Chapter 673: A Guest of the Royal Family
Xueyuan is reckless, Yang Fan and others are walking towards the Dragon Gate.
At this time, during the Spring Festival, the yamen was sealed, the officials were at home, and most of the industries stopped doing business, and they went to relatives and friends, so even if the road to Longmen has always been relatively desolate, now you can sometimes see some farmers and hunters and people visiting relatives and friends, and of course, devout believers, who want to go to Longmen to incense.
Among the few pedestrians, there is a group of people who are particularly eye-catching. This is a few double-wheeled clear oil cars, all driven by the sturdy yellow fat horse, most of the cars are made of nanmu, red sandalwood and other precious wood, if there are people who do not understand the wood can not see that the wood used in these light cars is expensive, you can also from the light car back end of the horizontal wood on the tile, the car cover on the enclosure of the hidden nails, curtain hooks, the head of the car and other parts of the exquisite, it can be seen that these cars are not used by ordinary people, not to mention that there are dozens of shirt guards around the team, enough to prove the noble identity of the people in the car.
There was only one person sitting in the first car, the window was open, there was no wind at the moment, the sun was shining, the snow field was clear in the world, the people in the car were sitting like a ritual, stretching their necks and showing their necks, their bright teeth and bright eyes, and a golden step on their heads swayed gently, shaking out the infinite style. The car passed, and pedestrians could see the beauty in the car through the window, just like a picture, this person was the princess of Taiping.
There was also a person sitting in the second car, but this person was meditating cross-legged, and the car would jolt from time to time in the snowfield, but his body was motionless, which showed that he had achieved Zen skills. This man is a monk, and judging by his age, he is only about thirty years old, and he is handsome and clear.
Judging from his slightly sunken eye sockets, tall nose bridge, and slightly blue eyes, it seems that he still has Hu blood. This monk Fa name Hui Fan, was born in the Western Regions Hu Shang family, the family has a huge amount of money, because of the nature of the Buddha, since childhood, he is a monk in the Shengshan Temple is the family temple specially built for him. So he was young. But he is already the master of a temple.
Unlike Xue Huaiyi, the master of the White Horse Temple, Monk Huifan is quite proficient in Buddhism and scriptures, and he has a good skin, so he is a man of the year among the monks in Luoyang.
His two senior brothers, Hui Yan and Hui Ling, were senior monks who had participated in the compilation of the "Great Cloud Sutra". Although this Buddhist scripture commentary is a political propaganda product for Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne, except for a nominal Xue Huaiyi, the other nine people are all real Buddhist masters.
"The Great Cloud Sutra" was promulgated all over the world. The top ten monks were rewarded with purple robes by the emperor, and Hui Fan was also famous because of the two brothers. Nowadays, Buddhism is overwhelming Taoism, and there are many believers in all walks of life, and they can get the support of a senior monk, and they have a great grasp of Liliang, so Monk Huifan has become a guest of Princess Taiping.
There were three people in the third car. The three of them are not very old, the eldest is only twenty-three or four years old, and the youngest is not yet as weak as the crown, but they all have sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and their faces are like crowns of jade, and they are all beautiful young men with excellent demeanor.
These three people were originally the children of a dilapidated famous family, but they just sheltered the ancestors. Raided an idle job. This is no longer the case today, and they now hold an important position in the important yamen such as the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rites. Because their own brothers are Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi.
These three people are Zhang Tongxiu, Zhang Changyi, and Zhang Changqi, all of whom are children of the Zhang family and the backbone of the emerging Zhang Party. The three of them were talking at the moment, holding the curtains, looking at the scenery outside the window, pointing and laughing.
On the fourth car were also two young men dressed as scholars, both of whom were in their thirties, and they were handsome. One of them is also surnamed Zhang, and the three Zhang brothers in the car in front of him are not from his own family, his name is Zhang Shuo, originally from Fanyang, living in Hedong, and now he is the prince's school book, Zuo Buque.
Zhang said that he was not like the three Zhang brothers who generally relied on their own brothers to make faces for the female emperor, relying on nepotism to ascend to the throne, he was a talented man with real talent and real learning, and when he was four years old, Wu Zetian tried to be virtuous and virtuous, and he was the chief examiner.
The person next to him is tall and beautiful, and he is three points better than Zhang Shuo, but Zhang Shuo's close friend Gao Jian, Gao Jian is now the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he is also an upstart in the court.
There are also two people in a car, these two people Yang Fan has seen in Chang'an, these two children of Boling Cui's Anbungalow, one is Cui Xiang, the other is Cui Di, the two brothers are personable and handsome, and they are not far behind the three brothers of the Zhang family.
In the imperial court, there was an officialdom purge because of the turmoil in southern Xinjiang, and then because of the case of Su Lianyao, a large number of officials in Luoyang City were dismissed, and a number of official vacancies also appeared.
In fact, there is a place for the Cui family on the list of elected officials in southern Xinjiang, which is very normal, if there is no child of the family on this list, it will cause suspicion.
Although Wu Zetian wanted to suppress the family, he only wanted to weaken them by cutting meat with a soft knife, and was unwilling to openly break with them. Although the empress is resolute, she does not want to leave no way out when she declares war on a behemoth, so she still has to give the family a little sweetness, so that they will not starve to death if they are not full, so as not to take risks.
But Cui was not on that list because he didn't want to go. He is the descendant of the Boling Cui clan's An Bungalow, who went to the wilderness to be an official and govern a group of savages? Cui Xiang looked at him as a daunting road, his goal was in the capital, in this prosperous place, the capital of Wuzhou. So he brought his younger brother into Beijing, successfully worshiped Princess Taiping's door, and became an official through her recommendation.
Of course, in addition to Cui Xiang's real talent and worthy of recruitment, Princess Taiping may not have used Cui Xiang and Boling Cui's family to establish a closer relationship, if such a family can secretly support her, it will obviously be greatly beneficial for her to recruit more talents.
Otherwise, she has the advantage of being the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible to attract so many talents to her side, there are always some people who do not believe in distant promises, but pay more attention to immediate interests.
Cui Di was in Luoyang for the first time, and it was the first time he was invited by the princess to travel, so he was excited. is also a child of a family, in the eyes of the proud Jiang Gongzi, the Li Tang royal family is an upstart, and the Wuzhou Dynasty is even more a daxiao words, he despises it from head to toe, and does not pay attention to it at all.
But Cui Di is different, he is still a little flattered by Princess Taiping's invitation. He was even fantasizing that with his literary talent and appearance, he would be able to get the favor of this beautiful Tang princess, and maybe he would have the opportunity to have some very charming and beautiful things with her.
Of course, not now, the beautiful princess is pregnant. Cui Di's thoughts have nothing to do with being the head of the face, he is confident that with his family background and talent, he will definitely be able to make a difference in his career, he covets peace, he doesn't want to serve women to get on the throne, just because it's a princess.
A noble woman, he doesn't pay attention to it, the Cui family is all from a wealthy family, and he has seen a lot of noble women; He doesn't pay attention to beautiful women, there are beautiful women around him, whether they are noble, elegant, charming, pure, or coquettish......
But noble and beautiful and enchanting, the fusion of two completely harmless substances became a powerful aphrodisiac for him, making him sexually vigorous.
When Cui Di once again mentioned to him the beauty and demeanor of Princess Taiping, faintly revealing a covetous attitude, Cui Xiang reminded lightly: "You seem to have forgotten the rumored matter between the princess and Yang Fan." ”
"Of course I haven't forgotten!"
Cui Di, who was in estrus, was stabbed by him, and immediately sneered disdainfully: "The princess can like him, of course she can like me!" If the princess likes me, what does it have to do with him? You don't think that because he's in charge of the heir hall, he's qualified to dictate us, right? ”
Cui Xiang frowned, and said unhappily: "Could it be that you have forgotten the purpose of our coming to Luoyang, and how much high hope do the elders place on us?" How do you look like you've never seen a woman! ”
"Of course I've seen women, but none of them are princesses!"
Cui Di's young face was a little red because of excitement: "Big brother, have you noticed that although the men invited by the princess on this trip have different identities, they are all outstanding in talent and handsome, hey!" I think...... Princesses like men with good looks! ”
He rolled his eyes, lowered his voice, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Perhaps, they were originally the princess's guests!" Our Royal Highness the princess, I'm afraid that Yang Fan is not the only lover! ”
Cui Xiang frowned and said, "Then you are still enjoying it?" ”
Cui Di smiled and said, "I don't want to marry her, how many men she has to do with me?" In the midst of the treasures, in the gentle township, you can untie your arms with a beautiful and noble princess, go to Wushan together, lose your soul in the clouds and rain, and linger overnight, don't you think this is the most joyful thing in the world? ”
"Enough!"
Cui Xiang slapped his palm on the wall of the compartment with a "snap": "I knew this was the case, this time, I should have brought Ah Ling or Ah Ye instead!" ”
Cui Di saw that the eldest brother was angry, and closed his mouth stupidly.
The moving carriage suddenly stopped, and the voice of the coachman came from outside: "Your Highness, you have arrived at the foot of Longmen Mountain, and the road ahead is impassable, so you have to walk up the mountain!" ”
"Oh?"
Princess Yuer, who was staring at the snowy field leisurely, came to her senses, and was about to lift the curtain as soon as she bent over, and the personal maid sitting on the side of the carriage hurriedly whispered: "Your Highness!" ”
Princess Taiping had to be reminded by her, and then she realized that she was now a pregnant woman.
She said angrily: "I have to pretend for months, it's annoying!" ”
She sighed, stretched out a hand, let the maid hold it, and then the maid lifted the sedan curtain, and then slowly walked out, her steps were gentle, as if she was afraid of stepping on an ant......
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