Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 861 Hunting and Palace Rituals

Nothing to say this night, dawn the next day.

Even though it was only a short night, the news in the palace has already spread. Of course, no ministers know about Concubine Xiao Shu’s ghost, but the story about the burning of Chief Executive Shi in the Hall of Enlightenment has spread. .

Whether it is the important officials who participated in the court meeting or the small officials in the various yamen, everyone knows it.Although Shi Zhongchen is usually a low-key person, where is his identity? The death of a great eunuch in the Tang Dynasty is no small matter.The so-called one king, one courtier, the same is true for eunuchs. When the old generation of eunuchs is gone, there must be a new generation of substitutes. In this way, the power structure in the palace will definitely change, and eunuchs are the people around the emperor. It is still necessary to take care of the important internal aid of the minister and set up friendship in advance.

The petty officials guessed that Shi Aiguo was about to take over, and they couldn't think of anyone else besides him.The palace is huge, and there are quite a few eunuch heads in it. Those who may become chief executives are weaker than Shi Aiguo in terms of qualifications, so everyone guesses that it is Shi Aiguo.

However, the ideas of petty officials are often unreliable, because they can't get in touch with too many eunuchs, and they don't know much about the affairs of the palace, so they often make mistakes.

The important ministers are different. They all know who can be the chief executive, and who can spread the news of the emperor's daily life and mood in the future. It is not a question of qualifications, but a question of who the emperor likes.Therefore, there is no need to guess who can be the chief steward of the palace, as long as you see who stands behind the emperor and calls "Ascension to the court" when going to court, then whoever is the chief steward will be the chief steward.

Since the first emperor, Qin Shihuang, eunuchs have been very important, and they are important enough to influence the court. Although Shi Zhongchen has never dictated to the court, who can guarantee that his successor will not how about this?What's more, the current emperor is so weak, under such circumstances, it is very likely that there will be power eunuchs!

Therefore, the ministers are still very concerned about who can be the chief executive.Of course, this kind of concern is based on history, and there are lessons learned from the past, but no one thought that such a weak emperor like Li Zhi would have a queen instead of an eunuch. !
Li Zhi didn't procrastinate today, and went to the morning court at normal time, and Shi Aiguo was following behind him.Shi Aiguo's face was haggard, his eyes were red, and the big dark circles under his eyes showed that he hadn't slept all night!
The ministers all thought: "According to common sense, his elder brother died, so he has to deal with the funeral and rest for a few days. But today he still follows the court, which means that he is the candidate for the next chief executive!"

Shi Aiguo shouted loudly: "Ascension to the imperial court!"

The ministers knelt down together and shouted long live.Li Zhi raised his hand and said, "Everyone loves you." The ministers immediately stood up, waiting for Li Zhi to speak.

However, Li Zhi didn't directly talk about Shi Zhongchen's affairs. No matter how important the chief executive in the palace is, it is not as important as Li Ke's affairs.He said: "I have been enthroned for a short time, and I don't show my martial arts, so that I am rampant in all directions, and there are even clowns like Goguryeo and Baekje, who offend my Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I decided to hunt to show my martial arts."

Hunting in ancient times did not refer to the emperor riding out of the city with a group of men to hunt rabbits, shoot pheasants, etc., but a ritual, a kind of military exercise, which played the role of training soldiers.Sometimes, it is a good excuse to escape. For example, when the enemy attacked the capital and the emperor fled, when he left the capital, he could not say escape, but went hunting in other places.

Of course, in the early Tang Dynasty, there was no such rebellion as An Lushan, and Li Zhi was not even Li Longji. He is the emperor on horseback with the ability to expand the territory.

Suddenly when it came to hunting, the ministers were all surprised, what's going on, why do you go hunting when you are so good?When thinking of hunting, the ministers immediately thought of Emperor Sui Yang. Emperor Sui Yang liked hunting the most, and he liked to go hunting abroad.It's a pity that every time I hunted, the results were not good. When I went hunting in Turkic, I was surrounded by Turkic soldiers, and I almost became the prey myself!

Except for Changsun Wuji and Wang Ping'an, no one knew the inside information. Ma Zhou was the first to jump out. He is the prime minister of Zhongshu Province. If you agree, you will naturally be the first to oppose it.

Ma Zhou said: "Your Majesty, where are you going to hunt? The old minister thinks that there are too many grasses and mosquitoes in Yingzhou, so it is not suitable for hunting!" He thought that Li Zhi wanted to conquer Li Ke himself, and he wanted to deal with Li Ke himself.There is a way to solve Li Ke's matter, and there is no need for the emperor to do it himself.

According to the normal way of thinking, the ministers also thought so, and they all spoke out against it.

Li Zhi explained intentionally that he was just going out of the city for a walk, and he would come back when the rituals in the palace were finished.Going to Yingzhou, just kidding, it's too far there, I don't have the good mood of Sui Yang Emperor, I like to wander around when I have nothing to do, and it's always bad!
Wang Pingan came out immediately and said: "Your Majesty, from my humble opinion, why don't you go hunting in the direction of Tongguan, and inspect the city defense of Tongguan by the way."

Changsun Wuji also came out and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the envoys from various countries accompany you? To see the performance of our imperial guards in the Tang Dynasty, there are envoys from various countries accompanying you. It seems not good to go too far, and it will exhaust the envoys too much."

Li Zhi hurriedly hummed, and said: "I wanted to go to Youzhou for a walk, but the two lovers said so, well, let's just go to Tongguan! But, will it be a little closer?" ?”

The ministers hurriedly said together: "It's not close, it's not close, it's far enough."

Ma Zhou frowned, thinking: "Well, why do you want to hunt? Is there an accident in the palace? Well, it should be an accident in the palace, otherwise how could the hunting be made like a wild tour. The wild tour is far away from Tongguan It’s a little bit closer, but hunting to Tongguan seems to be closer!”

If something happened in the palace, you can find out after a while, and there is no rush. Ma Zhou said: "If you are going to Tongguan, then the old minister will go and draw up an order to settle all the matters. I just don't know, the emperor When do you want to leave?"

Li Zhi said: "Uh, this, of course, the sooner the better, how about tomorrow, or go out of the city tonight!" He didn't want to stay in the palace for a long time. Sen's, with the dead, he is a little uncomfortable.

Ma Zhou was taken aback, and said, "Leaving the city tonight? Well, isn't this too hasty?"

The ministers all felt a little thirsty. This incident was too sudden. How could they just leave? No matter how far the emperor is from Beijing, they are still from Beijing. It is a big event. You have to prepare beforehand. At least three to five days, ten days and half a month is also normal, how could it be possible to leave on the same day, just leave on the same day!

All the civil and military officials in the court feel that the emperor's behavior is abnormal these days. I don't know who has influenced him. Anyway, it is abnormal. As far as the court is concerned, no one seems to have this ability, not even Changsun Wuji, so it will affect the emperor. The person must be in the palace, who is in the palace, the queen?She was the only one left, who else could there be besides her?

The ministers couldn't think of anyone else, so they all became dissatisfied with the Queen. This woman is really a disaster, far inferior to Queen Changsun.She thought about it, and she urged the emperor to do it, which is really a disaster. The late emperor really made a mistake in choosing such a person to be his daughter-in-law. It was a mistake, a big mistake!

The ministers couldn't think of any other reason, let alone who else was in the palace, so they unanimously blamed the queen.If Queen Wang finds out about this, she will die unjustly, and the emperor doesn't spend the night with her, so what can she affect?
Seeing that the ministers were dissatisfied, Wang Ping'an saw Li Zhi winking at himself, so he hurriedly went to see Changsun Wuji, but Changsun Wuji turned his head and pretended to look at the scenery.Wang Ping'an used to do this move all the time, but Changsun Wuji learned it unexpectedly.

Wang Pingan had no choice but to bite the bullet, and said: "Leave as soon as I say, I will show my sage and heroism, and act vigorously and resolutely. If Yichen says, it is best to leave as soon as I come to court."

The ministers glared at each other, what kind of nonsense is this, do you treat the emperor's business as a joke?There is no emperor who hunts and leaves as soon as he says he wants to go. Even if ordinary people travel far away, they have to prepare in advance!
Wang Pingan said again: "My lords, please think about it. If there are enemy troops attacking our Tang Dynasty, the Turkic people often do this kind of thing in the past. Didn't they come here when the first emperor ascended the throne? Outside Chang'an City, by the Weishui River Drinking horses, this is not because of the surprise attack! Therefore, accidents are always possible. Once a sudden battle occurs, the emperor has to deal with it. When he gets the news, he immediately raises troops to meet the enemy. This is an important part of the drill. Huan! My eldest grandson, what do you mean?"

Changsun Wuji let out an uh, and had no choice but to say, "Yes...that's right!"

Ma Zhou was very surprised, and said: "Master Changsun, what do you say is right? What Wang Ping'an said is clearly arrogance!"

However, Li Zhi said: "How can this be regarded as arrogance, it is clearly a loyal statement! Well, this matter is so settled, I will go out of the city first, and take the forbidden army first to show the emergency military situation, and the army can set out later. Also, Shi The loyal minister passed away unfortunately last night, and I intend to let Shi Aiguo inherit his position, do you have any objections?"

Ma Zhou glanced at the ministers in the hall and saw that they were all frowning, but no one said anything, so he had no choice but to speak up again.

He said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the government should discuss one by one, discuss one after another. The matter of Li Ke yesterday was supposed to be for Shi Zhongchen to announce the decree, but he did it that night." I have passed away, so who should I send? This has not been discussed yet, but the emperor is going hunting again, and the itinerary has not been discussed. He also said that Shi Aiguo should be the chief executive! There are many things, but there is no clue. The country's important affairs, can't be like this Discuss!"

But Li Zhi said: "This is one thing, I know it well, there is no need to discuss it any more!" After finishing speaking, he stood up, flicked his sleeves, and turned away.

All the ministers had no choice but to send off the holy car respectfully.Wang Pingan straightened up, looked at Ma Zhou, and thought: "Just such a small matter, you feel complicated? The emperor hasn't said anything about building a new palace yet. If you do, you won't pass out!"

Ma Zhou straightened up slowly. Unexpectedly, there was no embarrassment on his face. After the emperor flicked his sleeves, as an important minister, he didn't have any embarrassment that he should have. On the contrary, his face was quite happy. !
This time, Wang Ping'an was taken aback and thought: "No way, is he confused? How could he be happy when the emperor threw his sleeves away? , there is no need to look like this!"

Ma Zhou stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The emperor is arbitrarily arbitrary today, but he looks a bit like the former emperor!"

For an old prime minister, he has never seen any storms. Even if Li Zhi behaves abnormally and makes some unreasonable demands, he can still accept them. Besides, Li Ke's matter and hunting matters can all be resolved. Nothing serious.Ma Zhou was dissatisfied at first, but when Li Zhi flicked his sleeves, he was full immediately, and it was very full.

Don't be afraid of Ma Zhou, major national affairs will never be finished. If one is done well, the next one will come. If this one is not done well, the next one may come. Being a minister is not just about handling things Is it?But for the courtiers, they are not afraid of too many things, they are afraid of the emperor's cowardice, and Li Zhi is just a cowardly person. If he is not cowardly, he really can't be the emperor, but since he is the emperor, no matter how cowardly he is up.

Li Zhi and his courtiers were easy to talk and discuss. Although he looked like a wise gentleman, Ma Zhou didn't appreciate it very much. Generally speaking, cowardly people are like this.But Li Zhi was arbitrarily assertive, and he flicked his sleeves, and he immediately admired it, the emperor, when he should be arbitrarily, he should be arbitrarily, this is called the emperor.Li Zhi flicked his sleeves, looking very much like a former emperor. Of course Ma Zhou was very happy to see him!
Ma Zhou stroked his beard, looked like an emperor who had finally grown up, and said with a smile: "No disease, the emperor is wise, there is no doubt about it. But you are a fool, you can't say what the emperor says Ah! Something happened in the palace, what happened, let’s hear it!”

Changsun Wuji heyed beside him, and said, "He may not be able to explain clearly, let the old man explain it!" He and Ma Zhou walked out side by side.

Wang Ping'an was a few steps behind and didn't follow. He was thinking that it was time to go to the Inspiration Temple, to find Master Xuanzang, so that he could enter the palace to practice things. just do.

Just as he was lowering his head to think about something, he suddenly heard Ma Zhou shouting at the entrance of the hall, "The palace is haunted by ghosts? You're talking nonsense, it's absolutely impossible!"

But Changsun Wuji said: "This may not be possible, let's whisper it, the haunting is indeed strange, but the people in the palace are not reliable..." His voice became quieter, and Ma Zhou also stopped speaking loudly. Talking, the two nodded as they walked, and gradually moved away.

Wang Pingan didn't leave the palace immediately, but went to Menxia Province first, and wanted to explain the related matters of doing things, and the emperor went out to hunt in the city, Menxia Province also had to make some preparations.

As soon as he entered the gate, he saw a person running out from inside, but it was Li Yifu.Li Yifu was a bit haggard, he trotted up to greet him, and said: "Master Xiang, you are back? There is a big event in the court, you are tired, the villain will make you tea!"

Seeing him, Wang Ping'an felt a little uncomfortable, heyed, and said with a smile: "Well, you slept well last night. I see red threads in your eyes, which is a sign of insomnia. Well, you, don’t think too much about everything, it’s easy to hurt yourself.”

He patted Li Yifu's shoulder and said: "Yesterday, I prescribed a medicine to calm the nerves of the Empress. At the Imperial Physician's office, you go to the Imperial Physician's Office and just tell me what I said. I will also take a few doses for you. Just take it. You can fall asleep!"

Li Yifu was very grateful, at least on the surface, repeatedly saying thanks.Wang Pingan ignored him and went into the lobby.

But the officials in other rooms saw everything in the yard, they didn't know what was tricky, everyone just thought in their hearts: "This Li Yi's mansion won the favor of Wang Xiangye, and it will be prosperous from now on. !"

(End of this chapter)