This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 101 Apologize to Lu Zhenren

The entire court showed a depressed attitude towards Lu Sen's refusal to resist the Khitans.

Then this kind of sentiment flowed into the people, causing discussions in the market.

"Why doesn't Master Lu go to the north to help suppress the Khitans? As long as the Khitans don't go south, the Xixia side can continue to fight." '

'Be afraid, after all the Khitan people are much stronger than Xixia. '

'How is it possible, if Lu Zhenren was afraid, he would not have been a supervisor before.It will not kill other people's 10,000+ soldiers. '

'I heard that Master Lu wanted to go, but the court didn't let him kill people, so he just didn't go. '

'What absurd statement is this, suppressing the frontier, how can anyone not kill the enemy?The ministers in the court should not be so stupid. '

"I heard that he was afraid that Daoist Lu would kill too much. After all, he has already killed [-] people. If he kills another [-] people, what is the difference between him and General Bai Qi?"You know, General Bai Qi did not end well. '

'And General Bai Qi just let his subordinates kill, he didn't do anything himself.Master Lu did it himself! '

'I heard that Master Lu didn't do it himself, he just made a huge stone wheel out, and let those thieves and troops push it down and crush the Xixia people to death. '

'Anyway, the imperial court wants Reverend Lu to go, but Reverend Lu doesn't want to, it's not good, it's not grand enough. '

'If it were me, I wouldn't either.He didn't sit in the position of military supervisor for a long time before he was pulled back.Now something happened, and I asked someone to help.Come when you call, go when you swipe?Who is happy. '

Anyway, there are many discussions and noises in the market.

It was in such an atmosphere that Yang Jinhua returned to the Yang family to visit relatives.

She gave the routine fruits and honey to her mother, and then asked the real person in charge of the Yang family who was sitting in the hall and was knocking sunflower seeds: "Old Madam, do you also listen to the matter about my family's officials?" Say it."

"It's just that Sen'er doesn't want to go to the north, I've heard about it a long time ago." The old lady smiled.

Yang Jinhua sat a little closer and asked: "Old Madam, you are very intelligent, you should be able to see the key points, can you give some pointers to your granddaughter?"

"Sen'er asked you to ask?"

Yang Jinhua shook her head vigorously.

Lu Sen didn't talk to her about this matter at all, it's not that Lu Sen didn't talk about serious matters with his wife, but he felt that there was no need to talk to Yang Jinhua about such a trivial matter, for fear that she would worry and affect the peaceful atmosphere at home.

But when Yang Jinhua engaged in his wife's diplomacy and rushed to the door, he still inevitably heard the news.

Although she is a woman from a wealthy family, she is not really old, and her enthusiasm is almost devoted to martial arts, so her knowledge of politics is relatively shallow, only a little better than ordinary people.

So after hearing so many gossip, she was also a little anxious.

The officials in her family didn't seem to care at all, and she was too embarrassed to ask, so she came to the house to ask the old lady.

At this time, Mrs. She, with a rosy face and black hair, is not an old man in her 80s at all, but a woman in her early [-]s. She laughed and said, "Sen'er is not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry for?" .Men are the sky, and women are the earth. The sky is not chaotic, and there are no dark clouds, so the woman can live in peace."

Yang Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief, but said again: "Then tell me, the old lady, why are the officials sitting like a mountain in such a situation?"

"Alright, then I'll teach you, lest Sen'er think that all the women from our Yang family are idiots." The old lady smiled and said: "Our Song Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats share the world with the officials, and our generals It is the steward of the big family, and the three parties work together to rule the world clearly and clearly. But this does not mean that Taoists also have the right to rule the world, and similarly, this Taoist has no duty to serve the court."

"This..." Yang Jinhua was a little puzzled.

The old lady continued: "Look, there is a lot of discussion on this matter in the market, but is there an official in the court to impeach your officials?"

"Not at all!"

"That's it." The old lady said: "Even if your family's official has a civil position, he is also a doctor of the temple department, a real person in Zhongnanshan, and a direct bachelor of Tianzhang Pavilion! This is not a job to go to the frontier, he does not If you are willing to go, no one can say that he is a vegetarian, not doing human affairs, no one dares!"

Yang Jinhua understood now: "That is to say, whether my family's officials go north is not decided by the court, but by oneself!"

The old matriarch nodded: "That's the reason. Therefore, our family is Jinhua. Your life is the best, and you will marry the most stable and precious wonderful person."

Yang Jinhua laughed smugly upon hearing this.

At this time, the political environment in the Northern Song Dynasty still needs to save face, and there is no self-abuse like "the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die".

It is common for courtiers to refuse imperial edicts. The lower officials feel uncomfortable, and it is normal to resist the orders of the upper officials. As long as it is not breaking the law, the big deal is that they will be transferred to other places to work, and they will not work under your command.

At this time, Lu Sen's situation is more relaxed than this.

He was originally half-lost from the officialdom, and besides, almost all the people in the court were soft-spoken. With his attitude of unwillingness to do things, the court really had nothing to do with him.

After Yang Jinhua realized how powerful her family's officials are, she was full of confidence. She went back to Aoshan and wanted to get bored with the officials for a while, but found that the officials were not at home.

Zhao Bilian, who was practicing basic skills, said: "The officials were invited by the Cao family brothers to go out for tea."

Now Zhao Bilian has also started to practice martial arts, and she is idle during the day anyway.

She would not say that she was too envious of Jin Hua's ability to fight the officials for an extremely long time, and she fell asleep early due to fatigue, so she thought about practicing martial arts.

At this time, Lu Sen met the Cao family brothers in Fanlou.

Since getting married, Lu Sen has less contact with them.

The main reason is that Lu Sen doesn't like to be sociable, and rarely goes to the door.And after getting married, it was inconvenient for the Cao family brothers to come to the house frequently.

Once coming and going, this communication is much less.

Since we haven't seen each other for a long time, Lu Sen didn't refuse the Cao brothers' treat this time.

But now Lu Sen regretted it a little, because besides the Cao brothers, there was another bearded man sitting there in Fanlou.

It was the Khitan man whom I met a few days ago, Xiao Du.

Although he regretted it in his heart, Lu Sen still cupped his fists and said, "We meet again, Envoy Xiao."

"It's rare to see Master Lu, I'm very happy." Xiao Du clasped his fists and said with a smile.

His face looked bold, but Lu Sen always seemed to be able to see something sinister in the other's eyes.

Of course, this is just Lu Sen's self-feeling.

Then Lu Sen looked at the Cao family brothers and said, "I thought you two brothers were the only ones who came here. I didn't expect that you brought guests to the door."

The faces of the Cao family brothers are not very good.

No matter what they say, they are also the elite among young people, with extremely high emotional intelligence, so they can naturally hear the vague meaning of reproach in Lu Sen's words.

Cao Ping clasped his fists and bent down and said, "Brother Lu, don't blame me. This matter was ordered by the adults in the family. Brother Yu and I just obeyed orders."

Lu Sen snorted, and then looked at Xiao Du: "Envoy Xiao is very powerful, he can actually let the uncle of the emperor act as a middleman for you."

"Because Uncle Cao Guo owed our Xiao family a favor, and now the favor is repaid." Xiao Du said calmly: "This favor can make the Cao family do a great thing for us, but I still let it be used here. Regarding this matter, a certain person thinks that being able to meet Master Lu is a great favor."

Lu Sen narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't really want to have anything to do with the Khitan people, but since they're all sitting here, and they're still the middleman made by Uncle Cao, then naturally they might as well listen.

"Then what's the important thing for envoy Xiao to see me?" Lu Sen asked.

"It's not a big deal, I just want to make friends with Master Lu." Xiao Du stood up, clasped his fists in salute and said, "I came here on the order of the king, and specially invited Master Lu to live in my Daliao."

The faces of the Cao brothers changed drastically.

Lu Sen turned his head to look at the two of them, and asked, "Uncle Cao Guo should also know the purpose of envoy Xiao's visit, but he is still willing to be a middleman. What kind of favor is it that is so exaggerated?"

The two brothers shook their heads vigorously, expressing their ignorance.

In fact, the two of them were also extremely terrified. Lu Sen's identity and status were actually very detached. If he was really poached, the Cao family would be the sinners of the entire Song Dynasty.

Not to mention the official family, those civil and military officials who have no fairy fruit and honey to support, it would be strange if they didn't kill the Cao family.

Lu Sen thought for a while, but smiled and said: "Actually, Uncle Cao Guo is very scheming. He guessed that I would never vote for the Liao Kingdom, so he agreed to be a middleman, and he can get rid of this favor without any effort." .”

The Cao brothers could only smile wryly.

Xiao Du, who was sitting on the side at this time, said with a smile: "Really Lu, please don't jump to conclusions. Can you listen to the sincerity of our Liao Kingdom?"

"However, you are a guest, we can't stop you, please say." Lu Sen gestured.

"As long as Master Lu is willing to live in our Liao Kingdom, the position of a national teacher and the position of a real person is a must. And I will give you two buildings in the south city, and give you the status of a prince. You can sit side by side with the king in the court." Xiao Du paused, He continued: "If Master Lu is willing to open a furnace to make alchemy, as long as the treasures of heaven and earth exist in this world, our Xiao family dares to guarantee that we will definitely find them for you."

When the Cao brothers heard this, their scalps felt numb.

The so-called "Nancheng" refers to the city close to the Song Dynasty. This kind of city has a characteristic, that is, the economy is particularly good and prosperous.

Although it is not as good as Bianjing City, it should not be too bad.

The two southern cities are still kings side by side, and they are willing to promise heaven and earth treasures. This is indeed extremely sincere.

At least Da Song couldn't do this.

Although they understood that Lu Sen would definitely not agree, the Cao brothers still looked at him nervously.

After listening to this, Lu Sen smiled: "Your condition sounds good, but it is completely meaningless. I am an outsider, what do I want two cities to do! As for the title of "king side by side", there is no such thing as Yes. Alright, since envoy Xiao has finished your words, I have something important to deal with just now, so I will take my leave.”

After that, Lu Sen stood up.

Xiao Du also stood up, and said unhurriedly: "That's really a pity... If Master Lu thinks of any request or wants something in the future, you can come to me, I will stay in Bianjing for a long time, Everything can be done for you if you just ask.”

At this moment, Cao You couldn't help but said: "You are not ashamed, how can you find something that even Master Lu can't find?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Xiao Du laughed, with a sense of ridicule in it.

Cao You looked very upset, but after thinking about it, he endured it.

It is not a wise behavior to openly beat and insult the envoy of the Liao Kingdom in the capital, and he can't beat the other party.

Lu Sen ignored them and went straight back to Aoshan.

Not long after, the matter of Lu Sen's meeting with the envoys of the Liao Kingdom quickly spread throughout the city. The speed of the spread was a bit fast, and it was accompanied by many strange rumors.

It seems that someone is secretly fueling the flames.

But Lu Sen still ignored it.

On the contrary, the civil servant group was a little nervous.

Bao Zheng, Pang Taishi, and Ouyang Xiu hurriedly got together and met each other.

"Really Lu met envoy Xiao in Fanlou, I think you should also know about it." Bao Zheng's face was full of worry: "We just hated Lu Zhenren before, and now the Liao Kingdom has come to be a lobbyist immediately. This is a little troublesome.”

Grand Master Pang said: "I don't think there is any need to panic, Master Lu will not turn to the barbarians."

"The question is, are they really barbarians?" Bao Zheng patted the table lightly, and said, "Khitan follows the official system of my Great Song Dynasty and speaks my words of the Great Song Dynasty. Are they really barbarians?"

Others are silent.

In fact, they also understand that according to the principle of "entering China, China will become China", the Liao Kingdom is actually a part of China.

And now many scholars have gone to Liao to be officials, and I haven't seen them think there is anything wrong.

Scholars can go, and people outside Lu Sen can even go.

"Or, let's drive envoy Xiao away." Ouyang Xiu slapped the table angrily, "Letting that kid run around in the capital is definitely not a good thing. I don't want to talk about the army, but I want to poach people."

"This is even more inappropriate." Bao Zheng shook his head: "It is tantamount to insulting to expel envoys from other countries before the real war begins."

Ouyang Xiu spread his hands: "Okay, this is not allowed, that is not allowed, what should we do?"

Bao Zheng squeezed his beard and thought for a while, then said: "No matter what, I have to meet with Master Lu to find out what he means. It's just that he doesn't have much affection for us now. Even if he visits, he can only It was shut down."

Ouyang Xiu said: "Please ask the king of Runan County to come out, he must not lose sight of his own Mount Tai."

"The king of Runan County went to Suzhou the day before yesterday. He said that something happened there and needed to be dealt with. He has already asked the officials for leave."

Ouyang Xiu slapped the table heavily, and said angrily, "He avoided it on purpose."

"Realist Lu is also avoiding us. Uncle Cao Guo has a good relationship with him, and we should be able to see him, but this relationship has also been used on Xiao Envoy." For the first time, Bao Zheng felt that things were so troublesome: "I think it's tasteless." In the eyes of others, things that belong to me are delicious."

"That's because you Bao Fu Yin thinks it's tasteless, but I, Pang, have always thought that Lu Zhenren is a sweet potato."

When Ouyang Xiu heard this, he showed a look of disgust: "Grand Master Pang, why are you so sentimental! Lu Sen is a junior, and your flattery makes people feel sick."

Grand Master Pang snorted: "I'm telling the truth, he is a favorite. If not, why are you two so anxious? You are afraid of being snatched away by the northerners! To be a man, you must face your heart, Uncle Ouyang Yong, you have a lot of money." I'm old, but I still don't understand that this talent is used on dogs?"

Ouyang Xiu also snorted, and flicked his sleeves in displeasure, unwilling to argue with Taishi Pang again.

"We can only let Zhanbutou lead the old man in." Bao Zheng stood up, "After the old man apologizes to him personally, no matter what happened, we were indeed wrong about what happened before."

(End of this chapter)