Your Majesty will suffer

In mid-September, a major event occurred in the court: Tuoba Yu, king of Wei, the leader of Qiang Jie, died, and his son Tuoba Wen ascended the throne!Daliang sent envoys to express their condolences, and the envoys returned to the court to say that Tuoba Wen was arrogant, but Liang envoys were not allowed to enter his capital city Xingqing, and Tuoba Wen had already become king before he was granted a title. meaning!

For a while, people in the court were uneasy, although there was still no conclusion on how to deal with Tuoba Wen, but the superior had issued an order to prepare the frontiers in advance, it seemed that the situation was not very good.

Speaking of the eventful autumn, when there were many events in the previous court, the harem was not peaceful. First, Concubine De passed away at the beginning of September, and within a few days, it was heard that Shen Zhaoyi was seriously ill. By mid-October, the illness was getting worse!The emperor took pity on her and made her Concubine Shu!However, it was only half a month after being sealed, and it was almost dying.

Naturally, none of this has anything to do with Nan Gongji, and his life is uneventful.

This day, school ended early, so Nan Gongji took the two children out for a walk.When passing Fengle Building, I heard the sound of calling from a distance, looked back, and saw a person standing in front of the restaurant, smiling and waving to him!This person looks to be 24 or [-] years old, dressed in plain clothes, but has a majestic figure, handsome eyebrows, and a dignified spirit!

Nangong Ji smiled and cupped his hands to meet him: "Brother Zhang, what a coincidence! I was so happy last time, and I didn't have time to congratulate you. Today I happen to be the host, so I must have a good drink!"

The man laughed and said yes.

Then the two went into the building and sat down, ordered some wine, vegetables and fruits, and started to drink.

Want to ask who is that person?He is a Jinshi of Jinke, Zhang Fang from Linpu!

Speaking of the acquaintance of these two people, it is still an interesting story: two months ago, Zhang went to Beijing to take the exam, and it was also in this Fengle Building that the two sat at the next table and drank alone.When they were half drunk, or felt bored, they toasted each other and talked with each other in a few words, so they felt like each other, so after drinking half the night together, they were all very drunk, and they couldn't even remember who paid for the wine!

After this time, it is considered a friendship.

Nan Gongji learned that Zhang Fang had won the [-]th place in the palace examination last month, so he prepared a gift. Unfortunately, he was busy at that time, so he had to send someone to congratulate him, and he didn't have time to see him again, so he didn't know who he was. Whether he has been appointed as an official.I just found out today that the imperial court has ordered the Yongxing Army to be sentenced, and they will leave for the west in two days.

Nangong Ji sighed, "How can I get to that remote place?"

Zhang Fang said: "I was supposed to go to Yingtian Mansion to be a pusher, but I don't want to, so I invite you to go to the frontier to take up the post."

Nangong Ji frowned: "Didn't you hear that the current western frontier is not peaceful, brother Zhang is a scholar, wouldn't it be risky to go here?"

Zhang Fang said with a smile: "Can't literati guard the border?"

Nangong Ji said: "I don't mean that, but you can be on the rise now, so why go to the west to suffer from the wind and sand?"

Zhang Fang groaned for a while when he heard the words, raised his glass and drank it all, and then sighed: "I thought you were my confidant, I don't want you to have such worldly views in your heart!"

Nan Gongji was startled, but felt a little hot on his face, lowered his eyes and said: "The world is like this! If it wasn't otherwise, why did Brother Zhang bother to go to Beijing?"

Zhang Fang said in disbelief: "This remark... is not bad. People in the world gain fame and fame mostly for the sake of magnificence, and I can't escape the vulgarity! However, since we are ministers, the first thing we should do is to share the worries of the monarch, the safety of the country, and the concern of the people." Livelihood is the most important thing, and self-interest, before this righteousness, is really insignificant!"

Nangong Ji laughed after hearing this, and said, "Listening to what brother said, I am enlightened! My brother is short-sighted, and what I said earlier was very offensive. I hope you will forgive me!"

Zhang Fang is not a narrow-minded person, so he immediately accepted his idea and drank it with a smile.

Putting down the wine glass, his brows tightened again, and he sighed: "Speaking of which, it's a pity that my dynasty emphasizes culture and suppresses military power. I am now a civil servant and judge. Even if I want to serve the country, I will still not be able to put on armor to fight and pacify the border when I go to Xiguan." , what's the use? In the end, it's just a false fame!"

Nan Gongji shook his head, "That's wrong! Who said that civil servants can't secure the country? Didn't you see that the God of Kou Gong was evil in the city of Chanzhou back then?"

Zhang Da laughed: "That's true. Mr. Kou was ordered to go north to drive away the bandits when he was in danger. He is a real hero. He is worthy of being a leader of the country and a model of scholars! If I can do half of it, I will not waste my life!"

Nan Gongji raised his glass and respected each other again: "In my opinion, brother is heroic, not inferior to Kou Gong, and he will make great achievements, just around the corner!"

Zhang Fangtong raised his glass: "Okay! With your words, I must drink up this cup! I hope that one day, I can make contributions in the western frontier as you said, and I will never forget your encouragement!" "

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and on the day Zhang Fang left Beijing to take up his post, Nan Gongji had no time to see him off, so he had to ask his family boy to go on his behalf and offer a pot of wine to express his heart.

Zhang Fang took his intention and taught his family to bring back a letter, which contained only a poem, which was "Farewell" written by Lu Guimeng of the previous dynasty:

The husband is not without tears, and does not shed the parting room.A stick and a sword against a bottle of wine are ashamed to be a wanderer.

As soon as the viper stings his hand, the strong man will untie his wrist.The ambition lies in fame, so what a sigh of departure.

If you are a person with lofty ideals!And he still left a message: "There is no need to be sad about this farewell, and he will return to the court with great success in the future, and then we will have a drink together!"

Nangong Ji couldn't help smiling wryly when he heard that, how dare he have a close friendship with him when he becomes famous? !

At the beginning of November, there was another bad news in the palace. Concubine Shen Shu passed away, and after her death, she gave a gift to the noble concubine as a favor to her family.

Although the second prince was young, he was extremely filial. He lived in mourning for his mother, mourned so much, went on hunger strike for many days, and even fainted.When he recovered from his illness, he became the Duke of Yu, but the prince refused him because he was in mourning, so he had no choice but to wait until next year.

Concubine Shen was newly mourned, but the second prince was blessed by misfortune, and the favor was even more favorable than before. Although it is common sense, the speculation inside and outside the palace is also increasing day by day.

Now that things are up to now, Nangong Ji doesn't want Donggong to find anything wrong!After all, he and the crown prince are already acquainted. Although Yue Ling's disposition is weird, he is definitely not violent. Even if he can't be a hero who conquers the world in the future, he will be more than enough to be a benevolent monarch who will not disturb the world. A living creature; the second prince is Yue Zhi, but the city is too deep. Although he is still young at the moment, it is not difficult to see that this person is harsh and arrogant, if he is a king, he may not be a blessing to the world!

And the relationship between the crown prince and the second prince seems to be getting more and more subtle.

This day Nan Gongji accompanied the prince to visit the back garden, passed by Ninghua Palace, and advised him to visit the second prince.

Yue Ling said: "Didn't you just go there the day before yesterday? Besides, his illness is already cured, and he can return to Zishantang in a few days. Why do you need to go through this?"

Nangong Jixin sighed helplessly. If the crown prince's shortcomings were to be mentioned, he would first be self-willed and stubborn. He knew how much love he showed as an elder brother to his younger brother, but he wanted to openly disobey him!Since the second prince was on sick leave, the prince has only visited two or three times in the last month. Although the second prince's illness is not serious, and the two of them met each other, he really didn't have much to say, but after all he is so indifferent, so others can see it in his eyes , I don't know how many rumors have arisen.

This matter spread to the ears of the emperor, and he was not pleased.

A few days ago, when the imperial driver came to Zishantang, he suddenly asked how he was reading the "Book of Tang", and asked about Taizong's merits and demerits.The prince answered them all.Today, I still feel dissatisfied, and said: "Is Taizong's fault only a matter of his military aggression and defeat of Liaodong?"

The prince said: "Although Taizong is the Lord of England, he is not a saint. How can he be free from faults? It's just that his merits outweigh his faults. If he wants to be a sage, if he makes a small mistake occasionally, I think it's okay to ignore."

Shang Leng snorted: "In this way, Taizong's Xuanwumen's killing of his own brothers and sisters is also a trivial matter that cannot be mentioned?"

Although the prince was surprised when he heard the words, he pondered for a moment, and said: "This is indeed a big mistake. At that time, Taizong killed his brother and seized the heir, which was an act of chaos. I can't do anything about it." Before he could say anything, he heard Nan Gongji coughing softly behind him, and thought for a while, saying: "It's a pity that the overall situation has been settled at this time, and others can't do anything about it!"

Shang Wenzhi sternly said: "Killing brothers and seizing the heirs?! The Tang prince is extravagant and extravagant, narrow-minded, and wants to kill his siblings first, so he deserves to suffer this disaster!"

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat from this statement, wishing to apologize for the prince immediately!

Unexpectedly, Yue Ling showed no signs of fear, and said calmly: "Father only asks about Taizong's mistakes, but I answer truthfully, it's just a matter of fact! As for whether Crown Prince Tang deserves to die, I think it's another matter!"

When everyone heard this, they all felt the collapse of Mount Tai, and they only thought that the emperor's anger was inevitable.

The official's face was gloomy at the moment.In fact, he just wanted to warn the prince one or two times, and he didn't want to be annoyed for a while, but he made such contradictory words before and after, and the anti-religious prince exposed it, which was half embarrassing and half angry.Then he pondered for a while, and then said: "Although Taizong has had some mistakes, he is still a generation of virtuous emperors and masters. I don't expect you to be able to achieve something, but as long as you are not as ineffective as the Tang prince, that's all! You can do it yourself !” Between the words, the anger seems to have gradually subsided, rather than reprimanding, this is more like teaching carefully.

Yue Ling bowed and said, "I'm sure I won't disappoint my father!"

The official sighed with a wry smile, stroked his beard and shook his head: "Who did you follow with your stubbornness?"

It is said that the prince's temperament is indeed somewhat surly.Right from wrong, pros and cons, he naturally distinguishes clearly in his heart, but he is too stubborn, but he is unwilling to give in to anything that doesn't suit him!

Nan Gongji was always in the palace, as a bystander, he could see clearly that it was not that he had no love for the crown prince at all, it was just that the father and son had similar temperaments, and they were both too indifferent on the surface.Besides, it is a wild guess to predict that today's life will be abolished just by catching the wind and catching shadows!Today, I am not a foolish person. The so-called knowing son is like a father. Even though the second prince is a noble family for a while, but his temperament and qualifications are naturally clear to those who want to be a father!And there seems to be a reason for the estrangement between his father and son.

The reason for this matter, Nangong Ji roughly heard from Zhang Lingqi: Three years ago, today he was so sudden and indecisive that he could not see the court for several months.Li Jizhong, an internal official and Xuanzheng envoy, took the opportunity to offer advice to the queen, intending to support the crown prince and enshrine him as the supreme emperor!Unexpectedly, this matter was reported by others, Li Jizhong was sentenced to death, Prime Minister Chen Shi and others were also convicted.The queen had no idea, so she threw in the money to prove her innocence. At this moment, there were repeated voices of opposition from the court, and the officials suppressed this discussion.Although the queen was unable to commit suicide at that time, she died of depression within a year of being terrified.Prince Yueling was only 11 years old at the time, but he suffered such a calamity, I want to teach others to sigh!