"The officials asked Lieutenant General Chen to write a note about what everyone under the Secret Pavilion wants to say, and he will approve it together with the notes sent from Taixue." On the third floor of the Secret Pavilion, Lan Gui, the chief guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,
He bowed his head and faced everyone in the secret pavilion. "Then I would like to ask you to be calm and go back to work and study early together with everyone from the Imperial Academy... Don't cause trouble to the governors, let alone disrupt the order, north and south, central places,
No matter how important the military affairs are, they must be done seriously."
"I understand." Chen Kangbo nodded slightly, but asked seriously again, "Excuse me, Lord Lan, is this the only thing the official said?"
"Yes." Lan Gui nodded immediately.
When Chen Kangbo saw this, he just nodded and said nothing.
Zhao Ding, on the other hand, really couldn't hold it in anymore, but he took the initiative to interrupt: "Master Lan, may I ask where the official is at this time? What are you doing?"
"I dare not hide it from Mr. Zhao. When there was a commotion here just now, the officials were drawing pictures in the stone pavilion next to the fish pond..." Lan Gui answered immediately without any hesitation.
"Making a picture?" Zhao Ding was stunned for a few seconds before asking in confusion. "What kind of picture are you making?"
"Making "Picture of the Traces of Yu" and "Picture of Huayi"." Lan Gui explained seriously. "In the past few days, officials have been working on these two pictures..."
"But those two famous paintings by Pei Xiu and Jia Dan?" Zhao Ding was stunned again before he responded.
This is not his fault, but the message from Zhao Guan's family really makes people feel like they are in another world. In fact, not to mention Zhao Ding, almost everyone else in the Secret Pavilion is a little bit in a trance.
It should be noted that the "Yuji Map" is a geographical map that focuses on hydrology and mountain ranges, while the "Huayi Map" is a geographical map that focuses on administrative divisions. The former is from Pei Xiu of the Western Jin Dynasty, and the latter is from Jia Dan of the Tang Dynasty.
The geographical map recognized in the past belongs to the category of professional and high-end professional knowledge that gives these civil servants a headache when they hear it.
"Exactly."
Lan Gui responded sincerely. "This matter actually started before Jingkang. At that time, Emperor Taishang Daojun issued an order to rewrite "Yi Ji" and "Hua Yi" according to the old drawings of Pei and Jia.
The pictures are to be collected in the secret pavilion, then carved on stone, and then listed in Chang'an Forest of Steles, plus Mingdao Palace, Dongxiao Palace and other places..."
When everyone heard the words "received in the secret pavilion", they couldn't help but look at the empty surroundings.
"As a result, by the time of the great changes in Jingkang, these two pictures had been completed, and the stone carvings were 99% completed, but there was no time to write the inscriptions on the stele. However, it was precisely for this reason that the Secret Pavilion requested for the Jinren.
, these two pictures were saved from danger because of the stone carvings..." Lan Gui continued to explain unhurriedly. "A few days ago, the officials heard that you were having daily meetings in the secret pavilion and asked about related books.
However, they found two stone tablets in the corner of Yanfu Palace, and they specially took them to stand on the outside of the stone pavilion for inspection. But for some reason, the officials took a look and directly said that the details of these two pictures were extremely detailed.
But in Jingdong and Liaodong, there are too many distortions. The Xixia side in the upper reaches of the Yellow River is also a bit biased. Guangxi and South Vietnam are even more ridiculous. It is also ridiculous to deliberately enlarge the Chang'an, Luoyang, and Tokyo lines, so I have to correct it myself... But I don't know why.
However, the more I corrected the errors in these two pictures, the more I corrected them. I have been correcting them carefully for four or five days now."
Everyone in the secret pavilion looked at each other in shock again, but they didn't know what to say... What could they say?
I have to say it, but it’s not that I can’t say it. On the contrary, there are too many things that can be said. After all, at this sensitive moment, no matter what this official does, he must arouse people’s imagination. "Pictures of the Traces of Yu", "
"Huayi Map" can of course be extended to many meanings, such as the whole of Kyushu, the world and so on; and the officials can also find out something by asking about the secret pavilion collection, which at least shows that the officials know this place well; and Jingdong, Liaodong
'Distortion' can have many interpretations.
In fact, most people don't think that Zhao Guanjia has the ability to make up for these two pictures. Instead, they believe that this official means more to criticize Sang and Huai... But the problem is that now everyone in the Secret Pavilion is almost in trouble.
When there is a coup, those things become insignificant.
The key is that Zhao Guan's family finally expressed their attitude that they do not want the chaos to affect the operation of government affairs, which is somewhat relieved.
In fact, after Lan Gui rambled on about the two pictures, Lu Haowen, Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun and others personally took Lan Daguan and Chen Kangbo downstairs, but it was very strange.
He easily calmed down the excitement downstairs.
Even Chen Kangbo bowed slightly while holding the boot, and went back directly.
Immediately, after receiving the decree and handing in the memorial, the students dispersed, and the riot was immediately eliminated.
However, the superficial logic cannot conceal the undercurrents below... A sudden petition was launched at the same time by Mi Pavilion and Xuande Tower. In addition, Chen Kangbo later issued a public political declaration, which had already formed a
An established fact similar to a political riot cannot ignore its huge political significance just because officials later sent people to pacify it.
It can only be said that after this incident, the power of the war faction within the bureaucrats and scholar-bureaucrats was undoubtedly demonstrated, and they also formed a distant echo with the Zhao family at the top, which made many people feel anxious about the situation.
The others did not mention it for the time being. They only said that in the evening, Zhao Ding, the Prime Minister of the capital, returned home. He was thinking about it, but he was restless. It was difficult to maintain the demeanor of the prime minister... But soon, he received a message that made him feel
It was a somewhat unexpected but reasonable invitation, and I immediately went out in casual clothes at dusk to accept the invitation.
Without him, Privy Councilor Zhang Jun rarely invited his old friend Zhao Ding to visit him.
Let us also say that Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun, and Hu Yin, who was in Kansai at this time, were friends who shared hardships when they fled to Taixue to avoid the war during the Jingkang Incident, and then at the same time, they got a glimpse of the crisis of the official family of Mingdao Palace falling into a well.
Due to a chance encounter, he got into the eyes of officials, and he gradually rose to prominence.
However, by now, the three of them are already regarded as extremely human ministers, but it is difficult for them to be as open and intimate as before when they shared a plate of ginger fermented beans... Even according to popular opinions, Zhao and Zhang have already become
Fight against each other and fight to the death.
Of course, this is a bit nonsense. The two of them are at best in opposition, which is still far from the kind of party struggle before Jingkang.
And to be honest, this situation is not necessarily the so-called sharing of adversity but not wealth. To a large extent, the three of them have seized the opportunity. Once they get to this position, it is difficult to continue to have a heart-to-heart relationship...
Because when it comes to this, who doesn’t have a group of his own? Who doesn’t have his own political opinions? Who doesn’t have his own ambition to leave a name in history?
How can people not have different opinions and styles? Once there is a disagreement or structural conflict, who will listen?
Of course, no matter what, this time the peace negotiations made the two of them share the same boat again.
"Brother Yuan Zhen, what do you think of what happened today?" After all, the two of them were so close to each other. They met in private, but there was no extra politeness. Zhang Jun directly placed herbal tea under the grape vines in his courtyard, drove away the servants, and then got straight to the point. "
What does it mean to be an official?"
"I'm thinking about this too." In front of Zhang Jun, Zhao Ding no longer had the demeanor of a prime minister in the daytime, but he was panting and obviously panicked. "Today's incident is definitely not the work of officials.
Eighty-nine times, it was those people who joined forces on their own, and at most Wang Shu, Chen Gongfu, Huan Guo and others helped a little bit..."
"Actually, there is a certain amount of indulgence on the part of foolish brother." Zhang Jun suddenly interjected, but he was sincere. "Although I didn't participate, I turned a blind eye."
"As I said, the key point of today's matter is not the matter itself. Even if you have some instigation later, it doesn't matter what we say now." Zhao Ding shook his head repeatedly. "The key point of today is that the bureaucrats and scholars in Beijing are in charge.
After all, there are only a few warriors, but the smoldering fire has still become a burning camp to this day. However, the army, especially the preparations around Tokyo, are mostly people from Lianghe, and there is no way to make trouble here, but the army is so peaceful.
What is the reason for the division? What Hu Shijiang mentioned today is actually too late. Unless..."
"Unless the officials have arrangements and words, I can't think of anywhere else to go." Zhang Jun said. "And today the officials only sent one Lan Gui to easily suppress the riot, and the stone on that day
The words in the pavilion show that the official has made up his mind and is destined to do something...Brother Yuan Zhen, to tell you the truth, I am at a loss!"
"Who is not at a loss?!" Zhao Ding shook his head repeatedly, then picked up the herbal tea and drank it in a big gulp.
"Brother Yuan Zhen, I am in charge of the battle, and you are in charge of the defense; I am young, and you are old; I am in charge of the cardinal, and you are in charge of the general affairs of the world; I hope that the Northern Expedition will make Ge Gong famous, and you hope to assist Zhongxing and win the career of Wang Dao... But come
Today, it is necessary for Wu Yue to be in the same boat." Zhang Jun took a long breath, and then became serious. "Now we are in my private house, and there is not a single servant around. You say it first or should I say it first?"
"Let me say it first." Zhao Ding put down the tea bowl and gritted his teeth. "And I want to say something treasonous and treason... Officials must not kill their fathers or brothers!"
"That's right! Officials must not be allowed to kill their fathers and brothers... This is basic! It's also a big worry in my heart!" Zhang Jun nodded heavily, but then became frightened. "But what if? I thought about it, Han Shizhong
, Zhang Jun, Li Yanxian, Yue Fei, and Wu Jie are all pretty good, but what about Qu Duan, Zhang Rong, and Li Qiong? Qu Duan is a disobedient, Zhang Rong is a water bandit, or is he the Supreme Taoist?
Those who were forced to rebel by the emperor were mostly refugees from Hebei Province who had Li Qiong's tribe and the Eight-Character Army led by them, who had a grievance against the Jin people... What if the officials really did this?"
"Do your best and obey destiny." Zhao Ding was also a little depressed. "As a last resort, we have a bad reputation, and we can't let the official family bear this reputation. Since ancient times, there has been no wise king who killed his father. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty only killed an elder brother who was vying for the throne. His father
Just imprisoned..."
"This is the last resort, but if we take responsibility for this kind of thing, will the people in the world believe it?" Zhang Jun also became depressed. "It's better to let the Jin people deal with it in the north..."
"Absurd!" Zhao Ding immediately scolded. "Not to mention whether doing that can hide it from the world and Zhaozhao's history? Just say that the officials are so smart, how can they not know the benefits? Even if they hate the two saints, they may not know it.
Doing this... if we really do this, it will be self-defeating. By then, the officials will lose their support and the world will be unstable. If we want to go to the Northern Expedition again, it will be far away, and we will be eternal sinners."
Zhang Jun shook his head: "Then we should always be prepared, otherwise it will be too late to regret it if things become urgent."
"Let Emperor Taishang Daojun go to Mingdao Palace when he comes back! Let Yuan Sheng go to Dongxiao Palace!" Zhao Ding gritted his teeth and said.
"What did the two Queen Mothers say?"
"Send to Yangzhou!"
"What about the clan? They are all brothers, sons and nephews of the official family..."
"If you are unable to protect your father and brother, you will be deprived of your position as prince and duke and will be sent to Dongxiao Palace together!"
"Dongxiao Palace is in the south of the Yangtze River, across the river from Yangzhou. The three queen mothers, Yuan Sheng, and other clans are all in the southeast..."
"Then let Empress Dowager Zheng go to Mingdao Palace, and Empress Dowager Wei stay in Tokyo..."
"..."
"..."
In this way, the two of them talked to each other, but they gritted their teeth and made many treacherous and unethical policies, but after all they said it, they were just preparatory words that stayed in their mouths.
"Apart from the extreme theory of patricide, I do think that the officials deliberately prevented more peace talks from being achieved." It took Zhao Ding a long time to calm down his heartbeat caused by those violent remarks.
"Liu Yu?" Zhang Jun blurted out, as if he had thought of this for a long time.
"This is the most obvious point." Zhao Ding responded seriously.
"Indeed." Zhang Jun said with emotion. "The officials emphasized that the two saints should be returned unconditionally first, and then negotiate a peace with the five counties of Jingdong as the main conditions. This is obviously delaying time, and then they sit back and watch the peace talks make a big fuss. It should be
I want Liu Yu to wake up and take the initiative to attack... If this is the case, the peace talks will naturally fail. The officials can continue to maintain the attitude of the Northern Expedition, and they can also explain to the Lord and everyone... How about we also cooperate with the officials to delay it?
"
"Having said that, this plan is too superficial... You think, we all made assumptions when we came up. Even Li Zhongcheng reminded the officials on the spot not to follow the trail." Zhao Ding reminded briefly. "I thought that was the case.
His behavior is not like that of an official."
"But the officials did not respond to Li Zhongcheng's words." Zhang Jun still insisted on his opinion. "It shows that the officials at least have the intention to follow the trend."
"That's true." Zhao Ding also frowned and nodded, but suddenly remembered something. "But judging from what Wulin said to Zanmo, the Jin people don't seem to care either?"
"Maybe he's used to being arrogant?" Zhang Jun also frowned.
"Ignore him, at the moment, the official's intention is to wait for the Second Saint to return south, then kill his father and brother; at the most casual, it is to lure Liu Yu to attack... But I think that the official's intention is to
You wouldn’t abandon the overall situation out of personal anger, and you wouldn’t put your hope in such heresy.” Zhao Ding sighed quietly. “There is still more in the middle.”
"What's in the middle?" Zhang Jun shook his head. "Even though he had the strength to make a decision, he still agreed to negotiate, and then he secretly informed the army and asked the five of us if we were willing to follow him to Bagong Mountain...
…What exactly do the officials want to do?”
"Is there ever a time when you can't figure out the official's intentions?" Zhao Ding suddenly couldn't help laughing.
And Zhang Jun also laughed at this time: "Brother Yuan Zhen is overthinking... If my foolish brother says that I have never really figured out the intentions of officials since I was in Mingdao Palace, do you believe it or not?"
Zhang Jun is recognized as the number one confidant of the officials, and it is well known that he relied on understanding the thoughts of the officials to rise from the Mingdao Palace and become the prime minister at the age of just over thirty. Therefore, at this time, this person
Ordinary words inevitably appear false.
However, what is interesting is that as the biggest political opponent of Xianggong Zhang, Xianggong Zhao Ding was silent for a moment, but nodded heavily: "I believe it...because Brother Yu has never understood the official's intentions! It is the official's personal relationship with Brother Yu.
I have said that I am always a little unbelievable, and I always feel that the official family seems to be unable to explain everything."
By the way, the Yellow River is not like Huainan. There is no plum rain season. The rain that makes everything moldy in early summer has passed. At this time, the stars are shining. The two talked about it. It was the turn of the officials to express their feelings. Instead, they each remained silent.
Just under the grape trellis, through the shadows of the layers of grape leaves, looking at the stars above our heads, we all lost our minds.
"It's too difficult and hard to be an official." Zhang Jun, who paused for a long time and looked at the stars above his head, suddenly spoke again. "No one knows him, no one knows him. The country is ruined and the family is destroyed. Life and death are on the line.
There are corrupt officials and old customs, there are gangsters everywhere, and the Jin people are always suppressing us from outside."
"That's why you and I are afraid of officials just in case..." Zhao Ding also looked at the stars above his head and answered. "Li Guang and those people are actually kind-hearted and public-spirited, but they can't help but want to fight for fame.
Come up, don’t care about anything, just want to show yourself.”
"Brother Yuan Zhen, how are you doing? You, Liu Dazhong, and Hu Shijiang are all capable and honest officials, but they can't help but want to go back to the old road.
Thinking of that Fengheng Henan University, what Chen Kangbo said today will smash you people to pieces."
Zhao Ding originally wanted to ridicule the other party and Lu Zhi and others for their rashness and incompetence, which made them a bigger drag on the officials, but after all, he was more cultivated than Zhang Jun. Fortunately, he bypassed this section and just looked at the galaxy and sighed in his heart:
"So, what exactly do the officials want?"
"Brother, you said we fought so hard in the north and south, what do we really want?"
Under the same Milky Way, thousands of miles away, in Qianzhou at the southernmost end of Jiangxi Road, among the mountains and fields, Zhang Xian was resting on the roadside, and then looking at the countless stars above his head, deep in thought, Zhang Xian suddenly spoke.
"Go home!" Yue Fei looked away from the top of his head, turned to face him, and said crisply, "But you must go back in an upright manner and take everyone back with you! We are going south now, but we are actually going north!"