Volume 1 The Rising Wind Chapter 20
Xu Erlang disappeared, Xu Lao tried his best to inquire, please inquire in many ways, but there was no news, Xu Dalang learned about it in Yuanzhou, and also wrote a letter to ask his colleagues in the army who were officials in Chang'an to find out the reason, but the letter went out of Yuanzhou and disappeared, and the promise that the messenger swore to the sky was never lost, but a pocket of letters, but only Xu Dalang's one was missing.
The matter has come to this point, if Wang Xi was only suspicious of Ouyang Yin before, then it is certain now.
In order to keep his flaws from being exposed, Wang Xi tried his best to put on a look of not being close to outsiders, and believed in Ouyang Yin, a full-time detective court eagle dog, because Wang Xi knew that as long as it was a lie, there would be flaws, and only less contact with people could reduce the chance of flaws being discovered.
However, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and now that relatives and friends are suffering because of themselves, Wang Xi must do something.
On November 15, the New Year's Prayer Pilgrimage.
On weekdays, only the five-rank officials in Beijing can participate, but the Shuowang pilgrimage held on the first and fifteenth days of each month can be attended by the nine-rank officials in Chang'an City.
Like the prince's attendant, who was allowed to barely enter the grade, did not have to participate in any court meeting, the eldest grandson Jiaqing has been the prince's attendant for three years, and has not participated in any court meeting, but Wang Xi came.
As soon as the sky was bright, the official of Anyi Fang opened the door of the fang, and looked at Wang Xi who was wearing a light cyan nine-grade official robe suspiciously, and some wide official hats were worn on his head and were not very harmonious.
The first time Wang Xi was afraid of missing the time, he got up very early, Cui didn't know that Wang Xi was going to the court, and when he saw Wang Xi secretly opening the courtyard door in an official uniform, he hurriedly stopped and asked the reason, Wang Xi just smiled and comforted a few words, Wang Xi had already involved too many people, and he didn't want to worry his stepmother anymore.
The streets are deserted, and when Wang Xi walked to the north of Pingkangfang, there were more frames of officials from all over Chang'an, probably the Jiupin officials who went to the court on foot were relatively rare, and many carriages passed by with small curtains opened and looked at Wang Xi curiously.
Just when Wang Xi was a little embarrassed because of the attention, a black carriage stopped beside him, and the carriage stretched out a big hand, grabbed Wang Xi's collar, and lifted it into the carriage.
Cheng Yanjin was dressed in a purple official robe, leaned on the side of the carriage without any image, looked at Wang Xi and said: "Boy, you have not moved out of Chengfu for a few days, why do you have such a bad memory, didn't you tell you that your prince doesn't need to go to the court?" ”
Wang Xi bowed respectfully, and an elder took care of him, which gave Wang Xi some confidence in today's grasp.
Wang Xi told Lao Cheng about the fact that Old Man Zhang's grandson and Xu Erlang were taken away by the foreign waiting officer, and Lao Cheng pulled his beard and thought about it: "More than two months, if the foreign waiting officer finds out something, it is impossible to keep you until today, and there is nothing to do at the moment, presumably the foreign waiting officer did not find anything on your relatives and friends, you gave it to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will presumably order it to let go of your relatives and friends, what will you do when you go to the court?" ”
Wang Xi shook his head: "But you can't do it again, I want to give Ouyang Yin a long memory, my Wang Xi's relatives and friends, it's not that he can take it if he wants!" ”
Lao Cheng laughed loudly: "Okay! Like my nephew of Lao Cheng! After that, the big fan-like hand patted Wang Xi's shoulder: "Don't worry, a certain family will take you to the court, and a certain family wants to see those mung bean flies, dare not touch the nephew of the old Cheng family!" ”
In front of Chengtian Gate, there are already many officials, Lao Cheng pulled Wang Xi, and said to everyone that this is my Lao Cheng's nephew, the prince's attendant, and the son of Gaomen, so I will take care of him in the future!
Lao Cheng is like a big bedbug in a pile of flies, everywhere he goes, the officials automatically disperse, Wang Xi can't help but secretly speak, and the demon king of the mixed world in the romance seems to have some basis.
"Let's go, I'll take you to meet a few uncles and elders!" Lao Cheng pulled Wang Xi and said.
The officials were in groups of three or five, and the factions were obvious, Lao Cheng pulled Wang Xi to the obviously burly group of people and said: "Look at it, this is my nephew Lao Cheng, and he will be the son and nephew of all the brothers in the future, but you have to take care of me a lot!" ”
A slightly chubby, kind-looking official teased: "I'm not ashamed!" This doll has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and it has nothing to do with your old Cheng at first glance. ”
Lao Cheng laughed: "I'm angry with you old fat cow, this is my nephew of Mrs. Cheng's family, and it's really my old Cheng's relative" said and pulled Wang Xi and said with a big grin: "This is your cow to reach your uncle, you don't have to kowtow in the cold weather, just make a salute." ”
Wang Xi hurriedly bowed his hand, Niu Jinda smiled and said: "Okay, Wang Xi, I heard that he came from the pre-Qin Guigu Sect, yes, he is a good person, and he will come to the house more in the future." ”
Lao Cheng pointed to the side again and said with a smile: "This is you, Uncle Li Jing!" ”
The future god of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Xi hurriedly saluted, Li Jing looked elegant, and said with a smile: "The Guigu Gate is the most famous in the pre-Qin Dynasty for vertical and horizontal and soldiers, and you and I should communicate carefully in the future." ”
Lao Cheng pushed Li Jing away: "Don't say it's useless, my nephew's family is newly established, it is when you elders help me, this meeting gift can't be shabby, I will not force it in a hurry today, remember to make up for it in the future." ”
Li Jing ignored Lao Cheng's noise, and still patted Wang Xi's shoulder: "Good baby, don't learn the rogue temper of the Zhijie." ”
Lao Cheng pointed to another purple-robed official who was a little thin but had a bright eye: "This is Xu Maogong, oh, now it's called Li Ji, you can call Uncle Li." Wang Xi saluted, and Li Ji nodded.
Lao Cheng pulled a man like a black tower: "This is your Uncle Wei Chi Jingde, if you want to practice martial arts in the future, you can also ask him for a lesson or two, his kung fu, and the past." ”
Wei Chi Jingde squinted and glanced at Lao Cheng: "Passable?" Do you want to try your old guy for yourself, isn't it passable? Ignoring Lao Cheng's provocation, he looked at Wang Xi and said: "The body is well-proportioned, but it is a little thinner, this age is a good time to grow a body, I heard that the new mansion has been opened?" You might as well let the government send some money and food to the next court, but you can't lose your body."
Wang Xi hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and Lao Cheng also smiled and pointed at Li Jing and the others: "Have you seen it, this is what the uncle and elder look like!" It caused Li Ji and others to laugh and scold.
In the end, Lao Cheng reluctantly pulled over a fat man who was a little fat: "Although this product has a little worse kung fu, he is also the general of Zuo Wuhou, and he can barely be regarded as a general, this is your eldest grandson Uncle Wuji." ”
Wang Xi looked at this great enemy who was going to compete with him for the position of a powerful minister in the future, but found that the eldest grandson Wuji's chubby figure was a little pleasing...
After seeing the ceremony, the eldest grandson Wuji: "There are still fragments of the thirteen chapters of the Guigu hidden in a certain mansion, Xiao Langjun has time to go to a certain house to help distinguish the authenticity."
After the introduction, Lao Cheng patted Wang Xi on the shoulder and said: "Your Uncle Qin Qiong is sick at home, and in the future, he will lead you to the mansion to meet you, Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong are not in Chang'an, and if you have the opportunity to talk about it in the future, this general who can fight in the Tang Dynasty will be complete." ”
As he spoke, the Chengtian Gate slowly opened, and a group of golden-armored warriors led the ministers into the palace.
On the Mingde Palace, the left and the right of the text, the hundred officials are separated, Wang Xi, the prince of the prince, is supposed to be a civil official, and when he is hesitating to stand at the end of the civil official, Lao Cheng came over and kicked Wang Xi to the end of the general, and the counselor Wang Gui glared at him dissatisfiedly, Lao Cheng glared back viciously, and the middle book made Fang Xuanling cough, and the two gave up.
Li Erlong walked in a tiger step, wearing a rolling dragon robe, wearing a crown with a small bead curtain, kneeling under the carved dragon screen, the gorgeous palace fan of the left and right maids stood still, and the ministers bowed and saluted.
The costumes of civil and military officials are all determined according to the grade, and there is no difference, but there are two more tail feathers on the general's official hat, Wang Xi's light green official uniform is already eye-catching in the hall full of vermilion, and another civil official hat stands in the queue of military generals, so Li Erju saw Wang Xi at a glance, was stunned for a moment, and waved his hand and said: "Zhongqing is flat!" ”
As Li Er waved his hand and shouted "sit" again, all the ministers knelt down on the carpet under them, Wang Xi's position was about to reach the entrance of the palace, and he was not discovered, learning from the officials around him to sit down slightly sideways and trying his best to sit down comfortably.
At the beginning of the court, at the beginning of November, Li Er demoted the king of the clan to the county prince, and only a few meritorious people did not descend.
Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, and others protested unsuccessfully, so they said that they were ill. At this time, at the court meeting, the right servant of Shangshu, who had previously advocated cutting the knighthood of the clans, shot Feng Delin, stated the benefits and disadvantages of the king, praised Li Er's act of cutting the king, and deprecated Li Shentong and others for their ignorance of current affairs.
The ministers should be reconciled, Li Er typeset in public, and in the future, he will no longer seal the clan if he is not a great merit. The ministers discussed for a while that the country was initially decided and the thieves did not stop, and Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song who had just been deposed, came out and said: "The thieves are not stopped, and the ministers should be severely punished and banned by the law!" ”
Zhongshu made Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others oppose it, and Li Ersi paid it: "The reason why the people are thieves is because of the heavy labor, the officials are greedy, hungry and cold, so they don't have time to care about honesty and shame." When I go to luxury and save money, I pay lightly, choose incorruptible officials, so that the people have more food and clothing, then I will not be a thief, and I will use the law and evil."
After a response, Wang Xi couldn't help but be a little more convinced of Li Er, the first emperor of the ages.
Until the end of the court, Wang Xi did not eat in the morning, and at this moment his stomach was growling, which attracted the sideways eyes of the surrounding officials.
Finally, the great eunuch Gao Fucheng shouted in his voice: "The court has been completed, and the ministers have something to do early, and they have nothing to do to retreat from the court!" ”
Wang Xi hurriedly got up, because he sat up for a long time and was a little anxious, he almost fell down in front of him, fortunately he was not very young, and the Wannian county order beside him stretched out his hand to pull it, Wang Xi didn't care about thanks, and shouted: "The prince of the minister has a book to read Wang Xi!" ”
Except for Cheng Yanjin, all the civil and military officials looked at this little official in light green robe suspiciously, and his teeth were also a little smaller, and the official hat was worn on his head and swayed, and the hundred officials who were originally going to get up and salute and retreat from the court had to sit down again.