Chapter 249: Don't be negligent and guard against snakes and scorpions

On September 20 of the second year of the Great Song Dynasty Yanhuang, two steamships of the steamship China Merchants arrived in Lin'an from Xuzhou, and the two ships carried the most children and teenagers from the Xuzhou Primary School, a total of 500 people, all of whom were selected from the primary schools in Huaibei and Jingdong.

Zhi Xuyang is also one of the 500 people, he is very satisfied with the life of a big duck egg every day, and there is braised pork every week, and he can see the dizziness every day, and he is not wearing tattered rags that can't withstand the cold, so he is very hard at studying or training. If it weren't for the bad habit of stealing alcohol, he would really be a role model. He was able to come, and it was also Zhao Ziyue who exerted his strength, and with Zhao Ziyue's current status and power, it was easy to arrange two places.

When the steamship stopped at the Wulin Wharf in Lin'an City, both Zhi Xuyang and Zhao Ruo were amazed.

In the past two years, Xuzhou has developed very rapidly, from an ordinary state capital with a population of only tens of thousands to a large city with a population of two or three hundred thousand people, but compared with the population of Lin'an of two million, it is still too small.

In addition, Xuzhou has a flat terrain, and the original city does not occupy much land, so there is room for outward expansion, but Lin'an is not. Lin'an Mansion now has a decree that all houses built in Zhufang outside the city shall not be less than three floors, so as to save land area. In order to save land costs, the newly built factories have built higher and higher buildings, and entered the newly built workers' dormitories since the second year of Yanhuang, which are not lower than five floors, generally six floors, and the highest even eight floors. This is also related to the greater progress of the metallurgical technology of flowing steelmaking, and the construction steel that is now produced is enough to meet the needs of such a high level of housing.

These factory dormitories, and are concentrated outside the martial arts workshop, surrounded by a flat river, it seems extraordinarily tall, as soon as you get out of the cabin, you can look at it, so the first impression of Lin'an to the children is spectacular.

"It's worthy of Da Song Xing!" Zhi Xuyang exclaimed: "Compared with Bianliang, it is simply short and broken, like a farmhouse!" ”

"Even Xuzhou can't compare, Xuzhou is not as good as this!"

At this time, the children were on the deck, and the division commanders who led the team were also a little uncontrollable, so the boys and girls were mixed together, Zhao Ruo and Zhi Xuyang knew each other, and they couldn't help but say hello, hearing him say this, Zhao Ruo praised.

This is inevitable, because Lin'an is under the nose of Zhao Heju, he personally stares, so the pollution caused by industrial production has been dealt with, and the air and water sources and vegetation have not been destroyed too much because of the development of industry. Xuzhou is not, although Zhao and Ju also have advice, but the so-called high emperor is far away, these little things, naturally some people do not take it to heart, whether it is Liu Quan or Zhao Zi, they do not consider the long-term vision of the situation in hundreds of years, and it is not as good as Zhao and Ju to work hard in environmental protection, and what is more important is how many factories are running, how many workers are absorbed, and how much profit is earned. Therefore, although Xuzhou has only been built for two years, there is already a faint smell of sulfur in the air, and there are many fewer trees.

If the outside of Lin'an City gives them a spectacular feeling, then the feeling after entering the city is exquisite and delicate. In the past two years, Yu Tianxi has served in Lin'an Mansion, he has a close relationship with Zhao and Ju, knows Zhao and Ju's intentions, and has put a lot of thought into how to make Lin'an City more in line with the preferences of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, Lin'an not only has concrete floors, tiles and other fresh things, but also adds a large number of stone bridges, the flowing water that can be seen everywhere in the city is communicated by the canal, and a variety of landscape trees and flowers make Lin'an City full of flowers in all seasons. It is said that the queen mother who lives in Ciming Palace is also very happy about this, and she has one more hobby every day, which is to climb the mountain and look down on Lin'an, looking at this garden-like city, and every time she is full of emotion.

"This is Lin'an City Royal Street, the most prosperous street in our Great Song Dynasty, but we just passed by here, and then our carriage went out of the West Gate, and everyone temporarily lived in the Lin'an Primary School." The teacher in charge of leading the team explained to Zhixuyang: "I will let you go to the street in a few days, now you all sit down, don't let Lin'an Primary School underestimate us!" ”

Most of them are the first two batches of students who came out of the Liuqiu Academy, but there are sacrificial wines and corrections by the righteous teenagers of Yuzhang Villa, and they are still very young, so they have the mind to compare with each other.

When their carriage passed by the royal street, in the private room of a certain restaurant on the street, Liu Xianzhang withdrew his gaze from the window, turned around and smiled: "Teacher, what can you accomplish by being kind to these young people?" ”

Qiao Xingjian raised his eyebrows slowly, and glared at him: "Xianzhang, how many times have you said it, don't call Your Majesty a faint monarch, since he ascended the throne, what thing has not been done neatly today, where is there a faint monarch?" ”

Liu Xianzhang smiled, but he didn't care, just glanced at Qiao Xingjian meaningfully.

Qiao Xingjian lowered his eyebrows again, his heart was full of thoughts, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Teacher, I haven't seen you for more than a year, is your teacher really stable when he is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry?" Liu Xianzhang was younger after all, and compared with Qiao Xingjian, he was more uncomposed, so he asked again.

Qiao Xingjian raised his eyebrows again, and his face moved slightly: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"At the beginning, the teacher and the students laid out and sacrificed Shi Songzhi, originally to promote the teacher to the position of Xiangguo, but the teacher was the lowly and powerful Ministry of Industry for a year, and he never saw any action, could it be that the teacher was content with the status quo and didn't want to go further?" Liu Xianzhang was a little aggressive.

Qiao Xingjian looked at his disciple, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, what kind of person did he teach.

Qiao Xingjian and Ge Hong both studied under Lu Zuqian, and Lu Zuqian's doctrine is both physical and utilitarian, on the one hand, it is similar to Zhu Xi's views, and on the other hand, he does not oppose Chen Liang Ye Shi's utilitarian theory. Therefore, Qiao Xingjian and Ge Hong both talked about righteousness, but when they were officials, they actually pursued utilitarianism, and even for the sake of utilitarianism, they did not hesitate to use some tricks - including getting along well with Shi Miyuan at the beginning, and they would not be like Zhen Dexiu and Wei Liaoweng who were stuck in the distinction between gentlemen and villains and could not coexist with Shi Miyuan in the court. Liu Xianzhang thought that as long as it was to realize his "righteousness", any means would be justified, so he offered a plan to assassinate Zhao and Ju when he took refuge in King Ji, and after the defeat of King Ji, he took advantage of the various drawbacks of the Great Song Dynasty to find ways to add trouble to Zhao and Ju, so as to drive away the ministers of the court, so that Qiao Xingjian, who was only the prince of the country at that time, could get the position.

He is convinced that if his teacher Qiao Xingjian takes the throne, under his own plan, he will overthrow or even depose Zhao Heju and implement his own political ideas, it will definitely not be a problem. And Qiao Xingjian is old, at most he can be in charge for ten years, and after ten years, he can take over the position of ruler, and then the fate of the Great Song Dynasty will be in his hands.

If Shi Miyuan is here, under Shi Miyuan's strong suppression and shrewd political skills, he may never come out, but now this emperor is young after all, although he knocked down Shi Miyuan with lightning speed, it was just a temporary fluke, and in terms of political skills, whether it is black-hearted or spicy, it is far less than Shi Miyuan.

But what made him restless was that his mentor Qiao Xingjian finally became one of the six chiefs, but he seemed to be content with this position and had no other actions.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to take the risk of coming to Lin'an from Chuzhou to meet Qiao Xingjian, hoping to hear his plans in person.

"Now there are three phases in the DPRK and China, led by Cui You, this old traitor is slippery, and it is not easy to deal with, if you want to pull him down, you can't do it without careful planning; Xue is extremely small, the minions of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven is left behind, and it is not easy to move; Ge Hong is a fellow teacher, and he can only be used as a helping hand and should not be moved. Qiao Xingjian shook his head: "Besides, do you think that if you pull them off the horse, you can take the position as a teacher?" Wei Liaoweng, Zhao Shanxiang, Zou Yinglong, and even Zheng Qingzhi of the Ministry of Rites, I am afraid that it is more likely than being a teacher. ”

"How are they mentors?" Liu Xianzhang shook his head and snorted disdainfully: "Wei Weng is a giant of science, and he has always been unconscious...... The emperor didn't like it, Zhao Shanxiang was the remnants of the history party, there was Shi Songzhi before the car, the emperor mentioned it to the military department to offend the martial artists for him, Zou Yinglongwei is more than enough and not virtuous, and now after the independence of the judiciary, he is already very busy, as for Zheng Qingzhi, if it wasn't for the old man who was the emperor's mansion, it would be nothing! Teacher, as long as there is a vacancy in the three phases, then the teacher will not let go! ”

"How easy is it to make a vacancy?" Although Qiao Xingjian said that he had little hope, deep down in his heart, he still felt that if there was really a vacant position of Zaifu, it would indeed be him, but thinking of the difficulty of the vacancy, he still shook his head: "Some time ago, Cui He told his teacher that he intended to be a master or to be released, but he didn't mention it in the past few days, no one knows what kind of idea this old man has in his heart!" ”

"It's really not good, I have to compromise Uncle Ge." Liu Xianzhang lowered his voice, but his face remained unchanged at all: "Originally, he supported King Ji in general with us, but now he has taken refuge in that emperor, and he is loyal, teacher, he is not a fellow traveler with us, and he knows a lot, if he doesn't ......"

"Shut up!" Qiao Xingjian snorted, raised his eyebrows, and his eyes were like torches: "Xianzhang, can you come up with such a strategy?" ”

"Those who achieve great things are not informal, and besides, Master Ge is not the same as being in the court now, since he has done nothing, he should give up his position." Liu Xianzhang was not afraid, and looked directly at Qiao Xingjian: "Teacher, the husband should be decided, and now, it is too late for the teacher to hesitate and retreat!" ”

Qiao Xingjian squinted his eyes and looked at him, and he suddenly felt that he couldn't control this disciple anymore. His ambition distorted his complexion a little, and even his gaze was greedy and hideous.

"Xianzhang, if you think about it carefully, when you act today, whether it is the forbearance when you were in the Yiwang Mansion, the depth when you cleaned up Shi Miyuan, or the long-term vision of dealing with political affairs after the pro-government, it is beyond your reach." Thinking of this, Qiao Xingjian was a little excited, and he sighed: "And if you have been training recruits for two years today, in addition to the 20,000 guards, there are also 60,000 Gong Holy Army, and the rest of the forbidden army generals are also loyal to the Son of Heaven; The newspapers and periodicals all over the world are advocating for the Son of Heaven, and the name of the Son of Heaven's benevolence and sainthood is already known to the people; At the beginning, the scholars did not approve of the Son of Heaven holding power alone, but now they are silent about it, and the Son of Heaven's innovative policy, there is almost no opposition from those who launch it. The military strength, the people's heart, and the Qing Dynasty are not in me now, I will give a chapter, you can talk about it, even after the division is on the throne, how can I fight against the Son of Heaven? ”

"If there were some situations for the current emperor a year ago, it would be really flawless, but now it ......" Liu Xianzhang smiled, his eyes were cold: "Doesn't the emperor have a little prince, if the emperor has an accident and can't come to the court, the little prince will naturally ascend the throne, he is still in swaddling clothes, and naturally needs the assistance of important ministers in the court." Master Qiao, if you are Zaifu, Fu Youjun, and become a great cause at that time, Zhou Gong Yiyin is not Erer! ”

Liu Xianzhang's strategy can not be said to be poisonous, the Guards, the Gongsheng Army are loyal to the Son of Heaven, if Zhao and Ju die, this loyalty will of course be transferred to the little prince, the people's affection for the emperor, will also turn into sympathy for the little prince, the government and the opposition Qing Yi needless to say, they are just suppressed by Zhao and Ju's merits and victories one after another, and they can't wait to return to the situation of the Son of Heaven and the scholar co-governance. If Zhao and Ju really had an accident, their voices would only be more active.

Thinking of this, Qiao Xingjian's heart fluttered.

"If that's all there is to it...... Ge Hong can't be moved, and I still have to rely on him to lead me into the position of participating in politics. Qiao Xingjian looked at Liu Xianzhang: "Besides, Ge Hong knows that we are waiting, how can we not be guarded, I am afraid that as soon as we wait for the means to come out, he will fight to the end together, and he will also tell the Son of Heaven what we planned at the beginning." ”

Liu Xianzhang said anxiously: "If so, what can I do? ”

"Xianzhang, you are still a little tender, you want to be on the throne, but you don't have to take one person." Qiao Xingjian was meaningful.

The two sat quietly for a while, Liu Xianzhang came to his senses and high-fived him with his fist: "The teacher is right, now only Cui is alone, the teacher might as well make people advocate in front of the Son of Heaven, when Cui is promoted to the right phase, so that the position of the left minister is vacant, the teacher can not avoid relatives, push Ge Hong as the left minister, Ge Hong and then invoke the teacher as the governor, and now the teacher is one of the zaifu!" ”

"What's next?" Qiao Xingjian smiled.

"The next thing is to establish the queen, the teacher should vigorously advocate for Concubine Yang, to make the Yang family the queen, no matter whether it succeeds or not, the teacher will not be able to run away from the position of prime minister after the current emperor!"

If Zhao and Ju die, then he and Yang Miaozhen's son Zhao Mengjun will ascend the throne, and Yang Miaozhen will naturally become the queen mother, with the tradition of the Empress Dowager of the Great Song Dynasty, coupled with the power of Yang Miaozhen's hands, Qiao Xingjian, who had been the first to advocate and resolutely supported her on the issue of establishing her as the queen, can naturally be appointed as the prime minister.

"I'm afraid that I will establish a long monarch when the time comes......" Liu Xianzhang hesitated a little.

"There's nothing to worry about." Qiao Xingjian smiled: "When today's son is blessed in all directions, how can the people receive great favor and let this emperor fall to others?" Besides, although Concubine Yang has no relatives in the court, the weight of power is unprecedented in this dynasty, how can someone take her son's throne? ”

The master and apprentice looked at each other, and then they both smiled, but their hearts were also full of coldness, and the other party's methods were ruthless, although they were as close as master and apprentice, they couldn't help but be secretly frightened.

Outside the private room of the restaurant, a person quietly and silently left the private room and slowly went downstairs.