A group of carriages stopped in front of Luoyang City Gate. The servant driving the car got out of the carriage, looked at something with the soldiers guarding the city gate, and said something. The soldiers no longer dared to block it, and quickly made way out of the way, showing extra respect.
, but the wealthy people who were waiting for the soldiers to check on the other side were a little confused. This was Luoyang City. No matter who it was, it was impossible for the soldiers to let the soldiers pass so easily.
Could it be that the emperor paid a private visit incognito??
They were guessing in their minds, but this carriage was just a shabby little carriage, with no guards following it. There was only an old slave driving the horse, and the slave looked bearded, and he didn't look like the Yellow Gate in the palace.
, you know, just two days ago, the son of King Chen Liu was interrogated at the city gate and a strong crossbow was found. He refused to obey the soldiers and made a fuss in front of the city gate. As a result, he was pinched by Yuan Shang who came after him.
He was dragged away by the neck.
Who is on this carriage that can make Luoyang's gatekeepers so polite?
Everyone was curious but did not dare to ask. They did not want to cause any trouble, so they could only watch the carriage swinging into Luoyang City. The carriage was very old and the servant driving the car was still wrapped in thick cotton clothes, covering his whole body.
The vehicle rushed all the way without stopping, but arrived in front of a glorious palace in the north of the city, close to the palace. There were many people coming and going here. The carriage stopped, and an old man with a cane, supported by a slave,
Get off the carriage slowly.
The old man looked a little stooped and senile, his whole face was wrinkled, and even his eyebrows were gray. He stood in front of the halls, raised his head, and looked at the situation here. He looked for a long time, and then he stopped.
Holding a cane, he walked towards the palace. As soon as he reached the door, a soldier immediately stood in front of him. Looking at the old man's age, the soldier did not dare to be rude and said respectfully: "Old man, no one else is allowed to enter here."
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The old man raised his head, looked at the young soldier in front of him, and said: "I am Zhongshu Ling Xing Yong..." The soldier was stunned and just thought for a moment. He was shocked and shouted in surprise: "Xing Gong???"
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The soldier looked at Mr. Xing in front of him, and was so nervous that he could not speak. He said tremblingly: "Forgive me, Mr. Xing, I...I...I don't know, please let me go and report it, okay?"
", Xing Ziang nodded, and the servants beside him stood quietly beside him. Xing Ziang was a sage with excellent moral character, and most of his close relatives were infected with his nature, gentle and humble.
After waiting for a while, I saw a petty official running over in a hurry, bowing to Duke Xing, and then made way. Logically speaking, this is the Zhonglie Hall, and it can only be used when the emperor wants to worship.
, can it be opened, or when some veterans, such as the original Cai Yong and Lu Zhi, come to visit, the officials will not stop them. This can be regarded as one of the privileges given by the emperor to the veterans.
Mr. Xing is undoubtedly the most qualified to enter.
Xing Ziang held his crutches and climbed up the steps step by step and walked into the glorious hall. There were two huge statues on both sides of the hall. One was dressed as a soldier from the north, and the other was dressed as a soldier from the south. Together with the traditional stone carvings
The difference was that these statues were made with great detail. The two soldiers were both very powerful, and it looked like their tendons were almost exploding. The obviously different sculpture styles shocked even Xing Ziang.
The official on the side said in a low voice: "This was made by a few foreign masters, and they are all now in the General's Mansion... Emperor Xiaoxian liked it very much, so he placed it in front of the door to guard the loyal...
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Fortunately, the unconstrained emperor did not use foreign methods to sculpt these old friends of Xing Ziang. Traditional and simple sculptures stood on both sides. Although they were not so detailed, they just looked like civil servants standing with their hands folded, but Xing Ziang was much more pleasing to the eye.
Under the sculpture, there was also a stone tablet. What made Xing Ziang a little confused was that the main hall seemed to be divided into two parts, with one hall in each.
Looking at the newly built palaces around him, Xing Ziang understood what the emperor was thinking.
This hall is the Jianning Hall of the Zhonglie Hall, while the other side is the Xiping Hall. The newly built one seems to be the Yankang Hall.
The sound of the cane hitting the jade was very loud. With the slow but firm knocking sound, Xing Ziang walked past these sculptures step by step. He looked at the courtiers around him and couldn't help but laugh without any sadness.
, without any nostalgia, he seemed to have seen his old friend. He smiled, stopped, stretched out his hand, and touched the sculpture in front of him, "Bojie, you are here too, okay, I was still worried.
You will go to Xiping Palace!"
"It seems that I still can't bear to part with these old friends... That's great..."
"Don't blame me for not being able to see you for the last time. How about I go accompany you some time later?"
Xing Ziang stretched out his head, listened carefully, nodded with a smile, and said: "Okay, let's do it..." He continued walking, and he had to stop every time he came to a sculpture, otherwise, he would
You have to stand firm before you can reach out and touch.
"Zhou Yang...are you okay? Good guy, your grandson has led the embroidered cloth messengers..."
"Mr. Cui? You are here too? Hahaha, great. Do you have any new poems? Tell me about them?"
"Prince, the New Deal has been implemented. Do you still remember the child of Cao Song's family? He is in charge of it..."
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, there are no enemies who need to be beheaded!"
"Mr. Duan...the southern army's combat effectiveness now exceeds that of the northern army..."
"Ahem, Mr. Zhang, don't be angry, the Northern Army is not weak either."
"Mr. Yang, Xinzhou and Hezhou are both very good. Don't ask anymore..."
"Wen Renggong...I know, I know, bring some money next time..."
"Master He..." Xing Ziang looked at the sculptures in the front row and was stunned for a long time, but could not say anything. After standing for a long time, he respectfully bowed to He Xiu and walked away.
When he arrived at the Jianning Stone Tablet in the center, he felt a little tired. He leaned against the stone tablet and sat down, panting. The achievements of Emperor Xiaokang's life were engraved on the stone tablet, which were all created by the ministers below.
"Young Lord... Ningzhou Chidao, I have built it... I still need to build Xizhou and Jiaozhou... I am old, I don't know if I can finish it... But don't worry, Young Lord, I
If you live for a day, you will be busy for this matter for a day... Even if you die, you will die on the road, never on the bed... I will definitely complete what I promised to the young monarch..."
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The servant in the distance looked at Xing Ziang sitting against the stone tablet, talking to himself, as if someone was chatting with him, laughing from time to time, and suddenly felt a little creepy. Looking around, he bowed respectfully, "If I'm sorry for disturbing you, I'm sorry...", while he was mumbling, he saw Xing Zi'ang waving his hand towards him and shouting: "Help me, I can't stand up!!"
The servant supported him, and Xing Ziang stood up.
"Master, do you want to see His Majesty?"
"Come here, I have to visit my friends over at Xiping Palace..." After hearing his words, the servant took him and rushed to Xiping Palace. The size of Xiping Palace , similar to Jianning Hall, but it seems a bit empty. There are not many sculptures of ministers. This is not to say that there were not many famous officials in the Xiping period, but most of the famous officials in the Xiping period seemed to be buried in Jianning Hall. , these are their last words.
In the Xiping Hall, Xing Ziang looked around and saw a row of sculptures, and he also greeted them one by one.
There is Duke Huangfu.
There is Zheng Gong.
There is Lu Gong.
There is Mr. Dong.
There is that boy Yuan Shu.
There is also the talkative Mr. Liu.
When Xing Ziang walked out of here tremblingly, the palace gate was already full of soldiers guarding it. At the front, a young man stood upright with a smile. Xing Ziang stared at him for a long time. Without recognizing him, Liu Xi stepped forward, bowed to Xing Ziang, and said, "Junior Liu Xi pays homage to Xing Yeye." When he heard this name, Xing Ziang reacted.
"I don't dare to let Your Majesty do this!", he said, and he was about to salute the emperor. How dare Liu Xi accept his salute, so he quickly helped him up and said with a smile: "Xing Ye, don't do this, you are He is an important minister of the three dynasties and a close friend of Ye Ye, so I should salute you..." Xing Ziang listened to his words and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is more like Emperor Xiaokang than Emperor Xiaoxian..." Hearing Xing Ziang Liu Xi was also very happy with these words.
He took Xing Ziang back to the palace.
The emperor rode with him in the same carriage.
Xing Ziang has not experienced such treatment for a long time.
After entering the Houde Hall, the two of them sat facing each other. Xing Ziang looked at the somewhat empty Houde Hall and couldn't help being shocked. Not only here, but also the entire palace looked a little wrong. Inside the Houde Hall, there were many Various collections, as well as some paintings and calligraphy, were beautifully arranged. How could they become like this, empty? The big man wouldn't have ended up in this situation. Xing Ziang became more and more frightened.
"Here...this..."
"Mr. Countless books were published, official schools were quickly established, and young children enrolled in school one after another. However, I did not expect that in January, several counties in Hezhou suffered from cold disasters...many livestock were killed by the freeze..."
"I took out some of my personal collections and asked Liu Ba to sell some useless paintings and calligraphy. All of them were replaced with supplies needed by the victims, and I asked Jimin Station to send them to Hezhou... Fortunately, The disaster is under control and no one was killed..." Liu Xi said with a smile.
"But, this...thing in the palace..." Xing Ziang was still a little shocked.
"It's okay, Xing Yeye. I don't have time to play with these things here. They are useless. I might as well change them into clothes. I can save a lot of people. And..." Liu
Xi lowered his voice, approached Xing Ziang, and whispered: "I have donated like this, how dare those ministers and wealthy people not to donate? They donated more than me, and the disaster was alleviated within a month...
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Hearing the emperor's words, Xing Ziang couldn't help but laugh.
Looking at Liu Xi in front of him, Xing Ziang's eyes were very gentle and close, as if he were looking at one of his juniors. Xing Ziang also lowered his voice and said: "I did this kind of thing with Emperor Xiaokang a lot back then...
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"Hahaha!"
An old man and a young man raised their heads and laughed.