When Wu Haogu, Su Dongpo, Hou Zhongliang, Wu Yanzhong and others entered Beijing together, it was already early summer. The weather in the early summer of Kaifeng Mansion is like a child's face, saying that it will change, and when the official ship arrives at the official wharf in the northwest of Kaifeng Prefecture, it is still good, but it didn't take long for it to be cloudy. There was a thunderbolt after a thunderclap, and when Wu Haogu, Su Dongpo and Wu Yanpet, who had entered Beijing together, took refuge in the pavilion by the dock, a torrential rain poured down.

The pavilion was also crowded with a lot of officials who came to the dock to greet Su Dongpo and the envoys of the Goryeo State, most of them were from the old party, including Han Zhongyan's younger brother Captain Ma Duwei, Han Jiayan after the Ying Navy Festival Officer Chaliu, Dengzhou Thorn History, Captain Concubine, and Wang Xu, the Privy Council, as well as Wu Haogu's eldest brother Pan Xiao'an, good brother Gao Yu, as well as Tong Guan, who was involved in going to and from the Guoxin Office, and Su Dongpo's two disciples Zhang Lei, Chao Buzhi.

There are not many people, and they are not all here for Wu Haogu and Su Dongpo, among which Han Jiayan and Tong Guan came to welcome Wu Yanzhong, the envoy of the Goryeo State. The rest of them are here for Wu Haogu and Su Dongpo.

While several elderly figures were chatting with each other, Pan Xiao'an and Gao Yu took the opportunity to pull Wu Haogu out of the pavilion and into a temporary thatched shed on the side.

"Da Lang, I'd like to say hello to you first, I'm happy to be a noble son!" Pan Xiao'an first said to Wu Haogu, "I received a letter from the eighteenth half a month ago, your Ao Niangzi was born, and the mother and son are safe." ”

"How is the eighteenth sister?" Wu Haogu didn't ask much about Olga's situation, the body and bones of the "muscular beauty" are similar to that of a cow, and it is not easy to have a child? It's Pan Qiaolian who is really a little worried.

"It's good," Pan Xiao'an said, "and the letter tells you not to worry. ”

"It's all about Mr. Yichuan, otherwise I can accompany the eighteenth sister in Haizhou at this time......" Wu Haogu shook his head, quite helpless, "How about Kaifeng Mansion?" Isn't it making a fuss? ”

"How so?" Pan Xiao'an frowned and thought, "As soon as the matter of the Tao came out, the new party and new schools will be united." ”

Gao Yu sighed and interjected: "After all, they are powerful, and it was easy to deal with them in a pile in the past, but now they are twisted into a rope...... Han Xianggong has a hard time, and he has to fight every day**. ”

"It would be nice if Mr. Ersu could return to the dynasty this time, otherwise those people will be even more arrogant."

It is understandable that the new party and new schools are grouped because of this argument, although they are referees, but everyone knows that Cheng Yi and Su Dongpo are both Xiang Zhuang sword dancers, which are intended for Pei Gong.

"Both gentlemen are gentlemen, but I'm afraid that they don't fit the thoughts of the officials." Wu Haogu looked at the torrential rain and dark clouds outside the pavilion, "And the foundation of Xinxue is deep, and it is not something that can be brought down by a single discussion."

In addition, I am afraid that Mr. Yi Chuan and the family teacher will talk smoothly and bring up the problem of the Confucian bones. A blasphemy was pressed down, and the two of them could not bear it. ”

This problem has been repeatedly studied by Wu Haogu and Su Dongpo on the road. There is no problem in using "positivism" to criticize the new school, but it must be done on a case-by-case basis, because the New Party has done a lot of bad things, and it is nothing to criticize and fight one by one. But don't talk about theories, dig up the roots of the new policies and laws, and talk about the people's noble and gentlemen...... No official would like it.

Moreover, the root of the new party and the new policy is actually the meaning of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, so if you are not careful, you will step on a landmine.

If it weren't for Su Dongpo's insistence on getting involved, Wu Haogu would probably bring his own gold-medal division group to the stage to talk - every sentence is a testimony in court!

Wu Haogu turned his head to look at Pan Xiao'an and Gao Yu, and smiled helplessly: "Regardless of this, I haven't seen you for many days, I must have a good time today, it is better to call Bai Feifei and Yan Xixi to come." ”

"I'm afraid that there will be no such blessings today," Gao Yu said with a smile, "The official family knows that you are arriving today, and asked the two of us to take you to Qionglin Palace for a reunion." ”

"It's already called Qionglin Palace?" Wu Haogu said with a smile, "The progress is not slow, is it?" Is there enough money to spend? The wood from the Jiehe Merchant City is still usable, right? ”

Compared with the Dao, the Qionglin Palace is the right thing! As long as Wu Haogu can find money for Song Huizong to repair the garden, even if Su Dongpo is demoted, the New Party and Xinxue people will not be able to move Wu Haogu!

"The progress is naturally not slow when the money is enough," Pan Xiao'an said, "The land in Dutingyi has been sold for 2 million, the land in Tongwenguan has been sold for 900,000, and the business of Yunwu Tea has earned another 200,000 or 300,000 yuan.

However, the official family has a big heart, and after repairing the Qionglin Palace, they still want to renovate the Yanfu Palace, and I am afraid that it will soon cost tens of millions......"

"Spend it," Wu Haogu smiled, "If the official family doesn't know how to spend money, what do you want me to do?"

Not to mention tens of millions, even tens of thousands, the land of Kaifeng Mansion can also come out. ”

"What should I do if the land is sold out?" Pan Xiao'an asked.

Wu Hao Gu said: "Then you have to take precautions...... Now Jiehe Commercial City and Haizhou Tianya Town are doing well, and most of them will become a new way to make money in the future.

In fact, it is not a fault that the official family likes to spend money, as long as those of us who are courtiers have a good way to make money, and the official family can trust people and be willing to delegate power. ”

What he said was sincere, Song Huizong was not too bad in his opinion, although he liked to spend money indiscriminately, he was not cautious, and his temperament was sparse, so he was still very easy to fool. The reason why there was no good end in history is mainly because there is no loyal assistance like himself.

A rainstorm ended in less than an hour, and Wu Haogu took advantage of the sunny sky to send Su Dongpo to his own Pear Blossom Courtyard for sponsorship. After settling down, he took Zhou Yunqing with him, bid farewell to Su Dongpo, and rode to the Qionglin Palace, which had not yet been fully built.

Qionglin Palace is a garden-style palace built on the basis of Qionglin Garden and Jinming Pond. The original Qionglin Garden and Jin Mingchi are now surrounded by a red wall, the red wall is repaired with the red bricks inadvertently invented by Huang Shilang, and the material that binds the red bricks is "Jiehe plaster", which is the kind of soil cement invented by Wu Haogu, which is not even a thing that is not even considered a soil method cement, but it is still better than the unburned Sanhe soil.

Huang Zhisheng, who presided over the construction of Jiehe Shang City, also had no sense of patent protection, and mentioned the production method of red bricks and Jiehe marl in his letter to Li Jie, so Li Jie, who was actually responsible for the construction of Qionglin Palace, built a kiln in Zhongmu County, near Kaifeng Mansion, to burn red bricks and Jiehe marl.

With the low-cost, high-yield red bricks and the Jiehe marl with good adhesive properties, coupled with the Liaoguo timber transported from the Jiehe Shang City, the progress of the project in Qionglin Palace is naturally not slow.

When Wu Haogu arrived, he found that this place had begun to take shape. Within the walls, several magnificent temples have risen from the ground, although there is still no painted white blank, but it has already shown a solemn bearing.

In the area that originally belonged to Qionglin Garden, the renovation work was basically completed, and the palace buildings were completely renewed, and many places were painted with colorful paintings. There are also several newly built brick and timber buildings, scattered along the elegant greenery.

When Wu Haogu arrived, Gao Yu, who was dressed in a short shirt, was already waiting outside a side door that originally belonged to Qionglin Garden. When he saw Wu Haogu and Zhou Yunqing, he shouted over, "Da Lang, Brother Zhou, come with me...... Brother Zhou, give me the sword. ”

Zhou Yunqing has also gone up now, and his sister can actually play with Zhao Ji. Zhao Ji is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs! Not only does he need someone to accompany him to draw, write, and recite poems, but he also needs someone to play polo, juju, and archery with him...... And, of course, flutter!

In addition, when Zhao Ji sneaked out of the palace, Zhou Feiyan could also escort him with a sword...... Her martial arts are much better than Gao Yu's three-legged cat!

However, Zhao Ji did not make her a concubine, but made her a servant. Si Zhan is a female official of the seventh grade, belonging to one of the six Shang and twenty-four divisions, and the superior is Shang Fu, one of the six Shangs, and he is in charge of the harem guards - that is, he is in charge of a few female bodyguards who pretend to be, which is really suitable for Zhou Feiyan.

After entering the palace gate, Wu Haogu followed Gao Yu through the mountain and stone paths, and there were palace maids walking silently everywhere, and occasionally a few small yellow doors could be seen. Wu Haogu didn't have the heart to look around, he had long been accustomed to this kind of heavenly bearing.

If nothing else, he, Gao Yu and Zhou Yunqing will all spend the night in Qionglin Palace tonight! If Wu Haogu is interested, it is a sentence to ask a palace person to accompany him to sleep - today's official family is such a frivolous character. If Wu Haogu didn't follow along, he wouldn't be able to play together.

I don't know how long I walked, in a place where the eaves and arches and the rocks and trees were hidden from each other, Wu Haogu suddenly heard someone singing the tune of the palace.

"Tai Hui Si Chun, Chun Gong is attentive, and Yang Gu is kind. Ten miles of fragrant flowers, as far as the east wind silk willow silk golden threads; Gradually, the peach red apricot is shallow, the water is green and the mountains are green, and the spring rises and produces smoke. How much time can you spend in 90 days? The early chirping doves are singing, and the milk swallows carry their chicks; The ground is full of red and let the wind blow, who is the owner of the flying sky? Three points of spring, half into the pond, half with the dust ......"

Wu Haogu heard that this was a passage in "The Legend of the West Chamber", and he heard Bai Feifei and Yan Po'er sing it. But this time it was a male voice. But the singing is really good, most of them are the famous characters in the Goolan Lane of Kaifeng Mansion, right?

When he was wondering which artist would enter the palace to perform, he had already arrived in front of a bamboo and wood pavilion built near the water.

Gao Yu, who led him, walked a few steps, and stood in front of the hanging bamboo curtain and whispered: "Your Majesty, Wu Dalang has arrived." ”

Zhao Ji's laughter suddenly sounded inside: "Da Lang, come in!" ”

Walking into the pavilion, the first thing Wu Haogu saw was not the official Zhao Ji, but a pair of men and women in costumes, the woman was Wu Haogu's old friend Bai Feifei, and the man was Cai Jing's eldest son Cai You!