After leaving Chao Mansion, Song An led Zhao Xingde directly to the Hanlin Academy.

"This is Xiaguan's fellow junior, Zhao Yuanzhi." Entering the various bureaus of the Hanlin Academy in the palace, as long as Song An had a connection with Chao Buzhi, he could get through without any hindrance. Zhao Xingde couldn't help but be secretly surprised by the breadth of Chao Buzhi's connections in the Hanlin Academy.

Song An seemed to see the doubts in his heart and said with a smile: "In the imperial court system, civil servants are transferred every three years and military officers are transferred every five years. However, it takes ten years for the art officers of the Hanlin Academy to be promoted to a higher rank. Therefore, although the master is only promoted from seventh grade

Even though he was framed as the Taishi Bureau Order, he was also one of the highest-ranking officials in the Taishi Bureau. What's more, with his status in the scholarly world and the literary world, how could he compete with these Hanlin Academy officials even if he was framed?

Tricksters and officials treat them as equals."

Zhao Xingde nodded. Chao Buzhi's literary reputation was all over the world, and he also had many friends among the scholar-bureaucrats. Although he was an official in the Hanlin Academy, he was not a miscellaneous person who could be suppressed at will. He couldn't help but imagine that if he was a highly respected Confucian master

Master Yang Shi was sent to the Hanlin Academy to serve as an official, and if he brought his disciples and grandchildren along with him, would it greatly enhance the status of the Hanlin Academy and even compete with the Hanlin Academy? Some people are restricted by official positions, and some are

, but it cannot be restricted by official positions.

While walking around, Zhao Xingde saw a lot of strange things that made him jaw-dropping. In the Taishi Bureau, there were not only crystal-ground magnifying glasses, telescopes, sky-viewing mirrors, etc., but also a rather huge water-borne instrument platform.

Not only could he observe and demonstrate celestial phenomena, but he could also tell time and tell the time. Just when he was amazed by this huge thing, he suddenly heard a little bronze figure drilled out of the leak of the lotus copper pot placed next to the instrument platform, clanking.

The clang struck the cymbal, and the sound was quite loud, which startled Zhao Xingde.

When Song An saw this, he smiled and said: "This is a time-telling cymbal made by the officials of the Taishi Bureau in conjunction with the craftsmen of Dongbazuo to save trouble. Every time the cymbal is struck, it must be struck eight times." Almost at the same time as the cymbal sounded, not far away,

The bells of the Daqing Hall bell rang. Zhou Zhichang, who was accompanying him from the Taishi Bureau, subconsciously relaxed. The time in Tokyo was based on the bells of the Daqing Hall, and the correction of the bells of the Daqing Hall relied on the water movement instrument.

If there is a discrepancy between the time-telling of the cymbal god and the bells of the Daqing Hall on the copper engraved oculus next to the Elephant Platform, he will immediately play it with the tooth plate to correct the lotus oval on the other side of the Daqing Hall.

He came from later generations, but in this ancient Hanlin Academy, he looked more like Grandma Liu. Zhao Xingde looked up at the roof in embarrassment, but his sight froze again. An extremely magnificent star map was drawn on the dome without beams.

, thousands of stars are connected with dotted lines into hundreds of groups, and the twenty-eight constellations and other three to four hundred star groups are marked in regular script next to them, which are called star officials at this time. Under the stars, there are dense map diagrams and annotations, and labels

Show the name of the star contained in each group of stars, the star's distance from the star to the constellation and the extreme distance, etc.

Song An smiled and looked at his junior brother's dumbfounded look. It was the same when he first came to the Taishi Bureau to see the situation. The Song Dynasty prohibited people from practicing astronomy privately. Whether they were scholar-officials or common people, they always had an inexplicable interest in the mysterious starry sky.

A sense of awe, when one is suddenly exposed to the magnificent star map of the Taishi Bureau, no matter who it is, they will always be attracted instantly.

"It's really..." Zhao Xingde finally withdrew his gaze. He wanted to find a word to describe his shock, but he was speechless and couldn't. He only stared blankly at Song An and his accompanying director Zhou Jin.

"Okay, let's go to Shang Yao Bureau." Song An smiled and was about to leave with Zhao Xingde. The director Zhou Jin hesitated for a moment, took two steps, raised his hands and said to Song An: "Song Duguan, help me."

I will never forget your kindness. If you are asked to do anything in the future, please do as you are told."

"What are you doing?" Song An was stunned, then suddenly remembered, waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's a small effort, so why bother?"

After the two of them parted tacitly, Zhao Xingde couldn't help but Song An said in a low voice: "A few days ago, the people of Bianliang sent Mr. Huang Zhoushan out of the capital. This Zhou Zhichang and several colleagues from the Hanlin Academy

They also went there, but were captured by the Kaifeng Prefecture. The subordinate officials of the Kaifeng Prefecture threatened them and said that they would be charged with treason. Their families went to the master. I was acquainted with Cao Shenjun of the Kaifeng Prefecture. After passing the message, they were released.

come out."

He said it in an understatement, as if rescuing a few magic officers from the prison of Kaifeng Mansion was really as light as a feather. Song An, the capital of the Ministry of Justice, was in charge of the increase and removal of subordinate staff in the Ministry of Justice, conspiracy and family involvement, etc. Although

He is not noble enough, and it is difficult to get promoted, but it is a job that can kill someone's life or save someone's life. Every month, he has to deal with countless relationships and solve the case of Zhou Jin, who was obviously defrauded by a small official in Kaifeng Mansion.

It's really not worth mentioning.

Entering Shang Pharmacy, a scent mixed with the smell of medicine hit your face. The palace maids came back and forth, some helping to prepare medicines, and others waiting to deliver the prepared pills to each palace. Zhao Xingde was proficient in medical skills and carefully looked at the piles of pills.

Most of the neat medicinal materials are prescriptions for nourishing the body and regulating Qi. It seems that the royal family pays great attention to maintaining the body. In this Shang Pharmacy, Zhao Xingde looks at the beautiful women with interest more than when he looks at the acupuncture medicinal materials.

I thought to myself that Shang Shi, Shang Yi, and Shang She might also have the same sight of beautiful women. Unfortunately, only Shang Pharmacy was under the jurisdiction of the Hanlin Academy due to medical issues, so I could still travel here.

However, he had no chance to see several other internal affairs. He suddenly thought that as an emperor, he would use all the children and wealth of the world to serve one person's desires, but the three palaces and six courtyards were taken for granted. No wonder everyone wanted to compete for this position. He was everywhere.

While looking around, Zhao Xingde suddenly saw that the palace maid who had given him a sweat scarf on behalf of her master after the Qingming Festival last time was also waiting to get the pills. The palace maid happened to see him, her beautiful eyes flashed, and then she lowered her eyelashes and pretended

Do not know.

Zhao Xingde smiled slightly and did not come forward to say hello. At this moment, Song An also met an acquaintance. He cupped his hands to a middle-aged man in scarlet official robes who came to get the medicine and said, "Master Shen." The middle-aged man said.

The man had a Chinese character face, no beard on his chin, and a calm expression. He raised his eyes and glanced at Song An, smiled slightly, and bowed his hands to him, then turned to the person from Shang Pharmacy who was accompanying him.

Opposite Mr. Shen, Deng Zhichang of Shang Yao Bureau saw him turn his face, and his relaxed smile immediately bloomed again. He glanced at Song An and the two of them, and lowered his voice and said, "I have prepared what you want, sir."

Got it." After saying that, he put a small white porcelain medicine bottle into Shen Yun's hand.

Shen Yun borrowed the medicine bottle and snorted slightly, "Just because Shang Yao Bureau used the wrong amount of medicine last time, Jinyan Mansion suffered a lot of losses. I think you should have a better memory this time." Listen to Deng.

His long ears felt like thunder, and his body trembled slightly. This "Qianxin Powder" is an extremely difficult poison to prepare. After taking it, people will feel like suffering from heartache and a nasty disease, and they will die after a while. But it's just that

If you want to reach the point where people and gods don't know, the amount of medicine you need to use must be very particular. The former Imperial City Secretary asked for Qianxin Powder to be used. It was said that the medicine was too strong, and the dead man's face turned blue, which exposed the Imperial City Secretary's Jinyan.

There was a hidden line hidden by the government in Shangjing of the Liao Kingdom. Eunuch Shen became furious and implicated more than ten people including Feng Yu of Shang Yao Bureau, and disappeared from sight.

"Don't worry, Mr. Shen, the medicine powder this time was mixed under the personal supervision of the lower official. It will not delay the important event." Deng Zhichang felt that soybean sweat had broken out on his back. This time he was afraid that the medicine was too strong, so he released it. After a few doses of tiger and wolf medicine, the person who was drugged seemed to have died of a heart attack. Even if the imperial doctor came to examine it, there was no trace of poisoning.

After Shen Yun left, Song An just breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhao Xingde, "This is Eunuch Shen, the official of the Imperial City Surgeon." "Eunuch?" Zhao Xingde whispered subconsciously. He saw that Shen Yun was tall and tall. There was a sword hanging on his waist, and I thought he was a military attache of the Imperial Guard. "This Eunuch Shen specializes in investigating crimes of rebellion and collusion with the enemy. Although his rank is not high, many princes and generals have to avoid him." I have also dealt with him several times. Although he is a father-in-law, he is still diligent in the king's affairs." Song An explained in a low voice.

While the two were talking, Deng Zhichang had already walked over, and Song An introduced him: "Brother Deng, this is Xiaguan's fellow disciple, Zhao Xingde, who is now a Confucian scholar at Taixue."

With a smile on his face, Deng Weiyi cupped his hands and said, "It turns out that he is Chao Taishi's disciple, a young and talented man."

Although Deng Weiwei was a seventh-rank official, his official rank was one step higher than the seventh-rank Taishi Bureau Order, and he was also higher than Song An. However, Song An was the official of the Ministry of Justice with real power, and Chao Buzhi was the official. Although there are countless literary figures in the world who are sent to places like the Taishi Bureau, there is no guarantee that one day the officials will change their minds and they will rise to the top. Even if Chao Taishi's official position has not been promoted, he still has many powerful civil servant friends to help him. Feel free to go up A few bullets and a few stumbling blocks were not something that the director of Shangyao Bureau could withstand. After Deng Weiwei carefully talked to the two of them for a while, he turned and left.

After Zhao Xingde had completely left, the palace maid who was acquainted with Zhao Xingde walked lightly to the side of Deng Weiwei, the director of the Shang Yao Bureau, and pretended to have a casual conversation. She was the most useful person in front of the most beloved princess of the official family. The man was the most eloquent. In a few words, he asked Zhao Xingde and others the situation clearly, and then he took the fragrant pills specially made by Shang Yao Bureau and returned to the White Jade Palace with joy on his face.

The White Jade Palace Rouyi Hall is the residence of Queen Zhang. The third prince Jing Wang Zhao Qi, the daughter of Queen Zhang, has been given the residence to live in when he came of age. The sixteenth princess Zhao Huan, who was born to Zhao Qi's mother, was still young because of her age. He is young, and he is the most favored and still lives in this white jade palace.

Zhao Huan lived in a room to the east of the Rouyi Hall. The four corners were white marble columns carved with exquisite patterns. Between the columns were walls made of hollow white ceramic tiles carefully fired by the Cizhou official kiln. Above are carved wooden windows with translucent crystal pieces of various colors inside. In the middle is a sandalwood roof without a single beam. The roof is covered with glazed tiles coated with gold powder. Sunlight filters through the crystals and shines in. The interior of the house is warm and soft, and the ceramics, jade and brocade curtains in the room all reflect the soft and delicate colors.

On the carved dressing table on one side of the room, Zhao Huan was facing the dressing mirror, frowning slightly, with one eye open and one eye closed, and he carefully applied a blue-black smoky ink. On the side of the eyes. She is about fourteen or fifteen years old, with slender shoulders and a slim waist, and picturesque eyebrows. She is like a beauty, but her figure is not yet plump. Her skin is as delicate as ivory. If you apply red, it will be too red, and if you apply powder, it will be too white. However, This is also the trouble of this little princess. Recently, when applying makeup in the mirror, it seems that the makeup on her face does not add color as much as the beauty of the concubines in the palace.

"How come other people's tear-drop makeup looks so good, but I look so ugly?" Zhao Huan sighed sadly, as if resigned to his fate, he was about to wash away the makeup on his eyes with morning dew. At this time, he heard something behind him.

The young man's voice sneered and said: "Sixteenth sister is naturally beautiful, but I think she doesn't like the color of pink and black, so she should just lightly sweep her eyebrows towards the Supreme."

"Third brother?" There was a hint of surprise on Zhao Huan's face. Among the many princes and princesses, only Zhao Qi was born to her mother. The two grew up together in Zhang Guifei's palace. They were both the most favored by their father and loved each other very much.

After Zhao Qi became the king and moved out, he was sent by the Imperial City Division to visit his mother and his sister. However, when Zhao Huan turned around, he saw Zhao Qi smiling but not smiling.

His expression was wide, but his eyes were wide open, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it, third brother, you actually made fun of me with a bad woman like Mrs. Guo Guo, to see if I don't complain to my father!"

Seeing this slightly angry look, Zhao Qi's heart trembled, and he cursed himself secretly, but he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Sixteenth sister, it's all my brother's fault. For the sake of your mother's sake, you must do everything possible."

It’s better not to embarrass me.”

Zhao Huan snorted softly and said, "If my mother knew that you were teasing me, I would definitely teach you a lesson. How can I care about my mother's face?"

When Zhao Qi heard the word "joking", he was really frightened. Although his father was a suave man and liked the three princes to have his own style, he always took the princes' words and deeds very seriously.

, this crime of teasing his own sister is not big or small, and she is also the most beloved Princess Huan of the father. I am afraid that the prince brother who is hiding in the East Palace and pretending to be a sage will laugh his head off.

"Good sister, even though you live in the Rouyi Palace, you should know something about the affairs between me and my eldest brother. My father intends to let me participate in the imperial examination next year." Zhao Qi knew that this sister also knew a lot.

If she can help with matters in the palace and the dispute in the East Palace, she will be a little more sure. "If my brother wins the first prize and my father is happy, it will be a great thing."

Zhao Huan had long ago warned her mother, Empress Zhang, that she, a girl, should not involve her brothers fighting for the throne. When Zhao Qi mentioned this, he had no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb, staring at the half-washed fallen figure in the mirror with a sense of loss.

Lei Zhuang, Ren Zhao Qi begged, and only promised not to speak ill of him in front of his father.

After Zhao Qi left with great gratitude, Zhao Huan sighed lowly and felt inexplicably depressed. At this time, his confidant the palace maid Qing Nu walked forward quietly, blessed her with a blessing, and said with a happy face: "Princess

, The young master who shot Liu during the Qingming Festival is a disciple of Chao Taishi. My servant bumped into him in Shang Yao Bureau today, but she didn’t dare to come forward and speak."

"Oh?" Zhao Huan said, "What's his name? Is he really a eunuch student?" She paused, then whispered softly, "What's his family background?"

Qing Nu was well prepared, his eyes were full of pride, his mouth moved up and down, and soon he told the princess that this son's surname was Zhao Xingde, his character was Yuan Zhi, and he was the son of the late Zhao Tixin, the attendant of Longtuge.

, not yet married, before Meng Huangen entered the Imperial College, he had already passed the imperial examination and was now studying in the Imperial College.

"It turns out he is the son of Zhao Shizhi," Zhao Huan felt a chill in her heart. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, people with the same surname were not allowed to intermarry. Those who violated the rules would have their titles revoked and be sentenced to four years of hard labor. She felt empty in her heart and could hardly help but shed tears.

, Er reluctantly comforted himself and said, "According to the rules of this dynasty, princes-in-law are not allowed to hold important positions. This Mr. Zhao is both civil and military. He must have the talent to help the world and the heart of assisting the country and saving the people. If he is really destined to me, he is

In order to prevent him from being able to stretch his ambitions and talents, I will become his doom." Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel sad secretly, and whispered: "That's fine."

Although Qingnu was proficient in writing, he did not know the provisions of the Song Dynasty Code. He still said with a smile on his face: "Princess, can you ask me to inquire about Mr. Zhao's situation, such as whether the family has denied the marriage?"

Zhao Huan shook his head gently and sighed: "It's better to forget it." Qingnu saw that her expression turned from joy to sorrow, and he didn't know why. He only learned that he didn't mention the matter, and instead praised the gift that His Highness King Jing had just sent.

A white coral is tall and big and matches the decoration of Rouyi Hall.

On the east side of the palace, Song An took Zhao Xingde from Shang Yao Bureau to Dongba Zuo. Zhao Xingde's eyes were immediately attracted by a firecracker placed on the workbench.

"I heard that Yuan Zhi has a three-stone bow and is good at archery. Why is he still interested in fire guns?" Song An looked at Zhao Xingde with interest.

"After all, it's something that's hard to see outside, so you have to take a second look." Zhao Xingde said with a smile. Like a crossbow, this fire blunderbuss can allow the weak and old to kill the elderly, so it was listed as prohibited by the imperial court.

He looked back at She Lu, the firearms dealer who accompanied him. She Lu rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Zhao Xiangru can take advantage of it, but you, Chao Taishi's disciple, have nothing to taboo about."

Zhao Xingde reached out and took the wooden-handled blunderbuss in his hand. He weighed it and found it a little heavy. Because the cast iron was not strong enough, the wall of the blunderbuss tube was very thick, making the blunderbuss eye a bit small. The rear end of the cast blunderbuss tube was under the pedestal.

There are two bifurcated wooden brackets, and a wooden stick is connected to the back. The wooden stick is completely straight, and behind it is a curved shoulder stock, but it does not have a curved butt shape like later firearms.

Zhao Xingde glanced at the black iron projectile that was shining with cold light and asked, "How far can this gun shoot and how powerful is it?"

She Lu glanced at the gun and said: "This one is a heavy bullet. With a double dose, it can hit about forty steps away. If you use a light bullet, it can hit sixty steps with a single dose."

Step outside."

"So close?"

Seeing the disappointed look on Zhao Xingde's face, She Lu knew that many civil servants were opposed to switching to fire cannons, so he immediately explained: "Although the fire cannons have a shorter range than bows and arrows, they are more powerful and can penetrate heavy armor.

Anyone who is shot in the chest and abdomen will definitely die." Zhao Xingde looked at the round iron blunderbuss. There seemed to be some burrs on it that had not been completely smoothed. It would be extremely terrifying for such a projectile to penetrate flesh and blood.

A big hole, not to mention people, I'm afraid horses will die too.
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