In Luoyang Du Paradise.
The courtyard is deep and the vegetation is new.
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin walked side by side in the garden.
Fan Zuyu and Zhang Yue had been friends since they were young, but now they have broken off their friendship and cannot communicate with each other.
As for Guo Lin, who is under Sima Guang's sect, if he also opposes the new law, will he also sever ties with him in the future?
There are also brothers Su Shi and Su Che...
Zhang Yue felt that he was not of Wang Anshi's character, so in order to implement the new law, he fell out with all his old friends.
In the past, I could avoid this issue, but if I go to Beijing this time, my position will gradually become clearer, and I'm afraid I won't have a choice by then.
No matter whether he is poor or rich, Senior Brother Guo will always treat him the same, but he does not want to lose a close friend like him because of his political opinions.
Zhang Yue was asking himself through Fan Zuyu's question, but he was also asking Guo Lin's thoughts.
After hearing Zhang Yue's words, Guo Lin was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know either."
Zhang Yue thought that Guo Lin was also opposed, but then Guo Lin said: "Junior brother, do you still remember when I was studying, I told you about the horse racing between Lord Zhao Xiang and Wang Ziqi?"
Zhang Yue said: "Remember."
Guo Lin showed a pleased smile: "Yes, at that time, King Zhao Xiang learned horse racing from Wang Ziqi, but he couldn't beat Wang Ziqi. King Zhao Xiang asked Wang Ziqi, if there are any tricks you don't know that you haven't taught me."
"Zi Qi said, the teaching is done, but it is not used properly. This horse racing means that the horse is placed on the cart and the people's hearts are attuned to the horse, so that the horse can run fast. But the king only wants to catch up with the minister's horse and puts his heart into it. I focused on the outcome of the battle with my ministers and forgot that the people’s hearts were on the horse, so I lost.”
"So, junior brother, I think that for you, what most people in the world say is right or wrong is not that important, as long as your heart is in the matter. Senior brother will always be on your side no matter what."
Zhang Yue nodded when he heard this, thinking that his senior brother was his senior brother and would always support him.
That night Zhang Yue stayed in the temple and chatted with Guo Lin.
Luoyang is the stronghold of the old party, and most of the public opinion here mainly criticizes the new law.
Guo Lin talked about the shortcomings of the reform as far as he knew, and Zhang Yue listened to them one by one. The two chatted until midnight.
Zhang Yue looked at the moonlight outside the monk's room.
Zhang Mao let himself know about Yingzhou. Zhang Yue was not surprised. He could foresee it in advance and even guessed that it was probably Lu Huiqing's good idea.
Lu Huiqing was worried that he would return to the court to oppose the market change law, and at the same time he was also afraid that he would one day replace Ai's position of power, so he resorted to tricks in this matter.
But when I think of Guo Lin's words, my heart is on the horse.
What is the heart on the horse?
Don't focus on competition or things that consume you, but focus on what matters most right now.
The next day Zhang Yue said goodbye to Guo Lin and set off.
Along the way, Zhang Yue sometimes felt that the emperor would suddenly issue an imperial edict asking him to go directly to Yingzhou to take up his post. But Zhang Yue had been prepared earlier. The worst he could do was work in Yingzhou for another two or three years and return to Beijing.
But there was no news along the way.
Zhang Yue continued to travel to Beijing lightly, and his side servants were all together, and Ali Gu was almost at Yongxing Mansion.
I met Chen Mu of the same year at the inn. Chen Mu is now in charge of the Jingxi Prison and is inspecting the place.
Chen Mu told Zhang Yue the news that the Khitan army was approaching the border. The emperor had urgently summoned Han Jiang and Chen Shengzhi returned to the capital.
Zhang Yue asked Chen Mu what strategies he had to resist the Khitan. The other party advocated uniting with Goryeo to deal with the Khitan threat.
Goryeo was originally a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, but the Liao Kingdom sent troops to Goryeo three times. Goryeo asked Song for help, but Song ignored it.
In the end, Goryeo regarded Liao as Zhengshuo.
Chen Mu's intention was to contact Goryeo and suppress the Liao Kingdom.
Zhang Yue wrote down this and told Chen Mu that he planned to use this to advise the emperor to control Liao.
Chen Mu expressed that he could serve as an envoy to Goryeo.
On a certain day in May.
In a tea shop, Lu Huiqing was drinking tea.
Lu Huiqing is low-key and cautious, and does not like to show off in public. He has been drinking tea at this teahouse for many years since he was an official, and never revealed his identity as an official.
There are many scholars in this teahouse, and Lu Huiqing can hear a lot of new things from them.
Lu Huiqing and Lu Wenqing were having tea in the tea shop, but they heard two scholars chatting at the table next to Lu Huiqing: "I recently heard that there are several official nicknames in the court."
"Oh, which officials are they?"
"These nicknames are all related to the Chu people from Fujian. The person who gave this nickname was Liu Yu from Chu. However, one day when he met Wang Xianggong, he laughed at his name and said that it was Liu Yu. It’s worthless if you take it apart.”
The other party touched his hands and laughed loudly, and Lu Huiqing also smiled at the side.
"Liu Zong also retorted and said to Anshi, 'If you lose a daughter, you will become a loser. If you don't have a daughter, you will be jealous. If you have sex, you will be confused. If you go to the neck, you will be calm by mistake.'"
The two laughed, and Lu Huiqing shook her head when she heard the other party mocking Wang Anshi.
"So it's said that the person Liu Ban ridiculed is the censor Cai Que?"
"Cai Chizheng?"
The other party laughed and said: "Yes, Liu Ye mocked Cai Chue as an 'upside-down clam'. Why? This clam is produced in Fujian, and it is called 'shell cabbage' upside down. Isn't this the same pronunciation as 'Que Cai'?" "
Another person laughed and said: "This Liu Fan's mouth is really poisonous."
The other party smiled and said: "There is one more person, and that is Lu Huiqing, who is newly worshiping the Grand Duke."
Lu Wenqing started to make trouble after hearing this, but Lu Huiqing stretched out her hand to stop it.
Lu Huiqing listened carefully to what the two said about him, and the other party said: "The nickname given to Mr. Lu is Wang Jingliang. This man likes to comment on the appearance of the ministers all day long. One day he met Mr. Lu and saw that he was thin and thin. , and danced while speaking, and made many gestures, so it was called 'Speaking of the Truth'."
Maliu is a monkey. He said that Lu Huiqing was like a monkey jumping up and down.
After the two of them finished speaking, they laughed together, and another person said: "Lu Huiqing has only been a Hanlin bachelor for two months, and he is now worshiping the prime minister. It is really unscrupulous to slander him. His reputation in official circles is not very good."
After saying this, he saw a curtain opened and a middle-aged man stepped out.
He said to the two of them: "Have you met Lu Xianggong?"
The two shook their heads together, and the other party said seriously: "Since I have never seen it, how can I take what I hear from hearsay seriously? I tell you, this Lu Xianggong is a highly valued figure in the official family. He is a scholar and then a prime minister, and he entrusts the country and the country to him. This Xianggong Lu has the heart of the world and is determined to hold the position, but he has no intention of seeking power. Such people can be called extraordinary men who are respected by the people and admired by all parties."
The two stood up at the same time and said: "I made a mistake!"
The other party said: "I am not as talented as Lu Xianggong in case, but I admire him endlessly, but when I see you slandering me like this, I can't bear to tell you directly. Please don't say these things again in the future, so as not to make people laugh."
"Yes Yes."
After listening to each other's long speech, the two felt bored and left immediately.
The person who just advised them was Lu Huiqing.
Lu Wenqing was listening and didn't know what to say, but saw Lu Huiqing turn around and say to him: "Since Wang Jingliang likes to comment on ministers and ministers, let the Kaifeng Mansion capture him and put him in prison!"
Lu Wenqing said that he turned around and left.
After Lu Huiqing finished giving instructions, he saw a copper basin nearby for washing his face and wiping his hands. He stood in front of the water basin and took a closer look at his appearance, then said to the attendant: "Do you think I look like Ma Liu, my husband?"
The attendant dared not speak.
At this time, another attendant came in and said: "Mr. Zhang Duzhi has arrived in Beijing!"
