The rise of the prince

Chapter 561 Wu Zhengqing's True Face + Accomplishment
In the middle of March, the big ship of Wangfu pierced through the dawn and arrived at the pier in the morning light with the spring breeze, bringing back a large amount of iron ore in Jiangzhou. The milky white morning fog has not cleared away, and there are only a few stalls selling breakfast noodles in the streets and alleys with white steaming fog. .

The workers of the palace are already busy, driving the horse-drawn carts and donkey carts, transporting the iron ore from the ferry to the back mountain to transport the steel furnace.

These iron ores were produced in Jiangzhou. After the turmoil in Jiangzhou ended, the iron ores bought from Jiangzhou also stabilized. This is one of the major reasons why Li Xingzhou made great efforts to pacify Jiangzhou. Only when Jiangzhou is stable can the palace be reliable. source of iron ore.

Most of the iron ore in Wangfu comes from Jiangzhou, and a small part comes from Jingxi Road.

It is not far from the wharf to Wangfu Road, because the new industrial zone was originally built on the Wangfu Wharf in the north, and the water source driven by hydraulic power is there.

Wangfu currently produces a large amount of steel and cement every month, but after the new industrial zone is gradually completed, the cement has a surplus.

Cement is no better than steel. Although cement is cheap and easy to obtain, it is more difficult to preserve. Li Xingzhou also thought about selling cement, but without the support of craftsmen, it would be very difficult at first.

Cement will be cheaper than asphalt, but to be accepted by the common people, craftsmen first need to take the lead. If all masons in the capital use cement from the Wangfu, it will not take long for this thing to be popularized.

But even if it is popularized, there is actually very little demand for ancient buildings. Even in Kaiyuan City, there are not many people who will build new houses throughout the year. The road of buying cement for profit will not work.

Cement production must be reduced, a large amount of limestone purchases have been reduced, and clay mining in the back mountains has also been continuously reduced.

Early in the morning, Li Xingzhou went to the port to greet him in person, wearing a cloak made by Gillian and Yue'er.

In the morning light, Yan Kun, who used to be chubby, lost a lot of weight, and was almost an old man with a standard figure. After getting off the boat, Li Xingzhou gave him a big hug. Yan Kun froze on the spot, his lips trembling: "My lord, I'm back."

"It's hard work, go back and rest." Li Xingzhou took his hand and said.

Yan Kun nodded again and again: "Well, thank you, my lord, for your concern."

Yan Kun has paid a lot for the palace. An old man is running around and running around. He may be tactful, but he is loyal to him and King Xiao.If Li Xingzhou hadn't been touched by Yan's death, he would have forgotten to thank Yan Kun, he and Yan are of the same generation.

Just before he could react, suddenly his arms warmed up, and the fragrance wafted through his nostrils. The stunned Li Xingzhou was hugged, and it was Qifang who hugged him.

Li Xingzhou subconsciously took half a step back and looked at her in a daze. Qifang let go of her hand, and stood by the river with a smile: "Why, isn't the prince planning to welcome all the managers like this?"

Li Xingzhou was speechless for a moment, seeing that her face was much haggard, presumably it was caused by the hard work of taking him on the transfer this time, and he felt vaguely distressed.

"How are you doing these days, are you okay?" He said a very clichéd sentence.

"Of course, it's better to eat and sleep in the open every day than delicacies from mountains and seas." She raised her chin.

Li Xingzhou was choked, knowing that she was bickering, he laughed: "That's hard work, my lord, what happened this time."

Qifang didn't speak, and handed him a letter, "Yang Hongzhao gave it to you, and said he wanted you to personally write it."

Li Xingzhou took it over, opened the envelope, and inside was a short paragraph of small words: It's hard to speak in front of a girl, and add a letter.I am ashamed to watch the sky from a well and look down on people in the world. It is better for a girl to do things than a man. I apologize for what I said before.

Li Xingzhou smiled mysteriously after watching it, and looked at Qifang who stretched his neck this way: "Want to see it?"

"I don't want to." She shook her head, but her eyes betrayed her.

Li Xingzhou laughed, and handed Yang Hongzhao's letter to her. It was originally written for her, but Yang Hongzhao couldn't open his mouth. Why did he ask an old general of his age to apologize to a young girl, so he had to pretend to write it.

After seeing it, Qi Fang was really happy. This was the first time someone recognized her as a daughter.

"How?" he asked.

"What and how."

"Don't you want to say a few words?"

"Do not want to."

"This is a big deal, and I'm happy for you."

"No matter how big you are, it's what other people say. I know the strength of a little girl. I don't need others to judge her, and I don't need others to confirm her." Even so, she was obviously very happy.

"Okay, okay, I believe in your strength, let's go, go back, and have a good rest."

Qifang put away the letter and headed home together.

The reason why Yan Kun and Qifang came back is because the affairs in the north are over. The grain and grass raised by Jingbei West Road, Jingbei East Road, Yanmen Road and the third road have been handed over to Yang Hongzhao's army, and the follow-up supplies will be transported by the auxiliary army. , the biggest duty of his transfer envoy has been completed.

Of course he didn't go in person, it was Yan Kun and Qi Fang who were helping to do it.

The Wharf of the Wangfu is not far from the Wangfu. On the way back, they walked directly, and told Yan Kun and Qifang some things about the north while walking.

The black mountain banditry in the Taihang Mountains has now completely subsided, and the people in northern Beijing are singing praises and are so grateful to him that they even set up an ancestral hall.

In addition, because of his support, the Can family was granted a title by the imperial court. In addition, due to the ability of Shen Yinfeng, he quickly reversed the previous decline caused by the chaos and became the largest businessman in Jiangzhou, with close business contacts with the Wangfu.

The villagers led by the black leopard in the Taihang Mountains also went to see them. The cotton seeds had been planted, and some of them had germinated.

Li Xingzhou was overjoyed.

After returning to the palace, the two went to wash and rest. Li Xingzhou also had to go to the Privy Council to work, so he told the kitchen that they would be cleaned up twice in the evening, and then left the palace.

Yang Wenguang stood in front of the military tent with his eyes closed, the candles flickering in front of him, his eldest son Yang Hu was half a step behind, and several capable subordinates in the army were also there.

The big tent was terribly quiet. The imperial army led by him, Wu Liejun, and the Yang family army brought by his son from Taiyuan had joined up. The army totaled more than 5 people, and the tents stretched into a long line at the foot of Taihang Mountain.

Different from the mighty army, the camp of the Chinese army looks more dull at this time.

"Father, why don't you just promise him, anyway, the impact won't be too big, and besides... besides, he is the queen's niece, a close relative of the Tian family." Yang Hu said.

Yang Wenguang closed his eyes and sighed. There was a letter from Wu Zhengqing on Chengdu Fu Road. The letter was cryptic, but the meaning was clear. It was just a false title to arrange a vanguard position for his son in the army, but his son would not go to the battlefield.

The purpose is that if there is military merit in this battle, then his son will also have a share. The reason is very simple, and there is a vague threatening meaning between the lines. If he does not arrange, the military rations at Chengdu Fulu may not be delivered on time.

As for why he dared to do this, because there are many reasons. The road collapsed, he encountered bandits and so on.

Wu Zhengqing wanted his son to make meritorious deeds, and it was for nothing, but he had a way to threaten Yang Wenguang, which was military rations.

This kind of thing can't be explained clearly. If he was told to the court that he was not well supplied with military rations and delayed the war, he would have thousands of excuses. In addition, he was the queen's nephew and gave the court a lot of money and food. It was impossible for him to be guilty.

If it's someone else, I'm afraid they have already agreed.

Yang Wenguang looked around the crowd: "This old man has fought for half his life. You all know what kind of temperament I am. I can't tolerate a little sand in my eyes! Merits are earned by soldiers fighting with their lives on the battlefield. He Wu Zhengqing's son How can you receive rewards for nothing and eat the blood of my soldiers!"

"But father, rations"

"There is no military rations from Fulu in Chengdu, there are still rations from Taiyuan, and Sanjiao, and there are rations everywhere!" Yang Wenguang interrupted his son: "I will write a memorial to report to the court."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and someone said indignantly: "This Wu Zhengqing is really nothing. His family and country are important matters. How dare he openly seek profit for himself and blackmail the general?"

"He had a premeditated plan. At the beginning, when he obtained the post of transfer envoy by promising money and food to the court, many ministers objected. That's why the old man thought it was nothing. After all, he did donate so much money and food for the country and the people. The country is beneficial, and the empress dowager's nephew is also considered a nobleman, and a transit envoy is also good." Yang Wenguan said.

"At that time, Master Yin He of the Kaiyuan Mansion was very disgusted with this matter. I asked him why, and he said that Wu Zhengqing's actions were not right, his intentions were not right, and being in a high position would ruin the atmosphere."

Yang Wenguang shook his head: "At the time, I only thought he was pedantic, but now it seems that Mr. He is completely right. People's hearts are hard to change, and Wu Zhengqing is really despicable!" He patted the desk again.

There was only sighing in the big tent, because they had no choice but to hope that Wu Zhengqing would not be so bold and send the general food in time, because the army was about to go north and time was running out.

"Father, maybe you can fake it? It's not too late to regret it later." Yang Hu suddenly said excitedly, he felt that he had thought of an excellent idea.

When he looked up, he found that everyone was looking at him, and his father was also looking at him, with complicated emotions in his eyes, and he couldn't understand what it was.

Finally, the father waved his hand: "You go down first."

Yang Hu was puzzled, and his father emphasized again: "You go down first!"

He opened his mouth, but in desperation had no choice but to withdraw from the big tent, and then Yang Wenguang asked many generals to retreat, leaving only his old buddy, the right-hand man, Qian Bi, the commander of the Taiyuan Prefecture Army.

"It's not like me at all." After his son left, Yang Wenguang looked at his back lightly and said, with no emotion in his voice.

"Maybe the young master is still young." Qian Bi, his deputy and former military commander, looked at Yang Hu's back and said.

The corner of Yang Wenguang's mouth twitched: "You're still young, I'm afraid you're joking. The hundreds of old guys who died at the hands of the bandits last time are a lesson, I'm just too partial."

"Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, who can win every time." Qian Bi retorted with arms crossed.

"You don't have to cover it up for him. My son, Lao Tzu, knows best that defeat and death are two different things." Yang Wenguang said, then turned to look at the big tent, and sighed, "I'm afraid that the Yang family's famous names for generations will be destroyed in his hands." .

Now I understand why Emperor Wu of Wei sighed that "having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou". At least Emperor Wen is not as good as his father's generation, but it is also remarkable. "

"General, don't always think about comparing yourself with other people's children." Qian Bi was bitter, it seems that he also has a lot of experience in this area.

Yang Wenguang shook his head: "I was just comparing myself with the people of the past. If I compare myself with the present, I will really piss me off."

"Is there any young man today who can become a general?"

Yang Wenguang sat down, and stretched out his hand to greet his old friend to also sit down: "There are many, but when it comes to young heroes, in the past two years, it has to be King Pingnan. No one in Jingguo has heard anything about him."

"How does the general feel?"

"How? There are no worthless people under the fame!

This time when he came to Beijing, he accompanied Wei Chaoren to pay a visit once. The 16-year-old child behaved like a majestic heavenly family, and his words were not chaotic and well-organized.During the meeting, when we talked about the general trend of the world, we often had profound insights, and Wei Chaoren and I felt inferior. "Yang Wenguang sighed with emotion.

Qian Bi's eyes widened: "Is there really such a god?"

"Otherwise, before I went, I also felt that the words might be exaggerated. I met him, and after talking about it, I felt that I underestimated the people of the world. There are some strange people and strange things that ordinary people can't understand. King Pingnan is one of them.

He brought a thousand soldiers into Luzhou, defeated an army of 10,000+, and quelled the southern rebellion.He also went to Taihang Mountains to suppress bandits, and put an end to a hundred years of banditry. "

Yang Wenguang said with a long sigh, and then laughed again: "However, thinking about it, the prince is now under confinement in Jiangzhou because of his past, and King Pingnan is in charge of one of the four armies of the imperial army, but he is guarding the capital. It is obvious that the emperor has the intention of changing the reserve. The King of the South is your lord, such a man with both intelligence and intelligence, and a man of culture and martial arts, may be the blessing of Jingguo."

Qian Bi said in a low voice: "General, you have to speak in a low voice."

"What are you afraid of, the old man is just telling the truth, and besides, there are outsiders in the army."

On the day of March [-]th, Chen Wenxi from the next door came to the palace to personally thank Li Xingzhou. He spoke earnestly and said something like "If it weren't for the prince, the palace would not be able to survive".

Li Xingzhou asked him to bring back some meat and eggs, but Chen Wenxi refused. He said that he was also a student of Chen Yu, and that it was for the students to honor their teachers, so it was difficult for Chen Wenxi to refuse.

Chen Yu is upright. After offending the emperor and being dismissed, the Chen family must be in a bad situation.First of all, he had no salary and no source of income. In addition, he had a bad relationship with the emperor, so others did not dare to get close to the Chen family, so it was difficult to help him.

Fortunately, he sold Yongyue Pavilion to the Wangfu this time, and he bought more than 1 taels at once, so he didn't have to worry about making a living.

Another reassuring thing is Zhong Daoyu, but Zhong Daoyu's situation is much better, because even though he was demoted for offending the emperor, most of the men in the army are bloody, Zhao Guanghua, Wei Li and many other old troops will never Will sit idly by for fear of getting involved.

From this point of view, it seems ironic that Chen Yu's disciples are all over the world, and a friend in need is probably like this.

Li Xingzhou would also use Sun Wenyan's hand to secretly help the General's Mansion from time to time, but he felt that Zhong Daoyu should not be treated like this.

Another piece of good news is that Gillian and Yue'er have finally graduated as teachers, and eight of the ten apprentices together are still studying, that is to say, there are now four glazers in the palace.

And because of the unique graphite crucible technology of the Wangfu, there is no failure at all in the firing of colored glaze in the Wangfu. The graphite crucible can ensure that the mixture of the fool and the alkali is fired into a jelly or even a fluid state.

What was even more surprising was that after trying it, Gillian and Yue'er found that when the mixture was fired into a liquid state with a graphite crucible at high temperature, the impurities were removed at high temperature, and then cooled into a gel, the blown glass was transparent. !No variegated glass.

This was actually expected by Li Xingzhou, that's why he attached so much importance to the glass-blowing technology, because it is glass outside, combined with the technology of the palace, it is glass!Transparent glass.

Gillian and Yue'er were stunned when they saw it for the first time. Obviously, they had never seen such colored glazes before. The colored glazes they made themselves were more or less variegated, either light green or light gray. But this colored glaze is as pure as water, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off it!
(End of this chapter)