Chapter 169 Detailed Work

After dinner, it was already dark. Ouyang said goodbye and left the palace. The palace gate was specially kept for him. As soon as Ouyang left, the palace gate closed. Ouyang was still a little sympathetic to Zhao Yu when he saw this. Zhan Ming and his men waited for a whole afternoon but didn't leave. Finally, they were relieved when they saw Ouyang safe coming out. Then someone had contacted the inn. Logically speaking, it was normal that the night passed like this.

But... in the second update, Ouyang finished chatting in Zhanmingfang, but found...

"The box is gone?" Zhan Ming was shocked and sniffed gently, "The fragrance is mysterious." The two yamen runners in the room were unconscious.

"Well, I smelled it too." Ouyang ordered: "Come, take them down to rest. Humph, I specially arranged two yamen runners to the same house as me, but I didn't expect to lose it. It seems that there are spies in the military factory, which is not fake."

"Em" Zhan Ming nodded. He knew that there were not many people who brought Ouyang with information, and ordinary people could not contact him. He could only contact him with his own apprentices. But if these people didn't need to steal boxes, they could write them down based on memory. The only possibility was that someone told someone outside, or mentioned this matter. Then the spy learned that Ouyang had a lot of people along the way and did not dare to attack, so he could only attack when everyone in Tokyo was slacking off.

Although such an important thing was lost, Ouyang was not in a hurry and said with a wry smile: "I used it to fool the emperor, but now I don't know if it was fooling the Liao people or the Jin people."

"It may also be from Xixia." Zhan Ming still thought it carefully and did not miss any possibility.

The recipe is not the correct recipe at all. Ouyang went out to grit his teeth and took it, and he took the risk of taking the blame for deceiving the emperor. This gunpowder would rather be destroyed, but it should not be made public now. The reason is very simple. If Zhao Yu dies one day, a fool will come over. Others will use more advanced weapons. Ouyang had already understood that if he did not change the system, the secret would not be made public. He could not come to the Eight-Nation Alliance nearly a thousand years in advance. The Chinese understood the gunpowder, but because of his generosity, he was bullied by someone. Under such thoughts, Ouyang certainly would not bring out the real recipe, and this box was completely a cover. If the emperor asked for guilt, he would not kill himself anyway. At worst, he would be a civilian and concentrate on being a businessman.

The formula for gunpowder in the late Qing Dynasty was 80 jin of nitrogen, 10 jin of sulfur, and 10 jin of charcoal. It was a very shallow combination, and the Yangping Military Factory was close to the best power formula for black gunpowder. As for the specific amount, it is inconvenient to say.

"It is likely that it is the Jin people." Ouyang said: "The Liao people may not have the courage and scheming. The Jin people are really useless to do things."

"The Jin envoys are still in Tokyo. First, they are concerned about our great Song martial arts, and they are lobbying for relations with the Song Dynasty." Zhan Ming said: "If you want to search the Jin envoys, you can only report to the court."

"No, that's a big deal. Zhan Ming, I have only one request. Find out who the spy in the Yangping Military Factory is through this matter, but don't be alarmed. It will be of great use to maintain it in the future."

"Don't worry, sir, there is absolutely no problem." Zhan Ming patted his chest. Although there was a check before, the enemy was in the dark and he didn't move, so there was no way. Now that the information was transmitted under such a tight situation, clues would inevitably be revealed.

The word "Quanzhu" first appeared in the army. Intelligence personnel were set up to investigate the deployment of enemy cities. Later, it was launched to install the country. Bai Juyi's article "Please stop the army" wrote: I heard that the Uighurs and Tubo had detailed works, and all the things about China were known. From this sentence, we can see that the Central Plains was already called China at that time, and there were detailed works lurking in China from all directions. Of course, these people generally could not get enough attention, so the harm did not attract enough attention.

However, it can be seen that countries like the Uighurs that had few interactions with the Central Plains have sent out detailed works, including Liao, Jin, Tubo, Dali, and Xixia. Ouyang was sad that the Song Dynasty, except for the reporters who were released by itself, still maintained the style of a great power and did not send detailed works to the surrounding countries. Even if there were, it was actually only Xue Bing, who was accompanied by economic and political interactions with Song. Xue Bing, who was proficient in Chinese and Jurchen, and the help of the charlatan Taixuzi, had recently been highly valued. Xue Bing never contacted anyone other than Ouyang and was dedicated to being a good Jin minister.

Zhao Yu seemed to have forgotten that there was such a person, and Ouyang didn't mention it either. But Ouyang felt that Zhao Yu might have forgotten. Xue Bing was once a rare person with real military power among her subordinates, but disappeared in advance. Zhao Yu could not have no other ideas. Although Zhao Yu did not send me some detailed works, he would use people. The orphans of the soldiers who died in the Northwest War were adopted by the court. When these children grew up, they must be a generation that Zhao Yu could rely on.

This matter seems to have passed like this. Zhan Ming returns to Yangping as a single person, while Ouyang stays in Tokyo for the time being. Tong Guan will return to Tokyo in a few days. He still needs to do something as a lobbyist.

Any emperor would take into account his reputation. People like Song Huizong were all concerned about the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, let alone Zhao Yu. Tong Guan was named king in the previous generation and had a deep influence in the Western Army, and many generals were promoted. Although they would not mutiny, it would be fine if Song Huizong came to deal with it, but Zhao Yu would be inappropriate to deal with him. Therefore, it was the best result to convince Tong Guan to resign himself. After all, Tong Guan had made great contributions to the court for decades, and this cannot be erased.

Several influential ministers of the Song Dynasty, Gao Qiu, were ineffective, and because of his role as the Grand Marshal, the combat effectiveness of the Tokyo Imperial Army decreased significantly. Liang Shicheng, this man had destruction but no construction, and could not be disciplined. Forged imperial edicts, and his power grew increasingly, and he had committed all kinds of evil. Zhu Jie, the person who encouraged Hua Shigang to appear, had nothing to say. Although Cai Jing was greedy, he still had some contributions. Tong Guan followed the eunuch Li Xian of Shenzong, the army supervisor, went to and from the front line, and had a military foundation. He went deep into the northwest more than ten times and had a deep understanding of the local area. The Western Army was hailed as the most elite imperial guard in the Song Dynasty, and he made great contributions. If this person was a waste, then the imperial guards on other roads were even more wasteful.

Tong Guan returned to Beijing, but it was not too ostentatious. Many people have heard that Tong Guan was the chief examiner of this martial arts exam and were very concerned about his news. Whether he had the chance to get a kiss from the emperor depends on this person. Ouyang watched Tong Guan return to Beijing in a snack shop on the side of the road, and there were only about twenty people in total, which was already very low-key for his identity.

"Zhang San" Ouyang ordered: "Help me go to Tong's Mansion to join the famous assassin in the afternoon and make an appointment."

"Yes," Zhang San asked: "But sir, he is the chief examiner of the Wu Ju. As soon as he entered the mansion, everyone outside the door was full of Tokyo Imperial Guards. It's hard to say whether this scepter could be handed over." This is called the Wu Ju sealed court. In order to prevent fraud, Tong Guan was not allowed to meet during this period. The purchase of life was completed by the imperial guards. Just like the imperial guards, all the imperial guards in the sealed court were led by Ouchi. Even journalists were not allowed to have any contact with the examiner.

"Maybe it's because I'm more handsome."

Perhaps Ouyang is indeed quite handsome. Zhang San went outside the Tong Mansion to hand over the famous sect. According to regulations, the sect will be registered and the visit will be stopped. However, the registration is filed, but it is not prohibited. A general took the name to the Tong Mansion and discussed for a while, and finally replied to Zhang San: "On the day after tomorrow, the Prince of Guangyang is waiting for Lord Ou."

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After preparing some gifts, Ouyang took Zhang San and Li Si to the appointment on time. After the doorman reported, Tong Guan went out of the hall to greet him and said, "I heard that Lord Ou is very powerful in the northwest for a long time. When I saw him today, he was indeed full of energy and was definitely not an ordinary person."

"The officials were lucky enough to make the prince laugh. Who doesn't know that the prince is a pillar of the Western Army and is now respected as the chief examiner. It can be seen that the court attaches great importance to the prince."

"You are kind, you are kind. Lord Ou, please come inside."

It was the first time Ouyang saw Tong Guan up close. He was tall and tall in his fifties, with strong skin and bones as strong as iron, with bright eyes, dark complexion, and beard under his chin. At first glance, he was full of masculinity and did not look like a castrated eunuch at all. Instead, he had a bit of the ancient style of a veteran.

After watching the tea, Tong Guan ordered: "You all go down."

Ouyang nodded, and Zhang San, Li Si and others all went out.

There was no one around, Tong Guan said, "Mr. Ou, I am a martial arts man. I don't like to listen or say anything polite. Don't tell me, I admire me."

"Actually, the lower officials are jealous of the prince." Ouyang smiled and said: "I thought the chief examiner this year was still the chief examiner, but I didn't expect... Haha, the prince should not be too careful. The subordinate officials have ancestral teachings and are not allowed to take on this chief examiner anymore."

"Haha, this is amazing." Tong Guan said: "It's the first time I heard of such a ancestral teaching."

"The prince doesn't know that Xiaguan's ancestor was the deputy general of Emperor Taizu's powerful general Zhongshi Shouxin. Later, when he returned home, Emperor Taizu specially asked Oujiazhuang to exempt him from taxes for a hundred years. Xiaguan can be said to have been bathed in the imperial grace since he was born."

Tong Guan clasped his fists: "I didn't think that Lord Ou would be the descendant of the famous general."

"You are polite. After the New Year, I returned to my hometown to visit my relatives, and was denounced by the clan leader. Later I learned that the ancestral teachings of the Ou family said: The descendants of ancestors and grandchildren are not allowed to take charge of soldiers, the soldiers are not allowed to take charge of power, and the rule is not allowed to be king."

"..." Tong Guan heard some of the smell, and didn't speak, and listened quietly.

"The lower official was puzzled and asked the patriarch why?" Ouyang continued: "The clan leader asked the lower official. Is this Taizu wise? The lower official answered wisely. The clan leader said, "What is the emperor and the emperor of Taizu? The lower official replied, "Everyone has his own strengths and is a wise ruler." The clan leader said, "Since that's the case, I'll ask you, why did this Taizu want to release the military power with a glass of wine? The lower official shook his head. The clan leader said, the ministers are naturally loyal to the king, but what about the relatives and subordinates of the ministers? He

Do you have any ideas? The officials thought it made sense. The Emperor Taizu dispelled military power and wiped out the troubles of his ministers in the future. Then these ministers were rich and prosperous for a lifetime, and benefited the descendants for three generations. They did not have to suffer in the military, and could enjoy the rest of their lives. The children, gold, silk, real estate and land should be included. The patriarch taught the officials a lesson and said that the officials were in power in the northwest and commanded the soldiers. The emperor was naturally at ease, but it was not safe to see some people in the court who looked at the officials in the court, and it was always inappropriate to pick the wrong people in the east and find faults."
Chapter completed!