Having said this, Shi Miyuan raised his head and saw that Xuan Zhen's face was full of disbelief.
With Xuan Zhen's knowledge, qualifications and status, he has always been regarded by outsiders as the important mastermind of the Shi Party. In recent years, Shi Xiang's power has become more and more powerful. It is said that Xuan Zhen should become more and more powerful and powerful in front of Shi Xiang.
I have come to understand Shi Xiang’s thoughts more and more.
However, in recent years, the interests of the Party of History have increasingly come from the sea, so countless subordinates are like flies staring at the fishy smell, staring at the benefits all year round. People like Xuan Zhen who are specially appointed to deal with outsiders of the Great Zhou Dynasty
, most of the year is spent either in Qingyuan Mansion or at sea.
Perhaps his eyes had been out for a long time, and he had seen too many strong winds and waves, and it was difficult to take them back and focus on Lin'an Mansion's exquisite judgment. So at this moment, Shi Miyuan really wanted to discuss important matters with him, but he seemed a little unable to respond.
Once the Mongols and the powerful enemy from the north come to blows, the Song Dynasty will have so much to do! My Shi Miyuan sect will have so much to do!
At this time, what do those dead people in Shukou do? Are they confused about basic priorities?
Shi Miyuan frowned slightly, but he had to give instructions to confidants like Xuan Zhen, so he patiently explained:
"The Shukou area has been in turmoil since Wu Xi was executed. An Bing, who succeeded him, also wanted to separate the country from the bottom of his heart. After An Bing resigned, rebellions in Sichuan and Shu broke out one after another, especially the two thieves Zhang Fu and Mo Jian killed
The officials rebelled, and soldiers from at least six military states responded in large numbers. The hearts of more than ten military states were shaken and corrupted. It was clear that the soldiers and civilians in central Sichuan intended to force the imperial court, welcome An Bing back, and continue to carve out territory for themselves in Sichuan and Sichuan, so that
Dong Juyi has been in Sichuan for two years, but everything is restricted, and everything is violated!"
Shi Miyuan patted the armrest of the couch and said coldly: "Dong Juyi, this guy, is a little too serious about making money. Later, Nie Zishu went to Sichuan to replace him, thinking that he was far away from me and that his work was of no importance. But this guy from Sichuan
A group of people who are not loyal to the court are like abscesses on the human body that will not heal for a long time. If they are not cut off in time with a sharp knife, how can we wait for them to get worse and endanger their lives? Even if the Mongols don't take action, sooner or later the court will use an ax and axe.
Ground pressure!"
After all, there were very few words in the document. Xuan Zhen didn't know what happened specifically, so he couldn't use this as an excuse to argue with the prime minister. But in his heart, he felt that there was something wrong with this situation, so he argued again:
"The Mongols are a foreign race after all! If you allow them to do this, if they open their own doors and allow the Tatar army to easily explore the reality of the three passes and five states that Shukou has been operating for hundreds of years, this will be..."
"So what!"
Shi Miyuan was a little impatient. He raised his voice slightly and said: "The Mongols and the Zhou Kingdom are sworn enemies! When these two families are still in the ascendant, a fight will inevitably lead to bloodshed. This is of great benefit to us! You know, we are worried
They have never been Mongolian!"
Xuan Zhen took a breath of air and asked tentatively: "Does the Prime Minister intend to be hostile to the Northerners?"
When asking this question, as long as Shi Xiang agrees even slightly, Xuan Zhen dares to conclude that Shi Xiang has gone crazy.
On the surface, the Song Dynasty regarded itself as orthodox and focused on Lin'an; the Northern Expedition to recover the Central Plains was the great cause of the Song Dynasty and the foundation of the country, and could not be opposed. But the reality is that since the southern crossing, the Song Dynasty had not gained anything from the war.
Any interest. And any move to put the war into practice will inevitably affect the interests of many parties and ultimately bring tragic results.
The imperial court did not want to see war, because war would inevitably lead to an increase in the status of warriors, which would lead to the loss of the stable internal balance of the Song Dynasty. The people did not want to see war, because the war was accompanied by bloodshed and extortion, and the people were accustomed to ease.
They couldn't bear it. The army itself didn't want to fight, because soldiers in the Song Dynasty generally only wanted a mouthful of food. How could there be any reason to rush to die for a mouthful of half-starved grain rice?
As for everyone in Shi Xiang's party, they are the biggest beneficiaries of the North-South trade in recent years. The wealth that can be passed on to future generations is growing every year. Who is willing to interrupt such a good life?
There are only two kinds of people in the Song Dynasty who can jump to talk about war. One is the imperial students who are ignorant of their studies, and the other is the things who stand behind them to stir up trouble. Those people clamor for war, and their purpose is terrible.
It was not the war itself, but the intention to seize power. If the two families really went to war, Xuan Zhen did not believe that they would dare to go to the battlefield.
Therefore, wouldn’t it be best if the peaceful situation between the two families is maintained?
Why did the Prime Minister have to lend a road to the Mongols? Even if there was no such road, wouldn't the Mongols and the Zhou Dynasty fight to the death? If the Zhou Dynasty rose up on the bones of the Mongols, the two families would have been fighting each other for a long time.
Prime Minister Shi secretly gave instructions to lend the road to Mongolia, which was simply unnecessary. And if the Song Dynasty intervened... God, no one wants to fight this war, and there is no way to fight it!
Xuan Zhen really didn’t want to see the momentum of peace between the two families being interrupted, and he didn’t want it to be interrupted by Shi Xiang himself. After all, everyone supported Shi Xiang, not the dead Han Zhou! If Shi Xiang had to go there
If the road is gone, it means the entire political landscape is falling apart!
No, no, it’s impossible. From a historical perspective, he would never do such a ridiculous thing!
In the blink of an eye, countless thoughts passed through Xuan Zhen's mind. He suddenly noticed that Shi Miyuan was silent and his eyes gradually showed a little worry.
Could it be that...
Xuan Zhen froze for a moment, lowered his voice and asked again: "The Crown Prince's body..."
Shi Miyuan nodded imperceptibly: "Every day is worse than the day, which is very bad. The possibility of surviving this winter is no more than 30%."
I see.
Shi Miyuan's coup d'état killed the former prime minister Han Yuzhou, replacing him and becoming the unique power prime minister. In the process, his biggest allies were the queen and the crown prince from the palace. However, the crown prince was frail and sick since childhood. Although he was nominally ill,
The emperor granted him the right to participate in political affairs, but in fact he could not leave the East Palace for months and months, and news came out every now and then that he was seriously ill.
At the same time, although the emperor never took power, he intentionally or unintentionally elevated the status of King Yi's heir, as if he was going to replace the crown prince. King Yi himself had a certain degree of influence, and he became more and more obvious.
Raise the banner and stand opposite Shi.
Reorganizing the army and using force to regain the lost territory in the Central Plains is the most useful banner.
What’s interesting is that because the foreigners who control the Central Plains are no longer the blood-drinking aliens, many people who shout slogans of justice have become much bolder. Perhaps they think that the aliens can only chop their heads with Mazha knives, while the northern Han people are actually very brave.
Take the majesty of Zhao Song's official family seriously.
Everyone in the history party understands that this idea is extremely stupid.
Not to mention now, the Yanyun Han'er during the Jingkang period no longer cared about the Song Dynasty. After that, the Han'er from the Central Plains who had their hearts set on the Song Dynasty received a chilling reward.
For a hundred years, no one can tell whether it is right or wrong. No matter what the idea is, those who support it will tell you a hundred reasons, and those who oppose it will tell you a thousand, and then those who support will repay it with ten thousand.
Articles. It seems that every article quotes classics and is of great literary talent, but in fact, it all becomes a pot of porridge.
"In fact, after the Song Dynasty moved south, we rarely used force to advance. The generals during the Jianyan period were so powerful, but the battles frequently failed, with countless casualties and tens of thousands of elite soldiers defecting to the north... What was their use?
?In the end, the stable situation in which the southerners returned to the south and the northerners returned to the north did not rely on Qin Zhongxian to surrender himself and seek peace, but to use vertical and horizontal means of control within the Jin Kingdom? Therefore, the problem of the Song Dynasty has never been
Outside, but inside; to solve the problems of the Song Dynasty, the key is not outsiders, but the idiots inside who only talk high-spirited words and ignore the difficulties of maintaining it!"
When Shi Miyuan said this, Xuan Zhen understood.
He immediately said: "In the past few years, we have had to let some people talk loudly. They have formed a trend and continue to involve powerful officials. As for Zhen Dexiu, Wei Liaoweng and others also followed suit and started talking about training soldiers and selecting generals.
, became very popular. In the past, we could gradually decompose and regulate such trends. But because the crown prince is seriously ill, once the officials involved in the trend coincide with the emperor's intention to re-establish the throne..."
Xuan Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "Master Xiang, what happened in Tu Qiong Dagger's eyes may happen at any time!"
In the past few years, while Shi Miyuan and his subordinates have gained huge economic benefits, their political power has also expanded to an extent that was previously unimaginable. Everyone, including Shi Miyuan, will never allow power to lapse.
What's more, Shi Miyuan himself came to power through a coup. His brutal methods of suppressing political opponents were probably only comparable to Qin Zhongxian Gongzhao. As his subordinate, Xuan Zhen, the more he understood this, the less he could accept his own defeat.
But the trouble is that Shi Dang has created too many intricate connections in the past few years. The heir to the throne of Yi really needs to cheer up. There are too many things to criticize about this huge fat distribution system.
It’s no big deal that King Yi’s party is clamoring for the Northern Expedition. When King Yi, the crown prince, comes to the forefront, his followers will inevitably wave other flags and confront Shi Xiang head-on. By then, the trend will continue, and all Shi Xiang’s disciples will
It’s hard for everyone to get along!
When that time comes, what will the Prime Minister do? Isn’t it possible that he will learn from Qin Zhongxian and rely on the power of the north to consolidate his own power?
Impossible.
Duke Zhongxian of Qin was able to do this because the Jurchens in the north did not have the confidence to govern the Central Plains, so people like Wanyan Talan, who had insider knowledge of the Song Dynasty, conspired with Qin Xiang to seek peace between the north and the south. Now the Zhou Kingdom in the north
...Their emperor's surname is Guo, and their country's name is Dazhou. This intention is absolutely obvious!
If the Song Dynasty's own situation is in chaos, is there any need to guess what the Great Zhou Dynasty will do?
"So, we can't go on like this. We can't give these people the opportunity to come straight at me with knives, and we can't give them the opportunity to unfold the Dukang map."
Shi Miyuan nodded heavily: "I want to muddy the waters before the trend starts! If someone wants to stir up trouble, I will light the fire in advance and force them to deal with it!"
"Now, Zhao Gui and that kid are hiding behind, not allowing others to put his name on their lips. These people don't dare to openly state their purpose, and they just wave a big battle flag.
In this case, I will take action in advance and rush his wings to the Jiangbei front line..."
Shi Miyuan threw away the brocade quilt and sneered several times: "Aren't you talking about war? The Central Plains will be in chaos soon. Anyone who wants to fight, get out of Lin'an and go to the border to defend and see how others fight! It's not easy to brag.
Can an army be trained by martial arts? Then take a look at the Mongolian army and the Zhou army with your own eyes, and calculate what kind of army training skills are needed to withstand it! Don't they want to recover the Central Plains? The Central Plains is in chaos, and their opportunity has come.
, why don’t you give it a try? It doesn’t matter whether you fight the Mongols or the Zhou people, whatever they want!”
After listening to Shi Miyuan's words, Xuan Zhen felt that Shi Xiang was worthy of being the top figure in the political arena of the Song Dynasty.
The political opponents of Prime Minister Shi were standing behind the heirs of King Yi. Who was standing behind the heirs of King Yi? They were clearly officials.
In fact, if we analyze it in detail, the crown prince's serious illness has relieved the emperor's long-term scruples about the prime minister. The situation at this moment is not a struggle between different political forces in the court, but a conflict between the extremely assertive prime minister's power and the imperial power that has finally waited for the opportunity.
the struggle between.
Is this struggle more than just life and death? Even if you are slightly disadvantaged, it will be easy to destroy your family and destroy your family!
Since Qin Zhongxian, no prime minister in the Song Dynasty has been able to suppress the emperor. However, the prime minister did not panic in the face of such a difficult situation. His plans were both beyond ordinary people's expectations and almost watertight. On the contrary, Xuan Zhen himself stood firm.
It took a lot of effort to follow Shi Miyuan's train of thought.
At that moment, Xuanzhen nodded hurriedly and said: "Since those people are in charge of the war, they can only comply with the pressure of the Privy Council and Tai Jian and go to serve in the border military state. As long as they go, it will be difficult to escape. And the prime minister can buy time to stay in the military state.
Lin'an has calmly deployed its deployment to cope with the changing situation!"
"I already have a plan for Lin'an, but it will take time. Therefore, the more chaotic the Central Plains, the better!"
Shi Miyuan said in a deep voice: "The longer the Mongols and Na Guo Ning fight, the better! If the two families kill mountains of corpses and cause people to flee, and the border wars continue, that would be even better! The Central Plains will continue to be in chaos.
, the Privy Council and the Taiwan Admonition can withstand the pressure and pin those people to the sidelines, and they can no longer control the affairs of the industry!"
"Then, what does the Prime Minister need from me?"
"The Zhou Kingdom in the north has strong soldiers and horses, and I heard that they often kill the Mongols in panic. Now that the Mongols are in full force, we must also use their strengths and don't be embarrassed by small things. You should go to the west of Beijing to restrain Zhao Fang immediately and ask him to fight with him.
Let your subordinates get out of the way, open the storehouses, and support the Mongols again!"
"...obey."
"Of course, don't make it too obvious, you know?"
"Master Xiang, just don't worry."
Xuan Zhen bowed respectfully and walked out of the room. The sound of subtle footsteps and the friction of robes gradually disappeared. Shi Miyuan leaned on the couch and sat quietly for a while.
I don't know when, but his elegant and majestic face became more and more ferocious. Suddenly he heard the wind blowing the window lattice, and he suddenly turned his head to look there. Late at night, outside the heavy curtains, he saw thick black like ink.
