- The two, the Dongchuan Army and the Yunnan Prince, can be regarded as Chen Ke's sphere of influence, the official family refused Zhao Conggu's request to take the initiative to lead the troops, but let Zhao Zongji go south, although it is for the sake of harmony between people and things, but it is also not without the meaning of letting Zhao Zongji cultivate power and make contributions.

The three, and the most important point, the officials naturally know that the Great Song Dynasty has accumulated many evils, and can no longer tolerate quiet inaction, and only by eliminating all difficulties and implementing reforms can the decline be alleviated and the national fortune can be continued. Under such a premise, Zhao Zongji is naturally more suitable than Zhao Zongshi......

Thinking about these three points, if Wen Yanbo is still ambitious, he will definitely make a choice.

But seriously, there are all kinds of grievances in the past, and the gap between Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Zongji is too big, no one can say whether Wen Yanbo is willing to wade into this troubled water.

But just as Hu Linyi, the general of the Hunan army in later generations, said, 'There is no perfect soldier. None of those who seek perfection are perfect. Be cautious everywhere, and not be cautious everywhere...... Its success is heaven, and its failure is also human. There are many fears in the military, and when it is counted to five or six points, you must be bold and let go—there is no perfect strategy. ’

Although Hu Runzhi said that it is a military matter, the cruelty of political struggle is no less than that of fighting on the battlefield, and the truth is also universal.

Besides, Chen Ke was not completely unprepared, so he rushed to Luoyang. Before this, he had already released his kindness to Wen Yanbo through the Long Chang period...... During the old man's stay in Bianjing, Chen Ke held the disciple ceremony, humbly sought advice, and took the "Bamboo Book Chronicle" with him, and published a series of articles full of weight, which also saved the reputation of the old man.

There is a hometown friendship, and Chen Ke has given him enough face. The old gentleman also got off the donkey and became a friend with him, which can be regarded as a good story.

When Long Changqi was invited by Wen Yanbo to leave Bianjing and give a lecture in Luoyang, Chen Ke asked him to make peace on his behalf, hoping to settle his suspicions with Wen Xianggong. Long Changqi readily agreed. With the generous gifts prepared by Chen Ke and a handwritten letter, I came to Luoyang to see Wen Yanbo.

Although Wen Xianggong did not reply. But in the past year, he has not shouted for Zhao Zongshi, which in Chen Ke's opinion, is his kind response.

Of course. When he came to Luoyang to meet Wen Yanbo, Chen Ke did not communicate with Wang Yan, and even Zhao Zongji only mentioned it in the letter...... There was no way to do it suddenly, and he couldn't wait for Zhao Zongji's reply at all, so he could only act arbitrarily.

Now it seems that Wen Yanbo is indeed tempted, which makes Chen Ke very happy, but when he thinks about it, he can't be happy anymore, because of the conditions offered by the other party. It's too harsh!

What 'the cuckoo is now in Luoyang, and the earth is in the south and north', Chen Ke doesn't believe these nonsense. It was clearly concocted by the other party to ask Zhao Zongji to break up with the Xinxue Party.

Obviously, the opposition parties in Luoyang. The New Scholars, who were unusually active in the South, had long been noted and saw as the main threat to the future. That's why he planted eyeliner next to Wang Yan, otherwise it would be impossible to detect such a top-secret incident.

They asked Zhao Zongji to agree and abide by the ancestral precept of 'not using southerners as prime ministers', just so that they could monopolize the fruits of victory in the future.

Thinking of this, Chen Ke couldn't help but feel creepy. Cooperating with these opposition party members is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger.

But after thinking about it, isn't cooperating with the Xinxue Party members not seeking the skin of the tiger?

And it seems safer to deal with two tigers than to go head-to-head with one, right?

After thinking about it all night, Chen Ke fell asleep when it was almost dawn, but not long after closing his eyes, he was softly called by Chen Yi: "Mr. Wuling's invitation, invite adults to participate in today's peony flower party." ”

"When?" Chen Ke was sleepy-eyed

"...... Today"

"Ball!" Chen Kehuo had to sit up, and said while putting on his shoes: "Hurry up and wait for the master to wash!" ”

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The peony is considered the national flower, and no one does not like it. When in Bianjing, every season, the dignitaries will try their best to get more than a dozen or dozens of good varieties from Luoyang, and hold a peony banquet at home...... At this time, absolutely no one mentioned how difficult it was to transport from Luoyang to Kaifeng.

But the peony flower banquet in Bianjing, no matter how big the scale is, is also a small fight. If you want to enjoy the peony to the fullest, you can only come to Xijing in person. In Luoyang City at this time, there is no distinction between high and low, inside and outside the wall, all kinds of peonies are planted, people are not divided into men and women, there are peony flowers on their heads, even the porter is no exception, it has really become a sea of flowers.

People bring out the peonies cultivated by their own jīng hearts to exhibit. Several long tables of flower pots on all sides are placed on various streets of Luoyang City, and even in the abandoned houses of ancient temples, curtains are also set up, and flower markets are set up for people to watch for free.

The people of Luoyang really love peonies, and I heard that there are rare varieties...... Like the Yao Huang peony that can bloom a thousand leaves and yellow flowers, the people of the whole city will fall into the city to watch, and the people in the countryside will also help the old and the young, and call friends to come to enjoy the flowers. There are also many outsiders among the tourists, and some even come from thousands of miles to watch, just to see the beautiful scenery of the peony flower festival.

Thousands of flowers gradually became charming, and before you knew it, the carriage passed through the streets and alleys and stopped in front of a garden gate. In the Song Dynasty, Luoyang's gardens were the best in the world, and Fan Wenzheng once said, 'The gardens of the Western Dushi doctors face each other'. Sima Guang also has a poem that says: 'Luoyang's famous garden is invincible, and the doors and alleys are connected like teeth. The bamboo is long and the poplar is deep and winding, which makes people feel uncomfortable...... There are so many gardens that it's breathless.

Witnessing this extraordinary garden, Chen Ke couldn't help but sigh secretly, isn't this the mark of great power in the past, and the fetal bed of great power in the future? How many old ministers and cadres who are ready to use are living in this garden villa all around, and they may come out at any time, turning the Great Song Dynasty upside down!

Calming down, Chen Ke asked people to knock on the door of the garden in front of him.

After a while, a very personable old servant opened the door, looked at Chen Ke's attire, and the gorgeous carriage behind him, and asked, "What instructions do you have?" ”

Chen Yi presented the invitation with both hands, and Chen Ke hugged his fists and said: "Please pass on the old man's gift, and Chen Ke, a junior of the mere family, will come to meet Mr. Wuling." ”

"It turned out to be Bachelor Chen, the head of the family has already instructed that the bachelor doesn't have to pass through when he arrives, please go in directly." The old servant hurriedly opened the door and bent down to greet him.

Guiding Chen Ke to take a few steps forward, the old servant turned around and said, "Please slow down, the old slave is in a hurry to pass on the gift, so as not to be rude to my master." With that, he turned around and hurried away.

Chen Ke looked back, Chen Yi, who had been with him for a few years, was still dumbfounded, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, sure enough, 'goods have to be thrown away, people have to die compared to people'...... Thinking about it again, the kind of old man in the mountains and fields in the Longchang period can't train such a subordinate, presumably this servant, along with this garden, was lent to him by the minister of Wen.

While thinking, while walking slowly, admiring the scenery of this garden, only to see the water bamboo trees and stones, pavilions and bridges, bending and protecting, high and open shade, extremely in the mysterious, extremely far away, all of them are not called, there is really a pattern, it will come from the hands of famous artists.

As he was walking and looking, he heard a hearty laugh in front of him, Chen Ke looked at it, and saw Wen Yanbo holding Long Changqi, standing in the peony bush of the country sè Tianxiang and laughing. Behind them, more than a dozen elderly scholars smiled at him in return.

It's a terrible view. What if it was replaced by a group of beautiful little ladies?

The absurd thought flashed, Chen Ke hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to the end and said: "In my later life, I will meet the Duke of Wen and the Duke of Wuling!" ”

"Hahaha, the magpie made trouble early this morning, and sure enough, a distinguished guest came to the door," the ninety-year-old Long Changqi is still very strong and clear-minded, but his legs and feet are no longer flexible: "The old man welcomes the bachelor to come." ”

Wen Yanbo smiled at Chen Ke and did not speak, and his smile seemed a little reluctant.

Chen Ke didn't dare to slack off, and met with the boss again, so in the midst of everyone, he and Wen Yanbo helped Long Changqi left and right, and walked to the garden.

While walking, Long Changqi said to Chen Ke with a smile: "This time, the bachelor 'entered the enemy camp alone, and the first item of the film' eliminated a military disaster for my Great Song Dynasty and the people, and it will inevitably be passed down as a good story for the ages!" ”

"The old gentleman praised it falsely." Chen Ke smiled bitterly: "It's just a trick, you can't take it seriously." ”

"There's a resentment in that." Long Changqi turned to Wen Yanbo and said: "But it's normal to have grievances, I heard that the bachelor returned from Shanxi, but he was cold all the way, and I don't know what those magistrates think." If there is a real fight, the most unlucky thing is that they are not gracious at all. ”

"They also have something to hide." Wen Yanbo smiled bitterly.

"Isn't it, they are afraid that the gang in Bianjing will know and be wearing small shoes?" Long Changqi asked.

"Hehe......" Wen Yanbo smiled dryly and couldn't answer.

"They're afraid, you guys don't have anything to be afraid of, right?" Long Changqi's hair was white, but his smile was like a naughty child: "But the old man is still afraid that you will push back, so he invited Master Chen without informing you." Those magistrates don't know what's wrong, you can't let our great heroes just return to Beijing quietly, right? ”

"No, no, no......" Wen Yanbo and the group of scholars laughed: "We don't expect anyone, how can we not distinguish between good and bad?" ”

"That's it, Master Chen, just rest assured, we have your back!"

"That's right, they don't distinguish between good and bad, we will whip their faces!"

Chen Ke knew that they were talking about themselves, so he nodded again and again with a touched face.

While speaking, everyone walked into the garden, and they saw that the purple and red flowers were blooming all over, and there was a Qionggong Flower Garden——

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