Hearing Tang Ning praise himself like this, Zhao Mingcheng was a little embarrassed. He was only in his early twenties, and he was young and frivolous, but he knew how to be humble at this age, which was especially valuable.

I think when Downing was in his twenties, he didn't know what modesty was. He accepted all the compliments of all the people, and he took them for granted.

But Li Gefei listened to it and laughed. Although Zhao Mingcheng became an official because of his father Zhao Tingzhi's relationship, Zhao Mingcheng only learned from Taixue two years ago.

What concept does Taixue have, in the future generations, it will be a talent from Tsinghua University and Peking University, Li Gefei can find Zhao Mingcheng to be his son-in-law, and he is very proud to think about it.

"Danyang Hou, don't praise this kid too much, he is still young, after listening to your words, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be complacent."

Cao De said with a smile: "It's a good thing for young people to praise it, but where does it come from if you don't praise it?" ”

Everyone laughed twice, Zhao Mingcheng finished pouring the wine, and his handsome face was already very red.

"Zhongshan hasn't come yet, so we won't wait for him." Wang Zhongxiu said, stood up and raised his wine glass, and shouted at the guests present: "Everyone! ”

Then began a speech.

The gist of it is that Downing is now in Tokyo City, and there are not many opportunities like this. In addition, Tang Ning had previously recovered the eastern region of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and such outstanding military exploits should be celebrated as a family member.

Downing didn't expect the protagonist to be himself, which surprised him a little. However, when Wang Zhongxiu toasted him, he still hurriedly stood up and respectfully clinked glasses with Wang Zhongxiu.

This small detail made Wang Zhongxiu very satisfied, and then the maids and servants came to serve the food, and the people at the four or five tables began to eat and drink with laughter.

After only a few sips of wine, I overheard a message from the servant, saying that the fourth master had arrived.

Not long afterward, a man came from the atrium to the backyard.

Wang Zhongshan is two years younger than Wang Zhongxiu, but his face is older than Wang Zhongxiu. Dressed in very simple clothes, he walked to the table and sat down with a smile.

Seeing that his younger brother was coming, Wang Zhongxiu didn't have a good temper. Of the brothers in his family, the one he despises the most is Wang Zhongshan. Not to mention that he is unprincipled, the whole person is almost a parasite in the family.

Relying on the monthly dividends of the family, he is at ease outside and befriending the powerful. Although he is not an official, he is even more inflated than being an official.

If it's just like this, then in Wang Zhongxiu's eyes, it's nothing. Wang Zhongshan has made a lot of friends, and maybe it can come in handy at some point.

But Wang Zhongshan likes to pretend to be difficult in front of his family, you look at the clothes he wears, although the monthly dividends are not much, but they can't even afford good clothes, right?

For Wang Zhongshan, Tang Ning was not impressed. First, he never knew about Wang Zhongshan, and second, Wang Zhongshan could be said to have no personal relationship with him.

There were several times when Wang Zhongshan wanted to find him, but Wang Shi said that it was best not to have anything to do with him, so Tang Ning repeatedly shirked the meeting with Wang Zhongshan on the grounds that he was busy with affairs.

After going back and forth, Wang Zhongshan may also understand Tang Ning's attitude, so he no longer came to see Tang Ning.

So Tang Ning's impression of Wang Zhongshan only stayed at the point where his wife said that this person was unreliable......

As soon as Wang Zhongshan came, he grinned as if he had just come back from going to the toilet. Wang Zhongxiu frowned, but with so many people present, he couldn't say anything.

Turning his head to look at Tang Ning, he asked, "Is your father-in-law's health okay?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and said: "Some time ago, Shi'er and his father-in-law had a letter, and his father-in-law said that everything was fine over there, but he couldn't see his grandson, and he couldn't get out of the capital to come to the capital, and his heart was a little itchy.

He said that in some time, when the students at the academy finished their studies, they would come to the capital to see his grandson. ”

Wang Zhongxiu thought for a while and said, "The fifth brother is also a handful of years, so it's not good to toss like this." If something happens along the way, it's too late to regret it. ”

Tang Ning said helplessly: "Yes, I think so too." However, Tang Liang has not seen his grandfather since he was nine years old, and it is not the case after all.

I am going to take advantage of this summons to return to Beijing and invite him to take a vacation of two or three months. On the one hand, I took the children back to see it, and on the other hand, it also made those who looked at me feel more comfortable.

They are all high-ranking officials in important positions, and if I always dangle in front of their eyes and make them depressed to the point of getting sick, will I not become a sinner? ”

Wang Zhongxiu looked at Tang Ning with a smile and said, "You kid is really holding a grudge, have you ever thought about how they will deal with themselves during the time you go back to Runzhou, except for any changes on the side of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures?" ”

At this point, Tang Ning's expression became like constipation. He opened his mouth, finally sighed, and said with a wry smile: "If there can be an accident, it would be good."

But the point is, this accident is not easy at all......

Second uncle, you may be engaged in a clerical job and don't know much about this aspect of things.

The reason why my nephew has been able to win again and again is not because of how clever I am, nor because I am not as strategicistic as the storyteller, but because of the advantage of weapons.

After so many years of development, gunpowder has been developed by the general supervisor. There are all kinds of gunpowder-related weapons. Some of these powerful and portable ones were equipped to the Zhenguo Army.

Other armies are still in use

When it comes to ordinary powder packs, we've already started to use assault guns - you may not know how powerful assault guns are now, one hundred and fifty paces...... No, within a hundred steps, even a tin bucket can be beaten into a sieve. ”

Wang Zhongxiu joined the army as a Sima, and he didn't report it, how could he know about these things? Cao De knew that it was certain, but no matter how stubborn Cao De was, he also knew that he could not leak these military secrets at will.

The last Meng family, who conspired to inquire about the secret of gunpowder and colluded with bandits, is now estimated that their whole family has already been reborn.

Under Zhao Xu's repeated orders and repeated reaffirmations, as well as the increased punishment of the Criminal Department, the sense of secrecy of Song officials and some scholars is no longer comparable to that at the beginning.

Zeng Gongliang had previously made a copy of "The General Essentials of the Martial Arts" to print all over the world, and today it is the tragic ending of the whole family eating in prison together.

Some people may say, isn't this to stop new books from appearing? In this regard, Tiangongyuan has a different answer.

Anyone who wants to write a book or speak should take what he has written to the Heavenly Academy. Tiangongyuan has a set of detailed evaluation methods, if it is not suitable for publicity, Tiangongyuan will copy a copy of it, send it to the palace, and keep it properly.

If it was known to the world, they would pay to print the book for the provider.

This is a real benefit, you have to know who wrote it in the past, and who paid for it.

Some poor scholars have been holding back for more than ten years to write a book, and even eating by themselves has become a problem, where is the money to print the book? The existence of Tiangongyuan is a first-class good thing for them.

After listening to Tang Ning's explanation, Wang Zhongxiu gasped and couldn't help but say, "So exaggerated? ”

Then, as if remembering something, he asked Downing, "Can these things be said?" ”

Tang Ning smiled: "Naturally, you can, but it's hard for people like you who don't participate in these things to know."

There are no impermeable walls in the world, and these things will be known sooner or later. I've always believed that no matter how good you are, there will always be a time when secrets are leaked.

Therefore, whether there is a need for secrecy depends entirely on timing. And now there are more powerful weapons in the army than the assault rifle, and the matter of the assault rifle is the same whether to say it or not. ”

Wang Zhongxiu said with emotion: "The old man has never figured out why the Liao army, which needed to be personally conquered by the official family, and the Jin army, which occupied most of the territory of the Liao State in less than five years, will never get any benefit under you, but now the old man understands."

However, although the weapon is sharp, it is also inseparable from your command. If you don't have the dispatch from it, no matter how sharp the weapon is, I'm afraid there will be no room to play, right? ”

“……”