Chapter 109 South Gate sings a big show
Luoyang Palace - South Gate, here is the gate of the prime minister who enters and leaves the imperial palace. There are only two types of people who can pass freely here, either the prime ministers in the Tai Pavilion or the imperial guards in the imperial city, without exception.
Because Qianqi and inner guards are also part of the Imperial Guards, it is normal to enter and exit at will. Moreover, it is close to the Qianqisi and inner guards' stations, Qin Rui and Wu Youlan naturally chose to leave the palace from here.
But as soon as he walked to the south gate, he saw a stingy scene. The Chunguan Shangshu, the third rank of the Luantai Tongfengge - Duke of Zhou - Wu Chengsi, showed a flattering look on his face, nodding and bowing to the horse. The person sitting upright was not someone else, but Xue Huaiyi, the host of the White Horse Temple.
It is no joke that riding a horse is a forbidden person. "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Wu'an Hou" records: "Wu'an has stopped the court and left the car door." Since all officials came to the court and arrived at the outer door of the palace, they all stopped the car and walked into the palace. Therefore, during the Han Dynasty, civil and military officials could no longer ride horses and go to the palace on sedan chairs.
Of course, there are exceptions. Take Cao Cao and Li Yuan, who have added nine tiny as an example, both of them have overcome this taboo of ministers. So as long as they are not thinking about planning to usurp the throne, and thinking about giving their descendants peace and prosperity, no one dares to think so, let alone do this, even the favor given by the emperor will be ruling in every way.
"Hey, if I remember correctly, since the founding of Emperor Gaozu, even Emperor Taizong, who was the King of Qin at that time, has never enjoyed such treatment!" Qin Rui, who stopped, asked Wu Youlan.
"You remember correctly this. According to the ritual system, only the emperor and the crown prince can ride horses in the forbidden area. Now there is an empress dowager. A monk dares to surpass the law so much and ignore the majesty of the imperial power. He should be killed!"
When Wu Youlan said this, one hand was still pressing on the hilt of the knife. Of course, her little move was not hidden from Qin Rui. She quickly raised her hand and told her not to act rashly. Even if Xue Huaiyi did not receive such an edict and had a legitimate reason to kill, he could not die in the hands of him and Wu Youlan.
"Don't you want to kill him with this excuse? You know that he has been saying bad things about you in the Queen Mother's face!" Wu Youlan replied with a cold face.
This bald donkey is not only arrogant, but also frivolous in his words. Even the commander of the Inner Guards dares to play with frivolous words. I really don’t know how to write the word “death”.
"It's not that I don't want to, but someone will let you and me out. Look, the person is here!" After saying that, Qin Rui raised his chin and signaled Wu Youlan to see who came in.
Qin Rui was not talking about being someone, but was the third rank of Wenchang's left prime minister - Tongfengge Luantai - Duke Wen Guo - Su Liangsi. He took these Yulinwei and Xue Huaiyi across the street, and his face turned pale. The old prime minister has always paid the most attention to rules. Seeing such a ruling and fatherless approach, it would be strange if he didn't become popular.
"I can ride a horse in the forbidden area and walk through the gates of the prime minister, but I am still a person outside the world! Ignoring the national law, ignoring Your Majesty, and ignoring the empress dowager, what's the use to keep? Take it down, beat me, and beat it hard!" Su Liangsi's gray beard flew up in anger. With a wave of his hand, the Yulin Guard following him rushed directly.
Seeing Xue Huaiyi wearing a "gorgeous" cassock being beaten on the ground, Wu Chengsi was immediately panicked and hurriedly ran to Su Liangsi to bow and beg for mercy. The prime minister's demeanor disappeared for a moment, and Qin Rui and Wu Youlan were so happy that their stomachache was so painful.
"Su Xiang, Su Xiang, you are always open and kind. The great Zen master is also unintentional. He just wants to make things easier. Why do you have such a great liver fire? It's not worth it!"
Although they are all prime ministers, the prime ministers and prime ministers are different after all. Su Liangsi is in charge of the three provinces and directly controls the heavenly officials and the earthly officials. He is the well-deserved leader among all the ministers. Moreover, there are countless disciples and old officials, and they are highly respected between the court and the country, which is far from comparable to Wu Sansi's relationship.
Of course, the reason for not being tough is not only qualifications and fame, but also personal ability. Su Liangsi and his father Su Shichang were both capable people who were good at military strategy and government affairs. They were the confidant think tanks of Taizong and the late emperor. They were experts in handling government affairs and military issues, and no matter how difficult it was, there was no problem.
Wu Chengsi is a fool, but a fool does not mean a fool. The empress dowager has high requirements for government affairs. With Su Liangsi supporting him, he will be scolded less and punished less. Before he has no ability to control the prime minister, he will have to coax this old thing.
"Su Xiang, Su Xiang, you always be kind. If you continue to fight, you will be beaten to death! Even if you don't care about the face of the minister, you have to give the empress dowager three points of shame!" Seeing Xue Huaiyi start vomiting blood, Wu Chengsi became even more anxious and bowed repeatedly to ask Su Liangsi to give her kindness, and almost kowtowed.
Seeing Qin Rui and the others passing by to meet Su Liangsi, Wu Chengsi even asked the two to persuade him. Su Liangsi's Yulin Guards were rewarded by the empress dowager and only followed the orders of the empress dowager and Wu Chengsi was not very useful even if he was the prime minister.
"Fengxian, you are the prime minister, how can you be so frugal for a slave? General Qin is both younger generations, so don't teach them badly!" As he spoke, Su Liangsi still told the Yulin Guards with a dark face, that if you beat him hard, you must break his legs.
Su Liangsi was absolutely fearless when he asked someone to beat Xue Huaiyi. First of all, the South Gate was a special passage for the prime minister. This was clearly stipulated by the court. Walking here is a violation of the rules, and taking a stick is in line with national laws.
Secondly, riding a horse in the middle of the ban is a death sentence. As the prime minister of the dynasty, Su Liangsi saw this act of not having a king or a father, and even if he ordered him to kill him, he would be fine.
Finally, when it comes to the empress dowager, what if it happens to her? Su Liangsi’s approach is reasonable and legal. The empress dowager will not be punished to the ministers of the Zhuguo for the sake of a mere male favor!
"The prime minister follows etiquette and law, and puts the court first everywhere, and the last generals are convinced!" Qin Rui smiled and bowed to Su Liangsi. The reason why he laughed was not because Su Liangsi was so beautiful, but because he was amused by Wu Chengsi's words.
"Fengxian", when Wu Chengsi's father took the words for him, he didn't know what he really thought. Just such a person who can't carry his shoulders and hold his hands, and is useless except for conspiracy and tricks, how can he deserve the beautiful title of "Lu Bu among people and Red Rabbit among horses"? This is really a joke.
"Oh, Li Jian was joking. I was already an unruly person, but I didn't expect anyone to be more arrogant than me. In this way, wouldn't this position of prime minister be handed over to him?" When he said this, Su Liangsi looked at Xue Huaiyi intentionally or unintentionally.
Seeing this scene, Wu Chengsi understood that no matter whether it was the Empress Dowager's confidant general or the old minister of Li, none of them were willing to look at Xue Huaiyi with his eyes straight! OK, you are tough, you are all masters, but we can't, we still have to expect him to blow the "pillow wind" more!
Therefore, after Su Liangsi and Qin Rui left, Wu Chengsi could only call the guards guarding the gate and carried the person to the imperial physician. Seeing Xue Huaiyi cursing Su Liangsi and Qin Rui who had no knowledge of help, Wu Chengsi felt a toothache for him, and for nothing else, the "pig head" he was holding him.
"Immortal Su Liangsi, wait, wait for the monk to go to the Queen Mother to study your book! The monk wants to exile you to Lingnan; no, it should be the whole family to be executed, so as to release the monk's hatred!"
"By the way, there are two other Qin Rui and Wu Youlan who dare to joke with the monk, who wants to calculate with your new and old grudges together!"
Xue Huaiyi said it was quite cruel, but Wu Chengsi frowned frequently and couldn't help but remind him: "Great Zen Master, if you want to learn Su Liangsi, you can learn it, but Qin Rui will forget it!"
"What's wrong with Qin Rui? Isn't he just a general of thousands of cavalry? What's the big deal? There are more fourth-rank officials in the Shendu than the turtles in the Gonghe River. What's the big deal!" Xue Huaiyi replied without any attention.
"The great Zen master, if you fail to participate in Su Liangsi, you will be scolded at most; if you offend Qin Rui, you will be burial without a place to die. Just think of Liu Huizhi!"
Qin Rui's official position was not big, just a small fourth-rank official, but just such a small four-rank official killed a prime minister. And nothing happened, it can be seen from him that his saint's relatives were prosperous. If Xue Huaiyi had done the same thing, Wu Chengsi would not believe that he could be safe and safe, and walked out of the palace with great swagger.
Chapter completed!