In a pavilion in the Forbidden Garden of Liyuan, the atmosphere was already tense to the point of exploding. Regarding Yan Zhenqing's head iron, Fang Chongyong was also shocked.

In all dynasties, in fact, there is no shortage of such iron-headed people, Fang Chongyong has heard of but has not seen it, there is Zhang Jiuling, and there is Wei Zheng earlier. Going back further, the list goes on.

However, this kind of "head iron advice", Fang Chongyong is really the first time to see it. offended the five thousand palace maids, the courtiers who participated in the "shooting concubine" and Brother Ji in one go, for the sake of the righteousness in their hearts (without discussing the rights and wrongs), this kind of person is still worthy of admiration.

"I want to reduce the amount of money in the palace, reduce the number of palace maids, and let them rely on their old age, am I wrong? Or is Aiqing selling her reputation? ”

Li Longji trembled with anger, pointed to Yan Zhenqing, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked.

Fang Chongyong instantly raised his heart to his throat.

He understood very well that this was not Brother Ji discussing with Yan Zhenqing, but that he was convincing himself!

The so-called "freedom of mind" means that you think you are doing the right thing, obeying the "law" in your mind, not the law of the state, and then you will not feel guilty about what you have done.

Disposing of courtiers because of anger is the work of a faint tyrant, which will make Brother Ji feel uncomfortable.

However, after some "self-persuasion", Ji Ge will not think that he is a faint tyrant, but that the courtiers are messing around.

"Saint, it is naturally a good thing to release the palace maid.

However, if the saint ordered them to be released home, why bother to let them be hunted by the courtiers and nobles like livestock?

This move is very unseemly, and it is also a stain of national dignity, which the ancients and sages did not do. ”

Yan Zhenqing bowed with his hands crossed and said bitterly.

"Enough! It is a matter of the inner court to return the palace maid, and it is up to me to decide how to return it, and it is not your turn to be presumptuous as a foreign courtier! ”

Brother Ji was suddenly furious, as if he had been poked in the pain point.

Seeing this scene, Fang Chongyong hurriedly saluted Brother Ji and said:

"Sage, Yan Yushi is the palace servant, responsible for picketing courtiers' etiquette.

It's not as good as today's activity, let Yan Yushi be in charge of picketing, and Weichen will lead a team of Jinwu guards to assist Yan Yushi from the side.

In case there is any conflict between the palace maids and the courtiers who participated in the event, Yan Yushi will also facilitate mediation. ”

Hearing Fang Chongyong say this, Li Longji's anger decreased slightly, and he nodded slightly and did not speak, as if he was thinking about something.

The main reason is that he himself is weak-hearted, and it is difficult to ride a tiger, and he doesn't know how to argue with Yan Zhenqing.

Today's Liyuan shooting concubine, to see the courtiers make a fool of themselves, to see the palace maids hungry and thirsty to pounce on "eat people", this is the main purpose of Brother Ji, the picture is a fun!

The more embarrassed the courtiers were, the more satisfied his heart became!

If you just want to release the palace maid and return home, a holy decree is all it takes, so why bother so much?

Fang Chongyong's suggestion was to give Brother Ji a step down, so as not to say that he must clean up Yan Zhenqing now!

"Go, go, go! Check it out! ”

Brother Ji said impatiently, turned around and left, refusing to glance at Yan Zhenqing who was kneeling on the ground.

Gao Lishi nodded at Fang Chongyong, and left behind Brother Ji, leaving Yan Zhenqing, who was kneeling on the ground, and Fang Chongyong, an "outsider".

"Since Fang Yushi came so early, why don't you persuade the saint?"

Yan Zhenqing stood up, let out a long breath, and asked with a tired face.

"Isn't Yan Yushi glad that he walked in front of the ghost gate just now?"

Fang Chongyong said with a smile.

"The saint now treats the palace maid as a livestock and prey, what will he do to the people in the long run?"

Yan Zhenqing shook her head helplessly and sighed, as if she was talking to herself, and as if she was asking Fang Chongyong. Although he was iron-headed, he was not stupid, and he knew that it was Fang Chongyong who saved his life just now. If you really want to go down, let alone be beaten with dozens of sticks.

Of course, he is so iron-headed now, and he will be liquidated by Brother Ji in the coming year, which seems to be obvious, and there will be no suspense. This is the price of being outspoken.

"Yan Yushi, I have a question I want to ask.

Of course, this is only a private question, out of my mouth, into the ears of the king, out of this pavilion, I don't remember what I said. ”

Fang Chongyong saluted Yan Zhenqing with his hands crossed.

"Well, Fang Yushi, please speak. When you received a lot of favors from your father, if you want to ask anything, if you know, you will say it. ”

Yan Zhenqing put away the loneliness on her face, and said with a straight face, and it was the other party who bowed bravely.

"Yan Yushi, the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven for the Heavenly Shepherd, when did he not treat the people as livestock?

In the eyes of the saints, in the eyes of the ministers, the farmer who ploughs the fields all day long, the merchant who sells goods, and the orchid who serves by himself, when will they not be livestock to be slaughtered?

Yan Yushi sympathized with the unfair treatment suffered by these five thousand palace maids, and did he consider the suffering of the people?

Does Yan Yushi care about national etiquette or the suffering of the people? ”

Fang Chongyong asked unceremoniously, like a sharp bayonet, piercing into Yan Zhenqing's heart.

Do you want the country's system to be regulated, or do you want to save the people from fire and water? It's a simple question, but it's a difficult one.

There are many righteous and awe-inspiring people, but most of them choose the former.

Yan Zhenqing was speechless, and she really didn't know how to explain this problem.

"Because of Yan Yushi's words, it is likely to lead to the return of these five thousand palace maids to the court today. They will never be grateful to Yan Yushi for speaking up, but they will curse Yan Yushi for not dying well.

It's hard to hear, but it's a reality.

Yan Yushi was indeed impassioned just now, but had you considered the feelings of the five thousand palace maids?

Is Yan Yushi really pitying the fragrance and cherishing the jade, or is he more concerned about the rules of the imperial court? ”

Fang Chongyong continued to ask questions, not giving Yan Zhenqing face at all.

"If this is the case, then for the sake of the country, they can only be sacrificed.

Don't say it's them, even if it's a close relative, in such a situation, a certain has to sacrifice them. ”

Yan Zhenqing sighed and said.

He also had to admit that Fang Youde's son was indeed like a torch.

Of course, Yan Zhenqing knew that what Fang Chongyong said was reality, but in his opinion, human life could not be more important than the code system, because it was the "artifact" of the country. Under the collapse of etiquette, more people will die, compared to the chaos in the world, what is the fate of individuals?

The lesser of two evils can only be sacrificed to the lighter one.

The rules and regulations of the state must ensure that its majesty cannot be desecrated. The disagreement between him and Li Longji is not whether to let go of these five thousand palace maids, in fact, Yan Zhenqing has no opinion on whether to let them go or not. Whether the palace maids are doing well in the palace or not, he doesn't know and doesn't care.

Yan Zhenqing is concerned that this "ceremony" of releasing palace maids must be solemn and decent, and it cannot be done as a game, let alone become a promiscuous gathering of courtiers!

Rather than holding such a ceremony that is not solemn and full of chaos, it is better to let those palace maids continue to stay in the palace. Yan Zhenqing didn't mind that Li Longji would take back his life and not let go of the five thousand palace maids.

Yan Zhenqing and Fang Chongyong's focus is obviously not in one place.

"In that case, there's nothing wrong with so-and-so. Yan Yushi, please go with a certain person to transfer the Jinwu guards, they will patrol in the Forbidden Garden of Liyuan. ”

Fang Chongyong has lost interest in having an in-depth discussion with Yan Zhenqing, or it can also be called "different ways do not conspire with each other". In his opinion, the matter of letting go of the five thousand palace maids itself is obviously more important, and some other "hypocritical etiquette" can be omitted or not pursued.

If the issues of principle cannot be discussed, there is no need to continue the discussion.

seemed to feel Fang Chongyong's deliberate estrangement, Yan Zhenqing was a little embarrassed, so she had to nod slightly in embarrassment and follow behind Fang Chongyong.

After a while, Fang Chongyong found Zhang Guangsheng in the Forbidden Garden of Liyuan and introduced him:

"This is Yan Yushi, his position is to serve Yushi in the palace, and he is responsible for picketing the etiquette of hundreds of officials. Later, you will take ten Jin Wuwei's brothers to follow Yan Yushi's side, and ride horses to patrol the Forbidden Garden of Liyuan.

Everything obeys the command of Yan Yushi, this is the sage's command. ”

Fang Chongyong emphasized.

In fact, Brother Ji just said that he would find someone to cooperate with Yan Zhenqing and give him a hand, but he did not say that he would let Zuo Jinwuwei Zhonglang involve Zhang Guangsheng. Normally, such a task is not the turn of Jin Wuwei Zhonglang will go out in person.

Fang Chongyong was just afraid that Zhang Guangsheng and the others would be dashed by those hungry palace maids, so he deliberately brought him to Yan Zhenqing's side.

Just now, he suddenly thought of an extremely terrible thing.

Fang Chongyong found a blind spot in Yan Zhenqing's answer. It seems that many courtiers, including Yan Zhenqing, think that this "Liyuan Shooting Princess" is a "hunting trip" of "eagles catching chickens".

However, what is going to happen may not be what they think.

Perhaps only a man like Ji Ge, an old cesium and beryllium who grew up in a pile of women, and who is "circling" with various concubines all day long, knows the "unspoken rules within the rules".

This time, Brother Ji opened a "high-level silver party", and not all Chang'an courtiers were qualified to participate.

For example, the crown prince didn't come, the princes didn't come, the princes didn't come, and even the brothers of Brother Ji, such as the children of King Qi's Xue family, didn't come!

Only the central courtiers came, and they were also courtiers with certain official positions. For example, the six Shangshu, the squire, the central housekeeper, the outer lang and so on. In addition, there were some high-ranking generals in the Nanya Forbidden Army and the Longwu Army.

These people, in total, add up to more than 200 people, and there will definitely be no more than 300 people.

And the information from Brother Ji's mouth, this time there are as many as 5,000 palace maids who participated in the "Liyuan Shooting Princess"! is an order of magnitude more than the courtiers and generals who participated in the "hunting for beauty"!

Evenly distributed, each person is divided into ten palace maids, and there are still two thousand palace maids who are not cared for. At the very least, everyone has to bring back fifteen or sixteen before it can be regarded as "rain and dew".

Fifteen! There are only 11 people in a football team, and after the event, every courtier can become a women's football coach when they go home! There is no shortage of substitutes!

Therefore, the scene after noon today will definitely not be as Yan Zhenqing thought, the hungry, crazy, and red courtiers who want to hunt for beauty, chasing the palace maid and archery.

It's a group of palace maids who want to leave the palace and want to go crazy, rushing towards the courtiers, snatching the "Merry Arrows" from them and poking them at themselves! Then take the merry arrow in your hand and walk away! Since then, he has escaped the shackles of the palace!

In a quiver, there are only ten "Merry Arrows", and the names of the participants are written on the shafts. Although the other party Chongyong said that he could "add" after archery to show his favor, but others, that is not allowed, and the ten arrows are gone.

In other words, there are at least more than 2,000 palace maids, and in the end, they won't even have a "Merry Arrow" in their hands! If they don't snatch it from the palace maids who have got the Merry Arrows, then they can only return to the palace and wait for the next event.

How many people would willingly give up the opportunity to leave the court in front of them? Will these palace ladies go crazy?

Therefore, the palace maid who grabbed the merry arrow has to prevent being snatched by other palace maids! At least until after dark!

Will there be fights and even killings here?

No one can say well, but Fang Chongyong feels that Yan Zhenqing and Zhang Guangsheng can do a little work for this matter, at least they can die less.

"Big brother, you are enjoying the blessings of Qi people, but I am still hungry, can you ask other Jin Wuwei officers to do this?"

Zhang Guangsheng leaned over to Fang Chongyong's side and complained in a low voice.

"When there are palace maids who kill people, you must stop them and use ink to dye their white palace clothes black. Those who dye black will lose their qualifications to compete and be brought back to Miyagi directly. ”

Fang Chongyong said in a deep voice.

"Race?"

Zhang Guangsheng was stunned, not understanding what those palace maids were competing for.

"There are only more than 200 participants, but there are 5,000 palace maids, if you don't compete, can you leave the palace?"

Fang Chongyong reluctantly explained.

Zhang Guangsheng suddenly realized. He was born in Bian Zhenqiu, and he has seen too many things over there, and finally understands what Brother Ji wants to do this time!

The courtiers hunted for ×

Palace maid battle royale √

He remembered what Fang Chongyong once said to himself when he was in Shazhou: It is an interesting thing to watch the people in the water struggle on the shore.

Today, Zhang Guangsheng can truly understand the interests of those powerful people, and only then can he understand what Fang Chongyong means by this sentence.

The pleasure of the powerful is to appreciate the embarrassment and pain of others. Their own happiness and joy are based on the suffering of others.

And these, Fang Chongyong can't change, and Zhang Guangsheng can't change it.

"Understood."

Zhang Guangsheng nodded and said, then turned around and walked over to salute Yan Zhenqing and said, "Yan Yushi, please come with you, the horses are outside the Forbidden Garden of Liyuan, and you can't do anything if you don't ride a horse." ”

"Big brother, aren't you coming with us?"

Zhang Guangsheng walked a few steps and found Fang Chongyong standing in place, he couldn't help but lean over and ask curiously.

"There's still something important to do, so you can go first."

Fang Chongyong said nonchalantly.

What he told Brother Ji was to bring Jin Wuwei to assist Yan Zhenqing, but he didn't say when he would get involved. The organization of this event has a huge loophole, and I don't know if it was intentional on the part of Brother Ji.

In order not to make a big mess, he had to hurry up and talk to his father Fang Youde.

This is no joke.

……

"It's noon, please come out of the camp and return to the camp at sunset. The palace maid who was shot by the Merry Arrow would also enter the camp at sunset with the Merry Arrow. ”

A eunuch shouted at the top of his voice.

The courtiers from all walks of life, who were eating fast and couldn't walk, all had mysterious and even ambiguous smiles on their faces, and rode out of the camp with weak short bows in their hands.

In this "Liyuan Shooting Girl" activity, in order to take care of the civil officials who don't like to exercise on weekdays, they were uniformly equipped with a donkey, but they were still not allowed to bring their entourage.

Although the team involved in shooting Ji is very large, it almost occupies the Pear Garden Forbidden Garden in the northern suburbs of Chang'an City, which is even more outrageous. These people searched aimlessly in the Forbidden Garden in groups, and soon scattered piecemeal, and at most a few companions could be seen in their field of vision.

What these officials don't know is that this time, it is not the five thousand palace maids who are being "hunted", but the big injustices that can bring the palace maids away from the sea of suffering.

On the "arrow tower" that is more than ten zhang high, Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, is holding a pair of "clairvoyant mirrors" trafficked from Shazhou, observing the "battle situation" in the forbidden garden.

The lenses of this "clairmile mirror" are polished from crystal produced in Shazhou, and you can see the beard and hair of the character a mile away, which is very remarkable. It's a bit large in size, it's not very convenient to handle, and the cost is ridiculously expensive.

Ji Ge suddenly saw more than a dozen palace maids in his field of vision, rushing towards a certain official of the Sixth Ministry riding a donkey, and the official was so frightened that he ran away on a donkey, and suddenly a wicked smile appeared on his face.

(End of chapter)