On March 20, more than a month after Prince Yi's rebellion, a group of prisoners were executed at the entrance of the vegetable market in Chang'an city every day, sometimes thousands and sometimes hundreds. When the will of sending Fang Xie to Yongzhou in the southwest came down, Fang Xie roughly estimated that the emperor had cut off at least 30000 heads in more than a month.
When he went to Yongzhou this time, Fang Xie was an imperial envoy, so there were not a few people with him. In addition to the people around him, Luo Weiran also transferred a flying fish robe for 50 internal guards, and Mu Xiaoyao commanded them as a thousand households. In addition, several officials from the Ministry of rites accompanied him.
Fang Xie patted big dog and Qilin and left. He went to Leshan in the Qing Dynasty to find the ten elite of the camp who protected Wu Yinyu. These ten people are Fang Xie's Secret strength and can't be easily exposed. So Fang Xie arranged big dog and Qilin to contact them. After finding them, he rushed directly from qingleshan to Yongzhou. After arriving there, don't join Fang Xie's team, but wait in the dark for Fang Xie to contact them.
Fang Xie has been more and more cautious since he spent half a year in the secret prison of the bodyguard. Although the black boy Yan Kuang, the scholar Chen Xiaoru and the strong man Nie Xiaoju have been with him for some time, they don't fully trust Fang Xie. Relatively speaking, Fang Xie would rather trust the ten strange outside the palace service camps.
It's already ready, so it won't seem flustered to start immediately. Fang Xie planned to leave Beijing the next morning. After receiving the order, he decided to say goodbye to the people he knew well. He always had a hunch that he might not come back for a long time if he left Chang'an this time. It is precisely because of this bad hunch that he must bring everyone around him.
Of course, this feeling may just be that he is cautious about gain and loss.
Before going out, a servant in green came out of the shop first. Ask Fang Xie for an invitation. Fang Xie looked and saw a large string of names on the invitation. They are all officials of the imperial court. Among them, there are some important officials of the imperial court, such as Yang Shouquan, the new minister of rites, and Zong Lianghu, the Minister of war. There are many noble children, and even several princes.
It is reasonable to say that for people with such status, the next invitation should be sent separately. But now there are so many people with good status together, which obviously means something. Fang Jie thought for a moment, then woke up and couldn't help laughing in his heart. These big people are going to see him off and treat him in the mercury building. The reason why so many people only send one invitation is still related to Prince Yi's case.
Now is a sensitive time for the DPRK. If they send invitations to Fang one by one, it will obviously attract many people's attention. The censor doctors at the censor's desk held their breath and made several important figures. If they knew, they would inevitably participate in several books.
Obviously, these people had discussed in private, so they came together to see Fang off. The place where so many big people eat their next invitation is not the most luxurious place in Chang'an city. They deliberately show a low profile, just don't want people to grasp anything.
Although Prince Yi's rebellion case is almost over, its influence is more and more broad. Officials have been hostile to each other from the secret to the open. Everyone hopes to take this opportunity to send his opponent to the prison of the Ministry of punishment. As long as he has a relationship with Prince Yi, he will have to take off his skin if he doesn't die.
If the emperor Longyan hadn't been so angry later, he lost his temper in the court and scolded several officials who climbed and bit each other, I'm afraid this situation would get worse and worse.
In such a sensitive time, they are seeing Fang Xie off, and naturally they can't make too much publicity.
Of course, many of these people are the backbone of the imperial court. If someone targets them, they will be afraid of them. For example, Yang Shouquan, the newly appointed Minister of rites, has some thin blood of the royal family of the great Sui Dynasty. In terms of seniority, he is still the cousin of today's emperor. Zong Lianghu, the Minister of the Ministry of military affairs, plays an increasingly important role in the imperial court. After all, the next big moves of the imperial court should focus on the Ministry of military affairs.
Huaiqiugong is too old. It is said that Prince Yi got sick after plotting against the case and never went out. However, Mou Liangbi's life and death are unknown, and there is no news at all. So these two people are very likely to go further in a very short time.
Fang Xie naturally cannot refuse the invitation of these big people.
He told the crowd a few words, changed his clothes and walked out of the shop. Follow the servant in blue and find the mercury tower not far from the East 23rd Street.
The list on the invitation card was enough to shock people, but when I got to the mercury building, I found that what was listed on the list was only part of it.
Today, the big people in mercury building even have Luo Weiran, the commander of the Imperial Guard Office. Zhuo Buyi, who is second only to Luo Wei in the Imperial Guard Office, even Huai Qiugong, the old minister of rites who can't report illness, has come. Among them, several young CHILDES also attracted people's attention.
The young man with white face and medium stature is Yang Yansi, the son of the king of Guojun. The one with thin and tall Eagle nose and harrier eyes is Yang yanlei, the son of the king of Pingjun. The handsome childe standing behind them is Yang Yanhui, the eldest son of Yang Kai, the king of Xujun. Because the news of the defeat in the northwest was not announced, your majesty has no intention to deal with it. But even so, Fang Xie saw uneasiness and uneasiness on the face of Yang Yanhui, the prince of Xujun. He must have known the news.
There are many celebrities, which makes Fang Xie feel uneasy.
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After greeting, everyone took their seats. Because there were a lot of people, and they all came from famous people, the flattered mercury building owner wisely hung a sign of suspension of business outside, and then asked the waiter to rearrange the hall. Then he went to the back kitchen to stare at it in person, lest there be any defects in the dishes.
There were indeed a lot of people, enough to sit at four tables.
As the person with the highest seniority and the greatest prestige, Huai Qiugong, the Minister of rites, was helped by the people to sit at the top of the table in the middle. Since Fang Xie was the guest invited today, he sat next to Huai Qiugong. On the other side of huaiqiugong is Luo Weiran, the commander of the Imperial Guard Office. The others are Yang Shouquan, the Minister of rites, Zong Lianghu, the Minister of war, and several princes of the princes.
Other officials, Xun GUI, sat down at other tables and talked and laughed. The scene was very lively and harmonious.
Fang Xie and everyone were polite, and the corners of his mouth were a little stiff.
"Fang Xie"
Huaiqiugong smiled at him and said, "look at this scene today, I'm a little jealous of you. It's not too much to say that you are the hottest young talent in Chang'an city."
Fang Xie quickly and humbly said that you wouldn't disclose any information about personnel. I'm not surprised to be here.
"Young and successful, proud."
Huaiqiugong said with a smile, "it reminds me vaguely of my first trip as an imperial envoy when I was young. It seems that there is no such scene as today."
Luo Weiran said, "if you say that again, you'll scare Fang Xie out of his pants."
Huai Qiugong laughed. Although he looked bad, he looked in a good mood. He patted Fang Xie on the shoulder and said gently, "what are you afraid of? I'm not lying. Besides, I need to flatter him. If you can't be proud of your status and be a man with your tail all day, what's the use of your status?"
"Young people are proud and can't be too depressed."
Fang Xie just smiled with her. She didn't understand what these people meant today. However, Luo Weiran and Zhuo Buyi are there. Obviously, these people will not have any malice. Coupled with huaiqiu's high status, Fang Xie suddenly found that he really had such a position in Chang'an city.
I just didn't notice it all the time, and I didn't think I really succeeded in doing anything.
"Xiao Fang is young and promising. He should be a model for our generation. He is the first to travel on behalf of the emperor at such an age since the founding of the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Yansi, the son of the king of Guojun, was a gentle man and spoke softly: "if I remember correctly, Lord Fang is not over seventeen this year?"
"Hui Shizi, that's right."
Fang Xie replied humbly.
Yang yanlei, the prince of Pingjun, said with a smile: "generally, a man of 16 or 17 years old has just come of age. He acts and talks a lot with childishness, but Lord Xiaofang has worked for the country for many years. A while ago, he made great achievements in fighting the rebellion. Even we can only be ashamed of ourselves."
Others echoed, all listening to pleasant and disturbing compliments. Fang Xie accompanied him for a while, got up and left the table under the pretext of going to the toilet. When he left, he took a look at Zhuo Buyi. Zhuo Buyi understood and walked out of the hall with him.
"What the hell is going on?"
Fang Xie took Zhuo Buyi's hand and asked, "the scene is so big that people don't adapt."
Zhuo Buyi smiled and said, "as far as you don't know, your majesty and many adults mentioned it to several senior scholars when they were discussing affairs in Dongnuan pavilion a few days ago. They wanted you to be the prince's attendant after you came back from the southwest. Senior scholar Niu huilun said that you have good talent and character and take the lead in agreeing. Many people know this. Why don't you know?"
Fang Xie suddenly realized that Mu San was sent to Dongjiang by the emperor, and the news in the palace was broken. He doesn't know this at all... It seems that the prince is not a big official, isn't he? In Fang Xie's impression, aren't all the people such as attendants and readers children of the same age as the crown prince?
Seeing Fang Xie's eyes puzzled, Zhuo Buyi gave him a white look and said, "when the emperor Zhenzong was in power, after huailao became the No. 1 scholar, he was first awarded as the prince's attendant and walked in the east palace. Later... It was the prince's junior Fu, and then the prince's senior Fu! Why did huailao have such a high status? Because he was the emperor's teacher of the former Emperor!"
Zhuo Buyi sighed, "I've become a hot red man. I don't know yet. Your news is too closed."
"Shi Du... Isn't Shi Du a person who chooses children of the same age as the prince from the children of princes and ministers to play and read with the prince?"
Fang Xie asked in surprise.
"Why do you think so?"
Zhuo Buyi said in surprise, "who told you this?"
Fang Xie wanted to say that he knew from watching TV dramas in his previous life. Do you believe it, but he naturally couldn't say it. He just shook his head: "I'm just a small soldier in the border army. I don't know so much. After the emperor capital, I came into contact with some, but I'm just ignorant."
"The prince reads..."
Zhuo Buyi sighed: "This is a great status. Although the official position of serving the prince is not high, his status is detached. When the prince was young, the emperor would choose young and knowledgeable people from the Wenyuan Pavilion and Shuhua pavilion to serve the prince. In fact, he was supervising the prince's study. After the prince's Adulthood Ceremony, his status of serving the prince would jump. Generally, there are three people who are most important to teach the prince's studies, One teaches literature, the other teaches martial arts, and the other is responsible for the safety of the crown prince. These three people are all attendants. When the crown prince becomes an adult, he will be promoted to the crown prince's junior teacher, the crown prince's junior Fu and the crown prince's junior Bao. "
"Sounds... Awesome!"
Fang Xie sighed.
"Nonsense!"
Zhuo Buyi said: "although the grade of the prince's attendant is not high, the prince's junior teacher, the prince's junior Fu and the prince's junior Bao are all second-class senior officials!"
"But I'm not from Wenyuan pavilion or Shuhua Pavilion."
Fang Xie asked with some confusion.
"When you come back from the southwest."
Zhuo Buyi said, "several great scholars have broken their heads for you. Whether it's Shuhua pavilion or Wenyuan Pavilion, they all want you."
"No wonder!"
Fang Jie suddenly realized huaiqiugong's words before: "young and proud, it's better to publicize some. If you have identity and status and want to be a man with your tail, what do you want to do with identity and status?"
"Your Majesty, this is a deliberate tone to add chips to you."
Zhuo Buyi smiled: "Luo Yao doesn't dare to underestimate you... I don't understand why your majesty changed his mind. At first, I thought you were sent because of your low status and seniority, and Luo Yao would be less wary of you... But it's a good thing for you, isn't it?"