Gongzi Qi and his party hurriedly went straight to the temple, and before they arrived at the place, they saw from a distance that there were already a large number of people and large and small cars waiting at the gate. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

No, shouldn't the big guys rush to the temple now, is there an ambush here?

Everyone hurriedly slowed down, took off their sunglasses and took a closer look, and only then breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the situation clearly. Among the dozens of people at the door, there are also people from the Gong clan dressed in Xuanduan, and it seems that they are the officials of the Bu Temple who are preparing to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Walking in a little more, Childe could see clearly that the dozen or so people sitting in the car were all old men who had passed the age of sixties. Although their hair is gray and white, there is no black, but the spirit of these old people is quite vigorous, and most of them do not mean to be old at all, but are very energetic.

In fact, the so-called temple is not really a temple, but a neatly formed official office. There are naturally a bunch of officials in the official office.

Gongzi searched his memories and found that these old people were Taibu's subordinates. Among them are the diviners (who are in charge of the four omen books of the turtle divination: one is "Fang Zhao", the second is "Gong Omen", the third is "Righteous Omen", and the fourth is "Bow Omen". ）。

Turtle Man (Specialized in raising turtles and making tortoise shells.) ）。

Suga (responsible for the fuel and deed used in the sacrifice).

Xiaoren (in charge of three kinds of "Yi" books: one is "Lianshan", the second is "Guizang", and the third is "Zhou Yi"), and the dream divination (divination of evil fortune with the dream of the king).

Sight (observation of the halo around the sun).

And, of course, their respective assistants.

These Taibu subordinate officials are not old and long-term (old and virtuous people have been in a low position for a long time. They are a benefit to be an official here.

Despite the fact that it is still a world of great controversy, there is still a retirement system, and of course, only nobles can enjoy this kind of benefit. "The Book of Rites" says that the doctor is seventy and has caused trouble. After the retirement of the secretary doctor, he is called the "national elder", and the officials below the secretary can be called the "old man", and they can continue to receive a part of the in-service salary as a retirement salary.

It's just that the years are ruthless, and they can turn their faces into aunts, and naturally they can turn shrewd and capable strongmen into mediocre and decrepit, so some people are no longer "competent" for their positions before they reach the age of seventy, and they should be persuaded to retire...... Of course, whether you are competent or not is sometimes a matter of ability, and sometimes it is a matter of position.

Since Song Wangyan came to power, he has not been able to carry out drastic reforms, and he has done a lot of small repairs, one of which is to lay off redundant personnel, and send those high-ranking officials who have not yet reached the age of 70 and do not meet the requirements for retirement, but are indeed "old and mediocre", to idle organs such as Bumiao.

Seeing these energetic old guys, Gongzi Qi and his party were determined in their hearts.

Don't look at them, they are all old people. However, these old men who have served as high-ranking officials are at least middle-level Mingzun like Xu Shou and Peng Yan, and among them are the great priests who summon the spirits of their sons.

In fact, when they saw the fire in the city and found that the situation was not right, and were discussing countermeasures at the door, they saw a group of people roaring in the distance.

Two of the Taibu officials came out of the crowd, and one of the majestic-looking old men raised his hand and shouted: "Bu Temple is important, stop coming!"

Xu Shi motioned for everyone to continue moving forward, and at the same time raised his voice to the old man in front of the temple: "Is there a Jinggui person in front?

It turned out that this mighty old man took the position of turtle man, and his name was Tao Zi Shuluo, and he was after Song Jinggong.

The Taibu officials were also stunned when they heard this, why did the prince go up to the temple, he should go to the temple. But since it's the son's arrival, the etiquette still has to be talked about.

Seeing the car approaching, when they were dressed and ready to salute their son, they heard the head of the family shouting: "At an extraordinary moment, don't be polite!"

Another personable old man frowned and asked, "Zhong Bofu, but there is chaos in the city?"

Xu Zhi recognized the other party at a glance, this person was from the Ding family, one of the princes of the Song Kingdom, whose name was Chenzi Xiao, and he was the queen of Song Dinggong.

Zhishui Fangshi jumped out of the car and arched his hand: "It turned out to be Master Dingbu, what you said is right." Indeed, there are people in the city who set fire to the city......"

"Childe was assassinated on the way......"

After listening to his briefing, the Taibu officials were in an uproar. Someone's ...... Or are the people of Chu scattered in Shangqiu in broad daylight?!

What else is there to say, Jiang Guizhi, a member of this gang of people surnamed Gong, had an instant attack. These old people did not need the support of their servants, but jumped out of the car by themselves, lifted their sleeves, undressed those who took off their clothes, and took weapons and weapons. There was a lot of excitement in front of the Bu Temple, and the Taibu officials were all holding back their strength to do a big job.

Although these old guys are idle officials, they are actually human spirits. Song Wangyan is not uncommon to them, isn't there a chance to burn Gongzi to start this hot stove now?

Finally, there were still people in the brain who were still clear, and the mighty old man really couldn't see it, and he shouted: "Wait!"

Seeing that everyone stopped moving, he said in a loud voice: "Gentlemen, slow down! It seems that we should retreat into the temple of divination, and when the murderers break through the door, we will come to catch turtles in an urn, so that we can get rid of the evil." ”

Everyone thought about it, the assassins of the Chu State ran here in a hurry, and when they saw a large group of Zi Mingzun gathered, they would rush up and fight without hesitation...... It's impossible to think about.

That diviner Ding Chen also chimed in: "Brother Shuluo's words are very true. We should put the safety of our son first, and it doesn't matter if we stay away for a while. ”

He is more conservative, as long as he can save Childe's life, it is nothing to kill a few fewer assassins. It is also a way to let the other party know the difficulty and retreat.

In short, the two sides reached an agreement and decided to brake statically.

So everyone gathered around Gongzi's chariot and drove into the temple, and drove the other carriages at the door in.

It wasn't until they entered the temple and closed the door that everyone had the opportunity to arrange their robes and salute the son.

Gongzi Qi could only return the salute, he looked around and saw that the door of the main hall was closed, and he couldn't help asking: "Zhuqing, where is Taibu Zhaoming now?"

These Taibu subordinate officials all showed a look of crying and laughing, and Bu Shichen, who was Taibu's deputy, told Gongzi that they were waiting for Taibu when they stayed at the door.

And the turtle man Jing Tao is more upright, he directly complained that Lord Taibu has somehow moved all the divination files kept by the Song Kingdom into the main hall in the past few days, and he doesn't know what he is doing.

And Tai Buxian didn't come out after entering the main hall this morning, and he even missed the mid-autumn sacrifice. But everyone knows that this Lord Taibu has a rather "eccentric" temperament, and no one dares to disturb his old man.

For this Song Guo Taibu, Gongzi is not a "stranger". Originally, Mrs. Yiyang was still thinking about recruiting him into the palace after today's mid-autumn sacrifice. Unexpectedly, Gongzi Qi had already run to other people's land.

There is no need to turn to "Zhou Li?Chunguan Zongbo", as the name suggests, Taibu is the head of these divination officials, and the most critical thing about this position is that he has the right to interpret all divination results.

If other countries are also counted, but for Yin Shang, who is "ruled by gods and men", it is conceivable how much authority a human being has to interpret all divination results. However, after entering the Yin Song Dynasty, he was probably woken up by the Zhou people, and the Yin people's high-level leaders were no longer so chattering. The position of Taibu gradually became less important.

Nowadays, although Taibu is not the "Liuqing" with the highest status and the greatest authority in the Song Kingdom, his status is still very respectful, and he is not hard enough in the background or he does not have a few brushes, which is absolutely unacceptable.

And the current Taibu Huan Xianhuan Zhaoming is really hard-hitting, he is not only a close friend of Song Wangyan, but the strength of his Huan clan is not weaker than the five major princes of the Song Kingdom, but he has never had the opportunity to get involved in Liuqing. In fact, he was the cousin of Dazai Huanran, who managed the affairs of the clan in the Song Kingdom.

He himself made great contributions to the son's ascension to the throne of his father and several subsequent battles. If it weren't for the fact that Huan Xian had some "changes" over the years, Song Wangyan would still be reluctant to put this old friend on the idle post of Taibu, which is respected but has little authority.

Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with Childe's father's decision. The dignified Song Kingdom Taibu didn't even pay attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he was about to miss the hour and stay in the temple.