A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 629 The Rules for the Selection of the Prince of the Great Song Dynasty
After more than an hour, Wang Lidong looked at the data collected in his hands, the rate of fire, accuracy, and lethality indicators were very close to the data of the Gallic chicken M1928 artillery.

Nice!

With a big wave of his hand, let Bu Wei reward the artillery project team.

On the way back to the city, Wang Lidong confronted the injustice, "Start the Koryo plan, half a month later, the first, second and third escort regiments, the first to eighth fleets, will gather at South Changdao."

Six months ago, he planned to find a force to train the more than 2 firearms troops he had formed.

After looking around at all the forces around Da Song, I chose Goryeo.

This small country, on the surface, is very respectful to the Central Plains Dynasty, but in fact, it has always had the idea of ​​spying on the Central Plains Lord.

When it was strong, it didn't dare to think carefully. Once the Central Plains Dynasty declined, it would stealthily encroach on the Liaodong area.

It's a pity that if you want to be the master of the planet, the strongest in the universe can't be realized by just daydreaming. In the end, it depends on whose fist is strong.

The capital city of Koryo was Kaijing (now Kaesong in North Korea), not far from Feng, and it took a little more than 2 days to travel by water, and less than 3 days.It is only half a day away from the South Long Island Maritime Base of the Four Seas Trading Company.

高丽的矿产资源非常丰富，据前世资料，铁矿有5000亿吨、黄金有2000吨、铜290万吨、菱镁矿60亿吨、无烟煤45亿吨等等。

Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Bangzi Kingdom's army has always been hip, and it is perfect as a whetstone for rookies.
But after Wang Lidong finished reading the information on the capital of Korea, he felt a bit of a toothache.

There are three circles of city walls in the entire Wangcheng. The outermost circle of walls is 5-6 meters thick and 10-12 meters high. With more than 100 small mortars in his hand, it is estimated that they will not collapse after being bombarded for a week. Such thick walls.
This King of Korea is so afraid of death that he made the capital like a tortoise shell!
But with the big killer weapon of the small steel cannon, it's just a matter of blasting a few more cannons.

"Okay young master!" I didn't know, "Will you go with me when the time comes?"

Wang Lidong said, "This is the first large-scale battle involving more than [-] people since the establishment of our business company. I will personally lead the team."

Unable to say: "The exam is coming soon, the empress will not agree with the young master to travel far away?"

"It's not that we want to take down the whole of Korea. It shouldn't take more than a week for such a small place like the capital." Wang Lidong looked puzzled, "Are you staying in the capital this time or going to Korea with me?"

Not for the sake of Taoism, "I will go wherever the young master goes."

"Have you thought about it clearly? You only have one life. When you go to the battlefield, life and death are not up to you?"

Not for nodding.

Wang Lidong thought to himself, now the candidate for the governor of Korea no longer has to worry about it.

"Young Lord, Young Lord." When the carriage returned to the Duke's Mansion, a familiar voice sounded from outside the carriage.

Wang Lidong opened the curtains, and saw Rulan's maid, Da Xique, standing anxiously by the side of the road.

He opened the car door without hesitation, and let the big magpie into the car.

"The magpie has seen the young master."

Wang Lidong motioned her to sit down and said, "What happened?"

The big magpie wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Something happened to my lord. After he came down today, he was called away by the palace officials, and he hasn't been released from the palace yet. The eldest lady is running around in a hurry. The young lady wants the young man to help me." Let's find out why."

Wang Lidong thought for a while and then said, "Follow me into the mansion, I'll ask my father first, he also attended the court meeting today."

After entering the mansion, he found Qi's father and told about Sheng Hong's situation.

Father Qi recalled today's court meeting, and said: "There is nothing to do today involving Xiu Jin (Sheng Hong), and His Majesty has never mentioned his name. During the next court, I was dragged by my grandfather to talk about something, so I didn't pay attention. To Xiujin. How about I go?"

How could such a trivial matter require his old man to do it himself, Wang Lidong immediately arranged for Buwei to go to the palace.
Shing Mansion on Ji Ying Lane

Wang took her little daughter Rulan to kneel in front of the three portraits of Confucius, the Tathagata of the Three Qing Dynasty, and took turns burning incense and prostrating to bless Sheng Hong for his safe return.

"Lan'er, kowtow quickly, so that you can appear sincere."

Under Wang's staring eyes, Ru Lan reluctantly kowtowed nine times, "Mother, didn't the second elder brother say that, Kong Sheng said, it's so strange that you don't speak! It's really useful." , why study so hard, just kowtow three times in front of the portrait, how easy it is.”

"Don't mention the heartless second brother to me!" Wang's face darkened immediately, "Every year on Confucius' birthday, he never forgets to go to the Confucian Temple to burn incense and pay homage! When it's my turn to kiss my father, I remember That's it!"

Rulan glanced at the living room and found that the second brother hadn't come back, otherwise, if she heard what she said just now, her face would be very exciting, "Mother, please speak softly, if Lin Xiaoniang's people hear it, she will definitely tell daddy, when the time comes Daddy likes third brother even more."

Wang took two deep breaths.

"Mistress, the big magpie is back." One of Wang's personal maids trotted into the side hall.

Ru Lan jumped up, helped her old lady, and went to the living room next door. Seeing the big magpie, she hurriedly said, "Why have you been here for so long? Did Second Brother Heng find out anything?"

The big magpie asked for a blessing to Wang and the old lady of the Sheng family, "Girl, the young man went out early this morning and just returned to the mansion half an hour ago. The young man first asked Qi Guogong about the situation this morning, and he learned that everything is normal." After that, Buwei was sent to the palace to inquire."

Wang said urgently: "Have you found any news about the officials?"

The big magpie nodded and said: "The lord is now locked in the side hall of the Wende Palace. It is the meaning of the officials."

Official mean?
Wang immediately panicked and cried, "Mother, disaster is imminent! If officials are condemned and assigned, will their homes be ransacked?"

"What are you panicking! I didn't see that the big magpie was not panicking at all, Hong'er is really going to have a big accident, she can be so calm!" After scolding her daughter-in-law, the old lady Sheng said to the big magpie, "Some people said why did the officials shut down Hong'er?" ?”

The big magpie said: "Going back to the old lady, it was said that someone in the Sheng family made nonsense about establishing a crown prince, and it reached His Majesty's ears, which made the officials very unhappy, so they asked people to lock up the lord."

Old Madam Sheng asked in a cold voice, "Who is talking nonsense?"

The big magpie shook his head and said, "It's not because I didn't find out."

Seeing Mrs. Sheng looking at her, Wang hurriedly waved her hands and said, "Mother, I never said that."

Ru Lan also waved her hands: "Grandma, it's not me."

The old lady Sheng said, "I didn't mention you two, only the two elder brothers in the family would be interested in this kind of court affairs."

"It can't be Changbai. He will take the exam in two months. He hasn't been out these days. He is busy studying his homework all day. How can he have time to talk nonsense?" : "Mom, it must be Changfeng. He doesn't need to take the exam, and he usually likes to make friends and drink flowers and wine together."

Seeing her daughter-in-law getting up to go out, Mrs. Sheng yelled, "Where are you going?"

Wang said with a murderous look on his face, "Changfeng's evil has caused the officials to suffer such a great crime. I will go and tie him up and enforce the family law."

The old lady Sheng couldn't help but support her forehead. How did she choose such an idiot to be her daughter-in-law back then? She always did some inappropriate things at critical moments. No wonder she was crushed to death by a concubine. The news in the palace must have spread throughout the family, and it is the time when people are panicking.

What you, a genuine lady, should do now is to stabilize the morale of the army and ensure that the Sheng family is not in chaos.Instead of tying someone up.I still think the house is not messy enough. "

Wang said unwillingly: "If you lock him up first, the officials can deal with it right away after they come back."

"There is no proof, it's all your guesswork. After Hong'er returns home, the truth will come out." Mrs. Sheng asked the big magpie, "Did you say when Hong'er will be able to leave the palace?"

The big magpie said: "The internal officials don't know when the officials will let the lord go. But the young man said."

"What did the little prince say?"

"The young man said, let the old lady and the eldest lady not need to worry too much. No one has talked about the establishment of the reserve now. It's just that His Majesty is not in a good mood recently. He happened to hit the muzzle of the gun. According to the temperament of the official, he will close it at most. Two or three days, then a few words of reprimand in person, and a few months of salary fine."

Wang asked puzzledly, "Little Grandpa really said that? How did he know so clearly?"

Old Madam Sheng said: "Young Master often enters the palace, and he understands His Majesty's temper better than we do. Now that he has said that, it should be pretty close."

Mrs. Wang was still a little worried, "What if it's the comforting words from the young man?"

Mrs. Sheng glared at Mrs. Wang, "You can't think of a better place, is it because your official is really relieved to be relieved?!"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly waved her hand, she was not out of her mind, and if Sheng Hong was dismissed from office, she would have to live a hard life as well, the two of them were grasshoppers on the same rope.

This stupid daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Sheng waved her hand and told Mrs. Wang to hurry up and fasten the fence at home, so as not to be drilled.
Early the next morning, when Wang Lidong was about to go out, he was stopped by an internal official sent by the emperor, "My lord, the official has an invitation."

Ten minutes later, he followed the internal officials to the right side of Wende Hall, glanced at Sheng Hong who was kneeling on the ground, and bowed to the present, "Student Qi Heng pays his respects to the official."

The old emperor pointed at Sheng Hong, "Do you know Heng'er who is kneeling on the ground?"

Wang Lidong nodded and said: "Yes, he is the student's uncle." He also bowed to Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong nodded slightly in embarrassment.

Today's official said, "Master Sheng just mentioned to me a method of selecting the crown prince, 'choose the virtuous and establish the prince'. Assign tasks to the two princes, and see who completes the job well, and whoever is appointed as the crown prince. Listen to him saying that this is you. Come up with an idea?"

Looking at Sheng Hong who was pretending to be dead with his head down, Wang Lidong nodded and said, "The student said it."

The emperor said:
"Oh! Mr. Shanda said something general, does Heng'er have a detailed plan?"

Wang Lidong asked: "Your Majesty, how many clans are there in Song Dynasty?"

"I read the brochure in the first half of the year. Taizu Taizong plus Fuling King (Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi's younger brother) three lineages, there are 4128 clan sons recorded in the book now, and I think it has added a lot in the past few months."

"Since it is the election of the future crown prince of the Song Dynasty, King Yan and King Yong can compete, and the other 4126 are also relatives of His Majesty, descendants of Xuanzu (Zhao Kuangyin's father), and those who are interested should also participate."

Today's hand couldn't help shaking, 'hiss', a few extra white whiskers appeared in his hand.
Sheng Hong who was kneeling on the ground was a little stunned!

How does it feel like a brothel chooses an oiran lady?
Too much fun!
If Wang Lidong knew his thoughts, he would definitely scoff at him.

This plan is a bit absurd, and if you really want to do it like this, the sequelae will be very serious, but it can't stand the emperor's favor.

The official glanced at Sheng Hong and said, "What do Master Sheng think of Heng'er's proposal?"

Sheng Hong secretly glanced at Wang Lidong, and said in a low voice, "I have little knowledge, and I still need to go back and read the history books. I am worried that if there are too many clans involved, it may not be possible to pick out a suitable prince in a short time."

Seeing the emperor looking at him, Wang Lidong had Chen Zhudao in his chest,

"Your Majesty, if there are too many people participating, then we can select according to the method of the imperial examination.

The first step is anthology.

As a crown prince, the talent does not need to be as high as Jinshi, but the level of scholar is still needed, otherwise the memorial will not be understood. In this way, more than half of the clan can be selected.

Then there is Wuxuan.

I don’t want to be good at fighting, but at least have the ability to talk about military affairs on paper. In the future, when discussing military and state affairs with ministers, I will not be led by the nose. Each person will go to the military camp for half a year and then conduct relevant assessments
Third, the county government monitors the government

Most of the clan's children have never dealt with government affairs, so they need to exercise their ability to handle political affairs. The clan that passed the military election will be arranged to watch the government in various counties near Gyeonggi for a year before the assessment. Those who pass will receive the tasks assigned by His Majesty, etc. When the prescribed time limit is reached, His Majesty will rate the examiners again, and the one with the highest score will be the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty. "

The emperor showed hesitation, "According to Heng'er's thinking, it will take at least two or three years after the final round of assessment, which is a bit long."

Wang Lidong curled his lips, he really thought it was too long, why are your legs shaking so happily!
"During this period, His Majesty still needs to arrange supervision and assessment officials to prevent the clans from cheating."

Today's eyes are bright!
This is good.

In the future, if any minister dares to force him to establish a crown prince, he will be thrown to become an examiner. Don't you want a crown prince? Among these people is the future crown prince.
After getting what he wanted, Guan Jia and Wang Lidong chatted for a while, then waved to him and Sheng Hong
Sheng Hong followed Wang Lidong for a cup of tea, and came outside the palace. He saw his own carriage parked not far away, and then looked at the young man in front of him. swallowed again
Regarding Sheng Hong's entanglement, Wang Lidong didn't feel relieved at all.

Since he dared to speak out in public, he was not afraid that the officials would know.
Moreover, the men in the Sheng family are all egoists. Whenever they encounter a situation, they will consider the most beneficial plan for themselves. As for whether other people are in dire straits, they don't care. Don't say that Wang Lidong is a distant relative, he is a relative. Mom also gave up.

Sheng Hong is like this, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng are even better than blue.

Sheng Changbai and Haishi just got married, when Haishi offered tea to his mother-in-law Wang Ruofu, Wang scolded her a few words, although it was a bit ostentatious, but it wasn't considered a nuisance, Sheng Changbai immediately accepted the words and supported Haishi to make a rescue.

Wang Ruofu saw that his daughter-in-law Hai's life was too comfortable, so he gave him two roommates on the grounds that his son had worked hard in studying.

Sheng Changbai changed hands and gave the two girls to his father. The reason was that it was harder for his father to make money to support the family and he needed someone to take care of him.

Heidegger must have burst into tears of gratitude.

Such a good husband is rare in the world!
But Wang's face was thrown to the ground by his son, stepped on and stepped on!

As for the reasons, one is that Sheng Changbai needs the support of Hai's natal family in the officialdom.

Hai's family, known as "One Family of Five Hanlins", is a well-known noble family with hairpin tassels.Hai's father and brother were both officials in the court, and the family has produced many Jinshi and Juren.

On the other hand, Mrs. Wang's natal family, Mrs. Wang, has passed away for many years, and the pillar of the family, Wang's brother, is also a low-level official.The Wang family has already fallen, and it can't help him in his official career at all.

In addition, he is the only son of the Wang family, so if he is offended, he will be offended, so what can he do? !
Those female viewers who praised Sheng Changbai as a peerless good man, if one day their own son gave their man a mistress and third mistress, I don’t know if they can give them a thumbs up
(End of this chapter)