Chapter Twenty-Three: Justice in the World
Patrol the imperial envoy rank five grades, subordinate to the supervision of the hundred officials of the imperial history platform, but it is an external official position, the main responsibility is to inspect the local officials in various places, all the year round, unless specially ordered to stay in Chang'an, or return to the court to do business, otherwise generally will not be directly in the court. There were a total of fifteen people who held this official position in the www.biquge.info Dynasty, and Qiao Huai'an was one of them.
He returned to Chang'an this time to do things, and secondly, to participate in the wedding banquet of the Lu family, so he stayed for a long time. When all the officials were eager to advise Chen Jingxing, he never expressed his position.
On that day, when he entered the palace, Chen Jingxing stood outside the imperial study, looking at Qiao Huai'an on the palace road and walking straight up, one on the stairs and the other under the stairs, looking at each other and smiling silently.
After he stepped forward to give the salute, Chen Jingxing cordially took his hand and walked to the hall: "I have been waiting for many days, and I am very happy to finally be able to meet Mr. today." ”
He lowered his head and smiled: "Your Majesty has long wanted to see the ministers, why don't you summon them?"
Chen Jingxing turned his face and smiled at him: "I won't summon you! I have to wait for Mr. to come, I don't believe that you will not come!"
"Then Your Majesty should know what happened to the minister this time?" They entered the hall, Duke Jin closed the door, Chen Jingxing motioned for him to sit together, and Qiao Huaian insisted on standing and stood respectfully in front of the emperor.
Chen Jingxing's face changed, his smile disappeared, and his expression was unpredictable: "Wouldn't it?
He lowered his head and said silently, listening to Chen Jingxing: "Since I ascended the throne, I want to have a detailed discussion with Mr. alone...... He spoke: "However, the ministers have low official positions and serve outside, and I am afraid that they are not qualified to face the saint alone." ”
Chen Jingxing knew that he was angry, and laughed: "Isn't this coming, sir? How about I let my husband be qualified to see me every day? ”
"Nope. He spat out only one word in a sullen voice.
Chen Jingxing turned a deaf ear, and picked up the pen to prepare to write the holy decree himself: "Shangshu of the Zhengerpin Criminal Department has just been dismissed by Xiangguo, so he will give it to Mr."
"Nope. ”
"Qin Yong is old and faint, it's time to give way to Mr. ”
"Nope. ”
"Mr. Dali Siqing is upright and will be able to administer justice fairly. ”
"Nope. ”
Chen Jingxing exhaled sullenly and looked up at him: "I don't allow you to say another word." ”
"Yes. He continued: "Go back to Your Majesty, and be in the imperial city as the officials and ministers wish." ”
After a pause, he added: "...... There is no word. ”
Chen Jingxing seemed to be choked, put down his pen, waved his sleeves, walked up to him, and said: "I can't help it, sir, it's better like this, as long as you promise to stay in Chang'an and stay by my side, I will personally go to Xiangguo's mansion to apologize to Xiangguo and ask him to return to the court?"
Qiao Huaian raised his eyes to look at him and nodded, "Okay." Obey the will of God. ”
He smiled, turned around, and said, "Sir must have heard a lot of rumors before entering the palace, right? ”
Qiao Huai'an said: "Now there are rumors inside and outside the government and the opposition that Your Majesty is arrogant and lascivious, abandons the government and government, allows the power and ministers to bring disaster to the country, and is tyrannical!
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Later, the Gu family learned that Qiao Huai'an entered the palace to advise the emperor, but because his words were too provocative, he angered Long Yan, and was demoted to serve the imperial history from the sixth grade, and was retained in the imperial history platform.
Recently, there are not a few officials who have been demoted because of their admonitions, and Qiao Huai'an is not a special case, but one thing that makes Sangu pay special attention is that Qiao Huai'an's advice has worked, Chen Jingxing drove out of the palace and went to Xiangguo's mansion in person to appease Lu Yuanzhi and invite him to return to the government, and his favor to the Lu family is still the same.
After this incident, although Lu Yuanzhi is not really sick, it is a sudden vicissitudes, after all, he is over half a hundred years old, and his old age is not optimistic. When Chen Jingxing went to visit him, Lu Yuanze and Lu Yuancheng, a pair of brothers, were serving in front of his father's bed, Lu Yuanzhi pretended to be sick, Chen Jingxing looked worried, and after admitting his mistake and humbly apologizing, there was no depression between the two parties, Lu Yuanzhi only regarded him as a young emperor with an unstable heart, he was doubly respectful, and treated the Lu family as a relative.
At the end, Chen Jingxing looked at the second son of the Lu family next to him, and sighed: "Xiangguo is the pillar of my court, I can't afford to lose, and I hope that Xiangguo can take care of his health...... I can't rest my heart......"
As soon as they heard this, the Lu family brothers were all nervous, Lu Yuanzhi turned his head to look at the second son, thought about it, and said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, but these two sons have their own strengths, and it is really difficult for the old minister to decide who will take on the heavy responsibility of the Lu family, and please let Your Majesty allow the old minister to think about it for some more time." ”
Chen Jingxing nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "This is very good." ”
After the royal driver left Xiangguo's mansion, the Lu brothers wanted to go back to their father's room to serve, but Lu Yuanzhi's door was closed and none of them were seen.
Thinking that although he married the county lord and had been troubled with events recently, he had no special actions, and Lu Yuancheng's recent achievements were far above him, Lu Yuanze was really uneasy.
Lu Yuancheng pretended to be proud in front of Lu Yuanze, in fact, he was very frightened in his heart, he knew that he couldn't get rid of his identity as a concubine no matter what, and establishing a successor was the first choice of most aristocratic families, and his chances of winning were really slim, no, as long as Lu Yuanze was in front of him, he had little hope......
Lu Yuancheng refused to be a little timid on his face, and when he was stopped outside his father's room, he had to argue with his brother, and deliberately asked: "I heard that there have been many abnormalities in the fortifications of Guanghe Palace recently, and the eldest brother will not encounter any trouble, right? In the spring of next year, the emperor will open Guanghe Palace to worship the heavens and ancestors, if it cannot be completed by then......
"Absolutely not!" Lu Yuanze gritted his teeth and said: "There is no trouble, Guanghe Palace will definitely be completed on schedule!
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On the same day, the Gu family received two letters, one from Jiang Hechuan, telling them that Qiao Huai'an advised him to come to the Xiangguo Mansion with the emperor, and the other was written by Lu Yuanze secretly to Gu Qingning.
After reading the news and information sent by Jiang Hechuan, Sangu not only displeased the easing of relations between the emperor and Lu Yuanzhi, but also paid attention to a problem.
Gu Qingning asked, "Father, who is Qiao Huai'an?"
Gu Qingxuan recalled: "He has been serving as an inspection envoy abroad all the year round, his official position is not high, he is low-key, and he has never been eye-catching, it is natural that you have never heard of this person, in fact, if it weren't for the fact that now, my father would have forgotten this person, he had been an auxiliary scribe to the emperor, and the emperor respected him as a teacher when he was young, and he had no quarrel, and the emperor had a better relationship with him, so he would listen to his advice......"
"Eh, what's the use of respecting the teacher?" Gu Qinghuan sighed: "The words are wrong, it is still a demotion and punishment." ”
After that, Gu Qingning talked about the letter Lu Yuanze wrote to her, Gu Qingxuan asked Lu Yuanze what he meant, she lit the letter with a candle along with the letter of Jiang Hechuan, let it turn into ashes, and replied: "He is in a hurry, there is no way to wait any longer, urge me to report to the Ministry of Industry as soon as possible, and help him finish building Guanghe Palace." ”