Things got weird and left many people feeling incredible.

Han Gang originally wanted to be appointed abroad, and impeaching him was simply a superfluous move, even if he succeeded, could he still be allowed to resign and go home? It's not that he has gone to other places to be a governor and wait for a comeback, and when he is about to take charge of the Xianghan Caoqu, it is almost impossible for him to be punished.

The impeachment of Han Gang made many people puzzled. However, the thunderous anger of the Son of Heaven for this made more people unable to figure it out.

In the capital, the provincial temples and the ya, all of them are open to the south, only the imperial history of the north direction. This is a story handed down from the Sui and Tang dynasties, and no one knows what the Dao is for, so it has been continued. Even in March, when the sun is just shining, the room is dark, and only a ray of light comes in through the small window on the south side.

Peng Ruli sat in the gloomy room, and also felt very aggrieved, as the leader of the imperial history of impeaching Han Gang, he was just figuring out the holy will, who would have thought that the emperor who only summoned him once after Han Gang arrived in Beijing would have such a fierce reaction to his impeachment?

Although the will of the Son of Heaven was refuted by Sun Su, the reaction of the Son of Heaven has proved that he was slapped on the horse's feet. And this is when Han Gang has not yet reacted, the Son of Heaven issued an edict, which means that this is not forced by Han Gang, but the Son of Heaven takes the initiative to punish the impeached person, which shows the anger of the Son of Heaven.

The role of the imperial history is that the Son of Heaven is used to check and balance the prime minister and supervise the hundred officials, so the imperial history is humble and powerful, and I hope that they can take the initiative to be enemies with the ministers regardless of their official positions. Therefore, with the deliberate connivance of the Son of Heaven, even if the impeachment fails, it is still glorious despite the defeat, and it can still greatly increase its prestige. But once Yushi loses the trust of the Son of Heaven, the result will be the same.

Peng Ruli really couldn't figure it out, it was obvious that the Son of Heaven was jealous of Han Gang's youth, and he didn't want him to be promoted too quickly, and he didn't want him to stay in the capital where there were more opportunities. In Peng Ruli's mind, if he helped beat it in it, he might be able to climb to the sky.

And even if the Son of Heaven doesn't want to cure Han Gang's crimes, he can't do more than leave the impeachment note. And Han Gang made a fuss about this, Peng Ruli was not afraid, just to arouse Shilin's disgust, and at the same time make Yushitai hate the same enemy, where did he think that the Son of Heaven would be thunderous as soon as he made a move, which was irresistible.

Accompanied by the crows, which are the specialties of Yushitai, Peng Ruli thought hard about the way to get out, whether to remain silent from now on, or to intensify the counterattack.

Huang Lu, who was also the superintendent of the imperial history, walked in. Peng Ruli raised his head, wanting to show a smile that was not shocked, but he still failed in the end. Maintaining an ugly smile, Peng Ruli asked with a pale face, "What's wrong?" ”

"There's a new message." Huang Lu said calmly, "Han Gang has taken the blame and avoided the throne. ”

Peng Ruli's face suddenly turned even paler, he didn't understand that Han Gang was not admitting his guilt, but not reluctantly, and he would have to divide the Son of Heaven into who was who, otherwise Xianghan Caoqu would invite Gao Ming.

But if you want to say that Han Gang is wrong, that's not right. was impeached by the imperial history, and even the prime minister should abdicate the position, and Hangang District is a transfer envoy, where can there be an exception. He treats sins and listens to them, and this attitude is so upright that no one can pick out the thorns.

Peng Ruli's heart was in a panic, Huang Lu glanced at him with some sympathy, shook his head and walked out. Impeached the wrong person and lost the support of the Son of Heaven, no matter which imperial historian wants to do it for a long time in Wutai.

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"Han Gang can't do anything!" Cai of the Zhiyuan said to Huang Lu with certainty.

"Could it be that he can't get through the Xianghan Cao Canal? It used to be repaired, but now it's enough to dredge it in situ. It doesn't take much effort. Huang Lu was puzzled.

"It's not whether the Xianghan Caoyun can be opened, nor whether the track at the Fangcheng Pass can be built. But after it is built, can it come in handy! Cai did have an in-depth understanding of what Han Gang planned to do, "What are the benefits of water transportation?" It's cheap. Don't carry it, don't use mules or horses, just follow the water. But Han Gang wants to repair the track, but it can't save much labor. ”

"Didn't you say that the orbit was only temporary?" Huang Lu asked rhetorically, "When the channels are dug up, you can go straight from Xiangyang to Tokyo City." ”

"So it's not wrong to say that Han Gang is smart. To repair the track first, the labor is a little higher, and the tail of the hand is a little more troublesome, but it is only a temporary step, and the ditch will be dug below. But who knows if he will dig out the channel? ”

Huang Lu became worried, "But this is contrary to his previous performance, but the Son of Heaven still helped him in the end." ”

"Helping now doesn't mean helping later. According to Han Gang, the canal should be dug six or seven zhang to the bottom, and there will be no shortage of stones. In the city of Tokyo, if you dig a well five or six feet into the city, you will definitely run into stones. Are rocks in the mountains rarer than in the cities? Repairing canals over the mountains is naturally a rare hero, but there are many failures. ”

Huang Lu thought about Cai Qu's words and nodded slowly.

"It will definitely be difficult to succeed in the excavation of the channel, Han Gang himself said in the palace that it will take ten or eight years, speaking of which, this is the same as when he made plate armor, he first took out the iron ship as a disguise. Over the years, the 560,000 forbidden troops have all had iron armor, but the ordnance supervisor said that they were going to use steel to cast keels, and there is not even a shadow of them now. This matter of opening a canal must be a cover taken out by Han Gang, and what is really going to be of great use is the track he painstakingly wants to build. ”

Huang Lu listened to Cai Cheng continue: "As soon as the track is repaired, it means that two ports will be set up at both ends of the track, and it is laborious to transfer the freight back and forth. When the time comes, the track is too expensive, and the waterway has not been completed, so it will be up to Han Gang to do it. ”

Huang Lu surrendered to Cai Qu's judgment and had no objections, "What do you say about this matter, after all, it is also the imperial history, so you can't ignore it." ”

"Do what you have to do, do your best." Cai did not care and said, "But don't fall in, otherwise it will be difficult to get out." ”

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Three days later than the scheduled plan, Han Gang left the capital.

The Son of Heaven and the Political Affairs Hall showed rare high efficiency, led by Peng Ruli, who should impeach Han Gang's officials, impeached the ministers for false arguments and false accusations, or went out, or chased officials, or fined copper, and none of them escaped punishment. Yushitai and the Imperial Court were upset about this, but the Son of Heaven ignored it, and Deng Runfu and Cai Qu, who were originally pretending, died down.

It's just that Han Gang's reputation in Shilin has deteriorated a lot because of this incident. Yushi was supposed to be a rumor, and he didn't have to be responsible for his own words, but now he just impeached Han Gang, but let the two Yushi go out together, and more than a dozen people were punished together. I feel that Han Gang can be so domineering before he becomes a prime minister, and he will be able to repay it when he becomes the prime minister?! There are more than one or two people who scold Han Gang for being treacherous. There are more than a dozen people who wrote poems for Peng Ruli.

But Han Gang didn't care, which person who was going to go to the road of Zaizhi hadn't carried a badge of the same height as himself? can receive such treatment, it can be seen that he is also an important minister.

In the court, you always have to step on a few blind ones. Compared with Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing, and Wu Chong, the small troubles he encountered in the past two days were not even fruits after meals under the protection of the Son of Heaven.

However, Han Gang would not be grateful to Zhao Ji, if it weren't for today, he wouldn't have had these troubles. It was purely Zhao Ji who got rid of it, giving the outside world a wrong impression, making Yigan jealous of his villain, thinking that he had found an opportunity to satisfy the Son of Heaven and step on himself.

After Han Gang left the capital, he led his family to the west.

In spring, the official road, because the road is thawed, is very easy to turn the pulp. The heavy wheels of the carriage pressed over, and there were two deep ruts, and in an instant, the newly rolled ruts would burst into the water.

Once again, the car was stuck in the mud, and the servants of the family went to try to get out of the car, while Han Gang was envious of Shen Kuo on the side. Shen Kuo is going to Tangzhou, and most of the roads can be opened to waterways. And Han Gang had to go to Luoyang first, and only after passing Bishui County could there be a boat to sit on.

After trekking through the mud all the way, Han Gang and his entourage soon passed through Bishui County, and on both sides of the road, there were no longer plains as far as the eye could see, but rolling hills. This is where the Bishui Pass guarding Luoyang is located.

"Mountains and rivers arch Dai, and the situation is the best in the world." Fang Xing praised Luoyang, "Speaking of which, Luoyang's terrain is good, compared to Kaifeng, which has no danger to defend, it is a hundred times stronger, and it is not necessary for hundreds of thousands of troops to guard in the capital." ”

Han Gang disagreed: "The reason for guarding the middle is because the feudal towns of the five dynasties of the late Tang Dynasty were divided, even if the capital was Luoyang, there should still be one or two hundred thousand forbidden troops to guard the capital. ”

"But compared to Luoyang, Kaifeng Mansion is still not easy to defend, otherwise as soon as the Khitan invaded that year, Tokyo City would be shocked overnight."

"Chang'an in the Sui and Tang dynasties, there has been no such city since ancient times, but in the three hundred years of the Sui and Tang dynasties, Chang'an has been broken many times. was beaten under the national capital by the enemy, and it was basically a poor day, and he couldn't hold it if he wanted to. Han Gang shook his head, "This kind of thinking is completely wrong. It is already wrong to defend against the enemy outside the country, let alone outside the capital? ”

Fang Xing was surprised: "Why is it wrong to say that the enemy is outside the country?" ”

"The thieves divide them by strategy; If the thief is strong, he will drive him away. Fighting the misfortune is in the future, cutting the enemy in the invisible, this is the way to win without a fight. When the barbarians rise, they will come and deploy heavy troops to guard the border, and it will already be a remedy. ”

Han Gang's words are just ordinary truth, but from the mouth of him, an official who has fought in the south and the north for many years and relied on military merits, it is very convincing.

Fang Xing groaned and nodded slowly.

But Han Gang changed his words: "But then again, a strong army is the foundation, and the plan is only the branches and leaves, if there is no root, the branches and leaves cannot exist alone." The barbarians are afraid of power but not virtue, and they must be feared before they can be used. If there are no elite soldiers in their hands to drive away, even if they say that they are crazy, which barbarian will obey their orders? It's like a child with a sledgehammer, and it can't scare people. ”