Four, "Ding Na." The messenger tightened his reins, and the horse neighed like a weeping, and his front hooves raised his power. An Ran's nose was panting, and he made a circle of uneasiness before he slowly calmed down.

At the right time, the messenger stepped on the saddle and fell off the horse, inquired, walked quickly to the table, clasped his fists and saluted, took a tube of scrolls from his back, and said respectfully: "The court urgently informs, and presents it to the governor of Hangzhou." ”

The official document of the imperial court was not sent to the state government, but it was presented directly to Duke Fan, but something big happened, and everyone guessed in their hearts, and they didn't have the intention of feasting. They all whispered, not paying attention to some people signaling to each other, and the corners of their mouths bloomed with smiles.

"The old man is Fan Zhongcang

。 There was also a hint of surprise in his heart, but on the surface, he remained silent, waved his hand gently, and naturally an attendant stepped forward to take the scroll and handed it to him to read.

"Retire from office." The messenger seems to be very busy. Immediately after the salute, saddle and mount the horse. Rush away.

Gently unfold the scroll, this is a special silk brocade, the text written on it, deeply printed on it, is accidentally fallen into the water, only to play not soaked for too long, scooped up and shaken off the water droplets, the handwriting is still clearly visible, the cost is expensive, the material is equivalent to the holy decree, under normal circumstances, ordinary officials can not enjoy this treatment.

Of course, for Fan Zhongyan, he no longer cares about what specifications and treatments he has, what he values is the content on the brocade silk, and he hurriedly read it carefully, and he was stunned. After a moment of silence, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, as if he was happy and worried, and his emotions were incomprehensible.

Being in a close position to Fan Zhongyan, hearing the discussion below, Gu Kezhi asked softly, "Fan Gong, what is the order of the imperial court?" Silent, handing the scroll to Gu Kezhi casually, Fan Zhongyan suddenly sighed: "I didn't think about it, I have a happy gathering today." But it became the old man's feast

The voice was not carefully paid attention to by others, they had already heard it, and they were slightly stunned, thinking of Fan Zhongyan's demotion experience in the past few years, his face suddenly changed, could it be that the villain in the court was making trouble, slandering the emperor, and wanted to demote Fan Zhongyan to other places.

Starting from the fourth year of Qingli, it was prefected by Wandering Prefecture, Dengzhou, and Jingnan. Now in Hangzhou, Fan Zhongyan has not stayed in one place for three years at all, and he has been in Hangzhou for less than a year.

His heart fluctuated, and the young and vigorous Wang Anshi's swarthy face sank, and when he was thinking about how to vent the anger in his heart, he heard Gu Kezhi exclaim in surprise: "Congratulations to Fan Gong on his promotion!" ”

What does it mean, where does the joy come from, everyone hurriedly looked at Gu Kezhi, but saw him show the front of the scroll, and said with a bright smile: "The imperial court promoted Fan Gong as a bachelor of the senior administration hall and a household servant, and a pacification envoy of Qingzhou and Jingdong East Road, and he will go to his post on the same day." ”

There was a strange silence, and suddenly there was an uproar, especially a few Confucian scholars who were good friends with Fan Zhongyan, who were even more excited.

You must know that since the failure of the New Deal, Fan Zhongyan's title of governor (deputy minister) was of course taken away, and in the following years, most of the posts on assignment were governors, and there were fewer and fewer honorary positions. When I knew that there was an official in the matter. But when he arrived in Hangzhou, he only had the title of knowing Hangzhou.

Many people think that Fan Zhongyan's status in the emperor's heart is declining day by day, or he is full of grief and indignation, or gloating, but now, it is a turning point, needless to say, the senior minister. That is the honorary title of the ruling minister, just by virtue of this, who dares to say that Fan Zhongyan's holy family has been lost.

Fan Zhongyan, who does not hold an important position, has already made many people respect, and now he doesn't mind the icing on the cake. They all stepped forward to congratulate and cheered, as if they were the ones who were promoted.

Of course, even in the moment of celebration, there is some discordant abandonment in the dark.

"What's going on?.

"I'm also curious, didn't I say that I thought he was an eyesore, and I wanted to think of transferring him out of Hangzhou."

"The surname Lu received the money, but the work was not authentic

"You can't say that, Lu Dage still did it, it's just a little different from our idea, it's not a derogation but a promotion."

In other words, we spend a lot of money. but it fulfilled him. ”

"It's not that there are no benefits, at least the people are gone, and we don't have to be tossed in the future

"Shhh

A smile appeared on his face, and a group of gorgeously dressed taxis rushed forward one after another, following the crowd, congratulating Fan Zhongyan with everyone, but they gritted their teeth with hatred in their hearts, and after several hard work, they opened the door of the inner palace, and they gave up a lot of money in their hearts, and finally achieved their goal, but they did not have much joy.

After all, according to their original intentions, they spent the money in the hope of seeing the other party's tragic experience. But the matter has come to this point, only knocking out the teeth and swallowing blood, but to pretend to cheer, and then it is difficult for them, thinking of the generous gift sent by the dredged joints, many people are sad and crying.

In fact, compared to the money and grain that the government wants to borrow. The value of the gifts given is not much different, and it is not that they are brain-dead, they hate Fan Zhong to the bone, and they deliberately want to oppose him, but they have no choice.

After Fan Zhongyan took office, it was disaster relief again. It is also the repair of embankments, which is indeed doing a lot of practical things for the people. The problem is that they are the ones who pay for the food. It's just a matter of doing it occasionally, Shishen can accept it, but this kind of thing again and again. And then two. Whoever crosses their psychological bottom and pretends to be high, and does not go along with them, you can; You want to punish the evil and promote the good, and benefit the people. That's all the more problematic, but the premise of everything must be that it doesn't offend their interests. Don't underestimate the businessmen anywhere. Their energy may not be able to shake the foundation of the dynasty. But it is more than enough to deal with an official, especially Fan Zhongyan's acquaintances are all over the world, but there are also many people who have offended, and they have the same hatred and hatred, and it is easy to form a confluence.

Everything went well, I heard that I had to deal with Fan Zhongyan, and many joints were self-defeating, which was very convenient, but how could the result be completely different, and he secretly scolded Eunuch Lu for deserving of his children and grandchildren.

Shi Zhong was angry, but Zhang Yuanshan's face was not very happy, and there was a little sadness in his mouth. After all, Fan Zhongyan left office, and he was afraid that the loan strategy would also dissipate, and his efforts for many days would suddenly be in vain, so how could he be happy.

It was not a good time, and the joy slowly passed, and the same thought came to the minds of several people who participated in the BIBS Money Project.

Smiling slightly bitterly, Fan Zhongyan sighed lightly in his heart. It was said that it was an urgent notice from the imperial court, but from the seal, it could be known that it was from the emperor's will. I'm afraid I can't excuse myself.

"For Fan Gong's war, I wish Fan Gong Tai good health. Returning to the center early, helping the world and Anbang, and the banquet of all the people of Hanze arrived at this time, but it was the most intense moment in the atmosphere, and everyone stepped forward to toast and wish.

When celebrating, I always don't notice the passage of time, and gradually, the sun is setting. The lamps and candles were burned, but the feast was not dispersed. But it's also coming to an end.

Receiving continuous toasts from everyone, Fan Zhongyan's face was ruddy, obviously a little drunk, he stood up with the support of his entourage, confessed to everyone, retreated to the ya, looked at each other slightly, Chu Zhen and Zhang Yuanshan also quietly chased after him, Fan Zhongyan seemed to expect that they would follow, and with the support of the entourage, he walked to the official sedan chair and stopped.

"Taishou."

The two hurriedly stepped forward to salute, their mood was a little complicated, and they didn't know what to say for a while

Good.

"Needless to say, the old man understands what you mean." Fan Zhongyan said softly: "It happened suddenly. The old man didn't expect that when I went back and thought about it carefully, you should go back to the state office tomorrow. ”

The two agreed, and sent Fan Zhongyan away in a sedan chair without saying a word for a long time.

Clipping, Chu Zhen asked softly: "Brother Zhang, what are you thinking about at this time?" ”

"It's a failure." Zhang Yuanshan was obviously a little disappointed, and asked blankly: "What about you, what do you think?" ”

"The word."

Ignoring Zhang Yuanshan's surprised gaze. Chu Zhen took a few steps forward, greeted the slight evening breeze, and sang loudly in the direction of Fan Zhongyan's distance: "Hushan Xin is the beauty of the southeast and southeast, and it is thousands of miles away. So that you can get a few back, and then you will be drunk and wander even more in front of the bottle.

At the beginning of the light on the side of the cold spring pavilion, who sings the water tune? When the night wind is quiet and wants to return, there is only a pool of bright moon and blue marriage. ”

The words dispersed in the wind, spread far away, faintly echoed in the mountains, everyone at the banquet was clearly audible, savored, and the joyous mood slowly faded down, yes, Fan Zhongyan is gone, when can he return to Hangzhou City, when can he be like now, and everyone will be able to drink and gather.

Thinking about Fan Zhongyan, he has helped the hungry people, lightly governed the West Lake, promoted the backwards, and done a lot of things that are beneficial to the people, and now he is going to be transferred out of Hangzhou, and since then the sky is separated from the north and the south, with his age, I am afraid that there will be no day to see each other again, thinking of this, everyone has no interest in feasting and drinking, and they have dispersed.

Chu Zhen's mood is also like this, doing things under Fan Zhongyan's jurisdiction, although it is a little hard. But he has lived a full life and benefited a lot, and now he is leaving, how can he not feel a little sad in his heart.

The next day, inside and outside the state office, the officials inside and outside were full of joy, and they were sincerely happy for Fan Zhongyan, and in the study. The atmosphere was a bit heavy.

After a long time, Zhang Yuanshan broke the silence and was a little disheartened: "This law is not too presiding. I'm afraid it's hard to implement

Don't be discouraged, Fan Zhongyan comforted softly, and took Wang Anshi as an example: "As long as you have the heart, when Jiefu was in Dan County, he also relied on his own strength to successfully implement this law."

Arching his hand to show modesty, Wang Anshi also hesitated, and finally said truthfully: "Fan Gong, the situation in Danxian County is different from that of Hangzhou, although there is a famine, there is no shortage of money and food. ”

"It's not that the lower officials are arrogant, if they don't sit in the town, I'm afraid they don't want to lend a grain of rice from those soldiers. One penny. Zhang Yuanshan said pessimistically, but everyone knew that what he said was true.

When Fan Zhongyan was in office, those people still had some scruples, but he was about to leave his post and was not in his position. If Fan Zhongyan can sit back and participate in political affairs, he will not seek political affairs. The position of the ruling minister, it is even easier to say, but now he is going to Qingzhou, far away from Hangzhou, and his influence is becoming less and less.

Everyone in the room was silent again, and at a different moment, they heard Chu Zhen cough and said softly: "Actually." I seem to have solved the problem of money and food

What do you mean, a few people looked at Chu Qian, whether it was really something, or pretending to be false.