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There has been no progress in the peace talks between Song and Liao, and the two sides are still in a stalemate, licking their wounds.

During this time, the Great Song Dynasty was also unusually calm, there was no liquidation, no waves, and the calm was beyond everyone's expectations.

Among them, there are two seemingly unrelated things, but they have attracted the attention of people with hearts.

First, Haizhou reported auspiciousness, on the first day of August, there was a purple gas coming from the east, and a golden dragon suddenly appeared on the sea, swallowing clouds and spitting rain, and it must be hidden for a while.

Second, Yueyang reported auspiciousness, on the eighth day of the eighth month of August, the golden light in Dongting Lake was magnificent, there was faintly fairy music and singing, and all the beasts in the mountains and forests were ambushing, and they did not dare to move.

These two events were recorded in the imperial court's official newspaper and sent to yamen all over the country.

Yang Yi also saw it, he didn't think so at first, but soon frowned and thought deeply, this kind of thing is not worth laughing at in later generations, but in this era, there is an unusual definition.

If you don't see it, a bright star in the sky can make the prime minister step down.

And if you open Ouyang Xiu's "New Tang Dynasty Book" and the Empress of Heaven's book, you will see that there are a lot of such records in the history books:

In September, Yang was hairy.

In July, the hen in Yizhou turned into a male.

In June, Dinghai got a different stone in the water, and was amnesty.

has not been, and the hen in Langzhou has turned into a male.

At that time, when Wu Zetian killed the Li Tang clan and was about to ascend the throne as the emperor, these visions appeared in various places, and even the hens became roosters.

This may have been made up by local officials in order to cater to Wu Zetian's mind, or perhaps this was a drama directed by Wu Zetian.

Don't think it's ridiculous, it's not ridiculous at all!

If these things are useless, will people like Wu Zetian play these tricks?

It is precisely because of these so-called visions that they are irrefutable persuasive in the court and among the people, that she will come up with some tricks of turning a hen into a male. In this era, these things are more beneficial than the later generations to master CCTV and public opinion guidance.

Nowadays, people believe that all changes in celestial phenomena, climate, mountains, and geography are inseparable from politics.

When it doesn't rain, people don't think that the cold air flow and the warm air flow don't collide, but they will wonder if the emperor and the concubines collide too much in bed.

There was an earthquake, it was not the movement of the earth's crust, it was the emperor or the prime minister who moved too much in bed!

Anyway, you people in power haven't done a good job.

And vice versa, when auspiciousness appears, people will inevitably think of that imperial city.

The first day of August is the day when Empress Liu gives birth, and Haizhou is the cash dragon, which is ......

Yang Yi couldn't help but think of Han Bi'er's cunning fox spirit.

At the end of the wind, perhaps, a political storm is quietly brewing again!

The political storm of the Great Song Dynasty was only brewing, but the political storm of Western Xia had already swept the government and the opposition, and the successive defeats in a year had swept the prestige of the Empress Dowager Liang, and a strong sense of crisis forced her to react violently.

In the original history, after the defeat, the party nobles and the Liao State secretly communicated with the Liao State, and the Liao State sent an envoy to the Western Xia and poisoned the Empress Dowager Liang with a cup of poisonous wine.

Now history seems to have changed somewhat, this time the Empress Dowager Liang is the first to take the lead, vigorously promoting her henchmen and her mother's family, and at the same time, the purge of the party departments has also begun like a storm.

There are countless refugees outside the city of Xingzhou, mourning is all over the wilderness, the city is also crying to the sky, one by one the high-ranking houses were raided and exterminated, among which the most miserable is the royal relatives of the famous department, the fine seal department, and the department of Li.

Under the huge wind and thunder, those who were not raided were frightened and had trouble sleeping.

Under the sadness of the rabbit and the fox, the party nobles who defected to the Great Song Dynasty suddenly increased, Yang Yi looked at the information sent back by the detailed work, and smiled heartily: Empress Dowager Liang, well done! But you have to work harder!

I want to think that the empress Wu Zetian of the original generation, but she almost wiped out the Li Tang clan before she kept the power in her hands, such a successful example is in front of you, you should take history as a mirror!

"What's going on with Brother Ying? The situation was so favorable that he had been there for several days and had not yet gained anything. Yang Yi suddenly knocked on the table and said.

Xiao Yi, who was sitting opposite, put down the text in his hand and said with a smile: "My lord, don't be anxious, the Qiang people in the Hengshan area are more self-reliant, and they are less affected by this purge in Xingzhou. ”

Yang Yi shook his head and said: "Although what Mr. Xiao said is a little planted, it is not necessarily true, although the Hengshan Zhuqiang have not been affected by the storm in Xingzhou, their speculative nature is very strong, just like a canopy of wall grass, which side of the wind is strong and which side falls;

Western Xia was defeated one after another, and his vitality was greatly damaged, and my Great Song Dynasty dealt with Liaoxia's two-sided attack, and I was able to turn defeat into victory. It is said that Hengshan Zhuqiang should not be difficult to convince at this time. ”

After listening to Yang Yi's words, Xiao Yi began to bow his head and ponder, and after a while he said: "My lord is reasonable, my subordinates think about it, Hengshan Zhuqiang refused to belong for a while, mainly because the leaders of the Qiang people were worried that they would not be able to guarantee the power in their hands after they were attached;

During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, the unified establishment and management of the Fan soldiers was implemented, which was conducive to the governance of the imperial court, but also weakened the interests of the Qiang leaders to a large extent.

It is also possible that they even feared that the imperial court would further break up their tribes and resettle them, so that they would lose the privileges of the head. ”

Xiao Yi's words can be said to be straight to the core, and Yang Yi agrees very much, but this kind of national policy is very important, and it is not something that he can modify alone;

Moreover, the autonomy of the Qiang people after annexation is too high, which is not conducive to assimilating them. Once the Great Song is weak, they will betray again.

Xiao Yi saw that Yang Yi was thinking hard about countermeasures, and couldn't help but persuade: "My lord, if you want to do everything quickly, you can't reach it, if we are too enthusiastic, the higher the conditions proposed by Hengshan Zhuqiang; Even if they are quickly annexed, it will not be conducive to long-term peace and stability in the future.

Moreover, Hengshan is a psychological barrier that cannot be given up in Western Xia, if the adults induce a large number of Hengshan Qiang people to vote at this time, the Empress Dowager Liang may not be trapped in the beast and fight, and forcibly raise troops to fight, so that it is likely to set off the Song, Liao, and Xia wars again, which is very unfavorable to my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Yang Yi listened to it frequently, and thanked her old husband again in her heart for giving her such an old and respectful staff.

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Since he can't be in a hurry, he will let go of his heart, his wife and children will be hot, and Lao Tzu will live a few days of leisure first.

With refined salt and border trade, the wells of Huanzhou City are much more prosperous than before, and the business and travel are bustling; On the other hand, Su Shi and Yang Yi, two celebrities, gathered in Huanzhou, which made many literati come to visit one after another.

With the current prestige of Su and Yang, no matter who they get a word of appreciation, it is enough to make these scholars inexhaustible.

If the talent is favored by the two of them and recommended, then it is even more promising.

Su and Yang belonged to different camps, and the literati who came to admire them were also distinct, and after gathering in Huanzhou, they often had heated debates because of their different views. This kind of debate can be seen everywhere in the restaurants in Huanzhou City. The two sides often fight over each other, attracting many onlookers.

Huang Siniang's small restaurant is located not far from the west gate, opposite the restaurant is a clear stream, there is a bluestone slab port by the stream, which can be used by the nearby people to draw water for laundry.

A few maple trees by the stream are half red, and the scenery is faintly picturesque.

Huang Siniang's restaurant has been extremely prosperous in business in the past month, not because of the beautiful environment in which the restaurant is located, it is said that her restaurant used to have a light business, and it was almost impossible to open!

It so happened that a few days ago, Yang Zhizhou and Mr. Su came back from fishing outside the city and came into her restaurant to rest for a while, seeing that the business here was so light;

Yang Zhizhou smiled and said: "Mr. Su, the Dongpo meat you make is a must, why don't you pass it on to this shopkeeper, first, it can solve people's difficulties, and second, I will have a place to satisfy my cravings in the future." ”

Bachelor Su readily agreed, and from then on, Su Siniang's restaurant had one more famous dish.

As soon as the news spread, it was terrible! Every day, there is an endless stream of guests, and those scholars who come to Huanzhou to study are even more eager after hearing about it.

No, there are a lot of scholars in the hall today, why are the new laws and the old laws arguing vigorously!

Huang Siniang finally got some free time, she was peeling green onions in front of the door, and the little lady of the Li family next door came out with her clothes, Huang Siniang asked with a smile: "Liuniang went to wash clothes outside the city again?" ”

The little lady's pretty face suddenly turned red, and she shyly said hello to Huang Siniang, and hurried out of the city.

A scholar sitting by the door couldn't help but say curiously, "Huh! I wondered, the port of the creek opposite was clearly empty, but I sat here for a long time, but I saw many little ladies carrying clothes to the outside of the city. ”

Huang Siniang smiled happily: "No, they are not allowed to do laundry here, they are all here to wash clothes on weekdays!" ”

Originally, while thirsty for wine, I looked at the clothes of the girl by the stream, what a beautiful thing! The scholar couldn't help but ask with some regret: "Then why did they go out of the city to make clothes today?" ”

"The guest officer doesn't know, hehe, Yang Zhizhou and Master Su are fishing by the river today!"

"Really? Oops! Brothers, don't fight, don't you hear, Master Su and Master Yang are fishing by the river! Hurriedly! ”

Hula, a lot of silver was thrown on the table, and the people in the store were gone!

On the White Horse River outside the city, a flat boat ripples with the waves, a forest of red maples on the shore is like fire, and the white clouds on the red maple are leisurely, all reflected on the water surface, the Qingjiang River is like dyeing, and the water does not flow!

Wang Chaoyun is green and robe, with an eight-fold skirt, squatting happily by the stove at the stern of the boat and cooking fish soup; Next to her is Qing Niang, who is wearing a heart-shaped Luo dress and a dark green long skirt at the waist, holding a bush of blooming wild chrysanthemums in her hands, picking a few from time to time and throwing them on the water, attracting some small fish to compete and jump.

The two men in the bow of the boat wore bamboo hats, each holding a fishing rod, and there was a pot of wine and two glasses on the small table in the bow.

The two took a sip from time to time, looking at the red leaves in the mountains and the white clouds in the sky, and their mood was leisurely.

There are more and more little ladies washing clothes by the river, warblers and swallows, and a crisp laughter floats on the water from time to time1

Su Dongpo suddenly smiled and said: "If you sit for a while, I'm afraid that all the women in the city will come out to wear clothes!" ”

"People are not here to rush at me, they are clearly coming for Master Su, I have evidence! Hahaha! ”

Yang Yi poured the two cups full and said aloud:

Shine on the sun, deep red and warm fish,

Even the village is green and dark and hides the black at night,

Huang Tong Bai Suo gathered in Suixu.

Although the elk is not used to meeting people,

The ape does not need to call when he hears the drum,

Coming back and talking about picking Sanggu.

Smear the red makeup to see the envoy,

Three-three-five-thorn fence gate,

Step side by side on the skirt of the broken skirt

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Yang Yi thought of this, Lao Su laughed dryly, this is an old work of his, which describes the scene of rural girls rushing out to see Su Dongpo, the envoy.

Su Dongpo sighed lightly: "Old man! ”

Yang Yi smiled: "Man! The older you get, the more flavorful it is, don't believe me, ask ......"

Yang Yi wanted to say if you don't believe it, ask your concubine Wang Chaoyun, but he hurriedly stopped because his words were too light. But Wang Chaoyun at the stern of the boat obviously heard the answer between the two, and his face turned slightly red......

(To be continued)