"It's finally clean."

Zhang Shangying held a Goryeo folding fan and gently slapped it in the palm of his hand. A first-class kabuki in the wing room was tactfully singing, and the moving singing voice came out of the half-open window, and the noise of the previous days finally ceased to appear.

Some time ago, a thirteen-room building and a Qingfeng building were the natural places where those who liked to learn about things got together to talk about heaven and earth. Some people even imitated the form of the poetry society and formed associations to discuss heaven and earth and nature. These people were not convinced by each other, and every time they argued, the other guests in the restaurant were overwhelmed. Several times when she came to the door, Zhang Shangying was so noisy by the voice next door that she couldn't eat, and today she was finally able to calm down.

"You can't go on the right path, so you can only go through the side door. But the left side of the door is not the right way after all, once the thunder falls from the sky, it can't be avoided at all. ”

After the ban, there was no mention of the people who were talking about it a few days ago in the two restaurants. Not only is no one talking about clairvoyances and astronomical phenomena, but even microscopes are no one talking about them.

Cai Jing and Zhang Shangying sat opposite each other, and Cai Bian accompanied each other. Cai Bian rarely had a drink with others, Zhang Shangying was in high spirits, pulling Cai Jing and Cai Bian two brothers, you and I drank wine one by one.

Cai Jing seemed to have a sense of wine, raised his glass and invited Zhang Shangying to drink it all, "If it's not Tianjue, no one can say what Qi is wrong." ”

Zhang Shangying laughed with a big smile, "What do you say about learning things, the result of knowledge has become a plaything." ”

"Han Gang's learning is not correct, so there is such a result." Cai Bian even had some expectations, expecting that the Son of Heaven's intention was not just on the clairvoyant mirror, "Today at the feast, the Son of Heaven is also saying that the customs are different, the morality is different, the country will be difficult to govern, and the people will be difficult to peace." ”

"That's right, that's exactly what happened!" Zhang Shangying nodded in agreement.

Cai Bian was a disciple of Wang Anshi, so he was arranged to teach in Guozijian. In last year's Taixue case, he was just swept by the tail of the wind, and he didn't make any big baskets, and he was punished a little. This time, the Son of Heaven wanted to start preaching "Words and Words" at the scripture banquet, and it was a coincidence that he came out. If it is Cai Jing's book, Cai Bian wants to get the position of storyteller in Chongzheng Palace, but it is not so easy. Speaking of Cai Bian's luck is indeed enviable.

Zhao Ji is already over the age and doesn't plan to spend too much attention on schoolwork. The sutra feast has changed from a daily lecture when he first ascended the throne to a lecture every other day. In addition, there are as many as seven or eight banquet officials, if Cai Bian hadn't been promoted to the banquet official who happened to be the one who was promoted by giving a lecture on "Words and Sayings", he would only be able to take his turn once in more than half a month - although it is still the envy of countless courtiers, but after all, it is not as good as the current opportunity to meet the Son of Heaven every three or five times.

"Words and Words" is an eternal classic, so it has been valued by the Son of Heaven. The holy will is like this, everyone in the world has a common opinion, and who dares to twist it with the Son of Heaven? ”

Cai Jing doesn't think that Wang Anshi's "Words Say" can be worthy of Cai Bian's evaluation. Speaking of "Word Speaking", the interpretation of words is based on the regular script of today's characters. The center is loyalty, and the heart is forgiveness, which is a good solution. The skin of the slope can barely make sense. But the jackal is a talented beast, and the bear is a capable beast, such an explanation is not right to think.

I don't look at how much this glyph has changed from ancient times to the present. Cai Jing is a master of calligraphy, big seals, small seals, Han Li, regular scripts, cursive scripts, and various variants, he is handy, of course, he can see the biggest crux of "Words".

In ancient times, six books were used to create characters, pictograms, signifiers, meanings, shapes, sounds, transfers, and pretenses, but there was not only one meaning. Although there are many shapes and sounds, it cannot be interpreted as all shapes and sounds as words.

But Cai Jing had no intention of pointing it out, and if necessary, he would have no problem making annotations for "Zishuo".

"Qi science has been defeated and lost this time, and the imperial court really wants to cheer up, and there is no foothold for qi science." Zhang Shangying shook the fan lightly, this time the book was in line with the thoughts of the Son of Heaven, and for him, this was definitely a happy event.

"Han Gang is eager to win. If it had been a little more stable, it would not be what it is today. ”

If you want to get ahead in the court, you must have your own team, and if you want to have your own team, you must have enough fame. The same is true in academics. Han Gang's merits are enough to leave a name in the annals of history, and there must be a biography of him in the future history of the Song Dynasty, but with Cai Jing's understanding of Han Gang, this point cannot satisfy Han Gang. It's just that he is too young, and his family background lacks foundation, and if he wants to get out of the disputes of various families and recruit all the children of Guanzhong to his disciples, it is not enough to rely on epidemic prevention skills, and he must have academic achievements.

"What if it's stable? When Jiefu Xianggong's "Words and Words" spread all over the world, Qi Xue could only go to craftsmen and gentlemen to be the successors. Zhang Shangying looked at the street outside the window, "This edict is cheaper than the ordnance supervisor." ”

A horse-drawn carriage was passing downstairs, and there were noticeably more guards than normal on its side. Yesterday, the political affairs hall sent down the hall and ordered the Kaifeng Mansion to transfer all the clairvoyant mirrors that had been confiscated to the arsenal of the ordnance superintendent.

Qingfeng Lou is not far from Fengfu, and the alley across the street is the main gate of the treasury, and a car worth 10,000 gold clairvoyant mirrors comes out of the treasury, and it is transferred from the main street in front of Qingfeng Lou to the ordnance prison.

The line of sight followed the carriage away, and the smugness on Zhang Shangying's lips became more obvious.

Cai Qu's impeachment of Wang Anshi was in line with the holy will, and after only a few years of hard work, he had already achieved the governor's political affairs. Zhang Shangying never thought that he would be worse than Cai Qu, there were less than ten people in the two mansions, and he also intended to occupy one of them in ten or twenty years.

As the imperial history, as long as you do well, the position in the two mansions is by no means an extravagant hope.

Many years ago, when he first entered the Imperial Historical Observatory, Zhang Shangying knew that he was too anxious, and aroused the hatred of the Privy Council, so that he was abandoned by the Son of Heaven and Wang Anshi. This time it is back, and the two governments can't be moved for the time being, so Han Gang, who is only one step away from the two governments, is the first choice.

Just let Han Gang continue to be this stepping stone, Zhang Shangying doesn't mind stepping on two more feet.

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The candles in the sarong crackled, and the night was quiet, except for the light explosion of candles, only the sound of drums coming with the wind in the distance.

Su Song couldn't sleep at night, it was almost three watches, and his mood was so chaotic that he didn't feel a trace of sleep. The scholar who accompanied him was also driven out.

In the past month, he and Han Gang have written the examples well, and a new classification method makes the chapters in the book have to be adjusted accordingly, which has taken a lot of effort, and it has not been completed until now.

But Su Song didn't have trouble sleeping at night tonight because of this incident, during the day today, a request from Han Gang made Su Song upset and unable to sleep peacefully. My mind was a mess, but I sat at the table but didn't move for an hour.

"Your Excellency." Su Jia knocked on the door outside the study.

Su Song's study is not just anyone can come in, for them scholars, their own study is more private than the bedroom where people come and go. But when my son comes, of course, he can't turn him away.

"Your Excellency, let's rest early. It's almost three shifts. After Su Jia brought the tea and entered the door, he persuaded Su Song, "Isn't tomorrow the Lord going to hold a sutra feast to give a lecture to the Son of Heaven?" ”

Over the years, the Son of Heaven has generally gone to the Wende Hall every five days to go to the court, and in normal times, he has let the prime minister take the class and take a group of unscrupulous court officials to worship and dance. Su Song has a practical body, and he can not go to the Chang Dynasty. But tomorrow is the day when he will go to the feast to give a lecture for the Son of Heaven, and if his spirit is not good, the possibility of making mistakes will not be small, even if it is only a punishment of copper, it is also a shameful matter.

Su Song answered, but he still didn't move, lowered his head and just stared at the bookcase in front of him.

Su Jia looked at the table of medicinal herbs spread out in front of Su Song, and the ground was full of debris that had not been cleaned up, and the study room that had been made up of good terms became a mess. I couldn't help but say angrily: "Han Gang just wants to promote qi science by compiling and revising the pharmacopoeia, but he makes the adults think hard about this "Compendium of Materia Medica", and he can't even sleep peacefully. My lord, why are you so troubled? ”

"You know what?!" Su Song suddenly started a fire and scolded his son, "Sacred learning is the sect of ten thousand laws, how can the study of medicine be an exception?!" When it comes to sacred science in the medical canon, this is what Han Gang should say, and it is wrong not to say it! Tomorrow when the prayer feast comes, the Father will still speak. ”

Su Song has always been good-tempered, and he may not get angry once a year. Today's anger came suddenly, Su Jia opened her mouth, but she didn't dare to say a word more.

The son didn't dare to speak, Su Song snorted coldly, this topic can be regarded as over. But when it comes to tomorrow's feast, there is no way to skip it.

Su Song is a bachelor of Hanlin Attendant, ranking first among the banquet officials, and his rank is far higher than that of the waiter and storyteller. However, the status of the banquet officials is judged by the length of time they have spent with the Son of Heaven. Of course, Su Song is far inferior to the group of people of the New Party.

The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty set up a special banquet for his courtiers to come to the lectures, which was to show the subjects of the world that the emperor attached great importance to culture and education, and at the same time, it also gave the Son of Heaven an additional channel to understand foreign affairs, and the increase in knowledge was just a stubble. Correspondingly, many courtiers also took advantage of this opportunity to win the approval of the Son of Heaven.

Wang Anshi arranged for Lu Huiqing and Wang Yan to do storytelling in the Chongzheng Palace, and after Lu Huiqing was promoted to power, he also arranged for his brother to do the storytelling in the Chongzheng Palace, just to take advantage of the opportunity to give lectures to the Son of Heaven and instill his political views into the Son of Heaven. Compared with the Chongzheng Palace, a group of ministers and ministers are vying to speak, and they are still monitoring each other, and they can explain things more in detail after one-on-one lectures at the banquet, and it is easier to convince the Son of Heaven.

These days, the meridian banquet officials of the new lineage regard qi as a thorn in their side, and repeatedly attack the views in qi science at the sutra feast. It is difficult to argue about the way of nature advocated by Han Gang, but the foundation of Confucianism is still in the scriptures, and there are many places to attack in the expositions of Zhang Zai and Han Gang.

That's why Han Gang invited him to Su Song's head.

It is not easy to make this determination, and it is tantamount to making Su Song stand on Han Gang's side through and through. However, Su Song really has no good impression of Xinxue, and his own academic views have indeed gotten closer and closer to Qi over the years.

And because the Son of Heaven forbade the secret possession of the clairvoyant mirror, Su Song had to hand over his beloved clairvoyant mirror. It was not a low-grade product that could be bought for thirty or fifty times, just to polish the lenses, Su Song sold more than sixty acres of high-grade paddy fields in Suzhou. Although he was outside as if he had nothing to do, and he didn't show his mind at all in the face of Han Gang, Su Song's heart was also extremely annoyed - not only foreign objects, but also his discoveries with the help of the clairvoyant mirror, all had to be put on the shelf.

Don't look at Xinxue, now with the advent of "Words and Words", the favor of the Son of Heaven has been greatly boosted for a while. But once someone can come up with real evidence to pierce the skin of the painting, it will be a scramble to rush up.

With real evidence, Su Song has it in his hands. Qi science pays attention to the evidence of reality, and this evidence, Xinxue can't argue the past no matter what. Even though the Son of Heaven gritted his teeth and insisted, there were quite a few people in Shilin who were eyeing Xinxue, and when the time came, even though there was an emperor's advocacy, Xinxue wanted to gather the hearts of Shilin people, so it could only rely on the imperial examination.

Coming to the limelight may embarrass the Son of Heaven, but the punishment that falls on the head will not be too heavy. It's a big deal, and it's not a big deal for Su Song. At that time, there will be enough time to study astronomical phenomena again.

Finally, a decision was made, and the boulder that weighed on my heart no longer existed. Su Song stood up with a sigh of relief and carefully put away the medicinal materials on the table. Turning around, he saw his son standing behind him respectfully: "What are you still standing for?" Still not going to sleep yet? But the father is going to sleep. ”