Chapter 148: Conspiracy on a Rainy Night (Part II)
This Wang Yan is the first person in today's Qing Dynasty to talk about metaphysics, although he is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, but his mind is not on the government and politics, he does not ask about world affairs, but is dedicated to metaphysics and Qing talk.
Later generations of idioms refer to this old man. Wang Yan likes Lao Zhuang's theory, rarely does office work, often asks people to chat endlessly, and most of the daily talk is Lao Zhuang's metaphysics. But it is often inconsistent and full of loopholes, and when others point out his mistakes or question them, he doesn't care, and even changes them casually without thinking. So at that time, people said that he was "the yellow in the mouth". However, this idiom in the mouth at that time was a compliment to describe his quick thinking, but later generations gradually evolved into the meaning of eating cowhide and Kan Dashan.
It is precisely because he is a celebrity and has a great reputation that this Jia Nanfeng is the one who uses this Wang Yan as a high-ranking official. Being famous is just enough to buy the hearts of the people all over the world, and talking about the government without asking about the government can make Empress Jia's real henchmen firmly grasp the power of the government in their hands. Of course, Jia Nanfeng likes high-ranking officials like Wang Yan very much.
The so-called clean talk misleads the country, and it also refers to people like Wang Yan. It was in the court of the Great Jin Dynasty that countless high-ranking officials like Xiang Wang Yan led to the decline of the Great Jin Dynasty and the eventual demise of the country. However, among the government and the opposition, some people also saw that Wang Yan and others may also be doing this on purpose, and Empress Jia monopolized the government, and they could not do anything but seek exile and survive in the troubled times. However, this is much worse than those scholars who pretend to be crazy and stupid and are unwilling to be officials, who do not seek government in their positions, and do not make decisions for the people when they are officials, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes, since they are ministers of the DPRK and China, they must fulfill their responsibilities. Lin Yi will never allow such an officialdom to slip above the court, but he is not a national ruler.
At this time, Wang Yan, a person who easily did not stand in line, had such a resolute attitude this time, but it was Lin Yi's accident. Maybe he thinks that this Lin Yi can be regarded as his son-in-law, and if he registers to come to power in the future, of course the benefits are great and unimaginable, or maybe the information that Lin Yi just shook out scared him. There are countless talented people in the world, since Lin Yi has learned a magical skill, if he doesn't satisfy him, he may take his life on the spot.
Regardless of whether this Wang Yan was standing beside him sincerely or not, of course Lin Yi couldn't help but leave a back hand, so he had already secretly sent someone to guard in this Wang Yan's mansion, and he was not allowed to enter or leave even a fly, and he couldn't let himself "come back to life" no matter what.
The rain was still sparse and raining. But Lin Yi has never had half a step in time. After leaving this Wang Yan Mansion, he visited the palace of Situ Wang Rong, Taibao He Shao, Shangshu Zuo Servant Pei Yi and other court ministers one by one.
This Wang Rong and He Shao are both one of the six masters of the East Palace that Yang Jun had given him when Sima Shu was the crown prince at the beginning, including Zhang Hua, and only these three people are alive now, Lin Yi is naturally a big acquaintance with these two people. Wang Rong and He Shao are already over the age of sixties, and the highly respected celebrities inside and outside the government and the opposition are already famous all over the world, although they are in high positions. He doesn't ask about the world, but his personality is the opposite. This Wang Rong is the youngest of the most famous literati group in the Wei and Jin dynasties, the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest", but what is rare for later generations is that he is very greedy, and there is a very good plum tree at home. Wang Rong wanted to sell the plums, but he was afraid that others would get the seeds, so he drilled the pits of the plums in advance. When Wang Rong's daughter married Pei Rong, she borrowed tens of thousands of money from Wang Rong. It hasn't been returned for a long time. When her daughter came back to save her relatives, Wang Rong looked displeased, and she didn't get happy until she paid off the money. Wang Rong's nephew is going to get married. Wang Rong only gave a single dress, and asked for it back after the marriage. At the time, people called Wang Rong "a terminal disease". And although he has accumulated countless fortunes and is rich in the capital, it is really rare to be so stingy. And although He Shao is also a rich capital, he is arrogant and extravagant, and his food must be treasured in all directions, and he will provide 20,000 yuan for one day. But some people think that these two people are "self-obscure" actions to avoid trouble in troubled times.
Lin Yi didn't care how famous they were, they dragged them out of the bed, half threatening, half tempting, no matter what, these two had to agree to his request. Of course, Lin Yi also told them the story of how he appeared out of thin air, that is, the story he fabricated to Wang Yan, "Unfortunately, he fell into the cliff, was rescued by a master outside the world, and taught thaumaturgy for a year, and after learning the arts, he flew out of the valley!"
Although these two people are famous, they are both beautiful and abandonish their careers. Lin Yi naturally didn't fully trust them, so he naturally secretly sent one of the seven shadow guards to go into battle in person.
This Pei Yu is Wang Rong's son-in-law, the second son of Pei Xiu, a famous minister in the early Jin Dynasty, and the cousin of Pei Kai, one of the six masters of the East Palace. They are all from the Pei clan in Hedong, and they are also the first-class gate lord clan today. The Pei family in Hedong is a famous family in the history of Chinese feudal society. Its ancestor is the first ancestor of the Qin Dynasty, after the son, the branch of the non-son is the grandson of the Feng Pei (the original word is the upper non-Xiayi) township, because it is the clan. During the reign of King Xi of Zhou, the sixth Sun Ling was named the king of Jieyi, but he went to "Yi" from "clothes" and took "Pei" as his surname. Later, Pei's family was divided into three branches, living in Hedong, Yanjing, Xiliang and other places, but considering the origin of its pedigree, all of them came from the Pei family of Wenxi, so there is a saying that "there is no two Pei in the world".
The Pei family has been a prominent family in Chinese history since ancient times, and it is also a prominent family in Chinese history. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the Pei family has flourished in six dynasties, and flourished in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and after five generations, Yu Fang still exists. In the upper and lower 2,000 years, heroes and handsome, famous and virtuous, shoulder to shoulder, glorious prehistory, lush like a forest, generations of great people, brilliant in the annals of history. "The prosperity of his family figures and the grandeur of moral articles are unique in Chinese and foreign history.
The obvious difference with the Langya Wang family is that the Langya Wang family reached its peak in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "the king and the horse share the world", the Northern and Southern Dynasties began to gradually decline, since the Sui and Tang dynasties, the real Langya Wang family has ceased to exist, although the Langya Wang family in the Tang Dynasty has four prime ministers, namely Wang Fangqing, Wang Rui, Wang and, Wang Jun, these small prime ministers are compared with the Langya Wang family of the two Jin and Southern Dynasties, this is really a drop in the ocean.
The Hedong Pei clan reached its heyday in the Tang Dynasty, and the power of the Tang Dynasty was nearly 300 years old. In addition to the 33 prime ministers, he also had 38 Shangshu, 27 squires, 31 generals, and 18 Pei married the emperor's daughter. It is no wonder that Liu Zongyuan said: "Only the secretary of the Pei family, the chief official of the world, the lineage of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and the only one in the history of the Pei family." Ouyang Xiu said: "The lineage of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, headed by Pei, and the prime minister is seven out of ten, isn't it prosperous!" Gu Yanwu also said: "Looking at the rise of the Pei family, the survival of the Tang Dynasty can also be seen slightly." ”
Of course, this is what happened in later generations, of course Pei Wei would not know so much about Lu Dao, and he couldn't imagine that his descendants would create a great achievement and glorify their ancestors. In the world, the Pei family is very good, from Pei Xiu, known as the "backward leader", to Pei Xiu's cousin Pei Kai is known as the "Jade Man", and then to Pei Xiu's son Pei Kai is known as the "arsenal", they are all so elegant that they are almost indistinguishable.
In particular, the "jade man" Pei Kai, because of his elegant demeanor, grace and charm, handsome and clear appearance, well-read, and especially proficient in reason, was called "jade man" by the people of the time. Since he was a child, he was as famous as Wang Rong, but he was more chic and accessible than Wang Rong, and his view of money was amazing, although he was not rich, but he was not stubborn in poverty, and he had a generous temperament. When he went to the rich people's houses, he took away other people's treasures at will and gave them to the poor; he did not blindly take away other people's things and build a villa by himself, Wang Yan liked it, and gave it to Wang Yan casually. Together with Wang Yan, he was considered the leader of Qing Tan at that time, but unfortunately he died too early.
This Pei Yan is not the same as his father and uncle, he opposes Qing Tan, he is an alternative existence in the world, the vulgar and floating, and he worships the theory to explain it. Pei Wei can only rise step by step, and another important reason is that Guo Huai is his aunt, so he and Jia Nanfeng are sisters and brothers. Besides, when he was young, his father died early, and Jia Chong took care of Pei Yan in every way.
According to the relationship, Guo Huai, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, has a younger brother named Guo Pei, who is the Taishou of Chengyang. Fei Xiu and Jia Chong are all Guo with sons-in-law. Guo Pei's second son, Guo Yu, married Wang Yan.
But Lin Yizhi said that this Pei Yi is one of the few alternative existences in Jiahou's party, and he is a person with real talent and learning, and he is very concerned about Sima Shu's teachings on weekdays. Jia Nanfeng's matter, especially the matter of the defilement of the court, has long been known to the government and the opposition, and he dares to be angry but does not dare to speak, and Lin Yi naturally got his approval for this matter.
Like Pei Yi, this Jia Mo is also the core of Jia Hou's party, in a high position, but he is also an alternative existence, and he often admonishes Jia Nanfeng. Lin Yi wanted to visit him, but unfortunately he got the news from Na Pei Yan that Jia Mo was already seriously ill, and he was afraid that time was running out. Jia Mo is Jia Hou's cousin and has always been a resolute supporter of Jia Hou's regime, although he has always admonished Jia Hou, but he is all out of sincerity to protect the interests of the Jia family, so Lin Yi is afraid that it is difficult to say that this person is moved, and at this time he is seriously ill, which is really a blessing of heaven. (To be continued......)