The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 47 Shen Kuo's Descendants

The intelligence agency of the Song Dynasty is too incompetent. More than 100 Mongols sneaked into the territory of our dynasty and hid near the capital without even realizing it. Could it be that someone at the border is collaborating with the enemy?Or is there someone from the DPRK to respond?

In this era, the news spread very slowly. How did the Mongols know that I was coming to Kuaiji?And when did you know?If you travel from Lin'an to Mongolia, and then back to Lin'an, even if there are carrier pigeons sending messages, it will take half a month to a month. Mongolia has passed on the news, and at this time only the people in the palace and the ministers in the court know about it.

In any case, Longya's intelligence department has to step up.

A war without intelligence is like a blind man fighting a war. There will only be defeat but no victory.

At noon, we bypassed Kuaiji City and drove directly to Quan Jiu's villa.After lunch, I lay down in the car and took a good night's sleep, after all, I was tortured by the man in black in the morning.

In the evening, dozens of us arrived at the villa, almost half a day later than planned.

It is said that the surname Quan surname comes from the Zhou Dynasty in ancient times. At that time, there was an official position called Quanfu official, which specialized in managing coins, and Quanfu was also an institution specializing in currency management.Some of the descendants of Quanfu officials took Quan as their surname, which later evolved into Quan, which became the origin of today's Quan surname.

The number of people with the full surname is very small, and most of them are concentrated in the Jiangnan area. The people with the full surname in Kuaiji claim to be the descendants of Quan Cong, a famous general of the Eastern Wu Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms.

Quanfu Town in Kuaiji can be said to be the largest concentration of all surnames.

Quan Jiu's home is at the northernmost end of Quanfu Town.

At this time, it is the New Year, and Quanfu Town is also full of joy.

Compared with the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Song Dynasty paid a huge amount of foreign compensation, but it was still very rich for a long time, which is enough to show that the economy of the Song Dynasty was developed. In addition, the Han people in the north were ruined and their families were destroyed, and they continued to move south, which also made the number of refugees in various places increase day by day, and the scene of decline can be seen everywhere.

This Quanfu Town may be due to the Crown Princess Quan Jiu, the officials in Kuaiji City did not dare to mess around too much, it seemed to be rich and harmonious, and unlike other towns, there were few beggars and refugees.

I exchanged pleasantries with the elders in the town, and then walked to Quan Jiu's house.

Although the courtyard of Quan Jiu's family is very large, it looks very old. Although she is a princess, Quan Jiu has always been low-key, clean and self-sufficient, and does not want to use her status to seek personal gain for her family.

The horizontal plaque in front of the villa was written by Quan Jiu's father during his lifetime, "Qiuquan Villa".

Quan Jiu's father also said repeatedly when he was an official that an official must fulfill his responsibility in everything and seek perfection in everything. This "seeking perfection" should be his motto.

I looked back at Quan Jiu, and saw that he was staring at the doorboard in a daze. I knew that Quan Jiu was missing his father, so I took his hand and walked in together.

Qiuquan villa is divided into front and back courtyards, although it is old, it is clean, behind the villa is the back mountain that Quan Jiu mentioned.

Quan Jue, the younger brother of Quan Jiu, is currently in charge of the villa. Quan Jue is the only immediate family member of Quan Jiu who does not want to go to Beijing. People, there are dozens of long-term workers on the back mountain. Because most of them are hilly and mountainous, there are few fertile fields. These long-term workers are mainly engaged in animal husbandry, raising a lot of livestock such as pigs, cattle and chickens, and slightly maintaining the forest.

As soon as Quan Jiu got home, she asked here and there, swaying left and right, looking very excited. I saw Quan Jiu happy, so I ignored her and walked around with her.

Lan Yu arranged for the guards to stay and said: "Your Majesty, this villa is really big enough. After dozens of guards settle down, it won't be crowded at all."

"Listen to Concubine Quan, it will be bigger in the future, let's go up the mountain together tomorrow to have a look, you all rest early tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go to rest after arranging the defense."

After dinner, I summoned Quan Jue and his teacher Shen Yiqiu in the living room.

Originally, I had only one purpose in going to Qiuquan Villa, and that was to inspect the new army base to see if it was feasible. Later, when Quan Jiu mentioned Quan Jue and Shen Yiqiu, I added the purpose of recruiting talents.

This Quanjue looks gentle, similar to Quan Jiu, with delicate features, and Shen Yiqiu is also hale and hearty, it seems that Quan Jiu's family's villa supports people.

I saw that the two were very restrained, so I opened my mouth first and said: "Quanjue, you and your sister really look alike, you are very talented."

Quanjue got up and replied: "Your Majesty, I appreciate it, haha."

"Just sit down and talk, this is at home, don't be restrained." I smiled and said to Shen Yiqiu, "Mr. Shen is also radiant, and it looks like he is still young, sir, this year?"

Shen Yiqiu was also very happy when he heard me call him Mr.: "Return to the emperor, this old man will be sixty-two this year."

"Well, you should grow stronger and stronger. I heard from Concubine Quan that you are a descendant of Shen Kuo?"

"Exactly."

"Shen Kuo, Mr. Shen is a talented person of our dynasty. I plan to renovate his mausoleum in a few days, set up a stele and inscribe it, and build an academy in Lin'an, named after Shen Kuo. All students in the academy must study Shen Kuo's theory intensively."

Hearing what I said, Shen Yiqiu was taken aback for a moment, then wept with joy, he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Thank you for your kindness, the old man thanked you for your ancestors." After speaking, he solemnly kowtowed three times.

Most literati in this era hope that their theories can be appreciated by the royal family, so that they can be passed down through the ages.When Shen Kuo was alive, he was not allowed to reuse it. Although his masterpiece "Mengxi Bi Tan" was highly valued by the academic circle after its publication, it was not recognized by the emperor. Dedicated to the emperor, Shen Yiqiu, as his descendant, naturally hoped to fulfill his ancestor's last wish.Hearing what I said at this moment naturally evoked this kind of thought again, even though Shen Yiqiu's family has lived in seclusion in Kuaiji for more than ten years, this kind of thought has never stopped.Just like that Yun Bofei, being able to glorify his ancestors is his lifelong pursuit.

I got up and helped Shen Yiqiu up and said: "Sir, please come up, as long as you have made contributions to our Great Song Dynasty, I will reward you. Shen Kuo's words cover a wide range of topics, and they will surely benefit our dynasty and be passed down forever. Sir, you are very grateful to Mr. Shen Kuo and Mrs. Shen." Are you familiar with the theory?"

After getting up, Shen Yiqiu replied with some pride: "Your majesty, I have been very fond of the theory of ancestors since I was a child, and I have done research on the works of my ancestors "Mengxi Bi Tan", so I was scolded by my father for not doing a proper job, it's just... ..."

"Sir, don't worry, please speak up if you have something to say."

Shen Yiqiu blushed a little and said: "This old man is only interested in a part of the theory of ancestors."

"Really, which parts?" I asked with some concern.

"Your Majesty, this old man is only interested in the ingenuity of physical arts, but he has not studied politics and military affairs in depth."

After I finished listening, I laughed and said, "Okay, very good."

Shen Yiqiu was puzzled and said: "Your Majesty?"

"The so-called art has specialization, sir, I don't know it. This material art covers thousands of things. As long as it is well applied, it will benefit both the country and the people. It is no less important than governing the country."

Shen Yiqiu received my praise, as if he had finally found a confidant in his life, he couldn't conceal his inner joy, and said excitedly: "Before meeting Quanjue, I used to travel all over the country, looking for teachers and friends, and told the stories of my ancestors one by one. To confirm it, when I came to Kuaiji later, I felt that this place was full of aura, and it was also the opposite of Quanjue and Laoji, so I lived for a long time. After sorting out and revising, and adding my own views to expand into a book, especially in the last two or three years, after Quanjue grew up, he made many suggestions for the theories in "Mengxi Bi Tan". The day has finally finished this book, imitating the ancestors, and named it "Kaiji Bi Tan", hoping that one day, like the ancestors, it will be published and passed on to future generations."