In leap April, the capital has completely entered the summer.

The red sun is scorching, and under the direct sunlight, it seems to be able to crack the ground. The lotus leaves on the water are pavilions, but looking at the pink or white lotus flowers, they can't relieve the heat in their hearts at all.

But now the situation has cooled down. In the face of the reality that Wang Anshi is about to return, both sides have lost the motivation to continue fighting.

When Han Gang went to the palace today, when the progress of the military weapons superintendent and the relocation of several forging workshops out of the Son of Heaven was announced, Feng Jing and Wu Chong didn't say anything more, they were just as cold as usual. Han Gang didn't care about it, if they greeted each other with a smile, they would be suspicious.

After retreating, Lu Huiqing said a few jokes, and from an outsider's point of view, the relationship between the two is very close. It's just that Han Gang understands very well that there is a complete break between him and Lu Huiqing. I don't know how Wang Anshi will deal with his relationship with Lu Huiqing after he comes back.

Just look back and think about it, after all, Lu Huiqing did not explicitly prevent Wang Anshi from regaining his appearance, and the day before yesterday in the palace, he also claimed that he wanted to guarantee Wang Bei's life and had nothing to do with the rebellion. No matter what his selfish intentions are, the article on the surface is still very well done. Wang Anshi will probably continue to reuse him, so I don't know if Lu Huiqing can be willing.

After boiling, the mung bean lily soup that cooled down in the well water, seasoned with honey, mixed with a little crushed ice, when Han Gang returned home,. Take a sip and you'll be refreshed. Ice in summer, charcoal in winter, and being an official in the capital has this benefit.

"The weather is hot, I don't know if my father and eldest brother can afford to go to Beijing at this time." Enjoying the coolness at home, Wang Yi couldn't help but worry about his parents who had to brave the scorching sun to go to Beijing.

"It is twenty-two journeys from Jiangning to the capital, even if Lan Yuanzhen rode a horse and traveled when he went, but when his father-in-law went to Beijing, he could only take a boat, and it would take almost a month to arrive. It's not a good time to be. But what about ......" Han Gang smiled again: "After all, my father-in-law is in Beijing, and the states and counties along the way will still serve well." After Yangzhou, which state and county does not have ice kilns? Grab a few pieces of ice and put them in the cabin, and you won't have much trouble all the way. ”

Wang Yi said: "I remember crossing the river from Guabu a few years ago, it was also in the summer, but it was in early April. At that time, Yangzhou sold iced black plum soup. ”

"Melabu...... Kyoguchi ......" Han Gang groaned for a moment, looking at the sun-soaked ground in the courtyard outside, "It's summer, right?" ”

"Hmm. What's wrong? ”

"It's a pity." Han Gang muttered.

Wang Yi glanced at Han Gang strangely, whether her husband was hot and confused.

Han Gang Ha Lu Ha smiled, getting rid of the regret of the famous poem for the ages, "Zhong Yuan should also come back from Baima tomorrow, I don't know if he is scared these days, he has to be prepared to give him a look." ”

"What the official said, I'll let Sister Suxin prepare it when I go back." Wang Yi nodded and smiled happily.

The case of Zhao Shiju and Li Feng's rebellion has been decided. Since Zhao Ji has already wanted Wang Anshi to return to the phase, he can't leave the prime minister's face. Although Shen Kuo has a weak temperament, with the support of the Son of Heaven, it is not difficult to squeeze out Fan Bailu's right to speak. Not to mention that the implicated Wang was out of the matter, even Li Shining, who had a direct connection with Zhao Shiju, was only sent to Jingnan by the cane.

But others don't have such good results. Zhao Shiju was ordered to hang himself, his descendants were removed from the clan, and Li Feng was Ling Chi. The rest of the accomplices implicated in the case, the medical officer Liu Yulingchi, will be beheaded as a prisoner, Zhang Jing, and his parents, wives and children will be exiled to Guangnan. All the officials who had correspondence with Zhao Shiju were either punished or demoted, without exception. This is also to give an explanation to the Son of Heaven. In addition, Wang Tingyun, who was acquitted of Li Feng at the beginning, hanged himself, and Zhu Tang, who first accused Li Feng of rebellion, was richly rewarded.

This ridiculous case starts with absurdity and ends with absurdity. Han Gang looked at the beginning and end of this case coldly, and his heart became colder and colder.

Speaking of another case closely related to Han Gang, the Xiang army gathered people to cause chaos, because Wang Anshi was too strong, Zhao Ji still needed an opposition. Therefore, the case against Feng Jing was also broken off by Zhao Ji. The leader of the last was sentenced to beheading,

Judging from the final results of these two cases, it seems that Zhao Ji is preparing to adjust the court situation back to Xining for five or six years, and maintain the balance and stability of the court while the new law continues to be implemented.

Although I don't know if Lu Dao Zhao Ji can get his wish, Han Gang is still happy to see it, this is a normal officialdom ecology. The original state of the court being divided into two is an abnormal situation.

"It's the body of the eldest brother, I don't know how he is now......"

"There are many famous doctors in Beijing, and with them to take care of him, Yuan Ze can get better care than when he was in Jinling."

"And more honey, and that royal jelly...... That's the name, right? Wang Yi asked Han Gang.

"Well, it's called royal jelly." Han Gang's answer was a little helpless. He just didn't say it a few days ago, but he didn't expect Wang Yi to write it down. Although Wang Yi knew that her husband was not a disciple of the King of Medicine, he believed everything he said about medical health, and Zhang Luo was going to find royal jelly.

Han Gang couldn't cry or laugh, at this time, where can health supplements be provided all year round that can't be stored for a long time if they are not kept in the refrigerator?

Compared to royal jelly, honey is much easier. High-quality honey has a long shelf life, and it is a good material for cooking and soup stews, and Han Gang's kitchen will always have one or two cans. However, there is a difference from the honey in Han Gang's memory, the honey of this era is directly cut and pressed by the beehive, and sometimes the honey that is not filtered clean, there are bee remains - from eggs to adults.

But honey is a good thing, in addition to growing grain, the Han family now grows some common local brassica in the fields of Longxi. Brassica can be eaten as is, or you can wait for the seeds to be harvested after flowering to extract oil. The yellow flowers, plus the seeds used to squeeze the oil, Han Gang can basically determine that it should be the rape of later generations, and with rape flowers, of course, there is honey.

Han Gang can still remember a little bit about the structure of the beehive in later generations, but he doesn't know the specific breeding method of Lu Dao - there is also a beehive at this time, so it is really an empty box, let the bees build a nest in it, and when the honey is produced, directly dig out the beehive and squeeze the honey - so I didn't mention it much, just raise it according to the existing method, and I can still produce honey. In two or three years, Longxi will be able to produce honey. But royal jelly should be no fun, at most, his parents are in Longxi, and there are so many opportunities to eat a little bit a few times a year.

Come to think of it, it's okay for Wang Yi to toss, it's not a big deal anyway.

The husband and wife talked some more gossip, and Han Gang returned to the study and took out a letterhead from the shelf, which was a letter written by Zhang Zai.

Recently, Guanxue has been prosperous, and scholars from all over Guanzhong have gathered in Hengqu, needless to say, it is the scholars of Kanto, and there are many people who have traveled thousands of miles to Hengqu Town. However, Zhang Zai's letter did not mention much about this matter, but discussed with Han Gang how to deal with the disagreement between Han Gang's interpretation of Gewu Zhizhi and the way of heaven and man.

Han Gang has always claimed that he has only one bias in academics, and he is more focused on the principles of nature. The one who really runs through the avenue of heaven and man is still his teacher Hengqu Zhang Zihou. Although Zhang Zai has not been able to go to Beijing again, there are countless scholars who yearn for it.

However, science and the theory of the unity of man and nature are, after all, contradictory. Zhang Zai said in the article "Nailing Stubbornness" [i.e., Ximing], which is the outline of qi theory: "Qian is called the father, and Kun is called the mother...... The great monarch, my parents and sons, their ministers, and the sons of the family. That is, the three outlines and the five constants are combined with the heavens, the earth, and the Tao.

The more Han Gang proves the scientific theories of later generations with experiments, the more and more facts clearly show that the so-called way of kings and ministers, fathers and sons, has nothing to do with heaven and earth, and has nothing to do with it.

However, Han Gang came step by step, and when the theories that have been proven are spreading, they are all under the banner of qi, and the two have long been closely inseparable. In other words, before you know it, it is already a dove occupying the magpie's nest and kidnapping Qixue. It is no longer that Han Gang wants to dress up scientific theories as a branch of Confucianism, but that Zhang Zai wants to use the theory of qi in turn to cooperate with a set of scientific theories that Han Gang has verified.

Not only Guan Xue, but even Ercheng's Luo Xue, Wang Anshi's Xinxue, must face this problem. No one can directly dismiss a few scientific theories that have been proven. Confucianism is a very realistic doctrine that explains not only society but also nature. Han Gang is already preconceived, and the definition of the theory of Gewu is now in his hands, no matter whose doctrine it is, it cannot be easily bypassed.

But Han Gang understands that he can't go too far, half a step beyond the times is a genius, and if he exceeds one step, he may die. So he hesitated again and again in replying to Zhang Zai, but he still couldn't put pen to paper.

With a sigh, Han Gang put Zhang Zai's letter away again, and had to think about it again.

Lu Dafang recently came to Beijing, and I went to see him in the past two days, and maybe I could discuss it. Although Lü Dafang was not Zhang Zai's disciple, his three brothers—Dajun, Dazhong, and Dalin—all worshiped under Zhang Zai's disciple. Academically, Lu Dafang is also close to Zhang Zai. Before Han Gang was born, it was the Lantian Lu brothers who supported Zhang Zai inside and outside the government and the opposition.

In addition, there is also the matter of Zhang Zaijing, which may be more appropriate to discuss in person.

But sooner, Han Gang thought.

With Wang Anshi's temperament, he would never hand over the Guozijian to Zhang Zai to preside, and Han Gang would not have extravagant hopes. But he still wants Zhang Zai to go to Beijing and make a big noise for Qi Xue. It's really not good, so I invite him to Beijing in my personal name to see who can stop me.