Chapter 52: Ignorance Enters Beijing
The sun was shining brightly, and the pedestrians on the street were getting hot, and a strange procession suddenly appeared at the north city gate, sixteen Ming forbidden soldiers in full uniform, wearing waist swords, escorting a brightly painted carriage into the city.
The white horses are all tall and powerful, the saddles are gorgeous, and the armor worn by the guards on the horses is many times more exquisite than the clothing of the border army. The carriage entered the city without stopping, and the guard of honor went straight to the post office.
In the post office, Yang Ling, Liu Biao, and Yang Yiqing were chatting and drinking tea, trying to find out as much as possible about the capital and Jinyiwei from their mouths. At this time, a post man hurriedly ran in and said, "My lord, there are officials from the past who have come to submit letters and stop driving, and the convoy will arrive soon."
Yang Ling was very surprised when he heard this, although the post office was responsible for receiving past officials, but this rooster crowed not far from the territory of the Tatars, and no court officials came. If there are officials who submit letters to drive, the scale of the convoy must be not small, who is coming?
Liu Biao and Yang Yiqing hurriedly greeted the door behind him, only to see a carriage coming slowly along the post road in front, with eight war horses on each side, and the knight sitting on the horse was wearing armor, which was very powerful.
As soon as he saw the yellow flag planted on the carriage, Liu Biao had already taken a step forward quickly, and whispered in Yang Ling's ear: "My lord, this is someone from Jingshi." ”
Yang Ling nodded slightly, stood solemnly in front of the door, and saw the carriage stop in front of him and lift the sedan curtain, and a person walked out of it, in his fifties, with a thin face, dressed as a palace eunuch.
Yang Ling lost his voice and said: "Gonggong Liu? That person was Gonggong Liu, who was the overseer, he got out of the carriage and said to Yang Ling with a smile: "Yang Yicheng, our family and you are really fateful, it's only been more than a month, let's meet again."
Yang Ling let Gonggong Liu into the lobby, and he couldn't figure out his intention for a while. It is said that he has been promoted to the rank of Jinyi Guard, and he serves as a five-grade Tongzhi, and he does not need the eunuchs in the palace to come forward, and the eunuchs are usually ordered to supervise the army, collect taxes, and purchase palace supplies.
Sixteen warriors walked into the hall and stood on both sides, their hands pressed to their waists and knives without squinting, Liu Gonggong walked to the middle of the hall, turned around and coughed, and said loudly: "Yang Ling, the post of Jiming County, receives the order!" ”
Yang Ling was at a loss, looking dazed and at a loss, he was greatly surprised when he heard that the emperor had issued a holy decree to him, and as for receiving the decree, whether it was done as in the movie, he was even more unprepared. Fortunately, Gonggong Liu has also seen a lot of such courtiers, and the holy decree is not a newspaper, there are a few officials who have really received the holy decree, that is, the ministers who are officials in the court, and many of them have made jokes when they received the holy decree for the first time, he smiled slightly, held the yellow silk in both hands and said softly: "Yang Yicheng, kneel down and listen to the announcement!" ”
Yang Ling glanced at him gratefully, quickly knelt on his knees, and said, "Minister Yang Ling listens to Xuan." The first time he knelt down, Yang Ling was really a little uncomfortable in his heart, he could be regarded as following the customs, at least he didn't have the courage to resist.
Gonggong Liu slowly unfolded the yellow silk and said loudly: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: I have heard that the three generations of the world also lie in winning the people." The people are the foundation of the country. The ancient sages have clouds: the journey of the avenue is also, the world is for the public"
Gonggong Liu shook his head and shook his head. Yang Ling listened to Gonggong Liu read those classical Chinese, although he understood the meaning, but it was quite difficult to listen. After a long time, I heard Liu Gonggong read to the topic: "Those who are the old people, the lord of the country, the Son of Heaven has the world on behalf of the people, and he is the monarch, stressing faith and harmony, and selecting talents and abilities." Today's prince is smart and studious, and Yang Ling, who is talented in Xuanfu, is both virtuous and capable, and very good. I will, Xuan Yang Ling entered Beijing, let the prince read, and immediately entered Beijing after hearing the edict, without delay. Chin this. February of the 18th year of Hongji. ”
Yang Ling listened inexplicably, the prince read? Isn't it Jinyiwei's acquaintance? He suddenly thought of what Ma Li'er said that night: Officialdom promotion is not child's play, there is a saying that the career is sinister and depends on the "merit" you have set, there is no reason to be promoted to the center of the third level in a row, and it is impossible for someone in Beijing to be so kind, and you will be promoted to an official for no reason, we have to think about it, but we can't let people cheat"
Yang Ling suddenly understood, no wonder Jinyi Wei came to promote his official with a burning butt, it turned out that he heard that the emperor was going to serve as the prince's attendant, and the icing on the cake was coming. The prince's attendant, although he is a six-grade official, but to put it bluntly, he is actually the prince's classmate, once the prince ascends the throne, how can these prince's closest and familiar people not be reused?
This post was originally just a peripheral official of the Jinyi Guard, but now this official has become an agent of the Jinyi Guard's center, and with a paper appointment, he will pull the future emperor's henchmen into his own camp, of course, he will not suffer.
Seeing that he was still kneeling there blankly, Gonggong Liu said in a low voice: "Yang Yicheng, don't you still receive the decree to thank you?" ”
Yang Ling came to his senses and hurriedly shouted: "Minister, thank you for the order", he took the holy decree in the hands of Gonggong Liu with both hands, peeked at it, and saw that Gonggong Liu did not mean to kneel and knock three times and nine knocks, so he stood up.
Liu Gong took out the holy decree, and immediately accepted the demeanor of being high up and looking down on all beings, and said to Yang Ling with a pleasant face: "Yang Xianggong, our Liu Jin is a slave by the prince's side, and Yang Xianggong will serve the prince in the future, so we have to be more close." ”
Yang Ling listened to a stirring spirit and lost his voice: "Liu Jin? Are you Liu Jin? ”
Gonggong Liu blinked and said strangely: "What, Yang Xianggong has heard of our family's name?" ”
Yang Ling nodded, shook his head again, and didn't know what to say.
Liu Jin, the prototype of the factory man in "New Dragon Gate Inn", the legendary big eunuch of Dongchang who kills people without blinking, is the old eunuch in front of him who is not outstanding?
Thanks to novels and TV, what Wang Zhi, Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian, Yang Ling is familiar with, these big eunuchs there are all dressed in weird and wonderful martial arts, crane hair, yin and yang weird, at this time I saw the real Liu Jin who was not outstanding, Yang Ling thought it was the same name and surname for a while.
Liu Jin said happily: "Our family serves the prince, it is difficult to return to Beijing, there are few people who know the name of our family, I didn't think that Yang Xianggong had heard of me, hehe, sure enough, Xiucai didn't go out, he knew the world."
"Yang Xianggong, now that we have accepted the holy decree, I think we will set off immediately. Today's prince is still martial, it is best to dance with guns and sticks, march and march, Yang Xianggong presented a post to General He, let's take it back to Beijing, the prince is very happy to see it, thinking that you want to use your method to practice the magic machine camp, don't let the prince worry. ”
Liu Jin is still quite careful and serious in his errands now, he is now in charge of the Bell and Drum Division, and he is the youngest of the twenty-four yamen of the internal officials, the prince Zhu Houzhao is surnamed Haowu, his temper is a gust of wind and rain, and the long live lord is very spoiled this precious son, how dare Liu Jin slack off.
Yang Ling had to call the young lady and start packing up. Liu and Yang claimed to be servants of the Yang family, although the people in the local post office thought it was strange, but Liu Gonggong didn't know the Yang family's family background, so he didn't care. Before Yang Ling finished finishing everything, Ma Li'er didn't come back, so she said to the young lady, asking her eldest brother to go out of the city to report the news, lest she think that she would say goodbye without saying goodbye.
At this time, three horse-drawn carriages were already traveling on the winding mountain road. The mountain road is narrow, sixteen guards are guarded by eight in front and eight behind, in front is Liu Gonggong's vermilion lacquer carriage, the latter two cars are sent from the post office, there is a high pole erected in front of the carriage, a post word is written on it, and behind is Liu Biao and Yang Yiqing sitting in the luggage car.
Han Youniang looked out the window silently, she had not been separated from her family since she was a child, she went to such a far place alone, a few days ago she thought about going to the capital, she was excited like a child, she really left at this time, and her heart was empty, alas, her father made a post envoy and ran around, and he didn't see him when he left this time, and I don't know how long it will take to see my relatives again.
Yang Ling knew that she was reluctant in her heart, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, when we go and settle down, I will find a way to bring my father-in-law and them to the capital."
The young lady snorted, and gently lay in Yang Ling's arms, her big eyes flickering, and she didn't know what to think. Yang Ling gently stroked her back, and she was also full of thoughts for a while.
What kind of role is the prince's attendant? I didn't keep the memory of the original Xuanfu talent Yang Ling, I really want to take the four books, five classics and eight strands, it can be said that I don't know anything, but I hope that the reading and reading is as true as it is, just accompany the prince to study.
The history he remembered was too simple, except for Zhu Hongwu, Chengzu and the last Chongzhen, he knew about other Ming Dynasty emperors was really limited, and now he was inexplicably pushed to the center of this historical stage, surrounded by high-ranking and powerful figures in this era, can he cope with it?
Yang Ling has always been confused, just want his wife and children to be hot on the kang, and live happily for two years, and now he is catching ducks on the shelves, as the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, for the sake of his own safety, he has to get serious and take the initiative to know and understand this era.
Yang Ling straightened out his thoughts, and the information about this era slowly flowed through his mind
It is now the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, and the emperor is Emperor Hongzhi, surnamed Zhu. The name, due to limited knowledge, cannot be associated from the year name, so it is unknown. The biography is also unknown. Prince Zhu Houzhao, windy, lustful, mediocre, and very handsome, about his life and deeds: the dragon and the phoenix, the impression seems that he died very early. Liu Jin, the Great Annihilator, when he made his career, unknown, how he died, unknown, it's not a good death anyway.
Waste wood! Absolute wastewood! Yang Ling can only be ashamed to give himself such an evaluation, can he rely on such a little information to take the lead, avoid evil, and grasp history? After being discouraged for a long time, Yang Ling suddenly perked up again and straightened his waist: Why do you care so much? What Emperor Zhengde, what is Liu Jin, my life is as short as grass and trees, it is not up to me to worry about it, my purpose is to go to Beijing, be a high-ranking cadre, and mix in Yanjing!
The ignorant are fearless, and Yang Ling, who is ready to break into the capital division with his eyes closed, begins to be blindly optimistic.
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Ma Li'er blew like a gust of wind to the post office, and in a blink of an eye, she rode out and went straight to Beicheng. The bowl-sized horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone slab, and the sound was as rapid as rain. The horse went out of the city quickly, and there was no trace of the carriage in the wilderness, so Ma Li'er carried the reins of the horse under the city gate for a moment, and did not set foot on the official road that twisted and wound the mountain, but went straight through the fields that had not yet been cultivated, and ran forward by taking a shortcut.
The dark green cloak made a hunting sound in the air, her heart was so anxious, the ruthless Brother Yang didn't even have time to wait for me to meet, why did she leave in such a hurry? This goodbye will not be seen again until three years.
Fast horse like flying, under the control of her superb riding skills, the jujube red horse four hooves flying, like an arrow off the string, the land of the ridge to the end is a small river, the jujube red horse flew by, splashed a day of broken jade, far away, she saw the carriage that slowly traveled along the winding mountain road in the mountains, Ma Li'er was ecstatic in her heart, a pluck of the horse's head, along the river and the carriage a half a mountain, a mountain down, chasing after it.
The mountain situation changes, there is a semi-circular valley in front, the carriage is half turned, this side is the cliff of the abyss, the armor soldiers on the winding mountain road and Liu Biao and Yang Yiqing who are sitting on the wheel are very bored, and they have become the red horses chasing down the mountain. Liu Biao couldn't help but stand up and look down the mountain, and shouted, "There is a young lady chasing us down the mountain." ”
Yang Ling and the young lady hurriedly got out of the carriage after hearing this, only to see a red horse and a green cloud coming from the mountain. Han Youniang couldn't help but shout: "It's Sister Li'er, Xianggong, Sister Li'er is here."
Yang Lian hurriedly called the coachman to stop the car, stood on the wheel and looked down the mountain, Ma Li'er also stopped the horse, and stood there quietly with one person and one horse. An unclimbable cliff left the two facing each other at a distance.
Ma Li'er stared at him stupidly for a long time, and saw Yang Ling wave his hand to herself, and then signaled the carriage to move on, but he still stood at the front of the carriage and looked at himself. Ma Li'er's heart stirred, and she suddenly pulled out the small scimitar at her waist, shaved off a strand of hair on the ground, and hurriedly tied it to the shaft of an arrow.
The carriage was slow, and as soon as she turned out of this valley road, it would disappear from her sight. Ma Li'er suddenly lifted the horse's reins, her legs grabbed the horse's belly, and Xi Yuyu let out a horse neigh, which shook the valley and reverberate.
Yang Ling and a group of warriors in the middle of the mountain all looked into the valley, only to see the red horse man standing up, fixed for a moment, and flew with four hooves, and the red horse rushed forward with great speed, and in front of him was the cliff of the Death Valley, only about thirty zhang away.
The fast horse galloped, and the distance of twenty zhang was in a flash, and at such a speed and then rushed forward, I am afraid that a man and a horse will crash to death on the rock wall, and the people on the mountain can't help but exclaim. But I saw Ma Li'er's fast horse suddenly twisting at a right angle of nearly ninety degrees, abandoning the reins, taking off the bow, twisting the body, and pulling out the arrow, all in one go, with neat and beautiful movements, and people shook their heads when they saw it.
Liu Biao, Yang Yiqing, and several soldiers in the army couldn't help but cheer loudly. The families of high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital have more or less some Tatar officials, who are Mongolian warriors who are admired, and they have seen those people perform the riding and archery kung fu of the Great Yuan Iron Cavalry in the past.
The Mongols are in the world in the art of riding and archery, and Ma Li'er's kung fu of driving horses and drawing arrows is the same as that of those warriors who are good at riding and archery among the Tartar officials, and it is expressed by a young girl, which is even more indescribable beauty.
Yang Ling's carriage was about to turn over the stone cliff in front of him, and the moment he left Ma Li'er's sight, he only heard the three arrows coming, shooting on the flagpole an arm's length away in front of Yang Ling, and the tail of the arrow was still buzzing, so frightened that the coachman who was sitting under the pole trembled and almost fell off the car.
The carriage moved slowly, and there was a bunch of grass in front of the cliff, and the children under the mountain could no longer be seen. Three sharp arrows are shot on the rod in a zigzag shape, and on the middle arrow, the tail of the arrow is tied with a wisp of green silk, which is still flying slowly in the wind.
Han Youniang stroked the strands of black hair, and said a little sourly: "Xianggong, Sister Li'er has cut her ambitions."
Yang Ling scratched her nose, looked back at the three sharp arrows and a wisp of green silk nailed to the flagpole, he couldn't help but think with a wry smile: "Green silk, love silk, three arrows, three years, this girl won't be as dead as a young lady, right?" ”
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ps: Eat and drink tomorrow night and take leave in advance! If I can go home when I drink Guan Gong, then I didn't say it, the righteous word comes first, and the code word is the largest. If you drink Jigong, then you will be embarrassed, crazy and crazy, at most you will get drunk and crazy in the book review area. If I drink into Brother Zhou, let's see each other in our dreams.
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