Chapter 693: The battle between monarch and ministers

His subordinate Peng Sun stepped forward and put Hu Dun back respectfully: "Lieutenant, don't get angry. You can do whatever you want when you are angry."

This child was recruited into the army as a "lead knight" and made little progress over the years. When he met Li Xiandun, he looked after him as if he were his own father.

It was rumored that Li Xian's feet smelled bad. Peng Sun tried to wash Li Xian's feet and said, "The feet of a great captain are so fragrant." Li Xian was so angry that he stepped on his head and cursed, "It's not too bad for a slave to flatter you!"

Li Xian sat down and breathed heavily: "What should we do now?"

Peng Sun said flatteringly: "Since Your Majesty has your destiny first, the Taiwei will go to Yanzhou regardless of Xihe. No one can tell why."

"The Taiwei is a man of ten thousand gold. When the war comes, he happens to be far away from the war zone. Isn't it a great blessing from heaven?"

"Oh?" Li Xian smiled: "Lao Peng, come here."

Peng Sun stepped forward with a flattering smile: "What are your orders, Captain?"

Li Xian slapped Peng Sun hard in the face, making Peng Sun spin around several times: "Fuck you! It's a national important matter, how can you spare your life?! Even though I am greedy for money and afraid of death, I still know the importance!"

After speaking, he asked the two sergeants who reported the news: "What was the situation in Hezhou when you came?"

A sergeant said: "Mu Zheng sent people to show off his power under the city all day long, threatening to bloodbath Hezhou, but... he did not send people to attack the city."

"Oh?" Li Xian rolled his eyes a few times and suddenly shouted: "Army Sima!"

The army commander entered the tent and couldn't help but chuckle when he saw the slap marks on Peng Sun's face.

Li Xian said: "Write down my order, and the whole army will stop advancing and camp on the spot, waiting for His Majesty's orders. With my seal, I will go to Xizhou and order all the troops to be in martial law and preparation. I will order Qin Feng to speed up the transportation of grain and grass. I will order Shangzhou.

Unify nuclear weapons. I estimate that the Bachelor of Economics and Strategy will be back within half a month. If we prepare in advance, we can send out troops immediately!"

Everyone followed the order and came out. Li Xian looked at the roof of the tent and laughed.

Peng Sun, half blushing, cheered: "Why is the Lieutenant laughing?"

Li Xian said with a smile: "Mu Zheng looks fierce and has a weak heart. The main force must be no longer in Hezhou. Hehehehe, this is a plan to attack the east and attack the west."

Peng Sun handed over his hand: "The Taiwei is really planning the strategy, but I don't know where the main force of Mu Zheng has gone?"

Li Xian rolled his eyes: "I don't care where he went? Others have to worry about it anyway!"

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Gao Zunyu held the military report in his hand and also frowned.

His troops were really insufficient, and he had only two or three unknown soldiers. Except for the three thousand Song troops, the rest were all Tibetan people who had surrendered just last year.

A few months ago, these people were all Mu Zheng's subordinates!

The biggest one is Yu Longke, now Bao Shun.

There is a large salt well in Baoshun's jurisdiction. Gao Zunyu invited craftsmen from Sichuan to expand Baoshun's production capacity. Last year when he went to Minzhou, Gao Zunyu's men were particularly merciful and appeased the tribesmen. They followed the path of Suyou back then. The surrounding tribes are now loyal.

The speed is okay.

The effect is also remarkable. In one year, Gao Zunyu won over 300,000 Tibetan people!

But now that Muzheng's arrogance has revived, and the roads in Hezhou and Minzhou have been cut off, it is hard to say what the surrounding vassals are thinking.

Bao Shun stomped up to the top of the city: "Zhijun, you called me?"

General Gao Zunyu handed the report to him: "Let's take a look."

Bao Shun took over: "The little prince surrounded Hezhou?"

Gao Zunyu said: "Not only that, I expected him to come. How do you deal with yourself now?"

Just as Bao Shun was about to answer, Gao Zunyu said: "Don't speak yet, listen to me. If you want to re-join your old master, I don't blame you, we can get together and part ways."

"I will withdraw from Minzhou and leave this place to you, so that you can make some contributions to the old master. When the army is ready, we will fight again."

"If you are loyal to the Emperor and Song Dynasty, then I will have the confidence to defend Minzhou City. We will work together to defeat Mu Zheng. Afterwards, we will definitely ask for credit for you and let the court give you a reward."

"But if the two sides of the army rebel and surrender, I will not regret my death, and you will become the sworn enemy of the Song Dynasty. When the army comes back, the first one to kill will no longer be Mu Zheng, but you.

, and your tribe. Think carefully and give me an answer."

Bao Shun knelt down with a puff: "The official family of the Song Dynasty gave me the surname Bao as a reward for my loyalty. Compared with status, although the little prince is of a noble family, it can be seen that Jun is the uncle of the emperor and the uncle of the Queen Mother, so he is a hundred times more valuable than him!

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"Since Zhijun entered Minzhou, he has done nothing wrong to our tribe, Qiu. He has brought us tea, taught us how to expand salt ponds, and helped us sell wool, cattle, and horses."

"We Tibetan people are the most grateful. We used to live under the little prince's tent, and we are not as happy as we are now! Don't worry, Zhijun. We accompanied the little prince to fight against the Song Dynasty, but in the end he abandoned us. We, Minzhou Fans, deserve to be repaid.

The person has already paid it back!"

"Now we are from the Song Dynasty. If he dares to come, we will fight him till the end!"

"Okay!" Gao Zunyu helped him up: "In that case, we will defend Minzhou City for Your Majesty! Anyone who dares to abandon the defense will be killed, regardless of Han or Han!"

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The news of Jing Sili's overthrow of the army spread to the court, causing an uproar immediately.

Zhao Xu was a little confused as to why the country's power, which had just been announced to be rising, took a turn for the worse in the blink of an eye.

There were many discussions in the court, asking Zhao Xu to stabilize the people's livelihood and not to enjoy great achievements. Now Hezhou is in crisis and Minzhou is in crisis. This is the reason for making too much progress. Expanding the territory by two thousand miles will lose a thousand miles in the blink of an eye. Such progress will not only waste people and money, but also cause trouble.

What good will it do if the army is about to die?

Within the new party, the conflict between Zeng Bu, the third minister, and Lu Jiawen, the city's chief minister, reached an irreconcilable level.

Zhao Xu ordered the Third Secretary Zeng Bu to investigate the City Yi Department. After Zeng Bu was ordered to inspect the Hebei area, he believed that Lu Jiawen only wanted to amass money and did not care about the lives of the people, which completely violated the original intention of setting up the City Yi Affairs Department.

Except for the Kaifeng Prefecture's appropriate measures and the City Yisi being firmly suppressed by Su You, which caused no harm, residents in other cities were filled with resentment.

When taxes seek profit from the market, the bottom line may be more important than the bottom line. This is not the case.

After returning to Beijing, Zeng Bu directly handed over all the investigation materials to Zhao Xu. Many of the things were shocking. In some places, there were even incidents of businessmen committing suicide at the yamen gate and fighting to the death.

Zhao Xu immediately transferred the materials to Zhongshu.

Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing protected Lu Jiawen, but Lu Jiawen did not step down due to Zeng Bu's impeachment.

Wang Anshi even said in front of Zhao Xu, "Who can do it except Lu Jia?"

There are also problems with the exemption law in many places. Wen Yanbo reported that some people in Dingzhou sold their houses at a discount to pay for the exemption.

Even the "Exemption from Practice" written by Su You had problems.

Su You had always been uneasy about the character of the officials of the Song Dynasty. Wang Anshi saw that this method was quite convenient for implementation in Beijing, so he forcibly promoted various methods.

Su You expressed firm opposition, believing that the achievements had not been demonstrated and that he should not act too hastily. Instead, Li Ding heavily impeached him in the name of "repetition".

Sure enough, as soon as Zunxing Dharma left the capital, people thought it was hard. Even though they were carrying water, picking up hair, carrying porridge, and carrying tea, those who did not pay money were not allowed to sell vends.

Zhao Xu summoned Wang Anshi and asked: "How is the payment of money required for payment? Some people say that anyone carrying a soup bottle on the street has to pay. Is this the case?"

Wang Anshi replied: "If there is, it must be directed by Zhongshu, but Zhongshu has indeed never given such an instruction."

"Your Majesty's governance is worthy of Yao and Shun; but in terms of troubles and slanders about people, he is far from Yao and Shun."

Zhao Xu expressed doubts: "There are many scholar-bureaucrats who have trouble speaking."

Wang Anshi disagreed: "Some scholar-bureaucrats are unhappy with the affairs of the imperial court; some only know how to stick to the old ways and regard Jin Xi as their outward appearance; but Your Majesty, you must know that from ancient times to the present, there has never been anyone who has done this to Jin Xi and made great achievements in government."

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Zhao Xu asked again: "Why are there more and more new departments being established today? Are there more and more new departments being established?"

Wang Anshi replied: "These lawsuits were created just to save money."

Zhao Xu was a little puzzled: "If this is the case, then why is the financial resources still insufficient? If it is because of redundant troops, the number of troops today is much less than during the Qingli period."

Wang Anshi was also anxious: "Your Majesty, if you want to make full use of it, you must first manage your finances! The first rule of financial management is to make decisions without confusion! Your Majesty, don't be swayed by the opinions of the villains, so that you can make a difference!"
Chapter completed!