Leaving Xiangzhou, passing Tangyin County, and going to the Anli Army. The one that faces the Anli Army across the Yellow River is Huazhou, and the supporting county is Baima County. There is a floating bridge on the Yellow River, namely the Baima Floating Bridge, which is the main road connecting the north and south of the Yellow River. Huazhou is a special place, surrounded by Hedong Road, Hebei Road, Jingdong Road and Kaifeng Prefecture, but it belongs to Jingxi Road and is an enclave of Jingxi Road. The reason for this pattern is that one is historical factors, and of course the more important thing is to facilitate the unified management and governance of the Yellow River, and Jingxi Road and the General Administration of Jingxi Road will organize the Yellow River defense.

When entering Beijing from Hebei Road and Hedong Road, you either take the Baima Floating Bridge or the Mengzhou Floating Bridge to the west, and then pass through Xijing Henan Prefecture to transfer to the capital. Except for these two roads, they are all small roads. Du Zhongxiao returned to Beijing this time because he was going to Luzhou to visit the transshipment envoy. Unlike the last time, he walked on the Baima Floating Bridge on the East Road.

When he arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, Shisanlang rode on his horse and stretched his neck to look at the rushing river water, and sighed: "After crossing the river, even if he returned to the Central Plains. Since he went to Hedong Road with officials three years ago, a few years have passed in the blink of an eye, and he has almost forgotten what the Central Plains looks like."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's a pity that I came back in winter, and the capital is as cold as the volcanic army."

Shisanlang nodded repeatedly and felt a little regretful. He was so timid that he had arrived at the bank of the Yellow River. When he arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, the memories of the Central Plains suddenly surged into his heart and were vivid in his mind. He wanted to put on his wings and return home as soon as possible, but he was also a little frightened.

Just as he was about to move forward, Shisanlang suddenly asked, "Official, when you were in Xiangzhou, why did you speak for Mr. Sun to save him from being exiled and only serve in this state? That old man is guilty of casting bronze ware, wouldn't it be cheap for him?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "He has the ability to cast bronze ware, and he may need it in the future."

Shisanlang said: "There are no copper smiths! There are also several copper smiths in our hometown, the state city."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Bronze smiths are different from copper smiths. Ordinary copper smiths only knock and beat, but do not cast utensils. Those who know how to cast utensils only know how to make bronze mirrors, but other utensils are not good. It is not common for Sun Ran to cast bronze utensils worth hundreds of kilograms. Even in the capital, those who have this skill are mostly assistants who work for the palace. If you don't have to be assigned to the outside world for the time being, the court will agree, and I want to try to cast a few large bronze cannons. Where will the attendant in the capital listen to my orders? Perhaps such a person is used to do this."

Shisanlang said: "Now Tao Shiqi casts many cannons in Xiangzhou, which are better than before, and are cheaper in iron. Why cast copper cannons?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "The bigger the cannon, the more useful it is. There is too much iron residue now, and it is inappropriate to cast cannons, so the cannons have to be cast with copper. If a thousand kilograms of cannons are cast, a few cannons can collapse the city walls, which is not comparable to that of the current iron cannons!"

Shisanlang was so shocked that he stuck out his tongue: "The official said it was scary. What can be destroyed by the city wall in just a few strokes! With such powerful tools, what is the use of the city? I have also heard from the people in the army that the use of cannons is to knock down the city guarding tools at the top of the city."

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "You naturally don't believe it when it's made, so you can see it."

Shisanlang just shook his head, and could not imagine what a weapon that could collapse the city wall would look like.

At this moment, the entourage in front completed the procedures for crossing the floating bridge and came to report. Du Zhongxiao and Shisanlang urged him to come forward and prepare to cross the river.

When I arrived at the edge of the floating bridge, I was stopped by a guardian of the city and pointed to an open box and said, "What are the things here? They are all tortoise shells and animal bones, and there are words engraved on them. Isn't it something like Yansheng? After crossing the floating bridge, I'm near Jingjin, what are you bringing these?"

Du Zhongxiao looked at the things in the box and said, "This is collected from Xiangzhou, and it is indeed a tortoise shell and animal bone. In ancient times, the court had to divine divination when doing things, which was recorded by divination. I received it by chance, and it was useful after returning to the capital."

It was all the time to see that Du Zhongxiao brought a lot of things, but he was not a high-ranking official, and he felt uncomfortable because he had no benefits. With a reason, he refused to let him go and ordered him to take out all the things in the box and wait for Shangguan to check.

Du Zhongxiao had been an official for several years, and saw his thoughts at a glance and sneered: "I am an official in the court. I am ordered to return to the capital. How can I be entangled by you, a little bitch? I put my box here. Whoever dares to come up to search for the inspection will report to the court. You can report to the head of the place and let him search for it. But you are embarrassed by me. When I cross the floating bridge, you will find an opportunity to make things difficult for you."

Na all said with his head squinted, "You are a little bit of a sesame official, but you are not a little gentle! I have been here for many years, but who hasn't seen anyone?"

Du Zhongxiao sneered: "You have naturally seen more. Every year, you go to Khitan to hire officials, not to mention the officials who take office on Hedong Road. I read the newspaper in the mansion. Tian Tixing, who is newly appointed on Hebei Road, has to cross the bridge in the past two days. If you are deliberately making things difficult for me, I will wait on the side of the bridge for a few days. So what if you look down on me, a resigned army, do you have the courage to tease me and the senator?"

He was a little guilty and looked at Du Zhongxiao and said, "Do you know the new Tian Tixing?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "When I was in the capital, I had a few meetings, but I could still get to know each other."

He didn't believe it, but after thinking about it, he still didn't dare to bet on his future. He cursed and let Du Zhongxiao and his party go to the bridge. These civil servants in the court had sex with each other and sang poems together. Who knew how they got together? He was a little boy, so he should not take risks.

Tian Jing was the chief judge of the Zhenrong Army during the Battle of Dingchuanzhai several years ago. Although he was defeated in that battle, Tian Jing and others made great contributions and were promoted to the punishment of the whole country in a few years. Du Zhongxiao had no friendship with him. Last time he returned to Beijing, he just went to a banquet together. It happened that when he was in Xiangzhou, he read the report from the imperial court. Tian Jing replaced Wang Yi and mentioned the Hebei Road Criminal Prison to be temporarily used to scare this little head.

Although these bridge guards are not very good, they are used to guarding the important roads and collecting benefits. They have seen many worlds. They pluck their hair when they pass by, and they feel uncomfortable all over without property. Du Zhongxiao is just a resigned army. They don’t take these people seriously. If they can get a little, Du Zhongxiao really can’t do anything to them. Of course, they will definitely not give it to them, and they can’t do anything to Du Zhongxiao.

The animal bones and tortoise shells in the box were specially collected by Du Zhongxiao in Xiangzhou. He knew how important the oracle bone inscriptions engraved on them were. He collected these things and returned to Beijing this time to give them to important officials of the court who liked them. The purpose was to give them to their preferences and make it easier for him to take the exam for the Bachelor's Academy. Another thing was to attract the attention of the court and protect this precious historical wealth thousands of years in advance.

At this time, several people in the court liked to study ancient characters. Du Zhongxiao, with his little knowledge in his memory, might arouse their interest. Many people studied bells and tripods in this era, and no one studied oracle bone inscriptions, so it was considered a loophole.

The Bachelor's College said it was difficult or not, it was simple. In addition to requiring basic qualified articles, it was more important to be recognized by the chief officials. As long as it was in their eyes, the article was slightly worse, and he could pass the test. When Empress Dowager Liu was in power, his relative Ma Jicai even wrote the articles for him, and he was also highly qualified. Not to mention the current Hanlin bachelor Qian Mingyi, who was the foreigner, was supported by Lu Yijian, from the department to the library examination, he had no obstacles in his own talent.
Chapter completed!