This time, Sima Guang died in early August of the first year of Yuanyou, and did not collide with the day when Emperor Fengxian entered the ancestral hall. However, because the imperial court still assigned Cheng Yi to be responsible for Sima Guang's ceremony, Su Shi still had a dispute with Cheng Yi on the issue of whether Sima Kang wanted to come forward to return the gift, and said the mocking words that have been famous for thousands of years: "Yichuan can be described as a scumbag and a slang uncle. ”

Cheng Yi is rigid and pedantic, a nerd who has fallen into the pile of old papers. Since he took up the post of storyteller in Chongzheng Palace, that is, the tutor of the little emperor, he has been even more pretentious, and he can't wait for everyone in the world to worship and obey him as the most holy sage, and he is very tired of teaching people. Historically, after Emperor Zhezong came to power, he turned his face ruthlessly against this former teacher, not only demoted his official position and handed him to local prison/imprisonment, but also ordered the destruction of all his works, which was a revenge for the power he had made on his head.

Although Cheng Yi has not committed public anger for distorting state affairs, he has always been annoyed by the face of the emperor's self-proclaimed emperor. At this time, seeing Su Shi saying witty things and mocking him, all the ministers who came to Sima Guang's funeral couldn't wait to laugh out loud, and the tutorial was very shameless. Since then, the grudge and struggle between the two parties in Luoshu have laid the ground.

In September of the first year of Yuanyou, after the official family entered the ancestral hall with the spirit card of the first emperor, two major events occurred in the court: first, the Empress Dowager Bai Lu Gong was the left minister; Second, the triennial official evaluation work ended, and Murong Fu, the editor of the National Academy of History, was transferred to Qianhua County, Qianzhou, on Jiangnan West Road, as the county magistrate.

Lu Gong's work was originally a veteran of the Four Dynasties and was highly respected, and Sima Guang was entrusted with state affairs on his deathbed, and he succeeded him as the left servant of Shangshu and had no objection to the court. But when the officials sent the order to Murong Mansion, Su Shi was furious. "You have been the editor of the National Academy of History for less than three years, and the three years of the big exam have nothing to do with you! What's more, it's still Qianzhou that I went to? ”

Murong Fu saw Su Shi furious, and immediately smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, teacher, as long as you can leave the National Academy of History......"

Knowing that he was halfway through his words, Su Shi had already said angrily: "Qianzhou is close to Lingnan, the language barrier is rampant, and miasma is rampant, where is this transfer, exile!" Exile! This is to put my Su Zizhan student to death! ”

"Teacher, teacher, stop being angry! Teacher, Qianzhou is also very good......" Seeing Su Shi's red face and red ears, Murong Fu was afraid that he would burst his blood vessels, so he hurriedly stepped forward to ease him.

"Don't worry! Tomorrow, the teacher will definitely ask for an explanation for you! Su Shi ignored Murong Fu at all, snatched the order from his hand, and walked out majestically.

Murong Fu wordlessly watched Su Shi's fat figure disappear out of the door quickly, and after a long time, he finally finished what he was about to say: "Teacher, if you have something to say...... As long as I don't stay at the National Academy of History, I can go anywhere! "It's a sad story to go back to ancient times to study history or something.

Su Shi really deserved the title of the king of his mouth cannons, and the next day when he went to the court, he pinched this order and scolded all the members of the Shuo Party since Lu Gong's writing. Because Murong Fu really shouldn't have been transferred this time according to the rules, and the Empress Dowager was a super fan of Su Shi, the Shuo Party was scolded by Su Shi for a while. However, although Su Shi said that he was mighty, Liu Zhi, the imperial envoy, insisted on it: "Although the officials are at fault, the imperial decree cannot be changed overnight." Now that the appointment order has been issued, Murong Fu still has to take up his post. ”

Seeing that Liu Zhi and his idol were going to fight to the death, the Empress Dowager hurriedly ordered to withdraw from the court, and left Su Shi to appease a few words, hoping that he could focus on the overall situation and maintain the authority of the court. In later generations, Empress Dowager Gao was enshrined as "Female Zhongyao Shun", and she was a very wise female politician. Although she selfishly loves Su Shi, she also understands that the Shuo Party in the court is powerful today, so she does not want to be excluded because Su Shi has hated the Shuo Party.

But Su Shi was very affectionate and trustworthy, and when he heard the Empress Dowager say this, he immediately burst into tears and said: "Empress Dowager, it's better to let Weichen go to Qianzhou!" Akashi helped me in danger, and I must not watch him go to the Jedi at this time! ”

The Empress Dowager sighed and returned to the harem, and her granddaughter, Princess Shushou, broke in again, kneeling on the ground and crying. "Grandmother, don't let Lord Murong go to Qianzhou......"

Princess Shushou is in her flowering period, but her family affairs have been delayed because of the death of Shenzong. Empress Dowager Gao originally thought that after Murong Fu refused to marry in the palace, the matter between Princess Shushou and Murong Fu would be over. Unexpectedly, the granddaughter never forgot Murong Fu. "National affairs, even if you are a princess, this is not something you can interject!" Empress Dowager Gao said angrily, "Who is chewing the root of your tongue in front of you?" ”

The palace maids who came with Princess Shushou saw the Queen Mother's sharp eyes sweeping over them, and they were silent, and they hung their heads and held their breath one by one.

"Grandmother, it's me." The ten-year-old little emperor also walked in, "Murong Qing is Sister Shushou's life-saving benefactor, Sister Shushou should know about this." ”

Since Princess Shushou saved the little emperor in Jin Mingchi, the relationship between their sister and brother has become deeper and deeper. At this time, seeing Mrs. Gao's displeasure, Shushou hurriedly said out: "Grandmother, it was the son-in-law who pestered the official family to say ......"

"Sister, Murong Qing's going and staying is related to state affairs." The little emperor has been on the throne for less than a year, and it is the time when he is in high spirits, and there is no gloomy silence suppressed by the empress dowager many years later. Hearing that Princess Shushou wanted to apologize for him, he immediately interrupted her words, and his expression was arrogant and disdainful. "Although Liu Zhi's words are high-sounding, we all know that he wanted to kill him because he hated Murong Qing's newspaper and hurt the face of the Shuo Party!"

"Shut up!" Empress Dowager Gao patted the armrest and said angrily. "Liu Zhongcheng is public-minded, how can you, as the emperor, speculate on him with such a selfish mind? This is not the way to be a king! ”

Seeing that Empress Dowager Gao's voice was violent, the little emperor couldn't help but flatten his mouth, and said reluctantly: "Grandson knows his mistake." ”

Seeing the little emperor's unwilling look on his neck, Empress Dowager Gao also sighed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Grandmother is all for your good." Official, when you grow up, you will understand. As he spoke, he turned his head to Princess Shushou and said. Shushou, national affairs, you shouldn't ask, go down. ”

"No, grandmother!" Unexpectedly, Princess Shushou, who has always been well-behaved, shook her head desperately with tears. "Ask grandmother for mercy, don't let Lord Murong go to Qianzhou!"

Empress Dowager Gao was shocked and angry, and only said: "Shushou, Murong Qing has already had a marriage contract, you ......"

"No matter what, he always saved his granddaughter's life, grandmother ......" Princess Shushou pulled the hem of Empress Dowager Gao's skirt and cried continuously.

"Grandmother, just follow Sister Shushou!" The little emperor also knelt down and begged, "Do you want everyone in the world to say that our royal family is ungrateful?" "How do people in the world look at the royal family, with the little emperor's current knowledge, he actually doesn't mind. However, the Shuo party respected the empress dowager but did not take him seriously, which made the little emperor dissatisfied. Therefore, as long as it can make the Shuo Party unhappy, he is willing to do it.

Empress Dowager Gao looked at her granddaughter who was deeply rooted in love and weeping, and then looked at her grandson with a cunning face, and was speechless on the spot for a while.

Empress Dowager Gao didn't know that when she was fighting openly and secretly with her grandson, Murong Fu had already come to visit Lu Gongzhu.

Lu Gongshu is the same age as Sima Guang, but his temperament is much gentler than Sima Guang. Therefore, Murong Fu only ran the internal breath in the outer hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion for two weeks before he was received by Lu Gongshu.

After meeting him, Murong Fu casually brought up the topic of transfer. "Xia Guan actually doesn't mind going to Qianzhou to take up his post." The ancients lacked knowledge of epidemic prevention, so they regarded Lingnan as a Jedi. But Murong Fu crossed over and was armed with martial arts, so naturally he would not die in Qianzhou because of the disobedience to water and soil.

Lu Gongzhu smiled slightly, but did not speak. Although he didn't agree with Liu Zhi's method of exile Murong Fu to Qianzhou, he obviously didn't believe Murong Fu's words of slapping his swollen face and becoming fat.

However, the matter of transfer was not the focus of Murong Fu's trip. Therefore, after briefly stating his position, Murong Fu quickly entered the topic he really wanted to talk about. "Sima Xianggong drove the crane west, but his wish was not fulfilled. How about the new law in the future, I don't know if Lu Xiang can succeed in his heart? ”

When Lu Gongzhu heard Murong Fu mention this topic, his face immediately turned cold, and he said abruptly: "This is not something that Lord Murong can ask. Although Lu Gongshu already knew that Murong Fu was the driving force behind the use of newspapers to influence public opinion and then influence the court situation, he still did not think that Murong Fu could sit with him and discuss politics after several dynasties.

The state of etiquette in the Great Song Dynasty, even if you break off friendship, you must not speak ill of you to be a true gentleman. Lu Gong is so polite, if he were to change someone else, I am afraid that he would have already retreated with a red face. However, Murong Fu came from the modern era, and the thickness of his face had been tested for a long time, so he didn't pay attention to it at all, and continued: "The family teacher has a saying, and with Lu Xianggong's insight, he definitely does not agree with the complete rejection of the new law. Liu Cheng and the two adults are not old, and Lu Xiang's governance is more restrictive, and the family teacher can be Lu Xiangma's pawn. Before his death, Sima Guang entrusted state affairs to Lü Gongshu, which made Lü Gongshu regarded Lü Gongshu as the new leader of the Shuo Party both inside and outside the government and the opposition. However, everyone forgot that Lu Gongshu was originally from Shouzhou and had nothing to do with the Shuo Party, which was dominated by northerners. And after Sima Guang's death, the party leader who was really recognized by the Shuo party was not Lu Gong's book, but Lu Dafang and Liu Zhi. Because of this, Murong Fu believed that due to the common political concept and the consideration of the balance of power, it was not impossible for the Shu Party and Lü Gongshu to cooperate.

Murong Fu was so straight to the point, Lu Gongzhu couldn't help but be slightly stunned. After Sima Guang's death, Liu Zhi, Liang Tao and other members of the Shuo Party have repeatedly wept in front of him, saying that "the new law will be abolished and the soul of Sima Wengong in heaven will be comforted." However, Duke Lü is calm by nature and has experience in pastoral guards, so he is not much more experienced than Sima Guang, who lacks experience as a herdsman official. Lu Gong knew that although the new law had many drawbacks, it was by no means useless. It's just that he knows that his position as the left minister is recommended by Sima Guang, and he himself is close friends with Sima Guang, so he can't bear to go against his last wishes.

Murong Fu saw that Lu Gongzhu's expression was hesitant, obviously moved, but it was difficult to make a decision for a while, and immediately said: "Lu Xiang, as a minister, there is a distinction between capable ministers and mediocre ministers. Neng Chen clearly saw that thousands of miles were trying to turn the tide, and the mediocre ministers were also vegetarian. For those who are friends, there is a difference between friends and friends. Friends dare to speak up and be fair, and friends are not distinguished from right and wrong. Lu Xiang, dare to ask whether you want to be a capable minister or a mediocre minister? Friends, or friends? ”

Lu Gong changed color violently, and he was six gods without a master, but he saw Murong Fu and said unhurriedly: "The family teacher and Sima Wen Gong are also close friends, if it weren't for Sima Wen Gong to speak up, the family teacher is still a guilty body." This kindness is remembered by teachers and students alike, and they dare not forget it. However, after entering Beijing, the family teacher had several disputes with Sima Wengong due to political disagreements, and was even regarded as a traitor by the Shuo party. Back then, the family teacher's opposition to the new law had been regarded as an enemy by the New Party, and now he has hated the Shuo Party, can Lu Xianggong know why? ”

Lu Gong sighed and said, "Zizhan, a true gentleman!" ”

Murong Fu smiled proudly, his expression full of pride and admiration. "Xianggong, people must be loyal to their family and country first, and then loyal to their friends. As for the people who are good and friends with each other, through the ages, history has a fair opinion! ”

When Lu Gongzhu heard the eight words "Through the ages, history has a public opinion", he only felt that his pride suddenly brightened, but he was not in a hurry to express his position, but said in an ominous voice: "Lord Murong really got the true inheritance of Zizhan, and he can speak good words like this. ”

"However, what Xia Guan said is all reasonable." Murong Fu said confidently, "The family teacher has a lot of experience in herding and guarding places, and now that he is in charge of the dynasty, he should be the assistant of Lu Xiang." ”

Lu Gong raised his beard and said curiously: "Su Zizhan wants to be the right minister?" …… Is that what you mean, or what your teacher meant? ”

Murong Fu casually stretched out his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "Now that the Lord Shaoguo suspects that the situation is changeable, it is the time of storms. At this time, it is more necessary for people who dare to do things to stabilize the situation. In terms of qualifications and talents, who in this Manchurian dynasty can compete with my teacher? ”

Lu Gongzhu turned a deaf ear, shook his head and said, "Su Zizhan is bright and fair, this is what you mean." Murong Fu, you are thoughtful and strategic, if your master is the right minister, political affairs will inevitably come from your subordinates. ”

Murong Fu smiled and said loudly: "Lu Xiang can't help but look down on my master too much. Emperor Renzong has already praised my master for being the talent of Zaifu, and now he has won the position of right minister, but he is famous and deserved. Besides, Xia Guan has already said that Xia Guan does not mind going to Qianzhou to take up his post. ”

Lu Gongzhu looked at Murong Fu for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Everyone in the world said that Su Shi accepted a good student in Huangzhou, but I didn't expect it...... Unexpectedly...... "Lu Gongshu was born in the hairpin family, and his father Lu Yijian was also a famous minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. In terms of the generous treatment of civil servants in the Northern Song Dynasty, Lu Gongshu grew up in a rich and noble township since he was a child, and money was like dung to him. Yes, after Murong worshiped Su Shi as his teacher, he supported Su Shi with a lot of money, and Lu Gongzhu didn't care. Until today, seeing that Murong Fu was willing to exchange his future for his trust and seek the position of right minister for Su Shi, Lu Gongzhu was finally moved. Doing something like this, where is the master-apprentice relationship so simple? It's more filial than his own son.

Murong Fu said with a reasonable face: "My teacher is talented, knowledgeable, temperamental, and almost perfect, and it is a great blessing for the lower officials to be able to follow the teacher left and right to be the teacher's saddle before and after the horse." ”

Lu Gongshu was originally a little jealous of Murong Fu, even though Murong Fu's words were on his mind, he was still hesitant to cooperate with the Shu Party. It's just that now seeing Murong Fu's overflowing admiration and worship when he mentioned Su Shi, Lu Gongzhu couldn't help but laugh secretly, and realized that Murong Fu was just a young and weak officialdom newcomer. After all, Lu Gongshu was loyal to the country, and as soon as his doubts and jealousy were gone, he remembered Sima Guang's last words.

At that time, Sima Guang was almost dying, and he was exhausted after talking to Lu Gongshu about state affairs, and he hesitated for a long time before he hesitated to instruct Lu Gongzhu: "Zizhan's disciple...... Murong Mingshi ...... Look at his heart, if it can be used...... If you can use ......" before he finished speaking, he closed his eyes again.

Lu Gongzhu knew that even at the last moment, Sima Guang was still hesitant to use Murong Fu. However, after all, Lu Gongzhu loves talents, and he can't get into a big disaster even if he is an eight-rank official, so he only said: "Qianzhou is as sinister as exile, Lord Murong, do you really have no regrets?" ”

Murong Fu heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, and immediately got up and shook it. "The matter of eating the king and being loyal to the king is all up to the public!"

Lu Gong laughed when he boarded, and he was so comfortable to cooperate with smart people, and he never had half a sentence of philistine and selfish words. When Murong came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet him, he sat in the outer hall for half an hour, but when he said goodbye and left, it was sent out of the door by Lu Gongzhu himself.

It wasn't until he stepped into the carriage and walked away that Murong Fu finally couldn't help laughing. After years of painstaking planning, he, the butterfly, finally deflected the course of history a little. Sima Guang did not abolish the new law and left the west, although Lü Gongshu was highly respected, but in the court, he did not have his own descendant forces. Today, Murong Fu relied on the advantage of his tongue to make Lu Gongshu realize that in addition to the Shuo Party, he could also choose the Shu Party as his thug, and this thug was more in line with his heart. Lu Gong is old and old, and after all, he has to rely on Su Shi to govern. As long as Su Shi sits firmly in the position of the right minister, and chooses those who are good and follows the new law, and changes those who are not good, he can avoid the consumption of national strength caused by the repeated repetition of the old and new laws in history, and then curb party strife. As for the flies of the Shuo Party and the Luo Party, there is Wang Su Shi in the front, and the collective wisdom of the "Bianjing Times" in the back, what is there to fear?