Chapter 162: The Maniac
Chaotian post is very lively, officials in green robes, low-grade officials in blue robes, and members of the red robe abound, and occasionally find a big official in a purple robe surrounded by Yuan Sui, who came to visit the important ministers of a certain road, once such a thing happens, it will immediately cause a commotion.
The building is very large, enter the capital from the Nanxun Gate of the south gate, pass through the Renhe Gate, go all the way from the north and south royal streets, and go to the northeast side of Suzaku Street in the inner city is where the Chaotian Station is located.
Along the way, there are two- or three-storey commercial houses and restaurants, which are very lively, although it is still in the bitter cold in early spring, the flow of customers is still amazing.
Among the people who went to Beijing to take the exam, there was no lack of official gentry families, and they also had the survey of the military department, and they fished in the muddy water and mixed into the Chaotianyi to live, and the money saved for the guest rooms was taken out to the restaurants outside to chase joy and laughter, plus those who lived in guest houses, guild halls, and even temples, more than 3,000 people and a number of servants were added, and the purchasing power of more than 10,000 people in the Beijing division suddenly increased, and the market suddenly became very prosperous.
Thousands of people are not tens of thousands of homeless people can compare, can be lifted to take the exam, there are dozens of strings of hundreds of strings of copper coins in the pocket, plus those children of the official gentry and giant merchant families, a lot of rich people are not a problem, this time, almost all the restaurants outside Chaotianyi are full, those who sell expensive clothes and gold and silver jewelry stores are also making a lot of money, those high-rollers buy high-quality clothes and jewelry for the Bojia people to laugh, and they do not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
After the beginning of the year, the number of foreign officials who came to Beijing to do business also increased significantly, especially after the Northern Expedition, the number of foreign officials in Beijing increased significantly, and a feeling of depression and tension shrouded the officialdom of Beijing Division, of course, it was also related to the overall situation of Han and Liu's contention.
The muddy water of the Jingshi was stirred and spun at an accelerated pace, and those who had a heart were eager to leave quickly, only those who were completely ignorant and invincible about the future were still squandering money and precious time.
Among the courtyards shrouded in large areas of blue bricks and blue tiles, Wang Zhizhu is also the most remote one.
Originally, according to Wang Zhi's meaning, he wanted to find a small courtyard with three entrances in the adjacent alley to live, and the servants with him also lived in the surrounding buildings and people.
Compared with the exquisite and luxurious atmosphere of Chaotianyi, Wang Zhi prefers these alleys and those small courtyards in Yanjing, mottled courtyard walls, low courtyard walls, and the surrounding neighbors live very densely, children laugh and play under the old locust tree, Wang Zhi has always wanted to go back to his hometown in Mingzhou to live and live the pastoral life of his youth, but he knows that if he does not settle the disputes in the officialdom of Beijing, he wants to go home to retire is a fool's dream.
Attachment is only the first step, solving all kinds of troubles is the second step, and the third step is to pick a qualified heir who is convinced by everyone, and entrust the foundation of Pingdao and the fleet to the people, so that they can retire in Mingzhou with peace of mind.
I don't know when this kind of life will come true?
But the imperial court system is related, and Wang Zhizai can only live in a large courtyard in the middle of nowhere.
There is a part of the water surface of the Jinming Pond in the Chaotian Station, which is sparkling and rippling, and the water area is very large, and it is connected to the Jinshui River in Miyagi.
In two months, when the spring is warm, the royal family will hold a willow shooting conference and a dragon boat race in Jinmingchi in the West Garden in the Forbidden Garden, rowing, willow shooting, riding and archery tactics and water warfare drills at the same time, when the time comes, the people will be released into the West Garden, hundreds of thousands of people rub shoulders into the palace Forbidden Garden, picnic under the grass and willow trees to watch the dragon boat race, this is in addition to the Shangyuan Festival Lantern Festival, the people of Beijing are most looking forward to another event.
Now the weather is still cold, many rivers have not yet thawed, the ice is very thick, Wang Zhi's servants are very experienced, they chiseled a bucket-sized round hole in the ice, Wang Zhi sat bored by the river, with a fishing rod to catch those river fish under the ice one by one.
"I didn't expect this to be the case before I entered Beijing." Lu Si, the leader of the guards, spat on the ice, wrapped his sheepskin jacket tightly, and said with a resentful expression: "It's been a few days since I entered Beijing, and there hasn't been a single official who visited you?" The official family has not seen us for a long time......"
"What are you anxious about?" Deng Wenjun was also very depressed, but he said to Lu Qi: "It's not that you don't know the reason? Now Han Zhong and Liu Zhiyuan are fighting so badly, both sides are red-eyed, I heard that Han Zhong has sprinkled a lot of money in the past few days, and Liu Zhiyuan's people are still biting Lin Douyao...... Well, this trouble was poked out by Xu Zi first, and it is estimated that this matter is almost over, Lin Douyao was punished, the one named Han Bingzhong was dismissed, and there was also a military commander, and he was dismissed and asked. ”
"Fuck, damn it, the city gate is on fire, and the fish in the pond are affected."
Wang Zhi's wrinkled face wrinkled again, Jingshi's situation was far more serious than he had imagined.
Wang Zhi went to Liu Zhiyuan's mansion to visit him once, and the two sides talked for less than a quarter of an hour, Liu Zhiyuan said very much, saying that Wang Zhi was relieved of everything, because everything has him.
As a result, in the next few days, there was no movement in the court, and it seemed that everyone had forgotten about this newly recruited pirate leader.
The officials are red-eyed, the Northern Expedition is torn into a mess, and every day the music is like flying snow and flies to the Jinjuan Academy, the two sides are in a clear position, and each other is about to directly attack the next three roads, plus Fujian Road Lin Douyao has also become a small battlefield, the number of officials who have played in the past few days is more than 100 people, almost all the imperial history has been shot, plus the bachelors of each palace, the people of the middle school, the little brother of the thugs who are qualified to play, and even the six Shangshu Shilang Siqing have red fights, The crowd that shakes their heads and watches the newspaper outside the concert hall every day is the inner and outer three floors...... Wang Zhi always thought that he was very heavy, and the matter of recruiting an before this also caused a big controversy in the court, and finally relied on the arrival of the Son of Heaven to settle the matter.
Then Wang Zhi was appointed as the general of the Left Guard, Jing Haijunjie, and became the important minister of the purple robe of the real power domain, who would have thought that the Jingshi knew that Wang Zhi's recruitment was just an introduction, and after the two sides fought, there was the Northern Expedition, and this time the head hit the dog's brain, no one cared whether Wang Zhi should recruit An, or where did Wang Zhiren go?
There is only one imperial historian who claims that the Jinhai Guard and the naval fleet can be reduced, and this pedantic nerd scholar's opinion is of course "drowned", that is to say, the emperor did not approve it, and the political affairs hall did not go down, and it was directly disposed of as waste paper.
"Da Wei is really in chaos...... Wang Zhi sighed softly, his hand sank, and he lifted the fishing rod.
A carp swayed in midair, its golden scales glittering in the midday light.
"Send those posters with this basket of fish." The king straightened up, straightened up, and commanded without hesitation.
People who have been at sea for many years have become accustomed to eating sea fish, and only think that river fish has a muddy taste, although the people of the time are proud to be able to eat the golden carp in Jinming Pond, Wang Zhi is not interested in it at all.
There was a guard beside Lu Qi who promised to carry the fish basket away, Wang Zhi originally planned to go back to the house to rest, but he glanced at it, but saw a group of people walking towards him.
"It's Fang Shaoqun and Jin Shiqi." Deng Wenjun stared at it for a few moments and said: "Fang Shaoqun is the master of the strategists, he has a crazy personality, and he often makes Liu Dashen unable to come to the stage, and that Jin Shiqi is the henchman of the main staff." ”
"If the big staff doesn't come by himself, get two staff members," Lu Qida was dissatisfied and said, "The shelf is too big." ”
Deng Wenjun smiled bitterly and said: "Seventh, don't make trouble, let's go to the mansion of the Great Counselor once, and the Great Counselor will meet immediately, which is already very face-saving." Hundreds of millions of people in the Great Wei, millions of forbidden troops, more than 100,000 officials, more than 10,000 clans, there are no ordinary people with names and surnames and status, there are only two prime ministers, three privy envoys and deputy envoys, and two Great Staff, these seven people are the rulers, and they are the most noble and powerful seven people in the entire Great Wei. After the Son of Heaven receives it, let's get out of here, it's true that you don't want to come to this place in Jingshi. ”
Wang Zhi nodded slowly in agreement.
Wang Zhi was also slightly dissatisfied with Liu Zhiyuan's neglect and contempt, but he also knew that Liu Zhiyuan was now in a state of anxiety, and the Northern Expedition was in full swing.
Wang Zhi's trip was originally to complete his resignation and solve some of the troubles of the Beijing division one by one, such as the payment of food and salary, the docking officials, a large number of pirates want to be born, and the two governments need to give official commissions.
Now it seems that if you want to get these things done, I am afraid that it will be delayed for a while, Liu Zhiyuan is caught in the entanglement of the left minister Han Zhong, and the bureaucratic system mastered by Han Zhong will definitely find some trouble for Wang Zhi.
Of course, they will not be afraid to force Wang Zhi to rebel, if Wang Zhi really leaves Beijing in anger and then rebels, although the northern sea area will face all kinds of attacks and fall into chaos, but it is a good thing for the officials of Han Zhongyi's family, they can seize the full reason to attack Liu Zhiyuan's faction, Liu Zhiyuan will be quite embarrassed, and he has to throw out a few officials to protect the car.
As for important matters of state affairs and coastal defense, who the fuck cares?
Wang Zhi was in a bad mood, but he still got up as soon as possible and greeted the staff of the two big staff.
Jin Shiqi smiled with a reserved smile, and was really polite to Wang Zhi for a while, and apologized for Liu Zhiyuan: "Actually, the Great Counselor should go back and forth to worship the general, but recently, there have been many affairs between the DPRK and China, and important matters have been one after another, and the Great Counselor really can't get rid of it......"
Fang Shaoqun continued: "The dust will settle recently, and the Northern Expedition will be successful under the operation of the Great Staff, and the general will also be able to participate in the five of them, and the fame of Bo Wanshi." ”
Wang Zhi led the guests into the courtyard to sit, ordered the servants to serve tea, and said with a smile: "What does Mr. Fang mean by this?" ”
Jin Shiqi was a little uneasy, but he didn't think that Fang Shaoqun's words were too problematic, if he could encourage Wang Zhishang to support the Northern Expedition, the Jing Navy Festival Envoy was not a false title, and it would be of great help to the Northern Expedition.
Fang Shaoqun cocked his feet, his madman posture was fully displayed, and at the moment, he talked about Liu Zhiyuan's Northern Expedition plan.
Several pirates were dumbfounded, including Wang Zhi, everyone's mouths were slightly open, and they didn't react at half.