Chapter 29: Looking Back at the Sky (5)
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After drinking and singing, after making a fuss, Zhang Dian invited everyone to sit down, and Zhou Nan sat timidly behind Han Gang, making a young girl's newly married appearance.
This time, the banquet was divided into five seats. In addition to the current three people, plus Wang Shao, who entered the palace, there was still a guest who had not arrived.
Zhang Dian paid attention to Han Gang's gaze and explained to him, "There is another distinguished guest coming later. Now he is working in Kaifeng Mansion, and he is a very interesting friend. He has admired Yukun for a long time, and when he heard that Yukun was going to a banquet, he agreed to it. ”
It should be for Wang Shao's sake. Han Gang smiled and asked, "I don't know which one of the friends in Kaifeng Mansion is the one who is corrected?" ”
"Don't worry, you'll know when you come." Zhang Dian pretended to be mysterious and refused to say it explicitly, and let Han Gang guess.
Zhou Nan had already known about it, and she whispered in Han Gang's ear, "It's Cai Qu ...... who is in charge of the affairs of the right wing."
Zhou Nan was very close, his tall crisp chest was pressing on Han Gang's arm, and the soft and elastic touch came from the place of contact, and the warm breath was in his ears, and Han Gang's heart was a little itchy.
Although he was not surprised by the famous friend of Zhang Dian, the position of the manager of Kaifeng Mansion to do the official affairs of the right wing is not low, and ordinary Beijing officials cannot sit in this position.
Fifty miles around Tokyo City, the entire Dakaifeng Mansion is equivalent to the boundary of the road. It includes more than 20 towns in 17 counties. According to the usual practice, the affairs of the city of Tokyo were handled by the government office, and the outside of the city were handled by the two attached red counties, Kaifeng County and Xiangfu County. Just like Qinzhou Prefecture governs Chengji County, the city is under the management of the state government, and the outside of the city is the management area of Chengji County, so Han Gang, who lives in Halongwan Village outside the city, had to go to the county government to report when he went to the state city as a ya.
However, the city of Tokyo is too big, and the surrounding 50 miles is impossible for the government to govern alone, so the city is divided into ten compartments, and the left and right compartments are divided into two compartments according to the east and west, and each compartment is divided into compartments to manage civil affairs. In fact, this is no different from the division of later generations, that is, a large city is divided into two parts: suburban counties and urban areas.
And Cai is indeed in charge of the right wing, and his identity is actually equivalent to a capital governor in later generations. Generally speaking, it is a county magistrate or general judge with deep qualifications and outstanding achievements. Although it is not as good as Zhang Dan's position, it is not something that Han Gang can match.
Han Gang pondered Zhang Dan's intention to invite Cai Qu, and under the circumstance that Wang Shao had originally confirmed to attend the meeting, it was impossible for Zhang Duan to invite some boring idlers casually. Although Lu Ming's status is humble, he can talk on both sides, and there is no problem at the table. And Cai did not know what was so special, so Zhang Dian specially invited him to come.
Lu Ming saw Zhou Nan's ear report on the side, and he didn't have to think about it to know what she said, so he laughed and said: "Little lady Zhou just drank a glass of wine, so she favored Yukun, it was really IKEA IKEA." ”
Zhou Nan blushed and pushed Han Gang away to sit down again. At this time, a long laugh came from outside the door: "Zihou, Cai is indeed late?" ”
"The table hasn't started yet, and it's just the right time!" When he heard this, he got up, strode over, and welcomed the person in. introduced to Han Gang: "This is Cai Zhizheng, who is now in charge of the affairs of the right wing. It was originally the manager of Pizhou who joined the army, and the new entry was recommended by Han Xianggong from Shaanxi to Han Dafu. I am a fellow countryman and the same year. ”
Cai Qu, who was introduced to Han Gang, was about thirty years old, similar to Zhang Dun. He is tall and beautiful. The bearing is extraordinary, and it is not lost to Zhang. Zhang Dian said that he was a fellow villager in the same year, and he was also a Jinshi from Fujian.
Zhang Dian was a Jinshi twice, once in the second year of Jiayou, and once in the fourth year of Jiayou - the imperial examination time of the Renzong Dynasty, the early stage was once every four years, and the later period was once every two years, with an interval of three years, or the third year of Xining this time This subject only began - Speaking of the same year of Zhang Dan, Wang Shao of the Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou can also be counted, but with Zhang Dan's temper, he will only admit that the Jinshi of Jiayou four years is the same year as him.
Han Gang looked at Cai Qu's clothes, the grade of the official should not be high, it was a little worse than Zhang Dan, but ten years ago, Zhongjin Shi joined the official, and now he is already Kaifeng Guan to do the right compartment business, and in terms of the speed of advancement, it is already surprisingly fast.
Han Gang stepped forward to greet him and reported his name. After Cai Qu returned the salute, he took Han Gang's hand and said with a affectionate smile: "In Xia Cai Qu, when he was still in Kansai, he heard the name of Yukun for a long time. When working with Uncle You Jing, there are many references to Yukun you. I've been longing for a long time, and I finally see you today! ”
Han Gang was humble when he heard this, and asked: "I don't know if the Guan Gan is Cai Zhizheng who 'Confucianism used to push the Tang Dynasty officials, and the altar is now worshipping Han Huaiyin'?" ”
"It's just a perfunctory work on the table," Cai did see that Han Gang had actually heard of his work, and his expression was a little complacent, "I don't think Yukun has heard about it, and it is humiliating to hear it." ”
"This time Han Gang entered Beijing, when he passed through Jingzhao Mansion, he was listening to people singing this article in the middle of the banquet, and everyone who heard it praised it, and Han Gang couldn't reach it."
Han Gang hadn't actually heard of these two poems, and it was Zhou Nanfang who whispered them to him in his ear. 'Han Huaiyin' is undoubtedly Han Xin, although the 'Tang Officials Department' refers to a wide range of things, but there is a 'Confucian Garden' in front, speaking of which the Tang Dynasty can be related to the Ministry of Confucianism, and only Han Yu who posthumously presented the Ministry of Officials - Han Officials Department.
Wen Hanyu and Wu Hanxin, these two poems look at the meaning, which is to praise Han Jiang for having both literature and martial arts. It is no wonder that today's prime minister likes to listen to it and recommends Cai Qu, who wrote poetry, to Han Wei, who is serving as the prefect of Kaifeng.
After Cai Qu and Han Gang saw each other, they still held hands and spoke affectionately, but his gaze inadvertently turned around in the box.
Zhang Dian immediately smiled and said: "It's a pity that when Wang Zichun was about to go to the banquet, he was introduced into the palace by the Son of Heaven and didn't come...... There are only four of us who are feasting today. ”
When Cai did hear that Wang Shao was summoned into the palace, a trace of disappointed envy flashed on his face, but he immediately disappeared. sat down to drink and eat, enjoyed singing and dancing, and laughed with Zhang Dian and Han Gang.
Cai is indeed very good at communicating with people, and it didn't take long for him to get mixed up with Han Gang without the slightest barrier when they met for the first time. It's just that his standard official words made Han Gang a little surprised.
Han Gang himself lives in Kansai, and his speech inevitably has a Qin accent, Wang Anshi and Wang Shao are both from Jiangxi, and they speak with a southern accent. Zhang Dian is a native of Fujian, and the Fujian accent is mixed in the official dialect. But Cai is also from Fujian, but he doesn't have a Fujian accent.
When Han Gang asked, Cai Qu explained: "It has been nearly 30 years since the Han family moved to Chenzhou, and the local pronunciation has also changed early. ”
"I see!" Han Gang nodded.
The soft sound of the piano accompanied the small talk of the four people, and the official prostitutes who accompanied the wine also told some interesting anecdotes, and the atmosphere of the banquet seemed very relaxed. Except for Han Gang, who only has Zhou Nan by his side, Zhang Dian and the three of them are accompanied by two official prostitutes, especially the two on Cai Qu's side, who are no worse than Zhou Nan when they are dressed up, but Zhou Nansheng is young and is already beautiful without fat powder. Cai did feel a little strange, so he looked at Zhou Nan and Han Gang twice.
When Zhang Dian saw it, he pointed at Zhou Nan: "The little lady of Zhou who scared away Gao Mihou with a knife, I don't know if you have heard of it?" Her dagger was given by Yukun. ”
"No wonder!" Cai did suddenly, and smiled, "Although Cai did come to Beijing for only ten days, the prestige of Zhou Xiaoniang is already like thunder." With a dagger, the name was spread in Beijing, but I didn't expect it to be sent by Yukun. ”
Using 'prestige' to describe Zhou Nan, Cai did speak narrowly. He turned around and smiled at Han Gang again: "Turning the peony into a thorn, I don't think Yukun is actually the holy hand in the garden." ”
The thorn is a rose, and Cai is still ridiculing Zhou Nan for scaring away many wild bees and butterflies with a dagger. But when it comes to the garden, it is implicated in Han Gang's origin. Cai was indeed unintentional, but Zhang Dian and Lu Ming still looked at Han Gang worriedly. Han Gang didn't care, glanced at Zhou Nan sideways, and said with a smile: "The holy hand doesn't dare to be a holy hand, it's not his own strength, it's just that he is fortunate to be favored by a beautiful woman." ”
"Yukun really cherishes flowers. You have to be so beautiful, you can't take it lightly! ”
Cai can indeed hear about Zhou Nan's name and deeds, of course, no one will tell him that King Yong is now taking a fancy to Zhou Nan. But he did not show the slightest scruple about the Son of Heaven's own brother at the table, but directly expressed his support for Han Gang.
Han Gang raised his glass to thank Cai Qu for his kindness, whether it was true or not, he could say it in public, which already made Han Gang feel that Zhang Gang would indeed choose someone.
Zhang Dian also said: "Beauty is favored, just as Bole values." Prince Yukunde is purely recommended, and he has made a lot of achievements, and he also lives up to that recommendation......"
"That's right!" Cai said, "Speaking of which, Zihou also lives up to the value of the prince, everything is attentive, and the things in the book are well organized, and he has received a lot of praise." ”
"He treated me as a countryman, and I should repay him as a countryman. Isn't it true that he wants to repay Han Xianggong's kindness? ”
Cai Qu smiled and nodded, "You should be like this!" ”
Zhang Dian raised his glass again: "However, the fame of Zhengzheng was first recommended by Xue Shizheng, and it has lived up to his recommendation over the years." ”
Cai was indeed reminded of the memories, drank a full glass of wine in one gulp, and sighed: "I offended the villain in Pizhou a few years ago, if there is no Xue Shizheng to help, I am afraid that I will go to the official to take office." ”
Xue Shizheng is Xue Xiang, the leading financial expert of the dynasty, who travels all over the locality, and can also benefit the people. He has even been a transfer envoy in Shaanxi, and he is only one step away from being the third envoy who oversees the world's finances and is called the prime minister. But because he was not from a Jinshi background, and he was good at things that made scholars despise such as money and food, he has always been despised - the most important thing is that Xue Xiang was promoted too quickly and his position was too high, which made many officials from Jinshi look down on him.
And he is now serving as the envoy of the Six Routes, presiding over the equalization of the law, and overseeing the Gang Yun of the lifeline of the Great Song Dynasty, and is an important ally of Wang Anshi, which has caused a large number of officials to impeach him unremittingly. However, Xue Xiang's financial management ability is too good, and there is no official who can replace him in the DPRK and China, and all the impeachments have been lost in the sea, and there is no news.
"With a grain of six million stones per year, the position of the six-way shipping envoy is not easy to sit, and only Xue Shizheng can sit firmly in the middle of the court now."
Zhang Dian said, Han Gang frowned slightly, he always felt that Zhang Dian was deliberately guiding the topic now. He looked over, and Zhang Dian gave him a peaceful smile in return.
Han Gang's eyes tightened: "This chapter is thick, what do you want to say?!" ’