Fang Ling nodded and said: "It's exactly what the emperor said. I heard that the emperor said during the court meeting a few days ago that there will be a solar eclipse on February 1st. The emperor and Jia Sidao are still arguing about this matter.
The gambling market outside is getting bigger and bigger, and many people are placing bets every day. Brother, what do you think about this matter, will there be any strange phenomena?"
I smiled and said with certainty: "Of course it will appear. If Ling'er wants to place a bet, he must bet on the emperor."
"Brother, why is this? In the betting market outside, there are very few people betting on the vision. How come you are consistent with the emperor's statement this time?"
I pretended to be mysterious and said: "Ling'er, your brother, I am a half-immortal. I can deduce the numbers of the sky. I have watched the sky for several nights in a row and calculated and deduced it several times. This is a secret of heaven and cannot be leaked easily."
Fang Ling laughed and said: "Brother, you are simply a genius. No matter how you pretend, you are no different from the blind fortune teller on the street."
I feigned anger and said, "How can Ling'er compare me to those people who cheat people out of money? I should be beaten. At least, your brother is more handsome than those blind people."
"Handsome, much more handsome." Fang Ling kept laughing and said, "Then Ling'er will go to the emperor. If you lose, brother, you have to compensate me."
"Of course, if you lose, it's all your fault."
"Keep your word?"
"Haha, as soon as my words come out, it will naturally count."
Fang Ling said angrily: "Here you go again, be careful that the court will use Chrysostom to accuse you."
"Ling'er, don't worry. This golden mouth isn't something that just anyone can take away. Ling'er, did your trip to Fujian as an escort go smoothly?"
"Well, it went very smoothly. There was no delay along the way."
"Where do your escort agencies go to escort escorts?"
"It's hard to say this. It's found everywhere. Sometimes it even goes to the north, where the Mongols live."
"Ah, isn't that dangerous?"
"My father sent experienced escorts to those dangerous places. Fortunately, no major accidents have happened so far."
"That's good. If I have a chance, I'll go for a walk with you and experience the life of an escort."
"Okay, with Ling'er here, I can definitely protect my brother."
It seems that the Chengwei Escort Agency is quite young. If Fang Ling's father can be persuaded to join Longya, it will be of great benefit to Longya's intelligence department.
In the next few days, the court meeting became very calm, and even the reappointment of officials was not as intense as imagined.
All this stems from "the sun has eclipses".
Maybe everyone is waiting for God's will to come. Whether the emperor is the destined emperor has become a hot topic throughout the Southern Song Dynasty. From the court to the people, almost everyone is waiting for the arrival of February 1st.
It seems that God's will is the only way to determine the authenticity of my emperor.
In late January of the first year of Xianchun, officials of third rank and above were re-appointed.
Jia Sidao and Weng Yinglong still serve as the Privy Councilor and Zhongshu Ling, and Jia Sidao will not let go of these two core departments.
The post of Minister of Rites was still held by Ma Tingluan. Chen Zongli, the former Minister of Household Affairs, was moved to the post of Minister of Punishment. The Minister of Household Affairs was replaced by Ma Guangzu, a veteran in his sixties. The Minister of Industry was held by Wen Tianxiang's Jiangxi compatriot Tang Han, who was nearly seven years old.
In ten days, he was very popular in the court. He was neither from Jia Sidao's party nor from the Queen Mother's party. He was considered a centrist like Ma Guangzu. Hong Tianci was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry, assisting the elderly Tang Han, and former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Ye Mengding continued to serve in his original position, and the admonishing doctor Zhu Pisun also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Minister of the Ministry of War was still held by Fan Wenhuan, a member of Jia Sidao's party. At the same time, I promoted Lu Xiufu as the Minister of the Ministry of War. After all, Lu Xiufu was the person who appointed Li Tingzhi as envoy to Yangzhou.
It was not easy for Si Dao to openly oppose Li Tingzhi's people. Moreover, the Ministry of War had to obey the arrangements of the Privy Council. It was just a staff department similar to that of later generations, so it acquiesced.
In terms of the army, Fan Wenhu, the former deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, was promoted to the deputy commander of the palace, and tied with Xia Gui as the highest-ranking general in the Forbidden Army.
The appointment of foreign ministers such as Li Tingzhi and others will not be until mid-March.
Among them, Ma Tingluan, Chen Zongli, and Zhu Pisun belong to the Queen Mother's party, Ma Guangzu, and Tang Han are non-party democrats who can be temporarily classified as the emperor's party, and the rest belong to Jia Sidao's party.
The pattern between North Korea and China has basically remained unchanged, with the three powers still standing in harmony.
Among the six ministries, the Queen Mother's party has a slight upper hand, while Jia Sidao has monopoly power in one court, one province and the army. Overall, Jia Sidao's party still has a slight advantage.
History books all say that Jia Sidao despised military power and valued literature. In fact, Jia Sidao knew better than anyone else that military power was an important counterweight to imperial power and post-war power, which was also the basis of prime ministerial power. This is in line with my opinion.
The views are very consistent. According to historical records, Jia Sidao often threatened Du Zong with resignation. In the eyes of Lizong Du Zong, Jia Sidao was a man who was capable of fighting, no less than Marshal Meng Gong.
Duzong was the only candidate to fight against the Mongols. Duzong was worried that no one would be able to take on this important task once Jia Sidao left, so he treated him with courtesy and obeyed his advice. Deep down in his heart, he gradually formed the idea of relying on Jia Sidao, thus surpassing
Becoming more and more constrained by it.
Jia Sidao was not without merit as the history books said, otherwise Meng Gong would not have recommended Jia Sidao as his successor before his death. After my two or three months of observation and understanding, Jia Sidao was very scheming.
, has many political strategies and methods, and is rich in experience. He is able to move forward and retreat with ease, and is cruel and ruthless. He is actually a political expert.
As the time approached, I began to become a little nervous. First, would the records in the history books be wrong? Second, would my arrival change history?
In this contest between eclipses, I am more eager to win than Jia Sidao.
Imperial power represents orthodoxy, which is what the people want. However, Zhao Fu's reputation is very poor both in the government and in the opposition. I must take this opportunity to prove to the world that my orthodoxy is in accordance with the destiny of God, which has given the world a preconceived view.
, and then gradually change Zhao Yu's mediocre image.
According to my story, Fang Ling bet a large amount of silver on the gambling board at the end of January. After the bet, Fang Ling only said one sentence about the matter, "Brother, I believe you."
At the same time, I also arranged for Xiao Tian to bet all the liquidity of Shifeng Commercial Bank on the appearance of celestial phenomena on the last day.
When Xiao Tian heard my arrangement, he didn't say a word. He just stared straight in the eye, and after being stunned for a long time, he turned around and left. Xiao Qi and Yuan Ji, who were next to him, also stayed for a long time, but neither asked me the reason.
Night has completely enveloped Ningqian Palace.
It was almost midnight when I came out of the Imperial Study Room. I stood in front of the window on the top floor and looked out, filled with thoughts.
"Guanjia, it's getting late, it's time to take a rest." Quan Jiu advised in a low voice.
Since Quanjiu moved to Ningqian Palace, he has taken care of my daily life and food.
"Jiu'er, tomorrow is February 1st."
"Yes, are the officials worried about having food that day?"
I looked at Quan Jiu and nodded silently.
Quan Jiu took two steps forward and leaned against me: "Guan family, Jiu'er doesn't know the reason for this. It is a very rare celestial phenomenon to say that there is an eclipse in the sun. Ordinarily, Jiu'er doesn't believe it, but what happens tomorrow
Since it is what the officials said, Jiuer intuitively feels that this vision will definitely appear tomorrow."
I patted Quan Jiu on the shoulder and said, "Jiu'er must be comforting me."
"That's not the case. The officials still remember the attack on the way to Kuaiji."
"Of course I remember."
Quan Jiu looked up at me and said: "On that occasion, when the official held the scimitar of the man in black, Jiu'er saw the figure of a giant dragon emerging from the official's body. It seemed to be there but not at all.
Hallucination. Since then, Jiu'er has been convinced that Guan Jia is the real dragon and the emperor, who corresponds to the stars in the sky and is no ordinary human being."
I know that even though Quan Jiu said this, he was also uneasy in his heart.
"Jiu'er, don't worry, I am indeed the destined emperor." I suddenly remembered the words of Taoism and hugged Quan Jiu tightly.
"Well, Guan Jia, Jiu'er believes in you."
Fang Ling also said this today, "Brother, I believe you."
I gradually discovered that I was no longer struggling alone. There was Fang Ling, Quan Jiu, Yuan Ji, Wen Tianxiang...