An hour later.
Accompanied by the man respectfully, Xu Yun walked slowly to the door of the mansion.
"Okay, let's stop here."
Xu Yun then glanced at the man whose face was still frightened and continued:
"Did you remember everything I said?"
The man hurriedly raised his hand, bending down like a neon man in later generations, just short of growing a few more mutated heads:
"Keep in mind what the young master said, I will make preparations for tomorrow... no, later!"
Xu Yun looked around and added:
"That's good. In fact, you are also a smart person and should be able to judge whether what I say is beneficial or not.
If this matter can be done well, you will definitely be able to become a very popular minister, and a lifetime of glory and wealth will be at your fingertips. "
The man quickly followed suit.
A few seconds passed. .
He quietly raised his eyelids to glance at Xu Yun, and asked tentatively:
"May I ask, Master, why are you planning to take care of this little person like this...?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
Xu Yun rarely put on a bad face and said in a deep voice:
"Just do as I say first. I will tell you when necessary. Knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing."
The man was so frightened that he bent over again:
"Yes Yes Yes......"
Then Xu Yun briefly explained a few more words, explaining clearly what should be said one by one.
Then he turned around and left the mansion.
After Xu Yun leaves.
The man stood alone in the courtyard, looking at the closed door with a gloomy expression on his face.
be honest.
Even if he thought about it with his feet, he knew that this guest in Duke Zhao's residence had bad intentions and would have some plans in the future.
But on the other hand.
Although this person has stripped away all the hair from his past, the plan he gave is really too tempting...
that's all.
A full quarter of an hour passed.
The man had just made up his mind and shouted to the servant in the side yard:
"Donghua, look for my name card and prepare the pen and ink!"
.......
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
While Xu Yun was conducting secret transactions with the man.
The other side of Bianjing City.
The home of Li Gefei, the imperial minister.
Li Gefei, who had just returned from the court, took off his provincial uniform with a tired look on his face, untied his waist, and leaned on the pillar chair to breathe.
After suffering a serious illness seven or eight years ago, he was left with the sequelae of breathing heavily.
A little physical exertion will cause you to become out of breath.
Seeing this, the old servant on the side quickly took a porcelain cup from the maid's hand:
"Master, let's have some roasted pear soup, with rock sugar added."
Li Gefei took the porcelain cup and took a few sips.
The clear and moist soup entered the stomach, and it seemed that the obstacles blocking the chest were dissolved, and the whole person suddenly felt much better.
Then he calmed his breath and said to the old servant:
"Shangcai, is there anything important in the house today?"
"Sir, everything is normal in the house. It's just that Lu Luo accidentally broke a porcelain bowl."
"It's just a small matter, don't blame Luluo. By the way, where is Qingzhao?"
"Back to my lord, the young lady asked the villain for some crickets and ants this morning. She said she wanted to observe something..."
Boom——
Before the old servant finished speaking, Li Gefei put the porcelain cup on the table and said in a deep voice:
"Bring her to see her...that's all, take me to see her!"
The old servant didn't dare to neglect when he saw this, and quickly led Li Gefei to the study room in the backyard, which was the same courtyard where Xu Yun and the others had picked up books.
See here.
Maybe some students will wonder:
its not right.
Isn't Lao Li just a low-income foreign official? Why can he buy such a big house in Bianjing?
the reason is simple.
That's the money ability of my father-in-law's family...
Lao Li's father-in-law is called Wang Gui. He once rose to the rank of prime minister and was granted the title of Duke of Qi.
Although the "History of the Song Dynasty" states that Wang Gui "made no achievements in the sixteen years from the time he was in power to the prime minister", his business ability can basically compete with that of Song Huizong.
But ability is one thing, official position is another.
In short, the fact is that Wang Gui has been the prime minister for many years, so his family wealth is quite rich.
By the way.
Later, the daughter of Wang Zhongke, Wang Gui's fourth son, married Qin Hui.
That is to say.
Qin Hui's wife Wang is Xiao Li's cousin, and Qin Hui is Xiao Li's cousin-in-law, but there is almost no contact between the two.
In addition, Wang Gui's eldest granddaughter married Cai Jing, which is quite powerful in a sense.
His gaze returned to its original position.
When Li Gefei came to the academy, Xiao Li was tinkering with the microscope borrowed from Old Su's family:
This microscope can only magnify more than twenty times. For Lao Su, it is just for fun and cannot detect microorganisms.
Therefore, after Xiao Li proposed the idea of leasing, Lao Su agreed to her idea without much hesitation.
"Look at the eyepiece with your left eye, rotate the coarse focus screw, and slowly raise the lens barrel..."
"Turn the fine focus spiral..."
After walking into the courtyard, Li Gefei couldn't help but frown as he looked at his daughter who was mumbling something.
"Qingzhao."
Xiao Li didn't respond and was still doing his own thing.
Li Gefei couldn't help but raise his voice slightly and repeated:
"Qingzhao!"
This time, Xiao Li finally reacted.
I saw her slowly lifting her little head from the microscope. After seeing the face of the visitor clearly, her expression became a little more serious.
Then he stood up, adjusted his appearance, and saluted Yingying:
"Qingzhao has met you, sir."
Li Gefei looked at the slide in Xiao Li's hand, was silent for a moment, and asked:
"Qingzhao, why are you doing these things again? How about taking a break and reading a book?"
Xiao Li shook his head:
"Dad, I'm not tired."
Li Gefei couldn't help but sigh sadly in his heart.
Since returning from Lao Su's house a few days ago, Xiao Li's temperament seems to have changed.
I was busy doing some "experiments" all day long. I wrote pictures in words that I couldn't understand, and my poems were put aside.
In fact, if that's all it is, that's fine.
Li Gefei has always been very tolerant of Xiao Li and has no particularly strict tutoring or restrictions.
Otherwise, she would not be allowed to go to a wine shop to drink or go to a gambling house to gamble money.
Therefore, if Xiao Li simply likes some new and weird things, Li Gefei is really not necessarily angry.
But the problem is...
What Xiao Li is involved in right now is not as simple as pure interest.
Thinking of this, Li Gefei looked at his daughter complicatedly again and waved to her:
"Qingzhao, come with me."
Xiao Li pursed his lips and followed me obediently.
Okay, I'm going to be lectured again.
After taking Xiao Li to the corner of the academy, Li Gefei stepped back and asked:
"Qingzhao, are you going to the Duke's mansion tomorrow?"
Xiao Li nodded affirmatively, a trace of expectation flashed in his eyes:
"Of course, we will learn acceleration tomorrow."
A trace of worry flashed in Li Gefei's eyes, and he asked again:
"Qingzhao, do you know the current situation in Beijing?"
Then, without waiting for Xiao Li to answer, he sped up and said:
"The Queen Mother is unconscious and in critical condition. There are even rumors that she may not be able to survive for a month.
Your Majesty is now ready to attack. Once the Queen Mother goes west, your Majesty will wipe out the remnant party with overwhelming force.
After the remnants are gone, the next step, the next step is..."
Li Gefei glanced around quickly, lowered his voice and said word by word:
"Su! Qing! Jane! King!"
After saying this, Li Gefei stared at Xiao Li closely, observing his daughter's expression.
That's right.
What he is worried about is not other problems, but...
King Jian!
In the past few days, Xiao Li and King Jian often went to Su Mansion together, and occasionally went out together to discuss problems.
They seem to have a close relationship and are inseparable.
If Empress Dowager Xiang is fine, then it's okay. With such a big shot in check, Song Huizong would not be able to attack Xiao Zhao.
But once the Queen Mother died, a large number of party members would quickly defect to Song Huizong.
Estimated three to five months.
Obstacles on the surface will be completely cleared away.
At that time, today's next target will be King Jian!
And if King Jian overthrows, if the situation is not preserved, someone will follow Xiao Li and pour dirty water on Li Gefei.
Throughout the past three thousand years.
As for any dispute involving the throne, which one can end well?
Looking at his serious father, Xiao Li could not help but retort:
"But...but King Jian and I just went to class together..."
Li Gefei glanced at his daughter and knew that what Xiao Li said was not a lie.
In the past few days, he had briefly understood the so-called 'science', which was indeed something special and attractive.
But...
He took a deep breath, shook his head and said:
"Yes, maybe you really just want to seek knowledge.
But what King Jian is concerned about is the stability of the throne. Your Majesty, will he listen to your explanation?
Go to the wine shop and have a look. Among the people who usually spend the whole day having fun with His Highness King Jian, who is not hiding now?
As the saying goes, it is better to make a mistake than to let go. Who will listen to your argument on this kind of matter? "
Xiao Li silently.
The father and daughter were speechless for a moment, and then Li Gefei seemed to have made up his mind and said:
"Qingzhao, don't go to Su Mansion from now on..."
"This is absolutely impossible!"
Xiao Li retorted subconsciously. After interrupting her father, she thought about it and continued:
"Sir, if Qingzhao remembers correctly, in the first year of Shaosheng's reign, Zhang Dun became the prime minister, and he established a bureau to compile the chapters of Yuanyou's ministers, and summoned your Excellency for review.
Your Excellency refused to take office and was therefore offended, so he was released as a general judge of the Guangxin Army. Is that correct? "
Li Gefei was silent for a moment and nodded slowly:
"It's true."
Xiao Li continued:
"Qingzhao was ten years old that year. Does my father remember what Qingzhao said outside Suicheng?"
Li Gefei nodded again.
Xiao Li saw this and saluted his father again:
"At the beginning, my father once used "Li Sao" to clarify his ambitions, saying, 'Those who follow the principles and die, especially those who have died nine times, especially have no regrets.'
The rational person is also rational and trustworthy.
My father was willing to die for his beliefs, so why did he stop Qingzhao now?
Even though Qingzhao was implicated by King Jian, the most he could do was lose his hair and go to jail, but he would not be punished to death.
Could it be that a few years have passed and my father is no longer the same as before? Isn't it possible that he doesn't follow the principles of reason and only pursues the principles of a king and a minister? "
Li Gefei was stunned for a moment.
When talking about the court in the late Northern Song Dynasty, we have to mention one type of people:
Yuanyou party member.
Yuanyou Party members are also called Yuanyou Party members.
Its roots can be traced back to Wang Anshi's political reform.
The rights and wrongs of Wang Anshi's changes are quite complex, and were widely discussed even in later generations, let alone the Northern Song Dynasty.
Therefore, during the reform process, there were naturally many people who supported it and many who opposed it.
Among them, the political faction that supported the reform was called the "Yuanfeng Party members" by people at the time.
Those who opposed the reform were called "Yuanyou Party members".
And Li Gefei is a standard Yuanyou Party member.
1094.
Zhang Dun brutally punished and demoted Yuanyou's party members, and ordered Li Gefei to be recruited to make statistics on the matter.
Li Gefei firmly refused and was sentenced to exile.
In a letter to a friend at that time, Li Gefei quoted an allusion about not regretting it despite nine deaths, expressing his determination to die for his persistence.
This overseas trip lasted for more than a year and almost two years before he was called as the school secretary and returned to his official career.
Actually.
Follow the historical trajectory.
In about two years, the imperial court will once again crowd out Yuanyou's old ministers, and Li Gefei will be dismissed from office for being among the "Yuanyou Party".
Therefore, Xiao Li's rhetorical question really confused Li Gefei:
Even if Xiao Li is really implicated because of his proximity to Xiao Zhao, the most likely outcome is that Li Gefei will be demoted or dismissed from office, Xiao Li will be jailed, and all contacts with relatives will be severed.
It's definitely miserable, but your life won't be lost.
After all, the Six Thieves have not yet taken control of the government, and there are still some good ministers in the court who are holding power.
As for the things that Li Gefei insisted on at the beginning, it was a bit exaggerated to say that the Nine Tribes were executed, but there were not a few people who were labeled as "party traitors" and executed.
To know.
At that time, Xiao Li was only ten years old, a bean sprout among bean sprouts.
Naive and ignorant, knowing nothing.
Only if Li Gefei had been convicted of what he did back then would Xiao Li be called innocent.
Therefore, after hearing what Xiao Li said, Li Gefei suddenly fell silent, and a fragment of memory gradually came to mind:
That year when he was sent to Suicheng, Xushui, it happened to be a heavy snowstorm in winter, and the world was vast.
He hugged Xiao Li and leaned against each other in the cold wind.
In addition to the annoyance of being exiled, my heart was also filled with guilt for my daughter.
However, just as he was sighing that he had harmed his daughter, he was crying secretly.
Xiao Li, who was only eight years old, pressed tightly against his chest and said to himself in a childish but firm voice:
"Sir, Qingzhao has no complaints..."
Think of this.
Li Gefei couldn't help but close his eyes.
yes.
Compared with the life-and-death party struggle, what happened to Xiao Li and Xiao Zhao?
If he is really pursued, the most he can do is to be demoted again.
Although I am a little tired from climbing the officialdom these years, if I really lose my official hat, I will definitely feel a little distressed.
But no matter how heavy the official hat is, it is still far inferior to family ties.
Whatever.
If something happens to Xiao Li, I will take the responsibility myself...
When Li Gefei opened his eyes again, something was already clear.
He pondered for a moment and said:
"Forget it, Qingzhao, if you want to attend the class, just go and go.
However, there is one requirement as a father, that is, under the current conditions, you cannot go any further with His Highness King Jian. Do you understand? "
The meaning of Lao Li's words is actually very straightforward:
If it's just a matter of being classmates, then if we really get to the bottom of it, it's easy to say that at worst, your father and I will throw away my official hat and live in seclusion in the fields.
But if they change from classmates to bedfellows, the lives of the family will be in danger.
Xiao Li was caught off guard by his father's sudden driving, but considering that Lao Li had already retreated a lot, he replied obediently:
"Clear and clear."
Then Lao Li thought for a while and continued:
"By the way, I have an old friend who is now the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He is an upright and selfless man.
This man has a son named Zhao Mingcheng, who is highly educated and has beautiful lyrics. I would like to invite you two to meet and talk about poetry tomorrow. Would you like it? "
"Highly educated?"
When Xiao Li heard this, he glanced at his own father and asked:
"Then can he calculate sliding friction? Can he adjust the magnification of the eyepiece and objective lens? Does he know how many forces an object placed on an inclined plane will receive?"
Li Gefei: “????”
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