Daxiang.

The nominal second anniversary of the death of the Son of Heaven is the day of the sacrifice of the day and the month.

In Beijing, all of them were in the ceremony that lasted for an unknown amount of time, and most of their strength was consumed, and the cold wind in winter brought most of the heat to their bodies by the way.

Even in the hall of the suspended spirit, Han Gang still felt the cold.

He glanced sympathetically at the group of low-grade officials standing outside the palace gate, the space in the hall was limited, so he could only wronged them.

Wang Hou and Li Xin are both envoys from the seventh grade, but they can stand in the hall, but they are almost at the door, and they are in the back row, and they are about to be pasted in the hall. In that position, there is a person in front of him blocking the wind, but it should be a little warmer than Han Gang's side through the temple gate.

Fortunately, before everyone was frozen, Daxiang was finally over.

On the faces of the courtiers, you can see the relief that can't be hidden. If you really want to talk about the mourning of Emperor Daxing, there are really few people. In fact, it is similar to the Queen Mother.

However, after the ministers' memorial service, it was the turn of the wives to appear, and even Wang Yi had to enter the palace to pay respects, so that it could be regarded as the end of the great auspiciousness.

I don't know if the Empress Dowager Gao will come this time.

A few days ago, Xiaoxiang and Wang Yi also entered the palace.

After coming back, he told Han Gang that the Empress Dowager had only come out once.

was under house arrest in the palace for many days, and in front of her own son's spiritual throne, the empress dowager did not even have a single tear.

Han Gang heard Wang Yi come back and say that she was a little far away from the position of the Empress Dowager at that time, and it was not that she could see the tears on her face. It's just that the wives want to show that they miss Zhao Ji and their reluctance to rely on the previous generation of the Son of Heaven, they will at least hold a sweat towel in their hands to wipe their tears, and the Queen Mother also holds it in her hands, but the Queen Mother has nothing on her hands, and naturally she will not touch the coffin and cry and other performances.

Although her biological son died, she didn't even do superficial articles, which shows that her heart for Zhao Ji is knotted.

Those who are close to them should not see it, and those who are far away will either not see clearly, and those who can see clearly will also think that they have not done anything.

Empress Dowager Gao's reputation among the people is not as good as a nun who walks the streets. Her current attitude will not make her reputation any worse.

Is it the original sentence that the queen is the same as the government, which makes the love between mother and son disappear? Or is it a grievance for your favorite second son?

Han Gang has been guessing very boredly these days. Although he didn't know much, in fact, the weak relationship between Zhao Ji's mother and son was not a secret long before Zhao Ji's illness. On the contrary, it was Emperor Cao, who died two years ago, and Zhao Ji had a deep relationship with her.

But in any case, Emperor Gao, who has a left-hearted heart and a hard temperament, is still the emperor's biological mother after all. Even with such an attitude, it is impossible to blame her.

I don't know what kind of mood Zhao Hao is in?

Seeing that the brother who was pressing on his head died in his thirties, was he secretly happy? If you live a long time, you can smile on each other's graves. If that's what he thinks, that's fine.

But I think Zhao Hao won't be so shallow. can be crazy for more than a year, and will not be so self-deceptive. It's just that what else can he do to change everything now? As soon as the Empress Dowager Xiang came to the court, he had no chance to turn over for a day.

Could it be that Empress Dowager Gao can still turn over?

If you really want to talk about it, the atmosphere in the palace is a little wrong. Han Gang also knows in his heart that there are always some people who want to change, and the opportunity is rare, but what they can do is very limited.

It has been more than a year since the Empress Dowager Xiang controlled the palace, and the people who should be replaced have been changed, and the chances of the Empress Dowager succeeding are not great.

As for the outside of the palace.

The use of force is a joke, and smart generals will not interfere in the affairs of the royal family, even if they have the merit of supporting the establishment, they will also be eradicated by civilian officials, of course, they cannot be expected to come forward to oppose it, they will only remain neutral. But during the Chinese New Year, Li Xin and his artillerymen were in the firearms bureau in the city, and among his cousins, Han Gang was still able to trust him.

On the civilian side, as long as there is no prime minister and privy envoys, even if the governors and deputy officials of the Western Government come to do things, they can turn them over.

Han Jiang was pressed by Wang Anshi on his side. Zhang Dian is decisive, but what he really wants to do, he should come back to ventilate, he didn't say anything to death before, Han Gang still knows Zhang Dian well.

It's Cai Qu's uncertainty, and he has visited his house before, but Han Gang is still not sure about this prime minister. After these few days, it will be stabilized immediately.

It is good to have a common enemy, and to maintain a certain sense of crisis is the only way for the ministers to work together to turn the emperor into a 'holy monarch'. There is no certainty between good and bad.

Just a few more days.

Next, you can get rid of it, even if the mourning period of the Son of Heaven has passed, and the hundred officials don't need to mourn anymore. took off the plain mourning clothes and put on a light-colored miserable dress, although this is also a kind of mourning clothes, but at least it is not full of whites.

However, in the palace, the queen mother and the little emperor still had to mourn for Emperor Xizong for three years and forbade feasting. When I saw the ministers, everything was as usual, and the palace banquet was still going to be held. But in the inner palace, it is necessary to make a gesture of filial piety, and you have to wait for the official mourning period to end.

The courtiers left the palace in order, and after leaving the stage, His Majesty dispersed.

Han Gang and Su Song all the way.

"Yukun," Su Song asked, walking, "Is the draft of this issue of Nature ready?" ”

"There are only three articles that can be read here, and nothing else. But there is a good article, talking about the principle of Qiantang tide. It is caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon, as well as the topography of the Qiantang River estuary. ”

"Yukun, do you think he's right?"

"I've never been to Liangzhejiang, let alone seen Qiantang Chao, and the terrain over there is not clear at all." Han Gang has actually been there, and even seen the Qiantang tide on August 18, "But the tide is guided by the sun and the moon, which is true, and the reason for the topography can also be explained, it seems to make some sense." Even if you make mistakes, don't worry, be bold and verify carefully, and allow mistakes. Han Gang smiled, "Brother Zirong, where are you?" ”

Su Song nodded, "There are also two articles that are quite good." One is that the angle of Beichen is not correct, and it is not due north. ”

"Shen Cunzhong has already said it, right?"

found that the angle of the North Star is not correct, in this era, there is not only one Shen Kuo, many people have this understanding.

"But this one is a little more clear."

"Oh. What about the other one? Han Gang asked again.

"The other is about which one is more inward, Venus or Mercury."

"Which one?"

"Mercury, of course. Venus is easy to see, but Mercury is much harder. ”

"It's simple enough."

"It's not that simple in the article. By the way, the communication member ......" mentioned the new word made up by Han Gangsheng, Su Song still felt embarrassed and paused, "The corresponding members have to send out a copy of their order, and when it is delivered, it can't be later than sending it to the bookstore, this is to send it early." ”

"Let the people below worry about these chores." Han Gang smiled, "Brother Zirong, don't worry too much. ”

"That's right." Su Song smiled.

Although the Nature Book Club is Han Gang, Su Song, and Shen Kuo as reviewers, editors, book offices, and miscellaneous servants are still hired below, and there are more than a dozen people in total, and trivial chores are still handed over to those people to do.

For example, printing, plate making, sales, and now include the registration of newsletter members.

Corresponding members are members of the newly established Nature Society. And "Nature" is the journal of the Nature Society. If you subscribe to a year-round issue of Nature, you will become a corresponding member of the Nature Society for that year. To become a full member, you must have more than three papers published in journals.

Once you become a full member, you will receive a badge and a certificate, and you will not need to order the journal and will be sent directly to the society free of charge. When there are more formal members, the head of the council will be elected, and the natural society will be formalized so that it can be passed on.

Originally, Su Song wanted to make the member's logo into the shape of a waist card, but Han Gang felt that it was better to be more conspicuous and chic on the placket. Su Song had nothing to say about Han Gang's strange aesthetics, and he had no interest in arguing, he didn't care if he tied it on his belt or pinned it to his chest.

Su Song looked up at the sky, it was so clean that there was no trace of clouds, "The weather is good today, I have to go back early." ”

His precious telescope has just been replaced with a reflector and is being adjusted in the past two days. Yesterday's shift, in the palace of the guards, reading the telescope at home, Su Song's heart was like a cat scratching.

In the winter of the capital, the clear sky is rare. During this time, the consumption of coal is also saved a lot, and the sky is a little cleaner. It's a great time for stargazing. The movement of the stars in the sky never waits for anyone, and if you miss a day, you will have to delay a lot of time.

"I really have to go back early." Han Gang also looked up at the sky, turned to Su Song and said, "It's not good to have a curfew." ”

During this time, Kaifeng City has been under curfew. The mourning period is forbidden, and the control is also strict, and now the mourning period is over, but the ban will take more than three months, and only one-tenth of it has passed. However, the curfew prohibiting idlers from walking at night is not a few days away. If it drags on for a few more days, I don't know how many people in the capital will starve to death.

"Zirong, Yukun."

Hearing someone calling behind them, Han Gang and Su Song turned around, but saw that it was Zeng Bu.

"Brother Zixuan."

Su Song was surprised: "Aren't Zixuan and Xue Shi upright today?" How do you want to go back. ”

"No, it's cold enough in the hall just now, so you have to take two more steps and go back." Zeng Bu looked a little surprised, and looked at Han Gang, "It's Yukun who said it, you can't bake the fire immediately when you are frozen, you must open the bloodline." ”

"Ah...... Yes, there is such a thing. Han Gang nodded.

Zeng Bu said again: "Master Xue is looking for Wang Hou. Wang Hou, the new deputy capital and envoy of the Western Cabinet, may have something to explain to him in the Privy Council first. It won't come out in a while, Yukun, you have to invite him to drink today, and it will take a while. ”

"Now I don't dare to invite you to drink, I can only congratulate with a cup of tea." Han Gang smiled.

Wang Hou's position has just been decided, and he will stay in the capital as the deputy capital of the Privy Council and the envoy of the Western Cabinet.

The Privy Council is the chief steward of the Western Mansion, with the Privy Councillors at the top and the 24 rooms of the Privy Council at the bottom, with a very high status. When Han Gang was the herdsman of the same group, Han Zhen was the herdsman of the same group. Even though the status of the deputy position of Du Chengzhi is far lower than that of the main position, it is still a position of real power.

It's a nice job, and it's even good. Not to mention the benefits of Ren Guanxi Mansion, being able to enter the center means that his future official direction will also include the center, and will not be limited to the frontier. More room for development is a good thing to celebrate.

But more importantly, the cabinet envoy is a nail in the imperial city.

"Alright, no longer delaying the two of you." Zeng Bao took his leave.

"Then I'm going to bother Zixuan tonight." Su Song said.

"Not really." Zeng Bu smiled, nodded, and left first.

Su Song also walked forward and took two steps, but he didn't see Han Gang follow, and turned around: "Yukun? ”

"Ah, it's fine."

Han Gang shook his head, suppressed a strange feeling in his heart, quickly caught up, and walked out of the imperial city side by side with Su Song.

……………………

The night is getting darker.

Su Shi was sleeping deeply.

If it was in the past, it was only a little more than two watches, and it was the time when the interest was at its highest, but now he didn't go to the banquet for many days, and he went to bed early and got up early every day.

"Sacrifice people! Sacrifice people! ”

The maid beside him pushed Su Shi's heavy body and woke him up from his sleep.

"It's not dawn yet." Su Shi slowly opened his eyelids, and there was only a dark bed tent in front of him.

"Sheren, it's someone from the palace!" Chaoyun said hurriedly.

At the same time, Wang Yanzhi's anxious voice came from outside, "Official, someone is in the palace, I want the official to enter the palace quickly!" ”

"Why hasn't there been any movement?"

The last time Su Shi was replaced in the palace, knocking on the door was like demolishing the house, which alarmed the people up and down the house, but this time the movement seemed to be much smaller.

Su Shi sat up, asked Chaoyun to help sort out his clothes, and said with a smile: "In the old days, I asked Bao Xiaosu to judge the yang during the day and the yin at night, and call people at night, where do you want me to write an article?" ”

"Official!"

Wang Yanzhi was anxiously urging outside, and when Su Shi came out unhurriedly, he urged him to go forward.

The palace people who came back to inform Su Shi this time were not the ones from last time, a very strange little yellow door, and they also brought four squad guards, and when they saw Su Shi, they hurriedly urged: "Su Sheren." Please enter the palace as soon as possible. ”

Su Shi was not in a hurry: "What happened in the palace?" What does the Queen Mother command? ”

Xiao Huangmen didn't answer, but said, "Please let people enter the palace quickly." ”

"Sure enough."

Su Shi's voice was not loud, but it happened to be heard by the people around him.

Everything was as expected.

Abolish the Son of Heaven? This must be the abolition of the Son of Heaven!

Just like the last time the cause of the emperor's death was reported, the important ministers in Beijing were notified in advance to enter the palace to prevent changes. Otherwise, what would it take for him, a Chinese scholar, to enter the palace overnight.

The emperor killed his father, no matter which one of them, should not continue to sit in the position of the Son of Heaven.

How can the king who kills his father be the lord of the world?

That is, a selfish minister like Han Gang will help him cover it up. Wang Anshi, Cheng Hao, and Han Gang are all known as great Confucians, but they disregarded the righteousness and became the prince's teacher, so they forgot the truth passed down by the sages.

Not to mention the future, it is now unstoppable. I don't know which of the two governments took the lead?

Su Shi didn't delay much, waited until the next person prepared the horses, and then quickly got on the horse and went out.

Leaving the house, he quickly turned onto the avenue.

Compared to the last time, the streets were depressed due to fires, and the ban during the mourning period of the Son of Heaven made the streets even more deserted, and no one else could be seen except for the night patrol of the city.

When I got to the royal street, the two-hundred-step-wide street was still deserted, and I couldn't see the queue of other officials who had entered the palace.

Su Shi wondered at this time, why didn't he see the others?

……………………

When Wang Yi woke up, he found that the person next to the pillow was not on the bed.

sat up on the bed, only to find that Han Gang was standing in front of the window, the curtains were opened by him, and he looked silently at the night outside the house.

"Official? What's wrong? Wang Yi hugged the quilt.

"Nope. It's nothing? ”

Han Gang shook his head, still looking out quietly, "It's okay...... It's fine. ”