Lu Gongzhu was a lecturer and had been Zhao Xu's teacher for a long time. His academic emphasis was on treating the mind and cultivating his nature.

He should be deeply aware and considerate, be broad-minded and knowledgeable, serve the country well, and not be moved by interests and harms. He should be sincere to others and not show violence. He loves virtue and does good deeds, which comes from his nature.

His characteristic is low-key.

He lived a simple life. When he took the imperial examination in Beijing, until he passed the imperial examination, those who stayed with him thought he was a shabby scholar, and never expected that he was the son of the prime minister of the dynasty.

His characteristic is honesty.

The monk from the family temple asked him to buy bronze wares. Lu Gongzhu could not refuse, but he had no choice but to take out his beloved inkstone and exchange it with Su You, a rich man.

His characteristic is that he is good at mediating. Although his abilities are somewhat lacking, he is able to learn from the strengths of others.

Wang Anshi's eloquent speeches made no one dare to resist him. The public works only convinced him with his profound knowledge.

Even Wang Anshi lamented: "Every time a person is stingy and stingy, he won't win. Once he reaches an elder, he won't realize it." Such is his respect.

He always has a gentle attitude towards others, even those whose status and qualifications are thousands of miles away from him.

Zhao Xu was still a young man when he came to the throne. He kept his attitude correct and humbly learned from important officials in the court.

For example, Han Qi, Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, etc. often use the tone of lecturing children when speaking.

Only Lu Gongzhu always spoke softly and gently, just like Su You now treats Zhao Xu.

Therefore, the old man's words were very effective for Zhao Xu, and for this reason, he protected a large number of conservatives who were bullied by Wang Anshi.

His characteristic is also that he is good at tolerating and rewarding talents.

Sima Guang commented: "Uncle Hui is employed, and the whole world is happy."

Wang Anshi commented: "Uncle Hui is the prime minister, and I can be an official."

There are not many such figures in the past and present. As far as Su You knows, there is only one Cheng Hao and one Lu Gong.

He is so high-ranking and powerful, but he has become the public one.

What's even more funny is that when Su You was counting the notes left by the old man over the years and preparing to hand them to Su Shi to write his career report, he discovered that the old man, like himself, actually disliked being an official very much.

He has his own persistence. Although he won't blush with you, he is trying to preserve your dignity for you. It does not mean approval or appreciation.

If there was a small disagreement, he would send a letter to the next court asking for his resignation. After serving as an official for four dynasties, there was not a year that he did not ask for his resignation!

What the old man was proud of was not his official position at all, but his academic achievements. Throughout history, prime ministers who were able to open academic doors were equally rare, and almost all of them were concentrated in the Song Dynasty.

Fan Zhen has one, Sima Guang has one, Wang Anshi has one, and Han Wei can barely count half of them.

The only ones left are Lu Gongzhu and Su You.

So Su You was determined to create a "establishment" for his academic career after he became an official. He wrote to the imperial court and requested that the School of Literature of the Imperial University be ordered to sort out the academic articles written by Lu Gong.

In the end, there are twenty-two volumes, one recording, and one collection.

He participated in the compilation of countless archives, including more than 300 volumes of the "Records" of the emperors of the three dynasties alone, and participated in the revision of as many as 120 volumes of the Ministry of Rites and Etiquette.

It directly opened up the "Lü Xue" for later generations.

After Lu Gongzhu's death, he was in mourning. With Gao Taotao and Su You taking care of him, he was able to achieve great success.

However, Su You felt that his trouble was about to come.

In today's court, the top leader, Wen Yanbo, is his senior senior brother.

The one on the left below is himself, and the one on the right is Fan Chunren.

Next, there were Zhang Dun, the minister under his command, Liu Zhi, the minister of Zhongshu, Wang Cun, the minister of the left, and Su Zhe, the minister of the right.

Among the six ministers, Han Zhongyan has just been transferred from the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Husbandry, Li Chang, the former Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, has been transferred to the Ministry of War, and Gao Taotao, the Minister of Rites, has named him to be left to Deng Wenbo.

Wang Shao was in charge of the Privy Council, and he had just retired. Gao Taotao arranged for Lu Dafang, and Chao Buzhi signed a letter to serve on the Privy Council.

The Military Aircraft Department is the ancestor of Zheji.

There is also a Kaifeng governor who is also very important, an old friend of the Qian family - Qian Xie.

Tai Jian, the Prime Minister's harvester, is also important, but a large group of people who carelessly attempted to engage in party strife were all kicked out of the court by Su You. The remaining Su Yuanzhen, Kong Wenzhong, Lu Tao, and those who had just been promoted to Tai Jian

You Zhengyan and Liu Zhengfu are all considered their own.

Counting it all on one's fingers, Nima is simply in control!

It's a pity that I have only been the Prime Minister for more than two years. I can't interfere in the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the court. Why has it become like this?

Big boss, the key is that the big bosses at the same time as you are withering away one by one before your eyes!

Except for the senior brother who has been on standby for a long time, the others such as Lu Huiqing and Han Wei can no longer return to the court.

Although the others are older than him, they are almost all his juniors in terms of official career.

Even the fierce man Zhang Dun was still a small general judge when he was the governor of the state. When he was transferred all the way, he was still digging for gold under his rule in Qinzhou.

If he hadn't taken a shortcut by following Wang Anshi, Zhang Dun's political achievements would not be worthy of Su You's shoes.

As soon as Lu Gongzhu left, Su You was pushed to the forefront, and now the DPRK can be called the "Su Ban Dynasty".

What makes me want to cry is that Xiao Su has just turned forty-one.

Zhao Xu doesn't need to worry about this little kid now, but Gao Taotao is a wise politician. No matter how much he appreciates and indulges himself, he will not tolerate the current situation in the court.

…

In March, the ice in the Big Fish Pond begins to melt, and the swans and geese returning south start to stay in the Big Fish Pond.

The goose feast has begun.

The horn sounded, and two guards of the Liao Emperor in black and green clothes, each equipped with a hammer, an eagle's food weapon, and a thorn awl, began to spread towards the lake on horseback.

Then, one person would be left every five or seven meters. If a group of geese and geese were found roosting, the attendants would beat the flat drum, wave the flag, shout loudly, startle the geese, and at the same time order people to fly quickly to report to the emperor.

Then he will order the hawk-server to fly Hai Dongqing and catch the geese.

It is a very exciting activity for Haidongqing to catch wild geese and swans, because the swans themselves are larger than Haidongqing, but Haidongqing hunts them just as well. This is why straight women and Liao people worship and like Haidongqing.

After Hai Dongqing and the goose fell to the ground after fighting, the nearest attendant immediately stepped forward and killed the goose with a thorn awl. The Liao Emperor would take out the goose's brain as a prize for Hai Dongqing and reward the goose with a thorn.

The one uses silver silk.

The first goose caught is called the "head goose". The emperor will hold a "head goose banquet". The emperor and his ministers will send congratulations, dance and sing, drink and shout, scatter goose feathers all over the ground, and insert long goose feathers into the ground.

Having fun in a hat.

Later generations wrote a poem from the Liao Palace: "The bow is full of the moon, the arrows are shooting stars, the mandarin duck is filled with fishy smell, the hair and blood are flying wildly, the geese and ducks are falling, the new moon is shed and the sea is green."

In Zhao Xiaoyi's eyes, the First Fish Banquet and First Goose Banquet were more like a military exercise jointly held by the Liao Kingdom's Khitan cavalry and the subject tribe's cavalry, as well as a diplomatic event after the military exercise.

Because in addition to fishing and geese, another important activity is hunting, organizing cavalry to march into the forest, lurking, besieging, chasing, shooting and other actions.

The Wanyan tribe of Gailibo and Aguda are the most powerful among all the tribesmen in the subject country. They can call deer, stab tigers, and fight bears. Many tribesmen were suddenly promoted to official titles because of their outstanding skills.

…

On the mixed river, there were several rafts and canoes floating.

Zhao Xiaoyi cooked wine with a goose feather fan on the largest raft.

Aguda came over in a canoe. The canoe was very strange. There were two horizontal branches tied to it, and a piece of light wood was tied to the other end of the horizontal branch, making it look like a catamaran, which greatly increased the strength of the canoe.

stability.

"High official! This method is really effective!" Aguda grinned and greeted Zhao Xiaoyi.

Zhao Xiaoyi stretched out his hand to pull Aguda onto his raft: "What's the matter, you didn't go hunting? With your bow and archery skills, it's no problem to kill a big tiger."

Aguda took off the leather cap on his head and looked a little angry: "Later I figured it out, first take away my treasured bow, and then exchange it with me for trophies, and then we can shoot Tagu together, and neither I nor the people will benefit at all.

If I don’t catch it, I won’t serve you anymore!”

"You're not that stupid yet." Zhao Xiaoyi couldn't help but laugh: "But you are the sect leader of the Northern Dynasty. It doesn't mean that you won't serve me if you don't want to serve me. Look at your father's old arms and legs, aren't you still dancing in front of the emperor?"

Aguda's face turned red with embarrassment: "Dad is not a hero!"

"Then you are wrong!" Zhao Xiaoyi pulled A Gu to sit down and handed him a cup: "Your father can bend and stretch, that is the real hero."

A Gu took a sip to suffocate the wine, and smacked his lips: "It's not about burning the knife, it tastes lighter after cooking, and it's boring..."

Zhao Xiaoyi couldn't help laughing.

Ali Gu asked: "You said that my father flattered the Liao Emperor, but he was actually a great hero?"
Chapter completed!