When the old servant of Prime Minister Lu saw Ding Wei coming, he hurriedly went out to greet him. Lu Yijian refused to go out to meet him. The servants like them naturally had to complete their affairs. It was the duty of servants to distract their master.
"Ding said Lord Ding is here, please come inside!" the old servant sang loudly, and many officials in the house looked sideways outside the house.
Lu Yijian sat high on the Diaoyutai, with a cold light in his eyes, and whispered to his colleagues: "It's okay for me to leave on my own, but I'm a little worried if the court falls into the hands of traitors someday!"
Ding said that since the previous dynasty, he has only been flattering the emperor blindly. In his eyes, the people's livelihood projects are not worth mentioning. Otherwise, the Epang Palace like Zhaoying Yuxu Palace would not exist, and the national money would be wasted. The people are in dire straits and cannot make a living. This dynasty has finally changed the old system and is in a state of chaos. .
When Zhao Heng came to power, many people were afraid of becoming a subject of subjugation. The country was in chaos at that time. The emperor was addicted to superstitious activities and engaged in construction. He built countless Taoist temples and went to war with the Liao Kingdom. If it hadn't been for the Miracle of Chanyuan If it's a draw, maybe they're all prisoners now, and they can still lead a peaceful life and guide the country.
Ding Wei was the treacherous minister among the treacherous ministers. Wang Qinruo Linte and others who had the same name as him had fallen and lost power, but he was still fighting on the front line. When the old servant sang his name, Lu Yijian's face sank and his eyelids drooped weakly. .
Youdao is a sympathizer, and although Lu Yijian usually works for the Queen Mother, they have completely opposite political views. Ding said that he wanted to get promoted to the Queen Mother, while Lu Yijian wanted to stabilize the court situation.
Everyone said that he was a clinger, which made his official reputation not perfect. He was also said to be a traitor to the outside world, but none of his colleagues knew that he was dedicated to serving the officialdom, sacrificing his reputation as a loyal member of the Lu family for generations. , Hard work pays off, and you bear the humiliation and bear the heavy burden!
Seeing Lu Yijian speaking indifferently, the rest of the people in the Lufu Hall were also full of passion, but their chests were weighed down like a stone and they had nowhere to vent. Some people beat their chests, others stamped their feet. There were sounds of slapping the table and handrails in the main hall. .
With these voices, Lu Yijian could retire peacefully. These voices were recognition of his years of patience and humiliation. After a long time, he said softly: "In the future, it will all depend on the work of Lie Quan. I can rest assured. You are a guest when you come. Lie Please go out with me to welcome me."
Lu Yijian walked to the door, followed by the ministers. Ding Wei had already reached the door of the main hall, and it felt like a confrontation between two groups of people inside and outside the house.
Lu Yijian bowed to Ding Wei like a spring breeze, and his eyes inadvertently glanced at the majestic Liang Chuan behind him. He thought to himself that Ding Wei was not afraid of anything, why did he bring a bodyguard here today? And did this bodyguard deliberately come to disgust me? Why was he dressed so festively, like a fool? .
Doesn't he know that today is the day he leaves?
When everyone saw Ding Wei, their displeasure was written directly on their faces. Ding Wei was not as knowledgeable as them. There were only a few ministers in the dynasty who could get into his eyes, and Lu Yijian was not one of them. These people, at most It's just jumping off the beam.
Everyone suddenly saw the young man following Ding Wei.
Legend has it that Ding Wei found a son-in-law. Could it be this young man?
Since Lei Yungong saw that Liang Chuan was a masterstroke, whether it was retrieving the official seal or solving the waste matter, he came up with a solution that even Ding Wei couldn't think of in less than a stick of incense, and solved the matter so perfectly. .
Lei Yungong was not an honest person. When he was having a banquet with his friends, he drank three glasses of wine. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he brought someone like Liang Chuan out. Those who were interested immediately took notice. No wonder Ding Wei recently volunteered to be a commander. It turned out that there was guidance from an expert behind his back.
It seems that this is the boy Lei Yungong is talking about!
It's just that why does this kid look a little stunned? It doesn't make sense. Such a smart person wears such inappropriate clothes on this occasion to ruin the scene?
Everyone looked at Liang Chuan. They originally thought it was a crouching dragon, but they didn't expect him to be dressed in fancy clothes, as if they were afraid that others wouldn't see him. Why was it different from what they imagined?
Someone said a few more words in Lu Yijian's ear. Lu Yijian was startled and looked at Liang Chuan's harmless face a few more times. Judging from the appearance, it was really not related to those actions.
"Master Ding is willing to give me the honor to see this old man off, which really makes the tent brighter. I am very grateful! We can also be regarded as colleagues in the three dynasties. Today, I will leave first. In the future, I can rely on you to stabilize the situation of the court and help me." Song, please contribute more!”
Ding Wei knew that he was just talking politely. Their group was the most vicious when it came to fighting among themselves, talking about the camaraderie of colleagues. However, he still forced a smile and said: "Mr. Lu's words are serious. Losing Prime Minister Lu in the court means losing a person." The humerus is my regret in the Song Dynasty. As the saying goes, an upright minister knows an honest minister. It is obvious to all that Prime Minister Lu devoted his whole life to the Zhao family. Tomorrow I will report it to the Ming officials, and I must not lose the hearts of the world!"
Everyone can tell that this is a cat crying, a mouse, a weasel, and a rooster paying New Year greetings with no good intentions. If Lu Luyi doesn't move, how can you, Ding, have any chance of ascending to the top? Why are you still pretending to be here? It's simply disgusting.
But there is no other way. If this kind of political show is not performed together, it will appear that one's political emotional intelligence is too low, and it will only add to the laughter.
"No need, Mr. Ding. I have made up my mind to go. The burden that has been on my shoulders for many years can finally be lifted. I say goodbye to you all today. Tomorrow I will set off to return to my hometown in Shandong. If we say goodbye today, we will see you again. I can only Look at fate, don't stand still when you come here, sit in the room."
"Please!" Ding Wei reached out and made a gesture, and Lu Yijian returned to the main hall first.
There were several solid wood round tables placed in the main hall. Lu Yi, Jian Dingwei and other important court officials like Wang Ruoqin were sitting on the first one. There were several tables below. Liang Chuan glanced at it and found no one he knew except Ding Wei. of.
The dishes came out as soon as we sat down, first a plate of green vegetables and tofu, then a plate of fish with chopped green onion, and then a plate of fatty pork belly. This meat is the cheapest, and it saves a lot of money compared to pure lean meat.
Then there was a plate of pickles, and then a plate of seasonal vegetables. As the Prime Minister, the farewell banquet was so shabby and simple. It was not because he did not like luxury, but because he was an honest official and was not greedy, so he ended up like this. , all the subordinates could not stop crying.
Liang Chuan was dumbfounded. For a person like Lu Yijian, he could capture dragons and phoenixes from the sky and cook them without thinking it was too much. The best dish eaten by one person and more than ten thousand people turned out to be an ordinary dish. The most common pork belly is pork belly. After glancing at the other dishes, there is not much oil on the dishes. Maybe it is the lard cooked from the pork belly!
How could other ministers not know that this Lu Yijian rarely eats meat, that is to say, he only cuts a piece of meat to have a taste during festivals or his birthday, that is, today is a special day, and he does not want to offend his colleagues before spending money. Got a handful.
Liang Chuan sometimes thought that some political opportunists were too good at showing off their politics. They could mend a pair of broken shoes again and again, or ask their mothers to pick up garbage on the street, but secretly they were extravagant. Compared to Get up, people acting like this will sooner or later be reviled by the world!
He observed this Lu Yijian himself. The outside of the clothes he wore was bright, but the inner lining was exposed inadvertently and had been washed white. His face was not slightly red like Ding Wei's, but had a faint bluish-purple color, and his figure looked haggard. A stronger wind could have taken the old man away.
Such people only show symptoms of long-term malnutrition. If they were provided with good food and clothing every day, it would never be like this.
Looking at his home, the furniture is just the most ordinary solid wood, and there is no cheaper one on the market. The servants in the home are either old men or old women, older than him, busy carrying dishes. , not even a single helper.
No matter how much money he made, Liang Chuan would believe him, no matter how honest he was, Liang Chuan would believe it. A humble heart cannot be concealed or disguised in the sharp eyes of everyone.
Liang Chuan would understand just by looking at the way everyone looked at Lu Yijian and Ding Wei.
For more than two thousand years, our nation and country have experienced many ups and downs and twists and turns. The hardworking people have created the most glorious and splendid culture in the world. There are treacherous and treacherous people here, and there are treacherous and evil figures in every national disaster, but history is To be fair, what makes it harder for me to forget are these great men of integrity and justice throughout the ages.
This is a bit awesome. Liang Chuan has always said that not many officials in ancient times had clean butts. Today I looked at Lu Yijian's home and looked at the dishes he served for guests. I can't believe it!
The Lu family's status is not high, and his uncle Lu Mengzheng's background is extremely humble. He also wrote such a famous collection as Hanyao Fu. With such a tradition, he will teach such a famous person, Liang Chuan No surprise at all.
Liang Chuan stood behind Ding Wei, looking at the old man who was about to abdicate, and he had a new understanding of history.
Many people did not think that the last family dinner of Lu Yijian's family was shabby. On the contrary, they grabbed chopsticks and rushed to eat every dish on the table. Some people even burst into tears after eating. They are proud to be there and proud to work with such famous and wise ministers!
They had long heard of the Lu family's poverty-stricken family tradition, but they did not expect that they were really as poor as a servant. Everyone's admiration for Lu Yijian grew even more spontaneously.
The treatment of officials in the Song Dynasty can be said to be the highest in the history of the dynasties, but this kind of salary is actually enough for an official to buy a house in Bianjing, a land with a lot of money, and the others can raise three or two slaves, so as not to starve to death. , it is difficult to be glamorous and decent!
Liang Chuan can understand if he thinks about it. Now, even if you use the high salary of a Hong Kong civil servant to buy a house in our imperial capital, can you afford it? It’s not like I have to squeeze into the Tongzhou subway to get to work every day. .
Still counting on relying on these public funds to make a living every day, with no gray income, the dream has not yet awakened!
During the banquet, the old servant brought the teapot and carefully poured it for each of the adults. The Lu family was so poor that they couldn't even supply wine. Liang Chuan looked at the tea and guessed it wasn't good tea. There was still a lot of tea in it. of tea leaves. However, the way of drinking tea in the Song Dynasty was very different from that of later generations. Their way of ordering tea may be the way to eat it.
Lu Yijian saw that everyone had almost finished eating and drinking, so he slowly stood up from the main seat, raised the wine glass in his hand, there was no wine in the glass but there was coarse tea, and he saluted everyone.
When everyone saw Lu Yijian standing up, no one dared to support him, so they all stood up, including Ding Wei. Everyone raised their cups of tea and faced Lu Yijian.
Lu Yijian said: "There is no drink in this humble house. Today, our friendship is so old that we can only use tea instead of wine to express our last friendship with you."
After speaking, Lu Yijian drank all the tea in one gulp, and everyone also drank all the tea in their cups.
Lu Yijian did not sit down directly, but smiled bitterly and said: "I, an old man, was listed in the rankings in the third year of Xianping. I first supplemented Jiangzhou, then moved to Tongzhou, Binzhou, and then to the Ministry of Rites and Punishment. I was favored by the late Emperor and kept me close to wait for the imperial edict. I recall that I was very high-spirited and worthy of my honor. I can look back and see that I am already very old. Your Majesty is young and generous now. Although the Queen Mother is in charge of the affairs, you still have to rely on the gentlemen for their careful support and upbringing. You will die in the right place!"
After speaking, Lu Yijian bowed deeply to the ministers. Everyone was moved, and many people couldn't help but shed tears in their eyes.
Liang Chuan saw with his own eyes that everyone bowed deeply and returned the favor to Lu Yijian.
"Mr. Lu, take care!"
"Lv Xiangzhen!"
Various sounds of pity and reluctance were heard endlessly, and Liang Chuan also bent down, but seeing that except Ding Wei, everyone else had true feelings for the old prime minister from the bottom of their hearts. What can I ask for in such a life?
