Chapter 1,752 Nothing to be afraid of

Renzong's appointment of Di Qing actually wanted to strengthen the monarch's power, but in terms of operation, he was indeed a little too cautious.

However, in today's time and space, warriors have achieved outstanding results starting from the Shenzong Dynasty. While opening up territories for the country, their status is naturally getting higher and higher.

At the end of the day, it’s remuneration that corresponds to performance.

The current three military agencies of the imperial court are basically military personnel, or they have passed the Jinshi examination and ranked in the left class, but they have spent their whole lives leading troops in wars and deploying "fake" literati who manage military strategies.

The only position left for purely civilian officials is the Ministry of War, which is responsible for logistics, recruitment and discipline inspection.

Moreover, these three tasks of the Ministry of War have been separated from government affairs by Su You, and are basically separated from local administration and operated independently, without being interfered by the traditional power of local civil servants.

This is actually also called specialization.

Hebei is both a military region and an administrative region. In the military region, the Zhending area is called Hebei West Road, and in administrative terms, it is called Zhending Road.

Therefore, although Zhending Mansion is the administrative seat of Zhending Road, the successive transfer envoys are more often on the front line and know Dingzhou.

Dingzhou is the ancient capital of Zhongshan and a famous city in Hebei. It guards the strategic point at the eastern foot of Taihang and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

Not seeing Liu Fengshi in Zhending Mansion, Su You changed his horse and continued heading north.

I still didn't see the old man in Dingzhou. I went all the way north to Tang County and saw him in the county government office.

Tang County was the place where Emperor Yao first made him a marquis, and the name of Tang Yao comes from here.

Liu Fengshi was studying knowledge, and the first thing he said when he saw Su You was: "Mingrun, what do you think of my intelligence?"

Su You was startled: "I came all the way to visit you, and you are not allowed to compete with me on the exam!"

After saying this, he handed over his hand: "The three Lius of Mozhuang are admired by the world. Their works are as good as their own. In terms of talent and virtue, they are all role models for us."

Liu Fengshi threw the books in his hands on the table, took off his tortoiseshell glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose: "Then why do I find these books so difficult to read?"

Su You looked at the papers and saw that they were mathematics and physics tutorials from the Capital University.

Su You couldn't help but laugh: "Liu Gong, you are so difficult with yourself. You are already over fifty. It is indeed a bit difficult to learn this new thing now."

"Is it a little difficult?" Liu Fengshi was almost furious, snapping pictures of several cases: "Is this a little difficult?!"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry..." Su You quickly advised: "The avenues are endless, but the manpower is limited. This is the fundamental reason why the sages divided their knowledge into categories and passed it down for future generations to choose and refer to."

"It is said that the profession of art has changed its focus. Liu Gong, you have spent your whole life on studying history, law, and metallurgy. Now you want to take in everything. In fact, there is no need."

"So what if I finish my studies? Are you going to compete with Shi Yong for a job?"

"These things, like Mr. Liu, just need to understand the context. By the way..." After speaking, he took out a few books from his bag: "This is very suitable for you to read."

Liu Fengshi took the book and said, "Volume 25 of "Erotic Records"? Have you already reached the 25th volume?"

"Du Chen Lu" is Su You's own notebook-style collection of essays. If Su You collects a certain amount, he will publish it, which is similar to a small encyclopedia for science popularization in later generations.

Now that Su You is a big boss, he smiled and said: "I used to do it myself, but now there is a dedicated team doing it. Mr. Liu, you can just watch it..."

Liu Fengshi opened the book and turned to a random article: "The principle of water pressure is really related to pressure. The so-called pressure is a good way to transfer force..."

The following discussion is too complicated, skip it, and turn to the next one: "The method of water pipes is particularly convenient with clay cement. It is made like mortise and tenon joints. There are joints in the front and sleeves in the back. The joints are connected in sequence.

It can be extended for hundreds of miles."

"A well is set up every five miles along the way for storage purposes. Even if there is drought and sea for thousands of miles, there will be no worries about evaporation. The diagram is as follows..."

"There is also a tube that divides water. The method of rolling is particularly wonderful. It is difficult to describe in words, but it can be seen in pictures. The method is as follows..."

Seeing Liu Fengshi sinking in and ignoring him, Su You stretched out his hand to hold down the book: "Mr. Liu, please stop for a moment. I just saw you rubbing the bridge of your nose. Is there anything wrong with you?"

"The glasses are clipped, so it doesn't matter." Liu Fengshi handed over to Su You: "Xianqing's wonderful hand, Old Liu, I haven't said thank you to Mingrun yet."

When Liu Fengshi was in the Hanlin Academy, he fell ill and his nostrils collapsed.

In ancient times, it was believed that if a person's nostrils began to collapse, it was a sign of death.

Da Su even made up jokes about others in the Academy, saying that Zi Lu Zigong was visiting the market. One day he saw the Master coming and quickly found a place to hide under a tower. Do you know the name of that tower?

Gu Lin, an honest man, said that he had never seen such a record in history. Zizhan, could you tell me about it?

Da Su pointed his eyes at everyone to look at Liu Fengshi: "That place is called Yikong Pagoda!"

Everyone laughed and realized that Dasu was playing a prank again.

Su You hated Da Su for doing such a thing, so he called him to the capital hall and scolded him with a copy of Uncle Yao's music. Of course, he was scolded for everyone to see.

Later, he personally invited Liu Fengshi and sent him to Ningshan Hall for Shi Wei to look at and cure him.

Lao Liu and Da Su had always been close friends. Now that their illnesses have been cured, they no longer care about Da Su.

In turn, he advised Su You to save some face for Da Su, and not to curse or even beat the fat man to relieve his anger when he got home. However, the capital hall was an important place for political discussion, and it was not appropriate to lecture the younger generation there.

Seeing that Liu Fengshi seemed to be fine, Su You breathed a sigh of relief: "It's fine, it's fine. Where is the assistant? Why didn't you see anyone?"

The assistant minister is Wang Shao's son Wang Cai, who was also released from the shogunate by Su You and became the magistrate of Tang County.

Liu Fengshi said: "I asked him to escort the grain and grass to Huatazipu."

Su You laughed and said, "That's good. Cao Shuai does the work of the county officials, and the county officials do the work of joining the army. It seems that you are still too free."

"Don't make trouble!" Liu Fengshi suddenly became unhappy: "Do you still have any books? Take them out!"

Su You took out a few more books: "I don't know if you like these books. One is about cooking, and the other is in vernacular for children."

"Ethical Training, right? Give me, give me..." Liu Fengshi also knows the reputation of this book. This book has not been finished yet, and there are two versions, an advanced version of classical Chinese theory and a popular science version in vernacular

The simplified version, including the vernacular version, was written by Bi Guan for Su You. Gao Taotao listed it as a must-read for the clan.

Sure enough, I heard Liu Fengshi say: "No one can match your eye for choosing a bride for your son."

"You don't want this cooking book?" Su You tried his best to promote "The Kitchen Classic": "This is the best thing..."

"No, I am an old man who can only eat soup cakes every day. What are you doing here? By the way, Mingrun, how did you come to Tang County?"

Su You said: "Firstly, I want to pay a visit to Mr. Liu. Secondly, I also want to go to Shimenpu or Huatazipu to see the fortresses."

These two places faced the front line of the Liao Dynasty. Liu Fengshi thought for a while: "Okay, let's go to Huatazipu. The auxiliary road happens to be there. The current Liao Kingdom is not something to be afraid of..."

Autumn has arrived, the horses have become fatter, and it is a good time to cut and kill on the grassland.

Times have also changed, and even the conservatives in the Song Dynasty dared to follow A Guda and say that the Liao Kingdom had nothing to fear.

Huatazipu is an important pass on the Taihang Flying Fox Road, and it is also a channel washed out by a river. That river is now called Yingshui.

After walking along the clear river for a day, rocky hills began to appear in front of us.

On the hills, some three-story cylindrical buildings made of concrete stones began to appear, some of which were surrounded by barbed wire.

In many dangerous places, the barbed wire fences were stretched very long, connecting two or three bunkers together. Su You knew that there were trenches connecting the three bunkers on the other side of the barbed wire fences.

The flower tower is spread on the mountainside, directly overlooking the Yingshui small plain below the mountain. The small plain here seems to be suddenly pinched into a bottleneck by the peaks on both sides. A three-dimensional defense system is created on both sides of the mountain.

There is a large army stronghold on the plain. Su You met the scouts of the new army fifty miles away from here. Now the guard of honor had just passed the mountain pass when a cavalry army rushed forward. At the head of the horse was a majestic man.

Wearing a thin new army uniform and cowhide riding boots, the standard riding sword on his waist seemed to be one size smaller than others. He came to the front of the honor guard, rolled his saddle and dismounted, and said in a majestic voice: "The last general of the Anguo Army Association
Chapter completed!