Chapter 411: A turbulent autumn, no general in hand

Wang Qinchen didn't know that in history, Song Huizong had also dismissed Cai Jing under the joint impeachment of all officials, but not long after, the art emperor went to find his soulmate again. The removal of Cai Jing exhausted the opposition, and Cai Jing who came back to power became even more vicious. As a result, the voice of the Song Dynasty disappeared from then on.

But Wang Qinchen understood what Zhao Xing meant.

The imperial power is very terrible. As a commoner and a minister, he is unable to fight against the imperial power. Since this is the case, he will throw the imperial power out as a flesh bone and let several hungry dogs rob it.

In this regard, no matter which clan son is supported as a ruling state, the ruling state who covets the throne wants to please the ministers and find the mistakes of the current emperor in order to gain greater power or ascend to the throne. In order to maintain the throne... this is the ancient differentiation strategy of China.

Wang Qinchen nodded slightly, indicating that he understood: "But this matter still needs to be discussed with Zhang Shangying and Han Zhongyan. We must be cautious this time... Unfortunately, there is no respectable empress dowager in the palace, otherwise, many things would not have to be like this..."

Zhao Xing suddenly asked again: "The late emperor (Zhezong) deposed Empress Meng, Empress Meng, lived in Suzhou in seclusion. Now that the late emperor has determined what it is wrong, it is better to welcome Empress Meng into the palace and establish her as the empress dowager. How about it?"

Wang Qinchen clapped: "Great! Empress Meng was born into a general. If she returned to the palace to preside over the affairs of the inner palace, she could avoid the recurrence of demons in the palace..."

Wang Qinchen stopped talking abruptly, and he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake, because the ministers of the Song Dynasty often said: Zhao Liren, the most demon in the world. The husband sitting in front of him was the most demon in the Song Dynasty. He seemed a little disrespectful to talk about demons in front of the demons.

"I'm talking about Taoist priests, I'm referring to Liang Shicheng and other internal officials." Wang Qinchen's explanation became darker and darker as he described it.

At this time, Yizhangqing downstairs had already walked through the small building where Zhao Xing was. She seemed to be in a hurry, and her pace was accelerated, and the pause in the middle was much shorter. Zhao Xing stared at the beautiful back and sighed. At this time, a staircase rang, and Hou Meng poked his head out from the downstairs. He looked at Wang Qinchen and quickly bowed: "Wang Jingzhao is here, I'm lucky to meet you!"

After a greeting in the officialdom, Hou Meng asked about the other party’s purpose. Wang Qinchen did not hide it, and told Hou Meng in a scattered manner. Then he cordially told Hou Meng: “Brother Hou, Han Zhongyan wants you to go to the east and west roads of Beijing. I guess Brother Hou is going to be promoted. Every prefecture and one state is always indispensable. I will be grateful to Brother Hou to be promoted step by step.”

When Hou Meng arrived at the East and West Road in Beijing, it means that he is likely to be in charge of Liangshanpo. In this way, if the bandit Song Jiang of Liangshanpo really rampant in Shandong dialect, Hou Meng's historical trajectory will be consistent with the original history.

Zhao Xing frowned and carefully recalled the "uprising" time of the bandits in Liangshanbo. It seemed that during the Chongning period, it was the time when the robbers and bullies Chao Gai fled to Liangshanbo. Wang Lun, a scholar entrenched in Liangshanbo, was desperate when Chao Gai was chased by officers and soldiers, rescued Chao Gai to Liangshan with a "slim mind". When Chao Gai and his gang relied on the large number of people and refused to obey the order, Wang Lun also "jealous of the virtuous and capable" gave Chao Gai gold and silver, asking him to go down the mountain to set up another mountain. Chao Gai, who had always been "righteous and generous", had to kill the "slim mind", "jealous of the virtuous and capable" savior, occupied the house of the other person, seized the family's foundation, and legally enjoyed the benefactor's inheritance... (Just like killing Wang Zuo and Yuan Youcai on Jinggangshan?)

Hua Shigang stopped abruptly. I don’t know if there is any bully Chao Gai, a bully in Hua Shigang, and whether Song Jiang, who has taken charge of lawsuits and turned his hands to make trouble for the clouds and rain. I don’t know if the criminals protected by Song Jiang have formed a close gang of gangs in Shandong... Thinking of all this, Zhao Xingshen felt that this society must stabilize as soon as possible.

"The matter of governing the country must be carried out immediately. As for the withdrawal of troops requested by the court, I can't do it. My work in Xuzhou has not been completed. Let's talk about it when I finish the work in Xuzhou."

"What can Xuzhou have to do?" The coach Fan from Zhending Mansion scoffed at Zhao Xing's hard work: "I heard that your father built a bunker group in Xuzhou, built three thousand blockhouses in one breath, and placed 15,000 guards in a kilometer. In my opinion, these are completely useless - your father knows this, and he himself said that without a firm guard, no matter how strong the city wall is, it is smooth."

The handsome Fan was sitting at the top of Zhending City, crossing his legs and holding the city rudder with his hands, and proudly said to Zhao Feng: "I don't want to spend this blind effort! Look at Zhending Mansion, in terms of majesty, it is not inferior to the capital, and in terms of strength, it is comparable to Jingzhao (Xi'an), but have they stopped our army? Can we stop our army? Hehe, if there is an invasion, who can it stop?"

What Shuai Fan actually wants to say is that he is truly strong and majestic, has he ever stopped the Jurchens, Mongolians, and Qing dynasties?

No! Never.

Zhao Feng had a expressionless face and replied depressedly: "Uncle Huang (Huang Luzhi) wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that he had notified his father and asked us to retreat as soon as possible."

Shuai Fan asked with a smile: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Feng replied: "You can't retreat! Once you retreat, it will become a fait accompli. We must escort the spoils to the capital before we can stop."

Shuai Fan clapped his hands: "Well said! We are now in Zhending. Once we withdraw from the Yellow River, it will be a crime of "inflicting war with soldiers". We had an edict before, allowing us to escort the spoils into Beijing, so we must enter Beijing this time. Only after entering Beijing and handing over the mission with the Ministry of War can we complete the edict. In that case, whoever wants to put the hat of mutiny on us in the future must first deny His Majesty the edict that allowed us to escort the tribute envoy.

You finally made a decision, which was quite a bit like your father's style - yes, we cannot retreat, we must continue to move forward! Why don't we set out tomorrow? How do you think this is the case?"

Zhao Feng nodded silently and said again: "My father stopped in Xuzhou. I don't know if he retreats. Uncle handsome, I will linger for dozens of days. If I slap my butt like this, I will leave. How can I explain it?"

Zhao Feng said: Zhao Xing was halfway through the middle of the road, stranded in Xuzhou under the name of building the Xuzhou defense system, and watched the scenery. What name did Shuai Fan use to explain his stranding along the way?

Shuai Fan stood up, looked at the direction of the capital, and sighed: "No explanation is needed. The court ministers all understand what we do. We only need to give them a reason. They will explain it perfectly for us. But your father's actions this time are unknown."

Zhao Feng replied: "I don't worry about my father's safety, but I'm just thinking that after this matter, the court may no longer send troops to the two major affairs bureaus."

Shuai Fan walked to a flagpole, listening to the north wind blowing the flagpole. He looked north of Zhending and said with emotion: "Yes, last time your father surrounded the capital with the name of escorting the tribute envoy. This time, he still used this old strategy. Again and again, when the court heard that your father was going to send troops, I am afraid he would be worried. I guess the court will never allow your father to escort the tribute envoy again. If it is not done well, the court will refuse to let your father send troops."

Zhao Feng pondered silently for a moment and said softly: "Uncle Shuai, give me the order, let's move."

In Yangzhou City, Hou Meng heard Zhao Xing's words and looked at Wang Qinchen in surprise and asked, "Responsible for the State, what's going on?"

Wang Qinchen walked to the window and looked out the window. At this time, Yizhangqing just turned around the corner. When Hou Meng saw Wang Qinchen's expression, he immediately explained: "After Song Xing first returned to the courtyard, he would cover it with a small green Luo, and come here to visit Zhao Xiang. Lord Wang is interested in seeing him, so he can wait for a moment."

Wang Qinchen smiled awkwardly and turned around to explain: "We are discussing the matter in the court. At this moment, the situation in the court is in turmoil. We should establish a royal family as the governor to prevent any mistakes in the court. King Yan, the more he goes, King Jian, is all his majesty's flesh and blood. We plan to choose one and establish it. We are discussing with Prince Zhao."

Here, Wang Qinchen changed the original proposal of Zhao Xing to the proposal of the court minister. It was not to want to seize the credit, because this righteousness was against the emperor and violated the emperor's taboo. Wang Qinchen described this proposal as the resolution of the court minister, but instead covered Zhao Xing just right.

Hou Meng nodded and agreed, "It is absurd to act now. This time, the court ministers stopped the court and advised him to death, and finally drove away the treacherous minister Cai Jing. In order to prevent..., establishing a state-regulatory country is a good move."

Everyone present understood the words that Hou Meng omitted. What he wanted to say was "In order to prevent Song Huizong from settled the accounts after the autumn, it was necessary to establish a supervisor." Whether he understood clearly, it was another matter to say it.

This is also the absurd behavior of Emperor Huizong of Song, which made the whole world despise. When he came to this point, he did not blame others, but only himself.

In fact, Zhao Xing and Cai Jing were the two pillars of Emperor Huizong of Song. Zhao Xing held military power and he defeated Cai Jing. The foundation for the rule of Song Huizong no longer existed. The establishment of a state-regulatory country was just an additional layer of insurance.

"The current situation is not very good. Nanyang surrendered, and the Jin people were afraid of fighting. In the future, the Liao Kingdom and the Jin people were evenly matched, and they will continue to fight for a long time. We just took Youyan step by step. Now, the only variable is the official family. We must firmly grasp the situation in the court. Zhongzhi (Wang Qinchen's word), tell the ministers in the court what I mean, just say that in order to prevent changes, our Jiangxi faction would rather make more concessions than maintain the balance of the court."

Wang Qinchen smiled and corrected: "Zhao Xiang is still talking about the Southern Party and the Jiangxi School. This name is outdated. In this court battle, we united the Guan Party, the Luo Party, and Xie Lin from the Two Lakes. People have spanned the north and south. The school covers all the former Guangnan demotion officials, so some Guan Party members believe that they should no longer be called the "Southern Party" or the "Zhejiang Party".

If you have any suggestions, it may be called the "Su Party" - anyway, the participants are admired by Bachelor Su or their disciples. I think this name is very suitable."

Zhao Xing closed his eyes, and for a long time, he opened his eyes and replied: "Well! Now, the new party is led by Zhang Shangying, and has gradually deviated from Wang Anshi's proposition. We cannot call it completely the "new party", but rather call it the "radical party". Han Zhongyan's old party is also completely incompatible with the past. They tend to be conservative and stable strategies, which can be called the "Conservative party". We are a group of harmonious factions who take the doctrine of the mean, called the "Soviet party" or the "center party" and the "drug party" are all suitable...

Zhongzhi, go back and tell Zhang Shangying, saying that I agree with Han Zhongyan's proposal and completely dismiss Wang Anshi's proposal, but I do not agree with Han Zhongyan's claim to pursue Wang Anshi's descendants, deprive his descendants of his descendants, or dig up Wang Anshi's cemetery.

Although Wang Anshi's disciples like to use this trick to deal with the opposition, they are beasts, we are not beasts, but gentlemen. Death is the greatest. Since Wang Jinggong has passed away, he will not blame him for his honor behind him. It is up to this point to take His Majesty Zhezong's rewards! All the major events in the court are waiting for us to decide, and it is meaningless to argue about what title a dead man should enjoy after he is dead."

Wang Qinchen sighed, and Hou Meng also sighed, and continued, saying, "Zhao is so generous to Wang Jinggong. I don't know if anyone will dig a tomb and dig a monument to me after waiting for me!... If you want to avoid being scolded behind you, it is best not to let Wang Anshi's disciples climb up again."

In ancient times, calling people with names with names was extremely impolite, and calling people with names with subordinates was even more contempt. Zhao Xing rarely called Wang Anshi directly, and Hou Meng named them here, which meant that he could no longer tolerate the actions of Wang Anshi's disciples.

A staircase sounded, interrupting the conversation between the three of them. Hou Meng stood up and prepared to go out to greet him. Wang Qinchen passed the folding fan from Zhao Xing. He opened it with a swish and asked with a smile: "Is it Yizhang Qing Song Xingshou?"

Hou Meng went downstairs and replied: "The time is wrong. Yizhangqing has to wash his way back to the building, and he has to wait until there are fewer people before going out. At this time, she will not be here." As he said that, he shook his head in confusion.

Wang Qinchen shook his fan lightly and said, "It's not the place where the capital is coming. When I heard that I would come to see Zhao Laohu in the capital, I dare to come."

Zhao Xing said in contemplatively: "Or it was the people from Hangzhou who reported to the local people. When I came, the Third Fleet of the Nanyang Affairs Bureau went to Nanyang again. Maybe they had reported the situation of the war. But... the time is wrong!"

After a little fall, Hou Meng hurriedly returned and reported: "The capital urgently reported that the Tubo Zhao Huaide and others rebelled against the Song Dynasty, and the Jishi army fell. The Shaanxi army was caught in a desperate situation, causing more than 30,000 casualties. It is reported that the people of Xixia were also ready to move. The Liao people came to Tianjin (trade vertebrae) and asked us to pay Tianjin's local taxes in advance."

"It's a lot of trouble!" Wang Qinchen sighed quietly: "Why did this trouble suddenly increase when I was worried about the sky?"

"It's outrageous!" Zhao Xing slapped the table and said, "Zhao Laohu of the Song Dynasty is not dead yet. How dare the Liao Kingdom bully me?"

Wang Qinchen was very satisfied with Zhao Xing's words. Because in this sentence, Zhao Xing still regarded himself as Song Chen.

Hou Meng was also very satisfied with this sentence. He praised: "That's right, my Song Dynasty is strong and powerful. Besides, the Taiwei was searching for many years and could not find an excuse to start a war with the Liao people. This time the Liao people gave us the handle."

Zhao Xing immediately pointed to Wang Qinchen: "Zhongzhi, you should go back to the capital quickly and tell the court: The more you are at this time, the less you can show weakness. In Shaanxi, I believe that Zeng Bu will not be completely defensive. With his ability, even after Zeng Xiang died, the arrangements he left behind could resist Tubo for three months.

Three months later, we can send troops from Dali, from Sichuan, or from Qinfeng Road. The small Tubo country dares to provoke the Song Dynasty easily. I think it doesn't want to live anymore. In this place of the Song Dynasty and the people of the Song Dynasty, can we come whenever we want and commit as soon as we want?"

Wang Qinchen hurriedly asked back: "Why will you go to the battle?"

What Wang Qinchen asked was very particular. In today's turmoil in the country, the people of Xixia, Tubo, and Liao came to take advantage of the situation to rob. If any party is the general to fight, the party will stand at the highest point in morality.

In the original history, this war was a battle of fame between Tong Guan and Gao Qiu. They and the border general Liu Zhongcun recaptured the Jishi Army cleanly and neatly and instigated the Tubo prince (a small clan prince, equivalent to a village chief of the Song Dynasty. In order to boast about military achievements, the court impersonated the prince).

Now, history has changed a lot. When the party struggles are getting more and more intense, sending troops to fight is a difficult thing for all parties, because although hostile parties may not succeed, they are more than enough to fail. For example, Shaanxi has always been Zhao Xing's sphere of influence. He migrated a large number of wealthy people from Shaanxi every year and established close relations with the people of Shaanxi through the fruit industry consortium. Therefore, if generals of other parties want to go out from Shaanxi, they are worried that Zhao Xing will make trouble in logistics supply.

In other words, no one can compete for this war except Zhao Xing.

But unfortunately, Zhao Xing could not come up with a general who could go to war in this regard. It is easy to get a thousand troops, but hard to find a general.

Wang Qinchen asked: "For example...?"

Zhang Lei interrupted: "No such thing! I know what you want to say is: I hope the court will reduce the future taxes of the Nanyang Affairs Bureau, because these funds are from the people of the Nanyang Affairs Bureau, and the court took them away in advance. There is no explanation, which means that it will be a repeated tax on the Nanyang Affairs Bureau...

Having said that, the Nanyang Affairs Bureau is now the place where the imperial court’s financial resources are located. The Nanyang Affairs Bureau’s taxes are reduced and exempted. The imperial court cannot afford it. The imperial court is short of money and has no ability yet."

Zhao Xing immediately continued: "Then sell the land - our Nanyang Affairs Bureau fought in the east and conquered a large piece of land overseas. Now the land sold by the imperial court is only a small part. I heard that the officials originally planned to be kings overseas and implement feudalism. Therefore, they rewarded a lot of land to the vassal kings. Now that the country is in trouble, we cannot just let the people bear it, and the royal family should bear some. I want each of them to sell one-third of the land so that Guangnan taxes can be supplemented."

Zhang Lei patted his stomach: "Where can you spit out the meat in the bowl? - you don't have to think about getting back the fiefdom. The court would rather refund you money than take the idea of ​​a vassal king. Why? The royal family cannot be in chaos now.
Chapter completed!