Chapter 706: Chuzhou’s strange signs

As night fell, a carriage drove out of the Daming Palace. Dozens of guards outside the Daming Palace met at the same time. The carriage was spacious and luxurious. There was a lantern hanging on the top of the car door. Under the orange-red light, the three black words "Secretary of the People's Republic of China" looked particularly dazzling.

This is the carriage of Zhang Yun, the right prime minister. He had just gotten off the court and was about to go back to his mansion. After a busy day, Zhang Yun seemed a little tired. He was closing his eyes and leaning against the wall of the carriage. The carriage turned a corner and entered Zhuque Street. At this time, he suddenly remembered something and ordered: "I won't go back to my mansion for the time being, go to Mr. Pei's mansion."

Pei Shilang, also the Minister of Personnel, Pei Min, was appointed as the young master of the crown prince. Although he was appointed as the Minister of the Seven Priests, his qualifications among the seven princes were second only to Zhang Yun. Back then, he was the right prime minister of the court, and the court was in danger. He took on the overall situation and won wide praise from the court. Even Zhang Yun was sometimes jealous of his prestige.

But today he went to Pei Min's mansion and discussed it with Pei Min. Pei Min was a little sick this afternoon and returned to the mansion early. But just after he returned to the mansion, Cui Qi, the prefect of Chuzhou, went to Beijing to offer treasures, offering thirteen treasures including the national treasure of Dinghui Temple in Chuzhou. This was discovered by an old nun Zhenru, who was fetching water in the well. There were thirteen treasures in total, all rare treasures in the world.

What is even more surprising is that the second jade rooster carved a line of words. The jade comes out and the world is determined. The third jade gu Bi is also carved a line of words. The jade appears and the saint comes out.

The handwriting is simple and can be seen to be at least a hundred years old. This incident immediately caused a sensation in the court. This is not the kind of fake auspicious signs that were some time ago. Li Bai, a Hanlin Grand Secretary and a Ph.D. in Imperial College, recognized these thirteen treasures. This should be the private treasure of Zhang Lihua, the imperial concubine of the Chen Dynasty in the early Sui Dynasty, and was called the Thirteen Ruyilang.

After the Sui Dynasty general He Ruobi and Han Qinhu captured the Chen Dynasty, Zhang Lihua and Chen Houzhu were captured at the same time, but these thirteen treasures were missing. After more than a hundred years, they actually appeared in the well of the Chuzhou nunnery. All the ministers inferred that Chuzhou was not far from the capital of the Chen Dynasty, Jinling. This must have been a palace maid or other concubines who stole this treasure while the city was broken and hid in Dinghui Temple as a nun. Baoyu stayed in the temple. Today, a hundred years later, it was finally released.

As for the handwriting on the jade, it is very likely that it was engraved to echo Emperor Wen of Sui's rule of the world. But for some reason, these thirteen precious jades were not released at that time, but now they are released, which surprised all officials in the court, and they all thought that this indicates something.

In fact, it indicates something that everyone knows. This is what everyone expects. There is no saint master in the Tang Dynasty for a long time. Li Qing stabilized the country and was young and promising. If he ascended the throne, it would be the guarantee for the revival of the Tang Dynasty. This is in line with the trend and the general trend.

Now Zhang Yun is thinking and thinking about how to help Li Qing'an ascend the throne successfully, to embrace Li, and repay his kindness for him. The appearance of Baoyu from Chuzhou is undoubtedly the best opportunity, so that he can mobilize the government and the people and create public opinion for Li Qing'an ascend to the throne.

Today is the last day for Zhang Yun to write for the ruling affairs. It will be Pei Min's turn tomorrow. Today he went to Pei Min's mansion to explain the unfinished things, and to discuss with him the release of Baoyu.

The carriage drove into Chongrenfang and stopped in front of Pei Min's mansion. Zhang Yun got off the carriage. The Pei Mansion family had already reported it, and Pei Min came out.

"Zhang Xiangguo is very honored to visit his humble house!"

"Hey! Master Pei is ashamed of me!" Zhang Yun smiled bitterly and said to him with concern: "Mr Pei is not feeling well, so don't go out."

"I'm back and taking a nap for a while, and I'm already much better."

Pei Min enthusiastically invited Zhang Yun into the mansion. The two of them came to the study and sat down. The maid served fragrant tea. Zhang Yun smiled and said, "Tomorrow, the young master will be on duty. Today, there are some things to explain."

Pei Min was a little surprised. Generally, the handover of such ruling affairs was completed in the ruling affairs hall. Why did he come to his home today? He was surprised, but his face was not revealed. Pei Min smiled slightly, "Is there anything important?"

"Young Master Pei doesn't know that there is a treasure in Chuzhou!" Zhang Yun looked at Pei Min and said.

Pei Min was unwell and went to bed when she returned home. He woke up just now and didn't know about this. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Chuzhou has treasures, what's going on?"

Zhang Yun then told him in detail about the treasures in Chuzhou, and finally said: "This matter has spread throughout the court and the country, and the city will soon be full of storms. The next tenth, it will happen that Master Pei will be on the rotation of the political affairs writer. Master Pei must deal with it well!"

Only then did Pei Min realize the treasure. Isn’t this auspicious sign for Li Qing'an? The real auspicious sign, Pei Min also understood what Zhang Yun meant and asked him to make good use of this matter and push public opinion up. From Pei Min’s original intention, he also hoped that Li Qing'an could ascend the throne. They all agreed that if Li Qing'an ascended the throne, he would be comparable to Taizong.

The mid-Tang Rebellion was largely due to the loss of control of military power. Now the royal family has been greatly weakened. No matter which royal family ascended the throne, they cannot control the army. Only Li Qing'an, only he can firmly control the army in the center of the government and the opposition, have an army to defend the country, and with a clear political tranquility, the revival of the Tang Dynasty is just around the corner.

But Pei Min had a small selfish intention. He hoped to have a good talk with Li Qing'an, or even negotiated with him. The Zhengshi Hall would like to negotiate with him, hoping that he could clarify the boundaries of the monarchy and the minister's power and maintain the current power structure of the Zhengshi Hall. When the Zhengshi Hall reached an agreement with him, the Zhengshi Hall would push him to the top.

Pei Min's idea was supported by Yan Zhenqing and Guo Ziyi, but when he talked about this with Cui Ning last night, he was poured with cold water by Cui Ning, saying that he was a scholar and how could he bargain with Li Qing'an? If that was the case, there would be only one ending, and the Zhengshi Hall was disbanded.

Pei Min thought about it all night last night, although he knew that their current political affairs halls were actually arranged by Li Qing'an, so they were not qualified to bargain with Li Qing'an. But he really hoped that the Tang Dynasty would not have the situation of dictatorship again, as that would only lead to the Tang Dynasty's decline again.

The prosperous era of Kaiyuan, but when Tianbao was in the midst of the prosperous period, it declined sharply. What are the reasons? There are many reasons: the corruption of the government system and the strong land annexation are all appearances, and the collapse of the system is the main reason, that is, Li Longji undermined the prime minister's power in the later period, the imperial power over all, and he was dictatorial!

It is precisely this reason that the power of the three provinces was useless, and the power was no longer supervised or restricted. Under the instruction of Li Longji, Li Linfu began to create one horrifying case after another. The power struggle was fierce, the government was deserted, and all kinds of disadvantages that were not very serious quickly expanded and became more and more serious. The entire Tang Dynasty began to rot from its roots and the whole body was rotten. Therefore, Du Fu denounced that the rich people had smelly wine and meat, and the road was frozen to death.

The lessons of the past are as follows: Pei Min learns from his lessons today. He hopes that after Li Qing'an ascends the throne, he can draw a clear line between the ruler and the minister. In this way, he will fight his life and support Li Qing'an ascends the throne.

At this time, when Zhang Yun implicitly expressed to him that he wanted to use the treasure of Chuzhou to lay the foundation for public opinion about Li Qing'an's ascension to the throne, Pei Min was a little hesitant for a moment. He wanted to wait for Li Qing'an to come back and everyone would sit together and discuss it carefully.

"Zhang Xiangguo, let's wait for Your Highness to come back!"

"Why?" Zhang Yun was a little surprised, "Master Pei, don't you support Your Highness ascend the throne?"

"It's not that I don't support it. I hope the Zhengshi Hall can talk to him again and clarify the power of the Zhengshi Hall in the future."

Zhang Yun understood, and he seemed to have heard that Pei Min and Yan Zhenqing had a private talk. It would be best if the Political Affairs Hall could hold a negotiation with Li Qing'an.

A sarcastic smile appeared on Zhang Yun's lips, "What if the Political Affairs Hall cannot reach an agreement with him? Is Shao Shi Pei not going to support him ascend the throne, but instead support others ascend the throne? If so, who will Mr. Pei plan to support ascend the throne?"

"This..." Pei Min was a little speechless when asked.

Zhang Yun said again: "Sister Pei, please forgive me for being blunt. If His Highness Prince of Zhao had not supported this Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty would have been divided, and An Lushan had already entered Guanzhong to proclaim himself emperor. The Hu people drank horses in the Central Plains, and the Han people were suffering. You and I would have become a dead bone in the loess, or were entrusted to An Lushan's knees. Do we have any political affairs hall to discuss military and national affairs? Young Marshal Pei, I wonder if you have ever thought about it. A country cannot be without a king. This is the way of heaven, but the Tang Dynasty has not had a king for a long time. Why can it run smoothly? That is because His Highness Prince of Zhao has already shouldered the responsibility of the king, right? He is already the fact that His Majesty the Emperor, but he has no title of a saint. What we have to do today is to give him a legitimate reputation."

"But with the Emperor and the Empress Dowager in the Tang Dynasty, how can we say that there has been no king for a long time?"

Pei Min admitted that Li Qing'an was the pillar of the Tang Dynasty, but he was very dissatisfied with Zhang Yun's words of lordlessness. He could not deny the existence of the Tang Dynasty because of Li Qing'an's role.

"Is that two-year-old brat? Humph! I heard that he is still wetting the bed."

Zhang Yun's tone was full of contempt for the little emperor, "Shao Shi Pei, I'm afraid you are the only one in the court who thinks he is the emperor. The court has three provinces, six ministries, nine temples, five supervisors, and thousands of officials and ministers. Who really supports a two-year-old child as the emperor? Can he save the Tang Dynasty from danger? Can he lead all officials to achieve the revival? Shao Shi Pei, I advise you to be realistic! As long as we can do our best to save his life, we have already done our best to be a minister."

"Then what are you going to do? Just say it!" Pei Min found that he and Zhang Yun had no common language, and he was no longer going to discuss with Zhang Yun anymore.

Zhang Yun also disliked Pei Min's scholarly arrogance. In fact, he also hoped that Li Qing'an could continue to maintain the current power of the Political Affairs Hall. In this regard, his original intention was the same as Pei Min, but their style of work was different. Pei Min was more scholarly and was more enthusiastic, and he preferred to sign a monarch-subject agreement first and use an agreement to constrain Li Qing'an's future imperial power. Zhang Yun was more realistic. He believed that they had no room for negotiation with Li Qing'an, and could only slowly persuade Li Qing'an in the future.

Of course, Li Qingan is doing a good job now, and he may not necessarily change his current power structure.

"Shaoshi Pei, since the treasure jade has been produced in Chuzhou, it is God's will. I hope our Political Affairs Hall can use this auspicious sign to vigorously promote it so that all the scholars and people in the world understand that it is God's will!"

After pausing, Zhang Yun looked at Pei Min's face, and then said tentatively: "If Master Pei still has doubts in his heart, he might as well be considered ill for ten years."

In fact, this is the real intention of Zhang Yun to visit Pei Min. Pei Min said she had been sick for one hundred years, so Zhang Yun would be in charge of the government for another ten years. In this way, he would have made the main contribution to planning this auspicious incident and even public opinion.

Pei Min pondered for a while and understood what Zhang Yun meant. Although he always wanted to talk to Li Qing'an, he finally agreed and let Zhang Yun take power for another tenth. He also knew that Li Qing'an's ascension to the throne was the general trend and he could not stop it. Of course, he did not want to stop it.

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Two days later, the incident of treasures in Chuzhou spread throughout Changan City. This time, the world-famous poet Li Bai identified it as an object from the beginning of the Sui Dynasty. The treasure that should have appeared in the early Sui Dynasty or the early Tang Dynasty appeared a hundred years later. Although some people think this is just a coincidence, most people think that this is the will of heaven. For a time, the military camps in Chang'an were talking about this matter, and the major wineries and teahouses, almost every household was talking about the appearance of the will of heaven.

‘The treasure jade comes out, the world is settled, the treasure jade appears, and the saint comes out.’

The rebellion of Shi Siming and An Lushan has subsided, and the northern and southern Tang Dynasty has been unified. The King of Jing and Wu, who ruled Jingzhou and Jianghuai, have disappeared. The world is peaceful and peaceful, strongly indicating the emergence of the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the beginning of the revival of the Tang Dynasty.

In the Taibai Restaurant in East City, Chang'an, the business is particularly booming, with people coming and going, and the guests are constantly flowing. It is also very lively in the lobby on the second floor. More than a hundred drinkers were drinking while listening to a businessman telling his experience, and everyone was fascinated by the hearing.

The merchant is from Luoyang. He brought a thousand pieces of silk with the caravan to Xinde for business a year ago. He just came back recently and looked like he had made a fortune.

"You never dreamed! I actually saw the dragon flag of our Tang Dynasty on the sea. It was incredible..."

"How come there are flags on the sea? Did they emerge from the sea?" someone asked.

"Where is the sea so big?" someone asked again.

"No! No! It's in the Malujia Strait. I saw the city building on the north side of the gorge on the boat. The dragon flag of our Tang Dynasty and the Tang army were planted on the city. You don't know, at that moment, my tears were flowing out. I was so excited!"

"Where is the Strait of Malacca? Is it far from us?"

"It's very far away, to the south of Annan Protectorate, and a thousand miles away from Annan Protectorate. It's a very important strait. I never expected that the Tang Dynasty would build a city there."

"God! How big is our Tang Dynasty territory now?" Someone exclaimed, "Is there a thousand miles?"

"More than thousands of miles!"

The merchant shouted: "Our Tang Dynasty territory is more than ten thousand miles, starting from the sea in the east, reaching the Amu River in the west, reaching the Malujia Strait in the south, and reaching the Bohai Kingdom in the north...."

At this time, an insider finally interrupted him, "It seems that the northernmost country is not just Bohai Kingdom! I heard that the Shiwei people in the north of Bohai Kingdom also surrendered General Li Baozhen. It is said that going northward will be the extreme north ice field. His Highness Zhao is leading 300,000 Tang troops and the Uighurs to compete for the grassland. I believe that news of victory will come soon."

The lobby suddenly became quiet. This huge empire made everyone dazzling. In fact, there was a little vain in my heart. Many people didn’t quite understand what such a large territory meant to them?

"Have you heard about the treasures in Chuzhou?" Someone turned the topic to the hottest events in Chang'an.

"I heard that it is said to be a treasure of the Chen Dynasty, named Ruyi Shisanlang, which has been silent for more than a hundred years."

An old man sighed, "This is auspicious coming from heaven! Baoyu appears, the saint comes out, and our Tang Dynasty will produce another Emperor Taizong who will stabilize the country."

"Brother-in-law, you are talking about His Highness Zhao!"

The old man nodded, "A wise king will be born, prosperous for decades, a foolish king will be born, and the country will be down for decades, and everyone will be unlucky. Now I just hope that His Highness, King Zhao, can live a hundred years of long life and let my son and grandson live a good life for decades."

"I have no other requirements. I just hope that His Highness Zhao can make the price of rice per bucket of rice never exceed one hundred cents, so I will firmly support him ascending the throne and becoming emperor."

"Zhao San, you are talking in your sleep! It's useless to support it or not."

"You know that the world is fair and free in the hearts of the people. Those powerful and noble officials are deceiving themselves every day to embellish the prosperity of the country and peace in the world. It is self-deception. Whether the Tang Dynasty is strong or not depends on the hearts of the people, and we ordinary people. The world is a scale, and the hearts of the people are the weights. Only when we ordinary people support him can His Highness King Zhao sit on the country, firmly sit on the country, and continue to sit down. Do you understand?"

Everyone was arguing, and a friend came over, blocked the stairs first, and then shouted: "Look out, everyone, there are scholars parades!"

Everyone was excited and ran towards the window. They wanted to go downstairs to see, but were blocked by their friends. Everyone had to squeeze to the window. They saw a huge parade coming towards the east city, holding a banner and holding a banner. The seven academic institutions under the Imperial College, Imperial College, Guangwen, Four Gates, Rules, Books, and other schools participated in the parade, and more than 100,000 scholars were included.

This is Zhang Yun's plan. He was the leader of the literary world of the Tang Dynasty. Han Zemu, the priest of the Imperial College, was recommended by him. He could mobilize the literati of the Tang Dynasty to build momentum for Li Qing'an.

Hundreds of thousands of scholars marched on the streets, and Han Zemu, the Imperial College Priest, walked in the front, followed by hundreds of doctoral assistants, holding various flags and slogans in the vast team:

‘But let the flying general in Longcheng be there, and the Huma will not be able to cross Yinshan!’

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To be continued...