Chapter 35 Yang Ball
April, the second year of Guanghe.
Luoyang, Kyoto, Bu Guangli.
At this time, a motorcade drove out from the official residence in Buguangli, with a red wheel and colorful canopy, and dozens of supporters in front and behind, making it an extraordinary sight.
Originally walking on the road was a group of officials from Xingyang. They were about to transport this year's rice from Jianghuai to Taicang.
When they saw the posture of the convoy behind them, they knew it was a noble person traveling and hurriedly got out of the way.
But because the car was full of heavy objects such as rice, it was inconvenient to move around, so we were delayed.
The nobleman's entourage, impatient with waiting, stepped forward and started beating him with whistle sticks.
Unfortunately, these servants were transported hundreds of miles along the Luoshui River, passing through Gongxian and Yanshi, and rowed all the way to Luoyang.
After arriving, the fiber had to be pulled along the Yang Canal to pull the canal to the east gate of Luoyang City.
As this was not enough, he had no time to rest, so he was ordered by the Cao officials to store the corn in Taicang, the northeast corner of Luoyang.
All the rice in the world must be transported to Taicang to support the two hundred thousand officials, students, and nobles in the capital.
But no one will thank them at all. No one here in Kyoto will think that they can eat the rice in Jianghuai because of the hard work of these people.
On the contrary, just because they blocked the noble's way, they were beaten with a stick.
But even so, no one dared to say anything, and they just tried their best to clear the big cars on the road.
Soon, the convoy started again in the direction of Beigong Dongming Gate.
There is a person sitting in the tongqiu of the Zhu Lun Chai. It is Yang Qiu, the new Sili Colonel.
Yang Qiu looked at the pines, cypresses and poplars on both sides of the road, with mixed emotions and a tangled expression.
Today is the day when he enters the palace to express his gratitude, so he should be happy.
Because Sili Xiaowei was an important position in this dynasty, he was named "Three Duzuo". This was an honor that had existed since Emperor Guangwu.
Special edict issued in the first year of Jianwu:
"The imperial official Zhongcheng, the Sili Xiaowei and the Shangshu Ling sat together at a special table."
You know, even though the three officials and the nine ministers all sit jointly in the court, these three officials have one person and one straw mat, which shows their superiority.
But what Yang Qiu is after is not a straw mat. He used to be the minister, and he also sat on that separate straw mat, feeling a little lonely.
What he values is the envoy post of Sili Xiaowei. The post he held previously as Shangshu Ling also held an important position and was titled Zhen Prime Minister.
The original three princes were just names without reality. They were elected, punished and rewarded by the minister.
Therefore, Shangshu Ling is the real prime minister without the name of prime minister.
However, even though Shangshu Ling is good in many ways, there is still one disadvantage, that is, it can only act according to the king's orders and has no independence.
But Captain Sili was different. His duty is to guard against lawlessness in Kyoto and other counties outside the city.
Meriters, princes, relatives, and three princes are all included in his inspection.
Moreover, he can also open a government, have the power of law enforcement, have 1,000 Zhongdu officials and disciples under his jurisdiction, and even control the imperial edict and prison.
There are supervisory powers, law enforcement powers, and even soldiers, yamen, and prisons. What kind of power is this?
Many dignitaries in the capital are afraid of the Sili Xiaowei, and are called the Crouching Tiger in the capital.
Therefore, when Yang Qiu was appointed as Sili Xiaowei, he was happy.
As early as when he was still Yilang, he had let go of harsh words and insisted on killing Wang Fu and Cao Jie as long as he became the superior commander.
Wang Fu, Cao Jie and others raped and abused power, stirring up trouble inside and outside the country. Their fathers, brothers, sons, officials, principals, ministers, guards, orders, and elders were all over the world, and they were corrupt and violent wherever they were.
For example, Wang Ji, Wang Fu's fake son, was murderous by nature.
When I was the Prime Minister of Pei, whoever killed someone would put their corpses on the cart, follow the crime, and declare that they belonged to the county. When the summer moon rotted, they would tie their bones with ropes, and go all over the county to stop them. Everyone who saw them was frightened.
In five years of service, Fan killed more than 10,000 people.
He Yangqiu learned the art of Shen Han, and he also punished severely, but he killed to stop the killing, but Wang Ji killed for the sake of killing, so how can we compare them with each other.
So Wang Ji deserves to die.
Now he got his wish and finally became Sili Xiaowei. Isn't this great?
Why bother still.
This is all the fault of one person. This person visited him late at night last night and completely ruined his good mood.
But it's not easy for him to have an attack, just because this person is Jing Zhaoyin Yang Biao.
Yang Biao came from the Hongnong Yang family of several generations. His great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all officials to Taiwei for three generations.
He is now a Jingzhaoyin of two thousand stones, and it is estimated that he will be able to rank as a Taiwei like his father and ancestors.
When Yang Biao came, he first congratulated Yang Qiu on his new post, and then took out a memorial from his pocket and said it was a gift to him.
The Yang ball turned over casually, with a strange expression on his face.
Just because it is written on this fold that the guests of Wang Fu, the regular attendant, have obtained more than 70 million yuan in official property near Kyoto.
Boy, what a gift indeed.
Just when he was about to deal with Wang Fu, Yang Biao sent him some dirty information. This was really "considerate", but this made Yang Qiu even more alert.
Because Yang Biao and he are not from the same party.
Yang Biao was a nobleman from Guanzhong, and he was a nobleman from Hebei.
In the past, the Confucian scholar clans in Guanzhong and Zhongyuan often united to suppress their Hebei sect.
Because the study of Confucian classics was not flourishing in Hebei, the gentry mostly studied Yin and Yang, Tao, war, and law, which was not the same as these Confucian scholars.
Moreover, he had already fallen out with these Confucian classics families when he assassinated Cai Yong before, so how could they be so kind as to help him.
Therefore, Yang Qiu just put the tie into his pocket and remained silent.
Yang Biao didn't stay long, he just got up and bowed to Yang Qiu and said:
"I am willing to sit alone for the sake of the country, no matter what I do."
After saying that, he handed it over and went back.
Yang Qiu watched Yang Biao leave and punched the table angrily. This kid dared to look down on him and talk down to him.
How can he, Yang Qiu, be afraid of trouble?
At that time, thieves were everywhere in Jiujiang County. Several prefects died in office, and many people were afraid of them. And he, Yang Qiu, was ordered to ride alone to Jiujiang in a critical situation. He defeated thieves in ten months and even captured and killed all the criminals in the government office.
He wasn't afraid of the yang ball back then, but would he be afraid now?
But Yang Qiu knew that Yang Biao had no good intentions. He knew his character well and said this before leaving, just to provoke him and make him, a Hebei faction, stand up and rebel.
When the time comes for the eunuch faction to turn back and attack, it will only hit the Hebei faction. They, the Confucian classics family, can sit back and watch the success or failure.
But no matter what, I, Yang Qiu, am such a stubborn person. This is a national matter, so why bother doing this.
This was what he had thought last night, but on the way to Beigong, Yang Qiu had other thoughts.
He was worried that if he impeached Wang Fu rashly, he would ruin the teacher's plan.
His teacher is now Situ Liu He.
Liu He summoned several key members of them last month, including him, Shaofu Chen Qiu, and Shangshu Liu Na.
The plan was to kill the eunuchs Cao Jie and Zhang Rang according to their crimes when Yang Qiu became the commander-in-chief.
Now, if he suddenly points the knife at Wang Fu, will Cao Jie and Zhang Rang be on guard?
So, he struggled all the way, touching his left sleeve for a while and his right sleeve for a while.
The memorial in his left pocket was for impeaching Wang Fu; the memorial in his right pocket was his original note of gratitude.
Which one should I go to?
That's all, be careful.
After making up his mind, Yang Qiu stopped thinking about it and closed his eyes to rest.
After a while, the guard who had been following him opened his Tongqiu, reached in, and whispered to Yang Qiu:
"My lord, the one opposite is Captain Duan's chariot."
Hearing this, Yang Qiu quickly looked forward.
It was Duan Xi and Duan Jiming, one of the Three Brights in Liangzhou.
This person was unlucky. Not even two months after he succeeded Qiao Xuan as Taiwei, he encountered a solar eclipse. At this time, he probably went to Beigong to impeach the country.
This is also an old tradition in the officialdom. Whenever there is a disaster, the three princes must impeach themselves and remove themselves from the throne.
In the event of an earthquake, wind disaster, or solar eclipse, the three princes will have to go to court on their own. If their words and deeds are not prestigious enough, they cannot assist the emperor in coordinating yin and yang, and even God will give a warning.
Yang Qiu despises this man, an old Ger, who is greedy for power and position and sells himself to eunuchs.
Therefore, he motioned for his entourage to speed up so as not to upset this man.
But Yang Qiu wanted to overtake, but Lieutenant Duan refused to let him go.
During this period, the young lieutenant loved to go hunting, and he was strong enough to use bows and horses in the military. As soon as he left his post, his body quickly became fat and he could no longer lift his horse. Even an ordinary red chariot could not carry him.
Later, the country specially gave him a walking chariot and asked twenty people to carry it before he could make the trip.
Duan Taiwei's bearers, bodyguards, and retainers crowded the road, and Yang Qiu's team could not get around it.
Some of the impatient guards pushed and pushed him, but were beaten up by Duan Taiwei's Qiang and Hu Yi Cong, who cried for father and mother.
When the other guards in Yang Qiu's team saw this scene, they couldn't stand it anymore. They rushed forward and wanted to give these barbarians a beating with sticks.
But when they beat the slaves, they were like wolves and tigers, but when they met the Qiang and Hu barbarians under Duan Taiwei, they only deserved to be beaten.
For a moment, Yang Qiu's entourage fell to the ground and kept wailing.
Yang Qiu looked at this scene, his face turned pale.
But the opponent wasn't done yet. He rushed over and smashed Yang Qiu's canopy, and then cursed in nonsense.
Anyone who dared to talk back would be pulled out and beaten to a bloody pulp.
A guest of Taiwei Duan said something through the crowd:
"My Taiwei said that if he is here, let alone a crouching tiger, even if a real tiger is here, he will become a dead tiger."
These Qiang and Hu Yicong obviously understood Chinese, and they all howled after hearing what their lord said.
For a time, Dongmen Street in Kyoto was filled with the sound of Qiang.
After beating the crouching tiger in the capital, everyone carried the chariot and entered the Dongming Gate proudly.
Sima Dongming inspected Duan Taiwei's talisman and let Duan Taiwei's chariot go in.
But his retinue, Yi Cong, and guests all stayed outside the palace gate, also looking at Yang Qiu's procession.
Yang Qiu has never suffered such humiliation.
When he was young, an official once insulted his mother, so he took dozens of young people to kill the evil official.
Therefore, according to his nature, he must sweep away these evil gangs and wipe them out.
But he just silently took out the memorial from his right pocket, threw it in the car, got out of the car and entered the palace.
The palace buildings at the north gate are lined with pavilions and water pavilions.
Yang Qiu walked in the corridor, looking at the tomb of the Guobei Emperor in the distance and the Qin and Han Palace gates up close, and it was solemn.
This Guobei emperor's tomb is located in Bei Mang Mountain. Since ancient times, emperors were born in Kyoto and died in Mang Mountain. They had a beginning and an end.
All this is the majesty of the Han family.
As Xiao He said: "The emperor calls the world his home, and he cannot be powerful unless he is strong."
Yang Qiu has walked through this corridor countless times, but every time he is frightened and does not dare to look up.
Today, he suddenly raised his head and saw several people standing on the corridor, including a child in charge, a Taoist dressed as a Taoist, with an immortal air, and were escorted by small yellow gates behind them.
Yang Qiu immediately realized that this was the prince, Liu Bian, and quickly bowed to him.
But this child was frivolous and wanted to hit the ball with a slingshot. Fortunately, he was stopped by the people on the side, and there was a lot of noise after that.
Yang Qiu didn't dare to stay any longer and hurriedly followed Xiao Huangmen all the way to Yiming Hall.
The nation is here to receive him.
(End of chapter)