Chapter 212: The Emperor's Curiosity
Ning Caichen said goodbye to the bellflower, and soon Princess Zhao Rouer also said goodbye to him.
"Brother Ning, Rou'er is going to find her brother, Rou'er has inquired, there is really a person who looks similar to Rou'er, saying that he went to the capital. Yan Zhutou and Xiahou Daxia both agreed to help me find it. Brother Ning, Rou'er is waiting for you in the capital, you must come! ”
Zhao Rouer went, but Ning Caichen couldn't go.
Because on the way back from Nanshan Village, he saw footprints. Human, horse, sheep, dog...... It's not a four-hoof print, it's a human-like step.
The demon actually entered the world in the light.
Haoran is upright, and the underground government is opened...... Wrong.
Haoran righteousness, the right way in the world...... This line.
Even if you know that the words have carried the Tao, not all the words are just a combination. Haoran righteousness, law, indispensable.
In just three days, more than 5,000 tangible corpses were exhumed, and the decomposed bones were countless.
No one dared to conceal such a big case and not report it, not to mention that the other official was already dead, so naturally he would not hide it, and immediately reported it urgently for six hundred miles.
In fact, when reporting this case, Weitong was also in a dilemma.
I can't afford it, right? How do you say this? Say it, do you believe it or not?
In the end, he was ruthless and moved the right to perform the secret fold.
The power of secret folding is not used casually, it is only used in local rebellions, impeachment of immediate superiors, etc., and only in big matters and big cases. Like the life and death of civilians, the death of lower-level officials, it will not be used, and it will generally go to the court, and after the officials of the court and the central government have seen it, they will have a choice to play it to the officials.
And this kind of ghost thing is generally not played to the official family. What's more important is that the person who plays such things, if it is a real person or mage of the royal seal, then there is no problem, at most it is "respecting ghosts and gods and staying away". But it's a different story for magistrates like him.
Misleading the people with gossip, confusing you with things about ghosts and gods...... Those officials have done it. At that time, the official family didn't know about it, and he fell into the middle, so he was really unlucky and had nowhere to explain.
Such a piece fell into the hands of Song Huizong, and he didn't care much about it at first.
Since he began to believe in Taoist priests, the local gods and ghosts are strange, and he doesn't know how much he has received. is a secret fold monograph, and Wei Tongju is not the first, and naturally it will not be the last.
There is something good at the top, and there is something from the bottom. He understands that.
If it is a Ming Jun, he will definitely issue an order to reprimand this matter. But Song Huizong was different, he felt that the magistrate did this, and he was very proud. I think this is the magistrate really took him to heart.
Just like Hua Shigang, doesn't he know that labor and money are lost? However, after seeing all this as an endorsement of himself from below, he not only did not suppress it, but encouraged it to do so.
It's the same thing.
So he happily shared with his comrades that there were only two main party members of Song Huizong, one was Cai Jing, a person who resonated in literature and art, and the other was Gao Yu, who was a companion in fun.
"It's a normal thing, it's just a novelty, and this is the first time I've seen someone involved the death of a magistrate in such a bizarre case. "Song Zhengzong took it as a myth.
The death of the magistrate, he also just looked funny. Such a seven-rank official has his own household arrangement, and he, the emperor, generally does not interfere.
Although Cai Jing is known as the prime minister, he is not really bad, just because the emperor recruited a literary and artistic young man to the throne of the prime minister, but how can this literary and artistic young man govern the country, everything is mainly done by three words "take it for granted". If you take it for granted, it is right, and if you take it for granted, you will be wrong.
Seeing this recital, Cai Jing became angry at that time, what is this for? In order to appease the emperor, he directly abandoned Zhongshu Province and played a secret fold, which was repaid. "Your Majesty, such a gossip to confuse the public......"
"Hey-Cai Xiang, don't just look at this wrong? If you want to make a mistake, this Qipin county official surnamed Zuo is a confused official, you said that your son is dead, what kind of case is still being tried, just go to the funeral as soon as possible, and you don't have to die in vain. "Song Zhengzong is looking at it for fun, where will Cai Jing be disturbed.
Cai Jing took a look, yes, this official family is playing again, and it seems that he has taken a fancy to this case. I had to re-talk and only talk about the case. "Yes, according to the system of this dynasty, the death of this relative is related to the case, and the local officials are to avoid it. ”
Cai Jing just followed the emperor's words, he didn't know what he said, but Gao Yu was startled.
"Your Majesty, this Zuo Yun had just suffered the loss of his son at that time, and he was also anxious to know about his son's death. "This Zuo Yun is Zuo Shilang's person, that is, his person, he is no better than Cai Jing, he is the emperor's friend of literature and art, and he can communicate with the emperor emotionally. He is just a playmate of the emperor, and if he wants to find out how such a person is an official, it will not look good.
Gao Yu is also complaining, you said you, can you die if you avoid it?
Gao Yu thought that it was the people sent down to seize power, but he didn't know that the prison county was too small, and the six departments were incomplete, so there was no general judgment at all.
The official system of the Song Dynasty was different from that of other dynasties, and it was always large and complete, small and complete. The central government has six departments: officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers, and at the local level, starting from the county, there are still six departments: officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers.
However, Gao Yu is right in one sentence, that is, Zuo Yun was really in pain because of the loss of his son at that time, and he forgot to avoid it.
This is also why he really loves this son. Otherwise, he would not have forgotten to avoid it. There is no general judgment, there is also a master book, and even a civil official with good character is casually replaced, even if he pulls the strings in the back, no one has anything to say.
"It's really boring to talk to you, I'd better go find Xu Zhenren. "Song Zhengzong is famous for ignoring the government and politics, he just makes fun of ghosts and gods, but they are good, they are all political affairs.
"By the way, Gao Yu, you are the one who protects this left luck, right?"
Although he only asked lightly, Gao Yu immediately sweated profusely.
Song Huizong didn't look at Gao Yu's performance, and said to himself: "I didn't expect this Ning scholar to be so interesting, even the ghosts and gods knew his name." I really want to see you. ”
This sentence immediately collapsed Cai Jing's face.
Cai Jing can't govern the country, but to welcome the emperor, he is a good player. What the emperor thinks is what he wants to do.
Not to mention that Ning Caichen mentioned it so many times, even if he only mentioned it once, he had to arrange it well.
Originally, according to his thoughts, how could this scholar not take a scientific examination, and when the time comes, he will be called casually.
Cai Jing is not afraid of people like Gao Yu, but he can't help but worry about literati like Ning Caichen. What does the emperor love, of course he knows, if such a literary and artistic young man comes again, what will he Cai Jing do?
However, among the scholars reported in this place, there was no Ning Caichen, not even a single person with the same name and surname.
The official asked again today. Cai Jing felt that this excerpt was Ning Caichen's own bluffing, and this person's scheming was too heavy.
However, it is too early to talk about this, and how to meet the wishes of the official family is the most important thing. This is also his magic weapon based on the phase. Compared with Ning Caichen, who is far away in the sky and has not yet stepped into the official career, the talents who are staring at their own phase below are more important.
The two could only watch Song Huizong go to find Taoist Xu Zhichang.
In literature and art, Cai Jing can be his companion, and in terms of playing, Gao Yu is a good player. But when it comes to talking about gods and ghosts, they are obviously no match for Taoist priests. In this regard, Taoist priests are professional counterparts.
Song Huizong saw Xu Zhichang, and immediately talked about the case in Jian County, and his excitement was comparable to that of a young child who had just gotten a plaything, Xu Zhichang listened to it, and immediately congratulated: "Congratulations to Your Majesty for being the master of ghosts and gods." ”
"The talent of the main ghost and god?" Song Huizong was stunned when he heard it.
He just thought it was interesting, and as for ghosts and gods, he really didn't think much about it. For him, Ning Caichen is a person who writes poetry well. I'll see you later, and I'll reward him for being an official.
Although Song Huizong was a literary emperor, he had the spirit of "leading the shore of the land, but not the king's land".
This sentence must not be misunderstood in him, but should be interpreted as: I am the emperor, so everything in the world is mine, I want what I want, and I can give people what I want.
It's just that Song Huizong never thought of letting Ning Caichen be a Taoist.
Xu Zhichang said: "Your Majesty, since the death of the scholar of Longtu Pavilion, this place is restless, and there are often ghosts and monsters that plague the world. And this person seems to be a real person, and it is very likely that he will take over the position of Bao Longtu. ”
Although Song Huizong believed in Taoist priests, he still had the distinction between scholars and Taoist priests. Although this scholar can't be said to be a Taoist priest, he really likes Ning Caichen very much (can you not like it? The pillow person often reads this person's good, but he doesn't like it, and he also loves the house and Wu), he really didn't think about letting Ning Caichen be a Taoist, it feels too wasteful. "Can't he be like Bao Longtu, judging the yang during the day and the yin at night?"
Xu Zhichang said: "Your Majesty, it's not that you can't, but you can't do it." These few teachers have sent a message, saying that the underworld is restless, and there are four ghost kings, five ghosts, and thirty-six small ghosts, and there are more than 130 million ghosts. The minister was worried that if there was an evil sect and crooked ways to seduce the ghosts and troubles the luck of the world, he was afraid that there would be a big disaster. ”
What a big disaster, Song Huizong didn't like it when he heard it, if it weren't for Xu Zhichang still having some status in his heart, he would have brushed his sleeves away. He is a frolicking emperor, who likes happy and cheerful things, but he hates all kinds of disasters and disasters.
"Xu Zhenren, isn't it your job to catch ghosts? Song Huizong didn't like it.
Xu Zhichang said: "Your Majesty, the Dao Gate of the world, the four major sects of the Heavenly Master Dao, the Quanzhen Dao, the Lingbao Dao, and the Qingwei Dao. The 1,000 people of each faction who have achieved success is already the limit. But at the same time, we have to guard against the invasion of Buddhism, as well as the demons from all directions, how can we resist these hundreds of millions of ghosts?"
Song Huizong asked: "Then one more scholar can resist the enemy?"
Xu Zhichang didn't lie to him, and said honestly: "It's always good to have one more person." Judging from the chapter, this Ning Caichen has a strange skill, and he can be listed as a fellow practitioner. ”
"Got it. Song Huizong turned and left. He was very unhappy, because in his opinion, someone was suppressing Ning Caichen.
A little talent, first the imperial envoy offended him with words. I gave him a "famous man in the world", and it stopped.
Now let him be a Taoist priest.
I want to see what kind of flood beast this Ning Caichen is, all of them are scared like this?
In this way, Song Huizong became more curious about Ning Caichen and more eager to see him.
(To be continued)