The first seventy-four chapters
In front of the government office of Honglu Temple, Gao Mang was also a little surprised to see the Honglu Shaoqing who came forward respectfully to salute.
Xing Shun?
Gao Mang suddenly realized when he heard this name, that's right.
Before leaving Luoyang and going to Chang'an, his adoptive father Gao Lishi once gave him a list. The people on the list were either rich or noble, or had a powerful invisible force. These people had a friendship with Gao Lishi in one kind or another, so when Gao Mang arrived in Chang'an, he could ask these people for help.
Xing Shuo is on the list.
Xing Feng was originally an official in the Eastern Palace. He was a fifth-rank Doctor Zuo Zanshan, who was not up to the top and down, and was not in the core circle of the deposed prince Li Ying, so he was not cleaned.
However, not now does not mean that there will be no future. Even if it is not liquidated in the future, as he is the official of the Prince of the East Palace, it is unlikely to be promoted in the future.
It was in panic that Xing Shu spent a lot of money to find Gao Lishi's way, hoping to avoid this imperial court purge.
Of course, Gao Lishi had to do things after collecting other people's money. As soon as the king of Silla Kingdom, Jin Xingguang, passed away, and the emperor planned to send an envoy to Silla, so Gao Lishi recommended Xing Chun.
Because Xing Shu was too sensitive to the deposed prince's official position and not at the level, with the help of Gao Lishi, Xing Shu temporarily took office as the Shaoqing of the fourth-rank Honglu Temple. Honglu Temple was originally an institution in charge of diplomatic affairs, so it was legitimate to serve in this kind of mission.
Xing Feng was naturally very excited after receiving the appointment of the court. The promotion was secondly. The key was that he took the opportunity to wash away the official position of the Eastern Palace. Moreover, it took him a year or two to go to Silla this time, which just avoided the shock of the court and this great purge.
It is conceivable how grateful Xing Feng was to Gao Lishi. When he saw Gao Mang, he naturally had to put down his figure and be attentive.
Even if Gao Mang is the adopted son of Gao Lishi, when Gao Mang was in Luoyang City, he had a good personal relationship with his immediate boss, the Minister of Rites Cui Lin.
Putting aside the personal relationship between Gao Mang and Cui Lin, in the future, if the Honglu Temple wants to order the Vulcan liquid that is hard to find for foreign envoys, isn’t it impossible to avoid Gao Mang, the real person in charge?
So even for future interests, Xing Feng would offend Gao Mang and not afford to pay.
Gao Mang knew in his heart that this Xing Shu was not a simple character either.
According to unofficial history, on his way back from Silla a year later, he accidentally met a caravan full of jewelry. He was greedy for money and killed all the caravan owners and swallowed the gold, silver and jewelry. What was cunning was that Xing Shu presented part of the treasure he stolen to Emperor Xuanzong. The emperor was only a tribute from the Taoist Silla Kingdom, and gave the treasure back to Xing Shu.
Such a ruthless person and such a brilliant whitewashing method are really amazing.
Looking at Xing Shuo who was smiling and bowing, Gao Mang also replied, "I'm afraid, I'm so frightened that Xing Shaoqing was so kind."
Xing Feng said humbly: "Where is, Xiao Langjun is young, but he can be called a scholar of my Tang Dynasty. I should treat him as a scholar."
The officials of the Tianyun Department behind Gao Mang were all dumbfounded. Is it because we are too low-level and ignorant? Why is the young man a national sage?
Gao Mang didn't talk nonsense and told Xing Shu directly the origin of the matter.
"It's outrageous!" Xing Feng couldn't help but be furious and said sternly, "Who is so bold that he actually blocked Xiao Langjun's affairs? I will give you an explanation today!"
Under the leadership of Xing Shu, a group of people rushed into the Honglu Temple. Xing Shu shouted and called in all the officials of the Honglu Temple. In front of Gao Mang, they scolded everyone.
Poor, these officials were scolded as their third grandson before they could figure out the situation.
Xing Fenghu pretended to be powerful enough to show his official power. An official from the Honglu Temple fell into the ground and walked forward. He handed over the information that the Tianyun Department needed to call before to the intelligence officer in the intelligence bureau, and kept apologizing for the crime.
The officials of the Tianyun Department's intelligence supervision naturally held their heads high, not pretending, but could not let down the strong support of Xiaolangjun.
After the business was done, Gao Mang suddenly thought of something as he was about to leave and called Xing Shu aside: "Can Xing Shaoqing know another identity?"
Xing Feng said cautiously: "You mean, where are the Liyuan?"
Gao Mang shook his head and said seriously to Xing Chun, "Do you know that the seventh-rank inspection bird envoy?"
Xing Feng suddenly realized that how could he not know that after so many years of engaging in the officialdom, Gao Mang roasted Wu Huifei's favorite woman in snow-clothed parrot, and even gave bird meat to the emperor to eat. In order to revenge, Huifei instigated the emperor to grant such a position to Gao Mang.
The inspector of the school is an unprecedented official position. Although he is only a seventh-rank official, his power is very vague and there is no precedent to refer to. Basically, Gao Mang has the final say.
Thinking of this, Xing Feng was envious. Why didn’t there be no noble man to humiliate me like this?
He looked down at the silverfish bag hanging around Gao Mang's waist, and he felt even more envious.
"It's good to know," Gao Mang didn't say nonsense, "I still have the important matters, so I troubled Xing Shaoqing to allocate 10% of the rare beasts, horses, and rare ingredients that the Honglu Temple has entered the warehouse this year, and transported them to the Pear Garden, and then deliver the documents to you."
There are a large number of rare and rare items presented by foreign envoys in the Honglu Temple, but Luoyang cannot compare to Chang'an. There is really a lot of this Honglu Temple in Chang'an.
Xing Feng was shocked, but he quickly agreed.
He had long heard of the rumors about how Gao Mang robbed Luoyang Honglu Temple and even the Provincial Escorts in Luoyang City. What should he worry about if the emperor didn't pursue him?
Besides, Gao Mang didn’t want to be greedy for these materials, but wanted to give benefits to Tianyun Department.
"Little husband, go slowly!"
Xing Shuo trotted and sent Gao Mang and his party to the front of the Honglu Temple Government Office, and waved his hand to say goodbye to Gao Mang.
Gao Mang didn't even know how to go, and led everyone toward Dali Temple.
In the Shangshu Province located in the middle of the imperial city and even the center of the court, countless officials were busy handling various affairs in the official stables. The news that the young man rushed to the Honglu Temple was quickly spread.
"Mr. Du, our young man is really uneasy." In a quiet official stable, Yuan Renjing walked up with a briefing and handed it to the old man behind the desk, Du Xian, the Minister of Rites and the left-behind Chang'an.
When the emperor left Chang'an and visited Luoyang City at the beginning of the year, he took away most of the imperial court's team, and the three prime ministers and the Secretariat Minister also went to accompany him. Therefore, the one who stayed in the Secretariat Province to handle affairs was the prime minister's assistant, the Left Chief of the Secretariat Yuan Renjing.
In the past, the deposed crown prince Li Ying was in charge of the country, but now the crown prince is gone, so the emperor simply asked the old minister Du Xian to take action to temporarily maintain the operation of Chang'an government affairs.
Du Xiande was highly respected and once served as prime minister. Only with such an elderly person in charge can Chang'an avoid major turmoil.
Du Xian was about seventy years old, his hair was completely white, and his face was clear and uneven.
Putting down the chicken-distance pen in his hand, Du Xian took the briefing handed by Yuan Renjing, and couldn't help laughing after reading it.
Yuan Renjing looked at the old man with a strange expression, and you can still laugh. After mobilizing all the troops torture the Honglu Temple, he went torture the Dali Temple again.
Du Xian coughed and handed the briefing back to Yuan Renjing, saying as if nothing had happened: "This kid is just for his acre of land, and let him do it."
Chapter completed!