The officials of the Great Song Dynasty have always been very leisurely, even if they are pro-people officials in the state and county, they can also find leisure time to go out for drinks and banquets with relatives and friends. Compared with the time they spend on some favorite pastimes, they have too little energy to devote to official duties.

However, when it comes to the level of court officials, and they are in the capital, many officials have to get up and rush to the court on the third watch. Especially in winter, while missing the warmth of the bed, I have to brave the biting cold wind to dare to go to the palace, this pain makes many officials complain.

Fortunately, in the ceremonial nature of the daily court, even the Son of Heaven did not bother to appear, and only let the prime minister take the shift. Sometimes even the prime minister does not come forward, and there have been several times in the past that he has provoked the impeachment of the imperial history. As for ordinary court officials, if they have a real job, they can not participate, and if they don't have a real job, they can also ask for leave every once in a while.

However, when it comes to the regular visit every five days, as well as the day of the New Year's Day, or the day of the New Year's Day, there is no way to hide.

In the Zhengdan Dynasty, all the officials of the Beijing Dynasty had to attend the meeting, and there were thousands of civil and military officials combined. There are also imperial relatives with a series of prominent official positions, all of whom are qualified and must participate in the court meeting.

In the middle of the night, the roads in the capital were all headed towards the Xuande Gate.

Han Gang came out of his home, and along the way, he didn't know how many officials he saw who were going to participate in the Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting, and after he got on the road, the flow of people gathered was huge, and people couldn't help but be surprised, where did so many officials come from in the capital?

There are also a lot of teams patrolling the city, and the few teams that avoid Han Gang and his party have no spirit, and most of them shrink their necks. Just left the alley where the house was located, and on the lookout of the hidden fire shop at the entrance of the alley, there was still the sound of stomping feet.

Han Gang exhaled a breath of white air, which immediately dissipated in the air, it was indeed quite cold today. Compared with when Han Gang entered Beijing a few days ago, the temperature has dropped a lot, and if this temperature lasts for a few more days, it is estimated that Caihe will be frozen to the bottom.

Turning to Neiximen Street, there were more and more officials in the court, many of whom knew each other well, and congratulated each other on the New Year.

Han Gang and his entourage continued to move forward, and it was not far from Xuande Gate. At this moment, a large group turned from the other road. There were as many as sixty or seventy people, and the lanterns in their hands were all long, Han Gang glanced at them, and then avoided them to the side of the road with the team. The other officials on the road also retreated to the side of the road.

This is the number of people that only the ruling level has.

With different grades and statuses, there is a fixed number of Yuan Sui who can be brought with him, Han Gang, as a scholar of Longtu Pavilion, can have seven Yuan Sui who are given food and clothing by the imperial court, and the ruling is fifty to seventy, and the prime minister is seventy to one hundred. Looking at the size of the number of people in front of him, of course, the officials with low status had to avoid the side of the road and let the other party go first—not to mention that there was a cool umbrella held in the back.

The identity of this team, Han Gang almost knew it. Among the current several governors, three people from the East Mansion and four people from the West Mansion, except for Guo Kui, who has not yet come to report, and Lu Gongshu, who has just taken over, the others have been in power for a long time, and they have been given mansions. And the direction of Fang Cai is not the location where the mansion is given. What's more, on the lantern carried by the Yuan, there is also a dignified Lu character.

Dozens of officials, large and small, all watched the group move forward, but unexpectedly saw them suddenly stop. A Yuan Sui rode towards Han Gang, "Dare to ask, but Han Longtu?" The villain was ordered by my privy to inquire about it. ”

Sure enough, it was written by Lu Gong.

But how did he guess his identity? Han Gang was puzzled. As far as the eye can see on this road, there are dozens of teams in front and back. There are nearly 100 people, and the few are alone, and at most they bring a companion. The number of Han Gang and his party is not much, but it is not remarkable. I really don't know my identity, how can I see through it. The lantern he lit with his Yuan Sui was not marked with a surname.

"It's my dragon picture." A Yuan then replied.

"It's Han Gang." Han Gang's personal answer was not delayed.

"Han Yukun, can you go with the old man?" Lu Gongzhu's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached Han Gang's ears on the quiet street.

Lu Gongzhu greeted him, Han Gang did not hesitate, and immediately stepped forward, greeted Lu Gongzhu, and saluted.

Han Gang had never seen Lu Gong's writings, but he had long been known to today's privy envoys.

The son of the former minister of power, Lu Yijian, is now in the position of the ruler. Because he opposed many new laws and impeached Wang Anshi, he is of course a hardcore old party.

At the beginning, he was asked by Lu Jia to steal the chapter, and stomped his feet and scolded this nephew who ate inside and outside the steak for being a thief. However, Lu Jiawen also has a very high status in the new party, which is stronger than the existing third and fourth generations of the Lu family, and his ability is not bad.

Lu Gongshu is not young, older than Wang Anshi, and when he was said with Han Wei, Sima Guang, and Wang Anshi, his spirit still looked very good. At the age of fifty or sixty, in fact, it is the time when the chief officials are in their prime, and there are only one or two who can be promoted to the chief in their thirties and forties, and more of them are promoted step by step, standing out from the ministers, and being appointed by the chief executive when they are in their fifties.

When Lu Gong saw Han Gang, he didn't say any nonsense that he had heard of the name for a long time, but when he looked Han Gang up and down, there was a bit of approval in his expression. The two walked forward together, and Han Gang slightly delayed the distance of a horse's head, maintaining a respectful attitude.

Lu Gongshu's tone was heavy, "It's a pity that Zhang Zihou is really a pity, there are only three or five people in this world who can penetrate the scriptures and have some interpretation." I thought that he could continue to teach the Great Dao, but he didn't expect that he would return to Daoshan in the blink of an eye. ”

Han Gang's mood sank, Zhang Zai had already returned to Hengqu to be buried, and he was unable to give a ride as a disciple of the mantle, but Wang Yi asked Wang Fang to send the funeral on his behalf.

However, most of Zhang Zai's students are still in Beijing, and Han Gang returned to Beijing this time, and many people visited him in the past two days. Nengguang Guanxue lintel - no, now it is called Qixue, Zhang Zai's prestige is no longer limited to Guanzhong - there is only Han Gang at the moment.

"When the old man was in Luoyang, he used to have a lot of dealings with Zihou." Lu Gongzhu continued, "Needless to say, Zihou's talent is learned. He is simple, loyal and diligent, and the old man recommended him, and he also wanted him to make up for the court. Yukun recommended Zihou in the previous year, so he thought the same way, right? ”

"The ancestor wants to prosper the Holy Sect and magnify the learning of the Ancestors, Han Gang is a disciple, and he should be a dog and horse."

When Lu Gongshu was the middle of the imperial history, he did recommend Zhang Zai to Beijing as an official. That was still the second year of Xining. From this point on, Han Gang must maintain enough respect for Lu Gongshu.

Lu Gongzhu nodded, "And Zhang Tianqi, it's a pity." Tianqi is a very upright person, and he is a rare superintendent of the imperial history. ”

Zhang Zai's younger brother Zhang Jian, Han Gang went to Beijing for the first time that year and was employed by him. A few days ago, he also died of illness, and Zhang Zai's lung disease became serious, in fact, there was also sadness. When Lu Gong was the middle of the imperial history, Zhang Jian was his subordinate, and he had some incense. However, the reason why Zhang Jian was expelled from Beijing was because he participated in the chorus of the Yushitai led by Lu Gongshu, and was purged later.

Lu Gong vigorously mentioned the old things, and Han Gang felt a little puzzled. However, there should be no treachery, and with the identity of Lu Gongshu, he should not be like this.

After walking for a while, I went to the left and went up to the Imperial Street. Neiximen Street is also one of the widest avenues in the city, but it is still far from the royal street that spans 200 steps like a square.

Of course, there were more people on the royal street, Han Gang followed Lu Gong, and a cool umbrella was playing in the back, but it was stained with a lot of light.

Lu Gongshu also talked to Han Gang: "Zhang Zihou's book Zhengmeng has been published in the world, and the old man also has a set, and he has read it for a long time, and he has gained both. Among them, the moral exposition is very clear, and it really deserves to be thick. ”

"Zhengmeng is the source of the master's dedication to heaven and earth, the source of sacred learning, the Tao Yiming, virtue and respect, and he has achieved success for several years. The Prophet had gathered his heart and soul, and he would be glad to know the Privy Council's approval. ”

"Zhengmeng is the article, and the old man likes the big heart one the most." Virtue knows, not budding in seeing and hearing, "the saint is full of nature, not to see and hear his heart", to Zihou said, people's hearts are like mirrors, not disturbed by external objects. ”

"'Although the ears and eyes are tired, they are in harmony with the virtues of the inside and outside, and they know that they are the key to enlightenment'. Virtue, seeing and hearing, and going hand in hand. 'If you don't stand up, you won't see it, and if you don't see it, you won't see it. ’”

It is of course a good thing that Lu Gongshu can understand Zhang Zai's writings on his own. But he distorted Zhang Zai's theory, but Han Gang was unhappy.

Lu Gong is famous for believing in Buddhism, similar to Fu Bi, Sima Guang said that their belief in Futu is close to that of Fu Tu - and in order to support his son well, Ouyang Xiu, who regarded 'monk' as a cat and a dog, and gave his son a nickname, was evaluated by Sima Guang as manic, both of which were extreme.

Han Gang's rebuttal had a-for-tat meaning, but Lu Gongzhu smiled, and did not think it was angry, and asked rhetorically: "I don't know what to do with the knowledge of things?" ”

"If you have a big heart, you can understand the things in the world, and the reason of all things, that is, you can learn from things." Han Gang replied very briefly, in the book "Zhengmeng" that has just been collected into a volume, there are also many explanations about Gewu Zhizhi, and I think I will not miss reading Lu Gong's book.

At the Xuande Gate, Zhang Dian came early. As a privy deputy, there was no shortage of flattery around him. Gossiping with a few officials who had come up to curry favor with Lu, Zhang Dan's originally leisurely expression suddenly retracted, and his eyes became sharp, but after a moment, he changed back again.

In front of Xuande, how many officials saw that the privy envoy Lu Gongzhu and Wang Anshi's son-in-law Han Gang actually came together. But many people suspect that their own eyes are coming and must be missighted. How could Lu Gongshu have a good conversation with Han Gangyan? Lu Huiqing also frowned, looking puzzled.

Arriving at the destination, Lu Gongzhu and Han Gang parted after saluting, and Han Gang had already seen Zhang Dian and took the initiative to go over to say hello.

Zhang's eyes swept left and right, and the surrounding officials all dispersed with interest.

"What? Do you want to ask why Uncle Lu Han is with you? Han Gang half-jokingly spoke first.

"If Lu Shumi really wants to win over Yukun, how can he deliberately choose to be in front of the public?" Zhang Dian shook his head, since Han Gang spoke like this, then there was no need to worry.

In front of the palace gate, it is also a place of communication, as long as there is no loud noise, no imperial history will be so uninteresting.

Han Gang said a few words to Zhang Dan, and then they separated. There were many people who came to greet Han Gang, some of whom knew each other, and many of whom were very strange.

After speaking for a while, Sirius, which was originally at the zenith, gradually tilted westward, the bells and drums in the palace suddenly rang in unison, the side door of the Xuande Gate creaked open, and the courtiers who were still talking also put away their greetings and gradually merged into the imperial city.