On the 29th of the winter month, Zhang Anbo, Zhang Chengjian, and Jia Huan set off from Zunhua County and went west to the capital along the official road. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhang Anbo, the governor of Shuntian, needs to return to the capital to defend himself in the court for the fraud case of Renzi Nianxiang's examination and posthumous examination.

However, judging from the innocence of Sha Sheng, another extremely important figure in this case: Sha Sheng, the deputy envoy of Beizhili, this trip was not dangerous and was just a routine matter. Therefore, during the whole trip, everyone was relaxed.

Along the way, all you see is the winter scenery of the Northland Plain, the land is vast, and the official roads are full of cars and horses, which is extremely prosperous. Jingshi is the center of the world. Jia Huan took the opportunity to ask the mountain chief about the pattern of the court, the roadmap for the promotion of officialdom, etc.

The political pattern of the Zhou Dynasty at this time: all major events in the world were arbitrary decisions of the Sacred Heart, which were carried out by the South Study or the Military Aircraft Department. The monarch's centralization of power is unprecedented, far better than that of the previous dynasty. The six departments established have greatly reduced their powers in the matter.

In the DPRK, the power of Wenchen and military generals is equal. It is normal to have not experienced an event similar to the "Tumu Fort Change". Therefore, during the Ming Dynasty, the "shined", and there were many fierce people and eunuchs who did not appear. Eunuchs had no political power in the dynasty.

In other words, in the national dynasty, civil politics was not yet mature, but only in its rudiments. There is no unspoken rule that non-Hanlin is not allowed to enter the cabinet. In officialdom, there is only a distinction between clear and turbid currents. The only criterion for entering the South Study or the Military Aircraft Department: whether he is the emperor's confidant or not, has nothing to do with civil and military affairs and background.

Under such circumstances, the fate of the losers in the political struggle is extremely tragic. In April of this year, the scholar of Nanshufang Zhang and the scholar of Li University lost the political battle and went into exile. Jia Huan's little opponent Zhang Lu has not been heard from since.

Now, this fate is very likely to fall on Li Gaotang, a scholar of Li University.

Jia Huan listened a little bit. It's really: power is infinitely good, but the stakes are high. He is expected to face such a situation in the future.

In the future, when he became an official in the ministry, he was bound to stand in line and participate in the political struggle of the court. It's still the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty! Except for a few unlucky civil officials, Zai Fu and heavy ministers will basically not be beheaded.

There are post stations every thirty miles on the official road, and the end point is the Huitong Hall managed by the Central Military Department in the capital. The smoothness of the post road is an important reference index for whether the dynasty is strong and stable.

On the afternoon of the first day of the lunar month, everyone arrived at the end and starting point of the Tianxia Station: the Huitong Hall located in the south of the outer city.

Zhang Anbo went to the General Administration Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to submit a letter, waiting for the emperor to summon him. The national dynasty followed the old system of Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty, and every third, sixth, and ninth dynasties. The Great Dynasty has no deliberative function. Generally speaking, the emperor would summon ministers to discuss matters in places such as Wuyingdian.

After arriving in the capital, Jia Huan did not immediately return to Jiafu, but stayed in the Huitong Pavilion and assumed the duties of a staff member: receiving visitors. Zhang Chengjian went to the minister's mansion on behalf of the mountain chief to deliver the letter.

At this time, with the arrival of Zhang Anbo, the governor of Shuntian, in the capital, the undercurrent in the capital was turbulent.

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In the middle of the night on the first day of the lunar month, in the Li Mansion of Yongfang, several cadres of the Donglin Party gathered in the quiet room. The candlelight was bright, reflecting the calm and slightly nervous expressions of the five people.

There are calculations: Liu Anyi, the head of the household department, Yan Fanlong, the left deputy capital of the imperial history, the Zhan Shifu left Yude Qiu Xingde, and Huang Dazhong in the office.

The five of them sat next to their respective small desks. Li Gaoyu, who was in the center of the first place, was wearing a gray civilian clothes, an old man in his sixties, with a solemn bearing that had been in a high position for a long time, and said softly at this time: "Zhang Boyu has returned to Beijing." ”

What happened in the afternoon could be spread all over the capital in the evening.

Zhan Shifu Zuo Yu De Qiu Xingde, a middle-aged scribe in his forties, nodded slightly. The reason for such a speed of transmission is that the officials of the imperial court understand that the key to his impeachment fraud case is not that of Beizhili Tixue Shasheng, but of Zhang Anbo, the governor of Shuntian. This is the key point for Donglin to break the game.

Liu Anyi, the head of the household department, said angrily: "Don't be preferred, my lord, I have already arranged it." will definitely make Xie Fuqing and He Xintai turn their faces! "The two scholars turned their faces, and it must be a shock to the situation. It is unlikely that he will continue to stare at the party leader.

Zhang Anbo and He Xintai have been friends for many years. As long as Zhang Anbo is involved in the case, it will be much easier to pour dirty water and black materials on him. Presumably, Scholar Xie will be happy to push it. You must know that Zhang Anbo is not liked today.

The meaning of this must be a thorough investigation of the party leader. But Scholar Xie may not have had his own ideas. No one is a marionette.

Liu Anyi offered his hand to Yan Fanlong and Huang Dazhong, "Wait for the saint to decide on Zhang Boyu's holy matter, and the court will ask Brother Yan and Brother Huang." ”

"Uncle, rest assured." Yan Fanlong and Huang Dazhong are both science and technology officials. You can catch the wind and catch the shadows. Zhang Anbo has been idle for ten years, staying in Beijing and refusing to return to his hometown, how can he have no complaints about today? He was impeached in a book back then, and was deposed by the Emperor Taishang.

Li Gaotang nodded lightly and said, "If there is room for maneuver, the old man should have a secret talk with Xie Fuqing." Presumably, he will not want the position of governor of Shuntian. ”

That's the lure.

Liu Anyi and the others all smiled slightly, and the atmosphere in the quiet room was a little relaxed. Now I'm waiting for Zhang Anbo to go to the court.

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The Huitong Pavilion allocated a courtyard for the mountain chief to live in, and Jia Huan lived in a room in the west wing. He sent four of his entourages back to Jiafu to live. Divided into two shifts, come every day to wait and run errands.

If you want to talk about the living environment, it must be that the Mochizuki residence in Jiafu is more comfortable, but Jia Huan does not have such high requirements for the living environment. The matter of the mountain chief is not over yet, so he naturally will not return home. When the teacher has something, the disciple obeys him.

Jia Huan has been receiving visiting officials and old people in the same hall in the past two days. It can be regarded as a real insight into the connections of the mountain chief as a veteran jinshi and imperial history in his decades of eunuch life. There is a Shangshu, a waiter, a number of imperial histories of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a number of foreign ministers of the six departments, and a number of directors.

Of course, the bigwigs sent their families to deliver the letters. Other petty officials came to visit, including Zhao Junbo, the county magistrate of Wanping County, Liupin. There is a difference between intimacy and intimacy, and not all of the mountain chiefs are seen. Obviously, no one in the officialdom of the Jingshi would think that the mountain chief would not be able to pass the test.

At noon on the third day of December, Jia Huan, Zhang Chengjian and Du Hong, the person in charge of the Xianheng Commercial Bank who came from Dongzhuang Town, met for a meal and explained the recipe for firing pottery and the matter of buying shares.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Jia Huan and Zhang Chengjian walked back to the hall with their entourage. When Du Hong came, he had already visited the mountain chief, and he didn't have to go back when he left.

The sky was a little cloudy. Walking on the bustling outer city streets of Beijing, the banners of the shops on both sides flutter to attract guests. Restaurants, teahouses, all kinds of daily stores, tooth shops, carriage and horse shops, rice shops, etc. It's dazzling.

Zhang Chengjian said with a smile: "Approaching the New Year's Festival, Jingshi is becoming more and more prosperous." Ziyu, a good talent you have taught. They are all shrewd and capable. ”

Jia Huan smiled, "Brother Shi is too famous." It is Duhong's own efforts and choices that have led to today's achievements. ”

Zhang Chengjian shook his head with a smile. When he came into contact with the disciples of Wendao Academy, which was founded by his father, he could feel Jia Huan's prestige among them.

While the two were talking, a gorgeous carriage on Chongwenmen Street suddenly stopped on the side of the road, and they saw Mr. Long Jiang, a handsome old man who was nearly forty years old, leaning out of the carriage window and laughing: "It's a coincidence, it's a coincidence." Unexpectedly, Lu met Ziyu. You can get on the bus and drink hard. ”

Jia Huan couldn't help but smile. In fact, there is a radius of more than ten miles in the inner city of Jingshi, and if you go around the inner city every day, it is difficult not to see two or three rich and noble sons in fresh clothes and angry horses a day. But in such a big place as the outer city, you can happen to come across it. It's a bit of a coincidence. During the month he was in Zunhua, Mr. Longjiang posted twice to Jiafu to invite him to drink.

When Zhang Chengjian saw it, he smiled and said, "Ziyu go." I'm on my father's side. ”

Jia Huan nodded and got into Mr. Longjiang's carriage. The carriage is very spacious. There is a small table of lacquer. Fruit platter, wine display. The aroma of wine.

On the gorgeous soft couch, Mr. Longjiang sat lazily, dressed in a Confucian shirt, wearing a Tang scarf, handsome appearance, all kinds of hanging pieces, all extraordinary, a graceful and dignified atmosphere of wealth and dignity came to the surface.

Beside him sat a plump young beauty with outstanding faces. Peach heart bun, emerald yellow shirt, medium size, light teeth, bright and indescribable, unforgettable at first sight.

Mr. Longjiang laughed, invited Jia Huan to sit down, and pointed to the beauty beside him: "Does Ziyu remember this woman?" ”

The beauties beside her got up and bowed, "Qiulan has seen Mr. Jia." As he spoke, he held a pot and poured wine for Jia Huan. Mr. Jia wrote her a poem, which made her one of the most popular in the capital, and she gained fame and fortune. She was grateful.

Titled: Yong Qiulan. Xiaofeng Hanlu has never done it, who has a beautiful posture like Qiulan, like Concubine Yang's new bath, and the thin Luo skirt is timid.

Jia Huan smiled and nodded. Such an outstanding beauty, even if he is drunk, he still has some impressions. It seems to be a famous prostitute in the teaching department. After he was lifted, he saw him at a banquet in September and in the same year.

It's just that Mr. Longjiang's words made him look like some Qinglou Bo Xinglang. The problem is that he is only eleven years old, and he treats famous prostitutes and oirans with courtesy. How else could it be?

Jia Huan said with a smile: "Recently, the affairs have been complicated, and Mr. Longjiang wants to ask for new poems, but I don't have them." ”

Mr. Long Jiang laughed, "I'm waiting for your beauty poems to be published." Knowing that you have been in Zunhua recently, the two mansions of Shuntian Mansion and Yongping Mansion are not peaceful. Let's not talk about poetry today, but let's have a drink! ”

Jia Huan smiled wryly and raised his wine glass. It seems that Mr. Longjiang has heard about the secondment of officials by the governor's yamen. It's not his credit, he's just taking the lead in brainstorming.

After drinking, Mr. Long Jiang asked, "Where is Ziyu going to go?" ”

Jia Huan said: "Go back to the hall." ”

Mr. Longjiang's eyes flashed, and he ordered the carriage to stop, and let Miss Qiulan get out of the car and wait in the cold wind for a while, he spoke to Jia Huan alone, and said in a low voice: "Ziyu is a teacher to serve Zhang Boyu?" ”

Jia Huan nodded.

Mr. Long Jiang glanced at Jia Huan meaningfully, "The seasons are changeable, Ziyu should pay attention to adding clothes to keep warm." ”

Jia Huan was surprised in his heart, his expression was calm, and he thanked him.

When Mr. Longjiang saw that Jia Huan understood, he laughed, called Miss Qiulan into the car, and told the carriage to turn around, he was going to take the beauty out of the city. turned around, first sent Jia Huan to the street near the Huitong Hall, and then left by car.

In the setting sun, Jia Huan looked at the shadow of Mr. Longjiang's carriage and was silent.

He and Mr. Longjiang are literary friends. There is no conflict of interest. Mr. Longjiang's words are very credible. I thought it would be an easy trip back to Beijing, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. (To be continued.) )