The fourth episode The Legend of the Cat Ghost (56) - The young Qing Xiu is old and pretty

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Wang Guangyuan didn't sell Guanzi, and told him about running to the post house and meeting the Tibetan envoy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

It turned out that this bow-like boot was made by merchants of the Great Song Dynasty by imitating the style of Tibetan pointed-toe boots with slight modifications. Wang Guangyuan dressed up as a messenger for the banquet of Fanbang, which changed to other ministers, and he may also think of this method and do what he likes. However, it is more detailed for him to do it. He danced for the envoys, but instead of the Tibetan dance, he danced a Qiang dance. He had learned to catch ducks on the shelves, and his dancing was not very graceful, but he touched the pain in the messenger's heart. Wang Guangyuan found out that the mother of the envoy was actually a Qiang tribe living on the border of Tibet, and she was snatched back by the Tibetan generals. The envoy himself couldn't tell why he sent an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, but when he arrived in Kaifeng, the rebellious factor of the Qiang people awakened in the blood of Tubo, and he seemed to hope that Song and Tubo would not agree, which seemed to satisfy a kind of pleasure of revenge.

Wang Guangyuan's dance reminded him of his mother and his other half of his hometown. When he vented the emotions in his heart, he gradually came back to his senses. If the two countries go to war, how many lives will be in vain? Because of his own grievances, which is more important, he immediately made a decision, agreed to sign the contract, and gave him a good horse.

Zhao Ji was smart and immediately said: "The day before yesterday, my teacher taught me that a gentleman needs to always examine his appearance and demeanor, so that people are solemn and respectful, and solemn and respectful will have majesty." If there is a moment of slackness, then the thought of being frivolous and lazy will enter the hearts of others. He turned to Wang Guangyuan and said, "Today Guangyuan taught me that things are dead things, and there is nothing good or bad, and it depends on how people use them." If you use the right place, you can win the minister, you can exchange it for a good horse, and you can even reach an army. ”

Wang Guangyuan and Han Wei glanced at each other and nodded slightly.

Han Wei can realize that Wang Guangyuan has good intentions, he is not just to make meritorious contributions for King Ying and earn political achievements, but to teach the prince in his own way. Just like what I did, it's just a different angle.

Zhao Ji smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that this king ...... I am only a shallow learner, this is the right occasion, how to judge the accurate timing, but I can't grasp it yet, I hope that the two teachers, don't think I'm stupid, and don't hesitate to teach in the future!"

As he spoke, he stood up, straightened his appearance and clothes, and bowed solemnly to the two.

is really a teachable son, which is why the two chose the eldest prince.

"Timing?" Wang Guangyuan opened his arms and said: "Now is a good time for the prince to relax, you don't have to worry about your dress and appearance, because there are already people in this room who are dressed in fancy clothes and are very eye-catching, don't worry about being uglier than him!"

When the crowd heard this, they laughed.

On this night, the two met very tacitly in the flower hall and ordered tea.

With this opportunity, the two spoke a lot more directly, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became.

It was a quiet summer evening, except for the gurgling and boiling sound of boiling water, and occasionally mixed with two cricket chants, both of them relaxed and immersed themselves in it, and were speechless for a while.

After a while, Wang Guangyuan suddenly said: "With the knowledge and ability of Brother Zhiguo (Han Wei's character), you should be the same as Zhongxian Gong (Han Yi's nickname) in the year of confusion, and achieve the position of Zaifu, but it is a pity that you have lived in seclusion for nearly 20 years! However, you can be regarded as enjoying a good life, and you are not at a loss! As the so-called young Qing Xiu is old and pretty, this kind of 'reverse life' is not bad, and you have earned it!"

Hearing that he had finished saying everything on both sides, Han Wei smiled helplessly and asked, "Don't you ask me, why do you still want to step into this career after living in seclusion for so many years?"

Han Wei just asked casually, but he didn't think that the other party answered.

Wang Guangyuan held the teacup, pondered for a moment, and said, "Probably because of ...... Brother Zhiguo feels that there is no reason to hinder him from entering the office, and there is no ......"

His statement was very strange, and Han Wei couldn't help but beat two beats faster in his heart.

Wang Guangyuan sighed and said: "It's a pity that things are not as Brother Zhiguo thought, the wind is calm, the rain has passed, and the sky is clear!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Naturally, I'm talking about the disadvantages of Jing You's four-year scientific examination!" Wang Guangyuan said, "Brother Zhiguo will no longer participate in the scientific examination, isn't it because of this matter?"

Han Wei's heart was shocked, his hand shook, and he inadvertently spilled the tea, he subconsciously put the cup on the table, although his fingers were burned red, he didn't seem to feel it at all.

Wang Guangyuan said: "In the autumn exam that year, Prime Minister Chen Yaozuo's son Chen Bogu High School Xie Yuan, the four sons of your Han family are all on the list!" (Chen Yaozuo is the master of the first garden that Chris visited when he wanted to build another courtyard, and he is also the "middle son" in Chen Jun's mouth) It also coincided with the 'time lock hall' There were too many people who should be lifted, hundreds of people from Kaifeng Mansion, and students from Guozijian and Zhuzhou could not participate in the exam. For a time, the candidates were indignant and attacked them en masse, ridiculing the court for being taken over by the Chen and Han families, and the chaos of the dynasty. Renzong's secret edict Chen Yaozuo and your father, in order to calm public opinion, the two Zaifu took the initiative to give up their children to Dengke. Therefore, in the palace examination on Jiayin Day in the spring of the first year of Baoyuan, the four of your brothers and Chen Bogu were all removed. ”

Han Wei took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the tea on his hand while listening to Wang Guangyuan tell the story of the year. He said in as calm a tone as possible: "When the time comes, the situation is also! My father was a governor at the time, and he was on the cusp of the storm, and it was not inappropriate to maintain stability and retreat for the sake of the overall situation. ”

"That's right," Wang Guangyuan continued...... "But back then, the students were a little unreasonable, and the four of your brothers and that Chen Bogu were all people with real talents and learning, so it is reasonable to be nominated on the list." And because of jealousy, they mocked and hindered the way of the advancement of several of you. Chen Bogu tried the word subject again a few years later, and then raised the gold list. It wasn't until your father passed away that the children of the Han family participated in the scientific expedition one after another. Jiang and Jin are both Jinshi in the second year of Qingli, and the eyes of the list that year are Wang Qi, your brother Han Jiang is Tanhua, Wang Anshi took the fourth place, and Han Jin is also on the list, which shows that the strength of the children of the Han family is outstanding. ”

Wang Guangyuan stood up and walked to Han Wei's side, as if to check the burns on his hands, and as if to watch him. "Actually, I find it a little weird. Among the four sons of your Han family, you have the highest knowledge, but you no longer participate in the scientific examination, only accept the shadow of your father, and wait for your father to pass away, leave the court, and never ask about the world. Why did your father take the initiative to remove you, and why did he let you alone not be allowed to enter the court as an official? I am afraid that there is another hidden reason in it......

Han Wei could no longer restrain his emotions, and the strength in his hands increased, and he rubbed his scalded fingers.

Wang Guangyuan walked to the side and said to the servant: "Go to the 'ice well' to get some ice!"

After the branch was gone, Wang Guangyuan said again: "Your father did this to attract the anger of the students to the Han family, he didn't let you participate in the palace examination, in fact, it was to protect one person! And this person is the current waiter of the Ministry of Rites Fan Zhen (Chris is in Yuxian Tower, and Sima Guang is Fan Zhen who came with him)! Lord Fan was a corporal of the Han family back then, but your father was willing to sacrifice the future of his four sons in order to protect him. ”

Although he was told these things, Han Wei somehow suddenly felt relieved, and he muttered, "Jingren (Fan Zhenzi) is ten years older than me. When he was twenty years old, he rushed from Shuzhong to the capital. When his father heard of his talent, he was hired as Xixi and taught at home. When I was studying, I always asked him for advice when I didn't understand something. Today, the two of us are still close to each other, but not for outsiders. ”

Han Wei looked at Wang Guangyuan, who was ten years younger than him, and wondered in his heart, when he participated in the scientific examination, he should have been only ten years old, how could he know so clearly?

Wang Guangyuan smiled and said, "In the second year of Qingli, I just arrived in the capital and entered the country to study. It happened that your two brothers were in high school, and someone mentioned what happened four years ago, and I was curious, and it took me a few years to check it out. At that time, the students were excited, surrounded the Guozijian, and went to Kaifeng Mansion to petition, these things were well organized, and the timing of advance and retreat was just right, no matter how you look at it, it looks like someone is manipulating behind the scenes, and it is not like the spontaneous action of the students. At first, I thought that this was to bring down the prime minister and the deputy prime minister, but it was not like Chen Yaozuo and your father, who were honest and honest in government, and had no political enemies who lived or died. Combined with some rumors back then, especially during the palace exam the next year, Fan Zhen's 'abnormal performance', I guessed that this was probably the case. ”

At the beginning of the students' troubles, the spearhead was pointed at Jing Ren, who was the head of the Ministry of Rites in the examination, saying that he was just a disciple of the Han family, relying on the power of the Han family in the court, in order to climb up. As soon as these words came out, some people accused Chen Bogu and the four sons of the Han family of being on the list, and then some people in the DPRK and China began to dig up some mishandled things about Chen Yaozuo and your father, and impeached them one by one! Immediately, there were many criticisms and ridicules from inside and outside the government and the public and in the academic circles in the capital!

"Fan Zhen is the first in the Ministry of Rites, and when the results of the palace examination were announced, his name was not sung for a long time, and when he was seventy-nine, it was him. He slowly walked out of the crowd and kowtowed in thanksgiving, and then floated back into line, without a trace of expression on his face. According to the usual practice, if the first person in the Ministry of Rites fails to enter the top three of the palace examination, the candidate can file an appeal, and the emperor can arrange the ranking at his discretion. When Ouyang Xiu Shengyuan was in the roll call back then, he did this and got a better ranking. However, Fan Zhen was silent, and everyone felt strange. Wang Guangyuan said clearly at this time, "Presumably, during the roll call, Fan Zhen felt very uncomfortable. First, he couldn't figure out who he had offended and wanted to frame himself like this, and second, Han Gong compensated the four sons of the Han family for himself, which made him feel pressure. ”

"Jingren is an upright person, and later became an official and was also known for his outspokenness. At the beginning, my father and several ministers who were friends with the court and the central government thought that Jingren must have offended someone!" Han Wei sighed and said, "Besides...... There is nothing to lose, my brother and younger brother have long been officials in the court, and I ...... Now that I'm also a member of King Ying's staff, there's nothing wrong with that!"

"Why are you not allowed to enter the court as an official alone?" Wang Guangyuan asked the previous question again, and then stared at him, eager to know the answer.

Han Weidao: "During that time, my father often dreamed of a huge stone tablet with golden characters on it, and the only word 'holding the country' on the whole tablet was on it. When he woke up from his dream, he was very afraid that my Han family would suffer an unwarranted disaster, and he felt that the golden tablet in the dream was to remind him and let him stay. So he ordered me not to take part in the scientific expedition from now on. Before he died, he said that after his death, I must resign from the government and not be allowed to enter the office. (After Cai Jing set up the Yuanyou Party Monument, he filled it in with gold characters, and some people said that it was in response to this dream.) )

"Do you believe in the signs in the dream?" Wang Guangyuan asked rhetorically, raising his eyebrows.

Han Wei was silent for a long time, shook his head, and said, "Later, I discussed with my brothers and suspected that my father might have discovered something. It's just that he doesn't want to say it to us, so he excuses the things in his dreams. After many years, Jingren felt guilty because of what happened back then, and kept persuading me to let me return to the court. I first served as a clerk in the shogunate of Lord Fubi, but I didn't want to be recommended by Lord Ouyang Xiu again. Then you know......"

Wang Guangyuan smiled deeply and said, "As I just said, things are not calm! Since I have said this, I might as well tell you directly, I have been investigating this matter." ”

"What else is being pursued?"

"Because I think the imperial examination was not simple back then, and someone made it behind the scenes! There is such a person...... Or such a powerful force, stirring up the current situation in the capital, and they have not stopped all these years. Wang Guangyuan paused and looked at Han Wei with extremely sharp eyes, "Maybe you've never thought about it that way, but please follow my thoughts." In the third year of Qingli, less than three years after the implementation of the new policy, why did it suddenly collapse? Don't you feel that many things that happened before and after are familiar with the scientific expedition?"

"What do you say...... What do you mean......" Han Wei suddenly felt that his brain was confused, although he was not in the imperial court, but these major events that happened at that time, when the brothers exchanged letters, they would also mention a few words.

However, Wang Guangyuan's conclusion is really beyond imagination.

Wang Guangyuan continued: "In the eighth year of Qingli, the Su guards rebelled and burned down!"

"What are you talking about? Are you saying that even the matter of the Su Guards was secretly arranged by someone?" Han Wei was shocked, even his breathing became heavy, and his voice raised a few degrees, "You said that someone assassinated the minister, sabotaged the state affairs, and assassinated the emperor?!"

Even Wang Guangyuan was silent at this time, and sometimes, even he was not sure if this was his own conjecture. Too many incidents seem unjustified and make it difficult to discern who would do this and why!

Wang Guangyuan frowned and said, "To be honest, I can't tell ...... now."

Just when he hesitated, Han Wei suddenly spoke: "Since this is the case, we must investigate it clearly, and we must not let people with such sinister intentions cause trouble to my Great Song." ”

"You believe what I say?"

Although the time they have worked together is not long, it is enough for Han Wei to understand the person in front of him. Wang Guangyuan has a keen intellect, deep strategy, and the demeanor of his great-grandfather "wise general", and he will not talk nonsense about this kind of thing, so he replied affirmatively: "Believe!"