Chapter Twenty-Nine: Emperor Ling of Han
The influence of celebrities is so strong that it is outrageous, Guo Yi is obviously concerned in Guanglu Temple, and the talking men who come and go treat him differently and take the initiative to talk to him. It's a pity that there are no famous figures in this group of people, otherwise they can take this opportunity to win them over.
was reading He Jin's political remarks two days ago, and a Lang official brought a document, and his words were quite envious, "Guo Yilang, General Hou will enter the palace tomorrow and ask you to accompany him." β
"Thank you, General Hou, for your love." After reading the documents, tomorrow Yuan Kui will accompany He Jin to report to the emperor about the Black Mountain thief. Guo Yi fought several battles with the Black Mountain Thieves, so he invited him to accompany him.
"This is my first job, and if I do it well, I may be able to rise in the future." Guo Yi stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at his appearance, and Zhao Rouzheng carefully checked whether the official uniform was appropriate.
"Fetch me three lower-grade dragon bone pills, I'll be useful." Emperor Ling was addicted to wine, and his body had long since failed, and people in their early thirties had already half of the earth, so he might be able to use this to add himself to an official position.
Zhao Rou gave him the Dragon Bone Pill and complained: "Master, the family is so rich that you have to change this house, you are used to living in the house of your hometown, this house is strangely uncomfortable." β
"It's going to change." Guo Yishen thought that he couldn't stand this house without a sanitation system, but he had just arrived in Luoyang, and it was in winter, so it was inconvenient to build a large number of buildings. "Let's change it at the beginning of spring, I expect that we will move many times in a year or two, but I'm afraid there is no fixed place."
Zhao Rouyan smiled and said softly: "No matter where the master goes, the concubine will be with her for the rest of her life." β
"Okay." Guo Yi kissed her lightly on the forehead, comforted her, and went out into the palace.
At the gate of the North Palace, Yuan Kui and the others were already waiting. Guo Yi got out of the carriage and apologized all the way, and when he arrived in front of him, he saluted and said respectfully: "The next official is late, you have been waiting for a long time." β
Yuan Kui waved his hand, signaled for exemption, pointed to the fat high-ranking official on the side, and said, "This is the general." β
"Wechen has seen the general."
"Well, that's good." He Jin's voice is relatively loud, it sounds rude, plus he was born as a butcher, with a horizontal face and a round belly, the first impression is that he is a rough person. But it was this person who held the fate of the Han Dynasty in his hands, and it was his wrong decision that completely buried this dynasty.
He Jin raised his voice and asked, "I heard that your poetry is unique, but I don't know who you studied from?" β
Sure enough, it's because of the role of tasting. Guo Yi said indifferently: "They were all taught by my father when he was alive, and he studied hard by himself for many years after that. β
"Self-taught? Not bad. He Jin didn't ask any more, he didn't read much by himself, and he couldn't ask too many famous names, so as not to find himself boring. He took the lead in front and entered the palace in a carriage. Yuan Kui rode a horse, and Guo Yi naturally followed on foot like other civil officials.
At this time, the sun had just risen, and all the ministers were waiting outside the main hall, and after several shouts, the ten permanent servants all said that the emperor had not changed his clothes and could not summon the ministers.
There is no difference between the ten permanent servants and the eunuchs in their impressions, except that they are a little higher-ranked, their faces are relatively thin, they have an unnatural smile on their faces, and they look at the courtiers with a trace of disdain. Naturally, the courtiers would not give the eunuch a good face, and the two sides stared at each other with such big eyes.
A eunuch with his back bent and who looked to be over fifty suddenly pointed at the ministers, "Where did that tall man come from?" β
Everyone looked left and right when they heard this, and finally their eyes locked on Guo Yi. Among this group of people, he is half a head taller, so naturally he is talking about him.
Guo Yi stepped out of the queue and arched his hand: "The lower official is discussing Guo Yi." β
"Oh?" The eunuch swept up and down, the corners of his mouth hooked up a hint of mockery, and asked coldly: "You are the 'hidden dragon'?" Hum! It's just a faΓ§ade. β
"Stand down." Guo Yi was about to refute, but Yuan Kui gave him a look. Guo Yi didn't think much about it, so he returned to the team directly.
Yuan Kui said in a low voice: "You don't have to be polite to this group of eunuchs!" If they laugh at you, just scold you back. β
"Thank you for the reminder." Guo Yi arched his hand, and the master book beside Yuan Kui briefly introduced the current situation to Guo Yi, and the eunuch who shouted just now was Zhang Rang, and there were also ten permanent servants and others who also pointed it out to him. "Don't worry, eunuchs and hundreds of officials are in the same boat. You can also scold directly in front of the emperor, and the emperor won't care about these things. β
Guo Yi nodded again and again, it would be much better to have the guidance of his predecessors. It seems that the officialdom of the late Han Dynasty is still a little different from modern times, and the contradictions between courtiers and eunuchs are basically on the surface.
After waiting for about an hour, it was almost noon, and the ministers were going home for lunch, complaining loudly, He Jin took the lead in shouting, please summon the emperor! Guo Yi looked at it dumbfounded, the difference between this monarch and the officialdom of later generations is too big, right?
After shouting that there was a tea time, the hall slowly opened, and Zhang Rang passed the word, and the emperor invited the ministers to enter the palace.
Emperor Han Ling leaned on the bench, with a round face, a dull complexion, dark circles under his eyes, and red cheeks, obviously hollowed out by the color of wine. He was very bloated in the loose imperial robe, the crown was a little crooked on his head, and the whole person was like a piece of mud piled on the chair, which was quite funny.
Guo Yi wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to laugh. Laughing at the emperor, that's a big disrespect, it's possible to drag it out and behead the capital, he doesn't want to hang here.
"What? Didn't that Zhang Yan surrender last month? Trouble again? "Emperor Han Ling's voice is very weak, and some of them can't catch their breath, I'm afraid that this kind of body will not live long.
He Jin sat on the top, he was in good health, and he was full of energy when he spoke. Lang Sheng said: "Zhang Yan is now in command of millions of people, and it seems that he has colluded with the northern Xiongnu, and he can't stay for a long time. β
Emperor Han Ling immediately threw out a sentence, "Don't stay?" Don't leave you to fight? Can you fight? After saying that, he coughed again and again, and his body obviously couldn't keep up.
"This ......" He Jin was speechless, in fact, he couldn't beat it, so the court surrendered.
Emperor Han Ling also didn't care about so much face, and directly scolded, "A group of fools! For this kind of, I can't stop talking every day! Don't mention this! What's the? β
All the officials lowered their heads and said nothing, He Jin glanced at Yuan Kui, Yuan Kui hesitated for a moment, his face was very struggling, and said, "Your Majesty." The renovation of the West Garden is absolutely impossible. Now that the people's livelihood is withering and the treasury is empty, if it is ...... again"
Emperor Han Ling didn't bother to raise his eyes, and said directly: "Why can't I spend my own money to build a garden?" This matter needs no further discussion! β
The fart's own money is all earned by selling official beards. The money for helping the army repair the palace has always been the most hated system for scholars, and such a large amount of silver taels was all given to the emperor to build a garden! They don't feel sorry for the people, but they feel sorry for the money in their pockets. Once the emperor has spent all his money, won't he be able to do it again? Naturally, it is necessary to prevent the construction of gardens.
Zhang Rang said on the side: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat." β
Emperor Han Ling waved his hand at the ministers and said impatiently, "Stand down." Those trivial things the general decided to be. β
"Yes." Where are the trivia decisions? All the decision-making power is in the emperor, the emperor doesn't care about anything, he is the ten permanent servants who have the final say, and He Jin can only deal with the internal affairs of some courtiers.
The ministers were helpless, and with such an emperor, they could only sigh that the Han Dynasty was gone.