Chapter 29: Looking Back at the Sky (13)

[I'm sorry, I'll have a chapter today.] 】

The Kansai War is imminent, but the capital is overwhelmed by the scandal of jealousy. The entanglement between Han Gang, Zhou Nan and his younger brother, Zhao Ji was originally listening to it as an anecdote. But in the past two days, things have become more and more troublesome, and there are even voices accusing Zhao Hao among the scholars - you must know that Zhao Hao has nothing to do to visit the Teaching Workshop Division, and he was ignored by the court officials before.

This made Zhao Ji a little bored in his heart. Because he knew very well that it would not be long before the Imperial Historical Observatory would pop out to speak, and then the court would be in chaos, and the various factions would take the opportunity to attack their political opponentsβ€”it was the literati's specialty to pull together two unrelated things by quoting scriptures. And the battle in Hengshan that Zhao Ji really cared about, but no one cared about it.

From the top of Wen Mountain, which was piled high on the table of the imperial table, Zhao Ji took a book of musicals. I first looked at the name, which was the text of the Chinese book Zhang. Wang Anshi's right-hand man, Zhao Ji thought, this person should be able to say some serious things. But he opened it and only looked at it twice, and his face suddenly became angry, and he threw away the piece of the chapter with a flick of his hand. Wang Zhongzheng, who was busy with the palace on duty today, tiptoed over to pick up the recital.

"Mess around!" Zhao Ji rarely gets angry and scolds, and his tone is heavy enough.

Zhang Dian actually asked him to give Zhou Nan to Han Gang to settle the public opinion. 'Isn't that messy enough?!' Zhao Xuan is not stupid, once he does what Zhang Xuan said, it will become him to come forward in person, confirming that Han Gang and Zhao Hao's jealousy is indeed a thing.

Regardless of this, it will inevitably make the courtiers attack Zhao Haoqun, and they will not be able to calm things down at all. That chapter is the fifth room inspection of the middle book, ignoring the business, but making a fuss about such things, is the official affairs in the political hall so leisurely?

But after being angry for a while, Zhao Xuan suddenly felt that there was something wrong, although he had rarely seen Zhang Dian in ordinary times, and he had also heard of his inaction when he was a teenager, but whether it was from his own observations or the comments of others, Zhang Dian was by no means such a stupid person.

Zhao Ji stretched out his hand to Wang Zhongzheng and asked him to take Zhang Dian's piece again. I read it carefully from beginning to end, and it suddenly dawned. Zhang Dian wrote a little vaguely, but it was clearly Zhao Xuan, taking advantage of the current good opportunity to invite his two younger brothers out of the palace.

Zhang's proposal made Zhao Ji have mixed feelings in his heart. He still has a lot of affection for his younger siblings. When he was born, his father Zhao Shu was only the thirteenth son of a county prince's family, and he could not inherit the title of the prince, and the succession to the throne was even more unattainable. Therefore, he Zhao Ji is just an ordinary clan child, a few brothers and sisters of the same mother, reading and playing games together, no different from ordinary civilians. It wasn't until Zhao Ji was over ten years old that rumors began to spread that Emperor Renzong was going to make his father the crown prince, and from then on, he was taken seriously.

Now that Zhao Ji has become the Son of Heaven from a remote clan, the situation is different from the past. The friendship from childhood is still there, and the relationship between brothers and sisters is still not bad. But as the emperor, Zhao Ji's importance to his throne is also natural.

Zhao Ji still has no sons, and his two younger brothers live in the palace. From the benefit point of view, if he has three longs and two shorts, someone will be able to fill the vacant seat immediately, and it will not spoil the state affairs. But what about the worst? It is not necessary that no one is concerned about his current authority over trillions of peoples.

The two younger brothers were pressing tightly behind their backs, making Zhao Ji feel cold in his vest sometimes. Especially the second brother who is most loved by his mother, Zhao Ji is even more vigilant in his heart.

At the beginning, Zhang Piguang said in the book that the two imperial brothers were adults and should build a mansion and leave the palace. When these words were transmitted to the palace, the fourth brother Zhao Hao immediately asked to leave the palace, but the second brother Zhao Hao did not say half a word. And then his mother was furious and forced him to demote Zhang Piguang to a remote county to be an official.

The second brother's thoughts, Zhao Ji was faintly aware of it. Zhao Hao is in his current position, only one step away from the Ninety-Five Venerable Position, and it is not surprising that he has this thought.

But Zhao Ji was now holding Zhang's recital, thinking about it again and again, and finally sighed and threw it aside again. No matter how he said it, he was his own brother, and Zhao Ji still didn't want to go too far.

"Official!" Wang Zhongzheng called Zhao Ji, "Chen Yan asks to see him." ”

Zhao Ji gave up taking the new piece and said, "...... Let him in. ”

Chen Yan, a close confidant and attendant of the Empress Dowager Gao, heard the sound and entered the hall.

After Chen Yan saluted, Zhao Yan asked, "What does the Queen Mother command?" ”

"The Queen Mother asks the officials not to work too hard and take care of the royal body. In addition, if the official family is free, please go to Baoci Palace. ”

Chen Yan's paraphrase is not his mother's original words, the world values filial piety, and the mother doesn't need to say please to her son, and the same is true for rebirth.

Zhao Ji is indeed a little estranged from his biological mother, but he has a good relationship with his nominal grandmother. At the beginning, Emperor Yingzong, who succeeded him, in order to posthumously present his biological father King Pu, confronted Emperor Cao Taihuang, who wanted to maintain the status of Renzong, and the court split into two factions to attack each other, almost to the point of abolishing the Son of Heaven. At that time, it was Zhao Ji, who was then the king of Ying, who went to the morning and dusk in front of Emperor Cao to settle the province and bridge the relationship between the two sides.

And after Zhao Ji ascended the throne, he once wore gold armor and ran to Emperor Cao and asked him if he was good at wearing this set of armor. Just watched him ask the Empress Dowager, instead of showing it to his mother, it can be seen that Zhao Ji has a close relationship in his heart.

However, a little sense of alienation did not affect Zhao Ji's filial piety to his mother. immediately put down the state affairs in hand, accompanied by Chen Yan and Wang Zhongzheng, and went to the Baoci Palace where the Empress Dowager Gao lived.

Different from the old Chongzheng Palace of Director Zhao, the Baoci Palace, which was just built last year, is new and bright regardless of the outer wall and inner wall, upper tile and lower beam. Since Zhao Ji ascended the throne, he only built Qingshou Palace and Baoci Palace for Emperor Cao and Empress Dowager Gao respectively, and he was very simple and did not renovate the palace rooms he used.

When he entered the hall, Zhao Hao saw his second brother Zhao Hao, accompanying his mother. The two brothers are five or six points similar in appearance, and they can be regarded as handsome. It's that Zhao Hao is a little thin, while Zhao Hao is a little stronger. And the two brothers can also see the shadow of the Empress Dowager Gao in their silhouettes and facial features.

After saluting the Empress Dowager Gao, Zhao Ji got up and asked, "Niangniang, call the ministers over, what is the matter?" ”

For her son, there is no need for Empress Dowager Gao to talk in circles, even if her son is the emperor. "I heard that there have been some rumors outside recently involving the Heavenly Family, is there such a thing?"

Zhao Ji glanced at Zhao Hao with some unhappiness, "Have you already sued?" ’

Then he nodded, "Yes." It's just a rumor in the market, and it will dissipate itself over time. ”

Empress Dowager Gao didn't let her son get out so easily: "I heard that there are already people." Wang Anshi uses more newcomers to cause chaos in the dynasty. Thinking that Han Gang has only been admitted to the Jinshi for more than three years, and he has only been an official for a long time, he is just a candidate, so he indulges in women's sex, and he also causes chaos inside and outside the capital. ”

Empress Dowager Gao was almost not right, and Zhao Ji also knew that the rumors in the palace would be terrible if they had to be three points accurate. But her dissatisfaction with Han Gang was clearly conveyed.

Zhao Ji already felt a little indebted to Han Gang, and valued his talent, but he wanted to protect him: "Han Gang has really made great contributions to the country, and Zhou Nanjielie is also very respected, and now it is not the fault of the two, it is difficult to blame." The scholars are also biased in favor of the two, and if they are punished, it will hurt the reputation of the second brother. ”

"Then let the rumors outside ruin the reputation of the second brother?!"

'Prince, what do you care about?' If you are someone else, it is too late to defile yourself. Zhao Ji was slandered. But he knew his mother's temper. When she got hard, she didn't even care about the Queen Mother, who raised her with her own hands. If you can't satisfy him, you'll have a headache. Just to adhere to the new law, it has already made the mother and son unhappy, and now that she refutes her face, it will definitely be more troublesome in the future.

Zhao Ji looked at his younger brother again, "I don't know what the second brother wants to do with Han Gang and Zhou Nan?" ”

Zhao Hao lowered his head: "It's all up to the eldest brother to decide!" ”

Sighing, Zhao Ji's eyes turned cold. If it really depends on his decision, he just came here to sue the royal complaint, will his Chongzheng Hall not see guests. "Since Niangniang wants to keep the reputation of the second brother, the minister issued an order to give Zhou Nan to Han Gang. appease the corporal, so that the second brother is innocent. Second brother, what do you think? ”

"......" Zhao Hao was silent for a while, and nodded helplessly. Zhao Hao's results are not satisfactory, but Zhao Hao's reputation is the most important. Even if you are unwilling, you can only believe in Zhao Ji's results.

And half a day later, Zhao Ji's disposition was transmitted to the Qingshou Palace. After hearing this, the Empress Dowager of the Great Song Dynasty recited a Buddha in a puzzled way: "Amitabha, it's time to go out." ”

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The offense of the tongue is not a great sin, and the heaviest is no more than twenty rods. And Gan Mu is not slandering his clan, he is telling the truth. Normally, most people will laugh it off, but when it comes to the current situation, people can't help but pay attention.

At present, Su Shi did not exhaustively cure Gan Mu's crime when he knew that he had wrongly judged Zhou Nanshen's petition before, so he could use such means to show that he was not afraid of King Yong's power. After only two reprimands, Ganmu was released.

After hearing about this from Zhou Nan's mouth, Su Shi was able to be impartial and straightforward and not interfered with other things, which made Han Gang correct his initial impression of him a little. But Shilinzhong's judgment of Su Shi became more and more harsh. Han Gang finally knew what it meant to be a literati. Although Su Shi has a wide reputation, he has offended a lot of people!

"Han Guanren! Han Guanren! A stack of shouts and running sounds came from far and near, and a post guard rushed into Han Gang's small courtyard panting, "Angel ...... The palace sent an angel here, saying that it was to pass on the message of the Son of Heaven, and asked the official to hurry up and receive the decree! ”

"Sure enough!" Han Gang smiled.

And Zhou Nan clenched his fists nervously and asked Han Gang, "Officials, are they really here to get out of their nationality?" ”

"Don't worry!" Han Gang strode out the door and walked to the front yard.