11. Uncle Ho, the king of the county
The so-called order of advancement and retreat that Wang Shuwen mentioned was a group composed of relatives and friends of Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, and the courtiers appointed by the crown prince and the two kings.
Regardless of whether the prince is intentional or unintentional, the existence of the East Palace Group is indeed an indisputable fact.
For example, Lu Wen, who was trapped in Western Fan because of the Alliance, just passed the Jinshi exam this year and was awarded the title of Jixian Academy. His younger brother Lu Rang was both Liu Zongyuan's cousin (Lu Wen's stepmother was from the Liu family);
Another example is Han Tai, a proofreader of the Secretariat, who is Liu Zongyuan's classmate and friend. He once studied "The Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Period" with Liu Yidao under the disciple of Lu Chun of Xinzhou, and had a deep friendship;
In addition, there is also the Attorney Censor Ling Zhun, who is also a "friend of the steward" of Liu Zongyuan. Before entering the Censorate, he served as the procurator of Wu Xianfu, the governor of the Baoda Army. He only entered the court after Wu died. Not only was he familiar with the military affairs in the northwest border, but he also had a good relationship with Wu's successor Fan Xichao. It can be said that it was a channel for the connection between the Donggong Group and the Baoda Army.
Of course, these are all allies developed by Liu Zongyuan and Liu Yuxi. The prince also has supporters in the imperial guards. They are the two tooth generals Li Jingzhong (Li Shuwen) and Li Yuanchen (Mo Liuhun), who had secretly affair with Princess Xiao’s mother, Princess Gao Guo. This time, Wang Shuwen’s most proud move was to activate these two secret sons.
When the two Lis acted, other powerful generals such as Linghu Jian, Liu Chang, Zhang Wanfu, etc. were either out of the forbidden area because they were not upright or completely hidden in the dark.
And several lieutenants of the Shenwei Army are now even more deprived of control of the team and cannot restrain or even know Er Li's actions.
The Zhaode girl in the Daming Palace, the Shenwei children who surrounded the emperor were the soldiers of Li Jingzhong and Li Yuanchen.
"Don't be afraid, the inner Zen was completely approved by the prime minister and Fang Yue!" Er Li cheered the soldiers in this way before and on the spot.
"Your Highness, don't worry, Wei Ling, Gaogong Shi and Du Shaobao all agreed to let Your Majesty meditate." In Shaoyang Courtyard, Wang Qi also tried his best to persuade the prince.
The prince in the tent cried and asked Wang Yi again whether this was true or false. If it was false, we would have a great sin that would be redeemable for death. If it was true, then will the country of Tang still be in the hands of the emperor?
Liu Yuxi was in the team and did not say anything, but at this moment, Wang Qi pointed at him and shouted, "Dream is here, Du Shaobao is his elder, and he also received Du Shaobao's answer!"
When Liu Yuxi heard this, his face turned pale. He was about to say that it wasn't me. But the scene suddenly became high and he couldn't defend himself.
Because Wang Ji then said: "The Secretary of the Central Committee gave birth to human rights and deyu, and Liu Zongyuan, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the leader of Gaogongshi, and he also received the approval; as for Wei Ling, his judge Liu Pi, was even a friend of Gaogongshi in the same year - from this point of view, Gaogongshi and Wei Ling were completely standing on the side of His Highness!"
Then the king stepped forward, glared at Prince Li Song with his ugly face, and said in a half-inspiring and threatening tone: "What will happen if these three princes help? Your Highness is kind and kind. As long as you can get the Nei Zen edict and inherit the throne, you will be the one who will be in the future in the Taizong of Dongyue in the future. However, if you delay the time and be restrained by the false father-son relationship, you are undecided and hesitant in the future. Let Your Majesty react, will there be any good ending? It doesn't matter if you die or lose your daughter, but you can't throw your daughter easily, don't give it a favorable price in the end!"
As soon as Wang Qi finished speaking, everyone in the East Palace agreed to the request, and his voice rose higher and higher.
The prince in the tent was trembling, covering his face with his sleeves, as if he was avoiding the ubiquitous sound.
Soon, Wang Shuwen, Wang Zi and others came out of the prince's bedroom with a satisfied and excited expression.
In the side hall of the backyard, Li Chun opened his eyes angrily, and the carved window lattice was projected on his face through moonlight and candlelight, like a winding chain. Beside him were his wife Guo’s family from the Fenyang Palace, his biological mother Wang’s family, and his nominal mother Xiao.
Li Chun had already predicted seven or eight out of ten possible changes in the palace.
The women were crying, and the eunuch of the Huangmen Tutu Chengcui took two steps forward and stood in front of Li Chun, the prince of Guangling County, like a shield.
On the other side were Wang Zhongyan, a Shaoyang Court envoy who was "smile all over his face", and Huangfu Xun, a Shaoyang Huailin Soldier. Behind him were thirty Huailin Soldiers, all of whom were originally protecting and supervising Shaoyang Court, and now he is fully willing to use it for the prince.
Wang Zhongyan laughed no matter how much he smiled, but everyone knew that he was standing here to monitor Li Chun with the goal of not allowing this young but decisive grandson to go into the major events at this time.
"Your Highness the Prince knows nothing." Tutu Chengcui said to Wang Zhong.
But Wang Zhongyan still smiled that way, without any change, like an ice sculpture.
Li Chun stepped forward and suddenly said, "I understand that all my father did is for me. I am very grateful. Please report back to my father intact."
Li Chun respected Wang Zhongyan as an official eunuch, without hesitation, to respect him as "Uncle".
This made Wang Zhongyan smile suddenly and look flattered.
Then, the night in Daming Palace returned to tranquility again. It seemed that nothing had happened, but there seemed to be many things going on in full swing.
Five days passed, and the emperor "disappeared" for five days, but the entire country was not at all unusual, because now all matters were decided in the slaughter hall.
Gao Yue stayed in the "Jinzouyuan" in the Huaihai Secretariat, preparing to rush back to Yangzhou before the winter solstice.
Before leaving, Gao Yue handed Han Yu a few volumes of books.
After Han Yu, who had just become a minister of the Shangshu Provincial Committee, opened it, there were actually several volumes of Zen Buddhist scriptures. He couldn't help but blush and said to Gao Yue, "Wai Gongxiu wants to mock and laugh."
Gao Yue disagreed. He said to Han Yu: "Confucius once said that attacking heresy is about attacking heresy. In fact, in my opinion, this attack should not be understood as 'attack', but as 'attack mistake' and 'attack jade'. There are some principles and practices in Zen Buddhist scriptures, and you may be able to retreat."
This reminded Han Yu that he was indeed thinking about why since the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism have developed so rapidly. Apart from the encouragement of the rulers and the foolish belief of the people, is there any place worthy of Confucianism to learn from?
With this emotion, Han Yu still accepted the Buddhist scriptures.
Gao Yue was very satisfied. He encouraged Han Yu and said, "Get out of here, with this Fengshan, your Han Sect has also become famous in the capital. That is to say, you and Liu Zihou will soon become the rookie who is highly anticipated. When I am away, you and Liu Zihou should be more motivated to each other and make full preparations for the great debate on the Five Classics and Five Etiquettes in the next few years. At that time, your Heshi Bi will really shine with dazzling glory."
Han Yu was flattered and expressed his determination not to forget Duke Wei's earnest teachings.
At this time, Li Feng, the official staying in the residence of the Zuzuyuan, came in and told Gao Yue that Wei Ling and Du Shaobao and others held a banquet at Qujiang Pavilion. Please be sure to visit Wei Gong.
"Oh?" Gao Yue said with a faint confusion.
Chapter completed!