Chapter 106 First Meeting Yue Fei
Before and after Yue Fei entered the palace gate, Zhao Huan was also ready to stop. The complex court etiquette made him dizzy. He tried his best to work hard, but he still couldn't withstand the torture of the ancient rituals. No wonder he had to take the physical fitness of the ancients, and every time he encountered a major event of funeral and marriage, he had to get tired and sick.
Zhao Dingyuan wanted to retreat to the Pudong Academy to do business, but was kept by Zhao Huan. Yue Fei was a senior official. Zhao Ding, as the Pudong Academy, was beneficial or harmful to meet with him.
When Yue Fei was ordered to arrive, Zhao Huan ordered him to pass on him immediately.
Zhao Huan admires and respects this famous general and national hero from the bottom of his heart. No modern person who has received orthodox education cannot avoid Yue Fei's position in the entire national history.
Of course, as an adult, especially his current identity, he needs to face up to the other party's shortcomings and shortcomings when he gets along with Yue Fei, rather than imitating him.
Because of this, Zhao Huan actually subconsciously delayed the opportunity to meet Yue Fei. By the sixth year of Jingkang, Yue Fei was already a senior official and the general manager of the three armies. His soldiers were still responsible for the important task of directly entering the Central Plains to regain Tokyo. Under such circumstances, there would be no war in this year. If it was delayed unnecessary, it would be too unreasonable that an important official like Yue Fei had never seen the emperor before. This was too unreasonable. Considering this, Zhao Huan finally issued an edict to summon him, and this trip to Chang'an was the first to be found.
Without letting Zhao Huan wait too long, Yue Fei, who was in the Pub Centre, arrived quickly. The eunuch leader, Yue Fei praised the name and worshiped him. Because he was not in the military uniform, he was still worshiping with great rituals. Zhao Huan sat upright and received the ceremony. Looking at the legendary general at the steps, he felt a lot of emotion, but he didn't even know what he felt.
He did not order to waive rituals. In this era, Zhao Huan was the representative of Yue Fei's loyalty to serve the country, which made Yue Fei a little rude or disrespectful, which was an insult to Yue Fei himself.
"Yue Qing, please get up!"
Zhao Huan finished the ceremony when Yue Fei finished, and smiled heartily, but he couldn't help but use the word "please".
Yue Fei didn't care, and stood up. Although he couldn't look at the emperor completely, he looked at Zhao Huan who was sitting.
The emperor had changed his dress at this time, and did not wear the crown used for the sacrifice of the Lord's Heaven on his head. However, he did not wear a squinted head, but a delicate seven-beam crown. He tied his hair meticulously, wore a moon-white round-necked robe, black leather shoes, and decorated it, looking elegant and luxurious. But it was also neat and neat.
What makes Yue Fei pay more attention to is the emperor's spirit. His body is tall and strong, not as weak as an ordinary nobleman, but he has a vigorous vitality. From the perspective of a general Yue Fei, he is obviously a horse-shaped leg shape, and his shoulders and chest are coordinated and powerful. It is also caused by frequent martial arts practice. What surprised him was the calluses on Zhao Huan's tiger's mouth and fingers. It must be a general who does not stick to the ground every day, and he shoots arrows every day, so that he can get such a deep trace on his hands.
He just glanced for a moment and immediately withdrew his gaze. Zhao Huan did not realize that his perspective and thoughts were different from Yue Fei, and he did not need to avoid the other party's eyes. He actually compared Yue Fei's appearance while secretly comparing with the portraits and statues he looked at, but he felt that although the portrait had a place to beautify the details, in fact, Yue Fei's real heroic demeanor, his confidence and outstanding temperament in every move, could he express his image?
While thinking about it, he smiled secretly, but also introduced Zhao Ding to Yue Fei. The two of them were the first to meet, and they were not convenient for them to greet the emperor, so they just nodded and smiled.
Zhao Huan smiled at Yue Fei again and said, "Where is your son Yue?"
Yue Fei hurriedly bowed and said, "I'm waiting for the Scripture outside the hall."
"Tell him in."
The Chang'an palace is not as large as Tokyo, and the scale is not very large. Although Yue Yun was waiting outside the hall, he had already heard the answer. When he heard the emperor ask him to enter, he would do his own work and dress up first. When the eunuch who came to summon him arrived, he walked into the hall. When Zhao Huan's seat was several steps away, he kowtowed and performed the ceremony as if he was ceremonial.
Zhao Huan was not so cautious about Yue Zhi. He smiled and saw that Yue Yun had finished bowing, but he stood up to help him up. He was not short, but Yue Yun was one head taller than him. If calculated based on the measurements of modern people, he was about 1.85 meters tall, plus his strong body, muscle shaping, and military temperament trained from years of military career. He was a fierce and fierce general in a fight. Although he was only in his early sixteen years, he had a majesty, decisive and solemn atmosphere that his peers could not reach.
This way he was taught by Yue Fei with hard work. It is not surprising that Zhao Huan has seen many young people in this era. However, compared with the reckless and brave Yue Yun in his image, he felt a little regretful.
After helping Yue Yun up, Zhao Huan retreated to his seat and sat down, smiling at Yue Fei and said, "At the age of sixteen, he is the commander. There is nothing to say about the martial arts general. Judging from his appearance and demeanor, he is not inferior to a famous general. He is indeed a famous scholar."
Zhao Huan was very happy with Yue Yun and never concealed it. Yue Fei had known for a long time, and sometimes even doubted that he was highly valued, because the emperor loved the house and the mistress.
Of course he wouldn't know that Zhao Huan was just using Yue Yun to cover up his eyes. After all, there were many noble relatives around him. It was not surprising that Yue Yun had many military achievements in the army at the age of twelve, and he received special attention from the emperor.
After hearing the emperor's praise, Yue Fei was happy. He thanked the emperor for praise and ordered Yue Yun to thank him again.
Zhao Huan smiled and ordered Yue Yun to get up. He asked about the situation of walking on the road. He called Xiangyang to Sichuan quick sailing, but it was difficult to travel by land. When Hanzhong to Guanzhong Road is even more dangerous and narrow. There are few places to travel hard, Zhao Huan smiled and said, "Fortunately, Jin is in chaos. There may not be any major war this year. Even if we have the strength to do so, it is not time to defeat the enemy. The enemy only hurts the skin and fur, and the muscles and bones are not damaged. It is impossible to make an effort. Since the beginning of the summer, the country has begun to curb the government office and eliminate redundant officials and redundant officials. The reorganization of the army has been completed last year. Zhao Kai calculated that if the army does not develop this year,
, there will be a 5 million chunk of savings in winter. At that time, I will order the Government Affairs Hall to urge government officials in various places to recruit civil servants, start from Hanzhong to Sichuan and Jinghu in the west of Beijing, and renovate the roads and bridges. In addition, the Ministry of Works and Transportation will also send people to verify the water conservancy projects during the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties, and start to be restored year by year. As for the matter of closure of mountains and forests, the river embankment and flood control, etc., we can also start this year. Next year, the court can use more money, and even if we build military forces and fight, we don’t have to stop all the work. Ten years later, let’s look at the situation in the world!”
Zhao Huan spent most of his energy over the past two years on military reform and government reform. The situation was obvious. After several wars in Chang'an, Tongguan and Taiyuan, the Jin people could no longer bear the Song Dynasty, so they no longer had to worry about being chased away. In this era, they first reformed the military organization, reduced the originally large and unreasonable imperial guards, and led them with a trusted general, reformed the internal system of the army, the marching rank system, and improved equipment. In this way, the army was firmly grasped in their own hands, and the combat effectiveness was strengthened, and the advance and retreat were fulfilled. The army was firmly in hand. When the finances further recovered, Zhao Huan put his mind on political reform. With the army in his hand, he was a unique feudal emperor, so it was naturally more convenient to act than later generations. Zhao Huan was more convenient than the Song emperor in the previous generations.
What is suitable for doing is that at this time, the great change after the second year of Jingkang, the original royal family was captured and slaves to the north. The party disputes among the court officials were wiped out by the anger. In addition to the corrupt officials of a few lords and factions, most of the remaining officials were gentlemen, especially the centers of the court, Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun, Yu Yunwen, etc., who were all famous and capable and loyal people in history, and their military generals were famous and loyal generals in history books. This made Zhao Huan very little resistance during the reform and everything was smooth. After the general system and political reform, they used their strength to reform the internal situation and clean up the accumulated corruption and improve people's livelihood. The national strength of the Song Dynasty became stronger and stronger, and the combat effectiveness of the army was increasing. The invasion of the strong enemy in the north would inevitably be completely resolved.
Zhao Huan thought this way, so in recent times, his attention was only to control the army and reform the system. At this time, when he mentioned this matter in front of a general like Yue Fei, he was proud of himself, but also wanted to hear Yue Fei's opinion.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Yue Fei with a smile, waiting for the other party's answer.
How could Yue Fei understand Zhao Huan's intentions? The atmosphere was relaxing at this time. More than a dozen small yellow gates and palace maids were preparing tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks. The rings and dingdang cups and plates sounded lightly. When the noon was hungry, the fragrance of the dishes could be heard. The emperor looked harmonious, laughed happily, and talked casually about future plans. It was normal.
He was not alert at all, but followed Zhao Huan's words and continued: "Along the way, I have seen many governments along the way urging the people to go to work and build roads. The government gives money and grain. After the autumn harvest, the people have no trouble farming. They can also make more livelihood income while building roads and bridges. Although it cannot be said that they are praised by each other, no one complained about it. As for His Majesty's change of the official system, I heard some complaints in private, but people have selfish desires for profit. I never thought that they were also laid off, so the scholars and officials complained, which is ordinary. I don't care about it. On the one hand, the warriors do not interfere in politics, and on the other hand, I don't think there is anything to complain about the officials who have been laid off. Is this a person still a person?"
"Okay, very good!"
When Zhao Huan heard this, he was overjoyed. He knew that Yue Fei was from a small family and was completely different from those aristocratic families. He would definitely not put sympathy on the abolished officials. When he heard him in person, he was exactly the same as the one he had rejected. Zhao Huan was happy and smiled unconsciously: "When Emperor Shenzong reformed, Wen Yanbo said that all the scholars and officials had complaints, and Shenzong said that the people all said it was good. Wen also said that, however, the country was governing the world with the scholars and officials, not with the Guizhou heads of the people. What Yue Fei said now is the right way. The country is indeed governing the world with the scholars and officials, but the people are not rich. Just the emperor and officials, can the world be prosperous and strong?"
Everyone listened to the teachings with a stern heart. Zhao Huan was in a happy mood. Seeing that the table was ready, he said, "Let's eat all. I have been hungry since I was tossing in the morning."
Chapter completed!