The dignified military department Shangshu wants to resign, which is naturally not something that Lu Juan can easily decide when he resigns at the court meeting.

Although when Emperor Taizu was the emperor, he hated those red tape the most, such as the imperial court repeatedly issued edicts to promote people, and those who were promoted repeatedly resigned, and finally they could promote people to that position; And the resignation of the official also has to resign repeatedly, and the emperor has repeatedly retained him, and finally the court can release him; But today, this kind of stereotype, which was once hated by the efficient Emperor Taizu, is once again prevalent.

So, even if Lu Juan even proposed his retreat after resigning in public, he, the secretary of the military department, was still retained by the emperor. Moreover, after the court meeting, the emperor even personally summoned people to the Qianqing Palace to have a long talk, but the result of the long talk also came out of the Qianqing Palace in an instant, and the Taoist was that the military secretary who was once keen on fame and fortune was still determined to resign.

As for whether the news was released at the behest of the emperor, no one else can know.

Lu Xuan, who came out of the palace, didn't care about the various eyes, and returned to the yamen of the military department on the horse with a comfortable demeanor. When he entered the gate of the military department and saw his main hall from a distance, he saw Zhao Shilang, who had an enmity with him, standing in front of the door, looking at the room with an uncertain expression. At this moment, even if he had a calm mind, he couldn't help but be angry in his heart, and evil was born to the side of his heart.

I'm still the secretary of the military department, and you covet my territory? Even if I'm gone, it won't be your turn!

Thinking of this, Lu Juan quickened his pace and rushed over, and when he got closer, he said with a smile: "Zhao Shilang, is there something to find me?" ”

"Hehe, it's okay, I'm just here to see." Since his son Zhao Ying failed to be elected to Jiuzhangtang, and then he was squeezed by Zhang Shou and Lu Juan and Lu Sanlang and his son at that court meeting, he began to cultivate obscurity and try his best to reduce his sense of existence.

Although everyone said that he had lost his holy family, and he was once struggling in the yamen of the military department, but now that he was able to survive until Lu Juan resigned, he naturally saw a ray of light. Therefore, he simply seemed to laugh instead of laughing, and pushed back Lu Juan's words without giving an inch.

"I just didn't expect that at this time and that time, Lord Shangshu would actually have today."

"Huh." Lu Juan smiled, his eyes that had just narrowed slightly looked away casually, and when he saw that there were both officials and officials from various departments not far away, they all clearly wanted to find out what he and Zhao Shilang were talking about, so he took a step forward straightforwardly, shortening the distance between himself and Zhao Shilang to less than three steps, and a fist could hit people.

"Zhao Shilang, did you make a mistake? No matter what happens to me, it won't be your turn to sit in the main hall of the military department! What's more, what do you think I'm resigning from the court today? Zhao Guogong won the battle in front, so can those of us who once dragged behind him, those of us who should be responsible, still sit still cheekily? ”

As he spoke, he almost poked his finger directly into Zhao Shilang's eyes: "Do you think I don't know? I think that there were at least two imperial histories in the Metropolitan Procuratorate that you instigated, just because your son Zhao Ying, that idiot, sneered in front of Zhu Ying and almost got whipped, you father can't swallow this breath! ”

The more Lu Juan spoke, the louder he became, not to mention the people who were blatantly watching the excitement not far away, even the people who were still in the house and had not come out could hear it clearly. And Zhao Shilang in front of him was instantly pale as dirt, and he regretted that he ran here irrationally to provoke. However, it's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world, and what he provoked was Lu Juan, who was on fire and had nowhere to go.

"The soldiers shed blood and tears in front, and those of us who were behind should have tried our best to deploy military supplies and give them a solid backing, but I was confused by the gossip and prejudice of peacetime, so I did something to slander the general, if it were not for the emperor's wisdom, what the outcome of this battle would have been! So I want to resign, at least to take responsibility for the crime with practical actions...... But! ”

But after two words, Lu Juan's voice had turned into a roar: "But a gutless rat like you still has the face to look at my jokes, is your face made of cowhide?" I also know that I am ashamed and guilty, and I have no place to be ashamed, but what about you, gloating, jumping up and down, and even unrepentant, coveting the position of the secretary of the military department, who do you think you are? ”

Zhao Shilang trembled with anger, but Lu Juan's reason was too strong, and it hit him on the seven inches, so that he couldn't talk back to him at all. Knowing that staying would only make this cunning guy talk more and more, he could only flick his sleeves angrily.

"You're unreasonable! Hum! ”

Seeing Zhao Shilang leave in a hurry, Lu Juan suddenly chuckled, then glanced around, and said word by word: "The imperial history has heard of the incident, and the Taizu of this dynasty has always hated it, but still out of the understanding of correcting the wind, he asked to verify the evidence before making a complaint. I was confused for a moment and made a big mistake, so I wrote to resign, I just hope everyone will take warning! ”

A storm in the yamen of the military department also spread around at a rapid speed. By the end of the day, even the common people were talking about it. Knowing mistakes can change Lu Shangshu's seven words, under the spread of well-intentioned people, has become a mantra for many people. In restaurants, restaurants, and even the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, countless people praised Lu Shangshu as a good example, but he was a clear stream of turbidity.

So, during the Chinese New Year, a few people who were lucky enough to splash dirty water on the Zhao Guogong Mansion and resigned in a hurry after being noticed by Wang Jie became a negative teaching material. As for the remaining people in the DPRK who have slandered Zhu Jing and the possible masterminds behind the scenes, it is better to sit on pins and needles.

If they could, they would like to carve a villain of Lu Xuan and stab him to death! You jumped out and had the courage to admit your mistakes, take responsibility, and resign from the Ministry of War, how do you let others get mixed up?

Even in Qing'an Hall, Duke Zhao's Mansion, today's incident was told by Zhu Er as a joke. He is naturally very comfortable, Lu Sanpang used to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, and then turned into a genius, but he was beaten by his grandmother at home, beaten by his sister, and beaten by his eldest brother.

Now that little fat daddy is about to fall, can he still be so proud in the future?

Zhu Erzheng laughed, the more he thought about it, the more he felt a bad breath, but suddenly he found that he was the only one laughing, and there was no other sound, and when he looked at others, he saw that Mrs. Tai was just fiddling with the Buddha beads, Zhu Jing was talking to Zhu Tingfang in a low voice, and Jiuniang was angrily blaming Zhu Ying. He only felt that the atmosphere was a little stiff, and hurriedly sat down carefully.

No matter what Lu Juan says, he is the one who cheats his father behind his back, why does he want to resign, and no one in the family is happy? Wouldn't it really be because the dead little fat man became Zhang Shou's student, and they released their suspicions with the Lu family?

"Lu Huang resigned today, and to be honest, it was beyond my expectations. Because judging from the attitude he showed when he was the first to come to the door that night, he had a strong sense of self-preservation, and he was easily unwilling to let go of the position of the secretary of the military department. ”

Seeing the stupid look on the second son's face, Zhu Jing didn't want to say it, but seeing his mother bowing slightly to him, he still mentioned it. Immediately after, he said thoughtfully: "Moreover, Lu Juan has a strong desire for fame, and he can't afford to be profitable early, and now everyone outside praises him for knowing his mistakes and being able to change them, and I don't know if he wants to use this to induce the emperor to keep him." ”

"That's right, he also put forward a big and unscrupulous plan in the DPRK." Zhu Tingfang nodded in agreement with his father's judgment, but he always felt that something was wrong, "But if he just makes a look that he can change his mistakes and has the courage to take responsibility, he doesn't even need to mention this." I think that Lu Juan is probably taking advantage of this to give in, and force your father to continue to retaliate against him. ”

Zhu Ying lowered her head and was tired of her mother's arms, listening to the second brother's nonsense, listening to her father and eldest brother's analysis of Lu Juan's purpose, she finally couldn't help yawning, and then sat up straight and said angrily: "Ah Shou is going to move the day after tomorrow, but he can't get out, as if he is busy all day long, I'll ask him, if you really rest assured that you will leave everything to me to do that day." ”

She got up from her seat as she spoke, and said excitedly: "Anyway, I don't bother to listen to what you say about these boring things, I only know that Lu Sanlang and his father are a cunning person, I'm leaving, you continue to discuss!" ”

Seeing Zhu Ying say this, she made a grimace at Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang, and then ran out like a gust of wind, Zhu Tingfang could only smile bitterly: "I saw Yingying and Yang Yiming arguing before, and I thought she had grown up, but I didn't expect to be so willful!" ”

"Zhang Shou just use his brain, Yingying is better to be confused." Jiuniang said casually, and then glanced at Zhu Jing again, "It's too smart, the couple guessed and guessed, and finally had suspicions." ”

However, when Zhu Ying, who was felt by her relatives as willful and confused, walked out of the back door of her house, the tiredness of yawning disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a radiant spirit. She happily walked into the gate of Zhang's house, and when she saw Zhang Shou, she smiled and said, "Ah Shou, I can keep it a secret for you." Daddy, mother, and they are all trying to guess Lu Juan's intentions in resigning! ”

While staring at the escapement structure drawings that were somewhat similar to his memory, he pondered whether there was anything to add, but on the other hand, Zhang Shou, who had Guan Qiu's crude prototype machine tools in his mind, didn't pay much attention to what Zhu Ying said. But when Zhu Ying turned his head over curiously, he suddenly came back to his senses, and asked her to say it again, he rubbed his eyebrows with a little headache.

"Yingying, if you look back and your eldest brother and they know, they will definitely say that you have a husband and forget them. When it comes to this, in fact, it is okay to tell them that it is okay. ”

"No, let them guess first, and when they look back and know that it was you who did it, then they will be surprised." Zhu Ying shook her head stubbornly, and then said with a smile, "Who would have thought that you could let Lu Sanlang and his father resign without making a sound?" ”

It's just a matter of moving it to benefit and knowing it to reason.

Zhang Shou secretly thought, this has always been the only way to move people, not to mention, it is not him that Lu Juan is afraid of, but Zhu Jing's means, the emperor's sacred heart. The most important thing is that the paper can't contain the fire, and someone must be responsible.

But Zhu Ying still looked at the drawings that Zhang Shou had just drawn with great interest, and suddenly asked, "Ah Shou, why do you always draw those strange things?" I have been to your workshop a few times, and Guan Qiu said to me in private, he admires you very much, there are some things he has thought about, and some things he has never thought about. ”

She paused, and suddenly said with some hesitation: "But why do I think that you seem to be in a hurry, very anxious?" ”

"Really?" Zhang Shou didn't expect Zhu Ying to see through his mood, and he laughed after being slightly stunned. He is actually a slow person, and he doesn't like to rush to achieve quick success, but now this seemingly calm capital always makes him feel that it is not so peaceful, so he finally chose not to blindly Taoguang and keep quiet.

Moreover, if he can't get anything out of his life, he can only live on his money, why should he marry Zhu Ying?

Zhang Shou dropped the pen and stood up, pulled Zhu Ying to the side of the wall with one hand, and then pulled away a blanket hanging on the wall, revealing a map. This is based on the globes he once saw in the Ordnance Bureau under the supervision of Zhang Kang of Weinan. However, his map skills are really a bit far from the full point, so he can only barely observe.

As the daughter of a family in the army, Zhu Ying has never seen a map since she was a child, but it is the first time she has seen a map in such colors. At this moment, seeing Zhang Shou point out the capital, Xuanfu, and Datong, and then the finger went all the way to the west, pointing to those names that she seemed to have heard before, or very unfamiliar, and said that it was the country that Emperor Taizu had dreamed of, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"I've heard before that the world is actually big, but I didn't expect it to be bigger than I imagined......"

"That's right, the world is very big, and in the Yuan Dynasty, their army had hit here as far as possible."

Zhang Shou pointed his finger at a few places in the extreme west, and then said softly, "But now, those descendants of the Meng Yuan who occupy the north and are contemptuously called the northern captives, although they have stolen the method of making firearms from our dynasty and have tolerated many rebellions, they are actually in decline. I heard that your father's biggest achievement this time was not to win the battle, but to let that Gul Khan die of anger? ”

Seeing Zhu Ying nodded, he smiled: "There are at least a little different rules from the Zhengshuo Dynasty that occupies the Central Plains, for these border countries, a powerful British lord is everything." Because the other weak monarchs cannot suppress their subordinates, it will bring endless coveting and strife. And they're so close to us, so most of our eyes can only be so far away. ”

"But there are many other countries in the world, and they are also growing up when we are either entangled with the North or fighting among ourselves. Maybe one day, they will have ironclads capable of driving in the sea. They will have a steel cannon that can shoot dozens of miles with a single cannon, and they can bully the Heavenly Empire with a projectile land......"

Zhang Shou sketched a picture in a few words, and then continued unhurriedly: "Therefore, in this world, in addition to those who study the knowledge of saints, there is also a need for more people who can learn the principles of all things, who can build strong ships and cannons, who can build spinning machines and looms, and who can make exquisite tools. Of course, Lu Shangshu may not have been moved by my big words, but he may want to give it a try. ”