The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Is Chapter 89 Ridiculous?
However, safety issues are still important.

Liang Xin advised: "Brother Yang, this thing is not a toy. You should have heard how terrible the accident at the fireworks house was."

Cao Yang replied: "I know, I know. I have used fire oil and people who throw thunder cannons, so I know how powerful it is. Please teach me how to use this object."

Liang Xin had seen the thunderbolt cannon at Shen Chong's place. It was something similar to a sling. The only difference was that the stone on the sling was replaced by an object that could produce smoke and fire and needed to be ignited manually before being thrown out. It was a thick clay pot. , there are gunpowder and stones inside, and the outside is wrapped with something that looks like asphalt, then put in sharp broken pieces of porcelain, and then wrapped with a layer of waterproof paper.

Here, Cao Yang learned how to use it. He picked up the box and Liang Xin's only dozen gunpowder bags, and was ready to go out of the city to try it.

Because he heard from the brothers of the Cao family that this thing was called All Living Beings Equality and was amazingly powerful, so he was going to go hunting out of the city.

After sending Cao Yang away, Liang Xin returned to the house.

Shower and change clothes.

Liang Xin renovated a house with many iron barrels on the roof, all of which were painted black.

It's summer now, so even if you leave it overnight, the water will still be a little warm in the morning, but at noon, the water temperature will be so high that it's scalding.

During breakfast, Liang Zhong came over and reported: "Master, a guest has arrived. It is Fan Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites."

"Welcome." Liang Xin put down her chopsticks and said to Cao Tan, "Madam, please eat first. I'll be back soon."

Cao Tan: "Husband, business matters are important."

At this time, Fan Chunli had already assumed the post of Quan Zhi of the Kaifeng Mansion. It was just a question of who would be the Minister of Rites. There was fierce competition in the court. Zeng Bu wanted to arrange his own people. The two lines of New Law and Old Law, although they have not fought much recently, But it was impossible to let Zeng Bu take away the post of minister.

In the court, more people already have candidates in mind.

Su Shi.

At this time, Su Shi counted the days and boarded the ship from Danzhou, which should almost reach Yuhang.

It will not be more than ten days before we return to Beijing.

The second gate of Liang Mansion.

It wasn't that Liang Xin was putting on airs and didn't greet her at the front door, but Fan Chunli came in by herself.

When the two met, Liang Xin saluted first.

After Fan Chunli returned the gift, he asked first, "I heard that Brother Yang came to your place."

Liang Xin was still wondering why Fan Chunli came to see Cao Yang, but she immediately answered: "Here he is, he just left."

Fan Chunli shook his head: "This worry-free child!" Before Liang Xin came to her senses, she asked again: "Is Mr. Zhang at your place?"

Liang Xin hesitated, how to answer this.

Almost no one knew about Zhang Dun here. Even in the Zhang family, only a few of Zhang Dun's children knew about him.

Fan Chunli said very directly: "I am still the Minister of Rites and have not handed over my duties yet. I had a few words with Zhang Gong yesterday about the dispatch of envoys from Korea. I came to see him today to have a deep talk."

Liang Xin then replied: "Let me ask, is there tea in Fan Gong's flower hall?"

Fan Chunli nodded and followed the young eunuch of Liang Mansion to the Flower Hall.

Liang Xin went to find Zhang Dun.

Zhang Dun was looking through the three edicts written by Liang Xin to the Western Army, shaking his head while reading.

It wasn't that the meaning was wrong, or that the idea was wrong, it was the choice of words that made Zhang Dun want to vomit. He knew that Liang Xin had worked very hard, but it was just that the writing skills needed time to accumulate.

However, Zhang Dun still approved of the idea.

Especially in this sentence, the summer is hot, and the officials cherish the people of Bianjing and are ready to vigorously develop the salt-boiling industry and make ice to overcome the summer heat.

Nitrogen, can it only make ice?
Zhang Dun still understands.

Back then, he and Shen Kuo were considered friends, and they even tricked Su Shi together.

Liang Xin opened the door and came in.Zhang Dun picked up the draft of the edict in his hand: "This, I will teach you how to use words and sentences."

Liang Xin said: "Fan Chunli is here."

"Ask him to come."

Liang Xin pointed to the table, where half the table was piled with memorials.

Zhang Dun was very indifferent: "When the number of people in this room reaches five, no one in the court will care whether the official family goes to court. Don't be fooled that everyone in the court is blind and can only Just because some people pretend not to see it doesn’t mean they can’t see clearly in their hearts.”

Seeing that Liang Xin was still hesitating, Zhang Dun said: "You think you are very clever and came up with the idea of ​​a prompt board. Do you think Fan Chunli can't see clearly? The king and his ministers are right. Not to mention today's officials, even the late emperor can't Childish, such sophisticated words..." Zhang Dun stopped.

At this time, he also had a doubt.

That's right, with such sophisticated speaking skills, Liang Xin is really seeing a ghost at her age.

If Liang Xin would be at such a level 30 years later, Zhang Dun wouldn't have the slightest doubt, just at Liang Xin's age.

If you have any doubts, you don’t have to ask.

In the past few days, Zhang Dun and Liang Xin worked together on memorials and gained some insights.Liang Xin's ideas on some things are very novel and very high-level.But he was completely unfamiliar with the structure of the Great Song Dynasty, the structure of the state capitals, and the way events were handled.

"Go ahead and invite me. Trust me. I'm risking my life for this world and the long-cherished wish of Shenzong."

"Yes." Liang Xin nodded.

a little.

In the east courtyard, Zhang Dun was already waiting outside the door, wearing ordinary linen clothes.

When Fan Chunli arrived, neither of them spoke. They bowed to each other according to ancient etiquette.

Zhang Dun stepped aside.

The door was wide open.

Fan Chunli stepped into the house. The moment he was about to step into the house, Zhang Dun spoke: "Brother Fan, once you take this step, you can't look back. This house is easy to get in... but hard to get out."

Fan Chunli stepped into the house firmly without any hesitation.

Then, he took off his shoes calmly, picked up a pair of straw slippers and put them on, and walked into the house.

Zhang Dun came in afterwards.

Liang Xin also followed in.

Suddenly, Fan Chunli shouted: "Absurd!"

Liang Xin was startled by this roar, it was too sudden.

Zhang Dun took a closer look and smiled calmly: "This is such a big fuss. Do you know why the Western Expedition started in the first place?"

Fan Chunli sat down and said, "Brother Xin, give me a cup of rough tea."

Zhang Dun picked up the piece of paper that caused Fan Chunli to yell and handed it to Liang Xin. Liang Xin glanced at it and saw that it was written by herself. Of course she knew the content.

The above tells Master Zhongdao that he secretly sent people to trade with the Xixia people to buy a naturally formed, rose-like stone from the desert in Liangzhou.

At this moment, Zhang Dun bent down and searched on the ground, then kicked a stone about half a foot out from under the table.

"This is it."

"Taozhou inkstone?" Fan Chunli was a little surprised.

"That's right." Zhang Dun took the tea that Liang Zhong brought to his hand and continued: "Brother Xin told the officials that if Taozhou is gone, Tao Inkstone will be gone too. Han Zhongyan and others worked hard to encourage everyone to The empress abandoned Shanzhou and Hehuang. The officials began to worry that the Tao inkstone was gone, so they began to plan a western expedition."

(End of this chapter)