In the next few days, Zhao Yan and Su Shi ran to Jiaohe County almost every day, and sometimes they simply lived in Jiaohe County, this is because Zhao Yan wanted to make a batch of tofu before leaving, first, to let Zhang Zai taste the taste, so that he could know it, and secondly, he could also use these tofu to persuade merchants to pay for a workshop.

Generally speaking, there are four steps to make zuò tofu, which are to make mucor mold grow on the tofu→ add salt to pickle→ add braised soup to bottle → seal and pickle, the first three steps take little time, generally speaking, ten to fifteen days can be completed, and as long as it is sealed and marinated for a few days, it can be eaten, but the longer the seal, the better the taste of the tofu, it is best to store it for a year and then take it out to eat, then the taste is the best.

It's a pity that Zhao Yan and Su Shi couldn't stay in Jiaohe County for a long time, it took five days just for the tofu to grow moldy, and it took seven or eight days to add salt and pickle, but just after the moldy tofu was pickled, the team that Liao came to greet had already arrived at the border, so Zhao Yan and they had to leave, in this case, Zhao Yan had to hand over the next things to Zhang Zai to do, as for whether it can be done successfully, it all depends on Zhang Zai.

Tomorrow the mission will be out, Zhao Yan came to Zhang Zai's county mansion for the last time, first looked at the salted tofu milk, and then drank tea and chatted with Zhang Zai, only to see Zhang Zai open his mouth and ask: "County King, why didn't Brother Zizhan come with the County King today?" ”

"The mission is going to come out tomorrow, there are some things that need to be prepared, Brother Zizhan is the deputy envoy, and there are just some things that he needs to deal with, so he can't come!" Zhao Yan replied with a smile, in fact, his words were half-straight and half-false. Although Su Shi was very busy today, he deliberately avoided the other party and came to Zhang Zai alone, because he had an important matter that he wanted to discuss with the other party, and it was not appropriate for Su Shi to know about this matter.

"I see, the county king, you will leave the Great Song Dynasty tomorrow. Although the Liao State guarantees the safety of the mission, with the attitude of the Liao State towards our Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that some Liao people will be very arrogant. Zhang Zai told Zhao Yan at this time. Since he came to Jiaohe County, he also has some understanding of the arrogance of the Liao people, and he is worried that Zhao Yan is young and vigorous, so he will persuade him so much.

"Hehe, thank you Brother Zihou for the reminder. However, I have been prepared for this trip to Liao, and I will not lose a big one because of a small one. Zhao Yan thanked with a smile, and at the same time hesitated in his heart, how to bring forward the matter he planned in his heart?

But at this moment, I saw Zhang Zai thinking for a moment, and suddenly said: "King Jun, there is a question that the lower official has been very puzzled about, and Zizhan was here before, so I don't want to ask too much." Now I want to ask the county king for advice! ”

"Oh? What's the problem? Zhao Yan was also stunned when he heard this, so he had to put down the thing he was thinking about and asked.

"As far as I know, the reason why your envoy is going to Liao this time. The main purpose is to congratulate the emperor of Liao on his birthday, but this kind of thing is enough for His Royal Highness King Ying, why does even the king of the county have to serve as a deputy envoy to Liao? Zhang Zai stared at Zhao Yan with blazing eyes at this time and asked, this question has been hidden in his heart since he first met Zhao Yan, but he has never been able to ask it.

Hearing Zhang Zai ask about the reason why he went to Liaoguo, Zhao Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly. After thinking about it, he didn't hide it, and immediately put Yelu Hongji in love with his own paintings. Then he wrote a letter in his own hand, telling him about his trip to Liao on the condition that the Liao army would not fight the grass valley for three years.

"Too much deception!" After Zhang Zai listened to Zhao Yan's words. Immediately slapped the table heavily and said angrily, with his intelligence, he could naturally see at a glance that although the emperor of Liao was called Zhao Yan, he secretly threatened.

Seeing Zhang Zai's angry appearance, Zhao Yan smiled bitterly again and said: "The Liao State is originally a bully, although Yelu Hongji promised to restrain the Liao army from going south for three years, but it is absolutely not true, but even if I know this, I have to go to the Liao State, otherwise in the next few years, the frontier of my Great Song Dynasty will be harassed by the Liao State." ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Zhang Zai stood up and solemnly saluted him and said: "The county king is Gaoyi, for the sake of the people of my Great Song Dynasty, I bear the burden of humiliation, and the Great Song Dynasty has a county king, which is really a blessing for the people!" ”

Being able to get the praise of Zhang Zai, a Confucian scholar, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a little fluttering, but he quickly calmed himself down, especially thinking of the purpose of coming to Zhang Zai today, so he thought about it and said: "Brother Zihou, I came to you today, mainly for another important matter, and I want to ask for your opinion." ”

"Oh? The king of the county, please speak! Zhang Zai saw Zhao Yan's serious appearance, and said with some curiosity for a while.

"This matter is related to a confidential matter, except for me, my father, and my eldest brother, only a few people know, but today I can sue you, at the beginning of this year, I opened a military academy with Yang Huaiyu, the son of the old general Yang Wenguang, the so-called military academy, which is a college dedicated to training army generals for my Great Song Dynasty......

Zhao Yan gave a detailed introduction to the military academy with a stern face, and finally said to Zhang Zai: "Now the military academy is still in the initial stage, and a large number of talents are needed to join, although I have served as the school supervisor, but I may not have much time to manage things in ordinary times, as for Yang Huaiyu as the chief instructor, but he is also responsible for the management of all aspects of the military school, which has been out of his ability, so the military academy now needs a real person to manage the overall management, originally I was still worried about this person, but when I saw Brother Zihou, I immediately made up my mind to this king." , this important task belongs to Brother Zihou! ”

Although the framework of the military academy has been set up, in fact, it is really counted, there are only three management personnel in the entire military academy, Zhao Yan, Yang Huaiyu and Zhou Tong, and Zhao Yan usually doesn't care about things, Zhou Tong has just joined the military academy, and this time he was taken by Zhao Yan to be a bodyguard, so that only Yang Huaiyu is left in the entire military academy to manage nearly two hundred students, it can be said that he can't be busy at all, so Zhao Yan has long wanted to find a few more people, it is best to be a management talent, and he must also know military affairs. It just so happens that Zhang Zai in front of him is the most suitable candidate.

When Zhang Zai first heard the word "military school", he immediately perked up, listened carefully to Zhao Yan's words, and slowly showed a look of excitement on his face. Even in his opinion, as long as it can be beneficial to the people of the world, it doesn't matter if he is a pawn of a peddler.

What's more, Zhang Zai has always been conceited and talented, in addition to being proficient in Confucianism, he has spent a lot of effort on the art of war, which is also the main reason why he was able to exterminate the bandits in the county with the help of Xiangyong Qingyi. When he was young, he always dreamed of being able to lead the army to destroy the Western Xia Ping Northern Liao, and now although his knowledge has increased a lot, the heroic spirit in his chest has not been wiped out, and now this military school proposed by Zhao Yan is simply too suitable for him, if he can personally train a group of future generals of the Great Song Dynasty, maybe his dreams when he was young can be realized by his own students.

Thinking of the above, Zhang Zai only felt that the blood of his youth was boiling again, and he even wanted to agree to Zhao Yan's request now, and then return to Tokyo to preside over the construction of the military academy, but he was a very rational person, and soon thought of the situation in Jiaohe County, and couldn't help but be silent for a long time, and finally spoke: "King Qiyu, for this military school, the lower officials are also very yearning, but the things here in Jiaohe County are only half done, if I leave now, I'm afraid that the entire Jiaohe County will soon be restored to its original state, so I ask the county king to give the lower officials a while, at least let me solve the county's finances, and then train the villagers, so that I can leave with peace of mind. ”

"No problem, it just so happens that I am also going to Liaoguo, do you see if this is good, when I come back from Liaoguo, I will report your matter to my father, and then as long as my father nods, you can send someone to take over your position as the county commander, and then Brother Zihou can also return to Beijing to assist me." Zhao Yan also agreed very boldly. For Zhang Zai to think of the people of Jiaohe County at this time, this makes Zhao Yan also very satisfied, because this shows that the other party is a person who has a beginning and an end to things, and it can hand over the military academy to someone like Zhang Zai to manage, which can also make him feel more at ease.

"Thank you for your understanding!" Zhang Zai also said very excitedly, but then he thought of one more thing, and said with some embarrassment at the moment, "King of the county, the situation here in Jiaohe County is special, and the trained Xiangyong also needs a person who knows the soldiers to lead, so as to resist the Liao army that is going south to fight in the grass valley, so the lower official wants to recommend someone to replace me." ”

"Oh? can be recommended by Brother Zihou, presumably this person must be extraordinary, I don't know who this person is? Zhao Yan was also very interested.

"I'm ashamed to say that this person is the disciple of Xiaguan, surnamed You Mingshixiong, the word Uncle Jing, just passed the Jinshi exam last year, Uncle Jing not only did my best to learn, but also very good at military affairs, with him as the commander of Jiaohe County, when the township can be trained into a strong army, can ensure the safety of one party!" Zhang Zai said a little embarrassed at this time, although he does not avoid relatives, but there are very few people who can really do this, at least Zhang Zai can't do it completely now.

"Haha, this matter is easy to do, and the other party is from Jinshi, so there is no problem with this!" Zhao Yan laughed and said, although he does not have the power to appoint officials, but that You Shixiong he has also heard of, it is said that he is one of Zhang Zai's most outstanding disciples, and he is also both civil and military, as long as he pleads with Zhao Shu, plus the military academy is the top priority, so there should be no problem.

Zhao Yan was also very happy to get Zhang Zai's talent to help him manage the military academy, and after he went back, he told Zhao Ji about it, and Zhao Yan was also very satisfied with this, and even took over the transfer of You Shixiong to Jiaohe to replace Zhang Zai. Next, Zhao Yan and the others rested in Yingzhou for the last night, and the next morning, the Great Song delegation finally hit the road again and crossed the border into the territory of Liao. (To be continued) R655

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