These days in the City of Gods, it is indeed not that peaceful.
But if you really want to say it, it seems that it is not that unfair, because the common people in the street did not feel any difference. Only those officials in high positions and wealthy families felt that things were unusual.
The world is never one person's world, and the world perceived by different people is always different. This has been the case since ancient times.
However, most people will not speak even if they perceive something. Only a very small number of people will open their mouths and say something when they perceive something.
Such people would be called troublesome commoners in the public, but in the officialdom, they would become censors. They also have another name, called Yanguan.
There have been Yanguan in all dynasties, but the interesting thing is that the status of Yanguan has never been determined. It is only related to the emperor of the current dynasty. If the emperor of the current dynasty is strong enough, then the eight achievements of Yanguan in that dynasty will be reduced to
A sinecure has no effect, even if there are a few censors who are not afraid of death, it will not make any difference.
But if the emperor of the current dynasty is mild-tempered, or even a little weak, then the status of the Yanguan will be greatly improved, and he will become a person that no important minister in the court is willing to provoke.
Yan Guan of the Liang Dynasty had almost no sense of existence during the reigns of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong. By the time of Lingzong, his status quickly rose. However, after the death of Emperor Lingzong, His Majesty the current emperor ascended the throne, and Yan Guan
Our lives are the most miserable. His Majesty the Emperor is a man of great perseverance. He has already done some treacherous and unethical things that are recorded in history books. Naturally, he does not care about officials. Many things are done arbitrarily by His Majesty the Emperor.
Even the admonitions and remonstrances made by the officials are of no use. ??
Therefore, for more than ten years, the life of the officials has been very difficult. It was not until the emperor came to the country and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took charge of the country that the life of the officials became easier.
Only then did Yushitai gradually gain respect again.
The atmosphere in the Censor's Terrace recently was very solemn.
Han Yue, the imperial doctor, was a Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Lingzong. He began to serve as the chief imperial officer and the chief imperial officer one year before the death of Emperor Lingzong. After that, the Emperor of Liang launched an army into the capital of the gods. Many imperial officials wanted to commit suicide to follow him.
As a deposed emperor, it was this imperial censor who stopped everyone on the grounds that the ministers were serving the country and not because of someone.
At this moment, Han Yue was sitting in the lobby of the Yushitai. On both sides were some censors with gray beards. Everyone was solemn and silent.
"Everyone."
After a long while, it was Han Yue, the imperial censor, who spoke first, "His Highness has already suppressed all the discounts I wrote in the past few days."
A censor said helplessly: "It makes sense. Your Highness regards the guardian envoy as a brother, not as a minister. He doesn't care about small things, but can suppress big things if he can. Judging from the authority of the guardian envoy, he also has a comprehensive view."
No other person can be found in the annals of history."
"Although the guardian envoy has great authority, he is actually a capable minister, right? He can also be considered incorruptible, right?"
A censor spoke slowly and said a good word for Chen Chao.
Han Yue nodded and said: "I have never doubted that the Governor is a good minister. It's just that if the court's system doesn't work, what will it be used for? The Governor is such a person. It can be said that he cannot threaten the Sheji imperial court for the time being, but
Can we guarantee that the next guardian envoy will be such a person?"
"The purpose of the imperial court's laws is to standardize all officials within a certain framework and act within the framework, so that there is no need to use the officials' own conduct as a criterion. Only in this way can the imperial court and the country be long-lasting."
When Han Yue said this, there were still many people who agreed.
But Han Yue soon turned around and said: "Today we are not going to talk about the guard envoy. He has no power to mobilize the border troops, and he has not been able to mobilize the border troops. Even if he contributed to this matter, it will not be possible."
It’s not the main problem, the problem is the border troops moving south!”
"Sir, the border army's march south seems to be under the will of His Highness the Crown Prince."
This time the border army went south, Chen Chao had made a lot of preparations. He first asked for the Crown Prince's decree, but the decree did not necessarily require the border army to go south. The final choice rested with the border army.
"The matter is not a matter of whether there is a will, but a matter of whether the border troops should go south. You must know that when His Majesty raised troops, the deposed emperor mobilized the border troops south several times, but was rejected by General Xiao.
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The reason is simple. It's just that the defense of the northern border is the most important thing and we don't dare to relax at all. But now, is the northern border at this moment better than the northern border back then? Since there were no such border troops, why couldn't they go south back then?
We are going south. If we are going south now, will we be going south at all times in the future? You all know how powerful the frontier army is. If one day a certain general in the north has a disobedient heart, will he be able to overthrow the world with this army?
?!"
Han Yue slapped the table, glanced at everyone present, and said calmly: "This time, what we have to do is to ask His Highness to set a rule. From now on, the border troops are not allowed to go south. We must make this matter an ironclad."
law!"
"good!"
In an instant, all the censors stood up and agreed with the idea of the censor.
Han Yue said in a deep voice: "His Highness wrote down the letter before, so we wrote another letter and went outside the palace gate to wait for His Highness the Crown Prince's approval. If His Highness does not give us a result, we will be killed in front of the palace gate!"
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Just when the crowd at the Yushitai was agitated and everyone started writing notes, a clerk had already run out of the Yamen. After going around a few streets, he came to an inconspicuous pastry shop and took out a few large beams.
Tongbao said, "I want an osmanthus cake... Han Yue, the censor doctor, decided to go to the palace gate to remonstrate... I want the one from yesterday, which is more delicious."
The clerk at the pastry shop glanced at the clerk in front of him, and began to pack the sweet-scented osmanthus cake skillfully, "The customer is really good at eating, this must be better... Han Yue is the only one, or the entire Yushitai... today...
You can give customers a 20% discount.”
"That's great. It's the entire Yushitai. Han Yue takes the lead. There are quite a few people. I will definitely buy two more copies next time I come."
The clerk took the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, took back the money he took out, and turned around to leave.
The waiter sighed. He didn't care about the sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Instead, he turned around and went to the inner door. Here was a man dressed as the shopkeeper. The boy told the story, and then the shopkeeper immediately said
He opened his mouth and said: "Find a way to spread the matter to the palace so that His Highness the Crown Prince can make preparations in advance."
The waiter nodded, turned around and walked away from the secret door.
At this time, someone said: "Your Highness may not have any means. If these officials are not afraid of death, they will definitely not give up until they achieve their goals."
The shopkeeper said with a headache: "I also know this. These censors have always been in trouble, and they have been holding it in for too long."
Listening to these words, the expressions of everyone present became a little strange. They naturally knew that in the past ten years, when His Majesty the Emperor was in power, how could the censors have any say in the court? To prevent Yan Guan from speaking, this
It is an unprecedented torture for the officials, but they have no choice but to endure it.
They are not afraid of death. If they can use death to make those in power change their minds, they will definitely do it. But before, Emperor Liang clearly would not change his mind because of their life and death, so the censors removed
There is nothing else I can do besides repeating my mistakes.
But things are different now. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's temperament is much gentler than that of His Majesty the Emperor.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Isn't it the same as making a cat unable to eat fish if the Yanguan cannot speak?"
Someone said: "If they just make a fuss like this, things will be really troublesome."
That person was very worried, and they did not want to face the changes in the situation.
The shopkeeper said: "Some things cannot be stopped, and it depends on how to solve them. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cannot solve them, the Guardian should be able to solve them too."
Speaking of Lord Guardian, someone asked: "I heard that Lord is in Qingshan Prefecture now. If you find out about this, will you return to the capital of God?"
The shopkeeper shook his head, "I don't know. How do we know your whereabouts?"
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The informal market in Shendu has always been the most prosperous, but it is different from the honest buying and selling of things in previous years.
Unlike the West, in recent years, people in the city of God have gradually begun to have ways to know about many major events that have happened recently.
How the imperial war is going in the north, and what the monks outside the country have done, the common people no longer have to wait for announcements from the imperial court, they will have ways to know.
Ningyuan Street is considered an old street. The vendors here have stayed in Shendu for long enough. Many things that have happened in Shendu can be answered by asking them.
Xinghua Winery is located on this street, and it is in the center.
The proprietress of the wine shop is a middle-aged woman, and it is fair to say that she still has the charm of a mature woman.
The landlady’s surname is Zheng, and she seems to be unmarried yet, so customers and neighbors who come and go call her Mrs. Zheng.
The business of the wine shop has been very good in the past few years, not because the wine in the wine shop is particularly delicious, nor because Mrs. Zheng is getting more and more delicious, but because the wine shop has always been the best informed. Come here to buy a bottle of wine and sit down.
You will know a lot of news in a short while.
So people love to come here.
Butcher Zhang, who sells pork, didn't leave his stall today, so he came here to drink. But after just a few sips, Butcher Zhang remembered that his brother-in-law who was a clerk mentioned something about soldiers running around.
, under the influence of wine, Butcher Zhang asked: "Ms. Zheng, do you know what big things happened in the court recently?!"
Mrs. Zheng was taking a nap at the counter. She didn't know what she was dreaming about. A smile appeared on her face. After being woken up by Butcher Zhang's voice, she frowned and asked in a sinister way: "You bastard?"
Damn it, what's not a big deal to you?"
Hearing Madam Zheng speak, the drinkers all laughed, but no one cared. After all, they all knew Madam Zheng's temper and were used to it.
Butcher Zhang was not angry either. After taking a sip of wine, he rubbed his greasy hair and said, "You said it was about being a soldier, didn't you know?"
Madam Zheng sneered, "Is there anything else I don't know about?"
After one sentence, Mrs. Zheng directly talked about the border army's march south, which immediately aroused the curiosity of the drinkers.
"Kill them quickly. How old are these stupid monks? They are still stabbing in the back. Killing them ten thousand times is not too much!"
"It's just the first time this frontier army has gone south, right? What about the north? It seems like the monsters haven't retreated yet, right?"
Madam Zheng sneered, "Do you really think that the imperial court has no brains? The number of frontier troops going south this time is only 3,000 cavalry. If there is an army of 100,000 or 80,000 going south, the battle will be huge.
, Besides, if there really comes a time, I think it’s reasonable, and by then I don’t know how many bastards will have done so many outrageous things!”
"It actually makes sense to say that. Those guys are having an affair with the demon clan, and they say they are stabbing us in the back, but in fact they are stabbing the soldiers in the back. They go south to vent their anger, and they should be!"
"Yes, it's not okay to just be bullied and not fight back!"
"Yes, my dad was in the border army when he was little. When I was bullied as a child, he helped me out!"
For a moment, the drinkers in the wine shop started talking to each other.
Madam Zheng sighed and said, "We can't do it. I heard that the high-ranking officials in the court didn't think so. They quarreled several times in the court to punish the border troops."
"Damn it, these guys are eating from the imperial court, don't they do anything about human affairs?"
"Damn it, if His Majesty is still here, every one of these guys will be locked up!"
The drinkers in the wine shop became excited, and the noise became louder and louder.
At this time, a figure suddenly rushed in from outside the wine shop and shouted loudly: "New news, the Yushitai gang is going to the palace gate to protest, because of the border army's move south!"
"Death advice?"
"What is a dead remonstrance?!"
Some drinkers looked confused. How could ordinary people like them know these things?
Madam Zheng sarcastically said: "Dead remonstrance means that there are a bunch of guys who are half dead and they come out with some things and insist that His Highness the Crown Prince do what they want. If His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't listen,
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, they crashed into that pillar and died!"
"And they always feel that what they say must be right, and these other people should listen."
The drinkers were startled at first, and then someone said: "Isn't this a hooliganism?"
Butcher Zhang frowned and cursed: "These guys have the power to use it on women, what are they mixing in?"
"If you are a censor, that's what you do."
"Let me tell you, they should be killed on that pillar. Why bother with them?"
"Isn't that what you did when His Majesty was still here?"
"It's a pity that His Royal Highness is bullied because of his good intentions!"
All the drinkers started banging the table, indignant about this incident.
But there is something helpless.
After all, what can ordinary people do about these important events in the court?
"I think if they can go to the palace gate and kill them, we can also block the Yushitai and prevent them from going there!"
One of the drinkers suddenly spoke, then took a sip of wine, threw away the wine bowl, and cursed: "We can't let the soldiers over there feel bad. We can't do anything in the first place, and we can't cause trouble!"
"I'm going to the Yushitai, who will go with me?!"
The bartender looked around, but no one spoke to him. He smiled contemptuously, turned around and walked out of the wine shop.
"I go!"
A voice sounded in the wine shop, and a drinker stood up and said with a smile: "I guess he won't die, right?"
After saying this, he also walked out of the wine shop.
One of the drinkers burst out laughing, "It doesn't matter even if I die, damn, I still feel aggrieved even if I don't do anything!"
"My nephew is still serving as a soldier over there. Maybe he will be the number one when we go south this time. That brat has admired me as an uncle since he was a child. If I don't do anything right now, this guy will probably think that
When I was a kid, I admired the wrong person!"
A middle-aged drinker stood up, drank the wine in one gulp, and smashed the wine bowl on the ground. The wine bowl fell into pieces. Madam Zheng didn't say much, but just rolled her eyes.
However, one by one the drinkers quickly walked out of the wine shop and headed towards the Yushitai.
Along the way, people continued to learn about this incident and began to join the team.
By the time they were still two streets away from the Yushitai, the group already numbered hundreds of people and was huge.
This movement quickly alerted the governor of Jingzhao. After thinking about it, the official, who was the parent of the common people in the city, held down his yamen servant.
An official asked in confusion: "Sir, we should take care of this matter. If we don't do anything, the blame will come from above. I'm afraid there will be some trouble."
The Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture looked at him with a smile and said: "This matter is indeed under our control, but if the people make such a big fuss and Jingzhao Prefecture cannot suppress it, then we have to guard the Envoy Yamen. I dare to say, you
If I go to the governor's office now, no one will do anything."
"Do you know why?"
Jingzhao Prefecture Yin looked at his confidant with a smile.
The latter was confused.
Jingzhao Prefecture Yin smiled to himself and said: "Those censors think their opinions are important, but in fact they are never important. A group of scholars who can only read are usually looked down upon by everyone, but in fact no one looks down on them.
They, the books of saints, are good for reading, but they are useless when used to govern the country."
"The border troops in the north are working hard and have won the battle. There will be another war soon. The imperial court will still rely on them to continue fighting the next war. At this time, no matter what happens, it should be suppressed. Otherwise, it will affect the morale of the army and it will be a big deal.
!”
"But how to suppress it is very troublesome, because those censors are famous for not recognizing their relatives."
The official was still puzzled and asked: "Then if we don't care about this matter, aren't we just watching the matter escalate and become more troublesome?"
Jingzhao Prefecture Yin shook his head and sighed: "Have you never thought about why the people went to the Yushitai before the censors walked out of the Yushitai? What should the Yushitai do?
