surnamed Wang

Chapter 256
The emperor left suddenly, just after arranging the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor, and was busy with the funeral affairs of Emperor Xian En, Wang Gangquan, as the first assistant minister of the dynasty, was already busy enough to hit the back of his head.

After finally calming down for a while, Wang Bingde started to make trouble again. Wang Bingquan didn't even have time to eat, so he hurried to the ordnance factory.

"Brother Lu Ming, how are the firearms prepared?"

As soon as Wang Gangquan entered the gate, he shouted in the direction of the shooting range.

Now Liu Luming is shooting there, and he can't hear other voices at all. He has been very busy these days. A while ago, Emperor Xianen's funeral had just been arranged, and Wang Gangquan found him with a stack of blueprints. After an afternoon, I finally figured it out.

Wang Gangquan took over the dark guard after the death of Emperor Xianen, and thus knew a lot of news.

Before Wang Bingde intercepted two hundred firecrackers from the Wang Dynasty army, and he controlled the entire water bandit gang, and the weapon factory belonging to the water bandit gang naturally also fell into his hands. It shouldn't be that difficult.

Although it can't be exactly the same, it should still be possible to achieve seven or eight points.

Although Dynasty still has an advantage in artillery, the production of artillery is too slow. Since the test firing was completed, only five have been produced until now, which cannot have much impact on the battle situation. Therefore, the development of new weapons is imminent.

Wang Gangquan and his brother studied for several days, and finally finalized the plan.

It may not be realistic to research a perfect fixed-loading ammunition in a short period of time, but it is still possible to produce a semi-finished product, and then a special person will be responsible for loading it. The trouble is a bit troublesome, but it is also a helpless move at the moment.

……

"How's it going?"

Wang Gingquan stepped forward and pulled off Liu Luming's earplugs. The latter turned his head, but Wang Gingquan was startled.

Seeing that Liu Luming's face was dark, he grinned and showed two rows of white teeth, which made Wang Gangquan feel like he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

"Why did you make your face look like Ah San?"

"Who is San?"

Liu Luming asked subconsciously, and then touched his face, only to find that his face was ashen.

"Don't mention it, I have tested hundreds of rounds of ammunition this morning, and there is no time to wash my face.

Also, I have been at the shooting range every day for the past few days, and now I have tinnitus from time to time when I sleep at night. "

As Liu Luming talked, he began to pour bitter water.

Wang Gangquan also felt a little sorry, and said:
"I'll talk to the emperor later, and I'll raise your salary."

"It's best to give me another level and a half." Liu Luming quickly added.

"I see, as long as you do this job beautifully, it will be a great achievement."

How could Wang Bingquan not understand Liu Luming's thoughts?Didn't he want to become a senior member early so that he could be worthy of the Sixth Princess Wang Binghui.

Hearing this, the other party let out a smirk, and then got down to business:
"Give me another ten days, and I'll make sure it's finished beautifully."

"Ten days?" Wang Bingquan's eyes widened, "The second child has gone to three cities in a row, and he won't be able to hit the capital after ten days?"

"That's seven days." Liu Luming gritted his teeth and said.

Wang Gangquan directly stretched out five fingers, "Five days, no more, don't forget that we still have time to give birth. After this matter is over, I guarantee you will be promoted two levels in a row."

Liu Luming's eyes were excited when he heard the words, he thought about his air when he was promoted, and thought about Liu Gong's active face, and the wedding night in the bridal chamber...

"Okay, done!" Liu Luming clenched his fists and said.

Seeing this, Wang Gangquan showed a satisfied smile, patted the other party's shoulder and said:

"Brother, do a good job. I will change your sister-in-law next year."

"Thank you, Brother Wang..."

As soon as Liu Luming finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong. Before he could recall, Wang Gangquan continued to ask:

"Is your father home?"

"My father has nothing to do all day after he retired, so he should be playing chess with other old men."

"Okay, got it, you go first."

……

Wang Gangquan left the ordnance factory and walked all the way to Liu's residence.

Mr. Liu Ge is getting older now, no longer compared to a few years ago. He used to walk from the Meridian Gate to the Hall of Supreme Harmony without panting. Now he needs to rest several times.

Although the old man wanted to be a veteran of the four dynasties, it was a pity that he was old and had to accept his old age.The purpose of Wang Gangquan's trip was to ask the old man to come back out of the mountain again. Although it was not moral for Liu Luming and his family to pluck wool, it was really helpless.

He had said a few good words for the military officer because of Yan Hanhai's dereliction of duty before, and while he pleased the military officer, he also offended many civilian officials. Now that Feng Shui has taken turns, as the first assistant minister, he wanted to implement some policies, but he was met with dissatisfaction. Less resistance.

For example, in the case of redress, it is really difficult to get these people to contribute money and efforts. The generals sent to the south have been selected, but the food and grass have not progressed. Some say that there is insufficient food in various places, and some say that bandits along the way are rampant. Yes, in short, no one wants to suffer.

The imperial court will send people to count the autumn harvest every year. This year's grain production exceeds previous years, and the granaries in various places are abundant. How can there be insufficient grain?
Facing this group of officials who were talking nonsense with their eyes open, Wang Gingquan either beat him or scolded him, but in the end he had no choice but to find a way to ask his mentor, Mr. Liu Ge, to help.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Liu's residence, Wang Bingquan heard shouts from inside:

"Hey old Liu, how can you regret playing chess?"

"Just one step, just one step."

"Just one step, you have regretted five times in this round."

"the last time."

Wang Gangquan couldn't help shaking his head when he heard that, Liu Ge was always famous for being a stinky chess player, but he also liked to play against others, and would regret eight or nine times every time he made a move.

As time passed, gradually no one was willing to play chess with him. Only this Mr. Sun, who had been friends with him for decades, had to play a few tricks with him because of face.

Wang Gingquan came behind Old Liu Ge, and bowed his hands to Mr. Sun opposite, as a greeting. At this moment, Old Liu Ge was frowning and thinking, and didn't notice that there was someone behind him at all.

"Flying car." Wang Bingquan reminded in a low voice.

When Liu Ge heard the words, he immediately showed an expression of enlightenment, and ate a horse opposite him with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Master Sun immediately frowned, and moved the pawn a step forward.

"Vault."

When Wang Gingquan spoke again, Liu Ge's eyes lit up, and he jumped the horse and ate the opposite cannon.

"General! Haha, old grandson, your chess skills are not good enough."

Mr. Sun, who was originally in a good situation, had a wry smile on his face at this moment, and he said to Wang Gangquan opposite:

"A true gentleman who watches chess without saying a word, Eighth Prince, you..."

Before Wang Gangquan could speak, Elder Liu Ge interjected first:
"Old Sun, you can't afford to lose, can't you? This is my student. I taught him his skills. Who will be the next one? You have ordered this pot of wine."

Wang Quanquan bowed his hands to the old man opposite, and made a confession:
"Don't blame Old Sun, I'm a real villain, I'll treat you to this drink."

The old man surnamed Sun who can be said to be very important in the court hall smiled and said:

"It's just a jug of wine, it's okay. What this old guy likes is a jar of good wine that the old man has kept privately. Just give it to him. I don't know what the prince is doing here?"

The old man's name is Sun Chenghong. He has served in the imperial court since the time of Taizu.

Sun Chenghong is a laid-back person. He has made a lot of achievements in the decades of being an official. When I was old, I settled down in the capital.

……

Wang Gingquan looked at his mentor, and immediately bowed to the end, "I implore the teacher to return to the court to preside over the overall situation."

"Why?"

Old Liu Ge showed doubts. He had just retired not long ago, and he still understood the officials of the court.

The current ministers of the humerus are a bit smoother, but they also have the ability, otherwise he would not be at ease and let go.

Wang Gangquan smiled wryly, and said slowly:

"Sir, you must be aware that there is no shortage of talented people in the court today. Thanks to the efforts of three generations of emperors, no one in the court is mediocre.

But the more capable they are, the more they will disobey each other. Although the civil and military officials in the original court were divided into factions, they were also balanced in power and hindered each other.

Now that the former emperor passed away, the foundation of the new emperor is unstable, and the older generation of officials have retired one after another, these newly promoted officials have shown signs of forming cliques for personal gain.

The civil servant camp that was like Tietong back then has been divided into multiple parts.

It may be an exaggeration to say that they resist the order and disrespect it, but it is extremely easy to bully the superior and flatter the inferior. Until now, some people still procrastinate and refuse to implement the order issued half a month ago, and often prevaricate with various reasons when asked.

The disciple came to his mentor for help when he really had no other way. "

Wang Gingquan uttered all the embarrassment he had suffered in the past half month, and the two old men on the opposite side also frowned and thought about it.

Forming a party for personal gain has always been a taboo in court, but the boundaries between what constitutes forming a party and what constitutes selfishness are very blurred.

If it is strictly counted, the two old people playing chess together can also be regarded as forming a party for personal gain.

Because it is hard to judge, so as long as it is not too extreme, the emperor will mostly turn a blind eye, but it is really the first time that they have united to bully the emperor like this.

Wang Gingquan was also very passive. Although the emperor asked him to be a life-saving minister before his death, he could enjoy the power of life and death, but he still refused after careful consideration.

Your Majesty is too young now, and there are many things to learn. If you control everything by yourself, this emperor may never be able to become a talent.

Therefore, Wang Gangquan is now only the chief assistant with the title of prince. There are many things that are inconvenient to do. If he really ignores them, he will inevitably take the opportunity to eradicate the infamy of dissidents. Such hate speech.

Sometimes Wang Gangquan also thinks, if he was the emperor, he would have been served by the court staff long ago, so where is it your turn to show off your might here?
……

Mr. Liu Ge stroked his beard and thought for a while, then looked at Sun Chenghong opposite, "Old Sun, what do you think?"

The latter laughed dumbly and said:
"How can you see it? There are no tigers on the mountain, and monkeys are called kings. These little bastards are beaten by shortcomings."

"You have a lot of ideas, come up with a solution."

"What's this called?" Sun Chenghong laughed and cursed, and then said seriously: "But there is indeed a way, you two come here with your ears."

After a long while, Wang Bingquan and Liu Gelao looked at each other, dumbfounded, this move is pretty bad.

Wang Gangquan hesitated for a long time, embarrassedly said:

"Teacher, is this appropriate?"

Elder Liu Ge glared at him, "Don't you just want me to be this villain? The old man is quite old, and the loess is buried up to his neck, so he doesn't care about the infamy."

Wang Gangquan smiled when he heard the words, and bowed again to the veteran of the three dynasties.

"Teacher is righteous."

……

The next day, there was a commotion in the court hall, not because of anything new, but because of old things about food and grass being brought up again.

As soon as Wang Bingquan brought it up, there was another commotion in the crowd. Dozens of civil officials divided into dozens of groups, shirking each other's responsibilities. Some said that Donglu Zhongzhou is a large grain-producing province, so it should provide enough grain and grass. Some said that Jiangnan Road is rich. , they should be responsible for the expenses.

In short, it is mutual excuses, and no one is willing to pay money and food.

Wang Gangquan wanted to let the Ministry of Households make a unified plan, but the Minister of the Ministry of Households spread his hands, saying that the chief envoys from all over the country did not agree with the plan he gave, and asked the Holy Majesty to make a ruling in person.

The new emperor, whose father had just died, hadn't recovered yet, and didn't know much about the situation in various places. He wanted to let Wang Gangquan, his uncle, make a decision, but none of the officials below expressed his conviction.

……

At this moment, a cold hum made the scene calm down.

Elder Liu Ge, who was over [-] years old, put on his official uniform again and walked in from outside the hall. After scanning around, he respectfully bowed to the new emperor and said:

"Veteran Liu Jianbai, see His Majesty the Emperor."

The scene was silent for a while.

"Mr. Liu, please stand up and give me a seat!"

"no need."

Old Liu Ge said in a deep voice, and then stood up with the support of Wang Gingquan. He turned around and looked at the Minister of the Household with his cloudy eyes.

This Master Shangshu can be regarded as a disciple of Liu Ge Lao in terms of seniority.

Elder Liu Ge walked forward slowly, and stood still in front of Hubu Shangshu, while everyone around quietly watched the scene in front of him.

"Teacher, you..."

As soon as Hubu Shangshu opened his mouth, he heard a "snap" and directly hit Mr. Liu Ge on the mouth.

"You still have the nerve to call me a teacher? Is that how I taught you?"

Although Hubu Shangshu was only in his early fifties, he was still knocked to the ground by Liu Ge, who was in his seventies, and his molars almost flew out.

Elder Liu Ge pointed at the other party and said:

"I taught you to relieve His Majesty's worries, but you are making things difficult for His Majesty. The rebels have conquered three cities, and you haven't paid any money. Are you waiting for the country to perish?"

As he said that, he was about to go up and slap him, Wang Gangquan hurriedly stopped him when he saw this, and shouted in his mouth:

"Teacher, you can't do it. Your hand can crush walnuts. If you hit it again, Master Shang Shu will die."

"And you!"

It's good that Wang Gingquan didn't speak, but when he opened his mouth, Liu Gelao instantly pointed the finger at him.

"How did you become the chief assistant? Before the emperor passed away, he entrusted the crown prince to you. You can completely make decisions for His Majesty, and get rid of these rebellious officials and thieves..."

As the old man said, he nodded his hand to the people around him, "Drag the disloyal ministers among them out of the Meridian Gate and behead them."

"How did this happen?" Wang Gangquan asked hastily.

"What can't be done? At least half of them are disciples of the old man's disciples. The old man allows you to send them away at will."

"What about the other half?"

Wang Gangquan said something that made everyone present tremble.

"The other half?"

Liu Ge was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This old man is a bit mean-spirited. You can kill them. After killing them, I will help you to make amends to their teacher."

"..."

The whole hall suddenly fell silent.

There wasn't a fool present, how could they not see that this was a play, but so what if they saw it?
This old man, whose status and qualifications far exceeded theirs, personally stood up to support the Eighth Prince, and it was still under the banner of a teacher teaching his disciples.

It is a matter of course for a teacher to teach a lesson to his disciples, who would dare to say no?

……

Wang Gangquan ordered the guards to send the old man who was so angry and trembling home, while he turned around calmly.

"My lords have heard it too. Let me say it again. All localities have to contribute money and efforts to wipe out the traitors. I will write a booklet for the specific situation. If anyone wants to hide his secrets, he will be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and the Fa will be executed on the spot!
After I finish speaking, who agrees?Who is against? "

The officials in the hall were silent for a moment, and then bowed in unison, "Observe the order!"

Wang Gangquan smiled awe-inspiringly, what he lacked was a famous teacher.

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(End of this chapter)