Chapter 042: Your Majesty, Aren't You Doing Something?
On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head. This day of the year is the Dragon Head Festival, and it is also known as the Spring Ploughing Festival.
Just yesterday at noon, the heavy snow that had been falling for half a month finally stopped.
Due to Cai Dao's advice, the number of people killed in Bianliang City did not exceed ten in this snow disaster. Moreover, most of the victims were caused by the collapse of their houses and no one to treat them in the early stage of heavy snowfall. After the Peach Blossom Snow House was built, no one in the entire Bianliang City was frozen to death.
I don't know how many people died in previous years. For this reason, those who benefit from the Peach Blossom Snow House, every household worships the Peach Blossom Fairy, and the Taoist and female temples of the entire Bianliang City slowly melt with the heavy snow, the roads are smooth, and the incense becomes vigorous.
With these merits alone, Song Shenzong was enough to promote Cai Dao's Jilu official to three levels in a row, even those stubborn conservatives on weekdays would not say anything, but because Cai Dao himself said something that should not be said, in the end, Jilu official just erased the deputy word in Renyong's lieutenant.
The grade is still the original nine grades.
It happened at the Spring Ploughing Festival.
On this day every year, the emperor of the Song Dynasty would take the queen to spring ploughing together, which is the so-called "the emperor's mother personally sends food, and the royal driver ploughs the field". Of course, it's just for show, that is, to show how much the royal family values agriculture.
After the edification of later generations, Cai Dao was very tired of this kind of formalism.
Therefore, Cai Dao didn't plan to participate in this grand event at all, he needed to get up early not to mention, and he wasted a lot of time just to watch Song Shenzong push a plow.
Now that the snow has stopped, Cai Dao plans to spend some time every day visiting all the places of interest in Bianliang City and completing the side quest of the 'Bianliang Famous Spot', so as to obtain some technology or relevant information about historical figures.
Unexpectedly, he still didn't hide, and just as he was about to go out early in the morning, he was blocked by Dean at the gate of the nursery.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Uncle Di, I don't know what is the matter with finding the poor Dao today?" Cai Dao asked with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty wants to summon you!" Dean said with a straight face.
In other words, the two sides have been back and forth three times. However, this surnamed Di has this poker face every time he sees him. People who don't know, still think that they owe this guy a few dollars?
After a brief conversation, Cai Dao had no choice but to follow Dean in his own carriage and came to the Guanjia Hall in the back garden of the palace.
At this time, it was already four quarters of the hour, and the outside of the Guanjia Hall was completely occupied by a dense crowd of court officials. Since the sky had just cleared, the ritual that was supposed to start at the hour of the hour had to be put on until six o'clock in the morning.
This is still Song Shenzong taking care of Cai Dao, otherwise he would have to be like those ministers, he would have to rush to the Guanjia Hall before dawn to wait there.
After waiting for two quarters of an hour, under Shi Deyi's sharp voice, the spring ploughing ceremony officially began.
Song Shenzong personally supported the plow, shook the whip to drive the big yellow ox, and began to plow the field. After a few steps of ploughing, sweat began to form on his head, and after nine steps, he handed it over to the eunuch who was waiting on the side.
Cai Dao looked bored on the sidelines, and couldn't help but complain in his heart: This land is really a lot, and it can actually grow TN rice, since Song Zhenzong introduced the Zhancheng rice, then I won't say anything. But the problem is that the land is now frozen like a stone by snow, and not only is it a waste of the good steel mouth of the plough, but also the strength of the big ox has been wasted. The emperor ploughed himself, and the eunuch swept the tail.
In other words, this big yellow cow is really fat and strong! I haven't really eaten fresh fat cow until now?
Cai Dao has been staring at a big yellow cow, and his heart is infinitely YY, if he can eat raw fat cow dipped in mustard, it will be delicious in the world! Just thinking about it makes me feel relaxed.
No, this guy's saliva actually went down the corners of his mouth and stayed on the robe.
"Daoist Cai, Daoist Cai?" At this moment, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder and whispered to him.
"Who?" Cai Dao looked back and saw that it was the little eunuch Liang Shicheng, so he asked, "What's the matter?" โ
"Your Majesty asked you to reply?" At this time, Liang Shicheng had a big embarrassment written on his face, and said with a bitter face, but when he thought about the expression of this guy just now, he must have been distracted, so he reminded: "The official family is asking you what you think of this spring ploughing?" โ
"Oh! It's just a little thing! Cai Dao hadn't woken up from his dream yet, nodded mechanically, and said loudly to Song Shenzong:
"Your Majesty, aren't you in trouble?
It's not early in the day, the adults are busy, and the poor road is gone. โ
Wow...... Wow!
The ministers were stupid when they heard it, they used to think that this kid just loved to mess around, but they didn't expect him to be so bold.
This child, the first time he went to the main hall, he dared to say in front of all the ministers of civil and military affairs that the official family was faint, and that time it was good to let the doll pass with a clever tongue. The spring ploughing ceremony is such an important ceremony, dare to say that the official family is in trouble, it depends on how you complete this time.
After hearing this, Liang Shicheng was so frightened that he didn't have a master, thinking that Cai Dao was crazy, and subconsciously pushed forward with his hand, trying to wake up this bold boy.
At this time, Cai Dao was wandering outside the world, and Leng Buding was pushed by someone, so that he couldn't hang and fell to the ground. Fortunately, he often exercises on weekdays, otherwise a child of his age, body shape and weight will have to fall and chew nine times out of ten.
Don't say it, Liang Shicheng pushed it like this, it really had an effect, Cai Dao fixed his figure, only then did he come to his senses, and carefully pondered why someone would push him, only then did he remember what he had just said, and soon, this guy was frightened by himself and his little face turned pale, and quickly changed to a green tone, and the second brother at the bottom was a little disobedient, almost peed his pants, and quickly clamped his legs, which was temporarily endured.
It is difficult to break the mirror, it is difficult to collect the water, and speaking is like splashing water. Cai Dao understands in his heart that at this time, he must not ask for guilt, he can only hold on to the end, otherwise, his good head will not be guaranteed! If Song Shenzong allowed him to defend one or two, it meant that there was still room for things to turn around.
What Cai Dao never expected was that the first person to come out to find trouble was his cheap father, Cai Bian, a member of the Zhongshu House.
"Your Majesty, this demon has always been good at bewitching the public, and the Spring Ploughing Ceremony is very important, but this son has spoken disrespectful words. Weichen implored His Majesty to directly behead this demon Dao to warn future generations. Cai Bian came out of the ranks, knelt in front of Song Shenzong, and put on a righteous and awe-inspiring look.
This is the rhythm of righteous annihilation!
Standing there stunned, Cai Dao was dressed quite thickly today, covered with a fur made of grizzly bear skin, wearing a small padded jacket in the middle, wrapped in the novice version of underwear made of unknown materials, the whole body was so cold that he was shivering up and down, clenching his teeth, but his upper and lower teeth were uncontrollably loud.
It's not that he was afraid that Song Shenzong would cut him off if he didn't listen to his explanation, but he felt a chill, it turned out that there was already a deep hatred between him and his cheap father.
What a blessing!
Today's Cai Dao is not the original Cai Dao. If there was a blood bond between them before. But at this moment, Cai Dao no longer hesitated in his heart, and he no longer had the slightest affection for the righteous and awe-inspiring hypocrite in front of him.
What a blessing!
Thinking about his original decision, Cai Dao felt terrified, if he hadn't become a monk, he didn't know how many times he would be killed by the shackles of the family.
Cai Bian wanted to kill his relatives in righteousness, but some people naturally wouldn't agree, and Song Shenzong couldn't let him get his wish.
It's the opponent's pig teammate God assist!
The conservative ministers were preempted by Cai Bian, the biological father, and it was difficult for them to say anything.
Those ministers of the law-changing faction, since they were no longer under the control of Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing, have all gone their own way. Although Cai is indeed the deputy minister, after all, he has shallow qualifications and cannot accept everyone. What's more, in the past year, the Cai brothers have been promoted and become big celebrities in front of Song Shenzong, and the momentum is fierce, coupled with Cai Bian's identity, sometimes, even Cai does have to retreat, so he himself is happy to see them can make a mistake.
Old man Sun Jue can't ignore it, although he and Wang Anshi have a disagreement, but after all, the two of them have been old friends for many years, and they must not watch this good boy being pushed into the fire pit. Besides, if Cai Dao is a few years older, it is understandable to punish him, but Cai Dao is not even seven years old this year! It is said that Tong Yan is unscrupulous, and it is Cai Dao's current situation.
"Your Majesty, it is said that Tong Yan is unscrupulous, this child is only six years old this year, it may be a momentary distraction, an unintentional mistake." Sun Jue hurriedly stepped forward and defended Cai Dao.