Of course Hong Dashou knew what Han Wushi meant. Nowadays, all the power of the imperial court was in the hands of the harem and relatives. The officials promoted were either relatives or paid money to come up.

What they all have in common is that they serve as officials for three years.

The root cause of this situation is the already cool King Zhengzong. When he was in power, he implemented the political policy of "the wise on the left and the relatives on the right".

What is "left virtuous and right relative"? In layman's terms, sitting on the left are scholars, Confucian scholars and wise men, and on the right are relatives by marriage, fathers and brothers in the harem. Of course, this is just a metaphor, referring to the true king's servants and relatives.

Half and half.

But everyone knows who the majority of the Shilin faction are. They are the best in the world at fighting among themselves! They have nothing but quarrels with each other.

It happened that during the reign of King Zhengzong, the factions and the isolated factions were hostile to each other, and they were trying to gain power in the court and harm the country. Although Zhengzong was not a talented and strategic king, he was at least better than ordinary people.

He was disgusted by these so-called virtuous people, but Jin Zuchun, who was born in the Andong Jin family of the Laolu sect, although he was in a party, was fair and impartial and acted selflessly. He became the most dazzling pearl in the garbage, shining brightly.

The authentic king took one look and I fell in love with you!

Jin Zuchun was constantly promoted, and before Zhengzong's death, Jin Zuchun's daughter was even directly designated as the crown prince's concubine by Zhengzong. During the selection process, because there was no name for Jin Zuchun's daughter (the name was not selected during the mourning period), he actually added it himself for the first time.

【Note 1】

You must have heard a lot about male officials' love affairs, right? Even famous officials like Zeng Guofan and Zhang Juzheng had their love affairs. But it is really rare for a woman to participate in the selection of a concubine after her love was stolen.

In his later years, Zhengzong no longer believed in Shilin Xianliang. He only believed in his own vision. He believed that only Jin Zuchun could protect and support his young king, so in order to legitimize his rule. Even if this relative was appointed by the emperor, he could not change it even if he wanted to.

How can we deal with the imperial concubine’s control over the government? It’s not like we can only go to the dark side in one way.

"Can you find out who the eunuch is? There won't be any good officials in Hanyang, right?" Hong Dashou asked casually.

"The news will naturally come through in two days. Our place belongs to Pingshan County. After the prison relief team has passed Songdu, the next stop may be Pingshan. We will know everything clearly by then."

Han Samseok was very familiar with the road from Hanyang to Pyongan Road in Hwanghae Province, and he had a map in his head, perhaps even more detailed than the "Map of the Unification of Joseon" stored in the Art Museum and Sungkyunkan.

"I see how many households in this village can't even light their stoves. If we don't provide relief, there will be at least half as many people in this village next year."

While talking, Hong Dashou drank the cold medicine that had been left out for a while and was not too hot.

It’s not that the bitterness is unacceptable, it just has a very strange medicinal taste. Although it is bitter, it is not unacceptable. In the absence of modern medicine, Hong Dashou, who was ill, still chose to believe in traditional Chinese medicine.

"Who says it's not the case? I came from Jiashan years ago, and even the situation in Huangzhou is not very good. There are always twenty or thirty people dying of cold and hunger every day outside the city. It's extremely miserable."

The three of them were talking, and it was getting dark. Hong Dashou had a cold, and after taking two hot medicines, he felt much better. I wanted to drink an extra pot of hot water before going to bed, and drink some water when I got up the next day. It hurt.

Refreshing, clearing away heat and detoxifying.

The two Han brothers are still the same as before. It seems that they have formed a habit while traveling as businessmen. They drink two cups of hot wine every day to relieve fatigue and help them sleep peacefully.

Just like Japan on the other side, the two "rich guys" with hundreds of taels of capital were not extravagant at all. They made a plate of radish and kimchi to drink with wine. The radish was cut into cubes and one bite at a time, which was very convenient.

In order not to disturb Hong Dashou's rest, the two of them deliberately did not enter the house. They set up a small dining table next to the fire in the kitchen that was not completely extinguished. They spread it with some straw and sat on the floor. They also looked contented and comfortable.

Naturally, he is indeed a person with true temperament.

Hong Dashou filled some hot water with a gourd and took it with him in case he was thirsty in the middle of the night. He said hello to the two of them and went back to lie down.

The store owner also knew that Hong Dashou was suffering from the cold, so he brought over an extra old quilt. He said it was for Hong Dashou to use as a cushion, so that he could sleep a little softer. But his quilt was very heavy, and the quilt inside

The cotton batting feels like it's all in pieces. If you don't stretch the cotton again, I'm afraid no one will be willing to cover it.

However, the offer was so kind that Hong Dashou would not refuse it. The old quilt was too heavy to cover or pad, but it was perfectly fine to bind feet.

The experience of wintering in southern Jiangsu in a previous life told Hong Dashou that if a bed can be folded up to wrap your feet at night, your feet will be warm and your body will not be too cold. You can have a good night's sleep without air conditioning, which is very suitable for sleeping

Good people.

………

Maybe he had taken medicine, maybe he was sick and drowsy, but Hong Dashou slept very well that night. When he woke up the next day, in addition to a bit of nasal congestion, his head no longer hurt, and his body was no longer hot.

He was so happy that he hurried out, held his nose and went to the large dry toilet pit behind the wild store. After draining the water, he saw that the color was light yellow, and it was almost colorless at the back. He was convinced that the wind and cold were almost gone.

Just take another patch of medicine today to stabilize it.

Humming a little tune, they returned to the house, and the Han brothers also got up. Seeing that Hong Dashou looked good, they smiled and congratulated Hong Dashou on his recovery.

Hong Dashou thanked him and lay down quietly. It was so cold outside that he couldn't move for the time being. He wanted to wait until he was completely recovered to avoid recurrence.

Han Sanshi got up and went out to cook medicine, while Han Wushi asked the store for red date porridge. Jujube is rich in vitamins and is quite beneficial to Hong Dashou's body.

Jujubes are not valuable, they are really worthless, and they are drought tolerant. Even though there is a drought in Hwanghae Province this year, there are still a few jujubes hanging on the trees. The store sprinkled a lot of them into the brown rice porridge this morning, and the response was very good. Compared with drinking it without drinking it,

The white porridge and red date porridge are unexpectedly well received by tourists.

There were people eating breakfast in the courtyard. Suddenly there was a noise outside the courtyard, and everyone looked up and looked out.

Hong Dashou was halfway through his porridge, then he lay on the doorframe and listened to the commotion outside.

"It can't be a business group protecting traveling merchants, right? Something's wrong with the weather? It's still more than a month before we get here from Jeolla."

Han Wushi scooped up the porridge in the bowl, without smacking his lips. He took a sip from the left side and a sip from the right side. His bowl seemed a little hot to the mouth, and he was talking to himself while drinking.

Han Sanshi also came in with a bowl. His bowl was obviously bigger than that of Hong Dashou and Han Wushi. He didn't know where he got it. One bowl was as good as two others.

"Who cares about him? He's not a thief anyway." Han Sanshi ate a lot and had a calm demeanor.

The three of them continued to hold the bowls and looked outside. Finally, the wooden door of the wild shop was knocked, and the cold light shone outside the earthen wall that was no taller than one person.

They should all be spearheads!

[Note 1]: There is another story here. Although this girl had been designated by Zhengzong as the Crown Princess, she did pass the primary and secondary selection. But Zhengzong suddenly stretched his legs and died in a hurry.

It doesn't matter if Zheng Zong dies, the process is not over yet. Logically speaking, there is still one last "three choices", and the king or princess needs to make the decision to choose the final candidate.

Queen Jeongsun and the Suipin Park family immediately made trouble and tried to overturn the marriage on the pretext of "three choices". If they succeeded, they might not have any subsequent relatives in power.

But before Zhengzong died, the three people he chose were Kim Jo Chun Nv, Park Jong Wan Nv, and Shin Ji Nv. This was the order of the late king, and it would be disrespectful for anyone to change it.

Shen's daughter was directly eliminated. Who said she didn't have a good father? Park's daughter did have the shadow of the household judge Pu Zongqing behind her, but this person was greedy and incompetent, and could not win over support.

In the end, the Kim daughter, who was not very impressive herself, stood out because her opponent was too bad and was elected princess.
Chapter completed!