June is the hottest time of the year, and walking in the streets and alleys without shade can be dried in the blink of an eye. A glass of water tumbled on the ground, turned his face and disappeared.

But just when the sound of cicadas became sparse, suddenly two scholars, one fat and one thin, trotted through the Zheng Gate in the west of the inner city.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! The thin man ran in front, and after passing through the doorway, he shouted behind him.

The slightly fatter Confucian ran with a snort, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and he didn't even have the strength to reply, but his steps didn't stop at all, he lowered his head, and only rushed forward.

Looking at the clothes on the two of them, they are not wealthy, and it is normal that they can't afford to hire cars and horses. But as a scholar, he walked forward slowly without rules, and walked through the streets and alleys shouting like this, which should attract everyone's attention. But the shops and pedestrians along the road, at most, only looked up a few times, and then withdrew their gaze indifferently. On this street near the Wuqi Temple, it is not surprising that such a scholar trotting through the city cannot provoke the surprised eyes of the roadside.

"Two more lates." A shopkeeper who runs a calligraphy and painting shop shakes a folding fan in his hand.

The shopkeeper next door, who is also a calligraphy and painting shop, is also gloating: "It's been so late, it seems that I don't even want to squeeze in the door." ”

"Today is Mr. Hengqu personally out to give a lecture, that day is not hundreds of people come early to guard, it has not been delayed until now, there must be no place to stand." This street is full of shops selling calligraphy and paintings, and the third person who is shaking his head and smiling is also the shopkeeper of the calligraphy and painting shop.

These days, the calligraphy and paintings in their store have not sold much, but the pen, ink and paper that come with them are suddenly selling well. As for the source of business for them, of course, several shopkeepers know it in their hearts, and they are also secretly grateful in their hearts.

The two scholars, one fat and one thin, rushed into the Wuqi Temple panting, and did not look at the statue of the god in the main hall, and went directly to the West Courtyard. This kind of behavior, even Miao Zhu is accustomed to this, and he didn't stop them.

As soon as they walked into the West Courtyard, a voice that was old but still clear came into the ears of the two of them: "How can Meng be Heng? In the time of the ninety-two Heng Xing, this is the time of the Heng of the Lord. There is no reason for the Heng, and the Heng in the time follows the ninety-two. ”

Hearing Zhang Zai's explanation of the paragraph of 'Meng Heng, Yi Heng Xing Shi Zhongye' in the Book of Changes, the two fell silent. The scholars in the city of Tokyo now know that the works that Zhang Zaiju studied all his life are based on the word 'Zhengmeng', and the source of the name of Zhengmeng is from the Mongolian hexagram. For such an important lecture, they didn't hear the full text, and both of them regretted it.

"How did it all start......"

"It's all because you have to change your clothes before you go out."

"If you get up early, you won't be late for two changes."

The two young gentlemen whispered that the other party was delaying the time, and lightly planned to squeeze into the west hall. But when I walked to the door, I found that the hall was already full of students, let alone landing, and there was not even a place to insert a pin. It's just that more than 100 people were listening to Mr. Hengqu's teachings intently, so quiet that they didn't even cough, so that the two of them didn't realize until they walked to the door.

The two looked at each other, who would have thought that they would just be delayed for a moment when they went out, and even a place to stay was gone. I wanted to leave, but listening to the sound of lectures coming from inside, I was itchy and hard to give up. Without much hesitation, the two of them stood outside the door and listened with their ears pricked up.

In the second year of Xining, Zhang Zai entered Beijing to serve, and he was a courtier valued by Zhao Ji at that time. It was only because he did not conform to the new law, and because his brother Zhang Jian impeached Wang Anshi when he was the imperial historian, he resigned from his official position and retired to Guanzhong to write books and teach apprentices. Now back in Tokyo, the day before yesterday was ordered to enter the palace to meet the Son of Heaven, because of the proper response, on the spot the history museum was promoted to the revision, responsible for the compilation of the calendar.

The so-called calendar is the record of the historian's major events in the country and the court and the words and deeds of the Son of Heaven. Zhang Zai got this position, which is one level higher than the previous Jixian school manager.

However, now the scholars in Tokyo City do not use their official names to call Zhang Zai, and most of them are respectfully called Mr. Hengqu.

Jang Jae's work in Chongwen Academy is very leisurely, and compiling the calendar is not just his job. I was able to have leisure to continue teaching apprentices, and I taught in Kaifeng Mansion, and the scholars of the capital flocked to it.

At that time, Zhang Zai set up a tiger skin chair in Xiangguo Temple to talk about Yi, but was refuted by his two cousins, and returned to Guanzhong the next day. But now, after so many years of study, Zhang Zai has already mastered the Confucian classics. Nowadays, it is not so easy to refute the already self-contained qi theory.

In addition, Zhang Zai's disciple Han Gang, with the physical object as evidence, created a great name for the four words of Gewu Zhizhi. If any school wants to compete with Qi science, it must cross over from the top of the spaceship—the difficulty can be imagined—and if you want to take a detour, avoid talking about it, and you can't hide it from the discerning person, you will inevitably be seen as a weak-minded person.

Since no one is sure of this, of course, no one jumps out of the ring to fight. So these days, Zhang Zai and a few proud protégés borrowed the venue in the Wuqi Temple near Zhengmen to give lectures, and they were smooth and smooth without the slightest interference.

And Han Gang, on his side, also tried to take the time to listen to the teachings. Respectfully kneeling in the lecture hall, honestly taking notes. With the well-known Han Yukun's posture, the scholars in the same class naturally became more serious about Zhang Zai's teaching.

It's just that the Chongwen Academy, where Zhang Zai is located, is an important place, but Han Gang's weapons supervisor is a critical place. There are many things, many things that are complex and interconnected. If there is a problem in one workshop and it is not handled well, there will be chaos with several related workshops.

However, with Han Gang's ability, if it is just to deal with daily affairs, it will be a matter of one or two hours. At the beginning, Lu Huiqing wore many hats, and she still did it easily and happily. In terms of governance, Han Gang, who has gradually accumulated experience, will not lose much to him, but the problem is that the current ordnance supervisor has to set up a new factory, and the other has to ensure the smooth construction of plate armor, plus Han Gang still has various inventions to experiment and promote, and he can only go to Zhang Zai's class every once in a while.

In addition, recently, Han Gang's task of being in charge of armaments has become much heavier due to changes in the situation. Chong Ge served as the deputy commander of the soldiers and horses of the Yanyan Road, and began to mobilize the elite soldiers and strong generals in the Western Army, which greatly increased Han Gang's burden.

He was the representative of the most belligerent faction in the army, and when he returned to the Yanyan Road, Wu Chong had spoken out to stop him, but he was unsuccessful. After Wang Anshi returned, the rulers of the East and West Prefectures lived under his shadow again, like grass and trees under towering giant trees, not much moisture from the sun and rain.

What is Wang Anshi's mind? Many people are speculating.

According to the example of Xining's three years, if Hengshan is really to be captured, a high-ranking official at the Zaizhi level will definitely be asked to preside over this matter. The great power to command the whole army will never remain in the hands of military generals.

Now that the two governments are in power, it is impossible for Wang Anshi to go out, so who will be the leader of the army? This issue is being discussed in hotels and teahouses of all sizes. The people at the foot of the imperial city, even if they don't care about themselves, like to use the changes in the court as a side dish to accompany the wine.

Although the war to capture Yokoyama has not yet been finally confirmed, there is a lot of speculation about the choice of the coach, and it has also increased the income of restaurants and teahouses, and even in private, some people have set up a gambling game for this.

"How is Han Xianggong?"

Someone mentioned the name of the current prime minister, but it immediately caused a burst of laughter.

"If he had been a little tougher in the third year of Xining, Luo Wucheng would not have been lost, and Hengshan would have been taken down a long time ago. He didn't have a good reputation in the Western Army, how many red guys would still listen to him? Will you have to use a knife to establish your authority? …… If you change to an official, you can't rest assured! ”

"Feng Xianggong?"

"It's even more unlikely." Someone laughed again, "Didn't he fight against the cultivation of the Son of Heaven in front of the Son of Heaven that day?" ”

"Lu participates in politics?"

Hearing this name, some people groaned, some nodded, but there were still more opponents: "Lu has some hope for participating in politics, but he has never led troops after all!" No one in the army obeyed him, and the officials were just as worried. ”

Indeed, having never had the experience of commanding a large army, it was Lu Huiqing's fatal wound. In case the command is at a loss, it will inevitably be a big defeat, and the examples of Ma Jian and Zhao Kuo are in front.

Lu Huiqing was denied, and the name of the privy envoy Wu Chong was not mentioned. Although he was in charge of the million-strong army of the Great Song Dynasty, he also had no experience in commanding the army, and he was an opponent of the appointment of Yan Yanlu. Anyone knows that the Son of Heaven will definitely not order him.

Only two deputy envoys, Wang Shao and Cai Ting, received the most recognition. Both of them are experienced coaches, especially Wang Shao, "His contribution to opening up the territory and expanding the territory, Emperor Zhenzong has counted him first, if you don't choose Wang Vice Pivot, who else can you choose?" ”

"Vice Pivot Cai is no worse than Vice Pivot Wang. He has been guarding Jingyuan Road for many years, and how many party members have escaped in front of them? ”

"Right now, it's about attacking, not defending. Vice Pivot Cai is good at defending but not good at attacking, and he wants to attack Hengshan, and it is almost the same when he changes Vice Pivot Wang. ”

"It's still that Vice Pivot Cai is a little more qualified, and Vice Pivot Wang is a little worse. With the temperament of five, but it is so easy to call? ”

Whether it was Wang Shao or Cai Ting who led the expedition was debated for a while. As a result of this controversy, almost all the millions of soldiers and civilians in Tokyo knew that there was another war in the province.

I don't know how many people have lamented this situation. The Imperial City is a sieve, no matter how confidential the military information is, it can be leaked out when you turn your head, and there is no secret at all. However, in the eyes of the Great Song Junchen, it would not be a bad thing if the Western Xia people were nervous.