Chapter 45: Chen Tang

"These are the activities of the uncle and grandson in Chang'an, and I invite the prince to take a look. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info "Tian Li presented the materials reporting on Wang An's activities in Chang'an to Wang Mang. Wang Mang glanced at them one by one: "What did San Lang do when he went to Shunhua Pavilion?" ”

"A few of them took a look at the corner on the first floor, and then humiliated Zhen Xin again." Tian Li replied.

"Zhen Xin, who is this?"

"The son of Zhen Han, the grandson of Kong Guang." Tian Li replied.

"Kong Guang, this old fox, is no slower than Ben Hou." Wang Mang knocked a few times on the case, "I want to please the Wang family, but I am reluctant to let my son-in-law and grandson go out to marry the Wang family, and I have to leave a way back for everything." Good things can't be taken by him, send someone to check him, Ben Hou doesn't believe that Kong Guang will be as clear as a mirror and as clear as water. Also, tell the eldest grandson about Xue Guo, such a person who has a personal relationship with his stepmother, but pretends to be a Taoist gentleman in front of others. Even Saburo could see that he was a brother and plunged into it. ”

Tian Li's heart trembled, and he said, "No."

"San Lang's matter, unless people's lives are at stake, don't report it," Wang Mang spread out the paper and picked up the pen, and was about to write, "How is San Lang's Zhuangzi now?" ”

"Yin Lu and Cui Wei are tightly organized."

Wang Mang wrote a letter, put it in a bamboo tube, sealed it, and handed it to Tian Li: "This letter is sent to the Marquis of Chengdu and presented to the Empress Dowager." ”

"Lang Jun, here, this is Chen Tang's mansion." Shi Duan sent people to lead Wang An and Shen Tuchen to visit Chen Tang. In order to hide people's eyes, they did not ride horses but rode ox carts to the Jiaodao Pavilion area where Chen Tang lived. Chen Tang had several ups and downs, and the new emperor was pardoned after he ascended the throne, and returned to Chang'an from Dunhuang, and his son was affected by Chen Tang, and he was only working in Jiaodaoting City.

Wang An looked at the neighborhood, it was all ordinary people. Chen Tang lives with his son, the house is very old, and the paint on the door has peeled. Wang An knocked on the door, and after a while, a woman came out and opened the door. Wang An saluted and said, "The boy came to meet the original captain of the shooting sound on the order of his father. "Present the name thorn," please also say. The woman looked at Wang An, looked at the ox cart, and closed the door. After a while, he came out and asked Wang An to come in.

The woman led Wang An to the door of the bedroom and invited Wang An in. Wang An walked into the bedroom, only to see that there was only one bed in the room, an old man reclining on the bed, covered with a quilt, the weather was already cold at this time, and there was no charcoal burning in the room. Although the old man described it as withered, his eyes were still bright, and after Wang An finished saluting, the old man spoke: "Did your family ask you to come?" ”

Wang An shook his head: "The boy has heard the name of Mr. Jiuwen, and he will come here for a while." My father also often mentioned Mr., saying that if Mr. didn't write a book, how could he be a marquis? ”

Chen Tang said: "The old man was also moved by Ling Zun's behavior back then, so he wrote the book. What's more, the old man was not the only one who went to the book back then. How can an old man take advantage of others? ”

"The father of the family taught the son that if there is kindness, he will repay it, and those who are kind to him, the father of the family will remember it." Wang An invited Shen Tuchen in, "This is Shen Tuchen, the son of the Imperial Physician Ling, who has obtained his father's true medical skills, and specially invited Mr. to take the pulse." Please also sir do not refuse. ”

When Shen Tuchen was checking Chen Tang's pulse, Wang An asked the woman to light the brazier, and the woman's face was sad: "There is no money left at home." "I had to let Shi Duan's people go out to buy. After a while, Shen Tuchen came out: "Sir, please invite your uncle and grandson in." ”

Chen Tang said: "I know my own body, so I don't have to worry about it." The old man's illness was dropped when he attacked Zhizhi, and then he was sent to Dunhuang, which aggravated the condition, and he was able to return to Chang'an in his lifetime, and the old man was already satisfied, so there was no need to get these. The old man has something to talk to the boy, and you all go down. ”

After everyone else left, Chen Tang said: "The kid can come to see the old man, which means that the old man still did the right thing." The kid can come to see the old man, and the old man is still alive, which can be regarded as fate, and the old man will give you an idea. In the future, your royal family will win the world."

Wang An hurriedly interrupted him: "Sir, please be cautious, it is Your Majesty's today." ”

Chen Tang said: "Can there be a disease that can't be cured for a few years? It has been a few years since he broke his muscles and bones, which can only show that His Majesty's illness has no cure, and his life is short. And as long as the Empress Dowager is still there, with the talents of your family, it is a matter of time before you return to the court and hold power. At that time, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, the best way for the Empress Dowager and your family is to establish a young emperor, so that the Wang family can be rich and noble for more than ten years, decades, but unfortunately there are examples of Empress Lu and Huo Guang, and the best way for your family is to be self-reliant. ”

Wang An said: "Mr. is not afraid of the boy's accusation? ”

Chen Tang said: "If you want to denounce, why bother to say more. Your Majesty and the clan have always wanted to deal with the Wang family, do you want to give the knife to Your Majesty, so that the Wang family will be wiped out by the nine clans? The kid didn't interrupt the old man's words just now, obviously the old man was right, your family has the intention of usurping the throne. Right? ”

Wang An did not answer. Didn't Wang Mang usurp the throne later? There is nothing to deny this.

"It's a pity," Chen Tang changed his words, "your Wang family has a huge weakness?" ”

"What weakness?"

"Military power, your royal family has no soldiers in their hands." Chen Tang replied. "The Wang family started as a foreign relative, but there is no foundation in the army, if the world is peaceful, it can be slowly controlled, such as fighting the Huns Wuhuan and cultivating military nobles, but will the Huns Wuhuan fight with you? As long as they escape, where to find it, the Wang family will end up wasting money and food and returning in vain; If the world is in turmoil, look at the end of the Qin Dynasty, it was not the army that suppressed the anti-thieves, but the Lishan prisoners. The kid asked himself, will the Liu family give the Wang family time to control the world? ”

Wang An shook his head, no one would willingly lose their status, property and power. All that's missing is a chance to reclaim it all. They won't be the first to jump out, but they will definitely jump out at the most opportune time.

"Still, there's one more chance for the kid." Chen Tang said.

"What chance?" Wang An asked.

"The old man is thirsty". Wang An hurriedly went out to bring water to feed Chen Tang.

Chen Tang drank it and continued: "Suppress bandits, there are many bandits in Yang, and there are many bandits in Nanjun, if the kid can take it for his own use, he can get an army, and on this basis, go south to control Jingzhou, keep an eye on Yangzhou, and then recruit displaced people, either to reclaim the famine, or to join the army, killing two birds with one stone." With the barrier of the river and the foothold of Nanjun, it is more than enough to learn from Zhao Tuo. ”

"Sir's words, the boy keeps them in mind." Wang An stood up and saluted, "The kid has a question, why did the gentleman tell the kid?" ”

Chen Tang smiled: "The kid has been crazy for more than ten years, but he healed overnight, and the old man felt that the kid was a person favored by God, so he told him." Also, don't try to conspire with Nanyang, so as not to attract suspicion; If you have nothing to do, don't go back to Chang'an, so as not to give people an opportunity to take advantage of. ”