Chapter 18 Seeking up and down

Zhang Rang has been a little dizzy from time to time in recent days, thinking that it should be because he is too tired from dealing with political affairs recently, so he told Zhou Qi to take two days off and went back to the house to rest, but when he woke up in the morning, he was still a little dizzy, and invited Lang Zhong in the house to come over.

Zhang Rang is strange, wouldn't it be good to rest for a night of overwork, why do you still feel dizzy today, Lang Zhong is also a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he knows the temper of this Lord Shoufu, and he doesn't know how to answer for a while.

"What do you say, can I really get a terminal illness?" Zhang Rang smiled and quipped.

Lang Zhong waved his hand and hurriedly said: "My lord is indeed not sick, it is really just overwork...... Lang Zhong then continued hesitantly: "Your Excellency, you ...... This year, they're all about to sixtieth year. ”

Zhang Rang's face immediately darkened, Lang Zhong hurriedly retreated, and Zhang Rang was left to lie on the couch alone, his face was slightly cold and a little helpless.

"Hey, are you really old?" Zhang Rang sighed, put on his clothes and shoes, and walked out the door. has been an official for many years, Zhang Rang, like Lan Tingxi, has never had the habit of being served, walked out of the door, took a breath of air, Zhang Rang put his hands behind his back, and walked back and forth in the house.

Unconsciously, Zhang Rang was a little embarrassed, he has been an official for 35 years, has been busy with political affairs, really want to go back to his hometown in Hangzhou to see, but he has not been able to spare time, can only wait until the emperor who is the new emperor in his eyes sits on the throne, and so the court is stable, the border is unhindered, Zhang Rang is good to the emperor to leave and return to his hometown, he knows that as a minister of life, although he is the first assistant of the previous dynasty, but has also been favored by this Zhou Qi, over the years, the grace of the saint continues.

A few days ago, Lanting Xi pierced the layer of window paper between the court and Xiliang, and it was an eventful time at this time, if he got out at this time, not to mention whether the emperor was willing or not, he couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart.

But it's almost sixty people, it's not a matter of working hard every day, not to mention that he is the secretary of the order, that is, he is the head of the household department is tired enough, he is the most idle person, think about the emperor's gloomy black face when he took a leave of absence for two days, Zhang Rang is still a little frightened, if it is to rest for a few days to provoke Long Yan's anger, it will not be able to draw.

As he was walking, a servant came to him and whispered, "Master, the messenger from the palace said to let you go over." ”

After thinking about it, Zhang Rang subconsciously asked, "Which father-in-law will bring it?"

The servant stepped forward and whispered in Zhang Rang's ear: "It's Gonggong Qu." ”

Zhang Rang immediately instructed the servants: "Prepare a sedan chair and enter the palace." ”

Zhang Rang, who was sitting on the sedan chair, was a little uneasy, he hadn't heard any news recently, but Lian Xiao had suddenly cut off contact in the past few days, but presumably the emperor should not be in a hurry to call himself to attack because of a eunuch, so what could it be?

The person who came to deliver the message was the imperial eunuch Qu Li, not the eunuch Wang Liao...... His eyelids jumped, and Zhang Rang inexplicably noticed a hint of something wrong.

When he came to the entrance of the palace, Qu Li hurriedly came to the front from the side of the sedan chair, and waited until Zhang Rang got off the sedan chair, and said hurriedly: "My lord, enter the palace quickly, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time." After the emperor ascended the throne, Qu Li often led courtiers into the palace because he often waited in front of the emperor, and because he would give different hints to the courtiers according to the emperor's mood, he had an excellent reputation. If you say, "Your Majesty has just sent a decree, and you have come." Such a tone and tone means that the emperor is in a good mood, and it is enough to let the courtiers who come to see the driver relax, but Zhang let the decree be passed to see the driver more than a hundred times, and at most I have heard it a few times: "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for some time." It's the first time I've heard something like this, "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Zhang Rang was immediately alert, knowing that something must have happened.

After groping around his waist, he remembered that he was in a hurry to go out, and he didn't have anything on his body, so he had to whisper: "Thank you Gonggong Qu......"

Qu Li waved his hand and said with a straight face: "Lord Shoufu doesn't have to be like this at this time, something big has happened, our family has been waiting for His Majesty since he was young, and it is the first time I have seen His Majesty so angry." Looking left and right, Qu Li also knew that this was not the time to speak, and it was a big deal to even bring Zhang Rang into the hall.

After stepping into the hall, he circled for a while, and when he entered a secret room in the inner hall, Zhang Rang saw Zhou Qi.

After Zhou Qi saw Zhang Rang, he waved his hand and motioned for Qu Li to retreat.

After Qu Li retreated, Zhang Rang stepped into the room with his front foot, and before he could see the salute, Zhou Qi directly threw a stack of music chapters to Zhang Rang's feet.

Zhang Rang bent down, opened the chapters one by one, read them carefully one by one, and frowned unconsciously while watching.

The first letter is a 600-mile urgent document of Xiangzhou Assassin Shi Qian Kui, 13,000 soldiers and horses from Xiliang are stationed in Nanyang, 15 miles west of Xiangzhou, and now this 13,000 light cavalry can reach Xiangzhou at any time. And according to the detective report, Lian Xiao, the chief eunuch in charge of the case, was killed in the city by Mo Zi, the lord of Xiliang County, and his body was sent to the capital.

The first letter made Zhang Rang's eyelids jump, after all, he sent Lian out privately, and it seemed that the champion named Xu Liangsheng should have arrived in Xiangzhou safe and sound.

The second letter is worth playing, a few days ago, before the rest, Zhang Rang stopped the supply of food and salary to Xiliang, but the will must not have reached the Xiliang Palace, and even at least until the end of the month to hand over to know, but now it has only been a few days, and the begging fold of the Xiliang King has actually been placed on the emperor's desk.

At the same time that Mo Tongshan's begging fold was handed over, Mo Tongshan also dispatched Yinzhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou, and border towns to attack 80,000 heavy cavalry troops to Sufang and Liangzhou, and at the same time, in addition to the local guards, all the generals of Xiliang have been assembled in the palace of Liangzhou.

After Zhang Rang saw it, the green muscles burst out, and he said angrily: "Mo Tongshan is so bold!"

But Zhou Qi's expression was very indifferent, and he said without sadness or joy: "Lord Shoufu feels it, Mo Tongshan really wants to rebel?"

was asked by Zhou Qi like this, Zhang Rang immediately calmed down, rubbed his chin, thought for a while, and said, "Back to Your Majesty, it's really not like it." ”

"Tell me about it. Zhou Qi picked up another piece of music and asked while reading it.

Zhang Rang said slowly: "First of all, Mo Bai Mo Zike is still in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the 13,000 light cavalry army can't protect the heads of these two. Nodding, Zhou Qi raised his chin lightly and said, "Go on." ”

"Secondly, look at the gathering of 80,000 heavy cavalry troops, not to mention whether you can take Chang'an, whether you can fight Xiatong Pass or not is a matter of everything. At last...... According to the minister, the time has not yet come. Zhang Rang said with a somewhat solemn face.

"The king of Xiliang has no reason to rebel yet. Zhou Qi turned his back on his hand, sneered, and said: "Why did he Mo Tongshan rebel? At this time, it was a prosperous age, except for his border pass iron horse, how many people were willing to risk the world's condemnation to die for him?"

Zhou Qi continued: "Therefore, his 80,000 soldiers and horses this time are just bluffing and forcing the imperial court to provide him with food and salary. King Xiliang has accumulated over the years, and it is true that his family is rich, and it is not an exaggeration to be rich enough to rival the country, but he is still unwilling to pay the salary of these hundreds of thousands of border troops. ”

Zhou Qi's eyes suddenly turned cold, staring at Zhang Rang, so frightened that Zhang Rang quickly knelt on the ground.

Zhou Qiju looked down at Zhang Rang condescendingly, threw the piece in his hand in front of Zhang Rang, and said coldly: "This is what I asked you to do." ”

Zhang Rang looked at this sparseness, called "Impeachment of Empress Li for Privately Involved in the Politics of the Dynasty", Zhang Rang was shocked when he saw it, Nan Nan asked: "Is this ...... Who played it?"

Zhou Qi gritted his teeth coldly, and said angrily: "I don't know who put it on my desk a few days ago, it's the old man from Lanting Creek!"

Zhou Qi flicked his sleeves and said angrily: "This old thing, torn the last face of He Xiliang, and gave me a dead admonition! Where is my face when it is passed out? The infamy of forcing the death of a gentleman and a good minister has to be recorded in the history books, and now what about it? I will not be allowed to live when I am dead, and I don't know when it was written, and who put it on my desk! Is he really in charge of the harem?"

Zhou Qi opened it and saw that it was indeed Lan Tingxi's handwriting.

Zhang Rang didn't know how to get out of the palace, and suddenly heard that His Majesty sent a fire, and then left the palace.

Zhang Rang knew why the emperor was so angry, no matter what, it shouldn't have been involved in the queen, even if the queen did something wrong this time, it was also a family matter, as for who came up with this ambitious note and put it on His Majesty's desk, it is worth studying.

If Zhang Rang is not mistaken, this letter should have been written early, but the time has not come, and Lan Tingxi has not admonished him, so could this person be Lan Xu?

Zhang Rang had a headache, His Majesty summoned him this time to inevitably have no intention of beating, and the matter of joining forces with Lan Xu to denounce the queen may have been recorded by the emperor in his heart.

Sighing, Zhang Rang didn't care about how the queen interfered in politics, this time about the matter of King Xiliang, the queen was beaten back by him and Lan Xu as soon as she stretched out her hand, so will the emperor stop it next time?

After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't figure out what would happen in the future. Zhang Rang turned around and looked at the majestic hall, feeling a little tired in his heart, whether it was for a straight official, a good minister, a literati, or a gentleman, he was a little tired.

But what can we do? I have no choice but to seek his own government in his position and do my best to obey the destiny of heaven.

He will remember for the rest of his life what his father said to him before he died:

The road is long, I will go up and down and seek!