Chapter 130: Four Kind Men of Bianliang City
"Or you should just forget what I said just now, and pretend that we have never met today." Li Qingzhao blinked her big watery eyes and changed the subject in a stiff tone.
"That won't do. You say I look down on others, but I haven't hidden anything. I've told you everything clearly. You can't deny it. Artillery theory and ballistic calculations are the most confidential knowledge in our Song Dynasty. Either join the organization, or..."
Zhao Huan made a gesture of wiping his neck: "Only the dead can keep secrets."
Li Qingzhao muttered quietly, "How can it be so clear? What are x, y, g, t, sin, cos, tan? I don't even understand the question, let alone how to calculate the angle."
"You've made it clear, haven't you?" Zhao Huan laughed heartily. "I also think I have the talent to be a teacher."
Li Qingzhao: ~~~~~
"Isn't this what I said so clearly? Of all the things I said, how come you only heard this?" Li Qingzhao complained internally, cleared her throat, and said helplessly, "I didn't understand it at all!"
"Sir, I suddenly remembered that I had an appointment to paint at White Lady's house today. I have to go there quickly."
Li Qingzhao apologized and prepared to escape.
"Okay!" Zhao Huan agreed readily.
Li Qingzhao breathed a sigh of relief, then heard Zhao Huan's devilish voice: "Come to Funing Hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning for class. I will personally tutor you in mathematics and physics."
Li Qingzhao: ~~~~~
Outside the Bian Jing Palace, there is a huge, clean square paved with bluestone. The Bianhe Street extends into the distance, and on both sides are the mansions of dignitaries, arranged according to the size of their official positions.
The sky is brilliant and the earth is warm.
The streets are crowded with people, it is very lively.
The White Snake mentioned by Li Qingzhao was named Bai Qiannuo. She was the only daughter of Bai Shizhong, the Prime Minister, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Duke Chongguo of the time. She was proficient in everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs, and was known as the second most talented woman in Bianliang City.
The most talented woman is naturally the famous Li Qingzhao.
Bai Shizhong had no political talent, but he was very good at painting. Song Huizong was an artistic emperor, so he became the prime minister.
According to historical records, Shi Zhong was once ordered by the Spring Official to compile a list of auspicious signs reported by the sky. If there were any that could not be fully described in words, he would draw pictures and submit them. Shi Zhong submitted "Records of Auspicious Signs of Zhenghe" and "Praises". When he became the Prime Minister, he presented congratulations to Xianghe, Xiaguang and others.
In order to gain a firm foothold, Bai Shizhong followed the will of Cai Jing and his son, commonly known as clinging to the thighs. In the name of Cai Jing and his son, Bai Shizhong cheated people and made a lot of money, becoming a winner in life.
Bai Shizhong is roughly similar to Ding Yizhen under Li Dakang.
You have been making a fortune and accepting benefits in my name, and I can pretend not to know; but you must not give me less than my share, and the money must be legitimate and clean.
After Zhao Huan ascended the throne, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu resigned from their posts, and other powerful officials were either beheaded or exiled. Bai Shizhong restrained himself a lot and donated a lot of silver under Cai Jing's friendly persuasion.
As Jin marched south to attack the Song Dynasty, many refugees took refuge in Bianliang City. A large number of people actively rescued the refugees, either voluntarily or forced. The four people who contributed the most were highly praised by the people of Bianliang City - the Four Good Men.
First on the list is Cai Jing, who donated cotton-padded clothes to soldiers, opened soup kitchens, and converted several mansions in the outer city into housing, saving over 70,000 refugees. Grand Tutor Cai, despite having committed many wrongdoings, repented in his old age, a truly remarkable achievement. Because of the saying, "A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold," Cai Jing was nicknamed Cai Buhuan.
The second person is Gao Jian. You may not be familiar with this name, but his nickname must be known to everyone, Gao Yanei, the dandy who molested Lin Chong's wife and forced Lin Chong to go to Liangshan.
Gao Yanei has a good father. Gao Qiu is the head of the Privy Council. The soldiers who represent the ceiling of the handicraft industry are used clearly by Gao Qiu. All private construction of bricks, tiles, mud, furniture, etc. are done by the Gao family. It can be said that Gao Qiu is the largest contractor in the Northern Song Dynasty's Bianliang City.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, it would be a blessing for a powerful official like Gao Qiu, who had risen to power by flattery and a good kick, to be alive.
Gao Qiu asked his son Gao Jian to use the emperor's name to provide porridge to the common people in Bianliang City, donate money and materials, and open several brick factories in the outer city, which operated at full capacity to ensure the repair and renovation of the Bianliang City defense line.
Not only that, during a major disaster, there are always people who take the opportunity to do wrong things. The playful and mischievous Gao Yanei gathered a group of playboys to maintain order in the city of Bianliang. He took care of everything personally, mainly to beat those who took the opportunity to cause trouble. He was called Gao Qingtian.
The third person is Qin Hui. You would never have thought that even though Qin Hui, the Chief Censor, is no longer in Bianliang City, there are still legends about him in Bianliang City.
Qin Hui was a man of superb political wisdom and a master of speculation, but he was also good at disguise and always appeared to be a gentle young man. This guy packaged himself as a pro-war faction and then rose to prominence.
Because he impeached Li Ye, a minister of six ru, he was forced to go to jail. As compensation, he was appointed as the Chief Censor after his release. Without even returning home, he went to Korea on behalf of the Song Dynasty to seek reinforcements for the Song Dynasty.
That’s not all. Before going on a diplomatic mission to Goryeo, he opened the door of his only house so that the refugees who had nowhere to live could have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
Qin Hui's reputation was even higher than Cai Jing's because he had no bad reputation before. He did not even keep a house of his own, but used it all to accommodate refugees. He was incorruptible and was known as Qin Buliu.
The fourth person is White Snake. She is very famous in Bianliang City, not only because of her reputation as the second most talented woman in Bianliang City, but also because of her kind heart.
White Snake's main job is a doctor. In times without war, she often provides free diagnosis and medicine to the elderly and children who cannot afford medical treatment in Bianliang City.
During the period of resisting the Jin army, for some unknown reason, her father Bai Shizhong, who always loved money, actually took out something worth two million taels of silver and gave it to her for use in the relief work.
With the money, Bai Niangzi's rescue scale was unprecedentedly improved. The number of injured people she treated alone was almost the same as that of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Because the Imperial Medical Bureau was very poor.
Why are we poor? It’s because the leaders in a certain research field are so vast that they have moved all the money to research and development.
Because she is beautiful and kind-hearted, White Snake is called the White Bodhisattva.
During the war, the stability within the city of Bianliang was truly inseparable from the example set by these four people. If converted into silver, it would be about 6 million taels, which is not a small amount.
Zhao Huan took their kindness into consideration and did not pursue their faults any further.
There is nothing better than admitting one's mistakes and correcting them.
Zhao Huan would never admit that it was because he had not yet emptied their pockets.
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