I don’t know why you sent me to see the Emperor Xie?
Full of confusion, Zheng Pu hurried to the palace.
However, it had been snowing continuously for several days, so he could not travel by car, and he could not do anything that would insult the dignity of his officials by running through the streets. It was already three moments before he was asked to knock on the door.
It seems that the emperor Liu Chan is also very anxious.
As soon as Zheng Pufu arrived at Yingtianmen Palace, a palace guard came quickly and urged, "Zheng Shuzuo, follow me. The Emperor has been waiting for you for a long time."
Uh~~~
Zheng Pu, who quickly nodded and followed, was even more surprised.
The place where the imprisoned soldiers were led was still the small pavilion in the lotus pond where they had the last banquet with the emperor.
However, unlike the last time when dozens of people from the palace were gathered together, this time only the one-year-old eunuch stood waiting in the distance, and the surrounding soldiers also stood quite far away.
In the light snow, only shadowy figures could be seen in the small pavilion, and there seemed to be three or five people there.
Outside the small pavilion, there is a rather majestic general, wearing a helmet and armor, wrapped in a battle robe, holding a sword like a pine and cypress standing in the abyss.
There is a thin layer of white on the top of the helmet and the shoulder armor.
It should have been standing tall for a long time.
Zheng Pu, who came in a hurry, looked at him furtively from a distance.
I saw that he was more than eight feet long, with a broad forehead and straight nose, thick eyebrows and bright eyes. He seemed to be more than 20 years old, but his three strands of beard had already hung down to the collar of his armor. Over time, his beard was four feet tall and majestic.
, is inevitable!
Moreover, he was also looking at him, the look in his eyes was not wary, but rather curious.
The unexpected sight made Zheng Pu feel slightly embarrassed.
Looking at people furtively is not something a scholar would do.
Immediately, he nodded and smiled at him, without squinting, he straightened his face and strode forward.
"Zheng Qing, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
Before entering the small pavilion, the Emperor Liu Chan stepped forward with a beaming look on his face.
"Pu, meet your Majesty."
Zheng Pu hurriedly paid homage and said loudly, "I came late, and my Majesty was kept waiting for a long time. It is a capital crime! A capital crime!"
"Zheng Qing, there is no need to be polite."
The emperor with a gurgling smile helped Zheng Pu to stand up, then stretched out his arms like an eagle's wings and asked, "Zheng Qing, how do you feel about my service?"
His voice was filled with joy and a little eagerness.
Zheng Pu was also surprised.
Only then did he realize that the emperor's clothes were quite different today.
Wearing a silk scarf [Note 1] on her head, she wears a straight-skirted deep coat with wide sleeves and gorgeous embroidery patterns.
The jade pendant around the waist only contains about twenty or thirty accessories.
The jade ornaments are composed of four jade ornaments: a double phoenix scrollwork jade, an openwork dragon and phoenix scrollwork jade, a rhinoceros-shaped jade, and a double-dragon-pu pattern jade, from top to bottom; the middle is decorated with jade figures, jade beads, glass beads, fine beads and gold beads.
The end is surrounded by a jade sleeve.
They are of different sizes, orderly in weight, and colorful, which is a beauty that is hard to come by.
Zaozhi's rather bulky body and pampered demeanor made him look like the nephew of a descendant of a noble family such as a prince or prince.
"This is how a noble person should behave!"
After looking at it carefully, Zheng Pu smiled and praised it.
But he didn't want to. After hearing this, the emperor's face turned pale.
Immediately, he raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Zheng Qing, my clothes are not like those of the traveling scholar Zixie?"
Traveling scholar?
Upon hearing this, Zheng Puchun was dumbfounded.
For a moment, he and the emperor looked at each other in silence.
"Ahem~~~~"
On the other hand, Guo Youzhi, the servant in the pavilion, who was older and well-versed in the world, coughed a few times, interrupting their embarrassment, then saluted the emperor and said softly, "Your Majesty, Zheng Shuzuo doesn't know about this yet.
"
"ah!"
The Emperor, who came back to his senses, gave a slight surprise and nodded repeatedly, "Yes! Ran! But I forgot that I specially invited my prime minister, and I didn't know that I would meet Zheng Qing."
When he finished speaking, he turned around and took his seat, looking at the attendant Guo Youzhi with a happy smile on his cheeks.
"Guo Qing, please come and help Zheng Qing clear up my doubts."
"only."
After respectfully accepting the order, Guo Youzhi turned his head and narrated everything to Zheng Pu with a smile.
It turned out that it was Zheng Pu who told the Prime Minister that day, asking the Emperor to leave the palace to see the scenery of Bashu and the common people, and the Prime Minister gave it to him.
However, it has changed slightly.
Zheng Pu's first advice was to ask the emperor to leave the palace with all the honors and guards.
They may inspect the people's livelihood and government affairs in various counties and counties, or go to the military camp to entertain the soldiers, or comfort the orphans and widows of the Li people along the way, and give meals to the three elders of the village, etc., showing virtue and benevolence, and making the people of Bashu admire the kindness of the Han royal family.
However, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang planned to have the emperor disguise himself as a traveling scholar and take several of his attendants to observe the local people.
Let’s look at the results of the emperor’s trip and then make another comment.
If it is true, as Zheng Pu advised, that the emperor's insight, knowledge, power, and ability to change are more like a human being than when he was living in the deep palace, then he will be able to benefit more from leaving the palace in the future.
If not, just give up.
Lest the act of allowing the emperor to leave the palace becomes a show of indulgence in desolate politics.
The people accompanying him were Zhuge Qiao and Dong Yun.
Zhuge Qiao, the prime minister claimed that he wanted him to practice with the emperor, but in fact he brought books along the way to urge the emperor to study diligently.
Dong Yun, who had an upright temperament, also received the "Daily Note". He recorded the emperor's actions and words during his travels and presented them to the prime minister for review to determine whether the trip was beneficial.
Of course, "Shuo Yuan Zheng Jian" says: "In the past, a white dragon descended into a clear abyss. It turned into a fish, and the fishermen shot it in the eye."
The prime minister also thought carefully about the white dragon fish suit.
Guan Xing, who has just been transferred to the Central Supervisory Army, will lead five or six retinues to serve as guards.
And the troops he leads will dispatch a group of soldiers and horses, pretending to be a profit-seeking caravan, and follow the emperor, and the journey will not exceed one or two miles.
What's more, Zhao Yun, who was in charge of both inside and outside the capital, sent a group of soldiers and horses to set out one day before the emperor in the name of escorting grain and fodder in case of emergency.
Nowadays, the land of Shu is quite peaceful, and the emperor cannot be too far away from Chengdu. Such labor and force seems to be making a big fuss out of a molehill.
However, it is also understandable that the safety of the emperor is related to the instability of the court.
After the attendant Guo Youzhi said this, he blinked at Zheng Puxun, glanced at the emperor, and said: "Zijin is a scholar from Shu. Please tell us how to dress up as a traveling scholar."
"Of course! Zheng Qing, tell me quickly, why am I not dressed like the traveling scholar Zixie?"
As soon as Guo Youzhi finished speaking, the emperor, who was sitting on his side, urged him urgently.
It also gave Zheng Pu a general understanding.
The servants Guo Youzhi, Dong Yun and others must have warned the emperor that his clothes were inappropriate.
However, the emperor refused.
After all, the late emperor only had an heir when he was nearly fifty years old, so he naturally loved him very much.
The emperor has been richly clothed and well-fed since he was a child, and he has lived in a deep palace since he was a child. He does not know the affairs of the people, which is excusable.
After thinking for a while, Zheng Pu bowed first, walked to the Emperor, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, before I became an official, I also visited Chengdu. At that time, my mother and uncle who was in charge of business affairs at home had given instructions.
I said, "When you are alone outside and often sleep in the wilderness, you should beware of unintended disasters."
"First, you should speak sparingly and be careful in your actions, and do not interact with others."
"Both of them, you should wear simple clothes and eat plain food. Don't expose your wealth to lure others to covet it, which may lead to death."
"Third, you should consult the elders along the way to know the local customs and taboos. Do not offend the public and be expelled or besieged."
"Fourth, you should follow the official road of the postal post, and do not wander into the mountains and forests by mistake, so that you get lost and sleepy, and become a meal for wild beasts."
After saying this, Zheng Pu lowered his face and raised his head, looked at the emperor and said, "I dare to say that your majesty's current clothes are too grand and gorgeous and are not suitable for traveling on the road."
Well.
After Emperor Liu Chan heard this, he gently stroked his favorite jade pendant with his hand and his expression was sarcastic.
After a while, he nodded and sighed, "Zheng Qing's words are so remarkable that they make me see the blue sky through the clouds and mist, and I am suddenly enlightened!" After sighing, he waved his hand again and nodded to the attendant Guo Youzhi, "Traveling clothes and carriages and horses,
They all come according to the arrangements of Qing and An Guo."
"only!"
Hearing this, the attendant Guo Youzhi bowed and accepted the order.
The general holding the sword outside the pavilion also turned around and saluted.
It turns out that he is the queen of the former general Guan Hou. No wonder he has such a beautiful beard!
Unable to stop being curious, Zheng Pu followed the sound and followed the sound.
However, he didn't want to, and Emperor Liu Chan spoke out again, "Zheng Qing, I am traveling this time. I wonder how many people you brought with you to do evil? It is your duty to establish the country and you must report it to your prime minister."
Hey, am I also doing evil?
Zheng Pu was surprised and looked at everyone blankly. He couldn't help but be surprised when he saw everyone looked happy.
Could it be that the place where the emperor travels is Jintang Gorge?
With an inaudible sigh in his heart, Zheng Pu returned with a courtesy, "Your Majesty, I have not been ordered to accompany you, so there is no conclusion."
"Hahaha~~~~~"
Suddenly, the emperor held up his palms and laughed, "My father-in-law didn't know that he knew Zheng Qing!"
After laughing for a while, the emperor said softly, "Zheng Qing, my prime minister has told you to go to Jintang Gorge to inspect the terrain to see if there is any possibility of opening up fields and accumulating valleys. I and others will accompany you to observe the scenery along the way.
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really!
I have trapped myself in a cocoon!
Hearing the emperor's words, Zheng Pu wailed in his heart.
If he had a choice, he would never go with the Emperor.
After all, the safety of the emperor was a big deal for the imperial court. Not only was he offended by the wandering knights along the way, but even being frightened or feeling cold would have caused Zheng Pu to be criticized by both the government and the public.
He is the prime minister who is admonishing him, and he is also accompanying him, so how can he be exempted from evildoing?
"only!"
Resisting the helplessness in his heart, Zheng Pu bowed and responded.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, I am carrying three persons with me. One is his retinue, and the other is Fu Qian and his reading companion."
"good!"
The emperor nodded, then stood up, took Zheng Pu's hand, and walked out of the small pavilion. He still told the others, "You lords, please entertain yourself while I chat with Zheng Qing."
After walking away from the pavilion, Zheng Pu, who was not sure what was going on, asked, "I wonder if your Majesty has anything to tell me?"
"Nothing important."
The emperor smiled gurglingly, and even called Zheng Pu by his nickname, and said with emotion, "I am able to leave the palace this time, thanks to Zijin's advice."
After finishing his words, Zheng Pu lowered his voice without waiting for a humble salute, and said with earnest eyes, "Well, Zijin, my father-in-law has said that I will leave the palace this time. If I can see that the news has improved, I can leave the palace again in the future.
Zijin must provide me with detailed information on this matter!"
What's so difficult about this?
It's nothing more than suffering.
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Zheng Pu smiled broadly and said, "Yes! Your Majesty has an order, and I should do it wholeheartedly. However, what I said when I admonished the Prime Minister that day may cause your Majesty to work hard."
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[Note 1: Before the Qin Dynasty, "officials wore crowns and common people wore scarves." The scarves were mostly used by common people, servants and other lowly people. By the Han Dynasty, the scarves were adopted by scholars for banquets and residences, and gradually became common, forming the idea of wearing scarves as an elegant fashion, which was widely used.
It is favored by Confucian scholars. The one made of Ge cloth is called "Ge scarf", which is mostly worn by poor families in cloth clothes; the one made of fine silk is called "Jin scarf", which is mostly worn by princes and nobles.]
