Chapter 173 Entering the officialdom, counterattack against Lu Lingxuan
"Zhen has no ambitions, he just wants to be His Majesty's favorite!"
This unexpected turn almost made He Shikai spit. He had done many shameless things, but this was the first time he heard someone dare to say directly that he wanted to be His Majesty's favorite?
In vain, just now, he had thought that this tough boy was an unyielding and unyielding man with the arrogance and arrogance of those literati, but he didn't expect... Tsk, tsk, he was no less than inferior to him when he knelt down!
After she finished speaking, she looked at Gao Zhan very sincerely and explained: "The Zhen family was destroyed by the Hou Jing Rebellion. They were wandering alone in a foreign land with no relatives around them. If His Highness Prince Lanling hadn't saved him, he would have been buried in the revolt. Now that I have been recommended by him, it is a great honor to be able to stand in this Tai Chi Hall and play chess with the founder of Qi State, Zhongshu, to compete in talent and learning.
Therefore, if Your Majesty asks Zhen what his ambition is, I can only repay Your Majesty's kindness by becoming His Majesty's trustworthy minister!
Please take good care of me, Your Majesty! "
These words are very affectionate, making people feel pity for his life experience, and at the same time, it is easier to feel pity for his talents!
Gao Zhan was indeed moved. Looking at such a handsome and talented Jiangzuo man in front of him, he couldn't help but clapped his hands and said, "Shan, since you have such a heart to repay kindness, I will do the same." I can't disappoint you!" He then asked Li Mi quietly, "What did you say last time that there were still vacancies?"
"Your Majesty, you are from Zhongshushe!" Li Mi replied.
Gao Zhan shook his head after hearing this.
"Zhongshu Sheren is only a sixth-rank official, so how can he be worthy of Xie Qing's talent? Since Xie Qing is as talented as Pei Rangzhi, why not give Xie Qing the official position of Zhongshu Shilang!"
Zhongshu Shilang is a third-rank official. In addition to drafting edicts and documents issued by the emperor, he also participates in important national decisions and confidential affairs to ensure the transmission and execution of government orders. His powers are much greater than those of Zhongshu Sheren.
Gao Zhan opened his mouth and actually gave a third-grade official position to a white-clothed scholar who had just entered the officialdom!
He Shikai felt that Gao Zhan must be crazy, and hurriedly advised him: "Your Majesty, Xie Zhen is just a scholar with no political achievements. How can he be a third-rank minister of Zhongshu? What's more, the position of minister of Zhongshu, your majesty You just agreed to it to someone not long ago!"
"who?"
He Shikai lowered his head, pursed his lips, and replied: "Mu Dipo!"
Gao Zhan was slightly startled, and asked He Shikai in a low voice: "When did I say that I wanted Mutipo to take over the post of Minister of Internal Affairs?"
"Just last time, you drank a little too much, so you just... agreed to Lord Lu's request!"
"It's ridiculous, how old is Mutipo, and his talent is mediocre, how can he compare with Xie Zhen!"
Although Gao Zhan's voice was low, Mutipo, who was not far away, heard every word, and his face turned red with embarrassment. He wanted to argue, but Lu Lingxuan stopped him. He stopped his words with his eyes.
"That's it! Mutipo will arrange another official position, and Xie Zhen will take the post of Minister of the Secretariat!"
As soon as Gao Zhan said this, everyone was shocked. When he first entered the official career, he was a third-rank official. Even Zu Jue, who was famous for his talent, Pei Rangzhi, who was capable of poetry, and Lu Sidao, who was eight meters tall, were not so lucky!
But I have to admit that this kid’s talent is a bit too amazing!
"Your Majesty, Xie Zhenyou is one thing, but his character has yet to be tested. I never knew that Pan An in the Western Jin Dynasty was also very talented in literature and was more talented than Zijian, but Pan An was very interested in Jia Mi's chariot. Qi Wangchen worshiped the prince and even imitated the prince's handwriting, so that the prince of the Jin Dynasty was killed by Empress Jia. What if such a villain is talented and famous? "
When the monk said this, Li Mi sneered and said sarcastically: "Heshi, don't you think the person you are talking about is most like yourself? Xie Zhen has not entered the official position today, your majesty is just Just because you show appreciation for your talent, you suppress me everywhere. Could it be that you are trying to compete for favors from the empress of the harem? "
"you--"
He actually compared him to the women in the harem!
He Shikai’s face turned blue and red!
Li Mi added: "Furthermore, ever since Xie Zhen came to this Tai Chi Hall to accept His Majesty's examination, you have been slandering and slandering Lord Lu everywhere, trying to drive him out of Qi. Li has no choice but to doubt..." "
"Okay, stop talking!" Gao Zhan suddenly interrupted and looked at "Xie Zhen", "I have made up my mind, where is the Minister of Civil Affairs?"
An official in purple robes and Liang Guan came out and said, "I'm here!"
"Issue Xie Zhen the appointment document of Minister of Public Affairs and let him take office immediately tomorrow!"
"yes!"
"That's it for today, all the ministers should leave!"
Gao Zhan gave the order and was about to get up and leave the Tai Chi Hall. At this moment, he heard "Xie Zhen" shout loudly: "Your Majesty!"
Gao Zhan narrowed his eyes and asked with interest: "What? Do you have anything else to do?"
Xiao Jinyu gave a salute and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, I have not yet entered the official position, so I speak softly and dare not identify the people in the temple. But now that Your Majesty has given me an official status, I also want to do something for myself for today's assassination." Seek justice!"
As soon as she said this, Lu Lingxuan and He Shi looked up in confusion, looking at "Xie Zhen" in disbelief and understanding!
I thought she didn’t say it before because she didn’t know or didn’t dare to say it, but it turned out that the thunder was buried here!
Gao Zhan wouldn't care about assassinating a scholar in white, and he was just a scholar. If he died, he would die, so not many people would care. But if he assassinated a third-rank official of the imperial court, the nature would be completely different!
Especially now that he has captured the hearts of all the literati present with such amazing talent!
There is a saying that if you kill Ji Kang, you will lose the hearts of the world. Today, Xie Zhen is like "Ji Kang" Wolong in the hearts of this group of literati!
"That's right! We will also ask Your Majesty to make the decision, severely punish the murderer, and seek justice for Minister Xie!"
"Please tell me, Mr. Xie, who this person is?"
Gao Zhan also sat down and looked at Xie Zhen, who was looking up at him with bright eyes!
"I thought you wouldn't care about your assassin. You were just a jealous villain," he said.
"Your Majesty, I will not quarrel with villains, but my family has withered away, and now I am the only one left. If this villain kills me, it will be equivalent to destroying my entire family and cutting off the incense of my Xie family. Killing me is fine. It won’t work to extinguish the incense of my Xie family, but his intentions are to be punished!”
Tsk...He Shikai's face suddenly twisted, and he wished he could give this "Xie Zhen" a slap!
Gao Zhan burst out laughing.
"I didn't expect you, Xie Zhen, to be such an interesting person. What you say makes sense. Then tell me who the person who assassinated you is. I will make the decision for you!"
Lu Lingxuan couldn't help but turn her head to look at Gao Zhan, her eyes full of surprise and fear!
"yes!"
Xiao Jinyu responded, turned his gaze to Lu Lingxuan, and said loudly, "The person who assassinated me was Leader Gao, Gao Anahu! And this person is in Beigong now!"
As soon as he heard the words Gao Anahu, Gao Zhan's expression changed, and His Highness Taiji also made an uproar.
"It turned out to be him! Not long ago, Princess Lanling was praying for rain at the Tongque Tower, and someone from the imperial army assassinated Princess Lanling. The high-ranking military leader thought it was a personal act, so he easily removed her. To think that he will still use his old tactics to assassinate the most talented person in the Qi Kingdom!"
"It seems that Gao Lingjun must be involved in the assassination of Princess Lanling!"
"Yes, how can such a villain deserve to be an official? If this continues, he will surely harm the country and harm the people!"
"When Gao Anagong went to assassinate Princess Lanling without His Majesty's order, it can be seen that there was someone else behind her!"
"I just don't know who is behind this?"
"..."
His Highness Taiji burst out in anger. Lu Lingxuan gritted her teeth and tried her best to maintain a calm and calm smile on her face, but Mutipo could no longer hold on, her face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead in shock!
Gao Zhan glanced at Lu Lingxuan with a cold face and said nothing. At this moment, a guard from the Forbidden Army rushed towards the Tai Chi Hall and reported to Gao Zhan:
"Your Majesty, Gao Lingjun was assassinated in Beigong!"
As soon as this person finished speaking, Lu Lingxuan stood up uncontrollably!
Gao Zhan was also a little surprised. He hurriedly called the servant over and ordered someone to prepare a car to drive to Beigong!
……
When a group of Forbidden Army guards came to the North Palace with Emperor Luanjia in tow, they saw Gao Anagong's body lying in the ruins. His chest seemed to have been penetrated by sword energy, and blood spurted all over the ground. Gao Anagong's eyes were still open. superior.
In addition to him, there were seven or eight men in black around him who were also stabbed in the vital points by the sword energy and fell everywhere in confusion!
Several guardsmen checked the scene and found another body from a thatched house in the back garden and carried it out!
"Your Majesty, including Gao Lingjun, there are ten people in total. Gao Lingjun and these eight people were all injured by the same sword energy, but this one among them should have fought to the death before dying, and was finally killed. Died by piercing the heart with a broken sword!"
"If you die, just die! Give their bodies to Dali Temple for disposal!" Gao Zhan gave a calm order, as if he remembered something, and asked, "Oh, by the way, where is Bi Yiyun, the official minister?"
Du Guan Shangshu is in charge of military prisons. In the past, Bi Yiyun made the final review of some review cases in Dali Temple. "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that he was sent on a secret mission to the Kingdom of Zhou by you!" He Shikai replied in a low voice from the side.
Gao Zhan seemed to remember that such a thing happened and nodded.
"Then forget it! That's the end of this matter. These corpses will be handed over to Dali Temple Minister Sima Maozong for disposal. In addition, we will find out who is behind them?"
As soon as he heard that he was going to find out who was behind it, Lu Lingxuan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the death of Gao Anahu is obviously related to Xie Zhen. In order to give his family an explanation, it is necessary to find out the cause of his death and find out the cause of his death." Expose his murderer!"
"Even if it is related to Xie Zhen, isn't it him who came to assassinate Xie Zhen first? Lord Lu, how else do you want to investigate?"
Li Mi retorted, and Lu Lingxuan was so angry that she wanted to refute. Gao Zhan became even more impatient and interrupted sternly: "Okay, I said this is the end of the matter! Mr. Lu, if you insist on giving me trouble, ”
Gao Zhan is not a fool. The implication of Li Mi's words is obvious, that the person behind Gao Ana must be Lu Lingxuan, and Lu Lingxuan wants to bite Xie Zhen again. This is using him as a puppet.
Although Gao Zhan indulged in pleasure and ignored state affairs, he was not willing to be regarded as a fool. When he shouted, his eyes became particularly fierce, and Lu Lingxuan suddenly did not dare to speak.
"Let's go! Go back to the palace. I'm tired today and don't want to hear any more nonsense!"
"Yes, let's drive back to the palace!"
With a scream from the chamberlain, Gao Zhan's sedan chair was lifted up and drove towards the Nancheng Palace again, surrounded by the imperial guards.
Lu Lingxuan looked at the Luan sedan that was gradually going away, her face gradually turned livid, and then she turned her stern eyes on "Xie Zhen"!
……
"Mother, what on earth is this Xie Zhen? Is he a monster? He plays blind chess and composes five poems in seven moves in a row. Even the words he writes are so impressive that all the scholars are in awe of him. Zu Zhongshu also bows to him!"
After returning to Lu Mansion, Mutipo couldn't help but cursed bitterly.
"What a shame, it's just Xiao Jinyu. Prince Lanling actually has Xie Zhen beside him. Now this Xie Zhen has taken over his son's official position as soon as he becomes an official!"
"It's so annoying, why can't I kill him?"
"Obviously someone saw him going to Beigong, and he obviously sent ten top killers..."
The assassination failed, but they lost both arms!
Mutiva kept pounding her chest and stamping her feet, mumbling incessantly. Lu Lingxuan closed her eyes and couldn't help but shouted angrily: "Shut up and let me be quiet!"
Mutiva's face darkened, she immediately closed her mouth, lowered her head and did not dare to speak any more!
After a long silence, Lu Lingxuan's eyes suddenly lit up and she murmured: "It takes more than an hour to go from the Beigong in Yebei City to the Royal Palace in Yenan City, even if you ride a horse. How did Xie Zhen escape? Gao Anagong and Er Zhuying were assassinated and rushed to the Taiji Hall in Nancheng? "
Mutipo also seemed enlightened: "Mother, is it possible that the Xie Zhen who went to Yebei City was not Xie Zhen at all, but just a substitute to hide from others? Then Xie Zhen came late, and where did the blood on his body come from? The person pretending to be him Who is this person?”
"People can fake things, so why can't blood stains on their bodies fake things!"
Lu Lingxuan scolded and began to think deeply again.
"I hope people will live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart. When he looked at the fireworks in the sky, the tears in his eyes didn't seem to be fake!"
"It seems that they took this opportunity to send someone out of the city!"
Thinking of this, Lu Lingxuan was suddenly startled, stood up and asked, "Is anyone going out of the city today?"
Mutipo thought for a while and said, "I don't know, it seems like no important people are leaving the city, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside the door: "Who said no? Today is the day when Your Majesty will send Yang, the aunt of Yu Wenhu, the great tomb master of the Zhou Kingdom, back to the Zhou Kingdom. Mr. Lu, you have been spending this time on If you take care of that young lady, Princess Lanling, you may even forget some important events in the court, right?"
It was He Shikai who walked in with the sound!
He Shikai's face looked very ugly today. It's no wonder that suddenly there was Li Mi from the Li family of Zhao County beside His Majesty. From time to time, he would taunt him with a gun and a stick, which was enough for him to drink a pot. Now he still has We need one more Xie Zhen!
Moreover, this Xie Zhen is so flexible and shameless that he is no less selfish than him!
Worrying about falling out of favor with Gao Zhan is something he is extremely afraid of. After all, his right to speak in the Northern Qi court depends entirely on Gao Zhan's favor!
"Your Majesty secretly sent an envoy to send Aunt Yuwenhu back to the Zhou Kingdom? Why didn't you tell me about this in advance?" Lu Lingxuan was a little angry.
"This matter is extremely confidential. It is not a big deal at first and has nothing to do with us. What's more, I recommended Bi Yiyun to His Majesty as an envoy. So what if I tell you?"
"I'm afraid that it's not just Yu Wenhu's aunt who followed the mission out of Yecheng, but someone else as well!"
"Who?" He Shi asked.
Mutipo suddenly understood and answered as if she was enlightened: "Is it that Murong Jue?"
"Mother, could it be that Murong Jue did not accompany King Zhao to escort the grain and grass army out of the city at all, but chose to leave the city today?"
"That's right! I'm afraid that bouquet of fireworks on the Tai Chi Palace was also a message conveyed between them!" Lu Lingxuan narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth and sighed, "What a chess trick, making false claims and making false claims. , it’s really impressive and should not be underestimated!”
"Who is Murong Jue?" He Shikai asked.
Lu Lingxuan shook his head: "It doesn't matter who he is now. What's important is to send people out of the city immediately to intercept the mission!"
"yes!"
Mutipo responded, immediately ordered all the soldiers to leave, and led them away!
…
"Hahaha... That Lord Lu was so angry that his face turned green, and that He Shikai was so angry that his orifices started to smoke!"
In Prince Lanling's Mansion, Lu Yu vividly recounted everything that happened in the Tai Chi Palace. Even a person like Ling Ye, who was not serious about talking and laughing, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Gao Changgong looked at Xiao Jinyu with a blank expression, his gentle eyes overflowing with a bit of unspeakable shock and longing.
"Princess, you are so amazing. How can you write five poems in seven steps? Even my father is not as good as you. I, Lu Yu, really want to kneel down in front of you and prostrate myself to the ground!"
"As well as your eloquence, I'm afraid this is the first time He Shikai has been so angry and speechless in front of His Majesty!"
"I have to thank Li Langjun for successfully joining the official position this time!" Xiao Jinyu glanced at Li Mi, then turned to Gao Changgong, who was still stunned, "There is also Changgong!"
Gao Changgong didn't speak. Everything that happened in the past two days was too unreal for him, like a dream. He was very afraid of waking up and everything he owned would not exist. He was even more afraid of waking up one day. She's not around...
For him, Xiao Jinyu's entry into the official position is not a great joy, but means that more dangers are waiting for them!
"Chang Gong, what's wrong with you? Why don't you speak?"
Xiao Jinyu stood up and walked to him and asked.
Gao Changgong couldn't help but hug her into his arms and said: "It always feels like a dream, and I'm afraid that you will suddenly be gone..."
The more you get, the more you fear losing!
“Actually, I am not very good at writing poems. I can write five poems in seven steps. It is because Ayu was deeply influenced by the family in the past and listened to the elders chanting a lot. I have heard this poem a lot. , or if you have seen it a lot, you will naturally accumulate it, and you will naturally understand it.
Today's five poems were not written by me in a flash, but were condensed from the wisdom of sages. However, I have been thinking about them for quite some time! "
Xiao Jinyu explained this way, she didn't want to be as untouchable as a god in the heart of the person she loved!
"I see!" Lu Yu sighed, "But the little lady is also very powerful!"
"And she also successfully sent the boy out of the city. The princess is really full of wisdom and foresight. I think Lord Lu will never think of it at this moment..."
"No, she should be able to think of it, otherwise she wouldn't be Lu Lingxuan!" Xiao Jinyu suddenly interrupted, "But this time I not only want her to lose, but I also want her to lose completely!"
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