A prime minister of the current dynasty and an old minister who served in two dynasties, Wang Weizheng opened his mouth after hearing Xu Ping's words and couldn't speak for a long time. After a while, he asked Xu Ping: "What do you want to deal with it?"

Xu Ping sighed: "I am a small and small deputy envoy, so how can I discuss it? I have to let Han Zong and the others find out the matter as clearly as possible and report it."

At this time, an eunuch and guards began to come out on the Xuande Gate Tower. The emperor was about to climb up the city tower. Wang Wei was pulling Xu Ping to stand up together and whispered: "Yun Xing must be careful in this matter, don't offend anyone. It's okay for Mr. Zhang to be ridiculed by him for face. Taiwei Yang is a person who holds revenge and may be ugly at any time."

"I understand, there will be a measure."

Xu Ping nodded and thanked Wang Wei for helping him reminded him. The old commander he met as soon as he entered the officialdom was really a kind person, working diligently and having no choice but to be a human being. But no one in the court appreciated him, and he was just wandering around in the middle-level official position.

As for the two big names involved in this case, Xu Ping is still thinking about how the matter should end.

Wang Weizheng said it right, but Zhang Shixun is fine. Although he has a bad impression of Xu Ping, he still has the spirit of a gentleman in his behavior and will not retaliate just because Xu Ping catches him.

Yang Chongxun is different. He was also a general and relied on his father's tribute. When he was young, he entered the Eastern Palace to work when Zhenzong was still the prince, and was trusted by Zhenzong. After Zhenzong ascended the throne, he became famous. Yang Chongxun was greedy, but what made his colleagues hate the most was that he liked to report small stories and was very close to the emperor. If it was true or false, he liked to say bad things about ministers in the court. Many people had been slandered by him. It was difficult to prevent villains, so Xu Ping was a little afraid of such a person. However, Yang Chongxun and the original Privy Councilor Zhang Qi were both people valued by Empress Dowager Liu. After the empress dowager passed away, Emperor Zhao Zhen did not like him very much.

In theory, Zhang Shixun should not have had any close relationships with people like Yang Chongxun. However, things in the world are so wonderful that the two of them got together. The two families got together these private affairs, and there was nothing to do with official affairs.

The loud voice of Xuanzan sounded from the city tower, and suddenly suppressed the noisy sound below.

With the appearance of Emperor Zhao Zhen, the ministers bowed and shouted long live the mountain.

In this era, there were no loudspeakers, so it was extremely difficult to communicate, so a special communication staff had to announce the emperor's words.

After worshiping, the ministers stood up, Zhao Zhen raised his glass on the city tower and drank three glasses of wine.

At this time, we should have sat down, but this year, there was a shout of fireworks being set off.

Before the sound fell, I heard a loud "open" sound on the street not far away. A cannon rushed into the air. Looking up, it seemed as if a gorgeous flower was blooming next to the bright moon, and it did not dissipate in the air.

I have never seen such a formation before. Some timid people were so scared that they sat on the ground, causing everyone around to laugh together.

The fireworks in the sky gradually disappeared, and I don’t know who took the heads, but the ministers under the city tower rang out the sound of long live like a mountain cry.

This year, the Imperial Street in front of Xuande Gate is obviously much more lively than in previous years. The ministers sat down and were talking and laughing, talking about the wonderfulness of the fireworks just now.

After drinking another round of wine, the real fireworks event began. I saw one by one in the sky, the old ones had not dissipated, and the new ones came again, as if flowers were covered with the sky.

People of this era have never seen such scenes. They were stunned by one by one. Even the smell of smoke filled the air felt so cute. By tomorrow, I don’t know how many poems and essays will praise the fireworks tonight, and maybe some famous works will be passed down from generation to generation. Even the censors who scolded these fireworks will not be spared and will write some beautiful articles.

The color of fireworks comes from various metal ions, and Xu Ping can't remember which color is used. Anyway, some have tried many materials and made many varieties. The supervisor of gunpowder also used these as secret recipes and took care of them one by one, and passed them on to later generations.

When the fireworks were set off, all kinds of lamps were lit one by one, and the huge lamp mountain seemed like a fairyland on earth. In front of Xuande Gate, there was a sea of ​​joy. In addition to the officials who attended banquets on the east and west imperial streets, the north and south imperial streets were crowded with people watching the lamps.

Empress Dowager Yang, who was watching the lights on the city tower, praised the fireworks just now, turned around and said to Panpan, who was nestled in Lin Suniang's arms, "You girl just said that the fireworks at home are beautiful, and it is indeed rare in the world. I have lived for decades and this is the first time I have seen such a skillful and crafted good thing. Come on, give her ten dollars to buy fruits for her."

Panpan left his mother's arms and walked up to pay tribute and thanked him: "Thank you for the reward!"

When Empress Yang heard Panpan's voice was crisp and cute, she touched her head and said, "Little girl is sensible, I will give you ten more money to buy a few toys. When you have nothing to do, you can help yourself."

Panpan happily thanked her, and returned to Lin Suniang and Zhang Sanniang with ten coins and ten coins, showing off to her. The gold and silver coins that came out of the palace were of great quality and were of great value as a reward for children.

Lin Suniang and Zhang Sanniang thanked each other, then sat down and quietly watched the lanterns and juggled under the city tower.

The Xu family is a new home. There are a large number of princesses and princesses around them. They cannot show off and make people jealous. Moreover, this kind of reward is said to be for Panpan, but in fact it depends on Xu Ping's face, which shows a relationship.

Empress Dowager Yang did not interfere in political affairs, and although she also gave money and goods on a whim, that situation was rare. In this kind of occasion, every move was still related to politics, and it was not really the female family members who were having fun here.

Below the city tower, after drinking for three rounds, the etiquette constraints gradually became ineffective. The officials ate and drank as much as they could, and watched the performances of artists from nearby prefectures and counties coming to Beijing to perform in the show. The situation gradually became chaotic.

Xu Ping sued several officials beside him, stood up and walked towards the front.

Kou Yu was far less popular than Xu Ping, who sat alone there and drank with his head down. The scholars and ministers nearby gathered together in groups of three or five and laughed, and talked about gossip.

When he arrived beside Kou, Xu Ping whispered: "Master, please speak with a step."

Kou was drinking so much that he felt so angry that he saw that someone could speak to him finally came, so he stood up immediately.

When the two arrived at the open space next to him, Xu Ping took out the letter from Han Zong from his arms and handed it to Kou Jun: "Yesterday, I was afraid that there would be fire in the fields of the three departments tonight, so I ordered Han Zong to send the wing army from the yamen to assist in the guards. But I didn't expect that I found that someone had taken out the holiday to change tea. The matter was basically clear, Han Zong and Zheng Jian were transferring people to Kaifeng Prefecture."

Kou took the book and read it. He didn't say anything for a long time, and his brows were tightly frowned.

If you want to take another step, Kou Yu didn't want to offend people in the court, especially such important officials. But now the matter has been found out, and multiple yamen have participated, so he can't even suppress it.

After pondering for a long time, Kou Ying asked Xu Ping: "It's over, what do you want to deal with Yun Xing?"

Xu Ping smiled bitterly in his heart. He was a mere deputy salt and iron envoy, and the magistrates didn't look at him at all. How could he deal with such a thing? He could only report to his superiors.

But when my boss asked this question, it was difficult to answer this way, he said to Kou: "Although the matter was discovered by the officials of our Third Division, and the goods were indeed under the jurisdiction of the Third Division, the traffic shops that were committed were not under our jurisdiction. After all, Kaifeng Prefecture should deal with this matter, so we don't have to interfere."

"Then we will move the person to Kaifeng Prefecture, so we will not ask?"

Xu Ping shook his head: "If it is a normal case, it would be okay to do this. Now it involves Xianggong Zhang and Taiwei Yang. If we pretend not to know, we will definitely be slandered in the future and say that we will please the ministers."

"What should we do? Could it be that we will go to the Kaifeng Prefecture for trial!"

Seeing that Kou Yu began to get upset, Xu Ping said: "If you don't go, we won't interfere with the case. Let's do this, the provincial master will pretend that he doesn't know. Later, I will take the letter to find Mr. Lu. If you are worried, let the Political Affairs Hall take care of the troubles."

"Okay, that's it! Sansi is also under the jurisdiction of the Central Secretariat. You can't just ask us for things when you do things. If you have trouble, just push them clean! If you go to Mr. Lu, how can you deal with it and give him a headache!"

Kou was feeling embarrassed, and Xu Ping said it was right and agreed immediately.

The reason why Xu Ping went to find someone was not known to Kou Yu, was related to the situation of the two. If Xu Ping had a very popular reputation in the officialdom of the capital, Kou Yu was very poor. He was originally a lone wolf-like figure, and he was involved in Ding Wei's relationship, and everyone was avoiding him for fear of being dragged down. Xu Ping made great contributions to the state and was appreciated by the emperor, and his relationship with Li Yong and the family was in a much better situation than Kou Yu.

After discussing a few more specific matters, Xu Ping said goodbye to Kou and walked around in front of him with a letter in his sleeve.

After passing Kou Yu, it became much looser and not as crowded as the middle and lower-level officials behind him. Many people here have dealt with and greeted him constantly.

The higher the officials, the more they knew the relationship between Xu Ping and the royal family, and the more they knew that the emperor's attitude towards him was more kind than those middle-level officials.

Lu Yijian was at the forefront, with one prime minister above ten thousand people. In the Song Dynasty, there was only one person in the imperial palace, and that was Zhao Yuanyan, the eight kings who were specially ordered to be ranked above the prime minister. The others, even if they were the emperor's close relatives and royal family, had to be obediently arranged behind the prime minister.

When he arrived at the front row, Xu Ping bowed to several prime ministers present, and finally came to Lu Yijian's side and whispered: "Grandpa Lu, please report to me if you have something to do. Please give me a step to speak."

Lu Yijian knew that Xu Ping was steady in doing things, so when he came to find him, there must be something urgent. He accused Zhang Shixun, Wang Zeng and others next to him, left the banquet, walked to a place where there were few people on the side, and stood there quietly waiting for Xu Ping. To be continued.

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