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Chapter 315 0312 [Xie Ding: Need more money! 】

The banquet didn't end until late at night.

During the second half of the banquet, he, Xie Ding, Liu Mianzhi and others were all drunk, so they simply put down their errands and talked about scriptures and Taoism together, and at the end they composed a poem.

With the help of the waiter, Mr. Sun walked out of the restaurant.

When he walked out of the restaurant, the scene in front of him stunned him.

I saw the streets of the inner city late at night, with colorful lights hung high, just like daytime, and bustling with people.

The sounds of hawking, frolicking, conversations... countless sounds converged into bustling notes, reaching Sun Fu's ears.

In a daze, he had the illusion that he was in Tokyo.

Sunfu asked with a loud tongue: "Brother Shouqi, don't you have a curfew in Yidu?"

Xie Ding replied: "Of course there will be a curfew, but the time will be postponed to midnight. If it is a festival, it will be all night long."

This is not only the case in Yidu, but also in Licheng, Xiajun, Xucheng and other large cities with a population of more than [-].

A relaxed environment is more conducive to business development and can also greatly enrich the people's spiritual life.

After all, there is a lack of entertainment activities at the moment, so just going out for a walk is a fun thing.

"Not bad."

Sun Fulian said two good things.

After getting on the carriage and returning to the translation hall all the way, I saw that there was still candlelight in Li Gang's room.

Knocking on the door, Sun Fu pushed the door open and entered.

In the room, Li Gang was reading at night by candlelight. When he saw him coming in, he couldn't help but put down the book.

Fu Sun made himself a cup of hot tea and said in a deep voice, "You are a little impulsive tonight."

Li Gang chuckled and said: "Xie Shouqi is not a narrow-minded person. Although I am not ashamed of him for turning into a thief, I have never questioned his character."

He hated Xie Ding more than iron, that's why he didn't complain at the banquet.

"As long as you know what's in your mind."

Sun Fu took a sip of hot tea and said with a worried look: "I thought there was only Xie Shouqi, but I didn't expect that Liu Mianzhi also joined the bandits. The Han bandits clearly wanted to take this opportunity to win over the great scholars of Luo School and Shu School. With them, If you set an example, I'm afraid that more and more scholars will turn to thieves in the future."

Hearing this, Li Gang couldn't help but restrain his smile and said seriously: "After we go back, you and I will jointly submit a letter asking Your Majesty to stop suppressing Luo Xue and Shu Xue. Otherwise, if you continue, you will be making a wedding dress for the Korean thieves."

"not that simple."

Sun Fu shook his head and smiled bitterly.

In his opinion, Li Gang was good at everything, but he was a little too idealistic and too naive.

Li Gang frowned and said, "Why?"

Sun Fu asked back: "Do you know why the officials hold high the banner of King Shu?"

Li Gang replied: "Of course we need to reform the New Deal."

Sun Fu smiled inexplicably: "But in recent years, does the reform of the official family have anything to do with the New Deal implemented by King Shu?"

These words were like thunder exploding in Li Gang's ears.

As mentioned before, Song Huizong was very smart and his methods were very clever.

First, reuse Cai Jing, and second, hold high the banner of Wang Anshi.

No matter what bad things he did, he could always put the blame on Cai Jing and Wang Anshi.

To give the simplest example, the Qingmiao method developed by Wang Anshi.

The intention of the Green Seed Law was good. The government lent seeds to the people at low interest rates, so that the people would not be exploited by landlords at usury.

However, the officials below, either intentionally causing harm or finding it too troublesome, simply resorted to a one-size-fits-all approach and forced the people under their control to borrow seeds.

Some people clearly do not need to borrow money, but they can only force themselves into debt.

Will the common people scold officials?
  will not.

They would only scold Wang Anshi, who came up with the Qingmiao Law.

In the same way, no matter what bad things Song Huizong did, the officials below would not scold him, they would only scold Cai Jing and Wang Anshi.

Did Song Huizong like Wang Anshi?
  He likes shit.

Wang Anshi was just someone he used to top the vat and hold the shit basin. In the name of the new law, he made money for himself and enjoyed himself, doing whatever he wanted.

It is no exaggeration to say that the two brothers Huizong and Cai Jing of the Song Dynasty were indispensable for Wang Anshi's reputation in later generations.

Regarding the issue of Wang Anshi's reform, both Luoxue and Shuxue held opposing attitudes.

Therefore, as long as Song Huizong still holds high the banner of the New Law, Luo School and Shu School will not be able to turn around.

The reason is very simple. Even if Song Huizong did not suppress Luo Xue and Shu Xue, the ministers in the court would try their best to suppress them in order to please him.

After a long time, Li Gang came back to his senses.

His lips wriggled a few times, and he said with a gloomy look, "Is there nothing we can do?"

"Naturally."

Sun Fu looked at him meaningfully.

Li Gang was stunned for a moment, then he was horrified and blurted out: "You want His Majesty to meditate..."

Halfway through his words, he realized something and quickly shut up.

"Bo Ji, you have spoken uprightly several times, and we have all seen it. Otherwise, I would not have said this to you today."

Sun Fu sighed and said quietly: "Liu Mianzhi is right. The official family has indeed become a bit ridiculous in recent years."

This is the consensus of the vast majority of loyal ministers and righteous people in the court.

It doesn’t matter if you lose your ability to play the tuba, you can still play the trumpet again.

"..."

Li Gang was silent for a while.

Even though I hate to admit it,...it's true.

Sun Fu took a sip of hot tea, suppressed the strong smell of alcohol in his mouth, and continued: "The golden man is ambitious and will go south, but it is not a bad thing for us."

Li Gang immediately understood what he meant.

This is to take advantage of the Jin people's march south to force the officials to abdicate.

No wonder that when the Jin people brazenly sent out troops to seize the two states of Ying and Wei, the loyal ministers and loyalists in the court remained surprisingly silent and allowed Cai's party to impeach Tan Zhen. It turned out to be this intention.

Li Gang hesitated and asked: "Did you take too many risks?" Sun Fu smiled bitterly and said: "There is no way. If the situation was not urgent, how could the officials easily agree to surrender? Besides, as long as the Han thieves don't move, the Jin people can at most plunder. .”

"I understand."

Li Gang took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

Sun Fu said seriously: "The top priority now is to dissuade the Korean thieves from forming an alliance with the Jin people. This is related to the country and the country. If this matter is accomplished, with this merit, after returning to the court, I will report to the officials and let you join the cabinet. Wait until next year. When the Jin people go south, it’s up to you.”

Only then did Li Gang understand why Sun Fu would name him as deputy envoy when he was in the capital.

Even Sun Fu, the chief envoy, was probably someone Wu Min and others had already discussed.

The loyal ministers and righteous men in the DPRK have worked so hard in private, and now the ball has been passed into his hands.

After figuring out these joints, Li Gang felt the pressure on his shoulders increase dramatically.

……

The next day.

Sun Fu and Li Gang got up early, tidied up their appearance, and waited for Han Zhen's summons.

However, I kept waiting and waiting, but I still couldn't wait.

Seeing that it was noon, Li Gang couldn't sit still and frowned: "The Han thief deliberately left us indifferent, maybe he wanted to sit on the ground and raise the price?"

"possible."

Sun Fu nodded.

At this moment, Xie Ding's figure appeared in the translation.

All the way into the lobby, he cupped his hands and said apologetically: "Brother Boye, please forgive me, I forgot to mention during the banquet last night that the county magistrate left for Jimo a few days ago and is not in Yidu City now."

"what?"

Sun Fu and Li Gang were both stunned.

Han Zhen isn't here?

After coming back to his senses, Sun Fu looked at Xie Ding suspiciously, trying to get clues from his expression.

Seeing this, Xie Ding smiled bitterly: "Brother Boye, why are you here? The county magistrate is indeed not in the city, and he didn't mean to leave you waiting."

Sun Fu was convinced, and couldn't help but ask: "When will County Magistrate Han come back?"

Xie Ding replied: "This... I don't know, but I think it will take a few months."

a few months?
  Sun Fu and Li Gang looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.

They didn't know if they happened to miss it or if Han Zhen deliberately avoided it.

But no matter which one it is, it is extremely detrimental to them.

After all, the celebration is fake and the lobbying is real.

Now that you can't even see Han Zhen in person, how can you lobby?

Sun Fu thought for a moment and then asked: "Is Emperor Xunde in the city?"

Since Han Zhen was not here, he planned to do the next best thing and seek help from Emperor Xunde.

Xie Ding shook his head: "He's not here either. He went to Jimo with the county magistrate."

broken!

Sun Fu's heart skipped a beat.

Just when the two of them were at a loss, they heard Xie Ding say: "Before leaving, the county magistrate ordered me to receive the envoy."

Li Gang didn't react much, but Sun Fu heard what he meant.

Thinking of this, Sun Fu smiled and scolded: "Well, you Xie Shouqi, you came here today just to see my jokes."

Xie Ding chuckled: "The interpreter is not the place to talk. Go to my official residence and talk about it."

"can."

Sun Fu felt relieved.

Although Han Zhen is not here, as long as we can talk, everything will be easy.

The three of them left the translation hall, got on the carriage and went straight to Shaoyang Palace.

As soon as he entered Shaoyang Palace, Li Gang's eyes flashed with vigilance.

Just because the style and furnishings of Shaoyang Palace were modeled after the Imperial Palace, although it was not comparable to the Imperial City of Tokyo, it showed that Han Zhen already had the ambition to become emperor.

When they came to the official house on the left, Xie Ding ordered them to go out after waiting for the replacement officer to make some good tea.

After picking up the tea cup and taking a bite, Sun Fu was the first to speak: "The Jin envoys came secretly, presumably to discuss joining forces to attack the Song Dynasty?"

"Indeed."

Xie Ding did not hide anything.

We are all smart people, so there is no need to be secretive at this time.

Sun Fu said seriously: "Brother Shouqi should know that people who are not from my race will have different intentions."

Xie Ding pretended to be worried: "I naturally know the ambition of the Jin people. In fact, I don't agree with forming an alliance with the Jin country. How can other civil and military officials support it?"

Sun Fu asked: "What conditions did the Jin man offer?"

"With the Yellow River as the boundary, the north of the Yellow River belongs to the Jin people, and the south of the Yellow River belongs to us."

Xie Ding opened his mouth and made up random things.

Sun Fu and Li Gang believed it and were shocked.

In desperation, Sun Fu persuaded you earnestly: "The Jin people are barbarians who don't know what etiquette and justice are. The so-called Yellow River is just to trick you into sending troops. After attacking Song Dynasty, you will definitely turn your troops and destroy them." You wait."

"Brother Shouqi, how can you not know the meaning of death and coldness of lips and teeth?"

Xie Ding said: "Having said that, wealth can be found in danger."

Li Gang spoke up: "Xie Shangshu, you and I are both Han people, how can we just sit back and watch foreigners contaminate the artifacts?"

Xie Ding retorted: "But the hundreds of thousands of Zhao and Song troops hoarded in Daming Mansion, Xingren Mansion, and Yingtian Mansion don't seem to think so."

"..."

Li Gang understood.

Let's talk about it, just three words.

Gotta pay more!
  (End of this chapter)