Chapter 29: Disaster Relief (5)

There is nothing to say about the scene of Baoding's proofreading, it is completely lackluster.

Although the county lieutenant Ran Jue is very concerned about this, in the eyes of Han Gang, who has experienced the battle of Kaibian and has seen the most courageous Kansai Forbidden Army, as well as the elite of Tubo and Dangxiang, the performance of the Baoding is a little better than a joke.

It would be nice if it was a joke, it wouldn't make Han Gang look drowsy like now. Occasionally, I can find that one or two people's archery skills are quite passable, and they can almost mix at the level of the middle and upper reaches of the Fourth Army.

But Ran Jue was very proud. In his eyes, the performance of the guards who had just come on the field was no worse than the van army of the berm, and it was not too far from the two Xuanyi forbidden troops under the command near White Horse Town. is so elite, if a thief really comes, he can definitely catch it. At that time, he will also be able to break away from the sea and become an official in Beijing - according to the regulations issued during the reign of Zhenzong, if the county lieutenant can capture a group of bandits with more than ten people, he will be eligible to change the official.

In front of Han Gang, Ran Jue led the Baozheng of Dabao, holding his head high and waiting for the reward. Han Gang casually praised two sentences, and distributed the prepared money and food according to the rules. It's just that when he left, he personally pulled a hard bow with one stone and five buckets, and shot an arrow into the bull's-eye fifty paces away. This achievement, in the archery competition, only a few people have reached it.

When Han Gang dropped his bow, he didn't say anything, just shook his head. But everyone understands what the magistrate is going to say:

'Practice again!' ’

After returning from the school, You Alcohol came to see Han Gang: "Zhengyan If you have time, you still have to go to the county school more." After the fifteenth year, the county school will be closed. Before that, as usual, the exam was to be held, and the question still had to be made by the right words. ”

According to the rules, the county school is a small test every month, a big test at the end of the year, and the lowest three consecutive small exams, or if the big test is not passed, it must be reformed immediately. The imperial court will not use precious resources to raise waste, Han Gang agrees with this move with both hands, but if he wants to let him, a scholar from Guan Xue's lineage, test the scholar here, he will inevitably have a conflict with Cheng Hao's disciples in the questions and answers.

Han Gang thought about it, but now he really doesn't have the extra energy to take care of these students in his name, but it is just the things that the regulations stipulate to do, but it is inconvenient to push: "I will go to the county school in two days." As long as they are attentive to learning, let them have a good year! ”

After perfunctory treatment, Wei Pingzhen asked again: "I heard that Wen Sikong's son is here again today?" ”

"Wen Jifu? He was just passing by to visit his father-in-law in Beijing, but tomorrow I will give him a ride and do my best. ”

Wen Jifu is going to Tokyo City, and today he happened to settle in Hakuba Prefecture. Whether in terms of officialdom etiquette or relationships, Han Gang must 'do his best' according to his words.

Wen Yanbo's sixth son Wen Jifu is Wu Chong's son-in-law, Wu Chong's eldest son Wu Anzhi is Wang Anshi's son-in-law, and Han Gang and Wu Anzhi are brothers-in-law. Speaking of which, he and Wen Yanbo are a little related. But this bit of kinship is nothing in today's officialdom. If you take out any two important ministers, you can almost climb up to the kinship within three or five turns.

Han Gang was amazed by the spider web-like officialdom ecology, but just look at it. Relatives can't decide anything, Wang Anshi and Wu Chong, the pair of in-laws are rivals, and Han Gang and the Queen Mother can climb the relationship, but he is closest to Wang Shao's father and son, who are not related at all.

Whether Wen Jifu visited Wu Chong or not, Han Gang actually has no way of knowing, but he rushed to Tokyo City before the New Year, and after returning to the Daimyo's Mansion, it is indispensable to bring back first-hand news about Beijing to Wen Yanbo, Han Gang calculates the time, it's almost time for the main drama to play, I don't know what kind of expression Wen Yanbo will have when he hears that Wang Anshi will really transport Suzhou's grain to Tokyo? !

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Han Gang is looking forward to the start of the show, and in the capital, the opening scene of the mat has actually begun.

In the officialdom in the capital, Wang Anshi's panic is now being ridiculed. His proposal, which had previously been overwhelming, has now become the biggest laughing stock. The measures to open the mouth of the river in winter have not yet been implemented, and the equipment built for this purpose has been declared bankrupt.

When building a good ice boat at the mouth of the Bianhe River and testing it in the Yellow River. Although the large mound placed on the bow of the ship did crack through the ice nearly a foot thick, the wooden boat that sailed into the river was immediately crushed and crushed by the drift ice in the river, and even the boatmen on board were killed along with it. And not just one, but a total of four newly built ice boats, all of which were destroyed in the Yellow River.

When the news came back, there was immediately a conversation at the banquet in the officialdom and in the market.

"I said a long time ago that it is impossible to open Biankou in winter, now let's see how it is, can it still be opened?"

"Wang Xianggong's black face is about to turn white now, and he is forcing the Son of Heaven to write Zhu, now I don't know how he is going to see the official family?"

"This year is a good show, first a stick from Xuandemen on the Shangyuan Festival, then a stone thrown at the Qionglin banquet, and then a catastrophe in the world, and now it ends with this matter, which is called complete!"

Those who boast of foresight, those who speak cool words, those who gloat, and so on. Almost everyone, with the exception of the New Party, found superiority in this failed experiment.

Feng Jing and Cai were sitting in the warm pavilion of the Feng Shen government, drinking and chatting, and they couldn't help but bring this most popular joke in Tokyo City at the moment.

The two families have just decided on their sons and daughters - just half a month ago, Cai did give a dowry to the thirteenth mother of the Feng Jing family for his eldest son Cai Wei.

From a minister who can only flatter the prime minister with poetry, to the second person in the current Yushitai, Cai did only take two years. Whether it was the new prefect Liu Zhen in Kaifeng Mansion, or the counterattack against the benefactor Wang Anshi after entering the Yushi Terrace, Cai did not miss every step and every turn.

Cai Qu's style of acting has attracted a lot of vigilant eyes, but Feng Jing is very optimistic about the official fortune of the new Governor of the Imperial History. can accurately figure out the intentions, can make a move at the right time, maybe in a few years, he will be able to squeeze Cai into the political hall. Settle on this family business, and it will be indispensable in the future.

It is precisely because he has become a family of children that Cai Wei, as the deputy of the Yushitai, will visit the governor's house when the Chinese New Year is approaching, so it will not attract much discussion.

Feng Jing, who was born in a businessman, has always been good at gathering, and the bandit name of a golden retriever rat is well known to everyone. But in the warm pavilion of Feng Jing's house, there is no gold and jade, and the decoration is elegant and simple. However, if you pay attention to the furnishings, every item in the warm pavilion is actually an antique with a history. The seemingly simple living room is faintly rich and rich.

There was a boiling pot on the small red clay stove, and the water pot was gurgling. And the smell of wine comes out of a flask soaked in hot water. There are not many drinks and vegetables in a few silver plates, but they are very delicately made, and there are even green leafy vegetables that are extremely rare in winter, which are grown by the hot springs.

Cai did take a sip of the wine that Feng Jing poured himself, and the wine immediately rushed straight to the fontanelle, and a hot feeling ran down his throat. Cai was so choked that he coughed a few times, frowning and looking at this cup of hot wine in a carved silver cup, it was still so strong after scalding, "This wine is steamed, right?" He asked.

Feng Jing accompanied a glass of wine, but there was nothing at all, just a little redness on his handsome face. He smiled and replied, "It's good to get used to it." Spirits can remove yin and dampness, and although yang energy is heavy, it is not a big problem to drink a few glasses in winter. ”

"It's just that if you drink too much, you won't be able to. The liver is woody, and when it encounters the scorching sun, it will wither, and drinking too much wine will hurt the liver. Cai did say this, but took a sip of the wine in the cup.

"That's what Han Gang said." Feng Jing laughed twice: "Although the son-in-law of the Wang Xianggong family has always refused to admit it, this medical theory is more thorough than anyone else. ”

Han Gang's evaluation of spirits has long been circulating in the mouths of scholars and doctors. Along with the steaming of spirits, it also spread throughout the Gyeonggi area. Although the steamed wine is too strong, there are still many people who have a good sip, especially in winter, it is a good way to dispel the cold, and many people are eager to take it. According to Han Gang, wine and even yang things, so in the hands of some doctors, the use of spirits with pills has also become a standard medical prescription.

"Two days ago, Li Shining prescribed a pill, saying that it was to be accompanied by hot wine. A big Dan was served with a hot liquor, and the cold of his body was gone. In front of Cai Qu, Feng Jing did not shy away from his habit of taking Waidan, "This Han Gang, his knowledge in medical science and medicine is indeed rare and profound, if he wants to say that he has not seen Sun Simiao, where does this inheritance come from?" ”

Cai Qu recalled the Han Gang he saw at Zhang Dan's banquet, and now he still thinks that he is indeed not simple: "Han Yukun is not only excellent in medical science, but also superior in machinery!" ”

"You're talking about sledders?" Feng Jing raised his eyelids and asked with a smile.

Cai Qu nodded, "Of course!" ”

One is the prime minister's deputy, and the other is the deputy of Yushi Zhongcheng, and of course the action of the Sixth Route Shipping Division to build the sleigh car can't hide it. An edict issued by the Son of Heaven through the Zhongshu needs to be countersigned by the Governor, and the Imperial Historical Observatory also has the right to look at it. What Wang Anshi asked Xue Xiang to do, Feng Jing and Cai were indeed qualified to get involved, but they both let it go.

On the one hand, Wang Anshi has been forced into a desperate situation, and now he is facing him, there is no benefit, but he will plant himself in it because of the battle of trapped beasts. The other is also because they don't believe that Wang Anshi can succeed, and when he fails, it will be easier to kick again.

In fact, Wang Anshi wanted to open the mouth of Biankou, and after the iceboat was spread outside, a few people believed that he could succeed. Later, there was another sleigh car, although Wang Anshi tried to keep a low profile about it, but there was no secret in Tokyo City, but he turned his head and spread it all over.

The ice boat was offered by Uncle Hou of Dushui. And this Shui Cheng is now the leading water conservancy master in the DPRK and China, and the ice boats he proposed were all destroyed in the drift ice, becoming a laughing stock in Tokyo, can Han Gang's talent in water conservancy be stronger than him?

"Wang Jiefu was in a hurry to go to the doctor. I also checked the recital of Xihe Road. The sleigh cars are indeed useful, but they are all in a team of three or five, and they send some news, wine, and silver silk rewards. It has never been said that the transportation of grain and straw on Xihe Road can be completed by sled trucks. To put hundreds of thousands of stones. Feng Jing sneered and emphasized repeatedly: "This is a rush to the doctor!" ”