The snow in winter has completely melted, and the spring rain is unrestrained and silent.
In mid-March, as Jurchen finally withdrew from Taiyuan to the north, the country that had experienced a lot of pain also woke up from this sudden blow. In Bianliang City, the changes in the upper levels of the political situation are bit by bit, just like the ice water after thawing in this spring, gradually converging from a trickle into a mighty river. Incentives are being implemented at this time.
In this war, officials, troops, and various awards and awards have been determined and implemented. Inside and outside the capital, the preferential treatment and pensions for the many deceased have also been announced and implemented one by one. The officialdom in the capital is turbulent and solemn. Some corrupt officials have been investigated and punished at this time. At least for the ordinary people in the capital at this time, and even the scholars and students, because of the pain brought by the Jurchen south, the court of the Wu Dynasty is in the process of being punished. Re-cleaning and cheering up, piece by piece, is gratifying and moving.
The political situation was cleared, and the capital was besieged all winter. At this time, a large number of merchants and tourists from south to north poured in. For a time, the atmosphere in the entire capital was full of vitality. The literati still held poetry meetings, and most of the themes became the spirit of courage and perseverance after knowing shame, interspersed with accusatory poems that criticized the cruelty of Jurchen, like beasts, pigs and dogs. There are also some great literati who wrote articles eloquently and eloquently, detailing the difference between humans and animals, and demonstrating that the Jurchen Tartars were barbaric, contrary to the principles of nature and human relations, and would die sooner or later, and when they spread among the literati circles, they could not help but make people emotional. , The blood is boiling, and people are willing to praise this public and this Weng's sharp words.
This is the situation in the capital in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the upper-level officialdom, people with discerning eyes know it. A huge storm has been brewing for a long time and is about to break out. This is a battle related to whether the courtiers who have made great achievements in the defense of the city can reach the sky in one step. One is the old forces such as Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Wang Hao, and the other is the emperor who has finally found the best opportunity after being reused for several years. Li, Qin Erxiang. Once this hurdle is over. The power of the two prime ministers will be truly stabilized, and they will become giants capable of confronting Cai Jing and Tong Guan head-on.
The brewing of this storm has caused a large number of officials to act in private, either seeking to protect themselves, or choosing to stand in line, even if they are minor officials in the court. More or less affected, know the seriousness of the matter.
Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng are two of them.
As friends of teachers and teachers, the starting point for both of them is not too high. With a little relationship at home or their own business, they are now one in the Ministry of Household and the other in the Ministry of Personnel. As a small official, recently, I have been surrounded by a large number of political insiders from time to time, including Ning Yi.
In the capital, the point of connection between the political situation and the people is often the Qinglou Chuguan like the Fanlou. Officials came to Fanlou, occasionally revealed something, and then passed it to the homes of wealthy people from the upper classes through the news channel of the brothel. Most of these news are ambiguous, some are true and some false, and Yu and Chen occasionally come here. Talk about these things.
"... Two days earlier, Wu Rui Camp outside the city, Wu Zhuangyuan Luo Shengzhou went to take over. In less than an hour, he was seriously injured and was driven out in a disheartened manner. Now the Ministry of War is dealing with this matter. The Ministry of Personnel also intervened. Others don't know. , I know. That Wu Rui Camp is Qin Shaoqian's army under General Qin, and Li Heng is also in it... To be honest. Doing it like this, Li Heng is not smart."
In the small courtyard where Master Fanlou is located, Chen Sifeng lowered his voice and was talking about this matter. The teacher frowned and poured tea for him: "Is there any problem now?"
"Luo Shengzhou belongs to Tan Zhen, how could Mr. Tan's face be saved if something like this happened. And at this time, the wind inside and outside the capital was very tight, especially the Ministry of War, which is now the top priority. This matter must be strictly investigated, Wu Ruiying has made great achievements in defending the city, and is unruly, maybe the Prince of Tongjun will be disturbed."
Yu Hezhong said: "After all, Liheng has no official status. In the past, he used to look at him and act like a chivalrous man. At this time, it is inevitable to ignore it. Alas, it is hard to say..."
The two usually did not have much contact with Ning Yi. Although they were old friends from childhood because of their teachers, in fact, they were simply not up to the level of characters that Ning Yi came into contact with in Beijing. Or the reputation of the first talented person, or the contacts with the right minister, or the possession of such a huge business system as Zhuji. The teacher is obsessed with the heart, and he often interacts with the two, but Ning Yi is not. If it is not necessary, he doesn't even look for a teacher, let alone Yu and Chen. Therefore, when it comes to Ning Yi's troubles at this time, the two of them may have a somewhat sit-and-see attitude in their hearts, but of course, there is no malicious intent.
The teacher asked, "What happened in the barracks?"
Chen Sifeng shook his head: "I'm not very clear on how Luo Shengzhou was injured. However, you don't have to worry too much, Master, although Liheng is related to Wu Ruiying, he is not the real chief officer. Ask him to take on such a big role."
After all, he didn't know very well about Wu Ruiying. He said that it might have something to do with Ning Yi. After thinking about it carefully, at this critical moment, how could Ning Yi shake such a big thing. Afterwards, a few people changed the subject and talked about some other gossip, such as the recent activities of Tang Ke and other masters and the faction, the kind of teachers that seemed to be neglected, the gathering of the big bosses under Cai Jing, and so on.
The teacher is well-informed, but it is impossible to know everything. At this time, after hearing about Wu Ruiying, she is somewhat worried, and it is impossible for her to go to Ning Yi and ask about it. A few days later, it was learned from several generals that the matter of Wu Rui Camp had been resolved, and Li Bingwen, a close associate of Tong Guan, personally took over the Wu Rui Camp. This time, there was finally no trouble.
The matter of Luo Shengzhou's serious injury was also inquired during this period.
"...Then Luo Shengzhou was born in Wu Zhuangyuan, and he prided himself on his high martial arts skills. When he went to Wu Rui Camp, he wanted to use force to suppress people, but ended up fighting with people in the army... In the first round, both of them were bare-handed, Luo Shengzhou knocked the other down to the ground, The weapons used in the second battle were the soldiers from the Wu Rui Battalion who came out from the mountain of corpses and blood. It was so annoying. It was said that the two sides had changed swords, and they were both seriously injured..."
The general who came over talked about the Wu Rui Camp, although it was simple. But it was also thrilling, and then it was unexpectedly added by the teacher: "As for the Ning Yi in your mouth, it is the one from Zhuji, I have heard some things."
"Huh?" The teacher widened his eyes.
The general was also quite proud of being able to perform in front of the teacher: "It was said that Luo Shengzhou entered the Wu Rui camp. Although he was a little overwhelmed and ended up in disgrace, he was, after all, a trusted confidant of Master Tan, and the only ones who fought against him were mere mortals. A soldier. After the serious injury of the surnamed Luo, Wu Ruiying couldn't take his breath. He couldn't swallow it. The Ministry of War had to use military law to deal with the soldier strictly. I heard that Luo Shengzhou also said that he must kill the soldier. A few days ago, it was Ning Liheng from Zhuji who came forward and found a lot of connections. The one who begged grandpa to tell grandma also asked a few adults to come forward and finally save the soldier..."
"In private, I also heard that Luo Shengzhou used some means, but until now, after all, nothing has happened." The general said, "Speaking of which, this Mr. Ning is a mere soldier. He came forward and ran like this, and finally When things are done, there is the style of ancient knights. I also admire it. At this time, Prince Tong has come forward to take over, so there will be no more trouble. "
The other party said so, after figuring out the ins and outs, the teacher felt something wrong in his heart. At this time, in the changing situation in Beijing, the left minister Li Gang wanted to take the position, and Cai Jing and Tong Guan wanted to stop it. It's the most talked about thing. For the lower class people, they like to see traitorous officials slumped. The drama of the high-ranking loyal minister was in the years when Li Gang was the prime minister. The character is upright and upright, and the public reputation is quite good. Cai Jing and others form a party for personal profit. Everyone knows that in this political struggle, although it is rumored that Cai, Tong and others are going to deal with Li Xiang, Li Gang's upright and upright style makes the other party unable to do so. At the next entrance, although all kinds of documents were flying around in the hall, there was almost no participation in Li Gang's impeachment. When others talked about this, they all felt a little joyful.
After Li Gang was the way of masters, and after crossing the way of masters, Qin Siyuan's figure appeared in the eyes of many people. The Qin family was divided, with both good and bad, but in general, Wu Ruiying defeated Guo Yaoshi in Xia Village, and Qin Shao and Taiyuan died, which makes the Qin family still quite optimistic. But... Since he is so optimistic, why is it so troublesome that Liheng wants to give a little soldier a head start
She has been in the news circle in the capital for so many years, and she already has some skills that have not been touched by the autumn wind. Every major event, party dispute, and intrigue in Beijing will not be accurately reflected in the news system of Fanlou at the first time, but in the chaotic and complicated news, as long as you have the heart, you can always make sense of something like this Such clues come.
In the next two or three days, in various news, she felt even more uneasy. During this Jurchen invasion, the eldest son of the Qin family died, and the second son was now deprived of military power. Could it be that this knife in this chaotic vortex was going to cut the right to the prime minister's head
That night, she met her mother Li Yun, and while chatting, she heard Li's mother say: "Ning Liheng's Weaving Yan Building, it's better to sell it to me."
Li Shishi was stunned: "What?"
Ning Yi founded Zhuji, and the restaurants opened one by one. This Zhiyan Building is one of the restaurants in Beijing. Li Yun glanced at her: "I don't know very well, but I just overheard someone say that, it seems that Zhiyanlou was given to someone else, since you don't know it, or it's fake. Well, you recently Didn't find him?"
The teacher's eyes were puzzled, and he said in his mouth: "He is too busy, and I can't always look for him. Besides, Fanlou and Zhuji..." When she said this, she remembered the decision made by Li's mother at the beginning of the year. In the publicity and collection of war deeds, Mama Li did not let Fanlou cooperate, and although she did not stop Shishi and others from helping, in fact, she had an attitude of staying out of the way. Thinking of this, the teacher looked at her and said, "Mom, could it be that you... guessed it long ago..."
"Guess what?" Li Yun blinked.
"Guess... the right phase loses power..."
"How do I know." Li Yun hesitated for a moment, "However, you are also guessing about this? I only recently felt that the wind was a little wrong. If it is true, your enemy is preparing to retreat to the south... It's a pity. , Laoshen has always felt that he is really a powerful character."
The teacher fell silent, Li Yun looked at her for a while, and comforted: "You don't have to think too much, officialdom is not so simple, no one can say who the winner is until the end. Then Ning Liheng knows the inside story. There are definitely more than you and me, if you are really curious, just go to him and ask, why is it difficult."
The teacher nodded.
this night. She was thinking about this in the room, but all kinds of thoughts came one after another. Strangely, what she cared about was not the loss of power from the Right Prime Minister. The thought circling in her mind was always Mama Li's words, "Your enemy is preparing to retreat to the south." If in the past. When Mama Li said this, she naturally had many ways to go back, but at this moment, she suddenly realized that she cared about this very much.
Could he be leaving
In retrospect, the reunion with Ning Yi. Until now, the relationship between the two is actually a bit strange, chewed carefully, and even has some unreal taste. They sound like old acquaintances. But even when I was young, I didn't have much contact. After the reunion, at first she regarded him as a man who had no skills and entered the family. Later, she gradually discovered the strangeness in it. He wrote well in poetry and was the number one talent in Jiangning. The temperament is also strange. Getting along, there is no feeling of being with Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng.
Later he came to the capital, he went to Shandong. He slaughtered the bandits in Liangshan, cooperated with the Right Prime Minister's Mansion for disaster relief, and attacked the grain gentry. He has been chased and killed by the Green Forest people, but no one could succeed, and then the Jurchen went south. He went out of the city and went to the battlefield, and in the end he died. But she has done great things... In fact, she has not fully accepted that she has such a powerful friend, and suddenly. He may be leaving.
All this is not without clues. His temperament has always been relatively straightforward. The bandits from Liangshan came to his house to kill people. He went straight to him and annihilated Liangshan. The people from Lulin came to kill him. The tyrants and wealthy merchants stockpiled food and harmed people, and the power was so great that he was still not afraid at all. When the Jurchen invaded the south, he also faced the danger. When we met last time, when he talked about Taiyuan, there was a bit of frustration in his tone. By this time, if the Right Prime Minister's Mansion really lost power, it would not be a strange thing for him to choose to leave.
But suddenly... he was leaving...
In the recent period of time, the situation in Beijing has changed, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see clearly. He is obviously running everywhere. Since the Lantern Festival, the two have not met. That night, holding the quilt, she suddenly thought: If he wants to leave, will he come and tell her
Then she felt that their relationship was not as good as she thought.
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The quiet night gradually passed.
While a large number of people are watching from outside the chaotic vortex, some are struggling in a difficult situation.
The next day was the eighteenth day of March in the fourteenth year of Jinghan. In the residence of the right prime minister, all kinds of trees and plants were sprouting new green branches and buds, flowers were blooming, and spring was in full bloom.
In the afternoon, a large number of soldiers and officials who announced the decree entered the prime minister's mansion. Due to the various accusations, participation in the impeachment and the turbulent civil debate, Zhou Zhe had no choice but to ask the three divisions to jointly try a series of cases during Qin Siyuan's period as prime minister. Make him clear.
After some twists and turns, the command of Wu Rui Camp has been taken over by Tong Guanyi.
Then on this day, Qin Siyuan went to prison.
When Ning Yi stepped into the prime minister's mansion, there was not much sadness in the right prime minister's mansion. The old lady of the Qin family, who had fallen a few days earlier because of Qin Shaohe's death, was in charge of the affairs of the house, instructing the servants and relatives to pack up and leave at any time, and when Qin Shaoqian was so angry that he wanted to make trouble, she was also The usually kind old lady, holding a cane, stopped him sharply.
In order to prevent the situation on this day, it would be unfair to say that the staff of the Right Prime Minister's Office did not act. When they realized that the crisis was coming, everyone including Ning Yi had already done a lot of things in private, trying to change it. But since realizing that the origin of this matter came from a high-ranking emperor, everyone was psychologically prepared for the futility of the matter.
Including the old lady.
"... He (Qin Siyuan) has served the country and the people all his life, and he has a clear conscience. Now that the emperor lets him go, then we'll be fine... The Wu Dynasty established the country and didn't kill scholars and officials. He made great contributions to the country, and they had to let him go. "
That's what the gray-haired old woman said. ()
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