This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 136 I Can Be Willful Too

The vast majority of people in the court were not surprised by this middle-aged official's proposal.

There were hundreds of civil and military officials in the court, representing no fewer than a dozen forces and organizations, large and small. Some people liked Lu Sen, and naturally some did not like him.

It's the same even if Lu Sen often brings out fairy fruits to share.

Zhao Zhen rubbed his forehead. If he used to go to court, he would have a headache when he encountered such a direct "speaking words are not amazing and vowed to stop" officials, but now there is no such thing.

The main reason is that the youngest son has recently moved to live outside the palace, and he often eats the fairy fruit produced by Lu Zhenren's family. His body is getting better and better. In the past, he had been suffering from serious and minor illnesses. Now it has been more than half a year, and he has not had a single minor illness. He has gained a lot of weight for nothing. .

If the child is in good health, the food intake of fairy fruit is reduced by more than half, and some of the remaining fairy fruit went into Zhao Zhen's mouth, and some were distributed to the concubines in the harem.

Thanks to the nourishment from time to time, Zhao Zhen's body is now much healthier, and he will not suffer from headaches any longer.

After saving his son, giving his son a healthy body, and now slowly recovering his own body, Zhao Zhen is more grateful to Lu Sen for such kindness.

If other monarchs who have the world in their hearts and are unparalleled in dominance, encountering this situation, they will definitely feel that Lu Sen is using the fairy fruit to control himself as an emperor, and it is unreasonable not to kill him.

But Zhao Zhen never thought about it that way, even though Lu Sen never took the initiative to send him fruit and honey, the honey in the palace was sent from the king of Runan, and it was second-hand, he never thought about it that way.

His personal opinion of Lu Sen was only gratitude.

After all, this is an emperor who will use the word 'ren' as his temple name in the future.

So when he heard that someone directly 'attended' Lu Sen, he had a headache, but now it doesn't hurt... He put his hands down and asked: "Li Aiqing, although the order from Zhongshu's sect is to stick to it, the battlefield The situation is ever-changing, and it is not a bad thing for a handsome man to make his own decisions."

The official surnamed Li continued: "Officials, it's not that I deliberately made things difficult for Master Lu, it's because the military strategy this time is extremely abnormal. The Yang family and the Zhe family are relatives of Master Lu, and Marshal Di and Master Lu are also friends. , At present, seventy-eight out of ten of my Great Song's army is on these people. They violated the orders of Zhongshu's sect and took the initiative to attack. It seems that they are flexible, but if they have two hearts... the previous court, they can do it It's happening again."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the whole court couldn't help but look over.

This is to hit Lu Sen, and tear away the fig leaf of the whole Zhao Song.

How much does this official surnamed Li hate Lu Zhenren?
In the court hall at present, there are people who breathe air-conditioning, people who talk a lot, people who laugh, and people who ridicule, it seems to be a picture of all kinds of life.

Zhao Zhen's blood pressure rose all of a sudden, and he really felt a little headache.

He looked towards the front row of the officials and asked, "Bao Aiqing, Grand Master Pang, what do you think?"

Bao Zheng cupped his hands and said: "I think that Master Lu doesn't have that kind of thought. He is just a pure-hearted and ascetic practitioner who has no attachment to wealth and honor in the world."

Grand Master Pang also said at the side: "The minister seconded the proposal."

Zhao Zhen heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that neither Bao Zheng nor Grand Master Pang had targeted Lu Zhenren. Seeing this situation, other people probably wouldn't target him anymore.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the official surnamed Li continued to step forward, weeping bitterly: "Officials, please be clear... Taizu didn't have two minds back then, but the generals beside him have, and they can't help themselves."

If the words of the official surnamed Li just made people's scalp tingle, then what he said now made everyone fall into the abyss.

Now even Bao Zheng and Grand Master Pang no longer dared to defend Lu Sen.

Both of them lowered their heads slightly.

Seeing this, a few more people stood up and said that they wanted to recover the right of Lu Zhenren to supervise the army and let him go back to Aishan to wait for punishment.

Zhao Zhen's scalp was a little numb. He was very grateful to Lu Sen, but he also felt that what these people said made sense.

Even if Lu Zhenren supervised the army, he actually violated the order to defend the army and took the initiative to attack Xixia.

If a general persuades him to wear a royal robe!
Zhao Zhen felt that his heart was trembling, but he suddenly remembered and said: "Realist Lu once said that the emperor cannot cultivate longevity, and those who want to practice should not be emperors, he..."

At this moment, the official surnamed Li prostrated himself on the ground, and interrupted crying: "Officials, you are so confused, Master Lu did say that the emperor cannot live forever, but it is so difficult to cultivate longevity. If there is a chance to become emperor, it is difficult to protect Master Lu Don't be tempted."

Zhao Zhen looked at Bao Zheng and Grand Master Pang.

But both of them bowed their heads and said nothing.

They were not willing to get involved in such matters involving imperial power struggles.

Bao Zheng really loves the people like his son, but Lu Sen is not the people.

He is an official, a real person, extremely powerful, and does not need Bao Zheng to love him.

At that moment, a few more people came forward, and aggressively threatened to recover Lu Sen's post of military supervisor, so as to prevent the incident of Chen Qiao from recurring.

Listening to the chattering words below, one after another, and seeing that even Bao Zheng and Grand Master Pang were silent, Zhao Zhen's ears were already soft, and he felt more and more that it was really not good for Lu Sen to continue to supervise the army.

So he said: "Hurry up and issue gold medals quickly, and use Zhongshumen to issue an edict to order the three-way army to return to Qingzhou immediately. Lu Zhenren will step down as the supervisor of the army, and Wang Jiefu, the official of Pingzhang, will continue to be in charge."

As soon as the order came out, many people sighed softly, many took a neutral attitude without joy or sorrow, and some were ecstatic, such as the official surnamed Li.

Most of the courtiers under Zhongshu's sect headed by Bao Zheng, Pang Taishi and other important officials shook their heads, but no one helped to speak.

On the contrary, the King of Runan County snorted coldly, swept around those officials who 'joined' Lu Sen, and then walked away with his sleeves shaken.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen shouted from the dragon chair: "King of Runan County, what do you mean?"

"If you are not healthy, dizzy, and nauseated, you will not stand in the court, and you will be ashamed of yourself."

When speaking, the King of Runan County didn't turn his head, his voice was loud and full of energy, and he didn't look sick at all.

Uncle Cao Guo looked at the back of the Runan County King and wanted to follow, but after thinking about it recently, he still stood still.

At that moment, the King of Runan County came out of the court alone, accompanied by his father-in-law holding a gold medal and imperial decree.

The two left the palace almost at the same time.

The Runan County King went outside, looked up at the brilliant sun in the sky, laughed mockingly twice, and left.

On that day, the decision made by the court caused a sensation in the entire Bianjing city, and almost everyone was talking about it.

On the short mountain, after Zhao Bilian knew about this, she just said 'oh', and then started to learn how to cook 'honey buns' by herself, intending to learn how to cook them better, and wait for the officials to come back and let him open his eyes and change them. Next taste.

Pang Meier asked from the side: "Aren't you in a hurry?"

"No hurries?"

"For such an important matter, after Daoist Lu comes back, he must remove his official position." Pang Meier thought for a while, with some worry on her brows: "From now on, it will be difficult to go back to court in white clothes."

"Is it necessary?" Zhao Bilian asked back.

"Why is it necessary?" Because her mind was confused, Pang Meier didn't understand what her best friend meant.

"My family's officials need an official status?" Zhao Bilian smiled: "He has never been greedy for power and wealth. If it weren't for the sincerity of the official family, he would not be bothered to be a Tianzhang Pavilion. For humans, it’s a happy thing.”

Hearing this, Pang Meier also came to her senses, indeed...Lu Sen doesn't need any official status.

The reason why she reacted slower than Zhao Bilian this time is because of their different backgrounds.

Zhao Bilian grew up in a poor family when she was young, and the root of her heart is the grassroots.

As soon as Pang Meier was born, she was the jewel of the Guihuang family. To put it bluntly, she was influenced by the concept of official status to her bones.

So the positions of the two are different, and the first reaction to things is also different.

Pang Meier looked at Zhao Bilian's back in a little surprise, and she was extremely surprised. For the first time, she felt that her best friend was not useless except for two big steamed buns. Looking at it now, she seemed to be wise and stupid.

'It turns out that the ugly son is himself? '

Pang Meier smiled wryly, she sat in the gazebo, after thinking for a long time, she wrote a letter and asked Hei Zhu to bring her family.

The first time Grand Master Pang got the letter, he smiled happily: "As expected of my Phoenix son, it's just a pity that he is not a man. This kind of responsibility and determination may not be comparable to a man."

Let's not talk about the situation in the capital for now.

On Lu Sen's side, after breaking through Shaguan, he captured tens of thousands of captives, and sent a team to send these captives to the Song Dynasty.

Prisoners of war are good things. They can be sold to wealthy families as servants, they can be sent to the frontiers to open up farmland, and they can also be sent to work in mines. They are real productive forces.

But transporting the captives was also troublesome. It took six days to finish the work. Just as I was about to continue marching, I heard someone report: "The three marshals, Mr. Lu, came from the capital to expedite the gold medal. The edict of the family."

In the marshal's big tent, everyone's face was a bit ugly, and they all felt a little bad.

After a stick of incense, the moment the special envoy finished reading Jieyi, Zhe Jizu, who was the most impulsive, punched a big hole in the tent beside him.

He blushed from holding back, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Di Qing is very calm, he has been in the army for many years, and he has seen such things a lot.

Marshal Mu just shook his head, she also encountered similar things.

When they clearly won the battle and could take advantage of the victory and pursue it, they issued an order to retreat.

Lu Sen did not accept the order, but asked the three marshals next to him: "Next, we can go straight to Xingqing Mansion. If we want to capture it, how long will it take?"

"The shortest is three months, and the longest is half a year."

Di Qing cupped her fists and spoke with admiration in her tone.

"How long can the logistics ration last?"

"At least four months." Zhe Jizu's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand what Lu Sen was going to do.

"Then continue marching." Lu Sen smiled.

Mu Guiying stared at Lu Sen beautifully, and asked softly, "Do you think it's worth it?"

"It doesn't matter if it's worth it or not, as long as I like it myself."

Hearing this, Mu Guiying smiled: "That's right, a practitioner should have a clear heart."

Lu Sen turned to look at the special envoy, and said, "Go back and tell the officials and officials that Lu Sen refused the order."

The special envoy was terrified, and was about to say something, but was led out of the big tent by two soldiers. He was stunned, and immediately ran out of the camp, and rode his horse towards the Xi'an city post.

The three-way army marched again, and the speed of the march this time seemed to be faster than before.

When they marched to the territory of Xingqing Prefecture, they fought with the Xixia Army with a small group of troops. After repelling the enemy, they stationed there to rest.

The second gold medal came, and the tone of the imperial edict this time was obviously extremely strict.

Lu Sen refused again.

After rejecting two gold medals in a row, the whole capital was boiling, and Zhao Zhen really panicked this time, he was afraid that Lu Sen would really want to 'add an imperial robe', or go to Xixia.

So for three consecutive days, a gold medal was issued each day.

In the end, some officials suggested that since Lu Zhenren has a tough and transparent personality, it is useless to give him gold medals. If you want to give him a gold medal, you should give it to Marshal Di, Marshal Mu and Marshal Zhejia.

Zhao Zhen and Zhongshu's disciples realized it in a daze, and they took it for granted, and awarded three gold medals to the three marshals in a row.

On Lu Sen's side, when the army reached the Xingqing Mansion, the third gold medal arrived just in time.

After refusing the order, Lu Sen asked the three marshals to discuss how to break the city, while he stood in front of the formation, looking at the Xingqing city wall in front of him by the moonlight.

Under the silver moonlight, the blue-black city wall stretched out majestically, like a cliff lying across the skyline, separating the earth from the night sky.

There were footsteps coming from the side, Lu Sen turned his head and found that it was Wang Anshi and Zhang Zai.

"Didn't I tell the guards not to let you out?" Lu Sen asked with a smile.

"Hmph, I'm the supervisor now." Wang Anshi stood next to Lu Sen and said coldly.

"But how many people do you think are willing to listen to you?" Lu Sen laughed.

There really wasn't much, and even walking out of the tent was only possible after he said intimidating words to the two soldiers for a long time.

Now the whole army knows about Lu Sen's refusal, and they also know that Lu Sen is no longer the supervisor of the army.

But almost everyone in the army still thinks he is the supervising army.

"Leave me alone, is it really that important to take down Xingqing Mansion?" Wang Anshi asked lightly.

Lu Sen nodded: "It's very important. After the Xingqing Mansion is taken down, there will be no hidden dangers in the northwest. It will also allow us Song people to rejuvenate our brave blood."

"But you are rebelling against the emperor, and it is a big crime."

"You civil servants have done a lot of things against the emperor." Lu Sen's smile was even more mocking: "Why, if you can do it, I, Lu Sen, can't do it?"

Wang Anshi opened his mouth, thinking about something but couldn't speak.

The eyes of Zhang Zai next to him were bright, and he asked, "Really Lu, are you willing to die righteously in order to clear up the troubles in the Northwest?"

Zhang Zai was still a young man at this time, and he still admired the noble feelings of dying for the sake of great benevolence and righteousness.

But Lu Sen shook his head: "It's just a refusal, I can't die."

Wang Anshi snorted: "You are relying on fairy fruits and connections to do whatever you want."

"Your Wang Jiefu can't kill 10,000+ soldiers." Lu Sen turned his head to look at the other party, hehe sneered: "I just refuse the order, let alone die. At most, I just want to return all the official titles and honors. "

When Wang Anshi heard this, his face turned blue.

Extremely ugly.

(End of this chapter)