Later generations often used such words to evaluate the two Song Dynasty, "the Northern Song Dynasty has no generals, the Southern Song Dynasty has no phase", in fact, after the southern crossing, the prime minister's power is more prosperous than before, and the reason why it is difficult to make achievements is because the pattern is too small. It is not easy to be in a safe corner, which one of the Northern Expeditioners has a good end? Therefore, most of the time, it is not a matter of ability, and the person who can sit on the peak of the courtier dǐng must also be the dragon among the people, otherwise he would have fallen on the vicious path of the sea full of corpses.

Of course, Chen Yizhong will not be an exception, and the result of the matter was guessed by him, but what about the countermeasures? There is still no money, and it is still unknown how many Huai soldiers Su Liuyi can recruit with the money and food that he finally raised, and as for the defense of various places along the border, he can only rely on those guards.

In fact, the cardinal government can receive several similar alerts almost every day, but everyone has a kind of just in case, even if the worst outcome has been expected now, and the facts have not been determined, there is still a fluke in their hearts, and no one wants to face the scene of panic in the whole country under a defeat as they did at the beginning of the year.

However, dreams will eventually wake up one day.

Until the last ten days of September, the Jingshi has never received the return of the people in the mission, and the ordinary people are just that, as long as they pinch their fingers, they will find that in addition to the guards of the palace, there are only two civil officials left in the mission who have not yet returned, which is precisely the envoy Liu Yu and the deputy envoy Lu Shimeng.

The days are tormented day by day in waiting, especially for those who have illusions, and maybe no news is good news? In this era, there is no such optimism as zài, and as everyone's patience gradually fades away, few people will notice that Lao Pingzhang Wang Entropy has not been on the board for a long time.

"What is the sky?"

The inner room in the backyard of the palace is filled with the smell of all kinds of herbs, fragrant, astringent, bitter and salty, he himself has become accustomed to it over time, if others occasionally walk in, there will always be some discomfort, even if this person is a sick parent in front of the bed.

"I think that spring, summer, autumn and winter, gold, wood, water and fire are all heavens, heaven and earth move according to the times, and all things move according to the times. If you know it as yourself, why not? ’。 ”

Wang Gongzi was dressed in household clothes, with a cloth towel wrapped around his head, described as a little haggard, with stubble on his face, even a (3) dǐng (3) diǎn (3) small (3) said, .2 "3.os_ ↖(); I can't take care of the appearance of the attention, and if I go out and let those classmates and friends who are usually good friends see it, I am afraid that it will be difficult to recognize that this is the head of the four sons of Jingshi.

But I don't know that he himself is also crying bitterness in his heart at this time, and it's just a matter of working occasionally, who calls this old man on the couch his biological father, although the filial piety at this time has not reached the strictness of the following dynasties, but for Shilin, a diǎndiǎn negative rumor is enough to kill, affecting not only the career prospects, but also the most realistic family status and property distribution.

I didn't expect it, I finally saw that today's old father has signs of improvement, people are awake and eat more than usual, and even can lie down on the couch and talk to people, who knows that this opening, is to test his knowledge, if it is not for the hard work on weekdays, the homework is not much wasted, speechless or unsatisfactory answers, and I don't know how many things will happen.

"If you can say it like this, it can be regarded as if you don't usually recognize a few words in vain." Sure enough, Wang Gongzi didn't expect his old father to have any good test words, and to his ears, this kind of Cheng Dù's sarcasm was already a very positive evaluation.

"What is it?" Wang Entropy continued with an unchanged face.

Of course, he didn't suddenly have the interest to picket his son's schoolwork, but he saw his son, who was originally handsome and handsome, walking between the beds and the humble room, bringing water and decoction medicine for him, and he was just touched for a while. Since growing up so much, except for harsh scolding, the two have hardly spoken well, and now that they know that time is running out, Wang Entropy finds that he no longer knows how to communicate with his son, so he can only start from learning.

"Reason is between heaven and earth." Wang Gongzi's thinking has been straightened out, and he has answered a lot more fluently, with his original image, but also has a bit of a eloquent posture.

"I think that everything is reasonable, the sun rises and sets, people return to others, and so on. Tai Chi Yang Yang is the reason, living and eating is the reason, the father and son are the reason, and the family and the country are also the reason. Speaking of this, Wang Gongzi finally saw the approving look on his father's face, and couldn't help but feel refreshed, only to feel that the previous little tiredness and hard work were gone.

Wang Entropy's mind is not entirely on this, his son is not wrong, these are all truths, but these truths are no match for a simpler truth. From the country to the country, to the family and neighborhood, after his death, can this son with expectations support the food and clothing of this house? He didn't have any ideas.

"Is there something wrong with what you said?" According to Wang Gongzi's speculation, the next thing to ask is what is 'human desire', he made a draft in his heart, and intended to express himself in front of his father, which is a common problem of all sons from ancient times to the present, but he didn't hear a word for a long time, and he couldn't help but wonder.

"No, you are right, it's just that the spirit of the father is not good, people don't learn etiquette, and if you know etiquette, you can't go wrong, so you have to do it yourself in the future." Wang Entropy pointed to the bed and asked him to sit down, so that he would not have so much difficulty talking when he was closer.

"You just said that everything in heaven and earth is justified, and it is reasonable to make up for the father and you, and it is also reasonable to be born, old, sick and die." He waved his hand to stop his son's movements, and then said: "The fold has been prepared, and it will be placed in the box on the shelf of the study, and when that day comes, you remember to take it out and hand it over to the envoy of the court, and the father will ask for a reward for you in it, and the court will definitely have a seal to give it down, and you take them back to your hometown to help the coffin, and no one will dare to touch you within three years." As for three years later, if you want to be an official, you might as well go to a place, with this background, you can also boil out a state and county with qualifications, which will be the end for you. ”

After saying this, Wang Entropy's face was already flushed, and the discomfort on his body was gradually increasing, he had to try to calm down before he could continue, Wang Gongzi had tears in his eyes when he heard this, he didn't expect his father to say a will at this time, and he wanted to get up and kneel, but one hand was firmly grasped, so that he didn't dare to move hard, because he was close, and he could already see the fine sweat particles on his father's forehead oozing.

"Actually, your temperament is not suitable for being an official, what officialdom wants is not smart, many times it is confused, I can't explain this truth to you today, you can understand it yourself in the future. If you don't want to be an official, relying on those foundations in the house, you can also keep you free of food and clothing, and for the construction that your father gave you, go to Qiongzhou. ”

"Qiongzhou?" Wang Gongzi was stunned by this sudden Jianyì hearing, and even diluted the sadness in his heart.

"Yes, it is Qiongzhou, where the imperial court is planning to open a port there, where there is not only a city ship, but in fact, a small half of the property in Lin'an City is on the way to there at the moment. After arriving in Qiongzhou, you don't have to do anything, just take out all the money and follow the back of King Rong, King Xiu, Xie family, and Yang family. ”

"Father"

Wang Gongzi had never heard his father speak so kindly, and this was the last time, he had an uncomfortable feeling for the first time, and more of it was the helplessness of losing the protection of the big tree.

Wang Entropy is also fluctuating, secretly can only suppress himself, now he can't close his eyes, he is waiting, waiting for the final result, waiting for one ten-thousandth of a fluke.

"Here we are." Wang Gongzi, who was lying on the side of the bed and crying bitterly, suddenly heard a faint voice, he raised his head, only to see his father slowly raise his arm and point in the direction of the door.

This room is Wang Entropy's residence, and at this time, in addition to the sick prince, there are also a large number of concubines and minor children waiting outside, and the imperial physician who has been stationed in the palace by the sage is making the last efforts in the furnace, although everyone knows that it is only for outsiders to see.

What's coming? Wang Gongzi listened in surprise, except for some low whispers, some slight footsteps from time to time, and there was no movement worth paying attention to, he looked back at his father on the couch, Wang Entropy had closed his eyes, his face was calmly accumulating strength, as if waiting for something to come.

"Qi Pingzhang, Gongzi, the prime minister's car has arrived outside the mansion, isn't it" Separated by a curtain, the steward in the mansion could only amplify his voice a little, which made it seem very abrupt, Wang Gongzi glanced at his father in surprise, and saw that Wang Entropy seemed to feel a slight bow.

"Open the middle door, and I'll go to greet it myself." Wang Gongzi jumped off the ground, hurriedly walked out, and just lifted the curtain and walked out of the inner room, he saw a figure in purple clothes coming towards him.

Liu Mengyan didn't want to wait for a moment, he almost followed the return of the steward into the mansion, he couldn't care about the prime minister's bearing, he didn't look at the family members outside when he lifted the corner of his robe, and he was just diǎndiǎn for the prince of the palace who greeted him, so he wiped the other party's body and went inside, and at this time, the steward's hand was still holding the curtain and did not put it down.

"Hanfu, who's here? Lu Shimeng? Liu Ziqing? Surprisingly, the moment he saw him, Wang Entropy sat up straight from leaning on the couch, and then directly lifted the quilt and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Don't move it." Liu Mengyan helped him up, and Wang Entropy sat down, but his eyes were fixed on the former's face, trying to find a hope from it, but unfortunately, all he saw was Liu Mengyan's wry smile.

As soon as the words "your illness" came out, Wang Entropy's heart was half cold, if it was good news, I was afraid that Liu Mengyan would have opened his mouth a long time ago, so how could he bother to ask about his condition.

"Pingzhang is not in a hurry, Rong Mou said carefully, this time it is not anyone from the mission who came, but a messenger sent by the Yuan people to ask for guilt." Liu Mengyan said as he observed the change in his expression, and said softly in a calm tone as much as possible.

Wang Entropy's heart sank to the bottom, and those things that were forcibly suppressed seemed to be eager to try in his body, he turned his head and saw the corner of a letter exposed in Liumengyan's sleeve, so he stretched out his hand and pointed there, his fingers trembled, and his voice became hoarse.

"Quick, show me." Liu Mengyan was stunned for a moment, and looked in the direction he pointed, only to find that the things he was carrying had been revealed, and he had not planned to take them out.

The document is not long, the head is the Yuan people's Jinghu Province Right Cheng Lian Xixian, the joint name is Pingzhang Ali Hague, the two put pressure on the Song people in the document, accusing them of deliberately provoking the side provocation, this is nothing, the heavy diǎn is the part about the mission, Wang Entropy sat there blankly after reading it, his eyes were extremely empty, the document in his hand and his arm drooped down together, floating to the ground.

"Liu Ziqing mistook the country." Liu Mengyan was about to pick up the pieces of paper when he heard an old voice sounding over his head, and then a burst of fishy liquid flew to the ground by his ears, staining the pages red, and the old man on the couch fell on his back, his eyes were still open, and he looked at the sky unwillingly.