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Chapter 144: Works of Lu Gong: Don’t you see the Tang Dynasty Niu Li party struggle?

Yulin Lane is to the west of General Shan Temple and to the east of Guishizi.

It is very close to Tushizi, the busiest place in Bianjing, and you can go back and forth in a quarter of an hour if you ride a horse.

Sima Guang rode a horse and came from Tushizi. The three streets were full of people.

There are people selling stalls and citizens coming and going everywhere.

There are gourd soup shops all over the street, no matter where you go, you can hear the cries of the children at the door of the gourd soup shop: "scratch your bones! scratch your bones!"

The strong smell of mutton, mixed with countless dust, rushes into the nose together, mixed with the smell of sweat of traffickers and soldiers, and the smell of feces of countless cattle, horses and livestock, rushes into the nasal cavity together, this sourness is really unbearable!

These streets are very difficult to walk!

Especially at the crossroads between every street, you can always see those peace carts carrying thousands of kilograms of goods and being pulled by seven or eight horses, walking slowly and laboriously. They will stop directly on the road and block the entire street—these behemoths are the chief culprit of the traffic jam in Bianjing.

Once there is a blockage, the soldiers of the Kaifeng mansion will come up with sticks and scold them.

But they were just pretending to urge them, and they didn't dare to do anything to those Taiping cars?
Everyone knows that the only ones who can use Taiping trucks to transport goods are the big and extravagant households in Bianjing!
Every family of these big families married the county head, and they had an inexplicable relationship with the palace.

Fortunately, Sima Guang was an important minister, so when he went out, Yuan Sui opened the way. With seven or eight Yuan Sui opening the way, although he encountered congestion a few times, it was not a big problem each time.

So although it took some time, he finally passed through these bustling streets and entered Yulin Lane.

As soon as you enter Yulin Lane, everything is completely different.

The pedestrians coming and going are gone, the noisy voices are gone, and the fragrance of flowers and plants even appears in the air.

The road is even more clean and there are not many fallen leaves.

At this time, it was already the beginning of the Chinese lanterns, and every household in Yulin Lane hung up lanterns, dotted with stars, like a long river of stars.

When they arrived in front of Lu's mansion, Lu Xizhe came up to greet him, and bowed to Sima Guang: "Xizhe has met your husband!"

Then he bowed his hands to Fan Zuyu and said with a smile, "Chunfu is here too?"

Fan Zuyu didn't dare to accept the gift, so he quickly avoided it, and then he said: "Yuan Ming, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you very much, I don't know how Master Taishan is doing recently?"

Well, Fan Zuyu is Lu Gong's son-in-law.

The marriage was discussed with Lu Gong personally by his patriarch Fan Zhen who raised him.

"I'm worried about Lao Chunfu, my father has always been fine..." Lu Xizhe replied, and then asked: "How is Fan Gong?"

"Lao Yuanming is concerned, although my ancestors are old, they are still healthy..."

"That's good..."

After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Xizhe led Sima Guang and Fan Zuyu, and opened the middle door to enter.

Taking advantage of the gap of entering the door, Lv Xizhe said to Fan Zuyu: "Today, all the elders swallow, why don't I wait for the younger generation to gather in another place?"

Fan Zuyu clasped his hands and said, "I wish you well!"

He knew that it must be very lively tonight.

Maybe there will be a quarrel!
For juniors like them, it's better to stay away, pretend that they don't know anything, and pay respects to these elders after their quarrel is over.

……

Lu Gong was wearing a loose scholar-bureaucrat robe, sitting on a chair, listening to the soft singing of a soft and tactful woman on the stage.

The so-called small singing is a singing technique that has flourished in Bianjing in recent decades.

Although at the beginning of its birth, it was criticized by scholar-bureaucrats as "the sound of the music is better than Zheng Wei".

But I can't stand the young people liking it, and wait for these young people to grow old.

For example, when people like Lu Gong are old, things that have been criticized will also come into the room.

Today, in order to let the elders have a good talk.

Duke Lu specially sent people to Sangjiawazi, and invited four pillars of Sangjiawazi: Li Shishi, Xu Poxi, Feng Yinu, and Sun Sansi to sing at his house.

It's also just in case—in case of a quarrel, the voice of the little singer can probably be overwhelmed.

"Mr. Sima, Mr. Sima is here..."

While listening to Xiao Chang, a servant came to report to him.

Lu Gong nodded, straightened his clothes, and stood up.

Not long after, he saw the figure of Sima Guang whom he hadn't seen for many years.

"Junshi..." Mr. Lu smiled, went forward to greet him, and bowed his hands, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but I still have the same demeanor. It's really gratifying!"

Sima Guang arched his hands, pretending not to listen to the melodious voice in his ears, and said: "Uncle Hui is still as handsome as before!"

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Mr. Lu took Sima Guang's hand and sat down on a chair in the yard.

"This afternoon, the palace issued a decree, ordering me to meet you in the Yanhe Hall the next morning..." Amidst the soft singing of the woman on the stage, Lu Gongzhu said to Sima Guang: "Your Majesty has seen After the two palaces and the young master..."

"It's just right, why don't you talk to the old man about the future of the other elders..."

"It's a rumor, but it's true?"

Sima Guang nodded: "To tell you the truth, Uncle Hui, the rumors in the market are not exaggerated, in my opinion, they are not even half as good as the young master who is smart, handsome, benevolent and filial..."

Lu Gong pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Since this is the case, why does Junshi insist on going his own way?"

"Since the young master is intelligent, handsome, benevolent and filial, he can know good and evil, distinguish between loyal and evil..."

"As a subject, if you think that your intelligence is superior to the master..." Lu Gong said meaningfully: "This is the way to bring disaster!"

From Lu Mengzheng to the present, the Lu family has succeeded in succeeding generations!
Even going against Xining's reform, the two brothers took turns in charge of the Privy Council.

This is not a fluke, but strength!

The strength of a clear awareness of one's own status and one's role.

On the basis of this strength, Lu's parents are good at dancing, and they can be reused and trusted in front of four generations of emperors with different personalities.

Sima Guang shook his head and said: "Because the young master is so smart, handsome, benevolent and filial, my generation of scholar-bureaucrats should stick to the righteous way in front of you..."

"Otherwise, if the young master is not surrounded by a gentleman and a gentleman, he will be filled with the words of the villain and the evil party..."

Lu Gong listened, knowing that if Sima Guang was allowed to continue talking, he would go into a dead end again.

So he deliberately pretended to misunderstand Sima Guang's meaning, so he nodded and said: "The old man also deeply agrees with Junshi's words!"

"Young master should be surrounded by more gentlemen..."

Sima Guang was taken aback.

Lu Gong wrote, but continued on his own: "Jingyan officials, you should use upright gentlemen! Drive all those villains and evil parties out of Bianjing!"

Sima Guang was interrupted by Mr. Lu, and what he was going to say got stuck in his throat, and then he nodded involuntarily.

indeed!

The emperor's education is very important!
Emperor Daxing went astray because he was bewitched by Wang Anshi.

Now, such a smart young master descended from the sky, naturally, he wanted to exclude all the new meanings and words of Wang Anshi's Three Classics.

At least until the young lord takes power, he must not be allowed to touch it.

It's just...it seems a bit difficult!
Sima Guang already knew that the young master would read the handwriting, memorials and instructions left by Emperor Daxing in Funing Hall alone.

He has a good memory, and it is said that he never forgets what he has seen.

And in the handwriting and instructions of Emperor Daxing, how could Wang Anshi not be mentioned?
So, he nodded and said: "Uncle Hui's words, the old man deeply agrees!"

"It is true that those villains and the evil party should be driven away from the emperor!"

Especially people like Cai Bian, Xu Jiang, and Lu Dian!
They all carry the titles of attendant lecturer, attendant reader, lecturer and so on.

If they are not driven out, the Son of Heaven will not be clean!

Lu Gong looked at Sima Guang, and let out a little breath, he knew Sima Guang's temperament too well!
You can't speak against him, you have to follow his thoughts, his train of thought.

Otherwise, he will be stubborn with others!

Back then, Wang Anshi used the "Answer to Sima Jun's Real Admonition Letter" to completely ignite Sima Guang's temper.

From then on, in Sima Guang's dictionary, all decrees related to Wang Anshi were evil laws.

No matter what its starting point is, and no matter how effective it is!
Lu Gongzhu then smiled and said: "Then, Junshi and I will start here first?"

Sima Guang felt something was wrong.

He looked at Mr. Lu and asked, "Uncle Hui is also here to persuade the old man to compromise?"

First drive out the villains around the emperor?
Isn't it just a disguised form of delay in attacking Wang Anshi's evil methods?
He is old and seriously ill.

If it continues, I'm afraid that on the day of death, I won't see Wang Anshi's evil methods exhausted!
Lu Gong shook his head and said, "Jun really misunderstood!"

"The old man and Wang Jiefu have long been at odds!"

"It's just that things have to be done slowly, step by step..."

Of course he couldn't tell Sima Guang that in fact, he had been in Yangzhou for the past two years. Under Lu Xizhe's persuasion, he tried to use his power to supervise and restrain the officials below.

They are prohibited from allocating or forcibly lending money to young crops.

The results are beyond imagination!

The people have all benefited and are no longer afraid.

Of course, how shrewd is Lu Gong?
He wouldn't kill him in the name of Qingmiaoqian—doesn't this show that he and Wang Anshi bowed their heads?
So he used the name of Changping warehouse money!

Anyway, the person in charge of Yangzhou Qingmiaoqian is to mention Changping warehouse officials.

Let alone the immunity law.

Mr. Lu knew very clearly that the government office and the up and down affairs of the Yangzhou government were all maintained by the surplus money.

Especially things like repairing roads and water conservancy that require a lot of manpower and material resources.

Once there is no money left to hire civilian husbands, then you can only learn from the Han and Tang Dynasties and let the people serve corvee.

And now in the Song Dynasty, who would dare to conscript a large number of corvees?
If something happens, it's a disaster!

Among the new laws that have not yet been abolished, Lu Gong's works have a lot of opinions on the Baojia Law and the Baoma Law.
It must be abolished completely and completely!
Because it is really harmful to the people!
Especially the Baojia method. In Baojia in the south of the Yangtze River, are you sure it is not sending the Baojia households to the government's government servants?

Sima Guang looked at Mr. Lu, fell silent for a while, and said, "I don't know why, I should take my time..."

"But in the hall, even an imperial edict asking for frankness, he refused to reveal it to the world..."

"Instead of prevaricating and arguing, it has been delayed until now..."

Lu Gong nodded, he had heard all these things.

Wen Kuanfu's letter also hinted - the palace does not agree!
So, he looked at Sima Guang and said: "You really don't need to worry, the old man will enter the palace in the future and discuss this matter after seeing the two palaces!"

Naturally, he also wanted to talk about this matter.

But you can't just talk about relatives like Sima Guang.

Isn't that putting eye drops on the two palaces?

Duke Lu understands the temper of the people in the palace.

It's okay if you don't touch your relatives, but once you touch your relatives, you'll be caught!

Wang Anshi's reform, before the Shiyi Law, there were only quite a few complaints in the palace.

As soon as the Shi Yi Fa came out, not only the current two palaces, but also the late Merciful Holy Light, was also furious!
Wang Anshi was so bold that he changed the laws of the clan and expelled all the clans except the five clothes.

Therefore, the clan also hated him deeply, and went into the palace day and night to speak about the harm of the new law.

Most of the reasons for dismissing the prime minister for the first time and resigning for the second time are here.

Sima Guang nodded reassuringly: "With Uncle Hui's help, great things can be accomplished!"

As he spoke, he took out the letter from his sleeve that he had written several times, but still hadn't finalized it.

"Uncle Hui, take a look..." Sima Guang said proudly, "How about the old man's writing?"

Lu Gong borrowed it and asked his servants to come forward with a lamp.

With the help of the light, he looked at the words on the paper.

Then he raised his head and looked at Sima Guang. Lu Gong swallowed his saliva and sighed: "Junshi... Is it too hasty..."

Now in the capital hall, except for Han Jiang, all the new parties.

There are Hanlin bachelors in the internal system, Zhongshu Scheeren in the external system, and Gi Shizhong, who is in charge of the examination and approval power of the province.

They are all new parties, too!

Once this book is published, they will be forced to form a group!
Sima Guang naturally knew this, but he had no scruples!

"Uncle Hui, this old man is just trying to force the new party to form a group..."

"In this way..." Sima Guang said: "The two palaces and the young master will know... who is a villain, who is controlling the government, and who is messing up the country!"

It is good that the new party does not form a group.

Holding a group is what happened to Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Wen Yanbo, and Han Qi during the Qingli New Deal!

Clique!

The taboo of imperial power!
No matter how dull the two palaces are, they will know that all these people must be cleared out!
And this is Sima Guang's purpose!

Lead the snake out of the hole and catch them all!
Just like what Wang Gongchen did back then!
It would be best if Ouyang Xiu came out of the new party and wrote a crony theory—although Ouyang Xiu has learned from the past, it is impossible to have such a stupid person anymore.

But what if?
Lu Gong closed his eyes, he already knew Sima Guang's intention.

Take advantage of the opportunity of the new party to form a group, and make sure that the new party's ministers form a party!

This is indeed a coup!

As long as the new party is fooled, they can almost be expelled from the entire court once and for all!
but……

It's so cool!
Moreover, it will also force the new party, which was originally only loose, to really hold together!
"Jun Shi..." Duke Lu sighed, "Don't you see, is there a dispute between Niu and Li?"

The factional struggle between Niu and Li destroyed Datang's last possibility of ZTE.

From then on, Datang will sink into the abyss forever!
Sima Guang raised his head and said: "That's why we must completely drive out the treacherous officials of the new party from the court, so that they will never have the chance to return to the court!"

In Sima Guang's view, as long as the new party members are wiped out, they will be completely kept out of the court.

Ten years, 20 years later, they will no longer be a threat, and they will no longer be successful.

　There will be more later, but I don’t think we can add updates today, go to bed early, and get up early tomorrow to update!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)