Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 132 The Charcoal Seller (Part [-])
Yin three quarters.

The morning star in the east has not yet risen, and the lights in Fangjia's farmhouse are already bright.

Fang Jun wore a royal blue brocade robe with dark auspicious cloud patterns, sat upright in the main hall, ate a few sips of cakes at will, sipped a few sips of hot tea, and closed his eyes.

It was midnight when I returned to the farmhouse last night, and the gates of Chang'an were already closed, so it was impossible to play the trick of letting Cheng Chubi open the gates, so he had to live in the village.

During the first Spring Festival of the reborn Tang Dynasty, I spent it in a bathtub...

After only two hours of sleep, he had to get up and enter the city to attend the great court meeting, the bloodshot in his eyes had not yet dissipated.

Fang Quan walked in and said, "Erlang, everything is ready and ready to go at any time."

Fang Jun nodded, rubbed his sore and astringent eyes, stood up with a sigh, and said, "It's better sooner rather than later, let's go now."

Fang Quan responded: "No!" Exit the door and inform everyone to prepare to leave.

"It's really hard work..."

Fang Jun sighed, moved his stiff neck, stretched his aching limbs, and reluctantly walked out of the warm hall.

As soon as he came out of the room, a bone-piercing cold wind blew over, causing Lingling to shiver.

Fang Jun ran two steps quickly, and one strode up to the carriage that had been parked at the door, shouting, "Hurry up and set off!"

Several servants hurriedly mounted their horses, and the carpenter Liu honestly got into a carriage at the back. The cart was equipped with a curved plough that had been assembled. …

Two carriages and several horses left Zhuangzi and went down the mountain along the smooth mountain road.

Passing by the refugee area outside Xinfeng City, Fang Jun lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the messy shantytowns swaying in the cold wind. There was no human voice, and the icy silence seemed to be an abandoned corner of the world.

With a sigh, Fang Jun's heart was full of mixed feelings.

According to his idea, he wanted to make a fuss and ruin his reputation in order to get His Majesty Li Er to take back the marriage.

Incorporating these victims is actually contrary to Fang Jun's plan.

But how could he ignore and ignore the refugees in front of him like a cold-blooded person?
Maybe Tang officials can do it, but Fang Jun can't.

Now that you have deviated from your own plan, let's just go bigger and use an unparalleled merit to bargain with His Majesty Li Er.

The carriage went all the way east along the official road outside Xinfeng City. Fang Jun, who was drowsy and sleepy, fell asleep in a daze. He still thought that this broken carriage was too stupid, and he didn't know his own. When will the four-wheeled carriage be developed and officially rolled off the production line...

In a trance, Fang Jun was awakened by a loud voice.

"arrive?"

Fang Junmi squinted, lifted a corner of the car curtain, and looked out.

The tall and magnificent city wall is like a giant dragon dormant on the ground, and the majestic city tower stands on the city wall with a majestic momentum.

The Chunming Gate was wide open, and a large number of carriages, horses, and servants and servants had gathered in front of the city gate, all of whom seemed to be officials waiting to enter the city to participate in the great court meeting.

During the Zhenguan period, the scale of the Great Court Meeting was huge every year. In addition to the imperial censors from all over the country who had to return to the dynasty to report their duties, all the foreign countries and vassal states would present their congratulations and donate gifts. They will also go to Chang'an to participate in the Great Court Meeting, so the number of people is extremely large.

Such a large number of people naturally brings great pressure to Chang'an's passenger flow reception.As we all know, Chang'an is divided into squares and cities, and the hotels in the city are extremely limited, so it is impossible to accommodate such a large number of officials.

As a result, the counties around Chang'an have become the first choice for officials from other places to visit Beijing to participate in the Great Court.

Officials waiting to enter Beijing for a pilgrimage, barbarians from Fanbang who paid tribute, and traders who got up early and entered the city all gathered outside the Chunming Gate waiting to enter the city, which was quite chaotic for a while.

Fang Jun frowned, so many people still don't know when they will be lined up, maybe it will be troublesome if they miss the time of the big court meeting.

There are not a few people who are as worried as he is. Among the crowd, an official in a crimson official robe stood on the carriage and shouted: "There are too many people entering the city, please also ask the brothers who guard the city gate to make it easier to see if Can we let our officials enter the city first? Seeing that the time is coming, if we miss the time for the great court meeting, we really can’t afford it!”

There were people who supported each other, and the noise became more and more loud.

The soldiers guarding the city gate wiped the hot sweat from their foreheads. In this cold day, they were sweating profusely.He also knew that officials should be allowed to enter the city first, but there are too many people waiting to enter the city. If the merchants and the common people are blocked from the door, in case someone makes a noise, he will not be able to eat and walk around, but it will delay the officials to participate. The Great Court, he couldn't afford it either.

How to do?
It's very simple, the contradiction is transferred...

Several soldiers gathered together and muttered for a while, and then a soldier with bright eyebrows went straight to the tower and asked for the commander of duty.

Small people also have the wisdom of small people. Anyway, the responsibility is passed on. The sky is falling and there is a tall person on it.

Du Wei is also helpless, who called him a Shangguan?

Worrying for a long time, he looked up to see that the sky was getting brighter. The two powers harmed each other, whichever was the lesser. It was the responsibility of delaying officials to participate in the great court meeting.

"Expel the merchants and the common people to one side, and let the officials enter the city first, but pay attention to your attitude, and explain to the common people and merchants in detail, so that you must not cause disputes, otherwise I will only ask you!"

Master Du Wei looked serious.

The soldiers cursed in their hearts, isn't this pot thrown back again?Can you still be a little worried?

Sure enough, those who can become officials are not given for nothing, and it is not easy to cheat him once...

But after all, the first-level official crushed people to death, and he didn't dare to say anything.

At this time, the officials of the Tang Dynasty managed Qingming, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, and the corresponding national quality was also very high.Both the common people and the merchants can understand the anxiety of officials from all over the city to enter the city, so when the guards stop them to the side of the city gate, let the officials go first, and explain the reasons in detail, everyone silently approves.

Of course there are people who are not satisfied.

Several men in red arrow suits were stopped by the guards, and they suddenly got angry, pushed and shoved with the soldiers arrogantly, and shouted loudly: "This is the steward of His Royal Highness King Wei's palace, and he went out of the city to buy goods. Materials, how dare you stop it? Do you want your head!"

At first, these soldiers were quite stubborn, but when they heard the name of King Wei, they suddenly became shorter by three points. There was no way, no one knew that His Royal Highness King Wei was deeply favored by His Majesty, and there were even rumors that he could replace His Royal Highness as the Crown Prince. , who dares to provoke?

But even the steward of Prince Wei's mansion is just a high-level servant, not an official at all. The commander of the commander-in-chief is that only officials are allowed to enter the city. Who would dare to disobey?

Several soldiers looked at each other dryly, all of them frowning, neither blocking nor letting go, it was very embarrassing.

Seeing this, several stewards of the Wei Palace became more and more arrogant, clamoring to enter the city.

Seeing that the just-open city gate was congested again, the soldiers could not, so they had to let them enter the city without daring to offend.

Fortunately, the people next to him heard that they were from the palace of King Wei, and they all kept their minds at a distance. Even if they were dissatisfied, they did not dare to speak.

Several of the Wei Wangfu stewards were arrogant, and walked towards the city gate with their chests and belly raised, followed by a series of carriages full of various supplies, mighty.

"Hey, stop! What about you, you old man, your eyes are very slippery, and you want to fish in troubled waters and follow into the city? Do you think I'm blind?"

　ask for a ticket~~~
　
(End of this chapter)