Li Jie was walking on the way to the jail office.

The strange face and the officials behind the Zhongshu Hall who were leading the way in front of him made the officials who came and went to see him a few more times. As a celebrity in recent days, Li Jie's identity was immediately recognized and became the focus of discussion.

Over the years, Li Jie has lived in the city for no more than one-third. Without the noise of the city, Li Jie's ears have become extremely sharp. Even if he returns to the noisy imperial city now, he can still hear the gossip along the way in fragmentedly.

"All craftsmen have become officials."

Li Jie glanced at him and said this from an official with white hair and beard. He curled his lips and said to the people around him, and his eyes glanced over here. However, after meeting Li Jie's gaze, he was so scared that he shook and quickly turned his body over.

Li Jie sneered. This person was mostly an official who had been a year-long official and could not be an official, so he had resentment and complained, but he didn't know the reason why the disaster came from his mouth.

He didn't remember anyone, and his strange faces were not that easy to remember, but the officials in front of him seemed to have good ears and knew many people. He turned around and revealed the identity of the husband to him to Li Jie.

Whether to take revenge or let go afterwards depends on your own wishes.

"This is really going to be a master."

The strange thing was an official in a green robe. He was not old, but looking at his arrogant face, he must have been a Jinshi, and maybe even entered the Chongwen Academy.

The chief of the general was the chief of the Han Dynasty. When the general was the general of the general, he was the general of the master of craftsman. Hearing this, he certainly meant that he was a craftsman.

Li Jie looked at it and looked at it disdainful. His father had already achieved the enlightenment of Jingzhao Mansion. Even if he was not the eldest son, he was still in charge. People from the family of officials really think of themselves as craftsmen? What's more, even the sons of farmers can be prime ministers, and now they don't know what kind of official position they have.

"He is not a Jinshi, but he can manage the world. In the eyes of Xianggong Han, this is a great talent who can manage the world and make money."

This speech is sarcastic and plays a homophone game. However, several officials gathered together, and Li Jie was unable to find out who said it.

"Has his aunt been married?"

Another joking word made Li Jie's face sink and he no longer looked around.

His father, Li Nangong, was attacked by the censors, mainly because he supported the new law. The excuse used by the censors was that Li Nangong's mother and sister - Li Jie's aunt - had not gotten married even after thirty years old, while Li Jie's sisters were all married. The world was luxurious, and now women need a generous dowry when they get married. Li Nangong would not marry a girl because he was reluctant to marry a dowry, and his personal morality was a loss.

Li Jie couldn't say much about his elders, but the reason was not as simple as the Censorate said. It was not that the sisters of the same mother had married. How could the sisters of a mother and a compatriot couldn't bear to marry the dowry and let her live in a relative's house? As Mr. Li Nan, no matter how reluctant he is to marry the dowry, it is not as important as his face, and it is even more important than a bullet stamp from the Censorate.

But the dirty water poured on it is not so easy to wash. A thief bite it and it will be three points deep into the bones. Li Jie also knew that when the court talked about his father, Li Nangong, he would immediately think of the man who was reluctant to marry because of his brother of the same family.

And the Li family girl who can't get married.

After leaving the position of the transfer envoy of Jingxidu in Hangang, Li Nangong, who became the deputy envoy of Jingxidu in Jingxidu, became the re-divided transfer envoy of Jingxi North Road. Later, he traveled through the places and his qualifications were too old to be older. However, two years ago, Hangang wanted to recommend Li Nangong as the envoy of the Third Division, but he was opposed by a number of ministers in the court. Even the empress dowager felt that it was inappropriate. Later, he was compensated by a direct scholar of Baowen Pavilion and sent to Jingzhao Prefecture in Guanzhong.

Although Han Gang asked Li Chengzhi to be the third escort to maintain the situation and sent the officials who were most opposed to the situation to the place, after this trouble, Li Nangong left the court further and further. Seeing that he was seventy years old, he probably wouldn't have the chance to go back in his life.

His father, Li Nangong, served as an official outside, and his elder brother, Li Qian, passed the Jinshi, and also served as an official outside. Because he was extreme in his work, he was impeached by Shangguan, so he had no chance to return to Beijing. The Li family's family has now only fallen on Li Jie. As for the old things at home, it can only let time wipe out people's memories.

No matter how the officials were sore, the appointment of Li Jie as the general to be appointed to the supervisor five days after arriving in Beijing was approved by the Empress Dowager and the Secretary of the Central Secretariat. Although there were two prefixes in front of the official position due to insufficient qualifications, it was undoubtedly true that Li Jie became one of the highest officials in charge of the general to be the supervisor. More importantly, Li Jie has since become one of the most important confidants of Han Gang and is well-known to the world. There is no need to care too much about those jealousy.

The government office that was about to be the supervisor was not far away, and it arrived not long after. More than ten officials below the supervisor, nearly a hundred clerks were all waiting outside the door. Zhao Ziji, the general supervisor, also welcomed the arrival of his colleagues in the door.

The jealous eyes were much less on the faces of the officials in the prison than outside. Most of them were knowledgeable people, and they had dealt a lot in the past two years, so they knew how difficult it was for Li Jiebo to do this job.

Zhao Ziji, who was sentenced to be the supervisor, was a member of the new party. However, he was considered abiding by the rules in front of Han Gang and did not cause trouble due to party disputes. He was very well-organized during the construction of the track, so he was able to remain in office safely. Although Li Jie was the case this time, his work did not conflict with Zhao Ziji. When Zhao Ziji went out to greet him, he also smiled and welcomed Li Jie's arrival from the bottom of his heart.

The Ming Engineering Department needed an official school to teach its own profession, so the imperial court will formally establish a college of engineering, specifically to train technical bureaucrats and prepare for participating in the Ming Engineering Department.

This matter has been spread throughout the prison. It is reported that Li Jie will serve as the director. At the same time, it is said that Li Jie will also preside over the revision of a classic about the construction of dikes, village defenses, rails, canals and other projects, as a textbook for the teaching of the Institute of Technology. Li Jie has multiple positions, and of course he will not have much time to deal with the affairs of the prison, let alone compete with Zhao Ziji for power and profit.

Just like Wen Gao, who is now a medical officer in the Department of Health and Health, is also in charge of the Imperial Medical Bureau and also a medical school. His main job is to work in the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Medical School, and Wu Yan, the Department of Health and Health, is handled by Wu Yan, the Department of Health and Health. This is why, before the official life was formally taken, so many people believed that Li Jie would serve as the Institute of Technology.

As long as Li Jie is really as good as Wen Gao and keeps his duties, Zhao Zi hopes that this new colleague can be in prison for a longer time.

After entering the lobby, he tested his life according to the procedures, and confessed his life. The officials who sent Li Jie to take the reward and said goodbye. Zhao Ziji introduced the officials in the yamen to Li Jie one by one.

Li Jie went to Beijing a lot of times, and he had dealt with most of the officials in the yamen. Everyone, Li Jie said a few words in a gentle way and made a relationship.

When the introduction came to the end, Zhao Ziji pointed to a middle-aged man with a slightly dark skin and a frosty face, "This is Yang Yan, a businessman in the Neizhong Construction Institute."

He did not introduce the word "table" nor the identity of his father and grandparents. He just had such a simple official position and name.

The Neizhong Building Station is a yamen responsible for the construction and repair of palace buildings. When official affairs are held, the eunuchs are usually held, and only occasionally three envoys will be given as the position. The Neizhong Building Station has a thousand powerful army under the jurisdiction of the Neizhong Building Station.

Being a military craftsman. He manages so many soldiers and has a status of promoting official affairs. If he is an eunuch, he will have little jurisdiction over him.

The status of the inner building is definitely not low, and the promotion of official affairs should not be put to the end. However, the officials in the hall regard it as normal, and Yang Yan, who was filled with humble smiles on his face, also had no intention of resisting this treatment.

Seeing Yang Yan, Li Jie was a little surprised, "But Yang Qi's brother?"

Yang Yan was obviously stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's Xiaguan's younger brother."

Li Jie was even more enthusiastic now, and took Yang Yan's hand and said with a smile: "I was ordered to preside over the construction of railway tracks. Jun's brother assisted and supervised the project. Mr. Han also praised him several times, saying that Ling's brother was diligent and cautious, and that he was not inferior to the great engineers of the past, Yu Hao, Jingsi and Jingluo, and Ling's contributions were great."

When Li Jie held his hand, Yang Yan was uneasy, but he didn't dare to pull his hand out, so he could only wait tremblingly for Li Jie to finish his words. However, when Li Jie relayed Han Gang's words, he couldn't help laughing happily.

Yang Yan and Yang Qi were both famous for their carpenters in the capital. They were several master carpenters who were good at building large buildings. Later, Emperor Xizong Zhao Xu, the Emperor of Xizong, promoted Yang Yan to the palace and became a military officer for his contribution to building.

Two years ago, Yang Qi was sent to Li Jie to assist in the construction of the tracks. On the railway tracks from Luoyang to the capital, several wooden bridges that had been completed were planned by Yang Qi. Although those railway bridges are wooden, they are solid and stable, and heavy-duty trains can pass through safely. Now, Yang Qi has followed his brother's footsteps and has been awarded an official position. At the same time, he is also studying how to transform the wooden bridge into a stone bridge with a long service life.

If you are a skilled craftsman, you will definitely continue to do this. As long as you have enough talents and make enough contributions, you will have the opportunity to become an official even if you are from a humble family. Of course, Li Jie understood that although he was from an official family, he would never discriminate against talents with expertise after doing so many years. He was discriminated against, so how could Li Jie put it on others?

After a brief introduction, I entrust all the affairs in charge of him. By noon, it will be a routine official banquet.

The officials in the yamen went to the table, while the officials went out to retreat, leaving only one serving. After three rounds of wine, they would come up to celebrate their birthday. But Li Jie looked up and saw that Yang Yan, who had been in office for many years, followed the officials to go out to the court.

Although he was an official, he was a deputy in charge of various departments, and he did not sit with him when he saw the officials in the old office. This was a habit in the government office. Even though Yang Yan had already done the official business of the internal construction office in the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the

He turned to Zhao Zishe and said, "Three envoys should attend."

Zhao Zi frowned slightly, and did not respond for a moment. Yang Yan shook his hands repeatedly and said he did not dare. The general was also the chief supervisor and said, "This is a secret."

Li Jie disagreed and said loudly: "After I ordered my brother to be appointed as an official, I still dare not attend the banquet. Mr. Chen said that once the king ordered him, he was a king's minister, and he was no longer a humble person in the past. How could he not be at the banquet? I also heard from the Lord Yukun that Emperor Xizong and Wang Anshi were quite dissatisfied with this. The ancients had no idea that the King of Qin looked down on Baili Xi with five sheepskins, and they also said that Fu would not enter the seat of Yin Gao. Wen Tiju of the Imperial Physician Bureau also sat at the Han Gong's house the last time."

It’s nothing for Li Jie to move out Shen Kuo, and it’s nothing for Wang Anshi who went back to retire. It’s nothing for Emperor Xizong, who had already been in the country, but Li Jie moved out Han Gang, so no one dared to say anything more.

Zhao Ziji was also very sleek and immediately said to the minor officials who served the left and right: "Why don't you lift the mat quickly?"

After working hard, Yang Yan's seat was placed at the bottom. If he really wanted to worry about it, he could at least move a few more places forward. However, Li Jie did not care much about himself and did not ask for it any more.

Seeing Yang Yan entering the seat with fear and kneeling down, Li Jie felt so tired. When he first took office, he had to walk on this. In order to sit here safely, he had to make intrigues first. Although it was a common example, it was always exhausting.

The banquet began, and the small twists and turns in front of the banquet were soon thrown behind everyone. Today's protagonists became the target of toast and came up to persuade them to drink and celebrate their birthdays. During their conversation, they often patted their chests to assure Li Jie that no matter what the situation was, they would let the School of Engineering go smoothly.

Just looking at their attentive appearance, Li Jie knew that they wanted to get in love with the prime minister through themselves. They thought it was clear that if they could show their face in front of Han Gang, how many benefits would be. For what benefits, these people would definitely spare no expense.

As the cups were mixed, Li Jie whispered, laughing loudly, one cup after another, and his friendship with his colleagues rose like a flying spell.

But the more he drank, the more he understood that Han Gang's recent attention would not be focused on the engineering school for the time being, but other things, and no matter how much attentive he is now, it would be useless.

During his visit to Hangang the day before yesterday, Li Jie learned more or less about what Hangang is concerned about recently.

One is the soon-to-day trial, which decided to two new candidates to enter the two governments, which is also an important matter related to track construction.

Shen Kuo, who has been his immediate superior for several years, will most likely still be engaged in orbital responsibilities in the future, but the appointment of his promotion to the Eastern Prefecture Chief Political Affairs Office will be at least half a month later.

Li Jie didn't think there would be any surprises in this. If he became the prime minister and could not have sent Shen Kuo's name to the imperial court, then Han Gang would have been in vain in the past few years. With Han Gang's power and the status in front of the empress dowager, how could anyone be able to interfere with it?

Shen Kuo may not be the best choice. He was not popular anywhere, and he was defeated several times because of this. Li Jie privately felt that Han Gang was deliberately doing this. He defeated several times, so as not to the world that he could control the court with one hand, and even less the queen mother's fear. No matter how much affection was, he would not be able to withstand the slaughter. However, Han Gang would not always let Shen Kuo fail. He had only such a suitable candidate. As the official of the government, he was promoted to orbital labor. Except for Shen Kuo, no one else was willing to do it.

The other is the Battle of Dali, far away in the southwest.

Although Li Jie is not a military-related official, the officials who come and go to and from the Han family can all get in touch with confidential nobles, and more information is not a secret in the capital.

Kumamoto had already taken office, and Huang Shang became the steward of the Southwest Camp. Zhao Long, who led the south, had already led 4,000 elite troops in Guanxi and 2,000 Tubo cavalry to arrive at the base of the Southwest Camp within the time limit. In addition, there were two commanders of the Shenji Army, who also arrived at the front line at the same time.

In terms of combat plan, this will be a replica of the Southern Expedition. The Southwest Yi, which was launched and launched, will cooperate with the attack of the main elite with tens of thousands of servants.

But in terms of combat methods, this will be the first large-scale use of firearms. If there were no stronger powers to become the test site for firearms at close range, the Shenji Battalion would not have entered the battlefield of Dali at all. In the supplies of the Southwest Camp, there would not be as many as 200 tiger squat cannons and fifteen field cannons, as well as corresponding shells and gunpowder, as well as various explosives.

With the power of the official army, it is not difficult to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. The difficulty lies in the training of troops. As far as Li Jie knows, Han Gang has been very concerned about the Southwest recently and is full of confidence on the surface, so he does not mind at all. However, in private, every military newspaper has to be read over and over again. Under his instructions, the requirements on the front line are 120% satisfied. If this is not the case, Kumamoto and Huang Shang are just ashamed of the court, the queen mother and the grandson of Han.

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The war in the southwest has long been ignited.

Just when the monarch and ministers in the capital were all looking forward to the early news, the southwest camps dominated by Kumamoto and Huang Shang had already left Chengdu Prefecture Road for a long time.

Before, they were in Chengdu for many days, waiting for the elite main force in the northwest, waiting for the foreign troops gathered under the imperial edict, and waiting for countless supplies and the highly-watched Shenji Camp.

After the three armies gathered together, Kumamoto built a platform on the banks of the Minjiang River and swore a vow. Then tens of thousands of soldiers were like mountain torrents, and they began the process of moving south along the roads entering Yunnan.

The main force went south for more than ten days and arrived at Rongzhou, which was closest to the front line. The first enemy in front of him was not the army of Dali, but the Shimen Fan tribes controlled by Shimen Pass and Wuchi Road.

Huang Shang was following Kumamoto at this time, walking slowly along the sheep-intestine path in the valley.

A few miles ahead was Shimen Pass, and Zhao Long had already led the main force to arrive at the gate. As usual, the two chief and deputy coaches only needed to wait for the good news in the rear, but in the first battle at the beginning, neither of them was willing to wait for news in the back.

"Zhuang Zhuang entered Yunnan because he led troops from Qianzhong County, crossed the Yuan River, conquered Qilan, destroyed Yelang, and attacked Dianchi Lake. Thanks to Mian Zhong, you, the Gao family, probably thought that we would enter Guizhou first and then attack Yunnan."

Kumamoto said slowly, not worried about the battle that was about to begin. Behind the two, a group of generals and staff followed each other, and a group of barbarians with hair combed and clothes were following closely.

Since ancient times, there are only a few major roads entering Yunnan. Two of them go south from Chengdu, mainly Shimen Road, and the other goes south from Yuzhou, passes through Zunyi to Qianzhou, and then turns southwest. This is what Kumamoto said in the Warring States Period, Chu General Zhuang Zhuang led his army into Yunnan.

The last road is to go to Guangxi. Although it was difficult to walk in the past, it was rarely used. However, since the two roads in Guangnan were pacified, more and more merchants passed by this road into Yunnan. Dian horses have always been an important supplement to the army of the Song Dynasty. In the past two years, the place where the most Dian horses entered the Central Plains was in Hengshanzhai on the banks of the Zuo River in Guangxi, where is the horse market opened by Hangang. In Yongzhou, you can just go along the river and finally head west.

The local soldiers and imperial guards in Guangxi are all elite troops in the south. They are now gathering in Hengshan Village, and there are also the cooperation of the Dongman from the left and right Jiang families, posing as if they can enter Yunnan at any time.

In the past two years, Huang Shang made a lot of noise in Qianzhou, and the momentum even overwhelmed Chengdu Prefecture. If Dali was to defend, these roads must be defended. However, there is a primary and secondary division in the mobilization of soldiers. Where is the main force and where is the partial division, it must be arranged in advance. Once the three armies are in the position, they will find the calculation error and they will be imminent. If they want to mobilize them back, it will not be so easy. One step away is that they will never be able to recover.

"Huang Shang thinks that the Gao family and his son should be able to guess the path our main force is going, after all, there is a great commander here."

"Mianzhong, you can say it." Kumamoto narrowed his eyes with a smile.

"The Grand Marshal is famous and all the troops in the southwest are afraid of their condolences. How could Huang Shang compare? I heard that the Grand Marshal has arrived, Gao Zhisheng, Gao Shengtai and his son, how dare they not be prepared?"

The smile on Kumamoto's face became more vivid. Huang Shang's words were just said nicely, but the attitude he expressed in his words was the most critical.

There is nothing to fight for between Kumamoto and Huang Shang, and there is a gap in status and age. Huang Shang is even more aware of the right position. The two have communicated before and have a good impression of each other. Now they cooperate with each other and complement each other.
To be continued...