Zhao Fan looked at He Gui with a frosty face and said, "Don't you want to die? I will help you and let you die now, so that you don't have to die."
He Gui collapsed to the ground with a pop and died.
Zhao Fan turned around and looked at everyone, his eyes sweeping over them one by one, making everyone tremble.
"Who has any objections?" Zhao Fan asked lightly, with an unspeakable tone in his voice that made people feel fearful.
Who dares to say no at this time? If they refuse to do it and Zhao Fan kills them, it will be with Zhao Yun's permission, which is called doing things cheaply.
But if they dare to kill Zhao Fan, they are treason and want to kill the nine tribes.
It's a pity that for such a simple truth, they have to wait until they die to understand why it is so difficult.
Seeing that no one objected, Zhao Fan said loudly: "Since there is no objection, we will gather at the school in three days and follow our generals to strangle Li Quan's traitor and establish the laws and regulations of the country. He Gui's men and horses will be temporarily under the jurisdiction of the deputy capital. All generals must not make mistakes."
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"Yes, General."
The generals clasped their fists and solemnly accepted their orders.
After everyone dispersed, Zhao Fan waved his hand and motioned to the soldiers to drag He Gui's body out and bury it. Then he walked to the wall, looked at the map hanging on the wall, and began to deduce the course of the battle in his mind.
Lin'an, Imperial Palace, Funing Hall.
Zhao Yun, Zheng Qingzhi, and Han Hongjun and Chen stood in front of the sand table and discussed carefully about the war to annihilate Li Quan.
Every day, the latest news from both Li Quan and Zhao Fan will be transmitted in time, which Zhao Yun specially ordered.
Zhao Yun did not interfere with how Zhao Fan marched and fought, but Zhao Yun had to monitor the progress of the war in real time to grasp the overall situation.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui have arrived at Chuzhou and Zhenjiang. The soldiers and horses should be gathering. According to reports from the scouts, Li Quan's army is about to move. I estimate that they will attack Yangzhou first."
Han Hong explained the current intelligence to Zhao Yun. Through the intelligence, Han Hong naturally had to estimate Li Quan's actions and then explain it to Zhao Yun so that Zhao Yun had a comprehensive understanding of the situation.
After hearing this, Zhao Yun nodded and said: "After I crossed to the south, Yangzhou was close to the Huaihe River and became an important border defense town in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Yangzhou had prosperous commerce and a large population. It was also an important taxation area for our country. Once Yangzhou fell, it would be very important to me.
The Song Dynasty was like breaking the muscles and bones."
Han Hong was deeply pleased to see that Zhao Yun had such a clear understanding of Yangzhou's status.
Zhao Yun placed a small red flag in the place of Yangzhou and said: "This time to destroy Li Quan, Yangzhou is the top priority. Who is the governor of Yangzhou?"
Zheng Qingzhi raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the governor of Yangzhou is Zhai Chaozong. He is mature and prudent. He may not be aggressive enough, but he should still be able to defend the city."
Zhao Yun nodded with satisfaction and said: "Zheng Qing's family, please send an order to Zhai Chaozong and tell him that I don't expect him to kill thieves, as long as he keeps the city safe."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zheng Qingzhi bowed and accepted the order.
Zhao Yun looked at Han Hong and asked, "How are the Han Qing family's preparations for the war against the Kingdom of Jin?"
If it weren't for Li Quan, Zhao Yun's focus would basically be on the active attack on the Kingdom of Jin. But now Li Quan suddenly intervenes, which makes Zhao Yun a little embarrassed. After all, fighting on two fronts, fighting two wars at the same time.
, there are too many variables here.
Han Hong said: "Back to Your Majesty, all the soldiers have been assembled and are waiting for orders from the Privy Council."
Zhao Yun thought for a while and said: "Let them conduct pre-battle drills first to familiarize themselves with the environment. As for when to attack, let them take it easy first."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Han Hong responded.
After calling off the war against the Kingdom of Jin, Zhao Yun felt slightly disappointed. At this time, Zhao Yun understood the difficulty of being the head of a family. It was not that he didn't want to do many things, but that he was always hampered by one or other things and couldn't free up his hands and feet.
Unconsciously, it was already lunch time. Zheng Qingzhi and Han Hong were about to say goodbye, but Zhao Yun stayed behind. Zhao Yun asked them to accompany him to the meal. The two refused, so they stayed.
When eating, Zheng Qingzhi and Han Hong were inevitably a little cautious, and Zhao Yun gradually got used to this situation.
After eating, Zheng Qingzhi and Han Hong went about their business, while Zhao Yun did not review the memorial immediately. Instead, he went to the back garden for a walk and some exercise.
The political hall is very busy, the Privy Council is very busy, and all the six offices are very busy, but as the emperor, Zhao Yun seems to be very relaxed.
At this time, Zhao Yun was walking quietly along the garden path and saw butterflies flying around. Zhao Yun stepped forward to take a peek with great interest and quietly approached.
Zhao Yun's calmness makes people feel solid and practical. As well as those small yellow gates, the palace maids all know that there is a war outside. It is said that it is a battle related to the fate of the dynasty. They were worried at first, but seeing Zhao Yun so calm
Calmly, they gradually relaxed.
"Gao Shi, go to the Political Affairs Hall and find me a list of local governors and generals."
Yangzhou is a strategic location, but when Zhao Yun, Zheng Qingzhi, and Han Hong were discussing the war just now, when Yangzhou was mentioned, Zhao Yun did not know who the governor of Yangzhou was. This is unforgivable for Zhao Yun now.
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I need to supplement the materials.
Most of the books Zhao Yun read before were related to the reform, but now Zhao Yun had to shift his attention to other places.
Soon, Gao Shi took the book back, and Zhao Yun took it and read it carefully.
Soon, Zhao Yun discovered a problem, that is, most of these Zhizhou-level officials were fifty-five or sixty years old, and some were over sixty years old. There were very few fifty-two-three-year-olds, and they were in their forties.
There are even fewer.
Zhao Yun closed the book and closed his eyes in meditation.
Sixty years old, this age is basically the age when you are about to enter the grave. You may die suddenly at any time. However, the retirement age of the Song Dynasty is seventy years old. To retire at this time is a bit irresponsible for government affairs.
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For example, Zhao Yun only read part of the content and saw that several magistrates in Muzhou, Changzhou, Dongyang, Wuzhou and other places had died in office, and they were all around sixty years old. He checked their bodies,
None had any obvious symptoms.
The sudden death of an official who is in charge of the government will undoubtedly have a great impact on local affairs. Moreover, because the body has entered the aging stage, local officials will inevitably become dim when handling affairs, and may be taken advantage of by others, or their own thinking.
Not clear and making wrong decisions.
In such an era when communication is extremely inconvenient, as local officials, they are undoubtedly like local emperors. If they are dim-sighted, incompetent, and make inappropriate actions, it will be the common people who will suffer, and the court will be blamed.
Zhao Yun opened his eyes, found the book he had taken notes on, and wrote: "The retirement and training system for officials needs to be reformed." This was regarded as writing down this important matter, and it will be reformed when the law is changed in the future.