Not only Gouyuan, the three departments are divided and reunited, and they are changed to the past. It was decided to be a yamen in the later period of Zhenzong. The three departments have too much authority, and there are many things to shirke the blame when the yamen is big. After they are separated, the yamen will argue with each other, and things will be delayed, and the same remains unchanged.

To put it bluntly, the reason for this situation was that the local authority was too small, and everything was taken to the court, which was inappropriate. In view of the lessons of the vassal states of the Tang Dynasty, local elite troops were taken to the imperial guards, and local money and grain were taken to the three departments, and the national management was taken to the three departments. At this time, the central government had reached a level that had not been seen in previous dynasties. As the central government, the court faced a situation that had never been faced before, so naturally it had to adjust slowly.

Such a big country will be indiscriminate if it does not collect power, and there will be many inconveniences after collecting power. This is an unresolvable contradiction. It can only be modified according to the actual situation, collecting and releasing, and releasing. Xu Ping can provide certain advanced means to ease this contradiction, but when it develops in the future, the contradiction will still be highlighted.

The ministers sat down in the pavilion, and Zhao Zhen asked, "What do you think after seeing these new carvings? But is it still interesting?"

Wang Bowen, who is waiting for the Longtu Pavilion, said: "According to me, the carvings outside are exquisitely made and the size is appropriate. Not to mention the timing or not, just this way, it is suitable for wealthy families to buy decorations."

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Wang Zeng said, "Xu Ping is in charge of the salt and iron department, but I am afraid he has long thought of taking these carvings into the shop of the Sansi to sell. It is intended to make this look."

Lu Yijian said: "Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with the new carving. However, the current plan is to compare it with the lotus flower leak, and the timing is not accurate. What this requires is water grinding skills, either one or two days. It's a pity that Yan is waiting to make it, and he has worked hard to make the lotus flower leak. It has just been placed in Xuande Gate for less than a year."

Yan Su smiled and shook his head: "What a pity? In Xia Guan's mind, as long as the timing is accurate, it is more important than anything else. Besides, now I have a lot of effort in it."

After talking for a while, Lu Yijian asked Xu Ping: "I forgot to ask you, why are there two identical carvings in the pavilion? If it is just used for scheduling, one is enough, what is the use of the other?"

"When I came back to you, one of these two units is placed at Xuande Gate, which is compared with the existing lotus leak. The other unit is thinking of sending it to Luoyang Sitianjian to compare it with the original leak, and see what is different. Besides, Luoyang lives in the world, and the time and geography should be based on it."

Then the others understood why two units were made and exactly the same, and they had to be sent to Luoyang Sitianjian. Although Luoyang Sitianjian was simple, it had a special status, and Xu Ping could do so.

It is often said that the emperor lives in the world, and wherever the capital is, the center of the world is. But at this time, the world that everyone recognizes is not Kaifeng, but Luoyang. Even the official language is the most authentic with the accent of Luoyang.

When the country was just established, Taizu wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, but it was not successful because of various objective conditions. At that time, everything in Luoyang was compared with the capital, not worse than Kaifeng. The matter of Taizong's movement of the capital after it was no longer mentioned. Luoyang gradually declined and the distance from Kaifeng was wider and wider, but there were always important backups of the ritual system of some countries. Luoyang not only had the left-behind department, but also the Censorate, the Imperial College, and of course the Sitian Department.

Moreover, due to its status in the world, although Luoyang Sitianjian is dilapidated and not many people, there are several things that represent orthodox things. For example, the astronomical ruler used by Kaifeng Sitianjian is also based on the ancient ruler stored in Luoyang, and the same is true for the timekeeping watch. The truly accurate timing is still there.

Xu Ping wanted to replace the original timing instrument with a new style of carving, so he had to go there to calibrate and get it in one step.

The comparison between the new timing instrument and the old system not only requires the accuracy of the two, but in the words of Xu Ping in his previous life, it is relative error. It also needs to be compared with the time measured by the gui, and combined with astronomical phenomena, such as solar eclipses and lunar eclipses, etc., the difference between the calculated theoretical occurrence time and the actual occurrence time is considered an absolute error.

For Si Tianjian, the latter item is particularly important. Because the old calendar did not match the celestial phenomena and solar terms, the Chongtian calendar was created during the Tiansheng period, and they were particularly nervous. The ordinary small celestial phenomena of Si Tianjian can still fool them, such as solar eclipses and lunar eclipses that can be seen throughout the country. Once the calculations of the calendar are not consistent with the calculations of the calendar, the person who makes the calendar will be held accountable.

Now Si Tianjian has a telescope and has seen a lot of things that they could not see before. Chu Yan and Jia Xian learned some mathematical and mechanics knowledge from Xu Ping, and the calculation accuracy is much higher. Correspondingly, there are higher requirements for the accuracy of time, and the new styling is most closely related to their interests.

After talking for a while, Zhao Zhen and the prime ministers also asked Xu Ping about the principle of the new style of carving. Xu Ping said it roughly, "Where is the place where the slanting is acceptable in an instant?" Even though Xu Ping hung heavy objects with a thin rope, made a simple slanting on the spot, and performed it for everyone to show it, they just nodded. It turned out that this was the case.

Seeing that nothing happened again, Xu Ping asked his family to serve wine and food. The so-called celebration banquet, why should the ministers really understand every detail? As long as it is easy to use, the important thing is to celebrate and drink.

The weather is hot, and I still drink cold fruit wine. The tea dishes are mainly various fruits and vegetables. At this time, no one can eat big fish and meat.

Halfway through the wine, Zhao Zhen ordered the scholars present to write poems, which was a celebration of the national event.

It was not until the sun sets in the west, the cool breeze gradually rises, and everyone is ready to disperse. Xu Ping's mansion is outside the city and cannot stay too late, which will affect the opening and closing of the city gate.

Taking advantage of the wine, Zhao Zhen said to the scholars: "Xu Wai-chi said that he would send a carved carved to Luoyang Sitianjian in two days. This is a grand event in the court. I wonder who would like to go this trip?"

Everyone looked at each other. The hot weather was so hard on the road, and no one said anything.

At this moment, Ouyang Xiu, who was flushed with a red face, whispered loudly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"

Zhao Zhen looked at Ouyang Xiu and nodded and said, "Okay, you will send it to Luoyang Sitianjian together with the officials of Sitianjian and the eunuchs in the palace. This matter involves the national etiquette system and should not be neglected!"

Ouyang Xiu agreed loudly.

When Zhao Zhen turned around and talked about other things with the prime ministers, Cai Xiang said to Ouyang Xiu: "In such a hot weather, why did Uncle Yong think of going this trip? At this moment, Xu Wai and others were in charge. He had nothing to do, so why didn't he go?"

Ouyang Xiu said: "Junmo's thoughts are bad! I went to Luoyang to pay my respects to Qian Sigong's house. When we were aides to the Henan Prefecture, Qian Gong treated us very well. How could we let this opportunity go?"

"So that's it. Uncle Yong is intent. I will prepare a sacrifice tomorrow and you can take it with you."

Qian Weiyan died in Suizhou, and his family had already welcomed the coffin back. Ouyang Xiu and others who were under the banner of Henan Province received a lot of favors from him and had always wanted to go to worship in person. Since they were going to send him to the Luoyang Sitianjian and asked someone to accompany him in the hall, Ouyang Xiu took the initiative to propose it and went to pay his respects by the way.

Everyone dispersed and said nothing all night.

The next day, someone informed Ouyang Xiu that he would set off tomorrow. He took the cart from the Yongning Marquis Mansion early in the morning and loaded it directly along the Yilu to Xijing Henan Prefecture and Luoyang City. He was sent to Sitianjian within five days.

That night, Ouyang Xiu convened the Qian Muwen gathering and banquet in the capital to tell everyone the news. During the meal, he recalled the various benefits of Qian Weiyan, and some people couldn't help but burst into tears.

After Qian Weiyan changed his position as Suizhou, Wang Shu had become stricter and no longer had the idle and comfortable days before. Later, he was recommended to the museum and thought that he would live a happy life from now on. Unexpectedly, everything went wrong after coming to the capital. When Qian Weiyan was there, he treated them like guests of honor, without any boss's airs, and treated them as literary friends. At that time, they had just started an official position, and lived a life of immortality without any work, and had no contact with each other. The starting point was too high. When Qian Weiyan left, their psychological gap was very large.

Especially Ouyang Xiu, he had a high opinion of himself, but Xu Ping did not give him face several times, and last time he scolded him in front of many people. No matter how free and easy Ouyang Xiu was, he just suppressed the loss in his heart deep in his heart and could not be seen. That was Xu Ping, not a veteran or a famous literary figure, and he was only about the same age as himself. He did not have any literary talent, and he was just by luck and was ranked first one before him. Is there anything great?

We all participated in the provincial examination together back then. Ouyang Xiu was not as good as the poems and essays, but he did not pass the provincial examination because of his rough and sparse poems. Xu Ping did not show off the mountains and waters, and walked smoothly to the end. He was just a Jinshi, but who would have thought that the sky suddenly cleared up, and Zhang Zhibai had a sudden enlightenment and became a first-class Jinshi. From then on, he was far ahead, and now the two are far apart.

Mei Yaochen saw that Ouyang Xiu's eyes were red and he was in a state of despair, and said to him: "Why should Uncle Yong be a child? Although Qian Sigong was in Suizhou, the court still treated him with courtesy, and there was no regret!"

Cai Xiang smiled and said, "Sheng Yu said this inappropriately. Uncle Yong is not only sad for Mr. Qian, but also hurts his own life experience. When he was in Luoyang, everyone said that he was the number one talented man, but when he arrived in the capital, he was frustrated everywhere, and he was inevitably sad."

Mei Yaochen sneered, "What's so sad? I'm over thirty years old, but I've been frustrated several times in the imperial examination. I still have no background! I want people to call Su Shunqin and me 'Su Mei'. This year, Su Shunqin has also won the first place, but I am still frustrated. You are a training material in the Pavilion, but I am just studying in the Pavilion. It's not a shame to say that! How can a real man cry and cry and complain about himself because of a sudden stuttering? What's the future?"

Yin Zhu coughed and said, "Sheng Yu doesn't need to say that. In Luoyang, Mr. Qian valued Uncle Yong the most. Now that he died young, Uncle Yong's sadness is also normal."

Mei Yaochen shook his head, no longer spoke, just drank.
Chapter completed!