In the southwest corner of the imperial city, in the Youwei Guard Office adjacent to the Secretary's Department, the soldiers were gathering for a cockfight, and the shouting was very lively. Search xs520.
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“Peck it! Peck it!”
The two young men walked to the gate and looked around for a while. Seeing that no one was guarding the door, they had no choice but to push it and go straight in.
They are all slender and tall, with handsome looks. The elder one of them is wearing a Taoist robe and has a more elegant temperament. He raised his hand and waved it slightly in front of his nose, as if he disliked the smell of horse manure and sweat in the yard.
The other person was younger, wearing a green official robe, and his movements were steady. He waited patiently for the cockfight to end before speaking.
“May I ask, is General Xue Chang and Xue here?”
“Who are you?”
“Xue Bai, the school secretary, is the official secretary of the imperial edict, serving in the East Palace, and the editor-in-chief Li Mi.”
"Wait until we call the general." A soldier stuffed the coins won from the cockfight into his arms and whispered in his pocket: "It's better for a sixth-grade officer to wear an official robe."
After a while, Xue Chang was pushed to wake up by Youwei Zhonglang, and after rubbing his eyes, he remembered that he had received an order to move to the East Palace and the left and right guards led the mansion, and let the office go to the secretary department.
“尻, there was a time when the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya were bullied by the Secretary.”
“General, are you still moving?”
“Move, cockfighting is not cockfighting.”
Xue Chang yawned and came to the lobby. When he saw Xue Bai, he was stunned for a moment and laughed: "Isn't this my cheap nephew?"
It was a misunderstanding. Now Xue Ling has found his real son."
“Hey, speaking of Xue Ling, he still owes me more than a hundred dollars.” Xue Chang said, “I heard that his daughter is getting married, so I should pay back the money.”
Just as Xue Bai was about to speak, Xue Chang waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about my Xue family's affairs...Brothers, go to the right to lead the Wei Mansion!"
These Nanya soldiers took nothing with them except their military registers and their respective armors and weapons. They left in a hurry, leaving the messy Youwei Guards in the evening. The next day, Li Mi and Xue Bai made arrangements for miscellaneous matters.
The guards swept the government office and saw a mountain of wine jars, meat bones, and all kinds of random objects, including some women's bellybands. "If there is a rebellion in the military town, Brother Changyuan thinks that these imperial guards in the capital are worthy of their respect."
Fight?"
“The Praetorian Guard is not used to counter rebellion.”
“Yes, but it is a fact that the Tang Dynasty is externally strong and internally weak.”
Li Mi turned around and pointed at Xue Bai's green robe and said: "The clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle. The ninth-rank official loves to worry too much."
Although he didn't intend to actually click on it, Xue Bai avoided it to prevent him from poking it with his fingers. He cherished this official uniform very much.
This is the difference between the two. Li Bi is a high-ranking official at a young age, but he does not take his official position seriously and despises his official career. He prefers Taoist robes or white clothes to show his indifferent ambition; Xue Bai does not
In order to show off that he is a ninth-grade official, he thinks that wearing official clothes will be convenient for everyone, and it will be obvious for those petty officials and servants to come to him.
After three or two days of busy work, they finally captured both the right guard and the right leader guard. Only then did they realize that occupying the government office was actually very hard.
In this way, the secretary's office has been expanded to twice its original size. Although there are still some shortcomings, it can carry out preliminary general affairs.
The first major event in the compilation of the canon was that Li Linfu personally came to announce the appointment of the officials in charge of compilation.
On the first day of April, Jinwu Street in the Imperial City was filled with a solemn atmosphere. Officials, scholars, and craftsmen who had been summoned to the Secretariat Department stood in lines waiting. Guards holding halberds were seen slowly coming to protect the high-ranking officials and ministers. Everyone
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There were four people at the front, two of them were wearing purple robes, and two were wearing princely robes. From a distance, people felt a solemn and majestic aura. Wei Shu, also wearing a purple robe, stepped forward to greet them.
These five people are the supervisors of the ceremony, Li Zhen, the king of Siqi, Li Li, the king of Xu, Li Linfu, the right prime minister, and Chen Xilie, the left prime minister.
Xue Bai then learned that Wei Shu, the Minister of Rites, was now also the Minister of Rites. He thought that he was worthy of the status of supervisor. After that, he appointed a group of deputy supervisors, including president, president, vice president, editor and editor, etc.
“An additional five book editors were set up to supervise the progress of the compilation, and they were appointed as ninth-grade officials, including Xue Bai, the school secretary, Yang Xiji, the school secretary, and Yang Hu, the official name of Jixian Palace.
Xue Bai stood at the back of the crowd, listening sleepily, when he suddenly heard his name and learned that he had finally held an official position, and he would probably receive an extra salary. There were also editors, recorders, punctuation students, etc.
Wait, more specific appointments will have to wait until scholars from all walks of life gather in Chang'an.
After that, the five editors began to speak for a long time.
Li Mi did not know when he stepped down from the queue in front, came to Xue Bai's side, and whispered: "You made a big noise again."
“It’s wrong, I didn’t cause it.” Xue Bai said: “In a prosperous age, it is the proper intention to write a grand ceremony. It didn’t happen before because the price of paper was too high, and even the right minister had to think of ways to “cut costs.”
“You have taken advantage of the situation and your methods have become even better.”
“It’s still wrong.” Xue Bai said: “This time it’s not a fight for power, this time it’s just normal business.”
Anyway, they were just watching and listening to the high-sounding words of the high-ranking officials. Li Bi was also interested in chatting with Xue Bai and whispered: "How about telling me how this struggle for power is different from normal common affairs?"
"For example, the difference between grabbing the cake and eating it and making the cake to eat. Previously, I took the poor candidates to the Ministry of Etiquette. The imperial examination cake is only so big. We will share more, and they will share less. It is grabbing the cake to eat, naturally. If you are unhappy, it will be different now. With more fame and official positions, everyone can eat more, which is to make cakes and eat them."
Xue Bai said, and glanced at Li Linfu who was still chatting away from a distance. Seeing that no one noticed the whispers, he continued: "Since you are an official, you can't just grab cakes. Making cakes is the real thing. "
After hearing this, Li Mi first smiled, then shook his head and said: "As you said, whether it is making Hu cakes or making soup noodles, there is only so much rice that can be used in the world. Can you not steal the cakes from the world? Rice for the common people?”
"Then we have to talk about increasing production. It's a pity that you and I are not in charge now."
Li Mi sighed slightly and said: "I'm not saying that this piece of cake should not be made, the other expenses can be reduced, and the writing of books should not be saved. I am only worried that if the right minister takes the lead in this matter, taxes will be increased again."
“I would advise the saint to reduce the expenses in the palace.”
“Are you willing to lose your holy family?“
"Hmm." Xue Bai said: "I have a deep feeling after chatting with Brother Changyuan. As an official, it is easy to grab cakes and make cakes, but the most difficult thing is to grow rice."
"yes."
Li Mi was about to speak when he suddenly realized that Chen Xilie had been staring at them for a while.
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"When it comes to the banquets of the Secretary's Department, the imperial court issued food books to each government office, and each yamen would lend money through the Yamen Bank to collect the interest money to purchase banquets. Previously, the left prime minister combined the food books of several yamen and loaned them together. , carefully prepared, everyone naturally eats well. The whole book??????????.????"
“What now?“
"Didn't you hear what your right minister said just now? Now that the ceremony is being held, the saint has allocated additional money. From now on, Guanglu Temple will be responsible for the food, morning and evening wine, and tea. If you can compile it day and night, you will be paid for tuition fees. ."
The saint is generous, he is truly a generous king that is rare throughout the ages."
On this day, Xue Bai and Li Mi were having a meal with Xiao Yingtu and Li Hua. When they talked about these trivial matters, Xue Bai couldn't help but have some questions and said: "What about the secretary's original food book?"
Everyone had just been transferred here, so they all looked at Xiao Yingshi.
How do I know this? The Prime Minister has never said anything about this."
“The saint is truly a kind and generous king who is rare throughout the ages.” Xue Baisui also praised him.
The three people dining with him were all officials of the sixth rank, but he was the only one of the ninth rank among them, but he was not at all restrained.
Unexpectedly, Li Hua would use his elder's momentum to suppress him. After the meal, he stroked his beard and asked: "I have just arrived at the Secretary's Office. How about Xue Lang showing me around?"
Xiao Yingshi had been in the Secretariat for a long time and was a close friend of Li Hua. He refused to let Xiao Yingshi lead the way and instead went to Xue Bai, who had just been appointed an official. It was obvious that he was not interested in drinking anymore.
For a moment, Li Jilan's peach-like face appeared in Xue Bai's mind. He was a little embarrassed, but he was not afraid to explain it clearly to Li Hua.
He had already thought of the wording. First, he said that he and Ji Lanzi were friends, and then he said that although he had asked Ji Lanzi to do many things,
But he also asked Li Gong to be promoted from the head of the Ministry of Industry to the secretary and editor of the Ministry of Industry within one year.
In this way, you will have enough confidence.
However, Li Hua took him from the Secretariat to the Right Guards Yamen, with his hands behind his back all the way, but never said a word. Xue Bai was originally magnanimous, so he became embarrassed.
“This place is also incorporated into the Secretariat Province, so it occupies a large area.” Li Hua finally choked out a sentence.
Xue Bai said: "Yes."
Li Hua nodded and was speechless again.
It should be noted that when he picked up the pen to write the article, his writing was like a fountain. In this dull atmosphere, a clerk came and said: "Secretary, Mr. Right, I have called your name and asked you to send it to the Prime Minister."
I have an official inquiry from the government."
"good."
Xue Bai did not feel relieved.
The right phase of the vehicle starts.
There are still many people in the Chang'an officialdom who don't know Xue Bai's energy. Seeing that this ninth-grade official has won the favor of the right prime minister, they are all envious.
Why is Xue Xiaoshu favored by the Prime Minister? "
"He is the prospective son-in-law of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Some officials pretended to understand, "Did you know that there is a son-in-law in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Xue Bai was selected as the number one scholar in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
But in fact, Li Linfu did not give Xue Bai a good look and ignored him all the way until he entered the Youxiang Mansion.
Have just been taught a lesson by him.
“Do you really think I won’t touch you? If you don’t tell me the truth beforehand, how can you not have me as your prime minister in your eyes?”
Compared to Chen Xilie’s soft threats, Li Linfu’s tone was calm but he was really capable of taking action.
Once he regards Yang Hua, Xue Bai and others as a serious concern, there is the possibility of another Wei Jian case. The young eunuch should follow the usual rules when he asks the right minister."
Li Linfu looked grim and said: "It's useless to argue. You asked Li to catch Chen Xilie off guard, and you still dare to follow the usual rules?"
“But I do act according to the rules.”
"If there is any big event in the future, please report it to me." Li Linfu did not lower his status to argue with him, but said calmly: "As long as you still want to stay in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty."
“Thank you Prime Minister for the special treatment.”
Li Linfu fell silent and stared at Xue Bai with his sharp eyes like a fighting cock.
Xue Bai then thought about it again and determined that he should not have much conflict of interest with the Right Prime Minister's Office now. Although the Yang Party was a threat, after all, he relied on the Holy Family and did not go too far... Only then did he realize why Li Linfu was like this Take a good look at yourself.
The image of Li Tengkong came to mind again.
For a long time, Li Linfu probably felt that he was not sure that he could use his momentum to make Xue Bai willing to obey, so he waved his hand impatiently.
…
After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xue Bai looked up at the sky, thinking that it would still be too late to go to the general's prison.
He works with the attitude of seizing the day, not because he hopes to achieve meritorious service and be promoted early, but because he knows that he may be promoted soon, so he hopes to do more things in the limited time in the secretarial department.
I wasted some time today, and the two plum blossoms in Yuzhen Temple floated in my heart, stirring up some emotions. I should calm down and do things in a down-to-earth manner.
“The Number One Scholar!”
Suddenly a eunuch rode up and stopped in front of Xue Ri.
“I’m tired of looking for the number one scholar. I came all the way from the Secretary’s Office. Let’s go. The saint has summoned me.”
Xue Bai was proud of his official status and no longer had so much intention to coax Li Longji.
After all, he is different from Jia Chang, Wang Zhun, even Li Linfu, and Yang Hua. He is now portraying the image of a capable minister and official. It was just that before, but now that he wears this official robe and frequently enters the palace, he will easily be regarded as a jester. of.
Of course, since Li Longji was summoned, he had to go to VN reluctantly
"Is it too real to notice? That Shuzi won an official position, so he doesn't take me seriously anymore."
“Why did the saint say this? He wrote books, opened libraries, and published newspapers to express the virtues of the saint through his words.”
But look, which memorial has his name on it?"
“This is where my sworn brother observes the rules. Should a school clerk’s name be recognized by a saint?”
When you first enter the officialdom, you should learn to share the merits of your work and please the officials."
Li Longji lightly scolded, but his eyes were directed at an abacus placed on the Bogu shelf, with a poem "Clouds in the blue sky and water in the bottle" engraved on it.
Xue Bai arrived after a while. He folded his hands and saluted solemnly, saying: "I wish you holy peace, may it last forever."
"Okay, don't be constrained." Li Longjilang said with a smile: "I invite you to come and see my newly arranged opera today, which will surely leave you speechless."
As he spoke, he ordered the Liyuan Opera Troupe to prepare for the performance. During this time, the monarch and his ministers also discussed some recent general affairs.
“You came up with those three ideas that Yang Huo said for him, right? Sometimes I wonder how you have such a long brain. You always have so many new ideas.”
"Your Majesty, yes." Xue Bai said: "I am not a smart person, but I am very courageous. I dare to say whatever I think of."
"Yeah?"
"Kaiyuan, Tianbao is such a prosperous time that there should be a masterpiece. It is not difficult to have this idea. However, the court wants to save paper, so no one dares to mention it. When it is mentioned, some people say that the expense is large and it will increase the burden on the people. The minister is stubborn, no matter what Regardless, he said that even if the house in Xuanyangfang was sold, things would still have to go on.
"Nonsense."
Li Longji didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and immediately scolded him and said: "You dare to sell the house I gave you. Where is the majesty of the emperor? General Gao, you will give an oral instruction to the right minister. Five thousand guan will be spent on repairing the book by me." The inner help comes out."
“The grace of a saint.“
The saint was indeed generous. He arranged this matter. He felt satisfied and patted his knees, guessing that people in later generations would have to add a few more achievements to their comments. When Xue Bai saw such a handiwork, he was disappointed and said: "I'm afraid
The Taifu's treasury is also burdened, and I am willing to donate the house to show His Majesty's frugality."
"That's enough, this is none of your business." Li Longji immediately became unhappy, "Don't ruin your mood for watching the show."
“This is a minister who has exceeded the rules.”
"When you first enter the officialdom, don't imitate those people who sell their reputation by selling direct invitations. Instead, imitate the right minister and be an able minister."
Li Longji then smiled and said: "You can't take charge of the compilation of books all at once. I plan to leave the publication of Di's newspaper to you. Is it possible that you are qualified?"
"Thank you for your trust, your majesty. I will do my best." Xue Bai asked: "But I don't know what the saint has to say to the people of the world with this first report?"
Li Longji leaned on the imperial couch and thought for a while, feeling more and more complacent, but he had nothing to tell his subjects.
"In this way, in a few days, I will summon some ministers with outstanding literary talents to come to court early and compose poems to praise the prosperous times. This will be the content of this first imperial report. I will enjoy it with the people of Chang'an. I will only see if it can be as you want.
Words spread all over Chang'an and even Guanzhong in one day and night?"
“Although the copper plate movable type has not yet been cast, I would still like to try it using carved plates.”
“The ambition is commendable.“
Xue Bai did not want to wait until the movable type copper plate was cast before starting to publish the Di newspaper. If the content of the Di newspaper was not much, the engraving plate was fully capable.
His advice and measures were actually based on Chen Xilie and Li Linfu who did not understand this new technology and used movable type copper plates to
The Di Bao was tied together, creating the feeling that “only the Secretariat Province with so many books and literate craftsmen could accomplish this”, thus placing the Di Bao matter in the hands of Party Yang.
He knew that movable type printing was not practical, so it was useless when printing collections and annotations. However, the secretary needed to have a set of copper plate movable type. Firstly, it was the achievement of a saint; secondly, it showed the secretary’s status and reputation; thirdly, if he had a large number of books
This set of movable type can be used for printing, which can interact with the world's culture. Let some literati try to use very simple characters so that more common people can understand these contents...
Xue Bai was thinking about this, while Li Longji took a sip of wine and looked at the stage, just waiting for the curtain to open. He was very confident in the play he had staged.
At this moment, a woman came out from behind the stage, held up her skirt and hurried over, saluted and said: "Sage, the play is all arranged."
“Okay, give me a seat.”
Li Longji was in a good mood and said to Xue Bai: "You see clearly, the Lord of Hezheng County is the spy I sent to find out how you rehearse the opera."
“The sage is joking.” Xue Bai responded.
After that, Li Yue sat down opposite him,
After that, Li Yue sat down opposite him.
Xue Bai suddenly thought that this was the third "Li flower" today. Maybe Li Longji's purpose in meeting him today was similar to Li Hua and Li Linfu.
What Chen Xilie said actually makes some sense. He should have finalized the marriage earlier, and it’s time to break it off.
