Chapter XXV
Xue Chongxun exchanged letters with Tuyuhun Murong on the one hand; On the one hand, he contacted Chang'an, not only through the official channels of Guò, but also with Zhang Shuo, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and asked him to support him. As Xue Chongxun's political alliance, Zhang Chengxiang will definitely support this, just as Xue Chongxun supported him in completing the "Long March Athletes" military service reform last time.
The princes of the court knew very well the reason for the victory of Longyou, and it was really not the turn of the head of the wheel to be the head of the marching army, Cheng Qianli, and it had to be counted on Zhang Shuo's head. If it weren't for the restructuring of the Ministry of War to fill the army with athletes, where would there be more than 100,000 troops in Longyou to compete with the barbarian coalition army? If there is no restructuring, and the fight really starts, the garrisons in Hexi, Longyou, Guannei and other places can only be transferred to resist together, and the defense is still insufficient, let alone external expansion. The Long March, at least for now, has only benefits and no harms, and everyone in harmful places will not be able to see it for the time being.
When the country has a tendency to prosper day by day, the monarch and the minister will naturally not forget the credit of Jì Zhang. Princess Taiping was in a good mood, and she also valued Zhang more and more. When the left and Lu were indifferent, they gave the people on the right side a chance to forge ahead.
Under this form, as long as Xue Chongxun can come up with a constitution that is acceptable to everyone, it will not be difficult to get the support of the central government. The family and the country are all over the world, and politics is just like that.
Xue Chongxun was in contact with each other inside and outside, and the traffic was not very convenient at this time, and after a few back and forth, the time was approaching the end of the year. The Chinese New Year is also called the Spring Festival in later generations, which is the solar term of the arrival of spring, but there is still no half-day spring flavor in this place in Shanzhou, and the winter is rising.
However, New Year's goods have been shipped from all over the world, and the red lanterns on the long street have gradually been hung up, and the preparations of the previous year have made the city a little more lively. Because of the New Year, the government and the people are no longer like the hibernating snake in the cave, and there is a lot more popularity outside. In the past few days, Yu Wenxiao has been busy transferring people to clean up the house next to the state government, and he wants to set up an "intelligence bureau".
Originally, it was a warehouse for things such as honor guards, carriages, horses, ordnance, etc., which was not very suitable for living and working, but Yu Wenxiao took a fancy to the airtight and solid anti-theft rooms inside, saying that it was a place to explore intelligence, and it was necessary to store many files that were inconvenient to public, and the warehouse was just right, although it was not very comfortable to work here.
Xue Chongxun thought about the CIA and the Federal Intelligence Agency in the movies of later generations, it seemed that it was indeed mysterious, and there was an advanced machine for scanning pupils in and out...... One word "foreign". Xue Chongxun immediately agreed, and asked someone to move the honor guards in the warehouse to the state government to make room for him to make room for him to make money. There is a big room next to the Zanzheng Pavilion in the lobby, and there are also some public corridors outside the signing room, so it's no problem to move some things in.
The roof on the ground was covered with white snow, Xue Chongxun had just returned from Zhang Wulang, the garrison of the Jiannan Army, and when he walked to the gate of the yamen, he saw Yu Wenxiao at the gate next to him, and there were many servants and miscellaneous servants carrying things in and out at the door. Originally, they were just doing routine things, and there was nothing to see, but Xue Chongxun was immediately attracted by the scene on the snow.
I saw Yu Wenxiao wearing a robe, with thin snowflakes on his beard, holding a booklet in his hand, looking at those things while looking at the booklet in his hand. Dovetail eaves, robes of the ancients, thread-like books, full of antiquity...... But the sign hanging at the door actually had three words "Intelligence Bureau" written on it, and Xue Chongxun couldn't help but laugh dumbly.
The little scribe beside Yu Wenxiao pointed to the door of the state ya, he turned around and saw Xue Chongxun's carriage, and immediately handed the booklet in his hand to the scribe and walked over to this side.
Seeing Yuwen Xiao clasping his fists and saluting, Xue Chongxun said: "It's so cold outside, just leave these trivial things to the people below, Yuwen Gong don't freeze, the weather in Longyou is colder than Chang'an." ”
"My bones are still strong, don't tighten." Yu Wenxiao smiled.
Xue Chongxun said: "After a while, I'll sign the mortgage room here, let's play a game of chess." ”
He said that he drove back to the Yaya. It's still the time of the last duty, and Wang Changling is looking at the files sent by the place in the signing room, as well as the letters sent by the upper hair, and so on. Xue Chongxun basically didn't read those boring texts, but every time he saw Wang Changling watching it with relish, he was impressed at the moment.
When Wang Changling saw Xue Chongxun coming back, he took a piece of paper with small characters written on it and put it on the case: "Yesterday, the master's draft was submitted, and I have made it into an article after a little straightening and polishing, but it needs to be copied by the lord himself before it can be sealed and played." ”
Xue Chongxun looked at the catchy ancient text, and immediately praised: "If I write it like this, my colleagues in the court may think that my knowledge has made great progress, haha." ”
Wang Changling said: "The lord has a good reputation, and the official document is not a thing to show off knowledge, just write the content clearly and pay attention to avoiding it." ”
Xue Chongxun nodded yes, "If there is no young uncle's assistance, it will be difficult for me to write a book." Wang Changling suddenly remembered something, and suddenly said: "When I went to Sui Zishou (Zhang Jiuling) to write Sanhe Fu, the lord did not let the Sanhe Law go too far, and his reputation in the officialdom could be as famous as it, was it not from the hands of others?" ”
Xue Chongxun said embarrassedly: "The transfer envoy Liu An wrote it, but the content was dictated by me. ”
Wang Changling smiled and nodded, "It's not bad." ”
Xue Chongxun touched his forehead, and then unfolded the article from the great writer's own hand. As soon as he lifted the brush, he saw that Bai Qimei had come to pester him again, so he pointed to the inkstone on the case and said, "It's just right, sharpen the ink." ”
Bai Qimei suddenly raised her mouth, touched her jade hand and said, "Are these hands used for grinding ink?" ”
Wang Changling said on the side: "With more ink and calligraphy, I may be able to understand some etiquette." ”
Bai Qimei scolded angrily: "Old boy! ”
Xue Chongxun didn't pay attention, and laughed: "The young uncle's advice is a thousand words, not everyone can ask it, I think you'd better accept it with an open mind." ”
Bai Qimei looked extremely reluctant, but she picked up the inkstone and added water very skillfully.
The brush was originally stained with grinding, but it was just dry, Xue Chongxun saw her take the water in, and without waiting for the ink to be polished, he reached over and dipped it in some water, and copied it up in style. At this time, he had the illusion that he would copy his homework when he read, and he couldn't help grinning.
"What are you smiling at? This article is interesting? Bai Qimei asked curiously while working on the inkstone.
Xue Chongxun pretended to shake his head, continued to copy carefully, and when he glanced up, he saw Bai Qimei looking at herself blankly, she didn't seem to expect to be suddenly discovered, her face turned red, and she hurriedly lowered her head. Xue Chongxun couldn't help but smile again: "Interesting...... Ha, that's kind of interesting. ”
Wang Changling raised his head and asked, "Do you think the official document is interesting?" ”
Xue Chongxun was stunned and said busily, "Well, the young uncle's literary brilliance is flying, and I have my hands full of incense just by copying it." Bai Qimei couldn't help but sneer, and hurriedly covered her mouth with her sleeve.
At this moment, I saw Yu Wenxiao come in with two porcelain jars containing chess pieces, glanced at Bai Qimei, and said with a smile: "It's unfortunate that I came, Xue Lang has something to do?" ”
"I'll be done in a few moments." Xue Chongxun pointed to the low case under the window and said, "Yuwen Gong will wait for a moment...... Come and see the tea. ”
Yu Wenxiao made another gesture to Wang Changling, turned around and sat cross-legged on the futon, and said idly: "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, you have to practice when you are young, I was busy with my livelihood in my early years, and I didn't have the opportunity to dabble too much, and the game is really ridiculous." ”
Xue Chongxun said without raising his head: "It just so happens that I am also sparse and ordinary, let's count chess against the opponent......"
"The seventh sister is very talented in Danqing music." Yuwen filial piety.
"Oh?" Xue Chongxun looked at Bai Qimei with some surprise, "What Yuwen Gong said is true? ”
She curled her lips and said, "I made a tune in Shangqingguan last time, didn't the eunuch with you also say yes?" You don't believe me, what's the solution...... Don't look at me grinding ink here, you have a good way of grabbing a pen and a knife, your two ghost drawings are not as good as I do, hum! ”
"I can't really see it." Xue Chongxun couldn't help but glance at her.
After a while, Xue Chongxun finished copying the article of a few hundred words, then put down the brush, walked to Yu Wenxiao and sat down, grabbed a porcelain jar, "Hey, I'm not welcome Heizi first." ”
Yuwen Xiao was stunned and said, "When will the rules become sunspots first?" ”
Xue Chongxun patted his head, "Misremember." Bai Qimei suddenly giggled and bent over: "Sure enough, it is so sparse and deserved." ”
Yu Wenxiao picked up a particle with two fingers, and put it on the chessboard with a smile, "Xue Lang is copying the music, is it about Tuyuhun?" ”
"Exactly, I guess Cheng Qianli is waiting to see how I end up at this moment, let's let him see how this chess should be played." Xue Chongxun said calmly, thinking about it...... This thing has a routine at the beginning, and the faster the person who cooks, the faster it goes, anyway, one step at a time, there is nothing to think about.
Wang Changling said: "It is not troublesome for the court to approve the article proposed by the lord, after all, Zhang Xianggong will definitely help, but the resulting 'Huayi debate' is troublesome." ”
Xue Chongxun had naturally heard of this thing for a long time, and he was also mentally prepared. Originally, according to the Zhou etiquette, there is a distinction between Huaxia and Siyi, and the theory that most people agree with is the dress and etiquette, that is, no matter what nationality you are, as long as you wear Hanfu to adapt to the customs of the Han people, you can be called "Hua, Xia people", the so-called "the great etiquette of the state is called Xia, and the beauty of the costume is called Hua"; But there were tens of thousands of foreigners living in Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, and many people who looked completely barbarian also wore Hanfu and had a mouthful, which is also the descendants of Yan and Huang? So there is the theory of descent.
Another problem that extends from this is the attitude towards the "four yi", that is, the national policy. The Tang Dynasty had a set of national policies that had already formed a system, but there were many opponents.
Wang Changling said: "For thousands of years, the land of Kyushu has been fused with countless bloodlines, and it is nonsense to divide Huayi by blood, just say that the Huns who moved inward after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pacified the Xiongnu, not to mention thousands, and now the Huns no longer exist, who can tell who is the Han people and who is the Xiongnu?"
But there are always people who, because of their different political views, want to pull all kinds of mysteries as evidence. As Lu Xianggong said, there is nothing in the world to disturb mehrs! ”
At this moment, a cold light suddenly appeared in Xue Chongxun's eyes: "How can Huayi be divided, others can use it, why can't I?" ”
Wang Changling muttered: "The lord means ......" G