Zhangzhou Prefecture School, the students heard that Zhao Xingde refused to preface the request for the township contract, and they couldn't help but be disappointed.

"Zhao Xingde has a great name," someone complained in anger, "but he is a character who is in danger." ”

"Isn't he a gentleman?" "Such a responsible character, no wonder he has always lived under Chen Shaoyang."

Zhao Xingde's reason for resigning was very polite, his talent and reputation were not enough, and he suggested that Zhangzhou ask the prime minister or the Ministry of Rites to make a preface. As soon as the people of Zhangzhou heard it, they understood that during the sensitive period of the Second Great Rites Meeting, Zhao Xingde did not want to cause any groundless speculation, which made people mistakenly think that he wanted to make a difference in the government and the opposition. All his actions in Jingdong Road and Yangzhou were carried out with the tacit approval of the imperial court. The prefectures and counties under Zhao Xingde's influence, like the reclamation land in the South China Sea, supported Chen Dong.

"Hehe, the way of a gentleman," He Dexiu looked at these people coldly, and said in a low voice: "It's not for fools to die in vain." ”

"Alas, these stupid people," Yin Jianping shook his head and said, "Brother He, are you going to choose the Song Rite Law or the Gentleman's Law?" Do we want to make friends with those people in the clear stream? In the future, when great calamity comes, it is good to have a place to hide. He and He Dexiu even made friends, and the two often discussed the pros and cons of choosing the Qingliu method and the vulgar law. Although the Qingliu method is strict, the procedures for protecting the Qingliu by the imperial court are also stricter. Neither the criminal department nor the prefecture or county yamen can arbitrarily summon people from Qingliu, let alone use torture to extract confessions. On the contrary, although the vulgar law is simple, once he is caught in a crime like Jin Hongfu, he is no different from an ordinary businessman, Jia Fushen, and he is at the mercy of others as before.

"Let's wait and see." He Dexiu looked around, lowered his voice and said, "Lord Zhizhou has another way......

"The other way?" Yin Jianping said suspiciously, He Dexiu nodded slowly, but he didn't say anything, it was a little unfathomable.....

After the state capital, Su Tongfu had just stepped into the flower hall, and before he could sit down and drink tea, Ye Shipeng, the chief bookkeeper, withdrew from the servant.

"Brother Ye, who are you?" Su Tongfu looked at Ye Shipeng suspiciously.

"Mr. Lao Sande has been waiting for a long time," Jia Chengzong did not say politely to him, and said straightforwardly, "Jia is also for the well-being of the people in this state, and for many days, he has carefully discussed with Master Ye, Cui Xuezheng, and many gentry, and finally made up his mind. Ye Shipeng stood next to him and nodded, indicating that what Jia Chengzong said was true. Su Tongfu was not in a hurry to express his position, sat down first, picked up the teacup, blew away the foam unhurriedly, and took a sip.

"Master Ye just came back from Pinghu, right?" Su Tongfu said leisurely, "It seems that Zhao Hou is unwilling to wade into this muddy water." ”

Jia Chengzong and Ye Shipeng's faces changed slightly, and Ye Shipeng lost his voice: "So what? ”

"Don't worry," Su Tongfu smiled slightly, "What Lord Deng means, as long as Zhangzhou is single-minded in setting things right, no matter what he did before, he will release his previous suspicions." The meaning of Lord Deng is the meaning of the imperial court. The court is humble and humble about visiting Zhao Hou, how can the court take it to heart. He raised the teacup and took a sip lightly, and said with a smile, "In this case, I also asked the two flying pigeons to send a message to Ezhou and let Cui Xuezheng visit Lord Deng in private, this matter has to be hurried." ”

Jia Chengzong and Ye Shipeng looked happy, and said together: "What Mr. Sunde said is true. ”

Su Tongfu Sande Taoist is a famous and idle, wild crane-like figure, and he personally became a lobbyist for Deng Sulai, and both of them were a little flattered. At first, because of the undecided position and some scruples, now that a decision has been made, he deliberately stammered with Su Tongfu. Su Tongfu was a little light-hearted, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Su just did it casually, and it was serious for the two of them to let Cui Xuezheng visit Deng Da earlier." He didn't take credit at all, chatted with Jia and Ye for a few words, said goodbye after drinking tea, and packed his luggage after returning to the pavilion, boarded the ship and left Zhangzhou.

"Mr. Su, where is our ship going?"

"Pinghu," Su Tongfu said in a low voice, "try to be as fast as possible." ”

"Yes, sir." The bow of the ship went down, and the full sails were hoisted as soon as the ship sailed out of the harbor.

The sea breeze blows the stiff sails on three sides, and the boats break the waves north along the coast. Although this sea ship is not big, it is a sea clipper specially chartered by Su Tongfu, and after greeting the first of the commercial firms, Su Tongfu gave double the usual boat money, so more than a dozen sailors on a boat are like gods to him. Yinzi speaks, as long as Su Tongfu has any orders, the boatmen will all do it quickly, even if Su Tongfu wants to go to an island like Pinghu that he usually does not go, there is no doubt or opposition on and off the whole ship.

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At the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites in Ezhou, Deng Su stood beside Chen Dong, took out a sample of the ink that had not dried, and explained it in person.

"The last time there was too much controversy over the 'Great Rites Law', so every sample was transcribed by hand by someone from the Ministry of Rites, but this time we are going to use a lead movable type, and every revision is typeset and printed overnight. The movable type is re-carved by the carver in accordance with the regular script of Zhao Wendinggong of the Five Classics of Justice. Speaking of this, Deng Su paused slightly, and Chen Dong also nodded. Zhao Wending Gong is the great-grandfather of Zhao Xingde, a lifetime of forgiveness and humility, no quarrel with others, only love to read, because he is good at regular script, Taizu Dynasty Guozi Jian used his book to engrave the "Five Classics of Justice", Wuzong Dynasty has been reprinted and passed down to this day, so Zhao Wending's words are also the most familiar regular script for readers in this dynasty.

"The paper used in the 'Great Rites Discussion' is all Huizhou cooked rice paper, and several selected paper shops are all for the paper used in the Chengxin Hall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the paper is also included in the tribute in this dynasty." This kind of rice paper is also the paper used for the official letter of the Prime Minister's Mansion now, Deng Su deliberately took out another kind of hard paper with light markings, and introduced, "In the future, the original copy of the 'Great Rite Law' is ready to use Shezhou Jinsu paper, which was originally a special paper made for copying Buddhist scriptures in the temple, which is said to last for thousands of years, as if it was new." ”

Chen Dong listened to Deng Su's introduction, nodded and smiled: "The Ministry of Rites is well prepared. ”

"It's a matter of duty." Deng Suqian said, "The ink used in printing is made up of Li Tinggui's recipe profit and loss, mainly using pine smoke, pearls, borneol, white sandalwood, and fish glue as raw materials, and the printed words can be described as rich and greasy, luster like lacquer, and there is a faint fragrance, and the ink color can last for a long time without diminishing...... "As he was introducing, a person came in outside, bowed to Chen Dong, and handed a prayer note to Deng Su, Deng Su glanced at his eyes and said with a smile: "Zhangzhou Cui Xuezheng asked to see, it seems that he has repented." ”

"Cui Zhao?" Chen Dong frowned and said in a deep voice, "These people in Zhangzhou have to be good at beating and beating. ”

"That's right." Deng Su smiled slightly, "Mount Tai does not choose fine soil, and it becomes its height; The sea does not choose a small stream to become big. Knock on the things and I'll do them. However, you, the prime minister, must also be able to hold a boat in your stomach. After Wu Zilong and Chen Dong drifted apart, in recent days, Deng Su has been in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette, dealing with it properly and in an orderly manner, and he and Chen Dong have gradually released their previous suspicions and cooperated harmoniously. Therefore, it is possible to use this kind of joking words to persuade Chen Dong.

Deng Su's attitude made Chen Dong helpless, he shook his head with a smile, and said hatefully: "You must beat it." ”

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After the Liuqiu Campaign to Exterminate Daoyi, with the Han army's four gunboats and twenty sea ships, they joined the sequence of naval divisions, and the strength of the combined naval divisions increased greatly. For most of the past half a month, the sailors have been going out to sea to practice in the waters of Quanzhou Liuqiu and Heping Lake, and the fleet of ships sailing has gradually been tempered and formed. Zhao Xingde, the governor of the naval division, was in charge of the Liao soldiers during the day, and spent most of the night on the warships of the Han army. He stayed on the Han army ship overnight, and did not bring any personal guards to escort him, and he didn't know the Song army generals, and thought that this was to imitate Liu Xiu's 'heart-to-heart' thing, and he couldn't help but be amazed.

The red sun sank into the deep sea, the faint shadow of the moon hung over the Liuqiu Mountains, and the sea gradually changed from blue and clear to dark and remote.

In the ship of the Han Army's sailor building, Han Ningshuang was lying in Zhao Xingde's arms. Suddenly, she opened her eyes, facing a pair of doting eyes, Han Ningshuang's cheeks were still flushed with excitement, and she was dyed with a layer of rich redness, and her eyelashes trembled slightly. These days, Han Ningshuang has let go of everything, as if she is no longer the commander of the Han army, but an ordinary girl who conquers men with enthusiasm. The two were very affectionate, but although neither of them mentioned it, the day of separation was gradually approaching.

As soon as he thought of the separation, the word seemed to be attached to magic, making Han Ningshuang feel tired for a while. Ever since she understood the national hatred and family hatred she carried, she has never really been relaxed, always vigilant, prepared, and planned...... Until she met Zhao Xingde, under his chest, she seemed to have regained the time when she was carefree and happy. After arriving in the Ryukyus, Han Ningshuang never wore iron armor again. Zhao Xingde's hand was on her curled calf, her black hair was scattered in the crook of his arm, and her starry eyes were slightly closed, with such a soft and supple posture, no one could imagine that she was a woman who was intimidating to the crowd.

"The Liao State will definitely go south, and they can't stop." Han Ningshuang said in a low voice, "I will watch them exhaust their national strength little by little, whether it is the Song State or the Xia State, the Han army will make up for it." And Goryeo, if it weren't for the Liao State, I would definitely avenge my clansmen. Her smile was gentle, calm, more like a whisper. Zhao Xingde felt pity and gently stroked her calf with his palm, trying to free her from the prison in his heart again. This is a woman who is destined to carry many heavy burdens, and he only wants her to enjoy this short period of peace and pleasure.

Han Ningshuang enjoyed the pampering, she was not shy, but held Zhao Xingde's palm back, looked up at his face, and her eyes were very moving. She patrolled her territory, her eyes were shining, her eyes were calm and natural, and there was a trace of confusion that did not appear often, "If this moment can last forever, she will probably be the happiest woman in the world." ”