Nu Yalang of Tang Dynasty

A few days later, Liangzhou City, Huamenlou Restaurant.

Cen Shen, Du Fu and other officials who had just moved from Anxi to Liangzhou and took office in Liangzhou, as well as Gao Shi, who was in charge of the government, held a banquet just for Kong You's farewell trip to Anxi.

Among those who came to the banquet, Cen Shen was promoted to Minister of Civil Affairs, Du Fu was promoted to Minister of Rites, Gao Shi was promoted to Minister of Youjianyi of Zhongshu Province, and Kong You was demoted from Minister of Public Affairs to Protector of Anxi.

History of the governor.

Kong You was originally the head of Zhou Jun's staff, and the latter trusted the former so much that he could even entrust him with political power.

However, on the night when Liangcheng was purging its clans, Kong You used ruthless means in the city on the pretext that the family was plotting rebellion, killing thousands of people in succession. Such brutal acts were not only criticized by prominent clan officials in the court

Hated by him, he was also feared by other officials.

In the Liangcheng court, Kong You gradually gained the reputation of "human massacre" and was looked down upon by the officials.

Therefore, when Kong You left Liangzhou, among the people who came to see him off, there were very few officials from the Liangzhou court, and most of them were newly moved officials from Anxi.

At the banquet, Kong You looked at the Anxi officials at the table. He bowed his hands in a circle and then said, "You are stupid and what you did was extraordinary. The officialdom in Liangzhou is not as complicated as that in Anxi. Everyone,

When summoned by the commander-in-chief, you should remember your duty."

Kong You's words were so cryptic that they caused everyone to think deeply.

When officials in Anxi first received Zhou Jun's mobilization order, they did not understand what was happening at first.

Hundreds of officials, big and small, moved together from Anxi to the Liangzhou court. This was something that had never happened before in the history of the Tang Dynasty.

After these Anxi officials arrived in Liangzhou, they gradually understood the cause and effect of the incident.

Kong You killed thousands of Liangzhou nobles for conspiracy to cause rebellion, causing a large number of official vacancies in the court.

Based on these official vacancies, Zhou Jun issued a relocation order to Anxi and mobilized officials from there to fill the vacancies in the court.

Although the whole thing is a simple process, the truth behind it is thought-provoking.

Some people speculate that Zhou Jun was the mastermind behind this purge, and his purpose was to insert An Xizhong's cronies into the court to replace those who opposed him.

But some people think that the whole thing is just a power struggle. A wealthy family took advantage of Zhou Jun to go to Fan Yang and wanted to seize power. Later, Kong You saw through it and finally led to his death.

No matter which view people hold, it is an indisputable fact that Anxi officials entered the court in large numbers.

For a long time to come, the court will be divided into two factions.

One group is Anxi officials, and the other group is old officials.

Cen Shen, as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was in charge of the promotion of officials. Among all the officials, he had the most powerful position. He stood up and said to Kong You: "Bo Hong is deeply appreciated by the commander-in-chief. Now he is transferred to Anxi, but it is only a temporary transfer.

Sooner or later, I will return to the court."

Du Fu also said from the side: "Anxi is changing rapidly nowadays, and it is no longer what it used to be. Bo Hong will definitely be able to make great achievements when he goes to the Duhu Mansion this time."

Kong You looked at Du Fu and said, "Shaoling has a long history of literary talent. Can you give me a poem before leaving?"

After Du Fu thought for a while, he nodded and said: "I wrote a poem earlier, and now it is the right time... After ten years of leaving the shogunate, I can hold an army. This trip is very special and is enough to comfort my thoughts. The man has achieved fame and is also the boss.

.We often hate each other but have little love, each at the end of the world..."

After Kong You listened, he read it several times and nodded gently.

Gao Shi, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke: "Kong Changshi, please come with me. I have something to ask you."

Gao Shi was the oldest and had the highest rank among the officials. After he spoke, the officials all stepped aside to give way.

Kong You followed Gao Shi and came to the door of the wine shop.

Gao Shi asked Kong You in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, did Marshal Zhou not know about the tragedy that night in Liangcheng?"

Kong You nodded.

Gao Shi pointed at Kong You's nose and shouted angrily: "I knew it! Your behavior that night was completely unlike what the commander-in-chief did... As a counselor, how can you act arbitrarily and arbitrarily?!"

Kong You: "Doctor Gao, have you ever seen blacksmithing in a blacksmith shop?"

Gao Shi was stunned: "Forging iron?"

Kong You: "The iron material is burning red. At this time, the hammer must be hammered immediately. If the time is too late, the iron material will become raw and impurities will appear on the surface. It will be extremely difficult to remove it.

."

Gao Shi frowned: "You mean... strike while the iron is hot...?"

Kong You nodded slightly.

Gao Shi: "Although this is the truth, by acting like this, you are pushing the commander-in-chief to the opposite side of all the clans."

Kong You: "The commander-in-chief was born as a slave, but now he is in a high position. He has long become a thorn in the side of the family and a thorn in the flesh."

Gao Shi sighed, knowing that Kong You was telling the truth.

Although Zhou Jun was brave and resourceful, and courteous to his corporal, he was born in a slave family, and the threshold of status was there, which had become an insurmountable gap. The break with the family was only a matter of time.

Kong You said to Gao Shi again: "Doctor Gao, you are very qualified and have served Wang Yi, Zhang Shougui, Ge Shuhan and other high-ranking officials. You should be familiar with military affairs. I would like to ask you, if my master

Compared with these few, in your opinion, who has made more contributions to the Tang Dynasty?"

Gao Shi thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "Marshal Zhou said that Huihe, expelling the Turks, establishing the Daqi trade route, and defeating the bandit nest Fan Yang, both in terms of merit and resourcefulness, are rare in this world. I have seen it for decades, and only the one from that year has been

Only Wang Zhongsi can compete with him."

Kong You: "In order to quell the Anlushan Rebellion, the imperial court sent millions of troops to fight for three full years. Instead of eliminating the rebels, they fought more and more. Why is this?"

Gao Shi's face froze, and his heart was filled with confusion.

Kong You: "If it weren't for my lord, the rebels would be based in Hebei. If they want to eradicate them, I don't know how long it will take to achieve them... Those clans are hostile to my lord. In order to gain power, they will even launch a mutiny and bring down the DPRK."

Is it really beneficial to the people and the Tang Dynasty if the Tang Dynasty is handed over to the hands of such a group of people?"

Gao Shi asked in a deep voice: "Do you want to persuade me to help the commander suppress the family?"

Kong You: "Today's banquet, most of the officials who came to see him off were Anxi officials. But there were very few old officials in the court. However, as an important official in the court, Dr. Gao came here. Could it be that he just came for the banquet?

Want a drink?"

Gao Shi remained silent.

Kong You cupped his hands to Gao Shi and said: "You are moving to the west, and the officials from Anxi are new to Liangzhou, and it is difficult to grasp the situation in the DPRK. They always need an old man to help them. And this person, you want to come.

If you want to go, the best candidate is Doctor Gao."

Hearing this, Gao Shi stared at Kong You for a long time and asked: "I helped you to rebel against Wang Sili earlier. I made an agreement with you beforehand. Do you still remember?"

Kong You: "You always remember it."

Gao Shi: "Have you ever broken this agreement?"

Kong You: "No."

Gao Shi: "That's good."

Kong You looked at Gao Shi and said: "After You left, it didn't take long for Doctor Gao to get along with the Lord, and he could understand something."

Gao Shi: "What's the matter?"

Kong You: "What the Lord has planned is definitely not the struggle for power and profit as ordinary people say."

Gao Shi: "What do you mean by this?"

Kong You bowed and saluted: "Master, wait and see, everything will come to light."