Tanghua old story

The spring of the fifth year of Xuanyuan.

The little eunuch Shanxiang walked through the magnificent prime minister's mansion with the servant who led the way.As expected, he was the emperor's favorite minister, the little eunuch Shanxiang sighed, the magnificence of the prime minister's mansion was almost comparable to that of the imperial palace.

"Here we are." The servant led the little eunuch Shanxiang to the prime minister's study.

"My lord Wei, the emperor said that he would invite you to have dinner together in the palace." The little eunuch Shan Xiang lowered his eyebrows and said pleasingly to the figures beside the table.

Not long after Shanxiang entered the palace, he had been following Eunuch Renjin, the eunuch serving the emperor. Today, the emperor said that he wanted to find someone to call the prime minister to the palace for dinner, so Eunuch Renjin told him to go to the prime minister's mansion.

This is the first time that the little eunuch Shanxiang met the prime minister. Both inside and outside the court said that the prime minister Wei Yuchen has power over the government and the public, he is cruel, ruthless, and unscrupulous. I didn't expect that when I saw him today, I found that the Prime Minister had an upright and elegant appearance, with a pine posture and a fine bone, but he had cold eyes and stern eyebrows, and he didn't seem to be close to him.

"Master Wei?" Seeing that the Prime Minister Wei Yuchen didn't respond, Shanxiang called out again, thinking of the rumors in the palace that the Prime Minister killed people without blinking an eye, he couldn't help shivering a few times.

Wei Weichen put down the scroll in his hand, glanced at the little eunuch, and said coldly, "Got it."

The little eunuch Shanxiang led Wei Weichen to the Liudan Palace where the emperor was. As soon as he stepped into the gate, Qi Tang, the emperor of Daqi, rushed out happily, complaining: "Wei Qing is too slow, the dishes are going cold." After finishing speaking, he pulled the prime minister's sleeve and entered the house in a hurry, without the majesty of an emperor at all.

If it was just a few days ago, the little eunuch Shanxiang would have been surprised to see such a frivolous behavior of the emperor Qi Tang, but now Shanxiang is not surprised, and even has a helpless confrontation with the emperor's personal eunuch, Eunuch Renjin eyes.

When he was just assigned to the Liudan Hall where Emperor Qitang lived, the little eunuch Shanxiang was terrified, thinking that accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger, and that he might die in a few days, Suye sighed.But Eunuch Renjin comforted him by saying that in Liudan Palace, the emperor is the last thing to be afraid of.

Sure enough, a few days later, the little eunuch Shanxiang was surprised to find that the emperor, uh, didn't look like the emperor.If a minister asks for an audience, the emperor can still sit upright, majestic, and not angry. As soon as the minister steps out of the gate of the Liudan Palace, the emperor immediately collapses on the floor like a different person. a positive shape.

There was also a time when Father-in-law Renjin was not in the palace, and the emperor actually dug out a few unsightly short story books from the corner of the bookshelf, and gave one to Shanxiang, and quietly pulled Shanxiang to his side and said that he must not tell Renjin, The two of us can just take a peek, otherwise our private collection will be gone again, making Shanxiang dumbfounded.Shanxiang even found that once when he talked about his bleak life experience, the emperor's eyes turned red quietly.

"Alas..." The little eunuch Shanxiang heard Eunuch Renjin sigh at the emperor's behavior, so he raised his eyes, and met Eunuch Renjin's helpless eyes again.

Although Shanxiang was no longer surprised by the emperor's behavior, the scene in the palace soon after almost shocked Shanxiang's jaw.

"Wei Qing, I heard that you don't cough a lot in the beginning of spring. How are you doing?" Qi Tang asked with concern. Every winter Wei Weichen always coughed non-stop, and Qi Tang was always very concerned.

"It's okay," the prime minister picked up a dish and smiled slightly, feeling as if an iceberg was melting, and then motioned for the emperor to open his mouth. The emperor froze for a moment, hesitated for a few seconds and then opened his mouth. Chopsticks, and...

"Hiss—" the emperor inhaled hotly, "Okay, Wei Weichen! Did you do it on purpose?"

For the third time, the Prime Minister deliberately picked up a piece of chili.

"I don't dare." Prime Minister Wei Yuchen said with a smile.

Shanxiang couldn't calm down, and Eunuch Renjin patted him on the shoulder sympathetically and said, "Just get used to it."

People in the court all said that the relationship between the prime minister and the emperor was extraordinary, and seeing him now, it was true. It is said that five years ago when the emperor Qi Tang saw Wei Weichen in the court hall, he made him prime minister.

It was the first year of Xuanyuan, not long after Qi Tang ascended the throne, he was meeting with the new champion as usual.

"Xuanxin Branch No. [-] Scholar enters the palace—" Eunuch Renjin's shrill voice echoed in the Tingzheng Hall. Qi Tang sat on the dragon chair, waiting for the No. [-] Scholar a little bored.

"Chen Wei Xichen pays homage to His Majesty." He kowtowed in front of the Xinke Zhuangyuan Hall.

Hearing the word "Wei Yuchen", Qi Tang was slightly taken aback.

"Flat body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." When Qi Tang saw the appearance of the No. [-] Scholar in the Qing Division, he couldn't help but beam with joy.

"The number one scholar," Qi Tang on the dragon chair smiled meaningfully, "What kind of official position should I bestow on you?"

"Naturally, the higher the better." Wei Yuchen's face remained unchanged.

The civil and military officials in the hall did not change their colors when they heard the words, and what the young emperor Qi Tang said next shocked them even more.

"Since that's the case," Qi Tang smiled, "The position of prime minister has been vacant for a long time, how about I appoint you as prime minister?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When he retreated from the court, the general Lu Tong stayed behind.

"Your Majesty, court is not a trifling matter, and the position of prime minister has a lot to do with it, how can..."

Qi Tang smiled lightly, interrupted General Lu, and handed a volume of documents to Lu Tong: "General Lu, please look, why doesn't this person have the talent of a prime minister?"

Lu Tong glanced at the young emperor suspiciously, and unfolded the thin paper in his hand, which was an imperial examination paper.Lu Tong read it carefully, and found that the paper was full of Wei Guo's way of governing the world. His words were sharp, concise and to the point, piercing the shortcomings of Qi State.

"This is the countermeasure written by the new top scholar Wei Yuchen." Qi Tang said after waiting for Lu Tong to finish reading.

"Young people are awesome," Lu Tong sighed, "but with only a piece of paper, His Majesty is too rash."

Qi Tang smiled: "General Lu doesn't need to say too much, I have my own measure."

"Yes." General Lu Tong left with a look full of doubts.

After the general Lu Tong walked away, Qi Tang was relieved, as if he had changed himself, and immediately called the eunuch Ren Jin who had served him since he was a child, tugged at his sleeve and said, "Hey, Ren Jin, hurry up!" Call the new No. [-] scholar to the palace, and I will treat him to a meal."

Eunuch Renjin said cautiously: "Your Majesty is the emperor now, how can he be as casual as before."

"Hey, Renjin," Qi Tang punched Renjin lightly, and said, "What's the matter, do you not listen to me even though I became the emperor?"

"Besides, the emperor or something, just put on a show in front of those ministers. You and I grew up together, why are you so particular about it?" Qi Tang winked at Renjin to show his closeness.

"Understood, Your Majesty." Renjin said helplessly.

Renjin brought Wei Weichen, the new top scorer, to Liudan Hall where Qitang rested.

Qi Tang grabbed Wei Weichen, smiled and said, "Long time no see, do you still remember who I am?"

Renjin on the side was about to faint, he looked like an emperor here and there, it was like a hooligan accosting him.

Wei Weichen said solemnly: "I remember."

"I knew you would never forget!" Qi Tang was overjoyed.

"Could it be that your Majesty forgot that I just met you in the Tingzheng Hall." Wei Weichen said calmly.

"Is that so..." Qi Tang became sullen.

"Your Majesty asked the minister to come, what's the matter?" Wei Weichen asked.

"Yes!" Qi Tang said confidently, "I invite you to eat, I invite you to taste the taste of the palace food! Renjin, pass on the meal!"

"Yes." Renjin replied helplessly, the emperor must be too casual.

After a while, Renjin led a large number of court ladies into the palace.

"Renjin," Qi Tang said gloomily, "how many times have I said that there is no need to have such a big battle when eating."

Renjin said solemnly: "The present is different from the past, and now His Majesty must be more disciplined in daily life and meals."

After the palace maid arranged the food, Renjin placed a pair of silver chopsticks in front of Qitang again, and said, "Be more cautious."

Qi Tang muttered unhappily: "Where would someone poison you? I think Renjin's thoughts are too dark."

When Renjin heard this, he said with an aggrieved face, "Your Majesty, this is for your own good."

"Okay, okay, I know your whole heart." Qi Tang waved his hand as a sign to drive him away, "Go and rest on the side too, I want to catch up with Wei Qing."

Reminisce?Renjin left with a puzzled look on her face. Didn't she just know each other for less than a day?

……

"Hey! Wei Yuchen! Don't you really remember me?"

"remember."

"Then who am I?"

"It's Your Majesty."

"We've met before!"

"I know, I saw it in the Tingzheng Hall not long ago."

……

"Ah! Have you really forgotten me?" Qi Tang wailed.

Seeing the young emperor's dismay, a smile appeared on Wei Xichen's stern face.

"Wei Yuchen!" The young emperor was aggressive.

"Qi Tang." The new Prime Minister smiled.

"Okay! Pretend not to remember me and play me!"

"I don't dare." Wei Yuchen's mouth was still smiling, "Why did I ever say that I don't remember His Majesty? I only said that I saw Your Majesty today."

"It seems to be the same... But speaking of it, we haven't seen each other for many years." Qi Tang sighed.

"It's been 13 years." Wei Yuchen said softly.

"Yeah, it's been more than ten years." Qi Tang put a bowl of porridge in front of Wei Yuchen with a smile, "Wei Qing, I wanted you to taste the porridge in the palace eight years ago."

"How is it?" Qi Tang stared at Wei Weichen with gleaming eyes, taking a sip of porridge.

"However, it's not much different from the porridge made by the minister." Wei Weichen said after savoring it carefully.

"Wei Qing!" Qi Tang couldn't help protesting when he recalled the scene when he drank the porridge cooked by Wei Yuchen so badly that he couldn't swallow it.

"As long as His Majesty likes it."

During the meal, Qi Tang asked three more questions and four, and Wei Weichen answered truthfully. After the meal, Wei Weichen acquired an extra property in the capital for no reason, and a huge sum of money.

"Your Majesty is going too far." Wei Yuchen declined.

"As the saying goes, 'Eat the king's salary, be loyal to the king'. Since Wei Qing has come to the court as an official, he must do things for me."

"I will assist Your Majesty with all my strength."

Qi Tang mysteriously took out a roll of papers: "Wei Qing's policy paper is really good, I still keep it, Wei Qing should explain it carefully, what's going on with the phrase 'Qi has three evils'? "

Wei Weichen stated calmly: "First, in recent years, the government officials in Qi State have been corrupted, and the people are living in dire straits. Your Majesty is in the palace and doesn't know it, but I know it very well."

"Secondly, the distribution of kings in various places is too powerful, especially the king of Changyue in the south and the king of Yong'an in the southwest. They are bound to threaten the imperial power."

"Wei Qing," Qi Tang interrupted Wei Yuchen's narration, "you can't talk nonsense, Wang Qirong of Changyue and Wang Qiliang of Yong'an are both younger brothers who grew up with me, how could they threaten me?"

Wei Weichen said: "Your Majesty is still as naive as ever."

Qi Tang was dissatisfied: "What do you mean by that? Does it mean that I'm still like a 12-year-old kid who hasn't made any progress in the past eight years?"

Wei Weichen lowered his eyes and said softly, "It's so good."

Before Qi Tang could speak, Wei Yuchen said loudly again: "Third is foreign aggression, Da Qi has a strong enemy Yan in the north, if Yan is not eliminated, Da Qi will be in trouble for a day."

Hearing this, Qi Tang exclaimed: "Wei Qing is really what I thought!"

Cutting down on Yan has always been the long-cherished wish of the Qi monarchs of all dynasties, and the country of Yan has always been a serious worry in Qi Tang's heart. One is that the country of Yan has repeatedly invaded the country of Qi and disturbed the people's livelihood. Married to the country of Yan and got married, his elder brother died at the hands of the people of Yan. Over time, cutting down Yan became what Qi Tang would like to do all his life.

"What does Wei Qing think of Qi State today? Can you beat Yan?"

"No." This conversation has been going on for five years, and every year Qi Tang will ask with anticipation.

In the first year of Xuanyuan, Wei Yuchen served as the prime minister. He was so talented and sharp, and he acted resolutely and neatly that the courtiers dared not take him lightly.

In the second year of Xuanyuan, Wei Weichen was familiar with political affairs and held great power. He wrote a letter requesting to rectify the administration of officials, which was approved by Qi Tang.Wei Yuchen imposed capital punishment on corrupt officials, skin cramps, scraping bones and cutting flesh, which is disdainful for a gentleman, but the effect was extremely fast. For a time, the officials and officials of the Qi Dynasty fought against each other, and the politics was clear.

In the third year of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, Wei Weichen took power over the court and used his power to secretly eliminate some court ministers. Among them, there were many people who had good personal relationships with him. The minister couldn't grasp the flaw.

In the fourth year of Xuanyuan, the ministers of the court said that Prime Minister Wei was cruel, sinister and ambitious, and Emperor Qi Tang was very puzzled.The Wei Yuchen that Qi Tang saw was always kind and gentle. What Qi Tang didn't know was that the Prime Minister Wei that the people in the court saw had a cold face and a cold heart.

In the spring of the fifth year of Xuanyuan, Emperor Qitang once again asked how Daqi was, whether he could conquer Yan?

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Clouds are floating in the evening, flowers are falling, Wei Weichen looks into the distance, and always thinks of the prosperity of Kyoto.

The past flashed through my mind like the wind. At that time, the emperor of Daqi was gentle and kind, and the prime minister of Daqi was cruel and cruel. At that time, Daqi still had a general with great achievements, a princess who married far away, and an ambitious vassal king...

And now that the crabapple flowers have fallen, he can also take a rest among the green bamboo landscape.

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Hey, I don’t know where it doesn’t meet the requirements. The introduction of the copy of this article has been changed [-] times and it still hasn’t passed the review. I don’t know how to say it...

This article was written before, and it was posted on another website with another name. I always wanted to expand and rewrite this article, but I was not sure if I had the ability, so I moved it here and put it in the here