On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Tokyo, Jiying Hall.
Although there has been no good news all year, this does not delay Zhao Ji from holding the annual New Year's Day banquet.
Zhao Ji is a very forgetful person. He lost Daming Mansion just two days ago, but now he has already forgotten about it.
Outside Jiying Palace, Yousi had already set up a mountain tower outside the palace courtyard, as well as a group of immortals composed of palace maids and eunuchs. He also found some people to form a sixth tribute group, and nine dragons and five phoenixes were built above the palace. To celebrate the wonderful scene, Tokyo Jiaofang arranged for musicians and singers to sing congratulations in its side hall. The entire Jiying Hall is decorated with lanterns and colorful curtains, and is full of embroidered curtains, just like a fairyland on earth.
When the time was almost up, there were eunuchs singing and drinking at the entrance of the palace, and the officials were divided into two teams and walked in slowly from outside the palace.
The first person on the right is Tong Guan. He is tall and heroic, representing the number one military attache. Tong Guan just returned to Tokyo last night.
In fact, Tong Guan could have come back a long time ago, but he learned about the fall of Daming Mansion halfway and was worried that the emperor would be angry with him, so he deliberately delayed two days, waiting for the emperor's anger to subside before he came back for the first day of the Lunar New Year banquet.
The first person on the left is Cai You, who looks proud. You can see him holding his hands behind his back, holding out his official belly, and taking official steps. Behind him is Cai Jing, the old prime minister with white hair and beard, holding a cane.
According to his official position, Cai You is only a young master now and is not qualified to be at the top of the civil service, let alone stand in front of his father Cai Jing.
But now that Cai You was favored, the emperor asked him to replace Wang Fu and handle some affairs. Wang Fu was the prime minister and the head of the officials. Although Cai You was not formally appointed, everyone acquiesced.
Cai Youna is notoriously petty, and now that he has been offended, if he really becomes Yuan Zai from now on, he will be looking for death now.
But everyone smiled and looked at Cai You and Cai Jing, the father and son, with very playful smiles. The father and son were at odds with each other. This was a big drama.
"Old man, you are about to be buried, why do you come to join in the fun?"
Cai You walked slowly and said to Cai Jing behind him, his voice had no respect and even some contempt.
"Although I am old, it is still early for me to be buried!"
Cai Jing said slowly.
"Hmph, I think you're about to die!"
Cai You's eyes turned cold.
"When did you learn to read faces?"
Cai Jing replied lukewarmly.
"Didn't you just learn this? I think you are about to be buried!"
Cai You laughed and said.
"Why do you have to do this?"
Cai Jing looked at Cai You in front of him. He was a bipolar man. What a nice talk, but Cai You insisted on becoming his enemy and insisted on fighting between father and son.
"Because you, old man, are blocking the road. If you go back to your hometown to retire, I won't make things difficult for you! You are already so old, what's the point of hanging on?"
Cai You looked at Cai Jing and said.
"As long as you promise not to embarrass your brothers, it's not impossible for me to return to my hometown!"
Cai Jing opened his mouth and said, his face became a little older when he said this. He was a person who was obsessed with power. With his career ups and downs at such a young age, power had already become one with him.
But now Cai Jing wants to give up. He is older and cannot compare to young people. If Cai You is really for the Cai family, then give it to him.
"I promise!"
Cai You readily agreed.
"You remember to submit your resignation tomorrow, and I will approve it directly! As for the emperor, I will help you find a good interface! Well... tomorrow is too late, otherwise you can resign in person today!"
Cai You said immediately.
"Are you serious?"
Cai Jing looked at Cai You, and the old-fashioned look on his body disappeared in an instant, and he turned into the powerful Grand Master Cai again.
"Of course I'm serious!"
Cai You looked at Cai Jing coldly.
Cai Jing ignored Cai You. He knew best how despicable and shameless Cai You was. What he said had no credibility. His willingness to agree so readily was obviously a lie.
"Old man, please think carefully, I will only promise you this once."
Cai You sneered and said, now that his power has surpassed that of Cai Jing, he no longer has to worry about anything.
Cai You deliberately slowed down the pace, and the officials behind him could only follow slowly. They all knew that Cai You was deliberately humiliating Cai Jing.
"Hundred officials enter the palace!"
The eunuch shouted again.
Cai You and Tong Guan led the civil and military officials into the palace.
Although Jiying Hall is large, it cannot accommodate so many officials. Only then did all the famous officials from Tokyo come, totaling nearly a thousand people.
If you want to enter the main hall, you must be at least an official of the third rank or above. As for those below the third rank, you can only sit in the side hall, and those below the fifth rank can only sit in the corridors on both sides. These people can't even see the emperor.
Among the officials who entered the main hall, there was an unusual one, and that was Sun Li. Sun Li, who was still a fifth-rank Zhongwei doctor, was granted permission to enter the inner hall, and his seat was very close to the front, just below several Taiwei.
The law of the Song Dynasty stipulates that those who have reached the third rank of civil and military affairs should wear purple, those who have reached the fifth rank should wear scarlet, and those who have reached the ninth rank should wear green.
Among the group of purple-robed officials, there was a scarlet-robed official mixed in. He was quite eye-catching. Many people looked at Sun Li and secretly thought that the Song Dynasty God of War was really favored.
The officials who entered the inner hall sat down under the guidance of the chamberlain, and everyone's eyes were focused on Sun Li.
"This must be the God of War Sun Li! How many times did you defeat Liangshanbo and regain three cities?"
Cai You looked at Sun Li and asked, his tone still condescending.
"Back to Prime Minister Cai, the last general is Sun Li. As for the war, Sun Li is ashamed and failed to capture Liangshanbo."
Sun Li had long heard that Cai You was arrogant, domineering, and petty-minded. How could he dare to neglect him? He quickly clasped his fists and saluted.
"You still have some ability, but I am lacking someone to drive you, so why not join me and regain Daming Mansion in a few months?"
Cai You said with a smile. He read the word Damingfu very loudly and glanced at Cai Jing. Liang Zhongshu was Cai Jing's man. The loss of Damingfu just meant that Cai Jing was old and useless.
"this……"
Sun Li glanced at Tong Guan, the leader on his side, with some embarrassment. He was a military general, so naturally he did not dare to deviate from the military system at will.
"Tong Xiang, what do you think?"
When Cai You saw Sun Li looking at Tong Guan, he looked at Tong Guan without restraint and asked.
As soon as these words came out, the group of civil servants on the left and the group of military attachés on the right sat at attention, staring at their noses and noses, not daring to breathe.
Before Tong Guan came back, Cai You was in charge of the Privy Council, controlling the generals and the dispatch of troops and horses in the world. But now that Tong Guan is back, the affairs of the Privy Council will naturally be returned to Tong Guan.
Cai You blatantly wooed Sun Li in front of everyone, which clearly meant that he was not giving Tong Guan face and poaching Tong Guan.
Although Cai You is favored now and has a high and powerful position, the power of God is unpredictable. Over the years, many ministers have been favored. Not to mention, Wang Fu is favored enough. He has been promoted to eight levels in a row, all the way to the Yuan Dynasty. The position of Prime Minister makes him the head of hundreds of officials, which can be regarded as one person's inferiority and superiority to ten thousand people. However, the emperor directly demoted him to a common people with one word. Although he is still in Tokyo, he has long been destitute.
Nowadays, there are only two people in the Song Dynasty who can really be regarded as evergreens, Tong Guan and Cai Jing. Cai Jing has had ups and downs, but Tong Guan's position has been as stable as Mount Tai over the years. This honor and favor cannot be compared to Cai You.
