Chastity Layman

Luoyang School City.

The school city, which has always been extremely active, has also keenly sensed that something is not quite right recently.

Countless eyes were staring at the direction of Luoyang Palace. Young scholars were discussing the current situation in the brothels and teahouses beside the Confucius Temple by the Luoshui River, the most prosperous city in the academy.

Although since the incident of the Six Gentlemen, almost every restaurant and tea shop in Xuecheng will hang a sign of "Don't talk about state affairs", but for these students who are proud of the Son of Heaven, this thing is as if they can't see it, and those tea houses The operator of the restaurant will not be too serious.

Anyway, Luoyang Xuecheng is a rather special place. After the incident of the Six Gentlemen, although the Xuecheng has been quiet for a while, since the new emperor came to the throne and the Grand Master rehabilitated the Six Gentlemen, the students and scholars now prefer to criticize current affairs and discuss current affairs.

"Have you heard that this morning, Prime Minister You Laiji took the lead in writing a letter, titled the Emperor as the Son of Heaven, and Empress Qin as the Queen of Heaven, and called the Two Sages."

"What?"

Students in Luoyang, who always look at the excitement and are not afraid of big things, are most keen on current affairs. A group of students who are drinking tea in a teahouse are refreshed when they hear the latest current affairs from the students who just came in.

The emperor's honorary title is not something incomprehensible to contemporary Luoyang students of insight. The emperor has year titles, temple titles, and posthumous titles, as well as honor titles.

Zunhao is the title of revering the emperor and empress. There are those who are honored after death, and there are also those who are honored when they are in power.

For example, there is a clear record in the historical records of Qin Shihuang. The ministers would like to discuss with the doctor: In ancient times, there were emperors, emperors, and emperors. too emperor.

And Hanshu, Gaodi Jixia also has records, and the works of the great king's merits and virtues will not be announced in later generations. After ignorant death, I will worship the title of emperor again.

Generally speaking, in the past dynasties, there were few honorary titles given to the emperor during his lifetime, which are much rarer than temple titles.

"What's the point of right equality?"

Okay, why did you suddenly think of giving the emperor a title?

Could it be because Long Shuo's martial arts were superb from the very beginning? In terms of martial arts, it is indeed amazing. The new emperor has just succeeded to the throne for a little over a year. Wang Xuance has wiped out the four kingdoms of Pyu, Little Brahman, Arakan, and Great Qin Brahmin in the southwest. Now the court has added Lishui Road and southern Tibet The two new roads opened up the ancient Shu Shendu Road, which is now officially called the Southern Silk Road, or the Tea Horse Road.

It can pass through Yunnan and Yongchang from Sichuan, enter Lishui and go south to the sea, or go east to the Black Mountains to the south of Zang Road and enter the sea, connecting Piaoyue Bay and Zangnan Bay.

This is a very remarkable martial art, not weaker than the achievements of the holy ancestor Zhenguan Dynasty who conquered Lingnan Baiyue, Pingdian Dingmi and Manzhen Nanzhao conquered Dongcuan and opened up Tonghai, Yongchang, Yinsheng and other southwestern barbarians.

But last year not only destroyed the four countries in the southwest, but also opened up two outlets to the sea.

In the Western Regions, the Western Expeditionary Army of the imperial court defeated the rebels in the Western Turkic Hatchback and Ten Surnames, and pushed the actual control line back to the line of Congling and Qianquanshan, and returned to the Hezhong area.

The imperial court has just re-adjusted the division of the Western Regions. To the east of Congling, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains are divided into two major governors' mansions, Anxi and Beiting.

Gaochang, Yiwu, Yanqi, Qiuci, Shule, Khotan, and Qiemo were all included in Anxi Prefecture.

And Tingzhou, Qinghai, Suiye, Yili, etc. are all assigned to Beiting Mansion.

Sogdian countries in Zhaowu were designated as the Hezhong Road alone, and the lands of the Tocharian countries were designated as the Tocharian Road.

Although the Western Expeditionary Army has not yet defeated the coalition forces of the Sogdian Kingdom in the river, the Tocharian Kingdom, and the Great Cannibal, and there are still many Western Turkic tribes north of the Tianshan Mountains that have not been wiped out, but everyone believes that it will not be long before they will be defeated. Can beat them, no doubt.

So in the first year of Longshuo, martial arts were indeed outstanding, and it is reasonable to say that the prime minister was the emperor and granted the title of emperor.

It's just why did you give the queen a title?

Also called two saints?

The emperor is called a saint, and the queen is also called a saint?

I always feel that there is something weird in it.

Suddenly, another student ran in, sweating profusely.

"Martial law in Luoyang, martial law in Luoyang!"

"Luoyang City is under martial law, the whole city is under martial law, the left and right Jinwu troops have sealed off the nine gates of Luoyang, and all the battalions of the Forbidden Army at the North Gate have also been under martial law. The Shenji Battalion and Baiqi Battalion have entered Nangong..."

"what happened?"

All the students in the room were at a loss, why was martial law suddenly imposed?

Those who are astute, immediately associate a lot with Nangong, "Could it be related to the emperor of Nangong?"

Someone said, "In the early days of the court, the Right Prime Minister was the leader who gave the saint the title of Emperor, and the queen the title of Queen of Heaven, and called them two saints. Now the whole city is under martial law. What happened?"

"I heard that this morning, the emperor and the empress attended the court together. A bead curtain was set up in the hall, and the empress sat behind the curtain to listen to the administration."

At this time, many people were running on the street.

After a while, I heard the sound of neat steps, and the patrol horses of the left and right Jinwu Army appeared.

"Immediately, martial law in the school city will be imposed, and all street shops and shops will be closed."

"All students return to school immediately!"

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The Jinwu Patrollers rode tall war horses, and the horseshoes knocked on the street, making a crisp sound. The knights on the horses were fully armed and murderous.

The guy from the teahouse came in.

"Guest officers, I'm really sorry. Martial law is enforced, and we have to close the business immediately. Please leave, all guests. I'm really sorry. The shopkeeper said that today's tea is free of charge."

The guy said to everyone with an apologetic face, please leave.

The students looked at each other, feeling that something big had happened, but they didn't know anything, watching the Jinwu Patrollers outside looking murderous, while the Marquis Wuhou of Dingjiepu in Xuecheng had already started to clear the road, the students Also had to get up and leave.

"What the hell happened, it doesn't feel right!"

The Luohe River in Xuecheng is the most prosperous and lively place in Luoyang City today. It can be called Pingkangfang in Chang'an. This is a famous dining, entertainment and shopping street. The sudden closure of the city in broad daylight really caused panic. .

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"Extra, extra, latest extra."

Martial law in Luoyang was maintained for one day, and the lockdown was lifted the next day. Only a temporary curfew was imposed. Businesses and businesses resumed. People were finally able to come out of their homes, and the streets were bustling again.

On the street, newsboys are shouting out the numbers of newly published newspapers.

A green-robed Beijing official beckoned over to a newsboy wearing a vest with the words "Imperial Times" printed on it, "Are you an account of the Huangtang Times?"

"This official, that's right."

"Then give me an extra account."

The green-robed Beijing official took out two coins as five big coins, "My lord, just two coins are enough."

"A lot of rewards for you."

"Thank you, Guanye." The newsboy happily took the two coins as five coins, then handed them over to the outsider, bent down and bowed before continuing to sell.

The officials in the capital can't wait to look through the title. The Huangtang Times is a well-known official newspaper of the imperial court. It is published and distributed by the secretary. Thousands of copies, spread all over the world, and in Luoyang, the eastern capital, it is still the best-selling newspaper. They are famous for their news timeliness.

The temporary issue is a large paper folded in half, with seven or eight pieces of advertising paper sandwiched inside. Beijing officials are not interested in reading these advertising papers at this time, nor are they interested in cutting out the coupons on the advertising paper. I grabbed it and put it under my armpit, and looked at the foreigner first.

At a glance, you can see the word "rebellion" in bold.

hiss!

No wonder the whole city was suddenly under martial law yesterday. It turned out that the imperial court had just uncovered a very important rebellion case, which involved many high-ranking and noble officials of the court, and even many naturalized barbarian chiefs, as well as some well-known local powerful gentry and merchants.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry Yan Liben, Minister of the Ministry of Industry Yang Wu, Zhongshu Sheren Le Yanwei, Minister of the Ministry of War Jiang Ke, Sanqi Changshi, Guozi Jijiu Lu Dunxin, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Li Yiyan, Minister of the Ministry of Finance Wang Dezhen, Shangshu Zuocheng Cui Zhiwen , Li Youyi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Sun Maodao, Minister of the Ministry of Rites...

Left leading general Zhao Xiaozu, Right guard general Liu Boying, Zuo Wuwei general Zheng Rentai, Zuo Weiwei general Yuwen Sichun, Right Xiaowei general Ashina Daozhen...

Admiral Jiang Xiaozhang, Emperor Taishi Ling Li Chunfeng, Shaoqing Wu Weiliang, County King Li Heli...

One name after another was densely listed on most of the paper.

The more green-robed Beijing officials looked, the more shocked they became. There are countless green-robed Beijing officials of the sixth and seventh ranks like him in Luoyang, but these people in the newspapers are already well-known figures in the Luoyang court.

For example, Yan Liben even served as prime minister.

Yang Wu, the servant of the sect, is an official position known as the prime minister, and he was born in the Hongnong Yang family. Another example is Jiang Ke, whose father Jiang Baoyi was a general of the Wude Dynasty, and he also inherited the title of Duke of the county left by his father.

Shangshu Zuocheng Cui Zhiwen is the Cui family of Qinghe, Li Youyi is the Li family of Zhaojun, and Wang Dezhen is the Wang family of Taiyuan.

Lu Dunxin is the son of Lu Deming, a scholar of Zhenguan, and now he is serving as the sacrificial wine of the Imperial Academy, and he also has the position of a third-rank Sanqi regular servant.

Zheng Rentai was one of the nine generals who joined the Xuanwu Gate with the ancestors. Liu Boying and Zhao Xiaozu were also founding generals.

Ashinabu is really a Turkic general.

Even the imperial doctor Jiang Xiaozhang is a well-known master in Luoyang, and he is also the principal of Luoyang Medical College.

Li Chunfeng is even more a miraculous figure who knows astronomy, geography, mathematics, divination, and is even said to be able to predict the future. He has been in charge of the Taishi Bureau for decades.

Now, so many ministers and relatives are all included in the treasonous ministers.

There are a lot of names behind, which he is not familiar with, and some of which he has heard of. There are officials, generals, noble families, and powerful merchants. Now they are all included in the list of treasonous ministers.

Looking at the dispositions in the newspapers, they all chased down their writings since their birth, strangled them, removed their names, lost their registrations, long-lived, edited and managed Luzon.

It is indeed surprising that so many people rebelled.

Just why do these people want to rebel?

Came all the way to the yamen with doubts, and just sat down, I heard my colleagues discussing this matter, and then someone revealed the secret in a low voice, which involved Nangong.

"Do they want to embrace the restoration of the Supreme Emperor?"

But someone told an even more astonishing news, "I heard that the saint was murdered and poisoned by these people, and he served Jiang Xiaozhang through the medicine."

"The sage issued an edict to make the second prince Lu Wang Longqing the crown prince and change his name to Li Ye!" A colleague came in and loudly told everyone the latest news.

All of a sudden, the discussion became louder, and the chaotic changes in the court made them, the small officials of the capital, confused.