Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 560 Lu Yuqing's Opportunity
It's just that every time people mention this young man who has become an outstanding minister, with great achievements, and the title of king, the number one talented scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, they usually have a face of admiration and yearning. Occasionally feel jealous.But on the whole, Ye Chen's reputation is now unparalleled in the Song Dynasty, and no one can compare it.

If it was before Ye Chen was poisoned, under such circumstances, Ye Chen's enemies in the court, such as the Yushitai led by Wang Yuefeng, the political counselor Lu Yuqing, etc., would definitely sue Ye Chen for disobedience in front of the emperor.However, now the whole world knows that Ye Chen is about to die. If someone wants to harm Ye Chen at this time, it will be a hornet's nest. This happens.

In addition, under the intentional guidance of public opinion from the Huaxia Weifu Intelligence Department, the incident of Wang Chao's assassination of Ye Chen was selectively spread. People have already identified the murderer as the Maitreya Sect and the Southern Tang court.Because the Maitreya Sect and the Southern Tang court were afraid of Xiangfu County King, and feared that Xiangfu County King would lead troops to subdue the Southern Tang Dynasty, they used all means to assassinate Xiangfu County King again and again.

It is His Majesty's will that the Huaxia Weifu Intelligence Department conduct such public opinion guidance. Naturally, it is to make use of Ye Chen's prestige among the common people, scholars and scholars, and the army, so that everyone will form a situation of fighting against the Southern Tang Dynasty. In this way, whether it is various pre-war preparations, or wartime battlefield fighting and logistics deployment, it can get twice the result with half the effort.In short, it is to make the "harmony of people" among the three things of "time of day", "geography" and "harmony of people" reach the extreme.

The mighty Yangtze River is full of waves, rolling, roaring, and rolling eastward day and night.On the water, boats go back and forth, masts and sculls shuttle, and the river wind fills the white sails, like countless large banners among thousands of troops, floating down the river, coming and going in a hurry.

Since the news that the Song Dynasty was about to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty spread, on the vast and noisy river near Caishiji, there was a ship that was quite different from these ships that carried goods and tourists. This ship was a flat boat. Floating quietly on the big river, if you look at it casually, it really looks like a leaf bumping between the crests and valleys.

This is a fishing boat. A middle-aged angler in his 30s is wearing a bamboo hat and holding a fishing rod, sitting leisurely.

Fishing from the bow.People saw him sometimes throwing out the hook, and gently lifting the rod to pull the line, but they never saw him catch a small fish.If you are careful, you will also find that at the stern of his boat, there is a thin rope that is hard to detect. It sails from the south bank of the river to the north bank, and after a while, it sails from the north bank to the south bank.Of course, this young fisherman only started fishing after the peak of sailing boats on the river had passed, and he always came and went by the bank of Caishiji, and rarely set foot in other places.He traveled here and there for more than ten days, and then suddenly disappeared.

On February [-]th of the fourth year of Kaibao, the mysterious fisherman by the Caishiji River suddenly appeared in Kaifeng, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.It's just that now he has taken off his fisherman's attire, wearing a scarf on his head, wearing a cloth shirt, and holding a paper fan, as if
A refined and suave literati bachelor.

This person's original plan was to seek to see Ye Chen, the king of Xiangfu County, who is well-known all over the world, but when he heard that Ye Chen was dying of poisoning, he changed his goal and planned to see Prime Minister Zhao Pu or Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi, but he overheard several people in a restaurant. The famous scholars secretly talked about the disagreement between the prime minister and the king of Jin, and the party dispute between them was almost to the point of life and death.After thinking about it carefully, he decided to see Lv Yuqing, the Deputy Counselor and Zhizheng Shi.

On February [-]th, he went straight to Lu Yuqing's mansion, asked to meet Lu Yuqing, and confidently claimed that he had a mature plan to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, which could reach an army of [-], and he wanted to report it to the Deputy Prime Minister in person.

Hearing that he spoke in a very strong tone and with great confidence, the guard of Lu's residence did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly reported to Lu Yuqing.

When Lu Yuqing learned about this, he was very interested, and immediately met him at home.

After questioning, it was learned that this person's surname was Fan and his name was Ruoshui, he was from Chizhou in the south of the Yangtze River, and he was the son of a failed candidate in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It's just that Fan Ruoshui has been smart and studious since he was a child, and he loves reading very much.One year he took part in the Southern Tang imperial examination. His essays and poems were full of flowers, and he thought he was sure to win, but he lost his name when the list was published.

He was dumbfounded for a moment, depressed and annoyed in his heart, and he was in a trance for several days without eating or sleeping.He doesn't believe it,
If he is full of talents and learning, he can't compete for the title on the gold list. It must be fraud in the examination room, and the examiners have tampered with it.

He was not willing to sink down like this, and spent his life doing nothing.He decided to write to the imperial court, pouring out to the emperor his views and views on governing the country and the people, and helping the country and the world.He believes that since there are frauds in the imperial examinations, and he has no money and does not bother to bribe those examiners, then if he takes the road of scientific examinations, even if his temples are frosted, there is still no way out.This letter should be the ladder and stepping stone for him to embark on an official career and become rich.He also knew that Li Yu, the lord of the country, is a master of contemporary poetry and is good at diction.Therefore, he put a lot of effort into this letter, telling the facts and reasoning, striving to be precise; choosing words and sentences, trying his best to be gorgeous, really carefully considering every word and sentence, and exhausting his heart.He wanted this letter to be both profound in political opinion and brilliant in writing, which would attract Li Yu's attention and make it a blockbuster.

Unexpectedly, after the letter was handed in, there was a sea of ​​bulls and crowds, and there was no news at all.He waited for nearly a year without any answer.
I don't know if it's because the emperor is stupid and weak, and he is not interested in long-term strategies for governing the country, or because the courtiers are jealous of their talents and abilities, so they intercepted his letter halfway.

Fan Ruoyong was completely disappointed. He was disappointed with Li Yu, the lord of the country, the court of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the imperial examination system of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

He left Jinling, the capital, full of resentment.Adhering to the idea of ​​'there is no foster father here, but there is a place for foster masters, and gold will shine everywhere'.He is determined to bid farewell to this corrupt and dark country, and a good minister will choose a virtuous master.

At this time, he heard that Song Dynasty was going to attack Southern Tang Dynasty, so he wanted to send a generous gift to the Song army.

The Song Dynasty wanted to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Yangtze River natural moat would be an obstacle that they could hardly overcome.Just relying on sails to cross, the wind is high and the waves are rough, and the defenders shoot and kill. I don't know how many people will die?He thought of the pontoon bridge. If a pontoon bridge could be built on the river so that the army could cross the river as if walking on flat ground, how much loss would be reduced?

So he pretended to be a fisherman, surveyed on the bank of the Yangtze River, and chose the best bridge-building location along the Caishi River.

When he was driving on the river without a boat, he drove a small boat as a fishing boat, shuttled dozens of times back and forth on the river, measured the width of the river with a silk rope, and measured the depth of the river in different places with a hook. The flow rate of the river water at different times of the day is recorded, and the numbers are very accurate.

Now, he dedicated the plan and site selection of the pontoon bridge to Lu Yuqing together with these accurate figures.

After hearing this, Lu Yuqing thought that this plan was feasible, and was very happy in his heart. After studying it in detail with a few disciples, he planned to present this plan to His Majesty when the Chongzheng Hall discussed the attack on the Southern Tang Dynasty two days later. , and promised to Fan Ruoshui that he would not be greedy for his merits, and asked His Majesty to issue an official title to him.

Unexpectedly, Fan Ruoshui said: "Late was born in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was a poor scholar, but he was immediately appointed an official in the Song court. Wouldn't the world's scholars laugh at me that there is no one in Song Dynasty? Late birth only needs the help of adults to get a Song in the Imperial College The number of people in the country, to participate in the scientific examination of His Majesty to select a scholar, the late student is willing to leap to the dragon's gate with his real talents and learning. If he does not pass the exam, the late student will have no complaints or regrets, and this life will be a commoner forever."

Lu Yuqing thought to himself that in this way, he could enjoy this great achievement alone, and he couldn't help being overjoyed, but he didn't show the slightest expression on his face, and sighed: "Li Yu is known as a great talent in the south of the Yangtze River, but he doesn't know how to cherish talents. Wouldn't it chill the hearts of scholars all over the world?" , sages stay away?"

Speaking of this, he got up and patted Fan Ruoshui, and said, "It's rare that Ruoshui is so noble. In this case, I will leave Ruoshui's participation in the scientific examination of this dynasty to the old man, and Ruoshui can live in the old man's house with peace of mind these days Download the study article and prepare for the exam."

Kaibao four years, February [-]th.The weather in Kaifeng is fine, the wind is sunny and sunny.

Today, Zhao Kuangyin convened the important ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council, and all the officials involved in the attack on the southern Tang government in the Chongzheng Hall to make the final deduction and assignment of tasks on the use of troops in the Southern Tang Dynasty.In addition to Zhao Pu, Lu Yuqing, Cao Bin, Shen Yilun, Luo Gongming, and Li Junhao, Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi, Wei Wang Zhao Dezhao and the little prince Zhao Defang also attended.

Zhao Kuangyin is extremely rigorous in his affairs. For such a major event involving a war against a country, he is used to inquiring and explaining to each department and even the affairs that each person is responsible for.

Starting from the dispatch of troops from various parts of the Privy Council, Cao Bin first reported on behalf of the Privy Army, and in the end Zhao Kuangyin basically did not add too much. Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Zhao Zan and other famous generals who were seasoned in wars unified dispatch and specific control. Bing, it is true that Zhao Kuangyin does not need to explain too much.But at the end, he remembered the information sent by the Huaxia Weifu, and added: "Send a letter to Li Jixun, telling him that during the attack on Southern Tang, the northern camp must be extremely vigilant, and be ready for the Khitan army to go south at any time."

Everyone was shocked, but seeing His Majesty's relaxed expression, they breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone knew that the real enemy and threat of the Great Song Dynasty was the Khitan with an army of one million and 30 cavalry.

After Cao Bin and Shen Yilun said yes respectfully and stepped aside.Next, Zhao Pu, on behalf of the Zhengshitang, reported on the recruitment of civilians from all over the country, as well as the preparation of food and grass in various roads, states, and counties related to the supply of food and grass.

Zhao Pu is a truly competent minister. Although he is a corrupt man, he has always been impeccable in doing major things. What's more, in recent years, the Song Dynasty often used troops abroad, and Zhao Pu was responsible for most of these things. His Majesty still added one more point: "The government affairs hall issued documents to all districts, states, and counties. During the attack on the Southern Tang Dynasty, we must strengthen the control of the people, and prevent the temple thieves and Maitreya demon monks from bewitching the people to cause trouble. Don't forget, last year When the Southern Han Dynasty was attacked, the lessons of the riots in Sichuan and Shu."

(End of this chapter)