The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 164
Just a stone.

This was brought over by the messenger from Baizhou. Liang Xin had ordered that any strange stones be brought over if they found them.Therefore, after Cai Jing's family arrived in Baizhou, Baizhou sent someone to deliver a letter back to Bianjing, taking the stone with them.

It resembles a piece of pork belly.

If Liang Xin feels good, they will arrange to search for it and pick up some and transport them to Bianjing.

sense of ceremony.

What Liang Xin wants right now is this sense of ritual.

Zhao Ji felt that these things were very extraordinary.

At the same time, it also downplays the pressure that the fierce battle between the Song Dynasty and Xixia has brought to Zhao Ji.

Even Zhao Ji might not understand what a national war is.

Liang Xin did not intend to take this risk.

Zhao Ji really went to take a shower and change clothes. After all, this was auspicious.

For half an hour, Zhao Ji simply tied up his hair and wore only pure cotton underwear. After burning incense, he sat back in the study.

Since there must be a sense of ceremony, Liang Xin cannot be casual.

Wang Pu arranged for four young eunuchs to lift a huge tray and devoutly send the stone into Zhao Ji's study.

Are there many of these stones that look like pork belly?

Liang Xin actually didn't know. According to the news from Baizhou, this was not their local stone, but came from Liucheng, and she got it by chance.If necessary, just send someone to investigate.

This piece was in excellent condition, so we arranged for it to be sent to Bianjing.

Interesting stones, useful or not, must be transported to the Liang Mansion first.

Zhao Ji was really surprised when he saw it.

"Is this a stone?"

Liang Xin signaled Wang Pu to take the young eunuchs out first, and then said, "Brother Yi, do you want to touch it?"

"kindness."

After Zhao Ji touched it, he exclaimed: "It's really a stone, why does it look like meat?"

Liang Xin: "This is auspicious. In my opinion, this stone means that the stone will rotate, and there will be meat every year, which means wealth. Do you want to order someone to look for it? Maybe there are more, if there are many, It would be great to have an extra ornament in the homes of ordinary people in Bianjing City."

"Xiangrui, yes, this is Xiangrui." Zhao Ji agreed with Liang Xin's statement.

Look left and right at the stone: "The stone rotates, which is a good sign. There will be meat every year, which is a good sign."

Zhao Ji was in a good mood.

Liang Xin then took out Lu Huiqing's memorial: "Brother Yi, Lu Huiqing presented a gift. I arranged for someone to see it. There is an excellent inkstone. Would you like to appreciate it yourself?"

"Fetched."

The things Liang Xin brought were all outside the house, so he moved them in one by one.

The inkstone is a good thing, and it was a famous inkstone in the Tang Dynasty.

But Zhao Ji only glanced at it, and then his attention shifted to a broken scroll. Liang Xin only knew that it must be from the Tang Dynasty, and it was not signed. Lu Huiqing was busy fighting at the moment and did not care about appreciating it.

Li Qingzhao looked at it and was sure it was from Tang Dynasty.

But Li Qingzhao couldn't tell who wrote it specifically.

Zhao Ji saw it.

Liang Xin was at the side: "Is this word unusual?"

Zhao Ji replied: "Ordinary. The writing is very ordinary, but the person who wrote it is not ordinary. I can't be sure, but it feels very similar."

Liang Xin asked: "Who does it look like?"

Zhao Ji: "Tang, I am sorry for the king."

"You mean, Prince Zhenguan inherited Qian?" "Maybe, ask someone to search for it in the collection. I remember that I have a collection of official documents from the Zhenguan period. See if there are any from him. Find them and compare them."

Liang Xin replied: "I will make arrangements."

This job is huge.

If you're lucky, you can find it on the same day. If you're not lucky, it may take several days.

If Zhao Ji wants it, he must find it.

After Liang Xin made arrangements, she went home.

Dongkuaoyuan has been disbanded. As far as Liang Xin knows, Guo Zhongxiao is responsible for arranging for the transportation of the ordnance in the Bianjing Ordnance Warehouse to the northwest. At the same time, he is also arranging for professional people to inspect the food stored in the stone fort.

For a war, the Western Army must have enough strength at the moment.

As long as the food supply is not bad, with Zhongshi Dao and Zhe Keshi leading the army, and with full support from Bianjing, they should be victorious.

When Liang Xin returned home, it was time for dinner.

Every month, according to Cao Tan's arrangement, there must be several days when the whole family will have dinner together.

The food hasn't been served yet, it's still the plating stage.

In other words, Liang Xin feels that the current behavior of wealthy people who pay attention to the presentation of dishes when eating, and only serve to look good but not eat, is purely a waste and a waste of time.

However, the big families in Bianjing City were like this, and Liang Xin couldn't object.

Li Qingzhao brought the tea to Liang Xin, and Liang Xin took it.

Li Qingzhao asked at this time: "My lord, today I went to Daxiangguosi Street and heard rumors in the market that the Song army captured a very important fortress in Xixia and won a great victory. Does this count as the Song Dynasty's invasion of Xixia?"

After hearing this, Cao Tan wanted to slap Li Qingzhao on the spot.

This is called opening up territory and expanding territory.

But Liang Xin smiled: "No, I may have made it very clear in theory."

Cao Tan heard what Liang Xin said and asked, "How can your husband explain this truth?"

Liang Xin said: "What is the world? The world is centered on the Central Plains. Why does the Liao Kingdom want to be called the Kingdom of China? Because they care about the Chinese character. With the Central Plains as the center and extending outward, this is the world. And the master of the world That's the emperor. Zi once said: The whole world is not the land of the king. This represents the land of the world, and the emperor is the only owner."

"Is it possible that the king's shore is a royal minister? It means that the people of this world are all the emperor's subjects. In this world, everyone has only two choices, either to fight for the throne, such as the Lord of Liao. Or to call him a prince, think about it I think Dali can only call itself king, not emperor, and they pay tribute to the Song Dynasty."

Li Qingzhao: ...

She is a talented woman, but she was shocked by Liang Xin's explanation.

When can this explanation be used in this way?

This is not over yet. Liang Xin continued: "The First Emperor said that the world is unified, so everyone around him must either come to fight and compete for the throne, or admit that he is a minister. This world is so big, no matter how far away it is, according to orthodoxy As for them, they don’t have a country, only a vassal. The vassal king only manages the land on his behalf, and the emperor has the right to... reduce the vassal."

Cao Tan smiled.

Yes, Liang Xin's explanation is completely reasonable.

It's just that the Song Dynasty was too weak to fully exercise the power of the emperor.

Look at Han Wu and Tang Zong.

They have the real imperial power.

Li Qingzhao also understood. After careful consideration, she felt that what Liang Xin said was indeed correct. That was the truth.

Cao Tan said to Li Qingzhao: "If you go to the street again, no matter who you meet, if those spoiled little ladies from civil servants' families talk nonsense, you should tell them some truth."

"Yes, I understand." Li Qingzhao nodded quickly and returned to his seat.

Cao Tan then asked: "Husband, how big will this war be?"

Liang Xin couldn't help but think about it after listening.

(End of this chapter)