A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

The emperor said that he is optimistic about you and is waiting for you to become a pillar.

With such a sentence, any young man would probably be ecstatic and shed tears of gratitude.

But Shen An just smiled slightly and said: "I only hope that the Song Dynasty will look northward as soon as possible."

this……

Everyone was looking at Shen An with surprise.

Is this person crazy?

Even Chen Zhongheng couldn't help but want to touch Shen An's forehead to see if he had a fever.

This is the emperor's expectation. It's okay if you don't say thank you, but you still say nonsense...

wrong.

Chen Zhongheng's heart was shocked and he couldn't help but look at Shen An in shock.

He is making a statement!

Everyone must have their own political stance. Those without a stance are just useless and cannot be reused.

If Fan Zhongyan's position was that of a reformist back then, then most of the big shots in the DPRK and China are conservatives now.

Fan Zhongyan's innovation was too radical, taking the interests of most powerful gentry as the main breakthrough point, and finally failed miserably under heavy pressure.

This is a typical example of hasty reform and hasty failure.

Fan Zhongyan's political stance failed, and he has since separated from the mainstream circle.

And what about Shen An?

Looking north to the country!

This is Shen An’s political declaration!

Amidst the calls for peace, he shouted a shocking voice.

"Look north to the country!"

Zhao Zhen looked at Shen An with complicated eyes and sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Look north to the country!"

This is an unconventional political statement.

It is also a political statement that will be criticized.

Now that Song and Liao are at peace, everyone is enjoying the dividends of peace, but you, Shen An, shouted the slogan "Watch the country from the north" with murderous intent. What do you want to do?

Look north!

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but look to the north.

There was his dream there, but it was a pity that it was shattered in the end.

The prime ministers and assistants did not dare to look north at all, and even the most courageous Han Qi shrank his neck after the defeat of Haoshuichuan.

Looking north?

He was a little frustrated, but when he saw Shen An's heroic face, he couldn't help but smile.

"Okay! Being young is good! I...wait."

He slowly turned around and left, and Chen Zhongheng quickly followed.

After leaving the palace, Zhe Kexing ran away in a hurry. Shen An knew that he was going to announce the good news, so he smiled and asked Zhe Jizu to quickly go and show his loyalty.

At Shen's house, Guoguo was waiting under the eaves of the front yard with her two pets.

She was sitting there, with Huahua on her left and Lamb on her right.

She held her chin with one hand and moved her head little by little.

Guoguo, who was taking a nap, suddenly felt that she was being picked up. She opened her eyes and said happily: "Brother!"

"You didn't sleep well last night!"

Shen An carried her to the backyard, and Zhuang Laoshi followed beside him, asking anxiously: "Mr. Lang, how is that going?"

Shen An said casually: "There will be a reward coming soon, be prepared to receive it."

Zhuang Laoshi's face immediately became brighter. When Shen An entered the inner courtyard, he shouted: "Everyone comes out and sweeps."

The front yard was swept clean, and Zhuang Laoshi and his people were guarding it.

Later two carriages arrived.

Half the cart was filled with copper coins, but they were not valuable.

A cart and a half of good stuff, this is the hard currency.

Zhuang Laoshi happily brought people into the warehouse, while Shen An played with his sister, who fell asleep soon and fell unconscious.

When he was hanging out on the forum in his previous life, he argued with everyone about the structure of the crossbow, but that was just a theory.

As a result, after getting started, three consecutive ideas were judged by the veteran craftsmen as failures or limited improvements. In the end, the fourth plan was successful.

The process of racking his brains for three days was very exciting, but now he was as tired as a dead dog.

Guoguo didn't sleep well last night. She had been napping while waiting for her brother.

So when Aunt Chen came in, she saw Shen An sleeping on the chair, and Guo Guo sitting on his lap and falling asleep in his arms.

The brother and sister went to bed together. Aunt Chen pursed her lips and smiled, then went out to tell the family to be quiet.

At this time, the prime ministers and important ministers in Beijing, as well as the palace chief, the bodyguard Sima Jun, and the three yamen chiefs of the infantry army gathered in the palace.

A dense group of people are looking ahead.

Single winding, single use...

"Two hundred steps!"

"Well, it's two hundred steps!"

"Let's see if we can break the armor!"

All questions were answered after the crossbow was fired.

The guard who inspected the target came with the target in hand, looking excited.

"Penetrate!"

"Penetrate!"

After a burst of exclamation, the ministers and ministers proudly said that with this weapon, the country of the Song Dynasty would be as solid as gold.

The atmosphere was very lively, and some even said that the peaceful years would last for fifty years as a result.

"If we create a crossbow formation, who would dare to spy on the Song Dynasty?"

"If we set up an array of 100,000 crossbows, the Liao and Xixia people will be frightened by the news!"

The civil servants gradually began to talk nonsense.

Their words sounded like farts to the warrior's ears.

"This is a sharp weapon, Your Majesty, please keep it secret!"

What?

The powers of the chiefs of the three yamen were similar to those of the governor's office in the Ming Dynasty, and they did not have the right to mobilize the army.

Moreover, among the three yamen officers, one was promoted through seniority, one was a relative, and only one was a veteran with actual combat experience.

The three of them stood at the bottom. Before the emperor and the ministers greeted them, they were not allowed to participate in the discussion. They had to stand respectfully. If they slacked off a little, the ministers dared to scold them in person.

So the officials of the three yamen didn't even dare to let out a fart, and just listened to the civil servants shouting.

In the end, Chen Zhongheng, who still felt something was wrong on the sidelines, suppressed something and wanted to keep it a secret.

Then most of the civil servants frowned at him, and some even muttered about the internal servants interfering in politics.

A group of guards were on guard at the edge. When someone heard this, they couldn't help but said: "That's right!"

Several civil servants looked at the source of the sound with unkind eyes.

Do you think we are spies? How dare you say something disrespectful.

A group of guards were a little panicked. UU reading www. ｕｕａｓ.net

But the man who spoke came out with a blushing face. He first crossed his hands and saluted, and then said: "Your Majesty, I used to serve in the army. Military discipline is strict in the army. Anyone who leaks military information will be punished at least, and at worst. Beheading in public display... the villain is guilty."

Zhao Zhen frowned and said: "This matter... should be kept secret. If the Liao and Xixia people find out, it will be a disaster."

The civil servants who had yelled earlier all retreated in disbelief.

Fu Bi said happily: "Your Majesty, this is an important weapon. Every item should be recorded. If it is lost, it will be lost!"

This is the most stringent preventive measure, but Zhao Zhen nodded with deep understanding.

Song Xiang now represents the position of the military, so he asked: "Your Majesty, this thing must be of great use. The craftsman has made great contributions. I would like to commend him and reward him generously to encourage those who come after him."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "You should be rewarded heavily, but I don't know what to reward."

Fu Bi said casually: "It's better to reward a craftsman with more money and add a seal."

The Song Dynasty has a lot of unofficial officials, and if you get them out casually, they are guaranteed to drive the craftsman crazy.

Zhao Zhen sighed sadly: "It was Shen An... and Zhe Kexing who did it."

Those people were petrified in an instant...

Fu Bi felt as if he had eaten a fly, but he was more shocked.

Shen An actually knows the skills of a craftsman?

Fu Bi really wanted to cut open Shen An's brain to see what was inside.

That boy!

It seems that he just picked up something casually and threw it there, but we want to regard it as an important weapon of the Song Dynasty.

This feeling is really... so uncomfortable!

But in any case, this is an important weapon that is of great use to the country and can give the Song Dynasty a lot of confidence.

So Fu Bi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I should be rewarded heavily!"