Chapter 257: A Thousand Miles to Find a Wife

Many emperors were aware of the importance of the rank-and-file officials. Among the more than 100 uprisings in the Song Dynasty, most of them were caused by the grassroots management's nonsense. But there aren't many that can really be managed.

As for Jin Liao, Zhao Yu didn't say anything, just said that he was still considering. On the twentieth day of the lunar month, Zhao Yu left Yangping and returned to Tokyo. Ouchi also took out the internal guards of the Tokyo Forbidden Army to issue an official letter to the courtiers above the fifth rank who were on vacation, and the official document said that the first court meeting after the beginning of spring would discuss the matter of the prince. The annual leave of the Great Song Dynasty is as long as one month, so many officials go back to their hometowns for the New Year, and there are fewer opportunities for some people to make small moves and discuss with each other when issuing official documents at this time.

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Due to the fact that there was almost no dead forbidden army last year, coupled with the development of various fields and the proficiency of the salesman's business, Myolie Wu's insurance industry made a lot of money. During the New Year's Day, Myolie Wu cooked by herself and made two plates of garbage. Everyone unanimously agreed with Ouyang's proposal: eat hot pot.

Gan Xin took out an official document and said, "My lord, the official document from the state was delivered yesterday. ”

"What official documents." Myolie Wu snatched it and saw that it was Lu Yin, and asked suspiciously: "Ouyang, where are you going?" Do you want to open the way? "Ouyang has a fish talisman and an official certificate, which is a special pass that you can play casually, eat and drink.

"You have to take care of it!" Ouyang snatched back the official document and put it away.

Myolie Wu touched her chin and said, "Where do you go to get the official seal of the road?" ”

"Little girl!" Whelan laughed.

"I see." Myolie Wu came to her senses and said, "Ouyang, you are going to the frontier." "If you go to the frontier and only bring a fish talisman official certificate, you will still be in trouble. There must be a state-level certificate to show that Ouyang went to the frontier on official business.

Ouyang Dao: "If you can put the black ...... in front of you"

Zhan Ming reminded: "Carp! ”

"Well, if the black carp eats it, I'll tell you." Ouyang took the chopsticks and flicked it a few times and said, "To be able to burn a carp like this, you also need a certain amount of talent." ”

Gan Xin's wife said: "The meat inside is still a little white, don't waste it." ”

"No, you can't eat anything that burns, you get sick, and it's an incurable disease."

Myolie Wu asked, "Ouyang, what are you doing on the frontier?" Which frontier to go to, the Northwest Military Road? Yongxing Military Road? ”

Wang Baofu replied: "Go to Laizhou." ”

"Laizhou?" Myolie Wu asked, "What for?" ”

Ouyang said: "Play." ”

"I know, it must be a secret order." Myolie Wu proudly bit her chopsticks and twisted her body.

Ouyang asked Ou Ping: "This girl often eats and uses the billiard room, does she have any money?" ”

"Stingy!" Myolie Wu ignored Ouyang.

Ouyang naturally didn't have any holy decrees, but after stepping down as chairman, Yang Ping was fine, so he planned to go out to have fun. Where to go? Although Laizhou is not a place to play, his wife is in the port of Laizhou. It's just that Zhang San and Li Si won't be able to leave this year, and they will get married in the first month. This time it was Zhan Ming who went, and the military factory was guarded by Zhang San and Li Si. It's not that Ouyang has to go to Zhanming, but Zhanming also wants to go out and have a look, don't look at Zhanming calmly, but he still envy Zhang San and Li Siman for the crazy running of the Great Song Dynasty.

In the second half of this year, Ou Ping will also marry Zhou Ping. After returning from the voyage, Zhou Ping's personality changed greatly. People who have seen life and death always cherish the things around them more. Ouyang is also more assured. And it was also discussed, Zhou Ping will represent Zhou An in Yangping for a long time in the future, and establish the Southeast Chamber of Commerce Investment Company, and Ou Ping will continue to be a housekeeper.

After fifteen, Ouyang and Zhanming set off. When they arrived at Zhending Mansion, the first court meeting of the Great Song Dynasty that formed rules was officially held.

On behalf of the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu made a generous statement on behalf of Zheng Fangxian, counting the dynasties and generations, and he believed that the establishment of the prince was conducive to stability and reduced contention. It is also for the sake of the future of the Great Song Dynasty. It is suitable in terms of ancestral system and practice.

Li Gang, the representative of the opposing side, said that the emperor is still young and there is no need to appoint a crown prince at all. And now that the crown prince is established, the crown prince is likely to become a victim of competition. And the transcript of Tokyo Royal University was issued, indicating that among the first princes, there were no qualified candidates at all. Either misconduct or cowardice. In short, he didn't become a prince.

Li Gang, a prince of the Lie, said that his son was a rice bucket and was furious, so he rushed over and grabbed Li Gang and beat him, scolding while beating: "The children of my Zhao family are all the blood and blood of Emperor Taizu, why should you point out." ”

"Someone!" Zhao Yu said differently: "Separate them." ”

The two internal guards immediately stepped forward to block it, and Li Gang was very embarrassed. But immediately returned to his position, bowed his head and did not speak. Zhao Yu said: "It is the business of the Zhao family to establish who is the prince, but whether to establish the prince is the matter of the imperial court." Beat a minister, he didn't know the laws and regulations of the country, he spoke wildly, and he didn't know right from wrong. Handed over the prince to the university for disposal. ”

"Yes!" This shows Zhao Yu's prestige, the prince did not dare to say a word and followed, and the hundred officials and the prince did not dare to intercede.

Zhao Yu said: "Since you have said the rules, you have to follow the rules." Li Gang did not frame him, it was all based on real evidence. If it weren't for the fact that your own sons are not angry, would you be spoken of here? Li Xiang, are you finished? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, not yet." Li Gang went on to say that he himself was not opposed to the establishment of a prince, but he must be a person of virtue and ability. At least none of this batch of graduates qualified. Therefore, he hopes to let another group of royal children enter the university for two years and intern for one year. Therefore, for the time being, there will be no prince.

After the debate on both sides, let's start ***. This time *** is more advanced, with black and white casting. Those who agree take white seeds and put them in the jar, and those who oppose take black seeds. Finally, count the number of black and white seeds in the tank to get the answer.

Zhao Yu's attitude seems to be very objective, but it is already very telling, so there is basically no suspense this time, and Heizi will be crowned as a prince with an absolute advantage.

Retreating from the dynasty, Zhao Yu left. The first prince was very dissatisfied and said, "What does this mean? ”

After a while, the minister said: "Although this dynasty does not punish crimes with words, the prince's attitude towards the emperor seems to be too disrespectful. ”

"Who are you?"

"Qing Doctor Chen Dong." Chen Dong said: "The prince doesn't need to be angry, because the lower officials are telling the truth." ”

Chen Dong was not afraid at all, the prince looked left and right, everyone ignored the small disputes here, and retreated one after another. An old prince said: "Old sixteen, can't you see it?" The emperor wants to limit our power, listen to my brother's words, don't treat us badly, and don't care about the affairs of the court. ”

"Is it so ruthless?" The prince didn't believe that when Zhao Yugang usurped the throne, it was with the support of the princes that it could go so smoothly.

"The emperor has begun to pay more attention to his duties. She hopes that people like us, who have high status but no real power, would better talk less. If you want to speak, you should speak according to the rules. The old prince said: "If you have the ability, get a few decent sons out." ”

Song official positions are divided into officials, positions, and dispatches. The official is the standard for taking the money, and it turns out that the official is more important. Duty and dispatch are actual work, but there is a difference between the two. is to be responsible for xx affairs for a long time. Dispatch, such as the Zhiyangping County Order, is a temporary dispatch, with a three-year period, usually every six or nine years. Most of them were transferred from county to county. If you are well sent and are not unlucky, you may be promoted to a position in the state, and of course, there are also those who return to Beijing, and there are all kinds of things. but officials, without office or send, are idle. There are people who have officials and no positions, first, because they have not been arranged after being transferred back to Beijing, first, because of royal figures like the prince, second, because they are old and confused, and there are people who have official positions who have been stripped of their posts because of mistakes and other reasons, and they do not rearrange their positions.

The old prince clearly understands that Zhao Yu not only wants the rights of the local government and courtiers, but also the rights of the royal family. For example, the power of the head of the household department has been increased, and the non-superior departments that are not related to one thing, even if the official is big, cannot be interrogated. Of course, Li Gang is in charge of the three provinces and is the general boss of all officials. The deputy phase is much worse. Like the mayor and deputy mayor. The mayor can manage everything, and the deputy mayor is mostly responsible for one area, health, education, and so on.

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When Ouyang arrived at the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun that had been recovered, he felt the atmosphere of war. Ouyang is n times, and Zhanming is the first time to come to these places, and there are some shocks. The materials that saw the end and the end were in order, and the army was chaotic but not chaotic. Reset cards and check supplies and pedestrians.

After leaving Yanyun, you can see the military camps stationed everywhere. Ouyang patiently explained: "This rear is full of rest troops. For example, if you defend the city for three months, you will be replaced and rested. There is also the training of new recruits to maintain stability in a certain area. In the event of a major battle, they formed a formation under the leadership of their own commander and set out towards the command point. Their location is marked in the main account of the army. There are scouts sent by the Chinese army to inspect to see if these troops are all on the markers. This is the coordinated war. ”

"As a commander, you must not only know where your various units are, but also be familiar with the terrain and the logistics configuration of the troops, horses, and horses, and estimate that your troops will receive military orders in a few days, and they will be able to appear in a predetermined location in a few days." Ouyang Dao: "Each unit has its own token, the emperor and the generalissimo use a silver order, the Privy Council uses a bronze order, and the generals of each road use a wooden order." There are also rules for word verification, and code codes are stipulated before the war to avoid military orders falling into the hands of the enemy and being used. ”

"The supply of logistics is mainly three things: war horses, grain and grass, and weapons. Grain and grass are based on the bin......"

Ouyang introduced all the way, and Zhan Ming knew how difficult it was to fight a war. The departments involved, the materials are unimaginable. And as a marshal, the required abilities are also very high. The demands on a victorious marshal have reached the point of harshness. Zhan Ming felt that he had thought about the war too simply. Judging from the battlefield arranged by Han Shizhong, even if the front is defeated, it can still organize two counterattack waves with no less than 50,000 people in the middle and rear armies. If necessary, we can mobilize 40 percent of our combat strength within five days and 90 percent of our combat strength within half a month.

And the dismissal of generals also happens from time to time. Zhan Ming and Ouyang saw a general dismissed by military order because he did not reach his designated position within the three days of the grace period. No matter what reason you can't reach, the Chinese army will dismiss you and put you under the command of a deputy general. If you are not convinced, you can apply to the Privy Council for an investigation, but at least for now, you will not be able to settle your grievances.

Finally arrived at the Great Wall, Ouyang no longer had to show the road guide all the time, because he met his acquaintance Wu Jialiang. Wu Jialiang was responsible for dispatching a batch of supplies to the Dihe River, and when he heard that Ouyang was going to Laizhou, he patted his chest and promised to send Ouyang and the two of them to cross the Dihe River as soon as possible.

Wu Jialiang introduced that Song Jiang has been appointed as the defense envoy of the Dihe River, managing ferries, river crossings and river routes, and there are more than 20,000 forbidden troops under his command to deploy. Of the thirty-six leaders, half of whom knew how to read, were assigned as the main generals, in charge of one place. If you can't read, take a literate soldier to take care of the logistics escort. Although Wu Jialiang is superior in force, he can only manage logistics, and it is only a logistics escort. There are more than 100 people directly under the forbidden army, which is quite desolate.

But there are even more desolate people, Ouyang crossed the Di River, drank with several leaders of Song Jiang and continued to move forward. In a small county 100 miles away from Laizhou, I met Zhang Jun, who was the city guard. Zhang Jun did not have a forbidden army by his side, and there was only one horse. His soldiers were all temporarily selected from the Xiang Army, and his duty was to place the Xiang Army who were heading to the front line to spend the night in the county. Fireproof and anti-theft, busy and simple.

Zhang Jun saw Ouyang Leng for a long time, and then knelt down on one knee and choked up: "My lord." He was very grateful to Ouyang for saving his life, but he was also very aggrieved by what he had done. It was Ouyang who promoted him, and he also seized the opportunity, but because of his greed for ink, he died, which led to such an end.

"Get up!" Ouyang Si looked at it and said, "I can see that you are still quite serious and careful." ”

Zhang Jun said: "My lord, I have no place to use my strength. If you can't sleep well every day, you can only get up and plan the logistics. It's all forced. ”

"You feel aggrieved?" Ouyang saw Zhang Jun nodding and smiled: "You and Han Shizhong are Jinshi in the same year, and they are both people I selected." General Han may not know you well? If you are wronged, either you use the heart of a villain to spend the belly of General Han, or you still have something bad to do. Believe me, as long as you abide by your duty, sooner or later you will be indispensable. ”

"Lord Xie reminds." For the first time, someone dismissed Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun naturally listened. Suddenly there was a feeling of cheerfulness. In fact, Zhao Yuyou instructed Han Shizhong to use Zhang Jun, but Han Shizhong refused, and sent him to be the city guard.

Although Ouyang didn't know, he knew Han Shizhong's personality, and he would not always let such an excellent general be the city guard. As for what intentions, Ouyang didn't want to guess, so he just warned Zhang Jun to do his duty.

Since it was evening, Ouyang stayed in the county. There are people in the county, and naturally there are also counties. However, the appearance of the county does not look like a Sven person at all, and after inquiring, it is indeed the county of Jinshi, but he doesn't pay much attention to personal hygiene. The magistrate smiled bitterly, one has no time, and the other has no energy. There's so much to be busy.

Ouyang didn't alarm others to Laizhou, but he didn't expect that Han Shizhong would soon bring his generals to greet him. Han Shizhong asked very mysteriously, "My lord, what's the situation?" ”

Ouyang Khan replied: "It's okay, I'll play." ”

Han Shizhong didn't believe it: "Come to Laizhou to play? Isn't it too peculiar to be interested? ”

Ouyang saw that the more he explained, the more troublesome it became, so he simply said: "It's not looking for you, I'll go to the Hangzhou fleet." ”

"Oh!" Han Shizhong suddenly said, how could he come to me to play. Seeing that Ouyang didn't answer positively, he was not embarrassed. sent Ouyang to the dock, beckoned the person in charge of the dock to explain a few words, and then said to Ouyang: "My lord has done a good thing, don't forget to come and have two drinks." ”

"Of course, of course, you go and get busy."

Ouyang boarded a freshly repaired warship of the Hangzhou fleet and headed for the waters near Jinzhou. Liang Hongyu was patrolling over there. However, the captain told Ouyang that he belonged to Yue Fei's direct subordinate, and the Bohai Sea was not ordinarily big, and whether he could meet Liang Hongyu's fleet depended on luck. If it really doesn't work, a month later, Liang Hongyu's fleet will return to Dengzhou to replenish.

Ouyang Khan, Lao Tzu is sick, Dengzhou is in the territory of the original Song Dynasty, the sea route is close, but the land route is very far. When I get there, what if people have already set sail again? The captain was one of Ouyang's students, and like Han Shizhong, he thought that Ouyang had a sacred mission. So he promised Ouyang that if he couldn't find it, he would transport Ouyang to Dengzhou.

Li Bao still has no news, he has spent one more year than Liang Hongyu's department. This made Ouyang feel very regretful, and he really shouldn't let Li Bao open up the northern route. It's hard to say about this thing at sea, such as Liang Hongyu, who has basically come back, and it is possible that the entire fleet will disappear without a trace.

After five days of searching, Liang Hongyu's fleet was finally discovered. As soon as the two boats were connected, Ouyang and Zhanming changed boats. When Liang Hongyu saw Ouyang, she suppressed her joy and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"Please, this fleet is still planned by me, you are still my student, why can't I come." Ouyang took a look, there were still many female soldiers on Liang Hongyu's ship. The appearance was relatively average, and Ouyang knew that these female soldiers were specially recruited by Yue Fei for Liang Hongyu on the coast. They are all veterans with experience in long-distance sailing. One has been promoted to captain.

"Very well, sir, I'll show you around."

"No, you only have multiple captain's staff rooms, and the others are no different from other ships." Ouyang asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Dengzhou Supplies." Liang Hongyu whispered: "Actually, we are going to *** to replenish, and then go directly to Jinguo." ”

Ouyang asked with a toothache: "War or reconnaissance?" ”

"Fight! Zhanming, you drink tea outside first. Liang Hongyu pulled Ouyang to his captain's room, closed the door and said, "I received a message that the Jurchens are leading a boat building in a fishing village in Binfu. There is an order on it, let's go and check it secretly, and if it's true, sink them all. ”

"It's true." Ouyang said: "It's still a sea ship." However, we have estimated the speed and cost of their shipbuilding, and they cannot form combat capabilities, so we judge that they are building fishing boats. ”

"That's not what I heard, I heard that Huanglong Mansion transported a batch of supplies to lead Bin Mansion. Among them were previously captured cannons and gunpowder by the Jurchens. ”

Ouyang was surprised: "And this news, what do the royal newspaper reporters do." ”

"Your reporter is not professional, and the people sent out by General Yue are all real spies." Liang Hongyu said: "It is estimated that it can equip about ten to fifteen ships." In case of a sneak attack on our Song Tu, it will be troublesome. ”

"I think they won't sneak attack Song Tu even if they build ships, and they should want to be pirates to loot supplies and population...... Can you send a boat for me and Zhanming to go back to Laizhou? Han Shizhong said that he wanted to invite me to drink. ”

Liang Hongyu smiled and asked, "You really want to leave?"

"Well...... It's hard to come, just play! ”