In the afternoon, Yan Shu, who woke up drunk, shouted: "Happy! ”

Wang, who brought the sobering soup, said politely: "Xianggong is very happy to drink, but he is nearly half a hundred years old, how can he fight with that young man?" Not next time! ”

Yan Shu said with a smile: "What my husband said was not that he was happy to drink, but after listening to Fang Zhongyong's words, he saw that Fu Bi was calm and appropriate, so he just drank a few more glasses." If you don't take it as an example, Mrs. forgive! After I have drunk the decanting soup and prepared the study utensils, I will write a recital. ”

Wang Shiqi said: "It's time for annual leave, and there is no one in the yamen. Who do you write for? Is there anything big about it? ”

Yan Shu said: "You also heard Zhongyong's words today!" What do you think? ”

Wang smiled: "Although it is a little yin and extreme, it is also a heart of a fist and a child. It is not bad for a child from the countryside to have such knowledge. The son-in-law chosen by the concubine is not bad, isn't it worse than the rich man you personally selected, right? ”

Yan Shu was not willing to compare Fang Zhongyong with Fu Bi, and only said: "Such a good policy, how can you not let the officials know about it early?" I thought that my husband was going to write a memora, and I was anxious to report it to the official family. The folds can be passed into the palace by the General Administration. Oh, and the Secretary for General Affairs is also resting. Then send someone to hold the old man's name post and hand it over directly to Chen Lin, the capital of the inner and inner provinces. Please be sure to present it to the official family. ”

When the lantern was first on, Yan Shu's performance was in Zhao Zhen's hands.

Zhao Zhen was originally accompanying the newly established queen Cao and concubine Zhang, congratulating the Empress Dowager Yang on the New Year, watching the palace opera troupe singing, and just about to come to a play "Lao Laizi Caiyi Entertainment Family", I saw Chen Lin take out a recital.

Zhao Zhenqi said: "Aren't all the yamen resting?" How can there be twists and turns? Could it be an emergency military report at the border gate? ”

Chen Linyu reported: "It is Yan's participation in politics. Although Lord Yan is a governor of political affairs, he does not care about military strategy. It shouldn't be a military newspaper, and the official family will know it at a glance. ”

Zhao Zhen wanted to ignore it, but Empress Dowager Yang persuaded: "The emperor is benevolent and filial, how can this palace not know." But Lord Yan is an important minister of the court, and if there is no major event, it will not be a twist and turn at this time, and the emperor should take a look. It just so happens that the palace is also a little tired, so let's stop here today! ”

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Since it is not a military newspaper, Erchen will take a look, deal with it, and then accompany his mother to drink." After looking at it, Zhao Zhen laughed.

Seeing that it was not a serious matter, Empress Cao asked: "The official family looks like this, could it be that Lord Yan said something happy in his compromise?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "It's not a happy event. I just think that Uncle Yan Tong is so rewarding and backward, which is really interesting. Seeing that a few people were puzzled, he said: "Uncle Yan Tong said in the recital that he has a fellow villager named Fang Zhongyong, and when he went to his house for a banquet today, he said some suggestions on side affairs. He feared that such good advice would be dusted, and he reported it to me in a hurry. ”

Zhang Guifei said: "Uncle Yan Tong is really good! During the holidays, I don't let the official family be idle, it's really annoying! ”

Zhao Zhen likes this concubine the most on weekdays, and when he heard the words, he couldn't help but reprimand: "Don't talk nonsense about your concubine!" Lord Yan is loyal to the country, and what he thinks about during the festival is also my Zhao family, which is loyal. Chen Lin, do you know who that Fang Zhongyong is? ”

Chen Lin said with a smile: "Qi Qi official family, the old slave knows a little. That Fang Zhongyong's native family of Fuzhou Jinxi, and Yan can be regarded as half of the same township as Yan Shenzheng. Fifteen years old this year, known as a prodigy, he has won four tops in the county, government, road, and solution test this year, known as the four yuan in the company. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "In this way, it's not all the friendship of fellow villagers. It should be a prodigy who sees a prodigy, and he feels sorry for him. After all, Uncle Yan Tong was a prodigy back then! ”

Chen Lin shook his head and said, "Not all. Does the official family know who Fang Zhongyong came with all the way? It was the Yan family. And it is rumored that Fang Zhongyong and Miss Rongyue, the second daughter of Lord Yan, are quite affectionate, and they have reached the point of talking about marriage. ”

Empress Dowager Yang laughed and said, "They all say that this Uncle Yan is honest." Judging from the main palace, he recruited all the young handsome people as his son-in-law, and then recommended them to the official family. It's really an inward move! ”

The elderly like to listen to the affairs of young people the most, so Chen Lin joked: "The Queen Mother doesn't know anything." It is rumored that Fang Zhongyong first met a woman surnamed Wang, but he was undecided because of a slight gap. After meeting Lord Yan's daughter, he fell in love at first sight and tried every means to capture the hearts of beauties. Unfortunately, on the way to Beijing to catch the exam, he met a woman surnamed Wang, and he knew that his love was deep-rooted, so he made a lifelong commitment. However, that Fang Zhongyong turned out to be a lover, and he didn't want to live up to the beauty's grace, so he made a promise that he would ask the official family for marriage after six yuan, and raise the women of the Yan and Wang families as equal wives. ”

Empress Dowager Yang smiled: "You old Chen Lin! arranged Uncle Yan Tong's favorite son-in-law like this, if he knew about it, he would definitely not be able to spare you. However, what you said is more interesting than that legend, and it's really hard for you. Emperor, if that Fang Zhongyong can really win six yuan in a row, you will fulfill this beautiful thing! He chuckled as he spoke.

The Queen Mother can listen to this as a legend, but Zhao Zhen asked in a low voice: "Is the news true?" ”

Chen Lin said in a low voice: "According to the report of the secret spies around Shi Zongyong, it should be true. At that time, Yan Juhou, Fang Zhongyong, Zeng Ye and Zeng Gong were known as the 'Four Great Talents', and they were very popular in Yangzhou, and they knew it well. ”

Zhao Zhen arranged: "In this case, you can see which prime minister will be on duty in the political affairs hall tomorrow, and then inform the privy envoy, the third envoy and several imperial historians to come to the palace to discuss the strategy proposed by Fang Zhongyong." By the way, you must be late for Lord Yan. ”

Chen Lin said very doggedly: "The old slave understands. Do you want that Fang Zhongyong to enter the palace for consultation? ”

Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "If he wants to take the right path of the common department, how can I meet him early?" If he really has that ability, why should I be stingy with the will of marriage? I'm not going to see it for now. ”

Early the next morning, Chen Yaozuo, the Pingzhang who received the order, Zhang Dexiang, the privy envoy, and Zheng Jian, the third envoy, came to the Vertical Arch Hall together.

The vertical arch hall is the emperor's place to deal with the government, and the words of "Shangshu Wucheng": "Believe in the righteousness, respect virtue and repay merit, and rule the world by hanging the arch." ", implying that the Son of Heaven ruled by inaction during his reign. If it is a big court meeting, it will naturally be held in the Chongzheng Palace. And the real handling of national affairs is often decided by a few elite figures and the emperor here, and the so-called "elite rule" is also.

At this time, several elites of the Great Song Dynasty were uncomfortable. We've been working hard for your Zhao family for a year, and finally we have an annual leave, and we called people to work overtime, what's the matter, Liaoguo called?

ordered Xiao Huangmen to carry a soft stool for several henchmen, and Zhao Zhen apologized very "sincerely": "It is really not my original intention to call a few Aiqing from home. Thank you for your understanding! Everyone hurriedly said, "Don't dare."

Zhao Zhen continued: "Yesterday, Uncle Yan Tong said that he got a wonderful method from a certain person in his hometown, which has the best of all three effects. It can not only weaken the strength of Yuan Hao, but also enrich the treasury, and also solve the embarrassment of the border army. I didn't dare to be self-conscious, so I specially invited a few people to come and see one or two details. ”

Chen Yaozuo, who is above Yan Shu and is seventy years old, scolded with a smile: "Uncle Yan Tong is not a son of man!" In this cold winter, for the advice of a small man, he was worried about the labor official's family, and it also made the old man, an old man, run around, and he will not give up with him! ”

Zhang Dexiang, who has always been calm, said: "Please also ask the official family to make it clear." ”

After Zhao Zhen showed Yan Shu's recital to a few people, he asked, "What do you think?" ”

As a professional, Zheng Jian, the third secretary, has the most right to speak. He took the lead in saying: "It's indeed a good policy, but Weichen feels that there seems to be something inexhaustible." For example, how to distribute the grain and iron tools obtained from the border army's arrest of smuggled goods, and how many percent of the taxes collected should be kept for oneself and several percent should be handed over. And if it is handed over, it will be very expensive to escort it back and forth, so why not directly hand it over to the border army and directly use it as military funds? ”

Zhang Dexiang also criticized: "What is even more worrying is that if we follow this law, the strength of the border army will increase greatly, will it repeat the old things of the former Tang Dynasty?" Moreover, the border army has always been rebellious, and it would not be good if all the merchants who paid taxes legally were forcibly killed as smugglers, causing dissatisfaction among the government and the public. Yichen's understanding of those generals is almost certain. ”

Song Qi, who was in charge of revising the "Living Note", originally listened quietly and recorded quietly, but at this time he stopped his pen and said softly: "Does the official know who is offering this advice?" What is the foundation? ”

Zhao Zhen signaled, Chen Lin replied with a smile: "Let the Song Ministry know." The person who admonished was Fang Zhongyong, the son of Jinxi, who had been working for generations. Originally, he didn't know how to write, but when he was five years old, he suddenly opened Su Hui, often wrote poems, and had the name of a prodigy. When he entered school at the age of thirteen or fourteen, he was even out of control, and he was even the head of the county, government, road, and solution test, and had the reputation of Lianzhong Siyuan. It is comparable to the good results of Brother Ling Lianzhong's three yuan. Just because he won the first place in the Jiangnan West Road test this year, he rushed to Beijing with Zeng Mou, who was also in the middle school and Yan's family members who participated in politics, because he thought that Lord Yan knew about him. ”

Song Qi was very stubborn as a literati, and continued to ask: "That Fang Zhongyong is just a peasant child, how can he be familiar with military strategy and economy?" ”

Chen Lin said with a smile: "Whether Fang is familiar with military strategy and economy, we don't know, but Fang is very lucky." Does the Ministry of Song know that Lord Yan is a woman once? ”

Zhao Zhen pretended to reprimand: "The big companion must not arrange Lord Yan behind his back!" He laughed again. Others also smiled, after all, everyone still knows Uncle Yan's ability to pick a son-in-law.

At this time, Yan Shu arrived. Because Chen Lin was instructed by Zhao Zhen in advance, he could enter without a common name, and he happened to hear everyone's laughter.

Yan Shu first saluted Zhao Zhen, and then said: "This time the micro-minister gave advice to the official family, although he had the intention of promoting the younger generation, but the minister was absolutely selfless. Please be enlightened. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "I know that Yan Qing's family is loyal, and I don't have any doubts. Letting a few adults come here today is just to consider whether this strategy is feasible or not, and there is no other intention, Yan Aiqing should not be too careful. As for the relationship between Fang Zhongyong and Lord Yan, isn't there a sage's 'virtuous and not avoiding relatives', what is the way? ”

At that moment, Zhao Zhen explained the flaws of this policy that a few people had consulted just now, and asked, "Does Yan participate in politics to teach me?" ”

Yan Shu thought about it for a long time and said, "Weichen can't answer. Can you announce that Fang Zhongyong will enter the palace and play right? ”

Chen Yaozuo smiled: "How can this be true. Uncle Tong, you reward the backwards, why do you spare no effort? Do you dare to find a good son-in-law? ”

Yan Shu bowed to the Prime Minister, who was nearly 30 years older than him, and said: "What the Prime Minister said is very true, he is in Xia Menglang. It is expected that if the court is dying, there will be a good plan. Even the Fang child's occasional witty remarks, there must have been a lot of omissions during them. Dare to work on the adults, pick up the gaps. ”

The power of the deputy prime minister was not given in vain, and the others hurriedly replied: "Lord Yan is serious, we must do our best not to make the pearl dusty." ”