Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather began to turn cooler.

In the conservatory of the government hall, a few pots of charcoal fire have also been added recently.

Lu Yijian sat on a chair, holding in his right hand a roll of official documents sent from Jiangnan West Road yesterday.

After looking at it for a while, he rubbed the bridge of his nose twice, looking a little old.

Wang Zeng next to him twisted a handful of spices in his hand and sprinkled them into the brazier at his feet, and the fragrance instantly overflowed and wafted out.

Smelling this sudden fragrance, Lu Yijian raised his head and looked at Wang Zeng, the fragrance was tinged with a faint green smoke, and he suddenly said in a trance: "Xiaoxian." ”

"Huh?"

"Are you saying we're wrong?"

"What does Lu Gong mean."

"Zhao Jun has been recovering for almost two months now."

"yes, it's been almost two months."

"But do you see what he's done so far?"

"I've done a lot of great things."

Wang Zeng smiled and said: "Yesterday, I arrested two Jinshi of the Ma family, and when it comes to it, it is still your brother-in-law." ”

The relationship between Ma Liang and Lu Yijian is Weng's son-in-law, Lu Yijian married Ma Liang's eldest daughter, and Ma Zhongfu is Ma Liang's youngest son, who is also in his forties this year, and is still locked up in the Imperial City Division.

The Ma family had already looked for Lu Yijian for this matter, but Lu Yijian didn't know how to face Zhao Jun.

Several sons also asked about their uncle, but fortunately, Mrs. Qin Guo had already died of illness, otherwise, Mrs. Ma would definitely make trouble with Lu Yijian, and Lu Yijian still felt a headache until now.

"Let's not talk about this, the two brothers of the Ma family also deserve it."

Lu Yijian smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He didn't expect the Ma family to do so many bad things.

However, his father-in-law is not a good official, and he is greedy a lot, and he also knows about this matter, so he is really not good at interfering in the Ma family.

The main reason is that Zhao Jun's three views are too different from them, and for the Great Song Dynasty, corruption is actually not a big deal.

But Zhao Jun can't rub the sand in his eyes, maybe it doesn't matter if he just steals and occupies something, but behind his back, it is their problem to support underground forces such as Sanssouci Cave and Ghost Fan Lou who kill the people.

The key is that they originally hoped that Zhao Jun, who was so murderous, would enter the imperial examination and be assimilated by officialdom, so that even if he reformed in the future, he would be gentle, and even try to ease the progress of reform, just improve productivity and engage in invention and creation.

But now it seems that Zhao Jun did not go in the direction they wanted to go at all, but the harder they were pressed by them, the more they rebounded.

Now they actually found another way to find an official, got the authority of the Imperial City Division, and began to rectify the officialdom from another angle and direction, sweeping away the cancer of Bianliang Kaifeng Mansion in one fell swoop, which was something they never expected.

The more they wanted to seek stability, the more Zhao Jun slashed his sword.

Wang Zeng has always been smart, and after a little thought, he could understand what Lu Yijian meant, and said softly: "Lu Xiang regrets that he shouldn't have let Zhao Jun go through officialdom like this." ”

"But the official family also agreed."

Lu Yijian said that this matter was indeed Zhao Zhen whom he instigated Yan Shu to find.

Wang Zeng shook his head and said: "The official family agrees, but don't forget, Zhao Jun once said that the official family has soft ears and is the easiest to answer." He can promise us today, and he can promise Zhao Jun tomorrow, so that they will continue to pull each other, not a head. ”

"Ugh."

Lu Yijian sighed: "Then what should I do now?" If it goes on like this, Han Yi may not be able to keep it. ”

"If you can't keep it, you can't keep it."

Wang Zeng said disdainfully: "You just have always been too worried about your one-third of an acre of land, Zhao Jun is right, the desire for power is too heavy, the more afraid you are of losing, the more you want to grasp it." In the end, I'm afraid you won't get anything. ”

Lu Yijian said dumbly: "You don't have to talk about the old man, aren't you the same yourself?" Isn't this something you're worried about? ”

Wang Zeng fell silent.

Again, although he had contradictions with Lu Yijian, the appearance of Zhao Jun did move the basic plate of their bureaucratic and doctor class.

Now the power of the bureaucratic and doctor class is unprecedentedly strong, but as soon as Zhao Jun comes over, he will shout and kill them, as the representative and leader of this basic plate, he and Lu Yijian, including Wang Sui and others, do not want such a thing to happen.

The problem is that Zhao Jun was hilarious at the beginning, but when he arrived in the Great Song Dynasty, he saw some things and some people, which changed him. It has changed from talking hi to actual actions, which makes Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng even more afraid and worried.

Knowing this, it was better to persuade the official family at the beginning, and simply give Zhao Jun another title, such as the imperial champion or wizard, and directly let him make the overall plan. It's better than now that someone is in charge of the Imperial City Division, and he raised the butcher's knife in his hand to the bureaucrats and doctors.

"So what?"

Wang Zeng said: "Now that the matter has been done, let's bear with it for the time being." It's also a good thing that he can't clean up some corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

Lu Yijian smiled bitterly: "Then won't he still support Fan Xiwen's Qingli New Deal in the end?" You said. Could he be taking advantage of the fact that he is now clearing the obstacles for Fan Xiwen? ”

"This!"

The king woke up suddenly.

Oh, yes.

Six or seven of the ten officials in the Great Song Dynasty were corrupt.

Now Zhao Jun is planning to spread the authority of the Imperial City Division all over the country, if all the officials in the country are checked by him, I am afraid that a large number of officials will be dismissed.

Even if the process takes years, the new policy will be a few years away.

Once Zhao Jun quietly brought a large number of officials to a back in a few years, and Fan Zhongyan also recruited more officials to support his new policy during this time period, wouldn't it be the new policy in the future or will it be promoted throughout the country?

At that time, their basic plate will still have to collapse.

Thinking of this, Wang Zeng's head buzzed for a while, and he didn't know what to do.

Now their relationship with Zhao Jun and the official family is in an extremely special situation.

Because according to Zhao Jun, in history, this group of them will be replaced in the last two years.

Now he can stay in the phase, that is, he has Zhao Jun in the middle.

As insiders, it is impossible for the officials to let them go outside, and it is impossible for them to leave this central area.

So because of Zhao Jun's existence, they can still exist.

If something happens to Zhao Jun, no one knows what the official family will do.

Therefore, from this point of view, it is impossible for them to do anything with Zhao Jun.

Even if Zhao Jun turned the world upside down, they could only be forced to endure it, or ask the official family for help, or do some other small actions behind their backs.

But according to the current situation, can they really talk about moving the official family? Can small movements stop Zhao Jun's footsteps?

The more they talk about moving the official family, the more the official family will be moved by Zhao Jun's words. Compared with their own descendants and the Great Song Empire, the scholar class itself is not important.

"What do you want to do?"

After thinking about it, Wang Zeng asked rhetorically: "The official family has said and persuaded him, but he was still persuaded by Zhao Jun, can the authority of the Imperial City Division be recovered?" ”

"So I ask you, did we do it wrong in the first place."

Lu Yijian said: "If we had fully supported Zhao Jun from the beginning, he would not have become what he is now. ”

"Then who said that Zhao Jun was still young and still needed to be trained to let him enter the officialdom?"

"It's me, but isn't that true?"

"Remember what we said? He still needs our help if he wants to go through the training. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I want to invite the official family again and let Zhao Jun simply come to the political affairs hall, so that if he stays with us, he won't have the heart to do anything else."

"You think too much, Zhao Jun won't stay in the political hall, now look at his methods, kill decisively, and sweep Kaifeng Mansion with a thunderous momentum, do you think he still needs to experience?"

"Are you scared after all?"

Wang Zeng sneered: "Is it that your Lu family is not clean, and you are afraid that Zhao Jun will find out?" ”

"No matter what you say, I'm all for the sake of Da Song."

Lu Yijian lowered his head and glanced at the official document in his hand, "Having said that, it seems that we haven't listened to new things with Zhao Jun for a long time like before. We were always worried about the enslavement of the Han Chinese, but now it seems that we are actually enslaving ourselves. ”

It was an official document that there was another rebellion on Jiangxi Road, and Zhang Jian, a citizen of Shicheng, was dissatisfied with the excesses and miscellaneous taxes, and led the people to revolt.

Although this uprising was quickly quelled, like a wave in the countless uprisings of the Great Song Dynasty, it did not cause any waves, and it was not even mentioned much in the history books.

But at least it is also giving Lu Yijian another signal - if they don't do anything, then history will still follow its trajectory.

So Lu Yijian did regret it a little, regretted that he shouldn't have designed Zhao Jun, fully supported him, and had a good fate, saying that people would let go of their children and grandchildren?

"What, is this intended to release some kindness to Zhao Jun? It seems that Lu Gong really regrets it. ”

Wang Zeng said a little ridiculously: "I just don't know if Duke Lu regrets that he shouldn't have let Zhao Jun out of the palace in the first place, or regrets that Zhao Jun is not going according to Duke Lu's wishes now, causing Duke Lu to lose two nephews." ”

"It's all there."

Lu Yijian did not deny it, if Zhao Jun had been given enough respect from the beginning, perhaps the two nephews of the Ma family would not have suffered such a catastrophe.

"Then you are willing to give up so many children of your Lu family?"

Wang Zeng asked rhetorically.

You must know that Zhao Jun said before his eyes regained his sight that the problems of the Song Dynasty were difficult to return, and solving the problem of three redundancies was even only the first step.

And it was this first step that had already made Lu Yi, Jian, Wang Zeng and others feel fearful.

The three phases and three ginseng, including Yan Shu, weren't they all in favor of Zhao Jun's entry into the imperial examination and was assimilated by them?

Isn't it because everyone has a large number of door-shade children?

Once Zhao Jun supports Fan Zhongyan's reform and sets off monstrous waves, won't the children of their family be spared?

So everyone has their own thoughts.

But now Lu Yijian has a sense of twisting in his heart.

They were not only worried that Zhao Jun's holding of power would threaten their scholars, but also feared the demise of the Great Song Dynasty in the future.

Selfishness is true.

But Lu Yijian knew that if he continued to let this kind of selfishness fill his head, then the distance between him and the official family would become farther and farther away.

He said, "Do you think Zhao Jun can really get rid of all the scholars?" But don't you think that the relationship between the official family and us has become more and more unfamiliar? The official family is no longer the official family it once was? ”

Wang Zeng frowned and said, "What do you want to say?" ”

Lu Yijian shook his head and said with a wry smile: "We want to keep the scholar doctor right, but think about it, what does the official family want?" ”

"The Great Song Dynasty will not be destroyed."

Wang Zeng said without hesitation.

Because Zhao Jun has long said that the first concern of anyone in power is always the security of the regime.

Lu Yijian sighed: "Yes, so as long as Zhao Jun is exaggerating the crisis of the Great Song Dynasty to the official family every day, the fear of the official family will increase by one point." If we want to solve the crisis, we must carry out a large-scale rectification of the government, and if I want to keep the scholars, I will inevitably end up on the opposite side of the government. ”

"What Lu Gong said, I don't understand, but I really have to make a trade-off, it's difficult."

Wang Zeng also sighed.

The fact that they have been able to reach this position today proves that their political wisdom is not too low.

Historically, Fan Zhongyan Qingli New Deal had to reform most of the officialdom, and they became opponents, not because they didn't realize that the Qingli New Deal was good for the Great Song Dynasty.

Instead, they realized that the Qingli New Deal was good for the Great Song Dynasty, and they became opponents.

Because it is good for the Great Song Dynasty, but for them and their family, it is a catastrophe.

So they want Zhao Jun to be their own.

But now it seems that not only Zhao Jun will not become his own person, but even the official family will gradually drift away from them under Zhao Jun's flickering.

At that time, the entire scholar class will become the enemy of Zhao Jun and the official family, what should they do at that time?

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to make a decision. Otherwise, if this continues, a serious discord will break out between us and the official family, and when the time comes, we will only force the official family to side with Zhao Jun, and our results will definitely not be so good. ”

Lu Yijian suddenly had a realization at this moment, and said in a deep voice: "I plan to go to the official family tomorrow, and then invite Zhao Jun into the palace to explain, do you want to go?" ”

"Let's see."

Wang Zeng shook his head and said, "Look at how the Han family is, if Han Yi is smarter and asks the official family for a favor, as long as the official family and Zhao Jun have different opinions, things may have a turnaround." ”

"So be it."

Lu Yijian fanned the more and more pungent fragrance with his sleeve, then stood up, and said in a low voice as he walked out: "Old man, old man." The future is for young people. The old man can't keep the doctor of the Great Song Dynasty anymore, if you are willing to touch this mold, you can go. ”

"Hmph, old horseman."

Wang Zeng snorted coldly.

Wanting to pull Zhao Jun into the game was a tacit decision between them and three of them, and it was even Lu Yi's head.

But I didn't expect that the first one to defect was also this guy.

In the final analysis, Zhao Jun mentioned it before, and when he said that Lu Yijian and Sima Guang mentioned Lu Gong's book, he let Lu Yijian know that the Lu family would have a prime minister in the future.

Fan Zhongyan's reform is aimed at those who are not talented and those who are not talented, and those who are admitted to the Jinshi are often talented, and because the number of Jinshi is too small every year, it is basically impossible to be in the list of elimination.

Lu Yijian's eldest son and second son are also Menyin, but the third son, Lu Gongzhu, will be the first Menyin and then the Jinshi in the future, and the future is immeasurable.

That is to say, as long as the Lu family has Lu Gong's writings, it will not decline because Fan Zhongyan and Zhao Jun will set off reforms in the future.

But their Wang family is different, the four sons of the Wang family are all in the shade, and they are all on the elimination list, so naturally there are two attitudes today.

Lu Yijian can rebel, but Wang Zeng is difficult.

Ultimately.

It's all for their own family.

(End of chapter)