[This is yesterday's second update.] I had something to do last night, so I'll make up for it now. At noon, it will be updated as usual. 】

In the afternoon in the Funing Palace, there is no sunlight to shine in.

The candles in the glass lampshades flickered with a not-so-bright light, and the inside of the hall was extremely dark compared to the outside of the temple, which was especially shrouded in sunlight.

Cai did enter the inner hall to visit the Son of Heaven, and then came out. The emperor's situation does not seem to have changed much compared to some time ago, but he only relies on gruel soup to eat, but he doesn't know how long he can last.

Empress Xiang was waiting in the imperial study, and the screen was still blocked in the center of the study, separating the inside and outside.

After saluting the queen on the other side of the screen, Cai was indeed given a seat.

"Cai Qing invited you in today, what is it for?" The queen's voice was cold, and it seemed to be full of anger. However, Cai did know why Lu Dao was like this, but he was not worried at all.

"The minister is for today's privy envoy Lu Huiqing's recital."

"Is it the one that Lu Huiqing wants the imperial court to send good ministers to know Jingzhao Mansion as soon as possible?" Asked the Queen.

"Exactly."

"What does Cai Qing mean?"

"Your Highness, now there are only two deputy envoys in the Privy Council, which is barely enough. Once the border incident starts, it is difficult to take care of the end. Lu Huiqing should quickly recruit it back and order him to take charge of the West Mansion! Cai did pause, "But Lu Huiqing's recital is even more of an old man's words for the country, and it can't be delayed for a while." Therefore, the minister invited him to join today, and implored His Highness to quickly select a good minister and order him to directly take up the post of Jingzhao Mansion to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong! ”

Xiang Empress thought for a moment and understood what Cai Qu meant: "Who does Cai Qing want to recommend?" ”

"The minister knows Cai Yanqing of Chengdu Mansion. Cai Yanqing was Qin Feng's transport envoy, and Wang Shao opened up Hehuang, and he was in charge of the transfer affairs in the army. He took over Xihe Road after Wang Shao left office. In the past few years, he was in Chengdu Fulu, first cooperated with Wang Zhongzheng to quell the Maozhou Rebellion, and then appeased the Yiren in various prefectures. In both military and political matters, they are both talented, and there is no shortage of people in Shaanxi, and in the opinion of the ministers, Cai Yanqing is the best candidate who can replace Lu Huiqing now. ”

"Cai Yanqing?" Xiang read this name, which has only been seen a lot recently, and it still seems very unfamiliar. She knew that Cai Yanqing had been the prefect of Chengdu for several years, and at the same time, she was the economic envoy of Chengdu Fulu, and she was very effective in suppressing the southwest Yi. It's just that his surname is Cai. Through the tulle on the screen, looking at Cai Qu's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

Cai did not seem to feel anything, "Cai Yanqing transported grain and straw weapons for Wang Shao in the old year, and Han Gang was his subordinate, so it is said that they are very compatible. The reason for this is mostly because the two are fellow villagers of Jingdong. ”

Everyone in the world knows that Han Gang is a native of Kansai, but Empress Xiang, who has actually seen Han Gang's family, knows that his origin is Jingdong, but he migrated to Qinzhou from his grandparents.

"Cai Yanqing Township is in Jingdong?" Xiang Queen's expression softened slightly.

"Exactly." Cai said, "Jingdong Laizhou is the nephew of Cai Qi and Cai Wenzhong, the governor of Renzong. ”

"Cai Qi? But the champion of the eight years of Dazhong Xiangfu? He asked the Queen. The name of the champion of any subject is famous all over the world, even if it is a person from decades ago.

"It is the first Jinshi in the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu. Cai Qi is the champion, and he was praised by Emperor Taizong, 'Zhao Jinwu gave seven donkeys, and paging out of two sections', and now Jinshi crossed the horse and paraded the streets. However, Cai Qi's heirs were difficult, and Cai Yanqing was the heir, but after Cai Qi died of illness, he had a posthumous heir, and Cai Yanqing immediately returned to the sect without taking anything with him. The officials and people of Laizhou are all impressed by their righteous deeds. ”

Cai really knew what Lu Dao said, so that Empress Xiang could appreciate Cai Yanqing.

After listening to the queen, she nodded her head. Cai Yanqing's conduct in the succession of heirs has become a stark contrast to someone, "This person is indeed suitable." Let the Hanlin Academy draft an edict, and send it out tomorrow. ”

"Your Highness." Cai Qu hurriedly reminded, "Cai Yanqing is now in Chengdu, and the new place is Chang'an. Cai Yanqing was ordered to take office first after the edict, and it was not too late to recruit him to Beijing when the western affairs were a little calmer. ”

"Of course." Nodding to the queen, he felt that Cai did make sense.

"Now that His Highness has agreed, the West should be at peace." Cai did get out of his seat and got up, the first thing of the day was successfully completed, "The minister has nothing else to do, please retire." ”

"Cai Qing wait." Empress Xiang stopped Cai Qu, "Today's joint recital from a cadre from Luoyang, I don't know if Cai Qing has seen it?" Her voice was cold again, and it was even full of anger, "Collusion between inside and outside, appointing traitors, and imprisoning the Son of Heaven and the Holy Mother is really a big crime!" When I am Jia Nanfeng, or Wu Cong?! ”

Through a layer of screens, you can feel the raging anger coming from the queen's side, making the small imperial study feel like midsummer. The waiters in the corners of the wall were drenched in cold sweat.

Cai Qu's eyes flashed with a layer of joy, and he said, "It's really here."

"This generation is crazy, has ill intentions, insults the heavenly family, and deserves to be punished!" He replied immediately, but his tone changed again, "It's just that if you deal with it strictly, it will do what they want." ”

"Really?!" Empress Xiang trembled with anger, and her voice suddenly became sharp, "Could it be that the political affairs hall thinks that they are justified and intends to let it go!?" ”

"Your Highness doesn't know." Cai did sigh lightly, "In the old years, Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers went to the system together, and Su Zhe said in the article that Renzong was too extravagant and liked to be lustful, which led to the lack of national use, and the prime minister did not dare to admonish, and the division did not dare to fight. The ruling government is not right, when it falls, and Renzong said that this is a virtuous and good Fang Zheng can speak out, and the extreme advice, 'Seek to speak up and abandon it, what does the world say about me!? Therefore, Su Zhe was listed as the fourth class. ”

"This is a fake and straightforward, and the name of the future generations will threaten Renzong!" shouted angrily at the Queen. Renzong's words all pointed out Su Zhe's careful thoughts.

And don't think she can't see it. Confucian scholars write books and curse people, and then become famous, there are many such people, and there are many such people. Her husband gets angry three or five times a year. is obviously the emperor, but he can't talk back, and it is even more inconvenient to reduce responsibility, even if he rises and descends secretly, he will be debunked, and he will be debunked by others, and he will cause a cry of grievance. can only ignore it, and then hide in the palace and sulk. On the contrary, those important ministers will not talk nonsense, and they are easy to deal with.

She suddenly understood, "Cai Qing means that today's letter is also the same thought?" ”

"Your Highness sees it." Cai said, "The difficulty of making a subject is far greater than that of a Jinshi subject." The first and second classes are not granted, and those who can enter the third class have only three or two people for decades, and the fourth class has already been qualified. Wang Pingzhang also said in the past that the learning of the Su family's father and son was first-class in the Warring States Period. Pretending to be reckless and directly coercing the Holy Monarch, it is a common method used by the Zongheng family. And today's people who write are even more talented and virtuous, except for pretending to speak outright to invite their names, there is no other way to use them. ”

"Such a person still wants to use it?!"

"Even if you can't use it, you can't add to it. In the eyes of the world, it is for the country to have no time to make a living, even if it is wrong, it is also a good intention. Cai Cheng sighed, but he was very happy in his heart, "If he is punished, he will make a name for him." There was a return in Luoyang before, saying that it was a cadre of students from Songyang Academy who wanted to knock on rumors, but somehow changed it to a book. ”

"Why didn't the political affairs hall report this matter before?!"

"At first, it was just a rumor, and I didn't dare to believe it, until I finally saw Zhang Shu today, and I knew that someone in Lu Dao was so bold!"

“…… It may be possible to find out who is inciting people's minds? ”

Cai Qu shook his head: "Gossip is like floating ashes, how can you find out the way?" ”

He didn't plan to step on the old party a few more times, as long as it was enough to leave another thorn in the queen's heart. If a clear criminal is found, there will be a grievance, but if it can't be found, the evil feelings will accumulate day by day, and the queen's suppression of the old party will no longer be limited to a few people in Lu Gongshu and Sima Guang.

Queen Xiang's heart seemed to be blocked by a stone, and she couldn't get out of breath. She was ordered to be in danger, bent on governing the country peacefully, worthy of her husband and son, who would have thought that those courtiers who were deeply favored would want to turn the world upside down one after another. First of all, he came to the door openly, but fortunately, there were still loyal ministers in the court. waited until he was sent clean by the Son of Heaven, and immediately passed the rumors in Luoyang.

"The person who wrote the book confirmed that it was from Songyang Academy!?" Although this article full of hearsay is not written, as soon as Cai Cai mentioned it, Xiang Empress had already firmly remembered it.

Cai Qu was slightly stunned, "...... Be. "But the problem is not here, Songyang Academy is just a representation, and the focus is on the old party behind it.

"The new Zishantang storyteller, Cheng Hao is teaching in Songyang Academy, right?" Wang Anshi doesn't have to talk much about the two new teachers that her husband found for her son, how could the little-known Cheng Hao not ask the queen about him.

"Indeed it is! The brothers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi taught apprentices at Songyang Academy for many years, Sima Guang also lectured during this period, and Lu Gongshu also visited many times. ”

"Cheng Hao, he's also Bachelor Han's teacher, right?"

Cai did correct, "It's just a half-teacher friendship." ”

"Friendship ...... of Half Teachers" read a sentence to the queen, as if chewing on the meaning of the word, and then said, "I heard that Master Han once stood at the Xuecheng Gate and stood for a long time. ”

"It does."

"Back then, the Han scholars were already heroes, and the officials couldn't do this when they stood in the snow for half a day." The Queen's tone became dangerous.

The more Cai Qu listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, and the topic became more and more biased.

"Xianggong means, I already know the way. But Cheng Hao is a storyteller from Zishantang, who is personally appointed by His Majesty, and he can't do anything with him for a while. Xiang Empress Xiang said with resentment, and even gritted her teeth, "On the one hand, I said that I colluded with foreign ministers to imprison the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, and on the other hand, I simply accepted the edict. It's a beautiful job! ”

Cai did open his mouth and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

How did you get this point wrong?! The old party has become a dead mouse, so it is enough for the queen to continue to maintain her bad feelings towards them, and to regard Songyang Academy as the nest of the old party, but it is not for the queen to do anything to Cheng Hao.

Although Cheng Hao teaches in Songyang Academy, the scholars who go to school are also scholars in Songyang Academy. But with Han Gang's respect for the division commander all along, even in the future, he will not be allowed to be offended for no reason.

But listening to the current tone, I'm afraid that after a while, I will have to take Cheng Hao's knife.

This is really troublesome!