Crown Tang emperor

"All the soldiers are tired of patrolling the police, sheltering the house, not closing the doors at night, not picking up things on the road, and enjoying peace, all depend on this. The king of the mansion and others are also very touched by this. Word."

Facing the members of the Jinwu Guard who were still angry, Liu Youqiu looked respectful, and said with no lack of emotion: "Although I am writing, I also respect the government officials and subordinates. I am a hard worker in the corridor with you, and I don't dare to be humane." Criticism. The Jinwu Guard Chen Jie used things diligently and took good care of the inside and outside of the palace. Instead of understanding this benefit, several people in the palace talked and ridiculed. Later, they will report directly to the king. They must punish this kind of contempt and do not cool the blood of loyalty and diligence. !"

After finishing speaking, Liu Youqiu bowed again, then turned around and returned to the mansion.However, there are still laughing words in the palace, and the singing and singing are still the same. It can be seen that the punishment and punishment just said are just polite words.

People in the palace were so arrogant, those Jinwuwei street disciples were naturally even more indignant, and some people said angrily: "Your nobleman is arrogant, why have you ever looked down! Chen Mingzhen begged for the powerful and powerful, but used the strength of disciples to make friends! Although we are lowly pawns, But it is also the courage of the imperial court's food supply, not a private lackey!"

With these words roaring out, the crowd became even more turbulent, and even the voice of the commander present scolding for restraint was drowned out.Fortunately, the wandering horses rushed to the side street and came in time. The street envoy Chen Mingzhen came on horseback and ordered the wandering horses to wave their scabbards before barely suppressing the crowd, but tonight he did not dare to patrol poorly anymore.

When he understood the reason for the chaos, Chen Mingzhen's face was already dark. He was clearly ordered by the General Qiu Shenji to make this arrangement, but why did he become a follower of power to curry favor with the Young King?

Although the subordinates were restrained for the time being, many of them looked at Chen Mingzhen with dissatisfaction in their eyes. Chen Mingzhen was ashamed and annoyed, but she didn't dare to attack. She just stayed here, not daring to leave for a while.

In the early morning of the next day, just as the street drums rang, and Chen Mingzhen had just finished arranging the change of defense, he saw a few palace assistants walking out of the gate, and one of them was riding on a horse.

Seeing Liu Youqiu riding slowly towards him, Chen Mingzhen didn't come anywhere, and ordered his subordinates to lead Liu Youqiu to him, and said with a cold snort: "Yesterday, there are a few people making noise in front of Marquis Wu's shop, please hand me over quickly." come out?"

After Liu Youqiu heard this, he laughed: "Why did Chen Jie make such a statement? Not to mention that the government officials have no real crimes, even if they are disrespectful, they have their own government regulations to bring them to justice. If the general thinks that the government regulations are not enough to punish, I just follow the king's teaching, and when I go to the imperial city, the general may as well join the lawsuit and hand it over to the judge for judgment."

After hearing the words, Chen Mingzhen's face became even uglier. He thought a lot in the middle of the night, not because he never thought of rushing into the palace and directly catching those rumors, but the general Qiu Shenji told him to just put pressure on him, not to take it lightly. Deng Wang's residence.

He didn't dare to make his own claim on such a big matter, even if he asked for instructions, General Qiu's residence, Jishanfang, was located outside Tianjin Bridge, on the west side of Dingdingmen Street, it was under the jurisdiction of the Right Jinwu Guard, and it was close to the imperial city, so it was hard to find convenience.At present, the door of the workshop is newly opened, and the messenger has not had time to return.

Goodbye to Liu Youqiu, who is confident, and even talking about handing over to Yousi, Chen Mingzhen's heart is even more sudden.Now some of his subordinates still misunderstood that he asked Xing Shaowang's family status, so how dare he let the prisoners come to interrogate him.

After pondering for a while, Chen Mingzhen said coldly, "It's not Wangshuo today, what are you going to do in the imperial city?"

"Although the affairs of the government are minor, they are not in the general's direct case."

Liu Youqiu still had a laid-back expression, and his attitude towards Chen Mingzhen was very friendly: "However, since the general has asked, and the matter happens to involve the general, I can tell you a little bit. Whether the general knows it or not, the king of the mansion is good at rhyming, and he is rich. The new song "Vientiane" is deeply appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor. Even though he is out of the court, he still has an elegant taste that cannot be discarded. Everyday, there are occasional concerted rhythm renovations, and they must be submitted to the inner teaching workshop to study and serve music. Today's trip is precisely for this reason."

When Chen Mingzhen heard this, she was half curious and half anxious: "I have never been close to palace merchants, so how can this matter have anything to do with me?"

"The general is very loyal and diligent, and he pays more attention to guarding against sideways. The mansion of the king also receives this favor. Even if people outside the king's affairs feel the favor, they dare not speak lightly of their merits, lest they will be involved in the case with the general. But although it cannot be expressed in terms of merit, it can convey the feelings of Lu Ya. Previously, the Xielu "Su Mozhe" Jinfeng new tune was written by Xia Yan as "Street Shiqu", and all new tunes were recorded in Neijiaofang. "

When Liu Youqiu spoke up to this point, the smile on his face became even brighter: "Your Majesty is elegant, everyone knows it. The general's attitude of loyalty and diligence, I think he will follow this new song and be respected by the times soon."

After Chen Mingzhen heard the words, his face suddenly became dull, while Liu Youqiu sang this "Street Messenger Song": "Yu Cao Zhige, the carving of the wheel in front of Zimo, the arsenal prohibits soldiers, the horses and brushes outside the world of mortals, The arc is strong and the moon is full, the road is full of frost, and the sword is full of frost..."

Accompanied by the sound of singing, Liu Youqiu walked through the gate of the square, and walked along the embankment of Yishui River towards Tianjin Bridge with several assistants.

Chapter 0130

In the residence of Qiu Shenji in Jishanfang, the envoy of Jinwuwei Street, Chen Mingzhen, sat in the middle hall with his robe still untied, looking out frequently, and when he saw Qiu Shenji appearing at the door, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him: "General ..."

"I already know the matter, so it's worth rushing like this? You already have a job, and you have elite soldiers in your hands. Are you afraid that some idle soldiers in the palace will disturb things?"

When Qiu Shenji saw Chen Mingzhen's military uniform, his face darkened immediately. If his subordinates came to the door like this, if the censor saw him, he would have to play again. Even if he couldn't slander him, it would be enough to disturb him.

"If it's just the noise of the subordinates, how can the humble position lose its position... There are other things, and there are other variables."

When Chen Mingzhen heard this, he felt even more disturbed. He followed the palace chief Shi Liu Youqiu all the way, and saw him walking across the Tianjin Bridge and entering the imperial city. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and then he turned to the nearest mansion of Qiu Shenji. He didn't even have time to return to the official office to deliver the duty order.

"What variable? Tell me carefully."

While talking, Qiu Shenji walked into the middle hall and sat down, feeling a bit disapproving in his heart, three young kings, with no fixed plans inside, no strong support from outside, young and weak, how could they stir up any troubles.

Chen Mingzhen was full of mixed feelings and urgently needed to confide, but seeing the majestic gaze of the general, she didn't know where to start.

He bite the bullet and walked forward, and waited until Qiu Shenji asked again, then he organized his thoughts a bit, and said: "The street soldiers are tired, how resentful they are..."

"Isn't this a very normal thing?"

Qiu Shenji frowned slightly after hearing the words, this was exactly the details he had agreed with Zhou Xing, the young king had not been out of the cabinet for a long time, and the relationship between people was simple, so it would be a bit far-fetched to get involved in any major case.

Instructing street soldiers to encircle Luxinfang is on the one hand to put pressure on the young king and make him panic and panic. Once there is any self-saving action, there will be situations involved in the operation. The more you do, the more you can catch There are more handles.

On the other hand, it is to use the grievances of those street soldiers, and once they seize the young king's handle to mobilize, let them join the ranks of accusing the young king, and even use their eyes and ears to directly frame the young king.

Although Qiu Shenji is the general of the Zuo Jinwu Guard, not all the Jinwu Guards are his confidants.He has the deepest influence besides the Jinwu Guard's office, and it can only cover the level of Yifu's generals.

As for the sergeants at the lower level, they are mainly Fanshangfu soldiers from the states outside the territory.Moreover, in recent years, there has been a serious shortage of Zhechongfu soldiers in various states, which have been cut or merged. There are many soldiers who only know the order and do not know the generals.Even Qiu Shenji, the direct general, would have difficulty ordering those low-level soldiers to take the initiative to frame the Zongwang without some means.

In order to aggravate these soldiers' resentment towards the young king, Qiu Shenji also specially ordered a specific group of soldiers to patrol the Xinfang, and arranged a few confidant servants among them to incite resentment against the young king.

"But, but..."

Chen Mingzhen had a bitter expression on his face, and deliberated about the details of yesterday's dispute. Seeing that Qiu Shenji's face gradually became ugly, he knelt down on the ground and said in a hurry: "I have been walking under the door for a long time. Since I was ordered, I only look at the head of the horse. , There is absolutely no move to seek luck from the young king! The king's house is slanderous, I hope the general will see clearly!"

"Stupid, really stupid!"

Qiu Shenji slapped the table and yelled angrily, pointing at Chen Mingzhen and said angrily: "If mere evil words can hurt my confidant, how can you be honored to take this position? At that time, evil words insulted you, so you should order to go straight to the palace and capture those few As a royal mansion, his innocence is self-evident!"

Chen Mingzhen's face collapsed again after hearing the words: "It was in the middle of the night, and there were many people watching in the workshop...The lowly position is also afraid, fearing that the situation will intensify and affect the general. The street soldiers are furious. If they really rush into the palace, they cannot be strictly controlled. I'm afraid I can't stop at just catching the body..."

"Then why did you make the crowd so angry again? It's obviously your subordinate, but he was incited by a few evil words from outsiders, and instead resented the general. It's ridiculous!"

After Qiu Shenji heard the words, he became even more angry. He used the street pawns in order to make them hate the young king, but he didn't expect that the evil wind would blow the fire on himself instead.

"Humble, humble..."

Chen Mingzhen couldn't say anything for a while, he was not sympathetic to his subordinates, and he was ordered by Qiu Shenji, so he would inevitably be more severe and harsh to these street people.

"Replace a group of street soldiers, don't skimp on food and beverages, especially remember to visit the army every day, let those soldiers know that you are also oppressed by powerful families, and be considerate of you!"

Qiu Shenji suppressed the impatience in his heart. Before, he naturally wouldn't pay attention to the feelings of those low-level soldiers, but now he wants to take advantage of the crowd's attention, and naturally lowers his stance a little accordingly.

Chen Mingzhen nodded again and again and said yes, but after a while she said harshly: "Besides that, there is another matter. I don't know if I should or should not..."

"Say something!"

Qiu Shenji didn't have a good mood, and he was quite dissatisfied with Chen Mingzhen in his heart.He has been troubled more than this recently. The young king is alone and helpless, and it is only a natural arrangement to fall into a crime, but he has been made into such trouble, which shows that Chen Mingzhen's ability is really not good enough.

"Early, in the morning, the officials of the royal family went to the imperial city, saying that they wanted to send a new song to the Inner Jiaofang. One of the songs was related to humble positions..."

Chen Mingzhen lowered his head, slowly told Liu Youqiu's matter, bowed to the ground again and said bitterly: "This kind of personnel has no experience in such a humble position, let alone the slightest attachment to the young king's wishes. Please show me the way, the general. Let the humble position be burdened by the young king..."

Not to mention that Chen Mingzhen was at a loss at the moment, after hearing this, Qiu Shenji couldn't react for a while, and after a while he twisted his beard and sighed: "It's no wonder that Wu Sansi is more talkative than Wang Xiecai. , may not be harmed by common law. This, this is really..."

Although he has been waiting for the young king to try to save himself and change later, and he has already imagined several contingency ideas in his heart, but he really didn't expect the young king to use such a method, and he didn't even know how to evaluate it for a while.

Chen Mingzhen was still begging for advice, Qiu Shenji pondered for a while before he said: "The young king's delusional idea of ​​being able to bewitched by demonic words is really absurd and bizarre. You and him are clearly distinct and have nothing to do with each other. If there is no crime, why is there any crime?" ?He wants to harm my confidant, it depends on whether I agree or not! I will send someone to inform the inner Jiaofang, and I will collect the new song for the time being and not practice it. When the young king is removed, I will not be afraid of people’s right and wrong. Build your reputation."

Hearing what Qiu Shenji said, Chen Mingzhen finally settled down, then frowned and said: "Recently, I have a lot of thoughts in my mind. The young king is already lonely and vulnerable. If you want to get rid of it quickly, there is actually no convenient way. Punishment, after all, is not what our military government is good at, and the general has countless loyal and brave men, so why entrust the affairs to Zhou Xing, a despicable prisoner!"

"Oh? Then tell me, what do you think?"

When Qiu Shenji heard this, he expressed his interest.

"Young King's Mansion has a lot of guards, and they live in secluded places. It may be difficult to get a brave soldier to assassinate secretly. But if there are thieves who invade through the wall, you can search the house as a Jinwu guard. If you can find some forbidden items..."

While talking, Chen Mingzhen glanced at Qiu Shenji's expression secretly: "Among the guards, it shouldn't be difficult to collect a few sets of scrap armor..."

"This is impossible!"

When Qiu Shenji heard this, he flatly refused.It is true that he is eager to get rid of the young king, but the premise is that he can't get himself too deep. Although weapons and weapons can kill, they can't bear to investigate.

Not to mention that after Yuqianwei's rebellion, everyone in the Nanya army was in danger. Just before Xue Huaiyi's army went north, the Ministry of War re-examined all the warehouses in the city. At such a sensitive moment, they found forbidden items in Shaowang's house , It is too uncontrollable to cause any disturbance.

"Recently patrolling the southern quarters of the city under strict security, it is true that many thieves were captured and committed night crimes. These thieves asked them to do and say in order to avoid themselves..."

Chen Mingzhen made a false alarm, but also had lingering fears, and wanted to solve the matter quickly.

"This is all due meaning, but it also needs to accumulate small things to make big things."

Qiu Shenji nodded, approved Chen Mingzhen's proposal, and then stood up and said, "Be more cautious in the future, and don't give the young king any room for excuses. When you leave the mansion later, Luobin Yuepi will return to the office. Don't go straight to Tianjie."

"The humble official understands that he must be careful not to disturb the general."

Seeing this, Chen Mingzhen also stood up, took her leave and left.

When Chen Mingzhen left, Qiu Shenji's eyes flashed with sternness again, and he summoned the mansion to support the literati, and ordered to write a letter, explaining in detail how the young king wrote a new song and praised the street envoys.

When the letter was finished, Qiu Shenji glanced at it carefully. When he was satisfied, he sneered and said, "If you don't have hidden ambitions, why do you want to do this? Send this letter quickly." Send it to Zhou Xing, let him start to do it as soon as possible!"

From the beginning to the end, he never thought of helping Chen Mingzhen suppress this matter, sacrificing a mediocre and incompetent subordinate in exchange for getting rid of the troubles of King Yong's family, and the price was definitely within his tolerance.Moreover, Chen Mingzhen knew too much about his privacy, and he could still control him while he was still in the position of Zuo Jinwu Guard. In the future, if he was not involved in his position, he would not be completely at ease.

More than an hour later, Zhou Xing, who had just finished the Chang Dynasty, received this letter from Qiu Shenji, read it, and couldn't help sighing: "Qiu's position is getting higher, but he has lost the caution of previous years. The "Vientiane" Daqu has not stopped, and the government and the public have called it a canon. If the young king composes a monster song, what kind of monster is Liansheng offering scriptures? It is a dream to use this to frame it."

While sighing, he cut the letter into thin strips and shredded it, putting it in his pocket for later processing.Although he has already realized in his heart that it is time to draw a clear line with Qiu Shenji, but right now he still needs the Jinwu Guards to provide security, so he cannot completely respond to this.

Bringing up the pen, Zhou Xing felt that there was no need to add any evidence on paper. After thinking for a while, he decided to wait for Qiu Shenji to take the initiative to ask and then answer in person.

Chapter 0131

The military affairs in the frontier are in full swing, and the city is full of hustle and bustle, but only in the confinement of the imperial palace, there is still a piece of peace and tranquility to enjoy.

But this so-called tranquility is only an illusion on the surface. As for everyone's heart, there is a part of worry or worry because of the depth of the relationship and the depth of the matter involved.

Every day, there will be a special person holding a specific key to collect the votes on the copper gate outside the palace gate, and then send it into the forbidden area under the strict protection of the left and right guards.

Tongjiao was established in the second year of Chuigong, which was the moment when Xu Jingye's rebellion was put down and the atmosphere of the government and the public was the most dignified and tense.In the beginning, everyone naturally looked sideways, each awe-inspiring, but with the passage of time, Asano Shiliu also acquiesced to this existence.

The copper letters were collected by the elite of the imperial army, and outsiders did not know how to deal with them after they were sent to the palace.

In the very beginning, the Emperor of God had to deal with those submissions personally every day, because this was the most reliable way for her to comprehensively understand the situation of the city.But as time went by, the God Emperor gradually stopped taking care of it himself.

There are a wide range of sources for a Tongbao submission, so it is inevitable that the content will be mixed, good and bad, and there are too many submissions. At most, thousands of submissions can be collected every day.Wanting to process such a huge amount of information really takes up too much energy and time of the God Emperor.

Second, this is not a formal channel of speech after all, it should be set up at the very moment, and when the situation gradually stabilizes, its value will gradually weaken.

However, the existence of the Tongjia itself is a kind of psychological deterrent to the people of God Capital, and it can also ensure that the God Emperor can get information from various channels, so it is still preserved.Although the emperor no longer handles it personally, he still arranges for his trusted female officials to select useful information every day for reading.

As the two armies went to the frontiers to fight, the daily work of the forbidden female officials also changed greatly.Shangguan Wan'er was temporarily seconded to participate in the screening of Tongji's submissions.

Screening and submitting letters is not in the straight hall where female officials wait for edicts, but in a heavily guarded and relatively closed place.To be honest, although Shangguan Wan'er has served as an imperial court for many years and has heard of this existence, she has never seen it with her own eyes.

In the early morning, they were sent by cruise ship to Hezhou on the southwest side of Taoguang Garden. There is a Liri Terrace built on the Hezhou. The back of Liri Terrace passes through a long and quiet corridor, and they arrive at a royal garden with lush flowers and trees.The imperial garden is surrounded by high walls, and the only entry and exit gate is guarded by ben soldiers from the imperial forest army, and strong female officials conduct detailed body searches on people entering and exiting this place.

When she first came here, Shangguan Wan'er was unavoidably apprehensive when she saw such strict guards, but as the number of visits increased, she gradually regarded it as normal.

The female officials sat upright in the room with the door concealed, and a large number of submissions were placed beside their respective desks.The useful ones were selected and stored, and the useless information had to be screened for the second and third times. Shangguan Wan'er was in charge of the third round of screening.

"It's already the fifth copy today."

After reading the missed submission, Shangguan Wan'er murmured silently in her heart, and picked up a pen to tick off the key message "Yongtongmen" that was missed in this submission.

This is another letter to report that the patrolling police of the Jinwu Guards are too busy to disturb the people. Yongtongmen is the southeast gate of Shendu, only two districts away from Luxinfang.Many female officials live in the palace all the year round, and they are not very sensitive to the names of the outer Guo Fang and the city gate, so they will miss some.

After all the submissions were screened, it was already noon.Before she knew it, she had been sitting withered for most of the day, and Shangguan Wan'er breathed out a breath of foul air. She had been sitting still for so long that her legs were a little numb. In the middle of the banquet, he raised his hand and gently touched his bent legs.

"Report to Shangguan Cairen, the letter of submission has been sealed."

There was a report from the female history, and Shangguan Wan'er stood up, took small steps to relieve the still sensitive numbness of her legs, and smiled at the female history: "You can inform Habayashi to send you off. Everyone is busy, so let's rest first. "

After finishing speaking, Shangguan Wan'er went out together with another female officer who was directly involved in the case. At this time, some soldiers from Habayashi had already entered here to receive the sealed boxes and escorted them to the Emperor's bedroom.

Walking outside the hall, a female official came to receive the box and cage. While the female official was inspecting the seal order, Shangguan Wan'er turned her gaze and found that Na Yan and Wu Chengsi were playing in the hall.After the delivery was over, and the Emperor had no other orders, Shangguan Wan'er returned to Zhitang to reply.

"Several times I've been in contact with you, but I haven't seen you all. How is Shangguan Cairen recently?"

Halfway through the walk, a slightly surprised female voice greeted her from the left of the corridor. Shangguan Wan'er turned her head to look, and saw Wei Tuan'er, who was wearing a white gauze skirt and emerald half arms, waving to her at the corner.

Despite being physically and mentally exhausted, Shangguan Wan'er still cheered up and turned over, and nodded to Wei Tuan'er: "Hello, Mrs. Wei, I heard that my wife has joined Sile, and I haven't had time to congratulate her."

"I don't know what pleasure is. I just like to be lively, and His Majesty hates me for being lazy, so I asked for such a ministry."

Wei Tuan'er was very interested in chatting, and took Shangguan Wan'er to sit in a bamboo pavilion outside the corridor: "You are blessed with food, just now I worshiped, and His Majesty gave me smoothie, cherry, and buttermilk, and I was wondering who should I find?" Share it, I just happened to meet Sairen!"

While speaking, she enthusiastically ordered the servants in the palace to serve out the cold drinks.

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't refuse, so she raised her hand to take it after thanking her again. The candied cherries were mixed in the fragrant milk, and the shaved smoothie was sprinkled in it like silver shavings. The sweetness overflows the tongue and teeth, and the coolness is very refreshing to drive away the heat.

"Accompanying the emperor in the forbidden place, you can share the favor. When you go to the square outside, how can there be so many treasures to offer! People's words are really noisy, and they want to disturb the kindness with vulgar feelings. Sigh..."

Wei Tuan'er was eating the ice-cold drink, and suddenly sighed, with a look of anger on his face, and his eyes were looking at Shangguan Wan'er's expression, seeing that she didn't respond, he said: "I'm in charge of the fun. Going to and from Neijiaofang, I heard a lot of compliments from people, so I realized that we used to have such great elegant people living in Da Nei, but now we can’t always look at the elegant demeanor.”

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Shangguan Wan'er could only smile and said, "Lady Wei is talking about the King of Hedong?"

"If it's not the king, who else could it be!"

Finally leading the topic to what he wanted to talk about, Wei Tuan'er's glamorous face was full of brilliance: "Earlier, I only thought that the music made by the king was only beautiful and pleasant to the ear. After hearing many Fang's fine tastes, I became more aware of my shallowness. No Matching talents and knowledge, you don’t know how to appreciate the real gold and beautiful jade before, and you will be full of regrets if you miss it..."

Shangguan Wan'er just bowed her head and listened, she didn't speak, but she couldn't help sighing in her heart.His Majesty the Divine Emperor's alienation from Wei Tuan'er has already been revealed, but this lady still can't feel it. Whether the young king is good or bad, honor or humiliation, after all, he is still the grandson of heaven. Feel free to discuss right and wrong.

"I forgot that talented people are elegant, and after listening to the music for a few days, I actually showed my clumsiness in front of talented people."

Wei Tuan'er saw that Shangguan Wan'er was not enjoying the conversation, so he turned his eyes and said with a smile: "However, a few days ago, Your Majesty sent his servants into the inner Jiaofang for a few pieces of music, and they were all new works after leaving the cabinet. I think I don't know yet. stop?"

"Your Majesty has another new work?"

After Shangguan Wan'er heard the words, a trace of surprise flashed across her face.Recently, she sorted out the copper books and submitted books, and she was involved in the affairs of the village. Even if she had never seen it in person, she could imagine the embarrassment of the young king's current situation with a little association.

Seeing that Shangguan Wan'er was interested, Wei Tuan'er was a little bit complacent, and said with a smile: "The new song is still being studied, and the actors are not yet proficient, so they dare not pass it on to the waiters. I will send someone to tell someone to reward me."