Chapter 109: The "Great Elder" of the DPRK and China
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Feng Heran once analyzed, saying that I am afraid that the marriage of Li and Tang will be difficult to reconcile, and the parents of both sides will definitely not agree. At first, Zhang Lu thought that similar to the story of Romeo and Juliet, Tang and Xili had always had a bad relationship, so they would not agree to the marriage, but Feng Heran said: "The problem is much more serious than this." ”
Why? Because although the two families do not deal with each other, after all, it is only a struggle for power, and there is no generational grudge, and they are both members of the Tianyuan Domain, and it is impossible to completely tear their faces, so it is indeed a bit difficult to use the bond of marriage to unite the two families into one, but it is not absolutely impossible - the division is weak, and the cooperation is strong, and the two sides have no intention of introducing each other as Austrian aid in their hearts.
However, at present, Shuzhou is two small and relatively balanced in power, and if it is really a marriage between Tang and Xili, the balance of power will be broken immediately, and this is what the princes of Dongli and other princes are happy to see? Moreover, the combination of the two powers is too huge, not only within Shuzhou, but also will certainly threaten the surrounding princes, and this is what the princes of the world and even the imperial court are happy to see? So in order to attract a strong reinforcement, the result is to offend all the centrists, and may even incur the jealousy and suppression of the imperial court, how dare the two families take such a step?
Tang Liyu's identity may not be high enough, but Li Yanchao has the possibility of succeeding him as the next generation of Xili Hou, unless he is willing to completely abandon the Lu position, this matter is categorically difficult - but he is the best of the younger generation in Xili, he said that he can run if he wants to?
This is exactly what Tang Ying said about "the major policies of the imperial court, the pattern of the feudal domains", and the "way of checks and balances", which is related to the political stability of the Tianyuan Dynasty and the peace of the world.
Because of this, as soon as the two guys disappeared, Zhang Lu and Feng's first reaction was: They must have eloped! Because it is estimated that if it were not elopement, the two would not have lovers and eventually become married.
However, today Zhengyuan Tianzi said, "If it is really a good match, it is not difficult to match, in fact, it is not difficult to say this", and then looked at Tang Liyu with a smile: "Are you willing to abandon your biological parents and worship under my knees as a righteous daughter?"
When Zhang Lu and Feng heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other: Damn, there is still this hand!
If Tang Liyu leaves the Tang clan and becomes the daughter of the Son of Heaven, then if she marries Li Yanchao again, it will not be the marriage of Xili and the Tang family, but the marriage of Xili and the Son of Heaven - the Son of Heaven cannot be the Son of Heaven for the rest of his life, in fact, it should be said that it is the marriage of Xili and the Huan family. The two families are one in Shuzhou and the other in Ezhou, which are far apart, and even if the relationship is good, it will not cause the fear of the surrounding princes. Long-distance friendship and close attack is the way to check and balance, and at the same time, there is a real crisis, and the allies who are 108,000 miles away may not be able to come in handy - just like the Song Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period, which picks strong neighbors horizontally, but allied with the distant Qin State, the Qin State is strong, but when the Five Kingdoms Alliance of King Qi invaded the Song Dynasty, do you think the Qin State can send reinforcements?
If the Son of Heaven recognizes Tang Liyu as a righteous daughter, when it comes to marriage, there will be nothing to do with Tang Hou, and he only needs to ask for the opinion of Xili Hou. Xili is strong, but he is also afraid of the jealousy of the imperial court, and now that he hears that the Son of Heaven is marrying a daughter, how can he not allow it? This kind of thing, which can win the love of the current king and not suffer from the jealousy of the future king, will be pushed out hard.
Politics is really something that can exercise different authority from different heights, and it seems difficult for others to fall into the hands of the Son of Heaven without any extra brains.
Zhengyuan Tianzi said something, smiling and waiting for Tang Liyu to make a statement. But Tang Liyu hesitated for a long time, glanced at Tang Ying with a red face, and finally hung her head and replied: "This matter must be reported to ...... parents first" The implication is to agree, but if I directly say that I don't recognize my father and mother, and I will be the daughter of someone else, this is really too unfilial, at least I have to go back and ask my father and mother's opinion. Of course, since the Son of Heaven has a life, Tang Liyu's parents and even Tang Hou dare not refuse it.
Li Yanchao immediately bowed down: "Thank you!"
The Son of Heaven stretched out his hand and raised it slightly, saying that there is no need to be polite, I have solved this problem for you. Turning his head, he looked at Feng Heran and Zhang Lu: "You are all good friends of Liyu, you are weak and weak, you have entered the realm of no self, and you are really the dragon and phoenix among people - can you be willing to go out and serve the imperial court?"
The wind slammed suddenly, and the Son of Heaven smiled: "I know that you really want to inherit the mantle of the master and be the master of the Liuyun Sect in the future, but the master is still in the prime of life, and he has not heard of the intention of abdicating. ”
After all, the sect is different from the family domain, there is no blood relationship as a bond, and the organization is relatively loose. If the descendants of the feudal clan are successful in their studies, they are generally unwilling to send them out casually - with my sons and the power of Guangru, how can this be reasonable? But for the sect, it is a common thing for a disciple to go down the mountain to serve the family and even the court after completing his studies, and this will not affect your desire to inherit the sect in the future.
Besides, it is impossible for the court to keep you for a lifetime, anyway, I still have five or six years to be a good son, and when you change people, you will stay if you like, and if you love to return to the sect, you will return to the sect, and no one can stop you.
Feng Heran's final answer is that he must go back and report to the master first.
Zhang Lu also hesitated, but his concerns were very different from the wind-you want me to go out of the imperial court? Why am I coming to the capital? He is dedicated to cultivating to reach the top, and he has not participated in politics, and he has not even mixed in the world. If the Tang Mansion also had a masterful sword technique to teach, he really hoped that this simple day could continue until he broke through the realm and ascended.
Squinting at his companions, the companions nodded slightly, and smiled encouragingly-This matter is very beneficial to you, Brother Zhang, why don't you hurry up and agree, I'm afraid that there will be no such shop in this village. Zhang Luxin said that if you are unlucky, you will be unlucky that there is no swordsmanship inheritance in the Tang Mansion, according to the original plan, I will have to change jobs for the second time in a few years, either go to Liuyun Sect, or go to another house. Anyway, it is impossible to live in the Tang Mansion for a long time, and simply moving to the capital is not a bad way......
There is always a clever swordsmanship inheritance in the imperial court, not to mention anything else, just this time seventy percent of the hidden treasures of the Tang Yang Season have fallen into the hands of the imperial court, and there are always skills worth learning.
"In the rough swordsmanship, there is nothing else to do, I am afraid it will be difficult to serve the imperial court......" This is to retreat as advance, and the ugly words are said first.
The Son of Heaven said with a smile: "Everyone has their own talents, and it is my responsibility to use what is appropriate, you don't have to think too much." ”
Zhang Lu said Okay, then I'll go back and report to Tang Hou, and then come to the capital. The Son of Heaven nodded: "I will greet the officials, you can go directly to visit Zhong Tianguan of the Ministry of Officials when the time comes." As he spoke, he stood up: "You don't have to rush back, you can stay for a few more days and enjoy the scenery in the capital, hehe~~"
After sending off the Son of Heaven, it was already early, Tang Ying asked Tang Liyu to arrange a residence for the three men, and also kept them staying in the capital for a few more days before leaving. Zhang Luxin said that there are few rules in the forbidden middle of the Tianyuan Dynasty, and we can let a few big men live casually......
In fact, this is because the defense of the Tianyuan Dynasty is not strict, and the dignity of the Son of Heaven cannot be compared with ancient China on the earth, so there are no eunuchs in the forbidden area, and men are not strictly prohibited from entering and leaving. To put it mildly, the son of the Son of Heaven may not still be the Son of Heaven - basically it is impossible, the emperor has to take turns to do it, otherwise the people will not be convinced - whether it is a wild seed or not, it has nothing to do with the face of the court, it is just the current Son of Heaven, your own business.
A few good friends got together and studied Tang Liyu's kidnapping again, but unfortunately there were too few clues and it was difficult to guess out of thin air. Li Yanchao's face did not show any peculiar expression, but his words were clearly full of gnashing hatred - who tied up my girlfriend for the ticket? If I can't find out the mastermind behind the scenes and avenge this great revenge, am I still qualified to call myself a master?!
When the companions discussed, or rather vented their resentment, Zhang Lu kept his head down and was silent. Feng Heran asked, "Do you have any special discoveries, how about you talk about it and refer to it together?"
Zhang Lu said that there is indeed a conjecture, but it is only a conjecture, and it is not yet mature - this matter may be related to the Tianyuan Imperial Court, but what kind of structure is the imperial court, and what are the high-ranking officials and eunuchs, I am completely confused. Come, you introduce me first, so that I can judge how likely my conjecture is, and whether it is worth talking about it.
After listening to the introductions of his companions, Zhang Lu realized that the political system of the Tianyuan Dynasty was really strange...... Of course, it is compared to the earth, and the people of the Tianyuan World do not feel that there is anything wrong with it, and they vaguely think that this is a very reasonable, very perfect, and even quite advanced set of government.
The system of the Tianyuan Imperial Court can't help but remind Zhang Lu of an old British drama called "Yes, Minister", which profoundly reflects that in modern Britain, politicians rise and fall like flowing water, and only civil servants are iron-clad camps. In the same way, the Tianyuan Dynasty also had a system of court officials similar to that of civil servants, with the upper auxiliary Heavenly Son, the lower subordinate Yin and Yang, and the lower merger of the feudal domains to stabilize the political situation.
The Son of Heaven changes every ten years, and the promotion and promotion of court officials basically has nothing to do with it - it does not mean that if he changes the Son of Heaven, he will be able to enter Beijing with a large number of cronies and reshuffle the cards of the court. Under normal circumstances, the five prime ministers of the dynasty, as well as the eight heavenly officials, or the middle and high-ranking officials of the first class again, the new emperor can only arrange less than one-fifth of the foreign quotas, and the remaining four-fifths must remain in office.
For example, the imperial court is a special vassal state, but this vassal state does not have a hereditary vassal family, but is elected by the other feudal domains - if there is no Son of Heaven, the imperial court can still operate correctly, and the Son of Heaven is just the representative of the feudal lords stationed in the capital......
So what is the source of the courtiers? Theoretically, they are all recommended by the courtiers, and the courtiers recommend them or recommend themselves to seek the test, so that they can get the official. This also gave rise to two special phenomena: one is that the sons of courtiers often also come out of the court, forming several generations of civil servant families; and the other is that the descendants of each domain are not allowed to enter the court as officials, for fear that you will be too tendentious towards certain feudal states when you are in power - so the son of Zhengyuan Tianzi recruited Zhang Lu and Feng as officials, but did not ask Li Yanchao.
In today's court, it is said that only the prime minister's divorce and household, the chief official of the two ministries followed the Zhengyuan Son of Heaven into Beijing, the former was originally a friend of the Son of Heaven, and was the elder of Luo Tianzong, and the latter two were worshipped by the Huan family for generations.
After the general introduction, Zhang Lu nodded slightly, and then expressed his conjecture: "I suspect that the 'elder' is an important minister of the imperial court, maybe within the five phases and the eight heavenly officials!"
Zhang Lu said that the elder kidnapped Tang Liyu to inquire about Tangyang Ji's hidden treasure, and then released Tang Liyu, probably not only did he not want to offend Tang Ying, but he also didn't want to offend the Son of Heaven. Then if I were him, Tang Liyu, who was kidnapped in Tang County, should be imprisoned and interrogated in Tang County, and then released back to Tang County - if the interrogation went well, it would not have taken too long, and if he was arrested and released on the same day, there would be no disappearance at all.
Maybe Tang Liyu thought that she was too tired, or that she had some hidden illness, so she suddenly fainted, and woke up after a few hours, and she didn't think that she was kidnapped at all.
Why did that "big elder" go all the way to kidnap Tang Liyu to the capital? There was only one possibility, that is, he had to stay in the capital, and he couldn't get out at all!
Zhang Lu once saw in Tang Liyu's memory that the bell bearer asked Tang Liyu for information about himself, and there was a figure who was likely to be the "elder" who hid outside the window to listen. Because the stakes are so high, and the interrogation under hypnosis cannot be too clear and detailed, he must hear and judge with his own ears, so he can't leave the capital to go to Tang County, so he has to tie Tang Liyu into the capital and imprison him.
As for the real intentions of this person, we all guessed that he coveted the hidden treasure of Tang Yang Ji, but is there another possibility, is it that he just doesn't want this hidden treasure to fall into the hands of Tang Hou? Feng Heran once analyzed that if Tang Hou obtained the last three hidden treasures, it was likely that his power would expand instantly, and he would break the balance of power within Shuzhou, and his ambition would be fierce after being strong, and maybe it would threaten the authority of the imperial court and the peace of the world. Then the "elder", as an important minister of the imperial court, has the responsibility to nip this scourge in the bud.
So when Tang Ying led the fleet to sea and successfully retrieved Tangyang Ji's treasure, the "elder" naturally died down, and directly released Tang Liyu. Counting the time, it is almost a few days after Tang Ying returns to Beijing, it may be that the "elder" does not dare to confront the imperial court, and it is more likely that his goal has been achieved, so there is no need to continue to implement the plan.
After listening to Zhang Lu's analysis, the companions all bowed their heads and expressed their approval. But Li Yanchao said: "If it was for the interests of the imperial court, it would not be possible to say that this 'elder' had done something wrong, but he not only kidnapped Liyu, but also colluded with the 'Six Dragons' and even pirates, I am afraid that what he is planning is not small, and if this person is not removed, it is also not the blessing of the court and the blessing of the world!"
But who is he? If he really dies down, how are we going to get him out?
Zhang Lu said that maybe he would make some moves, so as to show his feet - and then smiled slightly wryly: "Because he is probably already eyeing me!" (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.