Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 261 0256 [President Zhu's New Dispatch]

August.

Zhu Guoxiang was building a paper mill in full swing, and Zhu Ming also began to preside over the examination.

Far away in Tokyo, the political situation suddenly changed.

Zheng Dang and Cai Dang are fighting fiercely, and the mother of Prime Minister Zheng Juzhong is dead!

The dead mother has to go back to the funeral, and when Ding You's three years are over, the day lily must be completely cold.

In fact, as soon as Zheng Juzhong was wearing hemp and filial piety, Cai Jing had already started: recommending Cai Maotong to the Privy Council, making Cai Que the king of Qingyuan County, and arranging for Zheng Juzhong's sons to enter the court as officials.

After some operations, it was neat and tidy, and Zheng Juzhong would not even think about coming back to be the prime minister.

Cai Mao is Cai Wei, the son of Cai Que, the son-in-law of Feng Jing, and the grandson-in-law of Fu Bi.At the same time, Cai Que had a good relationship with Wang Gui, and he was also a capable general under Wang Anshi's command.

To put it bluntly, bringing Cai Mao to the stage is tantamount to attracting Cai Que, Feng Jing, and Fu Bi's protégés and old officials at the same time.Wang Gui and Wang Anshi's protégés and old officials can also attract a group of them.

After Cai Mao gains a firm foothold, he will inevitably replace Zheng Juzhong.

Cai Jingsheng was afraid that Cai Mao would not be able to stand up, so he stuffed Cai Mao's younger brother into the Privy Council and promoted Cai Mao's uncle to the rank of servant.Even Cai Mao's daughter was granted a title, and Cai Mao's sons-in-law were all promoted.

The family is dignified, and the government and the public are shocked!
Song Huizong didn't care about this, and he didn't seem to worry about the loss of balance in the court.

This is of course...impossible.

Song Huizong was on the construction site, personally supervising the construction of the glass cave.Stopping the construction of palaces is purely an expedient measure, and the drought will be restored immediately after the end of the drought.

"Officials, there is a saying in the market, if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and dog will ascend to heaven." Wang Fu said with a smile.

Song Huizong said calmly: "Who has attained the Tao?"

Wang Fu said, "That's true for Cai Mao. The common people are ignorant and think that Cai Mao is a relative of Duke Lu (Cai Jing)."

"Don't worry, wait slowly." Song Huizong said something irrelevant.

However, Wang Fu understood and no longer worried about the dominance of Cai Dang's family.He can be recalled for mourning at home, and of course Zheng Juzhong can too!

As long as the emperor recalls Zheng Juzhong, all Cai Jing's arrangements at this time will inevitably come to nothing.

Walking to Yanfu Palace, Song Huizong was actually quite troubled. He began to be a little uncertain whether he should attack Liao.

Today, ministers are divided into three factions.

One group, headed by Tong Guan and Wang Fu, frantically mobilized the Jin to attack the Liao Dynasty.

One faction is headed by Cai Jing. Cai Jing himself has no objection, but his confidant Deng Xunwu and others strongly oppose it.

One faction wavered, represented by Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Yu Shen, and Wang Anzhong.

Cai Jing's attitude changed because he got into a fight with Tong Guan.What Tong Guan and Wang Fu supported, Cai Jing naturally opposed.But he didn't dare to object explicitly, because it would offend the emperor, so he just perfunctorily asked his cronies to obstruct the attack on Liao.

Once Liao is attacked, Tong Guan will be the commander-in-chief, and it is impossible for Cai Jing to let Tong Guan do more meritorious service.

"Officials, please see Mr. Xue."

"Bring him here."

Xue Daoguang walked in slowly. He now has more than 20 apprentices, and he has his own exclusive Taoist temple.

Song Huizong said in a complaining tone: "Aiqing lives in seclusion and does not go out for several months. How can I have time to enter the palace today?"

Xue Daoguang said: "The old man has a letter to submit, but he is afraid that it will not be delivered to His Majesty, so he must deliver it to His Majesty."

"Who can isolate the inside and outside?" Song Huizong said, "Bring it here."

Xue Daoguang handed over a letter and a box to the eunuch.

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty opened the letter to read it, and before he finished reading it, he became angry: "This Zhu Guoxiang, who agreed to return to Beijing before winter, actually said that his wife was pregnant and couldn't leave. Could it be that he has to watch over the woman when she gives birth?"

Xue Daoguang began to talk nonsense: "I have heard that Mr. Zhu is afraid of guilt."

"Is he really afraid of internal affairs?" Song Huizong stopped being angry for a moment, and became very gossip, as if he found this matter quite interesting.

Xue Daoguang said: "The minister is also hearsay."

Song Huizong continued to read the letter and took out the telescope in the box.

After careful discussion, Zhu's father and son decided that the telescope could be dedicated to the emperor.

According to the instructions in the letter, Song Huizong picked it up to watch, adjusted the focus randomly, and finally saw the distant scenery clearly.

Surprised, Song Huizong found a high place to look at, and the more he played, the happier he said: "This is really a rare thing. Mr. Ming Suan really has a skill."

Wang Fu stood by, wondering why the emperor was so excited.

Song Huizong handed over the telescope: "This object is called a telescope to see distant objects."

Wang Wei took it curiously, watched it for a while and said, "It's really a wonderful workmanship."

Song Huizong observed carefully and wanted to understand the principle of the telescope, but he was afraid that it would be damaged if it was disassembled casually.

He summoned the Taoist attendant: "Is there any temple in Yangzhou?"

The Taoist official was able to serve the emperor personally, so he naturally knew the main temples in the world by heart, and immediately replied: "There is Suling Palace in Yangzhou. Mrs. Suling came to the real world, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sought the location of Taibai Star to build Suling Palace. In the early Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozu dreamed of a white-clothed immortal, who claimed to be the Lord of Taibai, and lived on Suling Terrace, saying that Suling Terrace had been abandoned. Tang Gaozu then issued an edict ordering the Suling Palace to be rebuilt."

Song Huizong was surprised: "There is a dojo of Mrs. Su Ling in Yangzhou?"

"Yes, and it has been effective," said the Taoist official. "At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was Feng Xingxi, a warrior, who was stationed in Jinzhou and led the Wuding Army in Yangzhou. Feng Xingxi sent his son to destroy Suling Palace and wanted to rebuild it into a government office. Craftsmen When the house was being demolished, there were countless poisonous snakes, and they dared not demolish it again. The son of Feng Xingxi was furious and ordered people to burn down the palace. Someone will demolish this palace again."

Song Huizong said: "Since it has been effective, this must be the dojo of Mrs. Suling. I am the Great Emperor of Longevity, the eldest son of God Haotian, and I am also related to Mrs. Suling. And I will allocate eight thousand guan, and then ask the Yangzhou prefect to raise funds. Five thousand guan, to expand and repair Na Su Ling Palace. Since Zhu Guoxiang didn’t want to return to Beijing, he asked him to nominate Su Ling Palace in Yangzhou to be responsible for the expansion and repair of the palace.”

Thirteen thousand coins are only for the expansion of the Taoist temple, and Zhu Guoxiang is also responsible.

The so-called Mrs. Su Ling is Taibai Jinxing.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, Taibai Jinxing was officially said to be male, and also belonged to the son of Baidi.

But the folk image has become a woman, wearing yellow or white clothes, wearing a cockscomb, and holding a lute in her arms.The mount is a five-color divine bird. This bird has eagle wings, a crane body, and a peacock head. Taibai Jinxing sits cross-legged on the bird's back.It is Mrs. Fengrun, whose name is Mrs. Suling.

Until the Yuan Dynasty, Taibai Jinxing was also the image of a woman, but the mount became a phoenix.

"Journey to the West" has been detained by the emperor, and it is strictly forbidden to spread it outside.One of the reasons is that there is something wrong with the gods in it, which conflicts with the image of gods in the Song Dynasty. For example, Taibai Jinxing has become an old man with a white beard.

……

When the angel rushed to Yangzhou with eight thousand coins, Zhu Guoxiang was accompanying his wife and concubines in Daming Village.

He lied that his wife was pregnant, so he postponed his return to Beijing, which turned out to be a prophecy.Not only was she pregnant, Shen Yourong and An Niang were both pregnant, Zhu Guoxiang immediately returned to Daming Village when he heard the news.

"Is there anything uncomfortable?" Zhu Guoxiang asked with concern.

Shen Yourong gently stroked her lower abdomen: "I'm in very good health, this time it must be a male."

Zhu Guoxiang said with a smile: "Both men and women are fine, I like them both."

Shen Yourong was supported by her husband to sit down, but said: "I have already given birth to a son and a daughter, so I know that I will raise them. You must pay attention to Miss An, she is pregnant with her first child."

"I'll bother you to talk to her about taboo things," Zhu Guoxiang said.

The couple got bored for a while, and Zhu Guoxiang went to find Anniang again, so as to comfort his concubine.

While talking, Shen Yourong also came and explained to An Niang the precautions after pregnancy.

Standing by the side, Zhu Guoxiang couldn't get in the way, but the harmonious scene of his wife and concubine made him feel extremely satisfied, and even had an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

All of a sudden, Zhu Guoxiang felt that time travel was great, he had never dared to think of such a thing before.

Dean Zhu was very happy, and wrote a letter to his son that night, mainly to brag and show off.

The general content of the letter: "Your father and I are very powerful now, and my wife and concubine are all pregnant. There is no movement on your side. Is there some hidden disease? If there is something difficult to hide, don't hide it. If you need to see a doctor, you will see a doctor. I've been waiting to hold my grandson."

There was a lot of nonsense, and it was only at the end of the letter that I started to write the real business.

He introduced the three major families in Shu, and said that he had opened up a second base. Currently, there are only a few hundred people in Jintan Village.However, refugees and bandits are everywhere in Shaanxi, and poor people in Shaanxi can be brought in. With painstaking efforts, the scale of Daming Village can be reached in two or three years.

For the next few days, Zhu Guoxiang stayed with his wife and concubine.

Suddenly, I received a letter from Xiaomei Wen, with a picture of bamboo drawn by her.

Zhu Guoxiang suddenly felt a sense of guilt. He already had a wife and a concubine, and the wife and concubine were still pregnant, so he shouldn't go outside to prostitution.

But looking at the painting that was sent, Zhu Guoxiang couldn't help himself when he thought of Miss Wen's appearance.

Using the method taught by Xue Daoguang, he crossed his legs and meditated, and began to reflect on himself.

Ever since the emperor gave him Mr. Liu Zi and lived in a big mansion in Tokyo, his willpower seems to be getting weaker day by day.Although compared to other dignitaries and dignitaries, his life is already extremely simple, but he can't help but want to enjoy it.

The singer An Niang bestowed by the emperor, he gritted his teeth and persisted for three months, but finally couldn't hold back and put her to sleep.

"Oh, power corrodes the will." Zhu Guoxiang crossed his legs and sighed.

If you become the emperor yourself, or your son becomes the emperor, what will it be like then?
I'm afraid they will also have to go to Sangong Sixth Hospital. How can veteran cadres stand this kind of test?

"Be careful! Be careful!"

Zhu Guoxiang only learned the specific meaning of this term when he communicated with Chen Yuan, and he thought that he should also cultivate himself according to it.

Counting days alone, Zhu Guoxiang began to feel bored, thinking about the paper mill in Jintan Village, and thinking of Wen Xiaomei by the way.

His self-cultivation efforts were in vain, and he couldn't help copying lyrics to seduce his sister: "The rain hits the pear blossoms and closes the door, forgetting youth, and missing youth. Who cares about the joys and pleasures? The soul is ecstasy under the flowers, and the soul is ecstasy under the moon. Sorrow gathers on the eyebrow peak Frown all day long, thousands of weeping marks, ten thousand weeping marks. Look at the sky at dawn and at dusk, look at the clouds, think of you when you walk, and think about you when you sit.”

After copying the poem, Zhu Guoxiang muttered, "Isn't this a bit shameless?"

Zhu Guoxiang began to plan his life. He has experienced too many things, and he has no major pursuit of career.When everything settles down, I will play and relax with the woman I like every day, and do agricultural research by the way.

Well, it doesn't matter if there are too many women, just... just less than five.

The more Zhu Guoxiang thought about it, the happier he became, and suddenly he felt a little guilty, so he dropped the brush and went to accompany his pregnant wife and concubine.

Not only did he become younger physically, but he also seemed to be affected psychologically, gradually returning to the state of his thirties.

At that time, he was still very impulsive and often couldn't control himself.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhu Guoxiang planned to burn that poem.

It's too hot, it doesn't fit his personality.

After burning it, Zhu Guoxiang picked up his pen again, preparing to copy a more obscure one.

(End of this chapter)