Chapter 21
"Senior brother, this is the Duwei of the current prince, and Jingruo's uncle. Hurry up..." Seeing that it was the senior brother who came, Cui Po stood up and introduced him.
"This is your house, it's so big!" Jingfeng didn't come forward to greet Guo Yan, and said first to speak out in surprise.
"Okay, Shiyilang, I like you, senior brother, you are a straightforward man!" Guo Yan was slightly stunned and smiled.
He ordered someone to have a whole plate, and the three of them sat together and drank together. Just two cups, Jingfeng shouted: "Mr. Prince Consort, please remove all these dancing people! It makes people look soft and feel so breathless."
As soon as this sentence was said, Guo Ai felt a soulmate, waved his hand to dismiss Wuji, and said with interest: "I really like Master Jingfeng's character. You are the senior brother of Shiyilang, and you are not outsiders. If Master is interested, I would like to tell Taoist Hua Xuan of Xuandu Temple, and I will live in the capital forever? That is a famous Grand View in Chang'an, which is famous all over the world for its peach blossoms. Isn't it better than the remote place in Dingzhou!"
"'There are thousands of peach trees in Xuandu Temple, all of which were planted by Liu Lang after he went there.' The Taoist priest in this temple is famous for his snobbish eyes." Cui Po said in surprise. The next moment, he laughed at himself again. That "Liu Lang" is probably a child who has just started to learn to speak!
"It's another Taoist temple. I have lived in it for so many years. I don't want to go there. It's still the warm and lively place in my junior brother's military camp, and it's very lively." Jingfeng shook his head and said after hearing this.
"Oh! Then I won't force it anymore," Guo Yan said with a completely speechless smile.
The banquet ended until the sun shadows set westward. Cui Po and his brothers staggered away and returned home. After a little washing, they went to bed early.
The next day, Cui Po got up early and was about to say hello to his senior brother, but when he saw him sleeping soundly, he smiled and rode his horse to the Tongyifang Cui's house alone.
Because His Majesty's dragon body is not safe, the morning court cannot be held normally, and most political affairs are handled in the East Palace of the Prince of the Supervisor. Cui Po left early, and Master Zhongshu did not leave. Seeing that it was him, he didn't speak, but just took him to the study room to speak with a dark face.
"You are bold and reckless. You are really bold and reckless. Letting you go to Jinzhou is a temporary solution, but you can't see it? You are honest in your record and joining the army. After two years, you will naturally transfer you back to the capital. Jieshi, you may join the six ministries, or be in the Hanlin tribe, and be promoted quickly. Your career is just about to rise to the top of the world. Isn't it good to see what you have done? In less than May of the time, Jinzhou has been killed by you and blood flowed into a river, and the title of killing the star-first scholar has been passed to Chang'an. It's okay. You have done this kind of robbery of the temple. You have really made our Cuimen look angry, cough cough!" As soon as you entered the study room, before waiting for tea, the cold-faced Zhongshu, Lord Cui, who had been dissatisfied with this nephew for a long time, began to curse in a burst of rage. In the end, because of his fast speaking speed, he was choked for a while.
Seeing that this uncle, who was famous for his rigorous manners and seriousness, had lost his composure at this point, even though he was scolded, a strong sense of warmth rose in Cui Po's heart. He naturally understood the truth of "the deep love is deep and the culprit of responsibility". If it weren't for his concern for him, Lord Zhongshu would definitely not have been like this.
As soon as he thought of this, Cui Po stepped forward and gently patted the vest for the clan who was bent down and coughing and gasping, thinking that it was so good. This action made Cui Youfu feel excited and sighed that although his nephew acted recklessly, he was still filial.
"You sit down! Four books, tea." Cui Youfu, who had recovered from his breath, was no longer furious and returned to his former appearance. After he called Cui Po to sit down, he also ordered Cui Sishu, who was serving outside, to send tea.
"If you hadn't been so sharp, you wouldn't have let Chang Xiang make an excuse to give you such an errand. As for how to do this errand, you have to spend more time thinking about it during this period?" Master Zhongshu picked up the tea, took a sip and said.
"My nephew understands it," Cui Po replied.
"As for this, I won't say much. Later, you will go to the Ministry of Personnel's Examination Department. All officials under the sixth rank will be promoted by them. These "Heavenly Officials" are also people who cannot offend. Don't you want to cause trouble again, remember?" After the order was finished, Cui Youfu stood up and went to the outsider, and Cui Po followed him behind.
Watching the clan's carriage go away, Cui Po let out a long sigh, wiped off a sweat, got on the horse and urged the whip, and rushed to the Ministry of Personnel's Office set up in the imperial city.
In line with the curious gaze of the officials of the Ministry of Personnel towards him, the "Star-Killing Principal", Cui Po, with a warm smile on his face, only took more than an hour to complete the procedure and received the left-handed transfer of "the seventh-rank upper-level Jinzhou Zhongzhen General". Then, he went to the Ministry of War, which was separated by a wall to report. At this point, all the official affairs of his coming to the capital have been completed, and the rest is the imperial edict from Jinghou to the Tubo.
When he walked out of the Ministry of War, Cui Po was about to return home, but he had just taken two steps when he suddenly saw the plaque of the Ministry of Rites and suddenly remembered that he had not visited his master yet after returning to Beijing. The current Minister of Rites is a great rude.
It is better to hit the day than choose a day. When the horse turned his head, Cui Po walked to the Ministry of Rites and entered the Ministry of Rites. He saw that people were coming and going, and he was not as depressed as he imagined as the "cold yamen".
It was a big mess and only cost hundreds of citations to reward Cui Po, so he was able to queue up and pass on it. As he really let him understand what the style of the yamen was. After waiting for two incense sticks, he heard the summons from a minor official of the Ministry of Rites: "Jinzhou Zhongzhen General Cui came to see the Minister of the Secretariat."
Cui Po, who was anxious, entered Yang Yan's large but gloomy office room, gave a greeting ceremony, and after watching the seat, he smiled slightly and said, "It's really not easy to meet the teacher!"
Yang Yan naturally heard the vague complaints in this sentence. He was in charge of the Ministry of Rites for many years and knew the whole story, and could only smile bitterly: "This is also impossible. Recently, the headquarters has been busy, so there are more people asking for a visit, which has caused the throne to be wronged."
"Oh! Could something big happened?" Cui Po asked in surprise.
"The first time since the top scholar came to the government, I will be the host tonight and invite Mr. Guo to have a drink, so how about you?" Yang Yan said, avoiding Cui Po's question.
Seeing him like this, Cui Po knew that he had asked a question that he really shouldn't have asked here, so he immediately changed his mind and agreed to the banquet. After saying some irrelevant words, he said goodbye and returned home.
The banquet that night was set up in the "Sanlejiu" winery when Cui Po first came to Chang'an. On this fierce winter day, only the violent Sanlejiu is more suitable for the warm and cold stomach. Guo Yan and Yang Gongnan were both light cars and came alone, not conspicuous at all.
After choosing a private room to sit down, the fire cage heated her body to warm and comfortable, the three of them started calling wine to drink. After drinking a cup, Cui Po was still not used to the taste of the three pulp juice. In desperation, he called the wine-giving beard and sent the grape wine again. Looking at the shiny and changing luster in the crystal cup and feeling the greasy feeling like silk sliding across his throat, Cui Po sighed with satisfaction.
"Shiyilang acts decisively, but is he drinking like this? He is too masculine." Yang Yan couldn't help but tease him when he saw Cui Po's appearance.
"Grape wine, luminous cup, and you want to drink the pipa immediately. Don't laugh at me when you lie drunk on the battlefield. How many people have returned from war in ancient times?" Cui Po smiled slightly, and did not respond to refute. He only chanted this masterpiece of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and made a debate without arguing, and continued: "Mr. Yang, can you tell me the reason why the Ministry of Rites suddenly became busy this time?"
"A month ago, two imperial physicians from the Taichang Temple Imperial Medical Officer's Office jointly consulted, saying that the period of Your Majesty Long Nu Bintian should be several months, and our Ministry of Rites had to prepare for the preparations, and even prepare for the various matters of the new emperor's ascension to the throne. Therefore, the cold yamen suddenly became noisy and busy, which made Cui Zhuangyuan feel wronged!" Yang Yan reported the inside news of the day with a sound that only three people could hear.
Upon hearing this, Guo Yan's face was silent for a long time, and then he drank it all, with an unconcealed sadness in his eyes.
Seeing him like this, Cui Po thought for a while and understood the reason. Although his son was weak in nature, he was the most loyal elder. On that day, Guo Yan beat Jinzhi and even said, "Do you Yi Father be the Emperor? My father disdains to be the Emperor, so he doesn't do it." The princess got on the bus and told his father. When Mr. Guo heard the revenge, he was furious and tied his son to the court and begged the Emperor to punish him. Who knew that His Majesty now only said: "I am not stupid or deaf, and I am not a gentleman, and my children's boudoir, so why bother?" He gently exposed this matter and comforted Guo Yan. Such kindness is no wonder he was so sad after hearing this news.
"Your Majesty is kind and polite, but the prince is trying to make a comeback. The great change in the world is not far away." After saying this, Yang Yan also drank the wine in the cup and sighed.
"I heard that Shiyilang recruited new troops in Jinzhou? What is the unknown result?" Seeing that Guo Yan's sad expression continued to diminish, Yang Yan quickly asked.
"I can't understand this without going through the war. At present, the military discipline has improved a lot." Cui Po said implicitly.
"Shiyilang went to the Ministry of War this morning. Did he go to the Ministry of War to walk around?"
"I only went to the Ministry of War to report official documents. Why did I go to the Ministry of War?" Cui Po asked in surprise.
"If you say you are not smart, you are the name of a young talented man; if you are smart, you can't even think of such things, how can you lead the troops?" After teasing Cui Po, Yang Yan explained: "This Ministry of War is responsible for the military and states in the world. So, does the Eleven Lang understand?"
"Isn't the Shaofu Supervisor responsible for the production of military weapons?" Cui Po, who had always entrusted the matter of Lianjun to Gao Chongwen, asked in confusion.
"Yes, that 'Fellow Lu Shaofu' is responsible for the manufacturing of military weapons, but after these made military weapons are in the warehouse, they will be dispatched by the warehouse department. The military weapons of this dynasty have 13 types of armor alone, and there are as many as seven types of crossbows. Others such as throwing cars, Peng Pai, etc., are there any more. How many tricks are there in the middle? I don't need to say anything else!" Yang Yan smiled at Cui Pogao in an unfathomable way.
Chapter completed!