Chapter 22 first quarter
"Kang Shi..." Tang Kang rubbed his eyes. The sun outside Yushitai seemed to be extraordinarily bright, making his eyes hurt.He looked around intently, except for a few servants, no one was calling his name.He smiled self-consciously—no one dared to pick up released relatives and friends outside Yushitai, and for some reason, he had auditory hallucinations.He looked up at the bright blue sky, Bianjing was still hot, and the sun was unbearably hot, but he felt that this sun was so kinder than the sun inside Yushitai; The air in Yushitai was so fresh and pleasant... He closed his eyes and took a long breath of fresh air.
"Erlang, Mr. Daguan Wen hosted a banquet at Songmo Village in the south of the city to surprise you..." An old servant of the Tang Mansion urged in a low voice beside Tang Kang.
Tang Kang nodded slightly, but looked back at the gate of Yushitai, as if he wanted to keep this experience in his heart forever.Only then did he turn around and get on the carriage.Seeing him getting into the carriage, the old servant followed him, sat outside the carriage door, greeted the coachman, and the carriage drove straight towards the south of the city.
Sitting in the carriage, Tang Kang stared blankly at the passing Bianjing street scene through the window with squinted eyes. Until now, he was still in a daze.It took a long time before Tang Kang realized that he was not dreaming, that he had indeed escaped from prison and regained his freedom.
"Half-thorn", that's what the censor who released him called himself-Tang Kang still doesn't know what his new official position is, but he was originally a magistrate, so others call him, be more polite, he can be called "special city", "Five horses" and "purple horses" have absolutely no reason to be called "half-thorns".So, was he demoted to a certain state as a general judge?
Tang Kang couldn't help but calculated in his heart.
It is much better to pass the sentence and pass the sentence than to lose freedom in Yushitai.Even if it is dispatched to Yuanzhou, as long as it is not a prison official, the general judge is a position with great power after all, and it can make a difference.
"Uncle Fu." Tang Kang suddenly remembered something, and called out to the old servant outside the car door, "How did you come to Bianjing?" When he was in Beijing, this old servant was still helping his father with his business in Hangzhou.
"I came here on a business trip." Tang Fu replied with a smile outside, "Hangzhou is in a mess, and the outsiders can't separate themselves. Let me take care of it first."
Tang Kang nodded in the car. Knowing his father is more like a son, he naturally knows his father's style of doing things-although such a big thing happened to his precious son, if it is something that Shi Yue can't do, he, Tang Gannan, is also here. Doesn't help.So it's better to stay in Hangzhou to handle his business, so as not to delay the two ends.People in the Tang family will never waste too much time and energy on useless things.Every investment should be rewarded accordingly.However, Tang Kang no longer seemed to appreciate his father's methods so much at this moment.At this time, he really wanted to feel the warmth of his family.Although he knew that he shouldn't have such thoughts, he was a man, and he was going to do something earth-shattering, so he shouldn't be fettered by these things.but……
Tang Kang suddenly missed Tian Liewu very much.
"Does Uncle Fu know what's going on with Tian Zhiguo?"
"Is it Tian Zhiguo who was in the same case with Erlang? He was released early this morning. I heard that he was dismissed from all assignments and demoted three levels..."
Tang Kang was a little relieved, but at the same time, a long-lost guilt filled his heart.The relegation of Lieutenant Zhiguo to Deputy Lieutenant Yihui is really a big blow—under the new official system, there are so-called four big hurdles and two small hurdles in the promotion of military officers: the big hurdle refers to the military officer's promotion. From Zhiguo to Zhenwei; from General Dingyuan to General Mingwei; from General Zhongwu to General Yunhui.These four major hurdles all correspond to great changes in identity and status. Without the corresponding martial arts and abilities, it is absolutely impossible to rise up only by grinding.The so-called Xiaokan refers to the promotion from Yihui to Zhiguo; the promotion from Zhaowu Xiaowei to guerrilla general.These two small hurdles are not much better than the big hurdles, and it is difficult to rise up without extraordinary meritorious deeds.You must know that once you become Captain Zhiguo, you will be able to lead a battalion alone and participate in higher-level military meetings, and your identity and status will be fundamentally different from before.Tian Liewu earned his true fame in the rain of guns and arrows. Originally, he relied on his ability to lead the army into Shu, and then made military achievements. From the fruit to his prestige, even Zhaowu, from then on, led the army alone. It is not difficult to become a real famous general in the first army.Although it is said that the green hills remain, he is not afraid of lack of firewood; but his bright future is indirectly ruined by himself.
Tang Kang didn't feel the unknowing changes in himself - if it was before, he would never have the slightest feeling of guilt, and he would take all this for granted.
"Where's Li Huying?"
"Master Li manages Xiongzhou." Tang Fu replied briefly, but was secretly surprised.I don't know how friendly these two people are with Tang Kang, and Tang Kang cares so much about their well-being.
"As the saying goes, 'There are people in the court who are easy to be officials', this is absolutely true." After a while, Tang Fu laughed again: "This time Erlang and Admiral Gao are safe and sound. Admiral Gao was transferred to Yizhou, It is clear that it needs to be reused. Erlang is also a blessing in disguise, and he passed the judgment on the Daming Mansion - the imperial court is building a city and a fortress there, this is a good job..." After all, he is a person around Tang Gannan, and what he sees in his eyes is full of infinity business opportunities.
"To judge the Daming Mansion?!" Tang Kang asked subconsciously, but he didn't hear Tang Fu's reply.He was promoted, and he knew it clearly, but instead of being happy and excited, he felt a burst of confusion.Doing the same thing, some are promoted, some are reused, some are demoted, edited, and the future is bleak...
The absurd thing is that I, the instigator and the person who should bear the greatest responsibility, was actually promoted.Tian Liewu and Li Hun came to help him with enthusiasm, but they ended up in such a situation!
These are things Tang Kang would never have thought about before.
But once I think about it, I feel so absurd.
Is this politics?
Is this the power of power?
From the very beginning, he was mentally prepared that he would be dismissed from office, dismissed from office, and be supervised by the editor... He had imagined various outcomes, but the only thing he didn't expect was promotion.
The emperor and the Zhengshitang had their reasons - Tang Kang made great achievements in Rongzhou, and he was originally planning to be promoted. He couldn't just wipe out his achievements in Rongzhou just because of the Weinan case, right?If you want to add merit, why don't you have no excuses? !It is not difficult to cater to the emperor's wishes.As a result, Tang Kang's achievements in Rongzhou were slightly exaggerated. Rongzhou's achievements will be promoted by two ranks, and the Weinan case will be demoted by one rank, or he will be promoted!
It was also a coincidence that the term of office of the two most steadfast ones was about to expire. In order to prevent further problems and disputes, the emperor simply used his personnel power in advance to release the two of them.
In Zhao Xu's view, the post-mortem is just a tool he uses to check and balance the two governments. If it gets in the way and hinders him, it is perfectly normal to reduce the resistance through personnel changes.In the early years of Xining, in order to implement the new law, he even almost expel all the admonitions from Taiwan.
But these inside stories, it is naturally impossible for Tang Kang to know at this time.
He slowly closed his eyes and meditated.Tang Kang is not a naive person, nor is he a hypocritical person.He will not pretend to be on the table, asking himself to be guilty of the same crime as Tian and Li.He doesn't need to use such a "hypocritical" method to calm himself down.
"I will compensate them." Tang Kang thought.This is the art of power.Tang Kang once again experienced it personally.If you want to make a difference, you cannot resist it.You have to make it your own tool.
Songmo Village is a new manor that Shi Yue bought.The reason for this name is that the manor is full of centuries-old pine trees; and Shi Yue has raised dozens of high-quality Hetao horses here.The skill competition of Baishuitan gradually became fixed, and a tradition was formed. It was held after the autumn period. City carnival festival.Horse racing was spread from skill competitions, and has gradually become one of the favorite events of Bianjing citizens.The dignitaries and ordinary citizens of Bianjing can't wait for the grand event that only happens once every three years. Every year after the autumn harvest, on a certain day before the winter solstice—the date is determined by the Kaifeng government, in the north of Bianjing city, there will be a festival that lasts for nearly ten years. day's horse race meeting.From princes and aristocrats to common people, as long as they have horses at home, they can sign up to win a prize of up to 3,000 guan. This bonus, in the 17th year of Xining, can buy five to seven horses in Bianjing City. A big house.During these ten days, Guanpu is a legal act.Anyone can bet on the outcome of the horse race - the banker is Kaifeng Mansion.The Kaifeng government will use all the proceeds for welfare organizations such as the Pharmacy Bureau, Salesian Bureau, and so on.
The citizens of Bianjing, no matter they are high or low, are very obsessed with this activity.One year, Yong Wang Zhao Hao even wanted to play in the game in person, but the Kaifeng government thought it might lose the fairness of the game, so he had to return angrily.And the emperor who was in the palace confinement once wanted to send the most exquisite equestrian in the palace to compete, but was dissuaded for the same reason, and the emperor lost his temper because of this.Even Shi Yue is not immune.The Hetao horses raised by Songmo Village are prepared to participate in the horse racing meeting.In the two years after returning to Beijing, he deliberately didn't dare to show too much publicity because he avoided suspicion, but in the winter of the sixteenth year of Xining, Shi Yue couldn't bear it anymore, and sent someone to find Murong Qian, and bought more than twenty Hetao horses in one go. And bought this manor specially, its purpose is to make a blockbuster at the horse racing meeting.
It's just that Shi Yue is still petty in this regard.Only in Prince Yong's Mansion, because Zhao Hao has always loved horses, there are 80 good horses raised in the Prince's Mansion, among which there are more famous horses than all the Hetao horses in Shiyue.As for the family of Guo Kui, who won the first prize last year, although there are not many horses, every horse is very valuable.In the fifteenth year of Xining, a little-known commoner took away a bonus of 3,000 guan.Hidden dragons and crouching tigers at the horse racing meeting, no matter whether they are princes, nobles or ordinary people, they should not be underestimated.For example, Yongwang Mansion is a big hit every year and enters the finals every year, but since the horse racing meeting, it has never won the first place.
Tang Kang already knew these things from letters, but this was the first time he saw Songmozhuang with his own eyes.This place is already far away from Bianjing City. After exiting Nanxun Gate, the carriage galloped on the official road full of shades of locust trees for half an hour, then turned eastwards and turned a small road. In the middle of the pine forest, there are two roads, one is paved with gravel; the other is a loess road—obviously for vehicles and horses.Tang Kang's carriage drove into the woods from this road, and ran for another quarter of an hour before seeing the gate of Songmozhuang.
When Tang Kang got out of the carriage, he saw Shi Jian was already waiting at the door.Seeing Tang Kang getting out of the car, he ran over early to salute and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Second Young Master."
Tang Kang forced a smile, and looked at Shi Jian. After not seeing him for a few years, Shi Jian became more mature.Tang Kang knew that Shi Jian was already a father, and in fact he was already the chief steward of Shifu, but in his heart, he always thought of Shi Jian as his playmate since he was a child. He silently smiled and patted him on the shoulder, but did not speak.
"I'm home." Tang Kang said in his heart.This is no longer Rongzhou where everyone doubts you, fears you, hates you, plots against you, despises you, and fawns over your superiors and colleagues, and it is no longer a place where everyone looks at you condescendingly and interrogating you Yushitai.Here, he no longer needs to be so cautious, he can trust others with confidence.
Shi Jian didn't say much, and led Tang Kang into the village with a smile.
It is also hot in Bianjing city in summer, but as long as you go to the shade, you will feel very cool.But in Songmo Village, the pine trees almost covered the sun, and it was even cooler to the point of being a bit gloomy.Tang Kang looked around suspiciously, and asked, "Where is the racecourse?"
"It's still on the east side. There is a river and grassland on the east side." Shi Jian said with a smile, "This village is huge, with more than one hundred tenants alone. It cost 100,000 yuan to buy it back then. The original owner was in the silk business Yes, I think Feng Shui is not good, so I am in a hurry to let go, otherwise I guess it will cost an extra ten thousand to twenty thousand."
"One hundred thousand?" Tang Kang shook his head unconsciously.A medium-sized house in Bianjing City is only a few hundred guan.I really don't know what kind of Dafa this manor is.
The two were walking and chatting, but they heard a rush of horseshoes coming from far and near, and they arrived in front of them in an instant. "Be careful!" Tang Kang didn't even have time to wonder why there was a galloping horse, he saw a runaway white horse rushing towards him, he grabbed the sword and jumped towards the side of the road, feeling a ball The white shadow passed by.
Tang Kang and Shi Jianfang were still in shock, when they heard a series of shouts coming from behind the woods, "Grab it!" "Don't tell it to run away!" "Oh, this beast is heading east!" The tenants, either on horseback or on foot, followed closely with all kinds of things in their hands, rounding up the frightened horse everywhere.
Shi Jian frowned, and was about to step forward to help, lifted his skirt, and walked a few quick steps, before turning a corner, he saw a person sprinting diagonally from the side of the road, jumped up, grabbed the horse's mane, and the whole person was like Like a flying swallow, it floated up and down following the startled horse.
"Ouch!" "Ouch!" The screams of the servants could be heard all at once.
Shi Jian saw that the man was agile, but he was not worried, he just ordered his servants to surround him.But Tang Kang came over and asked, "Who is that man who dropped his horse?"
Shi Jian shook his head, and asked loudly to the servant next to him, "Does anyone know who that good man is?"
After this question, no one knew who this person was.But the two of them didn't care too much, the village is very big, even the tenants may not all know each other well, not to mention that there are so many servants and servants here, it's normal that they don't know each other.Shi Jian asked what happened again, and it turned out that it was a fierce horse bought from Lingxia, which suddenly lost its rein and went wild.The crowd couldn't block it all the way, so let it come here.
While they were talking, they suddenly heard shouts and cheers in front of them, and with the sound of hooves, the person who had dropped the horse before came back slowly on the horse.
Seeing the man who dropped the horse, Shi Jian was only in his twenties, he didn't look like a northerner, and he had never seen him before, so he couldn't help feeling puzzled.He greeted him with a smile, and was about to ask the person's identity when he saw the young man dismounted from his horse and prostrated himself on the ground——Shi Jian was stunned, but he heard him say: "Hangzhou Fubo Academy student navy festival-level loyal guard Zong Ze, please see Bachelor Shi and General Xue."
Shi Jian hastily turned away, only to see Shi Yue and Xue Yi behind him at some point.Tang Kang was already so excited that he couldn't help himself, he knelt down on the ground, choked up and said: "Brother." After speaking, he looked up at Shi Yue, but Shi Yue didn't seem to hear Tang Kang's words, only looked at Zong Ze, and asked: "You said... ...what did you say your name was?"
"Little Zongze, I want to meet the bachelor." Zongze replied calmly again.
"Zong Ze!" Shi Yue murmured.
Xue Yi laughed beside him and said, "So that the scholars know that this Zongze is a rare talent in our navy. He has studied in West Lake College for two years. He is not only good at essays and theories, but also excellent in geometry and arithmetic. , and is also proficient in several Yi languages. Yijinglou wanted to invite him but did not invite him, but he learned from Ban Dingyuan and joined the army. He applied for the Fubo Academy in Hangzhou and graduated first. Chuan Shuijun snatched him over." He introduced Zong Ze in such a way that he was extremely restrained.Zong Ze has been regarded as a "Wizard of Water Warfare" in Hangzhou Fubo Academy.Although he is only a small section in name, Xue Yi not only let him command his personal guards, but also gave him the command of his own ship.Whenever training and fighting, there is no need to seek Zong Ze's opinion beforehand.Xue Yi trained Zong Ze as his successor.Once he drank too much, Zeng told Zeng Bu in private: "As soon as this son comes out, we should all stay away." This time I brought him to Bianjing to introduce him to Shi Yue.There are people in the court who are good at being an official - although Xue Yi lacks all-round skills, he still understands these principles.
"Why do you want to join the Navy?" Shi Yue listened to Xue Yi's introduction, and suddenly asked Zong Ze.
Zong Ze didn't seem to expect Shi Yue to ask him this question, he was taken aback for a moment, and then replied honestly: "I'm poor, and Fubo Academy doesn't charge tuition fees; the salaries of ships and sailors are generous, enough to support my parents."
"Have you ever married a wife?"
"I have married the Chen family." Although Zong Ze wondered why Shi Yue asked such detailed questions, he still replied truthfully.
But Xue Yi already saw that Shi Yue had a good impression of Zong Ze, he was secretly happy, because he laughed beside him and said, "It's the sister of the imperial student Chen Xi."
Shi Yue nodded slightly.Chen Xi has quite a literary reputation and is a well-known figure in the Imperial Academy, so he has naturally heard of it.But he asked this because he was very familiar with Zong Ze's life, he knew that Chen Xi's father regarded Zong Ze as his own, and the Zong and Chen families had been close friends for generations.The Chen family is a family of officials and eunuchs. Since Zongze's fate is largely running according to the original track, he knows that Zongze's admission to Fubo Academy is not entirely due to financial difficulties.
"Probably you won't need to call 'cross the river' three times to die." Shi Yue said in his heart.He looked at Zongze with complex emotions in his eyes, but he finally suppressed the urge to say more, and only smiled slightly: "It's rare for a southerner to be so familiar with horse nature."
On the one hand, he walked to Tang Kang's side, bent down, patted his shoulder lightly, and said in a low voice, "Get up, go home."
Tang Kang's tears almost welled up in his eyes.He buried his head deeply, suppressed his tears, and slowly got up.
At this moment, the time for the family banquet has not yet arrived, because Xue Yi will leave Beijing the next day, and go to Lingyamen via Guangzhou, Shi Yue invited him here, and wanted to pick a good horse for him, so everyone first went to the racecourse with Xue Yi to pick one. horse.Some family members came over with their horses, and everyone got on their horses and walked slowly with their bridles.Xue Yi walked ahead with Shi Yue, but Pan Zhaolin and Tang Kang gradually fell behind.Zong Ze and all his followers followed from a distance, not daring to approach and disturb them.
Pan Zhaolin squinted his eyes and kept looking at Tang Kang: "Kang Shi knows that during the time you were in the prison, the capital has almost turned upside down..." Pan Zhaolin is also Tang Kang's teacher. I don't need him to talk too much.Sure enough, I heard Pan Zhaolin say again: "There are frequent changes in the two governments. In a month or two, Guo Zhongtong was promoted from Chang Bo, the Minister of Military Affairs, to the Tongzhi Secret Academy, and Sun and his father were promoted to Xia officials from signing shuffles; The verdict should be sent to heaven; Han Chiguo was replaced by a deputy to a big mink—just a few days later, Fan Chunren, who had been refusing to take over as Qiuguan, suddenly changed his mind, "reluctantly" accepted the order, and became the leader of Qiutai..." Pan Zhaolin used sarcasm He said the word "reluctantly" in his tone, starting with a series of important personnel changes in the two governments, and briefly introduced the current situation to Tang Kang, as if Tang Kang was not about to pass the judge, but to serve in the capital .
The balance of power between the three parties in the two governments has been broken. Fan Chunren's change of original intention to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was only Wen Yanbo's last resort after he went out.However, it is still too early to say that the old party has given up the contest between Yushi Zhongcheng and Yizhou Luguanfeng Shi and recognized Lu Huiqing's victory.Maybe it was Sima Guang who had other plans; maybe it was the emperor's illness that changed the focus of the fight... Pan Zhaolin was not a roundworm in Sima Guang's stomach, so it was impossible for him to know so clearly.But one thing is certain, Sima Guang suddenly fell silent on the issue of Yizhou, as if he was waiting for something.
"Sima Twelve didn't give up so easily..." Pan Zhaolin seemed to be talking to himself, but even though he racked his brains, he couldn't guess what Sima Guang was up to.
Tang Kang just smiled wryly and remained silent.He was really tired of these party uniforms.After being silent for a long time, he said in a low voice: "The public servants have exhausted all their means, but the people on the Yizhou road are the ones who made the mistake." He paused, looked up at Pan Zhaolin, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. It's over."
Pan Zhaolin raised his head in shock and stared at Tang Kang.
"I thought the imperial court had replaced the officials of the Fourth Department of Yizhou a long time ago. Unexpectedly, not only the imperial army has no leader, but even the admirals are still in Bianjing!" Tang Kang couldn't even smile bitterly at this time, " Even the admirals are still in Bianjing!" He repeated, "We can't get there, and the forbidden army is concentrated in the southwestern counties, fighting on their own. I’m afraid that even the bigger thieves can’t be suppressed—originally, the inner counties have to rely on the soldiers and archers to maintain law and order, if these soldiers and archers also become thieves, what will the court do?!”
"Could Kang Shi be too pessimistic?" Tang Kang's voice was so loud that even Shi Yue, who was walking in front, heard it.He reined in his mount and walked back a few steps, staring at Tang Kang steadfastly.
"Who knows better than me what is happening in Yizhou?!" Tang Kang said angrily. After many years of military use, the Yizhou road has been covered with dry firewood, and thieves have swarmed. Therefore, there is no chaos. First, the heavens are beautiful and there are no disasters. Otherwise, if there are sparks anywhere, the consequences will be unimaginable; Heavy troops are stationed, and those with ulterior motives dare not act rashly. Now that the forbidden army has been defeated, the people do not know how it will be spread by those with other intentions. And the envoys and admirals have not been able to take office for a long time. Most of the people in Yizhou know the plan and constitution Si Zhi is greedy, cruel and incompetent——no matter how the court ministers calculate, Yizhou Road... Yizhou Road..."
Shi Yue and Pan Zhaolin looked at each other, both of them were skeptical.They all knew that Tang Kangsu was at odds with the officials of the Fourth Division of Yizhou Road. Judging from the examinations, the Yizhou officials were not as bad as he said, so they dared not rule out that Tang Kang was young and energetic and came to prejudice due to prejudice. possible.
"If there is really going to be chaos, it is too late to regret it. Fortunately, Gao Zunhui will take office soon, and Wang Hou and Murong Qian will arrive in Beijing soon. After these days, there will be a turning point." Shi Yue didn't know that he was comforting Tang Kang was still consoling himself, "Even if the wind watcher has to delay, Gao Zunhui will not keep silent when he arrives in Yizhou. If he speaks on the table, the emperor will naturally believe it."
However, with Gao Zunhui's prudence, without collecting enough evidence, he would never dare to impeach two officials at the same level at the beginning of his tenure.This point, everyone is very clear in their hearts - until Gao Zunhui's memorial, I'm afraid it will be half a year at the earliest.
By that time, no one in Yizhou knew what it had become.
Tang Kang shook his head, and said in a weary voice: "The Southwestern barbarians cannot be eliminated urgently. Wang Hou and Murong Qian are probably not gods either."
The root of everything lies in Shi Yue's lack of power.To avoid tragedies, Shi Yue must first be in power.Tang Kang, who had been taught by Pan Zhaolin's precepts and deeds since he was a child, naturally came to such a conclusion.Perhaps, the turmoil in Yizhou, from a certain point of view, is necessary; it is the pain that must be endured in order to get more.
But these are not necessary to say.
Tang Kang grasped the rein tightly, and his palms hurt from being strangled.
"What Kang Shi has to worry about now is not the Southwest." Shi Yue also knew the persistence in Tang Kang's bones, so he didn't answer his words at the moment, changed the subject, and said tactfully, "Let's put aside the matter of Yizhou first. Your new responsibility is in Hebei."
"Hebei?" Tang Kang's tone was a bit disapproving, "Don't worry, brother, I will not disappoint you." As a capable minister who governs the region, Tang Kang is quite confident.
Shi Yue took a look at Tang Kang, pinched the horse's belly lightly, turned the horse's head, and continued on his way, saying indifferently: "Su Zizhan wrote me a letter. He suspected that Khitan intended to go south. Xiao Youdan's appearance Messenger, I’m here to throw stones to ask for directions.”
"Ah?!" Even Xue Yi was surprised.
But Tang Kang immediately became excited, he rode his horse to catch up a few steps forward, and asked, "Really?"
"No one is sure about this." Shi Yue said calmly, "We don't rely on the enemy not to attack. As long as we are prepared, we will not be afraid of him going south or not."
"What elder brother said is true." In an instant, Tang Kang's spirits were lifted.
"The Daming Mansion is the hub of Hebei's defense, and it is also the last line of defense in the north of the capital. When Kang Shi went to the Daming, defense should be the top priority. The biggest weakness of our country is the poor location of the capital. Facing the strong enemy in the north , too passive, and often a decisive battle is related to the survival of the country. That's why the imperial court spared no effort to waste money and people to build a city wall on the front line of Daming Mansion, and to equip the strong city wall with artillery to form a new Great Wall."
"Don't worry, brother, I have studied civil engineering in Baishuitan." Tang Kang smiled.In fact, he also accumulated valuable experience when repairing Rongzhou City.
"But the point of fortification is not in the fortress." Shi Yue smiled, and he glanced at Zong Ze who was following him from a distance. Perhaps because of his poor background, in another time and space, Zong Ze was relatively Trust the commander of the Northern Rebels. "The location is not as good as the people. The people in the Hebei states can rely on the people's hearts. You must remember."
Tang Kang nodded silently.
But even though Shi Yue said so, he was thinking about other things.Whether the Liao Kingdom will really go south is just Su Shi's private guess.Even Shi Yue himself was still uncertain.The Song Dynasty continued to consolidate the fortified defenses in Hedong and Hebei, and a large number of forbidden troops were stationed on the two routes. The Khitan may not dare to invade brazenly.With the current army and fortifications, it is enough to deal with the Liao army.He mentioned this more for Tang Kang's rejuvenation, and also hoped that Tang Kang could slightly change his style of doing things in Rongzhou.Hebei Road is full of aristocratic families, which is incomparable to him in the remote small county of Rongzhou, where he can do whatever he wants.Tang Kang went to the Daming Mansion to be a general judge. If he devoted all his energy to civil affairs and continued to go forward in that way, he really didn't know how many powerful and noble relatives he would offend.To deal with the tyrants in Hebei, you can't use Datura wine to solve it, right?
"Tomorrow I will ask Dasu's book boy to meet you." Shi Yue smiled, "When you go to Daming, you will inevitably have to deal with the Liao Kingdom. This book boy is very clever..."
"Yes." Tang Kanggong replied.He noticed that Shi Yue's expression was a bit strange - but in fact, he couldn't blame Shi Yue, Shi Yue never thought that Su Shi's book boy was actually called Lin Lingyu!If Shi Yue remembered correctly, Lin Lingsu, a famous Taoist priest of the Shenxiao Sect, was originally named Lin Lingsu!
Shi Yue smiled to himself, when everyone had arrived at the racecourse.There is a meandering small river with lush aquatic plants that can't be seen to the end at a glance. Dozens of horses are gnawing on the grass leisurely under the care of the horse breeders.
"Kang Shi and Zong Ze each choose a mount." Shi Yue smiled while holding his whip.
Tang Kang and Zong Ze quickly expressed their thanks.But a childish voice asked loudly: "Daddy, what about me?"
Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a little girl led by Jin Lan and A Wang, jumping off a small bay red horse quickly, and ran towards Shi Yue.Tang Kang knew that this must be Shi Rui—the child grew up too fast, and he could hardly recognize it after a few years away from Beijing.
Shi Yue got off the horse quickly, his eyes were slit into a smile, he bent down to pick up his daughter, but suddenly remembered that he was still in the "punishment period", so he sternly said, "Don't you have a horse? Come on, I have seen Second Uncle and General Xue." But there was no trace of majesty in his tone.
Shi Rui walked up to Tang Kang and Xue Yi, looked at them with wide eyes, first bowed to Xue Yi, then walked up to Tang Kang, said with a smile: "Second Uncle, I miss you so much."
Tang Kang laughed and picked her up and put her on his horse.He smiled and said, "Lulu has grown taller again."
"Then second uncle give me a big horse, I want to ride a big horse!" Shi Rui immediately begged seriously.
Tang Kangwan did not expect that this little niece had already developed a character like a goblin, so he dared not agree, but if he did not agree, he was a decisive outsider who made children famous in Rongzhou and did not dare to cry at night. He didn't know how to reject her.He looked at Shi Yue as if asking for help, but it was Jin Lan who came over and smiled at Shi Rui: "Second Uncle will give Lulu a big horse. But let Second Uncle help you raise it first, and wait for Lulu to grow up Only if it is taller can I ride it for you. Okay?"
"How tall do you have to be to give it to me?"
"Grow so tall again!" Jin Lan gestured with her hands, while coaxing: "I'll take you to the zoo to ride an elephant tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay." Shi Rui thought for a while, and seemed to think that it would not take long to grow so tall, then nodded seriously in agreement.
Shi Yue looked at Xue Yi, and teased, "Shi Xian did a good deed."
Xue Yi smiled awkwardly.The few elephants he flattered the Queen Mother became the most popular among children in Bianjing Zoo.Even with him, General Xue and Zhu Nianguo, they are well known among the children in Bianjing.
Tang Kang glanced at Jin Lan at this moment, and saw that Jin Lan was also looking at him. He suddenly felt a warm feeling in his heart, as if at this moment, he didn't mind his wife's complicated background.
"Do you want to go to Daimyo?" He asked in a low voice that only two people could hear.But even in his heart, he didn't know if it was his own impulse.
Jin Lan looked at Tang Kang in astonishment.She could hardly believe her ears.But Tang Kang turned his head away as if nothing had happened, and concentrated on making fun of Shi Rui.
"Do you want to go to the daimyo?" Jin Lan's mind kept echoing these words.Do I want to go to daimyo?She lowered her head and asked herself silently in her heart.Do I want to go to daimyo?
In fact, Jin Lan didn't need to ask too many questions, she could know the answer in her heart.
But, can I go to Daimyo?
can i go
She stared obsessively at Tang Kang who led the horse away, at Shi Rui who was yelling on the horse, and at her uncle and niece laughing happily, but her heart was entangled like a mess.
At this time, Qin Guan was negotiating with Korea to borrow a huge loan of one million guan according to the order. Although she didn't know what would happen in the future, she knew that because of this unprecedented huge loan, the relationship between Song and Gao would enter into a new era. A new era.Goryeo also needs more talents to face this challenge - domestic orders, and even hope that they can encourage some scholars who were unhappy in the Song Dynasty to become officials in Goryeo.
At this time, the Song Dynasty and the opposition were arguing endlessly about the future teacher of the prince.And whoever speaks for Zishantang is equally important to His Royal Highness Xin Guogong.For Song people, Zishantang Zhidao is only the teacher of the prince; for Koreans, Zishantang Zhidao is also the teacher of Xin Guogong!
Moreover, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was also infected with wind disease...
At such a moment, can she let Concubine Wang Xian fight alone?
She thought about it very much, and immediately agreed to Tang Kang, and went to Daming Mansion with him.She really wanted to follow Tang Kang and fight with Shi Rui...
However, her steps were very heavy.If you want to take any step, there are difficulties that others can't imagine.
Can I go to Daimyo?
Jin Lan thought foolishly.
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