A day earlier than expected, Hanoka arrived in Tokyo City.

The great gift is imminent, and the city is heavily guarded inside and outside the city. Han Gang and Tong Guan rushed back from Baima County together, and along the way, on a road of more than 100 miles, they encountered more than a dozen teams of patrol horses. When they arrived at the city gate, the search of the city gate guards was three points stricter than when Han Gang left Beijing the day before.

Because the search was delayed for too much time, there were long queues inside and outside the city, and the people in the team could only rub forward step by step, complaining endlessly. If Han Gang wasn't wearing an official robe, and Tong Guan revealed his identity again, I'm afraid he would have to wait for an hour or two at the city gate before entering the city.

"Han Tidian, the official family is waiting in the palace, please hurry up!"

Entering the city, Tong Guan anxiously urged Han Gang. Looking at the sky now, it is already the beginning of Shen Shichu. If you don't enter the palace quickly, you will have to wait until tomorrow. And tomorrow, the Son of Heaven will begin to fasting in the Daqing Hall for seven days, meditating and saluting the sky, waiting for the start of the suburban ceremony.

During this time, the Son of Heaven will generally meet with a cadre and auxiliary ministers, and Han Gang wants to meet him, although it is not impossible, but there will inevitably be some discussions, delaying the time of the Son of Heaven. In the hearts of the officials, he is indispensable for the crime of doing things unfavorably.

But this little Huangmen is already very familiar with Han Gang, and he also has the idea of making friends, and yesterday he was instructed by the Son of Heaven to Baima County, and he told Zhao Ji what he said - this is not a violation of the edict of the Son of Heaven, because it was originally an oracle, but it was enough for Han Gang to understand Zhao Ji's mood and thoughts, and at the same time be prepared.

Walking along the streets of the city, Han Gang and Tong Guan soon arrived in front of the imperial city.

Entering the palace from the left door, Tong Guan led Han Gang to the Chongzheng Palace, the officials along the way saw Han Gang, surprised, but also envied by many people, this time is not the time for the Son of Heaven to meet the courtiers, except for a cadre of important ministers who can go straight to the Chongzheng Hall before dusk, the rest of the ministers do not necessarily have a few opportunities a year, and look at the appearance of Han Gang's dusty servants, or just arrived in Beijing, this holy family is rarely seen in the court.

The Son of Heaven entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, but Han Gang resigned repeatedly, and this act will most likely be another Wang Anshi in the future!

With a look of envy and jealousy, Han Gang didn't pay attention to it at all, and now he was secretly saying how to correct the appointment of the Zhongshu Correction.

Walking into the hall, Han Gang glanced at it, and only saw Feng Jing in the hall, but the other Zaifu were not there. It was inconvenient to think about what was going on, so Han Gang bowed down in the center of the hall and waited for the fall of the Son of Heaven.

"Han Qing, you're finally here!" Zhao Ji smiled slightly, but the words he said were not kind at all

Zhao Ji was a little unhappy today, he was already impetuous because the ceremony was approaching, and now Han Gang, who refused his appointment very simply, making him uneasy, was in front of him, and he inevitably wanted to add to his anger.

Hearing the tone of the Son of Heaven's words, Han Gang had a hint of understanding in his heart, and he finally knew where Zhao Ji's anger came from.

Sun Yong served as the bridge envoy and pulled Han Gang to be busy together. Kaifeng Mansion is now in a loud voice, and a little thing can lead to chickens and dogs jumping from the county to the house. So it is reasonable for Zhao Ji to be impetuous, for the sake of the ceremony.

At this time, Han Gang withstood Zhao Ji's edict and did something that did not give face to the Son of Heaven, of course there would be no good results. In normal times, it may not be anything at all, and Zhao Ji will not force Han Gang to come, but when it happens to hit this time period, Han Gang has to see the ugly face of the Son of Heaven.

Luck is really bad, Han Gang sighed in his heart and said, "Don't dare." His Majesty has a move, and the minister comes from the same time. ”

"I don't know if Han Qing will resign from the position of the Chinese secretary appointed by me." Zhao Ji asked calmly, but he was holding on, "With Han Qing's merits and materials, he is also worthy of this position." ”

Han Gang replied in a customary way: "The work of the micro-ministers is difficult to repay the kindness of His Majesty." It's just a matter of Chinese books, and the inspection of Chinese books is the most important thing for the militaristic state. Although the minister is small and talented, he has little work, but he has never learned what he does, so he does not dare to be rashly called. If the minister is not competent, he will not only ruin the affairs of the state, but also hurt His Majesty's wisdom and knowledge. ”

Han Gang's words meant that Zhao Ji really looked up to himself too much, and he couldn't afford it. To pacify the displaced people and prevent chaos, Han Gang had experience in the past, and at the same time, he spent several months preparing from Baima County. But in the court, he still holds the position of the fifth room inspection official of the Chinese book, and the difficulty is far from the same.

Han Gang's answer, Zhao Ji was not surprised. Admitted, he couldn't do it, so he didn't dare to accept it. But this is also the usual answer, but if any courtier is appointed to a position that they do not want to accept, many will reject it. Claiming that they are incompetent is the most commonly used one, and the court generally does not force them to accept it.

"Han Gang, back then, Wang Anshi resigned eight or nine times in a row, do you want to learn to come?" Feng Jing smiled and seemed to interject casually.

Han Gang's face changed suddenly.

Han Gang had no intention of taking up the post of Zhongshu Fifth Room Inspector, and had already passed his mind from Sun Yong to the Son of Heaven, and the angel who wanted to come to the palace would not chase him to the toilet. Like the eunuch who held the edict back then, chasing Wang Anshi all the way to the outside of the toilet, just to beg him to accept the appointment of the imperial court, it should be impossible now

But Han Gang never expected that Feng Jing would say in front of the Son of Heaven that he was imitating his father-in-law, although he did not explicitly say that he was treacherous, but Zhao Ji might not understand. This accusation was even heart-wrenching, and Han Gang was unwilling to bear it.

Feng Jing was going to ruin his reputation. If he is spread outside, he will also become a harlequin of Handan toddlers in Shilin. Although there are many officials who are reluctant to resign at the moment, it does not mean that they can understand Han Gang.

Wang Anshi repeatedly refused to take up the position of Qing Yao, all of which were saying that there were too few officials in Beijing, so he begged to release a state and county to earn more money to support his elders and a bunch of younger siblings at home. This is because Wang Anshi does not want to be an official in the court, but wants to implement his own governance strategy in the state and county, so the fame is incidental, not Wang Anshi's diligently, so Zhao Ji believes in Wang Anshi's character, so he will be appointed to lead the government for several years.

But if Han Gang's current behavior is imitating Wang Anshi, it is not that the four words of Dong Shi Xiaofeng can make people laugh and pass, it is treacherous. can win people's popularity, if it is deliberately made, his hidden purpose will of course provoke people to think deeply.

Zhao Ji's face also became ugly, originally he was just angry in his heart, but this matter became suspicious and suspicious.

What he is seeking now is the stability of the court, although it is the ancestral teaching, but no emperor wants the court to be chaotic, the courtiers every day I attack you, you attack me, you impeach, I impeach. So while he kept Feng Jing and Wang Qi in the court, he vigorously supported Han Jiang and Lu Huiqing.

But Han Jiang and Lu Huiqing are not in harmony - Zhao Ji can see it clearly - it is very likely that between them, there will be a big fight and make a mess of the court. Therefore, within Zhongshu, he needs a suitable person to oversee the affairs of Zhufang and bridge the relationship between Han Jiang and Lu Huiqing.

In Zhao Ji's opinion, Han Gang is the right person. However, Han Gang repeatedly resigned from this appointment.

If he is afraid of difficulties, this makes Zhao Ji very disappointed, and he can't imagine that the courtiers he values are also cowards who are afraid of the heavy; If it is like Feng Jing's performance, it is to learn from Wang Anshi's precedent, and it is to raise hope, which makes Zhao Ji even more unhappy. As long as you are faithful to the king, you will have his own benefits in the future. Now with a treacherous heart, how can the Son of Heaven dare to use it greatly?

If it were other officials in the court, or an ordinary courtier, Zhao Ji would not be so unhappy. But Zhao Ji really attaches great importance to Han Gang, so Zhao Ji never believes in the impeachment and accusations against Han Gang. Correspondingly, if Han Gang disappoints him, the anger in Zhao Ji's heart will only increase.

Seeing the Son of Heaven change color in the end, Feng Jing was secretly overjoyed, Cai did see Han Gang's weakness.

But he also knew that it was just a sentence, of course, it was impossible to beat Han Gang to death all at once. But as long as a seed of suspicion is planted in the heart of the Son of Heaven, Han Gang will have to have many more ups and downs if he wants to climb up in the future.

The Son of Heaven appointed Han Gang as the inspector of the Zhongshu Capital, and Feng Jing certainly knew what the Son of Heaven was paying attention to. Han Gang is valued by Han Jiang and is also Wang Anshi's son-in-law. In the eyes of the Son of Heaven, it is natural that he has the ability to make up for the contradictions between Han Jiang and Lu Huiqing, so that the New Party will not be divided internally.

From Feng Jing's point of view, the harmony within the New Party was his nightmare. At that time, he could really only be an opponent, shouting dissent to Han Jiang and Lu Huiqing's governance. So he had to attack Han Gang - Han Gang had that ability, and he did have the ability or opportunity to reconcile the Han Lu dispute that was now revealed.

But the means that Feng Jing got from Cai Qu was not to let Han Gang not take over the post of inspector of the book in his hand, because Han Gang had the possibility of changing his mind. It's that even if he takes over, he can't change the situation - directly shake the trust of the Son of Heaven in Han Gang from the root!

That's the best way to do it!

Feng Jing lowered his eyes, looked at the wat board in his hand, and was secretly complacent.

After being startled and angry, Han Gang's mood calmed down and turned into a slight smile.

Feng Jing's method is bloodless and ruthless, it is indeed three points to the bone, even if he denies it, it is impossible to change the suspicion of the Son of Heaven. Suspicion is tiny, but once planted, it's like a weed.

It's just that Feng Jing got one thing wrong. He can stand in his current position, mainly relying on himself. If you really want to rely on the so-called holy family, with so many merits he has made, isn't it just a seven-grade right righteous statement? !

Needless to say, the matter of Hehuang Kaibian is Luo Wu's withdrawal and Xianyang's rebellion, how much credit has he not been rewarded? Coupled with the resettlement of displaced people that has not yet been completely completed, the merits he Han Gang has made over the years, Feng Jing, who has become the prime minister step by step, has to go aside, and the merits he has accumulated over the decades of serving as an official in other places are not worthy of comparison at all.