Luoyang, the eastern capital, was still so majestic and majestic and majestic under the glorious Yun Weixia in the afternoon; but once you got closer, it looked like a mansion in disrepair. There is a certain trend of multi-polarization between the north and the south, from the peak of prosperity to the moment of glory, to the gradual decline and the final decadence.
Compared with the south bank of Luoshui that passes through the city, the large area of Outer Guocheng District, which has shown obvious signs of decline and decline, is located in many districts on the north bank, but it is still in the rushing horse Zhangtai every night, keeping the flowers of the past. The gorgeous and exquisite.
In the imperial palace where the emperor resides in Ye, Tao Guangyuan's Kyushu Pool is just as the voices are full of voices.
As an important entertainment item loved by the emperor of the day, countless knights wearing colored clothes, enamels and silks, wearing various star official faces, sandwiching a good breed of silk-covered mounts, waving on the horses. A long rod decorated with gold and jade patterns, and chasing a multi-hole colored ball wrapped in a bell liner, criss-crossing and colliding together, causing a burst of roars and shouts.
As the most powerful "big father" and "shang father" of the dynasty, Lieutenant Tian Lingzi, who was more like a prime minister than most prime ministers, also squinted his eyes to watch the emperor of the Tang Dynasty during the happily galloping period, known as the "horse". Tang Xizong of the "Emperor of the Ball" showed a loyal, sincere, cordial and gentle expression only when the opponent's eyes had seen it by chance.
Apart from having no beard, he has fair skin and jade-like skin. He looks like a rich middle-aged man with a well-maintained, broad-faced face, kind eyebrows, and full of respect and grace; he is only surrounded by stars holding the moon. On the faces of those big eunuchs in the purple-clothed golden octopus bag, the various expressions of flattery and carefulness can more or less reflect and imprint the best portrayal of his overwhelming power and powerful influence.
We must know that many of them, even if facing foreign ministers and even Zaifu, can be arrogant and unpretentious; but here, they have to follow the look or look of this "Father Tian". A subtle expression, an action, and scrambling for the trend and running around.
Tian Lingzi was originally surnamed Chen and was born as a cake seller in Jiannan Road. Because his family was too poor in his early years, he was castrated as a confidant and sold into the palace when he was a child. It is easy to be an adopted son under the knees of an old eunuch and Tianshi, so that he can be elected to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with his adoptive father, and is responsible for raising rare birds and animals for the palace garden. Knowing and befriending a young man who loves polo and is still a young Pu Wang, he began to get a chance to make a fortune.
{Note: Private castrates in the private sector are called private whites. The Southern Fujian and Lingnan roads are the most popular. There are often wealthy and powerful households who collude with government officials to abduct and sell children. Castration training is private white; the family's surname Feng Zushang is the separation of Lingnan. Feng An and Mrs. Xian in "Double Dragon of the Tang Dynasty" are also the prototypes of the Southern Song clan in the Lingnan, the four lords in the world. The first eunuch of Kaiyuan, Gao Lishi, is the confidant background of King Huo Jinxian}
When today's son is the Tang Xizong, whose real name is Li Yan, is the fifth son of the first emperor Tang Yizong Li Lai. It can be said that he is neither a long-term emperor nor a prostitute, and belongs to a rather inconspicuous existence among the descendants of the first emperors; In the 14th year of Xiantong {873} in July, Tang Yizong became seriously ill. On the 18th, the eunuchs Liu Xingshen, Han Wenyue and other eunuch groups supported him as the crown prince. He was renamed Li Chang and he was 12 years old. Before Ling, he became the youngest emperor to ascend to the throne in the entire Tang Dynasty.
Because Tian Lingzi, who was the envoy of Xiaomafang at a young age, accompanied him and took care of his daily life, he was very emotionally dependent, and called Tian Lingzi "Father". After he took the throne, he appointed him to be the right envoy and guard the general. , Has since become one of the four most expensive. {"Four Nobles" refers to internal and external secret envoys and lieutenants of the left and right strategic forces who can only be served by eunuchs};
Subsequently, he united with the eunuchs Yang Fuguang and Yang Fugong of the eunuch Yang family, and Ximen Sigong of the Ximen family, and successfully squeezed and cut off the senior eunuchs Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue, who had already had merits. The lieutenant of the Shence Army always banned the soldiers and horses.
They also used their strength to use party struggles to indirectly squeeze out and exile. The three dynasties Yuan Su princes Wang Duo, Zheng Tian and their party members, who have been well-respected for the three dynasties, overwhelmed the successor prime minister, Lu Xiu, and became the first people in power. It is superior to many Quan Huan and Zaifu.
Now, with the greatness of the world and the highness of the temples, he is only one of the eunuchs who have the same background in the eunuch group and has the merits of supporting the emperor. Yang Fugong, the inner secret envoy of the dynasty, was entrusted with it. He is known as a brother who has military merits and a reputation as a soldier, Yang Fuguang, the military ambassador of the eight towns in the Guanli;
It was just because he had grasped the passion and hobbies of the emperor of Tang Dynasty since he was a child.
The young and reigning Tang Xizong is very extravagant and keen on amusement. From cockfighting, gambling on goose, riding and shooting, swordsmanship, calculation, music, Go, gambling, all kinds of games, he is almost exquisite, and he regards the courts of the palace. It's a place for me. The use of gold coins from Chang'an Zuozang and Qitian treasury to reward and kick music workers and tricks cost tens of thousands of dollars, which caused the country to be exhausted.
Tian Lingzi conspired to Tang Xizong to register the treasures of Chinese and foreign merchants in Chang'an and put them in the internal warehouse for the emperor to squander. If the merchants were dissatisfied, he would report to the government and be sent to Jing Zhaoyin to be beaten to death with a stick. . Both the ruling and the opposition dare not speak, but the way of the world is eye-catching.
In the near future, in history, Tian Lingzi arranged for his confidant to guard Sanchuan in order to cultivate party feathers, that is, the Sichuan region as a retreat and foreign aid; to Xizong, please use his brother Chen Jingxuan and Zuo Shence army generals Yang Shili, Niu Xie, Luo Yuangao, etc. Zhensanchuan. However, Tang Xizong let the four players bet on Sanchuan, appointing the ministers of Xinjiang by betting on the ball, playing state affairs as a trifling matter.
In the end, Chen Jingxuan got the first place, that is, he was appointed as Xichuan Jiedu Envoy, replacing Xichuan Jiedu Envoy Cui Anqian, Yang Shili was Dongchuan Jiedu Envoy, Niu Xie was Shannan Xidao Jiedu Envoy; the world has known this horse since then. The absurd name of Qiu Tianzi.
Liu Yunzhang, who was a bachelor of Hanlin at the time, described the urgent situation at the time with the "Nine Breaks of the State-owned" in his "Direct Admonitions": "Gathering soldiers all the year round, one is broken. The barbarians are thriving, and the second is broken. The power is extravagant, and the third is broken. Also. The general is not in the court, the four are broken. The temple is built widely, the five is broken. The bribery is the public, the six is broken. The official is cruel, the seven is broken. The taxes vary, and the eight broken. There are many people who eat and lose taxes. There are few people, and nine breaks." He summarized the "eight sufferings" and "five to go" for the living conditions of the common people in the world.
But all of this seems to have no effect on the lavish and playful heart of today’s son. This is what Tian Lingzi and the ruling eunuchs and nobles are happy to see and become more encouraged and indulged; because they can take advantage of it. When the emperor has no intention of interfering with state affairs and indulging in fun, he better grasps and controls the power and military plans of this country.
Therefore, he is thinking about these players at this moment, who seems to be more favored and cared by the emperor, who can give the rich and famous reputation and the corresponding knocking methods;
And in the near side of the emperor, which one is out of date and who likes to seek fame and reputation, and they may make some unpleasant remarks, which need to be eliminated and reprimanded by the emperor’s side in time, and even Luozhi responds The charge was to deter potential "anti-party" and "clear currents" in North Korea. .
"You must always remember that you are all slaves of the heavenly family..."
But what he said was a different situation:
"Just temporarily use this humble body to show his face on behalf of the master of this world, and run away..."
"Don't forget your duty and origin in your daily life..."
"It's the patrons, elders {Zaifu}, Taiwan ministers, and chief ministers, who are the proper stewards of the heavenly family..."
"You people usually have to stay a little decent to have a long life in the future when they are in harmony with each other..."
"After all, the world is so big, and many of the activities on the table still need this generation's purpose."
"Let's not be humiliating and contemptuous to those who serve the imperial court, otherwise it is the mighty virtue and power of the heavenly family that will be bad in the end..."
"Nowadays, the country is in a difficult situation, and those two or three-thinking foreign military towns are all staring at Chaotang's actions,"
"There are people colluding in and out of each other, hoping for something to happen in the first place."
"So you must never give this kind of opportunity, otherwise..."
Speaking of this, Tian Lingzi smiled and squinted his eyes, looking around.
"Don't say that the heavenly family will not tolerate it at that time, even the elderly will have to ask for an explanation..."
"Father Da's words are quite true..."
"I was jingle in my heart, and I woke up every day."
Suddenly there was a sound of meeting and welcoming around the week.
"Enlighten the nobles... the grass thief enters Guangzhou"
"Lingnan East Road Jiedu has caused Li Zhao and below to die for the country..."
"I know..."
Tian Ling raised his brows calmly.
"Then I will tell the emperor clearly..."
"But before that, don't spread it out indiscriminately. It will spoil everyone's interest."
After all, he had personally said that the emperor had ordered the contemporary veteran and veteran in the southeast of the town, Gao Pian, the naval officer of the town’s navy. The grass thief outside, so as not to cause any chaos in the southeast; later he was transferred to the Huainan Jiedushi to concentrate on the supply of the court to search and accumulate a lot of money.
Later, he led the court to deny the Prime Minister’s suggestion to recruit Huang Chao, the leader of the thief, and rejected the Zhedong Observation Envoy Cui Mi, and the Lingnan Eastern Jiedu Enabling Li Ji to take the initiative to ask for the surrender of Huang Chao’s Zhazi, but only to A symbolic low-grade military rank "Donggong Shuifu Rate" is nothing more than.
Therefore, he definitely will not let this news become a reason and excuse for those potential opponents in the DPRK to question and shake their own authority, but preemptively set up a stand and argument around the emperor, using the young people to be greedy for fun and hate He has a hyper-political temperament, and he might not be able to turn a seemingly bad thing into a good thing that continues to expand his power and interests;
As for the so-called grass thief tribe, even if it is temporary and based on Guangzhou, it is not a way for them to kill themselves, as long as the soldiers and horses of Jiangnan are close to block the Wuling rush; and then follow the example of the prime minister, Wang Duo, to split the thief. The old wisdom of the first king Xianzhi's subordinates, these grass thieves trapped outside the ridge will not fight themselves and go to the court for an external trouble.
Compared with these scabies, which are thousands of miles away, he has to worry about and worry more about the dynamics and trends of the feudal towns close to the two capitals; such as the recent Hedong army rebellion and Tianping. Army's Yi Shuai event:
First, in the second month of the sixth year of Qianfu, {eight seven nines}, the soldiers from Hedong Army to Jingle {now Shanxi Jingle} killed Kong Mu official Shi Yu and others to cause chaos. On the 12th, Jiedu made Cui Jikang escape and return to Jinyang, and on the 14th, rebels entered the mansion to kill Jikang. On the 21st, the Tang government re-appointed Li Kan as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu.
In March of the 6th year of Qianfu {8, 7 and 9}, Zhang Lei, an envoy of the Tianping Army {in Yunzhou}, died, and Cui Junyu, the tooth general, knew the affairs of the state, and Zizhou sentenced Cao Quanzhu to condemn him.
In May, the soldiers rioted again and burned the three cities of Jinyang {present-day Taiyuan, Shanxi}, and Li Kan was in charge of the kongmu official Wang Jing, and the matter was settled. After the incident, a hundred people from the Yu Dang called the "general for retribution" because of secret arrests, and they plundered again. Jiedu makes Li Kanling arrest the Pirate Division and report the grievances separately, and the matter is settled. Li Kan said that there was a chaos in the number of the military mansion, and he said that he would like to return to Beijing. On August 7th, Kan left his post, and Yidong stayed behind with Li Wei.
Later, Hedong Jiedu made Li Wei ill, so that Li Shaoquan, deputy envoy of the army, was observing and staying behind, and Li Fenggao, the supervising army, was left behind. On the third day, Li Wei died. The Du Yu Hou Zhang Kai and Guo Du signed Qian Li Shao, and observed and stayed behind with Shao Yin Dingqiu. In November, the edict was the king's custody as the Yiwu Jiedushi; Hedong marching Sima. Yanmen Pass has come to make Kang Chuangui as the Hedong Jiedushi. At the end of the month, Kang Chuangui went to Jinyang {now Taiyuan, Shanxi} from Daizhou {now Shanxi Daixian}. Zhang Kai and Guo Du greeted the road. They were rumored to be killed by Kyu with chaotic swords. When they arrived at the mansion, the clan destroyed the two families.
In addition, it was the Xichuan Jiedu who made Cui Anqian a great success in ruling the Shuping Pirates; and with the cowardice of the Shu soldiers, he sent the generals Lai Yichen and Xu Zhuzhou to recruit strong men, mixed with the Shu people, and used them for training, which won three thousand people. , Divided into three armies, also wearing yellow hats, the yellow head army. He also played a begging Hongzhou crossbowman, taught the Shu people to shoot with a crossbow, and selected a thousand people, the name of the Shenji crossbow camp; since then, the Shu soldiers have become stronger;
However, this Cui Anqian is not his person, but the younger brother of the former prime minister Cui Shenyou, the Cui clan of Henan Wucheng, one of the famous prime minister’s lineages, and the candidate for the giant sword of his political enemies Wang Duo and Zheng Tian, in Pingdingcao. The thief king Xianzhi had a great contribution to the rebellion; therefore, Tian Lingzi later encouraged the emperor to play polo to privately determine the ownership of Sanchuan Jieshuai.
Thinking of this, he once again showed a brilliant and sincere smile at the red young face of Tang Xizong who was looking at him. He raised his head like a plump geese and yelled with his full sleeves.
"Everyone is mighty... Wan Sheng... Wan Sheng..."
Correspondingly, hundreds of people from various ensembles and actors sang loudly. The so-called new atmosphere of the new dynasty. (End of this chapter)