Chapter 244: Keeping silent (VII)

Today’s morning court in Tai’an City was unprecedented.

Yong Hui to Xiang Fu, the court, especially the morning court, to a large extent, is a visual representation of the political situation of the Liyang Dynasty, in which the number of people involved in the court, often a kind of intangible evaluation of some of the important ministers of the central government, for example, Chen Zhi Bao and Lu Bai Jie successively went to the capital as the Secretary of the Ministry of the Army, on the yinxue Palace of the Grand Priest of the Qi Yanglong’s appearance, the departure of Great General Gu Jiantang from the capital of the two Liao Liao main political, the old masters of the Song family, Yan Zhenchun’s posthumous resolution, and Lu Shengxiang Tang Tiehong Xu arch three local famous generals first entered the capital. There are also Lu Shengxiang Tang Tieshuang Xu Gong three local generals of the first time to the capital, the promotion of Chen Wang, a major minister to the left scattered riding standing counselor, as well as the former Ministry of Household Minister Wang Xionggui and the former Ministry of Rites Minister Yuan Guo’s “exile” in the field, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs Minister Han Lin’s high promotion of the foreign service, Lu Baijie’s sadly left the capital and so on, the number of people in the morning court has a significant difference.

In addition to the civil and military officials who must participate in the daily morning court do not go to say, have the qualifications of the court but do not have to participate in the three kinds of people, and the country with the same name of the royal family, once meritorious in Liyang to obtain hereditary titles of the valves of the honored, and the emperor’s openness to licensing without the morning court of the elderly ministers, the more they are the number of the morning court, naturally, it means that the position of a certain official is becoming more and more prominent, if the officials of the court are a little thin, for example, at that time, Wang Xionggui and the Guo Guo’s If the court officials are a little sparse, such as when Wang Xionggui and Yuan Guo resigned from the court, as well as the veteran general Yang Shenxing, who went to the Northern Liang Road as a section minister a short time ago, there was not the slightest ripple, and there was almost no arrival of the three kinds of people of the royal family, the noble and the veteran ministers at all.

Although it was a bad day with last night’s sudden overcast, this morning’s court meeting could be described as a group of wise men and women.

Autumn rain, many roads in the capital are muddy, for some officials who have to cross half of the capital to participate in the morning court, if put aside in the past, I’m afraid to be on horseback or in the carriages screaming and cursing a few times, but today almost everyone is excited, no fatigue. Some of the officials who have the habit of reading in the carriage before the morning court, absent-mindedly flipping through the pages of the book, lifting up the curtains of the carriage window to check the address from time to time, or directly talking to the coachman to ask how much longer it will take to arrive.

The street where Chen Wang’s mansion is located in Menxia Province is surrounded by neighbors who are all first-rate noble princes of the Liyang Dynasty. In addition to his county king father-in-law, there are also Liyang bigwigs like Duke Gao Shizhi of Yan and Song Daoning of Huaiyang Marquis who have retreated to the background for many years, and their silence doesn’t mean that they have lost their right to influence the direction of the imperial government.

Before dawn, this large mansion was lit up everywhere, the servants had already prepared the carriage, and one after another, the princes and ministers dressed in purple and yellow sat in the carriages. In the midst of the traffic, Chen Wang’s ordinary carriage was inevitably a bit shabby, but at a corner, a marquis who should have turned into the street first took the initiative to have someone slow down to make way for Lord Chen’s carriage. Chen Wang gently lifted up the side curtain, the pampered so close to fifty years old still no old age marquis, see Chen Wang with his own nod of greeting, the old marquis smiled and returned the salute, put down the curtain, stroking his beard, both with the left scattered riding standing counselor to deal with a little bit of smugness, the bottom of the heart also have sighs of regret, the former emperor of the year from the Zhao family clansmen and public officials in the marriage of the women selected to Chen Wang, he has a granddaughter would have had a Hope, but at that time only thought with a powerful nobleman Duke of state to climb in-laws, now look back and see, although the granddaughter was sent to the Duke of state, but compared to Chen Wang, the real “Dragon” fast son-in-law, really a big loss.

Duke of Yan Gao Shizhi and Marquis of Huaiyang Song Daoning is a close friend, the strange thing is that the door is right for the two families actually do not have any marriage, really, Duke of Yan was born in his later years of Gao Shilian Gao Shijing siblings, in the city of Tai’an are quite colorful young sons and daughters, while the Marquis of Huaiyang has many children, but also belongs to the backward eating sugar cane section of the sweet, so as a matter of principle, even if it is not a full-fledged son or daughter, and the Gao siblings of comparable age of the few! The Song family men and women, if they are married is not considered to be how to climb high up the Duke of Yan’s residence.

Today, the Duke of Yan and the Marquis of Huaiyang not only have to participate in the morning court, but also share a carriage, spacious carriages, not yet winter, the Duke of Gao Shizhi let people add a small exquisite stove, burning incense to warm up, this is in order to take care of the early years of the cold friend of the Song Daonin.

Song Daoning squinted and dozed off, Gao Shizhi gently bent down and gently picked the fire.

Song Daoning was a light sleeper and quickly opened his eyes.

Gao Shizhi saw Song Daoning casting a glance and asked, “Have something to say?”

Song Daoning was silent, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the heavy curtain between them and the horseman.

Gao Shizhi asked again, “That old horseman of yours has finally resigned on his own as well?”

Song Daoning, who had been afraid of the cold since the beginning of fall, reached up to gather his collar and gave a soft hmmm.

Gao Shizhi laughed, “If that’s the case, why don’t you dare to speak freely?”

Song Daoning’s face was indifferent, “After so many years, I’m used to it.”

As a brother in distress, Gao Shizhi felt a sense of solidarity and sighed softly, “In that case, we have to thank that young feudal king who is unwilling to stop for a moment, otherwise even if His Majesty had the intention to remove Zhao Hook, he would not have been able to do it so quickly.”

Song Daoning’s voice was hoarse as he said, “In the beginning, I had complaints about the late emperor’s move, but after so many years, my heart is at peace instead. To be honest, in the past, when I occasionally traveled, knowing that there was a late emperor’s eyes watching, there was actually nothing uncomfortable about it. Now that His Majesty has withdrawn the spy, Brother Gao, what do you think?”

Gao Shizhi laughed coldly, “Elder brother Song, I, Gao Shizhi, am not a fledgling in the officialdom, of course, I am just like you, uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. Not as good as both sides actually know, as long as you do not poke through the windowpaper, you can get along with each other. Now it’s good, if there is a horseman gone in the open, is it that there will be more servants and maidservants in the house in secret?”

Song Daoning, who had always been known in Tai’an City for his taciturnity, smiled playfully, “Brother Gao, do you therefore feel that His Majesty’s temperament is inferior to that of the previous emperor?”

Gao Shizhi frowned, “You don’t think so?”

Song Daoning shook his head and said, “In my opinion, His Majesty’s move was not intended to make us both thankful for it; His Majesty is not so shallow as to give you and me a secret decree that doesn’t require eunuchs to do it for us. If you are not versed in the deeper meaning, there will be no seat for you at that next feast.”

The Duke of State immediately looked grave and asked, “What is the meaning of these words?”

Song Daoning slowly said, “Since the first year of Xiangfu, the official scene in the capital has been a dizzying array of changes. Many ups and downs, not a few people’s official promotion so simple, the civil officials, the north of Peng’s clan led by the rapid rise of the scholarly clan began to Lu Yu two clan led by the sudden rise of the Jiangnan scholarly clan and suddenly silent, the Green Party resurgence, the Hanlin Academy from the Zhao family urn independent of out, is equal to with the three provinces of the six ministries completely clear, the new bachelor of the Hanlin Academy is the root of the Emperor’s disciples, from the ordinary scholarly clan, and Zhang Lu and the two major Liao clan of the south of the river have not much to do with. The family has little to do. The establishment of six pavilions, but also from the three provinces and six ministries of decentralization. Generals side, not to mention the old and old two dynasty feudal lords, say in recent years in the capital in and out of the characters, before the Ministry of war minister Xu Gong Tang Tieshuang, Jizhou vice general Yang Huchen Han Fang, return to the Guangling Road power in the hands of Song Kasa, to the middle of the general Li Chang’an as the head of the promotion of the seven capital of the power of the military generals, as well as just entered the capital of the Donggong Huang Tianzheng and Wei Dong.”

Gao Shizhi laughed to himself, “Song old brother, you just open the window of the sky to say the truth, you say all these I know, the general meaning of his majesty is also considered sloppy comprehension, you just say your true knowledge is good. I’m a big old man, not good at beating around the bush.”

Song Daoning sighed softly, “Forget it, it’s better to save your breath for a cow, after all, I haven’t participated in a morning court for so many years, if I accidentally stand and pass out, it would be a disgrace.”

Gao Shizhi raised his hand and waved it, laughing and cursing, “Surname Song, don’t think that just because you’re a marquis, I wouldn’t dare to beat you up!”

Song Daoning suddenly said something off topic, “Let Shilian Shijing not get too close to Yin Changgeng …… Right, there is also if Shijing that girl is not too opposed to it, you might as well set up her and Zhao right age’s youngest son, the age is a difference of a few years, but not say that the woman is too big to hold a golden brick? These are all small matters.”

Gao Shizhi nonchalantly said: “how old brother you also with those shallow eye hole guys, Yin Maochun even if than Zhao right age a small step slower, but the three provinces and six departments three provinces and six departments, not to mention the Shangshu order, there are also two provinces under the door of the Ministry of the Yin Maochun and Zhao right age of one person a thatch pit, do not have to grab what … … …”

Speaking here, Gao Shizhi violently stopped his mouth.

Song Daoning sneered, “What, finally figured it out? You know that one of the two is destined to lose badly? And it’s still this Yin Maochun who has been the number one Reserve Minister for many years?”

Gao Shizhi couldn’t figure it out and asked in a low voice, “Then what the hell is the marriage between the two families’ children?!”

Song Daoning said blandly, “Don’t forget that the marriage between Yin Changgeng and Zhao Chunyuan was the late emperor’s intention. The two Yin and Zhao pushing the boat along is just each leaving a way back for the other’s descendants.”

The Duke of State tsked, “This group of readers, there are just so many crooked intestines!”

Song Daoning softly lamented, “The literati have many hearts and minds, and the military are not submissive, since His Majesty ascended the throne, it has actually been quite difficult. What is not easy is that His Majesty has done a good job.”

Gao Shizhi stared at this close friend who had nothing to talk about in depth and asked in a deep voice, “Have you decided? You really want to help His Majesty check and balance the various civil parties and the forces of military generals from all sides?”

Song Daoning replied, taking a deep breath, “Although our group of neighbors of various family names have given Biye’er such a beating for so many years that we can barely breathe, it cannot be denied that there is a world of difference between a temple with and without Biye’er sitting at the helm. Since Biye’er is gone, then let’s not say we’re thinking about the country for the sake of the rivers and mountains, but at least we should be able to afford to pay homage to those ancestral tablets that we have to pay homage to every year.”

Gao Shizhi stretched his back, “Anyway, I’ll do what you do, it’s as simple as that, I’m not going to bother with this.”

Song Daoning suddenly laughed, “Do you still remember what happened when you were young?”

Gao Shizhi froze, “What? There were a lot of feats when we were young, what are you asking? Hey, Wang Yuanyan, this set of unseasonable rabbits are a hundred thousand miles worse than we were back then!”

Song Daoning subconsciously rubbed his chest before pointing at the face of the Hierophant in front of him.

The latter instantly reddened his face, and Gao Shizhi cursed his mother, the entire person’s temper all but disappeared.

Song Daoning broke into an unprecedented fit of laughter.

Back then, many years ago, that time he small marquis Song Daoning and good brother Gao Shi Zhi, with the escort horse Beijing suburbs, the result of a woman, the woman is really the country’s stunning color, that is, the eye of the top of the Song Daoning also shocked for the celestial ah.

Just wait for them to just two up front have not opened their mouths to talk to, the woman is also quiet and did not speak, the results of a play with Liaodong accent of the turd ran far over, the two sides are hot blood on the head of the age of the word that is to reason with the fists, Song Daonin and Gao Shi Zhi two hit a surprisingly not hit, received some light punches and kicks, but the two powerful sons of many people, ah, and soon chased after that! Son of a bitch hit, that is called a dusty face, the key is that this guy’s hands are still good, but that mouth is really cursing a hundred sentences are not repeated. This is not what is a hero to save the beauty, is clearly a disgrace to the eyes. Completely with the heroic temperament does not touch, is clearly two sets of denizens infighting, who are not good birds.

Then ……

Then Song Daoning was kicked out seven or eight feet by the woman carrying the sword, and Gao Shizhi was slapped and spun seven or eight times in the air.

Then that young man from Liaodong rushed to the woman with a face full of “gratitude”, grabbed her hand and said some unspecified words of thanks, but refused to let go of her hand.

Gao Shizhi and Song Daoning only learned later that the son of a bitch surnamed Xu, the end is no better than them, the whole person flew out a long way, heavily on the ground, still gritted his teeth and squeezed out an ugly smile, and vigorously open his voice to yell: “You are my Xu Snapdragon’s daughter-in-law! Either you beat me to death or marry me!”

In the past, as long as there was Xu Snapdragon in Tai’an City, there was no lack of bustle.

Now that Tai’an City had his son, it seemed to be lively as well.

The Duke of Yan and Marquis of Huaiyang, the bigwigs who were usually godlike, were greatly disappointed because at the morning court today, the young vassal king who had caused a great storm in the heavens did not show up.

In contrast, another piece of news only slightly lifted the spirits of the civil and military officials.

The original Yan Royal Edict King Zhao Bing under the banner of the number one southern frontier general Wu Chongxuan, concealed from the sky to withdraw from the Guangling Road to the north, suddenly appeared in the capital on the temple hall, promoted to Liyang Ministry of War Minister, at the same time, let him retreat from the court immediately returned to the Guangling Road to supervise the war, with the identity of the southern generals to remotely lead the Ministry of War, when to quell the chaos when to formally go to the capital to take up the duties.

Early in the morning.

A carriage slowly stopped at the former site of the Ministry of War in Liyang, here from the Zhao Family Urn is only a mile or so away, before the change of site, by the southern eight countries scolded as northern barbarians Liyang dynasty, the Ministry of War in the status of the three provinces and six ministries, beyond the imagination of all the people of Liyang, not to mention the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of Finance. With the Ministry of War’s car drive, is with the lower several grades of the Ministry of War, the former also have to obediently give way. As for those today’s high and mighty speech officer, then the only role is to give the Ministry of War officials as a punching bag, for no reason to take the horsewhip whip half dead is not uncommon.

Two emperors in succession, just over forty years, let the Central Plains recognized the orthodox status of Liyang.

Countless seeds of reading in the city of Tai’an this year’s border city took root and sprouted, growing into a tree in the sky, the formation of a luxuriant forest of literature is not inferior to the situation of Western Chu.

The young man who stepped down from the carriage stood at the bottom of the steps, looking at the vermillion-painted gate that almost no one entered or exited, lost in thought.

This place is now nothing more than a location for the lower ranked officials of the Ministry of War’s Arsenal Division to deal with political affairs.

A still sleepy-eyed junior official of the Arsenal Department had just stepped out of the threshold, and when he saw the black and gold python robe that he had never heard of, much less seen, not far from the door, he rubbed his eyes fiercely and was filled with bewilderment.

Tai’an City, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, who dares to overstep the bounds in the matter of official robes and uniforms? Not to mention that it is to the point of python robe!

But is a martial treasury division turbid stream small official guy body stiff, do not dare to walk out a step forward, even more do not dare to turn a blind eye directly turn around.

A rough voice sounded behind the petty official, ”Huang Qianshan! You still don’t go to the Ministry of War Yamen to report to Master Hong? Boots to dog shit stuck?”

The petty official swallowed his saliva and turned his head, “Lord Yang, someone is coming.”

Behind the petty official, that same tall man who had never been out of the turbid stream and among the clear stream of pints, bypassed the fellow surnamed Huang, saw the young man, looked hard at him for a few moments, turned around without moving his head, and then ran into the gate with a swiftness that ended in a complete disappearance.

All in one go.

This is probably the reason why Huang Qianshan had to shout at him as Lord Yang.

This run by Lord Yang was equal to completely blocking Huang Qianshan’s retreat, and if he ran again, Huang Qianshan himself felt that he couldn’t justify it.

This petty official stiffly and quickly ran down the stone steps, bent down and asked, “I don t know ……”

Said here, he choked again, just panicked, he did not dare to carefully recognize the number of black gold python robes, the number of toes and water feet and other details, where to know how to call the young man in front of you “Duke” or “Marquis”, or “Your Highness”?

In the city of Tai’an as an official doorway is too much, only the official’s residence, it is divided out of a powerful noble Qing poor rich five kinds, to each place, have to burn different incense, otherwise into the wrong temple to burn the wrong incense, bad rules and taboos, turn back in the yamen to sit for a few years on the cold bench that is considered a small thing.

Xu Fengyen laughed softly: “The king is just here to see, you do not have to inform the Yamen what.”

This king.

Hearing this shocking “self-proclaimed”, the junior official’s legs went limp, and he almost fell to the ground.

A large Liyang dynasty, the number of people who can call themselves “this king”, from the hands of the previous emperor, was not much, and now there are several dead, and the so-called “one-word side-by-side king” who was appointed as a vassal after the current son of heaven ascended the throne, according to the laws of the Zhao family clans, as usual, they are not allowed to enter the capital at will.

Then the prince in front of this wearing a feudal python robe, since so young, identity on the water fall out.

Jing’an king Zhao Xun is a what kind of goods, the capital officials have a number in mind, not to mention strutting around in python robes, can not wait to stay in the deep courtyard who do not see.

The junior official’s teeth chattered and said, “North …… North …… North Liang King, what do you need the next official to do?”

Xu Fengnian laughed: “Just from Lord Yang didn’t he say for you to go to the Ministry of War?”

Sweat oozing from his forehead, the junior official said with trepidation, “It may not matter …… it may not matter, Your Highness is new to the city, our Yamen is too fluffy ……”

Xu Fengnian waved his hand and said, “Let’s go.”

Just as the junior official bowed his back and prepared to wipe the oil from his feet, he only heard the infamous northwest vassal king softly say, “Huang Qianshan, right, remember to say loudly before you leave, just say ‘the important place of the Yamen, irrelevant people, without the permission of the Ministry of Military Affairs, are not allowed to enter.'”

The only order is to follow the Huang Qianshan brain a blank, wait until he honestly shouted and walked out a long way, this afterthought of the Treasury Department of the small official only creepy awakening, scared can only trembling and holding the wall and walk.

Thinking to myself I’m fucking looking for death ah?

Only when he walked out another large distance, he seemed to suddenly think of something, froze on the spot, looked back and saw that young feudal lord who was still standing in the same place, that young man whom he himself had often scolded and ridiculed with his fellow officers a few years ago.

Huang Qianshan eyes complex, sighed, turned around and walked forward.

I’m afraid that the small official who would never be qualified to participate in the court meeting in his entire life gradually lost his fear and suspicion.

It was just that for some reason, it felt a bit of a bad taste.