Nanjing in later generations was called Jiangning in the Song Dynasty, and Nanjing in the Song Dynasty was Songzhou, which was also Shangqiu in Henan in later generations. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin started his career as an envoy to the German army, and Songzhou became the so-called "land of dragons", so the Song Dynasty
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Songzhou was promoted to Yingtian Prefecture, and later to the accompanying capital again.
Compared with Bianjing, Luoyang, even Chengdu and Jiangning, the urban layout and prosperity of Yingtianfu are far inferior. But this is a suitable place for studying. Yingtian Academy, the best academy in the world, is located here. In front of
In the second year, the Royal Martial Arts Academy of the Song Dynasty moved from the capital and was known as the first in both civil and martial arts.
But compared to the thousands of buildings, Yingtian Academy, which has a royal brand and sounds like a grand martial arts academy, only borrowed the hill behind Baiyun Temple to build a cluster of low buildings, as well as the school grounds.
It is made of rammed loess, and the dust is flying on sunny days, and it becomes a mud pond on rainy days. The conditions are quite difficult.
In fact, when we were in the Wuchengwang Temple in Bianjing, the martial arts academy was still very impressive. After all, it was located in the capital and attracted everyone's attention. Whether it was the Ministry of War or the Privy Council, it couldn't be too good to avoid making people laugh. But since the year before last, Qin Tianjian
It was pointed out that the martial arts academy was too evil and caused the official family to have no children, so Zhao Zhen agreed to move the martial arts academy to Nanjing.
Once the martial arts academy left the emperor's sight, it encountered severe difficulties from the Privy Council, the Ministry of War and even the officials of the three yamen, and its funds were deducted to an embarrassing degree. Di Qing relied on Di Qing to use his official salary to subsidize it. Although he held the title of Da Song Dynasty
The salary is still insufficient to maintain a school. Life in the school is still very difficult.
Many students could not bear the hardship and left quietly. The bigger blow came from the Jinke Military Examination. More than 40 students who had been carefully trained by Di Qing were annihilated when they took the exam...
There is no hope, now even those who are not afraid of hardship are gone.
There were more than 800 students when the school was first established, but now there are only more than 100 left. These are the kind of... idiot fans who worship Di Qing to the extreme and would rather die for him.
Di Qing felt deeply guilty for them, so he returned to the capital this time after receiving the order. He simply took them with him to see the prosperity of the capital.
When they arrived in Bianjing, they were arranged to stay in their own home... Di Qing's house was a reward from the officials after the pacification of Lingnan. It was better than that of the princes. The population of his family was small, and it would be no problem to live in more than a hundred people.
After settling the students down, Di Qing went to the back house to meet his wife and son. Di Qing had no concubines, only his first wife Wang. The couple had two sons. The eldest son Di Zi was currently guarding the border with the Western Army. His wife also followed him.
He moved to Shaanxi. His second son, Di Yong, was working in Beijing and had not yet married.
Therefore, at this moment, the family gathering together is only three people.
After dinner, Mrs. Wang changed into tea and watched the two men talking.
Di Qing looked at his son in his prime, and he became more and more handsome. He thought to himself that this son of mine would charm many famous ladies. But then he thought that this boy was still single. He turned to his wife with a straight face and said: "In the blink of an eye,
Yong'er is already in her early twenties, why don't you, a mother-in-law, pay too much attention to her?"
Mrs. Wang smiled bitterly and said: "Other people's sons are worried about not being able to find a wife. Our second son is just the opposite. There are not even a hundred families in the capital who want him as a son-in-law. If I agree to one, I have to do it."
You have offended everyone, why don’t you wait for me to come back and make the decision?”
"Oh..." Di Qing nodded and said, "Tell me later which ones there are. Let's make a decision while I'm in Beijing."
"Father," Di Yong blushed and changed the subject: "How have you been in Nanjing? We all miss you very much."
"Fortunately," Di Qing said with a self-deprecating smile: "The imperial court sends envoys every once in a while to inquire about the welfare. How can I be bad?"
"They want to force father to death..." Di Yong said bitterly.
"In the past, you would have been ten fathers, and they would have beaten you to death five times." Di Qing laughed and said: "But now I think about it, it's not that the officials doubt me, but that the gang hates me, and the more they
That’s right, the more I have to live a good life, the more I’ll piss them off.”
"Father is much more understanding than before." Di Yong said happily.
"Thanks to my old friend," Di Qing said with emotion: "Not only did he save my father from fire and water, but he also wrote letters to enlighten me continuously in the past two years. My father has indeed benefited from it for the rest of his life." He said with a smile: "This
You invited him to your home for two days, and I want to thank him properly."
"Let's forget it..." Di Yong whispered: "He is very close to Zhao Zongji now."
"Oh..." Di Qing stopped talking. He himself is a person who is under suspicion. During this sensitive period, it is better not to cause trouble to Chen Ke.
Seeing the silence, Di Yong asked softly: "When does father plan to enter the palace?"
"Of course it's according to the rules," Di Qing glanced at him and said, "I have already reported for duty today, and it is estimated that the officials will summon me in the next two days."
"It shouldn't take that long," Di Yong said softly, "I'm afraid I'll summon you soon."
"What happened?" Di Qing asked in surprise.
"Something happened. The palace doors were locked for four days," Di Yong nodded and said, "I can't say what happened."
Di Qing nodded. This time the emperor urgently called him back to the capital. He also asked where the war broke out again, thinking that this time he would finally be useful again, but it seemed that was not the case.
While the father and son were talking, the butler Di He came in and reported respectfully: "Someone from the palace has come to deliver the order."
"Please have tea in the main hall." Di Qing quickly changed back into his official uniform and came to the front hall to meet him.
The person who came to convey the order was Li Xian. He turned to Di Qing and said, "The official asked Di Xianggong to see you immediately."
"Yes." Di Qing suppressed the surprise in his heart and followed Li Xian onto the sedan chair from the palace.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There was no conversation all the way. The sedan went straight to the Funing Hall, the emperor's palace.
Di Qing was sitting upright, not squinting. After getting off the sedan, he noticed that there were guards inside and outside the palace, one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps. It was as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
Li Xian went in to report, and then came out and said: "Ms. Di, the government has an order. You don't have to sign up. Just go in by yourself."
Everything was so abnormal. If he had not been to Funing Palace before, Di Qing would even wonder if someone was setting up a trap to frame him. He entered the emperor's palace with full of anxiety.
After passing through the layers of curtains, Di Qing came to the inner hall. He saw the official lying alone on the bed.
When he first saw Zhao Zhen, Di Qing could hardly believe his eyes. They had not seen each other for only two years, and Zhao Zhen seemed to have aged ten years. On a June day, the official, who was originally most afraid of the heat, was wearing a thick brown Jiang silk robe.
He also put up a thin blanket on the bed. He was hunched over the pillow, looking at the caisson on the top of the palace in trance. When he heard Di Qing come in, he slowly turned around.
I saw that Guan Jia's face, which had been well maintained in the past, was now slightly swollen and covered with knife-like wrinkles. He looked old and exhausted. His nose felt sour, and he quickly bowed and saluted: "Di Qing pays homage to Guan Jia, Guan Jia.
Long live the family Jin An..."
Zhao Zhen forced out a smile and said in a hoarse voice: "Di Aiqing, you are here, help me up quickly."
"Yes." Di Qing ignored the difference between the inside and outside and hurried forward to help Zhao Zhen. He felt that the emperor's body was so light and weightless. He couldn't help but said sadly: "It's only been two years since we last seen each other. How come the official... is so thin?"
If you look at it like this, where are the people serving around you?"
"I asked them to avoid it so that we, the king and the ministers, can talk." Zhao Zhen turned around and looked at the energetic Di Qing. He smiled miserably and said: "I remember, you are two years older than me, but you look older than me.
I am ten years younger..."
"The official family has always been in good health, but it is just out of tune. It will take some time to recover, and the spirit of dragon and horse will naturally return." Di Qing choked up and said: "You are the benevolent king who gave birth to Buddhas in thousands of families. With the blessing of God, you will definitely get better.
of."
"What are you talking about..." Zhao Zhen was amused and said with a smile: "I can't die yet."
"It's the humble minister who can't speak." Di Qing wiped his tears and said, "Seeing the official family like this makes me feel very uncomfortable."
"You have only one loyal heart, and I have always known it." Zhao Zhen sat up, took Di Qing's hand and said, "So I am calling you back to Beijing this time, and I will not let you go. From now on, you will always be by my side."
." After a pause, he then said slowly: "I won't give you a title this time, lest you have nothing to add in the future and it would be too eye-catching. You can repay Pingzhang's political affairs and be in charge of both the Imperial City Department and the Palace Front Department.
Bar."
Di Qing's eyes widened and he was surprised for a long time before he came back to his senses and said: "Absolutely impossible, how can one person be in charge of the internal and external guards at the same time?" Simply put, the Imperial City Division is equivalent to the Imperial Guards, and the Palace Division is the imperial guard.
, the two formed the armed forces that guarded the emperor and the palace. They had always been divided between the emperor's trusted ministers.
"There is no way..." Zhao Zhen suddenly looked sad, tears brewing in the corners of his eyes and said: "Otherwise, I will die without knowing how..."
Di Qing was horrified and very excited. When the official felt that his safety was threatened, he thought of himself. This showed that Chen Ke was right - in the official's heart, he had never doubted his loyalty!
Once all the years of psychological burden were gone, Di Qing felt like he was twenty years old again. He said excitedly: "Wei Chen started from the army and came from a humble background. It was the officials who promoted me step by step, so that I can be where I am today. The officials trust Wei so much."
My dear, I can't repay you even if I am broken into pieces! Since the officials have asked me to be in charge of the guard, I will definitely organize the Imperial City Department into an iron barrel so that the officials can sleep peacefully!"
"That's what I mean." Zhao Zhen nodded happily.
"It's just that the former minister of the palace should ask the officials to choose another minister they can trust to take charge." Di Qing said again: "It is the kingly way to divide the internal and external governance."
"Haha, you have been cautious all your life, and you still can't change it when you get old." Zhao Zhen smiled and said sadly: "But there is no one in this capital who can trust you."
