Coincidentally, just as Xu Xiao, King of Beiliang, was about to leave Beijing, General Gu Jiantang came back from Liangliao to go to court. Today's early court is not located in the Palace of Preservation, but is an ordinary sanctuary hall for the upper court. Outside the south gate, Zhang Dang, headed by Zhang Julu, the chief assistant, Gu Bu general who dominates the Ministry of War, Wen Taiyi and Hong Lingshu, the Qingdang who serve as old worshipers, Sun Xiji, the old grand master of Western Chu who was slandered as a house slave of two surnames by the local dignitaries of the Liyang Dynasty, led the veterans and upstarts of the Eight Kingdoms.
Zhang Shoufu has always come to the court not too early or too late. Wen Hong, the two Zhu Guos who used to be three-legged in the Youth Party with Lu Feichi and Lu Feichi, are old, and usually come later, but Sun Xiji, who has white eyebrows, has always been He came to Tai'an Emperor's Gate ahead of time to show his stature, but he was habitually reticent. This old man who was once known as the Shuangbi of Western Chu with Ye Baikui, a martial sage in the Spring and Autumn Period, now occupies a high position in the dynasty, in charge of the province, and has a seal of honor. The right to refute, and the responsibility to remonstrate. After entering the official dynasty, he has never compromised, never talked in general terms, and if he does not say anything, he must be targeted. He is deeply respected by His Majesty the Emperor. It is rumored that he will soon be named a cabinet. Bachelor's title.
Sun Xiji's head is full of white hair, his skin is wrinkled like old pine, and he is not in good health. He suffers from wind, cold and summer heatstroke from time to time. His Majesty even made an exception to grant a seat for this old minister, but now it seems that old man Sun is still very energetic. Surrounded by a group of veterans from the Eight Kingdoms who were almost sixty years old, the second generation of "new survivors" didn't mind standing together with the other three parties in a grand manner to greet each other and talk about harmless and humorous things.
Sun Xiji raised his head and saw two colleagues coming from a distance. The old grand master had a cold expression on his face. When all the civil and military officials noticed the two people's appearance, they immediately silently silenced. One of the two people was wearing an embroidered crane Civilian gown, purple beard and blue eyes, tall, with a strange appearance, walking at a leisurely pace. The other person wears a uniform of Yipin embroidered unicorn military officer, and has a pair of long and narrow red phoenix eyes. He likes to squint his eyes when looking at people and things. They got out of the car and walked together, probably because he walked faster, at first they walked side by side, and gradually passed Zhang Shoufu by a body, but he still didn't seem to know what was wrong with this, and went straight to Taianmen.
In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, only General Gu was so informal.
Gu Jiantang acted a little domineering, and his speech was still in line with etiquette. He didn't talk to Gu Dang's direct descendants, but first greeted Sun Xiji, the left servant of his family, and Sun Xiji smiled and nodded. The old man had nothing against this famous general After all, it was Xu Rentu and Chen Baiyi, father and son, who destroyed Xichu.
The Great Yellow Gate of Zhongshu Province is the close minister of the emperor in the central inner court. This Huangmen Lang is not the eunuch Huangmen. The two are not the same. It is true to dare to take it lightly, but the Huangmen of the internal history is the closest to the emperor, and he is not inferior to the eunuchs in the palace. Moreover, most of the Huangmen of the internal history have a good reputation in Shilin, so they are the most confident towards the eunuchs, and they can't wait to catch them It is only when the Qing emperor is sidelined that he can show his true qualities as a loyal minister, so he is very much feared by the eunuchs. Therefore, Zhongshu Dahuangmen's status is noble and prominent, and more than a dozen popular people who have direct access to Tianting, but they did not stand on their own hills and stand together against the four parties, but dispersed.
The age of this group is very different, the elderly are as old as Sun Xiji, there are many people, the middle-aged are like Gu Jiantang, and the youngest are less than 30 years old. One of them is a foreigner who is the latest to fill the big yellow door. His reputation is not bad. Bo Youqing Famous, the homemade Lanting Shuxuan is widely praised in the capital, but under normal circumstances, it is not qualified to enter the Zhongshu Province as a Huangmen Lang, let alone a big Huangmen. But somehow this kid was recommended by the King of Beiliang himself, not long ago, before Xu Dazhu Kingdom arrived in Beijing, the decree of Jin Lanting's entry into Zhongshu Province was rushed to the northwest.
This time is the first official early dynasty of the Jinhuang Gate. This boy was born in an ordinary gentry in the local area. He can't talk about his roots in the capital. The officials in the capital with high eyes don't want to see this lucky guy who is smoking from his ancestral grave. The king of Beiliang provokes him. I'm sorry, your kid is a disciple of the King of Beiliang? Well, we don't want to trouble you, but we want to have a good chat with you, no way! So what if you are the new member of the Great Yellow Gate, how many big bosses in the capital stared eagerly at this position? Can you not be annoyed that a piece of fat was taken out of the bowl by an unknown soldier from other places
Jin Lanting, who had never dealt with Beijing officials, seemed a little embarrassed, standing alone in the corner, stared at by cold eyes from all around, sweating all over. The smug ambition when he first entered the capital was swept away, and even a regular cavalry attendant from the nearby Menxia province sneered in a strong voice, "It is said that barbarians in the northwest are crowned with monkeys. I didn't believe it before, but now I see it, it really is!"
Soon several young and middle-aged officials who were colleagues in the province with the regular servant of Sanqi, such as Qijulang and Suyi, echoed and repeated the word "sure enough" with a smile, which made the helpless Jin Lanting want to dig a hole to go down. Jin Lanting really felt the xenophobia of the Beijing officials. He was physically weak and his character was not strong. After suffering such unexpected grievances, his eyes immediately turned red, and there were faint signs of tears, which caused some Beijing officials who are best at bullying sneered and ridiculed.
At this time, the first assistant Zhang Julu looked from afar, saw this scene, frowned slightly, and stopped. Gu Jiantang originally intended to let Zhang Shoufu enter the imperial city first, but seeing the first assistant turn around and walk away, General Gu He was not polite, and walked into the gate first, and the generals of the Gu Department naturally followed in a file, followed by Sun Xiji and the two major priests of the Qingdang. Of course they didn't dare to act rashly, so they had to stop at the same spot, looked at Shoufu together, and looked at each other, seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.
The extremely authoritative Zhang Julu came to the dejected Jin Lanting, and said with a gentle smile: "Jin Huangmen, a few days ago I had the cheek to ask Huan Jijiu for a few knives from Lanting Shuxuan, that old guy was so distressed that he cut his flesh Ordinarily, after going back to the mansion for a test, I realized why old man Huan regarded him as the heart's flesh and blood. He was really as light as a white cicada's wing, and he couldn't hear the sound if he shook. If you don't mind, I will ask you, the supervisor of Lantingxuan, to ask a few more questions. The knife is familiar with Xuan."
Jin Lanting raised his head with an incredulous expression on his face, but dared not speak. Those officials who had been waiting to see the good show slowly dispersed, and no longer dared to ridicule this foreigner who was lucky enough to steal a high position.
Zhang Shoufu didn't take it seriously, patted Jin Lanting on the shoulder, passed by, and said indifferently: "Only a gentleman can avoid cliques and selfishness. Let others laugh at you today. Let's see who laughs at whom in another ten years."
Jin Lanting's legs softened, and he almost knelt down because of the back.
A scholar dies for his confidant!
The ancestors of this dynasty first established the belt system. From the emperor to the princes, princes, ministers, and above three ranks, jade belts were allowed. It is inlaid with fifteen jades, and the general Gu Jiantang has thirteen jades. Today, there are very few belts bestowed by the emperor. Chen Zhibao, who was publicly admired by the emperor, was given twelve purple belts inlaid with jade. There are four belts, one of which is inlaid with gold, and the number of other inlaid jades is six, ten, and thirteen, increasing in order. In this dynasty, jade is the most respected material for inlaying belts, followed by gold, silver, copper and iron. Unless the emperor specially grants it, it cannot exceed the official rank .
The specifications of jade belts cannot be surpassed, but a gentleman loves jade is an ancient style. The imperial court did not prohibit the hanging of jade pendants on the waist. Jin Lanting followed the civil and military officials into the city gate and walked all the way. ethereal sound.
Jin Lanting's heart fluttered.
This is the center of the entire Liyang Dynasty.
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If there is any major event during this period, it is insignificant compared to Lu Daolin's resignation from the post of right sacrificial wine in the Imperial College and the imperial approval of the emperor, and the entry of the unknown Jin Lanting into the Ministry of Education of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The case immediately set off an uproar in the capital, where the eyes and ears are the most well-informed. There were 30,000 imperial eunuchs in the Imperial College, and the crowd was passionate and noisy. Students fry the pan in general. The earliest scale of Tai’an City Guozijian was very small, restricting the admission to the clan, relatives, and descendants of meritorious ministers of the third rank or above. It was expanded when it was the first emperor, and five halls, six halls and eighteen floors were added. So far, it has accommodated 30,000 students. The Guozijian building stretches for ten miles, which is spectacular and unprecedented. The Guozijian has two left and right sacrificial wines, which is similar to the Shangyin Academy. , a self-contained scholar community, hidden with a majestic atmosphere of competing with the academy.
Lu Daolin, the patriarch of the Lu family in Yangzhou, as the right sacrificial wine, his status is only lower than that of Zuo Jijiu Huan Wen, who was once a fellow of Zhang Shoufu. Wan Xuezi acted as a role model and took the initiative to resign from the right Jijiu. As for whether there was any contribution from the left Jijiu Huanwen, I am afraid that only Lu Daolin, who is in charge, knows. Lu Daolin thanked guests behind closed doors these days, making people feel that Lu Jijiu, who was capsized in the gutter this time, was really disheartened. Lu Daolin was sitting behind the desk, holding a book of sages, with a calm expression, not showing any signs of depression, the butler walked quickly, and then slowed down when he reached the door, bowed and said: "My lord, Dazhu Kingdom is visiting."
Unexpectedly, Lu Daolin thought for a while and said in a deep voice, "Open the middle door!"
The butler said with a strange expression: "Master Qi, Da Zhuguo said it was troublesome to open the middle door, so he walked in directly from the side door, and he will be here soon."
Lu Daolin shook his head with a smile, a little helpless, got up and straightened his clothes, stepped out of the threshold of the study, and saw a hunchbacked guy walking in the inner corridor, suddenly he was hugged by the old man's neck, with the meaning of asking for a crime He laughed loudly and said: "Dear family, dear family, you are not a real person. The post office in Xiamawei is only a few feet away from here. Why, if you insist on me coming to see you, why don't you show me some face? You can do that In-laws?"
One is the mighty and powerful King of Beiliang, and the other is the extremely noble former Guozijian sacrificial wine. As a result, after the two parents reunited, the latter was hugged around the neck and almost breathless. Fortunately, the chief steward has served the Lu family all his life. My family, always keep my eyes open.
Lu Daolin, who used to have a good reputation in the northern and southern scholastic circles, and was recognized as having a deep antiquity, could only tilt his neck and said helplessly: "Dazhu Kingdom, this, this is so dignified."
Xu Xiao let go, and walked into the study with his hands behind his back. Lu Daolin's eyes signaled the housekeeper to close the door.
Only the in-laws, who have attracted the attention of the world, are left in the study.
Xu Xiao sat on the chair carelessly, and asked with a smile: "I'm not going to be an official all of a sudden, do you feel empty in your heart?"
Lu Daolin smiled and said, "It's okay."
Xu Xiao waved his hand, and said straight forward: "I won't go around with you, just tell me, Shang Shuxing Six Departments, where you want to go, let me know in advance, of course, you don't have to think about the Ministry of War, that bastard Gu Jiantang always She is regarded as the wife on his own bed, and he will be in a hurry with whoever outsiders go. The Ministry of Officials is also difficult. Zhang Biyan's iron-clad turf is almost considered oil and salt. As for the Ministry of Punishment, it is not suitable for you to go. Ministry of Rites and Ministry of Households Ministry of Industry, in-laws, you choose one yourself. Hey, if you want me to leave the capital early, you have to give me some money."
Although Lu Daolin had already intended this, since the Guozijian couldn’t stand it, it’s still not enough after fighting with Huan Wen for so many years, it’s better to find another way, but no matter how you say it in the past, the Guozijian’s sacrificial wines are all top-notch and noble. The two provinces under his sect did not set up provincial orders, and even Sun Xiji, who was highly respected, was only a left servant under his sect. The two sacrificial wines became the top positions of Qingliu celebrities. Having said that, since Lu Daolin had only slightly lost to Huan Wen in the Guozijian these years, it is natural I have cultivated quite a few confidantes, and my disciples are all over the world. The only regret is that if I go to the six divisions, I am afraid that I will not be able to be a scholar of the palace in this life. Taking a step back, it wouldn't hurt your lungs. His Majesty also hinted that he would be in charge of the Ministry of Rites. Lu Daolin thought that the Qingshui Yamen's Ministry of Rites was the most likely. It was a little regrettable, but when he received the family letter from his brother Lu Baijie, When he said that he wanted to win over the Minister of the Ministry of War, Lu Daolin understood the truth at that time, and he was very happy. In this way, it is the most appropriate time to go to the Ministry of Rites, otherwise it will touch the bottom line of the other three major families in Yangzhou. Lu Daolin does not want to make trouble at this time. Anyway, as long as his younger brother Lu Baijie is willing to become an official, everything will be settled! This move is a blessing for the Lu family and for the Yangzhou Scholars Group!
There was no one around, and he no longer called Xu Xiao the Dazhu Kingdom. After calling his family, Lu Daolin smiled and said implicitly: "Liu Shangshu is old and unwell, and he mentioned to His Majesty years ago that he would sue for old age. Home."
Xu Xiao curled his lips and said bluntly: "That's it."
Lu Daolin hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "It's okay if the in-laws don't show up for this matter."
Xu Xiao snorted, pointed at Lu Daolin's face, and scolded mercilessly: "You pedantic in-laws, do you really think that the six books are in your pocket? If I don't show up, believe it or not, Zhang Biyan and Sun Xiji will be able to put them together." Are you stuck on a dilapidated place and can't lift your head?"
Lu Daolin was startled.
Xu Xiao shook his head and said with a smile: "Your relatives, you have read a lot of sage books, and you know a lot of principles, but being an official is not something you can do just because you have a low face. Before you talk about ugly things, if you want to treat the Minister of Rites as a The Guozijian sacrificial wine is here, and it won’t be long before we pack up and leave.”
Lu Daolin sighed and said, "I have been taught."
Xu Xiao waved his hands, smiled, squinted his eyes and said, "Fengnian messed around on Jiangnan Road, causing his in-laws to lose the foundation of the Imperial College, are you annoyed?"
Lu Daolin said sternly: "It would be hypocritical to say that you are not annoyed, but to be honest, it is no wonder that His Royal Highness is angry. If your family does not help your family, no matter how big your family business is, it will be ruined. This is a truth that all rural people understand, Lu Daolin I still understand."
Lu Daolin then said with guilt on his face: "I have already written to Xuan Lang, and he can't let him act on his will in the future!"
Only then did Xu Xiao open his eyes, stood up and said slowly: "Dear family, these words are like what a family says."
Lu Daolin was relieved, looked at Xu Xiao's posture, as if he was going to leave as soon as he sat down, and asked in surprise: "Is my father-in-law going to leave?"
Xu Xiao said unhappily: "If you don't leave, will you still be playing bureaucratic with you? Let's go, go back to Beiliang."
Lu Daolin was speechless.
When Xu Xiao walked out of the study room, he said with a soft smile: "Don't worry about your Majesty being suspicious of you and me. The law is nothing more than human feelings. Since you are in-laws, you have to behave like in-laws. The unfamiliarity is worse than the enemies of outsiders. Only those who care about it can't figure it out. It’s only when you can’t figure it out that you think about it, and when you think about it, it’s easy to have accidents, right?”
Lu Daolin, who had a haze in his heart, was completely relieved at this moment.
The king of Beiliang came and went in a hurry, what Lu Daolin didn't know was that there was a Sui Zhu princess who was visiting privately in a low-clothes sitting in the carriage outside the mansion.
After Xu Xiao got into the carriage, Her Royal Highness pulled his cuffs and said with a sad face, "Uncle Xu, can you stay in Beijing? Xiaoya is so boring."
Xu Xiao smiled and said: "There is no way, Uncle is just working hard, why don't I ask Feng to come to the capital to play with you?"
Princess Sui Zhu's eyes rolled.
Xu Xiao rubbed her head and said: "Look, there is still a grudge in my heart, right, uncle can only use his trump card, and take you to eat a few big bowls of almond tofu, and then you will regenerate Fengnian's anger, uncle But I'm not happy."
Her Royal Highness shook Da Zhuguo's cuff coquettishly, hummed twice, and said with a bright smile: "Okay, okay, for Uncle Xu's sake, I don't have the same knowledge as that guy!"
On this day, I ate a bowl of almond tofu with Sui Zhu princess. According to historical records, this was the last time Xu Xiao, king of Beiliang, entered and left Beijing.
After leaving the city, King Beiliang, who was still dressed as a rich man, got off the carriage, put his hands in his sleeves, and looked at the majestic city.
Beside him stood the sick tiger Yang Taisui in black.
Xu Xiao said with emotion: "Yang Bald Lv, if we say goodbye today, I guess we will never see each other again in this lifetime, right?"
The old monk of the national teacher nodded dully.
Xu Xiao said with a smile: "Whoever dies later, remember to go to the grave to serve wine in Qingming."
Yang Taisui said calmly: "The poor monk is very poor and cannot afford good wine, so he must die first and make money."
Xu Xiao stretched out his hand to touch the bald head of the national teacher, and said, "You, you don't even want to take a small loss in your life. It's a loss to be a brother with you!"
The two who once overthrew the Eight Kingdoms while talking and laughing said goodbye.
The old monk in black stopped where he was, watched the carriage drift away, touched his bald head, and finally bowed his head and clasped his hands together.
The only person in the world who can make this old monk bow his head willingly is Beiliang Xu Xiao!