Chapter 61: Into the Arch Hall
Yan Shu, who stood up, listened to Wang Hao's inquiry, he smiled and said nothing, feeling that if he reported to his family at this time, saying that his name was Yan Shu, thanks to the love of the official family, he was appointed as the Tongping Zhangshi and the privy envoy, which would be very shameless.
Bao Zheng, who was staying on the side, saw that Yan Shu didn't speak, so he hurriedly replied: "Wang Sicheng, why are you asking so much, it's so rude." Do you know the person who just talked to him, but Yan Tong's uncle Yan Gong, who was appointed by the official family as the Tongping chapter and privy envoy, is the prime minister of my Great Song Dynasty, so don't hurry up and make amends. ”
As soon as Bao Zheng's voice fell, Wang Hao was stunned at first, feeling that when he studied Song history in history textbooks before, he really couldn't remember the historical figure "Uncle Yan Tong", who was wearing a purple official robe, and also had the privilege of sitting on a chair outside the palace gate, and the four people in purple or red official robes standing around him, including Bao Zheng, were all standing, and showed him a respectful look, which should be a big man.
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Hao thought about it, according to what Bao Zhengfang said, this person was the prime minister of the dynasty, and he remembered that the prime minister surnamed Yan in the era of Song Renzong was the only one with the surname Yan Shu.
It was not until this time that Wang Hao finally remembered that Yan Shu was the same as his uncle, ancient people were different from modern people, ancient people had names and words, and they generally did not call each other by their names, but called each other by their surnames and words to show respect.
Unlike in modern society, where there is only a name and no words, after meeting, they basically call him by his name without any scruples, as Wang Hao, who has crossed over from modern society, naturally ignores this point.
Thinking of this, Wang Hao hurriedly faced Yan Shu who was standing in front of him, bowed his hands again, apologized and said: "Xiaguan meets Yan Xiang, today is the first time Xia Guan has met Yan Xiang, I only heard that Yan Xiang is famous, and I have not seen Yan Xiang's real person. If there is anything inappropriate in the words of the lower official, I hope that Yan Xiang can support the boat in his belly, and he will not be like the lower official. ”
At this time, Yan Shu, seeing that Si Cheng of this street division was not only young, but also respectful to him, and he was also eloquent when he spoke, he felt that Wang Hao was indeed a talent, and when Wang Hao finished speaking, he nodded slightly.
After chuckling twice, Yan Shu immediately stroked the goatee on his chin with his hand, waved his hand, and said half-jokingly: "Haha, it's okay, it's okay, don't blame those who don't know, I'm not a person with a small belly, and it's more than enough to support a few boats in my belly!" ”
Seeing that Yan Shu was not angry, but joked with him, this made Wang Hao, who was highly nervous, breathe a sigh of relief, and his nervous mood gradually calmed down.
Immediately afterwards, in Bao Zheng's introduction, Wang Hao successively greeted Ouyang Xiu, Wang Gongchen and Jia Changchao, who were standing around Yan Shu.
Because Wang Hao was very interested in the various ancient changes in the history books when he was in high school, when he studied from the Xia Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, he felt that the ancient reformers did not end well in the end, and they could not end well.
As far as his understanding of the Qingli New Deal is concerned, Wang Hao feels that the reason why the reform led by Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi, Fu Bi and others has died down after more than a year is due to the contradictions and conflicts between the changes they led, and more because some court ministers gathered together to oppose and obstruct.
Among the opposition factions at that time, led by Xia Zhu, including Wang Gongchen, Jia Changchao, Zhang Dexiang, Chen Zhizhong, Liu Yuanyu, Li Ding, Qian Mingyi, Song Qi, Song Qi and others, gave strong resistance to the reformers, which ultimately led to the failure of the Qingli New Deal.
At this moment, Wang Hao saw Wang Gongchen and Jia Changchao, who were in front of him and became the opposition since then, he greeted each other with a smile on the surface, not to mention how much he hated them both in his heart.
On the contrary, when he saw that one of them was Ouyang Xiu, Wang Hao's head immediately appeared in front of the whole class when he was in high school, reciting the famous ancient text "The Story of the Drunkard Pavilion" written by Ouyang Xiu, which can be described as vivid.
What Wang Hao never expected was that he was visited by Song Renzong Zhao Zhen in the palace today, and he was able to meet the two great writers Yan Shu and Ouyang Xiu outside the palace gate.
When Wang Hao greeted Bao Zheng, Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Gongchen and Jia Changchao who were present outside the palace gate, at this time, Zhang Maoze, the deputy of the inner attendant who was originally standing outside the palace gate like them and waiting for the order, suddenly appeared again at this time after disappearing for a while.
Zhang Maoze, who was standing outside the palace gate again, immediately announced in a loud voice: "The hour has arrived at four o'clock, the official family is invited, and all the officials are here!" ”
Without waiting for Zhang Mao to finish speaking, Wang Hao followed the sound and found that this person looked very familiar, and after a little thought, he remembered that before this, he should have met with this person three times.
The first time was in front of Xia Zhu's mansion, this person accompanied Bao Zheng to bring 500 forbidden army rescuers, the second time was on Donghuamen East Street, this person accompanied Zhao Huiruo to go shopping, and the third time was last night, this person accompanied Song Renzong Zhao Zhen's family of four to visit the street division yamen at night.
It's just that Wang Hao is a little curious that when he saw this person three times before, he had a beard on his mouth, why did he shave his beard when he saw him today.
Afterwards, Wang Hao learned from Bao Zheng that this person's name was Zhang Maoze, who served as the deputy governor of the palace attendant, mainly responsible for the diet and daily life of Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, and was regarded as Song Renzong Zhao Zhen's personal attendant, and Empress Cao and Miao Guifei trusted him.
Wang Hao and the six of them who were waiting outside the hall, led the way in front of Zhang Maoze's head, and entered from the main gate of the vertical arch hall, and after a while, they walked to the main hall of the hall, at this time, Song Renzong Zhao Zhen sat in front of the imperial case, and was immersed in reading the chapter.
Zhang Maoze, who was walking in the forefront, first turned his head and made a "stop" gesture, signaling them to stop one foot in front of the imperial case, and then, with a brisk step, he tiptoed to the side of Song Renzong Zhao Zhen and whispered a few words.
When Zhang Mao flashed to the side, Zhao Zhen of Song Renzong, who was still sitting in the imperial case, immediately put down the brush and the chapter in his hand, suddenly raised his head, looked ahead, and glanced at Wang Hao and other six people who were standing in front of the imperial case.
Although they didn't wait for Song Renzong and Zhao Zhen to speak, the six of them, including Wang Hao, thought that the Zhao Guanjia had a lot of opportunities, and after seeing the six of them, the first thing they said was to ask them about the two pieces of music that the court talked about this morning.
As a result, Song Renzong and Zhao Zhen opened the opening remarks, but the six of them were dumbfounded when they heard it, and their jaws dropped in shock, thinking that this was simply incredible.