Bianliang Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo.

In the middle of summer in June, the heat wave is rolling.

The blazing sun did not block it for a minute, and fell straight to the ground.

Water droplets fall onto the hot pavement and disappear in the blink of an eye. Even the air swayed in the sunlight, blurring the distant scene.

On the Jinming Pond in the west of Kaifeng Prefecture, there is still a little coolness. The turquoise lotus leaves cover half of the lake, and the white lotus flowers are slim. Just looking at it, I felt my heart calm and cool.

At this time in previous years, the area around Jinmingchi would become a place for scholars and beauties in Kaifeng Mansion and officials to cool off. Every evening at sunset, the painting boat will be all over the lake, and the silk and bamboo light songs will float leisurely. But this summer, this summer, the coolness of Jinmingchi was wrapped in tall red walls and water gates, and it was no longer open to the public.

However, on the lake of Nuoda today, there are still a few light boats at this time, carrying a lotus-picking girl who is dressed coolly and wears a bamboo hat to shade the sun, passing between the lotus leaves and green lotus.

A light boat rowed to the shore of a square artificial island in the center of Jinming Pond and parked, and several warblers and swallows carried small baskets full of lotus canopies, went to the island, and then went to the water center hall on the island that was connected by five halls.

As the name suggests, the Water Heart Hall is a temple that stands in the middle of the water surface of Jinming Pond, and a total of five temples are connected. Looking at it from afar, I saw that the heavy hall jade was erected on the water surface, and the majestic building was very spectacular.

The girls laughed and walked into a temple built facing the south and facing the water.

In the palace, there are silk and bamboo songs and dances.

A group of court musicians sat in the corner of the hall, with a curtain in front of them separating them from the rest of the hall. In the center of the palace, six dancers with excellent colors and arts are dancing enthusiastically and unrestrainedly with the music. The gorgeous and moving dance made several officials sitting in the hall and watching dazzled.

This is Cai Jing, the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu, who is ordered to inspect the construction progress of Qionglin Palace.

Since Cai Jing became the right minister, the construction project of Qionglin Palace, which was not in the sight of the political affairs hall, has somehow become the thing that Cai Youxiang is most concerned about. Every once in a while, he would ask the official Zhao Ji for a decree and inspect the Qionglin Palace.

This Cai Youxiang's inspection is not pretending, and it has no practical effect, because there is an indescribable and unclear thing in the world called artistic conception.

Although Wu Haogu was a unique painter in the world, he was not a literati or an artist at heart, but a businessman - even if he was a businessman who sold art and culture, he was still a businessman after all. Even if he is now a great Confucian, he still lacks a little bit of artistic conception that only high-level scribes have.

In addition, his aesthetic is inevitably influenced by his previous life. I like the Western style (he studied oil painting), and there is always a shadow of "Wanyan Gunda" surging south in his mind, which is a little insecure. That's why I like tall, majestic, neat and solid buildings.

I can't wait to build Qionglin Palace into a Vauban-style star fortress and put up cannons......

And Pan Xiao'an, who raised the Qionglin Palace Repair Institute, was born in Kaifeng Pan Jiajiangmen, and was a businessman who "opened a bank", so naturally he lacked the elegant artistic conception of the literati. Therefore, it is impossible to create a palace that satisfies an emperor like Zhao Ji with "unparalleled talents".

As for Gao Yu, he doesn't even touch the literati, and he doesn't feel much about building a garden.

Therefore, he has been responsible for the design of the Qionglin Palace Repair Institute, which is actually Cai Jing's son Cai You. In detail, he is the most suitable son of a family and a literati and celebrity with Zhao Ji. And his father, Cai Jing, who can do things, must also have secretly come up with a lot of ideas for this beautiful palace courtyard.

And today, Wu Haogu and Pan Xiao'an asked Song Huizong for a decree, and invited Cai Jing to inspect the newly renovated Jinmingchi, in addition to contacting feelings, but also to ask him to comment on the decoration of Jinmingchi. See what should be improved.

As a loyal minister, you should do your best to do things for the official family!

Cai Dazhongchen, who was excellently maintained, stroked his jet-black thick beard in his right hand, and his half-narrowed eyes hid thoughts as deep as the abyssal sea. Looking at the dancing girl trained by Mo Niangzi, she didn't know what she was thinking?

A lotus-picking Yue girl smiled and handed a blue lotus pod to Cai Jing, Cai Jing looked at the lotus pod, and then looked at the girl in front of her. smiled and nodded: "Da Lang, this is a good idea, who came up with it?" ”

Wu Haogu on the side smiled and said, "It's Brother Cai'er's idea, Brother Pan Eleven's Zhang Luo." ”

Pan Xiao'an, who was present, also smiled: "Qionglin Palace can have such a situation as it is now, Brother Anju is a great contribution!" ”

"Hehe, I would use my thoughts," Cai Jing smiled, "It would be nice if I could use this mind in reading." ”

Cai You didn't come today, he took a long leave after his father Cai Jing became the right minister, and went home to study behind closed doors.

It's already the height of summer in June, and it won't be long before it's time for Kaifeng Mansion to release the test. Cai You still lacks a Jinshi fame now, can he not work hard?

Although Zhao Ji will definitely help open the back door, it is better to go to the front door than to go through the back door!

In addition to the founding generation of the founding generation who relied on knives to kill and earn money by intrigue and trickery, who was the backdoor jinshi who could later rank as an important minister in the political hall?

Wu Haogu said with a smile: "Brother Cai'er must be in the middle of the current department, and it is only a matter of time before he is recommended to the second mansion." Cai Xianggong, maybe you can still be in the same position with Brother Cai's father and son. ”

Cai Jing touched his beard and laughed: "Da Lang, you are really good at laughing, my Lang is Jinke High School, it will take at least twenty years to be able to do it, the old man is fifty-six this year, even if he doesn't enter the soil in twenty years, he has to go home to care for the elderly." ”

Wu Haogu shook his head, "You can't retire so early, now when it comes to administrative work in the DPRK and China, who can compare with you?" If you leave so early, who will do the big deal? ”

"Isn't there still you?" Cai Jing looked at Wu Haogu with a smile, "When it comes to doing things, others can't compare to the old man, but the old man can't compare to you!"

In 10 years at most, you should be in the Cabinet of Ministers. ”

"I can't be that kind of official." Wu Haogu smiled, "I'm a military attaché, and I can't get into the jinshi." ”

"The military attache can know the Privy Council," Cai Jing said with a smile, "until the Renzong Dynasty, there are still privy envoys from military backgrounds."

Legend has it that the Divine Sect once had a testament, and those who can restore the realm of Yan are the state of the Emperor and the Lord of Shu. Da Lang, if you can get this great achievement, can't you do it if you know the affairs of the Privy Council? ”

The Song Dynasty's control over the kings with different surnames was very strict, except for a few living kings with different surnames during the founding period and the later unification war, and very few people were crowned kings with different surnames when they were alive for more than 300 years, and the vast majority of kings with different surnames were posthumously sealed.

And Song Shenzong's testament to reinstate Yan Feng Wang was not written in the edict - how dare you! The edict should be promulgated all over the world, so that the Liao people know that it has been returned? It's a matter of unfounded words, but Tong Guan was crowned a king because of this, but in the end it didn't end well.

Wu Haogu looked at Cai Jing and shook his head with a smile: "It's not easy to restore Yanyun. ”

Cai Jing smiled even more happily, "It's easier said than done, but there is hope, right?" ”

Wu Haogu nodded silently.

Of course, there is hope for the recovery of Yanyun, Tong Guan has recovered, let alone himself? Although most of his own fighting skills are not as good as Tong Guan. But he has money, ism, a bounded river business city, a Yuntai Academy, a benevolent doctor's group, and a big stone......

It can be said that there is an economy in the economy, politics in politics, and a military in the military!

If there is anyone else in the Great Song Dynasty of this time and space who can recover Yanyun, there is no doubt that it is Wu Haogu!

And if Wu Haogu wants to target Fuyan as the king, then he can't transfer his resources to be the prime minister, and if he dies, he will know the Privy Council.

"Da Lang, can you really recover Yanyun?" Pan Xiao'an looked at Wu Haogu and nodded, he was also taken aback, although Wu Haogu now carries a sword all day long, but his military attache is fake after all.

Don't say it's a fake military attaché, it's true, if you let those famous generals of the Western Army come over, who dares to boast about fighting the Khitan?

"Yes! But......" Wu Haogu looked at Cai Jing, "Xianggong, restoring Quanyan is the top priority in the world, right?" ”

"First class indeed!" Cai Jingdao, "It's also what the official family wants!" ”

"This matter," Wu Hao Gu paused, "only I can handle it!" ”

"Yes," Cai Jing said with a smile, "only Da Lang can handle it, not those people in the Western Army."

Because they have no money, they can't get the credit of the official family, and they can't bewitch the powerful and famous families in Yandi. So I know you're the only one here! ”

Fu Yanyun is actually five points economic, three points political, one point diplomatic, and one point military!

Historically, Tong Guan had neither economic nor political preparations, only diplomatic contact with the Jurchens and very inadequate military preparations, and he barely succeeded.

If Wu Hao is allowed to come to this matter, it is estimated that there is no need to use force, relying on bribery and co-optation, and relying on the radiation of Jiehe Commercial City to Yanyun's economy, he will be able to recover Quanyan without bloodshed.

And if Quan Yan is recovered—not by being beaten into white ground, but by the recovery of all beards and tails, then it is possible to resist the Jurchens with the power of Yan Yun.

But it's not easy to do.

"Since Xianggong knows that only I can do this," Wu Haogu looked at Cai Jing and said, "Then you have to listen to me about the affairs of the north, and you can't come nonsense or rush in." ”

Cai Jing smiled: "Okay! The affairs of the north, what do you say, the old man will mention it at the court meeting. ”

"Good!" Wu Haogu raised his wine glass and smiled at Cai Jing, "Then let's work together, work together for the official family, and recover Yanyun's lost territory for the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"That's it!" Cai Jing laughed, "With the joint efforts of civil and military, we will definitely be able to follow the wishes of the official family!" As he spoke, he also raised his glass, "The old man will do it first!" ”