The New Day of the second year of Yuanyou was uneventful.

Without the Great Pilgrimage, most officials would have been able to sleep at home for a while.

However, the Queen Mother's illness affects the hearts of everyone in the capital.

In the past two days, the news that the queen mother is gradually recovering has come out of the palace, saying that in a few days, she will be able to hang the curtain, and after the courtiers heard about it, they finally calmed down.

At least on the surface, it calmed down.

The three-day festival of the first month of the first month is a festival specially set up by Emperor Zhenzong in order to celebrate the birth of the 'Book of Heaven'. Although the 'Book of Heaven' was buried in the Yongding Mausoleum with Emperor Zhenzong, until now, the imperial court has been closed for five days according to the practice during the Tianqing Festival. At the same time, the Tianzhen Festival and the Tianzhen Festival were also maintained, just because they wanted to avoid the ridicule of Zhao Zhen of Renzong, and changed the Tianzhen Festival to the Tianqi Festival, which was also a holiday.

However, the Zaifu did not have a chance to rest, and the Tianqing Festival had to open a dojo to set up Jiao, and the Zaifu not only had to be present, but also had to go to the Shangqing Palace to pray for incense.

Han Gang and Zhang Dian both came back from the Shangqing Palace, and the two hadn't had a good chat together for a long time.

Han Gang did not hide those words from Wang Anshi, nor did he intend to hide them from Zhang Dan.

I took the time to tell Su Song before, and today I had a chance, so I told Zhang Duan in the middle of the road.

After listening to Han Gang's words, Zhang Dian was silent for a long time, "So...... Yukun, you already knew that Lu Jifu couldn't do anything? ”

Zhang Dian did not doubt Han Gang's judgment of Japan's prolific gold and silver, even though Japan did not have a reputation for this before, but his trust in Han Gang's words was the same as that of Wang Anshi.

Han Gang's authority in this regard could shake the confidence of his opponents, and his consistent conduct allowed delicate political enemies such as Wang Anshi and Zhang Dian to fully trust him.

"Lu Jifu's calculations have only recently been seen through." From thinking that Lu Huiqing was going to coerce the imperial court to transfer him back to the capital, to discovering that Lu Huiqing's idea of taking advantage of the situation did take Han Gang some time, "It's because I know that Yelu Yixin will not be trapped in wealth, so I haven't thought about that place - sitting on Japan's gold and silver mines, Yelu Yixin can make too many choices." But...... Zihou, you hide it so well......"

Han Gang looked at Zhang Dian and said with a smile.

"Three days is enough time for Lu Jifu to know about this matter." Zhang Dian looked left and right about him.

got the news from Han Gang, of course Wang Anshi would write to Lu Huiqing. From Kaifeng to the Daimyo's Mansion, it is indeed not far.

However, Zhang Dian shifted the topic to this matter, making Han Gang feel that Wang Anshi had not assigned Ji Lu to Zhang Dian and Pan before. With Zhang Dan's character, he must have disdained to explain, but from the change in his tone, it was enough for Han Gang to see the details.

"What will Lu Jifu do?" Han Gang asked.

"No matter what he will do, he will not be allowed to make a decree, and whoever dares to use soldiers and horses will be guilty of a capital crime!" Zhang Dan said fiercely.

"Who can move the troops?" Han Gang asked rhetorically.

If the Liao army comes to attack, it is better to say that he will stick to the city. If Yelu Yixin didn't come, how could Lu Huiqing send troops north before the imperial court had yet decided. Even if he had that idea, the generals below would not listen to him.

Even with the audacity of a kind of man, he once sent troops behind the back of the Privy Council, but at that time, there was still the emperor behind him, and he always had a secret decree. Even if the two governments have to investigate it afterwards, at least they can save their lives.

There was no edict from the imperial court, only the military order of the Daimyo's mansion to pacify the envoy, so that the military states in the border areas mobilized large armies and took the initiative to attack the territory of Liao. How many people can Lu Huiqing mobilize?

"Lu Huiqing can at least deceive a few generals who are greedy for merit. As long as you can attract a few Liao army soldiers and horses, at least you can fool the past afterwards. ”

At that time, it can still be inferred that the Liao people will invade the territory first. Opposite Xiongzhou, how many leather room troops are stationed, whether it is Zhang Dian or Han Gang, they are clear in their hearts. It is no longer possible to provoke a large army to attack, but to induce the border garrison of Liao to attack, even if the official army crosses the border first, Lu Huiqing always has a great chance to cover up the past afterwards.

"Then he needs to be able to win!" Zhang Dian said coldly.

"If you really want to fight, you still have to hope that he wins." Han Gang sighed.

The direction of the wind in Shilin has not changed. Preventing the war against Liao is still at the cost of personal reputation. And from the position of Han Gang and Zhang Tun, it is impossible to expect Lu Huiqing to return in a fiasco, so that the loss is the elite of the country, and it will also affect the plan to attack Liao in the future.

This really puts them in a dilemma. Zhang Dian actually didn't care very much, Hebei suffered a big loss, and it was a big deal to transfer troops from Guanxi. But Han Gang couldn't care, if he tried his best to stop it and couldn't, he could rest assured afterwards. But if you deliberately indulge Lu Huiqing in order to get away with it, you will still feel uncomfortable in your heart afterwards.

Zhang Dian could feel that Han Gang's words came from the bottom of his heart, after all, they were old friends, "It is true that we can't let the officials and soldiers lose, otherwise we will fatten the Liao people again...... However, Lu Jifu will not think of you Yukun like this, and he will not dare to act arbitrarily if he is afraid. ”

"It seems that Jia Wenhe said something, right?"

Zhang Dian smiled when he heard this. When I met Han Gang for the first time in Wang Anshi's mansion, the impression left on him was that he dared to act and feared that the world would not be chaotic.

However, Han Gang took great care of Li Shu and the soldiers in his actions, which he only learned when he worked with Han Gang in the future.

"It would be great if it could be as Brother Zihou said." Han Gang said with a smile.

If someone else is in their own position, they will start directly. Sacrificing the lives of hundreds and 1,000 people to deal with a difficult political opponent is something that the vast majority of officials will never mind. What's more, this is a political opponent seeking death by himself, and he only needs to use it.

But after all, Han Gang is still a little worse than the scholars of this era, and after all, he can't ignore hundreds and thousands of lives. What's more, the strength of the army is like water, there is no shape and rules, and it never makes people's wishes come true. Maybe Lu Huiqing will insist on taking risks, bring a big victory, and then involve the whole country,

It could also be a defeat that would lead to a big battle beyond expectations.

It's true that Yelu Yixin has money in his hands, but that doesn't mean he won't attack. The silver and gold from Japan only gave him more choice, and he would not fight the wrong war at the wrong time and in the wrong place for the sake of wealth.

After all, there is no way to guess people's hearts, especially in Lu Huiqing's position. When he received Wang Anshi's letter, what else could he do, outsiders couldn't calculate clearly.

Human judgment, in addition to reason, also has emotional interference.

However, on the day when the vacation of the Tianqing Festival ended and the civil and military officials returned to their posts, Han Gang finally understood Lu Huiqing's reaction.

With the queen mother appearing in the court today, speaking like in the past, the court has settled down.

The Queen Mother's condition calmed down, and the panic of the previous few days was like a joke. Although there are certainly dissenting thoughts, no one will dare to challenge the authority of the Queen Mother, who is unanimously supported by the court.

There is no need to stay in Suzhi anymore, and Han Gang can also stay at home with peace of mind and read the letters and condolences he has received recently.

As a vice minister in charge of state affairs, Han Gang receives countless letters and letters of worship every day. There are those who ask for officials, there are those who greet them, there are those who curry favor, and there are those who complain about grievances. In the past, except for some letters from friends, Han Gang swept through the other letters, dozens or hundreds, which would not cost him too much time.

However, Han Gang only opened the letter placed on the top today, and he stopped, and there was no movement for a long time, only a smile appeared on his face.

When Wang Yi came in, he saw Han Gang looking at the letter and laughing, and asked in surprise, "Official, who wrote the letter?" How do you laugh while watching? ”

Han Gang put down the letter, raised his head, and said to his wife, "It's Lu Huiqing." ”

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"Lu Jifu sent a letter yesterday."

On the way to the small hall of the inner east gate, Zhang Dian suddenly heard Han Gang throw out a sentence.

Han Gang's habit of coldly throwing out a message and then watching people's reactions has never been very fond of Zhang Tun.

But many times, Zhang Dian is attracted by the content of this sentence and forgets to express his dissatisfaction.

He was the same this time.

"What did Lu Jifu write?" Zhang Dian asked.

Five days have passed since the day he heard Yelu Yixin's hole cards from Han Gang's mouth. If Lu Huiqing has a reaction, it should indeed be sent to the capital at this time.

"Didn't say anything, just recommended two people." Han Gang said with a smile.

"Is it that simple?"

"In other words, if you are in Lu Jifu's position, how will you write a letter?" Han Gang asked rhetorically.

Zhang Dian fell silent, and if it were him, he would not write anything. The mere act of writing a letter already means so much.

"Yukun, what are you going to do?" He asked Han Gang.

"Put the letter away, of course. Do you want to give this letter to Jiayue? ”

"Why not?" Zhang asked rhetorically.

Such a letter was sent to Wang Anshi, although Wang Anshi would not immediately turn his face with Lu Huiqing, but he would definitely leave a knot, at least he knew that Lu Huiqing would never have the same heart with him.

"Forget it. If you can't join the family, how can you govern the country and level the world? ”

"Are you afraid that the grape trellis has arrived?" Zhang Dian shook his head and laughed softly.

Han Gang at least wanted to keep a face, and in Zhang Dun's opinion, this was still a good thing.

Han Gang's relaxed mood only lasted until a Xiongzhou urgent message arrived.

"Xiongzhou emergency report, on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the military shop outside the city of Xiongzhou was destroyed, and the defenders killed three cross-border captives.

Zhang Qi slapped the table and said angrily: "Why are you so slow? Deliver the letter in a hurry, and the news should have arrived three or four days ago! ”

Han Gang took the urgent report, "Because the state general Liu Shunqing wanted to check the authenticity, he suppressed the news for three whole days." ”