Chapter 13 first quarter

Lu Huiqing didn't know how she survived until she left the Zhengshitang. "Wang Anshi"—these three vermilion pen and scarlet characters were so glaring, they kept shaking in front of his eyes, which disturbed him.After getting into the carriage, he listened to his attendant and asked beside him, "Sir, are you going back to the manor?" Lu Huiqing looked up at the sky, the summer was long, and even though it had passed Youzheng, it was still white and dignified. He got into the carriage and said, "Go to Jixiguan." The attendants didn't dare to ask more questions, so they answered, and ordered the coachman, Yiwei, to drive to Jixiguan.

This episode of Xiguan is between Nanxun Gate and Puji Water Gate. It is quite a distance from the imperial city. After Youzheng, it is the time when the day market closes and the night market starts. The streets are bustling and lively.Although Lu Huiqing was traveling as a prime minister and had guards of honor to clear the way, she couldn't walk fast. When it was approaching Jixi Temple, it was already dark and candles had already been lit in the temple.Lu Huiqing got out of the carriage at Guanqianli, leaving behind the guard of honor, and only brought two companions, and walked towards Guanmen at a leisurely pace.When I arrived at the temple, I saw that the gate was closed tightly. A companion quickly grabbed the knocker and called for the door. Not long after, he heard the gate creak and opened a crack. A little Taoist stuck out half of his head through the crack and looked The three of Lu Huiqing glanced at each other and asked, "I don't know what the benefactor is doing?"

Companion was about to speak, but was stopped by Lu Huiqing. He stepped forward, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist bothering you, I don't know if Master Kou is in the temple?" The host, commonly known as Kou Tiansu.The little Taoist priest heard that it was a visiting host, so he took another look at Lu Huiqing. Seeing that he was dressed in a noble and elegant manner, he didn't dare to neglect him, so he hurriedly opened the door, came out and said, "I don't know what the benefactor's name is? Why do you want to find a tutor?" Lu Huiqing smiled lightly, and said: "I'll trouble fellow Taoists to pass on a message, saying that there is an old friend visiting." After saying that, a companion had already handed over the name card, and the little Taoist priest took the name card, waited a while, and hurried back Watch and report.Not long after, I saw the door of the temple opened wide, and a Taoist priest with white hair and youthful face led several Taoist boys to welcome him out. When he came out, he looked Lu Huiqing up and down, gave a checker, and said with a smile: "Mr., it's been a long time. .”

Lu Huiqing had already seen Kou Tiansu, and hurriedly returned the salute, and said with a smile: "Master, your look is even better than before." The two looked at each other and laughed, joining hands in the audience.This Jixi Temple was originally called Huiling Temple, and it is dedicated to the gods of the three mountains and five mountains.Kou Tiansu was originally a Taoist priest of Tianshi Taoism. In the Song Dynasty, the three religions merged. Not only did Confucianism absorb the thoughts of Buddhism and Taoism, but also many outstanding scholars abandoned Buddhism and Taoism and returned to Confucianism. The Zhiyuan of Daxiangguo Temple is an example.But this Kou Tiansu is not well-known in the Taoism of Tianshi. Although he is in charge of Daguan, he has always been regarded as a mediocre person, and he is not taken seriously by the dignitaries in Bianjing.However, Lu Huiqing knew that Kou Tiansu was actually a person who was hidden in the court. Lu Huiqing originally studied Lao Zhuang intensively, and later followed Wang Anshi. The academic system of Wang Anshi and his son also attached great importance to Lao Zhuang. ", "Nanhua Zhenjing Jizhu" and other books, and the "Qi monism theory" advocated by Wang and Lu also has indistinct relationship with Taoism and Taoism. Not only is he a student of the three religions, but he also dabbles in vertical and horizontal, conspiracy, and magic.But Kou Tiansu is different from Zhiyuan. As the abbot of the royal temple, Zhiyuan runs around the gate of the prime minister, but he is ambitious and wants to make achievements in Buddhism; Kou Tiansu lives in a prosperous place in the capital, although he can't help wandering Among the dignitaries and dignitaries, they pretended to be an ordinary Taoist priest who could only tell fortunes and make alchemy, and was interested in what the powerful and dignitaries liked.In fact, he has close ties with Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing, but they have worshiped each other for nearly twenty years, and they are in the same city, but they hardly communicate with each other.Lu Huiqing didn't dare to disturb his practice easily, if it wasn't for the most important relationship in life at this time, Lu Huiqing would never have come to this episode of Jubilee View.

Kou Tiansu smiled and led Lu Huiqing into a small courtyard in Guanzhong. Lu Huiqing ordered his companion to wait outside, and followed Kou Tiansu into a quiet room.He said with a smile: "I was born with blue water in a cup, and I couldn't learn it with my skillful efforts, but I laughed at Lu Hongjian at that time, and Sencha won a good reputation-respecting master, I don't know if I will be blessed today, let's see my master show his unique skills." Kou Tiansu asked Lu Huiqing to sit down with a smile, and said with a smile: "Mr. Kui still remembers that it has been so many years since I shared tea."

"Anyone who is lucky enough to see the master's superb skills will never forget them in this life. I have never seen such magical skills in more than 20 years." Lu Huiqing's admiration came from the heart. Twenty years ago, he I saw Kou Tiansu order four teacups at the same time, and in the four tea soups, he came up with a quatrain!His skill in distributing tea is just a superficial imitation of Kou Tiansu, and he is already well-known among the officials in Bianjing. Kou Tiansu stared at Lu Huiqing, took the tea from the boy with his own hands, handed it to Lu Huiqing, and said with a smile: "The man cut off the head of Loulan, and worshiped Yuxian while enjoying the tea scriptures. Could it be that my husband wants to return?"

Lu Huiqing took the teacup, opened the lid and put it to his mouth, but he said the central thing, he couldn't help laughing bitterly, put the teacup back on the table, sighed, and said: "Shi Ziming wrote a good poem. .” Kou Tiansu smiled slightly, and said: "Things in the world, if they are strong, they will be weak, and if they are successful, they will be weak. Things happen to each other, if they have to, how can we stick to it?" When Lu Huiqing heard this, she couldn't help but fell silent.This passage was originally said by him in the "Biography of the Tao Te Ching". At this time, Kou Tiansu quoted it to persuade him not to be too obsessed with fame and fortune.But he has been a prime minister for ten years, and he has great power in his hands. If he wants to lose his power and position once, think about the warmth and warmth of the people he has seen, how can he be reconciled?Yin said: "Twenty years ago, the respected teacher used to look at me and said that I must be the third prince. Today, I still need to ask the respected teacher to give me some advice."

Kou Tiansu looked at Lu Huiqing, and seeing that he was so obsessed, he couldn't help but secretly sighed.After a long while, Fang said: "Why bother to come here? The affairs of the world are fickle. If we can retreat today, we will have room to take another step forward..." At this point, seeing Lu Huiqing's face full of disappointment, he couldn't help but pause , Sighed: "The fate of the Xianggong has already been calculated, so there is no need to look at it again. The success of the Xianggong is also Jiefu, and the failure is also Jiefu..." "Success is also Jiefu, and defeat is also Jiefu?" Lu Huiqing murmured.

"The foundation of Xianggong is still shallow. He has not won the hearts of the people, but he has only relied on the trust of the emperor and Wang Jiefu. After ten years of operation, Xianggong has never paid attention to his innate shortcomings, and has not cultivated his foundation. He just blindly relies on his own tactics Wisdom, for a long time, makes enemies more and more. Although there are party members, most of them are just clingers. At that time, Wang Jiefu had been under the expectation of the world for thirty years, because the court was not stable at all, and he acted hastily by taking advantage of the emperor's trust. The emperor lost his trust, so he resigned sadly. Xianggong is just repeating the mistakes of Wang Jiefu - one day, the emperor believes, Wang Jiefu doesn't believe, if Xianggong doesn't take the initiative to ask to go, I'm afraid..."

"So what if you can win the hearts of the people?" Lu Huiqing only felt that Kou Tiansu's words were extremely harsh, and couldn't help asking, "Throughout the ages, there have been countless virtuous and outstanding scholars who have won the hearts of the people. "What Xianggong said is true." Kou Tiansu looked at Lu Huiqing sympathetically, and said, "Originally, the way of the world is constantly changing. If you only rely on winning the hearts of the people, you may not be able to achieve anything. If you want to maintain wealth for a long time , let alone relying on certain strengths, this is an extremely difficult thing in the world. Fame and status are like a thin layer of ice floating on the abyss. Walking on it? With all due respect, it is beyond my expectation that Xianggong can be prime minister for ten years. Why is Xianggong still not satisfied?"

"If I can survive this hurdle, it only takes one year, let alone ten years as prime minister, even twenty years, I will be worthy." Lu Huiqing said unconvinced. Kou Tiansu just looked at Lu Huiqing without speaking, his eyes were full of pity and regret. "Master, don't you believe me?" Lu Huiqing seemed to be irritated by this look, "I'll show you! I can be the prime minister for twenty years, and I can become a famous minister of the Song Dynasty. What Wang Jiefu, what Han Qi, What Shi Yue, what Sima Guang! They are not as good as me! Without my painstaking efforts, could Shi Yue win Xixia? Li Zi stole his name! I will never lose to them! I will not let them sit back and enjoy! I am not so easy to lose! " Kou Tiansu still didn't speak, just smiled lightly, as if looking at an ignorant child. Lu Huiqing stood up abruptly, grabbed Kou Tiansu's shoulders, widened her eyes, and shouted hoarsely: "Don't you believe it? I will do it! I will do it!" Kou Tiansu was still just smiling, smiling, and suddenly, Lu Huiqing looked at Kou Tiansu's face slowly blurred—Shi Yue's smile appeared on his face... "Ah!" Lu Huiqing suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and woke up suddenly. The moonlight shone into the room through the window, Lu Huiqing sat up, and saw Kou Tiansu's letter on the desk opposite, being turned by the night wind, making a soft rustling sound.Rapid retreat?This is the behavior of the weak.Lu Huiqing was never reconciled to being defeated so easily.Appointing Wang Anshi is just their wishful thinking.Wang Anshi may not be willing to come out again! Waking up early the next morning, after Lu Huiqing finished washing, she went to sit in the study, drawing up a pen to conceive of the memorial to the sick.Reappointing Wang Anshi, changing Li Tao to Honglu Temple, and knowing Luzhou through Gao Zunyu are all major events, but as the prime minister, he was not aware of all these things in advance, and the emperor did not intend to consult and discuss them, although Lu Huiqing Losing her mind for a while, she signed the imperial edict and used the seal. At this time, she regretted it too much, but even if it was just out of dignity, Lu Huiqing must not go to the Political Affairs Hall for the time being.He is the prime minister of the imperial court, not a Hanlin scholar.Zhe Zifang was halfway through writing, then he heard his family members come in and say: "My lord, Master Chen Yuanfeng is here." Lu Huiqing raised her eyes to look at her family, and said with a huff, "Please wait in the living room." "Yes." The family agreed and withdrew.Lu Huiqing only pondered for a while, then continued to write the memorial in a leisurely manner. When she finished writing, she picked it up and read it again. Seeing that there was no problem, Fang put it back on the table again, got up and straightened her clothes, and went out to see Chen Yuanfeng . When he arrived at the living room, he found Chen Yuanfeng sipping tea leisurely there. After waiting for half an hour, he didn't look anxious at all.Lu Huiqing praised secretly in her heart, and said with a smile: "Lu Shan, I've been waiting for a long time." Seeing Lu Huiqing coming out, Chen Yuanfeng got up hurriedly, and said, "Student has met your husband." Lu Huiqing smiled and asked him to sit down again. Looking at Chen Yuanfeng, he said with a smile, "Lu Shan came to see me, is there something wrong?" Chen Yuanfeng bowed and said, "The students heard some rumors that the emperor intends to reappoint Wang Jiefu..." "That's not a rumor." Lu Huiqing said with a smile, "The edict was issued yesterday." "This..." Chen Yuanfeng shook his head and said, "My lord, in the situation in Yizhou, it is inevitable for local officials to deceive others. If Wang Jiefu goes to Yizhou, he may be taken advantage of by others. Come to attack Xining's naturalization. Mr. Xiang must be on guard!" "It's certainly a matter of concern." Lu Huiqing smiled, "However, since Yuanze's death, Jiefu lived in seclusion in Jinling, and the court gave him many favors, but he refused them all. Although the court called for an imperial edict this time, he may not be willing to reappear. It will take a month for the envoy to come and go. If he refuses to agree, I think some people in the court will be impatient." At this point, Lu Huiqing shook her head and said: "Besides, I don't want to stand upright. Fear of people's slander. The most urgent thing is to decide on the rightful successor of the seed as soon as possible, so as to put down the chaos in the Southwestern Yi one day earlier. All kinds of turmoil have been calmed down. A while ago, the imperial court and ministers were actually putting the cart before the horse! Don't think about it Candidates for the economic envoy, what kind of envoy to fight against the wind..." "That's not putting the cart before the horse, it's putting the party struggle above the community." Chen Yuanfeng said hesitantly, "You have heard, Mr. Fan, that Fan Chunren pretends to be lofty and refuses to be the secretary of the Ministry of punishment, and there are still people who are creating public opinion and praising him for his integrity. He paves the way for the censor Zhongcheng." "I'd rather guard Lantai than guard the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Lu Huiqing smiled mockingly, "What else would they do besides factionalism?" "These 'gentlemen' are like this. Those who do things for the country are regarded as ministers of profit; those who want to do something practical are petty officials. Apart from talking about their lives, they know a little bit about economics and economics. Mr. Xianggong opened up territory for the imperial court, this generation is short-sighted and sees it as something exciting, and only knows to plan behind the scenes..." Chen Yuanfeng said indignantly. "That's all, that's all." Lu Huiqing glanced at Chen Yuanfeng and said with a smile, "Lu Shan, there is a saying in "The Doctrine of the Mean": superiors don't complain about heaven, and inferiors don't favor others. Let's say he does such things." Having said that, He paused, then suddenly said, "Lu Shan, are you willing to go to Chengdu?" "Me?" Chen Yuanfeng was stunned, and immediately said: "If the minister can use it, don't talk about Chengdu, I can also go to Luzhou." "That's overkill." Lu Huiqing smiled, "You have made great achievements over the years, and even the emperor knows that Chen Lushan is capable. You have been in the Ministry of Finance for the past few years... If I have to, I really don't want to You leave. Letting you go to the Sisi Yamen on Yizhou Road is already wronging you..." "Where did Mr. Xiang come from?" Chen Yuanfeng folded his fists and bowed, and said with emotion, "Students are people who avoid troubles and fear difficulties? Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, there are students in Yizhou, Mr. Xiang can sit back and relax."