Gangnam, which has been lively for a long time, has finally calmed down recently. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info the eyes of many well-intentioned people fell back to the imperial capital, after all, with Han Xuan's return to the temple, the situation in the imperial court became delicate.

Purely from the perspective of the temple strength of the two, Han Xuan had never been able to fight Lan Yu when he was in the middle of the day, and now it is even more impossible to be Lan Yu's opponent, but Han Xuan also has a great advantage, that is, behind him stands His Majesty the Emperor.

Emperor Xiao wanted to borrow Han Xuan's hand to let his teacher Lan Yu withdraw from the temple.

Wenyuan Pavilion is the royal library building and the cabinet is also located. According to the rules, cabinet members are required to take turns to stay here at night, even the first and second assistants of the cabinet are not exceptions.

Tonight is the first assistant of the cabinet Lan Yu is on duty, accompanied by his proud protégé, Liu Zuo and Liu Mengfu, the head of the household, the two sit opposite each other across a kang table, with a bright light in the middle.

Lan Yu has a clear appearance, elegant temperament, and has the demeanor of a great Confucian celebrity, while his disciple Liu Zuo has a square face and a tall figure, which is completely different from him.

At this time, the two of them were each looking through a heavy book, which was one of the volumes of the "Chengping Canon" that had just been compiled recently.

"Chengping Grand Canon" was personally presided over by Lan Yu as the president, starting from the fifteenth year of Chengping, which lasted six years, and was just completed in July this year, with a total of 22,937 volumes, and the table of contents alone accounted for 60 volumes, or two volumes and one volume, or one volume in one volume, or three volumes and one volume, a total of 11,095 volumes. Among them, not only the collection of Confucian classics, but also the two Buddhist and Taoist classics and other hundreds of classics, can be called all-encompassing, the culmination of ancient and modern classics, unprecedented.

This can also be said to be Lan Yu's proud work, not to mention his founding exploits and his status as the first assistant of the dynasty, just compiling a "Chengping Canon" is enough to make him famous in history.

Liu Zuo closed the book in his hand and complimented: "The teacher has compiled such a magnificent masterpiece, which can be called a great merit." ”

Lan Yu raised his head and asked lightly, "Meng Fu, do you know why Your Majesty asked me to be this president in the first place?"

Liu Zuo saw that there was something wrong with the teacher's tone, so he couldn't help but be a little more cautious, and said thoughtfully: "After all, the prime minister is the first assistant of the cabinet, and he is the emperor of the dynasty, so I think His Majesty values you." ”

Lan Yu shook his head and said: "When the emperor of the dynasty, it is this emperor who is the most difficult, there can only be a piece of heaven above the head of the imperial court, that is the emperor, so from all dynasties and dynasties, no emperor has ever been crowned a prince during his lifetime." ”

Liu Zuo said with a smile: "The master forgot, didn't Zhang Jiangling, the first assistant of the cabinet during the Shenzong period of the previous dynasty, be crowned as the Taishi during his lifetime, and you are also the prime minister......

Liu Zuo stopped his words abruptly, a look of surprise on his face.

Lan Yu said calmly: "But what is the fate of Zhang Jiangling? The death is not clear, after his death, he was also settled by Emperor Zheng Shenzong after the autumn, all the family property was confiscated, the title, title, and nickname were all withdrawn, and several major crimes were listed, Zhang Jiangling's eldest son was forced to death, the protégé was all degraded, and the family members were all exiled, and the coffin was almost opened. ”

Liu Zuo's face turned pale and muttered, "Zhang Jiangling's experience from the past...... But why is this the case?"

"Of course not. Lan Yu said softly: "When Emperor Shenzong was young, Zhang Jiangling was only an official of the military department, but now when His Majesty was not born, I was already the right-hand man of the first emperor, and I followed the first emperor to fight the world for ten years, and I was the first assistant of the cabinet in the first year of Huanglong, and in the twenty years of Taiping, I was still the first assistant of the cabinet, and now it is the twenty-first year of Chengping, and I have been the first assistant for fifty-one years, and how can it be so easy to fall, but if I fall, the end will be more miserable than Zhang Jiangling." ”

After all, Liu Zuo is a dignified second-class official, and after settling his mind, he said in a low voice: "With the affection of the teacher and His Majesty, how can it be like this." ”

Lan Yu waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty's meaning has long been revealed, he asked me to be this president to give me a big gift, just to let me take the initiative to resign from the position of first assistant, so that I, the emperor, can start and finish well." ”

He got up and walked to the chaise longue next to him and lay down, and then said: "But I can't retreat, I have been in charge of the government for 50 years, how many people have I governed, and how many people have been dismissed, people say that I am a protégé and an old official all over the world, but I don't know that I am also an enemy all over the world, when I am here, the wind and waves are calm, after I leave, the wind and rain come, what about you? ”

Liu Zuo got up and said ashamedly: "It's the students who are useless." ”

Lan Yu closed his eyes and recuperated, and said slowly: "The president is a big gift, I accepted the gift but didn't do anything, since I am not benevolent, then I can't blame Your Majesty for being unjust, so Your Majesty re-recruited Han Xuan into the temple to share my right to kill and assist, I didn't speak." ”

Liu Zuo said cautiously: "The teacher has the amount of tolerance for people, but Han Xuan is ignorant of current affairs, aggressive, and does not dare to hide from the teacher. ”

Lan Yu closed his eyes and stretched out his hand, and nodded his protégé, "Han Xuan is from a poor family, and he is also a rare person who does not forget his original intention, I have no grudge against him, but his position is different, he will not deliberately embarrass you because of the dispute between the two of us, and you don't have to play right and wrong in front of me, although you can rest assured to be your household official." ”

Liu Zuo was as cold as a cicada, even if he was already in the position of the second grade, he did not dare to be presumptuous in front of this master, not only because of the dignity of the teacher, but also because of the majesty of Lan Yuzai who had ruled the world for fifty years.

Lan Yu gently tapped on the armrest of the recliner and said softly: "Of the six Shangshu, three are my protégés, Jiuqing Hall officials, and four are my juniors, four capitals and nineteen states, and there are twelve political envoys who are personally appointed by me, which yamen does not have my people? It's not that Your Majesty doesn't want to drive me away, but the Great Qi court can't do without me." ”

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The night was dark, and Han Xuan's study was still brightly lit.

As the second assistant of the dynasty, Han Xuan's study is very majestic, the first thing that catches his eye is the word "Zhengxin", the pen is vigorous, and then the red sandalwood tables and chairs are all the same, on the desk are lake pens, Hui ink, Duan inkstone, rice paper, and there are three red candles burning on each of the two human-height bronze lampstands.

Han Xuan has never disdained to pretend to be incorruptible, the Daqi court gave officials at all levels the most Yu Lu can be called the most in all dynasties, Zhengyi University Scholar monthly silver 300 taels, corn 100 stones, spring and winter clothes each 20 horses, silk 30 horses, 100 taels, another mansion, servants, Emperor Xiao also gave him two Zhuangzi and 1,000 acres of land, so even if Han Xuan did not accept half a cent of silver, he can also maintain the dignity of the second assistant of the dynasty.

At this time, Han Xuan was sitting behind his desk and flipping through a thick book, which was the "Chengping Canon" compiled by Lan Yu as the president, and there was a late-night visitor sitting in the guest seat next to him.

Even though the lights in the house were bright, the elderly Han Xuan still had some difficulty looking at it, pinched the bridge of his nose and said: "Ping'an, I know your intention, but now is not the time, the queen mother has not married into the Xiao family, Lan Xiang is already the left minister of the Wang Prime Minister's Mansion, to put it mildly, Lan Xiang took root in the temple, pulled up the radish with mud, and if he really wanted to bring him down, most of the court would be implicated." ”

The visitor was the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant eunuch, and only Zhang Baisui could hide the many eyeliners in the imperial capital and quietly came to Han Xuan's mansion.

Han Xuan turned the pages of the book, and then said: "The current imperial court wants to use blue-faced people to govern the locality, to use blue-faced people to handle court affairs, to use blue-faced people to earn money for the treasury, and even to use blue-faced people to guard the border passes. ”

Zhang Baisui said in a soft voice: "Wenbi Gong, how long do you have to wait?"

Han Xuan raised his head and said: "This time is not for you and me, but for Your Majesty and Lan Xiang, although Your Majesty has already intended to move Lan Xiang, but has not made up his final decision, His Majesty is waiting, when Lan Xiang makes a mistake, as long as Lan Xiang makes a mistake, His Majesty will have a reason to pour Blue." ”

Zhang Baisui said softly: "The first assistant of fifty-one years has a handle, why wait?"

Han Xuan smiled and asked rhetorically, "Ping'an, you are the old man next to Your Majesty, do you know Your Majesty's thoughts?"

Zhang Baisui said in a deep voice: "Of course I know, after all, Lan Xiang is His Majesty's enlightenment teacher, and he is also the teacher of His Majesty's education from small to large, and he is also a meritorious veteran who followed the first emperor to fight the world, and the meritorious hero of Lingyan Pavilion ranks first, Your Majesty does not want to leave a bad reputation for treating his mentor and old minister." It's just that there are some things that Your Majesty is not easy to do, and we, the courtiers, must understand the Sacred Heart of the Upper Body. ”

Han Xuan closed the Chengping ceremony in front of him and said calmly: "Then tell me, what are you going to do." ”