Chapter 8: Nine levels in a row

This sudden Tu Chengguang is actually the echo worm of the cheap father, he is a little brave, good at riding and shooting, but he has no city, he is more than brave and not scheming. Because of his rapid promotion, he has no foundation in the Shence Army, unlike old eunuchs such as Ju Wenzhen and Liu Guangqi, who are not only scheming, but also have intertwined forces.

However, after Ju Wenzhen supported his father to take the throne, because his father was afraid that his power was too great, he skillfully operated and provoked, which caused Ju Wenzhen to disagree with the eunuchs and was forced to become a leader.

Tutu Chengxuan replied: "This errand job, a certain family should not have come, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invited it, so I had to make a trip." Brother Yun and move to Guangmingmen, a certain family has run an errand to go back, and they are still busy! ”

Li Yun understood as soon as he heard it, it should be his brother Prince Li Ning who had something to say to him, so he stretched out his hand and said, "That's good!" Thistle, please go along! ”

"Brother is kind, but how can he be good at overstepping the courtesy!"

Tu Tu Chengguang followed half a step behind, this person is a little greedy for money, usually treats the crown prince Li Ning and himself quite well, and Li Yun also treats him like a foreign official.

Outside the yatang of Li Zhongyan, the envoy of Xingqing Palace on the east side of the Guangming Gate, Tu Chengguang went in first to chat with Li Zhongyan for a while, but he didn't know what to say, and only came out after a while to invite Li Yun in. In order to make it easier for the two to talk, Li Zhongyan retired with interest.

"Brother, do you know that this time you are a little stiff, that Wang Shoujuan was beaten to death, his brother Wang Shoucheng went to Guo Guifei to make trouble, and he pouted with King Sui to go to everyone to make a big fuss. If it weren't for the fact that there was a certain and His Royal Highness the Prince, and there was Xu Fujun of the Foreign Dynasty to exonerate you, and the Bai Bachelor of the Chaolin Academy and others as witnesses, I don't know how to punish this matter in the end. ”

Li Yun nodded with a wry smile and asked, "Then what do you say now?" What is the father and how to deal with it? ”

"Alas...... Originally, His Royal Highness the Prince's position was unstable, and Concubine Guo Guifei had already hated it to the core, and regarded your brothers as a thorn in her side, but their Guo family was powerful, and His Majesty didn't want to see your brothers hostile to each other, so they had to show a light punishment to plug their mouths, do you understand? ”

Li Yun was a little puzzled, so he asked, "Punishment?" What happened that day, my brother should be reported to his father and the emperor to know it, why should he be punished? Then speak your mouth, don't say comforting words, and see what the situation is. ”

"No hurry! Do you know what was discussed in the palace on the day of the crime, to abolish His Royal Highness as a concubine, it is precisely because the prince reported it first. Fortunately, my brother was smart and knew that he was hiding here in Xingqing Palace, and the Queen Mother sent someone over to inquire, but she was only demoted, otherwise this disaster would be a big disaster. ”

"My grandmother even sent someone to ask, but she didn't even tell me! Well...... The demotion was expected, how many levels was dropped? ”

"Ninth class! dethroned the title of King Li and demoted to the male of Xianyang County! ”

Tu Cheng Xuan paused for a moment, observed Li Yun's face, and then persuaded him with good words.

"But don't be discouraged, brother, no matter what, you are still the second prince today, and sooner or later you will have to be canonized as the king again. Also, everyone ordered you to go back to Hongwen Hall to study, you can't skip class in the future, enter the palace tomorrow, and after the morning and evening, everyone wants to see you! ”

Guo is too arrogant, does he still want to depose this king as a concubine, so that her stupid son who can only toss on a woman's belly has one less competitor? But this king won't play with you in Chang'an......

Li Yun burst out of a foul language in his heart, it was really ruthless, he actually went to the end at once, from the prince of Zhengyipin to the man of Xianyang County from the fifth grade, and then the financial subsidies such as food and money provided by the Jialing Temple every month were gone, and when the king was out of the cabinet, he did not give much land and grange, and the income of the royal house decreased sharply.

However, the upper ones work hard, and the lower ones work hard, these are all small things.

Li Yun thought of the problem of the palace market, and asked again: "It is said that Xu Fujun wrote to ask for the palace market, what does the father think of that matter?" ”

"Hey! How is it possible to strike the palace city? The finances and taxes of the foreign dynasty are in difficulty, the palace expenses are huge, not to mention the more than 100,000 horses of the Shence army, these many officers have to be on duty every day, what do they take to maintain supplies? Naturally, people will not allow it. ”

Li Yun was speechless for a while, the eunuchs were just using the excuse of maintaining the supply of the Shence army to privately collect money, if you talk about the use of the palace, there are all kinds of local worship, monthly worship, daily worship and so on, how can the palace use rely on robbery.

Regarding the plan for the improvement of the palace market, Li Yun already had an eyebrow in his heart, and he wrote a draft in the past two nights, planning to sort it out again when he has time, and choose a suitable time to officially submit the book to his father.

Although the princes and clans of the Tang Dynasty no longer have a royal office, they usually have certain exemption privileges in addition to the heinous crimes such as rebellion and rebellion. If you want to become an official, you can also apply directly to the ministry you like. However, the prince is generally a remote leader, and he can also hold important positions in the capital, and he can have an extra salary. If you want to be a magistrate, you have to look at your ability and whether the emperor trusts you.

Moreover, the prince's clan has the right to advise on military affairs.

But now that he has been demoted, Li Yun must hurry up and hand the fold to his father's desk before the official edict is issued tomorrow morning, otherwise there will be no chance in the future.

The incident shows that Tutu Chenghuang went to the yatang to read the emperor's original words from north to south, which is considered a formality, and the oral edict is generally not official. There is a set of ceremonial procedures for the canonization and dethronement of the prince, which requires an edict to be issued at the court.

Sending Tutu Chengxuan out of Tongyang Gate, Li Yun asked Gao Xingkai to pack up his salute and wait first, and take Fu Nu to say goodbye to his grandmother, I am afraid that I will not have time to come over again for a period of time in the future.

Li Yun went all the way back to Datong Palace, and first went to the east wing study to take a look, his grandmother was not there, so he should have returned to the palace behind the palace.

Datong Hall is generally mainly for office, or to meet the palace stewards of the chamberlain, etc., here was the place where the grandfather Emperor Shunzong died, the grandmother will touch the scene, if not come by herself, the grandmother is not often to the front hall. The dormitory is a daily residence, and it pays more attention to livability and comfort, and there is a Buddhist hall behind it.

In the morning, my grandmother would usually go to the Buddhist hall to chant the scriptures for half an hour.

Li Yun took Fu Nu down the corridor to the back of the dormitory door, and the two palace ladies chatted quietly in front of the main door, eating some dried fruits. Li Yun took a closer look, and there were longan shells, hawthorn cores, and more sunflower seed shells on the ground.

Li Yun saw the records of Aoi and Shu Beans in the "Book of Songs", and there was also "Atrium Shenglu Valley, Inoue Shenglukui" in "Fifteenth Congzheng Army". Chung Gu holds for cooking, and picks sunflower for soup. The verses of Yuefu are not surprising. However, these old palace maids are obviously stealing dried fruits, which is really hateful.

"The slaves and maids have seen His Royal Highness King Li, and the Queen Mother has gone to the Buddha Hall, so you can go to the palace and wait for a while."

The two palace women were a little weak-hearted, and hurriedly squatted down to say a blessing, and led Li Yun in front, the dormitory is not a living room, but a large courtyard with two entrances, and the main hall of the front one is a two-story platform, and the corridor and the wing courtyard are also connected, if you are not familiar with the architectural style of this era, you will get lost.

When she went to the main hall of the palace to drink tea, she peeled a pear and ate it, and her grandmother came out with a dove cane, with the smell of cigarette paper and cigarette candles, and a ball of paper ash stuck to her shoulder, and there were crumbs of incense crumbs on her sleeves.

"Grandmother's clothes are dirty, and your grandson blows them off for you!" Li Yunying stepped forward to hold her grandmother's arm, dusted off the booty on her clothes, blew off the dust, and helped her sit down on the low couch.

Grandmother smiled and said with a pleasant face: "So well-behaved, I'm afraid I'm going to go home, right?" ”

"Oops! The grandson is reluctant to let his grandmother go, and he is worried that he can't speak, how does his grandmother know? Li Yun said in surprise.

Grandmother stretched out her hand to Li Yun's forehead, and smiled kindly: "Isn't it always necessary to leave, my brother has to study hard, and he will share the worries of your father in the future, is it possible that she still accompanies me every day as an old woman, what is that like." But don't be in a hurry, it's not too late to leave after lunch, and there are some small things for you, it's good to take them back or give them away. ”