The Great Song Dynasty did not want to participate in the funeral of the deceased monarch of the Liao State.

But there are some things that you can't hide from if you don't want to, such as human affection.

People are sometimes upset, wishing to be the enemy of the whole world, but they just don't want to be disturbed. But if it really involves human affection, he has to force a smile and disguise himself as a puppet with hypocrisy and inner anger.

On the Song side, the emperor was reluctant to participate in Yelu Hongji's funeral, even if the Great Song only had to show a gesture.

But the emperor was still kidnapped by morality. Anyone in the world can do things that are against morality, but the emperor cannot. Because the emperor is the example of the world, the son of heaven on earth, and there is no room for virtue to be lost.

This is where Zhao Xu is helpless.

And the ministers also seemed to understand that if they paid too much attention to this matter, their evaluation in the emperor's heart would be greatly reduced.

Even the monks in the temple knew that it was an unpopular and thankless errand to give the newly dead emperor of the Liao State, Yelu Hongji.

Unfortunately, this errand fell on the head of Master Zhiqing.

As the abbot of the imperial temple of the Great Song Dynasty, he had no way to hide, so he could only prepare hard.

For this reason, Master Zhiqing, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple, hid in the dormitory for several days, did not practice, sat on the futon and drooped his head and pondered: "The abbot of Kaibao Temple, Juemin, is an old monk who is younger than him, and he doesn't want to respect the elderly, so he dared to compete for the position of the presiding abbot of Daxiangguo Temple. What else could this not be an enemy? If Lao Wei overtook the emperor of Liao, he would definitely curse behind his back...... Yes, the mage group has a place for the monks of Juemin. ”

"Tianqing Temple, relying on the name of the head of the royal temple, the abbot Zhiguang has never taken him seriously, and the mage group can't do without him! If you want to die together, if you want to be embarrassed, you will be embarrassed together, and you can't make him better anyway. ”

"Fayun Temple is jealous of my Great Xiangguo Temple's vast wealth, and has repeatedly provoked the status of my Great Xiangguo Temple, when he is embarrassed, how can he not have him? This is called revenge and revenge, and grievance and complaining. ”

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There are more than 60 large and small temples in Tokyo. There are really a lot of temples on a grand scale, it is better to say Kaibao Temple, it doesn't matter if you don't know Kaibao Temple, standing outside Kaifeng City, the first thing you see is not the city wall of Kaifeng. It is not the tallest Suzaku Gate in Kaifeng, but the most famous iron tower in Kaifeng.

The Kaifeng Iron Tower is located in the Kaibao Temple.

Can a temple with such treasures be a small temple of average size?

The main reason why Daishokokuji is the most famous is that it is located in one of the most prosperous areas of Tokyo, and the business and temple are perfectly integrated, so that it has become one of the famous attractions in the capital. In fact, among the royal temples, the positioning of Daxiangguo Temple is very embarrassing, because Daxiangguo Temple is most famous not for its profound Buddhism or royal grace, but for the temple fair.

People who have not rushed to the temple meeting of the Great Xiangguo do not dare to say that they are from the capital.

If you compare the heritage, the Great Xiangguo Temple is not as good as the Tianqing Temple, and the people are the first of the imperial temples of the Great Song Dynasty.

Daxiangguo Temple, it is still a lot worse.

If it is purer than the temple and the Buddhism is profound, the Great Xiangguo Temple is far inferior to the Kaibao Temple. In this temple, among the folk evaluations, the mage's magic power is the most profound, and the effect of the ritual is the best.

Isn't that?

Zhiqing is a person in Buddhism, can he not know the effect of the Dharma?

Calm people's hearts, calm their hearts, calm their hearts, and give birth to each other. This is the true meaning of Buddhism.

To put it bluntly, it's as simple as letting others have nothing to say and giving yourself peace of mind.

As for subduing demons and subduing demons...... Just kidding, Zhiqing has been a monk for many years, and he has never seen such a god.

gathered the enemies, and Zhiqing realized that not to mention the world, even in the capital, there were many of his 'mortal enemies'. The main reason is that Daxiangguo Temple is too rich, and he refuses to share the money, which makes his peers jealous.

Within two days, the secretary issued an edict to requisition the temples of several famous temples in the capital to preside.

The leader is, of course, Master Zhiqing, as for the others?

It's funny, it seems that these people don't have a good relationship with Master Zhiqing. When I went to Honglu Temple, I knew that the emperor of Liao was dead, and it stands to reason that at this time, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty should be lit up with lights, and the whole world should celebrate. Liao is the sworn enemy of the Great Song Dynasty, and it keeps saying that it is a gang of brothers, but every year with the New Year's coins of the Great Song Dynasty, he often comes to knock on the bamboo pole.

Where is this the appearance of the gang of brothers, it is simply a robber.

But such a robber died, but the Great Song Dynasty wanted to do something for the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji to surpass the undead.

Not to mention this, there are also ministers from the Liao State who have come to report the funeral are already in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and they will arrive in the Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo of the Great Song Dynasty in the near future. At this time, it seems really inappropriate to show a happy mood.

However, the most rumored ones are not these, but the monks who gave the emperor of Liao a supernatural ceremony.

They are all high-ranking monks with heads and faces in the capital, and it is not easy for ordinary people to meet each other on weekdays. But these people gathered together to give a person a superordinate undead, which is almost to the point where the queen mother died.

In addition to curfews, bans on indulgence and the like, the Great Song Dynasty gave the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji a lot of treatment.

But there is one more thing that plagues the court.

Or the prime minister Zhang Dun who troubled the Great Song Dynasty.

"Father, Renjie won't agree." Zhang Zhu insisted.

Zhang Dian shook his head and sighed: "Yes, he is not suitable to be an envoy." ”

Brother Xiao Chang came to the Great Song Dynasty to report the funeral, in fact, it was not only to report the funeral, but also to negotiate the future territory and position of the Liao State and the Great Song Dynasty. The sixteen states of Yanyun have now been recaptured by the Liao State, and only four are left in the hands of the Great Song Dynasty.

After the first war years ago, Liao's war psychological advantage over the Great Song Dynasty had disappeared, and when the war was not sure of victory, peace was the inevitable result.

The Liao State sent people to spy on it, and it was rude to come and go, so the Great Song Dynasty couldn't be idle, right?

But what made Zhang Dian sad was that no one was willing to accept this honor, looking at his son, Zhang Dian said helplessly: "Suo Feng also refused." ”

"If this continues, there will be nothing to send."

This is something that can't be helped, now at the critical moment of Song and Liao, regardless of whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or the Liao State, what is brought back is the wrong attitude of the other party, which will inevitably affect the entire court, and the responsibility is very great, and ordinary people can't afford it at all.

Secondly, if it was really a normal envoy to Liao, many ministers would not refuse.

The main thing is to give the funeral of Yelu Hongji, the emperor of Liao, which is a bit buried, and few ministers are willing.

On the one hand, there is a lot of responsibility. On the other hand, thankless.

And unlike the envoys sent by the Great Song Dynasty to the Liao State in the past, they are generally new science and technology scholars, and after a few years of sharpening in the secretary's cabinet, they will have the opportunity to send an envoy to the Liao State and come back to be promoted to Zhongshu.

Even if he is an official who has entered the metropolitan hall, his official position is not high, but in the core department of the Great Song Dynasty, he has a lot of power. Most civil servants who have just entered the officialdom for two or three years are eager to encounter such a good thing.

But this time......

It is not for low-level officials to participate, and only civil officials of at least four or five grades or above are qualified to represent the Great Song Dynasty and go to the Liao State as an envoy.

On the one hand, such civil officials are all old guys, and there are a few young ones, all of whom are hard characters with full confidence. Because they don't need to send an envoy to the Liao State at all to maintain the honor of the Great Song Dynasty.

The second is that the Great Song Dynasty now has an advantage over the Liao State in terms of both national strength and military strength.

The officials of the Great Song Dynasty went to the Liao State, which could easily arouse the excitement of the Liao nobles and even make it difficult. Once you show weakness, you may be backstabbed by Yushi when you come back.

As for Li Kui?

Naturally, he is not afraid of the Liao, but the question is what if the Liaons detain Li Kui?

Zhang Dian actually thought about it, and he didn't plan to send Li Kui to Liao at all. He actually took a fancy to Cai Jing, but unfortunately, Cai Jing rejected him mercilessly yesterday: "Zhang Xiang, I am dizzy in the old age, I am afraid that I will go to Fanbang and delay the major event of Xiangye." ”

What's the big deal with Chapter?

He just wanted to know the true thoughts of Liao Guo, but Cai Jing didn't fall for it at all.

For Cai Jing, in terms of ability, if he goes to Liaoguo, he will definitely be able to see the details of Liaoguo. From money, food, defense, cities, population...... These are Cai Jing's strengths, which are enough for him to see the true attitude of the Liao people from these clues. But he didn't want to go, and he hadn't been there since he was an envoy to Liao, he had been there more than 20 years ago.

When he came back, he made meritorious service and was promoted to Zhongshu.

This is the third year he went to the Liao State after he became a jinshi, and at that time, he was eager to sacrifice his life for the Great Song Dynasty to make meritorious contributions? to prepare for his promotion.

But after so many years, Cai Jing is also a person who has experienced wind and rain.

He has been a bachelor of the third grade, he has also been a scholar of the second grade, and there are many official positions of the fourth and fifth grades. From the local to the court, he has not experienced anything except for the official position of Yipindi?

If he wants to be promoted, an official position below the second rank can't make him tempted at all.

Unless from more than one product.

But the official position corresponding to this official rank is higher, the privy envoy, the middle secretary squire, the subordinate squire, the left and right scholars, there are only a few civil officials, and there is also a senior government hall scholar or above, this is the official position of the deputy minister, which also includes a prime minister.

Cai Jing didn't think that he would be able to make such a feat by going to Liao.

Unless he goes to the Liao State and administers the new emperor of the Liao State, Yelu Yanxi, to death, why is he so rich?

Since you can't get what you want, it's better to make a fortune in the capital.

On this day, Zhang Dian found Cai Jing again, and the two were also quite speculative upstarts of the Fa Reform School. After Emperor Shenzong's great trip, Cai Jing, as Cai Qu's right-hand man, completely controlled the entire Kaifeng Mansion. At that time, Cai Jing even planned to kill Prime Minister Wang Dan and make a big deal. Zhang Dian was a privy envoy back then, so he didn't know that Cai Jing was so bold.

"Yuan Chang, you don't think about it, you go to Liao, and after you come back, there will definitely be a place for you in Hanlin."

Zhang Dian can't help it, the two Hanlin bachelors, the official rank is the same. One is a bachelor of Hanlin and the other is a bachelor of Hanlin Chengzhi. The former is in charge of the imperial examination, and the latter is in charge of the will of the imperial court. They are all high-ranking officials of the third grade, and their status is noble, not high-ranking officials that ordinary people can do.

But all this, in Cai Jing's view, is all in the past: "Zhang Xiang, I have done two official positions in the Hanlin Academy, and I have made mistakes many times in fear. Jingcai is shallow in learning, and I am afraid that he is not competent. ”

As soon as Cai Jing spoke, Zhang Dian was half angry. As far as Cai Jing's rich experience in officialdom is concerned, his resume is richer than Su Shi's, and he is a person who has stood on the top of the mountain and was also pushed off the cliff. The Secretarial Ministry, the Metropolitan Hall, the Privy Council, the Shoshu Province...... He has done most of the official positions in the capital. He also entered the Kaifeng Mansion Yin twice, and was relegated to the south during the Yuan You period, and his officialdom experience is not abundant. It's really hard to tempt him with an official position.

Only then did Zhang Dian remember that his promise was worthless, at least unattractive to Cai Jing.

The Hanlin Academy is noble, Wang Anshi and Fan Zhongyan had the experience of Hanlin bachelors before presiding over the law change. But these are completely unattractive to Cai Jing. He is reluctant to let the military control bureau get bigger and bigger, unless he ...... Zhangdian shifted his position.

If Zhang Dian knew that Cai Jing thought so, he might have to fight with Cai Jing with the thin old man.

Fortunately, Cai Jing is a person with a way, he is very capable, and his ability to come up with ideas is also very good. He had already seen the difficulties of Zhang Dandi, and suggested: "Zhang Xiang doesn't have to be embarrassed, the Great Song Dynasty is full of talents, and he was sent to Liao as an envoy, and there are many." ”

When Zhang Duan heard this, he was a little skeptical: "Yuan Chang, this is not a trivial matter. Those who do not have enough background do not have this honor. At the same time, where are the conservatives, it must not work, otherwise your brother will definitely come forward to stop it, and the old man will also be in trouble. ”

"Isn't it enough to choose an official position with enough qualifications and a small official position, and then temporarily promote him to an official position that is competent enough?"

Cai Jing felt that Zhang Dian was making a bit of a fuss, and there should be many such people.

Xu is such a mediocre talent, Zhang Dian has not had much contact, and asked: "Is there a suitable person for the Yuan Chief?" ”

"What do you think of Mi Fu?"

Cai Jing casually named his name, Mi Fu has been mixing in seven or eight grades as an official, and he is an unlucky guy who is frustrated in officialdom. But in fact, as far as Mi Fu's character is concerned, this guy is not worthy of being an official at all.

How can there be an official who is good, leaving the station and running to attend the cultural meeting.

If it weren't for Mi Fu being the brother of Emperor Shenzong, he would have been reprimanded a long time ago.

The Wutai poetry case that mixed with Su Shi is also him, otherwise Shenzong would not have failed to mention this childhood playmate who grew up together.

That's right, Mi Fu and Emperor Shenzong grew up together in the palace.

This friendship alone is also worth a fourth-grade civil official, right?

But...... Mi Fu is miserable.

But Mi Fu doesn't care, he is not short of money. Will the person who can buy Wang Xizhi's authentic work be short of money?

Zhang Dian hesitated: "Is he reliable?" ”

Cai Jing said with disdain: "If you don't rely on it, Zhang Xiang won't recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?" The strategy has been set, regardless of the idea of the new monarch of the Liao State, the Great Song Dynasty has no choice. After that, there will inevitably be war, and Liaojun's attitude is no longer important. ”

This is really a word.

Zhang Dian really didn't think about Mi Fu, was mentioned by Cai Jing, then I remembered, Mi Fu is really suitable. In addition to being an official, this is also unreliable in other aspects, but his identity is indeed easy to rise. Then he nodded and said, "That's it!" ”

People in Daizhou Wutai Mountain Mi Fu, no reason back cold, look back, no one to see!

Mi Fu rubbed his wrist and continued to copy the scriptures.

As the commander of the Northern Front, Mi Fu has not been on the battlefield for a day, and has been locked up by Li Kui in the temple to copy the scriptures.

And then...... He found that the monks in the temple said that they were good and capable, and he was a little happy.

The main reason is that he found that the recent calligraphy techniques are about to break through, and there is a kind of heroic spirit.

this day.

Gao Yu came to Wenshu Monastery with trepidation, and when the monk took him to see Mi Fu, he saw that the other party was unkempt, and the whole person was as depressed as withered.

Of course, the kana scholar Gao Yu didn't understand that this was a state, a state of empty and clear spirits, and he wanted to break through.

I thought Mi Fu had suffered a lot of grievances, and the whole person gave up on himself.

Gao Yu couldn't bear to say in his heart: "Yuanzhang, you have suffered!" ”

Mi Fu is still in a state of selflessness, after being disturbed by Gao Yu, his eyes looked at Gao Yu sluggishly, and finally recognized the other party, Mu Ne said: "There are two more days of the Lotus Sutra can also be copied!" ”

"No hurry, no hurry."

Gao Yu also thought that Mi Fu had committed a crime, after all, there was a eunuch, and he wanted to see Mi Fu by name. also shook his face unwillingly.

"Mi Fu listens to the order!"

“…… He was promoted to Taichang Siqing and sent an envoy to the Liao State. ”

It wasn't until this moment that Mi Fu received the order in a daze, Gao Yu was shocked, took Mi Fu's hand and asked in a low voice: "Yuanzhang, what's the situation at home!" Why does Your Majesty value you so much? ”

Taichang Siqing, but one of the Nine Qings, is in charge of sacrifices.

It is a very important high-ranking official, but no one usually listens to what he says. Generally only to the court in the respected ministers, Mi Fu He De how can he, all day long, the official is not good to do bastard, how can he be such a high-ranking official?

Gao Yu does not think that Mi Fu has Li Kui's recommendation, can soar into the sky.

This official position is higher than Li Kui's, how could it be given to Mi Fu?

If Li Kui treats Mi Fu so well, what is Gao Yu's ally who followed birth and death to become the commander of an army? The mentality is about to collapse, okay?

Mi Fu blinked his eyes for a while, shook his head and said: "I have nothing to do with Your Majesty, but I have something to do with the first emperor." ”

"The First Emperor?"

"At that time, the first emperor was not a prince, but a grandson of the emperor and lived in the palace. I studied and dined with him for seven or eight years......"

Gao Yu opened his mouth wide, stunned, and asked for a long time: "Why didn't the first emperor reuse you?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I've been an official in the Secret Pavilion since I was eighteen years old......"

Mi Fu said disgustedly: "It may be that there is no talent for being an official!" ”

Gao Yu understood, this official's talent is worse than Su Shi's. Straight secret pavilion out of the civil official, to the local Zhizhou start, Mi Fu can mix in the career of thirty years or a seven-grade official, apparently as a retribution for several deaths. Gao Yu felt that for his own career, he should stand far away from Mi Fu, so as not to kill him!