Chapter 751: The City Is Full of Golden Armor (3)

At the end of summer, the city of Luoyang was full of life.

The peasants outside the city are in full swing and the suffering of the war is over, and no one is more urgent than the common people to resume production and life. Kong Sheng climbed on the top of the city tower, looking at the busy peasants who were busy in the great plain where autumn planting was taking place after the summer harvest, and a sense of satisfaction gradually rose in his heart.

He felt that his greatest achievement in crossing over to Tang was to end this protracted war in advance through his efforts, at least under his rule, the common people had lived a stable life.

According to Kong Sheng's military order, most of the people who used such encirclement and suppression battles were Tian Chengsi and Xue Song's soldiers, in fact, these tens of thousands of soldiers have been naturalized and returned to their hearts, and they have no half-dime relationship with Tian Chenghe.

Tian Chengsi and Xue Song were honest officials under Kong Sheng's rule, and Kong Sheng's original killing intent towards Tian Chengsi also faded. He suddenly realized that as long as he didn't give Tian Chenghei power, he wouldn't be able to pose any hidden dangers. If he can't control the military power and sit on one side, Tian Chenghei will be just a middle- and lower-level bureaucrat with empty ambitions, and he will not be able to bring chaos to the Central Plains.

Luo Yong led the army to sit in Mozhou, and Li Biao and Li Hu led the army to defend Luoyang. Compared with Luoyang, Kong Sheng only symbolically put 10,000 people in Mozhou. The war has subsided, Hedong has been decided, and the strategic value of Mozhou no longer exists. And Luoyang is an important place that needs to be heavily guarded.

In fact, Kong Sheng is still worried about the Tubo Rebellion in the Central Plains, which has not yet broken out in history. A few years later, due to the crusade against the Anshi rebels, most of the army in the western part of the Tang Dynasty was withdrawn, and the Tubo took advantage of the situation to go deep into the interior, attacked the Tang Dynasty on a large scale, and occupied more than ten states west of Fengxiang in Shaanxi Province and north of Fenzhou, and then occupied Fengtian, and the troops came to Chang'an City, and Li Yu fled to Shaanzhou for refuge. The Tubo soldiers occupied Chang'an, and they established Li Chenghong, the Guangwu king of the Tang Dynasty, as the emperor, plundered the treasury and the city, and burned the Lu house, which was empty.

When the magnates of the Tang Dynasty began to think about how to consolidate their own power and family interests after the war, Kong Sheng, who was far away in Luoyang, had begun to take precautions to defend against the future invasion of Tibet.

Li Biao and Li Hu led the crowd to climb the city tower, standing behind Kong Sheng, looking at Kong Sheng's eyes with deep awe and fanaticism. Kong Sheng's status and authority in the hearts of this 100,000 army can be replaced, and the prestige of the Tang God of War and the Heavenly God is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, as long as Kong Sheng gives an order, it is not impossible for the 100,000 army to sweep the world.

Yang Tong and Yuan Chao are the two major ministers under Kong Sheng, they stared at Kong Sheng's back with complicated expressions, they know best that this army has incomparable worship of Kong Sheng at the moment, at this time, if Kong Sheng has the slightest ambition to establish a foundation in Luoyang, this army will act as an iron horse torrent for Kong Sheng to change the dynasty without hesitation.

But Yang Tong knew that Kong Sheng was dedicated to the public and had no selfishness. Not to mention anything else, Kong Sheng used his personal financial resources on the Hanmen School, not only the Hanmen School in Jiangnan and Shannan, but also in Luoyang, these days, Kong Sheng also led the preparation of the Luoyang University Hall, which was used to recruit poor students who could not afford to go to school. The cost of running a school is quite staggering, and these are all borne by Kong Sheng's personal name Kong's firm.

From Jiangnan, Shannan to Henan, Yang Tong took the lead in founding Jiangning University Hall, Xiangzhou University Hall and Luoyang University Hall, and each University Hall has opened a number of branch schools in the province, so far there have been 68 poor schools, at least thousands of poor students have benefited from this, these people will be the backbone of Kong Sheng as a reborn parent once they embark on a career in the future.

In fact, no one knows better than Yang Tong and Yuan Chao, because of the selfless dedication and establishment of the Hanmen Academy, Kong Sheng's reputation among the people, especially in the Hanmen, is actually many times higher than Shilin. Because Kong Sheng is in Luoyang, at this moment, there are countless strange people and poor students from all over the world who have come to Luoyang, and there is an endless stream of businessmen.

Kong Sheng looked back at Yang Tong and said with a smile: "Sir, you have bothered about the affairs of Luoyang University Hall. ”

Yang Tong stepped forward and said softly: "It's all the kindness of the prince, and the children of the poor family are all grateful to Dade, and they all work hard and study hard, in order to achieve something in the future and repay the kindness of the prince." ”

Kong Sheng smiled, waved his hand and said, "Where is it, sir, not to repay Kong, but to repay the country!" What we do is to try to break the monopoly of the family on culture and give the children of the poor a path to the upward path. In the court, the children of the family should not be allowed to control the government, and there should be the voices of the children of the poor families in the world! Otherwise, who will speak for the majority of the poor people in this world? ”

Yang Tong bowed deeply and said with emotion: "The prince cares about the poor family of the world, is selfless, and creates the merits of eternity, and Yang Tong can echo it, which is really honorable." Brother Zimei, I haven't seen the prince yet! ”

Kong Sheng looked up, a middle-aged man standing behind Yang Tong with a slightly restrained expression and gray temples, his body was thin, but he was tall and powerful. This person should be Du Fu Du Zimei.

Although Du Fu is a famous person in the world, he has a low official rank, and at this moment he is just a middle- and lower-level official who specializes in civilian education recommended by Zheng Wang Kong Sheng and works under Yang Tong, and now he sees the rumored Zheng King Kong Sheng, he didn't expect Kong Sheng to be so young and stay on the spot for a while.

Yang Tong called, and he suddenly woke up. Du Fu bowed down and bowed: "Du Zimei has seen His Royal Highness King Zheng!" His Royal Highness's kindness, Du Zimei is grateful! ”

Kong Sheng's profound gaze was projected on Du Fu's body, he smiled and waved his hand: "Du Zimei doesn't have to be polite, you are a famous person in the world, now Luoyang is stable, all kinds of waste are prosperous, and a large number of talents are needed." You can rest assured that you will obey the orders under the account of your husband, and in the future, you will have your own day in the house. Sir, allocate 500 yuan from the palace to Du Zimei for settling expenses. ”

After Kong Sheng finished speaking, he turned his head away, and let Du Fu thank Dade behind his back and ignore it. As for the placement of Du Fu, he actually just did it casually and didn't pay too much attention to it. Du Fu is now in a difficult situation, and being able to live a comfortable life in Luoyang is also an ideal destination.

In the original history, at this time, Du Fu was not in Luoyang. And his current settlement in Luoyang as an official is obviously an extension of a series of butterfly effects produced by Kong Sheng's crossing.

On the official road in the direction of Chang'an, a horse galloped quickly. Kong Sheng's eyes were fixed, but he turned his head and walked down the tower.

The eunuch who came to Chang'an to announce the edict finally arrived. Kong Sheng has been waiting for someone from Chang'an to come these days, but he wants to see what the emperor is going to do.

But the emperor's edict did not have the slightest new meaning. In the edict, Kong Sheng's merits were highly praised, and a series of honors in the form of etiquette regulation were added to the title of King Zheng, such as the double festival and the double festival, the opening ceremony and the three divisions, and the half-deputy Luanjia. But the discerning person saw a certain clue, although the imperial court praised Kong Sheng, the king of Zheng, but the real substantive power, such as military power, was actually secretly reduced.

promoted Guo Ziyi to the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, although it was not clear which of Kong Sheng and Guo Ziyi's military status was higher or lower, but the result can be imagined. Although Kong Sheng was nominally the commander-in-chief of Shannan, Jiangnan and Henan, he reappointed new Xuanfu envoys in both Jiangnan and Shannan courts, and even Yang Qi was sent to the cold palace.

What's more obvious is that Nan Jiyun was renamed the envoy of the Eastern Capital Town, and led the Shence army to garrison Luoyang in the near future. The edict did not mention the movements of Kong Sheng's military horses, but people with strong political sensitivity basically judged that in the near future, the imperial court would make big moves - at least, Kong Sheng might become an empty prince without any military power and political power.

The edict also deliberately pointed out that Ji Guo and Yang's daughter were in Chang'an, and the emperor hoped that Kong Sheng could enter Beijing immediately, and he would personally preside over the big wedding for Kong Sheng.

After listening to the emperor's edict, the first reaction of Li Biao and Li Hu, these confidant generals, was to prevent Kong Sheng from entering Beijing and returning to the court. In their opinion, as long as Kong Sheng left Luoyang and entered Chang'an, he would completely lose his military power.

Yang Tong hesitated for a moment, but still arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang, in the opinion of students, it is better for Lord Wang to postpone entering Beijing." ”

Kong Sheng smiled: "Everyone, the imperial court ordered me to return to Beijing, if I don't return to Beijing, I will disobey the order!" Resisting the decree is a capital crime, have you ever thought about it? Besides, I am a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, and it is normal for me to report on my work. Don't stop me, I'll leave for Chang'an early tomorrow morning. ”

Li Biao and Li Hu were in a hurry: "Lord, don't do it!" Once you enter Beijing, if you turn your face and don't recognize people, I'm afraid that the rabbit and the dog will not be able to hide the bow! ”

Kong Sheng took a deep breath, his eyes were deep and clear: "Kong has contributed to the imperial court and killed the heroes, presumably not yet." It's just that Your Majesty must want to take something from me, it's inevitable. You don't need to worry, I have my own opinion! ”

Yuan Chao stepped forward and arched his hand: "Lord, Yuan heard some rumors, saying that His Majesty's dragon body is not safe, and now all the government is in the hands of the crown prince Li Yu, and the prince and the East Palace have always been at odds, Yuan is worried that this is a trap set by the East Palace......"

Kong Sheng smiled, "I know what to do, so you can step down!" ”

In fact, how could Kong Sheng not guess that the current government and government were all in the hands of Li Yu. Li Heng's health was not good, and as soon as the old emperor died, Li Heng would definitely suffer a certain blow, which made it even worse. But in Kong Sheng's eyes, there is not much difference between Li Heng and Li Yu, they are father and son, representing the interests of the Li royal family, and what Li Heng wants to do is actually what Li Yu wants to do.

But Kong Sheng must enter Beijing, and this trip cannot be escaped. Don't say that Ji Guo and Yang Xueruo are still in Chang'an, even if the two girls are not there, he is also destined to go to the Fengyun Meeting.

(End of chapter)