Chapter 13 third quarter

The fifth day of April. Zhongshu began to discuss the three new reforms of Baoma, Shiyi Law, and the establishment of military weapons supervision. As a result, only the establishment of military weapons supervision was passed quickly.Next, Zhao Xu handed over the three reforms to the courtiers for discussion. Everyone knows that the establishment of military surveillance is the general trend.Everyone knew that this was Wang Anshi's general against the "upstart" Shi Yue, but unexpectedly, Shi Yue was more steadfast in supporting the establishment of military weapons supervision than Wang Anshi.The officials who were good at guessing the dynamics of the officialdom immediately knew that the battlefield where Shi Yue and Wang Anshi would decide the outcome was the candidate for the military supervisor.If it is the "Stone Party", then Wang Anshi is making wedding clothes for others; if it is the New Party, it is natural that Shi Yue lost his wife and lost his army.

As for the Law of Preserving Horses and the Law of Changing the Market, Wen Yanbo, the privy envoy, and Feng Jingdu, the political counselor, publicly expressed their opposition.Regardless of personal views and likes and dislikes, everyone knows that this is a more complicated political game than the selection of a military inspector. However, starting from the sixth day of April, there are only four days before the emperor's birthday. Even Wang Anshi is unwilling to cause a big controversy at this time and make the emperor unhappy.This is Zhao Xu's second birthday since he came to the throne. The court of the Song Dynasty was full of joy, and everyone was preparing the congratulatory gifts for the emperor. , has been sent to Bianjing.

April tenth. Early in the morning, the princes, privy envoys, Guan Jun, son-in-law, and the deputy envoys are counted as internal ministers; the prime ministers, hundreds of officials, and envoys of great powers are counted as foreign ministers;The princess and the married woman went to the forbidden area to meet the empress dowager, the empress dowager, and the empress to celebrate their birthdays.All etiquette has been set on the eighth day of April.Zhao Xu will personally drive the Zichen Palace, give wine for three rounds, and then enjoy a whole day of entertainment. When Shi Yue saw Wang Anshi and below, the courtiers were all wearing very formal court clothes, holding wat boards and dancing, he couldn't help but secretly amused, but this was due to etiquette, and he himself had to dance along in the train, which made people laugh and cry.Suddenly, from the side of the mountain tower came the sound of a hundred birds singing in unison, which made everyone listen to it. It was indeed a harmonious singing in mid-air, with phoenixes flying together, and Shi Yue was secretly surprised. He looked around, but could not find a bird Shadow had no choice but to wonder in his heart.But he didn't know that it was just the musicians from the teaching workshop playing there.

Not long after, under the slogan of praising the officials, Zai Zhi, Ban Cong, princes, clans, observer envoys, and envoys from Daliao, Goryeo, and Xia came in and sat on the hall.Officials with lower ranks and envoys from various countries sit in two corridors.There are various kinds of fruit snacks in front of everyone, Shi Yue observed carefully, but he saw that there were more cattle and sheep in front of the Khitan envoy than others.He knew that this was the reason why Song Dynasty regarded Liao as an "enemy country", and he didn't think it was different. Then, everyone shouted long live, and began to give banquets, and the Jiaofang also set up a stage to perform.

At the beginning, all the civil and military officials followed the rules and did not dare to be presumptuous.Later, the atmosphere gradually became lively, and Zhao Xu didn't want to be too restrained, and let these courtiers laugh and talk, each with his own flair. The Khitan envoys who came to the Song Dynasty for their birthday, the main envoy is Xiao Youdan, and the deputy is Yelu Jingui. One of them is from the descendant family and the other is from the royal family.Seeing that Shi Yue's demeanor was unusual, and he glanced at them once or twice from time to time, he paid attention in his heart.

Xiao Youdan understands Chinese and reads a lot of poetry and books. He was originally an outstanding scholar in the Liao Kingdom.Shi Yue's every move fell into his eyes, and he just watched it in his heart and didn't make a sound.Yelu Jingui was a warrior, because he knew a few words of Chinese, and Yelu Yixun, the king of Wei who was in power in the Liao Kingdom, was worried about Xiao Youdan who had always been attached to the prince Yelujun, so he was sent as a deputy envoy, with the intention of monitoring.Seeing that Shi Yue was always looking at them, he couldn't help asking Xiao Youdan: "What is that guy, always peeking at us?"

Xiao Youdan shook his head and said, "I don't know either." "Then I'll ask him." Yelu Jingui didn't pay much attention to Song people, so he stood up, walked towards Shi Yue with a wine glass in his hand. When Shi Yue saw the deputy envoy of the Liao Kingdom walking towards him suddenly, he felt strange, but he just kept his expression on.The so-called "juyi's body nourishes his qi", he was born with a calm personality, and in addition to his noble status over the past few years, he has a natural arrogance, awe-inspiring and inviolable.Yelu Jingui walked in front of him, seeing that he was young but wearing a purple robe, knowing that he was a high-ranking official in the Southern Dynasty, he deduced based on common sense and thought that he was probably a son of a noble man, so he felt a little contemptuous in his heart.But Shi Yueduan sat there, looking as gentle as jade, but his eyes were like a cold pool, bottomless, which made Yelu Jingui feel timid.Yelu Jingui unconsciously took two steps back, but he didn't dare to be too presumptuous. He just pouted and asked, "Little boy, why do you keep looking at us?"

His voice was so loud that it immediately attracted the attention of the whole hall.Xiao Youdan played with the wine glass in his hand calmly, and cursed in his heart: "Stupid cow!" But he didn't try to dissuade him, he just waited and watched. Shi Yue had no hatred for the Liao people at all, and treated each other with a normal heart.But Yelu Jingui's "little face" made him angry. He raised his eyes and stared at Yelu Jingui, but immediately restrained himself and replied coldly: "I just saw a bear talking to a person. I was curious, so I took a second look. Why, what advice do you have?" Yelu Jingui was black and strong, with thick body hair, he really looked like a bear.The young and good-hearted people in the pavilions of the Song Dynasty, and some honorable children, couldn't help laughing.

Yelu Jingui said angrily, "Little boy, why are you swearing at me?" Shi Yue looked blank, and said, "When have I ever scolded someone?" "You call me a bear, why don't you call me a curse?" Shi Yueqi said: "Hey, why did I call you a bear? I just saw a bear." Yelu Jingui became even more angry, and said angrily: "How dare you say you didn't scold me? The Nanmanzi is cunning and hateful. If you have the ability to fight with grandpa, the one who uses his mouth is a bastard!" Shi Yue sneered and said, "Bastards only know how to fight. Have you ever seen a man and a beast biting each other?"

Yelu Jingui was rude at the banquet, Wang Anshi and other ministers looked very ugly, seeing that Shi Yue had been gaining the upper hand, they didn't stop immediately.But Wang Anshi was already shaking his head in his heart, he didn't expect that Shi Yue would have such a conflict of spirits.Zhao Xu felt very relieved. Although Shi Yue's words were not elegant enough, it was very helpful to listen to them in his heart.The so-called barbarians and Di people, in the eyes of the Central Plains people at that time, were indeed almost the same as animals.At this time, Zhao Xu heard that Yelu Jingui was going to fight with Shi Yue. He knew that Shi Yue was just a scholar, so he was afraid that he would suffer a disadvantage, so he pouted at the guards with the imperial equipment in the palace, and the two guards rushed towards them like wolves, with two knives The scabbard came out like lightning, and it was put on Yelu Jingui's neck.Zhao Xu also lowered his face and snorted heavily.The hall was suddenly filled with awe, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

At this time, Xiao Youdan got up slowly, and he didn't panic, he just bowed to Zhao Xu, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the deputy envoy of our country was impolite after drinking, please be magnanimous and forgive his crimes, so as not to be overwhelmed by some trivial matters. And affect the friendship between the two countries.” This sentence is half a request and half a threat. Yelu Jingui was not convinced, and shouted loudly: "Xiao Youdan, are you afraid of a bird? These southern barbarians have no guts, and when I have no swords, they use them against me. On the battlefield, I will kill one when I see one. See two Kill a pair." Xiao Youdan frowned, and shouted sharply: "Shut up!" He secretly cursed Yelu Yixun for sending a pig as his deputy.What strength does Daliao have now to start a war with Da Song?But it's just using the remaining intimidation of the ancestors to scare people.On the one hand, he said to Zhao Xu: "This is a martial artist who doesn't understand etiquette. His Majesty laughed at him." Zhao Xu was sullen and silent, apparently hesitant and didn't know how to deal with this matter. Suddenly, Shi Yue's heart moved, and he said to himself: "It's a once in a thousand years." He got up and looked at Yelu Jingui, and said: "If it really comes to the battlefield, the Liao Kingdom will not be there. It will be Da Song's opponent. You don't have to shout." No one dared to take his words seriously.Xiao Youdan couldn't agree even more, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to ask this lord's name, what is his current position? The words just now are too exaggerated, right?" Shi Yue replied indifferently: "Shi Yue in Xia Zhi Mi Pavilion..." Xiao Youdan was taken aback, and asked: "Is this Shi Yue Shi Ziming, the author of the books "The Analects of Confucius and Justice?" "Exactly." Yelu Jingui was also taken aback, and asked with wide eyes, "Is that Shi Yue who wrote the Seven Books on Stone Studies and implemented the "Regulations on the Improvement of Young Crop Laws"?" Shi Yue didn't expect that he also knew his name, so he couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "It's my servant." Yelu Jingui yelled, and said, "Ah, it's you! My King Wei has mentioned you a lot. Why are you so young?" Suddenly, the hall was full of whispers, and all the civil and military people knew that Shi Yue was not only famous in foreign countries, but also in the Liao Kingdom. Yelu Yixun, the most powerful king of Wei, also knew his name, so I'm afraid he was quite afraid of him. Shi Yue ignored him, just looked at Xiao Youdan quietly, somehow, he realized by intuition that this Xiao Youdan was not a simple person. Xiao Youdan secretly scolded Yelu Jingui, the Khitan court's senior officials, usually discussing, the most worried thing is Shi Yuebingzheng, no matter how intriguing and incompatible they are in the court, they all agree that this new young man in the Southern Dynasty is unfathomable.Xiao Youdan himself has read all of Shi Yue's works.For such a character, Yelu Jingui shouted out such a fuss, didn't it give Shi Yue extra points in the heart of the Song Emperor?He glared at Yelu Jingui, then turned around and smiled at Shi Yue: "Master Shi's name is as loud as thunder. It's just that what you just said just now is unbelievable." But he didn't directly say that Song Dynasty was not good at martial arts. Shi Yue shook his head and said: "The honorable envoy only knows one thing, but not the other. My great Song Dynasty is now rich and powerful, with wise rulers and ministers, and well-trained soldiers. Originally, I intended to conquer Yanyun in the north and recover my homeland. The houses built have already started. But my lord is kind, thinking that the two countries have been friendly for decades, and there has never been a war. I don't know the changes in the world, and openly be so rampant during the festival, I really don't know what is good or bad." Xiao Youdan laughed loudly when he heard it, and said: "I have heard Shi Ziming's virtuous name for a long time, but unexpectedly he is a big talker. It is better to be famous than to meet." Even the people of Song Dynasty couldn't help shaking their heads secretly when they saw Shi Yue blowing such a big cowhide.In the whole hall, only Zhao Xu knew that Shi Yue had always been cautious, so he must have something to rely on when he speaks like this. Shi Yue turned his gaze, glanced at the emperor, saw Zhao Xu nodded slightly towards him, was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Your envoy doesn't believe it?" Yelu Jingui couldn't help but interjected, "You're bragging, who can believe it?" Xiao Youdan also nodded, and said with a smile: "Master Shi, when we were in Daliao, we often discussed building a mansion for the Emperor of Song Dynasty in Zhongjing, but because we saw that the two countries had been on good terms for decades, we couldn't bear to let the people suffer. Only then is he willing to live in good neighborliness with the Song Dynasty." He learned Shi Yue's words, implying that everyone knows how to brag. Shi Yue said with a smile: "You can't blame your envoy. It is said that seeing is believing and hearing is false." After speaking, he walked up to Zhao Xu, paused and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom does not believe the words of the humble minister, and has the intention of belittling the Song Dynasty. Please go to the school grounds, let the envoys of all countries see the magical weapons of the Celestial Dynasty, so as to prove that what you said is true, and that the Great Song Dynasty has indeed shown indefatigable grace to all countries." Zhao Xu was stunned, and said to himself: "What magical weapon does my Great Song have?" But he said: "Since this is the case, you can do whatever you want. A little skill is enough, it doesn't have to be too shocking." "The minister obeys the order." Wang Anshi and others saw that the singing of this play became more and more outrageous, and they couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay.Zhao Xu immediately ordered to set up the driving school, but Shi Yue walked up to Shen Kuo and whispered something. The news that Shi Yue was going to show off his martial arts in front of the Khitan envoys spread like wings, not only the civil and military officials, the military academy of the imperial army, but even some ordinary people who watched the excitement knew about it.In less than an hour and three quarters, the school grounds were completely surrounded. Seeing this situation, Feng Jing and the others were all sweating for Shi Yue - if something goes wrong, where will the emperor lose his face? However, Shi Yue was busy driving on his own, and kept making arrangements in a low voice. After a while, he saw some people nailing wooden figures in the distance, and some forbidden soldiers drove away the nearby people... No one knew what Shi Yue was doing Xuanxu, I saw that Shi Yue invited Xiao Youdan and Yelu Jingui over with a smile, beat the wooden figures one by one, and invited the envoys from various countries over to have a look. Wang Anshi quietly walked to Shi Yue's side, frowned and asked, "Master Shi, what are you making a fuss about? This is not a joke, and insulting the state is a big deal." Shi Yue smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. The Khitan people have to be very polite when they see our Song Dynasty officials and people." Wang Anshi didn't say anything more, and walked back quietly, and looked at the two political advisers wordlessly. After a cup of tea, Shen Kuo commanded a group of soldiers from the Ordnance Research Institute to come out from one end of the school grounds, and pushed a total of thirty stone throwers, arranged in two rows.The soldiers placed a huge black ball on each of the stone throwers——shocking thunder! This is almost all of Shi Yue's belongings. After he left the weapons research institute that day, he ordered Shen Kuo to make more. The weapons research institute took eight or nine days to make more than ten pieces.Don't want to come in handy today. Seeing that everything was in order, Shi Yue walked up to Zhao Xu and said, "Your Majesty, the arrangement of the Thunderbolt has been completed. Your Majesty, please order to perform martial arts!" Zhao Xu nodded. Although he didn't know what "Tiantianlei" was, he felt very exciting and excited.Standing up, he said loudly: "Zuzao!" Shi Yue leaned closer and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty and all the adults please cover your ears." He deliberately did not tell the envoys of various countries. Those smart ministers had already heard a bit of mystery from the name "Zhentianlei". At this time, they heard Shi Yue's mysterious order and quickly covered their ears.Seeing that Zhao Xu, Wang Anshi, Feng Jing and others had plugged their ears with silk, Shi Yue went to the line of throwers and raised his hand to give an order: "Light on fire!" The soldiers of the fifteen stone throwers in front lit the fuses at the same time when they heard the order. Shi Yue waved his hand and shouted: "Fire!" Fifteen thunderbolts fell in the sky at the same time, and several earth-shattering bangs were heard, and a puff of thick smoke rose from the shooting range. Fifteen thunderbolts were fired at the same time, and the momentum was extraordinary.Even the officials who covered their ears turned pale from the shock, and secretly smacked their tongues: "Thunder doesn't make such a noise!" Those foreign envoys and soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty who didn't cover their ears even had their ears buzzing. There was a loud noise, and one of the messengers almost fell to the ground in fright.Seeing Xiao Youdan's pale face and Yelu Jingui jumping up, Shi Yue couldn't help secretly laughing. Before everyone could react, the second round of launching started again, with several earth-shattering bangs.Finally, Xiao Youdan was alert and subconsciously covered his ears.Yelu Jingui was shaken and limp on the ground. Shi Yue took a look at the two of them and sneered, proud of the shocking effect of Zhen Tianlei.The lethality of this kind of weapon is not as good as that of modern weapons, but if it is launched in a concentrated manner, it will emit loud noises, thick smoke, and a pungent saltpeter smell. In addition to physical damage, it can completely cause huge psychological damage. The first one to react from the huge shock was Chang Wang Zhao Hao, who couldn't help sighing: "This Shi Ziming is really powerful." Zhao Xu was also very happy.He didn't know what Zhentianlei was. From his layman's point of view, with this thing, his future of expanding the territory would be even brighter.If he knew that the designer used this thing to defend the city, he really didn't know what expression he would have. When the thick smoke gradually dissipated, Shi Yue walked up to Xiao Youdan and the others, and smiled at the envoys from various countries who were still in shock: "All envoys, please take a look at the lethality of Zhentianlei." Xiao Youdan bit his lip, Yelu Jingui also had a livid face, and followed Shi Yue to the shooting range, only to see that the wooden figures were blown to pieces and scattered everywhere. Throwing thirty thunderbolts, will there still be ones that won't blow up? All the messengers were dumbfounded and shocked.Several officials who were ordered to see the situation of the shooting range hurried back and excitedly reported the extent of the damage to the emperor loudly. Zhao Xu's face was delighted, and Zhao Hao was also smacking his tongue.Wang Anshi, Wen Yanbo, Feng Jing, and Wang Gui led civil and military officials to pay their respects together, and the soldiers and civilians on the school grounds also shouted long live, and the cheers resounded through the sky.