Chapter 3: The Proud Ape (Part II)
The envoys of the Liao State sent people to search for "Buoyancy Tracing the Source", and the news spread in the capital in just one day.
With the importance of the Liao State, Han Gang's reputation has risen to a higher level. It's just that there are more worries in the market, for fear that after the dry weapons of plate armor and spaceship are learned by the Khitans, they will deal with the Great Song Dynasty in turn.
For example, flying boats, these days, listening to the news from the west, even the restaurants in Luoyang have begun to learn from the 72 main stores in Tokyo, and have begun to build hot air balloons in front of the stores to advertise the stores. You can learn something as simple as a restaurant, and there are shops in Tokyo that specialize in artificial hot air balloons. If the Khitans really want to learn the spaceship, it is too simple.
However, Han Gang's performance was also passed out together, and the world was instilled by him and understood one thing, whether it was a forging hammer, a spaceship or plate armor, the Liao State and the Western Xia wanted to learn the past, and there was no difficulty in the technique, but the process and scale were too far behind, and they were not as rich as the Great Song Dynasty, with exquisite skills, and tens of thousands of famous craftsmen.
Although I don't know how many of them believed Han Gang's remarks, they could at least calm people's hearts a little. And for Han Gang's plan, a sense of urgency is still necessary. When the Khitans began to imitate plate armor, spaceships, and even sleigh cars and thunderbolts, the Song people wanted to maintain their technical superiority, whether to punish themselves or give themselves greater authority, this choice would not be wrong.
Han Gang was resting today, so he threw aside all his worries and cultivated with peace of mind. Whether the court should quarrel or quarrel over the two cases, it is not his turn to worry, and he ignores everything on the days of rest.
Wearing loose clothes at home, Han Gang was very relaxed. In the morning, I replied to a few letters in the study and read for a while. Wait until noon, eat the delicacies carefully cooked by Yan Suxin, and take a nap in the warm sun. When I woke up, I played chess with Wang Yi in the room at will.
Han Gang's chess skills were very bad, and after losing two games in a row, Wang Yi let him go with a rook and a horse, and the third game was difficult to solve.
It's just that Han Gang is meditating the chessboard, and Wang Yi still has the strength to distract himself from speaking: "Recently, the eldest brother is not in good health, and a few days ago the mother wrote to the mother, saying that the eldest brother had a terrible pain in his heart a few days ago, and he had been lying in bed for more than ten days, and even the revision of several new meanings was delayed. ”
Han Gang was staring intently at the chessboard at this time, Wang Yi's car was in the right position, and now he had to choose between losing the horse or throwing the cannon. After thinking about it for a while, I finally chose to give up the horse. Raising his hand to move the cannon away, he said casually: "Your two elder brothers are not very good, Zhong Yuan has been busy in the wind and rain in the past two years, but he has recovered a lot." Yuan Ze is reading and writing books with too much heart, and he consumes too much energy. I had to rest for a month or two, and I would have to take care of my body before I could get better. ”
Han Gang said that it was not his business, Wang Yi immediately raised his eyebrows, and with a snap, he ate Han Gang's horse fiercely.
Wang Yi often has a little temper, Han Gang smiled, not like her. answered with a hand, and said: "Lei Jian from the Taiyi Bureau sent two prescriptions the day before yesterday, saying that it was for daily body supplementation, and it happened that my father-in-law's birthday was approaching, and the gift was also prepared for my husband." In two days, let Han Li bring someone to send it over. ”
Hearing Han Gang talk about the prescription, Wang Yi asked, "Is the prescription useful?" ”
"I heard that it works, and the medicinal soup that the official family drank recently changed this recipe. If it weren't for how much favor Lei Jian had accepted as a husband in the past, he wouldn't have dared to give the two squares to his husband. "But that's just a palliative. To really take care of your body, you still need to be active. "Wang Yan's health has not been very good, and Han Gang has not persuaded him, he has been talking for several years,
"Breath guidance big brother is also doing it all year round." Wang Yi defended his brother.
Han Gang smiled: "Kinetic Gong and Jinggong are all to be done, how can they be wasted?" I didn't see that my husband had been exercising his muscles and bones all year round, and he had learned some pranayama techniques. This is called both internal and external cultivation, and your eldest brother has gone astray. ”
Listening to her husband's criticism of her brother, Wang Yi was a little unhappy, and Luozi no longer showed mercy, and after a few steps, he was about to checkmate Han Gang's chess.
Han Gang frowned and stared at the chess game, while Wang Yi cocked his chin and hummed in his nose, looking a little proud.
At this time, the housekeeper Han Zhong made an announcement outside and walked in: "Sheren, madam, there is a man outside, who claims to be Cai Yushi's family, and he has something urgent to see Sheren." ”
Han Gang didn't move, looked at the chessboard, and ordered, "Ask him if he brought a message or a letter." Let him speak the message, and he will give it up. ”
What is his identity Han Gang, and the descendants of the Cai Qu family can see him when he sees him? No matter how urgent it is, you can't lose your identity and show your sexual urgency outside. Otherwise, it is undignified and generous. Cai is indeed not close to his own family, and he Han Gang will not leak jokes to outsiders.
Han Zhong listened to the order and hurriedly went out.
But why did Cai really send someone? Han Gang was a little confused - the chessboard was just placed, and he had no intention of playing, anyway, he was almost sure that this game was lost.
Feng Jing hadn't been to the temple for two days. Because the matter involves the gathering of the army to rebel against the chaos, even if he is the prime minister, he has to follow the rules to avoid suspicion at home. However, Feng Jing didn't forget to defend himself, and scolded Han Gang by the way - although it was Lu Huiqing who was making waves now, it was Han Gang who started the whole thing.
But at this time, Feng Jing's in-laws came to ventilate and report the news, did they smell something? Or do you want to be a competent duplicity? Han Gang couldn't think of a clue for a while. If it is Wang Shao and Zhang Dan's family, it is easy to guess.
After a while, Han Zhong came over with a letter and presented it to Han Gang with both hands.
Han Gang took the letter: "There are no other words. ”
Han Zhong shook his head: "No." He was only ordered to deliver the letter, saying that he wanted to present it to the people. It took a lot of saliva for the villain to get the Cai family to hand over the letter. ”
Han Gang nodded, opened the envelope, and pulled out the stationery. Just by looking at it, his expression suddenly became strange. The fan in his left hand involuntarily knocked on the chessboard and sighed: "I didn't expect it to come to this point after all!" ”
"Official, what's the matter?" Wang Yi asked curiously.
"Well, you should take a look too." Han Gang raised his hand and handed the letter to his wife.
Wang Yi took it and looked at it, and his face was immediately full of anger. She was really angry this time, and slapped the letter paper the chessboard, regardless of the chess pieces falling all over the ground, and said angrily with a frosty face: "How dare they implicate the second brother as well?!" ”
"Since it has been involved in Li Shining's head, of course Yuan Ze and Zhong Yuan will be implicated, and you can't directly find your father-in-law's head, and many times, you have to go around to get to your destination." Han Gang sneered: "Isn't this the purpose of investigating this case?" Otherwise, the case would have been closed long ago. What's so angry? ”
Involving his close relatives, Wang Yi was a little flustered, and hurriedly asked, "Official, what should I do?" ”
"People haven't left yet, have they?" Han Gang turned his head and asked Han Zhong.
Han Zhong shook his head, "He is waiting for the official's reply in the concierge. ”
"Go and tell him, I, Han Gang, have inherited his lord's favor today, and I will repay him in the future." Han Gang said it bluntly, completely devoid of the euphemism that literati were accustomed to at this time. However, to be able to deliver such an important letter, he must be a trusted cronie in Cai Qu's family, so he doesn't have to worry too much about relaying it.
Han Zhong was about to go out when he agreed, but Wang Yi stopped him from behind, "Go to the tent and pay five yuan, saying that it is to reward him for tea." ”
Han Zhong was about to nod, but Han Gang said, "There's no need for that, it's already a lot!" ”
"Official!" Wang Yi turned his head and shouted urgently.
Han Gang tilted his head and smiled at Wang Yi: "If you give too much money, it will make people misunderstand, you can't show the wrong feelings." Facing his wife's anxious eyes, he smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, the Son of Heaven has to take care of his father-in-law's decency." Don't you want to think about it, how can your father-in-law be an ordinary fallen prime minister? ”
"But the second brother, he may be taken to prison." Wang Yi was so anxious for his brother that he was about to cry. How can you not go to prison if you are implicated in a rebellion case? Maybe Fan Bailu has already gone to Baima County to arrest people now. Thinking about the disaster of prison, how can ordinary people afford it? If you go in for a day, you may not be able to come out.
"Of course, even if the Son of Heaven doesn't want to move, the people below will still do something to come out. There are too many people who can write four words. Han Gang smiled calmly, "But it takes two days to go back and forth from the capital to Baima, to say the least." There are two days, which is enough time for the husband to deal with this mess. ”
With a confident smile on her husband's face, Wang Yi's anxious heart gradually calmed down. Just like this year's Shangyuan Festival, Han Gang also had such an expression when he was invited to Xuande Gate City. A calm smile, as if no problem could bother him. And the broad and strong shoulders also seem to be able to carry anything on one shoulder.
Leaning on Han Gang softly, his hands tightly grasped his thick arms, Wang Yi said in a low voice: "Everything depends on the officials." ”
Feeling the weakness of his wife in his arms, Han Gang patted Wang Yi's slender shoulder with his backhand, and chuckled: "Actually, I also have to rely on my father-in-law's prestige to succeed. ”
Wang Yi nodded, but he didn't ask in detail, but asked in a soft voice: "Do you want to send someone to Baima County to talk to the second brother." ”
"There's no need for that! …… Maybe there's someone out there waiting to do it for their husband! Han Gang took the black sandalwood folding fan and knocked on the chessboard rhythmically, and his smile turned cold little by little, "If you want to play chess, you have to play well according to the rules, and if you are so unruly and messy like now, don't blame me for lifting the chessboard." ”