Wang Wenshu died, and his death was extremely tragic. Perhaps he had already prepared for his own death, but he was extraordinarily quiet. When the executioner's knife fell, someone saw that he was still smiling, but his smile was a bit miserable. Wang Wenshu
He had no family in the capital, so his body was collected by his old servants in a thin-skinned coffin and buried outside the east city. It is said that this was Wang Wenshu's last wish. No one knows the reason why he did not return to his hometown.
Because of Wang Wenshu's death, great changes took place in the court. Prime Minister Gongsun Hong was dismissed and his title was taken away. He was accused of incompetence. This made Gongsun Hong very ashamed and hurried back to his hometown without staying in Chang'an for one more day.
Just three days after Gongsun Hong left, Gongsun He was worshiped as Prime Minister by the emperor, becoming the highest person among ten thousand people. Wei Qing's health seemed to be a little bad. Chun Yuyi was recruited many times, but there was still no improvement. Wei Qing
He had already submitted a letter to the emperor to resign, but was not allowed. But Wei Qing was a serious person. Since he still had the Grand Sima, he was naturally in court. Many people felt unbearable when they heard his violent coughing. The most surprising thing is that
Zhang Tang, the former Tingwei who had rarely appeared in public, actually took over the position of Shangqing this time. His official position was censor doctor, and he became a transcendent existence. Perhaps because Zhang Tang was born in Tingwei's palace, he continued to be a high-ranking official as soon as he took office.
The impeachment of several people was justified and the court was shocked for a while.
In addition to the turmoil in the court, the governors, state pastors, county guards, and officials at all levels in various places also made great adjustments. Some people were promoted, some were kicked to the bottom, some were dismissed, and of course some
were promoted. But people discovered that most of those who were promoted were students who graduated from the academy. Huo Guang, who had not yet graduated, entered the inner court, Shangguan Jie became Yulin Lang, Tian Qianqiu became the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple, and even the foreigner Jin Ri
Xi was also awarded the title of Royal Horse Supervisor and became the first Huns to serve in the Han Dynasty.
Today's court has left many people scratching their heads. The older generation of officials are always overwhelmed when faced with challenges from young people, because these people are superior to them in both knowledge and eloquence.
Many people who had only relied on experience to become officials before were even speechless by these young people. As a result, many people had the intention to leave, and they had already seen how bleak their future was.
Su Ren still nodded on time every day, walked into Sinong Temple leisurely, and then sat under the ancient locust tree to drink tea and rest. He had read the book in his hand countless times, and many of the pages were dog-eared.
Only Huang Shisan knew that Su Ren had never read a word of it. The officials of Sinong Temple were also used to Su Ren's behavior, and they very consciously chose to avoid this place when walking back and forth, except for Tian Qianqiu's occasional
He came over and had a few words with Su Ren, and then he was quickly called away by his subordinates to handle government affairs.
Gongsun Ao is now the general of the Wei, and he is also an idle official like Su Ren, the hussar general. Because many of his friends are involved in the tribute issue, he almost never goes out. If Su Ren hadn't invited him,
He will definitely sit in his palace until he dies of old age.
"Come on, come on, try it. This is the new tea just sent from Jiangsu. It tastes very good." Su Ren poured a cup of tea for Gongsun Ao and stuffed the book behind him.
Gongsun Ao looked around and saw no one there, so he asked: "Are you going to die of old age in this Sinong Temple?"
Su Ren smiled and said, "What's wrong? My son will get married next month. We can wait until we are done with this big event."
"Is it possible that you also want to..."
"They are old, look at them." Su Ren pointed to the officials who were busy in the room: "I think you and I were so ambitious back then. Watching them grow up one by one, and then thinking about myself that I am no longer young.
You already have grandchildren, and I still have to make arrangements for my son to get married."
"You're not afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?" Su Ren poured another cup of tea for Gongsun Ao: "Life has to pass."
"Hey!" Gongsun Ao sighed and drank the tea in one gulp: "Wei Qing only asked to resign because of his own health, and secondly because he hopes you can be a great Sima. Among us,
It seems that you are the most suitable, but His Majesty insisted on making Wei Qing the Great Sima General, and only gave you the Cavalry General. Now Wei Qing takes the initiative to give in, but His Majesty will not agree. Is it possible that Your Majesty is still worried about you?
"
"There is nothing to worry about." Su Ren said: "Actually, His Majesty is right to do this. We people have too much influence in the army. No one can be a good general, and only Wei Qing is the most suitable."
"I heard that Li Xi was appointed as a general of cavalry. How can he be a general of cavalry with his appearance? How many times has he been on the battlefield? When we were fighting the Huns with swords, he was still His Majesty's close friend.
Wei, why can't we take our turn and he rides on top of us?"
Su Ren suddenly smiled: "I'm going to go hunting in Zhongnan Mountain tomorrow, will you go?"
"Safari?" Gongsun Ao was stunned: "No, I can't go there now."
"Why? Your Majesty didn't tell you not to go out. I'm going to take Jian'er, Kang'er and Cao Xiang with me. If you want to go, you can also take your son with you. It's just a group of us. These boys want to go
Look at my joke, I heard somewhere that my archery skills are very poor, I won’t worry about you now."
Gongsun Ao still shook his head: "I can't leave. Once I leave, the house will be in chaos."
"There will be no chaos!" Su Ren said, "I have already asked someone to go to Sima Mansion to ask for leave. I guess Wei Qing will not deny you and me this face. We just agreed that I will wait for you at the West City Gate tomorrow morning."
Zhongnan Mountain is not the highest mountain range in the Qinling Mountains. Just because of its good terrain and the academy here, it is said to be a holy place by the ignorant villagers. I don’t know when, someone built a small Taoist temple next to the academy, and worshiped it inside.
It is Lao Tzu. The clay sculpture is very realistic. An old man is riding a green ox with one leg bent and the other stretched out. He has a bamboo hat on his back and a smile on his face. He looks more like a farmer working in the fields. However, the incense of this Taoist temple is very good.
It is said that if you pray here, Grandpa Laojun will definitely bless your child to pass the academy entrance examination. Therefore, every year on the day of academy admissions, the Taoist temple is like a fire with thick smoke billowing from it.
Su Ren was riding his own horse. The white horse behind him lowered his head and had no strength to even stand. Su Jian tied the reins of the white horse to his own saddle and paid attention to the movement of the white horse at all times. Su Kang and Cao Xiang were very
Happy, he kept urging Su Ren and Gongsun Ao to go faster, but Su Ren pushed the speed to the extreme in order to take care of the white horse's rhythm.
Gongsun Ao turned to look at the white horse: "This horse is very old. If you take it with you, it probably won't come back."
Su Ren also looked sad: "It carried me from Shu County to Chang'an, and also carried me to Lingnan and the Western Regions. Even outside Yanmen Pass, he stayed with me. He can be regarded as my brother. This time I
It insisted on following me when I wanted to go into the mountains. It probably thought I was going back to Shu County and it was homesick."
"Are you homesick?" Gongsun Ao looked at Su Ren's red eyes: "You are tired of the court. You were so domineering back then. As soon as you entered Chang'an, you blew up the north gate and took over as a commoner.
Eldest Princess, you were not what you are now."
Su Ren smiled: "You are young and frivolous. You are not the same. You are afraid of who will come if you ride like the wind?"
Gongsun Ao also laughed miserably: "Now that I think about it, how could I have become so timid and fearful now when I was so flamboyant in those years? My brother-in-law will be back in a few days. He has been in Yumen for so many years. I heard that Your Majesty is not prepared.
It would be a pity to make him a marquis."
"Old General Li's title belongs to him, so His Majesty will not grant him the title of Marquis. Didn't Li Gan get the title of Marquis of Lin'an this time?"
"Marquis Lin'an, you have been to Lin'an. It's not as big as a town. Is this also a Marquis?"
Su Ren patted Gongsun Ao on the shoulder: "Don't worry about the secular world, live a more relaxed life. Look at me, I have food and drink, a son and a daughter. I don't know how many times better than when I came out of the mountains.
Even if you are from a military background, if it weren’t for His Majesty, you might not know where you are already, so why bother worrying so much about this kind of thing?”
"I can't swallow this breath!"
"You are angry with His Majesty!"
"So what?"
Su Ren looked at Gongsun Ao, who was already red in the face: "As the saying goes, a new generation replaces the old. It was we who replaced Tian Fu, Zhai Qingdi and his group. Now what can we say if young people replace us? What's more?
Your Majesty is quite merciful. If you were in the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, would you have thought about the fate of us people? You have not followed the old path of Huaiyin Marquis, so you must be content."
Gongsun Ao didn't speak for a long time, but his face had improved a lot. Su Ren said again: "I heard that your Majesty is going to build Lingyun Pavilion and prepare to enshrine the portraits of meritorious people in it. Do you know about this?"
Gongsun Ao nodded: "I know something. Our Prime Minister Gongsun came to my house a few days ago and told me about this matter."
"I wonder if it started with Emperor Taizu Gao, or is it just a member of this dynasty?"
"The original plan was to start with Emperor Taizu Gao, and several people had already been appointed. However, something went wrong when it came to the Marquis of Huaiyin. Taishi ordered Sima Qian to intervene and make the Marquis of Huaiyin the second. His Majesty was furious and moved Sima to prison."
Su Ren shook his head and said: "In terms of military achievements, Han Xin can be said to be the first, but in terms of establishing the Han Dynasty, it is nothing
What he said is that Emperor Taizu Gao was wrong, and it seems inappropriate to place it elsewhere."
"Therefore, some people suggested that there should be no previous dynasty, but only starting from His Majesty's succession to the throne."
"Where do you and I rank?"
Gongsun Ao shook his head: "In terms of official position and title, Wei Qing should be number one, but he cannot convince the public with your presence, so His Majesty should also have a headache."
"In this case, when I come back, I will resign and go back to Shu County."
Gongsun Ao's eyes widened and he stood blankly for a long time.
Walking along the river road in the Qinling Mountains and climbing over several mountain ridges, Su Kang and Cao Xiang were also very tired, especially the four legs of the white horse were trembling. Su Ren asked everyone to find a place to camp. Today they will
Even if the trip was over, Gongsun Ao's archery skills were still outstanding. Not long after he went out, he heard Su Jian and Cao Xiang's shouts, and soon came back with a few pheasants and hares. Su Ren was naturally the chef, and while Su Ren
While Jian was lighting the fire, Su Jian and Cao Xiang led Gongsun Ji to wash and skin the pheasants and hares. Seeing the boys busy at work, Gongsun Ao finally had a smile on his face. (To be continued)