The Qu family got the letter from there, and they could be completely relieved about it, thinking that it would take a lot of time to wait for the Liang family to arrive in the capital, and then carry out the specific negotiation process.

Someone in the family also needs to preside, and the white paper business that was originally discussed needs to be prepared in advance to be implemented, so Qu Taigong asked Qu Enlin to rush back to Yanzhou and stay in the capital to prepare for this matter.

Then, in the days of waiting for the Liang clan to come to the capital, the edict ordering Li Hao to be the speaker and canonizing Qu Lengjun as the Chang'an Jun finally came down.

It's just that Li Hao is a little unhappy that he, the Lang, doesn't even have a seal, that is, he doesn't have the official seal of the Eight Classics, only the identity talisman issued by the Yushi Observatory to prove his identity.

Of course, Li Hao also went to find out, this is not for Li Hao alone, but officials like doctors, doctors, imperial historians, confessors, and Lang officials who are not in power, but only do things like advisors, responses, and speeches, no matter how high or low they are, they have no seals.

But it makes sense, Li Hao can understand it, but he is still not very happy, and he always feels that something is wrong with this official.

Li Hao can only comfort himself, anyway, he doesn't have to do anything serious now, and even the techniques of siege equipment have all been taught to Shaofu, so he will endure it for two years, and when he takes up a real position in the future, this seal will naturally be there.

So then Li Hao lived a leisurely life with more peace of mind, except for having nothing to do to meet Qu Lengjun, he was hanging between the capital and the manor outside the city.

It's just that after Li Hao's leisurely transmission into the palace, it caused Emperor Wen's dissatisfaction, and he himself was busy correcting the recitals and dealing with the government all day long, so he was naturally not very happy with Li Hao, a person who took the court and did not do practical things.

So another decree summoned Li Hao into the palace, and Li Hao was puzzled when he received it, not knowing what Emperor Wen was going to do when he suddenly wanted to see him.

However, Li Hao thought carefully about what he had done these days, and made sure that he didn't commit any taboos, so he went to the palace with peace of mind.

As a result, after seeing Emperor Wen, he was first put aside for half an hour, which made Li Hao's heart begin to waver, wondering if he had inadvertently done something to provoke Emperor Wen.

Of course, this will definitely not be a big problem, otherwise Emperor Wen would not just announce his entry into the palace, but no matter how Li Hao thinks about it, he didn't expect where the problem would be.

Until Emperor Wen opened his mouth and said: "I heard that you have been very leisurely recently, and from time to time you have to travel to the capital with the United States, are you living a very fast life!" ”

As soon as Li Hao heard this, even if he reacted, the boss specially called you to come, saying that you were very idle, didn't this mean obviously, that is, you only took your salary and didn't work.

But at this time, Li Hao had something to say, the position of Yilang was originally a loose official with no real power, and his main position was to provide advice and suggestions to the emperor.

In the case that Emperor Wen did not summon and inquire, even if Li Hao wanted to take care of things, no yamen could interfere, so how could he blame himself for this matter.

Of course, in the face of Emperor Wen, he must not be able to answer so directly: "The minister originally planned to return to Jiaodong as soon as possible to supervise the improvement of the white paper manufacturing process.

Isn't this due to His Majesty's wrong love, the assistant has set a good marriage, and after learning the news, my mother has already set off on the way to the capital.

The minister had to wait until his mother arrived, and then he could return to Jiaodong after completing the matter of discussing his relatives. ”

Hearing what Li Hao said, Emperor Wen's anger suddenly disappeared a lot, after all, this marriage was facilitated by him under strong pressure after all, and he didn't ask the two of them for their opinions in advance, after all, Emperor Wen didn't have the same cheekiness as his ancestors, and he could be completely at ease.

Li Hao replied only when he spoke to grasp his psychology, otherwise he would have to face that thick-faced and black-hearted guy, Li Hao would never say this, and directly asked for guilt, only hoping that his sincere attitude would be less sinful.

Emperor Wen replied: "Having said that, but now that you have become an official, it is not good to be so casual all the time, so that others will look like."

Since you like to tinker with these clever things, I plan to order you to go to the Shaofu to assist Shang Fangling until you leave the capital, I don't know if you are willing. ”

After all, in terms of authority, the Shaofu at this time had a lot in common with the three divisions of the Song Dynasty, but the Shaofu was more of a service to the emperor.

As for Shang Fangling's director, the manufacture of swords, crossbows and other weapons is Li Hao's old business, and there is no difficulty for Li Hao.

Moreover, Emperor Wen, the boss, has spoken, and Li Hao is not the one who is open to Ling Budo, of course it is impossible to refuse: "Weichen receives the order, and tomorrow the minister will go to Shang Fangling to see what the minister can do." ”

Seeing Li Hao's attitude, Emperor Wen was still quite satisfied, so he said: "Okay, I will also say hello to Shaofu in this matter, you can step down." ”

When Li Hao heard this, he retired to Emperor Wen, and after leaving the palace, Li Hao went directly to Qu Mansion and told Qu Taigong and Qu Lengjun that he had a new job, focusing on explaining that he probably didn't have much time to visit during this time.

Qu Lengjun naturally has no opinion on this, after all, Li Hao has not been with her for too long, and this relationship has not been fully cultivated, so he just cared about a few words, and then did not say anything.

On the contrary, Qu Taigong was more active, deliberately left Li Hao behind, and carefully introduced the life of Ding Gong and Wang Fang, the current Shaofu Secretary, and Li Hao.

I saw Qu Taigong say: "The current Shaofu Secretary Ding Gong is a native of Shanyang County, Yanzhou, this person is a male ram Yan in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he is a great Confucian in the world, so you must not offend him after you go to Shaofu."

Of course, as long as you do your part, you don't have to worry too much, after all, he is in Yanzhou, and he has always had dealings with my family, so he will not deliberately embarrass you.

As for the current Shang Fang Ling Wang Ping, this person is a eunuch in the palace, but he has no friendship with us, but for the sake of the Yuan and Qu families, he will not embarrass you.

Just remember that no matter what his attitude is, you should not be too close to him, after all, internal and external collusion can easily lead to suspicion. ”

Li Hao replied: "Don't worry, I know how to do this." ”

After getting the guidance of Qu Taigong, Li Hao also had a bottom on how to get along with these two temporary bosses.

Early the next morning, Li Hao rushed to Shaofu, and Ding Gong, the secretary of Shaofu, did express his goodwill to Li Hao's arrival, and deliberately left Li Hao to say a few words.

Although these words are not nutritious, but at least they show their attitude, maybe because of this, anyway, when Li Hao went to see Shang Fang Ling Wang Ping, he was also quite welcoming to Li Hao.

said directly: "Yesterday, I learned from Your Majesty that Yuan Yilang was coming, but it made me very happy.

After all, the last time the siege equipment was manufactured, it was thanks to your great help, otherwise those people under my command would not have learned it so easily, for which I have also won the praise of His Majesty, and I thank you very much! ”

When Li Hao heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Shang Fangling is too polite, this is what I should do, why do I need to thank you."

This time, Your Majesty asked me to come to Shang Fangling to assist you, but I didn't know much about the duties of the Shaofu before, so I just hope that you don't dislike me and get in the way. ”

Wang Ping replied: "Yuan Yilang's words are too modest, our Shang Fangling is also a yamen who makes ordnance in the final analysis, and with your ability to train your craftsmen, isn't it still very handy to do this." ”

Li Hao smiled when he heard this, and then praised Wang Ping for a while, and then someone happened to come to Wang Ping to report, Li Hao proposed: "If you have something serious here, just get busy first, and I won't bother you."

Please also send someone to take me to the various workshops, after all, since Your Majesty has asked me to come, whether it is useful or not, I have to work hard. ”

After Wang Ping heard this, he summoned a person and asked him to take Li Hao to several arsenals and workshops under the jurisdiction of Shaofu to have a look, to be honest, Li Hao still felt some emotion in his heart after reading it.

Originally, when the professor made siege equipment, Li Hao did not come in person, but sent his subordinates to teach one-on-one, so Li Hao was not clear about the situation in Shaofu at that time.

But after looking at it this time, Li Hao found that the ordnance production capacity of this Shaofu is not to mention that it is better than that of the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that even the pre-Qin Dynasty has regressed, and this regression is not about the manufacturing process, but the regression in standardization.

Li Hao has seen the ordnance left over from the pre-Qin period, among which the bow and crossbow are taken as an example, its crossbow machine and crossbow arm can basically be interchangeable, that is to say, once the bow and crossbow are damaged, then the corresponding parts can be quickly found and installed to continue to use.

But now Shaofu's workshops are not up to this standard, in addition to the loss of technical standards, I am afraid that there is also an important reason for the failure of supervision, which makes the craftsmen have a sense of neglect, so it is also a good thing to treat some things harshly.

However, Li Hao did not ask for rectification at the first time, first of all, Li Hao wanted to test Wang Ping's attitude, if he was unwilling to do this, or had other thoughts, then Li Hao would not move.

Because Li Hao is only here to help for a few days now, and he will not be resident in the capital in the next few years, there is no need to offend people for this, especially the eunuchs in the palace.

So Li Hao found an opportunity one day to talk to Wang Ping about standardized operations, and took his own craftsman team as an example to talk about the benefits.

When Wang Ping heard this, he also sighed with emotion: "That's true, when your craftsman came to teach how to build equipment, I also watched it on the sidelines.

Exactly the same thing, the craftsman in your house can make it faster than Shang Fangling's people, even now.

At first, I didn't quite understand, but now it sounds like it's a problem with this standardized homework, but I don't know if this method can teach Shaofu craftsmen, and when it gets results, I'll ask the official for you. ”

Hearing this, Li Hao immediately understood that Wang Ping was interested in this, so he said: "This method has existed since ancient times, and I am just borrowing the wisdom of my predecessors, so why not teach it."

Since Shang Fangling wants to, then I will transfer some people over and let them designate a unified system and supervise its implementation, but in this case, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to control the craftsmen. ”

Wang Ping didn't think so, after all, in his eyes, the lives of these craftsmen were not as important as Emperor Wen's praise, as long as there were no large-scale casualties, he probably didn't care about the rest.

Therefore, Wang Ping replied lightly, and only said: "You just need to send someone over, and I will order someone to control the management of the craftsman to ensure that the business will not be delayed." ”

Facing Wang Ping's appearance, Li Hao was vigilant in his heart, thinking that when he chose someone, he must give instructions and let them watch it, so as not to make something happen with his own kindness.

Li Hao thought in his heart, but he replied: "Okay, I'll pick someone when I go back, and I'll arrange people in place in these two days." ”

The follow-up arrangements were quickly made by Li Hao, and after the personnel were in place, Shang Fangling began a standardization campaign.

Of course, this is indeed a bit awkward for Shang Fangling's original craftsmen, after all, it will have an impact on efficiency in the early adaptation stage, which will increase the burden.

But fortunately, the Shaofu has a strong control force, and even if these craftsmen complain, they don't dare to really mess around, so the rebellion that Li Hao was worried about did not happen, which made Li Hao breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, a messenger came to inform that the Liang clan had entered Hanoi County and would arrive in the capital in two days.

So Li Hao and Wang Ping took a few days off and went to greet him in advance, Wang Ping naturally had no opinion on this, and asked Li Hao to accompany him, saying that if there was something, he would send someone to inform him, and he didn't need to come over often.

Then Li Hao naturally accepted it gladly, he happened to be busy with business some time ago, and he came a little diligently, so this time he cooled the relationship by the way.

So Li Hao deliberately went out of the capital and rushed to Hanoi County to meet the Liang family, and by the way, if the Liang family had a problem, he could also explain it to her in advance, so that she could know it in her heart.

Along the official road, Li Hao met the Liang family in Pinggao County, but when she saw Li Hao, she didn't show much expression on her face, and she was still as calm as before.

But in terms of action, he still called Li Hao into the carriage and asked: "Regarding your marriage to the girl of the Qu family, there is nothing detailed in your letter, but I don't want to know the specific situation."

It's just that I have a past with your father, you know, I have been hoping that you and your brother can choose who to marry for all these years.

So I just want to ask you, do you really want to marry her, if you don't want to, your father and I can help you think of a way, after all, Your Majesty has not issued an explicit decree, and there is still room for change in this matter. ”

Hearing this, Li Hao's heart warmed, although the Liang family usually looks quite cold, but the heart of this beloved son is not less than half a point.

Then Li Hao replied: "Auntie rest assured, my son has spent a lot of time with Leng Jun during this time, and she Zhong Lingyuxiu is enough to be a good match for her son, so my son is really willing, and my mother doesn't have to worry about it." ”

"A good match, most of the people in this world are a good match in the eyes of the world, but only the person concerned can know the taste, so I hope you can think it out for yourself." Liang said.

"Mother, what I said is indeed the truth, Leng Jun is open-minded, not a person who will indulge in the past, as for me, I am not as dead as my father...... Affectionate and single-minded, my son believes that in the future, Leng Jun and I will be able to play the piano and harmonize the strings and spend our lives together. ”

Well, Li Hao realized that he seemed to have accidentally revealed his true feelings, and said what was in his heart, so he immediately made up for it.

When Liang heard this, she couldn't help but glance at the rebel son in front of her, but she was a little more stable in her heart, she didn't want her son to repeat the mistakes of the past after all, if she could do this, it would be a good thing.

And what Li Hao said was also true, in fact, he didn't have any goals that he had to marry, and Qu Lengjun's temperament and appearance were not bad, so he naturally had nothing to resist.

If you want to be the two unreliable princesses of Emperor Wen, then Li Hao has to try his best to get out.