Han Gang went to the temple for the first time in ten days.

After his resignation for the fifth time, he finally received the edict of cutting off the title of the prince and the euphemism.

As the new Xuanhui envoy of the North Courtyard, he walked into the gate of the Chongzheng Palace.

The two governments were there, and the atmosphere was a little solemn. They were waiting for Han Gang to come and discuss the Goryeo military.

The envoys of Goryeo asking for help entered the capital.

It's just that the temple hasn't been scheduled yet. Lived in the Tongwen Pavilion in Anzhou Lane - Liao State Capital Pavilion Station, Western Xia Capital Pavilion Xiyi, when the Goryeo envoy went to Beijing, he would stay in the Tongwen Pavilion.

However, this envoy was very anxious, and after the capital, he was going to say that he wanted to meet the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and after being persuaded to go to Xuande Gate, he looked like he was going to cry, but fortunately he was stopped again.

But this is not a thing, if he really learns to learn Shen Baoxu to cry Qin Ting for seven days and seven nights, it will be a big trouble. If the temperament is a little stronger, and he commits suicide by hitting the Xuande Gate with the national letter for help, where will the face of the court go?

In any case, Goryeo also called the ministers to the Great Song Dynasty, even if it was two-sided, but in the past few years, the imperial court put the Goryeo ministers in a very important position in the propaganda, and the Zhengdan Dynasty will send envoys from various countries to the palace, and the Goryeo envoys are a separate class. Now that Goryeo has been invaded by the Liao State, it is impossible not to save it in terms of morality, and the discussion of the people and Shilin must be taken into account. Therefore, they were all ready to make a show before, give some armor soldiers, help some food and salary, and let Goryeo consume the national strength of Liao.

But now if there is a loyal minister crying court, it will be different. If the court ignores it, or dismisses it at will, the people will talk about it, and the two governments will be very passive.

However, the military information sent by Dengzhou was urgent, saying that Goryeo had lost most of the country, and the Liao army went directly to Kaijing. It was also an unexpected thing to lose so quickly. It's better to hold on for a few more days, and if you can't help, you'll be wiped out before it arrives.

Han Gang listened to the report, thought for a while, and asked, "From what the princes can see, can Kaijing be kept?" ”

"Looking at the momentum of the Liao people, Kaijing may not be able to hold it." Han Jiang shook his head.

Cai Qu also followed: "The Liao Kingdom has learned too many things from the Emperor Song over the years. Although the officials and soldiers were not afraid of him, Siyi was far behind. The incident happened suddenly, Goryeo was unprepared, and most of them were likely to be defeated. ”

"If Kaijing can be held, the offensive of the Liao people will not last long. However, in the case of Korea Junior High School, it is difficult to have confidence in this. ”

"So I just discussed it, it's best to build a border city wall, and then see how Liao reacts." Zhang Dian said after the most sorrow.

It's really wishful thinking.

After all, Goryeo can also be regarded as a subject country of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Liao State attacked Goryeo at this time, and the court whip was beyond the reach, but it could not sit idly by, otherwise the following would also be dissatisfied with the cowardly center. Of course, it is even more impossible to send troops for Goryeo, and renovating war preparations on the border and putting on a posture of encircling Wei to save Zhao can be regarded as a reasonable response in all aspects.

Besides, the border states have just experienced war, and the wheat seedlings have become the horse grain of the Liao and Song dynasties, and there is no destined to have any harvest this year. In the past, the relief arrangement for the Hebei border prefecture was to organize border residents to dig ponds in lieu of work. Now that the Liao people can't make a move, and it is Goryeo who is attacking, it is also a good thing to take the opportunity to repair the border city defense.

Could it be that Yelu Yixin still dares to attack again? It's a big deal to have another verbal fight when the time comes.

Speaking of which, the two governors agreed with this plan, but Empress Taishang only trusted Han Gang's professional opinion and could only announce Han Gang's upper hall.

Han Gang thought about it for a moment and asked, "Just how to build?" ”

Several Zaifu looked at each other, and Cai Qu asked, "What do you think about Yukun?" ”

"The first is not to do, the second is not to rest, since you want to do it, you must do it big. It's better to simply burn bricks. Walls are clad in masonry. ”

"Brick and stone walls? What about the cost? Zeng Bu immediately asked.

Even in today's Tokyo City, there are only bricks around the city gate, and the rest of the city is still rammed earth. Although it can be considered strong, how can it compare to the masonry wall? Things are good, but the expenses are unbearable.

In the early years of Xining's rebuilding of the Tokyo City Wall, he talked about putting a brick and stone façade on the castle, but as soon as he calculated the cost, he immediately dispelled the idea. At that time, the treasury was not abundant, and I really couldn't afford it.

"Hebei is now full of coal, and there is no shortage of fuel." Xue Xiang spoke to help Han Gang, Han Gang supported the consensus of the Zai Fu, and only put forward a little revision, which can be regarded as a good person, "Using the displaced people in the border areas to burn bricks is equivalent to giving relief." ”

"That's true." Han Gang nodded, "In the past few years, the price of coal in Tokyo has been much lower than in the past. Hebei is native to coal, and the price will only be lower. ”

As the scale of development of the carboniferous mines is getting larger, not only the cost of making iron, but also brick making is also greatly reduced. The city wall that survived in later generations is a county seat, and many of them are protected by bricks and stones. Not to mention the famous north and south twin capitals, even if the city of Tokyo is luxurious and prosperous, it still loses a lot in the city defense. In Han Gang's view, this may be the reason why most of the city walls he has seen in later generations are protected by city bricks - the proportion of stone charcoal used in a few hundred years will definitely exceed that of today.

If you want to talk about wealth, the Great Song Dynasty is not lost to several dynasties in later generations, but the reason why you don't even use bricks is only because the development of technology has not been able to reduce the cost of brick making.

If you can switch to masonry walls, whether it is thunderbolt artillery or early artillery, it will be much more difficult to deal with rammed earth walls. Even if he fights against the Liao State in the future, the artillery skills leak out, and with the level of the Liao State's skills, it is impossible to create a heavy artillery that can destroy the city wall, which can be regarded as giving the next one peace of mind.

Han Gang was not afraid that the secret of the artillery would leak out, and even hoped that the Liao State would really be equipped with artillery. The Khitan cavalry, which is famous for being like the wind, is leading thousands or even thousands of pounds of heavy artillery, well, how many generals will laugh crazy?

Heavy artillery is conducive to the Song army to break through the Liao army's city defenses as quickly as possible, but it will drag down the actual combat effectiveness of the Liao army. And the lightness of artillery is not so simple, Han Gang is not sure now, and it is even more impossible with the skills of the Liao State. With the difference in craftsmanship between the two countries, with the same power, the artillery of the Liao State may only be heavier than that of the Great Song Dynasty. As for the formula and production process of gunpowder, as well as the casting process, these seemingly inconspicuous but crucial technical details are not so easy to leak.

Han Gang smiled in his heart, the thoughts of the Zai Fu were still easy to understand.

Breaking the established peace treaty and starting a large number of works on the border will have to deal with the coercion of the Liao. In such a situation, of course, a military elite and courageous minister is needed to sit in Hebei. For this reason, Lu Huiqing took over Guo Kui to Hebei, and it was reasonable to say it in terms of face.

The consensus of the Zaifu has both military and political significance, and at the same time takes into account the actual needs, of course Han Gang will not object, and the icing on the cake is what should be done.

Guo Kui is coming back soon, so when will Lu Huiqing arrive in Hebei?

The edict sent to him, as well as the news of his brother's impeachment, should soon reach Chang'an City.

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A heavy rain relieved the heat of Chang'an for many days, and also brought a hint of autumn.

The sycamore tree in the courtyard has leaves falling all over the ground. The houses in Xuanfu are old, and the wind and rain have swept down a lot of roof tiles. When the wind and rain were blowing, I heard the thudding sound of the courtyard outside the window.

The people were busy cleaning up the broken tiles and fallen leaves all over the ground.

Lu Huiqing stood on the steps, as if watching the people sweep up, but her mind had long been wandering.

"Your Excellency." Lu Huiqing's eldest son, Lu Yuan, walked to his side, "Today is the day to ascend to the court, and the front is ready." ”

Lu Huiqing didn't move.

Soon after the war ended, the imperial court appointed competent officials to bring the newly recovered territory under its control. Now he, the Xuanfu envoy, has nothing to do, and all the affairs in the yazhong are entrusted to the Xuanfu judge. Every few days, I look at things, but I do my duty and do my duty.

Lu Huiqing was very dignified at home, and Lu Yuan didn't dare to disturb him, but he didn't dare not to remind, "My lord, it's almost too late." ”

Lu Huiqing was silent, and suddenly sighed: "...... It's been too late for a long time. ”

It's too late to do anything now.

After leaving the capital, the fate of the officials who went abroad depended on the Son of Heaven. Thousands of miles away, no one can justify themselves, let alone explain themselves. The fate is completely in the hands of the Zaisuke in Beijing.

Lu Huiqing originally thought that he had made great contributions to the country, and even if the imperial court was unwilling to reward him heavily, he also had to take care of the military power in his hands and transfer his family back to Beijing as soon as possible. But he didn't expect that in order to prevent his son-in-law from returning to Beijing, Wang Anshi insisted on using himself as a bargaining chip and exchanged it with Cai Qu and others.

But as a result, Han Gang didn't care about anything, and left his errand and went back. The deputy of the Xifu Pivotal Department only needed to be responsible to the Son of Heaven, even the important affairs of the Pingzhang military state could not be controlled by him.

This is Cai Qu's old skill, he was recommended by Han Jiang and entered Kaifeng Mansion as a rafter of Han Wei. Later, Liu Zhen acted as the prefect of Han Wei, and according to the old practice, the officials should attend the court. Only Cai did not want to worship: 'Tang Fan Town has its own subordinate, so it is a courtesy. Today, the hub is comparable to the main person, although the story is not available. ’

Just a person in charge of the right side of the official business, dare to say to the right to know the Kaifeng Mansion, 'The hub is comparable to the master', can't the privy deputy still say it? As long as someone has their back.

Cai did get the attention of Wang Anshi and the Son of Heaven. And Han Gang, the queen who listens to the government will naturally support him.

It's a pity that Han Gang's methods, Lu Huiqing can't learn them. He didn't want to do what Dong Shi was doing.

Han Gang took the lead and returned to the capital under pressure. It is true that he can follow him back to Beijing logically, but if he goes to learn to come, he will fall behind. Not only will she be ridiculed in the court, but the queen above will also look down on her.

It's better to do the opposite and stay in Jingzhao Mansion.

With the military power in his hands, the imperial court did not dare to leave himself in Shaanxi after all, and as a commander who had just captured Xingling, the imperial court would not have the face to belittle him. As long as there is a chance to return to Beijing, it will be logical to enter Dongfu. Lu Huiqing has been in Beijing for many years, and his roots are also deep, and he is still a privy envoy, and there are people in the court who are willing to help him speak, and there is an opportunity to return to Beijing, but he doesn't have to wait too long.

It's just a little wrong, he didn't count the inner meditation.

When the news of the new Son of Heaven ascending the throne came, Lu Huiqing gave up all plans and was ready to serve for a long time outside.

As soon as Han Gang returned to Beijing, the Son of Heaven abdicated. There are some things that make people shudder when you think about it a little.

Thinking of the news that came out after the night of the winter solstice last year, perhaps the queen mother at that time was not at all rumored to ensure that the second son would seize the throne.

But such suspicions are pointless. On the night of the winter solstice, there is an emperor and queen as a guarantee. And now the inner Zen, all the Zaifu in Beijing have been involved, including Wang Anshi, and Queen Taishang.

Unless they all fall in the future, there will be no day when the truth will be found. But after all, it is the new emperor who benefits, even if he treats his pro-government, he will not thoroughly investigate the case for no reason and make trouble for himself.

However, if the Son of Heaven wants to rectify someone so that he can't turn over, the crime can always be found......

"Have you done anything you shouldn't have done lately?!" Lu Huiqing's expression suddenly became serious, and she asked her son beside her.

"My son doesn't dare!" Lu Yuan knelt down, "I study in the mansion on weekdays, urging my younger brothers to do their homework, where do you dare to be a traitor." ”

"Forget it." Lu Huiqing glanced at her son and sneered self-deprecatingly: "As long as you want to find it, which dog can't find lice?" ”

Lu Huiqing was about to turn around and go back to the room, when the housekeeper of the Lu family hurriedly came: "Xianggong, Xianggong, there is an angel in Beijing, and he is in front of the mansion, asking Xianggong to go out to receive the order." ”

At first hearing, Lu Yuan opened his mouth and stammered, and his face turned pale with shock.

"Look......" Lu Huiqing shook her head, but laughed instead, "That's it!" It's really not a delay at all. ”

"Go and ask the angels to stay less." Lu Huiqing instructed, "Wait for me to change my clothes and go out to greet me." ”

Lu Huiqing does not have the suspicion of his son, even if the court picks up the charges, can he still be the new dignified privy envoy who has made great contributions? It's just a matter of staying outside.

He is not yet in his fifties, and he has time to go around.