I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 116: Zhang’s joy.Father-in-law, my lucky star is also
On February [-]nd, the dragon raised its head, and the spring was cold.

into the night.

The sky was overcast and getting colder.

In Su's house, Su Liang and his father-in-law Tang Ze were in the front yard, pacing back and forth nervously.

In the back room were Sister Liu, the midwife, Tao'er, and Fang Youniang among them.

Tang Wanmei is about to give birth.

"Why...why...you haven't responded yet?" Su Liang asked nervously.

Tang Ze stroked his beard and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. When Mei'er's mother gave birth to Mei'er, I waited until midnight. It's a troublesome time for women to give birth!"

Tang Ze pretended to be calm, but in fact he didn't know much.

Even if I don't pace, my legs will tremble.

"Then...then I'll boil a basin of hot water!" Su Liang said.

He has boiled five pots of hot water.

But at this time, he really didn't know what to do.

After a while.

The sky was getting gloomier, the clouds were thick, and it was about to rain.

Su Liang and Tang Ze kept pacing, feeling increasingly nervous.

Give birth.

It is indeed a more dangerous thing.

Boom!Boom!
At this moment, thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.

Tang Zedao said: "Thunder sounds in spring and everything grows. This is a sign of good luck."

Immediately, the two stood under the eaves.

But after several thunders, the rain still did not fall, and the air was dry, cold, and suffocating.

At this time, Tang Wanmei's painful cry came from inside the house.

Su Liang's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he wanted to knock on the door several times, but he still endured it.

If he goes in, it will only cause chaos.

A quarter of an hour later.

The lead clouds in the sky are getting lower and lower, and there is no wind, which is so oppressive that it makes people breathless.

Su Liang's hands were covered with sweat and his back was soaked.

At this moment, a clear cry suddenly came from the house.

Click!

The door opened, and the midwife came out with a smile and said, "Congratulations, sir, what a joy!"

This remark is behind.

Raindrops as big as beans suddenly fell from the sky.

A curtain of rain formed in an instant.

Tang Ze looked at the sky, letting the raindrops hit his body, and said excitedly: "On the day my grandson was born, there was such a vision. In the future, he will definitely be a top scholar, no, a prime minister!"

At this time, Su Liang quickly ran into the house.

Mrs. Liu on the side held the baby and said happily: "Su Guan is a leader, a leader!"

In this day and age, giving birth to a baby boy is a great joy.

Su Liang did not pick up his son immediately, but ran straight to Tang Wanmei.

Su Liang gently wiped the sweat on Tang Wanmei's forehead and said, "Mei'er, thank you for your hard work!"

A smile appeared on Tang Wanmei's face.

"I just said, I will give birth to a son, look at our son!"

Immediately, Su Liangcai carefully picked up his son and looked at the little baby who was showing his teeth and claws with Tang Wanmei.

aside.

Fang Youniang looked envious, with tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes.

When Su Liang entered the room, he looked at Tang Wanmei first and then went to hold the child. This move moved Fang Youniang to tears.

If her father had half the love Su Liang had for his mother, instead of treating her as a tool for giving birth, she would not have come to Bianjing alone.

……

That night, the name of Su Liang's son was decided.

The person who named it was naturally Tang Ze.

He had already thought of a name years ago.Both boys and girls have good names.

This name is: Su Zimu.

Taken from Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs": It is both admirable and suitable for laughter, and the child admires me for being so graceful and graceful.

Su Liang and Tang Wanmei were very satisfied and shouted "Mu'er, Mu'er" directly.

A new addition to the family.

Su Liang was so happy that he directly threw aside the matter of the court's plan to return to the river.

At the moment, he really couldn't think of a good way to remonstrate.

……

The next day, around noon.

Su Liang was in the house looking at his sleeping son and giggling, when suddenly there was a knock on the door outside.

Mrs. Liu, who was cleaning the front door, opened the door and couldn't help being shocked. She shouted: "Oh no, someone from the government is here! Someone from the government is here!"

After Su Liang and Tang Ze heard the shouting, they couldn't help but walked over quickly.

At the door, stood several officials from the Imperial City Division, the leader of whom was Zhang Maoze, who was in charge of the Imperial City Division.

Liu's wife was most afraid of the Imperial City Secretary, so she lost her manners.

Su Liang stepped forward and was startled when he saw that Zhang Maoze and others were neatly dressed.

"Mr. Zhang, this is..."

Zhang Mao immediately showed a smile and said: "Bring it in!"

Immediately.

Pieces of brocade, boxes of snacks, pieces of porcelain, and boxes of beads were all brought in.

There are more than ten pieces, all of which are used by the royal family in the palace.

Su Liang also saw two large northern beads about one inch in circumference.

This kind of Great Northern Pearl is worth two thousand to three thousand guan each, making it very rare.

Zhang Maoze said: "The officials heard that Su Yushi was happy to have a son, so they specially rewarded him. In addition, there is also a cloud-patterned jade pendant that the officials often placed beside them when they were young. It can be worn on the baby's body and can calm the mind. Nourish your heart!”

Immediately, a chamberlain took out a beautiful brocade box and revealed a beautiful moiré jade pendant inside.

This kind of jade pendant is enough to be regarded as a priceless treasure.

Su Liang was a little confused.This reward is really too generous.

Not to mention him as a supervisory censor, even if Zhao Yunrang, the king of Runan County, gave birth to a son, he would not be able to receive such a generous reward.

If the officials were to be so kind to every official of the Beijing Dynasty, the treasury would be emptied out within three years at most.

Tang Ze on the side saw Su Liang frozen in place and quickly pulled Su Liang with his hand.

Su Liang quickly handed over his hands and said solemnly: "I would like to thank the officials for the generous reward!"

Immediately, Zhang Mao gave Su Liang a look.

Signed aside to speak.

Su Liang and Zhang Mao walked to a corner.

Su Liang couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Zhang, this... this reward is a bit too generous. I can't bear it. If other courtiers find out, they won't impeach me!"

Su Liang did not expect that the officials would treat him so favorably.

But being too generous is a disaster rather than a blessing.

Zhang Mao shook his head slightly.

"No, you can bear it. Just last night, the queen had a happy pulse!" Zhang Maoze said in a low voice.

"what?"

Su Liang was immediately happy.

Empress Cao was nearly thirty years old, and her relationship with the official family was not very good. It was said that Zhao Zhen rarely visited her, but he did not expect that she would have a happy marriage.

At this moment, Su Liang knew why there was such a generous reward.

He was the first person to point out the poison of lead and mercury in the ban.

After he pointed it out, Queen Cao, who had not been pregnant for ten years, became pregnant, so he was naturally the first to contribute.

Thinking about it this way, he can afford this reward.

No matter how envious and jealous other officials are, they dare not impeach.

If Empress Cao gives birth to a son, he will be the eldest son, and all other concubines will take sides.

Su Liang was also very excited.

This era has changed tremendously because of him.

……

After Zhang Maoze left, Su Liang returned to the house and kissed his son's chubby face hard.

"My son will be extraordinary in the future!" Su Liang murmured.

First of all, being born on February [-], the day when the dragon raises its head, is a sign of either wealth or nobility.

Secondly, on the day of her birth, the good news came that Empress Cao was pregnant, and she was the only one in the entire Song Dynasty to receive a cloud pattern jade pendant given by the official family.

Isn’t this a natural protagonist?

……

Soon, news of Queen Cao's pregnancy spread.

All the ministers and people were happy.

Zhao Zhen's waist also stiffened slightly.

If Queen Cao can give birth to a prince, he will become the crown prince without any controversy.

The news that Su Liang had a son and was highly rewarded by the officials soon spread throughout the court.

The officials were very envious.

Many people are lamenting Su Liang's good luck.

He became a Beijing official after reading "Lazy Officials".

He told the Imperial City Secretary that there might be poisons of mercury, lead and cinnabar in the ban, and he received a great reward.

What makes people gnash their teeth with envy is:

If Queen Cao really gave birth to a dragon son, he would become an official in the future.

Then Su Liang must be a minister from Conglong.

Strictly speaking, no matter how Conglong is, Su Liang is completely responsible for the fate of the next king.

Su Liang said one more sentence, and it was very likely that he had arranged for his prosperity and wealth for the rest of his life.

You say irritating is not irritating.

……

On this day, there were still three days before Su Liang's vacation ended.

He thought of a way to persuade officials again not to flow the Yellow River eastward.

In the courtyard.

There is sand, soil, wood, a saw, and some measuring tools.

Su Liang is going to make a sand table for the Yellow River's eastward flow.

He drew a picture and originally planned to find a carpenter to make it, but he found several skilled carpenters, but none of them could do it.

Because many carpenters were not proficient in arithmetic and did not understand flood control strategies, they could not understand Su Liang's request at all.

In desperation, Su Liang planned to make it himself. After making a rough idea, he went to the Yellow River to measure it himself, and then made a scaled-down river sand table for experiments.

After the experiment was successful, he took the river sand table to advise him. As for whether it was successful or not, he would do his best and leave it to fate.

Unfortunately, Su Liang still overestimated himself.

He was busy from morning to noon, writing and drawing on paper, but he didn't produce anything.

This move couldn't help but attract Tang Ze.

"Xian son-in-law, you have been busy for a long time. What are you doing?"

Su Liangdao: "I want to make a river sand table, but my ability is limited. However, it is difficult to find a master in Bianjing who is proficient in arithmetic, carpentry, and preferably also knows some strategies for river management."

"Proficient in arithmetic? Can you do carpentry? Do you know how to manage rivers?" Tang Ze murmured.

He looked at Su Liang's drawings, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said: "I met a young man on the boat coming to Bianjing. He also had similar drawings. I know he can do arithmetic and carpentry. I don't know if he knows how to manage rivers." Not sure."

"Young man? How old are you?" Su Liang asked.

"About fifteen or sixteen!"

Su Liang shook his head helplessly. How could he know these things at this age?

Tang Ze scratched his head and said: "I remember, his name seems to be Shen Kuo, yes, it is Shen Kuo."

"What? His name is Shen Kuo?" Su Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly asked: "My father-in-law, do you know where he is right now?"

"I heard from him that he came to Bianjing with his father. He has an acquaintance in Hele Building on Mahang Street, and he should live there!" Tang Ze thought for a while and said.

"My father-in-law, I am a lucky star." After saying that, Su Liang washed his hands and went out with the drawings.

Shen Kuo is an expert in measuring the heavens and the earth.

I just don't know if he, who is fifteen or sixteen years old, has the ability to help Su Liang create a river sand table.

(End of this chapter)