Chapter 24 Whose interests are touched

Zhao Yu was annoyed by the transfer of Sima Guang. When he heard that someone from Zhenrong came to report the military situation, he quickly said, "It is rumored that he will meet."

With little effort, Zhang Cheng came to the Qinzheng Hall and sent Cao Tian's memorial. Zhao Yu was very happy to see the memorial. The memorial said that Li Liangzuo was defeated, and Li Liangzuo killed Sanchuanzhai, and Zhenrong robbed and killed most of the deserters. The battle was successful,

After reading the memorial, Zhao Yu was very happy: "The soldiers of Zhenrong have made great contributions this time, and the officials will announce the reward tomorrow morning."

Zhang Cheng thanked the emperor's grace and did not mean to leave, but bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Cao Zhijun also has a memorial, which is to impeach the king of Zhennan and Ma Budu Yueli." With that, he presented another memorial,

Zhao Yu frowned, sat up straight, and looked at Zhang Cheng doubtfully. I don't know why the news of the troops next to the king had not come this time. Zhao Yu also heard that there was a snowstorm in the northwest, and the troops might be blocked, but the king did something to make Cao Tian impeach him. Moreover, the memorial of the impeachment of the officials at least had to go through the imperial history platform. It's a little unreasonable to hand it to the emperor directly. Yang Jian took Zhang Cheng's memorial and respectfully handed it to Zhao Yu,

Zhang Ping said, "Your Majesty, the king of Zhennan could have completely annippled the Xixia soldiers, but he ordered to release the Xixia deserters and tried to release Li Liangzuo. If General Cao Tian hadn't found it in time, he might have released the tiger to the mountain."

Zhao Yu listened and patted the table, "bold." Seeing the emperor's anger, Zhang Ping was secretly happy. Before he came, Cao Tian and the two discussed that a king of Zhennan was in charge of the matter of the northwest. The southwest of Zhenrong is Tubo, and the northwest is Xixia. It is said that all the transfers should at least be discussed with Cao Tian. The Zhijun of this town guard is so important. The king is good, and since the king came to Qin Feng. Lu, mobilizing the general of the army is the same as his own. There is no one in the world who can control him,

Cao Tian has the final say in the direction of Zhenrong. Such an important victory is not about Zhenrong. Of course, the deserters have to leave Zhenrong. Of course, he doesn't want to, but Cao Tian didn't expect one thing, that is, they underestimated the position of Wang's side in Zhao Yu's psychology.

It's not to blame Cao Tian for not knowing what Wang has been doing in the past few years. The news of a person in the place where he guards the border was originally a little closed, let alone what happened between Zhao Yu and Wang. In Cao Tian's opinion, in the Song Dynasty for so many years, there was no general who could lead troops to war. Maybe there was really no one. I just transferred the king of Zhennan from Yongzhou,

Zhao Yu's slap on the table was not angry with the king. He also knew that the commander of the army this time was the king. There must be a reason for the king to do things. What he said was boldly, of course, he said that Cao Tian was a little bold in impeaching the king, but after saying that, he was also thinking about what was going on. What on, brother Wang, what did you think? The officials don't know. Tao, how can you teach Zhang Cheng a lesson?

After a little calming down, Zhao Yu ordered Zhang Cheng to retreat and sat there to figure out the king's intention. A eunuch came in and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, please come to the Cining Hall for dinner."

Zhao Yu is a filial son. Usually, the Empress Dowager Gao said that he would definitely go to see him, but today, when he heard the Empress Dowager call himself Zhao Yu and said, "You go back to the Empress Dowager. The state affairs are heavy, so the official family will not go today."

The little eunuch withdrew from the hall, and Zhao Yu sighed. This happened one after another, and now the empress dowager is also in trouble,

Yang Jian came over and handed the newly ordered tea to Zhao Yu. He asked softly, "Your Highness, it's time for you to take a break. Since you don't go to the Empress Dowager's place, I'll ask the imperial dining room to send lunch to the Qinzheng Hall."

Zhao Yu nodded. Yang Jian stepped out of the Qinzheng Hall. Usually, he had to go to the imperial dining room in person. When he left the Qinzheng Gate, Yang Jian saw Zhang Cheng standing there and saw Yang Jian coming out and Zhang Cheng stepped forward quickly: "Mr. Yang, you finally came out." With that, he took Yang Jian's hand, and Yang Jian had more heavy things in his hand.

"Ha ha, Zhang Zoma is too good at doing things, that is, at the order of Cao Zhijun, I, Yang, should help." Yang Jian stuffed the silver into his sleeve and said with a smile,

"Mr. Yang, you're welcome. You don't lead the way in and out of the palace. How can I do that? I'm just entrusted by Cao Zhijun to bring some local specialties to the Empress Dowager."

Yang Jian followed Zhang Cheng in the direction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said to Zhang Cheng, "Cao Zhijun's intention is good, but the empress dowager now lives in the deep palace, and there are few outsiders. If something is sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it will naturally be sent."

Zhang Cheng looked left and right. In the high-walled courtyard in the imperial city, except for the bodyguards on the corner tower, few people walked around. When he saw no one around him, he whispered, "The Emperor Yingzong was seriously ill. When the Empress Dowager lowered the curtain, it was easier to see the Empress Dowager than now. Now the Emperor Shenzong has ascended the throne, and the Empress Dowager is thorough. After all, when it comes to political matters, the minister in the palace will be delayed. He took a look at Yang Jian staring at himself and quickly explained, "Of course, Mr. Yang is not in charge of you here. Otherwise, why did you be the stewary around Shengshan at such a young age? In time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be in charge of you by Mr. Yang."

Yang Jian's words in Zhang Cheng's words are psychologically happy. Although Yang Jian is not the real eunuch now, he is Zhao Yu's favorite personal eunuch. In this palace, there is no one he doesn't know, and there is nothing he can't do, because he is good at guessing the emperor's intentions. In the current words, he is more good at it. Now become a small supervisor of the eunuch,

The Empress Dowager Cao has rarely asked about the court since she removed the curtain. On the contrary, there are several old ministers with intentions, such as Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, Sima Guang, etc. Occasionally, they will remember this greeting to the old mother. When she heard that Zhenrong came to meet her, the Empress Dowager Cao was also very happy. She accepted the gift sent by Cao Tian to Zhang Cheng and asked again. When asked about Cao Tian's situation in Zhenrong, when he heard that Cao Tian had made contributions, the Empress Dowager was also happy, but when she heard that Cao Tian had participated in a book next to the king, the Empress Dowager's heart thumped,

"Who is not good to participate in? What is Cao Tianshen doing?" The Empress Dowager muttered in a low voice, and she was worried for Cao Tian.

At this time, the Empress Dowager Gao in the Cining Hall was also a little unhappy. One was because Zhao Yu refused to accompany her for the first time, and the other was because of her nephew Gao Gong's painting,

The New Year is coming. Every year, the emperor has to go to the southern suburbs to worship heaven and earth. The process of sacrifice is very complicated. As mentioned in the previous article, it will not be repeated here. The repair of the garden before the sacrifice is a big project. In the past, these things were handed over to the emperor's relatives or ministers. Specifically, these things were originally high. The errand painted by Gao Gong, the nephew of the Empress Dowager,

However, when it comes to the matter of sacrifice this year, the emperor Zhao Yu actually used Shen Kuo and asked to carry out the sacrificial ceremony in accordance with Shen Kuo's revised Southern Suburbs, which made the empress dowager even more angry. Shen Kuo also listed a lot of questions about the previous sacrifice, such as the staff often Take the opportunity of the ceremony for personal gain. Before the sacrifice, the tent was opened under the altar, and gardens were built a few miles outside the palace. Trees were planted, decorated with colorful, birds and beasts were carved, and they were continuously placed between the trees. On the evening of the day he was about to engage in the sacrifice, the emperor personally came to enjoy the scenery of the garden, climbed to the south main gate of Duanmen, displayed the guard of honor, inspected the troops of martial law guards, and visited and enjoyed them. These were not the scenes that should have when fasting and sacrificed. One of the artifacts used by the emperor needs to be made by sixty or seventy craftsmen,

According to Shen Kuo's estimate, after a sacrifice, if the personal gain of the staff is deducted, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver can be saved. Isn't this equivalent to saying that Gao Gonghui was suspected of corruption in the past? It is still a small matter to cut off his nephew's financial road, but the responsibility for corruption is great. Gao Gonghui came to see the Empress Dowager Gao. The painfully complained of injustice, and finally the Empress Dowager Gao finally understood that Shen Kuo and Wang were together,

Shen Kuo's entry into Beijing was recommended by the king. After Shen Kuo took over the ceremony in the southern suburbs, all the so-called construction needed for the sacrificial ceremony in the southern suburbs and the procurement of goods were all bidding according to the king's idea, and it made Gao's aunt and nephew indignant. It was actually some ordinary people who won the bid. He If we don't have money to do this job, the bank next to the king will also lend money to them to do it,

Isn't this the partner of Wang and Shen Kuo? The more the Empress Dowager Gao thought about it, the more angry she became. Originally, she wanted to ask the emperor to come for dinner today. She just wanted to ask what the emperor thought, but Zhao Yu knew that she simply didn't meet for this matter.

The Empress Dowager Gao was sulking. Yang Jian came to the Cining Hall with a package in his hand. When he entered the door, he said, "See the empress dowager."

Yang Jian is not very old. He is also handsome and can talk. Usually, the Empress Dowager also likes him very much. Seeing him come, the Empress Dowager Gao asked, "Yang Jian, you are not waiting beside the emperor. Why do you come to the Cining Palace?"

Seeing that the Empress Dowager was a little angry, Yang Jian knew that he was still angry with the emperor. He smiled and said, "The emperor has too many memorials today. He is busy with diligence and can't accompany you to eat. Send me to see you."

"You can talk. If he had me, the empress dowager, in his heart, he would have come. Alas, what are you holding in your hand?"

Yang Jian took two steps forward, put the package in his hand on the table and opened it. From the inside, a piece of white fur was handed to the Empress Dowager Gao: "The Empress Dowager, you see, this is Zhenrong's specialty, the best beach sheepskin."

The Empress Dowager Gao took over the sheepskin: the whole fur is white in color, shiny as jade, and the leather board is as thin as thick paper, but the texture is tough, soft and plump. The hair spikes present a unique wave, like a flat lake ripple, light and soft, which is really the best among all kinds of sheepskin,

"Well, it's a good thing. The emperor asked you to send it to me." She touched the sheep's skin and asked,

Yang Jian grinned and said, "The Empress Dowager, this is what the Empress Dowager asked me to bring to you. The people from Zhenrong went to bring to the Empress Dowager. It's warm to use it as a collar this winter. The Empress Dowager asked me to send you one to you."

The Empress Dowager Gao put the sheep's skin aside and sighed and said, "Alas, who doesn't have a relative to come and go? They gave gifts for face. Sooner or later, they will pay back their face. Their relatives always have to take care of it." She seemed to be understated, but she also said that she was upset because of her nephew,

Yang Jian blinked. He saw that the Empress Dowager Gao was worried and could guess why. He turned his eyes and said inadvertently, "Empress dowager, the emperor is in a bad mood today. I'm afraid I can't come to see you."

The Empress Dowager Gao looked at Yang Jian with a kind smile: "Yang Jian, tell me, why is the emperor unhappy?"