Cough cough cough cough!
At this time, there was a violent cough in the cabin, and Wang Wenzuo frowned slightly: "It sounds like Liu Governor's wind and cold are getting worse. Why don't we rest at the post station in Heyang for two days and wait until he gets better before we continue our journey!"
"Why don't we talk about it when we get to Luoyang!" Jin Ren asked: "You and I both know the situation at the inn. Even good people will get sick if they stay there for a long time. I have a mansion in Luoyang. Liu Governor will stay there first when he arrives in Luoyang, and then invite A good doctor is here to take a look. It won’t be too late to go to Chang’an after you recover!”
"That's true!" Wang Wenzuo thought of the inns on the road, the beds full of fleas, the stables separated by only a wall, and the well water that often contained peculiar smells. It can only be said that they are not better than the military camps. If it weren't already early winter, , might as well sleep in a camping tent, at least you don’t have to worry about getting infected.
"But in this case, it will be hard on you, Sanlang!" Jin Renwen said with a smile.
"Thank you for your hard work? How do you say this?"
"Liu Jishi is sixty this year, right? At this age, he is infected with wind and cold. He won't recover in ten days and a half. It's not surprising even if he lies down for two or three months! We can't wait in Luoyang until he recovers. Are you going to Chang'an? You are the deputy envoy, doesn't the burden fall on your shoulders?"
"If that's the case, I'm afraid that Governor Liu won't stay in Luoyang!" Wang Wenzuo said with a bitter smile: "With his temperament, he will make it to Chang'an even if he insists on it!"
"This is not something to hold on to!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "He also has to recover from his illness when he arrives in Chang'an. With his current state, how can he see the emperor? Instead of recuperating in Chang'an, it is better to stay in Luoyang "Hey, the hundreds of miles from Luoyang to Chang'an are very bumpy, and he may not be able to bear it!"
"That's true!" Wang Wenzuo nodded. From Luoyang to Chang'an, you have to pass through western Henan and southern Shaanxi. This area is mostly rugged and mountainous. This section of the Yellow River is not navigable, so you can only take the land route. Liu Rengui is also sick at his age. , it would not be surprising if he died of illness on the way if he persisted.
"It's hard work, but it's also a good opportunity for Sanlang!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "With Sanlang's talent, the emperor will definitely put it to great use when he sees it!"
"The meeting in the court should just go through the process, right?" Wang Wenzuo asked: "From a distance, you kneel on the ground and kowtow, and then ask a few words. You can't even see your face clearly. How can you tell? No talent!”
"That's the Great Court Meeting you're talking about!" Jin Renwen waved, took Wang Wenzuo aside, and lowered his voice: "Today's health has been not good, and in the past two years, I have been sick frequently. I often have headaches and even personally review It’s even difficult to write a memorial! The emperor has rarely participated in the kind of grand court gatherings with complicated rituals. Like you, you are either missing or just a few people in the inner court in private! "
"The imperial body is not good?" Wang Wenzuo was surprised. It was not that Emperor Gaozong was not in good health, but that Jin Renwen even told him such imperial secrets. This favor was not light.
"Yes!" Jin Renwen sighed: "Did you know? Although the late emperor had many heirs, there were only three legitimate sons. Unfortunately, all three of them were not in good health. I don't need to talk about it now. The deposed prince has His feet were ailing and he was unable to walk; the king of Wei was too fat to ride a horse and died at the age of thirty-two. However, all his concubines were outstanding in martial arts and inherited the family tradition. Do you think this is an odd fate?"
Wang Wenzuo opened his mouth, but didn't know how to answer. Today's ancestors started their lives in Daibei Wuchuan, and later followed Heba Yuexi to enter Guanzhong and make a fortune in one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms. Bow and arrow riding and archery can be said to be the ability passed down from family to settle down and make a living. Li Yuan, Li Shimin was also the emperor on horseback. As a result, in Li Zhi's generation, the three legitimate sons were not even normal healthy people, not to mention riding on horseback. If you use some mysticism, they are the heroic and decisive blood flowing in the emperor of Tang Dynasty. It has been exhausted on the legitimate son, which is a very scary crime.
When Jin Renwen saw Wang Wenzuo lowering his head and said nothing, he did not press for questions. He smiled and said: "The wind is strong on the river. It will not be good if you get wind and cold. I will have someone boil hot soup, and everyone will go back to the boat and have a bowl to warm themselves up!"
Wang Wenzuo was granted amnesty and returned to the cabin. He walked to Liu Rengui and asked about his condition. Liu Rengui smiled bitterly: "I am old and my body is broken. It is a drag on Sanlang!"
"Why did Liu Gong say this? How can a person eat whole grains without getting sick!" He comforted him a few words and repeated Jin Renwen's arrangement just now: "This is what Manager Jin meant. What do Liu Gong think?"
Liu Rengui sighed: "He's right. Even if I get to Chang'an like this, I won't be able to see the emperor. Instead of suffering on the road, it's better to recover from my illness in Luoyang. I'll leave it to you to see the emperor!"
"My subordinates understand!" Wang Wenzuo responded, then hesitated and said: "Just now, I heard Manager Jin say that the Emperor's health is not very good, so I estimate that the meeting will not be at the court meeting, but in the ban!"
"I have heard something about the emperor's imperial body! He has been in Chang'an for many years and knows a lot about the affairs of the court. You need to ask him for advice more, which can save you a lot of trouble!"
"Yes!" Seeing that Liu Rengui looked tired, Wang Wenzuo chatted a few words and then left. When he got to the outside, he drank two sips of hot soup, but his thoughts became more and more serious. Jin Ren asked what he had just said to him. It could be said that he was thinking deeply about it. Is there any big conspiracy waiting for him in Chang'an? ?
If I remember correctly, from the middle period of Emperor Gaozong to Wu Zetian's change of dynasty, there have been all kinds of shocking cases in Chang'an City. Today there are more than ten thousand princes and nobles, tomorrow they are all executed, and there are still people on the Internet for future generations. It was said that Li Zhi and Wu Zetian eliminated the nobles of the Guanlong clan. After Wang Wenzuo traveled through time, he discovered that it was not the case at all: many people thought that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty imagined that the autocratic imperial power of the Ming and Qing dynasties would reach its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties. They turned a blind eye to the social changes that took place in the 500s and 600s of the Ming Dynasty.
For example, the fiscal power at the state level in the Tang Dynasty was much greater than that in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In view of the lessons of the late Tang and Five Dynasties, starting from the Song Dynasty, except for paying state officials a little money and food to support the handymen and soldiers, the remaining taxes were basically It was shipped to the capital, and the taxes in the Tang Dynasty were generally divided into three parts: the tribute, the envoy, and the state. Therefore, the local financial resources in the Tang Dynasty were much greater than those of later generations, and with money, there were soldiers. In other words, the central government in the Tang Dynasty Much weaker than later generations. There are also elected officials, clans, secret services, and other things. The result is that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty became a high-risk profession, and he was always surrounded by conspiracies and had no sense of security at all.
The killings and implicated acts recorded in later generations were nothing more than the emperor's self-protection and revenge, rather than targeted purges. In order to support the above point of view, Weber can make a suggestion: readers are asked to search on Baidu to find out how many emperors of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne through normal father-son succession rather than abnormal means such as military coups, and how many died abnormally. Among the 21 emperors of the Tang Dynasty, What proportion of the emperors accounted for, and then compare it with the unified dynasties of the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the answer will definitely be eye-opening for everyone.
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