[I was confused when I was in the last chapter, Shen Kuo's position was to sign the Privy Council, and the governor was Deng Runfu. 】

"In this way, now in the court, it is still the world of Han and Zhang?"

Two days later, the results of this court push have been transmitted to Xiangzhou.

"Do you need to say it? Those who don't have long eyes in the Yushitai only jumped up and jumped twice, and they were trampled to death. ”

In the day brocade hall, Han Zhengyan, who had just returned to Xiangzhou from Jingshi with news, was telling the current Zhizhou Han Zhongyan who he was about to replace what he had seen and heard in Beijing a few days ago.

In the Dragon Pavilion, Han Zhengyan has his own part in participating in this court push. Although he once again took office as the governor of Xiangzhou, the edict has long been signed, but now the imperial court has stipulated that as long as the scheduled date of the court push is within one month of the appointment, the upcoming foreign ministers can stay until after the court push. There is no need to find ways to get sick like at the beginning - there are many such cases, and the seriousness of Tingtui is not immune to criticism.

"But it's not a long sight." Han Zhengyan added, "The Wende Palace is more conspicuous than usual, and the officials can remember who it is when they sit on it and watch." ”

"Is it a bet on horses to win more?"

Han Zhongyan chuckled, there are not many people who dare to put their lives on today's son. Not to mention the sins he committed back then, first look at how old Emperor Renzong was before he became a pro-government, and then look at the body and bones of today's son, this bet is nine out of nine. Even if you buy ball tickets and horse tickets, you will win ten times or eight times in a row, which is a little more likely than betting on the Son of Heaven.

Knowing what Han Zhongyan was laughing at, Han Zhengyan said: "Naturally, it is one thing to bet on the official's family, and on the other hand, there are also people behind the scenes. ”

"Is it Fujian Zi who is behind the scenes?"

"Whether it's him or not, now he has changed his knowledge to Jiangning Mansion."

"So fast!" Han Zhongyan was surprised.

Han Gang and Zhang Dian really didn't delay at all. As soon as Tingtui ended, Lu Huiqing's charges were finalized, and he was completely pressed to the ground.

"I'm afraid it's also a knock on the mountain. Without the consent of Jinling's side, Gong Yuan should not have rushed so forward. ”

"The old Taishan of Jixian said that he was focusing on teaching, and he also heard that in order to fight with his good son-in-law, his spirit is getting better and better. Now it looks like maybe it's too much better. ”

Han Zhongyan and Han Zhengyan laughed together. The open and secret struggle between Wang Anshi and Han Gang, the son-in-law of Weng, which has lasted for more than ten years, is really an interesting story for most scholars.

"Speaking of son-in-law," Han Zhengyan asked, "What happened to the son-in-law of the official family in the family?" ”

Speaking of his own brother, Han Zhongyan's face lost a smile, "I still play with his bottles and cans all day long, and when I walk to the southeast corner, it's all weird, where can I live there?" After entering the summer, he went to Zhuangzi in the east of the city, and burned the house with him. ”

"It's not a bad thing to like the study of things, Jia Ge'er has become a colt, and he can't get into the Jinshi. It is better to put more effort into the bottles and cans than to learn from Xiao Wang Duwei to mix in the fat powder array in the future. ”

Han Zhongyan was ruthless when he heard this, "If the fifth brother really learns to sleep in the willow with Wang Xu, his leg will be broken first!"

The eldest brother is like a father, Han Qi is gone, Han Zhongyan will not let his younger brother become a son of a man who only knows how to lose. When it comes to lessons, you must be ruthless.

"Jia Ge'er has been smart and sensible since she was a child, not like this." Han Zhengyan persuaded him, and then said, "But the eldest princess of Yongguo still has to send someone to say hello." The more this affection, the better, Jia Ge'er wants to marry the eldest princess, and for the rest of his life, he can't be like Wang Shu and the eldest princess, becoming enemies and making the family unhappy. ”

"Four hours and eight festivals, how can you ever be rude? The fifth brother also often wrote letters......"

"That's not a good thing." Han Zhengyan immediately shouted.

But what does Thaksin say? Is it sulfuric acid pouring frosting and making a bunch of black foam? Or did you give the iron a copper color with bile water? Take a knife to disemboweling frogs and snakes, I can't say anything, bloody things, write them down for the pampered little lady to see?! ”

"This ......" Han Zhengyan couldn't help but stammer, and after a long time, he finally said: "It's better than poetry, isn't it?" ”

Han Zhongyan snorted, but did not refute it. Unmarried couples who have been engaged to each other are not an unsightly thing to communicate with each other, and it is an ordinary interaction to make people come to the door to say hello and give some gifts. But these things must be done in a polite manner, and if you write some very provocative poems in the letter, you will not be sinned, but you will inevitably have a frivolous name.

The third daughter left by the first emperor, now the eldest princess of Yongguo, had a marriage with Han Qi's fifth son Jiayan a few years ago. And Han Qi was posthumously promoted to the king of Wei after the latest outskirts. Although Han Zhongyan, who is the eldest son of Han Qi, is not only about to become a relative of the emperor, but also constantly under the shadow of his deceased father, the things he cares about are still far away.

In fact, when I first discussed marriage with the Han family, both sides were still young, and as usual, before the fourteenth five-year plan, the court would not start to choose a son-in-law for the princess at all. On the one hand, the Empress Dowager was in power at the beginning of the year, and her actions were biased towards the new party, which made Xijing ugly and needed to appease the old ministers, on the other hand, in Han Zhongyan's view, he also used the residual power of the Han family in Xiangzhou to suppress the many ministers who controlled the court.

It's just that after all these years, the residual power left by Han Qi has become more and more useless. In Xiangzhou, the imperial court gave the Han family enough face, the Great Song Dynasty was founded for more than 100 years, how have you ever heard of cousins going back and forth in their hometown as governors, this is not Fuzhou, or the southern state of the state, is the important town of Xiangzhou in Hebei, is where Yinxu is located, and the Beijing-Baozhou Railway passes through Xiangzhou. But in the imperial court, Han Zhongyan, the most hopeful, has been turned away, and there is an unreachable distance from the position of the two governments.

"After the delivery, I will go to the capital, the fifth brother is in the township, and you have to take more care of it on weekdays."

"Brother in the family, why do you say this?" Han Zhengyan shook his head and said, "I hope my brother can make things happen in the center of the capital." ”

"Alas......" Han Zhongyan sighed dejectedly, how could it be so simple.

Han Zhongyan has the identity of a heavenly in-law, but after all, there is still a layer apart, and with Han Qi's bereavement, normally, the imperial court will not close the door of the two mansions to him.

It's just that the tacit understanding between Han Gang and Zhang Dian is a disaster for the other courtiers who are interested in the two provinces.

However, the two party leaders did not exclude the introduction of newcomers to enter the ranks of important ministers in the parliament, this time the court push, the total number of votes was fifty percent more than the first court push, this is not only because the important ministers above the attendant officer, the number of people leaving Beijing has been reduced, but also because the Xianmo Pavilion where the edict of Emperor Xizong and the ink treasure are stored has been repaired, and the number of important ministers in the council alone has increased by one-third compared with the original.

Han Gang has been in power for many years, and the promises he made at the court meeting have been put into practice one by one.

Han Gang fulfilled his promise, the treasury is full, the people's livelihood is stable, the court is stable, the country is prosperous, and there will be a merit of destroying the country externally. is such a virtuous appearance, and there is no shortage of people's hearts and minds.

The most important thing is that the Queen Mother is still obedient to him, so can you still expect him to be ousted from power in two years? Leave a vacancy in the court for someone else?

Starting from Jingshi, the road to the four directions is becoming more and more smooth. Han Zhengyan set out from Jingshi early in the morning, crossed the river before sunset that day, and arrived in Xiangzhou Prefecture before noon the next day. This is not a rush with a gold medal, but a large team of nearly 100 people with their families. Who would have believed this ten years ago? Who would believe it?

This is the change brought about by Han Gang, I have never heard of it since ancient times, such a meritorious work, and the trust of the Queen Mother, and the age is even more desperate, Han Zhongyan really feels that he doesn't have to bother anymore.

It's just that although he knows everything, he still has a strong unwillingness.

Han Zhongyan suddenly quieted down, and Han Zhengyan looked at him, and everything was clear in his heart.

"Actually, there's one more thing I didn't say." Han Zhengyan said.

Han Zhongyan came back to his senses: "What else is going on?" ”

Han Zhengyan lowered his voice, looking mysterious: "When I came out, I heard that the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council were planning to conduct a stress test on the Beijing-Si Railway. ”

Han Zhongyan was confused, "What do you mean?" ”

He didn't understand what a stress test was. After all these years of leaving Jingshi, is it so outdated that I can't even understand what I say.

"It is to put as much burden on the Jingsi Railway as possible, press stones on them, and tire the people on the railway, to see how long they can last. That's why it's called a stress test. ”

"What's the test?" Han Zhongyan didn't ask what it was, and the intention of the two governments to do this could be seen at a glance.

"It is said that twenty commanding forbidden troops were sent to the carriage along with horses and equipment. All the way to Sizhou, get off the car and rest for one night, and then take the car back from Sizhou, which can not exceed ten days. Han Zhengyan paused and added, "This is what I heard when I was about to go out. ”

Within ten days, twenty forbidden troops under command were transported nearly a thousand miles away, and one round trip.

Is this too idle to do? Or all of a sudden, your head is sunburned by the scorching sun?

Han Zhongyan suddenly found that he couldn't understand what Han Gang and Zhang Dian were thinking, the transportation of so many people, the local chickens and dogs were jumping, and the Jingshi would also be panicked, and the money and food that were easy to use would be even more difficult to count.

Although it is said that the first purpose of the construction of the track is to contend with the Liao State, so that the officials and soldiers will not have to travel thousands of miles on their own land, thus consuming all their strength.

But this experiment is too whimsical.

This is tantamount to training the troops, preventing everyone from having no experience to deal with urgent matters when things come to an end, but if they do so, the losses caused by this will be incalculable.

"The Queen Mother agreed?"

"I don't know how to do it, I don't think I will refuse. Isn't it? Han Zhengyan sneered, "They always have a way to convince the Queen Mother." ”