It was nearly the third day of March.
On March 3rd, Xuanyuan was born.
Thousands of years ago, Gongsun Xuanyuan was born.
He proclaimed himself the King of the People more than a thousand years ago, ended hundreds of tribal disputes in the Central Plains, unified the Central Plains, and established the first centralized state of the Han Dynasty. He unified the writing system, the same writing system and the same writing system, and this is what we have today. The vast civilization is the origin of the Chinese dynasties calling themselves orthodox and Han people.
But later, in order to commemorate this human king who made indelible contributions to the development of China, which dynasty decided that March 3rd, the birthday of the Yellow Emperor, would become the day for worshiping the evil spirits. The details cannot be verified.
Since then, it has developed to the present time. Not to mention, during the Wei Dynasty in the previous dynasty, there were a series of rituals such as water drinking, spring outings, praying for girls, banquets and having fun, etc., which were popular among both the people and the royal family. Activity.
In the early days of the founding of this dynasty, even the founding emperor Tian Wendi, who dismissed many folk activities and thought they were just a waste of money and people, chose this day as the first altar opening day of the year. Praying to the gods and ancestors for good weather, good luck and avoidance of disasters was also a way for the rulers of the unified dynasty to better control their subjects and consolidate their rule with the illusory belief in the symbiosis of man, god, heaven and earth.
Therefore, on this day, perhaps the common people just want to have a lively time to gather their friends, drink and have fun, and the literati to recite poems in an arty manner, but for the royal family, this day alone is already a big day for sacrifices. matter.
Fortunately, after nearly a hundred years of development, the dynasty is on the right track. Even if the Holy Emperor does not have to personally handle every detail of the arrangements, the subordinate departments and offices will arrange them properly to perfectly complete the Shangsi ceremony in the near future.
This is the duty of ministers to solve problems for saints. Otherwise, how can this behemoth dynasty move forward steadily?
However, as it was approaching March 3 this year, another family matter involving state affairs was secretly put on the agenda by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Establish a reserve.
After all, the reigning Emperor Wen Sheng has passed the age of knowing his destiny. Although the establishment of a posthumous edict is not a treacherous and unethical statement to deceive the emperor, he still has not established the East Palace after eight years in power. He dare not say that there will be no successor. You can look at the history. This is also unprecedented.
As early as the first dynasty after the New Year in the first month, several Lantai censors had written about this matter. Although everyone in the dynasty knew that this was the only one among the four auxiliary ministers in the dynasty who was still in his position and seeking for his future. Teng Wuji, the chief assistant in the position, secretly added fuel to the flames, but it was inevitable that the stone was big and the splash was small. In addition, in those days, the thousand-year-old ancient city of Xibo was forcibly renamed "Chang'an" under the arrangement of this emperor on a whim, which happened to cause an uproar. On the contrary, the issue of establishing a prince was robbed of the limelight and was dismissed lightly by the Holy Spirit with the words "I am already considering it".
Year after year, day after day, the cabinet, which included the top civil servants and military generals, as well as some famous people in the government and the public, elected Teng Wuji, the chief civil servant and assistant, to see Emperor Wen Sheng behind the lower court and proposed to offer sacrifices on the day of Shangsi. After the ceremony, be sure to register in the East Palace to participate in state affairs.
There have been no fewer than three times in the past few years, whether it was Teng Wuji, the leader of the civil servants, Teng's first assistant, Bai Xiaosheng, the great scholar who was very prestigious in the Zhou Dynasty and had three thousand students, or even the late emperor's half-brother who was canonized as King of Huainan. The old prince Wang Mao advised Emperor Wen Sheng more than once to establish a prince as soon as possible, but he was dismissed by Emperor Wen Sheng with the vague words "don't be in a hurry, wait a moment".
Not only did Teng Wuji leave the morning court today, but he was secretly called aside by several Sikong Taifu Shangshu Pushe, who explained the pros and cons. After all, they are all Confucian and Taoist people who value etiquette and respect etiquette. They are already eighty-eight years old. These people were worried about Emperor Wensheng who had not been enthroned in the East Palace for many years.
Apparently, Emperor Wen Sheng downplayed the matter again later in the year. Until now, he seemed to have forgotten it and never mentioned it again. This made Teng Wuji feel alienated and a little angry, but he had already made up his mind, even if it was He must fight for his life not to die under the throne of Ganlu Palace, but also to let Emperor Wen Sheng install him in the East Palace to appease his ministers.
After all, there is no prince in the country, and it is really unjustifiable to respect etiquette, reason, and emotion.
Isn't it true that such a huge country is a joke to other countries?
However, as soon as the Chief Assistant, who was in charge of the civil servants and officials, entered the Ganlu Hall, he did not express his intention to come. Instead, Emperor Wen Sheng directly asked him to summon the four elders of the cabinet to discuss the appointment of the crown prince in the next few days.
This caught Teng Wuji off guard.
The old chief assistant, who was both bearded and old, stood there not knowing what to say and was speechless for a while.
Naturally seeing Teng Wuji's embarrassment, Emperor Wen Sheng laughed loudly and ordered, "Give me a seat."
After the old chief minister sat down, Emperor Wen Sheng also came out from behind the royal table, walked to sit next to Teng Wuji with a smile, and waved to Cai Dong, the eunuch who had been standing quietly aside, to serve tea.
"Even if Teng Shoufu doesn't mention this matter, I think it should be put on the agenda as soon as possible. I have kept this matter in mind when the imperial historians wrote it some time ago, but at that time I asked Old Master Bai and a group of scholars to block the door every day and talk about it. Those big principles are really annoying. What I mean is to finalize this matter after the New Year's Eve on March 3rd, so that you elders won't have to worry about this matter all the time."
Emperor Wen Sheng, who was quite approachable when talking to his ministers, laughed and let Teng Wuji drink tea.
Obviously, he didn't have the intention to taste the fragrant tea from the emperor's house. He was still a little confused after the saint got straight to the point. He drank tea and put down the cup mechanically. How could he care about the thousand taels of gold in his hand? The precious gold of Panlong Yue, white gold and glazed lamp.
This time, Emperor Wen Sheng personally poured tea for the current chief minister, one of the four auxiliary ministers. It was very rare that he actually talked to the current civil servant leader of the court.
Emperor Wen Sheng said: "When the late emperor was dying, he left me your four pillars of the country to assist me in governing the world. In recent years, the world has been at peace, thanks to you four humeres, I am very relieved."
This made Teng Wuji, the chief minister who was just touching the bench, not knowing why the emperor was talking about the establishment of a prince, but he started to worry about him again, and listened quietly to the words.
Emperor Wen Sheng, who was somewhat free-spirited in his work, added: "The emperor's uncle, King Huainan, is still running back and forth between the southeast coast and the imperial city at a young age. He is getting older and his physical strength cannot keep up. These It can be clearly seen in the new year. When I came back to report on my work, I occasionally felt cold on the way. I sent someone to comfort me a while ago, saying that I was still a little sick and very sleepy. Alas, it really worried me.
"Looking at Old Master Bai again, he is even more powerless. At such an old age, he should be enjoying himself by teasing his grandchildren, but he still has to take care of the affairs of the Xingtan Temple for me and cultivate pillars for the court. Every time I see the old Master walking on the dragon's tail road , The steps were shaky and trembling, and I was very worried. I wanted the old master to retire and return to his hometown to take care of himself, but I couldn't bear to do so.
"Only the patron king has a strong body. When he was sixty-seven years old, I heard that he even studied martial arts with the Daoji saint. It is really beyond the reach of ordinary people like me. It's just that the things that happened in the past few years were indeed a bit unpleasant. It's really my fault. , I drank a lot that day, which led to such a huge joke, which finally made the patron king’s family not quiet. In recent years, the patron king said that he was embarrassed to go to court, and I also knew it well. I wanted to go to court a few days ago. Not because of the imperial master's invitation, but because of the prince's temper, even if the two young ones come back this time, he won't be able to appear in the inner city. Alas, it was me who refuted the prince's face."
"In the past three years, these three important ministers have not interfered much with the court, whether it is official or private matters. It was Teng's chief minister who worked hard and did everything himself. I have seen it in my eyes and remembered it in my heart. With the chief minister's love so much, I can sit back and relax. .I feel very at ease to have Teng Qing."
The emperor's words came to this point, and a minister should naturally behave as he should. Teng Wuji hurriedly stood up and knelt down, speaking with almost familiar words from the bottom of his heart.
But as soon as he bowed and before he could kneel down, he said "I'm scared"
Before he could say anything else, Emperor Wen Sheng leaned over and pressed the chief minister's shoulder, "Teng Qing, I just want to tell you what's on my mind. There are no outsiders here, and we treat it as a family. We don't allow such divisions."
That's what he said, but it couldn't be done like this. Teng Wuji looked at his nose, mouth, and heart, and carefully said "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love." But he was also an old man and knew that in this way, if he wanted to explore Li Chu again, The tone of voice on this matter, this matter is 100% yellow.
Facing the chief minister of the cabinet in front of him, who had indeed shared a lot of state affairs for him, Emperor Wen Sheng once again served the cup of fragrant tea that was really expensive and complemented the cup in person, and said casually: "This time, the couple from the king's family are backing him. I have been hiding in Tibet for a long time, maybe three years. As soon as I came out, I accidentally caught up with Wudang and was kidnapped by a group of unknown thieves in Phoenix City. Has Teng Qing heard about it?"
Teng Wuji nodded and said: "This month, there has been a lot of rumors in Beijing. My boy Teng Xiao has a few friends who are traveling in the world. They came to visit after the new year. They said that the martial arts world has not been so lively in many years, and let the Ye family know It's stirred up, it's true what Lord Ye said when he was young, no one is in the rivers and lakes, and you can't come out in the long night."
Obviously this is a lively event that belongs to another world. The old chief minister, who is the only civil servant in the court, naturally did not listen to his children's friends mention it as he said. He has many channels, and it is not In other words, it cannot be stated clearly with the emperor.
And this saint suddenly talked about these things that had been done step by step in the court today. Is he really praising himself? Teng Wuji has been in the officialdom for so many years, and every strand of his hair is empty. Could he not know the true intention of the Holy One?
Wang Mao, the king of Huainan, Bai Xiaosheng, the greatest scholar, and even himself, the first assistant who was praised a lot by the emperor, were all revealed in a few words. They didn't even go into detail about whether they were good or bad. Why did they have to do this? Wasting so much saliva on the only king with a different surname in the current dynasty?
Obviously, the reappearance of those two Ye family dragons and phoenixes who cannot be judged by common sense has stirred up one storm after another. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, coincidence or arrangement, they have subtly influenced the direction of the world.
The old chief minister, who had never been blushing with anyone in his whole life in the court, had vaguely guessed the emperor's intention.
It's just that the emperor's thoughts can be guessed but not understood. If he doesn't understand this bit of common sense, how can he sit firmly in the position of chief minister for so many years? How could he be promoted from a third-grade casual knight to four ranks in a row, and become the first assistant to the cabinet of the current dynasty, the auxiliary minister of the late emperor, and the first person in the civil service?
They are all foxes for thousands of years, and no one can play Liao Zhai.
Naturally, we could hear that this close minister was evading important matters. Emperor Wen Sheng did not have any dissatisfaction. He still said with a smile: "These two children have been wandering for three years because of my drunken words, and they have given way to the Queen Mother." She was mumbling in front of me that if she came back now, she would have to rush me to cancel the imperial edict from back then. I only thought about Nizi and Jiang'er's childhood sweethearts, and deliberately set up a match, but I didn't expect that it would become an unnecessary move for me. The two of us didn't mean it at all, alas, it backfired, and it was my fault."
Even though he had been sincerely afraid that he could not see Emperor Wen Sheng's expression with his head lowered, Teng Wuji believed that the emperor, who had a smile in his voice, could not be so kind on the surface.
Everyone in this world can make mistakes, but the Emperor cannot.
Everyone in the world can admit their mistakes, but the emperor cannot.
The chosen son is the emperor. It is nonsense to use copper as a mirror to straighten one's clothes and to use people as a mirror to clarify gains and losses. If the emperor makes a mistake, it is God who makes a mistake.
What is it called to make a mistake?
It can only be that people in the world mistakenly think that God is wrong instead of really being wrong.
Because God cannot make mistakes.
In the final analysis, all the wrath of God is not the result of God's punishment caused by people's disrespect. It is related to the lack of a copper coin from God.
