"Weichen Yang Qi announced that he would play the saint, and the Xuanwu Army Festival would make Fang Youde, the right minister Li Linfu, the former prime minister Zhang Jiuling, the former Long right section envoy Guo Zhiyun, and the portraits of the four people joined the Lingyan Pavilion!

Please be gracious! ”

In the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace, Yang Qixuan, the counselor, came out of the column and asked for a loud request. He put his hat on the ground and fell on his knees and refused to rise.

If Brother Dayouji doesn't approve it, he will kneel here to the old posture of the heavens and the earth!

No one from the Manchu Dynasty came forward to echo it, and no one stood up to oppose it, because this was just a formality, everything was arranged in advance, and even the portraits of these four people had been hung in the Lingyan Pavilion.

At this time, even Li Linfu's political enemy, Li Shizhi, the left minister, stood indifferently in the court and did not speak.

This is a "good thing", in all fairness, this matter is good for everyone, which means that the unspoken rule of "courtiers are not allowed to enter Lingyan Pavilion after Zhenguan" has been broken, and as long as you can make meritorious contributions in the future, you can send your own portrait to Lingyan Pavilion and live for generations!

This batch does not have him, so will it be his turn in the next batch?

Li Shi also had a little thought in his heart, so he would not stand up and smash Brother Ji's field, let alone slap Li Linfu and Fang Youde in the face.

If he doesn't even stand up, no one will stand up.

Brother Ji sat on the dragon chair with a smile and did not speak.

He put a lot of thought into this matter in the early stage.

Including but not limited to getting a "jade tablet auspicious" from elsewhere to prove that Datang is a "country of heavenly treasures", and the prosperity of the opening of the sky is enough to compete with the rule of Taizong's Zhenguan.

Even the four new people were carefully considered by Brother Ji, and they were not chosen randomly.

Former Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling is a representative of the "article school", and he studied under Zhang Shuo, and he has quite a lot of connections in this school.

Guo Zhiyun, the former envoy of Longyou, was a key figure in recovering Longyou and reversing the strategic situation between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and he was also the person who set the "border town faction" in the northwest.

Without Guo Zhiyun, there would be no situation in which Longyou has the upper hand over Tubo, as well as various military deployments in border towns.

These two people can be regarded as outstanding figures in the center of the Tang Dynasty in the Kaiyuan period.

So why not choose big guys like Yao Chong and Zhang Shuo?

Because of these people, the experience of the first half of their lives is from the "former dynasty", with profound traces of Wu Zhou. Let them come in, which will make future generations think that Brother Ji is "the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade".

What Brother Ji wanted to do this time was to show off his merits, not to sing praises to his grandmother Wu Zetian.

So it was naturally impossible for him to add people like Yao Chong and Zhang Shuo.

And Fang Youde is an old minister when he was diving, and he has military exploits in the sky; Li Linfu is the Li Tang clan, and he has been the right minister for so many years.

If the first two "dead people" were added in order to "inherit the past", then the portraits of these two people who are still alive entered the Lingyan Pavilion in order to "enlighten the future", in order to show the world: The Son of Heaven is thirsty for talent and misses the old love, not only high-ranking officials, but also famous in history, why don't you quickly be loyal to me?

In such a court meeting, which one will stand up against it without opening its eyes?

These four people include almost all the factions in the center of the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to be the greatest common divisor that Brother Ji has come up with in balance with all parties.

"Since you all have no objections, then ......"

Before Brother Ji, who was sitting on the dragon chair, finished speaking, he saw a young official stand up and shout at Brother Ji, "Saint! Weichen thought that Zhang Jiuling had no great merit in the country, and he was not worthy of being listed with other Lingyan Pavilion heroes, so please take back the saint's fate! ”

After speaking, he directly put his official hat on the ground, knelt on the ground, and maintained the same posture as Yang Qixuan!

Nima, I'm really stunned!

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty in the Zichen Hall were all shocked, and Li Linfu, who was standing at the forefront, was the most anxious...... Because this person is a chess piece that he finally planted in the Yushi Terrace, he is good at writing poems and is famous for his horse boy!

How could he run out without saying hello?

"I remember you, you're Du Fu, right?

Your song will be the top of the mountain, and I like it very much. ”

Brother Ji said with a smile, his smile was very gentle and indifferent.

He actually felt that it was very embarrassing to add Zhang Jiuling to it, because Zhang Jiuling had repeatedly embarrassed him back then.

But it is not possible to go in without adding Zhang Jiuling.

Brother Ji is the emperor, not a rogue leader! To be the Son of Heaven, you must have a political framework that belongs to the Son of Heaven! If there is a political framework, there will be corresponding political rules, and you can't play how you want!

Because the Son of Heaven needs someone to help him make money, and he also needs someone to sing praises to him! Since this is the case, then Zhang Jiuling, as a "model project" for literati to enter the phase, has to stand up, stand upright and can't fall!

As for why Du Fu ran out to make a fuss, of course, it was to promote his "grace" Li Linfu, who had the green light all the way to the top!

If Li Linfu hadn't been promoted, he wouldn't have been able to become a jinshi the next year after his broken leg! Not to mention that Li Linfu secretly helped, so he became a jinshi not long ago, and before the election date, he became a school scrivener, and then he was promoted to a level in a year and finally became a servant of the imperial history.

Without Li Linfu leading Du Fu all the way to the top, where would he have a chance to appear in the Zichen Palace? If he doesn't help Li Linfu speak, does he still have to speak for Zhang Jiuling, who is already dead?

Du Fu's talent is very average, and his emotional intelligence is not high, but why should Li Linfu pay attention to him?

In fact, the reason is very simple, this is the same as Brother Ji promoting Zhang Jiuling. For Li Linfu, Du Fu is "low-profile Zhang Jiuling". This kind of "clear stream character" entered the Yushitai as a thug, and it was the right time.

It can even be said that people make the best use of it!

But before that, Li Linfu didn't explain to let Du Fu come out to do something! When he makes such a fuss, it's a lot of fun, this is a slap in the face without thinking!

"Sage, Du Fu lost his honor in front of the hall, and Weichen suggested that he be driven out of the Zichen Palace."

Li Linfu came out of the queue and saluted Brother Ji with his hands crossed, and the anger between his eyebrows flashed!

Brother Ji waved his hand and said to Li Linfu: "You don't need to say much, Du Yushi, you continue." ”

"Saint, among the four new entrants to Lingyan Pavilion, three of them are worthy of their name, but Zhang Jiuling is not worthy. He is a minister, but he has no great merits, if he enters the Lingyan Pavilion, it will be a humiliation to the ancestors.

We're dead! Zhang Jiuling can't enter Lingyan Pavilion! ”

Du Fu knelt on the ground and said.

Will he offend some people in the DPRK and China if he is so reckless?

Of course it will, there are still many protégés and former officials of Zhang Jiuling, and Zhang Shuo's vein is even more peach and plum all over the world. For example, Yan Wu, the son of Zhang Jiuling's friend Yan Tingzhi, was a assassin in Shudi!

But Du Fu, as a peripheral member of Li Linfu's party, if he wants to be promoted, he must show loyalty to the right and enter the inner circle!

Impeaching a "dead man" is the least risky approach. Even if you fail, you won't be ruined.

This is much more clever than blindly touting Li Linfu!

Zhang Jiuling is not worthy, but Li Linfu is worthy, isn't this tantamount to slapping Li Linfu's sycophants in disguise. also slapped Fang Youde's ass by the way, after all, his son Fang Chongyong was also a great help when he was in the imperial examination.

Before today's court meeting, Du Fu had already thought it through. This is a necessary sacrifice in order to achieve one's own political ambitions.

If you have to struggle, how can you not sacrifice it!

In terms of political factions, Du Fu is indeed offending people now, and even offending the emperor.

However, in terms of officialdom morality, his position is very clear, and it can be said that he has outstanding political credibility.

In addition, Du Fu also has an impulse in his heart to "despise literati". To put it simply, Zhang Jiuling, who is also outstanding in poetry and writing, is a role model for Du Fu to reach the ceiling in the court in the future!

Du Fu thinks so.

Zhang Jiuling is Du Fu after soaring, and Du Fu is Zhang Jiuling who has not yet made a career!

For Du Fu, stepping on Zhang Jiuling is not only a "routine", but also stepping on the other party's reputation! In both public and private, he has the desire to do things at this juncture.

To enter the Lingyan Pavilion with a minister, it is enough to have him Du Fu, and he doesn't need any Zhang Jiuling, and he doesn't want to be called "Zhang Jiuling's second" in the future.

"If Zhang Jiuling is not worthy, then who does Aiqing think is more suitable?"

Brother Kei asked, squinting, seemingly noncommittal.

In fact, according to the "selection criteria", many veterans in the Kaiyuan period are suitable. It's just that the first batch is not suitable for too many people to join, and Brother Ji himself is also holding a "test the water" attitude this time.

Zichen Hall is full of civil and military affairs, and no one can understand what Brother Ji is thinking now.

"Weichen doesn't know, he only knows that Zhang Jiuling is not suitable."

Du Fu said stubbornly.

After his head was full of blood, now he only felt a chill all over his body, and he was so scared that he didn't dare to continue.

"Zhang Jiuling has repeatedly committed Yan Zhizhi, and he is also a minister.

Although he is gone, I still miss him.

I can't chill the heart of the minister, aren't you also a minister, get up, I don't blame you. ”

Brother Ji was in a particularly good mood today, the board was raised high, and then gently put down.

For Brother Ji, Zhang Jiuling is good at everything, but he hasn't done anything practical, and he belongs to the kind of person who is "pragmatic but not pragmatic". He can't hold up the situation alone, and it's almost funny without him beating the side drum.

You say that this kind of person is important, Zhang Jiuling didn't do anything specific after he arrived at the center, and he also participated in party struggles, formed a party with Yan Tingzhi and others, and didn't look good.

But if you want to say that Zhang Jiuling is not important, he often makes suggestions and puts forward some practical plans, and he is not fishing in the middle of the court.

It is not possible to have such a courtier, no matter whether Brother Ji likes or dislikes it, he must set such an example to inspire future generations.

That's politics!

Du Fu didn't figure it out, but Brother Ji had already eaten it thoroughly, and he knew the rules of politics well, like an arm!

Seeing that Du Fu was let go, Li Linfu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, complained about Du Fu's recklessness in his heart, and wondered what the intentions of Brother Ji were in this performance, and he was a little distracted for a while!

"Yang Qixuan, I have appointed you as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and I am specifically responsible for this matter. Ladies and gentlemen, if you are busy with official business, then let's disperse. ”

Brother Ji said a little tiredly.

"If you have something to do, you have nothing to do!"

Colliers shouted.

After waiting for a while, the ministers in the Zichen Hall said in unison:

"Congratulations to the saint!"

Brother Ji got up slowly and left the Zichen Hall accompanied by the eunuchs.

Fang Youde, who was standing in an inconspicuous place, couldn't help but glance at Du Fu, who looked nervous, and then sighed softly, no one paid attention, and walked straight out of Zichen Palace.

After leaving the Daming Palace, Fang Youde walked along the wide Vermilion Bird Street and found that along the fang wall, many small traders were setting up stalls. However, Jin Wuwei did not arrest these "violators", but just drew a narrow area on the ground along the wall of the fang, drawing lines with white ash, and letting the merchants set up stalls in such places for regular fees.

Fang Youde was in a trance, and seemed to have returned to the end of the Tang Dynasty in his previous life. The lively market in the city has lost the regularity of the city, but there are a lot of fireworks in the world.

"It's really a prosperous age."

Fang Youde put his hands behind his back, walked to a stall selling Hu Biscuits, took out a Chang'an Jiaozi with a denomination of "consistent" from his arms, and handed it to the other party to buy Hu Biscuits.

"Two mutton-filled Hu cakes, hot, freshly baked."

Fang Youde said indifferently.

"Official, what are you ...... Is there a copper plate? A Jiaozi of 100 Wen is also fine! ”

The middle-aged man in front of him, who had dark skin and wrinkles on his forehead, looked less than forty years old, but his actual age might be much younger, asked with a sad face.

He dared to speak because Fang Youde was a reasonable official.

This is easy to judge, because if you are unreasonable, you will not pay for things at all, and the people at the bottom have their own survival wisdom.

"Buy a few more, you don't have to look for them."

Fang Youde waved his hand and said.

"Ten pennies a piece, can you buy a hundred?"

The peddler asked with a look of surprise, even if he bought a hundred, Fang Youde wouldn't be able to take it.

"I'll buy two, and the others can be regarded as asking you about something."

Fang Youde took the Hu cake handed over by the vendor and said in a low voice.

Seeing that a windfall was in hand, the middle-aged vendor quietly took the handover, put it in his hand and looked at it again, and then put it in his arms and put it close to him.

He leaned closer, and said with a mysterious smile on his face: "Hehe, please ask, official, there is no end to everything." has been in Chang'an for many years, and he knows a lot about this short family. ”

After speaking, he also gave Fang Youde a look of "all men understand".

Seeing that the other party was very cooperative, Fang Youde couldn't help but nodded slightly.

"Now the whole Chang'an is talking about Jiaozi, what do you think of this Jiaozi?"

Fang Youde asked in a low voice, pretending to be bargaining with the vendor.

"Back to the official, this handover is convenient, that is...... It's not easy to change back to cloth. If you want to change back the cloth, you have to make an appointment in the yamen in advance, and you have to queue up, and there is a limit to the amount of cloth that a person can change every month, and if it is exceeded, it will not be changed. ”

The peddler said with a sad face.

Fang Youde nodded slightly and didn't say anything, after all, in his previous life, the Tang Dynasty had already suffered a catastrophe, but he had not popularized Jiaozi. How these things will work, and what the impact will be in the end, he, a person from Qiu Ba, does not know.

"However, if you have a Jiaozi in Hexi, it is better to exchange it with a small Jiaozi in Hexi. Although Hexi is far away, this Jiaozi can be exchanged if he wants to, and there is no obstacle to circulation in the market. ”

The peddler licked his face and called out the usual Jiaozi from his arms, and handed it to Fang Youde with a blank eye.

If other bureaucrats were replaced, even Li Linfu might not be able to take out Hexi's Jiaozi on the spot. But what kind of person Fang Youde is, it can be said that there are many friends in Hexi. The minimum denomination is 10 times.

Fang Youde took out a ten-run Hexi Jiaozi from his arms, handed it to the vendor who sold Hu cakes, and said, "You can take it and find the money." ”

Today is a noble person!

The dark-skinned trader was overjoyed, took the ten-guan Hexi Jiaozi, and then turned around and came back, and gave Fang Youde a ten-guan Chang'an Jiaozi.

I didn't even confiscate the money!

Fang Youde looked at the other party with a strange look and asked, "Didn't you just say that you should give the usual money as money to buy Hu cakes, why don't you want it?" ”

"This Hexi's Jiaozi can be changed at any time, eliminating the process of queuing, of course you can't understand this wonderful official. Hahaha, this cake is a certain invitation for you to eat! ”

The vendor laughed.

"Hexi is 1,800 miles away from Chang'an, how to exchange money? How can it be convenient? ”

Fang Youde asked puzzledly, he is not a fool, and no one's money is blown by the wind! 1,800 miles, even if you can change it, is it really impossible to walk 1,800 miles?

The peddler just wanted to roll his eyes in disdain, but then remembered the identity of the other party, and quickly explained with a fixed mind:

"Official, you are a noble person, how forgetful.

There is a concert hall in Chang'an.

The imperial court has a policy, these Hexi Jiaozi, in the Hexi Jiedu envoy's Jinjuan can be exchanged for cloth, and there is no need to go to Hexi.

You can redeem it at any time in the Hexi Concert Academy, on a first-come, first-served basis, and if you don't have it for the time being, you can wait for two days, and they have a good reputation. Anyway, if it's late, I'll wait for the next batch, and there will always be cloth to exchange for Hexi Jiaozi when I go to the concert hall. It's just that they refused to accept Chang'an Jiaozi. ”

The hawker saw that Fang Youde was very talkative, so he also poured him a lot of dry goods.

Can Hexi Jiaozi exchange cloth in Chang'an's Jinjuan Academy?

The answer is not only can, but also that the imperial court has a special policy.

Hexi Jiaozi exchanged for "Hexi cloth", and "Hexi cloth" is the cloth transported from Hexi Jiedu Mansion, or to put it directly, it is the cloth that the imperial court rewarded to Hexi Jiedu envoys and should be transported to Hexi, but has not been sent to Hexi for the time being.

In order to save transportation costs, the imperial court simply handed over these silk silks directly to the Jinjuin for disposal.

Originally, it was to give the cloth to Hexi, but now after the Hexi Jinju Academy got it, it supported the exchange of Hexi Jiaozi in Chang'an.

This...... It seems to be reasonable, and it also saves the freight of transporting cloth back and forth.

But Fang Youde always felt that there was something inappropriate here, but he couldn't quite say why.

In short, now that Hexi Jiaozi is in Chang'an, there is no obstacle to exchange and has an outstanding reputation, and there is no problem with this.

When redeeming, there is no need to queue up, no need to make an appointment, and no need to show proof of identity. It doesn't matter if you are a Hu merchant or Hermes-Epitek, you can exchange it freely.

Of course, if the amount is relatively large, you must make an appointment ten days in advance.

This can be understood as the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, taking the cloth rewarded by the imperial court to Chang'an to support the independent exchange of Hexi Jiaozi, and then using the unhindered circulation of Hexi Jiaozi to purchase industries. Finally, the output of these industries is used to support the circulation of Jiaozi and form an economic closed loop.

Anyway, the imperial court also relaxed its control over this area. Because in any case, this is tantamount to loosening the central finance, and if you take 10,000 steps back, the center will also save the freight of allocating cloth.

Making money or saving money is not a matter on Brother Ji's side, and it can be said that there are no taboos.

After leaving the Hu Cake stall, Fang Youde picked up the Hu Cake in his hand and took a bite, the aroma of the mixed bean sauce and mutton rushed straight to the brain, and people couldn't help but want to take another bite.

Delicious and cheap food, always in the folk. Working people always use their own wisdom to make the limited ingredients in their hands as delicious as possible.

Fang Youde was full of emotion in his heart.

But when he calmed down and recalled the hawker's words just now, he always felt that the current Datang seemed to have embarked on a different path from his previous life.

Another point of no return...... An unknown, unexperienced point of no return in a previous life.

Although I don't know where it will go, the end must be purgatory on earth!

This made Fang Youde feel inexplicably panicked.

Because of the lessons learned in the previous life, they are basically useless now. There are not many enemies left in the water, and the enemies lurking underwater, but everything is unknown.

There is no longer a clear answer to the question of who is "loyal" and who is "traitor" who he will face.

Faced with different situations, different people, will also have different choices.

Many times, whether it is a Buddha or a demon, it is often in a single thought, who dares to say that someone is born a bad person?

People's hearts are separated from their bellies, and the truth will be in the minds of others in the future, and they can only judge by listening to their words and observing their deeds.

Fang Youde's "prophetic" advantage is basically gone.

Today, he has officially entered the "Lingyan Pavilion" and achieved the great feat that a courtier can achieve. In the eyes of the world, Fang Youde has become famous in this life, and he can lie down and fish to enjoy his old age.

Only he knows that things will not be so simple.

People are not good for 100 days, flowers are not red for 100 days, and things that should come will definitely come!

It's like a bitter hatred doesn't go away in a vacuum. Either kill the enemy, be killed, or both, or the hatred will always be there, passed down from generation to generation.

Until people wash it with blood.

Thinking of this, Fang Youde suddenly felt that the Hu cake in his mouth was not fragrant, and only the smell of smell was left.

……

"Du Zimei, how do you let Benxiang say hello?"

In the study room of Li Linfu's house in Pingkangfang, the right-hand minister of the Tang Dynasty shook his head and sighed while teaching Du Fu a lesson.

"Please forgive the right minister, the lower official is just a hot brain......"

Du Fu said with some shame. He did have his own selfish motives when he went to court, but in general, he was still standing up for Li Linfu.

That's right, Li Linfu's character is really not good, and his official reputation is not very good, and he even relied on the shadow of the door to enter the office, and he has not participated in the imperial examination.

But others can scold Li Linfu, or even write articles and poems to scold, but Du Fu cannot.

Because he took the imperial examination to follow Li Linfu's doorway, and it was not the way to do the scroll, but Li Linfu directly sent a message to "point" Du Fu to let him be admitted to the Jinshi.

This grace of knowing is not over in Du Fu's life, otherwise he will be spurned by the mainstream of society!

is still the same sentence, when a person is a down-and-out literati, he can write poems to scold social injustice, write poems about the smell of wine and meat in Zhumen, and freeze bones on the road!

When Tianjie steps on the bones of the princess, you can also secretly applaud!

However, once he entered the upper echelons of the ruling class, he could no longer hold this position.

Today's Du Fu is like this, he became a jinshi because of Li Linfu's promotion, and his official fortune is prosperous all the way, so he must serve Li Linfu before and after the saddle. The posture can be elegant, but it must not be rubbed against it!

"I know that you are my own person, but, alas, this work of the Imperial Observatory is indeed not suitable for you.

In this way, there is still a vacancy for Sima in Xiangzhou, so you can be transferred to Xiangzhou as Sima.

This phase will promote you to Xiangzhou Assassin as soon as possible. ”

Li Linfu said with a sigh.

Zhang Luo, a person who can write poetry and create public opinion among the literati, is indeed not easy for him, which is caused by the limitations of the circle. The candidate in Li Linfu's heart must be trustworthy, and he must be able to "fight" in poetry, and now there is no one else in his hands except Du Fu.

Let Du Fu go from serving the imperial history of the imperial history of the imperial history to Xiangzhou (Yecheng) as a Sima, is this a promotion or a demotion?

On the surface, it seems that Du Fu was promoted from the sixth-rank official to the fourth-grade official Sima of the upper state, but in fact, he was kicked out of the inner circle of Chang'an's officialdom and let him fend for himself locally.

Typical overt and negative operations.

Of course, if Li Linfu hadn't been promoted, Du Fu would still be up and down in officialdom now, and he would be a bastard at the bottom. It can only be said that it is really good to have thighs to hug, and there are people covering the degraded officials.

"Xie Youxiang cultivated, and the lower officials are grateful."

Du Fu saluted respectfully to Li Linfu.

He knew that he had paid the price for his impulsiveness, and he had come off the fast lane of promotion and changed to another track that slowly mixed his qualifications, and the blessing and misfortune were unknown.

"Go, go to the Yushitai tomorrow to complete the handover, and go to the post in a few days."

Li Linfu said in a somewhat indifferent tone.

It is a common problem that these bureaucrats who are born in the literati do not know the current affairs!

What Du Fu's selfishness is, he can see it clearly, but he just doesn't want to break it.

After Du Fu said goodbye to Li Linfu, he walked out of the Li family's house.

The heavy rain is coming, and at this moment the wind is suddenly rising, blowing all kinds of small stalls on the street, and people are running in an orderly manner everywhere who are anxious to go home to avoid the rain.

"Today's wind is very noisy."

Du Fu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, glanced back at the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, and couldn't help but sigh gloomily in his heart.

(End of chapter)