This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 304 The Nature of Xirong People

Lu Sen's 'immortal' halo is very heavy, and most people look at him with a heavy filter.

There are only a few exceptions.

For example, his bedside people, such as Pang Taishi, Bao Zheng, and Runan County King and others.

The Prince of Runan County is still in court, and everyone knows that he is actually the Supreme Emperor, but after Zhao Zongshi sits on the dragon chair, his name is Zhao Shu... This name means that he is the son of the first emperor Zhao Jia, not the child of the Prince of Runan County. .

Therefore, the King of Runan County is still the King of Runan County.

Of course, Prince Runan doesn't have any opinion on this, anyway, it's his son who sits on the throne, so what does it matter!

After hearing that Lu Sen had already told the officials about the reform in advance, most of the ministers in the DPRK began to discuss, surprised by Lu Sen's foresight.

Holding the wat board, Wang Anshi couldn't help but raised his head and asked, "Dare to ask the officials, how does Zhenren Lu judge this matter?"

Zhao Shu was still relatively young at this time, and he didn't have many palaces, so he replied when someone asked, "Brother-in-law once said that if Wang Aiqing talked about reforming the government, there would be many people who would object. However, Wang Aiqing is stubborn, and he is too absolute in his actions. I have decided, I will try to shut up all those who oppose the reform of the government and leave the court."

When Wang Anshi heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

He knew in his heart that Lu Sen's evaluation was right, and he was such a person.

When other ministers heard this, they looked at Wang Anshi strangely.

Recently, Wang Anshi has been highly valued by officials, and there are faint signs of taking over as Taishi Pang. After all, Taishi Pang is already very old and is about to enjoy his old age.

At this time, Wang Anshi can be said to be a celebrity in the dynasty, and he is also the default successor of Pang Taishi. It is not difficult to expel others from the court because of the reform of the government.

Therefore, after Bao Zheng left the court, almost no one wanted to confront Wang Anshi, and only Su Shi, a stunned young man who had just returned from Hangzhou, dared to do so.

Many people also know in their hearts that Su Shi is Lu Zhenren's 'confidant'.

The official family obviously also valued Lu Zhenren, who was also a relative of the royal family, so the quarrel between Su Shi and Wang Anshi was essentially a battle for favor within the royal family.

After listening to Wang Anshi's question, Zhao Shu thought for a while before he said, "Brother-in-law once said that whether it is the Reform Party or the Conservative Party, everything makes sense, but the imperial court's maladministration also exists, so the implementation of the new policy is inevitable. Things."

The words innovation and conservative are not new words. Besides, if the meaning is taken from the literal meaning, the court is full of scholars, and you will know what it means when you hear it.

Hearing this, Wang Anshi was overjoyed, while Su Shi was a little sad.

As for the other courtiers, their expressions were all different.

But Zhao Shu said again: "Brother-in-law also said, if Wang Aiqing's temperament is according to Wang Aiqing's temperament, this new policy will probably cause problems."

The smile on Wang Anshi's face disappeared immediately.

Su Shi chuckled lightly and cast a glance at Wang Anshi next to him, a little proud.

Wang Anshi couldn't help but ask out loud, "Then what is the best strategy for Zhenren Lu?"

"Brother-in-law said that the New Deal is necessary, but it can't be done too quickly." Zhao Shu smiled: "He said that he could find a county or county as a pilot project to implement the New Deal, so that we can see how effective the New Deal is and its benefits. What's wrong, what's wrong? If it's good, it can be implemented nationwide. If there is something wrong, it can be limited to one county and one county, and it is more convenient to correct mistakes and omissions."

Hearing this, the courtiers talked a lot, and most of them showed admiration on their faces.

Pang Taishi stroked his white beard and smiled, "As expected of Zhenren Lu, he really has a big heart."

Wang Anshi thought for a while, then nodded in agreement with this approach, which is indeed a safe move.He is not demanding now, as long as there are signs of the implementation of the New Deal.

Conservatives represented by Su Shi also agree with this approach. At present, the party disputes in the Northern Song Dynasty are not serious, and the scholars during this period are indeed somewhat ambitious.

They oppose Wang Anshi's reform, and a large part of the reason is that they really feel that the reform is too radical, which may lead to turmoil in the mountains and rivers.

The atmosphere that followed was much more harmonious. Everyone discussed it for a long time. After various suggestions and trade-offs, the pilot of the New Deal was placed in Guangzhou!

There are two reasons. One is that Guangzhou is now a big city with a large population. There is still quite a lot of land that can be reclaimed in the Nanman area, and the potential is high.

Another reason is... Guangzhou is far from the Central Plains, and it is a big port and a big city. The traffic is also very convenient, and the government orders are easy to pass.If there is any problem with the New Deal, it will hardly spread to the Central Plains.

Of course, the New Deal will not be implemented so quickly. The issuance of policies and personnel changes will take time to implement.

However, things settled down in the end.

The news of the New Deal spread quickly in Song territory. Not to mention the world's reaction to the matter, Lu Sen was already over the port of Venice in his solar boat.

At this time, it happened to be night, and when the radiant solar boat came over, the entire port of Venice was shocked.

People were terrified, walked out of the house in fear, looked at the sun ship shining with golden light, knelt down and bowed their heads.

And some monks of the monastery ran around and shouted that the heretics were coming, and they were terrified.

But there are also people who are excited, like... the Doge of Venice, Domenico.

He stood on the balcony and looked at the solar boat high in the sky, his expression ecstatic: "Come here, it must be Priest Lu."

More than a year ago, after Lu Sen drove the flying machine and took Alize away, Governor Domenico knew that Lu Sen was definitely the 'mage' of the powerful empire in the east, the real one. After all, that kind of flying style, he It's the first time I've seen him, and I'm sure that apart from Priest Lu Da, I haven't found anyone else with similar abilities.

At the same time, he was also secretly grateful that he was able to have a relationship with such a powerful and mysterious Oriental.

This is an opportunity, so he put Lu Sen's request in the first place in everything, and completed it extremely hard. He sent most of his private soldiers to inquire about the news, and at the same time spent a lot of money, please Many explorers came to help.

Great effort will surely bring some results.

Although he didn't find any news related to the 'giant tree', his private soldiers and explorers, in the past year, have almost traveled the entire Eastern Roman Empire, and then found a very strange thing .

He believed that Reverend Lu Da would be very happy to hear the news.

The radiant solar boat stopped above the Governor's Mansion, and then Lu Xianxian, who was wearing a colorful feather coat, first floated down.

Then Lu Sen and the others descended in the aircraft.

The light emitted by the neon clothes and feather clothes is particularly bright at night, and coupled with her fairy temperament, people dare not look directly.

Domenico just glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze and lowered his head in silence.

Lu Sen got out of the aircraft, walked in front of the other party, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a year, Governor Domenico."

Alizee immediately performed simultaneous translation.

Only then did Domenico dare to raise his head, with a little panic, and said: "I am very honored that the Lu Da priest can still remember me, you have come from the far east, you must have been tired, please allow me to prepare the best for you. velvet bed and warm and delicious dinner.”

"It's not necessary, just give us a quiet courtyard, and we can solve the rest by ourselves." Lu Sen smiled.

Domenico naturally agreed again and again.

Then Lu Sen and others were arranged to the small manor a year ago.

After routinely enclosing a small home with a wooden fence, Lu Sen and the others rested.

Although I came here in a solar boat, I don't need to walk, but... Anyone who has travel experience knows that flying is actually quite tiring, and this solar boat is more bumpy than an airplane when flying.

After flying for a day and two nights, several people were mentally tired.

Afterwards, a few people found their own room and fell asleep. There was a wooden fence, and they slept peacefully.

They fell asleep, but the whole of Venice exploded.

After kneeling and praying for nearly an hour, no other miracles or attacks were seen from the solar boat. The citizens of the whole city became more daring and stood up and started talking or pointing at the solar boat.

Many people are happy, and many people think this solar boat is not good.

In contrast, the atmosphere in the Governor's Palace was obviously much better.

It was already late at night, and Domenico pulled up a chair and sat on the balcony, looking at the bright sun boat in the sky.

He was holding a glass of wine in his left hand, but he didn't drink it. He just looked at it. Next to him, there were several local nobles.

"Is this the great priest from the east?" One of the young men sighed: "But why is his car the legendary sun ship of the Norm people, this is the fetish of the god 'Ra'."

In the words, there is a strong doubt.

The Norm refers to the Egyptians, and for a long time the Greeks and Romans called them that.

No one answered the young man's doubts, because others didn't understand why the symbol of 'Ra' was in the hands of the Orientals.

"The Queen asked us to find a way to keep this man." The middle-aged aristocrat standing on the right, with his hands on the railing, looked at the solar boat in the sky, and said helplessly: "Such mysticism mage is our kind Can ordinary people stay?"

Domenico smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't really want to obey the Queen's orders. Now that I see the solar boat, I don't have such thoughts anymore."

Although Theodora has now ascended the throne and became the queen, the institutional framework of the Eastern Roman Empire is still based on the feudal system. Domenico is the sky of Venice. If you obey orders, even Queen Theodora's orders are not very useful.

The few people next to him understood the idea of ​​the Governor of Venice, and it would be the same for them.

One of them said slowly: "Since the great priest from the east may have the forbidden fruit that can prolong his life, can he give us the silk he promised to the governor before?"

They also want the potion for longevity, but they know their own family affairs, they have nothing to do with the great priest, and it is almost impossible to get such a potion, so they settle for the next best thing. It is also a great wealth to take a roll or two of silk.

"Why can't I have all of them?" Domenico looked at the nobleman who just spoke with a half-smile.

The male noble chuckled and said, "Our two families have always had a friendly relationship. This is a friendship that lasted hundreds of years."

The other nobles also showed the same smile.

These people are indeed related by marriage. The nobles of the Eastern Roman Empire are more or less related by blood.

It was not easy for Domenico to 'offend' so many families for a while. He thought about it for a while and said, "If the high priest is willing to give me the potion, I would naturally be willing to sell the silk to you at a reasonable price, but you guys Also have to help me... deal with the queen."

Everyone else showed a knowing expression, then laughed, clinking their glasses and drinking the wine in their hands.

The next morning, after Lu Sen and others got up, they set up a large table in the yard for breakfast.

Here in Lu Sen, there is no obvious relationship between superiors and inferiors. Shi Lei was not used to it at first, but now he can sit at the table and eat calmly.

When the breakfast was almost finished, Domenico came to the door with a few guards.

Across the low fence, Domenico bowed slightly to salute, while Shi Lei took the initiative to stand up, open the fence door, and let the former in.

Domenico glanced at the dining table and found that the food was very rich. In addition to several kinds of fruits, there were also hot food in exquisite china. You can also feel that these are definitely delicious.

"Do you want Governor Domenico to eat?" Lu Sen stood up and asked with a smile.

Alizee next to her immediately translated.

The customs and human feelings of different places are not the same. The Song Dynasty pays attention to politeness and face, but the people of the Eastern Roman Empire will not be like this. Domenico immediately responded: "Okay, okay, thank you for your hospitality, Grand Priest Lu. ."

After all, he found an empty seat and sat down, next to Shi Lei.

Although he is rude, he still knows the difference between the main seat and the guest seat. After all, the Eastern Roman Empire also has this statement. Although Xianxian and Jingjing are really beautiful, he does not dare to sit next to them.

Just after sitting down, he found that the utensils eaten by the Orientals were only two wooden roots, and he was a little stunned, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

At this time, Lu Sen took the initiative to take out the knife and fork from the system space and handed it over.

Domenico finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then took a big mouthful, shouting deliciously as he ate.

After about a quarter of an hour, Domenico was finally full. He touched his stomach and said, "This is the most delicious food I've ever eaten, Pastor Lu Da, let's talk about business."

Compared with Song people, Romans are more straightforward... Xianxian and others are naturally not used to it, but Lu Sen likes this way of speaking, after all, he came from later generations.

"Well, I was about to ask your Excellency." Lu Sen took out two bottles of honey and several rolls of silk, and then pushed: "As long as your Excellency the Governor tells you the information, these things will be yours."

Domenico looked at the honey on the table, his expression paused, and then he asked cautiously, "Pastor Lu, can you replace these two bottles of honey with potions that increase life expectancy?"

(End of this chapter)