[I wrote until three o'clock for two days in a row, and I had to go to work during the day, and I felt like I couldn't bear it. From tomorrow, the normal update time will be resumed. But the two are the same, so don't worry. 】

Lu Huiqing is back.

This news, in the first few days, did not attract much attention in Beijing.

Although Lu Huiqing was the No. 2 person in the New Party three years ago, he was delayed for three years because of his return to his hometown, and now the time has changed.

Several times the old party counterattacked, he was not present; He was not present in the two major battles of Hengshan and Hehuang; He was also not present at the formulation, amendment, and implementation of many decrees. Not only did the official position stagnate, but even the accumulated connections were cut off.

And in the twenty-seven months since he returned to his hometown, Zeng Bu has replaced him and become Wang Anshi's assistant. Zhang Dian went to Jingnan to win a merit in opening up the territory. Wang Shao has made great achievements and has become a member of the Zaizhi class. Not to mention that the scholar who had not yet entered the official position in Wang Anshi's mansion that day was now a doctor from the seventh grade. Lu Huiqing looked at herself, and she was still the prince Zhongyun of the eighth grade.

However, the errand arranged by the Son of Heaven and Wang Anshi for Lu Huiqing still makes people understand the importance he receives. But this is not what Lu Huiqing wants, it can only be said that it can be reluctantly accepted.

Wang Anshi is in charge of the Chinese book, but it does not mean that he can cover the sky with one hand in the political hall, and Feng Jing and Wang Qi are not fuel-efficient lamps. What really allowed Wang Anshi and the New Party to control the court was two positions, one was to judge Sinong Temple, and the other was to inspect the official affairs of the fifth room of the Zhongshu.

Judge Sinong Temple, which is the body that revises and compiles the new law, and various ordinances and laws have been issued since then; The fifth room inspection of Zhongshu is Wang Anshi's first assistant in Zhongshu, assisting him in handling the affairs of the world, and his authority is even close to Feng Jing and Wang Qi.

If Han Gang were here, he would say that of these two yamen, one is in charge of legislation, the other is in charge of enforcement, and the rest is one supervisory organ.

And the supervisory organ, the Yushitai, the New Party has actually been controlled. In the imperial history, Deng Juan has always been a key figure installed by the new party in the imperial history platform, and in the past three years, he has been promoted step by step to the position of director.

For Deng Xuan, the old party hated him to the core. And Deng Juan himself is not a virtuous and impeccable person, Wang Anshi doesn't like him very much, but he has to use it, so he has not been able to enter the core layer of the new party.

Lu Huiqing will not snatch the power in Deng Xuan's hands, his ambition is not in this. However, if he could not get one of the two positions of Sinong Temple and Zhongshu Wufang Inspector, then his position in the New Party would not be stable.

But Lu Huiqing has now been sent by three sends—the Judge of the Country, the Attendant of the Tianzhang Pavilion, and the Initiate's Living Note—which is still far from his goal.

The dispatch of the National Prison may be very important in the future—very important for the future of the New Party! Because yesterday Lu Huiqing heard Wang Anshi personally say in the prime minister's mansion that he intends to abolish the imperial examination in the future and give merit to students based on their achievements in schools at all levels. For example, Guozijian, as long as he can be promoted to the highest-level upper house, he can get a Jinshi background, and the talent selection ceremony will change greatly - but Lu Huiqing only thinks about the present at the moment, and has no intention of thinking about the future. Only by re-entering the core of the new party will he have extra energy. This position is equal to nothing, and the only use is that he should be able to plug in next year's Ministry of Rites test.

In the old days, the post of Jixian School Manager was promoted to the attendant of Tianzhang Pavilion, which was also a natural promotion. Lu Huiqing was originally a storyteller in the Chongzheng Palace, and now he naturally has to be promoted to a waiter to give a lecture to the Son of Heaven at the scripture banquet. In the eyes of ordinary people, this position of being able to see the Son of Heaven often is already a rare beauty. But in Lu Huiqing's opinion, it is not enough to make up for the alienation and estrangement with the Son of Heaven caused by his three years away from the court.

Only the dispatch of the initiates made Lu Huiqing breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that the Son of Heaven and Wang Anshi still had the heart to use him. After all, you can follow in the footsteps of the official family all day long, and no matter how bad it is, you can be familiar. And if you are as talented as yourself, it will be able to set foot in the clouds and cranes that will allow you to soar.

The key to the rest is Zeng Bu.

At that time, Wang Anshi's three major generals, he Lu Jifu returned to his hometown to guard the system, and Zhang Dian is now out again, Zeng Bu picked up seven or eight dispatches on one shoulder. When today, Zi Zeng asked Wang Anshi if Zeng Bu had been sent a little more. Wang Anshi replied, those who can work harder, Zeng Bu will not delay his official business.

Now that Lu Huiqing is back, he is thinking of snatching a few dispatches from Zeng Bu to restore his old status. It's just that he lacks connections now, and if he wants to fight Zeng Bu, he can't do it, and Wang Anshi won't go to either side.

Since returning to Beijing, Lu Huiqing has been thinking about it for several days, and the members of the New Party have also met a lot in the past few days, and they have really found someone for him - Lu Jiawen, who is newly in the early stage, is highly valued by Wang Anshi because of his loyalty to the new law. And Lu Jiawen is not on good terms with Zeng Bu, he should be a candidate who can come in handy.

Just finished the work of serving the Son of Heaven, Lu Huiqing sat in the history hall of the Chongwen Academy, writing the Son of Heaven's living record today in accordance with the rules. Chongwen Academy is close to the Chinese book, and there is even a shortcut connecting the two public houses - after all, the prime minister has to work part-time in the Chongwen Academy, and Wang Anshi himself is a scholar of Zhaowenguan. Therefore, the small officials of the Chongwen Academy are often well-informed, second only to the officials of the two prefectures.

Lu Huiqing is writing a living record in a dignified manner, he is a calligrapher, and he is also outstanding in the regular script of the three museums. It's just that when it was about to end, I heard that the outside suddenly became a little chaotic, and a group of small officials didn't know what gossip was babbling about.

Putting down the pen, Lu Huiqing turned back to the attendant and said, "Go and ask what's going on?!" ”

The little official went out for a while, and then came back: "The servant said that it is an urgent report from Huazhou!" Six days ago, on Bingyin Day, the Shaanxi earthquake, the Shaohua landslide, countless casualties, and the imperial court urgently ordered relief and rescue! ”

“…… Is it? Lu Huiqing remained silent, grabbed the pen and faced the volume on the table again, and said without raising her head: "I know the way, you go down first." ”

The little official went out as he was told.

Lu Huiqing threw away the pen in his hand, leaned back on the chair, and looked up at the roof of the hall that was a little more dilapidated than three years ago. The look on his face seemed to be happy or worried, and it was difficult to guess his mood.

I just heard him mutter, "I'm in trouble now." ”

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Huazhou is located on Tongguan Road, Shaohua Mountain, Taihua Mountain in the territory, the peaks and peaks are dangerous, and they are very famous. But this earthquake caused a peak on Shaohua Mountain to collapse.

In an era when natural disasters are considered human disasters, the Son of Heaven and Zai have an unshirkable responsibility for earthquakes and landslides.

This understanding is deeply ingrained in the minds of the people. Among the scholars, there are many knowledgeable Confucians who do not believe in this set of Dong Zhongshu's theory of the unity of heaven and man. But some of them, because of their position, let them pick up this set of tools and knock their enemies in the court.

Since the day before yesterday, the news of the landslide in Shaohua Mountain reached Longxi, Han Qianliu came back and chattered a few times, and asked Han Gang if there was anything wrong with Wang Xianggong, and then asked Han Gang to be careful after going to the capital.

In other words, it is Ma Xianggong who came up, and it is also general...... Heaven and earth are not pre-emptive?!

But Han Gang couldn't say this. Most Confucians are actually transparent in their hearts, but they still have to pretend to believe in the induction of heaven and man, otherwise there will be no effective tools to restrain the Son of Heaven.

Now the emperor can't be suppressed with the method of the ancestors, and if someone jumps out and says that the changes in heaven and earth have nothing to do with the Son of Heaven, they will definitely be attacked by a group. If it is none of their business, the New Party side will actually think that it can have a tool to restrain the Son of Heaven.

'The sky is not enough to be afraid, the ancestors are not enough to be lawful, and people are not enough to be compassionate', this is actually the crime that Han Qi planted on Wang Anshi. The last two Wang Anshi simply admitted it, and also defended it. There is only the first one, Wang Anshi did not dare to deny it directly, but took it with twists.

If you want to suppress the Son of Heaven and not rely on heaven and earth, what else can you rely on to justify it?

But now it's a bit of a problem. Han Gang has recently heard that it is difficult to implement the city law in Beijing, since the great victory in Hezhou, Wang Anshi was given a jade belt. The strength of the new party has already reached a peak, and it is inevitable that it will enter the downward road for a while. The landslide is likely to play a role in fueling the fire.

But it's not his business. In a short period of time, Wang Anshi's position is still unshakable. The Great Song Dynasty has a vast area, and earthquakes and landslides are common, and there is one every ten or eight years. Not to mention Taozhou, which has just been recovered, was also an earthquake a few days ago. If it weren't for someone with a heart to muddy the waters, ordinary disasters would not affect the status of a deep-rooted prime minister like Wang Anshi.

The weather is getting colder day by day, and it's time to go to Beijing. Departing from the winter moon and rushing to the capital at the beginning of the lunar month, you can safely prepare to participate in the Ministry of Rites exam in February next year.

When the first snow fell in Longxi in early October, Zhou Nan, Su Xin, and Yun Niang began to pack up for Han Gang. Clothes, medicines, money, everything is carefully selected. In front of Han Gang, the three girls were all smiling and trying their best to serve Han Gang, but when they turned around, they would all wipe their eyes behind their backs.

After a night of frustration. Yan Suxin got out of bed only in a small coat, and her slender and straight legs were exposed. Han Gang watched from behind him, unable to take his eyes off it.

Su Xin brought a set of winter clothes from the box, the thick cotton fabric was the masterpiece of the newly established weaving workshop, and the inside was filled with silk cotton. The stitches of this winter coat are so dense that it is hard to believe that it is artificial. Han Gang squeezed her little hand and pulled it in front of her eyes. There is also a red dot pricked by a needle on the tip of the finger, and on the middle finger, you can still see traces of wearing a thimble for a long time.

"All these days sewing this outfit?" Han Gang saw Yan Suxin yawning during the day in the past two days, thinking that the eldest brother in the family was too noisy, but now he finally knew what Lu Dao was for.

Su Xin withdrew his hand and urged Han Gang: "Official, try it first!" ”

How can the beautiful woman's intentions be disappointed, Han Gang got up and put on this robe, but it was not wide or narrow, not long or short, and it fit properly. It's not just Yan Suxin, Zhou Nan and Yun Niang have sewn a bunch of clothes for Han Gang. If you have to bring them, you need to bring two more horses to fit them.

Looking at Han Gang's neat outfit, Yan Suxin nodded with satisfaction at first, but her eyes gradually turned red.

It's a pack after all!

Han Gang sighed and hugged her in his arms, the delicate body in his arms trembled slightly, and the sobbing voice was low but clearly audible.

"Don't cry. After the exam, you may be able to come back again. Even if it doesn't work, I'll pick you all over as soon as possible. ”

The day of departure is fast approaching, the eighth day of November, which is a good day to travel, but the sky is slightly overcast, and it looks like twilight has fallen early.

Han Gang took two companions, and with the farewell of his family and friends, he left the place where he had fought, lived and studied.

Han Gang rode his horse and had already left the Shili Pavilion in the distance, but when he turned around, he could still see the group of relatives and friends who were still in place from a distance.

Looking straight ahead again, Han Gang let go of the mixed feelings in his heart and whipped hard. The mount under his crotch accelerated sharply, leading him towards a more undulating road ahead, galloping away.