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In the imperial hall next to Jinmingchi outside the West Water Gate, Lu Yijian, who was old but energetic, was enjoying the scenery of Jinmingchi after the rain, and behind him, the four sons who had been demoted out of Beijing because of Feng Shiyuan gathered around Lu Yijian and respectfully served their father.

"I didn't expect that the old man would be able to return to Bianjing to pay homage to the prime minister again in his lifetime, the official family Hongen!" Lu Yijian stood arrogantly in the Imperial Pavilion, facing the surface of the Jinming Pond, and sighed to himself as if no one was around.

"Since my father has already paid homage to the prime minister, why don't you take Hedong's younger brother to Bianjing?" Lu Gong, the eldest of the four jinshi of the Lu Sect, whispered to his sighing father Lu Yijian with doubts.

"Over the years, my father has served as a transfer envoy on Hedong Road, purchased some family property, and set up a room for Ru'er, after all, Ru'er is matched to Hedong, and he may not cause any trouble when he returns to Beijing rashly, so let him stay in Hedong! Bianjing's mixed water, he doesn't have to come to it. Lu Yijian said, Lu Gongru said with a disappointed look of loss.

"Yes! Many imperial envoys in the court are not our people, Bao Zheng is now more and more ruthless, the official family actually let Bao Heizi go everywhere, the officials in the court are no longer called Bao Heizi, but renamed Bao Tiemian, last month the third son of the clan King Lu rode a horse on the street and hit a pedestrian after flying sideways, and was known by Bao Tiemian in front of King Lu to participate in his son's copy, as a result, King Lu's third son was driven back to Qingzhou directly, and King Lu was also fined for one year. Lu Gongbi, the second son of the four brothers of the Lu family, who had been staying by the side of Zhao Zhen of the official family in Bianjing for all these years, saw Lu Yijian's expression of loss. He said to his father jokingly.

"Yes! There is no way to teach a child! If Confucianism is a little more interesting, how can he be caught by Zhao Lei on the charge of drunken murder, which led to the resignation of his father, today's court is no longer the previous court, when he left for his father, Wang Su was still a small imperial envoy, Zhang Shixun and Yan Shu had just been demoted out of Beijing, Song Qi was still a member of the Zhongshu House, Wang Deyong was far away in Yongxing Military Road, and King Pu'an was still waiting for an opportunity in the clan. Now just a few years have passed, Zhao Lei has the merit of Luzon, has become famous in the Great Song Dynasty, Wang Su has also risen to serve as the governor, Song Qi has become a privy envoy, Wang Deyong has been reinstated as the privy deputy envoy, Zhang Shixun has paid a visit, Yan Shu has also participated in political affairs, and King Pu'an replaced King Meng as Zong Zhengqing, the only thing that has not changed much. It is Ye Qingchen, the twenty-year envoy of the three divisions of the yamen. Lu Gongbi's joking explanation had the opposite effect, after hearing what happened to King Lu. Lu Yijian remembered that he was also affected by his son Lu Gongru and was demoted from Beijing, and then thought about the changes in the court now, and said with emotion for a while.

"No matter how powerful the change is, the court of the Great Song Dynasty is supported by more than 10,000 officials, and with a few of them, even if it becomes a temporary trend, it won't be long in the limelight." Lu Gongru, the youngest of the four jinshi of the Lu Sect, although he experienced Feng Shiyuan's case and was demoted out of Beijing, he still did not change his impulsive temper after he came back, and heard his father's sighing words. immediately retorted unconvinced.

"The third brother is right, although the eight ministers of the court are uncertain, but the officials below will not change every day, and my father has accumulated contacts over the years. It's still huge, and now my father worships the prime minister and wants to restore his former prestige. Easy as pie. After the third son of the Lu family, Lu Gongshu, after Feng Shiyuan's incident, is now more cautious in doing things, and his vision is gradually becoming far-reaching, and after hearing Lu Gongru's words, he immediately agreed and said to his father Lu Yijian.

"It's different, after all, it's not a few years ago, now the Great Song Dynasty is the world of reformers and conservatives, not the situation of confrontation between the Queen Mother and the official faction, the officials of the Queen Mother back then, now they are depreciated, put away, and all that is left are small fish and shrimp, and the reformers and conservatives are gradually getting bigger, and now our Lu family is not recognized by the conservatives, nor is it accepted by the reformers, and it is difficult to restore the prestige of the past!" The old and spicy Lu Yijian was very clear about the current situation in the imperial court, so he shook his head at Lu Gongru's words and said.

"Why should my father be pessimistic, my son has been staying in the court all these years, and he is also a little clear about the affairs of the court, on the surface, the court is divided into conservatives and reformers, but who can peek into the thoughts of the officials, Ye Qingchen manages the world's finances, and Song Qi is in charge of the world's military, but these two people are cronies of the official family, neither reformers nor conservatives, does my father really think that reformers and conservatives can cover the sky with one hand, why Zhao Lei can make great contributions repeatedly, it is not the opportunity for the official family to give him meritorious service, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and others, It is not by virtue of Zhao Lei's merits to climb to the ground, as long as the official family trusts his father, once there is a big event, the official family will let his father participate in it, and it will only be a matter of time before he recovers his former prestige. Lu Gongbi smiled slightly and whispered to his father Lu Yijian.

"Old man, I need Bi'er to remind you to see things, it's hard to say if you can wait until the day when you can regain your prestige!" Lu Gongbi's vicious eyes comforted Lu Yijian, and after smiling, he said with a smile calmly.

"My father will live a hundred years, and I will definitely see that day." The sweet-mouthed Lu Gongru immediately smiled at Lu Yijian and said.

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The sky is clear, and the humidity of a light rain is gone,

At this time, he walked out of the palace and slowly slipped along the Jinming Pond with his four sons

"The day before yesterday, the official family court chose to send an envoy to Xia Liao, why didn't my father recommend us to go, but instead let Fu Bi send an envoy to Liao and Wen Yanbo to envoy to Western Xia?" After wandering around for a while, Lu Gongxuan, who had been puzzled for a long time, finally couldn't help but ask his father Lu Yijian.

"This kind of thing is completely thankless, like Lu Jing, who went on a trip to the Western Xia, and asked the Gang to send troops to attack the Western Xia, and after coming back, he didn't get any political benefits, and the money was a lot, but we were short of money! For example, Zheng Jian, as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, has never gone out for so many years, and has received several envoys from Xia Liao at that time, and after the outstanding place was seen by the officials, he stayed as a waiter in the Shangshu Rites Department, and he has been working for several years. Lu Yijian heard Lu Gongxuan's question, sneered twice, and replied indifferently.

Seeing the four sons who were listening carefully, Lu Yijian continued to say: "The task of this mission to Liao is not easy to complete!" In the letter of state of Liao brought by Xiao Temo and Liu Liufu, the Great Song Dynasty was required to cede the land of ten counties south of Jinyang and Waqiao Pass to the Liao State, compensate for the losses caused by the Great Song Dynasty's attack on Xiazhou to the Western Xia, and also asked the Great Song Dynasty to demolish the additional military fortresses and trench positions, these three conditions could not be agreed to by the Great Song Dynasty, although Zheng Jian had already obtained the bottom line of the Liao State, but marrying the princess and increasing the New Year's currency were all shameful conditions.

And the envoy to the Western Xia is even more dangerous, think about Han Qi's northern expedition to Xiazhou, the city of Xiazhou with a population of more than 200,000 was completely destroyed by Han Qi, and more than a dozen tribes in the Hengduan Mountains were killed by Han Qi, Xiazhou is the nest of the party people, and now the party people hate the Song people to the bone, and the Western Xia does not allow the Great Song Dynasty to send heavy troops to guard the envoys, that is to say, if the envoy to the Western Xia is killed by the party people for revenge, there is no place to reason, and the envoy to the Western Xia can be in danger of life, your brothers still want to send Xia Liao, is to leave a stench for ten thousand years! Or do you want to risk your life! ”

The stench is 10,000 years old and life is in danger! The Lu brothers are not stupid, of course they don't want to choose any of them.

"Since it is difficult to send Xia Liao and there is no benefit, why do Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo go?" Lu Gongxuan asked Lu Yijian puzzled at this time.

"Swap! Fu Bi is Yan Shu's son-in-law, who went to Liao on behalf of the reform faction, and after he returns, he will replace Ouyang Xiu as a member of the Ministry of Rites, while Wen Yanbo is a protégé of his father, but he is also from a famous family, safeguarding the interests of the reformers, and also represents the reform faction to send envoys to Western Xia. Lu Yijian shook his head indifferently and said to the four sons beside him.

"I see, the staff of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, it is basically cost-effective to exchange two people to envoy Xia Liao!" After Lu Gong calculated in his heart, he nodded and smiled and said to his father Lu Yijian.

"Is it cost-effective Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo know in their hearts, why should we outsiders guess what others think!" Lu Yijian said casually indifferently.

"Father, today's court Yan Shu impeached King Pu'an for selfish desires to take charge of the secret guard, which is not in line with the duties of the clan's fairness, and at the same time slacked off work, which made the negotiations with Xia Liao once deadlocked, and finally the official family accepted the right of King Pu'an to control the secret guard, and handed over the secret guard to King Meng's youngest son, Boping County Wang Yunchu, since my father was recommended by King Pu'an, why didn't the court speak for King Pu'an today?" Lu Gongxuan, the son of the Lu family, remembered that when Yan Shu impeached King Pu'an at today's court meeting, and finally caused King Pu'an to lose the right to control the secret guard, King Pu'an's ugly face couldn't help but ask Lu Yijian.

Lu Yijian also thought of King Pu'an's performance today at this time, and sighed and said: "It's not for my father not to help King Pu'an, you look at the palace today, the one who dares to speak for King Pu'an, the secret guard is very important, and it has always been in the hands of the loyal clan prince, and the virtue of King Pu'an is no different from what Yan Shu said, although he is talented, but his selfish desires are too heavy, how can the official family let this kind of person be in charge of the secret guard, so the secret guard controlled by King Pu'an will be handed over sooner or later, he is not King Meng, how can the official family fully believe him, Since the king of Pu'an has too much selfish desires, then the courtiers who deal with the king of Pu'an are more taboo by the officials, the great Song Dynasty has been inherited for a hundred years, and the prince who controls the secret guard basically has no contact with the hundred officials, and during the period when the king of Pu'an served as Zong Zhengqing, he jumped up and down, and actually united with Li Ruogu to fight against the reformist Zhang Shixun and others, and a prince who controlled the secret guard was enthusiastic to participate in the government affairs, didn't this force the official family to be suspicious! My father has just sat on the throne, and I don't want to step down so early because of King Pu'an, and so many reformist officials have not spoken for King Pu'an, why should my father be a bird! ”

"King Pu'an's kindness to my Lu family?" Lu Gongxuan said with some hesitation.

"King Pu'an's kindness to my Lu family will be repaid by my father, but the matter of the secret guard is very important, and you can't interfere." Seeing that the eldest son was still concerned about the secret guard, Lu Yijian's face changed and he solemnly instructed the four sons.

Seeing his four sons standing chillingly, keeping his words in mind, Lu Yijian nodded with satisfaction and continued to wander around Jinmingchi.

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