537: The gears of fate begin to turn
In the study, only the blue-eyed Shoufu sat alone, Zhang Julu held the ivory jade chess engraved with the word "phase" in his hand, stood up and walked to the window, and the green willows in the courtyard sprouted new shoots, full of vitality.
Lu Ze came and went without a trace, and he did not alarm anyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but it left an indelible trace in the heart of Lord Shoufu.
Zhang Julu tidied up his clothes, put his hands on his chest, and bowed solemnly to the window.
Zhang Shoufu, who has been in Liyang officialdom for decades, his simple and waveless state of mind has become no longer calm on this day, maybe he never imagined that Lu Ze, who is about to become the prince of Liyang, would show his attitude so firmly.
Even if this matter may cause His Majesty the Emperor to be angry.
Liyang and the Central Plains, it is easy to be an official for the Zhao family, but it may not be easy to do things for the people.
Zhang Julu is the person who personally broke the embankment, and now there are more and more Hanshi children in the court, and the foundation of the so-called gate valve has been fundamentally shaken, but Zhang Julu is a scholar, so he knows more about scholars, even if these people really care about the world, but once they do something beneficial to the common people, they are often overwhelmed and overwhelmed.
And the higher such a civil official, the higher he stands, the more terrifying it is.
Therefore, Zhang Julu wants to use his own death to give the most eye-catching and bloody warning to those scholars in later generations, even if I, Zhang Julu, go to the current position of being above 10,000 people under one person, I will still die.
Lu Ze admired Lord Shoufu's state of mind very much.
It's just that he doesn't recognize his ruthless methods of pulling the nine clans to Huangquan together, everyone knows that the biggest official position in Tai'an City is Lord Shoufu, but the children in the family are all inactive, and they don't even have the intention of doing evil, so that the so-called second generation of officials in Kyoto don't like to associate with the children of the Zhang family, but the one who is not so famous is the young daughter Zhang Gaoxia.
The tall young daughter of Shoufu knocked on the door and came in, and Zhang Gaoxia, who was holding some simple tea and snacks, spoke softly: "Father, you haven't eaten lunch, and my sister-in-law and I specially got some light food." ”
Lord Shousuke, who came to his senses, looked at his slim daughter in front of him, the old man who was known as the imperial tinker was surprisingly soft at the moment, and the smile on his face was fleeting: "Okay." ”
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After nightfall, there is a rare light in the front hall of the majestic palace, which is the location of the Heart Cultivation Palace.
His Majesty Emperor Liyang Zhao Chun's diligence has reached a terrifying point, so that the chief eunuchs waiting next to him have to open their mouths to remind, a few years ago, it was the red python-robed human cat Han Diao Temple was reminding, and now it is replaced by the young Song Tanglu, but unfortunately even the queen mother can not persuade His Majesty the Emperor, these careful reminders of the chief eunuchs can only slightly make the emperor who is immersed in government affairs rest for a while.
Zhao Chun, who had experienced the bloody Eight Kings Rebellion in Tai'an City back then, seemed to cherish the hard-won chair behind him.
And it seems that it is for this reason that His Majesty the Emperor wants to kill the Shoufu Lord who is 'for the people of the world but not for the Liyang Zhao family', several emperors of the Liyang Dynasty have pursued the idea of emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts since the Spring and Autumn Period, and they are very forgiving to those civil servants above the court, even if the previous Chen Xiaoru was used as a gun against Lu Ze above the main hall, he was deposed a few levels later, and his life was worry-free.
It's just a pity that Lord Shoufu, a civil servant, has too terrifying appeal above the court.
Whether it is for the sake of Guozuo a hundred years after the Yang Dynasty, or for the prince to be able to smoothly control the court after ascending the throne, Zhao Chun still wants to let the super-talented Zhang Julu die in order to be truly at ease.
Outside the Heart Cultivation Hall today, there is not a single eunuch waiting beside the palace maid, because His Majesty the Emperor summoned His Royal Highness the King of Shu, who will enter the East Palace in five days, and the Jin Wuwei on duty completely isolated this place.
In the splendid palace of nourishing the heart, the flickering candles reflected the shadows of the two people in the hall, and there were countless twists and turns placed on the golden bottle Nanmu case, and behind this case was the Liyang Emperor Zhao Chun, whose face was slightly tired, and the middle-aged man's voice was full of fatigue and weakness.
"Father knows what you think, but the person who is the emperor must not be reckless and ambitious, but he must not be too ambitious."
"Zhang Julu's reputation in the Liyang Dynasty is far more than any of my first assistants in the Liyang history books, the name of the eternal prime minister is not groundless, when I am here, I can still pull out this difficult thorn for you, if I am not there, there is Zhang Julu alive for a year, whether he is in the court or in the opposition, Kai'er you will be tied on the dragon chair."
In the history books, the struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister has never been a simple confrontation between the two sides.
The world is neither white nor black, but a delicate gray.
Lu Ze replied softly: "There are disadvantages to everything, and so are the benefits. ”
Zhao Chun's face was not good-looking at the moment, and he only heard His Majesty the Emperor say in a deep voice: "Kai'er, you need to know the difference between the prince and the prince, if you still act like you are in the iron gate in the future, and you want to eat everything in one go, then I will be very disappointed in you." ”
Lu Ze shook his head, his expression was still the same: "Bei Liang is no longer Xu Xiao now, after the hundreds of thousands of troops in Bei Mang wait for the winter snow on the grassland to melt, they will restart the horse's hooves heading south, and it is unknown how long the new Liang King can last." And... Liyang's interior is also not stable, and killing Shousuke-sama at this time is tantamount to destroying his foundation. ”
Zhao Chun's face became in a trance.
This Liyang Emperor, who is extremely hostile to the Beiliang Xu family, seems to have thought that there is no person slaughter in the Liyang world, although the Beiliang Iron Cavalry is still in the hands of the Xu family's heirs, but thinking that both the military heart and public opinion are in the sluggish stage in the past few decades, and the entire Central Plains is actually accustomed to the existence of that person slaughter, although many people scold the joy, but in their hearts they will still sigh that Xu lame man carried the northwest sky.
Zhao Chun looked at Lu Ze, who was talking to him about the future of the world with a calm demeanor, and the middle-aged man suddenly laughed at this time: "If it is counted from the time Taizu created Liyang, my father thinks that compared with those ancestors, he will win eight or nine times out of ten in governing politics, and only a few people including the majestic Taizu and the first emperor who knows people thoroughly." Zhu'er is inferior to me in most aspects, but Kai'er is better than me in many things. ”
"You can go to Beiliang alone, and when you see Xu Xiao for the last time, your father is very happy."
"Because your vision is long-term enough, everywhere you can see, it is my people who are away from Yang."
"For the sake of Zhang Julu, you can argue with your father in this Heart Cultivation Palace."
"This is for your sake of Liyang Guozuo, and at the same time, it is also your conceit, you will not lose to your father, or even to the ancestors of the Liyang Dynasty."
"Hmm... I believe in you. ”
......
A few days later, the mighty team of the school palace entered Tai'an City.
The people of Tai'an City now know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will marry the side concubine after he really enters the East Palace, and he is overjoyed, as the first concubine to marry after the opening of the palace by the prince of Liyang, the existence of Yu Youwei has made many people in Kyoto talk about it, and those princes and lords who wanted to try their luck with the women in the pavilion shook their heads and sighed, only hating that they did not bet as early as that Qingzhou Lu, and made a lot of money.
And because of Lu Feiqi's death, Lu Chengyan, who had to keep filial piety for a year, was also specially ordered by the emperor, and just came to Tai'an City the day before yesterday.
Liyang seems to be about to enter a new stage.
"Your Majesty personally welcomes the Qiyang Dragon Great Sacrifice Wine from the Shangyin School Palace."
"It's enough to give Sister Yu face."
Rainie Lu is in a very good mood.
The woman in the brocade and gold robe had a delicate face, and her willow-like waist was tied up by a milky white hollow belt, and Lu Chengyan carried around her neck the azure jade given by the queen who entered the palace yesterday, which was a treasure that was ranked first in the Liyang treasury and was given by the queen on the spot.
Zhao Zhi has been to the Ninety-Nine Pavilion more often these days, and Chen Yu has become a trumpet spy over there, even if this queen mother still has any other ideas in her heart, it can only be an idea now, even if it is for the sake of Zhao Wu, the eldest prince in Liaodi, and Zhao Zhen in Guangling Road, the queen has to let go of the past.
People in the royal family, not to mention anything else, are all actor-level actors.
Lu Ze looked at Lu Chengyan who was smiling in front of her, the woman seemed to be unable to suppress the joy in her heart from the moment she saw Lu Ze, naturally she was not excited because she was about to become the princess of the Eight Classics, Lu Ze smiled and asked, "Sister?" ”
"Yu Youwei... I should call you sister when you get started, right? ”
Qingzhou women are the most calculating.
This calculation is naturally a compliment, and the stability of the back house is not as simple as the officialdom, so many heads of families in the world want to find a Qingzhou woman to be a daughter-in-law or granddaughter-in-law, and the stability of the back house can make people feel like a tiger, just like Lu Ze at this moment looks like a rebellious flying tiger.
The happiness of the three palaces and six courtyards, of course, Lu Ze has also experienced it.
At this time, he just wanted to keep the women around him.
Lu Chengyan, Yu Youwei, Murong Wuzhu, Chen Yu, Pei Nanwei... Ahem, the last one seems to be a little inappropriate, after all, there is a suspicion of disorderly ethics, although there are also some unspeakable stories between Lu Ze and the mother-in-law Li Yunrui in the previous world.
"A new chapter begins."
......
The scholars of the Shangyin School Palace received generous preferential treatment from the imperial court in Tai'an City, and these scholars who studied in the school palace came to the prosperous and charming Liyang Imperial Capital at first glance, and were touched by all kinds of people, and Qi Yanglong, the big sacrificial wine, was very happy to see that these scholars could learn something in this Beijing.
The so-called school learning, compared with the real thing, is undoubtedly a heaven and a place.
Even if the knowledge of merit belongs to the kind of inferior class in the Shangyin School Palace, Qi Yanglong and the master in the moral forest all attach great importance to this kind of merit, and the so-called knowledge is easy to do.
On this day, the huge mansion where the scholars were located ushered in a distinguished guest, and only Qi Yanglong received the distinguished guest.
Qi Da Xianjiu looked at the middle-aged man who couldn't hide his tiredness, it was difficult to connect with His Majesty the Emperor when he had just ascended the throne, Qi Yanglong said sadly: "Your Majesty, the bowstring of a bow has been tightened for a full twenty or thirty years, how can it not be broken?" In these years of the Liyang Dynasty, even if it is slower, what's the matter? There are Zhang Julu and Huan Wen in the text, and Gu Jiantang and Xu in Wu..."
Qi Yanglong had already seen the extreme weakness of His Majesty the Emperor's body.
As the Great Sacrifice Wine said, the emperor Zhao Chun of these years was always in a tense state, desperately wanting to extend the national Zuo of the Liyang Dynasty for hundreds of years, and his body and bones have deteriorated over the years, which is also the reason why Empress Zhao Zhi finally chose to give in to the matter of Lichu, and the emperor's intimate people are afraid that they also know about it early.
The emperor of the Zhao family said open-mindedly: "The first emperor finally laid down these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, if I can't lay this foundation more firmly and hand it over to the heirs of the Zhao family, I'm afraid I'm sorry for the first emperor above the nine heavens." ”
Qi Yanglong nodded with a smile, and the sadness on his face disappeared in an instant: "Your Majesty's imperial heirs are all heroic and strong. Especially His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, in the future, he will definitely be a male lord of the world who is not inferior to His Majesty. ”
Zhao Chun laughed, his eyes were full of longing: "Kai'er is better than me, I am as young as him and ambitious, if it weren't for Mr. Yuan's help, the person who sits on the throne today is still surnamed Zhao, but it will definitely not be me." ”
"Mr.'s three disciples, Mr. Xun Ping, Mr. Yuan, and Xie Feiyu, all have great kindness to me and Liyang."
"It's a pity that Mr. has been teaching knowledge in that school palace all these years, otherwise if he came to Tai'an City to assist me, he would have lived for more than ten years, and he would not have to hand over the country to Kai'er in such a hurry."
The news revealed by the emperor in a few words shocked Qi Yanglong.
The latter's brows furrowed instantly, and the Great Sacrifice Wine did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor's situation was more serious than he had imagined.
"I also want to take a good look at this sunny world, from south to north, take a good look at this great mountains and rivers and the people of Li."
"This time I may let Mr. run for nothing, I am willing to believe Kai'er, and I am also willing to believe in Shoufu, Zhang Julu must die, but the time of death can be delayed a little later."
"If you are willing, sir, you can come out of the mountain to assist Kai'er."
"In the future, the Liyang Dynasty will be handed over to him."
.......
The sealing ceremony that caused a sensation in Tai'an City was held as scheduled in the Taihe Palace.
This time, there was no Cao official Cao Changqing in Tai'an City to enter the city to make trouble, and the civil and military officials of the Liyang Dynasty bowed to the young people on the altar after the ceremony, which means that the Liyang Dynasty in the future will have one more person who needs to kneel when the hundred officials meet.
In the depths of the palace, a young eunuch sniffed his nose and looked through the railing to the place where the ceremony was held.
Invisibly, there was an extremely strong Purple Emperor Qi piling up towards that altar, and there was a sword beside the young eunuch who was constantly jumping.
Tianwen, which means the sword of the Son of Heaven, fell in front of Lu Ze in the shocked eyes of countless people, Lu Ze raised this sword that he hadn't seen for a long time, held Lu Chengyan's soft sword with his left hand, and smiled and insisted on the ministers in front of him.
Today.
The Liyang Sealing Ceremony was successfully held.
The Tianwen Sword broke through the sky.
Lu Ze entered the East Palace.
The gears of fate began to turn.