[Finally rushed out, this is the third shift.] Today, it will not change as usual. 】

The queen didn't give the Zaifu much time to talk, and soon arrived in the Chongzheng Palace. And with the six-year-old emperor.

And rightfully so.

Zhao Xu is no longer a Zhao maid, no longer the crown prince, but the emperor of the Great Song Empire, who reigns over hundreds of millions of people, sits on thousands of miles of territory, and holds millions of heroes.

When he was still the crown prince, he lowered the curtain to the queen and listened to the government, instead of his husband who was sick in bed, Zhao Maid could appear in the court meeting and the Chongzheng Palace, or not. But now that he is the emperor, Empress Taishang is in charge of state affairs for Zhao Xu, who is only six years old. Since Zhao Xu can act, then he must appear in the occasion where he should appear.

Empress Xiang and Zhao Xu sat down one after another.

The courtiers in the palace also bowed their heads to the two supremes who were far from being able to compare with them in terms of ability and age.

Through the curtain, Queen Xiang didn't find the figure that made her most awe-inspired.

I didn't come today. She muttered under her breath, the stress subsided, and a sense of peace welled up in her heart.

Of course Wang Anshi came. In the morning, when Zhao Xu led his ministers to make a pilgrimage to Emperor Zhao Xu, Wang Anshi stood at the forefront. But as soon as the meeting was over, he went straight back. I don't plan to attend any future meetings.

But Han Gang is here. However, his latest resignation form was also handed over, and from tomorrow, he will definitely not participate in the deliberations of the Chongzheng Palace.

"Han Shumi."

The first one was picked up by the queen, and Han Gang was quite surprised: "The minister is here." ”

"Today is the Privy's birthday."

"On the day of the mother's disaster, how could Han Gang ask His Highness."

"Hmm." Empress Xiang ended the topic like this.

This half-way of saying it made Han Gang frown. Hell, he hates surprises.

Empress Xiang quickly opened her mouth to talk about another matter, "Today, Wang Pingzhang handed over his resignation, and there was also a letter of recital, saying that he was willing to guarantee Lu Jiawen and support him to continue to serve as the third envoy. ”

This was what Han Gang expected, he considered several possibilities, and this one was the biggest.

After all, Wang Anshi could not completely give up his team.

There is no way to support Lu Huiqing. With Wang Anshi alone, he is already lonely in Zaifu in Beijing. Zai Fu, who might have supported Lu Huiqing's return to Beijing, has completely abandoned his previous position because of the matter of internal meditation, and joined hands with Cai Qu and Zeng Bu to not let Lu Huiqing, who is the most threatening, return to the court.

Even the Empress Taishang doesn't want to see a prime minister or privy envoy who has no common experience. Who can guarantee which side he will be on?

So Wang Anshi gave up. The situation does not allow him to expend his modest political resources in pursuit of an impossible goal.

But Wang Anshi has enough strength to keep Lu Jiawen's three envoys.

What's more, if Wang Anshi didn't do that, his lineage would no longer exist in the high-level of the court.

It's like Han Gang can use himself to tear Lu Huiqing off together. Wang Anshi's words of resignation are also extremely powerful. The rest of the Zai Fu will not stop Wang Anshi's proposal for the sake of Shen Kuo.

The look in his eyes was clear.

Go back to your own family and solve your own problems.

It's not that Han Gang and Zhang Dian have a heart, but Zhang Tun's gloating expression, which is too obvious.

Even Zhang Dian would never stand up to support Han Gang. The three envoys are important, but if Wang Anshi, who plans to retire, is provoked again, it will be worth the loss.

Han Gang shook his head, it was just a trivial matter for him. As long as someone can practice his theory and the strategy that extends from it, it is enough, if Lu Jiawen can do this, he will not forcibly support Shen Kuo to return to Beijing.

"Your Majesty and Your Highness, I don't know what Wang Pingzhang has to say about the current national finances? The rewards of the hundred officials and the three armies will not drag on for too long. ”

"I also said it, if Lu Jiawen can't calm the hearts of the people in Beijing, I can't keep him."

Lu Jia asked the problem he faced, not just five cents. There is also a reward that will never be indispensable after the inheritance of the throne.

You must know that the most direct reason why Zhao Ji wants to change the law is that after Yingzong's death, the empty treasury cannot come up with more rewards. This made Zhao Ji, who wanted to show his filial piety, lose face. It was also at that time, because the reward was too small, fortunately, Emperor Renzong's cousin, Li Zhang, who was the captain at the time, yelled at the forbidden army who wanted to make trouble, and he simply suppressed it.

But at that time, the Jingying Forbidden Army was just a mess of mud and couldn't support the wall, and it could be dispersed by a captain who relied on nepotism to get on the throne. But the current Jingying Forbidden Army has long had the experience of killing the enemy on the battlefield, and several men and horses who went to Hedong before also accumulated a lot of resentment because the imperial court rewarded too little. If the rewards of the three armed forces are not satisfactory to them today, the old grievances will not be resolved, and new grievances will arise, and things may become even more troublesome.

What method did Wang Anshi use to help Lu Jiawen overcome this difficulty? This is the condition given by Han Gang.

If Lu Jiawen can solve this big problem, then it is justifiable for him to continue to serve as the third envoy, and no one can suppress it.

If you can't do it, let the court and the army complain, then even with Wang Anshi's support, don't think about sitting in the position of the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty.

As for whether Shen Kuo can return to the third division after Lu Jia asked after stepping down, then see if the other Zai Fu have that mind. If the opportunity is lost, it will not come again, before Han Jiang and Cai Qu took the initiative to withdraw because Han Gang took the initiative to withdraw, and at the same time killed Lu Huiqing, who was targeted by everyone, so they were able to let go of the three divisions. But after Wang Anshi inserted a bar in the middle, Han Gang's hard-earned opportunity was lost in the water.

After that, unless Han Gang can come up with a new quid pro quo, such an important position of the third envoy will inevitably become the focus of contention for the rest of the zaifu.

Han Gang didn't plan to forcibly seize that position, after all, Shen Kuo's reputation among Zaifu was not good, and compared to Su Song, who was trusted by people with his character, the difficulty of recommending was really different.

Moreover, the harmony between the two provinces is not easy to come by, although such an atmosphere cannot last long, as long as it can be maintained, Han Gang does not want to destroy it.

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Cai Jing rarely chose a remote restaurant that did not belong to the main store to sit down and wait for someone.

More and more news proves that on the night of the Son of Heaven's arrival at the sutra feast, that is, the night before, in order to promote inner meditation, the Zaifu who were summoned to the imperial city did a lot of tricks and feet.

But this news is too late for Cai Jing.

Too late.

Besides, who would support a paralyzed person?

With the status of Zhao Ji in the fourteenth year of Mingjun, he still became a seal after being paralyzed by illness for the queen to come out and suppress the ministers. But it is this kind of trust that has been exchanged for unceremonious inner meditation.

Directly leaving the emperor aside, the actions of the Zaifu are really decisive enough.

Cai Jing was also amazed, and the reality of the situation made him feel extremely depressed.

Pushing open the window, the small bridge in the backyard came into view, but it was too vulgar, so that Cai Jing felt that it was an eyesore.

However, several loud voices in the box next door also attracted Cai Jing's attention.

“…… Nonsense, how could Han Shumi misdiagnose? ”

"That's right, Han Shumi, that's the star in the sky, how could he be mistaken about the disease?"

"It's definitely a rumor."

"It's not a rumor, Wang Pingzhang is ready to resign, if he doesn't feel guilty, how can he be so happy?"

"You don't know what to do. Wang Pingzhang relied on this to pull down his son-in-law. ”

"Isn't it just a difference in learning?"

"The Tao is different, not the same. Others don't value it, but Wang Pingzhang and Han Shumi value it very much. Otherwise, the good son-in-law would be like a black-eyed chicken. ”

Cai Jing didn't want to listen anymore, so he snapped the window shut.

The room was quiet, but it was getting stuffy.

Yesterday on Cai Qu's side, I didn't hear anything. This is a huge blow to Cai Jing, who has always been well-informed.

With his style of acting, he can be in the Yushi Taizhong, mixed with the wind and water, in addition to being good at making friends and being very popular, it is also inseparable from his close communication with the upper echelons.

Don't think that you can really show the independence of the imperial history, that kind of imperial history will be sent out of the capital in a year or two at most.

But Cai Jing didn't have time to think about those new Imperial Historians, if they could target Han Gang, then it would be a matter of words, but now, how dare they?

It's only been a few days since he came back, and not only has there been a big change in the people and the court, but even on the throne, there has been a different person. I didn't feel it when I was caught up in the waves, but now I think about it quietly, but I feel that it is terrifying.

There must be some unknown secrets among them, which is what Cai Jing wants to know.

Looking outside the door, Cai Jing was anxious, the person he was waiting for, I don't know when it will come?

……………………

The Chongzheng Hall is over again.

The issues that had been discussed in advance were quickly resolved. It's not like in the past, for a trivial matter, the Zaifu can fight for an hour or two without being too tired.

Zai Fu came out, and Han Gang also stepped out of the palace gate.

Under normal circumstances, Han Gang would not go to the Chongzheng Hall again in a short period of time, unless he was invited to come in the name of preparing for consultation.

In addition, his new position has not yet been given - the queen and the Zaisuke must not be allowed to discuss this in front of him.

However, in general, what position will be arranged, Han Gang also knows in his heart. There are only a few officials of his level who can do errands.

In front of the Han family, there was an endless stream of gift-givers.

Han Gang's thirtieth birthday, after all, can't be hidden from someone with a heart.

In the officialdom drill camp, as long as there is a gap, countless people can drill into the gap. Much more powerful than flies for rotten eggs.

The small alley was impassable, and the carriages and horses kept extending from the mouth of the alley. After only glancing at the intersection of the main street connecting the alleys, Han Gang turned around and walked another way, "Put away the honor guard and go back through the side door." ”

There were also people at the side gate, and there were quite a few, but they didn't dare to block Han Gang like the main gate. Let Han Gang return home safely.

didn't go home for two days, and Wang Yi's four daughters were surprised that Han Gang could go home on time. But they soon struggled with the gift lists.

"There's so much to record." Wang Yi was irritable, "Where did you get so many gift givers?" ”

Zhou Nan quickly wrote a copy of the gift list and made a registration book, and at the same time asked people to check that the actual gift charm did not meet the standards on the gift list. "After all, it's the official's birthday, and if it's normal, there won't be so many gifts today."

"Do you know that a few years ago, Shen Cunzhong once started a new stove and built a new calendar, three hundred and sixty-five and a quarter days a year."

"Is that the Fengyuan calendar?"

"It's a different set, if it can be issued at the same time as today's calendar, and if you have a thicker skin, you can have two birthdays a year."

Yan Suxin laughed when she heard this, "I remembered the story of the golden mouse and the golden bull that the officials said." ”

Han Gang also chuckled, and was about to speak, when he heard a mess outside, as if it was coming from the main entrance.

A family member hurriedly came, "Privy, the envoy of the imperial court has arrived." ”

The court praised the ministers, especially the deacons, and when they met a festival, they were all richly rewarded. But among the many gifts, there are four silver pots coated with gold and engraved flowers.

Is this the prime minister's treatment? Han Gang couldn't help but be taken aback.

On Fu Bi's birthday that year, Han Gang saw Fu Bi's family lining up nearly a hundred silver basins that he had obtained over the decades. I heard that this is the custom of Luoyang, of course, it only exists among the real patriarchs. Only the prime minister, and the former prime minister, will receive this amount of reward on their birthday.

Is it trying to send a signal to the outside world?

Now the treatment given to Prime Minister Han Gang, such an exceptional reward, must be a trouble.

Han Gang sighed secretly, this premonition was indeed not wrong. There's really a problem.