Chapter 1,740 Major Adjustment

Halfway through the banquet, Bian Guan and Bi Guan arrived, and naturally it was quite lively again.

Bian Guan also presented two things to Zhao Xu: "Guan family, these are the two gifts my father asked me to bring to you and Duke Shu."

Zhao Xu first opened a large wooden box, and all the officials couldn't help but say "Wow" when they came to see these close Hanlin officials.

Inside the box is a piece of exquisite porcelain with a gem-like blue background. On the bottle is a picture of hibiscus and golden pheasant painted in gold and pastel colors.

Bian Guan said: "Father said this is a new product from Dingzhou Kiln. It's called a sapphire blue pastel painted gold vase. It doesn't need to be inserted. It's just for viewing."

Zhao Xu said: "Thank you very much, Situ. This porcelain is so exquisite. It does not need any additional decoration. It is a work of art in itself."

After handing the bottle to Gu Lin and others who had long been envious for viewing, Zhao Xu opened another small bag. Inside was a pink crystal-like stone, carved into the shape of a wishful lock, with a small gold lining on each side.

beads, woven with red rope into a small wristband.

This thing seems rare to outsiders, but every child in the Su family has one, including Zhao Xu who also wore one when he was a child.

Stroking this thing, Zhao Xu's eyes became a little moist.

Bian Guan said: "This is the fish stone bracelet that my father personally made for the Lord of Shu County. I got it from a 40-pound big herring in Wen'anwa."

It is said that the Fish Jing Stone has the effect of calming children's shock. When Zhao Xu played with it, he couldn't help but think of many things from his childhood.

Give the Yujing Stone to Zhang Shiliang and ask him to take it to the inner room and put it on his son.

The arrival of the flat jar finally changed the deserted scene at the banquet table. He brought a lot of new information about the navy and Hebei, as well as some fragmentary and interesting things.

These things became the main topic of conversation at the banquet.

For example, the porcelain fired at the entrance of Fengjia Kiln in Dingzhou is now popular in North Korea and Japan...

For example, how Wujiazhuangzi's fine tapestry craftsmanship developed...

For example, North Korea may be about to undergo extraordinary changes...

Wait, the courtiers quickly asked what was going on, Zichao, why did you infer this?

Bian Guo began to analyze that at the beginning of this year, King Wang Yun of Goryeo was seriously ill, and the government was almost controlled by his relative Li Ziyi.

Wang Yong, who had been granted the title of Duke, took control of Goryeo's elite troops in the offensive and defensive battle with Nuzhi.

There were not many in number, five thousand, but these five thousand were equipped with fine armor, Japanese swords, and crane-shin crossbows. Their combat power was not comparable to that of the Li family's long-decayed inland regiment.

In January of this year, Wang Yong returned to Beijing to visit Wang Yun's condition without Wang Yun's permission, but was rejected by Li Ziyi in the name of Wang Yun.

The conflicts between Goryeo's relatives and the clan had been accumulating for decades throughout the Five Dynasties. Wang Xi's attempt to return to Beijing could not but be said to be a test of the Goryeo Lee family.

If Wang Yun really fell ill, the political situation in Goryeo would change drastically in the blink of an eye.

Behind the struggle between Goryeo and Goryeo, there is actually the rise and fall of the national power of Song and Liao.

The Song Dynasty should work hard and strive for its own best interests in this situation.

This topic immediately triggered a lively discussion, with no consensus.

Zhao Xu felt that Bian Guan must have thought about this issue all the way here, and finally asked him what he thought.

The lower limit of the Bian Gu theory should be to allow Goryeo to pay no tribute to the Liao Dynasty and become an absolute vassal of the Song Dynasty.

As for the upper limit...Zelu Island is returned to the Song Dynasty. What do you think, Your Majesty?

The Zhanglu Erdao Song Dynasty has been operating for decades, guarding the entrance to the sea of ​​Goryeo Xijing. The most important thing is that it is very close to the Yalu River estuary, which plays a very important role in the Song Dynasty's strategy in the next few decades.

Seeing that the ministers were still in a daze, Bian Guan explained that the Yalujiang River can directly lead to the ancestral land of the Nvzhi. There are many tribes in that area. In addition to the most powerful Wanyan Nvzhi, there are also the Yalujiang tribe and the Changbai Mountain tribe. , Pu Nu Mao Duo tribe, Hue Wang tribe, Nsu Guan tribe, Sui Mo tribe...

By controlling the passage of the Yalu River, the Song Dynasty could exert influence on these tribes so that they would not be completely controlled by Wanyan Nuzhi.

Only then did all the ministers understand that although the Song Dynasty was still vigorously supporting Wanyan Nüzhi, Bian Guan was already considering the situation in Goryeo and how to check and balance Wanyan Nüzhi in a few decades.

Zhanglu Island was nominally the territory of Goryeo, and the Song Dynasty only leased it. However, since the Liao Kingdom was overwhelmed and Wang Yong was in urgent need of support, the Song Dynasty did have a great opportunity if it went further.

Having learned the lessons of Xixia and Qingtang, the views of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty on border issues have also undergone some changes. Nvzhi is now much stronger than Li Yuanhao in his early days. It is hard to say that the Khitan will not be replaced by Khitan, which will eventually become a problem for the Song Dynasty.

The topic gradually deepened, and the banquet turned into a political discussion. Fan Chunren, Fan Zuyu, Gu Lin and others finally began to find the feeling and spoke freely.

In the end, the discussion came to the point where even if everything went as expected, Gao Li would not readily agree. Even though he was a little licker, he would still make trouble if he had no bones to eat.

Zhao Xu had been deep in thought while holding the chicken soup, and then suddenly said: "Wang Yong asked for the "Cefu Yuangui" years ago, indicating that he hoped to implement the Song Dynasty system in the territory."

"To implement the system, we need talents."

"The Li family controlled the five dynasties of Goryeo. Once they lost power, would Goryeo still have the political talent?"

"If we promise Wang Yong to select scribes to take part in the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty, and we will help them assess their talents in exchange for sovereignty over the two islands, will Wang Yong agree?"

"hiss--"

It’s no wonder that all the ministers here couldn’t think of it, because they are all ministers, and Zhao Xu looks at the problem from the perspective of a monarch, with a higher level of vision than everyone else.

If the situation evolves as Bian Guan predicts, political talents are the "rigorous need" of Goryeo. The benefits that the Song Dynasty can get from helping Wang Yong solve this "rigid need" are simply countless.

This is like a game of Go. The officials are studying the middle game or even the pass, but Zhao Xu's focus is on the layout at the beginning. The aftertaste of the subsequent changes is too rich.

Who said that our official family is a stinky chess basket?

Zhao Xucai said: "Go back to the governors and discuss it again. Let's send the merchants to contact Wang Yong first."

At this point, Zhao Xu had to mention the colander again: "We must support Goryeo. The Sushe people in Guangzhou handled the issue of wrought iron in Dasu very well."

"Wrought iron is soft and easy to process. Use iron sheets to press it into an iron pot. The process is simple and easy to operate."

"But Guangguo is made of pig iron by Shi Ren, which not only meets the needs of the Tibetan people for iron pots, but also allows the export of wrought iron to be unaffected by the export of iron pots."

"So, discovering the problem is only one aspect, and developing solutions after discovering it is the more important aspect."

"In this aspect, the people of Sushe solved the problem well, and Liu Gong was generous in praising it."

All the ministers called him Shengming.

However, after Zhao Xu finished speaking, he sighed again: "Originally, I brought everyone to experience farm life, but now it has become a political hall."

Fan Chunren and others said in their hearts that this is the best. Guan Jia, please take us to experience life. We are the ones who are really not used to it...

After dinner, Zhao Xu left Meng's sister Zai and Mao'er in Sujiazhuang to recuperate for a few days, and he and his courtiers had to return to Beijing without stopping.

Before returning to Beijing, I and Meng Xiaomei Zai checked out a bunch of toys, and specifically told me which ones I liked to play with when I was a child, and I must bring them back to the palace.

…

In February of the first year of Shaosheng's reign, Lu Dafang's term expired, and Fan Chunren resigned because of his old age.

So Zhao Xu sent Fan Chunren as an envoy to watch the jubilee and went to Ningxia Road as a transfer envoy; while Lü Da defended the Guanwen Palace and learned about Yingchang Prefecture.

A series of personnel appointments were subsequently announced.

Cai Jingjin's left servant shot the minister's servant, Su Chejin's right servant shot the minister's servant.

Kumamoto was appointed Privy Councilor.

Zeng Bu was the Minister of the Book of Zuo Cheng, and the Minister of the Book of Right was left to Cai Bian, who had just returned from the road.

He summoned Zhang Kai back to Beijing and promoted him to the Military Aircraft Department.

General Xu was previously the Minister of Rites. This time, Su Yuanzhen was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

After being promoted to the official position of Bi Zhongyou, the Ministry of Punishment finally had a minister.

Liu Zhengfu was summoned to Que and appointed as Minister of Household Affairs.

Shen Kuo was successfully renewed by Su You again, returned to the court, and was still appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

The position of Minister of War was left to Chao Buzhi, who had been in charge of the Military Aircraft Department for a long time.

Cai Bian wrote a letter stating that as his brother was prime minister, he must avoid suspicion and refused to take office.

In the end, Zhao Xu appointed Chao Buzhi as Shangshu Youcheng and Huang Shang as Shangshu of the Ministry of War.
Chapter completed!