Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Too learned.

Ju Ming came here on horseback and met Lu Yun, the Imperial Academy's wine minister.

Lu Yun also said goodbye to his students. During his last inspection of Taixue, he had been promoted to Zhongshu Sheren (fourth grade).

"Congratulations to Mr. Dunxin!" Zhu Ming clasped his fists in congratulations.

Lu Yun smiled and said: "Same joy, same joy."

The rank of Zhongshushe was not very high, but he was extremely noble. He was responsible for drafting edicts, and also had the power to refute and persuade the emperor to withdraw his decrees.

Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty probably took a fancy to Lu Yun's trolling attributes for a long time. He was transferred to the Imperial Academy for more than a year, and then he was quickly promoted to Zhongshu Sheren. Next, he was very likely to be transferred to the Yushitai.

The two were walking on campus, chatting while walking.

Lu Yun said: "The official promised to visit the Imperial College, and he will give me a list of students who have excellent knowledge but have repeatedly failed to advance. When the official comes, he will personally examine these people. Official. My family has long been dissatisfied with the situation of Imperial College."

Zhu Ming was responsible for managing 1,500 low-class students in foreign dormitories. Several of them were suppressed by the traitorous party, and they all liked to complain.

Walking all the way back to the office, Ju Ming wrote down the names of Chen Dong and others and solemnly handed them to Lu Yun.

Then he sorted out various working documents, put them neatly in categories, and left the school with Lu Yun.

More than two hundred Tai students took the initiative to send them out of the school and bid farewell to the disciples in unison.

Zhu Ming called Chen Dong to him and warned him: "Speak less, learn more, and don't criticize the party again. Otherwise, even if you can be promoted to Shangshe, you will not be able to graduate from Taixue."

"Students, please remember this," Chen Dong said with a bow.

Just remember, until the Jingkang period, this guy was still studying in Taixue, and he would catch traitors and make fun of them whenever he got the chance.

Sure enough, Chen Dong added: "The teacher said that knowing and doing are one, and students cannot go against their nature."

Ju Ming curled his lips and stopped talking to him.

He also called Zhu Song, Goulong Ruyuan and others, encouraged them, and then turned and left.

I rode back home and found that the eunuch had just left.

Ju Ming asked: "What does the emperor come to reward again?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I have been promoted, and I am a co-president of Daolu Academy."

There were too many changes in official positions in the Song Dynasty. Zhu Ming was confused and asked: "Does the Daolu Academy also have the same knowledge?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "I have just received the imperial edict, and Taoism has been changed to be affiliated with the Secretariat. The top leader has been changed to Zhi Lu Yuan, headed by Lin Lingsu. There are several Zhi Zhi Lu Yuan, and I am just one of them. Xue Daoguang, Wang Zaixi, etc. People, like me, are all intellectuals.”

Let the entire Taoist management organization be included in the Secretariat Department... This is a bit beyond Ju Ming's imagination. Sure enough, he still can't keep up with Hun Jun's pace.

Ju Ming asked: "After the change to the Secretariat Province, will you be considered a civil official or a technical officer?"

Zhu Guoxiang was also confused: "Maybe he is still a technical officer, but in terms of salary, he is treated as a civilian official."

Song Huizong's operation blinded everyone and made speculators ready to take action.

Last year, the virgin star appeared, and the emperor recruited the most talented people from all over the world.

Liu Dong, a scholar from Dizhou, was recommended four times by local officials and was finally recruited to Tokyo for selection. Although he was granted the same background as Jinshi and was awarded the rank of general (selected from the ninth rank), he was never appointed to a specific official position.

Liu Dong had the desire to cling to Cai Jing and brought a lot of money to see him many times, but he could not even get through the threshold of the Cai family.

Hearing that Taoism had been transferred to the Secretariat Province, Liu Dong added the words "Jiutianyi fortune teller Han Zhenren's disciple" on his business card.

Immortal disciples are indeed extraordinary.

The doorman of Cai Jing's family immediately ran in to report.

Not long after, Liu Dong saw Cai You.

Cai You took the business card and asked, "Are you a civil servant or a monk?"

Liu Dong knelt down and replied: "Whatever your husband says, I am the same."

These words amused Cai You. He liked this shameless person very much: "You are very smart. You call yourself a disciple of Han Zhenren, what kind of Taoism do you know? And how can you refine golden elixirs?"

Liu Dong said: "After reading the Taoist scriptures, you can also refine the golden elixir."

Cai You said with satisfaction: "I will report it to the Ming officials. Just go back and wait."

The emperor became more and more obsessed with Taoism, and the Taoist priests recommended by Cai Jing were not very favored. The Cai family had to recommend more Taoist priests.

As a result, Liu Dong, a serious civil servant, was recruited again as a disciple of the immortal.

An even more outrageous operation came when Liu Dong went to court and heard about it, saying that he was the apprentice of Jiutian Yi, a fortune teller, and accepting a secular official title would be a betrayal of his master's orders. He asked to give up his background as a Jinshi and become a Taoist sergeant...

When the news came out, the whole court was speechless and several prime ministers were alarmed.

The trolls at Yushitai even went so far as to accuse Liu Dong of being shameless and wanting to become a Taoist sergeant instead of being a good civil servant.

However, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty thought that this man was devoted to Taoism, so he admired him very much and gave him a purple Taoist robe.

Liu Dong's sexy operation has just begun. He heard that Wang Zai was practicing elixir in the past, so he went to the official pharmacy with money.

"What pills are there?" Liu Dong asked.

The clerk from the official pharmacy said: "We have all kinds of pills. What disease do you want to treat?"

Liu Dong said: "My body is a little weak, I just need to regulate my energy."

The clerk immediately took out more than ten kinds of pills. Liu Dong chose the largest one and asked, "How do you take this?"

The waiter said: "Crush the outer wax skin and swallow it directly or with wine."

Liu Dong bought a whole bottle and went to see the emperor that day.

He was wearing a purple Taoist robe and said he was here to offer elixir. The eunuchs and guards did not dare to neglect him and hurriedly ran to inform Song Huizong.

When the guy saw the emperor, he took out the big tonic pills he had just bought, and only gave one. He said without changing his expression: "This nine-day benefit is a pill given by Master Han, which can prolong life. I don't dare to keep it secretly, so I came here here." Dedicated to the official family."

Although Song Huizong was a foolish king, he was not a fool.

The difference between Taoist elixirs and serious wax pills is so great that anyone with a normal mind can distinguish them.

This Liu Dong has probably never seen what a pill looks like.

Song Huizong couldn't laugh or cry. He looked at the Dabu Pill in his hand and asked, "Are you proficient in the method of alchemy?"

Liu Dong said: "I dare not deceive the officials. I don't know how to make elixirs. This elixir was given by Master Han in a dream."

Is it the crime of deceiving the emperor?

Of course he was deceiving the emperor, but Song Huizong was not angry. He thought this fool was too interesting, and it was good to stay and amuse him. He immediately smiled and said, "Ai Qing has contributed a lot by offering you the elixir, so I will give you one hundred guan."

"Thank you, officials!" Liu Dong was overjoyed.

The monarchs and ministers continued to chat, and Song Huizong kept asking about Taoism. Liu Dong didn't understand but pretended to understand.

After the guy left, Song Huizong slapped the table and laughed.

So cute, so cute!

Song Huizong never expected that Liu Dong would dare to come and offer the elixir, and he didn't know that a few days later, he would ask for an audience early the next morning.

"What's the matter with your love?" Song Huizong wanted to laugh when he saw this person.

Liu Dong said seriously: "Last night Zhenren Han came to ask me for help in a dream. In his dream, he taught Jingling Yuyang Shen Yingzhong. When I woke up this morning, there was another elixir on the table. I didn't dare to hide my secrets, so I came to offer it immediately. To your majesty!"

To use the original words of the history books, it is "the next day, there will be another life, endless." This guy keeps offering pills.

Song Huizong held the second "elixir" and looked at Liu Dong with great confusion. He wanted to open this man's head to see if there was any dregs inside.

Song Huizong sighed with emotion: "Your immortal master gave you the longevity pill, but I don't want to take it away. Just take it back and eat it yourself." (Original words in the history book: "Your master gave you the longevity pill, but I took it away.") , not my will.")

The wholesale elixir was unsuccessful, and Liu Dong could only return disappointed.

This incident spread quickly through the mouth of the eunuch, both inside and outside the court, and Liu Dong completely became a joke.

In the past, all the Taoist priests could confuse the monarch, but I have never seen one so stupid.

Liu Dong went to visit Cai You again, but was blocked at the door and refused to let in. The disciple said: "Zhenzhen Han has given countless elixirs. Please submit yourself and don't come to the Duke of Lu's mansion again."

Liu Dong was anxious and said quickly: "I listened to Lin Lingsu's suggestion and imitated Gong Shang Jiao Zheng Yu, and decided on five different sounds to control the music of Shenxiao. I think that subjects and things can have two. As for the palace sound, how can I Are you aware of this? Please convey this to Xianggong Cai."

This person just doesn't know how to practice Taoism and alchemy, but after all, he was born as a scholar and has a very sensitive sense of etiquette.

Menzi went in to report, and he was quickly invited in by Cai You.

Liu Dong's words were written into a secret memorial and handed over to the emperor by Cai You.

After reading it, Song Huizong suddenly woke up.

That's right, the palace sounds are the same, how can we differentiate between the five sounds? This is going to ruin your own destiny and luck, but luckily someone warned you!

Therefore, Lin Lingsu flattered the emperor and patted him on the leg.

But Liu Dong, who had become a laughing stock, was awarded the title of Dr. Zhongsan and Zhilong Tuge for his merit.

This appointment was so scary that Liu Dong himself was frightened, and he quickly refused.

Song Huizong also felt that something was wrong, so he built a Taoist temple for Liu Dong's immortal master, and also built it in Liu Dong's hometown. Liu Dong was named Mr. Liu Zi and ordered to return to his hometown to promote Taoism.

A series of operations that are dazzling to watch.

Zhu Ming, who had already packed his luggage and was about to go to Puzhou to take up his post, couldn't laugh or cry and said: "A fake Taoist priest who changed his job halfway, God damn Zhilong Tuge. Is this fool taking too much elixir?"

Zhu Guoxiang guessed: "Maybe he took some stimulants and made the decision with a fever. Under normal circumstances, the emperor is still very sober, and it is impossible to issue such an appointment edict. That Liu Dong is not stupid enough, if he dares If you accept it, I’m afraid you’ll die miserably.”

Ju Ming said: "I went to the Duke Kang's Mansion for a banquet last night, and the consort Han Jiayan was also there. Although Han Jiayan didn't say it explicitly, he had some hints that he wanted to marry his granddaughter to me. I said I had to ask my father for his opinion, and that's probably it. In two days, Han’s consort will invite a matchmaker to his door.”

"Then do you accept the marriage?" Zhu Guoxiang asked.

Ju Ming shook his head and said: "The Han family has too much influence among the civil servants and is deeply entangled in the government and the public. I don't want to get too involved with them."

Zhu Guoxiang asked: "Who do you want to get married to?"

Ju Ming said: "The Western Army comes from a family of military generals with a very good reputation. When the Western Army collapses in the future, if I stand up and call out, I believe there will be many generals and soldiers willing to join us."

Zhu Guoxiang thought carefully and said: "I will find an excuse to refuse the marriage proposal from the Han family. As for marrying a military general, you need to find a way on your own."