A month later, Chang'an City.

If you talk about the size of the cities in the world, in the entire ancient Chinese history, the Tang Dynasty Chang'an City was the first to be recommended.

Founded in the Sui Dynasty and carried forward in the Tang Dynasty, the city has a rigorous layout, a grand structure, a magnificent architectural style, and most importantly, a population of more than one million in the current agricultural era!

Therefore, the Pingkang Fang is full of red sleeves, the tourists on the side of the Qujiang Pond are like weaving, the pilgrims under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda are like clouds, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is sweating like rain and becoming clouds, and its carriages and horses are like dragon crowns to cover the grand occasion of gathering, which can be called prosperous and rich and beautiful.

And even so, since the completion of Chang'an City has been more than 100 years, this grand Tang Yanjing has never had any congestion, not to mention anything else, just the Suzaku Street, which is called "Huai Street", is full of 60 zhang wide! Even if there are millions of people and thousands of cars and horses, they can be bustling calmly.

This shows how bold the city is!

In the east of Chang'an City, there is a palace group covered by flowers and trees. This is because the more than 20 squares in the north of Chang'an City are too large, if you change to Guangdefang and Xinchangfang in the south, this place alone will occupy the land of three squares!

At that time, people have always had the feeling of "Chang'an residence, it is not easy", which means that Chang'an is expensive, and the consumption level is extremely high, and for a huge Yanjing city, the most expensive is naturally the house, so if it is not for the rich assets in the family, the idle foreign scholar is to stay in Chang'an as an official, but he is still unable to buy a house in the long-term resettlement area, so he has to rent a house to live. Speaking of which, it is really the same in ancient and modern times.

And at present, in Chang'an City, the only one who can enjoy such a grand palace is naturally His Majesty the Emperor today, Tang Xuanzong, who is known as "Kaiyuan Shengwen Shenwu Emperor".

This garden-style palace complex is called Xingqing Palace.

Speaking of this Xingqing Palace, we have to mention the three major palace groups of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.

In the early days of the dynasty, all kinds of waste were waiting to be revived, that is, His Majesty Emperor Taizong made great efforts, but it only left a good foundation for the younger generations, and in the end, the wealth of the Tang Dynasty was always tight, so in that era, from Taizu and Taizong, and then to the early stage of the Gaozong Dynasty, the emperors have always lived in the Taiji Palace, Yeting Palace and other places in the imperial city.

Until the late Gaozong period and the Wu Zhou period of Wu Zetian, the imperial court accumulated for decades and began to have money, so it was a big construction, which led to the Daming Palace. And the majestic Hanyuan Hall has also become a symbol of the Tang Dynasty.

His Majesty the Kaiyuan Emperor succeeded to the throne, but he was unwilling to live in those old palaces, and the imperial court treasury was sufficient, but there was no shortage of money, so Emperor Xuanzong ordered and decided to build a new palace, and the address was selected in Xingqingfang.

Xingqingfang, formerly known as Longqingfang, when His Majesty the Emperor was the vassal king, he lived in Longqingfang with his brother King Song, known as the "Five Princes' Mansion". Later, in the first year of the emperor's first year, in order to avoid the word "Long" in Li Longjili, Longqingfang was renamed Xingqingfang. It is located in the prosperous area of Chang'an, adjacent to Chang'an East City, and there are quite a few garden attractions nearby, plus some childhood memories here, so Xuanzong likes it very much.

In the second year of Kaiyuan, Emperor Xuanzong moved the mansion of his four half-brothers to the west and north of Xingqingfang, and changed the whole square of Xingqingfang to Xingqing Palace, and then felt that it was still not big enough, so he simply circled the Yongjiafang in the north into most of it, during which the palace and pavilion were placed, quite ingenious, and the use of plants and trees and strange stones, and extremely insightful, there was more diligent government affairs in the building, calyx and so on, and won the favor of His Majesty the Kaiyuan Emperor, as soon as it was built, it was immediately moved in, so it became the political center of the entire Tang Dynasty, numbered"Nannei".

When I woke up from a nap in the afternoon, the Nanxun Hall in the Xingqing Palace was quiet and quiet, although there were dozens of eunuchs and maids outside the hall and other eunuchs standing solemnly on both sides, but they didn't even smell a cough.

At this time, a tall and mighty middle-aged man walked over, he looked about fifty years old, tall, square face, white beard, extraordinary spirit, born very handsome husband, and wore a purple robe, looking more dignified, although the voice sounded a little too slender, but it did not hurt his calm state.

This man is Colliers.

Gao Lishi, whose real name is Feng Yuanyi, is a native of Xiadongbao in Liangde, Gaozhou, his great-grandfather Feng An, his grandfather Feng Zhiyu, and his father Feng Junheng once served as the assassin of Panzhou. He entered the palace when he was a child, and was adopted as an adopted son by the then great eunuch Gao Yanfu, and then changed his name to Gao Lishi, which was greatly appreciated by the female emperor Wu Zetian at that time. Later, His Majesty Xuanzong, who was the king of Linzi at the time, launched two mutinies in a row, and finally helped Xuanzong ascend to the throne, which can be called one of the most trusted figures of the Kaiyuan Emperor.

Although Gao Lishi is a eunuch, but he is quite measured, both civil and military, and has a degree of affairs, and Emperor Xuanzong's master and servant for decades, has always been trusted by Emperor Xuanzong, and now he is serving as a doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, a member of the line, a general of the right prison guard, and a governor of the provincial affairs, etc., and has participated in the court strategy many times.

At this time, when he came to the outside of the hall, he asked a little eunuch in a low voice, "Have you ever woken up?" ”

The little eunuch bowed his waist and said in a low voice: "Back to the old housekeeper, everyone has woken up, just washed their faces, and ate a petal of courgette. ”

Gao Lishi nodded when he heard this, and stepped into the hall.

He is Xuanzong's "old slave in the family", Emperor Kaiyuan himself said, "Lux is a wrestler, I sleep in peace", which means that with Gao Lishi on duty in the palace, I can sleep peacefully, which shows its status in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor.

Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Hong directly called him the second brother, the kings and princesses called him Ah Weng, and the concubines called him the master, and His Majesty the Emperor did not call him his real name, but directly called him a general. As for these little eunuchs in the palace, because their level was not enough, they flatteringly called him "old butler".

At that moment, he stepped into the hall with his head held high, and when he got the tent, he saw four palace maids in the side hall holding a fan, Emperor Xuanzong only wore a homely swallow suit, which was also loose, with untidy clothes, and even barefoot, and was half-asleep and squinting his eyes to think about things. ”

Xuanzong opened his eyes when he heard this, smiled, and beckoned: "The general is here, come, come, I am thinking about things, you have always had a steady idea, but you can come to plan for me." ”

Hearing this, Gao Lishi stepped open the bead curtain and went in, saluted again, and then smiled: "Everyone, you just woke up, you shouldn't think about it too much, it's better to go out for a walk, and it's also a loose meal." ”

Emperor Xuanzong smiled and waved his hand, "Don't care, don't care, come." Today, above the court, Han Xiu folded Xiao Song several times in a row, but asked the Zhongshu to make the adults unable to come to the stage several times, alas, I don't know how to mediate! ”

Emperor Xuanzong is forty-eight years old this year, and in another month, as soon as the Thousand Autumn Festival passes, it is already the number of four turns, but he is young and heroic, these years are also hard work, energy has been very full, although he is about to enter old age, but it still looks very majestic, broad shoulders and thick back, long hair and floating chest, although he wakes up from a nap, his clothes are not neat, but he is still mighty and noble, and he is also extremely glorious and luxurious.

Hearing Emperor Xuanzong's words, Gao Lishi also smiled, but it was not the kind of flattery and flattery, if it was reluctantly described, it was closer to a friendly smile between two friends who had accumulated years, after all, in many years of political struggle, he had always stood by Emperor Xuanzong's side, until he helped him successfully ascend the throne, he was Emperor Xuanzong's "old slave", although this relationship is not really like a friend, but Emperor Xuanzong attaches great importance to Gao Lishi, and he is willing to listen to him in everything, Therefore, it is naturally different from ordinary favored eunuchs and ministers.

After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Han Xiu is the prime minister, it is recommended by Lord Zhongshu Ling, according to common sense, Lord Han should be very grateful, but if that is the case, this court is still everyone's court?" ”

Xuanzong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then frowned tightly.

At this time, Gao Lishi said again: "According to what the old slave heard, the matter of Han Xiu's many compromises after becoming the prime minister has reached the ears of the prince of Guangping County......"

Xuanzong perked up when he heard this, and asked, "What did he say?" ”

This Guangping County Prince, the full name is the founding prince of Guangping County, is the title of the former prime minister Song Jing, the old prime minister who is unanimously praised by the government and the opposition in the name of "virtuous minister" has repeatedly told the old man to go to Luoyang to respect, but His Majesty the Emperor is not allowed, and now he is also holding the post of the right prime minister of Shangshu, although it is only a fictitious position, the old prime minister has almost no questions, but if there is a major event that is difficult to decide, His Majesty Xuanzong will still be the first to think of him.

At present, there is a dispute between the prime ministers in the court, which makes him, the Kaiyuan emperor, very troubled, so naturally as soon as he heard Gao Lishi mention him, he immediately wanted to ask him what he said.

Hearing this, Gao Lishi said lightly: "After hearing this, the prince of Guangping County only sighed and said one sentence, 'I don't think Han Xiu can be like this!'" ’”

Emperor Xuanzong bowed slightly when he heard this, and then fell silent again.

After a long time, he said lightly: "Xiao Song is still capable, although he is a little inappropriate, but it doesn't hurt the general situation, well, Han Xiu is straightforward, it's also good, it's just ...... Wait and see, wait and see. ”

As he spoke, he suddenly asked, "How is Jiuling?" ”

Gao Lishi thought for a while and said: "Jiuling is upright and able to admonish, and he has a graceful and elegant manner, but he is mourning his mother, and although he is in Chang'an right now, I am afraid that it is not suitable to take love." ”

Emperor Xuanzong nodded and remained silent for a long time.

Then, he smiled and touched his face, and asked Gao Lishi, someone said: "Han Xiu is the appearance, I look emaciated, what does the general think?" ”

Gao Lishi smiled when he heard this, "Your Majesty is always young, this is just a small family's language, why care." ”

Xuanzong laughed when he heard this, got up and stayed barefoot, and said, "This is exactly what he said!" At that time, I said, "Although I am thin, the world will be fat." Xiao Song often points to things, I am uneasy in sleeping, Han Xiu often strives for it, and I sleep in peace. ”

He also said: "I use Han Xiu for the ears of the society, not for my own body." ”

Gao Lishi leaned over and congratulated when he heard this, "Everyone is a thousand years, it is the luck of Datang!" ”

Xuanzong laughed when he heard this.

After he finished laughing and sat down, Gao Lishi saw that he was in a good mood today, so he waved his hand left and right, and the palace maids withdrew their big fans and retreated quietly.

Seeing this, Xuanzong wondered, so he frowned and looked at Gao Lishi.

At this time, Gao Lishi took out a piece of music from his arms and handed it over, and said: "Song Jing, the prince of Guangping County, has a music book, and he entrusts the old slave to present it directly to everyone." ”

Xuanzong was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then took the chapter with a smile, but he couldn't help but scold: "Song Jing has a book, and he sent it himself, so why bother with you to forward it." This old man, the older he gets, the lazier he becomes, so he will be allowed to go back to Luoyang to retire. ”

Gao Lishi smiled when he heard this: "The prince of Guangping is outside the palace at the moment. ”

Xuanzong was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Since you are outside the hall, why don't you come in?" ”

Gao Lishi replied: "The public of Guangping County has a saying to the old slave, he said, if Your Majesty is angry after reading this recital, you can tell me that I am outside the palace, if Your Majesty laughs after reading this recital, and you don't need to tell it." ”

Emperor Xuanzong was stunned again when he heard this, but he felt that the piece in his hand seemed to suddenly become heavy.

He slowly opened, into the eyes to see a simple Han Li, written very square, Xuanzong is a pen and ink everyone, when reading the chapter has always been to read the word first, and then to read the text, so just a glance, he took a fancy to this word, when even if he praised a sentence, "good words!" ”

He added: "But it's not Song Jing's pen and ink." ”

Just looked at it for a moment, but he sighed again, "It's a pity, the bone strength is insufficient, it seems to be done by a teenager, uh, or a woman's brushwork?" ”

Colliers waited on the sidelines, not saying a word.

After appreciating the font, Emperor Xuanzong began to read the chapter.

In the first line of the eye, ten words - on the weight of land annexation and feudal towns.

There is no beginning or end, it does not follow the system, it is not a seal, and even the article does not have such a name.

It's vulgar! I don't know how to write grammar!

It's just that the two words of land annexation and feudal town weight still aroused his curiosity at the first time.

What's more, this was presented by Song Jing himself, although it was definitely not written by him, but he valued it so much, it must be a great deal to think about this recital.

So he looked at it very seriously.

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About a stick of incense, His Majesty Xuanzong has been reading the music carefully, but his expression is changing all the time, from prudence to disdain, from disdain to doubt, from doubt to dignified, from dignified and angry!

After watching it three times in a row, he thumped the bed and got up, "Li Xi? Where is this wild boy, how dare he predict state affairs! ”

Colliers bowed his head and was silent.

For a long time, Emperor Xuanzong held the piece in his hand, walked around the hall, and finally angrily threw the piece on the couch, pointed at Gao Lishi, and didn't shout the general, but said: "You go and call Song Jing in, but I want to ask him face to face, he handed this piece of music, suspecting my monarch and minister, but what is his intention!" ”

"No."

Hearing this, Gao Lishi slowly withdrew from the side hall, walked straight to the outside of the hall, and called a little eunuch to whisper a few words, and the little eunuch immediately turned his head and ran away.

After a while, I saw Song Jing, the seventy-one-year-old founding prince of Guangping County, coming slowly.

When he arrived at the front of the palace, the old prime minister stopped and asked Gao Lishi with a smile, "Is Your Majesty angry?" ”

In front of Song Jing and other old ministers of several dynasties and virtuous ministers in the country, Gao Lishi did not dare to hold it up, so he bowed politely and said, "Angry." ”

Song Jing smiled when he heard this, and said, "That's feasible." Please ask Lux to be the general gift, and the old man Guangping County Gong and Shangshu right Prime Minister Song Jing asked to see. ”

Gao Lishi smiled when he heard this, "The old man is going in, why be polite, it is His Majesty who came to invite the old slave to invite the old man." ”

Song Jing smiled when he heard this, but he was no longer formal, and he stepped into the Nanxun Hall first.

Entering the side hall, Song Jing said that Long Live was about to give a salute, although Emperor Xuanzong had a cold face, he still waved his hand and said to Gao Lishi: "Hold it, don't be formal, give a seat!" ”

His Majesty Emperor Xuanzong has always been polite to an old minister like Song Jing.

It's just that he was very angry at the moment, that is, he was polite at first, and when Song Jing sat down, he picked up the recital on the couch, shook it in his hand, and said angrily: "Tell me, have you ever seen this recital?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, read it again and again under the lamp." Song Jing bowed and replied.

This article ...... How is it? ”

"Sharp eyes, far-reaching insights, gorgeous rhetoric, and whipped up on things, this, the country's heroic writing!"

"Uh......" Xuanzong was displeased when he heard this, and angrily threw the piece on the couch again, got up and said angrily: "Such an alarmist, dividing the friendship between my monarch and ministers, do you think it is Xiongwenye?" ”

"Kunino Fumiya!"

Hearing this, Emperor Xuanzong had no choice but to touch his forehead with his hand, sat down dejectedly, and asked, "Why?" ”

Song Jing perked up when he heard this, and said: "What this article talks about, has never been seen before, what people have never known in the Ming and present days, and it is meticulous in discussing things, and the two things of land annexation and the weight of the domain town are analyzed in detail, and there is also the method of disposing of the old Cheng Mou country, this is not the heroic text of the country, what is the heroic text of the country?" ”

Xuanzong looked at him helplessly when he heard this, and asked, "Qing also said this?" ”

Song Jing nodded when he heard this, and said, "The old minister read it again and again under the lamp, and he was dripping with cold sweat. Therefore, I dare not dare to dedicate myself to Your Majesty. ”

Although Xuanzong was displeased when he heard this, out of respect for old ministers like Song Jing, he still nodded lightly, but said: "I don't believe it, Fang Zhen, I established it single-handedly, how can I fight against me?" The land, the people's livelihood and nourishment, how can the country predict? Hmph, I don't know who this son is, so vainly saying that the country is, if he is in front of me, he will be killed! ”

Song Jing was silent when he heard this, Xuanzong looked at him, but he just lowered his head and refused to speak again.

In the end, Emperor Xuanzong had no choice but to wave his hand and say to Gao Lishi: "The general will send Lao Aiqing out of the palace on behalf of me." ”

Song Jing heard the words and said goodbye, but he said: "Well, Aiqing has worked hard for the country all his life, and now he is old, and he still does not forget to run for the country. ”

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and never looked at Song Jing again.

Song Jing, who had been half-closing his eyes just now, opened his eyelids and glanced at Emperor Xuanzong when he heard this, and bowed down to thank him: "Minister Song Jing, thank Emperor Your Majesty!" ”

(To be continued)