[Rebirth] Anecdote of Li Tang

No matter what kind of gloom the Fang family is in, this day must continue.

Fang Xuanling also had to take Li Shimin's edict and go to Hebei to appease the old troops of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.But before that, Fangfu also ushered in a happy event.

Xinxin has turned 20 years old, and has reached the age of formal crowning ceremony.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, a lot of waste was waiting to be rejuvenated, and people finally recovered from the turbulent era, and began to have leisure time to revive the old etiquette.In a scholarly family like the Fang family, crowning ceremony is a big event.

Fang Xuanling ordered people to pick out the auspicious days in the ten-day period, and invited Du Ruhui to be the guest of honor.

On the day of the coronation ceremony, both Fang Xuanling and Lu Shi put on formal gowns, lovingly watching their grown-up son kneel down in front of them.

Fang Xuanling nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, okay..." As he spoke, he picked up a black cloth crown and put it on for Xinxin.As the name suggests, the black cloth crown is a piece of black cloth. The man who is awarded this crown has the qualification to participate in politics.Immediately afterwards, Fang Xuanling picked up the second crown, which was a leather bezel, which was carefully crafted from deerskin.Pi Bian is equivalent to a military cap, which means that a man can serve in the army from then on.And the last crown is the Juebian, which is the crown hat worn when participating in the grand ceremony.The triple crowns are awarded by the elders to the younger generation, and the younger generation will officially become an adult.

Wearing a formal dress and wearing a garland on her head, she felt an indescribable joy in her heart.In the last life, he was sent to Taichang Temple at a young age, and no one had ever held a crown ceremony for him, let alone a house full of guests and friends like today, with flowers and brocades.

Fang Xuanling looked at his son who was tall and straight, and against the background of his formal attire, he looked even more dignified.Amidst the praise and envy of his colleagues, Fang Xuanling drank too much before he knew it, and took Xinxin aside and told him, "Zhier, to go to Hebei this time will take twenty or thirty days at least. You are already a weak year , at home, you should honor your mother, take care of your younger brother, and think twice before doing anything.”

Yi Xin nodded and said: "My son understands, please rest assured father."

Facts have proved that Fang Xuanling's expectations were right, the problem in Hebei is much more serious than he imagined.The factions of officials are fighting each other. The Prince/Dang and Qi Wang's Party who used to be in power are now cautiously keeping their tails between their tails.

Quite a few officials, just heard that Xinjun ignored the past problems of standing in line one moment ago, were caught wrong by his rivals the next moment, and a bunch of crimes they wanted to add to them hit their faces, which caught them off guard.On the way Fang Xuanling rushed to Hebei, he saw many prisoners being escorted to Beijing. After careful questioning, they were all escorted under the pretext of plotting rebellion and harboring evil intentions.

Fang Xuanling frowned and listened, feeling that the problem was very difficult.Today's holy majesty has issued five orders three times, but he is still no match for the obedience and obedience of his subordinates.

The accompanying attendants didn't know what Fang Xuanling was thinking, but felt that the Zhongshu Ling was worried along the way. Seeing that it was getting late, they suggested to Fang Xuanling: "Fang Zhongshu, not far ahead There is an official post, and now that the man is exhausted, why not just rest at the post for one night and go on the road tomorrow?"

Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "That's good, you can go on your way when you have enough energy." After saying that, he ordered his attendants to take out the post coupons that were saved by the door.

The clerk at the post station took the post ticket and looked at it, and his face immediately became respectful: "Your Majesty, please." Fang Xuanling was using wine to make cakes when he heard a noise from the shop door: "Shopkeeper, hurry up and entertain someone." Come on, if I delay the delivery of the prisoner, I will charge you with obstructing official duties."

Hearing the sound, the waiter shook his hand as he poured Fang Xuanling's wine, and the wine actually spilled onto Fang Xuanling's lapel.This time the guy was completely panicked, he knew exactly who the gentleman in front of him was, a third-rank official certified by the provincial government, how could he, a little guy, be able to offend him.So the guy was so frightened that he even changed his voice: "Lang...Lang Jun...I, I didn't mean it, your lord has a lot..."

Fang Xuanling's attendant was about to explode, but was stopped by Fang Xuanling raising his hand.

The clerk carefully looked at Fang Xuanling's face, seeing that he was not angry, and there was still a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, his heart fell back into his stomach.

"Who is this person outside? Why is the store so flustered?" Fang Xuanling asked warmly.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" the shopkeeper hurriedly made a silent gesture to Fang Xuanling's voice: "Mr. They implicated others in the crime of treason, so the common people did not dare to provoke them, and detoured when they saw them."

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "Is there such a thing? Does the government care?"

The shopkeeper waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Isn't this prison car still belonging to the government? Since King Qin took over the world, there has been a lot of trouble in the government. Several officials have been escorted to Beijing for the crime of rebellion. Are you I know, there are a lot of tricks here. Some of the officials being escorted love the people very much, and the people are reluctant to bear them, but they have no choice but to plead for them a little bit, and they will implicate themselves. After a long time, the people also You know, the current Holy Majesty wants to make all dissidents..."

His Highness made a gesture of wiping his neck, which made Fang Xuanling dumbfounded. The misunderstanding was serious.

Seeing that he didn't make a sound, the shopkeeper thought he had finally found an audience, and complained endlessly: "You don't know, ordinary people can't provoke them, at least they can hide for a while, but I'm hiding They can't hide. In this post station, they have to entertain them once every two or three days, and I'm worried every day, and I don't know when such a day will be the best."

Fang Xuanling asked in surprise, "Two or three days? So often?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "There must be a prison car passing by here in two or three days to go to Chang'an. When the prison car passed by, the people just looked at it like this. If you don't believe me, you can ask. The people in Hebei know that several groups of people have been dealt with in a row. gone."

The more Fang Xuanling listened, the more ugly his face became. He couldn't help getting up and walking towards the two people dressed as officials.

The two officials didn't even give him a straight look, they drank and punched and chattered on their own, until Fang Xuanling stopped by the prison car and carefully looked at the people in the prison car through the railing, and the two officials became alert .

"Who are you, hurry up, don't get so close, or you will be caught together later!"

Fang Xuanling looked at the blood-stained two people in the prison car carefully, and said, "Dare to ask the two officials, who is in this prison car?"

One of the officials was choked, and sneered: "You are so brave, you will be scared to death when you say it. The two here, one is the former prince Qianniu, and the other is the former Qi king's guard. They are all capital offenses. We are about to escort them to the capital this time, so I advise you, just mind your own business."

But Fang Xuanling didn't listen to his advice at all, and still insisted: "What did the two of them commit, that they should be escorted to Beijing with great fanfare?"

This sentence ignited the anger of the official, and he shouted loudly: "I said, why are you so ignorant of good and evil, you have already mentioned his identity, don't you understand? The matter involves the former prince and King Qi, don't want to Get out of here if you die."

The other officer was obviously much calmer. When his companion was angry, he carefully looked at Fang Xuanling's clothes.Although the person in front of him is not wearing an official uniform, he has the air of being in a high position and full of knowledge.Clothes can be disguised, but demeanor can't deceive people, not to mention that this is an official post, if you don't keep it clean, you will meet important people.In line with the principle of being cautious, the official still stabbed his angry companion.

The next moment, Fang Xuanling said without changing his face: "Now that the emperor's edict has been issued, the former prince and Qi Wang's old ministry should not be blamed. Why do you continue to escort prisoners to Beijing?"

"You..." The hot-tempered official had never met such a bold person before, just as he was about to explode, he was grabbed by his sleeve by his companion.He yelled anxiously: "What are you dragging me to do? If you don't teach him a lesson, he still doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth!"

His companion suddenly bowed to Fang Xuanling and said, "May I ask your honorable name?"

Fang Xuanling smiled: "Fang Xuanling."

The official who was on the verge of running away sneered, but suddenly realized that his eyes were full of disbelief as he stared at Fang Xuanling: "You are Fang Xuanling?! Zhongshu orders Fang Xuanling?"

But it was said that Fang Xuanling's attendants watched the whole farce from the sidelines, holding back their anger, finally Fang Xuanling revealed his identity, and quickly showed the post coupons issued by the door to the two provinces.

Zhongshu Ling was the third-rank official of Zhongshu Province, and the two officials had never seen such a big official in half their lives. They immediately panicked and looked a little depressed.

Fang Xuanling did not blame them, but said to them: "Open the prison car."

The two who don't know why can only follow suit, and everything is like a dream.When the prison van was opened, Fang Xuanling actually untied the two scarred prisoners with his own hands, and ordered them to be released on the spot.

Only now did the two officials come back to their senses, and looked at Fang Xuanling with a bitter face: "Secretary of the Fangzhong, you are like...you can't go back to work with a young man. Our chief said, The person must be escorted to the capital, and this is only a small journey, which is still far away from the capital."

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard, and said with a light smile, "If your chief asks, just say that Fang Xuanling let you go, and if there is any problem, I will take care of it."

"But..." The official was still a little apprehensive, before he finished speaking, he heard Fang Xuanling change the subject again: "However, I would like to ask your chief what crime should be committed for disobeying the imperial order and avenging private revenge. ?”

Once these words came out, no one dared to question Fang Xuanling's decision.