint And when we saw the guardian god, sometimes we didn’t even want to send a smiley face. Even when Mr. Six was beaten as the son of the devil, the people of Chang'an City questioned the Master and the Academy. Have you ever thought about why?"
He said a lot in one breath. Gong Yuan paused and took a breath, and then said: "The truth is very simple, that is equality! This is the proposition that Datang has been pursuing since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is also the consistent proposition of the academy. A common people are equal. There may be high or low positions and financial resources, but there is absolutely no difference in personality. This concept has lasted for nearly a thousand years and has become a concept in the bones of every common people. We are all part of this country. Fellows, we are all the patron saints of this country!"
"Now that the academy is going to lose, then we should come forward. Protecting Datang and Chang'an is what every Tanger should do. Do you still want to stop me?"
The sons and daughters of Gong Yuan burst into tears and were ashamed.
"My father, your health is not good. Let your son go for this kind of thing." The eldest son knelt on the ground with a plop.
Following the second son, the third son, and the four girls all knelt down and bowed to their father: "Sir father, let's go!"
Gong Yuan shook his head.
"I'm old, it doesn't matter if I die. You are hope, you have to live."
After that, Gong Yuan leaned over and gently broke off the little hands of his grandchildren, took the cloak from the servant's hand, put it on his body, and walked into the wind and snow.
Walking out of the door, Gong Yuan subconsciously tightened his clothes, and then his arm was held by someone.
"Die old man, don't want to leave me." There were still tears on his face, but the corner of his eyes was smiling: "I'll be with you."
Gong Yuan smiled, and then gently touched his wife's face like he did when he was young, "Okay, let's be together."
(End of this chapter)