The next day, Yushitai seemed to wake up suddenly.
The supervisory censor An Dun, 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 reportedly swollen and he was bedridden.
Without this minister who would pry 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, but 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 the fifteen-day deadline and wrote a letter reporting his investigation of the Specialized Arms 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, we had gone through every detail of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau.
It also sorted out the relationship between relevant workshops, site affairs, rights and responsibilities.
The problems and loopholes in these workshops were pointed out.
Solutions are also given.
Finally, Shen Kuo assured Zhao Xu that your majesty would grant me full power, and I would like to eliminate all the mediocre officials in the Military Bureau within three months and eliminate their drawbacks.
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 the 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 married woman quickly apologized and retreated into the inner chamber 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?"
Empress Dowager 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. People said that occasionally he would see officials making 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. placement.
Therefore, she naturally could only recognize Shen Kuo through his words.
This good calligraphy by Shen Kuo immediately increased his impression in front of the Empress Dowager Xiang.
After reading 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 a quick glance at the Empress Dowager Xiang, she 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 man who invents and create every day.
However, Shen Kuo was actually a managerial minister.
He is good at planning, management and division of labor.
During the reign of Xining, he served as the Arms Supervisor and presided over the reform of the Arms Supervision. He wrote a letter recommending the establishment of a special Divine Arm Bow Bureau to manufacture Divine Arm Bows.
Under his leadership, the output of the Arms Supervisor's Divine Arm Bow has greatly increased!
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 the queen mother to teach her son!"
Empress Dowager Xiang had already prepared it, and she immediately started teaching Zhao Xu with great interest.
Although she actually doesn't know much about management, let alone something as heavy on technology and assets as weapons production.
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 well. I'll come back tomorrow to ask for advice..."
He nodded slightly to the Queen Mother and said lovingly: "When the Queen Mother has rested, I will teach Sixth Brother these things tomorrow!"
…
After watching, he 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 and the empress dowager! Sixth brother asked her if she didn’t understand. How can she teach her if she doesn’t understand?
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, go and order Yan Shouqin to look for Shen Kuo..."
"Order him to write down in detail what he said in the letter to the officials today, without omitting any omissions..."
"Wei!" Shi Deyi quietly retreated.
The Queen Mother finally let out a sigh of relief.
Isn't there nothing she can do?
…
Zhao Xu took Song Yongchen back to Funing Hall.
"Feng Jing broke his butt today. He has been in bed for the past few days. Please take care of him in the Funing Hall first!" Zhao Xu casually ordered.
Song Yongchen immediately accepted the order and said: "I obey the decree!"
"Get ready, select a few people from the small yellow gate in the palace, and after a while, send them to the bureau that specializes in manufacturing weapons to do official business 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 more and sharpen, you will become a useful knife!
This is also the reason why the 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, I monitor and on the other hand, I learn things for free that others, even my son, 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 who served as prisoner was a descendant of Yu Hao. Song Yongchen treated him like a father and a brother, and was appreciated by him for his hard work and service. 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 part of the Da Nei Xiaohuang Men Division.
…
Shen Kuo now lives in Chunrenfang, the east wing of the new city in Bianjing City.
At this moment, he is 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, "Your Majesty, I respectfully listen to the Ming Sage's will!"
Yan Shouqin smiled and helped Shen Kuo up, 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 outside the old city.
The so-called new city is an area 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.
This chapter has been completed!