On the third day of the first lunar month, there was a grand scene of singing and dancing in Chang'an City, which was rare in the Wude years.
In the first month of the year before last, the King of Qin was attacking the Central Plains with all his might, but the outcome was still uncertain.
In the first month of last year, Liu Heitai swept through Hebei, and the Tang army was defeated one after another. Many famous generals only escaped with their lives. Qin King Li Shimin had to lead his army on the third day of the first lunar month.
This year, to the south of the Yellow River, Du Fuwei has already gone north to Chang'an alone. To the north of the Yellow River, Liu Heitai was defeated and died more than a month ago. It can be said that Li Tang has de facto unified the world. Perhaps he can turn his attention to
The grassland where the tiger is eyeing.
But beneath the seemingly peaceful singing and dancing, there is an undercurrent surging, and there are rumors circulating in Chang'an City about the sparks that sparked between the prince and the King of Qin during the congratulations the day before yesterday.
Of course, most people's eyes were on Ling Jing, who stepped into Chang'an City for the first time in his life today.
The prince of the East Palace washed his horse and Wei Zheng pinched his nose to ask for credit. Li Shimin immediately summoned Ling Jing to Tiance Mansion and appointed him as a soldier to join the military. This matter had spread throughout Chang'an.
Ling Jing refused Li Shan and was accompanied by Su Dingfang. He only brought two followers and asked Zhu Ba as his guide. He did not ride a horse or car, but walked slowly into Chang'an.
"That's Zhuque Street." Zhu Ba murmured in a low voice, "Go around it, and to the north of West Market is Jinchengfang."
When passing by the West Market, Ling Jing went in for a walk with great interest. This place was already prosperous, and it coincided with the New Year. Hu merchant dancers could be seen everywhere.
Along the way, Ling Jing estimated in his mind that there were nearly twenty wine shops alone, including Xuancheng Laochun, Hangzhou Lihua, Jiannan Shaochun, as well as pomegranate wine, wine, and the most famous Sanle pulp.
"Mr. Ling, this is it." Zhu Ba stopped outside a small facade that Zhu Wei had rented.
Small, very small, at least the facade is small. Ling Jing frowned and saw that there was also a wine shop opposite. People were coming and going, and the word "Xinfeng" was written on the plaque.
Ling Jing burst out laughing. Xinfeng wine is produced locally in Chang'an and is delicious and expensive. Before going to Zhujiagou last year, Ma Zhou drank Bawang wine in a wine shop and was beaten up by the shopkeeper... It was obvious that he drank Bawang wine in Changlepo.
Not the first time.
After walking around for a while, Ling Jing didn't say anything. The place was indeed a bit small, but considering that all the wine was brewed in Zhujiagou and the place was only for sale, it was almost enough.
After leaving the West Market, the group went straight to Jinchengfang and stopped in front of a mansion that was not grand but covered an extremely large area.
It looks like a mansion belonging to a wealthy family, but in fact it is a government office, where the famous Tiance Mansion is located.
Last year in the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang, Li Shimin captured two kings in one battle, was granted the title of General Tiance, and built the Tiance Mansion. At that time, Li Shimin was still in Luoyang, so the actual location of the Tiance Mansion was in Luoyang.
Li Shimin left Qu Tutong, Yu Zhining and other cultural relics officials in Luoyang, and later sent Han Liang and Zhang Liang to Luoyang one after another. However, he himself was trapped in a cage, and because he lived in the back hall of Taiji Palace
, so we chose a place in Chang'an to place the Tiance Mansion.
The concierge announced that the middle door was wide open, and a middle-aged man with a stern face came out to greet him. The official on the left was wearing a light robe and a jade belt, and the official on the right was smiling.
Ling Jing only recognized the person on the right, who was also a famous figure in Shandong and Fang Xuanling of the Fang family in Qinghe.
Fang Xuanling introduced with a smile, the leader was Du Ruhui, and the one on the left was Changsun Wuji.
Last night, Li Shan spoke in detail about the officials of Tiance Mansion. Among them, these three were the counselors who spent the most time.
Changsun Wuji is Li Shimin's brother-in-law. His own talents have not been reflected, but he is Li Shimin's absolute confidant.
Du Ruhui was originally a descendant of the Du family in Jingzhao, and could be regarded as a talented person.
Fang Xuanling was the most critical figure in the process of Li Shimin's establishment of his power. Nearly one-third of the outstanding figures in the Tiance Mansion were recommended by him, and even Du Ruhui was recommended by him.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Du Ruhui was stern and self-possessed, Changsun Wuji chatted and laughed happily, and Fang Xuanling spoke softly.
Ling Jing thought of Li Shan's comment last night, "Fang's plans will never be resolved."
However, judging from his position, Du Ruhui obviously surpassed Fang Xuanling.
These three people came together to welcome him, which was obviously beyond the standard... Ling Jing realized immediately that this was not only to welcome him, but also to reward Li Shan for pacifying Shandong and helping King Qin foil the plot of the East Palace.
Stepping into the main hall, today all the heroes in Tiance Mansion have arrived. Except for Han Liang and Yu Zhining, who are still in other places, the eighteen bachelors have arrived, and there are also many people with both civil and military talents.
Li Shimin, who was sitting at the top, stood up to greet him, took Ling Jing's hand, and said with a big smile: "Mr. Ling's name must have been admired by everyone for a long time. I am lucky enough to make Tiance Mansion even more glorious today."
Ling Jing bowed humbly, but several thoughts flashed through his mind instantly... This kind of old fox is not afraid of thinking too much, but is afraid of thinking too little.
The first half of Li Shimin's sentence vaguely pointed out Ling Jing's threat to the Luoyang Hulao War that day, but he did not say it out loud... After all, it was Li Shimin who captured Dou Jiande alive, and Ling Jing was Dou Jiande's most important adviser.
The second half of the words, on the one hand, pointed out Li Shan behind Ling Jing. Those who know can understand it, but those who don’t know cannot understand it. On the other hand, it shows that Li Shimin does not forget the old person... which is even more glorious.
, instead of being radiant.
Fang Xuanling and Li Shousu from the Li family in Zhao County, who was also born in Shandong, introduced Ling Jing one by one. Most of them had a kind attitude... After all, everyone knew that Ling Jing had brought great influence to Tiance Mansion in appeasing Shandong.
What.
Ling Jing saluted one by one and silently thought about the people Li Shan mentioned last night, such as Zhang Gongjin, Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, Duan Zhixuan, Gao Shilian... Well, they are basically all people from the Xuanwu Sect.
However, there was one person among them who was quite angry. After signing up by his last name, he turned around and left. Fang Xuanling still had a smile on his face. Ling Jing was keenly aware that Du Ruhui was quite unswerving... That person was also a descendant of the Du family in Jingzhao.
Flooded.
Du Ruhui's face was gloomy. Du Yan was his biological uncle, but the uncle and nephew had quite a grudge.
Du Yan joined Wang Shichong a few years ago and became the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. At that time, most of the Du family's descendants were in Luoyang, and Du Ruhui's eldest brother was also under Wang Shichong's command.
Du Yan and Du Ruhui did not get along, and actually engaged in slander, which resulted in Du Ruhui's eldest brother being killed and his younger brother Du Chuke also being imprisoned.
After the Battle of Luoyang last year, Du Yan, as a prominent figure in the Zheng Kingdom, deserved to be beheaded. In the end, it was Du Chuke who begged... The Du family in Jingzhao was a prominent family in the world. His uncle killed his nephew, and his nephew killed his uncle, which was laughed at by others.
In the end, Du Ruhui had no choice but to plead with Li Shimin, and Du Yan was saved from death... As for why he was embarrassed by Ling Jing today, it was because Fang Xuanling had previously informed privately that Xu Duyan had been promoted to Tiance Mansion Soldier Cao Shenjun, and now he was raised by a foreign army.
Ling Jing snatched it away.
Today, Du Yan actually does not have a formal official position. He is just a scholar in the Literature Museum, and he has not been admitted to the Eighteenth Bachelor... It is just because the Literature Museum was built by the King of Qin that Du Yan is regarded as a staff member of the Qin Palace.
However, there were those who were scornful like Du Yan, and there were also those who came with good intentions, such as Xue Shou, who was also Li Shimin's confidant and advisor, and joined the army.
There is also the famous Kong Yingda, the 31st grandson of Confucius, who knew Ling Jing in his early years.
There are also those who are ignorant and insist on joining in the fun, such as Xu Jingzong, one of the eighteen bachelors... Ling Jing remembers this name because Li Shan commented last night that this person is a "rising star"!
He is indeed a rising star. The eighteen bachelors basically died out during the Zhenguan period. Only Yu Zhining and Xu Jingzong, who were not reused during the Zhenguan period, survived until the Gaozong period. After that, Wu Zetian came forward and Xu Jingzong counterattacked. Yu Zhining and Changsun Wu
Ji drove away all his old comrades, and he became prime minister for several years.