(First update.) ）

The eastern capital is Luoyang.

After the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Liang, the capital was moved to Luoyang, with it as the eastern capital and Chang'an as the western capital.

Luoyang is located in the north of Luoshui, and the north of the water is called Yang, so it is called "Luoyang". Legend has it that Fu Xi got the "Hetu Luo Book" in this place, the beginning of the gossip nine domains, after that, the Zhou Gong "system ceremony for fun", Lao Tzu wrote articles, Confucius into the Zhou courtesy, Luoyang then has a great atmosphere. And "Emperor Cuihan Residence, Heluo Kingdom", since the three emperors and five emperors, Luoyang with its great beauty of heaven and earth, become the envy of heaven and man, since Yin Shang, there are many dynasties to build the capital here, Luoyang gradually became a famous historical city, the cultural heritage is abundant, prosperous for a long time. When the pseudo-Liang stole the Central Plains, they also took Luoyang as the western capital.

Today's Luoyang, its flower-like degree, than the Tang Dynasty or inferior, but the world's big city, can be compared with the people, but Guangling, Jinling only a few cities. Within the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, Luoyang is a well-deserved first city.

In this first city of the Tang Dynasty, there is the first mansion in the world, which is the residence of Emperor Li Cunqiao - the Tang Palace.

The north wind rolls the winter cold, Luoyang is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the cold is naturally not as good as the clouds in the north, but the Central Plains people are worse than the border people, the ability to withstand the cold is worse, and the cold is thick. Winter is difficult, in this turbulent world, it is indispensable that some poor people can't get through the hurdle of winter, but this has nothing to do with the people in the palace.

There is a luxurious garden in the palace, called Xihe Garden, which houses the most favored woman today, she is the imperial concubine Liu, the fourth concubine of Li Cunqiao, and the biological mother of the emperor's eldest son Li Jiqi.

Duan Ning on the front pseudo-beam, and now Duan Ning is left behind in the Tang Dynasty Huazhou, and now he is bending down to follow behind an attendant, carefully stepping into the incense garden that he wants to wear. It is no longer appropriate to say that it is "Duan Ning", some time ago, he was given the name "Li Shaoqin" by Li Cunqing.

Duan Ning was followed by a few entourages, all of whom were holding gift boxes piled up like a hill, probably because there were too many things to offer, so that Duan Ning had to hug himself. Along the way, Duan Ning, who had a big belly, was already a little unbearable, although it was winter, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, and even his steps were a little trembling.

That's it, he didn't dare to show the slightest impatience, and the eunuch who led the way in front glanced back at Duan Ning, and said with a smile: "My lord, do you need a little help?" ”

Duan Ning immediately smiled brightly: "Father-in-law is polite, don't dare to work hard!" ”

The eunuch didn't really mean to help, and when he stepped into the door, he said, "My lord, you can go in with me, and the others can stay here!" ”

Duan Ning hurriedly did so, turned around and shouted to the entourage to hand over the gift box to the palace maid and eunuch at the garden gate, but he didn't let go of the things in his arms, and in the sneer's sneering eyes, he also stepped into the door.

In the hall, the golden furnace exudes bursts of heat, and through the pearl curtain, Liu is lying on the small couch, infinitely lazy. Twelve golden flowers on the Luan phoenix bun, two lines of jade in green clothes, tied to the knees, a big belt, and a white jade pendant hanging from the waist, more and more entrusted to her grace and wealth, like a fairy in the sky, inviolable.

Duan Ning put down the gift box outside the curtain and made a big salute.

Liu's lazy voice came from the curtain, like candied fruit that couldn't be dissolved, "Get up." General Duan is very interested, on such a cold day, he is still thinking about running to the palace, it is difficult for you. ”

"It is Shaoqin's blessing to be able to come to visit and honor his mother, and there is no difficulty in half of it!" Duan Ning stood up and said with great righteousness, "This time I came back to meet Niangniang, the villain specially brought tortoiseshell from the South China Sea, pearl shells from the East China Sea, tiger marten from the Northland, and gems from the Western Regions, all of which are slightly unique, hoping to get into the eyes of Niangniang." As he spoke, he took out a gift slip and handed it to the eunuch.

Liu's spirits lifted slightly, took the gift list and looked at it carefully, picked up a few gift boxes, his eyes became brighter, and finally said to Duan Ning with a smile: "The general lives in Huazhou, and he can get things from all over the world, so he has a heart." ”

Duan Ning saw that Liu's words were quite satisfied, and immediately said with great joy: "Doing your best for Niangniang and Your Majesty is the duty of a courtier, and the villain is just doing his duty." The world is all His Majesty and Niangniang's, the four seas are abundant, inexhaustible, but Your Majesty and Niangniang have every opportunity, and they have no time to pay attention to these, which should be done by our courtiers for Your Majesty and Niangniang! ”

Liu Shi giggled when he heard this, his mood became more and more comfortable, put down the gift list, waved his hand to let the attendant put away the gift, looked at Duan Ning again, and asked: "The general is so dedicated to the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty, he is a rare loyal and capable minister, because of a subject like the general, the Tang Dynasty can flourish, and Your Majesty must be very satisfied after knowing the general's intentions." That being the case, the small place of Huazhou is afraid that the general will not be able to display his talents, so what does the general want? ”

Seeing that his efforts had finally come to pay off, Duan Ning was overjoyed, and bowed respectfully, and first thanked the grace of heaven, and then carefully said: "Taining is a land of abundance and prosperity, and the villain hears how rare this place is, and he is willing to take it for His Majesty and Niangniang!" ”

Liu Shi bowed his head and said: "For the sake of your loyalty, this palace will talk to Your Majesty later, and promote you to the envoy of the Taining Festival." ”

Duan Ning suppressed his excitement and was busy thanking him.

Liu waved his hand and reclined again.

Duan Ning's resignation and withdrawal.

As soon as he went out, the eunuch who led him into the door greeted him with a smile, no longer arrogant, and congratulated: "The general is about to be promoted to the envoy of the Taining Festival, and the small one has been congratulated first, such as a loyal and capable minister like the general, he will definitely become a pillar of the Tang Dynasty in the future!" ”

Duan Ning naturally knew the rules, first humble, saw that there was no one left and right, and hurriedly took out a small gift box from his arms, stuffed it to the eunuch, and said with a friendly smile: "I am honored to be looked down upon by my father-in-law, be careful, and I hope that my father-in-law will not dislike it." ”

The eunuch unceremoniously put the gift box in his pocket, and in a word of praise, he sent Duan Ning out of the garden gate with a smile, and said to each other that they would be more "close" in the future.

When he left the palace, Duan Ning glanced back at the majestic palace, and his eyes were full of joy and smiles that could not be concealed. As soon as the cronies who came up saw Duan Ning's face, they knew that what he had planned had been accomplished, and naturally they couldn't help but slap the horse. Duan Ningzhi stepped on the horse proudly, waited for the avenue, and said to his cronies arrogantly: "When the pseudo-Liang was still there, the master of your family and I were the important ministers of the court, although the way of the world has changed now, this seat is still in a high position, do you know, why not only does His Majesty not only not pursue my previous sin of leading the troops to refuse, but can allow me to rise step by step?" ”

The cronies flattered: "The wisdom of adults is naturally not something that we laymen can speculate!" ”

Duan Ning snorted and said highly: "You mediocre people naturally can't speculate, but Lord Ben might as well tell you, you listen well!" Although the way of the world is changing, some things are eternal, such as those who are ministers, they must clearly know the will of the king. Whatever is good to the king, you will give it, and you will be prosperous. To put it more clearly, the king needs a strong and upright man, then you should be a courtier who is outspoken and daring, and if the king needs a loyal and thoughtful courtier, then you must be able to please the king - this is the way to be a courtier! ”

The so-called meeting is nothing more than that.

In the praise and echo of his cronies, Duan Ning was full of spring breeze.

Imperial Palace, Xihe Garden.

Liu snuggled up to Li Cunqiao, and happened to watch the dance drama with him with a smile. The pinnacle of power in the world is also the ultimate in human pleasure.

After serving Li Cunqiao to drink a glass of wine, Liu suddenly lamented and became unhappy. Li Cunqiao didn't know why, because he asked. Liu Shi blinked his beautiful eyes, pitiful and worried: "Today, Li Shaoqin came to the palace to visit, without His Majesty's permission, the concubine privately accepted his gifts, I am really worried about Your Majesty's punishment!" ”

Li Cunmiao laughed, "This is a trivial matter, as long as you are happy, what is it to receive some gifts, don't worry!" ”

Liu did not change his expression because of Li Cunmiao's words of relief, and continued to say quietly: "But the concubine was careless for a while, and she also agreed to Duan Ning and asked him for the post of Taining Festival Envoy...... Your Majesty, the concubine is guilty of capital crimes, and the concubine will return his things, and he can't let him interfere with His Majesty's social affairs! ”

This is a big deal, but Li Cunmiao still doesn't care, not only that, he even swears: "Duan Ning is a loyal minister, a capable minister, he has paid tribute to the court for a lot of treasures and goods in the period of time after he stayed in Huazhou, and he has contributed to the community, even if there is no today's thing, I am ready to give him a promotion, and now he will not only make the concubine happy, but also reward!" Taining Festival Envoy, I see that this official position is very suitable for him! ”

"Really, Your Majesty doesn't blame the concubines?" Liu was "pleasantly surprised".

Li Cunmiao laughed, hugged Liu and said: "I take the world with both hands on horseback, this world is yours and mine, just a Taining Festival envoy, you can give it to whoever you want, how can I blame Concubine Ai for this little thing?" ”

Liu Shi was immediately "flattered", and hurriedly thanked him, so moved that he was speechless.

Li Cunmiao now favors the Liu family, and everyone in the world knows it, but when he first destroyed the pseudo-Liang, he was not like this. Zhu Youzhen had a beautiful concubine Guo, and Li Cunqiao was shocked when he first saw her, not only pardoned her capital crime, but also called her to sleep for many days. But when Liu learned about this, she was so jealous that she came up with a set of big truths and argued with Li Cunmiao. Li Cunmiao actually felt that he was at a loss, so he no longer summoned Guo's luck, not only that, but under Liu's strong request, Li Cunmiao even put him away as a nun.

It is precisely because of this incident that both inside and outside know that Liu is a powerful character, so they scramble to be the first. Duan Ning was just one of them.

Since the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Liang, the state of Chu sent people to pay tribute, the state of Wu sent envoys to congratulate, and the state of Qi was crowned as a minister. Liu is good at singing and dancing, and Li Cunqiao himself is also good at music, and the two often sing together on stage in the palace.

At the moment, Li Cunqiao and Liu's indispensable ear and sideburns were grinding, and when it was lively, they actually left a group of singing singers and went to the house to turn upside down.

A few days later, Li Cunqiao took Liu out hunting and arrived in Zhongmu County.

Whenever Li Cunqiao goes out, he often orders the silver spear to accompany the army, and this is the same. Thousands of people galloped across the land, inevitably trampling the crops in the fertile fields. Among the accompanying officials, one of them was Luo Guan, the commander of Zhongmu County, who couldn't bear the disaster of the people, so he stepped forward to advise Li Cunqing, "Your Majesty is the parent of the people, why should you trample on the people's crops?" ”

Luo Guan's words were very skillful, although they were words of advice, but there was no sharp stab, but at this time, Li Cunqiao was on the rise, where could he tolerate Luo Guan's mouth, and spoil his interest? immediately reprimanded Luo Guan and told him to go back to the county and no longer have to accompany him.

Although Luo Guan left, Li Cunmiao's interest faded, and soon, he angrily said to the people around him: "I won the world with my hands on horseback, so that the Quartet came to the court, who dares to disagree?" The whole world is mine, I am running through it, and there are still people who dare to talk about my bad interest, it is really hateful! Luo Guan, this guy is really not a son of man, I want to get rid of this thief! ”

Jing Xinmo happened to be beside Li Cunmiao, and when he heard this, he was shocked, and hurriedly took the order first to chase Luo Guan back.

Li Cunmiao's interest was ruined, Luo Guan was also indignant, and he was halfway through, but when he heard Jing Xinmo summoning him back, he suddenly had an ominous premonition, but fortunately, Jing Xinmo whispered to him: "Don't worry, my lord, I should solve this crisis for you." ”

Luo Guan was surprised, and followed Jing Xinmo back to Li Cunmiao with a complicated mind, Li Cunmiao had not yet asked for the crime, Jing Xinmo had already taken the first step to blame Luo Guanlai, and said angrily: "Since you are the county commander, don't you know that the Son of Heaven likes to hunt?" Since you know, why do you still condone the people to farm and hinder my emperor's gallop? You deserve death! ”

When Li Cunmiao heard Jing Xinmo's words, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, waved his hand boringly, and said to Luo Guan: "You are the county commander, and it is your duty to manage a county, and you should continue to fulfill your duties in the future." ”

Seeing that Li Cunmiao let himself retreat again, Luo Guan couldn't cry or laugh, and cast a grateful look at Jing Xinmo, and after Li Cunmiao went first, he left with a cadre of Zhongmu County officials.

On the way back, Luo Guan only felt depressed and couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh.

"Why do you sigh?" An official next to him asked.

Luo Guan shook his head and did not answer the question.

All the way back, seeing that countless crops were destroyed in the fertile fields on the side of the road, Luo Guan's sorrow came from it, both worried and angry. He said in his heart: Your Majesty destroyed Liang and Fu Tang, ruled the world, looking at what he did in the past, it is not the image of a generation of Ming monarchs, when he first entered the Central Plains, he also had a strategy to appease the people and secure the society, and he never thought that just a few months, he also indulged in lustful dogs and horses, wasted political affairs, and acted more and more excessively...... The world has been fighting hard for a long time, and the people's hearts are not thinking about peace, at this time, there are princes outside who have not been peaceful, and there are traitors inside who have not been eliminated, His Majesty does not want to rectify the country, and the society is peaceful, and the world is peaceful, but it is still so disturbing the people, immersed in pleasure and unable to extricate themselves, it is really sad......

"The world, the world, years, decades, what will happen to Erdang?"

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