In the spring of March, the grass grows and the warbler flies, before and after the Shangsi Festival, the Qujiang Pond in the southeast of Chang'an City is close to the tourists again, and it is a pastime for walking.

Different from last year's rebellion, the market was depressed, after more than a year of recuperation, especially around the beginning of the year, Tubo invaded the border again, His Royal Highness King Yong re-led the Taichung Fourth Army to the west of Buwu Longguan, once again thwarted the offensive of Tubo, making the entire Chang'an city more confident in Xingtai.

Due to the transgression of Tibet, this year's Lantern Festival in Chang'an City was spent in a solemn curfew. The enthusiasm of the people accumulated to the Shangsi Festival, with the victory of King Yong's army, it was finally able to vent out, so that the tents around Qujiang Pond were everywhere, there was almost no idle land, the people went to the green song and music, the scene was warm, and the atmosphere was festive.

As early as the Ruyi period of Wu Zhou, when King Yong stayed in Chang'an City, he once presided over the Qujiang assembly. Although the rally ended hastily due to unexpected reasons, this custom has been inherited and attracted people's attention.

Now that King Yong has returned to Chang'an, the politics of Taiwan are clear, so this year's Qujiang grand event is also particularly grand, and the grand occasion is chasing the Zhenguan and Yonghui years that Chang'an people are most proud of.

The citizens of Chang'an have always had a spirit of entertainment, and this year's Qujiang rally was unprecedented, and the content of various dramas and music was also diverse. In addition to the most anticipated Pingyasu performances on stage, there are also a variety of folk operas, such as rural community operas, ranger songs, horns and polo, etc., including some Hu people are also actively involved, each with its own fighting music.

The Tang Dynasty folk customs are aggressive and compete for the first, and there are already many fighting scenes in folk opera, and the magnates of the Zhuxun Sect are naturally not far behind.

The law enforcement in the special Taiwan has always been majestic, and the noble families in Chang'an City also keep to themselves on weekdays, and they dare not violate the law, but in this Qujiang assembly where the people are happy, they can have a lot less scruples. Moreover, the advocate of this assembly tradition is His Royal Highness King Yong, and he actively participates in it, which is also to promote the political merits of Taiwan.

Therefore, many manors around the Qujiang Pond are also arranged in a strange way, or they set up a stage, invite famous prostitutes to perform on stage, or show off their treasures, boast and show off, or hang colorful fights to attract popularity. The means are different, but the wind is used to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages.

Such a large-scale gathering is not only for the people of Chang'an to entertain themselves, but also for a large number of people from all over the world, especially the visitors from Shendu.

Personnel exchanges between the two capitals have been frequent, although now due to the atmosphere of faint confrontation between Daxingtai and the imperial court, the official exchanges have stagnated, but the people are not greatly affected by this.

No matter how vigilant the imperial court is about the existence of Daxingtai, it is impossible to openly announce to the people that Shaanxi is no longer owned by the country, and all non-governmental people are forbidden to flow to Chang'an. After all, Chang'an is where the ancestral town of the Tang Dynasty is located, and even in the eyes of the people, the center of the imperial court located in Luoyang, the capital of the gods, is not as representative of the legal inheritance of the Tang Dynasty as the Daxingtai of Chang'an.

There is another important reason for the large inflow of personnel from Luoyang, the capital of Shendu, to Chang'an, that is, at this time, from the winter selection that began last year to this year's imperial examination, it has come to an end.

After the fall of a large number of vain electors, most of them did not want to continue to stay in the sad land of Shendu, and many were unwilling to return to their hometowns so lonely, or to travel and relax, or to find another way out. Whatever the purpose, Chang'an is undoubtedly a place of choice.

Even these unsuccessful electors, even some unsatisfactory electors who were selected and appointed by the election also chose to come to Chang'an to have a look. After all, the next official selection test will be more than half a year later, and it is good to go to Chang'an to kill time.

Last year was a year of general elections in which the government and the opposition paid close attention, and the number of candidates who participated in the election alone reached 50,000 or 60,000, which even far exceeded the number of incumbent officials. Even if a small number of those who are not selected choose to come to Chang'an, it will be thousands or even tens of thousands of people.

Since these people can receive a relatively complete education, and their backgrounds are at least small and medium-sized landlords with solid families, such a large influx into Chang'an, and coincided with the Qujiang event in Chang'an City, naturally added fuel to the fire, making the atmosphere of the event more enthusiastic.

There was no one in the court who suggested that we should be wary of this phenomenon. In order to prevent a large number of electors from flowing into the Kannai, on the one hand, a large number of non-official positions were set up and the scale of election admission was expanded, and on the other hand, a large number of schools were built to improve the cultural and educational environment of the Shendu.

There have even been proposals to postpone the imperial examinations held by Shangshu Province altogether, which were supposed to be held in February and the results to be announced. After the election people saw the results of the list, they could just stop by to participate in the Shangsi Festival Qujiang rally in Chang'an. If the imperial examination is postponed by a month, which creates a conflict in time, it can avoid a mass exodus of voters to Chang'an.

But this proposal was quickly rejected, and not to mention whether it would seem too petty to do so, and the mere postponement would have caused the state elections to waste a month's money and food on sojourn, which would have caused great discontent.

What's more, even if it is postponed and the Shangsi Festival is staggered, what about the Dragon Boat Festival? What about Chung Yeung Festival?

Such a move, in addition to making the announcement of the imperial decree appear more chaotic and disorderly, does not essentially change any problem.

And compared with Daxingtai, the imperial court already has a patriarchal advantage, and the breadth and depth of governance and selection of talents are far from being comparable to Daxingtai, if in the attraction of talents, Daxingtai surpasses the imperial court, then the imperial court really has to do a profound self-examination, which aspect of the fault is so serious, actually isolated from the public?

But the truth is such a truth, but after seeing many unsuccessful electors calling friends to Xijing, the people in power in Shendu also felt quite uncomfortable.

Although there is no lack of self-comfort in my heart, these are a group of losers who do not meet the criteria of the imperial court's selection of talents, and they are equal figures, even if they are quoted by the line, they are not worth worrying about and not sorry for. But who can guarantee that the imperial court will select talents fairly and thoroughly, and there will be no regrets at all?

What's more, the queen mother, who had been silent for a long time ago, suddenly asked about foreign affairs again, which also made the entire Shendu court vigilant. The power of the Queen Mother has been lost and her age has increased, and it is difficult for her to get the opportunity to regain power, but after all, the power is profound, and the residual power is still there. What's more, no one can guarantee whether the empress dowager's move has reached any consensus with forces outside the court.

Under such circumstances, the imperial court did not dare to have any drastic behavioral restrictions on Daxingtai, but took advantage of the New Year's pass when Tubo disturbed the border again, and made some adjustments to the court. Li Zhaode was released as the governor of Guangzhou, and Wei Yuanzhong, the lieutenant of Rencheng County, joined the army for Yaozhou.

In this adjustment, there is also an inconspicuous appointment, that is, the appointee Pei Ling first joined the army for Junzhou Sicang. Unlike the release of several former prime ministers, this appointment only involved eight lowly positions, and the Pei Lingxian conferred was not a well-known minister of the dynasty, and it was inconspicuous among the thousands of appointments that were centrally awarded in the year of the general election.

But if you dig deeper, you will understand the depth of this appointment. Junzhou is located in Shannan Road, one step away from Fangzhou, where the king of Luling lived.

As for Pei Lingxian, who was appointed to join the army in Junzhou Sicang, he was not an ordinary candidate, and he didn't even have the qualifications to choose a person, but he was awarded in vain. The reason why he got this appointment is because of his background, Pei Lingxian is the son of Pei Yancong, the former prime minister who was ambushed for the crime of treason and has not been rehabilitated so far!

Placing such a figure in Junzhou, which is very close to Fangzhou, and giving him certain military duties, this appointment can reflect Emperor Li Dan's tangled mood in the face of King Luling.

Although more than a year has passed since the coup d'état in Shendu, some ministers of the Wu Zhou Dynasty who have been wronged and guilty have been rehabilitated one after another. Including some of the persecuted Li and Tang clansmen, they were also gradually recalled from the place of exile to the court for appointments.

But there is an exception to this, and that is Li Xian, the king of Luling. Not only did the imperial court not make adjustments to the situation of King Luling, but even all topics related to King Luling became a taboo in the court and the opposition.

Of course, it's not like no one has ever mentioned it. Just a few years ago, there was also a letter from the priest of the gods, saying that the king of Luling was the son of the two saints, although he could not defend the country, but after all, he was a close relative of the clan, and it was appropriate to recall the gods to be treated well.

However, when Xu Junchen, the judge of Dali Temple, inquired about a certain case, he found that this priest was actually a fugitive slave who killed the master in the county, and wanted to get rid of punishment with false words, so he put this person in prison and sentenced to death, so that the court could avoid being confused by treachery and indulging in evil. Xu Junchen also made this contribution and was awarded the Luoyang County Master Book.

No matter whether a person is good or bad in nature, if his existence makes everyone feel uncomfortable, then his existence is really a sin. In short, all the topics about King Luling were covered up in this blind way.

Even if the emperor's sensitive nerves are stirred up because of the sudden change of the empress dowager, it is necessary to be vigilant against this, and it is necessary to choose this way to do it as little as possible to arouse the reverie of the times.

Inside and outside the court, anyone may collude with King Luling for the sake of power, but only Pei Yan's descendants will not.

After all, half of the suffering that King Luling has suffered over the years has been given by Pei Yan. Even if Pei Yan's descendants are full of enthusiasm and go to contact King Luling to ask if you want to return to Beijing, King Luling has to wonder if you are addicted to me?