Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 779 True Nepotism

Wang Pingan got a guarantee from the old nun and said a few more kind words before saluting his farewell.He came and left secretly without disturbing the other nuns in the monastery.

The old nun sent Wang Ping'an away, closed the courtyard door, walked to the table, opened the cloth bags one by one, reached out and grabbed a handful of golden copper coins, and said with a smile: "I really didn't take these things seriously before, but now I don't take them seriously. I have no one to rely on, but I found that these so-called dirty things are so likable!"

She called out to the other quiet room: "Sisters, Ping'an Little Miracle Doctor has sent bonuses, everyone come out and have a look, let's divide it now!"

The concubines and nuns came out of the house one after another. When they saw the many copper coins, their eyes lit up and they sighed.

They were all concubines who used to be famous in the palace, and they were called empresses. At that time, they always felt that the rich life would not disappear, and the emperor would live forever. At that time, although they knew the importance of money, they did not. How to take it to heart, I only feel that the most important thing in the world is to please the emperor.

But once the old emperor passed away, they were sent out of the palace to become nuns, helpless, and living a poor life. Only then did they feel that it is better to have money, and only by having money can they live a satisfactory life.Among other things, at least in terms of eating and drinking, I can be the master!
Just like old eunuchs without children, these concubines and nuns are especially fond of money, far more than ordinary people.

The old nun repeated to the concubines and nuns what she said to Wang Ping'an just now.The concubines and nuns all shook their heads. They were not fools. People from Gongdou never minded thinking about the worst.

Some concubines and nuns said: "The little Ping'an doctor is so good, he was able to get the people out of the palace, and even got them into the temple to become a nun. If he hadn't intervened, it is estimated that Wu Meiniang, who is a useless talent, is now Just like us, eat here and wait to die!"

The old nun sighed, and said: "She only left the palace one step earlier, she is different from us, her name is definitely not in the book, she can start a new life, maybe she can enter the palace again!"

"Then isn't she going to serve father and son for two generations?" Some concubines and nuns asked.

The old nun hurriedly hissed, and said: "What will happen to her has nothing to do with us. The important thing is whether we will live comfortably in the future. We have already reached this stage, we should look at everything, think Others are useless, and caring about yourself is the most important thing!"

The concubines and nuns nodded together. What the old nun said was very reasonable. They had no right to fight for it. They cared about others rather than themselves. If they could live well, that would be really good.

The old nun said again: "Sisters, pay more attention in the future. If anyone comes to ask, let's give Wu Meiniang a certificate so that she can enter the palace smoothly. I don't think she will have any great prospects, my lord." I like her, but it's just because it's new. The more you can't get it, the more you want it. After a while, you will neglect her. Our favor was sold to that little Ping An doctor, and we still have to count on him to give it to us in the future. Send money!"

The concubines and nuns nodded together, and they all said it was reasonable.If you don’t become a family, you don’t know the price of firewood, and if you don’t become a nun, you don’t know what a hard life is. If you can live a better life, who wants to suffer haha!

Wang Ping'an left Ganye Temple, and when he returned to Chang'an, he was in a hurry. He had to go back to the Duke's Mansion before dawn and take a rest, because tomorrow was the Grand Court Meeting, and it would last half a day. If you catch it, it will be a big embarrassment!

Only in the middle of the night did he enter the city again, and when he returned to the Duke's Mansion, he immediately went to bed to recuperate.

There was no more gossip in the middle of the night, and Wang Pingan got up before dawn the next day. After freshening up, he drank a bowl of ginseng soup for the first time to replenish his strength. Chaohui.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, it was just before dawn, and many courtiers had already gathered outside the palace, waiting to go to court.Seeing Wang Ping'an's arrival, the ministers stepped forward to speak and made friends with him.

Wang Ping dealt with it for a while, seeing that Changsun Wuji and others were not in the crowd, he wondered, Changsun Wuji was always most interested in going to court, why did he come late today?
When I was wondering when I was a child, a minister came over and said hello: "Prince Wang, your eye circles are a little dark, could it be that you didn't sleep well last night?"

Wang Ping'an heard the sound and looked, and saw that it was a minister in his 50s, almost [-], wearing a fourth-rank official uniform and wearing a goldfish bag on his waist.He had never seen this person before, but looking at his attire, he guessed that he should be a special minister with a low rank but a high title. Generally speaking, most of these officials are in the university Those who make soy sauce in the court meeting don't care about anything, just listen and don't talk, and take the court's salary for retirement.

Wang Ping'an smiled and said, "Yes, I've been busy these days and haven't slept well. We haven't seen each other for a while. How is your family?"

The old minister was very knowledgeable, and he knew that Wang Ping'an didn't know who he was, and was waiting for him to introduce himself first.He nodded and said: "Fortunately, greetings from the king, everything in the old man's house is going well, but the wife can't see the queen, so I miss it very much. Today I told the old man that I would go to the palace to visit the queen, and talk about the love between mother and daughter. "

Wang Ping'an said softly, it turned out to be the emperor's father-in-law Wang Renyou!I heard that this Wang Renyou was born in the Wang family of Qi County, a noble family ranked first in the Tang Dynasty. The family has deep roots and great power, but the two of them have never met before.

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "My lord Wang, I haven't been in Chang'an for a while, and I always come and go in a hurry, and I haven't visited you at the mansion. Don't be offended!"

Wang Renyou was very graceful, although he was old, he was well maintained, especially his beard was trimmed beautifully, he looked like a bearded man.He stroked his long beard and said: "Prince Wang, you are being polite. This old man has been serving as the governor of Chenzhou. He was only recalled to Chang'an after the emperor ascended the throne. Now he is only a casual official and has not been conferred yet. He is still waiting for news!"

Wang Pingan nodded, and said with great concern: "My lord Wang is the head of the country. Isn't it easy to teach it? If you are interested, why don't you come to my door?"

Wang Renyou hurriedly said: "Thank you, Prime Minister Wang, but the old man is only interested in water conservancy and other matters, and has no expertise in reviewing current affairs. It is not appropriate to go to the door to save money."

He didn't have too much pretense in his words, even if he refused, he said it very directly, but his expression was sincere, and there was no sense of embarrassment at all.

Wang Pingan smiled, and said: "If Mr. Wang wants to go to which department, just say hello to the Prime Minister in advance, and the Prime Minister will go to the Minister of Ministers to discuss the matter for you, and you will be satisfied. It's just that Mr. Wang is the head of the country. I’m afraid I won’t need anything.”

Wang Renyou hurriedly said: "Wang Xiang was joking, the old man can use you a lot. Recently, there is something I want to bother Wang Xiang." He looked around, lowered his voice, and said: "Is it okay to speak here?" Convenience, after the dynasty is over, I will invite Prime Minister Wang to visit the mansion for a briefing. Can Prime Minister Wang spare time? My wife is a good cook, and she often talks about it. I want to invite Prime Minister Wang, and Prime Minister Wang is available. Give me some face!"

"Hey, look at what you said, isn't this a slap in the face! The elder Wang and his wife are enjoying the meal, so can my nephew hurry over there? It's settled like this, after the court is over, my nephew will do whatever you want Let's go." Wang Pingan immediately changed his name, from the original to his nephew.

But he said it sweetly, but his heart trembled, he asked me for something, if the prediction is correct, it must have something to do with the harem.The emperor's old father-in-law treats guests, and the old mother-in-law cooks in person. It is probably a big deal. I just hope that it will not have anything to do with Wu Meiniang!
After the two finished talking, the Chengtian Gate opened, and the ministers filed in.Wang Pingan was behind the crowd, walking slowly, suddenly he heard someone calling him from behind, and when he looked back, it was Changsun Wuji and the others.

The prime ministers came at just the right time, as soon as they got out of the carriage, the palace door opened, and when they came, the other ministers had already gone in, so it was too late to greet them.

Wang Pingan hurriedly turned around, and after saying hello to each other first, he said, "Master Uncle, all uncles, why are you so late today?"

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "It's never too late, isn't it just right?"

But Ma Zhou said, "What's the advantage of coming early? You don't have to be surrounded by a group of people asking questions."

But Chu Suiliang said: "Today we are going to discuss the affairs of Yingzhou, and the emperor will send troops. This is a huge fat job. Countless people are watching. If we arrive first, we will not be smoked to death by flattery. Who asked us to do something? It’s not easy to refuse, so why not come later, so as not to listen to their nagging.”

Wang Pingan laughed dryly and glanced at Ma Zhou.Ma Zhou happened to be staring at him too, saw him look over, and said, "You recommended Xue Rengui as the lieutenant general, how many gifts did you accept from him? I really didn't expect that Xue Rengui has always been upright, but he has also learned to walk the walk. your way."

Wang Ping installed a surprised expression, and said: "Is it necessary to receive a gift when you walk in the door? Ah, this is a good deal for him. I don't know the rules. He came to walk in my door empty-handed, and I didn't even ask for it." .It’s a loss, it’s a loss, next time you have to collect the money first, and then deal with it!”

All the prime ministers laughed loudly, and entered the main hall of the palace together, and stood according to rank, waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

Wang Pingan stood in the third place in the first row. The first was Changsun Wuji, and the second was Ma Zhou. He was the third, and he was actually in front of Fang Xuanling and Chu Suiliang.

He looked back and saw that the emperor's father-in-law almost stood outside the hall.Although Wang Renyou is the head of the state and has the title of Wei Guogong, his rank is low. Even if he is the emperor's old father-in-law, he can't get to stand forward, far away from Wang Ping'an!
Changsun Wuji said: "The emperor is coming soon, don't look around, act like a prime minister."

Wang Pingan hurriedly claimed yes, and did not dare to look back, and stood upright.

After a long while, Shi Zhongchen came out and shouted in a long voice: "Go up to court!" After shouting, he stepped aside, Li Zhi walked up the steps slowly, and sat down on the dragon chair.

The ministers knelt down together and shouted long live.

Li Zhixu raised his arms and said: "Everyone should be free from courtesy, let's do it!" The tone of his speech was quite tired, and he seemed to be exhausted from his voice.

Wang Pingan and the ministers got up, he looked up at Li Zhi, and saw that Li Zhi had two big panda eyes, obviously he didn't sleep well, maybe he was thinking about Wu Meiniang.

Changsun Wuji also saw Li Zhi's appearance, frowned, and thought to himself: "Whether it is the previous dynasty or this dynasty, the new king is always diligent when he ascends the throne. Even if he pretends to be, he will have to pretend for a year or so. But It's good for Zhi'er, he doesn't even pretend to be pretending, the word diligence has nothing to do with him!"

I want to think about it, but I have to talk about things. Changsun Wuji was the first to leave the imperial court, and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the matter of rebelling against Li Ke, the three provinces have reached a conclusion, and the regulations have been drawn up. Please have a look at the emperor." Taking out the Taoist memorial from his sleeve, he held it up high, Shi Zhongchen went down the steps, took the memorial, and placed it in front of Li Zhi's desk.

Li Zhi opened the memorial, looked at it a few times, and said, "Why, do you want to change Li Ke's surname to Xiao? This...doesn't seem necessary?"

Changsun Wuji said: "Li Ke rebelled, so he can no longer be regarded as a member of the royal family. This kind of unfaithful, unjust and filial person can no longer be named as the country, so it is more appropriate to change the surname. He and his descendants must not be used again. Enter the ancestral hall of the ancestors and enjoy the offerings of future generations."

Li Zhi looked at the ministers and asked, "What do you think, dear ministers? You are not sick, what do you think?" This is a habitual question. He has long been used to asking Wang Pingan about everything, so now he just said it casually. out.

Now, the closeness and closeness were clearly revealed, and the ministers sighed in their hearts. It was simply unreasonable for Wang Pingan, a little guy, to be favored to such an extent.I heard that he ignores government affairs and runs around all day without disappearing. What other ideas can this kind of person come up with?If the prediction is good, he must second the proposal and agree with Changsun Wuji's opinion!
Changsun Wuji also thought to himself: "This child Wubing was cultivated by me, so he must follow my words."

Wang Ping'an hurried out of court, and he was very cooperative with everyone's ideas, not to disappoint Changsun Wuji, and said: "I think Master Changsun's suggestion is very reasonable, and I second it!"

Changsun Wuji was very proud, how about it, let me just say, Wang Ping'an is the best at being a man, how could he object to me!

The other ministers curled their lips together, thinking: "No wonder the old grandson supports Wang Ping'an, and Wang Ping'an listens to him for everything. Doesn't this mean that the province under the door has been merged into the Shangshu province? What does the old grandson want to do? Power minister?"

Li Zhi snorted, and looked down at the memorial again. After reading it again, he felt a headache. There were too many things written in the memorial, and it was really not interesting for him to think about it one by one.Besides, why does he think about everything? If he is in charge of everything, why do he need such a large group of ministers?
He raised his head and said, "Why isn't it written on it who is the commander-in-chief?"

Changsun Wuji immediately said: "The veteran thinks that it is most appropriate to send General Li Ji and Li. As for the deputy general, you can send General Xue Rengui."

This time the Great Court Meeting is mainly about this matter, and other trivial matters are easy to talk about, except for the matter of who will lead the army.Whoever leads the army will be the main general, then this general will choose soldiers from the guards where he usually serves, so naming a main general is equivalent to naming a group of generals, and this time the conquest of Yingzhou is sure to win. Yes, it might be possible to take advantage of the trend and enter Goguryeo. This kind of huge fat gap will naturally be fiercely contested, so it must be discussed at the court.

Who knows, for such an important matter, Li Zhi actually said: "No disease, what do you think?"

There was a hissing sound, and the whole hall gasped, even Changsun Wuji wondered, when did the emperor trust Wang Pingan so much, why did he ask him everything!

(End of this chapter)