Enter the door, salute, and take a seat.

Outside the gate of the Lu Mansion, there were countless officials waiting to be summoned. But as soon as Han Gang arrived, he was immediately invited in. and Lu Huiqing in the not wide inner hall of the Lu family, divided the guests and hosts to sit down and talk.

It was not the first time that Lu Huiqing and Han Gang had met, but they were basically in Wang Anshi's mansion, and there were almost no cases of meeting alone.

Looking at Han Gang, who was so young that he was almost jealous, Lu Huiqing half-jokingly blamed: "Yukun has made me wait for a long time. These days, I have been asking people to sweep the courtyard, waiting for Yukun to come to Beijing. I didn't expect to wait for half a month! ”

Han Gang sat flat and steady in his seat, and there was no ordinary petty official who saw Shangguan, but only dared to lean over and dip half of his ass on the seat.

However, his attitude is still very measured, Lu Huiqing deliberately showed closeness in his words, and he still confessed: "Han Gang also wants to visit Dashen as soon as possible, but he has not yet been sentenced to the king's life, and he is afraid that he will be responsible, so he has dragged it out until now." ”

"Yukun deceived me, how could you be so cowardly?!" Lu Huiqing shook her head and smiled: "Thinking of the first time I saw you, Yukun, you talked eloquently in front of the Prime Minister Jiefu, and I still remember what I said at that time." ”

Looking back on the old days, the two of them really couldn't help but feel emotional.

Five years ago, the two met for the first time at Wang Anshi's mansion, and Wang Anshi, Zeng Bu, and Zhang Dian were also present.

At that time, although Lu Huiqing was already one of the cores of the new party, he did not have much status, and because the old party officials rose up to attack, the new law was only in the midst of ups and downs, although it was a disaster. And Han Gang was just a small person who had just become an official at that time, and he was not worth mentioning in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.

Time is changing, and Lu Huiqing has turned sideways to the political affairs hall, on par with Wang Anshi back then. Han Gang also relied on his past achievements to continue to climb, and among the younger generation, he took the lead, leaving a champion and a leader far behind.

The current two, one is a pivotal ruler, and the other has a lot of weight in the court, and his influence on the Son of Heaven cannot be underestimated. Even if they just sit together and talk, as long as the news spreads, it can also trigger the discussion of the ministers in the court.

"When he was young and vigorous, he talked about the government and politics in vain, and he was not beaten out of the mess, that was Han Gang's luck."

"How can a father-in-law beat his son-in-law? Yukun, as soon as you have several countermeasures, you have already been taken to heart by Xianggong Jiefu. Lu Huiqing said with a smile: "Even Zeng Zixuan said at that time that Yukun was Jia Xu. ”

Han Gang Ha smiled, this evaluation, Zhang Dian mentioned it to him. But Zhang Dian said that it was Lu Huiqing at the time, and now Lu Huiqing says that it is Zeng Bu. I really can't figure out who said that. However, this is not a major matter worth studying, and he shook his head: "Jia Xu's words will make the Han family have no room for recovery." I didn't expect Zeng Zixuan to look up to Han Gang so much. But where can Han Gang have the ability to lose the country? ! ”

Lu Huiqing smiled slightly, and said with emotion: "But if you listen to all of Yukun's original opinions, the implementation of the new law will not be so repeated." ”

Han Gang shook his head, "The truth is unpredictable, if it is really implemented according to Han Gang's words, it is more likely that the laws will be too harsh, and it will be a big thing." ”

Lu Huiqing glanced at Han Gang deeply, and couldn't see anything unusual from his face, and couldn't judge whether these two sentences had a deep meaning for a while, and said: "The Son of Heaven was bewitched by Han Fuwen's generation, and he was afraid like a tiger, so that the prime minister had to resign. Now above the court, the crowd is rampant. Feng Jing went to the book again today, saying that the repair of the double embankments inside and outside the Yellow River would cost countless amounts of money and grain, and the national economy was really difficult to support. Moreover, the strategy of harnessing water and attacking sand has not been proven, and it is too risky to rashly use it. The Emperor only repaired the outer embankment, and the inner embankment was postponed until a later date, and then disposed of after verification. ”

Lu Huiqing unceremoniously classified Feng Jing into a small group, and his words were not polite at all.

Han Gang was waiting for Lu Huiqing's offer, but he didn't expect Lu Dashen to bargain first. But when Lu Huiqing picked up this topic, she looked at the wrong person and used it in the wrong place.

Han Gang first shook his head, and then chuckled: "It is the misfortune of the country that the people of the dynasty cannot plan for the long term. Fortunately, there is a big staff member in the political hall, and Han Gang doesn't have to worry. Even if the embankment is not repaired for a while, there is a large ginseng sitting in Beijing, and the Yellow River will not be in trouble. ”

The strategy of controlling the river by harnessing water and attacking sand is indeed his own proposal, but even if the Son of Heaven does not adopt it, Han Gang will not take it too seriously. The embankment of the Yellow River in Kaifeng has been repaired, but the embankment in Luoyang and Daming has not yet been completed, and the embankment on the north bank of the Yellow River has not even started. The outer embankment has not been repaired, and the inner embankment is even more missing.

Han Gang had already predicted that it would take a lot of time and manpower and material resources to renovate the middle section of the Yellow River. Han Gang did not believe that the Yellow River would not flood or break the embankment in the future, and when something happened, his strategy would still be put on the table, and there was no need to rush at all. It would be too deceptive to want to use this as a quid pro quo.

Lu Huiqing sighed in her heart, sure enough, Han Gang was not so easy to subdue. "Yukun is the government to raise points, and all the things he has done have reassured countless people, and future generations should follow suit. Now the displaced people in Hebei have returned to the north safely, and there are very few people in Beijing. Let the Son of Heaven and the two palaces live in peace and worry, this is the power of Yukun. ”

Han Gang was modest: "The praise of the Great Staff, Han Gang is ashamed. There is the Son of Heaven court and the command of Kaifeng Mansion, and Han Gang is just running errands. ”

"Yukun is too humble." Lu Huiqing said with a smile: "The material of Yukun is rare in the world, and it is not tolerated by one state and one county. ”

Han Gang was in the New Party and had no competition with Lu Huiqing and Zhang Tun. The age gap is too far, and it is impossible for Han Gang to be able to leap from the right Zhengyan to the right counselor because of his promotion to the governor of the political affairs. He can only follow step by step, and there is a precedent for him to become a ruling party in his thirties, but it is too appalling to enter the political hall before he arrives.

Since there is no competition, Lu Huiqing is of course willing to win over and support Han Gang to stabilize his foundation.

It's just that Han Gang has his own ideas, and his status is not because he wants to agree with the new law, and he relies on the rewards of the Son of Heaven and Wang Anshi, but he fights with one punch and one kick. The old party ministers could say that Lu Huiqing and the others were new ministers in front of Zhao Ji, but how many of their bullets dared to say that Han Gang was a lucky one? Aren't you afraid that the Son of Heaven will approve it directly?!

Han Gang's many high-ranking ministers have not been able to do it, and the speed of his promotion has been difficult to match since the founding of the country, and it is achieved by merit, not by anyone's care. Han Gang has been impeached many times during this time, but the most fierce rhetoric has only focused on the means of acting and his character and morality, rather than on ability and merit.

This is Han Gang's confidence, so that he can raise his eyes and face Lu Huiqing's sharp gaze: "Han Gang's shallow material is not enough to raise points for the Yifu realm, which has caused a lot of discussions. When he came to the Son of Heaven, he had to ask for guilt first, how dare he think of wrongdoing. ”

He made such a great contribution in the Beijing Mansion, and it was a matter of course for him to be promoted to the court, so why was there any need to inherit Lu Huiqing's favor? If you want to win people over, you have to come up with something real first. He is not the only way to go to Lu Huiqing, after all, he Lu Jifu is not the prime minister.

Han Gang said frankly enough, and it was impossible for Lu Huiqing not to understand the meaning of his words.

Suppressing the sudden unhappiness in the bottom of her heart, Lu Huiqing smiled and picked up the teacup: "Yukun is still so modest. ”

After a long talk, Han Gang said goodbye and left. Lu Huiqing descended to give Han Gang enough face.

When he sent Han Gang back, one person turned out from behind the screen, it was Lu Huiqing's second brother Lu Heqing, "Big brother, Han Gang seems to have a different heart......

Lu Huiqing sat down with a calm face.

Although it was not a short time to talk, Han Gang's attitude was still unclear during this conversation.

The only thing that is certain is that Han Gang supports the new law – at this time, he cannot be turning his back on the new party. But whether Han Gang will take his own lead is a foresight, Lu Huiqing is not sure, and even has no hope.

Lu Shengqing heard all the conversations in the back, and his attitude towards Han Gang was very unhappy, "Han Gang is unruly, and he would rather turn against him than leave the trouble in the court." ”

Lu Huiqing shook her head, "This matter is not appropriate. ”

Those who can't tolerate people have no relatives, although Lu Huiqing has a strong desire for power, he is not so much that he can't tolerate the independence that Han Gang shows today.

In front of Wang Anshi, Han Gang has always had this attitude and has never changed. If it suddenly becomes full of rumors today, Lu Huiqing must be vigilant.

And even if Lu Huiqing felt that Han Gang was a scourge in the court, it would not be so easy to drive him out of the court.

"It's not easy to let Han Gang go out!" Lu Huiqing sighed, "Not only is it difficult for the Son of Heaven to pass that level, but also the thoughts of Wang Jiefu must be considered." As soon as he goes to the throne, I will expel Han Gang from the capital, what will Wang Jiefu think? What will the Son of Heaven think? There are also the DPRK and China, and it is inevitable to discuss. For a Han Gang, but ruining his reputation, it is not worth it. ”

Lu Shengqing suddenly said: "...... No wonder Han Gang has no fear. ”

Lu Huiqing shook her head: "Let's think about ourselves first." I am ready to recommend the second brother to serve as the storyteller of the Chongzheng Palace, if you can learn, I am not worried about the second brother. It's that you lack talent, and when you serve the Son of Heaven, you may be difficult to deal with. ”

Wang Anshi presided over the compilation of the Three Classics and the New Righteousness, and the talented and learned members of the New Party participated in it. Although Lu Shengqing is not as good as his brother, he also has some literary names in Fujian Township, and is responsible for the annotation of the "Preface to Poems". After he annotated the general outline of the 300 chapters of the Book of Poetry, even Wang Anshi did not change much, but included it in the book.

It's just that Lu Shengqing reacts slowly, and many things have to be thought about repeatedly before he can figure it out. Lu Huiqing knew this, "I will arrange for Shen Jichang to do it with you." ”

"Shen Daoyuan [Ji Changzi]? He also does the Chongzheng Hall storyteller?! Lu Shengqing immediately asked when he heard this.

Lu Huiqing nodded: "Since I arranged for Wang Jiefu's brother-in-law to be a close minister of the Son of Heaven, even if I deal with his son-in-law, Wang Jiefu can't say anything." Han Gang's temper, he should understand. ”

"Big brother has already decided to deal with Han Gang?"

Lu Huiqing's face was gloomy: "Then it depends on what he will do!" ”