Chapter 45 Ambition to be unfolded

Donghua's roll call has weathered the storm

Dare to do and dare to be a column

Han Yanxuan left in disappointment, and Zhao Ruyu didn't take it seriously at all. In the officialdom, he basically looks down on anyone who has no background and who is an errand servant.

The road of life seems to be very slow and long, but what can be brilliant and then get ahead is sometimes the key steps, to see if you can meet noble people, deal with them properly, and then step on the point.

Zhao Ruyu is like that. He was born in the family of Wang Zhou, and the eighth ancestor was Zhao Yuanzuo, the eldest son of Taizong, and was knighted as the king of Han. If it weren't for Zhao Yuanzuo's dizzy brain and shaking out his father's ugly things, it would not be known if he would ascend the throne and sit in the palace. Who knows, when he made such a fuss, everything changed, he became a psychopath, and the titles of his children and grandchildren also fell again and again. When it came to Zhao Ruyu's father, Zhao Shanying, he didn't have any titles, so he could only be a small bureaucrat in the state capital.

Although the family is in decline and no longer prosperous, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is much better than many ordinary people. A special example is that the Zhao family has many books, as many as 30,000 volumes. In history, the royal book collection in the early Song Dynasty, including the picture scrolls, only has more than 36,000 volumes. The Zhao family has such a large collection of books, this is not an ordinary reader, but a well-known book collector.

Zhao Ruyu has been extraordinary since he was a child, sensitive and studious, and never forgetful. Grandpa Zhao Buqiu likes him very much, and thinks that his Zhao family has turned over, and he has to be this kid. So, he often asked for leave to go home, guided his grandson to study, and sometimes had some difficult questions, but Zhao Ruyu could always answer them fluently.

Later, Zhao Ruyu followed his father and moved west from Chongde County, Fujian Province to Yugan County, Jiangxi Province, where he lived at the northern foot of the Tibetan Mountains. This place is called Zhaojialing, it is a small mountain village, the cliffs on the mountain are stacked, the grass and trees are verdant, it is an excellent place to read and recuperate.

Green mountains and green waters, birds and flowers. Zhao Ruyu, who is more than ten years old, often sits on the rock with a book in his hand, and reads aloud without distraction. When I was tired, I put down the book and looked around, beside the cliff in front of the left, there were a few plum blossoms, which were blooming brightly and fragrant; When you are thirsty, drink a few sips of mountain spring water and feel refreshed.

Maybe it's because of his love of books, Zhao Shanying and Zhu Xi became friends, and Zhao Ruyu also listened to Zhu Xi's lectures many times in the Cold Spring Retreat.

At that time, he was in his prime, heroic and dry, often to the sages of this dynasty Sima Guang and Fan Zhongyan, and proudly said: The husband should be ambitious, do an earth-shattering and famous career, so that this life is in vain, worthy of God and the ancestors.

Hard work pays off. In the second year of Gandao (1166), the twenty-seven-year-old Zhao Ruyu took the imperial examination again, won the high list, and with his talent, the examiners rated him as the champion. The right prime minister, Hong Mai, suggested that filial piety should follow the practice of the first dynasty to treat the children of the poor family. Therefore, Xiao Guoliang is the champion, and he is the eye.

Outside the Donghua Gate, those who sing as champions are good men. Zhao Ruyu became famous in one fell swoop, entered the officialdom, awarded the secretary the provincial orthography, and was later promoted to the writer, and then went to the local office.

During the period of Ren Zhixinzhou, Zhao Ruyu was diligent in government and loved the people, and did a lot of practical things for the local people.

The Xinjiang Academy in the Golden Mountain on the south bank of the Xinjiang River is one of the four major academies in Jiangxi, and there is a pavilion in it, where Zhao Ruyu often feasts and drinks with his friends in addition to official duties. Gu Shiyun: "And a glass of wine before death, why should you be famous for thousands of years after your death", then the pavilion was named a cup of pavilion.

When Zhao Ruyu served as the Jiangxi transfer judge, he was in Hongzhou, which was relatively close to his hometown, and at the same time, due to the old age of his parents, he returned to Zhaojialing many times. Remembering the scene when he studied hard under Mei Yan, he came up with the idea of founding a college.

Soon, due to his father's bereavement, he and his cousin Zhao Ruliang built a Dongshan Academy on the eastern peak of Guanshan Mountain. After completion, well-known scholars were invited to give lectures. When Zhu Xi came to Yu Gan to offer condolences, the brothers invited him to give a lecture at the academy and asked their eldest son to worship Zhu Xi as his teacher. For a time, on Yuganguan Mountain, students from all over the world gathered.

Zhu Xi lectured in Dongshan Academy for half a year, Zhao Ruyu asked him to inscribe the name of the Yunfeng Hall of the Academy, and came to Meiyan with him to visit, Zhu Xi happily inscribed the word "Meiyan", and attached the words "Meiyan is good to read, and the double fragrance is in the heart".

At the end of the mourning period, Zhao Ruyu entered the court as the secretary of the ministry and the prince's attendant, and moved to the secretary and the young eunuch and the substitute for the ministry. Two years later, he acted as a servant of the Ministry of Officials, and was also the right concubine of the prince, and the official reached the second rank.

The following year, as the editor of the Jiying Palace, he served as the envoy of the pacification system of Fujian Road.

Before leaving, Emperor Xiaozong looked at this talented royal clan, seemed to be a little reluctant, and asked him what other suggestions he had, and he said four things in one breath: 1. Use more virtuous and promising people; 2. Nearby servants cannot be given military power; 3. The grinding system has become a formality, and the imperial court should send upright ministers to inspect and supervise; 4. The Wu clan in Sichuan has led the troops for three generations and four people, which is not the blessing of the state, please control it as soon as possible and change this situation.

After the Gaozong Dynasty, Wu Jue, Wu Ling, and Wu Ting successively took charge of the military power in Sichuan. So much so that some people say that the Wu family has been a soldier for generations, and they are called the Wu family army, but they don't know that there is a court. If it goes on like this, I am afraid it is not a good thing, and after hearing this, Xiaozong very much agreed.

Before the term of office in Fujian expired, the Qiang people in Sichuan harassed the Han people, and the imperial court urgently transferred Zhao Ruyu and appointed him as the envoy and governor of Sichuan pacification. After arriving in Shudi, he personally went to the village where the Qiang people lived to investigate, and after learning the reason, he ordered the Qiang people to reduce their taxes, and returned the mountains and forests and land occupied by Haokun to the Qiang people. and scattered the Qiang people, mixed with the Han people. In this way, the Qiang people were convinced, and they were calm and quiet for many years. When Xiaozong heard the news, he praised him for his all-round civil and military skills, which can be of great use.

After Jiawang Zhao Kuo ascended the throne, he was promoted to the governor of the political affairs, and less than a month later, he was promoted to the right prime minister. Starting from the champion and his younger brother, after 27 years of hard work, Zhao Ruyu has become a high-ranking member of the imperial court and a trusted member of the emperor by virtue of his wisdom and talent. is so smooth sailing, promoted all the way, Zhao Ruyu can't help but be satisfied: If life is like this, what more can a husband ask for?

Yesterday, Huzhou Tongju Lou Zhixin sent someone to send a letter, which was nothing more than to say a few good words and want to deepen his impression. I don't have a deep memory of Lou himself, but the story between him and the courtesan is often mentioned.

After Lou Zhixin left, Ye Qiongzhi missed himself, Yanyan Yu Fei, poor pond Qiyu, dreams with the wind for thousands of miles, several degrees of red dust. How much she wants to go home with Lou Zhixin, but can Lou's parents and wife tolerate her?

Thinking of the farewell with Lou Xianggong: his face was full of sadness, staring affectionately, just as Liu Yong said: holding hands and looking at each other's tears, he was speechless and choked. Thinking of going, thousands of miles of smoke waves, twilight is heavy and the sky is wide. The weeping willows in front of the Lotus Building were just full of sorrow, and they sang a farewell "Yangguan Song" with tears, and they couldn't cry.

The spring raindrops outside the window are ticking, endless, which is as heavy as a thousand catties of sorrow, and it is a lovesick debt that is constantly sorted out and repaid by pen scissors. In the past few days after Lou Xianggong left, she missed it all the time, even if it was enough to meet in a dream, but she didn't even have such a good dream, only one bleak night after another, letting the tears slip quietly. Ye Qiongzhi was overwhelmed with self-pity and couldn't restrain his emotions, so he filled in "Partridge Sky", and asked people to quickly give it to Lou Zhixin, who was on the way.

The jade miserable flower is sad out of Fengcheng, and the lotus is downstairs Liu Qingqing.

Zun sang "Yangguan" before, don't think about the beauty without a way.

Looking for a good dream, it is difficult to achieve a dream. Who knows what I'm like at this time?

The tears in front of the pillow are the same as the rain in front of the steps, and the next window drips to the light.

Lou Zhixin received this poem on the way home, and recited it repeatedly, the hero was short of breath, shed tears in his green shirt, and hid it in his suitcase. When his wife, Zhuang, was preparing his luggage for him, she found the letter and asked what was going on.

Lou Zhixin had no choice but to tell the truth. Zhuang is also a person who is quite familiar with poetry and writing, she thinks that this poem is written sincerely and touching, so she likes it very much, not only did not blame, but took the initiative to pay for Ye Qiongzhi to marry back as a concubine.

Unbeknownst to him, Lou Zhixin's father was resolutely opposed. The reason is that you are just a small state general judge, so you will look for flowers and ask willows, and in the future, the officials will become bigger and bigger, singing and dancing entertainment venues will often get involved, and there will be many young and beautiful women, how can you marry home casually?

Lou Zhixin swore that he would restrain himself and never marry a concubine again.

Ten days later, Lou's father finally agreed.

After Ye Qiongzhi heard about it, he was really happy to fall from the sky. Thank you very much for the main house, after arriving at the Lou's house, I washed all the lead and lived the life of an ordinary person; Let everything go with the Zhuang family and get along in harmony.