The cries of Zhuge Mansion became louder and louder, and the surrounding neighbors couldn't help but come out to inquire. Some people were holding swords. Could there be some thieves making trouble? When the surrounding strong men rushed to the gate of Zhuge Mansion, Zhuge
The door of the mansion was open, and the two servants who were responsible for guarding the door were kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly. Seeing this, everyone was shocked, and some officials hurriedly came forward to ask.
"What's going on? What happened in Zhuge Mansion?"
"Your Majesty has passed away!!!"
Just this sentence, like a bolt from the blue, everyone was stunned, not just here, after this sentence spread, crying came from more and more places, and there was endless crying in Luo County,
The crying became louder and louder. When many temple ministers heard the crying, they were so frightened that they jumped up from their beds. Their eyes were full of panic. They all thought something had happened to the emperor and walked out in a panic.
After asking, I found out that it was Zhuge Linggong who died.
However, this did not change their mood. In some aspects, the death of Zhuge Linggong was more serious than the death of the emperor.
It was late at night, and for some reason, Liu Qu always felt a little uneasy. The weather today was really weird. It was not the rainy season in Sili. However, since the evening, there were lightning and thunder, but no raindrops. Liu Qu tossed and turned, why?
I couldn't fall asleep, so I sat on the bed and listened carefully. After a long time, I heard the sound of raindrops dripping. There was a yellow door walking hurriedly outside the door. There should be no accumulation of water in the palace.
They need to check the drainage areas in various places to see if there are any blockages.
After a long time, the raindrops were getting heavier and heavier. Liu Qu had not gone out, but he could already imagine the scene outside. A curtain of rain covered the entire Luo County. At this moment, Liu Qu suddenly heard an exclamation. Could it be that there was something there?
Is the drainage area blocked? Suddenly he heard crying again, and Liu Qu jumped up suddenly. The queen suddenly woke up, sat up hurriedly, and looked at Liu Qu aside. Before she could ask, Liu Qu hurriedly put on his clothes.
He put on his clothes and walked out of the hall.
As soon as Liu Qu opened the palace door, he saw two yellow gates standing in the rain. The rain was very heavy, and driven by the wind, it hit Liu Qu fiercely. The yellow gates stood in the rain, whimpering.
, couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears on his face. When he saw the emperor, Huangmen bowed and said: "The country... Zhuge Linggong is gone!!"
"What did you say?" Liu Qu's face became ferocious, he grabbed Huang Men's neck and pulled him in front of him, putting his head on Huang Men's forehead like an angry bull with red eyes, he asked
: "What are you talking about?!"
"The country... Zhuge Linggong..." Huangmen cried and said. From a long time ago, the Huangmen eunuchs in the palace and the scholars and ministers outside the palace had no way to deal with them, and they were always attacking.
, and even during the period of Xiaokang and Xiaoxian, they had always been in opposition. Only one person changed the situation. This person was Zhuge Linggong. Zhuge Linggong's heart was unmatched by others.
He would never look down on anyone, whether he was a doctor or craftsman, whether he was a citizen of the Central Plains or a frontier fortress, whether he was an eunuch or a farmer.
Among the ministers, he was the only one who would say thank you to the Huangmen who offered him tea. He even recommended several Huangmen to the emperor. He believed that these people could handle the affairs in the palace well and the emperor could trust them.
It was precisely because of Zhuge Linggong's attitude and his big heart that the Huangmen in the palace also loved him deeply. Therefore, after learning the news of his death, even the Huangmen was so sad that Liu Qu suddenly threw Huangmen away.
He went out and ran towards the outside of the palace. A group of Huangmen shouted in surprise and chased after him, but they could not catch up with him. The Huangmen prepared a chariot and horse. The emperor stepped forward and untied the horse.
With the rope on his body, he jumped on the horse and ran away!
The horse's hooves splashed countless water, and Liu Qu was soaked. He felt as if he had just been fished out of the water. When the horse galloped to the door of Zhuge's mansion, there were already crowds of people outside, and countless messengers in embroidered clothes followed the emperor.
Behind him, when these knights reined in their horses in front of the palace gate, everyone looked at them, and then they retreated one after another to make way for a path. Liu Qu got off his horse and walked into the mansion.
In the mansion, countless people were kneeling and worshiping.
He could clearly see that the people kneeling at the front were two young men. Yuan Yao lowered his head and knelt in front of the courtyard door. His whole body was being continuously hit by the rain. He lowered his head tightly to let people see.
Not seeing his face, his shoulders were trembling slightly. With a burst of lightning, Liu Qu just saw his face. He opened his mouth and cried silently. Beside him, it was Zhuge Ke. Zhuge Ke
He kept his posture of prostrating himself on the ground, regardless of the mud on the ground.
Later, there were Cao Zhi, Cao Chong, Kan Ze, Deng Ai, Sun Quan, Ma Liang, Zhong Changtong, Li Hui, Liu Ba, Pang Tong, Liu Yi, Huang Quan, Yuan Xi, Lu Su, Fazheng, Sun Li, and Jiang.
Wei, Wei Yan, Fu Gu, Zheng Yi, Huan Fan, Gu Yong and others.
The ministers of the temple gathered here. Although Zhuge Linggong's final retirement system angered many people, on the day he left, all these grievances and grudges left with Zhuge Linggong. The ministers
He rushed here spontaneously and sent Zhuge Linggong off sincerely. Looking at these people, Liu Qu didn't say anything for a while. He walked to the inner courtyard. Zhuge Linggong lay quietly on the bed with a smile on his face. Liu Qu walked up to him.
around.
"Your Majesty... wake up..."
"If you go...what should I do..."
Holding that cold hand, Liu Qu's tears fell and he could no longer hold back his voice.
In July of the fifth year of Tianji, in the Yang capital of Langya, there was a yellow dragon hovering in the sky, and it did not disappear for three seconds. The people were shocked and said that the noble man of Langya had passed away.
In August, Zhuge Linggong, the minister in charge of Shangshu Ling and the minister of Central and Taiwan, passed away.
Hearing the bad news, all the people mourned, all the people wept, and all the scholars mourned. For a time, all the big men were seeing off Zhuge Linggong. Throughout his life, Linggong served in various places, benefited the people, devoted himself to the king's affairs, bowed to the best, and died.
.
In September of that year, the emperor burst into tears and granted the title of Marquis Zhongwen.
In the tenth month, Zizhan was made Marquis of Langya County, and Princess Raoyang was made Princess Huiwen.
Sitting in the meeting hall, Liu Qu seemed a little silent. The ministers sitting on both sides did not dare to speak. Since the death of Zhuge Linggong, the emperor has been particularly irritable. In just two months, the emperor has granted Zhuge Ling several titles.
The duke, even to his heirs, received various rewards constantly. Some people tried to persuade the emperor that the rewards were too heavy, but he was almost beaten to death by the furious emperor. The situation in the court suddenly changed. Except for Zhuge Linggong, there was no one else.
Those who can persuade can move the emperor.
But today, they are sitting here, discussing the ownership of Shangshu Ling. The position of Shangshu Ling is extremely important and requires a capable successor. However, in today's temple, no one dares to covet this position. The first is Zhuge
Duke Ling did so well that they were afraid that they would not be able to continue Zhuge Linggong's original arrangements. In addition, the emperor valued Zhuge Linggong too much and were afraid of being reprimanded by the emperor.
The original power of the temple was divided into three groups, and each of the three orders occupied a part of it. But now that Zhuge Linggong has passed away and he has taken up the post of minister, how can he convince the ministers under Zhuge Linggong? If not, then in the service
At the Taiwan Conference, how can Shangshu Ling compete with the other two orders? Shangshu Ling is not that easy to do. Everyone knows this, but there are a few young people who feel that they are qualified for this position.
Among them were Zhuge Ke and Yuan Yao.
However, they are too young, and their work as servants has already been criticized. If they serve as the third order, it will probably arouse the resistance of the officials. Liu Qu is sitting in the upper position. Of course, he is also thinking about this
The question is, who in the temple can serve as Shangshu Ling? He looked around carefully, but this time he could not let the officials come forward. The power of appointing the three Lings was still in the hands of the emperor, and he could only find it himself.
Issue a ministerial order.
It would have been great if it had been the case. People like Lu Su, Fazheng, Zhou Yu, etc. could all inherit. But the problem is that after Zhuge Liang promulgated the new system, these people had to leave the temple because they were older than Zhuge Ling.
The age set by the official, therefore, there were far fewer people to choose from. Among the people who were younger than them, they were either too young, or the emperor was too worried.
People like Cao Chong, Yuan Yao, and Cao Zhi were too young, and Zhong Changtong, Deng Ai, and Kan Ze made Liu Qu uneasy. Liu Qu really never thought that one day he would not be able to choose anyone to succeed him.
Liu Qu's last glance at the person in the Duke's position fell on Deng Ai. Deng Ai was not too young, and he had a duty in the temple. However, he had been busy with farming and mulberry fields.
There is no doubt that he has any talents in other aspects of governance.
Perhaps seeing that the emperor had no candidate in mind, Pang Tong slowly stood up and walked to the emperor. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
"Oh? Please speak."
"I recommend that the servants of the Jimin Mansion shoot Yuan Xi as a minister!" When Pang Tong said this, everyone was shocked and looked at Yuan Xi who was sitting among the ministers. Yuan Xi was originally sitting in his seat.
, lowered his head, thinking about the flood disaster that broke out in Chengdu this year, and how to calm it down. When he heard this sentence, he was so frightened that he quickly raised his head and looked at Pang Tong. Pang Tong said very seriously: "Mr. Yuan, this is
He has been working hard and has been in office for decades, and he has never heard of any evil deeds. He works diligently and is always popular among the people!"
"Huh!", Liu Qu snorted coldly, but interrupted Pang Tong's words. Yuan Xi? Liu Qu's mind came back to the records in the Book of Heaven. This guy was mediocre and incompetent. He had no achievements in his life, even...
The most incompetent of Yuan Shao's children, he is worthy of serving as Shangshu Ling? He was about to taunt a few words, but the figure of Yuan Shu suddenly appeared in his mind...
There are plans to usurp the throne in the Book of Heaven, and withered bones in the tombs. At this time, Yuan Zi, Gongyang Daru, and Han generals... Liu Qu felt a little shaken in his heart. He looked at Yuan Xi seriously this time. Yuan Xi looked like
Somewhat frightened and uneasy, before the emperor could speak, he stood up and said: "How can I be so virtuous and qualified as a minister? I can serve as a minister of books and orders. I live as a servant and shoot. If I think I am virtuous and unworthy of the position, how can I be a minister of books and orders?"
Seeing his reaction like this, Liu Qu felt a little angry and asked displeasedly: "What, you don't want to serve me?"
"I dare not..."
"That's you!" Liu Qu said, stood up angrily, and left the meeting hall without looking back. Yuan Xi looked blankly at the leaving Liu Qu, and then looked at the ministers.
Chen looked at him with mixed feelings, some envious, some jealous, some resentful, some disdainful...
"Alas..." Yuan Xi frowned and sighed.
ps: Brothers, Lao Lang has to take a twenty-eight-hour train to go to school. When he gets to school, he has to be busy taking pictures and so on. It’s quite busy. I hope you can understand. I will go back after taking pictures tomorrow to receive my diploma.
, I don’t know if I can post photos in the starting chapter. If possible, I will post a graduation photo.