Gan Zhaoji was very efficient. On the afternoon of the next day, Zhao Xin met Gao Ruona who was ordered to meet him in Chunfang. Unlike Fu Bi, Gao Ruona was shorter, only one meter at most.
Six looks like.
Moreover, Gao Ruonei was much older, and his expression was even more haggard. He had a pair of huge panda eyes and looked as if he had not slept well for several days.
"Gao Shidu, sit down and talk..." Zhao Xin naturally knew why Gao Ruona was acting like this? Of course he was scared.
It should be noted that Fan Zhongyan's momentum is no longer what it used to be.
Since the two governments met in February and shared the first policy, Fan Zhongyan's expertise has been brought into play.
Starting from March, Qiyan Road has been repairing the earth like crazy.
In just two months, more than a dozen defensive fortresses were built in Linzhou, Yanzhou, Baoan Army, and Yongxing Army.
The city walls of Linzhou and Yanzhou were also reinforced, and even the moats were started.
Fan Zhongyan also appeased the judge Yin Zhu through the Shaanxi Economic Strategy, communicated with the judge Tian Kuang, and maintained close contact with Han Qi and Xia Song. Qiyan Road, Qinfeng Road, Jingyuan Road, and Huanqing Road began to exchange intelligence, and formulated a ten-day report
system.
As a result, Yuan Hao was blinded.
Facing the Song Dynasty's strong walls and clearing the country, they could not defend themselves, and the main field troops maintained a posture of responding at any time.
Yuan Hao's rebel felt like he was facing a hedgehog. He wanted to bite, but he went to a place where he couldn't find the bite.
So, he began to repeat his old tricks, frantically writing letters to insult Xia Song, Han Qi, and Fan Zhongyan, and greeting the eighteen generations of the ancestors of these three important officials of the Song Dynasty.
It's a pity that Xia Song is no longer what he used to be. No matter how much Yuan Hao insults him, he doesn't move.
Holding high the banner of "Guo Gong De Yin", he sternly ordered the generals and local officials along the four border routes: Anyone who dares to send troops privately will be killed!
Even if he has merit, he will still be killed!
In March, one of Qin Fenglu's commanders, because of greed for merit, crossed the red line set by Xia Song and entered Hengshan during the pursuit. Although many cattle and sheep were seized, Xia Song believed in his words and carried out his actions, so he still kept them.
Behead him and pass his head to the side.
As a result, Yuan Hao went crazy.
The Song Dynasty's unreasonable attitude of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields along the four border routes made all his plans fail.
Moreover, what frightened Yuan Hao even more was that the Tibetans of Qing Tang and the Uighurs of Hexi also began to follow the Song Dynasty and cut off trade and contacts with Yuan Hao.
Yuan Hao only had one trade channel left - the Liao Kingdom.
But what the Liao people loved to do most was to take advantage of the situation, so they immediately raised the price of trade with Yuan Hao.
One sheep only costs two pounds of tea!
The Party tribes were complaining endlessly, and the domestic economy was rapidly collapsing.
Therefore, Yuan Hao had only one option left - attack.
From April to the present, the generals under Yuan Hao have continuously led their troops to test the borders of the Song Dynasty. They have launched more than 30 large and small attacks on Qiyan Road alone.
Then, these tentative attacks were all swallowed up by the copper and iron walls built by Fan Zhongyan.
Within a month, more than 30 villages and seven border towns on Qiyan Road reported to the court for beheading and nearly a thousand prisoners, including more than a hundred iron kites!
Xia Song, Han Qi, and Fan Zhongyan all gained huge political reputation and benefits from it.
The generals under his command were promoted to higher ranks one after another.
As a result, all along the edge, up and down, completely became the base camp of the main defenders.
Now, not only Fan Zhongyan and Xia Song, but also the generals below were in a hurry with whoever proposed an attack against them.
Fan Zhong's situation is rising, and the one who is under greatest pressure is of course Gao Ruone, the admonisher who labeled him a crony.
If not, Zhao Xin suddenly summoned him to see him today.
Gao Ruonei was already planning to write a letter asking for permission to be released.
He did not dare to stay in Bianjing any longer.
He was afraid that he would wake up one day and see his mortal enemy sitting in the political hall, becoming his immediate boss.
"I am so frightened that I dare not sit in front of the Duke..." Gao Ruona tremblingly rejected Zhao Xin's kindness. He bowed his body and bowed, "I am deeply honored to be able to listen to the Duke's virtuous message."
Already..."
"You should sit down and talk..." Zhao Xin ordered: "Otherwise, I will have to keep my head down and look for Aiqing..."
Gao Ruona then hurriedly sat down on the chair, but still did not dare to raise his head. He said tremblingly: "I don't know, the Duke is calling me here today. Do you have any instructions?"
"You don't have to be so formal..." Zhao Xin comforted Gao Ruona: "I heard that in the past years, the minister was a remonstrance and repeatedly stabbed the ministers in power. He was upright, so I summoned him..."
Gao Ruona quickly stood up and bowed: "The name of a humble minister has been heard by the Duke of the country, and I am terrified..."
But my heart is already filled with joy.
In his opinion, the Duke of Shouguo summoned him, probably just like his ancestors, who wanted to use different opinions to control Fuyanguo.
And to him, this was like pie in the sky.
So he immediately expressed his determination and paid his respects: "I am a humble minister who has never been famous. But now that the Mongolian country has great public trust, I will not hesitate to meet you at all costs. I am so grateful that I am willing to run for the country!"
"Too serious...Too serious..." Zhao Xin smiled and asked Liu Yongnian to help Gao Ruona up and sit back on the chair.
Who is Gao Ruone?
Zhao Xin was very clear in her heart.
This person is a standard Northern Song Dynasty scholar-bureaucrat.
Moreover, they were the backward and decadent group of scholar-bureaucrats, unlike the relatively progressive Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and others.
Gaorona is a typical fame and fortune hyena.
There are no principles, no positions, and no right and wrong.
Just like when he was an admonisher in Taiwan, when he first saw Fan Zhongyan and others prospering, he followed them to attack Lu Yijian.
But when Fan Zhongyan lost power, he immediately turned against him and dealt a fatal blow to Fan Zhongyan - it was this person who caused Ouyang Xiu to be demoted.
It was this guy who used to be brothers with Fan Zhongyan and Ouyang Xiu, who broke the unspoken rules of Zhengzhi and sent the letter Ouyang Xiu wrote to him privately to Zhao Zhen.
As a result, Ouyang Xiu was almost beyond redemption, and Fan Zhongyan was even more convicted of being a "clique".
Therefore, no matter in any aspect, Gao Ruona is a standard villain and a traitor.
If in Zhao Xin's previous life, when he was young, he wouldn't even want to see this kind of person, and would make him sick to his stomach.
but now……
Zhao Xin, however, was able to take the initiative to summon him with a smile.
Because he already knows that villains are sometimes more useful than gentlemen.
"There are indeed some things that are worrying me now..." Zhao Xin said softly: "I wonder if I can share my worries with you?"
Gao Ruona heard this and immediately said: "I will not hesitate to die, and I will ask the Duke to teach me a lesson!"
"It's like this, Gu Wei's father has appointed a general to be a prisoner. However, there is no official or soldier involved in the prison..."
"This puts Gu in a difficult position..."
"I want to do something to relieve my father's worries, but the current situation of the country is like this, and there is nothing I can do..."
When Gao Ruona heard this, he immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, sir, I will ask the minister to tell you about this matter, and there will be a resolution within three days!"
Zhao Xin then laughed: "We'll wait and see!"
You see, villains and treacherous ministers are much more useful than gentlemen.
If it were Fu Bi, he would definitely shake his head, advise, and even risk his life to dissuade him.
After all, Zhao Xin's request has no precedent and will destroy tradition.
But Gao Ruone is different.
The royal power refers to the direction of his efforts.
No matter how extraordinary things are, he is willing to do it.
Just like Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei back then, even if Zhenzong wanted to be granted Zen status, they could create a heavenly book for Zhenzong!
Therefore, in history books, it should be said that loyal ministers and gentlemen cannot defeat villains and treacherous ministers.
However, in Zhao Xin's heart, the concept of loyalty and evil in the traditional sense has long since disappeared.
In his heart, all ministers are treated equally.
Fu Bi and Fan Zhongyan are both good.
Xia Song may be considered arrogant and arrogant.
They are all just tools, objects used to achieve a purpose.
