Song Beiyun

"By the way, is there any news from Avalokitesvara?"

"Not yet, it should be that the other end is still circling."

Miaoyan lay beside Song Beiyun, watching the red sunset, surrounded by the smell of cooking smoke from every household, she couldn't help but relax.

"But maybe the Liao Kingdom is going to fight Dali."

"Understood, I'm just looking for an excuse. Zhao Xing has been unhappy with Dali for a long time." Song Beiyun yawned: "It's a small country, very arrogant. It's just like South Korea."

"Okay, anyway, you don't need to lead the army anyway, you will be the king of the Northwest in the future." Miao Yan stretched his waist: "You said it would be great if it was modern, let's see the scenery here, go to the food stall to have a meal, and then go back The hotel does something grown-up."

"Yeah..." Xiao Songlian sighed a few times: "And tell me what it is called, I went from Anhui to Henan, and I have to cross the border, damn it."

"Hahaha...Okay, okay." Miao Yan nodded his dog's head: "You have to deal with that Ma Mingyuan tomorrow, and I will be angry if you let go of the pick. You also unlocked the new posture, and Fo Baonu gave it away You have a set meal like an arrow, she has been irritating you for the past two days, and scolded you in her sleep at night."

"Hahahaha... It wasn't my idea, can it be my fault?"

"It's mine." Miao Yan frowned: "Didn't she say she caught me to play with, so it depends on who plays with whom."

"Okay, it's time for you to go back to the palace. I won't go there today, and it won't be easy for something to happen tomorrow."

"Yeah." Miao Yan nodded and said, "When I think about how soon you will be leaving, I'm actually a little bit reluctant."

"Then come with me."

"Fo Baonu will be crazy." Miao Yan patted his head: "Don't be too selfish, although Fo Baonu has a strange personality, she still likes you very much."

"Got it." Xiao Song sighed, "Eat something and I'll take you home."

"Ah."

But at this moment in the Great Song Palace...

With a loud "bang", the pure mahogany table was overturned by Zhao Xing.

The minister below immediately knelt all over the ground.

"What is this? What is this all???" Zhao Xing was furious with a booklet: "You fool me! How dare you fool me!"

Zhao Xing paced back and forth, but suddenly laughed out loud: "Haha, children have meat every day, and farmers have wine for meals. Thank you for writing it, thank you for writing it!"

He had already gritted his teeth at the end: "Take me as a fool, good, good, good! If I grew up in a deep palace, I would be fooled by you, but you have forgotten that I was in a The parents of the desolate princes grew up! I am used to seeing ordinary people! I tell you, this ordinary family is okay. Those peasants who have been facing the loess all their lives can still eat white rice and noodles in good years. In famine years, there is chaff cake. It’s already a great gift, there’s meat at every turn... meat at every turn! Do you want to eat your meat? Come and serve them bran cakes.”

After a while, the palace servants from outside came in. Their plates contained the steamed bran cakes, without oil and salt, which looked like something for livestock.

"Mentors, it's late today, and you haven't eaten yet, right? Well, I'll treat you to this meal." Zhao Xing took the lead to pick up a piece of bran cake from the plate: "Come on, don't ask for your politeness."

After finishing speaking, he took a bite hard, chewed for a long time and swallowed it in one bite, then picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said with a smile: "Eat, why don't you eat? Look down on what I gave you?"

Officials at all levels of the lower household department knelt there to fetch bran cakes, and ate them bravely, but who were these people?They are all scholar-bureaucrats who grew up eating mutton!For them, bran cake is something to feed their livestock, so how could they eat it.Many people couldn't swallow it halfway down, but the emperor swallowed it all, so they couldn't spit it out, so they had to beat their chests and swallow hard, rolling their eyes.

After eating a piece of bran cake, Zhao Xing sat back on the throne again: "Touch your conscience, I beg you to touch it, if you don't touch it, it will be cold! There are tens of millions of people in the Song Dynasty. But people will starve to death. Every time it reaches my ears, my heart trembles. Do you know that every time a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty starves to death, the hats on your heads will become thinner and my golden crowns will also become lighter. When your hats are worn out and my golden crowns are melted, we will be nailed to walls, books, and people's hearts, and we will never stand up again! Dear friends, you are trying to kill me."

The household officials below naturally said that they dare not, but now they are also panicking. I don’t know who drafted this report.

Should!deserve it!He himself felt that he deserved it, and it was Zhao Xing who owed it to him. If someone else was a more irritable emperor, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to pull him down and convict him of bullying the emperor.

Is Zhao Xing easy to fool?He is really not easy to fool, this little emperor is no longer the puppet emperor before, his ability to control the country now even surpasses the Zhao family's Taizu, although he is good to his ministers, but... it doesn't mean he won't Lose your temper.

Especially in today's situation, how embarrassing it is. Anyway, if you don't know anything else, the person who drafted this thing must be in bad luck when he goes back.

"Go down first, and punish each of you to eat bran cakes for three days. If I find out that one of you is cheating on me, you won't eat it." Zhao Xing slightly slanted his eyes: "Don't blame me when the time comes. It doesn't make sense anymore."

All the household officials got up and retreated one by one, but Zhao Xing suddenly let out a sigh, and everyone turned around immediately, and Zhao Xing said: "Go and talk to the Ministry of Rites. I will go to the countryside in person in a few days to take you Look at the real poor. To be honest, I don’t blame you. Since the Three Kingdoms Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty, Yangyang China has been impoverished for thousands of years. Changing it is not a feat that you and I can accomplish overnight, but I hope it will be better little by little. Get up, do all my lovers understand what I mean?"

Chasing away these bastards, Zhao Xing sat on a chair and looked at the overturned desk, and actually laughed. He turned his head and said to the new servant: "This group of people, bastards!"

"Officials, calm down, I'll go get you white fungus soup right now."

"What kind of white fungus soup?" Zhao Xing picked his ears: "Go and get the whole roast chicken, the bran cake is not for people to eat, it is for feeding animals! My stomach is burning now, hurry up and get some oil and water Squeeze it."

"Yes……"

This may be the rotten problem that Zhao Xing learned from Song Beiyun. He does one thing in person and another in another, but no matter what, he was able to eat that thing in front of everyone, which is already a remarkable thing. It is comparable to Li Shimin's grand performance of swallowing locusts.

There is no precedent for Zhao Xing's visit abroad, but as Song Beiyun said to him, since the archway of Renjun Mingjun is hung up, it must be implemented to the end. The national policy of the Song Dynasty in recent years is It's over here.

To make this plaque bigger and stronger, we must not waste this hard-won opportunity to recuperate in vain.

The first batch of seeds of the grain seeds that those warriors exchanged for with their lives have been bred, and now they have been handed over to the Academy of Sciences to go to Qiong and Leizhou to start trial planting. The rest of the cultivated crops and livestock will also start to be improved one after another. .

Everything is starting to develop in a good direction. The biggest problem now is the shortage of talents in the Song Dynasty, but soon the new support system will show its amazing power, and a large number of young and energetic officials will continue to appear in the political arena In fact, this will change the lifeless old man politics in the court.

"Official...official..."

The new servant gently woke up Zhao Xing who fell asleep at some point, and put the chopped roast chicken in front of him: "The official will catch a cold like this."

"Young, the cows are beaten to death, it's fine." Zhao Xing rubbed his eyes, grabbed the chicken leg and took a bite: "By the way, go and inform me that all the three provinces and the Privy Council will be here tomorrow morning for a meeting! Message sent In the past, I just said that the bureaucratic style has shown signs of rising in recent days, let them prepare well, and let me see how they explain it tomorrow."

"clear."

This kind of servant who has not been castrated is called a secretary in Song Beiyun's words. Although Zhao Xing wants a female secretary, it is really hard to find that kind of girl who is well-educated and well-organized, and most people are not willing to put such a His good daughter was sent to the palace.

And now Zhao Xing has indeed discovered the benefits of this kind of servant who is not an eunuch. Although the servant is relatively more loyal, there are some things that eunuchs really cannot do well.

"By the way, tomorrow you go to the Ministry of Officials to urge me again. I am short of a suitable female official. Tell them, if it is not a concubine or concubine or concubine, it is a female official!" Zhao Xing said helplessly: "Don't use the choice of concubine. That set of things is going to torment other girls."

"clear."

Without too much etiquette, Zhao Xing's irritability has been greatly reduced by a simple sentence. At this moment, he suddenly misses Song Gou. It would be great if he could go out with Song Gou for a drink at this time...

Although there is still Yan Shu here, Yan Shu alone is not very exciting. Although Yan Shu is also a dog who looks serious on the outside and is full of dirty water inside, Song Gou is more interesting in terms of fun, because Song Gou always says something. Strange words are disgusting, Yan Shu also said, but Yan Shu didn't dare to say it to himself.

This is boring...

Chapter 586: Light Rain on March 3rd, Five Years

Yan Shu got up early today, and he knew that Zhao Xing even took the blame for Lihubu yesterday. As acting prime minister, if he didn't come forward to make a fuss, it would be unreasonable.

After he got up to wash, he came to the door of the household department office early, and when the officials of the household department came to be on duty one after another, he found that all the people in this group were downcast and silent.

"Master Yan."

Hubu Shangshu walked in front of him, with a sullen face, he casually greeted him, Yan Shu immediately went up to him: "I heard that Master Chen..."

"Don't mention it. I blame the old man for not being strict with his orders. Today, the old man will deal with this matter."

As soon as Yan Shu heard it, he knew that today's household department was bound to be bloody, after all, the chief officer had lost face for the rest of his life in front of the emperor yesterday.

However, Yan Shu felt that this was completely unnecessary. He followed in the footsteps of the Hubu Shangshu who had just taken office for less than a year. It's a joke, but adults don't have to worry about it."

"Oh? The jokes are all on the official side, so you don't have to worry about me? Mr. Yan, it's not your official uniform that you're taking off, you speak with dignity."

"Haha..." Yan Shu laughed, but he wasn't angry at all. After all, if he was such a spitting star who was scolded by the boss yesterday, he would speak much more aggressively than Mr. Chen today.

"If Mr. Yan has nothing to do, I won't send it off. I have to clean up the house today."

"Not at all." Yan Shu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "In my opinion, this matter is actually a great opportunity for Mr. Chen."

"Oh?"

Hubu Shangshu looked at Yan Shu suspiciously. Although he knew that this acting prime minister was known for being cunning, he really couldn't think of such a situation. What else could he do to turn things around.

"Master Chen, come this way." Yan Shu spread his fan: "Listen to me carefully."

About half an hour later, Mr. Chen from the household department personally sent Yan Shu out of the gate of the yamen, stood there waving goodbye, with a smile on his face: "Mr. Yan, if you are free, you can come and sit often. In the future, we will invite you both inside and outside the court." Take care."

"Oh, Mr. Chen, you are being polite. You should be an official in the same dynasty."

After walking a few steps, Yan Shu's attendants came up: "Master Yan, just now you told Mr. Chen what kind of tricks, which made Mr. Chen happy. Just now when I saw him go in, the black face was just like Heitan Like."

Yan Shu put away his fan with a snap, and patted the little follower's head with the fan, but smiled without saying a word.

In fact, he didn't have any brilliant words, he just told the whole story of this matter. Zhao Xing didn't understand a memorandum, and the stack of files in Qinglongyuan was taller than a human being.So what Zhao Xing wanted was just an attitude from the Ministry of Household Affairs, so the main event was not to punish the person who wrote the memorandum, but to make an attitude when the emperor inspected the Quartet next.

How to show this attitude is the ability of the Ministry of Finance. It is necessary to let the officials see the real state and let him see the determination of the Ministry of Finance to persevere and overcome difficulties. This is what the emperor wants.

This level is not complicated, but if no one gives advice, the household department may suffer a big loss. As for how to play it next, it is their business.If it is still a deceit, the Heavenly King Laozi will not be able to keep his position as the Minister of the Household Department.

Still the same sentence, the emperor knows more than the Ministry of Households, and if you want to be fooled, you can't be fooled, so it is very important to ponder the emperor's words. Yesterday's official words have already given the Ministry of Households the key points of future work. If the line is over, if they are still like headless chickens all day long, then the Ministry of Households will have to shuffle the cards in the end.

Walking on the road, Yan Shu took out a piece of fragrant tea from his purse and put it in his mouth, holding the folding fan horizontally in his hand, his face was full of calmness.

These days, he has managed to lose weight and lose weight. Although the taboo is more uncomfortable, being able to get the attention of girls on the street again makes him more excited than the desire for food.

And just when he was about to go to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, he happened to pass by a restaurant, and when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he found an acquaintance sitting in it.

He chuckled lightly, patted the fan a few times in his hand, saw that it was still early, turned around and entered the wine shop, and sat opposite the old man.

"Why are you sitting here drinking so early in the morning, brother Pan?"

The person sitting there drinking was none other than Pan Weixi, the "battle hero" who was idle at home. He was praised by the court, and everyone praised him as a good hero, but he became the one that could only be hung on the wall. hero man.

After returning to Jinling City from the border, he never got any appointment again. He approached the Ministry of War many times for this matter, but the Ministry of War only expressed that it was powerless to help. It's all right, but the commanders at all levels have said that there is no vacancy for him at the moment, and even the old general Pan himself can only exchange for a position of guarding food and grass.

Pan Weixi himself felt guilty because he caused the Beihai Navy to be rebuilt on a large scale and lost more than half of his brothers. Now he is completely decadent because he can't even enter the barracks.

Sitting in the wine shop from morning to night, drunk and dreaming, his originally handsome and heroic face became stubbled and haggard.

"Brother Pan." Seeing his distraught appearance, Yan Shu sighed silently: "How can you be so deserted, if you let other soldiers see it, will it be worth it?"

Pan Weixi raised his head with misty eyes: "If you see it, you will see it. I am just a useless person."

"Brother Pan's words are wrong." Yan Shu shook his head and said, "For the people of Song Dynasty, Brother Pan is the great hero who fought against the barbarians. How can he be a useless person?"

It's good not to mention this matter, but Pan Weixi's heart is even more miserable when he mentions it, he half-closed his eyes and sighed: "Uncle Tong, do you think I'm really wrong?"

"Do you know why Yun Shuai drove you back?"

"Why?"

"It's because the general is not accepting the orders of the emperor." Yan Shu knocked on the table: "This is a fallacy. You have received military orders but have not carried them out. Do you think you are right or wrong? It is a good thing to be passionate, but If everyone in the Song Dynasty was like you, how would you lead the soldiers? How would you fight this battle? Have you read Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Why did Zhuge Liang behead Ma Su with tears?"

Pan Weixi's eyes were red: "But... but..."

"What's wrong with this? Commander-in-chief on the battlefield is heaven, and your soldiers are soldiers of the Song Dynasty. If you let it go...have you heard about the generals of the Yang family and the soldiers of the Zhe family?"

"I heard something."

"The generals of the Yang family were all loyal and were expelled from the official rank once they were wronged. Zhe Yuqing went to Shanxi after being ordered by the Liao Dynasty to become an idle and rich man. Do you know that? No one in the world knows that they are brave, good at fighting, and loyal. Is there any king out there who can stand someone who listens to the tune and doesn't listen to the announcement?" Yan Shu sighed and said, "Even if you, Yun Shuai, can only make your own decisions after getting an advantage. Killing you is based on your loyalty, don’t you think so? Sigh... don’t take that bullshit anymore, the days are still long, you are a top-notch talent, after all, you will have a bright future, maybe I will release you to Jinling It's also to sharpen you, if you sink like this, no one will be able to save you."

Pan Weixi was almost crying when he was told, he gently spread his hands, the fingerprints on his hands were almost wiped off, his hands were covered with calluses, he looked like a hardworking person.

"Xi lives and dies so easily on the battlefield, leaving the battlefield is like taking Xi's soul... Uncle Tong, please help me."

Yan Shu breathed out, "Well, I'll write a letter to Song Beiyun, and you will deliver it yourself."

"I……"

"Don't be afraid, he's not that difficult to get along with, but you have to be prepared, I'm afraid you have to start as a soldier, can you bear that grievance?"

Pan Weixi's eyes lit up at that moment: "That's natural! This is the debt I should pay. As long as I can go back to the barracks, even if I am asked to pay Yexiang, I will admit it."

"Under Yang Wenguang's hands?"

Pan Weixi was taken aback, Donghai and Beihai were already fighting with all their might, he and Yang Wenguang had long been at loggerheads, but now they are going to be under his hands...

But when he thought that if he missed this time, the next time he wanted to go back to the barracks would be unknown, so Pan Weixi gritted his teeth and nodded heavily: "Yes!"

"Row."

Yan Shu ordered someone to fetch the envelope, folded a piece of white paper in it, signed his name on the envelope, and handed the letter to Pan Weixi: "Go and prepare."

Pan Weixi looked at Yan Shu in surprise, he couldn't understand... thinking that Yan Shu was playing tricks on him.

"You just send it." Yan Shu stood up, "Brother Pan, you underestimate Song Beiyun."

After finishing speaking, he spread his fan again, Shi Shi ran away in a chic way, and walked on the street again, Yan Shu let out a long breath, and said to the attendants beside him: "I'll wipe this one's buttocks and that one's buttocks all day long, I think my It’s better to be an acting prime minister instead of an official.”

"Master Yan...why do you despise yourself so much?"

"It's not contemptible. After all, someone will do such a dirty thing." Yan Shu gently shook his fan: "Let's go, go to the Ministry of Rites."

Yan Shu, the wandering acting prime minister, does these seemingly oil-free and salt-free jobs almost every day. There are icing on the cake and timely charcoal. He plays the role of a loyal old man between the two big black faces of the Song Dynasty, silently playing the role of Da Song. Song Lubricant's role.

After going to the Ministry of Rites to make arrangements for the emperor's tour, he went to Honglu Temple to make paste with the Japanese envoy for two hours. Anyway, the Japanese envoy would not let the Japanese envoy take Zi Shibu away.Then after eating, I discussed with the envoys of the Liao State about the wedding of the princess of the Liao State, and together with the envoys of the Liao State, they slandered the bastards of the Dali State.

It's been a day since I've been busy in this circle, and this kind of day will continue tomorrow, because this court is like a broken carriage, either a shaft is broken here or a beam is collapsed there.

Trouble, trouble, it made him go to the brothel a lot less these days.

Chapter 587: It Rained on March 3, Five Years, But Few Idle People Are Like the Two of Us

On the day of Awakening of Insects, there will be thunder, and the sun and the Insects will all be spring.