Chapter 16 Ouyang Xiu, who can't get along with Di Qing
The construction site of the sumo wrestling farm is still in full swing, and there are more than 100 people working. The workers of this era are extremely hardworking and will arrive at the construction site just as dawn, and will not be able to see it until dark before they finish work and return home.
Di Yong was also extremely responsible in supervising the worker on the spot. Seeing Gan Qi, who had returned home, came forward to see him, but there was no smile on his face, but he could only be frowning.
Gan Qi bowed his hand and replied, seeing Di Yong's face, he asked, "What's wrong with Brother Di?"
Di Yong and Gan Qi have been familiar with each other for several days, but they still don’t hide it. They answered directly: “Brother Gan, I’m really frustrated. My father just asked me for a small official position, but he was criticized for a few times. He was unable to dissipate at home, so he shook his head and sighed. Do you think this Bianliang is still a place where people live?”
"I wonder what official position Di Shumi has found for his brother?" Gan Qi asked.
Di Yong stretched out his little finger and said, "A official position like sesame and green beans, the envoy of the Dongtou Pavilion, the official position of pulling a cart and a horse to the official family. Is this an official? With my father's military achievements, what is it that I have such a small official? But there are still people who criticize my father for his use of power for personal gain? Although my father is the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, how could he have more than half of his authority? Anyone who has a slightest authority will not be slow to find a living in Bianliang. It is so angry!"
Gan Qi knew that the Song Dynasty often used "officials" to refer to the emperor, so he shook his head and said, "Who is trying to attack Duke Di like this?"
"Who? Isn't that guy Ouyang Xiu?" Di Yong replied.
"Ouyang Xiu? Hanlin Ouyang Xiu?" Gan Qi was a little surprised when he heard this name. As Gan Qi knew, Ouyang Xiu was a person with outstanding talent and famousness. Gan Qi really didn't know that Ouyang Xiu was the one who had always been unable to get along with Di Qing, who had outstanding military achievements.
"It's this guy who insists on saying that Kaifeng suffered a flood last year is because of my father. How could that be true?" Di Yong was angry.
Gan Qi suddenly remembered that Di Qing seemed to die of illness after these things. The scenes when he saw Di Qing a few days ago appeared in his mind, and also the things about Di Qing's invincible battle. He said, "Brother Di, are you going to the imperial city to be on duty recently?"
Di Yong waved his hand: "On duty? I don't know what the result is. It's better not to be worth it."
Gan Qi heard that Di Yong didn't have to go on duty, so he immediately said, "Then you should recruit more craftsmen tomorrow. Sumo Wrestling must speed up the progress so that Di Shumi can have a real pastime and relieve the accumulation in his heart."
Gan Qi knew that Di Qing was so angry that she was so angry that she was so angry that Di Qing seemed to have white hair on her head at this time, but she was not very old and didn't even have a fifty-year-old.
What Gan Qi could do at this time was to find a place for Di Qing to relieve his worries and boredom. In this way, Di Qing could be more uncomfortable and happy, and perhaps he would not be really angry to death immediately.
Di Yong nodded, let out a long sigh, bowed and said, "Brother Gan, I will never thank you for your kindness, but I will never thank you for your kindness. You and I will be brothers in this life. I, Di Yong, will definitely live up to this brotherly love."
Gan Qi also bowed and said, "General Di is dedicated to the country and the people, and he is committed to it. These are all things I should do, brothers do not need to see you."
When Di Yong heard this, he seemed to have tears in his eyes. He was so excited that he was beyond Gan Qi's expectations. He spoke, "Brother Gan, you will be my elder brother in the future. I, Di Yong, will I be your elder brother. My father fought on the battlefield in his life and died countless times. Now he has arrived in Bianliang, and the entire Bianliang City, but no elder brother said my father's words of dedication to the country and the people. Only Brother, you said a fair word."
When Di Yong's words heard Gan Qi's heart, Gan Qi knew these things, but he really didn't know that the matter was so serious. Gan Qi didn't know that Di Qing saw Han Qi, as etiquette as a child, and his tone of speaking to Han Qi was as cautious as a servant.
Gan Qi really didn't know that Di Qing's situation in the capital had reached such a level. Gan Qi really didn't expect that the difference between civil and military in the Song Dynasty had reached such a deformed level.
Gan Qi thought of a force in his heart, but he really didn't want to see Di Qing ending like this tragic ending, so he spoke tentatively: "Brother Di, I have always heard that Bao Longtu of Kaifeng Prefecture is a decent person and is extremely fair in dealing with things. I wonder if Shumi Di had ever had a deal with Bao Longtu?"
"Bao Zheng?" Di Yong thought for a while and said, "If you want to talk about Bao Zheng, you also said bad things about my father in the court at the earliest, but when my father was beaten, Bao Zheng stopped talking anymore. This person might be a fair person. I understand the big brother's meaning, but it is impossible to speak for Bao Zheng. Although I also heard that Ouyang Xiu and Bao Zheng were not very good at dealing with him, Bao Zheng was a civil servant after all. No one in the court would be close to my father."
Gan Qi could understand the meaning. What Di Yong said was that Di Qing was almost isolated in the capital, isolated by civil servants, and almost everyone was beaten.
But Gan Qi still asked: "Is Bao Longtu and Ouyang Xiu not dealing with?"
Di Yong nodded and replied, "Well, I heard that the two of them often argued in the court, especially about Bao Zheng's promotion. Ouyang Xiu often criticized him. Bao Zheng was also a tough person, and they had a lot of boycotts."
Gan Qi asked again: "Reasonablely, Ouyang Xiu is just a Hanlin. Even if the Cicada Tribute was last year, it was only a third-rank rank. Why is he so useful in speaking in the court?"
Di Yong replied: "Brothers don't know anything. Although Han Qi, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and many other ministers have authority, don't underestimate Ouyang Xiu's tribute, this is the current leader of the literary world and the leader of the literary world. It's useless? Anyone who makes Ouyang Xiu's words, no one knows how many people in the court are, especially those censors in the Censorate, who almost all follow their horses. His words are naturally useful, and most officials believe them."
Zhigong Jue is the chief examiner of the imperial examination.
Gan Qi heard Di Yong say so much, and then he understood the general situation of the Song Dynasty court, and also knew the situation Di Qing is in now. Gan Qi couldn't say anything else. He looked up at the sky and it was almost dark. Gan Qi said, "Brother Di, please call the craftsmen to finish their work and go home. You can't enter the city as well. When it gets dark, the city gate will not be able to enter."
Di Yong nodded, bowed and bowed again, and said, "Brother, I'll come to visit you tomorrow."
Gan Qi bowed his hand and responded, watching Di Yong's back disappear at the end of the road.
Di Qing had five sons in total, one of whom died early. Among the remaining four sons, only Di Yong had some success in history, inherited his father's mantle and made many military achievements in the battle formation. The other three sons were all unknown.
As a person with different ideas, Gan Qi felt that when he heard these things in Di Qing, his heart was indescribable. Gan Qi even started to think more and more about turning back Di Qing's tragedy, but Gan Qi seemed to be helpless at this time.
Chapter completed!