Chapter 44: Ten Years of Cultivation (14)

[I found that the more I wrote, the slower it became, and there was only one more.] It can't be like this, and I'll come back at noon. 】

In the early morning, before it was dark, Han Gang had already left home.

There is not much freshness in the morning air, but a smell of soot.

If there is a good breeze blowing, it will feel better. But for several days without wind or rain, the air was worse day by day.

Han Gang knew that as long as the iron-making furnaces and coke ovens outside the city did not stop for a day, the air in this Kaifeng city would not be clean for a day.

With the development of heavy industry in the vicinity of the capital, the environmental quality of Kaifeng is getting worse and worse. The days of gray sky are getting more and more day by day, making masks more and more popular in the capital.

The river flows into Miyagi, and the Kinsui River, which used to be the source of water for Miyagi, has fortunately not been polluted. But the Bianhe River, which has a large number of hydraulic hammers upstream, is brown in the river that enters the city.

Han Gang was still a little surprised, Bianshui had changed from earthy yellow to its current color in such a short period of time, but the soldiers and civilians in the capital were able to adapt quickly in the same short time.

He had predicted that the military and civilians would inevitably complain about the deteriorating environment, and become a tool for the imperial historians to attack him.

In this way, he can take advantage of the situation to propose that the iron yards near the capital be relocated out of the city and to the mining areas rich in coal and iron. But so far, the imperial historians have no intention of such a trivial matter, and occasionally there will be one or two bullet seals, and then they will enter the palace, and there will be no sound again.

There is also the credit of Han Gang in this. Windmills and deep wells driven by animal power draw water, so that the daily diet of the soldiers and civilians in Tokyo is not disturbed by sewage. And because of the propaganda of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, even if it is pulp laundry, it will not be directly beaten in the dirty river water like other places. The dirt produced in ordinary times is directly loaded and transported away, and will not be directly poured into the river.

Diet is the most basic safety, and nothing else matters. As for the air problem, as long as steel is still regarded as a sign of national strength, and as long as the imperial court still feels that the capital must have steel production that can overwhelm the outside world, then there will be no room for solving the environmental problems of the capital.

This is a by-product of the progress of civilization, and there is nothing Han Gang can do about it. At least he can't take the initiative to speak out about the disadvantages of environmental damage, otherwise it will inevitably be used by the enemy. I can only wait for someone in the court to stand up and say that I want to solve this problem.

I don't know how many years from now. Han Gang quickly put it aside. Even if the heavy industry is moved far away, as long as the people in the capital still use charcoal for heating and cooking, it will still be difficult to change the deteriorating air quality. Cities that use a lot of coal have this problem, and Yanzhou in Shaanxi Province is most famous for its winter fog – in winter, families use charcoal for heating, and the city is covered with black carbon. There are not a few officials who have worked in Yanzhou who have mentioned this issue after they come back, but most of them are anecdotes, and they don't seem to have any ideas about protecting the environment.

After passing through the Royal Street, we arrived at Xuande Gate.

The officials who were going to go to the court arrived one after another, and the square in front of Xuande Gate was gradually filled with people. The people of the Imperial Historical Observatory have not yet been gathered, but it is enough to suppress the hundred officials together with the cabinet envoys of the martial arts.

With them staring, there were as many as a thousand officials and relatives, and there were more than a thousand mounts, and the sound they made was not as good as an ordinary street at this time.

Han Gang greeted Zai Fu who had arrived successively such as Cai Qu and Zhang Dian , and Han Jiang and Zeng Bu also gradually arrived, but they didn't see Lu Huiqing.

Is it because you have lost track of time?

Han Gang is not the only one who is suspicious, and many officials are looking for Lu Huiqing's trace.

Today is Lu Huiqing's first visit to the palace after returning to Beijing, and in the next few days, there is very little hope that he can go to the palace again.

The sound of cannons sounded, and the gates of the imperial city slowly opened.

The cannon has become a daily routine, and at first the civil and military officials were a little unaccustomed to it, but after a long time, even the horses ridden by the officials did not care about such sounds.

Seeing these horses, Han Gang thought about how to train the war horses in the generals, those war horses will have to withstand the test of artillery sooner or later, and it is better to be earlier than later.

Han Jiang and Cai Qu rode into Xuande Gate, which was the power of the prime minister. Before Han Gang entered the door, he heard the movement behind him, and when he looked back, he saw Lu Huiqing coming over slowly.

On the vertical arch hall, the ministers gathered. The court meeting was still conducted according to the normal process.

Lu Huiqing, as an important minister of Yique, was the first to come to the palace. In the center of the main hall, prostrate as a ritual.

"Lu Qing has worked hard in Shaanxi, and the hometown of Lingwu has to be recovered thanks to Lu Qing. Now I have to bother Lu Qing to guard the north gate for the imperial court. ”

Empress Xiang was also worried about what tricks Lu Huiqing would come up with this time, and she didn't want the court that had finally settled down to make waves again, so she bit him to death and let him go to guard the Daimyo's mansion.

"His Royal Highness's praise, the minister is ashamed to take it, this is the minister's duty. The minister was ordered to guard Beijing today, and he should also be in Shaanxi, so that His Majesty and His Royal Highness would not worry about the great name. Lu Huiqing bowed her head, and did not take the merit book as others guessed, and shouted that she could not stay in Beijing.

"With Lu Qing's words, I and the Son of Heaven should be able to sit back and relax."

Lu Huiqing bowed again, "The minister has been away from Beijing for a long time, and tomorrow he will go north." Please enter the palace today to ask the emperor Sheng'an, and hope that His Royal Highness will allow it. ”

Lu Huiqing said that he had been away from Beijing for a long time, but in fact, he had not even completed his term of office, and not long after he went to Chang'an, the Son of Heaven fell ill, and then started a war against Liao. It's just that there are a lot of things, and it's been a long time to watch. In Queen Xiang's feelings, I also feel that too many things have happened in the past year. Winter is still far away, but it always feels like it's been ten years.

"Lu Qing has been out for a long time. I know that the emperor values you very much. Since you have this thought, when you are scattered, you can go in with the ruler on duty and ask St. Ann. ”

"Your Highness." Lu Huiqing bowed again, then got up and said, "It's been thirteen years." ”

"Huh?" Empress Xiang looked at Lu Huiqing in surprise, could it be that this Lu Xuanhui suddenly didn't know how to do arithmetic?

Several Zaifu frowned, and Lu Huiqing seemed to be wrong. Han Gang was shocked, and finally wanted to make a move?

I saw Lu Huiqing say: "When we talked about Western military affairs, the emperor always hated Lingwu for falling into the hands of thieves. There have been several edicts, and the ministers can speak bluntly about the disadvantages of the times, and it is easier to use the old law to support the northwest military, and the revenge of Lingwu can be restored. ”

Empress Xiang felt that Lu Huiqing seemed to be off topic, where did this go. But Lu Huiqing is talking about Emperor Zhao Ji now, but it is inconvenient to interrupt.

Zhao Xu listened very attentively, this was the story of his father's emperor back then.

"In the past, the edict was read yesterday, and even the pages were yellow, but the ink was as good as new. The pen and pen are all the emperor's intention to invigorate the emperor and the Song Dynasty. Now thirteen years have passed, the minister is fortunate to have the lives of the three armies outside, and there is the queen Taishang to take care of him, so he has to recover the hometown of Lingwu, and he can finally repay the emperor's kindness, and it can be regarded as the fulfillment of the emperor's long-cherished wish back then. ”

Lu Huiqing said slowly, her voice gradually choked, and the hall was silent, all of them were stunned.

Cai Qu's face was red and blue first, the emperor is not dead yet! What are you mourning?!

But when everyone regarded the change of the throne as a happy event, Lu Huiqing was crying for Zhao Ji, and it was impossible for such a difference not to leave a deep mark in the hearts of the courtiers and the Son of Heaven.

Although it was also to leave a mark in the heart of the little emperor, but with different identities, different statuses, and different achievements, Lu Huiqing also chose a completely different path from Cai Jing.

Lu Huiqing is not just to impress the little emperor. It has also established the image of his pure minister and loyal minister.

With his wonderful performance, Cai was indeed lined like a traitor.

Lu Huiqing's merits stand side by side with Han Gang and Guo Kui. Regardless of Guo Kui, the two marshal ministers who have made great contributions to the country were invited out of Xifu and became Xuanhui envoys. It is difficult for the outside world to know the inside story, and there are still many voices that cry for Han Gang and Lu Huiqing.

Cai Jing was attacked by Tokyo citizens before, and part of the reason was because of Han Gang's treatment. In the eyes of most of the people in Kaifeng, the court was already unfair, and the traitors were still aggressive, refusing to give up, and insisting on treating Han Gang to death, isn't it too much?

For this matter, there are many people who scolded Cai Qu - who made him Cai Jing's relative and backstage - but he was afraid of his identity as the prime minister, and no one dared to go to his door to throw stones.

Today, Lu Huiqing cried again in the palace, and Cai Qu's reputation was about to rot home. The title of treacherous minister fell firmly on his head.

It is rare that after Xia Zhu, there is finally a recognized adulterous appearance. Even when Wang Anshi was the most difficult to change the law, he was not considered a traitor by the world. Although Lu Yijian was scolded a lot, he still didn't go too far after all. Only Xia Zhu, after his death, the court discussed his gift, originally to be Wenzheng, Liu Chang said: "The world is said to be treacherous and evil, and it is right, not allowed." 'After the most reluctance, it was changed to Wenzhuang. With Cai Qu's current reputation, I am afraid that in the future, his nickname will most likely be Wenzhuang.

It's no wonder that Cai does have such an ugly expression, whoever finds that his reputation is rotten at home, and someone in front of him steps on himself into a stinky puddle, there will be a ghost if he is in a good mood.

Han Gang still had time to pay attention to the expressions of the ministers of the two prefectures, Cai did not care, the expression on Zeng Bu's face was particularly wonderful, but it was unpredictable. It feels like regret, but it's hard to figure out why.

Zeng Bu was indeed regretting.

He didn't expect Lu Huiqing to be so shameless? It was just dumbfounded. The prediction in advance, in front of Lu Huiqing's live performance, seems so ridiculous.

In other words, he was once in the case of Lu Huiqing, and he only asked to meet the emperor in front of the courtiers, and then turned back in front of the Empress Taishang and the Son of Heaven, recalling a few words of the hardships and hardships when the emperor ruled the country. That's pretty much it. To be a minister, you have to have the norms of a minister, and your behavior must be restrained, and your joy and anger can be regarded as frivolous, let alone crying and laughing? Where can you cry in front of the ministers like this?! That's an exaggeration!

Zeng Bu regretted it for a while in his heart, he knew that Lu Dao Lu Huiqing would do this, he should have buried a nail on the side of Empress Taishang and the Son of Heaven yesterday. Even if there is no full hit, as long as you wipe the edges, you can make Lu Huiqing's performance a joke.

Empress Xiang was also stunned.

She hadn't seen Zai Fu Chongchen crying in front of the ministers and hundreds of officials, but she had seen a lot of anger and noise.

just watched Lu Huiqing return to class in tears.

What the hell is going on?