Fisherman's Song Dynasty

Dean Jiang bowed his head and said nothing, feeling uneasy. Xu Zizhen took care of all the etiquette for picking up the driver today. In his opinion, everything was new. Angry or happy.

The moment the courtyard door opened straight, everyone from Zhao Huan down was stunned for an instant.

The straight road in front of you was unexpectedly covered with a bright red blanket. It was only one car body wide, but it was as long as the second gate of the college in the distance, which is the main crossing leading to the Zhuangyuan Bridge of Minglun Hall.

From ancient times to the present, whenever there are important visitors or even pick them up, they usually sprinkle clean water on the road and then sprinkle loess, and use lime baskets to make marks every few steps on the side of the road, but today Xu Zizhen changed the way they used to go. unseen ways.

How can the red carpet be so long?Zhao Huan tried to step on it, and it was soft and thick, as if stepping on a cloud.

Xu Zizhen smiled and said: "Officials, this is a new thing that Weichen bought from Ningyuan Kingdom. It is made of 100% pure wool and has a name called a carpet."

Ningyuan Kingdom was Dawan in the Han Dynasty. It was rich in BMW and good horses, but it was too far away from the territory of the Song Dynasty and it was difficult to do business. Therefore, no one in the Song Dynasty had seen such a long carpet since the emperor. Xu Zizhen’s caravan was just built. He had mentioned this thing to Yun Shanglan at the beginning, and he planned to get a long horse for himself when he got married, but now when such a group of envoys from various countries came to visit the college, he naturally took it out as a treasure.

Zhao Huan had already stood on the carpet with both feet, walked back and forth for a few steps, and couldn't help but praise without a word.

Xu Zizhen said in a low voice: "Officials, I'm afraid the envoys from various countries have never seen this thing. I will take it out today to save face, and I will get you some new ones to send to the palace later."

Zhao Huan was overjoyed: "Okay, good, brother Zizhen has a heart."

"Officials, please." Xu Zizhen stretched out his hand and continued to lead the way. The envoys and officials from various countries behind him gradually put away their surprise and followed into the courtyard gate.

On both sides of the main road are old evergreen cypresses, which complement the red carpet on the ground and give everyone a great visual impact.

Not long after they came to the second door, the door was still closed. Zhao Huan had experience this time, so he stood still and waited with a smile. Xu Zizhen clapped his hands again, but this time the door didn't open immediately. Zhao Huan felt strange. Suddenly, there was a loud bang from inside the door.

boom!

The accompanying guards were startled, and quickly surrounded Zhao Huan, shouting in surprise, "Guard! Guard!"

Zhao Huan was unusually calm, and waved his hand to screen away the guards. He had been to Taiyuan, and he could hear the sound of artillery, but where did the artillery come from in this academy?And the sound of the cannon sounded, but no shells flew out anywhere, which is really strange.

Compared to Zhao Huan, those envoys were ashamed. Mou Xianting and Yelufu had seen big battles, and calmed down after a little nervousness. The Duan family brothers and sisters were young and bold, and they knew that Xu Zizhen would not cheat them. , just looked around curiously, but Wan Yanchang was extremely unbearable. As soon as the gunfire started, his feet went limp and he almost fell to the ground, his face was pale and his eyes were terrified. , trembling with his head in his hands, hissing something in his mouth.

The reactions of the accompanying officials were also different. Ma Chunlin, Qin Hui and others first thought of rushing to Zhao Huan's side to protect him, while King Zhao Qi, Shi Yong and his ilk each looked for places to hide, in various states of embarrassment.

crunch...

The two doors opened slowly, revealing the scene inside. There were three cannons standing at the front of the Minglun Hall door, but the muzzles were facing the sky. Six gunners in blue jackets were in groups of two. One charge was fired and the other was ignited, and there was another loud noise, but the muzzle was lit with flames, but no shells flew out.

Zhao Huan suddenly came to his senses, and looked back at Xu Zizhen, but Xu Zizhen just smiled and stood there without saying a word. Zhao Huan understood and looked at the gunners with great interest.

One shot after another, each shot at the same time interval, the three artillery pieces fired in turn, and the sound of the cannons stopped completely after a total of nine shots. The six gunners put down the coals in their hands and knelt down on one knee .

Only then did Xu Zizhen say: "Officials, this is a salute. There are nine rings in a row, which means that the sky is long and the rule lasts for a long time. It is not necessary for non-official relatives."

This flattery made Zhao Huan extremely comfortable, he ascended the throne in danger, and now the army is overwhelming, the six words of "the eternal rule of heaven and the long period of time" completely fell into his heart.

"Good good good! What a salute! Xu Qing, you really gave me a surprise."

"Thank you."

Only then did the envoys and all the officials realize that this was also one of the welcome ceremonies, and those who made a fool of themselves all glared at Xu Zizhen angrily.

surprise?You, Emperor Song, are overjoyed, but we are the ones who were surprised!

Dean Jiang's original hanging heart finally let go, and he secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

After entering the second gate, today's theme is to visit.

These days, the academies all over the world have always been very clear about whether literature is civil or military, but Yingtian Academy took the lead in making changes. It is clearly an institution of higher learning that cultivates civil and military elites, in order to provide pillars for future governance of the country and defense against enemies.

This visit was jointly requested by the envoys of various countries, in order to see the mystery with their own eyes, especially Jin Guo, when they knew that the construction of this college was Xu Zizhen's idea, their desire to see it with their own eyes became more and more strong.

The visit starts from the second gate. All the students in Minglun Hall have already been sitting there. Today, Mrs. Gu Yi is giving a lecture. In the silence, there is only the sound of Old Master Gu's lecture.

It has to be said that the learning atmosphere of Yingtian Academy is excellent, even the Japanese and Koryo countries can't understand what Old Master Gu is talking about, but they can deeply feel the dignity and solemnity in it.

After viewing Minglun Hall, Xu Zizhen led the way to the first attic in the east. This place and Minglun Hall are on the east and west sides of the Zhuangyuan Bridge. There is a plaque on the lintel of the attic with three big characters written on it - Xiaochenglou.

Under the guidance of Xu Zizhen, everyone stepped into the building, and they were stunned as soon as they entered the door.

I saw that the building is full of neatly framed scrolls, including poems, picture scrolls, and poems beside paintings. As soon as you step into the building, you feel as if you have stepped into a sea of ​​calligraphy and painting.

Zhao Huan is also a man who loves literature, and he straightened his eyes as soon as he entered the door.

Dean Jiang introduced from the side: "Qi Zou Guanjia, the paintings and calligraphy here are all made by the students of the academy. There are more than [-] paintings and calligraphy on the first floor, and there are hundreds of beautiful articles on the second floor..."

Zhao Huan's eyes lit up: "Oh? Let me take a look."

Just as Dean Jiang was about to take the order, a strange voice came from beside him: "Emperor Song Dynasty, you can take the splendid article back later and read it slowly, why don't you take us to see how mighty your martial academy is? how?"