Qin Yuzhen never knew that spring could be cold like this. There are two layers of fleece under the leather pants, and the upper body is a thick cotton jacket. Furs, scarves, masks, gloves are all equipped. I still feel the chill when I ride on a horse. What's more important is the monotony and boredom, walking through roads, mountains and jungles. There was no one in the team to speak, and there was no opportunity to speak.

Now the northwest is already a safe territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and if it is in a state of war, the team must always be vigilant. When she was in the rear, Qin Yuzhen felt that she had been tortured during the war. But I didn't expect that just a safe march was already many times more difficult than the rear.

Qin Yuzhen wanted to think very much, but she didn't have the energy to make her think. The discomfort of the body and the discomfort of the mood all made the queen of the Great Song Dynasty irritable and numb. About half of the high-ranking officials who came for the 'vacation' did not bring their families, and the families of the women who came chose to stay in Chang'an. The biggest reason for supporting Qin Yuzhen's coming was naturally because she wanted to see the result. If he can't meet the nine-tailed fox on this trip, Qin Yuzhen's closest relatives will suffer a great setback. Another reason is that Qin Yuzhen also wants to experience firsthand what her wise and martial husband and young son who joined the war have experienced.

Now, she finally understands the pain of war. Qin Yuzhen made a decision in her heart that she would never despise war again, and she must maintain respect for the soldiers guarding the frontier. Those who have embarked on this journey have something to be respected.

At this time, the focus of the high-ranking officials of the Great Song Dynasty was completely different from that of the Empress of the Great Song Dynasty, and the high-ranking officials were naturally divided into two factions. A group of people led by the Minister of Civil Affairs followed behind Wen Tianxiang, and they would exchange their views during the break, and gradually formed a relatively unified view.

"Prime Minister, the official family is using the means of cool officials to govern the country." The Minister of Civil Affairs recounted his views: "Cool officials govern the country by means of results, regardless of benevolence. In this way, the court will definitely be a traitor! ”

Wen Tianxiang listened quietly, this kind of cliché is just a basic cultivation for Jinshi. Even if you are drunk, you can open your mouth and come. If you don't have this ability, how can you mix in officialdom. He was glad that the minister and other senior ministerial-level officials had not brought the new party out for criticism. In the past, all cool officials often took out the New Party and criticized it. However, Zhao's family supported the new party and rejected the old party. The civil servants watched the wind and steered the helm, allowing them to control themselves.

Listening to this statement, I thought about the recent civilian-led purge operation north of the Huai River. Wen Tianxiang didn't even have the urge to criticize these people, and the Great Song Dynasty soldiers had clear standards and reasoning when they eliminated the barbarians. These literati are not so cheerful. They used a lot of writing to describe how loyal and patriotic they were, and the paper was full of the smell of asking for merit. In contrast, under the murderous aura on the soldier's report, it was the mood of loyalty to the Zhao official family.

Han Fei said: Now the monarch likes to listen to the words of his subordinates regardless of whether they are appropriate or not; For the actions of his subordinates, he only admires his reputation and does not ask for results. Therefore, many people in the world always speak with rhetoric, but they are not practical at all, and as a result, people who praise the kings and talk about benevolence and righteousness fill the court, and the political situation is still not free from chaos; People who stand in the world compete to flaunt their high status and do not make contributions to the country. As a result, how did the wise people live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and refuse to accept it, while the military force is still not exempt from weakening, and the political situation is not immune from chaos? For what is praised by the people, and what is favored by the monarch, is what confuses the country.

Now the people of the whole country are talking about how to govern the country, and every household has the code of Shang Ying and Guan Zhong, but the country is getting poorer and poorer, because there are too many people who talk about farming, and too few people who actually take up farm tools to cultivate the land. The people of the whole country are talking about how to fight, every household has a collection of military books from Sun Tzu and Wu Qi, but the country's military strength is getting weaker and weaker; The reason is that there are too many people who talk about fighting wars, and too few people who actually wear armor to fight. Therefore, Mingjun only uses the power of the people and does not listen to high-minded talk; Reward people's merits and resolutely prohibit useless words and deeds. In this way, the people will desperately contribute to the monarchy.

Farming is a hard-working affair. But the people were willing to do it, because they thought they could get rich from it; Fighting a war is a dangerous thing, but the people are willing to do it, because they think they can gain nobility because of it. Nowadays, as long as you are good at writing and scholarship, can speak well, you can get the benefits of abundance without the toil of farming, and you can get a noble official without risking war, then who is not happy to do this? As a result, a hundred men were engaged in intellectual activities, but only one was devoted to the cause of farming and warfare. When there are more people engaged in intellectual activities, the rule of law will be undermined; If there are fewer people dedicated to the cause of farming, the country will become poor. That's why society is so chaotic.

The rhetoric in "Five Worms" is extremely sharp and spicy, but what the best minds have said for thousands of years still points out the social reality thousands of years later. Wen Tianxiang was originally a little uneasy about the system of the modern nation-state, and felt that Zhao Guan's family was inevitably too big and might be pulled to the egg. But if you don't do this, Huaxia will continue to be limited to the previous cycle. The group of civil officials in front of them said that the Zhao official family was 'cool officials governing the country', and there was no means of Zhao Guan's family 'cool officials governing the country', but I am afraid that now these people have become slaves of the dead country and kneel and lick their new masters.

Looking at the performance of the civil officials in front of him, Wen Tianxiang made up his mind. In any case, we must support the Zhao official family to reform the political system once again, comparable to Qin Shi Huang.

Naturally separated from the civilian gang is the men's group of science and engineering. Although Ding Fei from the Ministry of Justice is not a science and engineering man, and he is a little older than Zhao Qian, he also mixes with these young people. They are discussing the nine-tailed fox and its derivatives. Everyone has been talking for a while about the modern nation-state, and they all think that the work under the new system will be very difficult. The men of science and engineering were educated to understand what they were going to do, so each of them dared to pat their chests and make sure they could complete the task. The discussion about the nine-tailed fox greatly eased everyone's emotions.

"Could it be that Yu Gong's book was written incorrectly? I always feel that Tushan should be on Huainan West Road. "The Minister of Transport doesn't like to read old books, so I'm interested in it.

Zhao Qian has a very complete reading of ancient books since he was a child, and he explained: "The Shang Dynasty called itself Dongyi, and according to the current statement, it was a local indigenous person in the Kanto region. Why don't you run to the south of the Huai River. ”

The Kanto here is not the Kanto of the Wa Kingdom, nor is it the Kanto of the Qing Dynasty. It's what Qin said about Kanto. The west of Tongguan is regarded as the Guanzhong region, and the east of Tongguan is regarded as the Kanto.

"In the past, the Guanzhong area was all plains and vast land. At that time, human activities did not excrete a large amount of waste with high salt content, and Guanzhong was very suitable for human habitation. I think that the corruption of Guanzhong is not necessarily a problem of war, but that the natural environment cannot withstand so much population pressure and land salinization. When we first passed through Chang'an, many wells in Chang'an came out of salty water and bitter water. There aren't many wells of sweet water that humans can drink. ”

When the minister of water resources, who is a man of science and technology, heard this, he immediately agreed, "Before I went to school, I didn't think open defecation was a problem. When I went to school, I went to many places to investigate and experiment, only to find that there must be an underwater water system. After drinking dirty water for so many years, I don't understand this. The destruction of the environment by human beings, as well as the restoration of the natural environment, is not a simple problem. ”

"The aura of heaven and earth has been destroyed, and the nine-tailed fox has not appeared. Probably so. Ding Fei said. Ding Fei's science and engineering literacy made him not understand the discussion of these science and engineering men, but he had seen the same river in Hangzhou, where some people washed toilets and some people fetched drinking water. He didn't think it was anything before, it was the same everywhere. When Zhao Guan's family built a special water supply and water system, Ding Fei felt that he could no longer bear his previous life. In Ding Fei's opinion, human beings still can't stand such a bad environment, and the nine-tailed fox nurtured by the aura of heaven and earth is even more unlikely to appear in the place where human feces accumulate.

"What the hell is the nine-tailed fox, I'm not sure now." Zhao Qian took over the conversation. He was worried that his father's inexplicable statement would prove to be false, so he naturally lowered everyone's expectations. "Ladies and gentlemen, let me ask the officials, those statements that record that the first kings got the nine-tailed fox are only a few words, or there are not as many nine-tailed foxes as there are many nine-tailed foxes, and there are few nine-tailed foxes. As a result, the official family said that it was terrible to be uneducated. Although the official family said so, I still think that the official family may be thinking too much. ”

Hearing Zhao Qian say this about his father, Ding Fei felt uneasy. However, the director of the Department of Mines really replied: "I don't think the nine-tailed fox is definitely not a fox with nine tails." If there is such a thing, I must find some fossils. ”

This guy has rough skin, and at first glance it is the result of walking around. The Department of Mines has a prospecting team with salaries more than double that of similar units, but no one dares to say anything about it. The people of this prospecting team spend all day prospecting in the mountainous areas where all kinds of birds don't, and they all work very hard. When they graduate, they have to take an oath and will not give up their pursuits, no matter how hard they work. Compared with their hard work, many people would rather not receive such a high salary than endure these hardships.

The use of fossils as a term has aroused many people's thoughts, and everyone began to talk about biological evolution in the origin of species. Let's talk about the nine-tailed fox for a while, and talk about the scientific problems related to it. The polytechnic men were in high spirits. Ding Fei was a little stunned when he heard this, but he didn't want to leave. I don't know what these guys are talking about, but these guys feel much better than the civilian officials. At least what everyone says is what they believe for themselves. Just like Ding Fei's father firmly believes that the earth is round, the moon revolves around the earth, and the earth-moon system revolves around the sun.

In contrast, the civil servants discuss things every day that they don't believe in. That kind of hypocrisy and cover-up is really boring.

After walking for a few more days, we arrived in the mountains. Zhao Jiaren ordered to set up camp, gathered everyone to assemble, and called Zhao Qian to the front, "Zhao Qian, it is the will of heaven to see the nine-tailed fox, you take people to find the nine-tailed fox." ”

"Yes." Zhao Qian responded. Regarding the statement that his father softened, Zhao Qian felt a lot more relieved. At least Dad doesn't have the same certainty as before, and it can be regarded as giving Dad himself a step.

Without waiting for Zhao Qian to set off, Qin Yuzhen spoke, "Official." What exactly is a nine-tailed fox? ”

"The fox with nine tails." Zhao Jiaren replied.

"This kind of heaven and earth spirit creature may not be willing to show its true face, if you see it, can you really tell it clearly?" Qin Yuzhen continued to ask.

Wen Tianxiang nodded again and again when he listened, and Queen Qin Yuzhen's words were extremely level, which made Wen Tianxiang admire in his heart. Such dignity and open-mindedness deserve to be the only woman in Zhao Jiaren's life. Once the Empress of the Great Song Dynasty became the Queen Mother, she had a great right to speak. Left a lot of stories of the enlightened queen mother.

There is a folk story about the civet cat changing the prince, telling that when Song Zhenzong, Concubine Liu conspired with Guo Huai, the internal supervisor, to exchange the baby born to Concubine Li Chen with a skinned civet cat, and Concubine Li Chen was beaten into the cold palace. After Zhenzong's death, Renzong Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, and Bao Zheng was ordered to go to Chenzhou to investigate the fraud case of his uncle Pang Yu. On the way, Bao Zheng accepted the unjust case of Concubine Li and redressed her grievances, and welcomed the story of Concubine Li's return to the court. Because the story is popular, it has been praised by future generations.

However, in reality, the Empress Dowager Liu's name is Liu E, and since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has been no precedent for a heroine to come to the dynasty. In the later period of the Zhenzong Dynasty, Liu E gradually took control of the power of the court, Song Zhenzong was uneasy, and the party headed by Prime Minister Kou Zhun did not allow Liu E to monopolize the government.

In the first year of Qianxing (1022), Song Zhenzong died, and Liu E came to the dynasty to take control.

Liu E found the right time to dismiss the powerful minister Ding Wei and demote him to Yazhou; In the second year of Tiansheng (1024), Liu E "violated the system" and wore the imperial dragon robe instead of the concubine's costume to participate in the canonization ceremony of the Song court. In the seventh year of Tiansheng (1029), Cao used to commit rebellion, and Cao committed suicide. The government of the Song Dynasty completely fell into the hands of Liu E.

Liu E is in the court, "megatron the world". Some courtiers wrote to Liu E to "follow the story of Empress Wu", and Cheng Lin also presented "Picture of Empress Wu", all implying that Liu E was called the emperor. Liu E tore up the piece that encouraged her to be the emperor, threw it on the ground, and said: I don't do this kind of thing that is sorry for the ancestors of the Great Song Dynasty!

In March of the second year of Ming Dao (10 years), Liu E died, and she was nicknamed "Zhang Xian Mingsu" queen.

This Empress Dowager Liu was married for the second time before marrying the prince before boarding.

Liu E found the right time to dismiss the powerful minister Ding Wei and demote him to Yazhou; In the second year of Tiansheng (1024), Liu E "violated the system" and wore the imperial dragon robe instead of the concubine's costume to participate in the canonization ceremony of the Song court. In the seventh year of Tiansheng (1029), Cao used to commit rebellion, and Cao committed suicide. The government of the Song Dynasty completely fell into the hands of Liu E.

Liu E is in the court, "megatron the world". Some courtiers wrote to Liu E to "follow the story of Empress Wu", and Cheng Lin also presented "Picture of Empress Wu", all implying that Liu E was called the emperor. Liu E tore up the piece that encouraged her to be the emperor, threw it on the ground, and said: I don't do this kind of thing that is sorry for the ancestors of the Great Song Dynasty!

In March of the second year of Ming Dao (10 years), Liu E died, and she was nicknamed "Zhang Xian Mingsu" queen.

This Empress Dowager Liu was married for the second time before marrying the prince before boarding.