Han Gang paced back and forth in the courtyard.

He was tall and had big steps, and ordinary people would walk ten steps to the courtyard, and he would walk to the wall in five or six steps, and when he turned back, he would step to the opposite side in five or six steps.

Turning back and forth in the courtyard like this, with a frown, it was not even on his face when he was impeached by the prefect of Beijing and the imperial history of the court in July.

Han Gang is a deep person, and his joy and anger are rarely visible. The heart is like mountains and rivers, and the chest is like a city. On weekdays, I don't want to see him fidgeting. But once it is a matter of close relatives, this irritability and anxiety in my heart can't be suppressed.

Wang Yi's body finally moved after ten days of delay than the expected delivery date. In the morning, when I was talking, I suddenly had labor pains.

Listening to the screams that came out of the room, Han Gang knew that Wang Yi was already dying of pain inside.

Wen Po, who was invited from Beijing, was busy in the delivery room. When she came, she specially thanked Han Gang - the forceps that Han Gang made people build back then have spread in the capital, although there is a saying that using forceps will cause the child to be stupid, but life is at stake, who cares when saving lives? And it's not just forceps, it's also about sterilizing the spirits used in nursing homes

Because it was the first child, Wang Yi had never made up for it, and Han Gang thought that it would not be too difficult for her to give birth. And with Yan Suxin and Zhou Nan as examples in front, it should be over soon. It's just that I didn't expect it to drag on for so long, and I haven't had a letter yet.

"Yukun, you better take a break."

Several staff members were inconvenient to enter the inner courtyard, so they stayed with his sister-in-law next to Wang. Seeing Han Gang's restless appearance, he was happy for his sister at first, but after a few hours, he already felt funny.

Han Gang responded and nodded, but he didn't hear what Wang was saying at all

Suddenly, Wang Yi's hoarse shouting stopped, and Han Gang's heart jumped and looked nervously at the room. Fortunately, a low cry came out, and he relaxed.

The door of the delivery room was half opened, and an old woman with gray hair walked out of the room and blessed Han Gang: "Congratulations, it's the joy of making Zhang." ”

The stable woman who specializes in serving in the eunuchs in Beijing is really different, just talking is different. gave birth to a son, just say a word of joy to make Zhang, in exchange for an ordinary stable woman, most of them will directly say that they were born in Yanei, Gongzi or Xiaoqiren.

Han Gang was overjoyed when he heard this, and Wang Yi gave birth to a son for him.

And Wang was next to him, and Da Lu smiled and congratulated: "Congratulations to Yukun, congratulations to Yukun." ”

When the mother of the housekeeper gave birth to a son-in-law, the servants and maids of the family immediately came to congratulate her, Han Gang smiled heartily, and generously rewarded all the people in the house.

When the crowd dispersed a little, my heart calmed down, and suddenly I felt a chill in my body, and I was covered in sweat and my clothes were soaked. Looking up at the time, it was already full of red clouds, and it took Wang Yi four hours to give birth to his son.

After the delivery room was cleaned up, Han Gang, who was anxious to see his wife and children, was finally let go by Wen Po.

Wang Yi had already changed his clothes and wiped off his sweat, but his hair was still wet and his face was extremely pale. It took four full hours to give birth to her son, and she was sleeping deeply, and the movement of her husband coming in did not wake him up. And Han Gang's second son was wrapped in swaddling clothes, placed on the pillow, with a wrinkled face and closed eyes.

Gently combing Wang Yi's messy hair, Han Gang turned around and thanked Wen Po and her assistant repeatedly, and let his subordinates offer a generous gift.

Han Gang finally had his eldest son. There was an endless stream of people who came to the door to say goodbye or send congratulatory gifts, and the scene was much bigger than when Zhou Nan and Su Xin gave birth. Since the beginning of August, there have been people outside to inquire about the news, and when it comes to the scheduled delivery date, how many people are waiting for the news with their ears pricked up. Han Gang is considered an honest official, and no one has ever seen him accept heavy gifts and bribes. Many people want to get married to Han Gang, but they can't get in, and the opportunity at the moment is very rare.

However, in the capital, there are no more staring at yourself than in the borderland, and the front has offended the imperial history. Even if it was a heavy gift that would attract people's words, Han Gang still tried his best to push it away, and only accepted some gifts of low value, among which the longevity locks and talismans sent by the people and homeless people in the county were the most, and Han Gang personally thanked them and accepted them.

And on the third day, Wang Yan, who received the news, also arrived in Baima County.

Seeing his brother-in-law, Han Gang was very surprised, "Yuan Ze, why are you here?" ”

"Of course it's my nephew!"

Seeing the nephew who was brought out, Wang Yan was overjoyed. Since my sister gave birth to a son, the relationship between Han Gang and the Wang family can no longer be cut.

Han Gang shook his head, newborn babies should not see outsiders often, so after letting Wang Yan look at it for a while, he let people hug him back.

After inviting Wang Yan to sit down in the study and serve tea, Han Gang asked: "There is chaos in the court, Yuan Ze, can you really leave with confidence?" ”

"What about you, Yukun, can you really let go of state affairs?"

Han Gang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This is not something we can do." ”

In this matter, it is not so much to blame the old ministers as it is the problem of the emperor himself.

The Son of Heaven is afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and there is nothing he can do as a courtier. The emperor who grew up in the soft red Tokyo city, it was really difficult to find a tough one. At the beginning, Brigadier Kou invited Emperor Zhenzong to cross the Yellow River, and I don't know how much effort it took.

Today's emperor is a Tang Taizong, and he is envious of the three words of Tian Khan. But Li Shimin was outside Luoyang City, kissing Xuanjia, and taking more than 1,000 Xuanjia heavy cavalry under his command as the forward, defeating the main forces of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande in one fell swoop, and decided who belonged to the world. Li Shimin's courage and bravery, Zhao Ji can't even compare to a toe, I don't want him to go into battle in person, I just want him to be tough, and directly reject the unreasonable demands of the Khitans, what is there to be afraid of?

Han Gang didn't bother to say more in this regard. His father-in-law Wang Anshi said it well, how can there be people who are afraid of people who have thousands of miles? Sitting on hundreds of millions of people, with millions of armor in the country, there are also a large number of elite soldiers and strong generals who have experienced the war, what are you afraid of? What is the purpose of reorganizing the military in Hebei in the past two years?

If it weren't for this great drought, Han Gang would have written a letter to ask the imperial court to restart the war against the Western Xia and seize Hengshan and Tiandu Mountain, so as to consume the national strength of the Western Xia and strive to solve the northwest border trouble step by step within ten years. But looking at Zhao Ji's appearance, I'm afraid that his proposal won't get a response at all.

The opening of the Hehuang border was the end of the fifth year of Xining, and if the battle continued, it would definitely be difficult for the soldiers to support it. However, if there is no fight for a long time, the combat effectiveness will gradually decrease. Therefore, two or three years of rest and recuperation is the best time to take a break from war.

It's just that there is still a year left for the drought to end, and in order to solve the problem of Hebei displaced people, Kaifeng Mansion has spent most of its regular liquidation. If it weren't for the large amount of grain from the Bianhe River to Beijing in the summer, seventy percent of the grain depots in Tokyo would have been empty. In any case, there is no hope of attacking Western Xia this year and next year.

And Han Gang vaguely remembered that Wei Pingzhen once said that since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the climate has been waterlogged for one or two decades, followed by drought for one or two decades. Since the second year of Xining, the drought in the world has increased, and now it is only five or six years, if there is a drought again next year, Han Gang will not be surprised, but his plan to eliminate the Western Xia will definitely be wasted, and he can only fantasize in his heart

Wang Yan sighed for a long time, and suddenly asked, "...... Yukun, do you have the heart to enter the court? ”

Han Gang shook his head and said with a smile: "With Yuan Ze as the assistant, why bother with the little brother." ”

Wang Yan's position is far inferior to his own, Wang Anshi is too demanding to be self-purifying, so up to now, Wang Yan has only one attendant, plus the position in the Jingyi Bureau, except for giving lectures to the Son of Heaven at the scripture banquet and then compiling the scriptures, he has not arranged any important assignments for Wang Yan at all.

Seeing Wang Yan, Han Gang would not think that after he entered the court, Wang Anshi would be able to give him any important position. And even if it will be given, the imperial historians will make a fuss, and it is very likely that the chickens and eggs will be beaten in the end, so it is better to wait a little longer.

Wang Yan sighed, Han Gang pushed back and stopped, his intention was already very clear, but he still wanted to persuade more, "The Son of Heaven has a lot of faith in Yukun, if you change Yukun, you will probably be able to convince the Son of Heaven." ”

Han Gang is receiving the favor of the Holy Family, especially the proper placement of the homeless, which makes him more valued in the eyes of the Son of Heaven. In Wang Yan's opinion, maybe what Wang Anshi can't do, Han Gang can do. It's like the time when Zheng Xia was in exile.

But Han Gang knows that he is only a junior minister who has been an official for four or five years, and some things can be said to move the Son of Heaven, because he has shown enough talent in these matters, and his position is qualified to speak.

But when it comes to inquiries related to the fortunes of the country, the Son of Heaven will never believe a minister. Why did Zhao Ji abandon Wang Anshi's advice, and personally issued an edict to ask Han, Fu, Wen and others. Isn't it because these old and important ministers have been officials for a long time and have a good reputation, so they can hold down the position and give him confidence.

"Yuan Ze, do you really think that in this matter, the younger brother can speak as well as Han, Fu, Wen and other elders?"

"Do you just sit back and watch them ruin the country?!" Wang Yan asked sharply.

He was so anxious that if the Son of Heaven really accepted the Khitans' request, the charges would be imposed on Wang Anshi. With Wang Anshi's character, he must call himself sick and force the Son of Heaven to change his ways. But after a major drought and a locust plague, coupled with Zeng Bu's defection, the political foundation of Wang Anshi and the New Party has been completely shaken. It is no longer realistic to think about the old example in the early years of Xining.

And Han Gang understood that Wang Anshi would never take this into account. Even if the foundation is not stable, he will still force the emperor strongly. If the Son of Heaven can't agree to his request, he will lose his temper, and most likely he will really resign.

Han Gang raised his eyebrows and went straight in, "Father-in-law shouldn't have asked Yuan Ze to talk about this!" ”

Wang Yan's voice froze, indeed, Wang Anshi didn't let him come to Han Gang to talk about this matter. If it is a public case of the homeless people, it is logical for Han Gang, who wants to preside over the resettlement of the homeless people, to say that it is logical; And the current border demarcation has nothing to do with the mention of the prefecture boundary, with Wang Anshi's temper, how could he find Han Gang's head?

Han Gang sighed, "Yuan Ze, tell me the truth. Sometimes, take a step back and open the sky, my father-in-law is only fifty-three this year! ”