Chapter 956: Good people will fight to the end and send Buddha to the West
"Let's go and take a look."
Chen Chao is not the kind of person who takes whatever he says. Most of the time, what he cares about is seeing is believing.
Song Lian also smiled and looked at Du Shangshu, thinking that although I am annoying, if it is not easy to fool him, it is our Lord Guardian who is the hardest to fool.
Du Shangshu glanced at Song Lian, but he did not show any timidity. He smiled and said, "Let's go and see what I have worked hard to create these days." ??
Chen Chao nodded with a smile and took the lead to walk outside. Du Shangshu and Song Lian, on the left and right, followed the governor who returned to Beijing to a workshop of the Ministry of Industry in Shendu.
Speaking of workshops, I actually have to thank Chen Chao. When the Ministry of Industry first started to undertake the production of ordnance, there was only a small place in Shendu. After all, it is understandable in a place like Shendu where land is very expensive.
, but fortunately, the swordsmith from Jianqi Mountain came later, and the Ministry of Industry took this opportunity to hand over a note to expand the workshop. His Majesty the Emperor was not stuck, and quickly approved the note.
And to Du Shangshu's surprise, the street where the workshop was originally located was directly assigned to the Ministry of Industry. Now, in addition to the workshops on the street that can produce ordnance for the border troops, there are other facilities that benefit the people.
They can all be made in the workshop there.
When Chen Chao arrived at the workshop, many craftsmen stopped their work and stared curiously at the now famous guardian envoy.
Before Chen Chao could say anything, Du Shangshu shouted angrily, "What are you looking at? They all have one head and two legs. Is the guard so strange? Go to work quickly. The construction period has been delayed, and you will suffer the consequences!"
These words were not unreasonable, but the craftsmen did not show any fear at all. Instead, they cursed before bowing their heads and returning to work.
From this, it can be seen that Du Shangshu is probably a very arrogant person in front of this group of craftsmen.
In fact, it is true that after Du Shangshu participated in the imperial examination as an academy student in his early years and became an official, he did not choose the more brilliant road of becoming an official.
After becoming an official, he gradually became the top leader of the Ministry of Industry. According to Du Shangshu, I have been studying all my life. Anyway, I know that I don’t have the talent to help the country and secure it, so I might as well serve the people down-to-earth.
Let's do something.
Later, when Du Shangshu took office, the Ministry of Industry indeed innovated countless tools for the people of Daliang, dug canals, and built dams on both sides of the rivers. It can be said that they did their best.
The Weizhou flood in the eleventh year of Tianjian's reign made the imperial court furious. I don't know how many river officials were implicated. All the officials from the Ministry of Works in Shendu were imprisoned. However, no matter how many investigations were carried out, they were all imprisoned.
Du Shangshu could not be found, and Du Shangshu wrote many letters and argued hard before the Emperor of Liang. Many officials were pardoned and many were given lighter sentences.
Later, after the Wei family was raided, the truth came to light, and it was learned that the fault did not lie with the Ministry of Industry at all.
As for these craftsmen from the Ministry of Works, Du Shangshu was also very caring and never showed any official authority on weekdays. As a result, the craftsmen at all levels never regarded this Lord Shangshu as an important minister who should not be provoked.
In this regard, among the six ministries, only the Ministry of Industry can do this.
What is even more admirable is that in the past ten years, Du Shangshu was the best in every official examination. The imperial court wanted to promote him to other departments several times in accordance with the law, but Du Shangshu refused.
He has been deeply rooted in the Ministry of Industry until now, and he doesn't want to move at all.
For this reason alone, Du Shangshu became the only one in the imperial court.
Even if some of the major courtiers in the court could not deal with Du Shangshu, they had to admire Du Shangshu's heart for the people.
The three of them came to an open-air square, where there were more than a hundred furnaces at the same time. As soon as they entered the place, the heat wave in the air was visible to the naked eye.
Du Shangshu simply took off his shirt, revealing his thin body, took off his official hat, and introduced to Chen Chao
"Your Majesty the Guardian, the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works can only keep more than a hundred furnaces burning at most. They work day and night, and the craftsmen work in shifts, but the fire in the furnaces does not go out."
Chen Chao looked at the sweaty craftsmen, frowned and said, "In a while, I will go get you some talismans to lower the temperature. Where is the place for people to live here?"
Du Shangshu shook his head, narrowed his eyes and smiled and said, "The swordsmiths at Jianqi Mountain said that if the temperature in the furnace is affected by using the talisman, it won't work."
Hearing this, Chen Chao didn't know what to say. He just looked at these craftsmen who were working hard on casting with some gratitude in his eyes.
Du Shangshu led the two of them to a place where the quenching process was carried out. There were dozens of pieces of armor piled up here, and only the last step was left.
Chen Chao took a look, reached out and flicked a piece of armor that had been cast. He flicked it slightly and found that the armor was intact. Chen Chao's eyes had some light, "This is really good."
As a powerful being at the end of Wangyou, Chen Chao can know the quality of the newly forged armor as soon as he takes action.
Du Shangshu subconsciously touched his beard, but felt that it was wet. He reached out and wiped it on his pants with some displeasure. He chuckled and said, "Although the construction period is tight, the quality cannot be lost. This is an old tradition of the Ministry of Industry."
Yes, the guard has nothing to worry about."
Chen Chao asked, "How many pieces have been cast now?"
Du Shangshu shook his head in embarrassment and said, "Not much, not much, really not much."
Chen Chao smiled and said nothing.
Du Shangshu stretched out his palm and shook it.
Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Five hundred pieces?"
After Du Shangshu heard this, he jumped up, pointed at Chen Chao's nose and cursed, "Your Majesty, the Guardian, so underestimated the ability of the Ministry of Works?"
Chen Chao said in surprise, "Huh?"
Du Shangshu sneered, "No more, no less, five thousand pieces!"
Chen Chao took a deep breath in cooperation and murmured, "So many..."
Du Shangshu laughed heartily and seemed to be very satisfied with Chen Chao's reaction. The Minister of Industry stroked his beard proudly with a big smile.
How could Song Lian not know Chen Chao's temperament, so it was very difficult to hold back his laughter.
Chen Chao came back to his senses and said seriously, "Then load it up first and transport it to the north immediately."
Du Shangshu asked curiously, "Have you finished selecting the sergeants?"
Chen Chao said with a smile, "There are so many people in the northern border, but there are only those who are missing armor, not men. I have already made an agreement with General Ning, and the sergeants have been selected. These five thousand armors will be transported to the northern border and can be equipped immediately."
stand up."
Du Shangshu nodded and had no objection to this. The armor was built just for fighting in the north.
"But there is one thing you need to know, Lord Guard. This first batch of armors should be of the worst quality. The craftsmen will gradually improve them when they are forging them. The next batch will probably be even better."
Chen Chao nodded and said calmly, "By the way, I went out this time and found some dragon blood stones. The Ministry of Industry will build them together when the time comes."
Du Shangshu was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, "It is now being spread in the court that the Governor has always been a thief, and now it seems that this is indeed the case."
Chen Chao smiled helplessly, "My good reputation, which was originally a small one, was completely ruined by the Dukes of the Central Government. Needless to say, it must have been spread through the lineage of my own guardian envoys in the first place. Maybe it was Gui Kuai.
The culprit is right next to you."
Chen Chao's words intentionally or unintentionally nodded to Song Lian.
Song Lian said with a straight face, "That is none of the official's business."
Chen Chao laughed it off.
After leaving the workshop, Chen Chao and Song Lian walked side by side on the street. The two people, who had known each other for a long time, did not speak for a while.
After a long time, Chen Chaocai asked, "Your Highness is planning to marry your concubine at the beginning of next month?"
Song Lian nodded. The court already knew about this matter. The Ministry of Rites had a tight schedule, and I heard that the old minister of the Ministry of Rites scolded his mother a lot in private.
Chen Chao counted the days, and it was only half a month at most. He thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's fine, let's get this matter done first. In the minds of the courtiers, when the war starts, these things will not be done."
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Song Lian looked at Chen Chao and reminded, "These days, the palace has been asking about your return date. Do you want to go to the palace?"
Chen Chao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I already know what Your Highness means, but there are some things I can't do."
Song Lian sighed.
Chen Chao smiled and said, "It's great that Your Highness has this idea."
After saying this, Chen Chao asked Song Lian to go first, while he walked slowly down the long street alone.
After thinking about it, Chen Chao decided to go to the academy. The woman was not here now, but it would be good to take a look at the small courtyard where she once lived.
Passing by the Nanhu Lake again, looking at the unchanged weeping willows, Chen Chao looked at the small pavilion in the middle of the lake from a distance and felt a little emotional. Although it had only been a few years, it seemed that some things had changed.
The dean is not here, and so is the scholar Wei Xu.
Of course Xie Nandu is not here either.
What Chen Chao cared about most was this.
In fact, from his own selfish point of view, he is not willing to go to the northern border with Xie Nandu. He would rather the girl he likes stays in the academy, so that when he is done running around, he can return to the small courtyard and bake for her.
Hey, let’s talk about that dusty life.
But there are some things, how you think about them is not important.
When you like someone, the most taboo thing is to restrain her and make her world only for you, like a caged bird.
Chen Chao came to the small courtyard by the lake. The door of the courtyard was unlocked. Chen Chao pushed the door open and saw an old friend here.
Maid Willow Leaf.
This maid who had been with Xie Nandu in the early years returned to the Xie family after Xie Nandu left for the north.
Seeing Liu Ye again, she was cleaning the yard. After hearing the noise, she raised her head and looked at Chen Chao, who also looked at her with a smile.
Liuye quickly lowered his head and said a blessing, "I've seen the guardian envoy."
She didn't have a good impression of Chen Chao at first, but after so many things happened, it was hard for her to have any bad impression of this extraordinary man in the world.
Chen Chao smiled and motioned for her to do her own thing, while Chen Chao took out the stove, found a few, and put them on the stove.
Willow Ye couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Guardian, how is the lady doing?"
Although Xie Nandu's situation in the north was often reported back to the capital, no one informed her. After all, she was just an ordinary maid.
Chen Chao sat on the chair and said with a smile, "That's great. After a while, I might become the female general of the Liang Dynasty."
Liu Ye also laughed after hearing this, "I knew what Miss could do. People like Miss can do anything they want."
Chen Chao flipped the pages and nodded in agreement, "Yes, a woman like her can't do what she wants to do?"
A fire was lit in the stove, and Chen Chao was very warm, which made Chen Chao feel sleepy all of a sudden. Sitting in front of the stove, he fell asleep, and soon he began to snore.
Some are too tired.
It’s not that I’m tired from this trip, it’s just that I’ve done too many things over the years.
When Chen Chao opened his eyes, the sky had already dimmed, but the fire in the stove was not extinguished, and a man was eating with relish.
Chen Chao looked at him and said helplessly, "Is this for you to eat? You are such a dignified saint and you are not ashamed."
The man said matter-of-factly, "Chen Chao, don't let your mother-in-law talk to me like an official. I am now the acting dean and the academy belongs to me. Why can't I take advantage of you?"
Chen Chao sighed, but he didn't really care.
Zhou Wolfberry threw the skin into the stove, wiped his mouth, and said seriously, "I have something to tell you, kid."
Chen Chao raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Gouqi got straight to the point and said, "Now the gods are saying that His Highness the Crown Prince is marrying a concubine, and he wants you to be the one who issues the treasure."
Chen Chao shook his head and said, "This is not in harmony with the ancestral system."
Zhou Gouqi nodded and said, "It's very troublesome. If it were you, both the government and the public would criticize, and maybe those old ministers would come out and scold me. Of course, it's not that you can't be this person. It's just that your achievements are too great. You are already the number one in this dynasty."
Now that you have become a powerful minister, they are all afraid that you, the boy, will really seek for the country in the future."
Chen Chao laughed at himself. He could certainly understand this. His identity had always been problematic. In addition, after he hacked his brother to death in the palace, his reputation among the civil servants was destined to not be very good.
Already.
"But..." Zhou Gouqi changed the subject and said softly, "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very insistent. In his opinion, no matter how good your Chen Dynasty is, it is still being watched by outsiders. In his eyes, you are his elder brother.
That’s all.”
Zhou Gouqi said with emotion, "A young man who is only in his prime, his parents are not here when he gets married, so he naturally feels disappointed. Now he still has an older brother who treats him very well, but he can't do what the people do."
The witness I mentioned, do you think he was hurt or not?"
Chen Chao wanted to speak but stopped.
Zhou Gouqi said bluntly, "Anyway, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already come to see me, and knowing his intentions, I will come and tell you frankly that this dynasty is actually a stranger. We have no relatives in the Heavenly Family since ancient times. This is not just talk, Your Majesty."
It’s not surprising that he raised an army and conquered the world. Anyway, parents and brothers, what can’t we give up for that chair? But His Majesty is a special emperor. Although he doesn’t have that much affection for his children, he still loves his children.
The Empress is so affectionate, and she also loves you, the deposed emperor, who should have been killed directly. Your identity should have been outlawed in the world, but in the end, it doesn't matter if you don't die, you still become a success.
The most powerful official in the dynasty. Just for this matter, if you look through the history books, can you find the other half? I still remember what happened at the beginning. The second prince’s arrangement did not result in His Majesty’s displeasure in the end.
Do you care about three words? Since you have such a beginning, the emperors of both dynasties do not doubt you, then I think that many things can be speculated without common sense. Things that have never happened in the history have happened in our Liang Dynasty.
Think about it, it’s amazing! In the future, it will be written in the annals of history. When future generations look at our Daliang Dynasty, they will understand why our Daliang Dynasty was so prosperous and why it was different. It is because it is different from others. Our Daliang Dynasty has never been the most prosperous country since ancient times.
There is a dynasty that is difficult for future generations to imitate. So I have already thought about it. I will help you fight for this matter. Will those courtiers quarrel? That is really funny. When it comes to quarreling, I, a scholar, am no better than them.
Good at it?"
Zhou Gouqi took a deep breath and said, "Chen Chao, you, His Majesty, and His Royal Highness are all hard to see. In this case, just keep doing it. Why worry about those bullshit?"
Chen Chao said nothing.
But the courtyard door was pushed open again.
A man and a woman have already walked in.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince held Wu Xinyue's hand and said softly, "Brother, please witness my marriage."
Wu Xinyue also gave her a blessing and said softly, "Brother, a good man will do his best and send the Buddha to the West."
Chen Chao stood up and was silent for a long time.