Chapter 140: Good News
In the West Lake in May, although the lotus branches of the lake are only hung with small buds, the legendary "three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus" scenic spot that caused the gold lord to throw a whip across the river is far from time. It can't stop the interest of the people of the city Chinese boating on the lake, no, as soon as the Qiantang gate is opened, on the wide official road out of the city, the crowd that has been waiting for a long time will pour out like a tide, and the pedestrians and vehicles are rubbing shoulders one after another, squeezing the road so that there is no gap.
The owners of all kinds of shops along the street near the lake are smiling, and they have sent the guys out, shouting on the side of the road, even if most people don't take care of it, they can always attract a few guests who are waiting to go.
Even if you don't invite guests, it's a kind of fun to look at all kinds of lively situations on the road, which man is stepped on to find the field, which little lady picks up the sedan curtain to reveal her beautiful eyebrows, which lone woman is rubbed with oil, pinched her waist and jumps her feet and scolds, all kinds of things, these are like tile operas every day, which makes people happy to watch.
On the top of a two-story restaurant on the side of the road, the large room in the innermost room is very spacious, unlike other houses, this room is actually facing the lake and the street on the other. At this time, in the huge room, there was only a young man, a moon-white robe tied with a scarf, and an even younger servant was waiting on the side.
I don't know if I was used to seeing the scenery on the lake, but the man moved the table to the window and looked at the street with great interest, and from time to time threw mouthfuls of delicate fruit into his mouth, but no matter what happened to the coke, there was only a faint smile in his eyes.
At this moment, the sound of dense hooves sounded from the other side of the street, and the young man raised his head to look in that direction, and a huge puff of smoke and dust had been lifted in the distance, and as the sound of hooves approached, a group of cavalry appeared, and the young man saw the man's dress, his face immediately changed, and he stood up suddenly, and the little man did not know why, and followed his gaze outward.
That cavalry is just an ordinary palace guard pro-army horse army dress, this kind of sergeant in this Great Song Dynasty is also common, but the flag on his back is not simple, the fine hardwood pole is still straight under the huge momentum, the red tassel of the pole head flutters in the wind, the narrow flag is torn violently, and only a small "Jie" word is written on it.
Well, the messenger of good news is not surprising, but this person has a double flag on his back, and the eyes of the master and servant upstairs lit up in an instant. "Let's go, let's go home." The young man looked in the direction they had come, thought for a moment, and then walked out of the room with his feet up, and went downstairs and got on his horse by the other way.
Some unknown pedestrians on the street were stunned for a while, and after they reacted, they all avoided on both sides. It's just that the flow of people is too big, no matter how crowded it is, it just gives way to a small road, which can accommodate one person and one horse, and there is even one place, a fat man squeezed for a long time and still half of his body is exposed, seeing the horse galloping over, he is so anxious that he scolds indiscriminately.
"Jiankang is a great victory, pedestrians avoid the road! Jiankang is a great victory, pedestrians avoid the road! Immediately the knight tore open his gong-like voice and shouted loudly, but the men and horses passed by the man without pause, and the whirring wind blew the corners of his clothes and sideburns, but the man was so frightened that he did not dare to move.
That's not all, the cavalry of Hulala behind is like this, the best northern war horses, excellent control skills, the cavalry don't take this narrow gap seriously, talk and laugh through it, and wait until this group of crazy people have passed, the fat man has been so frightened that he can't speak, a burst of fishy heat rises, and it seems to pee out.
In the Chen Mansion in Qinghefang in the city, Chen Yizhong sat behind the desk in his usual clothes, although there was no early dynasty today, but he still got up early, according to the usual plan, in another hour, he should go to the government hall to deal with government affairs, but today I don't know why, he is always a little absent-minded, and his mind is difficult to concentrate.
"Dong Weng, this matter is quite strange, I'm afraid it's not that simple." A middle-aged man who looked like a Qingke took the seal fold, looked at it again and again, and pondered for a while before saying to him. This person can enter such an important place as the study, and he should be a trusted person by Chen Yizhong, so he is also casual in his words, and he is not called the usual "Xianggong".
"Oh, let's hear it." Chen Yizhong stood up, and Qingke handed him the fold, which he had already read, which was the impeachment of the Privy Council Wen and Weng and the Privy Council Ni Pu who signed the same book, and demanded that the two of them be dismissed from office.
To be honest, if you don't have a few impeachment letters, it can only mean that you don't have a sense of guilt, and people don't bother you at all. And the Privy Council is Chen Yizhong's own concurrently, except for those named local marshals, Wen Ni and Ni are almost the actual chief officials, this time the two were impeached at the same time, I have to say that the incident happened suddenly.
Look at the current shape, the Tatar attack is becoming more and more fierce, Sichuan, Jinghu, Jianghuai are resisting in several directions, and the urgent delivery for help is sent in one after another, whoever sits in that seat will be anxious every day, but there will be no good way, therefore, it is not wrong to say the words "corpse vegetarian meal, follow the rules".
"Dong Weng, I won't talk about the content, just say that the person who wrote the book seems to have nothing to do with the two of them, but in fact, I have checked, he and Wen and Weng Xinna's concubines are the same townspeople, and they are in the same village, and Ni Pu's son is very close to his nephew. If this was not enough, he learned from the porter of his house that the night before yesterday, a sedan chair came to visit late at night, and although the person in the sedan chair did not show up, the person waiting by the sedan chair had been confirmed to be Ni Pu's cronies. ”
"You're saying that the two of them instructed this man to impeach him?" After listening to this, Chen Yizhong suddenly realized, no wonder the fold had just been handed over, and before it was sent for deliberation, both of them were offended by being treated without a crown, and they didn't even write the fold, and they looked like they were honestly waiting for processing, which was completely different from their previous temperament.
"I don't want to speculate, but that's probably the case." Qingke shook his head, this is nothing incomprehensible, state affairs are difficult, these positions are very important, and they can't be missed for a day, the two of them don't want to do it and don't want to run, so they came up with such an idea, just in this month, there are countless officials who have abandoned their posts and fled.
"It's just a villain's act, so if you don't want it, you can avoid it, and it will save him from being perfunctory and mistaking the important affairs of the court." Chen Yizhong waved his hand and threw the fold on the desk, it is going to rain, let it go, he has more important things to consider, seeing that the hour is approaching, he called his family to prepare the guard of honor and prepare to go out.
In the Baomin Square separated by a wall from Qinghe Fang, a majestic mansion stands on the street, this is the prince's mansion built after the Nandu, only the descendants were convicted and re-given to other families, the current owner's surname is Wang, which is the residence of Wang Entropy Wang Xiang, who was the prime minister of Zuo at that time.
The establishment of the house is also far more magnificent than the Chen Mansion, and there is a large garden more than ten zhang wide on the ground where every inch of land is valuable. At this time, Wang Xianggong sat comfortably in the pavilion in the garden and drank tea, and the flowers in front of him seemed to be inexhaustible, and it was much more lovely than those troublesome political affairs.
"Back to the father-in-law, the son has returned home." A family member bowed outside the pavilion, Wang Entropy just said "um" to say that he heard it, his son has been very smart since he was a child, and his studies are also good, so he has a limited time to worry, but he often leaves the house early recently, and he doesn't know what to do, and he will come back very late, and today is an exception.
After a while, a young man hurriedly walked briskly, it was the person in the restaurant outside the Qiantang Gate, although he was sweating all the way, but he didn't seem to feel it at all, seeing his father in front, his pace quickened a little, and soon reached the outside of the pavilion.
"Father is fine, son has to be" Before the words were finished, Wang Entropy handed over a stern look, and then looked at his appearance as a dusty servant, where was there still a trace of the bearing of a rich and noble son, he couldn't help but be even more annoyed, and he didn't get angry.
"The books are all in vain? The master didn't teach you, self-cultivation, look at yourself, so sloppy, how to meet people, if there is a distinguished guest today, you dare to be so sloppy? Wang Entropy's tone was anxious and fast, and he interrupted him without waiting for him to finish, and Wang Gongzi looked helpless, so he had to make a salute to make amends.
"The father's lesson is that the son knows that he is wrong, and he should be cautious in his words and deeds, and live up to the teachings of the day." Hearing his son's soft confession, Wang Entropy's face gradually softened, stretched out his hand to call a family member, and ordered him to go down and make a basin of hot water for him to wash.
"Tell me, what's wrong?" Seeing that his son finished washing, wiped his face, and returned to the previous image of Feng Yi Junlang, Wang Entropy remembered what he said when he came in, and at this time he also regained his usual tone, Wang Gongzi peeked at his father's expression, put his mind at ease, and then got up and entered the pavilion.
"Shicai'er came from the west of the city, and saw a messenger beating horses, and looking at their direction, it seemed to be southeast." When Wang Gongzi saw that his father had little tea left, he took the kettle from a waiter and poured the hot water into the cup.
"What do you say? Envoy, have you seen clearly, that it is indeed from the southeast? Unexpectedly, after Wang Entropy heard it clearly, his face changed suddenly, he stood up, stretched out his hand to retreat from the family, and only their father and son were left in the pavilion, so he looked directly into his son's eyes and asked.
"I can see it clearly, I am sure that the city that came from the southeast and entered from the Qiantang Gate has already entered the cardinal mansion if it is as expected at this moment." Wang Gongzi did not back down, and said in front of his father's gaze.
Wang Entropy's expression changed uncertainly, the envoy from the southeast direction, it could only be Jiankang, and the reinforcements had only been set off for more than a month, how could it be considered that they had just arrived, and this was a victory? At the beginning, the imperial court agreed on whether to send troops, but he advocated caution, the three ministers, only Chen Yizhong advocated sending them immediately, and Liu Mengyan was noncommittal, now
"Not only that, the envoy is dressed as a guard horse army, and he has a double flag on his back!" Before he could think clearly, Wang Gongzi told him an even more terrifying news, Shuangqi? Great victory! How is this possible, defeat is the normal situation, Wang Entropy's heart is up and down, and it is completely chaotic.