The next day, Yushitai seemed to wake up suddenly.
The supervisory censor Andun, the censor Huang Jiang and others successively impeached Mr. Lu for not abiding by the law when he entered the capital, secretly befriended ministers, and was suspected of forming a clique for personal gain and seeking to benefit the country.
An Dun even shouted the slogan, "Please issue an edict and order Lu Gongzhu to return to Yangzhou immediately to calm the world."
The two palaces stayed in China, but the ministers who were named for impeachment could only obediently write letters of apology while staying behind closed doors.
Until the two palaces sent envoys one by one to express their condolences.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the two waves of envoys sent by the two palaces placed Sima Guang in the last position of comfort.
Zhao Xu only found out about this in the afternoon.
Mainly because Feng Jing fell down and his buttocks were said to be swollen and he was bedridden.
Without this minister who would pry for information from the imperial kitchen from time to time, Zhao Xu could only find out something when Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen, and Liu Weijian came to pay their respects.
Now, in front of him was Song Yongchen.
Song Yongchen came to Funing Hall mainly to deliver Shen Kuo's report, and to talk about the affairs of Bianjing City was just a side trip.
Since Dinghai (24th) last month, Shen Kuo stated that he had taken up his post at the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau and began to inspect the overall workshops and site affairs. It will take about ten to fifteen days to inspect the workshops and clarify the upper and lower levels. Exactly fifteen days have passed since the personnel relationship was established.
Even if Zhao Xu told Shen Kuo, don't rush and take your time.
But he was still stuck at this time point of fifteen days, and wrote a letter reporting his investigation of the specialized weapons manufacturing bureau.
Zhao Xu took the report sent by Shen Kuo and read it roughly.
Then he nodded secretly: "Shen Cunzhong is worthy of being an important minister at the waiting level!"
This kind of important minister who has served as an official in the court and as a local official who is close to the people, even if he has been reprimanded and demoted for three years, once he returns to the capital and gets things done, he is still extremely sophisticated!
In fifteen days, the entire Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau had been explored.
The relationship between relevant workshops, site affairs, rights and responsibilities was also sorted out.
The problems and loopholes in these workshops were pointed out.
Solutions are also given.
Finally, Shen Kuo promised Zhao Xu: Your Majesty will give me full power. I am willing to eliminate all the mediocre officials in the Military Bureau and eliminate their drawbacks within three months.
In addition, Shen Kuo also reported what Zhao Xu told him to do. He was handling it as soon as possible, so Zhao Xu could rest assured.
After Zhao Xu finished reading, he took this petition and took Song Yongchen to Kunning Palace.
When he arrived, Queen Mother Xiang was talking to the wife of the Xiang family who had entered the palace.
Seeing Zhao Xu coming, the fateful woman quickly apologized and retreated into the bedroom of Kunning Hall.
Zhao Xu looked at the other person's figure disappearing behind the curtains of the sleeping chamber and asked, "Mother, are you the concubine of the royal family?"
Queen Mother Xiang nodded and said, "She is the wife of Xiang Zongliang's family..."
"He is also useless!" Empress Dowager Xiang said with a smile: "Every time she enters the palace, she will say some nice words to make her mother happy!"
Zhao Xu sat down in front of Empress Dowager Xiang and said, "It's good that the empress is happy... Isn't it just to make the empress happy and relieve her boredom when married women enter the palace?"
Empress Dowager Xiang touched Zhao Xu's head kindly and said, "My son is really smart!"
This is indeed the value of married women.
When they enter the palace, in addition to making the two palaces happy, can they also help the two palaces?
"Why are Sixth Brother here at this time?" Queen Mother Xiang asked curiously.
She knew that on weekdays, Zhao Xu was either resting in the Funing Palace or walking and reading in the Imperial Garden. She heard that occasionally he would see officials doing strange movements in the Imperial Garden to stretch their muscles. .
Zhao Xu sent Shen Kuo's letter to the Empress Dowager Xiang and said, "It was Shen Tiju who wrote the letter about the special weapons manufacturing bureau..."
"My son doesn't understand very well, so he came to ask his mother for advice..."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately became happy.
She took Shen Kuo's report from Zhao Xu and nodded secretly when she read the words on it.
Because Shen Kuo's handwriting is indeed good!
And she had never met Shen Kuo, and she didn't even know much about Shen Kuo. She only knew that when Yongle City was defeated, this minister was impeached for "inadequate rescue" and was even accused of "sitting aside and watching Yongle City fall", so he was demoted and demoted. placement.
Therefore, she naturally could only recognize Shen Kuo through words.
Shen Kuo's good calligraphy suddenly increased his impression in front of the Queen Mother Xiang.
Looking at the content again, I nodded secretly to the Queen Mother.
Shen Kuo specializes in doing practical things, so although he has been a Hanlin scholar, his writing will not deviate too far.
Moreover, the things he listed were very clear and detailed.
After reading it briefly, Queen Mother Xiang already knew that this minister was capable and promising.
So he praised: "Emperor Daxing, he really knows people with a keen eye. This minister is indeed a capable official!"
This is natural!
In modern times, although Shen Kuo is praised as a great scientist by many because of "Mengxi Bi Tan", the general public will subconsciously think that he is a stay-at-home inventor who makes inventions every day.
However, Shen Kuo is actually a managerial minister.
He is good at planning, management and division of labor.
During the reign of Xining, he took up the post of Ordnance Supervisor and presided over the reform of the Ordnance Supervisor. He wrote a letter recommending the establishment of a special Divine Arm Bow Bureau to manufacture Divine Arm Bows.
Under his auspices, the output of the weapons supervisor's divine arm bows increased significantly!
The quantity and quality of the ordnance manufactured by the Ordnance Supervisor have also been greatly improved.
Zhao Xu looked at Queen Mother Xiang and said, "The Queen Mother also praised her. I believe everything this minister said makes sense!"
"Please ask your mother to teach you!"
Empress Dowager Xiang had already prepared it, and she immediately started teaching Zhao Xu with great interest.
Although she doesn't really know anything about management, let alone weapons production, which is a technology- and asset-heavy thing.
Therefore, errors and mistakes are inevitable.
Zhao Xu, however, grabbed these places and broke the casserole specifically to ask the truth.
This made Empress Dowager Xiang a little panicked. She had no choice but to pretend to be tired and said to Zhao Xu: "Brother Six, Empress Dowager is a little tired today..."
Zhao Xu quickly apologized: "I've disturbed you... Mother, please rest for a while. I'll come back tomorrow to ask for advice..."
He nodded slightly to the Queen Mother and said lovingly: "After mother has rested, I will teach Sixth Brother these things tomorrow!"
…
He watched and said goodbye, and then, accompanied by Song Yongchen, returned to Funing Hall.
Queen Mother Xiang frowned slightly.
Then she looked at Shen Kuo's letter in her hand.
There were too many things she didn't understand about this.
How can this work?
She is the Queen Mother! Sixth brother didn't understand and asked her. If she didn't understand, how could she teach him?
But these things are indeed her shortcomings.
There were many things that she had never heard of before. How could she explain them to Brother Six?
So, Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Shi Deyi, who had been standing outside the curtain, and said to him: "Shi Deyi, you go and order Yan Shouqin to look for Shen Kuo..."
"Order him to write in detail what he said in the letter to the officials today, and don't miss anything..."
"Wei!" Shi Deyi retreated quietly.
Queen Mother Xiang finally let out a sigh of relief.
Isn't there nothing she can do?
…
Zhao Xu took Song Yongchen back to Funing Palace.
"Feng Jing broke his butt today. He has been bedridden for the past few days. Please take care of him in the Funing Hall first!" Zhao Xu ordered casually.
Song Yongchen immediately accepted the order and said: "I obey your order!"
"Get ready, select a few people from the small yellow gate in the palace, and after a while, send them to the bureau dedicated to manufacturing weapons to handle official duties and assist Shen Tiju!" Zhao Xu ordered again.
It wasn't that he couldn't trust Shen Kuo, but that he had to establish a supervision system from the beginning.
At the same time, this is also to prostitute Shen Kuo for nothing.
As long as the ministers sent there are smarter and study with Shen Kuo for a year or two, they can learn something.
In the future, if you practice and practice, you will become a useful knife!
This is also the reason why the internal ministers of the Song Dynasty were so versatile - the emperors of all dynasties would assign them to foreign posts and place them next to famous ministers and generals.
On the one hand, they monitor and on the other hand, they learn things for free that others, even their sons, may not be willing to teach.
As long as the ministers are smart, they can often learn many tricks!
Just like Song Yongchen, when he was young, he once studied with the general supervisor of Ouchi.
It so happened that the general serving as prisoner was a descendant of Yu Hao. Song Yongchen treated him like a father and a brother. His hard work and hard work were appreciated by him, and he taught him the secret craftsmanship and design skills that were passed down from son to daughter in the Yu family.
This is how Ouchi Ouchi became today.
Song Yongchen listened to Zhao Xu's instructions and bowed: "I understand!"
Now he is not only in charge of the Nei Dongmen Division, but also in charge of a part of the Nei Dongmen Division.
…
Shen Kuo now lives in Chunrenfang, the east wing of the new city in Bianjing City.
At this moment, he was in the rented courtyard, waiting for the decree or reply from the palace.
Feeling slightly uneasy.
Tuk-tuk-tuk...
There was a knock on the door.
Shen Kuo stood up and looked over nervously. The servant he hired had already opened the door for him.
"Is Shen Tiju here?" asked a minister wearing a purple robe.
Shen Kuo immediately walked out of the room and held hands with the other party: "Kuo, may I ask who you are?"
"I'm here to promote Bianjing's water mill service and strictly observe diligence!" The visitor said with cupped hands: "I'm here to find Shen Tiju on the order of the Empress Dowager..."
When Shen Kuo heard this, he immediately bowed his head and said, "I respectfully listen to the Ming Sage's will!"
Yan Shouqin helped Shen Kuo up with a smile, and then said with a smile: "Ci Sheng ordered me to come here because I want to ask Shen Tiju for a favor..."
"Um?"
"The Empress Dowager would like to ask Tiju to explain in detail the various matters mentioned in Tiju's letter today and introduce the ins and outs... of all the laws and regulations, the clearer the better!"
"The Queen said: If you do the lifting well, you will not be treated badly!"
Shen Kuo was overjoyed and immediately said: "Serving the Merciful Saint is my blessing. How dare I expect a reward?!"
He immediately returned to the study, found pen, ink, paper and inkstone, as well as the manuscript of the letter he had left at home, and began to write furiously on the manuscript.
Yan Shouqin stood quietly, waiting.
After waiting for almost two hours, the sky had completely darkened.
Shen Kuo put down the pen in his hand. There was already a thick stack of documents in front of him.
He blew on the ink, then turned around and handed over to Yan Shouqin who had been waiting: "Thank you for your long wait..."
With that said, he handed the written things into Yan Shouqin's hands.
Yan Shouqin took it and bowed his hands: "I have something to offer!"
Note: Bianjing has a new city and an old city.
The so-called new cities are areas where urban expansion has encroached on the original rural areas on the outskirts of the city and turned them into cities.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the expansion of Bianjing City continued and progressed.
(End of chapter)
