I will never be Renzong

Chapter 174
"Zhang Yong! You send someone to the Luoyang construction site to keep an eye on me. No one dares to cheat at the feet of the emperor here in Kaifeng. I am a little worried about Luoyang!"

"promise!"

Inside the Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Zhen glanced at the drawings drawn by the Ministry of Industry for the construction of cement roads from Kaifeng to Luoyang, and then gave instructions to Zhang Yong, the commander of Jinyiwei.

Road construction in ancient times was not like modern times. Excavators, shovelers, etc. were deployed together, and most of the roads were built by manpower. Therefore, even if there were many people, the progress of the project was still slow.

The plan given by the Ministry of Industry after surveying and budgeting is to recruit thousands of civilians to build a cement road nearly 200 kilometers long, 10 meters wide, and 0.2 meters thick from Kaifeng along the side of the official road to Luoyang.

According to estimates, about 2 kilometers can be repaired a day, which means that it will take about 200 days to repair a 100-kilometer cement road.Zhao Zhen felt that the construction period was too slow, so he decided to start construction from both Kaifeng and Luoyang at the same time.

The budget handed over by the Ministry of Industry was that civilian husbands would take care of two meals a day, with a daily salary of 10 renminbi. After Zhao Zhen read it, it was changed to three meals a day, with a daily salary of 20 renminbi, and the settlement was settled every ten days.Of course, he was also afraid that the officials under him would withhold the project funds layer by layer and squeeze the peasants, so he called Zhang Yong and ordered him to send a few capable men to infiltrate the peasants to supervise them.

After looking at the paper for a while, Zhao Zhen suddenly asked the thrush who was waiting at the side: "Is the queen mother out of the palace today?"

Huamei hurriedly bowed and replied: "Going back to the official's house, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Yang took all the concubines in the harem to the Daxiangguo Temple. They said they were going to pray for the Song Dynasty, and pray that the harem would give birth to a prince as soon as possible, so as to extend the country!"

"Didn't Mrs. Qi go with her?"

Zhao Zhen asked suddenly.

"Go back to the official's house, Mrs. Qi Guo didn't go!"

Thrush replied respectfully.

"En! Drive in the Temple of Compassion, that's right! Bring the tricycle I asked the Ministry of Industry to make a few days ago."

The carriages in the Song Dynasty were all made of wooden wheels, which were easily damaged, and had limited load capacity, unable to support the weight of the red cannon. Therefore, Zhao Zhen ordered the Artillery Division and others to develop iron wheels, bearings, etc., but they have not yet announced it to the public.

"The Master said: Learning and practicing it from time to time, what a joy!"

In a wing of Ciyuan Hall, Qi Guo's wife, Wang Xiang'er, was teaching Liu Yongnian, who had just turned three years old, to read the Analects.

"The Master said: Learn. And."

"Official!"

Liu Yongnian, who had just turned three years old, was chubby and looked a bit like Zhao Zhen. When he saw Zhao Zhen walking in, he hurriedly dropped his books and ran towards Zhao Zhen with his feet spread.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, I've grown taller again!"

Zhao Zhen hurriedly picked up Liu Yongnian and started teasing him.

"Official!"

Wang Xiang'er hurriedly got up and saluted Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen has been watching Wang Xiang'er, but Wang Xiang'er seems to have sensed Zhao Zhen's burning gaze and dare not look at each other, so she lowered her head and said nothing.

"Official! Can you bring something fun for Yongnian today?"

Liu Yongnian said in a childish voice.

Zhao Zhen touched Liu Yongnian's little head, and then said with a smile: "Thrush, bring the tricycle in!"

"Official! What is this?"

Children are generally very curious. Seeing Huamei walking in with a children's tricycle of the Song Dynasty version, Liu Yongnian hurriedly slid off Zhao Zhen's arms, and then happily walked towards the bicycle.

After Liu Yongnian circled the bicycle, he saw a seat in the middle and looked eager to try it.

"Nianer! This is called a bicycle, I will teach you how to drive it!"

As Zhao Zhen said, he carried Liu Yongnian into the car, and then directed him to put his hands on the handlebars.

"Nian'er! Push your feet hard to see!"

Although Liu Yongnian put his hand on the handlebar very seriously, Zhao Zhen still supported the handlebar on one side with his hand.

Liu Yongnian exerted all his strength to suck milk, and then pushed hard, the tricycle started to move, and bursts of laughter suddenly sounded in the hall. It was just that he was not able to control the front of the car at the beginning, but children have the strongest learning ability. , Zhao Zhen helped Liu Yongnian ride around the hall for a few times, and Liu Yongnian was able to master his balance.

"Children need more sunshine. The sun is shining today. Thrush, ask Mao Ze to take Yongnian to Yanfu Palace for a ride. By the way, find a rope and tie it to the front of the bicycle. If Nian'er doesn't want to pedal, it's okay." Let someone pull it in front, and I will have a conversation with Mrs. Wang!"

Zhao Zhen took a look at Wang Xiang'er who was still bowing his head and said nothing, and gave orders to Huamei.

"It's an official!"

Huamei hurriedly stepped forward to coax Liu Yongnian out of the palace, and handed it over to Zhang Maoze who was waiting outside the palace, while she stood respectfully outside the palace.

"Xiang'er! It's rare that you and I are alone today, don't you want to say something to me?"

Zhao Zhen suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Wang Xiang'er's smooth and delicate hand.

"Farewell to the official family!"

Wang Xiang'er struggled busy, trying to break free with her hand, but instead of breaking free, Zhao Zhen pulled her into her arms with force.

Feeling someone's hot breath, Wang Xiang'er hurriedly said: "Official family! Please let the slave family go, the slave family is just a poor widow who lost her husband!"

Zhao Zhen firmly stopped Wang Xiang'er's waist with both hands, put his face against her left earlobe and said, "Xiang'er! If the queen mother hadn't separated us, you would have been my queen long ago, so you wouldn't be so young. father!"

"Official family! The past is in the past. It is the slave family who does not have that fate, but the slave family is not asking for anything else at the moment, only that Nian'er can grow up safely!"

Thinking of the past of the two, Wang Xiang'er couldn't help but shed a line of tears, which wet Zhao Zhen's clothes.

Xu Shi felt the sobbing of the beautiful woman in his arms. Zhao Zhen supported Wang Xiang'er's shoulders, looked at the beautiful face, and said affectionately: "Xiang'er! You have been in the palace for three years! I have not been able to embrace you until today." In the arms of each other, do you know how much I long to have you again in the past three years?"

"The official family! The slave family is already."

Before Wang Xiang'er could finish her words, Zhao Zhen kissed her on the lips. She was busy struggling, but she couldn't exert any strength in her body.

Zhao Zhen picked her up by the waist and walked towards the dormitory.

Lightly undoing the skirt, taking off the outer shirt, tearing off the blue bellyband that got in the way, with a cry, Zhao Zhen finally had this woman he loved the most again.

After a while, after the clouds collected the rain, Wang Xianger leaned into Zhao Zhen's arms and said softly: "The official! I want to ask the official for something, and I hope the official must agree to the slave!"

"Say! I can promise you anything!"

Zhao Zhen buried his face in Wang Xiang'er's hair, sniffing the long-lost fragrance.

"There are so many concubines in the palace! The official family will have a prince sooner or later, so others may misunderstand. If the slave family wants to take Nian'er out of the palace, I hope the official family will agree!"

Wang Xiang'er knew that as her son grew older, it was no longer suitable for him to stay in the palace. The Empress Dowager Liu E didn't know Liu Yongnian's real identity, but the Empress Dowager Yang probably already guessed it. Send delicious and fun.

It is true that Liu Yongnian is Zhao Zhen's own flesh and blood, but he is an illegitimate son. Today's officials are wise and powerful. If such a scandal breaks out, it may be difficult to explain to the world, so Wang Xianger wants to leave the palace.

"No! I finally got you again! I will never let you go! I want you!"

Zhao Zhen pressed Wang Xiang'er under him.
(End of this chapter)