On the banks of the Xunyang River, Xunyang City, Jiangzhou.
To the south of the city is the Governor's Mansion.
An official in green stumbled into the governor's court.
"Lord Governor, Sir Governor, it's not good..."
There was only the assistant official in the court, but Mr. Wang was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is the governor? Where is he?" the green-clothed official asked urgently.
"The Governor is in the back house, drinking tea and talking with Master Sihui."
The official in green stamped his feet twice, turned around and hurried into the back house, calling:
"Lord Governor, something bad has happened. Someone from Longcheng County is reporting..."
In a quiet courtyard at the back of the house, Wang Lengran, who had recently been cultivating himself and socializing with celebrities from the south of the Yangtze River, faintly heard some shouts and frowned slightly.
He put down the black chess piece in his hand, smoothed his brow, and smiled politely at his new chess partner opposite:
"Master, please excuse me."
"You're welcome, Governor Wang, just do what you want." The monk in black shook his head calmly.
Wang Lengran left his seat unhurriedly. As soon as he exited the courtyard, he frowned and yelled at his cronies running forward:
"Yelling, how rude is it? How do I teach you on weekdays? Mount Tai collapses in front of you without changing your expression. You always have a short memory..."
He shook his head, stroked his beard and asked:
"Tell me, what's going on at Longcheng? How dare Ouyang Lianghan, a arrogant little official, write a letter to join the official?"
"No, it's not this." The little official in green couldn't suppress the panic on his face:
"Lord Governor, something bad has happened!
"The family of King Fei Xunyang of Longcheng County donated and built a pagoda at Donglin Temple, claiming to worship the Buddha on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen and enshrining a jade gift given by Her Majesty.
"Early the morning before yesterday, Donglin Temple found that the missing corners of the jade in the sealed box had been rounded. They claimed that the Buddha appeared and the divine jade was rounded. God bless the Great Zhou and the Queen.
"The auspicious news has spread throughout the county. The Longcheng County Government has sent people to escort the monks, and has sent the complex jade to Luodu to present the auspiciousness!"
Wang Lengran stroked his beard and pulled off a few beards with his palm, his jaw dropped in shock, and he said in an incredible tone:
"How dare Ouyang Lianghan... dare to do such a shameless thing! Isn't he a gentleman? It's so unreasonable for someone with thick eyebrows and big eyes to do such a flattering thing. This guy has no face... he has lost his face."
The calmness of the moment when he was playing chess with a celebrity has long since faded away, and the face of the governor of Jiangzhou has turned the color of pig liver.
When the official in green heard this, he couldn't help but look at Wang Lengran with a slightly strange look. If I remember correctly, when Her Majesty the Queen proclaimed the throne and the Zhou Dynasty was founded, this Shangguan seemed to have presented auspicious signs with the Princes of the Wei family, which was considered a good omen. This gentleman’s family history has been revealed.
Wang Lengran asked: "Where is the team that sent off the auspicious omen?"
"Reporting to the Governor, they have bypassed Jiangzhou City this morning, knowingly or not, taking another waterway and heading north to Luoyang."
"This, this, this..." Wang Lengran spun around twice, his eyes red and gnashing his teeth:
"This Ouyang Lianghan is so cowardly. How dare he act beyond his superiors? I want to join him!"
The official in green bowed and whispered: "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood. It is not Ouyang Lianghan who is presenting the memorial, but... it is his subordinate Diao Xian Cheng. Ouyang Lianghan seems to be away on leave these days..."
Wang Lengran's eyes twitched fiercely and he roared:
"What a fucking holiday, he won't be here?
"Such a big thing was done meticulously and without missing a beat. The gift showed up and was rushed to the capital on the same day. Who else could be behind it if not him?
"This guy has been flirting with the Su Mansion for a long time! If he hadn't participated in the plan, I would have eaten the chessboard!"
The official in green was speechless.
Wang Lengran turned around sharply: "Can you catch them back? I mobilized the officers and soldiers of Chongfu to stop them in the name of escaping the chief officer and leaving the country without authorization!"
The official in green looked scared:
"Yes... it's a bit difficult. The key point is that the matter of the divine jade offering as a gift was spread in private. Now it has become known to the whole city. It is difficult to suppress it. The main reason is that it will not end well... otherwise... Lord Governor, would you like to try?"
When Wang Lengran heard this, he immediately calmed down and did not immediately give an order, his eyes rolled.
He suddenly raised his head, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Where is Li Xian's family? Did they also leave the country together and rush to Luoyang to offer auspiciousness?"
The following words were spoken in a cat-like tone, as if they were vaguely expecting something.
"This...that's not the case."
Wang Lengran frowned: "Can they bear this kind of opportunity?"
The green-clothed official made a grimace: "Although it is auspicious that they found it, Prince Fei Xunyang and his family are still staying in Longcheng. Only the eminent monk of Donglin Temple sent the sacred jade to Beijing, and Li Xian..."
Wang Lengran asked anxiously: "What happened to Li Xian?"
"He seemed to have been praying in front of the Buddha for many days without eating or drinking. He fell ill. I heard he was very ill."
"Seriously ill? Why don't you go to the doctor if you are seriously ill?"
The official in green shook his head: "No, after King Fei Xunyang fell ill, he still stayed on the bed of Su Mansion in Longcheng. He had no intention of leaving. He only invited some doctors from the county to see a doctor.
"But his condition didn't seem to be getting better. His son Li Fusu sent his servant to Jiangzhou to ask the governor for help in finding a famous doctor. He also said that his father was about to lose his ability..."
When Wang Lengran heard this, his heart suddenly became cold.
Ouyang Lianghan and other people behind the scenes did not give him the slightest chance to take advantage of the situation, and the plan was watertight.
"I understand." He took a deep breath and said, "You... you go down first!"
After sending away the officials in green, Wang Lengran returned to the courtyard. After a while, he sent Master Sihui out of the door with a reluctant smile. The monk in black looked at the new governor with a slightly strange look.
After sending away the miscellaneous people, the courtyard became quiet. Wang Lengran immediately turned around, wrote a handwritten letter, and summoned another absolute confidant.
The confidant went out with the letter, and Wang Lengran watched the confidant's back gradually go away with a worried look on his face.
The main reason why he was able to come to Jiangzhou, a prosperous waterway in the south of the Yangtze River, and become a feudal official in this area was because of the support of the Wei family palace.
"At the beginning, the two princes were prepared for a rainy day. They gave many instructions to protect Prince Fei Xunyang's family and completely block their way to Datianting. The two princes and the Prime Minister's Mansion are fighting at a critical juncture. Don't let anything go wrong here. , affecting the overall situation..."
Thinking of this, Wang Lengran, who was muttering to himself, suddenly became restless and his eyes were a little dark.
evening.
The back door of the Governor's Mansion.
A Persian businessman with curly hair and green eyes walked out of the door, lowered his head and slipped into the darkness. After a while, a carriage slowly drove out from the shadows in the alley and drove away.
In the back house of the Governor's Mansion, in a deserted study room where the guests had left, Wang Lengran was sitting alone.
The sky was getting dark and no candles were lit in the house.
In the dimness, Wang Lengran's expression was blurred, and only a pair of gloomy and wrinkled brows could be vaguely seen.
He turned his head and glanced at a half-full teacup on the guest seat in front of him.
The seats on the guest seats were still warm, but a certain Persian businessman had disappeared.
The tea on the table is already cold.
"What did the Sixth Young Master mean? Did he misunderstand something, or was this the intention of King Wei?"
Wang Lengran clenched his fists into his sleeves, his expression hesitant and struggling.
After not seeing each other for a few days, the Wei family's attitude towards the abolition of King Xunyang's family turned out to be ambiguous.
Wang Lengran directly asked which prince meant it, but the Persian businessman who temporarily took over the Jiangzhou power of the Wei family replied that it was the attitude of the Sixth Young Master who was highly valued by His Highness the King of Wei.
In addition, Boss Li also reported the matter to King Wei, but Luoyang was far away and there was no response from King Wei's palace.
At that time, they finally joined forces to knock down the Xunyang King Lixian's family and cut off an important wing of the Li family, leaving only the other wing of Prince Xiang's Mansion that shrank like a shrunken turtle in Luoyang.
Even later, after Li Xian moved to Jiangzhou, he was involved in a rebellion thousands of miles away and framed him for being involved in rebellion.
It was also a credit to Li Xian that he was as timid as a mouse. Her Majesty the Queen seemed to know her son better than her mother, and she didn't quite believe that he was involved, so she only demoted him without killing him.
But it also caused Li Xian and even the last decent status of King Xunyang to be abolished. Almost the whole family was demoted to common people and huddled in a remote county, shivering.
They could only rely on a few Liberation officials in the south of the Yangtze River who were sympathetic to the Li clan to secretly provide some help. They could barely survive and live a rich life, with no name or power left.
This good situation of almost complete suppression was just around the corner. Her Majesty the Queen and the courtiers who turned to the Prime Minister gradually ignored and forgot about Li Xian's family.
They took action again and caused Li Xian's family to "die" quietly and naturally.
Even before Wang Lengran came here to take office, he got a hint from the King of Wei that he was here to shoulder this final mission and waited until the end of his term to take action.
Then he will be punished for dereliction of duty and work as a sinecure for a while. From now on, the world will be brighter - with the help of the Wei family, he will enter the highest political hall in the empire that he dreams of!
But who would have thought that before he took action, Longcheng Su Mansion would come with such a move!
Although they are all seriously ill.
But, can he let Li Xian get sick and Li Xian get sick himself? Can it be the same? ah? Which one is true and which one is false?
In the dark study room, Wang Lengran's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and the breathing in the room gradually became thicker.
"Ouyang Lianghan, you've done a good job! One moment you pray for blessings, another moment it's auspicious, and another moment you pretend to be sick! Well done!" The tone was extremely praising.
No one in the room answered.
After a moment of silence, a certain Jiangzhou governor suddenly stood up and waved his sleeves. The table was immediately cleared, and the tea set fell to the ground...
It has fallen into the night in Jiangzhou.
But in the court hall of the Governor's Mansion in the south of the city, the lights were still bright, and a group of government officials were summoned to gather, as if they were going to work overtime.
"Everyone should have guessed the reason for calling everyone here. Isn't there a lot of buzz outside today? Haha."
Wang Lengran looked around, clapped his hands and laughed, looking like a kind officer and speaking in a nice tone:
"In fact, County Magistrate Ouyang has written to me in detail about this matter and already agreed. Xiangrui suddenly appeared, and they were a little caught off guard, so they chose to send it to Luodu as soon as possible. This officer is very pleased with this move, Ouyang The county magistrate did a good job.
"Dragon City is a part of Jiangzhou. The herdsmen of Ouyang County Magistrate are so good that such God's grace and auspiciousness can come to us. This is the blessing of Jiangzhou and the blessing of the country. It is God's blessing for Great Zhou!"
Wang Lengran smiled freely, handed over a newly written memorial, and warned in a loving voice:
"Come here, please deliver the document to the capital of the gods for me. All gentlemen, please join me and offer auspicious blessings to Your Majesty!"
Everyone was stunned.
Wang Lengran's expression remained as usual, and he gave instructions in detail.
He is very skilled in the operation of offering auspiciousness.
Maybe he sincerely felt that a certain young county magistrate had a formidable future, and his memory was aroused, so he picked up his old career when he was in power.
All Jiangzhou officials looked at each other, and after a while, they all clasped their fists and said, "Follow your orders, the Governor is wise."
A certain Jiangzhou governor smiled happily.
At this moment, in a dark study in the back house not far from the court hall.
There were smashed vases, cabinets, fragments of the Four Treasures of the Study and other tribute items everywhere, as well as potted plants and mud tiles that had fallen to the ground... it was a mess.
…
The first year of the Holy Calendar, early October.
The first auspicious memorial from Longcheng County, Jiangzhou, Jiangnan, arrived in the divine capital.
Within a few days, gifts of auspicious gifts from officials at all levels in Jiangnan states and counties poured into Luoyang like snowflakes.
Scramble.
The government and the public in the capital of God suddenly became lively.
It was a fine day, and the emperor traveled to the Western Garden. Princess Changle accompanied him and her ministers to enjoy the flowers in the imperial garden.
Just hearing the auspiciousness, the beautiful jade became round, the emperor smiled with his palm, and the princess and ministers congratulated each other. He immediately issued an order to rename the imperial garden "Wanbi Garden" and build a "Tianyou Hall" among the flowers to worship the Buddha. Divine jade to show good luck.
The next day, morning.
All officials in the Zhou court went to the table to congratulate her and proposed to confer the title of saint on the empress, which the emperor agreed to do.
An old official said: "The roundness of the jade knot means that King Xunyang was deposed to pray for the emperor. The son was filial to the mother, working day and night, even seriously ill and lying on the bed. The great Zhou Dynasty established the country with filial piety. Such filial piety moved the Buddha's face and gave special auspiciousness."
The Master came out and said: "The moon waxes and wanes, and even gold, stone, and jade can be restored to its full circle, perfect as before. What kind of friendship in the world can't be restored?"
Then he said: "How does it compare with the love of flesh and blood?"
In the palace, the two kings named Wei were silent.
Prime Minister Li Lun and Princess Chang Le added: "That's not the case at all."
All the ministers and officials expressed their opinions.
Emperor Mo replied:
"Of course."
At the end of the tenth month, an edict was issued, and the third son Li Xian was appointed King of Xunyang. King Xunyang was summoned to move to Xunyang City in Jiangzhou to recuperate from his illness.
The emperor sent imperial doctors and female officials to Jiangzhou to watch over the sick bed.
When news of this move spread, scholars and people all over the world praised it, and officials in both the government and the public returned their hearts.
At the beginning of November, the eminent monk Shandao of Donglin Temple and others escorted a sacred jade through the Luoshui River to Beijing. The streets of the sacred capital were deserted, and the Luo people gathered to watch and talk about it.
The empress worshiped Buddhism and suppressed Taoism, and the state religion of the Great Zhou Dynasty was also Buddhism. She followed the example and most people in Chang'an and Luoyang believed in Buddhism.
After this move, Master Shandao became famous in the divine capital, and the teachings of the Lotus Pure Land religion, which was located in the southern corner, began to spread to the two capitals, and the scholars and people all followed the Lian Sect's customs.
Under the grand ceremony, Shenyu welcomed the gods into the Tianyou Hall, and summoned monks from famous Luoyang temples such as Baima and Fuxian to enter the hall together with the eminent monks from Donglin Temple, chanting sutras for ten days, and praying for the great Zhou Dynasty.
The emperor went there and listened to the Buddha's truth.
In the evening, after touring the Bi Garden, among thousands of flowers, we had a feast to entertain the officials.
A talented minister was ordered to compose "Ode to the Temple of Heaven's Blessing".
The emperor was delighted and immediately issued an edict to change the title of the year to "Tianyou", pardon the prisoners, give them another year, exempt them from the customs tax for this year, and grant them seven days.
After the banquet, I returned to the palace. That night, the emperor's decree came out that the people of Longcheng County, Jiangzhou, should be spared from mediocrity and harassment for the rest of their lives!
The county magistrate of Diao County in Jiangzhou, Jiangnan, and other officials who presented auspicious gifts were all rewarded.
The empress changed her origin, and there were celebrations inside and outside the divine capital for several days.
Welcome to the first year of God’s blessing...
Everything is settled, the noise disappears, and the aftermath gradually subsides.
Ten days later.
The eminent Buddhist monks in Tianyou Hall slowly finished chanting sutras and dispersed one by one.
The people of Guanzhong and Beijing returned to their daily lives.
In this huge dynasty and the unparalleled prosperity of the divine capital, all kinds of strange and colorful things happen every day. The auspicious incident of the divine jade in Jiangnan Road became popular for a while, but gradually no one mentioned it.
On this day, in the Ziwei Palace, the empress went to court early and was walking along the palace corridor when there were suddenly fireworks during the day.
The old woman in the dragon robe stopped sideways and turned her head to admire it. The holy driver following behind her quietly waited.
A moment later, the empress suddenly turned around and ordered the female official Bingbi to write a copy immediately and send it to Fengge and Luantai, where it would be stamped and approved.
Book-making and edicts are both types of imperial edicts in the usual sense, but book-making is the highest-level imperial edict, specifically dealing with important matters, which is what is usually called an imperial edict.
It's just that the empress's reputation was so great that she had to avoid taboos, so she called it bookmaking.
At this moment, the content of this book given by Yuguchi himself is very simple:
After moving to Longcheng, Ouyang Lianghan was appointed governor of Jiangzhou and took office immediately.
This appointment and dismissal document passed the approval of Fengge, Luantai, and Tianguan without any hindrance. Finally, it was carried by a windy horse, left the gate of Luoyang south, and was quickly sent to Jiangnan Road.
All the princes and officials who handled it along the way looked sideways and couldn't help but look at the four-character name above again and again...
Jiangzhou is one of the few upper states in Jiangnan Road. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River, an important transportation thoroughfare, and a place of prosperous commerce.
Although there are popular positions for demotion such as Jiangzhou Sima, these are idle officials who ignore state affairs. Don't get involved. How can they be compared with Chang Shi?
And this also just shows that all the power of a state is concentrated on a small group of officials at the top.
Chang Shi is the adjutant of a state, and his power is second only to that of the governor.
The history of Jiangzhou Province is of the fifth rank.
Some people couldn't help but sigh.
The youngest fifth-grade Changshi in this dynasty was born quietly.
(End of chapter)
