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Chapter 493 Dragon Boat Festival sentient beings (two in one)

Jiangning City during the Dragon Boat Festival is the same as Bianjing City, there is no difference.

Similarly, mugwort was smoked all over the city, and every household was busy cleaning indoors and outdoors.

By the way, take a nice vanilla bath for yourself after a year of hard work.

Wang Anshi is no exception.

Duke Jing of the Song Dynasty, together with his wife early in the morning, hung sachets hanging from colorful ropes on the doors and windows of their home.

At the same time, all the incense burners at home are lit.

The sandalwood sent from the palace burns slowly in the incense burner, making people feel peaceful.

The couple then ordered their servants to carefully clean both the inside and outside of the Wang's residence, as well as the Baoning Temple and gardens on the mountain.

Quicklime was also used, and the ditches inside and outside were sprinkled.

This is a method that came from Bianjing.

All I know is that it is used by the royal family and all government agencies.

Therefore, families of high-ranking scholar-bureaucrats also began to follow suit.

Even this method is of no use.

But at least, this can show my attitude to the superiors - I am a loyal minister!

After all the work was done, Wang Anshi and his wife sat on the threshold of Baoning Zen Monastery and looked at Jiangning City below the mountain, just like in previous years.

"Badger..." Wang Anshi's wife, Mrs. Wu, gently leaned on her husband's shoulder. They were childhood sweethearts, cousins, and soul mates.

So, Wang Anshi already knew what his wife wanted to say just by listening to her voice?

It was nothing more than asking him to write to the court and ask him to use his old face to intercede with the two palaces in power.

Let his son-in-law Wu Anchi come from Taixue.

This matter, as long as he takes action, it will definitely happen.

Not just because he was the former prime minister and the first assistant of the late emperor.

It was also because both palaces hated Wang Anshi.

Therefore, as long as he, Wang Anshi, humbles himself and pleads for mercy from the two palaces.

Both houses will be happy, even elated.

but……

Wang Anshi held his wife's hand and said softly: "Ying'er has been looked down upon in the Wu family all these years, and was even ostracized by her uncle and husband... At that time, did they think about me?"

"Now that the Wu family is in trouble, they think about it and want to find me?"

"You still force Ying'er to go home and kneel before me to beg?!"

Wang Anshi raised his head: "Why?"

He really hates it now!

I hate myself for being blind-sighted back then, and I hate myself for being unable to do anything about my daughter's marriage.

"But..." Mrs. Wu sighed.

"It's nothing!" Wang Anshi rarely interrupted his beloved wife and said, "Unless the Wu family agrees to my request, I will never submit a letter."

Mrs. Wu lowered her head and whispered: "Badger Man, do you really want to force them to reconcile?"

Wang Anshi nodded and said resolutely: "If you don't agree with me, are you going to make Ying'er cry in tears for the rest of her life?"

A few years ago, when his eldest daughter went home to visit her relatives, he wrote a poem that still makes him sad!

Now that I have the opportunity, I should decisively end this marriage.

When Wu Chong was alive, he often indulged Wu Anzhi, neglected and even insulted his daughter.

If it weren't for Wang Anshi who loved his daughter so much, when his eldest daughter got married, he almost emptied all his savings since his official career to raise enough dowry for his eldest daughter.

Otherwise, my daughter might have been abused to death by the Wu family over the years!

"In this case... my reputation as the Wang family in Linchuan..." Mrs. Wu held her husband's hand and said softly, "I'm afraid it will be ruined again."

In recent years, the Wang family in Linchuan has gained mixed reputation and reputation in the world because of her husband's political reforms.

The reputation of the Wang family suffered as a result.

In particular, Wang Anshi personally presided over the divorce between his son Wang Pang and his wife, and then married off the daughter-in-law as a daughter.

This matter has been criticized throughout Shilin.

Wang Anshi himself didn't care.

But Mrs. Wu had to think about the future of the Wang family.

Thinking of her grandchildren and granddaughters.

Wang Anshi gently held his wife's hand. The couple had been together for decades, and they were as familiar with each other as one person. He knew that his wife was worried about future generations.

He was afraid that Wang Di would have difficulty negotiating a marriage in the future, and he was also afraid that his grandchildren and granddaughters would be implicated.

only……

Sacrifice your daughter for the sake of your grandchildren?

Wang Anshi can't do it!

Before, he had no choice.

Now there is a way, no matter what the cost, he will save his daughter from the sea of ​​fire.

Besides, will the grandsons, granddaughters and granddaughters of Prince Anshi of Jing Kingdom worry about getting married?

joke!

Wang Anshi held his wife's hand firmly and said, "Madam, there is no need to worry."

"Let Yinger stay at home."

"Whenever the Wu family figures it out and sends Ying'er's dowry, Wu Anchi's and Li Shu, I will send a letter to the two palaces and the court to plead for Wu Anchi."

This is to force the Wu family to reconcile.

And it is an extremely domineering and tough way - whether you are in harmony or not, you have to make peace, and if you are not in harmony, you still have to make peace.

There is even a threat hidden in it.

Mrs. Wu looked at her husband and sighed: "If this happens, people in the world will probably talk about it."

Use your power to bully others and force them to leave.

After this incident, the Wang family's tyranny will spread throughout the world. In the future, those who want to marry into the Wang family will have to think carefully.

Wang Anshi smiled: "Why should I be afraid of the world's discussion?"

Ever since he wrote to the late emperor and sounded the clarion call for reform with the "Notes on Nothing Happened in This Dynasty for a Hundred Years".

How could he, Wang Anshi and Wang Jiefu, be afraid of people's words? Have you ever been afraid of other people's opinions?

Don't hesitate to be the enemy of the world.

This is the nature of Wang Anshi and Wang Jiefu.

The man after Yuanfeng, Wang Anshi and Wang Banshan, who studied Zen and attained Taoism in Baoning Temple, was not the real him.

That Wang Banshan in Baoning Zen Monastery was just a frustrated old man who was pessimistic about his future.

But now, Wang Jiefu back then has come back to life.

On the day when the new king came to the throne, although he abolished the Horse Protection Law, the Market Change Law, and the All-Loss Law, he also began to reform and adjust the Young Crops Law and the Service Exemption Law. Not only did he retain the new party ministers, but he also appointed Han Jiang as the prime minister. His son died young, and Wang Jiefu, who died after retiring as prime minister for the second time, has quietly resurrected.

Mrs. Wu looked at her husband.

Looking at this man, although his temples are graying, his spirit and will have been revived again.

She smiled.

So, I held tightly the hand of my husband who had been together since childhood.

"Badger Lang has made up his mind, so let's do it." Mrs. Wu said softly.

Just like when her husband insisted on reform and challenged everyone.

At that time, Mrs. Wu, now Mrs. Jing Guo, also held her husband's hand like this and encouraged him gently: Just do it.

Wang Anshi laughed.

In his life, his greatest pride and pride were never articles or achievements.

But the wife beside him.

This wife has grown up with him, knows that he understands him, and has been silently supporting him from behind.

"Good!" Wang Anshi held his wife's hand tightly.

All he needs in this life is his wife's support and help.

Outsiders comment? Never fear!

Changes in the sky are not enough to fear, ancestors are not enough to follow the rules, and human words are not enough to show sympathy!

Although these three sentences were distorted by others and widely spread rumors.

But Wang Anshi never denied it.

Because in his heart, he really felt that these three sentences were good! It got to the bottom of his heart!

……

The Dragon Boat Festival customs in Guangxi are not much different from those in the Central Plains.

Early in the morning, Yongzhou City was already filled with the smell of mugwort.

In the Yongjiang River outside the city, a dragon boat race of unprecedented scale was held.

Native officials from all over Guangxi, as well as chieftains from Jiangbei, Jiaozhou.

They all selected a dragon boat team from their respective places and came to Yongzhou to compete.

Zhang Dun was sitting on the platform that had been set up early, watching the dragon boats racing forward in the Yong River. The waves were rushing, and tens of thousands of spectators were shouting and cheering.

This made Zhang Dun look a little nostalgic for Bianjing.

"At this time in previous years, the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty would also hold a dragon boat race in Jinming Pool."

"The emperor will even visit Jinmingchi in person to enjoy it with the people."

"Often at this time, there are hundreds of thousands of spectators in Jinming Pool..." Zhang Dun sighed and couldn't help but sigh.

Nowadays, officials are still observing filial piety.

The dragon boat race in Jinmingchi is definitely a no-go.

This year’s Hungry Ghost Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations will not be held, and the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival is a no-brainer.

These can be said to be the greatest events in the world, and we still have to wait two years.

Only when the emperor's period of filial piety is over can we really start to take care of things.

Just as Zhang Dun was sighing with emotion, Gao Zunhui had already come to Zhang Dun drunkenly with a glass of calamus wine.

This uncle of the Empress Dowager is now very proud of himself.

According to the news from Bianjing, this close relative is destined to rise high.

Gao Zunhui was originally a civil servant and court official of the eighth rank. He was appointed as Feng Yilang before he went south.

When going south, special orders are exchanged for military equipment. According to the system of the country, literary equipment is exchanged for military equipment, and one can be promoted to a higher level.

As a result, Gao Zunhui transformed into a military minister of the seventh rank, and was specially appointed as Zuozangku Envoy, so that he could handle official affairs for Guangxi Zouma.

For the relatives, this is a transition.

This time going south, even if he didn't make any achievements, he could safely be promoted to the imperial envoy after returning to the court.

And now, he has made a meritorious deed!

The chieftains of Jiangbei states and the economic and strategic envoys of Guangxi reported to the imperial court that Guangxi Zuma took over the official affairs with great obedience, used righteousness to cherish the future, planned for the distant future, and cared for the people.

Of course, the credit is not a little bit.

So, the court readily accepted it.

Therefore, according to the news from Bianjing, when Gao Zunhui returns to Beijing and discusses his merits, Yaojun will definitely not be able to escape. It depends on which level of the Hengxing official the military minister is.

Maybe, in a few years, this close relative of the country will be appointed as the official.

This is the relative.

As long as you make a little merit, you can barely stop others' mouths, and getting promoted is as easy as drinking water. Outsiders will certainly not envy you.

What makes people even more jealous is that this national relative has done a lot of big business in Cochin.

Until now, there are still merchants and even officers and soldiers from Mingzhou escorting the sugarcane seedlings from Mingzhou all the way.

I heard that the official family used internal funds to allocate money to Mingzhou and Suzhou to buy sugarcane seedlings.

And Chen Mu, the magistrate of Mingzhou, has always been a minister famous for kneeling and licking the emperor.

Not to mention the officials are willing to give money.

Even if it's nothing, that guy Chen Mu will buy sugarcane seedlings from the private sector with money from the Yamen envoy and send them here.

As a result, the planting area of ​​sugarcane fields in the northern states of Jiaozhou has been expanding.

Zhang Dun heard that it is now almost 100,000 acres.

It's a bit exaggerated!

If this countryman really succeeds in planting sugar cane in Jiaozhou.

In the future, the wealth of this Gao family will be unimaginable!

But what really surprised Zhang Dun was this nationalist's knowledge of life.

As far as Zhang Dun knew, a large number of people had gathered around Gao Zunhui these days.

There are local officials, local wealthy families, and people from Bianjing.

The Cao family, Liu family, Xiang family, and Wang family all seemed to have sent some servants to help.

It is said that Gao Zunhui and the others are following the method of fighting for ties. They will plant sugar cane together and open a cane sugar workshop. When the sugar is produced, they will work together to sell it to Bianjing, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Jiangning, Heyang, and Luoyang. The passage to other places, if you have money, make money together!

not only that.

This national relative also sent the dry stocks of Douniu to Yousi in Guangxi.

Miao Shizhong, Cen Ziting, Lu Jiawen, Guan Qi, everyone has a share in it.

Even Zhang Dun gave away about one hundred and fifty dry shares.

It was just declined by Zhang Dun.

But Gao Zunhui looked back like a normal person, not angry, and still talked and laughed with him.

All I can say is that this Song Dynasty relative was born like this.

The Gao family is worthy of the heritage of a century-old family of honorable ministers.

Gao Zunhui held up the wine glass swayingly and bowed slightly to Zhang Dun: "I would like to ask Mr. Jingluo to drink this cup to the full." Zhang Dun smiled and held up the calamus wine in return, and drank it all in one gulp.

Taking advantage of this moment, Gao Zunhui approached Zhang Dun and whispered: "My lord, Hier... the official... the official asked me to bring you a message."

Zhang Dun raised his brows and swallowed.

Of course he knew that this national relative had a special contact method that could directly contact Bianjing City and reach the imperial court.

Just like Gao Gongji and Xiang Zonghui in Xihe.

"Official words..."

"Please my husband, please be patient here in Guangxi for half a year..."

"Hiccup... The words of an official will definitely live up to your authority!"

Zhang Dun listened, took a deep breath, then lowered his voice and said to Gao Zunhui: "Please return to the official's house..."

"I will only obey the official command in everything!"

In his heart, Zhang Dun had already set off huge waves.

Although he has actually always had speculations.

But this was the first time it was confirmed that the official family had actually been paying close attention to him and even had high hopes for him!

Zhang Dun knew that this could only be an instruction from the late emperor to the officials.

At the same time, Zhang Dun finally understood why Gao Zunhui was so courageous!

It turned out that the person supporting him behind the scenes was not the Empress Dowager as most people had guessed.

But the official family!

In the beginning, that's it!

I really don’t know, how did Xiaoguan’s family do it?

Could it be that it is really the power of ghosts and gods?

If Zhao Xu were here, he would definitely tell Zhang Dun - no, that's Chao's ability.

As long as the relatives of the Song Dynasty can make money, everything will be easy.

This is their nature.

……

Bianjing, within the imperial city, Qingshou Palace.

The Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet is gradually coming to an end.

The ladies who entered the palace have already paid their respects and left one after another.

Clan members with a normal relationship paid their respects early.

The rest are all people closely related to Zhao Xu.

As the eldest living brother of Yingmiao, Sipu King Zhao Zonghui was naturally arranged to sit closest to Zhao Xu.

Then there is Dazongzheng Zhao Zongsheng, who also knows Dazongzheng Zhao Zongjing.

Then there are the two living princesses of Renmiao - the eldest princess of Zhou and her husband Qian Jingzhen, and the eldest princess of Wei and her husband Guo Xianqing.

Opposite these two princesses, sit the two sisters who are still alive in Yingmiao.

The princess of Yan'an and her husband Cao Song, the envoy to the treasury, and the princess of Jianning and her husband Liu Chengxu, the envoy to the treasury.

Among the two princesses, the princess of Yan'an has the most special status.

Because she is the biological sister of Yingmiao's mother.

Next to these two princesses were the late emperor's sister, Zhao Xu's biological aunt, the eldest princess of the country of Hebei, her husband the prince-in-law, and the Mizhou observation envoy Zhang Dunli.

Wang Shouyue, husband of the late Princess Yan, sat next to Zhang Dunli.

Xu Wang Zhao Hao and Jing Wang Zhao Yan took their young children into the palace and sat opposite the two princesses.

See it!

Royal relations are so complicated.

This is also the reason why Zhao Xu always wants to treat his relatives who have passed away, such as the Cao family, the Liu family, and the Yang family.

They are outdated.

But the foundation is still there!

It's definitely not possible for these guys to succeed.

But his ability to do bad things has always been great.

Since Xining, they have stirred up trouble inside and outside the court, and jumped up and down in the palace.

If we don't feed these people, we won't even think about doing anything.

Of course, we can't blindly look good, we still have to beat when it's time to beat.

Otherwise, they will get carried away and be so unscrupulous that they will not even know their own surname.

Look at now, those princes-in-law are more well-behaved than the last.

Especially Guo Xianqing, who had received further education and training in Taixue, was sitting next to the eldest princess of the Wei Kingdom. The couple were inseparable, and they were as obedient as they could be.

When the banquet was almost over, the eldest princess of Wei State led Guo Xianqing to the curtain to express her gratitude.

"The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is kind and sage, Your Majesty the Emperor has extended your kindness to me... I sincerely thank you for your kindness!"

Guo Xianqing immediately kowtowed, just like a little wolf dog, obediently sticking behind his mistress.

The two palaces and Zhao Xu inside the curtain laughed when they saw this scene.

"It seems that the Confucian education of Taixue is really effective!" The Empress Dowager joked: "I was very happy when I saw the princess and the consort, Captain and He Lele. When I see Princess Zhou in the future, I will finally be able to give an explanation. "

"This is all due to the empress dowager, the empress dowager's loving care, and the care of the officials." The eldest princess of Wei carefully touched her belly.

She is pregnant, and the maternal brilliance is revealed on her face. She is as happy as she wants.

Zhao Xu also laughed when he heard this, and said to Guo Xianqing: "My consort is studying in Taixue, studying hard, and knowing a lot about the meanings of the saints' scriptures. I am very pleased. I hope that my consort will guard against arrogance and impetuosity, work hard, and devote himself to the teachings of the saints." If you learn this, I will not hesitate to reward you!"

Everyone immediately laughed.

Especially the princesses and princesses were all smiling happily.

They are most satisfied with Zhao Xu.

Because Zhao Xu is really willing to make the decision for them and is really willing to support them.

Wang Shen's fate shocked others and greatly improved the status of these princesses and princesses in the family.

Zhao Xu's closeness, promotion and important use of Wang Shouyue, a model prince-in-law, inspired their husbands and further improved their status and voice in the family.

The way Guo Xianqing was dealt with told everyone that as long as no principled mistakes were made, the palace was still willing to show mercy to relatives.

These princesses and princesses, in turn, used their influence in front of the two palaces to say good things to Zhao Xu.

It can be described as taking what each other needs and each getting what he needs.

In the past few months at Taixue, Guo Xianqing has become obedient under the education of sticks and sticks.

He immediately bowed obediently: "Your Majesty loves you so much, I will die a hundred times to repay you!"

He is a smart man.

Naturally, you know what kind of choice you are facing?

Entering is like the prodigal son turning back, another week.

I have the opportunity to go to the history of the country, leave my name in the history of the country, and become a good story.

If he disobeys.

Ha ha!

That is stubbornness and hopelessness.

A person who cannot be saved even by the love of the king and the father and the scriptures of the saints will only be criticized by thousands of people, and the entire family will be implicated by him.

There is a high probability that he will end up like Wang Shen in the end, dying miserably in a foreign land and not even daring to bury him in his ancestral grave.

Guo Xianqing naturally knew clearly what was light and what was serious.

Therefore, most of his well-behaved behavior is actually an act.

But he knew that he had to keep pretending for the rest of his life.

This is called "Although it is latent, it is still exposed."

This is what the Book of Songs says, and it is also a famous saying of the mean.

Seeing the eldest princess of Wei and Guo Xianqing bowing and retreating again, Zhao Xu looked at the two palaces and said: "Mother and Queen, today is the Dragon Boat Festival. When I see all the clan elders, they are all happy and happy, and my heart is full of joy. Very happy to meet you.”

"So, I want to seek good fortune from my mother-in-law and queen mother, and show favor to all the clan members."

Naturally, the two palaces would not disdain Zhao Xu's good intentions - originally, the clan's promotion of favors during festivals was the proper meaning of the title.

The only difference is that those whose relationships are close to each other change every year or even more than one year, while those whose relationships are far away can only rely on grand ceremonies such as the new king's enthronement, the establishment of the queen, and the establishment of the heir apparent.

Therefore, the two palaces happily agreed and issued an edict to Tui En to move all the clan members and consorts present to the first level or reduce the period of three years.

Zhao Xu took the opportunity to say again: "The two imperial uncles are my biological uncles, Huang Kao's brothers, and my mother's biological children. Today I met the eldest son of King Jing, Xiaoyi, the governor of Qingzhou, and I also heard that the eldest son of King Xu , now he is just the governor of Yongzhou..."

"I thought that the two imperial uncles are both my biological uncles, and the two princes are my closest relatives, so they should show their kindness."

"So I made a promise. Both princes are responsible for their promises, and I ask my mother-in-law and queen mother to fulfill my promise."

When the two palaces heard this, they both laughed.

The Empress Dowager was smiling from ear to ear.

I just feel that this grandson of Zhao Xu is really a good grandson who is filial, friendly and close to the clan. Even the descendants of King Xu and King Jing have taken this into consideration and promised to appoint them as official officials.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager smiled and said: "It is natural for an official to speak eloquently."

"It's just that the imperial court is not allowed to start."

"How about this……"

"Let the two princes work according to the system, but they can be promoted year by year until they become full-time officials. There is no need to transfer officials with special orders."

This will directly open the ceiling for the two princes - in the Song Dynasty, there is a ceiling for all promotions and appointments.

For example, if a military official reaches the top of the ambassadorial rank and becomes an enshrined official, or if a civil official reaches the seventh level of selection, they will all encounter obstacles.

Under the Obstruction Law, there are regulations that require certain conditions to be met before one can transfer to another official position.

Then, the chief and deputy envoys of the military ministers and the civil servants and officials of the imperial court also have ceilings. They also need to go through the process and meet the conditions before they can continue to transfer to Hengxingyao County or wait for the system.

The same goes for the clan.

Now, the Empress Dowager personally issued a decree to remove the ceiling restrictions on the two princes. This means that before taking office, the two princes do not need to meet other conditions and can transfer directly.

According to general rules, they can advance to a higher level every Holy Day, New Year's Day or national ceremony.

It takes about five or six years to be promoted to a full-time position, which is almost enough.

The king of Xu, Zhao Hao, and the king of Jing, Zhao Fan, immediately came out to express their gratitude.

However, Zhao Hao's face was full of bitterness and he could only force a smile.

Zhao Yan was overjoyed and extremely excited.

This made the two palaces in the curtain meet, and it was inevitable that they had some thoughts in their hearts.

Especially Queen Mother Xiang, looking at Zhao Hao's reluctant expression, made Queen Mother Xiang think that Zhao Hao was unconvinced and had some evil thoughts in his heart!

So, she immediately remembered the things that the second king had done in and outside the palace before her sixth brother became the crown prince.

Queen Mother Xiang inevitably clenched her fists and dug her nails into her flesh.

She will never forget what King Zhao Yan of Jing, Mrs. Anren Baoyou, and Cai Que's biological mother Mingshi said and reported in front of her.

……

The banquet in Qingshou Palace lasted until the palace door was locked.

The clan, princesses and princesses then left.

Zhao Xu stayed in the Qingshou Palace and talked with the two palaces. By the way, he also chatted with the concubines of Renmiao, the late emperor's concubines, princes and princesses who came to the Qingshou Palace to express their gratitude.

At 3:30 pm (about 8:30 pm), when it was time to go to bed, Zhao Xu and the Empress Dowager paid their respects to the Empress Dowager.

Then, under the escort of Yan Yuan, he returned to Funing Hall.

Feng Jing had already prepared foot-washing water in Funing Hall.

Zhao Xu's schedule is very, very regular.

No matter what, I will definitely go to bed before Hai Shi (9 o'clock) in the evening.

While Zhao Xu was soaking his feet, Feng Jing quietly reported in a low voice: "Everyone, the Zhongsi led people into the official office of Dali Temple this evening and sealed all the architectural documents of Dali Temple, as well as many imperial officials. Shi Dairen summoned a large number of officials from Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion..."

Zhao Xu listened and opened his eyes.

Will Fu Yaoyu take action today?

Or take advantage of the evening?

It seems that Fu Yaoyu has found something!

Otherwise, he would not have taken the risk.

So, Zhao Xu asked: "Did the Zhongsi take everyone to the Yushitai?"

"Yes!" Feng Jingjing nodded: "I heard that the censor, Shi Andun, is personally sitting at the censor's stage tonight and will conduct a sudden trial overnight."

Zhao Xu laughed after hearing this.

An Dun is a very smart person!

only……

Wasn't this thing done by the old party?

How did this interrogation fall into the hands of An Dun of the New Party?

Zhao Xu rubbed his hands, licked his lips, and whispered: "It seems that Fu Yaoyu also noticed something is wrong!"

If not, how could Fu Yaoyu let An Dun be in charge of the interrogation?

"Still, the censor Zhongcheng is Fu Yaoyu..." Zhao Xu murmured.

If it were another person, this case might be really difficult to handle.

But Fu Yaoyu’s words.

This selfless minister, who is recognized as second to Bao Zheng, is an old party member in terms of ideology, but he will not show favoritism and will do what he is.

So, there will be a good show to watch soon!

Zhao Xu raised his head and looked at the top beam.

He feels that this Dragon Boat Festival is really interesting.

(End of this chapter)