Great Sui Guoshi

"My servants, I have seen Duke Yue."

When the old man came, he asked Huang Men, who was in charge here, to raise his face, and he also looked at the closed doors and windows beside him. In the lighted windows, a figure could be vaguely seen at his desk.

"Your Majesty is still reviewing the memorial?"

"Going back to the Duke of Yue, His Majesty is still reviewing, and he hasn't even eaten a few mouthfuls of food. This really makes the slaves feel distressed."

Yang Su took off the dharma sword behind him and handed it to the talking eunuch, nodded and hummed, and strode towards the door, the little eunuchs waiting on both sides hurried forward to open the door.

Inside, Yang Jian was sitting behind the long table, putting down a memorial and throwing it aside, when he heard the sound of the palace door opening and closing, he raised his eyes, raised his hand and pointed to the seat on the lower side, and yawned. There are a few local yellow memorials under the carved lamp post, which can be read.

"Come on, sit down for a while, I will approve a few more books and it will be over."

"Brother Sheng Shi Mingjun is diligent in government affairs, but you should pay more attention to rest."

The maid came to refill the tea with the lamp in hand, and after blessing a gift and left, Yang Su, who took a sip of hot tea, couldn't help persuading the gray-bearded emperor after seeing the dragon case.

Over there, Yang Jian threw a memorial with a smile, and interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"...Don't talk about it. Before becoming an emperor, I wanted to be an emperor. I really sat on this dragon chair. Instead, I envy you. If you do good deeds, you can drink and play with women leisurely."

There was a pause in the words, looking at the clan brother sitting upright below, and asked: "Tell me, you are not at home to practice in the middle of the night, so why did you come to the palace to find brother?"

Yang Su was asked this question, and then he remembered why, he withdrew his thoughts from the idea of ​​comforting the emperor, and talked about the business.

"Brother, I just came from Fellow Daoist Lu."

Hearing this sentence, the emperor after the dragon case put down the imperial pen in his hand, and stood up in the flickering light: "Mr. Lu has come to Chang'an?"

"I arrived this afternoon and settled down at the Yunlai Inn in the city."

"This afternoon?"

Yang Jian put down the memorial, stroked his white beard on his chin, strode down the imperial steps, walked to the dragon and phoenix lamp holders in front of the palace pillars and stood still, looked at the flickering lights, and pondered for a while.

"Then Mr. Lu, is there anything else to stay?"

The old man at the banquet probably guessed that his elder brother was worried that Fellow Daoist Lu would leave for other matters, so he asked this question, smiled and got up, walked behind the emperor, and bowed his hands in salute.

"Brother, don't worry. Fellow Daoist Lu came here this time to fulfill the promise made last year, to enter the court as a national teacher."

In the light of the flickering lights, Yang Jian's beard stretched out, he turned around with a smile, waved his dragon sleeves, let his clan brother stand up, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "Come here, bring my imperial decree and jade seal."

After finishing speaking, he went back to the dragon case and sat down again, grabbed the imperial pen and gently scratched the ink, looked at the imperial decree spread by the eunuch, thought about his words, swiped the pen and dropped the green ink, and said in his mouth.

"This matter cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise Mr. Lu will run away again. I will tell the ministers about this matter in the court tomorrow morning. I guess it will not be difficult."

After writing eloquently, Yang Su had a look and saw that there was nothing wrong, so he returned to Yong'an Palace contentedly. The eunuch who lit the lamp greeted him there early. Come to the queen to sleep peacefully.

Lanterns stretched under the eaves, walked through the long corridor to the back garden of Yong'an Palace, the waiting maid said blessings, bowed and opened the door, tulle curtains and rolling curtains, behind the hazy lotus seeds, the fragrance of books is tangy, and the fragrance of incense is yellow. The bookshelves made of sandalwood, all kinds of books and bamboo slips are neatly arranged. Yang Jian opened the gauze curtain and went in. Behind the small table with short legs over there, a woman was flipping through the books. Hearing the sound of footsteps, she put down the book and got up to meet her .

"His Majesty is back."

Smiling, he untied the cumbersome dragon clothes for him, just like how he was before he was a queen. Over there, Yang Jian also liked her way the most. He felt relieved, took off his heavy robe, and went to wash in the copper basin After washing his hands, he sat down on the bed and let out a sigh of relief.

Handing the dragon robe to the caring maid to put it away, Dugu Jialuo came over and stood beside her husband, gently pinching his arms and shoulders for him.

"Looking at His Majesty's complexion today, I think there is something good going on."

Feeling the softness of his wife's fingers, Yang Jian looked at the top of the tent and laughed, "There is one thing, the queen should know about Lu Liangsheng, right?"

"The concubine has heard His Majesty talk about it several times, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Lu has come to Chang'an today. Tomorrow, I will declare to the ministers that he will be appointed as a national teacher to protect you and our Dasui community, and to protect the country and the people to enjoy peace and happiness."

Seeing her husband laughing like a child, the woman also chuckled lightly and twirled his beard.

"Your Majesty, it's better to think clearly. This Mr. Lu is a bit young, so he may not convince the courtiers below. I heard that he was still outside the South Gate of Chang'an last time, and got involved with a group of cultivators. The concubine thinks that the servant In one matter, you still have to be calm and prudent, and have a lot of prestige."

Yang Jian knew that his wife worshiped Buddhism and was intelligent since childhood, and that she was always by her side during the most difficult times. Now that he said these words, he couldn't help being a little curious.

Looking at the woman who had been with him for 50 years in front of him, she sat up from the bed.

"The queen thinks, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty, do you still remember where I was born? Who raised me?" Dugu Jialuo is no longer the charming and youthful woman she was at the beginning, but she also has the aura that other girls can't find. A good candidate, and the grace to support His Majesty, happened to be returned together."

On the couch, Yang Jian frowned.

How could he forget the nun that his wife called, when he was born in Feng Yi Prajna Temple and was raised by the nun Zhixian at that time, in other words, he could be regarded as his adoptive mother.

"It's not unreasonable what the queen said, but he is a woman, how can he enter the court, monks should be pure-hearted, how can they go to this world of fireworks, no, no, if she is allowed to come, the first ones to object will be the officials."

Immediately, he waved his hand and rejected his wife's proposal. The woman over there wanted to say more, but Yang Jian yawned, pulled off the bedding tiredly, fell asleep inside, and waved his hand.

"Tomorrow I have to go to court early, and the queen is about to go to bed. You and I are not young, so staying up late is not good."

"Yes."

Seeing her husband snoring after lying down for a while, Dugu Jialuo sighed, took off his coat, and went to the emperor's side. Soon, Gong'e came in quietly and blew out the lamp.

4 Chapter Thirty

The sky is dark, and the morning light has not yet sprung through the clouds, only Qingming is outlined in the night sky in the east of the city.

On Baiguanshe Street, the shafts of carriages are stretching. Amidst the coachman's "drive!" and the sound of whips cracking, the carriages left the various houses and galloped across the long street with low eaves and green bricks.

Five watch.

Under the imperial city, many civil and military officials who went to court today gathered. When they saw the carriages later, the officials from the court who came down one after another smiled and greeted each other. The Sui Dynasty was not long after the founding of the country. , can still be regarded as getting along harmoniously at the moment.

"Ouch, Gao Shangshu is here!"

"The heroic face over there is probably General Shi who just fought a battle with the Turks?"

"It's him, but it's a pity that Grand Master Yuwen hasn't returned... we can't meet each other."

"However, I heard that Grand Master still has a master, His Majesty values ​​it very much, even the Duke of Yue... Hey, the Duke of Yue is here."

Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, followed Yang Jian to attack Qi in the early years, and later helped him become a great treasure. .

The carriage with two lanterns was pulled to a stop by a sergeant. Yang Su was dressed in imperial attire, which was completely different from the Taoist priests in the past. He refused to be supported by the attendant, got out of the carriage and drove, his eyes swept over the approaching people. All the courtiers.

"When you go to court today, you should say everything. Afterwards, His Majesty will make an announcement, and everyone must keep it in mind. Don't be shy about your Majesty."

"Yes, the Duke of Yue can rest assured." "I will follow the lead of the male horse of the State of Yue."

"Well, good." The old man straightened his court clothes and strode through the courtiers. He also met Gao Ying, He Ruobi, Wang Shao, Han Qinhu, Qiu Rui, Yu Juluo, Wu Jianzhang, Ding Yanping, Su Wei, and Cui Zhongfang. ... Waiting for the well-known heroes and generals to exchange greetings one by one.

"Duke Yue, it seems that you have learned from His Majesty what we did not know."

"Where is it, if you walk closer to His Majesty, you will naturally know more. If the king of the mountain is in the court, you may know more about the news than me."

"I don't know, what will His Majesty announce this morning?"

"Hehe...he is a canonized national teacher."

......

Some civil and military men who stood not far from the side watched the important officials and generals in the court speak, heard only a few words, and whispered to each other.

Soon, the Jianfu Gate opened, and the eunuch who announced the decree came outside the palace gate, hissing loudly: "The fifth watch has arrived, and all the civil and military troops have entered the court—"

Min Changwen stood in the crowd, heard some words, and was a little dazed, National Teacher?Could it be Liangsheng?

Until Shangshu Zuopu shot Gao Ying over to remind him: "Min Shilang has entered the court."

The latter came back to his senses, bowed his hands to the other party to thank him, straightened his court clothes, and then followed a group of colleagues from the court and filed in, walked through the long red-walled palace road, passed two checks, and entered Han Yuanzheng Hall.

The eunuch searched for the last time, and then entered the hall and stood still to start the morning court. Soon, Yang Jian came in from the side hall with two accompanying eunuchs, and the bead curtain of the emperor under the crown was shaken, and he sat down boldly in the dragon court and waved it. gown sleeves.

The eunuch on the imperial steps stepped forward and sang loudly: "Everyone, civil and military, present!"

Green smoke of sandalwood curled up from the four corners of the hall. It was already an hour after the usual government affairs were submitted, processed, and reconciled. Outside the hall, Dongfang Tianyun was pale.

"...Since Sabolo has been escorted to the court, the Turkic matter still cannot be relaxed!"

In the Dragon Court, after the ninety-five-year-old said his words, he did not announce his retreat as before. He waved to the eunuch on the side, and a guard came over with his imperial plate in his hands.

coming!

The crowd of civil and military officers below seemed quieter than usual, staring closely at the imperial edict written in a quiet square on the royal plate.

"All the ministers may already know what I'm going to do, and some people don't know..." Yang Jian got up from the dragon case, stepped heavily to the imperial steps, between the bead curtains, he stroked the dragon pillars of the courtyard fence with his big hands , looking across hundreds of pairs of eyes.

His gray beard shook, and he laughed: "You don't need to be so serious, I just want to announce something, but I still want to listen to the opinions of the ministers present, after all, you are all my big Sui humerus."

"Your Majesty can make the decision." Some people saw the opportunity quickly, and some echoed a sentence or two: "Your Majesty is the sage of the world, and the mess left by the previous dynasty has only been cleaned up by His Majesty. If you think about it, His Majesty has already considered it carefully. gone."

Ha ha.

On the imperial steps, Yang Jian chuckled twice, and waved his hands, "I know in my heart whether I am a wise king, so you don't have to follow Min Shilang's rhetoric, well, I won't go around in circles."

He paused, his tall body was like a mountain standing in the Dragon Court, looking at the gradually brightening sky outside the hall.

"I drafted the decree to announce that Lu Liangsheng, a tribute from the Southern Dynasty, entered the court as the national teacher. You probably have heard of this name, um... that is the scholar who smashed Chen Shubao's golden palace in the strange stories... ...."

There are many rumors in the market that are not detailed, and most of them are ghosts, ghosts and fox fairies. The Southern Chen Gongshi Lu Liangsheng actually doesn't know many people. The story of the fish demon from the north is already complicated. Among them, most of them are regarded as political 'revelation'.

After so many years, I still thought that the gods and gods in the wild tales written by folk storytellers were even more fabricated, including the royal title of "dangling monsters and showing saints", so I just listened to them as stories.

Right now, I heard from His Majesty today that the big and small civil and military men who didn't know the inside story couldn't recover for a long time, and they stared at the burly figure of Longting in dumbfounded.

The left servant of Shangshu shot Gao Ying with some doubts: "Your Majesty, are you a cultivator?"

When Yang Jian nodded, among the military officials on the other side, Shangzhu Guohan Qinhu also came out: "Old Gao, don't believe me, I saw that real person when I was with the King of Jin, what magic circle he set up, Even the Duke of Yue couldn't crack it, and there was a little doll with a fox beside him, it was so bluffing, the Duke of Yue shrank back then."

There was an uproar in the hall, Yang Su, who stood at the head of the civil servants, twitched twice with his face lowered, and turned his face slightly to stare fiercely at the veteran with gray hair.

"You go along with yours, why mention me?!"

"Hahaha--"

Yang Jian stroked the faucet on the fence and laughed loudly, then waved his hands, the two groups of people quieted down, and said:

"Lu Liangsheng is indeed a real person. I didn't just pull out such a person randomly. Back then, it was the Duke of Yue who introduced me to me. After a short stay in the ten-mile pavilion in Yongzhou, I decided to open up a prosperous world for all people. But when it comes to the prosperous age, all of you here are heroes and generals with outstanding abilities, but manpower will eventually run out."

In the main hall, there was a sudden and deafening voice, and the emperor walked down the imperial steps step by step.

"How big is the Kyushu in the world, where filth and filth are rampant, demons and ghosts are rampant, eating away at the people of the Sui Dynasty, harming the mountains and rivers that you and I worked so hard to build, and making the people of Li people suffer!! This is a tragedy that I don't want to see!!"

With a flick of the dragon sleeve, the high-pitched voice softened a little.

"I heard from the Duke of Yue that when the Chen Dynasty was still alive, he congratulated Liangzhou for a hundred days of severe drought, and no water fell. The women and children of the place were kidnapped for human sacrifices, but these evildoers have powerful magic powers, and it is difficult for us with flesh and blood to fight against them. We can only hope that righteous chivalrous men will come to punish rape and eradicate evil, but now the world has been decided. Don’t want to place your expectations on the pity in their hearts, those who hold the country should be regarded as the people of the country!”

"Today, those who want to serve the people and protect the country from the evil spirits—"

Yang Jian walked up to the front of the group of officials and stood still. The moment the light of the sky entered the gate of the palace, he waved his arm: "—If you are right or not, you will be given a high seat in the palace. Follow my will, care about thousands of people, and kill the demons and monsters in the world. Prosperous mountains and rivers!"

The light from the sky entered the hall and fell on the emperor's face, followed by his decisive words.

"With the rites of the country, worship him as a teacher, and proclaim the decree!"

On the side of Longting behind him, the eunuch held the imperial decree in both hands and unfolded it.

"Heavenly Mandatory Edict: I am enthroned as a great treasure, thinking of the sufferings of the people of the previous dynasty, and worrying about the evil spirits in the world, the inhumane way of heaven, and wishing for the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty and the prosperity of the people, there must be great sages coming out of the mountains to help and relieve the misfortune of the people. On my behalf, I will communicate the destiny of heaven and send it down to the underworld..."

The sound of loud reading came out of the main hall, the sky extended beyond the imperial city, and the houses spread out row by row, disturbing the noisy streets, and the noise of people made it lively.

The man pushing the wheelbarrow unloaded the goods, wiped the sweat from his forehead, held the copper coins handed over by the merchant with both hands, and looked hesitantly at the smelly stalls on the street. The steamer was opened, and the vendor fanned the steam and took it with his hands. The white flour pancake was handed to a big fat boy, the naughty boy thanked him with a smile, and ran home with the pancake.

The woman in the attic opened the window lattice, hung up the quilt to bask in the morning sun, the man took the pancakes bought by the child, waved out, and walked into the noisy long street.

On the street with people coming and going, on the second floor of the fluttering blue flags, Lu Liangsheng got up and opened the window, looking at the lively street scene below.

The rising morning sun shone on his face, and he stretched comfortably.

Chapter 431 It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes

"Cooking cakes~~Hot cooking cakes, freshly baked cooking cakes~~"

"Crispy pears, water comes out in one bite, not sweet and not expensive~~"

The short man carrying the burden yelled and walked past the banners with a child carrying a basket. The sun shone through the window lattice on the second floor. Taoist Toad woke up, rubbed his eyes and sat on the edge of the bed, and stretched out his arms with Lu Liangsheng in front of the window lattice. A lazy waist.

"Master, good morning."

The scholar put his hands together, walked to the corner basin and poured water to wash his face. When he wiped off the water stains on his face, Toad slid down along the edge of the bed a few times, rubbed his eyes with his belly straightened, and waved at his apprentice. waved.

"Good life is also early."