Chapter 38: Ants
Xiao Shisanlang's face became solemn, and he said slowly: "The old man has seen Princess Shou...... No, no...... Chaise...... No...... Princess Shou ...... Twice. ”
Wang Yuan looked at him with a wry smile, Xiao Shisanlang also looked at Wang Yuan helplessly, on the question of whether to call Princess Shou or Guifei, the two of them tacitly did not need to explain much.
"It was five years ago, when the concubine and King Shou were newly married, one was the Mid-Autumn Festival to admire the moon, and I was invited to sit with the moon to admire, and the other was the concubine's birthday, and I also celebrated her in the Queen Shou Garden."
Xiao Shisanlang still decided to use the title of concubine, but he used this title to be juxtaposed with King Shou, not like his father robbed his daughter-in-law, but like his son slept with his father's concubine.
Wang Yuan said excitedly: "How? ”
"Speaking of the appearance of the concubine, the old decay can be described without words, if you say that she is like the bright moon in the sky, say that she is like a blooming peony, say that she is like a fairy in the sky, in short, there are no words to describe. With her present, everyone didn't dare to speak loudly, but in fact, as far as I know, the concubine is modest, simple-minded, and has almost no city mansion. Sometimes it is as noble as a celestial person, and sometimes it is like a little girl next door, delicate and cute. All in all, I can't describe the feeling. Xiao Shisan's eyes lit up, immersed in memories, and there was a smile on his face.
Wang Yuan knew that he couldn't ask anything, from Xiao Shisan's expression, Wang Yuan knew that Yang Yuhuan's beauty must be earth-shattering, there was no doubt about this, he would never give himself a huge contrast like Li Taibai.
Wang Yuan's heart is also full of expectations to see Yang Guifei, maybe there is not much chance, but maybe he can really see these two people one day in the future, it will not be in vain to come to Datang to travel once.
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On the afternoon of the first day of February, Li Shizhi came to Liuyuan to visit the people preparing for the poetry meeting, although Li Shizhi still greeted everyone in a kind tone, and also showed a satisfied smile after reading everyone's poems for a period of time, but everyone still saw some clues from Li Shizhi's tired expression and gloomy eyes.
After Li Shizhi's encouragement, he went back to the house, leaving Liu Xunzhi and Liang Sigui to explain to everyone the arrangements for tomorrow's Pear Blossom Poetry Club. Several literati who were good at observing words and emotions surrounded Liu Xunzhi and asked Zuo Xiang why he was in a bad mood today, and Liu Xunzhi didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it, and soon revealed the mystery.
Just this morning, in the Xuanzheng Hall of Daming Palace, the case of Yang Shenjin, Wang Jie, and others in the imperial history jointly played the impeachment of Wei Jian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the secret meeting of Huangfu Weiming in private. In the petition, the serious accusation of impeachment of the two men of 'conspiracy to abolish the legislature' was dismissed by the Holy Lord. This was a good thing, but His Majesty the Emperor still issued an order to accuse Wei Jian of misbehaving, wanting to seek an official position, and having ambitions, so he was removed from the post of secretary of the Criminal Department and demoted to Jinyun Taishou. However, Huangfu Weiming was accused of provoking the relationship between the monarch and the minister because of the impeachment of Li Linfu by secretly playing to Xuanzong, and was dismissed from the post of envoy of Longyou Hexi Jiedu, and demoted to Banzhou Taishou.
It's like a felony charged with intent to kill is not convicted of attempted murder, but rather convicted that you shouldn't have looked at someone else. This kind of verdict seems inexplicable.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they all thought: Wei Jian and Li Zuoxiang are good friends, and in this impeachment incident, Li Zuoxiang must have said a lot of good things for Wei Jian. Although the great crime of plotting to abolish the establishment was finally rejected, His Majesty still deposed Wei Jian to Chang'an, which means that His Majesty actually suspected that Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming were really plotting something. In this way, Li Zuoxiang, who strongly supported Wei Jian, was in an embarrassing situation, and in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor, I am afraid that he also has thoughts about Li Shizhi.
Everyone finally understood, no wonder Zuo Xiang's face was cloudy today, it turned out that he had encountered such a big event, and no one was in the mood to think about anything else.
Liu Xunzhi obviously saw everyone's panic, and he immediately gave everyone some psychological counseling: "You don't have to worry about Zuo Xiang, Zuo Xiang is upright and upright, which the emperor also recognizes." The emperor did not blame Zuo Xiang for defending Wei Shangshu, not to mention that Zuo Xiang defended Yang Shenjin and others in the imperial history for the major crime of impeaching Wei Shangshu and Huangfu Weiming for conspiracy to abolish the establishment, and the emperor also reprimanded Yang Shenjin and others after rejecting it, which shows that in this matter, Zuo Xiang and the emperor's thoughts are actually the same. ”
Liu Xunzhi's words made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, according to this view, in fact, Li Zuoxiang's unhappiness may be entirely because his friend was demoted from Chang'an. After all, Wei Jian was demoted, which means that Zuo Xiang has one less helper in the court, so he is naturally very unhappy.
Wang Yuan was very puzzled in his heart, and when he heard the news, he immediately understood what was going on, because he had secretly read the letter sent to Moxiangzhai in Dongshi for Li Xin'er. The letter told the prince that he met Wei Jian on the night of the first century and that Wei Jian went to see Huangfu Weiming was all in the eyes of Li Linfu. The imperial historian named Yang Shenjin must be Li Linfu's person, and the focus of the impeachment must also be aimed at the crown prince Li Heng, how come it is that after listening to it for a long time, Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming are unlucky, but the prince Li Heng, who Li Xin'er works for, is not implicated at all?
Wang Yuan didn't want to use his brains more on this matter, but when he thought that the Pear Blossom Poetry Meeting he was going to attend tomorrow was the poetry meeting held by the Li Linfu who called for wind and rain, he had to figure out the intricate relationships in the imperial court. What's more, both Li Xin'er and Gongsun Lan have clearly told themselves that it is an unwise choice for them to follow Li Shizhi.
Although Wang Yuan felt that a little person like him should not be implicated, he did not want to be involved in a daze, at least when the danger came, he also had a psychological preparation or a backup plan, and the premise of all this was to figure out the key points.
When everyone was focused on tomorrow's pear blossom poetry meeting, Wang Yuan came to the small bamboo forest to the west of his residence alone, trying to sort out the joints properly, but he knew very little, and it was difficult to figure it out by himself.
"Erlang, what kind of sentence are you conceiving?" Liu Xun appeared with a smile on his face and walked slowly to Wang Yuan's side.
Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm not thinking of any wonderful sentences, just looking at the scenery." ”
Liu Xun smiled and said in a low voice: "You can't hide it from me, you were scared of what happened just now?" Afraid that there will be no good future for Li Zuoxiang? ”
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I have already heard some things between the left and right phases of this dynasty, and if I had any concerns about this, I would have already covered it up." Besides, I'm just an ant-like figure, no matter how strong the wind and rain are, the first thing to blow off is these willows and bamboos, and I only need a leaf to live in, who will pay attention to my little grass people? ”
Liu Xun raised his finger lightly and praised: "Yes, you can think so, in the final analysis, you and I are both ants, and a leaf can cover our bodies, and the wind and rain in the court have nothing to do with us." What we have to do is look at the things in front of us. I might as well tell you clearly, Zuo Xiang said today that tomorrow's Pear Blossom Poetry will kill someone's arrogance. If anyone can stand up at this time and strengthen the prestige of the left minister, the left minister will look at it differently, and that is a great opportunity. ”
Wang Yuan smiled and nodded: "The icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow." ”
Liu Xun pointed out again: "Incisive." If only you could understand. ”
Wang Yuan patted a bamboo pole beside him and said slowly: "I'm not worried about things I shouldn't be worried about, I'm just a little confused." Although the major affairs of the court have nothing to do with small people such as me, I always want to find out, otherwise I will always feel uncomfortable. ”
Liu Xunzhi smiled and said, "Tell me about it, see if the old man can help you." ”
Wang Yuan thought for a while and said: "Mr. Liu, as far as I know, this impeachment involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the emperor has belittled Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, and his intention is to beat His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
Liu Xunzhi's face turned a little pale, looked around at no one, and said in a low voice: "Erlang, just tell me what you say, and you understand it in your heart, but don't tell a third person." To exercise the will of God is to kill the head. ”
Wang Yuan chuckled and said, "I said it, it's just curiosity, if Mr. Liu is afraid of being involved, he can go and report me." ”
Liu Xun lowered his eyebrows and feigned anger: "How can this be reasonable, you insulted me like this." ”
Wang Yuan smiled: "Just kidding, there is no third person here, it doesn't hurt for us to talk casually, unless you are worried that I will go to the informant." ”
Liu Xun sighed and said, "If you think so, I can't do it." ”
"I just wondered, since I had some suspicions, I suppressed the matter, this attitude is incomprehensible. After all, this is an impeachment conspiracy to abolish the legislature, and even I can think of it as the mastermind behind it, so why ......"
Liu Xun said softly: "You really want to know? ”
Wang Yuan said: "Mr. Liu will give me some explanations, I can't tolerate pimples in my heart, don't worry, I'm just listening, if you leak half a sentence, the sky will hate it, and the earth will hate it." ”
Liu Xun looked at Wang Yuan for a long time, shook his head and said, "The old man is very strange, since you think you are an ant, why are you interested in these." ”
Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Ants also have ambitions, otherwise why don't I be an ant in Yong'an Fang, but I came here to be an ant, obviously the wind and rain here are much stronger." ”
Liu Xun laughed and said: "What an ambitious ant, so I will try to solve your doubts, but these are all the words of my family, and I will not recognize it when I leave this willow garden." ”
"That's nature." Wang Yuan said with a smile.
"You're right" Liu Xun said straightly: "Your Majesty's attitude is a little ambiguous, which is exactly what Your Majesty is clever about." Do you know who sits in the position of Wei Jian's criminal department? ”
Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "How do I know." ”
Liu Xun smiled low and said, "Li Linfu recommended Yang Shenjin, and His Majesty approved it." However, His Majesty did not accept the military power of Huangfu Weiming, but handed it over to Wang Zhonghei, the envoy of Shuofang and Hedong. If you know that this Wang Zhonghei is a well-known close friend of the prince, I am afraid that you will be even more confused. ”