Chapter 7 　　

Groups of gloomy dark clouds moved slowly in the early winter sky, and the entire Cai Mansion seemed to be submerged in the shadow of these dark clouds, feeling cold and gloomy. Cai Jing stood by the window with his hands behind his back, raised his head and looked at the dark clouds in the sky outside the window motionlessly, as if he wanted to see what was hidden behind the thick dark clouds.Behind him, Fan Xiang looked at the layout of the room with a smile. He seemed to be fascinated by the display on the lacquered wooden shelf in the room. He picked up an overseas rare treasure, sighed, and then Put it back, and immediately picked up another treasure to taste and admire.He couldn't stop laughing and said: Why didn't I have such a good life?If you want to be an official, you still have to go to Hangzhou

Hearing this, Cai Jing's eyelids twitched suddenly, and then he smiled and said: Fan Zhonglin, why don't you want to go to Ling Yamen?Cai Chizheng's family is rich and invincible. I heard that Cai Wei gave Shu Yu an ivory clock this time! That was mostly a rumour.Fan Xiang answered with a smile, but his hands did not stop, and picked up a crystal pagoda of the Three Buddhas to examine it carefully, and said with a smile: This is a treasure. Cai Jing turned around, smiled slightly, and said: How do you know it's just a rumor? Of course I know.Fan Xiang put the crystal tower back to its original place, and said with a smile: Shu Quan's arrest of Cai Wei was just a trick.It is true that Cai Wei is Feng Jing's son-in-law, but by doing this, Shu Yu just told Feng Dangshi that he was forced to do nothing.No one else knows that Shu Quan and Cai Que have a very good personal relationship, so does Feng Jing also know?

Shu Yu and Cai Que have a good personal relationship?Cai Jing was really taken aback. Why do you ask Shu Quan to focus on Chen Shiru's case?I had a drink with a few officials from Kaifeng Mansion one day, and only then did I understand the whole story.Cai is indeed in the same year as Shu Yu, but he is from the same hometown as Shu Yu.When the Chen Shiru case was discovered, it was Cai Wei who entrusted this same year to seek revenge on Shu Quan. Back then, Chen Zhizhong humiliated Cai Huangshang and Fan Xiang's eyes kept moving on Cai Jing's display. Why do you think Cai Wei was implicated?This is nothing more than Shu Quan's trickery, just to show Feng Jing.It goes without saying that the Cai family sent something to Shu Yu, but the ivory clock can be passed on, which is obviously intentional. If someone uses this article to impeach Shu Yu, he will be fooled.At that time, the emperor issued a decree to ask Cai Wei if there was such a thing.Cai Wei flatly denied it.From now on, if others say anything bad about Shu Yu, the emperor will not believe it.

Cai Jing stared at Fan Xiang intently, he naturally knew that Fan Xiang was the new celebrity in front of Shi Yue.But until this time, he didn't know that Fan Xiang was valued by Shi Yue for a reason. Fan Xiang shook his head vigorously with Shu Quan's trick, and finally stopped looking at the things on Cai Jing's wooden shelf, turned his face, looked at Cai Jing, and sighed: It's Fan Gong who is still hesitant.However, to tell you the truth, Brother Cai, I really admire Fan Gong.Ask yourself, if you can keep the right way and not change your aspirations at this time, you can indeed be called a gentleman.

That is keeping small righteousness and losing great righteousness.Cai Jing disagreed. What is small righteousness and what is great righteousness is hard to say.Fan Xiang smiled, but did not argue with Cai Jing, and said: But with our wisdom, there is no need to bother to argue.I only know that what Shi Gong holds is righteousness, that's enough. Exactly.Cai Jingyan echoed insincerely. Since brother Cai also thinks so, then things will be easy to handle.Fan Xiang suddenly looked directly into Cai Jing's eyes, and smiled at the same time: Shi Gong means, although Fan Gong wants to die by keeping the law, we can't just sit back and watch the righteous man be tortured, treacherous and chaotic.Fan Gong can be his gentleman, but the villain might as well be my generation.

Cai Jing met Fan Xiang's gaze, did not dodge at all, and smiled at the same time: What does Zhong Lin mean? Brother Cai is a smart man. This is a big deal.Cai Jing said with a smile: "It was not said by Shi Gong himself, nor was it written by Shi Gong himself." Before he finished speaking, Fan Xiang interrupted him: Brother Cai, can't you trust me?He laughed at Yan Yan, but there was a needle hidden in his words. Cai Jing hurriedly apologized, but there was still hesitation in his mouth, not daring, but Brother Cai, I have a piece of advice to tell others who doesn't love themselves?But brother is in the vortex, just want to be wise and protect himself, I'm afraid it may not be possible!

Cai Jing's heart was shaken, but he didn't dare to take this charge, he quickly smiled and said: Zhong Lin don't get me wrong, am I the one who wants to be wise and protect himself? With my brother's wisdom, I will not end here.Otherwise, with Shi Gong's knowledge of people, how could he rely so much on Brother Cai?Seeing Cai Jing's expression, Fan Xiang smiled and said, Shi Gong also always praised Brother Cai for being brave and resourceful, and daring to do things. Seeing him like this, Cai Jing said how dare he, but couldn't help smiling wryly in his heart.He didn't want to disassociate himself from Shi Yue at this time, he had never had such an idea of ​​switching to the sect; he didn't dare to wait and see. Of course he knew that with his seniority and status at this time, he was not qualified to wait and see at all. .Since the eighth year of Xining, Cai Jing has firmly tied his fate to Shi Yue.Even if Shi Yue was not successful for a while, Cai Jing firmly believed that Shi Yue would return to power one day, and knew that only by following Shi Yue could he seek the greatest benefit for himself.

However, the higher his status, the more self-protective he is.In the eighth year of Xining, Cai Jing was just a green-robed official with no background in Bianjing, and was not appreciated by others. He once asked to see Wang Anshi but was humiliated in person. Shi Yue came out to know Hangzhou. For Cai Jing, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Naturally, he would firmly grasp this opportunity and climb up this high branch.At that time, in order to gain Shi Yue's trust, Cai Jing dared to do anything. He couldn't cook five tripods, but Cai Jing still clearly remembered the determination back then.And his dedication has also been rewarded, although Shi Yue did not recommend him to be a pavilion, but in less than ten years, from Qiantang Wei, to Shibowu, to Hangzhou Tongju, Zhizhou, to Taifu Sicheng, the speed of promotion The speed is already very enviable.If Shi Yue hadn't been idle for a few years, his promotion might have been faster.

However, after becoming the prime minister of Taifu Temple, Cai Jing inevitably cherished his own feathers.He is no longer the captain Qian Tang who had nothing back then.He will still follow Shi Yue, but he does not want to be Shi Yue's pioneer in his heart. Once he succeeds, he will become a dead bone on Shi Yue's way forward. ? But at this time, Fan Xiang was clearly forcing him to be a pioneer.At this time, in order to keep her position, Lu Huiqing couldn't do anything?Cai Jing would shudder just thinking about it.He wanted to test Fan Xiang, learn more about Shi Yue's thoughts from him, and even get some guarantees.However, Fan Xiang did not give him the slightest chance.

Fan Xiang is now the celebrity in front of Shi Yue, and Fan Xiang's attitude is also Shi Yue's attitude. Shi Yue's meaning is very clear, he wants to attack Lu Huiqing first, if it works, he can get it; if it doesn't work, then he will be ruthlessly abandoned.It is even possible that he is just a bargaining chip for Shi Yue and Lu Huiqing to bargain and compromise. At this moment, Cai Jing knew that it would actually come sooner or later.He has been preparing for this moment since he arrived in Bianjing.He even thought about using Sima Guang.But after all, he didn't dare to act rashly, but he unexpectedly dragged it to where he is today.

But he has no choice. Cai Jing secretly regretted his momentary delusion, of course he didn't want Fan Xiang to tell Shi Yue about his hesitation.He rolled his eyes a few times, and finally settled on the crystal tower on the bookshelf. After sending Fan Xiang away, Cai Jing ordered Cai Xi to send someone to send the Sanfoqi crystal pagoda to Fan's mansion, and changed into a casual dress, only bringing Cai Xi with him, neither calling for a carriage nor riding a horse. The master and servant went on foot to Fanfang in Xining. Many of the merchants in Fanfang in Xining are inextricably linked with the maritime merchants in Hangzhou. Many of them recognize Cai Jing’s master and servant, and they also know that Cai Jing doesn’t come here easily, so as long as he enters the shop, no matter what. Not welcome.Cai Jing went to several branches of famous sea merchants in Hangzhou, had tea with the storekeepers of each shop, and chatted with each other until the afternoon. "Related Biography": All the guests are running around the market, and they will meet every day.) At about the same time, Cai Jing took Cai Xi to a shop by the Huimin River. Cai Xi looked up at the signboard of the store, and said with a smile: Sir, this Xiguangzhai is the store of the Cao family in Hangzhou, the business of the Cao family Cai Jing just hummed, and walked towards the store without waiting for him to say more.Unexpectedly, before reaching the door, the shopkeeper in the store had already watched the two of them approaching, and had already reached the door, he bowed his arms and said with a smile: Mr. Cai is a rare visitor, so he is not welcome at all, and at some point he is not welcome at all. Cai Jing helped the shopkeeper with a smile, and said with a smile: "Where did Wulang get these fake words?" Cai Xi watched them exchange affectionate greetings, and was speechless for a while.He followed Cai Jing when he was young, and he can be regarded as Cai Jing's confidant. He thought that he knew everything about Cai Jing. Unexpectedly, he had dealt with the Cao family countless times, but he didn't know that Cai Jing and the Cao family were so familiar.While he was in a daze, someone from the Cao family had come over and invited him to fast. Cai Xiyuan also came to Xiguangzhai, and he is quite famous in Fanfang, Xining.He had heard earlier that the Cao family in Hangzhou has grown bigger and bigger since Cao Youwen, a small family member, took over the family business.Cao Youwen has a very deep friendship with several staff members of the Shifu, and Cao Youwen himself has a very good personal relationship with Xue Yi.With these relationships and Cao Youwen's mind, the Cao family gradually occupied nearly 30% of the imports of sulfur and saltpeter in the Song Dynasty in less than ten years, and almost monopolized the rhino trade in the entire South China Sea area. There are rhinos, and the Xixia people once sold their own bamboo horns as rhino horns to the Song people to make bows for profit, and deceived the Song people for more than a hundred years.It wasn't until Lingxia was restored that students from Baishuitan Museum went to Lingxia to investigate and found out the truth.But this also shows how popular rhino horns were in the Song Dynasty.However, in South China Sea Sanfoqi and other countries, there are a large number of real rhinos.Rhino horns alone can be made into real precious bows, and excellent medicinal materials can be made into aphrodisiacs, and luxury goods such as rhinoceros cups. Through various means, the Cao family has almost monopolized Borneo, Java, The purchase of rhinoceros products from places such as Xuwendala and transporting them back to the Song Dynasty not only made a lot of profits, but more importantly, it made the Cao family famous and gained more opportunities.The Song Dynasty decreed that killing cattle was prohibited, and the Cao family bought a lot of land in Borneo, hired Song Dynasty refugees and Kunlun slaves to raise cattle, sold the beef to the Song people in Ling Yamen, and sold the cowhide, horns, and tendons to the Song Dynasty military equipment. Supervisor, thus obtaining a large number of orders from the military supervisor.It is said that every bow equipped by the Southeast Forbidden Army in the Song Dynasty, including the naval ships and navy, contained the profits of the Cao family.Not only that, Cai Jing even heard rumors that the Cao family even set up a private workshop in Borneo to make bows and armor and secretly sell them to Korea and Japan. But also because of its close relationship with Xue Yi, most of the Cao family's property has already been transferred to Guangzhou.So Cai Xi never imagined that Cai Jing had such a good relationship with the Cao family.No wonder the Cao family sold weapons to Goryeo privately, but they were never found out!You must know that ships from the South China Sea to Korea also have to stop in Hangzhou to pay taxes and spot checks. While he was muttering in his heart, he had already been invited to the flower hall at the back by Cao Jiawulang, the shopkeeper of Xiguangzhai.Seeing Cai Jing sit down, he asked with a smile: I wonder if Brother Ling is currently in the South China Sea or in China? Cao Wulang said with a smile: But it is in China.A few days ago, I received a letter saying that Dao had already returned to Guangzhou with Mr. Chen Zirou, and agreed to return to Beijing together.Counting the days, the bento will arrive in two days.After returning, I will definitely visit your lord's residence. Cai Jing said with a smile: This is a coincidence.It's been a long time since Mr. Chen, too, must get together.When Brother Ling came back, I asked Wulang to tell me that I was the host of Zhang Ba's family. I asked Brother Ling, Mr. Chen and Wulang to talk about the past together.Cao Wulang quickly agreed with a smile. When Cai Jing saw the servant bringing tea, he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and smiled again: Wulang and I will stop beating around the bush, but this time, there are some things that I asked Wulang to inquire about a few days ago. I don’t know if there is any looks? Seeing that Cai Jing asked about this, Cao Wulang waved his hand lightly, ordering all the servants to retreat.Only then did he say: I'm afraid it will be as adults expected. oh? From my point of view, it is indeed a bit strange.As Cao Wulang said, he glanced at Cai Xi out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that Cai Jing hadn't said anything, he continued: "The Yongshun bank is not visible in the capital. There are at least a hundred banks in the capital, and this one is the most." Ranked in the nineties.But according to my inquiries, there are at least 50 commercial firms in Guangzhou who have borrowed money from them.Speaking of this, Cao Wulang suddenly seemed to think of something, accused him of a crime, and went out of the flower hall. At this time, Cai Xi has become more and more sure that Cai Jing has a strong relationship with the Cao family, and he also probably knows what Cai Jing asked Cao Wulang to do. As Cai Jing's confidant, he naturally knew what the most important thing for Cai Jing to do after he became the prime minister of Taifu Temple.The Banknote Delivery Bureau under Taifu Temple is in charge of the supervision, issuance, exchange, recycling, and destruction of banknotes. It is the most popular office among the bureaus of the temple supervisors.And the Ling, Cheng, and even the recorder of the Banknote Delivery Bureau are all cronies of the current Prime Minister Lu Huiqing.The first governor of the Banknote Delivery Bureau was Lu Heqing, Lu Huiqing's younger brother; the current governor is Lu Huiqing's wife and younger brother Fang Ze, and Zheng Yuandao, the minister of the Banknote Delivery Bureau, is also Lu Huiqing's protégé.Since Lu Huiqing became a prime minister, his younger brother, brother-in-law, and uncle's family, or a wealthy party, became a wealthy businessman;If people like Lu Heqing, Fang Ze, and Zheng Yuandao, guarding a cash cow like the Banknote Delivery Bureau, are not stealing, even Cai Xi would not believe it.However, even Cai Xi knew that it was too difficult to catch them.In the past, those old parties did not think that they could start with Lu Huiqing's younger brother and wives, but they never found any real evidence. There were occasional impeachments, but in the end there was no evidence, which made the emperor a little annoyed up.Later, Wang Gu learned his lesson and wanted to find evidence from a recorder, but unexpectedly the matter was not confidential, not only implicated the recorder, but also made Fang Ze and Zheng Yuandao more cautious.Even Cai Jing was so exhausted that he had nowhere to start. In order to find evidence, Cai Jing took great pains.Cai Jing himself is a person who never tires of eating, eating, and eating, and is also very lustful. He knows which restaurants in Bianjing have delicious dishes, and which Goulan has talented beauties.As for Fang Ze and Zheng Yuandao, one is delicious and the other is lustful, so Cai Jing also likes them, and takes great pains to meet them by chance in restaurants and Goulan, knowing what they like, and then let Cai Xi buy singing girls and even doctors from restaurants, Find out about them.And Cai Xi also spent a lot of effort to scout out those servants who were favored in front of the two of them, in order to spy again and again. After so much hard work, the information they got at the beginning was almost useless. For example, both Fang Ze and Zheng Yuandao had received bribes from the bank, and if the bank had given them bribes, they could quickly and smoothly exchange them for money. If you don't give a bribe, you will be delayed until the last day of the specified date to exchange it for you. But such a crime is almost useless. It should be noted that even a small official at the money delivery bureau will inevitably accept some bribes from the bank.But finally one day, a clue provided by a bribed singing girl caught Cai Jing's attention.At that time, when the court was in turmoil, Li Tao, the former Minister of Taifu Temple, was changed to Minister of Honghe Temple, and Xue Xiang took office as a new official. At this time, the father of Shaoqing of Taifu Temple died, and Ding You was vacant. acting temporarily.At this time, the singing girl said that the manager of a Yongshun bank met Fang Ze three times in three days.And Cai Jing has come into contact with a large number of account documents these days, which is actually the only opportunity for Cai Jing. Later, Xue Xiang and the new Taifu Temple Shaoqing did not give him the opportunity to contact the money delivery bureau at all, but this time, Cai Jing found that Yongshun Bank had a large number of records of exchanging banknotes for copper coins.Cai Xi was ordered to check the Yongshun bank again, and found that this Yongshun bank was unknown in Bianjing. An unknown bank in Bianjing, the number of banknotes exchanged and handed over in the past month reached millions. His shopkeeper has a relationship with Fang Ze. So close, can not help but raise suspicion. Therefore, Cai Jing suspected that Fang Ze was in collusion with this bank, taking advantage of the current chaotic situation of banknote payment ratios in various places to earn profits.They use the banknotes to exchange them from the banknote delivery bureau to copper coins, then use the copper coins to buy more banknotes, and then use the banknotes to exchange them into copper coins at the banknote delivery bureau. In this way, they can earn a lot of price difference. However, it is extremely difficult to obtain real evidence for such an act.Although the Banknote Delivery Bureau stipulates the maximum exchange limit for each bank per month, approval is required for exceeding the limit.But the approval only needs the consent of the Governor of the Banknote Bureau and the Minister of Taifu Temple.Whether the former Li Tao or the current Xue Xiang, it is completely predictable to turn a blind eye to this.When you bring this up, they will be able to find sufficient reasons to defend themselves.Even if Cai Jing can find out that Yongshun Bank used these to speculate and sell banknotes, they can also push the crime to Yongshun Bank. Therefore, at that time, Cai Jing did not ask Cai Xi to investigate further. It now appears that Cai Jing has not given up on this clue.He obviously found another breakthrough Cai Xi was thinking about this, when he heard footsteps coming from outside the hall, he turned his head away, and saw Cao Wulang coming again, he smiled and cupped his fists at Cai Jing, apologizing: Your Excellency has been waiting for a long time .While pulling out a piece of paper from his sleeve, he handed it to Cai Jing, and said with a smile: Sir, please see, although the loans of these fifty or so commercial firms are an imaginary number, they are roughly the same, ranging from thousands to dozens. Wan Guan.The total amount is nearly ten million!Although this happened in seven or eight years, this is only what people can find out.In the entire Song Dynasty, except for the bank of the Tang family, I am afraid that no bank can have such financial resources It is the Tang family, which is also a combination of 18 firms to have such financial resources!Cai Jing snorted coldly, looked at the list, and said with a chuckle: Three-point profit, five-point profit and ten million guan, that's three to five million guan in profit!Great business! Cao Wulang said with a smile: To be a maritime merchant, the risk is extremely high, and the profit is also huge.Three or five cents is common. Ordinary banks do not have two or three cents, and they will not lend money to maritime merchants easily.It is not uncommon for them to dare to borrow such a large amount of money with a higher interest rate.After all, there are many accounts, which may not be recovered Cai Jing knew that what he said was indeed the truth.If you go out to sea to do business, if it is safe and sound, the profits will be extremely high, but if you encounter storms, let alone lose your money, you will lose your life.Therefore, whenever the bank lends money to a sea merchant, it is either that the sea merchant has a big business, great financial resources, and can be at ease, or it is pure gambling.Therefore, regular banks have to receive at least three cents in interest, and instead of normal loans, there are five cents or even seven cents in interest. Cai Jing himself is not a clean official, the moment he saw this list, he immediately thought of what the Lu family was doing to embezzle money and sell usury! The banknotes from the Banknote Delivery Bureau are not issued all at once, but in batches. Therefore, the Banknote Delivery Bureau has 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 banknotes stored in the Youzang Treasury Bureau for backup. With the background of the Lu family, it was embezzled A few million coins is not a problem at all.They lend these banknotes to maritime merchants on the southeast coast through Yongshun Bank, earning huge interest, and wait until March every year to check the accounts and treasury, and then take it back to make up for it.As long as you are cautious enough when taking out a loan and your luck does not go to a certain level, it is a business that is sure to make money without losing money.Moreover, they do not lend money in Bianjing, Guangzhou and other places are far away from the emperor, and the old party and maritime merchants have never dealt with each other very much, and it is not easy to attract attention.Even in case of suspicion, they can easily erase the evidence and make up for the shortfall.Even if there are occasional debts that cannot be recovered for the time being, with the current financial resources of the Lu family, they can still make up the debts first! Thinking of this, Cai Jing seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar. Shi Yue forced him to act as soon as possible, but Fang Ze and the others were so cautious in doing things.As soon as Cai Jing was impeached, relying on Lu Huiqing's power, it was already a big victory for Yushitai to enter Taifu Temple to seal the account and storehouse within a month.But within a month, Lu Huiqing also made up the big hole.At that time, stealing chickens will not cost you a lot of rice, and suing the prime minister, will there be good results? Unless the account is closed immediately!With lightning speed, no matter what happened, the accounts and warehouses of the Youzang Treasury Bureau and the Banknote Delivery Bureau were sealed off. But this is not Hangzhou Shipping Affairs, this is Bianjing Taifu Temple! He is a mere minister of the Taifu temple in Caijing, how capable is he, dare to lead troops to seal the account?I'm afraid that if his account is not sealed, the charge of treason will kill his family first. But he also did not dare to complain to Shi Yue.Shi Yue would not listen to his complaints, what Shi Yue wanted was the result. Cai Jing glanced at the dark clouds outside the house, only to feel that the clouds were black and heavy on top of his head, making him unable to breathe. On the same day, Houyuan. Fan Chunren hey!Empress Dowager Gao sighed almost inaudibly. Chen Yan bent down slightly, pretending not to hear Empress Dowager Gao's sigh, and glanced at Han Zhongyan standing on the other side out of the corner of his eye.It's not that she is close and expensive, Empress Dowager Gao would not easily meet a man in the back garden.Outside of Zhao's clan, perhaps the only person in the world who is treated like this is this tall man with a somewhat cowardly personality.Han Zhongyan was also one of the rare courtiers who could gain the trust of both the emperor and the queen mother.However, this is also because of the blessing of his father Han Qi.It is said that the emperor intends to betroth Princess Shushou to Han Zhongyan's younger brother. But Han Zhongyan didn't seem to make himself look more like his father because of the special treatment he received. He was silent, didn't have any opinions, and was even a bit cynical.Chen Yan, who was used to ministers who dared to argue loudly in front of the emperor, and even splashed spittle on the emperor's face, did not think highly of Han Zhongyan.Even as a servant, there are many people who are more persistent than him, right?But I don't know why, it's also submissive, but this Han Zhongyan seems to be very different from the Supreme Treasure Pill and the Three Zhixiang Prince's participation in politics. Sure enough, upon hearing the Queen Mother's sigh, Han Zhongyan just bowed his head, lowered his head, but did not say a word. Fan Chunren is really not as good as Naifu.Empress Dowager Gao whispered again. This time Han Zhongyan spoke, and his ministers were not as many as his late father. Empress Dowager Gao turned her head, looked at Han Zhongyan, and asked: Do you think Fan Chunren is yes. Empress Dowager Gao stared at Han Zhongyan for a long time, but Han Zhongyan lowered his head to avoid Empress Dowager Gao's eyes.Empress Dowager Gao seemed to be amused by his behavior suddenly, she couldn't help laughing, and said: "You have also settled the matter written by Mr. Lu?" Chen Yan's ears perked up unconsciously, and he looked at Han Zhongyan in surprise. The minister has sent Lu Gong's book and the envoy who escorted him to Chenqiao Town. Chenqiao Town? The Commander of the Imperial Army stationed in Chenqiao Town is the old department of my late father, and he is extremely trustworthy.And with the Empress Dowager's order, there must be no mistakes.Although Chen Qiaozhen is full of people, but he has a yard in the countryside, so it is not easy to be discovered.At that time, it will be very convenient to call them to Beijing. The Queen Mother nodded, and suddenly asked: Do you know why I withheld Lu Gong's work? Han Zhongyan looked up in astonishment, and replied: I am stupid. Empress Dowager Gao turned her head and turned her gaze to the endless pool in the back garden. I wanted to save his life.She paused, knowing that Han Zhongyan didn't understand what he meant, and said: Even though I am within Jiuzhong, I also know that Yushitai is not a good place.This is unusual for Lu Gong's age, after entering, even if he comes out, he may not live for a few days. Even Chen Yan could tell that there were too many unfinished meanings in Empress Dowager Gao's words.What is extraordinary?These words are intriguing.Empress Dowager Gao obviously had the mental preparation that the emperor would die, and it would not be so easy to get rid of Lu Huiqing in an open and honest manner.The Lu brothers are soft bones, but as long as Lu Gong is in the hands of the Empress Dowager Gao, she can choose to reverse the case at any time Empress Dowager Gao wanted to leave a tail for this case. Of course, Lu Gongzhu's life was indeed saved by the way. Empress Dowager Rende, perhaps except Han Zhongyan himself, no one knows whether he understands the implication of Empress Dowager Gao's words.But Empress Dowager Gao doesn't care if he understands what she means, you go and see Sima Guang tomorrow Han Zhongyan couldn't help raising his head, looking at Empress Dowager Gao. Thanking the guests behind closed doors Empress Dowager Gao shook her head and said: His son was involved in the case and was impeached by the censor, so he must avoid suspicion and avoid the position, and he must be innocent to be the prime minister. But no matter how Empress Dowager Gao sighed, it was not easy to criticize.Sima Guang's approach does seem pedantic, but it has been the practice of the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.And, it's a good habit.My son is suspected of breaking the law, but my father is still serving as prime minister and meeting guests everywhere. The result of the trial, even if it is fair, is nothing but melon fields. It is not clear. Xu Shi realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and Empress Dowager Gao suddenly closed her mouth.After a while, he said again: You and Chen Yan will go together tomorrow. Yan quickly agreed with Han Zhongyan. None of them asked what Empress Dowager Gao wanted them to say to Sima Guang. As long as the two of them appear in Sima Guang's mansion according to the Queen Mother's order, it will be a signal. After leaving Xiguangzhai, Cai Jing has decided not to think about this matter beyond his ability for the time being.Even if Shi Yue complained to the emperor, the emperor would not necessarily believe in one-sided words, and closed the accounts and warehouses in Taifu Temple casually. Sima Guang, who he had originally counted on, was closing the door to thank the guests, and he couldn't even see him face-to-face. It's not too late to sleep and relax.Self-pity is inappropriate.Occasionally make a small red peach apricot color, leisurely and elegant By the Huimin River, I don’t know where the singer’s intoxicating voice came from. On the streets along the river, people dressed in various costumes came and went. Cai Jing has been working as a shipping agent in Hangzhou for many years, and he also knows some simple Yi languages, but there are so many Fan people here that Cai Jing can't even tell which language they speak. Being in this copper-smelling Fanfang in Xining, Cai Jing suddenly felt less restrained from being with the scholar-bureaucrats, and the tension that had been oppressed all the time unexpectedly relaxed slowly. This is indeed a place where Cai Jing can feel a sense of intimacy. When passing by a bridge beside Huihe Min, Cai Jing was surprised that many beggars lined up beside the bridge, and several Fanren in strange costumes were there distributing cooking cakes. What are those people doing? Seeing Cai Jing's question, Cai Xi quickly replied with a smile: "My lord, this is a monk from Fanren."Look over there, my lord, those are the temples of Fan people. monk?temple?Cai Jing shook his head unconsciously.He knew that the imperial court had never prohibited Fan people from believing in their own Bodhisattvas, nor had it prohibited Song people from believing in Fan people's Bodhisattvas.But apart from Taoism, he was not interested in Chinese monks or Fan monks.He was about to move away, but he heard Cai Xi whisper again: My lord, isn't that what Sang said directly? Cai Jing didn't realize who Sang was talking about for a while, and subconsciously looked at him for prestige, and saw Sang Chongguo standing in front of a fan temple. He was wondering why Sang Chongguo came to Fanmiao, so he turned his eyes to look Cai Jing beside him was immediately stunned! Beside Sang Chongguo, there are two children and three middle-aged men! Cai Jing didn't recognize the two children, but he knew one of them, a middle-aged man in casual clothes, Yang Shifang, the current commander of Yulongzhi! Cai Jing's body trembled involuntarily. opportunity? Once in a lifetime opportunity! Who else could be the two children beside Zishantang, the commander of Yulongzhi, and the guards with the imperial equipment? grown ups?Cai Xi looked at Cai Jing strangely, before he had time to figure out what happened, he saw Cai Jing striding towards Sang Chongguo. This is the temple of the Fanren. Sang Chongguo didn't notice Cai Jing, and all his energy was concentrated on the two children in front of him. Fan people are the same as China, do they also have monks?Maid Zhao asked curiously. Zhao Cheng also opened his eyes wide and asked: Mr. Sang, do they have Taoists too? Sang Chongguo looked at the two children with a smile. The people in Bianjing called this temple Fan Temple, and the Fan people in the temple were monks Fan.But they are not monks. Why? Sang Chongguo looked at Maid Zhao and asked with a smile: "Does the sixth brother know what Bodhisattva the monk worships?" I know, it is the Buddha. What about Taoist priests? It's Laojun. Exactly.The monks worshiped the Buddha of the Western Paradise, and the Taoists worshiped the Chinese Laojun. It can be seen that the Bodhisattvas in China and the Western Paradise are originally different.There are hundreds of countries overseas, and each country has its own Buddha and Laojun, each with its own name.The Khitan people have a god of heaven and earth, the god of heaven is a man riding a white horse, and the god of earth is a woman driving a small cart with green oxen.Fan people from overseas, like this temple, are called Nestorianism. Since the Tang Dynasty, it was introduced to China from the Great Qin Dynasty, and the Bodhisattva they worship is called God.However, an article from West Lake College recently said that this Nestorianism was not powerful in Daqin, just like Zen, it was just a branch of their sect, and fled to China because it was framed by other sects in Daqin.This is also because the Fan people are cruel and aggressive by nature. Unlike China, the Buddhist schools of the Song Dynasty stand side by side, but everyone worships the Buddha. Why did they want to make you die? Although Sang Chongguo was patient and spoke very plainly, Zhao Gong and Zhao Tong were just two children after all, they could understand half of what they heard, and they were impatient. They looked east and west, and just wanted to go into the temple. , but no matter how courageous Sang Chongguo was, he did not dare to let them enter the temple.Just as he was about to coax the two of them to leave, he saw Yang Shifang and a guard suddenly flashing in front of him, Zhao Mai and Zhao Wei.Sang Chongguo didn't know what happened, so he heard a familiar voice laughing: Brother Yang, Changqing, he turned his head and was stunned: Yuan Chang Although Cai Jing knew Yang Shifang, Yang Shifang didn't recognize Cai Jing, a small Taifu temple minister. Seeing Sang Chongguo call out his name, he relaxed a little and asked Sang Chongguo with his eyes.Sang Chongguo quickly introduced: This is Cai Jing and Cai Yuanchang, the Prime Minister of Taifu Temple. The Prime Minister of Taifu Temple?Mr. Sang, was Shi Yue in charge of the Taifu Temple?Maid Zhao asked loudly from behind. Sang Chongguo looked embarrassed, and replied: Exactly.Brother Six is ​​so smart.Looking at Cai Jing with a wry smile.Since Sang Chongguo became the direct lecturer of Zishantang, he and Cheng Yi's education style have clashed again and again.Cheng Yi started from the enlightenment teaching in a down-to-earth manner. In addition to teaching them how to read, recite, and calligraphy every day, he also taught them some Taoist ethics.Zhao Gong and Zhao Li's actions must be in accordance with etiquette, otherwise they will inevitably be lectured.It should be known that Cheng Yi regards the commoner as the teacher of the future emperor. Although he is indifferent on the surface, he is more and more strict with himself, with extra self-respect and self-respect. Zhao maid.And the education of the royal family in the Song Dynasty was always very strict. Even if Zhao Maid was a prince, he would not dare to disobey the teacher's words, otherwise he would be punished.This made Zhao servant and Zhao Wei very afraid of Cheng Yi. But Sang Chongguo did not take Cheng Yi's actions seriously.In addition to literacy and calligraphy, Sang Chongguo either told stories to the two princes every day or took them to do experiments. The content he taught was not limited to Confucian classics, and he even quietly took them out of the palace to Daxiangguo Temple to listen to books.In Sang Chongguo's view, as Zhao Gong and Zhao Wei, it is more important than anything else to be able to truly understand how the Song Dynasty operates.He is also a bit of an idiot, because the Empress Dowager Gao ordered Yang Shifang and others to listen to the two gentlemen in everything, so Sang Chongguo didn't care, and took the two children in Bianjing every now and then. wander around.I went to Sang's shop on Mahang Street to see how people do business; quietly went to Baishuitan to watch student debates and competitions; People have the mind to pay attention to him. Unexpectedly, after walking many nights, he eventually encounters a ghost.Finally, in Fanfang, Xining, I met a court minister.Moreover, it was still in front of a fan temple!No matter how bookish Sang Chongguo was, he knew what kind of crime it was to take the crown prince and prince to Fansi! But Cai Jing is a knowledgeable and interesting person, he doesn't seem to know the identities of Zhao Gong and Zhao Wei at all, he just clasped his fists and said with a smile: Unexpectedly, I met Chang Qing and Brother Yang here by chance, it is really a predestined relationship. By chance, by chance.Sang Chongguo smiled awkwardly, seeing that Cai Jing didn't expose his intentions, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and asked: Why is Yuan Chang here?Yang Shifang just stepped aside and ignored Cai Jing. Cai Jing didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: I heard that West Lake College will be transformed by the incense burner, and it will be combined with their newly developed dry compass to create a new type of compass. I went to have a look. Maid Zhao and Zhao Cheng didn't know what a compass was, but they were very familiar with it when they heard it was being hit by an incense burner.It is a circular porous copper shell, inside which is placed the incense burner, put it in the bedding, no matter how you roll it, the incense burner will always be in a normal state, and no ash will be spilled out.In the Forbidden Middle School, this is the toy that Zhao Mai brothers usually like to think about most.兩兄弟曾經想盡辦法想把爐灰弄出來這時候聽蔡京提起，便都以為是什麼有趣玩意，二人早已高聲叫道︰桑先生，我們也要去看。 桑充國心裡也極想去看看，但想到要和蔡京待在一起，又覺得到底不怎麼穩當，心中不覺猶疑，卻聽蔡京又笑道︰兩位小舍人（注：古代官名。宋元以來，世俗尊稱貴顯子弟為舍人，也稱小舍人。）真是天姿聰穎。長卿若是無事，何不一道去看看？好過待在這裡。 桑充國當然聽出了他話中提醒之意。這時見蔡京似無惡意，當下又看一眼楊士芳，卻見楊士芳無可無不可地站在一旁，低頭想了一下，終於還是點頭答應︰那就有勞元長帶路了。 蔡京心中早已喜不自勝，卻不肯表露出來，一面領著桑充國等人往一家相熟的商行走去，一面笑著介紹沿途的風物和各國的人情。從學問淵博上來說，蔡京自是遠不如桑充國的，但在熙寧番坊，蔡京卻是遠比桑充國熟悉，他說話也比桑充國風趣，並不見得如何拍馬屁，卻總能講些各國的故事，逗得趙傭與趙俟一路哈哈大笑。桑充國以前與蔡京相交不深，總覺得他這人過於圓滑，但經過這一路交談，卻發現蔡京善解人意，為人頗和藹可親，心裡的顧忌，早已不知不覺地拋到了九霄雲外。只有楊士芳，始終是不苟言笑，無論蔡京講多麼好笑的笑話，他的表情始終淡然不變，只有當眼神投向趙傭與趙俟時，才多了幾分溫和之色。 眾人很快便到了蔡京說的商行。蔡京主僕對於熙寧番坊的一眾奇珍異器，可以說是瞭若指掌。那西湖學院研製出來的新式羅盤，說起來其實也非常簡單自從發明旱羅盤後，不僅宋軍廣泛配置，來往於宋朝的海船，無論是哪個國家的，都開始大量採用旱羅盤引導航行，但是羅盤在海上卻有很多不方便之處，比如至今仍然讓西湖學院頭痛的磁偏角校正問題；又比如在船在海上行走，難免會有擺動顛簸這樣就會讓羅盤的磁針過分傾斜，無法轉動西湖學院就是從被中香爐得到靈感，用兩個直徑不同的銅圈，使小圈正好內切於大圈，再用樞軸將兩個圈聯結起來，然後用樞軸將之固定在支架上，將旱羅盤掛在內圈中，於是，無論船體怎麼樣擺動，旱羅盤始終能保持在水平狀態。 趙傭對這個常平架充滿興趣，不停地撥弄著銅圈玩耍；趙俟卻對一幅海圖產生了興趣，不斷地問這問那，蔡京知道桑充國也不會看海圖上的針路，於航海知識也所知甚少，便主動替桑充國解了這個圍，向趙俟說著出海航行的種種故事。 如此不知不覺間，竟已到了日入時分，眼見天色將晚，楊士芳這才催促著桑充國，將戀戀不捨的趙傭、趙俟帶回宮去。蔡京陪著桑充國一行到熙寧蕃坊外的一家酒樓前，那邊早有穿便服的侍衛套好馬車等候。桑充國卻並不同行，只目送著趙傭、趙俟上了馬車離去，轉身對蔡京笑道︰我約了呂與叔幾人晚上喝酒，未知元長能賞光否？ 蔡京聽說是呂大臨，亦不推遲，因笑道︰正要叨擾。 桑充國見他答應了，卻並不坐馬車，只叫人牽來兩匹騾子，與蔡京各自乘了代步，二人邊走邊談，一行人反往固子門方向去了。 待桑充國與蔡京到城西北的固子門附近時，汴京城已是萬家燈火。桑充國領著蔡京在金水河旁邊的一家不起眼的小酒家外下了騾子，蔡京遠遠便聽到從店中傳來大聲的喧囂聲。那店中諸人的聲音都不陌生，除了呂大臨，赫然竟有楊時、邵伯溫、賀鑄的聲音，蔡京在外面又留神聽了一會，竟然連王谷、段子介也在裡間。一時間蔡京不由得有幾分猶疑，他知道王谷一直在暗中搜集舒亶、呂惠卿的罪狀，對自己也一直寄予厚望，但蔡京卻因為不敢輕舉妄動，一直只是敷衍著王谷，這已經讓王谷開始心生不滿，只是沒有表露出來。此時見面，不免尷尬。而且正是準備幹大事的當兒，私自與臺諫官員交往宴會，萬一不小心流傳出去，畢竟也是授人以柄的事。然而他人已經到了這裡，此時若是抽身離去，不僅讓桑充國臉上不好看，而且也難免得罪人。 正猶豫間，忽聽到店內楊時醉醺醺地高聲說道︰桑山長這般做，我還是以為有欠謹慎 蔡京在外面聽到這話，猛然一驚，轉臉去看桑充國，卻見桑充國本來已準備進去，這一時候卻是尷尬得緊，一隻腳邁出，卻是進也不是，不進也不是。蔡京心裡也極是納悶，他素知楊時、呂大臨都是程頤的弟子，在白水潭雖然不是桑充國的嫡系，卻到底有師生的名分，而且程門弟子，一向守禮嚴謹，從來連話都不亂說半句的。楊時喝醉，已經是難得一見了，竟然還借著酒興臧否自己的師長這可真不知道平日裡積累了多少不滿，才能有這樣的場面。正奇怪著，又聽有人冷冷地駁斥道︰楊中立又有什麼高見？聽聲音卻是賀鑄的。 賀鬼頭你不知道玩物喪志麼？兩位殿下正當沖齡，正是習性養成之時，約束著他們收心養性，受聖人之教，尚且來不及，何況還是這般此斷非教導賢君親賢臣遠小人之道 Is it?賀鑄絲毫沒有掩飾這兩個字中的譏諷之意，世用兄，那天你怎麼說來著？ 他話音一落，店內就傳來一陣急促的咳嗽聲，又聽王谷支支吾吾地說著︰這這 蔡京本想提醒一下店中諸人，但這時卻被賀鑄、王谷勾起了好奇心。他悄悄瞥了一眼桑充國，卻見桑充國也豎起了耳朵，顯然也想知道王谷說過什麼。因忍不住沒有吭聲。卻聽王谷始終是支支吾吾不願意接話，反想著岔開話題。 但賀鬼頭卻不肯賣這個賬，冷笑道︰世用兄不敢說，那便我來說。世用兄可要聽真了，看我可曾添油加醋。 便聽王谷乾笑了兩聲，只聽賀鑄高聲道︰據說東宮曾經得了一隻獵犬，很是喜愛，每日都要帶著玩耍。某日去資善堂，卻被程先生瞧見了。當日程先生便抓住東宮，從楚文王良犬、利箭、美姬三寵說起，說楚文王如果耽於享樂，不理朝政，幾乎成為昏君，他師傅保申又如何進諫，以先王之名鞭笞楚文王。楚文王如何醒悟，殺良犬、斷利箭、逐美人，終成一代明主這般聲色俱厲，整整訓了一個上午，直到東宮被迫叫龐天壽殺了那條獵犬，方才罷休中立兄，這事可是有的？ 賀鑄說到這裡，蔡京已經是皺起了眉毛，頗覺程頤有點小題大做。卻聽呂大臨已先笑道︰程先生不過糾君以正道，所謂防微杜漸，而東宮年紀雖幼，卻頗有納諫之資，這本是美談 hey-hey!美談？賀鑄肆無忌憚的笑聲中帶著明顯的不屑，東宮雖然天資聰穎，但是到底還只是個小孩嘿嘿，我賀鬼頭人微言輕，我怎麼評論不足辱諸位之耳，但這事卻是傳到了司馬相公耳中的，當時司馬相公卻是說 賀兄，你喝高了。王谷不曾想賀鑄還真的如此口沒遮攔，心中暗悔自己多話，連忙想拿話岔開。但賀鑄話已說到這個分上，休說賀鑄不願意停住，連楊時、呂大臨也想聽個明白了。楊時已高聲叫道︰賀鬼頭，你說，你說，司馬公怎生說？ hey-hey!使人主不樂近儒臣者，正此輩爾！ 賀鑄的話一出口，頓時令店中安靜了下來。 使人主不樂近儒臣者，正此輩爾！蔡京在心裡又重複了一遍這句話，忽然發覺司馬光也並非那麼不近人情。他偷偷看桑充國，卻見桑充國神情中，也是大有知己之感。 但這句話，卻不是讓每個人都那麼聽著受用的。 蔡京不用進店中，也知道楊時與呂大臨會是什麼樣的反應。雖然司馬光沒有當面批評程頤，但這句話無疑卻深深地刺傷了楊時、呂大臨的自尊心。要知道，這批評是出自他們非常敬重的司馬光之口！ 但賀鑄尤不肯住嘴，還在繼續向楊時、呂大臨的傷口上撒著鹽，聖人之道，是要使萬事合乎天理。如石山長所言，天理即是人情，人情即是天理。這才是聖學之大道。程先生所為，看著合乎禮教，卻離聖學之道遠矣；桑山長所為，看著離經叛道，但依我之見，這才是合乎天理人情的 只恐未必然。連呂大臨都有點按捺不住了，人性本分兩種，天理之性，與生俱來，至善無疵，便如孟子所言，人性本善，按石山長所說，天理即是人情，皆無不可；然除了天理之性外，還有氣稟之性。氣稟之性，受後天影響，卻是有善有惡。若是養正於蒙，在人智愚未有所立之時，常以格言至論日陳其前，使人盈耳充腹，所見皆善，凡有不良之品行，皆及早糾正，則人性不難向善。若是自小所見皆不善之事，才學說話，便習穢惡之習，日月消鑠，還能有甚天理？還能有甚善惡？自古善教人者，最好要從胎嬰開始，其次則在啟蒙之時用力，關鍵便是防微杜漸，禁豫為要。是以漢昭烈才說，毋以惡小而不為。司馬公、桑山長，雖然皆是在下素所敬服者，但就事論事，此事還是程先生所為，才是正道。 道理說得好聽，但依區區之見，要是有人日日在我面前說著格言至論，用不著盈耳充腹，我早已避之惟恐不及。難道司馬公不知道要養正於蒙麼？但教人向善，不是靠著念經和尚們整天阿彌陀佛，善哉善哉，卻見有幾個不偷吃酒肉？防微杜漸，也不能只靠著堵，大禹之時，便已知堵不如疏了程先生見識不及司馬公、石山長、桑山長，高下之別，便在這裡了。賀鑄言語中的譏諷之意更濃了。 刻鵠不成尚類鶩，畫虎不成反類狗。效伯高不得，猶為謹敕之士；效季良不得，陷為天下輕薄子彷彿是受到賀鑄的刺激，連楊時也刻薄起來。 聽到這裡，蔡京已經聽出來雙方話中隱隱的火藥味雙方的爭論不知不覺便已經升級了。他不免暗暗納悶，這其實不過是些些小事，楊時又何至要這般發洩自己的不滿？賀鑄說話怎麼便如此不留情面？連呂大臨的語氣中，也似乎有著絲絲未能掩藏住的情緒 但桑充國卻已經開始在心裡後悔自己沒有及時制止住這場爭論了。 在白水潭學院，石越、桑充國、沈括等人代表的石學，與二程為代表的理學，一直是兩個影響最大的學術派別，平素裡便辯論不斷。相對而言，雙方的確有很多的共同點，比如二程主張格物致知，主張萬事萬物，都要弄明白它的所以然，這些主張與石學的主張調和之後，便成為白水潭學院一切生機與活力的基礎。但在很多問題，雙方又是有很多的分歧的。比如二程繼承張載的主張，修正孟子的性善論，將人性二分，得出天理與人欲兩個命題，主張發揚人性中善的一面即天理，而抑制人性中惡的一面即是他們所說的人欲；而石越、桑充國則從孔子的思想中找到論據，主張天理即是人情，人情即是天理，實際繼承的卻是揚雄的性善惡混論。孟子與揚雄本來都是當時學者很重視的兩個思想家，以石、桑與二程的地位，雙方的主張各有道理，在宋朝思想界，也正好鬥了個旗鼓相當。 但這種學術上的分歧，最終還是不可避免地會影響到人事上來的。在最初的階段，雙方矛盾還小，加上程顥性格溫和，在白水潭威望極高，有了他在，自然不足以生出什麼是非來。但到了熙寧十七年的時候，兩個派系的人物，不僅在學術上歧見日多，平時共事，也難免因為種種問題發生小的磨擦，矛盾已經是越積越深。而這時大程病重，眼見來日無多，在明理院，由於性格上的原因，卻是程頤的學生並不服桑充國，桑充國的學生也一貫看不起程頤，裂痕已經接近公開化。 這時候桑充國、程頤正好一道為資善堂直講，在教育太子的問題上，桑充國和程頤更是發生了直接的衝突早在白水潭的時候，與程頤的因材施教、耐心細緻一樣出名的，便是他對學生的嚴厲，這種嚴格甚至到了苛刻的地方，正是因為這個原因，讓很多如賀鑄這樣的學生極不喜歡他；而也許是受到石越的影響，原本只會閉門讀書的桑充國，教育學生時，卻更加善於徇徇誘導，鼓勵學生自己去思考、實踐，對待學生，因為年紀的原因，也常常缺少師道尊嚴，有時候寬容得近乎放縱，甚至經常讓人感覺他有點護短的嫌疑，同樣，這樣的教育方式，也是讓不少學生有腹誹的。在白水潭的時候，雙方風格的不同，倒並無多大的關係，畢竟白水潭學子數以萬計，教授們風格各異也是正常的。但當二人教的學生突然只有兩個小孩的時候，這種風格的迥異，卻不免讓彼此都對對方滋生強烈的不滿。 只不過程頤向來是主張煉涵養功夫的，而桑充國又一直主張相容並蓄，縱有什麼不滿，也只是藏在心裡，從未表面化過。 不料桑充國最擔心的事情，終於還是發生了。而且，還是發生在他眼前。 楊時、呂大臨都是程頤最重要的學生之一，司馬光對程頤的評價，賀鑄的譏諷，總是不可避免地會傳到程頤與他的其他學生耳中的就算楊時與呂大臨不說，但這裡再小，也是一個酒店，而且賀鑄更是有名的大嘴巴程頤或許不會說什麼，但他的學生們卻會更加感到委屈與不平；而司馬光的傾向性與特殊地位，也許只會加深他們的這種情緒但他們的不平，也許卻只能換來桑充國的學生們更加刻薄的譏諷。 這無疑不利於維持白水潭的良好氣氛。 桑充國雖然不再擔任白水潭的山長，但白水潭在他心中，卻始終佔據著最重要的位置。他當然不想白水潭受到任何傷害。 他這時候，根本意識不到這種裂痕的影響遠遠超過了白水潭的範圍。桑充國的學生也好，程頤的學生也好，他們中的大部分，最終都會進入仕途。這裂痕不會因為他們考上進士而停止。而另一方面，對於舊黨來說，這也不是一個好消息。舊黨青壯派的佼佼者中，二程的學生佔據了相當的部分。他們與司馬光的政見也是素有分歧的，司馬光對他們老師的評價流傳開來後，會引起什麼樣的反應，沒有人可以預料到 原來在這裡人言汴京最好的美酒都在固子門，長卿可知道固子門最好的酒又在哪一家？蔡京忽然笑著高聲問道。 桑充國怔了一會，才知道蔡京是為自己解圍，因笑道︰我卻不擅此道。 蔡京並肩與桑充國一道緩步向店中走去，一面笑道︰原本我也不知道。不過這次秦少游離京前，卻帶我去了一個好所在便離此處不遠，叫畢三家，竟是專賣葡萄酒的，我平生竟是再沒有嘗過比那更香醇的美酒 桑充國勉強笑道︰秦觀自是極熟悉這些事的 二人在外面這麼一說話，店中立時便安靜下來，過了一會，店中眾人早已迎到了店門口。王谷遠遠便笑道︰蔡元長只管胡說，也不怕掌櫃的逐客麼？ 蔡京留神打量眾人，楊時、呂大臨、賀鑄猶自紅著臉，勉強笑著相迎；邵伯溫神色間也透著彆扭，段子介看起來卻是沉穩許多；倒是王谷看起來是鬆了一口氣。他心裡好笑，口裡卻笑道︰原來世用兄也在我可不曾胡說，田烈武也在的。 田烈武？一直沒有說話的段子介立時關心起來。 蔡京與桑充國一面被眾人簇擁著進了酒店店中除了掌櫃與店小二外，卻再沒有別的客人，顯然是被眾人包了下來，蔡京笑著坐了，才又說道︰便是田烈武，秦少游與田烈武是故交，他這次回京，田烈武陷在獄中，他還親自向皇上求過情來著。離京之前，他請田烈武喝酒，我卻是與今晚一樣，正巧碰上，吃了頓白食。 秦少游替田烈武求過情？此時眾人都不願意再去觸碰剛才的話題，楊時這時候酒也已經醒了很多，心中亦暗生悔意，因聽蔡京提到田烈武，不由慨嘆道︰田烈武真英雄也。秦觀敢在皇上面前替田烈武說情，我等卻從未聽聞過，也令人佩服。 中立兄說得極是。楊時的話卻令呂大臨想起如今的朝局，也不禁嘆道，田烈武不過一介武夫，我等雖讀再多經書，相形之下，亦覺慚愧。可憐我輩尸位素餐，田烈武卻要被閒置 在座的都是聰明人，立時便聽出他話中之意。桑充國因笑道︰田君也閒置不了多久了。 眾人不由驚訝地望著桑充國。桑充國卻不肯再多說，只是低頭喝酒。王昉早就從清河郡主那裡聽到消息，六哥雖然很早就升儲，但因為年紀小，一直沒有設置東宮官。皇太后、皇帝準備給太子陸續配齊東宮官，按祖宗舊制，同主管左、右春坊事，歷來由武人擔任，同主管左春坊事自然是楊士芳的，同主管右春坊事，高太后卻親自挑中了田烈武。不過這等大事，尚未公佈，桑充國此時身為資善堂直講，又怎麼敢亂傳？ 他既不願說，眾人也不好追問。但店中諸人都知道桑充國平素是最不肯亂說話的，這裡幾個人，或者與田烈武有舊交，或是頗為同情田烈武的遭遇，這時候聽說他這麼快就將被重新起用，也無不替他高興。 楊時將手中的酒一飲而盡，高聲呼道︰果真如此，真是痛快！朝廷畢竟不肯令忠義之士抱屈！ 這一杯酒，我也喝了！熙寧十七年以來，汴京城裡烏煙瘴氣，難得有件能令人開懷暢飲之事。若有朝一日，能將狐狸豺狼一掃而空，便是醉死，我也樂意！呂大臨卻始終無法忘記時局。 與叔慎言。蔡京卻生怕惹出什麼漏子來，落個怨謗的罪名，連忙好意提醒。 What are you afraid of?呂大臨本來心裡就不痛快，想著時局更是痛心疾首，這時被蔡京一說，反而更加高聲，叫皇城司的察子去彈劾我啊！我沒什麼好怕的我只恨不能與司馬公休一起被關進御史臺！今日國家之害，莫過於皇城司！今日國家之害，莫過於皇城司！他越說越是激動，說到最後，幾乎已是高聲叫嚷了。 蔡京見他如此，也不敢再勸。自從石得一勾當皇城司開始，皇城司實在是已經積累了太多的怨恨。蔡京打量眾人，卻見各人都只是默默喝酒。其中段子介的臉色，尤為難看。他心中一動，猛的想起段子介現在的職位，不由也是呆住了。 聽到呂大臨痛罵皇城司，段子介此時的心情真是鬱悶之極。他自衛尉寺丞離任後，便被調離了軍法系統，進入樞密院在京房，擔任同知事。在京房在樞府本來是個極重要的機構，不僅主管京師及附近諸路的防務、軍政，而且還兼管益州路的防務、軍政。在益州平叛的當口，尤其是個很有權力的部門。所以，除了知事外，在京房的同知事就設了四位。而段子介主管的，正是開封府殿前司以外所有軍事力量的軍政事宜。而在名義上，皇城司不隸屬於殿前司，反而隸屬於樞密院在京房。也就是說，段子介品秩雖然不高，卻是皇城司的現管。 然而在實際操作，休說是他一個小小的在京房同知事，就算是樞密使韓維，也拿皇城司無可奈何。 從表面上看來，段子介早已不是當年的段子介。他投筆從戎，考武進士，原本是想立功疆場，但這雖然是風雲際會之時，與他一道考上武進士的薛奕、吳安國、田烈武、文煥也都建立了赫赫功名，他卻偏偏進了衛尉寺當軍法官。外任陝西，結果與他共事的向安北死於非命，高遵裕雖然被貶，但今年卻又重新被起用。其實在做衛尉寺丞之時，段子介便已經見到太多的不公妥協、交易、不了了之，這樣的事情實在是數不勝數，段子介不知道為此做過多少鬥爭。衛尉寺對於嚴肅軍隊的紀律，的確起到了很大的作用。但是衛尉寺有太多的管不到的地方，幻想單憑著一個衛尉寺，便能建立一個公正的軍法體系，無異於癡人說夢。而且，段子介常常忍不住想，自己是用向安北的生命，換來了衛尉寺丞的官位。所以他終於還是忍受不了內心的痛苦，最終設法離開了衛尉寺，進入樞府。 經歷過這麼多事情，段子介已經成熟很多，他本來希望自己能和別人一樣循規蹈矩，按步升遷，最終能積勞升到五品後致仕。但是，彷彿有些人注定不能