The two entered the Yide Gate and went forward, under the leadership of the attendants who came to greet them, turned right in front of the Daqing Hall of the Linchao Dynasty and then went north, and went straight to the back garden through the wide avenue between the palaces and pavilions.

Zhao Zhen's banquet this time is set in Yanfu Palace, Yanfu Palace is in the north of the Chongzheng Hall where the imperial study is located, that is already the inner garden of the deep palace, the emperor and all the concubines are in the back garden, it seems that the emperor does treat this banquet as a family banquet, and it looks more casual and comfortable in the harem.

Pang Ji strode in front, Yan Shu followed behind and panted, and said in a loud voice: "Huge man, huge man, what are you doing so fast?" It's meal time in the palace, what are you anxious about? ”

Pang Ji didn't look back and said, "Go early and come back early, I won't be angry with you." ”

Yan Shu smiled bitterly: "Why did I offend you again?" ”

Pang Ji stopped and turned around and said, "Tell me, where did I offend you?" Three times the emperor wants to transfer me back to Beijing, and you will make a hindrance from it, don't think that the old man doesn't know, your hooks are very clear to me. ”

Yan Shu caught up and said with a smile: "You have done a good job in the northwest, why do you want to return to the capital to suffer?" Foreign magnifiers don't have to be officials in Beijing? ”

Pang Ji spat angrily and said: "Bullshit, why don't you go to the northwest to be an official?" Every day the cold wind is biting, and the yellow sand is smashed down with hailstones, do you know what the old man does first thing when he gets up every day? ”

Yan Shu said: "What is it?" ”

"It's the fucking half of the sand that's coming out of my nostrils! It's all thanks to you. ”

Yan Shu sneered: "This is unreasonable, the northwest land is also the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and it is the gateway to the south of Western Xia, once the northwest roads are lost, the gateway to the capital will be opened, such a strategic and dangerous place, according to what you say, there is no need for people to defend it?" ”

Pang Ji said angrily: "But why me? ”

Yan Shu said: "Why can't it be you?" Aren't Lord Xia, Lord Fan, and Lord Han all in the northwest? But you can't go? ”

Pang Ji said: "I can't control others, but the old man here is caused by your troubles, the old man knows why you blocked me from returning to Beijing, isn't it because the marriage contract between my Pang family and your niece and daughter has not been dissolved according to your wishes?" Tell you the old boy, the old man is in love with you, and you don't want to dissolve the marriage contract between your niece and my hard-working child. ”

Yan Shu was so angry that he wanted to turn his face, but when he remembered Su Jin's words to warn him, he had to hold back his breath; He knew a lot about this Pang Ji, although this person had some ability, but he was extremely mean, capricious and cunning.

At first, Yan Shu's impression of Pang Ji was not so bad, Pang Ji was still an unknown person at that time, and he was also well-behaved after Yan Shu; In the third year of Jingyou, Tianzhang Pavilion was to be systematized, and Fan Zhongyan, the prefect of Kaifeng, impeached Lu Yijian, and personally drew the "Hundred Officials Map" of Lu Yijian's appointment of private party dictatorship to Zhao Zhen.

After Lu Yijian was prepared, he easily resolved the impeachment in the court, and instead demoted Fan Zhongyan, who impeached him, from the imperial court, and stayed in the northwest for more than ten years.

Pang Ji also ascended to the throne because of this, and was rewarded by Lu Yijian for his meritorious deeds, and stood on the court; Fan Zhongyan was recommended by Yan Shu, and as a result, Yan Shu's position as deputy prime minister was also lost, but fortunately, Yan Shu was deeply rooted in the court, and was soon promoted to the deputy envoy of the privy council, and later served as the third envoy.

At the beginning, the marriage between the children of the Yan family and the Pang family was set early, but at this time, it was actually a fire and water, Pang Ji had Lu Yijian's support, of course he ignored Yan Shu's stubble, and after his son's death, he refused Yan Shu's request to terminate the contract several times, just to disgust Yan Shu and make Yan Shu unhappy.

Yan Shu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, although he is suppressed by Lu Yijian, but he has his own set of methods, especially in front of the emperor, Yan Shu's words are even more effective than Lu Yijian; Therefore, together with the war in the northwest, Yan Shu found a reason to get Pang Ji to the northwest front to eat wind and sand.

Pang Ji asked Lu Yijian several times to help him transfer back to the capital, but on top of the court discussion, Yan Shu rejected it, and the Liang Zi between the two became bigger and bigger, which is why Yan Shu couldn't solve Yan Biyun's marriage contract.

Now Yan Shu can't get angry, since the emperor has agreed to mediate, for the sake of Yan Biyun's happiness, he can't have a stiff relationship with Pang Ji at this time, on the contrary, he has to give Pang Ji some benefits and let him comply.

"Huge man, is there such a big feud between you and me? Let's not figure out who is right and who is wrong, the old man only asks you, do you want to go back to the capital? ”

Pang Ji looked at Yan Shu suspiciously, wondering if he was teasing himself, is this old thing asking this to transfer me back to the capital? No, he wasn't that kind.

"Beijing, I used to want to come back, but now I've been working in the northwest for several years, and everything has been adapted, so it doesn't matter if I don't come back or not." Pang Ji didn't want to let himself fall into passivity, so he could only force himself to say some words.

Yan Shu couldn't hide the disappointment in his eyes, and sighed: "I see, the old man entered the palace that day to face the saint, and the emperor inadvertently asked about the missing candidate for the privy deputy envoy, and asked the old man to consider it and report it to him. You, Lord Xia, Han and Fan, Han Fan are probably not suitable candidates at present, and they are basically ruled out; However, it is only a matter of choosing between you and Lord Xia, since you have no such intention, the old man has no choice but to recommend Lord Xia Zhu. ”

Pang Ji chuckled in his heart, and almost slapped himself a few times in regret; Originally, he would never believe Yan Shu's words, but when he returned to Beijing in the past few days, he also got news from the Political Affairs Hall that the privy deputy envoy did intend to add one more, and the emperor and the two governments were under consideration; He originally planned to dredge up with Lu Xiang, but unexpectedly learned from Du Yan's mouth that Lu Xiang had already intended Xia Zhu to take up this position.

Pang Ji knew that the relationship between Xia Zhu and Lu Yijian was far more iron than himself, Xia Zhu had always been an important minister in the court, and he was from Lu Yijian's disciples, and the two of them advanced and retreated together, and even Du Yan couldn't compare, let alone himself; Now that Yan Shu mentioned this matter, Pang Ji's cold heart became hot again.

If Yan Shu really wants to let himself take up this position, with Yan Shu behind him, although he may not be able to resist Lu Xiang, the opportunity will be greatly increased.

But why would this person support himself? What he did in the past has made the two look like they are separated and attack each other in private; On the surface, it is for the marriage contract, but in fact, everyone knows the reason inside; In this case, how could Yan Shu support himself, he said this but teased himself; But what if it's true? If you make a mistake in your judgment, won't you waste this great opportunity, and will you still have to eat sand and drink wind in the northwest for the rest of your life?

"Lord Yan, don't tease me, the deputy privy envoy can't be my turn, Lord Xia is the best candidate, whether it is official connections or ability, it is above the old man; The old man didn't have the heart to fight with him. ”

Yan Shu said: "What is fighting? The imperial court adheres to the principle of applying the amount of talent, and Lord Xia can indeed take it, but the last two defeats in the northwest are related to him, and the emperor is extremely annoyed and does not trust him very much; You still remember that in the last court meeting, your official position was the lightest, and you were transferred from the Northwest Fourth Road to the envoy of solicitation, which was actually a bright descent and a secret ascension; And Lord Xia directly pacified the envoy from the fourth road to the level of the envoy of the Yongxing Army, and the official position was lowered from above you to below you, haven't you considered the difference in between? ”

Pang Ji's eyes widened and said, "It turns out that since then, the emperor has been dissatisfied with Lord Xia. ”

Yan Shu nodded and said: "Not only dissatisfied, if it weren't for Lu Xiang's willingness, Lord Xia is afraid that he will be dismissed and idle, the old man thinks that the emperor is actually with you, but the candidate reported by Lu Xiang is Xia Zhu, and he is a little hesitant; Otherwise, Lu Xiang and Du Shumi both recommended Xia Zhu, why would the emperor still consult me? It was the emperor who felt that Xia Zhu was not suitable. ”

Pang Ji nodded secretly, this analysis is absolutely reasonable, if it is really as Yan Shu said, his righteous and awe-inspiring words just now have become a joke, and he directly buried his future; Pang Ji scolded himself for eating and growing up, and he had no brains.

"That...... Lord Yan, since the emperor doesn't like Lord Xia Zhuxia, you still recommend him, don't you live up to the emperor's expectations? ”

Yan Shu smiled: "So what's there?" It's not that Lord Xia is incompetent, it's just that the emperor has a pimple in his heart after the new defeat, if there is really only one candidate, the emperor will take personal preferences too seriously for the sake of the society? Hey, it's a pity that you're a huge person, the old man didn't expect you to be so indifferent to fame and fortune, but it's really admirable. ”

"Indifferent to fame and fortune! Damn, Lao Tzu is a two-hundred-five! Pang Ji scolded himself several times in his stomach, smiled awkwardly on his face, and kept thinking about how to redeem what he had just said.

After thinking about it for a long time, Pang Ji decided to get straight to the point with a thick old face, this kind of opportunity is hard to find, if you hold on to it again, it will be strange if your intestines are green if you don't regret it in the future.

Yan Shu walked forward, and this time it was Pang Ji who ran after him.

"Yan Sansi, Master Yan, the old man still has a few words to talk to you, it's still early, you still have to wait outside when you go to Yanfu Palace, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Originally, it was Yan Shu's words, but now it is Pang Ji's turn to ask for help.

Yan Shu smiled slightly, and said in his heart: "I'm not afraid that you won't take the bait, how can there be a reason that cats don't eat fishy and dogs don't eat?" ”