Chapter 17: Wang Changling resigns
The night when Tang Chao went back, he had a good sleep and a good dream, but just as he fulfilled his dream with Yang Yuhuan Wushan**, the letter woke him up: "Brother Tang, it's time to go to court!" ”
Tang Dynasty woke up in shock, when Zhang Jiazheng sent the court clothes over last night, he repeatedly told him that Li Longji was a very shrewd person, and an official close to him like Huangmen Shilang would usually come up with some strange questions to consider, so that he would shake his spirit, so as not to make a fool of himself at that time.
The Tang Dynasty immediately asked him how the emperor would take the exam, and Zhang Jiazheng said that Li Longji was a person with a wide range of talents, but he was not limited to any fixed situation, but only asked him to improvise.
After bathing and changing clothes, and eating the glutinous rice porridge that the hotel lady personally served him, Tang Chao felt that his body was much lighter, and he thought, no matter how powerful you Li Longji is, I have to pay attention to everything, I really want to make a fool of myself, and there is no way to do it. When I thought about it like this, I suddenly felt no more afraid in my heart.
Zhang Jiazheng was waiting outside the door early in the morning, waiting to go to court with the Tang Dynasty. Tang Chao was not polite, sat in Zhang Jiazheng's luxurious carriage, and said: "Thank you so much Lord Zhang!" ”
Zhang Jiazheng smiled humbly: "What does Lord Tang say, this is the honor of the lower official, but the position of the lower official is too small, and sitting with Lord Tang is a transgression!" ”
Saying a deep salute, he humbly got out of the car.
Tang Chao was stunned: "You, are you trying to drive me off?" Haha laughed dryly twice, and snorted with a sneer.
Zhang Jiazheng hurriedly paused: "Lord Tang, you misunderstood me, Xia Guan has no such intention, this car is the Xia Guan's filial piety to Lord Tang, please smile!" ”
"What, such a good thing, give it to me?" Thinking that he had already given the jade horse yesterday and asked for his things now, he seemed to be a little overwhelmed, and immediately said: "This, how embarrassing is this?" ”
Zhang Jiazheng said: "It's just a small thing, it's not a tribute, Lord Tang and the lower officials have a lot of friendship, this is as it should be, besides, now is the prosperous age of Tianbao, if the court officials don't have a carriage, they will be laughed at by their colleagues, and Lord Tang will accept it!" ”
Tang Chao saw that he looked sincere, and smiled: "Then, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”
Zhang Jiazheng resigned immediately, and he was afraid that the Tang Dynasty would lose, so he personally made him a coachman, and the Tang Dynasty was very unhappy, but he insisted on it, and he had to let him. Along the way, Tang Chao only thought about the family's belongings, ***, he had not yet taken office, and he had received so many gifts, if he had power in the future, he didn't know how many benefits he would have. Looking at the luxurious carriage he was riding, when I first saw it, I thought that I was far away from the life of this kind of money horse, but I didn't expect that I already had it all in an instant.
"Lord Tang, it's up to the court!" It was this shout of Zhuan Xin that woke the Tang Dynasty up from the sweet dream of yellow sorghum.
As soon as I got out of the car, I saw the door wide open, lined up with sixteen warriors in golden helmets and armor on both sides, and above the golden walls, huge glazed tiles set off the sunlight, giving out a brilliant light.
The Tang Dynasty, accompanied by Zhang Jiazheng, under the attention of the armor soldiers holding swords and halberds on both sides, followed the stairs one step after the ninety-nine levels, and finally came to the famous Daming Palace in history. Li Longji is a person who likes changes, has many power schemes, compares himself to Cao Cao, and is called "Little Apu", and today is the same, he actually ascended to the dynasty half an hour early.
Fortunately, the Zhang family got the inside information, so he woke up the Tang Dynasty so early, otherwise, I am afraid that I will not fall on others, and if I am not careful, I will become a prisoner.
The Tang Dynasty determined its position in the imperial court under the guidance of the master of ceremonies, and it was actually under the dragon chair, and above all the court officials, naturally, it was also ranked above Han Xiu and Li Linfu.
As soon as he got on the large number of officials under the black pressure below, Tang Chao was suddenly a little scared, and his legs and stomach flashed a little, but after a while, he carried the pranayama of "Kucang Mountain Martial Arts", and his heart was like stopping water, and he entered the realm of forgetting things and self in this very solemn place.
At that time, after the courtiers had bowed three times and bowed nine times, and shouted "Long live my emperor, long live, long live", in the accent of "Zhongqing's flat body", Li Longji suddenly stood up from the dragon chair, looked at the courtiers majestically, and gave the master of ceremonies a look, asking him not to drink the routine words of "If you have something to do and play early, you will roll up the curtain and retreat from the court".
The master of ceremonies understood, and Li Longji sneered: "Wang Changling and Wang Aiqing, aren't you in trouble, why haven't you come out to play Mingzhen?" ”
The ministers had already felt that the emperor's actions were very different today, and they all held their breath, and the needles in the court could be heard.
After listening to Li Longji's words, the footsteps staggered, and an old minister stood in the center of his shift, and said in a desolate voice: "The old minister really has something to play, thank you, Your Majesty!" ”
The Tang Dynasty looked down from a high place, and saw that this Wang Changling was old, but his waist was straight, and he did not look like an old man. I have some doubts in my heart, as far as I know, isn't he a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, how can he appear in this court, of course he still remembers the poem he wrote, "But make the dragon city fly general, and do not make Hu Ma do Yin Mountain".
Li Longji snorted coldly again: "Don't say polite words, I want to ask you, what are you talking about repeatedly on the table?" ”
Wang Changling knelt down tremblingly: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, the old minister is here, to tell the old man to return to his hometown, I hope that His Majesty will be able to return the bones to Sangzi in the old minister's life!" ”
As he spoke, he burst into tears, looking very sad.
Li Longji sneered: "Hmph, I knew that what you said was this matter again, although you said that you wanted to return to your hometown, but I thought you were unwilling to work for Datang, what did you say?" ”
Wang Changling hurriedly said: "Your Majesty must have misunderstood, when the old minister was in Xiliang, he contracted a strange disease, his whole body was always red spots, disappeared and reappeared, plus he was old and exhausted, he was by no means unwilling to serve the emperor, please check the emperor, if not, I am willing to receive any punishment!" As he spoke, he bleed, slamming the floor.
It turned out that after Wang Changling was dropped back to the capital, he saw Li Longji's various bad deeds, and he really didn't want to work hard for this emperor in his old age, so he asked to resign and go into hiding, and learn from Li Bai's example. But Li Longji knew his talent and wanted to keep him to educate his prince, so he secretly invited him as a guest of the prince several times, but Wang Changling thanked him.
In fact, of course, Wang Changling knows that being the prince's master is a beautiful mistake, if the prince will ascend the throne in the future, but once the prince has a change in the future, he will still have a big mistake, which can be described as a very tricky job. He thought that Li Longji had many princes, and he might not have any kind of turmoil in the future, and he was old, so he politely declined several times.
Unexpectedly, Li Longji was a person who refused to give up easily, and he actually lost his temper in front of all the courtiers.
Li Longji saw Wang Changling's attitude, pondered for a long time, and thought to himself, he couldn't force him to stay, so he immediately said: "Okay, good, I will pardon you and return to your hometown!" ”
Wang Changling was waiting for the emperor's words, and when he heard this, he said: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”
Li Longji sneered: "Wait, I haven't finished my words yet, I just agreed to your return to your hometown, but I didn't agree to your resignation, I asked you, how long does it take for you to go home?" ”
"About half a month."
"Okay, I'll give you three leaves, you miss your hometown, it's also human nature, if I don't agree with you to go back, it seems unkind, but the official has to do it, otherwise, if you resign today, he resigns tomorrow, how many are left in my court? After you come back, I will order the imperial doctor to treat you well, and leave the affairs of the official position to the deputy! ”
After hearing this, Wang Changling knew that the emperor was determined to keep himself, and if he insisted on it, his life would not be guaranteed, so he had to reluctantly respond: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, and the ministers will not be able to repay them if they die." ”
Li Longji saw that he kept him, and smiled: "Thank you for being exempt, but the reward is deserved, take care of your illness!" ”
"Thank you, Emperor! However, the old minister and the old minister have a son in his old age, raised in his hometown, and this time he goes back, just to see him, but he wants to ask the emperor to reward a name, the emperor Chrysostom Yuyan, the name taken is the best! Wang Changling thought to himself, these resignations have made him very unhappy, why not find something for the emperor to do, to show that he resigned, there is no malicious intent, and at the same time show other officials that he did not intend to work against the emperor.
Li Longji pondered for a long time and said: "Okay, Wang Aiqing, since you believe in me, I will give him a word, the surname Wang does not need to be said, just one word, called 'Fu'." ”
When he said this, he shouted: "Pen and ink are waiting!" ”
The new Huangmen squire Tang Dynasty took the yellow paper, dipped the brush, and handed it over to Li Longji.
Li Longji showed a strange look on his face, and whispered, "Why are you, are you new?" ”
Tang Chao respectfully whispered, "Yes." ”
Li Longji ignored the Tang Dynasty, waved his pen, wrote a big "Fu" character, and handed it over to the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Dynasty didn't understand the purpose of this word, and thought, what is Baba writing such a big word to Wang Changling, well, the calligraphy is not bad, anyway, it is much better than my Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Li Longji read poetry and books at a young age, and he could do almost everything, and the Tang Dynasty was not as good as him in writing.
Wang Changling was a little worried, but when he saw this word, his face changed greatly, he knelt on the ground, did not dare to take the paper, and only shed tears and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is loyal, and he has no second heart for the Tang Dynasty. ”
Li Longji secretly admired, this old man really had two times, and actually guessed my word puzzle, as soon as he saw the word I rewarded, I knew that I suspected him of being unfaithful to me and was a traitor, and his son was naturally a "claw", because this Fu word was disassembled as a "claw", but in addition to admiration, he still had to maintain his prestige, and said loudly: "Wang Aiqing, you don't have to think about it, the word 'Fu' is the meaning of faith, I can trust you, and I can trust your son, don't change it, put it away!" ”
Wang Changling also wanted this sentence, and when he heard it, he was overjoyed, and quickly kowtowed to thank him.
You know, if it weren't for the emperor's words, his son's life would be ruined, because others would say everywhere that his son was a "king's claw" and a rebellious son, in the world of the Tang Dynasty, who would dare to use him easily?
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