The rebirth of the poisonous concubine

Chapter 186

Qin Wange is still slowly digesting the shock that Situ Yan and Mrs. Tang brought to her tonight. The interaction between Situ Yan and Tang Zhongze was so unexpected that she couldn't help saying: "I didn't expect you My relationship with Mr. Tang is quite good, before I came here, I thought Mr. Tang would ignore you."

Although Tang Zhongze couldn't help but beat him up first when he saw Situ Yan, but from the situation in which Tang Zhongze beat Situ Yan with a ruler and Situ Yan accepted it obediently, it can be seen that the relationship between the teacher and the student is far from It is much more intimate than what Situ Yan said before.

At the very least, Mr. Tang explained that he did not treat Situ Yan as an outsider.

"I'm his only disciple. Although I haven't formally been a teacher, I'm also the only one who has been formally taught by Elder Tang. How can the relationship be so bad?" Situ Yan's tone was light when he mentioned this matter.

Perhaps it was outside the palace, the conversation between the two of them was less formal and confrontational than in the palace, and it was a little more casual.

The two of them were talking, and they quickly arrived at the study.

Someone once said that the two most knowledgeable people in Xiling are Taifu Liu and Tang Zhongze.Mr. Tang is not only a generation of virtuous ministers, but also a generation of scholars.

It is said that if Tang Zhongze is called the second, no one dares to be the first.This point can be seen just by looking at the study room.

The study room was full of books, Situ Yan lit the candles in the study room, feeling a little absent-minded.

I remember that when I was studying in the Tang Mansion, I had to wait in this study every day, waiting to be taught a lesson, waiting to recite the book, and waiting to sneak out to play after memorizing the book.

I remember that at that time, Tang Zhongze was correcting the memorials before the case, and he was reading books in the study, and there was no one in shape. He lay on the soft couch with grape snacks or something next to his hand, and flipped through the books, and he would mess things up by the way. His things got on the pages of the book, which made Tang Zhongze jump and beat him with a ruler.

Now that he came again after many years, Situ Yan felt as if he had passed away for no reason.

It seemed that those things happened yesterday. At that time, Tang Zhongze was still a hard-working and highly trusted elder in the court, and he was a prince who could not settle down.

Revisiting the old place, things are different, many years later, he is the prince who came for revenge, and Mr. Tang is an old minister who is very disappointed with the new king and is sick at home.

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Everything in the study was like a treasure to Situ Yan, and Qin Wange couldn't help being curious. Many of the books in the study were out of print, so they couldn't be found outside.

Situ Yan saw that she was flipping through the pages seriously, Situ Yan seemed to think of something funny, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Mr. Zuo has always loved books like his life. I remember one time when I was reading here, I got grape juice on it. In an out-of-print book in the collection of Mr. Tang, he insisted on chasing me from the Tang manor to the palace. In the end, the father interceded and took two volumes of ancient books from the library of the palace to compensate him. That's all."

Qin Wange burst out laughing when she heard the words. Seeing Situ Yan's smile and ease, and Mr. Tang's staid temperament, she could probably imagine what kind of scene it was.

But I heard a faint voice coming from the door: "The last two volumes of ancient books were brought back, didn't you also tear them up and put them on the table?"

The two looked back, and saw the neatly dressed Tang Zhongze entering the door.

He was wearing a dark gray Confucian shirt, his hair was tied up meticulously with a wooden hairpin, his face was solemn and solemn, and he just stood there calmly, not angry but majestic.

Although the back is as straight as ever, the once gray hair is now completely white.

I haven't seen each other in these years, after all, I am a little older than I remember.

Over the years, he has not been used in the court, although he seems to be indifferent, but the new ruler has no virtue, the people suffer, and the teacher is inevitably depressed.

Seeing this, Situ Yan couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

Tang Zhongze glanced at the two of them, his eyes skipped over Situ Yan, and stayed on Qin Wange for a while, without saying anything, he sat behind the case.

Said to Situ Yan: "The old man heard that you were assassinated on the way back to Lingzhou a few days ago, and your life and death are unknown. How come you have appeared at the old man's house now?"

Gazed by Tang Zhongze's piercing eyes, Situ Yan didn't dare to lie, so he said truthfully: "It's just a show for others..."

But Tang Zhongze sneered: "Old man, I knew that your misfortune would last for thousands of years, so how could you be easily calculated? I heard that you returned to Beijing from Lingzhou to send a demon girl from southern Xinjiang to the emperor, causing a lot of trouble." There is no peace in the harem, and everyone in the court is talking about harming the country and the demon concubine. Now you are acting in the capital and staying in the capital, and you are still awake in the middle of the night to come to the old man's house. Could it be that you have been in Lingzhou for several years and your brain is broken , want to take that position again?"

Tang Zhongze's speech was still as sharp as before. No wonder people in the court called Tang Zhongze the Iron and Blood Prime Minister.

Situ Yan was reprimanded by Tang Zhongze, but he didn't even take the blame. He looked like a good student who didn't dare to speak loudly in front of the teacher, and could only be reprimanded.

Seeing that Situ Yan was silent, Qin Wange felt very happy, but he did not forget the main purpose of coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion today, so he kindly rescued Situ Yan and said: "My lord Tang, it is true that the prince came to the Lord's mansion. What I want is to ask for something..."

Before Qin Wange finished speaking, Tang Zhongze glanced at Qin Wange, his face was a little more relaxed than that of Situ Yan, and said, "Who are you?"

"The concubine is An Lingsu." Qin Wange said.Qin Wange in the previous life was never afraid of Tang Zhongze, and the current Qin Wange is even less afraid.

Of course, Situ Yan was not afraid of Tang Zhongze, but respected him, that's why he let Tang Zhongze scold him silently.

Tang Zhongze nodded, glanced at Situ Yan, and said: "If he has anything to ask the old man, let him tell the old man, why is it so old and old?"

Hearing this, Situ Yan could not help but smile with a deep meaning, and said to Tang Zhongze: "The teacher just beat me up and you haven't vented your anger yet? I really have something to discuss with the teacher when I came here tonight. There is no need for the teacher." Talk to me again."

"Call the teacher earlier and it will be over." Tang Zhongze nodded in satisfaction, and said to the two people: "Sit down first."

Situ Yan didn't hesitate, he called Qin Wange to sit down, and explained his future intentions to Tang Zhongze clearly.

After listening to Situ Yan's words, Tang Zhongze said: "When something happened to the Qin family, even though I was not in the capital, the Qin family was full of loyalty, no matter whether it was a general, the first queen or the young general, they were all devoted to serving the country and guarding the territory wholeheartedly. A man of iron and blood would definitely not do such treasonous things. I also understand Qin Han's behavior. He has always ignored miscellaneous affairs and devoted himself to serving the country. It is indeed a great injustice for the Qin family to be destroyed. If you come back to avenge the Qin family There is nothing wrong with that.”

Situ Yan nodded without interrupting.

Elder Tang said again: "Back then, the Qin family and the Tang family had a good relationship, and you are my disciple. It is reasonable to help you. But, do you really only want to clear up the grievances of the Qin family? Have you ever thought about it?" However, the chief culprit who caused the whole family of the Qin family to be beheaded is the current emperor, if you want revenge, you have to take the emperor's sword, what will you do after you have avenged your revenge?"

After Tang Zhongze finished speaking, Situ Yan did not speak.

Seeing Situ Yan's reaction, Tang Zhongze went on to say: "If you haven't considered this issue, I won't help you. Although the emperor is not a good emperor now, the situation in Xiling is stable after all, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Turn the court hall in Xiling upside down, once the emperor dies, the court will be in turmoil, and it will be the common people who will suffer, will I not be a sinner then?"

Situ Yan remained silent, but looked at Qin Wange.

"Although the situation in Xiling is stable now, is it really a safe country?" Qin Wange asked disapprovingly.

Tang Zhongze glanced at Qin Wange, but he didn't interrupt her.

Qin Wange said: "In these years, the emperor has been very suspicious. The old officials in the court were either relegated to other places, or like the old man Tang, they were completely disappointed in the government and said they were sick at home, and some even returned to their hometowns. These years The situation is stable because there have been no major natural disasters, and there are good generals left behind by the former empress guarding the border, so there have been no major disturbances."

As Qin Wange spoke, seeing that Tang Zhongze's face had gradually darkened, he knew that his words had reached Tang Zhongze's heart.

Situ Yan's expression was not very good-looking either.

Qin Wange went on to say: "However, these years, Situ Rui listened to people like Li You and paid heavy taxes, making the people miserable. Moreover, the trend of buying and selling official positions is prevalent in the court. Those who are rulers have bad conduct. Where can the poor go clean? Don’t the local people live in dire straits?”

"In addition to the incident in Yongzhou this time, the flood in Yongzhou caused countless deaths and injuries among the people, all because of Lin Yongzhi's misappropriation of funds for dike repairs and disaster relief over the years, but the local officials did not think about letting the people out of the sea of ​​suffering, but He used money to manage the relationship between the upper and lower levels in order to suppress this important matter that concerns the lives of countless innocent people in Yongzhou. In other words, even if the local officials reported the truth to the court, no one in the court could solve this matter. And the boss impeached Lin Yongzhi There are several major crimes of corrupting the people and anointing them, and impeaching them, but because of the suspicion in his heart, the emperor not only reprimanded the boss, but also insulted the boss in the court. Is such a court and such a king worthy of your allegiance? ?”

Situ Yan has always known that An Lingsu has a sharp tongue. When An Lingsu's sharp tongue is used on him, he is angry and funny, but when he uses it on others, especially Boss Tang who has always been very dignified. Situ Yan was inexplicably relieved to be speechless when he was told by An Lingsu.

Tang Zhongze was speechless by Qin Wange's words, and he sighed.

(End of this chapter)