The woman was wearing a snow-white warrior uniform today. She looked even more slender in the waist and had long legs, and was very heroic. However, the expression on her pretty face was too cold to make people get close to her. After leaving these two words, she rode away.
Chen Ke, who was left with internal injuries: 'What does 'next time' mean?'
"Official, don't pay attention to her. There are many men coming to our Wazi Lane, but none of them have been caught by the wife yet." The prostitute looked at the bag of silver in Chen Ke's hand and said with bright eyes.
"Damn, Wazi Alley, the door is ajar!" Chen Ke suddenly realized that it turned out to be a famous public place for popular romance in the capital. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "It's open in broad daylight. Sister, you are too dedicated."
"Officials, please don't underestimate the slave family. The slave family is the leader of Wazi Lane, nicknamed 'White Jade Rabbit'." The prostitute proudly puffed up her chest and giggled: "Isn't it because the official is tall and powerful, with a high nose bridge?"
Quite, I just feel itchy for a moment, why don’t I work overtime in broad daylight?”
"I'm really flattered. I'll learn my sister's unique skills another day." Chen Ke threw the bag of silver to her and went home depressed, holding his hands behind his back.
When he returned home, he would naturally not publicize this embarrassing incident. In the evening, when the brothers came back from playing, Chen Ke explained his plan, and the brothers naturally wanted to go with them.
So he lied to Chen Xiliang, saying that they were going on a trip to the outskirts of Beijing. They were all used to wild things, so Brother Xiaoliang naturally didn't care and just told them to have fun for a few days so that they could concentrate on their studies.
Before setting off the next day, Ouyang Fa suddenly arrived and told Chen Ke that Ouyang Xiu had asked him to come over.
There must be something urgent to call him so early, so Chen Ke asked them to wait for him at home and followed Ouyang Fa to Yinliang Bridge.
When he arrived at the house, Ouyang Xiu pulled him into the study and said straight away: "Yesterday someone objected to the Liuta River again."
"who?"
"Two Si Tianguan from Si Tianjian." Ouyang Xiu said with a strange look: "They wrote a memorial saying, 'The country should not cross the river to the north, as it will cause unrest to the Holy Body.'"
Although the Si Tianjian in the Song Dynasty was not a big official and had little power, the power of his words was not small, because they were responsible for communicating with God. For example, they had the right to warn the emperor about solar eclipses and comets. This was
A villain has appeared, or you have lost your moral integrity, etc... This will be left to future generations, of course no one will believe it.
But in the imperial era, no matter whether you believe it in your heart or not, you must believe it on the surface. Because the sanctity of the emperor's rule comes from his status as the son of heaven. Of course, the emperor must listen to his father, and what his father means depends entirely on the commander-in-chief.
Heavenly officials will interpret it.
This time they said that the Liuta River was in the north of Kaifeng, and that the emperor sat north and faced south. According to Kanyuology, this was equivalent to breaking ground on the emperor's head...
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"How did the officials react?"
"The official family...sigh..." Ouyang Xiu said depressedly: "To be honest, since the recovery, the official family has been silent in court without saying a word, and this time is no exception."
"What about Wen Xianggong?" Chen Ke knew that the biggest supporter of the Liuta River Project was Wen Yanbo. Wen Yanbo became famous because of the civil war in Beizhou, and was demoted because of the Shu brocade incident of bribing Concubine Zhang. He knew that his foundation was shallow.
, this time he made a comeback, and he was going to use his long-lasting achievements to secure his position as the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty.
"Xiangong Wen refuted it on the spot and said that the Liuta River is in the northeast of Bianjing and is not due north at all. Even if the two Si Tianguan did not intentionally cause trouble, they are seriously derelict in their duties and should be executed!"
"The two Si Tianguan broke into a cold sweat at that time. They did not expect that Wen Xiangong could catch their loopholes on the spot." Ouyang Xiu continued: "The court officials also realized this and denounced the two Si Tianguan for their arrogance.
Unruly! However, it is not one-sided. Some people pointed out that the last time the Guan family got sick for no reason, it coincided with the Yellow River bursting in the first year of Jingyou. This time when the Liuta River was being dug and built, the Guan family got sick again, which shows that it is definitely not a coincidence."
This is true. In August of the first year of Jingyou, Zhao Zhen, who had just taken office and was young and strong, suddenly fainted. He did not know his identity for several days, and all the imperial doctors could not diagnose the cause. It was very similar to this situation.
Almost at the same time, the Yellow River burst at Henglong, and the monstrous floods displaced millions of people and caused great losses, which are still fresh in everyone's memory.
For more than ten years after that, Zhao Zhen never got sick until the first day of the first lunar month of this year. Now someone connected it with the Liuta River, which made Zhao Zhen frown.
"Yesterday at noon, the official issued a decree, ordering the emperor, censors, water ministers, and Si Tianguan to survey the Liuta River again to determine whether there is any obstruction." Ouyang Xiu sighed and said: "The team should set off tomorrow.
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"Who is the royal relative?" Chen Ke asked.
"The King of Runan County knows that Zhao Yunrang of Dazong Temple is also the father of Zhao Zongshi..." Ouyang Xiu paused and said: "This is rather strange. The King of Runan County is not in good health. This kind of trip out of the capital is usually done by the King of Beihai County.
It is sentenced to serve Zhao Yunbi of Dazong Temple."
"Interesting." Chen Ke chuckled and said, "This is a hard job..."
"Don't forget to figure out the official's intentions." Ouyang Xiu twisted his beard and said, "This matter is getting more and more complicated, and I'm starting to hesitate."
"how to say?"
"The two Si Tianguan are just minions. If they dare to speak nonsense about state affairs, there must be someone behind them." Ouyang Xiu said with a look of disdain: "The one who loves to use this method the most is Jia Ziming."
"Inevitable..." Chen Ke nodded. Ziming is the name of Jia Changchao. Jia Changchao belongs to Ouyang Xiu's senior boss. He is very senior and became the prime minister during the Qingli period. However, after the Qingli New Deal began, he was
Fan Zhongyan and Ouyang Xiu drove out of the court, and it was at that time that he became enemies with the Qingli Party members.
Nowadays, he is the deputy governor of the Daming Mansion and the pacifier of Hebei Road. He is the top local official and is still a minister that the official family relies heavily on. The most important thing is that before the "Six Pagodas in the River" was finalized, he
"Return to the old ways" is the most popular one.
If he can use his method and successfully return to the river, Jia Changchao will immediately gain enough reputation to regain his position as prime minister. Therefore, he hates the Liuta River plan. This time the official fell ill, and he finally found an opportunity.
Got angry.
"They already suspected that I and Jia Ziming were collaborating," Ouyang Xiu sighed and said, "Sanlang, to be honest with you, this time Jia Ziming and I thought of going together, and I also want to use yin and yang to talk things. At this time, I will go to the book again,
He will definitely be regarded as a traitor, and I'm afraid it will add fuel to the fire." Ouyang Xiu is a virtuous gentleman, and if he is asked to go against his political opponents and former allies at this time, he will naturally feel uncomfortable.
"Teacher..." Chen Ke also sighed and said, "Didn't you teach students to deal with the situation rather than the person?"
"That's right." Ouyang Xiu nodded, and sighed again: "Compared with the safety of people in dozens of states and counties, what does my false reputation mean?"
"Teacher, do you think you have a good chance of winning?"
"Not big." Ouyang Xiu said flatly: "When it comes to resourcefulness, Mr. Wen is unparalleled in the world. What's more, Mr. Fu also supports him. With the two prime ministers working together, there is basically no suspense." After a pause, he cheered up and said.
: "But we have to do these things! If we don't do them, there will be no hope at all!"
"Yes." Chen Ke nodded heavily.
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Five days later, Chen Ke transferred from Liutahe. Before he could wash off the dirt on his body, he went to the county prince's mansion to find Zhao Zongji.
Zhao Zongji had been looking forward to it for a long time, so the two of them deliberated for a whole day in his study and concocted a thirteen-page memorial.
Finally they finished their work, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhao Zongji smiled bitterly and said: "The imperial court sent me, Uncle Wang, to lead a team of more than a dozen people to investigate, and they will probably be sent back soon. I'm afraid we won't be of much use.
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"..." Chen Ke has thought it through thoroughly in the past few days: "The dispute between the temple and the temple is not something we can control. We just need to do our best!" He raised his index finger and said: "At the very least, we must ensure that the soldiers and civilians on the embankment are protected.
To ensure the safety of the people in the downstream counties and counties in advance, officials are benevolent rulers, and benevolent people love others. If you grasp this, if you can do it, your merits will be immeasurable!"
"Yes." Zhao Zongji nodded, and suddenly heard a knock on the door, and then heard the maid say: "Sir, the princess is here."
"Oh..." Zhao Zongji collected the memorial and said with some surprise: "Why is my sister here?"
Then they saw a lady in palace clothes with a face as bright as jade and a fragrant beauty, carrying a food box. She appeared in front of the two of them, and saw that Chen Ke was also there. Her jade face was slightly flushed, and she was blessed.
The elder brother said: "I just made some snacks and sent them to my brother."
"Brother Zhongfang, this is my sister Xiang'er." Zhao Zongji introduced the two of them: "Xiang'er, this is... is the... 'Take off the cloth'."
"What happened that time offended me a lot. I hope the princess will forgive me." Chen Ke naturally knew this woman. Isn't she the little princess who was kidnapped by him that time? It's just three years since we last saw each other. The little princess has grown into a big princess, not only
He has grown taller...
"Brother Sanlang saved his father's righteous deed, and my little sister was deeply touched. A little misunderstanding is nothing," the princess said softly, "Since my brothers have something to do, I won't bother you."
"Farewell Princess." Seeing her being so dignified, Chen Ke also restrained himself.
"Brother Sanlang is so polite." The princess was blessed again.
"You're welcome, that's right." Chen Ke clasped his fists again and said, "Goodbye, Princess..."
"Goodbye, brother Sanlang." The princess said again.
"Although it's not strange to be polite to many people," Zhao Zongji finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: "There's no need to be so polite."
"Brother, don't make fun of me..." The princess blushed slightly and then withdrew.
After she left, Zhao Zongji immediately opened the food box and said with a smile: "Come and try my sister's craftsmanship. The noodles she makes are no worse than those of those time-honored brands." After saying this, he exclaimed: "No matter what.
It’s a double portion, does it mean you know I have a guest?”