In November of that year, Zhao Xing returned to Hangzhou with his army. He could not find any records in all the official documents since then. With the character of the Song people's good things, it was impossible not to write notes for such major events, but later researchers searched through the library and could not find any words.

Legend has it that Zhao Xing issued a strict ban on the way, forbidding soldiers to talk about this tour. After the soldiers landed, there were also enthusiastic people asking for details of the battle, but the soldiers did not answer silently. Interestingly, whenever someone asked them, they always smiled brilliantly and infatuatedly. It was not until several years later that someone found the answer from Japanese history books... but then they remained silent.

The official document records Zhao Xing's battle this time: In the autumn of the third year of Xuanhe, the Grand Tutor heard that the Jurchens in the East China Sea had changed and led a large army to attack the East China Sea. Unfortunately, the weather was cold and the birds were forbidden, and they only returned from the mouth of a certain river.

At the same time, the Jin people recorded this stone tablet. It is rumored that after the Black Water Jurchen unification of the Jurchen tribes, the fierce East China Sea Jurchens also invited the fierce East China Sea Jurchens to join their ranks. However, when the Jurchen tribes crossed the river and attacked the Song territory, the East China Sea Jurchens saw Zhao Xing's soldiers appear, and immediately mutinized and fled back to their hometown without looking back. Afterwards, Wanyan's tribe held accountable. The East China Sea Jurchens led the envoy of the Wanyan tribe to the front of the stone tablet...

That month, shortly after Zhao Xing set foot in Hangzhou, Han Zhongyan of the Beiyang Affairs Bureau passed away in an old age. The court issued an edict to pay condolences and at the same time he was granted the title of Duke of Han Zhongyan. As his successor, Hou Meng successfully took over the position of the Beiyang Affairs Bureau. At the same time, a famous general Yue Fei celebrated his second birthday in a certain place in Suzhou.

In the capital city of Bianliang, Liu Zhongwu brought the staff he recruited from Hangzhou to Beijing to report. After entering the palace, he first accepted the question from the Privy Council. Then, the priest Zhang Shangying on duty asked him a few simple questions and told him: "Go to the ban, the government wants to see you."

In the Zichen Hall, the prince of the Supervisor, King Yan, nodded slightly at Liu Zhongwu. Liu Zhongwu said goodbye and came out, and entered the forbidden area under the guidance of the palace maids.

Song Huizong was still painting at his desk, with Mi Fu standing next to him. He looked around indifferently. He seemed very impatient with the emperor's creation speed. There was a young man standing respectfully beside the emperor's painting desk. This was Zhang Zeduan, a new candidate from the Academy of Calligraphy and Painting.

When Song Huizong was creating, he was impatient with others disturbing him. Liu Zhongwu nodded silently at the two of them and quietly found a seat to sit down by himself. After a long time, Song Huizong stopped his pen, looked at the painting with satisfaction, turned around and asked Mi Fu: "How about this picture?"

Mi Fu looked at the sky with his eyes, and the white eyes exposed were more than the black eyes. He replied: "It's just barely visible!"

Mi Fu's arrogance was famous in the Song Dynasty, and Song Huizong did not blame him. He looked around and found Liu Zhongwu, and sighed softly. Perhaps he was missing Cai Jing at this moment.

Liu Zhongwu immediately bowed: "Liu Zhongwu, the new military envoy of Qin Fenglu, was summoned to report to the government, and the officials asked for inquiries."

Song Huizong sighed again, and at this time, Zhou Bangyan walked out of the side of the hall. He was a Hanlin attendant and his duty was to record the emperor's words and deeds so that the historian could write the "Daily Record". Song Huizong looked at Zhou Bangyan and said helplessly: "Liu Qing, this is not a memorial to the imperial edict, there is no need to record the words and deeds, right?"

Zhou Bangyan bowed slightly: "Officials, the Liu government is going to Qin Feng, so the officials want to record the correct report."

The official family yelled and asked a few questions and answers. After the formulaic questions and answers were completed, the official family waved his hand: "You guys, please step back. I have a few whispers to ask Liu Qing."

Zhou Bangyan replied seriously: "The king is selfless, and the heavenly family is selfless..."

Song Huizong waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, OK, I want to ask about Changguo's affairs. This is family affairs. It involves private affairs. Zhou Qing should let it go?"

Zhou Bangyan took the leave helplessly, and when he left, Mi Fu became even more straightforward. He shook his sleeves and followed him away. Then, Zhang Zeduan also bowed his back.

When there was no one in the hall, Song Huizong carefully put down his brush and sorted out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he used one by one. Then he looked at the table with satisfaction and found that the inkstone was not very perfect. He reached out to straighten the inkstone and said casually: "This inkstone is produced in Duanzhou. When I was in Qiandi, Zhao Liren sent hundreds of square meters of Duan inkstone every year, as well as the secret inkstone made of Mizhou stone... How is Zhao Qing doing now? Is it still so leisurely?"

After the conspiracy of the General Staff Headquarters, Liu Zhongwu vaguely guessed what Song Huizong meant. He replied softly: "Zhao Li people are always enjoyable. The family is full of banquets, and local merchants in Hangzhou are endless. There are also officials from the five prefectures and six routes under his jurisdiction often come to visit. Of course, the most common ones in his courtyard are officers of various army. Those officers like to miss the library in the West Garden. I have benefited a lot from talking to them."

Liu Zhongwu warned Song Huizong in disguise: Zhao Xing always stayed with the army. He lived in a solid castle, and was deeply rooted in the local forces, and no one dared to have his wrong ideas.

What Liu Zhongwu has not said yet is that there were many ministers in the court who were eager for quick success and instant benefits. In order to please the emperor, they might be impeached by the emperor, but the young emperor would not think of such a beautiful thing, because when Su Dongpo died, Zhao Xing first established a middle party based on the Soviet party. Now this party contacted the Luo Party and the Party, and was very powerful in the court. Before the impeachment memorial was submitted to the ban, it would be intercepted by officials in advance...

Song Huizong seemed to understand Liu Zhongwu's hint, and he asked gently: "What is the terrain of the Nanyang Yamen?"

Liu Zhongwu bowed and replied solemnly: "I have been in the army for many years and have visited all the troops, but I have never seen soldiers who are dedicated to the Nanyang Yamen. Without it, most of the soldiers entered the army and immediately became Nescent believers. Therefore, the soldiers who believe in this faith are brave and willing to fight to the death."

Liu Zhongwu still warned this. He reminded Song Huizong: Come on, don’t have any bad thoughts, you absurd emperor. Zhao Xing has a high prestige in the army and no way can be used for the differentiation strategy. Shuai Fan is unwilling to leave, Wan Qi Yong is unwilling to leave, and although General Xiaoshi left the Nanyang Affairs Bureau, he gave a position not low and commanded all the people of the Beiyang Affairs Bureau, he did not dare to fart the teacher.

Song Huizong waved his hand tiredly and said as if he was talking to himself: "The 36th Army in the capital has now been reduced to the 12th Army, with a number of less than 50,000. This year, our Song Dynasty has changed so quickly."

Liu Zhongwu bowed and replied: "What people's hearts want is irreversible!"

At this point, Song Huizong had completely understood Liu Zhongwu's position, and he waved his hand powerlessly and said, "You are going to retreat, let me think of it."

Liu Zhongwu did not want to leave like this, so he bowed and continued, "The official family, I am here to celebrate the official family. The current world is a prosperous era that has never been seen in the past. The amount of coins minted by our emperor and Song Dynasty each year exceeds the records of the entire Tang Dynasty. The wealth of our emperor and Song people is also unimaginable to the people of the Han and Tang Dynasties... Speaking of it, the political clarity of our emperor and Song Dynasty, and the tolerance and tolerance of scholars and officials also surpassed all dynasties. This is a prosperous era that has never been seen before.

After thinking about it carefully, all the nations came to pay tribute from the beginning of the previous emperor. Our great China has attracted the attention of everyone. The vassal states sincerely accepted the heads and were convinced. The Grand Master made Wanlihai Township sincerely use its own wealth to support our Song Dynasty. Your Majesty created such a prosperous era, and when the descendants think of it, they will surely praise you very well. I congratulate you on your Majesty. Such a great cause is impossible to achieve in the three generations of rule."

Liu Zhongwu said: Come on, we are the Emperor of Taoism. Don’t make trouble and don’t always think about reform. The current situation is booming. If you have nothing to do, you can draw and play with your art, and do nothing, and you can usher in an eternal prosperous era. Even the era of Yao, Shun and Yu is not as beautiful as this era. You eat, sleep, and eat every day. You can win a wise king for the ages. Why not do it?

Liu Zhongwu said this was unprecedented. In fact, although Emperor Huizong of Song was absurd, in real history, the Xuanhe era was still the pinnacle of ancient Chinese civilization. The tax achievements it achieved and the wealth of the people were not even reached in the 21st century.

Liu Zhongwu said this with sincerity. After the last court turmoil, anyone who is not blind will understand that if the emperor is allowed to continue to be ridiculous, the country will become out of control.

What he said is also a truth. There are no shortage of benevolent and ambitious people in all dynasties in China. They have superb methods of governing the country. As long as the emperor is an idiot, an idiot who can't even make trouble and only knows how to enjoy it, the history of ancient China will be completely different. However, what emperors of all dynasties are most unwilling to do is to be an idiot who can't make trouble. They would rather be an idiot who "has more than defeat" mentally retarded. The reason is nothing more than two words: power.

Liu Zhongwu expressed his position. Song Huizong seemed a little impatient. He waved his hand and suddenly remembered something and asked, "Master Gao Yan (Gao Qiu) is also in Shaanxi. You may be able to see him here. Please bring me a greeting."

While bowing away, Liu Zhongwu added intentionally or unintentionally: "In the guards I am led, there is a team of soldiers who were personally selected by Zhao Liren. I heard that this was asked by Taiwei Gao from Taishi, so Taishi was particularly cautious and selected these soldiers by himself..."

After hearing this, Song Huizong showed a look of despair on his face - it was over, and his last straw was also won over.

When you think about it carefully, Song Huizong suddenly felt creepy. How did you say Zhao Xing calculate so accurately? His last hope was placed on Tong Guan and Gao Qiu. However, Tong Guan met Zhao Xing earlier than him, and Gao Qiu was completely a member of Zhao Xing. The friendship between the two was extremely deep. How could Zhao Xing pledge his last pillar away in advance? Could this person really have the ability of ghosts and gods to know every step of his in advance?

Song Huizong sat in the hall, thinking about it randomly and forgot the time. He didn't know when the queen led the palace maid in to give him a lantern. Song Huizong was awakened by the work of the palace maid. When he saw the queen, he shook his head helplessly and asked weakly: "Empress, has the Wang general sent someone to study in Hangzhou?"

The queen was startled and swept left and right, waved her hand to order the eunuchs to retreat, and then sincerely persuaded: "Official family, I know what you are thinking about. Yanfu Palace was demolished, Genyue was demolished, and 100,000 palace maids were dismissed. This was not targeting the official family. This move won the praise of civil and military officials in the court. The people in the capital applauded. If the official family was unwilling to give up, it would inevitably be that someone would do the Huo Guang Yiyi."

Huo Guang and Yi Yi both took action to abolish the emperor because of the absurdity of the emperor. After doing this, they not only did not get criticized by the scholars and officials, but instead admired him for generations. The queen reminded the emperor that her meaning was to Liu Zhongwu: Don’t bother!

After a moment of pause, the queen further understood her meaning: "About the matter, there is no better thing in the current priest than Zhang Xiang and Huang Xiang. Although Zhang Xiang is a fence-bearer, his reputation has surpassed Shilin; although Huang Xiang is a brother of the same person, he is only a prince in his affairs, and he has made various restrictions on his face to limit the person.

All the people and scholars all saw these things. Who wouldn’t praise Huang Xiang’s words? That person is open-minded. You should estimate the official family. Can another person take various restrictions like Huang Xiang, but will not anger the tiger? Can another person get such a huge amount of money for me, the Song Dynasty?”

Although Song Huizong was absurd, he still understood the truth. Although the queen's words were unpleasant, Song Huizong could only nodded: "This is also reasonable. It's just..."

What Song Huizong wanted to say was: Only the king would not. How good was Cai Jing's word at the beginning. But now, although the entire Song Dynasty is rich, how much can he enjoy as an emperor? It is not like when Cai Jing was there, he can enjoy the world's wealth as he wished.

Song Huizong did not say this after all because the queen came from a family of generals. She received rigorous and self-supportive education since childhood. In the past, the queen even couldn't stand the absurdity of him and Cai Jing and others. Zhao Xing joined forces with all officials to drive away the 100,000 palace maids. Maybe the queen was secretly happy in her heart.

Thinking of this, Song Huizong found that he was so lonely. The population of Emperor Song was over 100 million, but he was so lonely. He felt very cold, and his whole body shivered, allowing the queen to walk into the bedroom with her hands.

It's time for the year-end audit in Hangzhou city again. The Nanyang Affairs Bureau's yamen is crowded with people. It's no less than a large vegetable market. The officials are in a hurry with all kinds of files in their arms. They shuttle through the offices of each building, submitting documents, and urging staff. At this time, Wan Qi Yong, Shuai Fan and Zhao Xing seemed very leisurely. The three of them stood in the large office on the top floor, looking at the endless stream of cars and horses in the square in front of the building through the glass window. They seemed to be doing nothing.

This office seemed to be a children's playroom. Not only were Zhao Xing's three children (Zhao Yun had not returned from home), but also Shuai Fan and Wan Qi Yong's children were there. They were chasing and playing in front of the sofa and desk, and also brought Cuju to play.

Through the glass window, Wan Qiyong stared at the people below, shook the teacup in his hand and said leisurely: "What officials from all walks of life want to know the most is whether the tax exemption will be given next year."

According to the unspoken rules, officials can do a lot of tricks in tax collection, so officials do not like the court's tax exemption because no tax will be reduced. The power of the unspoken rules is too huge. Even if the Nanyang Affairs Bureau gives officials generous subsidies, coupled with donations from the hometown fellow churches in various places, it makes officials very impatient with tax cuts. At present, several officials have secretly used various names to collect taxes from the people in various prefectures and were reported by the hometown fellow churches and then dismissed, but many officials are still ready to continue.

Zhao Xing had not answered yet, and Shuai Fan interrupted with a smile: "Why, Yayan is also worried? Didn't we discuss it at the beginning? We should implement the ten-year tax reduction strategy so that tax reduction becomes a practice."

Zhao Xing immediately replied: "Reduce, tax cuts will be still reduced this year. In addition, this year's fiscal and taxation ratio will be maintained last year's ratio, and the excess taxes... I am planning to not only refund the tax to merchants, but also let the people share the dividends of taxes.

Let’s do this, start with Hangzhou, each household will issue a shopping coupon of 600 yuan, and let them use this coupon to purchase at designated merchants. The merchant can offset taxes from the government after taking this coupon. In this way, it means that the people and merchants can enjoy the tax refund together.”

The principles contained in shopping vouchers are very complicated. Merchants sell goods worth ten yuan, which includes not only the cost of goods, but also the profits that merchants should enjoy, and the taxes they should pay. Using the denomination of shopping vouchers directly offsets taxes, which means that merchants also enjoy tax reductions and exemptions.

This complex truth is difficult to explain for a while, but Wan Qi Yong and Shuai Fan didn't care. They firmly believed that Zhao Xing's approach made sense. Wan Qi Yong couldn't help but add: "Each household has 600 documents, which is too little. Currently, 750,000 households in Hangzhou have spent less than 500,000, so it can be more powerful."

Shuai Fan directly suggested: "Each household is always five, and the price is appropriate. Now that the price is high, what can Yi Guanwu do?"

Wan Qiyong nodded: "The price of grain has also risen. Since we started purchasing grain last year, the price of grain has slowly risen, but it has made the people of Liao. Many Khitans think that it is better to sell them for a year than farmers to farm for a year. Many people simply tied them up and sent them to Tianjin City to sell them to Song merchants. I believe that the territory of Liao is full of sorrows."

Under this year's economic aggression policy, the Song Dynasty fully opened up the grain ban to the Liao Kingdom. A large amount of cheap grain was ground into flour and shipped and sold to the Liao Kingdom in bags, causing a sharp drop in the price of grain in Liao Kingdom. The Khitan nobles in the Liao Kingdom were not economic idiots. After they settled the accounts, they found that the prices of wool and livestock are rising very strongly. It is better to raise sheep and livestock than to raise food. So a large number of farmers were packaged and sold by them, leaving only the knowledge of animal husbandry and land.

Under this trend, it was said that grass had been planted on many urban streets of Liao Kingdom, and the economy of Liao Kingdom gradually turned to livestock and relied on selling livestock products for living resources. This transformation was exactly what Zhao Xing expected to see.

Speaking of Liao Kingdom, Zhao Xing immediately asked Shuai Fan: "What is the situation in Liao Kingdom?"

Shuai Fan shook his head: "The Bohai Kingdom has never broken through the Liaoyang Prefecture. Now their power is limited to the Linhai side. I think it has been like this, and it is estimated that there will be no major development in two or three years. On the Huanglong Prefecture, the Wanyan tribe has not been able to attack repeatedly. It is said that in the battle this autumn, the Liao Kingdom lost 100,000 cavalry, and the Wanyan people have also suffered a lot - the county town on the border of the Liao Kingdom has been equipped with artillery, and the Wanyan people have bombarded with stone cannons. The war has completely evolved into a contest between gunpowder. Now, it depends on who can persevere."

Zhao Xing replied thoughtfully: "The Liao Kingdom is a big country, and its territory is much larger than that of the Song Dynasty. The Khitan has been established for almost a thousand years, and their territory cannot be weakened in a short while. Look at where we will incite the storm next?"

Wan Qi Yong replied unhappily: "Come on, you two are afraid that the world will not be in chaos. Didn't we say that we should spend more years of cultivation and resting?"

Shuai Fan ignored Wan Qi Yong's opposition and insisted: "The policy of plundering in Xixia and Huanqing implemented by Huanqing has paralyzed the military advisors of Jianing. They created a 200-mile unmanned land in the border area. The Liao Kingdom had no time to look south. Now is a good time to clean up the Western Xia."

Zhao Xing shook his head: "It's a pity that the court will not let us interfere in Xixia."

Shuai Fan instigated: "If the Taishi is willing to give up the Nanyang Affairs Bureau, the court will not be afraid to send the Taishi a Shaanxi."

Wan Qi Yong reminded him dissatisfiedly: "We are now starting to rectify the official style. This move will take two or three years. If the Taishi goes to Xixia now and his successor harms the Nanyang Affairs Bureau, then we will complain."

Zhao Xing thought for a moment and nodded, "I have to preside over the war with the people of Xixia and Liao. Although I am trying my best to train musket soldiers now, musket soldiers are not omnipotent. Liu Zhongwu and Gao Yongnian's defeat in Huaidong told us that when they met an idiot general, musket soldiers could not beat bamboo gangs. Facing Xixia, it was a difficult battle to replenish supplies. The court attacked Xia in five directions, and Yongle Village Haoshuichuan was defeated many times. It would definitely not be possible if others went there. You and I must preside over this battle.

But now, we really cannot do without the Nanyang Affairs Bureau. We must let the Nanyang Yamen develop a style of abide by the rules to ensure that the Yamen does not deteriorate... By the way, we do not have a suitable successor at hand."

In fact, what Zhao Xing really wants to say in his heart is: he dare not leave Hangzhou, leave the ocean, and is trapped in the mainland, Zhao Xing is nothing, his supplies and ammunition rely on others' supply, as long as his transportation line is blocked, anyone can create a war of defeat. Zhao Xing understands that there are countless people in the court looking forward to his failure. Some people expect his failure to make room for others, while others just want to see his jokes.

Zhao Xing didn't know that there was an art emperor in the palace who always wanted him to pay the price.

Shuai Fan looked at the West and said leisurely: "I really want to go back to Shaanxi, I really want to go back to meet those simple people again... I don't know how the tree species are planted there now?"

Wanqi Yongman casually replied: "The people in charge of this matter are Li Jie and Shan E. These two people are serious about doing things, so you can rest assured. I heard from Zhong Mingwu and the others that the wine industry in Shaanxi has developed rapidly in recent years, and the wine tax alone has increased ten times more than when we were in Huanqing. This shows that the fruit forests in Shaanxi have entered the maturity stage. Once the fruit forests bear fruit, they will be able to maintain them in the future."

Shuai Fan glanced at the playful child and said, "Of course, the wine was just for drinking, but now the purified distilled liquor can be used as fuel. Now, among the scholars and officials, it is popular to use small alcohol stoves to cook tea. It is said that the ground tea boiled in this way does not have the energy of fireworks and is suitable for a light and peaceful state of mind...

There is also medicine. Even in the countryside of Shaanxi, we know that high-alkali wine can be used to apply wounds and stop bleeding and disinfection. As the demand for this wine is high, the benefits of the fruit forest land will naturally increase. Nowadays, they no longer care whether the fruit is sour and unpalatable. They just need to plant a few trees on the slopes where food is not available, without anyone taking care of it. They can bring countless interest every year. In this way, naturally everyone grows forests."

Wan Qi Yong looked more handsome than Shuai Fan. He added: "The most important thing is the innovation of construction methods. Originally, the houses were all made of wood, and the wooden boards needed to build a house must be adult trees. These trees may not grow out in ten years, but ten years later, the houses built with wooden boards will definitely decay and damage. Now, houses are built with stone, which are both solid and stable. And they have been immortal for a hundred years. This new construction method will inevitably save a lot of wood, which has reduced the demand for wood among the people.

The decline in demand for wood has led to a growth period of trees. There are more trees in the living place than those cut down, so naturally there are more and more forests. Taiwei said that there were more forest seeds, and there were more water in the Yellow River. As expected, I heard that the flowing water in the Beishui River and the Dongshui River have not stopped flowing in recent years, and the water level is getting higher and higher, which looks like it was restored to the Tang Dynasty."

Zhao Xing slapped and sighed: "Although I am in Hangzhou, I often have nightmares at night and are awakened. I dreamed that the weather was very cold and the Yellow River was frozen. The Hu people rode their horses from the ice and entered the Central Plains. The Yellow River did not flow much, which would inevitably lead to the frozen river surface. In this way, our northern route was useless, and the Hu people could repeat the scene of Wuhu's chaotic destruction. By then, millions of Hu horses entered the Central Plains and were born in such a chaotic era. The power of a person is really small. How can we save this situation? Every time we wake up at night, it makes me unable to rest!

Now, I feel a little better after listening to Yayan’s words.”

Shuai Fan glanced at Zhao Xing meaningfully, and he said nothing. Wan Qi Yong said disapprovingly: "The Yellow River did not freeze in that year? Now even Taihu Lake is frozen, let alone the Yellow River? Hu horses did not cross the river. The Chanyuan alliance has been around for a hundred years. The Liao people still abide by the agreement. There is no need to worry about this."

Shuai Fan kept sweeping the playful children. When he saw Zhao Feng sitting there, he seemed to be out of place with his brothers. He waved to Zhao Feng and asked: "Feng Yanei, why don't you play with your brothers?"

Zhao Feng nodded slowly and replied: "I will reach the age of marriage next year. How can I play children's games with my brothers again... I was listening to you talking about business affairs just now, but why is the more I listened, the more I became more discouraged? I didn't understand a single word of what you said. If this continues, how can I inherit the family business in the future?"

What Zhao Feng said was not understood is actually because he was modest. He could understand most of the content, but he could not understand the judgments and speculations made by these three people later. The reason why he did not understand was not that he was not smart enough - information determines judgment. He did not obtain enough information and did not know the "coming" of things, so he naturally could not infer the "exit".

Zhao Xing touched his head lovingly and persuaded him: "It's okay, you will understand when you grow up."

Zhao Feng sighed and replied: "Facing with my father, I always feel helpless. It seems that no matter how hard I try, I can't achieve my father's achievements - my father knows how to fight, knows how to settle accounts, knows how to manage the local area, knows how to manage the family business, knows how to write books, knows how to compose and write lyrics. But now I seem to be unable to achieve the result of my father. According to my father's arrangement, it seems that in the future, the family business will be Xiaotian, the new recruits will be Xiaoyun, the flowers will be spreading outside and the leaves will be Xiaohai, and the calculation and planning will be Xiaotian. This does not mean that the five brothers can only do what my father can do alone, which makes me feel frustrated when I think about it.

My mother always hopes that I can surpass my father and carry forward the family business, but no matter how I do it, I always feel meaningless when thinking about what my father does. My father has arranged everything for us in the future, and we just need to go with time."

Zhao Xing smiled and raised a finger and replied patiently: "In the past, you learned a family motto - those who share the same desire will win! Today I will tell you a family motto: let professionals do professional work, you just need to know people and take good care of them.
To be continued...