As time goes by, winter passes and spring comes. A new year has arrived again, but instead of the ninth year of Zhenghe of the Song Dynasty, it has been replaced by the first year of Chonghe.
Different from the later Ming and Qing dynasties, where each emperor only used one reign name, the officials of the Song Dynasty, like the emperors of the Han and Tang dynasties, liked to change to a new reign name after a few years, as long as the previous year was not too bad. Well, they will change the year name conscientiously to achieve the effect of improving luck.
Zhao Ji, the current official in the Daqing Palace, is one of the representative figures. Although he has only been in office for about twenty years, he has five reign titles: Jianzhong Jingguo, Chongning, Daguan, Zhenghe, and this year's Chonghe. Perhaps it was because there were too many changes in Beijing last year, or perhaps because of the influence of Lin Lingsu, a Taoist priest who was deeply trusted by him. Anyway, in the twelfth lunar month last year, the emperor had already decreed that this year would be the first year of Chonghe.
Fortunately, the officials and people of the Song Dynasty had long been accustomed to changing the reign name every few years, so there was no disturbance and everyone continued to live a relatively peaceful life.
In late spring in April, a half-new official ship was sailing slowly on the Xunyang River. The person on this official ship was Sun Tu, who had received a transfer order from Tokyo and was ordered to go to Jiangzhou to take up a regiment training position. , and besides Ya'er, those traveling with him included Yang Zhi, Tang Feng, and Lu Zhishen, who had returned to his secular name of Lu Da. As for the other subordinates of the Kaifeng Mansion who followed him and made contributions to the court on the Cuju field, they still chose to stay in Tokyo, but each of them also obtained official titles and became court officials with different statuses.
This time Sun Tu really understood how procrastinating the Song Dynasty court was in handling affairs. Mingming had already learned from Tong Guan that he would be promoted to a seventh-grade martial arts master and sent out to train in Jiangzhou as early as the year before. However, when the official title was received, it was already after March of the new year. , and in addition to having to deal with related matters at hand, it was delayed until April before we could officially set off.
However, this gave Sun Tu more opportunities to listen to the teachings of his master Zhou Tong, and it was not until February that Zhou Tong and the others were respectfully sent out of Tokyo and returned to Tangyin. Now Sun Tu's whole state is different than before. The young man who used to be so arrogant now looks much calmer. Only when his eyebrows are raised, can he show a bit of sharpness.
However, the one who has changed the most is Lu Da (from now on, he will no longer call him Lu Zhishen). Not only has he changed his attire, but his original bald head has also grown hair again, making this The big man from Kansai was a bit more domineering, which made the boatmen who took them all the way to Jiangzhou look a little timid when they saw him.
What hasn't changed is that he still loves wine. At this time, he is sitting in the cabin with his hand on the cup, watching the ships of all sizes coming and going, pouring the strong wine in the cup into his mouth one after another, and then looking at the main ship. Sun Tu said, admiring the scenery on the river: "Sanlang, do you know why the Sa family accepted your invitation to return to secular life and come to Jiangzhou with you?"
"Isn't it because, Brother Lu, you know that I am determined to do something for the people of the world, so you help me?" Sun Tu asked with a smile.
"This is certainly one of the reasons, but not all." Ruda smiled and shook his head.
At this time, Ya'er on the side laughed: "Third brother, you are so stupid. Brother Lu said this because he was drunk. Haven't you seen how happy he is now
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"Hahaha, it's Xiao Ya'er who understands the Sa family's thoughts best, precisely because of this wine. Sanlang, the brewing method passed down by your family really cares about the Sa family. It's the spirits from the Kansai area, and the ones you have here. Erguotou is nothing compared to water. As long as you can provide Sajia with good wine, Sajia will not be afraid to let you go anywhere." Ruda said, and drank the whole bowl of strong liquor in one go.
Sun Tu couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Brother Lu, I really can't agree with what I said. Could it be that based on our friendship, you won't help me without a drink?"
"That's hard to say." Luda said, and he looked at each other again, and then laughed together.
It wasn't until the joke was finished that Yang Zhi, who had not spoken before, looked serious and said: "Sanlang, you and I must be prepared when we go to Jiangzhou. I have already inquired about it from my previous colleagues. Now Jiangzhou There is not much peace in the official circles of the city, especially the state official Yuan Wang, who is a powerful figure. Not only do he have many people of the same age in the capital who can help him, but they are also deeply rooted in Jiangzhou City. Even Cai Cai today. The prefect has to give him three points."
Since the founding of the country by Taizu, the Song Dynasty has attached great importance to a system of checks and balances in order to consolidate imperial power. For example, in the imperial court, civil service was used to control military affairs, and at the local level, transfer envoys were used to control local financial rights. In terms of important military and political affairs, the assistant official, the official recommendation officer, was pushed to the opposite side of the chief executive officer, allowing him to constrain him. This is to prevent those officials from the state government from being too powerful and leading to the result that they cannot lose their power.
Jiangzhou is an important place in the Song Dynasty, and its official recommendation Yuan Wang has such strength that cannot be underestimated. What is even more troublesome is that Sun Tu went to Jiangzhou this time not only with the purpose of helping Prefect Cai fight against him, but he was also a direct subordinate of Yuan Tuiguan, so he and The risk of being wrong is even greater.
Yang Zhi, who finally got into the officialdom again thanks to Sun Tu, was naturally very concerned about this matter. Seeing Jiangzhou in sight, he expressed his worries.
As soon as he said these words, the originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly became tense. Even Luda put the wine bowl he had just taken a sip back on the table and looked at Sun Tu thoughtfully, wanting to hear Listen to what he thinks.
After scanning the crowd, Sun Tu laughed easily: "Why, when I faced those dignitaries and Liao people in the capital before, I didn't have the slightest fear, but instead I was afraid of the promotion officials of a place? And I The primary purpose of going to Jiangzhou this time is to train an elite force that can protect our family and country for the Great Song Dynasty, but I have never thought about having to get involved in the fight between my superiors."
"But Sanlang, didn't you already take over before..." Yang Zhi asked half-questioningly, but was interrupted by Sun Tu quickly saying: "I never promised them that I would help Cai at all costs. The prefect is dealing with Yuan Tuiguan, not to mention the general who will not accept the emperor's orders." There was one thing that he couldn't say in public. He didn't have the slightest fondness for Cai Jing. Since the current prefect of Jiangzhou was his son, naturally he didn't like it. Maybe he died for it.
After a moment of astonishment, Yang Zhi took the lead and smiled bitterly: "So I say, Sanlang, you are more suitable to be an official in the court than us. Such thoughts are indeed beyond my control." For straight-tempered people like them, as long as they agree to others, even if No matter how difficult it is, he will try his best to do it. Only now does he realize that this is not the case in the officialdom.
Luda also understood
He came, but he just smiled and said nothing. He really didn't have a good impression of Cai Jing and his ilk. On the contrary, he had some admiration for Yuan Tuiguan, who dared to be an enemy of the ninth son of the Cai family. It was only because of Sun Tu's friendship with him that he didn't say much. Now he is really Relax.
But Sun Tu's mood at this time was not as calm as he seemed on the surface, because he knew that he had been branded as being on the side of Prefect Cai, but it was hard to say what Yuan Wang's attitude would be towards him. According to the news he had heard before, the reason why the imperial court arranged its official dispatches so slowly this time was not only because the imperial court was overstaffed, but also because some people were obstructing it. Among these people, it was possible that There are friends of the same age as Yuan Wang in court.
So in a sense, Yuan Tuiguan, who is still in Tokyo and far away in Jiangzhou, may have regarded himself as an enemy. So the challenge of going to Jiangzhou to take up the post this time is really quite big.
While he was talking, the boatman outside the cabin shouted loudly: "Officials, Jiangzhou City is ahead!"
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In Jiangzhou City, in the government offices and official offices, a servant carefully came to the public house belonging to Yuan Wang, but did not dare to disturb his boss who was sitting in front of the case and writing something hard until he Finally he stopped writing, reached for the tea bowl and took a sip, and then said: "Master."
Yuan Wang raised his head when he heard the sound. There were two deep wrinkles on his thin black face, which gave people a mean and deep pressure. At this time, he frowned: "I have given instructions a long time ago whether it is public or private." , when you are in an official government office, you have to look like an official government office."
"Yes, I know my mistake." The servant trembled, but did not dare to look at his master. He lowered his head and said, "Officer."
"What's the matter?" Until then, Yuan Wangcai asked lightly.
"Prefect Cai sent an invitation, saying that there will be a banquet in Xunyang Tower tomorrow, and he would like to invite the officials to come with him, but I don't know who the officials are..."
"It's just some arty nonsense. It's of no use to the people, and it's of no use to me, Jiangzhou City. I rejected him on my behalf." Yuan Wang immediately shook his head and said.
The servant had already guessed that his master would react like this, so he wasn't too surprised. However, he didn't retreat. He just glanced at him with some hesitation. This made Yuan Wang frown again: "Why, is there anything else?"
"I just got the news that the new Honshu regiment coach Sun Tu, who just came from Tokyo recently, has arrived at Jiangzhou Pier. What are the officials' plans?"
"Does a mere warrior still want me to greet him?" Yuan Wang waved his hand again: "Ignore him."
"Then if Sun Tuanlian comes to visit today or tomorrow, can you invite him to see him?" The servant then asked the question that he really wanted to know the answer to.
But what he was waiting for was Yuan Wang's somewhat cold gaze, which made his heart tremble, and he could only retreat in disbelief.
It wasn't until Yuan Wang was the only one left in the room that he raised the corner of his mouth and revealed a sarcastic sneer: "Sun Tu, I heard that he caused a lot of trouble in Tokyo, but this Jiangzhou is different from other places. Since he is an official under me, he must be more at ease!"
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