Return to the Capital (III) (II)

Today is like an early morning, Fu Xiang came to the south study early in the morning, and several colleagues had already arrived early, asking each other and discussing in a low voice. After yesterday's big move in Pingluan Pavilion, many people were a little shocked. The vast majority of people still don't know who is in charge of Pingluan Pavilion, and this mysterious Yutai general may have done something to the foreign domain, or secretly dealt with something, but in the capital, it was the first time that such a big movement was made.

Yuan Ming is the person who is most actively talking about it today. In addition to his young age, the elders don't care about him, and his easy-going and active personality quickly guides the topic. It's nothing more than that General Yutai is mysterious and unruly, and he has not come to the cabinet to show his face and pay a visit to the dock after serving as General Yutai for so long, but he has made such a big move, is this trying to ignore the existence of the cabinet? Or do you want to put on a show to extinguish the limelight of the cabinet ministers and want to monopolize the court in the future? Or do you want to use bloody means to intimidate everyone, first stand up, and then enter the eyes of everyone, so that people dare not despise it? But it is rumored that General Yutai is Yuwentong, he is already too fu, and he still needs to attract attention?

The large courtyard of the south study, except for this one is the official room for the cabinet, and the cross-courtyard to the west is a place for the prince to study. Yuwentong, as a Taifu, can still be met in this courtyard, if such an elegant person is really General Yutai, and the means are iron-blooded, it is really a little chilling.

The previous Yixiang incident, after which Yuwentong was assassinated, it was speculated that Yuwentong was the new Yutai general. But after decades of ups and downs, familiarity with the court, and some ways of transferring troops, Fu Xiang is convinced that this Yutai general has someone else, and he may be the one who surprises everyone.

Fu Xiang drank the tea slowly, bowing his head and listening to Yuan Ming there to guide everyone to guess. I have been in the court for decades, but I am afraid that I will still look away, this Yuan Ming is not simple, and he seems to have been used to make a ladder again. Well, he wanted to see who in the court knew him so well and used him so easily as a ladder. He had just put down the teacup and was about to gather everyone to do business, but he saw a person rushing into the courtyard in a hurry, shouting as he walked: "Oh no, no, Lord Taifu Yuwen has been assassinated again." Suddenly it exploded in the courtyard of the south study. The courtyard of the westward expansion is even more lively. Lord Yuwen was just assassinated a few years ago, and he has just recovered a little, and he has only been in the study for a few classes, and this has fallen again? Suddenly, all kinds of speculation and discussion boiled again.

Fu Xiang frowned and glanced at his colleagues in the room, as an important minister, a woman's long tongue is indispensable, maybe it is human nature. Of course, there are a few very old people who, like him, just silently watch.

At this time, a handyman who usually serves tea came in, added tea to him, and silently put a note under the teacup. He was a little surprised, but remained silent until the handyman went out, and then slowly picked up the teacup and glanced at the note, and began to sort out the various submissions and recitals on the table as if nothing had happened.

At noon, the people in the courtyard of the south study gradually dispersed, everyone in the cabinet went home to eat, and the princes in the courtyard in the west had already dispersed because of Yuwentong's accident.

Fu Xiang has never returned to his home for lunch for many years, one is like a mountain of official business, and the other is that he has no family who wants to have lunch together. From the time of the first emperor, the Empress Dowager, when she was still the Empress Dowager, instructed the imperial dining room to prepare two dishes and one soup for all courtiers who were too busy with official business to go home for dinner, and the portions were allocated from the Empress Dowager's meals. It hasn't changed in decades. Fu Xiang glanced at the meat, vegetarian and soup sent by the imperial dining room today, and sighed softly. The first emperor claimed to reform and value the people's livelihood, and the emperor said that he valued the people's interests and valued the virtuous ministers, but he only stopped in the brilliant words of spitting lotus flowers. The Great Zhou has been prosperous for decades, and how many places need to settle down to do things. The outside world always thinks that the Queen Mother's Party controls the government, and Lord Qi controls government affairs because of the Queen Mother's trust, but in terms of this meal, which of the two emperors has cared?

After lunch, Fu Xiang was busy for a while, recorded an abridgement of all the submissions and compromises in his hand today, and asked the cabinet to walk into the harem to the emperor, and he went out of the palace.

Fangqing Garden in the capital is a place where literati and friends drink tea and snacks near the imperial palace, and many civil officials occasionally meet here after the next court. Fu Xiang sometimes comes to drink tea with his colleagues, the boss is a former walker in the household, and he is very familiar with the adults in the court, and when he saw Fu Xiang come in, he didn't say much, the boss took him directly to the secluded Cangbaiju in the backyard, and left automatically.

Pushing the door in, I saw Tang Xinjie, the third young man of the Tang family, sitting inside.

"The Yuehuaxuan of the three young people is the leading restaurant in the capital, and the Aoki Tea House is more respected by the scribes, but I didn't expect that this Fangqingyuan is also the industry of the three less. Sanshao, this is to worry about the eating and drinking of the literati in the capital? Fu Xiang said jokingly.

Fu Xiang laughed. I wasn't a newcomer here, but I just had a friend who was old and didn't want to take care of the chores anymore, so I entrusted it to the younger generation to help take care of one or two. ”

Fu Xiang nodded appreciatively, It is not difficult for young people to know etiquette, but the difficult thing is to be young and capable and humble.

"Fu Mou has always felt that the prince is very good at choosing people, and it is really discerning to choose the third prince as a staff member."

Xinjie smiled faintly: "Today's chamberlain who delivered the letter, and the matter of inviting the minister to come to discuss today, are not within the scope of the prince's responsibility, at least not yet, the prince is only doing some things for the emperor at present, but there are some things in the imperial court that have not yet fallen within the scope of his duties." ”

Fu Xiang looked at Xinjie steadily.

Xinjie smiled again: "Fu Xiang doesn't need to be surprised. There is no purpose for you to come here. And with the guesses of the younger generations, you are afraid that you have already guessed. ”

"Something to do with Yuwen Taifu being stabbed?"

"Hehe," Xinjie smiled deeper: "My lord is right, I do have something to do with Senior Brother Yuwen." ”

"Senior Brother Yuwen? Taifu doesn't seem to be from the Tang Sect. ”

"The younger generation was naughty when he was a child, and he didn't know how thick the sky was, and he once gambled on a game of chess with an unrelated master, and the result can be imagined. You must get started and practice something that is not related to the master's designation. ”

"Fu doesn't know martial arts, but if you think that the martial arts of the Tang Sect have reached the peak, it has nothing to do with the Taoist leader..."

"Martial arts are broad and profound, Tang Sect martial arts can only be regarded as a drop in the ocean, each sect has its strengths, if you dabble in it, it will be beneficial to the overall practice. And it has nothing to do with what the Taoist master has learned, and it is far more than martial arts. The Qishan Ancestor faction is not only good at martial arts. ”

"Assist the emperor in the study of the world?"

"There are many things in the world that are interconnected. The masters just wanted Xinjie to gain some insight and become a successful businessman in the market, so that he could put into practice part of the business path of the Qishan Doctrine. There were no big plans. ”

Fu Xiang didn't make a sound for a while, just nodded constantly. This young man's city government stability is far beyond his age, and it is no wonder that the unrelated Dao Elder can take him.

"The teachers have very good ideas, but Xinjie has been stubborn since he was a child, and there are not many opportunities to live in one place, and most of the essence has not been learned, but Senior Brother Yuwen is quite responsible, and often solves doubts and teaches the master. And he will not forget the will of his master, so he will come out of the mountain, hoping to help the imperial court govern the Great Zhou. ”

"The young man is really capable, can the old man be understood as the original design that made me recommend Yuwen Taifu is the handiwork of the child?"

"Haha, Master Fu guessed wrong this time. Do adults think that such a trivial matter still needs someone to plan for Senior Brother Yuwen? But as far as I know, the reason why the senior brother chose the adult is because he admires the adult. If there were a few more officials like adults in the Great Zhou, the people would suffer a lot less. There is no shortage of talented people in the court, but they are often not wise enough, they can't protect themselves, they can't go to a high position to show their ambitions, they have empty ideas, but there is no place for them, and there are people who are talented and can endure hardships and endure to go to a high position, but once they reach a high position, they forget their original intentions, and they are all individuals, forgetting the people. There are really not many talented and persistent people like adults. Therefore, Senior Brother Yuwen chose to sponsor Fu Xiang in order to have the possibility of helping each other in the future. ”

"Fu a certain scholar, Yu Pingluan Pavilion's affairs, I'm afraid I can't help Lord Yuwen."

Xinjie smiled faintly: "You don't have to be tempted, in fact, you didn't guess it a long time ago, Senior Brother Yuwen is just in the bottom tank." To tell the truth, these miscellaneous things in Pingluan Pavilion are not worth the errands of people with great talents like adults and senior brothers, and the younger generations will just do it. If you can escort the adults and those who care for the people in the court, so that you can show your talents and govern the country in peace, so that the people can have a stable and prosperous life and do something, the younger generation will get their wish. Otherwise, the younger generation would rather wander the rivers and lakes and be a free and easy small trader. ”

"It's really a blessing for the court to have a Yutai general like you."

"Your Excellency is still suspicious. Let's put it bluntly, the younger generation finally took over this position, not for the interests of the Tang family or the Chen family, but for the responsibility of the eldest son of the Tang family. The younger generation is just an ordinary person who wanders the rivers and lakes, and he has seen too much of the tragic things in the world, but he just wants to do something to make the life of those small people who are promoted to the bottom easier. The younger generation put the words here, not afraid of the adults to tell the truth, no matter in front of the emperor and the prince, the younger generation can speak bluntly, do not want to cover up, the younger generation is loyal to the affairs of the people in this world, not anyone's party for small interests. ”

Fu Xiang was very surprised and couldn't help but stand up, This is to show him that he is only loyal to the welfare of the people in the world, no matter who sits in the big seat, he must care about the people. Although this is also Fu Xiang's pursuit for many years, he has always just hidden it silently in his heart, where dare he say it.

Tang Gongzi said cautiously. Although this is a great good, but after all... ..."After all, this is in conflict with the way of the emperor, and the emperor can understand it as disloyalty to him personally.

Xinjie smiled: "Senior Brother Yuwen chose adults as his recommendation, and I also believe that adults can understand our thoughts and opinions. The senior brother said that adults never care about self-interest. ”

Fu Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled helplessly: "Lord Yuwen has seen it very clearly. ”