Chapter 157 The Son of Heaven is magnificent and mighty

In the Mid-Autumn Festival of August 15 of the first year of Baoqing in the Great Song Dynasty, the trend of seeking the flow brought about by the entry of the virtuous concubine into Beijing intensified, and the new newspaper groups in the capital headed by the "Great Song Times Weekly" directly or indirectly publicized and advocated all matters related to the flow of demand. Now the readership of the Weekly has expanded from the sons of scholars to the daughters of merchants and eunuchs, and for no other reason, in the "Travels" of the Weekly, in response to the sensational entry of the virtuous concubine into the palace that day, it began to introduce such things as how to trade with Liuqiu, as well as new perfumes and soaps for women, and various beauty and skin care products.

The most important thing is the introduction of Liuqiu clothing, the style of clothes worn by Liuqiu ladies, because of the fact that they came from overseas, before Zhao and Ju named it, it had a name exactly the same as that of later generations: dress.

This is also thanks to the prevalence of dress-style puppets, legend has it that among the gifts of the virtuous concubine Niangniang to the queen mother, there is this kind of puppet, some people feel that this puppet is similar to the straw man who performs the art of the town, but some people think that this is just a small plaything like Fuwa. However, many of the clever girls in the boudoir have since added a game, which is to cut and sew according to the appearance of the dress, and make a few sets of costumes for the puppet, which is more beautiful than who makes it. There are also bold ones, who actually make them for themselves according to their appearance, and they will wear them out, which is quite a bit of style for Lin'an. However, most of the people who do this are the daughters of businessmen, and the family education is not very strict.

This trend, along with the "Great Song Times Weekly", also spread to the state capitals in the interior of the Great Song Dynasty.

It was in this atmosphere that the Bank began to break ground on Royal Street. In order to highlight the difference between the banks and the bank, they were built with reinforced concrete instead of a traditional brick and timber structure. The concrete is sealed with tung oil drums and brought by artesianism, so it will not be usable due to the tide, and the person responsible for the construction is Mr. Fang Youcai, who has rich experience.

He wore a green official robe—although he still hadn't figured out his rank, it didn't stop him from shouting at the officials below the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture. Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just to build a house on the royal street, and he doesn't know how many he built in Liuqiu. But in his opinion, if he did not shout twice, he would not show his majesty.

"Lao De, Wang Lao De, you are procrastinating again, if you knew this, you should have let you stay in Liuqiu and not bring it!" Seeing Wang Laode, he shouted angrily.

Wang Laode wiped the sweat on his forehead, his round face was full of harmless smiles, and he was not annoyed when he heard Fang Youcai's scolding, but he was afraid that all the people who begged would know that the scolding of the great butler should not be taken seriously.

"Steward Fang, what do you command?" When he laughed, his eyes narrowed into a slit, almost completely disappearing from his face. Seeing his gentle and good-tempered appearance, Fang Youcai forgot the reason for calling him here, and scolded with jealousy: "You are so blessed, I didn't see what you ate, so you were so fat and strong, why do I take tonic every day, but I can't get fat?" ”

Wang Laode glanced at Fang Youcai's obviously bulging abdomen, smiled, but did not reply.

There are quite a few people gathered around to see the excitement, and everyone who builds houses and builds houses is not missing, but it is a very rare thing to build a house with river sand, green bricks, steel bars and what kind of cement is called like Liuqiuren. Among these wanderers, there were also those sent by Huo Chongcheng to take care of them, but in fact, Lin'an Mansion had already sent people, so there was no fear that someone would make trouble.

Today's Zhilin'an Mansion is Yu Tianxi, who brought Zhao and Ju to Lin'an from Shanyin, he was released in the sixteenth year of Jiading, and Shi Miyuan was originally extremely panicked after the fall, but Zhao and Ju transferred him back to Lin'an Zhilin'an Mansion.

In fact, for the appointment of Zheng Qingzhi and Yu Tianxi, Zhao and Ju have Zhao and Ju's thoughts, and the contradiction between him and Shi Miyuan is irreconcilable. This is not the case with Zheng Qingzhi and Yu Tianxi, although they are attached to Shi Miyuan and are Shi Miyuan's cronies, but they are different from Wang Yu, Sheng Zhang, Li Zhixiao and other historical parties, they have made great contributions to Zhao and Ju's accession to the throne, and they have never coveted imperial power, reusing them, first, they can appease the historical party, second, it also shows that the Son of Heaven is by no means unkind, and third, they are looking for replacements for Xuanxuan, Xue Ji, etc.

Now Zhao and Ju can use Xuanxuan, Xue Ji and other "righteous people" in the court, that is, Zhen Dexiu, Wei Liaoweng and others, but Xuanxuan Xue Ji is old, Ge Hong, Qiao Xingjian and Zhen Dexiu and others are also close, if they are not prepared, in the future, the court will be controlled by this group of self-proclaimed righteous gentlemen, and Zhao and Ju, the son of heaven, will be set aside.

"This old man is invited."

Fang Youcai was pointing at the construction site, and a scholar-like person in the distance, because he was stopped by the messenger, he couldn't come over, so he shouted loudly: "Old man, Chen Anping in Xia Yongkang, the word is easy to be born, may I ask you for using big wood, can you really build a tall building?" ”

Fang Youcai was originally a show-off character, and when he heard this, he straightened his chest and patted his abdomen: "That's natural, in our Liuqiu, this kind of house has been built a lot!" ”

Chen Anping was still his companion named Li Shi by his side, and the man pulled him and said: "Brother Yi Sheng, I read the article in the "Great Song Dynasty Times Weekly", which seeks government affairs and agriculture and commerce at the same time, but it is similar to Ling Zuzhi's statement. ”

It turned out that after this Chen Anping was a famous family, Chen Liang, the ancestor of his clan, called Longchuan, was a man of great talent. His family lives in Yongkang, not far from Lin'an, some time ago he got a copy of the "Great Song Times Weekly", amazed and then started to visit Lin'an, and his friend Li Shizi Ziyu, he rushed to Lin'an, just met the matter of the virtuous concubine entering the palace.

"Uncle, no clay, no wooden tenon, how to build a house, can you explain it to me?" Chen Anping asked again.

"You'll see it in two days, hehe." Fang Youcai sold it.

Seeing him like this, Chen Anping discussed a few words with Li Shi, and actually came to see the house every day. After the house was quickly built with steel bars as bones, masonry as flesh, and cement as skin, the two men came more and more frequently.

Not only them, but Lin'an City knew the news, so they ran to take a look, and it was also introduced in the "Great Song Times Weekly" that this kind of house was also introduced.

Lin'an is full of high-rise buildings, and at this time the Son of Heaven has not yet demonstrated science, as long as it is not a matter of the court, like this private building, as long as it does not exceed the rules, the government will not be investigated, and everyone knows that behind this "flow bank", is the powerful concubine, which will not grow this eye.

The manpower and materials are sufficient, and the building is not a high-rise building, but after more than a month, the Lin'an headquarters of the bank was built. This is a three-storey building, in Lin'an, where there are many restaurants, it does not look tall, but the glass windows, iron frame guardrails, external wall tiles, cement floors, etc., still make Lin'an people feel fresh. In addition to the three floors on the ground, there is also a layer underground, which is considered a bank vault, and the surrounding area is sealed with cement and stone bars, so that no one can dig a hole to enter.

"It's so extravagant!" Seeing this, the first person to be unhappy was Wei Liaoweng, who lifted the curtain on the sedan chair, and then shook his head and snorted.

The sedan chair did not go back to his own mansion, but went to the mansion of Ge Hong, who was the governor at the time.

Ge Hong is extremely old among the ministers in the court today, and when Shi Miyuan was young, he had no relationship with Shi Miyuan. For example, today's son is in power, and he is on top of national affairs, and he doesn't say a word most of the time.

"Father Wei Hua, I don't know what happened when I came here this time?"

After the two met, the guests and hosts were seated, and Ge Hong asked.

"Ge is participating in politics, and the officials are here, because there is something to discuss with politics." Wei Liaoweng sighed: "I just came up from the royal street and passed by the newly built Liuqiu Bank, which can be described as extremely extravagant. Now that the four seas have not been appeased, the Son of Heaven is so luxurious, I am afraid that it is not the blessing of the country. ”

Ge Hong bowed slightly, obviously agreeing with Wei Liaoweng.

"Xia Guan wants to come, the Son of Heaven has always been thrifty, the first emperor is already extremely provincial, when today's imperial meal is only four dishes, three vegetables and one meat, the Son of Heaven is extremely virtuous, such a luxury is not the original intention, but to please Concubine Yu. Now there is no owner in the harem, although there is a queen mother, but there is little care, the son of heaven is very fond of the virtuous concubine, only afraid of the affairs of the martial queen, Yin Jian is not far away. ”

When he said this, Ge Hong's beard kept shaking, and he didn't know whether he was frightened or angry, and after a while, Ge Hong said: "Father Wei Hua, it must have been Zhen Jingxi who asked you to come, yes or no?" ”

Wei Liaoweng was stunned: "Even so, it is also the original intention of the lower officials." ”

Ge Hong was silent, the hall where he met guests was very simple, when he was an official in the local government, he was known for his honesty, but as a governor of the government, the salary was enough for him to live a very comfortable life, so simple, but it was a bit deliberate.

"Brother Hua, Zhen Jingxi is not very good recently because of the "Great Song Times Weekly". Ge Hong suddenly changed the topic: "Recently, the "Weekly" has published the case of Chen Longchuan and Zhu Huiweng, and Chen Longchuan's rhetoric is majestic and his words are extremely sharp. ”

Wei Liaoweng didn't understand what he meant, and looked at Ge Hong with wide eyes, Ge Hong smiled slightly: "Now this official family, everything is planned and then moved, I know this matter, Xuan Xuan knows it, Xue Ji knows it, and Zhen Jingxi also knows it, only you Wei Weng Gengzhi doesn't know it." ”

"Please also ask Ge to participate in politics and make it clear." Wei Liaoweng got up and saluted, and said respectfully.

Ge Hong pondered for a while, and then said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven somehow hates Zhu Han'an, although the scholars of science can establish a dynasty, it is difficult to use it. Although the "Weekly" is full of arguments with Zhu Hui'an, although it shows that the face is impartial, in fact, you can see that the articles against Zhu Hui'an are always very eloquent and eloquent, and they must be to the point. And those who support Zhu Han'an, except for Zhen Jingxi and your Wei Hua's father, Yu Zizhi's article is either stubborn and biased, or Sven sweeps the floor...... Although the Son of Heaven is not as good as the first emperor to abandon science as pseudo-science, he is digging the roots of the rationalists. ”

Wei Liaoweng was shocked, although he was friendly with a man of science, he was not a pure man of science, so he was not aware of this danger. Thinking about it carefully, the "Great Song Times Weekly" does support the Son of Heaven behind the scenes, Deng Ruoshui now has the credit of the Son of Heaven, and almost spares no effort to cheer for the officials. When the original science was denounced as pseudo-science, all the scholars of science in the DPRK and China were deposed, and they could still teach apprentices at home, so that the incense of science could be passed on, but as soon as the "Weekly" came out, the scholars all rushed to watch, and they wanted to teach apprentices again, but they were afraid that it would be much more difficult.

This is indeed the root of science, and it is no wonder that Zhendexiu has become more and more uneasy recently.

Ge Hong sighed, motioned for Wei Liaoweng to return to his seat, and then said: "Zhu Han'an has a lot of controversy in his life, although he is knowledgeable, it is a pity that he has never met today. Do you remember what happened in the second issue of the "Weekly", what the dynasty has encountered now is a great change that has not been seen since the Qin Dynasty for 1,400 years, and things are easy to change over time, even I, an old man, know that it is not appropriate to hold on to the defects, but Zhen Jingxi is holding on to Zhu Hui'an. If he doesn't let go for a day, he won't be reused by the Son of Heaven for a day, and if he doesn't understand for a day, science will not be promoted for a day. ”

"That'...... What about the bank? Wei Liaoweng said again.

"The bank will be a new banknote, and it is not magnificent enough to show its wealth. Do you remember what happened to Xiao Hezhi in the palace at the beginning? ”

At the beginning of the world, Xiao He was ordered to govern the palace for the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, and he spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build a very gorgeous palace, and Liu Bang, who pursued luxury, couldn't help but blame him for "He Zhi palace room is excessive", he responded that "the Son of Heaven is home all over the world, and it is not magnificent and powerful." Wei Liaoweng was familiar with history books, so he naturally knew about it, and then suddenly realized.

Just like the swaggering of the virtuous concubine when she entered the palace that day, this seemingly extremely luxurious Lin'an headquarters of the Liuqiu Bank is also used to appease people's hearts. It is no wonder that Zheng Qingzhi and the others were all silent, it was Zhen Dexiu, and they also instigated themselves to talk to Ge Hongguan.

Thinking of this, Wei Liaoweng couldn't help but complain a little about showing off his true virtues.

"Zhen Jingxi asked you to come to find the official, but I'm afraid there is still a deep meaning." When Ge Hong saw him react, he smiled and said, "He asked you to talk about the harem, but not the concubine, but the queen." ”

Wei Liaoweng was completely clear at this time, and he nodded: "The back position has been empty for a long time, and it is not the blessing of the country...... It's just that last time, we asked the Yang brothers to go and talk to the Queen Mother, weren't they rejected by the Queen Mother? ”

"One time, another." Ge Hong stroked his beard gently: "At that time, the virtuous concubine had not arrived, and the queen mother was naturally not easy to start, but now...... If someone advocates the adoption of the harem by the daughter of the civil eunuch, the queen mother will come forward to approve it. ”

Wei Liaoweng was silent, he suddenly felt a little tired, when Shi Miyuan was there, they tried their best to bring down Shi Miyuan, in order to have a heroic and promising Son of Heaven, but if today's Son is indeed heroic, they are thinking about how to restrain the Son of Heaven.

Could it be that as Liang Chengda said at the beginning, his name is Wei Liaoweng, but he is really a hypocrite?

"Zhen Jingxi must have already chosen someone in his chest, so he ...... Hehe, it's just that our son of heaven is very assertive, and we are busy, but it may not be useful, and we have to come forward with Empress Dowager Yang. In this harem matter, there is no queen, and the queen mother is in charge. Ge Hong smiled lightly and said: "You go and ask Zhen Jingxi, which famous lady he is going to choose to enter the palace, I have to make plans early, if necessary, I will give up my old face and ask the queen mother." ”