This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 296 This rumor is too outrageous
The big thing is bad!

This was the whole court's thinking at this time, all the officials panicked, and even Bao Zheng had a gloomy face all day long, very irritable.

And such sentiments have even spread from the imperial court and official circles to the common people.

The entire Bianliang City was much quieter.

Even the beggars on the road tried their best to suppress their voices while begging.

The whole people were in a trance.

In Taishi Pang's home, official visits came one after another, almost uninterrupted.

Although Grand Master Pang had a spirit beast by his side, he couldn't stand the visits and inquiries of so many officials from morning to night.

The King of Runan County was also the key target of the officials, but he was very smart. After hearing the news brought back by the Secretary of the Imperial City, he immediately hid and no one could find him.

In the end, Bao Zheng gathered a large number of officials who were familiar with him. After all, Bao Zheng had the heaviest sense of responsibility.

A group of people were sitting in the backyard of Bao Mansion, densely packed.

Almost all the chairs of Bao's family were brought over, but there were still many officials standing.

Many officials are asking Bao Zheng what to do next.

Will Master Lu really go for Khitan?

Such a thing really happened, how to end it.

The Empress Dowager Cao and the small official family behaved like this, is Zhongshumen clear?

Waiting for a series of questions, asking Bao Zheng dizzy.

In the end, he had no choice but to say: "Whether Master Lu will vote for Khitan or not is related to the safety and survival of our Great Song Dynasty, and I don't know. Tomorrow, I will confront the officials and the Queen Mother with Grand Master Pang in the court hall."

As a result, on the second day, Empress Dowager Cao claimed to be sick, and the petty officials blinked their innocent eyes, looking at a large group of silent officials below.

Everyone knew that it was definitely not the petty official's idea to ask the monk to invite Master Lu back with a secret decree. He is still young and out of control, so it is impossible for him to think of this.

At this time, Lu Sen came back from Xingqing Mansion.

As soon as he came back, the King of Runan County appeared.

Weng and son-in-law were sitting in the study, the atmosphere was peaceful and plain.

After drinking tea for a while, when Runan County King felt the sound of water swaying in his stomach, he asked, "My son-in-law, do you really want to vote for Khitan?"

Of course he was nervous about it.

Although the King of Runan County felt resentful towards Zhao Er's family, he was still from his own family. The surname was Zhao in the Northern Song Dynasty.

But if Lu Sen voted for Khitan, then... whether Da Song can still sit still, there is a lot to say.

So he must be nervous.

Lu Sen said lightly: "Taishan, please rest assured, if I go to Khitan, I will definitely bring Zongshi with me, and I will find a way to make Khitan also have the surname Zhao."

The King of Runan County was stunned for a moment, and then he covered his face and laughed so hard that tears almost came out.

In the end, he raised the teacup, raised it slightly as a signal, and drank it down in one gulp: "My son-in-law, I would like to respect you."

With Lu Sen's words, he felt relieved.

In this way, whether it is Song Dynasty or Khitan, there are people from his Zhao family.

Isn't it the characteristic of aristocratic and wealthy families to invest separately, he understands.

After that, the Runan County King stopped hiding and started shopping with his fan.

And seeing the appearance of Runan County King, most of the officials who paid attention to him knew that Lu Zhenren was here.

That night, Bao Zheng, Pang Taishi, Yan Shu and others came together.

Lu Sen set up a small systematic home in the backyard of King Zhao's Mansion, waiting for them.

After a few people came in, the Runan County King arched his hands and said with a smile: "Everyone, talk slowly. Today, the King has taken a fancy to an oiran, so he went happily and didn't return all night."

After finishing speaking, he laughed twice, and left slowly with his hands behind his back.

In the system home, Lu Sen had already set up tables and chairs, waiting for a few people to come to the door.

He sat still, waiting for a few people to take their seats, while Yang Jinhua next to him poured a glass of honey water for everyone, and then sat next to Lu Sen.

Several people looked at the system's home, and Taishi Pang came in a fleece coat. He felt hot when he came in. After taking off his coat, he said: "Since Master Lu left the capital, I haven't stayed in such a comfortable place for several years. .”

In the past, when Lu Sen was an official in the capital, Grand Master Pang also occasionally visited the house, so he knew the difference between the system home and ordinary people.

"If you resign and go to Hangzhou to retire, you can live there for as long as you want."

"Ahem, it's unavoidable." Grand Master Pang laughed dryly, telling him to resign, which is unlikely: "Since we are all acquaintances, there is no need to beat around the bush. Sen'er, what do you think?"

"What can I think?" Lu Sen narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Didn't you force me to make a choice?"

When everyone heard this, their scalps felt a little numb, which was completely an expression of extreme anger.

Lu Sen saw that several people were silent, so he continued: "The dignified princes of the court are all dumb."

Although Grand Master Pang is Pang Meier's grandfather, it's not convenient to talk about personal affairs when discussing business affairs.

Several people still didn't speak, and finally Bao Zheng said: "Really Lu, since you are willing to appear here, it means that you are still willing to talk."

Lu Sen raised his eyebrows, Bao Zheng's words were indeed correct.

Because the secret decree was issued by the Empress Dowager Cao, and it was not about closing the Zhongshumen, Lu Sen felt that they had to be given a chance.

"I really mean that." Lu Sen sighed: "I know you have nothing to do with this matter, but someone is forcing me, and you haven't noticed, which means that you are negligent."

Several people did not speak.

Indeed, they were careless.

If Zhao Zhen is still there, even if he wants to issue an order for Lu Sen to return to the capital, he must get the consent of Zhongshumen.

But the queen mother... They never thought that this girl would be so pretentious, avoid Zhongshurang, and persuade the small official to send such a decree to Lu Sen.

Even if it is not really intended to remove Lu Sen from his position as a military supervisor, even if it is meant to let Lu Sen come back and meet Princess Fukang, but the content is that it is an indisputable fact that the former will return to Beijing.

No matter what it really means, people outside know that Lu Zhenren has been recalled to Beijing.

And Lu Sen said some time ago that if he was called back to Beijing during the frontline battle, he would defect to Xixia.

If Lu Sen pretended that nothing had happened, what would outsiders think of Lu Sen?

Don't you think Lu Sen's words are like farting, completely unreliable?
The more famous you are, the more cautious you have to speak, and the promises you make must be fulfilled, otherwise not many people will take you seriously in the future.

Yan Shu cupped his hands at the side and said, "Really Lu, we know that the court is at fault, but what kind of static do you want? The position of a national teacher, an official promotion, or a title of Duke?"

Yan Shu is very stable in his work, otherwise he would not be the Minister of Rites.

After all, something like 'etiquette' means that no matter what happens, you have to deal with it calmly.

Lu Sen looked at him and said with a smile, "It's not about how I treat it, it's about what the court wants!"

A few of them are old fritters. Bao Zheng, an upright person, is actually an old fritter. He just likes to be straightforward, which doesn't mean he doesn't understand Lu Sen's meaning.

Yan Shu sighed and said, "I know well that practitioners don't care about fame and fortune, but Master Lu, please give us a hint as to how you can calm down."

Lu Sen shook his head: "Since you are pretending to be stupid, let me explain. How things go is not up to me, but to you. How well you do determines how I will choose in the future."

At this moment, Fu Bi cupped his hands at the side, and said righteously and sternly: "Really Lu, don't you have any affection for family and country?"

"I grew up in the mountains and forests since I was a child. Before I came to Bianliang, I had never communicated with Song people. You actually asked me if I have any feelings for my family and country?"

Lu Sen is telling the truth. Before he came to Bianliang, he had only communicated with the people of New China, and had never communicated with the people of Song Dynasty.

Fu Bi was speechless all of a sudden.

Lu Sen continued to laugh and said: "Besides, my master, I don't know how many years he lived. If it is calculated according to this, I guess it is possible to restore the Zhou rituals and rebuild the Zhou Dynasty."

Fu Bi's face turned dark now, and he was so blocked that he couldn't speak.

Bao Zheng and Grand Master Pang chuckled lightly.

The reason why the two of them didn't speak was because they were afraid that what they said would make too many mistakes.

Other Confucian scholars grew up reading the words of the sage Confucius when they were young, and they acted in the way of a sage.

Using Confucian classics to coerce and coercion will generally have good results.

But for Lu Zhenren, these really have no effect.

The two of them have been bullied by Lu Sen long ago, and suffered a lot.

Fu Bi didn't, but now he has tasted the benefit of Lu Sen's tongue.

Seeing that few people stopped talking, Lu Sen continued: "Tomorrow I will go to Khitan to see if Yelu Hongji is sincere."

"No!" Bao Zheng shouted loudly and stood up.

Several other people also stood up, their faces livid with fright.

"Don't be nervous, just go and have a look, haven't really decided whether to stay in Khitan." Lu Sen took a sip of honey water and looked at them quietly.

Several people breathed a sigh of relief and sat down slowly.

What Lu Sen said just now really scared them.

"Of course, there are only ten days. If the court doesn't give me a passable performance, the result will be hard to say."

Looking at Lu Sen who was squinting and smiling, Ouyang Xiu said slowly: "Really Lu, don't speak out again, Khitan is a land of barbarians, why go there to suffer."

"There is the art of the cave, and everywhere in the world is a paradise." Lu Sen leaned back slightly, and said, "Besides, the Khitan people learn Chinese, write Chinese, and follow the customs of my Han family. How come they are barbarians. Don't you literati often say, If you enter China, you will be in China?"

Ouyang Xiu frowned, and then continued: "But Khitan people are Khitan people after all."

"That's not what I said. I think Ouyang Shenzheng's eyes are brownish in color. If he is not physically ill, his ancestors should have Beidi blood." Lu Sen tapped his fingers on the table lightly, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said arrogantly: " But now who dares to say that Ouyang's participation in politics is a trick?"

Ouyang Xiu immediately stopped talking.

His eyes were indeed brownish, as he had known for a long time.

As for whether he has Beidi blood in his ancestors, he can't guarantee it.

After all, when the Five Husbands were chaotic in China, foreigners entered the Central Plains in large numbers. Who would dare to guarantee that their ancestors did not have children with Hu girls, or anything else!

Grand Master Pang saw this and said: "But after all, the orthodoxy is still in our Central Plains. Sen'er, if you go to Khitan, there will always be something wrong with your name."

Lu Sen laughed so that his mouth parted even more: "It's okay... In this world, there are winners and losers. I went to Khitan, maybe after a few years, maybe Khitan's national surname will become Li, or something like that. Zhao, or... Chai."

What Lu Sen said made sense, and these important ministers all admitted it.But what really made them uncomfortable was the change of the Khitan country's surname.

Fortunately, the first two are the national surname of Li Wufei in the Tang Dynasty, and Zhao is the current surname, but it is the surname 'Chai' that really breaks the defenses of these important ministers.

After all, the Zhao family took the Chai family's world, and it was done by despicable actions when the Chai family did not owe the Zhao family at all.

If Lu Sen really brought the descendants surnamed Chai to Khitan, and let them become the Khitan royal family, then the fun would be great.

Lu Sen is equivalent to pointing at their noses and scolding: The Zhao family you support is not just stealing from others, how can it be orthodox.

The scene was suddenly too embarrassing.

There are some things that everyone knows very well, but if you say it, the scene will immediately 'die'.

Everyone was only focused on drinking honey water, Yang Jinhua walked three times and refilled everyone's cups three or four times before Bao Zheng slowly said: "Really Lu, ten days is too short, please give us half a month, we will definitely You give a satisfactory answer."

Lu Sen nodded.

Bao Zheng stood up, drank the honey water in the cup, turned around and left.

Seeing this, the other ministers had no choice but to get up and follow.

After they left, Lu Sen took back the fence, dismantled the system home, and went back to his room to sleep.

On the next day, in the Chunyu Pavilion, he found the Runan County King who had not slept all night and was flirting with several oirans.

"Next, I plan to go back to Hangzhou first, and take Zongshi to Khitan by the way."

"The talk has collapsed?" While speaking, the Runan County King waved all the oirans away.

In fact, he is the big boss behind the scenes here, and all the oirans know it.

"You can't say for sure. Let's see what they do in half a month." Lu Sen smiled and said, "Whether you stay in Khitan or not, it's good to take Zongshi outside to learn more."

"Okay, Sen'er, you do things, I don't worry. If Zong Shi has something bad, you can beat him up, don't worry about anything."

"It is enough to have Mount Tai."

Then Lu Sen took Yang Jinhua back to Hangzhou. After resting for two days, he took Zhao Zongshi with dark circles to get on the aircraft and left Hangzhou in a hurry, as if... escaping.

Zhao Zongshi was on the aircraft, with his face pressed against the glass cover, looking outside, unable to close his mouth.

Because it is so shocking... Looking at the surface from a high altitude is completely different from seeing the ground from the top of a mountain.

He opened his mouth for about two hours, and finally got tired of watching it, so he turned around and asked, "Brother-in-law, are you planning to go to Khitan to find Empress Xiao?"

"Huh?" Lu Sen looked at him in surprise: "I'm indeed looking for Empress Xiao, how do you know?"

"It's spread all over the city of Hangzhou." Zhao Zongshi said with admiration: "Brother-in-law, the first time you came to Huangcheng, you entered the palace and won the favor of Xiao Guanyin, the number one beauty in Khitan. There are visions in heaven and earth, but not only did the ruler of Khitan not dare to disturb you, he even played the flute for you in the end to help you!"

Lu Sen's eyes widened: What the hell are these rumors!

(End of this chapter)