A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

In the corner of the room were several large bundles of thick arrows powered by gunpowder. After calculating the length of the fuse, it can be used as a missile, and then use a clay pot bomb to blast a way out.

He found the crowbar, pried open a few pieces of wooden flooring, and then removed a large piece of wood underneath, revealing a dark hole underneath...

This is a tunnel that the village soldiers dug out over a long period of time, leading directly to the courtyard of the house across the street. In order to transport the soil without being noticed, the Shen family's cart went back and forth under the pretext of giving it away for adoption. It took them until last month to finish transporting the soil.

Shen An Panheng took a long time to go out, but Guoguo was waiting outside.

"What's going on?" Shen An asked with a smile.

Guoguo looked very confused, lowered her head, looked up at her brother slightly after hearing the sound, and muttered: "Brother... I was wrong..."

The little girl stood there very weakly, looking up from time to time to peek, and seeing her brother just smiling, the guilt in her eyes gradually turned into grievance.

"You know you're wrong?"

Shen An walked over and lowered his right hand. Guoguo also held her brother's sleeve habitually, nodded and said, "Well, brother, I know I was wrong."

"If you don't eat vegetables, you will turn into a little black girl...are you willing?"

"I don't want to."

"It's not enough to eat all vegetables, and it's not enough to eat all meat, so we need half and half..."

"good!"

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"I heard that Shen An is quite broad-minded and very patient..."

"Who said that?"

"He treats those people very kindly. It can be seen that this person is a soft-spoken person at heart. As long as we say some nice things, can he still stand up to us?"

"That's right. How many cities can a young man have? If you give in a little, it will be done."

The powerful people were unlucky today. They were whipped several times in a row and were in agony.

So a few quick-thinking people thought of testing Shen An, and first they could resolve their children's qualifications for additional studies.

Most people in this world are more willing to accept the soft than the hard, so they think this trip will go smoothly.

All the way to Shen's house, after knocking on the door, Zhuang Laoshi raised his head so high that his eyes were almost on top of his head, looking down at them, and said arrogantly: "Wait a minute."

"Is this man so arrogant?"

"How dare a little housekeeper despise us? How presumptuous!"

After Zhuang Laoshi entered, several dignitaries were furious, but they knew the principle of being able to bend and stretch, so they just complained.

As long as this matter is resolved, isn't it easy to deal with a housekeeper in the future?

So they complained for a while, and when they saw Zhuang Laoshi coming over again, they all showed reserved smiles.

"My husband doesn't have time to see you."

Zhuang Laoshi didn't wait for them to get angry and said: "Close the door!"

Bang!

The door closed, several dignitaries looked at each other, and then their anger gradually rose. After leaving Yulin Alley, he cursed all the way and went to find a restaurant to drink.

"This is so complacent!"

"Who said he was broad-minded? He didn't say he would accept the soft or the hard... This kid won't accept the soft or the hard!"

"What the hell! This person is ruthless, even ruthless than us!"

"I'm afraid it won't work here, hey! Who is that?"

"Is it... Zeng Gongliang?"

"Zeng Gongliang has returned to Beijing, tsk tsk! How long has it been since Shen An arrived? He just arrived. This is a way to praise him."

"..."

Just when Shen An slapped the dignitaries into confusion, Zeng Gongliang returned to Beijing after a long journey.

Some people said that he was boasting all the way and was elated, but from the moment he saw the walls of the capital, Zeng Gongliang's face became colder.

Whispering will only make people lose their alertness and lead to defeat in the fight.

Han Qi, I’m here!

As he entered the palace, he found that those people were looking at him.

Could it be that I have become more graceful again?

He touched his face, but all he felt was dust.

In order to deepen the impression of being dusty, he had not washed his face for three days.

When he saw Zhao Zhen, Zeng Gongliang said with emotion: "Your Majesty, you have lost weight."

Zhao Zhen touched his face and said happily: "No wonder I feel lighter recently."

He was happy for a moment, and then sighed: "Zeng Qing is in trouble..."

Chen Zhongheng felt that this way of expressing condolences after returning from a long journey was a bit unacceptable and tasted wrong.

The monarch and his ministers were disgusted with each other for a while. As usual, Zeng Gongliang talked about the war on this trip and the subsequent disposition.

"...Those prisoners were handed over to Guangnan West Road. Xiao Gu and the others want to build the road. They say they want to make the road to Bianliang wider and smoother."

After Zeng Gongliang returned from this trip, Zhao Zhen found that he was more calm.

Is this the calmness of killing?

He was still thinking about Zeng Gongliang's murder, but Zeng Gongliang started to praise Shen An.

"...Guan family, this son is talented in battle formations. He was the first to notice the two turning points and was able to respond in time, which led to the failure of the Cochin people's ambush. In the end, he even charged into the battle formation himself... Your Majesty, minister I’m thinking that twenty years from now there will be one more young leader in the political hall.”

Shen An is seventeen years old now and will be thirty-seven in twenty years. According to the age structure of the prime minister, he can be called a young prime minister.

When he returns from this trip, his goal is to become the second prime minister, so he must be broad-minded.

Besides, I, old Zeng, am already sixty years old, and I will have to serve as an official and return home even if I don't die in twenty years, so if I do a favor for Shen An now, my descendants will benefit from it in the future.

Zhao Zhen stroked his beard and smiled and said: "That's right. Zeng Qing is not easy either. He actually killed the enemy with a sword... I felt quite worried after hearing this!"

What rice?

Zeng Gongliang felt a buzzing sound in his head, and then he forced a smile and said, "The official family is overly praised."

Didn't I tell Shen An not to say that?

It is heresy for a civil servant to kill the enemy. The key is that I didn't kill anyone with one sword stroke, and I was almost killed by someone...

This is embarrassing!

Zhao Zhen said approvingly: "Zeng Qing is humble. You have done a great job in this great victory in the Southwest. Please go home and rest for a few days. You will naturally be rewarded later..."

He nodded meaningfully. Zeng Gongliang felt happy and bowed to leave.

After leaving the palace, the attendant asked: "Alang, do you want to go home?"

Zeng Gongliang shook his head: "Go to the Shen family."

That boy cheated me, and I felt unhappy if he didn't cause trouble for me.

After arriving at the Shen family, Shen An went to Izumo Temple.

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Izumo-Kan has now become a steel-making construction site, with several 'stoves' placed together, flames looming, and a pungent smell filling the air.

"Brother Taoist, please take a look."

She Hui picked up a steel rod and a heavy long knife to chop.

There were many marks left on the steel rod, but the marks were not deep.

She Hui is getting darker and darker, but she is in good spirits.

Shen An praised: "It seems that we have made a lot of progress! I'm afraid someone from the Privy Council is coming."

"Already here."

She Hui shook his head when he mentioned this, not in the mood.

She Qing coughed dryly and said, "Brother Taoist, Ouyang Xiu has been here... After seeing the steel, he gave up the formula..."

"Give it?"

Shen An almost wanted to hit someone.

She Hui said: "Just give it, but the junior brother said that we have to wait for the Taoist brother to make the decision. There is no use in threatening Ouyang Xiu..."

She Qing said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Taoist invested a lot of money and food, but the Privy Council wanted to take it away without giving him a penny, but I thought it was inappropriate..."

"It's inappropriate."

Shen An felt relieved and praised: "That's how it should be. When Ouyang Xiu comes back later, let him go to the Shen family."

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Ouyang Xiu's arrival was faster than Shen An imagined.

Just when Shen An was thinking about whether he would be punished if he went out and violated the ban, Ouyang Xiu came.

The sun hung brightly in the sky, turning everything white.

Amidst the chirping of cicadas, Ouyang Xiu said angrily: "This is for the Song Dynasty. With such good steel to make swords and guns, the Song Dynasty will have more chances of winning when facing foreign enemies. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and you I have been saying that I would give up anything for the Song Dynasty...why can't I give up this?"

Old Ouyang banged the table and his furious look could scare people.

"Mr. Ouyang...what are you willing to give up?"

Shen An said very calmly: "The steel-making in Izumoguan is funded by a certain person, and most of the steel that comes out is given to the Third Division... What else is there to give up? The formula?"

"Yes, the formula."

Ouyang Xiu is waiting for Shen An to confess. In his opinion, if the Song Dynasty needs it, Ouyang Xiu will be willing to give it to his family. Now it is just a recipe. Shen An is being confused.

"Why?"

Shen An asked: "You are not short of that little money, and you are not a miser. Those donations can guarantee this. But if you just give it to me, then I dare to ask, who will dare to think about these things in the future?"

"narrow!"

Ouyang Xiu's vision was definitely not long-term, otherwise he would not have become a pig teammate back then, so he was very angry.

"I have never seen a young man as smart as you. Your future is limitless, but you must first learn to be humble and consider the overall situation. Otherwise, the more outstanding your talents are, the more dangerous your future will be..."

"Isn't virtue worthy?"

Shen An asked.

The so-called mismatch of virtue can be found everywhere in history. According to idealism, your virtue is not worthy of your current status. If you don't repent quickly, problems will occur sooner or later.

Ouyang Xiu was startled, then nodded slightly, and said, "I won't give you money!"

He left angrily, and Zhuang Laoshi was a little worried.

"Mr. Lang, if Ouyang Xiu is angry... he has friends all over the world!"

No one wants to offend Ouyang Xiu to death because they are afraid of his connections.

Old Ouyang has made many good friends over the years. If he really wants to antagonize someone, that person will probably have to be prepared to become infamous.

Shen An didn't care about this at all, "What are you afraid of? I refused to give money at first, but now I want to pick peaches, how can it be such a good thing."

…

Ouyang Xiu angrily went to find Bao Zheng. Lao Bao was naturally a representative figure who helped his relatives but ignored them. As a result, the two had a quarrel.

Angrily, he went to find Zeng Gongliang who had just returned to Beijing.

Lao Zeng had just taken a vacation and was holding his body at home. When he heard that he was coming, he came out in his underwear to greet him.

"In ancient times, people walked backwards to greet each other. Today, we have people undressing each other to entertain guests. I am honored to do so."

Ouyang Xiu's words made Zeng Gongliang a little embarrassed. After sitting down, Ouyang Xiu explained the negotiation process with Shen An, "...that young man got into Qian's eyes and disappointed me... Prime Minister Zeng, you have to Come forward... You have a relationship with him in the southwest, and you have to go to this matter, otherwise where will the Privy Council find the money?"

It's not that old Ouyang refuses to give money, but that the current Da Song Dynasty is a semi-cripple with holes all over his body. Some money has been leaked through these holes, and it is not enough.

Zeng Gongliang was startled, then smiled and said: "Uncle Yong, you have misunderstood this matter."

Ouyang Xiu said angrily: "What did I misunderstand? I already said I wouldn't give him money..."

Zeng Gongliang said with a black line on his face: "The Privy Council's request for the formula is a business matter. UU Reading www.uukｎshu.net He Shen An's funding of Izumo Temple is half private and half public. If he doesn't give the money, he will take it... This trip to the southwest I know something about Shen An, and if he doesn’t give me the money, he will definitely lose the Izumo-Kan, and whoever cares will care about it.”

Ouyang Xiu asked: "Why?"

He really didn't understand and was very dissatisfied.

Co-author: My old Ouyang saved money and made mistakes for the Privy Council?

Zeng Gongliang said in a deep voice: "Rules!"

"rule?"

"right!"

Zeng Gongliang explained: "Originally, the Privy Council did not give money, but now they want to get benefits. According to someone's understanding of Shen An, he will be angry, and if it is taken by force, he will not stop it. But after that, Izumo-Kan and him have nothing to do with each other." It doesn’t matter at all.”

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