Chapter 184: Peng Shihui
It was also expected that Li Jing would rearrange Mr. Geng, and no one even the historians of the imperial court stood up to question it. After all, since Mr. Geng www.biquge.info's deeds since he entered the court, she has created too many miracles.
In addition, Mr. Geng is not a high-flying person, but also a strange person with immortal skills, and even the princes and generals are subordinate to the peddlers and pawns, and they all respect her. A female crown who cultivates and pursues the way of heaven will not have any impact on the government, so Li Jing's admiration for Mr. Geng is considered normal by everyone.
It's the boy who came with her, and everyone thought it was just a waiter. Who knew that it was said to be a disciple of the elders of her own sect, and according to her status in the Xiaoyao Sect, she was her junior disciple. This young man's real name is Xiao Cheng, and he looks dignified but has a lofty spirit.
Although Emperor Li Jing has not yet heard of his grand Dafa, since it was introduced by Mr. Geng, the emperor has not neglected at all. However, Pan Chengyou, who is a Honglu Cheng, has some scheming in his heart, because looking at Xiao Cheng's age, he should not be able to reach the crown. But the emperor looked at it differently, and personally asked Gao Sishi to give him a seat behind Mr. Geng, where did Pan Chengyou dare to be half a point of neglect.
Seeing that Xiao Cheng was also arranged, and he was still close behind Mr. Geng, this made many red-robed officials in the hall red-eyed.
You must know that the royal family of the Tang Kingdom has been in general since the end of the protection period, wearing bright yellow embroidered dragon robes and sitting on the left hand side of the imperial steps, looking at only seven or eight people; The purple-robed big guy in the hall is only worth more than 20 people; The rest are mostly officials below the third rank and above the fifth rank, although these people are also divided into vermilion and light red, but at least they are the middle class of the Tang court.
Most of the purple-robed bigwigs sat in the first row on the left and right, showing their special identity and status, and no one dared to squeak and disagree. Next are the vermilion bigwigs in the various ministries, who are actually the real decision-making groups of the imperial court.
Mr. Geng's seat was arranged by the people of Honglu Temple, and he sat on the right side of the imperial staircase, sitting side by side with the original Xiuzhen. Second only to a few Taishi, Taifu and Taiwei, these purple-robed bigwigs sat in the first row.
After all, Mr. Geng also received the purple robe of Emperor Li Jing that day, although he did not have real power, he was also truly honored. is more prominent than those so-called squires and generals, but the people in the hall only have envy.
Although this Mr. Geng is plain and light, his skin is also like a rosette, and everyone who sees her can't help but look into the distance, but when they think of the relationship between her and Li Jing, everyone just glances at it and looks at it. But she smiled slightly, and bowed to everyone who passed by.
After sitting down, the person on her left hand is the representative of the largest Taoist Orthodox sect in Jinling City in the Tang Kingdom, the Taoist leader of Mr. Ganggu with purple clothes and gold and jade belts, and Hong Tianci, the head of the Nine Heavenly Thunder Fa disciples.
He is one of the most outstanding disciples of the drunken immortal Tan Qiao, who usually lives in Lushan all the year round to cultivate, and also opened up the largest Chinese culture dojo in the Tang Dynasty in Lushan. Although he came to the palace from time to time to preach to Emperor Li Jing, his immortal name was already famous all over the world. The affairs of the Jinling City Orthodox faction and the negotiations with the imperial court were all handed over to this Mr. Ganggu, who was faintly a representative of the Taoist family in Jinling City.
Arranging Mr. Geng's seat next to Hong Tianci naturally seems a little subtle and reasonable. Because as the largest Daomen Orthodox School in the Central Plains today, its fame is naturally more prosperous than that of the Loose School.
What's more, Mr. Ganggu is the main steward of the Fa-rectification sect today, and the purple clothes of the Imperial Gift represent his identity and status. Although his master is still in the world, and the head is still his master drunken immortal. However, Mr. Geng is the head of the Xiaoyao faction, although his rank in Taoism may not be as good as that of a drunken immortal, but compared to Mr. Ganggu, it is only not bad, not to mention that she is still the speaker of the Xiaoyao faction.
It is estimated that when he heard Li Jing's arrangement, Pan Chengyou, the boss of Honglu Temple, had a headache, after all, the emperor invited Mr. Geng to sit beside him at the beginning, although Mr. Geng finally resigned, it can only show that Mr. Geng himself is modest and cautious. From this, it is natural to imagine her importance in the mind of Emperor Li Jing.
If Mr. Geng was a provocative cultivator, he would definitely compete with Mr. Ganggu for the first place on the cultivator's side. After all, the purple-clothed bigwigs in the imperial court are then ranked, and they are the positions of these cultivators. Although it is said that cultivation does not care about the world, as long as you do not become an immortal, it is inevitable that you will not have the heart to compete and compete in the world. What's more, now that the Taoist Buddha is extremely prosperous, propagating the Dharma is the first priority for cultivating the truth.
Being able to get the support of a feudal town, not to mention the support of the largest feudal town in the southern part of the Central Plains, is the most important thing for any Xiuzhen sect. However, to Pan Chengyou's relief, Mr. Geng did not show the slightest displeasure because of this incident.
The person sitting to her right now is the current head of the Daomen Shangqing Sect, who is the elder guard of Mr. Zhensu Wang Qixia.
Wei Fengting was originally sitting next to Hong Tianci, and logically speaking, his identity is also the most suitable for Hong Tianci's current state. Although he has not received purple clothes from the emperor, the Shangqing faction is the most prosperous local Taoist sect since Yang Wu.
Since Mr. Nie Shidao and Mr. Zhensu Wang Qixia, they have all been treated favorably by Yang Xingmi and Li Yu, and have been given purple clothes and gold and jade belts. As the current head of the Shangqing faction, Tingfeng Ziwei Fengting is also famous in Jinling City. But after Mr. Geng entered the Daming Palace, Li Jing asked people to rearrange the seats, and someone was bound to give way.
began to see Mr. Geng resign to sit next to the emperor, this kind of huge honor has already set a precedent for Mr. Geng in the past. But Mr. Geng took the initiative to refuse this honor and favor, and asked to sit with these cultivators of the Daomen, which can only be said that Mr. Geng has an extraordinary mentality.
Although people who cultivate the truth have no quarrel about worldly things, there are thousands of sects, and who doesn't want their sect to be superhuman. What's more, after all, everyone is in Jinling City, although they can't blatantly fight for face, everyone knows how to give Li Jing face, but they can make their sect prestige, which is what everyone thinks in their hearts.
Everyone's hearts were bright, and Wei Fengting saw that Hong Tianci was humble at the beginning, so he naturally knew that Hong Tianci was doing an attitude, so he only decisively got up and invited Mr. Geng to sit in his place.
Pan Chengyou was naturally relieved by Wei Fengting's wisdom, and Mr. Geng naturally understood Wei Fengting's overtures, but she didn't shirk again, because in terms of the state of the Carefree faction in Jinling, she was not suitable to make concessions.
After Wei Fengting sat down like this, the people around him naturally extended back in turn, and moved their seats again. In this way, the next talent is the genius of Guigumen, who is known as Mr. Tan Yi, who is not vulgar. And the last Dao Sect Venerable was Yin Yuanduo, the low-key deacon of the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
Originally, although there were tens of millions of Daomen in the capital, at least there were no less than ten sects. As for the casual cultivation that is not well-known, there are countless of them. But in the end, only these four people were invited by Honglu Temple to attend.
Li Jing did not invite Mr. Geng, but because she had been living in the palace, she suddenly went into retreat two days ago. Li Jing naturally didn't expect her to get out of the customs so quickly, so she didn't even invite her eldest disciple Yan Yuxian, who lived in Xiaoyao Palace.
It's not that Yan Yuxian's identity is not enough, but it is rumored that Yan Yuxian and the former prince Hongyi have a very good personal relationship, and Li Jing has just issued an order to abolish Hongyi, which is easy to cause speculation at this juncture. However, Mr. Geng was temporarily out of the customs, and even Li Jing had to put down his posture and invited Mr. Geng to show her respect to the civil and military officials. Although the seats have been rearranged now, it is not too unexpected.
And this young Xiao Cheng, who was able to sit behind Mr. Geng, naturally sat in a row with those Zhuyi officials. He was wearing a white Taoist robe and a black sarong crown, which was particularly eye-catching in the crowd, but no one dared to object.
Although the banquet in the main hall has a basic number of seats, it is actually relatively free and has no strict restrictions. What's more, the wine table at this time is simple, just placing fruit and wine dishes. Everyone gathered around the palace dancers in the middle of the main hall, watching them dance, and some even improvised lyrics and poems with palace music.
Soon everyone seemed to forget about Xiao Cheng's accident, after all, what everyone wanted to please was Li Jing sitting on the royal steps.
This kind of free banquet has prevailed since the reign of Li Jing, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, because Li Jing likes poetry and songs, and he is a poet master of this era. Everyone can drink and have fun with Ying Li Jing, and chat in private.
This Xiao Cheng is naturally Xiao Jiulang who returned to Jinling with Mr. Geng and Feng Biwei. Because Feng Biwei has lived in the Xiaoyao Palace since he came out of the customs, Xiao Cheng returned to the Xiaoyao Palace with Feng Biwei and that Feng Yuchan. However, Geng Xiansheng went back to the palace by himself, and what surprised Xiao Cheng was Su Hou, who disappeared without saying hello.
When he arrived in the Xiaoyao Palace, he met Yan Yuxian, who was in charge of palace affairs, and heard that he was a generation older than Yan Yuxian, so he was inevitably a little surprised. But thinking of Feng Biwei's identity in the Loose Sect, he naturally relieved his doubts and felt much more at ease.
In the Xiaoyao Palace, the buttocks were not yet hot, so they were brought into the palace by Feng Biwei and came to participate in some palace banquet with Geng Xiansheng. Although I don't know what Feng Biwei's intentions are, Feng Biwei didn't come herself, so why did she arrange for herself and Mr. Geng to participate?
Seeing Geng Xiansheng chatting with a few cultivators, he turned around and introduced himself, although Xiao Cheng was a little surprised, he had a faint feeling that he might have to deal with it. Xiao Cheng got up and gave a few Xiuzhen salutes, and everyone seemed to be very kind. It was the cooking gentleman Tan of the Guigu Gate, and when he looked at himself, Xiao Cheng found that his eyes were a little different.
Xiao Cheng couldn't interject, he could only listen to everyone chatting and see Li Jing make two small words, but he didn't know whether it was good or bad. The atmosphere of the banquet was warm, especially the prince of Anding, he also responded to Emperor Li Jing's small words, and watched everyone applaud and appreciate, which must be extremely good.
Han Xizai, the head of the household, also took the lead and responded. Seeing that his height was like standing out from the crowd, Xiao Cheng took two more looks. However, to Xiao Cheng's surprise, Han Xizai responded with two songs, and there was actually an old man in a purple robe who got up and poured cold water, and only after listening to the discussion of the people around him did he know that this person was the crown prince Feng Yansi.
Although Xiao Cheng didn't know what kind of bull Feng Yansi had, after seeing him make two small poems, even Li Jing high-fived and applauded, he knew that this person still had some talent. However, he seems to be a little wrong with Han Xizai, and he openly ridiculed him in front of Li Jing, which is a bit rare.
Seeing that Han Xizai seemed to be a little unconcerned, Xiao Cheng saw a trace of anger in his eyes. Xiao Cheng's eyes couldn't help but look outside the main hall, and he remembered that there was a person who also had this kind of look just now, and that person seemed to be standing next to the rockery outside the hall.
At this moment, he couldn't see that person, although Xiao Cheng was a little strange, he didn't care too much. After all, the banquet in the palace is still relatively rare for Xiao Cheng. Although it is not about the wine and food on the case, at least this full hall of civil and military officials still made Xiao Cheng a little eye-opener.
Once in one place, Xiao Cheng had also seen so many civil and military officials, and the people there seemed to be more kind than here. The man who sat on the royal stairs could hold his trouser legs and drink and sing with everyone.
There is the place where Xiao Cheng once studied, there is the place that Xiao Cheng yearns for, and there is also the place where Xiao Cheng is haunted by his dreams!
But for the sake of an ideal, Xiao Cheng left there and came to Raozhou, thousands of miles away. Who knew that the world was impermanent, and he actually came to Jinling again. Although he didn't know how much variability his change would bring to his task, Xiao Cheng would definitely find a way to make up for it.
What made Xiao Cheng particularly surprised was that after listening to Geng Xiansheng's chat, he realized that the identity of the man in yellow who was outside just now was actually Prince Hongyi, who had just been deposed. This made Xiao Cheng particularly surprised, because the deposed princes of previous dynasties were generally difficult to come out and be seen, and he didn't expect that he could freely enter and leave the banquet in the palace.
Perhaps out of the instinct of identity, Xiao Cheng was a little more curious about this Hongyi. Seeing that many officials entered and exited the main hall freely, the officials of Honglu Temple close to the imperial staircase did not pay attention, and the palace guards standing on both sides did not interfere, so they were a little impatient to go out and have a look.
Geng Xiansheng seemed to see Xiao Cheng's uncertain thoughts, so he sent a message to tell Xiao Cheng that he could go out and take a look, because this is the palace inside, even if it is curious and fresh, but it is only near the Daming Palace. Because the palace is not as good as the outside, there are still strict orders for outsiders to be safe.
When Xiao Cheng walked out of the main hall, even though it was late at night, it was still brightly lit outside, and the lights and candles around it reflected the Daming Palace as if it was daytime.
If you feel a hint of moisture in the air, it may be about to change! Looking around at this laughter, the ears are endless, and there is a scene of singing and dancing in a peaceful and prosperous world. Imagining what he saw all the way from the south, Xiao Cheng couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions in his heart.
Hongyi really didn't stand next to the rockery, Xiao Cheng was a little disappointed in his heart, Xiao Cheng was still very curious about this waste prince being able to appear in the palace for a night banquet. I don't know what kind of psychology Emperor Li Jing is? When he was initially forced by Zhou Guo to retreat, he claimed to pass the throne to Hongyi, and after being appeased by Zhou Guo, he actually abolished Hongyi.
If Hongyi is abolished, it is reasonable to put him under house arrest, but now it seems that it is not so simple, Hongyi can actually enter and leave the palace unimpeded. This matter is not so simple, after all, such a banquet is usually attended by envoys from various countries in Jinling City, isn't Li Jing afraid that Zhou Guo will know about this matter?
Xiao Cheng couldn't figure it out for a while, but when he thought of his identity, he was just a pawn brought by the master. Not to mention whether he has the right to speak, even walking in the palace is currently difficult. Xiao Cheng didn't dare to make trouble for Geng Xiansheng, after all, he had just entered the Loose Sect.
I don't know how Hongyi is doing now, presumably no one dares to approach him! Xiao Cheng was a little disappointed in his heart, but when he saw that there were many people outside the Daming Palace, he didn't know if he couldn't get used to the atmosphere in the hall. Many of them also got together in twos and threes and chatted in a low voice, presumably the Tang Palace was not too strict with this kind of banquet, so Xiao Cheng walked around in front of the palace.
But after walking for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, because he saw the figure he wanted to see.
There is a half-acre square in front of Daming Palace, the site is paved with ashlars and rockeries, although there are also trees of various postures, but they are not more than one and a half meters. The square is surrounded by a dragon's spine-like wall, with a walled barrier, which distinguishes the Daming Palace from the surrounding palaces.
And on the right hand side of the square, there is a full moon gate, under the illumination of the light, even if it is a distance of dozens of meters, Xiao Cheng can clearly see that the waste prince Hongyi is standing there arrogantly, standing with a purple-robed middle-aged man with a short figure.
Because the Daming Palace is surrounded by palace guards, and there are also inner guards standing by the full moon gate, the guards in the palace will not ask if someone chats. There were more people invited to the banquet, and it was originally placed in the corridor and advance outside the Daming Palace. At this time, there are also many officials in the courtyard, which is reasonable.
However, Xiao Cheng was still curious, because Hongyi was already a waste prince after all, and the middle-aged man was actually chatting with Hongyi. Xiao Cheng was very curious and surprised in his heart, he didn't know how this Tang Palace was different from other feudal towns? But thinking about who I am now, I want to go over and have a look, but I have scruples in my heart.
The human being is a curious animal, although he knows that he can't do it, but Xiao Cheng still slowly moves over under his feet.
Not to mention that Hongyi is now the deposed prince of the Tang Kingdom, it is said that he poisoned his own imperial uncle that day, and ordinary people dare not mess with him. Xiao Cheng is not an ordinary person, and the training he received that day made him see things differently from ordinary people. It is believed that the Tang State has the emperor Li Jing on the throne, and Hongyi, as the crown prince, has only two possibilities if he wants to poison the emperor's uncle.
One is that Hongyi has fledgling, and he can ignore the existence of Emperor Li Jing and boldly kill his own uncle, the emperor's younger brother of the day, which now seems to prove that this is impossible; The second is that Hongyi has become someone else's killer, and someone else has used Hongyi's hand to get rid of the emperor's brother, but who would want to kill the original emperor's brother in the Tang Kingdom?
Xiao Cheng felt a little shocked in his heart, and faintly felt that he seemed to have grasped something.
When he first came to the Tang Kingdom, he naturally studied the members of the Li family's royal family. Hongyi's brothers are his own, and he is usually capable and extremely strong, but obviously the rest of the sons are all Nuo Nuo's inaction, where do they dare to compete with Hongyi. Today's Anding County Duke is the best example, in order to be afraid that Hongyi will target him, he actually mixes with monks and Taoists every day, and his biggest hobby is to chant poetry and make music.
To say that those who can compete with Hongyi for the throne are several brothers of Emperor Li Jing, especially Li Jingsui, who has been designated as the emperor's younger brother under the elder brother and family motto. Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng suddenly seemed to understand something in his heart, and a bold assumption was formed in his heart.
From the fifth year of Baoda (947), Li Jing was only in his thirties, which was the age of youth and high spirits, but he made his younger brother the emperor's younger brother, and the other younger brother was named the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, which was undoubtedly the biggest threat to his side.
Externally, it is naturally fraternal and friendly, but for those who are crazy about power, this may be the biggest worry. Xiao Cheng believes that Li Jing, who likes poetry and songs, may not have any fears at first, but in the last years of Baoda, different ideas appeared in his heart.
Because of the success of the conquest of Fujian and Chu, Li Jing's desire swelled, and he not only wanted to sit in his current position for a long time, but also wanted to conquer the whole world. However, it was clear that things later backfired, from the continuous harassment of Wu Yueguo to the invasion of Zhou after the change of power in the Central Plains, he saw his hopes gradually shattered.
Even his current status is not guaranteed, although there is no public opposition to him in the court, it is inevitable that there will be abnormal voices. Xiao Cheng knew that it might be a good thing if he remained in power, and Zhou's attack caused him to see the danger of his position, so he first consolidated his position from within himself.
The emperor's younger brother Li Jingsui undoubtedly became a victim, no matter what reason he died, Xiao Cheng speculated that it was inseparable from the royal internal strife.
The sudden death of Hongyi's deposed imperial brother was another trigger, and Li Jing's own shame that he surrendered to the Zhou state and wanted to continue to retain his position was another trigger. Li Jing said to Zhou Guo that he would pass on the throne to Hongyi, and Hongyi was ambitious to lead his troops to resist Zhou. Who knew that the information was intercepted by the spies of the Zhou State, and the Zhou lord did not allow Li Jing to pass on the throne, which may also be a major reason.
Xiao Cheng quickly thought about these things in his mind, and now that Hongyi was once abolished by Emperor Li Jing, it must have a lot to do with his uncompromising. Li Jing wants to retain his position, so naturally he doesn't want to have a voice that interferes with him.
Rights are sometimes a scary thing!
Thinking about Hongyi's status in the Tang Kingdom, although it was even a little embarrassing because of the existence of the emperor's younger brother. Later, the sudden death of the emperor's younger brother made no suspense for Hongyi. But the reality is very cruel, once he loses power, the people who want to hold his feet that day can't wait to hide away.
Xiao Cheng now looked at the purple-robed man who was standing with him and chatting, although his figure was not as tall as Hongyi, but the whole person looked powerful. Especially on the dark face, the contours are clear and the lines are clear. Especially those confident eyes, which make people feel that he should be a righteous person.
What kind of person is this? Knowing that Hongyi lost power and was abolished, he still communicated with Hongyi in front of everyone?
Not to mention that Xiao Cheng was surprised in his heart, but many green-clothed officials in the courtyard looked at the two of them from time to time. But the man in purple didn't seem to care at all, and his shallow words standing beside Hongyi without humility or arrogance seemed to cause Hongyi, who had a melancholy face, to respond from time to time.
What is especially surprising is that he is wearing a luxurious gold and jade purple robe with a civil official, and he should obviously be a civil official with a high rank in the court. But looking at his sturdy and powerful appearance, you can still feel that he seems to be full of strength, which makes people feel that this is a very explosive strongman. In this way, this inexplicable feeling should be that he should also be a person who does not match his appearance.
Doctor Jin Ziguanglu inspects the school and the criminal department is still the book Peng Shihui!
When he heard this name, Xiao Cheng stood there and didn't move, his ears were filled with the discussion of the green-clothed official, but Xiao Cheng's heart rolled upside down.
Although he never thought that he would come to Jinling one day, he still knew some of the main officials in the Tang court like a thunderbolt.
I didn't expect this middle-aged man to be Peng Shiwei, this is a figure who was in Chu back then! Although he has been serving in Jinling City for a long time, he was actually a fierce general from Chu back then, born in the barbarian family of Chuxi, and later moved to Jinling with the descendants of the Ma family.
He has been the envoy of the Wu'an Army, and after entering the Tang Dynasty, he has also done the border envoy of the town of Filled Shajing, the direct commander of the palace, and has also done the Fuzhou Don't Drive and the Imperial Doctor, and now he is the famous school inspection and criminal department of the Tang Kingdom, and he is called the Golden Purple Guanglu Doctor.