With the arrival of spring, the weather is slowly getting warmer, the days are getting longer and longer, and the sunny weather is becoming more and more, this is a good weather for spring outing, but unfortunately Zhao Yan turned his head helplessly to look at the bright sunshine outside the window, and then lowered his head and sighed and continued to deal with the government affairs in his hand.

This is the third day of Zhao Yan's regent, although it is only three days, but he feels like three years have passed, and there are endless government affairs waiting for him to deal with every day, it can be said that from opening his eyes in the morning to resting at night, he has almost no free time, and even trotting to the toilet, for fear of wasting a little time.

In fact, on the second day, Zhao Yan already regretted that he had promised Zhao Ji to help him take on the government affairs of the Great Song Dynasty, but unfortunately it was too late to regret it at this time, in addition, now the Great Song Dynasty is in an eventful autumn, plus after Zhao Ji is sick, many government affairs are backlogged and need to be dealt with as soon as possible, so he must be busy at the beginning, but this also makes Zhao Yan finally realize Zhao Ji's hardships, no wonder Zhao Ji was such a healthy person before, but he was so seriously ill a few years after ascending the throne, It is estimated that his body has also been dragged down by these heavy government affairs, and as for vomiting blood from anger, I am afraid it is just an introduction.

It's another whole day of busyness, and most of the backlog of government affairs has finally been handled, and the rest is estimated to be a few days of busyness, which is finally good news for Zhao Yan, seeing that the sky outside has completely darkened, Zhao Yan packed up his things and left the political hall, and it was already the second watch day.

Zhao Yan rode out of the palace in a carriage, but the nightlife of Tokyo City had just begun, there were more pedestrians coming and going on the streets than during the day, and the shouts on both sides of the street came and went, attracting people to stop from time to time to buy some favorite items. Looking at the lively picture outside, the corners of Zhao Yan's mouth couldn't help but show a little smile.

When the carriage passed by the Wonder Building. Zhao Yan asked people to go in and pack some meals to go home, because Cao Ying and the others have not yet come back from Guangzhou, so Zhao Yan is the only one in the family, and there are also old family members like Lao Fu, and there are no decent cooks in the house, so Zhao Yan will pack meals from Qiwei Building every day and go home. Anyway, it's also a dropway.

Qiweilou was originally an industry in Zhao Yan's mansion, and the steward was also an old man in Zhao Yan's mansion, so he had already prepared a meal for Zhao Yan and sent it to the car in person, Zhao Yan also smiled and chatted with the other party for a few words, and then he was ready to leave.

But at this moment, I suddenly saw two people walking out of the Qiwei Building, and strode to Zhao Yan's carriage, which made the guards beside Zhao Yan startled. hurriedly pulled out his weapons and stepped forward, but he saw that these two people said loudly: "The third envoy Zeng Bu and the ordnance supervisor Zhang Dun, meet His Royal Highness King Yue!" ”

"Zengbu? Zhangdu? Hearing the names and positions of the two people outside, Zhao Yan in the carriage couldn't help but be stunned, and immediately opened the door to look forward, and through the lights in the Qiwei Building, he could see two middle-aged people of the same age standing in front of the car, and the one on the left was tall. The appearance is dignified, with a resolute face. The one on the right is long and jade, handsome, although he is over forty years old, but he has a chic temperament, even if he is wearing civilian clothes, but he looks like a fairy wind and bones.

These two people knew Zhao Yan, and the tall man on the left was Zeng Bu. The current position of the third envoy is in charge of the finances of the Great Song Dynasty, which is equivalent to the finance minister of later generations. As for the handsome person, it was Zhang Dan, who took over the ordnance supervisor after Su Song left. These two were both cronies under Wang Anshi at the beginning, and later Wang Anshi broke with Lu Huiqing. The two of them also resolutely supported Wang Anshi, and they had a very unpleasant quarrel with Lu Huiqing, which also made them repeatedly suppressed after Wang Anshi resigned and Lu Huiqing paid homage to the prime minister.

Thinking of the current situation of Zeng Bu and Zhang Dan, Zhao Yan also showed a playful expression on his face, and waved his hand to let the guards retreat, Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian also hurriedly stepped forward, and then Zhao Yan spoke: "Why did Zeng Jixiang and Judge Zhang stop this king's carriage?" ”

The three divisions are also known as the provinces, and the three envoys are in charge of the world's finances, second only to the governor in terms of status, so they are also known as the prime ministers, so Zhao Yan called Zeng Bu Zeng Jixiang, but Zeng Bu's life is not easy, I heard that Lu Huiqing has sent someone into the three divisions, and the power in Zeng Bu's hands has been hollowed out, and it is estimated that the next step is to demote him out of Beijing.

"Your Highness, the two of us have important matters to discuss, I wonder if we can get in the car and talk about it?" I saw Zeng Bu take the lead in speaking, Zeng Bu, as the third envoy, was very likely to enter the political hall as a minister, and later after Wang Anshi left, the reform faction split, and a considerable number of people attached themselves to Lu Huiqing, but he insisted on drawing a clear line with Lu Huiqing, and now he has become the leader of another faction in the reform faction.

Hearing Zeng Bu's request to get into the carriage to talk, a meaningful smile flashed on Zhao Yan's face, but he shook his head and said: "This king's carriage is small, if Zeng Jixiang and Zhang come up, I'm afraid it will be crowded and there will be no place to stand, so if the two of you really have something to talk about, it's better to go to this king's other courtyard!" ”

After Zhao Yan finished speaking, he showed a meaningful smile to Zhang Dian and Zeng Bu, then closed the car door and continued to hurry, leaving Zeng Bu and the two on the street, which made both of them a little dumbfounded, and they didn't know how to react for a while.

Looking at the back of Zhao Yan's carriage leaving, it took a long time for Zhang Dian and the two to react, and then they saw Zeng Bu shaking his head with a wry smile and saying: "King Yue can be selected by His Majesty to be the regent, it is really not so easy to fool." ”

"Brother Zixuan, although His Highness didn't let us get into the carriage, he didn't say anything to death, but asked us to go to his other courtyard, do you think we should go?" Zhang Dian asked at this time, but he looked at the eager expression on his face, obviously wanting to keep up with Zhao Yan's carriage, after all, they had no choice now.

Zeng Bu heard Zhang Dan's words and thought for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Go!" We must go, King Yue is already our last chance, and we can't let Lu Huiqing succeed no matter what! ”

After Zeng Bu said the above words, he immediately called his carriage, and then hurried to the courtyard where Zhao Yan lived with Zhang Dun, compared to their eagerness, Zhao Yan seemed very leisurely, and after leaving the Qiwei Building, he did not rush back, but asked the coachman to slow down and wander around the street.

Of course, the carriage that Zhao Yan rode in couldn't be small, in fact, he had always liked comfort, so his carriage was also extraordinarily wide, not to mention riding three people, even if it was seven or eight people, it was no problem, but Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian had ulterior motives for asking to see him, so he planned to teach each other a little lesson.

As I have said before, Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian are in a very bad situation, and they may be relegated to other places by Lu Huiqing at any time, and not only Lu Huiqing does not want to see them, but Sima Guang and these conservatives also do not want to see them, so if they lose power, I am afraid that they will suffer a series of blows next, and they may even die in other places.

Originally, with Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian and their situation, no one could save them at all, at least the demotion was certain, but Zhao Yan's arrival gave them a glimmer of hope, and they also knew that Zhao Yan and Lu Huiqing were not in harmony, so after they inquired about Zhao Yan's whereabouts, they specially guarded in Qiwei Building, intending to have a relationship with Zhao Yan.

However, Zeng Bu and they don't really want to take refuge in Zhao Yan, after all, it is well known that Zhao Yan doesn't like to change the law, but as long as they can get into Zhao Yan's carriage, with Zhao Yan's current identity, there must be a lot of eyeliner staring around, and it will definitely reach Lu Huiqing's ears at that time, Lu Huiqing doesn't dare to provoke Zhao Yan at all, so if he knows that Zhao Yan invited Zeng Bu and the two to get into the carriage, he will definitely be suspicious, at least before he clarifies the matter, he will definitely not dare to do anything to Zeng Bu and the two. It also bought them some respite.

When Zhao Yan saw Zeng Bu and the others, he didn't see through their plans at first, but Zeng Bu was a little breathless, and even took the initiative to ask to get in the car to talk, which made Zhao Yan's heart flash and immediately understood the other party's intentions, but he was not angry, because he felt that Zeng Bu and the others were still useful to him, so in the end, let them go to the other courtyard by themselves, which could be regarded as giving them a chance.

Sitting in the carriage back, Zhao Yan has been thinking about Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian in his heart, in the history of later generations, these two can be described as very firm changers, after Zhao Ji's death, Sima Guang wantonly suppressed the change, but these two people still insisted on their own heart to change the law, and later Zhao Xu's son Song Zhezong succeeded to the throne and decided to inherit his father's will to continue to change the law, as a result, Zhang Dian and Zeng Bu were reused again, replacing Wang Anshi as the leader of the change, and they knew how to be flexible than Wang Anshi, and made many improvements to the new law, The implementation of the new law was relatively smooth, and the foreign war also achieved a great victory, and the Western Xia was defeated by them, and had to take the initiative to sue for peace, but unfortunately Song Zhezong was too short-lived, and died in his twenties, otherwise maybe they would really have made the change.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Yan felt that Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian were also usable materials, although the evaluation of them in later history was not high, among which Zeng Bu was included in the "Biography of the Traitorous Minister", but Zhao Yan knew that Zeng Bu and Zhang Dian had some problems in terms of personal morality, such as Zhang Dian was lustful, and Zeng Bu was very ruthless to his wife, but their talents were not fake, otherwise they would not have become the leaders of the future law change, and now he has just served as the regent, and there is no one available at all, It would be a good thing if you could subdue these two people for use. (To be continued......)