He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

"That lantern is a burnt bone peony."

A peony lantern hangs on the branch of an old banyan tree.

In the southwest is the cheerful Luoshui jumping from the majestic Nvji Mountain, and in the northwest is the calm Changshui reflecting the Lingxiu Fengyi Mountain.The confluence of the two rivers is the Shou'an Station.The east and west sides of the post station are not wasteland, but endless lights. The city wall and the sky are connected to form a sea, which can be seen in the eyes of the splendid Sanchong Lianchang Palace on the opposite side.

The two carriages stopped in front of the Shou'an post one after the other, so the place is close to Luoyang, so most of the officials have their own contacts, or they may go to the city with candles, and meet palace officials and musicians one after another, wanting to recite poems right to go.

Gu Yue thought of Su An in his heart, and specially ordered Yicheng to organize a banquet, but things in the world are like this. He had just stepped off the carriage when he suddenly heard two bad news: First, the county magistrate Ning, who was impeached, died due to excessive panic. , died suddenly at his home the day before yesterday; secondly, the new county magistrate Qiu Zhong took office, and the earthworks and stones for the construction of warehouses and embankments were laboriously transported, and the location of the warehouses was not coordinated, which caused fighting in the three counties of Sishui, Wuzhi and Xingze. It was sold out.

Within a day, there were complaints.

At that time, Henan Governor Yin Youhuanzhi stood by the stone bridge to greet him, just like the ancient banyan guarding a thousand sails.This person once applied to the shogunate, and forged a leopard-like physique on the battlefield. He also had a handsome face and a compelling gaze.

Gu Yue and Li Dao wore graceful dark red gowns with cloud patterns, tied around their waists, and hanging water blue double fish pendants, and bowed to salute.

It's just that both parties knew well that You Huanzhi was promoted to the Henan Mansion by Xiao Qiaofu because of his military achievements, and he had always been in contact with the Wei family. He was a man with political achievements, kindness, and loyalty.In this way, not to mention Han Xiu's protégé Li Daoyong, who lost Xiao Qiaofu's position and also lost his position, Gu Yue's experience alone is enough to become a thorn in You Huanzhi's side.

After being seated in the courtroom, the fourth-rank official of the frontier slapped Gu Yue with a bloody reprimand.

Firstly, as soon as the famine passed, the five major projects in the Heyin area, such as building warehouses, planning ferries, researching and developing ships, building dams, and dredging ditches, were really a waste of money and people; , to supply grain from Jianghuai and Hebei to the nobles in the Liangjing Corridor and Guanzhong to consolidate their own power;

After saying this, You Huanzhi paced back and forth, and added, "However, I heard that Gu Lang just recently got a pipa from the Anxi Governor's Mansion as a gift to Su Mohan, so he probably doesn't care too much. People's lives are lost."

Gu Yue took a deep breath, put his fingers in front of the case, and looked at the busy traffic outside the hall: "Brother Huan, I have worked so hard to get the budget and support for our five major projects. The unruly people in this county are causing trouble, so they want to punish me like this? Fortunately, I still promised in front of Mr. Pei Ge that you can stay if you are a talented person in Youfu."

You Huanzhi raised his eyebrows: "Six people died, ten people were injured, and three thousand guanzhong, Gu Langzhong called this a mere thing! This matter can't be kept secret, the Supreme is now in Luoyang, in Henan Mansion." Gu Yue said : "Your Majesty will be worshiped by foreign vassals, and he will call musicians from 29 states to Luoyang to hold a singing and dancing competition. Perhaps, there is no time to take care of this matter." You Huanzhi said: "You!"

Li Daoyong is familiar with the situation in Henan Province and has a real temperament. He immediately came up with an idea and persuaded him: "Don't be so angry in summer. You Lang is the parent official of Henan Province, and Gu Lang is the deputy envoy of the imperial court. With less than 200 million shi, none of us are easy to deal with, right now, we should start from building warehouses, and solving the problem is the most important thing."

In the past, during the construction of fortifications, fighting, theft, and natural disasters were common. If they have already occurred, they can be classified as "debt losses" by the Ministry of Industry. Yin County.

When Li Daoyong presented the plan, You Huanzhi didn't listen at all.Gu Yue's hands tightened, and he stood up abruptly to interrupt.

The crux of the matter is not dealing with weapon fighting.

Gu Yue asked Ji Yun to fetch a book, held You Huanzhi in the hall, and said: "Brother Huan is an upright person, let's put aside those unclear explanations in the past, follow the clear account, and listen to the book." I'll make a deal with you, okay?"

"I don't know the details of Jijin and Sanmen. I only talk about Heyin. From the perspective of expenditure, according to the records of the Ministry of Industry in previous years, 30 guan were built and 300 guan were kept every year, and so on. , boats, dams, and ditches together, after deducting the salt benefit, the total net expenditure this year is [-] million guan, and there will be a loss of [-] million guan every year in the future."

"This is expenditure, but from the point of view of income, its first value is that the capacity of tank ships is increased, the upstream section is reduced, and the danger of silting is reduced. This is an annual saving of 20 yuan; Seven departments, streamlined into one of the second level, shorten the processing time, prevent skimping, and reduce the consumption of one dendrobium from two liters to one liter in the "Warehouse Order", which is a saving of [-]. The shipping cost that can be saved is [-] guan.”

"Brother Huan can think that I'm talking on paper, because a mere 20 guan, not to mention the whole country, is not too much for the Henan government. Is it worth it to spend so much effort and energy just to streamline this money? Brother Huan, In another disaster year, this kind of water transportation can turn 3 shi every year and save [-] people from starving to death. I think it is worth it.”

"Xiao Shangshu once said at the Yan Gong Banquet, 'When the etiquette of the article changes, the etiquette and music will surpass the grandeur', just like today's Faqu, the ever-changing changes are all painstaking efforts, and only the one that stays in place can show its essence. Gu There is no party, and even if you die, you will never leave your family and state affairs, and Gu also knows that if brother Huan is willing to support, then even if this difficulty is a hundred times bigger, we can overcome it."

Gu Yue memorized more than 180 large accounts from beginning to end, without missing a single word.He knew that this accidental fight was just an inevitable beginning. He could take responsibility and accept the impeachment, or he could investigate the instigator behind it later. The only thing he couldn't miss, and what needed to be decisive was to win You Huanzhi's trust and support.

"I've heard from the imperial court that Gu Lang has such a sharp tongue." When he heard Xiao Qiaofu's poem, the anger in You Huan's eyes gradually receded, adding a bit of gentleness, "Okay, let's listen to Li According to Langzhong's suggestion, Gu Lang asked for an order to merge the three counties, and Youmou guaranteed that the materials would be readjusted, craftsmen recruited, and the warehouse would be built according to the legal requirements within a month."

After returning to the post station, Gu Yue asked Ji Yun to send a letter back to Chang'an, firstly to report the progress, secondly to inform Pei Yan, let him exonerate himself, and at the same time give himself the right to investigate the details of the weapon fight, and then went to the street to find Su'an .

Even at night, the streets of Shouan County are still bustling with noise.Su An and Lei Haiqing watched a shadow play together.

This has to start when they enter the city.At that time, Su An and Lei Haiqing leaned out of the car window and dropped a sachet inlaid with gold beads, but couldn't find it in the vast crowd. Then they heard Yicheng say that the banquet was cancelled, so they felt a little disappointed.

Unexpectedly, after they settled in the posthouse, a little girl who performed on the street chased after them and threw the sachet back into their room through the window.Su An rushed to the door, and the yard was filled with the fragrance of flowers. The girl smiled at him, "My slave's name is Jingjing, and she pretends to be a flower fairy." Lei Haiqing picked up the sachet and immediately wanted to follow.Su An grabbed Miaoyun and nodded.

Next to the stone bridge, under the banyan tree, a screen of light yellow raw silk unfolded from west to east, embedded in a three-foot wooden frame, facing south.

There were a lot of guests, no matter in brocade clothes or coarse clothes, they all sat on the floor.On the contrary, Yicheng who was following next to him thought carefully, and asked the county to prepare thick and fluffy soft blankets for Su An and Lei Haiqing, and even lit wormwood incense.

The leather man in the play, dressed in red and green, sings lyrics in a local accent.

Legend has it that in the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, one day, Empress Wu was drunk in the garden and saw white flowers all over the courtyard. On a whim, she took Wan'er's slender hand and ordered the flowers in the soil to say: "I will wait all night. At dawn, I want to see the flowers in the garden." The garden is colorful."

In the Ming Dynasty, when you traveled to Shangyuan, you were in a hurry to announce the spring.

Flower whiskers grow overnight, don't wait for the dawn wind to blow.

It snowed overnight, the wind howled, and the dripping water turned into ice. However, the flower fairies still did not dare to disobey their orders, so they braved the wind and snow, and blossomed one after another.Seeing this wonderful scene, Empress Wu was overjoyed and ordered people to compose poems and paint paintings, but she didn't expect that among the flowers, only the peony was disrespectful, and there were still only withered branches, as if she had fallen into a deep sleep.

How to get it?Empress Wu was furious, and immediately issued an order to set fire to all the peonies in Chang'an, relegate the flower to Luoyang, and sprinkle all the ashes into the Luo River.

Jingjing's weeping, bit by bit, came from behind the shadow puppetry screen, and the peony flower fairy trembled and drifted.

Lei Haiqing looked at Peony and his eyes turned red again: "How could this happen? Why burn Peony?" Su An had seen this play in Pingkangfang, but Jingjing's unique voice, high and delicate, fascinated him: "Look down, you will be reborn." Lei Haiqing slapped Su An's leg: "I know, don't say it." Su An: "..."

In the play, in the following year, who would have expected that the ashes of the peony flowed into Luoyang City along the Luoshui River, where it took root and sprouted, and at the spring equinox, brilliant and bright flowers bloomed all over the city. People wept with joy.

Full of nobleness, it is called Jiaogu Peony.

Since then, the story of the scorched bone peony has been spread in the corridors of the two capitals, and has become an indelible part of the shadow puppetry.

In Su An's view, the most exciting part of "Chang'an Le" in Shou'an County lies in the unprecedented intention of Jingjing's last sentence - Empress Wu's life, her dream is in Luoyang, and her soul returns to Chang'an. love peony

At the end of the song, Su An and Lei Haiqing were walking on the stone bridge, and met Gu Yue who came from the opposite side and changed into a plain shirt.

"Eighteen, are you finished talking? Tell me quickly, what are the arrangements for Luoyang." Su An was very happy, took the opportunity to pat Lei Haiqing on the head, and said with a smile, "Qing, didn't you say that in my song Is there a man living here? Here, he is the man."

Lei Haiqing froze on the spot, stretched out the shackle tremblingly, pointed at Gu Yue, then pointed at Su An, shook his head, covered his ears, "Ah" screamed, and ran away without a trace.

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Note: Empress Wu Zetian's poem "La Ri Xuanzhao Xing Shangyuan"

In the Ming Dynasty, you traveled to Shangyuan, and quickly reported the spring.

Flower whiskers grow overnight, don't wait for the dawn wind to blow.

Xu Shuxin's poem "Peony Legend": "Expelled from Xijing and demoted to Luoyang, the heart is high and beautiful and the quality is overwhelming. The absurdity of rooting out the scorched bones caused the poet to say Wuhuang."

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