Chapter 63 Bright and Undercurrent (1)
Li Yu stepped back and asked Wang Chenming to guard the door of the study. He and Lin Feng sat down in the study. Before Lin Feng could speak, Li Yu smiled and said first: "Mr. Lin, this afternoon, my father summoned several of us princes in Beijing to discuss how to carry out reforms in a strong country. Everyone had no objection to the change and expressed their full support. During the chat, the father praised Mr. Lin a lot in his words, which made my two emperor uncles desperately ask me about your situation. Even my fifth brother rarely complained to me for a few smiles."
This was originally expected. Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, got up and bowed to Li Yu and said, "Please forgive me for not informing me in advance. Lin did not expect that he had submitted the three memorials of the Power of the Country yesterday, and was summoned by His Majesty this morning. He originally wanted to report it to King Zheng today."
"It's okay. Mr. Lin has worked hard to do everything for my Tang Dynasty. Cong Jiashi dare not blame me." Li Yu's smile continued, "Mr. Lin has great talents in politics, military affairs, business, and writing. Cong Jia deeply admires it! After discussing the matter, his father took my hand and sighed, "Qing Guang, I didn't expect that you would just quit school casually and bring me a pillar of the country to me. It's my blessing."
Li Yu took out a green and transparent object from his arms. Its shape was like a long-handled hook and its head was flat like a bald leaf. It was a jade Ruyi.
"Before leaving, my father told Congjia to bring back a jade Ruyi to Mr. Lin as a reward for the three memorials of the country. Please accept it." Li Congjiashi was full of joy. Lin Feng gave him a lot of face. After Lin Feng came, my father always smiled when he saw him.
The word "ruyi" comes from the Indian Sanskrit word "Analu". Ruyi was first made of bamboo, bone, copper, and jade. It was mostly made of jade in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, among which Ruyi was the most common in the Qing Dynasty. The earliest Ruyi was the shape of fingers to show that the hand could not reach. When scratching it, it could be the shape of Ruyi. There were also "heart" statues of Bodhisattvas holding Ruyi in hand, and there were also monks holding memorials to keep them in mind to avoid them. In ancient my country, there were "scratching sticks" (that is, today's itchy scratching), and "shu" (also known as "chao shu" and "handboard") that recorded them. Ruyi was used as both.
"I thank Your Majesty and King Zheng." Lin Feng was also a little excited. This jade Ruyi is the best proof that he has been recognized by the royal family.
"The father also reminded Congjia and Lin Feng to come up with detailed rules of procedure and debate plans as soon as possible. I wonder if Mr. Lin can start now?" Li Yu said with a smile.
"Dare not obeying the order." Lin Feng carefully placed Ruyi aside and walked to the desk. Li Yu walked to the ink box and personally polished the ink for Lin Feng. This was the first time in his life that he ground ink for others.
Lin Feng sat at the table and wrote quickly. First, he wrote down all the rules that can be used in this era clearly in the entries; second, according to the scene of the debate competition in later generations, he put forward suggestions for the venue arrangement and debate process of the Tang Dynasty debate competition; third, he continued to give the eye to those who might have bad ideas. Lin Feng made a suggestion at the end: considering that the purpose of the Three Memories of the Debate Competition of the Strong Country is for the country and the public, but some people may have their own opinions on the scene not being positioned according to the official position. I hope that Li Jing can stop such interference that deviates from the topic on the spot.
After Lin Feng finally put down his brush, Li Yu snatched the last piece of paper and browsed it. He smiled at Lin Feng with a sneering smile: "Mr. Lin, is this trick too obvious, right?"
Lin Feng laughed, no matter how open and secret moves are, it's fine.
Li Yu carefully folded the last piece of paper with the other pieces written by Lin Feng, put it in his arms, waved his hand at Wang Chenming who had been guarding the door, and said carelessly: "Ziyue, you haven't seen Mr. Lin for a while. Let's go, I asked the kitchen to prepare a table of good dishes, let's have a drink with Lin Yilang."
Lin Feng actually thought more about going home and seeing Yaya and the others, but Li Yu grabbed him and dragged him away.
Li Yu was excited, but Li Hongji was furious. This time, the two exquisite vases were unlucky. Li Hongji waved his hands and kicked the vase fragments on the ground with his feet, while cursing hatefully:
"Where is this wild species from Lin Feng that has frequently been favored in front of his father. Now, the father always smiles at Lao Liu, and he is so angry."
In front of him, two middle-aged people were sitting. The middle-aged man standing was frightened and bent respectfully respectfully. He was Li Anding, the housekeeper of the Yan Prince's Mansion. The middle-aged man sitting was slightly fat and fair-faced. He was uneasy when sitting, and kept twisting. This person was Li Hongji's uncle, Zhong Mo. Zhong Mo, whose courtesy name was Zhong Yi, Li Jing was a Hanlin scholar at the time. He once collected three poems from his remaining poems in "Complete Tang Poems". He is now the Minister of Rites and the Minister of the Shangshu.
Li Hongji's name also has its origin. Therefore, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a prophecy among the people saying: There was a real man in Jizhou and opened his mouth and opened his bow to the left. Yuanzong Li Jing wanted his son to respond, so he named him Hongji. He was first granted the title of Duke of Dongping and was again granted the title of King Yan.
Zhong Mo curled his lips frivolously and said, "Don't be impatient. Although Lin Feng was honored for a while, he was a grass man who wandered from the north. He had a shallow roots and a weak foundation. What big thing could he accomplish? However, since Jia has been quite active recently, he has to add more trouble."
"Since the fifth brother can recruit Confucian scholars from outside for help, uncle, are we also looking for talented people to come to the mansion to help in private?" Li Hongji stopped and looked at Zhongmo.
"Well, this can be considered. In the past, we considered that His Majesty was in full swing and did not act like a show of himself and kept a low profile. Now it seems that it is necessary to change his strategy." Zhong Mo nodded and said.
"I think we can learn from Jia and find unknown Confucian scholars to help. After all, officials with positions and literati with a slightly famous look are too big, which can easily cause misunderstandings from the father." Li Hongji had completely calmed down and analyzed carefully.
"Okay, Ji'er has thought it through very carefully. I'll have someone go and visit it." Zhong Mo nodded and smiled with a smile on his beard.
"Butler Li, continue to arrange for people to keep an eye on the movements of the Zheng Wang Mansion, and inform me what happens immediately. In addition, the King of Qi cannot relax at all times." Li Hongji glared at Li Anding fiercely and ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness, the youngest, obey the order." Li Anding did not straighten his waist and retreated.
In fact, Li Hongji has always regarded King Li Jingsui of Qi as his biggest competitor.
Brother Zhongbei is a typical phenomenon of the replacement of emperors during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Previously, in ancient my country, only the Xia Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Lu State, Song State, etc. implemented this inheritance system. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, this phenomenon began to appear in large numbers again, which was very likely forced by the reality at that time. The continuation of many countries ranged from a few years to more than ten years, and they were kicked away by the generals holding heavy troops and became emperors. I think it would take me ten years.
It is better to let your younger brother inherit the insurance than to succeed the young son. Chu in the south and Song in the north are typical representatives. Especially in the Northern Song Dynasty, in the third year of Jianlong (961 AD), Zhao Kuangyin's mother, Empress Dowager Du, left a lasting fate: after Zhao Kuangyin's death, he passed it to his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, and after Zhao Guangyi's death, he passed it to his younger brother Zhao Guangmei, and then Zhao Guangmei passed it to Zhao Kuangyin's son. This is the famous Jinkui Alliance in history, and the Jinkui means the Jinkui.
In the Southern Tang Dynasty, when Li Jing ascended the throne, he made an oath before the coffin of the late emperor, that his brother would pass the throne to his younger brother Li Jingsui. After Li Jing ascended the throne, Li Jingsui was transferred to King of Yan, changed to King of Qi, and added various military marshals. However, Li Jingsui knew the truth and was not accepted as the title of Crown Brother, and this matter was so lingering, but he was finally made the crown brother in the fifth year of Baoda (947). However, Li Jingsui repeatedly stated in public that he had no intention of succeeding the throne. It was precisely this that Li Hongji's desire to succeed the throne was so irritated that he could not hold back.
Chapter completed!