Chapter 17: The Messenger
In the Zichen Palace, when the official Zhao Zhen had a headache, Zhao Lei was looking at Zeng Gongliang blankly. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info//, qВ5\\
All the officials of the Northern Song Dynasty court are now unaware of Zeng Gongliang's talent and potential, but Zhao Lei, a repeat customer from the future, is deeply aware of Zeng Gongliang's position in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Zeng Gongliang, this name, like Di Qing, is a great man who cannot be ignored in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, and this name is closely linked with the first officially compiled comprehensive military book in Chinese history, "Wujing General Essentials", so that Zhao Lei can not forget it no matter what.
Zeng Gongliang, the word Mingzhong, a native of Quanzhou, the most famous military scientist in the Northern Song Dynasty, both civil and military, the greatest achievement in his life is to cooperate with Ding Du, the squire of the Ministry of Industry, to compile the famous military book in history "Wujing General Essentials".
"The General Essentials of the Martial Arts" is China's first comprehensive military book for official cultivation, which is divided into two episodes before and after, with 20 volumes each; The first collection includes 15 volumes of various military systems and 5 volumes of border defense, and the latter collection includes 15 volumes of historical stories and 5 volumes of yin and yang divination.
"Wujing General Essentials" is the most important official military book in history, involving the production of swords, guns, swords, halberds, bows and crossbows and other weapons in the Northern Song Dynasty, the production of various armor, the method of building cities, the method of defending the city, the method of siege, the production method of warships, chariots and other items, and also records the production and application of the earliest three gunpowder formulas and gunpowder weapons and compass.
Unfortunately, Zhao Lei is an ancient military burner. So I am very familiar with "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts", and by the way, I am also deeply impressed by Zeng Gongliang.
Chen Zhizhong lowered his head and secretly glanced at Zhao Lei, and when he saw Zhao Lei looking at Zeng Gongliang in a daze, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that this Zhao Lei and Zeng Gongliang have some ulterior relationship, could it be that these two people are rabbits. It's not good, it's better to stay away from Zhao Lei!
Chen Zhizhong moved his body cautiously to stay away from Zhao Lei, and then the attendant outside the hall shouted loudly: "The servant of the Shangshu Department Song itched to see you!" ”
This time, before the official Zhao Zhen spoke, a middle-aged thin official in his forties, walked into the hall.
"This Song itch is still in such a hurry, without waiting for me to speak, he will break in directly." The official Zhao Zhen saw Song Qi break in, and said with a smile to His Royal Highness Zhao Lei and the others.
Song itch! Senior brother Wang Sudi was a jinshi in the same year. Song Itchy, the eldest of the famous "Two Song Brothers" in Bianjing. Zhao Lei looked curiously at the legendary figure in Bianjing who was as famous as him in front of him.
Song Qi and his brother Song Qi are both legendary figures in Bianjing, and these two brothers are not only talented and intelligent prodigies. And the township test, the provincial test, and the palace test, every time the two brothers go into battle together, and they are on the list three times, and it is a good story for a while, the most interesting thing is. During the palace examination, Empress Dowager Liu felt that it was inappropriate to let the two brothers occupy one or two places, and actually listed her brother Song Qi as the first. Originally, his brother Song Qi, who was second placed, was demoted to the eleventh place, and since then he has become even more famous in Bianjing.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Song Qi came to the Zichen Hall and immediately bowed respectfully and said.
"That's it! It's not a court, so you don't have to make this big gift! Zhao Zhen looked at the old-fashioned and stubborn Song Itch, and said helplessly.
"The gift of the monarch and the minister is indispensable!" Song itched with a straight face and said coldly.
"Song Aiqing, what's the matter here?" Zhao Zhen had no choice but to change the topic and ask.
"The minister saw the messenger who had come to him, and inquired from the messenger what he meant. Yuanhao of Western Xia sent the general Sunuer to lead 25,000 soldiers and horses to attack Na Gu, but he was defeated by Nan Lingwen, the leader of Nan Lingwen, and even Su Nuer was also captured. Western Xia Yuanhao was furious when he heard the news, and he had already released a rumor that he wanted to raise an army to attack the country, so the envoy hoped to pay tribute to the imperial court for the captured Western Xia generals in exchange for the court's support for the imperial court! Song itched his face and said coldly word by word.
"What? No way! The Western Xia soldiers have always been good at fighting, how could they be defeated so quickly? And even the marshal of the unification army was captured, how could it be? When the official Zhao Zhen heard Song Qi's words, his eyes were about to pop out, and he asked in surprise.
"Enlighten the official family! There is a great possibility that this news is true, after all, it is all the way out of the many tribes of the Tu Domain, the people are warlike and brave, and with the occupation of time, place, and people, it is not a problem to defeat the Western Xia army in the short term. Song Qi replied coldly.
"The messenger really came to ask for help, how should I reply to him?" The problem was clarified, but the official Zhao Zhen was even more hesitant.
"Enlighten the official family! The minister felt that the imperial court could not agree to the conditions of the fight, and now the heart of the Great Song Dynasty army was floating, and the three-sided oscillation had just passed, if it was against Western Xia at this time, the situation would be unfavorable to the Great Song Dynasty! Chen Zhizhong immediately came out and said, what he said was reasonable, and he heard the official Zhao Zhen nodding his head.
"Enlighten the official family! Weichen has a different view, the Western Xia was defeated, the losses were heavy, and the Song Dynasty will capture Sunuer's tribute and my Great Song Dynasty, undoubtedly want my Great Song Dynasty to share the pressure of the Western Xia, the minister thinks that if my Great Song Dynasty does not accept Sunuer, the Western Xia will really be able to dispatch the troops of the country to attack the country, in this way, the Western Xia will be difficult to resist, maybe the whole country will surrender, the Western Xia Yuanhao swallows the Song, it will be a great increase in strength, if I accept Sunuer, the Western Xia Yuanhao will not dare to send the whole army, attack the Guy, there is a glimmer of hope for victory, will definitely resist with all his strength and consume the strength of Western Xia, so the minister thinks that my Great Song should accept the captive Sunuer who is paid tribute by the envoy of the Emperor. It's good to be happy, Zeng Gongliang immediately came out to refute Chen Zhizhong said.
The official Zhao Zhen's ears were originally soft, and his personality was indecisive, so when he heard the different suggestions of Chen Zhizhong and Zeng Gongliang, he immediately hesitated, and he didn't know who to listen to.
"Official! The minister has a question for Lord Song? Zhao Lei thought about it for a while and said to the official Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen waved his hand casually, and Zhao Lei immediately turned his head to Song Shou and asked, "Lord Song is the squire of the Shangshu Department." Compared with a very good understanding of the relationship between the Western Xia and the Tu Domain, Xia Guan wanted to know, why did the Western Xia Yuanhao attack the Guys in such a hurry? ”
"It was originally one of the tribes of the Tu Domain, and it was not in harmony with the surrounding tribes, so it moved to Qingtang and established a regime. Because the Tuvan tribes who are not on good terms with the Song Dynasty have a deep relationship with the Western Xia, they can only pay tribute to my Great Song Dynasty and pray for the protection of our Great Song Dynasty.
Because Qingtang occupies the only way to connect with the tribes of the Western Xia Dynasty, Yuanhao of the Western Xia Dynasty wants to deepen the connection with the tribes of the Tu Domain, and he must take down the Qingtang Dynasty, so he is in such a hurry to attack the tribes! Song Shou, who is the waiter of the Shangshu Rites Department, is a treasure of these things, and explained them carefully to Zhao Lei.
"I am a vassal to the Great Song Dynasty, blocking the connection between many tribes of the Tu Domain and the Western Xia. And those Tufan tribes and Western Xia are the enemies of my Great Song Dynasty, if the fighting Qingtang is conquered by Western Xia Yuanhao, will the Tufan and Western Xia unite against my Great Song Dynasty? Zhao Lei then continued to ask.
"Yes!" Song Shou also understood what Zhao Lei meant at this time, thought for a while, and replied affirmatively.
And Zhao Zhen is in the dialogue between Zhao Lei and Song Shou. I also understood the importance of the Woo Woo to the Great Song Dynasty, patted the dragon chair, and said loudly: "I ordered the envoys to meet me, and I decided to accept their tribute and accept the captive Sunuer." ”
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Foreign envoys made pilgrimages to pay tribute to prisoners. It is a very solemn and grand event, but no matter how big it is, it has nothing to do with Zhao Lei. He is only a foreign minister of salt tea in the third division, and he is only responsible for the taxation of salt tea and the reception of foreign envoys, and the Ministry of Rites and the three provincial capitals have arranged it properly, so he doesn't need to bother at all.
In the backyard of Zhao's Mansion in the West Corner Building, Zhao Lei was drafting reforms in the study about the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Imperial City Forbidden Middle School, while Bai Xinlan, Xiaocui, Xiao Ruoruo and Yihong's four daughters were rummaging through the jewels that Zhao Lei had filled his pockets.
"Little Cui! Do you think this pearl necklace looks good? Bai Xinlan said to Xiao Cui next to her that necklace was made up of pearls the size of her thumb.
"This looks like a pearl of the South Sea! Such a big string. All of them were pearls of the same size, which had to be placed on the street, and it was estimated that it would take at least three thousand to buy, and Madame had one such necklace, but the pearls on it were a little smaller than this one. Xiao Cui looked at the pearl in Bai Xinlan's hand and said in surprise.
As soon as Bai Xinlan heard Xiaocui say that Tian Lan also had a necklace like this, and it was smaller than this, she immediately happily put the necklace away and said, "I want this necklace." ”
After Bai Xinlan finished speaking, she turned her head to look at Zhao Lei, who was frowning and thinking hard, and said, "Official! We're here to divide the spoils! Come and help us divide it, okay? ”
Hearing Bai Xinlan's words, Zhao Lei could only smile bitterly, and looked reproachfully at Xiao Ruoruo, who was still heroic, he knew that among these people, there was no one else who could teach Bai Xinlan to share the spoils.
Xiao Ruoruo turned her head and saw Zhao Lei's reproachful eyes, spit out her fragrant tongue cutely, and made a grimace at Zhao Lei.
Zhao Lei saw Xiao Ruoruo's expression, smiled comfortingly, he now feels that Xiao Ruoruo is finally like a woman, and he also lives up to Xiao Rong's good intentions in giving her to himself, under the influence of Bai Xinlan, Xiaocui and Yihong, Xiao Ruoruo's iron-blooded and ruthless robber temperament has now faded a lot, and finally began to look up to everyone's girlfriends.
"What's more? If you like it, just take a few pieces per person, there are hundreds of pieces of jewelry here, each of which is worth more than a thousand yuan, all of them are good things, just share them! Zhao Lei got up and came to the four women, and said to them with a smile.
"No! Official, let you share the concubine? Bai Xinlan immediately leaned on Zhao Lei's body and said coquettishly.
"Good! I'm divided! Zhao Lei first gently put on the necklace selected by Bai Xinlan to her, and then began to divide the spoils.
"I have it too! Thank you, sir! Yi Hong originally looked at those jewels with envy, thousands of things, thinking that she had no share! After receiving the five pieces of jewelry given to her by Zhao Lei, she was pleasantly surprised, and immediately became excited, kissed Zhao Lei's face hard, and shyly compared the jewelry to her body.
"Absolutely! Are you my woman! Zhao Lei took other people's things and shamelessly started an emotional offensive, saying that his beautiful eyes were red, full of tender love and spring love.
"I have it too! Am I also your woman? Hearing Zhao Lei's words, Xiao Ruoruo, who was also assigned five pieces of jewelry, asked with a shy look on her daughter's face.
"If you want?" Zhao Lei put a green jade bracelet on Xiao Ruoruo's hand, then hugged her gently and said in her ear.
"I do!" Xiao Ruoruo's voice was as small as that of mosquitoes, and at the same time she said shyly.
"It seems that there is another sister, but if you are a sister, you have already prepared." Bai Xinlan looked at Zhao Lei and Xiao Ruoruo who were hugging each other, and said with a light smile.
"One more jewel per person to celebrate my love affair with Ruoruo!" Zhao Lei hugged Xiao Ruoruo, turned his head and said loudly to Bai Xinlan's three daughters.
In the room, the cheers of the three women were heard, and then they began to react against the jewels, competing for the most beautiful things inside.
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