The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 83

The time was all arranged. Cao Tan only took Xu Shizhen and hid in the bamboo forest. Li Qingzhao, who had completed the assisting task, returned to her own courtyard. She wanted to appreciate the collection of famous paintings that had lost a lot of dust in the palace.

Liang Xin came in with four young eunuchs.

Three little eunuchs were carrying baskets with memorials in them, and one little eunuch was carrying a food box.

After the young eunuch retreated, Liang Xin took out a memorial: "Old Zhang, how much do you know about Lu Huiqing? He seems to have arranged for people to be in Bianjing City and wants to return to the capital."

Zhang Dun slowly opened the food box, placed the dishes on the table, poured wine first, and after drinking a glass, he slowly said: "Mad dog."

"Be direct."

"Flattery, heeding the wind, forgetting his loyalty when he sees the wind. In the court, not only do I dare not believe him, but Zeng Bu and Han Zhongyan also dare not believe him. He wants to return to the capital unless Someone needs this mad dog to come back and bite.”

Liang Xin picked up the pen and wrote a string of words on the memorial.

Cao Tan, who was hiding outside the window, saw clearly.

That's a memorial.

Memorials of the Song Dynasty are just a general term.

In the early days, it was divided into: chapters, used to express gratitude.Memorials are used to express opinions, mainly for impeachment.Tables are used to describe events.Discussion, used to express personal opinions.

In the early Song Dynasty, two more types were added, table and shape.

At this time, memorials are actually two types: table and form.

Each type has standard paper requirements, cover requirements, and format requirements.

Cao Tan, who was standing outside the window, didn't need to see the text clearly. He could only tell by looking at the cover that Liang Xin was holding a memorial.

Moreover, the ink on the pen is red.

This is called Zhu Pi.

According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, all memorials were handed over to the official study room, which was the Yanhe Hall.Unapproved memorials will not leave the Yanhe Hall. After Zhu approves them, they will be transferred directly to the corresponding Yamen.

Passing, depositing, receiving, etc. all need to be strictly recorded.

At this time, my husband was in his study, writing a memorial.

Cao Tan heard that Zhang Dun was tied to the fact that he was writing a book, but the truth was that he was an assistant to his husband Zhu Pi.

Seeing this, Cao Tan signaled to Xu Shizhen: Go.

Leaving the bamboo forest, quietly walked around to the door, and then returned to his yard.

Sitting in the room, Xu Shizhen said nothing, she did not dare to speak.

Cao Tan was sitting on the couch, feeling that his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and he was so panicked that he couldn't hold it any longer.

Wang Jingyu is here.

Bring some snacks and fruits.

But as soon as she entered the room, the atmosphere inside was so depressing that she felt a little breathless.

Unity time.

Just as Wang Jingyu said yesterday, Liang Xin will be back on time when the time comes.

After entering the house, Liang Xin came to Cao Tan with a smile: "Madam, something big happened in the palace yesterday. There was some conflict between Zhao Youfu's father-in-law and Bai E's father-in-law. My father is not here, so I have to help. Well, I can’t let anyone bully my people.”

Cao Tan looked at Liang Xin and said in his heart: Edit, continue editing.

"You..." As soon as the word "you" came out of his mouth, Cao Tan hesitated again, whether to say it or not.

Say whatever you want.

If you don’t say it, how could you never say it? If you don’t say it today, you will have to make it clear in the future.

Thinking of this, Cao Tan motioned Xu and Wang to go out temporarily and stay outside.

Liang Xin looked at Cao Tan, waiting for Cao Tan to speak.

He had already thought of at least fifteen different ways to say it.

After the two girls went out, Cao Tan spoke: "Husband, what can I do for you? It's just me, not the Cao family." After hearing this, Liang Xin lowered her head.

An opening that exceeded my expectations.

Cao Tan said again: "You can't trust me?"

What Cao Tan didn't expect was that Liang Xin was so moved at this moment.

Before Cao Tan could ask for the second time, Liang Xin raised her head: "You like to lead troops, right?"

Liang Xin's words also made Cao Tan a little stunned.

Liang Xin continued: "Go to Yuhang Mansion for me, kill some corrupt officials, and ransack the homes. Arrange suitable people to take over the navy. Then, go south to Raozhou and continue to ransack the homes. I will send suitable people to take over Raozhou. In name, this is the arrangement. Li Qingzhao went to the Jiangnan area to find famous paintings, famous posters, treasures, etc. for the officials."

Cao Tan asked: "So, what does your husband want?"

"I heard that the navy over there has a boat called Mulan Boat."

Cao Tan nodded: "Yes, but it does not belong to the Navy. It is a ship manager. It is just a kind of transport ship. It can grow vegetables, raise pigs, and prepare enough food for a year. It can carry 700 people. The hull is long... ..." Cao Tan really understands this. Not only this, but also all kinds of ships used by the Song Dynasty Navy and various government offices, she can tell them in detail.

Liang Xin stood up, took out a pen and paper, and drew a simple map in front of Cao Tan: "Here, a group of fools can produce [-] million kilograms of salt per year. Here, there is endless salt, but three wells are needed." I asked Shen Chong about Baizhang, and he was only sure about digging a mine a hundred feet deep, so hold off. There is endless copper here. If you dig out the earth and rock about three feet deep on the surface, there will be hundreds of miles of copper."

Liang Xin spoke in great detail.

The first one, Budai Salt Field, is a natural sea salt field.

According to the current strength of the Song Navy, this place was picked up for free.

The last place, Raozhou, was the largest copper mine in the East in later generations. It was still an open-pit (De*xing) copper mine.

The one in the middle that cannot be dug out yet is the Pingdingshan Salt Mine.

After saying this, Liang Xin suddenly laughed.

Cao Tan was not as nervous now, and asked calmly: "Husband, why are you laughing?"

"Let me tell you a story about the Overlord of Chu. In Wujiang, the Overlord of Chu was about to commit suicide. Yu Ji held the Overlord of Chu under her arm, got on her horse, picked up the eight-foot-long snake spear, rushed into the enemy camp, and captured Han Xin alive. "

Cao Tan burst out laughing.

Liang Xin really told this story, and Cao Tan laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

Suddenly, Liang Xin's tone changed: "Three Kingdoms, do you know who your husband likes the most?"

Cao Tan was stunned for a moment: "Zhao Zilong?"

Liang Xin: "Only children like Zhao Zilong. I like Cao Cao. By the way, are your Cao family related to Cao Cao?"

Cao Tan realized it.

It wasn't what Zhang Dun was hinting at her. The message Zhang Dun wanted to convey was that Liang Xin wanted to be Huo Guang.

Liang Xin said it very straightforwardly at this time, and Cao Tan understood.

My husband wants to be Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Tan had three choices.

Take the knife, give Liang Xin a white knife in, a red knife out, and go home as a widow.

The second option is to divorce and go home to explain the situation to my father, even if I can never get married again.

One last option.

Cao Tan asked: "Husband, are you not afraid of death? I have met Zhang Xianggong."

Liang Xin shook his head: "I died once. Zhao Ji killed me."

Cao Tan covered his mouth.

Liang Xin described in detail what happened that day.

After finishing speaking, Liang Xin said: "Except for a few people on Concubine Zhu's side, all the people in the palace belong to me. I control one-fifth of the guards and soldiers in the Forbidden Palace. As long as I am willing, the news outside the palace Even if the news cannot reach the palace, if I die, I will drag Zhao Ji to be buried with me. What I have is not only the equality of all living beings within seven steps."

(End of this chapter)