Shen Kuo listened to the emperor's oral instructions brought by Song Yongchen.
Of course he knows, what does the emperor mean?
Naturally, he did not dare to neglect, so he quickly wrote a letter and explained to Zhao Xu that he had used a workshop in an abandoned Forbidden Army camp outside Bianjing City of the Specialized Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau to transform it into a dedicated gunpowder verification laboratory. .
Craftsmen who are good at making firearms and gunpowder are also selected from the specialized arms manufacturing bureau.
But it still takes time!
As for the loom, he asked Zhao Xu to authorize him to select suitable talents in the Weaving Institute and Lingjin Institute.
Zhao Xu naturally issued an edict and all of them were approved.
There is no need to communicate or discuss this matter with the two palaces, nor does it need to send the decree to Zhongshu Province for the capital to implement it.
Because whether it is the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, the Weaving Institute, or the Silk Brocade Institute, they are all Zhao Xu's personal industries.
There is only one directly subordinate to the emperor, and the other two belong to the royal family and are managed by the Shaofu. Although the Shaofu seems to be a civil servant official office, all the supervision agencies under it are served by military ministers, nobles or internal ministers.
Zhao Xu did not need to go through the capital hall at all and could directly issue edicts to these institutions.
…
Xingshu walked out of Dutingyi.
He looked back at Dutingyi again, thinking about the process of the four Liao envoys' interactions with him.
"Your Majesty, I am honored to fulfill your mission!"
Xingshu is very accurate in judging people!
Therefore, he tried every means to contact the four Liao envoys these days, and then through some means, he learned some of the past affairs of these Liao envoys.
Therefore, he has now largely completed his mission successfully.
After returning home, Xing Shu picked up his pen and ink and began to write memorials.
After writing the memorial, Xing Shu did not take it to Tong Jiansi, but to Gao Zunyu's residence.
After entering Gao Mansion, Xing Shu was invited to Gao Zunyu's bedside.
When Gao Zunyu saw that Xing Shu was coming, he dismissed his servants and ordered them to close the doors and windows tightly.
"Uncle He is here..." Gao Zunyu was lying on the bed with a pale face.
Because half of his body could not move, and the effects of the stroke continued to erode his nerves.
Most of the doctors at this time had no experience in caring for a paralyzed patient after a stroke.
Therefore, his situation is somewhat bad.
"How do you feel about molesting my brother?" Xing Shu asked.
Gao Zunyu laughed miserably: "I am not far from death now!"
A relative and veteran who was paralyzed in bed.
Just a waste!
Since he fell ill, except for the Gao family and Xiang Zong, who came back to visit him a few times.
Even Xingshu often comes to the door.
other people? The people who surrounded him in the past?
I have already forgotten him and regarded him as a dead person!
From the day Gao Zunyu suffered a stroke, he had already died politically and officially.
"Gong Chuo should take good care of himself. Maybe he can recover one day..." Xing Shu could only console him.
Gao Zunyu laughed, he naturally knew his body.
It is impossible to recover!
However, Xing Shu's comfort still touched him.
These days, this friend, whom he has known for only a few months, often comes to visit him.
The people who had been around him in the past and who had received countless benefits from him had not even seen their shadows.
Gao Zunyu experienced the harshness of the world and the horror of people's hearts.
Therefore, even though he knows that punishment and forgiveness are other things.
But he was still willing to act as Xing Shu's tool. He not only introduced Gao Gonghui and Xiang Zongliang to Xing Shu, but also arranged a lot of resources for Xing Shu.
And Xingshu did not live up to his good intentions.
He has been giving advice to the Gao family and Xiang family, and the ideas he gave have been very effective.
Especially some time ago, Duke Gao Hui proposed the idea of making Concubine De the Crown Princess, which won the Gao family praise from the palace.
The Crown Princess even asked a member of Ren's family to come to the door in person and thank Gao Gonghui.
Therefore, looking at Xing Shu's look, Gao Zunyu knew that Xing Shu had something else for him to help with today.
So, he asked: "Uncle He came to see me today for something?"
Xing Shu nodded and said: "To be fair, my brother was not concealed from the public. I was ordered by the emperor to secretly investigate the character and conduct of the Liao envoy... Fortunately, I have not insulted my order and I have gained something..."
"It's just that this matter is very confidential. I'm afraid that if I convey it through the Communications Department, it will attract the attention of the government and the public!"
"I can only shamelessly ask for help..."
Gao Zunyu suddenly became excited when he heard this: "Uncle He, are you sure the emperor ordered you to secretly investigate the character and conduct of the Liao envoy?"
Xing Shu nodded and said: "This was conveyed to a certain person by the big Diao Dang Shi Deyi who was beside the Empress Dowager..."
Gao Zunyu suddenly laughed.
Then he sighed again: "Now I only regret that I could not kill that unfilial son Gao Shichong..."
If he had known earlier, this young master had such thoughts and courage.
When the unfilial son Gao Shichong brought Wang Gui's son to him.
He would immediately capture both of them, then order Gao Shichong to be killed with a stick, and send Wang Zhongxiu to the palace to plead guilty.
such a pity!
There is no use regretting now.
There is such a big hidden danger.
If someone finds out something in the future, it may be too much for him and his descendants to die without a burial place.
But being imprisoned and suppressed is definitely inevitable.
Even if the young master is benevolent and filial, he will show his dignity for the sake of the empress dowager's kindness and sage.
But I will never use the descendants of someone as disloyal and unfilial as him.
Gao Zunyu sighed a few times and said to Xing Shu: "Uncle He, after I die, those unfilial sons will have to ask Uncle He to take care of them..."
"If it doesn't work out, Uncle He will ask my other unfilial sons to report Gao Shichong to the officials..."
If one Gao Shichong dies, the whole family can escape unscathed.
This is already the best deal.
It's a pity. I'm afraid that his family will have to rely on Gao Zunhui, Gao Gongji and Gao Gonghui in the future.
The first generation may still have some incestuous feelings.
The second generation is...
By the third generation, they have become nothing more than passers-by.
Xing Shu sighed: "Gong Chuo, it's more than that..."
"I hope so!" Gao Zunyu sighed.
Then he looked at Xing Shu and said, "Uncle He, please tell me the memorial!"
"I will order people to be sent to the palace in my own name..."
"Thank you so much, brother!" Xing Shu thanked him profusely.
Gao Zunyu said: "I am also trying to save myself..."
Of course Xing Shu understood, otherwise he wouldn't have approached Gao Zunyu.
This is giving Gao Zunyu an opportunity to show his loyalty! And Gao Zunyu will definitely cooperate with him.
…
Before the palace gate was locked, Gao Zunyu's son Gao Shijing handed a message under the inner east gate asking for an audience.
Zhao Xu was surprised when he got the news.
Then he ordered Feng Jing to bring people to Funing Hall.
Not long after, a young nobleman in his twenties was brought to Zhao Xu.
When he saw Zhao Xu, he immediately bowed his head and said: "Shijing, the official minister of Youban Palace, I wish you all the blessings!"
Zhao Xu immediately laughed and said to him: "You don't need to be polite, please get up quickly..."
He also told Feng Jing: "Give the relatives a seat and tea..."
Gao Shijing was flattered and thanked him repeatedly.
Zhao Xu then asked: "How is Uncle Guo's health?"
"I am reporting to the officials that since my father fell ill, the two palaces and the officials have given me medicines and treatments many times. I am really grateful..."
Zhao Xu understood and was in poor health.
Then he sighed: "Uncle, I am a great general and important minister of the emperor's examination, and also the uncle of the Empress Dowager..."
"I wanted to reuse it, but...but..."
Gao Shijing hurriedly bowed again: "The official family is so kind to me, I would like to express my gratitude to my father..."
Zhao Xu nodded and asked: "I came to the palace today to ask for an audience, but is there something wrong?"
Gao Shijing immediately bowed again, took out a memorial from his arms, and presented it in his hand: "I have a seal, and I would like to ask the officials to read it..."
Zhao Xu winked at Feng Jing, who stepped forward to take the memorial from Gao Shijing, and then took it to Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu opened it and looked at the content, and smiled.
It’s really you!
Forgive me!
He is worthy of being a towering figure in the Yuanyou era!
You can find any kind of relationship, awesome, awesome!
It can only be said that some people are social cows.
Looking at the content, Zhao Xu smiled.
This punishment is really powerful!
He actually told Zhao Xu through brief contacts with several Liao envoys and private inquiries that these four Liao envoys actually belonged to different factions.
There may even be a tense relationship between them.
The memorial ceremony for the chief envoy Yeluju and the deputy envoy Wang Shiru was probably a hostile relationship in the Liao Kingdom.
This guess was what made Zhao Xu smile.
Because Xingshu guessed it right!
Wang Shiru was a member of the lineage of Yelu Yanxi, the great grandson of the Liang Kingdom of the Liao Kingdom. Before and after Yelu Yanxi came to the throne, he had already served as an official under the Tongzhongshu family of the Liao Kingdom, Pingzhang. Later, he became a minister, Zuopu, shooting Taichang and Shangzhu. He is equivalent to a senior official in the Song Dynasty, and his status is about the same as Zhang Fangping.
And Yeluju?
Yelu is a Khitan surname and a common surname.
There are the Fifth Academy, the Sixth Academy, etc. Yeluju was born in the Sixth Academy of Liao.
The deceased King of Liao and Wei, Emperor Taishu Yelu Yixin's general Yelu Helu, was Yelu Ju's great-uncle.
Then you have to ask, why didn’t the old emperor of the Liao Kingdom kill everyone?
The answer is that he can't kill them all.
The Yelu Yixin Rebellion involved the whole Liao Kingdom and countless tribes and dignitaries.
The old emperor knew the seriousness and did not dare to touch them at all.
I can only pretend to be magnanimous - I only kill the first culprit, regardless of the coercion, everything remains the same.
But later, Emperor Tianzuo was too young.
As soon as he came to power, he launched a general purge, whipping corpses and digging graves.
This caused the entire Liao Kingdom to be in turmoil. All the tribes hated Emperor Tianzuo and wished that Emperor Tianzuo would die.
Therefore, when the Jurchens were in trouble, Emperor Tian Zuo often had fires in his rear.
Those named Yelu and Xiao continued to launch rebellions.
In a sense, the Liao Kingdom actually perished due to internal and external attacks. In Wanyan Aguda's military medals, the Liao nobles contributed at least half of the victory.
But now, because of the old emperor's attitude, peace and stability have been maintained for the time being in the Liao Kingdom.
However, the clansmen, generals and old friends of Yelu Yixin and others watched the grandson grow up day by day.
What would they be thinking?
In particular, a group of Han officials gathered around the grandson every day.
What would they be thinking?
Zhao Xu was quite curious about this.
I owe 2,500 words today, plus the 4,500 from earlier, for a total of 7,000. I will pay it back after paying off the monthly ticket and adding updates!
Note: Wang Shiru’s epitaph is a cultural relic of Beijing.
Note 2: Emperor Tianzuo's political IQ was zero, maybe even negative. He was like a bright young man with Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan in the later period.
The Jurchens are so damn lucky!
I just happened to encounter Liao and Song Dynasties who were very clever!
(End of chapter)
