At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 2: Hypotheses about ghosts and ghosts

"The world is difficult and money is scarce. The imperial concubine and the king must be considerate." Yang Liangjie put the food box on the table, stepped aside and stood with his hands tied.

Zhao opened it and took a look and found that there was a chicken, a fish, a plate each of tofu and vegetables, rice and soup, which he thought was pretty good.

What's going on now?Officials had no salary, soldiers and civilians had no food and clothing, and having enough to eat was a luxury, let alone meat.

Zhao Shi invited: "Uncle, why don't you eat?"

"I dare not go beyond that," Yang Liangjie replied.

"How can you and I speak the same language?" Zhao Shi dragged Yang Liangjie to sit down.

Yang Liangjie was greatly pleased and half pushed him to sit down.

Zhao directly tore off the chicken legs and put them in Yang's bowl. He gave the other chicken leg to Uncle Guo, and the two chicken wings to his sister Zhao Qingzhi and his brother Zhao Bing respectively, and then immersed himself in the rice.

The smile on Yang's face flashed away, and she added: "As a king, you should be dignified and not be in such an embarrassing state."

"There are only family members here, so why should we be formal? The children must eat more now so that they can grow taller and kill thieves." Zhao Shi replied vaguely.

"Hey..." Yang gave the chicken legs to her son and said no more.

She adhered to the rule of never saying anything, but Zhao Shi didn't pay much attention to it, and said, "Uncle, how about the discussion yesterday?"

"Chen Yizhong was an unworthy son. He abandoned the country and fled. Now he wants to monopolize the government, but he doesn't want the Queen Mother to take charge of the government..."

"How unreasonable!" Zhao Shi was furious: "If you ignore your empress like this, you should... hum, if there is no one available, you will be expelled."

Yang Liangjie was overjoyed. He gave the chicken legs to Zhao Shi and said, "Your Majesty is really wise, even Taizu is nothing like this."

Zhao Shi gave the chicken legs to his younger brothers and sisters and said: "Uncle Guo has worked hard to manage the internal and external affairs. However, the state affairs are like this and cannot be broken through fighting. You must endure it."

For the present plan, it is better for me to enter the throne of emperor as soon as possible so that I can perform my duties and restore the country. "

"Does Your Majesty have a clever plan?" Yang Liangjie's eyes lit up.

"When the opportunity arises, uncle will be responsible for persuading him to come in." Zhao Shi gave it up and let Yang Liangjie be curious but didn't say anything.

In desperation, Yang Liangjie could only say goodbye and continue to argue with Chen Yizhong and others.

After Zhao finished his meal, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "I will make some arrangements with my eldest brother."

"Go back quickly, you still need to study." Yang ordered.

"Yeah." Zhao ran away quickly.

Outside the courtyard, the eldest cousin Yang Shichang was standing guard. He was very upright and serious. He saluted immediately when he saw Zhao.

Zhao did not help him, so he could only say no courtesy. When Yang Shichang stood up, he asked: "Do the soldiers and civilians have enough food and clothing?"

Yang Shichang hesitated for a moment and replied: "We are short of money and food, so we should work together to overcome the difficulties."

"How can we calm down the hearts of the soldiers and civilians like this?" Zhao Shi sighed, sat down on the steps, and motioned for Yang Shichang to sit down.

Yang Shichang hesitated for a moment and squatted next to him.

They probably felt that the courtesy between monarch and minister cannot be abolished, but as cousins ​​it was hard to lose their closeness, so they made a compromise.

"Brother, do you know what happened in court yesterday?" Before Yang Shichang could ask, Zhao Shi recounted the matter with joy, and said again: "Everyone is shocked, it must be because of my intelligence."

After looking around, Zhao moved closer and lowered his voice and said: "Brother, do you know how this happened to my younger brother? To be honest, when I was running away a few days ago, my younger brother dreamed of a general who took him to travel for thousands of years.

It is really unbelievable. There are cannons, whose cannons are fired for tens of miles, there are cars, which can travel thousands of miles a day, and iron ships, which can carry tens of thousands of people for thousands of miles...

If there are such things, what use is there for mere thieves? "

Seeing Zhao dancing around, Yang Shichang was about to persuade him when he suddenly became frustrated and said: "It's a pity that we don't know whether it's true or not, and we don't know the reason, but we can verify one or two things."

Yang Shichang asked: "How does your Majesty verify it?"

Zhao Shidao: "There is a thing called gunpowder, which is just like what is used in the army, but the ratio is different. This thing can crack mountains and crack rocks, and it will be unfavorable in battles on the battlefield. If what I learned in the dream is true, I should give it a try."

Children of foreign relatives do not need to learn literature and martial arts. As long as they are honest, they will have a wealthy life. However, the world is difficult, and Yang Shichang has to learn a lot passively, so he knows this gunpowder.

The raw materials are complicated and the power is limited. They are mostly used to set fires and smoke, and some are also used to breathe fire from bamboo tubes. It's just power... You can see it by looking at Zhao's current situation.

"Brother, please find some nitrate and sulfur charcoal so that I can verify the authenticity. If it is true, great things will happen. If it is false, let's give it up." After saying that, Zhao looked at his eldest cousin with innocent eyes.

Yang Shichang thought about it and felt that he still had to do it. If it was true, the country would be very lucky. If it was false, he would dispel his little brother's assumptions and make him feel at ease and be a wise king. The country would also be very lucky.

"I'll do it immediately when I change my duties." Yang Shichang replied.

How could Zhao wait?He quickly said: "The guards on the left and right are all selected by Commander Jiang. Their loyalty and courage are unquestionable, and they are safe. They should take important matters as their top priority.

If the eldest brother cannot escape, you can send someone to find the second and third brothers. The situation is critical, and the sooner the better. "

Yang Shichang thought for a moment, confessed his crime, walked out, and asked an acquaintance of the sergeant to find his two younger brothers, Shiyao and Shilong.To be honest, Zhao wanted to go out and see how the guards were doing, but he was worried that someone would want to take his head to collect the reward. Even though he knew that his worries were unfounded, he still endured it.

A moment later, two brothers, Yang Shiyao and Yang Shilong, came hand in hand. At twenty-year-old's age, if the country and the people were in peace, he would definitely be a wealthy and luxurious Yameni who walked the dog while riding a hawk. He had only suffered a severe beating from life and looked very calm.

After greeting each other, Zhao Shi came up with his own rhetoric.

Yang Da is an honest man, while Yang Er is more thoughtful and asked: "But someone is deceiving the king? If so, I should report it to all the princes and palace commanders, and kill them with great luck!"

No wonder Yang Er said this. When Huizong and Qinzong were trapped in Bianliang and were on the verge of death, Guo Jing made excuses to go to the city and sent out troops to fight with the Jin soldiers. As a result, he himself ran away with the remaining defeated soldiers. The two saints finally hunted north.

Drawing lessons from the past, Yang Er was really afraid that Zhao would come again. At that time, even if the Grand Lieutenant's power was boundless, he would be unable to save his life.

Zhao Shi said: "Since I ran away to Lin'an, I have never left my uncle's side. When I get here, my three brothers are guarding me day and night. How can a villain get in?"
Even I found it unbelievable, so I wanted to verify it. I thought that nitrate sulfur charcoal was not precious, and it was feasible. "

Yang Eryi thought it was the same, so he agreed: "So, I will go to search for the king, but the amount is hard to say."

Zhao Shi said: "There are more than ten kilograms of saltpeter, and two or three kilograms of sulfur and charcoal will be enough. In addition, please trouble my brother to prepare scales, wooden basins, and wooden pounding sticks. You can prepare a few more sets, and the two brothers will work together to make them."

"It's just a matter of duty for the king to break the evil minister." Yang Er and Yang San said goodbye and left.

Nothing happened, so Zhao asked Yang Da about the situation in the outside world.

Similar to historical records, the only ones who could be contacted and obeyed orders were those state capitals, not to mention the enclaves in Jiangbei and Sichuan.

As for the generals and ministers, apart from seeing them in the morning, Jiang Wanzai and his nephews were the only commanders of the imperial guards who were in charge of the defense in Wenzhou.

"Although there are many followers, the number of available soldiers is only three to five thousand. The Taiwei is recruiting soldiers. However, it is really difficult to have no money and food, and no soldiers and armor." Yang Shichang said.

Zhao Shi asked again: "How is the price of food in Wenzhou City?"

"A fight of rice costs a thousand dollars, and the soldiers and civilians are given half a catty of bran, a handful of rice, and a pinch of salt every day. All they can do is dig grass roots and peel bark, and catch insects and birds for food." Yang Dayue became more and more frustrated as he spoke. This state of affairs is really frustrating. Can't muster the fighting spirit.

Zhao didn't know exactly how much land there was in Wenzhou, but he estimated that it was definitely a lot. This can be inferred from the large number of Jinshi in Wenzhou.

Because only money and food can support scholars, and enough scholars can produce enough scholars.

So where is the food?
"I speculate that there must be someone hoarding it and even preparing to use it as a way to advance to the Meng Yuan Dynasty. They want to join the Meng Yuan Dynasty. They are so unfaithful and unjust and should be killed!" Zhao Shi said: "Brother can secretly send his confidants to inquire carefully, and if this is the case, Sir, you should retaliate to your husband and raise troops to kill him."

"What the king said is true, it should be so!" Yang Dayi patted his thigh and arranged for his confidants to investigate the matter.

When Zhao Shi was laughing, Yang came out and called him back to study.

Seeing that Zhao Shi was not very willing, Yang said: "Reading can reveal one's ambition and self-cultivation. If a ruler does not study, how can he rule the world?"

Zhao finally understood the feelings of the elementary school student who was the first to save his schoolbag when the fireman caught fire at home. Who told him to be an elementary school student now?

Zhao Bing was already reading a book, looking miserable. Zhao took the Analects and turned it over absently.

I basically know the words and can roughly describe the meaning, but I have something on my mind and can't memorize it calmly.

"Don't be perfunctory, Mr. Lu wants to check it out." Yang threatened.

Zhao Shi thought for a while and said: "The Analects of Confucius can rule the world but cannot fight for it. At this time, the child must learn the art of war and martial arts to be the founding king of the country."

"I said this to Mr. Lu, but I don't understand." Yang objected.

Sure enough, parents in the world are generally the same, no matter ancient or modern.

Zhao Shi thought about it again and said what he said to Yang Da again.

Unexpectedly, the Yang family became furious and cursed: "Shuzi, how dare you ask ghosts and gods to talk about things? Don't you know that this is a sign of the country's destruction? If you still have this thought, you will dethrone your throne without saying anything, so as to avoid the end of the Zhao family in the 320th year of the country." At the hands of you and my mother and son, I will leave only eternal hatred!"

"Mother, don't be anxious." Zhao Shi quickly comforted him: "The child is also doubtful, so the three brothers of Yang are looking for things to verify. If it is true, the revitalization of the country is expected. If it is false, it will not be a big waste, and the child will not indulge in the period."

Yang's face brightened a little, and he asked, "Can the gunpowder really revive the dynasty?"

Zhao Shi said: "It has yet to be verified. Even if it can be used, it is just one more weapon for the military. If we want to revive the country, we need to win over the military and public opinion. Only in this way can the world be settled."

Yang asked again: "What you did in the past two days was also what you learned in a dream?"

Zhao Shi said: "That's true, it's just that the child feels unbelievable and doubtful, so he dare not speak truthfully. Don't blame your mother."

Yang suddenly shed tears and said, "It must be that heaven will never destroy the Zhao family, so the ancestors have blessed her."

Zhao was a little surprised to see Yang believing it so easily. However, when he thought about it, he would always subconsciously grasp at straws when he was in a desperate situation, so he could understand.

Zhao Shi said: "If the power of gunpowder is as powerful as in the dream, all the ministers will be shocked. The uncle persuaded him to come in, and the boy took advantage of the situation and agreed to announce the personnel."

"Is it too hasty?" Yang was particularly doubtful.

"It's just a matter of urgency." Zhao Shi thought for a while, and said: "There is no doubt about the loyalty of the ministers, but you can't entrust big things to seek rejuvenation. Who else can I?"

Yang was dumbfounded, but had to admit that Zhao was right.

As long as there is an existence in the court who has the ability to save the world, why did everyone come to Wenzhou?
(End of this chapter)