The layout of Lin'an City is "South Palace and North City", with the palace city shrinking at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain in the south.
This location is very suitable for a temple, but a bit out of place as a palace.
Perhaps Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty felt that being surrounded by the West Lake, Phoenix Mountain, and Qiantang River was safer. Although based on the topography of the entire Lin'an area, there is almost no danger here, and it is only suitable for the enemy to deploy its troops. If attacked,
, very difficult to hold on to.
But in short, the palace city is built at the foot of the mountain.
It is certain that it will be cramped, so the Daqing Hall must be "revealed for certain reasons."
For Zhengshuo celebrations, use the plaque of "Daqing Hall"; for Jinshi roll-calls, use the plaque of "Jiying Hall"; to worship gods and heaven, use the plaque of "Mingtang Hall"; to celebrate birthdays, use the plaque of "Zichen Hall"; for major court gatherings, use the plaque of "Wen"
"House of Virtue" plaque.
In short, it is a palace with multiple uses and is very simple.
At the third watch of the day, many people got up and headed towards the palace city.
Uncle Xie Fang knew that the plaque of "Wende Hall" had been replaced.
In recent years, the officials have gradually neglected government affairs. The court meetings only lasted three or five times a month, and the regular meetings were mostly held in the Chui Gong Hall. Today, the court meeting was held in the Wende Hall to bring an end to the increasingly fierce court disputes.
It is true that the officials were afraid of the emergence of a powerful prime minister like Shi Miyuan, and hoped that the governors would check each other; but since the horoscope "Yam Martin is in power, the country will perish", the dynasty struggle has been put on the bright side, and it has been happening every day.
The ministers were criticizing each other, and there was Concubine Yan. The servants were crying and complaining every day, and the officials were tired of it.
The momentum that should be built was done, and Uncle Xie Fang expected that the officials' patience had been exhausted.
"Alang, it's time to go to court."
"Let's go." Uncle Xie stood up and straightened his clothes.
When I walked to the front yard, I saw Xu Hexing coming quickly.
"Left Prime Minister."
"Let's talk while we walk." Uncle Xie Fang said.
He glanced at Xu Hexing again and sighed: "You haven't slept for two nights?"
"I'm worried about you, Prime Minister Lao Zuo. He Xing can still hold on. I found out a few important things and came here to report them." Xu Hexing spoke quickly and added: "Li Xia is probably in Ding Daquan's hands."
Uncle Xie Fang remained steady and said, "It doesn't matter."
"But……"
"The matter is now at this point. It's too late to do anything else." Uncle Xie Fang said slowly: "Since I want Li Xia, I have conclusive evidence that he has sneaked into Mongolia."
Xu Hexing cupped his hands and said: "Understood, I will protect the evidence. Please let the left prime minister take action and bring down the traitors. You don't have to worry about anything later."
"It's good to understand." Uncle Xie Fang had already walked to the sedan, stretched out his hand and patted Xu Hexing on the shoulder, saying: "You and Xi Qing have been with me since childhood. Now that he is gone, no matter how sad you are, you can't lose your mind.
.Remember, you need to put the overall interests of the society first when you act."
"yes."
Uncle Xie Fang got on the sedan chair and headed towards the palace city.
Several imperial students were also walking towards Miyagi.
Liu Fu turned around and looked at Huang Yong beside him, and suddenly said: "Qi Zhi, you are still young, have you really thought about it?"
Huang Yong smiled and said: "Brother Shengbo, are you afraid that I am young and ill-informed and will ruin big things? Or are you afraid that I will be more appreciated by overthrowing the powerful party?"
"I'm afraid that if everything fails..."
"Is there any chance?" Huang Yong said: "The traitorous party has gone against the grain, the sky is angry and people are resentful, and the evidence is solid, how can it be defeated?"
Liu Fu said: "It's a shame that the party's holy family members are here."
"I believe that the official family can clearly distinguish between right and wrong." Huang Yong said: "In recent years, people have criticized current affairs and compared the official family to Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty. However, since the official family came to the throne, they have determined to rejuvenate, decided on the strategy of destroying the Jin Dynasty, and captured Wanyan Shouxu.
Zhang Tiangang's return to the temple is a complete reversal of Jingkang's shame. He deposed the historical party, personally promoted the government to admonish, clarified the administration of officials, and rectified the finances... How can such a wise official be deceived by the traitorous party?"
Chen Yizhong nodded and said: "The officials do have a heart to love the people. In the eleventh year of Chunyou, there was heavy rain in various places. The officials asked, 'Is it harmless to accumulate rain on Ermai'?" Zheng Xianggong replied, "It will be fine until the weather clears." Prime Minister Zuo knew about the mulberry farming and reported that "two grains of wheat are harmless, but silkworms are afraid of the cold." Prime Minister Zuo gained trust, which shows that the officials care about the people."
Huang Yong smiled and said: "Brother Quan actually knows about the confrontation in front of the emperor. It seems that he has the favor of the left prime minister?"
Chen Yizhong cupped his hands and did not answer.
Huang Yong said again: "I think you are too cautious in not allowing Zhu Sheng to be born. The officials have a heart to love the people, so they revived Yushi Hong and ordered him to re-examine the case of the traitor party occupying Suzhou people's land. It can be seen that the holy family may not necessarily Just in the traitor party."
Liu Fu sighed: "But the words 'the country is about to perish' have put Prime Minister Zuo and others in opposition to the officials..."
"No." Huang Yong said in a loud voice: "The Holy Family belongs to the people and the loyal and upright ministers. Today I will write a letter to Fu Que, and we will definitely succeed!"
"Yes, the evidence is conclusive. The Holy Family is with the people, how can there be any reason to fail?!" The students of the Imperial College agreed one after another, impassioned.
They walked forward for a while and saw that the streets of Hangzhou in the night were blocked with water...
Lin'an City is squeezed between the West Lake and the Qiantang River and has a large population. Every time before the imperial meeting, the sedan chairs of various officials and their entourage crowd onto the streets of Hangzhou, often causing congestion.
"Give way, give way. This is the right minister's sedan chair."
"I'm disturbing the right Prime Minister, but the front is really blocked..."
Cheng Yuanfeng walked from Qinshanfang to Zhongwazi. He opened the sedan curtain and took a look. He knew that he was not going to rest in the waiting room today. He was stuck here. It was lucky that it was not too late.
Lin'an is not suitable as a capital city.
Every time like this, a corner of helplessness and sadness inevitably floods my heart.
"Let's go over there."
Cheng Yuanfeng got off the sedan and murmured to himself in a low voice: "Go on, go on... when will we be able to regain the country and return to Tokyo?"
Having said that, the capital of the Song Dynasty had been in Lin'an since his birth, and he had never seen the so-called "Tokyo Bianliang" in his life.
Not to mention it was him, even his father and ancestors had never seen him before.
I can only sigh with emotion, you have lived to this age, how can you regain the country? Is there even the slightest possibility?
"Give way, your right minister will go first."
"I have met the right prime minister..."
Amidst the shouts of the guards and personal entourage, Cheng Yuanfeng walked through the long street, and suddenly saw Zhao Chongyao, the Prime Minister of the Dazong Temple, approaching from the side.
"Right Prime Minister." Zhao Chongyao called.
Cheng Yuanfeng returned the greeting and said with a smile: "It was early enough to go out today, but we were stuck in traffic. Mr. Zhao too?"
Zhao Chongyao came closer, and the two walked side by side. The long wings on their official hats seemed to have not touched each other. The distance was just right and they did not waver.
"It's settled." Zhao Chongyao whispered.
When Cheng Yuanfeng heard this, he showed just the right amount of joy and asked in surprise: "Really?"
He naturally knew that the Great Court Meeting was by no means a forum for officials to discuss politics. It only announced the results of major events, such as deposing and severely punishing certain people.
In fact, the court officials have already impeached the traitors for several days, and everything that should be investigated and reported has been brought before the officials.
The officials had obviously made up their minds, but they were unavoidably uneasy before they heard the announcement.
"Yes. I specially waited here to bring good news to the right Prime Minister." Zhao Chongyao said: "The case of the traitor party's occupation of Suzhou people's land was reported last year by the censor Hong Tianxi. At that time, the officials were deceived by the traitor party, and Hong Tianxi was angry. Please resign. After that, I contacted all officials with the left prime minister and expressed my righteousness to them.
Being able to revive Hong Tianxi means that the officials have changed their mind. Sure enough, Dong Songchen cried in front of the officials last night and was scolded. We already know the decree to be announced at today's meeting, which is to appoint Hong Tianxi as the young master of Dali Temple.
Sir, handle this case strictly and reprimand Dong Songchen, Ding Daquan and others."
"Okay." Cheng Yuanfeng said: "That's great."
Zhao Chongyao added: "We are only afraid that the traitor party will pass the case to their minions and make the big matter trivial. I only ask the right prime minister to cooperate with the left prime minister to pursue the victory and wipe out the traitor party in one fell swoop to prevent its resurgence."
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I will never retreat."
"That's good." Zhao Chongyao added: "The case is certain, all it takes is the loyal ministers and righteous men to cry out hard."
"It was the great fortune of the Song Dynasty that the officials were not deceived by traitors..."
It was inconvenient for the two of them to talk much, so Zhao Chongyao quickly left with his entourage.
Cheng Yuanfeng squinted his eyes and understood the situation more clearly.
To put it simply, the loyal ministers have made the right and wrong clear and have united to force the officials to severely punish the traitors.
The officials may not be happy... they are definitely not happy, but in such a situation where right and wrong are so clear, they can only abandon traitors and choose loyal ministers.
It is true that the inscription on the palace gate offended the officials. But in the face of the general situation, even the officials could only make the right choice, and the will was already drawn up.
The only thing to worry about is that Uncle Xie Fang doesn't have any bigger reasons.
Soon, another person came to greet him. After informing him, he saluted Cheng Yuanfeng and said: "Your right minister, your left minister has something to say."
"Come forward and talk."
"Yes... Prime Minister Zuo said that Nie Zhongyou's case of collaborating with the enemy may be brought to the imperial court."
Cheng Yuanfeng was stunned and said coldly: "What does Monkey Du mean?"
"This is a helpless move, because Li Xia is already in the hands of Ding Daquan. But please rest assured, Prime Minister Nie Zhongyu, Li Xia is surrendering the enemy in the north, and is definitely not sent by Prime Minister Right to sneak into Mongolia."
Anger burst out of Cheng Yuanfeng's eyes. How could he not hear the threat from Uncle Xie Fang?
He rarely loses his composure like this.
The person who came slowly added another sentence, saying: "This matter has nothing to do with the Prime Minister on the right, and the Prime Minister on the Left can vouch for it with his life."
"Yeah?"
"Yes, the left minister has made arrangements. Everything will go smoothly today. Please rest assured, right minister..."
After meeting this person, Cheng Yuanfeng gained more details about the situation.
Something unexpected happened and Li Xia took refuge with Ding Daquan, but Uncle Xie Fang was confident that he could handle this accident and sent someone to say hello.
…
Cheng Yuanfeng was just thinking about this when he suddenly heard the guard beside him scolding him.
"Who?! Dare to challenge the right prime minister!"
Cheng Yuanfeng turned around and saw a young man and several followers squeezing over. He couldn't help but feel appreciation in his eyes.
After a while, the two whispered a few words.
"Li Xia, I know what you are thinking. But Zhong You has indeed surrendered to the enemy, and I can't help him."
"I understand that the Prime Minister is not to blame for this matter. There is no need for the Prime Minister to explain to me. If you don't catch me now, kill me. I understand this intention of protecting you."
"Let's go. No matter how difficult it is, you must not rely on evil spirits. Once you make a mistake, it will be difficult to look back. I will send someone to take you out of the city."
The expression on Cheng Yuanfeng's face was very sincere.
Li Xia shook his head.
He brought "Ding Party lackeys" to guard him to ensure that Cheng Yuanfeng could not take action.
Cheng Yuanfeng said this, maybe because he didn't want to make a big deal out of the street; maybe he wanted to use words to coax him to leave; maybe he wanted to trick him into leaving the city before taking action; maybe he really wanted to protect him... But Li Xia always tried hard not to
Life and death rested in the hands of others, so it was impossible to tell whether Cheng Yuanfeng meant what he said.
It doesn't matter whether you are sincere or not.
Li Xia said: "I'm here to find someone to ask for from the right minister."
"You want Han Chengxu's son?" Cheng Yuanfeng sighed: "I don't want to threaten anyone with my little family. I have protected him very well, so I can give it to you. You can take Han Chengxu and others away."
"Not only him." Li Xia said: "There is another person who should also be in the hands of the right minister."
"who?"
"I also want Bai Mao's mother."
Cheng Yuanfeng asked: "Why do you want her?"
Li Xia said: "I have met Nie Zhongyou."
"Ding Daquan helped you? Li Xia, you must not get lost and never turn back..."