Chapter 63: The Bright Stream and the Undercurrent
Li Yuping retreated left and right, and asked Wang Shenming to guard the door of the study, and he and Lin Feng sat down in the study. Before Lin Feng could speak, Li Yu smiled all over his face and took the lead in saying: "Mr. Lin, this afternoon, my father summoned several of our princes in Beijing to discuss how to carry out the reform of strengthening the country, and everyone had no opinion on the change, and they all expressed their full support. During the chat, my father praised Mr. Lin a lot in his words, which made my two imperial uncles desperately ask me about your situation, and even my fifth brother gave me a few smiles. ”
This was to be expected. Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, got up and bowed to Li Yu and said, "Please forgive Your Highness for the crime of not informing him in advance, Lin Mou didn't expect that he submitted the three sparse affairs of the powerful country yesterday, and was summoned by His Majesty this morning, and originally thought of paying tribute to King Zheng today." ”
"It doesn't matter. Mr. Lin tried his best, all for my Datang, and he didn't dare to blame him from Harvest. Li Yu had a smile on his face and continued, "Mr. Lin is talented in politics, managing the army, doing business, and writing articles, and he is deeply admired by Congjia!" After the discussion, my father took my hand and sighed, "Chongguang, I can't imagine that you can bring back a pillar of the country to me with a casual truancy, which is really my blessing." ’”
Li Yu took out a verdant and transparent object from his arms, which was shaped like a long-handled hook and the hook head was as flat as a bay leaf, which was a jade Ruyi.
Before parting, my father told Mr. Congjia to bring back a jade Ruyi as a reward for the three sparseness of the country. Please Mr. Lin accept it. Li Congjiashi was full of joy, this Lin Feng gave himself too much face, after Lin Feng came, his father always smiled when he looked at him.
The word "wishful" comes from the Indian Sanskrit word "analu". Ruyi began to be made of bamboo, bone, copper and jade, and the Ming and Qing dynasties mostly used jade, among which the Ruyi of the Qing Dynasty was the most. The earliest Ruyi, the handle end is in the shape of a finger to show that the hand can not reach, scratching it can be wishful, and there are also handle ends in the shape of a "heart". In ancient times, there was a statue of a Bodhisattva holding a wishful hand, and there was also a record of monks holding it on in order to forget. In ancient China, there was a "scratching stick" (that is, today's itching), and there was a "wat" (also known as "Chao Wat" and "hand board") that were remembered on the top, and Ruyi was used for both.
"Wei Chen, thank Your Majesty and King Zheng." Lin Feng also had a little excitement, this jade Ruyi was the best proof that he had been recognized by the royal family.
"Father also told Congjia and Lin Feng to come up with detailed rules of procedure and debate plan as soon as possible, I wonder if Mr. Lin can start now?" Li Yu said with a smile.
"Dare to disobey." Lin Feng carefully set Ruyi aside and walked to the desk. Li Yu walked to the inkstone box and personally sharpened the ink for Lin Feng. This was the first time in his life that he had sharpened ink for someone else.
Lin Feng sat at the table and worked hard to write, first, to write down all the rules of the "Robert's Rules of Procedure" that can be used in this era according to the entries; Second, according to the scene of the later debate competition, the layout of the Datang debate competition and the debate process were proposed; The third is to continue to give eye medicine to those who may have bad ideas. Lin Feng deliberately put forward a suggestion at the end of the meeting: considering that the purpose of the Qiangguo Sanshu Debate Tournament is to serve the country and the public, but some people may be selfish and have opinions on the scene not being positioned according to their official positions, and hope that Li Jing can stop such interference from the topic on the spot.
When Lin Feng finally put down the brush, Li Yu snatched the last piece of paper and browsed it, and smiled evilly at Lin Feng: "Mr. Lin, the intention of this move is too obvious, right?" ”
Lin Feng smiled, no matter whether it was a secret move, it was easy to use.
Li Yu carefully folded the last piece of paper and the other pieces of paper written by Lin Feng, put it in his arms, waved at Wang Shenming, who had been guarding the door, and said with a grin: "Ziyue, you haven't seen Mr. Lin for a long time." Let's go, I'll let the kitchen prepare a table of good dishes, let's have a drink with Lin Yilang. ”
Lin Feng actually wanted to go home and see the girls at this time, but he was grabbed by Li Yu and dragged away.
Li Yu was jubilant here, but Li Hongji was thunderous on his side. This time it was the two delicate vases that were unlucky. Li Hongji waved his hands and kicked the fragments of the vase on the ground with his feet, while scolding hatefully:
"This Lin Feng, a wild seed that came out of nowhere, is frequently favored in front of his father. Now, my father sees that the sixth child has been laughing at Mimi, and he is angry with me. ”
In front of him, two middle-aged people were standing. The middle-aged man who was standing was frightened and bent down respectfully, he was Li Anding, the housekeeper of the Yanwang Mansion. And the middle-aged man who was sitting, slightly chubby, fair-skinned, sitting uneasy, and twisting all the time, this person was Li Hongji's uncle, Zhong Fu. Zhong Mo, the word Zhongyi, Li Jing was a bachelor of Hanlin at the time, and "All Tang Poems" had collected three of his posthumous poems, and is now a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and sentenced to Shangshu Province.
Li Hongji's name also has a origin. Therefore, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a folk proverb saying: there was a real person in Jizhou, opening his bow to the left, Yuanzong Li Jing wanted his son to respond, it was the name of Hongji, the beginning of the title of Dongping Gong, the resumption of the king of Yan.
Zhong Fu pursed his lips lightly and said, "Ji'er, don't be impatient. Although Lin Feng was favored for a while, he was originally a grass man from the north, and his roots were shallow, so what could he do? It's from Jia that I've been quite active lately, so I have to mention it. ”
"Since the fifth child can recruit Confucian students from outside to help, uncle, are we also privately looking for talented people to help in the house?" Li Hongji stopped and looked at Zhong Fu.
"Well, this one can be considered. In the past, we considered that His Majesty was in the peak of spring and autumn, and deliberately kept a low profile, but now it seems necessary to change our strategy. Zhong Fu nodded and said.
"At this point, I think I can learn from Congjia and ask an unknown Confucian scholar for help. After all, the officials who already held positions and the literati with a slight reputation seemed to be too big a target, and it was easy to cause misunderstanding by the emperor. Li Hongji has completely calmed down and analyzed carefully.
"Okay, Ji'er is very thoughtful. I'm going to let people go and find it. Zhong Fu nodded and smiled.
"Steward Li, you continue to arrange for someone to keep an eye on the movements of King Zheng's Mansion, and inform me of any situation as soon as possible. In addition, King Qi can't relax at any time. Li Hongji glared at Li Anding fiercely and commanded.
"Yes, His Royal Highness King Yan, the little one obeys the order." Li Anding never straightened his waist and retreated.
In fact, Li Hongji has always regarded Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, as his biggest competitor.
Brother to the north is a typical phenomenon of the change of emperors during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Previously, only the Xia Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, the Lu State, the Song State, etc., had implemented this inheritance system in ancient China. In the period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms, this phenomenon began to appear in large numbers again, and it was very likely that it was forced out by the reality at that time, and the continuation of many countries was as short as a few years or as long as more than ten years, and they were kicked out by the generals with heavy troops and became emperors themselves. Come to think of it, it is better to let your very young son succeed to the throne than to let your younger brother inherit the insurance. Chu in the south and Song in the north are typical representatives of this. Especially in the Northern Song Dynasty, in the third year of Jianlong (961 AD), Zhao Kuangyin's mother, Empress Dowager Du, left a will: Zhao Kuangyin passed on to his younger brother Zhao Guangyi after his death, and then passed it on to his younger brother Zhao Guangmei after Zhao Guangyi's death, and then Zhao Guangmei passed it on to Zhao Kuangyin's son. This is the famous alliance of gold in history, and gold is also the meaning of the golden cabinet.
In the Southern Tang Dynasty, when Li Jing ascended the throne, he made an oath before the coffin of the first emperor that his brother would pass the throne to his younger brother Li Jingsui. After Li Jing ascended the throne, Li Jing then migrated to the king of Yan, changed to the king of Qi, and added the marshal of the soldiers and horses. However, Li Jingsui knew and knew that he did not accept the title of the emperor's younger brother, and this matter was hanged like this, but in the end he was made the younger brother in the fifth year of Baoda (947). However, Li Jingsui repeatedly stated in public that he had no intention of succeeding to the throne. It is precisely at this point that Li Hongji's heart to succeed to the throne has been provoked so much that he can't hold it back.
At the same time, the news that the emperor summoned Lin Feng again reached the two gorgeous mansions at the first time, and the owners of these two mansions, one was Song Qiqiu, the Taibao Shangshu Ling, and the other was Sun Sheng, the right servant of Shangshu.