"I was just lucky enough to do a few things within my duties, and then I was used as an example by the officials to inspire my peers. I don't deserve such high praise from King Yong!" Although he knew that what the other party said was a bit exaggerated, Han Qing still felt happy in his heart.
Yes, he responded with a smile and cupped his hands.
"It's not me who praises you, it's the gentry and people on the banks of the Yellow River who praise you." Zhao Yuanfen, the Four Wise King, shook his head and emphasized with a smile, "And if all the officials in the world are willing to do their share of things that are within their scope,
If things are done well, the national power of the Song Dynasty will have already caught up with the Han and Tang Dynasties. How come we are still unable to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?"
Han Qing smiled and remained silent. Although he admitted in his heart that what Zhao Yuanfen said was true.
It was normal for officials in the Song Dynasty to just take money and not work. Especially local officials, most of them would hand over their duties to subordinates after taking office, and they would be busy traveling around, drinking and visiting prostitutes all day long.
If you can scrape the ground without changing your tactics, you are a good official.
Occasionally, there is someone with a conscience who can make decisions for the people, suppress local tyrants, or mobilize the people to build water conservancy projects. This is Mr. Qingtian.
The problem is, Zhao Yuanfen is the younger brother of the official family, so no one will find fault with these words coming from his mouth.
If Han Qing added two sentences in a daze, after word spread, all the mediocre and stupid officials in the world would not dare to trouble Zhao Yuanfen, but they would have endless energy to cause trouble for him!
"Come on, Han Tixing, since I'm here uninvited. Why don't you just join in the fun and practice it for you with this glass of wine!" Zhao Yuanfen knew how to exercise caution. Seeing that Han Qing didn't pick up on him, he immediately
Changed the topic. "I wish you a happy journey. After you take office, inspect the prison and make sure that there will be no more unjust cases on Jingdong East Road!"
"Thank you, His Highness King Yong." Han Qing stood up and raised his glass to touch the wine glass in Zhao Yuanfen's hand, "I will do my best to live up to the expectations of the official family and His Highness."
After that, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
I thought that after finishing the cup of practice wine, Zhao Yuanfen would turn his attention to other classmates. Unexpectedly, the other classmate drank all the wine with a smile, ordered someone to pour him a second cup, and raised his head with a smile.
In front of him, "A few days ago, I learned from the emperor's brother that Han Tixing rushed to the tiger's den alone, and together with Li Dezhao, killed the treacherous Li Deming, I wished I could conspire with Han Tixing. It's just a pity.
, this time, I was ordered to patrol the Yellow River, but I almost missed you. Come, let’s have another drink! I hope that after Han Tixing goes to Jingdong, he will show his power again, so that there will never be a warning in the Song Dynasty! "
"Thank you, His Highness King Yong, for your encouragement!" Han Qing was stunned and raised his glass again.
He was not very familiar with history, and he was also a layman to the international situation of this era. He only knew that the two biggest threats facing the Song Dynasty were the Liao Kingdom and Dangxiang, but he could not figure out how the warning signal at sea came from.
Where did it come from?
'Is it because Han traveled through time and caused a butterfly effect? Or maybe there were other time travelers who went to Liao and helped Liao build a powerful navy?'
‘If that’s the case, we’re going to be in big trouble. The recipe for black powder is in junior high school textbooks. Building a warship that can travel far away is probably considered too high-end even in high school and college exam papers!’
…
When he was in a trance, he saw that King Yong Zhao Yuanfen had raised his third glass of wine. At the same time, words of comfort came to his ears again, "Han Tixing, do you know that what I admire most about you is
Which one?"
"It's all a matter of personal responsibility. I can't bear the praise of His Highness King Yong!" Han Qing quickly recovered his mind and used it to cope with the ever-changing situation.
Zhao Yuanfen didn't mind after hearing this. He just smiled and continued to add, "What I appreciate most is that you rushed to Xiazhou alone to kill Li Deming, so that in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, there will be no more people in ten years."
Worry about border troubles. As for the Red Lotus Sect, I think it is just a scabies disease. Even if you don't break it, it will break when it grows bigger. At that time, the court will naturally give strong medicine to treat it.
."
"Your Highness King Yong is very true!" Han Qing didn't know what the other party's intention was, so he just nodded with a smile.
He was recognized by the imperial court for his two major achievements. The first was to uncover the truth early and assist Li Jihe in solving the hidden dangers of the Red Lotus Sect. The second was to secretly sneak into Xiazhou, kill Li Deming, and assist Li Dezhao, who was close to the Song Dynasty, to seize the throne.
Bit.
Today, Zhao Yuanfen denied that he had lost one of them. If he said he didn't care at all, he would be deceiving himself.
However, in his previous life, Han Qing had seen customers who were more difficult to deal with than Zhao Yuanfen. Therefore, the more he cared, the less it showed on his face.
Zhao Yuanfen punched the cotton bag, feeling so empty and uncomfortable in his heart. However, he was not discouraged. He took a sip of wine and continued to talk, "I am not talking nonsense. The Red Lotus cultist is not my master."
The common people of the Song Dynasty? Only if we let them down will they kneel down and worship the illusory Red Lotus Mother! If in the Song Dynasty, all the officials and minor officials fulfill their duties, and there is no bending of the law for personal gain, and there is no suffering of exploitation and extortion, the common people will
The elderly are provided for, the young are supported, and relief is provided for floods, droughts, and famines. Haha, no matter how mysterious they are, not many people will believe them. Even as soon as they show up, they are led by the local gentry.
If you are pushed to death on the ground, there is no need for the government to worry about you!"
"You should talk to your brother about this. What's the use of telling a fifth-grade Shaobing officer like me?" Han Qing secretly muttered in her heart, but on the surface, she acted like she was all ears. She didn't obey.
The other party continued what he said without making any rebuttal.
"What King Yong said is true! We, as officials, must never forget King Yong's teaching today!" Seeing that the two sides were about to be silent again, Li Sheng quickly smiled and praised King Yong.
"What King Yong said is true! We will never forget King Yong's teaching today!" The other students around were reminded and they also handed over with admiration.
"Thank you for your support. I am just speaking out of my feelings today, and may not be entirely correct. Specifically, I need Han Tixing, who has personally handled the Red Lotus Religion case, to correct me!" Zhao Yuanfen bowed his hands towards the students grandly, and by the way
Put Han Qing on the "stove".
"I dare you to tell His Highness King Yong that I have only been an official for a little over a year, during which time I was bedridden for three months and wanted by the government for more than three months." Han Qing had no choice but to put down his wine glass and explained nonchalantly, "It was a fluke.
When dealing with the Red Lotus Religion case, it was not that the officials took the initiative to provoke them, but that they accidentally broke into the illegal sale of official grain. They regarded them as a thorn in their side. They chased them all the way from Ding'an to Huazhou, and then pursued the Zhenrong Army from Huazhou.
As for why the Red Lotus Sect has become so big, Han really hasn’t had time to think about it even if His Highness King Yong and his classmates laugh at him!"
"You didn't have time to think about it? Could it be that all the achievements you have built over the past year were all made by mistake?" Zhao Yuanfen is used to being talked about by others, and again and again, in Han Qing's eyes
Not getting a clear response here, I felt a little unhappy and asked with a sneer.
"His Royal Highness King Yong has a burning gaze!" Han Qing finally said something to praise King Yong Zhao Yuanfen, but it was definitely not what he wanted to hear now. "Xiaguan could not even write a letter to Bianliang asking for help at that time. He could only hide and escape.
How could I dare to think about other things besides that? After I was finally cleared of my grievances, I was chased by the Kou Prime Minister to clean up all the remains of Yongxing Army Road in the past three years. I was half exhausted every day, and I had no time to think too much.
In the past year or so, Xianguan’s only free time was the few days when he handed over the errand of Yongxing Military Road and went to Qingzhou to take up his post. As a result, he also met Li Dezhao who had fled to the Song Dynasty, and had to fight with him.
We went to Xiazhou together!"
The pace of life in the Song Dynasty was slow, and the government always calculated time in units of "months" when doing things. Compared with the 21st century, Chinese government agencies and enterprises deal with problems in units of "hours". Is it more than a hundred times slower?
Therefore, Han Qing listed his past experiences one by one, which immediately made all the classmates and students around him feel dizzy. Everyone asked themselves, if they can do one of these things well, they will be too busy. Indeed, there is no such thing.
Too much time to think too much.
Among those present, the only one who didn't believe his words was King Yong Zhao Yuanfen. He frowned and said from a different angle: "Just immersing yourself in work and not thinking about anything else is a way to be an official. Then Han Tixing knows
, where did Qingzhou’s maritime troubles come from?”
"I really don't know, please give me some advice from His Highness King Yong." Han Qing was wondering about this just now, so he decisively asked for advice.
"Ten years ago, the Khitan gave the Wang family a land of five hundred miles east of the Yalu River as a gift to Korea. Korea turned to the Khitan and became a vassal!" King Yong Zhao Yuanfen finally found a common topic with Han Qing, nodded, and slowly introduced. "From now on.
In the Song Dynasty, we had constant warnings in Jingdong, Huainan and Liangzhe. Although those pirates did not openly carry the banner of Goryeo, all the stolen goods and plundered people were sold openly in Goryeo. Many of the late emperors and saints
The second envoy warned and ordered the puppet king of Goryeo not to provide convenience for the pirates. However, the puppet king of Goryeo thought that Goryeo was a vassal state of Liao and refused to directly obey the imperial edict!" (Note: Goryeo was the Liao state that took refuge in Liao in 993 AD.
During the several invasions of China into the south, Goryeo was notified in advance and participated in them.)
"Damn it, damn the false king of Goryeo!"
"The Song Dynasty should have marched eastward long ago and suppressed them!"
"Senior Brother Han, if you have a way, you must teach the Koreans a lesson!"
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In an instant, the crowd was excited. All the students were so angry that they gnashed their teeth and wished they could cross the sea in a boat in person and plow the Korean courts.
"Not only that!" As if he was afraid that his words were not enough to stir up the atmosphere, Zhao Yuanfen thought for a while and continued to add, "According to my investigation, many officials and wealthy households in Jingdong, Huainan and Liangzhe Province maintain Silla maids at home.
Many Silla maids were promoted to concubines because they were very popular with their masters. However, the Silla Kingdom had perished at the hands of Goryeo decades ago. The so-called Silla maids were actually all from Goryeo.
Many of the Silla maids were not forced to sell themselves into slaves because of their livelihood. Rather, they were carrying special missions before they came to the Song Dynasty, just like they were during the Warring States Period!"
