In a house in Dingminfang, Lin'an Mansion, Lu Zhikan, the secretary of the Ministry who had just taken office this year, sat in his study and looked at a letter, the person who wrote the letter had passed away, and he remembered the scene when the old man went to visit before he left Beijing at the beginning of the year, and his heart was a little sad.

The man who sent the letter was sitting in the porter of his house, a man he had heard the old man mention, and who had seen it with his own eyes at today's sacrifice of prisoners. Although he is also a high-ranking official in purple clothes who has just passed his forties, that young man is at least ten years younger than himself, and his future is limitless!

"Go, bring him in, and I'll see him here." After instructing his family, Lu Zhikan put down the letter and thought about what to say for a while, he knew very well the purpose of this person's coming, but although he was in charge of the ministry, his power was extremely limited, and it was impossible to decide what level of official position he would receive.

Liu Yu only brought two personal soldiers on this trip, Yang Xingqian did not follow him with other things, after all, more than 300 people eat, drink and sleep all kinds of affairs are very cumbersome, he can't take care of it personally, he has to find someone to do it for him, now there is only Yang Xingqian around such a available person, I have to let him work more, fortunately, the latter is not annoying, but a little happy.

To say that he has no place to live in this city, thinking that he will have to go to Beijing in the end anyway, it is a waste to buy a house, so a few people dealt with it and found an inn first and chartered a whole floor. Fortunately, there is no tourist season now, and it is not the year of the big competition, the business of the inns in the city is bleak, and the high rollers are happy to meet such high rollers, and the work of cleaning and laundry is directly done, saving them a lot of trouble.

This Dingmin Fang is not the first time for him, when he just entered the Fang, he deliberately turned to Wang's house to take a look, the door was closed and no one seemed to be there, and the scene of things and people made him feel very much. Because of this, despite having the deed of Wang's house in his hand, he still asked Yang Xingqian to send it over early, originally he only needed to send some money, he didn't want to live in this house.

Follow Lu Fu's family all the way in, and he can't see anything clearly under the dark, Liu Yu walked into the study without squinting, and there were two rows of candles in the room, which illuminated the room very brightly, and when he heard the report, Lu Zhikan behind the desk raised his head and quietly watched Liu Yu come forward.

"Xiaguan Liu Yu, I've seen Shangshu." Liu Yu arched his hand and gave him a salute, and when he heard his "no need to be polite" answer, he raised his head to meet the inquiring gaze, this person should be about the same age as Wang Lin, maybe even younger, or maybe because he is extremely well maintained, so he looks very young.

"You are Liu Ziqing, a certain has long been famous, you can see it today, it is really worthy of the name, you don't need to be called 'Xiaguan' in the future, you are not allowed to be awarded this time, and you are on an equal footing with a certain person I don't know." Lu Zhikan said in a joking tone, Liu Yu smiled slightly when he heard this, this opening was not bad, at least he didn't play an official tone.

"That is the case, that night is not welcome, today to visit, is to have a sense of finding out, Shangshu is an important minister of the court, I don't know if there is any news. I hope to give me advice, so that the late students can sleep more soundly. Liu Yu changed his title, which was really more in line with Lu Zhikan's mind, but he didn't know how to answer Liu Yu's question for a while.

"Sit down first, it's a long story." Lu Zhikan greeted and ordered his family to bring tea up, Liu Yu nodded and thanked him, picked up the tea and skimmed it, smelled it under his nose slightly, and a fragrance came to his face, and this smell, he was a little surprised, and it seemed very familiar.

Lu Zhikan looked at him with a different expression, knowing that he had guessed, he bowed his head slightly, and the two of them did not speak for a while. Liu Yu tasted this cup of "Lu'an Gua Slices", and remembered the scene when he first entered Wang's Mansion, the house was full of moisture, but fortunately, it was well ventilated and did not feel hot.

"Since you have Wang Gong's attention, then so-and-so won't lie to you, what you mentioned, so-and-so knows something, but if you want to talk about the result, so-and-so can only say, not yet. The key to this matter is no longer in the imperial court, I heard that several ministers in the political hall were arguing over this matter, and finally had to ask the empress dowager to adjudicate, so you waited for the move to enter Beijing. ”

Hearing Lu Zhikan open his mouth, Liu Yu put down the teacup and listened attentively, he didn't expect that he would alarm the Queen Mother on his own business, but why did he have a dispute? He is just a foreign minister, and he can't be involved in court disputes, he looked at Lu Zhikan suspiciously, is there anything else to say here?

"You should know that Wang Gong recommended you in the testament, but the position of the Huaixi envoy is too special, do you know how many soldiers and horses there are in Lianghuai? There are 60% of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, nearly half of the box army, not to mention the township soldiers, so that there is a method of separating the two Huai, otherwise, it is difficult for anyone to serve as the governor of Huai to reassure the imperial court. ”

Liu Yu listened very attentively, Lu Zhikan's words can be said to be heartfelt, but Liu Yu knew that the position was hopeless, and he didn't have much disappointed expression. Looking at his expression again, it seemed that there was something to follow, so he nodded and signaled that he might as well continue.

"First, second, and then Li Shuai also recommended you in the seal, if it is said that Wang Gong's legacy is dedicated to the country, Li Shuai's intention is a bit counterproductive, the reason I just said, you can experience it yourself, in this way, the political hall will first exclude you, so there will be such an arrangement in the edict."

"Let's talk about the position of this road minister, this time is different from the past, most of the envoys from all walks of life are now in high positions, and the more intense the war, the more severe this phenomenon will be. It is precisely because of this that the imperial court will be extremely cautious in selecting talents, and if the handsome ministers all the way to the enemy, the loss of the Great Song Dynasty will be too great. ”

Liu Yu lowered his head and was silent, he didn't expect that there would be such twists and turns, or his qualifications were too shallow, and people had to focus on protecting, but in this way, he was suspected of using too much force, Li Tingzhi himself was already too powerful, how could he let the person he protected to take charge of Huaixi.

"What should a late life do now? I also hope that Shangshu will give advice. "He just wants to get a result as soon as possible, even if he spends some money, it's better than doing nothing in the Jingshi, but what to do, of course Liu Yu is not good at this, so he can only seize this opportunity and ask this Beijing official.

"Without it, one word 'wait'." Lu Zhikan touched his chin and said slowly.

"Wait?" What Liu Yu is most afraid of is this word, he didn't hear it clearly, but he couldn't believe it, wouldn't it be a waste of time in this way, it is already June, and it will be autumn in two months, and the Yuan people will choose that time if they enter the army, which was the case last year.

"Yes, wait, don't do anything, let alone go through the joints, even the ruler can't do the things of the Lord, what good is it for others. Look, the Empress Dowager should summon you to the palace, take advantage of it, only in the eyes of the saint, your affairs can be done smoothly, and at that time, the ministers are no longer willing, and they will not dismiss the Empress Dowager's intentions. ”

Seeing that Liu Yu was a little unwilling, for fear that he would do his own thing, Lu Zhikan simply told him thoroughly, this is actually nothing complicated, the two governments have a dispute, so they can only let the official family decide, but the official family is young, and the empress dowager is a woman in the deep palace, where do you know about this kind of election of officials, as long as you leave a good impression on her when you see her, it is equivalent to insurance.

"That being the case, I thank you here, and it's not too early, so I won't disturb Shangshu's rest, and I will leave first." Seeing that it was getting late, he knew that the ancients had gone to bed early, so he got up and prepared to leave.

"Okay, I won't keep you, presumably you live in an inn, it's better to go back early, tell me the place, if there is something, you can send someone to find you directly." Speaking of this, Lu Zhikan paused, stood up and walked out from behind the desk.

"Ziqing, have you ever thought about becoming an official in the court?" Lu Zhikan continued, Liu Yu was taken aback, what are you doing in the court? Be a lyricist and rely on plagiarizing the poems of future generations? If this is the case, he might as well stop doing it and pull the team up the hill by himself.

It's not good to just open his mouth to refuse, Liu Yu just bowed silently, turned around and retreated, and when he disappeared outside the door, Lu Zhikan shook his head and walked back to the table, looking at the letter and was stunned, this son has a lot of ambitions, he refuses to mix qualifications in the court, and he wants to make contributions outside, and he doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

The streets of Lin'an were full of lanterns, and there was no curfew, so it was not as dark as in other places, Liu Yu and his two personal soldiers rode horses and walked slowly down the street, he frowned as he watched the flow of people on the street. This is the most prosperous city in the world today, but who would have thought that if history does not change, it will fall into the hands of the Tartars in half a year, just like the Bianliang City in the Qingming Shanghe Diagram of the year, leaving only a shadow on the map, so that future generations can hang on it.

From the Chen Mansion in Qinghefang, which is not far from here, Chen Yizhong, who has already returned to his home, changed his regular clothes and habitually came to the study. He was still young, and of course he had extraordinary energy, and the piled up of military newspapers and recitals on his desk seemed to him to be fun rather than a burden.

Of course, there are not as many direct houses in the government hall here, and there are not many staff members in the palace who can hear confidential and important matters, so he has to do most of the things himself. Sitting down at his desk, he rubbed his head, looked at the papers, and thought about how the two protagonists at today's prisoner ceremony should be arranged, and he knew that he had to at least have an attitude in case the saint asked.

"Dong Weng, today's affairs are quite heavy, let's watch less, the bottom of the body is important, Da Song can all point to you." A cronie walked in with a handful of papers, saw that he was already sitting there, and opened his mouth to persuade him.

Chen Yizhong shook his head, knowing that he had good intentions, but holding power is like drinking dove wine, whether it is sweet or bitter is only known to himself, since the Song Dynasty, which ruler has not been able to achieve a position in his seventies and eighties, but many people live a long life, so this may not be the way to maintain health.

"Is this the military report sent to the cardinal today?" Hearing Chen Yizhong's question, his cronies nodded, found a vacant seat on the table and put down the paperwork, Chen Yizhong swept the top military newspaper, only glanced at the cover and immediately took it off, opened it and looked inside, and there was already a somewhat solemn expression on his face. R1058