The First Family of the Tang Dynasty Chapter 2648 Zhang Liang, who was a farmer in Xingyang, and Zheng Yuanshou, the boss of the Zheng family in Xingyang
Chapter 2648 Zhang Liang, who was a farmer in Xingyang, and Zheng Yuanshou, the boss of the Zheng family in Xingyang
The next day, in the court hall, Li Zhi had just sat down when he saw Lu Siqing of Honglu Temple standing up.
With an impassioned look on his face, he impeached King Wu Li Ke for slacking off and dereliction of duty, treating foreign affairs and government affairs as child's play.
Hearing the impeachment of Lu Siqing, all the officials were worried. Your Majesty is not here, and the Crown Prince is far away in the south of the Yangtze River.
He, King of Wu, Li Ke, is His Majesty's biological son, and even considered to be the brother of King Li Zhi of Jin.
Therefore, those two are the only ones who want to punish His Highness the Prince.
However, the extremely angry mood of the Honglu Temple Minister also needed to be appeased. In the end, Changsun Wuji stepped forward and took the Lu Temple Minister's impeachment memorial and handed it to His Royal Highness the King of Jin, who was supervising the country.
Of course, he was only responsible for accepting the memorial, and would have to pass it on to Jinyang for His Majesty's decision.
Looking at the various government affairs in the court, Zhang Liang almost dozed off.
As Wu Fuchen among the auxiliary ministers, Zhang Liang was quite unhappy. After all, it was the little brat King Jin who was supervising the country, not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
If he were His Highness the Crown Prince, he would at least be able to get close to the future king of a country during this period of time.
Although King Li Zhi of Jin is also His Majesty's legitimate son, he is not the crown prince after all. After His Majesty returns to Beijing in the future, I believe it won't be long before he is kicked out of Luoyang and returned to the feudal clan.
Moreover, I am responsible for the military affairs when His Majesty is not in Luoyang.
Now the only people left in Luoyang are the Zuo Jinwu Guards under his control and the Zuo Jianmen soldiers and horses commanded by Zuo Jianmen General Guo Xun.
Although Jinwu's guards and horses were far more numerous than those of the Zuojian gatekeeper who was responsible for guarding the palace, it was still a full force.
Zuo Jinwu's guards numbered no more than 25,000, and some of Zuojian's guards had already accompanied His Majesty on his northern tour, leaving only about 13,000 of them.
Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty was peaceful all over the world, and Luoyang was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, so naturally nothing would happen.
As a result, Wu Fuchen himself lived a very relaxed life.
Without wasting too much time, all the affairs of the Supervisory State were quickly dealt with. After His Royal Highness the King of Jin, who was supervising the State, said a few words, all the ministers and ministers naturally retreated.
Zhang Liang wandered out of Zhenguan Palace as usual and walked towards the outside of the palace.
After walking not far, I heard a greeting from behind. I turned my head and saw the Minister of Rites, Zheng Shilang, walking quickly towards me.
This Minister Zheng was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, and he could be regarded as a local snake in Luoyang.
And the time he served as the Minister of Rites in the Ministry of Rites was probably not ten years, but probably seven or eight years.
It has even been longer than the time when Dou Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites joined the Ministry of Rites, and he has done quite well.
But it happened that Doulu Kuan became the Minister of Rites. Although he was nearly sixty years old, he could only stay in the position of Minister of Rites and continue to shine.
Needless to say, all this is naturally because His Majesty is not willing to allow these people from aristocratic families to control important functional departments of the court.
Therefore, even if His Majesty previously ordered the Ministry of Rites to preside over important matters such as the imperial examination, he only asked Doulu Shangshu and another Minister Hu to be in charge.
Immediately put aside the Minister Zheng, but as an experienced driver who has been in the officialdom for a long time.
Minister Zheng has long been indifferent to honor and disgrace. Well, at least on the surface he is very indifferent to honor and disgrace.
But no matter how the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty dealt with these aristocratic families, there were hundreds of civil and military officials in the Tang Dynasty and outside the country.
I still maintain a sense of awe for these aristocratic families that have been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years.
Zhang Liang, who came from a humble background, was from Xingyang, and he came from a humble background and made a living by farming.
During the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he also took the shuttle bus to Wagangzhai, joined the team, and became Li Ji's subordinate.
Naturally, his achievements were obtained by playing hard for his life, but facing the boss of the Zheng family in Xingyang, Zhang Liang, who had been envious of the Zheng family in Xingyang since he was a child,
Even though he is already one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, and now he is the general of Zuojin Wuwei.
At this moment, facing this Minister Zheng, who was much lower than him in official position, he still subconsciously bent down and showed a flattering smile.
"It turns out to be Mr. Zheng. I wonder why Mr. Zheng called me?"
"It's not a big deal. You and I are both from Xingyang. We should get closer and closer..."
Looking at this Minister Zheng, who was almost sixty years old, but still looked very charming, Zhang Liang couldn't help but feel a little flattered.
We walked and chatted with each other. After all, they were both from Xingyang, and Zheng Shilang didn't have the airs of a nobleman from an aristocratic family, and he spoke nicely.
This made Zhang Liang feel a little elated. After arriving outside the palace, Zheng Shilang glanced left and right, and then whispered.
"Mr. Zhang Yun, I have something to ask you, but it's really not convenient to say it at this time.
If it is convenient for Mr. Zhang Yun, please come to my humble residence tonight, and I will certainly throw a banquet and sweep the couch to welcome you..."
Zhang Liang's eyes suddenly lit up. This was a good opportunity to get close to the boss of the Zheng family in Xingyang. How could he not have time? He immediately agreed without any hesitation.
"Since Mr. Zheng invited me, there is no problem,"
Looking at Zheng Shilang's back walking away after saying goodbye to him, Zhang Liang couldn't help but have a trace of pride flash across his face.
It would be great to be able to establish a relationship with this person. After all, in the past, the Zhang family, a Hanwei commoner in Xingyang, now has the opportunity to become a guest of the Zheng family, a prominent family in Xingyang.
I'm afraid that if I burn paper for my biological father, he might be so excited that smoke rises from the grave.
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It was night, Zhang Liang, who was well-dressed, slowly entered the Zheng Mansion under the guidance of the chief steward of the Zheng Mansion, and the second son of Zheng Shilang was already waiting in front of the hall.
After the greetings, the Second Young Master Zheng smiled and led the way, leading Zhang Liang straight towards the inner courtyard.
Soon, he arrived in front of the private courtyard where the study room was located. Zhang Liang saw Zheng Shilang waiting for him at the gate of the courtyard and hurriedly stepped forward to bow.
After a few words of greeting, Zheng Shilang smiled and took Zhang Liang's arm.
"Mr. Yun came at the right time. My uncle Zheng Yuanshou happened to be talking to a certain person, so he could introduce him to Mr. Yun."
"Weng Zheng is actually here?" Hearing this, Zhang Liang couldn't help being surprised. This is the current head of the Zheng family in Xingyang.
Although he had already resigned from office due to old age, the shadow of the person, the name of the tree, and the major events of the Zheng family in Xingyang could not escape Zheng Yuanshou.
Zhang Liang, who was a little worried but also a little surprised, quickly entered the study room with Zheng Shilang.
Then I saw the white-haired old man holding a book in his hand and stroking his beard and reading. It was Zheng Yuanshou who had been an official in the same court in the past.
Zheng Yuanshou slowly raised his head and saw the rather tall Zhang Liang, stroking his long beard and nodding slightly.
"In the past, when I saw Duke Zhang Yun, he was suave and extraordinary. But now, when I see him, he is..."