Section 59 Above and Below the Court
"But the emperor, I'm afraid this is not very good, this is out of the house, a lot of inconvenience, not to mention the mountains and rivers, the wind and cold camping these things, the emperor's body, can not be compared to the young, so tossed, I'm afraid - and the last time after Mount Tai sealed the Zen, the emperor in the capital and the whole country up and down the construction, overhaul the palace, of which the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace has more than 2,600 palace buildings, thousands of craftsmen day and night, this took seven years, and now it has just been completed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Many people say that the scale of that grand and luxurious is far greater than that of Qin's Afang Palace and Han's Jianzhang Palace. I'm afraid—" The old and dignified Lord Wang spoke uprightly, and when he heard the emperor say that he wanted them to speak freely, he had to vomit it even more.
"Lord Wang, I suddenly remembered that the hundreds of peonies in the palace are blooming well now, purple and red, green, fat, red and thin, graceful and luxurious. I vaguely remember that when I drank with you a few years ago, it was also when the peony flowers were in full bloom, and Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty wrote that the famous flowers were all over the country, and the king looked at them with a smile. Explain that the spring breeze is infinitely hateful, and the agarwood pavilion is leaning on the fence in the north. There is also Wang Wei's green and quiet, and the red clothes are shallow and deep. The heart of the flower is sorrowful, ** how do you know the heart. Don't miss the flowering period, next time I have time, I will enjoy the flowers and drink with you. Song Zhenzong smiled slightly, and without waiting for him to finish, he interrupted Wang Dan's words, and said indiscriminately, so that others were in a fog for a while, and they didn't know what to do.
"Thank you for your love-" The king swallowed back what he wanted to say, was silent for a while, and said more. It turned out that last time he strongly opposed Mount Tai Feng Zen, the emperor borrowed the occasion of drinking, gave him the boss a piece of wine, but did not expect that it was not wine, but a number of bean-sized, pearlescent precious pearls. So last time he was helpless, and the gods made the ghost agree to the capping of Mount Tai, but now people have a poor memory, and they have long forgotten the previous things. Now I suddenly remembered this, so I had to swallow the rest of the words.
"I have this intention, all the courtiers have a lot to say, my body, I know. And this time it's not like last time it's a long way to Mount Tai, and it won't cost much silver. The emperor said disapprenowly.
"But no matter what, you have to work hard to mobilize the people, and the local civil and military officials, big and small, the common people can welcome it. Seeing that the silver in this treasury is probably going to be much less, when the time comes, I am afraid that the people will complain, and it will be too late to regret it, so in the opinion of the ministers, there is a way in my heart, and there is no need to go to the distant mountains and mountains in this capital. "The man named Kou Zhun is still so open-mouthed. "After being demoted, it was hard to get the recommendation of the good old man Wang Dan, who spared no effort and ignored his previous suspicions, so that he was able to return to the capital. But I don't know how to converge, or I'm stunned like this, I really don't know what to do. Sincerity is spirituality, and I am seeking blessings for the common people all over the world. The emperor thought to himself.
He suddenly recalled the events of the two people, and they remembered each one vividly.
When Wang Dan was the prime minister, this Kou Zhun repeatedly said Wang Dan's shortcomings in front of him, but Wang Dan was also strange, but praised Kou Zhun's strengths. One day, I couldn't see it, and said to Wang Dan with a smile Although I often hear you praise Kou Zhun's strengths, Zhun only talks about your shortcomings. However, this Wang Dan calmly told himself, saying that he had participated in national politics for a long time, and it was inevitable that there would be many shortcomings, and Kou Zhun had nothing to hide from His Majesty, which showed his loyalty. When Kou Zhun was a direct bachelor of the Privy Council, Wang Dan had a letter sent to the Privy Council, unqualified, Kou Zhun did not hesitate to play, and he had no choice but to say a few words about Wang Dan, but Wang Dan didn't mind. Later, when he heard that Kou Zhun did not conform to the format of the edict, Wang Dan's subordinates happily presented it to Wang Dan, thinking that he had caught the opportunity, but Wang Dan ordered it to be sent back to the Privy Council for correction, but it was not played.
Another time I heard that after Kou Zhun was removed from his position, he privately begged Wang Dan to promote him to the prime minister, and Wang Dan was surprised to answer that the country would have a heavy responsibility, how could he ask for it. But in private, he came to plead with himself, recommending Kou Zhun as the envoy of the festival, and he didn't tell Kou Zhun that he really did a good deed without leaving a name. This Wang Dan's qi is indeed extraordinary.
And this Wang Dan is also self-denying, not greedy for money, last time he twisted himself, only reluctantly accepted those pearls, and then several times to return himself, it was he who pretended to be angry, so he gave up. I heard that there was a Lu who sent gold late at night to beg Wang Dan to be promoted to Jianghuai Salt Envoy, Wang Dan resigned, Lu was ashamed and retreated, and died in a few days.
But why didn't Kou Zhun let himself worry about it? It would be good if he had the slightest bit of Wang Dan's behavior, hey, if he had known, he would not have been recruited to come back to the prosperous Kyoto, and let him stay in that place until he was old, it was really troublesome. However, in September of the first year of Jingde last time, Liao Yelu Longxu and his old mother, Empress Dowager Xiao, led an army of 200,000 to set off from Youzhou, and advanced southward. The Liao army attacked Dingzhou, but was blocked by the Song soldiers, so they turned to the southeast and invaded south. At that time, the situation was really urgent, and most of the ministers of the DPRK and China were frightened and frightened, and the group headed by Wang Qinruo and Chen Yaosu had to go back to their hometown for refuge, and they also let themselves go with them. If it weren't for Kou Zhun's decisive decision, then the country would be in danger, and his life would be in danger, he could be regarded as saving the country from fire and water, and he was also a rare talent. The emperor's heart was full of ups and downs.
"Hey, I don't think about them, it's important to think about the things in front of me, but whether to go this time?" The emperor was bored for a while, and the irrepressible thoughts kept surging into his heart like a tide, making him uneasy for a moment, and seeing that there were still ministers who were ready to move, eager to try, and probably wanted to play, he quickly got up and said-"Let's stop here this morning, let's disperse everyone-" Song Zhenzong took care of himself, sullenly walked out of the magnificent hall, looked up at the sky, outside the hall is also a hazy sky with an elongated face, I can't see half of the other colors, except for the gloom or gloom, gray shrouded everything around, the continuous hall, the streets and alleys not far away, pressed on the top of the head, even the breathing feels extremely heavy. He shook off the long yellow robe's large wide sleeves with all his might, as if he could shake off his resentment and melancholy, and went straight to the east without saying a word.
Several eunuchs of all sizes who are neither yin nor yang follow closely behind, they are walking, Song Zhenzong saw a familiar back shaking not far away from a distance, and his heart couldn't help but gush with a burst of joy, although this palace is small, but it has not been seen for several days.
A little eunuch's eyes were sharp, and he quickly raised the dust, and said in a clever whisper, "Your Majesty, look, the one in front is—"
"Yes—" Song Zhenzong interrupted him and nodded thoughtfully.
"It's a coincidence today, I ran into it as soon as I went out. Another veteran eunuch also chimed in.
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