Today's Tai'an City Morning Dynasty is unprecedentedly grand.
Yonghuizhixiangfu, the court meeting, especially the early court, is largely an intuitive reflection of the political situation of the Liyang Dynasty. The number of people participating in the court meeting is often an invisible evaluation of some central officials, such as Chen Zhibao and Lu Baijie. Went to Beijing to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War, the release of Qi Yanglong, the great sacrificial wine of the Shangyin Academy, the departure of the great general Gu Jiantang to take charge of the Liao Dynasty, the decision on the posthumous title of the old master of the Song family, Yan Zhenchun, and Lu Shengxiang, Tang Tieshuang, and Xu Gong Local famous generals’ first entry to Beijing, Shaobao Chen Wang’s promotion to Zuo Sanqi’s regular servant, the “exile” of Wang Xionggui, the former Minister of Household Affairs, and Yuan Guo, the former Minister of Rites, Han Lin’s promotion to a foreign post, Lu Baijie’s sad departure from Beijing, etc. , There are significant differences in the number of early dynasties.
Apart from the civil and military officials who have to attend the morning court every day, there are three kinds of people who are eligible for the court meeting but do not have to attend, the royal family members with the same surname as the country, the wealthy and nobles who have been awarded hereditary titles thanks to Li Yang, and the emperor's favor There is no need for the old ministers in the early court to be chartered. The more people they have in the early court, the more prominent the status of an official will be. Yang Shenxing, a veteran of Beiliang Dao who served as Jiedu envoy, did not cause any disturbances, and there were almost no three kinds of people from the clan, nobles and veterans present at the meeting.
Although it was a bad weather with sudden cloudy rain last night, the court meeting this morning can be described as full of talents.
The autumn rain is continuous, and many roads in the capital are muddy. For some officials who have to pass through a small part of the capital to participate in the early court, in the past, I am afraid that they would have to yell and curse on horseback or in the carriage, but today almost everyone Enthusiastic and never tired. Some of the courtiers who had the habit of reading with lights on in the carriage early in the morning turned the pages of the book absent-mindedly, lifted the curtains of the car from time to time to check the address, or directly asked the groom how long it would take to arrive.
In the street where the residence of Chen Wang, Zuo Sanqi's regular attendant in Menxia Province, is located, the neighbors in the neighborhood are all first-class honorable princes of the Liyang Dynasty. In addition to his old father-in-law, there are also people like Yan Guogong Gao Shizhi, Huaiyang Marquis The silence of Song Daoning, the Liyang bigwigs who have retired behind the scenes for many years, does not mean that they have lost the right to speak to influence the direction of the government.
Before dawn, this large mansion was brightly lit everywhere, the servants had already prepared their cars, and princes, dukes and ministers dressed in purple and yellow sat in the carriage one after another. In this busy traffic, Chen Wang's ordinary carriage was inevitably a little shabby, but at a corner, a Marquis in front who was supposed to turn into the street first took the initiative to slow down the speed and let Chen Wang's carriage Give Way. Chen Wang gently lifted the side curtain. The pampered Lord Hou who was nearly fifty years old and still not old, saw Mr. Chen nodding to him, the old Hou smiled back, put down the curtain, stroked his beard, Not only was he proud of having made friends with Zuo Sanqi's regular servant, but he also regretted it in his heart. Back then, the late emperor selected a woman from the Zhao family's clan and noble princes to marry Chen Wang. He had a granddaughter who was originally hopeful, but at that time only Thinking about establishing an in-law relationship with a powerful and powerful prince, looking back now, although he fulfilled his wish and sent his granddaughter to the Duke's mansion, compared to Chen Wang, who is a genuine son-in-law who "rides the dragon" quickly, it is really a loss. big.
Gao Shizhi, Duke of Yan, and Song Daoning, Marquis of Huaiyang are close friends. It is strange that the two well-matched families did not have any marriage marriages. To be honest, Gao Shilian and Gao Shijing, brothers and sisters born to Duke Yan in his later years, were born In Tai'an City, they are all very outstanding young children, and the Marquis of Huaiyang has many children, and they eat sugarcane steadily, so it is reasonable to say that even if they are not the eldest children, those Song family men and women who are about the same age as the Gao family brothers and sisters, If they get married, it doesn't count as how they climbed the Duke of Yan's mansion.
Today, the Duke of Yan and the Marquis of Huaiyang will not only participate in the morning court, but they will also share a carriage. This is to take care of Song Daoning, a good friend who caught cold in the early years.
Song Daoning dozed off with squinted eyes, Gao Shizhi bent down lightly, and gently picked the fire.
Song Daoning slept very lightly and opened his eyes soon.
Gao Shizhi saw Song Daoning's gaze and asked, "Anything you want to say?"
Song Daoning remained silent, glancing at the heavy curtain between them and the groom out of the corner of his eye.
Gao Shizhi asked again: "The old groom of your family finally resigned on his own?"
Song Daoning, who was afraid of the cold in autumn, stretched out his hands to gather his collar, and hummed lightly.
Gao Shizhi smiled, "In that case, why don't you dare to speak freely?"
Song Daoning looked indifferent, "After so many years, I got used to it."
As a brother in need, Gao Shizhi had Qi Qiran, and sighed softly: "In other words, I have to thank that young prince who refused to stop for a moment, otherwise, even if His Majesty wanted to withdraw Zhao Gou, it would definitely not be so fast. "
Song Daoning said in a hoarse voice: "In the beginning, I complained about the late emperor's actions, but after so many years, I feel at ease. To be honest, I used to travel occasionally, knowing that there was an eyeliner of the late emperor, but I didn't feel uncomfortable. Now Your Majesty has withdrawn the spies, Brother Gao, what do you think?"
Gao Shizhi sneered and said: "Brother Song, I, Gao Shizhi, am not a young official. Of course, I am exactly the same as you. I am uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. It's better that both parties know that as long as we don't pierce the window paper, we will We can live in peace. It's good now, if a groom leaves on the surface, will there be many servants and maidservants secretly in the house?"
Song Daoning, who had always been known for being dull and reticent in Tai'an City, smiled and said, "Brother Gao, do you feel that His Majesty is not as magnanimous as the late Emperor because of this?"
Gao Shizhi frowned and said, "Don't you think so?"
Song Daoning shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's actions, in my opinion, are not intended to make us both grateful for this. Your Majesty will not be so superficial. It is nothing more than giving you and me a secret decree that does not require eunuchs to do it for you. If you don't know the meaning , the next feast, there will be no seat for you."
The Duke's expression became serious immediately, and he asked, "What's the explanation for this?"
Song Daoning said slowly: "Since the first year of Xiangfu, the officialdom in the capital has been changing, making people dizzy. Many ups and downs are not as simple as the promotion of a few people in the officialdom. In terms of civil servants, the gentry headed by the Peng family in the north began to rise rapidly. The Jiangnan gentry led by Yu Ershi suddenly rose and suddenly fell silent, the Qing Party revived, and the Hanlin Academy became independent from Zhao Jiaweng, which meant that it was completely separated from the three provinces and six ministries. , has nothing to do with Zhang Lu and the two great families in the south of the Yangtze River and the Liao Dynasty. The establishment of the six pavilions is also an act of power from the three provinces and six divisions. For the generals, let’s not talk about the old and two dynasties for the time being. People who have been in and out of the capital in recent years, the former Minister of War Xu Gong Tang Tieshuang, the deputy general of Jizhou Yang Huchen Han Fang, Song Li who returned to the power of Guangling Dao, and the seven generals who have been promoted, headed by the backbone general Li Changan, have been promoted. There are Dong Gong Huang Tianzong and Wei Dong who have just entered Beijing."
Gao Shizhi laughed at himself: "Brother Song, just open the skylight and speak honestly. I know what you said, and the general meaning of Your Majesty can be regarded as sloppy, so you can just talk about your insights. I am a big bastard, go around Not good at it."
Song Daoning sighed softly: "Forget it, it's better to save some energy for playing the piano with the cow. After all, I haven't participated in the morning court for so many years. If I accidentally stand and pass out, I will be ashamed."
Gao Shizhi raised his hand, waved it, and scolded with a smile: "Song, don't think that you are a marquis, I won't dare to beat you!"
Song Daoning suddenly said something off-topic, "Tell Shilian Shijing not to get too close to Yin Changgeng... By the way, and if that girl Shijing is not too objectionable, you might as well match her with Zhao Youling's youngest son. How old are you, don't you always say that female juniors hold gold bricks? These are trivial matters."
Gao Shizhi said bluntly: "My brother, you are also like those guys with shallow eye sockets. Even if Yin Maochun is a small step behind Zhao Youling, there are three provinces, six departments, three provinces and six departments, not to mention Shang Shuling, but also Zhongshu Sheng." There are two under the door, Yin Maochun and Zhao Youling each have a latrine, and there is no need to grab anything... "
Having said that, Gao Shizhi suddenly stopped talking.
Song Daoning sneered: "Why, finally figured it out? Knowing that one of the two is destined to lose miserably? And it's Yin Maochun who has been the number one prime minister for many years?!"
The Second Monk Zhang of Gao Shi couldn't figure it out, and asked in a low voice: "The two children got married?!"
Song Daoning said indifferently: "Don't forget, the marriage between Yin Changgeng and Zhao Chunyuan was the intention of the late emperor. Yin and Zhao followed suit, but each left a way out for the other's descendants."
Grandpa Guo clicked his tongue and said: "This group of scholars has a lot of crooked intestines!"
Song Daoning sighed softly: "The literati have many eyes, and the warriors are not convinced. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, it has actually been quite difficult. What is not easy is that His Majesty has done a good job."
Gao Shizhi stared at this friend who had nothing to say, and asked in a deep voice: "Have you decided? Do you really want to help His Majesty check and balance the power of various civilian parties and generals?"
Song Daoning answered irrelevantly, and took a deep breath, "Although our neighbors with different surnames have been oppressed by Bi Yaner for so many years, we can't deny that there is a world of difference between temples with and without Bi Yaner. Now that Bi Yan'er is gone, let's not talk about thinking about Jiangshan Sheji, at least we must be worthy of those ancestor tablets that we go to worship every year."
Gao Shizhi stretched his waist, "Anyway, I will do what you want, it's as simple as that, I won't bother with it."
Song Daoning suddenly laughed, "Do you still remember what happened when you were young?"
Gao Shizhi was stunned for a moment, "What's the matter? Our two brothers did a lot of feats when they were young, what are you asking? Hey, Wang Yuanran, a bastard who can't make a difference, is far behind us in the past! "
Song Daoning rubbed his chest subconsciously, and then pointed to the face of the illustrious Lord in front of him.
The latter blushed instantly, Gao Shizhi scolded his mother, and his whole anger disappeared.
Song Daoning laughed out loud for an unprecedented time.
Back then, many years ago, at that time, his young master Song Daoning and his good brother Gao Shizhi led their retinues to the outskirts of Beijing, and they met a woman who was truly stunning in the eyes of the country. Song Daoning who was above the top was also shocked.
It's just that the two of them hadn't spoken to each other just now, and the woman was quiet and didn't speak. As a result, a local turtle with a Liaodong accent ran over from afar. Just use fists to make sense, Song Daoning and Gao Shizhi have never fought one of them, and they have received some punches that are not light or heavy, but the two rich and powerful children are so powerful, they quickly chased that bastard Hit, that's a disheveled face, the key is that this guy's skills are not bad, but that mouth really swears a hundred words without repetition. This is no hero saving the beauty, it's clearly a shame. It has nothing to do with heroic spirit at all, it is clearly two groups of disciples fighting each other, neither of them is a good bird.
Then…
Then Song Daoning was kicked seven or eight feet away by the woman with the sword on her back, and Gao Shizhi was slapped and spun seven or eight times in the air.
Then the young man from Liaodong rushed to the woman with a "grateful" face, grabbed her hand, and said thank you words without meaning, but refused to let go.
Gao Shizhi and Song Daoning didn't know until later that the bastard surnamed Xu was not much better than them. They flew upside down and flew far away. Opening his voice, he shouted: "You are my daughter-in-law, Xu Xiao! Either you kill me or marry me!"
…
In the past, as long as there was Xu Xiao in Tai'an City, there would be no shortage of excitement.
Now, Tai'an City has his son here, and it seems to be very lively.
…
Duke Yan and Marquis Huaiyang, who usually see their heads and tails, are very disappointed, because the young vassal king who caused a big disturbance did not show up this morning.
In contrast, the other piece of news only lifted the spirits of the civil and military officials a little bit.
Wu Chongxuan, the number one general in southern Xinjiang under the command of King Zhao Bing of Yan Chi, withdrew from Guangling Road and headed north, suddenly appeared on the temple in the capital, and was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War in Liyang. As a general, he leads the Ministry of War from a distance, and when the chaos is successfully suppressed, he will officially go to Beijing to perform his duties.
Early morning.
A carriage stopped slowly at the former site of the Liyang Military Department, which was only about a mile away from Zhaojiaweng. Before the relocation, the Liyang Dynasty, which was called the northern barbarian by the eight southern countries, had the status of the Military Department among the three provinces and six departments. , beyond the imagination of all the people in Liyang now, let alone the Ministry of Officials at that time, as long as you are not a real position, you are a general of a local vassal town, no matter what kind of Zhongshu Ling you are from the Zhongshu Province or Zuopushe from the Menxia Province, let alone follow the Ministry of War on the road When the servant's car meets, even if he is with the military doctor who is several ranks lower, the former must obediently give way. As for those high-spirited speech officers today, their only role at that time was to be a punching bag for the officials of the Ministry of War, and it was not uncommon for them to be beaten to death with a horsewhip for no reason.
In just over forty years, two emperors successively allowed the Central Plains to recognize the orthodox status of Liyang.
Numerous reading seeds took root and sprouted in Tai'an City, a border city at that time, and grew into towering trees, forming a situation where the literature forest is as lush as Western Chu.
The young man who got off the carriage stood at the foot of the steps, staring at the vermilion lacquer gate that almost no one came in and out, in a daze.
Now it is just a place where low-ranking officials of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War handle government affairs.
A bleary-eyed junior official of the Arsenal had just stepped out of the threshold, and when he saw the black-gold python robe that he had never heard of or seen not far from the door, he rubbed his eyes hard, his face full of bewilderment.
Tai'an City, at the feet of the emperor, who dares to overstep the slightest bit on the matter of official robes and uniforms? What's more, it has reached the point of the boa robe!
It's just that the guy who is a small official of the arsenal's Zhuoliu is stiff, and he dare not take a step forward, let alone turn around without turning a blind eye.
A rough voice sounded behind the clerk, "Huang Qianshan! Why don't you go to the military office to report to Master Hong?! Your boots are stuck with shit?"
The little official swallowed his saliva, turned his head and said, "Master Yang, someone is here."
Behind the petty official, the tall man who had never left the turbid stream and entered the rank of the clean stream, bypassed the guy surnamed Huang, and after seeing the young man, he took a few hard glances, turned around calmly, and then covered his ears with lightning speed. He rushed into the gate and finally disappeared completely.
All in one go.
This is probably why Huang Qianshan wanted to call him Master Yang.
Master Yang's run was equivalent to completely blocking Huang Qianshan's escape route. If he ran again, Huang Qianshan himself felt that it would be unreasonable.
The little official bravely ran down the stone steps, bent down and asked, "I don't know..."
When he said this, he choked up again. He was flustered just now. He didn't dare to carefully identify the details of the black gold python robe, the number of toes, and water feet. Lord", or "His Royal Highness"
There are too many ways to be an official in Tai'an City. Just the residence of officials, there are five types: powerful, poor, rich, and rich. When you go to each place, you have to burn different incense, otherwise you go to the wrong temple and burn the wrong incense. Breaking the rules and violating taboos, and sitting on the bench in the Yamen for a few years is considered a trivial matter.
Xu Feng smiled young and said: "This king is only here to have a look, you don't need to report anything to the yamen."
This king.
Hearing this shocking "self-proclaim", the little official's legs gave way, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
In such a large Liyang Dynasty, the number of people who can claim to be the king is not many who were granted by the first emperor, and now several of them have died, and the so-called "one-word side-by-side king" after the emperor ascended the throne today "According to the law of Zhao Shizong's vassal, he is still not allowed to enter Beijing at will.
Then, since the prince in front of him, who is wearing the vassal's python robe, is so young, his identity has been revealed.
Jing'an Wang Zhao Xun is what kind of guy, the officials in the capital know well, let alone wandering around in python robes swaggeringly, wishing to stay in the compound of the deep house and see no one.
The little official's teeth chattered and said, "Bei... Bei... King of Beiliang, is there anything you need to do?"
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "Didn't Master Yang tell you to go to the Ministry of War just now?"
The little official with sweat dripping from his forehead tremblingly said: "It's okay... It's okay, the prince is here for the first time, our yamen is too flourishing..."
Xu Fengnian waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
Just when the little official was bowing his waist and preparing to rub the soles of his feet with oil, he only heard the notorious Northwest feudal lord whisper softly: "Huang Qianshan, remember to say something loudly before you leave, just say, 'The yamen is important, and it has nothing to do with people. , without the permission of the Ministry of War, no entry is allowed.'”
Huang Qianshan, who obeyed his orders, had a blank mind. When he honestly finished shouting and walked far away, the belated arsenal official woke up in horror, so frightened that he could only walk tremblingly against the wall.
I thought I was fucking looking for death
It's just that after he walked for a long distance, he seemed to suddenly think of something. He froze on the spot, looked back, and saw the young vassal king who was still standing where he was, who he often suffered with his colleagues a few years ago. Scolding sarcasm young man.
Huang Qianshan had complex eyes, sighed, turned and walked forward.
I am afraid that the petty officials who will never be qualified to participate in the court meeting in their lifetime gradually lose their fear and suspicion.
It's just that for some reason, I feel that something is not a good taste.