Chapter 291 Hoe and Shoulder Pole
This time, Lord Ding was in high spirits. First of all, he said modestly, "What's the point of being the leader of a country or not? We are discussing matters in a republic, a republic."
He agreed deeply with Deputy Envoy Yangjin's analysis and believed that Mr. Fan was very suitable to be the Minister of Personnel of our New Song Dynasty.
Ouch, Yangjin's hammer hit Ding Gong's heart, and the old man was happy.
Zhao Yan was not convinced that Yang Jin was not stumped. He looked around and asked, "Where is You Gong?" The deputy envoy asked, "Do you think there is a suitable place for You Gong to go?"
Zhao Yulin was cursing in his heart, what happened to Zhao Yan today?
It's simply like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken, with no good intentions.
Why do we have to fight with the Central Financial?
Doesn’t he know that Yangjin is Zhao Yulin’s woman?
Humph, he feels very, very uncomfortable.
Yangjin dealt with two people in a row without any pressure. She spoke to Ding Gong easily and was about to report to the old man.
According to what Brother Yulin said, the judicial system needs to separate the three powers of investigation, supervision and trial to handle cases. She thought we could set up the Dali Temple. Wasn't Mr. You the head of the Dali Temple earlier? We can ask Mr. You to serve as the chief envoy of the Dali Temple.
Oh, the little girl started her judicial reform on the spot.
Ding Gong was very satisfied. He suddenly had so many positions to place his friends and colleagues. He said, "Great, great. Please invite You Gong to be the chief envoy of our Dali Temple."
The old man explained with a smile that our new Song Dynasty is completely reforming the civil service system. There are no titles or honorary officials in the republic. The Dali Temple has one chief and two deputies, each performing their own duties.
You seemed to be very happy, and thanked Lord Ding and all the gentlemen present. He thought to himself, "Wow, I'm here to be the chief envoy of the Dali Temple, which is the former chief minister of the Dali Temple. It's really worth it to follow Lord Qiao on this trip."
Ma Ling smiled as she picked up some food for Yang Jin and told her to eat something instead of just talking.
The two women lowered their heads and whispered. Yangjin said proudly that it was a good thing that she listened to her sister and asked Shunfeng to collect information about these people, otherwise Zhao Yan would be in trouble.
The two women smiled at each other and returned to their seats.
Zhao Yan was a little curious. How could this Tibetan woman be so familiar with these people? Could it be that Zhao Yulin had introduced them to her before? Why was it so late?
He was very unconvinced, and was also dissatisfied with the fact that Yangjin didn't even look at him. He said with a smile, "I really didn't expect that Deputy Envoy Yangjin was so familiar with all of you gentlemen. What about Mr. Du? Does the Deputy Envoy think he has a suitable place to go now?"
Yangjin still didn't even look at him, and said to Mr. Ding that she had already reported to Director Ding that the new Song Dynasty planned to set up a Ministry of Households. This Ministry of Households was not the same as the Ministry of Households of the previous dynasty. It was only responsible for household registration and land, and added a Ministry of Households for relief assistance and medical insurance.
Mr. Du was in charge of this matter in the past. He was well-known for his prudence and meticulousness. He is just the right person to be our Minister of Revenue. What do you think?
When Mr. Ding heard this, it was exactly what he wanted. He was worried that he could not find a suitable place to accommodate the gentlemen. Fan Zhong had worked in the Ministry of Personnel, so Yang Jin suggested that he should be the Minister of Personnel; You Si was upright and incorruptible, so Yang Jin suggested that he should be a judge; Du Fan had worked as an assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so Yang Jin suggested that he should be the Minister of Revenue. These were all arrangements that satisfied him.
The old man suspected that it was Zhao Yulin's idea, and hurriedly said, "Great! I believe you haven't read the Outline of Civil Service Reform written by our talented woman yet. Ask the Office to print it out and read it for everyone to read. It is truly a masterpiece."
When the old man was happy, he didn't care about the feelings of Ma Ling'er and Zhao Feiyan at all, and praised Yangjin to the sky.
I was so proud that I raised my glass to thank you all. I kept saying that I didn't deserve the praise from Mr. Ding. I didn't deserve it. When it comes to writing poems and essays, I have to give priority to Brother Yulin. Our Brother Yulin is the talented one.
I will drink first as a sign of respect, and I will ask Mr. Qiao to start with one, and Yulin will also sing a song. Then I tilted my head back and drank it all.
Yangjin's face immediately turned red.
Qiao Xingjian was in a good mood. Mr. Ding shouted to the waiter to prepare the four treasures of the study. Everyone followed him to the living room, where the shopkeeper Liu Ruyan had already prepared pens, ink and paper.
The two old men pushed each other to write a seven-character poem about snow, and then pulled Zhao Yulin to share his calligraphy.
He even said that he didn't know how to do it and stared at Yangjin, at a loss.
Ma Ling laughed at her for being drunk and making a fool of herself.
Yangjin was so happy that she didn't care about that. She said with a smile that Brother Yulin had memorized so many excellent poems and could write ten or a hundred poems with his eyes closed . Why was he being so modest?
Everyone was stunned, thinking that Shi Yangjin was really drunk and talking nonsense.
If you think about it carefully, Zhao Yulin has written poems before, but he is best at composing lyrics. Every line of his is so majestic and powerful that it is comparable to that of Mr. Su Dongpo.
You Si was the only young man at the table, and he went up to Zhao Yulin while he was drunk and asked him to sing a song.
He was betrayed by Yangjin, and had no choice but to pick up his pen to think.
Yangjin said with a smile, "Brother, what are you thinking about? Just write it down. It snowed so early this year. The snow in Guanzhong must be very heavy, and the snow on the grassland is even heavier. Brother Yulin will write about snow for us, and we will all sing about snow."
Zhao Yulin looked at her angrily. By urging her like this, she was just asking him to be a copycat of Wen Gong.
He copied it anyway. He had already copied two poems from his ancestor, so it didn't matter if he copied a few more. He immediately walked up and picked up the brush and danced wildly.
The three characters in vertical font appeared, and everyone saw it. It was "沁园春·雪"
The scenery of the north, thousands of miles of ice and snow
Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, all I see is wilderness.
The great river suddenly stopped roaring
Silver snakes dance on the mountains, wax elephants gallop across the plains
I want to compete with the gods...
The first sentence vividly depicts the scenery of the northern land in the dead of winter, as if heavy snow was falling all over the world. The gentlemen present were so amazed that their mouths could not close, and the alcohol in them was reduced by more than half.
Everyone continued to read on , and when they read about the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor, they were slightly inferior in literary talent; the Tang Emperor and Song Emperor were slightly inferior in style. The great Genghis Khan, a great hero, only knew how to bend his bow and shoot eagles. All the past is gone, and the heroes of today are still to be seen. Everyone was already silently amazed at Zhao Yulin's masterpiece.
He kept saying "I'm making a fool of myself" and his face turned red. Fortunately, everyone was drunk and didn't notice his embarrassment. Zhao Yulin asked Yangjin and Ma Ling to leave first.
After it came out, everyone was still praising Zhao Yulin's good words.
Yangjin climbed onto the carriage happily and acted coquettishly, asking him to hold her. Ma Linger laughed at her and said she was jealous and should keep it for later use when she got home to show their affection.
Yangjin found a new target to attack, so she put him aside and went to deal with Ma Linger.
Zhao Yulin, however, felt very aggrieved and shrank into a corner.
This time he was really forced by Yangjin to become Chao Wengong. Although his face became thicker and thicker, he couldn't help but pray that his ancestors would not blame him and protect him to overcome all obstacles and revive the Han and Tang dynasties.
Inside the inn, Qiao Xingjian and his companions continued to drink tea together, still unwilling to get enough. You Shi sincerely admired Zhao Yulin's literary talent, which was in no way inferior to that of Mr. Dongpo. Without that level of talent, he would never be able to write such a heroic and beautiful article.
Qiao Xingjian shook his head and said that he couldn't write it either. Without the domineering spirit of an emperor, how could he comment on the ancestors of the Qin and Han dynasties, the Tang and Song dynasties? Commander Zhao was the first person in history.
Fan Zhong also said that Yulin presented a huge northern landscape in just a few words, and it was like entering the painting, as if he was at the top of the Qinling Mountains and looking down at the earth. This kind of literary talent is something that I can't do.
Gradually, several people were speechless.
You Si saw that the audience was going to lose interest, and he began to praise Yangjin for her talent. He could not have imagined that a Tibetan woman could be so talented, and not at all stage-frightened.
Fan Zhong also said that this woman was definitely not an ordinary person. She responded calmly at the table and did not take Zhao Yan seriously at all. She was only focused on doing her own thing. If Commander Zhao ascended to the throne in the future, she would definitely be the second Martial Saint.
The Martial Saint mentioned by this man is the Empress Wu Zetian, so this is definitely not a low evaluation of Yangjin.
Qiao Xingjian said that Zhao Yanna, Cao Gong, and Commander Zhao did not get along well, and Deputy Envoy Yangjin must know it. No one would be ashamed to associate with those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and take credit for rewards.
We would like to congratulate Mr. Fan, the new Minister of Personnel of the Song Dynasty.
Fan Zhong smiled faintly and said that we still have to wait for the court's confirmation. No matter what we do, we have to put our heart , but we have come all the way from Jiangdong to do this job.
Several people nodded thoughtfully.
Du Fan said that Shu is full of talented people. It seems that if you want to gain a foothold in the new court of Western Shu, you have to show some real skills.
You Shi said very confidently that it was necessary.
Late at night, Zhao Yulin's guards suddenly sent a message: Urgent report from Shunfeng: The landlords in Dayi have launched an armed rebellion, General Cao and Madam Fenghuang are in danger.
Yangjin was squeezing him, Zhao Yulin quickly got up and asked for details. However, the information reported by Shunfeng was only a little bit.
Ma Linger heard the noise and came over to ask him what happened?
Zhao Yulin was already dressed and ready to go out. He said that the landlords in Dayi were in rebellion and there must be an insider in the city. He told Ma Ling to be careful, wait for news from Master Lu, and not to go out easily but to organize defense at home first.
He sent someone to tell Zhang Guoan to assemble his troops for the battle, leaving fifty guards to guard his home, and only took Lao Cao's guard captain and his brothers, less than fifty people, to rush to the government office.
Mr. Ding had already received the report, and when he saw him, he nervously asked what to do?
What should I do?
Master Lu from the downwind place said that there was only a little information at the moment. He had sent a message to ask for detailed information.
Zhao Yulin believed that there were 8,000 garrisons in the city, so he took 5,000 men out to quell the rebellion, and the remaining 3,000 troops were dispatched by Lord Ding to prevent the lawless elements in the city from causing unrest.
Ding Gong became anxious when he thought that Cao Youwen and Huo Fenghuang only brought a few hundred guards. He was at a loss and asked him to go and support General Cao.
Zhao Yulin immediately said goodbye and headed straight for the South Training Ground. Zhang Guoan had already assembled his troops and wanted to lead 500 brothers to go ahead. He said that the rebels had already started an uprising and 500 people were too few to be the vanguard. He asked him to take 2,000 cavalry and march to Dayi to meet General Cao.
He personally led 3,000 infantry and arrived in Wenjiang at noon, but received news that the garrison of Jiangyuan County had rebelled. This cut off the connection between Zhang Guoan's cavalry and his infantry.
It's all Mag's fault. These officials and big landlords of the old court really took risks for the sake of land. They are really courting death.
Wenjiang is still repairing the Yangliu River, and tens of thousands of workers are concentrated on both sides of the river. We must not allow the rebels to attack the construction site of the river works, as that would cause great casualties and might even lead to a rebellion among the workers.
