Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Where is the horseshoe?
Kaifeng Mansion!The first mansion under the feet of the emperor! Kou Zhun, Lu Yijian, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, Cai Jing, Zong Ze and many other historical figures fought here.The management of the huge city of Tokyo and its population of more than one million people is concentrated here. Litigation, household registration, marriage, land, sacrifice, construction, disaster relief, sympathy for the people, management of imperial examinations, inspection and taxation, price stabilization, and even ritual and music affairs for various celebrations , the religious management of the capital, welcoming and sending foreign envoys... Kaifeng Mansion has thousands of copies of documents every day, and a box of writing brushes used to approve official documents is used up every month; the official seal is also replaced with a new one every year due to the high frequency of use.Therefore, every day, the governor of Kaifeng, the magistrate Tuiguan, the left and right Silu, the left and right Xunyuan, and the six meritorious officials are really busy all day long. However, the status of Kaifeng Mansion has become extremely lofty because of this. The Tang and Song Dynasties stipulated that important government offices should be built in the city within the city, called "Zicheng" or "Yacheng".Kaifeng Mansion, also known as "Nanya", is a very important official residence in the Song Dynasty, and it belongs to countless officials and officials. Therefore, the mansion covers an area of more than 60 mu, with more than 50 buildings and palaces. In addition to the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty, There is indeed no mansion in the entire Kaifeng city that can compare with it.The Kaifeng government office is actually like another imperial palace. The thick, majestic, brown-red city walls and tall and majestic gates all show its majesty... There is a bluestone relief screen wall in front of the government office.In the middle of the screen wall is engraved a fierce and mighty one-horned monster that looks like a bull but not a cow. Going forward, three big Chinese characters above the tall city gate stand out: "Kaifeng Mansion"!A large sedan chair carried eight times did not stop when it arrived in front of the mansion. It went straight into the heavily guarded mansion gate, passed through a corridor of more than 100 meters, and came to a Yimen gate with a gong on the left side and a drum sounding grievances on the right. Going further, you arrive at a courtyard behind. In the middle of the courtyard, there is a huge piece of Pu jade, engraved with sixteen characters: "Your salary, your salary, the people's anointing and the people's fat, the people are easy to abuse, and the sky is hard to bully." Behind Puyu is the main hall of the Kaifeng Mansion with double eaves on the top of the mountain. After walking around the main hall and going back, the sedan chair landed on the ground when the Lord Fu Yin lived. When the curtain of the sedan chair was opened, Zhao Guangyi, the Governor of Kaifeng, got out of the sedan chair with a jade belt. Su Rong walked out. "Ask Cheng Yu to meet me at Qingxin Building." Zhao Guangyi gave an order, and a clerk immediately responded loudly, and rushed to summon him, while Zhao Guangyi stepped into the courtyard gate calmly. In a courtyard in the southwest corner of Kaifeng Mansion, there is a couplet on the courtyard gate. The first couplet reads: "The state has set up criminal laws and the people do not distinguish between you and me." On the upper part are the four big characters of "Fu Si Xi Prison". Although this place is only used to temporarily detain suspects and witnesses for interrogation, according to the prison system of the Song Dynasty, suspects cannot be detained here for more than 40 days. Let people go.But whoever is caught in this kind of place, regardless of guilt or innocence, will not be afraid when seeing the forbidding scene. An official in his thirties hurriedly came out of the West Prison of the Mansion with his robes in hand. This man had a clear face, with a murderous look hidden between his brows. He was Cheng Yu, the judge of Kaifeng Mansion, Zhao Guangyi's confidant.He walked out the door, brushed off his official robe, and hurried to Qingxinlou. Upstairs in Qingxin, Zhao Guangyi, who has big ears and is not angry and arrogant, sits upright, holds a cup in one hand, and gently wipes the tea with the lid in the other, sips a sip of fragrant tea, closes his eyes slightly, and savors it carefully It took a while before he swallowed. Cheng Yu, who had already caught up to the stairs, saw his eyes wide open, took a step forward at the right time, bowed his head and saluted, "My lord..." Zhao Guangyi stared at the teacup in his hand, lost his mind for a while, and asked, "Has Yu Xi left Beijing for more than half a year?" Yu Xi is Cheng Dexuan's cousin, although his official position is only a yamen, but in front of Zhao Guangyi, he is the most favored, Cheng Yu hurriedly replied yes, looked at his expression, and said carefully: "My lord wants to Let Yuxi come back to Beijing?" Zhao Guangyi shook his head and said, "The officials called me into the palace today to discuss matters in the northwest, and they specifically mentioned Yang Hao." Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was talking about the newly established prefect of Luling Prefecture in the northwest.Cheng Dexuan always copied a copy of his secret performances and sent them to the Kaifeng Mansion. He sorted out these confidential documents, so he naturally understood the ins and outs of this matter.In Cheng Dexuan's memorandum, Yang Hao wrote in great detail about Yang Hao's arbitrariness in the Northwest, attracting the hearts of the people, and gaining confidantes. Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly and said: "Yang Hao was originally born under Cheng Shixiong's family in Guangyuan, and belonged to the Fugu Zhe family. I mean, this man is very ambitious, obviously he wants to follow the example of the San Francisco in the Northwest in an attempt to stand on his own. If he can really become a clan of his own and play a role in dividing the forces in the Northwest, that's all. Accepting all kinds of aid from the Zhefan, it is obvious that he has colluded with the Zhefan and has become a minion of the Zhefan, if he is allowed to grow up, it will only strengthen the strength of the Zhefan and make the situation in the northwest more difficult to control." Cheng Yu said: "Yes, my lord is very insightful, I don't know what the officials have planned?" Zhao Guangyi snorted softly and said: "In my opinion, we should take advantage of his unstable foundation and no strength to fight against the imperial court, and with his current strength, it is not worthwhile for Yang and the two feudal clans to turn against the imperial court for him, and get rid of it as soon as possible." In short, eliminate the disaster!" He took a sip of tea, and said: "But the officials think that Yang Hao's meritorious service has been outstanding, and the court has just rewarded him, but the chaos in Luling has not occurred, and Yang Hao's ambition has not been revealed, so it is inconvenient to use the butcher's knife in vain, and be accused of injustice. It is possible to call him to Beijing by the method of ascending and descending secretly, and appoint someone else to serve as the magistrate of Luzhou, and take over the Luling forces without bloodshed. Killing him will show the law of the country." Cheng Yu's eyes flashed, and he realized: "Your Excellency summoned the humble official, but you want the humble official to inform Yu Xi to do something secretly, forcing the imperial envoy to kill Yang Hao, and this disaster has been eliminated?" Zhao Guangyi was stunned, and said with a dumb smile: "How could this be? What the government cares about is Luling Prefecture. As long as Yang Hao leaves office, what else can he do? Is it worth the government drawing a sword for him? One accident, whereabouts fell into the It is not beautiful in the eyes of officials. This person is not worth mentioning." Cheng Yu said embarrassingly: "Yes, the humble position is dull, so... Your Excellency took the opportunity to recommend Yu Xi as the successor magistrate?" Zhao Guangyi shook his head, stood up, walked to the front of the building, leaned on the railing and overlooked the Kaifeng government office, and said: "Isn't that a clear way to install a private person? The officials have sharp eyes and can't do it. The government advised the officials and recommended Zhang Jizu as his successor." Prefect." Cheng Yu asked curiously: "Zhang Jizu? It's not because of greed..." Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly, Cheng Yu suddenly understood, and immediately kept silent. Zhang Jizu and him are Jinshi of the same discipline and fellow villagers. Although they have no personal contacts, they can be regarded as close officials in the court.Zhang Jizu was cowardly and conservative, with little political achievements. Not long ago, he was impeached by the supervisory envoy for corruption. When he was desperate, he even prepared a generous gift and begged him to his house, hoping that he could introduce him and begged Nan Ya to protect him. Cheng Yu didn't take any money, but he knew that the lord was employing someone, so he didn't refuse outright, so he comforted him with kind words, and then told Zhao Guangyi all the things.Zhao Guangyi was also disdainful of Zhang Jizu's personality, but for some unknown reason, he still used his relationship to temporarily suppress the case. Previously, Zhang Jizu had no dealings with Nan Ya, and bribery was a private act, so the outside world naturally did not know about it.In the bitter cold and dangerous place of Luling Prefecture, if you assign an innocent official, who will go there?Isn't that like exile?Now that my lord recommends Zhang Jizu, it is just to explain his corruption to the officials, so as not to leave a hidden danger for himself. Luling. This person is grateful for the kindness of Nanya, so he can only serve as his disciple from now on. Moreover, this person has no courage and ability. Once he takes charge of Luling, he can only rely on Cheng Dexuan. Moreover, this person only studies literature but does not know martial arts. Not to mention, the officials will also think that Cheng Dexuan is still in Luling, and the official position of regiment training envoy will inevitably be assigned to Cheng Dexuan.In the northwest, the military power is far more important than the political power. Even if Zhang Jizu will not follow the Lord wholeheartedly, Luling will actually be in the hands of the Lord. Since this successor is not from the lord's family, and he is needed now, and it is inconvenient for the lord to come forward for some advice, then the best person to thread the needle is naturally none other than himself.Thinking of this, Cheng Yu also showed a knowing smile: "Two days will be the joy of the child's hundred days. Zhang Jizu and Beizhi are not only from the same township, but also Jinshi of the same discipline. Of course, the guests who have been invited by the humble official to the mansion are indispensable. .” Zhao Guangyi smiled again, and nodded in silence...
"This Tao is very Tao. The root of life, the orifice of life and death. It is ugly when it is said, but it is wonderful when it is done. Everyone hates it, but everyone laughs. The big key is inversion. Don't be disgusted, don't care about it. Get him, and it will be effective. The ground Tiantai, a good omen. Mouth to mouth, orifice to orifice. Swallow it into the abdomen, and you will know it. The medicine is new, and it is a sign of the heavens. Check the eyebrows, go against the way. The dregs, follow up. The combination of the two, the prescription is wonderful... " Yang Hao stood on the hillside, wearing arrow sleeves, facing the rising sun gushing out of the east, with his eyes slightly closed, his feet slightly apart, his legs slightly bent, his chest in his arms and his back straight, his shoulders and elbows loose, his mind was fixed in Baihui, and his breath was concentrated in Baihui. Dantian, breathe out slowly, in the mind, the sun shines continuously from the Tianmu into the sea of qi in the dantian, and then circulates the meridians of the whole body according to the method of qi movement taught by Lu Dongbin. As for the martial arts taught by Lu Dongbin, Yang Hao believed that it was indeed miraculous from the very beginning, but as for this kind of internal qigong, after seeing Lu Dongbin's ability to appear and disappear, he also overturned his original understanding, but this kind of kung fu is in the end. What is so wonderful, he still doesn't know the details, at the beginning of practicing this kung fu, he only felt sore waist and legs, but he has not yet discovered the magic of it, but after half a month, he feels different. When he closed his eyes and breathed, he was gradually able to enter the realm of emptiness. It was absolutely impossible to hold his breath for 60 seconds, but now he could calmly hold his breath for at least two minutes. Large acupoints such as Men, Baihui and Tianmu will pulsate spontaneously.When the mind is introverted, you will feel like lightning flashes in front of your eyes and thunder in your ears. Only then will you know that this kung fu is indeed very miraculous. This kung fu gathers the qi of the sun in the morning and the qi of the yin in the evening. He practices it for half an hour each morning and evening, but it does not affect his daily activities.Now he has only practiced the first form, and he will soon be able to practice the second form to make up for the loss. There are also various foundation-building exercises such as Huilong, Suoyang, and Phantom. practice.As for the foundation building kung fu, one should enter the state of dual cultivation, then one needs to practice with women in the room, collect herbs and return them to the furnace, and restore yin and yang. Now that he doesn't have a wife, he doesn't care about it.Yang Hao only felt that after getting used to this Kung Fu gradually, he would feel refreshed and full of energy every day, and he would never get tired again. Even if it is just an ordinary Qigong, it is good, so he kept practicing it. Yang Hao was practicing Tuna Kungfu, while Cheng Dexuan was practicing sword on the grassy slope not far away. The grass was withered and the ground was covered with silver frost. Cheng Dexuan was wearing a black shirt and strong clothes, tossing and turning on the slope. Shining, the wind of the sword was rustling, within a radius of two feet, everything was enveloped by his sword power. The two moved and remained still, like Xuanwu, the Xuanzhe is as solid as a mountain, and the warrior is like a thunderbolt. In comparison, Cheng Dexuan's kung fu is worth seeing, and the servants brought by the two stood far away, watching Cheng Dexuan Practicing martial arts, he didn't notice that Bisu had already climbed up the mountain in no time, and arrived in front of Yang Hao. Yang Hao is now intelligent with six senses and has already sensed someone approaching. He slowly let out a mouthful of foul breath, stopped and stood still, opened his eyes, and seeing that Bisu was approaching, he couldn't help showing joy, and hurriedly said: "Bisu, did you ever Find out about her?" Bi Su shook his head lightly, the smile on Yang Hao's face disappeared, and Bi Su whispered: "As your lord ordered, this subordinate will go to Zhe Da General's Mansion for help, mention her name, and mention that her Ninth Uncle is in the General Mansion As an errand, please ask General Zhe to find her Ninth Uncle and ask her where she lives, who knows..." "Who knows what?" "Unexpectedly, General Zhe asked the left and right, and found out that there is such a steward in the mansion, but this steward has also resigned and left, as if something embarrassing happened to the family." Yang Hao frowned, and murmured: "What could it be? Even her ninth uncle quit his job?" Bi Su said: "In the General Zhe's mansion, plus other courtyards and villages, there are no less than a hundred stewards, big and small. Who knows what happened to this steward's family, so I have to ask the steward who knows me well. Some people inquired and found out the location of his mansion, but it was a pasture outside Fugu City, so they rushed to check it out." Even if the Ding family in Bazhou is indeed at least a hundred times smaller than Zhe Dajun's mansion, the big and small stewards are also relatives and distant, respectful and inferior, like the kitchen steward Liu Ming, who is not qualified to see Master Ding at all. There is no way to ask Mr. Ding for help if there is any major problem in my family, so I can only solve it by myself.Looking at the situation now, Zhe Ziyu's Ninth Uncle is not an important manager in the Zhe family, so he can only solve things by himself, but he cannot borrow the power of General Zhe. Bisu went on to say: "The pasture is just to the west of Fugu. The pasture is not big. It is only used to raise mules, horses and livestock purchased temporarily. Once sold, it will be transported away. When I got there, I saw that the pasture was still there. When it was opened, I asked the people of the ranch, and they said that the owner of the ranch has changed, Zhe girl’s family sold the ranch, and the whole family has gone to Kaifeng.” Yang Hao said anxiously: "Didn't you ask them what happened at home?" Bi Su said: "Of course I asked, and the person who bought the Zhejia ranch didn't know much about it. It seems that the Zhejia sold horses to the Central Plains and brought green salt with them, and secretly bought steel on the way back. , but it was never discovered, but because of a business dispute with a big customer, he was reported to the government, and all the goods and people were detained, and the Zhe family had to sell all the property and go to the Central Plains for management." Most of the people doing business in the Northwest brought high-quality blue salt with them for high profits. When they returned from the Central Plains, they bought the steel that was lacking in the Northwest. This is a secret that has never been made public by the people.Contrary to the imagination of later generations, people at that time had very weak concepts of country and nation, and most people in the world only cared about their families. The Han people who have not yet been ruled by the Song Dynasty never mind harming the interests of the Song Dynasty, and do business with the Hu people in the Northwest. Although this kind of thing is common, it will be bad once you go through an official. No wonder someone from Zhe Ziyu's family was in charge of General Zhe's mansion, and they never turned to Zhe Mansion for help. He found out that he had to find a few substitutes for the dead ghost, not to mention that this matter had nothing to do with them, and it was too late to avoid it. How could it be possible to stand up for Ziyu's family. Yang Hao was extremely anxious when he heard this, but an airborne official like him has no roots and connections in the Northwest or the Central Plains, so he can't help at all.However, since someone from Zhe's family was arrested for smuggling, it would be a big deal to lose his family and property, and the person concerned would be sentenced to prison, but Zhe Ziyu would not be in any danger. Feeling at ease, he thought for a moment, and then said: "I heard from Ziyu that he was going to Kaifeng mansion, but this case was committed in Kaifeng?" Bi Su shook his head: "This is because even the family doesn't know, but no matter whether the crime is committed in Kaifeng or not, if the case is serious, it will always end up in Dali Temple. It is right for Zhe girl to go to Kaifeng." Yang Hao thought to himself: "I don't know if Zhao Jie of Bazhou has any fellow officials in Kaifeng. If I want to entrust this matter, I can only go to him. Since the Zhe family went bankrupt and went to the lawsuit, there will be no rush to judge the case, as long as it is delayed." If we come down, we still have a chance, we have to find her first, otherwise, even if we want to entrust Zhao Tong to judge, I'm afraid I don't know where to start." Thinking of this, Yang Hao hurriedly said: "Bi Su, I have to trouble you to go to Kaifeng Mansion to find out the case of Zhejia, and see which yamen it is now in, and come back through the 'Feiyu' interrogation .” "Okay!" Bi Su nodded, wanting to tell Yang Hao that when he went to Zhefu, General Zhe had a bad face and was not very friendly to him. Naturally, he doesn't take it seriously, but it may not be because he is dissatisfied with Yang Hao.Otherwise, why would you give him armor and weapons, and send generals to help him train soldiers?It doesn't matter if you don't make such a small report. This was just a thought in Bi Su's mind, just as he answered the word "good", Cheng Dexuan rolled up his shirt and came over with a smile, "Your Excellency is really diligent, you are dealing with business so early?" Yang Hao covered his lips and coughed twice, shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Excellency Cheng laughed, it's not an official business, I followed a Taoist priest to learn a technique of breathing in health, after practicing these days, I feel refreshed , the body is light, and I am very happy in my heart. I don't want to be impatient to succeed, and I have practiced a little too hastily. These days, I always feel a little hot and bored in my heart, but that Taoist has traveled around the world again, so our government sent people to Fugu to visit there. The priest's younger brother Bihe Temple Master wants to invite him to come for a diagnosis and treatment, but the Temple Master doesn't want to leave, cough cough..." Cheng Dexuan said with concern: "My lord, how can you trust the kung fu taught by those charlatans, the art of breathing, once something goes wrong, it will hurt the internal organs, your lord must not be careless, it is better to delay the diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. " Yang Hao waved his hands and said with a smile: "Master Cheng Cheng is concerned, I don't think that Taoist will harm me, it must be because I don't practice well, cough cough..." Cheng Dexuan hurriedly said: "Since this is the case, my lord should stop practicing for the next few days. It's not too late to continue practicing after the breath is smooth, or ask the Taoist." He laughed and said: "My lord, Chunqiu Zhengsheng is a man of prime age, and he is not in a hurry to practice this technique of health preservation." "That's right, ahem..., let's take a look again. Fortunately, everything in Luzhou has been sorted out now. Seeing that the cold winter is approaching, there is no special official business to deal with. If there is still something wrong, I will Go to Fugu to pay a visit to the Master Bihe, and ask him for a diagnosis and treatment. Ah, it’s getting late, and I have to go back to change the director, Mr. Cheng please.” "Master Yang, please." The two of them clasped their hands together and walked down the mountain along a mountain path.Their residences all have roads leading directly to the back mountain, and they do not go down the mountain together. "My lord, is there really something wrong with your practice of breathing?" Bi Su asked with concern as soon as Cheng Dexuan left. Yang Hao shook his head with a smile: "I'm fine, there's nothing wrong with it. Saying that, it's just an excuse. In two days, I'll tell you about the affairs of the state capital, and I'm going to leave. Now it is the magistrate of Luling Prefecture. It is reasonable to say that as an official, if you do not obey the imperial edict or ask for orders, you are not allowed to leave the area under your jurisdiction. Although the mountains in the northwest are high and the emperor is far away, few officials follow this rule. Always have to do it.” "Your Excellency is leaving Fuzhou, where are you going?" Yang Hao's eyes flashed, he looked at the mountains and mountains in the distance, and said lightly: "Bazhou!" Where does this go to the horseshoe?Naturally, it is Du Guanshan, who has grievances and hatreds!