As soon as he heard that His Majesty was going to return the title of Dazhu Kingdom to the Xu family, Wen Shouren, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, immediately became extremely embarrassed. This veteran minister who was famous all over the world for carrying the coffin to Xu Xiao's death began to tremble. The official leader who has always given the impression of being old and strong finally has a bit of a dying age.
In the Liyang Dynasty, although Zhang and Gu’s two cottages were just a thing of the past, they each had their own successors. For example, Wang Xionggui, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, became Zhang Lu’s successor. The civil servants of Yonghui Spring, Tang Tieshuang, Dong Gonghuang and other military generals entered the capital from the border areas. In order to conceal, the origin of identity is also more complicated, that is, the anti-Xu party headed by Wen Shouren, the minister of rites Jin Lanting as the hidden successor, and Gao Tingshu of the military department as the backbone. The disparity, the background is very different, Ma Lulang, the former general of the Peking University, was also one of the faceless backbones.
These people may have ambiguities on many major military affairs, but they have always maintained a tacit understanding on one thing, and that is to try their best to suppress the reputation of the Xu family in Beiliang in the Liyang Temple and the Central Plains. People have a deep-rooted obsession with how to exclude the father and son of the Xu family. When the old chief assistant Zhang Julu was alive, he still had scruples and did not dare to abandon the public for personal reasons. The blue eyes that once covered the sky by himself in the Liyang Chaotang After the son's death, and Tan Tan Weng broke up with him early, this group of officials seemed to be more and more unscrupulous.
For example, this time the imperial court decided that the millions of stones of grain would enter the cool air before autumn. It was precisely because of the spread of the roots of these deep-rooted trees in Tai'an City that Jing'an Road, especially Xiangfan, Qingzhou, brought a lot of sworn gossip and all kinds of rumors. The inside story that can be understood without being frank has caused less than half of the grain grain to be rushed to Beiliang so far. As for when it will arrive at the Lingzhou granary, the grain officials who have been enjoying the blessing of water transportation for 20 years naturally have various skilled reasons to deal with the court What's more, the Ministry of Households, besides sending a few seemingly harsh warnings every now and then, how can the Ministry of Households really hold officials accountable? Who doesn't know that the household department has always been regarded as Zhang Lu's last stand? The officials in the household department who now hold real power are almost all scholars who emerged in the spring of Yonghui, and everyone regards themselves as disciples of the old chief assistant. Even if the former Shangshu Wang Xionggui was not close to the famous Wen Shouren when he was in Beijing, Wang Xionggui himself always hated the affairs in the northwest, and his son Wang Youling had a deep grudge with Xinliang Wang Xu Fengnian. A well-known talk in the capital.
The most important thing is the entry of grain grains into Beijing and the sudden diversion into the northwest. Although the matter of grain grains involved in the great cause of the country has long been separated from the Ministry of Households, how could the Ministry of Households, which is nominally responsible for taxation in the world, really have nothing to do with it? To be precise, the whole household The hands and feet of the ministry are very clean on the surface, but many high-ranking officials of the household department may not have a clean sleeve. The million-dollar grain grain deviates from the familiar official track, which will inevitably lead to the loss of countless vested interests. After becoming a division into three lands plus one Beiliang, it becomes a rule, which means that the annual water transportation dividend of one million stones will be in vain. The large group of Tai'an city meritorious families behind the water transportation officials, among them Gao Shi of the State of Yan and Song Daoning, Marquis of Huaiyang, the two old emperors of Liyang divided up the meritorious officials. According to Yuan Benxi's plan, it was roughly "the civil servants give power, and the generals give money". It is also listed here, and a large group of mansions like Gao Shizhi Song Daoning have been able to get involved in the water transportation where the gold is rolling in. It's just that Gao Song's food is relatively good, and the share is not large. The people involved in water transport affairs kept a low profile. The gradual withdrawal of these two princes also led to the arrogance of many other families. The reason is that these two incidents almost offended both high and low officials in Liyang. Although there was no strong backlash, it also had little effect. After all, no one is at ease in official circles. After Zhang Julu was imprisoned, a temple fell silent. During the period, there were certainly reasons why Bi Yaner's best friend Huan Wen chose to stand by and watch, and there were certainly reasons why Zhang Julu allowed Zhang Lu to fall apart, but it was not due to the selfishness of those Liyang civil and military people who felt miserable
Who would think that dealing with the Northwest Xu family is an easy and pleasant thing? Who would dare to apply the rules of Liyang's officialdom to the Northern Liang army? Who has the guts to go to the northwest territory and demand kickbacks from the officials of the Xu family? Aren't you afraid of beheading those Northern Liang barbarians
Therefore, it is conceivable that the Ministry of Households’ true attitude towards the matter of grain entering the Liang Dynasty is to delay it as long as it can, and to slow it down as long as it can. Coincidentally.
Suddenly, the young emperor asked with a smile: "Cai Nan, Han Lin, the jurisdiction of the two of you is closest to Beiliang Road, what do you think of the trend of the second battle?"
Han Lin is a pure civil servant who is not good at military affairs. Of course, he would not be the first to speak up on this kind of issue. Cai Nan, the Jiedu envoy who was summoned to Beijing urgently, did not ambiguous, because he had already prepared a draft, moistened his throat slightly, and did not have stage fright. Soon he said loudly: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, this battle will be a protracted and bitter battle no matter whether it is against Beiliang and Beimang. The victory will be bleak, and the loss will hurt even more. But occupying the momentum of winning the first battle of recklessness, the Northwest Frontier Army has a very strong desire to fight. In a comparable number of battlefields, Beiliang's combat power is definitely superior, and in the first battle, Beiliang's No. 1 The first-class elite cavalry were injured very little, and the Daxue Dragon Cavalry remained intact, and the two heavy cavalry that had been kept secret before were also ready to go. What's more, the left and right cavalry of He Zhonghu and Zhou Kang were basically He did not participate in the first battle. Looking back at Beimang, Yang Yuanzan's entire army was wiped out in Hulukou, Youzhou. The battle has not yet officially started. In the battle of Longan'er Plain, not to mention that Beimang's elite horsemen were all killed and injured, Hong Jingyan's Rouran cavalry had already been broken up, and Dong Zhuo's private cavalry was also injured. This is definitely the strength of Beimang's superficial troops. It is still a huge hidden danger under the great superiority, and I believe both sides have a new balance on this now."
The young emperor sighed softly: "It's really worthy of being the best cavalry in Beiliang."
Beiliang Iron Cavalry is the best in the world.
This sentence, which is not unfamiliar to the Central Plains but may not be recognized, may be the first time it has been publicly announced in Liyang's officialdom today, and it was said from the mouth of the Zhao family emperor.
The Lianghuai Economic Strategy made Han Lin darker than he was when he was in Beijing, his skin was a little darker, his aura became calmer and more introverted, and his body had a bit of a rough and simple frontier aura. There was an inexplicable sense of distance between the two parties. Among the more than ten economic envoys who left Tai'an City to serve as one of the frontier officials, Han Lin was a veritable promotion, and he was placed with high hopes by the court. The center was relegated to the place where the center was heavily relegated, and Li Yang looked favorably on the former minister of punishment.
The emperor of the Zhao family looked at the envoy who would send secret letters to the capital every ten days through the hands of Zhao Gou's spies, with soft eyes, "Han Lin, you have worked hard this year."
Han Lin bowed in fear and said, "This humble minister owes you the grace of God!"
The young emperor smiled and said: "You have done a good job. If it weren't for Cai Nan...I'm afraid you will become the first Liyang military envoy to die in battle, and I will also lose an arm. Han Lin, you must not act so recklessly in the future, civil servant I have never been loyal to the country on the battlefield, and I have never doubted your loyalty, otherwise I would not have let you serve as the border manager."
Except for Tang Tieshuang, who is still the No. 1 powerful figure in the Ministry of War because Wu Chongxuan, who holds the title of Shangshu, is not yet familiar with the affairs of the yamen, all the civil servants in the Yangshen Temple are confused. The big man who regained the military power didn't understand why His Majesty the Emperor said this.
It's just that Han Lin can get such a straightforward verbal praise, which means that this person is destined to return to the center in the future, and he may be able to successfully manage one of the three provinces. This is indeed something that no one expected. After all, Han Lin was an Zhang Lu's students, compared to Zhao Youling and Yin Maochun, seem to be slightly less talented, and compared to Yuan Guo, they are also quite inferior in terms of knowledge and equipment. Even compared with Wang Xionggui, there are still many disadvantages. Perhaps this is probably the so-called late bloomer, officialdom There are too many examples of people who are proud of the spring breeze today but are settled by the queen of autumn tomorrow. On the contrary, Han Lin's stable character has more stamina.
After some questioning between the monarch and his ministers, the young emperor brought up the matter again, and conferred the title of the young vassal king Xu Fengnian as the most honored military official of the Dazhu Kingdom. This time, the whole room was still silent, but compared The undercurrent was surging, and in the eyes of many officials, there was obviously more resignation this time.
The young emperor stroked the edict on his knee with his fingers, "For the matter of grain storage, the Ministry of Households will come back and propose a charter to send to the Temple of Yangshen. If there is any resistance in the local area, the Ministry of Households can discuss it with Tang Shilang of the Ministry of War. In short, in order to ensure the delivery of the imperial edict In the Northern Liang, grain must enter Liang before the imperial decree."
Speaking of this, the young emperor glanced at Gao Shizhi and Song Daoning, who trembled at the same time. After the emperor turned his eyes, the two looked at each other with wry smiles. There was no accident. The income has long been diluted to the point of negligibility, and now the existence of the real hamster in the country is none other than the three Zhao family clans with the same surname as the country, two of whom have long been indifferent to the temple It is said that the former is the result of trying his best to win over the latter. After the latter suddenly gained power with a certain son-in-law in Xiangfu years, he obviously got carried away. They all lost a few catties, and when they heard that it was such a cost-free business, they just plunged into it without hesitation after a meal of flower wine. For half a year, the guaranteed dividend was two and a half million taels of silver. Gao Shizhi and Song Daoning were actually The peak period of the longest reach is only about half a million. You must know that the son-in-law of Chenglong Kuai, the king of the county, is standing in the Yangshen Palace at this moment, and his position is only behind Qi Yanglong and Huan Wen, and is on a par with Zhao Youling, Yin Maochun and Wu Chongxuan! But why did His Majesty the Emperor not look at that one, but instead reminded Yan and Song? It's very simple, the young man who was unintentionally tricked by his father-in-law but was safe and sound, surnamed Chen Mingwang, has always been respected as Chen Shaobao in Liyang official circles, he is an important minister of the central government, and even a close minister of the emperor. Jiexi Yanchiji, the father and son of the relatives of the country, cannot compare with it.
At this moment, Chen Wang, the regular attendant of Zuo Sanqi under the door, was expressionless, holding his breath, and could not see anything unusual.
Jin Lanting squinted his eyes, and carefully looked at the back of Chen Wang standing in front of him, his eyes were dark.
Today at the Xiaochao meeting, Wen Shouren, a scholar of the Hall of Martial Arts, was not at ease. He, the servant of the Ministry of Rites who aspires to grasp the Liyang culture, is also a very frustrated person. His Majesty mentioned before that the chief examiner of Chunwei used a highly respected person, which means that the officialdom Jin Sanlang, who is still inexperienced, has actually missed the great opportunity to become the common tutor of the world's scholars by virtue of the next spring examination, and the two identities of the tutor and room teacher are completely different from each other. During the Yonghui period when Zhang Julu and Tan Weng jointly controlled the imperial examinations, why did everyone like to call themselves Zhang Lu's first student, the first assistant and the late student? It's not just that Zhang Julu has a higher official position than Huan Wen, and it's not just the difference between the chief executive and the vice president.
Jin Lanting originally thought that after Qi Yanglong made it clear that he would not interfere with Chun Wei and Yao Baifeng took the initiative to pack up and leave the Imperial College, he would be able to obtain one of the three seats of the chief and vice president. I coveted it in my heart, but I didn't expect it to be such a bleak situation in the end.
The next small court meeting was mainly to discuss the dispatch of troops and generals in Guangling Road. Lu Shengxiang stood out as the biggest winner. This time, His Majesty the Emperor not only personally gave Lu Shengxiang the power to act cheaply in the Yangshen Temple, half of the military department and the entire Gyeonggi military force were inclined to him, and he also had restraint on the vast territory of the fourteen prefectures of the Central Plains, including Jing'an Road. Quan, and even half-truth and half-false casually said, "The general is away, and the emperor's order is not acceptable." In this way, Lu Shengxiang seemed to have leapt to become the Jiedushi above the Jiedushi, and stepped out of the Yangshen Temple today. Afterwards, he almost controlled the half-country soldiers and horses of the Liyang Dynasty.
Wu Chongxuan's face was calm, but the fool also knew that this Minister of the Ministry of War from a barbaric land was probably cursing his mother in his heart.
After the small court meeting, the young emperor looked tired and did not leave any courtiers to continue discussing matters alone.
The officials, who could be called the pillars of Li Yang, all left in file.
Lu Shengxiang, who had been reduced to a laughing stock in the capital's officialdom the day before, was surrounded by congratulations.
Gao Shizhi and Song Daoning still walked together without any suspense, but Chen Wang, who hadn't had much contact with them, suddenly came to them, didn't speak, and smiled apologetically.
it is more than words.
Gao Shizhi and Song Daoning waited until this Chen Shaobao left, and smiled at each other, without the bitterness of the Temple of Rejuvenation.
Smart people deal with smart people, and some things are more reassuring than words.
Being an official in the same dynasty with a scholar like Chen Wang, no matter how high and powerful the other party is, is after all a comfortable and pleasing thing to do, and you can't hate it.
Gao Shizhi joked: "The old man at the stall who only knows how to drag his feet really wronged our Chen Shaobao."
Song Daoning stared and said softly: "The palace is important, and you don't even know the word Shen Yan? How are you doing?"
Gao Shizhi laughed it off.
At this moment, Changshan County King Zhao Yang suddenly yelled softly, which shocked Wen Shouren and other civil servants. Looking up, it turned out that a child of seven or eight years old appeared at the corner, an official who was familiar with the Changshan County King's mansion , everyone recognized the identity of that little guy, he was Zhao Yang's eldest grandson, and now he was studying in the diligent room where the sons and grandsons of the Zhao family gathered together in the palace. The Yangshen Temple is located at the intersection of the outer court and the inner court, and it is a place of first-class military aircraft. It stands to reason that even if the precious grandson of the old county king of Changshan loses his way, he will definitely not be able to appear in the sight of everyone. Rules are not just decorations, no wonder Zhao Yang is so annoyed, the old man who has been ups and downs in the officialdom all his life is really a little frightened.
The child who was studying in the hardworking room was so scared by his grandfather that his face turned pale, his small face was wrinkled together, and he looked pitiful like he wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry.
But soon a young man in white clothes appeared next to the child. His eyes were closed, his face was calm, and he smiled slightly. He reached out and touched the child's head, and then "looked at" Changshan County King Zhao Yang following the voice, "Old County Don't be angry, Wang, it was I who asked Zhao Yuan to help lead the way, and I have passed the gas with the Supervisor of Rituals before, and I have never violated the palace ban."
The old county king was stunned for a while, and he didn't understand the reason for a while. After thinking about it for a long time, he remembered that his grandson mentioned that there was a blind chief master named Lu, who was very knowledgeable in astronomy and geography. I don't know, he has a very good temper and never hits anyone. At that time, the old county king wondered how a blind man could be one of the chief masters of the diligent house, even though our Liyang is not the big Feng dynasty that judges people by appearance , but it is still unreasonable for a blind man to want to be an official, and it doesn't matter to be a local staff who advises and advises. Later, when the old county king inquired about it, he found out that this blind scribe was once a counselor next to King Jing'an, Zhao Xun. In the last years of Yonghui, he took the knife for Jing'an Prince's mansion, which was quite influential in the capital. Later, he didn't know Why did he take root in Tai'an City? Zhao Yang sneered at this. He was probably just another scholar like Jin Lanting, and the grass on the wall fell with the wind.
After hearing the explanation of this young man who is a hard-working Mr. Fang, the old county king still snorted coldly with a straight face, and said angrily to his grandson: "What are you doing, go back to study!"
In the mansion, the child who was terrified of the old county king just like his parents was, this time he did not obey the "military order" for the first time, gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice: "Grandpa, I still want to lead the way for Mr. Lu. Mr. told us, we will go for a hundred The distance is half to ninety, and the last ten miles is the most visible of a person's fundamental nature. I have only walked halfway... "
The old county king, who was used to obeying orders from top to bottom in the mansion, suddenly became furious, and the power accumulated by his half-life soldier soared, "Little bastard, half of you are uncle! Dare to reason with me, if you have the ability, don't go back to Changshan County today Prince's mansion, sleep on the street at the gate!"
The blind young man smiled and said, "Isn't the purpose of a scholar to read books to be able to understand the etiquette and act in accordance with the law? Why can't you reason with the elders?"
There is a stark contrast between the amiable and diligent Master Fang and the violent Zhao Shijun King.
Even the many ministers of Liyang who were walking ahead couldn't help but stop and turn around, waiting and watching one by one.
The old county king glanced at the hairless young gentleman, he didn't bother to say anything, and then he still stared at the child fiercely, "Rebel, how many 'scabbard meals' do you want to eat tonight? Huh?!"
Most of the dignitaries in Tai'an City have heard about the scabbard rice. It is the trump card used by the old county king Zhao Yang to teach his family's children. Yang beat the scabbard unceremoniously, euphemistically saying that your elders can't manage well, then I will take care of them for them, it's a little effort, don't thank me Zhao Yang.
As soon as he heard the words "sword scabbard rice", the child was so frightened that his legs trembled even more.
The young man squatted down and whispered something to the child. The latter nodded vigorously, rubbed the soles of his feet with oil, and walked away from the place of right and wrong. Then the blind scholar from the Qingzhou family got up and said with a smile: "It is true that sticks make filial sons, but if a family only has sticks but no poems and books, it is doomed to be foolish and filial. Loyalty. It is not beneficial to the king and the country, nor is it beneficial to the common people in the world."
The old county king sneered and said: "The truth is quite capable of bluffing people. You are worthy of being the chief master of Qinqianfang. It's a pity that I am not interested in listening to your nonsense today. You are a rotten scholar who is full of benevolence and morality. I will tell you the truth. During the Spring and Autumn Wars, you killed quite a few! Now that you are working as a servant in Qinqinfang, I don’t have the ability to feel sorry for you, you are lucky, you were born twenty years late!"
The older generation of Yonghui officialdom actually knew that the Changshan County King was notorious for his outspokenness. Even Zhang Julu and Huan Wen's tutors had unfortunately experienced Zhao Yang's spittle.
The young scholar still smiled, and he no longer continued to compete with the Changshan County King.
Wu Chongxuan, who watched coldly from the sidelines, smiled, feeling a little bit of sympathy for this old county king who had outstanding military achievements but was born out of time.
Jin Lanting had some hidden gloating.
Sun Yin, the former Guozijian madman, Song Keli, the young Feng of the Hanlin Academy, Fan Changhou, the tenth-dan chess master, and Lu Xu, the poor scholar in white clothes who turned out to be born out of nowhere, are all regarded as serious troubles in the future officialdom.
But Qi Yanglong, Huan Wen, and Chen Wang all frowned at the same time, especially Chen Shaobao, who became the Qizuo Yingqiu official again this year, had a rare scowl faintly.
During this period, there was only one person who was really frightened, and that was Hong Lingshu, the former general of Qingzhou.
At the beginning, the Qingzhou gentry, the Lu family, suffered a tragic disaster. Only one young man survived by poking himself in the eyes because he was doomed to cut off his official career. Later, for unknown reasons, this person’s grave was filled with smoke, and he became the copywriter of the old King Jing’an Zhao Heng’s palace, and then became the chief counselor of the new Jing’an King Zhao Xun. The Jing'an Palace did not get an answer. In the past, Hong Lingshu didn't pay much attention to this. First of all, he and the Hong family had never been involved in the tragedy. If there was, it would have been wiped out long ago, and even a blind boy would not be left behind. Secondly, at that time, he was the general of Qingzhou who had held the military power for many years, and the little Lu family was originally a lowly gentry like an ant. If Lu Xu wanted to attack a few enemies at that time, it would be no different from the whole Qingzhou who was used to hugging for warmth. The party challenged him, and the two generations of vassals in the Jing'an Palace did not help him.
But when Hong Lingshu saw the young blind man seriously in the court, especially the sentence that ordinary people don't necessarily care about, "he has passed the gas with the supervisor of ceremonies and has never surpassed the palace ban", how could Hong Lingshu, who is now an official in Beijing, not think about it
This blind man suddenly became the gentleman of a large group of the most outstanding and noble children in Tai'an City. If he harbored resentment and never let go of the entire Qing Party, so much so that he blamed him, Hong Lingshu, a general with the prefix Liyangping, it might be difficult to cause too much trouble. , but in the end it is definitely not a good thing. If Hong Lingshu hadn't entered the capital and stayed in Qingzhou, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and continued to be his third-rank general, then Hong Lingshu might have long-term worries, but he definitely wouldn't be like him. Now there is looming terror like this.
Hong Lingshu sighed deeply in his heart. In the final analysis, it was because the Qing Party lacked a voice in the temple at the acquaintance of Yonghui Xiangfu, and it was because Hong Lingshu was not as deep-rooted in the capital as Wen Taiyi, and was more involved in the Lu family tragedy. Wen Taiyi, the old servant of the Ministry of Officials, even if he was face to face with this young blind man, I believe he would not be so disturbed.
At this moment, Hong Lingshu was extremely eager for the signature character that was a head higher than his own title.
Liyang Zhengzi is the general of the four directions, Yang Shenxing, Yan Zhenchun, Ma Lulang, and Yang Kai. Among them, Yang Shenxing lost his title after the defeat in Guangling Dao, and was thrown by the imperial court to Beiliang Dao as the ridiculous Deputy Jiedushi. Yan Zhenchun even died in the battle of Guangling Dao, and after his death, he was awarded a high-standard beautiful posthumous posthumous title. Ma Lulang, who was considered the descendant of Enze's family and the most trusted and respected by the court, has also died of illness. After all, Yang Kai is old and will withdraw from the Liyang military circle within five years at most, and the three generals in Zhengping Town are all powerful An official is not a false title, so this resignation, there is no such thing as standing in a latrine and not shitting, and someone has to be replaced immediately. For example, Wu Chongxuan, the current minister of the Ministry of War, replaced Yan Zhenchun and obtained the status of General Nanzheng.
On the way of Hong Lingshu's entry to Beijing and Wen Taiyi's departure from Beijing, after the death of Lu Feichi, the leader of the Qing Party Troika, the two Qing Party leaders who became more and more like a grasshopper on a rope, although they did not meet each other, they had a secret letter Wen Taiyi, who was familiar with the inside story of the capital city, gave Hong Lingshu a sincere explanation of the situation. From Wen Taiyi's point of view at the time, apart from Gu Jiantang, who had a detached status, Hong Lingshu's future opponents were Lu Shengxiang and Tang Tieshuang. Xu Gong, Ma Zhongxian, Han Fang, the lieutenant general of Jizhou after Zhonglie, Yang Huchen whose father was Yang Shenxing, Song Li with amazing luck, and Yuan Tingshan who was Gu Jiantang's father-in-law, were neither too many nor too few.
Now Song Li and Yuan Tingshan have ruined their own future, and they are colluding with Zhao Bing and Chen Zhibao, two rebel princes, so ignore it.
Tang Tieshuang, the left servant of the Ministry of War, is dependent on blessings and misfortunes. He succeeds in Gu Dazhu Kingdom, and loses Gu Dazhu Kingdom. He seems to be in the limelight for a while in the Ministry of War. Even Shangshu Wu Chongxuan wants to avoid his edge, but in the eyes of Wen Taiyi, he is not as threatening as Xu Gong , this General Long Xiang, who was born in Jiangnan Road, has stamina that cannot be underestimated. As the official spokesperson quickly elected by Jiangnan scholars after Lu Baijie lost power, no matter how bumpy his current official career is, Xu Gong can hardly stop his rising trend. Zu Yin and Ma Zhongxian, who really has the talent to lead the army, as long as he leaves the Gyeonggi land where his family is based, although Wen Taiyi did not say a word in the secret letter, Hong Lingshu knows very well that Jing'an Road, where the Qing Party is located, will inevitably die. It is the muddy place in the officialdom of this Deputy Jiedushi, and he will not be blatantly let go. In fact, the Qing Party does not have the strength and courage, but let Ma Zhongxian's climb be slowed down for three or four years. , not difficult. As for Han Fang and Yang Huchen, the two young juniors, compared with Hong Lingshu, who has been the general of Yizhou for nearly 20 years and now has the word "Ping", they are obviously at a disadvantage. Get to the top one step earlier than them.
Wen Taiyi was originally the least optimistic about Lu Shengxiang, a grand and powerful restoration of the Western Chu Kingdom with countless military achievements. In the end, Lu Shengxiang, as the coach of the Southern Expedition, only won a false title, General Huo Yi, who was similar to the civil servant Shangzhu Kingdom. He has become a big laughingstock, but looking back now, Lu Shengxiang's rapid rise and long-term prosperity can no longer be blocked. Hong Lingshu can compete secretly with Tang Tieshuang and Xu Gong, but he will never try to wrestle with Lu Shengxiang.
At the end of the secret letter, Wen Taiyi said frankly that against the enemy on the battlefield, it is life and death. The temple scenery at a certain height actually has the same effect.
Wen Taiyi still had some words that he didn't write in the letter, but let the trusted friend who was born in Wen's family tell Hong Lingshu face to face.
Don't make enemies with Chen Wang, make friends with Yan Chiji, and remember to be careful with Lu Xu.
Lu Xu's official status in the capital was only one of the hard-working Mr. Fang's masters. At this time, he took a few steps forward, made a gesture of "looking around", and asked with a smile: "I heard that General Hong is also in today's small court meeting. I, Lu Xu, happen to be from Qingzhou, can you tell me?"
Of course, the Duke of the capital didn’t know about the Lu family’s tragedy that happened in the past, and he only regarded it as a normal reminiscence of fellowship. Besides, the Qingzhou officials’ close ties in Tai’an City have long been known to the government and the public. It is possible that the houses are located in two Qingzhou districts in the east and west of the city. Officials must also gather once every ten days to greet each other, which is an unimaginable strange thing in the eyes of other factions in the officialdom. The capital guild halls in other prefectures are often neglected at ordinary times, but the four guild halls in Qingzhou are almost full of friends every day, regardless of their status, high-ranking officials, scholars, businessmen, rangers, mixed religions, good and bad, contented, never mind the reputation of officials and scholars, I never cared about being ridiculed as a profiteer. So when Lu Xu admitted that he wanted to "reminisce" with Hong Lingshu, none of the dignitaries in the capital were surprised.
Only Hong Lingshu felt a chilling heart palpitation for no reason.
Once this "accidental" meeting is reported to Qingzhou, Wen Taiyi, the most suspicious old fox, can really continue to pave the way for him to spare no effort to help
It's just that Lu Xu laughed at Yan Yan, and Hong Lingshu couldn't tolerate the rejection of the invitation on the spot.
Hong Lingshu could only bite the bullet and walk side by side with Lu Xu, and gradually distanced himself from the others. Later, Hong Lingshu found a middle-aged eunuch in python and jade standing quietly behind the two of them. Lu Xu couldn't hear the conversation between the two of them, judging from his clothes, the eunuch in the palace was not low-status, and the moment he met Hong Lingshu's eyes, it was obviously because of Lu Xu, the middle-aged eunuch smiled at Hong Lingshu, There was a little kindness, which shocked Hong Lingshu even more. How many people in this dynasty can be treated so cautiously by a eunuch in python
No wonder Wen Taiyi was so afraid of Lu Xu, he did not hesitate to use a large number of contacts in Qingzhou to secretly block Ma Zhongxian's career, and in exchange for him, Hong Lingshu, to keep a close eye on Lu Xu as a deal.
Lu Xu, who couldn't see everything in the world, walked slowly, and stepped lightly on the bluestone path step by step. Every time he touched the edge of the road, he would immediately adjust his direction in time to keep the road ahead unobstructed.
Seeing this scene, Hong Lingshu had mixed feelings.
How lucky is it for such a blind man at such a young age to be able to achieve what he is today
Lu Xu didn't speak, and Hong Lingshu didn't want to speak up.
He and Wen Taiyi, as leaders of the Qing Party who have stood in the Liyang Temple for more than 20 years, are genuinely afraid of this person, if not too much.
The humble man in white clothes, one of the hard-working Fang Zong's masters, finally said calmly: "I, Lu Xu, am in today's situation, and the Qing Party has contributed a lot."
Hong Lingshu remained silent.
Lu Xu stopped suddenly, and turned to face Pingnan General Hong Lingshu, who was also on the rise, "Wen Shilang was not the culprit for the grievances back then, but he was also to blame. I will plan with him, General Hong and Wen Shilang He is an old friend, so you might as well relay it to him verbatim."
Hong Lingshu didn't lose his momentum at all, and asked instead: "Since Mr. Lu and Wen Taiyi are officials in the same dynasty now, and Mr. Lu is even more valuable as a diligent master Fang who preaches and educates the meritorious children of our dynasty. Do you want to steal national treasures to avenge personal grievances?"
Lu Xu couldn't help laughing, and then said seriously: "A gentleman can deceive him in his own way, but it's hard to ignore his way."
Hong Lingshu was taken aback, and immediately didn't know how to answer.
Lu Xu laughed at himself: "Besides, I'm not a gentleman. Otherwise, how could I have lingered in those years, so that my Lu family's mellow family tradition was all because of me?"
Hong Lingshu sneered and said, "Mr. Lu's meaning, Mr. Hong will definitely help to convey it. If there is nothing else, then leave!"
Lu Xu shook his head, and said with a soft smile, "If I just asked General Hong to relay a few innocuous words of indignation, why should I take the risk of being suspected of forming a party for personal gain, and meet you right under His Majesty's nose?"
Hong Lingshu didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard the words, your Lu Xu's words are not "painful or itchy" at all, maybe Old Fox Wen will have trouble sleeping and eating after hearing it.
Lu Xu said slowly: "General Hong and I have no old grievances, and we are from the same hometown of Qingzhou. In addition, it is the general trend for the court to support the Qing Party. I, Lu Xu, should follow the trend. Regardless of the officials in the court, I only talk about the court officials. Military generals, Jiangnan scholars have Xu Gong, the right servant of the Ministry of War, and the powerful Liaodong lords were originally vacillating. They didn't know how to choose between Tang Tieshuang and Lu Shengxiang. As a result, after today, Lu Shengxiang is no longer someone they can bet on condescendingly. I can only choose Tang Tieshuang, the left servant of the Ministry of War."
Hong Lingshu subconsciously nodded.
Lu Xu continued: "General Hong must have heard that the real leader of scholars in Jiangnan Dao is the old Patriarch of the Gumu Xu family, Yu Jiankang of Shangzhu Kingdom. It has a very long history, even Tan Tanweng, a big boss who can influence the direction of the temple, has a lot to do with him, and now Tang Tieshuang is alienating Cai Nan, Dong Gonghuang and others intentionally or unintentionally. Keeping the distance, as far as I know, both the Changshan County King Zhao Yang and the old general Yang Kai look at Tang Tieshuang with admiration, and recently Yan Guogong Huaiyang Marquis is also quite close to Tang Tieshuang. Lu Shengxiang, who is already in the bag, plus Xu Gong and Tang Tieshuang..."
This is already four people sharing four seats.
So at this point, Lu Xu laughed and lowered his voice, "May I ask General Hong, is it difficult for Wu Chongxuan, who has the physique of a martial artist, to live another twenty years?"
The implication is that General Hong, who can only take advantage of the situation and wait for General Wu Chongxuan to die of old age and illness, will have to wait for at least 20 years if there is no accident.
Hong Lingshu's face was gloomy.
Lu Xu made a digression: "The envoy of Jing'an Dao is not the official minister of Tai'an City."
Hong Lingshu also laughed, "But Mr. Lu is just one of the dignified and hardworking Mr. Fang."
Lu Xu hummed and said nothing.
Hong Lingshu only saw this young