Time is easy to pass by, the ice and snow have disappeared, and the grass has become green. But in more than ten days, there were already bright yellow jasmine flowers in the palace quietly announcing the arrival of spring.
Jingzhao Mansion has always been known as the "Eight Rivers of Chang'an". Seeing that the situation was stable, Zhao Jiu also took his guards out for a walk. When they arrived at the famous Bashui River, he saw that the river was gradually thawing, and the fish jumped out of the water but were caught.
Flying sand gulls are taken away, under the setting sun, little golden lights are dotted between the waves, and fishermen's songs are leisurely heard in the distance. It is a leisurely and beautiful scene. As far as the eye can see, the tallness and vicissitudes of the ancient city wall of Chang'an can be seen.
Zhao Jiu couldn't help but sigh, "After all, the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, no matter how war-torn it is, the weather cannot be compared to other places."
Yang Yizhong said: "If the officials like it, they might as well stay a little longer. The situation is safe now and there will be no problem."
It is said that Zhao Guan and his family have known each other for many years, and they can understand a lot of what they are saying without saying it. Zhao Jiu smiled and said: "Zhengfu saw Xiao En and Xiao Yushi coming, and knew that I was still planning to go to Ningxia Road, so that's why he did this
Just tell me."
Yang Yizhong was helpless and said: "The officials understand everything, and there is no rush to control the Yellow Emperor. Since leaving Tokyo, there have been so many twists and turns, and Ningxia is a newly recovered land. I really can't rest assured!"
"I also know, but this time I am here to fight against Huang. Although I may change my focus in the future, I still have to start and finish this time. Besides, I have been comfortable for a long time. In the past, when we fought against Yanling and fought against Yaoshan, which time was it not dangerous?
Why are you still afraid of some clowns now?"
Yang Yizhong was so bitter that he felt like he had an olive in his mouth. He really wanted to tell her what if? But as soon as he said it, he said, "The official promised the second princess before leaving the capital that he must go back in March to host her hairpin ceremony.
It will be February soon, and Ningxia is more than two thousand miles away from Tokyo, so the trip back and forth will definitely be delayed. With all due respect, the princess has a body of gold, but a delicate mind."
Who knew that it was okay if he didn't say it, but when he mentioned Zhao Jiu, he suddenly became overjoyed and said: "Zhengfu reminded me, since we have gone to Xingqing Mansion, the Mogao Grottoes are not far away. God bless this child who likes the flying Buddha statue the most."
I asked someone to copy some rare ones and send them to her. But be careful not to destroy them, they are all national treasures. There are also emeralds sent by Xiliao. Give her a face this time so that she will not be angry. I feel
My father is partial!"
Yang Yizhong:......
Yes, this man has become determined after eating the weight, and no matter how much he tries to persuade him, there will be no results.
In fact, Yang Yizhong also knew that Zhao Guan's family was right, sailing on a boat was three-thirds of the risk. Now it was just manipulation in the dark in the sea. But how could it be said that Zhao Guan's family was afraid of this? If nothing else, just Nanyang
This time, this man used 10,000 soldiers and horses as bait, and took Liu Yan's 800 Chixinqi and a few civil servants to cross the Baihe River in Nanyang in the cold weather. He first crossed the Zhongyang Mountain eastward and walked out of the Nanyang Basin.
Then use Xiping as the pivot point, bypass the battlefield where the Jin army may exist, and go straight to Yanling in one day and two nights to kill Duchong and seize military power. Is there no danger? But the tens of thousands of Jin troops outside will be killed!
But that's what Zhao Guan's family did. He later told Yang Yizhong that Han Shizhong was trapped at that time, and if his courage failed, it would be the end of him.
Although the world is now peaceful and there is no need for you, the emperor, to risk his life all the time. But Yang Yizhong feels that if he has a character like this and is forced to stay in the Tokyo-Yanjing Palace for the rest of his life in his early thirties, something might happen.
What? Although that is theoretically the safest.
After understanding the current situation, Yang Yizhong stopped trying to persuade him. He just made an agreement with the officials not to take the ancient Silk Road, but to go from Chang'an to Yan'an and then from Yanzhou to Yinchuan. For no other reason, this was Wu Jie's defense zone.
I have used Quduan in the past, and Han Shizhong has been operating it for many years, and it has always been relatively reliable.
Zhao Guan's family naturally agreed, so Yujia made some preparations and went west on the second day of February, agreeing to meet Zhao Zicheng at Yan'an Mansion. When Tokyo got the news, the day lilies were all cold, so they could only angrily ask Yang Yizhong to behead him again. In response to this,
Yang Yi had no worries about his debts, so he just quietly selected three thousand soldiers to go with him. On the contrary, Xin Wenyu was driven back by Zhao Guan's family to get married.
In Zhao Guan's words, "If you follow me, you won't be able to return to Jinan Mansion before the middle of the year. Don't let Miss Sun, whom you miss so much, wait any longer."
These words were spoken by two people, so although Xin Wenyu was a little embarrassed, he had always been a cheerful person, so he took leave and went home to marry a wife.
As the saying goes: Why should the Qiang flute complain about the willows? The spring breeze does not reach Yumen Pass. Although he has not yet reached the Western Regions at this time, the soil erosion in Guanxi in the Song Dynasty was already serious. It is true that the farther west he goes, the fewer people there are. He was bored in the car.
He couldn't read, so he dragged Xiao En over to chat, and started by saying, "You have been working as a censor for three or four months after switching from being a controller. Have you gained anything?"
He asked casually, but he didn't expect Xiao En to answer seriously, saying: "In the official family, I have many things that I wanted to participate in, but my brother Zhao Tongpan stopped me."
Zhao Guanjia was startled, and then listened to him: "Brother Zhao said that the river affairs are complicated, and he is either looking at something or not. Only after I have seen and listened to it with him can I complain to you... That ginseng, for example
The magistrate of Hancheng County drove the villagers to do labor in the severe cold last year, and many people fell down due to the cold. I...I not only wanted to interfere with him, I simply wanted to beat him to death. But Brother Zhao..."
Liu Yan, who had been here because he was injured, finally couldn't help it and reminded: "Xiao Yushi should be called Zhao Tongpan, and he seems to be a few years younger than you."
Only then did Xiao En remember that the leader of the Song Dynasty in front of him was also named Zhao. He smiled and said: "I'm sorry for the official, but I still have a reckless temper. I'm in a relationship with Zhao Tong and I admire him, so I call him that."
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Zhao Jiu didn't care and continued to ask: "Oh, although this brother of mine is not selfless, he will not bend the law for personal gain. Why do I stop you because I am afraid that you will kill someone impulsively?"
"I wanted to let the officials know. I thought so too. As a result, Zhao Tongpan took me to see the scene. It turned out that there were also floods in Hancheng County. During the war last year, a gate was broken and had not been repaired. This year it was frozen.
Seeing that if it is not repaired before spring, it will not only delay the spring plowing, but also easily cause floods and drown people. Although the behavior of the Hancheng magistrate was a bit rough, he was still dedicated to serving the public. Zhao Tongpan asked him to repay some of the money to the people, and he also
I complied with the request, so I feel that he is a good official and should not be included in the performance."
Zhao Guanjia praised: "Zhao Zicheng did the right thing. As a censor, although you can hear about the affairs, you must also understand the actual situation of the place. Otherwise, the repeated transfers will also waste the court's money and food."
Xiao En nodded and said: "King Lu has told us this before. The imperial court gave us the navy... At that time, I was still in charge of the navy. The money allocated was the taxes of the people. If there is corruption,
If it is ruined, it will be no different from those dog officials who persecuted us. So I have seriously considered it. I want to participate in the performance of Zhang Zhongxiong, the magistrate of Hequ County."
"Why? Is he also abusing people's power?" Although Zhao Jiu did not understand the actual situation, he had basically seen Xiao En's character clearly, and he should not act recklessly without evidence.
"It's not an official family. This man is the son of the famous minister Zhang Shuye and dominates the county. The magistrate is from Jiangnan and dare not control him. There is no evidence that he has embezzled or bribed ministers, but the minister
I saw with my own eyes that he was going to sacrifice good boys and girls and throw good boys and girls into the river. I couldn't get angry, so I threw him into the river. He yelled that it was because Mr. Zhang Shuye... Zhang
Duke Zhongwen once besieged and suppressed Liangshan Po, and I retaliated wantonly. Bah, we have been officers and soldiers for so many years. How can we still make no sense at all? It is clearly my heroic son Gou Xiong who is causing harm to the people. I am learning to write, and I will finish it when I finish it.
, not only to show it to the officials, but also to send it to the officials in Tokyo for their comment."
Zhao Guanjia narrowed his eyes and asked: "Are you really going to sacrifice your child to the river?"
Xiao En felt a little cold in the spring light for no reason, but he was not afraid of the slanting shadows, and still said: "The officials didn't believe it, so they sent other censors to go. The officials all asked about it. He served as the county magistrate for three years and drowned several families.
My child, if it weren't for the imperial court's laws, I would really want to drown him."
Zhao Jiu then stopped talking, and the group walked for a few days, and when they arrived at Yan'an Mansion, they were naturally warmly received by local officials and Wu Jie. However, Zhao Guan's family was still in a bad mood, not only because of Zhang Zhongxiong's bad news, but also because he specially sent the message
The magistrate of Xzzhou actually came here carrying the river judge Zhao Zichen, because he worked too hard and fell ill.
-----Small theater extra-----
As we all know, the Song Dynasty had redundant officials and was even more generous in pursuing titles. As a result, Xianggong Town in the Song Dynasty was more crowded than in previous dynasties, housing was difficult, and neighbors were very close to each other.
Moreover, Yan Jun didn’t know what he was thinking. Some famous ministers could come in even if they were granted posthumous titles, such as Zhang Shuye Zhangsuo. Some prime ministers who were too unremarkable would not be qualified to enter the political affairs hall even if they were alive, such as
Han Jiang.
On this day, Wang Boyan got up and was about to chat with the erudite Lu Gong. Suddenly he heard a burst of crying. He was startled, looked in the direction and asked, "Is it Duke Zhang Zhongwen or Duke Zhang Rongxi (Zhang Qi)?"
People are great-grandchildren.
Zhang Qi was the prime minister of the Renzong Dynasty. The biggest topic was that he had raised the Queen Mother Zhang Xian Liu E for ten years for Zhenzong. For this reason, he did not dare to return home to avoid suspicion.
Zongze, who was not far away, was also woken up and said angrily: "Listening to this scream, it must be Mr. Zhang Shuye. Is Zhang Qi trying to persuade him?" Mr. Zong, Zhang Shuye, still maintained a certain respect for Zhang Shuye, but he had no respect for Zhang Shuye.
I don't have a good impression of people who are lucky enough to advance like Qi.
While he was talking, a circle of people had gathered around him, all asking what happened. But if the official insisted on traveling westward and something happened again, then Yang Yizhong should really be executed.
Wang Anshi's logic was still perfect, "No, it's really an official matter. Zhang Qi still has time to comfort him, so he would have cried together!"
Everyone was convinced. Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Dun, who was also a neighbor of the two, came out and said: "Everyone, please leave. Save some face for Mr. Zhang. His descendants are unworthy and he has no face to see others."
As soon as these words were said, most of the people changed their expressions. Whose descendants don't have a lot of scum? Some people's great-grandsons were too late to surrender, and their ancestors were about to be reincarnated alive.
Zhang Dun was also afraid of offending the public, especially when he saw his mentor Wang Anshi and his brothers were very angry, so he quickly told the story of Zhang Shuye's son.
The town was filled with curses. He was already a prime minister when he was alive, so who still believes in these obscene sacrifices?
Someone else asked: "How did the officials handle it?"
"The officials tied up this treacherous son and drowned him in the Yellow River. I thank Tianen for his kindness and clean up the house for me." Zhang Shuye, who had a hoarse voice, came out and said in a deep voice.