I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 443: The fifth grade! Su Liang was promoted again, and the kind-hearted Su Zimu
It was very hot in the afternoon on July 22nd.

In the admonition courtyard.

Su Liang took a nap and just washed his face when he saw several chamberlains coming over.

The leader was Zhang Maoze, the Imperial City Secretary, who was known to all the internal ministers when he entered, and he also held a copy of the imperial edict in his hand.

not far away.

Ouyang Xiu, He Tan, and Zhao Bian also came over curiously.

Zhang Mao then opened the imperial edict and said loudly: "The Zuo Si of the Remonstrance Court admonishes Su Liang to accept the edict!"

"Your Majesty Su Liang accepts the order!" Su Liang quickly bowed and handed over his hand.

"The Zuo Si of the Admonition Yuan admonished Su Liang. He has both political integrity and talent, as well as both civil and military skills. He has led the Long Yu Army for the past three years. He has worked diligently and made great military achievements... He has been given the title of Qingzhou Observer. I hope he will live up to the king's kindness and make further military achievements! "

Upon hearing this decree, Su Liang couldn't help but be stunned, then he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord!"

Qingzhou Observer is an official rank of military minister, which is a false title of official with salary, and is the fifth rank. It has no specific duties and assignments.

To put it bluntly, it is used for receiving salary and promotion.

immediately.

Zhang Mao handed the imperial edict to Su Liang and said with a smile: "Su Sijian, you have been promoted to two levels in a row, congratulations!"

Zuo Sijian was a civil servant of the seventh rank.

Su Liang has now become a fifth-rank official. Such a promotion has never been seen in the current dynasty.

Ouyang Xiu came over and said with a smile: "Jing Ming, the officials are preparing for you to take office as Yushi Zhongcheng as soon as possible. It will probably be at the end of this year or the beginning of next year!"

"Congratulations!" He Tan and Zhao Bian also smiled and congratulated Su Liang.

Su Liang's promotion seems unreasonable.

But if we really look at the current growth and strength of the Long Yu Army, it would not be too much to give Su Liang a fourth-grade Jiedu observation.

Su Liang rolled his eyes and asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, the officials suddenly promoted me to the rank of military attache of the fifth rank. I should be fine!"

Su Liang knows Zhao Zhen best.

Nowadays, when the imperial court promotes officials, they must be accompanied by dispatches. It is no longer the past period of "just receiving salary and not doing anything".

Zhang Mao immediately laughed.

"No one knows the officials better than Jing Ming. The officials have issued a verbal order to announce that you will come to the Chui Gong Hall to have an audience immediately."

"I knew that this official promotion was not for nothing!"

……

After a while.

Su Liang came to Chui Gong Hall.

And this moment.

Privy Council envoy Di Qing, deputy privy council envoys Zeng Gongliang and Liang Shi are already in the palace.

Di Qing handed Su Liang a copy of the memorial and said, "Jingming, the officials asked me to read it, and the three of me have already read it!"

Su Liang took the memorial and took a closer look.

The memorial was written by Fan Zhongyan, and its name is: Zha Zi on the Great Military Training of the Song Dynasty.

In his memorial, Fan Zhongyan summarized the characteristics of the soldiers of the Forbidden Army throughout the Song Dynasty and proposed the strategy of "great military training throughout the Song Dynasty".

He believes that the strongest soldiers of the Song Dynasty are currently in the northwest, followed by the capital. Elites from the northwest and the capital should be sent to various places to train soldiers. Hebei soldiers and Qingzhou soldiers are facing the Liao Kingdom directly. In particular, they need to strengthen training...

After Su Liang read it, he nodded in approval.

"Fan Gong's strategy is very good. When there is no war, you must train your troops. When there is a war, you can be invincible! However, I...can't make any difference in how to train troops!"

Su Liang was proficient in military law, and his strategy was acceptable in a war.

But when it comes to military training, there are a lot of officials in the Privy Council who are more powerful than him.

At this time, Zhao Zhen came over from behind.

As he walked, he continued what Su Liang said: "Su Qing, you are of great use!"

Immediately afterwards, the monarch and his ministers took their seats.

Zhao Zhen said straight to the point: "After reading Prime Minister Fan's policy, I very much agree with it. I hope that the Privy Council can come up with a detailed set of military training techniques as soon as possible and then implement it quickly. This military training is really training for war!"

"I understand that I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the officials!" Di Qing said with his hands in hand. With the help of Zeng Gongliang and Liang Shi, this matter was not difficult for him.

Su Liang looked at Zhao Zhen doubtfully, he still didn't know what his role was.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said to Su Liang: "Su Qing, the Minister of Literature and the Minister of Finance have praised you more than once, saying that Su Jingming's words are worth fifty thousand elite soldiers!"

"Most of the military training focuses on physical training and combat effectiveness. I hope to improve the willpower and courage of the soldiers. This is what you are good at. I want you to teach some generals the skills of training on the battlefield to enhance military morale. Inspire the patriotism of soldiers..."

Hearing this, Su Liang's chest puffed up.

"I may not be good at arranging troops for the officials, but when it comes to boosting morale and improving the courage and willpower of the soldiers, I am fully qualified. I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the officials!"

"Yeah, okay, okay!" Zhao Zhen's smile was very bright.

at this time.

A servant came quickly from behind and whispered a few words to Zhao Zhen.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen frowned and immediately said: "Bring them all to the side hall at the back!"

After the chamberlain withdrew, Zhao Zhen said: "Su Qing stays, the three of you can retreat!"

After Di Qing, Zeng Gongliang, and Liang Shi walked out of Chui Gong Hall, Su Liang saw that Zhao Zhen's face looked strange and asked, "Guan family, what happened?"

Zhao Zhen said: "There was some misunderstanding in Houyuan, involving Jun'er, Han'er and Zimu."

Jun'er is the eldest prince Zhao Jun.

Han'er is the second prince Zhao Han.

Zimu is Su Liang's son Su Zimu.

Su Zimu is eight months older than Zhao Jun, and Zhao Jun is seven months older than Zhao Han. Their imaginary years are seven, six, and five years old respectively.

Currently, Su Zimu serves as the companion of the eldest prince Zhao Jun, studying and playing together in the palace.

The relationship between the two is very good.

The second prince Zhao Han has also reached the age of studying this year.

But because Concubine Zhang had lost three daughters in infancy, she doted on her son.

Therefore, his study and play were all arranged by Concubine Zhang herself, and she was not in the same place as the eldest prince Zhao Jun.

When Su Liang heard that the second prince Zhao Han was involved in this matter, he felt something was wrong.

After a while.

Zhao Zhen and Su Liang came to the side hall.

Not long after.

The eldest prince Zhao Jun, the second prince Zhao Han and Su Zimu came over, accompanied by Queen Cao and Concubine Zhang.

Su Liang should have avoided suspicion regarding private royal matters.

But because the matter involved Su Zimu and it was the officials who kept him, Su Liang stood aside.

Su Zimu's expression was normal, but after seeing Su Liang, he suddenly ran into Su Liang's arms with tears in his eyes.

After Su Zimu got close to Su Liang.

Su Liang suddenly discovered that there was a red slap mark on the left side of Su Zimu's face, and there was ointment on the slap mark.

Su Liang's face suddenly turned gloomy.

He wiped Su Zimu's tears and held her in his arms.

Zhao Zhen also saw the slap mark on Su Zimu's face. He couldn't help but look at Empress Cao and Concubine Zhang, and asked seriously: "Which one of you will speak first?"

Concubine Zhang stood up first. "Excuse me, this is what happened. In the afternoon, Han'er was playing in Qixiang Palace. When I went to make a cup of tea, I suddenly found that he was missing. When I found him, he was behind the scenes with the eldest prince and Su Zimu. I was eating a cold drink under a pavilion in the garden. After asking carefully, I found out that it was Su Zimu who told Haner to sneak out of Qixiang Palace in the afternoon and he would give Haner a cold drink."

"Does my Han'er need such a cold drink? What if he eats something bad? This Su Zimu led my son to learn bad things. I was so angry that I slapped him!"

"When the queen learned about it, she said that the cold drink was her fault, and that this was an agreement made by the three children. I shouldn't do it. Didn't I do the right thing?"

Zhao Zhen looked at Queen Cao.

"Queen, did you make these three cold drinks?"

"Yes. At noon, Jun'er said that he would invite Zimu and Han'er to drink perilla drink, so I made three portions. The three children should have agreed, and it was definitely not Zimu sneaking out of Qixiang Palace with Han'er. , The imperial concubine was so cruel, I quickly gave Zimu medicine!"

Then, Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Jun.

"Jun'er, did you agree to have a cold drink together, or did you trick Han'er out of Qixiang Palace?"

Zhao Zhen specially added "you" and directly lumped Zhao Jun and Su Zimu together.

He did this because he thought that if Su Zimu did something wrong, Zhao Jun's participation could reduce the punishment.

Zhao Jun arched his hands towards Zhao Zhen.

"Father, we did not lie to Han'er. We saw that Han'er was too lonely in Qixiang Palace and there was no one to play with him, and he wanted to play with us two, so we asked him to have a cold drink, but... …But the imperial concubine would definitely not agree, so we came up with an idea to let him sneak out quietly.”

Zhao Jun just finished speaking.

Su Zimu stood up and held his hand towards Zhao Zhen.

"Guan, it was me who came up with the idea. I wanted the second prince to come out to play, so I let him sneak out!" Su Zimu said seriously.

The slap marks on his face were red all the way to his ears, making him look pitiful.

this moment.

Zhao Jun and Su Zimu look more like brothers, competing for responsibility.

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Han and said, "Han'er, tell me, did they lie to you, or do you want to go out?"

Concubine Zhang put her arms around Zhao Han's shoulders.

"Guan Jia, Han'er is still young, don't scare him. Su Zimu has made it very clear that it was him who came up with the bad idea!"

Zhao Zhen opened his eyes, raised his voice, and said, "Han'er, tell me!"

Zhao Han broke away from Concubine Zhang's hand, and then held her hand heavily towards Zhao Zhen.

"Father, it's... it's my fault, it's all my fault! I... I want to play with brother Jun'er and brother Zimu, but my mother doesn't allow it. Brother Zimu is helping me. I don't blame him. My mother Brother Zimu should not be beaten..." Zhao Han started sobbing as he spoke.

Zhao Zhen looked at Concubine Zhang.

"A child understands the truth better than you. I have told you more than once not to lock Han'er in Qixiang Palace and let him run around more often, but you always don't listen!"

Zhao Zhen stood up and said, "Concubine, apologize to Zimu!"

Concubine Zhang looked incredulous.

"Guan Jia, you...you actually asked me to apologize to a six-year-old child. I was right, I was protecting my Han'er!"

Suddenly, Zhao Zhen lost his temper.

"If you don't apologize today, I will hand over Han'er to the queen for discipline. Your discipline is so bad that the child has lost his happiness!" Zhao Zhen scolded angrily.

Concubine Zhang also had tears in her eyes.

She looked at Su Zimu and said very reluctantly: "Zimu, I'm sorry, I shouldn't hit you!"

Su Zimu turned his face and ignored Concubine Zhang. The child's emotions were very direct.

Su Liang ignored her.

Because of Zhang Yaozuo's incident, the two of them had nothing to do with each other, and Su Liang didn't want to pay much attention to her at all.

immediately.

Zhao Zhen looked at Queen Cao and said: "Queen, then you also express your apology to Zimu's mother and explain the matter clearly. Don't influence Zimu as a companion. In my eyes, Zimu is no different from the prince. From now on, in the palace Anyone who dares to bully him will not be spared!"

After saying that, Zhao Zhen waved his hand.

Immediately.

Empress Cao, Concubine Zhang, and the two princes all retreated.

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Liang and said: "Su Qing, I also apologize to you. It was the imperial concubine who did something wrong, but this matter should not be spread outside. You can take Zimu to the imperial doctor to have a look."

"I understand, it's just a child playing, it's not a big deal, so I'm leaving!"

Su Liang didn't want to say more.

Concubine Zhang is the official's favorite. If this matter spreads, Ouyang Xiu, Sun Fu and others will definitely stand up for Su Zimu and impeach Concubine Zhang for being domineering.

This is what Zhao Zhen doesn't want to see.

Later, after Su Liang grabbed a few medicines at the Royal Hospital, he took Su Zimu directly back home.

……

Inside Su's house.

Tang Wanmei burst into tears when she saw the red mark on Su Zimu's face.

Father-in-law Tang Ze also had tears in his eyes, and Su Qinyi even cried.

"Son, from tomorrow on, we won't go to the palace, no matter what!" Tang Wanmei stroked Su Zimu's tender face and said with great distress.

Su Zimu is Tang Wanmei's favorite.

Although she usually hits her often, even harder than Concubine Zhang.

But she can hit her, but no one else can.

Su Liang said in a firm tone: "As long as Zimu doesn't want to go, we won't go!"

Su Liang was also afraid that Su Zimu would be traumatized by this slap.

If Su Zimu didn't want to go, Su Liang would never let his son enter the palace again. There was no reason for his son to be wronged in the palace.

Hear this.

Su Zimu shook his head.

"No, I want to go. The eldest prince and the second prince are actually quite good."

"What if Concubine Zhang hits you again?" Tang Wanru asked.

"Mother, Concubine Zhang is actually quite pitiful. She has already lost three children and has nothing except the second prince. She beat me because she was worried that something might happen to the second prince. Although I don't like her, she just wants to Protecting the Second Prince is not about harming me!”

Su Liang and Tang Wanmei looked at each other with helpless smiles.

The two did not expect to be taught a lesson by their son.

Su Liang smiled and said: "My son is so kind. He learned it from your mother. Just listen to your son!"

Tang Wanmei nodded.

Half an hour later.

Empress Cao came to Su's house in casual clothes and gave her a lot of gifts to express her apology.

She solemnly promised that she would definitely ensure Su Zimu's safety in the palace in the future.

In the eyes of Queen Cao.

Su Liang was the benefactor of the Song Dynasty royal family, her benefactor, and the benefactor of the Cao family.

She has always been very kind to Su Liang's family, and has always taken care of Su Zimu as her own child.

Both parties were talking and laughing, and soon the matter was settled.

Su Liang didn't particularly hold a grudge against Concubine Zhang. She was hateful and pitiful, and Su Liang just hoped that he would not interact with her.

As for the second prince Zhao Han.

Su Liang would not stop Su Zimu from playing with him. The child was innocent and kind and should not be involved in any grudges.

(End of this chapter)