At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the official selection method of the Sui Dynasty was copied. Official positions were generally determined based on body, speech, writing, and judgment, calculating qualifications, and measuring performance. First of all, examinations were conducted in the Ministry of Personnel to see whether the calligraphy was good or bad, and the quality of literature and science was judged. Those who were selected after the examination were then examined to see whether they were plump and tall, and whether their words were clear and accurate.
But nothing is static. Many systems follow the rules when they are first implemented, but gradually they will become out of shape, or even deviate from the original regulations. No, during the Dezong period of the Tang Dynasty, a very ugly man became an official, and he was a high official, up to the prime minister. He was the powerful minister during the Tang Dezong period, the grim-faced prime minister Lu Qi.
Is there anyone who sings well? I am ugly, but I am gentle. ?Lu Qi directly subverted this sentence. Because Lu Qi is really ugly, not only his body is embarrassing, but his face is even more amazing. Although we are yellow people, we generally describe people's faces, such as rosy, black with red, or white. Wait, it's all normal. If a person's face is sallow, that means he is sick. But what if a person's face is a blue face? Many people wonder whether this person is a human or a ghost. But Lu Qi has exactly this face, can you be dissatisfied? (The body is very ugly, and the ghost's appearance is blue. "The New Book of Tang? The Biography of Lu Qi"? The appearance is ugly and the color is blue, and everyone sees it as a ghost.? "The Old Book of the Tang? The Biography of Lu Qi")
Lu Qi’s grandfather was the prime minister during the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty, named Lu Huaishen. He is a humble person and an honest official. When he died and was buried, because the official was incorruptible and had no savings, the family had to cook a pot of porridge for the people who helped with the funeral.
But good people are rewarded. Tang Xuanzong happened to encounter this incident. Seeing the miserable situation in front of him, he couldn't help crying. Immediately, he asked the accompanying Prime Minister Su Ting to draft an inscription and write it himself. He also ordered the government to erect a monument for him in recognition of his integrity and integrity throughout his life. At the same time, he was awarded the posthumous title Wencheng as the Governor of Jingzhou. His father was killed by the rebels for holding on to the capital. They are all loyal and good people.
But in Lu Qi’s generation, everything has changed. Is this really happening? A genetic mutation? This remains to be further verified.
According to normal circumstances, you don’t talk about the sore when you see a bald man, you don’t talk about the light when you see a blind man, and you can’t mention the monk in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. Why? Taboo.
Lu Qi also has taboos. If anyone laughs at him in person, that person will be dead. Because Lu Qi not only looks ugly, but also has a very sinister and vicious heart.
Even the great general Guo Ziyi was afraid of him for his achievements in rebuilding the Tang Dynasty. Guo Ziyi enjoyed himself very much in his later years. Every time he met guests, his concubine never left his side. Lu Qi once went to greet Guo Ziyi because of his illness, but Guo Ziyi dismissed all the concubines who were accompanying him, leaving only one person sitting on a chair to receive Lu Qi. Afterwards, someone asked why, Guo Ziyi said: "Lu Qi has an ugly appearance and a sinister heart. Women will laugh when they see her. If Lu Qi succeeds, no one in my family will be spared!" ?
Yang Yan, who worked with Lu Qi as prime minister, was outstanding in appearance and personable, and his articles were eloquent. (? Beautiful man with beautiful eyebrows, majestic character, and magnificent literature? "Old Book of Tang Dynasty? Biography of Yang Yan").
As the saying goes, beauty can be eaten, which generally describes a beautiful woman who can eat. In fact, isn’t that true for men? Good looks put people in a good mood, right? Yang Yan looked down on Lu Qi and found him unappetizing when eating with him. He often pretended to be sick and refused to dine with him in the political hall. Lu Qi held a grudge from then on.
Yang Yan offended Tang Dezong by shirking responsibility for Liu Yan's affairs, and was therefore left indifferent. With nothing to do, he began to think about things at home. He found a geomantic treasure land located on the bank of Qujiang River in the southeast corner of Chang'an City. He wanted to build a family temple to honor his ancestors.
But Lu Qi slandered the emperor: The place chosen by Yang Yan to build his family temple has always been royal, so Emperor Xuanzong ordered Xiao Song to move in the first place. Yang Yan knew this, but deliberately built a temple here. He was obviously harboring evil intentions and planning evil! ?One sentence sent Yang Yan into the eighteenth level of hell.
After Tang Dezong heard about it, he issued an edict to the three departments to try it, and the result is self-evident. So he was demoted to Sima of Yazhou with an edict.