Chapter 13: The Dawn of the Dawn (5)
[I apologize again for the events of the previous chapter.] The previous Chenkui staggered the sun (four), because of a moment of confusion, the (two) was reposted, and then it was changed, but there must be friends who haven't seen it, so I'll say it again. Sorry for the inconvenience. 】
"I haven't been here in a while."
Han Gang looked at the place where he landed today and sighed softly.
"It's been a long time."
Tong Guan's voice was softer, for fear of disturbing Han Gang, who felt nostalgic for the past.
The Funing Hall was originally the center of the inner palace, but the previous master was no longer alive, and the current owner lived in the Cishou Palace with the Queen Mother.
The entire Funing Palace is empty and unpopular, from the main hall to the side hall, including the place where the Zaifu will be guarded, the number of personnel is far less than the Cishou Palace, which is more than twice as small.
In the direction of the main hall, you can see a little light, but it is by no means as brilliant as when the Son of Heaven was still there.
The last time Han Gang rested here was when Emperor Xizong had just died.
Han Gang slowly walked between the corridors not far from the palace wall, sighing about the time.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye.
"Politics." Tong Guan just left, and now he is back, and said to Han Gang in a low voice: "The villain who participated in politics tonight has already been arranged, but today he was in a bit of a hurry, so he sent someone to clean it up, I have to wait for a while, and please be lenient in participating in politics." ”
"Well, that's okay."
"Thank you for being in politics." Tong Guan bent his waist and said, "Wang Pingzhang and Guo Shumi haven't arrived yet, but their house is also ready." There are three houses in total, which one do you plan to choose for political participation? ”
Han Gang thought for a moment, "...... Let's go to the windy one. Pingzhang and Guo Shumi are both old, and they can't stand the wind at night. He glanced sideways at the surprised Tong Guan, "Or do you want to say that those rooms have been repaired before, and they no longer leak?" ”
"Yes, ah...... No! Tong Guan hurriedly said, "If you go back to politics, those rooms are indeed a little leaky." But the villain has already asked people to find a felt to hang it against the wall, so that the wind will not be able to enter, and the stove will also arrange for the fire of life. ”
Han Gang stood still, looked at Tong Guan and said, "I went overseas, and I was better than before." ”
Tong Guan smiled more humbly, "I don't dare to be a praise for participating in politics, but I have more experience and have opened my eyes." However, when I was still in the capital, I could get a few more teachings to participate in politics, and I would benefit a little more. ”
Han Gang smiled and walked forward slowly.
Slowly walked to tonight's accommodation, which was still busy laying out the furnishings.
Just like Tong Guan said to him just now, the few rooms in the Funing Hall for Zai Fu Suzhi are all leaky, but with thick wool felt and a fire lit, the situation is much better.
The main hall and apse of the Funing Hall were repaired once after Zhao Ji's death, but the side hall has not been renovated, and like most of the buildings in the imperial city, it is leaking on all sides, but it is better than returning to the political hall.
Before Renzong, Zaifu was always in the government hall or the Privy Council, and even now, if there is a military and state affairs that need to stay in the imperial city, basically, he still lives in the government hall, and the number of times he stays in the forbidden house is very few.
A dry building under the door of the book, I don't know how long it has not been repaired, leaking wind and water, cold in winter, hot in summer, and not much comfortable in spring and autumn.
In July today, there was a rainstorm in the afternoon, and Han Gang happened to go to the palace at that time. Without the presence of the master, the officials took care of their own affairs, and did not notice that the rain was leaking inside. When Han Gang came back, he found that it was on the table,
Han Gang, the official on duty, did not fire him and demoted him to another position. There was a deserved punishment, and Han Gang didn't plan to use this to show his magnanimity.
Whenever he stayed in the political affairs hall, Han Gang always thought that when it was dawn, he would propose to repair all the yamen in the imperial city, but when he really waited for dawn, Han Gang immediately ran this idea out of the clouds.
What kind of joke, just proposing, I don't know how much scolding and how many blank eyes I will suffer in the court. The house of the Imperial Observatory is actually even more dilapidated, and if the idea of someone in the political hall planning to make their workplace more comfortable spreads, what will the imperial historians who are shivering in the house every winter think?
Even if you survive the impeachment of the imperial history, when the emperor agrees, and the court passes it, where does the money come from?
Even if you find the money, you won't get much benefit from the project money, which is completely different from the situation in later generations. Not to mention that if you wait for a year or two to fix it, you won't be able to enjoy it yourself, so why bother?
Let the attendants called by Tong Guan continue to tidy up the house, and when Han Gang came out of the side hall, he saw a few glass lanterns leading people to this side.
From afar, I have seen the identity clearly, it is Wang Anshi and Guo Kui, who are both in Suzhi today.
Han Gang stepped forward and said hello, "Father-in-law, Guo Shumi." ”
"Yukun." "Politics."
After leaving Cishou Palace, the three met again. Guo Kui retreated to the side, while Han Gang was half a step behind Wang Anshi, and turned back and walked onto the pedestal of the side hall.
Today is the first and most important day, and if anything happens, it's basically just today. Wait until tomorrow, the arrangements of the palace personnel that should be adjusted will be adjusted, and if you want to make profits from the chaos, you will not have such a good chance.
When deciding on the selection of Su Zhi, Han Gang and Wang Anshi both took the initiative to ask to take on the responsibilities of today's Su Guard.
Speaking of which, both sides are still worried about each other, worried that when they stay in the palace today, they will take the opportunity to do something.
When Su Song left, he shook his head at Han Gang and smiled bitterly, from today's incident, even outsiders can see that the gap between Wang Anshi and Han Gang Weng's son-in-law is already very deep.
Standing at the door of the side hall, Wang Anshi stopped, turned around and looked at the main hall, Han Gang was by his side, and Guo Kui made an excuse and entered the hall, leaving only Weng and his son-in-law blowing the wind at the door.
Han Gang didn't speak, and Wang Anshi didn't speak, and it seemed that there was a freeze between the two. The eunuchs and guards were all able to hide as far as they could, and they were afraid that a gust of wind would be swept away by the wind feet.
I don't know how long he was silent, Wang Anshi said abruptly, "Kaifeng Mansion is going to be busy today." ”
Han Gang smiled slightly, during the day today, Shen Kuo was going to be busy with the curfew, of course he was busy. However, compared to the previous Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion, this hard work is nothing. There are millions of soldiers and civilians in Beijing, and there are thousands of things waiting for the Kaifeng prefect to do every day, when is it not hard?
So he asked rhetorically: "How can Kaifeng Mansion not be busy?" ”
Han Gang deliberately blocked Wang Anshi. There was silence for a while, and then I heard Wang Anshi say: "...... Summoning Lu Jifu back. ”
Han Gang laughed, "Come back to Kaifeng Mansion?" Shen Cunzhong would be glad. ”
The Queen Mother is seriously ill, and you still want to raise troops to the north, what do you want to do? Is the real purpose in the north or in the south?
It's a pity that Han Gang can't ask Lu Huiqing like this. Lu Huiqing can completely stop the drum on the surface, and privately let people provoke side provocations and push the blame on the Liao people. With the temperament of the Liao people, it is difficult to debunk it.
In today's court, without the help of the Queen Mother, Han Gang couldn't stop Lu Huiqing at all.
But Han Gang didn't care at all, and after a joke, he met Wang Anshi's angry gaze and said, "The Queen Mother is just a minor illness, and she will be cured in a few days." Before the Queen Mother recovers, I can wait as before, and there is no need to change anything. ”
"There will be chaos in the capital, the Queen Mother's illness will only spread more and more outrageously, and people's hearts will become more and more chaotic."
No matter whether the Empress Dowager's illness is mild or severe, it is not news that can be disclosed to the outside world at will. And even if it is revealed, not necessarily how many people believe the rumors from the imperial court. Most of the time, it is always gossip and rumors that make people believe more. The credit of the imperial court was originally like this.
Even if the Queen Mother is cured, courtiers, clansmen, relatives, and even the palace attendants and palace maids will have a change in their mentality towards the Queen Mother.
With once, there will be a second. If you faint this time, you may be unconscious the next time.
Once people's hearts are shaken, all the ghostly minds will have a chance to emerge.
"Will the Goshidai be in chaos?" Han Gang asked rhetorically again, "Will Zhang Zihou forget to remind Senior Li?" ”
Wang Anshi's face sank, and when Han Gang began to ask rhetorically, he was always so scathing.
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"You have to be optimistic about the Imperial Tower."
"Zihou rest assured."
Zhang Dian did not come out of the palace until nightfall, and it was Li Ding, the middle of the imperial history, who was accompanied by him.
Listening to Li Ding's assurance, Zhang Dian opened his mouth, but there were no words to say, only a sigh.
He is not a newcomer who doesn't understand anything, he has been in officialdom for decades, and in today's situation, what tricks can Yushitai play, how can he not understand?
The Queen Mother can't serve for the time being, this is an opportunity.
The bullet stamps of the imperial historians, even if it is impossible for Han Gang to go out directly, can still make him squat at home for a while.
But neither Zhang Dun nor Wang Anshi wanted to use this sharp weapon that could cut the enemy, but would also allow himself to be cut.
The Imperial Historical Observatory has been cleaned several times, and now it is full of horses.
The vast majority of the imperial history is controlled by the Zaifu. The queen mother didn't want to destroy the stability in the court, and the Zaifu used the same mind with her, so the ambitions of the imperial historians were crushed. And a group of golden and purple ministers, because they have more opportunities to speak on state affairs than in the past, rarely incite the imperial history through their relationships, aiming at the goals in their hearts.
There are only one or two stunned greens who can't see the situation clearly, but the rainy south will calm them down a little.
There are many candidates recommended by the old party to Han Gang, but Han Gang will only arrange people to be sent to the local government, or to be sent by a practical cadre in Beijing, such as the imperial history, and Han Gang completely ignores the requirements of the old party.
From beginning to end, Han Gang only recommended one Yu Yu to enter the Yushi Terrace, which was his staff. And it was not recommended by Han Gang personally, but Su Song's shot.
Even during this period of time, he has repeatedly fought with Lu Huiqing, but Han Gang did not use the strength of the few officials he could influence to impeach Lu Huiqing, in order to interfere with his war against Liao.
The Lu family is a big family in Fujian, with many children, and they are divided into virtuous and unscrupulous. Among Lu Huiqing's brothers, Lu Shengqing and Lu Heqing are not so clean.
According to the usual methods used by all parties in the past political disputes, if they wanted to get Lu Huiqing down, they started directly from his brothers, impeached him repeatedly, and implicated Lu Huiqing step by step.
And on Han Gang's side, it is not difficult to find the wrong place.
It is precisely because both sides have scruples and do not want to completely tear their faces that they have ensured a situation where the court has fought without breaking for a long time.
But if the hungry dogs are not properly chained in the cage and let them come out to see the blood, it will be a big storm, not to mention, the relationship between the new party and Han Gang will be completely broken, and the next development will be a situation of Niu Li party struggle and new and old party struggle.
Li Ding sat in the position of Zhongcheng in the imperial history for a short time, and he also understood Zhang Dan's worries, and he didn't want to provoke Han Gang, but there was something he still wanted to ask clearly.
"What is Jifu going to do? Is he really sure? ”
"Of course!" Zhangdun is categorical.
When Lu Huiqing comes back, Xinxue has him as the backbone, and he is actually more suitable to become the banner of the New Party than the aging Wang Anshi. And judging from the situation this year, the new party has indeed come to replace the old and the new, and let the energetic Lu Huiqing replace Wang Anshi, so that there is hope to suppress Han Gang.
"Okay, I see."
Li Ding nodded again, more solemn than before, but he hadn't figured it out yet, why would Lu Huiqing be so sure of winning the Liao State?
Zhang Dian sighed secretly.
Lu Jifu's calculations may not be understood by other courtiers who do not know about military affairs, but it is impossible for Han Gang not to understand them. Why do you sit back and let yourself fall into a passive situation?
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The room where he stayed had been cleaned up, and Tong Guan had also come to report, but Wang Anshi and Han Gang's two sons-in-law had no plans to go in.
"Lu Jifu is too sure, isn't he?" Han Gang was still asking rhetorically.
“…… His time in the frontier has not been short. ”
"The son-in-law is not as sure as he is." Han Gang looked up at the night sky, it was the New Year's Day in a blink of an eye, he could see the Milky Way, but he couldn't see the moon, "Just let my son-in-law come." He paused, "At most...... That is, it can make the Liao people no longer get the New Year's money. ”
Wang Anshi's body shook slightly, and then he regained his calm as if nothing had happened.
"Really?" He said.
Han Gang smiled slightly, "With this thought, how long does my father-in-law think he can hide it?" ”
Wang Anshi's voice was low: "It's been long enough!" ”