With the Jin army spreading troops from Dingyuan, the situation on the border between Song and Jin gradually calmed down. The court of the Great Song Dynasty also gradually recovered its former appearance.

Zhang Yan and Zhang Fang brothers also wrote to the court, asked to resign and go home to Ding Wei, Zhao Tuan repeatedly retained, and finally decided that Zhang Fang Ding Wei and Zhang Yan were taken away from the favor and continued to serve. The position of Zhilin'an Mansion held by Zhang Fang is recommended to be held by Zhu Xi.

Zhu Xi's character Yuan Hui, later changed to Zhong Hui, ancestral home of Wuyuan, Huizhou. His father, Zhu Song, was the lieutenant of Zhenghe County in Fujian during the Song Xuanhe period, and later lived in Fujian. Zhu Xi was taught by his father since he was a child and is very smart. When he was four years old, his father pointed to heaven and said, "This is heaven." Zhu Xi asked, "What is in the sky?" His father was shocked. He was diligent in thinking, learning and growing, and at the age of eight he could read the "Book of Filial Piety", and the inscription in the book exhorted himself: "No, it is not human." After the death of his father, Zhu Xi studied under his father Liu Zishen, Liu Zimian, Hu Xian and others, and worshiped Cheng Yi's three-generation disciple Li Tong as a teacher in Shaoxing for 30 years, concentrating on Confucianism, and now he is a world-famous Confucian.

When Zhao Tuan first received Zen, he once met Zhu Xi, and later received Zhu Jia's doctor's service and the Nankang Army. Just now the disaster in eastern Zhejiang, Zhu Xi was appointed to promote the two Zhejiang East Road Changping tea and salt official affairs, to deal with disaster relief matters, as a result, Zhu Xi founded the "Shecang Law" in office, compassionate to the people and provinces, saving light labor, benefiting the people, quite a political achievement.

Lin'an is now at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, so the importance of the location of the Lin'an prefect is naturally self-evident. Only Bao Zheng knew that Kaifeng Mansion could be respected by everyone, and whether Zhu Xi was competent, Zhao Tuan was also a little hesitant about this, and asked Yu Yunwen one by one.

Yu Yunwen has always advocated impartiality and bias in academics, and treats everyone equally. thinks that although Zhu Xi is a little pedantic, he is also a gentleman. It's just that sometimes it's too principled and it doesn't seem flexible. However, the national capital has been the most difficult to manage since ancient times, and it needs a person who can adhere to principles to govern, so he agreed to Zhu Xi to take the post of prefect of Lin'an.

At this time, news of a Manichaean rebellion finally came from the South. Now Manichaeism is gaining momentum in the Liangguang area, and the Manichaean leader Zhong Ziang has established himself as the Holy King of Light. Hundreds of thousands of people were gathered, and the leaders were Lai Wenzheng, Chen Jin and others, and Lian Ji captured other states. Plus two days ago the Manichaeans made a big fuss about the palace. In order to make Zhao Tuan furious, he ordered to ban all Manichaeism in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and was presided over by Gonggong Cao, and called the imperial guards on duty, the Imperial City Division and other people to take the hidden Manichaeans in the Lin'an Mansion. However, the Manichaeans were obviously prepared, and several strongholds in Lin'an had already been evacuated, and as a result, only some irrelevant people were arrested, and nothing was found.

Several ruling ministers also discussed and decided that Wu Gong would lead all the men and horses of the Infantry Division to Guangnan to quell the Manichaean rebellion. He was also transferred to Qi Fang, who was demoted to the deputy training of the Tanzhou regiment, as Wu Gong's deputy general.

Wu Gong was born in Jiangmen, and is the son of the famous general Wu Price and the nephew of Wu Luan. During the Longxing period, he was known as the three handsome with Cheng Min and Li Xianzhong. He is a general with considerable military ability. And Qi Fang was demoted to the deputy of Tanzhou because he abandoned Shouzhou, but this was somewhat unjust, so he took this opportunity to quell the Manichaean rebellion and also gave Qi Fang a chance to make meritorious contributions.

Now in the Three Ya Forbidden Army of the Great Song Dynasty, all the Ma Junsi are stationed on the front line of Jianghuai. Now Song Junnai and Jin Jun are fighting against each other, so they can't be transferred back. Yang Yizhong, the commander of the front division of the palace, is assisting Han Yanzhi in Jiankang, and is temporarily in charge of the deputy commander of the capital. The front division of the palace has the responsibility of defending the capital and protecting the palace street, so it cannot be easily called, so this time the only way to go to Guangnan to quell the Manichaean rebellion is to send the infantry division.

There are a total of 25,000 people in the military division to be guarded, divided into five armies: the front army, the rear army, the left army, the right army, and the middle army. However, although it is called the Infantry Division, it is actually a mixed infantry and cavalry establishment, and there are a total of 2,800 cavalry troops in the whole army. Although it was the smallest of the Sanya forbidden army, the training, quality, and combat experience of the Turkish army were among the highest level of the army in the Great Song Dynasty. Although the Manichaean rebellion claimed to have hundreds of thousands of people, it was also composed of ordinary people, and its combat effectiveness was far from comparable to that of the regular army. What's more, there are still many troops in Liangguang. Therefore, Emperor Zhao Tuan, Prime Minister Yu Yunwen, and the ministers of the court all felt that such an arrangement could completely put down the rebellion.

Although it was still afternoon, the sky was cloudy, there was not a ray of sunlight in sight, and the sky was gloomy, as if it were evening.

When Yu Yunwen returned to the political hall, a candle had been lit on the table. For a period of time, although the Great Song Dynasty was worried about the outside world, the burden of Qianjun was almost on Yu Yunwen's shoulders alone. While Yu Yunwen is dealing with political affairs, he must always be on guard against what new measures the ministers of the Lord and faction will have, and he must also explain to Zhao Zhaotuan from time to time, so that the emperor will not repeat. It can really be described as a heart-to-heart effort, exhaustion. Unconsciously, Yu Yunwen's black hair on his temples turned a lot whiter.

It was his turn to be on duty this afternoon, and Yu Yunwen sat on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief. It's been an eventful autumn this fall! However, now that the situation in the north has gradually stabilized, Yu Yunwen did not pay much attention to the rebellion in the south. After all, it's just a rabble, and the flow of the outcasts canopy can't become a big beggar. Every dynasty is indispensable to the loss of rebellion, the Great Song Dynasty is no exception, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there have been rebellions in Ji Shun, Wang Xiaobo in Sichuan, Fang La in Jiangnan, Zhong Xiang, Yang Mo in Taihu Lake and other places, but they were all wiped out by the Great ** without exception. Yu Yunwen believes that this time will not be an exception.

However, after the men and horses of the infantry division went south, now the Sanya forbidden army in Lin'an is only one of the palace front division to defend the capital. The strength is a little thin, and if something else suddenly happens, it will be a little difficult to do.

"But what will happen except for one south and one north?" Yu Yunwen thought secretly, half lying on the chair, rubbing his temples, and wiping the sweat on his forehead, thinking that it was the beginning of autumn in August, but the weather was still so hot, and today's climate was much hotter, "Is there a thunderstorm coming, if there is really a thunderstorm, it will be much cooler at night, and you can sleep well." ”

At this moment, an official walked into the political hall and whispered a few words in Yu Yunwen's ear, Yu Yunwen immediately sat up straight and said, "Quickly call him in to see me." ”

The official sent out, and in a short time he brought in a man. This person in a green coat and a small hat, dressed like an ordinary person, immediately fell to the ground when he saw Yu Yunwen: "Villain Wang Zhiyou, see Xianggong." As he spoke, he handed over his waist card.

Yu Yunwen took the waist card and saw that it was indeed true, and waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, get up and talk." ”

Wang Zhiyou stood up, immediately took out a secret letter of fire paint from his arms, handed it to Yu Yunwen and said: "This is the Han Governor of Jiankang Mansion who asked the villain to hand it over to the Xianggong, please take a look at the Xianggong." ”

Yu Yunwen nodded, took the secret letter, and the envelope was indeed covered with the big seal of the Jiankang Governor's Mansion. Yu Yunwen tore open the envelope, took out the letter, opened it, and his face changed drastically. Hurriedly asked Wang Zhiyou, "Where are the prisoners now?" Where is the evidence?"

Wang Zhiyou said: "This matter is very important, and it involves the ministers of the two governments, so the king of Yang Jun personally led the team, disguised himself, and directly escorted the prisoners back." Because it was still daytime, King Yang Jun was afraid of being discovered, so he temporarily stopped in Wei'an Village, ten miles outside Lin'an City, and waited, and then entered the city after the evening, so as not to attract attention. The evidence was carried by King Yang Jun. King Yang ordered me to go into the city to deliver a letter to Xiang Gong, and said that if Xiang Gong had time, he could go out of the city to see it in person, or wait in the city, and then we would go into the city to see Xiang Gong in the evening. ”

Yu Yunwen thought for a while and said, "This matter is very important, I have to go out of the city to see it in person to feel at ease." Stand back and wait a while, and I'll make arrangements and go out of the city at once." ”

After Wang Zhiyou retreated, Yu Yunwen immediately called someone: "Go and invite Chen Xianggong to come." "The Song Dynasty is to the left, right Pu shot as the prime minister, the governor as the deputy minister, generally by the two ministers, the two staff plus the privy envoy composed of the ruling minister, but at present, Zhang Junji died, Yu Yunwen took over as the right Pu shot and concurrently served as the privy envoy, the governor of the political affairs for the time being only Chen Junqing alone, plus the left Pu shot Tang Siwei, the current ruling minister is only three. Yu Yunwen has something to leave, and the political hall must keep someone on duty, because he can't ask Tang Si to retreat, so he can only ask Chen Junqing to replace him.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed, and the dim government hall was illuminated, and a loud thunderclap sounded, followed by a downpour of "boom, boom, boom".

In the pouring rain, a group of thirty or forty horses galloped on the empty streets of Lin'an City. The horses' hooves splashed on the wet water, splashing up muddy water. The people on horseback all wore hats on their heads and were covered in robes, and galloped towards the outside of Lin'an City.

Half an hour later, in Wei'an Village, outside the city of Lin'an Prefecture, thirty or forty horsemen entered and came to a large courtyard. Around the courtyard, under the eaves, there are more than a dozen villagers who seem to be in the rain. Seeing this group of people coming, everyone showed a look of vigilance.

I saw that the leader turned over and dismounted, and got off the hat, it was Wang Zhiyou. After seeing the person clearly, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. One of them greeted him, and just as he was about to speak, Wang Zhiyou waved his hand at him and said, "I'll go to see King Yang Jun, and you guys are still guarding this place." ”

The man nodded, and let the group in.

Yang Yizhong was in the house at this time, and he was also dressed as an ordinary person. Seeing Wang Zhiyou coming in, Yang Yizhong immediately got up and said, "Zhiyou, what did Yu Xianggong say?" ”

Before Wang Zhiyou could answer, there was a man behind him who stepped forward and took off his hat, it was Yu Yunwen.

Yang Yizhong was stunned for a moment and said, "Xianggong, why are you here?" ”

Yu Yunwen said: "This matter is too high, I must come and see it in person first." ”

Yang Yizhong nodded, hurriedly pulled over a chair, and said, "Xianggong, please sit down and talk first." ”

After Yu Yunwen sat down, he asked, "Rule, where are the prisoners?" ”

Yang Yizhong said: "It's locked in the firewood room at the back, there are special people watching him, and adding double posts is absolutely foolproof." Is Xianggong going to interrogate him now? ”

Yu Yunwen said: "No need, show me the secret letter first." ”

Yang Yizhong hurriedly took out a letter wrapped in oiled paper from his arms and handed it to Yu Yunwen. Yu Yunwen took the letter, opened it and read it, then nodded and said, "There is nothing wrong with his pressed flowers and stamps." It's a shame that Tang Siwei has fornicated with Jinguo, I think I put this letter in the hands of the emperor to see what else he has to say. ”

Yang Yizhong said: "Then when will we escort the prisoners into Lin'an, please give instructions to the prime minister." ”

Yu Yunwen looked at the rain outside the window, the rain was falling heavily, and it was estimated that it would not stop for a while, and said: "It's not too late, I think it's raining heavily now, and we will enter Lin'an immediately." ”

At this time, the rain outside the window was still dripping, and the surface of the lake was covered with a layer of mist. The rain particles hit the trees in the courtyard, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

The strings in the house sounded, and a pleasant voice sang: "The water bath is clear, the leaves are noisy and cool, and the sound of horses in the alley is broken." Idly snuggling in the well, laughing and fluttering fireflies, provoking the painting Luo light fan. People are quiet for a long time by the railing, sad and do not return to sleep, standing and turning arrows, sighing for a moment, people are thousands of miles away, and dreams are far away.

Kongjian said, the sideburns are timid, the golden mirror is sold, and the time is gradually lazy. The plum wind mattress, the rainbow rain and moss, a dance red have changed, who believes that boredom is Yi, only to reduce the river and die, and the feelings are sad. But under the shadow of the bright moon, I still look at the number of rare stars. After the song was sung, the remnants of the strings were still in my ears.

At this time, a maid outside the door came in and said, "Aunt Yan Rui, Lord Tang is gone." ”

Yan Rui nodded and said, "Xiao Yun, put away these four boxes and seal them." Even if he refuses to take it back today, I will never ask for it. I'll give it back to him next time. ”

Xiao Yun picked up the box and said, "Girl, I don't understand, didn't Lord Tang say just now that he could help the girl get out of the country, but why did you refuse, girl?" Hasn't the girl always wanted to get out of her nationality and become good all these years? Now that I have such a good opportunity, I feel sorry for the girl. ”

Yan Rui smiled faintly, her ten fingers danced, and she was plucking the strings again, and said, "Didn't you hear him say?" He was willing to help me get rid of his citizenship, but he wanted me to be his concubine, and the same was true for giving me such a valuable thing. ”

Xiao Yun was puzzled: "I see that Lord Tang has been very good to the girl in the past few months, and I heard that he is about to be promoted again, and it is a good destination to be a concubine for him." Could it be that you still want to be a girl? ”

Yan Rui smiled bitterly while playing the piano: "What is my identity, don't I understand myself?" There is still the luxury of what to do in the main room. It's just that I just want to live an ordinary life. If he really became his concubine, and played the color of his wife, what good would it be to compete for favor with other concubines. It doesn't matter if Lord Tang is any other person, it's not that I have a bit of posture and talent, so what, I am old with a red face, but when it comes to the day when people are old and yellow, what should I do?" Yan Rui sighed softly.

Xiao Yun looked at Yan Rui in a daze, and after a while, she suddenly smiled: "Girl, I see that you rejected Lord Tang, is it because you like that General Xiao Yang." ”

Yan Rui's hand trembled, and with a "", the strings broke, and the sound of the piano stopped dumbly. Yan Rui's face was pale, her body shook a few times, her hands pressed on the piano, her supported body, her eyes were full of tears, and she was stunned. Xiao Yun had never seen Yan Rui like this, but she didn't know why her words made Yan Rui react so strongly, and she was stunned for a while.

Neither of them spoke, and the room was silent, except for the sound of rain hitting the sycamore outside the window. After a long while, Yan Rui said slowly: "Xiao Yun, don't say this again, okay." ”

Xiao Yun hurriedly nodded.

Note: Guo Bailing is actually a chess player in the Ming Dynasty, and I played his chess games when I was a child learning Go. Here's a memorial, but it's a pity that I didn't stick to learning Go at that time. Hehe.