This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 229 Han Xiang is gone
Wang Anshi used to think that the southern barbarians were lazy by nature, but now he finally understood that the hot weather was the reason why the southern barbarians were unwilling to work.

In such a hot day, the air is still extremely humid, and I can't stop sweating while lying down, let alone working.

After sucking the sweet water from the coconut, he sighed, stood up, and said, "Get ready for the banana leaf umbrella, and I'll visit Prime Minister Han."

The little official next to him nodded, bowed and retreated to get ready.

Half an hour later, Wang Anshi appeared in front of a two-story building with a wooden structure, but the roof and walls were made of thatch.

Wang Anshi made a detour from the shade of the trees to the front of the building. He no longer wanted to bask in the sunshine of Qiongzhou.

It is spicy and poisonous, and it will make people feel uncomfortable if exposed to a lot of exposure.

In contrast, the local aborigines don't have much to do with it, they are used to it.

Walking to the door, he saw Han Xiang's butler frying soup in the room.

The weather was already hot, and when a fire was lit, the room felt like a steamer.

Immediately, Wang Anshi didn't want to go in, he subconsciously touched his face, it was covered with sweat, and his neck was smeared and uncomfortable.

It's just that he hesitated for a while, and could only endure the heat wave and entered the room, cupped his fists slightly and said, "Student Wang Anshi begged to see Prime Minister Han, may I ask Prime Minister Han if it's convenient for him to see guests now?"

He is younger than Han Qi, and his official position is much lower than Han Qi, so he naturally has to be called a student.

The housekeeper was a middle-aged man, his clothes were soaked, and he was fanning the small stove. Hearing Wang Anshi's voice, he turned around, folded his fists and bent over, and said, "Master Wang, my master is lying on the second floor, sleeping. on."

"How is Prime Minister Han?" Wang Anshi asked.

The middle-aged butler looked gloomy, and shook his head slightly: "Master wakes up and sleeps, talking nonsense all day long. The local witch doctor changed three times, but none of them got better."

"Speaking of witch doctors..." Wang Anshi's eyes moved slightly: "It would be great if Lu Tianzhang was here."

The middle-aged housekeeper showed some hatred: "He will not save the master here. A few months ago, he was the one who encouraged the black charcoal to participate in my master. I don't know where the master offended him, so he wants to do this. hand."

Wang Anshi didn't answer the conversation. The other party was just a middle-aged butler. Instead of discussing political affairs, it would be tantamount to losing his identity.

What's more, Wang Anshi knew very well why Lu Sen brought the two of them to Qiongzhou.

He could understand Lu Sen's approach, but it didn't mean that he didn't have hatred and anger.

The officials don't hold us accountable, why are you an outsider joining in the fun!
This is probably Wang Anshi's current view of Lu Sen.

Now that Prime Minister Han was asleep, Wang Anshi didn't want to disturb him, and was about to leave, when he heard someone talking on the second floor, his voice was calm and calm: "Decai is cautious, Master Lu is someone from outside Fang, has supernatural powers, and is an official ordered by the court." , It’s not something you can discuss.”

The sound insulation effect of these two small buildings is not very good, and the words below can be heard above.

The middle-aged butler was overjoyed: "Master, are you awake?"

"Well, the person here is Jiefu? Please come up and explain!"

Wang Anshi tidied up his clothes and went up to the second floor with his head held high.

I saw a black and short local woman going downstairs with a bundle of wet clothes, and then I smelled a strange smell.

It's like a hybrid of the reincarnation of the five grains and the sour smell of sweat.

Wang Anshi held his breath subconsciously. He walked to the door of the largest room, pushed it open gently, and saw Han Qi sitting on the bed.

The other party was dressed in white, which seemed to have just been changed; although there was still a little sweat on his forehead, his eyes were bright, his cheeks were slightly red, and he looked in good spirits.

"Have you recovered, Prime Minister Han?" Wang Anshi was overjoyed.

He is really happy.

Before Qiongzhou, he was the only one who was a serious Central Plains native, and now there is Han Qi again.

The two of them can hold together here to keep warm, and occasionally they can talk about Fengyue and current affairs, so as not to be too lonely.

So he sincerely hoped that Han Qi could recover.

Han Qi smiled, he became thinner and whiter, but the temperament of a high-ranking official is still there: "Jiefu, I heard that you often come to see me recently, but it's a pity that I sleep and wake up, so I can't entertain you. Please excuse me."

"It's nothing, but the students have been unable to part ways with Han Xiang, and I feel very sorry..."

Han Qi looked Wang Anshi up and down, and said with a smile: "When Jiefu came to Beijing to pay homage to officials, I was released as a magistrate. I heard that Jiefu became famous at a young age, amazingly talented, arrogant, and seldom convinced. Today When I first saw it, I felt that the rumors were really not credible. Jiefu is clearly a man of etiquette and reason, how could he be given such a reputation."

Hearing this, Wang Anshi was embarrassed.

When he was in Bianliang, he was indeed proud and arrogant. Except for a few important ministers, he really looked down on others.

It's just that now, after being demoted and then exiled to Qiongzhou, he has seen too much along the way, and the edges and corners have been slightly rounded.

Seeing Wang Anshi's expression, Han Qi smiled again, a little calm and calm: "You and I are in the same boat right now. Master Lu doesn't like us. I don't know how Jiefu thinks of Master Lu?"

Wang Anshi frowned slightly, not knowing how to answer.

Hate... Of course there is, and there are many more.

But very subtle, Wang Anshi didn't hate Lu Sen.

Even when he was demoted to Qiongzhou, he felt a sense of relief in his heart.

When he built the city in Xingqing Mansion more than a year ago, he couldn't sleep well every day. Every day when he slept, he could always see groups of soldiers with severed arms and legs, disemboweled and disemboweled, watching silently on the other side of the red river. look at yourself.

Waking up five or six times throughout the night.

But now, he can sleep through the night.

Looking at Wang Anshi with a subtle expression on his face, Han Qi sighed and said, "After I was enrolled by Bao Zheng, the general situation was over, so I asked the doorman to collect information and news about Master Lu. I have been thinking about this road all the way south. The question is, why does Daoist Lu want to make life difficult for the two of us!"

Wang Anshi remained silent.

Han Qi didn't expect him to answer, but paused for a while, and said slowly: "But I figured it out now, we did something wrong, Master Lu felt that the law of heaven was unfair, so he brought us here."

Wang Anshi looked at Han Qi in surprise, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.

"Then look at me like this. Although I, Han, do not do things very authentically, there is still a distinction between good and evil. Otherwise, decades of books would be wasted." Han Qi moved his body, smiled and continued Said: "It's just that my Great Song Dynasty is not as good as the previous dynasty. Since the reign of Emperor Taizong, it has been a state where literati and bureaucrats share the world with the emperor. It can be said to be the first in the world, but the root cause is nothing more than advocating literature and restraining martial arts. It happened again.”

Wang Anshi nodded.

This matter should not be discussed casually, but this is Qiongzhou, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Whether they can return to the Central Plains alive is still one thing, and no one will pursue it if they say a few inappropriate words.

"All the ministers in the court can understand, whether it is literature or martial arts." Han Qi chuckled, which seemed to be a little mocking: "I, Han Qi, do things that are not authentic, but so what. Starting from Emperor Taizong, Zhao The family loves me and other literati very much. From the establishment of the dynasty to this time, there has never been any act of slaughtering and poking civil servants. If it were another dynasty, we would probably be punished by the three clans for our behavior, but we can’t last until exile .”

Wang Anshi was embarrassed.

He looked at Han Qi with a worried face, not knowing how to answer.

Han Qi continued: "The Zhao family loves me and other literati so much, and I will repay them with my life. Do you really think I don't know about General Di's hard work? Do you really think I didn't know about the Battle of Shuichuan? I did something wrong? In fact, I know it all, I know it all. But I am a civil servant, so I have to eliminate all factors that are not conducive to the court. If the battle of Haoshuichuan wins, General Di's reputation will definitely increase, which will be detrimental to the stability of the court. So I beheaded His confidant, to discredit him is not only for the court, but also to keep him in disguise."

Wang Anshi sat down, looked at Han Qi, and asked, "According to this... Does Prime Minister Han hate Master Lu?"

"Hate or hate!" Han Qi laughed and said, "Personally speaking, I wish I could eat his flesh raw, but from a business point of view, I admire Xiren and him."

Wang Anshi sighed, his "feeling" for Lu Sen was actually similar to that of Han Qi.

"I guess I will die here in Qiongzhou." Han Qi looked at the blue sky outside the window and said leisurely, "But Jiefu, you can still go back. If you go back one day, please take care of my family."

Han Qi was demoted to Qiongzhou, and set out on the road with only a few servants.

The family members stayed at home.

Wang Anshi chuckled and said, "The future is long, why should Prime Minister Han say such discouraging words?"

"That's true." Han Qi said with a smile: "No matter what, if Tian Jiefu returns to Bianjing as an official, remember not to conflict with Lu Zhenren."

"Why!"

"The only true immortal in the world has his own purple energy to protect him. How can we mortals fight against him?"

Wang Anshi didn't speak, he was extremely dissatisfied.

Why can't you fight him!
Then the two chatted for a while, and Han Qi suddenly said: "Jiefu, I'm a little tired, I want to sleep for a while, please go ahead."

Wang Anshi stood up, cupped his fists and said goodbye.

When he came downstairs, Wang Anshi saw that the housekeeper had already cooked the soup and medicine, and was excitedly serving it upstairs.

Seeing Wang Anshi, the steward smiled and said, "Wang Xianggong is leaving so soon, why don't you talk to my master?"

"Han Xiang said he was a little tired."

"Oh, then I have to quickly bring the medicine to the master." After finishing speaking, the middle-aged butler smiled sheepishly, and hurried up with the medicine.

Wang Anshi also felt much more comfortable. He let the sun go outside. Lieyang was still extremely venomous, but he felt that the sun was not so uncomfortable on his body.

After walking for about two sticks of incense, he returned to his home.

It is also a two-story wooden structure thatched building, but there is an extra fence and a yard.

And moved a few tall trees in the yard to cover the whole house.

After returning home, I felt much cooler.

As soon as he entered the house, his wife Wu Shi greeted him with a bowl of soup, and said with a smile: "Officer, this is a local prescription. I begged the old doctor for a long time to get it. It uses raw coconut water as the base." , together with a few flavors of cool herbs, drinking it can produce body fluids and relieve heat.”

"Thank you ma'am."

Wang Anshi took the bowl and drank it down.

The taste is sweet and sour, which is really good.

His wife, Wu, is Wang Anshi's cousin. Originally Wang Anshi was demoted to Qiongzhou, and he only planned to bring a few servants with him. They fell in love with their son Wang Yu.

His wife's health is relatively poor, but luckily they had a small half bottle of honey sent by Lu Yang's. Before coming to Qiongzhou for the first time, his wife Wu did not resist. Like Han Qi, she lay in bed almost every day, relying on the honey to keep her Get over it.

It's just that the honey has already been used up now, otherwise he would definitely use it on Han Qi.

Wu took Wang Anshi's bowl and asked, "I heard that the officials went to Han Xiang's house, how is he doing?"

"I woke up just now, and I look quite energetic. I should have survived."

"It's very good, Prime Minister Han has survived, and we can have a neighbor who can talk to us." Wu said with a smile: "Although Prime Minister Han was demoted, he has a lot of people in the capital. Based on friendship in times of adversity, I think he will give you a hand."

Wang Anshi shook his head and said, "I, Mr. Wang, selected officials based on my own ability and did not ask others."

"I know that my husband's talent is unmatched." Wu helped Wang Anshi gently pat the dust on his body: "But many friends are many ways, officials have ambitions in their hearts, if they have someone to help them, can't they be realized faster? "

Wang Anshi shook his head helplessly: "You woman, you are more official than me."

Of course he was joking.

Wang Anshi and his cousin grew up together, and they can be regarded as close relatives. The relationship between the two is not comparable to that of ordinary couples.

Wu Shi smiled and didn't care.

At this time, a little boy ran over from the backyard. When he saw Wang Anshi, his eyes lit up. After trotting over, he saluted politely and said in a childlike voice, "My lord, my child has memorized the thousand-character text upside down." Yes, is there a reward?"

"Really?" Wang Anshi asked with a smile.

"Don't dare to lie to adults." The little boy smiled smugly.

This child is Wang Anshi's son Wang Yu, who is extremely talented and intelligent.

Not only has he written a good hand, but also has a photographic memory.

"Then after dinner later, I'll teach you how to read historical records, okay?"

Wang Yu was overjoyed, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord."

Wu said helplessly at the side: "Xiao'er, don't be so rigid, like a little old man, isn't it okay to just call Daddy?"

"Not good!" Wang Yu raised his small face high and said proudly: "My lord is an honorific title, but father seems frivolous."

Wang Anshi also laughed.

Then he went back to his room and sat down, rested for a while, and then was called by his wife to have dinner.

Evening is also the only time when Wang Anshi can eat more, because it is cooler at this time.

Wu shi finished eating quickly, and then lit the insect repellent grass.

Slow down, when the sky is dark, mosquitoes will fly all over the sky, don't talk about sleeping, it's good if you don't get bitten to death.

Wang Anshi put down his rice bowl and was about to go for a walk in the yard to digest food, when suddenly a small official rushed in and said out of breath, "Junshou, something is wrong."

Wang Anshi asked puzzledly, "Why are you so panicked?"

"Prime Minister Han is gone."

what!
Wang Anshi turned pale with shock: "This is impossible. Two hours ago, Prime Minister Han was fine, and even showed signs of improvement! Why did he disappear all of a sudden? Don't lie to me!"

(End of this chapter)