Chapter 161: The South Building is Only in the Far West (3)
Outside Taiyuan City, there are more than a dozen strange-shaped castles scattered around it. Their positions are very mysterious, making you feel uncomfortable, but you can't tell where the discomfort is.
If a veteran on the battlefield looked around, he would gnash his teeth with hatred and feel fear at the same time. The positions of these castles were determined by experienced people after careful investigation and calculation, and they were just in the middle of the siege of Taiyuan City.
On all major roads.
With them, no matter how much force you have, you won't be able to expand. It's like a tall man with strong hands and feet whose hands and feet are stuck and his waist and eyes are pinched, unable to fully stretch out, and he is very suffocated.
"Is this the castle built by Lord Zhong?" Zhao Si asked, riding on a horse, pointing to the castles in the distance.
"Your Majesty, yes." Chang Anmin replied unsteadily while riding on his horse.
He used to either ride a car or a sedan, or ride a donkey or mule. He learned how to ride a horse in the autumn of the second year of Yuanfu when he followed Zhao Si to patrol the border in Shaanxi.
At that time, Zhao Si ordered that all people must travel quickly on horseback.
In the next few years, the horse was sometimes ridden and sometimes not ridden, and Chang Anmin's riding skills were somewhat rusty.
Zhao Si glanced at it and said nothing, quietly waiting for an answer.
"Your Majesty, this area to the north is the eight castles of Yamato, Xiongchong, Daliang, Wujia, Shengli, Jique, Wuge, and Xiachu. In the first three years of Yuanfu, Zhonggong knew Taiyuan Prefecture as a bachelor of Duanming Palace.
Hedong Road was envoyed and he presided over the construction of Yamato and other eight fortresses. Later, the Military Council and the Gakuin implemented concave polygons, high and low multi-wall fortresses, and they were expanded to look like this."
Chang Anmin said with some excitement.
"From the third year of Yuanfu to the first year of Tianqi, in one year and ten months in Taiyuan, the son of the prince not only presided over the construction of Yamato Babao Village, but also traveled to eleven counties in Taiyuan Prefecture, as well as sixteen border states in northern Xinjiang such as Orang and Dai.
The county. We worked hard. Unfortunately, it was a pity that the Duke died of illness just as he submitted the six plans to the east of the river."
Zhao Si remained silent, just looking at Yamato and other eight castles in the distance. They were like rocks made of iron and copper, covered with golden light in the morning sun, and were as indestructible as gold and stone.
Lin Xi, together with his brothers Lin Dan, Lin Shao and Lin Yan, were awarded Jinshi at the same time, and it became a legend that they became "a noble family in Rongyi". He was also a Jinshi in the second year of Jiayou.
That year, Fan Wenzhenggong passed away.
The examiner that year was Ouyang Xiu, who left a name on the Dragon and Tiger list that will last forever.
In the provincial examination that year, a total of 899 people were admitted, including 388 Jinshi. The number one scholar was Zhang Heng, the second place was Dou Bian, and the third place winner was Luo Kai. Within a few years, these three people were lost to the public.
Yes.
The people at the back include Su Shi, Su Che, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Zeng Gong, Zeng Bu, Lu Huiqing, Zhang Dun, Wang Shao, Jiang Zhiqi, and Lin Xi.
During the Shaosheng period, the emperor's brother took charge of the government, and Lin Xi attached himself to Zhang Dun and participated in the struggle to liquidate Yuanyou veterans. He drafted a memorial to attack Sima Guang, Su Shi and other conservative officials, using "extremely ugly and slanderous" words to scold Sima Guang.
He is an "old treacherous person who spoils the country".
After drafting, Lin Xi felt that his character had been damaged. He threw the pen on the ground and sighed: "My reputation has been ruined."
However, since his rise to prominence, he was promoted to the positions of Minister of Rites, Officials and Imperial Academy, and then quickly promoted to "Tongzhi Privy Council", becoming the deputy of Privy Councilor Zeng Bu.
At that time, Lin Xi was secretly entrusted by Zhang Dun to spy on the movements of Zeng Bu, his political enemy. Not wanting to be noticed by Zeng Bu, he made some countermeasures.
Lin Xi defected to Zhang Dun and helped the New Party expel the conservative forces at the cost of ruining his reputation in order to obtain the position of prime minister promised by Zhang Dun.
However, due to his lack of qualifications and the disapproval of the emperor's brother, Zhang Dun failed to promote Lin Xi to the position of prime minister, which made him resentful and entangled with Zeng Bu.
In the second year of Yuanfu, the emperor's brother's health deteriorated, and the brothers began to fight for the throne. Lin Xi and Lai Zhishao were recruited by the twelfth brother Zhao Yu and became his advisers.
The victory was about to be decided, and Lin Xi saw the opportunity and quickly severed the relationship with Brother Twelve.
It's just that he had "bad records", Zhang Dun wouldn't tolerate him, and the conservative party couldn't forgive him. But at that time, in order to stabilize the overall situation, he didn't want to get involved too much, and he thought that Hedong needed an important minister to take charge, so he was transferred to Taiyuan as a punishment.
, and it is also considered a big test.
It was also a major exam, and General Xu from Hebei passed. Lin Xi also passed. But unfortunately, his health was not as good as Zhang Dun of the same year.
The past has passed away and has become smoke and clouds.
Zhao Si's gaze retracted from the distant castle, turned to Chang Anmin, and sighed: "In life, many things I have done are right and wrong. Some were right at the time, but wrong later; some were wrong at the time.
, but it turned out to be right later. How to make it clear? In Lin Zizhong's life, some people said that for the sake of his career, he did not hesitate to break with his brothers and join the New Party, thus losing all his reputation. So what?"
"The practical things he did in Taiyuan City were enough to enter the Xianxian Garden in Baoji Gang in the west of Kaifeng City, to be neighbors with Duke Zhifu and Duke Dongpo, to offer sacrifices in the Spring and Autumn Period, and to be honored with Zuo, the same country."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Chang Anmin said excitedly.
In the evening, when I returned to Taiyuan City Chief Secretary Zhongya, Wang Zhen, Zhong Jianzhong and other generals from the Jinning Army were waiting here to participate in the military and political joint meeting convened by Zhao Si.
"Master Wang, you are still so heroic and heroic. It seems that the wind and rain in the clouds and the north are nothing to do with you!" Zhao Si said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, there is a royal chariot in Mobei to conquer and control. The wind and rain in the clouds in the north can only be regarded as gentle wind and drizzle, so naturally there is nothing you can do about it." Wang Zhen replied with a smile.
Zhao Si laughed loudly, took Wang Zhen's arm and entered the White Tiger Hall.
Chang Anmin and Zhong Jianzhong, a civil and military officer, will follow behind.
Some people's eyes were full of smiles, and some people's eyes were filled with envy. However, while His Majesty was still in the dormitory, Wang Zhen was conscripted into Prince Jian's Mansion and became a master of swords and spears.
This opportunity is truly something that others cannot envy.
After sitting down one by one, Zhao Si glanced around and fixed his eyes on Zhong Jianzhong.
"Uncle Yi, when I was drinking celebration wine with your cousin Qie Lian outside the city of Ningxia, he mentioned that you were not very satisfied with your name and just suffered from the fact that it was given by your parents... That's why I gave you a name.
You, the way of a teacher, how about cultivating the way of a teacher?"
Zhao Si's words shocked Zhong Jianzhong. He never expected that his cousin Zhong Pu would actually mention such a thing in front of officials.
He was indeed dissatisfied with his name. Jianzhong was a departure from the seniors in their room. But if he thought about it more carefully, he realized that his cousin was actually thinking about himself. The name his father chose was for his own benefit.
It is difficult to change out of filial piety. Asking officials to grant a name is the best reason.
"I thank Your Majesty for the name!" Zhong Jianzhong stood up and thanked him. Since then, he has changed back to his original name in history, Zhong Shidao. But his fate will be very different.
Zhao Si said meaningfully: "Your cousin Qie Lian was granted the title of Duke of Changwu County for his role in destroying Xia. You are not only the pillar of the Zhong family, but also the proud disciple of Guan Xue Hengqu Gong (Zhang Zai).
Guan Xue talks about respecting and obeying the will of God, establishing heaven, earth, and people, being sincere, upright, studying things, developing knowledge, understanding principles, cultivating oneself, regulating one's family, and governing the country and the world."
"The Sword Comes"
Having said this, he took another look at the successor of Hedong County Sheriff recommended by Chang Anmin, Li Fu, the magistrate of Taiyuan. This man was also a great master of Guan School.
"Uncle Yi, now that you have changed your name to Shi Dao, you must uphold Shi Dao and spread Guan Xue."
"Your Majesty's teachings, I will keep them in mind." Zhong Shidao looked excited and replied respectfully.
"I know Uncle Yi's talents, and Qi Lian admires them very much. At that time, he told me that Uncle Yi should be ranked above him in the title of nobility."
Everyone was secretly moved. From the county government to the top, there are the county government and the country government.
Nowadays, officials are trying hard to "cannot confer titles unless they have contributed to supporting the country, and cannot confer honors unless they have benefited the country and the people." The title of nobility has become extremely valuable. They even issued an edict to re-determine the titles of previous emperors.
In addition to the titles awarded by the founding fathers, the titles given posthumously to many important ministers by the emperors in the past dynasties during the peace period were seized one by one and re-assigned. Those who were only worthy of the title were awarded posthumously with the title. Only Fan Wenzhenggong could be awarded the title posthumously.
Duke Wencheng Wang, Duke Di Xiangwu and other few people who have indeed achieved military merit.
Even though the officials respected him so much, they did not give him a posthumous title. They only gave him a posthumous title - the first rank, Shangzhuguo, and the posthumous title Wenzhong.
Therefore, if Zhongshi Dao can be granted the title of Duke, he will surpass Yao Lin and bring glory to the Zhong family.
Although the official said it was Zhong Pu who said this, as the emperor of the Song Dynasty, he was able to talk about it eloquently, which shows that he already had such an expectation in his heart.
Thinking of this, many people realized something in their hearts. Previously, the officials transferred Zhongshi Dao and Zhongshi Zhong to Hedong and Hebei, leaving only Zhong Pu. Everyone thought he wanted to suppress the Zhong family. But now it seems,
