Song Beiyun

Xiao Song smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go out to do some errands first, and I'll come back later for lunch."

"Be careful on the road, wear more clothes when it's cold."

"I know, I know." Xiao Song casually grabbed the fur coat at the door and walked out.

"Don't delay on the way, go back quickly."

Despite Aunt Hong's nagging, Xiao Song went out.Song Beiyun inside the door and Song Beiyun outside the door changed almost instantly.

Withdrawing the smile on his face, he stretched out his hand to beckon to the boy who had been waiting outside, and walked forward without saying a word.

If someone wanted to pay New Year's greetings to Song Beiyun, Song Beiyun would naturally have to pay New Year's greetings to someone else.

Normally, he doesn't need to pay New Year's greetings to anyone, but he still went this time, because this year, the country will undergo unprecedented major changes, which is the legendary reform of the military system.

This is a pilot project, and he has no confidence. Relying on the royal family alone is not reliable. It must have the support of bigwigs from all walks of life. Even if they don't support it, they need their acquiescence.

Just like the first-hand civil service reform that he was playing back then, he had all the military standing behind him, but this time he not only needs the support of the civil service, but also the support of the military leaders from all walks of life.

Anyway, if this matter cannot be completed, the problem of mutiny in the Song Dynasty will not be eliminated, and the rebellion, which is one of the confusing behaviors of human beings, will continue.

Hitting a wall is not a problem, but it is not a problem to rush to the door to discuss doctrines and ideals with others, so since this is the case, it is good to do business.The pros and cons are all here. Anyway, they agree to do it. If they don't agree, they must be killed first.

The Ministry of War has to go first, but fortunately, the Ministry of War is his own. Lao Zhang still holds the position of Minister of the Ministry of War part-time. He is an honest man and everyone doesn't hate him, so he is very secure in this position.

As soon as Song Beiyun entered the door, he saw Lao Zhang walking around the yard with a child in his arms. Xiao Song was dumbfounded when he saw it: "Zhang Qing gave birth so soon?"

"Nonsense... This is the heir of my eldest son." Lao Zhang rolled his eyes: "What is the purpose of Song Houye here today?"

"Master Zhang really likes to joke around." Xiao Song said with a smile on his face, "Master Zhang won't invite me in?"

Lao Zhang handed his grandson to the old servant and walked into the room one after the other with Song Beiyun. Although Lao Zhang was honest, he was one of the six ministers, and he had a lot of political wisdom. When he saw Song Beiyun's posture, he knew he was here. Either discuss or ask for something.

Lao Zhang may not be able to accept the things that Song Beiyun can ask for, and Song Beiyun must know it in his heart, so he must come here to discuss something.

When it comes to his own people, Song Beiyun doesn't have those messy things anymore, the main content is to discuss with him about the reform of the military system.

"It's a good thing, but it's not easy to implement." Lao Zhang twisted his beard, his face full of seriousness: "The most important thing here is your father-in-law and master, Lord Fu."

Xiao Song nodded lightly, while Lao Zhang continued: "It's not a big problem for Lord Yifu to be enlightened, but this King of Hades is nice to see."

This is the difficulty in Xiao Song's whole plan. Prince Fu has led troops for 30 years and has countless generals under him. Now these generals are almost all high-level generals in various places. They have sacrificed their lives for Da Song all their lives. If they or the people under them get rid of them, no one will be able to sustain it.

"However, as Master Song said, the military system is old, and the forbidden, Xiang, township, and Tibetan soldiers in various places do not take care of each other. There are many people fighting openly and secretly. It is common for the army to sell grain, grass, salt and soil for the town. Hundreds of people eat nothing. There are ten, and the Ministry of War knows it, but there is nothing they can do." When Lao Zhang said this, he couldn't help sighing: "If it is true that the military system can be changed as Mr. Song said, it would be a good thing."

"My lord, I will take the lead, but Mr. Zhang also knows that I have a bad reputation in the court. This matter cannot be done by one person. I hope..."

"It's easy to say." Old Zhang said with a smile: "For the benefit of the country, the old man is obliged to do so, but..."

"Let's talk, what does Master Zhang want?"

"Look, isn't my Ministry of Industry also opening a workshop, but the current workshop is a joint venture between the three government offices, and the Ministry of Industry has no control over it, but the workshop of the Ministry of Industry is really short of people and skills, so it can't be used. .”

"Okay, okay, I will transfer a team of top experts from Chang'an Workshop in the next year."

"Hey, Mr. Song, don't worry about it. Everyone is worried about the country." Old Zhang rubbed his hands happily: "There is almost that thing in the Gongbu workshop...it is the yellow and white thing."

"Okay! Chang'an Workshop has invested 300 million shares."

"Hey!" Old Zhang slapped the table with a smile and cupped his hands, "Master Song, happy new year."

Chapter 650: The No. 1 Martial Arts Tournament under Sunny Sky on January 17, Five Years

In the past, Song Beiyun was the one who made a big noise, but this person has no luck, after all, it was his turn to be ripped off.

But it doesn't matter, the world is such a world, he doesn't know how much he will be ripped off in this first month, the small book has been prepared, and when the time comes, all the names will be recorded on it.

He didn't meet Zhao Xing. The emperor is very busy during the Chinese New Year. He runs around offering sacrifices and presiding over the celebrations. He himself is also very busy, looking for people to knock him off everywhere. It sounds cheap. .

But no matter how busy you are, it will be almost over by the fifth day of the lunar new year, because the seventh day of the new year is a grand court meeting once a year, and the bigwigs from all sides have begun to gather in the capital, and Xiao Song has to prepare for the meeting the day after tomorrow.

"Brother Yusheng, why was your proposal rejected?"

Xiao Song picked up a proposal that was rejected and came to Yusheng's door. Yusheng came out, took a look at it, and said with a smile: "Before, I thought about holding a grand martial arts competition from various countries to show my national strength. Due to safety considerations, it was rejected."

Oh... so it turned out to be like this, there is indeed a safety risk, after all, if the people who come to the martial arts conference are all ordinary people, the kind that will be done if they don't agree with each other.

Xiao Song thought about this proposal carefully. In fact, the core content is not bad. It is probably equivalent to an Asian Games. People from Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties are invited to hold a grand meeting, with martial arts as the main and literature as the supplement. It is quite difficult to implement and has certain security risks.

"Actually, I think it's okay." Xiao Song took the proposal and looked at it carefully for a while and said, "But the details still need to be revised."

"Oh? What should I do?"

Xiao Song roughly modified it a bit, basically running towards the Olympic events, correspondingly reducing the confrontational events and adding a lot of competitive events. Archery, running and other events are the mainstream, and there are also recently emerging sports. Cuju and handball, of course, are also good at other countries. In order to show respect to Song Beiyun, they even directly moved the entire Naadam Conference on the grassland.

"The content of so many grasslands...is it possible?"

"Brother Yusheng, be more confident." Xiao Song handed the revised proposal back to Yusheng: "Why should Da Song care about winning or losing, besides, we are not weak. Let them come, let them witness the prosperity of Da Song, make their hearts itch, Let them join when they can't beat it, that's the purpose of this kind of activity."

Yusheng nodded lightly, and when he was about to speak, the door was suddenly opened, and his hands were suddenly covered on Yusheng's face, and then came a deliberately thick voice: "Guess who I am."

Xiao Song poked his head out from in front of Yusheng, and saw Guanyin Nu lying behind Yusheng like a maggot, and that posture didn't look like a quiet girl at all.

Seeing that Song Beiyun was also present, Guanyinnu screamed, jumped off Yusheng's back, and hid behind him with a blushing face, grabbing at the corner of his clothes, looking really pitiful.

"Your sister has a bad habit with you. She always likes to be startled." Xiao Song stood up with a smile: "Okay, you two, let's play, and the movement should be quieter. Aunt Hong is taking a nap, so it's not good for the elders to hear." .”

Yusheng thumped Song Beiyun's chest angrily: "I haven't been in good shape all day. I just agreed with Guanyinnu in the morning. We will go to the temple fair to play together today. You don't want to say this in front of the girls."

"What kind of girl, just like her sister, I know exactly who she will be." Xiao Song got up and stretched: "Where's that bitch Yan Shu?"

"Uncle Tong will return tomorrow, he has returned to his hometown."

"Dog thing." Song Beiyun spat and snapped his fingers: "Let's go to the temple fair. It's been a long time."

There are temple fairs every year, but the things you buy are different every year. When it was the most difficult time, children were the most sold at temple fairs in various places. Those who experienced it in those years recalled it with tears of bitterness.

Later, with the opening of trade routes and the enrichment of products, the temple fair has now shown its proper posture.

Especially since the sugar cane introduced from Tianzhu three years ago was widely planted in the southern region, besides caramel, crystal sugar also occupies a place in the market. Although the price is not cheap, even ordinary people who celebrate the New Year mostly Also buy some for the children to eat fresh.

There are also more and more performances, such as swallowing swords, spitting fire, and playing monkeys are not uncommon, especially Xiao Song finally saw the powerful pill that can cure all diseases, and he bought one specially to try it out. Try it, isn't it just a hawthorn pill when you put it in your mouth?

The street is lively, snacks and drinks are available, and there are even people on the grassland selling milk tea there, it is completely impossible to see that the two countries have just fought.

Avalokitesvara walked and ate all the way, and she was able to hold a cup of salty milk tea while walking and drinking. The girl of eighteen or nineteen was agile, and Yusheng followed her unhurriedly.

"Does she often cause trouble?"

Xiao Song teased in a low voice, and Yu Sheng smiled embarrassingly. Although he didn't say it clearly, Xiao Song could also know that Guanyin Nu must be an ancestor who caused trouble.

This is no different from her elder sister. Anyway, if it is not a family, it is definitely not possible to enter the family. In comparison, she is a little more normal than her elder sister, but if it is much better, I am afraid it is not much better.

"She likes to mess with those rogues."

After Yusheng only said this sentence, he smiled wryly and shook his head.But Song Beiyun laughed. Maybe it wasn't her who provoked the poppi but the scampi provoked her. After all, the most beautiful woman in the Liao country, which poppi didn't want to provoke such a little girl.

Of course, this kind of thing is unavoidable. Guanyin Nu is much more ostentatious than Fo Bao Nu, and likes to dress up beautifully, just like those high school girls that Song Beiyun knew in his previous life, showing off his youthful charm without hesitation.

It can be seen that Yusheng has suffered a lot from this.

"Brother Yusheng, are you going to be transferred to the governor of Yangzhou after the new year?"

"Yeah." Yusheng nodded and said, "It seems that I'm going to be in charge of the sea road business, but my eyes are still dark."

Xiao Song nodded: "Let's explore slowly, I also have to learn from scratch."

"Well, I heard that you are going to be a Marquis?"

"Who knows." Xiao Song shrugged: "But at most, he is a county lord."

"It's a good thing." Yusheng smiled brightly: "Our family finally has a man named Marquis, don't let you down."

"I hope that bitch Zhao Xing won't let me down."

Yusheng sighed softly, Xiao Song's disrespectful habit cannot be changed, but he has nothing to say, Zhao Xing doesn't mind.

"Let's not say a few words." Yu Sheng put his hands on his shoulders: "Come on, brother treats you to a drink."

Chapter 651: On January 1, Five Years, Qingxin had a clear understanding

The Dachaohui is a lively place. Since the official system was changed two years ago, all officials above the sixth rank have to go to Beijing to report on their duties every year. Although this is just a rank increase, the number of people has tripled.

At this moment in the street, if someone from the Sansi Yamen stepped on someone, and the other person raised his fist to hit him, the person from the Yamen would not dare to say anything, for fear that the person might be some great Shangguan or a prince from some prince's family.

So these days, law and order are surprisingly good, not to mention rascals, even disheveled people have to be brought over by officials for interrogation before they are willing to let go, and those rascals have no way out.Not to mention molesting good women in the street, even a fight in the alley may be caught by Si Mingsi to teach him a lesson.

So Guanyinnu's plan to provoke Rompy fell through today, and she seemed a little disappointed that she didn't provoke Rompy.

Song Beiyun felt that she was sick, not serious.

The three of them came to the restaurant and waited for a long time before there was a vacant seat. Although both Yusheng and Beiyun are the kind of identities that can completely drive people away with a single greeting, in fact, they are not very bullying the weak in this way. Interested, maybe Song Beiyun will do it even if he doesn't like it but is bored, but Yusheng will definitely not, not only will not stop others from doing it.

A gentleman is like jade, that’s what I’m talking about, and Xiao Song knows so many people, there is only one who looks the same, and the rest... Even a genius like Yan Shu, who looks gorgeous on the outside, but is also wrapped up in the inside. A pocket of maggots.

Xiao Song had argued with others before about what a gentleman is. Most people interpreted a gentleman as an elm-headed idiot, but that was actually a misunderstanding. Honesty doesn’t mean stupid, but they can afford to suffer a little bit.Moreover, people like Yusheng have been immersed in the moral education of traditional families since childhood, and they have their own understanding of the ancient sages. Therefore, even with Song Beiyun's forward-looking perspective, people like Yusheng can be placed in any era. They are all people who can become masters, even if they are not that smart, but he is really reassuring.

"Brother Yusheng, don't talk too much. As soon as I go back to Chang'an, I will settle your affairs. How can my elder brother, Song Beiyun, marry Liao, and they are worthy?"

Hearing these words, Guanyinnu was very displeased, but she, who knew Song Gou's temperament, was really cowardly, and she didn't dare to speak up for fear of being bullied.

At this moment, suddenly a fan fell in front of them, and then a man in gorgeous clothes opened a chair and sat down. Xiao Song raised his eyes and saw that this was not the official Yan Shuyan who is known as the most talented man in the world.

This kid has lost a lot of weight. Although he is still fatter than when he first met him, he has at least regained his appearance as a white-faced gentleman, and he is no longer a traitorous minister full of fat.

"What? Traffic jam? You're too embarrassed to wait for you for so long."

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I'll punish myself with three cups." Yan Shu picked up the teacup and glanced at Song Beiyun: "Master Song, it's not your style to be so low-key, what's the matter? Are you going to visit privately today?"

"Brother Yusheng." Xiao Song turned his head to look at Yusheng, and asked in surprise, "Why did you invite such a thing here today? You don't have to worry about bad luck when you celebrate the New Year."

"Go, go." Yan Shu waved his hand like chasing flies: "I won't talk nonsense with you, I got the news that I will be transferred to the provincial center in the next year."

"To sweep the floor?"

Yan Shu didn't bother to get to know him as well, so he just tapped his fan lightly: "Maybe I'm going to become a prime minister from generation to generation."

"Impossible, how old are you, and you're an ass Xiangguo." Xiao Song waved his hand disdainfully: "Okay, I'm too lazy to listen to your bragging, let's order. After eating, let's go to Daxiangguo Temple to enjoy the plum blossoms."

Although the meeting is noisy, but after all, it has been a long time since I saw each other. Except for Guanyin Nu, everyone's emotions are quite excited, especially Yan Shu. It's very dirty and obscene, as long as you follow his words, you will come to Xiasanlu without three tricks.

Logically speaking, Avalokitesvara should blushed in embarrassment and avoided it, but this Khitan woman is so wonderful, every time she heard Yan Shu tell the story of Sanlu, she would concentrate on listening with bright eyes, It wasn't until he realized that it was so bad that he threw himself on Yusheng's shoulder and said something like "I don't understand what they are saying".

However, after Xiao Song returned to Jinling this time, he could actually feel the obvious changes. First of all, the job opportunities for women have been significantly improved. Although the status of women was not low in the past, they still inherited the tradition of being male and female. , but once the family's economic rights cannot be reflected accordingly, the status of women will be significantly reduced, even if women also pay almost equal labor at home.

But the current situation is obviously developing in a better direction, that is, there are more and more job opportunities for women, and the system of female officials has also begun to be piloted in various yamen, especially in some clerical work, women's patience and meticulousness It is obviously better than those rough guys.

"When do you plan to start dividing the male and female imperial examinations?" Xiao Song said to Yan Shu casually, "It looks like it will take a few years."

"Yeah." Yan Shu sighed: "It's not enough now, I guess it will take ten years, the first batch of girl dolls are still reading children's books, and there are still too few people who can read and write, but what to do, education itself It’s a century-old project, it can’t be accomplished overnight, it’s probably your crash literacy class.”

Speaking of this, Yusheng, who was mainly in charge of this area, interjected, and the three of them who had agreed not to talk about work began to sigh in this direction again.

On the contrary, the Guanyin slave next to her was bored, except that the woman's imperial examination made her a little interested.

While the three of them paused, she quickly asked: "Why do you let women study? Isn't it good for women to give birth to children? We Khitan people are like this, or else my sister would..."

Speaking of which, she stopped the car and smiled slightly: "It's not like that."

"It's a long theory here, so I won't give you a detailed explanation." Xiao Song coughed and took a sip of wine: "I'll ask you, how is Brother Yusheng?"

"Okay! Of course! Very good!"

Guanyinnu said yes repeatedly with excitement on his face, and was a little embarrassed when it came to Yusheng, so he turned his head away and coughed.

And Xiao Song said with a smile: "Right, everyone knows that he is good, but why is he good? You know."

"Naturally."

"How can the sky beget people? People are born by mothers." Xiao Song laughed at Guanyin Nu: "Brother Yusheng is very good, because Aunt Hong is a lady from a rich family. She has read books and understands the principles of the world. , this principle is passed on to Yusheng, and he is so good under the influence of his ears and eyes. I don’t say that a peasant woman who can’t read big characters can’t teach a good person, but after all, the probability is too low. How many people are there in the world who are generally bookish?"

Guanyinnu looked back at Yusheng, and regardless of Yusheng blushing, he enthusiastically participated in the discussion: "When I first saw brother Yusheng, I thought he was a son of a prince. People liked it."

"What about me?" Xiao Song pointed at himself.

"You... don't look like a good person."

Seeing Guanyinnu's remarks, Yan Shu laughed unceremoniously, and pointed at Song Beiyun: "You are a rascal, rascal, come here, and drink as punishment."

Yusheng frowned and said to Avalokitesvara: "Beiyun just got a little out of temper. He and I were taught by the same mother. How can there be any difference? You must never talk like this in the future."

Xiao Song chuckled but didn't speak, picked up the wine glass and drank it down.

And on the way to Xiangguo Temple after dinner, Yusheng deliberately found an opportunity to walk beside Song Beiyun and whispered, "Guanyinnu is young, don't take her words seriously."