[Second Update.] 】

Han Gang was passing in front of the Daqing Palace.

The square in front of the hall is still as empty as ever.

The snow that fell last night was swept away this morning.

According to the acres of land, there are almost fifty or sixty acres, and it was cleaned so quickly, it seems that after a palace change, in the hands of the new Taiwei Chongge, the guards in the imperial city have become more and more nimble.

After the palace change, among the eight three government managers in office, except for Zhang Shouyuo, the queen mother did not trust any of them. And Zhang Shouyue retired due to injury, even if the queen mother even made the seven-year-old nephew of the Zhang family an official, and gave Zhang Shouyue a commander of the palace who had not been awarded for many years as a reward, there was no way to let Zhang Shouyue come back to lead the army to defend the imperial city.

Yan Da, who had originally served as the commander of the Sanya, was the most important to the first emperor back then, but among the two lieutenants in Kansai, his personality was calmer than that of Chongge, and he was younger than Chongge, so he was left in the northwest.

Although he was reused by the first emperor, because he was always warlike and often acted on his own, he was not liked by Zhao Ji. Now that the Western Xia has been destroyed, he was brought back to the capital to take up his post, one was to teach the soldiers, and the other was to prevent him from going to trouble the Liao people again.

It's just that the one guarding the important place of Xuande Gate is still the Shenji Army in charge of Li Xin.

At present, there are only six commanders of the Shenji Army—no more than ten at most in the plan—but the members are mainly selected elites from the Western Army, and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of any Praetorian Guard.

Moreover, Li Xin's seniority and rank, although he is still far from the commander of the four compartments of the Dragon Shenwei Quadrant, the lowest rank in charge of the army, but the commander of the Shenji Army he serves is only after you in charge of the army.

Because the three commanders of the front division of the palace and the pro-military division of the guards have not been awarded for many years - this time Zhang Shouyue is a special promotion before the Shi - the number of managers in office has not exceeded eight for a long time. Therefore, there are already rumors in the DPRK and China that after the eleven positions in charge of the army, I am afraid that another one will be added soon. Just like when Emperor Taizong put the two positions of commander of Long Shenwei and Tianwu Zhuri Sixiang, they were included in the ranks of the army.

Rumors are rumors after all, Li Xin, as Han Gang's cousin, wants to become a manager of the army, and the resistance comes from all sides, but it is true that he and the Shenji Army are valued by the Queen Mother.

The Shenji Battalion guarded the main gate of the Imperial Castle, and eighteen artillery pieces were placed on the renovated walls of the Imperial Castle, bringing the entire inner city of Tokyo into range. The two 10,000-pound cannons newly cast by the Firearms Bureau are now being placed on the newly repaired gun emplacements behind the Xuande Gate. There are two more doors next, and when the Zhengdan Dynasty meets, it will be dragged to the square in front of the Daqing Palace, and put together with ritual vessels such as jade chariots.

Since the beginning of autumn, every morning when they go to court, the ministers can see these two exceptionally large cannons after passing through the door of the Xuande Gate.

Since the city gate was opened only after the cannon horn was fired, after passing through, you could still smell the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air.

The huge roar, accompanied by the thick smoke of gunpowder, was indeed full of shocking power, but it was only a salute that could not fire cannonballs.

Han Gang thought at the beginning that the kind of cannon that was so joyful could not be made at all, but now it was made, but it had become a ritual weapon that could only be heard.

The whole thing is ridiculous, but Han Gang still likes these two salutes very much, and they are too suitable to appear in the ceremony as ritual weapons. Compared to those antiques, this represents the future of the country. A Yin Ruins Fangding, a heavy salute, an ancient and a new reflect each other.

At the time of the ceremony, there will be several trained elephants standing opposite each other in front of the Xuande Gate, the giant elephant is tall, weighing 10,000 catties, and the fangs are several feet long.

And the same is true of the four guns that are scheduled to be more intimidating than elephants. This purely artificial metal creation can make people feel the terrifying power contained in it far more than any animal in nature.

At the Great Dynasty Meeting on the Winter Solstice, the two cannons that had been cast in advance were placed on the square in front of the Daqing Hall together with all the ritual vessels such as Yin Shi Fang Ding and Tang Shi Yu Ruan.

The Queen Mother was very satisfied with these two bronze salutes, especially when the cannons sounded, which was more exciting than the melodious bells.

For Han Gang, who pays more attention to reality, another advantage of these salutes is that the structure of the gun carriage has also been improved to a certain extent in order to bear the load. After that, it will be better when used on ordinary guns.

Of course, if you want to scare the envoys of the Liao State, it will not be enough, it can only make the Liao people invest more manpower, material and financial resources in the research and development of artillery.

If the Liao people decide to confront the Great Song Dynasty and consume their national strength, it will be a really good thing.

Walking through the outside of the Daqingdian Square, which has been cleaned, there is more white in front of me.

Tokyo is rich in color. The buildings in the imperial city have freshly painted walls, mottled old pavilions, and in addition to that, there are light green glazed tiles. Outside the imperial city, it is even more mixed. The balloons floating in the sky, the signboards hanging in front of the building, and the clothes on pedestrians are colorful.

In addition to the artificial colors, the main color of summer is a deep dark green, and all the plants and trees are glowing with thick green under the scorching sun. Now in the winter moon, after a blizzard, it's white.

After passing through a long corridor, Han Gang arrived at the small hall of the inner east gate, where the Queen Mother has recently been dealing with government affairs.

However, only the Queen Mother was in the palace, and Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, was not here.

Han Gang hadn't noticed that little emperor for a long time.

Whether it is in the Wende Palace, or the Vertical Arch Palace, or the Daqing Palace, as long as the place where the foreign ministers are seen in the queen's back, according to the etiquette system, Zhao Xu should be present. Only the queen mother, such as the Chongzheng Hall and the Inner East Gate Palace, deals with political affairs, because the time is too long, it is not good for the young emperor to sit all day long.

However, in the past six months, Zhao Xu often did not go to court due to illness, and the position in the middle of the hall was always empty, and the courtiers were about to become accustomed to this.

Han Gang saluted and was given a seat, so he heard the Queen Mother say: "Today is a political retreat, and I shouldn't be disturbed, but there is a letter from Kuizhou Road here, but it is not good to delay." ”

What did the Queen Mother want to ask, Han Gang knew it before entering the palace, and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty has something to summon, how can it be said that it is disturbing, but the minister doesn't know what it is, and please let Your Majesty make it clear." ”

According to the report on the Kuizhou Road, Huang Shang of Qianzhou was sent by the right to take in many fugitives in the state since he arrived, and the local officials could not claim it back, and they were gathering troops to prepare to attack Qianzhou. Do you know about this matter? ”

Huang Shang has been serving as an official in Qianzhou on Kuizhou Road for half a year, and he has the right to send Qianzhou and this road to the jurisdiction. After he took office, he only did two things, one was to recruit people to reclaim the wasteland and farm, and the other was to build city walls and train troops to prepare for war. With Han Gang's support behind and communication with Kumamoto in the southwest, Huang Shang did not suffocate at all, and even the transfer envoy and the torture envoy on Kuizhou Road rushed up to have fun, and it was by no means as difficult as Wang Shao back then.

The local officials on the Kuizhou Road have always been tyrannical, and they are harsher on the people under their rule than they are on livestock, and they are prone to killing people at every turn. Every year, hundreds of people flee to the states and counties under the rule of the imperial court, and the vast majority of state and county officials are afraid of trouble, so they are all turned away, but Huang Shang is not afraid at all, because there are people behind him.

Huang Shang is a state official, and his daily reports have always been sent to the political hall, and if it is related to military aircraft, it is sent to the Tongjin Yintai Division. If the horse bears the military report, it is also presented to the royal front through the horse. Han Gang was able to know about this matter, thanks to the Yamen that was ventilated on all sides of the Yintai Division.

"What Kuizhou said about the horse, although the minister has not heard of it, he has already expected it. Since Huang Shang took in the fugitive slaves from various families, of course he would anger those local officials. Huang Shang also mentioned this possibility in his previous letters to his ministers and in his daily reports, and asked the imperial court to allow him to build the city wall and bring in elite soldiers to guard against it. ”

"The barbarian tribes in Qianzhou have always been disobedient to the imperial court, and I know about it. What I'm worried about is that Huang Shang first arrived in Kuizhou, but it has not been half a year, and his letter has not been established, so he may fight? ”

This is the queen mother who experienced the Song Liao War, who was not afraid of war at all, but was worried about insufficient preparation.

"There is a garrison in Qianzhou, if we can dispatch more than 1,000 elite soldiers and lead them with a good general, we can sit back and relax in this battle."

"The elite soldiers are easy to say, with Maozhou in front, it is enough to transfer troops from Kansai. Equipped with a tiger squat cannon, just let them try it out. But it's hard to do good generals, I don't know what to recommend for participating in politics? ”

"This is the duty of the Privy Council, and it is inconvenient for the minister to interfere." Han Gang bowed his head and said.

"In the affairs of the military, when can the political affairs hall not intervene? Participation in politics is recommended for my reference. ”

spoke to the Queen Mother crisply, and felt that she was becoming more and more in charge of the government.

"In the battle to destroy the summer, among the meritorious generals in Kansai, your majesty can choose one person." Han Gang paused, "However, Huang Shang's qualifications are very shallow, such as Miao Lu and Zhao Long, their names are already high, and their merits are already known, so it is inconvenient to go to Maozhou first." Unless you wait until the war expands, you need to calm the barbarians in one fell swoop, and then choose his person as the commander. ”

The Queen Mother immediately understood, "That is, to be younger?" ”

Han Gang nodded: "It's just a good experience." ”

"I see...... But I don't recommend participating in politics yet. ”

Han Gang's head ached slightly, and he thought for a while, "Chong Jianzhong is a classmate of the minister, and Zhe Keshi once obeyed orders under the minister's account, and these two sons and ministers know it." ”

"Zhe Keshi is a fold family, right?"

"Exactly." Han Gang sighed secretly, the imperial court has always been wary of the princes who are in the clouds, even the queen mother can't avoid it. He also said, "You can also use the guilty minister, Qu Zhen once escaped alone under the city of Yanzhou, led the guilty to seize the office, and is still at home with the crime, with his veteran, he should be able to carry on his graves." ”

"The artillery is too new, Qu Zhen is too old, he doesn't need it." The Queen Mother simply refused, "It's okay to be in the middle of the construction, under the Qi Academy, there are people who participate in politics, and there are You Shixiong, which can be of great use." ”