The sound of night leaks outside the palace wall was particularly clear.
In the academy, the night wind stirred up the unswept fallen leaves in the courtyard, making a rustling sound. The bright palace lanterns outline the shadows of several large locust trees on the gray bricks.
The palace walls on all sides of the Academy were built extraordinarily tall to prevent anyone from eavesdropping on the secret area, but only the old locust tree broke through the fate of the other locust trees, breaking through the walls and pressing directly against the eaves of the palace.
As the night wind picked up, Zhang Yue breathed in the refreshing air and watched the stars in the sky become brighter and brighter tonight, as if the lights in a palace were reflected on the sky.
Zhang Yue thought of the ancients using stars as metaphors for people. According to his current status, he wonders which star in the sky it is?
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue smiled mockingly to himself. This was certainly a superstition, but he had already traveled through time, so what could be a bigger superstition than this.
Zhang Yue looked at the extremely bright stars in the night sky and the endless bright lights in the deep palace, and was unconsciously intoxicated. At this moment, it was as if a star next to Ziwei Star suddenly became brighter, and even overshadowed Ziwei Star in an instant. of light.
Zhang Yue was surprised. Half an hour later, the star's light gradually dimmed.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, if he hadn't been dazzled just now, he didn't know what Qin Tianjian was thinking. Zhang Yue shook his head. The ancients compared Ziweixing to the emperor star, but isn't it Beta Ursa Minor? Don't talk so mysteriously, okay?
As for the change of starlight, it is probably a variable star or a Dyson sphere?
Zhang Yue didn't know why, but felt that it was a first-class omen.
At this time, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside the Bachelor's Academy and asking, "Who is locking himself up here?"
Zhang Yue's expression changed slightly, locking the hostel is not a secret, what else is there? But when he saw the guards stationed outside the door, no one dismissed him.
But after hearing this man calling the door repeatedly, Yang Hui got up from his chair and walked to the door. The chamberlain from the Medicine Supervisory Office was also alarmed and walked out of the door and said: "Who is so bold and dares to ask someone to lock the dormitory?"
The other party said: "Asshole, I am the supervisor of the Zhou Dynasty, why can't I ask?"
Hearing the other party's name, the chamberlain of the Royal Medical Supervisor was surprised and said: "It turns out to be the Zhou Neijian, disrespectful, disrespectful, tonight it is Zhang Yue, a bachelor of the Duanming Palace, and Yang Huixuo, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy!"
The person outside the wall responded and then left carelessly. Zhang Yue and Yang Hui watched each other reveal the news.
Yang Hui said calmly to Zhang Yue: "This week the eunuch is serving the Empress Dowager. In the past, he often asked questions when he stayed in the dormitory."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, it turns out that this is the so-called 'rules are meant to be broken'.
Yang Hui, completely sleepless, said to Zhang Yue, "Why don't you drink a cup of royal wine to warm yourself up all night long?"
The emperor gave a reward to every Hanlin scholar who stayed in the dormitory. This time, he paid tribute to two prime ministers. In addition to royal wine, Yang Hui also received the gift of cinnamon and pepper, and three hundred guan of money.
Afterwards, Zhang Yue also wanted to pay Yang Hui a brushstroke fee.
However, after the refinancing fee reform, this money will be shared equally.
Zhang Yue and Yang Hui each had a drink. Zhang Yue didn't dare to drink more for fear of misunderstanding, but Yang Hui kept drinking.
Yang Hui said to Zhang Yue: "Du Zhi, while there is still an hour before dawn, I will tell you what is in my heart."
"There is a saying in Bai Juyi's Prime Minister's Letter: 'Those who help the time are the way; those who practice the way are the powers; those who support the power are the favors. Therefore, to get the position, one cannot live without his power for a day, and cannot live without his favor for a day. But then take it. To gain power, there is skill; to seek favor, there is method.'"
"I have the Tao and the power, but I don't have favor. Therefore, reaching this position in this life is the ultimate, but if you don't do it tomorrow, you can do a lot after Xuan Ma!"
…
Wuchong Mansion is located in the outer city of Jinliang Bridge, but early this morning, I saw that Kaifeng Mansion mobilized many officers and soldiers to fill the road with sand. At the moment when the road was paved, everyone in the Wu family seemed to know something.
Whenever an official pays homage to the Prime Minister, he must conduct his duties with utmost courtesy, filling sand and paving the road from his private residence to the palace.
The officers, soldiers and civilians of Kaifeng Prefecture spread bags of sand on the ground, poured water on it, and finally used something like a dustpan to compact the road.
Seeing the scene of filling the sand and paving the road, Li Taijun, Wu Anshi, Wu Anchi and the whole family of the Wu family were all overjoyed to congratulate Wu Chong.
When Wu Chong saw this scene, he was also in a trance for a long time. He was silent for a moment, raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his eyes.
On the side, Li Taijun said to Wu Chong with a smile on his face: "I heard that Sanlang was also locked in the palace last night!"
A smile appeared on Wu Chong's face and he said, "What a good son-in-law."
"Prepare the car to enter the palace!"
Hundreds of people from the Wu mansion came out to see him off, and Wu Chong slowly boarded the car with the support of Wu Anshi and Wu Anzhi.
After Wu Chong got into the car, he glanced back at the Wu Mansion, waved to Li Taijun and lowered the curtain, and then the carriage slowly moved forward on the sand-covered street, the wheels ran over the sand embankment, and the horses' hooves lifted up and down. Covered with thick mud.
People along the way stopped and looked at the moving vehicles.
Wu Chong sat in the carriage with his hands on his knees and slowly closed his eyes, his long beard trembling slightly with the ups and downs of the carriage.
…
Zhang Yue, who was dozing at his desk in the palace, suddenly noticed something and immediately sat up.
It turns out that by the time I took a nap, it was already dawn.
Zhang Yue took a deep breath and listened to the clear and sweet chirping of birds. He opened the window and saw several birds standing on the branches in the courtyard and singing towards him, as if announcing good news.
The fog gradually dissipated, and the red sun broke out from the east, shining on a round pond under the tree. This scene of skylight and cloud shadow reminded Zhang Yue of the half-acre square pond in the preschool in his hometown county.
"Bachelor Zhang, the courtyard gate has been opened!"
The servant of the Royal Medicine Academy reported to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue dressed up again and walked to the courtyard gate, while Yang Hui also sent Zhang Yue to the courtyard gate.
According to the rules, Yang Hui had to wait until the court meeting was over before he could leave the academy.
When they arrived at the gate of the Academy, Zhang Yue and Yang Hui bowed to each other, and Yang Hui said: "Du Zhi, don't forget what I said to you last night."
Zhang Yue said: "Yes, I remember it."
After saying this, Zhang Yue walked out of the courtyard, only to see that a sand embankment had been paved from the courtyard gate to the main hall. Only the prime minister could walk on the sand embankment, and no one else dared to step on it.
Everyone in the palace on the left and right side avoided the road and saluted. In order to be courteous to all officials, although the governance was still a little bad, it did not prevent Zhang Yue from acting calmly.
There were Zhu officials on the left and right in front of him, and Zhang Yue stepped forward, the soles of his boots scraping against the sand embankment.
Zhang Yue thought of the allusion of "Shahe Keshe" when Zhang Dexianggong paid homage to the prime minister. Could it be that it refers to today.
Zhang Yue looked around and saw that the sun was shining brightly. He was still young and it was the time to make great achievements. It was "the embankment is built on the sand with Zhuyi Yin, and the rich youth is still in his forties".
In front of the palace gate, the officials from the Yushitai said to the officials who entered the court: "Yesterday the courtyard was locked and all the officials went to the Wende Hall to listen. The prime minister and privy ministers do not need to go!"
After hearing this, all the officials went to the Wende Hall. When Wang Lian and Yuan Jiang entered the palace, they looked around to find Zhang Yue in the crowd, but after looking for a long time, there was no sign of Zhang Yue.
From the sand embankment outside the city to the palace gate, Wang Lian, Yuan Jiang and others guessed that the person worshiping the prime minister might not be Zhang Yue or others could not tell.
Just as everyone was guessing, the officials walked to the Wende Hall.
Looking at the box covered with embroidery on the ma'an next to the throne of the Golden Palace, there is the ma'an edict announced today.
I wonder who is being worshiped in Ma Zhao?
ps: Paving roads with sand was a great gift only for ministers in the Tang Dynasty, but it seems not to have been used in the Song Dynasty because it was suspected of leaking the secrets of the Suoyuan. But it’s necessary for the plot.
