Chapter 257 Looking for Wife in Thousand Miles

Many emperors realized the importance of grassroots officials. Among the more than 100 uprisings in the Song Dynasty, uprisings caused by random management of grassroots management accounted for the majority. But not many of them could be managed well.

Zhao Yu didn't say anything to Jin and Liao, but was just thinking about it. On the 20th day of the 12th lunar month, Zhao Yu left Yangping and returned to Tokyo. Ouchi also selected the Inner Guards of the Tokyo Imperial Army to issue official documents to court officials above the fifth rank on holiday. The official documents said that the first meeting of the court meeting after the beginning of spring will be discussed about the affairs of the crown prince. The annual holiday of the Song Dynasty lasted for a month, so many officials returned to their hometowns for the New Year. At this time, the official documents were less likely to make small moves and discuss with each other.

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Since there were almost no imperial guards last year, coupled with the development of various fields and the proficiency of salesmen's business, Myolie Wu's insurance industry made a lot of money. During the New Year, Myolie Wu personally cooked and got two plates of garbage. Everyone agreed with Ouyang's proposal: eat hot pot.

Gan Xin took out a document and said, "Sir, the official documents from the state were sent yesterday."

"What official document?" Myolie Wu took action and took a look. It was a road quotation. She asked in confusion: "Ouyang Where are you going? You still have to open a road quotation?" Ouyang has fish talismans and official quotations, which are special passes that can play and eat and drink at will.

"You have to take care of it." Ouyang grabbed the official documents and collected them.

Myolie Wu touched her chin and said, "Where should I go to the official seal and guide the road?"

"Little girl" Huilan smiled.

"I understand." Myolie Wu woke up and said, "Ouyang, you want to go to the border." It will still be troublesome to go to the border with only a fish talisman official certificate. There must be a state-level certification road guide, which means that Ouyang's trip to the border is in official business.

Ouyang said: "If you can turn the black one in front of you..."

Zhan Ming reminds: "Carp"

"Well, I'll tell you if the black carp is eaten." Ouyang pulled the chopsticks a few times and said, "It takes a certain extraordinary talent to be able to burn the carp like this."

Gan Xin’s wife said, “The meat inside is still a little white, don’t waste it.”

"No, if you can't eat burnt things, you will get sick, and it will be an unsuccessful disease."

Myolie Wu asked: "Ouyang, what are you doing in the border? Which border, Northwest Army Road? Yongxing Army Road?"

Wang Baofu replied: "Go to Laizhou."

"Laichou?" Myolie Wu asked, "What are you doing?"

Ouyang said: "Fun."

"I know, it must be a secret order." Myolie Wu bit her chopsticks and twisted her body.

Ouyang asked Ouping: "This girl often eats free food and uses a billiard room. Do you have any money?"

"Stingy" Myolie Wu ignored Ouyang.

Ouyang naturally had no imperial edict, but after resigning as chairman, Yangping was fine, so he planned to go out and have fun. Where to go? Although Laizhou is not a place to play, his wife is at the port of Laizhou. However, Zhang San and Li Si cannot leave this year. They will have a wedding in the first month of the year. This time Zhan Ming went, and the military factory was guarded by Zhang San and Li Si. It was not that Ouyang insisted on Zhan Ming going, but Zhan Ming also wanted to go out and have a look. Although Zhan Ming was calm, he still envied Zhang San and Li Si for running wildly in the Song Dynasty.

In the second half of this year, Ou Ping will also get married to Zhou Ping. After returning from the long voyage, Zhou Ping's personality has changed a lot. People who have seen life and death always cherish the things around them. Ouyang is also more at ease. And he also agreed that Zhou Ping will represent Zhou An in Yangping in the future and established the Southeast Business Association Investment Company, and Ou Ping will continue to be the butler.

After fifteen years, Ouyang and Zhan Ming came out. When they arrived at Zhending Mansion, the first voting for the court meeting formed by the rule in the Song Dynasty was officially held.

The Minister of Rites, Zheng Fangxian, made generous speeches and counted the dynasties and dynasties. He believed that the establishment of the crown prince would be conducive to stability and reduce competition. It was also for the sake of the future of the Song Dynasty. It was suitable from the perspective of ancestral system and conventions.

The opposing representative Li Gang said that the emperor was still young and did not need to be a crown prince at all. Moreover, now the crown prince is appointed, and the crown prince is likely to become a victim of competition. He also issued a transcript of the Royal University of Tokyo, indicating that there were no qualified candidates among the first princes and princes. He either had misconduct or was cowardly and incompetent. In short, he did not have the information to be the crown prince.

A prince from the dynasty, Li Gang, said that his son was furious, rushed over and captured Li Gang and beat him, beating him while beating: "My Zhao family's children are all the blood of Emperor Taizu, why do you give me some advice?"

"The person who came" Zhao Yu said in a different voice: "Splitting them apart."

The two inner guards immediately stepped forward and pulled away to block it. Li Gang was very embarrassed. But he immediately returned to his position and lowered his head and did not speak. Zhao Yu said: "It is the Zhao family's business to establish who is the crown prince, but whether to establish the crown prince is the court's business. Beating a first-rank minister does not know the laws and regulations of the country, speaks wildly, and does not know the right and wrong. He handes the prince to the university for disposal."

"Yes" This shows Zhao Yu's prestige. The prince dared not say anything and followed him. The officials and the princes dared not plead for mercy.

Zhao Yu said: "Since you have told the rules, you have to follow the rules. Li Gang did not slander it, it is all based on facts. If it weren't for your own sons not doing well, would someone have been told here? Li Xiang, have you finished speaking?"

"Your Majesty, there is not yet." Li Gangchu continued, saying that he himself did not oppose the crown prince, but he must establish a person with virtue and talent. At least none of these college graduates passed the qualifications. So he hoped to let another group of royal children enter university for two years and have one year of internship. So he would not establish a crown prince for the time being.

After the debate between the two sides, the voting began. This voting was more advanced, and you used black and white pieces to vote. Those who agreed took the white pieces in the jar, and those who opposed took the black pieces. Finally, count the number of black and white pieces in the jar to get the answer.

Zhao Yu's attitude seems to be very objective, but it is already very telling, so there is basically no suspense in this vote. Heizi would otherwise enthrone the crown prince with an absolute advantage.

After retreating from the court, Zhao Yu left. A prince said dissatisfiedly: "What does this mean?"

The minister later left and said, "Although this dynasty does not punish the crime with words, the prince seems to be too disrespectful to the emperor."

"Who are you?"

"The Qing Dynasty's doctor Chen Dong." Chen Dong said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, because the lower official is telling the truth."

Chen Dong was not afraid at all. The prince looked around and ignored the small disputes here and retreated to the court one after another. An old prince said, "Old Sixteen, can't you still see it? The emperor wants to limit our power. Listen to my brother, he will not treat us badly and stop caring about the affairs of the court."

"I'm so heartless?" The prince didn't believe that when Zhao Yugang usurped the throne, he had received the support of the princes so smoothly.

"The emperor began to pay attention to his posts but not his posts. She hoped that people like us who are noble but without real power would be better off talking less. They should speak according to the rules if they wanted to speak." The old prince said: "If you have the ability, get a few decent sons out."

The Song official positions were divided into officials, positions, and dispatches. Officials were the standard for salary. It turned out that officials were more important. Positions and dispatches were actual work, but there were differences between the two. Positions were responsible for xx affairs for a long time. Despatches, such as the magistrate of Zhiyangping County, were temporary dispatches, each term, usually changed every six or nine years. Most were transferred to the county. If the dispatch was good and the luck was good, they might be promoted to the state. Of course, there were also people who returned to the capital, and there were all kinds of people. Only officials, without positions and dispatches, were idle. One was because there was no arrangement after the transfer was returned to the capital, one was because there was a royal figure like the prince, one was an old and confused person, and the other was a person who had an official position was stripped of his post for various reasons such as mistakes and other reasons, and he did not re-arrange his post.

The old prince clearly understood that Zhao Yu not only had to restrict the rights of local governments and court officials, but also the rights of the royal family. For example, the rights of the Minister of Revenue have been increased. No matter how high the officials are, they cannot be involved in a non-leader department that has no connection with a matter. Of course, General Li Gang is the general manager of all officials and is the general boss of all officials. The deputy minister is much worse. Just like the mayor and the deputy mayor. The mayor can manage everything, and the deputy mayor is mostly responsible for a field, health, education, etc.

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When Ouyang arrived at the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, he felt the atmosphere of war. Ouyang was n times, and Zhan Ming was the first time to come to these places, and there was still a little shocking. The supplies that were not seen at the end were orderly, and the wings were mixed but not chaotic. He set up many checkpoints to check supplies and pedestrians.

After leaving Yanyun, you can see the barracks stationed everywhere. Ouyang explained patiently: "There are rest troops behind. For example, if you guard the city for three months, you will be replaced and rested. Also, train new recruits to maintain stability in a certain area. Once there is a war, they will become organized under the leadership of their chief general and point out the order. Their locations are marked in the main tent of the army. There are scouts sent by the central army to patrol to see if these troops are marked. This is the coordinated war."

"As a great commander, you must not only know where your units are, but also be familiar with the terrain and the logistics of the troops' horses. You must estimate how many days your troops will receive military orders and how many days you will be able to make a reservation." Ouyang said: "Every unit has its own token. The emperor and the marshal use silver orders, the Privy Council uses bronze orders, and the chief generals of each route use wooden orders. There are also word verification regulations, and secret codes are specified before the war to prevent military orders from falling into the enemy's hands and being used."

"The logistics supply mainly consists of war horses, food and weapons. Food and grass are based on warehouses..."

After Ouyang's introduction, Zhan Ming realized how difficult it is to fight a war. The departments involved were unimaginable. As a marshal, the ability required was also very high. The requirements for a victorious marshal had reached a harsh level. Zhan Ming felt that he had thought the war too simple. Looking at the battlefield arranged by Han Shizhong, even if the front was defeated, he could organize two counterattack waves of 50,000 people in the Central and Hou Army. If necessary, he could mobilize 40% of his combat power within five days and 90% of his combat power within half a month.

There are many times when abolishing generals. Zhan Ming and Ouyang saw a general being sacked by military orders because he did not reach the designated position within three days of grace. No matter what reason you cannot reach, the Central Army will lay you off and be commanded by the deputy general and promoted to the chief general. If you feel dissatisfied, you can apply for investigation from the Privy Council, but at least for the time being, you will not be able to quell your grievances.

Finally arrived at the Great Wall, Ouyang no longer had to show his way guide because he met his acquaintance Wu Jialiang. Wu Jialiang was responsible for dispatching a batch of supplies to Dihe. He heard that Ouyang was going to Laizhou and he patted his chest to guarantee that he would send Ouyang and the others to cross Dihe as soon as possible.

Wu Jialiang introduced that Song Jiang has been appointed as the Dihe Defence Envoy, managing the Ferry, Hedu and Helu, and has more than 20,000 imperial guards under his command. Thirty-six leaders, half of whom were assigned to him were assigned as the main general, responsible for one place. Those who were illiterate would bring a literate soldier to be responsible for logistics escorts. Although Wu Jialiang had extraordinary force, he could only manage logistics, and only had logistics escorts. There were more than 100 imperial guards directly under him, which was quite desolate.

But there are even more miserable people. Ouyang crossed Dihe and drank with Song Jiang and his several leaders and continued to move forward. He met Zhang Jun, who was the city guard in a small county a hundred miles away from Laizhou. Zhang Jun did not have an imperial guard or a horse. His soldiers were all temporarily selected from the Xiang army. His duty was to place the Xiang army who went to the front line to spend the night in the county. He was busy and simple in work.

Zhang Jun was stunned for a long time when he saw Ouyang, then knelt down on one knee and choked and said, "Sir." He was very grateful to Ouyang for saving his life, but he also felt wronged about what he did. Ouyang promoted him and seized the opportunity, but because of greed, he ended up like this.

"Get up" Ouyang Si said after looking at it: "You can see that you are still very serious and careful."

Zhang Jun said: "Sir, I have the strength to have no place to use it. I can't sleep well every day, so I can only get up and plan the logistics. They are all forced."

"You feel very wronged?" Ouyang saw Zhang Jun nodding and smiled, "You and Han Shizhong are Jinshi of the same year, and they are both selected by me. May General Han have no idea about your background? If you feel wronged, either you will use the heart of a villain to seize General Han's affair, or you will still have bad things. Believe me, as long as you adhere to your duties, you will not be able to lose your share sooner or later."

"Master Xie reminded me." The first time someone explained Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun naturally heard it. He suddenly felt cheerful. In fact, Zhao Yu instructed Han Shizhong to use Zhang Jun, but Han Shizhong refused and sent him to be the city guard.

Although Ouyang didn't know, he would not always let such an excellent general be the guard of the city when he knew Han Shizhong's character. As for his intentions, Ouyang didn't want to guess, so he just warned Zhang Jun to do his duty.

Since it was evening, Ouyang lived in the county. There were people in the county, and naturally there were magistrates. However, seeing that the magistrate did not look like a gentleman at all, after inquiring, he was indeed a magistrate who was born in a Jinshi, but he just didn't pay much attention to personal hygiene. The magistrate smiled bitterly, no time, no energy, and too much work to be busy with.

Ouyang did not alarm others to Laizhou, but unexpectedly, Han Shizhong soon brought his generals to greet him. Han Shizhong asked in a mysterious and sneaky manner: "Sir, what's the situation?"

Ouyang Han replied: "Nothing happens, I'll play."

Han Shizhong didn't believe it: "Come to Laizhou to play? Is the adults so angry?"

The more Ouyang Jian explained, the more trouble he became, the more he said, "It's not about looking for you, I'll go to the Hangzhou fleet."

"Oh," Han Shizhong suddenly realized, and said, "How could he come to me for a trip. Seeing that Ouyang didn't answer directly, he was not embarrassed. He sent Ouyang to the dock and called the person in charge of the dock to explain a few words, and then said to Ouyang: "Sir, don't forget to have a drink."

"Of course, of course, you go and do it."

Ouyang took a warship from the newly repaired Hangzhou fleet and headed to the waters near Jinzhou. Liang Hongyu was responsible for patrol there. However, the captain told Ouyang that he belonged to Yue Fei and that the Bohai Sea was not an ordinary big one. Whether he could meet Liang Hongyu's fleet depends on his luck. If it really didn't work, Liang Hongyu's fleet would return to Dengzhou to replenish supplies in a month.

Ouyang Khan, I'm sick. Dengzhou is in the original Song Dynasty. The sea route is close, but the land route is very far. When I get there, what should I do if I have set sail long ago? The captain is one of Ouyang's students. Like Han Shizhong, he thought Ouyang was carrying a sacred mission. So he promised Ouyang if he couldn't find it, he would take Ouyang to Dengzhou.

There is still no news about Li Bao. He has spent a year more than Liang Hongyu's tribe. This made Ouyang feel very regretful. He really shouldn't let Li Bao develop a northern route. It's hard to say about this thing on the sea. There are basically people like Liang Hongyu who come back, and it is possible that the entire fleet will disappear without a shadow.

After five days of searching, Liang Hongyu's fleet finally appeared. As soon as the two ships were connected, Ouyang and Zhan Ming changed the ship. When Liang Hongyu saw Ouyang, he suppressed his joy and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Please, this fleet is still planned by me. You are still my student. Why can't I come?" Ouyang looked at Liang Hongyu's ship. There were many female soldiers on his ship. They all looked average. Ouyang knew that these female soldiers were specially recruited by Yue Fei for Liang Hongyu on the coast. They were all veterans with experience in voyages. One of them had been promoted to captain.

"Okay, sir, I'll take you to visit."

"No, you only have multiple captain's staff rooms, and the others are no different from other ships." Ouyang asked: "Where are you going?"

"Dengzhou supplies." Liang Hongyu whispered: "Actually, we went to Goryeo to replenish supplies, and then went directly to Jin Kingdom."

Ouyang Toothpain asked: "War or reconnaissance?"

"War Zhanming, you can have tea outside first." Liang Hongyu pulled Ouyang to his captain's office and closed the door: "I received a message saying that the Jurchens were leading a fishing village in the Binfu to build a ship. There was an order on it, so we could check it secretly. If it was true, all of them would be sunk."

"It's true." Ouyang said: "It's still a sea boat. But we have estimated the degree and cost of their shipbuilding, and they cannot form combat capabilities, so we judged that they are building fishing boats."

"I'm not that. I heard that Huanglong Mansion transported a batch of supplies to lead the Bin Mansion. Among them were cannons and gunpowder seized by the Jurchens before."

Ouyang was surprised: "There is also news, what is the Royal Daily reporter doing for food?"

"Your reporter is not professional, and General Yue sent out all real spies." Liang Hongyu said: "It is estimated that it can be equipped with about ten to fifteen ships. If you sneak attack us Song Tu, it will be troublesome."

"I think they wouldn't sneak attack Song Tu even if they build a ship. They should be trying to be pirates and plunder the population... Can they send a ship to let Zhan Ming and me return to Laizhou? Han Shizhong said he wanted to invite me to drink."

Liang Hongyu asked with a smile: "You really want to leave?"
Chapter completed!