Chapter 28: The Officials and the Sky (21)

[Today's two shifts, this is the first shift. 】

Cai Jing put an end to the uproar in the court, allowing the court meeting to continue again.

Now that the Imperial History Observatory has decided to go out collectively, Cai Jing will definitely continue to go to Lu.

However, today's matter is not over, and the Chongzheng Hall is the most decisive outcome that determines Sima Guang's visit to Beijing this time.

Of course, after this live drama staged at the court meeting, no one could think that Sima Guang could turn over. At most, it will only give him a decent one. Even if the emperor still wanted to maintain the balance, he couldn't keep Sima Guang. Who made Han Gang and Sima Guang completely tear their faces, leaving no room for turnaround. Either/or, if Zhao Ji dares to favor Sima Guang, Han Gang dares to directly hand over the petition to resign.

The two governors had to participate in the deliberations of the Chongzheng Palace, but the other courtiers did not.

But when the court meeting was over according to the normal process, Han Gang returned to Taichang Temple, but a chamberlain from the palace also chased him to Yazhong. It is said that the Chongzheng Hall will sit in the afternoon again, so that Han Gang will attend the meeting on time.

This little yellow gate named Yang Jian left, Han Gang thought for a while, shook his head, and wondered if Empress Lu Dao had informed Sima Twelve.

For an important minister like Sima Guang who went to Beijing from other places, after the court meeting, the Son of Heaven must take time to ask the right question in the Chongzheng Palace.

On the one hand, it shows the importance of important ministers, and on the other hand, it is also necessary to take the opportunity to learn about the details of the local area and ask the important ministers for their views on the current situation and government decrees. If you listen to it, you will be clear, and if you believe it, you will be dark, and you will know that you should do it.

If the queen didn't send someone to inform Sima Guang at all, then the prince and the prince would be completely out of play, and he would completely lose the queen's trust.

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It was decided to go to the Chongzheng Palace in the afternoon, and the queen first returned to the Funing Palace to visit Zhao Ji's condition.

Zhao Ji didn't wake up from a deep sleep at this time, but her face looked good, which made her feel a little relieved. Coming out of the inner hall, the Empress Xiang sat down in the imperial study and said Sima Guang: "Send some medicine to Sima Gongshi, and let him go back to Luoyang in a few days!" ”

"The slave and maid have learned the truth." With Sima Guang's performance in the palace today, it is already a very generous treatment to only let him go back to Luoyang, and giving some medicine can be regarded as making this old minister face-saving, Song Yongchen lowered his head and asked again: "Sage, what medicine do you send to Sima Gongshi?" ”

"What kind of prescription did Master Han prescribe to King Yong before?" Empress Xiang said with a cold face, "Just send Sima Guang exactly the same past!" ”

Song Yongchen didn't move, his feet were sinking like lead. The queen actually disliked Sima Guang to this point!

"What? Didn't get it?! Seeing that the queen couldn't summon Song Yongchen, her eyebrows suddenly rose upside down, and her voice rose an octave. Today in the palace, she has had enough of the anger of the ministers, and she can't imagine that she can't even call a eunuch now.

Song Yongchen hurriedly knelt down, his face pressed against the gold bricks on the ground, bowed his head to his ears, and said urgently: "Sage! Anyway, you have to take care of the prince's decency. Sima Guang is the crown prince and the prince. Although he himself is not enough, but treating the master of the East Palace like this, it is rumored that he will go out, doesn't it make the world think that the prince does not respect the teacher? It's really tired of the reputation of the prince! ”

Empress Xiang glared at Song Yongchen coldly. The inexplicable stinging pain from behind made the big mink sweat soak through his clothes.

I don't know how long it took, but finally, I relieved the queen: "Then follow the rules, and send Sima Guang whatever medicine is usually given to several ministers." ”

"The slave understands, the slave understands!" Song Yongchen hurriedly got up and walked out of the hall backwards.

Song Yongchen retreated. Queen Xiang's face was still like frost, and she was still unhappy. After taking a sip of the drink, I suppressed the fire in my heart a little, and remembered the things in the temple again. Then he lit up Shi Deyi, who was the Imperial City Division: "Shi Deyi, where is Wang Zhongzheng now?" ”

Shi Deyi: "Wang Observation should be on the side of Huitong Gate now." ”

"Come find him!" I want to ask Wang Zhongzheng if I have something to ask the queen.

Wang Zhongzheng is guarding the south gate of the forbidden palace city.

These days, as a royal weapon, he cooperated with several lieutenants in the three yas to guard the palace. Relying on his reputation and observation to make a first-level status, the squad and the forbidden army under his command were honest one by one, and did not get up to make trouble.

At this time, the confrontation at the court meeting has reached his ears, and what kind of changes will occur in the situation from this point can be seen at this point.

So when a little yellow door came to summon with the queen's decree, he got up calmly, and then hurried to the Funing Hall with brisk steps.

Being able to have more contact with the queen who hangs the curtain is what Wang Zhongzheng dreams of. It's a pity that his official character is already high, and it is inconvenient for him to stay in the palace often.

The rank of the inner attendant reached the top after being promoted to the inner east head of the eight ranks. After that, if you want to rise further, you can only transfer to the military attache sequence - this is actually the legal basis for the internal servants who have often been able to lead troops into battle justifiably since the founding of the country.

However, as a result, the power to control the promotion of the chamberlain passed into the hands of the government council and the Privy Council. Therefore, the reason why the inner servants of this dynasty cannot be troubled is here - when the status is not high, it can be controlled by the palace, but once the status is upgraded, it will be restrained by the outer court - this is also to avoid the situation of the eunuchs abolishing the Son of Heaven in the Tang Dynasty.

Wang Zhongzheng is already a regular observer, and if he dies now, there is half a chance that he will be posthumously awarded the festival envoy by the two levels. Naturally, Wang Zhongzheng will definitely not exchange his life for a festival, and he still wants to enjoy the glory and wealth in peace. If there is a war in the future, he, the first general in the inner servants, will definitely have to worry about the king.

It's just that once the Son of Heaven and a courtier, when the enterprising Son of Heaven fell ill with a stroke, it is actually difficult to say whether he, a famous eunuch who is famous for knowing soldiers, can get the approval of the queen. If the queen is disgusted with martial arts and is conservative in governing affairs, then he will be useless, and the best situation can only be to hope that the crown prince Bingzheng will change back to the style of today's son in the future.

Quickly came to the Funing Palace, and the queen was in the imperial study in the outer hall to look at the music.

In addition to the difference between people, the furnishings in the imperial study are everything that Wang Zhongzheng was familiar with in the old days...... In fact, there is still a little difference, the white screen next to the royal table has been added with a new one. On the old screen, most of the pages have been filled with people's names, and there are as many as one hundred and ten people - these are all low-grade ministers that Zhao Ji is optimistic about and ready to appoint, in addition to the study room of the Funing Palace, there is also a side of the Chongzheng Palace. On the new screen, there are only a few names.

To Wang Zhongzheng's surprise, the summons to the empress was aimed at the pioneer Hengshan and Guangrui rebellions of that year: "...... I remember that Wang Zhongzheng went to Shaanxi on the order of the year, and the situation at that time should have been more or less knowledgeable, right? ”

Although Wang Zhongzheng was surprised, he was not in a hurry. Cai did beat Sima Guang with a stick, and he also recalled it. He slowly organized the language: "Weichen is indeed in Shaanxi. At that time, Gyeongju mutinied, and Guanzhong was in turmoil. Therefore, Weichen was ordered by the official family to rush to Yanzhou to announce the edict and recall the elite in Luowu City to quell the rebellion. And Bachelor Han, at that time, was recruited by Han Daguan on Xuanfu Shaanxi and Hedong Road, and was in Luowu City for Xuanfu to manage injuries and illnesses. ”

At that time, Shaanxi Hedong two roads Xuanfu Han Jiang, now as the prime minister, has to be a scholar of the Guanwen Palace, so it is called Han Daguan. But this Han Daguan told the queen more or less that he was not competent.

Empress Xiang still remembers what happened ten years ago. At that time, the emperor was first overjoyed by the success of the construction of Luowu City, and then became worried when the military ahead was not going well. When the news of the Gyeongju rebellion came, Jingzhong was shocked three times a day, and the emperor didn't think about tea and dinner, and watched the sand table in the Wuying Hall day and night. And in the harem, people are also panicked.

At that time, the emperor was still very young, and he had only been on the throne for a few years and began to take the initiative to attack Western Xia, but it was also so risky that it was difficult to feel at ease. Pulling his thoughts out of his memories, he continued to listen to Wang Zhongzheng tell the story of the past.

"That is the western thief under Luowu City, led by Liang Yiburi, the minister of Western Xia, with a strength of nearly 100,000. Fortunately, the good generals in the city gathered strong troops, and there were civilian officials who knew soldiers such as Han Bachelor, so they were able to withdraw smoothly from under the noses of the western thieves who were several times their size, and even the wounded soldiers were brought out, and all the materials and grain in the city were burned out, leaving only an empty city and western thieves. ”

Xiang listened attentively to the queen, Wang Zhongzheng was a party in the battle back then, although he said briefly, but he listened to it with a thrilling feeling.

"That night, Weichen and Master Han and General Manager Zhang led the rear army, and the western thief chased after him, but he was ambushed by thousands of officers and soldiers behind my palace, and more than 1,000 levels were beheaded in a battle. In terms of merit after the war, the credit of Bachelor Han was only under the coach Zhang Yu and Gao Yongneng, and Weichen was also behind. ”

"That's your credit." Xiang said to the queen, "You dare to be the queen of the palace, you have not lost the face of the official, and you should be rewarded." ”

Wang Zhongzheng was full of joy when he heard this, and through this attitude, he had grasped the idea of Empress Xiang.

As soon as they returned to Yanzhou, the officers and soldiers who had returned from Luowucheng immediately rushed to Xianyang. These are the two elites of Yan Yan and Huanqing, and they are the only ones who can reassure the Son of Heaven. ”

Wang Zhongzheng skipped the part where he complained of illness after returning to Yanzhou without a trace, and continued to talk about counterinsurgency.

"Since Renzong, there have only been a few rebellions in the city. The king of Beizhou, Wei Gui of Baozhou, and then Wu Kui of this Gyeongju. However, Wang Ze and Wei Gui are both dogs who guard the city according to the city, and they all sit in the city after the rebellion, waiting to die. Only Wu Kui, who went south immediately after breaking Gyeongju, was like a wolf and a tiger, and it was difficult to be sharp. If it weren't for the fact that there was a wandering master in Pizhou, he set up an ambush to rob Wu Kui from prison, and knocked out the spirit of the rebels. When preparing to cross the Wei River, he had to be the deputy head of Qin Feng at that time, and Yan Da, who was appointed as the envoy to recruit the envoy, intercepted Xianyang, and Chang'an was afraid that it would not be safe. ”

He nodded to the Queen. This was Sima Guang's luck, thanks to Yan Da and You Shixiong.

Yanda She is a knowledgeable person, is her husband's most valued general, at a young age served as the three government management army, a few years ago when he was still in Beijing, shift guard the palace, quite a few faces.

Although the name You Shixiong is very unfamiliar to the queen, just more than an hour ago, she had just heard someone mention it in the palace, which was one of the reasons why she wanted to ask Wang Zhongzheng about the old things: "I heard that You Shixiong is a fellow disciple of Master Han?" ”

"Exactly! However, he was much earlier than Han Gang who threw himself under the Hengqu Gate. You Shixiong, the word Jingshu, is a jinshi in the second year of Zhiping. Among the Wenchen in Shaanxi, he is known for knowing the soldiers. The thieves in Pizhou in the old years are the best examples. After that, he served in various fields on the edge of the edge, and he also performed well. ”