Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Guo Ye looked at Zhao Feixuan's mysterious posture, and couldn't help muttering to himself, could it be that he came to me tonight because he wanted to discuss something confidential?

Immediately, he put away his cynical mood, picked up the wine cup, first poured Zhao Feixuan a glass of wine, then filled himself with wine, and raised his glass to invite: "Come on, Governor Zhao, tonight you and my old friend reunite. First happiness; and now you and I have a second brother-in-law because of their sisters, which should be second happiness. For this second happiness, we both should be very happy, this glass of wine, I respect you, it's done!"

Naturally, Zhao Feixuan kept making excuses, but he was not too pretentious. In the end, he clinked glasses with Guo Ye and drank the wine in one gulp.

Guo Ye also poured the hot old wine into his mouth and swallowed it down his throat. In an instant, his body, which had been getting cold from the night wind, immediately warmed up.

Then, he took two mouthfuls of hot food with his chopsticks, chewed them in his mouth, and asked casually: "Inspector Zhao, it's not as simple as you are looking for me tonight. I don't know that Inspector Zhao came to visit late at night, and he didn't see me No, what's the matter?"

Zhao Feixuan was holding the wine cup in his hand, and wanted to reach out to pour wine for Guo Ye, but when he heard Guo Ye's blunt question, his right hand couldn't help shaking. Fortunately, he held the wine cup tightly, otherwise the wine cup would almost fall on the table.

However, he continued to pour out a glass of wine for Guo Ye, then slowly took the wine cup back, looked at Guo Ye curiously, and asked, "Master Guo, don't you wonder why Zhao was transferred from Anzhou to Yizhou? "

Guo Ye was slightly taken aback, and thought to himself, yes, I really didn't ask him why he was transferred from Anzhou to Yizhou.

It stands to reason that Anzhou is a middle-level state and county, while Yizhou is a low-level state and county. Although they are all governors, if Anzhou is transferred to Yizhou, it will not be considered a promotion, let alone a level transfer, it can only be regarded as a relegation. moved.

Moreover, Anzhou is close to the Yellow River area, so it is not an exaggeration to call it the Central Plains.Compared with the geographical location of Yizhou in the middle of Sichuan, being an official in Anzhou is hundreds of times better than being in Yizhou. Zhao Feixuan was relocated from Anzhou to Yizhou, but he felt a bit like being sent to the frontier to sit on the bench.

Could it be that he stabbed some big troubles in Anzhou, caused some big troubles?

Immediately, he smiled and apologized: "The meeting just now was too hasty, Guo was really negligent in asking, Mr. Zhao, don't blame him."

After apologizing, he sat upright and asked, "Master Zhao, what happened in Anzhou?"

Zhao Feixuan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Zhao has been conscientious in his tenure as governor of Anzhou. Although he didn't have much political achievements, he didn't do anything that corrupted the law. Mr. Zhao has always kept himself clean, and has always been serious about corruption and breaking the law. Neither like nor disdain, Governor Guo should know this."

Guo Ye nodded. Although Zhao Feixuan was not a very nice person, he was indeed clean and upright as an official.

Yes, just right!Could it be because of this upright temperament that he offended some important person?

Immediately, he immediately asked: "It's not something wrong with you, then you must have offended some gods, right? Otherwise, it's hard for Guo to imagine that you, a majestic governor of the Central Plains, would be demoted to this place in the middle of Sichuan." Planting the land in the southwest to sit on the bench. You have to know that the place for political achievements and promotions will never be in Sichuan."

Zhao Feixuan's eyes lit up first, then he smiled bitterly again, and sighed: "It's really nothing, I can't hide it from you, Mr. Guo. You are still as shrewd as when you were the supervisory censor, your eyes are like a torch, and you can see through everything ah!"

Guo Ye enjoyed Zhao Feixuan's praise very much, because he always felt that as long as he restrained Zhao Feixuan, he would be equal to subduing Hui Niang's hot and beautiful young woman.

However, he still bowed his hands and said humbly: "Miao Zan, Miao Zan, Mr. Zhao, tell me, which god have you offended?"

Zhao Feixuan nodded slightly, then stared at Guo Ye's eyes, and slowly said three words from his mouth: "Wei Wang...Tai!"

After Guo Ye heard this, Wei Wang Li Tai's eyes full of hostility and sinister suddenly appeared in his mind, his scalp tingled for a while, and then he smiled bitterly and shouted again and again: "My God, how did you offend him? Are you not here?" Anzhou is your governor, why do you want to mess with him? You don't know that he is known as 'the most favored prince', don't you know that he is more difficult to deal with than His Royal Highness?"

Chapter 809 The reason, miserable!

"Oh, it's hard to say!"

Zhao Feixuan shook his head and sighed, then raised his glass and poured himself a glass of wine, saying: "After this year is over, won't next year be the fifth year of the current emperor's ascension to the throne?"

Guo Ye nodded and said, "That's right, next year will be the fifth year of Zhenguan. But what does this have to do with your being demoted to Yizhou?"

"Master Guo, don't worry, listen to me slowly..."

Zhao Feixuan was obviously very depressed, and poured himself three glasses of wine again and again, and then said slowly: "Since he took the throne, he has devoted himself to state affairs, worked hard to govern, and did not seek to enjoy himself. This is really rare. Holy Lord Mingjun. It is precisely because of this that there have been no new concubines in the harem over the years, and the number has not increased. Therefore, some people suggested that the emperor choose beautiful women from the people to fill the harem and spread branches for the sage. Ye, add more heirs to the royal family."

draft girl?

Guo Ye was startled for a moment, then immediately relieved, and said, "Didn't all dynasties choose girls from the public every three years? Isn't it normal for the emperor to start casting girls after four years since he ascended the throne?"

Zhao Feixuan nodded and said: "That's right, it's normal for the emperor to start drafting women only after four years in office, and the emperor has agreed to do so. But do you know who suggested that the emperor choose women from the public?"

Guo Ye shook his head and said he didn't know, because no one in Chang'an communicated with him about this matter.

Zhao Feixuan said: "Master Guo should have heard of the person who proposed this matter. It is Lu Chengqing, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials."

"It's him?"

Guo Ye's pupils shrank slightly, and he sneered in his heart, how could I have never heard of him?Even if it is turned into ashes, I can knead him and make a portrait out of mud.

As soon as he learned that Lu Chengqing was the one who proposed drafting a girl, he couldn't help but think of the Tubo monk Duo Chiluo who had visited Chang'an and visited Lu Chengqing before he went to Yangzhou.

Could it be that Lu Chengqing's suggestion that the emperor draft a girl also has a secret relationship with the former Sui prince Yang Yong who is far away in Tubo?

He can't prove that Lu Chengqing is the former Sui prince Yang Yong's secret game, but he can be sure that Lu Chengqing's bastard's ass is definitely not clean.

Immediately, he held back his full of speculation and said, "Lord Zhao, continue talking, Lu Chengqing suggested that the emperor choose girls from the public, so why did he have something to do with you offending Wei Wang Li Tai? Could it be that you are the one who chooses girls from the private sector this time?" Ruzhou, Anzhou and other places?"

"That's right!"

Zhao Feixuan nodded and said: "Because the emperor doesn't want to make too much noise about the selection of girls, so this time he didn't select girls from all the prefectures in the Tang Dynasty, but only from Anzhou, Ruzhou, Qingzhou, and Qingzhou. , Zhengzhou and other places, a total of [-] state capitals. As for why His Royal Highness Wei Wang is involved, it is because His Royal Highness Wei himself is in charge of the selection of women in the [-] state capitals. He is using , and Lu Chengqing is the deputy envoy, and the camp for draft girls is set up in our Ruzhou."

Guo Ye couldn't help being amused when he heard the words, and joked with a smile: "Oh, it's really fresh. My son presides over the draft girl for me. Doesn't this mean that my son is looking for a mistress for me? Could it be that His Royal Highness Wei Wang didn't take care of the empress grandson? Do you feel it? At any rate, he was also conceived by Empress Zhangsun in October, this kid is really fooling around."

Although Zhao Feixuan didn't understand what Xiaosan meant, he understood Guo Ye's words more or less [-]% or so.

He didn't think it was strange that Li Tai filled the harem with the girls drafted by His Majesty Li Er. On the contrary, he thought it was very normal and said: "This is not new. I think Yang Guang, the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, did not usurp the throne and seize power. During the reign of King Jin, didn’t he often go to Yangzhou, Jiangdu and other places to search for beautiful girls for the former Sui Wen Emperor Yang Jian? This is very normal among the royal family. On the contrary, if His Royal Highness King Wei can choose a good-looking girl for His Majesty Xiu Nu, being favored by His Majesty to give birth to an heir for the royal family is quite a feat. Everyone knows that the Emperor attaches great importance to His Royal Highness King Wei, so King Wei is also very attentive to this matter, and he is determined to win. Alas, This will be a pain for families with daughters in [-] prefectures including Ruzhou and Anzhou."

Hearing what Zhao Feixuan said, Guo Ye thought to himself, so this is the case, the father-son relationship in this royal family is really intriguing, it seems that the righteousness of the monarch and ministers is greater than the love between father and son.

However, he did not interrupt this time, and continued to listen quietly to what Zhao Feixuan said.

I just heard Zhao Feixuan say: "Ordinary people are naturally very enthusiastic about the emperor's selection of daughters. After all, whose daughter is selected into the harem to serve the emperor, it is a supreme honor. If one day gets the emperor's favor, it will fly to the branch Transforming into a phoenix is ​​a matter of great honor."

Guo Ye nodded and hummed, expressing his understanding.This is the same as the mentality of scholars all over the world that "learn the art of literature and martial arts, and be like the emperor's family". Some families also have this mentality when they give birth to daughters. Become a distinguished royal relative.

Suddenly, Zhao Feixuan's face became sullen, and he said with a little righteous indignation: "However, some of our Royal Highness Wei Wang's behaviors during the selection of girls were too brutal and bad, and Zhao was very disdainful. The cause of the incident was under Zhao's rule. The Gu family in Ruzhou is a famous scholarly family. The Gu family has been famous in Ruzhou since the Sui Dynasty. However, the Gu family has never been in business or an official. There are hundreds of acres of fertile land in Ruzhou for rent and tenants. They rely on the rice and grain paid by the tenants to make a living. Therefore, the Gu family is not only not interested in the matter of drafting girls, but also unwilling to participate.

However, the Gu family now has a girl who has just grown up, and is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Miss Gu's family is one of the few ladies in Ruzhou City.Naturally, this matter cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of Wei Wang and Lu Chengqing, the two draft envoys. "

Guo Ye frowned, roughly guessing the follow-up storyline, and asked displeasedly, "With Lu Chengqing's instigating villain temperament and Wei Wangtai's domineering temperament, he must have tried every means to force Miss Gu to participate in the draft, right? ?”

Zhao Feixuan suddenly raised his eyebrows and shouted excitedly: "That's right, Mr. Guo's guess is not bad at all. But the Gu family has a ancestral precept that if they don't do business, they won't be officials, and the descendants of the Gu family are not allowed to be rich and powerful. King Wei and Isn’t Lu Shilang’s persecution so difficult? In the end, Miss Gu threw herself into a well in shame and anger in order to protect her name and obey the precepts of her ancestors, and the master of the Gu family hanged himself that night in a fit of anger. In just one day, both father and daughter of the Gu family were wronged. Huangquan Road. Sigh, how could it be that the house was leaking and rained all night? On the second night when both the father and daughter of the Gu family died, a fire broke out in the courtyard of the Gu family. A total of [-] members of the Gu family were killed. under fire."

"It wouldn't be so coincidental would it?"

Guo Ye was suspicious, and asked: "Could it be that you, the governor of Ruzhou, didn't investigate at that time. Is the fire in Gu's family a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?"

Zhao Feixuan suddenly reached out and grabbed the wine cup and shook it. It was already empty, then he smiled wryly and sighed: "I checked, the master of the Gu family has a personal relationship with Mr. Zhao, why didn't I check it? It's because Mr. Zhao is too meddlesome." After such an investigation, I found out the disaster for myself. Just now, there was an official document from Chang'an, saying that the next official should immediately step down as the governor of Ruzhou and go to the governor of Yizhou in central Shu immediately. Do you think it's a coincidence?"

Guo Ye is not a fool, how could he not hear the mystery in Zhao Feixuan's words?

He asked coldly with a dignified face: "You mean that during the draft, Wei Wang and Lu Chengqing not only forced Miss Gu and Master Gu to death, but also set fire to them in order to cover up the matter and prevent the Gu family from going to Chang'an to file an imperial complaint." Abandoned the Gu family's house and ruined the lives of nineteen members of the Gu family?"

Zhao Feixuan pointed at himself, gave another wry smile, and said, "Master Guo, I, Zhao Feixuan, have already arrived in Yizhou in the middle of Shu, do you think there is nothing to prove? They are afraid that I will meddle in other people's business and that I will continue to investigate. Make a big mistake!"

Bang!

Guo Ye slammed his palm on the stone table, and the stone table made of marble made a dull, dull sound.