Empress Cao frowned and said, "Do you know each other?" She was not satisfied with Lin Lanlan's answer.
Lin Lanlan bowed again: "It's hard for me not to know him. My father was the magistrate of Dosha County at that time. When he talked about Yun Zheng, he once said something. He said that Doucha County is extremely poor, so there is a strong seedling.
After it appears, it cannot allow other seedlings to grow. The so-called "one seedling in a thousand acres of land" refers to Yunzheng.
This man has had great ambitions since he was a child, and he has been taught by strangers. Not to mention anything else, in terms of arithmetic alone, no one in Shu can match him. He himself often said that in terms of arithmetic, there are probably no one in the world who can compare with him.
No, if anyone can surpass him, I am afraid that only his younger brother has this hope, and the rest are not worth mentioning!"
After hearing this, Empress Cao relaxed her frowned eyebrows and said with a smile: "What a crazy person!"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I can't show you the memorial, otherwise you won't be able to say this. I think this person is just right arrogant, not even arrogant. To say so is to be modest."
Empress Cao was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and said: "Don't tell me that this son has great achievements, I dare not ask Chao Gang, but it is not taboo to ask Lin Cairen about his past.
Lin Lanlan, please pick out a few extraordinary examples of this person and talk about them."
Lin Lanlan smiled and said: "Queen, this person is actually a fool." After saying that, she covered her mouth and smiled softly.
The emperor who was originally lying on the soft couch suddenly sat up, pointed at Lin Lanlan and said displeasedly: "Speak clearly."
Lin Lanlan saluted and said: "Yun Zheng told others when he was very young that sooner or later he would be called to the Donghua Sect, but he followed the hermits and strangers to study in the mountains and forests, and he didn't know anything about the outside world.
, thought that if he passed the examination in the county government, he would be called a scholar, and if he passed the examination in the government office, he would be called a scholar, and finally if he passed the examination in front of His Majesty, he would be called a Jinshi. At that time, after his father passed his examination, he told him that he was the only scholar in Dousha County.
When I was a student, you didn't see how wide his mouth opened."
Zhao Zhen laughed loudly, and Empress Cao also covered her mouth and laughed. Concubine Zhang wiped her tears from laughter and said to the emperor: "He is indeed a fool. As a scholar, he doesn't know his way forward. If he is not stupid, who is stupid?"
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Zhao Zhen smiled and shook his head and said: "What my concubine said is wrong. They all say that Lu Duan is not confused when it comes to big things, but he is just a fool when it comes to small things. In the second year of Qingli, there was a Jinshi named Wang Anshi. He was unkempt and had a lot of hair on his collar.
There are lice infested, but in the local area, they are rare officials. Therefore, it is said that being confused about trivial matters is a characteristic of these people.
Yun Zheng said that sooner or later he would take the roll call at Donghua Gate, and he was right. Maybe in his eyes, except for the difficulty of the imperial examination, nothing else is a problem, right?"
Lin Lanlan quickly replied: "It is true, the path that others regard as difficult and dangerous does not seem to be difficult for him.
Your Majesty, Madam, there is a high mountain in the west of Dousha County, named Yuanshan. This mountain is home to the most terrifying bandits in the southwest. In the fifth year of Qingli, the bandits broke into Dousha Pass, and Dousha Pass was almost empty.
, the slave’s father was also killed in that accident. The bandits thought they would be at ease after breaking through the city gate and robbing, but unexpectedly they completely angered one person, and he vowed to completely get rid of the Yuanshan bandits. "
Zhao Zhen closed his eyes and pondered for a while and said: "In the fifth year of Qingli, such a tragedy did happen in Dosha County. You continue to talk."
Yun Zheng saw that there were only twenty infantry archers in the county government office, which was unable to deal with a group of bandits with thousands of people, so he reported to the county captain Ming and took his people to do business with the Tubo people on the other side of the mountain.
Everyone thought he was just asking for money, because his business was very profitable. He could even exchange salt and tea leaves with the Tibetan people for war horses. Your Majesty, the empress, these are real war horses, not draft horses. For this reason, Your Majesty personally ordered
The decree gave him the grace of serving as a minister.
No one expected that he would use this trade road as a threat to ask the Tubo Eagle Tribe to send troops to quell the Yuanshan bandits. However, for some unknown reason, the Eagle Tribe actually agreed, and both sides suffered losses in the fight with the Yuanshan bandits.
At that time, we all thought that his method was wrong, because no matter how terrifying the Yuanshan bandits were, they were not as scary as the Tubo barbarians. Who knew that after the Tubo people completely killed all the Yuanshan bandits, they found that their home base was occupied by other Tubo people?
, so he hurriedly returned to rob his own nest. As a result, other Tubo tribes killed all the people of the Eagle Tribe on the way. From then on, there were no bandits in Dousha County, and there were no bandits on the other side of the mountain.
There is no more Tubo tribe.
Yunzheng took the caravan to the grassland again, and continued to trade salt and tea leaves with the Tubo people. It seemed that there had never been any Yuanshan bandits in the world, and there had never been any Eagles on the other side of the mountain. That year, he only had
Fifteen."
After Lin Lanlan said these words, the entire hall was silent. At this time, a loud voice came from the side hall: "Your Majesty, this is the so-called horned person with horns on his head and scales on his back.
Everything he does is different from ordinary people. He is used to walking on rough roads. Tonight, the minister also received an urgent report from Qingjian City. This son swung his giant ax to behead the Xixia envoy at the Siluo banquet in Qingtangjiao, and then killed the Xixia envoy.
The Western Xia court stirred up chaos in the Zhou Dynasty. Yuan Hao died and his reputation was ruined. Prince Ning Lingge died. Most of the ministers in the court were killed or injured. Now that they have returned safely, they have stolen back 3,000 uncastrated war horses for the Song Dynasty. It is indeed worthy of recognition.
He is a young hero, and he is indeed worthy of Your Majesty’s midnight banquet, and worthy of His Majesty’s labor of holding a sword and dancing for him.
I would like to congratulate Your Majesty!"
This is Bao Zheng. He is the only foreign minister attending the banquet tonight, so Zou Tong specially prepared a small room for Lao Bao in the side hall. This is also a necessary etiquette. When attending banquets on weekdays, there are no concubines involved.
Today is special, that’s why it’s like this.
Empress Cao, Concubine Zhang, and all the concubines in the palace left their seats and congratulated the emperor in unison.
Zhao Zhen smiled very happily, picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "If I don't tell you, I can't say it. The ancestral family training is there, so I can only be happy alone. Haha, congratulations to the Song Dynasty, drink this cup to the full!"
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The emperor spoke, and the sound of warblers and swallows suddenly filled the hall. The emperor called Lan Lan, who was still holding a large wine glass, and asked with a smile: "Since you know him, tell me, I will use the war horse he brought back."
What kind of reward is suitable in exchange for it? This is not government affairs, I am asking Yunzheng's old friend to find out his temper, so you can speak frankly."
Lanlan looked at the queen timidly, and Queen Cao nodded with satisfaction and said: "This is not government affairs, you can just say it."
Lan Lan saluted in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, Madam, the war horse you want him to steal will probably have to be bought with money. He should be waiting for your Majesty to make an offer now."
Zhao Zhen was stunned and couldn't help but ask: "Why is this? Is my reward not as good as a pile of money?"
Lanlan smiled bitterly and said: "Judging from the Yun Zheng that I know, your Majesty may really have the only way to buy it with money. This person never does anything beyond the rules. He is also a person who accepts death. He thinks it should be
What's his is his, and if others want it, they must exchange it for equal value, and His Majesty's reward is nothing more than an official position. He has always believed that official positions are important weapons of the country and can only be awarded according to the law. Besides, if he wants an official position, he must
I will take the exam and don’t need your Majesty’s reward.”
Zhao Zhen was thoughtful. Empress Cao looked back at the emperor, then at Lan Lan, and finally said: "Are you sure he is such a person? Can he really be so arrogant that he ignores royal rewards?"
Lanlan lowered her head and did not dare to say more, but Lao Bao interrupted: "If this young man is like this, I think it is a good thing. The royal rewards have been too many and excessive in recent years. People with ambitions look down on the official position of grace."
It is right. If you give it to an old minister, he will not be willing to accept your majesty's kindness, because this kindness has ruined his own reputation. It is extremely unwise. He wants an official position, sees his superiors in the examination hall, and then works as a herdsman for the emperor.
, show what you have learned in your mind, why worry about not being able to enter the palace, why have to take a lucky path."
Zhao Zhen said angrily: "Isn't the official position of my grace not an official position?"
Lao Bao replied: "Of course it is, but the distinction between superior and inferior is known to the whole world. Your Majesty only needs to see how the people at Donghua Gate view the official position of Grace.
The veteran believes that three thousand uncastrated war horses are almost considered to be the destiny of the country. Almost all the war horses we bought from Liao and Xixia are geldings. They will be useless after being ridden for fifteen years at most, but these three thousand war horses are
If you can set up a horse farm and take good care of it, within five years, your majesty will have 10,000 more elite cavalry. Unlike the previous cavalry, which would slowly shrink in number, this one of 10,000 cavalry can slowly shrink.
Slowly growing to 20,000, 50,000 or 100,000, when His Majesty holds 100,000 fine cavalry, who in the world dares to speak loudly!
As the saying goes, if your actions are not right, your words will not be right. I believe that it is right to pay for it. At the same time, I dare to say that even if your majesty only spends one copper coin to buy it, Yun Zheng will sell the war horse to your majesty instead of selling it to other sellers.
People who pay high prices. A child has a heart, and an emperor is righteous. This is why mere money is of no use!"
Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "I was wrong. It was my fault to judge my subjects with a philistine heart. In this case, I cannot let my subjects down. I will allocate money from internal funds. Queen, how much money can you use?"
Empress Cao smiled and said: "I only have six thousand and three hundred silver coins left in my house. I thought that taking out five thousand coins and adding my phoenix hairpin would be enough to buy these war horses! Do you think it is a dragon picture?"
Your Mightiness?"
Bao Zheng laughed loudly and said: "That's enough. If your majesty can't find a suitable candidate, I am willing to go to Jingzhao Mansion to complete the deal for your majesty, and at the same time go and see what kind of magic this guy is."
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Zhao Zhen was overjoyed. Since Lao Bao was willing to do this heartbreaking deal, what else could he worry about? In the future, even if Yun Zheng complained, he would only blame Lao Bao and it had nothing to do with him.
"In this case, my beloved, I will leave as soon as possible to place these fine horses. I hope to have one hundred thousand cavalry in my hands to roam the world as soon as possible."
Old Bao accepted the order with a smile. When Zou Tong saw that His Majesty had finished his narration, he waved his hand, and the dressed-up dancer slowly walked out from the two sides of the hall. The musicians also stood on both sides, playing a light drum, and the silk clothes were inlaid with gold pieces.
The dancing girl knelt down on one knee, leaning on her long sword. After the horn sounded, she opened her mouth and sang: "Beat the drums and drill, and use the troops enthusiastically. The Tuguo city canal, I will go south alone. From Sunzi Zhong, Chen and Song Dynasty will be leveled. Not
When I return home, I feel anxious and anxious. Love lives in the place where love lives? Love loses his horse? So he asks for it? Under the forest. The bond between life and death is broad, and he talks to his son. He holds his hand, and grows old together with him. He sighs for his love.
, If I don’t live, I will live. If I don’t sigh, I won’t believe..." (To be continued)