Chapter 28: The Officials and the Sky (13)
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Zhou Zhi, the post man of Chengnan Station, was about to go crazy, and when he heard the noise outside, he even felt that it was not bad to be crazy like the second king.
Sima Guang arrived, but Wang Anshi was still in the post house.
Although Wang Xianggong, who lives in the upper courtyard behind the museum, was given the first gift a few days ago, he is still under renovation and has not moved there for a while. Now that Sima Guang arrived two days earlier than expected, how should this prince and master be placed?
Do they live door to door?
Although it was winter, Zhou Zhi's head was still dripping with sweat.
Even if Sima Guang has lived in Luoyang for more than ten years, he is not popular in the court, but his identity is by no means something that a mere post can afford to offend. But if the arrangement is not good, it will make Wang Xianggong feel unhappy, and it will be even more dangerous.
I am not a jinshi, and it is not easy to get the current official robe. After 30 years as a clerk, he handed over his fortune and got an official position. There are millions of officials in the world, and only a dozen or twenty people can be promoted from the rank of official a year, and the vast majority of them are still occupied by the cronies of the dignitaries. Zhou Zhi didn't expect to be able to go through the second shit luck.
If you go crazy now, most likely you will be in advance, and maybe you can get a grace. Zhou Zhi was thinking about whether to take off his clothes and run naked, or go to the toilet to roll around, and the person who sent Lu to find his boss finally returned.
"How's it going? Can the pipe hook move? Zhou Zhi grabbed the person, and the fire burned as if it was really on the roof.
"Third uncle, third uncle." The post guard who was torn off as a chest struggled in Zhou Zhi's hands, "My nephew went to Zhao Guangou's mansion, but the military man who guarded the door said that Zhao Guangou had something to do and was not at home." ”
Zhou Zhi gritted his teeth, and the Chengnan post manager from the clan clearly knew that something was going to happen to Lu Dao, so he avoided it, and said that he had something to do. It was a rabbit in the mountains, and when it heard some wind and felt that it was dangerous, it went to the hole and drilled into it. If today's affairs are not done properly, the charge of unfavorable handling will be immediately pushed on his own head.
"Third uncle." The nephew who was stuffed into the south post of the city by Zhou Zhi as a post guard finally broke free from his uncle's hands, and urged boldly, "Sima Gongshi is already outside." ”
"Don't I know what to do!?" Zhou Zhi was suddenly furious, if it weren't for the fact that Sima Guang had already arrived outside the door, what would he be in such a hurry.
After going around the room twice, a cronie also came in, reporting that Sima Gongshi's carriage and horses had entered the outer courtyard, and then waited for Zhou Zhi's orders with blank eyes.
"What's the hurry, the prince is still inside." Zhou Zhi stood still, gritted his teeth and turned his head to instruct his nephew, "Xiao Qi, go and inform Xianggong Wang!" ”
"This ......" Xiao Qi of the Zhou family hesitated, is this good?
Seeing that his nephew was still delaying time, Zhou Zhi slapped his head, "Don't go yet!" I'm so bold that I don't even listen! ”
Zhou Zhi's nephew covered his face and didn't dare to reply, so he hurriedly went to the back to inform Wang Anshi.
Zhou Zhi pushed and kicked his nephew to inform Wang Anshi, and he dressed up and walked outside. Anyway, let Wang Xianggong handle it himself. As for what the outcome would be, he resigned himself to his fate.
The outer hall was already crowded, and no matter who was selected by the Beijing officials, all the 100 officials and officials in the south of the city came out. The more reserved ones found a seat in the outer hall and sat down, and the frivolous ones stood in the courtyard.
Who doesn't know that Wang Anshi and Sima Guang are rivals, and today Sima Guang went to Beijing, and just happened to bump into Wang Anshi and was still in the south of the city. The two broke off their relations more than ten years ago, and Wang Anshi's "Answer to Sima's Advice" was spread all over the world.
"But Sima Gongshi has arrived?" As soon as Zhou Zhi stepped out of the door, he immediately put on a pleasant smile. Take a tablecloth and change into a short shirt, which is a lively running hall.
Sima Guang had already gotten out of the car, but he was not interested in talking to this belated Yicheng. Looking up at the vicissitudes of life, Chengnanyi, which has changed dramatically, let himself take his son Sima Kang to handle all the affairs.
Sima Guang went to Beijing, and he didn't bring too many companions with him. It was a car, six horses, and the coachman who went out of the house belonged to the post house, and even Sima Guang himself was only eight people together. But the movement he provoked was three points bigger than when he returned to Beijing with his family.
Zhou Zhi and Sima Kang checked in and handed over the stagecoach and stagecoach, and did not feel aggrieved at all. He wished that Sima Guang and Wang Anshi would ignore him at all, and it would be best to let it go as a fart.
But Sima Guang's son obviously didn't have much experience in dealing with post stations, especially the Chengnan Station, as the end and starting point of the world's post road, the procedures were much more cumbersome than the post stations on the road. After a long time, it was not over yet, and Sima Guang had already looked at it with some impatience.
Zhou Zhi's head turned white, according to the rules, he should not let an important minister of Sima Guang's level wait outside, but first welcome people into the hall and sit down. But he was so caught off guard today that he forgot about it.
In the panic, there was finally a commotion behind him, and Zhou Zhi's tense body also relaxed, and Wang Xianggong was still willing to come out to see Sima Guang after all.
Wang Anshi had already appeared at the door. Accompanied by his son Wang, he strode out of the outer hall.
"Junshi." He greeted loudly, even a little surprised, "It's been a long time." ”
"Jiefu, long time no see." Sima Guang stood still, looked at the old friend who was getting closer, and bowed first, "It's always been good?" The look on his face was faint, and there was no joy or sorrow.
Wang Anshi immediately returned the salute and shook it to the end, "Junshi, I haven't met for many years, and it looks like it's going to be cleared up compared to the old year." ”
Sima Guang Gujing Bubo's face finally had a smile, "Lao Jiefu is worried." ”
Seeing that Wang Anshi didn't seem to have any trouble with Sima Guang, and the two didn't spark as soon as they met, Zhou Zhi also recovered a little bit of his ability to run the hall freely, and accompanied the two of them to the hall with a smile: "Xianggong, palace master, it's cold outside, please sit inside first." ”
"That's right." Wang Anshi nodded, and asked Sima Guang to go inside, "It's not easy for Junshi to come by in the cold, so let's go inside first to warm up." ”
Zhou Zhi hurriedly invited the two Buddhas and their sons into the hall, and arranged a small hall that was clean and had a strong fire, and hot wine and tea were served. After the two pairs of father and son sat down, they said goodbye.
'It's finally safe. ’
Zhou Zhi nodded and walked out of the hall quietly, at this time his back was already drenched in sweat, cold against his backbone, and the cold was through the bones. But after all, I still passed this hurdle, and my heart was much more relaxed.
He was about to complete the rest of the formalities and arrange an upper courtyard for Sima Guang, but his nephew ran over again with the post guard guarding the door, "Third uncle, Senior Minister Han is here." ”
"Senior Minister Han?!" Zhou Zhi screamed and immediately covered his mouth. He wanted to hit the wall, and Wang Xianggong's son-in-law came to join in the fun, and he came so quickly.
Before the words fell, Han Gang came in from outside the post house where he was already smiling: "But Sima Twelve Zhangs has arrived?" ”
"Yes...... It's ......" Zhou Zhi's tongue was astringent, pointing to the inner hall, "It's inside." Wang Xianggong and Sima Gongshi are talking inside now. ”
Han Gang has already resigned from the two posts of Duanming Hall and Longtu Pavilion, and now he is a simple senior palace scholar and Hanlin bachelor. Originally, Han Gang was even going to leave only the position of Duanming Hall to go to the part-time Jade Hall - the Duanming Hall Bachelor was originally a bonus title for the senior Hanlin Bachelor. To greet Xiao Xi in this way, the etiquette is just right.
But the above didn't agree, Han Gang thought about it and felt that it was too much to be modest, and it would inevitably make people think about Wang Mang's side, or what should be what is better. As Xiao Xi, it is nothing to pay attention to etiquette.
But to be precise, this old friend of the Great Song Dynasty can no longer be called Xiao Xi. Because of Liao Zhangzong, that is, the young emperor Yelu Yanxi, who had just died, was renamed Xiao Haili in the national book. Speaking of which, Han Gang felt that the temple name of Zhang Zong was really inappropriate to use on a child who died young. Of course, Jereyisin wouldn't care about that.
Han Gang heard the news of Sima Guang on the way to Chengnanyi. He was in the post house behind the government today, and on the surface, he was helping Wang Anshi prepare to move. But in fact, he wanted to come and discuss political affairs with Wang Anshi, mainly to talk about Sima Guang.
Judging from the recent excitement of the imperial historians and the ability to show to the empress, it is better to eliminate the interference of the old party as soon as possible. The members of the old party, who have made up a large proportion of the foreign prefectures and counties, are likely to bring unknowable changes to the situation in the DPRK.
Although in his selfish heart, Han Gang did not fail to take a look at the old party's red banner earlier, and the history of the famous people through the ages-he served in Jingxi back then, and once visited Sima Guang without success, this wish has been left until now-but Sima Guang entered the city two days earlier than expected, which caught him a little off guard. If Wang Anshi had moved to Cidi tomorrow according to the plan, he would not have met Sima Guang at the Chengnan Post at all.
However, since he knew that Wang Anshi and Sima Guang were already sitting inside, Han Gang straightened his clothes and stepped into the hall.
Zhou Zhi watched Han Gang walk into the hall, it was useless to worry about it, with the identity of the three inside, there shouldn't be a quarrel. He didn't include Sima Kang and Wang Pan, the two Yanei were just flower arrangers.
"Senior Minister Han is here, Senior Minister Han is here." Zhou Zhi's nephew ran over again.
Zhou Zhi glared at him, "Senior Minister Han just entered." ”
"That's the senior minister of Xiaohan, and now it's the senior minister of Dahan in Xuzhou!" Zhou Zhi's nephew was so panicked that his face was sweating, "He came with Lu Shumi." ”
Han Wei, who is also a bachelor of the Senior Administration Palace, knows Xuzhou, that is, he only entered Beijing yesterday, but he entered Beijing as usual, and he still lived in his brother Han Jin's house, and he didn't come to Chengnanyi at all.
Wang Anshi, Lu Gong, Sima Guang, plus a Han Wei, when he was in Renzong, the friendship was very good, and he gathered in the monk's workshop outside Xiangguo Temple on weekdays, and was known as the four friends of Jiayou. This is what Zhou Zhi knows.
But after Wang Anshi presided over the change, Lu Gongzhu, Sima Guang and Han Wei all turned their faces with him, and now three to one, no, there is a little Han Senior Minister, so it is not a problem to take one as two.