The ancients said: The emperor was angry that he buried a million corpses and bleed thousands of miles away. Zhao Bing was angry and drove away several old ministers of the previous dynasty, but it was like stabbing a hornet's nest and was immediately attacked by a group of scholars. You must know that there were only six officials who went to court that day, and the others either slipped away or hid. He swung his arms and slapped people in the face. Although many of them were no longer in court, the wild people still enjoyed prestige, but once this matter was revealed, it was like lifting their last fig leaf and revealing the red monkey's butts.
Under the current circumstances of criticism, these people naturally did not dare to stand up to defend themselves, but these people were famous scholars. After retirement, they either kept books behind closed doors or opened a library to teach disciples. The little emperor not only slapped those people in the face, but also pressed the faces of their disciples into the cesspool. The impact of this not only made them bad, but their careers might even be ruined, so he began to take action.
Of course, these people did not dare to point the finger at the little emperor directly, but they had the ability to point out mulberry and scold the locust, beat dogs and chase chickens. So they either wrote a letter to request pardon the Empress Dowager to be re-entered, and buried with Emperor Lizong to the imperial tomb to express their love for the Empress Dowager in disguise. Or they published articles in tabloids, each praising their masters, counting their achievements, and how to protect their hometown during the fall, and according to the Mongol Yuan enthronement.
Even if they mentioned that they had not attended court, they were either late due to illness, had their parents who were sick, or had other official duties, but they had their own reasons to excuse themselves. They refused to admit the incident of escape, but in their opinion, the Empress Dowager died, there was no evidence of death. However, the subtext was alluding to the little emperor's inability to distinguish right from wrong, and indiscriminately wronged people, and blamed the blame for the destruction of the country on them, which was because of ulterior motives.
"Hello, Your Majesty!" Zheng Huchen entered the Zen room where His Majesty was resting, and saw that the ground was messy, with books and newspapers thrown away. The little emperor was tilted in the pile of papers. He smiled and walked forward to salute.
"Sit down, is Master Zheng bringing good news or bad news?" Zhao Bing raised his eyes and sat up lazily, pulled the newspaper on the ground aside, pointed to the exposed cushion.
"Haha, I have both good news and bad news today!" Zheng Huchen once again thanked him before sat down and said.
"Both good and bad are good, I'm almost exhausted!" Zhao Bing stretched and said, "The Empress Dowager is asking me to cultivate my mind and nature. It's either a Taoist temple or a monk temple, I'm not afraid that I will really make a monk!"
"Does Your Majesty want to be a monk or a Taoist priest?" Zheng Huchen joked.
"Well... I think it's better to be a Taoist priest, and sometimes I can eat it with meat!" Zhao Bing held his cheek and thought for a moment and said seriously.
"Haha, Your Majesty's vegetarian food in Qing Temple is pretty good. I heard that in order to take good care of Your Majesty, I hosted the monks' chefs from several major temples such as Tianzhu and Lingyin in Hangzhou City and famous vegetarian chefs from major restaurants here, and specially served the imperial meals. Your Majesty wants to eat meat, how can these famous chefs live!" Zheng Huchen said with a smile.
"Oh, no matter how good the chef is, the ingredients are nothing more than tofu and vegetables. If you change the patterns, you won't be able to turn into meat. Occasionally, you're still fresh, but it's not a waste of life if you do this every day!" Zhao Bing sighed.
"Do you want to send something to Your Majesty to satisfy your craving?" Zheng Huchen leaned forward and whispered.
"No need, now I am guarding the Empress Dowager, or I should have some awe!" Zhao Bing pointed at the Heavenly Dao with a sad face.
"Your Majesty, no one will know!" Zheng Huchen said again.
"No, I can't get over my heart, so bear it!" Zhao Bing said in his heart.
"Oh, how many people know about Your Majesty's heart!" Zheng Huchen sighed after hearing this, and looked at the newspaper on the ground and said, "These dogs actually have the face to speak loudly in the newspaper and write letters to the court. The subordinates let them keep silent."
"Don't pay attention to them, let them quarrel! It's impolite to come and not behave, so it's safe to let Boyan see it." Zhao Bing smiled.
"Your Majesty is really far-sighted and takes every step forward, and his subordinates are not as good as possible!" Zheng Huchen said after hearing this.
"If you often flatter me, you won't work. What's the matter with me today?" Zhao Bing smiled. He felt that chatting with Zheng Huchen was very easy and didn't have to hold on at all. In addition to trusting him, it might be that he tends to be a dark side in his mind, which is a similar smell.
"Report to Your Majesty, there is news from the assassination of Yesen Timur's operation team. After receiving the enemy, he will return to Lin'an soon!" Zheng Huchen said with a smile, "The first group dived and escaped at the moment of ramming the boat, but two people were affected by the explosion and were caught in the vortex and failed to surface. The other two were washed away by the water flow, and were rescued by the second group, but they were also seriously injured. In order to prevent the enemy from intercepting them in front, they abandoned the boat and hid in various places for a long time. This is also the reason why they could not find it for a long time. They did not contact the reception staff until the wind passed, and then retreated in the chaos!"
"This is good news. Can the injured be healed? Can the martyr's body be found?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked again.
"The injured have basically recovered, but one of them may suffer from some disabilities. The body of the martyr has been found and it is difficult to bring it back. He can only be buried secretly in Sichuan and Shu for the time being." Zheng Huchen replied.
"After coming back, place it properly, take good care of it, and reward it yourself when I get out of my way!" Zhao Bing said excitedly.
"Your Majesty, Nanzhao has now fallen into chaos, and all forces are trying to compete for dominance. Now the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties have transferred the Guangxi Dao Xuanfu envoy, and Zhang Lidao, the military recruitment envoy, went to take charge of the overall situation." Zheng Huchen reported again.
"Zhang Lidao is indeed a minister, brave and resourceful. He once served in Nanzhao and still has some prestige!" Zhao Bing frowned and said, in fact, the Song army only controlled most of the Guangnan West Road. Because of the large number of foreign troops in Zuo and Youjiang, he did not use troops there, and is still under the control of the Mongolian Yuan.
Zhang Lidao was a Jinshi of the Jin Dynasty. At the age of 17, he entered the palace to serve as a guard. After Kublai Khan succeeded to the throne of Khan, he led his troops to the north and refused to leave his side. In the fourth year of Zhiyuan, he was ordered to go on an envoy to Xixia, and was known for his ability and agility. The prince Huge was named King of Yunnan and ordered Zhang Lidao to be the literature of the royal palace. He advised the king to pay attention to agriculture and ensure that the people would not have to worry about food and clothing. He immediately appointed him as the Dali agricultural officer, and also took charge of military farming affairs, wearing silver talismans. Soon after, he went to Annan with his minister Ning Duanfu, and agreed with the King of Annan to pay tribute every year.
At that time, Bao Heding, the 37th Ministry of Yunnan Province, ruled for a long time, and planned to kill Hugechi with poisonous wine with a banquet, and bribed officials of the Wang Prime Minister's House without revealing his conspiracy. After Zhang Lidao found out, he went straight to the General's House to ask for a visit and was stopped by the gatekeepers, and he argued with them. Hugechi heard the sound and sent someone to summon him into the mansion. He told Hugechi about Bao Heding's conspiracy, but the king had already drunk poisonous wine and died in the evening.
Baoheding occupied the throne and advised the princess to hand over the seal of the prince. Zhang Lidao secretly made friends with thirteen righteous men, agreed to fight the thief together, and slaughtered blood and drank and swore an oath to push one person into the capital to report the coup in Yunnan. Their plan was unfortunately exposed, and Baoheding imprisoned him and was about to be executed. The craftsmen recommended Zhang Zhong and Lidao as brothers of the clan, and contacted some people to rob Lidao from prison and escape to Tubo. There, they met the censor Boluo Huan, the emperor sent by the emperor, and the king Fuber and the people sent to report to the court. They immediately returned to Yunnan together, interrogated Baoheding and the officials who had received bribes, and all the officials who had been executed.
In March of the 10th year of Zhiyuan, Zhang Lidao was in charge of the Grand Secretary's agricultural affairs. Because he was familiar with Yunnan, the Secretariat requested to be the envoy of Dali's patrol and encouraged farming, wearing gold talismans. He managed Kunming ponds and obtained thousands of hectares of fertile land and taught local sericulture and farming, which caused all the foreign tribes in the mountains to come to join. Later, he built a Confucius Temple and set up a school to persuade the children of scholars to go to school. He chose the wise men of Sichuan scholars and hired them as teachers. He led students to worship Confucius at a certain time every year, so that everyone could be polite and customs gradually changed.
In the 17th year of Zhiyuan, Zhang Lidao strongly requested the Emperor Shizu to take over the title of Prince Yeshen Timur of Yunnan. Kublai Khan agreed and ordered him to be the envoy of Guangxi Dao, who was also in charge of military recruitment, and still wore tiger talismans. When he was leaving, the emperor gave him bows, arrows, clothes, and saddles. As soon as he got to office, he met the leader of Heni Road, Bissi rebelled and incited various ethnic minorities. Lidao immediately sent troops to conquer his city, seized the victory west, captured the seventy cities of Jinchidian, crossed Madian, and went straight to Kepu. He also collected 250,000 households in the army, including Nong Shigui, Cen Congyi, Li Weiping, and others...
"Your Majesty, Zhang Lidao has been in Nanzhao for a long time and is familiar with the people's conditions. Will he quell the turmoil soon after entering Nanzhao?" Zheng Huchen rarely heard the little emperor praise an enemy minister, but now he is not stingy with praise for Zhang Lidao, and he is a little worried.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out, but I think the situation has changed at this time. Now we occupy most of the Jiangnan region, and the Mongol Yuan forces are no longer as powerful as before. Besides, only Sichuan and Shu can send troops to aid Nanzhao, but they must beware of us going north of the Yangtze River and never dare to use the army. Yes, when Timur died, the turmoil broke out in full swing, and the interests of all forces were entangled. Zhang Lidao went alone but was afraid that he would not be able to suppress his position!" Zhao Bing said.
"Zhang Lidao can be transferred from the left and the right Jiang to go!" Zheng Huchen thought.
"Does he dare? I'm afraid that he will lead the troops away, and the troops of the Liangjiang tribes will have to rebel. Besides, he can rest assured us!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is right. If the troops from the two rivers suppress the Nanzhao Incident, it would be a frightening battle, and both places would be unsecured!" Zheng Huchen said.
"I don't have to pay attention to them now. When they are exhausted from fighting, we will take action and take down Liangjiang and Nanzhao in one fell swoop. You just need to pay attention to who wins and who loses!" Zhao Bing said.
"I know," Zheng Huchen nodded, "In addition, there are also some insights in the smuggling of grain to Jiangbei. The investigation by the Bureau of Affairs was the wing troops guarding Fujian and southern Liangzhe. In fact, only half of the troops used for guarding were the rest. The rest were in the military farm or doing business. Almost every garrison in the prefecture had private property and the military discipline was relatively chaotic."
"But they did not dare to use public funds, but used the soldiers to rent out government land and grain produced by public land for smuggling. Instead, they went directly to the sea, traded with merchants from Jiangbei on the sea, and then bought and sold with Jiangnan vendors in fishing ports in coastal areas, making the difference. It was precisely because they avoided warships patrolling offshore, or used warships to sell privately, so that they had not been exposed!"
"What's the situation along the river?" Zhao Bing frowned and asked. Regarding the situation in the coastal wing army, he felt that it should be attributed to the historical problem.
When establishing various base areas, the funds required by each ministries were replaced by salt in the court, and gold and silver were not actually distributed. Each ministries had to sell and raise the remaining funds to solve the livelihood problems. They took advantage of the abnormal high salt tax in the occupied areas, the merchants were greedy for profit, and the relationship between clans and surrendered to the army to resell the salt and obtain the required materials.
At the same time, the rebel army forcibly seized large areas of land, and some of them were cultivated by themselves and rented to tenants to use what they received as military rations. Moreover, each base area was scattered everywhere, so they acted independently and used the surplus for their own use. When it became a habit to sell private goods, they naturally couldn't stop it for a while. Zhao Bing knew that this tail must be cut off, otherwise it would not only be a capital enemy, but also a local army would soon corrupt and degenerate. If they want to maintain their combat effectiveness, they would have to carry out training.
"Your Majesty, the army along the river is still good. Some illegal vendors in the Jiangbei region take advantage of the night or when the weather is bad. Some of the troops use old grain to exchange with private vendors in order to save food expenses. Of course, some of them take the initiative to trade in Jiangbei, but the scale is very small and most of them use it for their own use. Some time ago, various departments of the Navy have adjusted defenses, and some people have taken advantage of the chaos to sell large-scale traffic, which has turned out to be cheaper in the riverside areas." Zheng Huchen said.
"Well, it's pretty good, it's not rotten to the bone. But the local wing army needs to be strictly controlled, otherwise it will be Qin Linfeng again!" Zhao Bing breathed a little relieved and asked viciously, "Is anyone involved in the Affairs Bureau?"
"Your Majesty, I dare to use human captive guarantees, and the Affairs Bureau will definitely not be involved in private trafficking!" Zheng Huchen immediately stood up and saluted.
"There is no better. If I find it, I will cut your head and kick it as a ball!" Zhao Bing curled his lips and chuckled, pressing his hand to let him sit down.
"But I miss the days of selling private salt very much. It's really a daily battle of gold!" Zheng Huchen bowed his hands and sat down and said with a smile.
"Haha, that's just an extraordinary time. You're just an extraordinary thing. You're still addicted." Zhao Bing pointed at him, "Is there anything good?"
"It's really a great thing, but Your Majesty wants to keep his subordinates for a vegetarian banquet in this temple!" Zheng Huchen said with a strange smile on his face.
"This is easy to say. Anyway, these monks are so rich that they don't eat it. They don't spend a penny!" Zhao Bing agreed happily.
"Your Majesty, look at these!" Zheng Huchen looked at the left and right, then took out a few scrolls from his sleeve and put them on the top of the road.
Chapter completed!