Tang riddles

Tiaoniang was changing Shen Sui's clothes, she kept complaining, Shen Sui had a splitting headache, and lowered her head in frustration.He raised his arms and let her fiddle with her.

"I told you not to drink so much wine, but you didn't listen. It's all right now. Do you think you're really healthy? If it wasn't for my old lady who is here to recuperate you, you don't know how long you'll be lying on the couch moaning and moaning." Immediately, I will ask Xiaoye Ahqing to bury those jars of Xinyuanchun behind the hut, and I will let you drink it!"

"Xiao Niang...that was the good intentions of Chengxi's family, how could you be so reckless?" Shen Sui frowned.

It happened that the bride had finished fastening her collar belt, upon hearing this, she immediately grabbed Shen Sui's face and said viciously:

"You still dare to talk back! I won't give you a hangover anymore, you can go get yourself a headache, and you will feel better after the court meeting later."

Shen Sui was pulled into a big face, and couldn't laugh or cry.

Tiao Niang helped her fasten her belt again, she grasped her slender waist, and her heart suddenly felt sore, this child... lost weight again, eating so much and still not gaining weight, and I don't know where the consumption went.

Finally, she straightened the corner of Shen Sui's robe, patted her on the shoulder and said:

"Okay Junlang, let's go to court."

With a smile, Shen Sui raised her hand to straighten her official hat, and she was dressed in a blue official robe that was ironed to match the elegant lines of her body.Pushing the door open, the sky outside was still dark, and there was a faint white light spewing out from the east.Tiaoniang is still a bean curd heart with a knife mouth, and let the bluebird bring it to understand the wine and soup.After Shen Sui drank it warmly, he felt refreshed, said goodbye with a smile, went out of the gate, got on his horse, and led by Hutuo, headed for the Daming Palace in the north.

On the first day of the 16th year of Kaiyuan that just passed, the Great Court Meeting was held in Xingqing Palace, and that time the Great Court Meeting was also regarded as the beginning of Xingqing Palace listening to politics.But this year, he returned to the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace, and all civil and military officials entered Hanyuan, participated in the Yuanri Grand Court Meeting, and worshiped Tianyan.These civil and military officials also include chief governors from all over the country.In addition, many Fanbang subjects also had to pay tribute according to the ritual system.

On the way Shen Sui rushed all the way to Daming Palace, he saw many colleagues' carriages and horses on their way.In front of the main street of Danfengmen, the carriages and horses have converged into a river, which is very lively.

The imperial guards have already opened the Danfeng Gate, and all officials' carriages and entourage need to be interrogated and searched. After entering the city gate, all officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army will take over.Officials can only walk through the vast square in front of the Daming Palace on foot, go up the Longwei Road on both sides, and come to the several-foot-high platform made of white marble.The majestic Hanyuan Hall is not far from the high platform, overlooking them.

Officials below the fifth rank can only stop outside the hall, and only officials above the fifth rank can enter the hall.Therefore, Shen Sui could only stand quietly outside the hall, listening to the movements in the hall.

Chen Chu had just arrived, and the timing was just right.The emperor's chariot and guard of honor have already appeared on the square in front of the hall.Zhan Gongxuan preached, Chen chariots and chariots, and the emperor and gods in grand royal clothes descended like gods, majestic and majestic.He stepped onto the high platform on the Jade King of Nine Dragons, walked all the way along the dragon road in the center, bowed down solemnly and bowed down by many courtiers, and slowly boarded the dragon couch.

Shen Sui was inconspicuous among all the officials, he followed the officials and bowed to salute without raising his head.But when the Son passed by her side, she straightened up, her star-like pupils were shrouded in a faint shadow.

Yuanri Grand Court Meeting, this is by no means an easy task.Whether it's the emperor or the courtiers, they are actually all waiting for time.The young people couldn't bear to stay up all night watching the New Year's Eve yesterday, and rushed to the court today before dawn, not to mention that many of the courtiers were elderly people.Beside Shen Sui was an old censor from the seventh rank, who was nodding his head constantly, Shen Sui was really worried that he would fall asleep right away.The complicated ceremony is proceeding step by step. First, the crown prince presents his birthday, then the princes present their birthdays, then the Zhongshu Ling plays the memorials of the states, the minister of the Huangmen presents the auspiciousness, the Minister of the Household Department presents the contributions of the states, the Minister of Rites presents the contributions of the Tibetans, Tai Shi Ling played the cloud and things, the waiter played the ceremony, and finally the Zhong Shuling offered his birthday to the priest, when everyone in the hall shouted long live, Shen Sui also bowed down, mouthing, but no sound was heard.

Shen Sui saw the current prime minister—Zhongshu Ling Xiao Song, he was really dignified, with a beautiful beard and chest, tall and majestic, he was a rare military prime minister.

Just last year, Xiao Song appointed Zhang Shougui, a famous general, to defeat Tubo.The sage was overjoyed and recalled him at the end of the year, worshiped him as the order of Zhongshu, and led the Hexi Jiedu envoy from afar.

But in fact, many people know that Xiao Song has not studied for two years, and his stomach is full of idiots.In the early years, the sage wanted to use Su Ting as his chancellor, but he didn't want his left and right to know about it. It happened that Xiao Song was a member of Zhongshushe at that time and was on night shift in the palace.The sage then recruited him to draft the edict of appointment.Xiao Song went to take the order, searched for the template of the previous appointment edict, copied a copy and handed it to the saint.The sage saw the sentence "the treasure of the country" on it, and remembered that Su Ting's father was named Su Gui, so he felt that he had violated the name taboo and asked Xiao Song to change this sentence.Xiao Song was frightened immediately, and hid behind the screen, holding a pen for a long time, not knowing how to modify it.The sage waited for a while, but Xiao Song did not come out. He thought that he had changed some shocking words, but when he walked over to look, he saw that he was sweating profusely, with ink dots on the scroll. In the end, he just changed "treasure of the country" to "treasure of the country" ", at that time the saint was so angry that he scolded him: "It's really vain!"

But unexpectedly, Xiao Song was able to live up to his mission as Hexi Jiedu envoy, defeated Tubo, and had the ability to set a distance, and the sage favored him again.In terms of aspect, this person is not a bad thing for Shen Sui.He has no ink, and has no ability to govern the country. He has just come to power and cannot make achievements.The current government is still controlled by the deputy ministers Du Xian and Li Yuanhong.However, Du Xian and Li Yuanhong had always been at odds, fighting back and forth. For three years, the sage had been mediating among them, and he was quite tired.

In addition, Shen Sui also paid special attention to one person - the present prince Li Hong.He is the second son of the saint, and his mother is Concubine Zhao Li.A sage has no legitimate sons, all his sons are concubines.The eldest son, Li Tan, had an accident while riding a horse and hunting in his early years, which resulted in facial disfigurement and missed the position of prince.Therefore, according to the principle of Lichang, the second son Li Hong became the prince.However, her mother, Concubine Zhao Li, was born as a prostitute in Luzhou, and she was the concubine of a saint when she was a part-timer in Luzhou. Her status was too humble.Therefore, many people secretly complained about the position of the prince.However, Li Hong was gentle and courteous, and had a very good relationship with Princess Jin.If you don't make a big mistake, it shouldn't be a problem if you want to become a great treasure in the future.

Apart from the crown prince, although the third son Zhongwang Li Jun has been unknown, Shen Sui also paid attention to him.His biological mother was Concubine Yang Shu, who was born in the famous Hongnong Yang family.In fact, this son is not very popular with saints. His mother is pure-hearted and ascetic, and has already become a monk.But this son is introverted and gloomy, taciturn, very different from the saint's cheerful and outgoing personality.

King Zhong's life experience is also difficult to say the least. When his mother was pregnant with him, it coincided with the time when the sage and Princess Taiping were fighting the most fiercely.Princess Taiping has been catching the sage's pigtails, especially the sage's indulgence in beauty and detriment of the country.At that time, the sage was still the prince, and there could be no mistakes.The news of Concubine Yang's pregnancy suddenly came out, and the sage was so displeased and worried, that he even boiled abortion pills himself, hoping that Concubine Yang would abort the child.But after much deliberation, he failed to implement it in the end.Later, the child did not grow up with his biological mother, because the Queen had no children, so the child was raised by the Queen.Speaking of which, he has a good relationship with Princess Jin.

King Zhong reads books very well, and his teachers are famous people such as He Zhizhang and Pan Su.He has always kept to himself, and apart from being a little introverted, he has no shortcomings.

In addition, the saint had many sons.The favorite is Li Qing (Li Mao), the birthday king born to Concubine Wu Hui.Concubine Wu Hui had two sons and one daughter in succession before, but they all died young.This child is the fourth child, and it was hard to raise him until he was ten years old, so he finally passed the dangerous period.Now the sage and concubine Wu Hui love her to the bone.Concubine Wu Hui is so favored, and she is bound to win the current crown prince position, and the saint doesn't seem to have a strong reaction.The recent move towards the harem made many people begin to suspect that perhaps Li Hong's position as crown prince could no longer be secure, and that one day, Li Qing would replace him.

After the court meeting, when the banquet was given in the palace, Shen Sui and other low-level officials could also set up a banquet for one person and one case under the corridor of Hanyuan Hall, which was called corridor food.How delicious the food is, I really can't talk about it, but the biting cold makes Shen Sui remember deeply.Shen Sui remembered that there was a poem that said: Waiting outside the Leuwu Gate, waiting in the third hall, your beard and beard are as cold as ice, and your clothes are as cold as water.It is a true portrayal of her now.The only way to make people feel a little better is to eat a bowl of mutton soup cake for one person and eat it warmly.

Thinking about it, I'm really envious of those officials of the fifth rank and above, who can eat in the palace.However, the patience lasted only a few hours, after noon, the meeting dispersed, and Shen Sui was finally able to leave.When she got home, she soaked in the boiling hot tub, drank another large bowl of ginger soup, and had a good night's sleep, so that she was spared from the disease.

After the court meeting, Shen Sui rested at home for three days.In the past three days, she completely ignored foreign affairs, either reading books, or practicing knives in the courtyard, eating and sleeping well.But she was at her leisure, and the rest were busy.In the past three days, for some reason, many officials either came in person, or sent servants to bring gifts, and the small courtyard where Shen Sui temporarily lived suddenly became full of people.Most of the people congratulated Shen Sui on his promotion to an important member of the judiciary department as soon as they came, as if he had successfully been promoted.Shen Sui didn't see him on the grounds that the imperial court would be so cold that he would catch the wind and cold. These people could understand Shen Sui. Many officials fell ill that day.

On the fifth day of the lunar new year, the palace sent eunuchs to read out Shen Sui's appointment edict.The edict first praised Shen Sui with gorgeous rhetoric, saying that Shen Sui was self-restraining and diligent, quick thinking, benefiting the people, cracking countless cases, and clearing up the world's grievances. He is an inexorable judicial genius.Then came the important point, promoting Shen Sui to be the director of Dali Temple and conferring on Chao Yilang.Chao Yilang is a Sanguan official rank, No. 14 in the civil service system, and he is on the sixth rank.The Secretary of Dali Temple is a ministerial officer, from the sixth rank.This means that from now on, Shen Sui will enjoy the treatment of a sixth-rank official and enter Dali Temple as an official.

What's more noteworthy is that Shen Sui was taken out of the military officer system and put into the civil service system. Her title of casual official was changed from military to civil.This may mean that the saint has a tendency to judge her.

For a young man under the age of 27, being able to rely on his own efforts to sit on the sixth-rank official position can already be said to be extremely talented and have a bright future.Many people can only mix between the sixth and seventh ranks for a lifetime, and they will never be able to pass the fifth rank.

Shen Sui thanked the emperor for his kindness, and accepted the appointment. The next day, she was going to Dali Temple to take up her post, and the new official robes and gifts came down together.The green official robe felt uglier than the old blue official robe, Shen Sui looked very sad.Fortunately, the dark patterns of egrets are embroidered on the official uniform, which is a slight improvement.

On the same day, Murongfu and Liu Yucheng were also promoted. Murongfu was promoted to be a servant under his family, and Liu Yucheng was promoted to be a member of the Ministry of Justice.Murongfu entered the central core, and Liu Yucheng also became an important member of the Ministry of Punishment.Originally, Liu Yucheng's official position was actually equal to Shen Sui's. One of them was a judicial officer in Xijing, and the other was a judicial officer in Eastern Capital. Now, both of them have become sixth-rank officials, but Liu Yucheng is lower than Shen Sui. two steps.It can be seen that the sage still values ​​Shen Sui's past political achievements, and Liu Yucheng is far inferior to her in this respect.

Just the day before Shen Sui took office, a guest came to the small courtyard of Shen's family.Shen Sui, who had closed the door to thank guests for many days, unexpectedly appeared to meet this person.But this person is neither a high-ranking official nor a nobleman from the Tian family, but a blind woman with a Dongying knife.She went straight to find her and insisted on entering. If Xuan Weizi hadn't recognized her as a lone traveler at the gate of the city that day, she might have been thrown away.

Xuan Weizi led her in, and as soon as she "saw" Shen Sui, she said, "I'm the driver of the white-clothed layman Ci'en, and I'm here to deliver the letter."

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Shen Sui.Shen Sui left her to wait, and opened the letter to read.After reading the first line, she frowned.The familiar clear and unrestrained small regular script style, and the incomparably nostalgic style of writing, all indicate who wrote the letter.

"I have a mystery in my heart, and I dare to ask Shen Sizhi to solve it... If I can accept the invitation, Ruohan will go to pay a visit in person, I am very grateful."

Sister Lotus Maid?What tricks are you playing again... Shen Sui had an ominous premonition.

The author has something to say: the Li Hong who appeared in the article was the later Li Ying, who was deposed as a commoner together with the E king Li Yao and Guang Wang Li Ju, and was stabbed to death later.

Li Jun, later Li Heng, Tang Suzong.

The sons of Tang Xuanzong collectively changed their names twice. At first, the names of the sons were all three characters, called Li Si X.Later, it was changed to two characters, and all the characters next to three dots of water were used. The legend seems to be related to the severe drought in Shandong.Finally, all of them were changed to Yuzi (beside Wang).