"PS: Well, I forgot to mention it yesterday. From 10.1 to 10.7, there will be an additional update activity for rewards. During this period, every 10,000 starting coins will be rewarded and an additional chapter will be added. Don't think it's too little time, I'm afraid I won't finish it. In addition,
I still owe all my book friends 3 chapters before, so it is currently [0/3].』
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"The prince just summoned you to the palace, did he intend to send troops to Suiyang?"
In the inner court of Nanliang Marquis Mansion, Zhao Yuanzuo, who had just been demoted to "Nanliang Marquis" because of his involvement in the rebellion, frowned slightly and asked Pang Huan in front of him.
Pang Huan, the current commander of the anti-rebellion army, nodded and said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the Marquis of Nanliang, glanced at Pang Huan, frowned slightly and said, "I have been demoted to a Marquis by the Crown Prince. It would be unreasonable to change my title."
Hearing this, Pang Huan chuckled and said: "Based on the caliber of the Crown Prince, he shouldn't care about such trivial matters... I think after this, the prince will be able to resume his title."
In Pang Huan's view, if Prince Zhao Run wanted to kill them, the rebellion a while ago would be enough to kill them; however, since His Highness the Prince is willing to continue to use them, he will naturally not care about such a trivial matter.
After hearing this, Zhao Yuanzuo, Marquis of Nanliang, shook his head and warned: "The fact that the prince doesn't mind doesn't mean that others won't cause trouble for us."
He is self-aware and knows that he still has many political opponents in the country. Even if he excludes the two clan guards, Emperor Wei Zhao Yuanxi and King Yu Zhao Yuandai, even among the children of the Ji Zhao family in the country, there are still many people who hate him.
This clan member who was closely related to the Wei family in Longxi had a grudge against him.
In addition, there are many officials in the Ministry of Rites, the Hanlin Office, and the Yushijian who are quite prejudiced against him because of his style of doing things.
Although in general he was protected by Prince Zhao Run, even the Marquis of Nanliang Zhao Yuanzuo would feel very annoyed if he was impeached every few days for some trivial matter.
"In short, it is better to be cautious in your words and actions during this period...especially since you have just taken charge of suppressing the rebel army, and the court is quite prejudiced against this." Zhao Yuanzuo warned.
Hearing Zhao Yuanzuo's instructions, Pang Huan nodded and said, "I will remember it."
Zhao Yuanzuo nodded, and then asked Pang Huan specifically about the order he had received.
Pang Huansui said: "The prince did not disclose the details. He just ordered me to rectify the anti-rebellion army as soon as possible, restore the army's combat effectiveness, and attack the big bandit Huan Hu who occupied Suiyang, as atonement for my general service."
"Huan Hu?"
Zhao Yuanzuo, Marquis of Nanliang, stroked his beard, frowned and said, "This Huan Hu is a tough one."
Pang Huan also nodded.
In fact, in the past year or so, when the Nanliang Marquis Zhao Yuanzuo led the anti-rebellion army to encircle and suppress the Bei Bo Army, he had fought against Huan Hu's Suiyang Army more than once. Naturally, he knew that Huan Hu had already fought with the leader of the Bei Bo Army.
Song Yun secretly
Collusion - Huan Hu needs Song Yun's connections and prestige in Song County to gain a foothold in Song County; and Song Yun also needs to unite with Huan Hu, a foreign warlord with considerable military strength, to resist the invasion from the Wei court
force.
The combination of the Bei Bo Army in the dark and the Suiyang Army in the open made Zhao Yuanzuo, Marquis of Southern Liang, trapped in a dilemma when he encircled and suppressed the Bei Bo Army in Song County.
Because he knew this, the Marquis of Nanliang asked after learning of Prince Zhao Run's order: "Aside from my army to suppress the rebels, which other army participated in sending troops to Song County?"
In his opinion, if Prince Zhao Run really wants to achieve something, then in addition to suppressing the rebel army and attacking Suiyang, he must also send one or two elite divisions to contain the Beibo Army, otherwise he will only suppress the rebel army.
The army will only fall into a situation of being attacked from both sides.
After hearing this, Pang Huansui explained: "In addition to the last general, the prince also summoned Bailiba's deputy general Li Wei, Xu Yin's general Cai Qinhu, and Zhu Hai's general Zhou Kui, and ordered the three of them to make their own generals.
original cast members
Ma, pull them out from the Imperial Guard, and restore the three armies of the Dredging Army, the Chenggao Army, and the Fenxing Army... I heard from the prince that he intends to have these three armies stationed in Suiyang, Changyi, and Rencheng.
, to contain the Beibo Army."
"Huh?" Zhao Yuanzuo, Marquis of Nanliang, frowned when he heard this.
It’s not that he underestimates the strength of the three armies: the Chunhui Army, the Chenggao Army, and the Fenxing Army. The problem is that the combined number of these three armies does not necessarily exceed 50,000. How can they suppress Bei Bo with such a small force?
military?
Even Zhao Yuanzuo, the Marquis of Nanliang, couldn't help but feel a little confused at this time.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun had already had lunch with his mother-in-law at Concubine Shen Shu's Ningxiang Palace, and rested for a while in Wende Palace before returning to Chui Gong Palace.
At this time, the ministers in the Chui Gong Hall had already eaten the meals prepared by the Shangshan Bureau in the side hall, and then continued their task of reviewing the memorials.
When Zhao Hongrun arrived at Chui Gong Hall, the ministers in the hall were chatting about a few memorials.
"What are we talking about?"
Seeing several ministers chatting enthusiastically, Zhao Hongrun walked into the hall with a smile.
Since Zhao Hongrun had already ordered the young eunuch Gao Li to convey the message to Chui Gong Hall an hour ago, and ordered Chui Gong Hall to draft several edicts in succession, the ministers in the palace did not doubt that His Highness the Crown Prince was being lazy.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Liang, the former Minister of Household Affairs, held three memorials in his hand and said with a smile: "We are discussing the dictionaries of these three adults."
Zhao Hongrun took the three memorials and looked at them twice, and then he realized that the "three adults" mentioned by Li Liang were referring to Zheng Tu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Tao Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
people.
"When was it presented?" Zhao Hongrun asked casually.
"I guess it's been a few days." Lin Yuyang replied.
Zhao Hongrun opened the memorial and glanced at the date marked at the end of the content. After doing some calculations, he discovered that it was the day when his father, Emperor Ganlu, issued an edict to confer him as the crown prince.
"Oh, that's quite interesting."
Zhao Hongrun chuckled, but when he looked at the content of the memorial, the expression on his face became a little subtle.
It's no wonder, after all, the information revealed between the lines in the dictionaries of Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi proves that these three people did not really resign at all, but were retreating in order to express their loyalty and want to retain their current status.
It's just an official position.
But this is not surprising. Only a few days after becoming minister, who would really want to step down?
"Well..."
After pondering for a while, Zhao Hongrun walked to his seat and then threw the three glossaries on the table.
Due to the many things going on in the past few days, he really didn't have the time to deal with this matter, but since it happened today, Zhao Hongrun didn't mind listening to the opinions of these internal officials.
"What do you think?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
Perhaps because they have not yet adapted to the role of "Minister of the Inner Dynasty", the ministers in the palace looked at each other in confusion, as if they still could not accept that His Highness the Crown Prince would ask them for their opinions on the appointment and dismissal of the Minister.
And at this moment, someone said calmly: "I think we should choose another person!"
"..."
Everyone in the hall subconsciously turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound, only to realize that it was Zhang Qigong who had just spoken.
"Choose another person?" Yu Ziqi showed a slightly strange look and said with a hint of sarcasm: "If I remember correctly, these three people were recommended by Mr. Zhang, right? Today Mr. Zhang... Haha, Mr. Zhang is still here
What a weak character."
Zhang Qigong certainly knew that Yu Ziqi was deliberately making things difficult for him. After all, he had urged the old prince Zhao Yu to remove Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi, and Feng Yu from their official positions.
"This moment is the same as that moment." Zhang Qigong stood up and said seriously: "The so-called "eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor" was originally entrusted by His Highness King Yong. Naturally, I have to consider the interests of King Yong...including deposing Lord Lin, Yu
Sir and Sir Feng; and now, I have decided to serve His Highness the Crown Prince, so naturally everything must be based on the interests of His Highness the Crown Prince..."
"..."
Listening to Zhang Qigong's straightforward words, the ministers in the inner palace couldn't help but twitch the corners of their eyes.
In fact, they all understood the truth, and Yu Ziqi just laughed at Zhang Qigong because he was unhappy. But what they didn't expect was that Zhang Qigong explained it so straightforwardly, which made Yu Ziqi feel a little embarrassed.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the palace was a bit awkward, Zhao Hongrun smiled and changed the subject: "Since there are differences within the court, let's vote. Well, Qi Gong's opinion is to "remove", what about you?... Mr. Li Liang, how about you?
You come first?"
Li Liang knew that Zhao Hongrun wanted to ease the atmosphere, so he sighed deliberately in a very cooperative manner, and then said quietly with a strange expression: "Since His Highness the Crown Prince is asking about the former Minister of Household Affairs who was replaced by Yang Yi, then I have to stand up to Lord Zhang.
This way…”
Even though Zhao Hongrun and others knew that Li Liang was deliberately causing trouble, they couldn't help laughing.
At this time, Li Liang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Just kidding, Li will not dare to pretend to be a public servant and wait for an opportunity to retaliate." After saying that, he put away his smile and said seriously: "Li thought that Zheng Tu, Tao
Ji, Yang Yi, His Highness the Prince might as well use them for a while, which will help His Highness unite the forces of the government and the opposition..."
"I second the proposal." Du You, the Minister of Rites, agreed with Dao.
After going around, except for Zhang Qigong who expressed his opposition to the appointment, the other officials in the inner court were inclined to Li Liang's opinion.
The reason is very simple. Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi were promoted by the old prince Zhao Yu. If the prince Zhao Run deposes them, it will inevitably disappoint the Yong Wang Party. Although
At present, Zhao Hong
In terms of Run's power, even if the Yongwang Party forces did not support him, it would not affect Zhao Hongrun's status as prince at all, but in the final analysis, this would also be very detrimental to Zhao Hongrun, who would take charge of the entire Wei Kingdom in the future.
The prince can have cliques, but for the king, it has little meaning.
Therefore, it is the best policy to still reuse Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi to win over the Yongwang Party members to the side of Prince Zhao Run.
As for Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi, if they committed any mistakes and were deposed in the future, it would have nothing to do with Zhao Hongrun.
"Okay, then let the three of them stay in office."
Zhao Hongrun easily decided on the appointment and dismissal of the three ministers of the court, Zheng Tu, Tao Ji, and Yang Yi.
After taking a look at the smiles on the faces of everyone in the hall, Zhang Qigong showed no expression and said nothing.
Regardless of the seven votes to one vote, it seems that Zhang Qigong lost, but in fact, considering Zhang Qigong's intelligence, does he really not understand this truth?
Of course not, but based on his current position, he must say this to show Prince Zhao Run that he has gone with the past and drawn a clear line with the Yongwang Party.
It is precisely because of this reason that none of the officials in the inner court ridiculed Zhang Qigong for only having his own vote. Even Yu Ziqi did not speak up, because they also knew that Zhang Qigong not only did not lose, but also won - winning in
on another matter.
After celebrating the first collective vote in the inner dynasty, Zhao Hongrun asked: "By the way, have the four edicts been drafted?"
The four edicts he mentioned refer to "restore the Dredging Army and make Li Qi the chief general", "restore the Chenggao Army and make Zhou Kui the chief general", "restore the Fenxing Army and make Cai Qin the chief general".
Three edicts, plus the edict "Order Pang Huan to lead the rebel army to conquer Suiyang, Song County".
Four servings in total.
"It has been drafted." Du You, the Minister of Rites, handed several volumes of the edict to Zhao Hongrun.
Zhao Hongrun spread out the four edicts one by one. Seeing that there were no mistakes, he handed them to Jie Zitu and ordered: "Seal the (Prince's) seal and send it out."
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Jie Zigui took it over his hand.
After a while, Jie Ziyu stamped the seal, and then handed the four edicts to the young eunuch Gao Li, who sent someone to issue them on his behalf.
During this period, Xu Guan, the former Minister of War, curiously asked Zhao Hongrun: "His Royal Highness, you want to send troops to Song County?"
Because all those present here were officials of the inner court appointed by Zhao Hongrun himself, he did not hide anything. He shook his head and said: "On the contrary, I have decided to implement the preparations for the expedition to the Hetao area as soon as possible. As for Song County... I plan to put it on hold for the time being."
The ministers present nodded in agreement.
Since the imperial court broke up with the Beibo Army of Song County, the imperial court has organized two war expeditions to Song County. The first time refers to the three domestic nobles of the Yongwang Party, the Qingwang Party, and the Suwang Party.
However, during this period, the "Jinxiang Massacre" incident caused the private armies of the Wei nobles to fall into a quagmire.
The second time, during the reign of the old prince Zhao Yu, Zhao Yu dispatched the Wei Wu Army and the Suppression Army respectively. The former was responsible for maintaining the operation of Lianglu Canal, while the Suppression Army was mainly responsible for encircling and suppressing the Bei Bo Army.
However, because the Beibo Army was hidden too deep, even the Marquis of Nanliang, Zhao Yuanzuo, did not make much progress - mainly because the Beibo Army did not show up at all. No matter how capable Nanliang Marquis Zhao Yuanzuo was, he would not be able to get away from so many enemies.
Among the people of the Song Dynasty, the soldiers of Beibo were picked out one by one.
It is for this reason that the imperial court's enthusiasm for the expedition to Song County is no longer as enthusiastic as it once was. The reason is that the investment exceeds the return.
In contrast, going to the Hetao is a hugely profitable undertaking.
Judging from the current military strength of the Wei State, it is capable of driving Lin Hu to the farther north, and then occupying the entire Hetao area, making it the pasture of the Wei State.
After eliminating the necessary remaining troops, Zhao Hongrun prepared to mobilize 70% of the country's troops when he went to Hetao to end the war as quickly as possible within half a year.
It has to be said that after hearing Zhao Hongrun's tentative deployment arrangements, the ministers in the palace couldn't help but take a breath of air.
It’s no wonder, after all, in Zhao Hongrun’s tentative deployment arrangement, this time the Wei State will launch troops against Linhu and the Xiongnu in the Hetao area.
Yanling Army, Shangshui Army, Youma Army, Jiejiao Army, Hexi Army, Hedong Army, Beiyi Army, Wei Wu Army and many other armies, and the generals include Nanliang Marquis Zhao Yuanzuo, Pang Huan, Sima An, Lintao Lord Wei Ji,
Shao Hu and other top generals in Wei.
This powerful military force was enough to plow the Wei State nine years ago. I believe that even Lin Hu in Hetao could not withstand such a powerful Wei army.
"I'm afraid that the Beibo Army will take the opportunity to cause chaos." Xu Guan frowned and said.
In his opinion, based on the current relationship between the Wei court and the Beibo Army, the latter saw that Wei had sent 70% of the country's army to Hetao, and believed that they would not remain content and would probably cause something to happen and force them to do so.
The imperial court compromised on the autonomy of Song County.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "So before that, we need to clean up the Bei Bo Army..."
Having said this, he looked around at the ministers present. Although he already had a strategy in mind for the Beibo Army, this did not prevent him from consulting these ministers for their opinions.
So he asked: "What do you think about the hidden danger of the Beibo Army?"
All the ministers in the palace looked at each other for a few times, and finally, except for Zhang Qigong, all the other ministers' eyes fell on Jie Zigou.
Seeing this, Jie Zizi didn't hesitate to shrink back. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "In that case, let me introduce you to others..."
After that, his expression gradually became serious, and he said seriously: "I believe that the reason why the Beibo Army is in trouble is because it is protected by the Song people. It is like a fish swimming in a deep pool, slippery and unable to hold back... In this case,
You might as well drain the water out of the pond so that the fish swimming in the pond have nothing to hide from."
"Be specific." Zhao Hongrun smiled slightly, because Jie Ziyu's idea coincided with his.
I saw Jie Zizi arching his hands towards Zhao Hongrun and continued: "First, to induce Song people to move away from Song County; second, the government confiscated the grain produced in Song County..."
When he heard Jie Zizi's first suggestion, Zhang Qigong secretly chuckled, but when he heard Jie Zi's second suggestion, his eyes showed a little surprise.
Zhao Hongrun noticed Zhang Qigong's expression and asked with a smile: "Qigong, do you want to add a few words?"
After hearing this, Jie Ziyu stopped talking and made a "please" gesture towards Zhang Qigong.
Seeing this, Zhang Qigong hesitated for a moment and then said: "Then... I dare to add a few words. Zhang thinks that the first strategy mentioned by Master Jiezi is not feasible. Unless they are forced by life, how many people are willing to leave their hometown?
Even if the court promises "benefits from land and houses," I'm afraid not many Song people will be willing to leave their homeland, unless..."
"Unless what?" Zhao Hongrun asked curiously.
"Making Song County poor!" Zhang Qigong paused and said in a deep voice: "It's very simple... The imperial court transported huge amounts of grain, oil, silk and hemp, lacquerware, woodware and other items into Song County at a low price to disrupt Song Dynasty.
The market price in the county has overwhelmed the folk workshops in Song County..."
"hiss--"
Before Zhang Qigong could finish speaking, all the ministers in the palace gasped and looked at Zhang Qigong with horrified expressions.
They said directly in their hearts: This Zhang Qigong is really too cruel!
"Isn't this "malicious dumping"? Moreover, the imperial court is used as the opponent of Song County's folk workshops..."
Even Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes twice.
"Master Zhang, do you know the consequences of doing this?" Li Liang, the former Minister of Household Affairs, frowned and asked: "If the court follows what you say, hundreds of thousands or more people will starve to death."
As the former Minister of Household Affairs, Li Liang certainly knew that if the imperial court really did this, Song County's trade economy would be in a mess: a large number of goods produced in Song County would be unsaleable, and Song County's workshops would close down on a large scale, thus
As a result, Song County's workshop labor force will be unemployed in large numbers.
The final result was that the people of Song Dynasty would gradually lose the financial resources to buy rice grains.
After listening to Li Liang's words, Zhang Qigong said calmly: "Only by making the people of Song Dynasty poor will they be tempted by the imperial court's "profits from the fields." Furthermore...since the people of Song Dynasty are unwilling to surrender, they will not be counted as the great Wei Dynasty.
My countrymen, whether they are alive or dead, what does it have to do with me, the great Wei Dynasty?"
"You..." Li Liang pointed at Zhang Qigong, and was speechless by the latter's words that were so disrespectful to human life.
But thinking about it carefully, he didn't know how to refute Zhang Qigong - since the people of Song Dynasty were unwilling to surrender sincerely, why did the imperial court regard them as its own subjects?
"The name of the poisonous man is worthy of his name."
Zhao Hongrun glanced at the calm Zhang Qigong and said to himself.
After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "That's too cruel."
Zhang Qigong obviously listened to Zhao Hongrun's words, and after hearing the words, he said: "In this case, Zhang has another plan. Since the people of Song Dynasty are unwilling to be merged into our Wei Dynasty, they will be classified as "second-class citizens" and set up heavy taxes. First of all,
, the Song merchants were taxed heavily, the Wei merchants received one share of the tax, and the Song merchants received three thirds of the tax; secondly, the imperial court came forward to control the workshops in Song County..."
The ministers in the palace looked at each other in confusion, but Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but smile bitterly: Although this plan was somewhat restrained, it was still too cruel and too radical.
He actually suggested that the imperial court should control the lifeline of Song County and the people of Song Dynasty. There are only two results in doing so: either the people of Song Dynasty will compromise and submit, or an unprecedented uprising will break out in Song County.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun turned to look at Jie Ziyu and said, "Qi Gong's strategy is too radical. Jie Zi, I'd better listen to your opinion."
Glancing at the expressionless Zhang Qigong, Jie Ziyu shook his head secretly, leaving some face to the former: "After listening to Mr. Zhang's suggestion, I also gained something... I thought that since His Highness the Crown Prince decided to use troops against Hetao, he had no time to do so.
Considering Song County, it is better to simply agree to the "autonomy" request of the Song people. As a condition, the imperial court might as well use the upcoming "sent troops to Hetao" as an excuse to expropriate grain from Song County, so that all the grain output in Song County will be sold to the imperial court.
, are not allowed to be sold privately, otherwise, they will be punished with the crime of "liaison with the Beibo Army"..."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Hongrun narrowed his eyes.
I saw Jie Ziyu cupping his hands and saying seriously: "Pardon the Song people, but not the Beibo army!... As long as the rice and grain issues in Song County are in the hands of the imperial court, the Beibo army will not be able to cause any trouble."
Zhao Hongrun touched his chin when he heard this, frowned and asked: "What if some people in the Song Dynasty do not cooperate, or the Beibo Army purchases grain from other countries?"
Jie Zigui said in a deep voice: "It is stipulated in the edict that a household is only allowed to store three months' worth of grain. Anyone who disobeys the order will be treated as a member of the rebel army. To treat the members of the rebel army, we, the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty, will naturally
There is no need to be polite... In addition, as long as the imperial court steps in to stabilize rice prices in Song County, I believe it will not arouse public resentment. If there are still Song people who criticize the imperial court, then they are probably the work of the Beibo Army."
Even Zhao Hongrun nodded repeatedly after hearing this plan.
At this moment, Zhang Qigong suddenly heard Zhang Qigong say: "Although Master Jiezi's plan is good, there are still loopholes. What if the Beibo Army, under the guise of the Song people, went to the rice shop set up by the imperial court and repeatedly purchased grain?
good?"
"This..." Jie Ziyu was slightly startled. Before he could ask Zhang Qigong for advice, he heard the latter say: "The court can be asked to mint new coins. Every three months, people can be sent door to door to the Song people in the county to exchange old coins."
The coins were exchanged for a certain amount of new coins, and Song people were only allowed to buy rice and grain with the new money."
The meson owl's eyes lit up when he heard this.
At this time, Li Liang, the former Minister of Household Affairs, couldn't help but add: "This is still inappropriate... There is no guarantee that some people in the Song Dynasty will not use wild animals to satisfy their hunger and privately donate new coins to the Beibo Army. I think
It might as well be like this..."
Gradually, all the ministers in the palace participated in the discussion on this matter.
Listening to these ministers gradually becoming more and more perfect in their strategies against Song County and the Beibo Army, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart: Brainstorming is indeed much more efficient than meditating alone.
No, compared to his original plan, the strategy discussed by the inner court ministers was smarter and more stable.
"After a period of time, even without me, I believe that the inner court can drive the court and handle the affairs between the court and China..."
When almost no one noticed, the corners of Zhao Hongrun's mouth raised slightly.