Zhu Guoxiang was busy building a paper mill, and Zhu Ming also began to preside over examinations.
Far away in Tokyo, the political situation suddenly changed.
The Zheng Party and the Cai Party were fighting fiercely, and Prime Minister Zheng Juzhong’s biological mother died!
The dead mother will have to go back to attend the funeral. By the time Ding You's three years are over, the day lilies will have cooled down.
In fact, as soon as Zheng Juzhong put on mourning, Cai Jing had already taken action: recommending Cai Maotong to the Privy Council, posthumously naming Cai Que the Prince of Qingyuan County, and arranging for Zheng Juzhong's sons to join the court as officials.
After such a clean and tidy operation, Zheng Juzhong will not be able to come back as prime minister again.
Cai Mao was Cai Wei, the son of Cai Que, the son-in-law of Feng Jing, and the grandson-in-law of Fu Bi. At the same time, Cai Que also had a good relationship with Wang Gui and was an effective general under Wang Anshi.
To put it bluntly, bringing Cai Mao to power is tantamount to wooing Cai Que, Feng Jing, and Fu Bi's disciples and former officials. Wang Gui, Wang Anshi's disciples and former officials, can also win over a group of officials.
After Cai Mao establishes his foothold, he will inevitably replace Zheng Juzhong.
Cai Jingsheng was afraid that Cai Mao would not be able to stand up, so he put Cai Mao's younger brother into the Privy Council and promoted Cai Mao's uncle to the rank of attendant. Even Cai Mao's daughter was given a title, and all of Cai Mao's sons-in-law were promoted.
The whole family is dignified, and the government and the public are shocked!
Song Huizong ignored this and seemed not worried about the imbalance of power in the court.
Of course... this is impossible.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was on the construction site, personally supervising the construction of the glass cave. The suspension of construction of the palace was purely a temporary measure, and it would resume immediately after the drought.
"Officers, there is a saying among the public that if one person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven." Wang Fu said with a smile.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty said calmly: "Who has attained enlightenment?"
Wang Fu said: "It is Cai Mao. The common people are ignorant and think that Cai Mao is a relative of Lu Gong (Cai Jing)."
"Don't be anxious, wait slowly." Song Huizong said something irrelevant.
Wang Fu understood it and no longer worried about the dominance of Cai Dang's family. He could be recalled to mourn at home, and so could Zheng Juzhong!
As long as the emperor recalls Zheng Juzhong, all Cai Jing's arrangements at this time will inevitably come to nothing.
Walking to Yanfu Palace, Song Huizong was actually quite troubled. He began to be a little unsure whether he should attack Liao.
Today, ministers are divided into three factions.
One faction, headed by Tong Guan and Wang Fu, frantically encouraged the alliance with Jin to attack Liao.
One faction was headed by Cai Jing. Cai Jing himself did not object, but his close confidants Deng Xunwu and others strongly opposed it.
One faction is wavering, represented by Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan, Yu Shen, and Wang Anzhong.
Cai Jing's attitude changed because he had a conflict with Tong Guan. Tong Guan was supported by Wang Fu, so Cai Jing naturally opposed it. But he did not dare to oppose it openly because it would offend the emperor, so he just did it perfunctory and let his cronies block the attack.
Liao affairs.
Once Liao is attacked, Tong Guan will be the commander-in-chief, and Cai Jing cannot let Tong Guan make meritorious deeds again.
"Guan family, Mr. Xue would like to see you."
"Bring him here."
Xue Daoguang slowly walked inside. He now has more than 20 disciples and has his own exclusive Taoist temple.
Song Huizong said in a complaining tone: "My beloved is living in seclusion and I haven't seen you for several months. How can I have time to enter the palace today?"
Xue Daoguang said: "My old friend had a letter to submit, but he was afraid that it would not be delivered to His Majesty, so he asked me to deliver it to Your Majesty."
"Who can isolate the inside and outside?" Song Huizong said, "Bring it over."
Xue Daoguang handed a letter and a box to the eunuch.
Song Huizong opened the letter and read it, but became angry before he finished reading: "This Zhu Guoxiang, who had agreed to return to Beijing before winter, actually said that his wife was pregnant and couldn't leave. Did he have to stay by his side when the woman gave birth?"
Xue Daoguang began to talk nonsense: "I once heard that Mr. Zhu is henpecked."
"Is he really henpecked?" Song Huizong lost his anger instantly and became very gossipy. He seemed to find this matter quite interesting.
Xue Daoguang said: "I just heard it from hearsay."
Song Huizong continued to read the letter and took out the telescope in the box.
After careful discussion, the Zhu family and his son thought that the telescope could be dedicated to the emperor.
Following the instructions in the letter, Song Huizong picked it up and looked at it. He adjusted the focus randomly and finally saw the distant scenery clearly.
Surprised, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty found a high place to look at it. The more he played with it, the happier he became: "This is really a rare thing. Mr. Mingsuan really has some skills."
Wang Fu stood by, wondering what made the emperor so excited.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty handed over the telescope: "This object is called a telescope for viewing distant objects."
Wang Fu took it curiously, looked at it for a while and said, "What a wonderful work of art."
Song Huizong observed carefully and wanted to understand the principle of the telescope, but he was afraid that if he took it apart casually, it would damage the items.
He summoned the Taoist official who was accompanying him: "Is there any palace in Yangzhou?"
The Taoist official could serve the emperor personally, so he knew the main palaces in the world by heart, and immediately replied: "There is Suling Palace in Yangzhou, Mrs. Suling came to the throne, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty found the direction of Taibai Star to build Suling Palace. In the early Tang Dynasty, Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu dreamed of the Immortal in White, who claimed to be the Lord of Taibai, and lived on Suling Terrace. He said that Suling Terrace had been abandoned. Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty then issued an edict to rebuild Suling Palace."
Song Huizong was surprised and said: "There is actually Mrs. Su Ling's dojo in Yangzhou?"
"Yes, and it has been effective before," the Taoist official said, "In the late Tang Dynasty, there was a military man named Feng Xingxing who was stationed in Jinzhou and also led the Wuding Army in Yangzhou. Feng Xingxing sent his son to destroy the Suling Palace in order to rebuild it into a government office. The craftsman
When the house was demolished, countless venomous snakes came out, and they did not dare to demolish it again. Feng Xingxing's son was furious and ordered people to burn down the palace. When he was about to light the fire, there was a strong wind and thunder, and a heavy rain poured down. Everyone fled in fear, and several people were trampled and killed, so they did not dare to demolish it again.
Someone is demolishing this palace again."
Song Huizong said: "Since it has been efficacious, this must be Mrs. Su Ling's dojo. I am the Changsheng Emperor, the eldest son of the Haotian God, and I am also a relative of Mrs. Su Ling. I will allocate 8,000 strings and ask the governor of Yangzhou to raise funds.
Five thousand guan to expand and repair the Suling Palace. Since Zhu Guoxiang was unwilling to return to the capital, he asked him to promote Suling Palace in Yangzhou and be responsible for the expansion and repair of the palace."
Thirteen thousand guan of money was spent just to expand the Taoist temple, and Zhu Guoxiang was also responsible for it.
The so-called Mrs. Su Ling is Taibai Jinxing.
During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the official name of Taibai Jinxing was male, and he was also the son of Bai Emperor.
But the folk image has become a woman, wearing yellow or white clothes, a cockscomb on her head, and holding a pipa. The mount is a five-color sacred bird. This bird has eagle wings, a crane body, a peacock head, and a white gold star sitting cross-legged on the back of the bird. She is a plump woman.
Also, her name is Mrs. Su Ling.
Until the Yuan Dynasty, Taibai Jinxing was also the image of a woman, but the mount became a phoenix.
"Journey to the West" has been detained by the emperor and is strictly forbidden to be published outside. One of the reasons is that there is something wrong with the gods in it, which conflicts with the image of gods in the Song Dynasty. For example, Taibai Jinxing turned into an old man with a white beard.
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When the angel rushed to Yangzhou with eight thousand coins, Zhu Guoxiang was accompanying his wife and concubines in Daming Village.
He lied that his wife was pregnant, so he postponed his return to Beijing, and it turned out to be true. Not only was he pregnant, but Shen Yourong and An Niang were both pregnant. Zhu Guoxiang immediately returned to Daming Village after learning the news.
"Is there anything uncomfortable?" Zhu Guoxiang asked with concern.
Shen Yourong gently stroked his belly: "I'm in great shape, I'm sure I'll be a man this time."
Zhu Guoxiang said with a smile: "Both men and women are fine, I like them both."
Shen Yourong was helped by her husband to sit down, but he said: "I have given birth to a son and a daughter, so I naturally know how to raise them. Sister An needs to be careful, she is pregnant with her first child."
"Please tell her more often about taboo things," Zhu Guoxiang said.
The couple got tired of each other for a while, and Zhu Guoxiang went to find An Niang again to comfort his concubine.
While talking, Shen Yourong also came to explain to An Niang what to pay attention to after pregnancy.
Zhu Guoxiang stood aside and couldn't say anything, but the harmonious scene between his wife and concubines made him feel extremely satisfied, and even had an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.
Suddenly, Zhu Guoxiang felt that it would be great to travel through time. He had never dared to think about such a thing before.
Dean Zhu was very happy and wrote a letter to his son that night, mainly to brag and show off.
The general content of the letter is: "Your father and I are very powerful now, and my wife and concubines are all pregnant. But there is no movement on your side. Is there any hidden disease? If there is something unspeakable, don't hide it. If you need to see a doctor, see a doctor. I I’ve been waiting to hold my grandson.”
After a lot of nonsense, I started to write the real stuff at the end of the letter.
He introduced the three major families in Shu and said that he had opened a second base. Currently, there were only a few hundred people in Jintan Village. However, refugees and bandits were everywhere in Shaanxi, and the poor people in Shaanxi could be brought in. All it took was hard work and two or three people. It will reach the size of Daming Village in a few years.
In the next few days, Zhu Guoxiang spent time with his wife and concubines.
Suddenly I received a letter from Miss Wen, and it also came with a bamboo painting she drew.
Zhu Guoxiang suddenly felt a sense of guilt. He already had a wife and a concubine, and the wife and concubine were still pregnant, so he should not go out to have sex with women.
But looking at the painting that was sent and thinking of Miss Wen's appearance, Zhu Guoxiang couldn't help it.
He used the method taught by Xue Daoguang, crossed his legs, breathed and meditated, and began to reflect on himself.
Ever since the emperor gave him the title of Mr. Liu and lived in a large mansion in Tokyo, his willpower seemed to be getting weaker and weaker. Although he lived an extremely simple life compared to other dignitaries, he could not help but want to enjoy it. .
He held on to the singer An Niang given by the emperor for three months, but finally couldn't help but sleep with her.
"Alas, power corrodes will." Zhu Guoxiang sighed with his legs crossed.
If you become the emperor yourself, or if your son becomes the emperor, what will it be like then?
I'm afraid they have to live in three palaces and six courtyards. How can veteran cadres stand this test?
"Be careful! Be careful!"
Zhu Guoxiang only learned the specific meaning of this term when he communicated with Chen Yuan, and he believed that he should also cultivate himself accordingly.
After a few days alone, Zhu Guoxiang began to feel bored and thought about the paper mill in Jintan Village, and by the way, he also thought about Miss Wen.
His efforts in self-cultivation were in vain, and he even couldn't help copying lyrics to seduce girls: "The rain beats the pear blossoms behind closed doors, forgetting youth, and missing youth. Who cares about pleasure and pleasure? Ecstasy under the flowers, ecstasy under the moon. Sadness gathers the peaks of the eyebrows.
Every frown on the sun shows thousands of cry marks, tens of thousands of cry marks. Looking at the sky at dawn and the clouds at dusk, I miss you when I walk, and I miss you when I sit."
After copying this poem, Zhu Guoxiang muttered: "Isn't this a bit shameless?"
Zhu Guoxiang began to plan his life. He had experienced too many things and no longer had any major pursuits in his career. When everything settled down, he would play and relax with the woman he liked every day and do agricultural research by the way.
Well, it doesn't matter if there are too many women, just... just five or less.
The more Zhu Guoxiang thought about it, the happier he became. Then he felt a little guilty, so he put down his brush and went to accompany his pregnant wife and concubine.
Not only did he become younger physically, but he also seemed to be psychologically affected, gradually returning to the state of being in his thirties.
At that time, he was still very impulsive and often couldn't control himself.
Thinking about it carefully, Zhu Guoxiang planned to burn that poem.
It's so arrogant and doesn't suit his personality.
After burning it, Zhu Guoxiang took up writing again, preparing to copy a more obscure poem.
