The Imperial City is divided into several areas. Ju Ming did not go to the harem, but lived in the Imperial City office area.
This place originally belonged to Zhongshu Province, but Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty demolished the Yamen of Zhongshu Province and built a magnificent Mingtang instead. The Mingtang was surrounded by gardens, pavilions, and sleeping halls for living.
You are so busy with all the official duties, how can you have time to go to the harem?
Even the captured Zhao Huan and Ju Ming had no time to summon him.
By evening, the day's work is over.
Zhu Dunru rode to the imperial city, strongly recommended Zhao Ding and Fu Zhirou, and requested that they be given official positions.
Zhao Ding's original official position was Kaifeng Prefecture Cao Cao, who was in charge of the entry and exit of documents, in charge of county affairs under his jurisdiction, and took turns to cooperate with the other five Cao Cao every quarter to record affairs and participate in military management and lawsuits.
When I was studying history books, among the civil servants under Zhao Gou, Zhu Ming's favorite was Zhao Ding.
His talents, integrity, and measure are all of the highest quality. He was the most virtuous man in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Unfortunately, he was dismissed from office by Qin Hui and eventually died on hunger strike.
Although Lu Yihao also has outstanding abilities, he does things unscrupulously, excludes dissidents, favors others, and is very ugly.
"Your official career is really wasted. The Jinshi who was a Jinshi nineteen years ago is now just a scholar Cao Yu," Zhu Ming couldn't help but sigh. "Even this Kaifeng official Cao Yu was temporarily replaced by Wu Min after Zhao Huan ascended the throne.
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Zhao Ding was used to it and said: "From Zhang Dun to Cai You, I have always been disliked by the powerful officials."
Ju Ming said: "You should be the general magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture first. After Bianliang City is stabilized, you can then resettle the refugees outside the city to reclaim wasteland and restore production in the counties under the jurisdiction of the prefecture. After Kaifeng Prefecture is managed, there will be other important uses."
"I would like to thank Duke Ming for your support." Zhao Ding formally acknowledged his master, but couldn't help but say, "I heard that Duke Ming had captured Wu Min and imprisoned him before he entered the city. There were many treacherous people in the old Song Dynasty. Compared with Wu Min,
Min is fairly upright, so why did Duke Ming embarrass him alone?"
Ju Ming smiled and said: "I know Wu Min is your Bole, so why can't I wait to plead for him?"
"I don't dare." Zhao Ding lowered his head.
Ju Ming said: "Don't worry, his crime will not lead to death, he may be demoted to the county magistrate."
"Thank you Ming Gong for your kindness!" Zhao Ding felt confident.
Zhu Ming asked again: "How many children do you have, who are in Bianliang at this time?"
Zhao Ding replied: "I have four sons and one daughter, and they are all in Wenxi County, Jiezhou, which has been occupied by the Jin people."
"When the war subsides, we will bring your family here." Ju Ming said.
"With Duke Ming Lao concerned about me, I am extremely frightened." Zhao Ding was moved and immediately helped analyze the situation. "Now, half of the two Shaanxi roads are still in the hands of the old ministers of Zhao and Song Dynasties. It depends on how good Duke Ming's reputation can be passed on to the thieves in Shandong.
, we should also give top priority to recruiting peace, restore people's livelihood as soon as possible, and use Shandong's money and food as the cornerstone of the Northern Expedition. The faint king Zhao Ji fled to the southeast, and the people in the southeast have long since dispersed, and Zhao Ji does not have strong soldiers. He can capture it by sending tens of thousands of troops next year. Then take it back.
Jiangxi, Pingjing Lake, Fujian, and Guangnan are not to mention. If the south is unified, the Northern Expedition can be carried out."
Ju Ming smiled and said: "You think long-term. I asked you to be the general judge, but you are considering what the prime minister wants."
"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Isn't this exactly what Ming Gong said?" Zhao Ding is not only very capable of doing things, but he is also a master of flattery, but he generally does not say flattery.
Ju Ming asked: "If there is anything else you want to say, please say it all."
Zhao Ding said: "Hanzhong has the foundation of the emperor, but it is not the property of the emperor. The capital cannot be located in the Sichuan Gorge. Bianliang has no danger of mountains and rivers, and is also threatened by the Yellow River. It is best not to set the capital here for the new dynasty. The land in Guanzhong is getting better
If it becomes barren and difficult to support a great cause, Chang'an is not the first choice."
"Where do you think the capital should be?" Zhu Ming asked.
Zhao Ding said: "Luoyang."
Judging from the current situation, Luoyang is indeed the first choice as the capital.
From a military perspective, Luoyang is surrounded by passes on all sides.
From an economic perspective, Kaifeng's water transportation extends in all directions, so grain can be transported to Kaifeng first and then quickly transported to Luoyang.
This is not the case in Hebei. Youzhou has experienced wars for a long time and has long been dilapidated. The population loss is extremely serious. Moreover, the "Great Water Wall" was artificially built on the border between Song and Liao countries, and the water system has been completely messed up.
If Yanjing is to be the capital, at least one million people must first immigrate. Not only must the population of Yanshan Prefecture be enriched, but other surrounding prefectures and counties must also be immigrated and cultivated. Next, the messy rivers must be rectified, and then a canal must be built to connect Youzhou and Jiangnan. This
This series of actions cannot be completed within twenty years.
"We will discuss this later." Zhu Ming said ambiguously.
"Yes." Zhao Ding shut up.
Ju Ming asked again: "Do you have any talents to recommend?"
Zhao Ding said: "Chen Guoting, a doctor from Taizhong in the old Song Dynasty, had great talents."
Zhu Ming smiled and said: "I know Chen Guoting. This person is really useful. He recommended Zongze to negotiate peace with the Jin people."
During the Fang La uprising, Chen Guoting suggested that Cai Jing, Wang Fu, and Zhu Meng should be executed and punished, but they were all beaten to the end and put under the control of Huangzhou.
Li Bao ran away before he could attack Huangzhou Zhizhou, and Chen Guoting also fled back to Kaifeng with his family.
Coincidentally, not long after Zhao Huan ascended the throne, Chen Guoting was promoted to Taizhong Dafu, acting as the Minister of Rites and concurrently as the Minister of Rites.
At that time, Wanyan Zongwang was still on the way, and the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were discussing peace with the Jin people.
Chen Guoting could not object, so he recommended Zongze as the peace envoy. This proposal was successfully passed...
When Zongze left Beijing, he said to his friends: "I will definitely not come back after I go. It is best if the Jin people repent and withdraw their troops. If the Jin people do not withdraw their troops, how can I bow to the Jin people?"
When this statement came out, Zhao Huan, Geng Nanzhong and others were frightened, and they quickly dismissed their posts as peace envoys, for fear that Zongze would directly work with the Jin people.
But Zongze had already left the capital, so he was simply made the governor of Cizhou and planted a nail in the Jin people's march route.
Zongze's nail was indeed firmly planted. He refused to obey the emperor's order to surrender, which seriously undermined the great event of "joining gold to suppress bandits".
As Zongze's recommender, Chen Guoting naturally had to bear the responsibility. He was removed from his position as Acting Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and only retained the official position of Minister of Rites.
Zhao Ding said: "Not only Chen Guoting can be used, Zhang Xiaochun and Zongze should also be given high positions. Ming Gong can send people to send appointment and dismissal documents, with Zhang Xiaochun as the general manager of Hedong and Zongze as the general manager of Hebei, so that they can continue to hold on.
City, recruit more rebels to fight against the Jin soldiers! On the Xixia side, envoys should be sent to negotiate peace, and try not to use troops in the northwest."
"The Western Xia invaded our border areas, and calling for peace would only encourage their arrogance." Zhu Ming did not like this plan.
Zhao Ding said: "Things are urgent. Ming Gong is surrounded by enemies on all sides. There is Zhong Xiang in Jinghu, Zhao Ji in the southeast, Shaanxi and Shandong are not stable, and there are Jin people in the north. At this time, if we can negotiate peace with Xixia, we will be rewarded
Some wealth is also acceptable. After the south is pacified and Hedong and Hebei are stabilized, it will not be too late to free up our hands to deal with Xixia. Xixia is not impossible to conquer. The key is, does Ming Gong still have food?"
"No." Zhu Ming said helplessly.
For Ju Ming and the Jin people, this war was nothing but raw rice.
The Jin people have always been short of food and grass, and now they rely entirely on looting Hebei to support themselves, forcing the local officials in Hebei to take the initiative to send food.
Ju Ming originally had enough food and grass, but after taking the city of Tokyo, he was immediately stretched, because there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians waiting for food. Not to mention Guohe and the Jin people could not hold on for long without doing anything, and they were still waiting for Sichuan.
Huai, Xiangyang, and Nanyang are transporting grain.
The next battle will not be fought at all, and will only break out into small-scale battles.
In Shaanxi, the rebel army and the Western Army have been in constant confrontation, and both sides are wasting food and grass. It is necessary to send a message as soon as possible to disband the temporary recruits recruited by the Western Army and let these recruits return to their hometowns to produce quickly, because the people of Shaanxi have already been overdrawn.
Of course, it is impossible to negotiate peace directly with Xixia. Xixia will definitely open its mouth.
We have to fight a few games before we talk!
Zhu Ming communicated with Zhao Ding again and asked Bai Sheng to give away the gifts.
Bai Sheng immediately took notice of the courtesy and treated Zhao Ding with great respect. During the farewell process, Bai Sheng also took the initiative to talk about Sichuan affairs.
It was getting dark and Ju Ming finally had time to eat.
While eating the food, Ju Ming asked casually: "Are those royal family members still honest?"
Gu San smiled and said: "They were all detained in the palace. Those guys even had a quarrel and almost started a fight on the spot. Zhao Huan and Zhao Kai had the most violent quarrel, blaming each other, and the princes all helped Zhao Kai to speak.
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The royal family and clan members were detained separately for men and women.
The emperor, princes, and consorts were imprisoned in one place, the queen, concubines, princesses, madams, and princes were imprisoned in another place, and the remaining children were also imprisoned in one place.
Many eunuchs and maids were homeless and unwilling to leave the imperial city, so some of them were selected to look after the captives.
At this moment, Zhao Huan was being besieged with words. The princes and consorts all complained that he had no ability to govern the country.
Zhao Huan was already driven into hysterics and fell into a semi-crazy state. He roared angrily: "The Song Dynasty destroyed the country, what does it have to do with me? That foolish king has devastated the country, destroyed all the elite soldiers, and collected money, food and taxes."
If I don’t get up, how can I go to war without soldiers and food? A golden man and a red thief are both difficult to deal with on their own, but they come together to attack from the north and the south! In all fairness, what would I do if you were the emperor?"
Zhao Kai said: "If I become emperor, I will definitely appoint good ministers and reward diligent soldiers generously. If we work together like this, we will be able to defeat the Jinren and Marshal Zhu!"
Zhao Huan sneered: "You don't even dare to call yourself a red thief. Your courage has been frightened. Why are you talking about sending troops to fight against the enemy? If you were the emperor, I would directly surrender the city."
"It would be a good idea to surrender the city," King Jing Zhao Qi murmured. "At least we can still have some dignity. Maybe Marshal Zhu can treat us well. But now it's not the city that's dedicated, but Marshal Zhu himself. I don't know what will happen in the future."
What to do with us."
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Su Wang Zhao Shu complained: "Brother, you should meditate as soon as possible. Zhu Jinglue and Marshal Zhu are all world-famous sages. It is natural for them to be emperors. I am waiting for the princes of the old dynasty, not to mention being princes."
, I can definitely be a rich man in the rest of my life. With the current situation, I will be imprisoned and exiled even if I am not executed!"
King Ji Zhao Xu said fearfully: "You won't be exiled to Guangnan, right? I heard that there is miasma there and there are many cannibals."
The princes' focus was shifted and they began to discuss the living environment of Guangnan.
Until the second watch, these guys were still arguing non-stop.
"The Generalissimo is here!"
A voice came, scaring everyone so much that they dared not speak.
King Jing Zhao Qi reacted the fastest, ran towards the door, and knelt on the ground with a thud.
