Chapter 24: The Purple Cloud (6)

Coming out of the post house, the sky was already full of stars.

The oncoming cold wind, which was a little dizzy from the smoke of the incense candles in the post house, was instantly shaken.

Today is a relief. Han Gang secretly rejoiced.

Zhao Ji stayed in the south of the city until two watches before getting up to return to the palace, he was talking to Wang Anshi in the main hall, and it was inconvenient for Han Gang to leave, so he could only wait in the side hall. It wasn't until Zhao Ji returned to the palace that he was able to say goodbye to Wang Anshi and Wang Bei, who were already very tired.

The children, big and small, had already fallen asleep and were carried into the car one by one. Three cars, starting slowly from front to back. There was no sound in the carriage, only the iron-clad wheels crushed the ground.

Han Gang accompanied Wang Yi next to the main car and rode home on horseback. Only through a heavy curtain, I heard my wife's voice coming from inside the carriage, "Daddy is in good spirits." ”

"Well, the spirit is good."

In addition to seeing the elderly, Wang Anshi's mental state is much stronger than the last time he saw him. The pain of losing a child is not much in sight. The fatigue accumulated in the position of prime minister has all dissipated in the mountains and rivers of Jinling.

"I don't know how Lu Daoniang is? Staying alone in Jinling is really unreassuring. ”

"If my father-in-law settles down in Sangju, I think I will pick up my mother-in-law...... And the mother-in-law's body bones will only be better than the father-in-law, not worse than the father-in-law. ”

Han Gang's mother-in-law is a person with a very hard temper and a habit of cleanliness, if he hadn't forced Wang Anshi to change his clothes and take a bath from time to time, with Wang Anshi's character, the situation of personal hygiene would only be worse.

Speaking of which, Han Gang's parents are also stronger on his mother's side, but they are also very harmonious. is also very caring for Han Gang's son, and the family letter written every month is always as thick as a book. From the bottom of his heart, Han Gang hoped that they would live a long and healthy life.

When I got home, I cleaned up a little, and it was the third watch, and I could only sleep for a little more than an hour.

Han Gang knew that the Son of Heaven coming to the south of the city in person would inevitably cause countless speculations, and the hearts of the people in the court would also be chaotic for a while. Han Gang, who has nothing to do with himself, can't wait to see what kind of development there will be.

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"What's wrong with Wang Yuyu?" The front foot walked out of the door of the government hall, and Su Song couldn't help but ask on the back foot.

Two days after the suburban ceremony, in the imperial city, there were more officials coming in and out of various yamen. Several ministers who served as the envoys of ceremonies, ceremonies, books, ceremonies, ceremonies, and bridges and dons were even more busy.

After the early dynasty, Wang Qi, who served as the envoy of the Great Ceremony, met with a series of officials one after another, and once again confirmed with them their respective tasks in the ceremony.

In the ceremonial ceremony, the chief official of the six ministries and nine temples, who had already become a fictitious title, had a task corresponding to the official position. Han Gang and Su Song, who were in charge of Taichang Temple and Guanglu Temple respectively, inevitably had to go to the political affairs hall.

After seeing Wang Jue, Su Song couldn't hide the surprise in his heart at all.

The face of the prime minister in front of everyone was very ugly, and the bad mood was on the one hand, and on the other hand, the complexion was not right. The bags under the eyes are bulging, with a very obvious blue-black, the whole person is old, and his steps have become staggering.

Although Wang Jue's personal ability is said to be in the top three among the previous prime ministers of the dynasty, his level of demeanor and demeanor is only comparable to Feng Jing among the important ministers Han Gang has seen. Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo are not as good as him, not to mention Wang Anshi, who doesn't know what to change when his clothes are dirty.

The evaluation of Zhi Bao Dan is not limited to his poems full of gold and jade. Wang Jue, who attaches great importance to appearance, is always glamorous every day...... Like a round and smooth treasure pill. This glamour is not limited to clothes, but includes Wang Jue's whole person as if he can shine. To put it simply, it doesn't look like it's 60 miles away at all, and you can't even see many wrinkles, let alone age spots.

Han Gang sometimes maliciously thinks that the current prime minister has spent money on maintenance, which can be compared to the concubines in the palace. Maybe I used pearl powder or some other popular health care products in the deep palace. If he can put this mind into political affairs, maybe he can perform better. At least he will not let the nickname of the Three Decrees Xianggong circulate in the world, and he will be evaluated a little higher - of course, having said that, if Wang Jue's ability is a little stronger and he does not follow a little bit of holy will, not only will he not have the nickname of the Three Decrees Xianggong, but maybe he will not even have the title of Xianggong.

After knowing each other for so many years, Han Gang has never seen Wang Qi negligent in his appearance, except today. And looking at the expression of Su Song, who has known Wang Qi for a long time, it is estimated that he has never seen Wang Yuyu like this a few times.

"Probably because I haven't slept all night." Han Gang covered his mouth with his sleeves, yawned, and said that he hadn't slept all night, but in fact, he was too.

"Is it for the Son of Heaven to go to the Chengnan Post yesterday?"

"Of course." After yawning, Han Gang felt even more sleepy. Forcibly holding back his heavy tiredness, he said: "The Son of Heaven has given Jiayue such a favor, how can Wang Yuyu be able to sleep?" ”

The Son of Heaven is a guest at the courtier's house, which is a rare gift. Not to mention being a guest in person? This is to treat Wang Anshi as Zhuge Liang. Enrong is the same for a while, and naturally in the eyes of outsiders, it looks like he is going to reappear.

When Han Gang came to the Yamen of Taichang Temple this morning, he met seventeen or eighteen people along the way who asked about the inside story of the Chengnan Post last night. Even though he had long known the speed of the spread of rumors in the capital, today's news was dressed so quickly, which still surprised Han Gang. It's only been two or three hours since the whole thing, and many people have already heard the rumors.

As one of the important ministers, Su Song was naturally one of them, and he also knew that Han Gang was also one of the parties. turned his face sideways and looked at Han Gang, who was tired, "Look at Yukun, you look." Did you also not sleep all night? ”

"If the Son of Heaven doesn't leave, can he still leave by himself as a courtier?" Han Gang sighed again, "I won't be relieved until the second watch is over, and I'll be relieved when I get home." ”

Under the guise of fasting, Zhao Ji didn't even go to the political hall in the morning, probably to make up for sleep. But Han Gang, who is a courtier, doesn't have such good things, Chang Chao doesn't need to participate, but no matter how he says, he can't be absent from work. Rounded up, I slept for less than two hours. Even though Han Gang is energetic because of his unremitting insistence on exercising all year round, it is still difficult to avoid sleepiness.

Su Song smiled when he heard this, and it was rare to hear Han Gang complaining.

"Overdone." Su Song is rarely on the side of the New Party, "If the Son of Heaven really wants to restore Wang Jiefu, this favor is nothing...... It's just that it doesn't look like he wants to pay homage to Wang Jiefu. ”

"It's not like it, the son of heaven visits the south post of the city at night, it's just to spoil the old minister, how did he say that he wanted to restore his family?"

Su Song sighed lightly: "Or is it because of what happened a few days ago?" ”

"Mostly."

Who let Wang Jue lead the east and west mansions so that the Son of Heaven could not step down? Directly blocking Zhao Ji's ambition for the north is a bold move that is rare for the three princes, but it angers the Son of Heaven, and of course he will be beaten.

However, there is no need to say this, Su Song understands, and Han Gang also understands.

The Emperor's mind was originally intended to make the courtiers feel fearful because it was difficult to predict the mind of the Son of Heaven. But as long as you can jump out of the game, as deliberate as Zhao Ji, you will feel funny when you look at it as a bystander. Although the parties are very serious about doing it.

Wang Jue's aspect is based on pandering to the Son of Heaven, which is very different from the status obtained by relying on personal ability. The joy and anger of the Son of Heaven also have very different meanings for the two types of courtiers.

In the game, it is certainly not surprising that Wang Jue lost his soul for a while, but compared to the realm of 'not being happy with things and not being sad with himself', of course, it is far behind.

Su Song and Han Gang walked back to the yamen of Taichang Temple side by side, and Han Gang only took a small half step back to show his respect for Su Song, who was above him in terms of age and qualifications. Along the way, they passed by many courtiers, all of them were busy, but when they saw Han Gang and Su Song walking side by side, they immediately flashed to the side of the road, not daring to fight with the two.

Su Song saluted the oncoming officials one by one, turned his head and asked Han Gang, who was where the old god was: "Yukun, what should I do if I really restore Yue this time?" ”

"The battle between Xinxue and Qi Science, can now be determined by relying on power?" Han Gang asked with a smile, and by the way, he returned a half-salute to a general prison official who was saluting on the side of the road.

Su Song shook his head, of course it couldn't be.

In order to maintain the status of the new school, the Son of Heaven made several attempts to help. But in the end, it didn't turn out to be a satisfying situation for him. It can even be said that Xinxue is in danger in the wind and rain, and Qixue has been in steady expansion, and Wang Anshi was appointed to preside over the excavation of Yinxu, which proves the reality that Qixue has embarrassed Xinxue in the battle of schools.

"Since it's not, what's there to worry about?" Han Gang's smile was even more peaceful, completely different from the Wang Qi that the two of them had just seen.

In terms of merit, the overall situation of today's world can be said to be led by Wang Anshi. Without the northwest expansion brought about by the change, Han Gang would not have been given the opportunity to display his talents. Han Gang has never denied Wang Anshi's merits, even though they are opposed in schools, but his respect for Wang Anshi has never been lacking.

But academically, Han Gang will never back down. From the perspective of later generations, he will never agree with Wang Anshi's proposition. The battle will be long, and Han Gang is confident that he will laugh the most.

When I returned to Taichang Temple, I still went to the editing bureau of the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

However, Han Gang took care of the official affairs of the yamen first, and took all the national health and medical affairs in his hands, of course, it was not as idle as Su Song's own position.

There was already sufficient security at the ceremony - this was mainly the responsibility of the Kaifeng Prefecture, and the Qiaodaodun envoy of the Kaifeng Prefect was in charge of this matter. And after the tragedy after the game, what kind of tragedy will be brought by the blind crowd has been deeply engraved in the minds of many people, and for safety work, this time it is even harsh.

However, in the emergency plan, medical emergency is a very important link. With nearly 100,000 people participating in the ceremony, no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents - to be precise, there will definitely be accidents, and the difference is only a matter of big or small, more or less. For this reason, Han Gang has assigned the task to let the medical officers cooperate with the work of Kaifeng Mansion.

Sending the last person out of the city, Han Gang suddenly found that the tiredness had disappeared without a trace, and the whole person was very sober, and there was no problem at all.

"Probably don't worry." Han Gang said to Su Song, "All the preparations that should be made are done, and anything can be dealt with in time." ”