Curiosity can kill cats, let alone people.

Song Jiu returned home in a daze, no matter what Zhao Pu's intentions were, this time he released goodwill, but how could Song Jiu believe it! However, he was immediately invited to the palace by Zhao Kuangyi and asked him what he had talked about with Zhao Pu?

There is no need to conceal this, Song Jiu 1510 said the content of the conversation together, that is, Zhao Tingmei detained Zhao Pu in a dream and did not mention it.

"Zhao Qing is old."

"Old spicy ginger."

Zhao Kuangyi regretted in front and laughed in the back. Song Jiu and Zhao Pu have been friends for so many years, of course they won't think about the good side, but Zhao Kuangyi immediately understood what Zhao Pu's plans were. Then he looked at Song Jiu and said slowly: "Song Qing, when Taizu was here in the past, I once commented on you, saying that your lack of aggressiveness was ultimately your defect. But fortunately, you are not enterprising enough, and fortunately, it is I who protect you to achieve your path to enlightenment, although you are loyal to me and have done a lot of things that are beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty. ”

That is, a soldier who does not want to be a marshal is not a good soldier.

In fact, if it weren't for Yuping being in the Liao Kingdom, Song Jiuyi wanted to defeat the Liao Kingdom, and he might not have worked so hard.

But it's not easy to be a marshal, how difficult it is to climb to the position of prime minister, and it is even more difficult to stay and want to do things, Song Jiu has talent, but he is short of scheming, not long in scheming, can he sit firmly in the position of prime minister?

However, Zhao Kuangyi was very satisfied.

As Song Jiu's reputation becomes more and more significant, his prestige is getting higher and higher, he is talented, and he is quite popular with the people.

Song Jiu heard this sentence, and hurriedly said: "The ancestor has achieved Zhuge Liang." Fu Jian achieved Wang Meng, Tang Taizong fulfilled Fang Du Wei Zheng, and the ministers met His Majesty. It's the minister's luck. ”

Zhao Kuangyi was very satisfied, and Song Jiu was even more satisfied.

"Since Zhao Pu made peace with you, then you don't have to mind."

"Your Majesty, the actual minister is not to Zhao Pujie, with the protection of Your Majesty, the minister will naturally be safe. What the minister is thinking about is Zhao Pu's various measures in order to suppress the minister, so as to sabotage the minister. Harm to the country. ”

Zhao Kuangyi smiled slightly, he knew that this time Zhao Pu would definitely not destroy Song Jiu's several military system reforms, but his face instantly darkened. In any case, Zhao Pu is a capable old minister, and his experience is of great help to the country's social organization. Once he died, it was undoubtedly a loss for the Song Dynasty. Looks like I'll send the Imperial Doctor to take a look at it later. Then he asked, "Song Qing." The demon star you are talking about......"

"Your Majesty, it was those officials of Si Tiantai who bewitched Your Majesty to go on a northern expedition."

"They are also kind, but do you listen to what I say, the national disaster is so serious, the Northern Expedition, how to cut down!"

"Your Majesty is wise, you can't be arrogant in victory, and you can't be proper in defeat. Once victorious, the Northern Expedition will soon begin. Once it fails, it is incorrect to ask for peace immediately. ”

"By the way, what about the plan you and Cui Yanjin had in mind?"

"Two big victories, that plan is more feasible, but as Your Majesty said, the drought has not eased, and even can delay next year's summer harvest, so the minister thinks that it is not the time to implement it, and there is no notice to the family, and there are more people who know the way, so it will inevitably be leaked."

"Well, let's talk about the demon star."

"Your Majesty, if you talk about demon stars, please move to Chongwen Pavilion."

"Chongwen Pavilion?" Zhao Kuangyi curiously followed Song Jiu to the Chongwen Pavilion.

It's getting dark, but there are still officials on duty in the Chongwen Pavilion. Song Jiu instructed: "Move the history books of the past dynasties, based on today, and push it up, about seventy-six years, which may be delayed by several years, or it may be several years in advance, to find out the records of relevant comets." ”

This one was easier to find, and soon one record after another was found.

Although there are many comets, and there are many records of comets, Halley's Comet is unusually long and long, and its long cycle can be immediately recognized in many historical sources.

Later Liang Qianhua two years in April, seventy-seven years.

It's not seventy-six years, but Song Jiu also said that there is a gap of several years before and after, so Xu Yan continued to rummage forward in surprise to find the history books. Emperor Wen of the Tang Dynasty opened for two years and seventy-five years. Su Zongqian was in the third year and seventy-seven years. The first year of the light house, seventy-six years. The Sui Dynasty was a great cause for three years, seventy-seven years. The third year of Yong'an in the Northern Wei Dynasty, seventy-seven years. Liu Song Yuanjia two years, seventy-nine years. Jin Ningkang two years, seventy-seven years. Jin Yuankang five years, seventy-nine years. Han Jian'an twenty-three years, seventy-seven years. Han Yonghe six years, seventy-seven years. Han Yongping eight years, seventy-five years. The first year of Han Yuanyan, seventy-eight years, the second year of the first year of the Han Dynasty, seventy-five years, the second year of the Han Dynasty, seventy-five years......

Some Chenguang is not good, but some are good times for Guotai and Min'an, and even include the reign of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty.

This time it was Zhao Kuangyi's turn to be at a loss.

Originally, Song Jiu didn't want to say it, the world is big, and the mistake is also the greatest, and the emperor is the biggest.

There is a damnation of something, which will serve as a warning to the monarch.

Hearing that the Si Tiantai officials suggested that the Northern Expedition destroy the Khitan, his mind changed.

Even emperors who have done a little, such as Zhao Kuangyi and others, do not have the so-called heavenly curse, and they will be cautious when governing the country. But when he met the master of Song Huizong, even if he had a heavenly curse, he might not care, on the contrary, in order to worship the gods, it would make the people more miserable.

And he also saw a bad sign, Zhao Kuangyin's throne is not right, the heart is weak, Zhao Kuangyi's throne is even more wrong, the heart is more empty, so he attaches great importance to the gods, these years, the state, private, built countless temples, monks and nuns Taoist people do not know how many. Lao Shi encouraged the people to be kind, which is conducive to the stability of the country, and Song Jiu also values it, but if it goes on like this, it is too much.

It was this kind of thinking that Song Jiu simply revealed the truth about the demon star.

"What is this for?"

He guessed that it might be an irregular asteroid body, so it orbited the sun, and its orbit was extremely unequal from the sun, with a large eccentricity. Therefore, when we are near the earth, we see it coming, but if we are far away, the reflected sunlight is weak, and we cannot see it. And because it is not as big as the earth, the gravitational pull is also very weak, and there is about no air on it, so it will be affected by some other non-standard small celestial bodies when changing careers, so the operating time will have an error of several years. Of course, this is a conjecture on the part of the minister. But it doesn't matter whether the minister's guess is right or wrong, or whether it is a bad star or not, or whether it appears or not. His Majesty must be cautious and conscientious in administering the country. It is very difficult to rule a house of peace, especially in such a large country. ”

However, Zhao Kuangyi was shocked by this, and he didn't pay attention to Song Jiu's advice at all, and asked again: "Then can there be a Buddha?" ”

"Whether there is a Buddha or not, the minister really doesn't know the way. There may be and may not be. The attitude of the minister is like that of the master. Courteously stand. But there is, the minister believes that what the compassionate Buddha wants His Majesty to do is a strong country. Benefiting the people and making the people live and work in peace and contentment is the greatest good deed, not to use the people's fat and people's anointment to build temples and towers......"

However, Zhao Kuangyi often talks about the three religions. Taoist Confucianism. In fact, in the final analysis, it was the lack of confidence in his heart, trying to explain the legitimacy of his throne with Confucianism and religion.

Song Jiu may not be useful if he says it, and he won't say much if it's useless.

Therefore, he said: "But Your Majesty just said that plan, but the minister thought of Hedong. Both of them were old in Hedong, so the minister thought that he should send two heavy generals to Hedong and gradually carry training in order to plan for the future. Besides, that's a bad plan. It is inseparable from Hedong. ”

"Who?"

"Yin Jilun and Yang Si."

Song Jiu proposed that these two people had special backgrounds, and Yang Xin pretended to be dumb for countless years. has become old to this point, which has paved a good path for Yang Si, and Yin Jilun has some kinship with Zhao Kuangyi.

Therefore, there are many generals who can fight in Hebei, and Song Jiu only recommends these two people.

The black-faced king and Yang Xin's younger brother, Zhao Kuangyi admired these two candidates very much, forehead.

"Moreover, the rewards and punishments are clear, the loser must be severely punished, and the winner must be rewarded, so that everyone can fight enthusiastically, the three armies can be strong, and only then can they gradually recover Yanyun, defeat the powerful Liaokou, and His Majesty can be the same as Tang Taizong, and his name will be famous through the ages."

"I've got it." Zhao Kuangyi said with some unhappiness.

But he had to agree, the first Song Jiu was different from Zhao Pu, and there were very few edicts that forced Zhao Kuangyi to agree, just a few times, and it was not like not agreeing. Second, rewards and punishments have indeed become a problem now, and it is rare to have rewards for those who have merit, and there is no punishment for those who have done so.

Zhao Pu really got on the guilty plea.

In fact, Zhao Tingmei came to detain his soul all night, and Zhao Pu was no longer the shrewd and capable Zhao Pu of the past.

Halley's comet gradually disappeared, Zhao Pu congratulated, and said: "Your Majesty is to blame, the etiquette is unscrupulous, and the demon is destroyed, which is very virtuous." ”

In fact, when Zhao Kuangyi took the blame on himself, Halley's Comet continued to wander over the earth. If it is said that Halley's Comet is gone, it should have slipped away after Zhao Pu's self-reproach was presented.

He said this somewhat out of proportion.

However, at this time, the capital was already spreading the news that Zhao Pu had a nightmare, and the three kings came to detain the soul, and there were sympathizers, and those who hated them high-fived and said that they were retribution.

But it was not Song Jiu who passed it on, but the servants of the Zhao Pu family began to discuss it at home, and it spread to the market.

Zhao Kuangyi was a little worried, looked at Zhao Pu and said: "Tianjian is not far away, you should work hard with Qing and others to eliminate the trouble." ”

Later, Zhao Pu was seriously ill one after another, and he couldn't even come to the court meeting, so Zhao Kuangyi granted it. Even after the worst, he couldn't even go to Zhongshu, but handed over the government affairs to Lu Mengzheng to deal with, and let Lu Mengzheng take the top.

But that's it, Zhao Pu still cooperated with Song Jiu, first secretly instructed, and gradually there was less opposition, so several proposals were passed.

There are also people who oppose it, the space for power is so big, not in the East Mansion, in the West Mansion or other ministries, not in the generals, in the Wenchen, Song Jiu's reform, in the gradual improvement of the status of the military generals, this is not wrong, the border battle is the duty of the military general, in charge of the affairs of the ministers, but these responsibilities over the years, in fact, this is the right, in the hands of the Wenchen. Song Jiu's change was returned to the military generals. Therefore, some Wenchen were very unhappy.

But these people have nothing to do with Zhao Pu.

In fact, the main thing is Zhao Pu!

Then, at the suggestion of Zhao Pu, Wang Huaji served as the right counselor and the right to Yu Shi Zhongcheng.

Wang Huaji was the first student in the college to pass the Jinshi examination.

It can be said that Song Jiu is Wang Huaji's gentleman, but there were many gentlemen in the school at the beginning, and there were even more gentlemen in the academy.

It can only be said that Wang Huaji was stained with some of Song Jiu's fishy smell.

This made Zhao Pu deliberately suppress Wang Huaji, and Wang Huaji was not convinced, so he played to Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangyi reconciled from it, and Wang Huaji escaped.

It wasn't until this time that Song Jiu didn't understand Zhao Pu's intentions, and sighed for most of the day: "Why bother. ”

This is the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, the previous generation is the grievance of the previous generation, if you don't do these things, once Zhao Pu has an accident, will you take revenge on Zhao Chengzong's brothers?

But Song Jiu was very happy in his heart, die early, Lao Zhao, die early and be reincarnated early.

Without Brother Yelu Hugh, the border doesn't worry Song Jiu, and without Zhao Pu, no one makes him scared anymore!

Thank you, God, and thank you Halley's Comet...... (To be continued......)