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Chapter 625: Heavenly wealth, does the prince dare to ask for it

With the improvement of Shen Ao's status, Honglu Temple suddenly became a crowd, not only the future concubine of Great Xia, but also the prince of Song, it is said that even His Majesty and he abandoned his previous suspicions, summoned twice a day, and invited the future concubine into the palace to drink tea and chat. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info// updated quickly //

That being the case, people with a heart naturally want to pay a respect, especially Han officials, don't ask for any friendship, at least be familiar. Of course, the reason for the meeting is to find a good one, most of these people go in the name of learning calligraphy and painting, the Han people who can be officials in Western Xia are naturally proficient in calligraphy and painting, and Shen Ao is the first genius of the Great Song Dynasty, so it is reasonable for everyone to learn from each other.

Shen Ao was also polite to these people, ushered in the send-off, never mentioned the dirtiness of the past, and asked people to serve the tea concocted from Quanzhou, this kind of tea is difficult to find in Western Xia, in the eyes of these Western Xia Han people, it is really precious, they are all sipped and drunk, and they refuse to waste it at all.

After resting for a few days, it was still like a dragon, Shen Ao faintly felt that something was wrong, these Han officials, so blatant, why didn't they have any scruples at all?

I found Li Qing to discuss, after all, Li Qing was a native of Western Xia in the past, and he knew a lot about this Han matter, and smiled bitterly at Li Qing: "The Han officials are different from the past, maybe it is because the big summer son is trustworthy, they have no scruples, and the prince is the future concubine, and the relationship with the palace is the closest, and he is no longer under the king of Yue, so this is the case." ”

Shen Ao was not satisfied with this explanation, thinking that Li Qing had been away from Western Xia for more than ten years, and this Longxing Mansion had already been a matter of people, and he couldn't ask anything. I had to continue to smile bitterly: "Then treat it well, anyway, there is no shortage of a few catties of tea." ”

At the beginning of November, the weather gradually turned colder, and the dry cold in the north was different from that in Bianjing, but the rest was fine, but the wind was raging like a knife, and I couldn't open my eyes when I walked out the door. The number of guests gradually decreased, Yelu Yinde said that he wanted to return to China, Shen Ao kept him and waited for his wedding before leaving, this was originally just a polite word, who knew that Yelu Yinde was not polite at all, and nodded with a smile: "Okay, for the sake of the king of Penglai County, I will stay for some time." ”

Stay, stay, multiple people give gifts, Shen Ao thought stupidly, and was wondering if he should enter the Xixia Palace to see Princess Miao Miao again, but a guest came.

On the side of the middle gate of Honglu Temple, a small sedan chair that was not luxurious stopped steadily, and a person who followed the sedan chair immediately took the name and handed it to the captain at the door, and the captain did not take it seriously, told them to wait, and then went in to tell them in a hurry.

Shen Ao took the famous thorn, but it was someone who came to mix tea and eat, he looked tasteless, and only glanced at the famous thorn, but it suddenly became solemn.

Yang Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

If you just look at the official rank, you can't see anything, it's just a scholar, in Shen Ao's eyes, a big thing, when the Great Song Dynasty came, which Shangshu came to pay respects, he was not happy and directly blocked the other party and didn't dare to say anything.

But this Shangshu is different, at least in the Western Xia, the status of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu is transcendent, and it is still related to the national policy of the Western Xia, Li Qianshun advocates Chinese culture, and almost regards this matter as the most basic national policy to implement, and this national policy must be sorted out for him, this person must be Li Qianshun's confidant, is a favorite minister, and must have a certain reputation, enough to convince the public.

This person is Yang Zhen, who is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, faintly, he is the mainstay of the Han officials, and Li Qianshun discussed with him about the major national affairs, and even to a certain extent, he can still put his hand on the appointment and dismissal of officials, but all officials who oppose national studies can be directly dealt with by Yang Zhen.

His status is at least equivalent to half of Cai Jing in the Great Song Dynasty, but it is said that this person is plain and low-key, except for entering the palace or on business, he is studying at home to entertain himself, and he doesn't often go out and about.

Shen Ao took the famous thorn, immediately quickened his pace and went out, and said, "Open the middle door and welcome guests!" ”

After that, Shen Ao personally stepped out of Honglu Temple, the small sedan chair had been opened, Yang Zhen came out of it, Shen Ao walked over quickly, and said with a smile: "Lord Yang won't also come to mix Xiao Wang's tea, right?" ”

Although this sentence is a joke, it dilutes the distance between the two, Yang Zhen glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Wuyi tea is famous all over the world, the old man has bought some from the merchants, but he always has a little less taste, and they all say that the Wuyi tea brought by the prince from Quanzhou is the most mellow, and he has to come to bother it." ”

Then he said loudly: "Moreover, the prince's calligraphy and painting are unparalleled, and they are actually the largest and smallest sacrificial wines and doctors in my country's colleges, and the old man wants to come to ask for advice." ”

Shen Ao laughed, hugged him and said, "Don't mention calligraphy and painting, but I want to invite Lord Yang to taste Wuyi tea." ”

Yang Zhen stroked his beard, strode in, and sat down directly in the main hall, Shen Ao asked someone to serve tea, Yang Zhen took a sip, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Yes, that's the taste." Don't hide it from the prince, the old man's ancestral home is also a Fujian passerby, hey...... My grandfather came here with his family, and he studied for several generations, but he couldn't imagine that the old man could have this opportunity. This is also the reason why today's son Shengming treats scholars preferentially and advocates Chinese studies. ”

Yang Zhen's words were enough for Shen Ao to chew on, he was a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and he came here just to say such things about his family's Son of Heaven Shengming?

Yang Zhen smiled, put down the teacup and continued: "Why didn't the prince speak? ”

Shen Ao thought about it, smiled faintly, and said: "Lord Yang doesn't want to say that the current Son of Heaven in Western Xia is Shengming, so he advocates Chinese culture and treats scholars preferentially, but what should I do after today's son?" ”

Yang Zhen stroked his palm and said: "The prince is really smart and clever, and he said what Yang wanted to say in one sentence." ”

Shen Ao thought in his heart, Yang Zhen has this worry, it is normal, here is different from the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty Chongli and Confucianism is an unshakable national policy, no matter which Son of Heaven ascends the throne, it can't change this fact, this is not only because of tradition, but more importantly, the Great Song Dynasty has formed a huge interest group composed of scholars, although there are party struggles between this group, but once someone touches their interests, once united, it is a monolith, not to mention others, it is the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, Nor is it possible to change that.

However, the Western Xia was different, although the Han officials headed by Yang Zhen were the beneficiaries of this policy, there was a more powerful interest group in front of them, the Fanguan Group, and the reason why Yang Zhen was able to gain power was to rely on the most firm support for Guoxue by Li Qianshun, the current lord of the Western Xia.

But what about after Li Qianshun?

What Yang Zhen is worried about is this, people die and the government rests, this sentence is an eternal truth, without Li Qianshun, the Han officials are nothing. In today's selection of the prince, King Yue obviously does not have much interest in the national ceremony, but relies on the officials in order to get the full support of the officials.

Shen Ao smiled and said: "People have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries, but Lord Yang thinks far-reaching." ”

Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "With thousands of lives, Yang has to worry more." King Yue has no virtue, when he ascends the throne, don't say that Yang is in a different place, and others will not end well. ”

Shen Ao said: "But these words, why did Lord Yang come to Xiao Wang to say? ”

Yang Zhen glanced at Shen Ao deeply and said, "There is a great wealth, does the prince dare to take it." ”

After that, he looked at Shen Ao nakedly, and Shen Ao saw a trace of nervousness and determination in Yang Zhen's eyes.

Shen Ao took a deep breath, immediately understood the meaning of Yang Zhen's words, and smiled indifferently: "Great wealth, but the Western Xia Kingdom? ”

Yang Zhenzheng said: "We Xixia people often say a sentence called: Di Yi is not as good as Huaxia. If there is no king in Huaxia, then the good king of Diyi can also be welcomed. In Western Xia, this sentence is the same, if the country has no good king, you can ask a good king to replace it. ”

The so-called Di Yi is not as good as the Chinese is also from the "Analects", but the interpretation of later generations is different, the Xixia scholars explained it like this, and the Song people explained it again, but Yang Zhen said this sentence, which is equivalent to treating Shen Ao as the promising monarch of Di Yi, Shen Ao smiled bitterly in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that he was also regarded as a barbarian, God knows whether this Yang Zhen scolded him or praised him.

Shen Ao glanced at Yang Zhen, but at this time, he didn't say yes, a person suddenly ran over, let you take his place, take a great fortune, who knows if this Yang Zhen was instructed by King Yue or Li Qianshun to come to the test?

Yang Zhen said: "The king of Yue can't bear the weight of the national weapon, the prince is the horse of the Western Xia, that is, it is not an exaggeration to say that the son of heaven is half a son, if the prince is willing to fight, Yang Zhen and the princes of the Xia Dynasty will support it!" ”

Seeing that Shen Ao smiled lightly, Yang Zhen's palms were wet, this speech was naturally at a great political risk, if Shen Ao did not agree or spread it, the catastrophe would come in an instant, Yang Zhen saw that Shen Ao still did not answer, and continued: "Although the nation is deeply rooted in Western Xia, the prince is not completely without a chance of winning, looking at the court, it is already full of Han officials, the five armies of Gyeonggi, except for two are the henchmen of the king of Yue, the other two are controlled by the palace, but in the hands of the military department, he also controls a palace guard, In addition, there is also a Han army in the city, which can also be relied on. The gap between the Son of Heaven and the King of Yue is deepening, and it is only a matter of time before the brothers turn against each other. ”

Shen Ao smiled faintly and said, "This king wants to think about it, can Lord Yang give Xiao Wang a little time to think?" ”

Yang Zhen was so angry that he got up and said: "When the old man saw the prince's actions of killing the prince of the Jin Kingdom, he thought that the prince was a decisive person; Today, it seems, is nothing more than that. That being the case, Yang said goodbye, and he just said a word, just as a joke! ”

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Shen was stunned and put out the bowl: Bring it, don't take your chrysanthemum. ro！ ~！