In the second year of Lin De (665 AD), the thirtieth day of the fourth month of spring, two quarters of the hour.

The leap March passed, the work was quiet, and the April passed immediately, and life was extremely depressed. Li Jiu's brain was convulsed, and on the fourth day of the fourth month of April, he issued a strange order. The civil and military officials of the imperial court, all the guards of the Eastern Capital, can only eat vegetarian food this month.

The reason is very strange, first of all, on the fourth day of the fourth month of April, Manjushri Bodhisattva's birthday. Secondly, on the eighth day of the fourth month, the birthday of Shakyamuni, and on the twenty-eighth day of April, the birth of the Bodhisattva of Medicine. The queen believes in Buddhism, the prince is about to be born, and the princes do not eat minced meat, which is to pray for the prince.

This edict was issued, and the foodies of Datang had already fallen into blood mold. Wu Kang was unhappy with no meat, and he was targeted by Li Jiu, so he could only scold his ancestors. Your Li family in Longxi, claiming to be a descendant of Li Er, just embrace Taoism, don't have too extensive beliefs. It's really not good to spoil your daughter-in-law like this, she will be on her face.

Life is so hard, I only drink rice porridge every day, and I can't eat chicken. I pray every day, and the evil month of April will pass quickly. Stayed up until the eighth day of the fourth month, the day of the Buddha's birthday, he received a strange order. He was asked to go to Taiwan and assist the Secret Pavilion Langzhong until the new calendar was completed.

Here's the thing, Li Chunfeng in the secret pavilion lang, attacked the predecessor Tai Shi Ling, Fu Renjun's Wu Yin calendar. The calculations are too crude, and the seasons do not coincide, so please recompile them. Li Jiu readily agreed, and gave him the name Lin Deli and let him be fully responsible.

And Wu Kang's job is responsible for running errands and miscellaneous errands, for example. Chunfeng wanted information, so he went to the Zhaowen Pavilion and took out the corresponding books. The first book he took was the Emperor's Calendar of the Former Sui Dynasty, compiled by astronomer Liu Zhuo.

This one readily accepted, Li Chunfeng is an old immortal, and by his side, he can get some immortal energy. Moreover, this Lin De calendar was later introduced to Japan, and the Japanese lunar calendar is quite politically significant. Do your best to cooperate, ask for advice in your spare time, and learn astronomical knowledge.

At noon on April 20, Chunfeng was busy when he suddenly screamed. frowned and quickly calculated, then sighed, and said thoughtlessly: Just within this month, another good minister has left, and he can't get rid of his fate, which makes people sigh.

It probably means that someone will die this month, and the official once worshiped the prime minister. After speaking, he continued to write, and he didn't respond to the question, which seemed to be quite touched. Wu Kang didn't feel at ease, anyway, it has nothing to do with me, whoever likes to go will go. Chunfeng suddenly spoke: If you have no official business, it may be beneficial to you to send him when the time comes.

The teachings of the old god stick have always been justified and can be remembered. Since coming to Datang, except for Mei Niang, Mr. Li is the only outsider who really helps. So don't ask more, if an important minister dies, there will definitely be news, just go over and worship.

On the 27th, Lin Deli was first written and entered the revision stage. Wu Kang retired after success, went to the imperial court to restore his life, and learned that the central government and the standing committee were changed. Li Jiu issued an edict, Xitai Shilang Sun made an appointment, and the prince's right middle protector Le Yanwei no longer served as the prime minister.

As early as expected, Mr. Sun and Le are indeed talented and learned, and they are also old men in officialdom. It's a pity that he is too upright, and he is known for daring to admonish and speak, and he is the Wei Zheng of this dynasty. It's a pity that Emperor Li Jiu doesn't like them very much, and when he worships them, it is the ugly and crooked style.

What is the ugly and crooked style, it is a new joke arranged by a scholar in Chang'an, which is used to mock Wu Kang. alluding to the fact that at the end of last year, Wu Xu merged and bloodily purged his political enemies. Last year was the first year of Linde, which happened to be the year of Yichou, so it was called so.

Li Jiu worshiped them as his appearance, and he was temporarily fighting the fire, and he was just indiscriminate. Now that they are back to normal, the two of them are not likable, and they will naturally be replaced. Appoint a new prime minister, the left servant Lu Dunxin, and the right minister of the school Xitai. This old bastard, stepping on shit luck, finally paid a respect.

The current imperial court has a total of five prime ministers: Sikong Li Tao, the prince and young master Xu Jingzong, the left minister of the school Dou Dexuan, the Si Rong Taichang Bo Jiang Ke, and the right minister of the school Lu Dunxin. Wu Kang is envious and jealous, when will we be the prime minister, and be called Wu Xianggong.

Thinking about it carefully, it is estimated that it will be difficult to ascend to the sky, as long as Li Jiu is alive, don't think about meddle in political affairs. That guy is very pregnant, whether openly or secretly, he is targeting Naion. The lordship is not stingy, all of them are given to the highest, anyway, you have no heirs, and there is no one to inherit after death.

The general also gives it casually, anyway, he has no military power. If you want to be a civil servant and thus participate in political affairs, there is no such thing. It can be called deliberate, but it is a pity that the left Yulin general, knowing the right Yulin training, is a big failure.

At this moment, Emperor Li Jiu has not yet realized how important the forbidden army is. In the later Tang Dynasty, the change of regime and emperor was related to the forbidden army. The Northern Ya Yulin Forbidden Army was the main force of the coup, and so on and so on until the fall of the Tang Dynasty.

The ridiculous Tang Xuanzong, the forbidden army was handed over to the eunuchs, which led to the late Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs abolished and killed the emperor. All of Wu Kang's work is to win over Yulin, and he has set a goal: as an instructor, he will master the left and right Yulin Army. Wait until Li Jiu dies, protect Mei Niang's safety and maintain the stability of the martial family.

When he went down today, Wu Kang was very excited, left Zuo Fengchen Health Department, went to the Lantai Secret Pavilion Bureau, and slapped Li Chunfeng in the face. You have always said that there is a good man this month, tomorrow is May, there is no news from the court, and the gutter is overturned.

As soon as I got out of the South Yafang Gate, I saw Li Deguan and hurriedly ran here. When he saw General Wuda, he shouted from afar: Duke Chu, please stay, the sage will pass on the edict. Wu Kang was dumbfounded, walked over to him, and couldn't wait to ask: "Don't you tell me that the prime minister has died?" ”

The German officer was stunned in place, his expression was a little embarrassed, and seeing his ugly face, he cautiously reported: "Duke Chu guessed right, I just received the news, just three days ago, Duke Yan passed away." The sage decreed the Duke of Chu to posthumously present the book. ”

Wu Kang frowned when he heard this, fortunately he didn't go to the secret pavilion, otherwise he would have been slapped in the face. The so-called Yan Guogong is Yu Zhining, his old man is gone? A quick search of his memories, and then a sigh, he is seventy-eight this year, and it is time for him to die.

Zhining's qualifications are very old, eighteen bachelors of the Qin Mansion, and he is also an old prime minister. He is loyal and courageous, upright and upright, and is deeply admired by his colleagues. In the past, he assisted Cheng Qian, even if the sword soldiers were added, he did not show the slightest shame. Successively served as a servant under the door, the left servant of Shangshu Province shot, from the first product of the prince and the teacher, with the third product of the door.

However, it is a pity that he is the valve of the closed Longmen and belongs to the cleaning object. When Wang Liwu was abolished, even if he stayed out of the matter, he did not escape his doom. First depreciate the history of the Rongzhou thorn, and then release the history of the Huazhou thorn, he just retired last year and passed away this year.

After asking for the address of Yu's home, Wu Kang took the edict, carefully stuffed it into the calculation bag, and said: "Don't call me Duke Chu, but also call me General Wu, I don't sound very used to it." The queen has been doing well lately, she hasn't seen her for a few months, and she is quite worried about it. She is an elderly mother, and she has to work hard to take care of the moral officials. ”

Degang hurriedly replied: "Taking care of the queen wholeheartedly is a matter of slavery, and I dare not neglect it." General Huiwu's words, the queen is all right, according to your orders, every day is moving. The queen is in a good mood, and often mentions you, and she is also deeply concerned. ”

Wu Kang was silent, took out two gold leaves, and stuffed them into his hands. The German official resigned again and again, and finally was flattered, and carefully accepted it: "So that the general knows that the sage has agreed, and after the prince is full moon, he will go to Daizong to seal Zen." At the same time, the empress was appointed to the post of Yaxian. ”

Another good news, Mei Niang became a Yaxian and led the internal and external women, which is not only very interesting, but also political capital. Worth two gold leaves, Wu Kang sent it out again, and the German officer said that he didn't want it, and in the end, it was gone. The two walked together, left the Dongtaifang Gate, and then parted ways.

By the morning of the next day, he left the eastern capital of Luoyang with Zhao Shengpinglang, 30 Wu camp guards, and 30 Japanese tribes. All the way to the horse, at the tenth hour of the first month of May, arrived in Chang'an, Beijing. Go back to Xiuzhenfang first and change into vegetarian clothes, after all, it is a funeral, and you can't wear a purple robe.

Then he sent Zhao Sheng to quickly find Wang Bo and buy a sacrificial letter. After all, the same hall is a minister, although there is dirt in life, you can't care about it after death. At about three o'clock, Zhao Sheng brought back the sacrificial text, and Wu Kang took them to Yiningfang, the mansion of Yan Guogong, on foot.

Yu's family got the news, all dressed in filial piety clothes, and waited for the messenger in the courtyard. After going through red tape, Wu Kang went on a routine business, took out the imperial court book, and read it out strictly. In the second year of Velend, on the day of May Xinsi, the lord of the country said: The affairs of loyal ministers are also immortal; The thought of good looks is also forgotten for a long time...

The following content is very concise and concise, summarizing Zhining's contributions. Finally, the point is that Wu Kang continued to read: Wu Kang, the Duke of Chu State, is sent today, holding the festival book and giving it to Erwei, the Taishi Guanglu Doctor, the Governor of Youzhou, and the name is fixed.

The posthumous position is very high, the Taishi is the first product, the scattered official Guanglu doctor, and the governor of Youzhou are all from the second grade. The name is set as the Shang, the great concern is quiet, and the ancient law of the people is fixed, and the evaluation is quite high. The only regret is that he was not able to accompany the burial of Zhaoling, and it is estimated that Li Jiu is somewhat unhappy in his heart.

The last part of the book is Li Jiu's emotion: Woohoo! The value of the thrift is succumbed to the death; The worship of the canon is the symbol of immortality. Zhao Zhao has a spirit, knows my meaning, Zhao Zhao is reborn, and I hear this. Wu Kang secretly thought that this was a fake, and there were no more people, saying that these hairs were useless.

Posthumously presented to Yu Zhining, it has been read out and carefully folded. Holding his hands respectfully, he handed them into the hands of Yu Lizheng, and his words were quite heavy: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are common, and people cannot be resurrected after death, please mourn Brother Kuang Shi." In the public age, he is close to old age, and at the same time died without illness, which can be called a happy funeral. ”

Yu Lizheng received the book, facing the direction of the imperial city, respectfully kowtowing three times. Then he burst into tears, thanked the emperor for his kindness, and drove his family to cry bitterly. According to the practice of the imperial court, he had to write a "Thank You for Giving His Father's Table" within three days and hand it over to the envoy to bring back.

This is a gift exchange, the court posthumously presented the deceased, and the descendants thanked God. Wu Kang comforted him gently, waited until the government stopped crying, and proposed to worship in front of the spirit. Kneel in front of the spiritual seat, recite mourning prayers, and summon the drama spirits. Less than halfway through the recitation, sadness arose, and soon I couldn't cry.

Wang Bo wrote so well that Yu Lizheng cried again, and after the recitation of the sacrificial text, they both became tearful. About half an hour later, the four heirs of the Yu family took turns to comfort them. The performance finally ended, and Wu Kang could feel that Yu Lizheng's father and son had already doubled their favor.

This is the literati effect, and we must be convinced, and this is precisely the reason why we respect the literati. When he was the assassin of Wuzhou, he gave the court a note and was represented by King Luo Bin. The life of the people of Wuzhou was originally like Africa, but when it came to the pen of King Bin, it immediately changed to Europe.

Li Jiu saw that he was naturally happy, and added a lot of impression points. Wang Bo's sacrificial text is absolutely extraordinary, and it is deeply moving. Win the favor of the family, only 20 copper runs, absolutely will not lose.

Lizheng is the history of the assassin of Yuzhou, in order to take care of his father, he resigned and went home a few years ago. With Li Jiu's virtue, when his filial piety period is over, he will be promoted to become an official. It will definitely be a Jingguan, at least a doctor of the Nine Temples. The Yu family is deeply rooted, and he does not expect to become an ally, nor can he become a political enemy, many friends and many paths.

Everyone came to the courtyard, and the government had a good attitude and introduced the four sons. After getting to know each other, he returned to the backyard, took the brocade bag, and handed it to Wu Kang: "Before the adult died, he specially explained to Lizheng and handed over this thing to the Duke of Chu." Please also ask Chu Gong to wait, at the latest tomorrow afternoon, the thank you table will be ready. ”

It doesn't feel very scientific, Zhining should hate me, how can he give me something. At this time, it is inconvenient to think about it, so he carefully put it into the calculation bag, and said goodbye: "With the merits of Duke Yan, it should accompany the burial of Zhaoling, and the queen also advised, but unfortunately there is no result." Let's not talk about this for a while, Wu Kang will say goodbye first and come to get the thank you sheet tomorrow. ”

This is lying with his eyes open, but the Yu family is very grateful, and the old Yu Lizheng personally sent him out. Wu Kang returned to Xiuzhenfang, took out the brocade bag, and couldn't wait to open it. It turned out to be a letter, and Chunfeng said that this is what he was referring to?

When I opened the envelope and looked at it, I couldn't help but be dumbfounded, in just six words, Chu Wei couldn't eat together. The font is not aesthetically pleasing, the calligraphy is badly out of shape, and it feels pale and weak. If it is not bad as expected, it should be written by Yu Zhining, when he was dying.

Write to me before he dies, what does he want to express, Chu Wei can't eat together, what does it mean? What does Chu Wei refer to, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Chu and the State of Wei? Historically, these two countries have indeed attacked each other, and it seems that they rarely form alliances. It makes sense that the two countries cannot eat together.

So the question is, what does it have to do with me, it's really puzzling. I don't know how long it took, a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and I couldn't help but squint my pupils. I am the Duke of Chu, my niece Helan, and the title of Mrs. Wei. Could it be that the word Chu Wei means that the two of us can't eat together?

It's too unbelievable, and the corners of his mouth pull out a wry smile. The relationship between the two of us is now like fire and water, where can we eat. Shaking his head self-deprecatingly, he took out the fire fold and burned the blank paper. The six words on the paper are temporarily remembered in my heart.

There are clouds in the Analects, people are about to die, and their words are also good. Yan Guogong's move must have a deep meaning, and he may be able to save his life. He really guessed correctly, in the near future, it was these six words that saved his life.

I want to go to Yu's house tomorrow, I can't leave Chang'an, and I don't want to stay at home. First of all, I told Qian Shun to buy some roast chicken in the West Market, and then make a few pots of good wine. Since he is far away from Chang'an, regardless of the birthday of the Buddha, he must make a tooth sacrifice. I didn't eat meat for a month, and I was almost hungry.

The meal had oil and water, and the three of them ate and drank nonsense, and after eating, they went back to their respective homes. Wu Kang changed into his official uniform, tidied up his clothes, and went to the palace for a walk. Li Jiu toured Luoyang, leaving the crown prince in charge of the country, since he returned to the capital, it was necessary to report. After all, he is still concurrent, and the prince is the right to worship the guard rate, and he can't leave it alone.

Leave the Xiuzhenfang Gate, walk to the west and go directly to the East Palace. First go to Chongye Weifang, find two deputy leaders, and ask about the prison work. After making sure that there was nothing missing, I went to Li Zhengdian to find Li Hong and met Yang Sijian, the commander of the division.

After getting the funny news, he carried his lunch box again and went to chat with the princess. Wu Kang was about to leave, but Sijian asked him to stay, and said in a low voice: "The princess's biological mother is at odds with the queen, and the prince is close to her, so I am afraid that the queen will not like it." blamed Yang for his incompetence, and repeated persuasions were fruitless, so he could only bother Chu Gong. ”

Those two little princesses were born to Concubine Xiao Shu, and when Mei Niang was Zhaoyi, she was often bullied by the Xiao family. Si Jian's worry seemed to be reasonable, Wu Kang didn't care, and said with a pleasant face: "We are relatives, cousin, don't see outside, just call me by name." The queen is open-minded and will not be angry because of this, and her cousin can rest assured. ”

Mei Niang's mother Yang and Yang Sijian's grandfather are siblings, so this cousin is reasonable. Sijian was quite useful, with a smile on his face, and changed his voice to shout that it had changed. The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and once again suggested to the cousin to find time to persuade the prince.

Wu Kang was too lazy to be perfunctory, it was better to choose a day than to hit the day, since his cousin invited him, he went to find the prince. Say goodbye to Yang Sijian, go from the East Palace to the South Ya, and go to the West Yeting Palace. When he came to the palace area, he looked at the empty courtyard and secretly scolded himself for being stupid.

The two little princesses were released by Li Jiu as early as the end of last year and moved into the Princess Garden. When I dealt with the Xue family, I proposed it, so why did I forget it. was about to turn around and leave, when he suddenly remembered that among his official positions, there was a supervisor of the inner staff.

Li Jiu, that bastard, deliberately disgusted Nai Weng, let me manage the eunuch, treat me as a eunuch. complained in a low voice, go south to the inner warden, since you have a position, let's go over and have a look. Along the side path, passing by the small courtyard, quickly cover your nose, the smell is terrible.

Just as he was about to leave quickly, he heard the woman scolding, and her voice was sharp and arrogant: You are a little cheap hoof, from a big family, don't you know how to clean the toilet? The old lady told you that if you can't finish brushing today, you are not allowed to eat or sleep. What are you crying about, are you wronged? Go to the Duke of Chu and say that he ordered me to teach you a good lesson.

Wu Kang is a little confused, I am Chu Guogong, what does it matter to me? What are you kidding, how high is my status, and I will target Xiaogong people? We don't carry this pot, step into the door, and make a name for ourselves. In the small yard, the toilets are piled up, and it looks a little scary.

In the small open space in front of the hall, there was a female official in plain clothes, who also looked like a toilet. Carrying a rattan in his right hand and pinching the waist of the toilet with his left hand, he looked fierce and vicious. There was a woman squatting next to her, with a graceful and slender figure, holding a brush in her hand, trying to brush the toilet.

The female official screamed, the rattan rose again, Wu Kang frowned slightly, covered his mouth and coughed dryly. The rattan did not fall, the palace man turned around abruptly, and the pig's face instantly sneered. twisted his fat body, and trotted over to salute: "Slave slave see Chu Gong, it stinks here, you are a nobleman, you will pollute you..."

Wu Kang waved his hand to interrupt, looking at the back in front of him, feeling a little familiar. I couldn't remember who it was, so I looked at the fat female officer and asked lukewarmly: "Who is this woman, and when did I tell you to teach her a good lesson?" You little lady, do you slander my reputation? ”

The eyes were too sharp, and the female officer immediately changed color, and the rattan fell to the ground. In less than half a minute, cold sweat fell, his face was red into pork liver, and he couldn't say half a word. Wu Kang frowned again, too lazy to bother with her, and directly ordered: "Inform Li Delin and come to see me immediately." ”

The female officer forgot to salute, nodded hurriedly, and ran away in fright. He tripped over the threshold again, and did not dare to exclaim out loud, so he got up and continued to run. Wu Kang sneered, came to the palace people's side, saw her bow her head and was silent, and asked in a slow voice: "Look at your back, do you know each other, you raise your head." ”

The head hangs lower, Wu Kang is bored with himself, don't be so shy. I was about to continue the questioning, when I suddenly heard the baby crying, and it came from the opposite room. Suddenly thinking of something, he squatted down abruptly, pinched her chin with his big hand, and forced her to look up.

Seeing the indifferent and pretty face, I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, Shangguan Tingzhi's wife, Shangguan Wan'er's mother, how to clean the toilet. Soon anger surged, and Li Se asked: "What's going on, I'll give you an order to take care of you." Why did you come here, don't pretend to be deaf and dumb, give me an answer now..."