The wheat is yellow and the warehouse is full of rice.
Build walls high and store grain widely.
Keep war horses and fatten sheep.
Shaking the world, he is the king of Ganzhou.
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In the past few days, a catchy children's song has spread rapidly on the streets of Chang'an, and almost all the children in Chang'an are singing this song.
Zuo Shiyi, who was responsible for collecting public opinion, quickly reported the matter to the court.
In the Zhongshu Council Hall, the right prime minister Lu Qizheng and the left prime minister Li Mi met to discuss court affairs. Many laws and decrees need to be coordinated by the two before they can be reported to the emperor. Otherwise, the left prime minister has veto power, which will invalidate the emperor's approval and affect the monarch.
authority.
Lu Qi took out a memorial and handed it to Li Bi and said: "This is a memorial reported by Zuo Shiyi. A strange children's song has appeared in the capital and has been spread throughout the capital. Prime Minister Zuo, please take a look!"
Li Mi read it again and found that this children's song was actually directed at Guo Song. He frowned and said, "This is clearly someone trying to frame Guo Song. Such nonsense cannot be taken seriously."
Lu Qi laughed dryly and said: "I also think it's a bit strange, but since this kind of prophecy and nursery rhyme has come out, there must be a reason. I suggest you submit it to the emperor for judgment."
Seeing that Li Mi was a little hesitant, Lu Qi smiled and said: "Zuo Xiangguo won't let me follow Yang Yan's example, so why don't I withhold the memorial and not report it!"
This sentence was indeed harsh, and Li Mi could not refute it for a moment. He could only nod, "I also agree to report it to the emperor!"
In the imperial study room, after Li Shi read this memorial, he slammed the table and said with great dissatisfaction: "This is ridiculous, can't you just let me save some snacks? The Central Plains and Hebei are in chaos, and now Hexi is also causing trouble."
Lu Qi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the main reason is that this nursery rhyme has spread so widely that almost all the children in Chang'an are singing it. I think it is necessary to let Your Majesty know about it."
Li Bi said next to him: "Your Majesty, the main reason is that this nursery rhyme is catchy and easy to learn. If someone spreads it around again, of course it will spread throughout the city."
Li Shi was startled and asked: "Li Xiangguo means that someone is framing Guo Song?"
"Wei Chen is not sure, but it is indeed possible."
Li Shi's eyes turned to Lu Qi again, "How does Lu Xiangguo think this should be handled?"
Lu Qi bowed and said: "Bizhi also thinks that this is possible. If the imperial court investigates, it seems to be a bit of a fuss. I suggest that Zangjian Pavilion secretly investigate who is spreading the nursery rhyme behind the scenes. If someone is framed Guo Song behind the scenes,
The imperial court will punish him severely and restore Guo Shijun's innocence.
But if the nursery rhyme comes from Hexi, we must also find out why there are such nursery rhymes. The attitude of Wei Chen is very obvious. He will never wrongly accuse good people or indulge ambitious people."
Lu Qi's words were very smooth and grand, and his suggestions were very reasonable, completely in line with the status of a prime minister. Li Shi nodded, "The suggestions are very good. I will arrange for the Hidden Sword Pavilion to investigate the matter."
Li Mi always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it. He just felt that Lu Qi had always been biased in his work, which was criticized, but this matter was handled perfectly and impeccably. This was different from his usual
What he did was completely different. This incident was a bit abnormal, and Li Bi felt vaguely that something was not right.
At the appropriate time, he still had to remind the emperor not to be taken advantage of.
Li Man worked very hard, and in just three days, she put an investigation report on Li Shi's desk.
"Beizi mobilized more than a thousand men to search for the source of this nursery rhyme in detail. From the collected intelligence analysis, Beizi could conclude that this nursery rhyme was originally sung by a caravan from Hexi. They did not deliberately
It spread slowly during leisure chats. This caravan has returned to Hexi, and the humble official has sent a letter to the Hexi Hall in Liangzhou, asking them to investigate this nursery rhyme in Hexi."
"What's the final conclusion?" Li Shi asked.
"I didn't have time to write the final conclusion report. I just received the carrier pigeon."
After speaking, Li Man handed a volume of pigeon letters to Li Shi. Li Shi slowly unfolded the pigeon letter and saw a line of words written in detail on it, "Nursery rhymes are the praises of Guo and Song Dynasties from the people of Hexi, and they are often heard on the streets."
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Li Shi was speechless for a long time. Zangjiange was his loyal eagle dog. Of course he would not suspect that Zangjiange had lied about military information. He waved his hand and said, "Stand back!"
Li Man bowed and slowly retreated. A trace of imperceptible pride flashed in her eyes. The master of the house is still smart!
Li Shi was a little upset and paced back and forth in the imperial study with his hands behind his hands. This nursery rhyme turned out to be the praise of Guo Song from the people of Hexi, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Shouldn't he be the one praising the people of Hexi for being able to live and work in peace and contentment?
Also, what does it mean to build a wall high and accumulate grain widely? What does Guo Song want to do?
At this time, the Privy Councilor Huo Xianming who was standing aside said: "Your Majesty, I have some ideas."
Li Shi stopped and said, "Say it!"
Huo Xianming said slowly: "Actually, I heard this nursery rhyme on the street. I think it's normal. Hexi wants to defend against Tubo and Shatuo. Of course, we must build high walls and accumulate grain widely. Ganzhou is in Hexi, so we need to raise horses.
It is not surprising to raise sheep. The king of Ganzhou shook the world. It is probably the people's praise for Guo Shijun's victory over Tubo and Shatuo. These people will not consider any transgression. What they want to say is whatever they want."
Li Shi nodded, "What you said makes sense."
Huo Xianming continued: "But! Your Majesty should still take precautions just in case."
"Be afraid of the word 'but' in everything. Praise in the front is often a trap, paving the way for the word 'but' in the back."
"What do you mean?" Li Shi was startled.
"The old slave feels that Guo Shijun is a young man after all. The character of young people is not mature enough and is often influenced by the outside world. If the people praise him as the king of Ganzhou, over time, he will believe it and he will really
If you think you are the king of Ganzhou, your ambition will grow quietly. Your Majesty, there are already enough vassal towns in the Tang Dynasty. There must be no more vassal towns behind Chang'an."
The last two sentences made a sharp blow to Li Shi's heart. Li Shi's face suddenly darkened and he fell silent. Huo Xianming continued: "The old slave thinks that the supervisory army should be sent to Hexi. At the same time, he asked Guo Song to send his wife and daughter to Hexi."
Being sent to live in Chang'an is a system of the Tang Dynasty, which is also good for him and a measure to protect him."
Li Shi said slowly: "You are right, systems must be used to restrain the generals."
"The old slave recommended Tian Wenxiu to be the supervisor of the Hexi Army. He has been with His Majesty for many years and is trustworthy."
Huo Xianming's recommendation was fair and he did not recommend his own confidants. This made Li Shi very satisfied. Huo Xianming's greatest advantage was that he had no selfish motives and only thought about himself. He was a bit like a Gao Lishi.
Li Shi nodded happily and said, "I'll think about it."
Huo Xianming retreated and quickly walked out of the Zichen Palace. He found a confidant eunuch and whispered to him: "Go to the Yuan Mansion and tell the head of the Yuan family that I have done everything he asked me to do. He promised to give
It’s time to cash in on my things.”
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The people who really understand you in this world are often not relatives or friends, but enemies, just like Yuan Xuanhu understands Guo Song.
Those who seek people also seek others, and Yuan Xuanhu never thought that his political enemy Du Lingqiu was also paying close attention to him.
The relationship between Yuan Xuanhu and Lu Qi is difficult for ordinary people to discover, but those who are interested can often see the clues. When Lu Qi's nephew married the daughter of the Yuan family in a low-key manner, Du Lingqiu realized that the Yuan family and Lu Qi had formed an alliance.
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So in the next step, the Yuan family will definitely push Lu Qi to the top.
Sure enough, three months after the marriage between Yuan and Lu, Lu Qi opened fire on Yang Yan, earning the nickname "Lu Qifan" with his tough attitude. He also used the "Li Xilie incident" to defeat Yang Yan and make him succeed in ascending to power.
, replaced Yang Yan as the new prime minister.
It must be said that Lu Qi's combination of punches was very beautiful, precise and powerful, and he drew blood with every move, and he understood the thoughts of Emperor Li Shi.
Du Guqiu knew that Yuan Xuanhu must be guiding and supporting Lu Qi behind the scenes.
Although the Yuan family has fallen out of favor, it is a century-old family after all and is still quite powerful. In particular, its financial resources rank first among the Guanlong nobles. Of course, the Dugu family's financial resources are also very strong, but they are slightly inferior to the Yuan family in terms of wealth accumulation.
At that time, the Yuan family was the master of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Just when Du Lingqiu was trying to figure out Yuan Xuanhu's next move, a nursery rhyme suddenly appeared in the capital and spread throughout the capital in just three days. Du Lingqiu's first reaction was that someone was attacking Guo Song.
When clouds pass by, they will leave behind wind and rain, and when people walk by, they will leave traces. If no one promoted it on a large scale, it would not have spread throughout Chang'an in three days.
Du Lingqiu also mobilized family forces to secretly investigate the origin of this nursery rhyme.