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First Acquaintance with the Temple Chapter 229: Arrow Shoots the Princess

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    Chapter 229: Arrow Shooting the Princess The New Year¡¯s Eve dinner was very sumptuous. It was cooked by Wang Baofu, Liu Huilan and Gan Xin together.  But it was obvious that Li Gang was preoccupied and absent-minded.  When he was a military governor, Ouyang felt that Li Gang was a relatively optimistic person, but after he became prime minister, he seemed to be depressed.  This person will only assume the obligations of the prime minister, but will not enjoy the rights of the prime minister.  A few men came to the wine table first. Before Ouyang could say anything to console him, the old liar Tai Xuzi spoke first: "Master Li, although the position of right prime minister belongs to all officials, it does not mean that you must do everything in the world and eradicate all injustices in the world.  I want to give justice to everyone. Mr. Li, we are all good people with good reputations, but there are always some flaws. Take Gan Xin, for example, whose official reputation is impressive."  He said happily: "Is he really that famous?" "Of course, I have heard the story about you and the pretty widow Zhenniang for a long time." Tai Xuzi ignored Gan Xin and glared: "Master Li, if Master Ou has no room for error. Because  If Gan Xin's behavior is inappropriate and abandoned, will Yang Ping still be in the current situation?" Li Gang asked: "What does the Taoist mean?" Ouyang said with a smile: "For example, Mr. Li needs to measure everyone's role.  Tong Guan, he did not always commit corruption and lose money. Fortunately, he was very successful, but he knew how to fight. Now he is transferred to the military aircraft department. Not only does he have no chance to commit corruption and lose money, but he can also use his strengths. If the emperor had dealt with Tong Guan at that time, then there would be  The Military Aircraft Department? Mr. Li is a military envoy, so he should know the importance of unified arrangements for the direction of the war." Li Gang said, "Please give me some advice." Taixuzi said, "Sir Zongze is indeed an honest person.  He is a capable minister, but he is also overly honest and dislikes others. If Mr. Li wants to push Mr. Zong to the position of censor, it will not only harm Mr. Zong, but also make you lose the support of all officials.  . It is better to transfer Mr. Zong to the Privy Council to be in charge of the distribution of logistics supplies. Secondly, the emperor will be satisfied with having such a person in the Privy Council. Thirdly, everyone will be satisfied with this arrangement.  I won¡¯t be ostracized.¡± Li Gang felt it was very reasonable and couldn¡¯t help but nod.  On the contrary, Ouyang asked aside: "Zamao, how do you know so much?" Tai Xuzi pinched his beard: "Wanyan Aguda is very good at employing people. The veteran has learned something." Li Gang stood up and raised his hands and asked: "No  Ask for advice?" Taixuzi waved his hand and said, "I can't say I asked for advice. The old Taoist was originally a national teacher of the Jin Kingdom. He returned to the Song Dynasty to benefit the people, which is why we, the masters, did not care about fame and fortune." Ou Ping sighed:  "Old Taoist, you are so shameless. No wonder you don't feel anything when the young master calls you a bastard." "What do you know, kid?" Tai Xuzi said disdainfully: "People from outside the country, why should they have the restraints of worldly morality." I am shameless, I am happy.  "Well said." Li Gang raised his glass and said, "I'd like to toast the Taoist priest." Ouyang said on the side: "Master Li, if you don't mind that this bastard is greedy for fame, lazy in food, despicable, and pretentious just take him away"  Well, I don't want to see him in Yangping." Li Gang said happily: "If there is guidance from the Taoist priest, everything will be done twice the result with half the effort, but my official salary is meager" Ouyang saw Li Gang really happy and said: "This is not a problem, two per month.  Bai Guan, I am Ouyang's private subsidy." Not to mention kicking people away, Li Gang also needs such heretical people.  This is Tai Xuzi's way of employing people.  Taixuzi looked at Ouyang sadly and asked, "Do you really hate Taoist priests that much?" Ouyang said with goosebumps, "Ou Ping, Mr. Li is busy with official duties. I will find a car tomorrow morning to take Mr. Li and Taoist Taixu back to Beijing." "  "Yes." Ou Ping was happy to see Tai Xuzi want to get out.  Before Ouyang came back, the old man went to climb Master Li's wall, but was stunned by the official.  Ou Ping went to redeem himself with a red face.  It's embarrassing to know such a person. Tai Xuzi shook his head and said: "Master Li, I don't dare to go to Tokyo. I can't bear it if someone accuses me of misleading the public. Tokyo and Yangping are only a day or two away, sir."  Just come to Yangping if you need anything." Ouyang said patiently, "Zamao" Taixu Zinu said, "Your master is also Zamao."  You can't rely on my family for food and drink, and you still have to give me two hundred pounds of pocket money every month." Ouyang asked, "Are you embarrassed?" "People from outside the country have already lost their skin in the world."  Koujiu said: "Yangping is really a good place, with red flowers and green wine. I don't know how many people have fallen here. I need an expert to explain it." Ouyang waved his hand and said: "Ou Ping, if you see this person the day after tomorrow, let him beat him for spreading rumors to harm the people.  Go to jail."  Taixuzi was surprised: "What do you mean by evil words harming the people?" "As long as monks, nuns, Taoist priests, and Taoist nuns walk on the ground in Yangping, and I don't like them, I will punish them with this crime." ""  Taixuzi sighed: "People's hearts are old, you are too shameless. That's all, the old Taoist will go to Master Li's house to stay temporarily. Don't miss me then?" Li Gang was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Master Taoist." He didn't know Taixuzi  Xuzi has a lot of virtues, but with his shameless face and his ability to become the national master of the Jin Kingdom, he has completely made up for his shortcomings as a gentleman.  "Boy" Tai Xuzi said: "The old Taoist will give you a few words, will you listen?" "As long as you leave, don't say a few words, I will listen to two hundred words." Ouyang's attitude was very sincere.  Although he did not have a close personal relationship with Li Gang, he still admired him very much.  Although Tai Xuzi is all a trickster, he can make up for Li Gang's shortcomings.  "If you want to find a beautiful woman, go all the way south." Ouyang asked: "What do you mean?" "Aren't you looking for a woman? She is in Luzhou in the south." Of course Ouyang knew who the woman Taixuzi was talking about,  He was surprised and asked: "How did you know?" If he wanted to save Xue Bing, of course he had to kill Yan Lan first.  Taixuzi said enigmatically: "The secret must not be leaked. If you have a few thousand dollars in pocket money." "Written and ink." Ouyang wrote several words and folded them. Taixuzi wanted to take it, but Ouyang took his hand back and said, "Please answer.  " "When you and Mr. Li were visiting Yangping in the afternoon, Zhang San asked me to tell you that my mother is in Luzhou now. " Ouyang: "" "Jiang is still an old and hot young man, haha" Tai Xuzi took the paper.  After taking a look, he was stunned for a long time and then choked out a sentence: "Do you believe that the Sa family accepted you, a birdman, for the Buddha?" Gan Xin took a look at it in confusion, spit out the wine, and found that all other formats were correct, except for the amount.  There's a problem, it says: Thousands of dollars.  It's right to think about it. Tai Xuzi wants a few thousand taels, so why not write a few thousand taels?  But such things cannot be exchanged for a penny, so the two of them are shameless.  The result was a tie.  The female relatives who had just come to the table burst into laughter, and Tai Xuzi was ashamed. He had known that this boy was not a good bird.  But he is a person who won't get angry, otherwise he wouldn't have formed a friendship with Ouyang, talking about heroes.  Just wave your hand and pretend it never happened.  ¡­ ¡­ Early the next morning, the Yangping Logistics carriage carried Tai Xuzi to Beijing.  Taixuzi originally wanted to deduct the carriage and horse travel expenses, but Ouyang was one step ahead of him and told him: I don't know this person.  And Li Gang was a gentleman, so Taixuzi was embarrassed to take action.  As a result, I can only sigh, who said that there is gold everywhere in Yangping, even if I go around for a long time, I will fall ill and still not make a penny.  On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Ouyang, Zhang San and Li Si went to Luzhou. With the help of Zhizhou, they quickly found the Wanyanlan boat floating on the river.  Ouyang greeted him from the shore, but the boat did not stop. Ouyang had no choice but to let the soldiers who helped find the boat shoot arrows.  People on the boat saw that Ouyang was really guilty, so they had no choice but to dock. Unfortunately, because it was not docked at the dock, the boat ran aground, with a large hole in the bottom.  Ouyang pulled Wanyan Lan ashore and said thankfully: "Fortunately, I'm on the shore, otherwise where would I find someone to repair the boat in this barren mountain?" After spending half a month with Taixuzi, Ouyang's morality has been on a downward trend. It's nonsense.  The words come as soon as you open your mouth.  Ouyang immediately thought about destroying Taixuzi's humanity to avoid harming the country and the people.  Wan Yanlan shook her head, not wanting to argue with this person. What she was concerned about was why Ouyang was so anxious to find her during the Chinese New Year, and even used force to force her to dock.  Ouyang ordered: "Help the princess repair the ship, and I will pay for it. Does the princess ride a horse?" Wan Yanlan took the reins and got on the horse. Ouyang followed. Zhang San and Li Si fell behind. More than a dozen soldiers were sweating coldly and shooting arrows.  Princess, what is that crime?  Seeing that Ouyang remained silent, Wanyanlan had to ask first, "Where are you going?" "Not going anywhere." Ouyang replied.  "Then why don't you say something?" "I want to wait for you to calm down." "Do you think I am in the mood to be angry with you for this kind of thing?" "That's good." Ouyang Xiangxiang said: "Actually  ¡­I want to ask you to do me a favor.¡± ¡°I know you¡¯re going to find me for no good, so tell me.¡± Ouyang said, ¡°I have an old friend who was captured by Jin Guosuo. I want you to give me some face, find someone to clear things up, and let me go.¡±  "Ha, it's such a big deal." Wanyan Lanhua said with a smile: "You, Ouyang, can cover the sky with just one hand. Not to mention one person, even ten people can't be rescued easily." "Don't be like this," Ouyang said patiently.  "You may also know my old friend." "Who?" "Xue Handle.  " "Xue Bing?  "Wanyan was shocked. Then he thought about it and said: "No wonder you were able to escape capture at that time. It turns out that you have an internal agent in the Kingdom of Jin.  " "Can you be serious and stop joking?  " "Are you kidding me?  " Ouyang said: "I was a down-and-out county magistrate at that time, and I was involved in the usurpation of the throne.  There is not much money, how can one arrange a spy to go to the Kingdom of Jin?  Please use your brain to think about things.  " "You" "I'm sorry, I'm sorry.  I recently lived with a scoundrel for some time, and he became very mean in his words.  " Ouyang quickly apologized. " Wanyanlan was right when she thought about it. There was no way that Xue Bing was the internal agent arranged by Ouyang in Jin Dynasty. It was also impossible for Zhao Yu, who had not usurped the throne at that time. As for Song Huizong, Wanyanlan really didn't look down on him.  , he couldn't think of an idea to install an internal agent. Thinking about it this way, it was really impossible for Xue Bing to be an internal agent. Wan Yanlan asked: "This is easy to talk about, as long as General Xue is not dead.  General Xue is my half-Chinese teacher, and I will not watch him fall into deep trouble" Ouyang flattered him and added: "Jail." Wanyan Lan stopped his horse, glanced at Ouyang, and really couldn't muster up the energy to scold him, and asked:  "What crime?  " "I heard that he broke into the palace without permission.  Ouyang thought about it and said, "It seems like he even stole secrets."  " Wanyanlan was shocked again. After thinking about it, she shook her head: "I can't help it.  " Ouyang knew she would say this, and asked: "Don't you want to know how I got the news?  Not only did I know the news, I also asked Wu begging to buy how many bowls of grain he eats in a day, what kind of grain he eats, what kind of vegetables he eats, how many guards he has around him, which little wife he trusts the most, how many children he has, and how old the children are.  I even know my children¡¯s hobbies.  " Wan Yanlan was surprised for the third time. She could see that Ouyang was not lying, that is to say, someone around Ouyang had sneaked into Wu Qimai's personal position. This was a very, very disturbing thing. After thinking about it for a long time, Wan Yanlan  Said: "If you are willing to tell me this person's identity, I can help you rescue Xue Bing.  " Ouyang asked: "How can I trust you?  " "I, Wanyan Lan, swear that if I violate my oath, the Jurchens of my tribe will be slaves for generations to come.  "How cost-effective is this deal? Wan Yanlan, a person who only believes in superficial evidence, made a judgment immediately. "Okay, I believe you.  "What else can you do if you don't believe it? A dead horse is a living horse doctor." Ouyang said: "This man is your national master Tai Xuzi. I'm sorry, he is my childhood friend."  "    "ah?  Wanyan was shocked, but immediately asked: "How can I believe what you say."  " " Just think about it, he borrowed me to open his eyes. He also informed me that Wanyan Aguda had sent warriors to assassinate me.  But I didn't expect you to join temporarily and not get his information, so you ended up falling into trouble.  " Wanyan Lan nodded and asked: "Then why did you sacrifice another friend to save Xue Bing?  " "Well there is a reason for this, can you not ask?  " "Okay" Wanyan Lan said: "I will return to the Kingdom of Jin immediately. Xue Bing is also kind to me. I also want to know if he has been wronged.  " "Well, it must be unjust.  Ouyang took out a piece of paper and said: "This is a note. If you go to Hangzhou or Yangzhou to find Zhou An, a special ship will be arranged for you if there is no smooth sailing."  " Wanyan Lan took the note and said, "I feel like I've been cheated.  " "To be honest, Xue Bing is difficult to save.  He holds this secret.  Ouyang didn't hide it either. Wanyanlan would definitely know it by then: "I don't want to know this secret, but I hope my friend is safe."  So there is really no other way. You can use house arrest, but you must not let anyone hurt him.  " "Yes" Ouyang said: "Don't agree to others so quickly next time.  I'm leaving. Thank you in advance for your willingness to help. Also, as long as Xue Bing is fine, some people won't speak.  " "What do you mean by thanking you for being willing to help? Isn't there a condition of exchange? The late-blooming Wanyan Lan looked at the back of the early-maturing Ouyang and was very puzzled. What else does it mean that Xue Bing is fine and others won't talk nonsense?   Logically speaking, Xue Bing should be fine. It's a pity that after so many years of undercover work, Ouyang failed when he was trying to succeed. He knew the mental impact of such damage on Xue Bing.  The secret, what exactly is it? The more Ouyang thought about it, the more he felt like he was not in the vortex of conspiracy, but as a bystander, Zhan Ming felt helpless.  What, is it like Taixuzi guessed that he went to investigate this matter privately?  Time passed slowly, and spring was quickly approaching summer. This year is the triennial imperial examination year, and candidates from all over the country have begun to go to Beijing.  Rush for the exam?Hangping, on the other hand, is busy for the annual football match that will be held in three months.  After Ouyang received the official report from the Ministry of Rites at this time, Zhao Yu had someone come down to reprimand him.  Thirty-seven people in Yangping took the state exam this time, and zero people took the provincial exam.  The magistrate of Shouzhou also routinely received such official documents.  Only more than 100 people took part in this state exam, while zero people took part in the provincial exam.  Originally, according to the rules, each state has a certain quota, but candidates taking the provincial examination in Shouzhou did not sign up to go to Beijing to take the exam.  The purpose of one of them is to reduce taxes.  This made the Ministry of Rites, Li Gang and Zhao Yu very dissatisfied.  Li Gang even put forward a suggestion to abolish the privileges of officials and gentry who did not pay grain and collected less taxes.  For example, if Juren was treated relatively well in the Song Dynasty, there would be no need to go to court, and punishment with a stick would be avoided.  The land within the regulations does not need to pay grain.  As for taxes, a small portion is collected.  It turns out that this policy is to support those who open calligraphy and painting shops.  But I didn¡¯t want to be taken advantage of by the Yangping people and exempted the business from taxes.  In the end, this proposal was rejected. The nonsense in Yangping cannot affect the people in other places.  After Zhan Ming asked for leave, Ouyang took charge of the daily operations of the military factory.  Demand for gunpowder remains at peak levels due to training and equipment replacement.  The official documents from the Privy Council and the Ministry of War arrived at the military factory. Ouyang ordered Wang, Wu and Zhao to cooperate with the internal guards to protect the military factory, but they were not allowed to participate in the management.  Then he went to Beijing with a few land masters, Zhang San, Li Si, and a dozen government officials carrying new weapons. ??¡­?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? In the ranks of the Tokyo Production Bureau, various weapons are neatly placed.  The door was heavily guarded by the Forbidden Army.  "Firegun." Ouyang picked up the more than 40 kilogram 'gun' and introduced: "Everyone has seen the demonstration. The accuracy and power cannot be said. And as long as two people work together, they can shoot thirty bullets at a time.  It only takes seven to refill the gunpowder." Tong Guan weighed it and asked, "How many times can it be used?" The old master replied, "At least fifteen times. If you water the barrel, you can keep shooting."  Fifteen times plus gunpowder and projectiles, what is the total weight? ""About fifty pounds. The barrel is long and it is not convenient to carry on horseback." Tong Guan shook his head and said, "Mr. Ou, this is what it is.  The guns can only be used to defend the city. Liao is a plain and mountainous place. Once the enemy charges, they can only abandon their weapons and run away. And although they can shoot dozens of guns at a time, they can only hit one point.  It's not as practical as the hand cannon. "Nonsense, it's a modern version of a grenade, easy to carry, light to use, and full of power.  It is definitely safer to carry a grenade when escaping than a pile of scrap metal.  Ouyang said: "Prince, you also said that it is easier to defend the city." It still has a selling point.
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