Chapter 239: The Night Banquet (2)

Cao Deshun continued: "The incident of Han Xizai's father being killed caused by the whole family forced Han Xizai to flee the Central Plains.

Han Xizai disguised himself as a merchant, crossed the Huai River through Zhengyang, and fled into the territory of Wu. The reason why Han Xizai chose this route is because his good friend Li Gu is a native of Ruyin, and the seat of Yingzhou is in Ruyin, and Zhengyang Town, an important ferry port of Huaishui, is located on the bank of the Huai River in Yingshang County, Yingzhou.

There is also a good story about Han Xizai and Li Gu that is widely circulated. It is said that when Han Xizai and Li Gu broke up in Zhengyang, the two raised their glasses and drank bitterly. Han Xizai said to Li Gu, if Wu uses me as the prime minister, I will definitely drive to the Central Plains for a long time. Li Gu replied with a smile, if the Central Plains uses me as a phase, I will take Wu Guo as if I was looking for things. Others say that these words were later spoken in their correspondence. Later, Zhou Shizong really used Li Gu as his prime minister and used his strategy to seize the land of Huainan in the Tang Kingdom; And Han Xizai was in the Tang Kingdom, but he did nothing. ”

Na Zhe sighed: "I really can't imagine that Han Xizai had such a bumpy experience when he was young. What happened to him? ”

Cao Deshun continued: "In July of the sixth year of Emperor Wu Rui's Shunyi, Han Xizai traveled a long distance and finally arrived at Guangling, the capital of Wu State. In order to gain the acceptance of Wu Guo, he first gave Emperor Wu Rui Emperor Yang Pu a "Behavior Statement", which is similar to a letter of nomination, that is, introducing his hometown, origin, reason for joining Wu and his life wishes, so that the other party has a preliminary understanding of himself. This "Behavior of Stopping" still exists to this day, and it is brilliantly written and magnificent. Although he asked the other party to accept his behavior, he did not show the slightest intention of begging, but seemed to be like a rainbow, and he talked about his life's aspirations.

From these words, it can be seen that Han Xizai did have a talent that was proud of the world and had great ambitions when he was young, but he was also very easy to attract criticism and was regarded as an arrogant and unruly person.

At that time, it was Xu Zhihe who held the actual power in the Wu State, that is, Li Yu, the later ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, and Han Xizai wanted to be reused, he must first get his appreciation. At that time, many people from the Central Plains moved south, and most of them were promoted, but Han Xizai was not reused, and successively served as Chu, He, and Changzhou, which may be related to the impression he left on people. Fortunately, Han Xizai didn't care, he was complacent, and he happened to play in the mountains and rivers, chanting the wind and the moon.

Ten years later, Li Yu completed the Chan Dynasty and officially established the country as the emperor, only to recall Han Xizai from other states to Jinling, the capital of the Tang State, and gave him the post of secretary Lang, who was in charge of the crown prince Donggong Wenhan. Secretary Lang, from the sixth grade, his main job is to be in charge of the writing of the national atlas, but Han Xizai was sent to the Prince's East Palace, which shows that Li Yu is still suspicious of him. This meaning can also be seen from what Li Yu said to Han Xizai, he said: "Although Qing entered the field early, he has never been in the world, so he ordered you to serve in the state and county, and today I hope to be good at self-cultivation and assist my son." ’

However, Han Xizai did not think so, and later after Li Jing ascended the throne, he once said to people: 'The first emperor knew me and didn't reuse it, just because I was a behind-the-scenes guest.' ’

Han Hee-jae's father is an observation envoy and belongs to the shogunate series. Han Xizai's implication is that because his family is not high, he can't be reused by Li Yu, which shows that he didn't realize the real reason why he was not reused.

Li Yu himself was born in the lower strata of society, how could he choose people based on his rank? Song Qiqiu and many others he reused belonged to Shu families with low backgrounds, how could they hold another set of standards for Han Xizai? Li Yu lives a simple life, is cautious, and does not like publicity, but Han Xizai is the opposite, arrogant and informal, so it is naturally difficult to gain Li Yu's appreciation. It can be seen that no matter how smart a person is, it is easy to know others, but it is difficult to truly understand himself.

Because of this, Han Xizai was not grateful for his promotion, nor did he express his gratitude. He chatted with the crown prince Li Jing in the East Palace every day, wrote essays and poems, and lived a comfortable life. Han Xizai stayed in the East Palace for seven years, and his long-term relationship with the prince made Li Jing have a further understanding of Han Xizai's talents, which was also a great luck in misfortune for Han Xizai. ”

Na Zhe suddenly realized: "It turns out that Han Xizai is *!" He must have been reused after Li Jing ascended the throne, right? ”

Cao Deshun nodded: "Yes, in the first year of Baoda, the ancestor Li Yu died, and the crown prince Li Jing ascended the throne." Because Han Xizai is an old official of the East Palace, at the beginning of Li Jing's accession to the throne, he appointed him as a member of the Yu Department and a member of the History Museum. Although Yuanwailang is still the official position of Liupin, after all, he is an official of Shangshu Province, and he belongs to the Qing election official in the Tang Dynasty, and the future of promotion is better; During the Tang Dynasty, it was stipulated that only officials above the fifth rank could wear scarlet robes.

Han Xizai is a sixth-grade official, and he can't serve scarlet according to the regulations, so Li Jing specially gave him a scarlet robe so that he could wear a scarlet robe like a fifth-grade official. And because of the new funeral of the ancestor and the accession of the new emperor, there are many rituals, so Li Jing added the post of Dr. Taichang to Han Xizai.

This official position is in charge of the five rites, and he is the academic authority of the country in terms of etiquette, which shows how much Li Jing attaches great importance to Han Xizai. Prior to this, in addition to talking about poetry and writing, Han Xizai never asked about political affairs, in order to repay Li Jing, Han Xizai at this time had nothing to hide, and he showed his life's learning, and he participated in all the major events that should be carried out with a positive attitude.

According to the ritual system, after the death of any emperor, a temple number must be drawn up for him. The Tang State regarded itself as a descendant of the Tang Dynasty royal family, so some people thought that after Li Yu was in the Tang Zhaozong, his temple name should be called "Zong", Han Xizai and Simen Langzhong Xiao Yan, Jiang Wenwei in the matter, etc., all thought that Li Yu was the king of Zhongxing and should be called "ancestor", so it was determined that Li Yu's temple number was "Lie Zu". In this matter, Han Xizai's actions won the favor of the lord Li Jing. But Han Xizai is not a person who is good at greeting, so it is impossible to satisfy Li Jing in everything.

At the beginning of Li Jing's accession to the throne, he changed the name of the first year to Baoda. Han Xizai believes that according to the etiquette system, the new emperor can only change the yuan in the second year after he ascends the throne, and what else does he say, 'Change the yuan over the years, the ancient system is also, and the ancient system is not learned, how can you train people?' ’

Li Jing rejected Han Xizai's suggestion on the grounds that the edict had been issued and it was inconvenient to change it. Although Han Xizai's move was not approved by Li Jing, because Li Jing is a generous person, it does not affect his trust in Han Xizai. During this period, Han Xizai corrected more than a dozen things about the improper etiquette of the good and evil, and fulfilled the duty of Dr. Taichang. Li Jing saw these performances of Han Xizai, so he ordered Han Xizai to use his official power to control the system and entrust him with heavier responsibilities. ”

That Zhe smacked his lips: "Comrade Lao Han is worthy of being the emperor's ironcore?" He gave advice to the emperor in this way, and there was nothing at all. It's really a tough life that doesn't need to be explained! ”

Cao Deshun was a little confused: "Brother Xian, what do you mean by 'comrade' and 'hardcore'?" ”

Na Zhe explained with a smile: "Brother Cao, I said that Han Xizai is the emperor's cronies, and I don't mean anything else. These words are all local dialects of the West, you don't need to understand them. Please continue to talk about Han Hee-jae's experience. ”

"Okay, I'll move on. According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, there were six scholars in the middle of the study, and one of them was in charge of drafting the edict, which was called the Zhizhi system; If other officials are in charge of this work, it is called a concurrent knowledge system, or a power knowledge system. Han Xizai's ability to hold this position not only shows the trust of the central lord Li Jing in him, but also greatly increases his power.

The edict drafted by Han Xizai was elegantly written and had the style of Yuan and harmony, and was well received by public opinion. After all, Han Xizai is a scholar, once he is reused, he only knows how to protect himself with all his heart for the country. Since he was appointed to the imperial system, he felt the emperor's kindness in knowing the situation, and he continued to criticize the major events in the court, or refute the rudeness, or criticize the malpractices, which caused great jealousy and dissatisfaction among the powerful people in the court, especially the dissatisfaction of Song Qiqiu and Feng Yansi, so that his future career was full of ups and downs and hardships.

In August of the fourth year of Baoda, the privy envoy Chen Jue arbitrarily dispatched troops from Ting, Jian, Fu, Xin and other prefectures to attack Fuzhou, and Li Jing was afraid of losing and ordered Wang Chongwen, Wei Cen, Feng Yanlu and others to lead the army to jointly capture Fuzhou. In March of the following year, due to the generals' struggle for merit and the reinforcement of Wu Yue's army, the southern * team was defeated and suffered heavy losses.

In April, Li Jing issued an edict to kill Chen Jue, Feng Yanlu and others, and Song Qiqiu, Feng Yansi and others mediated between them, and even avoided death and exiled Chen Jue to Qizhou and Feng Yanlu to Shuzhou. In the imperial history, Cheng Jiang Wenwei impeached the prime ministers Feng Yansi and Wei Cen for instigating the attack on Fuzhou, and should be punished, but he was demoted to Jiangzhou Sishi to join the army.

In this war, Song Qiqiu and Feng Yansi, the elders of the DPRK and China, vigorously advocated the expansion of the territory, which played a role in fueling the war. So Han Xizai and Xu Xuan went to the table to correct Song, Feng and Chen Jue, Wei Cen and others formed a friend party, causing trouble in state affairs, and asked to kill Chen Jue, Feng Yanlu and others to correct the law of the country.

Li Jing had no choice but to demote Feng Yansi to the crown prince and young master, and Wei Cen to wash the prince's horses, but soon Wei Cen was reinstated, and Feng Yansi was appointed as the envoy of the Zhaowu Army.

Song Qiqiu, Feng Yansi and others were originally dissatisfied with Han Xizai, and Han Xizai's move deepened their jealousy. A few days later, Song Qiqiu personally came forward to falsely accuse Han Xizai of being a rampant alcoholic, but in fact, Han Xizai was not good at drinking. Because the power of the Song Qiqiu Party was very strong at this time, Li Jing had no choice but to demote Han Xizai to the Hezhou Sishi to join the army, and soon he was transferred to Xuanzhou Jiedu Governor.

After Han Xizai was in other states for several years, he was able to transfer back to Jinling to serve as a member of the Yu Department, which was equivalent to turning a big circle and returning to the official position he held at the beginning. Later, he was gradually promoted from a member of the staff to Yubu Langzhong and the history museum to revis. ”