The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 68 Ready
If the chamberlain hadn't led the Imperial City Division to the Nancheng Ordnance Department, Zhao Fujin would have stayed up all night.

"Shen Qiong, can you do it tonight?"

Zhao Fujin asked with a yawn.

Shen Qiong poured black gunpowder into the irregular iron ball made of pig iron while nodding: "Don't worry, official, I will fulfill my mission."

Hearing what Shen Qiong said, Zhao Fujin was relieved. Before returning to the palace, he whispered again: "It concerns the fate of the Song Dynasty and my face. You must not let me down."

the next morning.

There was a lot of excitement on and off the Nanxunmen city wall. The Ministry of War first pushed the double-shooting cannon at the bottom of the box to the top of the Nanxunmen city, and then pulled the other double-shooting cannon outside the city. It was set up as required in advance and left the operator. More than 100 gunners of the twin-shot cannon.

Then, a hundred-man square array was set up with straw men fifteen feet behind the double-shooting cannon.

As soon as it was done, Gao Qiu came running over: "Everyone, this is..."

Officials of the Ministry of War were no strangers to Gao Qiu. Although Gao Qiu had been dismissed from his official position as the commander of the palace and only retained the honorary title of Taiwei, in Kaifeng City where the palace commanders were everywhere and there were as many Taiwei as dogs, it was indeed considered He is an extraordinary figure. After all, in "History of the Song Dynasty", Gao Qiu is a person who does not even deserve a "single room".

If it weren't for Shi Naian's fan fiction, the name Gao Qiu would only be thought of when people mention Chinese football, and they might even sigh: "If Gao Qiu was still here, how could our national football team be like this!"

Seeing Gao Qiu's inquiry, the Ministry of War officials simply replied: "Attack the city!"

Gao Qiu looked confused. It had only been less than three days since he started to strengthen the city's defenses. The officials were calling people to check and accept it?

Before noon, Li Gang took several martial arts exams to the Nanxun Gate. He stood at the top of the city and looked at the layout outside the city. Li Gang pondered for a moment, turned to the martial arts exams behind him and said, "The official family is here." The purpose of the meeting is to question you on how to defend the city. You all have a plan in your mind, so don’t ask three questions without knowing."

Li Gang speculated that Zhao Fujin probably just wanted to prove that those who passed the military examination were useless, so as to prove that the bureaucratic system was better. He would not really go to Nanxunmen in front of so many officials and officials. In the face of the people, slap yourself in the mouth.

After all, he is the leader of the Song Dynasty, is he shameless?
After much speculation, Li Gang reached out to hold the phoenix-winged helmet on his head. Not to mention, this thing was made of so much material that after wearing it for a long time, his neck felt sore.

The second group of people who came to the top of the city were senior officials from the Privy Council and the Ministry of War. They looked at Li Gang, who was wearing court uniform but wearing a military helmet, which looked a bit funny. Although he wanted to laugh in his heart, he still had a solemn expression because of the difference between his dignity and inferiority. He called Li Xiang respectfully.

Li Bangyan was different. As soon as he reached the top of the city, he saw Li Gang's unusual outfit. He came to Li Gang and joked: "The way Li Xiang is dressed today, he is really both civil and military!"

Li Gang glanced at him sideways: "Xiangong Li wants to teach the officials about aphrodisiacs. I will tell them when I get the chance..."

Li Bangyan's joking expression instantly turned serious: "Ahem, is Prime Minister Li fully prepared?"

Li Gang patted the phoenix-winged helmet on his head: "Get ready. Officials have delicate hands, so they won't put force on this military helmet."

Li Bangyan was startled: "That's not what I'm asking. The officials asked me to wait until I went to Nanxunmen. I should be a scientific officer. I don't know what the officials' plans are?"

Li Gang pointed to the double-shooting cannon and the straw men arrayed under the city: "They should be questioning these martial arts and city defense matters."

Li Bangyan turned his head and looked at the martial arts examinations standing behind Li Gang, and came to Li Gang's side: "Prime Minister Li, what is the situation of our martial arts examinations, doesn't Prime Minister Li not know about it?" Although there was a martial arts examination in the Northern Song Dynasty, The examination was carried out, but the effect was extremely poor. In the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was no one who was rich in military virtue and famous throughout the ages.

The reasons are extremely complicated, but the most important one is the social trend of valuing civility over martial arts. Anyone who has some connections, some connections, or some talents will focus on literature rather than martial arts, and the talent base will suddenly be much smaller.

If some people have strong martial virtues and can fight and kill, but cannot read well, it is reasonable for such people to take the martial arts examination. It would be good to join the army as a vanguard general, but the martial arts examination in the Song Dynasty also required literary examination and brain examination. It is not necessary to simply have well-developed limbs. It is euphemistically called emphasizing both civil and military skills.The talent base is much smaller.

Is it possible that there were no talented people in the entire Song Dynasty who were both civil and military, but didn't like being a civil servant and getting eighteen salaries, and insisted on being a military general who got six salaries?
Have!
But this kind of person... isn't this kind of person stupid?
Therefore, the military examiners in the Song Dynasty could only be the kind of poor people who had no money from literature, no money from business, and no land from farming. They wanted to imitate other people's yamen and live in the world, but they had no family support and were desperate.

Li Gang naturally understands what Li Bangyan means, but Li Gang feels that this is just a matter of the details of the martial arts examination, not the martial arts examination itself. As long as drastic improvements are made, the martial arts examination can still be used to recruit talents for the country, and There is no need to set up another path to become a scientific officer.

While he was talking, he suddenly saw Guo Jing, the company official of the Imperial City Division, commanding several officials of the Imperial City Division to carefully carry a box up to the top of the city. Shen Qiong followed beside him and said nervously: "My lords, please give way." Give way, give way, be careful, be careful."

Seeing Shen Qiong dressed in cloth, with disheveled hair, and a thin and sallow face, Li Gang frowned and asked, "Who is this person?"

Li Bangyan took a look and shook his head: "I don't know, maybe he is a civilian who strengthens the city defense."

When the imperial city yamen officer gently placed the box on the side of the double-shooting cannon and was about to leave, Li Gang called out to Guo Jing: "Guo Si, what is in this box?"

Guo Jing stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute: "Go back to Prime Minister Li. I don't know, but the officials asked me to carry it up."

Li Gang was about to step forward to check, but was stopped by Shen Qiong: "Can't move, can't move..."

Li Gang frowned: "Who are you?"

Before Shen Qiong could speak, he heard a clear but majestic voice coming from behind: "His name is Shen Qiong, and I call him Mr. Shen."

Needless to say, what a great honor the word "Mr." is in the Song Dynasty.

When Li Gang and others heard Zhao Fujin's voice, they couldn't help but marvel at the identity of the thin man in front of them. They quickly turned their heads and saluted: "I have seen the official family."

Zhao Fujin nodded towards a few people and walked straight to Shen Qiong: "Okay?"

"more or less."

"Absolutely?" Zhao Fujin glared at him, but she also knew that thunderbolts were made overnight. At this time, what kind of bicycle was needed? As long as it could give the stubborn old man Li Gang a little shock, it was enough. !

Zhao Fujin sighed lightly and stood next to the double-shooting cannon and looked left and right: "Except for the stone cannon operator, everyone else retreated twenty feet to the right."

She didn't want to have the Song Dynasty court wiped out because of Shen Qiong's thunderbolt. That would be much more magical than Guo Jing's Liujia Divine Weapon.

(End of this chapter)